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Imogen Poots Has The Need For Speed
She'll race with Aaron Paul
From everything we've heard so far (and we've heard some things) DreamWorks' adaptation of Electronic Arts' Need For Speed game franchise is shaping up to be much more than just your flashy gear head action film. More proof roars in today as Imogen Poots has entered negotiations to co-star with Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul.
Poots is locking down a deal to play a savvy exotic car dealer who helps the wealthy secure high-end racing vehicles and street demons. Paul will be doing a lot of driving as the lead, but from the sounds of it Poots will also be behind the steering wheel.
Act Of Valour director Scott Waugh is calling the shots, working from a script co-written by John and George Gatins. The aim is to channel the spirit of the video games, but make the movie feel more like a car-culture film of the 1970s.
Waugh is in pre-production now, with the film set to race into cinemas on February 7, 2014. Poots will be seen in Greetings From Tim Buckley, A Late Quartet and Michael Winterbottom's still-untitled Paul Raymond film. And Need won't be her first time sharing the screen with Paul; they appear together in A Long Way Down, scheduled to arrive next year.

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There are going to be more soybeans grown across the United States this year, but that increase likely will not keep up with demand due to disappointing production in Argentina and Brazil. The scenario will mean U.S. soybean supplies may fall to about two weeks of inventory, according to analysts.
"There are several factors leading to this perfect storm for soybeans," said Todd Davis, American Farm Bureau Federation senior economist. Davis points to a disappointing harvest in South America as well as the expected low inventories.
The outlook is for old-crop soybean inventories to tighten for the current 2011/2012 marketing year. "For the next crop the outlook is for a historically-low stocks-to-use ratio of 4.4 percent," said Bill Nelson, Doane senior economist. "Production will increase, but the world will depend on the U.S. until the next South American harvest."
Getting there, however, may be the problem. The world numbers show a sharp decline in global soybean production between 2010/2011 and 2011/2012. "Last summer's disappointing U.S. soybean crop followed by drought in South America resulted in a major hit to the supply side," Nelson said. "The easy rationing of use wasn't sufficient to stabilize the supply/demand and prices had to rally to slow demand."
Substantial increases in acres for soybeans are anticipated in South America due to expected higher prices. "USDA forecast Brazil soybean planting next year at 26.5 million hectares compared to 25.0 million hectares this past crop," according to Nelson. "For Argentina, the comparison is 19.7 million next versus 17.8 past crop."
It may be eight months before final South American planting figures are tallied. Most soybean planting in Brazil occurs in October and November and for Argentina, the planting is mostly in November. "In addition, there are double cropping opportunities in both countries that will result in some plantings as late as January," Nelson said.
Meanwhile, demand will not let up. Increased demand for soybeans, most notably from China, is expected for use in livestock feed. "Based on higher Chinese demand, USDA increased its forecast of U.S. exports to that country, but it still may be too low," Nelson said. "Chinese government sources are looking at soybean imports of 58 to 59 million metric tons this crop year."
The world will be watching closely at the U.S. soybean acreage and growing season. "My guess is that the majority of analysts expect final soybean acres will exceed USDA's 73.9 million estimate," Nelson says. He thinks final U.S. soybean planting may hit 75 million to 76 million acres, maybe even more. "How that could come about is by more acres of winter wheat double-cropped to beans," he said. "The USDA forecast of 73.9 million acres includes assumptions for that, but with the wheat harvest expected earlier than normal, there is the potential for more farmers than normal to double crop. "


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Posted by Supreme General Rayegun @ 17:21
Is coming from who???
Darth, I know you're probably going to start your twitching (if you haven't already)….so be warned.
None other than Texas governor Rick Perry, said so here.
Gov. Rick Perry has just designated two issues as emergencies for the Legislature: Abolishing sanctuary cities in Texas and protecting private property rights in eminent domain cases.
I see someone has been trying to clue in Mr. Governor about that "WE THE PEOPLE" tidbit that's been going around for oh gee….something like 230+ years now. Darth, I'm sure you'll agree that this is just a start and that it's ONLY a start. About as obvious of a start as Korrioth's bouldered and creviced forehead, wouldn't you say???
KORRIOTH: You realize I've killed for much less than that General?
SG RAYEGUN: Really??? Gosh I never knew you were so tender-hearted and puppy-like Korrioth!!!!
KORRIOTH: … {Sorry folks, we've had to
edit redact spin depoliticize Korrioth's response. Once his reply has cleared our editors censors spinmeisters translators we'll be sure to publicize it RSN mkay?!!}
Anyways…..if you take the time to read some of the comments that have been posted in the Statesman article you'll get a good laugh at the progressives in and around Austin trying to bash each other. It's really kind of funny.
Until you realize these people have nary a CLUE.
What is the old cliché? Ah yes, ignorance is bliss.
And that's just what the progressives have been thinking WE THE PEOPLE are for the past hundred years or so. Ain't it nice to build that brick wall and watch them ram right into it every time?


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The economic opportunities of Afghan women are the focus of a conference this week in Dallas where Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is scheduled to speak by video.
About 250 people are attending the two-day conference at the George W. Bush Institute. Former first lady Laura Bush told the audience at a Wednesday evening dinner kicking off the event that while great progress has been made, "women's freedoms are still fragile in Afghanistan.
"Promoting women's freedom is critical to Afghanistan's future," she said.
Karzai was scheduled to speak Thursday morning, and the U.S. Embassy in Kabul and students from the American University of Afghanistan also will participate in a portion of the conference by video Thursday.
In welcoming attendees Wednesday, former President George W. Bush said he wanted to remind people who say that being in Afghanistan is not in the interest of the United States what life was like for women before the fall of the Taliban: "Life was brutal," he said.
"We believe that women in places like Afghanistan are going to lead the freedom movement," he said.
Those attending the conference include government, business and nonprofit leaders.
Laura Bush told The Associated Press earlier this week that research shows that a country's economy is more prosperous when its women are included. A longtime supporter of women's rights in Afghanistan, the former first lady made trips to the country after the Sept. 11 attacks and has continued to participate in the U.S.-Afghan Women's Council formed by her husband and Karzai.
Some Afghan women fear their government's efforts to reconcile with the Taliban, who severely repressed and brutalized women. Girls were not allowed to go to school, women spent most of their time inside their homes and were forced to wear burqas, long flowing garments that covered their heads, faces and bodies.
Today, Afghan women serve in the country's legislature, own businesses and work as teachers, lawyers, community health workers and prosecutors. However, some women continue to walk the streets in burqas. And a U.N. report late last year said Afghanistan needed to eliminate widespread traditional customs that harm women and girls, such as child marriage, "honor killings" and giving away girls to settle disputes. The report by the U.N. mission was based on 150 individual and group interviews.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton recently said that the United States would step up efforts to build international support for Afghan reconciliation. The Afghan government has had contacts with high-ranking Taliban officials, but no formal negotiations are under way.
Clinton has said finding a political solution to end the war in Afghanistan would require the Taliban to renounce violence, sever ties with al-Qaida and respect the Afghan constitution and the country's laws, particularly as they apply to women's rights.
Laura Bush also has spoken out on the issue of reconciling with the Taliban. In an op-ed in October 2010, she wrote that "peace attained by compromising the rights of half of the population will not last. Offenses against women erode security for all Afghans - men and women."
The conference is being held on the campus of Southern Methodist University, where the George W. Bush Presidential Center is being built. The center, which will house the Bush library and the institute, is expected to be completed in 2013.
Associated Press writer Deb Riechmann in Kabul contributed to this report.


