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Boys hockey: Health, consistency key in win
Second-year head coach Brad Stepan stressed the need for more consistent play and more healthy players throughout his young team's 0-6 start.
He finally got both last Tuesday against Farmington as the Irish chalked up their first victory of the season, 8-2 over the visiting Tigers at Rosemount Community Center.
"I think it was just a matter of us getting our full lineup in place. That helped us play by far our best game of the year," Stepan said. "That and consistency. When you have as many young guys as we do, one thing they've gotta learn is to be more consistent. That's a big part of making the jump from Bantams to high school hockey."
One thing that was more consistent during last Tuesday's win was the Irish's puck control. They were outshot 44-31, but still had control of the puck more thanks to advantages in faceoffs and checks, according to Stepan.
"Those were two big reasons we won. We chart that stuff and doing those things led to us having the puck more," he said.
The Irish also excelled on the power play, going 3 for 3. Andrew Glad scored with a man advantage to make it 4-2 late in the second period and power play goals by Ryan Foley and Charlie Monn pushed the lead to 6-2 just over seven minutes into the third. Glad and Charlie Hinkle knocked in two more goals to cap off a third period where the Irish scored on four of nine shots.
Jake Simonet opened the scoring with a goal four minutes into the first period. Lukas Gillett added a score to make it 2-0 heading into the second and Zach Bichler found the net 1:14 into the second to put Rosemount up by three.
Nine players scored two or more points for the Irish. Glad finished with two goals and two assists, Gillett had a goal and two assists and Justin Crowell tallied three assists.
Foley, Bichler, Simonet, Monn, Hinkle and Luke Hedtke scored two points apiece.
Sophomore Nick Hart picked up his first career win in net. In just his second career start, Hart stopped 42 Farmington shots.
"I thought he was another major reason why we won the way we did," Stepan said. "He has played extremely well to this point."
The Irish took the ice again Saturday at Ames Arena in Lakeville and dropped a 5-1 South Suburban Conference contest to Lakeville North.
The Panthers had a 46-17 advantage in shots on goal. It was 5-0 before Foley scored a shorthanded goal 9:59 into the third period.
The Irish take a 1-7 record into tonight's first-round game against Apple Valley at the eight-team Heritage Classic tournament in Duluth.

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What a shame that they waited until the final show aired. Now I can't help but think that he's only marrying her for her money.
Quality guy that marries a woman for an $80,000 award.
What a shame that they waited until the final show aired. Now I can't help but think that he's only marrying her for her money.
Quality guy that marries a woman for an $80,000 award.
As far as I am concerned, life is for the living. If she is about to remarry, that is a tribute to her experience with her deceased husband, the fact that she wants to remarry.
If you think that she shouldn't remarry now.......well then, when???.......I divorced (no he didn't die....unfortunately , and my experience was so bad that I, at this point, could never think of remarrying. I didn't see it as a good thing; she did. GOOD FOR HER. You know, life is a live and learn game. And if she found a man that qualifies (in her mind), trust me.......former dead husband "ain't gonna get any deadder", so she might as well move on.
I encourage her to go her own route........if she listens to folks....a lot of those unhappy people won't encourage her to continue any further. Personally, I do.
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"...each affects the other, and the other affects the next, and the world is full of stories, but the stories are all one." - Mitch Albom, one helluva writer.
When you throw a rock into a pack of dogs, you know which one you hit by the one that yelps!
It's not that I'm against her getting remarried. More power to her. I just had a friend remarry a little over 13 months after her husband was killed unexpectedly. You do have to move on.
What I object too is that I feel the Weavers misled us. They invoked dead husband at every opportunity to get sympathy and help. We were told at the beginning of the show and they were referred to throughout the show as "widow and children".
Nothing was every mentioned about a fiance until the show was almost over and then it was on the internet and not the show.
I feel we were mislead and they were misrepresented on the show.
And if they filed for an application on Dec. 10, they have 30 days to get married or they need to reapply for a license in Florida. So I am guessing the wedding has either taken place or is imminent. I hope she has found what she is looking for. I hope the kids are happy with their new stepfather and they find the closure and peace they need from their father's brutal death. I hope they are able to put it all behind them, move on and make a decent life for themselves.
But I don't like hypocrites and this misrepresentation of her marital status is yet another example of the hypocrits this family has been all race.
Que me amat, amet et canem meum
(Who loves me will love my dog also)
I can't believe I'm going to sort-of defend Ma Weaver, as I really detest her, but here goes...
Just because you are going to remarry, doesn't erase your loss of the former spouse. She did have a horrific loss when her husband was killed, even if she did meet someone new. And as for the kids, well, it will always be "we lost our Dad." So she's going to remarry...good for her. I don't see how anyone would want to marry her, but if she finds happiness, that's great.
