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Students in Newtown, Connecticut, other than those from Sandy Hook Elementary, went back to school on Tuesday. Friday's mass shooting has left the community in recovery mode and politicians around the country rethinking the nation's gun laws.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he supports allowing teachers to carry concealed handguns in schools in the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting. Perry also said that mental health issues should be considered as a way to make schools safer.
As a senator, Inouye became one of the most influential politicians in the country, playing key roles in congressional investigations of the Watergate and Iran-Contra scandals.
Dannel Malloy, governor of Connecticut was faced with the difficult task of informing parents they had lost their children in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting.
In the midst of debt and deficit negotiations in Washington, politicians are carefully considering all aspects of the proposed billion-dollar superstorm Sandy recovery bill.
After shopping for an Easy-Bake Oven for her brother and finding only purple and pink models, a 13-year-old New Jersey girl petitioned Hasbro to make a gender-neutral version of the toy.
Daniel Inouye, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the longest-serving senator, and a World War II hero, died Monday after a brief hospitalization. Inouye was a senator for Hawaii since 1963.
Hagel emerged last week as the front-runner for the Pentagon's top job, four years after leaving behind a Senate career in which he carved out a reputation as an independent thinker and blunt speaker.
A third officer at the scene was not hurt and other people in the vehicle at the time of the shootings are not considered suspects.
President Obama spoke at a service Sunday evening in Newtown, Conn. He noted that it was the fourth time as president he's had to comfort victims of mass shootings. He promised to use 'whatever power this office holds' to prevent another tragedy of this kind.
Adam Lanza, the 20-year-old gunman in the Sandy Hook school shooting is thought to have had Asperger's syndrome, a mild form of autism characterized by social awkwardness, but not violence.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has canceled work-related trips as well as a planned appearance before Congress to testify on the Benghazi attack. Clinton is working from home after she fainted last week.
In the aftermath of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, many are looking to President Obama and lawmakers for signs that tougher gun control laws may be coming.
Police said Saturday they had found "very good evidence" they hoped would answer questions about the motives of the gunman, described as brilliant but remote, who forced his way into the Sandy Hook school, killing 26 children and adults in one of the world's worst mass shootings.
In his radio address Saturday, President Obama said 'every parent in America has a heart heavy with hurt.' Republicans canceled their radio address, House Speaker John Boehner saying 'I join the president – and all Americans – in sending prayers and condolences to the victims' loved ones.'
Rodney Alcala told a Manhattan judge that he wanted to plead guilty to two murder counts so he could get back to California and pursue an appeal of his death case.
Law enforcement officials are unofficially saying that the gunman was a 24-year-old man, whose mother was a teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. It was reported that the gunman went to the principal's office first, then to his mother's kindergarten classroom.
An adult gunman is dead, and three people are being treated at the Danbury Hospital after a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
The president said, 'It does not make sense from a prioritization point of view' to focus on drug use in states where it is now legal.
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Traffic. Sirens. Police. Firetrucks. Ambulances. Jet Planes. These are the noises of my neighborhood. It is no wonder the wealthy families who first settled in Golden Hill during the late 1880's eventually got tired of the racket and headed east, leaving behind large, elegant homes and wide open boulevards. Sadly, over time, the neighborhood fell into despair. A century later, Golden Hill had become a haven for street gangs, junkies, and transients- people who had bigger problems to worry about than decibel levels.
Today, the neighborhood is as noisy as ever. Although the gangs have been replaced by musicians and artists, a criminal element still exists, and the sirens of police cars never let you forget it. Although the homeless have been pushed to the outskirts of town, the clatter of shopping carts still echoes from the alleys.
The trendy East Village at the bottom of the slope is exploding with new sounds as well. Construction. Sports bars. Night clubs. Bowling alleys. The noise climbs further up the hill every day, creating a non-stop symphony of sounds...a chorus of commotion. Airplanes scream by, one after another, and conversations must pause for them to pass, like pedestrians waiting for the light to change. Freeways rush through town like rivers. Traffic ebbs and flows, not unlike the tides of the ocean.
Local residents know that if you live here long enough, you'll stop noticing the noise after a while. What you will begin to notice, however, are the more subtle sounds of life on the hill, sounds that can only be heard by those who are really listening.
Golden Hill is a musical place. Its southern boundary is a bridge which crosses over the 94 freeway. Built by a local artist, the bridge plays a tune if its rungs are struck while crossing. On the north side of the bridge is Golden Hill's bustling commercial district, which consists of a handful of food markets, restaurants, liquor stores, and one very stylish fire station.
Walking down 25th Street, you'll hear street merchants selling flowers. You'll hear a cacophony of birds and people perched on the patio of Krakatoa, our local coffee shop. You'll hear the sound of pizza dough being tossed and pounded over at Luigi's Pizzeria, and you'll hear rowdy laughter escaping the infamous Turf Club anytime its heavy wooden door swings open.
After dark, you'll hear the comforting hum of neon lights, the crackle of electricity, and the hoots of the night owls, awake and alive. When traffic dies down at dusk, you'll hear the whisper of the wind down the wide, empty streets, the seductive songs of the crickets, and the rustle of the palm trees swaying high above. These are the sounds that I listen for. These are the sounds of life on the hill.
Summer brings new noises to town as well. The ka-boom! of fireworks and the subsequent barking of dogs. The bittersweet wail of mariachi bands singing songs of amor! off in the distance. The angry hiss of sprinklers watering freshly mowed lawns. The ting-a-ling of the ice cream man's silver bell as he pushes his frozen goods across the street makes my mouth water in a Pavlovian sort of way.
During baseball season, I can hear the thrill and excitement of a home run. Just listening to the roar of the crowds gives me a craving for peanuts and crackerjacks. I can always tell whether the Padres won or lost simply by following the soundtrack of the game.
From my bedroom, I hear the approaching rattle of skateboard wheels, the whiz of a ten-speed bike flying past my house, or the slap of sneakers on the sidewalk as little kids run home from school. On Sunday mornings, I am awakened by church bells resonating from down the street.
On Wednesday afternoons, I hear the chip! chip! chip! of my father, carving marble sculptures in the backyard. On Friday evenings I hear the crash! boom! bang! of the rock band that practices in our garage. And on Saturday nights, I fall asleep to the steady thump! of hip hop bass coming from the people upstairs. We are musicians and artists, and we are people in motion.
When the air is thick and heavy, I can hear the voices of transportation- the far-off moan of a foghorn blowing in from the bay, or the last call of a cruise ship before it sets off on another bon voyage. I can hear the clang! clang! of a passing trolley or the whistle of a train pulling into the station, as if to announce, "I'm home!". Whenever I hear these familiar sounds, I know that I'm home, too. For some folks, the noise of the city is too much to bear. But to me, the sound of the hill is "golden".
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Gamers Outreach Foundation founder Zach Wigal and the gang at Gamers Outreach Foundation is hosting its third annual Gamers For Giving 2010 Video Game Competition May 1, 2010, to benefit charities and the foundation's initiatives at the Briarwood Mall in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Through Gamers for Giving, Gamers Outreach Foundation aims to generate additional funding to fuel the GO-Kart (Gamers Outreach Kart) initiative with up to $15,000 to complete additional GO-Karts for Mott Children's Hospital and hopes to raise $30,000.00 overall to support its work throughout the course of the year.
I had a chance to talk to Wigal about the upcoming event and to explain the GO-Kart and Fun For Our Troops initiatives.
Wigal explained the new GO-Kart initiative has already received positive feedback from Mott Children's Hospital where the project is taking place. The carts are portable kiosks (pictured right) that can be rolled into a patient's room to bring entertainment to those confined to their rooms. It's compact enough that it doesn't get in the way of nurses checking up on their patients and can be easily removed to provide more space or moved from room to room.