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Publius Aelius Hadrianus was born on 24 January AD 76, probably at Rome, though his family lived in Italica in Baetica. Having originally come from Picenum in north-eastern when this part of Spain was opened up to Roman settlement, Hadrian's family had lived in Italica for some three centuries. With Trajan also coming from Italica, and Hadrian's father, Publius Aelius Hadrianus Afer, being his cousin, Hadrian's obscure provincial family now found itself possessing impressive connections.
In AD 86 Hadrian's father died in AD 86 and he, at the age of 10, became joint ward of Acilius Attianus, a Roman equestrian, and of Trajan.
Next the so far disappointing young Hadrian was set on a new career path. This time - though still very young - as a judge in an inheritance court in Rome.
In Ad 97 when Trajan, based in Upper Germany was adopted by Nerva, it was Hadrian who was sent form his base to carry the congratulations of his legion to the new imperial heir.
But in AD 98 Hadrian seized the great opportunity of Nerva's to carry the news to Tajan. Uttely determined to be the first to carry this news to the new emepror he raced to Germany. With otehr also seeking to be the bearers of the good news to a no doubt grateful emperor it was quite a race, with many an obstacle being purposely placed in Hadrian's way. But he succeeded, even travelling the last stages of his journey on foot. Trajan's gratitude was assured and Hadrian indeed became a very close friend of the new emperor.
In AD 100 Hadrian married Vibia Sabina, the daughter of Trajan's niece Matidia Augusta, after having accompied the new emperor to Rome.
There is no doubt that Hadrian was of high status during Trajan's reign, and yet there were no immediate signs that he was intended as the imperial heir.
The details of Hadrian's succession are indeed mysterious. Trajan might well have decided on his deathbed to make Hadrian his heir.
But the sequence of events does indeed seem suspicious. Trajan died the 8 August AD 117, on the 9th it was announced at Antioch that he had adopted Hadrian. But only by the 11th was it made public that Trajan was dead.
According to the historian Dio Cassius, Hadrian's accession was solely due to the actions of empress Plotina, kept Trajan's death a secret for several days. In this time she sent letters to the senate declaring Hadrian's the new heir. These letter however carried her own signature, not that of emperor Trajan, porabalbly using the excuse that the emperor's illness made him to feeble to write.
Hadrian, already in the east as governor of Syria at the time, was present at Trajan's cremation at Seleucia (the ashes were therafter shipped back to Rome). Though now he was there as emperor.
Right from the start Hadrian made it clear that he was his own man. One of his very first decisions was the abandonment of the eastern territories which Trajan had just conquered during his last campaign.
Had Augustus a century before spelled out that his successors should keep the empire within the natural boundaries of the rivers Rhine, Danube and Euphrates, then Trajan had broken that rule and had crossed the Euphrates. On Hadrian's order once pulled back to behind the Euphrates again.
If Hadrian set out to rule as honourably as his beloved predecessor, then he got off to a bad start. He had not arrived in Rome yet and four respected senators, all ex-consuls, were dead. Men of the highest standing in Roman society, all had been killed for plotting against Hadrian. Many however saw these executions as a way by which Hadrian was removing any possible pretenders to his throne. All four had been friends of Trajan. Lusius Quietus had been a military commander and Gaius Nigrinus ha dbeen a very wealthy and influential politician; in fact so influential he had been thought a possible successor to Trajan.
But what makes the 'affair of the four consulars' especially unsavoury is that Hadrian refused to take any responsibility for this matter. Might other emperors have gritted their teeth and announced that a ruler needed to act ruthlessly in order to grant the empire a stable, unshakable government, then Hadrian denied everything.
Despite such an odious start to his reign, Hadrian quickly proved to be a highly capable ruler.
Army discipline was tightened and the border defences were strengthened.
Yet even this great love of art should become sullied by Hadrian's darker side. Had he invited Trajan's architect Apollodorus of Damascus (the designer of Trajan's Forum) to comment on his own design for a temple, he then turned on him, once the architect showed himself little impressed. Apollodorus was first banished and later executed. Had great emperors shown themselves able to handle criticism and listen to advice, then Hadrian who at times patently was unable, or unwilling, to do so.
Hadrian appears to have been a man of mixed sexual interests. The Historia Augusta criticizes both his liking of goodlooking young men as well as his adulteries with married women.
When it comes to Hadrian's apaprent homosexuality, then the accounts remain vague and unclear. Most of the attention centres on the young Antinous, whom Hadrian grew very fond of. Statues of Antinous have survived, showing that imperial patronage of this youth extended to having sculptures made of him. In AD 130 Antinous accompanied Hadrian to Egypt. It was on a trip on the Nile when Antinous met with an early and somewhat mysterious death. Officially, he fell from the boat and drowned. But a perisistent rumour spoke of Antinous having been a sacrifice in some bizarre eastern ritual.
If the founding of Antinoopolis had caused some eyebrows to be raised then Hadrian's attempts to re-found Jerusalem were little more than disastrous.
Hadrian showed a great interest in law and appointed a famous African jurist, Lucius Salvius Julianus, to create a definitive revision of the edicts which had been pronounced every year by the Roman praetors for centuries.
In AD 136 Hadrian, whose health began to fail, sought an heir before he would die, leaving the empire without a leader. He was 60 years old now. Perhaps he feared that, being without an heir might make him vulnerable to a challenge to the throne as he grew more frail. Or he simply sought to secure a peaceful transition for the empire. Whichever version is true, Hadrian adopted Lucius Ceionius Commodus as his successor.
A month after Commodus' death, Hadrian adopted Antoninus Pius, a highly respected senator, on the condition that the childless Antoninus in turn would adopt Hadrian's promising young nephew Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus (the son of Commodus) as heirs.
Hadrian's final days were a grim affair. He became eve more ill and spent extended periods in severe distress. As he sought to end his life with either a blade or poison, his servants grew ever more vigilant to keep such items from his grasp. At one point he even convinced a barbarian servant by name of Mastor to kill him. But at the last moment Mastor failed to obey.
Had Hadrian been a brilliant administrator and had he provided the empire with a period of stability and relative peace for 20 years, he died a very unpopular man.
His body was buried twice in different places before finally his ashes should be laid to rest in the mausoleum he had built for himself at Rome.


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Paperback Book Day
By Heather Strafuss, Assistant Circulation Supervisor
Today we celebrate the paperback: the small and inexpensive soft-covered book. (By decree of the Days of the Year calendar.)
The history of the paperback is intriguingly similar to that of the e-book: the ability to produce them cheaper and sell them at lower prices appealed to consumers but frustrated publishers and bookstores. However, despite the controversy created around them when they began, and the worry that e-books might take their place in modern times, paperbacks are still around and making their way into reader's hearts today.
Like many readers, my favorite way to read is to curl up with a good paperback and a cup of coffee. Long before I tried out an e-reader, a paperback was the most convenient way to read. It was light, fit into my budget and was easily shoved into a backpack or purse if I needed to carry it around with me.
It also hurt a lot less than a hardback if I dropped it on my face while reading.
A paperback still has the "book" feel to it: textured pages and the papery scent that booklovers around the world know so well. It has a bendy cover that allows you to hold it one-handed. While you do have to go to an actual store to buy one, paperbacks have the bonus of being low-priced to also accommodate a visit to the coffee shop.
For me, a well-loved paperback means a familiar story on a rainy-day, with rain pinging on the window and a mind engrossed in a different world.
If you're looking for your own paperback to read and cherish, stop by Rosie's Corner Used Book Store on the first floor of the library to purchase one for $1.25 or browse the library to check out as many as you can carry!
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Raj Rajaratnam
Reviewing 5 top stories in October
InsideCounsel updates some of the biggest stories that we've covered in recent weeks.
Rajat Gupta surrenders to FBI
Rajat Gupta, a former Goldman Sachs director and top partner at McKinsey & Co., surrendered to federal authorities today in relation to an insider trading case.
Rajaratnam gets off easier than expected
The sigh of relief was probably heard from here to Sri Lanka. The subject of serious speculation in recent weeks, Raj Rajaratnam finally was sentenced today for his role in the Galleon Group insider trading scandal.
Galleon Group defendants getting 3-year average sentences
Want to get busted for insider trading? Despite reports that corporate criminals are seeing tougher sentences these days, the going rate for defendants in the Galleon Group scandal is a cool three-year average term. But that might not be the case for the "modern face of insider trading," Raj Rajaratnam,...
Prosecutors want Rajaratnam's medical issues made public
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to make Raj Rajaratnam, who was convicted in May of insider trading, provide additional information on his medical issues.
Rajaratnam asks for shorter prison sentence
Galleon Group co-founder Raj Rajaratnam is asking a judge to shorten the government's proposed prison sentence for his involvement in a massive insider trading case.


