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Poll: Which villain do you think should be in the next Batman film? Vote Now!
Author has written 24 stories for Kingdom Hearts, Tekken, Naruto, King of Fighters, Wrestling, Pokémon, and Steven Universe.
Nihon, Kamisama no Omegumi ga arimatsuyo ni...
Hello, I'm M.M.Richter and, if you were wondering, the XIII does mean what you think it means.
Age: 25
Education: Associates and Bachelor's degrees in Video Game Design and Development
Favorite things: Video Games (part of my major), Writing (obviously), Fall Out Boy, Panic At The Disco, M. Elliott, M. Carey, Yellowcard, Coldplay, Sade', Rihanna, Chris Brown, Alternative Orchestral music especially anything by E.S. Posthumus, Daisuke Ishiwatari, Yoko Shimomura, and Nobuo Uematsu, whatever type of music is in Tekken.
THANK YOU All so much for pushing my Tekken 6 story to 5900 hits. I can't thank you all enough.
THANK YOU all so much for pushing my Tekken 7 story to 5900 hits. I can't thank you all enough.
I just saw The Dark Knight and ... I loved it. I can't stop replaying it in my head. Yeah, I know that's not an original thought, but the movie was that good. I read one critic saying to see the movie twice, and, for the first time in my life, I think I'll actually do that.
Honestly, I've heard and read a lot about Heath Ledger's performance, and I figured it was going to be good, but I didn't think it would be that good. It was so good that I already consider it my favorite interpretation of the villain, and have started referring to it as Heath Ledger's The Joker. He's unflappingly sadistic, disturbing, chaotic, and, I never thought I'd say this but he's actually scary. I mean, he's really a guy you just do not want to run into. Even still, amongst all of this, amongst all of the insanity, sadism, and evil, Heath Ledger's The Joker actually manages to be funny several times during the movie especially at one part where, without revealing too much, something doesn't work quite right the first time for him.
"... Madness, as you know, is like gravity; all you need is a little push."
Honestly, if Christopher Nolan does make more Batman movies, then he's probably got to retire that character; Heath Ledger did it too well. But that's why, if Nolan gets signed on for more films, I'd love to see Harley Quinn, so ,that way, Heath Ledger's The Joker could still be there without actually physically being there. (Possible actresses:
Keira Knightley,
Kristen Bell,
Clea Duvall,
Yvonne Strahovski,
Emilie Ullerup,
Helena Bonham Carter: wait; let me explain. Harley Quinn would essentially be her last two roles, 'Mrs. Lovett' and 'Bellatrix Lestrange' rolled into one, and she was amazing in both roles, so it's just an idea.)
Anyway, as I laid awake this morning, I had a sudden rush of inspiration, so I had to post the poll above. I hope everyone who visits my bio, whether you've seen the movie or not, will chime in on the subject.
Mark it down everyone: December 9th of 2008, 'The Dark Knight' comes to DVD and Blu-ray.
Favorite songs: E.S. Posthumus- Pompeii, Fall Out Boy- Thnks Fr th Mmrs, Panic at the Disco- I Write Sins not Tragedies, from the Matrix Reloaded OST- Burly Brawl, Bump of Chicken- Karma Instrumental, Utada Hikaru- Passion and Simple and Clean. (Seriously, if you don't know who she is, go look her up and listen to her music.)
Kingdom Hearts: All by Yoko Shimomura- Dearly Beloved, Kairi (1,2,3), Shrouding Dark Cloud, Destiny's Force, The Deep End, Disappeared, Forze Del Male ('Force of Evil' in German), Another Side, A Fight for my Friends, The Force In You, Castle Oblivion, Forgotten Challenge, Graceful Assassin, Scythe of Petals, Lord of the Castle, Cloudchasers, Hazardous Highway, Shipmeisters' Shanty, Dance to the Death, The Corrupted, Sacred Moon, Deep Drive, the XIII Anthology, The Other Promise, A Fight to The Death, Darkness of the Unknown (1,2,3), Cavern of Remembrance.
Final Fantasy: All by Nobuo Uematsu (I think)- Dancing Mad (FFVI), Dark Messenger(FFIX), Decisive Battle (FFX), Beyond the Wasteland, Battle at the Forgotten City, Those Who Fight (piano version), For the Reunion, One-Winged Angel (both), J-E-N-O-V-A (both).
Guilty Gear: All by Daisuke Ishiwatari (I think)- Blue Water, Blue Sky (May's theme), A Simple Life (Bridget's theme), Feal a Fear (Eddie's theme), Momentary Life (Baiken's theme),Suck a Sage (Chipp's theme), Bloodstained Lineage (Testament's theme), Writhe in Pain (Millia Rage's theme), Infinitum Vortex (Robo-Ky's korean theme), Holy Orders? (Robo-Ky's theme), Pillars of the Underworld (Ky's korean theme), Holy Orders (Be Just or Be Dead) Ky's theme, Awe of She (Dizzy's theme), Noontide (Ky vs. Sol theme), Fatal Duel (same character EX theme), Still in the Dark (Millia vs Eddie).
Tekken: I don't know who does them- Mode Select (T5), Those who go to Heaven (T5), Crimson Sunset (T5), Streets Wise asura mix (T5), Moonlit Wilderness (T5), Formless Like Water(T5), Unforgiven (T5), Poolside (T5), Antares (T5), Ground Zero Funk (T5), Call of the Inferno (T5:DR). Shattered Dreams (T5:DR), Pink Pop( T5:DR), Resurrection (T5:DR), Dancing Fate (T5:DR), Estrada la Estrala (T5:DR), Garden of the Tiger (T5:DR), Hall of Fate arcade version (T5:DR).
Okami: I'm not sure- Great Divine Intervention, Cherry Blossom Shower, Mr. Orange's Flower Dance, Digging Deeper, Theme of Sakuya, Theme of Waka, Kusa Villiage, Kamiki Festival, Theme of Rao, Theme of Kaguya, Himiko's Sorrow, Battle of Ninetails, Oki's Theme, Shakuya's Theme, Kamiki's Sorrowful Tradition, Battle of the Twin Demons, Twin Demon Magic, Sorrowful Goodbye, Theme of Celestials, Reset (by Ayaka Hirahana).
All of the Songs from Video Games Live (VGL) especially Sonic. As you can tell, I'm a big video game music fan.
Based on footage and news from E3 and all incoming gaming news, these are games I'm eagerly anticipating:
Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion (target acquired... and loving it!)
Soul Caliber IV (target acquired)
Street Fighter IV (target acquired)
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (Although, I do hope that Guilty Gear 2: Overture isn't the last game of the GG series. target acquired)
Mirror's Edge (target released)
The King of Fighters XII (target released)
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (target released)
Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy Versus XIII
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (target acquired)
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories (target acquired)
Resident Evil 5 (target released)
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (target released)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (target acquired)
Infamous (target released)
Bioshock (PS3) (target released)
Bioshock 2
the new Prince of Persia (target acquired)
Dead Space (target released)
Killzone 2 (target released)
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (target released)
Faith and a .45
and more as the news continues to come in and I remember the awesome games I've forgotten in the midst of it all...
In loving memory:
Isaac Hayes
Bernie Mac
Heath Ledger
Farrah Fawcett
Michael Jackson
Brittany Murphy
Arturo Gatti
John Hughes
Les Paul
Patrick Swayze
Shirley Fenette
Nina Tucker
I have been writing for about 11 years, all eleven have some fan fiction in them and the last ten have original properties too.
To start, I don't really call myself a 'creator'. Usually, when a writer comes up with an original property, that person is known as the 'creator', but, because of my beliefs, I don't use that term. At least, for myself. Personally, I see myself as a 'father' and every character, whether good or evil, I come up with as one of my 'children'. Now, before you get all freaked out, please allow me to explain. What I mean when I say 'children' is that every character has a part of my personality, a part of myself within them, and all get an adequate amount of time, effort, and investment from me. In short, I put a little bit of my soul into each character. Because of this, I put a lot of time and thought into a character, and I try to make them as well-rounded and multi-dimensional as I can; a downside, however, is, because of the care I put into them, I find that I am very reluctant to kill them off or have them kill anyone else.
