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If you're a gardener, you know that pulling weeds is a never-ending task.
That's why getting rid of invasive plants in the Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve is going to be time-consuming and expensive.
But more help is on the way. Elachee Nature Science Center, which manages the 1,500-acre preserve south of Gainesville, has received a $30,000 grant from the Southern Co. to continue eradicating invasive species along its streams.
"We will match that grant with $48,000, partly from the (Chicopee Woods) park commission and partly through in-kind services such as volunteer work," said Cynthia Taylor, natural resources coordinator at Elachee.
This is the second year the center has received a grant from Southern Co., the parent corporation of Georgia Power. In 2007, Elachee received $10,000 for the same program, which was matched by about $36,000 locally.
The grants are part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Five Star Restoration Program, but the EPA does not contribute any money.
"We did not fund any projects in Georgia this year," said Laura Niles, spokeswoman for the EPA's Region 4 in Atlanta. "We only provide support, such as technical assistance and information on wetlands."
Instead, the program works through a complex series of public-private partnerships. Elachee's grant is one of 10 that were funded by the Southern Co. and administered through the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation.
Southern Co. is spending $246,000 this year on wetlands restorations grants in its utility service area, which encompasses Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi.
Valerie Holpp, spokeswoman for the company, said these grants have nothing to do with mitigation. In other words, the company is not being required to restore wetlands in exchange for destroying wetlands during its own construction projects. "This is part of our volunteer stewardship," Holpp said.
Elachee's effort is aimed at eliminating invasive exotic plants such as kudzu, privet, and Nepal grass, which grow aggressively and can crowd out native species. Elachee qualified for the grant because these noxious plants tend to grow in riparian areas, near streams and rivers.
"Ninety percent of our invasive problems are along streams," said Taylor. "Once you get an infestation near a stream, everything downstream will be affected."
Taylor said the eradication work is taking place not just within the preserve but also in other areas of Chicopee Woods, such as the golf course.
She said Elachee is in the second year of a project that's expected to last at least five years, and possibly as long as a decade.
"We have made a lot of progress," she said. "We've spent close to $200,000 already."
Taylor said the center used two different grants last year to eradicate invasives on about 40 acres.
"This year we're re-treating some areas that have come back (regrown), and adding some new acreage," she said. "You expect at least 10 percent to come back."
Taylor said most of the work is being done by a contractor, but if the bulk of invasive growth can be removed, the small areas that remain can be kept in check by volunteers.
She said Elachee will receive the $30,000 in two installments, one in the fall and the other in the winter.
"We have several other outstanding grants (from other sources) that we're waiting to hear from," she said. "It's a tapestry of different funding mechanisms to try to get a very large project done."
Taylor said fighting invasive species is a continual struggle, but it's the only way to ensure survival of the rare native species that make the preserve's ecosystem unique.
"It is overwhelming, but it is definitely within our grasp," she said. "It's something we have to address. We don't have a choice."


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They're not afraid to show a little skin in order to promote their latest line, and Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian look fabulous in their new Sears ad.
The "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" cuties are all nude and covering up with blankets as a way of plugging their Kardashian Kollection HOME wares.
Khloe blogged, "The new image for Kardashian Kollection HOME was just released and it's definitely one of my favorite shots of me and my sisters!"
"It's sexy yet cozy! LOL. And I obviously love all the purple. Kim and I are wrapped in the Spanish Harlem throw and Kourtney is in the New York Dreamer throw. Soooooo soft and comfy! You won't want to sleep without it!!" she added.
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A Voice for Men's Editor-At-Large and Domestic Violence Policy Advisor, Erin Pizzey, will be doing an Ask Me Anything on Reddit on Sunday, April 14 2013 (tomorrow, as of this writing) at 4pm Greenwich time, 11am Eastern Time here in the US. We would love to have everybody, including as many feminists as possible, as well as anyone interested in domestic violence in general, and of course as many Men's Human Rights Activists as we can get to show up and show some support for Erin's amazing life and work:
Please spread word to anyone who is interested in domestic violence, child abuse, men's issues, women's issues, and so on, for this rare historic opportunity to ask anything you want of the pioneer of the battered women's shelter/refuge movement, this early member of the women's movement of the 1970s, and supporter of the Men's Human Rights Movement any questions you want. Make your questions light and fun, or as tough and hard-hitting as you want. The one thing we ask is that you be polite and respectful and not engage in arguments with others; this conversation is with Erin, and not any petty squabbles with others asking questions.
We expect the event to run about 3 hours, however Erin says she'll do it as long as she can and may be back for followup questions in the following days if there's time. All are welcome, let's give her as much support as we can!
The thread will appear on Reddit's Ask Me Anything section 30-60 minutes before the event begins, so just look for her name and she'll be there, with a friend (yours truly) to help her with typing.
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North Carolina, like many states, recognizes that employees owe a certain level of duty to their employers. However, the North Carolina Supreme Court has specifically rejected any independent liability for breaching such duty.
In its 2001 Dalton v. Camp decision, the Supreme Court addressed a troubling situation. B. Dalton & Co. had a contract with a furniture company to publish its employee newsletter. David Camp was the Dalton employee in charge of the account.
After the publishing contract expired, but while Dalton was still publishing the newsletter, Camp quietly formed a competing publishing company, negotiated on the side to win the furniture company's business and then resigned from Dalton.
