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Q:At a door way, connecting a tile floor to a wood floor that are uneven. The drop, exactly from the lowest point to being flush with the higher floor is exactly an inch. Whish of your thresholds would work best?
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Ajax are one of the world's biggest clubs. Manchester United managed Louis Van Gaal made grew his and the club's reputation during his time in charge. The club are also responsible for allowing Luis Suarez to burst on to the football scene, before he moved to Liverpool. The star is now considered one of the biggest and best players in the world. The club have always developed young players, given them their chance and eventually sold them for a huge profit. All in all, Ajax are one of the worlds biggest clubs, and for that reason fans will always choose to wear their soccer jerseys.
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BIRTHDAY presents don't come much bigger than your very own island.
Unfortunately for Sam Notaro, turning his own house into an island wasn't what he had in mind.
Sam's house in Moorland was left stranded in its own little sea after the surrounding area flooded badly.
Sam, who turned 40 last Saturday, was flooded in 2012 and is particularly annoyed with how the Environmental Agency have handled his predicament.
Sam sad: "It's even worse than 2012. What's frustrating when the water gets to a certain level we turn on the pumps but then the Environment Agency didn't do it in time."
"When they turned the pumps on but then people complained about the noise so they have to turn the pumps off at night."
Sam and his dad Joe had to put up demarcation to show deep the water was because they were afraid of people who didn't know the area driving straight into the floods and get stuck.
Sam said: "I know we live in a flood plain but basically the people at the Environment Agency are idiots."
Paul Gayney from the Environment Agency said: "There was some maintenance work when the pumps weren't running but otherwise we have never not had them running.
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- BSO Case Number: WP13-05-0934
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- Date: May 26, 2013
- Time: midnight
- Place of Occurrence: 1750 S.W. 57th Ave, West Park
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Broward Sheriff's Office homicide detectives are looking for the person who shot a homeless man one time in the head at midnight Sunday. Darryl Keith Hardnett, who is in extremely critical condition, had been sitting on the patio of the house when he was shot.
Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue treated Hardnett on scene and transported him to Memorial Regional Hospital.
The homeowner, who often rents rooms in his house for short periods of time, told detectives he heard the shot and ran outside to the patio, where he found Hardnett.
Anyone with information about this shooting can report it directly to BSO Det. Valerian Perez at (954) 321-4356 or earn reward money by making an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers of Broward County at (954) 493-TIPS (8477) or online at www.browardcrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers will give up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest.
INVESTIGATORS: Homicide Dets. V. Perez, Forsberg; Sgt. Feeley; Crime Scene; West Park; BSFR
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As fall fades away and winter looms ahead, things just get really busy for most parents. School is in full swing, the holidays are just around the corner, and it seems like it is just go-go-go most of the time.
Which is why I really love dinners that I can make ahead of time, whether it means prepping the whole thing and sticking it in the freezer for a later date or throwing a bunch of things in the crockpot first thing in the morning.
If you are looking for family-friendly meals that won't have you scouring the pantry (or takeout menus) at 5:30 p.m., here are nineteen recipes to check out:
Sweet Potato Tinfoil Tacos
This is one of my all-time favorite recipes (I know it sounds a little weird- I've never met someone who didn't love it, though). I like that I can prep them in advance and then stick them in the oven when I'm ready.
White Chicken Chili
I love how inexpensive and easy this meal is, and that there is no pre-cooking of anything before it goes in the crockpot. Just a quick chop of an onion and then throw everything else straight in.
Sweet and Sour Meatballs
This is one of my husband's very favorite dishes. The meatballs freeze wonderfully and then you can just make some rice to serve with them when you are ready!
Tomato Soup
This is not your average tomato soup – it has an array of spices, coconut milk, and tons of suggestions for how to serve it (with a poached egg, over rice, with yogurt, etc). Freezes beautifully and, like your basic tomato soup, goes fantastically with a grilled cheese sandwich.
Manicotti Florentine
I love spinach pasta dishes and this is a sure-fire one with three kinds of cheeses!
Tex Mex Chicken and Beans
Another one of those fantastic crockpot meals where prepping it takes a total of five minutes. Even less, if you're quick with a knife. And the final product is one of my favorite winter meals – thick, spicy, and delicious.
Winter Chicken Pot Pie
This gorgeous pot pie is exactly what you want to see when you're an hour away from dinner time and desperately rummaging through your freezer.
Slow Cooker Mushroom Stroganoff
A great vegetarian alternative to traditional stroganoff, this is the kind of recipe that makes you happy to have a crockpot.
Sloppy Sams
Instead of ground beef, these sloppy joes are made with lentils. When I make them, it's hard for me to resist eating the filling with a spoon. Make them the morning of or freeze them, then reheat before dinner and slap on some hamburger buns.
Spaghetti Pie
I got this recipe from my mother-in-law and it is always a smash hit, with kids and adults alike. Undercook the noodles just a bit and freeze it before baking.
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I love Indian food, but I've found very few recipes that I'm happy with when I make them at home. This one, though, is just about as good as our favorite local Indian take-out place.
Chicken Satay and Taquitos
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Chicken Enchiladas
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Broccoli and Rice Casserole
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MIAMI -- D-backs senior director of team travel Roger Riley stood in the visitor's clubhouse at Marlins Park following Friday night's victory over the Marlins and shouted, "Show and go again tomorrow!"
In the dog days of August and in the midst of a 10-game road trip that has already included a rainout and a doubleheader, having back-to-back show and go days is welcomed by players.
Show and go simply means that players are asked to report to the ballpark later than usual and there is no batting practice or infield drills. They just show up and go play.
"You should have been in here to hear the reaction when Roger yelled it was show and go," second baseman Aaron Hill said. "We obviously can't do it every day, but long road trip, and it's funny how much grown men get excited about little things."
In August 2011, manager Kirk Gibson called for a show and go with the team on the road and in the midst of a six-game losing streak. The D-backs won that night and ended up going five straight days without batting practice during what was a nine-game winning streak.
"You can tend to get dragging a little bit, and to do something cool like show and go, it kind of just instantly gives guys a little pep in their step," veteran infielder Cliff Pennington said. "It just gives you a little burst of energy. At this point in time, missing a day or two of [batting practice] isn't going to change how we hit. So it's the perfect time to try and do it."
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Of all the risks of doing business in China, the greatest is the threat posed by environmental degradation. And yet it's barely discussed in corporate boardrooms. This is a serious mistake. Multinationals may be more concerned with intellectual property rights violations, corruption, and potential political instability, but the Chinese government, NGOs, and the Chinese press have been focused squarely on the country's energy shortages, soil erosion, lack of water, and pollution problems, which are so severe they might constrain GDP growth. What's more, the Chinese expect the international community to take the lead in environmental protection. If that doesn't happen, multinationals face clear risks to their operations, their workers' health, and their reputations. In factoring environmental issues into their China strategies, foreign firms need to be both defensive, taking steps to reduce harm, and proactive, investing in environmental protection efforts. Coca-Cola, for example, installed state-of-the-art bottling plants in China that operate with no net loss of water resources. Mattel increased the safety of its Barbie-manufacturing process to protect workers' health. With its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, GE is shrinking its environmental footprint in China; more proactively, GE is working closely with the Chinese government and scientists to develop clean coal, water purification, and water reuse technologies. In considering the value of such efforts, companies can not only factor in reduced risk but also increased opportunity, as they use innovations designed for the Chinese market in the rest of the world. The bottom line: How well multinationals address environmental issues in China will affect their fortunes in one of the most important economies in the world.
