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US: PepsiCo posts profits fall as 53rd week bites back
By Andy Morton | 14 February 2013
- FY like-for-like net profit down by 4%
- Net sales slip by 1.5%
- Operating profits fall by 5%
PepsiCo released its FY numbers today
PepsiCo has posted a fall in full-year profits and sales as a 53rd week in 2011 results left a tough comparison.
Net profits were down by 4% to US$6.18bn in 2012, the New York-based company said today (14 February). Net sales slipped by 1.5% to $65.5bn over the same period while operating profits fell by 5% to $9.11bn.
PepsiCo said that, on an organic basis and discounting the effects of the extra week in 2011, net sales increased by 5%. The company did not give a value.
Fourth-quarter numbers showed more health. Net profits increased by 17% to $1.66bn in the three months to the end of December, but net sales decreased by 1% to $19.95bn. Operating profits slipped by 1.5% to $2.21bn. On an organic basis, sales increased by 5%.
PepsiCo Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Results
-- Fourth quarter core(1) EPS $1.09 and reported EPS $1.06
-- Full year core EPS $4.10 and reported EPS $3.92
-- Organic(1) revenue grew 5 percent in the fourth quarter and in the full year. Reported net revenue declined 1 percent for the quarter and 1.5 percent for the full year, reflecting the impact of previously announced structural changes, a 53rd week in 2011 and unfavorable foreign exchange translation
-- For 2013, company targets mid-single-digit organic revenue growth and 7 percent core constant currency(1) EPS growth
-- Company expects to return approximately $6.4 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases in 2013
-- Company announces quarterly dividend increase of 5.6 percent, starting in June 2013
PURCHASE, N.Y., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) today reported core earnings per share of $1.09 for the fourth quarter of 2012 and $4.10 for the full year, on organic revenue growth of 5 percent for both the quarter and the full year.
"In 2012, we delivered 5 percent organic revenue growth, reflecting PepsiCo's many strengths: we're well positioned in attractive and highly complementary growth categories, our portfolio is diversified with products that have broad appeal and a global footprint that is balanced, and we have an enviable portfolio of iconic brands," said Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi.
"We also took a number of significant steps in 2012 that will even better position our business for sustainable, long-term growth; we increased our brand investment, stepped up our innovation, improved our marketplace execution and embarked on an aggressive productivity program that will contribute to our profitability and act as a funding source of future investment.
"Our recent brand-building initiatives and innovation across the portfolio, including Quaker Real Medleys, Gatorade Energy Chews, Pepsi Next and Doritos Locos Tacos, are translating into success in the marketplace."
"Just as importantly, we remain highly focused on generating attractive returns for our shareholders. We returned $6.5 billion to shareholders in 2012 through a combination of share repurchases and dividends, and today announced an increase in our quarterly dividend that will take effect in June.
"We're encouraged by the progress we're making and expect performance in the coming year to be consistent with our long-term targets."
(1) Please refer to the Glossary for the definitions of Non-GAAP financial measures including core, constant currency, organic and management operating cash flow.
Operating and Marketplace Highlights
Achieved 5 percent organic revenue growth in the quarter and for the full year with a good balance between volume growth(2) and price realization.
PepsiCo Americas Foods organic revenue grew 8 percent in the quarter driven by organic revenue gains in all divisions, including Frito-Lay North America, Quaker Foods North America and Latin America Foods. Reported net revenue increased 3.5 percent in the quarter, with declines at FLNA and QFNA due to the impact of an extra reporting week in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Frito-Lay North America and PepsiCo Americas Beverages market share trends in the U.S. improved sequentially in the fourth quarter reflecting disciplined execution and significant investments in advertising and marketing.
AMEA organic revenue grew 8 percent in the quarter driven by low-double-digit organic volume growth in snacks and mid-single-digit organic volume growth in beverages. Reported net revenue in AMEA declined 13 percent in the fourth quarter, reflecting the impact of structural changes.
On an organic basis, emerging and developing market revenue grew 9 percent in the quarter. On a reported basis, emerging and developing market net revenue was even with the prior year quarter, primarily due to beverage refranchisings in China and Mexico.
Substantially increased advertising and marketing expense by 50 basis points to 5.7 percent of net revenue during 2012, supporting the company's long-term brand-building initiatives.
Delivered more than $1 billion of productivity savings during 2012 through disciplined cost management programs. The company remains on track to deliver $3 billion in productivity savings by 2015.
Management operating cash flow (excluding certain items) was $7.4 billion in 2012. Cash flow from operations was $8.5 billion.
Delivered a 20 percent reduction in net capital spending to 4.0 percent of 2012 net revenue.
Returned $6.5 billion to shareholders in 2012 through $3.2 billion in share repurchases and $3.3 billion in dividends.
(2) All 2012 volume growth measures reflect an adjustment to the base year (2011) for divestitures that occurred in 2012 and 2011, and exclude the impact of an extra reporting week in 2011.
Summary of Fourth Quarter Financial Performance
Organic revenue grew 5 percent and reported net revenue declined 1 percent. Organic revenue growth was driven by balanced volume growth and effective net pricing. Structural changes, primarily refranchisings in China and Mexico, negatively impacted reported net revenue performance by 3 percentage points. An extra reporting week in the prior year quarter negatively impacted reported net revenue performance by 3 percentage points and foreign exchange translation had less than a 1 percent unfavorable impact in the quarter.
Core constant currency operating profit declined 7 percent reflecting the impact of increased commodity costs, increased advertising and marketing expense, higher pension expense, lapping gains related to certain divestitures and asset disposals in the fourth quarter of 2011, partially offset by productivity initiatives. Reported operating profit declined 1.5 percent and included the impacts of a lump sum pension settlement charge in the current year and an extra reporting week in 2011, partially offset by lower restructuring and certain impairment charges and merger and integration charges in the current year.
The company's core effective tax rate was 26.7 percent, below the prior year quarter primarily due to an adjustment to deferred tax liabilities. The company's reported effective tax rate was 15.4 percent reflecting the benefit of a tax court decision.
Core EPS was $1.09 and reported EPS was $1.06. Core EPS excludes a $0.14 per share tax benefit related to a tax court decision, an $0.08 per share charge related to a pension lump sum settlement, a $0.06 per share impact of certain restructuring, impairment and integration charges, and a $0.02 per share impact from mark-to-market net losses on commodity hedges. Mark-to-market gains and losses on commodity hedges are subsequently reflected in core division results when the divisions take delivery of the underlying commodity.
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The perma players' new reality gains depth and color. The virtual world has seen its first birth - and its first death. The invisible umbilical cord connecting AlterWorld to Earth grows thinner, and even the Fallen One cannot prevent the looming catastrophe. Could Max have ignored the Russian girl who'd just escaped slavery in a virtual China? Could he have turned a deaf ear to her pleas as the desperate fugitive clutched at straws on hearing her native tongue? All this triggers a full-blown confrontation, sending armies of thousands into battle in the heart of the Frontier, burning kilotons of mana, melting desert sands and hacking through impervious mithril armor. The two nations' furious war cries obscure the sky as the gods shudder at humans' desperate cruelty.
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"Good, But Getting Weird..."
So. I'm clipping through this series extremely quickly, just about a book a day- that should tell folks a lot about how engaging it is. I was rapidly developing into major fandom after I finished book II; this hasn't really been taken off the table, but it has been placed on the back burner pending book four. I'm going to preface the following with this: these books are translated and, as such, a *lot* can get lost in the process if it isn't done carefully. There are a few idioms and grammatical errors that are clearly translator/editor errors. The following issues may also be partially such as well.
Where the first two books were concerned with growth, building, and amazement (which isn't to say that isn't part of the current book), some very odd factors are starting to bleed into the story. Rus is starting to express some extremely xenophobic and... nationalistic feelings in his books. While we are rolling along in Alterworld, the protagonist goes on paragraphs long tirades about the glory of the Russian army in world war II, the cost of defeating the Germans, and centuries old hatred of Asians. Then we're ripped back into this world of magic and swords.
I'm not xenophobic myself, nor do I expect the world to conform to my "American Born During the Last Gasp of the Cold War" outlook on things. I fully understand that this is a Russian author writing about Russians who have melded into a virtual world. My issue isn't necessarily with the nationalism etc (not that I agree with it, obviously), but rather its bizarre juxtaposition in the book. I would take identical pause with a lot of talk about the glorious American spirit and centuries old anger at England for oppressing us, or how we liberated the concentration camps being interspersed in a piece of pure nerd fiction. It's almost like we have Monty Python sitting there saying "and now for something completely different..."
This being said, Rus has started to explore much more intense concepts as well. Slavery is discussed at length... but instead of it being a laudable denial of slavery in total, it is once more put through the nationalistic lens. For example, Russian lives are worth 10 of X race and, during one exchange, citizens from former USSR nations are left in captivity.
Religion is also tackled more intensely in this installment, which is always a touchy subject in MMORPGs. I don't think Rus does a particularly bad job of exploring it, nor is anything terribly offensive to the mind. Those more dogmatically inclined may feel differently.
Rus also exposes more of a chauvinistic side as well. In prior books it could be interpreted as a commentary on how women are treated in games (which is a very valid commentary indeed), but... it's verged a few times into the grey zone in this installment. Nothing outrightly 'bad' necessarily... just off.
I don't want to make it sound like the whole book was off-putting, it really wasn't. The vast majority was extremely entertaining and driven. The characters are developing nicely, drama is present, and we have moved into much broader topics. Overall I was less impressed, but still clipped along with the listening. Giving book four a shot, we'll see how it plays out.
Still worth a listen and your time, especially if you have been following along since book one.
"Oh what a beating..."
It was mostly a time killer - it's the 3rd book in a series that has been OK but going downhill.
When the storyline focused on the gameplay and character relations - that I could see.
It was bland. The voices were too similar between characters. The cadence was quite quirky and inflections on the wrong words would make the story stutter rather than flow or create an emotion.
It has one - The Inferno, which I haven't decided if I'm going to purchase yet. The three so far have gone downhill and the last book could be, well, less.

