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Global Studies
Academic Year: 2009 – 2010
The world of the twenty-first century is one of both great promise and great danger, one in which technological changes promise to bring us closer together, but ideological, cultural and religious diversity threatens to pull us apart. The task of a University in this complex era must be to produce students, who, as citizens and community leaders, can provide an informed public that can make the difficult policy choices future generations will face.
Global Studies will provide students with multiple perspectives for understanding the world. These perspectives include an interdisciplinary approach that emphasizes political science, history, economics, sociology/anthropology, communications, gender studies and environmental studies. Within these disciplines, as well as across them, students will learn a variety of theoretical approaches for understanding global issues such as war and peace, globalization and development. Finally, a key component of the Global Studies curriculum will be designed to provide UIS students with the tools necessary to understand how other peoples see the world and the issues confronting the global community.
While theory is important, Global Studies majors will also have the opportunity to put their learning to the test of experience. One of these ways will include participating in the Model United Nations (MUN) simulation(by taking PSC 375), which requires students to represent a country (usually not the US) at the UN, learn UN procedures, practice the diplomatic arts of persuasion and coalition building, and learn about the issues facing their adopted country. A second way that students will be able to learn from experience is by participating in one of our study abroad programs. Special encouragement will be given to students to enhance their foreign language skills by choosing to study abroad in a country where the foreign language of their choice is spoken. Finally, each Global Studies major will be required to do a 3-6 hour "civic engagement" experience. In addition to Study Abroad, this might include doing an internship at the US headquarters of a multinational corporation, or for a non-governmental organization (NGO) dealing with human rights or the environment.
Entrance Requirements
The Global Studies Department has no special entrance requirements beyond those required for admission to UIS.
Communication Skills
Every Global Studies student will be required to demonstrate, by testing or successful completion of four semesters of college level foreign language, an intermediate competency in a spoken language other than their native tongue.
Majors in Global Studies will generally be advised by faculty appointed to the program. However, majors are welcome to seek the advice of associated faculty who teach courses in the program as well. Particular care is required in choosing courses in the upper division concentrations, and one of the tracks (the self-designed concentration) requires the written approval of an advisor.
Major Requirements
The central overarching theme of Global Studies will be the need for an integrated interdisciplinary approach to global learning. One component of the major will be integrative interdisciplinary courses at the introductory level and as a capstone course. These courses will be designed to introduce students to thinking about the world in an interdisciplinary fashion, and at the end of their major to get them to see how all of the parts they have studied interrelate with each other. In between, majors will be required to take a core curriculum in economics, history, political science, and sociology/anthropology or world literature. Once this core curriculum is completed, students will have the choice of taking one of several concentrations or tracks: in Globalization, in Politics and Diplomacy, or in one of a series of self-designed tracks that will be agreed upon between the student and their advisor.
A second element of the major will be to emphasize that each student must take coursework that introduces them to both international and comparative methods of analysis. This will be done explicitly in the core courses on international relations and comparative politics. As a result, students will learn not only the power of interdisciplinarity, but also how these disciplines can be applied in a variety of ways to understand relationships and focus on both similarities and differences among nations and societies.
GBL 201 – Introduction to Global Studies 3 Hrs.
This course provides an interdisciplinary overview of the field of global studies, including the principal issues, scales, perspectives and modes of study that make up a global approach to world problems. It provides an introduction to global issues, international connections, and interdependence of resources across the world. It provides a foundation for the major in Global Studies to chart their course of study, including the discussion of a possible concentration, study abroad or internships.
This introductory course will be followed by six required courses in the Global Studies Core (18 hours)
ECO 201 Introduction to Microeconomics 3 Hrs.
ECO 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics 3 Hrs.
HIS 202 European History or other regional history 3 Hrs.
PSC 371 ECCE: Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 Hrs.
PSC 373 ECCE: Introduction to International Relations 3 Hrs.
SOA 102 World Cultures or ENG 152 Introduction to World Literature
or GBL 331 ECCE: Cultural Geography 3 Hrs.
After completion of the introductory course and the six courses of the core requirements, students will then choose to focus on one of a number of topical concentrations (12 to 16 hrs.). Two of those concentrations will be Globalization and International Politics and Diplomacy. A third option will allow for a self-designed concentration (with the approval of one's advisor) that might focus on topics like the Environment & Development, Women Across Cultures, etc.
Globalization Concentration
Students must choose four courses from a list of electives. Typical courses would be:
BUS 381 ECCE: Business and Developing Countries 3 Hrs.
COM 425 Intercultural Communication 4 Hrs.
ECO 421 Comparative Economic Systems 3 Hrs.
ECO 445 Economic Development 3 Hrs.
ECO 447 International Trade and Finance 3 Hrs.
ECO 449 International Business 3 Hrs.
PSC 428 Globalization and the Future of Democracy 4 Hrs.
PSC 463 International Political Economy 4 Hrs.
WGS 460/PSC 480/SOA 480 Topics Courses 4 Hrs.
Politics & Diplomacy Concentration
Student must choose four courses from among a list of electives. Typical courses would include:
PSC 375 Model United Nations 2 Hrs.
PSC 474 American Foreign Policy 4 Hrs.
HIS 443 American Foreign Relations in the 20th Century 4 Hrs.
PSC 473 War and Peace 4 Hrs.
HIS 470 Topics in 20th Century World History 4 Hrs.
PSC 470 Terrorism and Public Policy 4 Hrs.
PSC 462 International Law and Organizations 4 Hrs.
Self-Designed Regional or Topical Concentration (with approval of advisor)
As an example: Women & the Environment
Students must choose four courses from among a list of electives. Typical courses would include:
ENS 311 Global Change and Local Places 3 Hrs.
ENS 412 World Environmental Thought 4 Hrs.
ENS 461 ECCE: Geopolitics: Geographical Aspects
of International Affairs 3 or 4 Hrs.
SOA 455 Women in Political Movements:
A Cross-Cultural Perspective 3 Hrs.
SOA 353 ECCE: Women Across Cultures 4 Hrs.
GBL 491 Global Studies Capstone 3 Hrs.
This is the culminating course in the Global Studies curriculum, serving to synthesize lessons learned from the previous courses. Course assignments will direct students to review and integrate the knowledge, skills and attitudes gained from the curriculum; to apply that learning to debates about current global issues; and to articulate the research questions or goals that will drive their next steps in a career or graduate school.
Bachelor of Arts
Hilary Frost-Kumpf, Stephen Schwark
Associated Faculty: Heather Bailey, David Bertaina, Terry Bodenhorn, Peter Boltuc, Mayra Bonet, Leonard Branson, Cecilia Cornell, Adriana Crocker, Heather Dell , Lan Dong, Kathryn Eisenhart, Lynn Fisher, Erik Freas, Jonathan Goldberg-Belle, Jennifer Herring, Kathy Jamison, Jennifer Manthei, Adil Mouhammed, Brent Never, Ali Nizamuddin, Nancy Scannell, Baker Siddiquee, Peter Shapinsky, Frances Shen, Chung -Hsien Sung, Tih-Fen Ting
Phone: 217/206-6646
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.uis.edu/globalstudies/


