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16 U.S. Code § 4009 - Establishment of seafood marketing councils
§ 4009.
Establishment of seafood marketing councils
(a) Application
An application for a charter for a seafood marketing council for one or more species of fish and fish products of that species may be filed by persons who meet the requirements specified in accordance with subsection (b)(6) of this section.
(b) Form of applicationAn application for a charter for a council shall be made by filing with the Secretary the text of a proposed charter in such form as shall be prescribed by regulation by the Secretary. The text of a proposed charter must contain such information as the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate for carrying out the provisions of this chapter, including—
a description of the species of fish and fish products for which the council will implement marketing and promotion plans under section 4010 of this title;
the identification of each sector and the number and terms of representatives of each sector that will be represented as voting members of the council;
the identification of those sectors (including the sector consisting of harvesters, the sector consisting of receivers, and, if subject to assessment, the sector consisting of importers) subject to a referendum to establish a council under subsection (e) of this section;
a specification for each sector described under paragraph (5) of this subsection of the minimum requirements, as measured by income, volume, or other relevant factors, that a person engaging in business in the sector must meet in order to participate in a referendum;
a description of the procedures for determining assessment rates under section 4012 of this title;
the proposed rate or rates that will be imposed by the council on receivers and, if subject to assessment, importers during its first year of operation;
the maximum amount an assessment rate for any period may be raised above the rate applicable for the immediately preceding period; and
a provision setting forth the definition of a quorum for making decisions on council business and the procedures for selecting a chairman of the council;
such other provisions relating to administration of the council as the Secretary considers necessary.
The text of a proposed charter shall be accompanied by a document identifying, to the extent practicable by address of place of business, the persons (hereinafter referred to as "sector participants") that are considered by the applicants to meet the requirements specified in paragraph (6) of this subsection. The text of a proposed charter shall include provisions setting forth procedures for providing refunds to those sector participants subject to assessment under section 4012 of this title, and may also include provisions which establish a maximum limit on the amount that any one sector participant may be required to pay under an assessment for any period.
(c) Contents of charterThe Secretary may not approve a proposed charter filed under subsection (a) of this section unless such charter provides that—
the council will have voting members representing the harvesting, receiving and, if subject to assessment, importing sectors; and
(d) Review of charter
(1) Within 180 days of the receipt of an application to establish a council, the Secretary shall—
identify, to the extent practicable, those sector participants that meet the requirements for eligibility to participate in the referendum under subsection (e) of this section;
determine, to the extent practicable, if the charter is accompanied by a petition comprised of the signatures or corporate certifications, as the case may be, of no less than three sector participants in each sector identified in accordance with subsection (b)(5) of this section who collectively accounted for, in the twelve-month period immediately preceding the month in which the application was filed, not less than 10 percent of the value of the fish or fish products described in accordance with subsection (b)(3) of this section that were handled by each such sector during that period; and
If any negative determination is made under paragraph (1) of this subsection regarding a proposed charter, the Secretary shall advise in writing the sector participants who made the application of the reasons for such determination. A corrected application may be submitted thereafter to the Secretary for approval.
(e) Conduct of referendum
Upon making affirmative determinations under subsection (d)(1) of this section regarding a proposed charter, the Secretary, within 90 days after the date of the last of such determinations, shall conduct a referendum on the adoption of the proposed charter among all sector participants identified in accordance with subsection (d)(1)(A) of this section. The Secretary shall by order establish the council and approve the proposed charter, if the referendum votes which are cast in favor of the proposed charter constitute a majority of the sector participants voting in each sector and the majority collectively accounts for, in the twelve-month period immediately preceding the month in which the proposed charter was filed under subsection (a) of this section, at least sixty-six percent of the value of the fish and fish products described in accordance with subsection (b)(3) of this section that were handled by that sector during such period.
(2) Not less than thirty days prior to holding a referendum under this subsection, the Secretary shall—
publish (by such means as will result in wide publicity in regions affected by the proposed charter) the text of the proposed charter and a list of those sector participants eligible to vote in the referendum; and
The Secretary shall pay all costs of a referendum which establishes a council under this subsection. Within two years after a council is established the council shall reimburse the Secretary for any expenses incurred for the conduct of the referendum from assessments collected by the council. Prior to the holding of a referendum under this subsection, the Secretary shall require the applicants to post a bond or other security acceptable to the Secretary, in an amount which the Secretary determines to be sufficient to pay any expenses incurred for the conduct of the referendum, and shall immediately recover such amount if a referendum fails to result in the establishment of a council.
(f) Nominations
Within thirty days after a council is established under subsection (e) of this section, the Secretary shall solicit from the sectors represented on the council nominations for members of the council. If the harvesters and receivers represented on the council are engaged in business in two or more regions of the United States, the nominations made under this paragraph, and the appointments to the council made under paragraph (3) of this subsection, must, to the extent practicable, result in equitable representation for the constituent regions.
No person is eligible for nomination or appointment as a member of a council unless such person is knowledgeable and experienced with regard to the activities of, and is or has been actively engaged in the business of, the sector which such person will represent on the council.
The Secretary shall, within sixty days after the end of the thirty-day period referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection, appoint the members of the council from among the nominees.
A vacancy on a council shall be filled, within sixty days after the vacancy occurs, in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term.
The Secretary shall remove any member of a council if the council concerned first recommends, by not less than two-thirds of its members, removal for cause. Such a recommendation of a council must be in writing and accompanied by a statement of the reasons upon which the recommendation is based.
(Pub. L. 99–659, title II, § 210, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3721.)
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Topic: My wonderful gastroenterologist
Hi all,
Just got back from a procedure that my husband had with the same gastroenterologist that diagnosed my CC. When he came in to give us the results he brought a resident who said "Dr. Kaul told me all about you and I just want to say congratulations, you are a miracle." I thought that was so very nice.
On the flip side, my poor hubby had 9 polyps in his colon (1 being very large). They were all removed but the doc said he has an abnormal colon and needs to come back in 3 months to see how the colon has healed. He will also be on yearly colonoscopies. I have to say that this is the first time I have been the caregiver and not the patient and it is very very stressful. I applaud all of you out there taking care of someone!!! I can now truly empathize with all you caregivers out there...I waited for 3 hours to go in and see him for what was supposed to be a 30 minute procedure. Granted the doc was running behind, so it didn't start until later than expected, however, I did not know this and I was very nervous in the waiting room.
It's a entirely different perspective and I am not sure which is worse, patient or caregiver. I guess I will choose to be neither!!!
Just thought I'd share.
My comments, suggestions, and opinions are based only on my personal experience as a cancer survivor. Please consult a physician for professional guidance.

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McDonald settles in, picks up win after rough start
Righty benefits from Bucs' five-run fourth; Melancon, Grilli shut door
PHOENIX -- Ever since James McDonald joined them in mid-2010, the Pirates have been accustomed to seeing two of him. Every fifth day, they could get either the Good McDonald or the Bad McDonald.
Tuesday night, they got both McDonalds. And, thanks to their just-about-always-good bullpen, the Pirates also got a 6-5 victory over the D-backs at Chase Field.
If two straight qualifies as a winning streak, the Bucs also have their first of 2013.
Bad McDonald turned an early 1-0 lead into a 4-1 deficit with an ugly bottom of the first. Then the good one appeared to allow only one other hit the rest of his five-inning stint, buying the Bucs time to mount their own comeback against Arizona righty Brandon McCarthy.
"The first inning wasn't very good," manager Clint Hurdle said, "but he was able to make some adjustments and fought the next four innings. So it was a nice step for him tonight, because there were games in the second half last season when, if he threw up four in the first, he wouldn't be around much longer."
The Bucs gave McDonald a fresh lead in the fourth. and, with it, he got his second wind -- and his first win.
Some old hands got involved in that five-run rally, which was quite an outburst for a team that had scored a total of 13 runs in its first seven games.
The key blows were a two-run double by Starling Marte, who has been doing it the whole young season, and a two-run single by Neil Walker, who hasn't done it since August. Walker's single snapped his 0-for-21 and accounted for his first RBIs since Aug. 24. Garrett Jones' run-scoring single applied the frosting for a 6-4 lead.
"It definitely felt good," Walker, all smiles after the game, said of the hit that put the Bucs up, 5-4. "More than anything else, because that was a big moment in the game to get the lead back -- regardless of how things have gone for me. I'm more focused on having good at-bats, and hitting barrels. I've done that, regardless of what the numbers are. But that was a big moment for the team, more than for me, because I know it's going to come around."
"He's a guy who's driven in his share of runs the last two seasons, so you know he's going to come around," Hurdle said. "But it was nice to see; it's always good to get him started, because we felt his absence in the lineup last year."
Virtually incapacitated by a bulging disk in his lower back, Walker had sat out most of the Pirates' 7-21 September.
McDonald also played a major role in that go-ahead burst, with a single that loaded the bases to set the stage. McDonald's roller up the middle foiled the Arizona infield that was on the move for the bunt-defending wheel play, and that had a ring of karma to it: earlier Tuesday night, Andrew Lambo, who had accompanied McDonald from the Dodgers in that July 31, 2010 trade, had completed the first cycle in the history of the Double-A Altoona Curve.