There was a decent cliff-hanger however, so that's the only thing that still has me on the hook.
This is a wonderful story concept - I'm a huge fan of gaming storylines. This is the first series I've experienced about mmorpg gaming. It's a fairly new and modern book and set in the future and translated from Russian. I think my issues with this book lie there.

I noticed that the first story had a few odd things in the cadence and vocabulary at times. The Clan continued the strangeness and leveled it up a bit. However, The Duty reached a new level of weird- there is a lot of jumping around and disjointed topics. There is also a large amount of Nationalism and saber-rattling about historic conflicts that distracted from this being a story about gaming. Yes, a bit of it is necessary to set up how various governments are going to handle the laws and crime and punishment of the virtual world, but I didn't handle it well, with an eye-roll occasionally when he started on a new tangent about the Chinese or Germans in an old Russian conflict.

The other part of the translation is that the vocal cadence didn't seem smooth or continuous. A sentence would end as a question and there would be a pause like a written paragraph break and then another sentence that should be part of the same conversation would seem totally unrelated.

The vocalizations for the most part were quite similar and I would loose track of who was speaking at times.

There were some fun and 'visually stimulating ' pieces to the story. However there were just to many disjointed parts that were simply narration that didn't stimulate the imagination enough to keep me very interested.

I'm invested in the series- three books now but this may have put me off finishing up by buying the next installment.
"good story overcome by sexism and bad dialog"
Since book one I have thought, that's not how gamers talk. Neither I nor any of my friends calls every girl on the mike babe, yet in this book series that is how every woman is referred too. I just saw it as a petty annoyance at first but ignored it because this writer is so good at describing in game character building in a way that you feel like you are the one building the character. As the books went on the sexism got worse and worse. While I will admit that the author does it to his male characters too (where the crap is bug!! Two and a third books since he was introduced and no Bug!!!) the lack of use of Tali in the this and the last books and only using her as a plot device in this book stripping her of what little character she had is unforgivable. I am going to have trouble continuing to read this book series. I don't know if I can last four more books of hearing about this guys inner greedy pig constantly without hearing about the characters in the story that I really want to care about. There are also parts in the book that make me worry about how the author might treat women in real life as he portrays them as being creatures that when not tamed and made to obey men only cause men pain only giving a woman the purpose of affecting a man and no character and purpose of their own. The only reason I did not rate this book lower is because I still love alter world and the concepts of the game.
"Glad I didn't listen to some reviews on this one"
I very much enjoyed this instalment if the series! I kept looking for more time to keep listening! This book really showed Max growing as a leader, tied up some loose ends from the first and second books, explore more of Alter World, and liberate more slaves. Another aspect of the story I really like is that each chapter starts with some IRL events and reports; in this book there are player characters that are followed IRL. My only real problem is with how the book ended felt rushed at some point. A good portion of the book was about going thru Asian territory to get to another temple; when they get there it's a matter of about 10 minutes and Max ends the raid ASAP. It felt like this time in the temple was rushed to get to the conclusion.
I really want to mention, though, that I have read some other reviews are this book concerning racism. Some reviewers say that D. Rus used some stereotyping of Asian people and go further saying that he makes a generalization that all Asian's are the same. this is absolutely not true. D Rus created Asian slaver bad guys but no where does it mention that all Asian's are like the bad guys. If anything, Mr. Rus gives Russia's more crap than anyone else. that's just something that bothered me.
some favorite moments were Loth's lair, Max picking up his 'cat' Bageara, assault on the gangster/slaver fort, Basilisk eggs, and almost every IRL moment.
Also, Michael Goldstrom has done another AMAZING job yet again. he is one of my new favorite narrators
"Epic quest interrupted with occasional politics"
Overall this was another good entry in the series. I however felt the non relevant to the story, real world moments to take me out of the fantasy. Still worth a listen though!
Not as good as the first 2. The books seem to be declining in quality.
"Loved the book but the constant random..."
Loved the book but the constant random reversion to ancient wars, comparative to the story's time, seemed like a repeating non sequitur which interrupted the story.
"Invested in the series"
Darn it, I'm completely invested in this series now. I can't stop listening at night which is giving me some tired mornings to deal with. Off to get book # 4 right now. The story continues to be engaging, the characters are sucking me in, and the narrator is awesome with a good clean reading of the story. I can't wait to find out what happens next!
"Great flow story"
Jumped right into this one after the first two reads. The author is doing a good job of fleshing out characters and ramping up the story. Interesting way of shifting between characters. The timing in the story is a little disconcerting but not enough to make it confusing. I enjoy the story line and departure from the first book of throwing in too much game play. Looking forward to the next installment.
"To fast."
This book seemed even shorter than the last. Very good and as always excellently performed.
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What Happened to Ciara?! Singer Appears at Charity Event in a Wheelchair
Several Atlanta superstars like Ludacris and Big Boi donated their time and money on Nov. 23 to help the homeless at the "Roll Over Hunger" skating party, which benefited the Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless organization. But all eyes were on Ciara as she literally rolled up to the event in a wheelchair. WTF?!
Photos from ATLNightSpots show the R&B songbird confined to a wheelchair and wearing gigantic foot braces. According to reports, the singer underwent corrective foot surgery in response to hurtful online comments made about her feet. If that's the case, then we wish her a speedy recovery and hope to see her dancing, again.
CiCi later went on Twitter to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. "Its all about doing whatever you can to make a difference! Tonight was a GREAT night! #LOVE. Happy Turkey Day to ALL!," she tweeted.
Luda, Big Boi and Ciara weren't the only ones giving back during the holiday weekend. Rapper T.I. handed out thousands of turkeys to the elderly and needy families in Atlanta on Thanksgiving Eve. Singer Akon was also in the ATL distributing 300 turkeys in partnership with the local Boys & Girls Club of America.
