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Nerve gas detection forces evacuation of U.S. base in Uzbekistan
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2002-06-10 04:00:00 PDT Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan -- Routine environmental inspection turned up traces of nerve and mustard gas at a military base in Uzbekistan that about 5,000 U.S. troops have passed through since autumn, military spokesmen disclosed Sunday.
Although the origin of the contaminants remained a mystery, Bagram headquarters spokesman Col. Roger King played down the possibility that gas traces might be evidence of terrorist sabotage. He suggested instead that the gases emanated from spills or chemical weapon leakage at the base, which was long used by the Soviet army.
Still, all U.S. personnel were evacuated from the areas near the discovered traces. Inspections by the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, based in Landstuhl, Germany, have been ordered for all coalition locations in the region, including this sprawling command post north of the Afghan capital.
No U.S. soldiers have reported symptoms that would alert medical personnel to illness from exposure, said Col. Doug Liening, chief surgeon for the Coalition Joint Task Force, which has as many as 17,000 military personnel deployed in and around Afghanistan for the war against terrorism.
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Further testing and inspection at the Uzbek facility will be necessary to determine how the contaminants got into the areas where they were found, including a hangar in which the base headquarters staff works, the officers said.
The base, in the village of Karshi Khanabad, is being used by coalition forces as a staging ground for regional operations. It was reportedly swept last fall by U.S. environmental experts who did not discover any hazardous elements.
"There's no proof that it was placed there recently," said Maj. Chet Kemp, Bagram's deputy chief planner for nuclear, biological and chemical hazards.
Traces undetected in the autumn inspection might be detectable now because gases are vaporizing in the intense seasonal heat of Central Asia, he said. Daytime temperatures across Afghanistan and in the parched Uzbek territory to the north regularly reach 120 degrees at this time of year.
"The central concern now is to identify possible hazards to U.S. troops," Kemp said, conceding he would "have a little concern" about the potential health risks to anyone exposed to the nerve agent.
The first nerve gas traces were detected in an unused bunker at the Karshi Khanabad base on Friday, and more extensive inspection of the former Soviet site turned up contamination at the hangar that has been reconstructed to serve as office space, King said. Mustard gas traces were detected in another hangar at the base Saturday.
Liening said that too little is known about the risks of low-level exposure to such compounds, but he speculated that "the effects would be more pronounced after exposure" than months or years later.


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WOODROW Kristi McCleskey doesn't hesitate for a second when she discusses the Cooper volleyball team's District 2-3A opener today against rival Denver City.
"We're a better team than them," said McCleskey, Cooper's senior middle hitter. "We have more talent, but they have two good players. They have strong hitters, but we're strong all the way around. But, since they've been on top, that's our mental block.
"I think we're all pumped up, we're all fired up. We're not going to play not to lose, we're going to play to win. And I'm very confident that we're going to win."
Meet the 2000 Lady Pirates. Confident and cocksure unswayed by a 7-13 record heading into the district season, and unfazed by the two victories the Fillies already hold over them this season.
In fact, the only thing that can stop Cooper, the players say, is Cooper itself.
"Our team has a problem of going up and down and up and down," said junior setter Bethany Jones, whose team hosts the Fillies at 3 p.m. "We have the talent, we're just not always consistent."
That led to some disappointing losses early in the season, which McCleskey attributed to a lackadaisical attitude both at practice and against lightly-regarded opponents.
That's no longer the case, however.
"Now we've learned that even Brownfield we're going to come out and play like they're all Denver City because Denver City is our rival this year," McCleskey said. "And I know they should be scared because we're ready to come out and whoop the dog out of them."
Meet the 2000 Lady Pirates. Confident, to say the least.
"I think at first we didn't really know what to expect," said Cooper volleyball coach Edna Parr, who is in her sixth season. "We knew we had potential to do a lot of things, but I think team-wise everyone is getting along and they're working hard and they believe in each other. That's why the confidence level is so high right now."
The Lady Pirates are hoping to claim the program's first-ever district title, after moving into a three-team district that includes the Fillies (15-10) and Brownfield. With McCleskey and Jones anchoring the squad, the Lady Pirates feature a seasoned group.
The two are both entering their third season on the varsity squad, with Erin Thrantham and Trenci Cambron rounding out the senior class. What's more, Jones says, is that everyone on the team can contribute at any given time.
"I think we're deeper now," Jones said. "We have more solid players. People can come off the bench and they can fill in our spots. We don't lose anything if someone gets hurt, or if someone gets tired."
Two of Cooper's losses this season have come against Denver City, though both were close. The Fillies downed the Lady Pirates 15-7, 16-14 Aug. 19 at the Lubbock Invitational, then outlasted Cooper 15-0, 14-16, 15-13 Aug. 26 at the Denver City Invitational.
Denver City volleyball coach Jennifer Lawrence expects a similar match today one that could go either way.
"They're definitely a strong team, and it should be a good match," Lawrence said. "It is tough to play them right away, because you have to be ready to play ... It doesn't matter what happened earlier this year because it's a whole new season."
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He's also coach of the biggest overachievers this side of "Hoosiers."
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Looking to go atop the Eastern Conference, the New York Red Bulls will head to the Lone Star State on Sunday and take on FC Dallas at Toyota Stadium at 3:00 PM (TV: MSG, UniMas). Here are five things to watch for as New York hopes to earn their third win in four games:
1. Will BWP continue to roll?
Red Bulls forward Bradley Wright-Phillips was named MLS Player of the Week for Week 8 after he recorded four goals in two games last week to help the Red Bulls (2-2-5, 11 pts.) extend their unbeaten streak to three (2-0-1) and move one point shy of first place in the Eastern Conference.
VOTE: Wright-Phillips up for MLS Player of the Month
Wright-Phillips became the first player to record a hat trick for New York since Thierry Henry did it in March 2012. The Red Bulls picked up their second-straight win in a 4-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo at Red Bull Arena last Wednesday, April 23. Wright-Phillips scored two first half goals and capped off his three-goal night with a penalty kick goal in the 86th minute.
