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COLLEGE STATION – Large swathes of the state received rain, from slow drizzles to heavy downpours, but the moisture came too late this year for most rangeland, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert.
"The reason is that we have predominantly warm-season, rangeland-type grasses here in Texas," said Dr. Charles Hart, AgriLife Extension range specialist and associate department head of the department of ecosystem science and management at Texas A&M University. "Most of the grasses are warm-season grasses and their growing season is during the hot months of the year."
That's not to say there wasn't a benefit from the rains received, said Hart, who is based at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Stephenville.
"It's probably going to help some of the trees we have that have been dropping their leaves," he said. "It will perhaps even save them from dying, but we won't know until this spring."
It's also good news for winter annual forbs and some of the cool-season grasses grown in Texas, such as Texas wintergrass, brome grass and ryegrass, Hart said. It was also a windfall for those producers who have planted or were planning to plant winter pastures.
"For the winter-wheat pastures and winter-rye pastures, the rain is going to help tremendously," he said. "It'll help a lot of people in terms of having some feed through the winter as opposed to having (to depend upon) 100 percent hay."
Hart said that though all rangeland throughout the state was in poor shape going into the winter, it was probably the southern part of the state that fared worst.
He also noted more rain will be needed to build soil moisture reserves and give rangeland a chance to recover next spring.
"It's not all bad; it will help, but in terms of general recovery overall of our rangelands, it really came too late to do us much good," Hart said.
More information on the current Texas drought and wildfire alerts can be found on the AgriLife Extension Agricultural Drought Task Force website at http://agrilife.tamu.edu/drought/.
AgriLife Extension district reporters compiled the following summaries:
Central: The soil moisture from the recent rains was mostly gone. Daytime highs neared 90 degrees, but the early morning temperatures have been in the 50s and 60s. The cooler mornings were accompanied by heavy dew and fog. Pastures greened up as many cool-season annuals emerged, primarily ryegrass and weeds. Livestock producers were happy about the recent rains and hoping for more as they continued to provide livestock with supplemental feed.
Coastal Bend: The drought continued, with near-normal daily temperatures and no significant rainfall. Some producers lightly tilled fields to remove weeds and grass that emerged following an October rain. Winter forages needed rain. Livestock producers were still supplementing cattle because hay was scarce and pastures in poor condition. Cattle herds were also still being reduced.
East: Cold fronts came through, bringing some rain, but in general, dry conditions continued. Nightly temperatures were in the mid 30s to 40s with daytime highs in the 60s and 70s. Producers were still purchasing hay from other areas as supplies remained critically short. Winter forages were emerging and showing growth due to recent rains in some counties. Other producers were hesitating on planting winter forages, waiting to see if more rain comes before investing in seed and other expenses. Stock water was becoming a big issue for producers in some areas as ponds were very low or dried up. Feral hogs were rooting up pastures in Shelby County.
Far West: There was no precipitation received, and a combination of high winds, low topsoil moisture and ground laid bare from drought and wildfires led to regular dust storms. Cotton harvesting was almost complete. Many counties had their first freeze. Livestock producers continued fall working of cattle, with most calves weaned, shipped or back-grounded. Producers were selling off many breeding-age cattle due to the drought and because pastures and rangeland were burned off by wildfires. Weaning weights and conception rates on calves and cows were much lower than normal, which was also attributed to the drought. Most fruit trees were going dormant. Pecans were still holding onto their leaves though there were few nuts left because drought stress caused early drops.
North: The region saw light, scattered showers, with some areas receiving as much as 0.5 inch. The rains greened up winter pastures and encouraged fall plantings. Wheat planting was in full swing, and farmers continued to try to finish planting small grains, oats and winter pastures. However, the area remained very short on moisture, particularly for runoff to refill stock ponds. Livestock producers continued searching for hay and supplemental feeds. They also continue culling herds. Feral hogs were a major problem in some areas.
Panhandle: The region was windy with near-average temperatures but no moisture. Soil-moisture levels were mostly short to very short. Corn harvesting was winding down. The cotton harvest was ongoing. Wheat planting continued. Rangeland and pastures were mostly in poor to very poor condition. Livestock producers continued supplemental feeding. Many were still reducing herds or looking for alternative feeds or grazing.
Rolling Plains: The region had its first freeze of the season. Wheat planting came to a standstill because of lack of adequate soil moisture. Recent showers in some areas greened up grasses, giving livestock a nutritional boost going into winter. Livestock operators were providing heavy supplemental feed to remaining livestock. Some producers were still buying hay while reducing herds. Large ranches continued to ship cattle out of state as rangeland further worsened. The cotton harvest was ongoing, with yields mostly disappointing. Several cotton producers who did not make a crop opted to plant wheat while others were just letting the land lay fallow. Their only concern about letting land lay out is that with the recent winds, soils have been blowing nonstop and without a cover crop there's not much they can do about it. Peanut producers were harvesting, and reported average to below-average yields.
South: A cold front moved into the region midweek, dropping temperatures into the upper 30s and lower 40s. However, the front did not bring rain. Rangeland and pastures were in fair to poor condition. Cooler temperatures and high winds stymied forage growth. Livestock producers increased supplemental feeding of cattle, and continued search for hay to buy. Most livestock producers reported the majority of their cattle body-condition scores as fair. In Frio County, peanut harvesting was in full swing, with a lot of peanut hay is being produced, but wheat and oat planting slowed due to lack of moisture. In Atascosa County, wheat and winter oats were not emerging due to the drought. In Jim Wells County, there was not much field activity except for the harvesting of fall watermelons. In Zavala County, spinach, cabbage and onions responded well to cooler temperatures and irrigation. The harvesting of baby-leaf spinach was expected to begin soon. In Cameron County, corn was progressing well, and irrigation of vegetable crops continued. In Hidalgo County, the harvesting of sugarcane and citrus, and the planting of onions continued. Starr County fall crops were progressing well.
South Plains: The cotton harvest continued, though some producers had already finished. Winter-wheat planting was also ongoing, with producers hoping for rain to get the crop up and growing. Some counties received rain, but all areas were still way below average for the year. Temperatures have dropped off considerably with several cold fronts rolling through the area. Several counties had the first freeze of the year. High winds negatively affected conditions. Pasture and rangeland forbs were struggling due to lack of moisture. Livestock producers were still providing supplemental feed to cattle on a regular basis.
Southeast: Producers were still shipping hay from out of region. There was some hay harvesting being done, but yields were light. Some areas saw their last rain more than a month ago on Oct. 8. Winter pastures planted prior to the rain on Oct. 8 were up. A lot of acreage was seeded after Oct. 8, but much of that had yet to germinate before the rains. In Burleson County, nearly all oats germinated but then died. In Montgomery County, a few landowners prepared to plant winter annuals in hopes of getting some moisture later. In Brazoria County, dry conditions continued, along with high winds.
Southwest: Dry conditions continued, with livestock still needing supplemental feeding. Winter-wheat plantings neared completion. Already planted winter wheat and forages needed rain.
West Central: The region had very pleasant days with much cooler nights. Some areas had the first freeze of the season. Field activity, including small-grain planting, continued. All small grains were planted to be used for grazing. Rangeland and pastures began to decline again. Warm-season grasses shut down due to cool temperatures. Winter annuals came up but had little growth, and ranchers had to continue feeding hay and supplemental protein. Sheep and goats were doing well on winter sprouts and cool-season grasses. Hay was in short supply and of poor quality. Selling of livestock slowed as most producers who still have cattle were trying to hold the remainder of their herd through winter. Fly populations increased but were expected to drop when colder weather arrives. The pecan harvest was under way.