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Danger, Every Which Way You Move
Until relatively recently, if you fell off an overcrowded train and were killed, Indian Railways would not record your death. The law was modified in 1994 to make the organization liable for these and other accidental fatalities--in explosions, shoot-outs, arson or similar acts of violence on the rails. But Indian Railways is still permitted to avoid responsibility for a variety of accidents on its gargantuan network. For instance, if a villager is run over by a speeding train as he crosses the railway line separating his home from his fields, he is designated a trespasser and promptly forgotten. Railway officials insist such incidents are relatively rare. But new evidence indicates that far more people die on the country's rail network each year than the bureaucrats let on. And no matter what the numbers are, India has not shown much interest in transport safety. In the inevitable national debate following every major train disaster, such as last week's collision at Gaisal, neither officials nor safety experts focus on ending the annual slaughter. And for good reason: hardly anyone is aware of it. According to Indian Railways, 363 people were killed in 381 train accidents during 1996-97. The number of accidents recorded by the railways has remained more or less constant in recent years, allowing officials to claim a consistent safety record. But the less-publicized National Crime Record Bureau's railway accident figures for 1996, the latest year available, tell a different story: as many as 14,975 people were killed on the rail network that year. A majority of them, presumably, were trespassers. Says Dinesh Mohan, a transport expert at the Indian Institute of Technology: The attempt is not to examine how the system is at fault, and then correct it, but only to fix individual blame. So if one of its employees is not directly responsible for the accident, Indian Railways is absolved of doing anything to prevent death on the tracks. The tracks are hardly the most dangerous place for Indian travelers. There were 69,800 deaths on India's roads in 1996, in addition to 338 air crash victims and 959 deaths in boat tragedies. The high number of plane deaths that year can be traced to a collision between two passenger jets near Delhi--the result, partly, of an antiquated air-traffic control system that has since been modernized. But the spiral of road deaths remains unchecked. T.K. Malhotra, president of the Automobile Association of Upper India, says India accounts for just 0.5% of the world's vehicles but 6.5% of all road accidents. As Indians rush to buy cars--more than 500 are added to Delhi's roads every day--little is being done to reduce road fatalities. There is no national highway safety administration, the traffic police and road transport authorities are riddled with corruption, roads and highways are badly planned and constructed, and hardly anyone gets convicted for drunk driving, a major cause of accidents. For now, traffic authorities may have only one way to reduce the number of road deaths: follow the example of Indian Railways and disregard accidents involving pedestrians, designating them simply as trespassers.


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Irwin Jacobs laid to rest any rumors that he was looking to buy Hatteras and Cabo from Brunswick Corp.
The only thing I will acknowledge is that we did take a serious look at it, Jacobs told Trade Only Today.
Jacobs told Trade Only in February that he was not in negotiations to buy the two brands that Brunswick Boat Group put up for sale in January. If youd have called me two weeks earlier, Id have said, No comment, Jacobs said last week.
Former Hatteras CEO Bill Naumann told the New Bern (N.C.) Sun Journal on March 21 that he had led a group that included Jacobs in an unsuccessful offer to purchase the brands.
I thought we made a fair offer, but unfortunately it was not accepted and right now I am just a spectator in the process, Naumann told the Sun Journal. They have been very closed-mouth about it all.
In early March, Brunswick Boat Group president Andy Graves told Trade Only that there had been significant interest in the companies, but that he didnt know when a sale might be finalized.
Were in the process now of taking the groups of interested parties and narrowing it down to a select few, Graves said. You have a number of people who want to try to get a first shot or get ahead of the line so theres some of that going on. Suffice it to say there is a formal process, its under way and there are a number of interested parties. And thats why I think you have a lot of noise around this.
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Swizz Beatz Faces $1.5 Million Royalties Lawsuit
Swizz Beatz welcomed his first child with wife Alicia Keys only a week ago, but the honeymoon is officially over. Antwann Frost, a songwriter who claims to have co-produced Cassidy's hit 'My Drink 'n My 2 Step,' has slapped Swizzy with a $1.5 million lawsuit, claiming that he got stiffed on royalties from the omnipresent club banger.
In the suit, Frost claims that Swizz assembled the drums while he created "all of the other original musical components that shaped and defined" the song. Soon after the track was released, Swizz broke him off $5,000 and gave him a 5 percent ownership over the song, while he and Cassidy split the other 95 percent. Frost rejected the offer and is now suing to acquire what he feels is rightfully his, which, according to the suit, is equal partnership in the song.
This isn't the beginning of Swizz's legal troubles. In June, he settled a $334,000 debt to his ex-wife Mashonda Dean for unpaid child support payments and alimony. Later in the month, reports stated that Swizz owed $2.2 million to the IRS and New York State.
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Seth!'s Rancher Cuisinternship: Days Two and Three
Editor's Note: Our Rancher Cuisinternship Winner. Seth! Leary, recently completed his week long adventure with Country Natural Beef in Eastern Oregon. Seth has graciously agreed to let us peek behind the scenes of his week. We'll be posting his recaps over the next several days. Enjoy!
I spent my second day of ranching with Don and Vicki Foster and their daughter, Jessica. The Foster ranch is not huge in terms of cattle but the land is vast–roughly 7,000 acres.
Unlike yesterday, today started out with clear skies. Jessica and Don put me on a horse named Jed. Jed was getting a rookie rider with perhaps an hour of riding experience. Once saddled up, we headed to a pasture to find some cows and calves. The term pasture in this case just means that the cattle were feediing there. Most of us would probably refer to the location as backcountry. Getting there by horseback was the only practical option. The land is not a lush prairie, but instead is rocky, hilly, and populated by sagebrush.
Because of the hills, I could see where we were headed only 20 minutes or so into the future, at which point our trajectory would disappear around a bend. I don't think I could show you on a map where we went if I tried.
After riding for quite awhile, we finally came upon the cattle. They were spread out over a fairly large area, so I was told to work them from one direction while Don and Jessica set out separately. Our goal was to consolodate the cattle and get them headed the same way. Keep in mind that everything I know about this I learned from watching television. Fortunately, there is a high degree of common sense involved but it's not as easy as falling off a log.