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ByDaisuke Wakabayashi
Sony plans to launch the next PlayStation 4 in North America on Nov. 15–likely marking the first time that Sony will sell the console in the U.S. market first, ahead of Japan. It is a departure from tradition and a subtle sign of shifting priorities for the Japanese company.
Historically, Sony has introduced its PlayStation hardware in Japan before rolling out the game system to other markets. This was born from convenience and practicality, because the company used to build its PlayStation consoles in Japan and Japanese consumers strongly supported Sony's videogame offerings.
Now, most of its production is done by contract manufacturers in China and Japanese consumers make up a smaller portion of its customer base.
Sony said it will announce the launch timing of the PS4 in Japan at a Sept. 9 news conference. Sony declined to say when the launch date would be, but the expectation is that Japan will not be first this time around.
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Dotel won't throw until elbow swelling goes down
DETROIT -- Octavio Dotel continues to receive treatment for inflammation in his right elbow, a week after the condition left him unavailable for the end of the West Coast trip and eventually landed him on the 15-day disabled list.
Dotel won't pick up a baseball again until he shows no symptoms of swelling in the elbow. When that happens, he'll begin a throwing progression before likely getting back into action in a Minor League rehab assignment.
At this rate, it's questionable whether Dotel will be ready to return when he's eligible to come off the DL next Sunday. The longer he's out, the more Major League seasoning hard-throwing closer prospect Bruce Rondon will get. Rondon has pitched in two games since his arrival from Triple-A Toledo.
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REDWOOD CITY — A former Clayton official convicted of felony embezzlement skipped his sentencing hearing Monday because he is vacationing with family, his attorney told the court.
San Mateo County Judge Jonathan Karesh previously warned former Clayton vice mayor Joe Medrano, who is free on bail, to be prepared to go to jail Monday, but when he failed to show up at 9 a.m., Karesh issued a no-bail arrest warrant for him.
More than an hour after the hearing, Karesh agreed to hold the warrant until a rescheduled sentencing hearing at 10 a.m. Friday.
His attorney, Matt Oliveri, said Medrano chose to go on vacation after a court clerk on Wednesday said the hearing had been vacated. A clerk for Karesh called Friday and said that wasn't so, but Medrano was already gone and did not respond to calls, text messages and emails from his attorney.
In October, a jury found Medrano, an insurance broker, guilty of taking $159,000 from one of his clients and never forwarding the money to an insurance company. Instead, Medrano deposited the money into his own account. He faces up to four years in prison.
Prosecutors have urged Karesh to give Medrano the maximum penalty for his crime, arguing that he has never shown remorse or apologized to his victims.
Medrano's attorneys, who have asked for probation for their client, say he has already suffered enough. Medrano lost his City Council seat, his insurance broker license and his business as a result of his conviction. He resigned from the City Council in October and was not re-elected in November.
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Pardon the "My Fair Lady" reference, but this is one of the main issues in Chance Theater's West Coast premiere of the hilarious dinosaur musical parody, "Triassic Parq – The Musical."
If you are familiar with the film (or, dare I say the book) "Jurassic Park," then you know that one of the security precautions put in place at the state-of-the-art amusement park was to make all the dinosaurs female so there wouldn't be any unsanctioned breeding. Only problem is the scientists used frog DNA to bring the dinos back to life, and frogs have been known to change genders in order to allow the continuation of their species.
Huh. Well, that probably won't end up being important, right?
So what would that actually be like? Imagine it: You're a woman, surrounded by other women, and then one day a new appendage starts growing. What would happen? Would this new development be welcomed? Would it be met with fear and shunning? Would it be a hilarious premise for a new musical?
The actors had an interesting challenge going into rehearsals for "Triassic Parq." What does it mean to be a man, and how is it different from being a woman?
To further complicate matters, writer-director Marshall Pailet, Chance's 2013 resident playwright, cast two women as male dinosaurs and two men as female dinosaurs. Let the interesting, and potentially awkward conversations begin!
A frank dialogue opened up during early rehearsals as everyone shared, with as many details as possible, what the male and female experiences are like.
We don't really take the time to walk in the shoes of the opposite gender, or address the different approaches and thought processes we have about things like love, family and community. For example, when it comes to family, a female typically feels nurturing, while a male feels protective. In communities, a female wants everyone to come together, while the male wants to take charge. In selecting a partner, a female looks for strength, while a male surrenders to attraction.
Or am I completely off base? These are assumptions made by a man who has never been a woman – although I have been accused of having a rather substantial feminine side.
During these early conversations, the actors discovered there were plenty of differences but also a lot of similarities they hadn't anticipated. Such frank discussions revealed that in many ways, a woman can be like a man – do women never surrender to the allure of attraction, or have a crude sense of humor? – and a man can be like a woman. Hey, we can appreciate a good face peel and someone just to hold us at night, too!
So are we really that different? YES! And it's hilarious to watch the transformation.
– Casey Long is co-founder and managing director at Chance Theater, 5552 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim Hills. "Triassic Parq – The Musical" runs through Feb. 24. For more: 714-777-3033 or chancetheater.com.


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Dr. Barbara A. Hansen Is Named To Muskingum's First Endowed Chair
Dr. Barbara A. Hansen, a well-respected educator, administrator, and former superintendent of the East Muskingum County School System, was installed on October 13, 2005, as the The Dave Longaberger Professor of Teaching & Learning and Distinguished Professor of Education at Muskingum College.
"This Chair is the first endowed chair in the 168-year history of Muskingum College. This is undeniably a milestone – a visible symbol of our shared understanding that dynamic teaching and learning is essential for the betterment of our community," said Muskingum College President Anne C. Steele.
Dr. Hansen's distinguished 34-year career in public education includes two
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Her tenure at the East Muskingum School District was marked by progressively greater responsibilities that showcased her innumerable skills in the classroom and in leadership positions. Before becoming superintendent, she served as gifted education resource director, director of special projects, principal and assistant superintendent. Her teaching experience has left virtually no student of any age untouched and spans elementary school through adult education, including faculty appointments at Muskingum College, Ashland University, and Ohio University.
"…To create for tomorrow's students a legacy of continuous improvement which reflects the successes of the past, the practices of the present, and the promises of the future . . ." is the vision statement of the East Muskingum School District, but Dr. Hansen did not simply follow that vision, she personified it and gave it life.
As superintendent, Dr. Hansen's energy and spirit of collaboration set the district on the path to success, with an unprecedented period of building and renovation in which every facility in the district was improved. These projects included construction of a new middle school, capital improvements to four elementary schools and an intermediate school and the renovation of and addition to John Glenn High School.
A critical part of Dr. Hansen's wisdom, however, was to realize that "brick and mortar" improvements are only one component of providing quality education. As a result, she oversaw the implementation of extraordinary, cutting-edge technology in all of the district's buildings. These include the establishment of the Digital Academy, electronic grade cards, distance learning capabilities, new security systems and an automated district library system. With the successful passage of tax levies in 1998 and 2003 - each by a margin of nearly 60 percent - the future of the East Muskingum schools has never been brighter.