"We just donated our very first GO-Kart to a hospital in Michigan called Mott Children's Hospital. There are so many kids in the hospital who play video games and we constantly hear stories from the staff about how the cart has made a positive difference for kids who have a limited amount of access to activities outside their rooms," Wigal said. "Right now, Mott Children's Hospital only has one cart. We're hoping that the profits from Gamers For Giving will be able to help us deliver more carts to Mott as well as new hospitals over the course of the year."
The remaining profits, according to Wigal, will be used to fund the Fun For Our Troops initiative which provides video game care packages to US soldiers serving overseas.
"Supporting the troops overseas has always been something we've been interested in doing internally at Gamers Outreach. Nearly a year ago, we met up with a woman named Stefanie Shea, who had started a really cool grass-roots initiative called Fun For Our Troops," He explained. "Stefanie's husband serves in the military and was getting ready to leave for his 2nd tour to Iraq. She wanted to do something special for the guys overseas, so she started sending them video game care-packages. It was an effort that was fully supported via public donations."
In an effort to help Shea provide entertainment to the military men and women serving overseas, Wigal said the two organizations merged into one organization to raise funds for the Fun For Our Troops initiatives. The Gamers Outreach Foundation is a non-profit organization that develops services which use video games in ways that improve the lives of others and provides the funds for donations, charities and projects through gaming competitions.
"Each year, our organization hosts a non-profit competitive gaming event called Gamers for Giving," He said. "It's an event that features video game tournaments, special industry guests and a variety of video game activities for event participants all packed into a high-energy, social environment. Some of our sponsors include Astro Gaming, Red Bull, Gunnar Optiks and Kiaeneto. Aside from the gaming festivities, the event also offers us a great opportunity to discuss our work with our supporters, as well as people who aren't familiar with our organization. The profits from the event are used to help fund Gamers Outreach initiatives."
Those living in Michigan or within traveling distance to Michigan are welcome to participate in the May 1, 2010 event which starts at 10 a.m. and ends 9 p.m. at Briarwood Mall.
The headline activities will include a 2 vs 2 Halo 3 Tournament, a 4 vs 4 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Tournament and a variety of other competitions.
There are also free play gaming areas for spectators to explore and enjoy. Registration is required to participate in the tournaments, for requirements and to register visit the GamersForGiving website listed below. For location or direction to Briarwood Mall, Ann Arbor, Mich., visit the Mall's website listed below.
Site [Gamers Outreach Foundation] Site [Gamers For Giving] Site [Event Registration and Rules]
Site [Fun For Our Troops] Site [Briarwood Mall]
Image Source: Photos courtesy of Zach Wigal, Gamers Outreach Foundation


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Marketing Strategy to Build on Milk Package Improvements27 March 2013
SPAIN – Government ministers have heralded recent dairy reforms as a success and say there more improvement is possible through national marketing strategy.
The 'Milk package', the name given to the tranche of reforms, was introduced late last year to help producers survive against rising production costs, market inequality and unhelpful contracts with processors discounting milk at a loss in supermarkets.
This is according to Food Industry director general, Fernando Burgaz who said the Ministry is doing a 'very serious job of monitoring prices in the dairy sector'.
In this regard, he explained that, "We have recently detected an increase in prices paid to farmers and, hopefully, through formalisation of contracts between farmers and industry can take this momentum along the coming months."
Over 60 per cent of farms have already formalized their contracts with buyers, which Mr Burgaz stressed is hugely positive news.
On top of contract and market reforms the production and logistics elements of the industry are in need for innovation and efficiency, added Mr Burgaz who has been working with Young Farmers Groups, Food Cooperatives and the group for Efficiency and Value in Milk Marketing and Dairy Product Chains.
Further to improving the way milk is produced and transported Mr Burgaz stresses that extensive marketing and promotional activities will be on-going as part of the 'Sustainable Dairy Programme' signed in February.
Through labelling and logo strategies the government hopes to promote Spanish milk as a high quality product with provenance. This, Mr Burgaz concluded is another element to ensure dairy sustainability.


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(Reuters) — President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Saturday Sudan's next constitution would be "100 percent Islamic" to set an example for neighbouring countries, some of which have seen religious parties gain power after popular uprisings.
The secession of mostly non-Muslim South Sudan a year ago sparked predictions that Sudan, which hosted former al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in the 1990s, would start implementing Islamic law more strictly.
In a speech to leaders of the mystical Islamic Sufi tradition in Khartoum, Bashir suggested Sudan's new, post-secession constitution could help guide the region's political transformation.
"We want to present a constitution that serves as a template to those around us. And our template is clear, a 100 percent Islamic constitution, without communism or secularism or Western (influences)," said Bashir.
"And we tell non-Muslims, nothing will preserve your rights except for Islamic sharia because it is just," he said.
Already, floggings are a common punishment in Sudan for crimes like drinking alcohol and adultery.
Sentences of stoning are rare, although in May a Sudanese woman was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, sparking condemnation from human rights lawyers. Similar sentences in the past have not been carried out.


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World Cup 2010: Mexico vs Argentina en Vivo Live Stream
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McMansions, Bash-and-Builds, Bigfoots
By GEORGE JAMES
Published: May 8, 2005
AFTER her husband died, Barbara Wirkus decided it was time to sell the house in Union where they had lived for 38 years and raised four sons. She moved into bungalow, ''a lovely little home'' on a cul-de-sac in Kenilworth, a town the 72-year-old widow describes six years later as ''a town that time forgot.'' She planted a garden and made friends with her neighbors.
But soon her next-door neighbor added a porch and a family room to his house -- which sits on a 50-by-100-foot lot -- bringing the house eight feet closer and looming a story and a half above hers. Today, the neighbor's house is so close that the light from the motion detector shines into her house, Ms. Wirkus said, and ''cats or rabbits set it off 20 times a night.''
Her experience is not unusual. You see them -- oversize houses -- in the more-established and densely populated communities like Cresskill, Short Hills and Westfield, where older, smaller houses once stood, and they now dwarf the Cape Cods, low ranches and even the elegant, turn-of-the-century homes.
Indeed, the number of oversize houses from 3,000 to 10,000 square feet with entrances like Tara, windows like European cathedrals and garages like small municipal lots has increased so drastically in the last decade that many local governments from Bergen County to Cape May County -- where the character of neighborhoods is threatened -- find themselves struggling to establish new zoning ordinances or rewriting existing ones in an effort to restrict the size of the new structures.
These sprawling new homes have as many names as there are styles, from ''trophy homes'' to ''monster homes'' and ''McMansions,'' ''starter castles'' to ''plywood palaces.'' In North Jersey, detractors call them ''bash and builds'' and ''bigfoots.'' But whatever the name, they present neighbors with a sudden expanse of towering wall to look at, blocking sunlight, altering the streetscape and even changing the character of the neighborhood.
''What people may be objecting to is the fact these homes are so out of sync with the traditional style and character of their towns,'' said Tim Dillingham, executive director of the American Littoral Society, an environmental group. ''I think people recognize that a sense of place is very important and that at some level the negative reaction to these teardowns and out-of-scale houses is a reaction to that sense of place being destroyed.''
In 2002, a report sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, ''Taming the Teardown Trend,'' said that demolitions were approaching ''epidemic proportions'' in historic neighborhoods, and that 100 communities in 20 states had experienced significant numbers of teardowns.