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Luella Named March "Best Vocalist Of The Month" With "Not Thinking About You"
Luella, a talented country/soul singer & writer based in Brisbane, QLD, Australia, has won the March SingerUniverse "Best Vocalist Of The Month" Competition, for her performance of the song, "Not Thinking About You" (written by Chaise Flanders & Mary Loving). This song is featured on her new album titled Yes, which she will release independently in April (2011).
"Not Thinking About You" is a soulful, bluesy song which is in the vein of strong ballads by Bonnie Tyler and Tina Turner. This song provides a terrific showcase for Luella's powerful, expressive vocal performance. The song starts off gently with a piano intro, and then gradually builds in emotion and intensity. "Not Thinking About You" was expertly produced by Michael Flanders & Robert Mackay of Pacific International Music (which has studios in Nashville and in Queensland, Australia).
Luella (whose full name is Luella Widt) was born in the small town of of Collinsville in North Queensland. She began singing publicly at age 13, and when she was 15 she learned to play guitar. Luella was inspired by listening to such favorite artists as Bonnie Raitt, Reba McEntire, and Melissa Etheridge. As a teenager, she entered and won talent contests in Queensland and New South Wales. Luella also formed a band and began earning income playing live gigs.
After high school, Luella moved to Brisbane to pursue her professional music career. In just a few months she won an audition to become lead singer of the Blue Heler Band (now called the Heelers). This gave Luella the opportunity to perform at major live venues throughout Australia. She has also sung at music festivals, corporate events, rodeos and various conferences.
In 2006, Luella released her first album, the self-titled Luella, which included the single "Tonight." Then in 2008, she released an EP called Shake The Ground, which produced by Louis Shelton (known for his work with Lionel Richie, Seals and Crofts, and Art Garfunkel).
It was in 2010 that Luella recorded her new album Yes, for which she wrote six of the ten songs. "Recording this album has been such fantastic journey, with such truly talented musicians taking part," said Luella. "[For example] Steve Brewster (whose credits include Faith Hill and Bob Seger) played drums, and Tammy Rogers King (Emmylou Harris, Reba McEntire) played mandolin."
With the release in April of her new album, Luella is looking forward to promoting it and building her radio and internet presence. "We hope to get a single onto the airways in early May, and we plan on making film clips [and try to get] airtime on the prominent music channels," she said. "Also, we will have the album active on as many of the internet sites as possible."


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cojayar wrote:NikolaPekovic wrote:young manu ginobli
Do not exaggerate. 3 games, 18.3 MPG, 6.0 PPG, 29% FG, 27% 3P, 2.3 APG, 2.3 REB.
He is better and defend better than all you expected (as usual with all European players) but still has to demonstrate more things.
What is clear is that he has the experience and does not hesitate to shot in the clutch time, but sometimes makes your team lose. And still it is not a pure PG but a combo guard or even a SG.
The tape on him is much, much better than his stats thus far. And you can't quantify his defense with numbers.
He's been excellent running and defending the pick and roll, finding open shooters, and finishing around the basket. I think his shooting #'s will improve with more minutes.
So far he has only been running the pick and roll. I think Adelman wants him to be able to run more of his offense before he fully unleashes him and leaves him out there as the only PG.


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How to Get a Copy of a Child's Birth Certificate
If you are a child's parent or have legal guardianship for a child, obtaining her birth certificate is usually a straightforward process. You need to have the proper information, and you must be able to verify your identity. There are additional requirements to obtain the birth record of a child born abroad to one or more U.S. citizens, and for researchers and others not related to a child who nonetheless have a bona fide purpose for requesting birth records.
Obtaining a Child's Birth Certificate
Step 1
Obtain and verify all the relevant information for the child's birth. This includes full name of child at birth; name at adoption (if relevant); place, date and time of birth; and the full names of both parents, including mother's maiden name.
Step 2
Determine what type of birth record is desired. A certified birth certificate is a "long form" that gives the full details of a child's birth. A certification is a "short form" that summarizes the birth record. Some states offer commemorative birth certificates suitable for framing.
Step 3
Obtain the proper request form or write a letter stating your request (notarized for Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certificate of Birth for U.S. citizens born abroad). The request should include all the relevant information listed above. It should also state your relationship to the child (self, parent or guardian) and the purpose for your request (usually necessary only for guardians or others not directly related to the child). Be sure to sign the form or letter.
Step 4
Include a legible copy of a photo ID to verify your identity. In most instances a driver's license or state-issued ID card will suffice. If neither is available, some states will accept a piece of mail addressed to you at your present address along with a second form of identification such as an insurance card or utility bill.
Step 5
Include the proper fee for the birth record being requested. In most cases fees can be paid by check, money order or credit card, but you should check the particular state's requirements to be sure. Do not send cash under any circumstances.
Obtaining aConsular Report of Birth Abroad or Certificate of Birth for U.S. Citizens Born Abroad
Step 1
Obtain and verify all the relevant information for the child's birth. This includes full name of child at birth; name at adoption (if relevant); date and time of birth; country and city of birth; full names of both parents, including mother's maiden name; birthplace of both parents; passport information used by the child to enter the United States (name, date of issue, passport number); and present passport information for the child (name, date of issue, passport number).
Step 2
Complete the form to request a Consular Record of Birth Abroad or a Certificate of Birth. A Consular Record of Birth Abroad is issued to the parents of a child after reporting the child's birth to the nearest consular office. This must be done before the child turns 18. A Certificate of Birth can be issued to the child or to anyone who can establish a legitimate reason for requesting the child's birth records.
Step 3
Include a photocopy of valid identification to verify your identity. Valid identification includes a driver's license or military card. Include an explanation of your relationship to the child. (This can be as simple as "I'm requesting my own birth record.") Sign the request form before a notary public.
Step 4
Include the appropriate fee made out to "Department of State." Fees must be issued by check or money order and drawn from a United States bank or the U.S. Postal Service. Do not send credit card information or cash. Extra fees apply for expedited requests.
- Include your return address and a telephone number or email address in case there are questions about your request.
- Researchers conducting bona fide studies must submit documentation indicating the nature of the study, the need for the birth record(s) and signed informed consent form(s) for each person whose record is being requested.
- Social Security cards are usually NOT acceptable to verify the identity of a person requesting a birth certificate or Consular Record of Birth Abroad or a Certificate of Birth.
- Only one copy or replacement will be issued for a Consular Record of Birth Abroad. A Certificate of Birth serves as a valid legal document to verify the citizenship of any U.S. citizen born abroad, and can be issued in multiple copies.
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Lauren Conrad Parties With POPSUGAR and Malibu Spiced Rum!
Lauren Conrad stepped out in a LBD as the special guest of honor recently at a soiree hosted by POPSUGAR and Malibu Island Spiced at LA's Mondrian hotel's SkyBar. Guests mingled by the pool and sipped on Malibu Island Spiced cocktails, garnished by LC with edible flowers, glitter, rock candy, and more, while DJ Lindsay Luv kept the party going with her energetic mix of Summer hits. The night was especially perfect for one very lucky Must Have subscriber who won a trip to LA to meet LC, and attend the party!


