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Harvard professor Michael Sandel has an idea that would revolutionize political discourse – and it's not to eliminate cable news.
It is popular to point at the drama on cable news and decry the "state of political discourse." However, most of the time, people are distracted by the glitz and loudness of cable news and therefore miss its biggest problem. The problem of cable news, and the problem of political discourse, is that it fails to discuss the right questions.
Sandel believes that underneath our most contentious political issues are big questions of moral philosophy, big questions of justice. That doesn't sound like too contentious a claim, except it confronts directly deep assumptions about the place of moral presuppositions in the public square. Take the recent trial over California's proposition 8.
I their formal arguments against proposition 8, a proposition which upholds the precedent of state-recognized marriage as being between one man and one woman, opponents attempted to link the proposition to Evangelical Christian moral belief about marriage. Their objective was to associate the passage of the law with influence from improper, private morality. Consider the following passages from the closing arguments between the Court and Mr. Olson, attorney for the anti-proposition 8 plaintiffs (emphasis mine):
THE COURT: Do I have to find that it is a discriminatory motive on the part of the voters; that this is an effort to establish some private morality through the initiative process?
MR. OLSON: Well, the Lawrence case talks about the private morality and that — as an improper basis. Is it discriminatory? It has to be found that it's discriminatory. It says —
THE COURT: Unlawfully discriminatory.
MR. OLSON: Pardon me?
THE COURT: Unlawfully discriminatory. Many discriminations are perfectly lawful and perfectly constitutional.
Mr. Olson here argues that private morality is an improper basis for making law, per his reading of Lawrence v. Texas, and that it has to be found that the law is discriminatory. The judge must then step in and assert that discrimination is not the problem, unlawful discrimination is the problem. If one function of public political debate is to shape the opinions of lawmakers and thus the law itself, then Mr. Olson would have us set aside our private morality and the discriminations that come with it.
All law is inescapably shaped by moral prescriptions and presuppositions. Consider the judges rejoinder to Mr. Olson: discrimination is perfectly lawful and perfectly constitutional. Upon what are these discriminations based? Moral assumptions.
Now consider the next portion of Mr. Olson's argument on this matter (emphasis mine):
MR. OLSON: That's right. And I'm saying that and I'm saying that it is, irrespective of the motive of a particular person in the voting booth. Nice people voted for Proposition 8 and people that didn't have nice motives voted in favor of Proposition 8. We heard all kinds of evidence during the course of the trial of some awful stuff that was being told to people about gay people. But I submit and I'm willing to acknowledge that. I mean, there's plenty of good Californians that voted for Proposition 8 because they are uncomfortable with gay people. They are uncomfortable with gay people entering into marriage, and they are uncomfortable with the very idea that gay people are just like us.
They didn't hear, and too bad they couldn't have seen the evidence in this trial of what the psychologists said and the sociologists said and the psychiatrists said about this is a characteristic between individuals that is normal, and it's acceptable, and it's not someone who is engaged in bad conduct.
Now, you can have a religious view that this is not acceptable. You can have a religious view — it was true in the Loving case. The argument was made that it's God's will that people of different races not be married. It's in the briefs and it was in the testimony in this trial; that people honestly felt that it was wrong to mix the races; that it would dilute the value of the race and do all of these terrible things.
People honestly felt that way, but they were — they were permitted under the Constitution to think that, but they are not permitted under the Constitution to put that law — that view into the law and to put that view into the Constitution of their state in order to discriminate against individuals.
Mr. Olson is strategically equating discrimination against same-sex marriage to discrimination against interracial marriage. It's a compelling appeal, but notice that he believes the reason anti-interracial marriage laws were unconstitutional was because they originated from private moral belief – in this case, religious belief. He argues, one is not permitted under the Constitution to put that law – that view into the law and to put that view into the Constitution of their state in order to discriminate against individuals.
Mr. Olson says nothing about the essence of marriage itself. He avoids the big questions of moral philosophy to which Sandel's TED talk points us. Were the conversation about the moral philosophy of marriage, proponents of proposition 8 could easily argue in favor of interracial marriage and against same-sex marriage while upholding a consistent moral philosophy of marriage. However, Mr. Olson refuses to go there. Instead he concludes with an emotional appeal (emphasis mine):
MR. OLSON: I think, your Honor, that this law is discriminatory.
The evidence is overwhelming that it imposes great social harm on individuals who are our equals. They are members of our society. They pay their taxes. They want to form a household. They want to raise their children in happiness and in the same way that their neighbors do. We are imposing great damage on them by the institution of the State of California saying they are different and they cannot have the happiness, they cannot have the privacy, they cannot have the liberty, they cannot have the intimate association in the context of a marriage that the rest of our citizens do. We have demonstrated during this trial that that causes grave and permanent, irreparable and totally unnecessary harm, because we are withholding from them a part of the institution of marriage that we hold — one of the language of one of those Supreme Court decisions is on the point — intimacy to the point of being sacred; that right of marriage in the context of the intimate relationship. We are withheld holding that from them, hurting them and we are doing no good. If we had a reason, a really good reason for inflicting all of that harm, that might be another matter, but there is no reason that I heard.
Sandel sums up Mr. Olson's perspective as such: "If we engage in moral questions, that's a recipe for intolerance." The assumption is that intolerance is bad.
For Christians, the most frustrating part of the same-sex marriage debate and political discourse in general, is the rejection of private moral belief from public conversation. This reduces the debate to inhumane comparisons of data, sociological studies, and psychological guessing games. It becomes a farce, an appeal to a common sense of humanity that we are all afraid to examine.
Sandel concluded his talk with this point, a perfect conclusion to this essay: "However, a better way to mutual respect is to engage directly with the moral convictions that citizens bring to public life rather than to require that citizens leave their moral convictions outside the public square." '


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Lake Powell, Utah and Arizona, United States
Lake Powell is a man-made reservoir on the Colorado river. Located in the United States between Utah and Arizona, Lake Powell is surrounded by magnificent Navajo sandstone canyon walls in bright oranges, reds, and whites. These striking colors contrast beautifully with Lake Powell's blue-green waters. Lake Powell is a sprawling, winding lake, and is the second largest man-made lake in the United States. The lake was made when Glen Canyon Dam was constructed in the early 1960s, flooding Glen Canyon. The lake, along with Horseshoe Bend and the notable Rainbow Bridge National Monument rock formation, is now part of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Visitors to the lake can tour its waters via boat rental or guided tour. Tour operators and lodging can be found in the nearby town of Page in Arizona.
Horseshoe Bend, Colorado River, Arizona, USA
Horseshoe Bend is a picturesque horseshoe-shaped turn in the Colorado River, just South of the town of Page, Arizona. Visitors can reach Horseshoe Bend by taking a short 1/2 mile (0.8 kilometers) hike off US Route 89 to an overlook 1,000 feet (405 meters) above the river. Horseshoe Bend is part of Glen Canyon, which was carved by the Colorado River over a period of 5 million years. Glen Canyon is also home to the beautiful Lake Powell. Horseshoe Bend is popular with photographers and tourists who seek the beautiful canyon scenery.
Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
The Grand Canyon is a spectacular destination beyond compare. Located within Grand Canyon National Park in the state of Arizona in the United States, the Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, 18 miles (29 km) wide, and over 6,000 feet (1,800 meters) deep. This UNESCO World Heritage Site and Wonder of the Natural World was carved by the Colorado River over an estimated 17 million years. Now, it tells two billion years of geological history through the layers exposed on its walls. Visitors to the Grand Canyon can enjoy the view from a popular viewpoint on the South Rim. Rafting the Colorado River, or descending the walls of the canyon by hiking or horseback-riding are also popular activities. Helicopter tours of the Grand Canyon are also available for tourist willing to splurge. The closest international airports to the Grand Canyon are in Las Vegas, Nevada; and Phoenix, Arizona. From there, visitors can reach the park by car.
Monument Valley, Arizona and Utah, USA
Monument Valley is a an area know for its impressively formed sandstone buttes. The region is part of the Colorado Plateau, located in the Navajo Nation on the border between the states of Arizona and Utah in the American Southwest. Encompassing much of the area surrounding Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Monument Valley is an important part of Native American heritage. For a $5 fee, visitors to Monument Valley can take a 2-3 hour scenic drive over a 17 mile (27 km) dirt road, which is open from 6:00am-8:30pm from May to September, and 8:00am-4:30pm from October to April. Other visitors may chose to enjoy a multi-hour or overnight horseback ride to some of the more spectacular views and sites. If you're interested in a unique view of Monument Valley you can even take a hot air balloon ride over the area. Visitors who are arriving via car can only access the park via Highway 163. There are two hotels near Monument Valley, and the nearest town of Kayenta, Arizona, is about 20 miles (32 km) away. Monument Valley is part of a greater network of attractions called the Grand Circle which also includes Grand Canyon National Park, Mesa Verde National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Zion Canyon National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, and Arches National Park.
Anasazi Ruins, USA
The Anasazi Pueblo People were an ancient culture of Native Americans who were believed to have lived as long ago as the 12 century BCE. These ancient peoples are known for the impressive pueblo homes, made of mud, stone, or carved into canyon walls, which are today called the Anasazi Ruins. These ruins can be found at many sites in the American Southwest, including Mesa Verde National Park, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Dark Canyon Wilderness, and other sites predominately located in the states of Colorado, Arizona, and Utah. All of these ruins are sacred places and should be treated with respect when visited.
The Wave, Coyote Buttes, Arizona, USA
In Arizona, near the border with Utah, in the United States, you can find a stunning sandstone rock formation called The Wave. The Wave is on the slopes of the Coyote Buttes, which are in turn located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, on the Colorado Plateau. This formation is actually sand dunes calcified in vertical and horizontal layers, and the fascinating color bands are iron oxides, hematite, and goethite. The Jurassic-age Navajo sandstone making up The Wave is estimated to be 190 million years old. Getting to The Wave requires a moderately difficult 3 mile hike from the Wire Pass Trailhead. Due to the delicate nature of this formation, visitors must arrange a day permit in advance and pay a $7 fee per person. Only 20 of the highly sought-after permits are issued for each day. More info on permits can be found on the Bureau of Land Management website. Camping is not allowed in the permit area, and the closest accommodation can be found in the small towns of Kanab, Utah and Page, Arizona.
Havasu Falls, Arizona, USA
On the Havasupai Indian Reservation within Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona you will find the gorgeous Havasu Falls. The picture perfect falls features a blue-green pool below which is excellent for swimming. Havasu Falls is fairly difficult to reach by foot, requiring a drive to Hualapai Hilltop and then a 16 km (10 mile) hike to the Falls via the tiny village of Supai which is 3 km (2 miles) from the falls. For those not up to the long hike, a helicopter ride to Supai can be had, followed up by a horseback ride to the falls. Visitors can camp near the falls, and the village of Supai has one lodge and one cafe. Otherwise the best options for accommodation can be found 177 km (110 miles) away in the town of Seligman. The area also features four other waterfalls: Navajo Falls, Supai Falls, Mooney Falls, and Beaver Falls.

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The majority of school districts, though, expressed optimism in their Dec. 15 filing, with at least 17 saying they anticipated being able to stay in the black through June 2013.
The initial budget filings indicate that O.C. districts are feeling about the same about their financial footing as they did at this time last year, when nine districts indicated they may not achieve balanced budgets.
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Even so, this rug of relative stability is expected to be pulled out from under school districts' feet next month, when Gov.-elect Jerry Brown releases his proposed state budget that is likely to call for massive cuts to K-12 schools, said Orange County schools Superintendent Bill Habermehl.
"I hope that doesn't happen, but from what the governor says, if he's going to really fix this budget, and not borrow money and not increase taxes, it is not going to be pretty," Habermehl said.
"What scares me is we're looking to elimination of a lot of programs – athletics, co-curricular programs, simply because schools won't have the money to do them," Habermehl added. "I know parents and the community would be outraged and I hope they are, but we're in a deep hole."
The governor-elect won't release details of his state budget plan until Jan. 10, but he warned education leaders Tuesday at a UCLA conference to "fasten your seat belts; it's going to be a rough ride," according to news reports.
At that conference, Brown and state Treasurer Bill Lockyer hinted they would be seeking across-the-board cuts of 20 to 25 percent.
With class sizes in Orange County already hitting their legal maximums, and student programs and services already pared to the bone, the only place to come up with that level of savings will be through mass layoffs and/or a radically altered school calendar, Habermehl said.
Habermehl predicted that local districts would need to dramatically shorten the school year, shaving off days or even weeks from the current, annual 175-day minimum.
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Braking the Mold: Clay Williams Embarks on his Fourth BRAKING AIDS™ Ride
The BRAKING AIDS™ Ride brings together advocates, allies, and people living with HIV/AIDS to channel their power into a civil rights march on two wheels.
That synergy caught Clay Williams' eye. Clay, who is turning 50 this year, was diagnosed with HIV in 1991, and he never thought that he would live to see this milestone, let alone participate on a 285 mile-ride from Boston to New York. But Clay is an astoundingly resolute man, and after his health improved, he signed up for the Ride in 2009 and never looked back, only taking a break in 2012 to get married to his devoted husband, the poet David Groff.
This year, Clay's fundraising goal is $25,000—$500 for each year he's been alive. I had a chance to talk to Clay about his passion for the Ride and HIV/AIDS advocacy, and most importantly, how life continues to inspire him.
Sunny Bjerk: Why don't we begin with where you're from and how you first heard about Housing Works?
Clay Williams: I grew up in Farwell, Texas, a town of 1,200 people right on the New Mexico border. My house was four blocks from the state line, which is the geographical transition point from the Central to the Mountain time zone. Although I didn't realize it at the time, I had a very unusual childhood. I wasn't a typical small town boy, as I was more interested in science and style (what a combo!) than football. In high school, I used to sit in my room listening to Blondie albums and looking at ads for New York City establishments in the back of Interview magazine.
I tested positive for HIV in 1991 during grad school and I moved to New York in 1994. Shortly after moving, I began exploring the various agencies providing services for people living with HIV/AIDS. It was then that I learned about Housing Works and the essential work that they do. I also discovered the Thrift Shops, and became both a regular donor and shopper.