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They'll be barking in Holmesville April 15 and 16.
The Killbuck Valley Sportsmen's Club will be the host site for the United Kennel Club Beagle Hunting Nationals that weekend, marking the fifth year in a row the club has hosted the event. An expected field of 300 dogs will compete in registered, champion and grand champion classes for the right to be called the best in the nation.
The weekend event requires lots of volunteers and over 50 areas to hunt as dogs will be split into 4-beagle casts and scored on their hunting skills, with the top four marks coming back for a berth in the finals.
"We'll start measuring dogs Saturday at 6 a.m., draw casts at 7 and be out hunting by eight," said Larry Elliott of the KVSC. "We want them back by 2 p.m., but they've got to hunt at least two hours, so that gives them plenty of time to get to where they're going to hunt and for any problems they may have."
With over 70-some casts running over the course of the weekend, there's a big need for places to hunt.
"We get a lot of help from the Amish, especially on Saturday," said Elliott. "Of the 300 dogs, I'd say 170-180 will run in the registered class on Saturday. Then Saturday evening, we'll hold the bench show."
While Elliott is heading up the event for the KVSC along with Gail Huffman and Randy Zimmerly, he's also running two dogs in the upper two classes.
"I always had beagles, and in 1990 when the UKC started the Beagle Nationals, I was hunting coon hounds," said Elliott. "I had a couple of beagles and I thought I'd give it a try. I really like it.
"I sold all my coon hounds and now all I have are beagles."
And some good ones at that as one of the dogs he'll be running is a returning national champion, having won the champion class in 1997 with 16-month-old Multiflora Falcon Lu. She'll run in Sunday's grand champion class, with her daughter, Multiflora Whoopash, running in the champion class.
"I had her running at 5 months," said Elliott of his latest standout beagle. "I run the dogs every chance I get, three or four times a week, but I rarely gun hunt. I just enjoy hearing the dogs hunt more than taking the game.
"They're bred to hunt, though. They get their share of gun shots over them."
That won't be the case at the April 15-16 Nationals as it's strictly a scoring meet, with dogs rated on their ability to pick up a track and run it.
"The dogs have to jump a rabbit, you strike them just like a coon hound event," said Elliott. "Dogs are scored on speed and line points."
Unlike in the hunting field, though, handlers cannot encourage, talk to or pet their beagles in the National competition.
"If they hunt hard, have good speed and line control, they'll do good," said Elliott, "but if your dog stands by you for five minutes and doesn't hunt, you get a quick trip back to your truck."
According to Elliott, keys to raising a good beagle are desire and search instincts. A lot of that comes through selective breeding, but it can also be taught.
"They've got to want to search and find game," he said. "They need to be open trailers and have good speed. They have to be able to run as fast as the conditions allow. And line control, they can't run all over the place and not follow track."
And while all beagles love to run rabbits, it's only the good ones that will actually search them out and find them. That's where teaching comes in. Once they know where to find rabbits, they'll work those areas hard for the opportunity to bellow and run.
"If they want to run," said Elliott, "they have to learn where to find them."
And while running alongside a seasoned beagle is valuable in early training of pups, Elliott does a lot of solo hunting with his up-and-coming dogs.
"They need to learn to do it on their own," he said. "When they learn not to depend on others, they contribute so much more when you put them back in a pack."
This marks the ninth annual UKC Hunting Beagle Nationals, but it's the first year that the class champions won't come back to determine an overall winner. Reason being, that this year the UKC will hold a world championship event in Grafton, W.Va., where an overall winner will be crowned.
There is still time to sign up for the event at the Killbuck Valley Sportsmen's Club (half mile south of Holmesville on State Route 83) as registration closes April 1.
The National festivities kick off Friday evening at the Best Western in Wooster with the Buckeye Feeds Challenge Series Awards dinner (6 p.m.). Action gets under way Saturday and Sunday at KVSC at 6 a.m., with Saturday's bench show entries closing at 3 p.m. For more information, you can contact the UKC field operations at (616) 343-9020.

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Fatherhood presents a learning curve for most, but in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty – where violence, incarceration, stop & frisk, and rigid gender roles are the norm – figuring out how to parent in an emotionally responsible way can be a major feat. The participants at the Midtown Community Court's Workforce and Fatherhood Program, under its new name "UPNEXT," will speak to these challenges freely during group sessions. Through my internship there, I recently facilitated a workshop of my creation called "Navigating Parenting Challenges," which borrowed its ideas of emotionally-attuned parenting from Daniel Siegel's book, Parenting From the Inside Out.
As the workshop took its course, it became very clear that the most immediate challenge our fathers face in raising their children is that of material resources. The employment market is presently a picnic for no one, but for men of color who are balancing some combination of poor educational background, a criminal record, mental health issues, substance addiction, military trauma, and so on, finding and sustaining a job can be, frankly, unrealistic.* Attaining and keeping employment is a near miracle for the previously incarcerated male population of color in this country. For a frighteningly fascinating study on that, see Devah Pager's "The Mark of A Criminal Record" https://www.princeton.edu/~pager/pager_ajs.pdf., which finds that black men without criminal records fare worse in the job market than white men with criminal records – and that black men with criminal records fare the worst of all. This reality is part of why providing materially for one's children can be a daily struggle for the fathers with whom I work.
I marveled at the ways in which being a parent can act as a motivation to clean up one's act, to serve as a role model, and to stay out of prison. But just as surely, becoming a parent presents real financial burdens that push many parents back to their old criminal means of making money. During the course of our conversation, many fathers recalled painful conversations with their young children in which the child needed a new winter coat or shoes, and the unemployed father returned to his past habits of selling drugs the very next day in order to pay for what his child needed. These paradoxical implications of parenting often happen simultaneously within the heart of the same person; many fathers expressed increased guilt and shame over their deviant behaviors after becoming fathers, even as they described the increased need and justification for doing so.
The group discussed how emasculated they feel when they're unable to provide for their children – a sentiment which is in line with the patriarchal norms of much of American society. And when it comes to winter jackets and shoes, the material needs of children are critical and urgent. But as the workshop continued, the reality of being unable to "provide" materially for one's children devolved into a conversation about Christmas presents, iPads, and a new pair of Jordans. In short, the conversation struck me as materialistic, even frivolous, and I struggled to steer the conversation toward the emotional needs that children have and how those needs might be met despite limited financial means. One participant, N, saw where I was going and shared about a conversation where his daughter simply said "I know you can't afford any Christmas presents this year, but dad, you're still gonna come, right?" Other fathers marveled at the story and muttered that they wished their own children had that type of understanding.
Providing emotionally, though, is as much as structural question as it is a cultural one. Being emotionally attuned to one's child means something different within a stable family of privilege than within a family of custody battles and frequent bouts of absence due to incarceration, and these are what comprise the structural piece, for which we are all responsible to combat. But the tendency for parents (and especially fathers) to be unsure how to emotionally reach their children, and the temptation to subscribe to materialistic ideas about love by buying toys instead of giving words of affirmation – these behaviors pervade our culture regardless of class. This conversation with the dads, although disheartening at times, was an important reminder to me about the ways in which we are all tied up in the struggles of our fellow citizens, and that liberation in a vacuum is no liberation at all.
For a great Op-Ed on the indelible impact of strong fathering, check out Charles Blow's recent piece on the White House's "My Brother's Keeper" initiative – a new program to empower young men of color. "We can and must," says Blow, "break the cycles of pain for young men of color, building better boys and repairing broken men."
*I want to underscore that not all of the fathers meet all or even most of the conditions described here, but as a cohort, these are the issues that present barriers to them.


