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- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Registration Fees) Amendment Bill 2011, Offshore Petroleum (Royalty) Amendment Bill 2011, Offshore Resources Legislation Amendment (Personal Property Securities) Bill 2011, Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulatory Levies Legislation Amendment (2011 Measures No. 2) Bill 2011
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- Clean Energy Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Tax Laws Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Fuel Tax Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Customs Tariff Amendment) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Excise Tariff Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment Bill 2011, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Shortfall Charge—General) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge—Auctions) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge—Fixed Charge) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (International Unit Surrender Charge) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Charges—Customs) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Charges—Excise) Bill 2011, Clean Energy Regulator Bill 2011, Climate Change Authority Bill 2011, Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011
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Mr ADAMS (Lyons) (10:54): What a dreadful contribution from somebody who has no idea of what the government is trying to achieve with these bills—that is, to tackle a major issue for the planet. Here is a political party engaging in the cheap political exercise of sending out postcards when we are trying to deal with a major issue that confronts the world and finding innovation that will take our nation forward to be a leader in this process. But, of course, they are just interested in playing a political game. I listened to the honourable member for Gippsland's account. It was just attacking the Prime Minister and the Labor Party and claiming that everybody would be paying more and more taxes. He did not deal with the issue; he did not say what his side of politics would do; he does not seem to think there is a problem; he evidently does not believe in the climate change science; he rejects all that and just thinks the world will go on as it is.
The world will not go on as it is and we need to tackle these issues. If we tackle them properly we will set our nation up for the future. That is where I believe this government is going. I do not believe that these clean energy and related bills should be treated as a political football, as the other side is doing. These are landmark pieces of legislation that will define the government in years to come. The legislation will help investment, allow greater development of renewable energy, assist in the cleaning up of our local environments, as well as the planet. It will help drive the innovation that those dairy farmers the member for Gippsland was talking about need. It will help drive the new energy that this country needs into the future. It will help us to meet the challenges we face. The Clean Energy Bill 2011 creates the carbon price mechanisms; it sets out the structure and the process for its introduction. It sets out the entities and emissions that are covered by the mechanism and the entities' obligations to surrender eligible emissions units. It limits the number of eligible emissions units that will be issued and defines the nature of carbon units. It deals with many other related issues as well.
I want to deal with the issues raised by the member for Gippsland. I believe in farming and rural Australia. I believe Australia has always been an innovative nation and I believe these bills set us in that direction. For the rural sector the Carbon Farming Initiative will provide an opportunity to grow many more trees and to store carbon. It will help provide a store of timber into the future and put more wood into the market. Here I have a piece of horizontal scrub from the Tasmanian forest. It says on it 'Worth more than its weight in carbon'. It is a solid piece of wood that is full of carbon; it is storing carbon in its present state. Wood, of course, uses much less embedded energy than other substances and is made into objects which are useful for mankind. The opportunity to use trees to sequester carbon is a terrific approach and should be given full support.
The object of the mechanism that we have in these bills is to give effect to Australia's international obligations on addressing climate change under the climate change convention and the Kyoto protocol. They support the development of an effective global response to climate change consistent with Australia's national interest in ensuring that average global temperatures increase by no more than two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. It is a sensible and proper way to go. These bills take action directed towards meeting Australia's long-term target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions to 80 per cent below 2000 levels by 2050 and take that action in a flexible and cost effective way.
We have always been good at coming to grips with challenges—maybe that is because of how this nation was first settled and how we came about. We had to be innovative; we had to meet the challenges. These are some of the new ways that we have. I was reading a publication called New technologies for your changing future. It is a government publication that talks about innovations in our future. There are a couple of very good quotes in it. One is:
'Tomorrow belongs to the people who are prepared for it today.' An African proverb.
It was a pretty good African who put that together. It also quotes the French philosopher Paul Valery, who said:
The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.
The honourable members opposite have no idea about the future. They do not seem to think that it is significant or important to think hard about this problem and to deal with it. In this innovation publication it says:
But we will need a culture of continued innovation to be able to respond more rapidly to rapid and unexpected changes to be able to continue to strive for a fairer, richer and more sustainable society.
That is quite right and that is what this government is endeavouring to do to meet our future needs.
Listening to the previous speaker and listening to the Leader of the Opposition yesterday, they did not deal with their policy position. The Leader of the Opposition, I think, spent a minute and a half on his policy—a very sad amount of time when it comes from a party that once would have said that it was at the leading edge in generating policies for the future.
These bills take action directed towards meeting Australia's long-term target and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as I said, to 80 per cent below 2000 levels by 2050 and take that action in a flexible and cost effective way. They put a price on greenhouse gas emissions in a way that encourages investment in clean energy, support jobs and competitiveness in the economy and support Australia's economic growth while reducing pollution.
The carbon cycle, of course, is important to life on earth and we have good and bad gases in that process. Carbon dioxide is a minor one in all those other gases, but it is important as it is one of the gases that helps to keep our planet and us warm and helps us not to freeze to death. We need to understand that and make it work for us. That is what it is all about. Of course, there is a bad side to it. Too much carbon dioxide will cause the earth to heat up. It is this that is causing us to query the growing carbon content within our atmosphere and in the air around us, as it is said that the world has been growing warmer since man has discovered how to use materials to manufacture such things as steel and to process things into fuels.
To have some sort of control over the release of carbon dioxide, pricing carbon emissions has been identified by the Stern review, amongst many others, as a critical policy tool for achieving carbon reductions. Therefore, how carbon pricing is implemented is critical and will have a crucial effect on whether Australia meets these new carbon targets.
One way of coping with an unduly high level of carbon emissions is to examine how one can reduce their impact. One of the answers that we have in Tasmania is our timber industry. As I said, timber absorbs carbon and when you have a solid piece of timber you have a solid piece of carbon. We need to continue to produce many more trees. As I said, there are great opportunities in the future to grow trees. I believe that the farming communities of Australia will have a great opportunity to grow more wood, therefore also tapping in to the opportunity of storing carbon but also producing wood and all the other products that come out of it for the market. In the future there will be a lot more from things like biodiesel and there are many other things which are on the edge of coming into play. It is important to continue to open up and drive opportunities for innovation. The nation was built on innovation. We have solved so many problems. So many people in the early days of this country had to deal with issues and overcome them by being innovative and making things happen. These bills will help us do that in our energy sector. They will drive us towards a more effective, efficient and sustainable nation. I believe these bills are of great importance.
I am very disappointed that the other side cannot even come up with a decent policy position. It is a sad reflection on them to come in here and abuse the other side without really putting in place anything which could give an opportunity. Because there is possibly going to be an increase in the cost of living, people are going to be compensated. A total of about 38,900 people in my electorate of Lyons will receive household assistance through the transfer system, whether they be pensioners, families, self-funded retirees, job seekers, single parents or students. On top of this, taxpayers in Lyons with an annual income under $80,000 will all get a tax cut, with most receiving at least $300 per year.
We have the opportunity to make ready the threshold changes to our economy while helping to maintain a sustainable environment. We will offset costs by ensuring that those who pollute the most have to pay for that privilege, and this is the correct and proper way for us to go about it. We have been discussing the content of what is in these bills for four or five years. I heard one of my colleagues say that, if John Howard had won the 2007 election, we would have a carbon price in place now and, of course, we would. It is a nonsense for the other side to argue otherwise. It is just a political process they have embarked upon, and I am sure people will see through that. History will judge them and judge them, I think, very badly. I support the bills.

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#2030NOW: Imagining a Socially Good Future
Melinda Gates. Al Gore. Sir Richard Branson. These are just a few of the A-list thought leaders who convened at this week's Social Good Summit, a three-day conference where big ideas met new media (generating a tidal wave of tweets under the hashtag #2030NOW) to create innovative solutions. But it was one petite, pink-outfitted teenage girl whose voice was perhaps heard loudest of all: Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating for girls' education. Malala lived to tell about it, and to advocate even harder for girls.
Malala came to the Summit to launch her Malala Fund, her official organization focused on helping girls go to school and raise their voices for the right to education. "When I see the love and support of people," Malala told the crowd, "I forget about the incident. My dream is to see every girl educated, especially in countries like Syria. That's why we organized The Malala Fund."
"It seems a dream now. But one day it will be reality."
—Malala Yousefzai, on getting every girl an education
It's a message that struck a chord, as I sat thinking about the work we do at Action Against Hunger to save children from acute malnutrition. I was reminded of some beautiful letters we recently received from children at Serewo Primary School in Kapenguria, Kenya. A little girl named June, who boards at the school, recounted just how hard it was to learn while she was hungry. "We do not have enough food," she said. "We only eat once a day. Only lunch. We don't even drink anything at breakfast, and there's no supper. We sleep hungry."
It's little girls like June, and bigger girls like Malala, who remind us how important the fuel of food is in promoting education. Without access to good nutrition, kids can't focus on what they're learning. And that's a big reason why we work with schools and communities in more than 40 countries around the world to ensure kids don't suffer and die from preventable, treatable malnutrition.
In summing up her remarks at the Social Good Summit, Malala spoke of giving every girl the chance to learn. "It seems a dream now," she said. "But one day it will be reality." I hope she's right, and I hope the same can be said for giving every girl (and boy!) the chance to be healthy. With your support, we can do it!


