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Also --- I may be wrong, but I think support for soft/optional hyphens is somewhat lacking in reader software and devices. I remember trying to use the  entity way back when, when I wanted lines to break in certain spots if hyphenation was on, and getting the "missing glyph" display of blank box/question mark when I reviewed it ADE. Maybe things have improved since I tried that.
Oh, no, you're not wrong, but--and I have not endeavored to try this in a book being released into the wild--Amazon claims it has support now for an embedded "line break opportunity" for very long words/strings of text with no spaces (<wbr>). I'm going to ask one of our publisher clients to give it a try in one of her books, in which I know she has very long links for her authors' blogsites, etc. Not that I'm 100% sure what will happen if I endeavor to break a link in a Kindle, but I assume in theory that it breaks the display text, not the link itself.
It's funny you picked today to mention this; we've had another oddity ourselves today that increases the grey on my dome. ADE hyphenated a LOT of dialogue sentences, in one particular book, by inserting the hyphens after the opening quote mark, so immediately after the ldquo, where the ldquo occurred at the end of the line. My poor client (an ebook virgin) nearly fainted. I had to explain reflowability, my absolute favorite speech (
), and then we finally just caved and turned hyphenation off for that particular book. I don't know why it's so rampant in
book. Just think of everything that has to be "just so;" the reader pane size has to be just so, the font size just so, and the book has to have a lot of dialogue that begins inside a paragraph, rather than at the beginning.
It's peculiar to me that ADE's rendering engine has such difficulties with
header classes (you have to turn it off for header classes completely, or books in Nook are a bloody disaster--it hyphenates wherever it runs out of space. "We don't need no stinking syllables!") and yet works, for the most part, in the body...if you don't count bizarro-world scenarios like hyphenation post-quote-marks. And there's nothing you can do to fix it; we're not using thin-sp between quote marks and the text; it just
it. You also can't create any settings to preclude ladders, either. Very, very frustrating.
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Smart meters aren't, sometimes. For the first time, B.C. Hydro, under fire over the controversial wireless meters, has confirmed a faulty gadget although the utility calls the situation an anomaly.
But the NDP energy critic is skeptical. "I find it difficult to believe. It's the first one they have admitted to is the way I would describe it," said MLA John Horgan. "I have difficulty believing [B.C. Hydro]"
Hydro is admitting to a case that saw a Kamloops man receive a $962.79 bill when he should have been billed $181.12. Ironically, a meter reader figured out the smart meter was faulty during a routine patrol.
"It was racking up large volumes of consumption, really out of the norm," said Jim Nicholson, customer-care director for B.C. Hydro.
"We see this as an anomaly and a rare occasion," Mr. Nicholson said. "This is a new technology, and any time you're launching new technology there's going to be a failure rate. We're doing everything we can to mitigate that."
Although a stop was imposed to protect the customer from being billed, he ended up with the big bill anyway. Last week, Hydro revised the bill to the lower, proper figure, Mr. Nicholson said.
At any time, it would have been an unusual situation, but it comes as the utility is under fire over its $930-million program to replace current electro-mechanical hydro meters with the digital meters that will eventually transmit data to the utility with radio signals.
So far, roughly one million meters have been installed. The goal is to reach 1.85 million customers by the end of the year.
Hydro has been standing by the smart meters as a means of saving money because the devices allow for the better management of the power flow.
However, there has been criticism about biological effects from the electromagnetic frequency radiation the smart meters use, potential privacy breaches linked to the transmission of data as well as increased hydro bills. In September, 2011, delegates at the annual convention of the Union of B.C. Municipalities voted in favour of a moratorium on installing smart meters. The province said it would ignore the vote.
Only last month, the B.C. Utilities Commission dismissed an application from the Citizens for Safe Technology Society – critics of the program – to stop the installation of the meters.
Mr. Nicholson conceded the Kamloops situation comes at a challenging time around managing the smart-meter file. "The attention that is being paid to all of the focus on the smart meters as being the source of the problem is a challenge."
He said the utility has had calls from smart metered customers about high bills, but resolved matters after walking customers through their usage history. These kinds of questioning calls tend to double between December and April, he said.
None, aside from Kamloops have been linked to smart meters, he said.
"This is one meter. We definitely know it's there. Will we have others? I can't guarantee that we won't."
Mr. Horgan said the governing Liberals let slip an opportunity to subject the program to needed scrutiny by allowing hearings before the utilities commission. The Liberals made a decision on that point in 2010.
If the NDP wins the May, 2013 provincial election, he said they will face a major challenge dealing with the program because installation will be completed across B.C. "The challenge for a future government is going to be unscrambling the omelette," he said.Report Typo/Error
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Ali Hewson's brand impressed with its extensive use of knitwear and a gorgeously abstract silk print
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Taking her ethically sourced brand from strength to strength, Ali Hewson showed a stellar Edun collection on Saturday morning. Focused on abstract silk prints and knitwear pieces (skirts, dresses, cardigans etc), the show was dominated by short dresses and cropped jackets, all perfectly showcasing Edun's take on a modern and fully wearable wardrobe. A slightly more formal section saw monochrome tailored pieces and there was a strong leather outing through an over sized jacket with shearling lapels. Long shirts in leather and frilly knitwear pieces added to the quirky side of the show, but at the end of the day it was still the mustard yellow and electric blue silk outfits with their abstract prints that everyone left the West Street venue talking about.


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"Best Crash" Winners Announced – VholdR Top5 Video Contest
VholdR, the makers of ContourHD, premiered the first online episode of their second season Top5 challenge series, which featured Top5 winners for "Best Crash" category. Sponsored by EVO, the contest awarded each of the five winners with a pair of Skull Candy Low Rider headphones, and the first 10 people who submitted new videos a pair of Skull Candy earbuds.
Watch The Video: http://www.vholdr.com/video/top5-season-2-episode-1-crash-0
Winner "crash bike " by Sspyke
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3rd Place "dirt nap comp 2 " by Turf Tamer
4th Place "Ryans winter riding crash " by markvfr
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Is is possible to develop an intolerance for alcohol? Lately I've been getting wicked hangovers (headache, nausea, sinus pain, vomiting and I get exceptionally tired) that last all day any time I have more than one drink. This is happening when I've just had two or three drinks over the course of a long evening. I've never been much of a drinker, but I never used to get hangovers like this.
I was reading the mayo clinic's web page about alcohol intolerance, and it was describing similar symptoms, but it said it should be an immediate effect (and I usually feel fine while I'm drinking). It also said that developing alcohol intolerance could be a sign of a more serious underlying condition... I'm fine with not drinking any more, but I guess I'd like to know if this is something I should get checked out.
That is true that alcohol "intolerance" happens at the time of drinking, but what you are describing is more of a rebound alcohol withdrawal effect, even from a small amount. This can be due to other medications you may be taking, other recreational drugs, possibly from hormonal or metabolic imbalance. It is wise to get a full screening blood panel to make sure you are not showing signs of any other medical problem.
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Hello, please find below someideas I have gathered for ways to earn income working from home.
There are some standard work athome jobs like selling products or services (jewelry, kitchen goods, Tupperwareetc.. ) as well some company's brick and mortar companies or internet companiesallow you to work at home for various positions. Here are some additional ideas.....