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Ryan Newell, Ph.D., L.B.P.
Chair, Department of Psychology and Family Studies
Professor of Psychology
- A.A., Ohio Valley College
- B.S., Oklahoma Christian University
- M.Ed., University of Central Oklahoma
- Ph.D., University of Toledo
- Office: DAH 217
- Office Phone: 405.425.5458 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Ryan earned his doctorate in Guidance and Counseling with an emphasis in family therapy and a minor in research and statistics at the University of Toledo in 1994. After working in Toledo, Ohio for 6 years in community mental health and the municipal court system, he came to OC in 1992. He teaches courses in Research Methods, Statistics, Abnormal Psychology, Cybernetics and Systems Theory and has served as faculty sponsor for OC's Psychology Club, Psi Chi, since 1992. Newell is an active member of the American Psychological Society and serves as president for the Oklahoma Psychological Society. Newell is also licensed as a Behavioral Practitioner in the state of Oklahoma and maintains a private practice in marriage and family therapy. Ryan and his wife, Tamara, are active members of Wilshire church of Christ in Oklahoma City where Ryan currently serves as Elder. They have raised two children: Brent Newell and Amber Rose. Both children are 2007 graduates: Brent from Cascade College in Portland, OR and Amber from Oklahoma Christian University.
Newell has served as Chair of the Department of Psychology and Family Studies since 2004.
Click on this link to visit Ryan Newell's homepage.
Bobby Kern, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology & Family Studies
- B.S., Oklahoma Christian University
- M.A., Oklahoma Christian University
- Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
- Office Phone: 405.425.5436 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Bobby Kern came to Oklahoma Christian in 2012, after spending a decade working in family ministry. Bobby completed his doctoral work in Family Science at Oklahoma State University. While there he served as the regional program coordinator for the Fathers Count! Research Project, a multi-site project examining the role of fathers and father figures in the lives of African American and Latino boys. Bobby's research interests include fathering, families and religion, and resilience perspectives. He currently teaches courses in family development, developmental psychology, human sexuality, child welfare, gerontology, and family resilience. Bobby is a member of the National Council on Family Relations and serves as a board member for its state affiliate, the Oklahoma Council on Family Relations. Bobby and his wife, Lisa, are active members at the Memorial Road church of Christ, serving as small group leaders. They have two children, Lydia and Josiah, who keep their calendars full and their faces smiling.
Sada Knowles, M.S., C.F.L.E.
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Family Studies
- B.S., Oklahoma Christian University
- M.S., Oklahoma State University
- Ph.D. Candidate, Oklahoma State University
- Office Phone: 405.425.5456 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Sada Knowles first worked for Oklahoma Christian University in Student Life while she worked on her master's degree at Oklahoma State University. After completing her M.S. in Human Development and Family Science, she spent several years gaining "field experience" with her own three children. Sada served Oklahoma Christian as an adjunct instructor in Family Studies before returning as full-time faculty in the fall of 2011. She teaches courses in parent-child relations, child welfare, family life education, and divorce and stepfamilies. Her previous research interests include marital satisfaction and joint leisure, adolescent risk for delinquent behavior, and authoritative parenting of toddlers. Sada is a member of the National Council on Family Relations and its local affiliate, the Oklahoma Council on Family Relations. Sada and her husband, Ben, are active members of Memorial Road Church of Christ in Edmond where Ben serves as a deacon and Sada has served in children's education, women's Bible studies, and Divorce Care for Kids.
Tina Winn, Ed.D., L.P.C.
Professor of Psychology and Family Studies
- B.S.E, Oklahoma Christian College
- MS.Ed. Northwestern Oklahoma State University
- Ed.D. Oklahoma State University
- Office Phone: 405.425.5459 Email: email@example.com
Tina Winn came to Oklahoma Christian in 2010 after 13 ½ years on the faculty at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and 10 years at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Her doctorate is in Counseling and Student Personnel. In addition to her university teaching experience, Winn taught physical education in public schools and served as director of career services at Northwestern. She has taught in both the education and psychology departments at each of the institutions she has worked. Winn teaches courses in Social Psychology, Personality, Developmental Psychology, Motivation and Emotion, and Legal, Ethical, and Professional Issues in Psychology. Winn's research interests are in the areas of motivation and flourishing. Her most recent focus is in factors related to forgiveness. Winn is an LPC and maintains a private practice in individual and family therapy. She and her husband Terry are active members of Memorial Road Church of Christ. She teaches women's classes and has been the featured speaker at various ladies retreats and events.


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If the federal shutdown persists, your retirement and even your retirement planning could be affected. Here's why.
Social Security. These payments are part of the mandatory budget. "In the original authorizing legislation, there is no provision for the federal government or Congress to deny these payments," says Jay Ryu, associate professor of public finance and budgeting at Ohio University. The offices are remaining open, but about one-third of all Social Security employees will be furloughed. That could slow down paperwork, applications and processing, Ryu predicts.
Medicare and Medicaid. These two programs are also mostly off the table, although Medicare may be subjected to some automatic, across-the-board reductions, Ryu says, thanks to the Budget Control Act of 2011, which was enacted as a compromise to end that debt ceiling crisis.
Federal retirement benefits. Federal retirement annuity payments will continue to be paid on time, the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, or NARFE, assures its membership. Also unaffected are life, health and long-term care benefits. NARFE does warn that government paperwork will be slowed.
Veterans Affairs retirement benefits. Veterans Health Administration hospitals and health care facilities remain open and operating, but the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs put out a statement warning, "Claims processing and payments in the compensation, pension, education and vocational rehabilitation programs are anticipated to continue through late October. However, in the event of a prolonged shutdown, claims processing and payments in these programs would be suspended when available funding is exhausted."
Your 401(k) and other retirement savings accounts. This disruption could put a big damper on stock prices and investment returns, eating into retirement security.
This government shutdown is a prelude to a bigger problem -- that of the debt limit. A breach of the debt limit would cause havoc, and possible economic collapse could result if our country doesn't pay its bills.
"The 'full faith and credit of the United States government' is absolutely the most valuable economic asset we have," says Gerald Epstein, professor of economics and co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. "It is the center of the world financial system. It allows us to borrow money at lower rates than any other government. Global faith in the credit of the United States is worth trillions of dollars to U.S. taxpayers and investors. Allowing our politicians to throw that away is liked flushing those trillions down the drain."
Tell your congressman you can't afford this and to get these issues resolved quickly.


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I have a website and managed to bring the website name to first few pages of Google. Even though I am trying hard to attract the customers to the website.
The website is just a classifieds site and I've left no stone unturned to promote this website like directories submission, all kind of SEO, adding backlinks, writing articles, posting in various forums, creating facebook apps, Google adsense etc.
All I am looking out for the customers and their posts on my website.
Please suggest.
Its a corwded niche with too many big players in the market.Try to offer something unique others arent doing. Based on that keep advertising. It might take years unless you can spend good deal of money.
How to attract more users to a website? First step, understand why a user would want to visit your website. If it's just like every other directly on the web, thats going to be hard. If it does something unique or if it serves a niche without one solid provider, then you've got chance.
But I'd suspect if you're doing all of the above activity right and none of it's giving you any traction, chances are you've got something more fundamentally wrong.
You can go for online Yellow pages that are practical way to tell apart your web page from competition in your market. The site is regarded well known with clients. Normally, only primary information of your company is indicated. Nevertheless, by using compensated resources, you can significantly obtain exposure online index. Pictures, sound, movie, weblink to your website; you can add these tools in the Yellow pages that may help clients to search you more easily.<snip>
well its difficult to promote a classifieds site on social networking platforms for the simple reason that people wouldn't be interested in knowing about it. try making your site different in some way or the other so that people may get intrigued to know about it. If you are keeping your site simple and at the same time expecting a large base of visitors then you probably wrong. Try adding some trivial facts or something in your site to make it look attractive.
There are several ways to go. Some people just buy them, but visitors for sale, even targeted ones, and not efficient enough. Use social networking websites to promote your site and of course some SEO job is required. All in all, website promotion comes with a lot of manual work involved, and it is quite time-consuming, so make sure you are ready for that!
Hello!! I would like to suggest you to follow some tips ,
Write original content Write comments to other blogs Be patient Besides this create a small rumor among your family and friends about your website ,social media is also the one of the best method to attract more and more people..
I agree. The niche is quite generic. Maybe you can think of another bigger niche and just incorporate the concept of classifieds.
To attract more traffic to your site the first you should focus on is content of your site. Please make sure that it is useful, but the issue is what information is useful to readers, You should answer the question what readers need to know from your site?, what your site is talk about? And what is your potential readers you want to aim at?Your content is to satisfy your potential readers's requirement.
first thing, if you are doing off page submissions make sure that the submissions on a relevant website.otherwise,it will be marked as a spamming.Second thing,To increase traffic for your website do SMO for your website.invite your friends to see the pages.
As the OP hasn't returned to this thread in over a month, I think we can safely assume they've either found a satisfactory answer or lost interest.
Thread closed.
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Statement by Ambassador Wittig on Kosovo in the Security Council
(as delivered)
I would like to join my colleagues in warmly welcoming the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Mr. Vuc Jeremić, and the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo, Ms. Vlora Çitaku, and would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mr. Lamberto Zannier for the briefing.
We appreciate the contribution made by UNMIK and commend the dedication and service of its staff.
Tomorrow, Kosovo will celebrate the third anniversary of its independence. We congratulate the people of Kosovo and its leadership for the progress that has been achieved in the last three years. We will continue our support for a free, multiethnic, democratic and dynamic Kosovo whose future lies in Europe.
We welcome the most recent recognitions of Kosovo as an independent State, bringing the total number of recognitions to 75. Germany sees these recognitions as a clear sign that the region has gained stability since Kosovo's independence. We call upon States that have not yet done so to recognize the Republic of Kosovo as a contribution to peace and stability in the Western Balkans.
Our common goal in the region is very clear: we want peace and stability, freedom, the rule of law, and respect for human rights. The prospect of EU membership has facilitated peace and reconciliation. One day all countries in the region, also Serbia and Kosovo, should find their place under a common European roof.
Germany commends and fully supports the efforts by High Representative Ashton and her representatives to facilitate a process of dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, as supported in the UN General Assembly Resolution of September last year. We welcome that both parties are ready for this dialogue and we hope it will, after some delays, now start quickly and in a constructive spirit.
We follow the Secretary-General in welcoming that the recent parliamentary elections in Kosovo took place in a peaceful atmosphere. We see the increased overall turn-out and the good participation by Kosovo Serbs and by other communities, as a positive signal of the wish of all Kosovo's citizens to jointly participate in building a sustainable, multi-ethnic future. We regret that a number of irregularities have marred the voting and counting processes. However, we welcome that the competent institutions in Kosovo addressed these irregularities in an efficient and responsible manner in line with the existing legal framework in Kosovo. All unlawful acts related to the elections have to be investigated and prosecuted in order to further strengthen the credibility and legitimacy of the democratic process in Kosovo.
We hope for the speedy formation of a new government and election of the new President of the Republic. The new government will face a number of important challenges such as addressing the pressing need for socio-economic development, the strengthening of the rule of law on the whole of the territory of Kosovo and the fight against corruption and organized crime. The full integration of representatives of the ethnic communities in the institutions and society, especially the Kosovo Serbs, and the protection of their religious and cultural sites, will also have to be adressed.
As the report of the Secretary-General underlines, many challenges remain also in northern Kosovo. Although the overall security situation in Kosovo remained relatively calm, it continues to be potentially volatile in the north.
We welcome the continued close cooperation between UNMIK and EULEX, the OSCE and KFOR. We fully support the important work of EULEX and welcome that EULEX has extended its presence and activities in the north of Kosovo in order to guarantee the implementation of its mandate in the whole territory of Kosovo.
The grave allegations of crimes committed against Serbian nationals during and after the end of the armed conflict in Kosovo as described by the Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Dick Marty, are shocking. Germany takes them seriously. These allegations must be investigated fully and impartially. We call on all relevant organizations, institutions and individuals to come forward and present any evidence they have to allow for full investigation. We welcome that the Government of Kosovo and also the Government of Albania are ready for full cooperation to fully and impartially investigate the allegations made by the Special Rapporteur.
EULEX has the necessary capacities, the competence and above all also the jurisdiction to carry out these investigations. EULEX has our full support and confidence. From our point of view, setting-up an ad-hoc body or tribunal by the UNSC would not serve our joint objective of speedy and full investigation.
In conclusion, let me reiterate that my country remains committed to a strong partnership between the United Nations, the EU and the relevant actors in the region, a partnership that builds on shared values and common goals.
Thank you very much.