McDonald gutted out five innings, allowing a total of four hits and four runs, also walking four and striking out five. The first line of relief, Tony Watson and Jared Hughes, were a bit shaky, but then Mark Melancon tendered his usual perfect eighth and Jason Grilli nailed down his third save.
"We felt comfortable going to the bullpen [after McDonald's five]. Hughes wobbled a little bit," Hurdle said, "but Watson was very good and Melancon was very good again."
In five one-inning shutout outings, Melancon has allowed two hits, with five strikeouts compared to no walks. As a group, Pittsburgh relievers have worked 26 innings and given up six runs (2.08 ERA).
The game tightened up in the seventh, when Miguel Montero's bases-loaded sacrifice fly off Hughes brought the D-backs within a run.
Pittsburgh pitchers allowed more walks (seven) than hits (six), but Arizona couldn't capitalize on the generosity.
"We didn't take very good advantage of the situations we had," said D-backs manager Kirk Gibson, who also decried the multiple hits allowed by McCarthy on 0-and-2 counts. "I think they had four hits 0-2; he was unable to make good pitches there. All in all, it was just a game where we didn't play very well. We didn't execute when we needed to, they did."
Reviving one of their prominent 2012 habits, the Pirates scored in the first inning for the third consecutive game. Of course, in the middle of it again was Marte, who led off with a single, stole second, motored to third on a foul fly by Andrew McCutchen and scored on Jones' smash off second baseman Aaron Hill's glove for a single.
The D-backs needed only one hit in the bottom of the inning to get over that: Montero's double scored Gerardo Parra and Hill, who had both walked. When Jason Kubel connected for a homer with two out, Arizona led, 4-1, and in two-thirds of an inning, McDonald had allowed as many hits and quadruple the runs he had permitted in seven innings of his first start, Thursday at PNC Park against the Cubs.
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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It was not Notre Dame and Miami. Nor was it even Stanford and Oklahoma.
But it was a success.
A crowd of 47,922 -- just 2,078 shy of a sellout -- turned out on a chilly, wind-blown Monday afternoon to watch 6-7 Georgia Tech edge 7-5 Southern Cal 21-7 in this year's 79th annual Hyundai Sun Bowl.
For almost eight decades now, El Pasoans have supported this game ... supported it through different conference alliances, difference corporate names, through snow and cold and sunny warmth.
For the past three years and again next year, it has been and will be known as the Hyundai Sun Bowl. Oscar Leeser, CEO of Hyundai El Paso, said earlier in the week that he hopes to keep Hyundai as the name on the logo for another four years.
"That's the goal," Leeser said. "I think it's important for continuity."
The weather cooperated to a small degree this time. At least the rain stayed away. The fans, in spite of that cold wind, did not stay away.
The game was expected to be an offensive shootout. Each team had put up big offensive numbers. Each team's defense had trouble stopping other teams from putting up big numbers.
But, partially because of the wind, partially because of a terrible outing from USC's backup freshman quarterback Max Wittek and partially because of some good play by both defenses, this was a low-scoring battle.
The game was close: 0-0 after the first quarter, 7-7 at the half, 14-7 Georgia Tech after three quarters. That seemed to appease the fans who braved those chilly winds.
The majority remained in their seats until the final seconds ticked off. Then, as soon as the game ended, the old stadium emptied as if there were a bomb threat, everyone scurrying for a little warmth.
Georgia Tech, of course, was here a year ago, dropping an overtime thriller to Utah in the 78th version of this game. The Yellow Jackets, in fact, had lost seven straight bowl games ... four of those under current head coach Paul Johnson. As a result, most people -- those few who remained -- said they had never seen a Sun Bowl- winning team happier than Georgia Tech.
For his part, Johnson said, "I want to thank the people of El Paso and the Sun Bowl for a fabulous week. The second time around was probably even better than the first."
USC coach Lane Kiffin, who saw his team go from No. 1 in the Associated Press preseason poll to six losses, who saw his team tumble from 6-1 to 7-6, said, "That wind down there was pretty vicious."
When asked if this loss would affect his job status, Kiffin calmly said, "No. Even if we won this game, this season is below our standards. I thought we would play well, though. Even at our walk-through (Sunday afternoon) we had great energy ... even though it was windy and cold. We wanted to make sure we didn't come out flat. And I don't think we did."
No, USC played with energy -- especially on the defensive end. On the offensive end, talented wide receivers Robert Woods and Marqise Lee were simply unable to get catches from a struggling freshman quarterback and a Georgia Tech defensive unit played well ... putting pressure on Wittek and making it difficult for him to get the ball to either Woods or Lee.
Woods, a junior, announced he will declare for the NFL Draft this spring and will not return to USC. Lee, a sophomore who caught 111 balls and won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top receiver, will return to USC.
As for El Pasoans, well, they once again stepped up and supported their bowl game ... as they have for nearly eight decades now ... as they almost certainly will do again next New Year's Eve.
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This is the official Nokia 5800 XpressMusic User Guide in English provided from the manufacturer. If you are looking for detailed technical specifications, please see our Specs page.
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is the first phone to feature a touchscreen while running on a Symbian S60 operating system. This is the new S60 5th Edition. Otherwise it is a mid-level phone featuring 3.2-inch 640x360 pixels display, 3.2MP camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, and 3.5mm jack.


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What Classroom and Content Teachers Need to Know About Gifted Students in Ohio
Developed by: Joy Sama, Michelle Watson, Dana Weber and Rachel Smethers-Winters
The state of Ohio defines a gifted student as one who "performs or shows potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared to others of their age, experience, or environment and who are identified under division (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 3324.03 of Ohio Revised Code.
Students can be identified as gifted in the areas of superior cognitive ability (general intelligence), specific academic ability (reading, math, social studies, and/or science), creative thinking ability, and visual-performing arts ability.
A child can be referred for testing for possible gifted identification by a peer, parent, teacher, other school personnel, community member, or self.
According to state law, a child shall be identified as gifted in the area of superior cognitive ability if they have scored two standard deviations above the mean, minus the standard error of measurement, on an approved intelligence test, or performed at or above the ninety-fifth percentile on an approved composite battery of a nationally normed achievement test.
To be identified as gifted in any of the specific academic ability areas, the child must perform at or above the ninety-fifth percentile in that specific ability field on an approved achievement test.
In order to be identified as gifted in the area of creative thinking ability, a student must score one standard deviation above the mean, minus the standard error of measurement, on an approved intelligence test and also attain a sufficient score of an approved creativity test or checklist of creative behaviors.
Visual-performing arts ability is measured by demonstrated performance or display of work as measured by a state-approved rubric.
Myth: Gifted children will achieve without guidance.
Fact: Without appropriate guidance and support, gifted children may lost motivation or underachieve.
Myth: Gifted students are best served when tutoring others or when given larger quantities of work at average grade level.
Fact: When gifted students consistently tutor others, often they are not learning anything new. This can cause unhealthy self-esteem issues for both the tutored and the gifted student. Gifted children need a high degree of educational challenge, not more of an average level.
Myth: Gifted students are 'teacher pleasers,' are easy to teach, and will always make straight "As."
Fact: In order for gifted students to maintain high levels of achievement, teachers must make curricular adjustments, not just give 'more' work. Without appropriate modifications, gifted students may develop behavior problems. Gifted students will not always achieve, especially if unmotivated.
Gifted students may experience specific social and emotional considerations:
There are three ways to differentiate standards for gifted students: teaching advanced skills and using high quality, grade-appropriate content; teaching grade-level skills and using above-grade level content; and teaching advanced skills and using above-grade level content.
A Written Education Plan (WEP) is written for students receiving gifted services. This WEP provides:
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PADDY MCLAUGHLIN has admitted York City will travel to Fleetwood Town tomorrow with two scores to settle.
The Minstermen dominated the first half-hour of October's Bootham Crescent meeting between the two sides before going behind to a 36thminute Junior Brown strike.
Steven Gillespie then secured a flattering 2-0 victory late on, leaving the Minstermen without a win or a goal during their last three meetings with the Cod Army, who they followed out of the Blue Square Bet Premier last season.
Northern Ireland under-21 international McLaughlin wants to set that record straight against the 2012 Conference champions and is also keen to bounce back from the 3-0 Boxing Day defeat at Chesterfield.
He said: "We battered Fleetwood for the first half-hour back in October and could have been 4-0 or 5-0 up. We then got hit by a sucker punch just before half-time and ended up losing 2-0.
"But, hopefully, we will put that right and get a result. It will be another tough game but we will be setting out to try to get three points to put Chesterfield behind us.
"It's good to have a game so close so we can get that defeat out of our system and put things right."
With the season having now reached its midway point, McLaughlin believes the key to further progress in League Two during the New Year will be finding a level of consistency both during matches and from game to game.
He added: "If we look back over the first half of the season, there have been games where we have come off with a draw thinking we should have won and others that we have lost and should have drawn.
"If you add up all those little points, we could be right up there in the playoffs so. If we can sort that out and be more consistent, we can go up the table and achieve better things."
The 21-year-old midfielder is also hoping the team can stem the flow of goals being conceded with the Minstermen having shipped 21 in ten matches since their last clean sheet.