Three days later against the Columbus Crew at Crew Stadium, Wright-Phillips found the back of the net again for his team-leading fifth goal of the season. Wright-Phillips is now in third place in the MLS Golden Boot race.
2. Thierry Henry could reach the century
If Red Bulls forward Thierry Henry plays on Sunday against FC Dallas it will be his 100th MLS appearance with New York. Henry has 44 goals and 30 assists in 99 games played since joining the Red Bulls in 2010. Henry is also closing in on his 100th time being in the starting 11 for the Red Bulls as he currently has started in 95 games for New York during his MLS career.
Henry is in sole possession of second place in club history in goals scored after passing Giovanni Savarese earlier this season. He only trails Juan Pablo Angel, who has 58 goals with the club, for the Red Bulls all-time scoring record. This season, Henry has scored three goals and recorded two assists for New York and according to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Red Bulls are undefeated in the last 22 games in which he has scored (17-0-5).
3. Will the Red Bulls have more reinforcements?
On a conference call with reporters on Tuesday, Red Bulls head coach Mike Petke talked about the status of his hobbled players, specifically midfielder Tim Cahill and midfielder Bobby Convey.
"He's slowly getting back. He's a lot closer and tomorrow when we get back to training we're going to really evaluate him and see where he's at," said Petke of Convey. "I know he worked hard the last couple of days so he looks to be trying to get back pretty quick."
"At the end of the day, like you said, he's [Tim Cahill] comfortable playing so many different positions and he's effective playing so many different positions, but the first and foremost thing is for him to be 100 percent healthy and that's why we've extended it an extra week without putting him into Columbus. I want to make sure that he's really really 100 percent ready to play," Petke said. "If he's 100 percent to go well then decisions will be made. It's going to be made for the best of the team and to get a result."
Defender Richard Eckersley also remains sidelined for now with an ankle injury.
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When The World Pushes Down, Push Back
For the longest time the world seemed to be pushing down on me
The world had made me drop to my knees, with all the pain that was surrounding me it seemed as though that there was nothing left for me.
I seen no point to even be around anymore because my life just kept falling apart. Around every cornor my life was falling apart,
little by little, day by day, I started to lose myself but I wouldln't allow myself to give in fully, on the brink of losing all, my humanity the world push down but This time I pushed back. Through everything that I had been put through it seemed as though I...
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Owner/General Manager: Jay Gjurgevich
Address: 4809 E. Thistle Landing Drive, Suite 100
Information: www.christianseniorcare.com; (480) 285-1774
Where are you from and what did you do before opening your business?
I am a native Arizonan and graduate of Mountain Pointe High School and the University of Arizona. I've been in Christian ministry for the past seven years, serving in Ahwatukee at Foothills Baptist Church, and now in Maricopa, where we started up Waypoint Church just over a year ago.
Why did you open your business in Ahwatukee Foothills?
Ahwatukee is home and we love this community. It was an ideal place to start our company. Christian Companion Senior Care (CCSC) is a nation-wide company based in Oklahoma City. The company began franchising in 2008 and has 29 franchises across the U.S. Our Ahwatukee location serves the East Valley and south to Maricopa and Casa Grande.
How did you get the idea to open your business?
We needed in-home care for my grandparents, and we weren't comfortable with the options. We found Christian Companion Senior Care online and checked it out. We were so impressed with the company that we wanted to become involved as franchisees.
With the relatively lax rules in Arizona regarding independent caregiver services, we felt it was important to establish a service that could be a trustworthy source of dignified and accountable care to the growing senior population in the area.
What type of merchandise/services do you sell?
We provide caring, in-home services for seniors who want to stay in their own homes and remain independent. We offer companion care such as transportation, housekeeping and meal preparation, as well as personal care like bathing and dressing. We can also help seniors who live in a group setting.
Our schedules range from three hours a week to 24/7. We have registered nurses on staff for caregiver and client support.
What does your business offer that no one else does?
All of our caregivers are committed Christians who are experienced, qualified and highly motivated to make a difference in the lives of our clients. In addition to physical and social needs, we also address the spiritual needs of our clients. The spiritual services we offer are by request, but many clients take great pleasure in them.
Our spiritual services are more than just an "add-on." Medical research proves that spiritual care contributes to the overall well-being of an individual.
How have the residents of the community responded to your business?
We've had a very positive response so far. Many Ahwatukee residents have aging parents and need support. We've also been pleased to see that people are excited about the spiritual aspect of our work.
What does your business have in store for the future?
We want to be known as a company that cares for people - mind, body and soul. We look forward to making a positive impact in our clients' and our caregivers' lives.
Anything else you want the community to know about you or your business?
Sometimes families face situations where they suddenly need help caring for a loved one. We can step in and be that extra pair of caring and trustworthy hands. Our caregivers are bonded and insured and Christian Companion Senior Care is a member of the Better Business Bureau and the Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce. Our company was also just named as one of the "Hottest 100 Franchises" by RedHotFranchises.com.


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In order to improve the knowledge of
Estonian among school-leavers of gymnasiums, a requirement was imposed to start
transition to Estonian as the language of tuition for 60% of total teaching at the gymnasium
level in 2007. However, the preparations for this have been inadequate. The National
programmefor the education of new immigrant children is currently at the draft stage. It
may well be that the arrival of new immigrants will further complicate the language
problems in education. For the future objectives are set as follows:
students of
non-Estonian-medium primary schools (compulsory education) will acquire Estonian at level
B2, which will enable them to continue their studies or seek employment in
Estonian-language environments (secondary education, workplaces);
integration of new immigrants into Estonian society will be arranged according to a
special programmeincluding teacher in-service training and language materials for students
and teachers (methodological handbook).
16. Estonian in vocational schools
According to law,
Estonian is the language of tuition in vocational schools. However, as an exception
vocational training can be carried out in Russian as well. The scope of Russian-language
vocational training is about 36 per cent. In Russian-language vocational schools or
Russian-language study groups of vocational schools Estonian is compulsory only for
students studying on the basis of compulsory education.