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Earlier in the day, a car was destroyed in a blast as it drove through a tunnel in central Baghdad. Two Iraqis were wounded. US troops and Iraqi police said the explosion was probably caused by a landmine that had been planted there.
US convoys pass through the tunnel several times a day.
At dawn yesterday, troops blocked streets with armoured vehicles and searched houses in Baghdad across the Tigris river from the sprawling Republican Guard palace complex, which once housed some of Saddam Hussein's elite forces and is now home to the US-led administration trying to impose order in Iraq.
One woman told soldiers that several people in the district were former supporters of Saddam's Baath party.
"Six or seven houses in my street are inhabited by Baathists. They have machine guns and other weapons," she said. "They shoot in the air at night and we can't sleep."
Soldiers said they had seized several weapons during house- to-house searches. A two-week amnesty for Iraqis to hand in heavy weapons ended on Sunday. Anyone caught with illegal firearms now faces a fine and up to a year in jail.
US forces launched a new mission on Sunday, Operation Desert Scorpion, to hunt for pro-Saddam guerillas whom Washington blames for the spate of ambushes in Iraq.
US Central Command said the operation was "designed to isolate and defeat remaining pockets of resistance that are seeking to delay the transition to a peaceful and stable Iraq".
By Sunday night, 156 people had been detained in 11 raids in Baghdad, it said. Troops seized 121 rifles, four machine guns, two submachine guns, 19 pistols, 18 rocket-propelled grenades, 31 pounds of explosives and some chemical protective masks.
In 36 raids around Tikrit - Saddam's home town - and Kirkuk, US forces detained 215 people, Centcom said. Troops also performed "humanitarian fuel escort missions".
The US military says Operation Desert Scorpion aims to win hearts and minds as well as hunt die-hard Saddam loyalists. The mission involves humanitarian aid as well as raids.
But many Iraqis say US raids have been heavyhanded, with houses ransacked and civilians assaulted. Many say they want occupying forces to leave Iraq as soon as possible.
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As one of the first serious horror games announced for the next-gen console PlayStation 4, The Evil Within has released some extremely creepy screenshots!
Developed by Tango Gameworks and published by Bethesda Softworks, this game will be released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, XBox 360, and XBox One in 2014.
The game starts with a scene where the main Detective, Sebastian, and his partner are confronted by a very gruesome mass murder, followed by the murder of fellow police officers. Somehow, he becomes unconscious and wakes up in a land of monsters and creepiness.
Faced with a world of terror and destruction, Sebastian will have to face his fears if he truly wants to survive the evil things that lie within the darkness.
Originally, this game was revealed under the working title of "Project Zwei" but has now been announced with its official title, The Evil Within.
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text: Heibinuo Hotel is a great choice for accommodation when visiting Wuhan. Being only km from Wuhan Tianhe Airport and 5.4 km from Wuchang Railway Station, the hotel offers easy access to the neighboring key destinations. Delicately decorated, the hotel also offers many facilities to enrich your stay here, including free Wifi, fee-paying parking, fee-paying airport pick-up service, taxi calling service, invoice, room service, travel service, shoe shining, baggage storage service, elevator, fire protection system, closed circuit television in public area, 24 hours hot water, game room and so on. Opened in 2013, the 30-storey hotel houses 25 rooms and suites.


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If you're reading this blog, you're probably one of those industrial designers who, like me, live in both worlds of design and engineering. And most likely, from time to time, you've found yourself faced with some basic engineering issue like tolerances, a bolt spec, etc… and there's no engineer to be found. But there is eFunda. What's eFunda?
eFunda stands for engineering Fundamentals. Its mission is to create an online destination for the engineering community, where working professionals can quickly find concise and reliable information to meet the majority of their daily reference needs.
eFunda is all about the basics, for most part, that means college level material covered in engineering schools. If you practice engineering, more often than not you would find yourself searching for something you knew but could not quite remember. eFunda wants to be your reminder of these formulas. Not only that, eFunda wants to tell you exactly under what conditions those formulas apply, so you don't have to read an entire chapter of the good old textbook.
Obviously this site is written for and by engineers, but more often industrial designers like myself (I happen to prefer the term "product designer") find themselves needing access to the same sort of information. I'm sure there are some of you out there that will say something like, "You industrial designs shouldn't be doing engineering," but for many of us, some of these basic engineering issues are integral to our product design, even at the concept level. (I can almost hear the e-mail coming…).
Some of the quickie basic stuff is free, but it will time out on you. The paid subscription gets you unlimited access to thier content and calculators.


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text: Yake Hotel is 400 m from Naning Railway Station. The hotel boasts easy access to local attractions and airport. Free Wi-Fi is provided at the hotel. All rooms here are equipped with domestic long distance telephone, fee-paying disposable toiletries, electric kettles, slippers, TV, independent desk, hair dryer, various kinds of sockets, etc. Baggage storage and safe deposit box can be found at 24-hour front desk. Besides, the hotel's host of recreational offerings ensures you have plenty to do during your stay. Opened in 2013, the 32-storey hotel houses 205 rooms and suites.


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1. Why did you select BGS as your major?
I chose BGS as my major partly because it worked best with the courses that I transferred in. I also could never decide on one clear major and this allowed me to branch out and study in a few areas that I was interested in and I appreciate what this degree has afforded me.
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Business Administration, Psychology, and Social Work.
The Healthcare Administration minor is designed to complement the student's major with the objective of providing an introductory curriculum, which can assist the student in gaining employment in healthcare and healthcare related career fields. This objective can be achieved by: building on general education core foundations; offering scheduling flexibility for non-traditional students; introducing students to health services management functions through the mastery of certain skills including communication, decision-making, and coordination, unique to healthcare administration; and preparing students for graduate study.
HA 3308 - Healthcare Organization: Overview of the healthcare system and the role hospitals have played and continue to play in the future. Analysis of organizational structure of a hospital and other healthcare agencies, administrative and management elements necessary for policy determination, decision making, and control to achieve institutional goals and objectives.
HA 3329 - Human Resources in Healthcare Management: Human resource management as applicable to the healthcare field. Human resource planning, staffing, job requirements, job descriptions, sources of labor supply, training and education programs, salary administration, employee communications, legal considerations, union-management relations. Prerequisite: HA 3324.
HA 3324 - Supervisory Management for Healthcare Managers (WI): Introduction to the following functions of supervisory management: planning, organizing, staffing, influencing, and controlling; as well as the connective processes of decision-making, coordinating, and communicating in healthcare organizations.