She is a member of the American Association of School Administrators, the Buckeye Association of School Administrators, Phi Delta Kappa and the Ohio School Boards Association. In 2003, the Buckeye Association of School Administrators honored Dr. Hansen for "exemplary leadership." That same year, she was named an "outstanding administrator" by the Ohio School Boards Association. She also has been recognized by the National School Public Relations Association, receiving their Crystal Award, and the Golden Achievement Award. In 2000, she received the YWCA Women of Achievement Award.
A graduate of The Ohio State University, Dr. Hansen majored in history and government, and minored in English, while earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education. She earned a Master of Arts degree in Adult Education from Ohio State and her Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Administration from Ohio University in Athens.
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Belgrade Security Forum discusses key regional and global security challenges
From 14 to16 September 2011 more than 200 policymakers, security experts and academics from 20 Allied and partner countries gathered at the first-ever Belgrade Security Forum.
The conference was opened by the Serbian President Boris Tadić who stressed his country's full commitment to support multilateral and regional approaches in order to respond to the 21st century security challenges. In particular he mentioned organised crime as one of the problems that the Western Balkans region needed to tackle urgently. President Tadić expressed confidence that Serbia and other countries of the region would become members of the European Union, describing the process of European integration as "irreversible".
Delegates discussed a variety of regional and global security policies, including developments in the Middle East, energy security, relations with Russia and the role of the media in the Western Balkans. The Foreign Ministers of the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Hungary exchanged views on the benefits of regional cooperation.
NATO was represented by Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges Ambassador Gabor Ikody and Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy Dr. Stefanie Babst, who participated in a panel with the Slovenian Defence Minister Ljubica Jelušič on Women Leaders in the Security Sector. The panel discussed the progress being made by the Balkans countries in implementing national action plans on UNSCR 1325 "Women, Peace and Security". Dr. Babst applauded the Serbian national Action Plan, saying that it was a role model for other countries. Minister Jelušič stressed that, while some progress had been made, it was important to implement the Action Plans into practice.
The Belgrade Security Forum was organised by three prominent Serbian NGOs: the Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence, the European Movement in Serbia and the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy. The conference is intended to become an annual international event hosted by Serbia.


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Think finding time during the holidays for shopping, family, vacation days, flu season, kids out of school and recovering from all of the above is a difficult
Try producing a play.
Sure, it's easy for Jeff Lowe and Stacy Lowe, the brains and brawn behind Bay Area Stage. One small
little problem.
"Not everyone lives and breathes theatre like Jeff and I do and I have to be reminded of that," Loew said.
Still, "The Pirates of Penzance" not only opens today, running weekends through Jan. 27. But it plays at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum, a 100-seat venue hosting a three-week production for the first time.
Arrrrgh? Not so, said Lowe.
"Luckily for me and this production, my actors are extremely talented and committed and for many of them, reviving roles they had played for other theatre companies," Lowe said.
"Pirates" was a production "many of our actor-friends had urged BAS to produce," she added.
It was set early summer, 2012 with cast and rehearsals in full-swing "when we decided to postpone the production so that it could have our full attention," Loew said.
Coming out of "Arsenic and Old Lace" and "Oliver," Loew and Lowe "were spreading ourselves too thinly at that time to do the production justice," Loew said.
January "seemed to be a great time to revive the production," she said. "It's a relatively quiet time with other theatre companies."
Which meant, fortunately, most of the cast
was available.
As for the venue, the naval museum "is a charming, intimate space that, with all the nautical artifacts and memorabilia, fit in well with the sea-faring pirate theme," Loew said.
As the director, Loew said the greatest challenge "has been working with my cast and crew's schedule, especially with the holidays in-between. In community theatre where performers act for free, their lives outside of theatre is a huge consideration."
Loew praised music director Ben Malkevitch as "a dream come true. He knows Gilbert and Sullivan inside and out."
If you go
What: Pirates of Penzance by Bay Area Stage
When: Jan. 11-27
Where: Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum, 734 Marin St., Vallejo
Tickets: $18 general, $15 senior/student
Info: bayareastage.org


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Victor Maog Spearheads 2g's INSTANT VAUDEVILLE: BREAKING BAMBOO at HERE Arts Center, 11/16-18
Victor Maog has been appointed the new Artistic Director of Second Generation (2g) Gladys Chen, Board President, announced today, and will start his new position by spearheading 2g's signature event, Instant Vaudeville.
Mr. Maog will bring his many talents to Second Generation's mission of supporting the Asian American theater community by bringing this population's stories to the world's stage.
"Victor Maog is one of the leading lights of his generation- smart, talented, capable, and an artist with deep principles and integrity," said Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director of The Public Theater. "I've been delighted to be his colleague in the theater, and am even more delighted he will be assuming the Artistic Directorship of Second Generation. He's going to make a real impact."
Maog says, "In 1993, at age 20, I made my professional directing debut with the Filipino theatre company, Teatro Ng Tanan [Theatre for Everyone] in San Francisco. It kickstarted my career. Since then my artistic work has reached corners of America I couldn't have ever imagined and now I sit as Director of Theatre for the oldest performing arts school in the nation but it can all be traced back to that initial investment by my own community. I want to do that for others."
Considered "one of the nation's leading young Asian-American directors" (Denver Post), Victor Maog's award-winning work has reached over half the continental United States and has been cited as "Best of" and "Critic's Picks" for publications such as the Boston Globe, Backstage, and others. An artist and producer with national and international credits, Mr. Maog has been the Director of Perry-Mansfield's Theatre Department since 2008.
He continues, "I'm honored to be asked to take on leadership at a time when there is a national dialogue about Asian representation. There is no reason Asian artists should account for only 2% of roles on major New York stages. Simply put, 2g's family of actors, writers, directors, and designers are – bar none – some of the best creators, thinkers, and rule-breakers I know."
November 16 - 18 at HERE
2g's 16th season launches with Instant Vaudeville: Breaking Bamboo which brings more than 35 overachieving, slightly shy, yet sensual Asian American artists together on one stage. Maog states, "People have been asking where our artists are? The answer is HERE. Right now. 2g is the hub for the next generation of form-bending, ceiling-breaking, morbidly-gifted Asian American talent."
Instant Vaudeville: Breaking Bamboo plays at HERE, 145 Sixth Ave. (enter on Dominick Street one block south of Spring), NYC 10013, from November 16-18, 2012. Friday and Saturday night @ 7:00pm. Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00pm. Tickets are free and reservations are required. Reservations can be made at www.2g.org.
Instant Vaudeville: Breaking Bamboo is a series of 8 original works by new and emerging Asian American artists, culminating in four free public performances. A staple of 2g's annual programming, it challenges teams to create live theatre in a fast, furious and collaborative manner over the course of one week. Playwright/director and/or devising ensembles will create 6-8 minute pieces of theater across a variety of genres such as puppetry plays, musicals, improvisation, choreography (dance and/or fight), clowning, physical theater, dramas and comedies.