SB: I understand that your husband is quite the poet, and titled his first collection of poems Clay. Can you tell us a little bit about the collection?
CW: My husband is poet David Groff, and the book is actually his second published collection. His first was called Theory of Devolution, which was selected by Mark Doty as a winner in the 2001 National Poetry Series. His second, Clay, was chosen by Michael Waters as winner of the 2012 Louise Bogan Award and was published by Trio House Press.
When David told me he was going to name the book Clay, I was blown away. HIV/AIDS is a primary theme in the collection, and it explores living, loss, and survival in the midst of the epidemic, and this occurs in a broad matrix of subjects including mortality, sexuality, friendship, and nature. And love—let's not forget love! The book ends with a poem in the tradition of the epithalamion, which is a wedding poem meant to be sung to the bride and groom. David wrote this poem for our wedding in August of 2012. He likes to joke that usually another poet writes the epithalamion for a couple, but he wasn't going to wait for that. I cannot read it or listen to it without crying. It really captures the crux of our relationship over the past sixteen years. It starts with our meeting, and arrives at the awakening that any couple must eventually have, which is to realize that at some point, even if they stay together for life, they will ultimately be parted by death.
SB: Can you tell us about how you first heard about BRAKING AIDS™ Ride, and why you are riding?
CW: When I moved to NYC, it was the early days of the AIDS rides in the 1990s. I really wanted to do one, but my health was too precarious to do it safely, so I sat them out. I had resistant virus and didn't find a combo that worked until 2004. Once I found such a combo, I quickly regained my vigor, but kept procrastinating on signing up to ride. Finally, in 2009, I bit the bullet and decided to ride. I rode again in 2010 and 2011, but skipped the Ride last year to get married.
I ride for two reasons. First, I want to make a difference for those who are still struggling with HIV/AIDS. The Ride does this in two ways. Most obviously, it brings much needed financial support to the cause, but it also brings visibility to a disease that has largely gone quiet. The second reason I ride is to celebrate life — my own and that of a community of people committed to activism until this disease is conquered.
SB: How do you prepare for the 3-day, 285-mile Ride? Do you find that you prepare more mentally or physically, or do you prioritize both?
CW: Physically, the secret is to stay in shape throughout the year, and once it gets warm enough, train, train, and train some more! The training is straightforward. It really comes down to finding a set of people that you like to ride with, and riding with them as much as you can. Blake Strasser is our amazing coach for BRAKING AIDS™ Ride, and she will help you set up a training plan that works with just about any schedule.
The mental preparation is actually a little bit subtler. I am a student of Zen, and the Ride is very much of a koan, which is a knotty problem that can't be solved via traditional logical means. For me, there was a slow process where I realized that this wasn't about completing every mile during the Ride (although I always try), but about participating in a community that refused collectively to give up. We carry each other when we need carrying, and it's ok to admit that. I struggled to find a way to know when I was pushing bravely forward versus doing something foolish. One day during a training ride, a thought came into my head that serves as a guiding principle for me during the Ride. My head said to me, "If you are giving yourself to the Ride, that's the right effort. If you are treating the Ride as something to take, you've crossed a dangerous line." So, when I'm tired and pondering whether it's wise to push a bit or take a break, I ask myself a simple question: Can I just give myself to this, or am I trying to grab something or prove something?
SB: There are a lot of noteworthy fundraisers for HIV/AIDS in New York — what do you think is unique about BRAKING AIDS™ Ride?
CW: The community of riders is by far the thing that makes BRAKING AIDS™ RideRide special. I've been involved in a lot of HIV/AIDS charities, but I've never seen anything like this group. When I saw that Housing Works described themselves as a "healing community" it really resonated for me. That is what the BRAKING AIDS™ Ride family is as well, so it's a great match.
SB: Each year, more and more rookies sign up for the Ride, bringing waves of enthusiasm and visibility to the fundraiser. What advice would you give to new riders?
CW: What matters most is the friendships you will find on the Ride. I know people who've missed this by being too focused on the Ride as competition, which it isn't. If you're a really fast rider, slow down and spend some time in the middle of the pack. You'll meet some amazing people and that's where the fun is. When you are in the middle of the pack, you arrive at the oases at their busiest, so the crew members are at their wildest, and the party atmosphere really picks you up. Or, if you are really slow, don't be afraid to be swept forward and go from there. This isn't a race, and there aren't any prizes beyond the connections that you build.
SB: How has your fundraising been going so far?
CW: Let's just say that I have a knack for procrastination and that this question will light a fire under me. Seriously, I've always started late, and I have some very generous friends so it has always worked out. However, this year I've decided to set myself a very ambitious goal and start earlier. The money is really needed, so I need to do all I can.
SB: What other causes are close to your heart?
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Sydney (AFP) July 23, 2014
Australia said the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 continued uninterrupted Wednesday, even as the head of the search coordination agency was sent to Ukraine to help with the MH17 tragedy.
Australia leads the multinational search for MH370 which disappeared on March 8 carrying 239 people and is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean.
It has also been drawn into the latest incident to befall Malaysia Airlines, with 28 nationals and at least nine permanent residents onboard MH17 which was apparently shot down last week in Ukraine.
"The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared on 8 March on a flight to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur, continues uninterrupted," Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss said.
"We remain fully committed to conducting a thorough undersea search of the likely impact zone in the Indian Ocean."
On Monday, Prime Minister Tony Abbott appointed retired Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston as his special envoy to lead Australia's efforts on the ground in Ukraine to help recover, identify and repatriate Australians killed in the downing of MH17.
Houston also heads the Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) which coordinates Australia's support for the MH370 search.
Truss said Australia owed it to the families of all of those on board MH370, as well as the travelling public and the wider world, to solve the mystery of what befell the Boeing jet.
"Deputy Coordinator Judith Zielke will oversee the operations of the JACC, ensuring that the public and other stakeholders, particularly the families of those on board, are well informed about the progress of the search," he said.
Despite an extensive air, sea surface and underwater search, no trace of MH370 has ever been found.
Experts are now surveying an area of about 60,000 square kilometres using two vessels, Chinese survey ship Zhu Kezhen and an Australian-contracted vessel, to map the ocean floor, considered crucial for the underwater search.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), which is coordinating this work, is assessing tenders to engage a contractor to manage this element of the search, Truss said.
"The underwater search is likely to commence in early September and take up to 12 months to complete," he said.
"It will aim to locate the aircraft and any evidence (such as debris and the flight recorders) to assist the Malaysian investigation of the disappearance of MH370."
Australian officials have said MH370 was almost certainly on autopilot when it ran out of fuel and crashed, with the crew likely "unresponsive" due to a lack of oxygen.
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Self-testing HIV kits will go on sale in France next year under a strategy aimed at reducing the spread of the virus causing AIDS, Health Minister Marisol Touraine said on Thursday.
In-home tests will be available "for people who do not want to go to testing centres or hospitals" to learn about their HIV status, she told a parliamentary committee.
Self-testing kits use a drop of blood from a finger or a swab sample from the mouth to detect antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), usually delivering a result within 30 minutes.
France recorded 6,100 new infections of HIV in 2011.
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The even numbered starting grid positions at the Circuit of The Americas for the United States Grand Prix is an odd proposition for the drivers to contend with.