Normal genres of writing: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Romance, Horror (a little)
Favorite franchises (to read, watch, and/or fiction): Kingdom Hearts (especially Organization XIII), Tekken, Dragonball Z, Soul Calibur, Naruto, Guilty Gear, Street Fighter, Teen Titans, King of Fighters
XIII themes:
Organization XIII- Yoko Shimomura "XIII Anthology"
Xemnas- Alter Bridge "Metalingus"
Xigbar- Creed "Bullets"
Xaldin- The Scorpions "Rock You like a Hurricane"
Vexen- Trans Siberian Orchestra "Wizards in Winter"
Lexaeus- Queen "We will Rock You"
Zexion- Fall Out Boy "Thnks Fr th Mmrs"
Sai'x- Korn feat. Amy Lee "Freak on a Leash"
Axel- Pendulum "Propane Nightmares"
Demyx- Velvet Revolver "Slither"
Luxord- Theory of a Deadman "Deadly Game"
Marluxia- Breaking Benjamin "Blow Me Away"
Larxene- J-squad "Simple and Clean Krump Remix"
Roxas- Mercy Drive "Burn in my Light"
Xion- (working theme) Panic at the Disco "Time to Dance"
I'm still thinking of Akatsuki themes, so if anyone has some suggesstions, I'm open and willing to take them:
Akatsuki themes:
Akatsuki- Metallica "All Nightmare Long"
Pein- P.O.D "Sleeping Awake"
Konan- Breaking Benjamin "Firefly"
Itachi- Cold "Remedy"
Deidara- Incubus "Pardon Me"
Hidan- Skindred "Nobody"
Kakazu- Staind "Price to Play"
Sasuke- 30 Second to Mars "The Kill"
Akatsuki vs Jusan Kikan: (Just a cool idea I had)
Itachi vs Marluxia-
Kisame vs Sai'x-
Sasori vs Zexion -
Deidara vs Axel-
Konan vs Larxene-
Kakazu vs Xaldin-
Zetsu vs Xigbar-
Hidan vs Lexaeus-
Pein vs Xemnas-
Tobi vs Roxas-
More cool (or strange) ideas:
Leopald Goenitz (KoF) vs Slayer (Guilty Gear)
Rachel Alucard (BlazBlue) vs Moorigan (Darkstalkers)
I must admit that I am a romantic, so I am a fan of pairings within fiction. My favorties:
1) Naruto x Hinata - they complement each other well. He's hyperactive and she's really cautious. He's very loud and she's very quiet. Even their fighting styles complement each other: Naruto's is about devastation and unbridled fury; Hinata's is about precision and power under control. If she would speak up and he would actually pay attention, it would probably work out. But, in actual canon, because of recent 'developments' with Sakura, this favorite pairing of mine seems rather unlikely, but I still have hope. Couple song: Coldplay "Violet Hill"
2) Jin x Xiaoyu- These two also complement each other very well. She is very cheerful and he is serious. He's realisitic and she's optimistic. She's innocent to a fault, and he's genetically evil. Also, like the pair above, their fighting styles correspond with one another: Jin's uses power and strength; Xiaoyu's focuses on agility and speed. This pairing is also one of the few pairings that may actually become official (especially if you read Ling Xiaoyu's Tekken 6 summary). Couple song: Yellowcard "Cut me, Mick" and Nickelback "Savin' me"
3) Sora x Kairi- This one is so obvious, although Sora's breaking down and crying after finding Riku ... scares me. I hope, in the next game, these two finally have their 'Tidus and Yuna' kiss, so we can get a genuine Disney-esque moment from the main charaacters in the game. Then, we can focus on Riku getting some lovin' (and not from Sora for those who thought it). Couple song: Utada Hikaru "Simple and Clean"
4) Ky Kiske x Dizzy- This one makes the list because, as of Accent Core, it's canon. Also, as of Overture, they are married, king and queen of a nation, and have a son. Couple song: Mandalay "Like Her"
5) Hwoarang x Lili- It has 'Lady and the Tramp' appeal to it. She's the rich 'princess' and he's the rough street fighter coming up from nothing. This wasn't really on my immediate radar, but Sei Honou's 'Princess' series brought me around. (By the way, look the stories up, read them, review them; they're very good). Couple song: Fall Out Boy "Me and You" (although, if Hwoarang had a choice, he'd probably choose Theory of a Deadman 'Bad Girlfriend'
6) Marluxia x Larxene- Couple song: Daisuke Ishiwatari "Still In The Dark"
7) Kakashi Hatake x Anko Mitarashi- This pairing has a sort of 'Minato/Kushina' appeal to it with the cool and calm Kakashi together with the hyperactive and easily excitable Anko. Couple song: Ne-Yo "Miss Independent"
8) Steve x Christie- I'm not sure why but I like this pairing too. I can't really explain it. Couple song: Chris Brown "Forever"
9) Any canon FF pairing- Cecil and Rosa, Zack Fair and Aerith, Cloud and Tifa (even though it's implied), Squall and Rinoa, Zidane and Princess Garnet, Tidus and Yuna, you name one; I'm a fan.
10) Siegfried x Hilde- I'm sorry, but this one is as subtle as a sledgehammer.
(Please copy and paste this onto your profile and answer the questions! Axel says to spread the KH fever!)
SECTION ONE: The "Favorite" Questions
1. Your favorite KH guy?
The Graceful Assassin, Marluxia ("Your Heart Shall be Judged!")
2. Your favorite KH girl?
Larxene (a Lightning Kunoichi with a sick laugh)
3. Your least favorite KH guy? Why?
Pete, why is he here?
4. Your least favorite KH girl? Why?
Maleficient, only because that Dragon battle toook forever.
5. Favorite World? (Includes both KH1 and KH2)
The World That Never Was (even though it was too small). Viva XIII
6. Least Favorite World?
KH1, Monstro (it never comes when you want it to)
KH2, Atlantica (what happened to my deep sea fighting?)
7. Favorite Weapon? (Includes both KH1 and KH2)
Org Weapon- Marluxia's Scythe
8. Least Favorite Weapon?
Chocobo Comet (it was alright, but it was forgettable to me)
9. Fav. Summon? (includes both KH1 and KH2)
I'll give the edge to Stitch. I couldn't have done the Hades Cup W/O him.
10. Fav. Form? (aka. Sora's Forms)
Final Form! (Nobodies fall before Final Form's awesome magic)
11. Favorite Pairing? (includes yaoi coupling) Why?
MarluxiaxLarxene. It just fits for me.
12. Least Fav. Pairing? (includes yaoi couples) Why?
SoraxRiku. I'm so sorry, but I just don't like yaoi.
13. Any cool crack pairings you've heard of? List 'em.
14. Weirdest Pairing(s) You've Ever Heard Of?
Riku/King mickey. ??
15. Any "Kh-pet-peeves" you have?
The lack of Kairi story development. I mean, she's only had an hour of screen time in a 300-hr series.
16. Fav. Partner in KH? (includes both KH1 and KH2)
Riku. Eternal Session FTW
SECTION TWO: Do you believe it, or not believe it?
17. Do you believe in the Xemnas/Saix theory?
What is The Xemnas Saix Theory?
18. Do you believe that Zexion is emo?
Nope. You can't judge a guy by his hair.
19. Do you believe that Marluxia is gay?
20. Do you believe that Kairi is the most annoying character in KH?
No. Just the most ignored story-wise.
SECTION THREE: Answer Yourself!
21. If Roxas had to choose either Namine or Olette, who would you root for? Why?
Namine. Olette is cool, but Namine is cooler
22. What's your theory on KH: Birth by Sleep?
I Want It! Thats My Theory
23. Was Chain of Memories a waste of time?
Absolutely not! The best storyline in the series so far. Long Live Daisuke Watanabe!
24. If you had the choice of meeting ONE (and ONLY ONE!) KH character, who would it be?
Larxene. I'd ask her to teach me how to teleport like she does, you know before she stabs me for bugging her.
25. Which KH character do you relate to the most? Why?
Zexion, because I read a lot, and don't like to fight.
26. What's the most embarrassing moment that ever happened to you that had something to do with KH?
My teacher caught me writing fanfiction in class and made me read it aloud. It was an English class, so...
27. Have you ever cosplayed as a KH character? If so, who? If not, who would you like to cosplay as?
No. Probably Lexaeus because I could actually pull it off.
28. The Funniest Moment in all of KH would be...?
When Jack's skeleton reindeer laughed in KH2
29. The Hardest Enemy/Boss was...?
Definitely Sephiroth. Three words: "Descend, Heartless Angel!"
30. What was a good edition in KH2 that made it oh-so-addictive?
Drive Forms!
SECTION FOUR: Decisions, Decisions...
Note: You MUST only choose one! "Both" or "Neither" in unacceptable!!
31. Hayner or Pence?
32. Zexion or Marluxia?
33. Riku or Roxas?
34. Roxas or Sora?
Sora. Better Weapons, more friends, Drive forms
35. Axel of Demyx?
Axel ("Got it Memorized?")
