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1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (Cr.) (H.B.)No. 122 of 2011 Rajendra Singh ... ...... ... ... Petitioner Versus 1.The State of Jharkhand 2.The Secretary, Department of Home, State of Jharkhand 3.The District Magistrate, Dhanbad.... ..... Respondents ------- CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.P. BHATT - ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. R.S. Mazumdar, Sr. Adv. For the State : S.C. II Reportable ------ Dated 19th September, 2011 The petitioner was served with a notice dated 27th November, 2010, under Section 3 of the Jharkhand Control of Crimes Act, 2002 (wrongly mentioned in the notice as Bihar Control of Crimes Act, 1981), a copy of which has been placed on record as Annexure-1. The petitioner's contention is that he submitted representation against the said notice; however, proceeding under Section 3 of the Act of 1981 was dropped vide order dated 25th March, 2011 after observing that since an order under Section 12 (2) of the Act of 2002 for detention of the petitioner has been passed, the proceeding under Section 3 of the Act of 2002 has become infructuous. On 25th March, 2011 a separate order of detention was passed under Section 12 (2) of the Act of 2002, a copy of which has been placed on record as Annexure 4 and grounds for passing such a order are given separately in memo no. 454/c dated 25th March, 2011. The petitioner's further contention is that immediately after service of detention order, he submitted a representation against the order of detention to the State Government through the Jail Authorities as it is permissible 2 and a right given to every detenue under Section 17 (1) of the Act of 2002. The State Authority was under obligation to decide the representation of the writ petitioner forthwith and if, not forthwith, then without any delay. This right of representation of the petitioner is not only by virtue of Section 17 (1) of the Act of 2002, but as has been conferred by Clause 5 of the Article 22 of the Constitution of India. 2. By not deciding the petitioner's representation, the State Government has violated the Constitutional provision and played with the liberty of the writ petitioner as if, the petitioner's representation would have been considered in time, the State Government may have dropped the proceedings initiated under Section 12 (2) of the Act of 2002. Not only this, the petitioner when challenged the order of detention, the State Government passed the confirmation order on 31st March, 2011 and that too, without rejecting the petitioner's said representation. The petitioner's representation even thereafter was not considered and decided by the State Government and the petitioner, therefore, preferred the writ petition before this Court on 20.05.2011
challenging the petitioner's detention. In the writ petition, counter was filed by the State on 26.6.2011 and then, before filing the counter affidavit, the petitioner's representation was not considered and decided by the State Government, though it would not have made the illegal detention of the petitioner a legal detention. The State Government, after two months of filing of the counter in futile effort to cover up the illegality, on 6th August, 2011, rejected the petitioner's representation vide, order placed on record 3 as Annexure 'X', submitted along with the supplementary affidavit dated 17th August, 2011. The representation of the petitioner has been rejected after taking into consideration the opinion of the Advisory Board also but without considering any of the submissions of the writ petitioner.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner vehemently submitted that consideration of the representation of a detenue is mandatory and non-deciding of the representation of the detenue renders the detention proceeding invalid. Learned counsel for the petitioner relied upon the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court delivered in the case of Mohinuddin alias Moin Master Vs. District Magistrate, Beed and others reported in (1987) 4 SCC 58, wherein it has been held that failure on the part of the State Government to consider the representation made by the detenue renders the detention of the detenue invalid and continuation of detention, in such situation, is constitutionally impermissible.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submitted that detaining authority even did not apply mind to the facts of the case. The detaining authority considered five criminal cases registered against the petitioner, out of which in two of the cases, the petitioner was already acquitted and in two of the cases anticipatory bail was already granted and in one of the cases, the petitioner's appeal for grant of bail was pending and, therefore, the grounds mentioned in the order of the detaining authority dated 25th March, 2011, cannot justify the detention of the writ petitioner.
5. Learned counsel for the State supporting the orders impugned, submitted that there is no period of limitation 4 prescribed in Section 17 (1) of Act of 2002 for deciding the representation of the detenue and the petitioner's case for detention has been conformed by the State Government and also by the Advisory Board and, therefore, now the detention order cannot be set aside when the petitioner's representation has been rejected by the State Government vide order dated 6th August, 2011.
6. We considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties and perused the facts of the case.
7. Undisputedly, the right to represent against the detention is given by the specific provision made in the Constitution under Clause 5 of the Article 22 of the Constitution of India and it is in relation to the highest right of any person i.e., for liberty. The Section 17 (1) of the Act of 2002 may not have provided for considering and deciding the representation by the State Government in any particular period, but from reading of the entire Act of 2002, it is clear that for every action, very short period has been given to the authorities in the matter of taking decision like, confirmation of the detention order by the State Government and for placing of the matter before the Advisory Board and obtaining decision of the Advisory Board. In that fact situation and in consonance with the scheme of the Act of 2002, it cannot be held that merely because there is no period of limitation in Section 17 (1) of the Act of 2002, the State Government can pass order on the representation of the detenue at any time and beyond the time by which the matter can be referred to the Advisory Board and the Advisory Board may pass order. Therefore, the order on the representation of the detenue can 5 be passed without any delay by the State Government and if it is delayed, as delayed in this case, by almost more than four months, then such orders are liable to be set aside. Hence, the detention order in this case is set aside.
8. At this juncture, we may observe here that in this Court most of the writ petitions are filed with the ground that in the grounds given by the detaining authority, only the fact of the criminal cases are incorporated by the detaining authority without mentioning any fact that in the cases considered by the detaining authority, whether the accused has been acquitted or found guilty or in those cases any bail has been granted or rejected by the Courts etc. Because of this reason, only it is normally argued that the detaining authority has not applied its mind to the facts of the case and has taken into account only the facts which are against the person against whom order of detention has been passed. The scope for consideration and powers as well as requirement under Section 12 (2) of the Act is entirely different than the proceedings and requirements in any criminal cases. Therefore, the detaining authority, after examining the facts of the case and even the fact of acquittal of the accused in a case and grant of bail, independently after taking into account all facts, may decide whether detention of the person concerned is necessary to prevent him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order and there is reason to fear that the activities of anti-social element cannot be prevented otherwise than by the immediate arrest of such person. Object of the Act of 2002 or power given by Article 22 of the Constitution of India, the State is not only to 6 take action against the convicts and prevented from taking action in case the accused has been acquitted or released on bail in one or even all criminal cases. The detaining authority, the Advisory Board and the State should satisfy itself from the facts that the action under the Act against the person is necessary. It is also understood clearly that the matter under the Crime Control Acts are in relation to individual's liberty, which is the highest right of any person as protected by the Constitution of India as well as it is a matter of life of not only any individual but it may be matter of life of death of large number of persons, therefore, every case should be taken in passing order under such Acts.
9. Therefore, the copy of this order will be sent to the Home Secretary, Jharkhand, who may circulate this order to all authorities who have power under Section 12 (2) of the Act of 2002 so that no person be detained wrongly under the provisions of the Act of 2002 and no unwanted person be released because of technical mistake committed by the detaining authority.
10. The order of detention of the petitioner dated 25th March, 2011 and confirmation order of the State Government dated 31st March, 2011 are set aside. The petitioner is directed to be released forthwith, if not needed in other case.
(Prakash Tatia, C J) (P.P. Bhatt, J) Dey/-Alankar/-


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The Tc contains a 36 bit buffer which holds a complete word while information is read or written.
If the Tc is free, the command will be transferred to the tape control for action and the program restarts immediately.
The limiting value, to which vl and vv converge at Tc, is called the critical volume, and we shall represent it by vc.
This command has the deferred bit and halts a program until the Tc can handle the transfer.
This sets a write binary or a write alphanumeric into the Tc and-29- selects the unit.
If a flag is set in the Tc, indicating incorrect information flow, the skip does not take place.
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The symbol for the element technetium.
The symbol for technetium.