The other saving graces (besides Don's and Jessica's skills) were their amazing border collies. These little dogs can and will instictively round up wayward cows and calves and point them in the right direction. It was really a sight to behold. Jessica would call out directions if one of the dogs needed some coaching, just like she did for me.
To make a long story somewhat shorter, we spent four and a half hours on horseback, moving these 170 cows and calves hither and yon until we finally got them where Don wanted them. It was quite an adventure, navigating over the rocks, through the creeks, under the trees while riding Jed. I have to admit I was pretty sore from the saddle afterward. I also wish I had worn a hat and sunscreen.
Day Three: Four Wheels Keep On Turnin'
My Thursday began with crisp air, ducks on a pond, and overshooting Dean's house by half a mile. I turned around on the gravely road and, while correcting my error, I saw two coyotes cross a field and what I am sure must have been a mink dashing across my path. Wild!
Dean and Sharon Defrees have a partially wooded ranch with (as I recall) about 300 head of cattle. I am pretty sure that we moved every calf, cow, and yearling from this or that pasture to another. We spent much of the day using four-wheelers (aka ATV) to crisscross the acreage. I was a bit nervous about rolling the untamed beast but I became a bit more confident in my driving as the day wore on.
Twenty cows on the ranch are expecting calves and two of them delivered today. We came upon one li'l fella who was only minutes old. His mama was not particularly glad to see us. On the other side of some trees was another new mother with her two-hour-old bull calf. Every animal has an identifying tag and Dean let me tag this calf's ear, number 617. Most of the calves I saw shared the same number as their mother. Each ranch has a unique system, but typically one color tag will be for males, another for females, and another color or two for…I can't remember what. Ranching is pretty complicated and I frankly could not keep up with all of the details.
Here is another example of what is involved in the cattle raising process. The rancher carries around a very small red book in which is recorded pertinent data about each animal: Date of birth, gender, health at birth, tag number, any medications received, etc. These books are critical to the operation and many of the ranchers I met transcribe this information into computer files. Although we often use the phrase "treating them like cattle" to imply masses of anonymous entities, the ranchers I visited know a great deal about each member of their herd. The attention that the animals receive is impressive.
By the time we moved three hundred or more head of cattle, we had used up much of our day. Our late afternoon tasks were to cut planks to mend the corral and then begin disassembling a hay rack, which would also receive new wood. The sun was getting low in the sky, so Dean had us head back out to the cow-calf pastures to look for more newborns. We divided the task, each of us taking a different pasture. It was a fun job to do on the four-wheeler but neither of us made any discoveries.
Our final job before beer time was to bottle feed two orphan calves. Dean and Sharon and I swapped stories over a steak dinner and then I hit the hay. Day three was another good one for this cowpoke.
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Susan Jeanette Young, 65 of Zimmerman, died at home on Saturday, Nov. 16 following her third battle with cancer over the past seven years.
Sue was born in Tomah, Wis. to William and Carol Graham. She was a member of the 1966 class of Lincoln High School in Lake City, Minn. and attended Winona State College. She was married to Robert Dean (Bob) Oelkers from 1969 to 1980, during which time they had two children. Sue married Scott Young on October 18, 1991 in Brooklyn Center.
Her professional career of accounting and office administration included 12 years with Anchor Inn in Lake City and Shakopee and 25 years with Earth Tech, Inc. in Maple Grove and Plymouth.
A prolific volunteer, Sue provided years of service to the International Order of Jobs Daughters; educational support to the Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance (MOCA); weekly support to Fairview Northland Infusion Center, Fairview Northland Medical-Surgical Unit, and Fairview Hospice-Princeton; made numerous quilts for Project Linus; and served as a respite care provider to several patients for Fairview Hospice-Princeton.
She enjoyed gardening, cooking, traveling, crosswords and Sudoku; and was a dedicated quilter and voracious reader. Sue was happiest spending time with her family and friends, as well as her two dogs, Maxie and Hershey.
Sue is survived by her husband Scott of Zimmerman; son Chris Oelkers, of Waterloo, Iowa; daughter Jackie (Zach) Norling of Minneapolis; sister Pattie (Terry) Heimer of Lake City; stepsister Becky Brennan (Terry) Bement of North Mankato; grandchildren Emma, CJ, Luke, Ozzy and Kate; uncle Charles "Bud" (Elaine) Graham of St. Louis Park; cousin Steve; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents and parents; stepmother JoAnne Graham; and stepsister, Jane (Calvin) Johnson.
A memorial celebration of her life will be held from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30 at the Washburn-McReavy Funeral Home in Robbinsdale.
In lieu of flowers and other gifts, Sue asked that you donate to the Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance (MOCA), Fairview Foundation (Fairview Hospice-Princeton), ProjectLinus.org, CaringBridge.org or your preferred charity. Details can be located at www.washburn-mcreavy.com.
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Susan Jeanette Young, 65 of Zimmerman, died at home on Saturday, Nov. 16 following her third battle with cancer over the past seven years.


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It takes a child to raise a country!
Every Child Counts
Media release
16 June 2014
It takes a child to raise a country!
Every Child Counts joins with groups across the country to make children an election issue
Every Child Counts has joined with groups across the country to support the launch of a nation-wide campaign Tick for Kids that aims to make children an election issue.
"It makes you shudder when you consider some of our country's child statistics" says Lisa Woods, Every Child Count's Executive Officer.
"With 285,000 children living in poverty and up to 60 babies under the age of one dying each year from socio-economically sensitive conditions, it's critical children's issues are a priority".
Investing in our children is vital - as the population grows older, we will be more dependent on today's children and young people to pay taxes and keep our economy going.