1. Virtual Assistant
Provide general assistance-administrative,scheduling, bookkeeping, even event planning-from your home office.You will need a phone and computerExpect to earn: About $10 per hour at a staffing agency; up to $30 per hour if youwork directly with clientsPlaces to find this kind of work check out homewiththekids.com,which lists companies that hire assistants, or sign on with an online staffingagency, like TeamDouble-Click or VIPdesk, toget contract jobs.
2. Online Reseller
Earn large amounts of money by reaching out to peoplethat want to get rid of stuff:
Sellers determine the price by the market and the valueof items they sell. Some charge a flat per-item fee (often $5 to $25), or takea percentage (20 percent to 40 percent) of total sales. Depending on the volumeof your business, reselling on eBay and other sites could become a lucrativefull-time job.
Possible locations to do this is Ebay or Craigslist
3. Call-Center Employee
Customers used to call a company to complain or order aproduct, and they'd reach the main office. Now virtual call centers routeincoming calls to a home agent's phone; agents receive a script on how toanswer possible questions so they can respond to routine customer-serviceinquries or sell products.Will need a phone and possibly a computerTypically pays $7 to $15 per hour, with some jobs offering incentives for highsalesYou can apply at company website-such as workingsolutions.com, liveops.com or alpineaccess.com-thatoffers extensive training.
4. Document Translator
If you are bilingual: The ability to read, write andfluently speak more than one language. You can find plenty of work in Spanish,French and Chinese, but the more obscure the language, the higher the demand.Can earn$10 to $50 per hourVisit this website to apply: translatorsbase.com for awide offering of gigs and an idea of what each job entails. A more direct routefor go-getters: Contact the human resources department of a foreign company'sU.S. office to ask about opportunities.
Data-Entry Worker
Must have phone and good typing skillsTypically pays: $6 to $20 per hourYou can check out this website which often posts data entry jobs. Workat Home Jobs page at homewiththekids.com. Alsosearch Craigslist and Google (type in "online data input jobs"), andcold-call companies
5. Answering-Service Employee
Pays you to be and answering service for placeslike a doctor's office. Typically need to be available on the 3rd shift or at least afterhours. Can earn: $8 to $14 per hourLook for listings on these job boards: indeed.com, simplyhired.com and careerbuilder.com.
6. Interview Transcriber
Journalists and nonfiction writers conduct thousands ofhours of interviews, and some have no time to transcribe them. But thanks tothe Internet, it's simple to e-mail a digital file of an audio interview. Youjust need to listen well, type it up and send it back.Need to be a good typerCan earn: From $5 to $40 per hourCheck out these websites to look for openings. Look for regular work with atranscription service such as the ones at verbalink.com and scribie.com, orbranch out on your own by contacting local newspapers, magazines and TV newsstations. One enterprising way to find nonfiction writers is to check bookpublishers' author websites (there are hundreds at harpercollins.com/author/websites.aspx). Onthe author's site, look for an e-mail link or mailing address.
7. Content Writer
Write articles for websites
Helps If you have good writing skills and a particulararea of expertise. There is a vast range of pay for writing Web content, from nothing up tohundreds of dollars per assignment. The median pay for a full-time contentwriter is $35,200. You can earn as much as $66,000.Check out these websites for opportunities: Check listings at indeed.com orregister with the Yahoo Contributor Network (contributor.yahoo.com),which pays for assigned content; the more traffic a post gets, the more moneythe writer earns. If you think you're a fit for a specific company, e-mail asample post and offer your services
8. Post Loop: This site allows writers to get paidfor posting on blogs and forums
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21: White - for the 52 weeks of color ChallengeDid you think after all the fantasy-outfits i showed you during the Fantasy Faire I'd take a break of them? Well, i will, but not with this post :D
Luna Jubilees color challenge is still running and few weeks ago she picked .... white. Finally I felt like going on with the challenge and here's my post for white.
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Skin: []::Tuli::[] Kalista light 01 (old gift)
Hair: Exile Xmas Gift- Artemis: Angel Dust
Ears: Balderdash&Schadenfruede - Etherial Fey ears
Eyes: :[P]:-Vae-Suli
Lashes: Nikita Fride - Long EyeLashes Vengeance
Corset: ~Blacklace~ Promise: White Lacy Slip w/ Ruffles
Skirt: ~Blacklace~ Blacklace Angel: White Satin Corset Set (L.E)
Necklace: Ruru@Pino[Snow Slow Glass] (old gift)
Wings: ~Blacklace~ Blacklace Angel: White Satin Corset Set (L.E)
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So here we are, a week into 2013 already. I hope you all had a very happy new year! We spent a lovely few days in Switzerland, appreciating nature at its grandest. Sometimes I think you just need that little escape from the daily grind to sit back and take stock, and decide what you really want from life and how you are going to get it.
We get so caught up in our routines that until you break it, you don't have a chance to think about how you could change things for the better. You just keep plodding on, and before you know it, another year has passed. Not this year though! 2013 is the year for change! Its time to follow our hearts but still use our heads!
New Years resolutions rarely work, it is better to start the new year with a fresh outlook on life and try to maintain those positive thoughts. Goodness, I am starting to sound like a life coach! But what I'm really trying to say is, if you have a dream, roll with it. Don't continue to 'dream' it. Start making plans to put it into action. Buy yourself a notebook and start writing down your thoughts & ideas, but also write down how you think you can achieve it. Chat to trusted friends about your plans and bounce ideas off other creatives.
I never would have thought that just over a year after launching 91 Magazine that I would have won an award for it! It was a seed of an idea back in the summer of 2011 that I easily could have put to the back of my mind, after all, I already had a full time job, an online shop and a blog to contend with! But I thought, lets just give it a go. If it doesn't work, then it doesn't work, and there is no shame in trying.
So, this year I intend to keep 'giving it a go'. You only have one opportunity to live your life and I for one do not want to look back when I'm 80 and regret not trying.
Whatever your endeavors are for 2013, I'd love to hear them, and hopefully we can all support each other making that change and living what we love!


text: SWAT - Four-day Swat Snow Festival 2014 began here at the Malam Jabba tourist resort on Wednesday. Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak and General Officer Commander (GOC) Malakand division Major Gen. Javed Bukhari inaugurated the festival. The event was organised by the Pakistan Army aimed to promote tourism in the scenic valley. A large number of people from all over the country attended the festival. The event was full of skiing' gliding' snow trekking and tobogganing. On this occasion, students of schools and colleges were also present to enjoy the festival. Addressing on the occasion, Chief Minister Pervez khattak said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is determined to promote tourism in the province. "Our government will bring back the charm and fun of Malam Jabba and the days are not far away when foreigners will start visiting Swat valley once again," he maintained. He said that the KP government in collaboration with Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) will rebuild the Malam Jabba Motel and will introduce ski resort with new techniques. "There is no space for corrupt people in KP government," he said, adding with people's support the government would bring change in every sector of the province.Large number of people thronged Swat to enjoy Malam Jabba festival. A 35-year-old Sana Gul, a housewife from Islamabad told The Nation, "I came along with my family to watch the opening ceremony of Malam Jabba snow festival. I can't express my feelings in words that how amazing the event is. I took the opportunity to ask people across the country to visit Malam Jabba and enjoy the natural beauty of this land."A student of grade 9th Seema told this scribe that they have come from Peshawar to watch skiing. "It is thrilling for us and a memorable trip for my whole family," said Seema, who was enjoying the snow on the slopes in Malam Jabba.Talking to The Nation, Col Shahid Niazi said that we have organised the festival to revive the tourism sector in the valley. He said that the locals invested highly in tourism sector but due to devastation of PTDC's Malam Jabba SKI-CUM resort, they faced huge loss. He said that Army is doing its best and would make efforts to strengthen economic condition of the locals.This news was published in The Nation newspaper. Read complete newspaper of 13-Mar-2014 here.


