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Scott Goldsmith
Professor Emeritus, Economics
Research: regional economic analysis; Alaska fiscal analysis; energy and natural resources
- Ph.D., Economics, University of Wisconsin, 1976
- MS, Economics, University of Wisconsin, 1972. BA, Economics, Princeton, 1967
Professor Goldsmith was a faculty member of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) from 1975 to 2013 and Institute Director from 2001 to 2005. ISER is a public policy research institute within the College of Business and Public Policy of the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Professor Goldsmith's research interests include regional economics, Alaska fiscal policy, and energy demand. He has constructed several Alaska economic models which are regularly used at the Institute for a variety of policy analyses and projections. He currently directs the ongoing research program Investing for Alaska's Future, funded by a generous grant from Northrim Bank, which studies the implications of the dominance of petroleum for Alaska's economic future. Professor Goldsmith contributes the results of his research regularly to academic journals as well as to a more general audience through Institute publications and frequent speaking engagements.
Professor Goldsmith has been active in professional service to Alaska and the nation, having recently served on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Minerals Management Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior. He was formerly chairman of the Anchorage Municipal Budget Advisory Commission, and served as a member of the Alaska Bypass Mail Post Office Task Force and the Child Support Enforcement Task Force.
In 2006 he was the recipient of the prestigious Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence, presented annually by the University of Alaska Foundation.
Professor Goldsmith is a native of Chicago, graduated from Princeton, and earned a PhD in Economics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison after serving for 2 years in the Peace Corps in Borneo. He is married and has two grown daughters who live in Alaska.
Now that he is "semi-retired," he hopes to spend more time on his bicycle, both in Alaska and in other exotic locales.Selected Publications:
- "Reflections on the Surplus Economy and the Alaska Permanent Fund" in Alberta's Volatile Government Revenues; ed. L.S. Wilson, Institute of Public Economics, University of Alberta, 2002.
- "Fiscal and Socioeconomic Impact of Marginal Oil Field Development in Alaska: Does It Pay Its Own Way?", Journal of Energy Finance and Development, Vol. 2, Number 1 (1997).
- "Implications of Oil Supply Uncertainty on a Small Oil-Producing Regional Economy, "OPEC Review, Winter 1992.
- "Safe Landing: A Fiscal Strategy for the 1990s," Fiscal Policy Papers No. 7, ISER, 1992.
- Regions and Resources: Strategies for Development, with Kresge et al., MIT Press, 1984.
- "Market Allocation of Exhaustive Resources,"Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 82, Number 5, (1974).
Alaska Business Monthly featured article: Scott Goldsmith by Shehla Anjum, July 31, 2015.


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Wheeling - Tunnel Green
Old train tunnel that is said to be haunted by a man from the early 1900's who was killed by a train. Also said to be built underneath a cemetery so the corpses can ooze slime into the tunnel. Even in broad daylight the tunnel is pitch black.
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A federal jury convicted Derrick Mosley, 39, of two counts of extortion and two counts of wire fraud for allegedly plotting to extort money from Sheffield and gospel singer DeLeon Richards-Sheffield.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Clarence Butler said Mosley asked Sheffield's business agent for $20,000 to destroy a tape that Mosley claimed showed Richards-Sheffield having sex with Kelly before she married Sheffield.
"I think what was paramount throughout this case is that Derrick Mosley was convicted by his own words," Butler said.
Defense attorney Michael Petro declined to say Monday if he had seen the purported sex tapes, citing attorney client-privilege. R. Kelly's attorney, Edward Genson, declined to comment.
Rufus Williams, Sheffield's Chicago-area business agent, alerted the FBI after Mosley first contacted him on Nov. 3, 2004. Williams later taped a conversation with Mosley.
"We're relieved that it's over and we think justice was done," Williams said after the verdict Monday.
Mosley also called the Yankees media office last November to try to contact Sheffield and told a team official about the tape, Butler said.
In a statement he gave last year, Sheffield supported his wife and acknowledged that she "had a long-term relationship with a well-known professional singer over 10 years ago," which he knew about.
Williams testified during the trial that Mosley, who describes himself as a minister, told him Richards-Sheffield "needed to atone, she needed to repent." Williams also said Mosley raised the idea of being a paid spiritual consultant.
Petro said Mosley only wanted to provide moral counsel to the couple.
"The only thing Derrick Mosley wanted was atonement from DeLeon Richards," said Petro, "There was never a threat to expose the tapes."
Mosley planned to appeal the verdict.
His sentencing was scheduled for Jan. 18. He faces a maximum of 44 years in prison, Butler said.


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Heavy rain flooded several apartments Saturday in Herriman.
The flooding happened about 1:30 p.m. at the Farm Gate Apartments, located 5675 W. 11800 South, according to Unified Police Lt. Justin Hoyal. Public works employees were en route Saturday afternoon to assess the situation.
Herriman city manager Brett Wood confirmed the flooding, saying he heard it had affected about 6 apartments. Wood said the water was running downhill from Herriman High School and into the apartments. City crews have been mobilized to sandbag the area.
The flooding comes just hours after the National Weather Service issued an urban flood advisory for Salt Lake and Utah counties, as well as a flash flood watch for most of the state.


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President Snow and Plutarch Heavensbee discuss how they should handle the rebellious Katniss, as she is seen interrupting a Peacekeeper who's whipping Gale in another scene.
The highly-anticipated first trailer for "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" has finally made its way out online. Debuted at the recently-wrapped MTV Movie Awards, the video shows President Snow who talks with new Head Gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee about Katniss Everdeen, whom he claims poses a threat.
"She has become a beacon of hope for them. She has to be eliminated," President Snow says, intervened with a scene which sees a riot breaking out during Katniss and Peeta Mellark's stop in District 11 as part of their tour of Panem.
Sharing his opinion, Heavensbee tell Snow, "Katniss Everdeen is a symbol. You don't have to destroy her, just her image. Show her that she is one of us now. Let them rally behind that. They're going to hate her so much they might just kill her for you."
Not only Katniss, but also the previous "Hunger Games" victors are going to be eliminated by President Snow as he tells Heavensbee, "Her entire species must be eradicated... The other victors. Because of her, they all pose a threat. Because of her, they all think they're invincible."
Back home in District 12, Gale tells Katniss, "You've given them an opportunity, they just have to be brave enough to take it." In another scene, Gale faces a whipping, but Katniss interrupts it, prompting a Peacekeeper to point a gun at her.
"Catching Fire" begins as Katniss has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts.
Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever.
Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth reprise their roles as Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark and Gale Hawthorne respectively. Supported by Lenny Kravitz, Woody Harrelson, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Sam Claflin, Philip Seymour Hoffman and more in the cast line-up, the movie is set for a November 22 release in the United States.