Reflecting on a margin of defeat at Chesterfield that he felt was an inaccurate representation of the match, McLaughlin said: "We were different class for 45 minutes but conceding early on in the second half was not ideal and I don't know what happened after that.
"At 1-0, I thought we were still very much in the game and were making strides towards getting back into it, but they went up the pitch and got two more. Even though the second half was not good enough, I still don't believe they deserved to beat us 3-0.
"That's something we have to look at because we seem to be conceding quite a lot. We need to cut that out – especially the avoidable goals – during the second half of the season."
At the other end of the pitch, McLaughlin insists City will always endeavour to get on the scoresheet no matter how futile a situation might seem.
The visitors had three great chances to net in the latter stages against the Spireites and the former Newcastle reserve said: "Blairy (Matty Blair) had a chance that fell to him and the 'keeper made a save from me, so it's never too late to get back into a game.
"We have proven over the last year-and-a-half that you can do that any time in a match. If one of those had crept in, you never know what might have happened but it wasn't our day."


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While ice skating with Debby Ryan, our friends at ClevverTV got the scoop on what 2013 (and '14) looks like for the JESSIE star. And it'll be a crazy 16 months thereabouts from the sound of it. Though Deb openly admits that she's unsure if an album is in her future, she does spill on Season 3 of her hit Disney Channel show, her production company, Shadowborn, and style.
But her big New Year's resolution is all about love. She reveals, "No more singers. I wrote it a couple months ago, stop falling in love with — my mother is CHEERING; somewhere she's weeping tears of joy; she's literally crying in the fetal position currently — to stop being crazy about brilliant, introspective writers. It's such a problem."
To find out why Debby's giving up on these kinds of boys, watch the video above! What's your NYR? Tell us in the comments!
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Topic: Earlier detection?
Was on the Johns Hopkins discussion board and found an interesting item I wanted to share because it has been on my mind and I don't seem to find much information about it. I do worry for our children as this disease is usually detected so late in its development.
Vickey wrote this....."My Mom died February 5, 2005 of BDC. My Doctor recently sent me for a gallbladder/liver sonogrm because he said that some studies showed a genetic link to the disease.
Fortunately, everything was fine in my case. He said we would run the test again in about 3 years. "
To which I replied...."Thank you for that post. I found it very informative. My husband was diagnosed with the dreadful BDC in October and we have been on that horrible roller coaster ride ever since. Through this period of time I had found out that his maternal grandfather had died of 'inoperable liver cancer' over in England. I asked my husband's doctor if there was a genetic connection and was told 'no'. I am glad you posted this so I can tell my daughter (and if or when she has children) what test to have done periodically to be on the defense because I thought the similarities between my husband and his grandfather were significant. "
I do believe there is a genetic connection. Would welcome some fedback.


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Dive Friends Bonaire Quarterly Clean Up Yields Large Amount of Marine Debris From Bonaire's Town Pier
On Saturday, July 13, 2013, volunteer divers gathered at Dive Friends Bonaire @ Yellow Submarine for the third quarterly clean up dive of the year. It was a beautiful sunny morning with perfect dive conditions, as usual for Bonaire. All of the participants collected their free tanks from the dive center and then assembled for the safety briefing.
The one hundred and twenty-two volunteers that signed in were a mix of local residents and visiting tourists who all wanted to help the environment of Bonaire. Asko Zuidam of Dive Friends Bonaire provided a safety briefing to address what items should be collected and explained that anything with coral growing on it or creatures living inside of it should be left behind. He also gave an explanation of how to carefully remove fishing line so as not to damage delicate sponges or corals.
After the briefing, the divers entered the water at the waterfront boulevard and swam a short distance over to Kralendijk's Town Pier. It was quite a mixed group and they spread out around the entire pier in buddy teams, filling the water with bubbles. When their bags were filled with marine debris, they brought the bags to the surface and handed them over to the Dive Friends crew who were working as shore support. Volunteers checked once again to be sure that no marine creatures had been inadvertently included. Then, everything was counted, tallied for statistics, and disposed of responsibly.
The Town Pier is a working pier used by cruise ships and container ships and is also a very popular place to fish. Therefore, it has a large amount of items that have blown overboard and unfortunately, a lot of discarded fishing line. Discarded fishing line poses a serious threat of entanglement and drowning to endangered sea turtles, as well as other marine life. Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire is targeting the issue with additional "line clean up dives" with tanks supplied by Dive Friends, but it requires constant vigilance around all of the piers of Bonaire.
Over 2,171 items of marine debris were removed. The most significant items removed were 252 pieces of fishing line. Other items included: 796 bottles, 139 beverage cans, 134 plastic fragments, 8 tubes of toothpaste, 65 plastic cups, 63 cloth fragments, 111 cardboard boxes, 26 ropes, 4 batteries, 39 shoes, 1 Speedo and much more.
That evening, all participants and their families were welcomed back for a Pot Luck BBQ and raffle at the recently remodeled Dive Friends Bonaire @ Hamlet Oasis. Dive Friends Bonaire (with help from our sponsors) provided drinks and main courses, while participants supplied side dishes. Hamlet Oasis is also the location of the Debris Free Bonaire plastic collection container, so volunteers learned more about the new coastal clean-up initiative targeting floating marine plastic that washes ashore on Bonaire's east coast.
Sponsors for the event include: Ouray Sportswear, Bonaire East Coast Diving, Deep Blue Gear, Bonaire Marine Park, Selibon, Bonaire Food Group, Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire, Reef Safe Suncare,
Your Scuba Store, Body Glove, Native Outfitters and Reef Footwear.
The next quarterly Dive Friends Bonaire underwater cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, October 12th, 2013.


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Since the Fifth Republic's birth in 1958, France has had six presidents – and only one, François Mitterrand (1981-1995), was a man of the left. Now certain elements of the French left see a great opportunity to capture the presidency again by selecting Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the International Monetary Fund's director-general, as their candidate to run against Nicolas Sarkozy in the 2012 election.
I saw Strauss-Kahn, or "DSK", in action in October 1998 when, as France's finance minister, he travelled to Saarbrücken, capital of the tiny German state of Saarland, for a meeting with Oskar Lafontaine, his left-wing German opposite number. Back then, the big economic story in Europe was what many people saw as an effort by Lafontaine and Strauss-Kahn to push for politically managed exchange rates and thus, supposedly, to curb the European Central Bank's independence on the eve of the euro's introduction. The fuss over this was quite out of proportion to what the two ministers had in mind, let alone what they were capable of delivering. Lafontaine didn't last even one year as German finance minister. Read more


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Latest figures on everything from population to child obesity, domestic violence, and pupil achievements will highlight issues facing Westbury community at a special event this month.
The What Matters To You event on February 26 will give information about Westbury to provide local people with an opportunity to have a say on ways of tackling the issues affecting the town.
Ideas will feed into the community plan and the Westbury Area Board will make them a priority for future funding.
The information comes from the Joint Strategic Assessment and has sections on children and young people, community safety, culture, economy, environment, transport, health and well-being and leisure.
Chairman of the area board Russell Hawker said: "It's really important as many people as possible take part in this event and have their say in moving our community forward."
Updated population figures are included, as well as results of a local survey which asked residents about some of the most important things facing Wiltshire Council and its partners.
Anyone interested in taking part in What Matters To You can email the community area manager Sally Hendry at firstname.lastname@example.com or phone 01373 864714.


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Windows Phone 7: The AnandTech Guideby Brian Klug on 3/21/2010 12:00 AM EST
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Hrel - Friday, March 26, 2010 - linkYeah, pretty sure I'll never buy any portable ANYTHING that doesn't support expandable memory. I don't need more iphones out there, thanks anyway. Reply
jconan - Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - linkWill Microsoft support Unicode in its WP7S phones? They never got around to it on the Zune. I hope they do for WP7S and hopefully in Courier. It's easier to read text the way it's meant to be read than in gibberish ascii with diacritics. Reply
MonkeyPaw - Monday, March 22, 2010 - linkWow, all this talk about Web-capable smartphones sure makes me wish for a mobile version of Anandtech.com. :| Reply
toyotabedzrock - Monday, March 22, 2010 - linkWe have heard this promise of adding features before! Reply
RandomUsername3245 - Monday, March 22, 2010 - linkThe article says, "There's also of course the stigmata attached to buying a phone preloaded with a bevy of carrier-branded applications."
