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SCHOOLS in Lancashire have seen a dramatic increase in the number of Ofsted inspections carried out this year.
Sceptical union bosses believe this is part of the Government's plan to force academy status on 'failing' schools.
But the independent body said it is revisiting those school classified as 'satisfactory' under the old grading system.
Ofsted has scrapped the 'satisfactory' category, and those schools are now classed as 'requires improvement'.
Since September the number of inspections has more than doubled, increasing from five a week on average to as many as 13 across primary and secondary schools.
The Government has drawn up a hit-list of 36 'failing' primary schools in Lancashire, including 19 in East Lancashire, which ministers refuse to release.
Lancashire NAHT secretary Les Turner said: "Rossendale, Pendle and West Lancashire are most vulnerable.
In a leaked letter from Lancashire County Council to secondary school headteachers, an officer said there had been an 'unprecedented' number of secondary school inspections taking place over the last two months.
At the end of October, there had been more than 13 Lancashire secondary schools inspected since September.
It said: "As expected, Ofsted have prioritised their resources into inspecting satisfactory schools.
"Of the 12 schools previously judged satisfactory in Lancashire, nine were judged good under the new framework.
"A smaller proportion of Lancashire schools to date have been judged to 'require improvement' than nationally.
"In two of the three Lancashire schools where this judgment has been made, inspectors have acknowledged focused leadership, high expectations, good quality planning, strong governance and evidence of impact and therefore recommended 'light touch' monitoring."
And primary schools are being similarly targeted. Mr Turner said: "If each school is independent, it will break down the Lancashire local education authority.
"The government seem to think that if you take a school out of local authority control and privatise it then standards will improve in the school. This is not the case."


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Teacher Appreciation Week Is Coming Up….How Will You Thank Your Children's Teachers?
Teacher Appreciation Week is May 7 - 11 (Specifically, Teacher Apprecian DAY is Tuesday, May 8th.) I know for me, I have to think past the homeroom teacher. Even though my younger son has just one main classroom teacher, there are still some special teachers in music, band, health, and computer technology, art and gym, along with some classroom aides who also go the extra mile. Here are some creative ideas on saying "Thank You" to the teachers that matter most to your child. And they won't break the bank.

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a baseball or basketball jock that loves man-loving. They particularly like to catch balls and throw their balls at other men. They will never let go of someone's balls before throughly fondling it. They like to get naked and have butt sex in the locker room and showers. They love to use their hands to stroke the balls of the other jocks. They are the type of men who refuse to have a girls' sports team because they would have less room for gay sex with other ass-obsessed jocks. They also refuse to wear a uniform that does not immediately communicate to everyone what a flamer they are. They can usually be seen touching each other's asses before any game starts to show each other the butt-loving commitment they make to each other.
Guy: Look at that hand fairy. He loves to feel that jock's balls.
Dude: I know. He can't keep his hands off those balls.
Dude: I know. He can't keep his hands off those balls.
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MOUNT VERNON -- David Geiger, 70, of Mount Vernon, passed away Saturday (Dec. 8, 2012) at The Ohio State University Medical Center.
David was a devoted son, brother, father, grandfather, and friend. He spent much of his life teaching and coaching football, cross country, and track and field.
He grew up in New Concord, the second son of Rhea and Carlos Geiger. After earning a degree from Muskingum College in 1964, he began his teaching career at Centerburg High School, where he also served as the head coach of the football and track and field teams. He met his wife and soul mate when they both taught at the same district. He later went on to teach health and earth sciences at Roosevelt Jr. High School in Newark, for 25 years, and coached high school athletes there for several years.
After retirement, Mr. Geirger continued to coach cross country and track and field as a volunteer at Mount Vernon High School, Kenyon College, and for the last 12 years, Fredericktown Schools. His specialty was coaching the long jump and high jump, and he led many young people over the years to compete in the state championship meet. He enjoyed working with all of his athletes, not just the "champions," never turning away a young person who wished to try the sport.
In his free time he loved to do the daily crossword puzzle and travel with his wife in their motorhome. He was an avid reader and believed that one should always be learning new things no matter what their age. He also loved to run and competed in several road races each year, sometimes going months without missing a day of running.
David would say that his greatest accomplishments are his children, Lori Geiger (James) Krych, Robert (Christine) Geiger and Julia Geiger. He was always there for anything his children needed and was a devoted and loving father.
He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Leah (Stamper) Geiger; his mother, Rhea Geiger of New Concord; his brother, Robert (Laura) Geiger of Gnadenhutten; and a sister, Phyllis Reasoner of Story, Wyo. He is also survived by five grandchildren, Zachary Geiger, Brandon and Jack Krych, and Emma and Brenden Reed.
Calling hours will be from 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14 at Flowers-Snyder Funeral Home, 619 East High St., Mount Vernon.
The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at Gay Street United Methodist Church, 18 North Gay St., Mount Vernon, with the Rev. John Capper officiating.
There will be a private graveside service for the family.
The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Fredericktown Athletic Boosters, (for the benefit of the Cross Country and Track and Field Programs) P. O. Box 127, Fredericktown, OH 43019.
To send a private online condolence to the family, visit www.snyderfuneralhomes.com
The Flowers-Snyder Funeral Home in Mount Vernon is honored to serve the family of David W. Geiger.


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Andrew Smith
Source: Butler University Athletics
June 14, 2013Tweet
School: Butler
Position: Center
Height: 6'11"
Weight: 242 lbs
Class: Senior
Points Per Game: 11.3
Rebounds Per Game: 6.1
Assists Per Game: 1.4
Steals Per Game: 0.6
Blocks Per Game: 0.5
Turnovers Per Game: 1.2
Quick Hits: Starter in 35 of 36 games in 2012-13 (missed one game with injury)...Tied for fifth on Butler's all-time list for games played (134). Starter in 103 of final 110 collegiate games...Set a Butler NCAA Tournament record with 16 rebounds against Bucknell in the the second round of the 2013 championship...Finished 25th on Butler's all-time scoring list (1,147 career points), and 12th on Butler's all-time rebounding list (648 career rebounds)...One of three players in Butler history with 1,000 points and 100 wins...Butler's leading rebounder and second-leading scorer in 2012-13...Selected second team on the 2012-13 Capital One Academic All-America Team...Named second team All-American for the 2012-13 Senior CLASS Award, given for notable achievement in community, classroom, character and competition...Selected to the 2012-13 Capital One Academic All-District V Team...Named to the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Academic Team...Chosen Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week (Jan. 14) after helping Butler to back-to-back road wins to open A-10 play...Became the 34th player in Butler history to score 1,000 career points in the Bulldogs' victory over Rhode Island...Averaged a double-double in each of his final three high school seasons.
2012-13 Highlights: Starter in 35 games...sat out the Charlotte game with injury...led the Bulldogs in rebounding and finished second in scoring...had first double-figures scoring performance of the season with 10 points against Marquette in the Maui Invitational...scored 13 points against #9 North Carolina in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational...posted 13 points and seven rebounds in 23 minutes against Hanover...had 12 points against Ball State...had a perfect shooting night and scored 11 points in Butler's win over IUPUI...recorded fifth career double-double with game-highs of 24 points and 10 rebounds at Northwestern...scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds in 25 minutes to help lift Butler past top-ranked Indiana...shared Butler's scoring lead with 20 points and matched his career-high with four assists in Butler's victory over Evansville...posted his second double-double of the season with 24 points and 10 rebounds in Butler's victory at Saint Joseph's...scored 13 points and matched his career-high with four assists at Dayton...led the Bulldogs with 15 points and added seven rebounds against Richmond...led the Bulldogs with 16 points and eight rebounds at La Salle...had 12 points and six rebounds at Saint Louis...scored 13 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds against St. Bonaventure...returned from injury and scored 12 points at Fordham...grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds against Duquesne...led the Bulldogs with nine rebounds against Saint Louis...recorded third double-double of the season with 13 points and 15 rebounds at Massachusetts...tallied 18 points against Dayton in the A-10 Tournament...had 11 points and eight rebounds against La Salle in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament...sparked the Bulldogs against Bucknell in the second round of the NCAA Tournament with 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds...had 17 points and eight rebounds in final game against Marquette.
