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The Tucson Unified School District is looking to add two new administrators, saying it will help in its effort to increase student support and strengthen curriculum.
The hirings are the direct result of two recently conducted audits that focused on teaching, learning and efficiency.
The positions, which TUSD Superintendent H.T. Sanchez hopes to have filled by the beginning of the school year, are assistant superintendent for student services and director of curriculum design. The assistant superintendent will be paid $105,000 to $120,000 a year, depending on experience, while the director could earn as much as $85,000 annually.
While the positions are new, Sanchez doesn't expect that they will cost the district more money because he plans to cover pay by shifting existing posts.
The new assistant superintendent will oversee the equity department, exceptional education, school counseling, student assignment and school safety. The division will ensure greater attention to student support on campuses, the execution of the student rights and responsibilities handbook, and promoting advanced learning opportunities.
The director position is part of an effort to build up a true curriculum department — something TUSD has been lacking for nearly five years, Sanchez said.
The director's position is a step toward creating a department that incorporates curriculum design, professional development and data analysis, he said.
"If we execute each of these three functions, our students will do well on any high-stakes accountability test," Sanchez said. "They will do well not because they were taught to the test; rather, they will do well because they were taught major concepts and how to reason through them."
While the district is still assessing which roles will be eliminated, consolidated or readjusted as part of the reorganization, Sanchez expects that the moves will save about one and a half director level salaries —more than $112,000 — by merging responsibilities and positions.
Sanchez characterized the hirings as an important first step, noting that "your organizational structure dictates your priorities."
The absence of a true curriculum department in the past conveyed the message that "there was no priority in developing curriculum," he said.
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Guide to the Rice University President David W. Leebron Inauguration records, 2004-2006 UA 103
Historical Sketch
For each incoming Rice president, an Inaugural Committee is formed which works with the Board of Governors and the President's Office to plan the numerous presidential welcoming events and celebrations. After the inauguration, the committee is released from duty. David W. Leebron took office as Rice University's seventh president on July 1, 2004. On Saturday, October 2, 2004, he was officially inaugurated into that post. Due to inclement weather conditions and heat and humidity, the inaugural proceedings were held at 9:30 a.m. in the Rice Gymnasium, Autry Court. The inaugural dinner was held at the Warwick Hotel. The Rice Concert Band, the Rice Chorale, the Shepherd School Brass Ensemble, and Melody Johnson, a Shepherd School soprano, provided the music for the occasion. Arthur Gottschalk, chair of composition and theory with the Shepherd School of Music, composed a special fanfare for the inauguration ceremony. More than 200 delegates representing universities and learned societies from around the world attended the inauguration, as did such distinguished guests as the consuls of Jordan, Ukraine, and Saudi Arabia; Ambassador Edward Djerejian; and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.
David Leebron was born in 1956 in Philadelphia. He earned a bachelor of art's degree (1976) and doctorate of jurisprudence (1979) from Harvard University. After college Leebron clerked at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and taught at the UCLA School of Law and New York University. From 1981 to 1983, he practiced privately with the New York law firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. In 1989 Leebron joined the faculty of the Columbia Law School. He later became the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law and dean of the law school, a position he remained in until his selection as Rice's president. Leebron is married to Y. Ping Sun. They have two children.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, calendars of events, event programs, invitations, agendas, mailing lists, minutes, brochures, testimonials and more related to the celebration of the 2004 inauguration of Rice University's seventh president. The Leebron Inaugural Committee created or maintained the bulk of this material.
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President David W. Leebron Inauguration records, 2004-2006, UA 103, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.
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This material was received from the Friends of Fondren, June 2005. The Friends of Fondren office participated extensively in the inaugural committee's work.
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ANAHEIM - Albert Pujols defended his decision verbally. Jered Weaver defended it physically.
A 5-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday represented the Angels' seventh straight victory and, as far as Pujols is concerned, the sweetest of the streak.
Before his first game against the team for whom he played the first 11 years of his career, Pujols held court in the dugout, defending his decision to sign a 10-year, $240 million contract with the Angels in 2011.
Of course, last season the Cardinals went to the NLCS while the Angels missed the playoffs. Pujols maintained that he is happy in Anaheim, but well aware St. Louis was sad to see him go, despite their sustained success.
"I know they were probably disappointed," Pujols said. "But you know what, they had to learn to move on and they moved without me and I'm here to have hopefully the next 8 1/3 half years to bring as many championships to this city."
If the Angels are indeed mounting a charge, Weaver will be one of the lead horses. Backed by a five-run second inning, Weaver allowed just one run in seven innings for the second consecutive start.
Howie Kendrick went 3 for 4 to lead an Angels offense that collected nine singles, six of which came in the decisive second.