Now, as far as drama, etc....the title "widow about to remarry & kids" or "engaged widow & kids" doesn't have nearly the punch as "widow and kids." The term "widow" (in my opinion) generates a bit of sympathy towards this team, and they were a team deeply in need of any sympathy, as they were wholly unlikable. It's very possible that there was some footage of Linda Weaver talking about her engagement, yet during editing TAR powers that be didn't think it played as well as just making her be "widow and kids."
As for the speculation that someone might want to marry her for TAR race money...man, they'd have to be really really money-hungry to put up with The Weavers for cash.
Always looking for cat treats!
Breathe out, so I can breathe you in...
I can not STAND the chicks in this family...I am SOOOOOOO happy one of the Linz boy's called one of them 'thunder thighs'
Thank goodness my husband has life insurance on us so that we never have to resort to going on a show for money because of a tragedy. It's not like either of us will become rich if the other dies but at least there will be some money. I wonder if Mr. Weaver had a policy or maybe it just wasn't enough since they are a large family. Actually my husband and his brothers did make it to an interview for TAR Family Edition but the reason was for fun first and money second. Bummer that they weren't picked - you would have loved them
ArchieComicFan, they actually did receive a life insurance settlement. But, for a family of three kids where the wife hadn't been working... it was pretty paltry. It's much earlier in this thread, but I believe it was something like $80,000.
It has been quite a while since I have posted. I would like to offer some perspective that may help a wee bit for those of you who detest the Weaver Family from the last Season of the Amazing Race.
I lost my husband suddenly to cancer. My three boys were 9, 11, & 13 at the time. It is an interesting thing about loss. You find that you react in ways that even your closest friends cannot understand. Even I did not get it until later on down the road.
It had been less than a year since the loss of the Husband and Father of the Weaver family. The reason they came on the race was to face some fears head on and to bond as only a family who has faced so tragic a loss can.
I may have handled things differently if I had chosen to do compete in the Amazing Race. Yet I do know that when your heart is so heavy with grief you find yourself doing things and acting in ways that you would not have before. I know I did.
I cringed each time I saw a negative reaction from the Weaver kids or the heard some irrational comment about the other teams such as they hate us. I remember my boys reacting in much the same ways in certain situations. Remember....these are KIDS who lost their Dad at such a crucial time in their lifes. It was still very fresh in here hearts and minds and will be for the next few years. Then you have the Mom who is not only grieving herself but has the responsibility to help three others grieve. That is not an easy task but one we accept because we love them so dearly. Yet grief can blind us.
I am not in anyway trying to excuse behavior that required an apology.
For the Weaver Family....this race was about moving forward. They faced fears head on like being at the race track. That was huge. This race was not to make friends but to bond together as a family during the hardest time they would NEVER have imagined that they would have to face. I do not think that they were ready to explain all of this to anyone at the time. Besides....it is like trying to explain childbirth to someone who has never had a baby.
I do understand why the other teams felt the way they did. In the end they all left to go home to their families. The Weavers had to go back and face life without their beloved Husband and Father.
It has been 11 years since the death of my Beloved Husband. I now see so many things I did not handle well. I believe that down the road that the Weaver Family will do the same. It took A LOT of courage to do what they did on the Amazing Race. Behind all of their prickles and stings what I saw was a grieving family who did not know how to fit in. Time, grace and truth will bring them full circle. I would hope that each of you who have had strong, unkind words about this family might find a wee piece of your heart to think about how you would react if your Father, Mother, or child where to be taken from you. HOPEFULLY you will find mercy.
Thanks for letting me share my heart. You may not agree. But the great thing is that we can "agree to disagree" and still have fun enjoying the "Amazing Race." For that is truly what life is! An AMAZING RACE!!!
By the way...my guys are now 24,21,& 19. They are GREAT guys who have a love for life and have built their bridge back to life. So have I. That is my prayer for the Weaver Family.


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The Arizona Wildcats feasted on a Big Sky Conference cupcake and then choked down a Cowboy-sized piece of humble pie.
Now, it's time to dig in.
The UA will host No. 6 Stanford on Saturday in the teams' Pac-12 opener, the first in a string of three near-impossible conference games in a row. After taking on the Cardinal, Arizona will face No. 12 Oregon and then travel to Los Angeles to take on always tough USC.
The Wildcats (1-1) will need to improve in all areas if they hope to escape with even one win in the next three games. They were one-dimensional, easily intimidated and inconsistent in Thursday's 37-14 loss to eighth-ranked Oklahoma State.
To get better, Arizona must:
1. Establish the run
The Wildcats won't be a power-rushing team this season, especially with two undersized backs and an all-new offensive line. But they need to run enough to keep other teams from teeing off on quarterback Nick Foles. The UA rushed 21 times for just 41 yards against Oklahoma State, and is averaging just 58 rushing yards per game this year.
Here's how bad that is: The UA is ranked 115th nationally in rushing yards, ahead of only Akron, East Carolina, UTEP, Kent State and Florida Atlantic. Of those teams, only Arizona (1-1) and East Carolina (1-1) have victories this season.