36. Kairi or Larxene?
Larxene. She's Hilariously Evil.
37. AkuRoku or SoRiku?
38. Namixas or Namiku?
39. Zemyx or AkuRoku?
40. SoKai or SoKu?
41. Sea Salt Ice Cream or Paopu Fruit?
Depends on who the Paopu is from!
42. Cloud or Leon?
Cloud (Can't beat the Buster Sword and Omnislash)
43. CloTi of Clerith?
44. Simple and Clean or Passion?
Passion (Hikaru's voice in Japanese is mesmerizing)
SECTION FIVE: The Last Section!!
45. List all the KH character you've fallen for. (This includes Final Fantasy charcter as well)
The Savage Nymph, Larxene
46. What crossovers would you like to see with KH?
Not sure.
47. Does anyone in KH look like another character? List 'em all!
Terra looks like Xemnas, Marluxia looks like Light, and Zexion looks like L Lawliet
48. Which new KH game can you abosolutely NOT wait for?
49. Do you like KH1 or KH2 better? Why?
KH COM...It has Larxene and Marluxia
50. LAST QUESTION! What makes Kingdom Hearts one of the best games in the world!?
Yoko Shimomura's music, The Boss battles, Daisuke Watanabe's writing, and of course Organization XIII
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As for who I am:
"I'm a suspect. I'm a traitor. I'm only here in body visiting." - Jimmy Eat World
"I am an arms dealer, fitting you with weapons in the form of words." - Fall Out Boy
"I am the son and the heir of nothing in particular." - T.a.T.u
"I am writing a list of tragic character flaws on my dollar bills with a felt pen. I am thinking of the people in my universe and distilling for each of these people the one flaw in their character that will be their downfall--the flaw that will be their undoing. What I write are not sins; I write tragedies." - Douglas Coupland
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I am single, to my great regret.
According to normal zodiac, I'm a Libra. (I'm easygoing, indecisive, cooperative, and gentle. I'm compatible with Aquarius and Gemini).
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I'm an admitted Philogynist.
I think I'm an otaku although I'm not sure fanatic quite describes my interest.
I am a huge fan of joshi puroresu and onna bugeisha.
I am also a huge fan of Sei Honou, Psychoblue, and MissInvisible (You guys are awesome and don't let anyone else tell you different...)
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Istanbul: The Turkish government today escalated its wide-ranging crackdown against people it claims have ties to the alleged coup plotters, firing nearly 24,000 teachers and Interior Ministry employees across the country and demanding the resignations of another 1,577 university deans.
The dismissals touched every aspect of government life. Turkish media, in rapid-fire reports, said the Ministry of
Education fired 15,200 people across the country, the Interior Ministry fired 8,777 employees and Turkey's Board of Higher Education requested the deans' resignations.
In addition, 257 people working at the office of the prime minister were dismissed and the Directorate of Religious Affairs announced it had sacked 492 staff including clerics, preachers and religious teachers.
Today's firings come on top of the roughly 9,000 people who have been detained by the government, including security personnel, judges, prosecutors, religious figures and others.
Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency says courts have ordered 85 generals and admirals jailed pending trial over their roles in the coup attempt. Dozens of others were still being questioned.
The violence surrounding the Friday night coup attempt claimed the lives of 208 government supporters and 24 coup plotters, according to the government. Turkey says Fethullah Gulen, a U.S.-based Muslim cleric, was behind the coup and has demanded his extradition. Gulen has denied any knowledge of the failed coup.
In a bid to calm markets roiled by the coup attempt, Turkey's central bank cut a key interest rate Tuesday to shore up liquidity in the economy. The bank's Monetary Policy Committee said it has reduced its overnight marginal funding rate from 9 per cent to 8.75 per cent.
Anadolu Agency said Tuesday those formally arrested include former air force commander Gen. Akin Ozturk, alleged to be the ringleader of the July 15 uprising, and Gen. Adem Hududi, commander of Turkey's 2nd Army, which is in charge of countering possible threats to Turkey from Syria, Iran and Iraq.
Ozturk has denied the allegation, saying he neither planned nor directed the failed military coup, according to the Anadolu Agency.
The agency said Erdogan's Air Force adviser, Lt. Col. Erkan Kivrak, had been detained at a hotel where he was vacationing in Turkey's southern province of Antalya. No reason was given for the detention.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, meanwhile, made a series of televised appearances in which he disclosed dramatic details of his survival on the night of a failed coup and raised the specter of reintroducing the death penalty to punish conspirators.

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DEER in the headlights. Deer Season Out There Friends.
Nothing Like A Deer Collision...to ruin your ride.
Look out biker friends.
There's been a huge rise in deer-vehicle collisions over the past year, according to the Insurance Information Institute.
Be extra careful during mating season.
Mating season runs from October to December. There is a lot of deer movement during this time. As a result, more deer-vehicle collisions occur in this time period than at any other time of the year...ride safe out there.
1.2M deer were hit by vehicles from July 2011 to July 2012.
We are talking "frequency" here folks. aka: Your chances of hitting a deer, especially during a night ride, ...are relatively high. According to State Farm Insurance Company, these 4-legged bumper encounters cost the insurance industry a whopping $4.0 billion in vehicle damage.
The average claim cost for a deer-vehicle collision during the above period measured was $3,305. Of course, costs vary widely depending on the type of vehicle and the severity of the damage. Bottom line, you hitting a deer with your motorcycle is gonna hurt and cost you plenty. Better have good motorcycle insurance. Go to http://www.insuryu.com/pages/vehicle.aspx . Save yourself the hassle.
The Insurance Pros say about 200 fatalities occur annually from deer-vehicle collisions.
Don't go to heaven via a deer collision biker friends. That beautiful "Bambi" in the photo below can ruin your day so always pay attention, especially on country roads where deer feed is plentyful.
If you do hit a deer, the damage caused is typically covered under the comprehensive portion or your motorcycle/vehicle insurance policy. Not your collision portion of your policy. Damage due to contact with an animal is a "comprehensive" coverage.
So how do you avoid collisions with deer?
1. Before and after sunrise - pay special attention for deer on the roadways.
2. Pay attention to "Deer Crossing" signs. These areas are known high-volume deer habitats.
3. Put your high beam headlight on to get more peripheral vision at night.
4. Scare that Bambi away. Use your horn to get the attention of deer and scare them away.
5. Wake up deer by blinking your headlights. Yes, "deer in the headlights" is true. Break their trance by going from low-beam to high-beam.
6. If you do hit a bit...pray. It's gonna hurt. Call 911 asap.
There you have it fellow bikers. God Bless Your Ride. May you never hit a deer or any other animal or object for that matter.
Ride Safe Out There...
Motorcycle Marc
Motocycle Marc at 13 years of age. First bike, an 80 cc Yamaha Enduro.
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- Diagnosing neonatal seizures and status epilepticusCourtney J Wusthoff
Division of Child Neurology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
J Clin Neurophysiol 30:115-21. 2013..This article reviews available evidence to guide the application and interpretation of CEEG in the diagnosis of neonatal seizures and status epilepticus...
- Genetic testing in children with epilepsyCourtney J Wusthoff
Stanford University, Division of Child Neurology, 750 Welch Road, Suite 317, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 19:795-800. 2013..This case illustrates ethical challenges that arise when considering genetic testing for a pediatric patient with epilepsy...
- How to use: the neonatal neurological examinationCourtney J Wusthoff
Division of Child Neurology, Stanford University, 750 Welch Road, Suite 317, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed 98:148-53. 2013..Evidence has validated this technique and delineated its utility as a screening exam in various populations. This paper reviews clinical application of the Dubowitz assessment of the newborn. ..


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Internationally acclaimed artists capture the natural beauty, character and local culture through the plein air tradition.
Now in the 12th year of documenting the landscape and culture of the last vestige of authentic "Old Florida," Forgotten Coast en Plein Air, America's Great Paint-out, is among the world's most prestigious plein air events. Artistic excellence and the production of investment quality art continues to be the trademark of this 10-day festival. As the event moves into its second decade, organizers are honing what makes the Forgotten Coast event exceptional. "With plein air events popping up all over the country, we realize the importance of focusing on quality and relevance. We have developed a three year program, transcending typical event content to focus on the reason why plein air painting is important, as well as how the process and the paintings contribute to a region's resilience," states Event Chair Joe Taylor.