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"I am getting a new engine because BMW wants this one back for testing or something. The diffinitive answer to what went wrong was " no idea " BMW is renting me a car for the 2-3 week and yes week not month wait. I get to roll around in a 2006 Dodge Charger but oh well its better than walking. I asked why I couldn't get a BMW and because of my small ass city (200k people) there is no where to rent a BMW. I also asked why I just can't keep the X5 and they said its brand new and won't be if I drive it around for 3 weeks. I understood there argument, and was just happy to hear that no questions asked new engine, no fixing. I will let all of you know when I get it back and if I have anymore problems. I think if BMW wants the engine back it must be a sign of concern, but most likely a way for there engineers to inprove the design if a flaw is detected. I am happy with the outcome, and the level of service I received, but won't be able to smile for the next 3 weeks. "
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In the months leading up to the imminent announcement from special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald concerning "Leakgate," there has been an endless stream of gloomy predictions from mainstream media representatives that indictments would destroy the Bush administration, and totally dismantle the president's agenda for the rest of his second term. For example, as was reported here, David Gergen stated on yesterday's "Early Show," "If indictments are handed down, it's going to be a real blow to the administration and comes at a terrible time." And, "If [Bush] were to lose Karl Rove, he'll lose a right arm. And it's really hard to climb out of a hole without your right arm."
By contrast, CBS's Hannah Storm had Democratic strategist James Carville and Republican strategist Ed Rollins on "The Early Show" this morning, and the two high-profile pols didn't agree with this assessment. In fact, both stated that if indictments are issued for Lewis Libby and Karl Rove which force them to resign, it could end up being a good thing for this White House (video link to follow):
Carville: If staff changes are made, they should take this as an opportunity -- it strikes me as a place that could stand a shakeup and a couple of changes. A lot of people have been there for a long time. There's nothing wrong with a little change.
Rollins: As James said, there's nothing wrong with change and no one is irreplaceable. There's three more years to go in this administration.
Earlier in the interview, Carville also said: "They may lose some people. But you know, DeGaulle was right. The graveyards are full of indispensable men. If they have to resign, it might help them if they get some new people in there the way it's going."
What follows is a full transcript of this report, and a video link.
Hannah Storm: As we've reported, the grand jury in the CIA leak investigation could deliver indictments as early as today against several top officials in the Bush administration. And if that happens, what does it mean for the president? We're joined by Democratic strategist James Carville and Republican strategist Ed Rollins. Good morning to both of you. Ed, let's start with you. If these indictments are handed up, that means in all probably that both Lewis Libby and Karl Rove will step aside. What does it mean for the president losing his top advisor with the White House in crisis.
Rollins: While, they've got to get focused, and he has to get replacements obviously quickly. Historically there have been lots of turnovers in the White House. This one hasn't had many. They're very valuable players, but at the end of the day a year ago President Bush was the one who got elected and still has three years to go.
Storm: Well, James Carville, now that we see Vice President Cheney's name is in the middle of this mess, even though he didn't violate any sort of law, what is the implications for him?
Carville: Let's be fair here. What we know now he did not violate any law. We'll just have to take it from there. Obviously, they're very distracted. They may lose some people. But you know, DeGaulle was right. The graveyards are full of indispensable man. If they have to resign, it might help them if they get some new people in there the way it's going.
Storm: We've already seen Republicans out there trying to position this, if these indictments are handed up, that this is a way of justifying the time and expense of the investigation. Is it fair to classify this as partisan politics?
Rollins: No, you can't, and you'd make a big mistake if you did, just as we found out when we tried to make a partisan issue out of Bill Clinton's problems. It backfired on us. I think it would be a big mistake to do that.
Storm: James, do you think this is a Washington issue primarily? Do you think people around the country understand what's going on?
Carville: Right now there's a huge disconnect between the country and Washington. Washington is completely consumed in something like I hadn't seen since the Lewinsky scandal. The rest of the country is not nearly as engaged. However, if there are indictments, if the legal system steps in, then the rest of the country will become extremely engaged. Right now it's correct to say there's a big disconnect between all-consumed Washington and a less than involved rest of the country.
Storm: Because really all the headlines this morning are about Iraq and this grim milestone, 2,000 service members have been killed. Is this really Ed at the heart of the public's discontent, Iraq?
Rollins: No question that's the issue. As the numbers rise and the longer we stay there – obviously we have to stay there --the more difficult everything else becomes. Just as James said, people are concerned about the hurricanes and the 2,000 young men and women who have lost their lives. This is a minor issue. It's a major issue in Washington and don't underestimate the seriousness of it.
Storm: Go ahead.
Carville: I'm agreeing with Ed. I mean, add to that the gas prices and healthcare costs. I've never seen Washington like this. It's complete consumption with this entire issue. Now, to be fair, if indictments come down, then the rest of the country will check in. But this will just feed the perception in the country that Washington is consumed with priorities that are not their priorities. That's the problem here.
Storm: Let me ask you, because you were in the Clinton administration with the Monica Lewinsky scandal, as you mentioned, and the impeachment that followed. Is there something President Bush can take out of Bill Clinton's playbook as to how to handle this? Remember Clinton was always saying, "I'm so focused on my duties as the president and not the scandal."
Carville: I think it will help if he shows he's focused. These things are distracting in the same way a heart attack is distracting. It's kind of hard to think of something else. To be fair, I think President Clinton did show kind of a remarkable capacity to publicly be concerned about other things. I think he's going to have to do that. And let's be fair. No one has been indicted, much less convicted yet. If staff changes are made, they should take this as an opportunity -- it strikes me as a place that could stand a shakeup and a couple of changes. A lot of people have been there for a long time. There's nothing wrong with a little change.
Rollins: As James said, there's nothing wrong with change and no one is irreplaceable. There's three more years to go in this administration.
Storm: We had Clinton and Reagan with the Iran-Contra scandal. They both had unified party bases to support them. Now with the Harriet Miers nomination we see the Republican base fracturing a little bit. How problematic is that for the president?
Rollins: It was not a choice that the conservative base obviously is happy with. At the end of the day she will be Supreme Court judge or not. That will be done in a month. The bottom line, he has lots of other things to move forward in the agenda and a Republican majority, which is very important.
Storm: The Democrats are watching and waiting here, sitting back on the sidelines. Do you like that strategy?
Carville: Yes. This is the dirty secret of Washington that everybody understands. All of the opposition party wants the president to be unpopular. Okay? That's seen achieved. The problem is you become a failed president with three years to go, then the country really has a problem. I think both President Reagan and President Clinton went through a wet patch, slippery spots, whatever you want to call it, in the second terms but neither became were a failed president. With three years to go --
Rollins: Particularly as the commander in chief he has to function in that role.
Storm: Got to leave it there.


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By Lucy Hornby | 2 January 2013
(Reuters) – China plans to release hourly air pollution monitoring data in 74 of its biggest cities starting on New Year's Day, state media said on Sunday, in a sign of increasing responsiveness to quality-of-life concerns among prosperous urban people.
Choking pollution and murky grey skies in Chinese cities is a top gripe among both Chinese and expatriates.
Microscopic pollutant particles in the air have killed about 8,600 people prematurely this year and cost $1 billion in economic losses in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Xi'an, according to a study by Beijing University and Greenpeace that measured the pollutant levels of PM2.5, or particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter.
The new monitoring will include not only PM2.5, but also sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone and carbon monoxide, the Xinhua news agency said, citing a Friday announcement by the Ministry of Environmental Protection.
Data will be collected from 496 monitoring stations, it said.


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Whether you are looking for accommodation in Ledbury, events in the Ledbury or attractions to visit, Visit Ledbury is here to help.
The thriving Herefordshire town of Ledbury is located east of Hereford, Southeast of Leominster and Southwest of Worcester.
Ledbury has a large number of timber framed buildings, and the oustanding Market House building is located in the centre of the town.
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Fundamental Baptist
Fundamental Baptist The word "Fundamentalist" makes the point, that the church believes and practices the fundamentals of the Faith as taught in the New Testament. The clear and literal teachings of the New Testament are its sole rule for its faith and practice. A true fundamentalist does not compromise in any way from what the Bible teaches in doctrine, principle and by example. Further most Fundamental Independent Baptist churches use sound hermeneutical principles of interpreting the word of God in its grammatical, historical and cultural context.Many Called themselves Baptists but they do not really follow the basic teachings and what the true baptists believed.
- "Fundamental Baptist."A Brief Survey Of Independent Fundamental Baptist Churches What They are and What is Their History, (accessed on July 12, 2007).
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Creating a beautiful garden can cost a pretty penny. But you can still create a gorgeous garden on a tight budget.
Here are five tips to help:
1) Grow plants from seeds
Try not to buy fully grown plants. Instead try growing them from seeds.
2) Make your own compost
Shred up leaves and kitchen scraps to create your own compost. Be sure not to include oils or grease in your compost.
3) Make your own weed block
Surround your plants with newspaper or cardboard and put mulch on top.
4) Make your own mulch
Make your own mulch from pine needles, shredded leaves, straw, and lawn thatch.
5) Buy more annuals instead of perennials
An annual plant completes its life cycle, from germination to the production of seed, within one year and dies. Annuals tend to bloom all season long. Even though you'll have to replant next year, annuals tend to be cheaper than perennials and are less of a commitment. Some annuals are self-seeding, so you could wind up with new flowers the following year without having to plant them yourself. But here's the catch - the flowers won't be exactly where you planted them this year.


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Three-and-a-half-year-old Chloe Peterson proudly displays her artistic creations for the YMCA Preschool Art Gala last Wednesday at the Stoney Creek YMCA Child Care Centre.

One hundred and twenty five spring-themed artwork pieces made by 40 children ages 10 months to five years old were auctioned off to the highest bidder and generated $750 for YMCA's Strong Kids Campaign.