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The Ladies Talk About Jessica and Mayte's Fight
After last week's explosion, Jessica, Mayte and the other ladies retreat to their own corners (and friends) to talk about the big fight. Andrea and Sheree have definitely sided with Mayte, and they agree that Jessica is so narcissistic and mean because she's trying to cover up her own deep-seeded emotional pain. However, Nicole teams up with Jessica and when she meets with Mayte, she explains that Mayte should have confronted Jessica privately and that her blowup was inappropriate. Mayte says that she's embarrassed about her actions, but unwilling to apologize to Jessica. And, when Sheree meets with Jessica, she tries to get Jessica to meet up with Mayte again so they can come to a better understanding. However, Jessica still can't see her fault in the matter and is hesitant to meet with Mayte.


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We show that the interferometric interaction between the tip and the sample is inherently measured by a near-field scanning optical microscope (NSOM) operating in reflection mode. This is demonstrated by measuring the phase of the sample reflectivity on a standard multilayer system with variable thickness. The demonstrated intrinsic sensitivity to the phase has implications in the interpretation of images collected by using reflection mode NSOM.
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Wed Jan 9, 2013, 05:37 AM
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Great News, DC Students: Youve Got Choice
Dear Washington DC student:
Great news! Your union-stifled public school is closing its doors due to low expectations.
That means that you are now on the road to excellence and innovation, a path that proceeds directly to college and onto an outstanding 21st century job. In other words, you are about to enter an exciting new world of choice. Did you know that The Brookings Institution recently ranked Washington, DC third in the country for school choice on its Education Choice and Competition Index? No? Youve obviously got a lot to learnwed better get started.
Choosing your choice
Washington DC is home to 130 charter schools, which means that youll have plenty of choice to choose from. Scratch thatfive new academies of excellence and innovation have opened just while I was typing this. Id suggest that you start flipping through this 60 page charter school directory pronto. It is only available in English but Im sure that is no problemo as everyone in Washington DC speaks English.
Now the key to choosing the choice that is right for you begins with the brochure. It is a well-known fact that the most innovative and excellent charter schools also have the most outstanding brochures. (Note: glossy paper correlates highly with excellence, as do pictures of minority students engaged in activities other than test taking or test preparation). Youll want to collect LOTS of these brochures when you attend todays DC Charter School Expo, hosted by the DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB), the DC Association of Chartered Public Schools (DCACPS) and Friends of Choice in Urban Schools (FOCUS). You and your parents should plan on spending the day there as there will be so many choices to choose from.
Have you chosen your choice yet?
Now that youve got all of the brochures its time for you to begin identifying your target schools. This is easy peasie. Start by picking your desired neighborhood from this helpful and easy to navigate map of choice. Got it? Now were going to select your focus. Would you say that youre more of a character education person? Or maybe college prep is really your thing? How about expeditionary learning? Family-centered? Classical? Technology? Government/political science/pre-law? Math/science? Arts/humanities? Excellent choice. And dont forget to specify your performance tier..!
Id like to pause for just a moment to remind you how important your choice is. In fact, it is so important that it has its own special week devoted to it, and that week itself is so important that it has its own president....Got it? Excellent! Now that youve made your choice all thats left for you to do is to fill out a simple application. The application isnt available yet but it is so simple that anyone can complete it, especially someone who speaks English, which I understand everyone in Washington, DC does. In the meantime, perhaps youd like to download this cool new MyDCCharters app. Good luck!
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1. I couldn't find
The George Bush Academy for C Students in the brochures. Are you tryin to limit my freedom?
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HiPointDem (20,729 posts)
2. you must have missed it...there are a lot of pages...


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The Ryerson Image Centre opened two new photography exhibitions Tuesday in conjunction with the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, marking the first time the brand-new museum, devoted to photography, has been able to engage with the homegrown festival, which has swelled to become the world's biggest.
It wasn't supposed to work out that way, of course. Several delays in construction meant that the RIC, which opened last fall, should have played host to CONTACT exhibitions as long ago as 2010.
"This is a day we've been dreaming about for a number of years," said Jane Nokes, director of Archives and Fine Art Collection for Scotiabank. As part and parcel of its support of the festival, Scotiabank sponsors Scotiabank Photography Aware, a $50,000 prize it gives annually in May. The winner's work becomes the subject of a solo survey show at the RIC.
Last year's winner, Arnaud Maggs, a towering influence on photography as a medium for conceptual art making in Canada, passed away last fall, making his newly-opened exhibition a posthumous one. "It's bittersweet," said Nokes. "But I think we can say it's more sweet. Arnaud would certainly have approved."
Today, the RIC also opens Arthur S. Goss: Works and Days, a carefully-sifted view of the City of Toronto's very first staff photographer. Goss shot for the city's archives from 1911 to 1940, along the way creating a remarkable record of the city's transition from Victorian village to modern city.
Scotiabank Photography Award: Arnaud Maggs runs to June 2. Arthur S. Goss: Works and Days runs to August 25/ Ryerson Image Centre, 33 Gould Street.