2012 writers and directors include:
Jon Kern (Modern Terrorism/Second Stage, 2012 Laurents/Hatcher Foundation Award; writer, The Simpsons),
May Adrales (David Henry Hwang's upcoming Dance and The Railroad at Signature Theater, Williamstown, Goodman),
Clarence Coo (2012 Yale Drama Series Prize),
Susan Soon He Stanton (2012 Public/Emerging Writers Group, Clubbed Thumb),
Deen (2009 Public/Emerging Writers Group, Interact),
Kristina Haruna Lee (Joe's Pub, Ars Nova),
Aya Ogawa (Soho Rep/Joyce),
Snehal Desai (2011 Drama League Classical Fellow - Old Globe),
Andrew Pang (Steppenwolf),
Soomi Kim (2009 NY Innovative Theatre Award),
Mrinalini Kamath,
Mo Zhou (Oregon Shakespeare Festival),
Edgar Mendoza (2010 Dramatist Guild Fellow),
Thang Dao (2009 Princess Grace Choreography Fellowship),
Samantha Chanse,
Suzi Takahashi (NYTW),
Ralph Pena (OBIE & Drama Desk winner, Ma-Yi)
2g's Artistic Director Victor Maog.
Ying Le produces the event.
This production is a part of the Sublet Series@HERE, HERE's curated rental program, which provides artists with subsidized space and equipment, as well as technical support. Go to www.2g.org for more information.
Victor Maog (Artistic Director – Second Generation) has collaborated at the NYSF/Public Theater, Hartford Stage, Williamstown, Ma-Yi, Lark, MCC, The Working Theater, New Dramatists, Intar, and directed/taught for NYU/Tisch, UPenn, Fordham, and others. Victor was one of six directors in the United States to become a Fellow of the 2004-06 National Endowment for the Arts/Theatre Communications Group Career Development Program, in addition to being awarded the 2005 Paula Altvater Fellowship at Cornerstone, 2000-2002 Van Lier Directing Fellowship at Second Stage, and the 1993 U.S. Dept. of Labor's Presidential Award for Outstanding Academic Enrichment for his collaborations with disadvantaged youth. A member of the Lincoln Center Director's Lab, OBIE-winning Partial Comfort Productions, Gotham Stage Company, and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Victor has been a mentor director for the Kennedy Center's American College Theatre Festival and served as a U.S. Delegate to the 31st InterNational Theatre Institute/UNESCO World Congress in Manila. His long-term collaboration about sex slavery, Total Power Exchange by Edith Freni, was nominated for the "New American Plays for Russia" initiative. In addition, Matthew Paul Olmos' The Nature of Captivity, which he directed as part of Mabou Mines' 40th season, was awarded "Top Prize for the Americas" -- out of over 1000 plays -- in the BBC's 2011 International Playwrighting Competition. A graduate of New York University's Gallatin School with concentrations in Global Leadership and Performance Studies, Maog just completed his fifth summer as Director of Theater for the 99 year-old Perry-Mansfield in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. There he launched P-M Premieres (commissioning and producing new works by Smokey Joe's Cafe conceiver Otis Sallid, Megan Mostyn-Brown, Andrea Thome, Edith Freni, AaRon Jones and Susan Soon He Stanton), P-M Professional Track/New Works Festival with NYC's Second Stage Theatre and the P-M Winter Intensive at The Juilliard School. A. Rey Pamatmat's time travel play, Out of Joint, originally commissioned and produced by Maog was honored with the 2012 Princess Grace Special Project Award. www.victormaog.com
Second Generation's mission is to support the Asian American theater community by bringing this population's stories to the world's stage. 2g provides an artistic home for emerging talent by cultivating a hive of creative activity, both on stage—through developmental programs and performances—and of —through the support and cultivation of a thriving artist community. Over the last 15 years, we have cultivated 400 Asian American artists and brought their original work to over 148,800 theatergoers from across New York City. 2g is the hub for the next generation of Asian American talent.
Many artists have benefited from developing their work at 2g including Julia Cho (2010 winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize), Lloyd Suh (NEA/Arena Stage New Play Development Project, the Jerome Foundation, South Coast Repertory, Theatre Communications Group, NY Foundation of the Arts, and the New York State Council on the Arts), Michael Golamco (2010 Helen Merrill Award for Playwriting), Michi Barall (John Golden Incentive grant), and A. Rey Pamatmat (2010-11 Princess Grace Award, 2011-12 PONY Fellowship, and the 2012-13 Hodder Fellowship at Princeton). All of these writers have participated in our In the Works (ITW) reading series and have gone on to have their work produced in commercial and not-for-profit theatre companies. Julia Cho's Round and Round, started as a short play in 2008's ITW and grew to a full-length called The Language Archive and produced at South Coast Repertory and the Roundabout Theater (NY). Michi Barall's Iph/Then, also a 2008 ITW play, had production with Ma-Yi Theater Company under its new title, Rescue Me. Michael Golamco's Heartbreaker also presented in 2008's ITW was developed into the full length play Year Zero at Victory Gardens (2009) and Second Stage Theater (2010). Lloyd Suh's American Hwangap received its first workshop jointly by 2g and the Lark Theater in 2006 and was later produced by Magic Theater, Ma-Yi Theater and The Play Company, and Denver Center in 2009. Finally, A. Rey Pamatmat had the world premiere of Thunder Above, Deeps Below with 2g in 2009 and has since had regional productions. It was recently published thru Samuel French.


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Biffy Clyro Part Of Pioneering Virtual Reality Experience
Biffy Clyro have teamed up with tech giants Samsung to create a pioneering virtual reality experience
Biffy Clyro Announce Intimate Acoustic Show
Biffy Clyro will play an intimate acoustic show in Surrey in October.
Biffy Clyro Release 'Animal Style' Video
Biffy Clyro have released a video for their track Animal Style
Biffy Clyro Release 'Wolves Of Winter' Video
Biffy Clyro have released a music video for track Wolves Of Winter.
Mike Vennart (Oceansize/Biffy Clyro) Streaming Song From Solo Album
Biffy Clyro Have 20 New 'Aggressive' Songs
More Stories for Biffy Clyro Biffy Clyro Music
KISS Stars Gene Simmons and Ace Frehley Reunite On Stage
Foo Fighters Carpool Karaoke Appearance Goes Online
Stone Temple Pilots Stream Unreleased Song 'Only Dying'
Pete Townshend Reveals Secret Marriage and Sabbatical Plan
Metallica Release Live 'Seek & Destroy' Video
The Sex Pistols Expand Bollocks For 40th Anniversary
Billy Joel In The Studio For The Stranger 40th Anniversary
Marilyn Manson Suggests A Collaboration With Justin Bieber
Little Big Town, Kacey Musgraves, Midland Cover ELO Classic
Bush Release 'Lost In You' Music Video
Singled Out: The Living's Delay
AC/DC's Phil Rudd Cancels Fall Tour
Iron Maiden Preview The Book Of Souls Concert Film And Live Album
Foo Fighters Cover AC/DC Classic With Hives Frontman
Bruce Springsteen Releases '78 Show for Hurricane Relief
Katy Perry Shares Photos From Witness Tour Kick Off
Nick Jonas Talks Upcoming 'Jumanji' Reboot
Taylor Swift Befriends Rat Co-Star in New Behind the Scenes Clip
Fergie Releases Stylish 'Like It Ain't Nuttin' Video
Ed Sheeran Explains D.C. Jam Session with Dave Chappelle
Pop Classic Used In The Trailer for Wes Anderson's 'Isle of Dogs'?