2011-12 Highlights: Led the Bulldogs in scoring in both preseason exhibition games...had 19 points and eight rebounds against Northern State...scored 19 points in 17 minutes in Butler's exhibition win over Franklin...had 21 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots in 26 minutes at Evansville...recorded second career double-double with team-highs of 16 points and 10 rebounds against Chattanooga...led the Bulldogs with 11 points against Savannah State...scored 11 points and led the team with six rebounds against Gardner-Webb...led the Bulldogs with seven rebounds at Indiana...posted second double-double this season with 14 points and 12 rebounds against Oakland City...scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds against #8 Xavier...had eight points and four rebounds at Ball State...shared the team scoring lead with 12 points and hit the game-winning tip-in with 0:01 against Purdue...came off the bench and shared the team lead in rebounding with seven at Gonzaga...hit five of seven shots and scored 10 points at Stanford...nailed five of six shots and shared Butler's scoring lead with 13 points against Green Bay...sparked the Bulldogs past Milwaukee at home with 11 points and six rebounds...hit two clutch three-point field goals in the final two minutes and scored a team-high 19 points to help lift the Bulldogs at Wright State...led the Bulldogs with 13 points against Cleveland State at home...scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead Butler past Youngstown State at Hinkle Fieldhouse...scored 12 points and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds at Loyola...led the Bulldogs with 11 points and posted career-highs of four assists and four steals at Milwaukee...didn't miss a shot and scored 11 points against Wright State at Hinkle Fieldhouse...led the Bulldogs with 18 points and added eight rebounds against Detroit at home...played just 21 minutes because of foul trouble and scored nine points at Youngstown State...had 11 points in Butler's win at Cleveland State...scored 12 points at home against Loyola...led the Bulldogs with 12 points against Indiana State in Sears BracketBuster X...had 10 points in 14 minutes against UIC at home...scored 12 points and grabbed five rebounds at Valparaiso...hit a career-high 12 of 14 free throws, scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds in 27 minutes against Wright State in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament...had eight points and seven rebounds against Milwaukee in the Horizon League Tournament...had 17 points and a team-high seven rebounds against Delaware in the first round of the CBI...had four points and three rebounds at Penn in the quarterfinals of the CBI...scored 19 points and grabbed six rebounds against Pittsburgh in the CBI Semifinals.
2010-11 Highlights: Saw action in all 38 games, including 32 as a starter...finished as Butler's second-leading rebounder and third-leading scorer...scored 10 points in 15 minutes in Butler's season-opener against Marian...had eight rebounds in a reserve stint at Louisville...came off the bench with seven points and six rebounds against Ball State...had eight points and seven rebounds in a reserve role at Siena...came off the bench with eight points and five rebounds against Evansville...tallied four points and three rebounds at Loyola...scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds against Duke...had seven points at Xavier...scored nine points against Mississippi Valley State...tallied 10 points, all in the first half, and grabbed five rebounds in Butler's victory over Stanford...hit all five of his field goal attempts and scored 14 points against Washington State in the championship game of the Diamond Head Classic...hit four of five shots and scored eight points in Butler's home victory over Valparaiso...recorded first career double-double with a career-high 22 points and 10 rebounds in Butler's home win over Cleveland State...had seven points and four rebounds in 19 minutes in Butler's home win over Youngstown State...sparked the Bulldogs with 15 points, six rebounds and two blocked shots at Detroit...led the Bulldogs with 15 points and eight rebounds in 31 minutes at Wright State...hit all five shots that he attempted and finished with 12 points in Butler's home win over Green Bay...played just 19 minutes with six rebounds and three points at Valparaiso...tallied 11 points and six rebounds at Youngstown State...had 13 points, five rebounds and a career-high three assists in 32 minutes at Cleveland State...scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds against UIC...hit all six shots that he attempted and finished with 15 points in Butler's home win over Wright State...had four points, eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and a blocked shot in 35 minutes in Butler's home win over Detroit...shared Butler's rebounding lead with eight at Green Bay...scored 16 points and shared Butler's rebounding lead with nine at UIC...came off the bench with career-highs of 11 rebounds, three blocked shots and three steals in a career-high 36 minutes in Butler's final regular season game against Loyola...had 12 points and shared the team rebounding lead with eight against Cleveland State in the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament...had six points and led all players with 10 rebounds in the Bulldogs' Horizon League Tournament championship gave victory over Milwaukee...scored 11 points and shared the team rebounding lead with six in Butler's second-round NCAA Tournament victory over Old Dominion...scored seven points, including a go-ahead basket with less than three seconds remaining, in Butler's third-round NCAA victory over Pittsburgh...suffered a sprained ankle against Wisconsin in the Southeast Regional semifinals, but still finished with eight points and six rebounds in 24 minutes of action...had three points and a team-high eight rebounds in 25 minutes of action as a starter against Florida in the Southeast Regional championship game...shared the team lead in rebounding with nine against UConn in the national championship game.
2009-10: Played in 24 games, including Butler's final three NCAA Tournament contests...pulled down first collegiate rebound at Northwestern...grabbed three rebounds against Minnesota in the 76 Classic...had three rebounds in 10 minutes against UCLA in the second round of the 76 Classic...scored first collegiate points with a pair of free throws at UAB...tallied a career-high six points in 11 minutes in Butler's home victory over Green Bay...came off the bench with five point and three rebounds in six minute in Butler's home win over Youngstown State...recorded first career assist at UIC...played nine minutes and had one blocked shot in Butler's home win over Loyola...came off the bench with four rebounds and two points in Butler's home win over UIC...had two points and a rebound in Butler's final regular season game at Valparaiso...scored two points and had a blocked shot in three minutes against Wright State in the title game of the 2010 Speedway Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship...came off the bench with three points and two rebounds in a career-high 12 minutes against Kansas State...had one point and one rebound in three minutes against Michigan State in the national semifinals.
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text: Bottled water sales nationwide continue to rise. Sales in convenience stores reached nearly $2.9 billion for the 52-week period ended Dec. 26, 2010, according to SymphonyIRI Group, a growth of 2.19%. Of that, more than $2.6 billion came from convenience/PET still waters. Leading brands include Glacéau, Aquafina, Dasani, Nestlé Pure Life, Poland Spring, SoBe and


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Tributes have been paid to Devizes man Mark Stobbart whose body was found in the Kennet & Avon Canal in Devizes.
He was discovered by a passer-by shortly before 6.45am on Good Friday near Quakers Walk bridge.
The Devizes to Westminster canoe race, which was due to start at 7am, was delayed for two and a half hours while police officers undertook an investigation.
Police believe Mr Stobbart, 44, had been out socialising on Thursday evening and had been in The Lamb pub, St John's Street, leaving between 1am and 2am.
Officers believe there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding Mr Stobbart's death but would still like to hear from anyone who may have information. A file is being prepared for Wiltshire Coroner David Ridley.
