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Kentucky, Tennessee Tussle in Knoxville
Kentucky travels down to Knoxville to face Tennessee on Tuesday, February 17. The game will be carried by ESPN and tip is set for 7 p.m. ET.
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This Week's News:
Kentucky Smothers South Carolina for 77-43 Win
- Kentucky's typically dominant defense returned in a 77-43 rout of South Carolina on Saturday.
- At 25-0 to start the season, UK has tied the 1953- 54 team for the best start in school history.
- UK's 25-game winning streak is tied for the fifth-longest overall winning streak in Kentucky history and tied for the third longest over a single season.
- UK has won 47 of its last 49 games as the Associated Press top-ranked team.
- John Calipari has a 91-9 all-time record when coaching the nation's No. 1 team, including a 50-4 mark at Kentucky.
- Kentucky held South Carolina to 23.6 percent from the field.
- It is the 11th game this season that the Wildcats have held a team to less than 30 percent.
- South Carolina had only three assists on the 13 made baskets. It is the second-lowest opponent assist total of the season, next to one assist by Louisville in that game.
- UK won rebounding 45-21. The plus-24 margin is the second largest of the season and highest margin vs. an SEC opponent.
- The rebounding helped UK to a 14-3 advantage in second-chance points and 34-16 lead in points in the paint.
- Kentucky shot 50 percent from the field, 27 of 54. It is the eighth game this season that the Wildcats made at least half their shots.
- UK hit 75 percent (18 of 24) at the free-throw line. It is the 10th time in the last 13 games that the Cats have made at least 70 percent from the line.
- Balanced scoring featured seven Wildcats with at least eight points.
- UK is 55-0 in the Calipari era when holding opponents to 55 or fewer points, including 17 times this season.
- Kentucky scored the first four points of the game and jumped out to an 18-3 lead.
- UK led by as many as 27 points on two occasions before going to intermission with a 43-18 lead.
- It is the 15th time this season that UK has held an opponent to less than 20 points in a half.
- Dakari Johnson collected his second double-double of the season with 10 points and a career-high-tying 13 rebounds.
- Karl-Anthony Towns had a perfect shooting day from the field, making 3 of 3 field-goal attempts. He totaled nine points and is averaging 13.4 points over the last five games.
- Willie Cauley-Stein led the Wildcats with 14 points, his third consecutive game in double figures. He's averaging 14 points over those three games.
- Aaron Harrison chipped in 11 points, equaling his team-high average for the season.
- Andrew Harrison contributed nine points and a game-high six assists.
Wildcats Survive the Bayou Bengals, 71-69
- UK survived a game-winning shot by LSU to hang on for a 71-69 win on the road at LSU on Tuesday to improve to 24-0 and 11-0 in league play.
- LSU began the game on a 10-2 run and also led 14-6. LSU led by eight points twice, which were Tigers' largest leads of the first half.
- Kentucky led by as many as 13 points with 12:46 to go in the second half.
- LSU went on a 21-2 run from between the 12:46 and the 7:29 mark in the second half.
- LSU took a lead 62-60 lead with 8:18 remaining in the game.
- Karl-Anthony Towns snapped LSU's 16-0 run with a step-back jumper from just inside the 3-point line after LSU had taken a 66-60 lead.
- The Cats took the lead for good when Towns kept the possession alive with an offensive rebound and then scored with 1:30 left to take a 70-69 lead.
- Devin Booker scored the final point of the game on a free throw with 15 seconds left. LSU missed a 3 just before the buzzer to secure the UK win.
- Nine Wildcats scored in the game. Just five Wildcats scored in UK's previous game, on Saturday against Florida.
- Kentucky attempted 68 field goals, which was its second-highest total this season (70 vs. Grand Canyon).
- Four Wildcats scored in double figures: Willie Cauley-Stein (15), Booker (14), Andrew Harrison (13) and Towns (12).
- Towns logged his second double-double in three games with 12 points and a career-best 13 boards.
- UK had its best blocking night with nine swats since recording nine at South Carolina on Jan. 24. Towns and Cauley-Stein combined for seven of the rejections.
Towns, Cauley-Stein Named National POY Finalists
- Willie Cauley-Stein was tabbed a top-20 finalist for the Wooden Award and a top-30 finalist for the Naismith Trophy.
- Karl-Anthony Towns was selected as one of 30 finalists for the Naismith Trophy.
- Both awards will be presented during the Final Four weekend to the nation's top player as chosen by the committees of each award.
Briscoe Named Naismith H.S. Player of the Year Semifinalist
- Kentucky signee Isaiah Briscoe has been named a semifinalist for the 2015 Naismith Boy's High School Player of the Year award.
- He is one of 10 semifinalists up for the award, which is given annually to the top high school player in the country. The finalists will be named on Feb. 24 and a winner will be announced on March 12.
- A 6-foot-3 guard from Newark, N.J., Briscoe is averaging 22.1 points, 4.0 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.8 steals in 16 games for Roselle Catholic High School.
Media Opportunity - February 15, 2015
Associate Head Coach Kenny Payne
On how UK plans to deal with the expected winter weather …
"Well DeWayne Peevy and Chris Woolard and Coach Cal got together and decided that the best action to take is to leave before the storm gets in here. So we're leaving in about an hour or so."
On if Coach Calipari is still in New York for the NBA All-Star game …
"Cal is still in New York, and he will be leaving some time tonight and meet us in Knoxville, Tenn."
On how disruptive changing travel plans is for players …
"No big deal. We will get there. We will practice there tomorrow. Get prepared for a very good team that's going to play out of their minds. It's what we face every game."
On the weather possibly impacting fans' travel …
"We need our fans. That's a big part of us on the road. Everywhere we have been other than one or two places our fan support has been great."
On why UK is taking a bus to Tennessee …
"I don't know. That's way over my head."
On Willie Cauley-Stein playing well in the past week …
"I think sharing a little time with Anthony Davis has helped him to understand the mentality. Willie's issue isn't anything physical. It's all mental. When Willie Cauley plays instinctively and strong he's as good as there is in the country. That's it."
On if Cauley-Stein spoke to Davis …
"They did talk, yes. Anthony basically talked to him about the mental preparation to be great. Go out and prepare to be great. That starts in your workouts, it starts in your practices and then when you get in the way just play instinctively and confident."
On if Cauley-Stein and Davis spoke when UK was in Baton Rouge …
On if messages from someone like Davis have added weight for Cauley-Stein …
"No question. Anthony Davis is if-not the hottest player in the NBA right now he's one of two. So I think instant credibility. Willie wants to do what Anthony is doing, so why not hear from him?"
On what he remembers about the loss at Tennessee in 2013 …
"I just remember it being more of us not playing particularly well. That's about it. For us it is over. Every game it is a battle so we expect them to play well and for it to be a dog fight."
On Cauley-Stein saying it was special for him to be on this team, after having been on the 2012-13 team …
"I think him and Alex (Poythress) have shared some of the toughest times in Kentucky basketball and also some of the brightest times. You know to break that record – it is unbelievable. What Adolph Rupp did here, in that time and age of what basketball was to this program. For us to surpass that or tie that says a lot. Says a lot about Coach Cal, says a lot about the program, it's unbelievable."
On how Karl-Anthony Towns' game as changed in the last month…
"I just think he is playing confidently, I think he is more focused. Typically, when Karl is struggling he loses focus some. I think he is playing lower, and once he is low, he is tough to deal with. If he fights for low-post position and makes strong moves and confident moves, he is going to be tough to deal with. Offensively he's offensive rebounding, defensive rebounding. Just doing the things that it takes for us to be a great team. "
On if the players are thinking about the historic significance of a possible 26-0 start to the season …
"I don't think so. I just think we are focusing on one game at a time. We have to beat Tennessee and the rest will fall in place."