However, in almost every sector our child statistics paint a worrying picture. In 1982 14% of children lived in poverty, today 27% of children live in poverty, and more than 10% of children are in the most severe poverty. We are seeing increases in serious illnesses associated with poverty, for example New Zealand has rheumatic fever at 14 times the OECD average. And in the education sector literacy continues to be a major issue. The average reading achievement score for New Zealand has not changed significantly over the past decade and there are large differences in reading achievement scores - 18% of Māori and 16% of Pasifika children are not achieving basic literacy and numeracy skills by age 10 compared to 4% of Non-Māori and Non-Pasifika children.
Every Child Counts is urging political parties to prioritise policies and programmes to address children's issues because it is both socially and economically right. In particular, Every Child Counts is urging each party to commit to the development of programmes to improve child literacy and the development of a child poverty action plan. While the enormity of child poverty is vast, the Children's Commissioner's Expert Advisory Group on Solutions to Child Poverty provides us with a blueprint for eliminating child poverty.
Tick for Kids will be launched at 11.30am on Tuesday 17 June at Grey Lynn School in Auckland where children will quiz politicians about what they will do for children's rights this election.
About Every Child Counts
Every Child Counts is a coalition of
organisations working to improve the status and wellbeing of
NZ children, driven by Barnardos, Plunket, UNICEF, Save the
Children, and Mana Ririki.
About Tick for Kids
Tick for kids is supported by a range of organisations involved in improving life for New Zealand children. Together the campaign is calling for political parties to prioritise children's access to quality health, housing, education and welfare to ensure every child has what they need to live a safe, happy and fulfilled life. More information on Tick for Kids can be found at www.tick4kids.org.nz


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According to The Smoking Gun, Jennie Scott, 50, was booked into the Manatee County lockup on a misdemeanor charge that stemmed from the 11 pm encounter in the bedroom of Jilberto Deleon, 32.
Cops were called to Deleon's residence by a witness, who heard the couple arguing and saw Scott punching and scratching Deleon, after sitting atop him, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Scott also struck Deleon with a stick and threatened to hit him with a wrench, before the tool was removed from her hand by the witness.
Scott said that she was also mad at Deleon because she had heard him having phone sex with another woman earlier in the day.
Scott struggled with deputies before being placed in a police cruiser, where she kicked a window until she was warned about getting maced.
Bail is yet to be set for Scott, who deputies described as extremely intoxicated.


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Georgia has seen this script before.
The Bulldogs carry momentum from the end of one season toward the next and have to cope with higher expectations for the program.
But this season feels much different than two years ago. Georgia believes it has a more solid foundation on which to build success.
"That year (2008) that we won the SEC, a lot of people didn't expect us to win it," said senior forward Chris Barnes, whose team opens the season against Mississippi Valley State tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Stegeman Coliseum.
"We shocked the whole nation by winning that. But the next year was kind of a disappointment because we kind of had the same year we had before. This year we should do better because we've got all the right pieces. We've got pieces that fit together better and I expect us to have a great year."
Barnes and senior forward Jeremy Price are the only players remaining from Dennis Felton's team that went from worst to first during the four-day 2008 Southeastern Conference Tournament title run. Expectations and excitement were at their highest ebb when Felton sent the 2008-09 squad to follow up the SEC Tournament success.
But the forward progress didn't carry over and the Bulldogs reverted to their last-place form. Felton was fired the following January and Mark Fox replaced him in April.
"This year I think everybody on the team is way more confident," Price said. "We've got a lot more energy than we had two years ago. We've got good returning guys. We've got good new guys. We're going to have a pretty good year."
The biggest differences are a different coaching staff and the presence of potential NBA draft picks Trey Thompkins and Travis Leslie.
Fox used the 2009-10 season, his first at Georgia, to rebuild confidence. Thompkins and Leslie had standout years and, after flirting with a jump to the pros, returned to campus to form the core of this year's team, which was picked by SEC media to finish third in the East. Georgia is ranked No. 28 in the Associated Press poll and No. 36 by the coaches.
"It feels good that people think we're going to be good," Barnes said. "But we know that at any time, we might slip up and not win a couple of games. We've got to stay grounded and have that mindset of, 'What if we weren't expected to be good?' so we've got to continue to practice hard and play hard."
Georgia suffered a setback before the season even started when high ankle sprain knocked Thompkins out for 2-4 weeks. Thompkins was the Bulldogs' leading scorer (17.7 points per game) and rebounder (8.3 per game) last season, a first-team all-SEC performer and a favorite to be the conference's player of the year.
Thompkins will definitely miss tonight's season opener and likely next Tuesday's game against Colorado. He could miss the Old Spice Classic on Thanksgiving weekend when the Bulldogs will try to build a postseason resume against other NCAA Tournament hopefuls like first-round opponent Notre Dame.
"It's going to make it more difficult," Fox said. "Anytime you take the preseason player of the year off of your team, it's going to make things more challenging. But that doesn't mean you still can't accomplish what you want to. We're going to have to play more efficiently and more intelligently. We're a man down right now, so we're going to have to adjust."
Ironically, the preseason excitement and high expectations have come after modest gains in the won-loss column. Last season, Fox's first, Georgia finished 14-17 overall and 5-11 in the SEC, but it beat Arkansas 77-64 in the first round of the SEC Tournament. In 2008-09, Felton's last year, Georgia went 12-20 overall and 3-13 in the SEC. The Bulldogs finished last in the East both years.
"We're going to be a better all-around team than we were last year," Leslie said. "We've got more players and more pieces to use than we did last year. That's going to help us a lot. So we're just looking forward to this year and not thinking about last year."