The art gala takes place each spring at 21 child care centres in Hamilton, Flamborough, Burlington and Brantford and raises financial support for children, youth and families who are unable to afford the full cost of participating in YMCA programming


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The spinal cord is a bundle of nerve tissue that extends from the base of the brain to the lower back. Together with the brain, it forms the Central Nervous System, or CNS, and connects the brain with the Peripheral Nervous System, or PNS, which is the rest of the nerve tissue in the body. The transmission of information by the spinal cord to and from the brain governs all our conscious control of movement and our awareness of sensation. The spine also governs spinal reflexes, or fast automatic responses, which do not involve the brain, such as the withdrawal reflex to when we touch something hot, or the tendon reflex when the knee is tapped sharply.
The spine is enclosed and protected by the spinal column (also known as the backbone), a stack of twenty-four connected pieces of bone called vertebrae, and by three membranes called the dura mater, the arachnoid, and the pia mater, known collectively as the meninges.
The nerves that make up the spinal cord consist of thousands of bundles of special cells called neurons. A single neuron looks something like the image at left (courtesy of NASAexplores).
The dendrites are small fibers that extend from the body of the neuron. They receive information from the surrounding area and transmit the information to the cell body. The axon is another fiber, usually larger and longer than the dendrites, and is responsible for sending chemical messages from the cell to the surrounding area. In many neurons a white fatty substance called myelin surrounds the axon is surrounded by wand hich improves the speed at which the neuron can conduct information. Myelination, the surrounding of the axon with myelin, is done by two different types of cells: oligodendrocytes myelinate axons in the CNS, and Schwann cells myelinate axons in the PNS.
Electrical or chemical stimulation of a single neuron can cause the neuron to release messenger chemicals called neurotransmitters from the axon terminal. This neurotransmitter release is called a synapse. The released neurotransmitters may then attach to a receptor on another neuron, altering the way that neuron functions and creating communication between the releasing (or presynaptic) neuron and the receiving (or postsynaptic) neuron. The postsynaptic neuron may then stimulate another neuron, creating a chain of communication. A neuron can also synapse on a muscle, where the release of a specific neurotransmitter, acetylcholine, will cause the muscle fibers to contract, moving the muscle. Synapses between neurons are responsible for all the communication in the nervous system. A synapse is represented in image at below, from the Columbia University Psychology Department webpage.
As stated above, the primary job of the spinal cord, other than the execution of spinal reflexes, is to transmit information between the brain and the rest of the body. Different types of nerves transmit different types of information. Motor nerves bring the ÔcommandsÕ of the brain to the muscles, releasing acetylcholine and causing the muscles to contract. Somatosensory nerves gather sensory information from the body and conduct it to the brain. The activity of these nerves allows us to feel what is going on around us, such as the temperature of things we are touching, or the pressure of things against our skin.
The activity of nerves in a given part of the body is called innervation. Different areas of the spinal cord innervated different areas of the body. The spinal cord is divided up into four major regions of innervation: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral. These regions are further divided up and identified by numbers. Each carries a tag with a number and a letter (C, T, L, or S) standing for one of the regions. The diagram at right, courtesy of The Why Files, shows the regions and their tags, and names the specific areas innervated by the motor nerves. The same tags are also used to name the dermatomes, the specific areas of skin in which information is collected by a given region of the spinal cord. The dermatomes are outlined in the diagram at left, from the CHI online index.
Therefore, region C8, for example, receives sensory information and transmits motor information for the outer edge of the hand and arm.
The spinal cord is arranged as a butterfly-shaped area of gray matter (composed of the cell bodies of neurons) surrounded by white matter (composed of the axons of neurons; it appears white because of the myelin surrounding the axons).
In the PNS, the two different types of neurons (motor and sensory) run together in bundles called mixed nerves. As the mixed nerve nears the spine, it separates into its motor and sensory nerve components. The axons of the sensory neurons extend to the dorsal root ganglion, where the cell bodies of all sensory neurons are located. From the dorsal root ganglion, the axon of the sensory neuron crosses over to the opposite side of the spinal cord, where it synapses at the dorsal horn (the area of gray matter which is closer to the back). If the sensory information relates to temperature or pain, it travels to the brain via the spinothalamic tract; if the information relates to other types of sensation, such as vibration or proprioception (awareness of body position), it goes to be brain by the dorsal columns. Motor neurons travel in the opposite direction, carrying commands via the corticospinal tract from the brain to the ventral horn of the spinal cord (the area of gray matter closer to the stomach). Here the tract synapses with a motor nerve, which carries the motor command to the correct region of the body.
Below is a cross section diagram of the spinal cord, from CHI online index with labels of the parts mentioned above.
Nerves in the PNS are able to regenerate; generally, when we injure a limb or another part of our body, we regain all or most of the sensation and motor control of that area (so long as the damage is not too extensive). Neurons in the CNS, which includes those in the spinal cord, cannot regenerate. (The section on Regeneration covers neuronal growth.) Although the spinal column and the meninges can protect the spinal cord from many possible sources of damage, the spinal cord can still suffer physical damage. If the spinal cord is damaged, the area of the body innverated by the injured region can no longer exchange information with the brain, and thus injury to it is a serious problem.
Primary Damage discusses the physical injuries the spinal cord can encounter, and Secondary Damage describes the ensuing processes that lead to cell death.


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Date: Pendant figure, 16th–18th century; cross, 19th century
Geography: Democratic Republic of the Congo; Angola; Republic of the Congo
Culture: Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom
Medium: Solid cast brass, lead-tin alloy sheet, wood
Dimensions: H. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm), W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm), D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Classification: Metal-Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Ernst Anspach, 1999
Accession Number: 1999.295.14
Crosses, crucifixes, and other Christian emblems had been created in Central Africa since as early as the late fifteenth century, when Christianity was widely adopted within the Kongo kingdom. A powerful and wealthy state that at its height spanned portions of modern-day Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, and the Congo Republic, the Kongo kingdom had largely disintegrated by the late seventeenth century. Insignia depicting Saint Anthony of Padua, a Portuguese-born saint associated with the protection of children and mothers, relate to this period of internal conflict and political dissolution.
In 1704, a Kongo visionary known as Dona Beatriz, or Kimpa Vita, launched Antonianism, a movement that called for the reform of the local church as a means of reconstituting the Kongo state. Saint Anthony, known as Toni Malau, or "Anthony of Good Fortune," was the adopted patron of the movement, and his image was widely incorporated into religious objects and personal items designed to protect and inspire. Here, a cast brass figure of Saint Anthony has been embedded in the wooden framework of a cross. The presence of a loop between the saint's shoulder blades, coupled with its diminutive size, suggests that the work was originally intended to be worn as a personal pendant. Saint Anthony is portrayed wearing a monk's habit and knotted cord belt, holding the Christ Child and the cross in his hands.
Scholars have emphasized that the Christian cross was easily integrated into Kongo religious practices, as the cross had been a powerful indigenous emblem of spirituality prior to contact with the West. According to the Kongo conception of human experience, the cross is at once a metaphor for the cosmos and a diagram for the trajectory of a human life as it traverses the realms of the living and the dead. In this example, the overall form is reiterated by the three Maltese crosses of inlaid metal displayed on the arms and base.


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Is Whitney Port's Purple Makeup So Wrong, Or So Wrong It's Right?
With September on the horizon (dun dun dunnnnn), celebrities are often the first ones to convert their looks from beach-ready basics to the sultrier trappings of fall. Whitney Port isn't someone I normally look at and think, Celebrity!, mostly because I'm a huge snob, but she does seem sharply attuned to the revolving seasonal trends. Dark eggplant-hued shadows, liners, and lipsticks are all over the radar for autumn, with cool-toned mauve shades rising to popularity as well. The former star of "The City" presented her eponymous clothing line at the Fashion Festival in Sydney (where, it's worth nothing, it's high summer), and chose a very purple look for the occasion, complementing a plum lip gloss with a similar shade around her eyes. While there isn't anything fundamentally wrong with this pairing, I can't help but feel like it makes the usually radiant Whitney look a bit… under the weather.