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AVENTURA, Fla. - Albear and Rosine Hassoun were inseparable during their 67 years of marriage.
Even so, family members were surprised when Rosine had a massive heart attack and died shortly after her husbands death in 2011..
"A major component of her death is that she didn't want to live anymore. The moment he died in November she was alive, but she wasn't living," said her niece Orit Mimoun.
Mimoun believes her aunt died of a broken heart.
Studies show that widows and widowers are more than 30 percent likely to die within six months of their spouses death and that's not all.
"They even showed that heart rhythms, heartbeats, can be synchronized or seem to be synchronized in couples who have lived together a long, long time," said Dr. Alan Ackerman with the Institute for Cardiovascular Wellness in Aventura, Fla.
Ackerman said there is now proof of another form of broken heart syndrome; the medical name is stress cardiomyopathy.
"The sudden news of something bad happening can trigger a reaction in a woman of something similar to having a heart attack or going into heart failure," he said.
Doctors believe it is a surge of hormones that cause the heart to go haywire.
Ackerman said women are seven to nine times more likely than men to suffer from the condition.
"These so-called broken hearts have a distinct ballooning appearance on one end with a narrowing on the other end but the arteries are clear," said Ackerman.
Some of the symptoms of broken heart syndrome are chest pain, shortness of breath, an irregular heartbeat and general weakness.
In cases where the heart is not already damaged, recovery from the syndrome usually takes about two weeks.
Copyright 2012 by Post Newsweek. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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quick question - when looking things up in the python standard library I keep hitting the same problem which leaves me convinced i'm doing something wrong. I need to incorporate arctan(x) into my program where x = (sqrt(2) - 1) Evidently I still need to look up the square root function aswell, but just when I have been trying to do things like the arctan(45) I keep getting errors.
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A Man and the ClubTrick brain teasers appear difficult at first, but they have a trick that makes them really easy.
Tim really wants to join the new luxury fitness club that opened up downtown. The only problem is that to join you have to sign up at the desk and, to get inside, you have to answer a riddle. He thinks this won't be too hard. The guy in line before him goes up to the security guard. The guard says "six", and he answers back "three". The guard lets him in. The next lady goes up and the guard says "twelve". She says "six" and goes in. Now it is Tim's turn. The guard says "four" and Tim, thinking he was so smart, says "two". The guard says "you're wrong". What should he have said?
AnswerHe should have said FOUR.
SIX has THREE letters. TWELVE has SIX letters. FOUR has FOUR letters.
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I am writing a class to do some tasks with shell utility (tshark) using subprocess popen
My problem is that i am stacked actually don't have idea how to interact with method i created that running the popen and for example kill or terminate it , shown in code below.
So if someone could assist me or have another idea will be great
Please advice
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import subprocess
class TsharkCtrl():
def __init__(self,):
def run(self,NIC_LISTEN,FL_TRNAME,OPS_WR=None):
if OPS_WR == None:
tsharkCall = ["tshark","-i" ,NIC_LISTEN, "-w" + FL_TRNAME]
tsharkProc = subprocess.Popen(tsharkCall,executable="C:/Program Files/Wireshark/tshark.exe")
def killProc(self):
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HOUSTON - Mars is one of the first steps in the next giant leap for mankind, and Houston is playing a major role in laying the groundwork for the missions.
NASA's Orion EM1 is scheduled to launch into space in 2017. This will lay the groundwork for the first humans to set foot on another planet. It will also mark a historic collaboration between nations.
On Wednesday, NASA announced the European Space Agency will provide the propulsion that will get Orion further into space than ever before.
"We are really doing international cooperation here," said Bill Gerstenmaier of NASA. "And as we push humans out into the solar system, we're doing it internationally. And this is that first step."
Representatives from the European Space Agency, comprised of 20 European nations, were at Johnson Space Center Wednesday to announce a historic international partnership that will call for the ESA to develop Orion's service module.
The partnership is considered a step beyond its current collaboration of the International Space Station.
"This is now where all these activities are basically convening in this cooperation," said Thomas Reiter, ESA Human Spaceflight Director.
NASA officials said if all goes well, the ESA could play a much larger role in Orion's EM2 Mission in 2021. The Johnson Space Center will train the astronauts for that mission as well as serve as mission control.
"We've learned the real meaning of cooperation," said Gerstenmaier. "It isn't actually counting on your partner to be there. It's actually giving up a piece of the spacecraft or the piece of work that you're going to do and actually counting on that partner to deliver."
Officials said next up for the Orion program is the exploration flight test set to launch in 2014. It will be the first chance to see if Orion can withstand reentry at speeds of up to 20,000 miles per hour.
Copyright 2013 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Bhubaneswar, Sep 26 (IANS) The Raghuram Rajan panel report submitted to the central government on criteria for special category status Thursday triggered a blame game in Odisha.
The state's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) said it was not satisfied and would continue its agitation seeking special category status for Odisha while the opposition Congress welcomed the report and said the state would benefit.
"The UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government and the Congress leaders gave the impression that the Raghuram Rajan committee will address this issue. Unfortunately, we find while Odisha has been categorised as a least-developed state, the special category status has not been accorded to us," Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told reporters here.
He said his party would continue its fight until the goal was achieved.
State Panchayati Raj Minister Kalpataru Das said the central government had always neglected Odisha. "The new formula to states like Odisha is a 'lollipop'," he said.
The Congress however said justice was done to the state.
State Congress president Jayadev Jena said the report would help Odisha to get more funds from the central government.
"Since Odisha is enlisted as a least-developed state, it will get more funds from the central government," he told reporters.
Bharatiya Janata Party's state vice president Jual Oram, however, slammed the report and said the state would not benefit from the report.
Odisha politicians, irrespective of their party affiliations, had in the past demanded a special category status for the state.
The Rajan committee was asked to suggest methods for identifying backwardness of states using a variety of criteria and also to recommend how that might be reflected in future planning and devolution of funds from the central government to the states.
In its report, submitted to Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, the panel suggested doing away with the "Special Category" criterion for providing additional assistance to poorer states.
Instead, it proposed a general method for allocating funds from the central government based on both state's development needs as well as development performance.
The committee recommended each state might get a fixed basic allocation of 0.3 percent of overall funds, to which would be added its share stemming from need and performance to get its overall share.