The state does not
regulate the teaching of Estonian in Russian-language vocational training. The majority of
school-leavers of Russian-language vocational schools are unable to work and communicate
in the Estonian-language environment, thus being vulnerable in the face of employment
changes. Plans foresee restructuring of Russian-language vocational training and its
gradual transition to full Estonian-language tuition. The plan will among other things
foresee termination of admission to Russian-language vocational training on the basis of
secondary education, a considerable increase in the scope of teaching Estonian and
Estonian-medium teaching, and transition to integrated teaching in institutions with two
languages of tuition.
17. Language Technology
The technology
support of a language consists of linguistic resources, linguistic software, and the
applications of the latter. Its objective is to develop the language technology support of
the Estonian language up to the level that will enable the Estonian language to
successfully function in the contemporary information-technological environment. Estonia
has its own specialists for creating linguistic resources, linguistic software, and its
applications as well as opportunities for training new specialists in computational
linguistics and language technology.
By now Estonia has
entered the phase where most wide-spread software products are available also in Estonian
(Windows XP, WindowsOffice, Linux, OpenOffice, several book-keeping, management and
information programmes plus menus of high-technology products), however, the domain is
legally not regulated. Also various speech technology products are used, though for
persons with special needs mostly.
Support from the
state is necessary for the elaboration of prototypes of applied language processing
systems and order the elaboration of marketable finished products from software companies.
Tasks include creation
of various language-technological applications, including automatic speech recognition,
speech synthesis, grammar checker, machine-translation programmes, information-search
programmes, abstracting and summarising programmes and interactive language teaching
development of the following language resources is planned:
enlargement of
the general corpora of Standard Estonian, colloquial Estonian, multilingual parallel
corpora for the elaboration of translation software;
corpora, first of all a dialogue corpus and syntactically tagged corpus for the
elaboration of communication programmes that allow the use of natural language;
a database of
spoken Estonian for the creation of Estonian-language software of speech recognition;
a standard
system of electronic dictionaries, including bilingual dictionaries, for online use as
well as in language-technology applications, for the compilation of new translation
dictionaries, in language-teaching and translation programmes;
lexical-grammatical database and a lexical-semantic database (thesaurus) of the Estonian
linguistic descriptions for the creation of programmes of morphological, syntactic,
semantic, and pragmatic analysis and synthesis;
Refinement of the
existing programmes for morphological analysis and synthesis and the elaboration of
programmes for automatic syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic analysis and synthesis are
constant on-going activities.
18. Development strategy of the Estonian language
The development
strategy of the Estonian language (DSEL, to be adopted by the Parliament in 2004) outlines
the development priorities of the Estonian language as the only state language of the
Republic of Estonia and the national language of Estonian for the years 20042010.
The main objective of the strategy is to realise the opportunities provided by the
constitution and legislation to secure the protection, sustainability, development, and
full-scale use as a state language in all spheres of life on the entire territory of the
Estonian state. The Government of the Republic, its ministries, local governments,
educational, research, and development institutions will proceed from DSEL in planning and
organising their language-related work. DSEL will serves as the basis for the Ministry of
Education and Research for working out the annual action plans concerning the Estonian
institutions participate in the implementation of DSEL areas: Ministry of Education and
Research (chief executive body); Estonian Language Council (advisory expert committee to
the ER minister); Language Inspectorate (supervision of the observance of the language act
and other legal acts regulating the use of language); Tallinn and Tartu Universities, the
Institute of the Estonian Language (research and development institutions); Estonian Legal
Language Centre (creates and administers the database of legal terminology); Vőru
Institute (research and development institution developing the local Vőro language and
culture); Mother Tongue Society (non-profit society, contributes to the research and
planning of the Estonian language); Association of Estonian-language Teachers (non-profit
society, brings together teachers of the Estonian language and literature); Estonian
Terminology Society (non-profit society that supports and in some domains coordinates
terminological work); Estonian Society for Applied Linguistics (liaison body to AILA);
Integration Foundation for non-Estonians (implements the national integration programme
for 2000-2007); National Examination and Qualification Centre (institution administered by
the Ministry of Education and Research, draws up the assignments for national examinations
in the Estonian language and conducts the examinations, issues the language certificates
for employment and citizenship).
ELDS is supported
through several national programmes, such as:
Language and National Memory (20042008)
South Estonian
Language and Culture (20002004)
Academic Foreign
Teaching Programmeof the Estonian Language and Culture (20042008)
Programme(20042008) supports compatriots living outside Estonia, their Estonian
language usage and Estonian-medium teaching through Estonian schools, Sunday schools, and
language courses,
identity 20062009 (language marketing programmeto be adopted next year).
traditional tasks in corpus and status planning, language-in-education and language
technology, language marketing as a new domain was introduced. Language marketing
(prestige planning) includes motivation to use good Estonian in all spheres of life,
application of linguistic criteria in employment, tenders and contracts, etc., stimulation
of Estonian-language tuition, research and entertainment, including Estonian-language
popular music, motivation to use Estonian-language software both in established and
emerging fields of information technology. The task is to enhance language awareness,
shape linguistic attitudes, and popularise good usage in society at large in order to
secure a favourable reputation of the language among its users and a high status in
society as a whole.
DSEL looks into
issues of tertiary education and research also. The long tradition of Estonian-medium
higher education and research supports the Estonian language. However,
internationalisation is accompanied by the use of foreign languages, including the
emergence of students and lecturers with an insufficient knowledge of Estonian. In some
domains the specialised language is not taught, and the specialised terminology is absent.
Therefore, ELDS foresees the provision of specialised dictionaries and Estonian-language
teaching materials for various domains, preservation of the current extent of
Estonian-medium teaching, publication of major research results also in Estonian.
University graduates are obliged to master the advanced level of Estonian.
Various tasks are
also focused on the regional varieties of Estonian (dialects and the corresponding
literary varieties; varieties of Estonian as used by Estonians living in different
countries), varieties of social groups (sociolects, slang), and varieties of people with
special linguistic needs, including the Estonian sign language.
The most prominent
regional variety (language) Vőro is based on South Estonian dialects that served as the
basis for the historical Tartu language. These are regarded as cultural heritage, a source
for the development of Standard Estonian, and the bearer of the local Estonian identity.