On what the team will do in Knoxville for the entire day tomorrow …
"I know we will practice. Pretty sure we will do some film work of the last game. Do some stretching to keep them loose and ready to go."
On the key to keeping Dakari Johnson playing like has been recently…
"So proud of Dakari. Dakari went through a little bit of a spell where he lost some confidence. Lost his fire, lost the fight part of the game, and it was a struggle for him to get it back. Conditioning-wise Coach Rock has spent a lot of time with him getting him back to pushing the way he pushed earlier in the year. And he went out and he performed. I'll say it again. In order for us to be a great team, Dakari Johnson is the X-factor. He brings a physical play to the game that we sorely need. And he brought it last game and hopefully he's back for a while."
On what he expects from Tennessee…
"They have been playing zone – tough zone. They mix it up, they press some out of it. It is going to be tough for us to deal with because they trap out of the post and react, scramble all around the court. So we just have to be patient, move the ball, get it inside out like we typically have been doing against zones. And our shooters have been shooting well so we play inside out and go at them."
On Tennessee trying to redeem itself after losing to LSU …
"Again, the LSU game will have no factor in how they play against us. They will play well. We're expecting them to play well."
On how personal he takes it when the big guys go through ups and downs since he works with them so much …
"Very personal. I spend a lot of time, not just with the bigs. All these kids coming into this program, they look to us for guidance. When they struggle, we struggle. It's not just on them; it's on us as well."
On what they were looking at from Karl-Anthony Towns when they recruited him since he didn't play on the AAU circuit as much as other recruits …
"I think the time he spent with the Dominican team made up for the games. He played against better competition. But again, he was a child playing with grown men – professionals. They had another element of maturity. Coming in here, he was with younger guys than he was with the Dominican team. I think that's the biggest thing is just him being a young man and being comfortable in his own skin, being around other players, and the growth of it all. He's grown a lot since he's been here. He works hard. He's a confident young man. He has big dreams. And he's a talented kid."
On how eager Towns is to please others …
"I think the biggest thing to the point of what you're saying is that Karl Towns—Cal has been really hard on Karl – pushing Karl to be great – for a 17-year-old kid or 18-year-old kid who's really 13. That's hard. But out of all the kids, he's probably made the easiest adjustment to it. He wants to please Cal. He wants to please all of us. He plays hard. He's going to make mistakes. But we'll have to live with what he's doing right now."
On if they sensed what Towns is doing right now was coming …
"No question. No question. He's a talented, big, 6-11, 7-footer that really shoots the ball, that's active. His body has changed since he's walked in these doors. It's just a matter of time. And I think there's even more in him."
On the key to Towns battling foul trouble …
"Just being disciplined. People are going to come at him and try to get him off his feet and shot fake and attack into his body, but he'll make that adjustment, and he has."


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Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir is slowly emerging from poor form in Indian Premier League. After a hattrick of zeroes in this edition of the IPL, Gambhir is slowly steering KKR's fortunes in the Indian-leg of the tournament. On Wednesday, Gambhir struck a 56-ball 69 as KKR arrested a run of four straight defeats. For hosts Daredevils, it was their third successive loss at home. Delhi Daredevils became the first team to have lost six (out of eight contested) in IPL 2014. They are at the bottom of the standings.
Thirty-two-year-old Gambhir has been central to KKR's fortunes in IPL. The Delhi-boy chose Kotla to smash a match-winning fifty. In the process, he established a record for most fifty-plus innings (22) in IPL. Gambhir's aggregate of 2646 runs in IPL (ave.30.76) is bettered only by Suresh Raina (2979) and Rohit Sharma (2695). Gambhir also got his 11th Man of the Match award in Twenty20 - his 10th in the IPL.
Gambhir was well supported by Robin Uthappa. The former Indian keeper-batsman smashed 47 off 34 balls to help KKR overhaul Delhi's 160 with eight wickets and 10 balls to spare. Uthappa has amassed 256 runs at an average of 32.00, including two fifties, in eight innings. He is the only Kolkata batsman to score 200 runs or more in IPL 2014.
Uthappa and Gambhir put on 106 for the first wicket -- the first pair to have shared a century-stand for the opening wicket twice in IPL 2014. The pair had put on 121 versus Rajasthan Royals in Ahmedabad on May 5, 2014.
KKR have recorded three century stands in this year's IPL, their highest being 131 for the second wicket between Jacques Kallis and Manish Pandey versus Mumbai Indians at Abu Dhabi on April 16. This was the highest partnership for any wicket in IPL 7. Of the 10 century stands in the present competition, KKR remains the only team to have registered three.

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Film in America
What it means to be a film enthusiast in America
By Zach Hedgpeth
What does Film Mean to me? What does it mean to be a film enthusiast in America? To me being a film enthusiast in America means to really just enjoy film and have the freedom of what I want to watch. Movies are a way that you can see the impossible and be amazed by what happens, they can make you laugh at stuff that is completely absurd, they can make you happy, and they can make you sad.
Film Through a Social Lens
Films are a huge part of how we interact socially. When have you not had a conversation with your friend about a certain scene in a movie. Film is a way to bond with people. Films can be used to point out problems in our society and raise awareness of certain things. As a society we learn from films, which can be a life lesson or something new. When we learn from all the films we watch it alters how we interact with each other socially.
Film Through a Economic Lens
In 1995 the total box office gross was $5,291,388,157. In 2014 the total box office gross was $10,370,467,844 almost 5 billion more than 1995 (The Numbers). Our generation has made film industry bigger than it has ever been. With ticket prices slowly rising the amount of money the industry is making is just going up.
Film Through a Cultural Lens
Films have changed so much over not only the source material but what can be said and done. Our generation as of now is very accepting of many things so film gets away with a lot of things. Back in 1939 when Gone With the Wind came out the word damn was used in the film twice. At the time this was not very acceptable and it went to far for some people, but now we get away with all sorts of words and shenanigans that would have been taboo back then.
Why do you watch movies? Is it for excitement? Romance? Comedy? Horror? Whatever your reason we all watch movies because we enjoy them. Films are something that a lot of people love and it is a industry which still has room to grow better.


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By Nate Ryan, USA TODAY
Dale Earnhardt Jr. whizzed by Kyle Busch twice Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway, but neither pass was for position and one left the race winner chuckling.
"Look at that, Earnhardt's the lucky dog," Busch radioed his crew as Earnhardt was waved past the pace car on lap 320, the first of two times he was the beneficiary of a rule awarding a lap back under caution to the first car not on the lead lap. "Ha, ha, ha!"
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Beating the driver who supplanted him at Hendrick Motorsports seems to have special meaning for Busch, who lapped Earnhardt again on the way to his second victory of 2009.
Busch has notched 10 wins in the No. 18 Toyota since joining Joe Gibbs Racing last season — two more than Hendrick's four Chevrolets combined in the same span. And his news conference after Sunday's Food City 500 indicated he relishes outperforming Earnhardt, who is struggling early in his second season with Hendrick, despite lagging behind NASCAR's six-time most popular driver in mass appeal.
"I haven't really paid attention a whole lot to the souvenir sales," Busch, 23, said. "I really don't care about that stuff. I'm not out there to be No. 1 (in popularity). We all know who No. 1 is and forever will be.
"I go out there to win races to be No. 1 on the racetrack. I don't think I would enjoy having the most fans. I actually like the way I am, the role I portray. There's probably too much pressure on one guy's shoulders who doesn't seem to win very often."
