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Though based on the happenings nearly ninety years ago, director Gail Humphries Mardirosian thinks the issues addressed in Inherit the Wind are just as relevant today as when the play first debuted. "Inherit the Wind explores the idea of freedom of thought and looks at the role of the legal system in facilitating this freedom," says Humphries Mardirosian. "I think the question raised in the play still holds true today: how do we fight for and continue to guarantee individual freedom? It seems that there are social circumstances that constantly challenge this right."
Running March 27-29 in the Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre, Inherit the Wind is based on the 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial," an infamous court case that tested biology teacher John Scopes' right to teach evolution in Tennessee public schools. Both the trial and the play examine the conflict between science and religion and freedom of speech and thought, ultimately questioning the extent to which one can think and debate freely. "The playwrights, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, believed that educated, scientifically aware people could still believe deeply in God," Humphries Mardirosian says. "They did not intend Inherit the Wind to be seen as a battle between science and religion. They were making a case for Bertram Cates, the character inspired by John Scopes, to speak out as an individual and teach as he feels he should."
Humphries Mardirosian believes Inherit the Wind creates a space to further explore the issues raised in the Scopes Trial and hopes the play will inspire audiences to question their own thoughts and beliefs. "My predilection as a director is to select productions that challenge us to think about issues provoked through the theatre experience," she says. "There is much to ponder in this production, and in my mind there is no clear answer or resolution. I think the ambiguity of the ending of this play triggers deep thinking and important questioning."
Though the production follows the text and directives of Lawrence and Lee's script, Humphries Mardirosian enhances and builds upon the concept of the wind in the play, crafting it as a mystical and ethereal presence. One way she achieves this is by personifying the wind as a character, an addition entirely new and unique to this production. "The decision to include the wind as part of the cast has allowed me to enhance the style of magical realism, which I have embraced in this production," says Humphries Mardirosian. "The wind is a pervasive, spiritual presence throughout the entire play. She never leaves the stage except at intermission. I think this existential presence also captures a mystical component that connects back to a core theme of the play in terms of individual spirituality."
Humphries Mardirosian also uses the sound of the wind to stress its elusive yet omnipresent nature. Utilizing both live and computer orchestrated recordings, sound designers generate dimensions of wind sounds ranging from embracing and enticing to torrential and terrifying, providing an auditory reminder of the wind's constant presence. "I hope these directorial choices I have made create a haunting connection for the audience," she says. "I am adding a different texture for a contemporary audience that I hope will taunt them. I think that these elements truly serve the text."
Humphries Mardirosian recognizes that the themes and ideas presented in Inherit the Wind are not the easiest to face but wants the students in the production to grapple with them so they can grow as artists. "Inherit the Wind should foster a respect for the power of theater to deal with difficult subject matter and generate important dialogue," she says. "I know that each of the students will mature as emerging artists, at whatever level they can. I want to push my students' boundaries, as well as those of the audience."
She also hopes Inherit the Wind will be a catalyst for change, inspiring both the students in the play and audiences attending a production to take action. "There's a quote from Vaclav Havel that motivates my life. He says, 'None of us as one can change the world, but each of us must behave as if we can.' I think that this ideal is present in the play, and I hope it empowers students and motivates the audience to do something," Humphries Mardirosian says. "I believe in the power of the individual and ultimately a collective to effect change, and I want Inherit the Wind to inspire this belief in others, too."


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Beijing Plan Signals Reform to Come Quick
Blueprint to Narrow the Inequality Gap Suggests China's New Leaders Might Seek Big Changes Sooner Than Expected
BEIJING—China's plan to narrow the gap between rich and poor—and the fact that it came out at all—is feeding the sentiment China's new leaders might seek to take on powerful interests quickly rather than laboriously try to reach a broad consensus first.
State planners have debated income-inequality plans for eight years, and come up with at least a half-dozen drafts. None have won final approval, largely because of opposition from...

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UKIP topped the polls in Dudley borough in the European elections and came second in Sandwell - helping send new Sedgley councillor Bill Etheridge to the EU Parliament.
Councillor Etheridge beat former Stourbridge and Cradley Labour MP Lynda Waltho for the remaining seventh MEP to represent the West Midlands in Brussells.
UKIP won three seats, Labour two and the Conservatives two in an election which mirrored the national results which saw UKIP surge to the top of the polls and the Liberal Democrats having a horror show at the polls.
Cllr Etheridge MEP said: "I am ecstatic and delighted we have made this breakthrough. It is the best achievement in my life and I am so proud of everyone in our team.
"We won in the Dudley borough by over 10,000 votes over Labour and got 20,000 votes in Sandwell so it is an historic result.
"The people of the Black Country came through for UKIP and I want to go out there and thank every single one of them."
Despite wanting to leave the EU the new MEP promised to work with its institutions to get a better deal for the Black Country.
He said: "This is a different kind of MEP that has been elected for UKIP this time, we are not going over there to play silly games."
"We are going out there to achieve something, we might not agree with the institutions but there is a lot of Euroepean grant money out there and I want to get money for this area, we want our money back."
"At the next general election we will have a record to stand on' People will be able to see that we are hard-working ordinary blokes who are doing everything we can for our area."
Councillor Etheridge pledged to keep both roles as a councillor on Dudley Council and a Member of the European Parliament.
He said: "I will do both jobs, I am passionate about Dudley and I can't wait for the General Election next year."
Lynda Waltho was third on Labour's list behind Sion Simon and Neena Gill so missed out on being an MEP.
She said: "We took the fight to UKIP from the start and I put 100 per cent into it, as did my team."
When asked about next year's General Election said: "I will serve Labour in any way in which they want me to."
71 candidates from 11 parties fought for the seven seats up for grabs, with the count being held in Birmingham's ICC.
In Dudley borough UKIP polled 31,891, Labour 21,513, Conservatives 18,402, Green Party 3.620 and the Liberal Democrats 1,821.
In Sandwell borough Labour polled 30,991, UKIP 20,776, Conservatives 8084, Green Party 2,224 and the Liberal Democraths 1,317.
The West Midlands new MEPS are Jill Seymour (UKIP), Neena Gill (Labour), Philip Bradbourn (Conservative), Jim Carver (UKIP), Sion Simon (Labour), Anthea McIntyre (Conservative) and Bill Etheridge (UKIP).
The two Conservative MEPs were defending their seats, Liberal Democrat Phillip Benion lost his seat, Labour's sole winner from 2009 Michael Cashman retired.
Both UKIP winners in 2009 were on the ballot paper as had left the organisation and set up their own parties.
Nikki Sinclaire, whose We Demand A Referendum Party polled 23,426 votes, said: "It has been an honour and a pleasure to represent 5.2 million constituents over the past five years. I have met thousands of people in my role, getting involved in community projects and giving a voice to the voiceless, and lending an ear when others simply wouldn't listen.
"I'm also proud of the campaign we ran here in the West Midlands, far larger than anybody had ever seen before, and many thanks to those who spent time talking to me and the team on the campaign trail."
Mike Nattrass, who was first elected for UKIP in 2004 and helped bank roll the party for a period, polled 27,171 votes through his An Independence from Europe party.
Mr Nattrass, whose choice of party name UKIP complained would confuse voters as it was the first party on the ballot paper, cheerfully said: "That's politics, I've had a great time."