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15 Female Empowerment Breakup Songs
We've all been through a breakup at some point, and oftentimes, there's one song that gets you through the crying spells or fits of anger. Since listening to a sappy, sad "Take Me Back" song is not productive, we've compiled a list of 15 breakup songs that actually empower women. And contrary to intern Leigh's advice on How To Save Face During A Breakup, only one threatens violence. We even have a classic told from the perspective of a man being kicked out. Tell us your favorite breakup songs in the comments section. 1. "Tell me how should I feel when I know what I know and my female intuition telling me you a dog? People told me 'bout the flames I couldn't see through the smoke. When I need answers, accusations what you mean you gone choke? You can't stay, you gotta go. Ain't no other chick spending your dough. This is taking a toll. The way the story unfolds, not the picture perfect movie everyone would've saw." — "Ring the Alarm," Beyonce
She's a tad materialistic in this song, but it's our generation's "I Will Survive." Bey is taking matters into her own hands and kicking out a cheating boyfriend, and if he doesn't leave, she'll put in a call to someone who will make him leave.
2. "I'm gettin tired of your s–t. You don't never buy me nothin'. See every time you come around you got to bring Jim, James, Paul and Tyrone. See why can't we be by ourselves, sometimes? See 'Ive been having this on my mind for a long time. I just want it to be you and me like it used to be, baby. But ya don't know how to act. So matter of fact…" — "Tyrone," Erykah Badu
I'm sure you've sung this song at the top of your lungs at some point, even if you haven't dated an entire posse. This is definitely a breakup classic.
3. "Go on now, go. Walk out the door, just turn around now 'cause you're not welcome anymore. Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye? Did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die? Oh no, not I. I will survive. As long as I know how to love I know I will stay alive. I've got all my life to live. I've got all my love to give and I'll survive. I will survive." — "I Will Survive," Gloria Gaynor
I probably didn't even need to give you all the lyrics to this classic. Gloria Gaynor is my heroine because not only is she able to get over her lover, but she also knows that falling in love again is possible.
4. "I never ask for more than I deserve. You know it's the truth. You seem to think you're god's gift to this earth. I'm tellin' you…no way. You ought to be thankful for the little things, but little things are all you seem to give. You're always puttin' off what we could do today. Soap opera says you've got one life to live. Who's right, who's wrong?" — "What Have You Done For Me Lately," Janet Jackson
It seems Janet has been telling her guy to step it up, but he's too lazy. Take note guys: A relationship can get boring and old really fast.
5. "'Cause the joke that you laid in the bed that was me and I'm not gonna fade as soon as you close your eyes, and you know it. And every time I scratch my nails down someone else's back, I hope you feel it. Well, can you feel it?" — "You Oughta Know," Alanis Morissette
Dang, Alanis. I'd be a little scared if I was Dave Coulier — that's the guy she's singing to.
6. "Friday night you and your boys went out to eat. Then they hung out, but you came home around three, yes, you did. If six of y'all went out, ah, then four of you were really cheap, yeah. 'Cause only two of you had dinner, I found your credit card receipt." — "It's Not Right But It's OK," Whitney Houston
Whitney snoops just like Amelia. Good thing Ms. Houston found out the truth about this cheater.
7. "Love is gone. There's no sense in holding on. And your pity now would be more than I could bare. But I'm gonna be strong and pretend I don't care." — "I'm Gonna Be Strong," Cyndi Lauper
That's right Cyndi, save face and don't let him see you cry.
8. "So go ahead and get gone. Call up that chick, and see if shes home. Oops I bet you thought, that I didn't know. What did you think I was putting you out for? Because you was untrue. Rolling her around in the car that I bought you. Baby, drop them keys. Hurry up, before your taxi leaves." — "Irreplaceable," Beyonce
Well, Bey has something to get off her chest. Both of her songs on this list were on the same album. Snaps to her for not only having the strength to kick dude out for cheating, but she also repossesses his car. I hope he has cab money!
9. "We're losing control. Will you turn me away or touch me deep inside? And before this gets old, will it still feel the same? There's no way this will die. But if we get much closer, I could lose control. And if your heart surrenders, you'll need me to hold." — "Love Is A Battlefield," Pat Benatar
Pat is letting her guy decide if they break up, but this song has good advice: Love takes work and a little fight.
10. "Hush, just stop. There's nothing you can do or say, baby. I've had enough. I'm not your property as from today, baby. You might think that I won't make it on my own. But now I'm…Stronger than yesterday. Now it's nothing but my way. My loneliness ain't killing me no more. I'm stronger." — "Stronger," Britney Spears
Many women have let fear of loneliness keep them in an unhealthy relationship. I'm glad to see Brit Brit is not one of them, if only on wax.
11. "It used to be so easy living here with you. You were light and breezy and I knew just what to do. Now you look so unhappy, and I feel like a fool. And it's too late, baby, now it's too late. Though we really did try to make it (we can't make it). Something inside has died and I can't hide. And I just can't fake it." — "It's Too Late," Carol King
She's cutting her losses and running. Why should anyone stay in a relationship that is clearly not working? In this case, "Fake it 'til you make it" doesn't apply.
12. "Sometimes, some lies can take a minute to fully realize. His tears. Your eyes. Thirty seconds to apologize. You give it one more chance, just like the time before. But he already know you'd give a hundred more. Until that night in bed you wake up in a sweat. You're racing to the door can't take it anymore." — "Lesson Learned," Alicia Keys
Sometimes it's hard to see what is right in front of us or maybe we ignore it. But at some point the lie will become too much to cope with, and then we learn from our experiences.
13. "Once I had a love and it was divine. Soon found out I was losing my mind. It seemed like the real thing but I was so blind. Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind." — "Heart of Glass," Blondie
People lie, which makes it hard to tell if love is the real thing. We also lie to ourselves, equally complicating relationships.
14. "I can't keep on lovin' you one foot outside the door. I hear a funny hesitation of a heart that's never really sure. Can't keep on tryin' if you're looking for more than all that I could give you. Then what you came here for?"–"Almost Doesn't Count," Brandy
You should never be with someone that thinks you're not enough.
15. "(Hit the road, Jack and don't you come back no more.) Woah, Woman, oh woman, don't treat me so mean. You're the meanest old woman that I've ever seen. I guess if you said so I'd have to pack my things and go. (That's right.)"–"Hit the Road Jack," Ray Charles
When a woman wants you out, name calling will not change her mind.