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BTNEP is a partnership of government, business, scientists, conservation organizations, agricultural interests, and individuals for the preservation, protection, and restoration of the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary in southeast Louisiana, a 4.2 million acre region between the Atchafalaya and Mississippi Rivers. The program was formed in 1990 when the State of Louisiana and the Environmental Protection Agency entered into a cooperative endeavor agreement to establish the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program. Visit Their Site⇒
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Hmm seems to me that 3G switch shouldn't be absent, rather it should also have one for 4g/hspa+ next to it!
Can this be fixed by a simple jailbreak tweak?
When this gets jailbroken, will the 3G SBSettings still turn it off or will it be redundant?
What was the whole thing about the switching back and fourth between the two antennas on the "lets talk iPhone keynote" talking about? Was that not about it switching from 3G to 2G for optimum performance and power usage? Just a guess..


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Evolution Hoax
Tell Me About the Creation
Creatures, named Australopithecus by evolutionists, are actually nothing but an extinct ape species …
Australopithecus means "southern ape". Falling into different categories, all Australopithecus species are extinct apes that resemble the apes of today. Their cranial capacities are the same, or smaller than the chimpanzees of our day. There are projecting parts in their hands and feet which they used to climb trees, just like today's chimpanzees, and their feet have grasping abilities to hold on to the branches. Many characteristics such as the closeness of the eyes, sharp molar teeth, mandibular structure, long arms, short legs, are evidence of these creatures being no different from today's apes.
Evolutionists claim that although the Australopithecus species have the anatomy of an ape, they walked upright like humans.
Extensive research done on various Australopithecus specimens by two world-renowned anatomists from England and the USA, namely, Lord Solly Zuckerman and Prof. Charles Oxnard, has shown that these creatures were not bipedal and had the same sort of movement as today's apes. Having studied the bones of these fossils for a period of 15 years, with funding from the British government, Lord Zuckerman and his team of 5 specialists reached the conclusion – although Zuckerman was an evolutionist himself – that Australopithecines were only an ordinary ape species and were definitely not bipedal.48 Correspondingly, Oxnard, who is also an evolutionist, also likened the skeletal structure of Australopithecus to that of modern orang-utans.49
The detailed analyses conducted by the American anthropologist Holly Smith in 1994 on the teeth of Australopithecus indicated that Australopithecus was an ape species.50
Within the same year, Fred Spoor, Bernard Wood and Frans Zonneveld, all specialists on anatomy, reached the same conclusion through a totally different method. This method was based on the comparative analysis of the semi-circular canals in the inner ear of humans and apes which provided for sustaining balance. The inner ear canals of all Australopithecus specimens analysed by Spoor, Wood and Zonneveld were the same as those of modern apes.51 This finding once more showed that the Australopithecus species is a species similar to modern apes.
50) Solly Zuckerman, Beyond The Ivory Tower, New York: Toplinger Publications, 1970, S. 75-94.
51)Charles E. Oxnard, "The Place of Australopithecines in Human Evolution: Grounds for Doubt", Nature, Band 258, S. 389
52) Holly Smith, American Journal of Physical Antropology, Band 94, 1994, S. 307-325.
53) Fred Spoor, Bernard Wood, Frans Zonneveld, "Implication of Early Hominid Labryntine Morphology for Evolution of Human Bipedal Locomotion", Nature, Band 369, 23 Juni 1994, S. 645-648.


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SAINT LEO, Fla. –The Lions' offense exploded for 20 hits to top Saginaw Valley State 17-1 on Wednesday night from Jack Russell Stadium. Saint Leo moves to 12-6 on the year while Saginaw Valley State falls to 1-4.
Five different Lions' batters contributed multiple hits on the night—with Cole Stancil leading the pack with four hits and two runs scored. Vitale led the way in the RBI column—slugging in three runs on his three hits on the evening. Collecting three hits and three runs scored was Taylor Perez.
Brandon Mumaw made the first start of his career on the mound for the Lions and he did not disappoint. Mumaw did not allow a run in five innings of work, while giving up just two hits and striking out three.
The Lions continued their early game offensive output and scored two runs in the top of the first when Chris Newcomb brought home Bobby Twitty on an RBI single up the middle. A throwing error on the Saginaw Valley catcher allowed Michael Revell to come home to give the Lions a 2-0 lead.
The Lions expanded their lead by putting up a four-spot in the fourth inning and they followed it right up with three more runs in the fifth. The Lions tallied seven hits combined between the two innings.
Just when it looked like the Lions were about to finish off the Cardinals, with a 10-1 lead going into the ninth, the Lions offense caught fire once again—this time for seven runs to completely seal the Lions' second win in as many nights. The inning was highlighted by junior Michael Callahan ripping two hits and tallying two RBI.
Relieving Mumaw in the sixth inning was Matthew Hewitt who escaped some trouble to get out of the inning without allowing any damage. Austin Buck, Michael Dunnigan, and Adam Albers all threw an inning in relief as well—with the Cardinals lone run of the game coming in the seventh inning when they strung together a few hits off of the freshman Dunnigan.
The Lions hit the diamond for the third straight day tomorrow as they welcome St. Anslem to Thomas B. Southard Stadium for the first of a two game set.
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Minor's rocky start sets tone in lopsided affair
Lefty stung by two homers in five innings; Braves surrender 20 hits
SAN DIEGO -- There was certainly reason for Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez to be mentally drained and angered at the conclusion of Friday night's 10-1 loss to the Padres. Over the previous three hours he had watched his players make multiple mental mistakes and show their frustration in a disrespectful fashion.
While attempting to comprehend what had transpired during what was one of the ugliest losses the Braves have recently suffered, there was reason to wonder if the tone of the night might have been different had it not been set by the sinking Mike Minor, who has struggled to the point where the Braves have to at least debate whether they can afford to continue sending him to the mound every five days.
"We finished the game 15 minutes ago," Gonzalez said when asked that very question about Minor. "There are a lot of things we need to sort through and talk about. We've got a couple days off coming up next week. I've had other stuff on my mind other than that right now."
Gonzalez had to wonder how his club had surrendered a season-high 20 hits to a Padres club that has scored the fewest runs in the Majors this year but the most in the National League since the All-Star break. He also had to think about how his offense showed much less fight while recording four hits than David Hale did when he rudely shooed trainer Jeff Porter away during a three-run seventh inning.
Or maybe he was wondering how his club could be in the midst of a four-game losing streak and still be just 1 1/2 games behind the first-place Nationals, who have lost four of their past five. Whatever the case, there was no way he could actually be ignoring the issue surrounding Minor, whose latest clunker was marred by the two two-run home runs he surrendered to rookie first baseman Tommy Medica.
"It's been frustrating all year," said Minor , who allowed five runs in five innings. "I'm just trying to battle. Tonight, Roger came out there and asked, 'Are you going to battle through this?' I said, 'Yes, I'm not giving up.' But it's going to be week to week I guess. I can't really get a rhythm."
Since posting a 3.07 ERA through seven starts this season, Minor has produced a 7.33 ERA in the 10 starts that have followed. In the process of constructing this ugly stretch, he has not come close to resembling the pitcher he was when he compiled a 2.90 ERA over the 47 starts made from July 5, 2012, through the end of last year.
Minor said he understood that his struggles might prompt the club to remove him from the rotation and possibly even send him to Triple-A Gwinnett, where he might at least have a chance to get right for September.
"It's a business, I understand that," Minor said. "We're in a pennant race. It's winding down, the last third of the season. We can't be giving up games with me going out and pitching like that."
Multiple scouts have opined that Minor is injured. But the 26-year-old hurler has disagreed with this assessment. In fact, he hasn't mentioned any ailments since he batted a cranky shoulder during the middle of February and then found himself a month behind in Spring Training.
Minor has now allowed 1.65 home runs per nine innings. To put that into perspective, Padres starter Eric Stults entered Friday night's matchup having surrendered the Majors' second-highest rate (1.63). Of course, Stults also entered the contest with a 5.22 ERA. But that number did not seem to matter as he started the contest with three perfect innings and surrendered just two hits -- both to Chris Johnson -- in 6 1/3 innings. Johnson's fourth-inning single accounted for the only run tallied by the Braves, who actually produced a better attack 24 hours earlier against a dominant Clayton Kershaw.
Though he was visibly agitated, Gonzalez said he fought the temptation to tear into his club, especially after they had played a pair of crisp games while suffering tough-luck losses to the Dodgers duo of Kershaw and Zack Greinke the previous two nights.
"I think everybody is a little upset about the way we played," Gonzalez said. "Tomorrow, I think I'll circle around and talk to some of the guys that we need to talk to. It's hard to get on a team after the kind of series you played against the Dodgers. It was one of the best series we have played. We lost three games, but it was not that bad. The intensity was there. So for you to come in tonight after a game that was not that well played and have a closed-door meeting and yell and scream, I don't think that's the time."
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Freestyle Hammerhead
Until I can afford a fully scratch-proof, crush-proof, nuclear-holocaust-proof watch that is ALSO a fancy mechanical piece of horological kit, I have to settle for a little less. The good news is, a little less is still pretty darn good, if not better, when it comes to dive watches. The Freestyle Hammerhead is THE dive/water watch. I use it every time I go in the water. I use it in the pool, scuba diving, boating - you name it. The size is generous and easy to read without looking like a dinner plate. The metal is solid, with a good heft and excellent durability. It's got a top-notch timer bezel (for timing dives or the roast in the oven), super luminescent hands and numeral markers (so you can tell the time in darkest depths), a date window, and, to top it all off, a little dive flag printed on the dial. Oh, and did I mention it's waterproof to 660 feet? Best of all, it's got a backlight! A really good one, that lights up the entire face. It provides this indispensable benefit of a digital watch without the lack of, shall we say, élan. It comes in white and black dial versions. I got mine years ago (still works!) and it has a neoprene strap - super comfy! Sadly, they abandoned this in favor of PVC plastic. But the watch still rocks. A great dive/boating/water sports/beat it up watch at a great price (about $70). For those so inclined, here are the specs: Case material: stainless-steel Case diameter: 42 millimeters Case Thickness: 12 millimeters UniDirectional Bezel Date window Quartz (battery) movement Water resistant to 660 Feet (200 M)