That was a not-so-thinly veiled shot at Earnhardt, who has three wins since 2005. The 34-year-old's winless streak stands at 26 after a 14th-place finish at Bristol.
Earnhardt is 19th in points with a best finish of 10th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. An engine failure caused a 39th at Auto Club Speedway, but Earnhardt has been mediocre in the other four races, leading one lap.
Earnhardt has tried to shoulder the responsibility for his lackluster start — he made two pit-stop miscues that led to a 27th in the Daytona 500 — but his enormous fan base has directed much of the blame at crew chief Tony Eury Jr., who is in his fourth full season of guiding the driver.
Earnhardt has two wins (at Richmond International Raceway in 2006 and at Michigan International Speedway last season) with Eury, who is his cousin.
"He gets criticized so badly," Earnhardt said. "Everybody knows how smart a guy he is, that he is a good mechanic and a solid crew chief.
"I would rather be crucified than him, because every time I read people are on his case I feel like I am sending my brother to jail for a crime I committed. I feel bad for him, because he just wants to work and have fun."
After his No. 88 Chevy was the only Hendrick car not in the top 10 at Bristol, Earnhardt maintained Eury was "in good shape" after a postrace conversation with team owner Rick Hendrick.
"We feel like we need to work in this direction that we've got," Earnhardt said. "I'll do whatever (Hendrick) tells me to do; whichever direction he says, I'm going."
That direction seemingly will include Eury. Jeff Gordon, a 16-year veteran at Hendrick, said, "(It's) unanimous Tony Eury Jr. is possibly the only guy for Junior."
Said Earnhardt: "Whether we are the perfect combination or not, that doesn't mean anything to me. I just like racing with him. Maybe we are not the best combination, but if we are both on our A game and get a little bit of luck, we would be just as good as anybody else.
"We trust each other, and we go through a lot of crap together. We just have a bond."
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Skip to comments.The Devious Secret of Obamacare
Posted on 03/20/2014 1:37:34 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Adventures in Obamacareland, in which our protagonist is:
encouraged to lie and report that he did not have existing health insurance, making the number of uninsured look higher; discovers new reasons to doubt the numbers of people reported as signing up for Obamacare; and learns that one of the supposed reasons behind the (Un)Affordable Care Act was a total sham.
First, a little background. Bill Hobson is not my real name. My spouse was concerned that, if I used my real name, the IRS would come after us. A few years ago I would have considered such thoughts paranoid. Now, under Obama's IRS, I suspect that she might be right.
I am a former small business owner and former journalist. I've had individual health insurance policies since 1989, and with the same (major) company for the last fifteen years. As with most folks, I saw my premiums go up incrementally over the years as age and health care costs rose, but nothing like what happened in the past year.
I did not want to sign up for Obamacare. But my individual policy -- my spouse is covered separately -- had risen from $330 a month when the administration imposed this diktat to $437 a month going into 2013, an increase which I really couldn't afford. However, my doctor had told me I would require a medical procedure last year costing a significant amount, so I left the plan in place, planning to switch to a lower-cost, higher-deductible policy. I reckoned that this would bring my monthly premium back to the $330 range. The delay would also, I thought, allow the smoke to clear from the Obamacare power grab.
Little did I know that, when the smoke lifted, it would reveal a charred landscape.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Hobson's choice
Come July/August....as the 2015 rates start to appear and escalate....I suspect things will go to a more dismal view of the mess. Why bother having insurance?
I think at some point....when my total cost and deductible is around $12,000....I'd just go without health insurance, and if suddenly I had something drastic....I'd just walk into an office and sign up with a policy....paying it as long as I had a drastic condition....then dump it.
You can figure the math....over the course of twenty years....I'd save over $150,000. Enough to buy a house in fifty percent of the US. What idiot would sign up for permanent healthcare when you can get a policy in twenty-four hours and they have to accept your newly found conditions.
Brilliant logic in creating this type of plan....if you wanted a five-star failure.
So when the going got a little scary and tough he just tucked tail, capitulated and signed right up for Obamacare?
Thanks for nothing 'Bill' and enjoy your ride to destruction.
The best thing every right thinking American can do at this point is rebel and NEVER sign up for stinking, filthy Obamacare. Let the idiots in Washington know we're not going along and we're NOT buying it. PERIOD!
If we stick together they will have to repeal it because then they could never possibly ever even come close to paying for any of it.
Without fleecing the young to pay for the old it doesn't have a chance to survive and it shouldn't.
Sure they can; they have more and bigger guns and the ability to print money endlessly along with the full coercive power of FedGov. Ocare is not about health care. It is about power and control. The only real cure is to remove the Marxists from power.
- a few progressives need to be 370'ed every now and then
- then then will find other things to do besides crooked politics
0bama (and his handlers) want a six-star failure ... but they'll settle for the five-star variety.
For now.
Talk about a Hobson's choice. We get to choose either the Democrat Marxists, or the Republican Marxists.
You can't just print money endlessly, you'd end up like Zimbabwe where you need brick of $100,000 Zim for busfare.
Even Obama and his Marxist democrats can't change the laws of economics even though they think they can. The point is, they're stupid and evil, a very bad combination and it won't end well for them.... I promise you it won't.
Indeed, the essence of the Cloward Piven strategy to collapse the system, and in their view, out of the ashes will rise a new world order of their making.
Once upon a time in Obama's Utopia, tolerant compassionate Democrats kindly conferred cheap affordable universal healthcare on us American who are total scum.
Even though we are all rank cowards of the subect of race, for the first time, we undeserving misogynist, racist, homophobic Americans were going to have our health needs taken care of by our benevolent government.
Kindly Democrats (who despise the 1%) conferred cheap health benefits on all of us Americans, not just those intolerant greedsters with money (who create all the jobs that make the economy run smoothly).
Benevolent Democrats in Capitol Hill offices dreamed of millions of formerly uninsured Americans, and their illegal brethren, marching in lockstep to the polls to vote for kindly Democrats---the givers of all good governmental things.
Kindly benevolent Democrats would sail to electoral victory b/c they stood up to the evil insurance-medical-industrial complex on behalf of us cowardly, undeserving Americans.
Peace, happiness and universal well-being would reign over the land.
And we'd all live happily ever after.....even with astronomical deductibles, drug rationing, and I-PAB Death Panels looming in the distance.
Are ObamaCare's Tax Credits Harmless? The Little Understood Dark Side Of The Subsidies
By accepting a tax credit, low-income or lower-middle class families face significant tax ramifications and potential financial risk. Congress has changed the rules twice on consumers for the credits, making the income cliffs steeper, and fully equipping the IRS to claw back overpaid subsidies (unlike the individual mandate penalty).
The flip side of the tax credits is almost unknown to the general public.
"Without fleecing the young to pay for the old it doesnt have a chance to survive and it shouldnt."
Here's the thing - with death panels, they are planning on killing the old....so, its truly a money grab and a plan to move to total govt controlled health "care" - I have insurance through work (for now)...but I think I would look into one of those health care "co-ops" if I lost that.
Once this scam is totally in place they'll eliminate that loophole...
The monsters that came up with Obamacare understand incentive patterns - they're all perverse...
(1) throwing millions of Americans off affordable health plans,
(2) burdening Americans w/ ruinous deductibles,
(3) nationalizing 1/6 of the US economy,
(4) installing IPAB's (Death Panels),
(5) abandoning seniors and the chronically ill, and,
(6) decimating intergenerational transfers of wealth (grandma/pa's holdings go to the govt---not to you). Read on.