"Until we run the football better, it's going to be hard to move forward the way we want to," coach Mike Stoops said. "Some of it's personnel, some of it's commitment - getting players to do better - and some of it's coaching."
Said Foles: "We have to find a way to run the ball better."
2. Defend the pass
Small sample sizes and impossible opponents - Oklahoma State's Justin Blackmon is the nation's top wide receiver, better than anyone the UA will face the rest of the year - mean the Wildcats' pass defense probably won't be this bad all season. Still, it's worth noting just how well Arizona's opponents are throwing the ball: The Wildcats are allowing 288 passing yards per game, which ranks 102nd nationally and 10th in the Pac-12.
Northern Arizona's Cary Grossart and Oklahoma State's Brandon Weeden combined for a 147.19 quarterback rating against the UA, making Arizona the 99th-best pass defending team in the nation.
It could be worse, though: Washington is allowing 403 yards per game, worst in the country.
3. Start fast
Face it, Arizona can't upset any of its next three opponents without a hot start. The Cats' first two foes outscored them 31-14 in the first half; in the second half, however, Arizona is outscoring them 41-16.
Arizona is 27-6 under Stoops when leading after the first quarter, and 14-40 when tied or trailing. The Wildcats have won 17 of their last 18 games when leading after the first quarter; their only loss came against Oregon a year ago.
The Cats need to play with more energy early in game, to get the home crowd - and the momentum - in their favor.
If they can't, the next three weeks will look frustratingly familiar.
Up next
• What: Stanford at Arizona
• When: 7:45 p.m. Saturday
Safety commits
Devian Shelton verbally committed to the Arizona Wildcats on Sunday night, giving the UA a toolsy and potentially valuable safety for 2012.
The Scout.com recruiting service lists the 6-foot-2-inch, 180-pound Shelton as a three-star recruit and the nation's 88th-best safety. He chose the Wildcats over offers from Arizona State, Idaho, New Mexico, San Diego State, SMU, Utah State and Washington State.
Shelton registered 41 tackles and three interceptions and recovered one fumble as a junior at Inglewood (Calif.) High School. He's one of the top players for the Sentinels, who are 0-2 so far this season.
Shelton is the second high school standout to commit to the UA in as many Sundays. The Wildcats received a verbal commitment from Anthony Lopez, a running back from Gilbert Mesquite High School, a week ago. Lopez rushed for 1,552 yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior in 2010.
Shelton is the 17th recruit to commit to the UA's next recruiting class. Players can sign letters of intent in February.


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Has our President been hanging around with George Bush a bit much lately? One may guess that based on what Obama has recently said. In a personal foreword (link to webpage with PDF) to document International Strategy for Cyberspace, the President claimed that the country would preserve the character of cyberspace and reduce the threats faced. President O-bomb-a reserves the right to take military action against cyber-terrorists who attempt to hack into the U.S. government.
President Barack Obama has announced on Facebook that he will be holding a Town Hall meeting with Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto this month. The big event will happen on April 20th at 1:45pm PST. Users can participate by submitting questions about innovation and the economy through the Facebook Event wall. Facebook will select the top ones that will be addressed during the meeting.


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General Advertising Resources
- Academic Careers Online
- AIP Journal Physics Today
- College and University Personnel Association (CUPA)
- The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Higher Education Jobs (higheredjobs.com)- jobs in Higher Education
- IEEE Spectrum
- JobsOnLine (recruiter.monster.com)– Monster Job Search
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- Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) (https://www.cic.net/students/doctoral-directory/introduction) Directory of Minority, Ph.D, M.F.A., and M.L.S Candidates and Recipients
- Employer Assistance and Resource Network (EARN) - Job posting websites geared toward job seekers with disabilities
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Sienna Miller has reportedly fallen for yet another co-star, actor Matthew Rhys.
The movie siren is in love again. Sienna Miller has fallen for her yet another co-star. Following her break up with on-off boyfriend Jude Law and her brief romance with Jamie Burke, the beauty is now reported to be dating actor Matthew Rhys.
Miller and Rhys are co-stars in the drama romance "The Edge of Love," slated to hit theaters by next year. They met upon being introduced by mutual pal actress Keira Knightley who encouraged their romance after the three went out for a dinner back in May.
"This is the first bloke Sienna has been serious with since she finally split with Jude," a source in the know was quoted as telling The Sun. "These allegations of her being with Diddy and splitting up his relationship with Kim Porter are awful. But they have actually worked in her and Matthew's favor a bit. It has taken the heat off their relationship because people have been looking for a spark between her and Diddy."
As of Burke, the source tend to claim the model "was just a distraction for Sienna. She was on the rebound and wanted some fun - and that's what she and Jamie had. But now she wants more." On Sienna and Matthew's romance, the source revealed, the actor "is really into her but they have both been trying to keep it very quiet, only telling close friends."
