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Disney-fied metalrock meets 'Xanadu' camp in the oddly gay-friendly 'Rock of Ages'
ARNOLD WAYNE JONES | Life+Style Editor
Broadway has become so terrified of becoming irrelevant, it has spent much of the last decade trotting out jukebox musicals that approximate other, more popular forms of entertainment. The latest result: The ear-splitting hair rock musical Rock of Ages, now at the Winspear.
For the first hour or more, Rock of Ages comes off as little more than an annoying, loud concert with trite set-ups and stereotypical characters interspersed to give it some small amount of structure upon which to hang '80s metal anthems like "Cum on Feel the Noize" and "Sister Christian." By intermission, I was ready to write it off completely.
Then something unexpected happened: It got better.
Audiences have become used to campy, self-mocking musicals that poke fun at their catalogue of songs, from Mamma Mia! to Xanadu. Perhaps I was resistant to the idea that non-disco rockers would have as good a sense of humor about themselves to notice it, but Rock of Ages couldn't be gayer if it had a score of only ABBA songs. When you can finally see the comedy for what it is (a Disney-fied version of rock, about as threatening as the Rock-N-Rollercoaster at Walt Disney World), and give it cred for welcoming a gay sensibility to a genre known for its homophobia, it becomes a hoot: Call it Rock of Fagulas. (It makes sense, too — metal rock is just drag of another kind.)
American Idol's Constantine Maroulis is the headliner (playing a bar-back who dreams of rock superstardom), but the show is basically stolen by Patrick Lewallen as a hip-swishing, mullet-headed narrator (part Frank-N-Furter, part Zach Galifianakis) and three musical numbers: Peter Deiwick, pantingly sexy as a David Lee Roth clone, sets hearts racing with his rendition of "Wanted Dead or Alive;" two losers standing up for themselves to "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" and the campy twist in "I Can't Fight This Feeling." By the time the finale rolls around with the now-over-used rallying anthem "Don't Stop Believin'," much of the bad blood from Act 1 has been washed away. It almost makes you yearn for a resurgence in Spandex and wine coolers.
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"LittleMissMatched is one of the most innovative kids' brands around, and we are excited to bring their playful fashion sensibilities to our merchandise assortment for little ones through this exclusive collection at Babies"R"Us," said Karen Dodge, chief merchandising officer for Toys"R"Us. "This new LittleMissMatched offering for babies further adds to our broad assortment of distinctive products that can only be found at Babies"R"Us stores."
Ranging in price from $7.99 to $24.99, LittleMissMatched baby apparel and accessories feature a variety of styles, from classic prints to deco-modern patterns in fabrics such as baby-soft cotton, the company reported. The bedding and furniture line will feature safari-, monkey- and super-star themed designs as well as cribs, changing tables and dressers with interchangeable slats.

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FDA will soon begin a milk sampling program aimed at approximately 900 dairies across the US that have had a meat residue violation in the past three years. These dairies will be randomly selected from a national pool of 1600-1800 dairies. The FDA is concerned that operations that have marketed an animal with a confirmed meat residue may be at higher risk of selling milk with violative residues, particularly with non beta-lactam (beta-lactams = penicillin, ceftiofur) drugs. Of particular interest are the anti-inflammatory drug flunixin meglumine (Banamine®) and the sulfa family of drugs.
Since the announcement of FDA's intent, dairy organizations and co-ops have provided information to producers, and many veterinarians and dairy producers have been looking at their treatment protocols and withholding times more closely. However, there are still some questions producers have about the process and the consequences of the testing program. And, probably more important is: What are the reasons for the residues seen and what should we look for to tighten up our drug use procedures?
The Washington State Department of Agriculture and Washington State University Extension are sponsoring 3 meetings throughout the state for dairy producers and veterinarians to help address this issue. The meetings will start at 11:00am and lunch, sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health and Northwest Dairy Association, will be provided on the following dates:
§ Wednesday -- March 30, 2011 - Bon Vino's Bistro, 122 N. 16th St, Sunnyside, WA
§ Thursday -- March 31, 2011 - Kit Carson Restaurant, 107 Interstate Ave, Chehalis, WA
§ Friday -- April 1, 2011 - Fairway Café, 1726 Front St, Lynden, WA
*Meetings will begin promptly at 11:00 AM at each location. Please come!
At each of these three meetings, we invite dairy producers and veterinarians to discuss the following:
1. What are the facts about the FDA's concern and what is the proposed process for milk testing?
Claudia Coles, Food Safety Program Manager, and Dr. Paul Kohrs, Assistant State Veterinarian, WSDA
2. What are the primary reasons for a residue from specific drugs and how does that inform prevention strategies?
Dr. Dale Moore, Director, Veterinary Medicine Extension, WSU
3. How can I reduce disease and treatments, determine if treatments are working, and better track drug withdrawal times? Your cows have the answers; learn how to better understand what they are saying. Dr. John Wenz, Assistant Professor, Field Disease Investigation Unit, WSU
4. What are the current requirements for handling non-ambulatory cows, what role do they play in food safety, and what are some of the reasons for down cows?
Dr. Paul Kohrs, Assistant State Veterinarian, WSDA
Materials distributed:
* New "Milk and Dairy Beef Residue Prevention" booklet and
"Animal Care Manual/Quick Reference Guide"
* CD from Colorado State on Downer cows, in English and Spanish
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Last week, the lesbian community and the world of literature lost a true giant when Barbara Grier, co-founder and longtime co-owner of Naiad Press, died on Nov. 10 of lung cancer at the age of 78. You can read a very complete story here at NYTimes.com about her life, her family and her work. But let me tell you why Barbara Grier has long been one of my heroes.
I have always loved to read.
In elementary school and junior high, I read every Nancy Drew book I could get my hands on, and imagined that Nancy was in love with George, instead of with Ned Nickerson. (For those who don't know, George is a girl.) I also read the Hardy Boys series, imagining myself as Frank, or Joe, chasing clues and solving mysteries. I read the Bobbsey Twin books, the Boxcar Children books — anything and everything I could get my hands on. And when I ran out of books I wanted to read, I'd even pick up a Harlequin romance that my mom left lying around and read that.
By high school, I had moved on to Kurt Vonnegut, Stephen R. Donaldson, Piers Anthony. I read Animal Farm and 1984 and Tale of Two Cities for school. I read short stories, novelettes, novels, poetry — and yes, even a Harlequin romance or two when I couldn't find anything else.
Even after school, I continued to read voraciously. I discovered the joys of authors like Anne Rice, Tony Hillerman, James Lee Burke, Rick Riordan and, of course, J.K. Rowling and the magical world of Harry Potter. And when I discovered online fan fiction — which I could read for free! — I was in seventh heaven!
But no discovery made me happier than when I found the books from Naiad Press. Sure, they weren't all great literature, but that mattered very little. What did matter is that these were all books about lesbians. Not the kind of "girl meets girl then leaves girl to live happily ever after with boy" or "tragic character" stories that used to be de rigueur if you were going to write about "the homosexuals."
These were Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys and Harry Potter and even those Harlequin Romance novels, all rolled into lesbian characters who had adventures and solved mysteries and visited magical lands and fought crime and everything, and still ended up (usually) living happily ever after together. It was wonderful!