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Description: I guess you could say that there is hundreds of animals that one can choose to draw, and even though it may seem easy to think of something to create, making a choice between what species to make a lesson out of can be pretty challenging. I decided to create a tutorial that will teach you ""how to draw foxes", step by step. I drew these foxes when I was live yesterday and as I started the sketch, almost everyone knew what they where. The female fox has a slender, more feminine body with a narrow snout. The male fox has a thicker, meatier physic with a wider snout to make him look like a boy fox. The fox is a sly animal because they can be very cunning. There are also a few different species with the smallest being the Fennec fox. There is about thirty seven different types of fox, with the red and arctic fox being amongst the more popular. The two species I drew for you are red foxes, and they are the ones that you see in your backyards sometimes or you will even catch them running across a field or even street. They live in the forest and they are considered to be extreme social animals. I've only seen about four foxes where I live, but I'm sure if you live in a heavily wooded area, you see much more than that. The tutorial is going to be marked as intermediate because there is two animals you are drawing, and they are kind of in a difficult pose to draw. Overall, I think you will have fun as you learn "how to draw foxes", step by step. That's all I have for you today, but tomorrow I will be back with more drawing fun. Adios people, tomorrow is going to be another fun drawing day!
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Description: When drawing two animals you will need to obviously do double the work. Start by making two circles for the heads, and then draw in a neck line for the male, and then the two odd body shapes after.
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Description: Now begin sketching out the shapes of their heads and structures of their faces. Both have those cheeks full of hair, and they both have the same sized ears that needs to be drawn. When that is done sketch out the male fox's snout like you see here, and if you want a more narrow or traditional fox look, you can choose to sketch out his snout a bit shaved off on the sides.
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Description: Here you can start sketching out her snout, and then draw in the noses and all the whiskers too. Now that you have done all this, it's time to draw in the eyebrows, and then some of the hair inside of the ears, and on the forehead. Also draw out the bottom jaws as well.
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Description: Here is the time where you will begin drawing out the shapes of her batty eyes, and then draw out his masculine style eyes. Sketch out the mask or marking lines around the entire eye shape. This is for that two tone fur color. The color of a fox's fur is always lighter around the eyes, snout, and chest. Sometimes even the legs.
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Description: You are already half way done with this lesson. It's now time to sketch out the shapes of their necks, chest, and for him his back, and front legs. Also be sure to sketch in that fury chest hair as well.
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Description: Now sketch out the back legs, and then sketch in some more of their front legs. Once that is done, you can begin sketching out the fur detailing on her chest, and then draw out the marking lines on the front legs like so, and then move to step seven where you will finish them off.
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Description: The reason why you are not going to finish drawing the legs, is because the huge puffy tails are covering the legs. Sketch in those puffy tails, and be sure to make them connect at the tips. The female tail has less hair the the male fox tail. Draw in the marking line on the tail tips, and then start erasing the lines and shapes that you drew in step one.
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Description: When the drawing is all cleaned up, you can color in the solid areas which is the ears, front legs, and nose. That is all you have to do to make this drawing perfect. I hope you had fun learning how to draw foxes.
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Federal shadow attorney-general
Senator Brandis asked representatives of the court and Attorney-General's Department whether the protocols for judicial appointments had been followed in respect of Mr Murphy, former chairman of plaintiff law firm Maurice Blackburn, in a Senate budget estimates hearing on Wednesday.
Senator Brandis said there was not necessarily anything wrong with an associate of Julia Gillard's or a solicitor being appointed to the Federal Court, but "it does rather raise the eyebrows when an old associate of the Prime Minister's from a well-known firm of Labor Party solicitors is regarded by the government as the most obvious person in Victoria for this particular judicial appointment to the nation's second-highest court".
Mr Murphy, who joins the court next month, is the first Victorian solicitor to be sworn in to the Federal Court. He recruited Ms Gillard to his former plaintiff firm Slater & Gordon in the 1980s.
A spokesman for federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland said Mr Murphy was selected last month from 211 applicants by a committee comprising Federal Court Chief Justice Patrick Keane, former High Court chief justice Gerard Brennan, acting judge of the ACT Supreme Court Jane Mathews and Attorney-General's Department deputy secretary Elizabeth Kelly. The panel put forward a list of "highly suitable" candidates, and all judicial appointments were approved by cabinet.
Mr Murphy declined to comment on Senator Brandis's remarks. But he told The Australian Financial Review last month he applied on the recommendation of several legal practitioners and two judges, whom he declined to name. He described the process as "lengthy".
Attorney-General's Department secretary Roger Wilkins told the Senate on Wednesday the protocols had been adhered to in respect of Mr Murphy's appointment.
Federal Court chief executive Warwick Soden told the Senate Mr Murphy was "well known as being an expert in class action work" and highlighted the court's "large class action jurisdiction".
Senator Brandis asked whether Mr Murphy would replace outgoing judge Ray Finkelstein, who commonly hears class action cases. Mr Murphy has said he will not hear cases involving Maurice Blackburn, which does a lot of class action work, for a "reasonable period of time".
Senator Brandis also used the estimates hearing to check the progress of a bill to move family law federal magistrates from the Federal Magistrates Court into a lower division of the Family Court. The bill was introduced into Parliament last year, but lapsed when the election was called.
Joe Ludwig, who represented the Attorney-General at the estimates hearing, said the bill would be reintroduced but the timing was "a matter for the government". He did not know whether the cabinet had considered the timing yet, he said.
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At Early Learning Academy, we understand the tremendous trust you impart to us when you enroll your child here. That is why we commit ourselves to "strive for excellence" in providing your child with a secure, comfortable and happy home-away-from-home setting.
We commit to providing a safe, secure, loving environment, which encourages your child to grow socially, emotionally, and intellectually.
We provide childcare for infants through school-aged children. Before and after school transportation is provided to and from Stewart, Ferguson, Hyde, K.E. Little, San Leon and Mossman Elementary.
We provide after school transportation to Goforth Elementary.
We encourage you to share with us insights about your child. We welcome your comments, concerns, and questions. We invite you to share your child's experiences by visiting and observing your child and by participating in daily activities whenever possible.
We look forward to having your child as part of our extended family.
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Summer Theatre Festival
Summer 2017 Day Camps
Grades K-3 STORY THEATRE CAMP
- Bring to life a children's play and more production, working with Allyson Moon and SC Students
Grades 4-6 MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE CAMP
- Develop and perform exciting musical theatre scenes, songs, and dances with Allyson Moon and SC students!
Grades 4-8 YOUTH THEATRE CAMP
- Learn about all aspects of theatre
Grades 6-9 IMPROVISATIONAL ACTING CAMP
- Develop original characters and scenes in a comedy format. All levels of experience are welcome!
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- Develop skills in writing original scenes and short plays. All levels of experience are welcome!
Day camps are $25 to $30. For more information on summer camps, or to register, contact the Winfield Arts and Humanities Council at 620-221-2161.