Niall Horan Releases 'Too Much To Ask' Video
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Canberra teen named in Socceroos squad
Socceroos coach Holger Osieck has warned against putting unfair expectations on Tom Rogic after the Canberra teenager was this morning named in his first national squad.
The 19-year-old is one of several new faces in a 19-man Australian squad for next week's friendly with South Korea in Hwaseong chosen with one eye firmly on the 2014 World Cup.
Rogic is considered one of the few homegrown attacking midfielders in the country and punched his ticket with a stunning two-goal performance for the Central Coast Mariners in their 7-2 thumping of Sydney FC last Saturday.
While lauding the youngster's potential, Osieck wants to see Rogic develop his game before declaring him to be the next big thing of Australian soccer.
"He is a good boy, he has some special talent, but he is far from international level," Osieck said.
"He has all the ingredients to become a good player to represent Australia, but he's not there yet.
"In my experience, young players were put up to a level and never reached it.
"It can be more destructive than constructive."
Rogic's selection caps a stunning rise.
This time last year he was playing for Belconnen United in the ACT Premier League, having returned from England after winning the Nike Chance competition.
He was offered a deal with English club Reading but had to turn it down after being unable to secure a work permit.
Rogic's strong form in the A-League has led to speculation he could gain a move overseas during the January transfer window.
Rogic's inclusion doubles the ACT's representation, with experienced midfielder Carl Valeri retaining his spot in the squad and will make his 50th appearance for the Socceroos if he plays.
Melbourne Heart's Aziz Behich and Serbia-based Eli Babalj were the other first timers named in the team.Returning to the squad are fellow young guns Mathew Leckie and Matt Ryan while Perth Glory defender Michael Thwaite and Melbourne Victory striker Archie Thompson were rewarded for their strong form in the A-League.Next Wednesday's match at Hwaseong Stadium will serve as preparation for next month's East Asian Cup qualifiers, where it's expected Osieck will rely heavily on young and Australian-based talent.The squad to face 25th-ranked South Korea still features several European-based players, including goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer and Luke Wilkshere, while the likes of Tommy Oar and James Holland are expected to earn rare starts.Socceroos: Eli Babalj, Aziz Behich, Alex Brosque, James Holland, Mathew Leckie, Ryan McGowan, Matt McKay, Lucas Neill, Tommy Oar, Tom Rogic, Nikita Rukavytsya, Mathew Ryan, Adam Sarota, Mark Schwarzer, Matthew Spiranovic, Archie Thompson, Michael Thwaite, Carl Valeri, Luke Wilkshire.
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Washington, D.C. The National Retail Federation found that while fewer people would be buying graduation gifts this year, those who do plan to spend slightly more.
According to the survey, gift givers this year will buy for an average of two graduates, spending an average of $89.95 on gifts, up slightly from $88.01 last year. Total graduation spending is expected to reach $3.9 billion.
NRF found that cash will still be the most popular gift option (58.3% versus 58.9% last year), and more people (31.6% versus 29.4% last year) will also give gift cards this year.
"The appeal of tangible gifts will never fade, but cash and gift cards are often a welcome present for graduates," said Matt Shay, president and CEO of NRF. "Many young adults, who are impacted by a lack of summer employment options or struggling to find an entry-level job out of college, realize that monetary gifts offer the flexibility to buy everything from college textbooks to furniture for their first apartment."


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The main addition this time is further media flags (video codec and aspect) as well as tidying up how the media flags are displayed in genereal.
The info dialogs for the movies and episodes have been rewritten so as to fit in another 'page' of info - the text values for all the various media flags. Pressing left/right will navigate you through the info on these dialogs.
Another new addition is the ability to display animated weather icons on Home. This is based on the work done by Silverxxx in this thread. It is disabled by default but, if you download the animated thumbs from Sliverxxx's thread then place them in the folder that contains the custom weathe background images, you can then enable it.
The main changes are as follows:
- Added: Displaying of video codec flags to Showcase view and video info dialogs
- Added: Video Aspect & Video Resolution flags to all views (except Waterfall) for movies
- Added: Video Aspect & Resolution flags to Showcase view and video info dialogs for episodes
- Added: Displaying of text values for each of the new media flagging attributes to the movie and episode info dialogs
- Added: Code to display animated thumbs on Home screen (place icon pack in custom weather BG folder)
- Added: Option to turn the animated weather on/off
- Added: French translation (thanks to luuuke78)
- Fixed: Tidied up logic for displaying wider text on Full Video OSD (to get rid of any overlapping when plot is visible)
- Fixed: Removed extra shadow on top of portrait thumbs in List view
- Updated: Tidied up time display in Video OSD
- Updated: Tidied up conditions for dolby value in AudioCodec field when showing audio flags
- Updated: Added picking up of dts value in AudioCodec field when showing audio flags
- Updated: Italian translation (thanks to ZIOLele)
- Updated: Tidied up media flags on episode info dialog
- Updated: Korean translation (thanks to kimp93)
- Updated: French translation (thanks to bidossessi)
- Updated: Dutch translation (thanks to Waffa)
- Updated: Portuguese translation (thanks to xbs08)
- Updated: German translation (thanks to Haggy)
- Updated: Spanish translation (thanks to Melandryu)
- List view for Movies:
Low List view for Episodes:
Episode Info dialog:
Use Recent Version of XBMC
In order to get the best out of this release you need to be using a version of XBMC built in the in the week or so (since the changes to XBMC for media flags has only just been added). As yet the media flagging has not been added to a t3ch release so just use the most recent available.
If you do decide to use it without an up to date version of XBMC then you may find that you can't see any of the media flags and none of the backgrounds appear. You have been warned.
If you really have to run an old version (or you run PLEX which doesn't support the newer features that XBMC does) then have a look at this thread - Temporary Fixes for Older XBMC Builds
Genre Poster Packs
In this version I've added support for Genre Poster Packs (such as the one in this thread - Movie Genre Posters). To take advantage of this feature please see this thread - MiniMeedia and Genre Poster Packs
If you do find any problems or have any suggestions on improvements to the skin please describe them as fully as possible and give screenshots where possible.
Have fun and enjoy!
Skin download link - MiniMeedia v0.92
Background Images
The skin itself does not contain any real background images since most users will already have a set of background images that they like (for MediaStream and Aeon skins etc) and I assume most users will be using fanart for the Movies and TV Shows anyway.
I have a nice set of custom background images that I use and aim to provide download links so that users can use these if they want.
Background download links -
Movies - Movies Backgrounds 1 Movies Backgrounds 2
TV Shows - TV Show Backgrounds
Videos - Videos Backgrounds
Music - Music Backgrounds
Pictures - Pictures Backgrounds
System - System Backgrounds
Power - Power Backgrounds
DVD - DVD Backgrounds
The skin is setup to work with Weather Fanart (the weather background should match the current weather conditions) and to get this working properly I recommend downloading timdog's Weather Fanart pack
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A MUM has pledged to keep on breastfeeding as long as her son wants to - which could be until he is eight-years-old.
Michelle Atkin said it was society that was wrong and not her as she refuses to forcibly ween four-year-old son Charlie.