As a reporter for an LGBT newspaper, I often got review copies of the newest Naiad Press releases. I read every one. I wrote reviews of the books and looked for reasons to call and interview the folks that founded and ran Naiad — Barbara Grier and her partner Donna McBride. They were my heroes. And I am sure there were many other lesbians who felt the same way. Many probably even saw the Naiad publishers as saviors: I mean, it may seem like just the littlest of things to some, but when you are a young (or not so young) lesbian just looking for anyone, even fictional characters, who were "like" them, those books could be a godsend.
Grier, McBride and two other women founded Naiad Press in 1973, and over the next 30 years, the company published more than 500 books, from romance novels to histories to erotica to poetry to science fiction and more. Perhaps their most famous book was 1985's Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence. The book, written by two lesbian former nuns and including the stories of some 50 former and active lesbian nuns, caused an uproar when the Catholic Church denounced it. It ended up selling several hundred thousand copies.
Over the years, as mainstream publishers paid more attention to LGBT literature and as the independent, LGBT and feminist bookstores that had been Naiad's biggest customers began closing, things slowed down for the company. In 2003, Grier and McBride retired, with Bella Books taking over Naiad's book list. But Naiad's — and Grier's — legacies continue to live on in new ways— online, in e-books and in all those paperbacks lining the shelves in my office and at my home.
So here's to Barbara Grier and Naiad Press: Thank you for being a lifeline to so many who felt lost and alone, and for giving me so many, many hours of reading pleasure.


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A TODDLER'S dream holiday to Disneyland has been saved at the last minute.
Mum Jamie Place, 24, booked the £800 trip to Paris as a treat for three-year-old Brooke's birthday.
But despite applying for a passport with plenty of time to spare, it had still not arrived just three days before the family were due to leave.
Now the Passport Office is due to hand deliver the passport to the family's home in Newton Street, Oswaldtwistle this morning after the Lancashire Telegraph stepped in to help.
Worried Jamie, a nursery nurse, said: "I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat, it was horrible. We are going on Sunday, and we would not have got any money back if we couldn't go.
"I can't thank the Lancashire Telegraph enough."
Jamie sent the required paperwork off at the beginning of February and was told the process would take three weeks.
But when Jamie called for an update two weeks ago, she was told a marriage certificate was needed because Brooke's surname at birth was Cox – Jamie's maiden name from before she married air conditioning engineer Danny.
Jamie said: "I was calling every day, sometimes twice, and they kept saying they would call me back in 24 hours.
"They rang me on Monday and said an examiner would look at the documents on Tuesday or Wednesday and call me back when I could go and get the passport from Liverpool."
Jamie's mum, Susan, contacted the Lancashire Telegraph after the call never came.
The 57-year-old said she was worried about the stress the delayed passport was causing Jamie.
The family experienced heartbreak four years ago when Jamie's brother, Antony Cox, died after lying down on railway tracks near Church and Oswaldtwistle Station.
The 33-year-old dedicated Accrington Stanley fan was hit by a train and killed.
Susan said: "She was devastated and she was doing nothing but crying. After what happened to Antony, it was really hard for Jamie."
Oswaldtwistle Councillor Peter Britcliffe stepped in to help the family, contacting the Passport Office several times on their behalf. He said: "I'm absolutely delighted that this has been resolved and this little girl's dream can come true.
"It's really good news and a special thank you to the Lancashire Telegraph for their help in this matter."
A HM Passport Office spokesperson said: "All applications are subject to mandatory security checks and we must be fully satisfied about an applicant's identity before a passport can be issued.
"We have been in regular contact with Mrs Place throughout her application process and her daughter's passport has now been sent."


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Lunker Anglers Just Four Fish Away From Big Prize
AUSTIN, Texas — The 396 ShareLunker was caught Feb. 5 on Lake Conroe in 12 feet of water on a crankbait. The "lunker" bass weighed 14.8 pounds and was caught by Harry Durham of Houston.
The catch moves things closer to lunker 400, which is the focus of a Budweiser ShareLunker program promotional push by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center. The person who catches the 400th qualifying entry will receive the largest prize package the program has ever offered.
In addition to the usual prizes of a jacket and a fiberglass fish replica, the winning angler will receive a cash award of $400 per pound of fish and a rod and reel valued at $600. If the angler is a Texas resident, he or she will also receive a lifetime fishing license.
Prizes are being provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation and will be awarded at the annual Budweiser ShareLunker banquet at TFFC in Athens May 27.
Anglers legally catching a largemouth bass weighing 13 pounds or more between October 1 and April 30 each year may enter the fish into the Budweiser ShareLunker program by calling (903) 681-0550 or leaving a page, including area code, at (888) 784-0600. The angler may choose to have the fish returned after the spawning season or donate the fish to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
The Budweiser ShareLunker program is made possible through support from Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Since 1991, Anheuser-Busch, in partnership with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, has contributed millions of dollars in funding to support conservation causes and fishing, hunting and outdoor recreation programs in Texas.
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Driver's long road finally leads to Super Bowl
By DAVID DALATI
Feb. 1, 2011
Donald Driver now has his chance. After 12 seasons and a long, hard and poignant road to the NFL, Driver gets an opportunity to play on the biggest stage in, arguably, all of sports. Even better, Driver gets a shot at top prize. Despite the fact that he's been one of the league's best receivers for years, a durable player that has played in at least 13 games for 11 consecutive years, the Packers' veteran receiver lacks the most desired jewel of the NFL a Super Bowl ring.
"If you win a Super Bowl, it separates you from other great players that have played this game," Driver said Monday in Dallas, soon after the Packers arrived for Super Bowl XLV. "When they show that resume, it goes Super Bowl champion and then it says you played 15 years and you're the all-time Packer leading receiver. That ring separates you from (players) in the Hall of Fame."
But whether Driver and the Packers win the Super Bowl or not, the receiver has already distinguished himself from many others. Driver's journey to the NFL has been told: he spent some of his childhood days homeless in Houston and was desperate enough to sell drugs so that the family could eat. Driver, however, decided that he would not allow the misery that surrounded him to define what he could become one day. Driver dedicated himself completely to football at Milby High School and later at Alcorn St. The Packers selected Driver in the seventh round of the 1999 draft. Driver went on to become a three time Pro Bowler and is on the verge of becoming the most prolific receiver in Packers history. Driver is the all-time Green Bay leader in catches and trails James Lofton by only 41 yards in receiving yards.
And this Super Bowl appearance is even more special because Driver is playing at home. Despite the fact that Driver grew up in Houston, he, his wife and their two children now live in Dallas. It was a compromise, since Betina Driver is from Mississippi.
"That four and a half hour drive (to Houston) is good enough," Driver said with a huge smile. "People can't just come and knock on your door so that's a good thing."
Because of his background, Driver's story is inspirational. Driver appreciates that his tale can motivate others that may be in a circumstance similar to the one that he endured as a child, but his priority is to affect his immediate family.