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Liberal Arts Takes the Virtual Plunge Into Second Life
by Nicolette Lewis
Disability: A New Perspective For the Textile Industry
by Michaela Conrad
Kist Shares his Goals as Interim Dean of CLA
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Speakers and Seminars Put the Spotlight on CLA
The Last Brick
by Sarah Exley
In the basement of the College of Liberal Arts, a large mural depicts an anti-war scenario. An anti-war sentiment may make a soldier uncomfortable, especially in the case of Phillip Leslie, a Criminal Justice major who has been to both Kuwait and Iraq with the U.S. Army. Despite this, he is hard to offend.
Leslie will earn his Criminal Justice degree at the end of Winter Quarter. He is a confident and well-liked member of his academic major. He is on RIT's basketball team, and plays center.
Separate from school, he is also a member of the National Guard, which he joined following his two tours overseas with the Army so that his duty would not take him overseas again. Leslie will not be placed in a war zone again anytime soon. However, while he was in the Army, he went to Kuwait from October through December 2002; and to Iraq from February 2003 to March 2004.
When he was in Kuwait, and later, Iraq, things were just gearing up, he said, in reference to the ground force military presence there. "Some things, like water and ice, had to be rationed. We were asked to limit our water to two or three one-liter bottles per day... [And] it's hot. Iraq is a lot like Kuwait. When there's a tree in the divide in the road, it's a palm tree surrounded by sand."
Leslie's assignment was transportation. He drove a HET — a Heavy Equipment Transporter. These machines are huge; big enough to carry other enormous vehicles, such as tanks. Basically, says Leslie, he drove the tanks into place. "When they did raids on cities, we took the tanks to the outskirts of the city."
Leslie said he felt the reality of being in a war zone when his regiment crossed the border from Kuwait to Iraq. "There was a lot of gunfire and tanks shooting stuff up. Sometimes," he said, "Improvised Exploding Devices would go off. For instance, an old tank shell would be put in the road, and would be detonated from a distance with a cell phone."


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Hello. I'm new here and, well... trying to suck up to all of you so that you'll think reading my posts is a worthwhile endeavor.
To that end I wanted to post some things I know stuff about.
[B]Mortgage foreclosure[/B]. It's my trade. I can tell you everything [I]not[/I] to do with your house (financially speaking). If it's something I don't know, then I know who to ask. With all the foreclosures going on all over the country, I figure someone out there may find knowledge of the process useful. Maybe. Pretty much, any aspect of home ownership, I can help you out on, but my specialty is the dark side.
[B]Fencing[/B]. Did it in high school and still can recall a thing or two about it. Enough that if you wanted a character who's a fencer, I could help you fill in some blanks.
[B]Gaming[/B]. I'm a huge nerd and regularly attend two big nerd conventions (Origins and Gencon Indy). If you have a character in a story that's into D&D and are looking to give him a few choice lines about the game system, I'd be happy to help.
[B]Migraine headaches[/B]. Been having them every ten to thirty days since I was a teen ager. I'm 30 now. I've read up a lot on what happens inside my head when I'm having them and how to combat them.
I hope those help.


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TAMPA — Orthopedist James Andrews spoke to quarterback Robert Griffin III before the Washington Redskins' preseason finale here Thursday night.
Andrews, who performed surgery on Griffin's right knee in January to repair tears of the anterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments, is to re-examine Griffin's knee and decide whether to give final medical clearance for Griffin to start the Redskins' season opener Sept. 9 against the Philadelphia Eagles at FedEx Field.
Several Redskins players and others familiar with the situation said earlier this week they firmly believe that Griffin will receive such clearance from Andrews and start the opener. One person with knowledge of the matter said the team had come to regard Andrews's final clearance as a mere formality.
Andrews and other team doctors for the Redskins stood on the field at Raymond James Stadium as Griffin worked out for about a half-hour prior to the game. Other Redskins officials also watched Griffin's workout, after which Griffin and Andrews left the field together.
Andrews cleared Griffin to practice at the outset of training camp and re-examined Griffin's knee at the Redskins' second preseason game. Griffin said then that Andrews told him that his knee looked good and advised him to stay the course. Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan said at that time that he expected Andrews to clear Griffin to start the season if Griffin's knee didn't suffer a setback.
Griffin, last season's NFL offensive rookie of the year, is to sit out Thursday night's game against the Buccaneers. Shanahan eased Griffin back toward full-time duties during training camp and opted to withhold him from the entire four-game preseason.
Shanahan has said he believes that Griffin will be ready for the opener merely by participating in practices at full speed. Several Redskins players and others familiar with the situation said that Griffin took practically all the snaps in practices last week and this week and looked rather good doing so.
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Princeton University and the Royal College of Music, London, have initiated a unique collaboration by which exceptionally talented students may qualify for a five-year, double-degree program (Bachelor of Arts from Princeton and Master of Music from the Royal College of Music) that includes study in London for the fall term of the junior year.
Qualified students will be invited to audition in Princeton for the Royal College of Music in March their sophomore year. If accepted, a student will then be a full-time student at RCM for the following semester, taking full range of study offered there. Subject to results of an examination at the end of the term, the student may then be granted early admission to the RCM master's program after graduation from Princeton, possibly for completion in an accelerated 12-month program.
This program provides the opportunity for professional training within overall liberal arts framework, plus the experience of Princeton's Study Abroad Program in the world's most vibrant music capital. Musically gifted students who want a strong academic experience and who are undecided about whether or not to enter the professional music world will find this program particularly useful-some time spent at an internationally renowned conservatory can answer many questions about life as a professional musician.
Princeton and RCM share the same educational goals, approached from different directions:both institutions are vitally concerned with helping develop the "informed" performer, one who has multiple skills to navigate successfully the rapidly changing present-day international musical culture.
Currently celebrating its 125th anniversary, RCM trains gifted musicians from all over the world for international careers. Its professors are musicians worldwide reputations. Regular visiting performers include Bernard Haitink, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sir Roger Norrington, Barry Douglas, Peter Donohoe, and Sir Thomas Allen. RCM is located in the cultural heartland of London alongside the city's world-famous museums, next to Hyde Park and the Royal Albert Hall. For more information about RCM, visit www.rcm.ac.uk or read a profile of the program: London calling: Journeys of musical discovery
To apply for the program, students must be music majors or get permission from their department to study music for fall of their junior year. For more information, students may contact Michael Pratt.


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Equity and quality in top-performing schools
Using data from Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools, Education Week reports on methods which ensure that schools have high levels of both equity and quality. According to the data, the United States is at the bottom when it comes these two characteristics.
Here are the key strategies to fix it, according to Education Week:
Postpone tracking until upper secondary.
Students that show promise in math in seventh grade are often placed in algebra in eight grade, which then leads to higher level coursework in high school, meaning they are held to higher educational standards than the rest of the student body. By getting rid of tracking and expecting high standards from all students, and not just the ones that show high ability, lends itself to all students meeting those expectations. Education Week notes that in other countries with high equity and quality have the same curriculum for students in grades nine and ten.
Eliminate grade repetition
The article states, "The solution to eliminating grade repetition is not pushing students ahead who are not ready. It turns out to be making sure that all students are pursuing a demanding curriculum and all students are keeping up with that curriculum." This means that teachers are consistently assessing their students to make sure they understand the coursework. Using this method, teachers would be able to catch students who are falling behind more quickly and have one-on-one time with the student.
Make funding responsive to needs
As it is now in the U.S., schools in wealthy areas tend to get more funding. In top-performing countries, they make sure that most of their educational resources go to more difficult and low-come areas.