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Josiah Theatre Works has announced its annual end of the year holiday showcase and brunch, set for today, December 15th, 2012, from 11 am to 1:30 pm. The event will feature live entertainment, special promotions of the upcoming weekly episodic web series drama "Unspoken", and a New York premiere staged reading of A Christmas Parole, written by John Franceschini and directed by award winner Nickolas Long, III.
The FREE event will be held at the Operation Hope business center, located at 2511 West 134th St (corner of Fredrick Douglas Blvd and 134th St). Take the 2 or 3 train to 135th St.
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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Kmart has designated this Friday as the official start of Halloween shopping with its "Orange and Black Friday" event.
Kmart's "Orange & Black Friday" event features: 50% off Halloween costumes and Halloween kitchen textiles, tabletop, decor, as well as a "Kmart Kreator" tool (www.Kmart.com/kreator), a social tool where users can create their own Halloween "Kreature" using costumes and accessories available at Kmart.
According to the National Retail Federation, the average consumer will spend nearly $80 on decorations, costumes and candy, bumping up total Halloween spending this year to $8 billion. Of those planning to celebrate, more than half will decorate their home or yard, 45% will dress up, more than a third will throw or attend a party and a third will take kids trick or treating.


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I'm not ashamed to say that I think Super Mario Bros. 3 is one of the best games of all time — but which game is your favorite? — so when I saw this SMB 3 External Hard Drive on Etsy, I couldn't contain my excitement. In an excellent example of recycling old games, this crafty DIY'er installed a 160GB HDD Seagate SATA II hard drive inside the gaming cartridge, which is totally USB powered so you don't have to plug in.
Even better? It comes with the original black protective encasing. . . amazing! If you have some game cartridges lying around at home from days gone by, you could probably DIY this yourself on the cheap, but if you want the novelty of having your own SMB 3 cartridge to hold all of your important data, this great external drive will set you back $120.


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WITTON Albion will make two additional trips to the Midlands next season after the FA announced changes to the Northern Premier League's line-up on Thursday.
Halesowen Town, crowned as champions in Division One South last season, and Southern Football League top flight side Stourbridge will both play in the Premier Division.
Corby Town, placed earlier this month by the governing body's Leagues Committee in the same section, instead return to the Southern League.
Meanwhile Worksop Town, who reached the promotion play-offs semi finals last season, have resigned from the competition.
Curzon Ashton and Ramsbottom United have been promoted from Division One North, while Belper Town are part of the 24-team constitution as a reward for winning the Division One South play-off final.
Workington drop down from the Football Conference North.
The list is subject to change until the league's annual meeting on Saturday, June 14.
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The NFL players, not just the ones on the New Orleans Saints, have been screaming it for years, in every form and venue they could find. Sometimes we listened, sometimes we didn't.
Today, we're all ears.
"You can't trust Roger Goodell," the players said, in essence. "Don't believe what he says, just because he says it."
The football world is listening now. Paul Tagliabue, Goodell's predecessor for 17 years as NFL commissioner, made sure of that. With his ruling that wiped out all the suspensions for the four Saints players punished in the bounty scandal, Tagliabue made it plain about his former protégé:
You went too far. You overstepped your bounds. You abused your power. You are guilty of first-degree arrogance and gross pomposity.
And Goodell managed to do that at the same time he was using his powers for good. He targeted the right people, the coaches and officials and the entire Saints organization, for institutionalizing an act that has no place in football, definitely not in a league where the health and welfare of past, present and future players is at a crisis point.
Tagliabue, the arbitrator in charge once Goodell had no choice but to recuse himself from the players' grievance against him and his actions, recognized the truly guilty parties. He even confirmed that they were even guiltier than we thought (they "contaminated" the investigation," he said in his statement.)
If Goodell had stopped after slapping down Sean Payton and Gregg Williams and Mickey Loomis and those on the organizational chart, all would have been well.
It would have been a lesson in the consequences of not respecting boundaries, and of acting as if you were above the law and answered to no one.
Guess who has been taught those lessons now.
And speaking of lessons … those of us who condemned the Saints players, all of them, not just the vanquished Jonathan Vilma, Will Smith, Anthony Hargrove and Scott Fujita, we got schooled, too. Well, not to try to speak for everybody, although many did exactly that. I'll just speak for myself. I condemned them when the suspensions were announced.
I was wrong, too.
I gave Goodell's power grab safe harbor. If this sounds likes an excuse or justification, I'll have to live with that, but … it was beyond my comprehension that in this day and age, with so many eyes and ears trained on every move even an imperial commissioner makes, Goodell would have the gall to hand down judgments that severe without believing he had to back it up if asked.
That's a few steps beyond arrogance. That's insanity. So let's entertain the possibility that in the most forceful and impactful act of his tenure as commissioner, Goodell lost his mind.
The players called him on it. Good for them. What Goodell did stinks, and now the stench is out in the open.
Yes, it's ironic that Tagliabue helped open that window. During his time running the league, he walked a fine line between that same kind of overreaching, and player-coddling. When he wasn't encouraging stadium roulette all over the country, he was showing the leniency toward player misconduct that gave Goodell so much leeway to pull his tough-sheriff act upon replacing him.
By reining in Goodell on this issue, though, Tagliabue did the right thing. And if there's any justice, his decision will cross the lines of other sports and rein in the abuses at the top there, too. David Stern could use this kind of lesson. So could Gary Bettmann, working diligently on destroying the NHL with another lockout. Bud Selig's playing-both-sides routine deserves a swift kick, too – remember, he let baseball wallow in performance-enhancers when it was to his benefit, then tried to blame it all on the players.
This is what this ruling really is about: One man, who is hired by the owners and is tasked to serve the best interests of the entire sport and all its participants, can't be given so much room to bully everybody else.
Abusing power and turning into a bully undermines every shred of authority for the office and the man holding it. You no longer can trust someone like that.
Goodell turned into a bully.
That's not what the NFL needs now, and it's not what it ever needed. That's true no matter how many players were getting arrested, or were getting maimed for life, or even were being encouraged to hunt down each other by their coaches.
The players knew. Tagliabue confirmed it. Goodell has to live with that. For his job as commissioner to mean what it's supposed to mean from now on, he'd better fix it. He'd better make it right for the players, the teams, the fans, everybody connected to the game he runs.
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Third-party logistics firm England Logistics has a new president.
Jason Beardall, who had been the Salt Lake City-based company's executive vice president, succeeds Josh England, according to a company news release.
England has been appointed chief financial officer of England Logistics' parent company, C.R. England.
"Jason Beardall is the natural choice to fill the role of president at England Logistics," England said in the release. "His leadership over the past eight years has been exemplary. We have great confidence in his proven ability to lead and execute, coupled with his vision for the continued direction of England Logistics."
In addition to working for England Logistics, Beardall sits on the board of the Transportation Intermediaries Association and is a contributing member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.
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Nick Gallagher named as Muskingum's first men's lacrosse
Muskingum University has named Nick Gallagher as its
first-ever men's lacrosse head coach.