Weaver sweated out an eighth inning during which Angels reliever Kevin Jepsen loaded the bases with no outs, but Scott Downs came to the rescue with a strikeout and an inning-ending double play. Perhaps first baseman Mark Trumbo deserves the most credit for escaping the jam, stabbing a hard-hit ground ball to begin the 3-6-1 double play.
"It was just a rocket to his back hand," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "If that gets through it's 5-3 with one out and who knows if Scott gets us out of it."
The Cardinals entered Anaheim losers of six of their last eight games, but the Angels appeared to have their work cut out against St. Louis starter Lance Lynn, who began the season 10-1. However, things weren't exactly as they appeared for Lynn (10-3), who lost his last start to Houston a week ago to cap a month during which he posted a 4.83 earned-run average. July isn't exactly off to a great start for the Cardinals right-hander either. He gave up five runs on nine hits in six innings.
The Angels batted around in a five-run second that included six singles.
Josh Hamilton's roller through the left side was the first of four consecutive singles to begin the frame. Trumbo's flare to short center field scored Hamilton before Alberto Callaspo's single through the left side made it 2-0. Erick Aybar followed with an RBI single up the middle and J.B. Shuck's ground ball was deep enough in the hole to make it 4-0. The Angels tacked on another run thanks to a Cardinals error.
Weaver (2-4) a win for the first time since he defeated the Dodgers May 29 in his first start since injuring his non-throwing elbow. His last two outings have lowered his ERA to 3.79 after it ballooned to 4.65 in a loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 24.
"I'm starting to feel strong again," Weaver said.
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The winning drive started on the New York 30 after Chargers rookie Nate Kaeding was wide right on a 40-yard field goal try 10:41 into the OT. It included an 18-yard pass from Pennington to Santana Moss that was upheld on review.
The Jets celebrated wildly while Schottenheimer walked across the field with a far-off look on his face.
"That has to be one of the most dramatic games I've been a part of," said New York's Curtis Martin, the NFL's regular-season rushing champion who was held to just 66 yards on 18 carries.
And just like that, Schottenheimer still can't win in the playoffs. Named the Coach of the Year earlier in the day, he suffered his fifth straight playoff loss dating to 1993 with the Kansas City Chiefs and fell to 5-12 in his career, which also included a stop in Cleveland.
Schottenheimer's teams have gone one-and-out eight times.
"I've been through this before; that's been well-documented," Schottenheimer said. "My disappointment, quite frankly, is with the players in that locker room and the community."
Chad Pennington, bothered by a sore throwing shoulder for five games, threw two touchdown passes for the Jets, who led 17-7 late in the third quarter and should have won in regulation.
But the Chargers forced overtime when All-Pro tight end Antonio Gates caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from Pro Bowler Drew Brees to tie it at 17 with 11 seconds left in regulation.
It came one play after Jets linebacker Eric Barton was whistled for a personal foul for hitting Brees on the helmet with his right forearm after Brees threw a desperation pass on fourth-and-goal that was batted down in the end zone.
As Brien kicked the winning field goal, Barton sighed in relief.
"I needed guys to dig me out of this and they did," Barton said.
Brien's winning kick came minutes after Kaeding's flub.
"I don't know what happened," Kaeding said. "I let my teammates and my coaches down and I wasn't able to look them in the eye when I came back in the locker room knowing that I didn't do my job."
Pennington, who has led the Jets to three straight wins in San Diego dating to 2002, was 23-of-33 for 279 yards. Brees was 31-of-42 for 319 yards.
Pennington threw a go-ahead, 47-yard touchdown pass to Moss early in the third quarter.
His second TD pass of the night went at least 55 yards in the air, and Moss caught it 2 yards deep in the end zone after getting behind safety Jerry Wilson and cornerback Quentin Jammer. That score gave the Jets a 14-7 lead.
The Jets ended a five-game road playoff losing streak. The last time they won away from home was Jan. 15, 1983, when they beat the Los Angeles Raiders 17-14.
The Jets got into the playoffs only because Buffalo lost to Pittsburgh last weekend.
"People doubted everything about us but we came out and we proved people wrong," tackle Kareem Mckenzie said.
The Chargers were undisciplined, including their coach.
Schottenheimer was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct for running onto the field after punter Mike Scifres took a dive in the second quarter.
The 15-yard penalty gave the Jets the ball on the San Diego 37, and Pennington hit wide-open tight end Anthony Becht on a 13-yard touchdown pass five plays later that allowed the Jets to tie it at 7 with just less than three minutes before halftime.
"I absolutely blew a fuse," Schottenheimer said. "It's unforgivable that I would do that."
The Chargers, in the playoffs for the first time in nine seasons, were booed by the sellout crowd when their offense went conservative in the third quarter.