Miller and Burke split hot on the heels of reports she's making out P. Diddy. Both stars denied any romance occurred between them though.


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If this is the oomph effect of the third choli Mandy baby tried on, one can only imagine how revealing the other controversy inviting cuts were!
The organic looking Satya Paul sari met a bombshell of a blouse on day four. Place them on Mandira Bedi and you have a showstopper of showstoppers.
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Ronit Roy, who made his ramp debut at age 44 for Manish Malhotra at the grand finale of KFW II, made a few more Calcutta-based fans! Not only did he stop mid-ramp to pose for clicking camera-phones, he also took a moment to shake hands with audience members during his final bow!
Another favourite moment was when Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, also a ramp debutant, walked with his sons Amaan and Ayaan in sherwanis for Kashmiri designer Zubair Kirmani. The sons looked seasoned and the father looked a little out of place, but all in all, a moment that was magic.
Neil Nitin Mukesh created hysteria in the hall. Hearts skipped beats and before he completed his catwalk, the girls and some boys were love (or lust) struck. Swooning and screaming, at that moment only one man mattered.
The first day, first show of KFW II was reserved for Ritu Kumar. But as Spandans Renu Roy took the stage and started a speech, the audience was trapped!
Whether its Shah Rukh Khan or Renu Roy with the mic, there is no place for a speech in any fashion week. Ditto for felicitations on the ramp.
Apsara-type collections are gaudy and garish. And when Rocky S (above) tried to do a Tarun Tahiliani, he failed foolishly. The saris, the jewels
nothing worked. Neeta Lullas dud collection came a close second.
Rituparna Senguptas ramp romp did not end without incident. Halfway through it, off slipped her bangle, and with it fell the end of the pallu. She fumbled, snatched the side of her sari and held it like the fold of a skirt, leaving the pallu to trail behind her. To her credit, she handled it well and transformed the ouch into an ohmygawd!
Out of place showstoppers were just not happening. Parambrata walked for Threads and looked anything but Manhattan cool. Neetu Chandra tried to walk for Soumitra Mondal (above) and then there was at Pauli Dams attempt at Audrey Hepburn!
gimmicks of the week
Tejas Gandhis show on day four saw a host of city stars apparently representing Everyman Everywoman take the ramp. The list included Bickram Ghosh with wife Jaya Seal Ghosh, Chaiti Ghosal, Jhulan Goswami, Shamik Sinha, Mehrajuddin Wadoo, Ishfaq Ahmed, Dr B. Ramanna, Alokananda Roy, Tulsi Sinha Roy, Bridgette Jones, Anjali Sengupta, Tina Mukherjee, Shweta Tiwari, Prema Rajaram, Sreeparna Saha and Ankush Gandhi
Why? Dont ask. Thats why we call it a gimmick!
After AIDs awareness with little red ribbons on dresses in the last season of KFW, this time Bibi Russell chose the cause of swine flu awareness, by making a few models wear protective masks made of yes, you guessed it right gamchha!
face of the week
Madhabilata Mitra
This Sananda Tilotamma winner of 2006 stood out tall and proud in the second season of Kolkata Fashion Week. She was among the handful of Calcutta models who eventually walked the ramp (most of the others chosen at the auditions walked out due to rate problems). We liked her best in Ritu Kumar, Anita Dongre and Bibi Russell but the 5-ft-11-inch beauty loved sharing the runway with her Tilottama mentor Nayanika Chatterjee the most. And what does Maam have to say? I am happy Madhabilata is finally doing well!
controversy of the week
Batik was the bother of KFW season II. Hear it from the two contenders...
Soumitra Mondal: My batik (picture right) is different from Dev R Nils. It is crack-less. Moreover, my collection is developed from my own autumn-winter 2008 collection where I had used a square cube in uniform placement. This time I have used a technique based on uniform weaving checks. Batik itself is an old concept of Bengal, so anyone can do batik, anyone can easily get batik, even from Gariahat. Batik cant belong to any designer.
Dev & Nil: All we can say is that we happened to be wearing our batik trousers from our last seasons collection (picture left) on the day of Soumitras show. We didnt have to say anything. People noticed the striking similarity of what was being shown on the ramp and what we were wearing off it!
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Emerging designers were the ones who paid to show at KFW.
They were also the ones to face the most problems at every step from models to make-up. Heres more...
Emerging designers got Pool C models that comprised Bangalore-based choreographer Rahul Shetty and six unknown Delhi models, most of whom made their ramp debut at KFW II, along with equally unfamiliar Calcutta models. Some fought for a better lot. Only one emerging designer group got lucky in landing Alison Kanuga to direct their show. In Delhi and Mumbai fashion weeks, emerging designers are on a par with the best with regards to models, choreographers and infrastructure.
They faced discrimination even with hair and make-up. A skilled team was always involved with the established designers. Not so for the young guns.