Gallagher arrives at Muskingum after being an assistant coach for the men's
lacrosse team at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Since 2010,
Gallagher has assisted in all day-to-day operations of the Mule program and
served as the offensive coordinator, goalie coach, face-off coach and man-down
coach. Under Gallagher's tutelage, nine Mule players were named all-conference
and the team achieved three victories over nationally-ranked opponents.
"Muskingum is excited to announce that Nick Gallagher has been hired as its
first men's lacrosse coach," said Muskingum Athletic Director Larry Shank.
"Nick's experience and deep knowledge of the sport, coupled with his enthusiasm
make him a perfect fit at Muskingum. I'm looking forward to Nick building a
successful men's lacrosse program."
Prior to Muhlenberg, Gallagher was the assistant men's lacrosse coach at
Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. He aided in managing the squad to
its longest winning streak in school history and assisted in all operations of
the NCAA Division III program.
"I'm overwhelmed with excitement and very grateful to be given the
opportunity to build Muskingum's men's lacrosse program," said Gallagher. "I
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who will help showcase Muskingum and set the foundation for a national-caliber
Gallagher played collegiate lacrosse at Ohio Wesleyan University where he was
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appearances. Gallagher ended his tenure as a three-time all-league honoree.
Gallagher graduated from Ohio Wesleyan in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in
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During his high school career at Dublin Scioto, Gallagher was a four-year
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2001 and 2004. Gallagher's outstanding play was recognized by being a three-time
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For the 2013-14 year, Muskingum will field a team that will compete at the
junior varsity level, in preparation for the NCAA Division III competition the
following year. The teams will play their home games on the ProGrass Turf on
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2 cups frozen strawberries, without sugar
6 oz. low-fat vanilla yogurt
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- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Total Fat: 1.2g
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- Sodium: 78 mg
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Brady outfought Wallace in four sets on Thursday night to win the district title and qualify for the state tournament for the second straight year at the McGahan Activities Center.
"We weren't playing our best ball and Wallace played well," said Johnson. "We just kept picking away at it. It was up and down but the girls did what they had to do."
Wallace (10-12) surprised the Eagles in the first set by jumping out to a 9-1 lead with Sara Hubbard serving for eight straight points.
Brady (23-7) played better to get within around three, four, five points of Wallace toward the end.
After a missed serve by Abbey Rohde of Wallace, Brady libero Carissa Rayburn got the serve with her team down 22-18.
The first point came on a net violation by the Wildcats. Then Molly Hannon made a block in the middle on Chelsea Sowle to bring the Lady Eagles to within two.
Wallace committed another net violation and then Valerie Most made a kill on the left side to tie it up at 22.
Brady then took the lead when Most spiked another one down from the same spot. Then Hannon made a kill to give the Eagles setpoint and Rayburn completed the rally on the next play with an ace.
"Carissa is a solid player," Johnson said. "She's mentally strong and she can put it where she wants it. She was switching speeds and location on her serve. She's a great leader for us."
The Lady Eagles dominated the next set. Madison Elliott served for seven straight points to give Brady a 12-3 lead and Wallace never got back in it after that.
"The momentum from the first set carried Brady into the second set," said Wallace coach Elizabeth Strand. "We just didn't have it in the second set."
The third set was closer but the Eagles were poised for a sweep with a 23-20 lead after Sowle served the ball out of bounds.
But Brady committed four straight hitting errors with Anna Griffiths serving to give the Lady Wildcats their first setpoint of the evening. Christina Daniels tipped one down from the middle to send the match to a fourth set.
The momentum seemingly shifted toward Wallace in the beginning of the fourth set. The Wildcats led 6-1 on a kill by Katelyn Melton that followed an ace from Hubbard.
But the Eagles roared back to take an 11-9 lead after an ace by Rayburn and Brady never trailed again from that point, leading as much as 20-11 before ending it in four.
"In the third set, we let down toward the end and in the fourth set, we picked ourselves up one point at a time and kept Wallace on their heels," Johnson said.
There were too many missed opportunities for Wallace. If they close out the first set better, it might have changed the outcome. But Strand said that her team kept battling the whole way.
"In the first set, if we would have finished, we would have had more momentum," said Strand. "In the fourth set, the girls kept trying even when things weren't going their way. Brady plays good defense. They're an excellent team and they made plays when they had to."
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Police identify charred remains found in Surrey
Police have now identified the charred body they found on the weekend and are trying to determine the motive and person responsible for the homicide.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is now saying the remains are that of 29-year-old Amritpal Saran of Delta.
He was known to police, but had no gang associations, investigators say.
His burned remains were found near 121 Street and Colebrook Road on Sunday, at just after noon.
The cause and motive for the homicide have not yet been determined by police.
The discovery was just two blocks from where the body of 26-six-year old Jaskaran Singh Sandhu was found on Jan. 28.
"Just over twenty-four hours into this investigation, IHIT investigators and the Surrey RCMP are beginning the task of tracing the last days and hours of Mr. Saran's life in an effort to determine the motive and who is responsible for his death." IHIT's Cpl. Adam MacIntosh said in a release Monday.
Anyone who was in the area of 121 Street and Colebrook Road on Sunday or anyone who has information regarding this homicide is being asked to contact the IHIT tipline by calling 1-877-551-IHIT(4448) or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com
If you wish to remain anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave a tip on their website at Solvecrime.ca
It was Surrey's eighth homicide, marking a violent start of the year for a city that has averaged about 13 murders per year over the last decade.


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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced $600,000 in humanitarian assistance to support flood relief efforts in Burma. This funding will help provide safe drinking water, improved sanitation facilities, hygiene materials, emergency relief supplies, and other critical interventions to the people affected by the flooding caused by Cyclone Komen and monsoon rains.
Today, Secretary of State John Kerry announced the U.S. Agency for International Development's Oceans and Fisheries Partnership (USAID Oceans) project with an initial commitment of $4.3 million that will combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and seafood fraud in the Asia-Pacific region.
I applaud today's successful conclusion of negotiations on an ambitious, inclusive Post-2015 Development Agenda. The goals and aspirations conveyed through these negotiations expand on the successes seen under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), established by the global community 15 years ago. Those successes include a dramatic drop in the share of the world's people living in extreme poverty, an equally dramatic increase in the number of people with access to clean water, and long-sought parity among girls and boys in primary-school enrollment.
The United States Agency for International Development announced today a $65 million contribution through the UN World Food Program (WFP) to allow the organization to continue to reach an estimated 4 million Syrians inside the country and approximately 1.6 million refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Egypt. This contribution will help keep WFP programs operating through November and avert an imminent shutdown.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the arrival of enough wheat to feed more than one million people for two months in Yemen this morning. The wheat shipment from USAID totals 35,800 tons and is valued at approximately $21 million. It will support the emergency food assistance efforts of the UN World Food Program (WFP).
President Obama today announced that Feed the Future, his signature global hunger and food security initiative, is delivering on his promise to reduce hunger and malnutrition through agricultural development. New data demonstrate that, thanks in part to Feed the Future and other U.S. Government efforts, stunting rates have declined in Ethiopia, Ghana, and parts of Kenya by between 9 and 33 percent in recent years, while areas in Uganda have seen a 16 percent drop in poverty.
The Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development announced 17 new award nominees in its fifth global call for groundbreaking solutions to protect mothers and newborns during their most vulnerable hours. Between July 21- 22, 2015, the 53 finalists participated in the final stage of the competition at the annual DevelopmentXChange in Washington, D.C., which serves as a launching pad for innovators and new grantees to network, collaborate, learn and forge partnerships to help develop and scale the next transformational innovations in childbirth. The two-day DevelopmentXChange also included a pitch competition featuring 14 diverse innovations from the existing portfolio that are showing great promise for partnership and further investment.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Associate Administrator Eric Postel and Chief Strategy Officer Carla Koppell will deliver remarks at the "Women and Countering Violent Extremism: Strengthening Policy Responses and Ensuring Inclusivity" forum. The event is co-sponsored by USAID, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Institute of Peace.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Administrator Alfonso Lenhardt is on travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the Third International Conference on Financing for Development July 13-16. While in Ethiopia Lenhardt will hold a series of bilateral meetings and participate in panel discussions on food security, access to electricity, and the role of science, technology, and innovation in development.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Administrator Alfonso Lenhardt announced the U.S. Government's plans to provide an additional $266 million to help West African countries address critical gaps caused by the Ebola outbreak at the International Ebola Recovery Conference today at the UN Headquarters in New York City. The funds will help Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea to address secondary impacts of the crisis.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Associate Administrator Eric Postel will lead a U.S. delegation at the Oslo Summit on Education for Development, July 6-7, 2015 in Oslo, Norway. Postel will speak as part of a high-level panel on the subject of "Quality and Learning." During his visit, he will also meet with government officials, heads of state, other donors and global leaders in education.
President Obama announced $2 million to expand the partnership between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through Feed the Future and the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) to help Mozambique increase agricultural production, food security, and family nutrition. The investment will raise agricultural production through new science and technology and provide training for agricultural policy makers, technicians, and farmers.
Today, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan closed on its offering of a total $1.5 billion in sovereign bonds guaranteed by the United States of America. These guarantees are part of a broader U.S. commitment to support Jordanian stability, security, and economic growth. President Obama informed King Abdullah of the United States' intention to provide these guarantees during their December 5, 2014 meeting in Washington, D.C.
As USAID commemorates the conclusion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) Pride Month 2015, we celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court decision that the love two people commit to one another, whether the same or opposite gender, should be equally recognized under law and is a civil right. I join President Obama and my colleagues across the federal government in also celebrating LGBTI diversity and inclusion in our workforce, and in the work we do with the global LGBTI community.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Associate Administrator Eric Postel will lead the U.S. delegation at the World Trade Organization's Fifth Global Review of Aid for Trade Aid Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. Postel will announce the formation of an international public-private trade alliance, designed to streamline border management in developing countries and drive economic growth.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is extraordinarily pleased to earn an A+ on the federal government's small business scorecard. Only three agencies were granted the highest grade on the FY 2014 Federal Procurement Scorecard. USAID prioritizes collaboration with small businesses to increase innovation and provide new approaches to accomplishing development objectives.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today an expanded partnership with the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) to advance girls' education around the world. As part of that commitment, USAID and DFID announced a new partnership of up to $180 million over five years in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (£36M committed by DFID; up to $125M by USAID) that will enable girls who are not in school to access accelerated and alternative learning programs in conflict-affected areas (North and South Kivu and Katanga). This program will benefit more than 755,000 girls ages 10-18 over the next five years.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Administrator Alfonso Lenhardt will travel to Atlanta, GA on Thursday June 18 and Friday June 19. He will be accompanied by Assistant Administrator for Global Health Ariel Pablos-Méndez.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), World Bank Group (WBG), World Health Organization (WHO) and country partners commit to increasing the use of data in global health. This enhanced approach will increase the use of data to identify health threats and direct resources to address them quickly and efficiently.
Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the launch of a new public-private partnership, Climate Services for Resilient Development. The partnership aims to develop new tools, services, and approaches that bridge technology and organizational gaps in order to strengthen climate resilience to populations around the world. USAID has committed $10 million towards the partnership, with the total financial and in-kind contributions at $34 million by the founding- partners institutions
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Phillies break out of offensive funk in wild affair
Howard cranks out four hits with three RBIs; Rollins drives in a pair
DENVER -- The Phillies promised a bigger and better offense with a healthy Ryan Howard in the lineup in 2014.
He had hobbled on one leg each of the past two seasons as the Phillies missed the postseason. But even with a healthy Howard this year, the Phillies offense remained inconsistent through the first 17 games. In fact, the Phillies started Sunday's series finale against the Rockies at Coors Field without an extra-base hit in four consecutive games, matching the longest drought in baseball since the expansion Marlins in Sept. 1993 and the longest drought for the franchise since May 1968.
But Howard paced the Phillies in a 10-9 victory on Sunday. He went 4-for-5 with a triple, home run, three RBIs and three runs scored. He tied a career-high with four hits, the first time he had done it since July 30, 2011.
"It's a work in progress," said Howard, who raised his batting average to .262. "Just trying to take it as it comes. Today was a good day. Just have to try to continue to build off of that."
Howard is on pace for 36 home runs, 90 RBIs, 90 walks and 189 strikeouts this season. His 90 walks would be his most since 107 walks in 2007.
"Big Ryan? He could pick it up some," Jimmy Rollins said with a smile. "He's got to get like eight home runs a month. Then he'll be on pace to be Ryan Howard."
Sure, but 36 homers wouldn't be bad.
"He does that in his sleep," Rollins said. "I'm joking. He's getting his swing. You see him fouling off balls down the left-field line, to the left side, that's a good sign for him. That means he's letting the ball travel. He's trusting his swing. He's trusting his contact point. He's starting to get there. That's the work. It hadn't shown up for about four games in a row, but hopefully everybody gets going and we become sick with hitting."
Howard pleaded ignorance about the four consecutive games without an extra-base hit, but Rollins said he knew after seeing the statistic crawl across the bottom of his TV screen in his hotel room Saturday night.
Rollins snapped the streak with a solo home run to right field in the first inning to hand the Phillies a 1-0 lead. It snapped a stretch of 130 consecutive plate appearances without an extra-base hit, going back to Domonic Brown's home run in the eighth inning Monday against the Braves at Citizens Bank Park. It ensured the Phillies would not join the 1985 Pirates and 1927 Phillies, the last team in baseball and the last Phillies team to play five consecutive games without an extra-base hit.
It was Rollins' third homer of the season. He had six last year.
"There was a power outage last year," Rollins said. "Somebody turned the lights out, but it's good to be able to get back to doing me."
Everybody hit Sunday. Chase Utley hit a two-out double down the right-field line in the third in a 1-1 game, which sent Howard to the plate. He hit a two-run home run to left field to make it 3-1.
But the lead didn't last long in a wild game with three replay challenges that saw the Phillies lose the lead three times. Phillies right-hander Roberto Hernandez, who entered with a 3.86 ERA, allowed three runs in the bottom of the third to hand the Rockies a 4-3 lead. He allowed two more in the fifth to hand the Rockies a 6-3 lead.
The Phillies scored twice in the sixth to make it 6-5 when Howard tripled and scored on Marlon Byrd's single, and Byrd scored on a sacrifice fly from pinch-hitter Freddy Galvis. It was the Phillies' first sacrifice fly of the season.
They finished the game with three after entering the day the only team in baseball without one.
The Phillies took an 8-6 lead in the seventh with help from another hit from Howard, but Rockies first baseman Justin Morenau hit a two-run homer against Jake Diekman in the bottom of the inning to tie it.
The Phillies, who finished with seven extra-base hits, scored two more runs in the eighth to take a 10-8 lead.