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POTSDAM – A Potsdam man was sent to St. Lawrence County Correctional Facility Monday night for allegedly attacking a victim with a sword, according to village police.
Mohamed R. Bourhouat, 25, Waverly Street, arrived at a residence on Berkley Drive armed with a sword and attempted to assault a male subject at about 3 a.m. Saturday, police said.
The victim defended himself by grabbing the sword, causing severe lacerations to his fingers. Bourhouat fled the scene before police arrived and the victim was transported to Canton-Potsdam Hospital where he was treated and released, police said.
Bourhouat was charged with second degree assault-intent to cause physical injury with a weapon, criminal possession of a weapon with intent to use, and second degree menacing-weapon.
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Obama Plans Bus Tour on Education
EDGARTOWN, Mass. – President Barack Obama will make four stops on his bus tour through New York and Pennsylvania next week for events that will focus on education, the White House said Wednesday.
Mr. Obama will visit Buffalo, Syracuse and Binghamton in New York and a yet-to-be-disclosed city in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
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Since 2007, the Emerging Social Work Leader Award has been awarded to 98 individuals demonstrating outstanding social work leadership, early in their careers, 3-10 years post-grad.
In 2010, NASW additionally highlighted seasoned leaders in New York City with the "Highest Social Work Leadership Award." This award was given to social workers who have positively contributed to what the profession is today. To date, 19 outstanding social work leaders have been honored.
The last category NASW added in 2011 was the Exemplary Mid-Career Social Work Leader for professionals showing stellar leadership capacities 10+ years post-grad. This award has been given to 36 social workers.
All of the leadership award categories exist to show the professional community who the leaders of the future are.
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The need to cultivate emerging new leaders and support strong leadership among exemplary mid-career social workers has never been greater. We are experiencing a dramatic transition of leadership as a result of the retirement of many of human services executives, including social workers. Encouraging and recognizing social workers who are now emerging as the leaders of tomorrow is important to all of us.
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Forum on Child Poverty
Forum on Child Poverty
The extent to which Aotearoa New Zealand turns a blind eye to children who suffer the effects of economic deprivation is the extent to which we fail to live up to our claim of being a just and caring society.
A forum on child poverty on 5 August will look at this political issue that is set to become key in the parliamentary elections on 20 September.
Living up to their prophetic calling, the two religious leaders of the Anglican and Catholic Churches, Bishop Justin Duckworth and Archbishop John Dew, have taken the initiative to bring together a panel of leaders and leading figures of all the major political parties in our country.
This may be one of the few times such an event will take place during the present election campaign.
Neither Bishop Justin nor Archbishop John wishes to dictate how people should vote. But they are calling on people to vote responsibly and for political leaders to clearly state where they stand in regard to the various issues that demand clear and decisive political action.
Among those issues, and a matter of crucial concern at this time, is the right of all children to adequate nutrition, proper housing, good education and a happy and healthy family lifestyle.
Speakers include Attorney General Chris Finlayson (National), David Cunliffe (Labour), Peter Dunne (United Future), Hone Harawira (Mana), Te Ururoa Flavell (Maori co-leader), Jan Logie (Green) and Asenati Lole-Taylor (NZ First) .
Children's Commissioner Dr Russell Wills will be the first to address the forum. Then the Anglican Bishop Justin Duckworth and the Catholic Archbishop John Dew will highlight the Christian perspectives on child poverty.
The event will end with a Young Voter Forum from 8.15 to 9.30pm.
The forum is in St Paul's Anglican Cathedral on Tuesday, 5 August. Snacks and drinks will be provided at 5.45pm and there will be a formal welcome at 6.30pm.