San Diego's Pro Bowl trio of Brees, Gates and LaDainian Tomlinson were largely ineffective against a Jets defense that was without Pro Bowl defensive end John Abraham, who missed his fifth straight game with a sprained right knee.
Brees did throw a sensational 26-yard touchdown pass to Keenan McCardell in the second quarter for a 7-0 lead.
McCardell made an over-the-shoulder catch, came down with his left foot and then dragged his right foot across the grass just before tumbling out of the end zone. It was initially ruled incomplete, but Schottenheimer challenged and it was overturned on replay.
Just before halftime, Brees was intercepted by Reggie Tongue after Erik Coleman tipped the ball away from McCardell.
Brien kicked a 42-yard field goal in the third quarter and Kaeding kicked a 35-yarder early in the fourth.
Brien was wide-right on a 33-yard field goal attempt on the game's opening drive.
Several players slipped even though the field was kept covered until about two hours before kickoff. Heavy rain that had been forecast didn't materialize, although there was a steady rain during most of the first quarter.
Notes: The Chargers lost S Terrence Kiel and C Nick Hardwick with knee injuries. ... The Chargers have lost six of 10 home playoff games.


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In January of this year I purchased a transmission online from a place in TX named "Nationwide Remanufacturing". I have a 2002 Ford Explorer and no money to purchase a new vehicle so when problems occur I need to try to keep the repair bills down. The truck has been pretty good overall, I did have to buy a rebuilt engine approx 4 years ago and also did this online, I had a positive experience and (knock on wood) the engine has been top notch. Now, to the transmission. When I purchased the trans, everything the website stated started to become a false reality. First the initial delivery took almost a month to get to my mechanic. The weather seems to have delayed the process but even when the unit got here, the company claimed that the shipping company they were using had dropped the crate so they were sending a replacement unit. Mind you , by this time I had already been waiting a month to get this unit. When the unit finally arrived at the shop, the Tort Coverter was missing, so I called the company again, I was told that they didn't have the correct one in stock so they had to order from a separate company and send via UPS. Up until this point, I had called the company and spoke with first a man named Stan and then several calls were answered by a customer sales rep named Lee. It is Lee who I have been speak with for the last 2-3 months!
After the unit is installed, 3-4 days later the O/D light starts to blink, which means that there is something wrong with the transmission. I had already been 2 months without my truck and I live in Morrisville and commute to Allentown M-F to go to work, so my vehicle is ESSENTIAL, and i had already been working from home, using personal time when I couldn't locate another way to work, etc. it's been a VERY frustrating experience. And to top it off, every time I'd call the company, I'd get the run around about how these were top inspected units and, very little to no issues. Well, I stated to Lee that very little or not, this unit is defective. Come to find out from my mechanic that besides the Tort converter, the unit came with no new outside sensors. Based on the website, all of this was gaurenteed as part of the delivery in a "timely and inexpensive manner". I am forced to drive the truck for a little while and the light goes on and off, with no real change in performace, it's still running. I contacted the company to see if they could forward the sensors and I would have my mechanic replace the old ones to see if that will stop the light. The sensors were sent and took 2 weeks to get to me, I called and called, finally after the second week Lee tells me that "they were sent, i don't know what happened, I'll overnight you some", low and behold they come two days later, which leads me to believe he never sent the original ones. Problem is by the time I get them, later that week, the transmission breaks down AGAIN !!! So I beyond pissed at this point, call the company about 20 times, no answer, leave several messages, no call back or email. I finally get a hold of Lee, and it is funny how he recognized my number before he answered the phone! (Screening my calls and not answering all the other times ?!?!). I made this call on March 22, first he says that it has to be cleared through the warranty department, I also ask am I going to be reimbursed for any labor as stated in the warranty (each trip is costing!) He assured me that all this would be covered.
A week goes by, I start calling back, no answer, I leave "Urgent" messages, no reply. I finally catch up with him one day, "oh, the warranty department is still working on this..." Another week goes by, no update, I call over and over again, no answer!!! Finally connect with him, "oh, they approved and sent out, should be there by next Tues..." I asked him why wasn't I at least called to be made aware of this, got no answer to the question. I asked for a name of the shipping company and tracking information, "I'll get that from the shipping department and email it to you" (NO EMAIL, NO NOTHING!!!). Tuesday comes, no delivery! Wed, Thurs, NOTHING! I call on Friday, "The tracking shows that a delivery was attempted @ 5:30PM on Wed. Called my mechanic and he is in the shop until 6-7pm EVERY NIGHT !!! Lee says he'll check on it. I start to call him daily, never get an answer or return call. The initial reason I called so much was because he never called to let me know that the unit was being delivered, so how was I to know what to tell my mechanic in terms of expecting the unit ?!?! Another week goes by of me calling, finally get him "I don't know what's going on, I'm getting my shipping manager involved, I've been calling and calling the shipping company to ask what the Hell is going on !!!" (more BS). I was supposed to get a call from the shipping manager, of course, no reply. Call them again, multiple times, finally get Lee "We don't know what happened to the unit, the shipping company cannot locate it!" (REALLY ?!?!) "We will ship out another unit..." (I have NEVER known a company to loose something that big and not seemed to be concerned in the least bit).