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A Pilot Study of Triple NtRTI/NsRTI Therapy in Antiretroviral Naive HIV-1 Infected Patients
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified July 2005 by Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital
Gilead Sciences
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First received: September 13, 2005
Last updated: December 13, 2005
Last verified: July 2005
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the antiviral effect and durability of antiviral response (HIV-1 RNA PCR) and safety of a triple NtRTI/NsRTI therapy in antiretroviral naive patients. Patients will receive TDF plus FTC plus AZT for at least 48 weeks. Further objectives are to evaluate resistance pathways in failing patients treated with TDF/FTC/AZT and to evaluate a treatment strategy of sparing PIs and NNRTIs for later treatment.
|Drug: Zidovudine (drug)
|Phase 4
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Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
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|An Open, Single-Arm, Multi-Center, Phase IV Pilot Study of Treatment of Antiretroviral Naive HIV-1 Infected Patients With Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate in Combination With Emtricitabine and Zidovudine
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- 18 years and older
- HIV-1 positive
- antiretroviral treatment naive
- one CD4 count >200/ul within 14d prior to study drug administration
- one HIV-1 RNA PCR value >5000 and <100.000 cop/ml within 14d prior to study drug administration
- women of child bearing potential: negative serum pregnancy test within 14d of study
- ability to understand and provide written informed consent
- overall stable disease
- absence of clinical signs of lipodystrophy
Exclusion Criteria:
- alcohol or illicit drug use
- malabsorption syndrome or other gastrointestinal dysfunction
- clinically relevant pancreatitis/hepatitis within the last 6 months
- receiving other investigational drugs
- abnormal hemoglobin, neutrophil, platelet, AST/ALT, pancreatic amylase, creatinine clearance, total bilirubine levels within 14d prior to study
- pregnancy/breast-feeding
- radiation therapy or cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents within 30d of study
- prior antiretroviral therapy at any time, investigational antiretrovirals trial at any time, HIV vaccine within 90d prior to study
- immunomodulating agents
- serious medical condition (diabetes, congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, or other cardiac dysfunction)
- active diagnosis of AIDS (except for cutaneous Kaposi Sarcoma)
- foscarnet therapy or other agent with documented activity against HIV-1
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Lil Tip: Go Green with Diapers.com
For every family that lives in a three story walk up or isn't overjoyed with weekly jaunts to Costco, there's Diapers.com, the one stop online shop where you can order baby goodies (even green ones!) to be delivered to your door in a few days. So stock up on diapers, wipes, baby wash, bottles, cups, organic food, mommy products and other merchandise without ever leaving the house or having to clear out your trunk. And, if you're traveling this summer, you can have your order shipped to your destination so you don't have to worry about paying for extra bags on airlines.
Gone are the days of hunting down your favorite green brands like — Seventh Generation, Tushies Tender Care, Earth's Best Baby Food, Born Free baby bottles and Dapple cleaning agents — at your local stores. This Eco-friendly mecca has it all and more, for a fair price. Orders over $49 are shipped free of charge. Last week, I ordered a case of diapers, wipes and bath wash for my son which arrived two days later. I can't believe I didn't use this service sooner. For postpartum mommies and those with a few tots in tow, it cuts down on run around time which can be better spent with your babes.


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This screenshot from Inkscape 0.91 shows some of the results of the new Voronoi / Delaunay Triangulation plugin. Thanks go to Ryan Lerch for making the screenshot available!
Inkscape version 0.91 has a new Symbols dialog, with which you can manage symbols. The symbols can come from libraries that are already installed, or from a library that you install, or custom symbols that you create on the canvas.
This illustration of a Ferrari by Gilles Pinard was done by hand without any tracing. Gradients, blurs, and other various other techniques really bring this image to life.


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About This Game
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Girl Fight allows players to choose from an array of sexy fighters to battle their way out of The Foundation, a shadowy, scientific organization looking to weaponize the psionic fighting abilities of the cast of gorgeous, all-female fighters.
With unlimited funding and no moral or ethical compass, The Foundation collects its test subjects from all around the world, often abducting and plugging women into their virtual construct known as The Mainframe. To make it back to reality, the women must utilize their fighting and psionic abilities in an all-out battle for survival.
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- Online - VS Number Of Players: 2
- Fighting Styles and Character Options: Players can select from a wide range of distinct fighters, each with their own fighting style. Players can even create their own experience by customizing their fighter's appearance and abilities.
- Unlockables and Customization: Players will find a robust set of unlockables to further customize their characters by proving themselves as the ultimate femme fatale in the ring. Points can unlock new character skins, more varied abilities and codex entries.
- Arenas: Girl Fight takes the players all across a virtual globe in many different arenas, filled in by augmented reality constructs. From war-ravaged San Francisco to the rubble of demolished Foundry buildings, reality and fiction blur in the virtual arenas.
Girl FightPublisher: MajescoRelease Date: September 24, 2013
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I know this knife is vintage, just not sure exactly how old it is.
It belonged to my Grandpa, he died in 1988 and I remember him having it before that. I think he had it a long time.
It measures approx 5 inches long closed, the blade is 3 1/2" long and the serrated about the same, close to 9 " long open.
the blade says republic of Ireland what I can read with a magnifying glass, but there looks like another word on top of republic.
Says 'fish knife' on the side and the 'plastic looking mother of pearl is all there on both sides.
My Grandma left me some cool things like this and I'd just like to know more about them.