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STARKVILLE — Three mid-South universities met recently to develop a plan to combine resources to strengthen support for agricultural enterprises.
Experiment station and Extension Service directors from the University of Arkansas, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center and Mississippi State University met in Vicksburg to discuss cooperating on research and educational programs to benefit agriculture.
One of the targets of the three-state, or ArkLaMiss, collaboration is water resources management. Water is an ideal area for cooperation because its management impacts all crops and cuts across state boundaries, said George Hopper, Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station interim director.
"We are forming a team of Extension specialists and research scientists from the three states to work on water quality and quantity issues, including irrigation technology," Hopper said. "One of the positive factors of the collaboration is the advantage it provides in securing federal and other funding for programs, such as water management, that benefit the entire region."
The cooperative effort also focuses on making the most of existing resources in the three states.
Each state has strengths in research and Extension programs for different crops. Louisiana, for example, has strong research and educational outreach programs for its sweet potato and pecan growers.
Mississippi has outstanding catfish resources, including the National Warmwater Aquaculture Center at its Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville.
Arkansas has the largest blackberry farm in the world, and the state has a thriving blackberry research program. The University of Arkansas is also leader in the region on research and educational programs for beekeepers.
Participants in the Vicksburg meeting agreed to develop a plan to share resources and expertise for catfish, poultry, sweet potato and pecan programs.
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This year's Crimson Club Hall of Fame class is a bumper crop, including 15-year NBA veteran Andre Miller, 27-year women's basketball coach Elaine Elliott and all-time receptions leader Kevin Dyson.
Also enshrined at the 2014 ceremony on Sept. 5 at Rice-Eccles Stadium will be all-time women's soccer goal leader Amy Kofoed, all-time volleyball kills and blocks leader Kim Turner, five-time All-American gymnast Sandy Woolsey and the 1964 Liberty Bowl-winning Utah football team.
Miller, now with the Washington Wizards, ranks No. 9 in the NBA in career assists. In 2008, Miller endowed a $500,000 point guard scholarship at the U., where he led the Runnin' Utes to the 1998 title game against Kentucky. He's the U.'s all-time leader in assists (721) and (steals) and played in the NCAA tournament for four straight seasons.


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The Lib Dem political plan for the next year
The Queen inspires more terror than George Osborne. That is the tempting conclusion to be drawn from comparing the Queen's Speech (volume of advanced leaks: low) with the Budget (volume of advanced leaks: high). After all, Osborne can tax you but the Queen has the Tower of London… Combined, however, they tried to set the … Read the full post »


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Eat Smart, Move More NC Leadership Team
The Leadership Team works to make it easier for North Carolinians to eat smart and move more. The multi-agency partnership oversees the implementation of the Eat Smart, Move More NC movement guided by North Carolina's Plan to Address Obesity: Healthy Weight and Healthy Communities 2013-2020.
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In the past, we have surveyed member organizations about their roles in the Leadership Team and implementing NC's Obesity Prevention Plan. The evaluation reports below were conducted on NC's Obesity Prevention Plan.
Eat Smart, Move More NC exists through the work of its many partner organizations.


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Gradually truncated log-normal in USA publicly traded firm size distribution
We study the statistical distribution of firm size for USA and Brazilian publicly traded firms through the Zipf plot technique. Sale size is used to measure firm size. The Brazilian firm size distribution is given by a log-normal distribution without any adjustable parameter. However, we also need to consider different parameters of log-normal distribution for the largest firms in the distribution, which are mostly foreign firms. The log-normal distribution has to be gradually truncated after a certain critical value for USA firms. Therefore, the original hypothesis of proportional effect proposed by Gibrat is valid with some modification for very large firms. We also consider the possible mechanisms behind this distribution.
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Math Lesson of the Day: Quick Averages When I was a kid, my teachers spent the first two or three weeks of every school year complaining that I didn't "show my work" when I was doing math. The problem, most of the time, was that I didn't have any work to show. I looked at the problem and knew the answer.The rest of the time, the problem was that I did "work," but it was either the work of ordinary reason, or the work of a quick way to solve the problem that would take longer to e … [Read more...]
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Grammar Lesson of the Day: Voice
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Two blogs in one day. Wow. I couldn't resist. Saw this notice about the movie Farmaggedon on my friend Matt Wireman's Facebook feed. Looks like a must-watch: Americans' right to access fresh, healthy foods of their choice is under attack. Farmageddon tells the story of small, family farms that were providing safe, healthy foods to [Read More…]
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It was otherwise in the infancy of artillery and military engineering.
It was an education in military engineering to examine them.
A list of books of reference on military engineering will be given at the close of the following chapters.
A bundle of long, thin sticks employed in military engineering for filling ditches, raising parapets, etc.
Here and there along the wayside were posters forbidding trespass in the name of military engineering.
It was constructed in 1895, during the operations, in about six weeks, and is a very remarkable piece of military engineering.
The work of Antonelli in Cuba was by no means confined, however, to military engineering.
With General Bernard I conversed for a long while on the science of military engineering.
It is divided into two groups, civil engineering and military engineering.
There is no such word in military engineering or fortification; but there is 'fausse-braye ' or 'false-braye.'