Mr Stobbart lived in Keepers Road, on the Quakers Walk estate, with his wife, Clare, and their three-and-a-half year old son, Conor.
His sudden death has shocked his family and friends.
Mrs Stobbart said yesterday he was a devoted husband and father and a good friend to many.
Fighting back tears she said: "Mark was very popular and had lots of friends. He was the sort of chap who would talk to anyone and was very likeable. He always put himself out and liked to help if he could.
"He was funny, he liked to think he was a bit of a comedian. He was sociable and friendly."
She met Mark in the British Lion pub in 2007 and they became a couple immediately. They were married two years later at the Bear Hotel, Devizes.
Mrs Stobbart, 42, said: "One of the things Mark wanted to do in life was get married and have a family. That was his main goal in life. He took to it well."
Mr Stobbart had worked in the insurance industry since leaving Devizes School. He was a key broker account executive for the central region for multinational insurance firm Ageas and had worked for Ageas and, previously Fortis, since 2003.
A spokesman for Ageas said Mr Stobbart was a "much valued employee".
The spokesman added: "Mark was a long-serving, hard-working and well- liked member of the Ageas team, who was respected by both colleagues and clients.
"We are deeply saddened by his loss and our thoughts and sympathies go to his wife, family and friends."
As well as his wife and son Mr Stobbart is survived by his parents, Margaret and Ernie, and older brothers Michael and Paul, who all live in Devizes.
His funeral service is on Tuesday, May 6, at St James' Church, Southbroom, at 10.30am. His family have asked for donations to Wiltshire Air Ambulance and Macmillan Cancer Support.


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Candice, JK is running the Tupelo Marathon the day before Franklin Classic (right JK?). He will be in no shape to run the Franklin Classic.
So naturally, he will run both races.
As may I. The 10k, after all, is part of the Grand Prix...
50,000 Miles Later
12 Monkeys
You know, if either of you actually ever trained and peaked for a race, it could be astounding.
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
That's what I did this Summer, and cut 40+ seconds off my 5k. I plan to do something similar towards the marathon over the coming months...
from 2005.
MTA: Warning, thread creep violation.
And: There's the bonus of visiting the Elvis Museum. Don't miss it.
The Greatest of All Time
The marathons and stuff are just for fun. If I PR at any, its by accident.
S&M Collector
Daddy want. Must have.
Eh. I look it at it all as base building training.
Um. I did keep that up.
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HOUSTON - Kids were certainly not immune to the rampant speculation swirling around Wednesday's numerical oddity of a calendar date. Unfortunately for kids at two Houston area schools, this date led to an increase in security because of rumors that spread through the halls.
"I've already been talking to my son about these 2012 rumors," said parent Stephanie Bauer. "I tell him it's important to not even start a rumor like that or if you think something like that is going to happen, go tell a teacher."
Not everybody got that advice. Police presence had to be increased at Atascosita High School in the Humble Independent School District and at Schindewolf Intermediate in the Klein ISD. The reason for the increased security was a pair of rumors that the schools would see some type of attack on 12-12-12.
"It really does have serious consequences. If it involves security, the authorities, someone could possibly get in trouble or hurt," said Bauer.
There were never actually any threats made to either school, according to officials in both districts. Klein ISD officials wrote to parents that a story circulated that a student was planning to bring a gun to class but, "a thorough and expeditious investigation of the matter was conducted by the administration, and the information was found to be a rumor."
Humble ISD school officials posted to parents, "students were discussing the rarity of 12/12/12 as a calendar date and one student joked, 'I bet somebody will shoot up a school.' From there, rumor of a safety threat at AHS quickly spread."
"You have to be very careful what you say because what you say will not only affect yourself but will affect other people," said parent Thuy Garcia. "You know you can't avoid listening to it, but if you really want to know the truth you need to go to your parent and ask them."
The school day passed quietly on both campuses. Local 2 also checked with several other school districts in our area, none reported any problems on campus.
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Anyone who has ever been on a diet knows that dropping pounds turns out to be the easy part. Keeping them off? Not so much. In fact, a recent study puts the odds at one in six for maintaining weight loss.
That's pretty discouraging news. The better news is that as an active cyclist, you're already one step ahead of the game. "People who maintain their activity levels have much better odds of staying at their lower weight," says Leslie Bonci, MPH, RD, at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, author of the Active Calorie Diet (If you're still wondering why that is, read 7 Sneaky Ways Cycling Takes Off Pounds).
More: Maintain Your Lean, Mean Racing Machine
The National Weight Control Registry reports that among people who successfully keep weight off, men burn an average of 3,293 calories a week and women an average of 2,545. That works out to about an hour of moderate riding every day. As activity levels slide, weight creeps back on.
You may also need to start eating a little less. Losing weight resets your metabolism. And the more you ride, the more efficient you become at burning calories. In short, the new, leaner you needs fewer calories to sustain your body both on and off your bike. The adjustments aren't huge. For each pound you lose, your total daily calorie requirements dip by about 10. So a rider who dropped 10 pounds needs 100 fewer calories each day. Keep following the plan until you hit your goal weight. Then stay with it for three months, allowing your metabolism to adjust.
Having a focused plan can also help. Here are four other strategies that researchers have linked to keeping weight off (For a complete nutrition and fitness guide to staying lean, read Find Your Ideal Weight).
Eat breakfast It keeps your energy level steady so you don't overeat later in the day.
More: Drop Weight, Not Performance
Weigh In
The vast majority of people who stay slim step on a scale at least once a week—those concrete numbers staring up at you are simply too hard to ignore.
Be Consistent
Most folks who keep the pounds off do so by staying the course. They eat well most of the time without swinging between deprivation and bingeing.
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Summit Artspace Gallery is once again looking for area artists newest work for its Fresh Art Annual to be installed at Summit Artspace galleries from March 7 through April 12. In the past, this show has always had a theme or secret ingredient. This year, to encourage more artists and area college students to submit to the show, we are looking for work created in 2013 or 2014 and the freshest work in the area. There will be $1,000 in cash prizes distributed to artists and the judge will choose the exhibition based on a contemporary approach to subject, materials and innovation.
This is the 10th Fresh Art Annual juried show, which is open to professional and student artists who live, work or attend colleges or universities in Summit, Portage and Medina Counties. It attracts unique works in a wide variety of media by both emerging young artists and established art professionals. The exhibition is sponsored by the Summa Foundation and Akron Area Arts Alliance is indebted to their support for the creative in our community.
This year's judge is Alexandra Nicholis Coon, the Executive Director of the Massillon Museum. She has been with the Massillon Museum since 2001, serving as museum curator from 2003 to 2010.
Submissions will be accepted Feb. 27 from noon to 7 p.m. at Summit Artspace, 140 E. Market Street in Downtown Akron. Up to two entries are allowed per artist, and there is a $15 entry fee. The exhibition opens on March 7 and continues through April 12. More details and an application form are available at www.akronareaarts.org or by calling 330-376-8480.
Prize winners will be announced at a special public reception March 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. Representatives from the Summa Foundation will distribute the prizes that evening at 6:30 p.m.
Summit Artspace is in the historic Akron Beacon Journal building at 140 E. Market St., one block east of the Akron Art Museum.