Manage school choice to avoid inequities
In top-performing countries, school choice is highly valued. These countries also take steps to make sure hat school choice is also fair, using strategies such as moving high performing principals and teachers to low-performing schools or limiting choice when it negatively impacts equity.
Design equivalent upper secondary pathways
According to the article, "The most successful nations design their upper secondary school programs so that all paths lead to jobs that can provide a good living and a rewarding career." This means ensuring that all students are enrolled in a rigorous curriculum and are college and career ready.
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The Vatican's highest doctrinal official has publicly argued against decentralization of the Catholic church's governance structures, seemingly in contrast to Pope Francis' repeated statements in favor of handing over formal authority for some matters from the Vatican to national bishops' conferences.
Archbishop Gerhard Müller, the head of the powerful Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, reportedly told the Italian newspaper Corriere della sera that while there must be a "practical balance" of authority between the Vatican and bishops around the world the Catholic church cannot be considered as a confederation of national churches.
"The Catholic Church is made up of local churches, but it is one," Müller told the Italian daily, according to a report by the German-language news service KathWeb. "There are no 'national' churches."
Likewise, Müller reportedly said that the heads of the world's individual bishops' conferences are "coordinators, not vice-popes." While the pope and individual bishops have been instituted as part of "divine law," bishops' conferences are human institutions.
Catholic bishops in many countries throughout the world have organized national conferences as institutions which allow them to tackle pastoral issues collectively, or maintain a coordinated presence in their respective nations.
The U.S. bishops' conference, first loosely organized during World War I, maintains its office in Washington. It has a number of secretariats, including those focused on pro-life advocacy, Catholic doctrine, and social justice concerns.
The authority of such conferences has been a point of some dispute. While Pope John Paul II's 1998 document Apostolos Suos claimed that such conferences do not have doctrinal authority unless they achieve a two-thirds majority of their members on a given issue and receive approval from the Vatican, Pope Francis has said their role has not been "sufficiently elaborated."
Quoting in his November apostolic exhortation "Evangelii Gaudium" from the Second Vatican Council document Lumen Gentium, Francis said national conferences "contribute in many and fruitful ways to the concrete realization of the collegial spirit" of the church.
"Yet this desire has not been fully realized, since a juridical status of episcopal conferences which would see them as subjects of specific attributions, including genuine doctrinal authority, has not yet been sufficiently elaborated," Francis wrote. "Excessive centralization, rather than proving helpful, complicates the Church's life and her missionary outreach."
Müller's statement regarding bishops' conferences is the last of several he has made in recent months tackling subjects Francis is known to be considering.
In October, the archbishop penned a 4,600 word article for the Vatican's semi-official newspaper reaffirming church teaching barring divorced and remarried Catholics from receiving communion after the pope mentioned he wanted to explore the issue.
That article seemed to take a different tack than the pope, who told reporters accompanying him on his plane back from Rio de Janeiro in July that church law governing marriage annulments also "has to be reviewed, because ecclesiastical tribunals are not sufficient for this."
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text: ×Close Product Image 1 of 3 I Love My Mom See all 3 images I Love My Mom By Anna Walker Illustrated by: Anna Walker For Ages: 2 - 6 Just in time for Mother's Day, Ollie celebrates all the things he loves about his mom. This sweet young book will be a hit with mothers and children of all ages. × Added to Cart List Price $9.99 Your Cart ( items) Cart total Continue Shopping CHECKOUT NOW Choose a format: Paper Over Board Format: Paper Over Board Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers | 32 pages | ISBN 9781416983187 | March 2010 | Grades P - 1 | Lexile ® AD310L Add to Cart Buy Simon & Schuster Add to Cart Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-a-Million IndieBound List Price $9.99 In Stock: Usually ships within 1 business day Browse Related Books Pre-Kindergarten | Kindergarten | 1st Grade Baby - Age 3 | Age 4 - 8 Lexile ® 291 - 390 Children's Fiction > Holidays & Festivals > GeneralChildren's Fiction > Social Situations > FriendshipChildren's Fiction > Animals > General Buy from another retailer Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-a-Million IndieBound Praise "The utter simplicity of the test suits this small celebration to the youngest listeners, but there is some sweet sophistication in the illustrations...An undemanding little gift book that speaks simply."--Kirkus Reviews SEE ALL PRAISE "The utter simplicity of the test suits this small celebration to the youngest listeners, but there is some sweet sophistication in the illustrations...An undemanding little gift book that speaks simply."--Kirkus Reviews "The size of the books and their contents make for cozy lap reading."--School Library Journal "Never saccharine, Walker's understated ink illustrations suggest a cozy and whimsical miniature world."--Publishers Weekly Get a FREE eBook when you join our mailing list. Plus, receive updates on new releases, recommended reads and more from Simon & Schuster. Email Address Free eBook available to NEW subscribers only. Offer redeemable at Simon & Schuster's ebook fulfillment partner.Offer expires in three months, unless otherwise indicated.See full terms and conditions and this month's choices. More Books from this Author I Love to Sing I Love to Sing By Anna WalkerBy Anna Walker I Love to Dance I Love to Dance By Anna WalkerBy Anna Walker I Love Vacations I Love Vacations By Anna WalkerBy Anna Walker I Love Birthdays I Love Birthdays By Anna WalkerBy Anna Walker See more by Anna Walker About the Author Photograph by Anna Walker Anna Walker Anna Walker, author and illustrator of the I Love series, lives in Melbourne, Victoria. She completed a degree in Graphic Design in 1994 before becoming a freelance illustrator. Anna's illustrations have enjoyed international success in a broad range of products, from greeting cards to Christmas decorations. Anna's work has gained recognition in regular exhibitions and a Melbourne Art Directors Club award for best illustration. Visit her at www.annawalker.com.au. BECOME A FAN BOOKS Related Websites Anna Walker author website www.annawalker.com.au.


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Young readers protest proposed Barnet library cuts on World Book Day
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YOUNG readers are staging a protest outside a library which they claim could be out of bounds if proposed changes to Barnet's library services go ahead.
The children dressed up as characters from the popular children's Dr Seuss books for their protest outside East Finchley Library today on World Book Day.
They will be gathering outside the library in East Finchley High Road to draw attention to their concerns.
Campaigner Emily Burnham, whose three children use the library said: "We are staging the protest ahead of the council's decision on the future of libraries on March 23.
She said parents were concerned that if proposals for "technology enabled opening" with reduced staffing got the go-ahead children would be excluded from using the libraries.
The library is currently staffed for 40 hours a week and under proposals which are being considered by the council this could be cut to 16 hours, with six hours when the library is staffed by volunteers. The library would open for a further 63 hours using the "technology enabled opening scheme."
Ms Burnham said the under 16s would not be allowed in libraries if they were unstaffed for security reasons.
She said: "The large majority of school children do use the library on their own. As they get older they have ownership of the library and the right to use it. It's a great space to learn to be independent."
She said the library was also well used by children doing school work and as a study space in the run up to exam times, but feared they would no longer be able to use it if there were no staff.
The save Barnet Libraries campaign is looking at potential discrimination issues depending on the council's decision on the future of libraries later this month.
In its consultation document issued last October the council said: "the technology allows customers to access the library when it is unstaffed, using their library card and a PIN number. Customers are also able to use the computers, the wireless internet service and to issue and return items during unstaffed hours."


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THE ministers who have backed Kevin Rudd in today's ballot say they are prepared to stay on the frontbench should Julia Gillard want them.