Symbol Tc
A silvery-gray, radioactive metallic element. It was the first element to be artificially made, and it is produced naturally in extremely small amounts during the radioactive decay of uranium. Technetium is used to remove corrosion from steel. Its longest-lived isotope is Tc 98 with a half-life of 4,200,000 years. Atomic number 43; melting point 2,200°C; specific gravity 11.50; valence 0, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7. See Periodic Table.

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From: "Heather MacAlister" <>
Subject: Re: [ZA-IB] OWEN
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 14:16:19 +0200
References: <000001c36e5b$496b8b90$628eef9b@ownery4ow81q9e>
Hello Lois
Robert Paul Loftus Owen was the son of Capt. Robert Owen and Louisa
Albertina Uri.
Robert Paul was married on the 13/1/1828 in the Lutheran Church Cape Town
to Helena Elizabeth Ziervogel who was born 2/5/1803 and died 26/5/1867. She
was the daughter of Carel Samuel Frederikzoon Ziervogel of Karelskron,
Sweden and Hillegonda Heidenreich.
The couple had twelve children including your Janetta Frederika Louisa Owen
who married Stephanus Sebastian Basson and Helena Dorothea who married
Joseph Petrus Carel Christiaan Basson.
If you would like the rest please let me know and I will email the whole
thing for you.
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From: "Lois" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 8:27 PM
Subject: [ZA-IB] OWEN
> I have been hunting for the family of my husband's grandfather - no one
> knew anything, not even his right initials! I finally tracked him down
> as Robert Owen BASSON. I found that two BASSON brothers married two OWEN
> girls in Uitenhage. I still haven't completely ascertained that they are
> sisters but it seems likely. Sad stories attached to both, when I looked
> at the Death notices at KAB. Stephanus Sebastian BASSON b Mar 1831 died
> 1.6.1864 in a house situated in Baird Street, Uitenhage leaving five
> minor children, Stephanus Sebastian, Helena Louisa Caroline, Isabella
> Catherine, Anna Susannah and Robert Owen (age 2). His estate was 3
> horses and a portion of crops much damaged by hail. His wife was Louisa
> - in Robert Owen's DN her name is given as Louisa Juanita and in the IGI
> as Jeanette Loiusa Frederika OWEN. She has attached to the DN a sad
> little letter explaining that her dear husband died owing to a kick he
> received from a horse on his head. I'm still trying to track what
> happened to Robert Owen between this tragedy and his position as a
> leading businessman in Pretoria in 1912. Helena Dorothea BASSON born
> OWEN died in 1875 at her husband's residence in Baird Street Uitenhage
> aged 41. She was born in Port Elizabeth, her parents were Robert and
> Helena Dorothea OWEN. She was described as an agriculturalist's wife,
> her husband being Josef Petrus Carel BASSON, younger brother of SS. She
> left 9 minor children Helena Elizabeth Louisa, Catherine Anna Frederika,
> Joseph Sebastian, Louisa Maria, Loftus Owen, Charles Ernest, Emily
> Beatrice, Anna Bertha, Elizabeth Sophia. The IGI gives her parents as
> Robert Paul Loftus OWEN and Helena Elizabeth ZIERVOGEL but no source
> information is provided so I have to hunt these. The only OWEN I can
> find in the 1849 Directory is E Owen. Is anyone researching OWENs and do
> these link with what you have? Here's hoping!
> Lois Harley
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Self-described "Seattle dreamo" outfit Special Explosion spent their first couple of years as a band honing their special brand of Northwestern indie-emo while recording and releasing various EPs on their own. Then at the end of 2013, Topshelf Records morphed all of these releases into Special Explosion, a nine-song compilation that showcased a young band with a knack for duality. Led by the brother-sister vocal team of Andy and Lizzy Costello, the songs were heavy yet harmonious, familiar yet unique. And while there was confidence in their delivery, there were always bit of angst and uncertainty in the lyrics.
Fast forward a few months, and the band is in the middle of a U.S. tour, and their new EP, The Art of Mothering, which demonstrates a bit of maturity on all fronts, was just released this week. Fortunately, I was able to talk with vocalist/guitarist Andy Costello in the midst of all this excitement.
You guys are on the early part of your tour right now right?
Yeah we played Kansas City last night, and we actually drove to St. Louis and got here at like 5:30 in the morning. I'm actually the only one awake in this house. We're here with Foxing and Caravels.
How are some of the new songs coming across live?
Really well. Actually they're starting to feel a lot better. It's great to actually leave our city and play.
I was watching a couple of interviews and reading some early article about you guys, and I think Lizzy said something along the lines of, "We're all best friends and we like to play music, so it just made sense." When did you guys officially start the band?
There are really two dates. One is kind of when we had the idea in June of 2010. We actually started with not the current lineup, but Sebastian joined that September, and that's when we really started writing music. And that's when we recorded our demo too.
Was that the Live at Ground Zero EP?
No, that was the three song one with Star Analogies, Friends With Jane.
And then you guys recorded a couple of those demos and EPs before combining them into your first album. Whose idea was it to take them all and do that?
Well that album was actually just a compilation, that was Topshelf's idea.
How did it feel to have all your work put onto one cohesive compilation?
It was kind of weird, but a lot of people have asked us that question, so it definitely feels good to hear that people think it's at least cohesive enough to be its own record.
So how did you guys get in contact with Topshelf?
In November of last year we played a show with Dads, Pity Sex and The World Is A Beautiful Place, and before the show we knew about the bands and knew they were involved with this. We played, and The World Is really enjoyed us. One of their guitarists, Greg, works at Topshelf and was really really excited about us. He was kind of hoping there would be a good Seattle band, since it was their first time there. We were recording this record that we were about to release a week later. We played the material for that pretty much front-to-back at that show.
A lot of people were excited about the new stuff. I saw one line from a review that said something like, "'Clotheslined' is the best Built To Spill song of the past five years." As a band, do you guys welcome those kinds of comparisons? I don't know, some bands don't really like being compared like that.
That's a good question. We've actually been talking with Caravels and some of the other guys about that. You know, it happens to everyone, and one thing we've talked about is that there're two sides: One is that it's a great way to make a band more accessible. It opens up to people who really liked Built To Spill or are still into Built To Spill. And there's the other side too where if you really like Built To Spill, you might not want to listen to it (laughs). It's like if you want to listen to Built To Spill, you go listen to Built To Spill. But we think it's really great, and I think it's a solid comparison.
Have you guys been compared to other bands?
Yeah. I mean the three [main comparisons] are the Thermals, Death Cab For Cutie and Built To Spill—and those are all huge influences of ours.
Who does most of the songwriting for you guys? Is it a group effort?
I start with the core rhythms, the chords and the vocals. Then we try to arrange it as a band, and thats's always a difficult process. I think the actual songwriting is pretty natural, but we like to challenge ourselves in finding the best way to play a song.
In terms of the songwriting process, was it different going into the recording space knowing that you are about to record one entire EP, rather than the demos that made up the compilation from Topshelf?
It was, it really was. We have some friends who recorded with the same engineer, so we already had this relationship with him. It didn't feel too intense. It felt like home, and we felt ready to actually record something a little more lengthy that really represents us.
Is the title, The Art Of Mothering, also reflective of where you see yourselves now? Where did that name come from?
Absolutely. Sebastian was in a band before this called The Art Of Mothering. That was his first band, and I remember that really stuck with me and Lizzy, it really meant something weird to us (laughs.) We had a couple of songs that were tentatively called that, and we always wanted to use that name. I guess now it represents this place where it seems like we've been affected by our home lives, and the support from our parents. You could say there's something naive in that name, like there are things your mothers do that drive you crazy (laughs), and then you start to notice things about yourself are that similar, you know?
Yeah! That moment when you realize you're more like your parents than you ever thought.
Totally! And this represents the growing out of that, and accepting that it's a new stage of our band.


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Dietterle: Pool closing will impact community
By Katie Zerr
After the meeting Monday night, Mayor Jamie Dietterle said the decision to close the pool was tough for council members.