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Position players trickle in on eve of full-squad work
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Twins position players officially reported to the Lee County Sports Complex on Friday with only Minor League third baseman Deibinson Romero not in attendance due to a visa problem in his native Dominican Republic.
Several Twins players made their first appearance at camp, including first baseman Justin Morneau, left fielder Josh Willingham, shortstop Pedro Florimon and infielder Eduardo Escobar. Position players such as Chris Parmelee, Brian Dozier, Trevor Plouffe, Jamey Carroll, Darin Mastroianni, Aaron Hicks and Joe Benson were already at camp and working out this week.
"It's good to be here and see everybody and see what everybody's been up to this offseason," Willingham said. "It's good to get back to the team atmosphere and start back up."
The first full-squad workouts are set for Saturday morning after the first official team meeting with manager Ron Gardenhire at 9 a.m. ET. Live batting practice featuring Twins pitchers and hitters is set to start on Monday.


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Last Updated on 16 June 2004, Company: Recoveronix Ltd.
AccessRecovery is a data recovery program for Microsoft Access databases. AccessRecovery has a recovery engine designed to retrieve data from most damaged Access databases. Supports all modern database versions, including Access XP, Access 2000, Access 97, Access 95 and Access 2.0 databases. Available for all modern platforms: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME. Recovers tables and queries. Recovers the relationships between tables. Recovers forms and reports. Is able to recover counter-type fields. Restores links to external tables (if the link is correct and valid).


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Prize Recipient
Sergio Mundo
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
My name is Sergio Mundo, I was born in Alexandria, Virginia, but raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. I decided to study physics because I love to learn how the universe works, and because I enjoy tackling problems and challenges of a scientific or mathematical nature. My hobbies include playing the violin, which has helped me appreciate a large variety of music ranging from classical to rock, and watching and playing soccer. This fall, I will be attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where I plan to continue to pursue my love of mathematics and physics for the next four years.


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First marathon is this October. After yesterday's 15 miler I am discouraged. It was my third of about this mileage, the longest having been 16.3 two weeks ago. Why was it even harder this time?? I am expecting that eventually these distances will feel like 8-9 does now, I.e., comfortable. I was pretty miserable yesterday from about mile 8! I had to lay down after. I'm very sore. In fact, I think it was harder than the 16.3! and it was at a slower pace.
I know there are many factors that go into the feel of each individual run. I know that in my head. I tried to see the discomfort yesterday as practice for the last 6 of the marathon. But that presumes a fairly comfortable first 20! There was no way I could've done 11 more miles yesterday. Very discouraging. I just thought I'd be seeing more progress.


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WebServius + SimpleDB: The easiest way to sell data online
Amazon SimpleDB offers a great way to store data for use within your own applications - but what if you want to sell the data to others? By combining SimpleDB and WebServius, you can.
Start by uploading your valuable data (for example, some historical stock quotes or a direct marketing list) to SimpleDB. Then, create a WebServius account and connect it to your SimpleDB account. Finally, set any pricing rules you want (such as selling the data at $0.001 per row). You will instantly get a commercial-grade pay-per-use API complete with a user signup page, a system for issuing API keys, and billing capabilities.
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Yesterday was cool - played a 24 hole layout that had a great variety of holes. Par according to the TD was 80. Pro lead was Nick Schnider and Bard Soleng from CT with 67's. Adv am lead was Alan Sweeton and Tom Demark (Lesli's brother) with 76's. I was tied with 4 other people in 2nd place with 77's and there were about 3 other people with 78's - it was tight with the top 8-10 in ADV AM.
after that was the field events - MTA, accuracy & distance. I did not do any and neither did any of the Bearclaws. We instead chose to drink beer and watch everyone else do it like Brinster, Jake Azato, Nick Schnider, this dude Bobby Copperthwait from CT - Bobby C won distance with 468' with a Star Wraith and Brinster had 462' with the same disc.
Today was a whole different day - rained hard since the wee hours and did not stop for 1 second all day! It was aweful - course got shortened to 19 holes due to flooding on certain holes! it was nuts!
Solt finished 6th in Int Am, Alan Minda 5th in Int Am.
I finished 2nd in the Adv Am division 2 strokes behind Tom Demark and 3 ahead of the next person.
Brinster, Nick Schnider and Bard from CT were in a 3way tie and played off. Bard 5ed the first hole, nick and steve 4ed. Nick and steve move on and Brinster's drive is perfect and crushed, nicks was not good. Steve 3ed and Nick 4ed and Brinster defended his Philly Open title from his win last year.
Good times were had, it was fun!
shout out to alan sweeton, it was cool to play heads up with you both rounds all weekend!
few pics from the accuracy and distance
nate Krahn distance comp.
jake azato distance comp.
alan sweeton acc. comp.
steve brinster acc. comp.


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Iris Gray
Louisiana State University
My name is Iris Gray, and I was born and raised in Stone Mountain, GA, where I attended Stephenson High School. I had an amazing physics teacher, who always reminded me that I am the key to my success. My interest in physics began when I started playing with lasers. The usage of lasers has progressed significantly over the years, but I have always wondered how a small beam of light can have the ability to cut through glass, perform surgery, or become a use of entertainment. I will be a freshman at Louisiana State University and want to major in Physics, with a concentration in Medical Physics. I'm not sure if I will do research or go into the clinical field, but anything involving radiation will suffice.


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Want to be a part of the NFL action but missed out on your chance to be a minimum-experience-required replacement referee? Try the real estate market instead.The pros were back in zebra stripes last weekend, but plenty of the pros they officiate are looking for a few good football fans to fill their shoes. And shoe closets. And walk-in closets. And man caves. Transience is just part of a professional athlete's job description. NFL players get traded, cut and put out to pasture each year and ex-NFL stars move just as much while chasing broadcast jobs, career opportunities and cash to pay back creditors. That makes the high-end real estate market a melange of young players' starter homes, veteran mansions bought a team ago and NFL legends' Hall Of Fame homesteads in need of downsizing. With help from real estate sites Zillow ( Z) and Trulia, we thumbed through the listings and found nine properties NFL players past and present have put up for grabs recently. Take off the replica jersey and bring the checkbook: Warren Sapp's discount Florida mansion
Asking price: The highest bid
How do you go from one of the most intense, vociferous and well-paid defensive linemen in the game to losing your national championship and Super Bowl rings, having less than $900 in your checking account and being buried under nearly $7 million in debt? You can ask Warren Sapp, but it may be the only topic Sapp won't expound on at high volume. Sapp earned $77 million during his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders, but a series of bad investments, lax tax payments and alimony and child support obligations put Sapp in the red. He has filed for bankruptcy, has a lien against his earnings and has to sell his 240-pair, size 15 sneaker collection as part of a court-ordered asset liquidation. He's also being forced to auction off his house. It was already on the market for $3.8 million. Given the state of Florida's floundering real estate market, his 10,000-square-foot, four-bedroom, six-and-a-half-bath home in Windmere will likely fetch far less at a U.S. Bantruptcy Court-ordered auction Nov. 1. Ray Rice's Baltimore starter home
Asking price: $339,900
Baltimore Ravens feature running back Ray Rice just signed a $40 million contract extension this summer. He put up 101 yards and a touchdown in a win over his team's hated rivals, the New England Patriots, two weeks ago. Last week he ran for more than 80 yards against Cleveland for the sixth-straight time. So why is he still living in an empty-nester condo in Pikesville? Ray and his teammates have likely asked the same question since he got his big payday. Teammate Ray Lewis owns a 28-acre estate in Reisterstown that makes Rice's 2,100-square-foot hovel look like a walk-in closet. To keep up with Lewis and his own pay grade, Rice put his four-bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom pad on the market for the bargain price of $339,900. That's a bit less than the $350,000 he paid for it in 2008, but with homes in Pikesville losing near 6% of their value in the last year, it may be the price Rice has to pay to sprint to greener pastures.