Drivers are concerned about starting from the dirty side of the grid worried that there won't be any adequate grip when the five red lights go out on Sunday.
"I did a launch from it earlier on in P3 and it was quite slippery. Hopefully it's is just about getting a good start," said second-placed Lewis Hamilton after qualifying.
Competitors on the inside line will be hoping that the authorities will clean up the side so the drivers in question have a chance to at least keep their positions at the start.
"I hope I can get away well. I hope… going to ask Charlie (Whiting) to clean that side of the grid so the people on that side get an equal start and hope that I can fight Sebastian (Vettel) down to Turn 1," the McLaren driver added.
Felipe Massa qualified seventh but after Romain Grosjean's penalty, the Brazilian will now start sixth, compromising the Ferrari driver.
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A TEENAGER who was jailed for six years after he sexually abused his five-year-old cousin has been freed by the court of appeal — leaving his victim's family devastated.
The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced to six years in prison by Judge Peter Davies at Bolton Crown Court in October last year.
But at a hearing at the Court of Appeal, three judges quashed the sentence and he was given a youth rehabilitation order.
Judge Davies said the boy was at high risk of reoffending and imposed an extended sentence, with six years of further licence after being released.
The girl was just five years old when the abuse started, and the boy was aged between 13 and 15.
The victim's mother says she will fight the appeal court's decision.
She said: "This has taken justice away from my little girl. I do not understand how it can go from a significant jail sentence to him being let out. He pleaded guilty to 16 offences and now he is Scot free.
"How do I tell my daughter this? I have to tell her because she could see him in the community. There is nothing to stop him coming near our house and she thinks he is locked up.
"I am having a meeting with my MP to see if we can go any further with this.
"They said he got this new sentence because he was a youth. Then why was it sent to the Crown Court to be dealt with?
"When he was sentenced it was a relief as he couldn't hurt my daughter any more. Now we will be back to square one."
He pleaded guilty to three counts of assault by penetration of a child, nine counts of sexual assault and four counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.
At the sentencing hearing, Bolton Crown Court heard that the families were close, but between March, 2009, and November, 2011, the boy began abusing his cousin.
He exposed himself to her and it gradually became more serious and he sexually assaulted her and insisted she perform sex acts on him.
The abuse only ended when the girl plucked up the courage to tell her mother about it.
Farrhat Arshad, who defended the boy, argued that the sentencing principles for children are different to adults and the primary purpose is rehabilitation to make sure to make sure they do not do it again.
She argued that the best way to protect the public was to given a youth rehabilitation order, which the lengthy presentence report and psychological report supported.
The judges overturned the original sentence and Lady Justice Rafferty imposed a two- year youth rehabilitation order, which will include supervision, and he must go on a programme requirement specific to the offences which is run by the NSPCC.


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June, 20, 2012
By Doug McIntyre and Luke Cyphers
After a grueling, 10-month-long club season that was followed by another four demanding weeks with the national team, the U.S. squad's European-based contingent is enjoying some well-earned vacation time (see if can you spot the current and former Yanks at Game 3 of the NBA Finals) right now.
But for some of Jurgen Klinsmann's most important players, that doesn't mean business is taking a backseat altogether. More top Americans than ever before are expected to switch clubs this summer, perhaps as soon as July 1, when the Silly Season officially gets underway with the opening of UEFA's primary transfer window.
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By Sgt. Kevin Martin, AFN VicenzaDecember 11, 2012
VICENZA, Italy (Dec. 11, 2012) -- For some, living overseas can be scary and frustrating. Vicenza military community members had a chance to speak to mayors of their respective community to ask questions, voice concerns, and sample local products.
About 30 municipalities of the Vicenza province displayed their specialties in the fourth 'Meet the Mayors' event, which was open to Soldiers and civilians at Caserma Ederle. Many food specialties such as polenta, wine, cured salami, cheese, olive oil, and the porchetta from Monteviale, were shared in addition to materials about the area and local events.
"I think events like this is important because they facilitate integration between the American and the Italian communities," said Mayor Giuseppe Baccarin, mayor of Grisignano. "The friendship that has been going on between the Americans and the Italians is a long friendship and it is important to maintain it with events like this."
Mayor Baccarin added that he hopes that this event will help breakdown cultural barriers and bring Americans and Italians closer together.
"The event was outstanding. I got to meet a lot of community heads and it is a good thing that we at this level get to meet the mayors and address concerns for both of the populations," said Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Council, USAG Vicenza command sergeant major. "We understand that we are one team and that we share the same causes."
Council went on to say that "Meet the Mayors" was a great step in building and strengthening an already strong and positive relationship between Americans and Italians.
Anna Terracino, the cultural activities editor for the garrison newspaper The Outlook, added that the event was an opportunity for Vicenza military community to discover the hidden jewels in the area outside of the base.
"For example, Soldiers who live in a town like Camisano Vicentino, could meet the mayor and learn more about the community they live in, such as if they offer movies in English or have special sports or activities they might enjoy, or they can ask questions about city services," she said. "They can also find out what is in the area, such as going to Nove for ceramics or Asiago for skiing. It's a very nice event for lining up lots of things to do in an afternoon or a day trip."
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In the wake of the damage cause by Hurricane Sandy this week, drivers in New York and New Jersey are now facing massive gas shortages.
A combination of delivery issues and gas stations without electricity has put commuters in a bind — even when gas is available, the wait to get to a pump can exceed two hours.
Even those with gasoline face considerable trouble commuting into the city. With only two of the entrances to New York City from New Jersey open, commuters can expect to add hours onto their transit time to and from work.
New York City's bus system is coping with a passenger load estimated at 5.5 million people — more than double the standard load of 2.3 million.
Local and state authorities are attempting to cope with the problems. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg decreed that cars must have three or more people in them to enter the city's tunnels or bridges after 6 a.m. Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered the Metropolitan Transit Authority, which operates the city's subways and buses, to waive all fares on subways and other rail systems through the end of the work week.


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Latest Festival News
- We'll be going back to the University of Warwick for NAWGFest 2017, so mark your diary now: 1st—4th September.
- Peter Robinson will be speaking after the Gala Dinner.
- Note that there is now an optional extra Monday for the festival.
- There will be an Open Mic event on Friday evening. Your chance to entertain us.
- Meet the agents. A Q&A session with Hattie Grunewald and Kate Nash.
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|Welcome reception by Lady Emma & Lord Julian Fellowes. After-dinner speaker was Lynne Hackles.
|Festival 2014
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On the weekend after the August Bank Holiday, both NAWG members and like-minded writers with a broad spectrum of abilities, get together for an exceptional weekend, focussed on improving their writing.
It's a memorable weekend, which includes the use of: a fitness suite, a heated swimming pool, and workshops in state of the art classrooms. Meals created by a top chef and excellent en-suite facilities with showers.
It's an open festival, so all are welcome to join us. Don't be shy we are a friendly group.
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The main educational components of NAWGFest are the tutored workshops. The format of these varies slightly from year to year, but you'll have a wide range of sessions to choose from.
In addition, there will be free talks to attend, if you wish.
Full details can be found in the brochure and on the NAWGFest 2017 page.