Adrian Scott Fine, director of the northeast office of the National Trust in Philadelphia and an author of the report, said there had been no statistical follow-up, but that through discussions with communities, he thought teardowns had gone beyond the 100 communities.
''If anything, it's gotten much more exacerbated,'' Mr. Fine said. ''The demand for the big house seems to be alive and well. The real estate market seems to be able to move these houses fairly well.''
In New Jersey alone, between 1998 and 2003 the number of demolition permits issued by municipalities rose to 5,006 from 2,967, according to the state Department of Community Affairs. And while many of these involved replacing older housing in cities like Camden, Newark, and Paterson, planners said a sizable number could be linked to the construction of larger homes.
Under current land-use law, municipalities cannot stop a homeowner or builder from tearing down a house. Nor, from an aesthetic point of view, can they dictate what a house can look like. But they do have the right to regulate size.
In a major victory for municipalities over builders, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in 2003 that the town of Fair Haven, in Monmouth County, had the right to put a cap on the floor area of a single-family house regardless of lot size.
''What Fair Haven did was it upheld an ordinance which limited in absolute terms the size of a house in terms of square feet,'' said a Jeffrey Zenn, the lawyer for the Tenafly Planning Board.
Tenafly, which had 115 teardowns over five years, is reworking its zoning ordinance, but it is having a problem defining exactly what a McMansion is.
''A McMansion means different things to different people,'' Mr. Zenn said. "My definition of a McMansion is not your definition. You may say the ugly house with all kinds of turrets is a McMansion. I can say it's just in bad taste."
McGreevey Took Aim
Former Gov. James E. McGreevey came up with a plan to inhibit the growth of oversize houses when he reached for the word McMansions in his 2003 State of the State address and attacked them as contributing to ''mindless sprawl.''
But Mr. McGreevey's proposal for a 1 percent tax on new houses selling for more than $1 million died with his political career last year, and acting Gov. Richard J. Codey -- a sponsor of fast-track legislation in the Senate aimed at speeding the approval process for developers -- has shown no inclination to tilt at McMansions.
To be sure, opinions vary wildly on the appropriateness of larger and larger houses -- the most obvious statement homeowners can make about their station in life and their bank balance.


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If you click on the Contact tab, you will find the different ways to contact us by phone, fax, e-mail, mail or just stop by the office. There are links to other web pages on our Contact page. Some are local businesses in South Saint Louis, others are sites to show you what there is to do, see, or eat. We hope this will help you become more informed about how great the neighborhoods in south city are and how much fun you can have here, all within walking distance of your new apartment.


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Deir el Qamar
Deir al Qamar (Arabic: دير القمر) is a village in Mount Lebanon.
Deir al Qamar is known for its very beautiful houses with red roofs. It's a a hill town with many beautiful landscapes and views. Deir el Qamar is known as the City of Emirs and is considered the most beautiful town in Lebanon. The town served as the capital city of the country for 300 years in the past and contains with Beit el Dine the three most beautiful palaces of Lebanon . Deir al Qamar is hometown of many historical figures rulers of Lebanon in the past such as Emir Fakkerdine,Emir Bashir Shehab and national modern time politicians such as Camille Chamoun, Naji Boustany and Many writers and philosophers like Fouad Ephrem Boustany and artists like Camille Allam .
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You can get to Deir el Qamar through the coastal road from Beirut to Damour then take the path upward to the Shouf mountains
You can get also to Deir el Qamar taking the international Beirut-Damascus highway passing through Aley and Saoufar then go right down to Barouk
Another way is to come from the Beqaa and descend to the Shouf taking the Dahr el Baidar road passing near the Barouk Cedars
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Two Indiana teenagers were charged Monday with luring a 17-year-old boy with special needs to their home and assaulting him.
The girls, ages 16 and 14 of Valparaiso, were charged with a number of felonies, the Chicago Tribune reports. They are accused of threatening the 17-year-old with a knife then handcuffing him and sexually battering him.
They eventually released the boy, and he and his mother reported the incident to police.
Police took the girls into custody following a search of the home. In an interview with police, the girls said they both knew the victim, though they provided no rationale behind the incident, the Northwest Indiana Times reports.
The 16-year-old was charged with criminal deviate conduct, sexual battery and criminal confinement. The 14-year-old was charged with intimidation, battery with a deadly weapon and criminal confinement.
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About Me
To see this world before I visit the next...
Stability does not exist in my life...after living in England all throughout my early life, once I finished my studies, I decided it was time for a change and moved to Berlin, Germany which was by far one of the best decisions I have ever made.
After living in Berlin for over 3yrs - I decided to move to Singapore, again another great move - I had a fantastic time and met some wonderful people and made some lifelong friends. Berlin came calling again, so I decided to move back and added another 2 great years to my German life experience.
I'm very laid back, easy going with a great sense of humor. I love to see and experience new things and traveling is something of an addiction to me as is meeting likeminded people to share and experience good times.
Have no regrets
Anything that involves running, chasing a ball, kicking the ball, hitting the ball, climbing and jumping
Music (especially live music)
Marketing and Advertising
- running
- traveling
- music
- live music
- rock climbing
- world cup
- beaches
Music, Movies, and Books
Favourite music? It really depends on what mood I'm in.
Movies - anything which makes me laugh.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
- Climbing the second highest at mountain at Ilha Grande, Brazil on Christmas Day and being in the clouds
- Great Barrier Reef...WOW
- Countdown to New Years Day on Copacabana Beach with 7million people all dressed in white
- Watching the fireworks at Sydney Harbor Bridge for New Years
- World Cup 2006 Germany, Fan Mile Berlin
- Love Parade in Berlin
- Chinese/Lunar New Year in Singapore
- Watching the sun going down at Miami Beach, Florida
The list goes on and on and on...
Countries I've Visited
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Uruguay
Countries I've Lived In
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Bush sends 21,500 soldiers to Iraq
US President Bush acknowledged for the first time Wednesday (Thursday Middle East time) that he erred by not ordering a military buildup in Iraq last year and said he was increasing American soldiers by 21,500. "Where mistakes have been made, the responsibility rests with me," Bush said.
In a prime-time address to the nation, Bush rejected the Democrats' calls to end the war. He said that "to step back now would force a collapse of the Iraqi government, tear that country apart and result in mass killings on an unimaginable scale."
"If we increase our support at this crucial moment and help the Iraqis break the current cycle of violence, we can hasten the day our troops begin coming home," Bush said.
Bush said it also was a mistake to have allowed American forces to be restricted by the Iraqi government, which tried to prevent U.S. military operations against fighters controlled by Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The US leader said Iraqi PM Nuei al-Maliki had assured him that from now on, "political or sectarian interference will not be tolerated."
"Our past efforts to secure Baghdad failed for two principal reasons: There were not enough Iraqi and American troops to secure neighborhoods that had been cleared of terrorists and insurgents," the president said. "And there were too many restrictions on the troops we did have."
Bush, however, cited the Iraqi government's latest optimistic estimate. "To establish its authority, the Iraqi government plans to take responsibility for security in all of Iraq's provinces by November," the American president said. Still, Bush said that "America's commitment is not open-ended. If the Iraqi government does not follow through on its promises, it will lose the support of the American people and it will lose the support of the Iraqi people. Now is the time to at."
Resisting calls for troop reductions, Bush said that "failure in Iraq would be a disaster for the United States. ... A democratic Iraq will not be perfect. But it will be a country that fights terrorists instead of harboring them."
But Bush warned that the strategy would bring more violence rather than less.
"Even if our new strategy works exactly as planned, deadly acts of violence will continue, and we must expect more Iraqi and American casualties," he said, according to the AP. "The question is whether our new strategy will bring us closer to success. I believe that it will."