So here it is, May 2, 3+ months later and my truck has been sitting for about 2 out of the 3 months !!! My reason for going with this company, I did some research on line and they seemed legit. I was charged $1,500 for the tranmission with a 3 year / unlimited mile warranty. Jasper's is a known company that I had knowledge of and was referred to, but at the time it was $2,400 for the unit alone, not including the labor, so I thought I was getting a good deal! This is costing more dealing with this BS, than Jasper would have !!! All I want is what was promised to me, a WORKING transmission and the backing promised if defective, so far I have received NOTHING! I paid $1,500 to ride around for a month ! My vehicle is VERY important because of how far from home I work. I call this place day after day and leave hundreds of messages, I even recently called so much in one day that their system blocked my number, how do I know this ??? Cause Lee called me back to tell me this (I was at work and didn't see the call !!!), he claims the system had to reset to allow my number through! Which it has cause I'm calling again! I swear, if I was able to get to this place, I would go to the place and do things that would probably earn me at least a night or two in jail !!! I had planned to contact my bank to report this as a fraud purchase, maybe start there. Is there someone I can contact, news wise in that area of TX ? (attaching the company website). I'm wondering if it would be at all worth taking them to court? I work 2 jobs and my fiancee works 2 as well, all in all we maintain, but I'm sure you can understand that working two jobs is not by choice so every dollar counts and hurts when you get scammed like this, and scammed is what I believe is occuring. Right now if I just got a working unit and all of my labor covered, I'd be alot better. This has been a nightmare and very frustrating on me and my family! Do NOT buy from this company! They need to be shut down!
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Wounded Warriors enjoy hunting experience
This past December, Hunters Helping Hunters Inc. in Mt. Pleasant held their annual Zack Memorial Wounded Warrior Hunt.
Midway manager must defend record
Newly appointed interim city manager Dorothy Inman-Johnson, after hearing remarks made concerning her at last week's Midway city council meeting, responded saying she had worked hard for her good reputation.
Quincy police seek public's help in solving break-ins
The Quincy Police Department saw an increase in burglaries occurring during the month of December and is asking the public for help in solving these crimes.
Tallavana topples Florida High
Ezekiel Sutton scored 27 points, CJ Shorter 24 and Quadarius Maxwell 15 leading the Tallavana Lion boys' basketball team past Florida High in last week's Maclay Holiday Tournament.
Jaguars handle Hamilton County
The East Gadsden boys' basketball team returned to action Friday hosting Hamilton Co. The Jaguars were rude hosts, knocking the visitors around 67-46.
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By Mor Ahuvia, Cybercrime Communications Specialist, RSA FraudAction™
In one of the most interesting cases of organized cybercrime this year, a cyber gang has recently communicated its plans to launch a Trojan attack spree on 30 American banks as part of a large-scale orchestrated crimeware campaign. Planned for this fall, the blitzkrieg-like series of Trojan attacks is set to be carried out by approximately 100 botmasters. RSA believes this is the making of the most substantial organized banking-Trojan operation seen to date
By investigating the group's forum-post announcement and analyzing the Trojan, RSA has managed to link the cybergang's weapon of choice to a little-known, proprietary Gozi-like Trojan, which RSA has dubbed "Gozi Prinimalka." Derived from the Russian word meaning "to receive" and alluding to a Trojan drop point, the word "Prinimalka" appears as a folder name in every URL path given by the gang over the years to its crimeware servers. According to underground chatter, the gang plans to deploy the Trojan in an effort to complete fraudulent wire transfers via Man-In-The-Middle (MiTM) manual session-hijacking scenarios.
Previous incidents involving this Trojan, handled by RSA and other information security vendors, appear to corroborate the gang's claims that since 2008 their Trojan has been at the source of siphoning US$5 Million from American bank accounts. Gozi Prinimalka's similarity to the Gozi Trojan, both in technical terms and its operational aspects, suggests that the HangUp Team—a group that was previously known to launch Gozi infection campaigns—or a group closely affiliated with it, may be the troupe behind this ambitious scheme.
If successfully launched, the full force of this mega heist may only be felt by targeted banks in a month or two. The spree's longevity, in turn, will depend on how fast banks and their security teams implement countermeasures against the heretofore-secret banking-Trojan.