Georgia went winless in other teams' gyms last season and has only one true road win in the last two seasons, a 90-85 victory in Kentucky's Rupp Arena under interim coach Pete Herrmann in 2009.
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March Madness 2013: Most Vulnerable Favorites in Round of 64March 20, 2013
Any sports fans wondering why the NCAA Tournament is nicknamed March Madness should watch the action in the Round of 64. With upsets and buzzer-beaters abound, it will become painfully obvious.
There are always favorites who are unable to deliver in their opening game, and this causes brackets to bust and whole campuses to go completely crazy.
The Round of 64 consistently delivers two of the best sports days of the year, and there will be moments that should not be missed.
Here are the most vulnerable favorites in the round, and fans hoping to see an upset should catch these teams.
No. 3 Marquette
Opponent: No. 14 Davidson
When: Thursday, March 21, 3:10 p.m. ET
Watch: TruTV
The Golden Eagles have shown that they can be an impressive offensive team, but Marquette struggles severely from three-point range. Buzz Williams does not have a single player shooting over 40 percent from distance this season.
Davidson, in contrast, has multiple three-point threats. Guards Nik Cochran, Chris Czerapowicz and Tyler Kalinowski are all quality shooters from distance, as is forward Jake Cohen.
If the Wildcats get hot early and start finding open shots from three-point range, Marquette may be in trouble. Without reliable jump shooters, the Golden Eagles will struggle to orchestrate a comeback if they fall behind.
The first half of this game will be extremely important, as Davidson has a chance to come out firing and kick off the Round of 64 with a major upset.
No. 5 Oklahoma St
Opponent: No. 12 Oregon
When: Thursday, March 21, 4:40 p.m. ET
Watch: TNT
Any time a team's most important player is a freshman, it is vulnerable in the NCAA Tournament—even when that freshman is as good as Marcus Smart.
Smart is not only an excellent player, but he is also an exceptional leader. This should give the Cowboys hope, but the team also got an unfortunate draw and will have to play Oregon, which is the best 12-seed in the tournament.
The Ducks play impressive defense, and this may frustrate the young Cowboys, who will be traveling halfway across the country to play in San Jose. Oregon, however, just has to shoot down the West Coast and does not have to change time zones.
There are multiple factors working against the Cowboys in this contest, and the team will need to deliver an impressive performance to stay alive.
No. 6 UCLA
Opponent: No. 11 Minnesota
When: Friday, March 22, 9:57 p.m. ET
Watch: TruTV
This young Bruins team had an exciting amount of talent and was a serious threat to make a deep run in the tournament. But all of that changed when Jordan Adams broke his foot in the Pac-12 Tournament.
Adams was averaging 15.3 points per game, and now that he will be unavailable for the remainder of the season, a massive amount of responsibility rests of Shabazz Muhammad's shoulders. UCLA has the same problem as Oklahoma State, as it will be relying heavily on a freshman.
In addition to Adams' unfortunate injury, Minnesota presents a difficult matchup for the Bruins. Ben Howland's team is not known for its low-post presence, and Golden Gophers forward Trevor Mbakwe is a beast on the block.
If Mbakwe is allowed to control the glass and get easy layups inside, the Bruins will be bounced from the tournament on Friday.
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The current campaign of threatening the parents of truants with jail or fines is not working, according to new research.
Children who went before the courts could be ordered to attend school or even be put into foster care .
Ming Zhang, principal education welfare officer at the Kingston-upon- Thames local education authority in south London, studied figures on school attendance and truancy prosecutions for 43 councils in England and Wales.
He found no link between levels of absenteeism and prosecution of parents.
Ming Zhang said the families of persistent truants had so many problems that sanctions such as fines or even jail would not change their behaviour.
The time has come, he believes, to target the children themselves - if they are old enough.
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"We all know the fact that many truants, who are absent themselves from their final stage of schooling are genuinely out of their parents' control," he said.
"These youngsters also need support through an enforced educational programme while their parents being held accountable for their children's behaviours."
Ming Zhang says the prosecution of children themselves could allow courts to order children to be taken into foster care if they did not improve their attendance record.
He is not calling for teenage truants to be fined.
The government rejects the view that the policy of prosecuting the parents of truants - or threatening to - does not work.
A spokesman said: "Prosecution is and will remain the last resort, however, even the threat of prosecution can get hard-core parents who refuse to engage their children in education to do so."
The spokesman pointed to the success of Liverpool's education authority in tackling the parents of persistent truants.
Liverpool had used a new "fast-track scheme" introduced this year which was being spread across England.
Under the scheme, parents were given a court date three months ahead and told that if they did not get their child back into school, they would have to attend.
The spokesman said that in two-thirds of cases, the child's attendance improved dramatically.
Phil Willis, the education spokesman for the Liberal Democrats, attacked the idea of prosecuting children.
"Britain desperately needs an education system that interests our young people," he said.
"Education must be made accessible and relevant to young people - this means innovative thinking not criminalising children."


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A few months back when we first started on the long process, the doctor talked about starting ys on melatonin because he doesnt sleep for more than an hour or so at night and its very broken sleep. He just cant wind down, if he does nap (not normally but even for 5 minutes in the car), thats him up all night, he doesnt need sleep, well he does because he crys and is moody and has melt downs but just cant sleep.
At the time I didnt want to try him on it because I wasnt sure about side effects (although the doctor said there wasnt any?). The thing is Im wondering if he slept better would it help with the melt downs, especially as he's due to start nursery in september.
Any views? Anyone use it or think its worth trying? I know it wont make him sleep but if he's at least more restful it may help him and tbh us.


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On the day it went public, social network Facebook added to its own portfolio by buying the barely 3-month old shopping app Karma for an undisclosed sum. In a blog post, company co-founder Lee Linden and Ben Lewis referred to the deal by saying Karma was "moving" to Facebook.