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In addition to the main workshops and lectures, there will be a wide variety of additional activities you can take part in. Previous festivals' activities have included:
- Open Mic session – your five minutes of fame,
- Marketplace for selling books and other items,
- Meet the author; readings from books,
- Mini-tales competition,
- Grand raffle.
Full details can be found in the brochure and on the NAWGFest 2017 page.
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One of the highlights of the festival is the Gala Dinner and its related entertainment, which takes place on the Saturday evening.
Following the dinner, is the After-dinner Talk. Each year we have a different guest speaker to entertain us.
Then we have the Awards Ceremony, where the winners of the NAWG members' competitions are announced.
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Full details of the payment options are given in the price list.
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Simpler developments under consideration include making information more easily available online and using Internet forums and e-mail for policy-making consultations. Even those innovations could change the way decisions are made.
"Increased participation could complicate and lengthen the policy-development process," the paper says and it warns that policy makers would have to guard against getting "bogged down in fine detail" too early in the process.
"One of the advantages of electronic technology is that it gives those with few resources a more equal voice with those who already have a say," the discussion material says.
However, "The technology could also be used to disrupt the process . . . Those with extreme views, or minority positions that were not gaining the support they wanted, could use this capacity for a louder voice to flood the communications channel with noise."
Whether participants should be allowed to be anonymous was "a primary question".
New technologies also raised the possibility of more customised interactions between citizens and government.
The inquiry needs to look at whether technologies used for e-government - such as voting software - should be created by private companies or whether government should be more closely involved in its development, the discussion material says. Committee chair Mary Gillett was unavailable for comment last week.
The issue of equity of access is also examined. "There is a risk that some people could be excluded from participating in electronic democracy."
Dr Peter Chen, a lecturer at the University of Melbourne's Centre for Public Policy, who has researched the use of communications technologies by politicians, is preparing a submission to the inquiry.
Dr Chen says the equity issues go beyond whether or not citizens have access to the Web; putting democratic processes online could narrow the range of people contributing to the debate, he says. If a debate was held only online, it would be like politicians only taking notice of what they heard via one medium, such as talk-back radio. "What you've done (then) is you've favoured one sector of the community . . . It's just not fair for democratic reasons."
He says the committee should also consider what information is available to the public and the level of openness about processes in general. "Democracy's only useful when people know what government actually does."
Dr Chen says other parties to the democratic process, such as interest groups, would also need to get involved, which raises the question of whether "e-democracy" was something governments could bring about themselves.
There is a risk in the "if we build it, they will come" approach, he says, and he questions whether putting things like parliamentary debates online will increase people's interest in politics.
"This is not the e-democracy dilemma, it's the democracy dilemma: how do you get people to get engaged? Sending an e-mail is a low-engagement activity."
Hearing dates for public comments are to be set this week.
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If you are gay and proud, Afghanistan is quite likely the last place on earth to show it publicly. How, then, are we supposed to make sense of the recent very conspicuous appearance of the rainbow-coloured gay pride symbols all over the streets of Kabul and other urban centres?
The pioneer Afghan Pajhwok news agency took it upon itself to investigate this unusual sociocultural phenomenon, sending a reporter to interview drivers who had decorated their cars with gay pride stickers and rear banners. After all, these Chinese-made car accessories had suddenly become popular, available in any garage supplying vehicle parts.


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Will the Chinese Bond Market Start Seeing Defaults?
China is finally reaching its own "Bear Stearns moment," and will likely see defaults in the short term. The $1.4 trillion Chinese bond market could see its first default soon, as solar manufacturer Chaori Solar warned this week that they will not be able to make their anticipated interest payments. Solar companies aren't the same thing (economically speaking) as companies like Bear Stearns, but this will be an important first and could be a harbinger of problems to come.
So far, the damage from this news is limited. Chinese stocks are off much more than U.S. stocks as of this writing, but that isn't very unusual. However, this default is occurring following a significant slow-down in Chinese economic growth. While still considered an "emerging market," China is also the world's second largest economy (third if you combine the entire EU), so we might worry that the solar default is a canary in the coal mine. This is definitely be an issue that we will monitor closely.
There are a few ETFs and individual stocks traders may be interested in to capitalize on problems in China. For example puts on the iShares FTSE China 25 ETF (FXI) could rise in value dramatically if the credit market struggles. Bearish traders could also target other Chinese solar stocks in anticipation of the situation cascading out of control or just as a hedge against uncertainty.
For example, Hanwha SolarOne Company (HSOL) has seen a significant decline in its credit situation over the last year.
The Bottom Line for Next Week
Ultimately, the good news seems to be outweighing the bad this week. However, the convergence of external shocks could get worse, as it reminds us of the European debt crisis a couple of years ago that made the stock market shake erratically on a day-to-day basis. While we remain relatively bullish, we expect that volatility will be high in the short term, which means traders need to be patient as they hold their trades and wait for a stronger trend to emerge.


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Stephens County's June unemployment numbers show mixed results.
According to figures released Thursday by the Georgia Department of Labor, Stephens County had a preliminary June unemployment rate of 7.2 percent.
That is four-tenths of a percentage point higher than the revised May unemployment rate for Stephens County, which was 6.8 percent.
This June's unemployment rate in Stephens County is 1.2 percentage points lower than the revised June 2013 rate of 8.4 percent.
The Labor Department says this June's Stephens County labor force totaled 13,197. That is slightly down from May's labor force of 13,218, but it is slightly more than the June 2013 labor force for the county of 13,149.
Also, the Labor Department says 12,243 people in Stephens County were employed this June. While that is less than May's figure of 12,313, it is more than the 12,042 from Stephens County that were employed in June 2013.
Looking at other area counties, Franklin County saw a six-tenth of a percentage point jump in its preliminary unemployment rate in June to 8.6 percent; Habersham County's preliminary June unemployment rate was up two-tenths of a percentage point to 7.1 percent; and Banks County saw its preliminary June unemployment rate go up three-tenths of a percentage point to 6.2 percent.
Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said that the statewide unemployment rate was also up, but adds that is due to seasonal factors like summer job loss among non-contract school workers and temporary layoffs, primarily in manufacturing.


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Connecting With Communities
By Ashleigh Mattern
Engaging and educating through research
Of all the work Lalita Bharadwaj (BSc'89, MSc'93, PhD'97) has done over the past 10 years, she says developing a participatory approach to research that benefits communities by addressing specific issues is one of the most exciting aspects.
"When I look back at my own research, a lot of it was bench science focused," she said, "and although I was looking at mechanisms of disease that could inform decisions around therapy and treatment for cardiovascular ailments, it wasn't really connecting to the people most affected by these particular diseases or these environmental situations."
Bharadwaj says her path to becoming a toxicologist researching environmental contaminants in water supplies was "rather convoluted." She has a bachelor of science in physiology, a master of science in pathology, a doctorate in toxicology, and postdoctoral training in respiratory medicine and molecular cell biology.
Her areas of research changed as different subjects piqued her interest. She started her academic career researching the causes and effects of heart disease, later changing her focus to the effect of free radicals on the vascular system, which led to an interest in the toxicity of free radicals.
So far, studying the adverse effects of chemicals has stuck, although she now studies water systems rather than human bodies.