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Does Jack Patrick work better?
How about with brothers Alexander, Mark and Evan?
If you absolutely hate this combo, make some suggestions? Preferably using any of the names in my signature (Just not Alexander or Owen).
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FRAIL pensioners living in old people's homes in Hampshire are set to lose their emergency alarms as part of cost cutting measures.
Currently pensioners in trouble who live in council sheltered accommodation can call wardens who will come to their homes by pulling a cord or pressing a "panic" button.
Now, under £4million cutbacks, Hampshire County Council is replacing those alarms with a "telecare" pendant they can wear round their necks – but is slashing the number of people entitled to have one.
Only those deemed in the greatest need will receive one, meaning that hundreds of elderly people across the county could lose the ability to summon help.
The new system will contact a "monitoring centre" that uses state of the art technology to detect if someone is in trouble.
It includes automatic fall alarms where the user does not need to press the button to trigger an alert, devices to discourage dementia sufferers from leaving the house at night and sensors that can tell if a frail person is up, and active or not, in their home.
It is unclear whether the new system would threaten wardens' jobs.
Older people's campaigners have condemned the move saying it will take away a vital peace of mind for isolated people in the community.
Age Concern Hampshire chairman Rick Smith said: "It offers reassurance that they are safe. If you are alone or an elderly person who does not receive much visitors, it is a security blanket to have feel someone who will come and help."
However adult social care boss Cllr Liz Fairhurst insists the new "telecare" alarm will offer more effective help to those who qualify for it.
She said: "Our priority has been, and always will be, to ensure people can access the right care and support.
"The current changes being made around the provision of community alarms are to ensure that the most vulnerable residents receive a quality service that best meets their needs.
"In this way, we can maximise and target resources to where it's most needed, and make sure that services remain sustainable for the long term, rather than simply plugging funding gaps with one-off reserves.
"With unprecedented pressure on our budgets, one of the biggest challenges is meeting the increasing demand for social care from Hampshire's ageing population, which is growing by about 1,000 each year.
"This is why we're changing the way care is provided in the longer term, to offer a wider range of services that help people live independently for as long as possible.
"With better quality of life and more dignity for residents, it enables us to focus more on those people with the greatest, or most complex need."


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Release Date: 2011 |
This guy is pretty high on 2012 releases.
I've only heard Below The Heavens (which is sadly unknown on this site) and thought it was really good, so I'll give this a shot.
Known for some of the most exemplary instrumental hip-hop recordings this side of the millennium, it's no suprise that NoYork! recalls any off-handed musing of what Cosmogramma or Sam Baker's Album would sound like if they were more vocally focused.
Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Offthis is actually from 2011 unfortunately, just thought it needed a little press. it's criminal how slept on and underrated this is
Oops, my bad, I was being presumptuous. It's criminal how underrated Blu's stuff is overall.
i had no fuckin idea this existed
Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound OffI did when it came out but ignored it because his other stuff since Below the Heavens was pretty uninspired. Wrong choice.
The album that came before this was okay. I have this on my PC so I'll probably check it out eventually.
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is this better than the money store
Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound OffYES
but it is not better than Below The Heavens
Album Rating: 3.0didnt care too much for this, seems like he was trying to be different instead of just being different and was too lazy to put in the work to acomplish either. He'll never top BTH.
Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound OffI honestly didn't like BTH as much as most people. Solid, but nothing earth shattering. Would have been had it been released in 1999
I love that album as well, but there are songs on here just as gorgeous as anything off of BTH ("Spring Winter Summer Fall"). I'm really enjoying this album, thanks for spreading the word, kingsoby1!
Give Me My Flowers...>Below the Heavens>
it's actually not the beats on this record that bug me, it's blu's rapping. it's a lot more monotone than his usual stuff. the beats are interesting to say the least, but nothing about them grabbed me. then again I thought Shabazz Palaces was mostly hype and no substance too.
Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Offi haven't listened to give me my flowers yet; from what i'm reading it's not my thing.
yeah I like really smooth hip hop. this whole noise and tech thing got played out quick to me. like i can appreciate the ideas and where they're taking it, but it's not something that i enjoy in the process.
this is actually from 2011 unfortunately, just thought it needed a little press. it's criminal how slept on and underrated this is
Fucking THIS. I tried rec'ing it to some people, but I'm a nobody so whatever.
Need to find somewhere to listen to this.
Sup with all those extremely high rated reviews lately.
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a sad smile crosses her face...
the death of ones we love is always a hard heart-wrenching affair. Sometimes the pain can be eased with a quite, serene song, sometimes not. Though the peace behind this enchantingly tear-filled melody should ease the loss by a hairs-breath, A wonderful peace, may your lost friend rest in peace, knowing that you honor him/her with this piece.
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It's so sad.
Listening to it just like this in your sleep ~
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its very nice
i like this song very much, reminds me of the uninvited soundtrack.
when i read your description i thought of people that were close to me and died, this song brings so much feelings. keep up the good work, sorry for your friend
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This sounds extreamly familure for some reason....
Its beautiful, I don't know why i can't put my finger on it but i could swear i've heard something like this before. Anyway, my one real complaint is that you need to turn down that flute sligthly the highs are a little hard on the ears. Other then that this song does flow wonderfully. Great work!
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Other than that, hard to know without seeing the data. Maybe logging a service request would be your best bet.
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Can you post the expression, and maybe a picture (save an image from ViVA and then upload it via the Options tab) to show what you're trying to measure?
That said, IC615 had a major change in quite a few parts of the tools. The subversion you are using is the Base release, which came out 2 years ago - there have been a lot of fixes and enhancements in the meantime and so I would strongly recommend moving to the latest hotfix of IC615.


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Subject: General Tech | May 12, 2011 - 11:54 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Unity, Ubuntu 11.04, ubuntu, OS, natty narwhal, linux, gnome
Natty Narwhal, officially called Ubuntu 11.04, has arrived on the scene and it brings some changes to the way you will look at Linux. It was designed to be the first desktop version to dump the Gnome GUI in favour of the Unity interface that has been previously used on netbook and other lower powered machines. The design its self is fairly minimalistic as you would expect from what it was first implemented as, but not to the point where you won't recognize the familiar dock style interface common to OS X and Win 7. Ars Technica takes you through a thorough look at the newest Linux and the pluses and minuses of the new GUI.
"Ubuntu 11.04, codenamed Natty Narwhal, rose from the depths last week. The update brings a number of significant new features to the Linux-based operating system. It includes a much-improved refresh of the Unity shell and a number of other significant improvements throughout the application stack.
This is the first version of Ubuntu to ship with Unity on the desktop. Due to the far-reaching nature of the changes that accompany the transition to a new desktop shell, this review will focus almost entirely on Unity and how it impacts the Ubuntu user experience. We will also look at how Unity compares with GNOME 3.0 and the classic GNOME experience."
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Sorry this is an awful release. The major problem with Ubuntu is that Mark Shuttleworth has way too much power now. He's removing stuff like Open Office and Gnome because of personal differences.... Unity is nowhere near ready to be released a a stable product. If you use ubuntu, stick with 10.54 or better yet use Linux Mint. These poor releases is example why Ubuntu should not stick with a 6 month release no matter what.
The OpenOffice suite is defunct as Oracle now owns the name and is no longer backing development, it is replaced by LibreOffice, which is a legitimate fork.