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Dear all,
there's another issue about Greek diacritics I'd like to ask the opinion of
the people who are in the know: the question of (monotonic) Greek "TONOS"
and (polytonic) Greek "OXIA" and their equivalence. I know this has had a
somewhat troublesome history in Unicode.
I seem to remember I read in some Unicode document that the Greek "TONOS"
could be realized *either* as an acute *or* as a vertical stroke. I can't
locate the reference at the moment. Unfortunately I haven't got the book at
hand here and I've been searching the website in vain. Is the standard
(still) actually saying this, or is my memory failing me?
On the other hand, the standard is of course quite unambiguous now about the
fact that the two accents are equivalent in principle. All the "Oxia"
codepoints in 1fxx are singletons (therefore deprecated?) and canonically
map to the corresponding "tonos" codepoints in 03xx.
Would it be fair to sum up the consequences of all this for font design in
the following way: If a font is designed for use with both monotonic and
polytonic Greek, then the "tonos" glyphs should *definitely* look like
acutes. If a font is designed for monotonic Greek only, a font designer can
choose to use either acutes or verticals (or any other shape, for that
matter: decorative typefaces in Greece are apparently using all sorts of
things from wedges to dots or squares...)
But can you think of any good reason for a font to have different (default)
glyphs for the "tonos" and for the "oxia" characters side by side?
Lukas Pietsch
Ferdinand-Kopf-Str. 11
D-79117 Freiburg
Tel. 0761-696 37 23
Universität Freiburg
Englisches Seminar
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Customs control and customs clearance general overview. All imported/exported goods and means of transportation (road, rail, maritime or air) crossing the customs border of Ukraine are subject to customs and border control, which is carried out by the customs authorities in order to ensure that the customs rules and other applicable provisions are observed.
There are around 80 customs points across Ukrainian border - all international air and sea ports, railway and road border crossing points. Every customs point covers a particular geographical area. For vehicles to avoid repeated customs checks when crossing borders, the TIR system is applied. The goods are only checked and sealed at the first customs office and the vehicle is then waived through by customs authorities until it reaches its final destination.
Goods entering the territory of Ukraine must go through three main customs procedures before they can be cleared: 1) customs control; 2) customs formalities; 3) payment of mandatory customs duties. Customs clearance can be a lengthy process, a speed of which depends mainly on the nature and quantity of the goods, completeness and correctness of the documents submitted by the importer. Customs clearance is a set of procedures with a view to acknowledging the compliance of goods with customs requirements and to obtaining permission for the free circulation of the goods within Ukraine. These customs procedures are carried out by the customs authorities and are regulated by the Customs Code of Ukraine, the International Convention on Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Kyoto Convention), to which Ukraine acceded in October 2006, resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and orders of the State Customs Service of Ukraine. The goods are under customs control from the moment of their cross-over through the Ukrainian customs border until the fulfilment of all customs formalities.
The clearance process begins from the moment of delivery of the goods at the place of destination. The importer has 3 hours from the moment of arrival of the goods at the place of destination to declare the commodity to the customs authorities. Customs clearance is carried out by the customs authorities, to which the Cargo Custom Declaration was submitted. That is the in-house customs by place of the accreditation of the subject of foreign economic activity. Accreditation means an order of steps with a view to obtaining a record card, which authorises a business entity for customs clearance. A representative office has the right to be the importer of goods and carry out the customs clearance. Declaring commodities outside a customs office where a legal entity is registered requires formal approval from the customs authorities (approval letter). Customs clearance of goods imported into Ukraine by residents may be carried out by the customs authority where the buyer of the goods is located or by the customs authority in the point of entry at the customs border of Ukraine. For example, alcohol and tobacco goods imported into Ukraine can only be cleared through Sevastopol, Mariupol or Ilichevsk ports. Customs clearance is usually done by a broker acting on the importer's behalf or by the importer himself. After documentation is submitted, necessary payments are made and the shipment/documentation is inspected, the shipment is cleared and can be released to consignee.
Main documents for customs clearance. The following documents are to be submitted to the customs authorities for customs clearance: 1) Cargo Custom Declaration, 2) a copy of license, if goods are subject to licensing, 3) all permits issued by a state authority, if the goods are subject to special customs control by a certain body, 4) Customs value declaration, 5) commercial and shipping documents. The importer must within a ten day period render to the customs authorities the full package of documents. Declaring of any export-import operation is performed by issuance and submission to the Customs authority a special form - Cargo Custom Declaration.
The Declaration is a unified document, which provides necessary description of the cargo, its price and customs value, information about exporter (importer), which is a party to the supply contract, broker (declarant), consignee, customs authority which performed the customs clearance, means of transportation, a list of all commercial and shipping documents related to the cargo, describes payment of all custom duties and charges related to the export-import of the commodity. The CCD must be completed and signed by the importer or his agent and is to be rendered together with the electronic copy. The CCD is not applicable if import is lower than a certain level (currently EUR 100), except for excisable goods. If the company imports on a regular basis from the same supplier under the same trading terms, it can use the Periodic Customs Declaration to save time completing individual customs forms. The duly executed CCD must contain the following stamps: "checked", "paid", "under customs control". All the pages of the CCD are to be affixed with a personalized number seal of the customs inspector; CCD is given a registration number consisting of 16 symbols. Upon performance of all these conditions, the CCD is deemed to be valid and duly executed.