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Reels to balance a rod?
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Re: Reels to balance a rod?
Speaking of lighter reels, about 5 minutes I bought an 11/12 Nautilus. With the 12 wt spool in it, it weighs 8.6 oz. My Gulfstream weighs 11 oz. Both have the same capacity spool.
I just weighed my Gulfstream loaded with backing and line. It weighs 16 oz. even- almost 4 times the weight of most 12 wt rods.
My rods all have high end cork handles. The rod handles last in proportion to the weight of the reel, the lighter the reel the longer they last. One reason is that you need to grip the handle much harder when casting with a heavy reel, especially if you are casting sidearm to keep the rod profile lower to the water.
More fish are spooked by the rod waving than the line landing. So when you have a full pound cantilevered off the handle, you have to squeeze the handle harder to hold it in the same plane as the rod is traveling. That is also putting a torsional load on the cork as well as a compressive one.
The reel I bought has a gaudy pinkish lavender colored spool and drag knob. I'm not kidding either. It is disgusting, and my daughter will likely love it. But thankfully, it's the spool for the "giga" arbor some of you like, and is intended for a 9 wt line.
So I will buy a 12 wt spool for it in a manly color, like Avacado-Lime, so it will match my Guy Harvey cape shirt for after my daughter goes off to where ever she plans on going to next.
I figured you'd think I was just lying again so I grabbed the ebay picture to show you.
I had the reel changed to a right hand wind and shipped back with an extra black spool (full capacity). When I opened it up downstairs it looked like this:
Wayne called about going over to his place for fresh grilled Cero Mackerel and I told him that the reel came, but they screwed up and sent a purple one instead of the pink one. He wanted to see it, so I took it over. While I was fending off his dogs, he opened the case and said "This isn't purple, it's bright red". I went over and sure enough it wasn't pink or purple but bright red.
This thing is like a psychodiillic chamelion or something. Changes colors depending on where its at and what kind light it's in. Actually, it's pretty cool. It's also extremely light and seems very well put togther. Hopefully, I'll put the drag to the test soon, but I expect nothing but superlative performance from it.
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Retail gasoline prices, which set a record high of $2.064 a gallon in late May, remain 45.5 cents higher than one year ago, according to a weekly survey of more than 800 service stations by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Gasoline prices have surged this year on concern about tight petroleum supplies. Still, when adjusted for inflation, gasoline was more costly at nearly $3 per gallon in 1981.
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CARY, N.C. -- The 18U National Training Team defeated Pitt Community College, 11-2, at the National Training Center (NTC) on Tuesday. The game was its first of four training games for the impending COPABE Junior 'AAA'/18U Pan American Championships in November.
The two teams traded scoreless half innings until the U.S. broke the scoring drought when it recorded a lone run in the bottom of the third. Albert Almora scored on an error by the opposing shortstop after he previously singled, stole second, and advanced on a fly-out to center field.
The lead would later be erased by Pitt CC when it took a one advantage in the top of the fifth inning. The visitors scored a pair of runs when Matt Ashorn and Cameron Capell scored on a Ryan Cranmer two-out, two-RBI double. The hit put Pitt CC up by one, 2-1.
The 18U National Training Team would take the lead back for good in the bottom half of the fifth inning when it had a two-run half inning of its own. In the inning, the U.S. took advantage of two wild pitches by Pitt CC by scoring a run on each one to take the lead 3-2.
From there, the U.S. would add on to its lead. It scored two more runs in the next inning when Jeremy Martinez had a two-RBI double to plate teammates Nelson Rodriguez and Gavin Cecchini who both had reached with a pair of singles. Leading 5-2, the U.S. still came to bat in the bottom of the ninth due to the rules of the training game. In the inning, it added six more runs on five hits to make it the final score of 11-2.
Cody Poteet received the win for the U.S. going two innings while allowing only two hits while Dakotah Thomas took the loss for Pitt CC. Recording the save for the U.S. was Jesse Winker. Almora, Rodriguez, and Cecchini each had two hits for the 18U National Training Team in the victory.
SUPER-SUB: Jeremy Martinez may not have started the game, but in his two plate appearances he was 1-for-1 with a walk. His one hit was a 2-RBI double and his 2 RBIs led the team.
FAST FOUR-WARD: The U.S. had four stolen bases in the game vs. Pitt CC. Four different players had a stolen base a piece. The four players that got in on the action were Almora, Alex Bregman, Winker and Cecchini.
ON DECK: After a 9:30 a.m. morning workout, the 18U National Training Team will travel to nearby NC State to play its second training game. First pitch will be at 7:15 p.m. with the U.S. taking BP at 5:00 p.m.


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OAKLAND – The Angels did just enough to lose to the Oakland Athletics.
After coming to town on a hot streak, the Angels have now dropped the first two games against the A's, falling 2-1 on Saturday night, and dropping into a tie with Oakland atop the American League West.
Like Friday night's two-run loss, a few key plays sunk the Angels. The decisive moment was a wild pitch by normally reliable reliever Joe Smith.
With the game tied, 1-1, in the eighth, Smith gave up a leadoff single to Coco Crisp, who then moved to third on a couple of ground balls. After a pitch got away and hit Derek Norris, Smith threw a fastball that catcher Chris Iannetta could not reach.
"Fastball up and away," Smith said. "I threw it too high and it went to the backstop."
Smith has allowed eight earned runs in 5 2/3 innings against the A's, and just six earned runs against everyone else.
On the bright side for the Angels, C.J. Wilson now has a 1.96 ERA in his last three starts.
Wilson, who has struggled for most of the past two months, wobbled through his outing, but he got enough outs – and some defensive help – to get into the seventh inning, with only one run on the board.
It was hardly a masterpiece – Wilson allowed nine baserunners, needed the defense to get him two outs on the bases and he threw just eight more strikes than balls in 110 pitches – but the Angels will take it.
"Obviously those guys had some opportunities and he pitched out of trouble, but that's a terrific start for C.J.," Mike Scioscia said. "Hopefully he'll continue to do that and give us good starts and opportunities to win games, and when the offense matches it we will win games. He's in a much better place about his delivery."
The Angels bailed him out of one particular inning when Josh Hamilton and Erick Aybar made two good throws to nail Josh Donaldson at the plate in the sixth.
The Angels took the momentum from that play and parlayed it into their first run against Jon Lester, on an Aybar RBI single to tie the game, 1-1.
But that was it for the Angels, as they lost for the fifth time in five games in Oakland.
"Every game is huge," Mike Trout said. "We're trying to win as many as we can. We've had a good road trip so far. We can't hang our heads. We have to come in tomorrow and try to get a W."