Why Target American Banks?
Although the gang boasts anti-American motives with regards to its choice of future victims, the group's more likely considerations stem from convenience and prior experience with defrauding and cashing out certain banks' accounts. Another attractive element for the attackers appears to be the slim deployment of two-factor authentication (2FA) for private banking consumers in the US, unlike many European banks that generally require all consumers to use 2FA for wire transfers.
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Forum chatter from members of this cyber gang seem to indicate plans to employ a unique technical model that essentially turns unrelated cybercriminals into trusted partners of the campaign's masterminds, if such a thing can actually exist in a world of cyber thieves.
In a boot camp-style process, accomplice botmasters will be individually selected and trained, thereby becoming entitled to a percentage of the funds they will siphon from victims' accounts into mule accounts controlled by the gang. To make sure everyone is working hard, each botmaster will select their own 'investor,' who will put down the money required to purchase equipment for the operation (servers, laptops) with the incentive of sharing in the illicit profits.
The gang and a long list of other accomplices will also reap their share of the spoils, including the money-mule herder and malware developers.
Gozi has always been a privately operated Trojan in which the key components have not been released publicly. RSA believes that this fact is not about to change. At no point in time will accomplice-botmasters receive the Gozi Prinimalka compiler. This model ensures that accomplice botmasters will be completely dependent on the Gozi Prinimalka gang for receiving new executable files. This implies that every instance of the Trojan detected in the wild will have necessarily been produced by the Trojan's authors.
Weapon of Choice – Prinimalka
Often categorized by the infosec industry as Gozi (or its alias Ursnif), RSA's research shows that Gozi Prinimalka[1] features virtually identical bot-server communication patterns and URL trigger list, but that its deployment on infected PCs is very different. Whereas Gozi writes a single DLL file to its bots upon deployment, Prinimalka creates two files: An EXE file and a DAT file, with the latter reporting to the server the machine's details and all the software installed on it. In addition, the registry keys and values written by Prinimalka and Gozi are completely different.
Attack Anatomy
While the campaign is not revolutionary in technical terms, it will supposedly sport several noteworthy features.
A novel virtual-machine-synching module announced by the gang, installed on the botmaster's machine, will purportedly duplicate the victim's PC settings, including the victim's time zone, screen resolution, cookies, browser type and version, and software product IDs. Impersonated victims' accounts will thus be accessed via a SOCKS proxy connection installed on their infected PCs, enabling the cloned virtual system to take on the genuine IP address when accessing the bank's website.
Using VoIP phone-flooding software, the gang plans to prevent victim account holders from receiving the bank's confirmation call or text message used to verify new or unusual online account transfers.
In light of these reported findings and in view of the possibility that the Trojan attack spree will target US-based financial institutions that have not been heretofore targeted by the Gozi Prinimalka Trojan, RSA recommends banks review authentication procedures relevant to both online wire transfers and transfers performed over the telephone banking channel. RSA offers a number of products and services designed to help protect against sophisticated MITM Trojan attacks and we have informed our customers of actionable precautions they can take based on these findings.
Organized crime in the fraudster underground is normally orchestrated within private circles, and it is almost unheard of for a cyber gang to turn to masses of "UnderWeb" dwellers in order to find recruits for its operations. The move is both risky and peculiar considering recent law enforcement operations in the underground leading to extensive fraudster arrests by the FBI.
Additional underground chatter suggests that once the cyber gang achieves a critical mass of accomplice attackers that have mastered the use of the Gozi Prinimalka Trojan, the gang will set a pre-scheduled D-day to launch its spree, and attempt to cash out as many compromised accounts as possible before its operations are ground to a halt by security systems. If the gang's plans do materialize, this campaign could be the largest coordinated attack on American financial institutions to date.
This cyber intelligence notice is based upon ongoing research and analysis by the RSA FraudAction research team. As part of our ongoing cooperation with the security community, RSA has shared details of this information with U.S. law enforcement as well as with its RSA FraudAction Global Blocking Network partners and security teams from the partially known list of potential target U.S. banks.
Still, it's important to note that cyber criminals often make claims they do not necessarily act upon and they, along with other adversaries frequently change their tactics, abandoning unworkable lines of attack and developing new approaches. Security teams should consider the potential urgency and applicability of this intelligence within their specific organization's threat matrix and risk profile.
As a Cybercrime Communications Specialist for RSA FraudAction, Mor Ahuvia has been at the forefront of online threats research for over four years. Keeping customers and the media apprised of the latest in malware, phishing, and the cybercriminal blackmarket, Mor's blogs for the FraudAction Research Lab have been quoted in such publications as Dark Reading and Brian Krebs' 'On Security.'