Unity on the other hand is a decent but immature product, primarily designed around small screens and is not really suitable for workstation use. For now users can opt to continue using Gnome 2.6 as "classic mode" from the login manager, in the future Gnome 3 will be available. KDE and XFCE are also still available as alternative interfaces.
i really like this release.. runs well and fast on my 64 bit laptop. am even considering developing for it now. its a breath of fresh air and not the same old same old. my 70 yr old mother is now using it in conjunction with 10.10 on her desktop. i like the way this company is moving forward with unity and i will not consider gnome shell due to its lack of insight, mutter, forced and lack of touch .. forced 3d acceleration(my video card will never be fully supported by nouveau).
besides, i gotta have my wobbly windows and i get that with unity and compiz.. keep on innovating my friends.
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Unity. Loaded Natty. Did not like it at first, but, now I am beginning to appreciate it. still not exactly what I want, but I can deal with it. I just wish there was more to know how to make some of the features function the way I want, but then, maybe I need to be more aggressive.
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Photographer's Note
I was racing down to the coast last weekend to catch the morning light, when I passed this field. I jumped out and quickly set up my tripod etc to catch some shots before the sun rose and ruined the scene. I managed to grab this one just as the sun was peeking over the horizon. A nd grad levelled the exposure to keep detail in the foreground.
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Roly (2024) 2004-07-09 14:43
Beautiful landscape shot, composed by the book. Excellent colors, well captured precisely at the right moment.
renatombat (75) 2004-07-09 14:55
Very beautiful shot. I really like the colors, composition and the detail in the foreground.
Very well done
mumek (20202) 2004-07-09 15:41
Adam! Your picture is like a dream. Beautiful landscape.
jelmar (61) 2004-07-09 15:49
beautifull, the colors in the sky
and on the contrast the land is less colorfull but things happen there,the trails through the grainfields going to ?
andybrook (136) 2004-07-09 15:59
A nice shot.
A great capture of this beautiful sky,excellent colours and well composed.
Excellent,well done.
centurion (0) 2004-07-09 16:28
Beautiful sunrise and compositon. The hues of sky and grass complements each other in a very warm kind.
losteden (1522) 2004-07-09 18:10
Very beautiful landscape with good colors. I feel silence and singing birds. Good work.
danyy (0) 2004-07-10 2:51
Tres attractives couleurs qui sortent un peu du commun dans un lever de soleil. Parfaite exposition aussi qui permet de voir les détails du champs à l'avant plan.
Toonboy (2539) 2004-07-10 16:15
A beautiful landscape Adam I think you got the sun spot on
Well done
Nelu_Goia (3116) 2007-09-08 17:38
Adam,just one thing I have to say about this and all your photos:they have their own light,just like the Sun in the solar system.
That is damn hard to copy:)
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|September 15, 2010, 12:46 PM
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Full Auto Carbine
My wife's dad just died a few weeks ago. He was an officer in the Navy and was directly involved in the Normandy invasion with an LSC. The whole family has been blown away by the pictures, maps, charts, and letters he has which were never really talked about. There is a 6 page letter by the famous reporter Ernie Pyle who gave an incredible first hand story on what he was seeing right at the time of successfully securing the beach. If anyone is interested I can either scan the letter or simply transcribe it word for word.
I had talked to him about some of the military arms I've had like a .30 carbine and Rand .45 and he had told me about guns and rifles he brought home. He had an Ithaca .45 in dead mint condition, and had brought 2 full auto carbines, one of which he gave to his brother 30 or 40 years ago. Nobody in the family knew he had any guns whatsoever, probably because nobody in the family is into guns at all.
We had been talking about me getting the carbine but he was concerned about me getting in trouble with it. A friend had suggested I buy semi auto replacement parts and reciever and convert it so I can use it without worrys and I had not had a chance to discuss that with him before he died. Now the rifle seems to be gone, we don't know if he turned it in which is something he was perfectly capable of doing, or if he had it hidden well. The house will be sold and it bothers me to think it's still there.
I read yesterday somewhere that there is a military arms amnesty going on right now. Does this mean that things like this can be correctly registered or what?
The rifle appears to be gone but what are my options if it turns up?
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|September 15, 2010, 01:13 PM
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* Since the firearm was not registered during the registration period that ended decades ago, it would have to be surrendered to BATFE. Any "playing" with it will make you liable to prosecution.
* Since it is officially a Class III weapon, and since you are not the registered owner and tax stamp holder for the weapon (since it is an unregistered fully automatic weapon), you cannot work on it, clean it, put it in your gun vault for "eye candy", fondling, etc. In fact, merely possessing it is sufficient for the BATFE to charge you with a felony.
* You can acquire a semi-auto receiver, trigger group, stock, and operating parts to use as a substitute. Oh, wait, that's a whole rifle!! Yep, you can replace it, but you cannot change any part of it, since the mere act of posessing it makes you a felon, and disassembling it or destroying it is destruction of evidence.
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I just got off the phone from talking with my brother in law about possible hiding spots. He says there is some amnesty information he found amongst paperwork in the desk so we think there is a high liklihood he turned it in to the proper authorities in southern california. He is as straight arrow as anyone I have ever known and we knew he had issues with the idea of giving me something that could get me in that much trouble.
It's about a 99% chance that's what happened. I have two mint condition clips in the little 1943 military mag pouch.
|September 15, 2010, 03:13 PM
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What about the Ithaca 1911 .45? Are those just a much looser issue? My dad paid something like $25 for the Remington Rand military .45 I had so it was legal, but that's not the case I don't believe with this one.
|September 15, 2010, 03:27 PM
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AFAIK, military 1911s are not a problem in CA. Shouldn't be, they've been around for almost 75 years, far longer than that state has been trampling on your gun rights.
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|September 15, 2010, 03:28 PM
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The 1911 is a non-issue, as long as it is legal to posess in your state, city, or town. It's simply a handgun.
Someone will be along to quote exact regs and dates, and such, I'm sure, but the Army isn't going to come come knocking on your door looking for it's .45
Keep it, sell it, shoot it, send it to me, do whatever you want with it.
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+1 on what scorch says!
|September 21, 2010, 10:40 PM
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Also, the 1911 only has a 7+1 capacity, so you aren't anywhere near the mag cap limit...
|September 24, 2010, 06:20 AM
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When he brought the guns back he should have registered the machineguns at that time. They would have been legal at that point. He had another chance in 1968 as did everybody with the Amnesty paperwork that made all illegal NFA guns legal. If those were the amnesty papers found then that made the gun legal and did not mean he turned it in.
There is talk of amnesty for relatives of military documented bring backs but it has not happened yet. So if he did not register, then he did not amnesty register the gun is now only for agency use, not individual.
|September 24, 2010, 10:47 PM
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If you found amnesty info it's possible he registered it during the 1968 amnesty. You can have an atttorney check with ATF for the status of registration if you locate the gun and have a serial number. I don't think ATF will tell you if a specific individual had a weapon registered to him.
|September 25, 2010, 09:17 AM
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You might consider that a Federal Registration may not make the weapon legal to possess in your state of residence. The attorney handling the estate needs to check both.
|September 25, 2010, 11:03 AM
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I agree with what everyone else has said about complying with
the letter of the law, including surrendering the weapon if you find it.
I would also go over that house with a fine tooth comb, including a metal
detector before selling it.
That said, I find it disgusting that the state(fed) has the authority
and the will to take inherited property of any kind, especially in a situation
like this.
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But that's the Government of US, uhh I mean U.S.
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|October 2, 2010, 10:36 PM
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Finding a lost weapon
My aunt died the day after Christmas a couple years ago. She left her house to my wife and I. While cleaning out a storage shed I found two m-1 carbine 30 rnd mags and the clip that holds them together, but no gun.