Apart from the senior minister Anthony Albanese, who is expected to keep all his duties, Ms Gillard was tight-lipped on the future of the other four, all of whom have said Kevin Rudd is Labor's best hope of winning the next election.
While she is not expected to announce any decisions until after today's leadership ballot, she will definitely need a new minister for foreign affairs because Kevin Rudd will stay on the backbench.
Sources say the position will be filled by either the Trade Minister, Craig Emerson, or the Defence Minister, Stephen Smith. Mr Smith held the job when Mr Rudd was prime minister but stepped aside to accommodate Mr Rudd after he was deposed.
Ms Gillard is expected to win today's leadership ballot emphatically. At the latest count last night, she had 69 votes and Mr Rudd 29. Another five were undeclared or undecided. In the bitter run-up to the ballot, five of the 30 ministers, including four within cabinet, backed Mr Rudd, saying he was Labor's best hope of winning the next election.
The most senior of the defectors, Mr Albanese, backed Mr Rudd on Saturday.
He was always unhappy with the coup to replace Mr Rudd in June 2010 and last week balloted members in his inner-west Sydney seat of Grayndler. They were overwhelmingly in favour of switching to Mr Rudd.
Mr Albanese holds the Infrastructure and Transport portfolios and is the government leader in the House. He offered to resign all positions but Ms Gillard rejected his resignation, meaning he will stay.
More unclear are the futures of the other four - the Immigration Minister, Chris Bowen, the Housing Minister, Robert McClelland, the Resources Minister, Martin Ferguson, and the Manufacturing Minister, Kim Carr.
Senator Carr is perceived to be the most vulnerable. In the pre-Christmas reshuffle, Ms Gillard tried to oust him from the ministry altogether but he hung on to secure an outer ministry portfolio. Senator Carr told the Herald yesterday he would like to stay.
''I'm no dummy-spitter,'' he said. ''But the call is entirely hers.''
Mr Ferguson is another believed to be at risk. Asked if he could serve under Ms Gillard, he said: ''I will always serve the Labor Party''.
Mr Ferguson was furious at the bad-mouthing of Mr Rudd by Gillard supporters and suggested his was the lesser offence.
''People ought to look at themselves as a result of how some presented themselves over the last week,'' he said. ''It's been a disgrace. Our collective responsibility is to pull together and move on.''
Mr Bowen repeated yesterday that he would vote for Mr Rudd because ''he represents the best chance for a Labor victory at the next election''.
However, while Mr Rudd has declared Labor would lose under Ms Gillard, Mr Bowen said it still had a chance because ''every election is winnable''.
Mr Bowen, who had been tipped to be treasurer under Mr Rudd, said he wanted to stay in cabinet under Ms Gillard but, ultimately, that was up to her.
Mr McClelland was demoted from attorney-general at the pre-Christmas reshuffle but managed to stay in cabinet. He said he wanted to stay in cabinet ''but it's very much the call of the leader''.
Ms Gillard has been stressing the need for unity after today's ballot and people on both sides believe a gesture towards the Rudd backers would not go astray.
The big losers are Mr Rudd's staff, many of whom would find themselves without a job.
While most policy advisers will be absorbed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the political staff face uncertain futures.


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Tilbury House Publishers (2011)
Sheila thinks her neighbors are weird. They hang their laundry outside to dry and ride bikes to the library instead of driving. They even use a push lawn mower rather than a gas one. But their homemade soup tastes great, and she loves picking tomatoes from their garden. What gives? Are they really weird, or do they have some good ideas? 32 pp.
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The Many Moods of Chris Pine
Attention, Trekkies!
Current Captain Kirk and rumored Audrina Patridge love interest Chris Pine has been captured by the masterful lens of celebrity photographer Cliff Watts.
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- Price: $1,121 with GT 555; $1,022 with GT 540M
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- Crossing the Sandy Bridge: With Digital Storm aiming to offer hybrid performance and mobility, the obvious choice is to build around Intel's Sandy Bridge platform, and the Core i7 2630QM processor is no slouch. Each of its four cores race along at 2GHz, and up to 2.9GHz in Turbo mode, while coming equipped with 6MB of cache. We also dig the decision to pair this processor with 6GB of fast DDR3-1333 RAM.
- High Resolution: You typically only find higher end notebooks in the 15-inch category supporting a Full HD resolution, and the xm15 is one of them (1920x1080). This means you can watch 1080p videos on Digital Storm's laptop, and though ours didn't ship with a Blu-ray drive, you can configure a Blu-ray reader for an additional $114, or Blu-ray writer for $179. The 1080p display also means greater pixel density in games that the xm15 is able to run at that resolution.
- USB 3.0 Ports: Who wants to plop a grand on a notebook with last generation technology? Not us, and we're willing to bet you don't either. The xm15 includes two USB 3.0 ports for fast transfers, as well as two additional USB 2.0 ports for four USB ports in all. You'll also find an eSATA port, HDMI output, and a VGA connector.
- Sleek Aesthetics: The xm15 is a head-turner, and not in an obnoxious way. The glossy lid sports a patterned design with Digital Storm's raised logo in the middle, and when you flip it open, you'll find a brushed black aluminum wrist rest flanking the multi-touch touchpad.
- No Bloatware!: Digital Storm scores major brownie points for not shoveling a ton of potentially performance crippling crapware into the xm15. In fact, we didn't find any. There wasn't so much as a toolbar installed, let alone piles of trialware and hyperlinked icons that often accompany bulk OEM machines. Not only does this ensure that unnecessary programs aren't bogging your new system down from the moment you hit the power button, but it also means you don't have to spend any time cleaning up your machine. Just fire it up and you're ready to go.
What We Didn't Like
- Ho-hum Game Performance: The model Digital Storm shipped us came with an Nvidia GeForce GT 540M GPU with 96 CUDA cores and 1GB of memory on a 128-bit bus. It supports the latest goodies, like DirectX 11 and Shader 5.0, but don't expect to scorch through the latest titles. In order to get playable framerates in the latest games, and even some older titles like Far Cry 2, you'll need to dial down the eye candy. Digital Storm is now offering the GT 555M as a standard part, but there are two versions of this GPU, one of which is essentially a faster clocked GT 540M, while the other adds considerably more CUDA cores (144 total) and runs on up to a 192-bit memory bus. Based on price and the lack of clarification on Digital Storm's website, we suspect the boutique builder is using the slower of the two.
- Comparatively Slow Storage: It's hard to get excited about a 500GB hard drive, even one that spins at 7200RPM, when all it comes with is 16MB of cache. Digital Storm offers plenty of other storage options, and we recommend going with one. For example, you can upgrade to a 500GB Solid State Hybrid drive for $64, or go all-in with a dedicated SSD, if your budget allows.
- Average Viewing Angle: You don't have to maintain a direct line of sight with the center of the display, but if you go too far off course, the screen quickly degrades, particularly the black levels.
- Weak Bass: You're not going to do Lil' Wayne any justice with the xm15's speakers, or Eazy-E if you prefer to kick it old school. Either way, the hard hitting bass just isn't there. The speakers themselves aren't bad, but the lack of bass also means explosions and other in-game effects will lack the same kind of punch as your desktop speakers.
Our Verdict:
Digital Storm attempts to offer the best of both worlds - performance and mobility - with its xm15 laptop line, and to a certain extent, the system builder succeeds. Armed with a quad-core processor and 6GB of fast DDR3 memory, the xm15 performed well in our benchmarks, and it helps that there's not a single piece of performance hampering bloatware on the xm15. Where the xm15 falters is in game performance, at least that's the case if you're hoping to run the latest titles at a high resolution with the settings cranked up. If you're willing to dial things down, the xm15 manages playable framerates.