Ominous cogs in the Obamacare meat grinder----the inexorable forcing of Grandma/pa onto Medicaid--(like cattle herded single-file onto the narrow ramp---knowing the bolt is coming---but not able to do a thing about it).
Medicaid conveniently groups together the sick and elderly---as Obama's IPAB board of radical Boobamba worshippers sit in judgment. Boobamba's Orwellian-speak---the progressive way of saying "Obamacare keeps costs down."
The infamous "Death Panels---are alive and well----but they're not called death panels......for obvious reasons. The treacherous Obama euphemistically calls his death panel "I-PAB----Individual Payment Advisory Board." I-PAB decides what to pay and who to pay---thus rationing medical care to sick oldsters. Obamacare "allows" states to expand their Medicaid recipients pool. Under Obamacare, Washington now covers about 1/2 the cost of Medicaid enrollees.
IPAB (Independent Payment Advisory Board)is a "progressive" type of US government agency.
1) IPAB is the first of the fifth branch of govt.
2) It will make all important health care decisions by authorizing payment or not.
3) It is not funded by Congress and cannot have its budget reviewed or changed.
4) Its membership cannot be changed by future Presidents,
5) It cannot be repealed by Congress, except for a six month window in 2017.
6) Its decisions are not subject to judicial review.
7) It is not authorized by the Constitution, and is therefore immune to Constitutional processes.
Why is Obamacre herding seniors WITH ASSETS onto Medicaid---a program structured for the poor? Can you say redistribution of wealth? Herding the elderly with assets into Medicaid has ominous consequences that are intriguing to the left. B/c assets, perhaps a home owned free and clear, securities, annuities, investment property, can be seized to pay for govt treatment.
Thus intergenerational transfers of wealth (a longtime progressive bugaboo)----are decimated (grandma/pa's holdings go to the govt---not to you).
REMINDER: Lock-stepping Democrats embedded all of this into law.
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Types of documents commonly falsified may include:
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◾Concealing assets or property WRT obtaining federal/state grants, and/or subsidies
◾Knowingly using or distributing a fake document
A person can only be held criminally liable if they are deliberately acting with the intention of deceiving or defrauding another party. /
Falsifying documents is a very serious offense and is generally classified as a felony. This means that a person charged with falsifying documents may be subject to the following legal penalties:
◾Having to pay a monetary fine
◾Incarceration in a prison facility
Depending on the gravity of the offense, as well as individual state laws, falsifying documents can result in a prison sentence of 5-10 years. Also, if government documents or authorities were involved, the legal penalties may be more severe. ..... legal penalties may increase with repeat offenses.
The penalty for falsifying government documents is outlined in the Crimes Act of 1958.
He says (in the article):
our protagonist is: encouraged to lie and report that he did not have existing health insurance
I finished and, as the website clearly states, at the risk of perjury gave my e-signature verifying that I had provided true information.
I was able to delete the original application and, by ignoring some optional questions, eventually qualified for tax credits.
The point of his article seems to be the enrollment numbers, totally ignoring that under penalty of perjury, he and many others are not providing "true" information: "How many other folks were encouraged to fill out applications in ways that would make Obamacare figures look better? Those Obamacare enrollment numbers we're reading are as flimsy as the gowns you put on at the doctor's office.
OTOH-—public servants ACCEPTING falsified apps are also subject to LEGAL PENALTIES.
That's called "PENCIL WHIPPING" .... a public employee accepting or passing on a falsified documents as truthful-—without doing the evidentiary documentation.
There is no doubt that 'navigators' or whatever they're called, are encouraging people to falsify their applications in various ways and enabling them to do so.
Corruption is rampant ... it's everywhere, in everything. At some point (and I'm pretty much thinking we're "there" already), the 'rot' will be so extensive that salvage will be impossible.
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Singler, Duke too much for PurdueDec 3, 2008 - 6:35 AM WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana (Ticker) -- Duke passed its first road test with flying colors and continued its dominance against the Big Ten Conference.
Kyle Singler had 20 points and 12 rebounds and Jon Scheyer also scored 20 as fourth-ranked Duke led from start to finish en route to a 76-60 victory over No. 10 Purdue on Tuesday.
Nolan Smith added 12 points for the Blue Devils (8-0), who improved to 10-0 all-time in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Playing its first ranked opponent and its first road game, Duke was aggressive on the boards and shut down Purdue's offense for the duration of the contest. The Boilermakers were outrebounded, 49-29.
"I'm proud of our guys," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "We beat a really good team tonight. Our defense and rebounding was great tonight. We just rebounded better than them tonight and won."
With Mackey Arena rocking, both teams got off to slow starts. Duke scored the game's first seven points - despite missing its first four shots - before Purdue got on the board with Chris Kramer's jumper 4:11 into the game.
"It's important to get off to a good start in an environment like this," Krzyzewski said. "Purdue was so amped I think they missed on some easy plays and layups. They wanted it so bad."
But Duke started to make some shots and Singler had a pair of layups as Duke extended the lead to 22-12 with 9:20 left in the half.
The Blue Devils led by as many as 13 late in the first half before settling for a 36-28 advantage at the break.
Purdue missed its first seven shots to begin the second half and Duke stretched its lead to 45-31 with 15:45 left in the contest.
Duke held Purdue scoreless for nearly four minutes midway through the session and Singler's 3-pointer from the top of the arc pushed the Blue Devils' bulge to 55-36 with 11:04 remaining.
"Jon and Kyle played at an extremely high level tonight," Krzyzewski said. "Jon's a veteran, he's accustomed to big games like these. Playing against a physical team, you like to have the ball in these guys' hands because you know there (are) going to be fouls and they are automatic from the line."
The Boilermakers, who shot 37 percent (22-of-59) from the floor, never got closer than 10 the rest of the way. Purdue made just 2-of-13 from the arc.
Robbie Hummel scored 15 points and JaJuan Johnson had 12 to lead the Boilermakers (5-2), who were coming off an overtime loss to Oklahoma last Friday.
Purdue's leading scorer E'Twaun Moore did not score until there was 10:44 left in the game. He finished with 10 points.
"It's not often you get these opportunities to play teams that have this quality," Moore told the Indianapolis Star. "We definitely missed an opportunity, especially since they came on our court and beat us."
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- Duke's Grayson Allen has hernia surgery Apr 22
- Duke's Jefferson receives medical hardship waiver Apr 22
- Duke freshman guard Derryck Thornton to transfer Apr 10
- Grayson Allen to return to Duke for junior season Apr 6
- Purdue's Edwards declares for NBA draft without agent Apr 5
- Duke's Brandon Ingram declares for NBA Draft after 1 season Apr 4
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Mumbai: The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) today said it has resolved 632 complaints for the month of December 2010, against 329 listed firms. However, overall, as of end of the year there were still a large number of complaints pending before the exchange, reports PTI.
A total of 472 complaints were received during the month of December against 261 listed companies, BSE said.
Meanwhile, during the period, BSE resolved 632 complaints against 329 firms, a release issued by the exchange said.
It added that as on 31 December 2010, 1,060 complaints were pending against Vatsa Corporation, 172 against Mukerian Papers, 161 against Enkay Texfoods Industries, 153 against Panchmahal Cement, 139 against Montari Industries, 105 against Eastern Mining & Allied, 103 against Arihant Industries, 97 against Montari Leather, 94 against Padmini Technologies and 88 against Prakash Fortran Softech, the release added.
New Delhi: State gas utility GAIL India will import a shipload of LNG from Qatar in January to meet the increasing energy demand this winter season.