"This is a decision that has involved many hours of research and planning to find the best solution to our existing problem," he said. "Four years ago, our council voted to close the swimming pool and planned to tear it down. After some further discussion, we decided to re-open the pool by doing some repairs and have limped the pool along for the past few summers."
He said the problems that have existed in the past continue to exist now, and band-aids can no longer fix what needs to be done. He said the current pool fails to meet ADA regulations and in order to keep the pool open; thousands of dollars would be required to bring it up to code. There are also a cracking foundation, sub-par restroom and bath facilities, and faulty electrical panels, he said.
"The decision to close the pool was a unanimous one and rightfully so. Along with the steps taken to close the pool comes the reality that will affect our children, including my little boy, and families in our area. What will we do without a pool this summer," he asked. "Hopefully our community will rally around this reality and help us as we move forward to raise money for a new pool." Committees are being formed to do this, and Councilman Tom O'Connell and Councilwoman Rose Henderson are spearheading these events.
Dietterle thanked the community for its support.
"With the decision to close and demolish our aging swimming pool, we are energized by the excitement and possibilities that lie ahead for our community and a new pool. The future is now and the first step to a new pool has begun," said Dietterle. "We ask our residents to please help us meet our goal and share the vision with us as we strive forward as a community to build a new aquatic center."


text: Posted October 31, 2012 Ok this is just a hypothetical question. But would you feel more comfortable with Cam trying to run it in 3 times, jstew or tolbert trying to run it in 3 times, or pass 3 times. I got to admit, I would feel better and feel like we had a better chance to score if Cam was running it. Thoughts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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A FEW weeks ago I posted my father an envelope with 16 A4 sheets of paper of medical information I had obtained on the internet for him.
My father is 94 years old and housebound.
The envelope was A4 size and I put a large stamp on it.
Unfortunately that was not enough postage. A further 17p was required. So instead of delivering the letter to my father, the Royal Mail delivered a postcard telling him to call at the sorting office in Malvern and pay £1.17p.
As my father had not received the envelope I had sent from Wiltshire we both realised that the envelope held at the sorting office was the one I had sent.
My father was of course unable to call at the sorting office, and in any event we both knew that the contents were not worth the payment of an additional £1.17. I was due to visit him the following week, and reprinted the articles and took them with me.
The Royal Mail hung on to the envelope for three weeks, and when it wasn't called for, sent it all the way back to my home.
They call this "Revenue Protection". For the sake of 17p the Royal Mail doubled the amount of work involved with this envelope.
What we need is a postage system for which everyone can work out what postage is due to ensure that we put enough stamps on in the first place.
This method of revenue collection must be costing more than it raises.
Devizes, Wiltshire


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Honest to God, you guys; I feel like barnyard the choir director.
The last few weeks have been an unending shit storm of apathy and belligerence. Tuesday, for example, 4 out of my 25 freshmen actually did the reading I assigned. FOUR. Out of TWENTY FIVE. They had a major project due – for which I'd given them at least 3 in-class opportunities to work – and only two of them were able to present the project on time (and of those two, one of them was so poorly done as to be laughable).
This morning, three of my 16 seniors read the article I posted on the website. I should mention here that the reading was due Tuesday, but I extended the date to Thursday because no one had read the article on Tuesday, either.
The thing that astounds me about all of this is that no one can give us any indication of what the cause of the problem is or of how to fix it.
I've about had it with this shit; I'm disheartened, I'm tired, and I'm sick unto death of caring more about the students' grades than they do.
Thank God vacation starts tomorrow.


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Tuesday, 7 May, 2002, 13:49 GMT 14:49 UK
Fresh assault on smoking
A new television advert is urging young people in Scotland to give up smoking before they become hooked on the habit.
The Health Education Board for Scotland (Hebs) is moving its emphasis away from a 'just say no' approach and is instead trying to persuade youngsters to give up.
Hebs insisted it was not dropping attempts to prevent youngsters smoking, but putting more emphasis on encouraging teenagers to stop.
The board said that the number of boys who smoke had fallen to 8% north of the border, but almost twice as many girls still smoke.
Across Scotland, it is estimated that about 13,000 people die every year from illnesses directly linked to smoking.
It is thought that about 9,500 of them will have started smoking as teenagers.
The new 50-second commercial, called Club Smoking, shows how two teenagers are faced with the realities of smoking.
It sets out to encourage teenage smokers to give up, and to discourage non-smokers from starting in the first place.
Scotland's Health Minister Malcolm Chisholm welcomed the campaign as a positive step in dispelling the myth that smoking was "exciting or glamorous".
'Deadly product'
Hebs chairwoman Lesley Hinds said the board had built up a close relationship with teenagers in Scotland.
"By listening to what they have to say we have produced work which has grabbed their attention and won their respect," she said.
"Hebs mass media work has a great reputation, but also has a genuine resonance with teenagers.
"This particular advertisement will go some way to undo the work of tobacco companies who have attempted to link a deadly product with images of youth and beauty."
Mr Chisholm said it was important to highlight the serious health risks of smoking.
"I welcome this new work from HEBS. It underlines the executive's determination to reduce levels of teenage smoking in Scotland," he said.
"The health of the nation will not improve as long as teenagers continue to take up smoking.
"This advert encourages them to think about their smoking and quit before it becomes more difficult to stop."
The advert is, in part, a response to the executive's 1999 White Paper on Health Towards a Healthier Scotland.
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Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) is a large market cap stock with a market cap of 12439.25. It is in the Agricultural Chemicals industry and sector Basic Materials, with a current P/E of 14.36, a forward P/E of 15.38 and EPS of 6.26. At a stock price of 89.97 (1.36%) it has a dividend yield of 3.89%.
EPS growth for the last five years have been 8.50%, more recently this last year it has grown by 26.50%. The next year growth is going to be about 13.55% and more long-term 1.23% after five years. EPS growth quarter over quarter is -13.30%. Sales growth for the past five years have been 6.60% and sales growth quarter over quarter is -8.30%.
For performance, Agrium Inc. the past week has seen a gain of -1.42%. For the last month performance for Agrium Inc. is -5.71%. While the last quarter is 2.12% and half year, 6.39%. Finally for the year, performance is 0.39%.
The 52-week high for Agrium Inc., is at -9.37%, and for the 52-week low it comes to a value of 15.90%. The 20-day simple moving average is -1.10% and 2.75% for the 200-day simple moving average.
Volatility for the week is at 1.95%, and for the month it is 1.98%. Agrium Inc., has a target price of 96.55.
In terms of debt, long term debt/equity is 0.68, and for total debt/equity Agrium Inc. has 0.86. The gross margin is 26.10%, while operating margin is 10.20%, the profit margin is 6.20%. The current ratio is 1.3 and the quick ratio is 0.8.
Insider ownership is at 0.20%, with instituitional ownership at 70.50%. Agrium Inc. has a payout ratio of 54.40%. With the total shares outstanding coming to 138.26. The shares float is 138.12, with the float short at 3.16%, with short ratio coming to 5.68.
In terms of returns, the return on assets see Agrium Inc., get 5.10%, with its returns on investment at 10.90%. Return on equity is 14.10%. So will the investors see the target price of 96.55, reached soon?
Disclaimer: Remember there is a risk to your investment, this is not a recommendation, nor personal advice, never invest more than you are able too loose.


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I filmed this on Dec 1 still during the windstorm (my apology for the dirty windshield). In this video you can see several BIG trees uprooted and the generally messy streets. All of this was just within unde a mile distance. So much MORE damage has been done everywhere else by this storm across the Western States.
Less than 2 months later: another little disaster in Bountiful Utah!
Just blocks away from this video's location, during a heavy snowfall (covering black ice), cars lost control and were sliding down the hill onto the sidewalks, and crashing into other cars and neighbors' yards. Luckily, it appears that nobody got hurt. If you are interested in watching, the video is entitled "Cars Sliding & Crashing in Bountiful, UT, 400 north bountiful ut 1/21/2012".