Random standalone stores formed the bulk of the buyers in attendance, occupying a large chunk of the seating capacity in the show area. And with camera in hand, they were more than ready to copy the catwalk collections!
• The designer line-up was new and improved. From 18, the number went up to 38. Quantity apart, even the quality of the established designers went up a notch. An opening by Ritu Kumar and a closing by Manish Malhotra
now thats impressive!
• The change of venue was the best thing that could have happened to KFW. From the dusty PC Chandra Gardens to the plush ITC The Sonar, it made a world of difference.
• It brought the city alive for those five days and five nights. The shows and the parties around town, Calcutta was buzzing.
• Two of the countrys top choreography teams, Alison Kanuga and the trio of Anisha, Aparna and Tanya from Delhi-based Preferred Professionals, along with some of the best talent of Elite Model Management India Private Ltd made the show a success.
• Cancelled shows and last minute venue changes made the show management messy.
• Seating in Sunderbans was a nightmare. It left the audience cramped and confused.
• From no buyers, KFW went to 14 buyers, but the number still isnt good enough. We took the registration route and 14 buyers turned up from Hyderabad, Mumbai, Calcutta and Delhi. Many who couldnt make it are looking at the collections and are in touch with us, said a Mindscapes Maestros official.
• The stall area resembled a food court! Established designers didnt have stalls due to space constraints and some of the younger ones put out their goods and hoped for the best.
• Gate management was shoddy.
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Author: Cecelia Ahern Name of Book: P.S. I Love You Format: Epub Size: 453 Kb Plot: A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life. A grieving widow finds her husband's warmth radiating from the afterlife when she discovers that he left her a series of tasks to be revealed in ten monthly messages and designed to help her overcome her sorrow while gradually making the transition into a new life. Holly Kennedy (Hilary Swank) is a New York real estate broker whose good-humored husband, Irishman Gerry (Gerard Butler), always stood by her side. Suddenly, and seemingly out of nowhere, Gerry succumbs to a brain tumor and Holly is left to face an uncertain future. No one in the world knows Holly better than Gerry, not even her mother (Kathy Bates) or her best friends, Sharon (Gina Gershon) and Denise (Lisa Kudrow). But while Holly remains unsure if she can go on without the love of her life to help guide her, Gerry has planned ahead. On Holly's 30th birthday, she receives a cake and a special tape recording from Gerry that implores her to get out and celebrate instead of staying in and mourning. Later, as the months wear on, a series of additional messages arrive from Gerry -- always delivered in the most remarkable and surprising of ways. With each new message comes a new adventure, and each letter signs off in the same familiar way: "P.S. I love you." Despite the fact that Holly's mother and friends think these humorous, posthumous messages are keeping Holly bound to the past, the truth is that they are lovingly guiding her into the future while proving that sometimes death isn't just the end, but a new beginning as well. Director Richard LaGravenese teams with screenwriter Steve Rogers to adapt author Cecelia Ahern's best-selling novel. Thank you Author for Amazing BOOK :)
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|Thursday, 13 February 2003
by Sarath Malalasekera
The Attorney General has directed the Criminal Investigations Department to probe an allegation that a member of the Bribery Commission violated secrecy provisions in the law governing the workings of the Commission.
Attorney General K.C. Kamalasabeyson PC gave the directive to the CID on an application made by the police.
The probe will be conducted into the alleged conduct of Commissioner Kingsley Wickramasooriya.
The CID was brought into the matter when Interior Minister John Amaratunga forwarded a letter sent to him by Agriculture and Samurdhi Minister S.B. Dissanayake alleging that Wickramasooriya had violated secrecy clauses of the Commission.
Minister Dissanayake has alleged that Commissioner Wickramasooriya met President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga with details of an investigation into Samurdhi funds, along with a police officer.
A group of MPs have now initiated a Parliamentary resolution for the impeachment of Wickramasooriya from the Bribery Commission and claimed to have 76 MPs' signatures calling for his removal. Only 75 signatures are required for such a resolution to be accepted by the Speaker.
The resolution calls on the President to remove Wickramasooriya on the "ground of misconduct" proven in accordance with Section 2 (5) of the Bribery or Corruption Act No.19 of 1994.
The resolution said: "On or about November 7, 2001, the respondent Kinglsey Wickramasooriya did cause K.M. Sarath Nandasena, IP, an officer appointed to assist the Commission to accompany him to meet the President at President's House, Fort and induced the said K.M. Sarath Nandasena to disclose to the President information received by him vis-a-vis the investigation conducted against Minister S.B. Dissanayake and thereby violate the provisions of section 17 of the Bribery or Corruption Act. The respondent is therefore guilty of misconduct and liable to be removed from office as a member of the Commission."
The MPs also stated in the resolution that Wickramasooriya disclosed information received by him regarding the investigation to the President.
They have moved the resolution in terms of the Section 2 (5) of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption.