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The Australian sharemarket closed almost half a per cent lower as the major resources companies dragged the index down.
At the close on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 18 points, or 0.35 per cent, lower at 5,086.1 while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 19.5 points, or 0.38 per cent, at 5,100.9.
On the ASX 24, the March share price index futures contract was 10 points weaker at 5,075 with 26,006 contracts traded.
CommSec market analyst Steve Daghlian said despite the falls the local bourse finished 1.25 per cent higher for the week as profits season came to a close.
"Today wasn't great for the miners who have actually lost ground over earnings season," Mr Daghlian said.
"It came after a slight fall on US markets."
Resources stocks lost 0.5 per cent in February, while financial stocks have gained 6.5 per cent over the same period.
Since the start of the year the Australian sharemarket has gained 9.3 per cent.
However, Mr Daghlian said there were still concerns over US fiscal cliff negotiations.
"This will be an important driver of our market next week," Mr Daghlian said.
On Wall Street in the US overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average index flirted with an all-time high but closed in the red after a sell-off in the last 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, manufacturing activity in China expanded at its slowest rate in five months in February, but maintained the economic recovery despite the Chinese New Year holiday.
On the local market, among the major banks, Commonwealth Bank lifted 58 cents to $67.85, ANZ fell 10 cents to $28.62, National Australia Bank advanced 20 cents to $30.40, and Westpac improved 26 cents to $31.03.
In the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton was 23 cents poorer at $36.84, and Rio Tinto eased 97 cents to $66.08.
Among other stocks, broadcaster Ten Network lifted three cents to 34.75 cents amid speculation that Seven Group chairman Kerry Stokes is increasing his stake in the company.
Shares in Sirius Resources increased 38 per cent to $2.85 after the minerals explorer announced a nickel discovery at its Frasers operation in Western Australia.
The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,580.35 per fine ounce, down $US18.84 from Thursday's local close at $US1599.19 per ounce.
National turnover was 1.8 billion securities worth $4.6 billion, with 412 stocks down, 623 up and 323 unchanged.