The author should have used "stigma" rather than "stigmata". Stigmata is a Roman Catholic reference: (from dictionary.com) marks resembling the wounds of the crucified body of Christ, said to be supernaturally impressed on the bodies of certain persons, esp. nuns, tertiaries, and monastics. Reply
CSMR - Monday, March 22, 2010 - linkStigmata is just the plural of stigma. "Stigmas" is normally better but stigmaga is correct. So the problem with the sentence is that "is" is singluar and "stigmata" is plural. Reply
jhh - Monday, March 22, 2010 - linkApplications can't currently run in the background, but they can process push notifications. Does this mean that any application that wants to provide background processing needs to wake the phone via push notifications? If so, do those mean that the push notifications need to come through a Microsoft back-end notification server? If so, that would be another case of application lockdown. I can't see Facebook or Twitter wanting to run their traffic through Microsoft just to be able to use the notification service. Reply
ncage - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkIs it perfect? Nope but i still think its pretty dang good. Can't wait. I will still probably get a nexus one when it comes out tuesday but will get a wp7 near xmas. Have a BB Tour now and i hate it with a passion. If your not an email addict then i don't think you would ever like a BB. I'd get a palm pre instead if it didn't sound like they were just about to die. RIM should buy them. Reply
hessenpepper - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkWill the tight hardware requirements allow Microsoft to release upgrades directly to the end users or will they release in to the manufacturers/carriers? Will we be at their mercy for timely upgrades? Reply
MGSsancho - Monday, March 22, 2010 - linkPart of the reason Microsoft wants tight control over hardware is so they can focus on other stuff and not write 9000 drivers. Windows CE works on ppc, x86, arm with varying amounts of ram and configurations. It is the same strategy Apple has, only have a few select hardware platforms and focus on the user experience. Reply
PsychoPif - Monday, March 22, 2010 - linkMS will push the upgrades, not the carriers. Reply
shady28 - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - link
Wow, you know there are (were) really only 5 platforms in the smartphone space - Windows Mobile, Palm WebOS, Blackberry RIM, iPhone, and Android. All of them were unique in their own way and had their own 'fanbase'.
Now MS has removed their uniqueness. Rather than improving on WinMo, they've decided to try to go head to head against the iPhone by attempting to match up against the iPhone's strengths (ie, interface, ease of use, MP3 player integration, app store, etc).
Naturally they've failed to best the iPhone in those categories by a long shot. Instead they essentially have made a device that is 'less than an iPhone' rather than a better WinMO device. I'd say this is the move that will kill off WinMo.
Johnmcl7 - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkWhatever you think of S60 and Maemo, Nokia still have a large share of the smartphone market Reply
Azsen - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkDoes Microsoft seriously think that home screen user interface looks good? It looks flippen hideous!! Give me iPhone UI any day. Reply
straubs - Monday, March 22, 2010 - linkNo kiddding! Look at the Pre and then look at WP7S and tell me that doesn't look like something someone drew up in their basement in 1978. The single color and square corners are awful, not too mention huge amounts of wasted space everywhere. Reply
melgross - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkOne thing that wasn't clear to me is whether or not music and books will be available without going through the marketplace. Apps can only be gotten there, so ok. The same thing is true for my iPhone. But I can get books, video and music onto the phone that weren't bought through the App Store or iTunes. Would that be possible here as well?
The article didn't touch on that from what I saw. Anyone know? Reply
nerdtalker - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkI touched on it, but only very briefly ;) partly because it's, you guessed it, not totally finalized. Microsoft wants everything to go through the marketplace, so that means yes, music, videos, and games are all marketplace purchases.
A lot of developers were asking whether there was any API for them to do in-application commerce, and the answer was that this was still being worked on. Think the same way you can buy additional levels or addons in-game on the iPhone that are billed through the App Store. It isn't present in the builds of WP7S - yet.
It's another one of those things they haven't fully fleshed out yet, and haven't decided whether they can finish in time for release.
I didn't hear any mention of books at all, that's a great point. I'm not sure whether there's any strategy there.
Brian Reply
CSMR - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkIt looks like there is some complex sync process to transfer special types of file.
You can't just plug in the phone, open it up as a storage device and drag files to and fro, as you can now.
Instead you probably need to install special sync software.
My advice: avoid and get a phone that is recognized as a storage device and has a usable file system. Reply
MGSsancho - Monday, March 22, 2010 - linkMaybe it behaves like my ZuneHD. i just put music and audio books into my music folder and videos into my video folder. then it shows up in the Zune app. if i want to auto sync pics, vids, podcats and music it can or I can manually drag stuff the the ZuneHD device icon. oh you can either encode videos yourself or the app will do it for you Reply
MrPIppy - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkiPhone apps are sandboxed, but they are *not* managed code. Objective-C is compiled into ARM binaries, and garbage collection is not available on iPhone. Reply
nerdtalker - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkNoted and fixed! Thanks!
-Brian Reply
StormyParis - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkIt seems so close to the whole iPhone thing, that if I were MS I'd be embarassed... a lot of pride swallowing must have been going on.
My issue is, I can't find a good reason to want these phones. Even Office integration doesn't cut it, because the hardware is so gimped that I'd never, ever, want to do any office work with it. The rest is just regular smartphone stuff. As with Apple, I lose a whole lot of freedom of features (forced to use IE ? IE ??? back to web 0.8, guys). And my personnal guess would be that for the same loss, I get less in exchange, in terms of ease of use and features.
Hopefully Google and Nokia will manage to keep their ecosystems open, because those "censored apps, censored hardware, no extensions nor upgrades" e-dystopias have me worried and slightly despondent. Reply
NJoy - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkavid user of WM for last 5 years, now I'm so disappointed, it's even depressing. They just have killed everything what I liked about WinMo. Sad Reply
CSMR - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkExtremely disappointing to be given a locked down system from Microsoft, missing essential capability that's been around for over a decade.
Instead of continually expanding features and technology, and providing a better user interface, we have a locked down system with a long list of basic missing features. Windows Mobile has been downgraded from an operating system to firmware with this release.
Even the user interface, supposedly "stylish" is almost everywhere an inefficient use of space to present information. It's fine to pander to customers who want that... but now there's no way to customize it to something better.
Other features removed: No microSD cards, incredible! No file system access! Anyone who understands what a file is should avoid this system.
I can see the benefits for the computer-illiterate, but for us and for business users why not make an open "Windows Mobile 7 Business" version without the limitations? Reply
wolrah - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkThe carriers need the shiny new phones to attract customers, not the other way around. The consumer cares more about the thing they're carrying rather than the network it's on (see iPhone and AT&T). With that in mind, the experience of a mobile phone OS should be about the user, not the carrier.
The ability for carriers to screw with phones is almost universally a bad thing. The CDMA carriers' love of BREW on dumbphones, Verizon's obsession with crippling devices, AT&T's lockdown of the Backflip and the previous heavy limits on "bandwidth intense" iPhone apps, etc. I don't think I need to go on to show that the carriers should never be allowed to influence phones in the slightest. I can not come up with a single example where carrier modifications were a benefit for the end user even on dumbphones, much less on smartphones.
The bit about appeasing carriers worried about becoming "dumb pipes" is the problem in a nutshell. They are dumb pipes, that's the point. They provide the spectrum and backhaul lines that connect my phone to the PSTN and Internet. Saying that telecom carriers don't want to be dumb pipes is like saying that Ford doesn't want to be a car company. It just doesn't make sense, since that's exactly what they are. Reply
trochevs - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkI agree with you. Unfortunately we have two serious obstacles here. First is the brainwashed US consumer who thinks he/she is getting better deal by getting locked phone from US carrier for free or discounted price from artificially inflated price of unlocked phone.
The US consumer are scripted so well and never stop to think for a minute. Just notice poor sales figures in USA for unlocked phones from Nokia, Sony and Google are.
Second is the monopolistic behavior of US carriers. For many years they did not allowed unlocked phones on their networks. Only when real threat of regulation become evident they start allowing it. But they pile your phone bill with extra fees that makes you think twice. Not only that, but they keep charge you exact same monthly service fee even when everyone knows that this fee includes the price of the phone. Reply
anactoraaron - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linknot to mention the monopolistic reality of government agencies allowing these carriers to buy out all of the smaller, local companies. There is this trend of broken economics going on here and we, the "end users," are the ones paying for it (literally). Once where I live here there were 4 smaller companies my "unlocked" phone would work on.... now "unlocked" phones are almost all just ATT and T Mobile. Reply
trochevs - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkWell. Thanks Brian for great article and thanks AnandTech for great coverage of Windows Phone 7 so far.
From what I see WP7 is targeted directly against Apple iPhone not Google's Android. Apple is attacking HTC to hurt Android, but looks like Steve jobs did not learn his lesson. The real hit will come from Microsoft again. MS is taking advantage that all mobile operators are not happy with Apple keeping iPhone away from them. It will be slow switch for many iPhone users, but MS has the financial power to keep the WP7 alive for a while.
Google's Android has own problem now. Google compromised their relationship with open source community in order to meet the US mobile operators and handset manufactures demands, but now Android is facing the real possibility that US carriers are going to use Android as bargaining power to get better deal from MS. Just like Asus and other OEM did with early versions of netbooks and using have-baked Linux distributions. So Google needs to decide between Open Source community or discontinue Android in the long run and accept that US carriers will hold the key and can lock out Google if they want to.
So the key would be. How well Mr. Jobs and Mr. Schmidt have learn the lessons form recent and not so recent past. It will be fun watching. And the key player could turn to be Intel with their MeeGo. Reply
FITCamaro - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkThey're definitely going to have to allow applications like Pandora to run in the background or no one will buy the phone. I use Pandora on my Droid. If it killed Pandora any time I wanted to check my email, send a text message, or browse the web, I'd be be pissed. Reply
DigitalFreak - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkUnfortunately, it looks like they're going down the iPhone route and locking everything down. App store, no SD cards, etc. Really not surprising I guess when you look at how they handled the Xbox 360. Reply
lifeblood - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - link" Each time you run the application, WP7S will check that application's signature against the marketplace, both to check that it's valid, and that hasn't been revoked. Yes, marketplace has an application kill-switch."