May of 2017 will focus on the local culture with an emphasis on the people, the places and stories behind the plein air paintings. The region's rich culture and heritage,. And in 2018, we will celebrate the built environment. This human-made space in which people live, work, and recreate will showcase architecture, streetscapes, working waterfronts and historic sites. While each year will have a programmatic focus for the purpose of examination in the series of lectures, presentations and discussions, the collectors can be assured that the paintings will be a superb mix of subject matter and styles.
The invitational features 20 internationally acclaimed artists, as well as, six "Florida's Finest en Plein Air" artists honored as Plein Air Ambassadors, and the Plein Air Academy's Master Artist Faculty. Expanded exhibits, a Collectors' Forum, distinguished guest speakers, and surprises that will be fresh and new to the plein air community are all in the making! Book your reservations early for the best rates!
2017 Commemorative Collector's Guide
Artist Residencies
Plein Air artists spend time in advance of the event to study and capture the culture of the region.
Master plein air artists will return to Florida's Forgotten Coast for a series of artist residencies focused on capturing the culture and stories of the region. Their paintings will a catalyst for discussions and education about life here on the Forgotten Coast.
For 2017, Mark Shasha has examined Childhood Literacy, Dawn Whitelaw will document volunteers serving to improve living conditions for the region's seniors, and David Boyd will spend a week capturing the communities efforts to preserve this last vestige of "Old Florida".
The work from these weeks will inspire exhibitions and discussions which will be featured highlights at the Forgotten Coast en Plein Air event in May 2017.
Painting Stations
If you are not a plein air painter, how would you like to be coached by a professional! Would you like to create your own plein air painting?
Forgotten Coast en Plein Air has committed to everyone having a chance to join in the excitement of plein air painting. Even if you have never put paint to canvas, here is the opportunity. Plein Air Painting Stations will be set up in each community throughout the 10 day event. A schedule will be posted soon outlining locations and times to sign up for a session to paint your own painting. In addition, there will be "community canvases" where you can walk up and paint on your own! You will have a chance to be "coached" by one of six plein air artists representing Florida's incredible plein air talent.
The 2017 Quickdraw will be held in Carrabelle at the Marine Street pavilion featuring a wide range of exceptional subject matter sure to challenge and delight all artists.
Artists may choose from the recently restored streetscape, the working waterfront, or the charming downtown corridor just a few feet away. The Quickdraw will begin at the Marine Street pavilion. All completed work will be displayed around the pavilion for judging and sales. Enjoy live music and great food from one of the excellent cafes located within a short distance from the festivities.
Student Art Day
High school students in the area have come to look forward to Student Art Day, where students chosen by their teachers are paired with professional artists for a morning of painting.
This experience of one-one work with an artist is unforgettable for the youth of our community, and is part of our mission of arts education through this event. Students are supplied with a canvas, paints, and brushes, and are allowed to choose their subject with their artist for the morning. Paintings are displayed at the Wet Room all week, so come see what our young people are doing!
Students, please contact your art teacher or principal for details!
Small Painting Sunday
Looking for just the right painting at the end of the week? Our focus on the final Sunday of the event is on Small Paintings, at tempting price points!
Forgotten Coast en Plein Air is ending the 10-day event with a bang! Artists will be asked to create and display special "small works" on this final Sunday. Canvases capturing the essence of the area in a smaller format, and at excellent price points gives everyone a chance to go home with a beautiful work of art. Take this last opportunity to see the 2017 body of work and select your final purchases. Say goodbye to tour artist friends and wish everyone a safe trip back to their home and studio. Join us at the Wet Room to see the new offerings of Small Paintings on Sunday, May 14.
Began as a special feature of our 10th Anniversary Celebration, Florida's Finest en Plein Air is an exhibition of paintings produced in Florida by Florida plein air artists. This exhibition was first juried by Morgan Samuel Price and was showcased in the Ried Avenue Gallery in Port St. Joe for the 2016 event.This year, 6 new Ambassadors will join the exhibition and the collection will be shown at the Apalachicola Center for History, Culture and Art.
The exhibit features a special presentation of work by Morgan Samuel Price as the original Juror; work by invited artists from Florida, past Ambassadors and featured work by the 2017 Florida's Finest Plein Air Ambassadors. The exhibit showcases the plein air paintings from Florida's great wealth of painting talent.


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After months of deliberation the Yellow Pages Association has changed its name and brand identity to the "Local Search Association." The name change reflects the transformation of yellow pages organizations from publishers of primarily print directories to multi-platform providers of leads, calls and clicks to local businesses.
The organization is also reaching out to new constituencies that surround the yellow pages and local search industries. New members of the expanded trade association include CityGrid, MerchEngines, Kudzu, Telnic Limited, Kenshoo, Thrive Analytics, deCarta, dotMobi, VendAsta Technologies and NO PROBLEM.
The LSA has members in the US, Canada and around the globe. The name and directional shift could spawn a comparable move from the European yellow pages association, the European Association of Directory Publishers (EADP).
The LSA was originally founded in 1975 as the "National Yellow Pages Service Association" and has had a couple of brand changes in between. This is the first time that "yellow pages" has been removed from the name however.
The organization will focus on local search, mobile and social platforms and is almost unique in this cross-platform approach (most industry associations are platform specific: print, radio, TV, online). It will be interesting to see how the new LSA serves the both the interests of traditional publishers and younger digital-only companies that often compete against them.
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Written for scientists and engineers, this handbook provides a package of methods based on sinc approximation. The text provides a detailed exposition of the sinc separation of variables method for numerically solving the full range of partial differential equations (PDEs). Topics include one-dimensional sinc theory, sampling over the real line, explicit program solutions of PDE via sinc-pac, and one-dimensional sinc programs.
MATLAB is used to solve application examples in the book.
In addition, a set of MATLAB code files is available on a CD bound in the book.
Frank Stenger, University of Utah
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The Mazda6 Is Overrated, Buy A Buick Regal GS Instead
The Mazda6 is a very nicely made car that handles extremely well for when you need a dash of sportiness in your midsize sedan experience. It falls down as a true enthusiast car because it's not even remotely quick. If you are looking for a front-drive four-door and some real zip, go check out a Buick Regal GS instead.


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Here is the jail log from Dec. 29-Jan. 4 from the Milam County Sheriff's Department.
Jail logs list those charged with offenses through the county jail docket. Charges may change during the process. All are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law.
• Bobby Glenn Cotter, 45, Rockdale, DWI (first offense), resisting arrest/detention, released on $5,000 bond.
• Israel Rangel, 34, Cameron, public intoxication, possession of drug paraphernalia, released.
• Matthew Lee Vargas, 24, New Braunfels, out-of-county warrant/ possession of prohibited weapon, released on $1,000 bond.
• Angela Kennetha Cash, 33, Cameron, bond forfeiture/theft by check ($20 to $50), released on $5,000 bond.
• Clement David, 44, Rockdale, assault by contact/Class C misdemeanor, fined $267 and released.
• Rachelle Marie Burns, 38, Rockdale, secure execution document by deception ($1,500 to $20,000) released on $5,000 bond.
• Leonel Carrasco, 47, Cameron, driving while intoxicated (second offense), released on $2,500 bond.
• Timothy Timen Burns, 31, Milano, public intoxication, fined $367 and released on $600 bond.
• Travis Dillon Warrick, 18, Cameron, public intoxication, fined $267 and released on $500 bond.
• Charles William Sulak, 59, Granger, driving while license suspended/invalid, released.
• Ines Arroyo Jr., 21, Rockdale, prohibited weapon switchblade/ knuckles, released on $2,000 bond.
• Henry Louis Taylor Jr., 38, Cameron, capias pro fine/driving while license suspended, (two counts) non-payment of child support/OAG, county commitment, in custody on $1,028 fine and $3,000 bond.
• Vic tor Gagda Rod r ig uez Alonso, 18, Killeen, minor in possession of alcoholic beverage, open container, fined $634 and released.
• Jose Manuel Perez-Gomez, 22, Killeen, driving while intoxicated/ open alcohol container, no driver's license or ID, fined $267 and released on $2,000 bond.
• Adan Sanchez, 56, Cameron, driving while intoxicated (first offense), released.
• Frank Lee Ewing Jr., 38, Cameron, driving while intoxicated with child under 15 years of age, released on $5,000 bond.
• Jeffrey Allen Beck, 25, Magnolia, driving while intoxicated, released on $2,500 bond.
• Okeshia Dette Tindle, 32, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, theft of property by check ($20 to $500), bond surrender/assault causing bodily injury, bond surrender/ injury to child, elderly, disabled/reckless bodily injury, released on $10,750 bond.
• Sandra Magdiel Garcia, 19, Houston, driving while intoxicated, released on $1,500 bond.