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Perinatal Mood Disorders: Understanding and Helping
by Vicky York
© 2007 Midwifery Today, Inc. All rights reserved.
[Editor's note: This article first appeared in The Birthkit Issue 56, Winter 2007.]
Liz, tall and dark-haired, opened the door of her home. She smiled apprehensively and thanked me profusely for coming. I followed her to the bedroom to meet her new baby daughter, as she apologized all the way for the "mess." What I saw was a beautiful home on a hill, with huge, sunny windows revealing a breathtaking view of the city below. Everything was neat as a pin—too neat for someone who just gave birth. Her husband, Rob, was just finishing a diaper change and proudly introduced me to a healthy-looking, hungry baby girl. He seemed happier than Liz did, as she fretted over how the breastfeeding was going, darting around the room and picking things up.
As we began to talk, her husband offered her food. She refused, saying she was too tired to eat, not having slept enough. I had the familiar feeling of things not being right with Liz and asked her how she felt emotionally. She began to cry and confessed that she just felt overwhelmed with all of it—the breastfeeding, the crying, the worrying that she couldn't take care of herself, let alone her baby. She said she was about ready to give up on breastfeeding but felt, at the same time, that this was "all I have to offer my baby in my state of inadequacy."
Nothing I suggested made her feel better and I recognized from experience that she likely had more than one form of perinatal mood disorder. She was too anxious to know when things were okay and too depressed to follow up on suggestions when they weren't okay; and sleep deprivation magnified all of it. She had no appetite and felt guilty for being sad.
I explained that as a doula I couldn't diagnose, but I gave her the name of an excellent counselor who specialized in postpartum recovery. I gave her handouts, some practical tips for calming baby and for mother self-care, as well as my own wording of the Postpartum Support International (PSI) motto: You're not alone; You're not to blame; You will recover.
Twenty percent of all newly-delivered mothers will develop postpartum depression and anxiety, but about one third of my postpartum clients have had it, because they (or their families) are the ones most likely to reach out for doula help.
Many newspaper stories have been written about women who did horrific things while in a state of postpartum psychosis, leading women with postpartum depression to believe they may do such things themselves. Women need to know that psychosis is a different illness than depression, and depression does not "turn into" psychosis. The first symptoms of psychosis typically begin in the first two weeks after birth and involve delusional beliefs: the family would have no doubt that the woman needs to go to the hospital right away.
Cause and Prevention
Many hypotheses have been suggested regarding the cause of perinatal mood disorders (PMD), but few real facts are known. Fluctuations in hormones and brain chemical imbalances play a part in ways not yet understood. We do know about risk factors and prevention techniques. For example, evidence shows that hospital birth increases the risk of PMD. This is likely because the liability-based thinking usually leads to many harsh interventions during birthing, which can affect a mother's moods as well as her feelings of loss of control and capability. In addition, conflicting breastfeeding advice and testing and monitoring that appear to indicate that baby might have a problem both can lead to bonding problems.
Some evidence indicates that Omega-3s can prevent depression and fatigue. Women also need good health care, resources when they are beginning to experience stress, preparation for parenthood, a social network rather than isolation, a good support system at home, arrangements for some way to get necessary sleep and awareness of past history that may predispose them to PMD.
Everyone knows that women are suffering from PMD, and often alone, but few knew how to help until recently. As professionals acquire information, some inevitable errors in treatment will occur—such as overzealous use of drugs without careful evaluation and counseling by specialists, or using drugs too early, when perinatal mood disorders and normal "baby blues" may not be differentiated. Women who are medicated need to be evaluated to ensure that they are on the right combination of drugs for their diagnoses.
Many of us aren't trained professionals, yet we can do a lot. We can validate our sisters' suffering rather than tell them to pick themselves up by the bootstraps. We can reassure them that we will be there to help when they need us and we can carry the hope that they will recover. Women feel that they have so little hope while in the crisis state; hope often is the biggest thing you can provide.
Birth professionals need to listen without judgment and avoid diagnosing. Also important is to be with the mom; educate oneself and be comfortable with, rather than fearful of, mental illness. Families are frightened and confused and need support.
With the stresses of modern life, and technology- and liability-driven birthing, we can expect that the incidence of PMD will not decrease in the near future. Knowing the facts and how to help mothers is therefore critical.
Vicky York, board certified lactation consultant and certified postpartum doula, has helped nearly 600 families in Oregon since 1992 through the postpartum period. She has assisted with adoption, gay couple support, twins, preemies and perinatal mood disorders. She co-facilitates a perinatal mood disorders mother-to-mother support group for women in Eugene, Oregon, and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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How about that Josh Mcroberts?
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I guess we're happy?
And I won't be here to see the day
It all dries up and blows away
I'd hang around just to see
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In Levelland. (James McMurtry)
I love how Josh pleads his case in about every game he plays in ... He is gonna be a real good athletic player once he gets in more games ..
Josh has continued to impress me ..
"They want to be famous. We want to be champions. They want to be rappers and backup dancers. We want to play football." - T.J. Ward, Denver Broncos
Josh tied his career high tonight.
Ford took a terrible shot.. he is so lucky he hit it.
I think Josh will get more time next season. We've got alot of player potentially on the outs, and I doubt we're going to 'stock' up with our few dollars we'll be under the cap with the team having so much trouble with money.
Just the way O'Brien drew up the play.
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I was talking to BillS at halftime about Josh. He thinks it's a case of backup QB syndrome, which I don't agree with at all. However I did admit to him that since I had the chance to sit up close at a game where he was actually playing, I naturally dialed him in off the ball and watched closer.
The issue I saw was with him understanding his defensive assignment and sticking with it. He made some bad switches that seemed to put guys like Danny in tough spots, and early on he flat out left Ty Thomas to come help when he didn't need to which got him burned as Thomas went right to the rim on the dump.
So there are flaws. Where Bill and I disagree is that I think playing time works those things out. Bill thought that until he gets it in practice then he's going to be limited in PT. My feeling is that game experience is so much faster and just different, the learning impact is much higher in games than in practice, that PT earlier on would have those kinks worked out of his game.
I have to say that he showed good IQ at other points (like he usually does). For example, he came to set a PnR with TJ, they didn't really have the spacing so he cleared to the weakside wing which gave TJ dribble room. As he drove it drew Josh's man to help, Josh followed and went right to the rim for the score.
I look at where Noah is now compared to his first year and I see similar players. I definitely think Josh can match Ty or Noah in ability, or come close at least. I'd take a 90% version of either of them in a heartbeat off the bench.
Loved Rush's block of Gordon's shot from behind. Seeing them up close side by side Rush has 3-4 inches at least on Gordon, it's not close. Rush's one bad play was when he passed up an open 3 and then instead ended up turning it over. But otherwise I thought the night was what will come to be a classic Rush evening and if so I'll really take that.
I'm saying it outright - Murphy has become a really good team defender. His help and awareness at that end has been running pretty high. I was thrilled with that part of his game. Apart from roughing up a couple of guys on rebounds tonight, per the norm (Danny's face one of those times was priceless, just mugged), I was happy with what he brought completely.
I know JOB just did this because Foster is hurt or whatever, but I hope he noted how much better the team played with this rotation as well as the general starting lineup and rotation the last 5 or so games. The TJ-Jack blowup has worked perfectly for the Pacers benefit, at least if TJ continues to accept this "Jason Terry" role.
TJ does still get destroyed on defense, often because of his height, but then Terry's no ace defender himself. Rather than Jack being the combo guard 6th man I think TJ fits that role better, especially since that role usually requires you to be a big time scorer.
Ty Thomas smashing Hibberts shot into the floor like a spike. Brutal.
Rose shake and back shimmy move. Brutal. Dude is amazing in person, like seeing Nash just getting started. He's got so many different types of passes in his arsenal and the handles to set them up. Oh, and he can score the ball sometimes.
Josh for the buzzer beating dunk was nice.
Crowd was fantastic. Electric. Really. Standing for the final 2 minutes of play, buzzing from about the 6-7 minutes left mark just sensing a breakthrough even when the team seemed to be letting it slip away.
It feels like the crowd has come to know the team. I also think fans have been wanting to see Roy and Rush as a main point, and perhaps like seeing Jack running the show. It just feels like even more than early in the year with those surprise wins the fans now are connected to the team.
I could see dollar signs in the eyes of TPTB after this one. You want to sell a product, get them in the door and then show them what you had tonight. That'll sell tix more than any promo or ad.
I hope a lot of you were able to hear Troy Murphy after the game.
He gave the coaching staff a lot of credit for keeping the team prepared and playing hard. He also said this is the best locker room he's been in during his 8 year career
Chemistry is important. I hope this carries over next season. I also hope Jack takes the Qualifying Offer and doesn't skip town, but I'm not holding my breath because I doubt the Pacers will pay much to keep him.
Marquis, on the other hand, I'd like to see the Pacers deny him his option and let him go. I like Daniels, but I think we can win without him, now that Brandon is showing what he can do and Mike D coming back sometime next season.
I gotta agree about the electricity of the game. It was really fun to be standing on my feet and yelling myself hoarse. Especially since I went with my friend, a Bulls fan. There was over 15k people there I think, which is pretty good. I hope the people can appreciate this team, and next year come more often.
Rush and Hibbert make me giddy.
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
Buck, I'll give JOB credit on several things tonight. Two specific were:
Ty Thomas killing them, he fetched Josh after him and you notice that Ty's output/impact diminished quite a bit after that.
Bulls pressed the in-bounds and Danny nearly through it away on a long bomb to Josh. JOB called over TJ and Jack and fixed that. At one point I saw him have Jack watch the Bulls players, back to the ball, so that they couldn't come up and make a sneak move. Their press didn't really work after that and they eventually went away from it.
You just have to deal with the chicken-egg situation here. I say that when JOB coaches better the team is more likely to win, whereas I think you feel like people just go in swings based on the results as though the effort/coaching remains constant and sometimes it just doesn't pan out.
Maybe that's not correct, but to me that's the vibe I get from you sometimes when you are countering the complaints about JOB (or various players).
But let's just be fair here, this rotation featured a lot 5 man groups that haven't seen much PT this year, and Jack-Rush-Roy as the starters isn't exactly the standard for this season. My complaint all along was that apart from teaching them the game, there was benefit in the chances to win right away by playing those guys.
So to me seeing these rotations/starters and the subsequent strong play goes hand in hand and only strengthens the earlier complaints that he needed to be doing this all along. However, since my goal is to see the team win and since this is the rotation now I'll hope he recognizes the benefit and sticks with it on into next season.
If he does that I think the team will win more, and therefore he'll be kept around as coach. If he goes off in some other direction and the team struggles then he's going to be done. And our opinions of his abilities won't alter those 2 outcomes I don't think.
Not bad, man, not bad...
That's a lot to say, even though he was with the Warriors the first few seasons...
He shouldn't have risked the game like that. We could have found a much better shot. It kills me that O'Brien probably told TJ "Just go out, work one on one, and shoot the ball". On that last shot. It's bull**** how bad his out of bound plays are.
This is one of those things. Every time I see someone say "we need an athletic PF who focusus on defense blabla... Josh seems to already be one of those kind of guys. A guy who does the dirty work that doesn't show up in the stat sheet. Even when he isn't directly involved in the play he is out there setting screens and whatnot.
I think his rebounding should have been better, but mostly... I am happy with how josh mcroberts lived up to the hype i have been providing him with. Its rewarding.
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That shot is a shot that Ford takes and hits quite often. Not lucky at all.
I've said this the last couple of home games, just watching in my living room. I'm very proud of our crowd and fans. We may be small, but we are mighty!!
I'm not quite sure where to start. This was a nice win. I gave up on the playoffs a long time ago, but I still want them to win every night. There's probably something wrong with me.
Rush - After missing most of the last 2 games, I was hoping for another big offensive night from Brandon. I was impressed with his efficiency, but he seemed to freeze up a bit in the 4th. It really looked like he did not want to be the guy taking the shots down the stretch. I think that was exactly the case on the play Seth mentioned above. His defense on Gordon, however, was fantastic. I think Ben Gordon is probably one of the top 10-15 scorers in the NBA. Rush shut him down early and made him clearly uncomfortable all game long. The Bulls announcers were noticing that Gordon was passing up shots he normally takes. They didn't give Rush any credit, but it's still a telling sign. So in the past 4 games we have Rush scoring 11 points while guarding D-Wade during a 5-24 shooting game, two 29 point games, and Rush scoring 11 while guarding Gordon during a 5-18 shooting game. Pretty impressive.
A side note, why did O'Brien have Jack guarding Gordon when he hit the game-tying shot? At least he wised up and put Rush back on him at the end.
Another note, did anybody else notice Brad Miller's do-si-do screen of Brandon on the last play. Seriously, they had their elbows locked and Miller was spinning him around. Thankfully Danny did an excellent job on the switch.
Ford - TJ played an excellent game. He still does some infuriating things, but he was nearly unstoppable at times. As for the last play, any time you watch an NBA game, the last play is an iso for the best player about 90% of the time. I don't have any problem with the final play last night. Ford is our best scorer in a one-on-one situation.
Jack - His shot wasn't falling, and Chicago was defending him really well. He had a strong 4th quarter with some of the best passing I've seen from him. The four steals were also nice.
McRoberts - I thought he was bad/ineffective in the first half. He played great in the 4th quarter. I'm all for giving the kid more minutes, but it was apparent last night that he's not some all-star that we've got sitting on the bench. He's an athletic kid with a lot of energy who's pretty smart, but hasn't quite put it all together yet.
Granger - I think my expectations are too high for him. I watch the game and I think he's shooting poorly. I check the box score and see that he went 11-19 and 4-10 from the arc. I think to myself, "But he missed so many easy shots..."
It was nice to have Murphy back, but we needed Foster last night, if only so we didn't have to watch Rasho play.
Did anyone else notice that Joakim Noah cannot set a legal screen? He either moves into or leans into the guy he's screening every single time. I'm really surprised he doesn't get called for it more often.
"A man with no belly has no appetite for life."
- Salman Rushdie
I was able to go to the game, it was good stuff. Crowd seemed lively, even if not a full house.
Granger is impressive, man... this was the first game I've been to this year, he looks visibly more athletic and powerful this year, something I didn't catch watching the games from my living room. His shot is so sweet. And I noticed this --- when Granger catches the ball out behind the line, the entire crowd builds up just like we used to do when Reggie used to catch and set behind the line. You just have this feeling you're about to have 3 more points on the board. It's nice to feel that again.
Rush looks like he belongs out there, he's quickly becoming a favorite of mine. It was nice to see McRoberts get some meaningful playing time. I just wish Diener had made it out there, I love that kid.
Looking at jack's stat line does not tell you what he did do in the game. He was active even though his recent production was down.
Ford was fouled on that last shot. Ty fell into him, that is why it looked uglier than usual. Ford has broke down Rose reguarly this season. I have no issues giving him the ball late in the game. It was not a bad out of bounds play. It was excuted for the win, even though it wasn't ideal. It was a win. We trailed going in and McBob gave us the energetic spark needed to overcome the energy of the Bulls.
Our intenistiy grew, were as earlier in the year when faced with a hightened intensity we folded and gave up leads. This team is growing and developing. There are exactly the place I thought they would be going in. I did not expect Dun to be out like this. But I did not expect Daniels and Jack to pick up the slack.
All in all there still is a postive vibe exiting this year. Bird has to build upon that for next season and we could see great things from this team.