Meanwhile, the Constitutional Council has recommended the appointment of the retired President of the Court of Appeal U. de Z. Gunawaradana to the Bribery Commission to fill the vacancy created by the death of Commissioner T.N. Abeywira.
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BOLTON appliances website AO.com has been valued at a staggering £1.2 billion as its shares were offered on the London Stock Exchange for the first time this morning.
The white goods retailer was listed conditionally this morning with a share price range of between 235p and 285p.
This means the firm's total listed value is between £1 billion and £1.2 billion — more than 100 times its earnings last year.
AO.com, owned by DRL Holdings, will be reregistered and renamed as AO PLC, ahead of being unconditionally listed on March 3.
Following admission, chief executive John Roberts will hold 28.6 per cent of shares, while finance director Steve Caunce will hold 13.6 per cent.
The flotation represents the largest e-commerce initial public offering (IPO) since online supermarket Ocado floated in 2010.
AO.com — formerly known as Appliances Online — sells about 4,000 products from more than 30 appliance brands, as well as installing, removing and recycling old appliances.
About £60 million is to be raised by AO.com to be spent on the group's efforts to expand into Germany and branch out into new product categories.
Mr Roberts said: "A London listing will give us the platform to continue to grow our business. Ultimately, it is our ambition to be a leading European online electrical retailer."
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An event lets-make-a-deal like and 100 semi-finalists who purchase a ticket and follow instructions on the ticket will have a chance to win great prizes or cash. Proceeds from the event will go toward the Eyecare for the Third World by The Clearsight Christian Foundation to raise awareness about lack of eyecare in other countries and help a community Capalonga in Philippines.
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Since the heart of God's plan for the family is the marriage of a man and a woman for life, and since families are the basic building blocks of society, then it follows that societies will only be as strong as the relationships between men and women. Heterosexuality is fundamental to the vitality and even the existence of any society. Scripture is very clear in its condemnation of homosexual conduct, for such sin is a deviation from God's creation and design. But Focus on the Family is quick to add that God loves the homosexual as much as any other person. Focus on the Family calls all Christians to sincerely love and understand those involved in the homosexual life, remembering that Jesus demonstrated far greater compassion for people caught up in sexual immorality than for religious hypocrites. Meanwhile, homosexuals are entitled to the same basic rights as other citizens. Focus on the Family stands against any movement to rob them of those rights, persecute them, deprive them of employment or housing, or harass them in any way. Nevertheless, Focus does take strong exception to the activist movement that seeks to gain special privileges and protected minority status for the homosexual community. There is no evidence that homosexuals, as a class, are discriminated against in the present society. They are not like African-Americans, Hispanics or other historically disadvantaged groups, for they have a far higher average income than most Americans, a higher level of education than most Americans and significant political influence. Focus on the Family also opposes the efforts of radical homosexual "social reformers" who wish to redefine the family, permit homosexual "marriages," be able to adopt children and recruit the young. This and other elements of the more radical homosexual agenda must be vigorously opposed. Further, there is no established scientific evidence that sexual orientation is genetically determined by brain structure. Recent attempts to establish such a connection have been unscientific and biased. Focus on the Family recognizes that physiological and environmental factors may have significance within the complex amalgam of circumstances that contribute to a homosexual orientation; yet we cannot subscribe to a determinism that holds human beings to be mere biological machines. Moral choice is real, and it is central to our identity as men and women. The sin of homosexual behavior, like all sins, can be forgiven and healed by the grace revealed in the life and death of Christ. All sexual sin affects the human personality like no other sin, for sexual issues run deep in our character, and change is slow and uphill, but change is possible. Focus on the Family has seen that, by God's grace and through compassionate counseling, it is sometimes possible, although always difficult, for a person to move from a homosexual to a heterosexual orientation. When that change appears impossible in an individual case, such a person is in the same position as the heterosexual single who has no prospects of marriage. They are both called by Scripture to a life of sexual abstinence. These are difficult words; yet no one has the authority to change the biblical prescription on sexuality outside of marriage.
That's a lot of hate packed into one paragraph isn't it. Just like any other group, Focus on the Family is using a divide and conquer strategy to justify its ongoing hatred and attacks against the GLBT community. They are absolutely right when the claim that the BLGT community is not like the African-American community or Latino's (I won't use Hispanic as they did because that is a colonizers term) but that does not mean that the TLBG community does not represent a historically oppressed group. No two isms are identical to each other and demanding that the LGBT fulfill this standard when we don't expect it of any other marginalized group is homophobic and ridiculous. Their approach further preys upon the ongoing distrust between some straight Blacks and some White members of the GLBT community. There is no such thing as a good oppression and this is why historically marginalized people should stand side by side, rather than allowing ourselves to be divided from one another. We only validate the masters truth when we allow them to convince us that our path to liberation lies in oppressing others as we have been oppressed.