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Seahorses are normally found in marine environments but are they capable, or have they ever been capable of living in freshwater? A number of species are found in estuaries and can tolerate wide fluctuations in salinity, at least for short periods of time. In Tasmania, the Potbelly Seahorse inhabits the Tamar River estuary which, during flooding, can drop in salinity from normal seawater at 34ppt down to 18ppt. Seahorses are similar to and believed to be closely related to pipefishes of which there are a number of species that live completely in freshwater rivers around the world. Seahorse expert and evolutionist, Rudie Kuiter said: "The presently suggested relationships with the other families (pipefishes, seahorses, seadragons and pipehorses) may seem questionable when only looking at recent species. Such relationships become clearer when fossils are included in the studies of the families, as these are more primitive and less modified than recent species. Some extinct forms represented links between different living groups."(Ref Kuiter R (2003) Seahorses, Pipefishes and their relatives p5. TMC Publishing)
Editorial Comment: From a creationist point of view, it is clear that the original created seahorse/pipefish kind had the genetic capacity to handle a range of salinities. After the flood, seahorses/pipefish continued to reproduce after their own kind, just as God made them to. They diversified and specialised into different environments, some in freshwater and others in marine environments as the oceans increased in salinity. It seems the seahorse lost the capacity to live in freshwater like its ancestors though several species, like the Tasmanian one, maintain a partial tolerance.
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Wanted: Protection for Oceanic Whitetips
The oceanic whitetip may not be as famous as it's great white or whale shark relatives but it could soon gain the same level of protection through its listing on Appendix II of CITES.
The oceanic whitetip is one of several shark and ray species on the table at the 16th meeting of Conference of the Parties to CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 3 – 14 March.
Data from the Central Pacific shows this large pelagic shark, found mainly in tropical and sub-tropical waters, suffered a 93 percent population decline between 1995 and 2003. International demand for shark fins is the driving force behind the oceanic whitetip shark mortality. And this shark is known to be one of six shark species frequently found in the global fin trade, including the dominant market of Hong Kong.
The International Union of the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies the oceanic whitetip shark as Vulnerable globally with Northwest and Western Central Atlantic population considered Endangered. Slow growing and taken primarily as bycatch in pelagic longline and purse seine fisheries that target large tuna and swordfish, the fins of an estimated 220,000-1.2million oceanic whitetip sharks were traded globally in 2000.
Before decisions are made next month, you can help amplify the call to protect these exceptionally vulnerable species:
1.Sign the petition urging CITES member countries to give sharks and rays much needed protections.
2.Send a letter direct to CITES authorities urging them to vote "Yes" for sharks and rays.
3. Spread the word. Download the "Extinction is NOT an Option" sign, take a picture and post it to our Facebook wall of support.
Special thanks to Guillermo Munro of www.memuco.org


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GAFFNEY, S.C. – Despite a strong third quarter the Saint Leo men's lacrosse team was unable to pull themselves back into contention after a stunted second stanza, falling by a final score of 19-7 to third-ranked Limestone College on Saturday afternoon at a waterlogged Saints Field. The Lions drop to 2-3 on the season, while Limestone pulls ahead to a mark of 5-0 and extends its in-region win streak to 37 consecutive games
"The second quarter really hurt us," said head coach Brad Jorgensen. "But, the guys played hard the whole way through. The effort was good, but there were just too many mistakes in the second quarter for us to bounce back."
Matt Obermeyer led the way for Saint Leo in goals, tallying three including the team's final two goals of the afternoon. George Proechel earned three points overall with two goals and an assist, with freshman Chris Caiazza netting two goals to round out the Lions' goal count. Tom Horn and Larry McLaughlin dished out an assist apiece to help the Lions' scoring efforts.
Patrick Berry spent three quarters in cage for the Green and Gold, collecting eight saves while allowing 16 shots after facing 34. Sophomore Joe May closed out the final quarter between the pipes, setting aside one shot while yielding three on 14 shots sent his way.
Leading the game in goals was Limestone's Randy Waugh, with four. Teammate Shayne Jackson matched Waugh in points, notching three assists and one goal. A total of 11 different Saints contributed to the 19 goals, with six earning assists.
The game opened up with the Lions finding themselves in a three goal deficit after the first seven minutes, but McLaughlin connected a feed to Caiazza for the Lions' first goal of the game with 5:34 to go in the first quarter.
Obermeyer pulled Saint Leo to within one with an unassisted goal at the 2:32 mark, setting the score at 3-2, but Limestone answered back with a tally of their own with a minute left before the first break to close out the period with a 4-2 lead.
The Green and Gold entered into the second stanza with fervor, but could not hit their stride as the Saints rallied to score seven unanswered goals throughout the quarter. Mistakes plagued the Lions throughout the second period, and Saint Leo found themselves in an 11-2 hole at the half.
The Lions fought hard throughout the second half, scoring five goals to the Saints' eight, but could not pull themselves back into contention with the South Region powerhouse.
Thanks to a stalwart man-down defensive unit, the Lions were able to hold the third-ranked Saints silent on extra man opportunities.
Saint Leo returns to action on Saturday, March 10, when they host Pfeiffer University. Game time against the Falcons is set for 7 p.m. at University Field. Fans will be able to catch all of the action live through saintleolions.com. For the latest news, updates, and information on the Saint Leo men's lacrosse team, be sure to follow the Lions on Facebook and Twitter.


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AUSTRALIA'S five biggest banks would be able to survive a savage shock to the economy, including a 35 per cent plunge in house prices and unemployment soaring to 12 per cent, the banking regulator says.
In an attempt to gauge how banks would cope with a deep economic crisis, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has conducted a new round of tough ''stress tests'' on the major banks, the results of which were published on Thursday.
If the eurozone were to collapse and send the global economy into chaos, causing Australia's economy to shrink by 5 per cent in a year, the regulator found the nation's banks would face ''significant'' losses.
But the chairman of APRA, John Laker, said none of the banks would fail or breach the capital requirements from the global regime known as the Basel II framework.
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Intel Talks Atom Z3460/Z3480 (Merrifield), Z3560/Z3580 (Moorefield) and LTE at MWC 2014by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/24/2014 4:00 AM EST
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iwod - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkIntel's problem past the current generation isn't with tech. But Pricing. How are these Merrifield priced? Like I have said the high end market are dominated by Apple SoC, Samsung's SoC as well as Qualcomm. Which leaves very little space for other OEM racing to the bottom.
"3G XMM 6260 was widely used by many OEMs as it was an incredibly reliable, and cost-effective solution"
May be i haven't been following closely, Which OEM uses it?
XMM 7260, i seriously hope Intel put some pressure on Qualcomm, the current 4G LTE Modem are hugely expensive. On paper it is the second largest BOM cost next to Display. Reply
Dribble - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkIt's not just that, it's that Intel have a history of controlling what users of their tech can do. They locked down x86 and dictated how the rest of the world could use it and what prices to pay. Now these companies have finally broke free of that with ARM they are vary wary about letting Intel get into a position again where they can pull the strings. Hence they'd all much prefer to create their own IP then rely on Intel's. Reply
ddriver - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkAll intel does is brag about how good atoms are, post vague, carefully selected and manipulated benchmark slides, yet real life tablets and phones with intel chips are not only a rarity, but a far cry from high end. They don't have the performance to compete, nor the competitive pricing, I guess they might even be selling those at a loss...
Intel had a sweet time with AMD because of its illegal uncompetitive practices that it used for years against its sole competitor, until it was all exposed and they were forced to "play fair" but only after AMD was completely crippled. ARM chips came after intel was exposed, and we see the "powerful giant" squirming and failing to compete for years now. Reply
blaktron - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkSo I'm typing this from a Bay Trail tablet. And I promise you that its faster than anything but a top end iPad Air, and is not as uncommon as you think.