Bharadwaj's first position at the University of Saskatchewan was with the Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, and this was where she had her first introduction to participatory research. She had the opportunity to work with a hydrogeologist from the Saskatchewan Research Council who was developing partnerships with First Nations communities, looking at waste disposal practices and potential exposures to contaminants through water supplies. She interviewed the chief, council elders, and community members about waste disposal issues in their community.
"I had an epiphany or a paradigm shift in my own thoughts about how research should be conducted," she said.
While she believes there's nothing wrong with pure inquiry-based science, she feels that a research question developed by an expert can benefit from the insight of the populations affected by the issue. Not only does their input help develop research questions and objectives and shape future research, it also helps generate research that benefits the community.
"So it's really applied and meaningful to them, as opposed to research that might just be published in a journal and left in that journal without public access."
Bharadwaj thinks participatory research is an important aspect of any study that affects the larger population, such as the shale gas industry.
"I feel that it's an obligation—morally, ethically, but also in terms of research—to ask people in those communities who might be affected by environmental problems, or decisions around water resources, or even just extractive resources. [It's a researcher's role] to consult with the public to understand those issues and direct the research to answer the questions that are important to the community."
Bharadwaj examines water samples in Peru.
Research done in this way not only improves the quality of the research, it also benefits the community, said Bharadwaj, because there's a reciprocal sharing of information.
In all of her work, she tries to implement community education into the research. She and her students have several research projects involving First Nations communities in Saskatchewan. They are studying the impact of water regulations on First Nations health, the impacts of water crisis in First Nations communities, and studying the links between drinking water and health on First Nations reserves, looking at groundwater quality and potential sources of contamination.
In working with the Muskoday First Nation, just south of Prince Albert, Sask., she had a graduate student go above and beyond the research requirements by working with the school to develop a curriculum about water, specifically as it relates to the community.
The curriculum includes creating awareness of sustainable water resources, some of the issues around contamination and water stewardship, examples of good water quality and bad water quality, and using hands-on lab experiments where the students grow plants from water with different types of metals in it to see the effects. "I always like connecting with youth," she said.
As a result of her work with First Nations communities in Saskatchewan, the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations has created an environmental working group whose members now meet four times a year to discuss environmental issues, including water.
Perhaps due in part to the participatory style, Bharadwaj's work often has impacts beyond her research. In 2009, she and Peggy MacLeod (BSN'89, MN'91) from the College of Nursing went to the Amazonas region of Peru to conduct situational analysis and a needs assessment for water security in the region, meeting with representatives from the government and members of the community.
As part of their research, they worked with the Peruvians to develop some strategies to help them mitigate issues that arose during workshops. They also discovered that the region had no capacity to measure microbes in their drinking water.
"Microbial contamination is always considered a primary concern in terms of water quality, and this whole region in Peru did not have the capacity to measure E. coli in their water samples."
Through the Rotary Club of Saskatoon, they found funding to provide the region with the equipment needed to better monitor their water.
She went back to Peru in 2011 with Robert Patrick from the Department of Geography and Planning to conduct a study in the Ancash region, looking at the capacity for integrated water resource management at the local level.
Earlier this year, she went with Karsten Liber, director of the Toxicology Centre, to discuss a biomonitoring project and to assist in building a research and knowledge exchange in the area of aquatic toxicology. She plans to return again this spring.
Bharadwaj is currently working on five research projects in addition to her work as an associate professor with the university's School of Public Health. She admits that's she's busy but said it's a good kind of busy.
Including students in her research may add some work, but it's an important part of the process. "It just creates another avenue to learn more. I always say my students are smarter than me—they teach me."Back to Top


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Lindsay's bracelet went off
Lindsay Lohan's SCRAM bracelet reportedly went off Sunday night at an MTV Movie Awards after-party, according to People:
It remains unclear whether alcohol was detected in her system or if the device was tampered with. Either one would alert authorities.
Lohan, 23, could face jail time if the judge in her case rules that the actress violated the conditions of her bail – which include abstaining from alcohol and submitting to random drug testing. Judge Marsha Revel is expected to receive the SCRAM report soon, the source says, and could order Lohan in for an immediate bail revocation hearing.
As much as I want to see Lindsay tossed in jail, I think we all have to acknowledge it's a pretty amazing feat she made it this long. I mean, shit, it's been what two, almost, three weeks? That must've been like 500 years to her. She probably watched movies about the Holocaust and went "What do they know?" before chewing on her ankle.


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On September 25, 2012, Research in Motion (RIMM) stock descended to a 52-week low at $6.12. Over the course of the next four months, RIM investors pocketed 190% gains, as shares closed out the January 23 trading session at $17.35. Wall Street now values Research in Motion at $9 billion in market capitalization. Improved investor sentiment regarding Research in Motion stock arrives largely in anticipation of the BlackBerry 10 release, which is scheduled for January 30.
The recent surge in Research in Motion shares parallels that of Nokia (NYSE:NOK), as investors literally scour the trading floor for alternative options beyond the Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS ecosystems. Despite the recent run-up in shares, RIM shares still trade near fair value. If anything, a fundamental analysis of Research in Motion financials indicates that expectations for this company are abysmal. RIM shares have already discounted a disastrous BlackBerry 10 launch. Aggressive investors may take solace in the idea that Research in Motion executives can unlock shareholder value largely through financial engineering.
Short Interest in RIM
Throughout the past year, Research in Motion stock has remained within the crosshairs of aggressive short sellers. A trader initiates a short position after borrowing shares from a current investor and immediately selling those shares for cash. At a later date, the short seller will "buy to cover," or re-enter the market to purchase stock and replace the original loan. Traders going short turn profits amid stock market declines. By definition, a short position is always a risky proposition because share prices range between zero and infinity. Furthermore, short sellers effectively cosign modern portfolio theory, and a belief that financial markets are rational pricing mechanisms. Famed economist John Meynard Keynes would retort that, "markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent."
Depressed stocks are often associated with short squeeze events, when bearish traders buy to cover en masse. Panic to close out short positions will exacerbate share price appreciation. RIM stock remains primed for a short squeeze, on top of its already torrid price gains over the past quarter. Stocks that carry relatively small market capitalizations and floats alongside heavy institutional ownership are notable for extreme volatility.
As of December 31, 2012, Yahoo Finance reports that 137 million out of the 515 million shares outstanding at RIM were short positions. The prior month, only 120 million shares were classified as short positions. Research in Motion features a short interest ratio slightly above 3, which means that it may take three days for short sellers to close out positions, if this stock maintains its average three-month volume of 42 million shares traded per day. An analysis of RIM financials may indicate that this company now trades for less than book value. A reversion back to the mean and book value would force bears to abandon short positions amid a squeeze and drive gains into next month.
RIM Financials and Book Value
On December 20, 2012, Research in Motion released its third quarterly report for fiscal 2013. This latest report calculates results for the quarterly period ended December 1, 2012. RIM executives now manage a business worth $9.4 billion in market capitalization that is effectively backed by a $12.6 billion balance sheet. Basic arithmetic indicates that Research in Motion executives can extract additional shareholder value largely through financial engineering irrespective of BlackBerry 10 sales performance. On January 22, Research in Motion shares surged by 13% to close out the session at $17.90, upon a report that all business divisions are being strategically reviewed. Investors aggressively bought stock upon speculation that RIM patents, handset technology, and software will be inevitably sold off to the highest bidder.