Jonathan Papelbon picked up the save in the ninth with John Mayberry Jr. making a difficult pick on a throw from Galvis to end the game. It looked like Mayberry's foot might have come off the bag, but it did not, which replay confirmed.
"Coors Field special with replays right down to the end," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said.
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Yoko tweets Lennon's stained glasses
On what might have been her 44th wedding anniversary with John Lennon, peace activist Yoko Ono has tweeted a graphic reminder about gun violence in the United States - her photograph of Lennon's blood-stained glasses.
The 80-year-old artist repeatedly posted the picture with the message that "over 1,057,000 people have been killed by guns in the USA since John Lennon was shot and killed on 8 Dec 1980".
The same image appeared on the cover of her first solo album, Season of Glass, which was released in 1981 and had the songs Goodbye Sadness and I Don't Know Why.
She reminded her 3.6 million Twitter followers that "31,537 people are killed by guns in the USA every year".
"We are turning this beautiful country into war zone," she wrote. "Together, let's bring back America, the green land of peace.
"The death of a loved one is a hollowing experience. After 33 years our son Sean and I still miss him."
Ono's tweets come as one of the toughest and most vehemently opposed gun control bills is being formulated and debated in Congress.
This week the National Rifle Association claimed a significant victory after it was announced that the bill would not include a proposed ban on assault weapons.
Assault guns were used in the mass shooting sprees at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut and at a cinema in Aurora, Colorado.
Although many famous names have already lent their celebrity status to lobby for gun control after the massacres, Ono's name is the most synonymous with anti-violence messages.
Her latest exhibition War is Over! (If You Want It) comprises of five decades of art works centred around messages of peace, and was named after a poster made by Ono and Lennon, which first appeared in 1969 across public billboards in 12 cities worldwide.
The exhibition is due to open in Sydney for four months as part of the 2013-14 Sydney International Art Series, starting November 15.
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This month, Humberto became the first hurricane of the 2013 Atlantic season. While the Category 1 storm posed no threat to the U.S., its presence serves as a reminder that ag professionals must always be prepared for what lies ahead.
Retailers, dealers and growers should have emergency plans in place to minimize damage and losses caused by hurricanes, tornadoes and floods. Allen Summers, president of the Asmark Institute, recommends that the possible scenarios be thought through carefully. "In a severe weather situation, people think they need a plan in place that relies on the fire department or the police—the community's response mechanisms," he said. "But those things may be working at a small percentage of full capacity. The advice we give is to look at what you can do to be self-sufficient."
For example, in the spring of 2011, a record snowfall in Montana and Wyoming melted rapidly, raising the Missouri River 7 feet above flood levels, a once-in-500-year event. To contain the water, the Army Corps of Engineers shut the river's valves, but that meant any rain that fell would have nowhere to go. The threat of major flooding was imminent in places like Omaha, Neb., so employees at the local Syngenta plant, situated in a low-lying valley, began developing an emergency plan. Existing plans addressed tornadoes and other disasters, but not floods, so they reached out to Syngenta plants in Greens Bayou, Texas, and St. Gabriel, La., which had well-developed hurricane plans, for insights into flood control. They then developed a plan for their specific situation, beginning with an incident command structure to detail everyone's responsibilities.
"The incident command team brainstormed possible scenarios and what correct responses would look like," said Bryce Danna, Omaha plant manager for Syngenta. "In each scenario, we identified decision points and wrote out the actions we would take if those points were reached."
The plan also included internal and external emergency contacts and evacuation plans and routes. In all scenarios, the priorities remained constant: First protect people, then the environment, and then the assets and the production schedule.
An immediate concern of the incident command team was the need to build a sandbag berm around the plant—no small job for a 42-acre facility. Meanwhile, as a formulation site for Syngenta crop protection products, the Omaha plant had to maintain its production schedule. "We were protecting the facility, but we also had to deliver the business," Tony Militti, Omaha maintenance engineer for Syngenta, said.
To implement the emergency plan, it was key for the team to have a firm grasp on the plant's current inventory. "We had to understand exactly what materials we had and where they were, and then minimize storage requirements for them," Danna added. "We emptied what we could and filled the tanks with water so they wouldn't float away."
With the help of the Syngenta regional office in Greensboro, N.C., the Omaha plant funnelled some production to other facilities. The regional office was able to help with procurement, too: Sandbags, pumps and trucks were hard to find around Omaha at that time.
Another challenge was to staff a 24/7 operation for the four months the flooding threat lasted. "People worked a lot of extra hours," Danna says, "but they did it for the team."
This team approach netted a win-win for Syngenta and its customers. "We missed no deliveries," Militti said.
All contingencies need to be mapped out ahead of time, a lesson well learned in Omaha. "It pays huge dividends to be prepared," Danna said. Now the Omaha employees have a thorough emergency response plan they use as a template. They review and update it annually, always adhering to that old, but wise adage: "Plan for the worst, hope for the best."


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SACRAMENTO -- The main premise of Proposition 32 is that it would stamp out the influence of special interest groups, equally condemning corporations and unions to irrelevancy at the Capitol while ushering in a new day for regular folks.
But a look at who is behind the initiative shows that it's hardly Joe Lunch Pail who has a rooting interest in the measure, dubbed "Stop Special Interest Money Now."
Instead, it's a virtual Who's Who roster of the rich and powerful, a lineup of bankers, investors, venture capitalists, executives and other wealthy individuals, many of whom have a history of funding conservative causes, and have been active participants in the power game in Sacramento. And apparently, they want the game to themselves, critics say.
"These donors don't have a strong history of trying to reduce special interest influence in politics," said Derek Cressman, regional director of Common Cause, which opposes the measure. "They're looking to weaken the voices of an interest group they disagree with while doing nothing to diminish their own spending on politics."
To be precise, labor is the main target, Cressman said. The measure ostensibly treats corporations and public employee unions equally by banning both from contributing directly to campaigns and prohibiting both from collecting dues for political purposes without employees' permission.
But corporations collect their political money differently than unions. Rarely do they gather dues from employees; instead, they draw from profits. Unions, on the other hand, rely strictly on membership dues, and say they would be severely hampered -- if not irreparably crippled -- if they had to abandon their money-gathering methods.
The key wrinkle -- the fine print that has fueled labor's $43.4 million opposition campaign -- is that certain, limited liability companies could continue to pour money into politics, as would so-called super PACs and the stealthy non-profit organizations that are bankrolled by anonymous wealthy individuals and corporations.
Labor, led by the California Teachers Association's $19.2 million, has made full use of their members' dues to fight back.
Proponents of Proposition 32 say that labor is showing how desperate it is to maintain the status quo by pouring so much money into the campaign to defeat Prop 32.
"This is truly a battle between individual citizens and the special interests that have all the control," said Jake Suski, spokesman for Proposition 32.
Wealthy individuals with business interests have been giving generously to the Proposition 32 campaign. Charles Munger, the Palo Alto billionaire physicist who chairs the Santa Clara County Republican Party, has contributed $1 million directly to Proposition 32, the campaign's largest single donation from an individual. But he's also given $22 million to the Small Business Action Committee, which is running its own TV advertising campaign in support of Proposition 32.
Munger has been a key political figure in California since 2000, having poured in $38 million into pet political causes, including $12 million alone for the 2010 redistricting initiative. His half-sister, attorney Molly Munger, has contributed $28 million to her own tax initiative, Proposition 38, aimed at boosting funding at California's struggling schools.