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More than 100 different microorganisms are known to cause intramammary infections in dairy cows, notes Joe Hogan, Ohio State University animal science professor.
So to try to understand these pathogens in an organized fashion, over the years, researchers have grouped these organisms into three major groups: contagious pathogens, environmental pathogens and the coagulase-negative staphylococci, occasionally referred to as skin flora opportunists.
The challenge is that controlling these pathogens requires different methods and tactics for each group. And as current and future regulations affect bulk tank somatic cell counts, it's essential you understand the differences between the pathogens and how to best manage against them.
In his paper, "Mastitis: Mysteries, Mischief and Mistakes", Hogan outlines the current knowledge of these pathogen groups and identifies potential areas of research likely to help further increase mastitis control on dairy farms.
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Here tutorial we will show how to create a simple chart using a template, and how to add shapes to your drawing using libraries.
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Based on another recent thread about a certain politician, I'm motivated to start one on recent(ish) valuable popular-audience science books that are available as ebooks.
... And I'll go out on a limb and mention Dawkin's most recent book, even though I haven't read it yet:
I haven't read it, either, but I've heard nothing but good about it. The latest issue of
Free Inquiry
contains a four-page excerpt from
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
by Richard Dawkins which serves as the springboard for other articles in that issue.
Here are the science books I've read this year:
Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries
by Neil deGrasse Tyson. This book contains far-reaching, fascinating, and sound science from the man who ruined Pluto's reputation.
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
by Edwin A. Abbott under the pseudonym "a square". This book is in the public domain, and can be downloaded at
Project Gutenberg
. This is a novel, but one that is often referenced by scientists and science professors in trying to clarify our understanding of higher dimensions by imagining a world whose denizens inhabit only two.
In Search of Time: The Science of a Curious Dimension
by Dan Falk.
Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration Into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel
by Michio Kaku.
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell. One of the people discussed by Gladwell in this fascinating book is
Paul Ekman
, whose work on facial expressions is the inspiration for the FOX TV Show
Lie To Me
A Brief History of Time: from the Big Bang to Black Holes
by Stephen W. Hawking (1988). An audiobook re-read.
A Briefer History of Time
by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow (2005). The classic updated and simplified. A book I re-read on my Kindle.
This week I purchased, but have not yet begun to read,
The Large, the Small and the Human Mind
by Roger Penrose (Author), Malcolm Longair (Editor), Abner Shimony (Contributor), Nancy Cartwright (Contributor), and Stephen Hawking (Contributor).
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Hello taffy,
Yes, you may have a rental building without actually starting a company. You would simply report the income and expenses of the rental on Schedule E as part of your personal tax return.
As far as naming the building and having a checking account with that same name -- any bank where you open an account using a name other than your own will require a separate tax ID number for that name. However, you can obtain an EIN (Employer Identification Number) even though you are not formally starting a business. Don't be confused by the fact that this is designated as an "employer" ID number. It is simply a tax ID number issued by the IRS for businesses or any individual who needs a separate ID number even if it is just for banking purposes.
What you should do is file for a d/b/a with the IL Secretary of State. A d/b/a (doing business as" is simply a name that you register with the state that you will be using in your rental business. Even though you have not started a formal business, you would be required to register for a name you used for the building.
The EIN can be applied for right on line. Here is a link to the IRS web page with more information on obtaining an EIN
For your dba registration, you would need to contact the IL Secretary of State's office to obtain the form you need to file. There is generally a small filing fee of around $10 to register a dba.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Film #120: Play Misty For Me
Here's where the problems begin--for the film's characters, and for the film itself. Eastwood's Dave Garver is supposed to be a player in the bedroom, but somehow he can't see that it's a mistake for him to ever get involved with this crazy woman. Evelyn begins their relationship mired in deception; this should have been his warning sign #1. Though they meet as "strangers" at his local watering hole, she conceals her identity from him--recognizing her voice, he finds out quickly she's the woman who's been calling him at the station, requesting Errol Garner's "Misty" every night. Okay, that's weird enough right there...but Davey-boy can't help letting the little head think for the big one. So they sleep together. Big mistake.
Soon, she's showing up unannounced at his hep, 70s-ed-out seaside pad, ready to make elaborate steak dinners for him. She lurks around in the seaside brush, following him on dates with his true love (Donna Mills), and even bursts in angrily as he's conducting an important business lunch (in one of the movie's best scenes; the film really perks up when Walters lets Evelyn get GODDAMN angry). Dave's pretty much had enough of her quite early on but, dammit, she won't get a clue. I guess this is before the time the law had the concept of "restraining orders" down, but Dave's reluctance to report her insanity to the police is nevertheless frustrating for the viewer. Eventually, things have to get much more nasty before Eastwood takes hold of the situation; when he does, the revenge is tasty but is meted out too quickly to be satisfying (SPOILER: Clint exposes of her with one punch). But Jessica Walter does such a yeoman's job of creating this clingy, frothing monster that we wanna see her get a little more stinging torture dealt to her.Still, Jessica Walter is superb in it; she makes you really wanna choke this woman's guts out (she's the film's star attraction, although the screenplay is not fair to her character; we never really get to know anything about her). The movie has other merits. Bruce Surtees' inky black photography is, as always, superb, and Alexander Golitzen's art direction is shabbily fancy (I love Dave's confusing, slightly sloppy place). We get to see footage of Carmel, the town which Eastwood called home for many years, and for which he was, in fact, elected mayor in the late 1980s. It's novel, also, seeing director Don Siegel (Dirty Harry, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, pictured right) being given marching orders by his famous protege; Siegel portrays Dave's favorite bartender (they humorously play an inscrutable--and wholly imaginary--game at the beginning of the movie called "Cry Bastion"). Also, Roberta Flack's Grammy-winning "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" makes for a backing track to a pretty, if inconsequential, love scene between Eastwood and Mills. Finally, I really get a kick out of seeing Eastwood in late-nite DJ mode; in another world, he would've made a excellent record-spinner, equipped with that FM-lite whisper of his. A thorny look at 70s sexual politics, Play Misty For Me has its pluses, but its implausible screenplay isn't one of them (it was co-written by Dean Riesner, who probably only polished Jo Heims original script; he authored better work on three other Don Siegel productions: Coogan's Bluff, Dirty Harry, and Charley Varrick). Still, it has enough of that good ol' 70s charm to be immanently watchable, at least once.
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Good insight into this film. I confess I never got all the way through it, finding the 70'style battle of the sexes tiresome.
However, it sounds as if 'Fatal Attraction' took its cue from 'Misty' (a film with what I like to call 'the death of Rasputin' battle scene) what with the crazed woman stalking the man, freaking him out with lies and dead rabbits.
It's funny how Hollywood takes reality- most stalkers are usually male- and twists it, so we all end up fearing even a hint of crazy in the ladies. Short of a 70's style gender diatribe on your blog, let's face it: the dude with laconic manner and firearm is more likely to kill than poor old Jessica or Glenn Close.
- March 31, 2009 at 4:54 PM
- Dean Treadway said...
Well, I think the movies have fairly well covered men stalking and killing women; that would cover almost every horror movie ever made. Only PLAY MISTY FOR ME, FATAL ATTRACTION, Roman Polanski's REPULSION and maybe Abel Ferrara's MS. 45 cover women stalking men--and the latter two are movies in which the females' psyches are very well documented. Only the first two are unexplainable- craziness films. But MANIAC, PEEPING TOM, BLACK CHRISTMAS, and on and on--all are about men stalking women. So I don't think that subject has gone unplundered. I just think that FATAL and MISTY hooked into something we hadn't seen before, and so they resonated culturally for a bit. But I don't think you'd find one man or woman out there who'd say that women were more likely to go off half-cocked and bury an ax in a man's head than vice-versa.
- March 31, 2009 at 6:12 PM
- Lisa said...
I've always loved Jessica Walter and it was great to see her in a major role. She pretty much came out of TV and after "Misty" went back to TV and is still very busy today, including her comedic turn in "Arrested Development". Even though she's unbalanced in "Misty" she's kind of refreshing next to the gauzy traditional feminity of Donna Mills!
- April 6, 2009 at 8:16 AM
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Very good cinema. I have never seen this cinema before.
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Life360 has announced that BMW i Ventures, the venture capital company of German car manufacturer, has made a strategic, long-term investment in the mobile app company. Using location-based technology, Life360 enables its more than 30 million users to set up a private family network to see where their loved ones are located, know when they need help and see where the nearest safety resources are at all times.
Life360 is free to download on Android and iPhone platforms. Tracking of a non-smartphone can be added to a family network for $4.99/month. Life360 users can view their family members' locations on a private family map, request and send "check ins," view crime data as well as safety resources on the map, and send a panic alert if needed.
Life360 recently announced several new features, including a geo-fencing feature called "Places" that allows users to designate locations, such as school, home or workplace, on the map and receive an alert every time a family member arrives at those designated locations.
Life360 is the fifth strategic investment by BMW i Ventures. Other investments include MyCityWay, ParkAtMyHouse, Chargepoint and Embark.
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As smartphones begin to penetrate the consumer market Palm, the manufacturer who brought them to the mainstream, has been fighting to stay relevant. Bigger names like RIM, HTC and more recently Apple have dominated the market. The tried and true Treo form factor that made Palm so successful also contributed to their downfall, with sleeker and better designs passing it over. About this time last year Palm made their first major design shift with the Centro, a move that netted them seven figure sales numbers and a reemergence on the scene. Now they're at it again with the Treo Pro, and though it carries the Treo name it thankfully has little in common with Treos of yesterday. The notoriously portly line has been slimmed down and sleeked up to iPhone levels, and...