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CPLP Summit: Brasilia Declaration strengthens politico-diplomatic concert
The document also reaffirms the interest of the member states to stimulate the growth of trade and investment among themselves.
The same documents condemns any attempt to propagate conflicts that subvert peace, security and social progress in member states.
Meanwhile, last Monday, in Brasilia, the new Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, recognised that the international community has lot a great part of its capacity to prevent and resolve conflicts.
Antonio Guterrez, who attended the CPLP meeting as a special guest, also expressed his concern about the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), drawing attention to the regional consequences of that focus of conflicts.
"If we look to Nigeria, Mali, Libya and then the Israeli-Palestine question, through to Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and others, we can see that all these conflicts have grown in complexity and they are more and more interconnected, representing a global threat of terrorism that is being felt throughout humanity".
Delivering a speech at the opening of the conference, António Guterres was effusively applauded when he appealed to CPLP member states to count on him throughout his term as UN Secretary-General.
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Happy one mere week 'til Vida Vegan Con III! As you hopefully caught on our Instagram feed (follow along with @vidavegancon for behind-and-in-front of the scenes updates!), we're going an extra step for our third conference with a digital conference platform. This means you have a free handy-dandy guide with all of our class info, official and unofficial events, speaker bios and all the Vegan Bazaar info you can handle.
This Sched.org site is for all full weekend registrants, where you can plan your conference schedule (not an obligation, with the exception of Amey's Zine Workshop) from an interactive, super up-to-date platform on your own smart phone or tablet. In fact, as full weekend attendees, you should have received an email earlier today to get things started!
It's easy: Turn on your device. Open this very link: https://vidavegancon.sched.org.
This will prompt you to bookmark onto your home screen. Go for it! Make a quick account, and start exploring!
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See you all next week in Austin!!
The 2013 Vida Vegan Con BlogFeed is here…
Update: Signup is complete! Thanks for all who signed up – see you at the con and in the future!
The 2013 Vida Vegan Con BlogFeed has arrived!
Bookmark it, subscribe, or download the OPML file to import into your reader of choice right here.
We've made it public via Google Reader for ease (which will fortunately, exist until July, as Feedly does not offer publicizing bundles…yet!).
Get to know your fellow attendees and the speakers of the upcoming con, and most of all, enjoy!
P.S. If you haven't signed up yet, you can do so here. Please leave a comment below so we can add it quickly. Remember…This is totally opt-in and not required. We do ask that only registered attendees sign up (this is also open to sponsors and speaker blogs, of course), that all blogs are vegan in content, and that you're comfortable seeing your website on a public feed.This won't be a blogroll or contact list, it'll simply be a feed of your latest posts to share.
Note: If you haven't yet posted to your blog, you won't be seeing it on our feed until you do, as it won't be recognized by Google Reader just yet – so get working!
P.P. S. If you see any issues with your blog or someone else's, simply email Vida Vegan Headquarters and we'll take a look. Feeds can be a tricky business.
Check the 2013 Vida Vegan Con agenda right here.
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UPDATE: The 2013 Feed is live! If you're attending and haven't added your blog yet, please leave a comment when you do so we can update the feed ASAP. We will be removing signup on Sunday, May 19 so we can focus on the busy week ahead.
Update: Signup is complete! Thanks for all who signed up – see you at the con and in the future!
With the end of Google Reader (and all the associated gasping and groaning that came with the news), comes the quick rise of Feedly, the official replacement for all your up-to-date blog reading. And with Vida Vegan Con II rapidly approaching, it's time for even more to peruse.
So, we're putting together a list of all Vida Vegan Con II blog feeds for ya—one big feed of excitement and plant-based creativity!
The 2013 VVC II Blogfeed.
Simply fill out this form with your URL feed information, and we'll debut the list shortly. Stay tuned!
We do ask that only registered attendees sign up (this is also open to sponsors and speaker blogs, of course), that all blogs are vegan in content, and that you're comfortable seeing your website on a public feed.This won't be a blogroll or contact list, it'll simply be a feed of your latest posts to share.
Let's get to know each other, shall we?
Help Plan a Class this May: Tech for Effective Web Presence
Jason Das, the co-founder of both SuperVegan and Vegan Drinks, is returning to Vida Vegan Con this May to share his expertise and thoughts in a few of our exciting panels and classes: Ethics Beyond the Plate, Vegan Invasion: Community Building, and Tech for Effective Web Presence.
For this third class, Jason asked us if he could solicit some ideas on just what *you* would like to know more about.
This is your chance to design his class. It'll be more than a mere general presentation with some handy tips—Jason wants to address your concerns!
Here are some topics being mulled around for the Tech-orientated class:
- Intro to CSS
- Responsive Web Design
- Best SEO practices
- Tumblr theming
So, what interests you? Let's make the most of his versatile expertise and innovative planning—it's now in your hands!
If you'd like Jason to explore these, or other topics, simply tweet @floodfish or email him personally: email@example.com.
Be sure to check out the full agenda for Vida Vegan Con II here.
Q & A: Amey Mathews of Vegan Eats & Treats
It's the return of our blogging Q & A! This time, we're joined by the super talented and lovely Amey Mathews. We are so excited to have Amey return as a speaker for Vida Vegan Con 2013—whether you can make it or not, check out her blog, Vegan Eats & Treats. We love Amey for her positive, genuine attitude. She is smart as hell and is an endless font of adorable little drawings.
Where do you see blogging going?
It's amazing how many blogs there are now—which is really great. When I first started blogging, there were just a small handful of vegan blogs. Today there are so many, that everyone can find a sense of community for exactly the way they enjoy eating and being vegan. There are all the PPK community blogs, all the raw date-ball blogs, the no-salt-oil-sugar blogs, vegan athlete blogs, and so on. Sometimes I'll stumble onto a new blog that's outside of my usual favorites, and find a whole sea of comments from other bloggers I've never discovered before… It's pretty amazing.
Also, I was just looking at some old posts the other day and looking at how crappy my pictures were. Ha ha! There are a handful of bloggers like Hannah at BitterSweet, or Susan at Fat Free Vegan, or Allyson at Manifest Vegan, who take SUCH great pictures—I think they've really helped raise the bar for the rest of us. Even if you're not gonna spend 30 minutes staging your picture (I gotta eat dinner, man!), you're also not going to be satisfied with a yellowish picture with dirty dishes in the background.
One last thing, is how many bloggers are turning their blogs into cookbook deals. It's amazing and exciting! I wish I could write recipes, but it's really not my strong point. But if anyone needs little doodles for their cookbook, I'm here to help.
What's your favorite photo editor?
I use ArcSoft Photo Studio if I want to actually cut and paste and combine my doodles and photos and all that, but usually I just use PhotoShop for simple things like brightness or color balance. The best is making dinner before dark so I can just use natural light, and not need a photo editor at all.
What blogging trends are you liking? Disliking?
Liking: Great photography—especially the folks who really take photography seriously. I love that blog writing is evolving into something much more focused and not just "I had some seitan and broccoli for dinner," like it was in the old days of blogging. I'm LOVING all the mofo themes, and people who are doing a different theme every day for the whole week. It's a cool idea even for non-mofo-season! In general, I love that the blog designs seem to be getting more attractive, more classy, and more appealing to look at. I love that Blogger—my old faithful blog host—has really improved its design options…and I LOVE that we can finally respond to individual comments on Blogger!
Disliking: my number-one blogging pet PEEVE is the whole weird giveaway thing that is going on. Kittee calls it "Like Gate," which I think is hilarious. This is the situation where someone says "I"m giving away a free pizza coupon"…"but first you have to 'like' me on Facebook, and 'like' the company on Facebook, and tweet about this contest to everyone you went to kindergarten with, and leave 10 voicemail messages on your parents' answering machine, and leave a comment for every single thing you do, so that I have 1,000,000 comments by the end of it!" It makes me grumpy, as you can tell. For me, it makes the blogosphere feel crass and corporate and pander-y, instead of having it feel like a community of friends who want to do something fun like have a giveaway for the fun of it. I feel that as vegan bloggers, we should be serving one another (our fellow vegans or aspiring vegans), and not serving the companies. I don't mind product reviews or cookbook reviews, because I think that's news everyone can use…but I think some discretion is needed. Changing the whole tone of your blog post into something with an advertising tone just so someone can win something worth $5 isn't worth it to me.
What blogs/websites do you read?
I read so many blogs! I usually read anything in my blog crawl on the side of my blog. I love reading randomofo.com SO MUCH—I've marked so many new favorites this mofo season. A few of my standby favorites are: ColdandSleepyCooks, Meet the Wikos, Cake Maker to the Stars, Tahini Too, Manifest Vegan, Julie Hasson… But gosh, the list goes on!
What's your go-to vegan meal in Seattle?
I actually lived in Seattle, for 2½ years after I graduated college. Back then, I was just a vegetarian—not yet a vegan, and Seattle had only a couple of all-veg spots. But halfway through my Seattle stint, a beautiful veg spot called Carmelita opened up, quite near my house. I was a pretty poor youngster back then, working part time for minimum wage…so I only went to Carmelita once, when my aunt took me out for dinner. I haven't been back to Seattle in years, but next time I go, I'd really like to go back to my old neighborhood and try out Carmelita again. For old time's sake!
In Portland?
Oh Portland! I love Dovetail Bakery and Back to Eden most of all, because where I live (in Santa Cruz), no one is making delicious vegan baked goods. I usually load up, and come home with a huge supply that go straight to the freezer for the times when I want a baked treat and I don't want to bake it myself. For proper nutrition, my two favorites are Native Bowl and Blossoming Lotus. I love the bowls at Native Bowl—so full of flavor and veggies and proteins…filling and fun! I also really love the food at Blossoming Lotus—so far I haven't ever had a dud there. Once I got to go there for brunch, and that was totally amazeballs!
Speaker Spotlight Thursday: Dawn Quinn and Helen Pitlick
For VVHQ's first special speaker spotlight during Vegan MoFo, we thought we'd pick two ladies dear to our collective hearts.
Dawn Quinn of Vegan Moxie and Helen Pitlick of Vegtastic!, both hailing from the Seattle, WA area, are speaking at Vida Vegan's first ever one-day seminar in Seattle this November, focusing on technical aspects of blogging (their specialty: social media, naturally) AND at Vida Vegan Con 2013 in Portland.
Dawn is an expert in social media, copy editing, and champagne cocktails; so naturally we love her and want her involved in whatever we do as much as possible. She's also adorable and is starting the MCDM program at University of Washington this fall, so she's suuuper smart and stuff.
Dawn in the kitchen..
Helen is a social media maven; her tweets could make me want to attend a golfing conference with glee, which is saying a lot, considering golfing is like the boringest.
She has a Master of Communication in Digital Media from the University of Washington, Instagrams a lot, and even has time to blog. She's got the smarts and the drive, and we're super thrilled to have her involved with Vida Vegan for two different events.
Helen in the kitchen too!
For the One Day Tech Seminar on November 3 in Seattle, Helen and Dawn will be speaking on Next-Level Social Media:
How do you connect your blogging goals with social media? This intermediate-level session for people already active with Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks will explore the use of these tools to build community and craft your personal vs. blog identity. We'll look at identifying and utilizing emerging social media platforms such as Tumblr, Instagram, and Pinterest. We'll also touch upon best practices for sharing content across these different platforms.
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For Vida Vegan Con in May 2013, you'll have to stay tuned to the blog to find out what they're speaking about (schedule coming soon!). Rest assured, everything these ladies do is wicked smart, organized, enthralling and educational.
We love Helen and Dawn, and heck, all of our speakers, and are super proud to have them involved with Vida Vegan.