William Oberndorf, a Mill Valley hedge fund manager prominent in the school privatization movement, has poured $1.3 million into the Prop 32 campaign.
A. Jerrold Perenchio, whose Los Angeles investment firm would not be blocked from contributing to candidates under Prop 32, has supplied $250,000 to the campaign and another $550,000 to the Small Business Action Committee, a small slice of the $27.4 million he's given to conservative political causes since 2000.
"Once you connect the names with who they are, and what their financial interests are, the rest speaks for itself," said Larry Gerston, a San Jose State political science professor.
Suski, the Proposition 32 spokesman, said "this is not about reshaping the balance of power between special interests. It's about voters taking control from the special interests."
The largest sum -- $4 million -- spent on behalf of Proposition 32 came not from an individual but from the American Future Fund, a non-profit organization which on its website says it's dedicated to "conservative, free market ideals." Under the 501(c)4 section of the Internal Revenue Service code, it does not have to reveal its donors, who can give unlimited sums.
The group, based in Iowa, has known ties to the billionaire oil tycoon brothers, David and Charles Koch, whose super PAC, Americans for Prosperity, has poured millions of dollars in campaigns favoring Republicans or conservative causes across the country — most memorably, as the backer of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who instituted far-reaching anti-labor laws.
One of the oldest rules in politics is to look at who is behind a campaign, said Melissa Michelson, political science professor at Menlo College in Atherton.
All the big-monied contributors to Proposition 32, she said, "will signal to voters that this is not the kind of measure that would be helpful to the average citizen, that it will probably just further the influence of the wealthy and big businesses."
Contact Steven Harmon at 916-441-2101. Follow him at Twitter.com/ssharmon. Read the Political Blotter at IBAbuzz.com/politics.
Donors in support of Prop 32
Charles Munger, Palo Alto billionaire: $23 million
William Oberndorf, Mill Valley investor: $1.3 million
A. Jerrold Perenchio, Los Angeles investor: $800,000
Edward & Margaret Bloomfield, Manhattan Beach retired investor: $800,000
Thomas Siebel, Palo Alto investor: $500,000
Larry Smith, Newport Beach executive: $260,000
B. Wayne Hughes, Malibu retired investor: $200,000
Lincoln Club of Orange County: $125,000
William L. Edwards, Palo Alto investor: $100,000
Robert Oster, Menlo Park investor : $100,000
George Hume, San Francisco businessman: $100,000
Tim Draper, Menlo Park venture capitalist: $100,000
Franklin Johnson, Palo Alto investor: $50,000
Charles Johnson, San Mateo investor: $50,000
Steven Laub, Atherton investor: $50,000
Donors against Prop 32
California Teachers Association: $19.2 million
Service Employees International Union (state council): $6.7 million
Professional Firefighters: $2.6 million
Californians Working Together (AFL-CIO): $2.1 million
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees: $1.7 million
PACE of California School Employees: $1.5 million
Peace Officers Research Association: $1.5 million
California Faculty Association: $1 million


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IT will be a trip down memory lane for Gary Bowyer's right-hand man when Blackburn Rovers kick-off their pre-season preparations at AFC Telford United tomorrow (3pm).
Rovers assistant manager Terry McPhillips will be coming face to face with his friend and former team-mate Liam Watson.
The pair go back a long way.
They knew each other growing up in the small Merseyside town of Maghull and played alongside each other for Marine.
But never before have they gone head to head in the dugouts.
That will change tomorrow afternoon when Watson, the manager of Conference Premier new boys Telford, welcomes Rovers to the New Bucks Head for what will be the first friendly of the summer for both clubs.
Watson, one of non-league's most respected bosses, is promising a warm welcome to McPhillips and the rest of the visiting party.
He said: "It's great that Terry and Gary have agreed to bring a team, we really appreciate it.
"They will be coming to a nice facility, a lovely pitch, and they certainly won't be getting anything silly from us.
"They'll be getting a good game and hopefully it will be a good fixture for both clubs.
"It will be good to see Terry again.
"I know him really well as we grew up in the same part of town and we played together in non-league for a little spell.
"He's just over a year older than me even though he looks 10 years older! But joking aside if anyone has worked hard enough to get to where he has, then it is Terry.
"He's a good coach, a good lad, and a good, honest football person.
"I'm not surprised to see where he has got to."
In their playing days McPhillips, 45, and Watson, 43, were forwards whose professional careers were ended by injury.
That allowed both to go into coaching early.
Former Liverpool youngster McPhillips forged his reputation with Crewe Alexandra and Everton before arriving at Rovers while Watson, a £60,000 signing for Preston North End in 1992, managed Runcorn, Southport and Burscough before guiding Telford back into the top-flight of non-league football at the first attempt by winning the Conference North last season.
Watson admits tomorrow's clash with Championship promotion hopefuls Rovers will be a big test of his part-time players.
He said: "It's a very fine line at what level you do end up playing and this season we'll be asking them to step up a level from last season and, on Saturday, test themselves against a team from another three levels up.
"It's good and hopefully one or two of them do really well and they get that extra bit of confidence from pitting their wits against the likes of Jordan Rhodes.
"It's great for Telford to be bringing Blackburn to our ground and it should be a good game."
Rovers supporters, who will be housed in the Budget Gas Frank Nagington Stand, will be able to pay on the gate tomorrow.
Entry costs £10 for adults, £8 for over 65s and £2 for U16s with turnstiles opening at 1.30pm.
Meanwhile, tickets for Rovers' Championship opener at home to Cardiff City on Friday, August 8 (7.45pm) will go on sale on Monday.
They cost £17 to £26 for adults, £11 to £23 for seniors and students, and £6-£11 for under 16s.
The game is being shown live on Sky Sports.


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VIDEO: Alan Moore Rocks Out With Retro Spankees
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: DC Comics, Independent
Even though he has a musical history, it's quite easy to forget with all of the memorable novels and comic books Alan Moore has written. Well, now we've got a video to help us not forget!
At a launch party for his latest fanzine, Dodgem Logic, Moore jumped on stage with a band featured on the CD accompanying the magazine, the Retro Spankees. Moore was quick with his literary style in the intro to one of the songs: "This next number, it's about caring… about people. It's about caring about people so that you want to… protect them. It's about caring about people so that you want to protect them by unleashing a storm of malefic evil presences from the pit of Hell against anybody who is distressing you. This is to everybody—it's called 'Jonny Fortunate.'"
Check out another performance after the break!
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Quote of the Day: Jeff Bridges on Lack of Iron Man Script
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Movies, Marvel Comics
"They had no script, man. They had an outline. We would show up for big scenes every day and we wouldn't know what we were going to say. We would have to go into our trailer and work on this scene and call up writers on the phone, 'You got any ideas?' Meanwhile the crew is tapping their foot on the stage waiting for us to come on… So I said, 'Oh, what we're doing here, we're making a $200 million student film. We're all just f—-in' around! We're playin'. Oh, great!' That took all the pressure off. 'Oh, just jam, man, just play.' And it turned out great!"
- Actor Jeff Bridges, who portrayed Obidiah Stane/War Monger, on filming the initial Iron Man movie.