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I especially like getting out and exploring nature.. I like being around positive, upbeat people possessing passion and vision.
Basically, I,m an down to earth person, I set high standards for myself and a bit Old -Fashioned.
I am Tall, Dark, and Handsome
as well as other gifts and talents.
The Godfather, Fighting Temptation, Eddie Murphy, Parliament, Johnny Guitar Watson, The TIME Band, Jimmy and Terry Lewis,Prince, Laurel Hill, Sade, Anita Baker and a Varitey of others..being a Musician myself, You can't miss me in the music department
Enjoy SOUL FOOD, Italian, Greek, Seafood and Chinese.
I could,nt think of anything else..Give me a bit of time to think about it and I,ll tell you later..OK?
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Subject: Re: [htdig] ASCIIfy patch
From: Gilles Detillieux (email@example.com)
Date: Wed Oct 04 2000 - 10:35:53 PDT
According to Andoni Ayala:
> Anybody know where can i fund ASCIIfy patch?
> I would like that when people seach cafe, the engine search café and cafe (for example)
There are a couple different patches for dealing with accents. The one
which I think is preferable adds an "accents" fuzzy match method to
htsearch, but still retains the accents in the database. This is also
the method that was added to the 3.2.0b2 beta.
There is another patch which essentially strips all accents, leaving
only ASCII characters, which is a bad approach in my opinion, but others
feel differently.
Someone else made a script that builds a synonyms dictionary from the
words database by stripping accents, to essentially use the synonyms
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earlier versions of htdig as well, but are probably not worth trying.
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Daughtry and 3 Doors Down Help "Restore The Shore"
A recent concert on the Jersey Shore from Daughtry and 3 Door Down turned into a generous donation toward helping "Restore The Shore".
Townsquare Media employee and Hollywood Reporter correspondent Michelle Angermiller reports that the groups handed a $15,000 donation through The Better Life Foundation (founded by 3DD lead singer Brad Arnold) to the Toms River based charity Hometown Heroes. The check was presented at the end of the recent concert in Asbury Park at Convention Hall.
3 Doors Down reached out to Hometown Heroes founder Michael Schwartz because "they felt a kinship" with the Jersey Shore area destroyed by the Super Storm. Asbury Park was one of the hardest hit beach towns in Monmouth County.
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text: Politics 27 August 2001 The New Statesman Profile - Robert Mugabe Once hailed as a new African hero and a non-racist, his behaviour is now that of the paranoidal pers Sign up for our weekly email * One of the more unpleasant features of the horrific situation in Zimbabwe is Ian Smith sitting on his large, unassailed farm, smirking and saying: "I told you so." But there is a direct connection between the lawlessness of white-ruled Rhodesia under Smith's UDI (Unilateral Declaration of Independence) regime and the lawlessness of black-ruled Zimbabwe under President Robert Mugabe. The country Mugabe inherited at independence in 1980 was riven with problems. Two of the most acute dilemmas were the landlessness of the peasantry and the total control of the economy by the white minority - inequities that are difficult to rectify without creating other injustices and inflicting short-term damage to the economy. Yet a transition with similar problems was managed in South Africa and Namibia. Why not in Zimbabwe? Mugabe, when he became president, was hailed as a new African hero, respected as an intellectual and sincere Catholic, and admired as a non-racist who, on coming to power, assured the former white Rhodesians that they were welcome to stay in the new Zimbabwe. Moreover, after independence, Zimbabwe achieved a growing economy, a multi-party parliament, an independent judiciary (though never a free press) and a society in which relations between whites and blacks were tolerant enough for them to share, for example, a mainly white cricket team that was elevated to Test match status. Why did it go wrong? Was it all down to Mugabe? What is too often underplayed in political analysis is the role of the paranoidal personality, which is not the same as clinically defined paranoia. Stalin was a classic example of the latter: an Indian ambassador once managed to leave an interview in possession of one of the Soviet dictator's habitual doodles, and it showed a solitary figure in a circle surrounded by wolves. Paranoidal personalities, however, become paranoics, in practice, only when they come under severe, sustained pressure. I watched the decolonisation process for about 40 years, and paranoidal personalities triumphed more often than balanced per-sonalities such as Nelson Mandela and Julius Nyerere. Why? Because the paranoidal personality survives, being quicker than others to detect enemies (not always real) and readier to attack them before they can act. I first met Mugabe when he was a young, self-exiled teacher in Nkrumah's Ghana in the 1950s. He was an introverted, studious person who somewhat lightened up when he married Sally, a buoyant Ghanaian. Back in Rhodesia, and after a period of imprisonment, he became a minor figure in the nascent nationalist movement that, from early on, had become polarised between Zanu, led by the Shona people, and Zapu, led by the Ndebele. Zapu, under Joshua Nkomo, was for long the more powerful party. Zanu was handicapped by clan differences within the Shona until the emergence of Herbert Chitepo, who was mysteriously murdered. Only then did Mugabe emerge as a contestant for the succession. What counted against him was that he was a Zezuru, one of the smallest Shona clans. It took considerable skill and courage for him to win the Zanu leadership, but he was vulnerable from the start and, not surprisingly, developed a minority complex. Soon after independence, he narrowly escaped being blown up. He took extreme measures to protect his personal security, but he was surrounded by real enemies. They included small Shona factions that had lost out in the liberation struggle, to say nothing of sections of the white population who, with the support of South African agents, were seriously engaged in destabilising Mugabe's government. But the most serious threat to Mugabe came from Zapu. Although ostensibly linked to Zanu in the Patriotic Front, Nkomo - the elder statesman of Zimbabwean nationalism - was unforgiving towards Mugabe, whom he regarded as an upstart. Mugabe, distrusting the national army and believing that Zapu's armed wing still had weapons secretly buried around Bulawayo, engaged the North Koreans to train his own special Fifth Brigade, made up entirely of Shona. This force was unleashed into Matabeleland, where it suppressed the Ndebele with unspeakable atrocities. Although Zapu later agreed to merge with Zanu to form a virtual single-party state, the hatred of the Ndebele for Mugabe was undiminished. Mugabe set about building a centralised political system with himself alone at the top. Distrusting everybody, he increasingly refused to listen to advice. To maintain control, he established a patronage system that degenerated into extensive corruption. Mugabe is an ascetic, and liked to spend his holidays alone, studying and passing English university exams. But after the death of his first wife, he married Grace, a Zimbabwean with a taste for extravagant living; for her, he built two grand mansions, costing millions of Zimbabwean dollars at a time when most Zimbabweans lived in extreme poverty. (Today, 65 per cent are unemployed, and 75 per cent live below the breadline.) The urban unemployed increasingly turned for leadership to the strong trade union movement, led by Morgan Tsvangirai. But the maldistribution of land has been at the dead-centre of all of Rhodesia-Zimbabwe's political discontent - a spluttering time bomb threatening the country's stability, a perennial guarantee of poverty, and an incipient threat to white-black relations. Mugabe had 21 years to tackle the land question seriously. In his first five-year term came the only planned programme to resettle 52,000 families on unoccupied land, using funds provided by Britain at independence. That scheme was only a partial success. Around 800,000 peasants continue to live in overcrowded areas covering about 16 million hectares, while 4,500 mainly white farmers occupy 11 million hectares of prime land. But the current campaign of forcible land takeovers offers no solution. The haphazard division of the land, not always in viable sizes for farming, and the lack of provision for tools and seeds is a sure-fire recipe for failure. Besides, with the veterans (so-called, although most were actually too young to fight) taking possession of what they can grab, the landless peasants have had no share in the loot. Their lot remains what it has always been. Mugabe alone cannot be blamed for Zimbabwe's plight. Three severe droughts and the quadruple rise in the price of oil in 1976 were among the causes of the country's economic setback. The biggest failure, however, was on the part of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Mugabe was one of the African leaders who bought into their Economic and Structural Adjustment Programme; after a full five-year period and the allocation of five billion Zimbabwean dollars, none