GAIL has signed a contract with RasGas of Qatar to import a cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) this month, according to a source. (LNG is natural gas cooled to -162 degrees Celsius to temporarily convert it into a liquid form, to make it easier to transport over long distances by cryogenic ships.)
"The company is trying to get more cargos, but for now it is importing one cargo from Qatar," the source said. But he could not say at what price the gas was contracted. GAIL will receive the Qatar cargo at Petronet LNG's terminal at Dahej in Gujarat.
This year, the winter has been colder than in previous years, across the country, which has led to higher power load. Gas-fired power plants have requisitioned for more fuel and GAIL is importing the cargo to meet the demand.
According to the source, the state-owned firm will in February get the first cargo in a three-year deal with Japanese trading house Marubeni. In October last year, GAIL signed a three-year deal with Marubeni to buy 0.5 million tonnes of LNG beginning in 2011. "Marubeni will supply GAIL eight cargos of LNG every year for three years. In all probability, two cargos per quarter will be supplied," the source said.
Besides Dahej, the Marubeni cargos may also go to the 5 million-tonnes-a-year Dabhol terminal in Maharashtra which is nearing completion.
Marubeni will sell LNG to GAIL at 9.75% of the prevailing Brent crude oil price plus $1 per million British thermal unit. At Brent price of $92 a barrel, the Marubeni LNG will cost $9.97 per mmBtu. After adding import duty, the cost of converting LNG to its original gaseous state (regassifying), transportation charges and local levies, the Marubeni gas would cost customers close to $13 per mmBtu.
While GAIL is an equal promoter of Petronet LNG along with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL). It along with NTPC owns the Dabhol LNG plant. The source said GAIL and NTPC plan to commission the Dabhol plant in the first quarter of 2011. Initially, the plant will operate at 20%-30% capacity as the breakwater is not fully constructed.
Petronet imports 7.5 million tonnes per annum of LNG from RasGas under a long-term contract.
New Delhi: More than six million people will directly benefit from a new agreement for the World Bank to provide $1.5 billion in funding to expand India's rural roads program, the largest rural roads project the bank has ever approved.
World Bank group president, Robert B Zoellick and India's finance minister Pranab Mukherjee were present at the signing of the deal to supplement the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) or the Prime Ministers Rural Roads Program.
The funding will be used to build more than 24,000 kilometres of all-weather roads in the states of Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh and any other state, which may join the program at a later date over the next five years. The construction and maintenance of these roads will create an estimated 300 million person-days of employment for the rural people. More than 20,000 engineers as well as many contractors and skilled and unskilled workforce will be trained in modern rural road engineering practices and business procedures.
Speaking on the occasion, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said, "Government of India launched PMGSY in the year 2000-a time when almost 41% habitations did not have access to all-weather roads and a large part of the road network was in poor condition. Today, the PMGSY program has added about 300,000 km of new and improved rural roads connecting over 73,000 habitations, yet some parts of the country, especially in the economically weaker and hilly states still remain inaccessible. Under the overall PMGSY program, some 375,000 km of new roads are being constructed and another 372,000 km improved at an estimated cost of about $40 billion. The World Bank is supplementing our efforts in providing all-weather connectivity.
Delivering much needed infrastructure will help India in its drive to ensure all people have opportunity, said Mr Zoellick. "Roads are an essential lifeline-vital not only to boost people's incomes by providing greater access to markets, but also to help raise education standards, as teachers and children have the means to get to school, no matter what the weather. These roads will not only connect people to markets and services but also create jobs in rural areas."
"The World Bank is pleased to work with the government of India as it ramps up the pace and quality of work under this important national program," he said.
The agreement was signed by Venu Rajamony, joint secretary, department of economic affairs, ministry of finance, on behalf of the government of India, and Roberto Zagha, country director, India on behalf of the World Bank.
The World Bank experience in funding rural roads programs globally will be used to enhance the effectiveness of India's program by improving its overall systems and policy framework, with a greater focus on achieving results. The World Bank project also includes $60 million in technical assistance to build the capacity of the rural roads agencies, especially in the ongoing management of assets and the sustainable maintenance of roads.
Over the next five years, the project, along with government of India funds, will enable participating states achieve 91% connectivity, by building the roads and improving the links of the existing network. A system will be developed for maintaining these roads in good condition over the long term.
The project will be financed from two World Bank institutions-the International Development Association (IDA), the bank's fund for the poorest countries, and by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), which supports credit-worthy developing countries. The IDA credit is on both regular and hard terms. While IDA on regular terms provides interest-free loans with 35 years to maturity and a 10-year grace period, the latter attracts a 3.2% interest rate with the same years of maturity and grace period. The IBRD loan has a 5-year grace period, and a maturity of 18 years.


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This section will give an overview over compiling the current Python version from source, and setting up an unpriviledged account with exactly the right permissions to modify the Kernel's ECN-related behavior (which normally only root can do).
The following instructions have been tested on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Ubuntu 14.04 ships with Python 3.4 by default, but for demonstration purposes Python 3.4 is compiled from source here.
To run ECN-Spider, I create a separate user account.
root$ adduser ecn --disabled-password
Since I am only accessing this account by su, I will not allow password logins.
To give the user ecn the privileges to change the ECN behavior, the configuration file for sudo has to be adjusted. The configuration file is edited with the visudo program:
root$ visudo
The following listing shows the complete configuration file (with some comments removed) after editing:
Defaults env_reset
Defaults mail_badpass
Defaults secure_path="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"
# User privilege specification
root ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL
ecn ALL=NOPASSWD: /sbin/sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_ecn=[0-2]
# Members of the admin group may gain root privileges
%admin ALL=(ALL) ALL
# Allow members of group sudo to execute any command
%sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL
The line starting with ecn... was added to the existing configuration. Now, the user ecn can change the necessary settings:
root$ su - ecn
ecn$ /sbin/sysctl net.ipv4.tcp_ecn
net.ipv4.tcp_ecn = 2
ecn$ sudo /sbin/sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_ecn=0
net.ipv4.tcp_ecn = 0
Note that changing this setting using sysctl affects all TCP connections created with the Kernel's network stack.
ECN-Spider requires Python 3.4. Since this version is not yet packaged for many Linux distributions, I compile it from source. Compiling Python from source also provides the appropriate versions of the virtualenv and pip utilities. The latter is required to install ECN-Spider's dependencies.
First, I download Python's source code and unpack it:
ecn$ wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.4.1/Python-3.4.1.tar.xz
ecn$ tar xf Python-3.4.1.tar.xz
Some of Python's optional dependencies should be installed:
root$ apt-get install build-essential libbz2-dev libsqlite3-dev libreadline-dev zlib1g-dev libncurses5-dev libssl-dev libgdbm-dev liblzma-dev tk-dev
Now, Python can be compiled:
ecn$ ./configure --prefix=/home/ecn/bin/Python-3.4.1
ecn$ make
ecn$ make test
ecn$ make install
I use a virtual environment for running ECN-Spider in. It is set up as follows:
ecn$ bin/Python-3.4.1/bin/pyvenv ~/ecnsenv
ecn$ source ecnsenv/bin/activate
(ecnsenv) ecn$ python --version
Python 3.4.1
ECN-Spider has a few dependencies that need to be installed as well. This can be done using the Python package manager pip:
(ecnsenv) ecn$ pip install psutil dnspython3
Note that dnspython is not the same thing as dnspython3.
In this section I illustrates a typical use case for ECN-Spider. I will highlight how the various scripts that make up ECN-Spider work together.