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TORRINGTON - Republican Senate candidate Linda McMahon toured downtown Torrington Friday, popping into shops to learn more about small businesses.
McMahon spent the day with Mayor Ryan Bingham, starting with a tour of Dymax in the morning and then heading downtown in the afternoon.
"I'm hearing from them the issues on the minds of so many of our businesses," said McMahon. "They just want to be allowed to grow."
McMahon said she was surprised to learn that Dymax made the same adhesive glue she uses on her nails. After learning about the company, McMahon talked to employees about her economic plan.
"I think she thinks like a regular American," said Candy Paulsen, Dymax's accounts payable supervisor.
Later in the afternoon, McMahon and the mayor wove in and out of Torrington Downtown Partners, Artspace, Left Brain Games, This & That and the Warner Theater between 2 and 3 p.m.
McMahon talked to the business owners and learned about what their businesses do.
She admired the art in Artspace, expressing that she has a particular fondness for art with people in it rather than art with more abstract subjects. She also admired action figures of wrestlers in This & That.
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I have a high instep foot with a wide toe box and medium arch. I am 5'11, 195lbs over pronate and run about 15 - 25 miles a week when not training for a race. I usually run about 2 half marathons a year and my average pace is 8:50. I run with a foam full length custom orthotic and just got a new one to replace my 5 year old one.
My issue is that I over pronate and get a posterior (inside of leg just above ankle) pain or shin splint. I started running the New Balance 1224 with the orthotics about 6 years ago and all my problems were solved. I progressed to the 1225, 1226 and then the 1260 original. The 1225 were clearly the best of the bunch. However, I do wear out the rear outside edge quickly probably from poor cadance. I have also suffered from but resolved achilles tendonitis.
Ever since New Balance has lowered their drop in the v2 and v3 the shoes have just gone down hill in my opinion. I am on my last pair of 1260 and am at a loss as I can't seem to find a replacement. I tried the Saucony Hurricanes with the orthotic and they were too narrow in toe and gave me knee pain from the lower drop and lack of cushion. I have also tried on the Supernova Sequence 6 too narrow terrible fit, Gel Kayano I liked the fit may try again seemed to roll in a little more then I am used to and the Adrenaline GTS 14.
I thought the Brooks Adrenaline was the shoe for me after two 3 mile treadmill runs I took them out this weekend on the pavement. Well almost immediately after the run the outside of my legs started to flare up from ankle to knee and my feet were sore. I really think I was just running on the outside of the shoe and the shank just kind of hurt. I am now at a loss. Should I try a less aggressive support shoe or a neutral shoe with the orthotics (very much in fear of the shin splints that I had in the 767s), try running without orthotics or just keep looking. On my radar is the Addictions, back to Kayano, Dyad, Transcend.
I am really frustrated and am at a loss. My final pair of 1260s are worn out and I just don't know what the answer is. I really would like an 11 - 12mm drop shoe that accommodates an orthotic is plush, stable, wide toe box and great for a high instep. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Blink and you'd have missed it. Apple's shares briefly fell 10 per cent Friday morning after a CNN-owned website published a false report claiming that Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack.
Apple quickly denied the report, which appeared on iReport.com, a CNN-owned website that allows citizen journalists to publish "unedited, unfiltered news." Shares in the company later recovered to trade down just 3 per cent on the day. The SEC is investigating, according to CNN, which called the report "fraudulent." Read more


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How Do You Feel About Facebook's New Timeline? — Survey of the Day
Like it or not, Facebook users are soon going to be transferred to the Timeline layout, if they haven't been already.
According to a new survey from security firm Sophos, not too many folks are liking the mandatory change.
Football Is Literally the Most Popular Sport, Shocked? – Survey of the Day
While pro football's ultimate champion will be decided next week, the entire NFL was a winner in 2011, as the league has never been more popular.
Whatever Happened to Danny Tamberelli From 'The Adventures of Pete & Pete'?
Then: Danny Tamberelli was a regular face on Nickelodeon during the '90s, appearing on 'The Baby-Sitters Club,' 'All That' and 'Figure it Out.' But his most famous role on the network was that of Little Pete in the quirky cult hit sitcom 'The Adventures of Pete & Pete.'
Disney Princesses Get Reimagined As Hipsters [ART]
If Disney's princesses had lived in the 21st Century, they'd probably major in art history at an East Coast liberal arts college and then move to a parent-subsided walk up apartment in Brooklyn, where they would intern at some cutting-edge media company. At least the ones in this nifty artwork would, that is.
Oh Yeah! Matthew Broderick Brings Back Ferris Bueller For Super Bowl Ad [VIDEO]
Last week we saw Matthew McConaughey reprise his role 'Dazed and Confused' slacker Danny Wooderson in a music video, and now it looks like the nostelgia will continue with Matthew Broderick playing his iconic Ferris Bueller character for a new Super Bowl ad.
Should Presidential Candidates Be Questioned About Their Failed Marriages? — Survey of the Day
Newt Gingrich has surged to the front of the field among Republican presidential hopefuls, despite questions about his past failed marriages.
In fact, Gingrich seemed to score points with GOP voters when he lambasted CNN's John King during a South Carolina debate for bringing up one of Gingrich's ex-wives' allegations of infidelity.
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According to a 'Travel + Leisure' survey of their well-trodden readership, New York City, true to its reputation, is the rudest city in the nation.
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THERE were excellent away wins for Wirral and Birkenhead Park in their latest outings in North One West League.
One point in Wirral's favour now separates the two clubs at the head of the table and they are well clear of third placed Widnes.
So there is everything still to fight for with just one automatic promotion spot and a play-off chance for the runners-up.
Wirral battled bravely to succeed 10-5 in a tricky engagement at Wigton who had not been beaten at home this season.
Sam Broadbent scored their only try converted by James Annetts who also added a penalty for a 10-0 interval lead.
Wigton reduced the arrears with an unconverted try but they did not help their cause through collecting yellow cards and Wirral really won more comfortably than the score suggests..
Birkenhead Park faced a possible banana skin match at Broughton Park but were in control for most of the time and finished 31-5 to the good.
Birkenhead faced the gale force wind at the outset and play on a heavy pitch was not easy. But they were ahead after only four minutes with a Joe Spencer touchdown.
Broughton levelled eight minutes later with a try from a rare backs move but Billy Wooff went in the second-quarter following forward pressure to restore the Birkenhead lead.
Birkenhead camped in Broughton territory for much of the second-half. Dave Ibbotson was credited with a push over try in the 44th minute and was in again six minutes later from another drive by the pack.
Dave Hall amazingly added both the goals and was again on target in the 70th minute after a good break out following a rare period of Broughton ascendancy ended with Sam Chidley getting in on the try act.
Five tries meant an important bonus point.
Caldy figured in a lively clash at Hull in National Two North but finished on the wrong side of a 26-33 scoreline against lower rated opposition.. It was a twelfth reverse for the Wirral side but they are comfortable in ninth place in the table.
South Lancashire/Cheshire One leaders New Brighton made it a happy trip to the Isle of Man as they accounted for Douglas 20-11. The Blues hold a 19 points advantage at the top with promotion now looking a certainty.
It was not so good for fifth-placed Anselmians who fell 5-32 at Northwich, and Hoylake who succumbed 8-16 against Glossop at Melrose Avenue and are now fourth bottom and facing a battle to avoid a bottom two placing.
Port Sunlight managed just a consolation kick in a 3-31 Division Two reverse at Orrell and Wallasey could not open their account at home to Southport who ran out 27-0 winners.
That is 19 successive reverses for Wallasey but all credit to them for keeping up their efforts. Fortunes must surely change soon.
Prenton took the Division Three derby against Oxton Parkonians 31-5 and Oldershaw saw off visiting Linley 17-0.
The Ellesmere Port v Knutsford fixture was a weather victim.
There is a full league programme scheduled for Saturday. Caldy have Bromsgrove as visitors and there are also home fixtures for Birkenhead Park against Widnes and Wirral against Wilmslow.
New Brighton and Hoylake meet in a tasty local derby at Hartsfield whilst Anselmians welcome Ruskin Park.
Other games include Wallasey at Manchester Medics, Port Sunlight v Moore, Prenton at Congleton, Ellesmere Port at Linley, Oldershaw at Liverpool University and Oxton Parkonians v Trentham.