of the targets had been met. Some of the failure was Mugabe's, especially the huge payout of compensation to the veterans in an attempt to prevent not only a serious threat to the regime, but also the risk of violence, as well as the crazy decision to commit the army to intervention in the Congo; but the real failure was not achieving structural adjustment. Can Mugabe survive? One looks for signs of a palace coup against him, or an army takeover. Over the past six months, some senior ministers have held secret meetings with Thabo Mbeki, the president of South Africa, in which they told him of their concern about Mugabe, "who no longer listens to anybody". While they believe they can get a majority of the cabinet against Mugabe, they feel less sure about having their decision endorsed by Zanu's all-powerful political bureau. But their major concern is that, if they did vote Mugabe out of the cabinet, they could not count on the support of the security forces. The possibility of a military takeover would increase if Mugabe sticks to his commitment to bring back his army from the expensive intervention in the Congo. There are credible reports that, having suffered serious casualties, shortage of regular payments and hard conditions, it would be an angry army that returned. Mugabe knows there is a strong possibility that his rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, will win if next April's presidential elections go ahead. His alternative is to cancel the elections by declaring a state of emergency. The likelihood then is that he would face a wave of violent protest and a final breakdown of what remains of law and order. The hard question is what should be done by the external powers, both African and western. Demands for economic sanctions are unrealistic. Tsvangirai, for one, opposes them "because the country could not survive" and, in any case, Mugabe could simply use them to gain support for the declaration of a state of emergency. Zimbabwe's immediate neighbours - South Africa, Mozambique and Botswana - take the same view. But certain steps could be taken without imposing additional burdens on the already suffering population. These would include a worldwide travel ban on Mugabe, all members of his government and senior officials; freezing their bank accounts; suspending diplomatic relations, which would include withdrawing Mugabe's right to attend the Commonwealth summit in Brisbane in October; suspending all aid other than for humanitarian projects; insisting on free presidential elections conducted under the supervision of monitors supported by the United Nations and the new African Union. It is to such action that Zimbabwe's neighbours and fellow members of the Southern African Development Community are moving. Under Mbeki's leadership, they intend a showdown with Mugabe on the grounds that his policies are destabilising the entire subcontinent. That would be high noon for the president. But, whatever the outcome of outside intervention, the bottom line is that the Zimbabweans will be their own liberators. Colin Legum is a former associate editor of the Observer Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 27 August 2001 issue of the New Statesman, The urban guerrillas Britain forgot More


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The owner welcomed us when we got there. He took his time to give us a detail introduction and recommendations. Also let us leave the luggages for a few hours after check out.


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Most fans go to a stock car race hoping for good competition with a few thrills and spills mixed in, and that's what they got, more than once, during Saturday's opening night at Texas Thunder Speedway.
A new class this season is the Budweiser Racing Outlaw Twisters. There were only four entries and their first-ever feature race was way down on the card, but the ending made fans go pop-eyed.
You could tell right away these "outlaws" were much faster and a lot more souped up than the regular Texas Twisters are allowed to be. Right off the bat, Kempner driver Tommy Hultz spurred his car to a big lead in the five-lap showdown.
As Hultz came around turn four and took the white flag, his fuel cell exploded into a fireball that looked like a barbecue pit gone mad.
Hultz alertly pulled up near the fire crew, which got him out and doused the blaze. Killeen's Brian Bagent, running second, was declared the winner in his No. 45 car.
No injuries, thank goodness, which would prove to be the case two races later.
When the green flag dropped for the 10-car IMCA Hobby Stock main event, Waco driver Anthony Simcik got inside Moody's Chris Gruesendorf for a quick advantage, which turned into disaster.
Going out of turn two, Simcik was all alone leading the field, when something happened which caused his car to roll four-plus times and come to rest on the driver's side. Simcik was out and waving to the crowd moments later. Catastrophe averted.
For the next eight circuits, Griesendorf was in command, while being pressed by Waco's Andy Roller and Belton driver Charles Cosper. Roller tried an inside pass on lap nine, made the move and cruised on to win.
Those were just two highlights of opening night, which began on time, unusual for a season opener, with a stirring rendition of the national anthem by Copperas Cove High School math teacher Rachel Owens Sizemore. After a memorial parade in honor of racer James Deane and former track promoter Ken Essenburg's wife Mary, both of whom passed away since last season, it was time to race!
Once the features got under way, fans were treated to another epic battle between Jason Batt of Harker Heights and Killeen's Eric Jones in the IMCA Stock Car class.
A first-lap wreck in turn four, involving Anthony Otken, Jesse James Cox Jr. and Adam Schwarz, slowed things down and set the stage for a complete restart, with Jones, Batt and former track promoter Pat Wilson barreling three-wide down the back straightaway. Jones and Batt raced side by side, when Jones inched ahead on circuit six.
Batt took over, just barely, with two to go, but got loose and went high on the back straight berm, giving Jones the opening he needed to beat his main nemesis to the checkered flag.
Once the green flag waved to start the IMCA Modified feature, there wasn't much doubt about the outcome. Barring mechanical problems or a clash with another car, this would be Kenny Stone's night.
Looking like an F-15 racing a Cessna 182, the Belton driver had his 5K car way ahead for all 20 laps. Two caution flags bunched the field up, but Stone got off to jackrabbit restarts and won by a full straightaway, his only rival a United States Modified Touring Series car being tested in competition by Killeen driver J.P. Dowell, who pulled off halfway through.
The IMCA Southern SportMod A-main started off with Killeen's Mike McDougal taking his No. 224 out front. A caution stopped the action when Garrett Jonse hooked the 78 of Trevor Egbert, earning Jones a black flag for rough driving.
McDougal carried on with not much happening behind him ... until lap eight of the 20-lap race.
Eddy driver Ricky Rodriguez had been patiently gaining ground and slid inside for the lead. Moments later, Rodriguez took a bump from somebody, which got him loose in turn four and allowed Waco driver Kevin Green to go ahead and stay there to the finish.
In the Street Stock feature, Copperas Cove racer Jacob Sakhnini, looking to give himself a 17th birthday present, got his car out front early, but was passed by Leander driver Gene Burnett on lap four. Burnett's lead evaporated quickly when Nolanville's Gary Norman went by. Norman screamed away from the field and took it to the house.
A six-car field ran 10 laps in the so-called "regular" Texas Twister race. Killeen driver Billy Tharp had the lead early, but was pestered throughout by 14-year-old James "Digger" Cochran. The two traded paint coming into the final turn, with Cochran winning the battle and the race.
And that was it. Opening nights can be glitch- filled, but this one went well, I thought. There are some things that need to be addressed, but I won't waste your time with the small stuff. The car count was good and the crowd was great for a chilly night.
Looks like a great season coming on for dirt-racing fans.
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The family that fishes together • Herriman community leaders are holding weekly Monday seminars for urban youths to get a line on fishing fundamentals April 8 to May 13. Classes will be held 6 to 8 p.m., April 15, at the Cove at Herriman Springs, 6979 W. Rose Canyon Road, Herriman. For more info visit www.herriman.org/events.


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Up to 40 of the group's 200-plus members will have their works showcased at the members' exhibition.
Works will include watercolours, acrylics, pastels, oils, landscapes, still life and miniatures.
Organisers said artworks would be reasonably priced.
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Visitors are welcome. Admission is $10, including afternoon tea.
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
To Judge a Reader by their Book(s)
Turns out I have a handful of great friends who -- brace yourself -- have all been met through this here social spot called the blogger. I've gone from eye-ball-rolling and "that's creepy," to gaze-up-at-the heavens and "that's wonderful!" (Grammatically, that sentence blew giant chunks, but oh well. It's stayin.)