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GM has just announced the changes to the 2013 Chevy Volt. Chevy Volt fans will be happy to hear that the 2013 Chevy Volt's EV range has been extended three miles to 38 miles on a single charge. The miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) will increase from 94 miles to 98 miles and the total range, including extended range operation, will be 380 miles.
GM's engineers improved the Volt's range making minor changes to the material composition of the battery cell chemistry. Manganese spinel chemistry remains the foundation for the Volt's battery system, but the amount of each material has been slightly modified to provide better life performance.
"The best way to explain what we've done at the cell level is to compare it to a cake batter recipe. Sometimes if you use more sugar and less vanilla you get a better tasting cake. We've done some work at the cell level to modify the 'ingredients' to make a better end result," said Bill Wallace, GM director of Global Battery Systems Engineering. "This attention to detail will allow our customers to experience more pure EV range, which is the true benefit of owning a Volt."
In addition, the total storage capacity of the Volt battery has been increased from 16 kWh of energy to 16.5 kWh, and engineers have expanded the state-of-charge window to use 10.8 kWh of the total battery energy - up from 10.3 kWh used in the 2012 model. The improved EV range capability will result in slight increases to the Volt's charge times. A full recharge using a 120V takes 10.5 hours and 4.25 hours using a 240V outlet.
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Make sure to click the 'play' button on the video above for an idea of what to expect! One of the UK's finest Big Bands teeming with first-call players and appearing under the Musical Directorship of award winning band leader Pete Long. The Ronnie Scott's Big Band... find out more Tap to see more
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By Gini Courter | Monday, April 27, 2015
As a frequent flyer, I rely on my Outlook calendar and its three travel-related tools to build and manage my travel schedule—so I'm not constantly taxing my jetlagged brain with time-zone math.
First, when I'm scheduling my work in another time zone, I display a second time zone on my calendar so I can accurately visualize my appointment times.
Second, I use the Time Zone feature to display the correct local time zone in all my travel-related appointments.
Finally, whenever possible, I download my travel appointments to my calendar.
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By Adam Wilbert | Wednesday, February 11, 2015
The subscription model is here to stay, and that's a good thing.
When you dig into the benefits of a subscription—and evaluate the actual costs of "buying" versus "renting" your Office software—you might be surprised at what the numbers tell you.
Here's why I think an Office 365 subscription is an unbeatable deal.
By Starshine Roshell | Saturday, January 31, 2015
Yesterday Microsoft released Office for Android Tablets, which allows users to perform basic functions in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for free while requiring an Office 365 subscription for more advanced functionality.
They also released the long-awaited Outlook for iOS, rounding out the Office for iPad suite of individual apps. Available for free, this elegant app gives users the flexible email, calendar, and schedule workhorse on their iPads and iPhones.
An Android version is also available, though currently in Preview only. A final release for Android is most likely coming in the next few months.
Here's what impressed us about these new apps.
By Nick Brazzi | Monday, November 3, 2014
Microsoft has just released an all new version of Outlook for Mac, the productivity application for managing email, calendars, address books, and more—and we've got a first look course ready to get you up and running with this new version.
The course will be useful for new users. But if you're upgrading from Outlook 2011, this transition is going to be really easy for you; the new version of Outlook for Mac has barely changed at all compared to Outlook 2011.
By David Rivers | Sunday, August 31, 2014
There's a motto I value and it can really help students who are in the midst of another school year: "Manage your work; don't let it manage you."
Of course, this is much easier said than done. That's why I'd like to share these time-management tips to help students stay in control, reduce stress levels, and enjoy a happier school year!
By Starshine Roshell | Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Over a billion people use Microsoft Office software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. That's one in seven people—on the planet.
If you're one of them, you need the essential time-saving tips in our new Weekly Office Workshop. (Or as we like to call it around here, "W.O.W.")
By Bonnie Bills | Monday, March 14, 2011
Ever email your boss an email meant for your friend because Outlook pulled the wrong contact from the wrong address book? This tutorial from David Diskin shows how to change the default address book so the one you use most often is the one Outlook searches first. You'll find this time-saving tip along with hundreds more in David's new courses Outlook 2007 Power Shortcuts and Outlook 2010 Power Shortcuts.
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This week, lynda.com published five new Microsoft Office Beta 2010 online training courses.
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BHP petroleum chief executive Mike Yeager said the Fayetteville shale assets would give it the second-largest position in one of the largest gas fields in the world and increase BHP's net petroleum reserve and resource base by 45 per cent. The assets currently produce over 400 million cubic feet of gas a day and that can be improved.
BHP expects the deal to close in the first half, depending on regulatory approvals.
"This transaction markets BHP's entry into the US shale gas business," Mr Yeager said. "The operated position we are obtaining will immediately make BHP Billiton a major North American shale gas producer."
Mr Yeager said it would add 10 trillion cubic feet to BHP's gas resources. The deal also includes 420 miles of pipeline.
Chesapeake will provide essential services to BHP for up to one year for a fee.
Chesapeake chief executive Aubrey McClendon said the assets were being sold to help reduce debt.
"BHP Billiton is a premier global company and we look forward to working with BHP Billiton's management to ensure a smooth transition of operations," he said.
At an analyst briefing last week, Mr Yeager had flagged BHP's interest in oil shale, which he said could be produced for a relatively low cost. He added that coal-seam gas production, which tended to be higher cost, was less attractive.
In tandem with the acquisition, BHP also announced it would undertake a $5 billion off-market buyback of its Australian-listed stock.
BHP chief financial officer
The tender period will open on March 21 and close on April 8, with an announcement of the proceeds and any scale back to be announced on April 11.
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Spanish La Liga Live - Week 2
Levante v Murcia
Murcia made a dream start to their La Liga campaign this year as they upset Real Zaragoza 2-1 in their opening fixture played in front of a packed Nueva Condomina stadium. Buoyed by goals from Mejía and Baiano, Murcia ensured that their return to top flight football was a memorable one for their fans.
Pablo García was the man to watch out for in that encounter as he set up both goals. Goitom, Abel and Pignol had wonderful opportunities to increase the home side's lead, but Zaragoza held on. However they will need to be in top form as they viosit Levant in their second fixture.
In many ways this match can decide if Murcia have it in them to maintain their position in top flight Spanish football. Murcia have no injury worries and can field their whole squad against Levante.
On the other hand Levante are struggling with injuries to Courtois and Arveladze. The former is being evaluated on a daily basis, while the latter has torn his meniscus and is expected to be off for almost a month.
Levante had a nightmarish start to their La Liga campaign as they went down 0-3 at Mallorca. Ibagaza scored twice for the home side, while Güiza rounded off the scoring. It will take a huge effort from Levante to score their first goal and collect their first points in La Liga this season.
One good news for the team is that they have completed the signing of striker Christian Rigano from Messina. Rigano had not made up his mid for several weeks, but finally decided to join Levante.
It is unclear if he will play the game against Murcia.
Watch Levante v Murcia Live on free-football.tv.
Real Zaragoza v Racing Santander
Real Zaragoza had a horror beginning to their Spanish La Liga campaign as they went down 1-2 to newcomers Murcia. For a team that has self-confessed ambitions to finish in the top four this season, there could not have been a worse beginning.
Oliveira was the lone goal scorer in the game for Zaragoza, but overall the team looked listless on the field. In their second fixture, Zaragoza face Racing Santander, who had a wonderful beginning to their new La Liga campaign as they held might Barcelona to a draw at home.
Zaragoza were dealt a severe blow when Matuzalem was sent off against Murcia. He will not be available to play against Racing and that will definitely upset their plans. However winger Pablo Aimar appears to be in top form and Zaragoza will be hoping he fires on all cylinders.
Racing Santander have no such worries as they have had a dream beginning to their La Liga campaign. However even they will be without the suspended Smolarek, who misses out after his red card in the August 26 game.
New manager Marcelino will be pleased with his first game in charge and will hope to build on that result for the rest of the season. The club have brought in Jorge López from Valencia and Aldo Duscher from Deportivo La Coruna and will hope for better showing from both these players.
Last season this fixture ended in a 0-0 draw in May this year. Watch Real Zaragoza v Racing Santander Live on free-football.tv.
Valladolid v Deportivo La Coruna
Valladolid clash with Deportivo LaCoruna in their second fixture of the Spanish La Liga season after making a good beginning to their campaign. Valladolid beat Espanyol away from home thanks to a fine goal by Llorente.