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President Obama and aides discussed plans to begin pulling U.S. troops out of Afghanistan this July at their national security meeting yesterday, aides said.
"The bulk of the meeting was spent discussing our goals for Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2011, goals and objectives and how we're going to meet those," said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs.
As for the withdrawal of U.S. troops, Gibbs referred to the president's comments during his State of the Union Address:
"This year, we will work with nearly 50 countries to begin a transition to an Afghan lead. And this July, we will begin to bring our troops home."
Obama referred to an agreement in which the U.S. and its global allies, including NATO, will gradually transfer security responsibilities to the Afghanistan government, a process to end in 2014.
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The President got an update on the situation on the ground in Afghanistan, both from a counter-terrorism perspective as well as the security situation in Afghanistan. The bulk of the meeting was spent discussing our goals for Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2011, goals and objectives and how we're going to meet those. That was the bulk of what the team went through this morning with the President.
And, look, I think the assessment of where we are security-wise is not a lot different than when you heard the President in here during the AfPak review, that we've -- while we've seen progress, we understand that that progress is -- can be reversed if we don't continue to take the steps to ensure that as we clear, that we hold, that we build, and that ultimately the goal, as enumerated in Lisbon, begin to transfer those security operations back to the Afghan government, the Afghan people, and we see an increase in the training and their security forces.
Here is Obama's full comments about Afghanistan during the State of the Union Address:
We've also taken the fight to al-Qaeda and their allies abroad. In Afghanistan, our troops have taken Taliban strongholds and trained Afghan security forces. Our purpose is clear: By preventing the Taliban from reestablishing a stranglehold over the Afghan people, we will deny al-Qaeda the safe haven that served as a launching pad for 9/11.
Thanks to our heroic troops and civilians, fewer Afghans are under the control of the insurgency. There will be tough fighting ahead, and the Afghan government will need to deliver better governance. But we are strengthening the capacity of the Afghan people and building an enduring partnership with them. This year, we will work with nearly 50 countries to begin a transition to an Afghan lead. And this July, we will begin to bring our troops home.
David's journalism career spans three decades, including coverage of five presidential elections, the Oklahoma City bombing, the 2000 Florida presidential recount and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has covered the White House for USA TODAY since 2005. His interests include history, politics, books, movies and college football -- not necessarily in that order. More about David
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Singles competition featured each team winning three matches. The Panthers captured the No. 3, 4, and 6 matches, while Liberty won the remaining contests. Included in the Lady Flame victories was Jonita Randolph's eighth-consecutive win to begin the season, along with Ekaterina Kuznetsova's third-straight triumph at No. 2 singles.
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In appearance this is very like the French or red-legged partridge, to which it is related.
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All that it needs to learn is how to perch in a tree, an art which the red-legged partridge possesses.
Carlos came and licked his master's face, then darted off after a red-legged partridge.
They soon lifted him up, and as they did so, a French or red-legged partridge flew off.
If by chance he has knocked down a red-legged partridge, (grey ones are very scarce in France,) his exultation knows no bounds.
After she had had Tom several years, a red-legged partridge called Bill, brought from France, was given to her.
It is not at all probable that the red-legged partridge will ever drive out our own bird, a contingency which some have feared.


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When Dalton Whitfield broke his jaw in White County's Week 4 loss to Blessed Trinity last season, he was forced to sit out the Warriors' final seven games.
He sat and watched as the Warriors were eliminated in the first round of the state playoffs by those same Titans. He was unable to lead, unable to help his teammates.
It's a feeling Whitfield hasn't forgotten, and it's something that's motivated him this season.
"The feeling of standing there and watching your teammates going through a game and knowing they can use you out there and just seeing your team can use you, it hurts to an extent," Whitfield said.
"This year I've come back and I've tried to prove to the team that I was there with them on the sidelines and I was there with them emotionally."
Whitfield has re-emerged as the do-it-all leader for a Warrior football team that is looking to make school history on Friday night when it faces off against Blessed Trinity again in the second round of the Class AAA state playoffs in Roswell.
Whitfield's all-around skills were on display last Friday night in the Warriors' 52-28 win over Adairsville in the opening round.
He led White County with 237 yards rushing and three touchdowns, while also playing a pivotal role in anchoring a Warrior defense that limited Adairsville to just seven second-half points and forced three turnovers.
For his efforts, Whitfield is The Times' Football Player of the Week.
One of the few seniors on this year's roster, there's no questioning that Whitfield is the unsung captain at White County, a blue-collar team that has built itself on playing a physical brand of football. He leads White County in rushing yards and tackles this season, while also serving as the team's punter.
"He'd drive the bus if you needed him to," White County coach Bill Ballard said. "He's a big part of our team. There is no question. He can do a lot.