So if I'm out of range of a cell tower and I try to launch a app, it won't run because it can't call home? That's not very helpful, especially if it's a GPS app that I want to use to find my way back home. Reply
erple2 - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkI suspect that they'll use a similar route to how the Zune works for its subscription based music. You can still play those songs for a while (a few days?) before having to connect the Zune to a WiFi network. Reply
cditty - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkI'm sure it will launch the app if it can't make contact. No doubt that they thought of this. Reply
at80eighty - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkgood catch - hope it's not true, because win7 phone had all the trappings of a promising platform & they seem to be castrating it steadily with every press release Reply
Johnmcl7 - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - link"There's also the fact that existing SoCs are barely powerful enough to make running a single application feel quick. It won't be until we get multicore Cortex A9 or Intel Moorestown class hardware before we have the horsepower to multitask without a tangible performance impact.
Maybe that's what Microsoft/Apple would like to think but it's clearly not the case at all with several current phones having no problems supporting multitasking without performance issues. There are limits to the number of apps that can be handled simultaneously before it impacts performance but my current phone can easily handle 5 to 6 apps with no impact to the current app in use.
The lack of SD card slot is concerning as it removes an easy way to back up on the move, while it's easy to have plenty of onboard memory it can be a pain in the neck if the device dies as you lose access to it. Of course you can still back up to a PC but with the increasing capabilities of smartphones, they're generally moving away from being connected to the PC.
John Reply
fcx56 - Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - linkMicrosoft wants (for better or worse) your information backed up in the cloud. If you re-read the bit about the SMS app it gives a cloud backup error message. Reply
darwinosx - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkAs usual Microsoft interface design is different for no reason other than to be different. They are also too little too late. So the choice remains to either get an iPhone and put up with AT&T or Android. Android is a lame copy of the iPhone with crap hardware and if Apple wins the lawsuit or an injunction then Android becomes an even poorer copy of the iPhone. Reply
zinfamous - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkcome on, reader1/perks! couldn't you just use the same username here as you do in DailyTech? It makes it easier for the rest of us to know the content of your post rather than having to waste our precious 20 seconds reading them, when all it will be is yet another baitish, everything-but-Apple, FUD-ridden marketing ploy. Reply
FITCamaro - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkSo the fact that the Droid shares much of the same hardware as the iPhone and that there are other Android phones with even more powerful hardware than the iPhone makes it crap? Reply
at80eighty - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkAndroid is a lame copy of the iPhone with crap hardware
well alright then - looks like the Brainwash2000 MAChinery did a good job with you Reply
glynor - Monday, March 22, 2010 - linkI don't know... I'm no Apple fanboy but I've never understood why people get all excited about the supposedly superior Nexus One hardware:
1. Crappy 6-bit dithered screen with horrible super-saturated color reproduction.
2. Multitouch broken in hardware.
3. 512MB of onboard Flash memory all that's available for applications.
Yes, it does have a really nice main processor, but that's really about all it has going for it hardware wise. The rest is at best equal to the much-earlier iPhone 3GS, and at worst isn't even up to that level.
Don't get me wrong... I love the open nature of the platform. But I really don't like MANY of the choices that both HTC and Motorola made in these current iterations. Reply
n0nsense - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkLOL :)
iPhone is a gadget. It has tons of apps, but has to be tweaked to be a powerful tool.
As for crap hardware, Nexus is one step ahead of iPhone, while many others on pair. Of course there are tons of cheaper (crappier)devices, but they are good for market share. More devices, more developers.
Don't get me wrong, I prefer plain Linux on my mobile (something like MeeGo), but if i had to choose, iPhone and Winmo sharing the last place. Reply
bupkus - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkI'm sitting here with my Palm Treo Pro with Windows Mobile 6.1 and while understanding the douse and flame approach I'm wondering why just because my desktop Windows gets service releases I had imagined my phone would receive the same?
Silly me. Reply
gnesterenko - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkDroid for me. Thanks for clarifying. Reply
kanabalize - Monday, March 22, 2010 - linkunless android has lotsa eyecandy(icon style, chic GUI design) like iphoneOS, its going to be dead....
Remember the real consumer is the non-technological savvy users not people who reads alot of reviews and familiar with the technology...
when people have to choose between iphone and other android phone they aren't really care about what is behind the OS but what is right there in front of their eyes.... Reply
dhaoracle - Sunday, March 28, 2010 - linkI'm mad that this world is still naive idiots when it comes to things of any such. I might do that with a nice piece of ass but i will at least to get to know whats her name and what she's doing here(wherever).
And why is anyone talking about Windows Mobile 6.5. stop hating and do your research. Google is nothing but eye-candy nothing else but a pretty balloon with lots of helium and pastry at the bottom. thats it nothing more nothing less.I would go with iPhone before Android and i hate iPhone... Reply
darwinosx - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkLooks like the juvenile Droid ads found a sucker. Reply
CSMR - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkIt makes sense. Android is competitive or almost competitive with WM6.5. Now WM has lost most of its features while android will only improve. Reply
deputc26 - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkSeriously why no Android review? It is the most power-user friendly mobile platform. 2.1 is far superior to WinMo 6.5. Reply
Anand Lal Shimpi - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkI'm working on a review of the AT&T Nexus One :)
Take care,
Anand Reply
pcfxer - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkAndroid is far easier to develop for than WM and iPhone. For my engineering project my team is developing a device for non-verbal users. Reply
pro5 - Monday, March 22, 2010 - linkIs android Java only? (I don't know) but if so that would reason enough for me not to develop for it. C# and objective C are 'bad enough' but java has always left me cold (I'm a C++ coder mainly).
If it can use native C++ then great, still doesn't make up for it's other short comings. The only real advantage I see to Android is how 'open' it is, but really that's more of killer than a helper in the dev community (if money is your goal). How does the GPU compare to Winphone for example? Where is the 'standard' development target (screen size, hardware features). Stuff like iPhone and WP7 are 'easier' to develop for because you never need to 2nd guess the user's hardware config or screen size (ok 2 sizes in the case of WP7 in future) Reply
Penti - Monday, March 22, 2010 - linkAndroid has the NDK so you can run native code, you don't need to run your code in dalvik. That means C and C++. Just as any other Linux based Phone OS. Such as WebOS. Of course Maemo too. Bada too of course, and of course none Linux based Symbian.
The shit runs at the same hardware so what's your problem? Nobody is forcing you to develop for free. That you can release your apps without review is not a bad thing. Apps such as Firefox (Fennec) are ported to Maemo and being ported to Android. There's an Alpha for WinMo too. Something that can't be done on iPhone OS or Blackberry. Or WP7. If you only want to develop for a specific phone thats fine, but then you miss millions of other users. Even if you do android apps you don't need to support every single phone there is. Old phones won't be upgraded to newer versions of Android OS any way. And it's really the software platform that should have the focus any way. Reply
jms102285 - Saturday, April 03, 2010 - linkHey Anand, I sent you an E-mail regarding what the implications of Microsoft Communications Server just before the release of the WP7 is.... I haven't heard anything back yet in over a week from anyone I mailed about it.
Are you guys tight-lipped about it because of NDAs or something??? Reply
CSMR - Sunday, March 21, 2010 - linkNot really (http://jkontherun.com/2009/11/23/windows-mobile-vs...">http://jkontherun.com/2009/11/23/window...droid-wi... but hopefully it will be within a year.
I'm hoping that it will get full, reliable exchange support (e-mail+calendar+tasks+scheduling meetings+search server etc.). Reply


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Workman struggles as Sox drop seventh straight
Handed a lead, right-hander gives up seven runs in costly fourth
BOSTON --- Friday night, the Red Sox waited until the ninth inning to give up a three-run lead to the Mariners. Saturday afternoon, they surrendered one much quicker.
Boston scored once in each of the first three innings, but starter Brandon Workman gave up seven runs on seven hits in the fourth. Thanks to near flawless work by its bullpen, Seattle cruised to a 7-3 win, taking its second straight at Fenway Park. The Red Sox have now dropped seven games in a row, all at home, and are 2-8 on their 11-game homestand.
"The ball was up all day for me and you can't pitch like that. You can't pitch everything belt high," said Workman, who has lost each of his last eight starts. "That's what I did today and they took advantage of it."
Workman allowed three hits and a walk in the first three innings Saturday, retiring the Mariners in order in the third. But in the fourth, Chris Denorfia doubled in Kendrys Morales and Chris Taylor's single scored Kyle Seager. Morales and Seager started the inning with singles of their own. Denorfia would score on a wild pitch and Taylor came home on Jesus Sucre's single.
A batter later, Dustin Ackley ripped a 1-2, inside fastball just over the wall in right for a three-run homer to give Seattle a 7-3 edge. Workman then exited in favor of Alex Wilson, who ended the inning.
"You can hit homers down there if you can squeak it down that line because it's not very deep right there after the foul pole," the lefty said. "I think I'm leading the league in first-row homers, so I'll take it."