The Estonian
language of Estonians living abroad is the language variety used by people who are native
speakers of Estonian and whose ancestors were speakers of Estonian but who live outside
Estonia. Their language variety is related to the area or country where they live. The
mother tongue of expatriates develops separately from the language of the mother country
and is influenced by the country of residence. The state supports the study of Standard
Estonian and the study in Standard Estonian, as well as the collection and research of
language materials of the Estonian language outside Estonia.
People with
special linguistic needs include the deaf and people with impaired hearing, also the
blind, the deaf blind, dyslectics, etc. The Estonian Sign Language is used by people with
impaired hearing. The task here is to guarantee favourable conditions for study,
communication, and work to users of the sign language and other people with special
linguistic needs.
Besides Estonian,
foreign laguage policy is provided in the document. English, Russian, German, French, and
Finnish languages affect the development of Estonian most and are also of special
importance in international communication. In order to assure normal development of
Estonian and avoid undesirable influences it is essential that the Estonian population
should have a good knowledge of foreign languages (two or three foreign languages,
including English), there should be qualified interpreters and translators with an
excellent knowledge of Estonian, and the Estonian language should be represented
internationally. Therefore, the aim is to implement a foreign language policy that will
take into account the development needs of the Estonian language (learning and teaching,
study and use) and to assure the international representation of the Estonian language.
Tasks foreseen are: reaching the level in foreign-language teaching that will enable a)
the school-leavers of compulsory schools to attain the B1 level in at least one foreign
language; b) the school-leavers of secondary schools to attain the B2 level in at
least one foreign language; c) graduates of higher schools to attain the B2 level
in at least two foreign languages; d) teachers of foreign languages to attain the
C2 level in the respective language. Expanding the training of university lecturers,
teachers, interpreters, and translators in foreign languages and organising continuing
education, market research for the identification of target groups and their needs,
academic supervision, evaluation of interpreters and translators and modernisation of
teaching materials and curricula are the main activities planned. This goes hand-in-hand
with the increasing role of Estonian in the foreign language curricula, supporting the
contrastive studies of Estonian and the languages that influence Estonian and developing
teaching materials that take into account the relations between Estonian and the
influencing languages, establishing the national test development centre and expanding
academic learning of Estonian outside Estonia.
19. Conclusion
At present the
Estonian language is used in all spheres of life. However, many fields show signs of
domain loss to other languages and drawbacks in the quality of the language used. The past
decade in Estonia has been oriented towards openness; the position of Estonian has
weakened against the background of globalisation and the development of the information
society. The negative factors affecting the development opportunities of the Estonian
language include immigration of non-Estonian speakers and emigration of Estonians as well
as the absolute decrease in the number of native speakers of Estonian. The latter is not
compensated by a certain increase in the number of people who know Estonian in Estonia and
the rest of the world.


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Sunday, October 13, 2013
3 Tips for Stifling Negative Voices
I hear voices. All the time. In my dreams, when I'm reading, when I'm watching tv, when I'm driving down the road...
Before you begin to doubt my sanity, let me qualify that by saying...I'm a writer, and it's okay! All writers hear voices. Heroes, heroines, villains, even plot events and settings have voices.
Fictional voices are great for a writer to hear. It's when those voices stop that we get worried.
But there are other voices, too. Ones that are not fictional but psychological, and if these psychological voices start talking at the same time, it gets pretty noisy and chaotic. For me, there are three main voices that can crash around in my head and bring my productivity and contentment to a gear-grinding halt.
The first is the Voice of Writer's Doubt. This, I believe, is the source of most of my procrastination and writer's block. I begin to doubt my ability, my story, my decision to even try to write fiction...my choice of hair color, and the color of my socks, and so on. When I'm in the throes of a bout of doubt, my creative process dries up, and I feel as if I can't trust the merit of any thought, much less produce anything worth reading.
The second is the Voice of Writer Talk. Sometimes when the Voice of Writer's Doubt is shouting in my ears, I seek refuge in instructional materials to get me out of that funk. Writing books, writing articles, how to write fiction blog posts, webinars full of tips and ideas, etc. If I can't write fiction, at least I can feel busy and productive by reading about the craft, right? I try to immerse myself in 'writer talk' to stifle the Writer's Doubt, but often what I wind up with is a squish-squash of noise. I find myself picking up ideas and laying them aside, unsure of how to apply what I've learned to the story at hand. I overload my brain with techniques and prompts and how everyone else is doing things, and I am paralyzed.
The third is the Voice of The Writing Industry's Imminent Demise. This is the voice that can scare me rigid. I heard it said a few months ago that traditional publishing is in love with its own death since every couple of weeks there is another naysayer, gloom-spreader, croaking-Cassandra who says books are dead, nobody is reading anymore, only A-list authors will ever get published by traditional houses, and the market is shrinking into oblivion. Bookstores are closing their doors, publishers are afraid to take risks, and if you aren't writing Amish, bondage smut, or epic fantasy, you might as well give it all up. Not exactly the stuff of which dreams are made.
When all three of these voices get to yakking in my head, it's hard to hear anything else, especially the voices of my story.
So what's a girl to do? Here are a few things I do to quiet these voices so I can hear my characters:
1. Be still. Listening to the noise and negative voices means I can't hear the answers and solutions when they come. Spend a little time remembering why I fell in love with my story in the first place. Relive some of those emotions that came when the story idea first emerged. Give myself permission to not write for a few days if necessary and just let the story marinate. Stop the frantic chasing and let the story come naturally.
2. Step away from the Internet and its wealth of information. Don't read the writing blogs and articles, and don't watch the YouTube videos on writing. Everyone has their own process of creating fiction, and by trying to follow too many other voices and processes, I can lose my own. Instead of seeking to fill myself up with more noise, I work on something else, like crocheting, cross-stitching, watching a movie, things that jump-start my creativity (as discussed last Monday in THIS post.)