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U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann unveiled a 24-man World Cup qualifying roster on Monday morning that features long-time target Timmy Chandler and seven players from the recently completed camp in January.
The squad will depart Miami on Monday night and head to Honduras, where the U.S. will open the final round of qualifying Wednesday in San Pedro Sula (4 p.m. ET, BeIN Sport).
"We want to have a sense of urgency right from the start of the final round," Klinsmann said in a statement. "We have a lot of respect for Honduras, but our message to the team is that we are going there to get three points. One thing we learned from the semifinal round is that you have to bring the right mentality to play in the tough games on the road, and I'm confident we are ready to do that."
Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders), Omar Gonzalez (L.A. Galaxy), Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire) and Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) are the January camp graduates. Only Johnson and Zusi have World Cup qualifying experience.
Chandler is the most notable inclusion among the contingent who plays in Europe or Mexico. The 22-year-old FC Nürnberg defender has played nine times for the U.S. the past two years but only in exhibitions. An appearance in an official match (World Cup or CONCACAF Gold Cup) would tie the German-born son of an American serviceman permanently to the U.S. national team. After avoiding call-ups for those matches in the past, Chandler now is prepared to fully commit to the U.S. and is likely to play on Wednesday in the absence of injured right back Steve Cherundolo (knee).
Defender Clarence Goodson and midfielder Kyle Beckerman are notable absences. Goodson started four of the six qualifiers last year but has had a rough season with struggling Danish club Brøndby, which has been on its winter break since early December, and appears to have been left off in favor of Gonzalez and Besler. Beckerman has been a routine call-up under Klinsmann and appeared in two qualifiers last year. He played well in last week's 0-0 friendly draw with Canada but has heavy competition for a spot in central midfield. Winger Josh Gatt and playmaker Benny Feilhaber also showed flashes of promise against Canada but were excluded on Monday.
The Honduras game will be the first of 10 World Cup qualifiers this year. The top three finishers in the Hexagonal -- a six-team double round robin -- will earn automatic berths in the 2014 World Cup. The fourth-place team then will face a country from Oceania in a two-game playoff for an additional spot.
Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton) and Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire).
Defenders: Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Carlos Bocanegra (Racing Santander), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Edgar Castillo (Club Tijuana), Timmy Chandler (FC Nürnberg), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders), Omar Gonzalez (L.A. Galaxy), Fabian Johnson (TSG Hoffenheim) and Michael Parkhurst (Augsburg).
Midfielders: Michael Bradley (AS Roma), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Maurice Edu (Bursaspor), Jermaine Jones (Schalke 04), Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht), Jose Torres (UANL Tigres), Danny Williams (TSG Hoffenheim) and Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City).
Forwards: Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar), Clint Dempsey (Tottenham Hotspur), Herculez Gomez (Santos Laguna) and Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders).