After several days we found the carbine in an old Ted Williams gun case, stuck under the floor boards in the attic. She never said she even had one or that Uncle Ed ever mentioned a gun before he passed away. The carbine was in great shape but not a real treasure according to local gun shop. It shoots real good, so I'll keep it oiled and cleaned for my grandson.
Look very carefully before you sell the house.
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|October 2, 2010, 10:53 PM
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There is an exhibit of Ernie Pyle stuff at the Smithsonian the last time I was there. They might be interested in the original letter, copied or otherwise. If you give it to them, it is of course a right off.
Additionally, I would love to have a scanned copy. If you scan it please send me a PM and I will send you an email address.
BTW, The 1911, is probably worth a large chunk of change if it is in mint condition as you mentioned. Don't shoot the H out of it. Don't bugger it up. You can do that with a much cheaper new gun.
Good luck.
|October 2, 2010, 10:58 PM
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If I found a full auto in my grandparents house I would use and attorney to process the paperwork like it WAS registered. You could make a case that they know the DB is screwed up, you believe the gun was registered properly. The can not prove it wasn't.
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But the burden of proof would be on you to prove that it was
Silencers have NEVER been illegal !
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Russ Findlay, a veteran PepsiCo and Unilever marketer, is out after less than a year as Major League Soccer's first chief marketing officer.
Whether Handler takes the CMO title officially won't be known until an examination of the league's marketing plan.
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Handler, who did not return a phone message, worked with Garber at the NFL before Garber took the top MLS job in 1999. The commissioner tapping into Handler's expertise echoes the move he made bringing in former NFL marketer Doug Quinn in 2004 to head Soccer United Marketing.
Handler was last with Madison Square Garden, where he was executive vice president of marketing and sales from 2009-11. He also brings an entertainment marketing background to MLS, as he has held various marketing jobs with EMI Music, MTV and Broadway Video, along with Virgin Mobile and Quaker Oats.
Marketing responsibilities at MLS have been in disparate hands at MLS. Since Mark Noonan left as executive vice president of marketing and fan development in 2004, responsibilities have been shuttled between Quinn; Dan Courtemanche, executive vice president of marketing and communications; and current SUM President Kathy Carter.
Findlay's exit comes as Will Wilson, MLS's executive vice president of international business and special events, left to join Wasserman Media Group in a deal that also brought Wasserman the representation to likely top NFL draftee Andrew Luck, who is Wilson's nephew (see related story).
NBA transitions from tipoff campaign to 'Big'
The NBA last week rolled out its new "Big" advertising campaign, replacing its "Where Amazing Happens" campaign after five seasons.
The "Big" effort launched on Jan. 19 and comes after the league used a campaign labeled "Big Things Are Coming" to promote the start of this year's lockout-shortened season.
"We like to refresh the brand every five years or so," said Danny Meiseles, executive vice president and executive producer, production, programming and
The new campaign will run across all NBA broadcast
Meiseles said each of the three spots features footage of the player backed with a description of the action along with music from Primus. The debut spot features
"The focus on Rondo is that he plays big," Meiseles said.
Notable is that the campaign initially does not use the league's biggest stars, such as LeBron James or Kobe Bryant, though Meiseles did not rule out using those players in future commercials.
"Creatively, we wanted to get [the first three] spots out first," Meiseles said. "Obviously, we will focus on key guys in the creative process and we know we have four more months to focus on other players."
Inside NBA's revenue sharing
The NBA's new revenue-sharing plan was years in development and today represents a staggering shift in league policy as the NBA redistributes wealth among its teams.
It was fueled by a plea from eight small-market teams in 2007 and grew into one of the league's most contentious issues, running parallel with the league's collective-bargaining agreement negotiations.
When fully phased in by the 2013-14 season, it will see a stunning $140 million in additional revenue sharing coming into play compared with last year, moving money through a complex formula that shifts some of the financial wealth of big-market NBA teams to the league's neediest teams, each of which could receive up to $16 million a year as part of the plan.
Some team executives said that while the system does not completely close the financial gap between high- and low-revenue teams, it is the most progressive form of revenue distribution in the league's history.
"Whenever you have 30 teams in 30 different markets, you have 30 different goals and needs," said one team executive, addressing the sensitivity of the issue among owners. "It's not perfect, but I think it will show that it will be a success."
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Instead, the new plan is rooted in a philosophy of including locally generated dollars from the big-market, high-revenue teams to be spread among the low-revenue teams.
The planning committee did not follow any other league model, but instead tailored a new plan specifically to address NBA team needs.
"The process of designing and adopting a new revenue
Sources said that the core of the plan calls for all teams to contribute an annually fixed percentage, roughly 50 percent, of their total annual revenue, minus certain expenses such as arena operating costs, into a revenue sharing pool.
Each team then receives an allocation equal to the league's average team payroll for that season from the revenue pool. If a team's contribution to the pool is less than the league's average team payroll, then that team is a revenue recipient. Teams that contribute an amount that exceeds the average team salary fund the revenue given to receiving teams.
There are limits built into the new plan to protect high-revenue teams, such as the Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, and Orlando Magic, with no team to contribute more than 50 percent of its total profits into the revenue-sharing pool. As is the case in calculating league revenue to determine the salary cap, audits are used to determine team revenue.
For example, one high-revenue team could contribute 50 percent of its total revenue, minus certain expenses, for a total of $70 million put into the pool. A low-revenue team could contribute total revenue of $45 million. After allocating to both teams the average team payroll of $58 million, the low-revenue team would receive $13 million in revenue sharing to make up the difference between its pooled revenue from the league's average payroll. The high-revenue team would be contributing $12 million to be distributed among receiving teams, adding financial balance between the markets.
Each team's total top line revenue already includes shared national revenue from TV and sponsorship at roughly $30 million for each team. So, obviously, teams with high local revenue will contribute the most into the new system as the amount of shared revenue grows from $60 million last season to roughly $200 million when the plan is fully implemented.
Under the new formula, the Lakers stand to contribute the most, with reports putting the Lakers' projected revenue sharing contribution at roughly $50 million annually, though team officials would not confirm any specific amount to be paid into the system.
"Any business operator wants to keep their revenue," said Jeanie Buss, executive vice president of business operations for the Lakers and a member of the NBA's planning committee charged with creating the new plan. "That's the nature of the business, but we also understand the bigger picture and we want a league with teams that are economically viable so that every team has the opportunity to compete. It makes for a healthier league."
League projections call for about 15 of the league's 30 teams to receive payments from the new revenue sharing plan, with seven of the 15 neediest teams, such as the Milwaukee Bucks, Memphis Grizzlies, Charlotte Bobcats and Sacramento Kings, to receive a distribution of roughly $16 million after the new system is fully phased in, up from the nearly $5.8 million maximum that teams could have received this year.
A $16 million payout, based on this year's salary cap of $58 million, represents about 25 percent of the cap.
"For us, being a small-market team, we have the same goals and aspirations of large-market teams to compete for a championship, and the new plan gives us a chance," said Fred Whitfield, president and COO of the Charlotte Bobcats. "It gives us a chance to put a talented team on the floor and be able to break even or make some money."
Similar to the previous system, the new revenue-sharing plan also holds teams accountable in meeting expected local market revenue standards.
"We are outperforming in our market and we are not going to be a [revenue-sharing] receiver," said Alex Martins, chief executive officer of the Magic, which last year had the seventh highest revenue in the 30-team NBA. "Nonetheless, it's a partnership between the large markets to the extent that they are going to share their revenues with small markets."
While the NBA has done away with its old system of requiring teams to meet a set of business performance benchmarks developed by business consultants McKinsey & Co., the new plan calls for small-market teams to generate at least 70 percent of the leaguewide average in total team revenue in order to receive full revenue-sharing benefits. Large-market teams must generate 130 percent of the leaguewide team revenue average. Should a team fall short of its expected revenue, it must make up the difference in its level of contribution.