Also, Asus Acer and Samsung have all been using Atoms in their android tablets and i assume that will continue since companies consider supply chain proficiency before SoC performance, and Intel dominates at vendor relations. Reply
ddriver - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkI'd buy a bay trail tablet myself if only there was one not deliberately crippled to only 2 gigs of ram. I've tested a few bay trail products myself, and despite your promises, it is ONLY competitive to current gen arm products, and ONLY in terms of CPU performance, whereas GPU performance is more like on par with low end arm chips. And arm chips are scheduled for a big performance bump this year, which will widen the gap between arm and atoms even further.
I know you must be an "intel lover" but that should not diminish your capacity to admit they were way too slow to adapt to the changing market and are still struggling to compete 5 years after the boom of mobile platforms. Reply
Ikefu - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkI actually tend to the AMD camp but I'm writing this from a Dell Venue 11 Pro with Bay Trail. I have Visual Studio, AutoCAD, 123D, Eagle CAD, and Torchlight 2 all installed and running great. I agree that 4Gb of RAM would be nice but with everything running smoothly and with 12+ hours of battery (keyboard dock) its just luxury at this point. Bay Trail is an amazing step forward but perception lags reality so it will take a while for people to come around to it. Reply
ddriver - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkI need more ram for productivity too. 2 gigs is not enough, for example, 2 gigs with VS you will only be able to compile very small projects.
I went the longer way - got a note 10.1 with 3gigs of ram, built GCC for ARM HOST and DEVICE myself as well as all needed libraries, and I can assure you, note 10.1 with 3 gigs of ram beats bay trail with 2 gigs of ram BIG TIME. Not only is compilation time significantly better, but I am able to compile projects which fail to compile even with 4 gigs under windows with VS, much less with 2 gigs.
It is a shame and an industrial crime really, with RAM being so dirt cheap... Reply
Kornfeld - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkThe reason these devices are only shipping with 2GB RAM is because of lack of OS support. There have been allegations that, in order for Microsoft to keep its shipping date for Windows 8.1, they had to drop adding x64 support for Atom. It seems like that is going to get addressed in March. Expect to see a Dell Venue Pro with Atom and 4GB shipping. Lenovo and HP haven't released their enterprise Bay Trail devices at all and I suspect they will be doing so once the OS roadblock is removed. Reply
fteoath64 - Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - linkSo you are saying MS is crippling their OS but limited the RAM it can address on purpose ?. Where is the data stating this ?. As far as Android and Linux goes, it use the full amount the ram unless the efi/bios equivalent limits it by partitioning for gpu Vram portion. So there is no restrictions on Linux as to the Ram support on 32-bit version. So 3GB can still be addressed including the video frame buffer. Anything over 4 GB is for 64bit territory unless the chip support PAE and uses that in the OS to allow for larger than 4GB slices per core or per process. Reply
Kornfeld - Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - linkI don't think it would be appropriate to refer to this as crippling an OS. The content was not ready. If the content were ready for launch and Microsoft had disabled it, I think it would be fair to refer to that as 'crippling'. There have been a number of articles written about this and I'm definitely not going to go looking for the choice examples now, but here is one that mentioned this long ago: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2048599/windows-81-... Beyond that, I have more specifics but I'm definitely getting to close to NDA territory for me to get specific. Reply
Hrel - Thursday, February 27, 2014 - linkAgreed. I think by 2020 Intel will command a significant slice of the mobile market. That's an absolute latest guess. Seems to me 2015 will be the deciding fiscal year. Reply
name99 - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkCompetitive in tablet seems to be much easier than competitive in phone.
What's your model her for how this plays out? Intel (EVENTUALLY) gets competitive in phones? Or users and vendors, after a period of experimentation, are happy using/supporting ARM phones and Atom tablets, and they all play happily together with Dalvik/ART hiding the differences? That works for users, not so much for vendors or developers.
Meanwhile pricing remains a problem...
I have to wonder if the tablet phenomenon is basically a consequence of ARM (and its partners) screwing up the 64-bit transition (along with everything that implies for a more efficient ISA and a designed from the ground-up supporting µArch). As is admitted, Apple (with silicon 6 months old) is competitive with this unreleased product. Will the entire ARM high-end ecosystem be in the same position as Apple in a year once this temporary hiccup/stupidity of overlooking 64-bit is over? Reply
ddriver - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkIntel has spoiled itself, its anticompetitive practices made it a monopoly with no real competition, expecting fat profit margins. The model of 3 and 4 digit chips and expectations of ridiculous profit margins cannot compete with the business model of ARM chips. Which is why I expect intel is currently selling those at a loss, just for the sake of grabbing some market. Reply
fteoath64 - Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - linkWell said!. At least in this iteration, the Atom comes with a more serious gpu from the Rogue and pricing is certainly crucial for them to get to market. One look at the benches, one can spot the discrepancy so it is pure junk unless third-party tested on shipped products. SoC customers are very choosy so lots of Intel's PR bs cannot really do Intel much good. Unlike the x86 market, Intel has no cloud in the mobile space so it would have to play like a new-kid-on-the-block. Hmmm, this "new" kid looks like an old teenager now ..... Reply
ddriver - Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - linkWell, tehnically laptops are mobiles too, and intel is doing pretty well there, at least so far. What intel fails at is producing ultra mobile platforms at competitive prices.
I expect that the new wave of higher TDP ARM chips will steal sizable chunk of intel's laptop share the moment software for ARM platforms catches up. Reply
hamoboy - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - link"I expect that the new wave of higher TDP ARM chips will steal sizable chunk of intel's laptop share the moment software for ARM platforms catches up."
That is never going to happen. x86 on the desktop has such a library of legacy software, that ARM on the desktop will never catch up. Windows will always be an x86 thing, Windows RT proved that, and Apple knows full well that the popularity of it's macbooks stems in part from it's ability to dual boot Windows. Moving OS X away from x86 to ARM will cause some significant portion of macbook buyers to look elsewhere. Reply
Mondozai - Monday, February 24, 2014 - link2012: Everyone said "INTEL WILL CRUSH ALL".
2013: It didn't happen.
2014: Now Intel are hopelessly behind!
Hopefully by next year The Hive Mind can have more realistic expectations from Intel. Their node advantage didn't translate into domination. And Broadwell's been delayed twice anyway.
Nevertheless, their efforts on the integrated GPUs and LTE technology is starting to yield benefits. China for the first quarter ever last quarter saw a decline in the absolute number of smartphones shipped. It is reaching saturation. Many other developing countries have not yet reached that point but by and large, we seem to be moving into the "good enough" era.
That's why Galaxy S4 sold so badly.
And it is here that Intel will have a strong advantage going forward, as they will be able to compete in this segment with strong performers. As someone already said, Bay Trail performs really fast in tablets that does not cost much at all.
Intel won't dominate the landscape like they did in desktops, but we're finally reaching the point where the market dyanmic and Intel's own internal evolution are joining paths. Reply
tahyk - Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - link""3G XMM 6260 was widely used by many OEMs as it was an incredibly reliable, and cost-effective solution"
May be i haven't been following closely, Which OEM uses it?"
Iphone3/4, SG2/3, just to mention a few. It was an Infeneon heritage. Reply
Krysto - Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - linkIntel is actually losing money with Atom because they are subsidizing a lot of the Atom price.