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2009 Holiday Gift Guide: Zune HD
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Handhelds, Microsoft, Music, Portable Audio / Video, Techies, Teens, Under $250
We must say, one device we were excited about this year was the Zune HD, and as evidenced in our Zune HD review, Microsoft came through with a superb device with a fantastic service behind it to match. In fact, we've said it many time that, in our opinion, for someone that truly loves music, Zune is the best deal around. Coupled with the $15 per month Zune Pass (which isn't a requirement,) you get a top-notch portable media player with an OLED screen, HD Radio, and web browser with the advantage of being able to listen to pretty much any song you can think of at a moments notice.
The Zune HD retails for $289 for the 32GB model, and $219 for the 16GB model - however, Amazon's got a great sale on the Zune HD that'll put the 32GB model into your hands for $269 ($21 off,) while the 16GB model will run you $189 ($30 off.)
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SquareUp iPhone payment service launched by Twitter co-founder
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Accessories, Apple, Handhelds, Software
New iPhone credit card payment service SquareUp has finally been unveiled, and we've gotta say, it's got our attention. The brainchild of Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, SquareUp aims to be a simple, sleek, inexpensive, and charitable credit card payment processing service. It works on the iPhone and iPod touch, in conjunction with a credit card reader that plugs in to the audio jack. You get payer verification, receipts that can be sent via email or text message, and receipt signing using your finger. Even cooler, in our opinion, is that Square will donate one penny of every transaction to a charity of the seller's choice.
If Square plays their cards right, they will be a force to reckon with in the small business arena. The service is in limited beta right now, but Square says it'll be fully open in 2010. We'll see if we can't get a beta account to give you a better look at how it all works.
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Ryan Reynolds Talks Green Lantern
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Interviews, Movies, Marvel Comics
Although filming isn't scheduled until next year, Green Lantern actor Ryan Reynolds threw fans some tidbits regarding the movie.
"It is [an origin story] to a certain degree, but it's not a labored origin story, where the movie [truly] begins in the third act. The movie starts when it starts. We find out Hal is the guy fairly early on, and the adventure begins," Reynolds explained.
The X-Men Origins: Wolverine actor also stated that it is similar to last year's blockbuster Marvel hit, Iron Man:
"I think you walk away from this first film, and the moments that you remember and the moments that mean so much to you, not unlike Iron Man, are the moments where the guy's not in the suit… That to me is the tough thing to get right. And that's something that they did get right [in Iron Man]. You see why this guy's in the suit, and that's what's interesting to me. Not that he is in the suit, but why."
While the guy is rather protean—he kicks ass in films like Blade Trinity and then makes the girls drool in chick flicks like The Proposal—I'm not sure if he's right for Hal Jordan. That could be, however, the huge Firefly/Nathan Fillion fan talking, though…
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Preview: Haunt #3
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Image Comics
A five-page preview of Image's new series Haunt is out, and we've got it here!
Upon leaving off Haunt #2 with a largely unexpected scene on the last page, this preview (seen after the jump) starts at #3's opening.
Haunt focuses on Daniel Kilgore, a priest whose dead brother Kurt—whom he loathed when he was alive—decides to haunt him instead of moving on to the other side. In a very Venom and Spawn-like fashion, Kurt's essence fuses with Daniel's to create a near-perfect assassin and therefore enables Kurt to pick up the pieces needed to solve his murder.
The initial panels of the third issue left me more frustrated at Daniel's impulsive actions, which seem to illustrate a common personality trait between the two brothers. Then we're introduced to a very busty and scantily-clad woman (because those are the best kind) who is completely bonkers yet strangely able to either sense or see Daniel. In what I hope is better explained in the rest of the issue or series, the woman says, "Haunt," to Daniel, as if this Kilgore experience is an ordinary occurrence and that's how you'll find it in the dictionary.
Haunt #3, by Robert Kirkman and Todd McFarlane, hits your comic book store this Wednesday, December 2nd.
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Supergod #1: Warren Ellis & Garrie Gastonny
Avatar publisher William Christensen deserves all the kudos he can collect, even the signed, alternate cover, limited edition, convention special kudos. He started out as a fan, became a secondary (or tertiary) sub-distributor with a sharp eye on market trends, and expanded that into a publishing company where talent like Warren Ellis, Jaime Delano, Mark Millar, Garth Ennis and Alan Moore can find a non-Marvel, non-DC home for their more outrageously adult work.
Ellis has made Avatar Press a second-home for himself, regularly turning out original, thoughtful, violent and/or quirky material that I find far more interesting and satisfying than his work for the corporatists. That he and other creators come to Avatar and stick around also speaks highly of Christensen's ability to not just attract but keep talent.
Now Ellis - with artist Garrie Gastonny - has a new 5-issue mini-series called Supergod. Whatever it is that Ellis is drinking, let me be the latest to say, "I need me a couple of pints of that, yes, please."
In England, Simon Reddin is relaying "an oral history of how we all died" before he loses power and spends the remainder of his life "in the bloody stone age." In the events leading up to to that, it's revealed that London, you see, had its own super-hero, as did India, Somalia and Iran, and the US, and who knows what other country dabbled in the creation of their own Big Daddy Protector And Savior.
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text: Cornell professor examines the difficult times at the Times By Paul J. Nyden July 14, 2012 Story Share "EndTimes? Crises and Turmoil at 'The New York Times,' 1999 - 2009"By Daniel R. SchwarzExcelsior Editions/State University of New York Press, 2012, 474 pages Hardcover, $24.95. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The New York Times, like most newspapers, is facing difficult times. Readership is declining. Advertising revenues are dropping.For years, many have considered the Times to be the nation's flagship daily newspaper.Dan Schwarz, a Cornell University professor who has written several books, including studies of authors Joseph Conrad and James Joyce, said, "The Times is the worst newspaper in the world except for all the others."Throughout his rather dense, but fascinating, book, Schwarz raises many questions about the future of printed newspapers and about how Americans will stay informed about news.Newspapers still have many more reporters than television and radio stations or Internet news sites.Newspaper reporters do far more research on daily stories and on more complicated investigative pieces. Television, radio and Internet news sources depend on newspapers for much of their own information.Since 1990, newspapers have cut 25 percent of their jobs because readership has dropped. Today, less than 20 percent of Americans between 19 and 34 read daily newspapers. Those who do, spend fewer than 15 hours a month reading them.But "reading paper-and-ink is a different, more reflective, and more contemplative experience then using the Internet," Schwarz insists.The good and the badSchwarz praises the high points in The New York Times history, such as its courageous publication of the Pentagon Papers in 1971, exposing flawed government decision-making about Vietnam between 1945 and 1967. "The Time's benchmark for revealing secrets, the Pentagon Papers represent the historical fault line between a press that stands with the government in mutual trust and one that has an adversarial relationship based on standing up to the government," Schwarz writes. The Pentagon Papers revealed how top government officials repeatedly lied and manipulated the news media and the public to promote the Vietnam War."EndTimes?" stresses the continuing strengths of the Times, including investigative reporting, news bureaus across the world and the staff's continued enthusiasm working there.Schwarz criticizes the paper's executives for editorial mistakes, ignoring major truths and overlooking irresponsible reporting."EndTimes?" also criticizes the increase of "fluffy" stories about topics designed to appeal to advertisers and many readers -- style, traveling, shopping, banking, investing, exercising and keeping healthy."In the Internet age, the paper changed greatly and is continually in search of a new identity," Schwarz said during a lecture he gave in March. "This is what has changed. The Times morphed into a hybrid newspaper-magazine-Internet site." Today, the Times has become "a diluted product that is less an authoritative newspaper than a potpourri of information, some of it cutting-edge material in terms of news and investigative