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Ethicist Gets It RightI loved your "Ask the Ethicist" column in the December APS News. I recall having to write almost all of my own recommend letters for grad school from my profs and later for employment as well. Now that roles are reversed, I always require an electronic copy (for me to edit as appropriate) of a recommend letter be provided to me from the requestor and assume my peers and colleagues expect the equivalent. Very nice synopsis from Jordan Moiers.
Robert B. Hayes
Las Vegas, NV
Ethicist Gets It Wrong
Unbelievable! A student writes in asking if it's ethical to ghost write his/her own letter of recommendation, and there is no outrage that the person (most likely a professor) asked for this ghost written letter in the first place... THE EMPEROR IS NOT WEARING ANY CLOTHES! How about this: if the professor really wants to get to know the student in order to write a good letter of recommendation, they sit down with the student for an hour or so and talk to them. Then, the professor could take another hour to craft a letter that captures his impression of the student based on interactions in class and the personal discussion. Unfortunately, that would take at a minimum two hours of time away from the professor's very busy schedule, and in my opinion this is the heart of the professor's request. Let's not delude ourselves; the professor is not going to modify the letter. The professor is going to read the letter over quickly, and so long as it sounds reasonable is going to sign it and get that nuissance-task off his or her plate. Interacting with students is not a top priority for a number of faculty, especially at the large research institutions, no matter what lip service they pay to it. Shame on the professor for asking for this ghost written letter, and shame on "the Ethicist" for not calling the professor to task.
James Camparo
Redondo Beach, CA
Bias? What Bias?I do not believe that you have fallen into "American Olympic athletes" trap, as suggested in the Editor's Note to the letter from Bob Dewar in the January APS News. After all, APS means American Physical Society, so its focus is naturally American Physics. If Bob Dewar needs information about Australian Olympians I am sure that there exists a relevant Australian periodical. I do not advocate limiting news to exclusively American, but I do advocate a reasonable balance, and as someone who is not an American (I am Polish), I have no bias on the "America versus the Rest of the World" issue.
Piotr Zolnierczuk
Bloomington, IN
Ed. Note: We thank Piotr Zolnierczuk for his support. We are proud of the roughly 20% of APS members who are not in the US, and we attempt, in part, to reflect that constituency with our "International News" column that appears every other month.
Oil Addiction Distorts Senator's Thinking
Senator Byron Dorgan's Back Page [APS News, December 2007] fell short of the frankness and completeness I was hoping for in dealing with America's oil addiction.
Most glaring was Senator Dorgan's statement of "…so they don't disrupt our energy supplies." It is not our energy. It is theirs! The Senator states unequivocally that America needs to "improve management of alliances to better secure global oil supplies." This thinking is equivalent to China arguing for international pressure to ensure "their" corn, which happens to be growing in Kansas, is kept inexpensive so it won't disrupt China's economy. Our addiction to oil is distorting our philosophy for the worse.
Dorgan is arguing two main points: (1) increased energy conservation/alternative energy development, and (2) greater production of oil at home and strengthened alliances so import prices remain low. These two points are like arguing for both n and 1/n to get larger as n goes to infinity. To be frank, the American energy consumer will not conserve or arduously look for alternative sources so long as oil supply is plentiful which, in turn, keeps prices low.
By plotting the percent of energy consumption in the US that comes from renewable resources as a function of time, one finds the graph is flat from 2001 to 2005. It has stayed at about 6% (or 3% if one removes ethanol from a renewable classification). A sustainable, responsible, and secure future cannot be had until this graph shows a significant, positive trend.
Senator Dorgan did little to belie the false impression that corn-based ethanol is a panacea for energy independence and good for the environment. The explicit support for increasing "renewable fuels like ethanol" is disappointing.
Making progress with CAFÉ standards is good but will soon be negated by increased number of vehicles on the road. Why is the fundamental problem of population pressure on natural resources so absent from our political discourse? Senator Dorgan implicitly believes–along with many politicians from the President on down–that money generated by economic growth can be applied to fix any problem growth creates. This is just plain pollyannaish. One can argue economic growth does not necessarily imply population growth but disconnecting the two takes immense strain.
Alan J. Scott
Menomonie, WI
Nuclear Energy Too Controversial?An entire page on energy security and methods to achieve it, without a single mention of nuclear energy. That must exceed Senator Dorgan's tolerance for controversial issues.
John Tanner
Idaho Falls, ID
US Needs a Tax on OilThe Back Page article by Senator Dorgan in the December APS News is absolutely correct about the urgent need to find new, renewable, and environmentally friendly energy sources, and to conserve our energy so we need less of it. But I am disappointed by the lack of political will to do the most effective thing. A tax on oil provides a meaningful incentive to conserve, and makes alternative energy a better investment. An oil tax can also raise revenue to fund research in renewable energy. I favor a floor price for oil, so investors could be assured their investment in alternate energy will not go bust. Almost all the industrialized nations in the world except the United States tax oil to encourage conservation and investment in oil alternatives, and it is time that the United States developed the political will to do the same thing.
Paul McManamon
Dayton, OH
Hubble's Thoughts on Hubble's LawI always enjoy reading "This Month in Physics History" and the January installment on Hubble's discoveries was no exception. However, I would like to point out a few minor errors in that piece. Most astronomers in the early 20s favored the theory that spiral nebulae were "island universes" and in fact believed the Milky Way to be much smaller than we now know it to be. Shapley and a few others favored the idea of a much larger Milky Way which contained the spiral nebulae, but Shapley's letters indicate that he knew he was in the minority on this issue. Also, it was Henry Norris Russell who presented (on behalf of Hubble) the data on Cepheids in Andromea at the AAS meeting in January 1925. Most importantly, it is untrue that "Hubble didn't discuss the implications of what he had found" in his 1929 PNAS paper. In the final paragraph of that paper he writes "the velocity‑distance relation may represent the de Sitter effect," referring to the model of the Universe presented by Willem de Sitter in 1917. This model was originally interpreted as a static model, but did predict a redshift that increased with distance because of scattering and an apparent slowing down of distant atomic vibrations. So in 1929 Hubble did not interpret his data as indicating an expanding Universe, but rather as supporting de Sitter's static model. It was only later realized that de Sitter's model was equivalent via a coordinate transformation to expanding models such as that proposed by Georges Lemaître in 1927 (Lemaître's model was unknown to Hubble and most astronomers until 1930). A detailed account of this history is given in Robert W. Smith's The Expanding Universe (Cambridge U Press, 1982).
Todd Timberlake
Mount Berry, GA
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The 2010 Hip-Hop Cash King says he, Kanye West and Swizz Beatz are 'in search of the truth/ Even if it goes through Taylor Swift.'
The remixed version of Kanye West's new single "Power" has been out for fans' listening pleasure. Having additional lines from Swizz Beatz, the revamped track also features Jay-Z who can be heard name-checking Taylor Swift in the audio stream.
First, the Roc Nation founder who has previously defended Kanye over his infamous MTV VMAs stage crash gives advice to young musicians. "F**k all these labels/ F**k what everyone wants from you," he raps before warning that they're trying to "Axl Rose you/ Welcome to the Jungle." Then, he spits verses about being "in search of the truth/ Even if it goes through Taylor Swift."
After Jay-Z says music industry might not be too friendly for some people, Kanye urges fans to take chances and make their own path. "Grab a camera, shoot a viral/ Huh? Take the power in your own hands/ I'm a grown man, doin' my grown dance," he suggested, giving a nod to Internet as a self-promotional platform.


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A REVIEW into the future of all Essex police stations - including the force's Springfield HQ and Moulsham Lodge police station - has been launched.
Essex Police is looking at all the buildings it owns such as its main base in Kingston Crescent to see what can be sold off to raise money.
By 2016 the force will have to run the policing with £78million less in Government grants than it had in 2010 in a county with a rapidly growing population.
Nine stations, and nine other buildings, have been earmarked for sale already, some of which will go onto the open market shortly and more may need to be sold.
Police and Crime Commissioner Nick Alston said: "We are currently conducting a review of all Essex Police stations and buildings, including the Headquarters site, to assess whether they still serve the needs of both the force and the people of our county.
"In the modern world there are many different ways of contacting the police and the Essex Police Evolve programme will be exploring these as it strives to make the force as effective as possible.
"In an emergency, you should always call 999 and let officers come to you."
"We've taken the approach that if it's possible and appropriate for these former police buildings to continue to be part of the local community, then we'll look to make that happen while ensuring that a fair market rate is paid."
Chief Supt Andy Prophet, head of the Evolve Programme, said the buildings already earmarked for sale have already been decommissioned and these will be put on the market soon.
He added it is likely more will be sold in the future.
He said: "Long term investment in a smaller.
"Modern estate is key to ensuring the force provides the best possible and affordable services for the people of Essex.
"One particular strand the force is considering is the potential to either rebuild or relocated its Headquarters."


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Maude decor makes beautiful canvas rugs and prints. Unlike the proliferation of overused imagery out there (birds, deer, etc), she creates modern but timeless floor coverings. So many of these canvas rugs are flowers or ducks, it's so refreshing to see well designed color palettes of modern floor coverings. Would look great in any room!


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Android 4.4.3 rolling out to Sprint Nexus 5 devices
If you are the type of person who waits for such notifications, you should see yours over the next few days. Aside from Sprint-specific "tweaks," this is the rumored 4.4.3 update to fix a number of bugs that have been frustrating Nexus 5 users.
Chief among those frustrations would be issues related data connections as well as problems with the camera. In addition to those, the rest of the list, as far as we know, is a standard rundown of bug fixes. Wi-Fi auto-connect should work better, MMS performance will be improved too. The benefit from these fixes should translate to better battery performance.
Email performance, particularly for those connecting to an Exchange server, should see a fix along with the calendar. There will undoubtedly be some security enhancements as well. We are not being more specific only because Sprint's own announcement merely says, "Misc Android updates."
It does seem a little unusual that we would see a carrier update ahead of the regular Nexus line of devices directly from Google, but if anything, that means we should see updates across the board in fairly short order.
If you have a Nexus 5 from Sprint, or a Nexus 5 in general, let us know if and when you get the update.
sources: Sprint via Android Police
15 Comments
1. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Eh. 4.4.2 runs fine for me and my buddy on Sprint.
2. jove39 (Posts: 1976; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
Waiting for factory images to flash...had problems with data connection dropping randomly.
3. threeline (Posts: 267; Member since: 11 Sep 2011)
That's just Sprints horrible network dropping data connections!
11. gorkapr (Posts: 74; Member since: 23 Aug 2012)
I dont have dropping problems, and i use sprint over 4 years. The only moment was when they was installing the network vision in PR.
4. baldilocks (Posts: 830; Member since: 14 Dec 2008)
Carriers don't push out updates for Google devices. Google does.
5. ayephoner (Posts: 850; Member since: 09 Jun 2009)
yeah, this is really strange. why would it just go to sprint first? i didn't even know they made an n5 for sprint. hmm. i've been away from this site for too long.
14. true1984 (Posts: 830; Member since: 23 May 2012)
verizon and the galaxy nexus say different
6. lgold76 (Posts: 2; Member since: 15 Dec 2013)
If its a Sprint update it could enable spark on the device. That would be just about the only worthwhile carrier update.
7. Retro-touch (Posts: 279; Member since: 24 Oct 2011)
The update does enable spark but the update comes from Google not Sprint, so Nexus handsets will receive it at around the same time, there is no Sprint variant of the Nexus 5, you can switch from the carriers as you wish
10. gorkapr (Posts: 74; Member since: 23 Aug 2012)
The american version of the Nexus 5 is a Sprint compatible devices. The only situation that some user have is the nexus 5 is a spark compatible devices, but Sprint, neither google has activated de Spark compatibility. Also, Sprint sells the 16gb version of the nexus on the stores and online. So, check the info first...
12. jpkelly05 (Posts: 105; Member since: 13 Nov 2012)
You dont want spark just yet. Data + cell = no worky data until you end call.
8. vincelongman (Posts: 5068; Member since: 10 Feb 2013)
From the AP article:
"Update: Build KTU84F will hit devices between today and April 21st. Sprint hasn't fixed the typo on its support page, but the forum post has the build right"
9. AfterShock (Posts: 3698; Member since: 02 Nov 2012)
Excellent, just a little longer.
13. daveydog (Posts: 52; Member since: 01 Sep 2013)
Sprint has a good sense of humor at least.... I'd love to know who picked "happy connecting" as their slogan on these web ads... HAHAHAHAHA. I think they meant "good luck connecting."