• Kolten Lee Kinlaw, 20, Kilgore, out-of-county warrant/terroristic threat-family/household, released on $1,000 bond.
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According to research done by our own Matt Eddy, Rangers shortstop Jurickson Profar is the 12th player since 2000 to make consecutive Baseball America Minor League All-Star Teams. The others: Lyle Overbay (2001-02), Dallas McPherson (2003-04), Delmon Young (2004-05), Howie Kendrick (2005-06), Jay Bruce (2006-07), Madison Bumgarner (2008-09), Jason Heyward (2008-09), Jeremy Hellickson (2009-10), Matt Moore (2010-11), Julio Teheran (2010-11) and Mike Trout (2010-11).
- How would you rank the elite prospects of the last five years against each other? Focusing only on prospect status prior to exhausting it, and not using hindsight based on subsequent performance, who has been the best of the best?
Matt Bartman
West Chester, Pa.
To keep myself honest, I'm limiting myself to prospects I ranked in the top three of my personal Top 50 Prospects list in our annual Prospect Handbooks. My evaluations hold up pretty well, though I was taken aback to see that I ranked Clay Buchholz and Joba Chamberlain ahead of Evan Longoria and Clayton Kershaw in 2008.
Here's how I'd stack up the best of the best from the past five years:
1. Stephen Strasburg, rhp, Nationals
Could have gone straight to the big leagues after signing.
2. Mike Trout, of, Angels
Ranked No. 1 on my list in 2011 and 2012.
3. Bryce Harper, of, Nationals
The most hyped prospect in baseball history, and for good reason.
4. Jason Heyward, of, Braves
Has reclaimed his mojo after a disappointing 2011 season.
5. David Price, lhp, Rays
Was a postseason hero 14 months after signing.
6. Matt Wieters, c, Orioles
"Joe Mauer with power" hasn't hit for average but does everything else.
7. Matt Moore, lhp, Rays
Nearly won three minor league strikeout titles in a row.
8. Jesus Montero, c, Yankees/Mariners
Won't stay behind the plate, but he'll hit for power and average.
9. Mike Stanton, of, Marlins
His power is in the same class as Harper's.
10. Jay Bruce, of, Reds
The No. 1 prospect in a relatively mediocre 2008 crop.
- Did any pitcher from this year's draft class have a better debut than Twins righthander J.O. Berrios? Does he have top-of-the-rotation upside?
Dustin Metzger
Roanoke, Va.
Berrios introduced himself to pro hitters by going 3-0, 1.17 in 31 innings, giving up just 15 hits and posting a 49-4 K-BB ratio between two Rookie-level affiliates. That's a smashing debut, but I wouldn't put him ahead of Cardinals first-rounder Michael Wacha (0.86 ERA, 21 IP, 8 H, 40-4 K-BB while reaching Double-A) and Royals second-rounder Sam Selman (5-4, 2.09, 60 IP, 45 H, 89-22 K-BB in the Rookie-level Pioneer League, which is usually death to pitchers).
The Twins made Berrios the highest-drafted Puerto Rican pitcher ever when they selected him 32nd overall, and he does have the look of a frontline starter. He has a plus fastball that has hit 98 mph, a hard slider and a promising changeup. Additionally, he has better command than most high school pitchers, and while he's not big at 6 feet tall, he's strong and should be durable enough to handle the rigors of working every fifth day.
- His defense at third base has been outstanding, especially considering he'd barely played the position in the minors. But will the Orioles' Manny Machado hit enough and with enough power to make an impact at the hot corner?
Kevin Mercer
Machado had played all of two games at third base as a pro before the Orioles summoned the 20-year-old in August to plug a gaping defensive hole. He has done exactly that, according to the defensive metrics at Fangraphs.com. Fangraphs estimates that Machado has saved Baltimore four runs in his 35 starts, while all of the team's other third basemen have cost them 14 runs with their glovework.
Machado has the range and arm to play shortstop, and the only question is whether the 6-foot-3, 185-pounder eventually will grow too big for the position. J.J. Hardy is signed through 2014, so Machado figures to open 2013 as the Orioles' third baseman. I wouldn't worry about his bat, because that's what got him drafted third overall in the 2010 draft.
Though he's just 20 and had only 820 pro at-bats—none above Double-A—Machado has held his own in the midst of a pennant race, hitting .267/.281/.450. He still needs to tighten his strike zone, but his discipline wasn't an issue in the minors, and he has shown plenty of pop. He profiles as a plus hitter with plus power and should be an all-star at either shortstop or third base.


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MANILA, Philippines - Pressure is being exerted on officials of a state flying school in Pasay City to accept what they believe was an unacceptable relocation site already found to be prone to floods and "ground shaking" by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB).
Lawyer Gonzalo Duque, a member of the Philippine State College of Aeronautics (Philsca) board of trustees representing Senate committee on education chairman Sen. Manuel "Mar" Roxas II, said that he and his fellow members of the 11-man have been approached by some people wanting them to reconsider their position on the school's transfer from their current 1.7 hectare campus along Andrews Avenue to a similar-sized tract of land along South Super Highway, also in Pasay.
"There are certain pressures already being extended," Duque told Philsca officials and students in his speech as guest of honor at the school's recognition day Friday. Duque exhorted the Philsca community to monitor developments on moves to transfer the school, especially any changes in position of all board of trustees, including himself.
Duque also urged students to pray for all the trustees so that they will make the right decision on the brewing issue. Duque said that personally, he was ready to resign from the board if he will be forced to make a decision that was against his principles and whose effect will be adverse to the interests of the Philsca's 3,700 students.
Philsca officials are now fighting a move by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) to transfer them a spanking new but unfortunately flood prone and "unstable" campus by the time the next school year opens this June.
The resistance of the school community to the transfer was buttressed by the DENR-MGB's issuance of a geo-hazard report declaring the site of the new campus as flood prone as well as "prone to ground shaking."
Lawyer Carmelita Yadao-Sison, officer-in-charge of Philsca said that a geo-hazard assessment report of the DENR-MGB had validated previous concerns raised by Phisca officers about the flooding problem and earthquake faultline concerns on their proposed relocation site.


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Fourth Annual Picnic in the Park
Sunday, July 2, 11am-3pm
River Park, Downtown Hillsborough
Festivities begin with a community reading of the Declaration of Independence, followed by live music.
Set up their picnic blankets and enjoy lunch from one of many food trucks. There will also be an abundance of kids' activities and crafts, including colonial style games.
This is a FREE event and is open to the public! River Park is located at the Farmer's Market Pavilion at 144 East Margaret Lane. For more information contact the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough (919)732-7741.
*If your Hillsborough-based nonprofit or business is interested in setting up a booth at this event, please email email@example.com for an application.


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Big speakers, fancy amps, fast cars, pretty girls: they are all "toys for boys." Get over it.
Do ads for fancy cars and men's magazines in the pages of Stereophile bother you?
Reader Bard-Alan Finlan is wondering what readers of Stereophile think about the recent introduction of ads for BMW cars and FHM magazine.
I think it's simple: A magazine contains editorial parts (which are the ones that make me buy the magazine) and advertizing parts. Now, without ads, magazines like Stereophile would cease to exist (or would anybody be wiling to pay, say, 100$ per issue?). Therefore, I don't mind at all if BMW pays to support the magazine I'm subscribing to. Frankly, I'm much more bothered by editorial space wasted on PC Sound Cards, Home Theater, and 300$ "budget-systems" !
Its a question of context and for a narrow focus publication such as a high profile (and quality) audio magazine I find unrelated ads out of place. I wouldn't buy FHM or any autocar magazine to find out about audio manufacturers' new products. I suspect that the readers of Stereophile know very well what magazines to buy to update themselfs on auto news. Maybe the same does not hold for lifestyle magazines, but I suspect this is more a question of choice rather than ommission or lack of research ability. Please don't turn our mag into a "cable $ rack" or a "stereogents' quarterly"
When I saw it, I certainly found it a bit odd. But no more so than a Bose ad in "Family Circle" magazine, I suppose. Well, if it's financially necessary, to continue publishing Stereophile, so be it.
I love the BMW car ad... every time I see it, it reminds me of the great value to be had in highend audio. A few examples: CDs, interconnect & speaker cables, loudspeaker systems, phono certridges etc. Anyone can see that there is much more engineering and R&D ("bull....") involved in highend audio than in making one of the world's finest automobiles!