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The sheriff who arrested two girls for allegedly bullying a 12-year-old into committing suicide says authorities are trying to decide whether they can also charge one of the suspect's parents.
The pair — ages 12 and 14 — were arrested Monday and charged with third-degree felony aggravated stalking in connection with the death of Rebecca Sedwick, of Lakeland, Fla., who jumped from a cement factory tower Sept. 9.
Rebecca, who authorities say was bullied relentlessly for months, was "terrorized" by as many as 15 girls physically and online. One message to Rebecca said she should "drink bleach and die.''
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Tuesday that the bullying began after the 14-year-old suspect began dating a boy Rebecca had been seeing. She "began to harass and ultimately torment Rebecca," Judd said, and prodded the 12-year-old to join in.
The younger suspect has shown "remorse and cooperation" over the incident and was released into her parents' custody, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. The older suspect, described by Judd as "very cold," remains in juvenile custody.
The sheriff said authorities are still investigating the girls, and also trying to decide whether the parents should be charged.
"I'm aggravated that the parents aren't doing what parents should do," Judd told reporters. "Responsible parents take disciplinary action."
Judd told NBC's Today on Wednesday that investigators so far have found no criminal charges that could be filed against the parents, "but if we can find contributing to the delinquency of a child, we would certainly bring that charge."
He said the parents of the 14-year-old suspect are in "total denial."
"They don't think there is a problem here, and that is the problem," he said. Judd added that the girl's parents gave her back her Facebook access even after learning about her alleged bullying of Rebecca. "That's terrible," he said. "That's why we moved fast to lock their daughter up."
The sheriff said the tipping point leading to the arrests came when the older suspect allegedly posted on Facebook on Saturday: "Yes ik [I know] I bullied REBECCA nd she killed her self but IDGAF [I don't give a (expletive)]"
"We decided, look, we can't leave her out there," the sheriff told reporters. "Who else is she going to torment? Who else is she going to harass? Who is the next person she verbally and mentally abuses and attacks?"
The suspect told deputies that her Facebook account was hacked and that she did not write that post, WTSP-TV reported.
A man who answered the phone at the older suspect's Lakeland home told the Associated Press that he was her father and said that "none of it's true."
"My daughter's a good girl, and I'm 100% sure that whatever they're saying about my daughter is not true," he said.
A man who answered the door at the home of the younger suspect identified himself as her father. He told WTSP that he had lost a daughter himself years ago and that his whole family is devastated over what happened to Rebecca.
"I feel horrible about the whole situation, but like I said, there's two sides to every story," he told the Tampa TV station.
"The day that this happened, we all felt super horrible. I've even brought my daughter numerous times to the grave where she jumped. She even went over there and prayed at night, but that's all that can be done right now and I can't really say too much more," he said.
John Borgen, the boyfriend at the center of the feud between Rebecca and the two suspects, said he was "shocked" by her suicide.
"(It) made me mad because she should have just told somebody," Borgen told WTSP. He said he knew as many as 15 girls from school were teaming up against his former girlfriend, but never expected what happened.
"They need to take life seriously," Borgen said. "Why do you need to be bullying somebody?"
Rebecca's mother, Tricia Norman, told reporters that the day the arrests were announced was "really rough," WTSP-TV reported.
"It is bittersweet for me," she said. "There's some relief. There's some regret. There's some sadness because of her birthday being this weekend."
Norman, who has created an anti-bullying page on Facebook in her daughter's name, said the suspects needed help.
"I can't say that I want these girls to spend the rest of their time in jail or any time in jail, but they do need serious rehabilitation," she told reporters.
Rebecca's mother said both girls were former friends of her daughter and that the younger girl had even been in her home for a slumber party.
"I had to ask her to leave because of problems with other girls. She was doing bad things and gossiping; she made other girls cry," she said. "I told her she had to leave. I always had a bad feeling about that girl."
Sheriff Judd, noting the suspects have clean criminal records, said that the girls — if convicted — are not likely to serve much time in jail, if any.