The 46-year-old of Blackburn Road, Darwen, has been campaigning to raise awareness of the importance of breastfeeding and has appeared on television nationally and in Australia.
Miss Atkin said there was nothing wrong with breastfeeding Charlie - the youngest of her seven children - for as long as he wanted.
She said: "I am not pinning him down and forcing him to breastfeed, I am simply not denying it to him.
"It could go on until he is eight as physiologically that is when they stop wanting it as they lose their milk teeth.
"It is the best thing for the child and for me healthwise.
"This is normal in other parts of the world but it is a western point of view that it should stop at an early age."
Miss Atkin, a life coach and hypnotist who lives with her partner Lindsay, said there were a lot of misconceptions about breastfeeding to a later age.
She said: "He goes to nursery and it isn't as though he needs me there to feed him every two hours like when he was a baby.
"He has breast milk in the morning and at night but he also drinks cows' milk and that is fine.
"It doesn't involve the teeth so it doesn't hurt me either.
"Trust me, if he did bite me then he would get in trouble."
Miss Atkin has been spreading her message in recent weeks and recently featured on Lorraine Kelly's morning talk show, as well as an Australian programme.
She said: "The reaction has been interesting.
"Before the shows it was very negative, but after going on people would say, 'you are so normal'.
"And that is the point, I am a normal woman and I am just trying to spread this message.
"I want people to consider breastfeeding for longer and for health professionals to be singing from the same hymn sheet."


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The Elgin Genealogical Society (EGS), in Elgin, Illinois, began in 1973 around the kitchen table of founder Pat Lose. Before long the group outgrew the table and required a much larger room. The meeting rooms at the Gail Borden Public Library (GBPL) in Elgin were the perfect option because not only was its location convenient to most members, the Library had a wonderful collection of research materials.
The group officially organized in 1976 with its stated goals of bringing together persons who are researching family history; informing people of the value of and need for preserving family and local history; providing information, methods, and practices of family research; fostering idea sharing; seeking, preserving and making available material concerning past and present families; and encouraging officials to preserve public records and genealogical collections and make them accessible to interested persons.
EGS members are spread throughout the US with ancestral interests all over the globe. With its various program topics the Society assists in improving its members' research methods and organization. EGS gives back to the genealogical community by providing Elgin and Kane County data through its website and records provided to GBPL for its website.
Currently, an individual membership is $20/year. In addition to the numerous educational programs provided EGS, members also receive a quarterly newsletter either by email or postal mail.
EGS meets twice a month at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove, Elgin. The morning meeting convenes on the first Tuesday each month at 9:30 AM and the evening meeting at 7:00 PM. Both meetings are always open to the public. EGS also has a Writer's' Group, which meets on the second Thursday of each month from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM at the Gail Borden Public Library.
In partnership with the GBPL, our volunteers extract vital records information from Elgin historical newspaper microfilms, which is then input into the Local Newspaper Index database held on the library's website.
The EGS website provides many free databases for genealogists such as death records from various funeral homes and the Warner Monument Company, church records from St. John Lutheran and Faith United Methodist, indexes for Elgin divorce and probate records, and much more. The website also provides a surname list and queries viewable by the public but postings are reserved for members only.
Our EGS genealogist will conduct research at the GBPL and the Elgin Area Historical Society Museum for a $10 donation for up to one hour. These donations are used purchase historical and genealogical reference materials for the GBPL genealogy section.
EGS is a sponsored group of the GBPL. GBPL holds an exceptional collection of genealogy materials that EGS contributes to through a 50/50 program. EGS donates 50% towards the purchase of certain materials and GBPL provides the other 50%.
Since the 1990s EGS has provided over $20,000 in scholarships and grants to assist local graduate students studying in the field of library sciences, museum studies or history, and organizations furthering genealogy or local history.
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Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard Jason Richardson will miss the rest of the season, according to Yahoo! Sports.
Richardson will undergo left knee surgery next week and has been told that recovery time following surgery will be between six and nine months, according to the report.
Richardson last played on Jan. 18, a day after getting his knee drained.
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Philadelphia acquired Richardson over the summer as part of the four-team trade between the 76ers, Lakers, Magic and Nuggets that sent center Dwight Howard to Los Angeles and forward Andre Iguodala to Denver. The 76ers also acquired center Andrew Bynum in the deal, but he has yet to play for the team due to a knee injury.


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One of our all-time most popular broadcasters returns to our screens this Autumn for a series of remarkable interviews. The Big Interview with Mike Murphy starts on RTÉ One, Thursday 6th October, 10:15pm.
Over six programmes the legendary presenter will talk to a guest of his choice, each of whom has made a significant impact on Ireland today and has reached the very pinnacle of their profession.
Tonight's programme features Tommy Tiernan and Mike's guests in this series include Bertie Ahern, Moya Doherty, Marian Finucane, Barry McGuigan and David McWilliams.
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'"It did take me by surprise, I can tell you that," Hodgson said. "I revisited it when I was back here (after being traded to the Sabres) and I don't want to get into it. But like I said, I am thankful for the time I had in Vancouver and the fans for the way they treated me and especially the players also. I look back on it with fond memories."'
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Miller to speak at GLFD event
Former Dallas Mayor Laura Miller will speak at the Gay and Lesbian Fund for Dallas membership kickoff event at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the Fifth Floor Owners' Lounge at The House at Victory Park, 2200 Victory Park Ave.
GLFD raises money to support local organizations outside the LGBT community to raise the visibility of and awareness of philanthropy in the LGBT community. Among previous GLFD beneficiaries are The Women's Museum, Parkland Hospital, the Latino Cultural Center, the Dallas Symphony and Southern Methodist University.
Until now, money was raised through donations and events. Now, GLFD is soliciting memberships. A basic annual membership fee is $50. For $200, the "Advocate" level also includes two invitations to an annual member appreciation event. The $500 "Philanthropic Partner" level also includes optional website recognition.
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UUCOC offers grief workshop
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff, 3839 West Kiest Blvd., will begin a grief workshop series and a speakers forum next week.The workshop series is for those coping with loss, whether from the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship or termination from a job.
Hosted by the Rev. Mark Walz, the workshops will be lead by the Rev. Xolani Kecala, chaplain and affiliated minister of UUCOC.
Interested parties should call 214-337-2429 to reserve a space. The workshops take place Sept. 15 and Oct. 13.
The Second Wednesday Speaker's Forum kicks off on Sept. 14 with Garrett Mize, Texas Freedom Network's youth advocacy coordinator.
Mize's efforts focus on engaging young people to become leaders in advocating for evidence-based, comprehensive sex education.
Light refreshments and discussion begin at 6:30 p.m. Mize's presentation begins at 7 p.m. followed by a service from 8 p.m. to8:30 p.m. focusing on the evening's topic.
Austin Pride to help wildfire victims
Austin Pride events scheduled for Saturday will continue as planned, despite wildfires that have ravaged surrounding counties this week. But in response to the fire, Pride organizers said they are organizing a clothing and non-perishable food drive with GoingUpDay.org to help those displaced by the fires, which have destroyed more than 1,300 homes, many in Bastrop County, just east of Austin.