Well, an audio magazine should have audio related adswhich Stereophile does. However, audiophiles are also probably profiled as an audience with money to spend, and therefore highly desirable to marketers. Stereophile makes its money from ads, not subscription costs, and can provide a better magazine to us if the ad dollars come in easier. So diversifying into other somewhat related product territories can be justified. But please, keep the majority about audio components and keep the sexual trash marketing (eg, FHM) out of the magazine.
I don't really care. What ever keeps costs down. Nonetheless, it's sort of like seeing an add for a strip bar in a copy of The New York Times Magazine. It's really out of place and laughable. Since your periodical is not something like Flex. I do believe FHM will see no increase in sales of their product. They might want to stick with something like Maxim and it's reader Joe Six Pack You know, the man that gets a date maybe once every few years. That might be more their market. As for BMW I do like most of their vintage models, but their new stuff just looks cookie cutter boring. However, I will give them credit for the new Mini.
Unfortunately, advertising is a fact of life. I could think of many worse things to advertise than cars, not to mention the ratio of content to ad copy is still very reasonable in Stereophile. Pick up an issue of any fashion or lifestyle magazine, whether women's or men's, to put things in perspective.
First of all, anything as meticulously prepared and well photographed as those BMW ads are a welcome sight. Ads like that present a sharp contrast to the consistently poorly photographed and composed component ads. Your electronics advertisers could learn a thing, or two, from the big fish. Second, if Bard-Alan Finlan is one of those who use BMW's ads as an impetus to whine, tell him and his ilk to take their insecurities and control neuroses and cram 'em in their collective woofer ports.
If it means more income and capital to further improve the magazine, I'm all for it! I also hope that this means "High-End Audio" is moving into the mainstream. If the industry is to stay alive it needs to expand its borders. The next step is for the high-end audio manufacturers to start advertising in Automobile Magazine and GQ. In fact, I've always wondered why most advertise exclusively in a magazine dedicated to their industry with readers who already know they exist. Let's get the word out and attract some NEW high-end converts!
That's two to four pages Stereophile could be using to advertise more glossy pictures of audiophile gear! I think the regular articles need to include more pictures as well (like faceplates, connections in the back, what's under the casing, how it looks in the reviewer's system, and different camera anglestake a few pointers from FHM!). If I want to look at a BMW, I'll read a car magazine. If I want sex, I'll put down my copy of Stereophile and crank up the Led Zeppelin (which is a proven aphrodisiac, along with chocolate and looking over precipices).
IMHO it should not be necessary to accept ads from non-Audio sources. The ads are part of the "experience" and non-audio ads distract and IMO this does not benefit a specialty mag such as Stereophile. I would even vote for increasing the subscription price if that allows you to be more selective. The economics of the magazine are not transparent to me, but one would like to think that the "letter and spirit" of Stereophile are best served by the various players in the high-end audio industry to the exclusion of others.
The ads help to pay for the cost of publishing the magazine. I'd love to see more ads for non-electronic products if that meant the size of the magazine could be expanded or the subscription cost reduced.
Next we will soon suffer through car and track reviews that will include recommendations and class ratings. There will also be a Cars to die for section. This is just the harbinger of where this once great magazine is headed. I have decided not to renew my subscription. I will continue my audio readings with Ultimate Audio.
Anyone who would cancel a subscription because oa a BMW ad needs to get a life ! Half of my "music time" is in the car. That's why I am looking to buy a Lexus with the Mark Levinson sound system.
The presence of such ads tells me that the magazine has successfully expanded its appeal to a larger audience, not just a narrow cross-section of special interest. The dismay of certain readers tells me that there are some who want an exclusive club that is unwelcome to "outsiders." I've been a subscriber for a long time; that first BMW ad was like a thunderbolt. I smiled when I saw it (I like BMW cars).


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EA, Bioware and LucasArts have announced that the upcoming Star Wars based MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, is now available for pre-order.
Available from today in various territories gamers can choose from 3 editions: Standard Edition, Collectors Edition and Digital Deluxe Edition - each with its own pre-order bonuses.
The Standard Edition comes with early access, 30 days game time and a Color Stone virtual item, which lets you change the colour of your Lightsaber blade and blaster bolts.
The Digital Deluxe Edition, available only from EA's Origin store also comes with early access, 30 days game time and a Colour Stone virtual item as well as 5 more in-game items: Flare Gun, Training Droid, HoloDancer, HoloCam and a STAP, a unique in-game vehicle.
The Collector's Edition comes with everything in the Digital Deluxe Edition as well as a Mouse Droid (in-game companion) and an Exclusive Collector's Edition Store to purchase items from. As well as the extra items you get a Gentle Giant Darth Malgus statue, Game disks collectible metal case, The Journal of Master Gnost-Dural as annotated by Satele Shan, The Old Republic galaxy map, Custom Security Authentication Key, Music of Star Wars: The Old Republic CD and a High-quality Collector's Edition box.
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When a 19-year-old man broke into an occupied home in the middle of the night in Yuma, Arizona, he was confronted by the armed homeowner, who shot and killed him.
It was about 1:20 a.m. on May 27 when the homeowner, who has not been identified, was awakened in the night when he heard a noise which sounded like somebody in his home. According to a local news station, the homeowner called the police to report what he thought was a home invasion, then armed himself and went to check it out. Following a confrontation with the intruder, the homeowner shot him once, killing him.
When police arrived minutes later, they found the suspect deceased from a single gunshot wound. The suspect was later identified as Matthew Sykora of Yuma. Apparently, Sykora had been arrested in January 2012 for felony theft charges and fraudulent schemes.
While reporters were on the scene, they witnessed police towing a white car from the property and confirmed that the car did not belong to the homeowner. However, the homeowner told investigators that he did not know Sykora.
Police did not offer any comments on whether or not any charges are expected to be filed against the homeowner for the teen's death. However, under Arizona state law, the use of deadly force is permitted when it is "immediately necessary to protect himself against the other's use or attempted use of unlawful deadly physical force." It is unknown if Sykora was armed, but Arizona also has a no duty to retreat law, meaning "a person has no duty to retreat before threatening or using deadly physical force pursuant to this section if the person is in a place where the person may legally be and is not engaged in an unlawful act."
When reporters spoke with the homeowner's neighbor, Cesar Chavez, he said, "I think I would've done the same — shot the intruder if he came in the house."


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Examination of Witnesses (Questions 336-339)
336. Good afternoon, gentlemen. Can I ask you to identify yourselves for the record?
(Mr Hendy) My name is Peter Hendy. I am the managing director of Surface Transport for Transport for London.
(Mr Teer) Alan Teer. I am the group manager for Passenger Transport, Surrey County Council.
337. Do either of you wish to say anything in introduction?
(Mr Teer) I have probably written a very depressing submission to you but I just wanted to give some good news from our point of view. Mainly I have been saying in the past that, whenever I meet the operatorswe have regular meetings with them called the Passenger Transport Liaison Groupyou have to hide the razor blades because you are wondering which operator is going into receivership next; but the good news is that where Arriva withdrew from east Surrey we have put the whole lot out to tender and Metrobus won. They have been in since last May and our figures show that ridership has increased by 15.7 per cent since they have taken over, so that is very pleasing and we have reliable services, better inspection and better driver training.
338. Why is there such large passenger growth in London?
(Mr Hendy) The growth pattern in London on buses has been rising at a modest rate of about 3 per cent for some years. It has now gone up to 6 and in February/March it was 8 per cent, year on year. It relates to a number of factors. There is no one factor. All of the market research suggests that frequency and reliability are the principal determinants of passenger growth on buses. To that, I would add network coverage because the London bus network has been growing in its coverage, particularly its night coverage and Sundays, for a number of years. A consistent fares policy, which is simple and integrated, has an effect. Competent, decent information, both before travel and real time, helps. There is the difficulty of car travelling in London and there are two other factors, one of which is the inability of the underground to absorb any more passengers. There is a view within Transport for London that that may not change for the immediate future. Also, there is the growth of population in London.
339. Do you think you would have got the same effect in London on a deregulated service?
(Mr Hendy) No. It is a very complex set of circumstances but there was a momentmy predecessor, Clive Hodson would say it lasted for some monthsin which the London bus network needed no subsidy at all. That was achieved largely on the backs of the staff who absorbed worse pay and conditions.


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|Table 3: Differences in anion gap (AG) between the two analyzers for samples from patients with severe acidemia, end-stage renal disease, and lactic acidosis.
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The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today announced the launch of the Task Force for the Payments System Review to help guide the evolution of the payments system in Canada.