"The biggest thing is that I feel that I'm an inspiration for two," said Driver. "I have two beautiful kids that I have to be a leader for. To me, that's all that matters. I love my wife unconditionally and I love my kids with everything that I have. When it's all said and done, I don't want my kids to look at me and say, My dad was a great football player.' I want my kids to know that their dad was great father and a great husband. To me, that sets me on top of the world."
Driver has certainly not forgotten his roots.
"As a small kid from Houston and probably no one expected me to make it because of all the things I've been through in my life," Driver said. "But I'm happy to be a Houston native and I'm happy to be here in my home state playing in the Super Bowl."
With the Packers, Driver is part of one of the best receiving corps in the NFL. Driver, Greg Jennings, James Jones and Jordy Nelson combined to catch 222 passes for 3,091 yards.
"This is the best group I've played with," Driver said. "Everybody brings something different to the table. They call me the old man of the group so I have to lead the group."
Driver caught 51 passes for 565 yards in 2010.
Driver was asked about reflecting on how far he has come since his days at Houston's Milby High School, but he said he hasn't yet taken time to contemplate the remarkable journey.
"When the game is over is when you go back and start reminiscing about all the old times and where you (are) today," Driver said. "Your past makes who you are today. All of things I did at Milby and Alcorn have me the person I am today."


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AUSTIN, Texas — Reminder!!!! The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopted rules which comply with House Bill 2926, passed during the last legislative session. Some of the new rules address the following issues:
- License regulations for Marine Dealers, Distributors, and Manufacturers.
- Registration decal placement for specific circumstances.
- Defining acceptable situations for the issuance of bonded tiles for vessels or outboard motors.
"This legislation provided administrative cleanup and expansion to laws that protect the consumer and provide for the collection of existing fees outlined by law," said Frances Stiles, manager of boat titling and registration at TPWD.
There are a variety of new rules. Following is a breakdown of the new rules by the dates they became effective.
Jan. 1, 2004:
- People must register U.S. Coast Guard-documented vessels and must display a registration decal.
- For antique boats, the registration decal may be placed on the windshield. If the boat does not have a windshield, the decal may be attached to the wallet-sized certificate of number and carried on board.
- There is a new "Bonded Title" fee of $35. This security bond allows another avenue for the consumer to follow-through on ownership when there is lack of documentation, like a non-signed title transfer.
March 1, 2004:
- There is a mandatory licensing process for all marine dealers and an increase in the license fee from $130 to $500. Game Wardens are allowed to inspect records held by anyone selling boats and motors.
"We didn't have lot of control over these dealers — it was a voluntary system but they didn't have to buy a license if they didn't want to," said Alfonso Campos, Chief of Marine Enforcement at TPWD. "If businesses or individuals sell five or more boats or motors in a calendar year, they need to have a license."
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Husband and father BJ Margritz is battling brain cancer. Wife Ashly works as a paraeducator at District 20. Upper and lower elementary classes competed to raise the most money with a pie-in-the-face to K-2 principal Allison Jonas or grades 3-6 principal Jim Widdifield as the prize. On Friday, both principals got a whipped-cream pie in the face by the Margritz children who attend Dudley Elementary. Right, Jonas (center) wipes whipped cream from Widdifield's goggles as third grader Kaden Margritz watches in delight. Left are, l-r: Kaden, Ashly and Kenzie, a first grader. After receiving the check, Ashly said she was overwhelmed. "The kids and community are amazing."


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Welcome to the STAMPlorations™ blog! We host monthly challenges (theme and sketch; mixed media; CAS). We also have a never-ending challenge exclusive to those who own STAMPlorations products, and CUTplorations for those who love to use dies. We spotlight projects by the design team, regularly publish tutorials, host fun blog hops, and announce new products. Our goal is that through our challenges, inspiration projects, and products, you'll be encouraged to "Stamp with all your ART!"
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014
{Spotlight Project} Monika Creates 3 Cards Using a Fun Background Technique!
Monday, December 29, 2014
{Spotlight Project} Guest Designer Kim Makes A Couple More Christmas Thank You Cards
Sunday, December 28, 2014
{Spotlight Project} Maria Explores Loo Rolls and Masterboards
Meet the loo roll. My teamie Shirley enlightened me that that is what spray-ink-goddess-Dyan-Reaveley would call the common toilet paper roll. Ever decorate a tree in someone's front yard with 'em? Or was that just a Michigan thing? I digress.
Actually, this all came about because of the pattern that I noticed on the TP. See the leaves?
Friday, December 26, 2014
{Preview} January Sneak Peek + Introducing ARTplorations!
{After Christmas Sale} & Another Round of Inspiration Projects
We're also giving a sneak peek of the stamp sets that are coming to the shop in January and sharing a few projects featuring a couple of the sets. Fun stamping times ahead!
Hope you're all enjoying the holidays!
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Merry Christmas from STAMPlorations!
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Stamp Club Inspiration Roundup
Monday, December 22, 2014
Christmas Inspiration Roundup
Sunday, December 21, 2014
{Christmas Sale} STAMPlorations Gift Certificates are the Perfect Last-Minute Gifts!
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Blog Candy Winners + Deadline for STAMPlorations Challenge DT Applications
Friday, December 19, 2014
{Spotlight Project} Monika Shares Last-Minute Stocking Fillers!
Thursday, December 18, 2014
{Spotlight Project} Shirley's Loving the Calories!
I've got a non-Christmas card for you today featuring the latest stamp club set, Sugar Rush. So far, I've used the ice cream sundae and this waffle-cone sundae, and I can't wait to get my hands on the doughnuts and macarons! It's true, I've never met a calorie I didn't like, even when they're virtual calories :)
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
{Spotlight Project} Guest Designer Kim Creates a Post-Holiday Thank You Card Using the Old School Paper Tole Technique!
Hey everyone! I'm sure excited to be here as a guest designer at STAMPlorations for my very own Spotlight Project. I was very honoured when Shery asked me. The task was to create a Christmas/Holiday thank you card. So, with this in mind, I have a tutorial that shows you how to incorporate old school paper tole in your cards. If you're not familiar with that term, paper tole is the art of making three dimensional pictures from flat prints. Stamps lend themselves well to this old-fashioned technique.
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
{Spotlight Project} Guest Designer Becca Creates Thank You Cards Using the Stamping with Sweetened Condensed Milk Technique!
Thank you cards! I don't know about you, but my holiday season is filled with family get-togethers, present unwrapping, and cookie bakes. I have a lot to be thankful for, and I wanted to get a jump-start on the cards I know I'll be itching to give to thank all of the people involved in creating my Christmas spirit.
This weekend, I sat down to create a set of cards using the Sentiment Builders: Thank You set. I love the sentiment builders because there are so many different sayings you can create with one set! It's one of the (many) reasons I fell in love with STAMPlorations.
I decided to use an old technique my grandmother taught to me: stamping with sweetened condensed milk. It sounds messy (and it is!), but it creates this aged textural feel that will leave people wondering just what the heck is on your card - in a good way.
Monday, December 15, 2014
{Spotlight Project} Cornelia Gets Ready for the New Year!
I had enough of Christmas cards and the New Year is certainly a card-worthy event, so why not prepare for it in time?