"He's an impact player for us and if he has a good game, we tend to have a good game. He's an outstanding kid and an outstanding football player for us."
Whitfield scored the Warriors' first touchdown of the game against Adairsville on a 9-yard run that evened the score at 7-7. He scored again later in the half, breaking into the end zone to put the Warriors in the lead, 27-21, with eight seconds remaining before halftime.
It was a touchdown that swung the momentum in favor of the Warriors.
"Looking back on it now, it was (a very big touchdown)," Whitfield said. "If we don't score going into the half, and we get the ball to start the (second) half and score, we would've just been up one touchdown.
"But, that two touchdown lead really put us ahead of them. It brought the team's momentum up pretty well."
Now, Whitfield is looking to use his all-around skills to lead White County to its first-ever second round playoff victory, while also locking in the school's first 10-win season.
In order to do that, he and his team will have to face a Blessed Trinity team that has had their number the past two seasons. In three meetings since the start of the 2012 season, the Warriors are 0-3 against the Titans, which includes a 30-0 defeat at home in Cleveland earlier this season.
"Going against them three times, it's become kind of a rivalry, I'd say," Whitfield said. "But, we are looking forward to the game. We are going to put in a good week of practice and hope for the best."
The hope, according to Ballard, is that by facing a caliber team like Blessed Trinity so many times in the past few seasons, the Warriors will be more prepared heading into Friday night's playoff matchup.
"It's one of those things where we went out and scheduled (Blessed Trinity) because, in order for our team to take the next step, we've got to beat a team like them," Ballard said. "When you get into the playoffs, you're going to have to beat a private school or a city school.
"In order for you to take that step into the third round or the fourth round, you're going to have to beat somebody like that."


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Ole Miss: The Rebels are off to a 3-0 start in SEC play following a dramatic 89-79 overtime win over Vanderbilt. Ole Miss rallied from down 13 points in the second half and is off to its best start in league play since 2005-06.
Jabari Brown: The Missouri sophomore guard is 5 for his last 11 from 3-point range.
Marshawn Powell: The Arkansas junior forward is 19 for his last 29 from the floor, averaging 22.5 points and 8.5 rebounds over his last two games.
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5 Minute Popcorn For Movie Night
Treat yourself to a night at the movies… without leaving home! My mom gave me this super easy recipe for making delicious popcorn in the length of time it takes to choose a movie on Netflix.
This stovetop recipe also makes a healthy and tasty snack for kids. The hardest part will be getting your toddler/child to share it with you!
Perfect popcorn for movie night at home.
- Medium-sized pot with lid (I prefer non-stick)
- 2 tbsp cooking oil (even olive oil works)
- 4 tbsp Butter or margarine, melted
- ½ cup of popping corn (available at Bulk Barn)
- Heat the cooking oil over high heat.
- Once the oil is very hot, pour enough popping corn to cover the bottom of the saucepan.
- Cover, and wait to hear the kernels pop.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter or margarine in the microwave for 30 seconds (or over the stove, depending on your preferred method).
- Shake the saucepan a few times to ensure kernels are distributed evenly.
- Once the pot is filled with popcorn and you don't hear any more popping, transfer to a serving bowl.
- Pour the melted butter over the hot popcorn and season with salt to taste.
- You can experiment with different seasonings just like they have at the movie theatres.
Tip: Cool the popping corn in the fridge before popping. I find it makes the kernels retain their moisture which will then make them pop better. Guarantees every kernel will pop!
Note: Popcorn can pose a choking hazard for infants and toddlers. Please exercise caution.
Ambereen Rahim is a senior analyst, part-time blogger and mom of three year old boy/girl twins. In her spare time you can find her travelling, exploring activities with the kids, trying new recipes and blogging about it. You can follow their adventures on twitter @2cuteblog www.2cute.intiaz.com
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Thanks for sharing, i luv popcorn, and i usually buy microwave stuff, but i'm buying a bag of kernals to try this out, cheers!
I love microwave popcorn,thanks for the review
Glad you enjoyed it! This recipe is part of the winning entry in the CBC Radio's School Lunch contest: http://www.cbc.ca/allinaday/index.html
I love popcorn
Thats just perfect,we never use microwave popcorn,because i dont own one,just dont like the thought of cooking/reheating in it……..i always woner how safe it is
easy and very good recipe for snacks… specially pop corn, thanks for sharing.


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About 99.9 per cent of DKN shareholders voted for the proposed scheme of arrangement under which IOOF will acquire all the fully paid ordinary shares in DKN it does not already control.
A second court hearing is scheduled for next Monday to approve the payment of 80¢ per share to DKN shareholders.
DKN provides products and platforms to wealth managers in addition to owning Lonsdale Financial Group, a dealer network with 300 wealth management practices and about 750 associated advisers. Lonsdale has about $8 billion of funds under management, of which about $1 billion sits with IOOF platforms.