The first time I met one of my internet blogger buddies in person, the Spouse cocked one of his eyebrows and looked at me sideways. He was sure I had lost it (more.) Now I can say something like "next week I'm flying to New Zealand to meet Charlotte," and Spouse will say "Oh, okay," then go back to inhaling whatever grub I've thrown before him. He might even add something like, "The hunting is great there. You should see about getting a permit before you go."
Internet friends are business-as-usual now.
(By the way, I've learned that there are many who take me too literally, like my Mom. Therefore it is necessary to clarify that, no, I'm not psychotic enough to drop everything for a stranger in New Zealand. I might, however, be brave and meet someone in Payson.)
A couple of weeks ago, I had complained in this post that I was tired of skiing alone. And wouldn't you know, a comment was left by Makell. She mentioned that she felt the same and wanted to get a group of girls together for skiing throughout the year. I thought that was a great idea. However, I'm not so keen on strangers, really. Even though I have great friends with whom I've met in the intersphere, we usually e-mail for about, oh, say, a whole year before meeting in person.
And so it was, that I spent some time performing "research" on this Makell person. I read her blog for a while one night. I thought, "She's smart, that's for sure. She's very pretty, that's for sure. She seems fun, that's for sure. But can I spend a whole day with her?"
This is when I discovered her Shelfari Do you know Shelfari? This Shelfari stuff is new to me. Basically it's like facebook for readers. Kind of. But not really. You create an account on this Shelfari thing and report what books you've read, the book(s) you are currently reading as well as the books you intend to read.
After rummaging through Makell's book selections on Shelfari, it was clear that I could, without a doubt, spend a whole day with her.
Which brings up an interesting point, can you judge a person by their blog? The verdict is still out on that one for you never know if the blogger is being honest or if they are just plain full of crap (like me.) What I have learned, however, is that you can judge a reader by their books.
Makell and I skied on Tuesday. She's a keeper.
7 comments:
- Rachel said...
I'll admit I will pass judgement based on the books someone has read. If someone declares that Twilight is the best book they've ever read (and I have read it, so I am not passing judgement on something I know nothing about), our chances for a strong friendship are a little shaky :)
- March 31, 2010 at 6:01 PM
- rabidrunner said...
Twilight is my favorite! (kidding)
- March 31, 2010 at 6:35 PM
- Makell said...
Well I'm all teary eyed now! I didn't have Shelfari to convince me that I thought we could be friends. No, I only had your wickedly funny but equally clever and articulate blog that I kept finding myself reading! You are even better in person. And a dang good skier. And beautiful. And very interesting. And a ton of fun. And smart. And, And, And.. Just really cool.
(And I'm glad you didn't think I was a psycho! :)
Thanks for the shout out!
- March 31, 2010 at 11:04 PM
- Winder said...
Ok, Delmar needs to move me back to the other county. I am going to loose my BFF to all these fantastic internet folk. :)
- April 1, 2010 at 12:08 PM
- Winder said...
Seriously, I love her Shelfari it looks a lot like my shelf at home. Maybe I can just ride on your friend making coattails. Not skiing though.
- April 1, 2010 at 12:14 PM
- Ski Bike Junkie said...
(this may get long, but it's my internet friends story, and there's something hopefully worthwhile at the end)
Five years ago, I didn't read blogs, much less write them. Then one day I was checking my hotmail, and there was a link to this fat cyclist blog as the MSN featured blog of the day. I clicked on it and was hooked.
Fast forward a bit, and I found myself in Moab the same time Fatty and Kenny were doing the Kokopelli trail race. So we met at the finish. The next week Elden and I met up again to go mtn biking.
A year later, I started a blog, and because I commented on Fatty's, a few of his readers started reading mine. Also about this same time, Kenny (whom I'd met once) agreed to let me come on his white rim ride. I met dug and rick and brad and a bunch of the other core team, too.
Fast forward another year, and i'm looking for a job in Utah. The guy I carpooled to white rim with had started reading my blog and pointed one of his friends to it. This friend told me to forward him a resume.
Long story short, I got hired by this company, I bought a house in dug's and rick's neighborhood, I started skiing and riding with those guys, and well, here I am. The guys I ski and ride with that aren't from the neighborhood are mostly people I've met through my blog or theirs.
So yeah, I have no qualms about internet friends. And if you and your spouse want to come to our place for dinner sometime (you can even bring yahoos), we'd be happy to host you. Because internet/blog friends have turned out to be a way, way good thing in our lives.
Also, I was thrilled to know that women DO get pee shivers. My wife claims she never gets them, so I wondered if it was a guy thing (I have sisters, but I'm not asking them about that).
- April 1, 2010 at 2:44 PM
- rabidrunner said...
Holy smokes SBJ we'd be honored (unless your comment arriving on April 1 is for a reason), then perhaps we could treat you and yours to a day of skiing. (We happen to be somewhat connected.)
- April 9, 2010 at 3:26 PM


text: KARACHI - Pakistan's farmers are benefiting as banks' agriculture credit disbursement nears the annual target. During first eleven months of the current fiscal year i.e. July - May 2014, banks disbursed Rs334.7 billion or 88pc of the annual target of Rs380.0 billion, with some of the banks already surpassing their annual targets.It may be recalled here that during recent meeting with banks, Syed Samar Hasnain, Executive Director, State Bank of Pakistan, re-emphasised the need to boost up credit disbursement to farming community and urged banks to ensure achievement of annual agricultural credit disbursement target of Rs380 billion for 2013-14.Banks' disbursement is 13.6pc higher than Rs 294.5 billion during the corresponding period last year. The outstanding portfolio of agricultural loans has increased by Rs 30.3 billion (12.3pc) i.e. from Rs 246.7 billion to Rs 277.0 billion at end May, 2014 as compared to same period last year.Five major commercial banks as a group disbursed agri. loans of Rs 169.4 billion or 90.1pc of its annual target which is higher by 7.9pc from Rs 157.0 billion during the corresponding period last year. Amongst the five major banks HBL, MCB, UBL, NBP and ABL achieved respectively 92.5pc, 92.4pc, 91.9pc, 91.7pc and 78.9pc of their individual annual targets.Amongst specialised banks, ZTBL achieved 93.1pc of its target by disbursing Rs 64.7 billion against its annual target of Rs 69.5 billion while PPCBL achieved 66.2pc of its target of Rs 10.0 billion by disbursing Rs 6.6 billion during the period under review. Fourteen domestic private banks collectively achieved 81.6pc of their annual targets. Under domestic private bank's category, the Standard Chartered Bank has already surpassed its annual target while Bank Al Habib achieved 96.6pc of its annual target, Sindh Bank achieved 96.2pc, Bank of Punjab 93.2pc, Bank Alfalah 89.5pc, Faysal Bank 89.1pc, Summit Bank 85.3pc, Bank of Khyber 84.4pc, Habib Metropolitan Bank 81.2pc, Soneri Bank 79.4pc and Silk Bank 68pc of their annual targets. Further, NIB Bank achieved 56.2pc, KASB 40pc and Askari Bank could achieve only 31pc of its annual target.Seven microfinance banks as a group disbursed agricultural loans of Rs 19.6 billion or 90.8pc of their annual target of Rs 21.6 billion. Amongst the microfinance banks, Tameer Microfinance Bank, U Microfinance bank, Pakoman Microfinance bank and Khushhali Bank have already surpassed their annual targets while NRSP Microfinance Bank, Waseela and the First Microfinance Bank could achieve respectively 80.5pc, 71.6pc and 69.3pc of their annual targets. Under the category of Islamic banks, three banks collectively achieved 98.5pc of their annual targets by disbursing Rs 523.9 million against the target of Rs 532.0 million during July-May 2014.


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I mean it's gotta be a boring job, but c'mon really? Why does a "weather forecaster" see fit to name winter storms, i understand hurricanes, tropicail storms , and cyclones but a winter storm? It must be a sign of the times, hey we gotta call it by something other than a storm!