Cuban wonders whether the plan will collect enough from teams like the Lakers.
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One team source said that objections to the plan from high-revenue teams were offset by the fact that their massive team revenues in part are responsible for driving up the player's salaries, given that under the new CBA, the players get 50 percent of the league's total revenue, which last year was about $4 billion.
The plan, which runs concurrently with the league's new collective-bargaining agreement, has drawn its share of criticism from some owners.
Though approved along with the new CBA in late November, the new plan remains such a hot-button issue within league circles that many top team executives refused to comment.
"[The new revenue-sharing plan] certainly helps level the playing field," Cuban said in an email. "The question is whether it is enough to overcome the growing disparity in media rights fees."
Miami Heat owner Micky Arison has said publicly that he opposed the plan.
NBA executives have heard the complaints, but said they are confident that the plan will bring more financial balance the league.
"It is fair to say that every team had a full hearing in terms of expressing its views on revenue sharing," said Joel Litvin, NBA president of league operations, who helped spearhead the creation of the new revenue-sharing plan. "It generated a significant amount of spirited debate among the teams. But the planning committee, led by its chairman Wyc Grousbeck, was ultimately able to forge a consensus that didn't leave everybody happy, but struck as fair a balance as you can strike on a difficult subject."
NCAA interviewing candidates for Shaheen's EVP post
The future of Greg Shaheen, the architect of the NCAA's 14-year, $11 billion media deal with Turner Sports and CBS, has come under question in recent weeks as the NCAA began advertising his job position.
Shaheen, who oversees the NCAA men's basketball tournament and the other 88 NCAA championships, still carries the interim tag before his title — executive vice president of championships and alliances. Parker Executive Search, an Atlanta-based search firm that helped the NCAA hire President Mark Emmert in 2010, has been retained again to lead the search for an executive vice president of championships and alliances.
Like other NCAA execs, Greg Shaheen's title has carried an interim tag since Mark Emmert arrived.
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The NCAA, however, is calling this business as usual as Emmert, who took over as president in October 2010, completes his senior staff and remakes the NCAA's front office.
Other members of Emmert's senior management team carried the interim tag when they were first assigned a title under Emmert's direction. Bob Williams, the NCAA's vice president of communications, was first named an interim vice president before the interim tag was eventually removed in December 2010, two months after Emmert formally moved into the job.
Scott Bearby initially was named interim general counsel and vice president of legal affairs, but Donald Remy was eventually hired for that job in January 2011, and Bearby became deputy general counsel. Another senior staffer, Keith Martin, was named by Emmert to be interim chief financial officer and vice president of administration before Kathleen McNeely was hired for those titles in March 2011. Martin remained to work in finance and reports to McNeely.
"It's a national search, similar to what we've done with various NCAA positions over the past year," the NCAA said of the search for an executive vice president of championships and alliances.
What's different, though, is that those previous senior staff hires were made within a few months of Emmert's arrival. Shaheen, who did not respond to messages for this story, has been in the interim role for 16 months now.
The executive vice president position will report to Jim Isch, the NCAA's chief operating officer, who was the interim president while the search was on for Emmert. Before Emmert's arrival, Shaheen's title was senior vice president, basketball and business strategies.
According to Parker's job description, the NCAA's executive vice president will "oversee the strategic direction, operation and management of all NCAA championships … and the association's multiple broadcast and marketing rights." The application process closed Friday.
Shaheen, who joined the association in 2000, has established himself as the NCAA's point person in the relationships with Turner and CBS, and has overseen the Final Four's growth over the last decade.
He sent the college basketball world into a near panic early in 2010 when he shopped the idea of a 96-team bracket to potential media bidders on the tournament. The NCAA settled on a 68-team format when it locked down a joint rights agreement with Turner and CBS.
Shaheen also has been instrumental in molding the "basketball in the round" concept that put the court at midfield inside giant domes for the Final Four and some regionals, which have attracted record crowds in the 70,000 to 80,000 range.
His name has most commonly been linked to conference commissioner's jobs in the past, most notably at the Pac-12 before Larry Scott was hired, and most recently the Big 12. Shaheen grew up in Indianapolis, where the NCAA is based, and still has family there.


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Written on: 17/03/2016 by BrianLn (1 review written)
We bought a 2 and 3 seater from the Warrington Branch in October 2014 along with extended 5yr warranty. Failed in October 2015 and we were informed that as it had not lasted 12 months it was still under manufacturers warranty and was the responsibility of the store. The store accepted this and told us they had ordered the parts. That was November 2015. We have since had all the excuses under the sun including the Chinese New Year for none delivery and none repair. We have spent Xmas/ New Year… Read Full Review
Written on: 23/01/2015 by bsKeegan244 (1 review written)
Buyers please beware Sofaland I purchased the Millan Black Settee (HS) and 2 Millan Black - Armchairs (HS) from 425 Walsall Rd, Birmingham B42 1BT, which were delivered on 21 July 2014. I have since noticed the material has become worn and cracked not a moth after delivery. The chairs have not been subject to any frequent use and I do not consider it reasonable that they are already showing signs of wear. I was not prepared to have the settee repaired. I intend to reject the sofa for a full… Read Full Review
Written on: 10/11/2014 by Austin01 (1 review written)
We purchased a 2 seater and 3 seater sofa on 6th July from the Alexandra Range. The leather on the three seater looked thin and crinkly, by January a tear appeared on the middle panel. Although the warranty didn't cover rips or tears Sofaland agreed to send an expert to look at it. They conceded that the leather was of poor quality and took away the middle panel and then came back a week later with the replacement. I argued at the time that the leather looked just as weak on the left and right… Read Full Review
Written on: 29/07/2014 by pcHale279 (1 review written)
I recently enquired about a product from this shop, I asked for all information including the weight and dimensions. The sales representative gave me the information that I had asked. However the problem started when I received the sofa, the weight of this was more than double than what I was told. The shop took ages to reply when I contacted them about this, they said this was not their fault, this is very poor customer service and supplying the incorrect information to possible future… Read Full Review
Written on: 06/05/2014 by Julia_s31 (1 review written)
Everyone praised me for my new Boston premium Leather Sofa and all the credit goes to Sofaland. Whenever I found a new collection at their store, I rush to find all the features. I must say they have the best stock and are incomparable. Thank you Sofaland… Read Full Review
Written on: 02/05/2014 by Scotsmall (1 review written)
With the most attractive design and quality in Sofaland's products, you can also get them at unbeatable pricing. I got impeccable customer service through their representatives and even received suggestions. So, just get the best out of stock… Read Full Review
Written on: 28/04/2014 by chrissimonite (1 review written)
In the world of home furnishings, it is very necessary to choose a right company for your furnishing requirements. And that's what I did. I did a right job by opting for Sofaland as they offered me a high quality product at very reasonable cost. Not only this, they gave me 12 months of warranty. I will also suggest my friends to buy furniture only from Sofaland… Read Full Review
Written on: 18/04/2014 by brandonlevi12 (1 review written)
It was my first visit to Sofaland showroom at Birmingham. See, the first impression is the last impression. I can say that Sofaland impressed me. Not only they have a good range of sofa but their sales staff was very helping. At no time I felt like I am being forced to buy sofa from them… Read Full Review
Written on: 08/04/2014 by Jackson12 (1 review written)
My niece told me that on Sofaland.com, sofas are available from 220 pounds to 260 pounds. I didn't believe here initially. But when I actually visited the site, I was amazed. Such an excellent range of sofas and available at such affordable cost. I didn't waste single minute in choosing my dream chesterfield sofa… Read Full Review
Written on: 07/04/2014 by kevinjose123 (1 review written)
We were thinking of replacing our existing sofa set for a long time. One of my friends told me about Sofaland. Their website is really nice and gave a lot of information to us to decide. One of the best things about Sofaland is the range and price. I would say they provide the best at the most economical rate… Read Full Review
Written on: 03/04/2014 by 444ESSEX (1 review written)
DO NOT BUY FROM THEM BE WARNED… Read Full Review
Written on: 04/12/2014
I bought a leather suite from this company just over two years ago. They claim it is leather on wearing parts. The parts of the suite that are wearing are clearly vinyl. I have posted pictures on their website which they keep removing. I have also posted on twitter...they keep removing. If they haven't done anything wrong, why keep removing the truth?? The suite they sell look good value for money, for a very short time!!