Deportivo had a nightmarish start to their La Liga campaign after they went down 0-3 to newcomers Almeria. Deportivo have a new manager in Lotina who has signed from Real Sociedad and the club will hope for better results under him, but the beginning could not have been worse.
Negredo, Soriano and Crusat were the goal scorers for Almeria who looked settled despite returning to top flight after some years. Deportivo had signed Mexican midfielder Guardado, but he made no difference to the match as the home side crashed to a humiliating defeat.
Last season Deportivo had attainted the 13th spot and will be hoping to improve in their game against Valladolid if they are to entertain hopes to a top-half finish in the la Liga this year.
La Liga newcomers Valladolid have been busy in the transfer market this season and have brought in many new faces. Butelle, Estoyanoff and Sisi have arrived on loan from Valencia, while Vivar Dorado, Camacho, Ogbeche and Jonathan Sesma have been signed with a view to bolster squad strength in order to retain their position in top flight Spanish football.
The last time these two teams met was in the 2003-04 La Liga season and this fixture had ended in a 1-1 draw. Deportivo will be hoping for a result this time as they search for their first points this year.
Watch Valladolid v Deportivo La Coruna Live on Free-football.tv
Real Betis v Espanyol
Real Betis made a sedate beginning to their La Liga season as they drew 1-1 away to Recreativo Huelva at home on Day 1 this season. Their next fixture is at home to Espanyol, who crashed to a 0-1 defeat to newcomers Valladolid at home.
Sinama-Pongolle had opened the scoring for Recreativo, but Nano made sure Betis shared the spoils at the very least. Héctor Cúper's side looked a much improved team from last season and they will hope to build on this result for the season ahead.
Last season the club finished just above relegation in 16th spot and will hope for better results this time around. New manager Cuper has brought in several new faces including Babic, Mark González and Ricardo have also arrived at the club. The club has also signed Argentina midfielder Leandro Somoza on loan.
Meanwhile Betis have also set their sights on West Ham striker Bobby Zamora. Rumors to this effect began after Betis sporting director Manuel Momparlet watched Zamora in last weekend's game against Birmingham. Betis are also interested in signing to Newcastle United winger Albert Luque, but have thus far been unable to convince him to stay.
Betis have one injury concern as Gonzalez was knocked up in training and his fitness is being evaluated on a daily basis.
Espanyol have a huge headache as three of their players are sidelined with injuries. the nature of injuries to Garcia and Rufete remain unknown, while Tamudo will miss at least three weeks from a thigh injury suffered in September last.
Espanyol manager Ernesto Valverde has brought in four new players this season including the loan signings of Clemente Rodríguez from Spartak Moscow and Lafuente from Athletic Bilbao. But he will need to motivate his team if he wants to ensure they finish above the 12th position attained last season.
Watch Real Betis v Espanyol Live on free-football.tv
Athletico Madrid v Mallorca
Atletico Madrid lost to rivals Real Madrid in the Madrid derby on the opening day of the Spanish La Liga season. Agüero began in fine fashion for the visitors, but Raul and Wesley Sneijder made sure the defending champions were not embarrassed at home on the first day of a new season.
Athletico are yet to recover from the loss of star striker Fernando Torres who had expressed his interest in joining Liverpool. The 23-year old joined the Anfield team for a fee of £27 million and his absence appears to have weakened the strike department at Madrid.
Atletico coach Javier Aguirre has brought in several new players like Simao, Reyes, Diego Forlán and Luis García and will be hoping for a better showing from his wards against Mallorca.
Mallorca won 3-0 against Levante in their opening game of the new La Liga season. Ibagaza scored twice for the home team, once from the penalty spot and once from a field goal. Güiza scored the remaining goal for Mallorca to leave them sitting in the top half of the league table after day 1 of the new season.
Mallorca manager Gregorio Manzano has brought in six new players this season including a loan move for Valencia's David Navarro. Germán Lux from River Plate, Osasuna's Webó and Atletico Madrid's Molinero are his other notable signings. He will be pleased with his side's display against Levante and will hope they continue in the same vein for the rest of the season.
Last time these teams met, the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Watch Athletico Madrid v Mallorca Live on free-football.tv
Getafe v Recreativo Huelva
Getafe had a forgettable opening match against Sevilla as they went down 1-4, but the most haunting moment of the game will be the fatal heart attack suffered by Sevilla's Antonio Puerta, who succumbed to the cardiac arrest.
Pablo Hernández's free kick gave the visitors a shock lead at Sevilla, but Navas, Luis Fabiano, Kanouté and Kerzhakov all scored for the home side to establish dominance and subdue Getafe.
Getafe finished ninth in the La Liga in 2006-07 season and will hope to put in a better performance this time around, but will have to pull up their socks against Recreativo if they are to pose any serious challenge to the top teams in La Liga this season.
Getafe have brought in French left back Franck Signorino from Nantes, but he was largely invisible at Sevilla. They have also agreed to a loan transfer of striker Braulio Nobrega from Athletico Madrid.
Recreativo Huelva on the other hand have made a bright start to their season as they held Betis to a 1-1 draw. Martin Caceres, Garcia Marcos, Jorge Martins and Javier Camunas all made their debuts for Recreativo, but Beto and Quique Alvarez were absent because of injury.
However the side redeemed themselves and will look to build on this fantastic result for the rest of the season.
Last season this fixture ended in a 1-1 draw and both teams will want to avoid that this time around. Watch Getafe v Recreativo Huelva Live on free-football.tv.
Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao
Barcelona will clash with Athletic Bilbao in their second match of the Spanish La Liga season. Fans will be hoping for an improved performance from the 0-0 draw against Racing Santander on the opening day.
Barca were unable to break though the Racing defense even though the hosts played with just 10 men for the last 20 minutes of the game. Eric Abidal and Yaya Toure made their starting debuts in the match while Thierry Henry had to be content with an unfamiliar bench role as Frank Rijkaard went into the match with his tried and tested strike force of Ronaldinho, Eto'o and Messi.
However Henry made an appearance in the second half and very nearly bagged all three points for his team, but his shot smashed against the post. Barcelona looked shaky for most of the first half and though they had the upper hand in the second half, with Racing reduced to 10 men, Barcelona's finishing left a lot to be desired.
Meanwhile Athletic Bilbao will have their hands full in keeping Barca's attackers at bay. Athletic earned a deserved 0-0 draw against Osasuna on the opening day of the campaign, but will be without the services of defender Aitor Ocio Carrión who was sent off in the match.
Barcelona thrashed Athletic 3-0 in the fixture last season and Barca fans will be hoping that their team returns to form with a similar performance. Watch Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao live on free-football.tv.
Sevilla v Osasuna
Sevilla will be looking to continue their impressive start to the new season with another victory when they face Osasuna on Monday.
Sevilla impressed in their 4-1 victory over Getafe on the opening day of the season but the victory came at a very heavy price with news that midfielder Antonio Puerta succumbed three days after suffering multiple heart attacks during the match.
Puerta collapased on the pitch during the game and had to be prevented by players and medics from swallowing his tongue. Though the 22 year old recovered enough to walk off from the pitch, he suffered another heart attack in the dressing room and had to be rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment.
The player was reported to have suffered from at least one more heart attack in the hospital before he died on Tuesday. Doctors revealed that Puerta died due to multiple organ failure due to prolonged cardiac arrest. Thousands thronged to Sevilla's Sanchez Pizjuan stadium to pay their last respects to one of Spain's most promising player.
The match will be played in a somber mood with the Professional Football League requesting the all teams to observe a minute's silence ahead of this week's matches. Watch Sevilla v Osasuna live on free-football.tv.
Villarreal v Real Madrid
Villarreal play Real Madrid in their next Spanish La Liga match at the Estadio El Madrigal on Sunday as the club looks to maintain their 100 percent record with a victory over Real Madrid.
Villarreal thrashed Valencia 3-0 on the opening day with goals from Jon Dahl Tomasson, Giuseppe Rossi and Santi Cazorla. David Villa and Joaquín were both sent off in the match, providing numerical superiority for Villarreal for a major portion of the match.
Villarreal manager Manuel Pellegrini has strengthened his team with no less than eight new players in the summer and will be looking to break into the top four of the table come the end of the season. Pellegrini will be impressed with his team's performance as they dominated possession as well as defended well against a superior Valencia attack.
Meanwhile Real Madrid will be looking to put behind the disappointment of the loss to Sevilla in the Super Cup and make it two wins in a row against Villarreal. Having spent big in the summer, coach Bernd Schuster will be looking for a good start to the season as his team prepares to defend its league title. Royston Drenthe should be fit for the tie after suffering minor injuries in a road accident on Monday.
Villarreal had won the fixture 1-0 last season and will be looking to repeat the performance on Sunday. Watch Villarreal v Real Madrid live on free-football.tv.
Almeria v Valencia