And most importantly:
3. Put things back into perspective and priority. When the voices grow the loudest and I find myself at the most chaotic point of writing despair, that is when I frequently realize that I've made an idol of writing and I'm serving that idol rather than worshiping God and serving Him with my writing. I've blown things out of proportion and put my desire to write above my desire to serve God. As much as I love it, fiction-writing isn't what I was placed on this earth to do. My primary purpose on earth is to glorify God. If writing fiction gets between me and that process, then things are out of step with my purpose for being and an adjustment is necessary. It isn't until I get to this point that I can truly quiet the voices that I shouldn't be listening to and focus on what I should.
Do you ever listen to these negative voices? What do you need to do to dispel them?
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I think the best idea to stifle the inner critics is the exercise you told me about from a workshop you took. Draw a quick picture of your inner critic and stuff him/her in an envelope. Then get your sass up. (-;ReplyDelete
Loved this post so much, Erica! I had some negative voices in my ear over this weekend and I find that when that happens I can't seem to run fast enough to the Word and drown myself in truth. The Lord always leads me to verses that are like salve to my sore heart. Then I take a day or so off of writing to simply glorify God (which is what we are meant to do love that line in your post). That always helps. :)ReplyDelete
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Hard falls and collisions are a reality of sports, and they often lead to injuries. Taking a spill and falling on a shoulder or with arms outstretched puts tremendous stress on the shoulder and on a small bone called the clavicle, or collarbone. If the stress is too great, the collarbone can break.
Broken collarbones are one of the most common sports injuries among kids and teens.
The collarbone runs between the top of the breastbone (sternum) and the shoulder blade (scapula) and helps connect the arm to the rest of the body. You can feel your collarbone by touching the area between your neck and your shoulder. Most people can see their collarbones sticking out beneath the skin when they look in the mirror.
A broken collarbone typically is the result of a direct blow to the shoulder or a fall onto an outstretched arm. Collarbone breaks (fractures) are common in contact sports (like football, lacrosse, and hockey) and in sports where there is a chance of a hard fall (such as biking, skiing, snowboarding, and skateboarding). They also can follow direct trauma to the collarbone during a car collision or other accident.
Most collarbone fractures will heal on their own if the arm is properly immobilized in a sling and the injury is treated with ice and physical therapy. Sometimes, however, if the collarbone is significantly displaced or the break is severe, surgery may be needed to realign the bone, with screws and plates inserted to hold the collarbone in place as it heals.
If your child has a broken collarbone, the most obvious symptoms will be pain in the affected area and difficulty moving the affected arm. Other symptoms include:
To diagnose a collarbone fracture, a doctor will ask about the injury and what symptoms your child has. The doctor will examine your child's shoulder and may press gently on the collarbone to see if it is tender, determine where the fracture is, and make sure no nerves or blood vessels are damaged. The doctor might check the feeling and strength in your child's arm, hand, and fingers to see if there is nerve damage.
If a broken collarbone seems likely, the doctor will order X-rays of the shoulder and the affected area to pinpoint the location of the break and check its severity. X-rays also show if any other bones are broken. In some cases, if other bones are broken or if the doctor needs to see the fracture in greater detail, a computerized tomography (CT) scan will be performed.
Most collarbone fractures are due to a fall onto the shoulder, but they can also follow a fall onto an outstretched hand or a direct blow to the collarbone itself (as from a sports-related injury or car accident). Newborns also can incur a broken collarbone as they pass through the birth canal.
In a collarbone fracture, the break can happen in three areas of the collarbone:
Risk factors that can increase the chances of a collarbone fracture include:
Because they happen suddenly and unexpectedly, collarbone fractures can be hard to prevent, but a few precautions can help kids decrease their risk:
Treatment for a collarbone fracture depends upon the type of fracture and how severe it is. Most fractures can be treated with simple comfort measures until they heal.
But fractures where bone fragments on each side of the break are severely shifted (displaced fractures) or where the bone is broken into several pieces (comminuted fractures) may require surgery for proper healing. Compound fractures, where the broken bone pierces the skin, require immediate, aggressive treatment to reduce the risk of an infection.
For fractures where the bone fragments stay aligned, these treatments are recommended:
The special screws and metal plates used when a significantly displaced, compound, or comminuted fracture requires surgery won't need to be removed once the bone has healed unless they cause irritation.
After surgery, doctors will often prescribe a therapy routine to help restore movement and strengthen the shoulder. Usually, therapy will start with gentle motion exercises, and strengthening exercises will be added as the bone heals.
For younger children, healing time can be as fast as 3-4 weeks. For teens, healing time is usually about 6-8 weeks. During this time, your child should take it easy to reduce the risk of reinjuring the bone. After that, follow up with the doctor about when your child can return to normal activities.
Reviewed by: Alfred Atanda Jr., MD
Date reviewed: September 2014
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Lewis v. Harris II — "civil union" versus "marriage", one more time
Last month, on behalf of several same-sex couples, Lambda Legal filed a "Petition in Aid of Litigants' Rights" with the New Jersey Supreme Court, asking for further relief in Lewis v. Harris, 908 A.2d 196 (N.J. 2006). The petition argues that the state's Civil Union Law, created in 2006, has utterly failed to create the constitutionally required equality for same-sex couples. It requests the court to revisit the matter forthwith and order the state to recognize marriage for same-sex couples.
In 2006 in Lewis v. Harris, the court held 7 – 0 that New Jersey's constitution as a matter of equal protection (although not as a fundamental right) required the state to provide all the rights and benefits of marriage to committed same-sex couples, and also some kind of full legal recognition — the already-existing "domestic partnership" regime, with its limited benefits and different structure, was constitutionally insufficient. But the court split 4 – 3 on whether to require the legislature to include same-sex couples within the legal definition of marriage, or to permit the legislature in its discretion instead to create a new legal institution for same-sex couples. The legislature (very quickly) chose the latter course, enacting New Jersey's Civil Union Law.
Three years later, the March 2010 pleading challenges that law as constitutionally inadequate. It argues that the separate institution of civil union does not convey to same-sex couples and their families the important though intangible status of marriage, and that the separate-but-equal approach stigmatizes them in an ongoing way; that same-sex couples and their families must expend considerable effort and suffer considerable embarrassment claiming the equal rights that "civil union" is supposed to provide; and that in daily encounters, failures of others to recognize "civil union", whether inadvertent or deliberate and feigned, regularly result in not being accorded rights and benefits equivalent to those of different-sex married couples, the goal that civil union is required to achieve.