I used VIGNETTE: Eat Drink Be Merry, SENTIMENT BUILDERS: Happy, and Sentiment Builders: Christmas & New Year to make this card.
Friday, December 12, 2014
{Spotlight Project} Deepti Plays with Patterned Papers and Sugar Rush!
Hello, friends! Deepti here and welcome to my 7th spotlight feature. The new stamp club set, Sugar Rush, has got on me and I couldn't help but create a trendy card with it.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
{Spotlight Project} Shirley Finds A Use for Offcuts!
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WASHINGTON -- Republicans aren't budging on tax rates, and Democrats are resisting steps like raising the eligibility age for Medicare. Negotiations on averting a year-end fiscal train wreck combining big automatic tax hikes and sweeping spending cuts again appear stalled.
There are less than three weeks before the government could careen off this "fiscal cliff," but the chief GOP negotiator, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said Wednesday that "serious differences" remain between him and President Barack Obama after an exchange of offers and a pair of conversations this week.
Boehner spoke after a closed-door meeting with fellow GOP lawmakers in which he advised them not to make plans for the week after Christmas.
Neither side has given much ground, and his exchange of proposals with Obama seemed to generate hard feelings more than progress. The White House has slightly reduced its demands on taxes -- from $1.6 trillion over a decade to $1.4 trillion -- but isn't yielding on demands that rates rise for wealthier earners.
Boehner responded with an offer very much like one he gave the White House more than a week ago that offered $800 billion in new revenue, half of Obama's demand. Boehner is also pressing for an increase in the Medicare eligibility age and a stingier cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security recipients.
Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said the two men did not have any follow-up talks Wednesday.
"There were some offers that were exchanged back and forth yesterday, and the president and I had a pretty frank conversation about just how far apart we are," Boehner said after his meeting with fellow Republican lawmakers. "He said it's looking like trench warfare," said Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., R-Tenn., referring to Boehner.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke weighed in as well. He said, "Clearly, the fiscal cliff is having effects on the economy," the uncertainty affecting consumer and business confidence and leading businesses to cut back on investment.
There is increasing concern about a Dec. 31 deadline to stop the expiration of Bush-era tax cuts and the start of across-the-board spending cuts that are the result of Washington's failure to complete a deficit-reduction deal last year.
Even if an agreement can be reached, the halting pace of negotiations is jeopardizing chances that it could be written into proper legislative form and passed through both House and Senate before the new Congress convenes on Jan. 3.
Both sides accuse the other of slow-walking the talks. Democrats say Boehner is unwilling to crack on the key issue of raising tax rates on family income over $250,000 because he's afraid of a revolt on his right flank and from younger, ambitious members of his leadership team.
"I do have an increasing concern that the speaker ... is trying to string this out until Jan. 3 because that's when he would be re-elected as speaker," Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, told The Associated Press. "And I think he's nervous that if he can't get a majority of his House Republican members to support a reasonable agreement that that could put his speakership election in jeopardy. And so that might cause him to try and string these talks."
Many conservatives say they would oppose a deficit-cutting package negotiated by Boehner that included higher tax rates.
"I'll say no, because the focus has got to be on economic growth," said Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. "The simple fact is raising taxes is not going to grow our economy."
Others wouldn't rule it out completely.
"If there's real cuts in spending, if there's real reform of entitlement programs, I think all of us would have to reconsider our position," Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, said Wednesday. "But the problem is, I don't see real cuts. I'm not saying yes, and I'm not saying no."
Liberal Democrats are trying to pull Obama in the opposite direction on Medicare and Social Security. Eighteen months ago, Obama had all but agreed to an increase in the retirement age and a less generous inflation adjustment for calculating Social Security COLAs.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi warned Republicans against insisting on raising the Medicare eligibility age as part of any deal.
"Don't go there," Pelosi said on "CBS This Morning." She said raising the retirement age wouldn't contribute much savings toward an agreement in the short term, adding, "Is it just a trophy that the Republicans want to take home?"
Raising the Medicare age from 65 to 67 could cut Medicare costs by $162 billion over a decade, according to a Congressional Budget Office estimate last year. But by 2035, it would cut Medicare's projected budget by 7 percent.
That estimate, however, assumes the eligibility age would increase rather abruptly and hit people just about to retire.
Republicans have insisted in the past that their Medicare proposals won't affect now those 55 and above.


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In Nigeria Case, Supreme Court Looks at Corporate Responsibility for Human Rights Abuses Abroad
Will corporations that facilitate human rights abuses abroad be held accountable under U.S. law? That's the question the Supreme Court will decide in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum.
The Supreme Court opened its new term with a case testing the lengths to which corporations can be held responsible for abuses they commit abroad and setting the tone for what could be another big victory for corporate power. And while the case before the high court doesn't involve an American corporation, the court's decision could impact those doing business abroad in some of the world's most complicated regions.
In Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Pretroluem, a group of Nigerians sued the defendant oil companies under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), alleging that the companies helped the Nigerian government stop protests by residents of the country's Ogani region of oil exploration. The plaintiffs, Nigerian citizens who were legal residents of the United States after having been granted political asylum before the suit was filed, claim that the defendant corporations aided and abetted the Nigerian government in violating their human rights, including torture, arbitrary detention, and extrajudicial killings.
The ATS was first enacted as part of the Judiciary Act of 1789, and says that foreign citizens may bring civil suits in U.S. district courts for actions "committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States." Even though it's been on the books since the dawn of our democracy, it wasn't until 1980 that federal courts paid the ATS any attention. In Fliartiga v. Pena-Irala, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that the ATS gave jurisdiction over a lawsuit brought by a Paraguayan national against another Paraguayan national living in the United States for torture that occurred in Paraguay. Since that decision, victims of human rights violations that occurred overseas have tried to use the ATS to bring their own claims in U.S. courts, arguing in part that human rights law is inadequate and that the ATS provides them remedy in the United States.
According to the allegations in the Kiobel complaint, the company-backed government troops murdered, raped, and detained Nigerian residents in violation of international human rights laws. They sued the oil companies in New York federal court arguing the ATS was the vehicle for them to hold those companies accountable for the human rights abuses.
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A federal court dismissed some, but not all the claims, and both sides appealed to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. That court ruled that the ATS does not give federal courts subject matter jurisdiction over lawsuits against corporations. In a 2-to-1 split decision, the Second Circuit said that the scope of the ATS is determined not by U.S. law, which does impose liability on corporations for their bad actions, but instead by standards of international law, which does not. That means the ATS may allow non-citizens to get into court, but it doesn't provide those non-citizens any remedy. Instead, the law interpreted by the courts to determine if those abuses would be remedied would have to come from international law.
According to the Second Circuit, "customary" international law has not established liability for corporations committing or aiding and abetting human rights violations. For the court, before a practice becomes "customary international law," it must be engaged in repeatedly by a significant number of countries and based on the belief that their actions are legally required and not rejected by a large number of other countries. For the plaintiffs in Kiobel, that meant they could bring a case in the United States, but were out of luck because international law does not recognize corporate criminal liability the way the federal common law does in the United States.