If they actually "won" the mobile race, I'd bet you the prices would go double of their competitors as soon as they'd do that. So don't have any sympathies for Intel. They'll screw us over as soon as they can. Reply
krumme - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkDoes anyone read these Intel commercials anymore? Reply
ddriver - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkIntel talks.... nuff said :D
Continuing the momentum? Of being unable to compete I guess LOL Reply
Jon Tseng - Monday, February 24, 2014 - link>Despite being aimed at the performance and mainstream segments, Intel expects it to be
>performance competitive with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 and Apple's A7.
>Intel shared a bit of Merrifield performance data, although we weren't able to run any ourselves.
>Intel's data puts the dual-core Merrifield CPU performance ahead of Apple's 1.3GHz A7 by 16% >in WebXPRT. Given how close the Bay Trail/A7 performance race was, Intel's numbers sound
>believable here.
I'm curious - Bay Trail was a bit ahead of S800 and a bit behind A7 with four cores. Why should it be comparable to S800 and A7 with two cores and a more thermally constrained form factor? Doesn't make sense to me... Reply
ArthurG - Monday, February 24, 2014 - link+1
intel is barely catching up... with last year SoCs !
their GPU will be at best average when it will available in devices. K1 and S805 will destroy it. Reply
A5 - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkBlasting Intel for being behind the curve and then talking up an Nvidia ARM design is pretty hilarious. Reply
ddriver - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkNot as much as the completely unsubstantiated fanboy comment of someone named after an apple chip LOL Reply
lefty2 - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkLooks like it'll be greatly successfull .... as long as the "contra revenue" is high enough :-D Reply
lefty2 - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkSo Merrifield only works with the XMM 7160? That means there is no WCDMA, nor TD-SCDMA. That effectively rules it out of American and Chinese markets. Reply
DanNeely - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkThe 4th slide says Merrifield will work with the 6360, 7160, and 7260 basebands. The second slide lists WCDMA and TD-SCDMA as being supported on the 7260. Reply
lefty2 - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkI don't see that. The image in the article shows Merrifield only supporting the 7160: http://images.anandtech.com/doci/7789/Screen%20Sho... Reply
DanNeely - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkInconsistent slides for the fail. I was looking at this one which implied that both chips would support all 3 basebands.
http://images.anandtech.com/doci/7789/Screen%20Sho... Reply
Assimilator87 - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkMy dream phone is based on an x86 processor and runs a full version of Windows 8. Then I can free myself from the shackles of inferior mobile OSes and make no compromises. I'd prefer AMD's Mullins, but Merrifield will do for now. Reply
mindingthegap - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkAn OQO for 2014 would be interesting (with either AMD or Intel and a 20% larger screen size). Then sell a 'Padfone' like dock with tablet and keyboard accessories, so the same device can be a tablet a notebook and a desktop. Reply
ruzveh - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkI am failing to understand one thing that why a chip has to support codecs like x265.. Why cant it be like our desktop PC where we can fire anything we want.. even future technologies.. Reply
Trader200 - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkAssimilator is correct, Win 8 and possibly MacOS will come to this chip. Unfortunately for Intel the cost will be a low power Core chip instead of an ARM chip in a phone or Tablet. Reply
DanNeely - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkDedicated hardware decode is orders of magnitude more power efficient. While it doesn't matter (much) if your desktop CPU is at 5% power or 90% power while playing a video; if your phone CPU is at 90% power instead of only 5% during a cattube session your battery life is going drop faster than a kitty chasing a laser pointer off the table and onto the floor. Reply
Jeffrey Bosboom - Monday, February 24, 2014 - linkThe fine print on those slides: "Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors." I know Intel's compilers/math libraries do this on desktop/server platforms (only dispatch to optimized routines if the CPUID vendor is "GenuineIntel"), but I hadn't heard of this being done on mobile. Reply
Krysto - Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - link> Intel continues to follow the industry's terrible lead and quotes max turbo frequencies rather than base clocks in its marketing materials.
How can you say that, Anand? What other company advertises a whole 1 Ghz or so on top of their base clock speed, other than Intel? Are you saying Snapdragon 800's real speed is more like 1-1.5 Ghz, too?
You know that's not true. Intel is far more deceiving than the rest. They are in their own class of misinformation. So don't put them together with the rest. Reply
fteoath64 - Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - link"You know that's not true. Intel is far more deceiving than the rest.". I agree!. But let us just contrast the 2 sides to see where this deception lies to really get the picture correct.
Intel's claim of clock speed is Turbo Max. eg Normally at 1.6Ghz but can turbo to 2Ghz for short periods due to TDP restrictions on cooling. ie heat issues.
Arm vendors do not do Turbo Core. Their claim is like QC 2.25Ghz (in S800 case) is max clock and cannot be pushed further by the OS but it will downclock all the way to 200Mhz idle and potentially 0Mhz at sleep node.
The difference here is ARM chips CAN sustain their max clock while Intel chip, the turbo core will DOWNclock due to heat issues after some time. So for a 2Ghz Intel chip you cannot get a sustained 2Ghz even of you wanted to. So you are short-changed in your purchase. Reply
tipoo - Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - linkWut. Most ARM chips can't sustain their max clock for long. They throttle back significantly. Even the Apple chips drop to 1GHz, and those throttle the least severely. Reply
Honest Accounting - Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - linkClearly this part is intended for the Moto X. It's the reason they launched their flagship with the S4 part last year (and took all the associated lumps: "last years specs", "only dual core", etc) and introduced the X8 architecture. It was in preparation for the Z34x0. 2x CPU cores, 4 x GPU cores (clusters), NLP, and contextual cores is still valid if you swap in the Intel part. Hardware H.265 isn't an issue either since there's a Omicron co-processor (maybe it sholud be the X9 architecture?) in the design already that will drive 4K. Assuming they can apply the same aggressive clocking configuration, they will have the fastest Android phone this year. It might even outrun the new A8 from Apple.
You have have to remember the deal Motorola signed a few years back with Intel - it's just that Intel were behind with delivering this part (due to the LTE modem) in time for the Moto X launch last year. Reply
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Fidelator - Thursday, April 24, 2014 - linkThe main problem here would be that GPU, it's already behind Qualcomm and by the time this hits the market so will the S805, widening the gap even more, considering the K1 is coming out later this year too, you'll be outdated in no time, Intel needs to step its GPU game up if they plan on actually being inside a decent device. Reply


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This is a list of quotes from the 3rd book in the Twilight Saga, Eclipse.
"Speaking of Italy and cars that I stole there, you still owe me a yellow Porsche."
- – Alice Cullen Talking to Edward Cullen.
"We're a bit sensitive to blood around here, I'm sure you can understand that."
- – Bella Swan to Jacob Black after he cut his hand.
"If we had happy endings we'd all be under gravestones now."
- – Rosalie Hale telling Bella Swan her history.
"I was just wondering why you stabbed him. Not that I object."
- – Edward Cullen to Bella Swan after seeing the knife Jacob Black cut himself with.
"Did you seriously just stamp your foot? I thought girls only did that on TV."
- – Jacob Black to Bella Swan.
"You and Billy gossip like old women."
- – Bella Swan to Charlie Swan.
"If we could bottle your luck, we'd have a weapon of mass destruction on our hands."
- – Edward Cullen to Bella Swan on the common topic of her bad luck.
"You know how I am with tools. No pain was inflicted intentionally."
- – Bella Swan when Edward Cullen asked about the remains of her car stereo she got for her 18th birthday.
"Your mother has a very interesting mind. Almost childlike, but very insightful. She sees things differently than other people."
- – Edward Cullen to Bella Swan talking about Renee Dwyer.
"Edward cut him off mid-sentence, and his face was abruptly frightening — truly frightening. For a second, he looked like… like a vampire."