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Canberra is tipped to get more than half its average monthly rainfall over just two days at the end of this week after a string of warmer than average days.
After a cooler than usual start to January, Weatherzone meteorologist Guy Dixon said a series of troughs converging over south eastern Australia over the next few days would likely bring warm air from inland Australia to the ACT.
Sunday's top of 34 degrees, Monday and Wednesday's predicted tops of 36 degrees and Tuesday and Thursday's forecasts of 35 were "well above" the January average maximum temperature of 28.1 degrees, Mr Dixon said.
Overnight temperatures were also tipped to be hotter, around 5 to 6 degrees above average, with Tuesday likely to be the warmest night with a minimum of 19 degrees.
But Canberrans could expect to feel a cool change on Thursday evening leading to a maximum of just 19 degrees on Friday.
Mr Dixon said the dramatic drop in temperature was not out of the ordinary but thick cloud and showers expected with it would also limit temperatures on Friday and make it more noticeable.
While afternoon thunderstorms on hot days at this time of year were expected, he said the cool change on Thursday and Friday was likely to be wetter than usual.
"It wouldn't be out of the question to see 30 millimetres accumulate over the two days," he said.
So far in January, Canberra has received 22.5 mm of rain, Mr Dixon said.
The rain at the end of the working week would be a "significant boost" towards Canberra reaching or exceeding the average monthly rainfall of 57.5 mm.
The rain-bearing front was likely to cause widespread showers from South Australia over Victoria and southern NSW on Thursday afternoon and Friday.
After the cool change, temperatures were likely to warm up gradually from the weekend, staying in the high 20s for the majority of the following week, Mr Dixon said.
"In terms of conditions [on the weekend] it's not perfect, not the beautiful blue skies and balmy weather we like to see but a vast improvement compared to Friday," he said.
Mr Dixon said so far this month Canberra's average daily maximum temperature was 26 degrees – about two degrees below average for this time of year.
"Having said that we've still got 20 odd days for that average to lift a little bit ... ending this month we should be close to average in terms of maximum temperatures," he said.
"In contrast overnight temps are trending just shy of a degree above average, the average for January is 13.2 degrees and we're tracking at 14.1."
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This Red Velvet Cake Bites recipe makes a large batch – perfect for school or a Valentine's Day party. If you have extras, freeze in airtight containers up to one month.
- 1 box red velvet cake mix
- Egg, oil and water called for on cake mix package
- 16 oz container cream cheese frosting
- 16 oz pink, red, and/or white candy melts
- Lollipop sticks
- Foam block, to serve as a "stand," optional
- Optional Garnish: assorted Valentine's Day sprinkles
- Prepare cake according to package instructions. Cool completely.
- Crumble cake into a large bowl. Add frosting, stirring to combine.
- Roll into 1-inch balls, and place on baking sheets. Refrigerate overnight.
- Melt candy melts in microwave on medium power, stirring until smooth.
- Dip the end of 1 lollipop stick in melted candy and insert into 1 cake ball.
- Dip cake ball into melted candy, allowing excess chocolate to drip off. Place on a baking sheet lined with wax paper, or poke into a foam block to dry. Immediately sprinkle with sprinkles if desired.
- Repeat procedure with remaining cake balls. Let stand until coating is set.
These are great because by using the red velvet cake mix, the ease factor goes up! What are your favorite Valentine's Day recipes?


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Triskaidekaphobia necklace
I haven't been posting much lately, as I've been out enjoying my last few weeks in Stockholm. I'm moving back to New York very soon, right as the days are becoming gloriously long (the sun is going down around nine) and the weather is finally taking a turn for the better. I spent this weekend relishing spring at two of my favorite museums in Stockholm, Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde, and Millesgarden. While neither are very centrally located, they're a must see if you happen to be in Stockholm during the spring or summer; both are located on fantastic grounds, and best visited while everything is in bloom. They also give a peek into what it was like to have a fun and fabulous life in Stockholm at the turn of the century. Prins Eugens Waldermarsudde is the former castle residence of Swedish Prince Eugen, and contains his private collection of art. Millesgarden is the former home and estate of artists Carl and Olga Milles, and includes a sprawling sculpture garden filled with Carl Milles's work.
Of course, spring wouldn't be complete without the Cherry Blossoms at Kungstradgarden. I went to see them twice this weekend, and took some photos with Gabi after our visit to the Dansmuseet (more on that tomorrow). I know I whine a lot about winter in this country, but I have to say, springtime is pretty wonderful when it finally arrives.
Cherry Blossoms at Kungstradgarden. Stine Goya jumpsuit, ASOS feather jacket, Ursidae New York scarf, Monki sunglasses, Triskaidekaphobia necklace


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A good Samaritan who came to the aid of a man who crashed his car got more than she bargained for when the man stole her car to flee the scene.
It turned out the Toyota Corolla the man had been driving when he had a head-on collision on the Princes Highway, about 10km south of Ulladulla, had been stolen from the Sydney suburb of Croydon on Tuesday.
After the crash, which happened about at 7.20am, on Thursday, he screamed for help.
The good Samaritan responded to the call, then went back into her nearby house to call emergency services.
"While the woman was on the phone, the man allegedly reached inside and took a set of keys hanging near the door," NSW Police said in a statement.
"The woman yelled out to the man, but was allegedly threatened, before the man left in her car."
The 38-year old male driver of the other vehicle in the crash was treated by paramedics and taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Police are looking to speak to the man, thought to be travelling in a black Suzuki Vitara with NSW registration AV-80-QT.
"He is described as being of Caucasian appearance, aged in his early 20s, about 183cm tall, with a thin build, very short spiked brown hair, and a tattoo on one arm. He was wearing a dark coloured T-shirt and beige-coloured shorts at the time."
Police say not to approach the man if you see him, but to call 000 immediately.