Broken down further, the Research in Motion balance sheet includes $12.6 billion in assets, on top of $3.3 billion in total liabilities. On paper, Research in Motion book value and market capitalization are now both roughly equal to $9.3 billion. Going forward, the $555 million in RIM deferred revenue will eventually come off the liability side of the ledger, as this company delivers goods and services in exchange for advance payments. Cash may decline by a net $300 million during this present Q4 2013 due to increased selling, marketing, and administration costs related to the BlackBerry 10 release. Improved cash management strategies will help offset BlackBerry 10 related costs at Research in Motion. Over the course of the past nine months, Research in Motion receivables and inventories have fallen by $1 billion and $570 million, respectively.
Before RIM closes any deal, investors must thoroughly analyze the value of this corporation's patent portfolio. Research in Motion financial officers posted $3.1 billion worth of intangible assets within the latest quarterly report. All recent evidence, however, indicates that smartphone patent valuations are trending sharply downward. Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola, alongside Apple versus Samsung legal wrangling mark the apex of a patent bubble that began to deteriorate last summer. Earlier this month, Research in Motion agreed to pay $65 million, plus ongoing $2-$5 per handset royalties to Nokia to settle a patent dispute. Roberto Baldwin and Wired ridiculed these series of events as "the saddest slap-fight of a patent war in memory."
Still, Research in Motion stock would be trading near fair value, even if intangible assets were written down to as little as $1 billion. In effect, any return on investment off BlackBerry 10 will be gravy for Research in Motion shareholders. Most likely, the BlackBerry 10 will be a non-event, and RIM executives can literally "float the note," while entertaining offers to break up this company. The timing of the BlackBerry 10 launch is quite awkward, as RIM engineers will bring new tablets and smartphones to market after the critical holiday season. Rival Nokia has already gone on the offensive.
Research in Motion Versus Nokia
On January 10, Nokia stock advanced sharply by 18% to $4.49, upon surprise news of accelerating Lumia phone sales. Nokia executives reported initial fourth quarter sales of 4.4 million Lumia units, which is a significant improvement above the 2.9 million units sold during the prior quarter. Nokia's turnaround largely parallels that of Research in Motion, as shares of stock in the Finnish company have surged from $1.63 to $4.76 over the past month. This latest run up in Nokia shares is juxtaposed against a backdrop of layoffs, aggressive cost cutting, real estate consolidation, and patent infringement lawsuits. Both Research in Motion and Nokia will become leaner operations, as each company vies to emerge as a legitimate third option to the Google Android - Apple iOS duopoly.
Google Android and Apple iOS operating systems power 89% of all smartphones, according to the latest smartphone market share data released by research firm comScore. The smartphone duopoly was actually consolidating strength during the quarterly period ending November 30, 2012. Google and Apple combined for a near 2% increase in market share above the prior quarter. On the handset side of the ledger, Samsung and Apple sit atop this list - with 27% and 19% of the smartphone original equipment market, respectively. At the bottom of the heap, Research in Motion - BlackBerry and Nokia - Windows operating systems are left to battle over the remaining, and paltry 11% market share.
For survival and growth, Research in Motion executives can pander towards their technocrat base, while effectively conceding the popular culture teenage girl segment to Nokia. BlackBerry 10 will be notable for its secure infrastructure and Hub program that assimilates social media, email, web browsing, and work files together. Earlier this month, Research in Motion closed a deal with Visa to transform BlackBerry 10 devices into virtual wallets. RIM, with its reputation for security, is an ideal fit for near field communication technology over the long term.
Beyond Nokia, Apple still looms large as the 800-pound gorilla still able to derail offensive maneuvers at Waterloo. Research in Motion shareholders should consider selling out positions, if Apple were to begin detailing plans to mass produce $200 smartphones, and undercut the BlackBerry at value conscious price points.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.


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These crisp pancakes are so good you'll eat many more of them than you mean to. Smith Fork Ranch serves them with lean, spicy sausages from nearby Mendicant Ridge Elk Ranch (mrelk.com).
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- Servings: makes 12 pancakes
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup fine stone-ground cornmeal
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg, separated
- 1 cup blueberries
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Softened unsalted butter and warm pure maple syrup, for serving
How to make this recipe
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, whisk the buttermilk with the egg yolk. In a medium bowl, beat the egg white until firm peaks form. Add the buttermilk mixture to the dry ingredients and stir gently with a wooden spoon until evenly moistened; there will still be some lumps. Fold in the beaten egg white and then the blueberries.
Heat a large cast-iron skillet. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil, and when it is hot, spoon 1/4 cup of the batter into the skillet for each pancake. Cook over moderate heat until browned on the bottom and bubbles appear on the surface, about 3 minutes. Flip and cook until browned on the second side, about 2 minutes longer. Keep the pancakes warm in a low oven while you continue with the remaining oil and batter. Serve the pancakes with butter and maple syrup.


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The adventure of going to class with little idea of how many students there will be.
"Classes" I said because I seldom give lectures and for years I have managed to ignore the distinction from the 19th Century, enshrined at the University of Sydney, between lectures and tutorials. My classes are mostly discussions, and not always led by me. (Perhaps I will say more about method later.) It is easy enough in a small theory unit with an enrolment of 40-50. (Though I have had some students rigidly resist this approach – on that more later.) For those interested in the stage machinery, to date I have been able to schedule double hour classes twice a week. So I have four hours and the norm is to use about 75-90 minutes each time so that students get the three hours of class contact. No doubt all of this is against a rule someone in the Chancellery has written, will write, or would like to write. Since the denizens of the Chancellory only have dusty memories of teaching, rule writing will be free of any authentic experience. Memories being just that, the parts we remember.
Getting back to GOVT 2601 in 2005, it was in the second semester, starting in July. I well remember the first day of class. Class lists at the University of Sydney are a thing of wonder. I had one with about 50 names on it and I had prepared name tags for the students whose names I had, though experience suggested an error margin of our management information system of 50% (image if Qantas Airlines had a 50% error margin in passenger reservations!). Before heading to the class room, I checked the blackboard web site to make sure all was well there. I looked at the students enrolled on it. Gulp! They numbered more than 75! I went into a spin! I dashed down stairs to the Government office and asked Maria to photocopy more copies of the syllabus. I thought about trying to knock out name tags but it was fifteen minutes from show time. I was confused, upset, and even angry (I don't know why because this has happened to me before so I should expect it and act accordingly.) But then when I realized there was nothing else I could do before the class, I relaxed a bit and thought it would be great to have that many students starting out in political theory.
No sooner did I have this pleasant thought then I hit the class room, MLR3, a room I prefer – flat floor and seats about 80 at a maximum. I entered to find about 50 students. It was an anti-climax. The 50% error rule applied. Twenty-five were the class list and the other twenty-five were not.