Red Sox manager John Farrell said he had a maximum of five, and more likely four, innings available in the bullpen, so he wanted to get Workman through the fourth. In all, Workman surrendered 10 hits and seven runs over 3 1/3 innings, fanning three and walking one.
Workman had two strikes on four of the seven batters that reached safely in the deciding fourth inning. He couldn't keep his fastball down, and it began to snowball.
"I was doing my best not to let that happen," Workman said. "Obviously, I didn't have much success."
Wilson was stellar, going 3 2/3 innings without giving up a hit. He allowed one baserunner that had more to do with baseball retribution than his actual performance. After Charlie Furbush hit David Ortiz on the left elbow with a fastball in the sixth, Wilson plunked Robinson Cano in the back in the seventh on the first pitch of his at-bat. Home-plate umpire Angel Hernandez then warned both benches. Ortiz ran the bases, but left the game with a left elbow contusion.
"It was an accident. Didn't mean to run it all the way in on him," said Wilson, who had retired 24 straight before hitting Cano and has hit just one other batter in 41 2/3 career innings. "Tried to throw in there and just kind of got away from me there."
Furbush's pitch caught Ortiz above the elbow and on the inside of the arm --- "a pretty good place" to get hit, Farrell said. Farrell said he expects Ortiz to be ready for Sunday's series finale.
"A little swollen," Ortiz said while flexing his arm. "But I'll be alright."
Junichi Tazawa worked a perfect eighth and Burke Badenhop did the same for Boston in the ninth. But Seattle's bullpen was more than equal to the task, throwing 5 1/3 scoreless innings.
Relievers Tom Wilhelmsen, Furbush, Danny Farquhar and Yoervis Medina, in that sequence, allowed two hits, a walk and struck out 11 between them.
Not to be outdone by Workman, though, was Mariners starter Chris Young. He gave up three runs on seven hits over 3 2/3 innings. The righty walked five and struck out two.
In the fourth, Young loaded the bases by allowing a single and a pair of two-out walks. Unlike Farrell, Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon pulled his starter, who struggled from the get-go, before any severe damage was done. Wilhelmsen struck out Mike Napoli with a 97-mph fastball to keep Seattle's lead at four.
The Red Sox got on the board in the first when Brock Holt singled, moved to third on Dustin Pedroia's double and scored via a Yoenis Cespedes sac fly. In the second, David Ross's double brought home Mookie Betts and in the third, Cespedes doubled, went to third on an error and scored from Napoli's sac fly.
Steven Petrella is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION: University, the Florida Board of Governors, the State of Florida, their officers, employees, representatives, and agents shall not be liable for injury or inconvenience to persons, for loss of or damage to personal property caused by the failure or interruption of utilities, such as heating, air conditioning, water, electricity, telephone, cable TV service, high speed data access, and the like, or for power surges or water leaks. University is insured under the Florida Department of Financial Services State Risk Management Trust Fund, which provides liability coverage up to the statutory limits solely for damages or injuries caused by the negligence of University or its employees while working within the scope of their employment. Student is encouraged to carry Student's own health insurance and to review Student's family's homeowner's insurance policy, if any, to determine applicability of coverage for personal property in on-campus housing or to carry Student's own renter's insurance. University reserves the right to assess additional charges during the contract term to offset increased utility costs, provided University gives written notification to the Student at least thirty (30) days prior to any increase. Student will indemnify and hold harmless University, the Florida Board of Governors, the State of Florida, and their officers, employees, representatives and agents from and against any and all costs, losses, damages, injuries (including death) liabilities, expenses, claims, actions, causes of action, of whatever kind or nature, demands, and judgments, including court costs and attorneys' fees, that arise out of or are related to the use or occupancy of Student's room or apartment by Student, its guests or invitees, except to the extent attributable to the gross negligence or intentional misconduct of University.
8. REPAIRS AND SECURITY: Authorized Department personnel may enter student room/apartment without the resident's permission for maintenance and housekeeping purposes, health, fire and safety inspections, and inspection for damage. General room inspections may be conducted periodically. However, due notice shall be provided prior to any general room inspection. When authorized personnel have a reasonable belief that a violation of a University or Department rule, regulation, local ordinance, state or federal statute is in progress, or for other emergency purposes, they may enter Student's room/apartment without notice. Student's signature on the Contract constitutes explicit consent for authorized personnel to enter Student's room/apartment without notice for such purposes.
9. USE OF ASSIGNED SPACE: Student's room or apartment may be occupied ONLY by Student and students to whom it is assigned. Over-night guests must be approved by the Department. Student's room or apartment or Student's right to occupy Student's room or apartment may not be sublet or assigned to other another person. A room transfer may be made only AFTER written approval from the Department has been secured. Appropriate monetary charges will be assessed and/or disciplinary action will be taken against violators of the provisions in this paragraph 9 up to and including modification or termination of the Contract in accordance with paragraph 17 of the Contract Terms and Conditions.
10. CARE OF FACILITIES: Student shall keep Student's room or apartment in clean and orderly condition at all times and shall refrain from damaging and disarranging lounges, lobbies, courtyards, and other public and joint use areas of on-campus housing. Charges may be assessed against Student for damages to, unauthorized use of, or alterations to rooms, apartments, furnishings, appliances, equipment, locks or buildings, and for special cleaning necessitated by improper care of rooms, furnishings, appliances, or equipment. Student is jointly responsible with other users for the proper care and cleanliness of all public or joint use areas within residence facilities, including furniture, walls, doors, locks, equipment, and appliances, and for jointly controlled courtyards, grounds, walkways, appliances, furniture, and equipment within the residential community. Student may be charged for damages Student causes to joint use or joint access areas of the building where Student's assigned room/apartment is located.
11. BEHAVIOR AND CONDUCT: Student is responsible for knowing and adhering to University regulations, policies and procedures as set forth in The Resident Handbook, the Housing Rules and Regulations, all University regulations relating to student conduct and/or student housing, The Student Code of Conduct, as well as other University publications. University has established a Computer and Network Use Policy governing the use of computing, networking, telecommunications, and other information technology resources of the University.
University reserves the right to establish and publish additional regulations, policies or procedures which in its judgment may be prudent or necessary for the safety, care, and cleanliness of on-campus housing and for the preservation of order. Student agrees to abide by all present and any future regulations and procedures. Appropriate disciplinary action will be taken for any violation of these provisions up to and including modification or termination of the Contract in accordance with paragraph 17 of the Contract Terms and Conditions.
12. INTERPRETATION: Interpretations of regulations, rules and policies outlined in the Contract shall be decided by the Director and such interpretations shall be final and binding on Student. The Director may delegate their rights, duties, and responsibilities under the Contract in whole or in part to designees in the Department.
13. FAILURE TO CLAIM ASSIGNMENT: Should Student receive a room/space assignment and then fail to claim that room or space assignment by the end of the drop/add period for that academic term, the room assignment will be forfeited and the full rental obligation for the contract term will be assessed against Student's account. Should Student so fail to claim the assignment, the Contract may be canceled by Department. Following such cancellation, another assignment may be offered only as space is available.
14. STUDENT'S CANCELLATION OF CONTRACT PRIOR TO FACILITY OPENING: Any request for cancellation of the Contract by Student must be submitted to the Director in writing. Students sign a two semester Contract. There is no Contract release for Spring. Cancellation of the Contract by the Student can only occur prior to occupancy for the contract term and prior to the deadline dates specified for each term, subject to the following fees:
Prior to April 1, 2013 - Cancellation with no penalty; $100.00 Processing Fee non-refundable
April 1, 2013 - July 15, 2013 ($300 Cancellation Fee)
$300 Cancellation Fee + Prepayment Forfeited = total amount due to cancel your contract
July 16, 2013 - August 12, 2013 (50% Contract Sum Due)
50% Contract Sum Due + $300.00 Cancellation Fee + Prepayment Forfeited = total amount due to cancel your contract
August 13, 2013 - August 22, 2013 (75% Contract Sum Due)
75% Contract Sum Due + $300.00 Cancellation Fee + Prepayment Forfeited = total amount due to cancel your contract
After August 22, 2013
Student assessed 100% of Contract Sum (no cancellation)
The $100 Processing Fee is not refundable for all Housing Contracts.
15. CONTRACT CANCELLATION AFTER FACILITY OPENING: Unless the Contract is canceled prior to established deadlines as set forth in chart above, the Contract may not be terminated without approval of the Director. The granting of a release from the Contract is NOT automatic, is rare and falls completely within the discretion of the Director. In the event of termination of occupancy without approval, Student's obligation to pay rent will continue as long as the Student is enrolled at UNF or FSCJ during the contract term. If Student does not enroll in classes at UNF or FSCJ, the Student's contract will be canceled and prepayment will be forfeited after the above dates.