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Cherno More departures today to Bursa (Turkey) for international tournament. Except of the Bulgarian team, other participants are Oyak Renault, Tofas Bursa and ITU. This tournament will be one of the last checks of Cherno More before the beginning of A1 league as well as Balkan league (BIBL). In the first day of tournament in Bursa, Cherno more will take on Tofas. Its next rival will be Oyak Renault while on Sunday Bulgarians will meet ITU.
In the meantime, Rilski Sportist suffered defeat at the opening day of tournament in Kavadarci. Mac-champion Feni Industri cruised past Bulgarians revenging for defeat in Samokov. Macedonians were much better from the very beginning. After first ten minutes, which Feni ended 25-17, it was clear that coach Rajkovic and his players are very motivated to gave their best in the front of their fans. Feni had Milan Prekovic (195-G/F-75), Gjorgi Cekovski (202-F/C-81, agency: Arik Krayn Services) and Donald Cole (204-C-81, agency: Edge Sports, college: Sam Houston St.) were in a game mood, what was enough for 47-35 at the half time. Macedonians resolved question bout the winner in third frame as they grabbed 22-point lead. Milan Prekovic was the best scorer for the winning team with 14 points. Donald Cole and Zlatko Gocevski (206-C-82, agency: Global Sports Plaza) also were good adding 13 points apiece. Aleksandar Dimitrovski (193-G-80, agency: Interperformances) helped his team scoring 11 points. Rilski Sportist got 14 points from Dragoslav Papic (205-C/F-87, agency: Global Sports Plaza). Aleksandar Gruev (187-G-83) netted 13. Interesting is but Rilski's best player on tournament in Samokov Travis Peterson (208-C-85, agency: Edge Sports, college: Samford) stopped on just 6 points.
Two players from Balkan Botevgrad moved to Dunav 2007. Eurobasket already wrote yesterday about Yanko Yankov (192-G-88), who was the last team's acquisition. Before him, Dunav 2007 already agreed terms with Kristiyan Borisov (188-G-88). 19-year old player had 18 appearances in A1 averaging 1.3 ppg.
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Emmanuel Little (196-F-85, college: N.Dakota) : of North Dakota University was drafted by the East Kentucky Miners last night with the 7th overall pick in the 2008 CBA Draft.
Last season Emmanuel Little averaged 17ppg and 9rpg at the N.Dakota and was named NCC Player of the Week a couple of times and was also named to the NCC All Conference 1st Team.
Emmanuel Little is a very athletic player who does it all and can play the 1, 2 and 3 positions while being a great defensive player and rebounder.
This summer he played at the Eurobasket Summer League in Chicago and was on the championship winning team.
He impressed the scouts at the ESL and was named to the ESL All Tournament 1st Team.
Emmanuel was outstanding at the ESL in Salt Lake City where his team lost the championship by a point and he was named to the ESL All Tournament Team in Salt Lake City as well.
Emmanuel was an exciting type of a player at the ESL events this summer as he was totally unselfish but filled up the stats sheets by running the floor, getting lots of dunks and alley oops.
His ball handling skills were very impressive as he often broke the defenders down by creating off the dribble and using his excellent quickness.
Emmanuel has an outstanding rebounding knack as he was always around the basketball and always guarded the best scorer on the opposing team.
The ESL scouting staff is in direct contact with one of the head scouts from the East Kentucky Miners and helped facilitate the opportunity for Emmanuel by marketing his profile to the Miners and the global basketball community.
Emmanuel Little has interest from several European teams and will be a steal for the right professional basketball club this upcoming season.
In the 2008 CBA Draft there were only a couple of players who were selected that did not play NCAA Division I basketball and Emmanuel was one of them.
Our objective at the ESL is to assist the variety of agents in marketing the outstanding players who attended the ESL and made the All Tournament and All Big Men teams to the range of our multitude of contacts in the global basketball community.
In addition the ESL has helped a lot of the players locate quality agents who will help the players achieve their basketball objectives in the global market.
The Eurobasket Summer League has the best on-line coverage of any summer event in the global market and with over 1 million readers per month from the global basketball community visiting the Eurobasket site.
In the immediate future with addition of a major sponsor for the ESL and the continued global on-line visibility of the event the ESL will be the most important summer event outside the NBA Summer League.
Upstairs Weert
2007-08 Record: 17-23 (lost in 1st round FEB playoffs)
Head coach: Olivier van Kampen
Additions: Bart Tooms, Steve Ross, Nick Stapelton, Omni Smith, Hugo Sterk, Bryan White, Marcus Jackson, Yves Rogers
In 2007-08 Upstairs got out to a good start, with an 8-2 start, then the wheels fell off, going into a stretch in which they went between the end of November and early March with a 3-15 record, which they never recovered from. This season Upstairs Weert revamped their roster, bringing in 8 new players, including bringing in Americans with vast European experience. Nick Stapleton (186-G-79, agency: Court Side, college: Austin Peay St.) is a scorer who should be their go-to-guy. Both Omni Smith (191-G-84, agency: Court Side, college: Kent St.) and Marcus Jackson (202-F-82, agency: Court Side, college: Marquette) should also help in the scoring department. Bart Tooms (211-C-83, agency: Scorers 1st Sportmanagement, college: NC-Greensboro) will man the middle for Upstairs. Returnees Jeromy Ormskerk (190-G-82) en Niels Vorenhout, along with shooter Steve Ross (201-G/F-80, agency: Court Side, college: Santa Clara), formerly of ZZ Leiden, should augment Upstairs' perimeter game.
What Upstairs Weert will need to do in order to compete with the likes of Eclipse Jet/MyGuide and Eiffel Towers is to play more consistent, better shot selection and shooting, and of course playing better defense. Upstairs ranked near the bottom of the FEB league last season with numbers of 42.9% FG and 32.0% 3FG. Upstairs have to be tougher on the glass, being outrebounded by a +5.2 margin. Upstairs will get some surprise wins this season, but the question is, can they maintain a momentum after those quality wins?
Next: ZZ Leiden and Landstede Basketball
In the 6th day of the Lebanese Summer League, 2 games were scheduled.
The first game joined Feytroun to U18 National Team, Feytroun managed to secure a very important game after trailing most of the time, Feytroun won in the end at the score of 58-55.
Best Scorers:
Feytroun : Ahmad Chbaklo (19pts) , U18 NT :Vincent Khouri (15pts)
In the second game MESM met Champviile who replaced Moutahed , MESM secured its last win of the tournament on the score of 64-55 .
Best Scorers:
MESM: Alexander Prestic (19pts) , Champville: Rami Akiki (21pts)
The San Antonio Spurs announced today that they have signed guard Salim Stoudamire (6'1''-G-82, agency: Arik Krayn Services, college: Arizona).
Stoudamire, 6-1, 175 lbs., has spent his entire three-year NBA career with the Atlanta Hawks. Last year he appeared in 35 games, averaging 5.7 points in 11.5 minutes. He scored in double figures in nine games including a season-high 18 points vs. Golden State on 2/22. Stoudamire enjoyed his best season in 2005-06 when he played in 61 games, averaging 9.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 20.3 minutes. For his career, he has appeared in 157 games, averaging 8.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 17.0 minutes per game.
Originally selected by Atlanta with the 31st pick in the 2005 NBA Draft, Stoudamire played four seasons at the University of Arizona where he played in 129 games, averaging 15.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists. Stoudamire finished his collegiate career in ninth place in NCAA history in career three-point field goal percentage (.458, 342-747) and tied for 18th in career three-point field goals made. As a senior he led the nation in three-point shooting (.504, 120-238) and ranked fourth nationally in free throw percentage (.910, 122-134).
Fisica Desportiva de Torres Vedras sign 2 new americans for the season 2008-2009
Power Foward Joey Harrell (204-F-85, agency: 540 Sports) player that played in New Zeland with John Whorton former Porto player, and he avg 15P 8R 1Blk and 2 ast
The Power Forward have played in NC - Asheville, 7P 6R per game.
For the Small Forward position, Jason Davis (193-G/F-85, agency: Pinnacle Sports LLC, college: Sacramento St.)
Jason is a scorer that played from Sacramento St. and in his first Pro Experience in the WBA, had 17P per game and was one of the best defensive players.
With this players Coach Tavares hope to bring points and rebounds to the team.
In a couple of days a Center may arrive to the club.
Like that the team will be close.
Unicaja have moved swiftly to cover for home-grown star Bernardo Rodriguez (197-F/G-80) who will be out for up to three months after sustaining an injury to the ligaments in his left ankle. After news that this injury requires surgery, the Malaga club have drafted in the offensive firepower of Frenchman Joseph Gomis (180-G-78) who spent last year in the ACB with Valladolid - his sixth in a row in the top flight. While he ended up being relegated to LEB, Gomis was the star of the team and is an attractive pick up for Unicaja as they look to improve on last seasons disappointing eight spot. Gomis is small but lightening quick and can score with ease - something he has shown regularly, averaging 18 points per game last year.
Gomis signs for 2008/09 with the club having an option to extend the deal for a further season if they wish. The arrival of Gomis will also provide cover for another injured player Alfonso Sanchez.
Indiana Pacers chief Larry Bird meanwhile has admitted he would love to have Rudy Fernandez on his roster but has claimed he would never leave the NBA for Europe if he was a player in the current era. Speaking to www.acb-basket.com Bird also claimed that Spanish players will be more in demand after the Olympics.
LUB Standings
Barquisimeto, Venezuela.- Duros de Lara ended the first half of Liga Nacional de Baloncesto's regular season calendar at the top of the standings with an 11-3 record, as they swept Centauros de Cojedes (5-9) at home. In a clash between championship title candidates, Caciques de Trujillo (9-5) and Graneros de Portuguesa (10-4) split their series in Valera. The same happened between Centauros de Apure (7-7) and Tiburones de Vargas (5-9) in Biruaca and between Petroleros de Falcon (5-9) and Estudiantes de Guarico (4-10) in Punto Fijo.
Duros de Lara 88 - Centauros de Cojedes 81 (Sat)
Napoleon Rodriguez Arena - Barquisimeto, Lara
Quarter by quarter
DUR: Francisco Sanabria (190-G-77) 16 points, Jesus Centeno (190-G-85) 11 points, Carlos Quintero (202-F-85) 11 points, Heissler Guillent (191-G-86) 11 points, Kenji Urdaneta (188-G-85) 9 points, Derson Santos (197-F-84) 9 points, Francisco Centeno (201-G/F-85) 7 points, Tim Parham (206-F-83) 6 points, Graddy Osorio (193-F-87) 3 points, Jackson Zapata (198-F-85) 3 points, Gerardo Chourio (193-F-87) 2 points, Boris Urbina (195-G/F-84) 0 points
COJ: Roberto Basanta (192-F) 20 points, Ruben Pachano (185-G-76) 15 points, Henry Caten (201-F-80) 15 points, Wilmer Luna (176-G-83) 7 points, Jose Manaure 6 points, Elides Pereira 5 points, Hendrick Rios (192-G) 5 points, Darwin Jaramillo (192-F-86) 5 points, Luis Fernando Hurtado (204-F-86) 2 points, Luis Ibarra 1 point, Jose Orozco (177-G-90) 0 points
Duros de Lara 73 - Centauros de Cojedes 63 (Sun)
Napoleon Rodriguez Arena - Barquisimeto, Lara
Quarter by quarter
DUR: Jesus Centeno 15 points, Francisco Sanabria 12 points, Heissler Guillent 12 points, Francisco Centeno 12 points, Carlos Quintero 9 points, Jackson Zapata 7 points, Tim Parham 4 points, Derson Santos 2 points, Graddy Osorio 0 points, Boris Urbina 0 points, Gerardo Chourio 0 points, Kenji Urdaneta 0 points
COJ: Roberto Basanta 18 points, Wilmer Luna 14 points, Ruben Pachano 12 points, Elides Pereira 11 points, Henry Caten 5 points, Jose Manaure 2 points, Hendrick Rios 1 point, Luis Ibarra 0 points, Luis Fernando Hurtado 0 points, Jose Orozco 0 points, Darwin Jaramillo 0 points
Caciques de Trujillo 98 - Graneros de Portuguesa 94 (Sat) GRA: 25-24-28-17= 94 GRA: Henry Paez (184-G-70) 26 points, Amber Marin (208-C-81) 12 points, John Jackson (201-F-74) 12 points, Douglas Chiquito (193-G-86) 11 points
Ricardo Salas Arena - Valera, Trujillo
Quarter by quarter
CAC: Manuel Berroteran (185-G-80) 22 points, Michael Flores (192-G-85) 15 points, Cesar Musset (190-G-78) 15 points, Edgar Arteaga (198-F-76) 14 points, Askia Jones (196-G-71) 10 points
Caciques de Trujillo 98 - Graneros de Portuguesa 94 (Sat)
GRA: Henry Paez (184-G-70) 26 points, Amber Marin (208-C-81) 12 points, John Jackson (201-F-74) 12 points, Douglas Chiquito (193-G-86) 11 points
Graneros de Portuguesa 89 - Caciques de Trujillo 86 (Sun)
Villa Deportiva Arena - San Carlos, Cojedes
Quarter by quarter
GRA: Jhon Romero (199-F-85) 18 points, Pedro Cubillan (187-G-82) 17 points, Henry Paez 17 points
CAC: Askia Jones 25 points, Manuel Berroteran 14 points, Edgar Arteaga 10 points, Michael Flores 9 points
Estudiantes de Guarico 80 - Petroleros de Falcon 78 (Sat)
Fenelon Diaz Arena - Punto Fijo, Falcon
Quarter by quarter
EST: Raul Orta (196-G-85) 21 points, Jose Martinez (196-F-82) 11 points, Derwin Ramirez (191-F-82) 10 points
PET: Gregory Vargas (182-G-86) 17 points, Jhoyfer Diaz (196-F-87) 11 points
Petroleros de Falcon 77 - Estudiantes de Guarico 72 (Sun)
Biruaca Dome - Biruaca, Apure
Quarter by quarter
EST: Jose Martinez 16 points, Alejandro Omana (188-G-86) 11 points, Leonardo Cappare (186-G-80) 11 points, Deivis Aranguren (192-F-85) 11 points
PET: Andrew Hunter (201-F-79) 21 points, Jose Yovera (194-G/F-75) 15 points, Gregory Vargas 14 points
Centauros de Apure 92 - Tiburones de Vargas 80 (Sat)
Biruaca Dome - Biruaca, Apure
Quarter by quarter
APU: Elvis Montero (193-G-78) 21 points, Nathan Green (203-F-75) 16 points
TIB: Kyle Cuffe (205-F-82) 14 points, Peter Kvietek (203-C-77) 10 points, Dennis D'Adezzio (191-G-81) 9 points
Tiburones de Vargas 85 - Centauros de Apure 82 (Sun)
Biruaca Dome - Biruaca, Apure
Quarter by quarter
APU: Juan Carlos Rodriguez (193-G-78) 12 points, Nathan Green 12 points
TIB: Peter Kvietek 17 points, Leonardo Berroteran (192-F/G-81) 14 points, Leinert Zerpa (182-G-82) 12 points, Cesar Silva (187-G/F-81) 11 points, Kyle Cuffe 10 points
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Kelly Santos (192-C-79) could not qualify to the semifinals of WNBA as her team lost the game last night. The Los Angeles Sparks celebrated a 71:64 win in the third decisive game against the Seattle Storm and advanced to the Western conference finals. Candace Parker came up with another sensational performance of 20 points to lead the Sparks to the win at the Key Arena. The Sparks led throughout the encounter and enjoyed a 10-point advantage with less than 6 minutes left. However Lisa Leslie was fouled out and Seattle went on a 7:0 run to cut the deficit. Marie Ferdinand converted two free throws and then Johnson and Candace Parker added four more free throws to pace the Sparks to the victory. Lisa Leslie secured 15 points and 7 rebounds for Los Angeles. Marie Ferdinand had 12 points in the win. Tanisha Wright answered with 20 points and 6 rebounds for Seattle. Camille Little dropped 17 points in the loss. The Los Angeles Sparks will take on the San Antonio Silver Stars at home in the Western conference finals opener on Thursday. The teams exchanged home wins in the regular season.
Meanwhile for another semifinal Detroit sealed their Eastern conference finals appearance as they stormed past Indiana in the third game.The Shock loss to the Fever in the second game of the series came as a surprise and they were eager to prove it. The hosts quite succeeded in it. They went on a 12:0 run to open the game and rolled to a massive 30:7 lead after the starting frame. Deanna Nolan and Tay McWilliams paced the home team to an unassailable 49:19 lead at the interval. The Fever had a chance to save the game went opened the third quarter on a 22:5 rally to shave the deficit but Detroit quickly came back to life and breezed to the win at the end. Detroit will now face New York in the conference finals.
Kelly Santos finished the season 2008 with 2.1 points per game. She averaged also 1.3 rebounds per game, 0.2 steals and assists per game.
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Outfielder Marlon Byrd, who admitted to working with the person whose center caused a federal investigation of steroids use and distribution among athletes, has came up positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
The league commented that the free agent has received a 50-game suspension after testing positive for Tamoxifen. He will be put on the restricted list and will remain there till August 20. Las Vegas odds
Byrd issued a declaration through the MLB Players Association.
"I made an inexcusable mistake," the declaration said. "Many years back, I had surgery for a condition that was non-public and not related to baseball. Last winter, I suffered a reoccurrence of that condition and I was given a medication that ended in my positive test. Though that medication is on the forbidden list, I absolutely did not use it for performance-enhancement reasons.
Byrd started the season with the Cubs and was dealt to the Red Sox on April 21. He was delegated for assignment by Boston on June 9 and released four days later.
Red Sox GM Ben Cherington was asked if Byrd had failed any drug tests while with Boston. He said: "Not to my knowledge."
Red Sox executive Bobby Valentine was surprised as well.
"He played here and he played well," Valentine said. "I had no indication or I don't think anyone did."
While with the Cubs in spring coaching, Byrd admitted that he was the sole player in baseball who still worked with Victor Conte. Conte's Bay Area Lab Cooperative was at the centre of the steroid black mark surrounding Barry Bonds, amongst others.
Byrd, however, maintained that he wasn't breaking any rules. He probably did say that commissioner Bud Selig had asked him to sever ties with Conte.
"[The pressure from MLB] does bother me sometimes," Byrd claimed in spring training. "But I think there should be stress on everybody.
"I'm always going to observe what I'm taking. I'm not going to point out I have got a bull's-eye on my back, but I suspect plenty of folks are waiting for me to get my 1st positive test and miss 50 games. They'd like that simply so they can say, 'We told you so.' I know that won't occur. I know I am clean. I know the supplements I'm taking are clean. I'm going to make sure of that."
Byrd is a career .278 hitter with 82 homers and 445 RBIs over 11 seasons with the Phillies, Nationals, Rangers, Cubs and Red Sox.
He hit .210 in 47 games with the 2 teams this year, though he hit .270 with a homer and 7 RBIs in 34 games with Boston. The Red Sox picked him up when they had a lack in the outfield after a rash of injuries.
"It's just unlucky that it's another notch in baseball's belt as far as the drug policy and steroids have to do with the game" Cubs chief Dale Sveum related. "It's unfortunate those things keep happening."
Byrd finished 4th in the NL Rookie of the Year voting in 2003 with the Phillies and was a NL All-Star with the Cubs in 2010.