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Jimmy Rasta, the one-time Malaitan Eagle Force militia leader who went on to lead a criminal gang in the Solomon Islands, has agreed that his "boys" will hand in their weapons to be publicly destroyed in a ceremony on August 15.
A pig was roasted and a bamboo band played on the island of Malaita to celebrate the agreement yesterday between Rasta and the Australian-led intervention task force.
Two former militia leaders, Simon Mani and Moses Su'u, also met the senior Australian co-ordinator, Nick Warner, and Ben McDevitt of the Australian Federal Police.
In the capital, Honiara, an associate of warlord Harold Keke was released from detention after questioning to allow him to facilitate negotiations.
Rasta and other ex-militia who are opponents of Keke have said they were told by the Prime Minister, Sir Allan Kemakeza, they would not have to hand in their weapons until Keke surrendered.
The Solomon Islands government mediator for the Weather Coast, Yukio Sato, is trying to arrange a meeting between Mr McDevitt and Keke.
Australia's tactic of seeking talks with armed groups to avoid confrontation has divided Solomon Islanders. While some see it as a necessarily pragmatic approach, others are critical.
An editorial in yesterday's Solomon Star newspaper said that the negotiations were "not welcome by the public" because the militants had held the Solomons "to ransom for far too long".
Mr Warner and Mr McDevitt insisted yesterday that while there had been talks with Rasta and other former MEF leaders, there had been "no negotiations" and the only amnesty was for the handing in of weapons.
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Around-the-clock guard on Solomon Islands warlord
Solomons' PM embroiled in deaths of captured missionaries
Keke surrenders - now for the grim hunt for victims
Solomon Islands surrender stalls
Warlord admits hostages are dead
PM admits letting militants keep weapons
Danger begins when guns amnesty runs out
Children, ex-militants turn out for military show
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Dafydd Evans' job is to grow cricket on Auckland's North Shore, an area where many local schools lack pitches and cricket gear.
The former farmer is a foundation cricket coach, paid by Auckland Cricket to bring the game to school kids and so build up school teams. It's now to his mission: get cricket back into schools. He believes closer club and school relationships are critical.
Evolving the club-school model
Recognising the pressing need for change, Dafydd wrote to local sports trust Harbour Sport, and convinced them they needed a school programme. North Harbour then recruited Cricket Auckland to help. Dafydd started his paid coaching plan from scratch last year.
The traditional model of club-school contact sees coaches visit schools for one day a year, giving 20 minutes to each class. It was then up to clubs to follow up, but few can afford paid organisers. Now, Dafydd has extended those visits for each school to a day a week for four weeks.
While providing gear and a pitch are challenges, the biggest cost for a school is the release of a teacher for a day to supervise, as rules require, and the consequent need to hire a relieving teacher for the day.
"Rather than providing free cricket courses, I think there's an opportunity for the likes of New Zealand Cricket to explore funding for relieving teachers."
Dafydd has formed teams for a Saturday morning competition from his recruits. He organises college tournaments too, stocked from those high schools that he visits after the primary schools.
He says his coaching programme needs to run for a minimum of four-to-five years to enlist the current five-to-twelve year old crop. By then those players will have moved up to colleges and clubs.
Coaching from the ground up
As a coach, he teaches the basics: how to catch a ball, how to hit it and how to throw it without damaging shoulders, elbows and wrists.
He says the technical side of cricket allows bookish kids to perform as well as the sporty ones.
"I've had kids who are not sporty but absolutely love it because they can be as good as everyone else. And it's delightful to see that in their faces."
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Ithaca College School of Music to Celebrate Franz Liszt's 200th Birthday
ITHACA, NY — The great pianist and composer Franz Liszt was born on Oct, 22, 1811. In September and October, members of the Ithaca College School of Music piano faculty, along with piano performance majors, guest lecturers and alumni will participate in a festival to celebrate the bicentennial of Liszt's birth. Titled "The Dualities of Liszt," the festival will explore various sides of Liszt's musical personality and the different aspects of his contributions to music.
Free and open to the public, all events will take place in the Hockett Family Recital Hall in the James J. Whalen Center for Music. For additional information, contact School of Music faculty members Jennifer Hayghe at firstname.lastname@example.com or Charis Dimaras at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Friday, Sept. 9
- 7 p.m. — Christopher Gibbs, professor at the Bard College of Music, will present a lecture on the theme of Liszt's legacy: student or teacher?
- 8:15 p.m. — Dimaras and Hayghe will perform Liszt's "B-minor Sonata" as well as the piano sonata written by Julius Reubke, a pupil of Liszt, who composed the work as a tribute to his master.
Friday, Oct. 7
- 6 p.m. — Piano majors from Dimaras's studio will perform a selection of Liszt's concert etudes.
- 7 p.m. — Karl Lutchmayer, professor at London's Trinity College of Music, will give a lecture on the theme of Liszt: technician or orator?
- 8:15 p.m. — Dimaras, along with students and recent alumni, will perform selections from Liszt's "Transcendental Etudes."
Saturday, Oct. 8
- 6 p.m. — Hayghe's students will perform various transcriptions of Liszt's work.
- 7 p.m. — Lutchmayer will speak on "Liszt: Vandal, Curator, or Thief?"
- 8:15 p.m. — Hayge will give a solo performance of Liszt's transcriptions, including a paraphrase of themes from Bellini's opera "Norma."
Sunday, Oct. 9
- 1 p.m. — A gala performance will feature at least nine School of Music alumni performing such Liszt favorites as the "Mephisto Waltz no. 1" and the "Spanish Rhapsody."
Friday, Oct. 28
- 7 p.m. — Jeffrey Engle '69 will speak on Liszt, literature and the composer's chamber music compositions.
- 8:15 p.m. — A program of instrumental and vocal chamber music will focus on Liszt's connection to literary figures and movements of the 19th century. String faculty Elizabeth Simkin and Susan Waterbury, along with vocal faculty Brad Hougham and Deborah Montgomery-Cove, will perform in collaboration with pianists Dimaras and Hayghe.
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Molly O'Shea in the music school at (607) 274-3370 or email@example.com. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.