Austin Pride takes place Saturday, Sept. 10 in downtown Austin at Riverside Drive and South 1st Street at 8 a.m. For more information, visit AustinPride.org.
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A PREGNANT woman has been taken to hospital after a collision with a motorbike.
The pedestrian was knocked down by the silver Honda bike at around noon today in Whalley Road, Accrington.
The road was closed at the top of Owen Street to allow investigation work to take place.
It is not yet certain what injuries the woman suffered, but she has been taken to the Royal Blackburn Hospital for checks.
It is understood she is around five months pregnant. An police officer is set to visit her in hospital to find out how the collision happened.
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Mary Jane Guadalupe Hernandez, Newborn - July 30, 2008
Mary Jane Guadalupe Hernandez, infant daughter of Marc Hernandez and Rebecca Beachel, died Friday, July 25, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.
A graveside service was held Tuesday, July 29, at Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington with the Rev. Elizabeth Montes officiating.
Hernandez was born on July 25, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.
Survivors include: her parents, Marc Hernandez and Rebecca Beachel; a brother, Joseph Weigel of Gothenburg; a sister, Lillian Weigel of Gothenburg; maternal grandparents, Pat Beachel and Fred Darnall of Gothenburg; paternal grandparents, Cesar and Sarah Hernandez of Oconto; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
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Was William Calley a Scapegoat?Historians/History
After 40 years, 2nd Lt. William Calley is back in the news. For many years now the young lieutenant convicted in 1971 of the murder of 22 Vietnamese villagers at My Lai has been regarded as a scapegoat. A recent New York Times editorial raised the stakes, calling him a "classic scapegoat."
The occasion of the editorial was a speech this past August that Calley gave at a Kiwanis Club gathering in Columbus, Ga. Calley told his audience that "not a day that goes by that I do not feel remorse for what happened that day in My Lai." He added," I feel remorse for the Vietnamese who were killed, for their families, for the American soldiers who were involved and their families. I am very sorry." It was his first public apology for his actions that day in March 1968.
The belated apology is all to Calley's credit, but he was not a scapegoat. A scapegoat is someone who has been assigned blame for another's actions. Calley committed murder at My Lai and ordered his men to do the same. He herded a group of women and children into a confined area near a culvert. There they sat -- prisoners, effectively -- awaiting their fate. Some of his men refused his order. Others did not.
It's important to recall what actually happened that morning. Calley's unit had been ordered into My Lai in helicopter assault on March 16, 1968. They had been told the landing zone would be "hot," that they would be opposed by the 48th Viet Cong Local Force Battalion. But the landing zone was "cold." There were no Viet Cong. No one was shooting back.
The murders at My Lai were not the impetuous acts of nervous soldiers but systematic massacre. By one report, the killings at the culvert took an hour and required one soldier to reload his M-16 several times. An M-16 clip holds 18 to 20 rounds.
There were other atrocities in Vietnam, but nothing else like My Lai, nothing on such a scale, nothing comparable to the deliberate daylight killing at close range of women, children and old men. It was then and remains one of the most disgraceful days in the history of the U.S. Army. Calley was not the only one who should have been held accountable that day, but the Army's failure to effectively prosecute those others does not mitigate his guilt nor the guilt of those who followed his orders.
One member of his audience in Georgia clearly understood military law, asking, according to the press report, if obeying an unlawful order was not itself an unlawful act. Calley responded: "I believe that is true. If you are asking why I did not stand up to them when I was given the orders, I will have to say that I was a second lieutenant getting orders from my commander and I followed them foolishly, I guess." A clumsy but honest answer. It must be said, however, that the orders of his company commander, Capt. Ernest Medina, were never legally established. Medina was found not guilty.
Both Calley and his questioner had it right. An order to deliberately kill unarmed and unresisting villagers, if there was such an order -- is illegal, an order that soldiers and Marines are not only permitted to disobey, but have a duty to disobey. In fairness, it should be added that this principle was not widely taught during the time of Vietnam. But should you have to teach soldiers that the deliberate killing of infants, children and women who pose no threat, at point-blank range, is wrong?
What would it have taken to stop the massacre? There is a simple answer: a morally competent officer willing to tell his superiors that Army intelligence was wrong again, there were no armed Viet Cong there, and willing to order a cease fire! The tragedy and dishonor of My Lai, contrary to the moral certainties of the Times, rests principally on company-grade officers -- lieutenants and captains.
Yes, there is blame that reaches higher -- ambiguous orders, cover-ups. I can already hear the dissent. It was an atrocity-producing war, that is the way we fought the war, body counts, every dead Vietnamese is a dead Viet Cong. There is an ugly underlying truth here, but it is not the whole truth, and even if it were it would not be exculpatory. To repudiate individual responsibility flies in the face of long-held values, the values earlier affirmed at Nuremberg.
William Calley was guilty of murder. He was no scapegoat.
This piece was distributed for non-exclusive use by the History News Service, an informal syndicate of professional historians who seek to improve the public's understanding of current events by setting these events in their historical contexts. The article may be republished as long as both the author and the History News Service are clearly credited.
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Robert Lee Gaston - 9/30/2009
The old saying about the professional officer class is, "They will risk their lives at a drop of a hat, However, never depend on them risking their careers". This is true to the point that there are few things any more beautiful than an old infantry colonel who knows he will not make general really go after a problem.
It was true that the lieutenant was poorly trained. However, the same chain of command that failed to train him sent him into a situation he could not handle, and ducked any responsibility when the thing went public. They also failed to take any meaningful action during the period between the incident and its being disclosed.
That said, Calley still was responsible for what happened at My Lai, and should have been more severely punished. He was not a scapegoat.
Andre Van Mayer - 9/30/2009
I certainly wouldn't call Lt. Calley a scapegoat, but R.L. Gaston's comment (with which I do not disagree, btw) points to one reason he has been so considered. The West Pointers up the chain of command were so insistent that Calley was poorly trained, not one of them, as to give the appearance of a defensive deflection of responsibility onto the outsider.
Ken Ransom - 9/29/2009
Hugh Thompson Jr., a former U.S. Army
Early in the morning of March 16, 1968, helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson Jr., door-gunner Lawrence Colburn and crew chief Glenn Andreotta came upon U.S. ground troops killing Vietnamese civilians in and around the village of My Lai.
They landed the helicopter in the line of fire between American troops and fleeing Vietnamese civilians and pointed their own guns at the U.S. soldiers to prevent more killings.
Sometimes we forget that there were were heroes there that day in 1968.
Robert Lee Gaston - 9/28/2009
No, he was just a poorly trained second lieutenant who lost control of himself and an infantry platoon.
Our army is now short thousands of officers. So, we can look forward to a similar incident in the future.
Nancy REYES - 9/27/2009
Helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson saved many lives there by positioning his copter to stop the killing.
Calley is not a "Scapegoat". He is a liar.
And without putting the massacre into the context of both sides, you do no one a favor.
For example, the thousands of civilians massacred during the Tet offensive has never received publicity in the US...
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Atlas Produce revamps date packs
Bakersfield, Calif.-based Atlas Produce and Distribution Inc., which specializes in California-grown medjool dates, has introduced greener packaging.
Marketing coordinator Kyra Dykes said the clear clamshells for the Caramel Naturel brand are processed using 65% less energy.