The Supreme Court first heard the Kiobel challenge last term. There the issue before the Court was whether corporations could be held liable for such violations. After the February 2012 oral argument, however, the Court broadened the scope of the case, and directed the parties to also address whether federal courts had jurisdiction over violations committed on foreign soil regardless of whether the perpetrator was a corporation or an individual.
During those arguments several justices, including Justices Samuel Alito and Antonin Scalia, expressed concern about the ability of the ATS to reach beyond the shores of the United States. They questioned whether alien tort claims with little or no connection to the United States had any place before U.S. courts, and whether resolution of those claims in U.S. courts creates international tension or violates international law. Those questions, along with the scope of the entirety of the ATS, is before the court this term.
The dispute exposes a gap in the evolution of international law and why the ATS could be so important in filling that gap. As Stephen Wermiel explains at SCOTUSblog, since World War II there has been an increasing focus on the use of international criminal tribunals to try individuals for violations of international norms. But those venues provide no relief if corporations are behind the wrongdoing, which is in part what prompted the federal government at one time to file a brief in support of the Kiobel plaintiffs.
The Roberts Court is not likely to look kindly on the Kiobel plaintiffs. Taking off where former Chief Justice William Rehnquist left off, Chief Justice John Roberts has continued the trend of limiting access to the federal courts in general. There's no reason to think Roberts and the other conservatives will find a compelling reason to grant access to the federal courts to Nigerians, Burmese, or other poor non-citizens complaining about corporate wrongdoing abroad, and the questions from the first Kiobel case seem to back that up.
Not surprisingly, the business community has been fighting hard against using the ATS to provide a vehicle for corporate accountability and argues that a ruling against them by the Supreme Court would open the door to threatening the sovereignty of those countries that play host to American corporate interests. And both the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, where Royal Dutch Petroleum is incorporated, filed briefs in the case arguing against the use of U.S. laws to try international law cases and couch their opposition as trying to avoid a diplomatic conflict between the States and countries where corporate interests operating in developing nations that would bristle at the idea of this kind of "legal colonialism."
Notably, not all countries oppose the use of U.S. law to settle questions of international human rights abuses. Argentina filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Kiobel plaintiffs, arguing the ATS, while flawed, is right now the best law to respond to human rights abuses abroad and noted the ATS was among the tools used to respond to human rights violations that happened during that country's military dictatorship.
The stakes in this case are enormous. Right now the question of how the courts of the United States can be used to enforce international law against human rights violations is unsettled at the same time that increased globalization demands a need for greater corporate accountability. When rape is a tool of political oppression and one facilitated by the presence of powerful corporate interests, the ATS and American courts can serve as the only avenue for justice for the world's most vulnerable. And that is why human rights activists are rightly nervous that the fate of the ATS lies in the hands of the Roberts Court.


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by, 05-29-2012 at 05:36 PM (6469 Views)
And my, OH MY do some modern fans have a selective rose-tinted memory!
I'm quite new to the old blogging thing, but have enjoyed reading a lot of the entries and thoughts of fellow pro-wrestling fans, a thought I'd give it a whirl. What I want to say is simple - wrestling today, particularly WWE, gets a lot of criticism, especially in contrast to bygone times of golden ages of wrestling and ESPECIALLY under the scathing eye of armchair bookers, criticism IT DOES NOT DESERVE!
Let me explain; the first wrestling event I saw on television was an episode of Raw in 1997, where I saw some baldy Texan chap standing outside on a bridge talking shit to the camera. He then took a nifty-looking championship belt and threw it in the river and said something about a bottom line. Cut to a ring where a big Samoan fellow was visibly upset about this, to the point where his eyes were trying to escape from his head. Hmmm. That was fun.
Cut to a year later and I'm watching wrestling for the second time, I'm 12 years old and I'm channel hoping at the start of the summer holidays, when I'm allowed to stay up veeeery late and happen upon a WWF event....KING OF THE RING 1998.
The rest was history.
I then bore witness to what is described as a golden age in pro-wrestling where the WWF (which it will be referred to as from here on - WWE? What does that even mean? Rubbish, that's what) had more fresh, exciting stars than you could shake a stick at as well as the popularisation of brutal matches and "edgy" tv. Happy days, I was hooked solid for 5 years before I began to drift away from the WWF.
The rock left for Hollywood. Austin retired. Triple H blew up. Cactus Jack became Mick Foley. Undertaker cut his hair. And Kurt angle was getting smacked about by a guy yammering on about "ruthless aggression". Fuck this.
But I never stayed completely away, especially after the full time return of shawn michaels, but never followed the shows the same way. Then around 2007 I just stopped altogether.
Then something wonderful happened. I came back last year after catching the now famous "shoot" promo from CM punk and saw the stir it was causing. I also heard the rock was coming back to the ring. So I gave the new PG product a go and folks... I like it. A lot.
So to avoid any more history lessons about me! I wanted to lay out what it is about the new product that I think is pretty awesome and dispell some of the biased memories of the so called golden age; hope you like!
1. CM Punk and Daniel Bryan - folks if you really believe vince McMahon pushes the wrong people and the WWF can't find new mega stars, I point to these two. Over the Limit was the first PPV I've watched live in a long time and the match these two put on at a B PPV was 1st class. The chemistry, stiff shots, in ring skill, pace, energy and psychology were immense. Frankly folks, and I urge you to trawl YouTube to confirm, it is very rare to find guys who can perform together at this level. People get hot and bothered about benoit and Jericho and angle and michaels in their prime, from what I've seen from these guys (and remember I haven't had the benefit of the last 5 years of product) they are on a whole other level.
2. YES YES YES (SI SI SI!) - better than WHAT. Fuck it's more fun than the entire 1999 mid card...
3. We don't get an hour of triple H/MCMahon promos every week that go nowhere and burythe rest of the talent. I've seen a few shows in a row now, and yes there's room for more actual "Wrestling", but nowadays I find promos are slightly better conceived. I know ppl hate the scripting element, but lately I don't see a problem (Punk, Bryan, Big Show, Henry, Cena, ORton, Santino, Vickie, Sheamus, Rhodes all seem to do better than "fine") and more thought seems to go into progressing the storyline through promos rather than the stock "run the other guy down and say your catchphrase to get a pop" style of the attitude era (hunter, rock?). I personally think promos are gd these days despite the storylineS (big show this week, for example)
4. MATCHES ARE BETTER... don't be fooled. Ten years ago, raws matches were largely shit and two minutes long. The booking was often illogical and story lines out-right stupid (Katie Vick, Kurt loves Stephanie, rikishi did it fo da rock, Kane and x-PAC are BFFs, heidenreich, chyna is the IC champ, Snitzky, Eugene, Austin loves vince, Kane was champ for a day), by comparison the modern era is right on par and often a step up, with less blood, no swearing and toned down violence. "Wrestling" folks, is not about being overly violent or bleeding like a pig, it's about working a story and paying it off with a match. Storylines might be a touch bland and predictable today, but the matches are consistently gd and believe or not- 12 years ago the opposite was the case. Story lines were "cooler", matches were fucking shite.
From September 98 to January 99 most WWF title main events were embarrassing. The talent was wrestling when hurt, feuds were stale and in-ring chemistry was non existent (I'm looking at you Austin and taker... Except summer slam 98'. That rocked ). The only thing that stopped this rot was the fact that Dwayne didn't mind bending a chair over mankinds head a dangerous number of times for the sake of shock value.