IOOF, which has completed about 30 deals in the past decade, has about 650 advisers across its financial planning businesses, about 150 offices and more than 150,000 clients.
Pending court approval, a review of DKN's operations is expected to start on October 17.
The deal is the latest in a string of mergers and acquisitions reshaping the $1.4 trillion financial services industry in response to wide-ranging regulatory changes to the way investment products are sold.
IOOF chief executive Chris Kelaher had a board seat with DKN from which he took a leave of absence during the bid. IOOF owned about 19 per cent of DKN before the deal was announced.
The offer represented a 57 per cent premium to the 51¢ closing price of DKN shares on June 10. The purchase is expected to be funded with a combination of cash and debt.
Analysts generally supported the deal as a strategic move that would boost IOOF's distribution, which is considered the weakest part of its operations. The deal is expected to be accretive in the first year, with cost synergies involving duplicate head office listing fees and associated costs.
IOOF's shares closed 22¢ higher to $5.34 yesterday.
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It has taken a while, but the Brumbies have to be taken seriously. For weeks, many have been waiting for this young bunch of no-names to lose their way. Instead, they keep performing, remain on top of the Australian conference and are providing the right indicators they will be an irritant around finals time.
Sure, the Brumbies lost to the Bulls by two points on Saturday, but this was a defeat that involved glory, and numerous positive aspects. To score five tries to two at Loftus Versfeld, including several stunners, in particular the Jesse Mogg five-pointer, is an exceptional achievement, as was their fightback in the last 12 minutes, which suggests the Brumbies have rediscovered some of the verve that made the province the tournament trendsetters eight years ago.
The boot of Bulls five-eighth Morne Steyn, who finished with 26 points, proved too much, as did a mid-game slump where the inexperience of several Brumbies showed by either giving away unnecessary penalties or getting overexcited, leading to wrong options.
But to leave Pretoria with two bonus points is an achievement, and could even lead to the Brumbies making the finals for the first time since 2004.
And all this from an outfit that not that long ago was a complete mess. About this time last year, the Brumbies were in turmoil. Coach Andy Friend had been farewelled and a dispirited playing group bumbled their way through, finishing 13th. At the end of the year was a mass exodus as countless senior players, including Rocky Elsom, Matt Giteau, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Stephen Hoiles, Mark Chisholm and Josh Valentine, departing Canberra. All that was left appeared to be the scraps, placing new coach Jake White in the most unenviable of positions.
White soon found this a tricky assignment. The number of players at his disposal was well short of what he was accustomed to in South Africa, and he then astounded many in Canberra by going left field for his captain, opting for Ben Mowen ahead of provincial stalwart Stephen Moore. White also readily admitted he wasn't certain of the capabilities of some of his squad members. He was fumbling about in the dark, having to gamble with new faces. Then there was the high anxiety involved in White pursuing the England head coaching position, which for several days destabilised the Brumbies. He finally decided to remain in Canberra, producing the celebrated quote that: ''My four years isn't a jail sentence.''
Instead, White's opening months have become decidedly more pleasant than weekend release, especially as he has been able to convince his squad to push their abilities to the limit. This outsider, with important input from the side's former coach Eddie Jones, has revived the Brumbies' spirit.
The hard heads in the team have been important, with Ben Alexander, Moore and Mowen crucial to a solid up-front base, while the attack has looked much better since Pat McCabe has been picked at No.12, where he has combined well with five-eighth Christian Lealiifano.
Much of the excitement has been created by the newcomers; Mogg is an interesting fullback prospect, Nic White has producing several excellent halfback performances, while Sam Carter in the second row appears Wallabies-bound.
There is still a long way to go though. The closeness of the Australian conference is shown by the leader having only won half of their matches, while the Brumbies still have five more derbies to endure, including two against the Waratahs, which could make or break either province.
And compared with the other Australian franchises, the Brumbies have suffered few serious injuries, which has avoided their bench from being exposed.
Big doubts remain, but at least the signs at the halfway mark of the competition are encouraging for the resurgent Brumbies.


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Towards A Competitive Low-Carbon Economy: On Firms' Incentives And The Role Of Public Research
This paper considers the prerequisites for implementing a competitive low-carbon economy in the European Union from the point of view of firms' incentives, the role of policy and the contribution of public research. It suggests that the reduction of the environmental impact of energy can be a new competitiveness factor. Rather than being treated as a constraint and cost-aggravating factor, addressing climate change can offer economic opportunity and contribute to growth. The paper looks at both static (energy efficiency) and dynamic (innovation – new products, processes, technologies or sectors and consumption patterns) dimensions of competitiveness.
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