The other weak spot, as configured, is the hard drive. Without a solid state drive, or even a hybrid HDD/SSD, the xm15 isn't as fast as it could be, though again, this is a customizable machine and not a one-size-fits-all model.
Digital Storm's xm15 isn't the fastest laptop we've ever tested, nor will it have DX11 games shaking in their level 12 boots. But it is well constructed, sleek, and portable, both in terms of size (it measures less than 1.5 inches) and exceptional battery life (Nvidia Optimus-enabled). Just be sure to spend a little time on the configuration page before adding it to your cart.
Our Score: 4 out of 5
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On behalf of over 600 members from all six New England states, NEBA plans to: educate policy makers, the media, and the public about the biotech industry; promote public policies that foster innovation; encourage economic development in the biotech sector; and advocate continued patient access to life-saving and life-improving breakthrough biotechnology medicines.
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The CBC will make sharp cuts, eliminating 650 jobs, among other measures, to make up for what amounts to a $200-million shortfall over the next three years.
"As I said to our employees today, we can't get lost in this bad news. We've been handed a number. It's going to mean a very different broadcaster," said Hubert Lacroix, the CBC's president and chief executive officer.
That bad news – the $115-million reduction in funding over three years announced by the federal government in its recent budget – comes as the CBC is also trying to better service regions across Canada with expanded broadcasting signals, local news and more of a local Web presence.
These costs along with the government's cut add up to roughly $200-million, meaning that the broadcaster had to find major reductions in its operations. The CBC will also be forced to slow its move into local markets and further streamline its news operations, where some of the job cuts may be felt hardest.
"Mostly, our members work in news. It's what the CBC does most of with the staff it has. So it's going to have an impact, but we're expecting more details on that stuff in the days to come," said Marc-Philippe Laurin, president of the CBC/Radio Canada branch of the Canadian Media Guild, representing most CBC employees outside Quebec.
The brunt of the loss will be in Toronto, Montreal and Halifax, and Halifax operations will move to a new building without a full television studio. In total, 475 jobs will be eliminated this year, with further jobs lost over three years. Employees will begin receiving layoff notices by the end of April, and all staff cuts for this year take place by late July, the CBC said. Lacroix said there will be an additional one-time cost of $25-million in severance pay due to the layoffs.
The public broadcaster is also shutting down its expensive analogue transmission service faster than planned, eliminating the shortwave and satellite transmissions of its Radio Canada International service, and selling and leasing out more of its office space.
The CBC will be broadcasting fewer original TV dramas and comedies and running more repeat programming, as well as reducing the amount of radio productions and putting ads on its previously commercial-free Radio Two and Espace Musique networks.
"With the budget reductions, there was no way to reach that target by just efficiencies. So, unfortunately, programming will be affected in English services to the amount of about $43-million," said Kirstine Stewart, executive vice-president who runs all of the CBC's English side.
"That invariably affects the amount of programming we can commission on television for prime time. It will increase the repeats we have on prime time. And it will to a lesser extent affect some radio programming. But television is definitely taking the brunt of this cut," she said.
The choices of which shows to be hit will be finalized by the end of April. Stewart indicated that the shows that have become institutions on the CBC, such as The Current on Radio One or the fifth estate on CBC-TV, for instance, have a better chance of remaining on the air.
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Angelina Jolie's brood terrorizes hotel
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt had to leave the BAFTAs early Sunday night after their children were running wild in the hallways of the Dorchester Hotel in London. The Sun reports:
They told Maddox, seven, Pax, five, Zahara, three, and two-year-old Shiloh they could play outside their suite under supervision from their nanny.
But one fed-up guest, who asked not to be named, moaned: "They were running up and down the hallway for over an hour.
"Their nanny tried to quieten them down and move them out the way when people came through. But she had her hands full with the four of them."
So, wait, Brad and Angelina told their kids they could run around the hallway of their hotel and left one nanny to supervise them? Somebody's getting tired of having a houseful of kids. But next time, maybe put a sign on their backs that reads "Kidnap me. My parents are rich." Or let them hang out around Madonna's house. Either one.


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Rabbis Andy Bachman and Daniel Brenner are conducting a lively debate on the JTA Web site over whether Birthright Israel should be sharing its alumni list.
Bachman, a longtime leader in Jewish outreach and the religious leader of Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn, kicked things off with a piece (click here to read the full version) saying that Birthright should share the list if it wants to help boost participants' invovlement in Jewish life upon their return from Israel:
… During the early days of Birthright planning, I was invited to a focus group with other Jewish leaders that included brainstorming on what to do once program participants returned home. Several of us made it abundantly clear that we needed access to the names of participants. Birthright officials made it clear that this would not be possible. At the time it was stated that this valuable list of Birthright alumni would be used for fund raising to help support and sustain the program — a rather counter-intuitive pursuit for engaging the young and disconnected, and one that only now, eight years later, is being launched in a serious way.
In my capacity as director of the Bronfman Center at NYU; as founder of Brooklyn Jews, considered one of the many success stories of local Jewish community organizers; and now as the rabbi of one of New York City's fastest growing, multi-generational synagogue communities, my experience has been that Birthright has no desire to share the names of trip participants who live in and around Brooklyn.
The troubling implication is that Birthright is not interested in establishing partnerships with an array of great new grass-roots Jewish initiatives that have a proven track record at engaging young people — the clear, stated and laudable goal of sending them to Israel in the first place.
In cities such as Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Boston, Washington and New York — just to name a few — thousands of young Jews are not only being reached but being developed as integral players in the revitalization of American Jewish life (also one of Birthright's professed goals).
So here's my simple request to my friends at Birthright: Release those lists to the field and let those who are skilled in the art of reaching Jews where they're at do the work we love to do. We are all partners in this endeavor of sustaining and revitalizing Jewish life.
Brenner, the executive director of Birthright Israel Next, responded with his own piece, in which he painted the nightmare scenario of Birthright alumni being hounded by a tidal wave of promotional material from synagogues and organizations:
Before I respond, though, I'd like to reflect on a topic on which few rabbis sermonize: data asset management. You might be thinking, What does data asset management have to do with Jewish education? Here is a story that hints at the connection.
Meredith Druss, a young Birthright Israel alumna, just started working with me in our New York office. After graduating high school in Plantation, Fla., and going to college at Dartmouth in New Hampshire, she joined a few friends and got a place in Manhattan. Is she on the Birthright Israel master list? Of course, and I can see that she went on a trip run by her Hillel. But on the list, she lives in Florida and goes to school in New Hampshire. Her e-mail on the list, which ends in ".edu", is no longer her e-mail address. Her address and phone number have changed. In fact, the only thing the same is her name — and that too might change if her dating life heats up.
If Bachman had his way, I would send her name to the rabbis and other Jewish organizational leaders in South Florida. Now what would her reaction be if she opened her inbox and found e-mails from 25 Jewish organizations in the area? Would it take more than a minute before she cursed the day she gave her e-mail address to a Jewish organization? Now, what if we updated her information and she began to receive several hundred notices from organizations in New York?
You can see easily why this would be a communications disaster — and how easily we would lose the trust of young adults.