Every wrestler had his 5 moves of doom (or in 1999, the three moves of doom), insisted on wrestling in the crowd and relied too heavily on blading and weapons to get the crowd excited. This lasted through to 2000 when the rock finally reached his zenith, triple H was pooping classics, the big show was still mobile and the likes of Kurt angle, Jericho and guerrero had yet to peak. 2000-2001 were high points, but then the wheels started coming off again.
PLEASE GO BACK AND WATCH. Matches were often chaotic spot rests, sporadic offence, odd psychology or none at all, talent often seemed lost in the ring, sluggish and relying on gimmick matches to crutch the contest (go back and watch Austin v angle v RVD - that match is nowhere near where you think it is). Today while many matches never rise above 3 star, they are better worked, planned and executed! And when given time stinkers are hard to come by from a roster full of dependable talent. 1999 WWF would've killed for a kofi Kingston or Miz.
5. Cena - a short and final word. Cena is a megastar. Cena is rarely injured. Cena to my knowledge has never seriously hurt anyone. Cena works with all shapes and sizes (giggle). Cena divides the audience, but he is no fucking tweener. Cenas character has changed over the last ten years. Has triple H or the rock? Cena has carried the company in the barren years and now I believe the WWF is on the cusp of another explosion of talent and golden times. Cena probably doesn't love his gimmick. He probably gets run down by his schedule and has to work some stupid programmes, but he does it anyway because he does what's asked of him and what he believes is gd for the WWF. michaels, hart, Austin, hunter, the rock, flair, taker, Batista, Jericho, angle, ORton... None of them can say that.
And?... if you think cena would be nothing more than a mid carder in 2000 WWF, let me say; Cena beats ken shamrock every time. Cena beats Chyna every time. Cena owns D-lo brown, and x-PAC, and billy gunn, and dan Severn, and farooq, Ahmed Johnson, Steve Blackman, al snow, bossman, savio vega, mark Henry.... Hell, in 1999....
So I'm done. A long first one and very ranty. Sorry bout that, but hope it generates angry flaming, cuz I know it's the unpopular opinion. Remember, I love the WWF and I loved it then and now.
If its apparent that I should shut up and go away, this will be my last blog. But I just wanted to get that off my chest.
P.S the titles have been ruined though, in that respect new WWF sucks balls.


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"The strong support from our existing investors, together with the addition of Augment Investments, puts us in an enviable position to continue to build on our global leadership position with our new class of anti-inflammatory drugs," stated Mr. David Main, President and CEO of Aquinox.
Aquinox will use the proceeds of the financing to build upon the success of its two recently completed Phase IIa clinical studies for its lead clinical candidate (AQX-1125) from its SH2-containing inositol-5'-phosphatase ("SHIP1") activator program. The two studies were designed to evaluate AQX-1125's ability to prevent airway inflammation: in patients with asthma exposed to known allergens in the first study; and, in the second study, volunteers exposed to an environmental inflammatory stimulus (LPS). AQX-1125 achieved its primary endpoint in both studies demonstrating its anti-inflammatory properties and safety in humans, and confirming similar findings seen previously in preclinical models.
Aquinox plans to advance AQX-1125 into two Phase II clinical trials in the first half of 2013: the first study will investigate AQX-1125's ability to reduce the severity and duration of exacerbations ("lung attacks") in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and the second Phase II study will investigate AQX-1125's ability to reduce inflammation and pain in patients with Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis (BPS/IC). The financing will also allow Aquinox to complete chronic toxicity studies as well as large-scale manufacturing of AQX-1125.
Aquinox is also pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Stephen Shrewsbury, M.D., as Senior Vice President, Clinical Development and Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Shrewsbury was most recently Senior Vice President, Preclinical & Clinical Development and Chief Medical Officer of AVI BioPharma (now Sarepta Therapeutics). From 2005 until 2009, he held similar roles at Adamas Pharmaceuticals and MAP Pharmaceuticals. While at MAP, Dr. Shrewsbury lead four inhaled drug programs and took two lead candidates (in asthma and migraine) from preclinical stage to Phase III in 18 months. Prior to his experience in biotechnology, Dr. Shrewsbury spent 10 years with Glaxo and Chiron launching notable respiratory programs such as Seretide in Europe and Flovent and Advair in the US. Dr. Shrewsbury received his medical degree from the University of Liverpool, UK and spent 13 years working in the UK National Health Service before entering the pharmaceutical industry.
"Dr. Shrewsbury's experience in respiratory and pain drug development combined with his demonstrated accomplishments in rapid and effective clinical programs make him an ideal addition to lead the company's clinical research efforts," said Mr. Main.
"Commencing these Phase II clinical trials in 2013 for patients suffering from chronic inflammatory disease that desperately need breakthrough treatment is our highest priority."
About Aquinox Pharmaceuticals
Aquinox Pharmaceuticals Inc. is the world leader in the discovery and development of novel, first-in-class, small molecule therapeutics targeting SH2-containing inositol-5'-phosphatase ("SHIP1") for the treatment of inflammatory disease. The Company's lead clinical candidate, AQX-1125, is a highly active and selective small molecule allosteric activator of SHIP1 suitable for once-daily oral dosing. Aquinox has now successfully completed one Phase I and two Phase IIa clinical studies for AQX-1125. The Company has a broad intellectual property portfolio and deep pipeline of preclinical drug candidates that allosterically modulate SHIP1. For more information, please visit www.aqxpharma.com.
About Augment Investments
Augment Investments Ltd. is the majority shareholder of OJSC Pharmastandard, a Russian pharmaceutical company.
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Farmers Mutual of Nebraska recently pledged $100,000 to the fundraising campaign for the completion of the North Platte Community College Health & Science Center.
Byron L. Boslau, Chairman and CEO of Farmers Mutual of Nebraska said there were several reasons behind the companys decision to donate to the Health & Science Center.
The central reason was that it gives Farmers Mutual the opportunity to continue its historic role and interest in the development of rural fire districts and their services in Nebraska.
In 1945, Farmers Mutual was instrumental in getting a bill written in the Nebraska Legislature that empowered farm mutuals to lend up to 20 percent of their surplus to volunteer fire districts at low interest rates for the purchase of modern fire trucks and equipment. Farmers Mutual was the main player in the program and it helped reduce fire insurance rates by 30 percent.
It was a win-win situation for Farmers Mutual and their insureds to help get those rural fire districts established in the 40s, he said. They figured that if they were going to insure against fire, they better support fire districts.
Another reason is that we try to extend our donations throughout the state rather than just focusing on the eastern portion, he said, noting that although the company is based in Lincoln, they are a Nebraska company that serves the entire state.
Boslau added is a graduate of North Platte High School and he has always had a strong interest in seeing the community grow and thrive, as well as promoting educational opportunities in the area. He noted that Dr. Jim States, a retired North Platte dentist and Farmers Mutual board member, shares this interest.
Boslau said that Farmers Mutual has continued to support rural fire districts through donations to help replenish equipment at fire stations and similar causes.