Customs value declaration - if the value of imports is over 5000 euro, the importer has to present to the customs authorities a Customs Value Declaration. This document determines the amount of customs duty and import taxes payable. Certificates of control bodies - some goods are subject to control before they can be cleared. For example, the import of animals is controlled by the issue of animal health certificates and veterinary inspections; the import of plants is controlled by the issue of phytosanitary certificates and may be subject to phytosanitary inspection if the plants are an endangered species; the import of vehicles containing hazardous chemical compounds and agents is subject to ecological inspection; the import of precious and semi-precious stones is subject to gemological inspection, etc. Certificates of Origin and Certificates of Conformity - needed for some consignments such as fruit, vegetables, nuts, mineral oil, bicycles, cars, toys, etc., before they can pass through customs and into free circulation in Ukraine.
Most common commercial and shipping documents: 1) Contract; 2) Invoices; 3) Packing Lists; 4) Certificates of Origin; 5) Receipts for payment of customs duties and charges. 6) Necessary certificates (conformity; safety; veterinary; etc.); 7) Transport documents (bill of lading, airway bill, railway consignment note, CMR, etc). The goods may be placed at ? bonded warehouse to wait for some documents, e.g. licenses or certificates, thus suspending import procedure. The importer should only submit the documents, which identify the goods and vehicles and confirm legal grounds for them.
Mandatory customs payments. Importers must pay an import duty, value added tax and, if applicable, excise tax and customs charges: a) Import Duty – rates on every import product is defined by the Customs Tariff of Ukraine, according to which the import duty is charged as a percentage of the value of goods and is known as "ad valorum" duty.
There are 3 rates of import duty under the Customs Tariff: 1) privileged rates of duty - applicable to all WTO members; 2) preferential rates of duty - applicable to all countries, which together with Ukraine are members of free trade zones; and 3) full rates - applicable to goods originating from other countries, or where the country of origin is not determined.
On July 1, 2001 the Law of Ukraine "On Customs Tariff of Ukraine" came into effect under which only the Parliament can introduce or change tariffs. The import tariff system of Ukraine has 21 sections, encompasses 97 groups of goods, and lists over 10,000 import duty rates. Import duty rates for most goods, except for farming goods, food and excisable goods, are established at levels accepted by the GATT/WTO.
The classification and origin of the goods will affect the amount of customs duty payable. If the invoice is in a foreign currency the value of the invoice has to be converted into UAH. The declared customs value is generally used as the basis for determining customs duties. The customs value should be determined in accordance with 6 WTO valuation methods. However, the most common and main one is the "transaction method". This is based on the price paid or payable by a buyer to a seller for the imported goods. The importer should provide evidence of the price paid with import entry, e.g. a copy of the seller's invoice. Though this method cannot be used if the goods are imported on consignment (i.e. there has been no sale) or they have been supplied free of charge or on a commodity credit. b) VAT - rate is 20%, as levied against taxable turnover, which does not include VAT. Taxable turnover for import VAT is calculated as customs value of the goods, including customs duties and any applicable excise taxes. Import VAT is due and payable at the same time AS customs duties are being assessed (with a potential thirty-day extension made at the discretion of the customs office). c) Excise Tax - Parliament of Ukraine establishes the list of goods (products), which are subject to the excise tax. The list of excisable goods includes caviar, shrimp, chocolate, coffee, alcoholic beverages, beer, tobacco products, cars, automobile tires, petrol and diesel fuel, weapon, jewellery, home electronics (microwaves, CD players, TV-sets, Video- and audio devices), clothing (fur coats and leather jackets), office furniture. Excise duty rates range from 10 to 200 percent of the declared customs value. Excise duty rates are expressed as a percentage of the declared customs value, plus customs duties and customs charges paid for imported products. Payment should be made in Ukrainian currency at the Ukrainian National Bank exchange rate effective on the day of payment. d) Customs Charges - there are only 2 customs charges in Ukraine: for storing a cargo at the customs warehouse and for work of customs inspector in non-working time (18 p.m. – 9 a.m.), during weekend or official state holidays.
Customs regimes in Ukraine. According to the Customs Code of Ukraine, there are 13 customs regimes as follows
1) Import (IM40 or "Free Circulation")
2) Export (EK10)
3) Transit (TR80). Upon crossing an international border point, goods will be classified in one of two ways: transit or customs cleared. If marked transit, the container or vehicle will be sealed by customs authorities and then customs cleared at its final destination. Additionally, vehicles transporting goods marked for transit, which are subject to excise taxes, are required to be wrapped in a transit band all the way through Ukrainian territory. This band is obtained at the customs checkpoint and has an assigned number, which is designated on the customs declaration.
4) Temporary Import (IM31, ATA CARNET)/ Export (EK32). Imported items are classified as designated for demonstration at exhibitions, fairs and trade shows, as the temporary import of a foreign company's property, which is to be returned to that country afterwards. The temporary import of demonstration samples, excluding goods not allowed for importation, can be undertaken without registering the importer as a subject of foreign economic activity in Ukraine. This bypasses a burdensome bureaucratic process. Prior to return samples are inspected by customs authorities to ensure that the quantity and description of goods match those registered at the time of importation. Temporarily imported goods can remain in Ukraine for one year from the date a cargo customs declaration is executed. If warranted, local customs authorities can extend this term for the duration of an economic, scientific, humanitarian, or other event in which the temporarily imported goods are required. The term of temporarily imported goods should be reflected in the customs declaration. Samples may be shipped out of the country after usage via any customs point. Prior to their customs declaration expiration, temporarily imported goods should be: - returned outside the Ukrainian customs border; - declared at customs for further use; - passed to customs for storage in a bonded warehouse; or demolished under customs control if these items cannot be used as goods, products, or equipment.