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The rough tang of racing fuel provides a sharp contrast to the tropical fragrances of the local flora here in western Java. The Super Trofeo is the manifestation of Lamborghiniâs driver-oriented motorsport strategy, which unites the gentleman drivers competing on tracks across the world. Though drivers may feel somewhat comfortable and accustomed to this once-virgin track, this Sunday nevertheless held a few surprises for gentleman drivers and race fans alike.
Each day of this race weekend had a special event. Yesterdayâs opening race closed with a gala dinner attended by drivers and race officials. If yesterdayâs event was a feast for the taste buds, then todayâs event was a feast for the eyes. At noon today 51 Lamborghinis gathered at the Sentul International Circuit for a record-breaking car parade, the largest ever assembly of a single brand of sports car in Indonesia.
Unlike yesterdayâs intense and uncertain atmosphere â a new track, a new climate, and many new drivers â the atmosphere Sunday was much more relaxed, with the sun shining brightly, drawing out the myriad colors of the assembled Lamborghinis owned by local Indonesians. Racing fans from across western Java turned out in droves for the car parade. The aggressive coloring of the Lamborghinis on display reflected the exclusivity and Italian aura that is a critical component of the Lamborghini brand. The other critical component of this brand, of course, is Lamborghiniâs racing soul.
Speaking during media interviews yesterday, Cristiano Inverni, Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Asia Series Coordinator, described racing as essential to the Lamborghini brand. Lamborghini as a company was built in response to the challenge to create the worldâs greatest car. The racetrack is the test furnace through which new Lamborghini concepts must pass.
The concept of rigorous testing is not unique to Lamborghini; Swiss timepiece manufacturer Blancpain, who together with Lamborghini co-sponsor the Super Trofeo series, also maintains a tradition of rigorous quality control and precision manufacture. Blancpain watches of multiple makes and styles were on display at the many pavilions set up at the Sentul International Circuit.
On display was the extensive aerodynamic profiling and severe styling auto enthusiasts have come to expect from Lamborghini. Also visible â through a transparent glass cover â was Lamborghiniâs naturally aspirated engine and power train. The cars, all owned by local Indonesian drivers, paraded around the tight corners and short straightaways of the Sentul International Circuit for an hour before the beginning of the race. This parade of bulls culminated in a line-up along the starting places.
After the local streetcars had vacated the starting line-up, the racecars took their place. Ochiai in car #12 started first today, owing to his performance in the qualifying and first races yesterday. Though out in front for the first few laps, he was pursued doggedly by car #9, with both vehicles adhering closely to the âline,â no small feat for this shorter-than-usual track. Garbagnati in car #6 pursued both leaders, but was unable to get around #9 for the first half of the competition. This aggressive racing was slowed down by yet another early yellow flag, following much the same pattern as Saturdayâs race. Yet another early yellow flag prohibited passing for the first few laps. Car #5 and #8 took advantage of the slowdown to make pit stops, with #8 backing all the way into the pit.
Despite starting in fifth position, car #16 (Haryanto & Eri) made impressive gains early on, overtaking everybody but car #9 and car #12 only 10 minutes into the race after the yellow flag had been withdrawn. At 1:30 PM car #16 jumped ahead of #9 and #12 to lead the pack for four solid laps.
Still led by #16, five cars quickly broke apart into an elite group racing ahead of the other vehicles, resulting in a significant four-second gap between the last of the five and car #17. This gap continued to widen as the race moved into the second half.
Despite impressive cornering from #12, car #16 managed to stay in the lead. The dropout of car #9 around 1:40 PM for a pit stop left only #12 and #16 to battle for first place. Car #9 lost no time in getting right back on car #16âs tail. Car #16âs impressive leading streak came to an unpleasant end with a heartbreaking spinout into the sand. Seizing this opportunity, cars #9 and #12 quickly overtook #16 before the Indonesian driver could get out of the sand and back on to the track.
Car #9 went on to take first place as todayâs early afternoon race drew to a close. Second place went to car #12, a solid overall result considering #12 started out in second position. Third place in the overall series went to car #69. Car #12 moved up from third place in yesterdayâs first race to second place today. The good placement of car #69 shows that team #12 is not the only dedicated group of drivers studying the unique tracks across Asia. In the season opening race in Sepang, Malaysia, car #69 also placed in the top three overall.
For the AM category #6 took first place. Despite troubles later in the race, the efforts of car #16 paid off, with a solid second place for the AM category. Finishing up in third place for AM was car #2. As a testament to the challenging nature of this race, six cars did not finish.
The focus of this racing weekend was without a doubt the Indonesian drivers, both those piloting the local Lamborghinis at the record-breaking car parade and those piloting the Lamborghini Gallardo racecars in this first ever Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo in Indonesia. Expect to see many more Indonesian drivers on the podium over the next five races in the 2014 season. Having concluded widely successful festivities and races at the Sentul International Circuit, the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo now turns north for the third race of the season at the legendary F1 track in Japan: Fuji International Circuit.
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Wal-Mart says it has plan to help economy
Updated 8:35 pm, Tuesday, January 15, 2013
NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Tuesday that it is rolling out a three-part plan to help jump-start the sluggish U.S. economy.
The centerpiece of the plan will be the hiring of more than 100,000 veterans in the next five years, but Wal-Mart also plans to spend $50 billion to buy more American-made merchandise in the next 10 years and to help its part-time workers move into full-time positions.
Wal-Mart said it plans to focus on buying more American-made items in areas such as sporting goods, fashion basics, storage products, games and paper products. The commitment comes as economics are changing for making goods overseas: Labor costs are rising in Asia, while oil and transportation costs are high and increasingly uncertain.
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To put the increase in perspective, in the fiscal year that ended in January 2012, Wal-Mart bought $238.8 billion in goods for its U.S. stores. The additional spending would add up to only $5 billion each year.
"They sound impressive when you first hear the numbers, but when you begin to look at them, it's a very tiny scale that doesn't add up to much," said Stacy Mitchell, senior researcher at the Institute for Local Self Reliance, a nonprofit national research organization.
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The Gandharan Empire was located in what is now largely occupied by North West India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The art and sculpture of the region that has come to be known as Gandhara combines Hellenistic or Greco-Roman artistic techniques and modeling with Indian Buddhist iconography to create a recognizably Indian hybrid. By the end of the 1st century these aesthetic traditions had developed into a recognizable Gandharan style.
Sculpture in stone, usually Schist, are considered to predate those made from Stucco although both materials were used from an early date. Gandharan artists were concerned with the naturalistic modelling and the rendering of garments and embellishment in realistic detail.These works were largely destroyed by the Taliban in recent years - this one came out before their terrible regime was ended.
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Fire Damages Cottages at Lancaster Camp Ground
Four cottages were damaged by fire at a historic Lancaster neighborhood Thursday night.
Fire officials told 10TV the flames started in a vacant cottage at the Lancaster Camp Ground.
The fire spread to four other cottages.
"It's frightening. We've got cottages here built in the 19th century." Lancaster Camp Ground manager Kermit Welty said. "So you've got wood that is really kindled, really dry. A major concern. Cottages going up in flames. This is our worst nightmare."
Two cottages were destroyed. Two more were damaged.
No one was inside the cottages when the fire sparked off of Fair Avenue, but two families did live in two of the cottages.
Fire officials said they could not stay in their homes Thursday night.
A firefighter suffered minor injuries while fighting the fire.
According to its website, the Lancaster Camp Ground was founded in 1878 and contains multiple historic buildings including a hotel.
The cause of the fire was not immediately available.
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