text: Public Notice State of Indiana County of Jay, SS: In The Jay Circuit Court 2013 Term Cause No. 38C01-1308-EU-24 In the Matter of the Estate of Carl L. Hartman, Deceased Notice of Administration Notice is hereby given that Harriett Sollenberger and James Hartman were, on the 19th day of August, 2013, appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Carl L. Hartman, deceased, who died on July 18, 2013. All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent's death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred. Dated at Portland, Indiana, this 20th, day of August, 2013. Hinkle, Racster & Schemenaur Attorney Ellen Coats Clerk of the Circuit Court, Jay County, Indiana CR 8-23,30-2013 -HSPAXLP


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There are historians (and I know some personally) who will argue that the "cause" of the U.S. Civil War was not slavery: It was economics.
"Oh, yes, there were some abolitionists who sincerely were opposed to slavery," the line goes. "But they were the tools of the industrial North, which wanted to destroy cheap labor in the South." The proof? After the war, the Northern carpetbaggers came and forever changed the face of the nation, especially in the South.
Some others will argue it wasn't about slavery or economics — it was about states' rights.
Let's concede for a moment that true abolitionists were a small minority and were manipulated by Northern robber-barons for their own purposes. Even so, you know who the Civil War remained "about slavery" to? The slaves. Economy, states' rights… Pfftt! Fact is, when the war ended, the Constitution was amended to give an entire class of Americans rights guaranteed to them that they had never been given, despite being human beings. Before the Civil War, one man could own another in this country; after, they could not. That's a big deal.


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A FARMER said his home had been turned into a 'ghost town' after floods forced him to relocate more than 250 animals.
James Hall and his partner Becky Riley have lived at Northmoor Farm, close to Burrowbridge, for around a year but they say their 200 acres of fields have looked like a lake since the start of the year.
Amid rising water levels this week, the couple were forced to move their 123 cattle to a nearby farm on higher ground and other animals to safety way from the floods.
James said: "It has been devastating for everyone who has lost their home and their business because they are all pretty much destroyed.
"By the time the floods have finished there will be nothing left."
The pair continue to live in their home with their chickens but they are concerned more heavy rain over the coming days will finally force them out.
They said: "We are digging in as long as we can."
James said his parents Bob and Sue Hall, also in Fordgate, were not so lucky after their home and farm was completely submerged by floodwater.
He said: "There is three feet of water on the ground floor and there is anything and everything in the water from glass and light bulbs to waste from the septic tanks.
"It is not very nice ... there is a stench with the water.
"We just have to wait for the water to stop coming up now before we even plan for the future.
"When it goes down we will just have to see what is left."
James and other members of the community are calling for Lord Smith, chairman of the Environment Agency, to resign.
He said: "We are signing a petition because we are disgusted that they say they had no money but were given £5million in 2000 – we want to know what has happened with that.
"We have had a lot of help coming from every direction recently and the community has really pulled together."
James said he sympathised with fellow flood victims close to the River Thames but added: "We have had to scream for weeks to get the same help."


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A "boob cruise" operator was responsible for organising a private school girls' formal after-party at an outlaw bikie club.
A group of senior girls from elite private school, St Hilda's, booked the after-party with the Gold Coast Function Centre, sources told Fairfax Media on Wednesday.
The business was registered in 2009 to Anthony Kisrwani, who also operates Boob Cruises on the Gold Coast and in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, and founded Australian Outback Adult Tours.
"You may have found that when you mention the words 'after party' to a venue, they immediately say 'NO!' Well, we don't," the Gold Coast Function Centre website reads.
"We'll happily provide you with a safe and legal environment for your whole year to celebrate in style."
The St Hilda's students, including the daughters of Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate and Federal MP Karen Andrews, were bussed to a mystery location after attending their formal at the Gold Coast Convention Centre on Saturday night.
Parents claimed the girls, aged 17 and 18, were naive to the fact the after-party venue in an industrial estate, about 15 kilometres from the heart of Surfers Paradise, was the Nomads Motorcycle Club stronghold.
On its website, the Gold Coast Function Centre boasts its security guards "are not the kind you will find parading around a shopping mall".
"We have our own first class and professional security team that will provide everyone attending with a safe party environment," the website states.
"The last thing you want is for your after party to be called off for a few selfish people who are causing trouble."
Neither Mr Kisrwani, nor his employees at Boob Cruises in Sydney and Melbourne, have returned calls from Fairfax Media yesterday and today.
Gold Coast Detective Superintendent David Hutchinson said the stunt was another public relations exercise by the Nomads, and encouraged parents to make themselves aware of their children's party arrangements.
"This is just another way outlaw motorcycle gangs attempt to legitimise themselves in the eyes of the public," he said.
"The fact remains that outlaw motorcycle gangs are involved in organised crime and this should not be forgotten."
The location of Saturday night's party was kept a secret in order to deter potential gate-crashers, students said.
Police Commissioner Ian Stewart said on Tuesday it was disappointing that an event for school students was staged at a bikie clubhouse.
"It's very disappointing that someone would organise such a venue for people from any high school of young people who are at that impressionable age," Mr Stewart said, adding that there was "nothing glamorous" about outlaw bikie gangs.
"I don't think it was the right thing to do.
"I certainly think that in future people need to be more careful about the arrangements they make with third party organisers."
Police said Mr Kisrwani had not acted illegally in hiring the bikie clubhouse for the student party.
In 2007, students from Emmanuel College held a formal after-party at the Rebels clubhouse, and in 2006, the Bandidos Mermaid Beach clubhouse was the venue for a similar event for students from The Southport School.