Valencia will be looking to bounce back from the opening day defeat to Villarreal and kick start their season when they face newly promoted side Almeria on Sunday.
Valencia suffered a heavy 3-0 defeat at the hands of Villarreal on the opening day and will have to work hard if they are to challenge for the La Liga title this season. Jon Dahl Tomasson, Giuseppe Rossi and Santi Cazorla scored for Villarreal as Valencia were reduced to nine men by the 67th minute.
Manager Quique Sánchez Flores will be without the services of David Villa and Joaquin after the players were sent off in the match against Villarreal. Flores would have been furious with Villa as the striker picked up unnecessary yellow cards in the match, once for arguing with the referee and the second one for diving in the penalty box.
Meanwhile Almeria will be delighted with the start to the new season as they upset the odds with an impressive 3-0 thrashing of Deportivo La Coruna on the opening day of the new season. Goals from Álvaro Negredo Sánchez, Fernando Soriano and Albert Crusat saw the newly promoted team start the new season with a victory.
Watch Almeria v Valencia live on free-football.tv.
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Abbottabad Board 9th Class Date Sheet 2014 Announced
The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Abbottabad will be announcing its SSC part 1st Date sheet soon. Date sheet of Intermediate exam will be published in pdf format. Students can check their date sheet in the Abbottabad official website www.biseatd.eud.pk.
The date sheet of Abbottabad board will be available here also. The exam of SSC part I and SSC part II will be start from 16 March 2014 and it will ends on 2nd of April, 2014. SSC Practical exam will be conducted from 7th April to 12th April 2014. The detailed information for date sheet is given in below link.
Every year Abbottabad will be released Date sheet of the SSC part 1st in the month of January and February. And the intermediate exam is conducted in the month of May every year and theoretical exams are conducted in May and June.
Abbottabad Board 9th Class Date Sheet 2014
The board of intermediate and secondary education, Abbottabad established in 1990 under the mission to promote the education and provide the basic need to the students for their better future. The 9th Class exam will be conducted in the month of March and April.
Many private and government schools are affiliated with this board. Every year huge number of students gets admission and gives results. The main purpose of this board is to organize the exam and release their results.
Date sheet of Abbottabad has displayed on the official website biseatd.eud.pk. Students can check their SSC part 1st Date sheet from the official website. Abbottabad students in SSC part 1 can download their date sheet for annual examinations for year 2013 online. Abbottabad has also given facilities for students. Abbottabad provides scholarship to students, and participate in events, cultural program.
Get Abt Board Date Sheet of 9th class from here
(Link will be activated soon after date sheet will released by board)
According to the announced the date sheet 9th Class exam would start from March. The examination will conduct in two sessions- Morning and evening. The examinations timings for morning group are 9 am to 12 noon while evening timing is 2 pm to 5 pm.
BISE Abbottabad 9th Class Date Sheet
BISE Abbottabad 9th Class Result
BISE Abbottabad 9th Class date sheet :
Abbottabad date sheet will release in the month of January or February so students can prepare for their exams. Whenever the students will receive their 9th Class date sheet, students can check their exam schedule, exam date, time of the exam and day of exams which is given in date sheet. Abbottabad will release 9th Class date sheet from the official website at biseatd.eud.pk.
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It's a quiet week in online marketing when no one declares the end of affiliate marketing, the end of SEO, the end of e-commerce, the end of the gravy-train or something of that ilk.
This post is not about declaring the death of anything, but it's also not a post to reassure you about the future of online business. Instead, I want to talk about the reality of online marketing and the big mistakes that come with too much optimism as well as too much pessimism about it.
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Ever wanted to make just some minor adjustments to your WordPress theme's design, but didn't know how? In this post, I'll show you the easiest way to tweak a site's design, even if you have almost no coding skills at all.
This post is partially in response to a question I was asked after publishing my post about fonts and the importance of making your text as easily readable as possible. Of course, it's nice to know which fonts to use and what size the text should be, but how do you actually change these settings in your own WordPress theme?
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It's been around three weeks since I started the "Throw Money At It" project, during which I attempt to build profitable sites by paying for all content and SEO and doing as little work of my own as possible, on the sites. In other words, I'm trying to "pay my way" to a profitable website, using content and SEO/link-building services.
In today's update, I want to share some exciting initial results and tell you about the two most important factors that lead to great rankings for the sites in this project.
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As stated in my previous post about enhancing your website with graphics, I am not a designer. Despite this, I have often been asked about what fonts I use or how I created a certain text effect during webinars or after posting a new video.
So, in today's post, I want to share with you what little I know about selecting and using fonts for websites, video presentations or any other purpose, in such a way that it makes people go "wow, that looks neat".
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I am not a designer. I don't claim to be capable of creating good design and I wouldn't even claim that I have particularly good taste in design. I am, however, a fan of good design and I get asked about the graphics I use for my blog posts and video presentations quite frequently. Hence this post.
Graphics and design are important to me for all of my websites. The visuals of any site are what form the "first impression" and are therefore relevant to conversions and profit. Just like you dress well when you want to make a good impression, even though you know that your clothes don't convey your personality, you should make sure that your website is visually appealing, even though you know the content is more important.
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How and where can you get the best content for your websites? Content that is at the same time high quality, well researched and relevant, but also doesn't cost you an arm and a leg? These were the questions I was seeking to answer since posting the first part of the Throw Money At It project.
As a quick recap, in this project I document my attempts of building profitable websites, using outsourcing and services wherever possible.
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These candles are perfect for the Lego lover.
Blokz Party Candles add colors and shapes to the traditional boring birthday candle. Simply insert a toothpick into the bottom of each candle to secure it to the cake. Sold in sets of six.
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Country Whuppin' – Brett Eldredge Vs. Hunter Hayes
Brett Eldredge is one win away from entering the ever-prestigious Country Whuppin' Hall of Fame, but to do that he'll have to pick up a 5th straight win in today's Country Whuppin'. Brett's tune, 'Don't Ya' goes head-to-head with the third single from Hunter Hayes.
Champion – Brett Eldredge "Don't Ya"
Brett Eldredge exploded onto the country scene with his debut song called 'Raymond.' He's been very quiet since then, but his rich voice had to be heard eventually. He's now released a new sexy ballad called, 'Don't Ya.' Listen to it and vote if you want to. Don't Ya?
Challenger – Hunter Hayes "Somebody's Heartbreak"
Hunter Hayes, who is just barely an adult has been playing and singing since he was just a toddler, so he's kind of a veteran. He's coming off his first number one, 'Wanted,' and he's sticking with the love song route for his third single, 'Somebody's Heartbreak.' Are you in love with it? Vote now!
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SIM Catalog 2011-2012 (Softcover)
Studio for Interrelated Media @ MassArt
by Julie Chen
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This is the softcover edition. For the hardcover with better page quality go here: http://www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/3336314.
Julie Chen (Class of 2012) produces this first artist catalog for the Studio for Interrelated Media (SIM) at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. This catalog includes a full listing of all SIMians during the 2011-2012 academic year, as well as some undergraduate senior artist profiles. SIM was founded in 1969 by artist and educator, Harris Barron. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_for_interrelated_media
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According to Neilson, the Malawi project had to borrow even more in 2010, though he will not say how much.
We are now at 4.6, going on 4.7 million; Malawi is 15 million.
She works around the clock and puts a vast amount of her money specifically into the fight against poverty in Malawi.
It turns out he was also an important friend and adviser to Madonna and her star-crossed charity Raising Malawi.
Over the past year, we have seen peaceful transitions of power in Malawi and Senegal, and a new President in Somalia.
That caused a stir in the U.S., where the school was a publicity and fundraising goldmine, and sparked outrage in Malawi.
Workers came from all over Africa, including Malawi, Mozambique, and Namibia.
My family later moved to Nyasaland, now Malawi, and we lived there until I was seven.
The Foundation now has a presence in Ethiopia, Zambia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe too.
There is no word for happiness in the Malawi tongue and this disturbs him.
Republic in southeast Africa, bordered by Tanzania to the north, Mozambique to the east and south, and Zambia to the west. It became independent in 1964.