"Today, Canadians can pay for things in a bewildering number of ways, even by tapping a cell phone against a scanner," said Minister Flaherty. "It is important to ensure the payments system facilitates the introduction of new and exciting technologies to the benefit of users without compromising Canadian safety and efficiency or consumer protection."
The task force fulfills a commitment made in Budget 2010 to review the safety, soundness and efficiency of the payments system; whether there is sufficient innovation in the payments system; the competitive landscape; whether businesses and consumers are being well served by payments system providers; and whether current payments system oversight mechanisms remain appropriate. The task force will be chaired by Pat Meredith, an expert on financial sector strategy with a particular focus on payments issues.
"Technology and the Internet have fundamentally changed the way Canadians access and spend their money," said Ms. Meredith. "The work of the task force will therefore be dynamic and thoughtful, with the broad aim of laying the foundation towards making our payments system a leader and an example for the rest of the world to follow."
The task force, which will begin work immediately, is mandated to provide the Minister of Finance with recommendations by the end of 2011. In the coming weeks, the task force will invite submissions from stakeholders and all interested Canadians. More information will be available soon at www.PaymentSystemReview.ca.
Biographical notes of the task force members are attached.
For further information, media may contact:
Annette Robertson
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Finance
Jack Aubry
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Biographical Notes
Brad Badeau, MBA, CA
Brad Badeau joined Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. in April 2005 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He began his career in public accounting in 1982, and in 1986 joined Trimark Investment Management Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Trimark Financial Corporation.
Mr. Badeau assumed sales and marketing activities when he became President and Chief Operating Officer at Trimark Investment Management. In addition to his responsibilities at Trimark, he was the founding Chairman of FundSERV Inc., which processes the lion's share of the third-party mutual fund business in Canada. He was recently founding partner and Chairman of Certapay Inc. and founding partner of Creditwave Inc.
Mr. Badeau received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto in 1980 and an MBA degree from York University in 1982, and is a Chartered Accountant.
John Chant, PhD
John Chant is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Economics at Simon Fraser University and a Director of the Canadian Payments Association.
Mr. Chant was the Research Director of the Task Force on the Future of the Financial Services Sector, the Director of the Financial Markets Group at the Economic Council of Canada, and in 2001-2002 a Special Adviser at the Bank of Canada. He has been the editor of Economic Inquiry and acting editor of Canadian Public Policy.
Mr. Chant graduated with a BA from the University of British Columbia and a PhD from Duke University and taught at the University of Edinburgh, Duke University, Queen's University and Carleton University, before going to Simon Fraser University in 1979.
Lili de Grandpré, MBA
Lili de Grandpré is managing director of CenCEO Consulting, a boutique management consulting firm she founded in 2005. From 1991 to 2004, she worked with Mercer Consulting in Canada and the UK, where she held various leadership positions, including head of the Canadian practice of Mercer Management Consulting from 1997 to 2002 and leader of the Human Resources Strategy practice in 2003-2004. Between 1977 and 1989 Ms. de Grandpré worked at the Bank of Montreal, latterly as vice-president, Marketing and Product Development.
Ms. de Grandpré was named a Woman of Distinction by the Women's Y Foundation of Montreal in 2003, and recognized as a Woman of Excellence by the Montreal Chamber of Commerce in 2001. From 1992 to 2001, she was a regular guest lecturer at the Executive Development Institute of Queen's University.
Ms. de Grandpré is a graduate of the Corporate Governance College of the Institute of Corporate Directors. She has a degree in journalism from the University of Western Ontario (1972) and received her MBA from McGill University in 1981.
Laura Gillham, B Comm.
Laura Gillham is Vice President, Marketing & Customer Strategy, of Empire Theatres Limited, Canada's second largest film exhibition company.
As Vice President, Ms. Gillham is a member of the Executive Leadership Team, responsible for strategic planning and guest culture management. Before joining Empire Theatres she was Director of National Foodservice, Customer Marketing for Coca-Cola Ltd. In March 2010 she was Co-Chair of the Canadian Marketing Association Atlantic Conference.
Ms. Gillham is a graduate of Mount Allison University (Bachelor of Commerce, 1991) and Mount Saint Vincent University (Bachelor of Public Relations, 1993).
Stéphane Le Bouyonnec, Eng.
Stéphane Le Bouyonnec is the co-founder and President of Synergis Capital and possesses a strong background in corporate strategic planning, merger and acquisition activities and financing initiatives.
Prior to co-founding Synergis, he was Chief Operating Officer of Orthosoft, Senior Partner at Secor Consulting, President of Innovitech Consulting, Senior Vice President of the Solidarity Fund QFL, Executive Vice President of Hypocrat (today MediSolution), and CEO of Métaforia Entertainment.
Mr. Le Bouyonnec is an industrial engineer who graduated from l'École Polytechnique de Montréal.
Patricia Meredith, FCA
Patricia Meredith is a Professional Associate and Senior Adviser to financial services and technology companies with the strategy consulting firm Monitor Group. She teaches at York University's Schulich School of Business and at University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, and has served as a director for several public, private and not-for-profit organizations, including Sceptre Investment Counsel Ltd.
Ms. Meredith is formerly Executive Vice President of corporate strategy at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and a member of the bank's Senior Executive Team. At CIBC she was intimately involved in the development and implementation of strategies for corporate, investment and retail banking, mortgages, credit cards, payments and other businesses.
Ms. Meredith received a Doctor of Philosophy from York University, a Masters of Business Administration from McMaster University and a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo. In 1994 she was named a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
W. Terry Wright, Q.C.
Terry Wright is currently Counsel to the Winnipeg-based legal firm Pitblado LLP. Mr. Wright has served for many years in executive positions within the financial services industry. Most recently he was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of IGM Financial Inc. (Investors Group), where he was responsible for the legal, regulatory, compliance and public policy issues concerning the corporation and its subsidiaries.
Mr. Wright has extensive financial services industry experience, serving as past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Investment Funds Institute of Canada and the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada, as well as a director of the Canadian Payments Association, the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments, and the Centre for the Financial Services OmbudsNetwork.
Mr. Wright is a graduate of the University of Manitoba, where he received his B.A. in 1967 and his LL.B. in 1970. He was admitted to the Bar in Manitoba in 1971 and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1994.


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Gnip, the company that gives big brands firehose-level access to social APIs, is today offering a new treasure trove of data. Six troves, actually.
The company said it will now be scraping public posts from a few important new sources and using APIs to give enterprise-level clients access to those posts and data. Services to be included are Instagram, Reddit, Bit.ly, Panoramio, Plurk, and Stack Overflow.
The company already serves up similar access for top-shelf online publishing tools like WordPress, Tumblr, and Twitter.
Now, before you go gettin' creeped out about companies gettin' all up in your social profiles, Gnip would like to remind you that a) this information is all publicly posted; and b) the brands in question aren't really into reading up on the details of your personal life. Rather, they'd like to find trends in aggregated data to help them make business decisions.
For example, with Instagram, "Our customers have traditionally been very interested in geotagged social data, and between 15 to 25 percent of Instagram users geotag their photographs," a Gnip rep wrote today on the company blog.
Here are a handful of other use case scenarios for the curious among you:
* Search for keywords to find brand mentions and current events.
* Access popular posts and conduct tag searches and geosearches.
* Monitor social activity around a given location.
* Track and understand trending content.
* Get warnings of impending PR crises, including service outages or bugs in the system.
* Monitor reputation and comments to get consumer feedback and ensure customers are satisfied.
"Four-and-a-half years ago, the company was founded on the idea that data would be insanely valuable, that people would do amazing shit with it," said Gnip COO Chris Moody in a recent VentureBeat interview, "and we wanted to fuel all those applications."
And of course, gaining access to and collecting all this information then turning it over to those who want it most has turned out to be a pretty profitable business.
"We spend all day every day talking to people who are finding goldmines in this data," said Moody. "They're so excited and they're investing so much. Maybe we're deceiving ourselves, but if that turned out not to be the case, we'd fold up and go home, because we were founded on the idea that data is valuable."
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Glenn Beck Not Accepting WWE's Invitation Shows He's a 'Stupid' BusinessmanFebruary 23, 2013
When Glenn Beck made his comments about the WWE, I thought here is a guy who doesn't get it. Then, I saw his response to their invitation to come on Raw, and I thought this guy really doesn't get it.
Mr. Beck, WWE inviting you to come on Monday Night Raw is charity. It should be right below the number of wishes John Cena has granted on WWE's charity press release.
I thought Beck was on to something for a minute. I thought having a lengthy rant ripping WWE for the Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter characters was the start of a great work.
I've been in and around the wrestling business since I was a little boy. You can't blame me for looking at everything as a potential scripted story. Beck should have done the same with this.