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Trenton, NJ – First Lady Mary Pat Christie named Asia D. Smith her 19th New Jersey Hero for her commitment to make a difference in the lives of domestic abuse survivors. As a survivor of domestic violence, Asia is a powerful example that anyone can be a victim and there is life beyond abuse. As founder and CEO of Purple R.E.I.G.N, a non-profit advocacy agency specializing in programs and services for those impacted by physical and sexual assault, she works daily to heal and empower victims, especially those in underserved communities.
"Asia has such a compelling story - one of tragedy, triumph and hope," said Mrs. Christie. "She has overcome perilous acts of domestic violence that no individual should have to endure. In doing so, Asia has become a role model for other survivors and I am so inspired by the work she and her organization, Purple R.E.I.G.N., are doing in the community to educate and empower the lives of so many victims. I am proud to name Asia Smith a New Jersey Hero."
Purple R.E.I.G.N. Social Services, which operates in partnership with the Bessie Mae Women's Health Center in East Orange, provides a comprehensive range of services that includes: preventative strategies, crisis intervention counseling, advocacy, educational workshops, training classes, safety planning, resources/transitional services, referrals, restraining orders, and assessments.
"I am honored beyond words to receive the New Jersey Heroes award on behalf of the more than one billion victims globally, and on behalf of an incredible aunt that I never had the opportunity to know, because at the age of 24, she was viciously attacked as she left work and murdered by her estranged husband," said Asia Smith. "Today, I proudly accept this award on behalf of the millions of tenacious advocates and survivors who vigorously 'fight' domestic violence and sexual assault every waking moment of their lives. I also accept this award on behalf of myself for having the courage to take the most horrific experiences of my life and not only overcome them, but use them as fuel to help others globally do what I've done: turn tragedy to triumph."
During her visit, Mrs. Christie met with clients and participated in a roundtable discussion about the obstacles they face and the types of assistance they are receiving from Purple R.E.I.G.N.
Domestic violence affects more than four million Americans every year. In fact, one in four women will experience domestic violence during her lifetime and women are more likely to be killed by an intimate partner than men. In addition, more than 3 million children witness domestic violence in their homes.
According to the 2011 Domestic Violence Offense Report prepared by the New Jersey State Police:
For more information about services provided by Purple R.E.I.G.N., visit http://www.purplereignss.org/ or call 973-93PURPL (78775).
New Jersey Heroes is an initiative of First Lady Mary Pat Christie that showcases the positive and unique ways people and organizations are impacting New Jersey and their communities. To nominate a hero, go to http://newjerseyheroes.org and follow the application instructions and submit the person you believe is a true New Jersey Hero.
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Pitt, which is suing the Big East for the right to leave for the Atlantic Coast Conference after the 2012-13 season, was left out of the 2012 SEC-Big East Men's Basketball Challenge for the upcoming season.
Pitt, which played at Tennessee last season in the first year of the event, is one of three Big East schools omitted from the 12-game, 24-team field, which is Nov. 29-Dec. 1. The others are Louisville, expected to have one of the top teams in the conference, and 2010-11 national champion Connecticut.
"I'm disappointed for our players because we were clearly under the impression from numerous conversations that we were in it and we were going to play a home game," Pitt athletic director Steve Pederson told the Trib. "(Coach) Jamie (Dixon) has been holding a spot on the schedule and somebody could have told us three months ago."
Dixon is out of town at a coaches' clinic and could not be reached for comment.
Syracuse, which also is leaving for the ACC, was invited to play, at Arkansas on Nov. 30, but Orange athletic director Daryl Gross said the team won't participate in the event because they are "overcommitted and can't play at this point."
The Big East has 15 men's basketball teams this year, meaning three teams had to be left out. Connecticut is playing in the Jimmy V Classic instead of the SEC/Big East Challenge, and Louisville was reportedly already told by the Big East that it wouldn't be part of the field.
First-year SEC members Missouri and Texas A&M were also left out of the event from the 14-school SEC.
"The basic premise is because there are 12 games and more than 12 teams, not everyone is able to participate," Big East director of communications Chuck Sullivan said. "Three teams had to be out. Beyond that, I can't say anything about it."
When asked if there was anything political about Pitt being left out of the field, Sullivan said, "Not that I'm aware of. It was a collaborative effort was between the SEC, the Big East and ESPN."
The snub means that Pitt, which was expecting to receive a home game against an SEC opponent, must now look to fill its spot in the 2012-13 schedule.
"We discovered the day before the announcement," Pederson said. "We're not included in any of the meetings having to do with the operations of the league and it made very hard for us to get any good information. On June 1, to try to find a good home game, that's very difficult. They put us in a very difficult situation."
Here are the complete matchups:
Thursday, Nov. 29
Kentucky at Notre Dame
Marquette at Florida
South Carolina at St. John's
Seton Hall at LSU
Friday, Nov. 30
Syracuse at Arkansas
Tennessee at Georgetown
DePaul at Auburn
Georgia at USF
Saturday, Dec. 1
Alabama at Cincinnati
Villanova at Vanderbilt
Mississippi State at Providence
Rutgers at Mississippi