They can also be recycled more often into other uses such as food containers, Dykes said.
Grown in the Coachella Valley, Caramel Naturel medjools, golden dates and deglet noors, which are now available pitted, appear at retail, club stores, specialty food stores and foodservice throughout North America.
Sales of medjools have increased steadily over the past three years, Dykes said. Date almond rolls and coconut rolls, made fresh to order, are also gaining in popularity.
Atlas unveiled a website devoted to its Caramel Naturel line, part of a new social media strategy to engage consumers.
The Caramel Naturel line is now a licensed member of the Buy California Marketing Agreement, better known as the California Grown marketing campaign.
Georgia pecan group mulls grower fees
The biggest challenge in promoting products is getting enough money to do it, marketing boards agree.
"It takes money to get the word out there," said J.W. Christiansen, a pecan grower and consultant to the Nut Tree Pecan Co. in Albany, Ga.
"We're beginning a campaign to have a referendum next year to see if growers will approve another half cent, which would give us 1 cent a pound," said Christiansen, who is a board member of the Atlanta-based Georgia Pecan Commission.
"It will give us more dollars, but it won't really give us much more buying power than when we started out," he said.
"Whatever you do as far as TV and magazines go, when you start sending people to other countries to promote your product, it's all expensive," Christiansen said.
Since 1995, the commission has assessed all growers with 30 acres or more a half cent per pound, with two-thirds going to promotion and one-third to research.
Ocean Spray opens Canada location
Kristen Borsari, director of marketing for North America, said Lakeville, Mass.-based Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. is opening a cranberry receiving station in Richmond, British Columbia, with a capacity of 100 million pounds a year, a 50% increase in capacity.
"It will be a more convenient way for growers in the Richmond area to deliver their fruit and allow us to get it ready to go into our food and beverage plant," Borsari said.
The plant is scheduled to open Oct. 1.
On Sept. 28, Ocean Spray is building a real cranberry bog for the opening of the annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla.
"Consumers get to see how cranberries grow and try new products," Borsari said.
At retail, Ocean Spray has launched 10-ounce sizes of its Craisins brand infused with pomegranate, blueberry and cherry juice.
Craisins with 50% less sugar are also debuting in September.
Oregon hazelnuts see volume growth
Polly Owen, manager of the Portland-based Oregon Hazelnut Marketing Board, said the 2012 harvest is expected to reach 40,000 tons, which would mark the second year of increased production and represents a 4% increase over last year's 38,000 tons.
"There's no issue getting rid of it," Owen said.
"A local handler said if he had two more loads he could sell it today."
With the arrival of new varieties resistant to the Eastern filbert blight, the industry is set for a major expansion, Owen said.
"There's a tremendous interest in planting hazelnuts, and we should see some significant growth in a couple of years," she said.
Raisin group marks Japan trade agreement
Glen Goto, chief executive officer of the Fresno, Calif.-based Raisin Bargaining Association, which represents a third of the state's raisin grape growers, said the California raisin industry recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of its trade relationship with Japan.
"Forty years ago, the Japanese didn't even know what a raisin was," Goto said.
"Now they've become one of our biggest export markets."
Most of the raisins exported to Japan go into baked goods, he said, and the rest are used for snacking.
South Georgia Pecan boosts food safety
Valdosta, Ga.-based South Georgia Pecan Co., the largest pecan sheller in the Southern U.S., is the only pecan plant in the country certified to SQF Level 3, said Paul Joseph, vice president of sales.
"The discovery of salmonella in peanuts and peanut butter in 2008 really pushed us to the forefront of quality and food safety innovations," Joseph said.
"We test every product we produce every day for pathogens and microorganisms and clear every product through our lab before it's shipped all over North America and abroad," he said.
Though there's never been a problem with pecans, the risk is there, he said.
"You have to do a good job handling and validate all your processes to make sure."
Wonderful Pistachios continues Get Crackin'
Wonderful Pistachios is ready for football season with the fourth edition of its Get Crackin' campaign and two new commercials set to run during the NFL Superbowl game Feb. 3 in the U.S. and Canada.
"The week leading up to the Superbowl is typically our single best week of consumption throughout the year," said Marc Seguin, vice president of marketing for North America for Los Angeles-based Paramount Farms.
Nine new 15-second spots in the $30 million advertising campaign focus on the fun of opening pistachios and eating them in different ways.
"In this DVR world, people can start and stop and always catch our ads," he said. "We've found that to be very effective."
Sending pistachios to retail in display bins so retailers can put them right out on the floor and on display is also part of the strategy, Seguin said.
Each bin holds about 260 8-ounce bags.
He said Paramount is also rolling out Salt and Pepper and Chili Lime flavored pistachios in 7-ounce bags, retailing for $3.99, $2.99 on sale.
"We're on an amazing run with growth of 40%, 35% and 50% in the past three years," Seguin said.


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Vacaville police on Friday arrested a Fairfield woman accused of committing fraud against an elderly woman more than 50 times during the last three months.
Erlinda Carpio Ignacio, 52, of Fairfield was serving as a caretaker for a hospice patient while working for Genuine Home Companion, a home health care provider located in Vallejo.
During the investigation police found Ignacio fraudulently accessed the victim's account 55 times and removed funds without permission for her own personal financial gain. Police also learned that Ignacio had prior arrests and convictions for check fraud, narcotics, possessing stolen property and burglary.
Ignacio was arrested on 55 counts of fraudulent use of a credit card; commercial burglary; elder abuse; identity theft; and grand theft. All of the charges are felonies.
Ignacio was booked into the Solano County Jail where her bail was set at $308,333.
The investigation of this case is ongoing. The case will be forwarded to Community Care Licensing to determine if the case was properly reported. Anyone who believes that they have information regarding this case is asked to contact Officer Debi Lopez at 449-5200.


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I walk 2x30 minutes per day 5 times per week will i lose the same amount of weight as if i walked 1 hour per day for 5 days
The key to weight loss is really all about caloric intake versus caloric expenditure. Several things determine caloric burn, or expenditure, however, in this case we will focus on the intensity of your walk. This is assuming that your one-hour walk would be the on the same terrain as your two 30 minute bouts. If you can maintain the same level of intensity (you can measure this by taking your heart rate while walking) for the one-hour session as your two 30-minute sessions, then its really all about what fits best into your schedule.
Another thing to be mindful of is that the longer you are engaged in continuous movement, the more your body will use stored fat as its fuel system. On shorter walks, your body will utilize stored energy, glucose and sugars. However, stored glucose will eventually become stored fat when not used as fuel. In addition, your body also performs better (burns fuel more efficiently) when at a certain temperature, which is higher than your normal body temperature.
If you divide one workout into two separate workouts, your body will spend the initial minutes trying to warm-up and reach a certain temperature before it becomes its most efficient, fuel-burning self. Therefore, your one-hour workout offers more time for optimal caloric burn, as long as your intensity does not drop substantially when compared to the two 30-minute walking sessions.
If your main goal is weight loss, try cross training a couple days a week such as using an elliptical, arc trainer or stair climber. When cross training, you may have to begin at or below 30-minutes until you can build up endurance for longer bouts various. Low-impact or non-impact cross-training offers several benefits and can help prevent joint injuries, especially if you plan to become an avid walker.
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