First, I obtain a CSV data file with a list of domain names and traffic rank information that I would like to test. To use Alexa's list of the top 1 million domains, I did this:
ecn$ wget http://s3.amazonaws.com/alexa-static/top-1m.csv.zip
ecn$ unzip ./top-1m.csv.zip
The list has the following format:
A records consists of a rank and a domain name. The rank is only used for the analysis at the very end, and is stored together with the domain name through the processing in all scripts.
For most tests, I choose not to use the entire domain name list. Using the script new_subset.py, I can extract a shorter list of two parts: the first n unique domains, and m randomly selected unique domains from the remainder.:
ecn$ python ./new_subset.py 50000 50000 ./top-1m.csv ./subset.csv
Note that this script should always be used (even when using the complete input list and not a subset), since this script not only does subset selection: it also does some clean-up and other minor manipulation of the list. If this script is not used, the analysis at the end may produce incorrect results.
The main testing script ecn_spider.py expects an input file with domain names and IP addresses they resolve to. The script resolution.py takes an input file and runs address resolution on the domain names therein:
ecn$ python ./resolution.py --workers 10 --www preferred ./subset.csv ./resolved.csv
With input files like Alexa's top 1M list, resolved.csv will now contain many duplicate IP addresses, due to many popular websites being hosted on CDNs that share an IP address between multiple sites. The script unique.py ensures that both the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses of the resolved domain names are unique. Non-unique IP addresses may lead to erroneous results in the analysis.
ecn$ python ./unique.py ./resolved.csv ./input.csv
The list now has the following format:
Note that in this particular example, the option --www preferred for the resolution script has led to most domains in input.csv to now have a prepended www..
Now that the input file has been prepared, I can run ecn_spider. Before I start ECN-Spider, I run tcpdump as root in a separate shell, to capture all TCP packet headers for later analysis:
root$ tcpdump -ni eth0 -w ./ecn_spider.pcap -s 128
And now:
ecn$ python ./ecn_spider.py --verbosity INFO --workers 64 --timeout 4 ./input.csv ./retry.csv ./ecn-spider.csv ./ecn-spider.log
The rate at which ECN-Spider tests domains varies greatly with the number of worker threads used for testing. This number can be adjusted with the command line option --workers. Of course, the rate also depends on the the round-trip time to the tested domains and the value of the --timeout option.
To find the optimal number of workers, the script simple_bench.sh can be used.
Resolution: Resolve a large number of domains to IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
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This file is part of ECN-Spider.
Maximum domain queue size
Time to sleep before each resolution, for crude rate-limiting.
The timeout for DNS resolution.
The value of the -www command line option
Parse the command-line arguments.
|argv – The command line.
|The return value of argparse.ArgumentParser.parse_args.
A wrapper around csv.reader(), that makes it a generator.
csv_gen() does not return entire records, instead it extracts one particular field from a record.
One field from each record on each call to next().
Method to be called when run from the command line.
Resolve a domain name to IP address(es).
A list of IP addresses as strings.
Instances of dns.exception
Helper function to handle_domain.
Unique: Ensure all IP addresses are unique in the output of Resolution.
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This file is part of ECN-Spider.
Parse the command-line arguments.
|argv – The command line.
|The return value of argparse.ArgumentParser.parse_args.
Read input CSV file and return it as a DataFrame.
|file – The filename.
|The DataFrame.
ECN-Spider: Crawl web pages to test the Internet's support of ECN.
Setting up ECN-Spider:
This application requires root privileges to change some settings using sysctl. The following steps grant ECN-Spider the minimal rights to make it work: 1) Install the application 'sudo'. 2) Add the following rule to the sudoers file, adjusting 'username' as necessary: username ALL=NOPASSWD: /sbin/sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_ecn=[0-2]
Of course, if your setup allow caching the password for use of sudo, then that works too. Apart from during startup, subsequent calls to sudo should never be more than a user-defined timeout value (+ a small constant) apart, so typically in the order of 10 seconds. Your cached password should not expire.
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This file is part of ECN-Spider.
argparse configuration
A thread-safe class that allows the calculation of percentiles of an internal list of values that can be continually added to.
DataLogger instance shared between all threads
A logger that outputs CSV.
This logger generates its messages using Python's CSV module, and has no fancy log string formatting. Only the content of the iterable passed to writerow() will be written to the logfile.
Error strings used by ecn_spider
Type of elements in job queue
Alias for field number 1
Alias for field number 2
Alias for field number 0
Maximum job queue size
DataLogger instance shared for writing the retry data file
Signal end to master and worker threads
Type used to parse the input CSV file into
Alias for field number 1
Alias for field number 2
Alias for field number 3
Alias for field number 0
Start time. Used to calculate runtime.
An extension to the standard library's BoundedSemaphore that provides functions to handle n tokens at once.
Acquire value number of tokens at once.
The parameters blocking and timeout have the same semantics as BoundedSemaphore.
|The same value as the last call to BoundedSemaphore's acquire() if acquire() were called value times instead of the call to this method.
A counter object that can be shared by multiple threads. Based on : http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1230000000393/ch12.html#_problem_200
Decrement the counter with locking
Increment the counter with locking
Get the value of the counter.
User agent string used for HTTP requests
Print message about processing speed every VERBOSITY jobs.
Parse the command-line arguments.
|argv – The command line.
|The return value of argparse.ArgumentParser.parse_args.
Test that all the things that are done with sysctl work properly.
|If this function returns without raising an exception, then everything is in working order.
Shared counter instance to keep track of completed jobs.
A wrapper around csv reader, that makes it a generator. Reads records from the input file, and returns them as the namedtuple Record.
One record in the form of namedtuple Record on each call to next()
Fill a queue with jobs from the input file.
Use sysctl to get the kernel's ECN behavior on Linux.
|subprocess.CalledProcessError when the command fails.
Use sysctl to get the kernel's ECN behavior on Mac OS X.
|subprocess.CalledProcessError when the command fails.
A wrapper around csv.reader(), that returns only the first max_lines lines.
Make an HTTP GET request and return the important bits of information as a dictionary.
Master thread for controlling the kernel's ECN behavior.
This thread synchronizes with the worker threads using the following semaphores:
The five semaphores must have been created before this thread is started, and their values must have been set to zero, i.e. acquiring a token is not possible.
Shared counter instance for keeping track of number of jobs to be retried.
Use sysctl to set the kernel's ECN behavior on Linux
This is the equivalent of calling "sudo /sbin/sysctl -w "net.ipv4.tcp_ecn=$MODE" in a shell.
|subprocess.CalledProcessError when the command fails.
Use sysctl to set the kernel's ECN behavior on Mac OS X
|subprocess.CalledProcessError when the command fails.
Configure logging.
Open a socket using an instance of http.client.HTTPConnection.
A tuple of: Error message or None, an instance of http.client.HTTPConnection.
Worker thread for crawling websites with and without ECN.
This thread synchronizes with the master thread using the semaphores described in the documentation of master().
The five semaphores must have been created before this thread is started, and their values must have been set to zero, i.e. acquiring a token is not possible.
ECN-Spider's CSV input file contains domain names and IP addresses to which connection attempts are made.
Each record in the file has the following format:
This is a sample input file snippet:
ECN-Spider's CSV output file contains information on all the TCP connections and the HTTP traffic it generates. The file format is designed with ease of parsing in mind, and not optimized for minimal file size.
Each record in the file has the following format:
What event this log message represents. This also defines the meaning of the data field.
Each test of a single domain by ECN-Spider generates exactly the following pattern of records in the given order (only record types listed, for display purposes):
Whereby the occurrence of REQ_HDR type records are optional since it depends on configuration of ECN-Spider.