Are the Christian fundamentalist ever going to stop with the whole gay agenda routine and the claim that GLBT people are seeking special rights? Honestly, how is it a special right to adopt and to marry when these events happen on a regular basis to straight people? All that they are asking for is a seat at the table, not that special privileges be granted to them. If BLGT people were so powerful, homophobia and transphobia would not exist. Trans people can't even pee in peace for heaven's sake. Yet given the systemic transphobia and homophobia, Focus on the Family refuses to acknowledge the oppression because it bolsters heterosexual privilege.
I think one of the things that enrages me about these Christian fundamentalist is their absolute fixation on sexuality to the exclusion of everything else. If most Christians are honest, there are a lot of so-called guides to living in the bible that we ignore every damn day. If we stick just to the topic of sex, adultery is without question the most ignored guideline. Adultery in the purest Christian definition is not solely about the act of sleeping with someone that you are not married to, it also includes lust. Mathew 5:28 "But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust in his eye has already committed adultery with her in his heart." There is also Job 31: 11-12 "For lust is a shameful sin, a crime that should be punished. It is a devastating fire that destroys to hell. It would wipe out everything I own." You will never convince me that these fundamentalist don't experience lust for someone who is not their lawful wedded partner, and furthermore, you don't hear them self flagellating about their sins, nor do you hear them taking responsibility for the lustful feelings they experience. Nope, some evil woman caused them to have an erection. So it would seem that inappropriate sexual behaviour only constitutes a problem for them when it involves others.
Other laws that these fundamentalist are probably not following:
The prohibition from wearing mixed fibers. "Neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woolen come upon thee." — Leviticus 19:19
Growing beards. "Ye shall not round the corners of your heads." — Leviticus 19:27
Having sex during menstruation:"When a woman has a discharge of blood, which is her regular discharge from her body, she shall be in her impurity for seven days, and whoever touches her shall be unclean until evening." — Leviticus 15:19-20
The cock block heard around the world: "When men fight with one another, and the wife of the one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of him who is beating him, and puts out her hand and seizes him by the private parts, then you shall cut off her hand." — Deuteronomy 25:11-12
No Dirty talk:"Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place…." — Ephesians 5:4
No Lying:"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor" — Exodus 20:16
No Gossiping: "Do not go around as a gossiper among your people…" — Leviticus 19:16
Stoning: "They shall be stoned with stones, their blood shall be upon them." — Leviticus 20:27 for the crime of "Homosexuality, adultery, astrology, being a disrespectful child, being a drunken son, blasphemy, breaking the Sabbath, perjury, incest, bestiality and witchcraft."
Since all sin is equal in the eyes of God, and no man without sin should cast the first stone, honestly, the persecution of the GLBT community by fundamentalist Christians is anything but Christian. This is about their desire to oppress a group and religion is nothing but a prop for them to justify their bigoty. What they should be doing is begging God's forgiveness for the perversion that they engage in, in the name of Christianity.
They actually have the nerve to suggest that they desire equality for the BLGT community while working on a daily basis to continue the legal second class citizenship that they currently exist with. In short, with friends like this, who need enemies?
They are not content to simply carry their hatred and privilege in their heart, they are promoting transfering this to yet another generation. It is my belief that teaching a child to hate is abuse. These supposed seminars not only teach straight children to protect their privilege, but they potentially teach TLBG children to hate themselves. When you tell impressionable children that their very soul depends on their ability to hate, and that your love for them is conditional upon accepting these horrendous values, you leave the child little choice but to conform. This kind of indoctrination does not encourage a child to think critically about the world around them, or see injustice for what it is. Ironically, it was Jesus who walked amongst societies undesirables, preaching love and tolerance, but it seems for these fundamentalists, the very man to whom they have invested in and committed their belief in, is not a good enough example to follow. Furthermore, for all their investment in being born again Christians, they seem more than willing to ignore that Jesus had not one word to say about homosexuality.
I think that most readers know that though I am not perfect, to the best of my ability, I try to confront my straight privilege and advocate against homophobia. I do so not only because I believe it is the right thing to do, but because I believe it is my responsibility as a Christian woman to speak out against injustice and oppression. I don't believe for one moment that Jesus would recognize his message in the bigotry commonly promoted by groups like Focus on the Family. There is a tendency to lump all Christians into one big group, because Christianity as an institution has harmed, and continues to harm so many people and this is specifically why I feel that those of us who do believe in God and take on the label of Christian, have a responsibility to speak out against these false prophets. We may never be able to undo the damage that has been done, but perhaps we may provide a shelter from the storm.
Edmund Burke said, "Those who have been once intoxicated with power, and have derived any kind of emolument from it, even though but for one year, never can willingly abandon it. They may be distressed in the midst of all their power; but they will never look to any thing but power for their relief. Never doubt for one moment that this is about power and not about religious belief.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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It looks like bit strength goes from weakest to strongest in this order:
Looking at 1/4" bits, the Cobalt steel bit is around $5 while the Titanium coated bit is $7.50. Shouldn't the cobalt bit be better? Or is it just that the cobalt bit is really for metal only while the titanium bit is more versatile?