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West Fargo D.A.R.E. Camp reinforces message
In the midst of a very busy summer is a fun event called D.A.R.E. Camp. Every August, the West Fargo Police Department hosts a week-long camp filled with exciting activities and valuable lessons that builds on the lessons and skills the students learned while taking the D.A.R.E. program during 5th grade in school.
Lessons include topics on prescription drug abuse, bullying, Internet safety, various drugs, alcohol and tobacco. The D.A.R.E. program focuses not only on the facts about these issues, but also decision-making and practicing skills on how to avoid and refuse offers, with a variety of speakers from the West Fargo Police Department and other local organizations.
One of the highlights of the camp throughout the week is the assortment of physical activities to participate in, including soccer, volleyball, broomball, and kickball. The kids enjoy field trips to a bowling alley and other attractions.
The West Fargo Park District has been a generous supporter of the D.A.R.E. Camp since it began in 1997. The Park District donates the Veterans Memorial Arena and the Veterans Memorial Pool facilities during the week. Other local businesses have given money or resources to make this event possible, including: Culligan Water, Old Dutch, Happy Joe's, McDonalds, Subway, Taco John's, Sandy's Donuts, Fargo-Moorhead Safe Kids, and Fargo/Cass Public Health.
D.A.R.E. Officer Eric Wiinanen leads the camp with the help of three to four other West Fargo police officers. The camp is limited to the first 40 students and there is no cost to attend. To sign up for the D.A.R.E. camp, parents register their child through West Fargo Parks and Recreation.


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Qubool Hai 17th February written episode: Asad comes to know from the tempo driver that Tanvir has succeeded in her attempts to know the place of his marriage. He gets a flower bouquet with an innocent message from Tanvir, in which she wishes them good luck for their married life. She mentions herself as his well-wisher. Zoya too gets a message from Tanvir where she says that Zoya will come to know about her father within six days. With this note she receives the picture of a man's feet.
Siddiqui feels totally helpless and cannot understand where to search for Humeira. Haider takes Humeira to a hotel. Sending her to the room, he calls Siddiqui and informs him the hotel address and the room number.
In the hotel room, Haider comes close to Humeira, who keeps expressing her blind love and trust for Haider. When Humeira is lost in her passion, Haider is well aware of his mission. Siddiqui reaches the hotel and rushes to room no 202. The hotel staff tries to prevent him. He tells the staff that his daughter is in danger.
Haider comes out in half pant and vest. He tells Siddiqui that he has shared the ultimate intimacy with Humeira. He prevents Siddiqui from entering the room saying that, his daughter is sleeping on the bed in a condition, that is not to be seen by a father. Siddqiui feels really helpless and he actually fails to do anything against Haider.


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This spring the Mikhailovsky Theatre ballet company will take to the stage of the London Coliseum for a third time. Nacho Duato, the Artistic Director of the Mikhailovsky Theatre ballet company, will present his full-length ballet Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and Emptiness. On 5th and 6th April the Mikhailovsky Theatre's guest prima ballerina Polina Semionova will appear in this ballet for the first time.
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Iraqi lawmakers failed to agree on key changes to the election law on Wednesday, throwing January's crucial parliamentary vote into jeopardy and potentially slowing down U.S. withdrawal from the country.
For weeks, lawmakers have been entangled in a bitter dispute over a new election law that would set out the legal structure for the critical balloting set for Jan. 16.
The most contested issue is over the oil-rich city of Kirkuk and how to settle power-sharing disputes there between Arabs and Kurds. The lawmakers also have yet to find a compromise on new voting guidelines that would require ballots to list individual candidates rather than just their party blocs – a system used in Iraq's parliamentary election in 2005.
The lack of ability and political will by Iraq's leading parties to compromise on legislative issues has raised fears of a possible return to sectarian violence at a time when the U.S. is drawing down its combat forces and shifting the military focus to Afghanistan.
According to the U.S.-Iraqi security pact that went into effect in January, the American troop pullout will only accelerate after next year's parliamentary election.
The majority of the current 125,000 U.S. troops are expected to remain in Iraq until after the election since maintaining security for the balloting is considered a top priority by the U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno, and other high-ranking Pentagon officials.
President Barack Obama told Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki during a meeting in Washington Tuesday that he plans to hold to U.S. withdrawal plans that aim for a complete pullout by the end of 2011.
Obama also said he was watching closely for the Iraqi parliament to pass the election law.
There was a sense of urgency in a call by Iraq's Parliament Speaker Ayad al-Samarraie to the top political leaders to put aside their differences and swiftly agree on the new law so that parliamentary elections can take place on time.
"The election law needs a political decision," al-Samarraie said after the parliament handed the hotly debated legislation to a special advisory council in hopes that its members – the country's top leaders – can hammer out a deal with leading political figures.
Holding elections – even with a delay of a few weeks – is crucial for Iraq's political process to continue developing after years of authoritarian rule and the devastating sectarian violence that followed the U.S. invasion and brought the country to the brink of civil war in 2006 and 2007, analysts say.
"It would be terrible to postpone elections indefinitely or even for a longer time," said Joost Hiltermann, Middle East director the International Crisis Group think tank. It is, however, "key to get elections right, even if a bit late," he added.
Iraq's influential Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, previously threatened to boycott the elections if ballots only carry the names of party blocs. He said listing individual names will encourage voter participation – a provision the Shiite parties cannot openly contradict.
Iraq's majority Shiites should claim most of the seats in the voting but will need alliances with Sunni Arabs, Kurds and others to effectively govern.
The dispute between Kirkuk's Arab, Kurd and Turkomen clans has complicated political dealmaking at the national level. U.S. diplomats and military commanders have often described Kirkuk as one of the linchpins for long-term stability in Iraq.