16. CONTRACT TERMINATION UPON STUDENT'SWITHDRAWAL FROM THE UNIVERSITY: The Contract will automatically terminate upon the Student's withdrawal from the University or FSCJ, as the case may be, and written notification to the Department of such withdrawal. The Student is required to vacate their assigned space within three (3) days of withdrawal. Students continue to be liable for Contract Sum payment until keys are returned and the facility vacated. The Student's failure to provide written notification to the Department of withdrawal will result in the Student's continued responsibility to pay Contract Sum and all charges hereunder, despite Student's vacation of the room or apartment, until official notification of withdrawal is received by the Department or until the Contract is canceled by the Department. If the Student withdraws during the contract term, but fails to notify the Department, Student may be subject to University disciplinary action and/or denial of any future housing request or contract.
Notice of withdrawal must be made in writing directly to the Department. Notice made to other University offices does not constitute official notice of withdrawal from housing accommodations. If Student withdraws from University during the contract term and then re-enrolls during the same semester or term Student withdrew, the Contract shall remain valid. If, however, Student withdraws from University during the contract term and then re-enrolls during a subsequent semester or term, the Contract shall be null and void. The Contract remains valid for the contract term as long as there is no break in enrollment and except as otherwise provided in the Contract.
17. TERMINATION AND/OR MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT BY UNIVERSITY: Upon a default by Student of the Contract, the Director at their discretion may modify or terminate the Contract. Student shall be in default under the Contract if: Student has failed to pay the Contract Sum on time; Student has failed to remain formally enrolled in the academic program of University (or FSCJ, as the case may be); Student has engaged in actions or activities detrimental to the health, safety, welfare or security of self or other residents; Student has engaged in conduct that is disruptive to the residential community; Student has failed to comply with any federal or state law or University policy to include the Computer and Network Use Policy; or Student has failed to comply with any of the other terms of the Contract. Prior to the Director's issuance of a written Notice of Termination or Modification of the Contract, Student will be given notice of the proposed termination/modification and an opportunity to discuss with the Director the basis for any proposed modification or termination of the Contract. Modification of the Contract may include, but is not limited to, changing Student's room assignment, moving the Student to another on-campus housing facility or restricting the Student's access to housing facilities.
Upon the Director's issuance of a Notice of Termination, Student shall vacate the premises immediately or within such time period specified by the Director in the Notice of Termination, and Student will continue to be liable for the contract amount. If the termination is due to Student's academic dismissal or suspension from University, Student shall have 48 hours to vacate Student's room or apartment and will continue to be liable for the Contract Sum.
18. STATEMENT REGARDING CRIMINAL RECORD: Student is under a continuing duty to report to the Director if Student has been arrested or convicted of a crime, even if adjudication has been withheld. This duty includes specifying in writing the nature of the crime, when and where it occurred, and the case number, if any. The Director reserves the right to terminate or modify the terms of the Contract, in accordance with paragraph 17, when the Director learns (1) that Student has been convicted of a felony or any crime against persons or property involving conduct which may threaten the safety or security of other residents or their property or (2) that there are reasonable grounds to believe Student has engaged in conduct which may threaten the safety or security of other residents or their property regardless of whether such conduct has resulted in an arrest or conviction.
19. PHOTO RELEASE: The Student grants to University permission to: record Student's participation and appearance on videotape, audiotape, film, photograph or any other medium; use Student's name, likeness, voice and biographical material in connection with such recordings; exhibit or distribute such recordings in whole or in part without restrictions or limitation for any legal purpose, including without limitation educational or promotional purposes, which the University and those acting pursuant to its authority deem appropriate; and copyright such recordings in its own name or to publish, to market and to assign without consideration, compensation or report to Student.
20. NOT A LEASE: The Contract is not a lease and is not governed by the Florida Residential Landlord Tenant Act. University Housing is located on land owned by the State of Florida.
21. ENTIRE CONTRACT: The Contract represents the entire understanding and agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all of the negotiations, understandings and representations (if any) made by and between such parties. None of the terms and provisions hereof may be amended, supplemented, waived or changed orally, but only in writing signed by each of the parties hereto. Any alterations by the Student to the terms contained within the Contract will neither be honored nor deemed valid without specific written approval from the Director recognizing acceptance of and identifying the proposed alterations.
22. MISCELLANEOUS: The parties are independent contractors. The Contract is governed by the laws of the State of Florida and any provisions contained in the Contract in conflict therewith shall be void and of no effect. Any suit, action or proceeding arising in connection with the Contract shall be brought in Duval County, Florida. No delay or failure by either party to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Contract will be considered a waiver thereof. If any provision of the Contract is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, such determination shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of the Contract. The obligations under the Contract which by their nature would continue beyond the expiration of the term of the Contract shall survive termination or expiration of the Contract. The headings of any sections or paragraphs of the Contract are for convenience or reference only and are not intended to affect the meaning of the Contract. The Contract may be executed in one or more counterparts all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement.
23. STATE UNIVERSITY: The University of North Florida is a constituent member of the Florida state university system established under the Constitution of Florida administered by The University of North Florida Board of Trustees, a public body corporate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Contract:
(a) Nothing contained in the Contract shall be construed or interpreted as (1) denying to either party any remedy or defense available to such party under the laws of the State of Florida; (2) the consent of the State of Florida or its agencies, agents or public bodies corporate to be sued; or (3) a waiver of sovereign immunity of the State of Florida, its agencies, agents and public bodies corporate beyond the waiver provided in § 768.28, Florida Statutes.
(b) The parties shall allow public access to all documents, papers, letters, or other material subject to the provisions of Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and made or received in conjunction with the Contract. Any failure to so allow shall constitute grounds for the University's termination of the Contract.
(c) Any provisions contained in the Contract in conflict with the laws, statutes, rules and regulations of the State of Florida, its agencies, agents and public bodies corporate, shall be void and of no effect.
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A FORMER estate agent dodged a driving ban after claiming it would cause him and his family "exceptional hardship".
Brandon Weston, the former owner of estate agent Premier Places, found himself in court once again on Monday after he received 12 points on his driving licence, making him eligible for a ban unless he could convince the court he would suffer as a result.
The 45-year-old, of Droitwich Road, Worcester had to hand over his remaining assets of £11,715 after a criminal compensation hearing last January. He was sentenced to 12 months in jail, suspended for two years, in September 2011 after he admitted four counts of fraud between April 2007 and February 2009.
Weston, who once owned seven houses in the city and a house in France and had stake in Worcester's Glasshouse restaurant, used money paid in for his 203 tenants as deposits to finance other businesses instead of ring-fencing it.
The court heard how Weston was clocked speeding at 45mph in a 30mph in his Ford Focus on the A449 Ombersley Road towards Claines on October 12 last year. He already had nine penalty points on his licence and by admitting speeding he got another three points, making him subject to a ban unless he could convince district judge Nigel Cadbury it would cause him or those close to him exceptional hardship.
Brandon, dressed smartly in a suit, had to give evidence on oath at Worcester Magistrates Court, presenting documents to the judge about the impact a driving ban would have on him and his family.
Because the documents were handed to the judge and not read out in court, your Worcester News cannot give full details of his arguments against the ban.
Weston said: "I think it's all pretty much laid out in the statement your honor. There is nothing else that really needs to be added to that other than to apologise for my actions."
Weston said he now worked as a franchise consultant for a local franchise company. He said: "I do travel quite a lot with my work. That could be done with public transport and a slight change in my role."
Mr Cadbury said: "On the face of it, it's questionable whether this would be exceptional rather than just inconvenient or annoying for everyone." Mr Cadbury said if the ban had an impact on work and family both should be mentioned in his argument. Mr Weston said he used the car to take his children to sporting activities and he did the school run on a Monday and Tuesday evening. He also said he did between 25,000 and 30,000 miles a year with work, seeing various franchisees around the country.
Mr Cadbury, summing up, said: "I'm prepared to conclude it would be exceptional hardship to your family and to yourself for social reasons and work reasons. It is a combination of those factors which would result in exceptional hardship. I will not disqualify you from driving for the reasons I have given - exceptional hardship on your wife and the effect on your two children and also yourself in relation to the risk of losing your job or not being able to do it properly."
He was fined £165 and ordered to pay costs of £60 and a victim surcharge of £20. He was warned that if he committed any more motoring offences which attracted penalty points he would not be able to use the same arguments again.
Mr Cadbury said: "If there's one more slip, you will be disqualified."


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Friday, Nov. 6
Yard Sale
Ode de Joy, a non-profit group will hold a yard sale at the Williston Lions Club Friday, Nov. 6 and Saturday, Nov. 7 from 8 a.m. until 2 pm.
Saturday, Nov. 7
Pistol Class is Fund-raiser
A basic pistol class will be held Nov. 7 in the Levy County Sheriff's Office classroom, 9150 NE 80th Ave Bronson.
The class, hosted by the sheriff's office, will qualify participants for a Florida concealed weapons permit.
Friday, Oct. 30
FFA Barbecue
Williston High School FFA Chapter will host a barbecue pork dinner Friday, Oct. 30 from 5-7 p.m. before the Red Devil homecoming football game.
Tickets, which are $8, are available either pre-sale from an FFA member or at the dinner in the high school cafeteria.
For more information,call 528-2153.
Saturday, Oct. 31
Woman's Club Fashion Show/Luncheon
Saturday, Oct. 24
NAACP Banquet
The 19th annual banquet of the local NAACP chapter will be held at Usher Center in Chiefland at 7 p.m. Oct. 24. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children. Checks should be made payable to the NAACP and may be sent to P.O. Box 636, Williston, Florida 32696.