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A NEW centre-half could be on board at Worcester City in time for tomorrow's Skrill North match against Stalybridge Celtic at Aggborough (3pm).
The Blue and Whites are short of options in the position following Jamie Grimes' return to Kidderminster Harriers and injuries to Richard Munday (hand) and Shabir Khan (hernia).
Manager Carl Heeley had hoped to bring in former Worcester captain Chris Smith last week but saw the deal collapse at the last minute with the 32-year-old, who left City at the end of the 2007-08 campaign, joining Halifax.
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Music of Saturday, 20 December 2008
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Ashanti Cultural Music Promotion in Association with Anansekrom (Girona) wishes to inform the Ghanaian Community and African music lovers that there will be a Christmas Dance Party on 27 December featuring Oheneba Kissi from Ghana, Rasta Jato from Senegal, and Gerona's Antwi and the Revelators.
Also featuring are DJ Amuzu and the Wailers from Vic, and the new Sky Hawks Sounds(Girona) headed by Stephen Antwi.
Venue: C/ Pep Ventura No. 1, Colegio Mas Maso Salt, (Girona) behind Mecadona, C/ Paisos Catalan, from 8pm till day break.
Tickets will sell at €10 for singles and €15 for couples. Come experience and share the Ghanaian passion for music and a special Christmas treat from Anansekrom. En – Flow.


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FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas - The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Department has busted a suspected burglary ring accused of targeting more than a dozen homes in the Mission Bend area since 2011. Investigators say all five suspects live in and around the area, and in some cases the victims were their neighbors.
The fifth and final suspect, Bryan Rubio, 18, was arrested Tuesday after a tip from Crime Stoppers. Previously taken into custody were Johnny Rodgers, 20, Alex Bello, 18, Ricardo Flores, 18, and Jonathan Chavez, 18.
Fort Bend County Sheriff's Detective Shady Elsabie said the group of suspects targeted victims by watching their daily routines and used Facebook messaging to plan their crimes. "Then they'd get on public Facebook and start selling property, which included firearms, electronic game consoles, jewelry, whatever they could sell on Facebook to friends for a low price," said Elsabie.
Elsabie said the most recent case happened in February and break in the cases came in March when an informant came forward.
Joe Casler had his home burglarized in April of 2011. "Every drawer was open, clothes on the floor... It took us 30 minutes before we even realized the car was gone," said Casler.
Some of the stolen items have been returned to their owners. Casler's vehicle was found shortly after the crime, but his other belongings were never recovered. Still, news of the arrests gave him closure. "Knowing that all five were apprehended and going to be put away for a while... I mean, I feel good for myself and I feel good for my neighbors. It's not going to happen for a while," said Casler.
Though investigators have been able to tie the suspects to 12 burglaries, they believe they could be responsible for many more. All five are facing charges of burglary of a habitation.
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Top issue: The new Speaker of the House says she's cracked the glass ceiling.
"By electing me as speaker you have brought us closer to the ideal of equality that is America's heritage and America's hope," Pelosi said. "This is an historic moment — for the Congress, and for the women of America. It is a moment for which we have waited more than 200 years. Never losing faith, we waited through the many years of struggle to achieve our rights."


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What is the most desirable postcode in Australia? People are embracing the opportunity to promote their town name or location with Postcode Stickers on their cars, leading to a surge in local patriotism.
People either love or hate putting stickers on the back of their cars. Like any consumer product, the popularity of stickers fluctuates through trends, fads or cycles. Do you remember the Oakley 'O' Thermonuclear Protection stickers in the '90s? They were a huge hit. The rage then shifted in the early 2000s to the Southern Cross symbol being displayed on cars, or the ubiquitous frangipani sticker being adorned on windscreens across the country.
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text: Industry wags predicted Apple would announce a Spotify/Rdio-like "killer" music streaming app. Instead, we learned about iTunes Radio which, during the demonstration, looked an awful lot like Pandora or any of the other similar online services. Apple announced a lot of features that seemed somewhat familiar. Not exactly innovation but more like imitation. Apple is aware that happens to their technological advances too. That's why Apple defends corporate ideas and patents so rigorously. Yesterday, Apple upped the ante in a number of important, innovative ways. iOS in the Car will integrate the software brand into your future car's dashboard. Although, the suggestion that being able to play games in the front seat of your automobile will be appreciated by law enforcement officers or insurance companies. As for device security Apple's upcoming Activation Lock system will work on all of your Apple products utilizing your iCloud log-in information. Expect others companies to follow their lead. But, what was really missing from the WWDC event was the rumored announcement of a new iPhone. That would have gotten everyone in attendance excited. Actually, it would have excited everyone. We could all use a big Apple announcement in the near future. --Written by Gary Krakow in New York. >To submit a news tip, send an email to: email@example.com.


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