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ATLANTA – For Jhoulys Chacin, it was a 1-in-6,366 shot, though the actual odds must be significantly longer.
For Rockies manager Jim Tracy, losing because his pitcher missed a throw back to the mound from the catcher is just plain one too many.
"He just whiffed it," Tracy said of the play that gave the Braves a 1-0 victory Thursday. "That's a first for me in 11 years (managing)."
And a first for Chacin on the 6,366th pitch he threw in his four-year major league career.
Chacin, frustrated with the location of a second-inning pitch to Brian McCann, snapped his glove at the return toss from catcher Wilin Rosario and turned his head in the same motion. Well, almost the same motion.
BOX SCORE: Braves 1, Rockies 0
"I just put my head down," Chacin said. "It's really embarrassing."
The ball whizzed past Chacin's left ear and landed halfway to second base as Juan Francisco raced home from third.
"There's no excuse for that," Chacin said. "I was kind of pissed because I wanted to throw a high fastball and it broke down. It's hard to say you lose because of one play, but …"
It's true the Rockies left nine runners on base and were 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position during their second consecutive 1-0 loss, but none of that makes the highlights.
Just Chacin's gaffe.
"It's really difficult to take," Tracy said.
But not totally unprecedented.
Francisco Rodriguez, pitching a 2005 game for the Angels at Oakland, did the same thing in more dramatic fashion. His was a ninth-inning walkoff whiff that allowed Jason Kendall to score.
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Apr 4, 2011 #060
Contact: John Austin
Annual UMKC Dental Conference attracts thousands of attendees to KC
Conference features cutting-edge clinical and practice management programs
KANSAS CITY, MO. -- More than 3,500 dentists, dental hygienists, dental staff and their families and friends will congregate in Kansas City, Mo. this week for the annual Midwest Dental Conference (MDC), hosted by the UMKC School of Dentistry and its Dental and Dental Hygienists' Alumni Associations. The conference convenes Thursday, April 7, through Sunday, April 10, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency and Westin Crown Center Hotels.
The conference also serves as the School of Dentistry's annual alumni meeting, which has been taking place since the school's predecessor, the Western Dental College, formed its alumni association in 1892. By 1994 the meeting had become so large that it could be considered a regional professional meeting as well as an alumni meeting, so a broader educational program was developed and the annual event was renamed as the Midwest Dental Conference.
The four-day weekend offers attendees a variety of educational and social activities that include:
- A wide variety of Continuing Dental Education programs covering cutting-edge developments in clinical care and practice management
- Hands-on workshops that teach dentists new procedures such as surgical microscopy, supra-gingival dentistry, and rotary and ultrasonic endodontic instruments
- Ten Class Reunions will host receptions and dinners, ranging from the Class of 1951's 50th anniversary to the Class of 2006's 5th anniversary
- 135 Technical Exhibits where companies display their dental equipment, materials and services
- The annual Pouring from the Heart dinner and auction to raise money for the school's Oncology Dental Support Clinic
- The annual Alumni and Friends Recognition Breakfast, which attracts more than 250 guests to honor outstanding alumni, including Rinehart Medallion recipients (lifetime donors of $10,000 or more)
About the UMKC School of Dentistry
The UMKC School of Dentistry originated in 1881 as the Kansas City Dental College. The name has changed and the school has grown and evolved into a multi-faceted institution, but it has maintained a tradition of excellence in education for over a century. The School offers a varied and complete range of educational experiences for students of dentistry and dental hygiene and for graduate and continuing education students. For more information about the UMKC School of Dentistry, visit dentistry.umkc.edu. You can also find the School of Dentistry on Facebook.
About the University of Missouri-Kansas City
The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), one of four University of Missouri campuses, is a public university serving more than 15,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UMKC engages with the community and economy based on a four-part mission: life and health sciences; visual and performing arts; urban issues and education; and a vibrant learning and campus life experience. For more information about UMKC, visit www.umkc.edu. You can also find us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and watch us on YouTube.
This information is available to people with speech or hearing impairments by calling Relay Missouri at (800) 735-2966 (TT) or (800) 735-2466 (voice).


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The al-Qaeda Organisation in the Islamic Maghreb between December and April recruited over 50 children aged under 16, the pan-Arab al-Hayat newspaper reported on Friday, quoting Algerian intelligence sources.
Police were alarmed that a 15-year-old suicide bomber carried out a deadly attack earlier this month in the Algerian port city of Dellys. The boy managed to pass unnoticed through security checks.
Police say that many of these children had been given training in carrying out suicide attacks either in Iraq or in Algeria.
Another Algerian daily Ech-Chourouk, reports that children as young as 11 and 12 years of age have seen surfing jihadist websites in the country's Internet cafes and reading web pages giving instructions on how to make bombs and carry out attacks.
Ech-Chourouk - which closely follows al-Qaedas' activities in Algeria - lays the blame at the government's door. A lack of legislation regulating Internet cafes has allowed


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America's infrastructure – roads, bridges, and water and wastewater systems – are an integral part of what made our nation great. As recently as 2006, America's infrastructure ranked in the top ten for overall quality. Today, we are ranked 25th , below many of our biggest trading partners and even some developing nations. 1
How did our infrastructure – the backbone of a modern economy and lifestyle – become so fragile? Infrastructure is complicated and expensive, but the truth is that America has not been vigilant about the shared burden of infrastructure upkeep. Our bridges and water mains are getting older, and instead of investing to keep them updated, we collectively hope the structures serving us will keep working.
The decay of America's critical infrastructure isn't new, but there is a crucial untold story that American families need to hear today. Infrastructure can be a big, abstract concept, despite the fact that we use it every day, but failing water and wastewater systems, including the piping that connects these municipal systems to the home, can quickly become a very real threat to individual homeowners.
This website brings a focus to the impact that deteriorating water and wastewater systems are having today on municipalities around the country and also the hidden danger facing individual American families with the infrastructure serving their homes. The bottom line is that American homeowners should take steps today to prepare themselves and protect their families, homes, and finances from the costs and damages of water infrastructure-related home emergencies.
Meet Calvetta, a 41-year-old single mother of three. Three months after moving into her new home in Des Moines, IA, she was faced with a water service line emergency.
Calvetta, who owns an in-home child care business for several families in the community, was unprepared to pay almost $7,000 to repair the leak.
Watch the video to see her story >
Several burst pipes sent crews scrambling to make repairs on Friday morning.
As the temperature goes down, the number of water main breaks here in Louisville goes up.Read the full story...
A 12-inch water pipeline sprang a leak over the weekend, causing some residents to find dirt in their tap water. City environmental superintendent Mark Buggins said crews worked through the night Saturday to repair the damaged section of the pipe that runs water toward the Sawmill Cove Industrial Park."We had our guys up there late Saturday night working to replace the line ... they didn't get home until about 8 Sunday morning," Buggins said.
He said the leak may have been caused by blasting for the Sawmill Creek Road project that caused the pipe to shift. Scott Link, a project engineer with the road contractor, QAP, said the company is investigating, and would have no comment until the cause of the damage is discovered.QAP has been blasting rock along the inland side of Sawmill Creek Road between Whale Park and the Sawmill Cove Industrial Park. Blasting will continue until August.Read the full story...


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PLANS to build a zebra crossing on a busy Chipping Sodbury road have been made public.
South Gloucestershire Council has published notice that it will construct the pedestrian crossing on Wickwar Road, near the junction with Barnhill Road, alongside a road hump to slow traffic speeds.
The safety measures will be put in place prior to the building of a new Waitrose supermarket on the former Barnhill Quarry site, which is due to open before Christmas this year, and a development of 160 houses.
Detailed planning permission for the Barnhill Quarry development was granted by the council in August 2012. Preparatory work on the site is due to start imminently.
The zebra crossing and speed hump will be paid for by developers Chelverton Deeley Freed in a deal with the council to make improvements to the community, known as a section 106 agreement.
In a statement of reasons for the new safety measures, the authority said: "As part of the planning application for the redevelopment of Barnhill Quarry, the section 106 agreement includes the installation of a zebra crossing on a raised table in Wickwar Road.
"The purpose of the scheme is to reduce vehicles speeds and provide a safe crossing location for pedestrians."
It added: "Zig zag markings will be installed either side of the above proposed crossing which will prohibit stopping on the approach or exit from the crossing."
Previously, the council has said a pedestrian crossing could not be constructed in Chipping Sodbury because it would not be in keeping with the town's conservation area status.
Parents and local residents have previously campaigned for safety improvements on Wickwar Road, where it meets the busy High Street, as well as on Hounds Road where St John's Mead Primary School, two nurseries and an elderly people's home are located. Safety on Hounds Road is due to be discussed at the next Chipping Sodbury Safer, Stronger Community Group meeting on Thursday, January 31 (7pm) in the Old Grammar School Rooms.
Anyone who wishes to comment on the proposals for the crossing or speed hump needs to write to the council by January 17. Send any comments to Dean Shepherd at the Council Offices, Castle Street, Thornbury, BS35 1HF.