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South African street children: A survey and recommendations for services
This paper describes a sub-study of children within the Human Sciences Research Council study of street people in South Africa. It used both quantitative and qualitative methods (a survey and census, and focus group discussions and in-depth interviews) to gather information from street children, their service providers, and five women who had grown up on the street but subsequently made a success of their lives. The paper reviews the origins of homelessness among children, the dynamics of life on the streets, and care requirements. It recommends a continuum of care for those already on the streets, but points also to the need for preventive services. It suggests that truancy from school could provide early warning of children at risk, and recommends a range of family support services that may be needed to prevent children from taking to the streets.
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Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Turkish city of Diyarbakir to honour six policemen killed in an ambush on Wednesday.
The coffins of the dead officers - who included provincial police chief Gaffar Okkan - were carried through flag-waving crowds of mourners who chanted slogans protesting against the murders.
No group has said it was responsible for the attack, but initial suspicion has fallen on a radical Islamic group known as Turkish Hezbollah.
Diyarbakir has been virtually sealed off in the wake of the murders, amid reports that dozens of people have been taken into custody.
Turkish Interior Minister Saadettin Tantan has flown to the city to oversee the murder inquiry.
The BBC's Chris Morris in Instanbul says Mr Okkan had earned the respect of many local people for the way he dealt with security in an often tense city.
Locals say he had reduced the number of checkpoints and the level of police harassment.
In an interview with the local newspaper a few hours before he died, Mr Okkan had said 26 suspected Hezbollah gunmen had been identified in Diyarbakir and he'd promised that they would be captured soon.
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On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 02:34, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote: > Simon Riggs wrote: >> On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 7:51 PM, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> wrote: >> > On tor, 2011-06-30 at 15:09 -0400, Alvaro Herrera wrote: >> >> Robert Hass (whose name I misspelled in the commit message above) just >> >> mentioned to me (in an answer to my apologizing about it) that he >> >> didn't think that mentioning sponsors for patch development was a good >> >> idea. >> >> >> >> I don't think we have a policy for this, but I have done it for some >> >> time now and nobody has complained, so I sort of assumed it was okay. >> >> Besides, some of the people pouring the money in does care about it; >> >> moreover, it provides a little incentive for other companies that >> >> might also be in a position to fund development but lack the "peer >> >> approval" of the idea, or a final little push. >> > >> > I think commit messages should be restricted to describing what was >> > changed and who is responsible for it. ?Once we open it for things like >> > sponsorship, what's to stop people from adding personal messages, what >> > they had for breakfast, "currently listening to", or just selling >> > advertising space in each commit message for 99 cents? >> >> Agreed. >> >> We should credit people somewhere, but not here. >> >> Otherwise, we'll be forced to add "Sponsored by RedHat", "Sponsored by >> 2ndQuadrant" etc onto commit messages. > > Agreed. On one level I like the sponsor message, but on the other > having "Sponsored by RedHat" on every Tom Lane item will get tiring. > ;-) > > Can we add text if the employer is _not_ the feature sponsor? That would be quite unfair to those who *do* employ committers.... Basically you'd get credit only if you didn't employ a committer. This all becomes much easier if we keep the ads out of the commit messages, and stick to the technical side there. And find another venue for the other credit. -- Magnus Hagander Me: http://www.hagander.net/ Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/
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Eli Yablonovitch: Director of the NSF Center for Energy Efficient Electronics Science (E3S) UC Berkeley
Professor and The James & Katherine Lau Chair in Engineering UC Berkeley
Director of the NSF Center for Energy Efficient Electronics Science (E3S)
Solar Cell Tutorial: The New Science of Approaching the Shockley-Queisser Limit
July 15, 2011 | 2:00pm | Elings Hall 1605
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The Shockley-Queisser (SQ) limit for a single junction solar cell is ~33.5 (under the standard AM1.5 flat-plate, solar spectrum). Indeed detailed calculations show that GaAs is capable of achieving this efficiency. Nonetheless, the record GaAs solar cell had achieved only 26.4% efficiency in 2010. Previously, the record had been stuck at 25.1% for almost two decades. Why then the 7% discrepancy between the theoretical limit 33.4% versus the achieved efficiency of 26.4%?
It is usual to blame material quality. But in the case of GaAs double heterostructures, the material is almost ideal with an internal fluorescence yield of >99%. This deepens the puzzle as to why the full theoretical SQ efficiency is not achieved?
As solar efficiency begins to approach the SQ limit, the internal physics of a solar cell changes. Shockley and Quiesser showed that high solar efficiency is accompanied by a high concentration of carriers, and by strong fluorescent emission of photons. In a good solar cell, the photons that are emitted internally have a possibility of being reabsorbed, leading to "photon re-cycling". The SQ limit assumes 100% external fluorescence yield. We find that the failure to optimize the extraction of recycled internal photons is largely responsible for the failure to achieve the SQ limit in the best solar cells. Achieving the SQ limit requires that light extraction physics be designed into solar cells. Now new efficiency records are being broken.
Eli Yablonovitch is the Director of the NSF Center for Energy Efficient Electronics Science (E3S), a multi-University Center based at Berkeley. He received his Ph.d. degree in Applied Physics from Harvard University in 1972. He worked for two years at Bell Telephone Laboratories, and then became a professor of Applied Physics at Harvard. In 1979 he joined Exxon to do research on photovoltaic solar energy. Then in 1984, he joined Bell Communications Research, where he was a Distinguished Member of Staff, and also Director of Solid-State Physics Research. In 1992 he joined the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was the Northrop-Grumman Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering. Then in 2007 he became Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at UC Berkeley, where he holds the James & Katherine Lau Chair in Engineering.
Prof. Yablonovitch is a Fellow of the IEEE, the Optical Society of America and the American Physical Society. He is a Life Member of Eta Kappa Nu, and a Member of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences. He has been awarded the Adolf Lomb Medal, the W. Streifer Scientific Achievement Award, the R.W. Wood Prize, the Julius Springer Prize, and the Mountbatten Medal. He also has an honorary Ph.d. from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm Sweden.
In his photovoltaic research, Yablonovitch introduced the 4n2 light-trapping factor that is used commercially in almost all high performance solar cells.
Yablonovitch introduced the idea that strained semiconductor lasers could have superior performance due to reduced valence band (hole) effective mass. Today, almost all semiconductor lasers use this concept, including telecommunications lasers, DVD players, and laser pointers.
Yablonovitch is regarded as one of the Fathers of the Photonic BandGap concept, and coined the term "Photonic Crystal".


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Ask A Married Guy: "Am I Destined To Be Kryptonite For Commitment?"
I am an attractive writer, divorced for almost four years. For as long as I can remember, I have never been at a loss for male attention. Since my separation, I have dated plenty of guys. But, the only guys I seem to attract who are not paralyzed by the idea of even commitment-lite are already married to someone else!
For my entire dating life, I have shied away from appearing needy, bitter, or desperate because those three qualities make my skin crawl. I have had a good number of great first dates where we seem to click on many levels. Yet, at some point, same guy will shift to texts and phone calls, evading a second or maybe third meet.
I am not ready to give up. I enjoy the company of men. And I do really want to be in a loving relationship with someone available. Especially since I had a 15 year marriage of convenience — for timing and "appropriateness" more than affection, sex, or love.
So, am I destined to be Kryptonite for commitment? Or can I change my game plan of appearing independent? – Beth
Beth, your email contains equal parts heartbreak and hope. In that order.
Commitment is the tragic ambition of all humans. We seek it constantly. We yearn for unconditional love. But when the wrong person asks it of US? Eww. Gross. Go away. Why the fuck do we do this to each other? Why do we take the risk of breaking our hearts, and those of others, over and over again, looking for this ineffable thing called commitment?