From there, Brenner insists that "sending out e-mails or e-newsletters or even funny viral videos will never be a replacement for building local connections," and warns that "If you begin to seem like a noodge, always poking your message into people's Blackberry or iPhones, or wherever, they'll begin to block you out."
All that said, Brenner adds, Birthright Israel NEXT is forging partnerships — and even sharing lists with federations and Hillels.In the last year, Birthright Israel NEXT partnered on Jewish education with cutting-edge organizations including Hazon, JDub, the National Yiddish Book Center, Nextbook, Limmud, Reboot, Moishe House, PLP and — here's the shocker — we even partnered with some forward-thinking synagogues:
So what should rabbis or leaders of upstart Jewish organizations do?
First off, reach out to Birthright Israel NEXT and let us know what you are doing and how it is attracting Birthright Israel alumni. In addition, speak to the young adults in your sphere and find out who went on a Birthright Israel trip. Ask them to reach out to their friends from the trip. Pretty soon you will find that you have tapped into a group of people hungry for relevant Jewish engagement….
In case you are wondering who actually has the "Birthright List," Taglit-Birthright Israel shares the trip registration information with Birthright Israel NEXT, our funding partners in the Jewish federation system and our campus partners at Hillel. Access to names on lists are, and always will be, the focus of organizational bickering. But arguing about lists never will be a replacement for the genuine, one-on-one engagement that Birthright Israel trip participants need to find a place in the Jewish community.
Bachman responded with this comment to Brenner's piece:
Thanks for your thoughtful response, Daniel.
I'd like to be clear about a couple points:
1. I don't have a Bachman Plan. I'm suggesting that the conversation about lists be opened up. I get that your organization doesn't want to bombard returnees with lots of email. Surely there are ways to offer reasonable access that your data management experts can come up with.
2. There are more ways to meet participants other than going to your staged events. I have met several birthright participants at several events that we host in our synagogue; at Brooklyn Jews events, services and classes; as babysitters for our kids; at the Park Slope Food Co-Op; I even met one recently in line at the concessions at Citi Field. In other words, if you're an aware and actively engaged Jewish professional, you can have these types of encounters anywhere, organically, in life.
3. I'm not sure your research on synagogue professionals dedicated to serving young adults is correct. I can think of many more than one synagogue (heck, if you include our shul, that's a 100% increase according to our Data Management Experts!)
So how's this for a start: invite several "cutting edge" synagogue rabbis to a meeting and let's figure out ways to engage young adults living in places where the synagogue has a real chance of engaging them. That is something, to the best of my knowledge, birthright has never done.
And Brenner returned the favor:
1. Sorry if I made you sound like General Marshall.
OK, so we are working on the "2.0" elements of our web—but the digital neighborhood most of our alumni live in is Facebook — so peer-to-peer is the way to go on this one. Check out Oy Bay! in San Francisco — great example of a community wide blog run by young adults. Anyone can start this sort of thing.
2. I agree and we are doing alot more than staged events. In DC we have a "Shabbat Hoppin'" program which picks a new shul each month and people meet up, check it out and then go out for dinner. We are trying our best to educate our alumni about programs in the U.S., in Israel, and beyond with all of our monthly newsletters. Just last month with listed all the community seders that alumni could go to, for example.
one other comment — az, nu? if it is organic then why shry about the list?
3. The good people over at Synagogue 3000 arranged for just such a meeting last year and I met dynamic rabbis from Boston and Seattle and other places. This was very helpful for me and I then asked my folks in those cities to connect with them. Last month I did a similar gig in NJ with about fifty rabbis. That's how this stuff works, I try to make shidduchs….
anyways, thanks for cracking open the conversation.


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'Even though it's over a decade since
Care of the Soul was published, hardly a week goes by that someone
doesn't contact Thomas to tell him how much they gained
from his chapter on the gifts of depression, so he decided to
expand on it. 'There's plenty of books out there
on depression. I wanted to get away from clinical ideas, and
write something more classic, more spiritual. Pain is part of
life. When we avoid pain, we avoid living.'
'Dark nights of the soul shock you back into life and
give you the edge you need to do good work. Often it is not until
we are ill that the soul comes out of hiding. The soul by nature
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Slow-moving or stopped-up drains are common in bathroom sinks, but luckily the fix is usually simple and takes only about 15 minutes. The problem is caused by hair and gummy soap scum that get caught on the stopper or pivot rod and clogs the drain.
To get at the clog, try lifting out the stopper (Photo 1). Sometimes it'll come right out. If it doesn't lift out, it's held in by the pivot rod. Release the stopper by removing the pivot rod nut and pulling out the pivot rod (Photo 3). If you can't loosen the nut by hand, use pliers. With the pivot rod pulled out, you'll be able to lift out the stopper. Then to get the clog out, bend a wire in a tight hook (a light-duty clothes hanger or short length of electrical wire will do) and fish out the hair (Photo 2). If you didn't have to remove the pivot rod to remove the stopper, you can just drop the stopper back down into the drain. If you removed the pivot rod, first drop the stopper into the drain. Then line up the pivot rod with the slot in the stopper and reinsert it. Finally, hand-tighten the pivot rod nut.
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The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 15.1530 Monday, 16 August 2004
Date: Saturday, 14 Aug 2004 19:47:34 -0400
Subject: Booth Variations Play
Family Affair, Notorious and Historic
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The dialogue - between master and apprentice, genius and imitator - is
as old as art itself. But for a few exciting moments this eternal
conversation feels brand new in "The Booth Variations," the seriously
ambitious mixed-media work that opened last night at the 59E59 theater
The participants in this exchange are two 19th-century Shakespearean
actors, Junius Booth and his son Edwin, and they are both portrayed by
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Firefighters dealt with two minor fires during the past few days with no injuries, according to Sheridan Fire-Rescue. A grass fire burned 400 feet below Mavrakis Pond last Wednesday, and a fire destroyed a motor home on KROE Lane on Sunday.
(Pictures 1 & 2)SFR believes the fire started Sunday morning when the motor home was in the process of being scrapped, and a cutting torch was being used to remove parts. The fire occurred on property managed by Sheridan resident Rick Rowland.
(Third picture) Excessive now-dry growth from last year's wet spring combined with gusty spring winds accelerated the grass fire below Mavarakis Pond on Wednesday, March 21. SFR believes it was caused by kids playing with matches or smoking materials.
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Three people were arrested as they left a midtown home they had just burglarized, Tucson police said Tuesday.
The three are believed to have been responsible for at least three other burglaries, police said.
Merced V. Lopez, 30, Heather Lopez, 32, and Christopher Guzman, 26, are each facing one count of burglary. Other charges are pending, according to a news release from Tucson police.
Tucson police said on March 5 a homeowner in the 5600 block of North Wilshire Drive, near East Broadway and South Craycroft Road, reported he returned home and saw a man carrying items from his house into a waiting pickup truck. The burglars drove away but the homeowner was able to get the truck's license plate number.
On March 13, detectives were following up the case and went to a home in the 6900 block of East Kingston Drive, near Broadway and North Kolb Road, police said.
Detectives located the pickup truck from the March 5 incident and detained its three occupants. Detectives learned the three had just burglarized the home they were seen leaving, police said.
Detectives obtained a search warrant for the residence of the three arrested in the 1100 block of South Duquesne, near East 22nd Street and South Wilmot Road, and found property from two other burglaries, including items stolen from a neighbor's home Jan. 28 and items stolen from a home in the 1800 block of Augusta Circle on March. 4, police said.