Supporting the education and training of EMS workers in Nebraska expands upon these efforts exponentially, he said.
The $9.2 million health and science center opened in August. Officials have not said how much money must still be raised.
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Mena Suvari
She starred in the Oscar Award-winning film American Beauty, and this babe can go from funny girl in movies like Loser to a full on junky in movies like Spun.
AppealEven with her sexy turn alongside Kevin Spacey in American Beauty, she didn't exactly come off as a sex pot with us. Maybe it's her youth, but on the sexiness scale, she still trails sex kittens like Elizabeth Hurley. After all, her nickname growing up was "Bean," and for good reason -- the girl needs some curves.
SuccessMulti-million dollar offers haven't been deposited on her doorsteps yet, but her star ranking has moved up significantly. She's starred in over 15 big screen movies and chances are she won't be taking a break anytime soon. And we're quite happy about that.
If she keeps this up, Mena may just end up demanding Julia Roberts kind of dollars.
Mena Suvari BiographyMena Adrienne Suvari was born February 9, 1979, in Newport, Rhode Island. The youngest child of parents Ando, a retired psychiatrist, and Candice, a nurse, the natural redhead has three older brothers, who all enlisted in the US army.
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Mena, named for an Egyptian godmother (her last name, Suvari, is the name of an Estonian river), began as a model with Wilhelmina. After lying about her age (she was 12, but claimed she was 13), Mena signed with the agency and worked as a model for the following 5 years.
While modeling, she balanced her education by attending high school and finally receiving her high school degree. She moved to Los Angeles with her parents after she got a job in an ad for Rice-A-Roni.
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Before hitting it big in Hollywood, Mena appeared in several hit television shows. She had two separate roles in Boy Meets World in 1995 and 1996, and appeared in the hospital dramas ER and Chicago Hope. Mena played a teen infected with HIV on Chicago Hope, a portrayal that highly impressed critics.
Next up for Suvari: the movies. Although the title of her first film in 1997, Nowhere (also starring Denise Richards), is exactly where the role got her... nowhere. Mena's next role won her much critical praise. Playing the object of a serial killer's affection in the 1997 thriller Kiss the Girls, which starred Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman, Mena was on her way to becoming one of today's most promising young actresses.
For those who didn't catch her appearance in Kiss the Girls, Mena's memorable performance as the best friend of the title character in The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999), made audience members notice.
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While the NBC made-for-TV movie Atomic Train (1999) -- in which Mena played Rob Lowe's daughter -- was a bomb, she portrayed virginal choir girl Heather in 1999's sleeper hit, American Pie. The movie that made teenage audiences flock to the movies and howl with laughter, also brought actresses such as Tara Reid and Shannon Elizabeth into the spotlight.
From innocent high school girl Heather, to wild child temptress Angela in American Beauty (1999), Mena proved how broad her acting abilities really are. In the Oscar winning and critically acclaimed film, Mena is the object of her best friend's father's (played by Kevin Spacey) obsession and rose-petaled sex fantasies.
She might not have been nominated for an Oscar, but she did receive a Best Supporting Actress nomination by the British version of the Oscars, The British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
Also the object of an older man's affection in real life, Mena married 38-year-old cinematographer Robert Brinkmann in March 2000. Interestingly enough, the age difference between her parents is 24 years.
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After being thrust into the spotlight, Mena appeared on a slew of magazine covers, including Cosmopolitan and Vanity Fair. She also kept busy by starring in more movies. In 2000, she starred in another American-titled movie, American Virgin, and Loser, co-starring American Pie co-star Jason Biggs. The two even starred in the video for the movie's hit song "Teenage Dirtbag," by Wheatus.
In 2001, Mena put another three movies under her belt: Sugar and Spice, American Pie 2, and The Musketeer.
2002 had Mena being directed by Nicolas Cage in the movie Sonny. That same year, she starred alongside Brittany Murphy, John Leguizamo and Mickey Rourke in Spun, a movie about the drug speed.
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In 2004, while Mena decided to take on television in the HBO hit series Six Feet Under, that hasn't stopped her from starring in a host of movies including Trauma, Standing Still, Beauty Shop with Queen Latifah and Alicia Silverstone, Closing The Ring, and Living and Breathing, co-starring Angelica Huston and Lisa Kudrow.
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WINSLEY teenager Alex Carter delivered a superb performance at the Clevedon four-mile road race on Boxing Day.
On his debut in the event the 16-year-old St Laurence School student finished a marvellous fourth from a top class field, with race organiser Andy Heyes claiming that Carter set a course record time of 20mins 07secs for U17 men.
"That was a brilliant run by the youngster and he looks to have a bright future," said Heyes.
Carter was equally pleased with his performance, having only decided at the very last moment to compete.
"I only made my mind up on the day and I wasn't feeling great in the warm-up as I had eaten so much chocolate the day before," said Carter.
"But once I got going I felt good and while I was hoping to break 20 minutes, I was really pleased to finish fourth."
Jonathan Kermode claimed his seventh victory in the Southwick County Parkrun series on Saturday.
Unattached competitor Kermode, who has won nearly half of his 15 appearances at the event, clocked 18 minutes and 56 seconds to finish first.
Mike Wheeler, of Reading Joggers, was second across the line in 19:05.
Four-time winner Geoff Ellis, of RAF AC, finished third in 19:28.
The women's event was dominated by unattached runners, with junior Tabitha Burgess finishing 14th overall for her second women's victory in 13 appearances.
Rosie Brown was next home in 22nd position overall, clocking 24:33. Third was Anna Bunce, three places further back in 25:08.
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I thought it might be interesting to look at two players drafted the same year, playing with their respective teams in similar situations, and playing the same position.
Breakdown :
Tyler Hansbrough, drafted 13th overall by Indiana 6'9 250lbs, 24yrs old
14 gms, 15.4 min, 7.0pts, 38%fg, 0-13pt, 32-47ft 48%, 3.8rbs, .36st, .29bks, .86to's
Taj Gibson drafted 26th by Chicago. 6'9 225 lbs, 24 yrs old
19gms, 24min, 8.1pts, 49%fg, 32-47 ft, 68%, 5.8rbs, .63st, 1.1bks, 1.7to's
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ok, i guess i stumped you guys on the previous question regarding aout fifo width. here is another one.
can i have a ChInCh SGL program that has a single chunky link, with the done flag set?
i compose the SGL myself (not using the DDK chunky link classes). I have LinkChainRing and ReuseLinkRing SGL working fine. However, if I want to run a finite SGL with one chunky link, I hang in tCHInChDMAChannelController::start waiting for the link ready bit.
so there appears to be an issue with starting a finite DMA SGL on a chunky link that has the Done bit set -- is that right? Is there a way around this?
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04-03-2012 09:29 AM - last edited on 04-04-2012 09:52 AM by JordanG
Hello Again!
I tried your experiment and it worked great for me. I used aiex3 and created a new topography in CHInCh\dmaProperties.h. I then made sure that this new topography was added in each place where the topo logic was used in the other CHInCh files.
Using the topography with aiex3 was enough to get me 2048 samples into the buffer...then the FIFO overflowed. Obviously the reason for this is that the measurement is continuous and the dma buffer was a single shot SGL of size 2048 samples. The modified DDK is attached.