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Curricula Developed for RBML
Did Carl Sandburg Think Like a Historian when writing Abraham Lincoln: The War Years?
Christine Adrian/Amos Lee for AHTC, June 2010
Carl Sandburg's Lincoln is one of most beloved writings on Lincoln, and in its time, one of the most respected sources on Lincoln history. Modern historians now question the legitimacy of the text, whether it is properly researched, documented, or even based in complete fact. Many now see the full volume set as more a commentary on the time Sandburg wrote this in (between the two World Wars) than a reliable history on Lincoln himself. This collection of lessons explores the idea that what is "history" and who is a "historian" is debatable. Based on the Thinking Like a Historian Framework from the book Thinking Like a Historian, by Bobbie Malone, PhD and Nikki Mandel, Phd. in conjunction with The Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin Historical Society Press, teachers and students can learn about what it means to be a historian, what the historical thinking process looks like and question whether Carl Sandburg was truly "thinking like a historian".
Essential questions/enduring understandings:
What does it mean to "think like a historian"?
How do we decide what is a reliable source?
How do we determine the author's purpose in a history text?
Can the time we live affect how the past is remembered?
Does public opinion count as history?
Why do textbooks remember certain individuals in history?
How are value systems transmitted through a society's history?
The teacher should utilize The Thinking Like a Historian Rubric with these lessons. The lessons are designed to be able to stand alone or as a cohesive unit. It has been left up to the teacher how to address a final project; the authors strongly suggest using the unit title question to drive the final project and The Thinking Like a Historian Rubric to grade this project.
Setting the Purpose:
Students will understand what it means to be a historian and how historians think by analyzing Carl Sandburg and his work in researching Abraham Lincoln for his collected works in order to determine whether he was thinking like a historian when writing about Lincoln and interpreting what the many purposes in writing history (and about history) are.
Grade Levels:
The lessons in this unit can be used in isolation or as a unit to explore the Thinking Like a Historian Model, using the TLH framework.
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Cause and Effect:
Lesson 1:Who is Carl Sandburg and how did Lincoln affect his personal timeline?
Change and Continuity:
Lesson 2:Lincoln, Sandburg, Obama and the American Spirit: How Can Things Change and Stay the Same at One Time?
Turning Points:
Lesson 3: What Was Happening in the World When Sandburg Was Doing Research for The War Years?
Using the Past:
Lesson 4: How Studying Editorials and Lampoons Helps to Understand Our History and Current Events.
Through Their Eyes:
Lesson 5: Why do Historians Collect First Hand Accounts and Letters?
Analysis of local primary sources:
The primary source resources used in this unit come from the Carl Sandburg Collection at The Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign library. The authors would like to thank the University of Illinois and the estate of Carl Sandburg for their generosity in offering up these collections for teacher use in the classroom.
Ties to National primary source or sources:
All of the local primary sources utilized in this lesson have both local and national significance as both Lincoln and Sandburg are national figures.
Analyzing Pictures
The Thinking Like a Historian Rubric
Before and After Chart
Sandburg/U.S. History Timeline
Cause and Effect Chart
Define It
Compare and Contrast: Obama, Sandburg and Lincoln
NARA Written Document Analysis Worksheet.
Cornell Notes
The Purpose of Editorials Worksheet
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New here! wanted to say hi, and to bounce an idea off of you :)
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Quick intro to me:
Been hooked on eletronics when me and my dad built a small DC motor when I was 6. Strayed into computer programming for a few years, and about a year ago got into VEX. Since then, i've moved far away from VEX and now am starting to get deeper into robotics. I'm a 20 year old college student/PC Technician.
Now the idea! I am looking at implementing some of the sharp IR Range finders into an upcoming bot and one of the biggest worries is what happens if it is staring down a long empty hall. The sensors would give readings that would be all over the place. As such, my idea was to put a second sensor about 3cm behind it, and a few cm's above it(To avoid crossing the signals) and then to have the computer(I use a mini-itx board as the brain) compare the two signals and compare the distances. As such, if they are in there prime range the signals should be about 3cm's apart... but if they are in that area where it quickly drops off(Out of range) then they should much farther off.. as an actual disagreement of 3cm's in the non prime area yields a computer viewed distance of 15-25cm or something.
I hope that makes sense, I tend to ramble.. I am working on a balance bot that can roam my house and avoid people/objects by using a combination IR Range finders and ultrasound.
My experience with IR's just says to calibrate them your self and chop them off at where you see reasonable outputs. So if you get too much noise past x centimeters then your maximum measurable limit is x centimeters. Beyond that you are just guessing so why not use what you are sure of. Another option though is using an IR/Sonar pair. They work as a good sanity check against each other. You also might look into filters. I'm new to the whole signal processing gig so maybe someone else could point you in a better direction in that regard.
I'm not sure I understand what your saying Jesse. How would you "chop it off" if you have a way ot determinng its response to be any diffirent then a legimate signal? The panasonic IR's use non-linear response signals.. and in 3 basic phases. Too close(1-5cm or something like that) it changes readings sharply, then from 5-80cm or so it returns a very useable non-linear response. Then from 80-XXX it returns another useless return. I am not trying to extend there range or anything, I am simply seeking a way to determine whether or not the response fits in category 1, 2, or 3. 1 = Too close, 2 = ideal range, 3 = too far. The first IR would return a range of say 55cm, and the second would return a distance of ~58cm. This would let me then do a quick calculation that the diffrence is ~3cm, which is where it should be. As such, I would know that the distance is correct. On the other hand though, is sensor 1 gave me 45cm, and sensor 2 gave me 64cm, I would know that its not in proper range. Because there diffirence is 16cm..
Does that make any sense?
Also.. I would like to think that I could also use this to create 3 non-linear formulas, Formula 1 for the super close range, formula 2, for the biggest range(5-90cm or whatever), and third for that long distance range.
Lets look at 3 "phases".
First phase is ambiguous and 3 phase is useless. So ignore those to phases.
To remove first phase signals, mount the sensor 5cm( or whatever is end point of first phase) from the edge of the robot. That way you are guaranteed not to get any readings that fall in first phase. you will end up operating the IR sensor on 2nd and 3 rd phase.
IR sensor has limited range, up to 80cm. So if you get a value above 80cm then just ignore it, "chop it off". It only means that path is clear up to 80cm.
here is some psuedo code.
value = read_IR_sensor();
if(value > 80cm)
no objects. ( up to 80cm minus 5cm ahead.)
object at value cm.
Of course you may get erroneous readings once in a while. For that you will need some sort of filtering. Instead of using 2 IR sensors you could implement a simple filter, average over n values or moving average filter over n values. Higher the value of n the better...but it introduces lag. So there is a trade off.
Ya... I had this idea of the sensor readings in my head that had a third phase. I just rechecked the readings from the sensor, and at distance the readings are pretty obvious its at distance.
Sorry about the confusion :)
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text: The Question wiki last edited by reverendhunt on 09/24/13 02:11PM View full history The Question first appeared in 1967 in Blue Beetle issue 1 as a minor character created by famed artist and writer Steve Ditko for Charlton comics. In the 1980's D.C. Comics aquired the rights for all of the Charlton characters , it was then that writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Denys Cowan reworked the character for a new line which started in 1987 and ended in 1990. Over the years the character has remained somewhat the same , he was a news reporter named Charles Victor Szasz who after many failed attempts to stop crime in Hub City decided to adopt the new persona known as the Question . He was an Objectivist vigilante that used his brute strength and his intelligence to try to stop crime, but in the 80's he was reworked to instead follow a Eastern Zen type philosophy to accompany his new line. The only major change to the franchise came in 2006 in the comic book line 52 in which Charles Victor Szasz passed away from cancer thus leaving his new successor Renne Montoya to fill in his role as the Question. JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED The Question (Victor Szasz) was also a prominent character in Justice League Unlimited. Appearing in Fearful Symmetry Double Date Question Authority Panic in the Sky Grudge Match DestoyerAlthough most of the league thought the man to be certifiably insane; Batman recognizing Questions "unique" talents tasks him in finding the connection between presidential candidate Lex Luthor and Cadimus, (A secret black ops government group with the soul purpose of creating super soldiers to keep the league of super heroes in check). Ultimately however Question finds out more than anybody bargained for. Learning that the Justice League on another Earth killed President Luthor, overthrowing the governments of the world and created there own totalitarian rule over the populist of Earth. Convince that the alternative reality was nothing more than a time loop and that the end of the world or as he would say it "Armageddon the inevitable", was drawing ever nearer Question decides to do the unthinkable. Kill Lex Luther before he takes office, preventing Superman and the League to follow down the path of becoming the Justice Lords. Of course nothing goes as plan proving that maybe "A" is not always "A".