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An Oakland man who allegedly crashed into a school bus in Mill Valley after fleeing police in San Anselmo was released on bail while authorities continued their investigation Thursday.
Adrian Lee Thompson, 31, was arrested on suspicion of burglary, conspiracy, recklessly evading police, resisting or obstructing police and assault with a deadly weapon.
The bail amount for the alleged offenses came to $50,000, which Thompson was able to arrange.
The district attorney's office is reviewing the case for potential charges.
Central Marin police were still looking for a second suspect who ran away while Thompson allegedly fled in an SUV, said Cpl. Sethi Jervan.
The incident began at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, when the Bank of America in downtown San Anselmo told police that a man at the counter was trying to cash a fraudulent check.
Another man was standing near the man at the counter, and a third was seen pacing in and out of the bank.
When a Central Marin police officer arrived and tried to contact the man pacing outside the bank, the man fled to a white Land Rover parked nearby and started driving away.
The officer chased him and tried to open the door, pounding on the window and telling the suspect to stop, Jervan said. The driver accelerated and the officer was struck by the SUV's side mirror.
Police said the suspect steered the SUV directly at another patrol car that was arriving at the crime scene, then drove up on a sidewalk to escape. Witnesses said the SUV hit a small shed outside a business before heading east on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard.
The driver raced through Ross, Kentfield and Greenbrae at speeds of 50 to 60 mph, weaving into turn lanes and blowing through red lights.
Jervan said police and sheriff's deputies did not pursue at high speeds because of the potential risk to the public.
When the SUV reached Highway 101, it was seen heading south at about 100 mph with a blown, smoking tire. The SUV crashed into a school bus on southbound Highway 101 near the East Blithedale Avenue exit into Mill Valley.
Thompson was arrested at gunpoint and taken to Marin General Hospital for treatment of his injuries. He was booked into Marin County Jail on Wednesday night.
The driver of the school bus was taken to Marin General Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The bus had no passengers.
The man who tried to cash the fraudulent check at the bank is not a suspect. Jervan said the other two men approached him and offered him money if he would cash a check for them.
"He was not aware that they were trying an illegal transaction," she said.
The other man at the bank counter ran off and escaped. Police did not release a detailed description of him.
Central Marin police said the wrecked Land Rover was registered to Thompson and contained suspected stolen property. The investigation is continuing.
The Land Rover, which was parked in a reserved space for the disabled outside Bank of America, also contained a disability placard that had been stolen in Oakland.
Thompson could not be reached for comment Thursday.
The owner of the flower kiosk, Linda Spediacci, said she was just closing up for the day when the heard sirens and turned to see the SUV heading straight at her. The vehicle clipped the kiosk but did not level it.
"We kind of hooked eyes and he made a severe left turn," said Spediacci, whose business is Linda's Flower Box. "He went between my flower box and the tree. And fortunately there was no kids, no strollers, no babies, no people.
"I just ducked back in my flower box. I was stunned. ... It was all like slow motion."
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Lorna wrote:1st Rule of Cooking: If it can be wrapped in Bacon, it should be.
2nd Rule of Cooking: EVERTHING, can be wrapped in Bacon.
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Migrating from Mobile Analytics to App Monitoring
Introducing App Monitoring!
We are excited to announce that Mobile Analytics has now been integrated into Apigee App Services and rename App Monitoring! Now you will be able to manage, view and run all of Apigee's App Services and Mobile Analytics services with one set of SDKs, one admin portal, and one login. Even better, you will be able to use your existing Mobile Analytics login. The new App Services brings a variety of great improvements to the App Monitoring experience, including improved data visualization and an easier-to-use interface.
What does this change mean to me?
Due to the integration, we will soon be sunsetting the legacy Mobile Analytics backend and SDK and requiring all users to adopt the new App Services with App Monitoring. The migration process is fast and easy–in fact, if you have already adopted the newest version of the App Services SDK for iOS, Android or JavaScript, you're already sending usage, network performance and error/crash log data to App Monitoring.
Migrating from Mobile Analytics to App Monitoring
Just follow these simple steps to complete the migration from Mobile Analytics to App Monitoring:
- Remove the Mobile Analytics SDK from your source code, including any initialization code.
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Cambridge, Mass., As on-line technology continues to flourish, so too will on-line retail sales burgeon. According to Forrester Research, the $172 billion in U.S. on-line retail sales in 2005 will nearly double to $329 billion by 2010.
The 14% compound annual increase of e-commerce mainly can be attributed to retailers' new approaches to on-line consumers. Rather that seeing on-line stores as a low-cost supplement, retailers now view the e-commerce as a channel to improve customer service and retention.
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Sao Paulo: Football icon Diego Maradona says he is not happy with Argentina's performance at the World Cup despite them making the quarter-finals.
In his nightly Venezuelan television broadcast De Zurda, Maradona said he felt "bitter" and "angry" after watching Argentina's 1-0 extra-time victory over Switzerland 1-0 on Tuesday.
"I have the impression we haven't really got going," the former national team player and coach said, adding the squad was showing only 40 per cent of its potential.
Argentina's main man: Lionel Messi. Photo: Reuters
"There are players who haven't really started to play in the World Cup," he said. This could lead to problems in the quarter-final match against Belgium on Saturday.
"If Argentina do not wake up, then were are in difficulty," he said, citing "a lack of rhythm and pace up front".
Referring to Lionel Messi, Maradona said: "The boy is more-or-less on his own. If things don't go right for him, we should not blame him for the Argentina disaster."


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Two years ago Cedar Key was holding its breath as the BP's Deepwater Horizon well spewed oil into the Gulf of Mexico and doomsayers fretted that a hurricane would blow the stuff our way.
It did not happen. The clam industry and the town's tourism industry were not touched by oil like the Panhandle beaches were. There were some effects as Florida seafood got a bad rap.
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Anyone ever seen these two before. Cute.
A friend found these a few years ago and now they are mine. Interesting and small. More history on them later I just wanted to show them to you for now.
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IthrowRocs wrote:While briefing over this thread I may have missed this suggestion, but anyway. In my return to disc golf, in Mi., in January, I have been using Blistex on the problem areas of my hands, and it has prevented cracking. It does take some rubbing it in, and of course you want to remove it from the grip areas of your hand (I never use it within a few hours of a round).
Hmmm. The same Blistex meant for use on chapped lips? I'm slightly intrigued as I too experience frequent cracking in my hands, particularly during the winter months.


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|Sunday June 18, 2006 @10:49AM
|Viral Marketing to Become the Norm?
|Saturday May 20, 2006 @05:03PM
|Apple's New NYC Cube Store
|Monday May 08, 2006 @10:36PM
|Intel Names Upcoming Chips
|Friday April 28, 2006 @05:54PM
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