It's because true commitment is the cat's knees. It's the bee's pajamas. It's the greatest thing on earth. It's the closest we ever get to complete and total acceptance from another human being. It's The Womb, Part 2. But it's also exceptionally rare. Genuine commitment is like a diamond, or a good vintage shirt at a thrift store. For sure, it's there to be found. And there is enough on the planet for everyone. But this wonderful thing happens to be buried under a giant mountain of worthless shit you don't want. Like anything wonderful and rare, we place huge value on it. But the seeking of something so extraordinary takes its toll on our sanity. The disappointment and the rejection adds up, and you find yourself writing to strangers on the internet, asking "Why am I still doing this?"
I'll tell you why. You're doing it BECAUSE it is hard. It is SUPPOSED to be hard. If finding commitment were easy, it wouldn't be as valuable. We'd read novels and watch movies about other stuff that's hard, like sticking to a flossing routine, or finding good Mexican food in New York.
So in the nicest possible way, here is my advice: toughen up, and keep going.
And here is the HOPEFUL part of your email and my reply.
You are doing exactly the right thing. You are not "destined to be Kryptonite for commitment." And you should not "change [your] game plan of appearing independent."
You say you shy away from "appearing needy, bitter, or desperate." Good. Great, in fact. If this is true, you are miles ahead of the emotional game. Any trace of these qualities is the death-knell for attraction. Stay the course.
You are going on a lot of dates, and the guys usually drift away from contact. Good. They are doing you a favor. They are ruling themselves out of contention. They are another shovelful of dirt, or handful of crappy sweaters, cleared from your path toward the perfect man/shirt/diamond. (Is this analogy breaking down? Not sure. I'm pressing on regardless.)
Have faith. Live your life. Make connections. Do all the things possible to expose yourself to the random serendipity of the universe. Book clubs, civic activism, online dating, hot yoga, cooking classes, box-kite appreciation societies … whatever. The guy you want is out there. Finding him just takes time, patience and trust that it will all work out. And he (whoever he is) IS GOING THROUGH THE EXACT SAME THING. There is only way to truly "lose" him. And that is not to try and find him.
UPDATE: Last week I asked for feedback on my style of advice-giving, and you responded brilliantly. I wanted your take on my default piece of advice: the need to create deadlines, challenges and obstacles to for men to overcome in their relationships with women. I often say stuff like "dump him, and give him the chance to fight his way back, because that gives dudes an opportunity to grow, and to take ownership of his intimate life." My favorite response was this from Weebs:
I respectfully disagree… Once you get to be in your mid to late 20s and older, this type of game-playing is completely unnecessary. I don't mind the thought that a woman who is a challenge is attractive to a man. That's typically true. But that should not be contrived. Men need to take ownership without female/partner intervention and likewise for women. Men should grow themselves. Men should own their intimate lives themselves. All individuals should (in a perfect world). Maybe a deadline is not a bad idea for a couple that has been dating for over 5 years and one of the parties just will not commit. You've heard stories about women setting deadlines for an engagement or marriage (because let's face it, it IS mostly women that do this). But any other challenge or obstacle presented should be a therapeutic endeavor where both parties are involved – they discuss together how to make their relationship better and do "homework" that may involve facing challenges and obstacles and how they would overcome them. I sort of think that any other way of dealing with it is not advancing the relationship in a positive way.
I love Weebs. Just love her to death. Here's my response to her. Yes, I agree, men should grow themselves. But we're not in a perfect world. And too often, they just … don't. Biology is on their side, and they can whittle away decades in a kind of sad, selfish paralysis that they hate, but can't break out of. I think in practical terms, ultimatums and challenges can be a helpful little jolt to get the "growth" ball rolling. Weebs would prefer couples discuss together how to make their relationship better and do homework, facing challenges and obstacles and planning how to overcome them. I know this is a "mature" approach. Really, I do. In an ideal world of Spock-like supermen, I see the benefit. But I live in the real world, and to me, the word "homework" just makes me want to puke. It turns relationships into a chore. There must be a more elegant way of working on a relationship than to turn it into some kind of class project.
So here's my follow-up question: Am I wrong? Has "relationship homework" worked for you? Or was it a complete disaster? What methods/books/approaches did you use? And if you don't do explicit "homework," what DO you do to keep growing in your relationships?
Let me know in the comments. And thank you all in advance for being so responsive and so damned smart.
This is our friend Tom. He's a married guy with tons of relationship experience, and a skilled advice giver who's here to answer all your pressing sex, dating and relationship questions. Have a query for Tom? Email him at [email protected]! All questions will be posted anonymously, unless otherwise requested.


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The victory in the final match of the five-nation series lifted Fiji above Samoa into second place - their best ever finish - behind the Junior All Blacks in the round robin competition.
Japan came within a whisker of their first ever win over Fiji in the Pacific Nations Cup, but instead they finished fourth ahead of Tonga in their highest ever placing.
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Meet Sue Hendrickson
Meet the real-life Sue, the Indiana native who discovered her
dino namesake in 1991. Hendrickson will be meeting visitors,
answering questions and signing autographs this Saturday, May 29,
from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday and Monday from 11 a.m. to 3
Dinosaur Train: Play the Day Away
Learning Curve is hosting this event on Saturday, May 29 from 9
a.m.-4 p.m. The first 75 kids between the ages of 3-8 who head
to the museum's East Entrance (Museum Campus Drive + Solidarity
Drive facing Adler Planetarium) will get free basic admission for
themselves and one parent, plus access to a dinosaur train casting
call; photo opps with Buddy the dinosaur; a meet-and-greet with Dr.
Scott Sampson, Ph.D. (show host and world-renowned paleontologist);
a sing along with Dinosaur Train show creator, Craig Bartlett; and
a chance to win prizes during the event's "Big Dino Dig."
Sue, Chicago's favorite carnivore, turns 10 this week. Well,
actually 67 million and 10, but she's never looked better, and the
Field Museum is celebrating with two new high-tech exhibits for a
very, very old set of bones.
First is "Waking the T-Rex," a 3-D movie that chronicles Sue's
life, from birth to the discovery of her bones and unveiling at the
museum in 2000. Infection, a few close scrapes, and a death near
water -- that's what we know for sure about Sue, who remains the
most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex ever found.
A computerized fight scene between Sue and a triceratops is
spectacular, and if the reactions from a class of Park Ridge
third-graders at a sneak peek earlier this week is any indication,
the film is a home run among the elementary-school crowd.
Downstairs, just off the main gallery where Sue's skeleton is on
display, is RoboSUE, an animatronics exhibit with a life-sized Sue,
a triceratops and two velociraptors. The dinos are loaded up with
facial recognition and interactive software and can track visitors,
respond to what they see, and even interact with each other. Think
"Jurassic Park," without the funny Jeeps.
Keep in mind that this may not be ideal for younger kids. The
Field Museum recommends ages 5 and up, and when the velociraptor
blinks at you and takes a menacing step to cover its nest, you'll
understand why.
But for the rest of the family, this exhibit breathes new life
into Sue, who has been seen by more than 16 million visitors in her
decade at the Field.
"Every year, there are new paleontologists," Field Museum
President John McCall says. "Somebody gets to be 3, 4, 5 years old
and all of a sudden can say, trippingly off their tongue,
triceratops and Tyrannosaurus Rex. We want to capture that
imagination and that excitement."
This exhibit does that and more, a symbol of the thrill of
discovery and a reminder of the relevance of even an extremely old
pile of bones.
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text: Bobby B - Unregistered August 10, 2010 10:58 AM Senna is a good driver and has put in some good performances in an underdeveloped car this year. There are some edges that need polishing but he has acquitted himself very well so far. As for 2011 options for Bruno are limited. He hasn't got the finances to secure a full time seat so he either needs to hope one of the new teams or HRT secures a big title sponsor or he needs to find a seat at an established team and those are few and far between already. His best hopes are Force India, Renault and Sauber. But those spare seats are already being linked with other drivers. Good luck Bruno I hope we see you full time in 2011. 21 agree 5 disagree