I did try to investigate the discrepancy but got fobbed off but the blackboard administrator. I had never had this trouble with blackboard before or since. The 50% error margin I referred to was in the names not the number on class lists. If the list has 50 names, 25 of those names will be there and the other 25 will also be there whose names are not on the list. In pre-blackboard days I did have wildly erroneous class lists, of course, showing thirty names and finding sixty people in the class room was common. This is what you would expect from a 1, 5, 50 university. See the University of Sydney web site for an explanation of this mantra.
It occurs to me that not all readers will know what blackboard is. It is an e-learning platform. Those who used both blackboard and WebCT say that blackboard is easier to use, so naturally the University of Sydney went for WebCT. Only we rebels in the Faculty of Economics went and stayed with blackboard. Here's the link to cut-and-paste into the browser to find out more. http://www.blackboard.com/us/index.Bb
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Alpine fires could rage all summer
The bushfire danger in Victoria is probably more serious than in
the summer of 2002-03, Premier Steve Bracks has warned.
Mr Bracks said today fires raging across a large area of Victoria's north-east are expected to burn for weeks, even months, unless they are doused by unexpected rain.
Additional firefighters and equipment are being sent to the state's north-east as more than 50 fires continue to burn through rugged terrain in the Alpine National Park.
The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) said the fires were burning in a 150 kilometre arc from Gippsland in the south-east to Mansfield in the north-east.
"We do have a very serious situation, probably more serious than the fires which occurred in 2002-2003,'' Mr Bracks told reporters in Melbourne.
"Clearly we have more resources than ever before to fight these fires but we are fighting them at the start of December, not at the end of January ... that is the difference.
"We don't expect these fires to go out. The only way they could go out is with a very large downpour of rain and that is not expected on the long-term weather forecast or even for this week.
"So we expect these fires to go for some time, for weeks, if not months.''
A DSE spokesman said that unlike the fires of 2002-03, these were not started as a result of the authority's summer burn-off program.
"All the fires were from lightning strikes (last week),'' the spokesman said.
"All within a 12- to 18-hour period.''
A large blaze at Mt Terrible, five kilometres south-east of Kevington, had destroyed 700 hectares of state forest, while a fire at Mt Cynthia had burnt out 650 hectares. Another 600 hectares of scrub was burnt at the Black Range.
There were also fires burning at Jamieson, Woods Point and Mt Buller, at Mt Despair and Mt Buggery, and in forests in the King Valley-Whitfield area.
DSE and Country Fire Authority (CFA) crews have begun an extensive back-burning program in the area in preparation for a northerly change with higher temperatures and expected strong winds tomorrow.
Mr Bracks said a second Erickson sky crane water bomber named Malcolm would be in place along with Elvis by the end of the week.
"There is also a facility for a jointly owned aircrane which Canberra operates, which we will access if required,'' Mr Bracks said.
DSE said while no private property had been lost, residents in the Black Range and Chestnut area near Whitfield, had been told to activate their emergency fire plans.
A community relief centre had also been set up at Moyhu Memorial Hall.
Community information meetings were being held tonight at Licola, Dargo, Briagolong and Glenmaggie to update residents on the latest fire situation.
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Poetry off the Shelf: Herta Müller
Poetry Foundation
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 6:00 PM (CDT)
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Born in the German-speaking town Nitzkydorf in Banat, Romania in 1953, Nobel Laureate Herta Müller has written about exile, violence, and politics, and is known for her criticism of Romania's oppressive regime under Nicolae Ceauşescu. When awarding her the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2009, the Swedish Academy described Müller as a woman "who, with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape of the dispossessed." Müller will read collage poetry and from her novel The Hunger Angel (Atemshaukel) in her native German, accompanied by English translation.
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Alright, so we were so busy putting the finishing touches on the product that we forgot to post an announcement to this blog that LiveCycle Mosaic ES2 was available. Well it is, and just in time for the start of a new year, and a new decade.
So what is Mosaic ES2? Well, in short it is a new offering from Adobe that allows you to create composite Rich Internet Applications (cRIAs), which are customized workspaces that deliver real-time views from multiple data sources in a context that is tailored to user roles or responsibilities. You can use it to package and deliver multiple web applications and pages in a unified environment.Here's a screen shot of the Mosaic ES2 Brokerage sample application (click for a larger image):
If you're interested in learning more, well there are resources aplenty:Main product web page: www.adobe.com/products/livecycle/mosaic/Product documentation: www.adobe.com/go/learn_lcmosaic_docs_9A short introduction video on the Developer Network: https://admin.adobe.acrobat.com/_a295153/Mosaic_OverviewA 101 video tutorial: my.adobe.acrobat.com/Mosaic_Tiles_101/Keep your eyes open for an evaluation version of Mosaic ES2 and a technical whitepaper, both scheduled for December 2009.Have a good day.


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Moa Had Luck of the Irish in Dublin Craft Beer Cup
Media Release from Moa Brewing: for immediate release
10 February 2014
NZ Brewer Moa Had Luck of the Irish in Dublin Craft Beer Cup – Biggest Medal Haul of Any Brewer Worldwide
Moa Brewing Company struck Irish gold with the biggest medal haul of any brewery worldwide at the Dublin Craft Beer Cup held over the weekend.
Moa picked up a total of seven medals – one gold, four silvers and two bronze – to beat over 80 other breweries from around the world. The timing could not have been any better with Moa's first shipment to Ireland only weeks away from hitting the water.
"It's great to see our beers continue to feature at the sharp end of beer competitions all over the world, especially given the likes of Anchor Brewing Company, Oskar Blues Brewing, Flying Dog, Left Hand and other highly regarded American breweries entered beers into these awards," says Moa Head Brewer, David Nicholls.
"We're also chuffed to have some other New Zealand breweries sharing in the spoils with Schippers Brewing Company picking up three silvers and a bronze, as well as our good friends down the road, Renaissance, picking up a silver," added Moa Founder, Josh Scott.
Danish brewery Coisbo Beer claimed the highly coveted trophy for best beer with their Russian Imperial Stout.
The Moa medal haul includes:
• Moa Noir (Lager - Styles of European/German Origin)
• Moa Pale Ale (Ale - New World Style Ale)
• Moa St Jospehs (Ale - Styles of Belgian and French Origin)
• Moa Southern Alps (Ale Other)
• Moa Royal (Ale – Other)
• Moa Five Hop (Ale - Styles of British Origin)
• Imperial Stout (Other)
The full list of awards can be found at www.alltechbrewsandfood.com/medal-winners
Dublin Craft Beer Cup Fast Facts
• Second annual Dublin Craft Beer Cup.
• 314 x beers and 85 x breweries from 18 x countries.
• Moa was the most awarded brewery, picking up a total of seven medals.
• Seven out of the eight beers Moa entered into the awards received medals.
• New Zealand breweries picked up a total of 12 medals:
Moa Brewing Company
• Gold - Moa Noir
• Silver - Moa St Josephs, Moa Royal, Moa Southern Alps, Moa Pale Ale
• Bronze - Moa Five Hop & Moa Imperial Stout
Renaissance Brewing
• Silver - MPA
Schippers Brewing Company
• Silver - Herr X – Vienna Lager, Scallywag Amber Ale, Golden Geezer
• Bronze - Chinook IPA
Trophy for overall best beer went to Danish brewery Coisbo Beer for their Russian Imperial Stout.