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The United Spinal Liberty participated in the National Wheelchair Basketball Association Women's Division National Championships this past weekend in Birmingham, AL. The team, comprised of all high school girls, played against some of the best women's teams in the country. Many of the women the team competed against were older and more experienced - some of which have even been invited to try out for the United States Women's Paralympic Basketball Team. They also got a chance to play against and meet Paralympians from the 2004 Athens games that won Gold for the USA and Bronze for Canada. Suffice it to say, it was both a learning and growing experience for all involved. The team also met with the head coaches for the Universities of Alabama, Arizona and Illinois. The players were encouraged to see they could go to college and still play wheelchair basketball, and in some cases, earn a scholarship.
The United Spinal Liberty lost their first two games, won their third against the Steel City Starz, then wrapped up the competition with a tough loss to Banner Health Mercury. With only 14 women's teams in the United States and Canada, we are proud to be the 10th place team in the tournament.
Congratulations to the United Spinal Liberty players: Caitlin Chasar, Emily Seelenfreund, Mariya Redden, Jillian Marks, Sarah Poisez and Bethany Devault; coach Re Marks; and support staff Helen Parsons and Rachelle Grossman, for sacrificing their time and for working so hard to break into the Top 10. The consensus was that you have to start somewhere and the girls did a great job in their first season.


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Benchmarking European power & utility asset impairments
Lessons from 2012
With more than €30b of assets and goodwill impaired over the last three years, the power and utilities sector has already paid a high price for the economic and financial crisis.
The numbers are striking, but they don't tell the entire story. We delve deeper into financial reports for 2012 to assess the trends at work — and the likelihood of further pain to come.
In tracking impairments at 16 major European power and utility companies1 since 2010, we have highlighted the shifting factors that influence the annual impairment exercise, and how challenging it is to make decisions and communicate on the topic with stakeholders in a meaningful way.
Impairments totaled €12.8b in 2012, up 38% on the previous year. This upward trajectory doesn't paint the brightest picture for the sector, but it's hard to say with certainty whether the trend will continue in 2013.
In this report, we:
- Analyze impairments booked by our sample of 16 companies in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 financial years
- Examine the rationale for write-downs that these companies present in their annual report and accounts
- Explore how key external forces ― supply, demand, commodity prices, policy and financing conditions ― may continue to trigger additional impairments
- Compare the 2011 assessment of risk with actual impairments booked in 2012, to explore what's changed
"2012 saw confirmation of a change in the way utilities viewed their assets. With poor energy demand and volatile commodity prices, nearly €13b of impairment went through the books. Companies took hard decisions to close plants and reconfigure portfolios. This is a new normal and, at least for now, there is no going back to previous assumptions."
— Charles-Emmanuel Chosson,
Global Assurance Power & Utilities Leader,
Balance sheet cleanup continues
Power and utility companies cleaned up their balance sheets with significant asset impairment in 2012. They reacted realistically to changing local business environments and market fundamentals, in some cases taking hard decisions to close down plants and reconfigure their portfolios.
Compared to 2011 reporting, disclosures show that there has been a striking evolution, particularly concerning:
- The nature of assets impaired
- The locations most affected
- The rationale for posting impairments
But comparing 2011 disclosures with the 2012 impairments number, there seems to be a mismatch between companies' statements about the risk of future impairment one year, and the size of impairment that goes through the books the next year.
Disclosures in 2011 indicated that the risks of further impairments were limited. Despite this positive message, in 2012 our sample of companies posted a record high level of asset and goodwill impairment. This casts doubt on the predictive nature of sensitivity analysis disclosed in annual reports. Once again, companies are indicating limited risk of further impairment.
Is there light at the end of the tunnel?
It is very hard to say whether we can expect to see further big impairments in 2013. We know that economic and operating conditions remain difficult, contributing to a much more uncertain environment than even last year.
Despite signs of slight improvement, complex underlying economics will make the upcoming impairment exercise — which many European utilities will do in the third quarter of 2013 — particularly tough.
Nevertheless, power and utility finance leaders can take the opportunity to reinforce, and potentially extend, the information they disclose about the assumptions on which they base impairment testing.
The more transparent they are, and the more willing they become to disclose precise underlying numbers, the greater shareholder confidence will be in their ability to anticipate future impairment.
1Centrica, CEZ, EDF, Energias de Portugal (EDP), E.ON, Enel, Fortum, Gas Natural, GDF Suez, Iberdrola, RWE, Scottish and Southern, Suez Environnement, Vattenfall, Veolia Environnement and Verbund.


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Silver Bay library receives donation from hunters
Bernie Young, representative for the Wilderness Chapter, Minnesota Deer Hunters Association of Silver Bay has donated $1000 for new technology at the Silver Bay Public Library. Library Director, Julie Billings will purchase computers or tablets to be used for public use at the library. The Wilderness Chapter provides many services for northern Lake County, including gun safety education and permit to carry classes. They donate funds for kids to attend Fork Horn Camp and they create deer habitats. Many years ago they purchased the archery equipment for use as part of the curriculum in local schools.


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New York, 1933: The city and the nation are in the depths of the Great Depression. The crime families of New York have prospered in this time, but with the coming end of Prohibition, a battle is looming that will determine which organizations will rise and which will face a violent end.
For Vito Corleone, nothing is more important than his family's future. While his youngest children, Michael, Fredo, and Connie, are in school, unaware of their father's true occupation, and his adopted son Tom Hagen is a college student, he worries most about Sonny, his eldest child. Vito pushes Sonny to be a businessman, but Sonny - 17 years old, impatient, and reckless - wants something else: To follow in his father's footsteps and become a part of the real family business.
An exhilarating and profound novel of tradition and violence, of loyalty and betrayal, The Family Corleone will appeal to the legions of fans who can never get enough of The Godfather, as well as introduce it to a whole new generation.
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"Channels the original so well that readers will be vividly reminded of Puzo's strengths...His moments of blam-blam-blam are ace. Best of all, he supplies a grand set-piece finale--a parade--that will have readers dreaming of just one more movie." (Booklist)
"What works well is Falco's depiction of Vito Corleone, which captures both the cool reserve of young Vito and the insight he demonstrates as Don....A worthy addition to the lurid world of the Five Families." (Kirkus)
"Outstanding: An Instant Classic!"