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FORMER Accrington Stanley chairman Ilyas Khan says he would be 'honoured' to help a local consortium take control of Blackburn Rovers – if Venky's decide they want to sell.
Khan provided the funds to rescue Stanley from winding up proceedings over an unpaid £308,000 tax bill in 2009 but stepped down as chairman at the club's annual general meeting last week.
A lifelong Accrington fan, the multi-millionaire investment banker estimates that he has put around £2m into Stanley but had always insisted that he did not want to be chairman long term.
He is also now in the process of giving away his sizeable stake in the clubs, another thing he had long since said he wanted to do.
And Khan has now had dialogue with Seneca about helping them buy Rovers, telling the Lancashire Telegraph that he would be willing to play some part in any takeover.
"A local consortium approached me at the weekend asking if I would head the consortium and maybe be their first chairman," said the 49-year-old, who is now based in Surrey.
"I don't think that Venky's are sellers but if they ever were to sell then, yes, I would be honoured to help. As a Lancastrian, I was gutted to see Blackburn Rovers relegated.
"I am a Stanley fan but over the years Blackburn Rovers have always been very good to us."
Khan would be joined by a number of other investors if any takeover of Rovers was able to come to fruition. His Stanley shares are due to go to a number of investors, soon to be announced under new chairman Peter Marsden, as well as existing shareholders – including those who have bought a stake in a recent share issue, which has raised £200,000.
He will remain in close contact with Stanley, possibly providing further financial assistance if required, and remains committed to funding a new stadium for the club at some point in the future.
"I will still be around should God forbid they need me to help them," he said. "And in some ways my stepping down may enhance the possibility of the stadium because capital can now go into the development.
"But it will take time. It would be dependent on the council and a commercial partner.
"I would think it is around £2m that I have put into the club. Most of that has been in donations.
"The loans are around £500,000 but that is only a quarter of what I have put in. If the club are in a position to repay loans then fantastic but that is not a priority.
"It has been the plan for two or three years to step down.
"I wanted to do the share issue when we could use the money constructively and not to repay old debt. Around 2,000 have been sold, which is very pleasing."


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The Jones Group, the American contemporary megalith that owns such brands as Nine West, Stuart Weitzman, and Dockers (plus 32 others), has just announced they have acquired Kurt Geiger from private equity group Graphite Capital for gBP 215 million. This is a big deal.
© The Financial Times Ltd 2016 FT and 'Financial Times' are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.


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Working in batches, blend all ingredients in a blender except the fresh tomatoes, bell peppers and cucumber. Pour into a medium mixing bowl. Add the fresh tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumber and mix. Chill for at least 1 hour before serving. Great with corn bread.
Per serving - 163 calories, 0 gram fat (2% calories from fat), 6 gram protein, 25 gram carbohydrate, 7 gram fiber, 0 milligram cholesterol, 361 milligram sodium


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CES 2013: Lenovo Announces 27", Windows 8-Powered "Horizon" Table PC
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Lenovo's Horizon will start at $1,700
We have seen large, multi-touch table PC concepts in the past from
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Vaio Tap 20
Now, Lenovo is looking to expand its presence in your living room with the 27" IdeaCentre Horizon Table PC. The Horizon can lay on a flat surface (like a table or floor) where multiple users can gather around and interact with the touch interface.
Horizon supports simultaneous 10-finger touch, and even comes with a few cool peripherals to use including E-dice for card-based games and four joysticks (Lenovo currently has backing from Electronic Arts and Ubisoft for games with Horizon support).
When not being used in table mode, the Horizon can easily convert into a regular 27" desktop PC (1920x1080 resolution).
The Horizon runs
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Thankfully, the Horizon includes an integrated battery so that families can gather around and interact with the device and not trip over wires. However, don't expect to go cordless for too long -- the integrated battery is only good for a maximum of two hours before you have to go scrambling to find the power cord.
"We've seen technology shifts across the four screens, from the desktop to the laptop, tablet and smartphone, and yet, while people have more computing power than ever before, there is still room for technologies like Horizon that bring people together," said Peter Hortensius, president, Product Group, Lenovo. "Horizon makes personal computing interpersonal computing with shared, collaborative experiences among several people,"
Lenovo's Horizon Table PC will not launch until early summer, and will feature a price tag starting at $1,699.
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Başkent TV, Feb 13- 2009
Adnan Oktar: Our Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) is an Arab. All Arabian people are our beloved ones. They are the descendants of Prophet Ishmael (peace be upon him). That is a holy lineage. It is unacceptable to think in the reverse way. Arabs admire Turks. All Arab countries feel that Turks are the leader. Indeed this is determined by destiny. This topic is mentioned in the hadiths of our Prophet (May Allah bless him and grant him peace). Our Prophet (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) had consigned the entire Islamic world to Turks. This is referred to in many hadiths by our Prophet (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) as red flags – Turkish flags - will appear at first and then they unite with the green flags – the flags of Islamic world. The red and the green flags will get united to form Turkish – Islamic Union Insha'Allah… This is destiny which is unavoidable. The Arabs, Iranians, Pakistanis, Egyptians, Armenians are going to participate in Turkish Islamic Union as well as Georgia and Lithuania. All of them are our best beloved brothers. We will compassionately embrace all of them and ensure the security of life and property in these countries. We will make all of them rich and provide peace in these countries. This is destiny. Then next step will be the involvement of Russia in Turkish Islamic Union. So we will establish the greatest super power of the world.
Milliyet, July 12- 2010
Turkey is our role model
Palestinian Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad has expressed that Turkey is an excellent role model for Palestine with its successful development. He has also declared that they are looking for ways to establish strong connections between Palestine and Turkey.


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Last week I wrote about the growing trend of hosting virtual conferences in 3D virtual worlds like Second Life. If you didn't see it, check out the demo video of virtual conference embedded in that post. It's way cool.
Ultimately, I think whether virtual conferences go mainstream will depend on whether virtual worlds go mainstream. Some people like Neal Locke, who sparked this conversation believe that in the next 10-20 years the entire web will go from the 2D space it is now to 3D and eventually everything online will be experienced as a 3D space.
That seem at least plausible. After all 20 years ago nobody was on the web, and now just about every organization views a website as essential.
But in order for the web to transition from 2D to 3D, I think at least 4 things will need to happen.
1) Standards – There will need to be some standardization with 3D browsers/worlds/avatars. Either that or Second Life will become to the 3D web what Facebook is to social networking, a proprietary platform that everyone has to submit to because everyone there.
2) A compelling case – The case still needs to be made that a 3D web is better than a 2D web. What does a 3D version of this blog, or CNN, or my doctor's website look like? And how is that better than the current 2D version?
3) Search – There needs to be a Google for the virtual world. Google revolutionized the web by making it easy to find whatever we're looking for. I couldn't find squat in Second Life with their search tool.
4) Better user interface – 3D worlds need to become more intuitive so people can become comfortable and competent more quickly and easily. Improved tutorials would be helpful. A virtual training center would be ideal.
What do you think? Have you spent time in virtual worlds like Second Life? Is the web going to become entirely 3D within the next 20 years? And what do you


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SAINT LEO, Fla.—The Saint Leo University baseball team (1-1) evened the series with Montevallo (1-1) on Saturday afternoon after a 5-2 win. Starting pitcher Charles Neely (1-0) set the tone from the very beginning and cruised through six innings to earn the win.
In the winning effort, Neely struck out out nine and allowed just five hits and one earned run in six complete innings.
The Lions hit the ball hard once again, but this time were able to find some more holes. The Lions offense collected nine hits on the afternoon, three of which came from Taed Moses. Bobby Twitty also provided some offensive firepower, knocking a double down the line in his first at bat, and cranking one off the right-center field wall in his next at bat.
After scoring a run in the second, Chris Newcomb extended the Lions' lead to two when he belted a line drive over the leftfield wall for his first homrun of the year. The Lions followed up in the fourth with two more runs after Twitty and Moses strung together a few hits and Dillon Vitale brought the run home with a sacrifice fly. The Lions got their second run of the inning when Moses scored on an error by the Falcons first baseman.
The Lions pitching staff gave up just five hits and one earned run to the Falcons, who were unable to get anything going offensively the entire game. Relieving Neely in seventh inning was Brandon Terry who tossed a solid two innings, and closing it out in the ninth to earn his first save of the year was Adam Albers.
The third and deciding game of the series will be played tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m.