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War Against War: A Meditation on Bradley Manning's Mind
Posted on Jun 2, 2011
"Bradley Manning's Mind." I took a deep breath when I read that title over this brief item recently posted on Truthdig:
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Without our defense, a prisoner such as Bradley Manning is defenseless against the media, the military and the government. We can at least spread the word about the Bradley Manning Support Network.
There has already been online discussion among gay folks and the queer left about the "Frontline" show that pathologized Manning, and now The Guardian video report features a soldier with blurred face saying Manning pissed in his pants and curled up on his bunk "in a fetal position." Maybe he did, after being repeatedly insulted and assaulted by fellow soldiers, by the account of this same anonymous informant.
Why is Manning's mind the only relevant site of weakness, disability and pathology in the big media stories so far? Why not the sorry condition of our corporate state passing as a democratic republic? And maybe the "Frontline" program, which was distributed through the Public Broadcasting Service, and The Guardian should have given us a fuller picture of the motivations that drove their own reporters to recycle the official military narrative about Bradley Manning.
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What is the "normal" psychology of soldiers entitled to beat up someone because he's not much above 5 feet tall and gay? Why not question what the hell is in the minds of "progressives" who will vote by rote for Barack Obama in 2012, even though he just signed an extension of the Patriot Act? Obama was far away from Washington when he used a high-tech version of the autopen (invented by Thomas Jefferson) to ratchet up surveillance of potential traitors and terrorists. In this way the corporate state casts a dumbfounding spell over the Democratic Party, but Obama's keenest partisans can always claim that the devil made him do it. Necessity is thus the mother of "pragmatism." The Patriot Act truly makes patriotism the last refuge of scoundrels.
A shame, really, that only Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., held out so stubbornly against the bipartisan majority on the issue of individual rights. Above all, gun rights! As Corey Boles reported in Dow Jones Newswires on May 27, "Before they moved to a vote to finalize the legislation, lawmakers first had to deal with a Paul amendment that would have excluded gun sales from law enforcement officials' ability to monitor business transactions. Paul said this was a violation of individual rights protected by the second amendment to the U.S. Constitution."
Ultimately, 22 senators joined Paul in voting against the bill. (In the House of Representatives, 250 voted "yes" and 153 voted "no.") Rand Paul is an Ayn Randian in the realm of economics, and he argued in Congress that demanding "the right to health care" means demanding the "slavery" of nurses and doctors. The "principled" opposition to the Patriot Act extension was thus spearheaded by a true believer in Ayn Rand, Friedrich Hayek and Milton Friedman. Yet the erosion of civil liberties is one ripe consequence of the very class system defended in Congress by Rand Paul, and by his "libertarian" father, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas. This erosion has advanced under both Republican and Democratic presidents. If an officially Libertarian president was elected, the real cost of the "free market" would still be gated communities for the rich and a strip-mined planet for the poor.
What about the faction that passes for the left wing of the Democrats in Congress, and what about their loyal base of voters? Did they lose their wits when the blade of a guillotine dropped all at once? No, on the contrary, a whole generation of "progressive" frogs got boiled alive one degree at a time, so they just had the strength for a croaking chorus while they thought they were getting an uncomfortably hot bath. And then that Jeffersonian autopen was wielded by the candidate of "hope and change," a fine finishing touch to the slow crash and burn of the American republic.
Already some "progressives" are claiming the next election will be a referendum on racism, and no doubt they will be right since every big election in this country is always about both race and class. But it does not follow that Obama's loyalists are thinking clearly about the racial construction of class politics, or that the first black president has the nerve to command his generals or to challenge the corporate state. In this respect, Obama is not much different than any other Clintonista would have been in the Oval Office, including Hillary Clinton. The testy relations between Obama and the Clintons come down to party faction fights, and not to deep disagreements on domestic and foreign policy.
The refusal to think clearly about class politics will lead us instead to think that a shattered "glass ceiling" in a corporation or in Congress or in the White House is as good or better than an uprising of class-conscious workers from below. That is precisely the level of class consciousness among so many status-conscious cultural entrepreneurs, Ivy League political imbeciles and Democratic Party apparatchiks.
Once upon a time, Bill Clinton became "our first black president," and white liberals had full permission to be the echo chamber of words that were launched in public by novelist Toni Morrison, an African-American, writing in The New Yorker in October 1998:
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Dropping anchor
We have a tendency to glorify the people who bring us the news via the tube every day. I can assure you the same does not hold true for newspaper editors. There are days when I'm glad about that. There is a comfort in the anonymity that comes, for the most part, with this job.
I actually did have a recent brush with TV, appearing on a statewide cable show on the Pennsylvania Cable Network. It was not a horrible experience. At least until I started hearing from people who had seen it. They all wanted to know if I was feeling OK. Then I saw the show myself. It looked like I was having a heart attack. I had a ghost-like appearance. Or, as I believe I correctly summed it up, I looked approximately like "death eating a cracker."
I'll confine my commentaries to the newspaper, thank you. No, our salaries do not approach the stratospheric heights of those of Larry Mendte or Alycia Lane. No one ever went into the newspaper business to get rich. A lot of us did not get into this racket to be glorified gossip columnists either. But we try to deliver what the public wants. Or maybe it's what they crave.
And right now they crave every bit of information they can get about Larry Mendte and Alycia Lane.
Me? I have just one question. What the hell was Mendte thinking about? Here's a guy who was respected in the community, basically the face of his station's news-gathering operation. For that he was paid handsomely. Apparently, not quite handsomely enough.
It appears Mendte developed something of an obsession about his co-anchor, the exotic Lane. Maybe it was the fact that she made more money than he did. Or that people were starting to whisper that the station's rise in the ratings was more the result of her photogenic presence, than his solid anchorman aura.
Whatever it was, Mendte apparently went haywire.
Yesterday he was charged with a single felony for accessing Lane's e-mail accounts. It doesn't sound like that big a deal, until you read the case the feds built against him.
That one charge of accessing e-mail without authorization stems from Mendte's tapping into Lane's private e-mail accounts.
This is where it gets a bit mind-boggling. According to the feds, Mendte did not do this on a rare occasion. He did it repeatedly. Not a dozen times. Hot a hundred times. But hundreds of times. From the office. From his home. From his vacation home.
The feds say Mendte hacked into Lane's account no less than 537 times in 146 days. Then they believe he leaked that information to a newspaper reporter.
Why? Maybe to make her look bad and bump up his own stature at the station. Lane had issues of her own. She had a well-publicized dust-up with police in New York City. It was the latest in a string of incidents that put her on the front page of the tabloids. It also cost her the seat next to Mendte's.
Now Mendte also has been booted from his anchor post.
Our front page today screams, "Anchors Away."
I really only have one question, the same one I've been asking since this Mendte angle to the story first surfaced.
What the hell was he thinking?
And one other thing, one that I take some small comfort in when my often comatose head hits the pillow at night.
There really is something to be said for a boring life.