This could possibly be the best book I've ever listened to. The writing is excellent, the narrator is amazing and the story is one of the best ever told and is just as good as the other books that were written as part of the Godfather saga.
The plot is superb. Such an interesting take. Doing a prequel for the Godfather was in ingenius idea. The whole time you are just wondering what will happen next and whether or not it will tie into one of the Godfather movies that have already been published. I can't wait for the movie to come out for this version!
There isn't one particular scene that is my favorite but I loved learning about Luca Brasi and the smart man he was prior to evolving into the not so smart monster that he was in the original Godfather movie. I also loved learning about how Michael, Fredo and Sonnie were as kids growing up in the Corleone family.
Becoming the Godfather
The narrator truly is one of the best narrators I've heard. Every character he does sounds exactly like the characters sounded in the movies. This is must listen for anyone who likes the Godfather.
"Bobby Cannavale, perfect voice for a mob book."
I read a copy of the book along with the audiobook so i think for The Family Corleone Bobby Cannavale voice is just as good as the print. The way he can switch between voices is great and makes the whole experience that much greater. The thing i like most about the audiobook was that it did not skip any part of the book it was read word for word unlike some audiobooks i have tried in the passed.
A lot, I think Ed Falco's depiction of the how the Corleone family was like before Michael's journey and the way he switches as one characters plot is about to thicken you jump right into to another character story line. He describers how Luca Brasi's life was like before he met Vito and how he can't die.
Spoilers!! My favorite scene from the book was when the Corleone family was at a parade and Cork tries to warn Sonny about the Irish going to attack and a intense gun battle brakes out and Cork tries to save Vito and accidentally shoots him but saves Vito because he shot him.
Not one thing wrong with Bobby Cannavale performance.
This book is very well done. Ed Falco's take on a book that was written 44 year prior is impeccable. Very well done. Bobby Cannavalle voive is spot on.
"the family corleone is good"
drama thrilling and shocking
i love how the characters seem like their older counterparts.
i think his impression of the don was dead-on.
"Good Read on the Early history of Sonny Corleone"
Being somewhat familiar with the Godfather series this story gets to the early times for Sonny Corleone and his family..
Yes, not a problem wanting to know what came next in the life of Corleone family.
Liked his tone and correct Italian pronouncment of the words. Wish there was more Italian words added in the story, that seems to bring you in the book even more.
Luca and his girlfriend his storyline in particular moved me.
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Loved it!
Narrator was a pleasure to listen to, brilliant with the voice changes of characters.
"very faithful to The Godfather drama.
excellent "
story move very fluently and it was exciting characters were great awesome story to read
"Great voice acting, great story."
He really sounds like many of the main characters, painting a scene as you listen. The performance was fantastic!
"monotone narration , slow story line"
it's hard for me to describe exactly why I don't like this book. The thing that bothers me the most is the narrator , his monotone voice rarely changes between one character and the next. he also reads entirely too fast and has no rhythm to his speech. also the story doesn't add up with the other books. it's version is incompatible with the other books in the series. not a fan
"The story of Sonny joining the family business"
I enjoyed this book and i liked the narration, even with slight timeline issues like Tom Hagen being 18, as he was a year older than Sonny at 17, in 1933, when in the Godfather novel, Tom was 35 in 1945. The math doesn't add up, lol, but it was a good ride imo
"Perfect Prequel to The Godfather"
I really enjoyed listening to the narrator and his impressions of all the characters from the movie. The story is perfect in every way and has the feeling that you are immersed in the world of The Godfather. I recommend this to any fans of the movies and The Godfather novel.
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When rumours regarding Microsoft's acquisition of Yahoo first surfaced in 2006, they were dismissed as simple gossip. However, Microsoft was deadly serious about the takeover bid. We chart the highs and lows of this battle which rocked the IT world.
No-one really expected the rumours regarding Microsoft's acquisition of Yahoo to ever come to fruition when they first surfaced in 2006.
However as the past five months has shown, Microsoft was deadly serious about the idea, if only to strengthen its competition against Google.
We first realised that Microsoft was serious about the acquisition on February 1 this year, when it announced its $44.6bn offer for Yahoo. A highly emotional exchange of accusations, veiled insults and threats followed and we all thought the partnership was over when Microsoft withdrew its offer on May 3.
That wasn't the end, however. The companies engaged in a fresh round of conflicting accounts as to why the talks collapsed, and Yahoo's CEO Jerry Yang found his actions being publicly second-guessed by vocal shareholders and financial and industry analysts. Now in the latest twist, the billionaire investor Carl Icahn has reportedly bought 50 million shares of Yahoo stock and is considering a proxy fight to replace its board members and rekindle the talks with Microsoft.
Here is a timeline of the major milestones of Microsoft's pursuit of Yahoo:
May 2006
Some of the earliest rumours that Microsoft is considering an offer to buy Yahoo appear in the New York Post and The Wall Street Journal; at the time such a deal is considered far-fetched and the rumours are dismissed fairly quickly.
October 2006
Rumours begin to swirl that Yahoo has approached Time Warner about purchasing AOL, a notion somewhat more believable than a Microsoft-Yahoo deal.
Microsoft-Yahoo rumours surface from time to time but disappear soon after, as there is nothing to substantiate them.
February 1, 2008
In the shot heard round the internet, Microsoft makes a formal purchase offer of $44.6bn (£22.3bn) based on Yahoo's stock price of $19.18 (£9.09); Yahoo's stock price starts rising.
February 11
Yahoo rejects Microsoft's offer as too low; Yahoo's stock price closes at $29.87 (£14.93). According to the rumour mill, Yahoo is now looking for closer to $40 (£20) a share because the value of the company has risen since the offer.
February 12
Microsoft for the first time publicly hints in a letter to Yahoo that it is willing to get hostile in its takeover, saying it "reserves the right to pursue all necessary steps to ensure that Yahoo's shareholders are provided with the opportunity to realise the value inherent in our proposal".
March 5
Reports emerge that Yahoo is stepping up negotiations with Time Warner for some kind of tie-up with AOL. Meanwhile, reports make the rounds that Microsoft will mount a proxy fight if Yahoo won't play ball.
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