Please note that this is not an official example and is a quick hack job for testing.
I hope this helps.
steven t --
i just went back and tested my implementation and find that it is working now with a single link as well. looks like maybe there was another problem with the SGL that I had previously laid out (i've rewritten some of the memory mapping code since then).
thanks for looking into this for me, and my apologies for sending you on a wild goose chase.
hmmm, now that i look closer, i am still having a problem with single chunks, but only if the link has a single transfer.
if you get another chance, can you try reducing your pagesPerNode value to 1? in tScatterGatherDMABuffer::initialize:
case kSingleLink:
numNodes = 1;
pagesPerNode = 1; // <-----------
thanks again for your help,
to clarify further, this works:
[first chunk size:48, address:000000007d99a000]
000000007d99a000) 80000000 00000000 0000000000000000
000000007d99a010) 00000000 00000190 000000018665d000
000000007d99a020) 00000000 00000190 000000018665d190
and this does not (hangs waiting for Link Ready flag)
[first chunk size:32, address:000000007d99a000]
000000007d99a000) 80000000 00000000 0000000000000000
000000007d99a010) 00000000 00000320 000000018665d000
I'm seeing the same behavior in my tests too.
Since the DMA controller processes the entire chunky link it doesn't make a large difference in performance if you have one or two page descriptors there (ignoring the Link Ready bit hang). Is there a reason why you must use one page descriptor in the chunky link? It sounds like you should use the Linear DMA Buffer.
I'll be looking into this more, but understanding why you want to use this method will help me. Its fine if you are just trying to further your understanding of the X Series DMA.
Steven T.
Steven T --
Ok, thanks for verifying that.
>> Is there a reason why you must use one page descriptor in the chunky link?
Not necessarily, however since I am constructing my own SGL's, I do need to know exactly what I can and can't do. So when I see behavior like this, I first want to understand if I am doing something wrong, then determine a workaround if it is a hardware limitation.
As I am writing a driver that supports several different clients, I need to provide a generalized interface that can handle any request. For example, I need to know that if one of my clients requests a single byte transfer, the driver has to fail gracefully (or implement the request without using DMA), and not hang :-)
Having you verify this limitation (if it is that) is extremely useful to me, since I can now deploy the workaround (add an extra transfer for any single link chunky, use a direct write or FIFO preload for any single byte transfer) and not continue to wonder if I have missed some other essential register setting or flag.
Thanks again, and if you do find out anything more, let me know.
Your question was asked of the hardware developers and they were able to confirm the behavior you are seeing. If you need some more help working around this behavior, please let us know.
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I know I have. I stumbled upon an old entry in my personal blog last night, and I just realized I'm just like everyone else. I take things for granted. I forget. Of all the times I have complained that my inbox is crazy, I take it back. After what I unearthed yesterday, I'm praying God will help me be more thankful. More appreciative. And remember more often that I have been blessed beyond imagination. To stand where I am standing today, is an incredible measure of fortune, and one I know I don't deserve.
I wanted to post this excerpt (from the time when I was JUST about to become fulltime awhile ago) below as a reminder to myself that not that long ago, I came from very very very humble beginnings. And to never lose that passion or spark that gets us all going in the first place. To all those who are crying out too busy! too much work! long to do lists! Be thankful that you have work, and that you have to do lists to get through. Because I am sure at one time, you were praying for just that one job. That one email to come through. Or just that one client to pick you. Remember and be thankful for where you are today, and be reminded of all the blessings you have been given. Not what you don't have or what you have 'too much of' :)
Have a beautiful Friday and weekend ahead everyone! xox
EDIT: There's been some confusion for some people. This is just a note that the excerpt below was taken from a very old entry of my personal blog. So to clarify to everyone else out there reading this - I AM fulltime and have been for sometime already! :D
Excerpt from way back then:
It's a monday. As most mondays are, they are relatively dull...everything seems to push forward at sloth-like pace, and like clockwork, nothing seems to change. Today's Monday was no page turner... or so it seemed.
As the email page in front of my weekend-spent eyes decided to do its usual flip of a page, and give itself its regular 10 minute facial makeover, I didn't expect anything new to pop in today. It was, of course, a monday.
To my utmost surprise though, I saw that ever-exciting "(1)" next to the inbox folder, meaning that some wonderful stranger or friend out there had decided to write to me about my photography. My fingers couldnt grab hold of my crimson-coloured logitech mouse fast enough to navigate its way towards that folder... I fumbled in my trademark clumsiness at first, and finally found the destination I was after.
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I felt like a little child opening up their first-ever christmas present. The glee was almost stupefying. What eventually shook hands with my excitement was a confirmed booking for later in the year. I could have done a cartwheel with all the buzzing energery that was literally flying through my veins in a velocious manner.
I guess none of you who skim through these words will understand the weight of what just happened. You see, I am moving into photography FULL TIME as of next year. At the end of this year, I am quitting my comfortable and stable full time job at present to pursue this dream of mine with full gusto and a 150% dose of commitment. Why? well, I've been getting so many jobs this year (its been 3 or 4 times more than the quota I planned for this year) that I can no longer hold up a full time job and a growing business... so after talking to people, praying, I feel it is about time (Ju corrected my misconception about 'PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS' - I thought it was anyone who is getting paid to do jobs, however I have come to be enlightened that Professional photographers are only defined as such when they are making their LIVING from their work solely and nothing else. So I guess I wil officially be dubbed that strange title as of next year? Ju says I am only semi-pro now - *sigh*!!).
Of my decision? I'm petrified. Wobbling-knees, clattering-teeth-together kind of petrified. But I'm clinging onto God in all this, as I cannot ignore the growing and burning desire in me to really give this 'pipedream' my all, and hoping that following my gut this time while trusting with all that I have in God will somehow bloom into something wonderful. What? I cannot say as I do not know, but it is a warm and hopeful trust - one with litte doubt to taint its brilliant glow - because I've learned that He always is looking out for me... proving that He provides JUST what I need, at JUST the right time, at JUST the right place. And if it all decides to unravel, then I believe He just has something better for me in mind. And, I know that will be okay.
Thank you Lord for allowing me to be part of the way towards this hope of mine!!! And I thank God that Ju supports my offbeat and unorthodox dream all the way - even my crazy whim to jetset myself all the way to the USA just to get the training I've been craving for.
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That was great transition offense.
Sam Young's gonna have to pull Melo duty at some point.
Not a great start for Lance. Let's hope he turns it around
Thats exactly what a flop is. An exaggerated body movement that triggers a foul.
Yepp. Knicks are a bunch of flopping ******.
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Roy has taken some really bad shots that almost have no chance of success especially if you're facing Chandler.Stop sucking Roy.Please.
Every long pass makes me nervous.
Watching on LP Broadband. Knicks feed. I love the onscreen score/clock graphic. Very minimalistic. Nicely organized.
Get out Roy.NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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We are doing a great job defending Melo. Our offense is not looking good by any means though.
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He's still hitting those shots and well on his way for 50....
Paul's Jumper is just oogly. I'm more than surprised whenever it goes in
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