journalism but some merely prolix, soft, magazine-type articles."The Times still has 26 foreign bureaus and more than 1,100 people on its newsroom staff. If the paper was transformed into a website, it would continue to lead in reporting international news, but there would be major cutbacks.As the major news entity covering foreign affairs, Schwarz argues, the Times should "stop giving away its product" to websites like The Huffington Post and Politico, as well as to newspapers and cable channels like CNN, MSNBC and Fox News. The Times, Schwarz believes, soon might "need to ask all the American television networks and cable stations . . . to share in some of the costs of sustaining 26 foreign bureaus." The paper also could partner with other news services, such as Reuters and the BBC.During the past decade, the Times has become more socially liberal than it has ever been.The newspaper openly challenged Bush administration views on sexual mores, gay marriage, stem cell medical research, abortion rights and creationism -- devoting an entire June 2007 section of the paper to debunking creationist theories.However, Times' editors made dramatic mistakes by failing to edit some reporters more carefully, including Jayson Blair, who plagiarized and fabricated stories.A young black reporter, Blair wrote stories about a spate of serial killings in Washington, D.C., that were completely fabricated. He also wrote reports about U.S. Army prisoner of war PFC Jessica Lynch as if he were at her Palestine, W.Va., home, although he never went there.Rick Bragg, who had won a Pulitzer Prize, relied on stringers to do some of his research, but never credited them. In June 2003, Bragg resigned after publishing an article, under his own byline, that was written by someone else about the Gulf Coast's oyster industry.Howell Raines, who became executive editor in 2001, resigned in June 2003 after these two scandals.The central mistake the Times made since 2000 was probably allowing Judith Miller to report extensively, and falsely, about weapons of mass destruction, or WMDs, that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was supposed to have had.Using undocumented information from L. Lewis Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, Miller reported that Iraq was trying to purchase uranium for nuclear weapons from Niger. That was also false."With the knowledge that it had been duped by the government during the Vietnam War and on many other occasions, the 'Times' nevertheless believed in the existence of WMDs," Schwarz writes."Miller played a large role -- along with Thomas Friedman's columns -- in giving cover to Democrats who were ambivalent about supporting the war with Iraq."Clark Hoyt, public editor of the Times, told Schwarz in a 2010 interview there were "notable occasions where the Times has been less than properly skeptical of official government information, and the most famous, relatively recent example is the war in Iraq."Alexander Cockburn, Counterpunch editor, wrote, "There were no secret biolabs under Saddam's palaces; no nuclear factories across Iraq secretly working at full tilt. A huge percentage of what Miller wrote was garbage, garbage that powered the Bush administration's propaganda drive towards invasion."Decline of newspapers"The 'Times' will continue to have influence in the national and international community, but it will never be as dominant as it once was," Schwarz laments.Similar problems plague newspapers across the nation:| The Washington Post attracts record numbers of internet readers -- 9 million a month -- putting it third behind the Times and USA Today. But the Washington Post lost 136,000 subscribers, forcing it to cut its news staff by more than 400 by the end of 2009.| Between 1998 and 2008, the news staff at the Los Angeles Times dropped from 1,300 to 720.| Having been in business since April 1859, the Rocky Mountain News closed in February 2009, leaving Denver a one-newspaper city.| The Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News, both longtime daily newspapers, recently decided to print their papers only three times a week and cut off home delivery.| The Seattle Post Intelligencer is now published only online, with a tiny news staff."Were the Times to cease publication, what would an Internet-only Times look like?" Schwarz asks. "Probably very much what www.nytimes.com looks like today but with a much smaller staff that focuses on newsgathering rather than on news distribution."The ultimate victims from declining newspaper circulation are citizens who love to read the news and keep informed about the world around them.Reach Paul J. Nyden at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5164.Schwarz's brother, Bob Schwarz, worked as a reporter at The Charleston Gazette for many years before he retired. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Chuck McGill: Barry Switzer takes a special interest in former George Washington star 3 SBA board OKs canceling Logan's construction management contract 4 Parole board seeks report on Lavigne for possible release from prison 5 Congressional opioid investigation targets drug wholesaler Miami-Luken Arts Notes: July 15-21 Previous Story Live Life Fully: Had you even heard of a derecho three weeks ago? Next Story


text: Continental invites showgoers to find the Smartest Cars February 2, 2007 12:00 AM When Continental Automotive Systems added a facility in Deer Park, Ill. to their organization, Chicago became their kind of town, too. This global $17 billion company is a leading manufacturer and developer of safety, comfort and performance technologies for all automobiles. They wanted to show their support of the community by being involved in the 2007 Chicago Auto Show. The well-attended event proves up to be the perfect venue to share their excitement for the automobile. For their people in Deer Park, they created a game called MapHunt which involves finding the answers to questions on a game card as they visit the Chicago Auto Show. Using a map of the show they've invited all of their employees to come to the show, take pictures of their favorite vehicles and enter a contest to win prizes. To also show support for the community they are sending the same game card to area non-profit organizations to give them a chance to tour the show and have fun. When they turn in their game card at the Continental Safely There mobile exhibit, they will be entered into a drawing to receive more than $9,000 for their group. "This is a way to recognize those who are contributing to the Chicago area community and making it a better place to live and do business," said Bill Kozyra, president and CEO of Continental Automotive Systems, North America. Continental is also inviting area engineers affiliated with the automotive industry to participate in the game and win prizes too. "Continental is serious about our role in automotive development and safety," said Kozyra. "That is why we are participating with our Safely There mobile exhibit. We want to share the future of automotive safety and performance and get ideas from show visitors." The Safely There exhibit chronicles the move to smart cars, a development made possible by the great leaps in microelectronics capability and functionality. Like "smart" homes, smart vehicles use technology that is interconnected, works in harmony with various components and does so imperceptibly. Safely There contains a Disney-like simulator that enables groups of people to have a realistic driving experience with various new crash prevention features. The display also has a "reality theater" and interactive exhibits where visitors can learn about such topics as staying in their lane, safely changing lanes, detecting blind spots and other equipment among the growing number of intelligent vehicle safety technologies. These devices contribute to a safer driving experience and help to save lives. It is an opportunity to learn about the many new safety features found in our modern vehicles. The multi-million dollar exhibit offers visitors a great experience on how technology is benefiting today's driver. Also available are two concept cars equipped with future telematics safety and convenience technology that connect consumers to the world around them. "These amazing vehicles bring the future closer to today", said Jim Kropp, Director of Sales and Marketing. "Continental decided to be involved in the 2007 Chicago Auto Show because of its reputation for attendance and excitement. We are new in town and what better way to say we are here than to be at the auto show and invite others to share our excitement about the industry. As Continental we have a global role in vehicle safety, comfort and performance. The people of Deer Park are part of future smart car solutions. Their minds are what Continental invested in when they became part of the company." Continental is best known for their role in developing Anti Lock Braking Systems (ABS) and popularizing Electronic Stability Control (ESC). These two advances contribute to overall vehicle safety and performance. The future of the modern vehicle is looking better as the people at Deer Park become involved in more advanced technology and technology integration. They have ideas on how vehicles can talk to each other and avoid an accident from happening altogether. They are bringing in the future ahead of schedule with their ideas of driving intelligence in global vehicle systems. The Continental booth is located in McCormick Place North and the Safely There mobile exhibit will be open to the public during the show. Back to News