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A CAMPAIGN to raise awareness of the dangers of drink driving has been launched in Wyre Forest ahead of this summer's World Cup.
The Safer Roads Partnership in the West Mercia Police force area - Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin - say drink and drug driving offences traditionally increase during the summer and with a month of people watching World Cup football at home of on big screens people could be tempted to risk mixing drinking with driving.
The campaign Kick Drink Drive aims to raise awareness of the consequences of driving after drinking.
Police have warned as well as an advertising campaign, roadside checks will be carried out at all times of the day and night and on all types of road throughout Wyre Forest.
During the past three years, 103 people have been killed or seriously injured in the West Mercia force area as a result of collisions involving drink or drugs. About 50 per cent of drivers involved in collisions causing death or serious injury involving drink or drugs were aged between 17 and 30, of which about 85 per cent were male.
Vicki Bristow, communications manager for the Safer Roads Partnership, said: "During the summer months and over the World Cup period people may be in situations where they are drinking more than usual. This campaign aims to highlight that the risk of being caught or being involved in a collision after drinking and driving simply isn't worth it.
"Our message is simple, don't let the side down, enjoy the World Cup responsibly, don't drink and drive."
Supt Lee Davenport, of West Mercia Police, said: "Cracking down on those who take drugs or drink and then drive is a year round commitment for us, however, we are very aware the summer period and significant sporting events can present opportunities where people are tempted to drive after taking drugs or drinking.
"To combat this, extra attention will be made throughout the summer in a bid to tackle those who commit the unacceptable act of drinking or drug driving. Worryingly and despite many warnings over the years about the dangers of drink and drug driving, there are still far too many reckless drivers ignoring the devastating consequences."
The immediate consequences for anyone if they are caught drink or drug driving include a minimum 12 month driving ban, up to six months in prison, a fine of up to £5,000 and a criminal record. A conviction for drink or drug driving can have a major impact on the future prospects of a young person. For example, it may lead to job loss and significant problems when applying for a job in the future.
Driving after drinking or taking drugs significantly increases the chances of a person being involved in or causing a smash. The maximum penalty of being convicted of causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs is 14 years' imprisonment, an unlimited fine, disqualification from driving for at least two years and a mandatory extended driving test.


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I'm new to this forum, and thought I'd introduce myself and what I'm doing here; my name is Sam, I'm a megayacht designer working in the UK and am still learning about the demanding design requirements of the high-end (100m plus) megayachts. This forum has been a great research tool since I started this job. I'm currently creating a 100m++ megayacht to display the cutting edge of technology in green energy sources, security, safety, nautical and AV technology, and was wondering if you had any suggestions as far as these go considering the size, expense and requirements of such a large vessel. I'm talking alt-energy, anti-piracy/terrorism devices, modern/future nav systems etc.
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The Crap We Missed – Friday 9.9.11
"Michael's really alive and he's in the backseat! HELLP!!!"
Welcome to Friday's The Crap We Missed featuring an inevitable moment in Kendra Wilkinson's life – "Ha! Someone saw mommy's sex tape! SNORT." – Britney Spears crawled under the fry lamp at McDonald's again, Alexander Skarsgard can't even walk down the street anymore and the leprechaun who's been stealing all me shoes.
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Elite universities with poor records of enrolling disadvantaged students would be the big winners under the federal government's new Commonwealth scholarship scheme, according to new modelling.
Regional and suburban universities – which typically enrol more students from poor backgrounds – may have only 20 per cent of the funds to spend on scholarships for disadvantaged students as their elite counterparts, according to the National Tertiary Education Union modelling.
The federal government last week introduced legislation into Parliament that, if passed, would allow universities to set their own fees and reduce Commonwealth course funding by 20 per cent.
Universities would be required to spend $1 of every $5 in increased fees on equity scholarships for disadvantaged students.
The union's modelling found that a regional university with 30 per cent of disadvantaged students would have $1733 to spend on scholarships for each such student under a deregulated fee system.
An inner-city university with 10 per cent disadvantaged students would have $5200 to spend on scholarships for each disadvantaged student. A university with 5 per cent of disadvantaged students would have $10,400.
The modelling assumes both universities have 16,000 undergraduate students and increase fees from the maximum tuition fee of $8000 to $13,000 a year.
The proposed scholarship scheme has split the university sector, which has united behind other demands including support for fee deregulation and a compensation package for regional universities.
The elite "Group of Eight" universities support the proposed scholarship scheme while the Regional Network of Universities opposes it. Regional universities want the scholarship money to be pooled so students can use it to study at the campus of their choice.
In the introduction speech for his higher education legislation, Mr Pyne said the scholarship scheme was "one of the most important and valuable elements of the reform package".
"With this investment, institutions will be able to provide tailored, individualised support to help disadvantaged students, including help with costs of living while they study, something regional students and families will especially welcome," he said. "The scholarships will also be able to cover fee exemptions and mentoring, tutorial support and even relocation expenses."


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Your Friend, the Barber.Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
It is best to try to avoid me, as you make your way through life.
But, if you chance to meet me, don't give me any strife.
Just co-operate and do as I say and your suffering will be less.
And you will be able to get on with your life with less damage to your flesh.
When I am not actually plying my trade, I blend in with the mob.
You would not be able to pick me out. My clothes give no hint to my job.
But then, when I am dressed for work, I stand out like a thumb.
There is no doubt of my purpose, or why it is I've come.
I wear a mask, I carry a knife, and I sometimes use a gun.
And then I take your money. Sorry, but that's how it's done.
I often am a wanted man, but not by you, I trust.
When finished, I often hug your spouse, but it's nothing to do with lust.
It's just another part of my job. Something I'm expected to do.
Maintaining good public relations is a part of my job, too.
So guess what I am, don't be afraid. You've nothing to fear from me.
The more of my subjects to survive, the better my record will be.
AnswerI am a surgeon.
The title refers to the early days, when doctors were physicians. The risky and messy business of surgery was carried out by barbers, hence the red and white barber's pole, in memory of the blood-soaked bandages. In many countries the surgeon is still given the honorable title of Mister, in memory of the earlier practitioners.
The gun in the clues, refers to the staple gun, which modern surgeons use in place of many of the old fashioned sutures.
I take your money, is obvious, and don't yell that you have free medical care or insurance. The money paid to doctors comes from insurance companies or the government. Either way, whether from premiums, or taxes, it is your money.
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GENEVA, Fla. - A 31-year-old bicyclist was killed in Seminole County early Tuesday when he was struck by a side mirror of a pickup truck, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Jerome Laron Griffin, of Geneva, was riding his bike westbound on Aloma Avenue near Seminole Woods Boulevard around 6:30 a.m. when the right side mirror of a Chevrolet pickup truck hit him and knocked him off his bike, the FHP said.
Griffin was taken to Orlando Regional and was later pronounced dead, the FHP said.
The driver of the truck, Dale Meade, 50, of Geneva, was not injured, the FHP said.
The crash remains under investigation.
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Let It SlideRiddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
My hash marks are not used
For setting up a tweet
Instead they designate
A place where couples meet
My blues are not the ones
Involving emotion
But they serve to restrict
Certain forward motion
When you cross my red line
You won't be in trouble
You will have reached the goal
Should your distance double
Periodically cleaned
To facilitate play
Helping a cylinder
To move along its way
What am I?
Answeran ice hockey rink
lines 1-4: The "hash marks" are the markings on the ice surface indicating where the two players (a "couple"), one from each hockey team, position themselves to take a face-off, a means by which the play is resumed after a stoppage. The "hash mark" character ("#") is used on a social networking website, such as Twitter, in the formation of a hashtag.
lines 5-8: The "blues" here are referring to the two blue lines, which divide the hockey rink into three zones: the neutral zone, the attacking zone, and the defending zone. The blue lines are used to determine whether a team's entry into the attacking zone is legal. If not, there is a stoppage in play (and a subsequent resulting face-off) due to the play being ruled as "offside".
lines 9-12: The reference to "red line" here is not in the figurative sense, but is an actual red line which is referred to as such or alternatively as the "centre line", since it is located at the centre of the ice hockey rink. Therefore, if an attacking player has just crossed this red line, they have just passed the midpoint of the rink, and therefore would be about halfway to the opposing team's "goal".
lines 13-16: For each hockey game the rink is cleaned at least three times: before the first period (before the game), before the second period (during the first intermission), and before the third period (during the second intermission). This is why it is described as being "periodically cleaned". This helps the "cylinder" which is the hockey puck, to move better along the ice, as the cleaning/resurfacing smoothens out the ice surface.
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