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Poet Joy Harjo, known for wedding social consciousness to her Muskogee Creek heritage and the Southwest America landscape, has won a $100,000 prize for lifetime achievement.
Harjo, 64, received the Wallace Stevens Award for "proven mastery," the Academy of American Poets announced Thursday. The academy praised Harjo for her "visionary justice-seeking art" and for transforming "bitterness to beauty" and "trauma to healing."
Her books include "How We Became Human" and "The Woman Who Fell from the Sky."
Previous winners of the Stevens prize include W.S. Merwin and Adrienne Rich.
Also Thursday, the academy...


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February 2, 2011
Organic coconut is a healthy ingredient in three of our grain-free foods; Embark, Zeal and Preference. Some have questioned why this is included in our recipes for these foods. Our certified organic coconut is sourced from Thailand. Coconuts are actually the seeds (not a true nut) of the coconut tree or, maprao, in Thai. They drop from the trees and take root, with the flesh and juice fertilizing the new growth. Some fall into waterways and take root on distant shores. (See photo below) This is the largest member of the Palm family and can grow as tall as 98 feet! They prefer sandy soils and the saline environment of a tropical shoreline. They also thrive where there is a lot of rain, high humidity and warm temperatures.
The meat of the coconut, similar to many nut meats, is higher in protein but contains less sugar than many common fruits such as apples, bananas and oranges. It is also high in iron, phosphorous and zinc. The 60% fat content of the coconut is primarily medium-chain saturated fatty acids. As opposed to longer-chain plant-based vegetable oils which are ganerally stored as fat in the body, the oil in coconut is quickly burned and used for energy. This is nature's richest source of these medium-chain fatty acids, one of the most important being lauric acid. Lauric acid is similar to the fat found in breast milk and has been show to enhance brain function and strengthen the immune system. When consumed in the diet, it is converted to monolaurin which as been shown to have antibacterial and antiviral properties as well as being able to destroy protozoa such as Giardia.
Coconut and coconut oil is used across the globe to treat a variety of health issues including; abscesses, asthma, baldness, bronchitis, bruises, burns, colds, constipation, cough, dysentery, erache, fever, flu, gingivitis, jaundice, kidney stones, skin infections, toothaches, tuberculosis, tumor, etc. It can help support your dog's thyroid function and increase metabolism, too, according to Dr. Deva Khalsa, VMD. In the Pacific Islands, the coconut palm is so highly valued that it is called "the Tree of Life." Only recently have our modern scientists begun to discover the coconut's astonishing healing abilities.
Coconut is considered a warming food in Traditional Chinese Medicine with a sweet taste and helps to nurture the body, building energy, blood and body mass. It is useful in soothing internal membranes and can work as a laxative. It also tonifies the heart and is one of the healthiest oils you can use on your skin!
For more information about our other whole foods ingredients, please visit our website: http://www.thehonestkitchen.com/products/learn/our-ingredients/
Resources for this article include:
Natural Dog; A Holistic Guide for Healthier Dogs, by Dr. Deva Khalsa, VMD, Bowtie Press, 2009
The New Whole Foods Encycolopedia; A Comprehensive Guide for Healthy Eating, by Rebecca Wood, Penquin Compass, 1999