For more information, please call Al J. Carnegie, president, at 352- 316-4064 or Rev. Scott, vice president, at 352-221-1352.
Relay for Life Yard Sale
Thursday, Oct. 15
Free Concert at Library
On Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. the Friends of the Williston Public Library will celebrate "Hispanic Heritage Month."
The Latin Band "Tropix" will perform, featuring band leader Gilberto DePaz.
Originally from Puerto Rico, DePaz has resided in Gainesville for over 30 years. He has been in the music profession for 45 years. He is an accomplished performer and is locally, nationally and internationally popular. The program is free.
Friday, Oct. 16
Thursday, Oct. 8
Chamber Business After Hours
The Williston Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Business After Hours event at Palms Medical Center (formerly known as Trenton Medical Center) from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited to meet the Center's CFO Anita Riels, the medical director Bruce Thomas, MD, and the staff . For more information contact the Williston Area Chamber of Commerce, 528-5552.
Nature photographer at library
Saturday, Sept. 26
River Cleanup
Manatee State Park, the Friends of Manatee Springs and Suwannee Guides are celebrating National Public Lands Cleanup Saturday, Sept. 26 beginning at 9 a.m. at Clay Landing.
Bring your own boat, or for the first 15 reservations, Suwannee Guides will provide canoes at no charge. The group will also shuttle participants from Manatee Springs to Clay Landing.
The first 50 to register will have a free lunch provided by the Friends of Manatee Springs.
The Bronson Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a yard and pumpkin sale Saturday, Oct. 17 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Main Avenue and the Grass Triangle in Bronson as a fund-raiser for its Pumpkin Fest. Oct. 31.
Individual sellers may also set up a 10'x10' space the day of the sale for $10.
Pumpkin Fest Schedule
Setup 8-10 a.m.
Opening Ceremony 10 a.m.
Marine Corps League
Pie Baking Contest 10:30 a.m.
Dessert Auction Noon
Pie Eating Contest 1:30 p.m.
Pumpkin Carving Contest 2:30 p.m.
Breast Cancer Fund-raiser
The Second Annual Bunco Babes Ocala -Breast Friends - Shak'n Dice 4 a Cure Tournament Fund-raiser Against Breast Cancer will be held Jan. 8, 2010.
The doors open at 6 p.m. and gaming begins sharply at 7 p.m.
The event will take place at the Ocala Hilton, 3600 Southwest 36th Ave. in Ocala.
Tickets are $30 and include playing Bunco and hors d'oeuvres. A cash bar will be available.
Saturday, May 9
* Angel House Thrift store is open on Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Located at Holy Family Parish, 17353 N.E. 27A, Williston.
Monday, May 11
* Lions Club 7:30 p.m., Lions Club 401 S.E. Sixth Ave.
* Levy Veterans Support Group, 7 p.m., Williston City Hall.
* AA Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Thompson Hall at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church.
* Al-Anon, 7 p.m. Midway Plaza, 13451 N.E. Hwy 27 Alt.
* WHS Athletic Boosters, 7 p.m., WHS Media Center.
Monday, Sept. 21
Miss Williston
Pageant Meeting
There will be a meeting on Monday, Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. at the Williston School of Dance for the annual Miss Williston pageants. Little Miss is for girls ages 4-6, Junior Miss is for girls ages 11-13 and Miss is for girls ages 15-18.
If you would like to participate please make plans to attend.
For more information you can call 558-4152.
Borders Movie
Borders will be shown at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 21 at Bubbaque's Restaurant in Chiefland.
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STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE North American Tour Announced
Everyone's berry best friend Strawberry Shortcake makes her North American theatrical debut next year in Koba Entertainment's all-new musical production, Strawberry Shortcake: Follow Your Berry Own Beat (www.strawberryshortcakeontour.com). Beginning January 13, Strawberry Shortcake: Follow Your Berry Own Beat will travel to 32 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada including New York, Los Angeles, Vancouver and Toronto.
The live show was written, choreographed and directed by Koba's Artistic Director, and theater veteran, Patti Caplette. Randy Bachman (The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive) along with his daughter Lorelei Bachman co-wrote two brand new songs for Strawberry Shortcake: Follow Your Berry Own Beat that are guaranteed to have families dancing in the aisles. Strawberry Shortcake, a favorite of little girls and moms alike for over 30 years, will be played onstage by Toronto native Amelia Sirianni.
The production also brings to life her best friends Orange Blossom, Lemon Meringue, Blueberry Muffin, Raspberry Torte, Plum Pudding, and Cherry Jam and features original and fan favorite songs from the hit TV show, "Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures," currently airing on The Hub network in the U.S. The musical adventure takes audiences to the whimsical land of Berry Bitty City where the whole town is buzzing with anticipation for the Glitzy Glaze Talent Show.
"Strawberry Shortcake has been a part of children's lives for decades," says Caplette. "This show is the first time families will be able to see the world's most famous little girl live on stage."
"We are excited to bring Strawberry Shortcake to life in an exciting new stage production that showcases her berry bubbly personality and musical talent while inspiring young girls to do big things," said Lindsay Martinez, director of licensing and business development for American Greetings Properties, the intellectual property and outbound licensing division of American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM), the global rights holder for the Strawberry Shortcake brand.
Before the girls of Berry Bitty City hit the stage, theatergoers will warm up their singing voices and stretch their dancing muscles with the touring cast of the Doodlebops. Responding to calls from their legions of clamoring fans, Rooney, Moe and Dee Dee Doodle take to the stage in a live concert performance that will get the whole audience movin' and groovin'.
North American Tour Dates
January 13 – Winnipeg, MB – Pantages Playhouse (1:00pm)
January 15 – Saskatoon, SK – TCU Place (6:30pm)
January 16 – Prince Albert, SK – E.A. Rawlinson Centre for the Arts (6:30pm)
January 17 – Regina, SK –Conexus Arts Centre (6:30pm)
January 19 – Edmonton, AB – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (1:00pm)
January 20 – Calgary, AB – Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (1:00pm)
January 21 – Medicine Hat, AB – Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre (6:30pm)
January 23 – Kelowna, BC – Kelowna Community Theatre (6:30pm)
January 25 – Surrey, BC – Bell Centre for Performing Arts (6:30pm)
January 26 – Vancouver, BC – The Centre for the Performing Arts (1:00pm)
February 2 – Los Angeles, LA – Club Nokia (4:00pm)
February 7 – Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theater (6:00pm)
February 8 – Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall (6:00pm)
February 9 - Coral Springs, FL - Coral Springs Center for the Arts (1:00pm)
February 10 – Melbourne, FL - King Center for Performing Arts (1:00pm)
February 16 - North Tonawanda, NY - Riviera Theater (1:00pm & 4:00pm)
February 17 – Toronto, ON – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts (1:00pm)
February 19 – Guelph, ON – River Run Centre (6:30pm)
February 20 – London, ON – Centennial Hall (6:30pm)
February 21 – Windsor, ON - Chrysler Theatre (6:30pm)
February 22 – Chatham, ON - Chatham Capitol Theatre (6:30pm)
February 23 – Hamilton, ON - Hamilton Place (1:00pm)
February 24 – Kingston, ON - Grand Theatre (1:00pm)
February 26 – Cornwall, ON - Aultsville Theatre (6:30pm)
February 27 – Ottawa, ON - Centrepointe Theatre (6:30pm)
February 28 – Peterborough, ON - Showplace Performance Theatre (6:30pm)
March 2 - Belleville, ON - Empire Theatre (1:00pm)
March 3 – Oshawa, ON - Regent Theatre (1:00pm)
March 9 – Wallingford, CT - Toyota Presents The Oakdale Theatre (1:00pm)
March 10 – Westbury, NY - Theater at Westbury (1:00pm)
March 17 - Grand Rapids, MI - Devos Performance Hall (1:00pm)


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A9 TV, August 14th, 2012
The People of the Book are the sons of Adam. They are from Adam and Eve. They are also our brothers. It is very important to stress that the Unity of Islam is a system that embraces them also with compassion because when we speak of the Unity of Islam, they often think of it as Islamic nationalism, a type of system that only grants rights to Muslims and no one else. The fact is however, the Turkish Islamic Union, the Unity of Islam is the base upon which Christians and Jews can also live as if in paradise.
(Mr. Adnan Oktar wishes Muslims well for the Shab-e-qadr)
Yes, it is a great blessing to attain the qadr night. This night is a night that is full of beauties, vital wisdom and profundity. May Allah pour down His blessings on us. May Allah make us experience it once again.
Russians are people of moral perfection. They are a good nation and they are also physically beautiful. They are kind, gentle people who have a broad knowledge of culture. They are precious beings who are modest, humane and who enjoy being companions and friends. That is why Russians and Russia must be in the first rank in the Unity of Islam. The Russians are a very blessed nation. They are noble. That is why taking action as soon as possible would be very beneficial.
We want Turkey, Israel and Iran to establish a military alliance, a social alliance. They can be the seeds of peace, security and justice for the system of Mahdi (as). That would be perfect, they can all feel at ease.
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