Written on: 05/12/2014
At last a website that will post honest comments about Sofaland. This along with the 'Please don't buy form Sofaland Warrington' site, might help others. Plus the honest reviews that will be posted on 'Amazon' should stop people being hoodwinked. Many thanks.
Written on: 07/01/2015
tottally agree blueboy 1955,we bought a 3pce a few years ago said leather on wearable surfaces,after 18mths the 3 seater and chair started cracking splitting and opened up all over,i complained,had an experienced upholsterer look at the material who said although technicaly leather it is only approx 1.5mmm and is made from leather fibres ground then sprayed with a glue then painted/dyed,i sent them pictures of proof showing what had happened after just 18mts,they were not intersted and know people who buy cheap sofas wouldnt have the money to take them to small claims and find an upholsterer willing to stick up for you,they sell utter rubbish,my advice is if you can save for longer and buy the real deal although more expensive its better in the long run than wasting all your money on these cheaply made waste of money suites,they wont last,i payed £500 more from a reputable dealer with a special offer for REAL LEATHER and after 2yrs still as good,dont buy from this company unless you want a make me do for know,it wont last,be warned.toshofull.
Written on: 27/01/2015
I totally agree with you Sofaland are a bunch of schemers with the director being to ultimate scheme artist. Hopefully not for long.
Written on: 03/04/2014 by nicholaslevi (1 review written)
In my house there are two sofa beds. One in my bed room which I purchased a just a week back and the other one in my sister's. Mine one is from Sofaland.com while my sister's one is from another known brand. My genuine comparison says that my Sofaland sofa bed is more comfortable then my sister's… Read Full Review
Written on: 02/04/2014 by masoneli (1 review written)
A friend took me to sofaland's Warrington showroom the other day as she had to buy a sofa bed. The collection at the showroom was really cool. What a color, design, style! All fabulous. And surprisingly everything was available at such a reasonable cost… Read Full Review
Written on: 29/03/2014 by O'Rourkejm146 (1 review written)
I've bought 3 sofas and a large footstool in brown leather and it looks great, very well built and get lots of compliments on it. Love the look & will continue to add to it over the years hopefully, no problems as yet...!… Read Full Review
Written on: 28/03/2014 by Mrunhappy2013 (1 review written)
Bought a sofa from the relax range a year a go today after 3 months chair started to split leather was coming apart after 3 months of emails and phone calls there sent out a third party company after another 3 months the sofa starting to split footstool collapsed, as to date no one from sofa land has contacted me back or replied to my last 3 emails absolute disgrace that a company like this can remain trading, my advice steer clear no customer service or support at all once there have your… Read Full Review
Written on: 27/03/2014 by EmmettDempsey (1 review written)
on their website it said 0-3 weeks but it actually took just over 4 weeks for delivery. they did call me to give me notice which was useful. the couches are perfect though - cant complain there. very good value - i would guess half the price on high street? Simon… Read Full Review
Written on: 26/03/2014 by wakeywakeyriseandshine (1 review written)
The woman that helped us in store was very helpful. Sofas took less than 3 weeks to come and when they came they called to see of we were in etc. They also put sofas together and made sure we were happy and even took away the rubbish. Would 100% use again. Thanks Sofaland… Read Full Review
Written on: 25/03/2014 by 46Woods (1 review written)
I purchases Roma recliner from Birm store last year. I am very happy with the sofa and the service which i got fr Sofaland. The leather is soft and thick and the seat cushions are medium to firm. The recliner is smooth and slightly hard to push back. The delivery was on time. The value was very good. This is my honest review. Thomaz… Read Full Review
Written on: 23/03/2014 by LillianaSchultz442 (1 review written)
Once again i have been impressed with Sofalands quality and value for money. This is my second purchase as i bought from them in 2008. We re-decorated and so i had to change the colour of my sofa. This time i went for the Fabio corner sofa in red. Its beautiful, so comfy and again i can nont fault the service or value for money. Thank you everybody, especially the drivers. They could not do enough. … Read Full Review
Written on: 22/03/2014 by Reeseva54 (1 review written)
I purchased a sofa in July 2013, by September 2013 is was damaged. I contacted the support centre and after few emails and phone calls we finally arranged for some one to 'inspect' the damage. the damage was repaired. A few months later (2to be exact) the sofa not only broke again but also developed a small tear. I sent emails including photos to the support centre, around a further 3 months of badgering and being sent back and forth to get more pictures, during which time more tears were… Read Full Review
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- the transition of superseded training products within 12 months of their publication on the National Register
- where an AQF qualification is no longer current and has not been superseded, all training and assessment is completed within 2 years from the date it was removed or deleted from the National Register
- where a skill set, unit of competency, accredited short course or module is no longer current and has not been superseded, all learners' training and assessment is completed and the relevant AQF certification documentation issued within a period of one year from the date the skill set, unit of competency, accredited short course or module was removed or deleted from the National Register.
Sometimes, a qualification or accredited course will specify a core or named elective unit or module that has been superseded, removed or deleted from another training package. In these cases, you must continue to include the component/s as named in the qualification or course being delivered.
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General direction—Learner transition
A 'general direction' may be given by ASQA, as the national vocational education and training (VET) regulator, on the way in which the VET Quality Framework and other conditions defined in the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 (the Act) are to be complied with.
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"It is time to stop arguing about whether climate change is real or not," said Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank. "If you disagree with the science of human-caused climate change … what you are disagreeing with is science itself."
Why it is taking so long to adopt alternative, renewable sources as our main power source? National boundaries and agendas often pose barriers to making progress toward embracing renewables, even though they are free and abundant resources. What are the political, corporate, financial and other factors impacting this transition? At our Aspen Ideas Festival panel "Powering Tomorrow" moderated by Chris Kibarian, president of our Intellectual Property & Science business, panelists will discuss the evolution of renewable energy sources and how they're being utilized (or not) around the world. Additionally, a Thomson Reuters global research report will showcase the state of renewable energy, the latest facts and figures, and provide deeper insights into the challenges we face as a race transitioning to renewable sources of energy, as well as tangible strategies to actualize this shift.
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- Michael Levi, David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and director of the CFR Program on Energy Security and Climate Change
- Mick Sawka, director of business development at Harvard University, formerly leader of R&D organizations at 3M, Cabot, and Microbia, and most recently the president and CEO of Qteros, an industrial biotechnology startup
- Jeffrey Logan, senior energy analyst at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, also served as special advisor to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on the Special Report on Renewable Energy in 2010 and 2011
- Kristina M. Johnson, founder and CEO of Enduring Hydro; fellow of the Optical Society of America, International Electronics and Electrical Engineering, SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering; and the American Association for the Advancement of Science; and former undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Energy in 2009 and 2010