This is a sample output file snippet:
1401961474.375057,22.214.171.124,fc2.com,on,REQ_HDR,"[('Accept-Ranges', 'bytes'), ('Content-Type', 'text/html'), ('Date', 'Thu, 05 Jun 2014 09:44:01 GMT'), ('ETag', '""683d3b-8818-4fb13875fde40""'), ('Last-Modified', 'Thu, 05 Jun 2014 09:40:01 GMT'), ('Server', 'nginx/1.1.19'), ('Vary', 'Accept-Encoding'), ('Content-Length', '34840'), ('Connection', 'Close')]"
A benchmarking utility to determine the ideal number of workers for running tests with ecn_spider.py.


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The Best Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes
Recipe by Lennie
I am such a sucker for visuals. I saw these pancakes being made on a cooking show this morning (Cookworks), dashed out to buy fresh blueberries, and made these for dinner tonight. They did not disappoint! Try them; they're delicious!
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At first I was a little bit worried about these pancakes because they went on the griddle very thin, but then they poofed up very nicely. They had a really delicious taste and I will definately be using this recipe again. Thanks for posting!
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 2 1⁄4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs (at room temperature)
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 1⁄4 cup melted unsalted butter (allowed to cool down)
- 1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)
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- Please note that you'll also need additional unsalted butter to grease your skillet (you could also use nonstick cooking spray like Pam; I did some with butter and some with Pam and all worked fine and tasted great).
- In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and soda, and salt (I do this through a sieve, not with a sifter).
- After melted butter has cooled down, beat the eggs with the buttermilk in a separate bowl then whisk in the melted butter.
- Using a wooden spoon or a spatula, add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and combine just until you have a lumpy batter; do NOT overmix.
- Over medium-high heat, heat some butter in a large skillet (you could use a griddle too, of course).
- For each pancake, use a generous 1/4 cup of batter; after spooning batter into skillet, sprinkle top of each pancake with blueberries and press them in slightly.
- I was quite generous with sprinkling the blueberries, then when I got to my last pancake I found I didn't have many left, so you may want to have some extra blueberries on hand.
- Cook each pancake for approximately 2 minutes per side; the length of time will depend on how hot you have the heat, how well your skillet retains the heat, etc.
- Keep pancakes warm in a low oven as you make them, then serve; best when served with real maple syrup.


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There was an odd discrepancy between what one saw and what was promised in ''Objects No Longer Present,'' which Gina Gibney Dance performed on Saturday night as an attraction in the Danspace Project's City/Dans series at St. Mark's Church.
What one saw was choreography by Ms. Gibney that made eight dancers move in a dreamlike melancholy state, except for times when the tempo quickened to make them look agitated. The changing moods were clear. Nevertheless, even though the piece lasted only 55 minutes, it seemed lengthy and repetitive.
It could have been eloquent. A program note explained that the dance grew out of the experience of returning to a childhood home and finding it inhabited by strangers. An emotionally evocative work could be built around this idea.
Aislinn MacMaster did indeed appear to be someone wandering in a dazed fashion to a potpourri of recorded music. But where she wandered to and from remained annoyingly vague.
There was no setting. Stefani Mar's costumes were spartan, suggesting no region, historical period or social class. Although Ms. Gibney's stated theme did not necessarily require choreographic naturalism, her production could have been richer if it had conveyed at least an impression of a real place one could care about, be it urban or rural, simple or grand.
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The Rex is a medium-sized carnivorous Dinosaur that is native to KT. It is a highly dangerous predator, and will actually attack, kill, and eat Norns when given the chance, and will also lay eggs. It is also unmovable by the Hand, making it difficult to get rid of.
KT's expansion, The Bone Cave , features a tool that can convert the Rexes into harmless vegetarians, therefore removing their threat to Norns.
Did you know: The Rex is based on the real dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex, that lived during the cretaceous period (the period that KT is based around).


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Mobile Money Africa returns to Johannesburg in May as industry focuses on regional payments
The sixth annual Mobile Money Africa will gather some 400 industry leaders to discuss regional and digital payments in what has becoming an increasingly sophisticated marketplace, when the conference and expo returns to Johannesburg from 21-22 May.
Mobile Money and Digital Payments Africa 2014 brings together the entire spectrum of the industry, with retailers, regulators, banks, MNOs, microfinance institutions, donor agencies and NGOs amongst the senior-level mobile money experts attending this market-leading event.
Interoperability in focus
Event Director Emma Pearce says a main discussion point in the industry currently is interoperability, "which is one of the key factors which will enable sector growth for the mobile payments industry. We are also seeing movements from governments spearheading cashless payments, such as the government of Nigeria. Regulators have the ability, through creating changes in fiscal policy and lifting restrictions in e-money regulations, to contribute significantly to the growth of m-payments across Africa."
She continues: "as the payments ecosystem evolves and strengthens, initiatives increasingly find themselves displaying greater convergence with the digital payments industry as a whole. The integration of digital payments into the agenda reflects the demands of an increasingly sophisticated marketplace, looking beyond the mobile channel into full digital integration for a truly cashless future."
Different regulatory environments
One of the major challenges for the African payments ecosystem is how to work across disparate regulatory environments. During Mobile Money and Digital Payments Africa, a variety of different stakeholders will come together to discuss moving the ecosystem forward whilst ensuring systems remain compliant with complex regulatory environments. One panel discussion in particular will address ways of overcoming these challenges:
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The UK's Freedom of Information Act has now been in force for one year (and the government is already threatening to clamp down on its operation). Rob Evans has articles in the Guardian reviewing its effects, and looking at some of the stranger requests that have been received:
Inevitably the Ministry of Defence has been inundated with requests about aliens and UFOs. One young girl earnestly promised not to tell anyone else if the ministry confirmed the existence of aliens.
She wrote: "Have we done any experiments with aliens? Have aliens actually landed on earth? There are thousands of questions I could ask, but I really want to know is - are there extraterrestrials on this planet? Please, please, please could you tell me if there are photos? Because I really need to know. I PROMISE to keep it a secret."


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ZigBee develops standard for devices without batteries
The ZigBee Alliance is working on a standard for products based on the wireless technology that can operate without batteries by harvesting energy from their environment, it said on Monday.
The ZigBee Alliance is working on a standard for products based on the wireless technology that can operate without batteries by harvesting energy from their environment, it said on Monday.
Microsoft and online retailers today kicked off Windows 7 sales in the U.S., Canada and Japan, taking pre-orders at prices discounted by as much as 58 per cent.
Enterprises ready to restock with new PCs and take advantage of Microsoft's Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program might find the cost savings to be less than originally thought.
Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7, will cost between $199 and $469 for upgrade and full versions when it launches in Australia on October 22 this year. The software company will offer six retail versions of the Windows Vista successor, with...
Not all Microsoft customers are cheering the just-announced Windows 7 pricing that puts the cost of an upgrade at as little as US$50.
Microsoft will launch its Windows 7 free upgrade program for buyers of Vista PCs on Friday, according to a message on a new company Web site.
Showing again that rugged business-oriented laptops can play the thin-and-light game, Lenovo has revealed a slimmed-down ThinkPad that boasts a number of other trademark innovations for the mobile workforce.
Europeans who purchase Vista-powered PCs starting Friday will have to do a "clean install" of the free Windows 7 upgrade they'll receive later this year because Microsoft has yanked Internet Explorer from the new OS, according to a Web site that regu...
Microsoft will turn off the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) tap on Aug. 15, the company said today.
IBM announced today that it is developing a next-generation rechargeable battery capable of storing 10 times more energy than today's top lithium-ion batteries.