5, 6) Re-import (IM41) /re-export (EK11)
7) Bonded Warehouse (IM74). The bonded warehouse is a device frequently employed by non-resident companies that do not directly do business in Ukraine. Such warehouses can be either state customs points or privately owned warehouses for the use of clients. Most foreign investors simply lease space in warehouses. Opening a bonded warehouse is a complicated affair involving the State Customs Service and a great deal of paperwork. To establish a bonded warehouse as an importer, one must first obtain a license from the Ukrainian Customs Service office nearest to where the warehouse will be established. To obtain such a license, an applicant must file the following documents to Customs officials: - an application stating that the enterprise wishes to establish a Customs bonded warehouse (solely for the storage of that enterprise's goods); - a record card of the entity opening a warehouse; - a scheme of the warehouse premises, indicating location of alarm systems and customs areas; - an approximate list of goods to be stored in the warehouse. Upon submission of the application and supporting documents, the warehouse must be ready for operation and equipped as a bonded warehouse. To open a warehouse, an applicant must pay a one-time fee in Ukrainian hryvnas equivalent of US$1500 (at the National Bank of Ukraine official exchange rate). Formal registration of the warehouse is normally done within 15 days after an application has been submitted. As a bonded warehouse licensee, an enterprise should also note that it will have to hire an official customs inspector on an as-needed basis to actually clear and approve shipments of goods. As a licensee, the enterprise can hire its own personnel to supervise the submission of customs declarations, but the customs official actually approves final clearance.
8,9) Processing on (outside, EK61) the customs territory of Ukraine (IM51)
10) Special customs zone (IM71). Since 1996, a total of 21 special economic zones (SEZ) or priority development territories (PDT) have been established, covering up to 10 percent of Ukrainian territory. The creation of free economic zones has been adopted as a method of regional industrial development.
11) Duty free shop (IM72)
12) Refusal for the benefit of the state (IM75)
13) Destruction or elimination (IM76).
Commodity classification and customs value Commodity Classification and Customs valuation in Ukraine conforms to world standards, where customs value is defined as the sum of the sales price, transportation costs, freight, insurance, storage fees and other costs not foreseen in the contract price. Receipts should be presented to document these costs and to allow customs officers to determine the proper customs value. In the event that receipts are not available, Ukrainian customs will assess the customs value using comparative pricing of similar goods and services in the country of origin.
Prohibited and restricted imports. While the number of goods requiring specific import licenses has been cut considerably, a large number of goods are still subject to import licensing. There are many other non-tariff formalities, including a range of technical and phytosanitary regulations and inspection procedures. The Ukrainian government strictly controls and restricts the import of weapons, narcotics, chemical and hazardous substances, and certain pharmaceutical and communications related products.
Membership in Free Trade Agreements. Ukraine has signed free trade agreements with all of the former Soviet republics and Macedonia. Ukraine is also a party to the 1995 CIS free trade agreement. However, this agreement has never been effectively implemented. Ukraine also signed a Partnership and Co-operation Agreement with the European Union (PCA). Under the terms of the agreement, Ukraine enjoys most favoured nation status with the EU, but is not required to bind its own tariffs. Ukraine participates in the Black Sea Cooperation Council, along with Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, the Russian Federation, Macedonia and Turkey. It is envisaged that the organization be developed into a free trade area. Ukraine has furthermore concluded trade agreements with 12 countries (Austria, Argentina, Armenia, Bulgaria, Canada, Estonia, Finland, Krygzstan, Latvia, Moldova, Russia and Switzerland). These agreements grant on a reciprocal basis most favored nation status to export-import operations with the countries concerned. As in the case of the PCA, Ukraine benefits via these agreements from the tariff concessions made by its partner countries who are the WTO members without binding its own tariffs. On 16 May 208 Ukraine became a member of the WTO, so Ukraine enjoys most favoured nation treatment with all WTO member states.
Applicable legislation. A new Customs Code came into effect January 1, 2004. It codified uniform customs procedures for all goods, specified elements of customs procedures, and created a mechanism for submitting a preliminary declaration for customs clearance for those who declare items on a regular basis. The Code widens the powers of the State Customs Service of Ukraine (SCS), granting its staff free access to the companies' premises where commodities subject to customs clearing are stored. It gives the SCS the power to check foreign trade companies' financial and economic performance. In October 2006 Ukraine acceded to the International Convention on Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Kyoto Convention), so in order to harmonize domestic legislation with the Convention, a new Customs Code of Ukraine is pending.
Main transportation modes. The least expensive and most reliable means of transportation is by sea, through 18 marine ports in Ukraine, including Odessa, Illichevsk and Mariupol. Rail is another cheap, but less reliable, method of shipping products throughout the country. Rail traffic has fallen substantially since Ukrainian independence and minimal backups at crossing points make rail transport a competitive alternative to other forms of transport. The most popular, efficient and costly means of transporting goods within Ukraine is by trucks.
Conclusion. Foreign exporters who intend to import goods into Ukraine should understand the system and may find Ukraine's import regime complicated, especially, for inexperienced traders. Knowing which documents are necessary for the clearance of goods will avoid delays and save money. There are many practical issues to consider before making import. Businesses have to think how much time, money and effort it will take to manage import activities. For more information or advice, go to www.kpl.net.ua
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Interview With Emma Watkins of the Wiggles
The Wiggles' First Female Member Is All About Spreading Girl Power!
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PS: The Wiggles have a tour coming up. What can fans expect from the tour and the newer Wiggles?
EW: There's quite a lot of dancing. We've had a lot of acrobatics and circus with The Wiggles, but now it's really very dance heavy. Also the tour that is coming to America is very focused on preschoolers, so it's a lot more intimate than we've done before. It's more about The Wiggles and the children.
PS: Do you see more women joining The Wiggles in the future?
EW: I think that the new Wiggles are still so new that we're just really excited to keep going with the group. I can't see beyond yet, but I did tell Jeff that he wiggled until he was 60, so I've got 37 years to go.
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