- – Bella Swan thinking about Edward Cullen talking to Jacob Black.
"I wasn't about to send you off alone. With your luck, not even the black box would survive."
- – Edward Cullen to Bella Swan about flying to Jacksonville.
"But... the... you... I... insane!"
- – Bella Swan.
"The outside world holds no interest for me without you."
"Did you see the size of that Jacob kid? I think he could take Cullen down."
- – Mike Newton.
"Fall down again Bella?" – Emmett
"No, I punched a werewolf in the face." –Bella
- – Emmett Cullen teasing Bella Swan.
"You are in trouble. Enormous trouble. Angry grizzly bears are going to look tame next to what is waiting for you at home."
- – Bella Swan telling off Edward Cullen via phone.
"Black eyes, wild with their fierce craving for my death, watched for the moment when my protector's attention would be diverted. The moment I would surely die."
- – Bella Swan.
"I've never been to veterinarian school."
- -Carlisle Cullen when Jacob got hurt by a newborn vampire.
"We'd never allow anything to happen to you, sweetheart."
"Edward's only human, Bella. He's going to react like any other boy."
- -Angela Weber to Bella Swan.
"The clouds I can handle. I can't fight with an eclipse."
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Hilal TV, 24 January 2009
Adnan Oktar: When I saw these things I once again saw the importance of unity, of togetherness. But it is also clear that this must be in the form of the Turkish-Islamic Union and must be carried out at once. Allah tells Muslims to be united. This is obligatory. He says we must not be divided. And if this is done, if Muslims are divided, then this is a sin. But the precautions being taken for Gaza and Palestine are passive and will greatly strengthen and honor the other side. They ask if they have no pity. Why should they? Theirs is a system built on pitilessness. We will boycott your goods. We will send your ambassadors home. They don't care in the slightest. The only answer in such cases is force. Do you think they are unaware of this when they do it? Bringing children out hand having them read poems aloud and showing images of children murdered in their cradles just means engaging in propaganda on their behalf. Because they want people to stress these things and show their violence, thirst for blood and strength. So they are just honoring the other side. They are just increasing the other side's success. They are increasing the other side's prestige. They are making propaganda about how they manage to shed so much blood with such limited forces, how they have intimidated Muslims and how they, at least in their own eyes, have brought them to their knees. Then some Muslims come out and say they have been brought to their knees and ruined. Some even say they wish they could go there as a doctor. Let's send lots of medicines. Lets us send bandages and dressings. What kind of measure is that? Why do you not say we should be united and unified? Would there still be any need for bandages after that? Will there be any need for drugs and doctors? Can these measures do any good? It is perfectly obvious what needs to be done. Muslims must love and not make life difficult for one another, must regard sectarian differences as a blessing and treat one another with love and affection. And the borders must be opened up at once, just like with the European Union. The European Union is unified and united and they regard this as quite normal. But we all have one religion and one language and one everything, so why are we not united? People ask if they will permit it. Why are you alive at all if you are so coward? What meaning can life have for you? If you are too cowardly even to propose union, if you are as terrified and wretched as that, then there is no meaning to your being alive at all. That means you are ready for people to trample on your honor and good name. THERE IS ONE CLEAR AND OBVIOUS SOLUTION. THAT IS TO GATHER AROUND ONE SPIRITUAL LEADER AND ESTABLISH THE TURKISH-ISLAMIC UNION. But this is also destiny, of course, I mean it will take time for this to happen. Since we are now in the End Times these things are already things that have been determined in destiny. But that is what I expect from Muslims. From my brothers. They hold up huge placards saying 'Israel Is a Tyrant." But they say that is just what they are, I mean they do not deny it. Why don't you say that the Turkish-Islamic Union must be set up, instead? Why don't you use the money you spent on placards and ink on that instead? They shout about "Cruel Israel." But Israel has a very large Muslim population. Why condemn it? There are also many devout Christians and Jews in it. The problem is the Freemasons and atheist Zionists there. The power that is oppressing the people there. The general public are innocent and wronged themselves. When something happens, people start saying "Down with America." Why? The problem is the despotic people in charge of running the country. It is the Masons and atheist Zionists there. We need to distinguish between the atheist Zionists and the devout Jews in Israel.
Hürriyet, 20 April 2009
[Former Turkish Prime Minister] Erbakan also described the latest developments in the world at his meeting with Ahdmadinajad.
According to National View sources, Erbakan also criticized Muslim inactivity in the face of all these plans and said: "But what are you Muslims doing in the face of all this? You meet at the Organization of the Islamic Conference and publish 'permanent resolutions.' We say that America must leave Iraq at once. But they watch these permanent resolutions on the TV as they drink their coffee and they just laugh at us. PERMANENT RESOLUTIONS ARE NOT THE ANSWER. THE ONLY SALVATION FOR MANKIND IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ISLAMIC UNION."
Iranian President promised to work to strengthen the D-8. Ahmadinajad told Erbakan, "We are together on that path."
Milli Gazete, 24 April 2009


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1.Who is your favorite fashion designer and why?
I'm only familiar with the famous ones, and never been that into designer clothes but more designers bags! So…I like Marc Jacobs, Mulberry, Miu miu and Chloé for example, because their bags are mostly simple, clean yet trendy…AND BIG! Love big bags!
2.What is the one fashion accessory/item you can't live without?
Black leggings!!!
3. If you were allowed to create a beauty product, what would it be and what would you name it?
Some sort of wax strip that's cut out with the shape you want for your eyebrows, I suck at doing my eyebrows, I'm to lazy to shape them, would be wonderful to have them done with just one pull. 🙂 (if it only were that simple)
4. If you only had 10 minutes to pack for a fashion extravaganza in your favorite city, what would you bring and where would it be?
Comfortable cute flats, leggings, cute dress' and tops and my biker jacket and Denim Jacket. And it would be New York, still have a lot more to explore there.
5. Do you live by a fashion philosophy or quote? What is it?
As long as you feel comfortable in what you're wearing, you'll show confidence, and you'll shine! and you'll feel good, and that is all that matters…


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Did you know?
Indigenous Khoi-khoi musical instruments include the ramkie, a guitar with 3 or 4 strings, and the mamokhorong, a single-string violin.
Wine and music tours at the Solms-Delta wine estate on the outskirts of Franschhoek are highly recommended for oenophiles interested in the Cape's musical heritage and unconventional wines.
During the Solms-Delta wine and music experience, resident maestros Adriaan Brand and Les Javan take guests on a musical journey through rural Cape music where the origins and heritage of Cape vernacular music are explained.
Guests are treated to a unique experience where they get to sip a wine named after a particular style of vernacular music, played by Les and Adriaan, and watch the accompanying dance being performed by the tasting room staff. Usually, after a few sips of Solms-Delta's heritage-inspired libations even the shyest guests find themselves boogying to the San-inspired rhythms.
Classical winelands music concerts take place in a historic wine cellar on La Motte's wine estate in Franschhoek. Performances by local and international soloists, and ensembles span from Medieval to Modern eras of classical music.
Programmes are compiled to ensure that both purists and mainstream classical music fans will leave delighted - after a few glasses of estate wine and a light finger supper. Popular themed concerts at La Motte include French music at Bastille festival time, an Easter concert, and choral music at Christmas.
Encircled by tall grove of Eucalyptus trees, the Paul Cluver wine estate in Elgin is the place to be for winelands music events in summer. Beneath starry skies, lovers of music of all ages gather for a night of Bacchanalian bliss to listen to unplugged performances by contemporary South African and overseas artists, while picnicking, and sipping Paul Cluver's range of biodynamic wines.