Japan is threatening to complain to the World Trade Organization if South Korea goes through with reported plans to require certification for lithium ion batteries.
In an apparent response to user complaints, Apple Inc., today released a firmware upgrade that it said fixes an issue with the drive interface in new MacBook Pros.
First-quarter global PC shipments fell 8.1 per cent year-over-year, according to market researcher iSuppli Corp., dragged down by weaker-than-expected desktop PC shipments.
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When schoolteacher Jodi Winfield goes for a morning run, the last thing she expects is to find a disheveled little girl all alone on the side of the Pennsylvania road, clad only in her undergarments, her chubby cheeks streaked with tears. Jodi takes the preschooler home with her, intending to find out where she belongs. But Jodi is mystified when no one seems to know of a missing child, and the girl herself is no help, since she can't speak a word of English. It's as if the child appeared out of nowhere.
As the days pass, Jodi becomes increasingly attached to the mysterious girl, yet she is no closer to learning her identity. Then an unexpected opportunity brings Jodi to Hickory Hollow--and into the cloistered world of the Lancaster Old Order Amish. Might the answers lie there?
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Apple had been promising the launch of their new AirPods by the end of October, but that's not going to happen.
The company announced today that the release of the product has been delayed, and they weren't really very big on explanations. Here's the statement sent to Techcrunch:
"The early response to AirPods has been incredible. We don't believe in shipping a product before it's ready, and we need a little more time before AirPods are ready for our customers"
This is pretty unfortunate news for the many people who pre-ordered the headphones, especially coming so long after the launch of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus handsets. We're just going to have to take the information at face value - Apple needs to ensure the product is up to scratch. It's a safe bet that we'll see AirPods arrive before the Christmas selling season.
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Nepal's Government and Maoist rebels began talks last night to try to end a seven-year revolt that has killed thousands and wrecked the Himalayan kingdom's economy.
The meeting was held in high security in Nepalgunj, 500 kilometres west of Kathmandu, in an area where the Maoists control large areas of farmland and forest.
Maoist rebels, fighting to topple the constitutional monarchy, agreed last month to resume talks after the Government freed their top leaders. They have already had two meetings since a surprise ceasefire in January, but the discussions stalled in May.
"We will present ourselves very responsibly at the talks," chief Maoist negotiator Babu Ram Bhattarai said yesterday. He said the Maoists wanted a response to their plan for an interim government that would draft a constitution defining the king's role.
The conflict has wrecked the aid-dependent economy, scaring away tourists and investors.
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Blair has significant experience representing companies and individuals in a variety of litigation and construction matters in both state and federal court. He frequently represents companies in commercial disputes and complex construction claims, as well as defending organizations against personal injury claims arising from construction site accidents, premises liability and product liability disputes.
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South Fallsburg, New York
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Downtown looking north along NY 42
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Location of South Fallsburg in Sullivan County, New York
South Fallsburg is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 2,870 at the 2010 census.[1]
South Fallsburg is located within the town of Fallsburg on Route 42.
The town is home to singers Gavin & Joey DeGraw, Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Moshe and for many years, author Andrew Neiderman, who taught high school English.
South Fallsburg is located at 41°42′59″N 74°37′49″W / 41.71639°N 74.63028°W (41.716489, -74.630279).[2] South Fallsburg is bordered by the Hamlet of Hurleyville, the Hamlet of Fallsburg or Old Falls and the Village of Monticello.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.1 square miles (15.9 km²), of which, 6.0 square miles (15.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (2.28%) is water.
As of the 2000 United States Census,[3] there were 2,061 people, 670 households, and 424 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 343.7 per square mile (132.6/km²). There were 1,181 housing units at an average density of 197.0/sq mi (76.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 73.61% White, 17.95% African American, 0.34% Native American, 1.02% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 4.46% from other races, and 2.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.80% of the population.
There were 670 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.58.
In the CDP, the population was spread out with 32.2% under the age of 18, 14.6% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 112.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,063, and the median income for a family was $30,938. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $23,333 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,144. About 19.7% of families and 26.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.5% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over.
South Fallsburg is in the heart of the Catskills Borscht Belt resort area. In its heyday there were numerous summer hotels, bungalow colonies, and boarding houses.
The Raleigh Hotel & Resort on Heiden Road is a 320-room Glatt Kosher Cholov Yisrael hotel for Hasidic Jews sitting on 200 acres (0.81 km2), and also serves as a convention center for religious and nonreligious groups.[4] The town's largest employer is Murray's Chickens,[5] a poultry company that raises all vegetable fed natural chickens. The chickens themselves are raised on select family farms in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.[6]
The Rivoli Theatre and South Fallsburg Hebrew Association Synagogue are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[7]
Notable people[edit]
- Gavin DeGraw, singer-songwriter
- Joey DeGraw, singer-songwriter
- Sari Feldman, librarian
- Andrew Neiderman, author and screenwriter
- Kenny Werner, jazz pianist, composer, writer, and educator
- The Fine Brothers, web video pioneers and YouTube Stars
- ^ South Fallsburgh at City-Data
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=5098
- ^ http://www.murrayschicken.com/
- ^ http://www.murrayschicken.com/farm_verification.php
- ^ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
Further reading[edit]
- Manville B. Wakefield, To The Mountains By Rail


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Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2013
China recorded a rare trade deficit in March as imports exceeded exports by $880 million, data showed Wednesday, as officials and analysts warned of lingering weakness in crucial overseas markets.
The surprise data come a day after Beijing released inflation figures that come in below forecast, which indicated the pick-up in the world's second biggest economy remained fragile.
China's custom's authority said Wednesday that imports rose 14.1 percent on-year to $183.07 billion, while exports climbed 10.0 percent to $182.19 billion.
The median forecast of 15 economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires was for a March surplus of $14.7 billion.
For the first quarter, China had a trade surplus of $43.07 billion, said the General Administration of Customs.
Spokesman Zheng Yuesheng said the country was still on track to meet its goal of an eight percent increase in trade this year, but said conditions in the rest of the world presented challenges.
"So far we can't see much sign of improvement in foreign market demand," he said. "We think it's rather unlikely for major developed markets to have a fundamental turnaround in their demand. The traction for global trade to increase is still weak."
China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew at its slowest pace in 13 years in 2012, expanding 7.8 percent as the United States endures a sluggish recovery from the global downturn, while Europe struggles with a long-running debt crisis.
An acceleration in the final three months of last year to 7.9 percent, which snapped seven straight quarters of slowing growth, had raised expectations among economists that China was on track to higher growth this year.
Authorities have set the 2013 growth target at 7.5 percent, the same as last year's.
However, Bank of America Merrill Lynch economists Lu Ting and Hu Weijun said in a report: "Overreaction is not justified."
They added that recent monthly trade surpluses were "abnormally high" and cautioned that "external demand will remain sluggish in coming months".
While shares in Shanghai slipped, traders did not seem overly concerned with the latest figures.
"The trade data (shows) that external demand still remains weak, which is widely-known to the market, so I think investors will pay more attention to indicators that reflect companies' business operations, profitability and revenue growth," Dongxing Securities analyst Sun Zheng told Dow Jones Newswires.
On Tuesday the consumer price index -- a main gauge of inflation -- rose 2.1 percent year-on-year last month, the National Bureau of Statistics said, down from 3.2 percent in February when prices spiked during the Lunar New Year holiday.
The reading was lower than the median forecast of 2.4 percent in a Dow Jones Newswires poll and IHS Global Insight said consumer spending remained sluggish, while growth was mainly driven by government spending.
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