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This article was published 18/2/2014 (1256 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The risk of severe spring flooding in southern Manitoba is low, but there's a big condition attached -- winter is far from over.
The preliminary flood outlook provided by the province Tuesday is in keeping with what officials in North Dakota and Saskatchewan have already said in the past few weeks on the potential for spring flooding.
With February more than half over, Manitoba's flood forecast centre has said based on what it knows now, the flood potential appears to be significantly below that of 2011 and 2013. The province's first official flood outlook will be near the end of the month.
"It's still very early," Premier Greg Selinger said. "What happens in March and April has a significant impact on what kind of flooding we get, how quick the melt is, how much additional precipitation we get."
Selinger said working in the province's favour is soil conditions were dry going into winter, which increases the likelihood of more runoff from melting snow being absorbed. Soil moisture conditions in the Red River Valley were below normal in Manitoba and normal in most parts of the U.S.
The same conditions are seen to the west along the Qu'Appelle River, which is mostly below normal. The Saskatchewan River is below normal to normal and the Assiniboine River shows near-normal to above-normal conditions. The Souris River, which empties into the Assiniboine, is near normal to above normal.
"There wasn't the kind of saturation that we saw in 2011," Selinger said, referring to a year of record flooding along the Assiniboine River.
Saskatchewan's Water Security Agency said last week most of that province will see near-normal runoff this spring. Fall precipitation in the 30 days before freeze-up was generally below normal in most of Saskatchewan and winter precipitation was below average in the southeast.
In North Dakota, the National Weather Service has said while the snowpack is near long-term normals, ranging from 20 centimetres in the far south to more than half a metre in the far north and northeast, snow moisture is somewhat less than long-term normals mostly due to the cold, dry winter air masses experienced this winter. Colder air has fluffier snow, but less moisture.
Selinger said the province has hired a new chief flood forecaster to replace Phillip Mutulu, who left last August after six years with the province to work for Stantec Consulting in Calgary.
Selinger made his comments as three of the province's four icebreaking machines and ice cutters started on their second week of work on the Red River north of Selkirk. The goal is to smash ice for about 25 kilometres to the mouth of Lake Winnipeg so it breaks up quickly in the spring thaw and reduces the chances of huge ice jams to the south that cause sudden, overland flooding. This is the eighth spring the Amphibex ice breakers have been deployed.


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At KS4 we currently follow the AQA Music GCSE course.
Areas of Study:
Rhythm & Metre
Harmony & Tonality
Texture & Melody
Timbre & Dynamics
Structure & Form
These will be explored through three Strands of Learning:
a) The Western Classical Tradition.
b) Popular Music of the 20th & 21st centuries.
c) World Music.
UNIT 1: Listening & Appraising (Exam) 20%
Examined in May of Year 11 and lasting 1½ hours. The exam will be based on music played to the students. There will also be general music theory questions that we will cover in class. The questions are recorded onto CD that is played during the exam.
Unit 2: Composition & Appraisal (Controlled Assessment) 20%
One composition. Needs to have a link to the strand 'Western Classical Tradition'. A recording and score must be handed in, along with a brief appraisal written to accompany it under exam conditions.
Unit 3: Performance (40%)
One solo piece.
One ensemble / rehearsing & directing.
These are recorded in year 11 and assessed in school before being moderated by the exam board. Students must present a score for their piece or a professional recording if no score is available.
Unit 4: Composition (20%)
One composition that is a free choice. A recording and score must be handed in.
In order to take a GCSE in Music, you must be learning a musical instrument.