Especially during the summer months, wine estates across the winelands will include some form of free musical entertainment in their weekend programme. For more information, visit the wineries' websites or contact the local tourism office.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Phone: + 27 (0)21 874 3937
Email: email@example.com
La Motte
Phone: +27 (0)21 876 8801
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Paul Cluver
Phone: +27 (0)21 844 0605
Email: email@example.com
How to get here
La Motte wine estate is in Franschhoek, Solms-Delta is between Franschhoek and Paarl, and Paul Cluver is in Elgin/Grabouw.
Best time to visit
Solms-Delta wine and music tours take place all year round. La Motte's classical concerts are from September to May. Paul Cluver music concerts are from December to March
What will it cost
The Solms-Delta tour costs R50 p/person. Book 3 days in advance. La Motte concert tickets cost R140 p/person. Paul Cluver concert tickets range from R175 to R375 p/person.
Length of stay
A Solms-Delta tour lasts approximately 1.5 hours La Motte's music concerts lasts around 2-hours. Paul Cluver's concerts last approximately 2-hours. Gates open at 17h00.
What to eat
Dine in Solms-Delta's Fyndraai restaurant, or order a picnic. La Motte's A la Pierneef Restaurant features exceptional Cape heritage cusine. Bring a picnic to Paul Cluver. No BYO wines.
What's happening
Solms-Delta's Franschhoek Oesfees, a celebration of Cape vernacular music traditionally takes place in March.
Best buys
Solms-Delta's wine sales are open during the tour. Wine sales at La Motte and Paul Cluver estates are closed when the concerts take place.


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What could be better than a show devoted entirely to finding the best food trucks and carts around the country? That's the mission of Cooking Channel's new show Eat St., premiering Tuesday, April 12th, at 8 p.m. ET. From gourmet grilled cheese in Los Angeles to a schnitzel in NYC, we're highlighting all the hot spots for street food. Tune in to find out where you need to be noshing next.
We want to know: if you were to open a food truck, what would you serve?
We posed this question and twitter, and here's just a sampling of the responses.
The @ZugarHaus crew said they'd form a dessert truck: "We would offer our shortbreads, sables cookies, marshmallows, cappuccinos & espresso."
@eddiemonsoon would pair wings with fries, "sweet tater and reg fries all seasoned differently."
@Outathyme would serve "waffles in the O.C."
"I'd serve homemade Puerto Rican fritters, Hispanic dishes/desserts, and natural drinks," from @KevinBerrios.
CookerCarolyn would put sloppy joes on wheels: "Sloppy Joe sliders, my Spicy Asian Turkey Joes, Mexi Joes, Traditional Joes, & Almost Fat Free Oven Fries, Cajun or Salty."
What's your food truck theme?
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WATCH: Jimmy Fallon and Brad Paisley perform 'Balls In Your Mouth'
Jimmy Fallon performed his protest song "Balls In Your Mouth" for the first time in the summer of 2010 after the BP oil spill, urging people not to swim in the ocean, lest they get tar balls in their mouths. Since then Jimmy has performed the song with the likes of Eddie Vedder and Florence Welch.
This week, Jimmy brought back the tune for a performance with country star Brad Paisley on his show. Check out the LOL video below!
Last year, Jimmy performed the song on his show with Eddie Vedder. Check it out:
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Together with 3 Awards in each of the 6 Categories, plus the addition of 4 Chairman's Choice Awards and 5 ARC Staff Awards and Purchase Prize Awards, the allotted prize amount in this year's ARC Salon™ has totaled more than $80,000.
Once again the quality of work submitted to this year's competition was overwhelming. To quote our recipient of the William Bouguereau Award and First Place Winner in the Drawing Category, Marina Deiul upon notification:
"I Can't believe it ! When I think that 5 years ago I didn't know there were people interested in realism, I hadn't even meet another realist artist...Today is really an exceptional moment in my life!"
Since it's inception 6 years ago, the ARC Salon™ has evolved considerably. One of the most significant changes has been in the overall quality of
the work submitted, which continues to impress us anew each year and makes the finalist selection process ever more challenging. Last year the finalists were narrowed down
to 204 works and this year we struggled even to get the number down to 368. We then removed an
additional 82 images that did not receive any votes, giving you the 286 images displayed here.
For the first time this year, we added an animal category which produced 31 finalists from an enthusiastic and talented new pool of artists. If there was ever a year to
purchase a catalogue, this would be it. With over 80 more works than previous years, this expanded catalogue will display over 300 full-color images from some of the
best realist artists in the world.
Executive Director of Programs
In the Introduction, we reveal a body of revelations that have been saved for this occasion, which exposes the depth and breadth of the lies and distortions that have been perpetrated by Modernist art historians who have buttressed up their paradigm of deconstruction and destruction with a series of events that never happened. We chronicle what actually did happen and so have set the basis for a new "Real" art history of the past 160 years.
I hope you all will purchase this two volume set which can be pre-ordered on line on the ARC website at: www.arc-store.com/wibocara.html. Participants in the ARC Salon™ will receive a 15% discount from the $350 retail price. Of the 1,000 sets that will be available in by August, over 600 of them are already spoken for.
--Fred RossChairman
The figurative, category as always, received the most entries, so we've decided that next year we will create a separate category for single figure and a second category for multi-figure works. Since there is far more competition for figurative works it seems a lot fairer to those candidates. The level of skill and quality that we see coming in continues to be moving from excellent to incredible as we see great originality of emotion, poetry, perspective, composition and technical methodology.
As I said last year, the " Humanist, Classical, Traditional Realism is back in full force..." and it is "...the only paradigm of fine art capable of expressing the full range of human ideas, beliefs, concepts, values, and emotions. Just as the immense vocabulary of written language, with its endless complexity and sophistication, is capable of expressing any idea a human being can create, so too with a realist vocabulary, (all things in the real world around us), we are able to express the full range of human thoughts, ideas, concepts, beliefs, values, and emotions (including even those in fantasies, dreams, myths and legends) within the fine arts of drawing, painting and sculpture."
There are many wonderful works amongst the winners, Honorable Mentions and Finalists this year necessitating increasing by several pages this year's catalogs.
Please encourage every fine artist that you know to enter next year's ARC Salon™. We know that there are a number of top quality artists, including several ARC Approved Living Master's, whose lives, careers and commissions are doing so well that they did not have time to enter the salon. This is a mistake, for Traditional Realism needs to always have the best of the best competing if we are to once again see Traditional Realism reach the heights achieved in the past. It takes the pressure of the most skilled, the most talented and the most creative minds competing for the top prizes, with the kind of advancements that only can come from continuous feedback and cross pollination of skills, methods and brilliant ideas.
For those who did not win, and those who did not even make it to the finals, many of you still demonstrated very high and advancing levels of quality and accomplishment. Please don't be discouraged. There is always next year, when with hard work and uncompromising dedication you just may be a winner. Many of this year's winners only won after several years of disappointment.
Different artists hit full stride at different times in their lives. Michelangelo lived to 88 years old, but he produced his David when he was only 22. Bouguereau by comparison lived to 80 but did not start producing the paintings he is best known for until he was 40, and even then it was a 5 year transition before he hit full stride when he was 45 years old in 1870. He then produced hundreds of masterpieces well into 1903 when he was 78.
Once again, please join us in wishing warm and robust congratulations to all of our winners, honorable mentions and finalists.
Fred Ross,Chairman
Click here to pre-order this year's ARC Salon Catalog with all the winners and finalists in full color.


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