WWE responded and offered him five free minutes to give an unedited rant on Raw.
He should have accepted.
WWE issued that challenge thinking he would never accept. They did it for their own press release and defense of their product. If Beck accepted, the possibilities would have been endless.
It would have been a new audience for him to get exposure. More people tuning into his show and following him on Twitter. Doing anything they can to learn more about his character and business, because now he's relevant to them since he's involved with WWE. How many of you have searched for Beck on Google, Twitter or looked up something about him you wouldn't normally have since hearing about his exchange with WWE?
Beck would have jumped to the front of the line as a guy WWE realizes they have to carve out time for to have a WrestleMania spot. If he was willing to do some kind of business, he would have been at WrestleMania and he would have gotten paid. That's what everyone is in business to do—getting money.
This potential WrestleMania booking sounds crazy, but that's only because nobody actually thought Beck would accept the invite.
Beck turned down WWE's offer by saying:
Unfortunately I am currently booked doing anything else.
I guarantee that whatever "anything else" Beck is doing in the three hours RAW is live is going to help him earn thousands of dollars. That's what this would all turn into, thousands of dollars for Beck to make because it would be a winning situation for all involved.
Beck talks for a living, and going on Raw would take his persona to another level. Look at the others who have used WWE for a promotional vehicle: Snoop Dogg, Jeremy Piven, Dennis Miller, Mark Cuban, Ashton Kutcher, Hugh Jackman and the list goes on. What do any of those people know about being successful, right?
Why didn't Beck take it?
Well, first, he's scared. He 's walking into a building full of people he calls "stupid." He should be scared, but nothing would happen to him.
The only people in the world who should have tried to stop Beck from accepting WWE's challenge are those in the WWE locker room. Beck gets five minutes in a WWE ring, and he'll have more heat on him than any of the heels will ever get.
If he walks to the ring and grabs the mic, he could be widely successful on WWE programming. His fans would either despise him because he's on that "stupid wrasslin show," or they love him because he's on that "stupid wrasslin show" sticking to his guns.
Either way, that's good. If some of your fans start to hate you, it's better in the long run. People get tired of saying nice things about you. They never get tired of saying bad things about you. As long as they're saying something, you're cashing something.


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A FATHER who claimed more than £4,000 in benefits while holding down two jobs told a court he was working to make ends meet.
Trevor Fillbrook admitted dishonestly failing to notify the Department of Work and Pensions of a change in his personal circumstances that would have affect his entitlement to Income Support and Carers Allowance.
Darlington Magistrates' Court heard the offences took place during 2011 and 2012, while 38-year-old Fillbrook was employed by a pub on a casual basis and a logistics company via an employment agency.
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Prosecutor John Garside said that, although the benefit claims were not false from the outset, Fillbrook failed to disclose the fact that he was working.
A total of £4,795.42 was claimed dishonestly, said Mr Garside.
Fillbrook, of Wharfe Way, Darlington, who represented himself in court, said: "I was just doing it to keep my head above water.
"It's not like I was working full-time, it's not like I was out buying flash cars."
He was fined £147 for each offence, with £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.


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NOVAC and HBO have partnered to present a paid internship program on the set of Quarry from June 5-26. Here's the press release:
In a unique partnership opportunity between the film industry and the New Orleans community, NOVAC is pleased to announce that it will be partnering with the HBO/Cinemax production Quarry, which commenced filming in March, to create training and job opportunities that focus on serving local veterans. Based on a successful internship program partnership between NOVAC and HBO Productions during the filming of the series Treme, this new program will offer a group of locals paid internship opportunities in a variety of departments, as well as provide classroom training, resume and soft skills support and ongoing job placement support after the internship.
"Connecting with the community of job seekers and provide high-wage, low barrier to entry positions in the film industry is exactly what our film industry workforce training is designed to do," says NOVAC Executive Director Darcy McKinnon, "and to have the content of Quarry be so relevant to local veterans makes this project a logical choice for the internship program." NOVAC will be doing community outreach, collecting applications and interviewing candidates for the program, as well as providing the ongoing classroom and job support after the internship.
"HBO/Cinemax is proud to once again connect with the New Orleans community and partner with NOVAC to support this very important initiative," says Kary Antholis, President, HBO Mini-Series and Cinemax Programming. "Our partnership allows us to engage with members of the city's community by offering valuable production work experience and skills that are critical to success in our industry."
Quarry is a dramatic series that follows a Marine who returns home to Memphis from Vietnam in 1972 and finds himself shunned by those he loves and demonized by the public. He is drawn into a network of crime and corruption as he struggles to cope with the lingering effects of his experiences at war at a time before most knew what PTSD was. The production is currently shooting in New Orleans and will offer many on-set experiences for local veterans interested in entering the film industry. The series will make its debut on Cinemax.
The Quarry internship will be paid positions for up to 15 participants, and will take place in late June 5 – June 26. Applications for the Quarry internship program will be available May 11, 2015 at www.novacvideo.org/quarry, final deadline for applications is May 22, 2015 at 5pm. The Quarr internship program is open to all interested candidates in the Greater New Orleans area; NOVAC will be conducting informational meetings with local veterans groups to recruit candidates, as well as targeting previous participants in NOVAC's recent Production Assistant Boot Camp training programs, which have been sponsored by the City of New Orleans. For more information on the Quarry internship program or to apply, please visit www.novacvideo.org/quarry.
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Nite Cap Grill is a neighborly stop in Tonawanda
Where do you go to enjoy a beer without all the drama? To unwind after a long work shift without having to worry about running home first to get all gussied up? To enjoy conversation with a neighbor over a drink, not over the fence dividing your properties?
The Nite Cap Grill in the Town of Tonawanda has answered by offering a true neighborhood bar with cheap drinks, great comfort food and the bare essentials to unwind after a long day.
The regulars are easy to spot. They peer over a shoulder toward the door, eyebrows cocked, examining whether it's their favorite drinking buddy or a stranger entering. A familiar face draws quiet welcomes, while a new patron elicits a longer, inquisitive glance before attention returns to the beer at hand. Newcomers, just take it in stride – even the most comfortable regular was the stranger at one point.
The crowd is proud working-class. Some are friends from the adjoining streets that stretch deeper into the town, while others are the hardworking folks from the many factories that populate the area. At least a dozen signs around the dark, paneled room advertise what everyone desires – $2 pints, all day, every day.
The décor tells a tale of two generations. Above the bar, flat-screen televisions feature baseball and playoff hockey, while the nearby Internet jukebox leads several patrons in a chorus of Chicago's "You're the Inspiration" followed by countless classics that span the decades. The dining area, however, features older relics, including tube TVs and a pay phone that, to our disappointment, offered no dial tone. That would have been true music to our ears.
One drinking companion, Mike, said it best, "This place is like something out of the '80s or '70s. All that's missing is the smoky haze."
Flanking the phone are the restrooms, which are whimsically designated with signs featuring hand-drawn bubble letters and gender-specific stick figures (dress vs. no dress – get your mind out of the gutter).
With pool, darts and a full menu of American cuisine – burgers, fries, wings and subs, all for under $10 – Nite Cap boasts a relaxing atmosphere to enjoy that much-needed down time without spending a huge chunk of your paycheck. Two hours, four appetizers, three mini-pitchers and many laughs later, the bill came to a surprising $26.10. You can't beat that. While the bartender will run a tab, credit cards are not accepted, so bring cash or a debit card for the ATM.
As larger bars with expensive specialty drinks, elaborate themes and loud sound systems continue to surface, it's refreshing to still find quiet, homey neighborhood establishments that continue to cater to the customer who just wants to relax with a beer without being bombarded with gimmicks. Nite Cap remains true to its regulars while welcoming new friends daily. You're greeted with a smile, a "What'll you have?" and an attitude of, "Hope to see you again soon."
"We're all neighbors" is the image sold at the Nite Cap, and it's a theme that hopefully never will go out of style.
Nite Cap Grill
Where: 675 Sheridan Drive, Town of Tonawanda (877-9527)
When to go: Lunchtime through midnight Monday to Saturday (open later if it's busy).
Dress: Casual, come as you are.
Prices: $2 pints of Labatt Blue, Yuengling, Miller Light, Coors Light and Molson Canadian. Full menu of American classics, from $2.50 cheeseburgers to $6.49 whole steak hoagies (all food under $10); $4.95 Fish Fry Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; takeout specials add 50 cents.
Note: Cash only, but ATM is available.
Parking: Lots in front of and adjacent to building.
Story topics: bar tab/ Lisa A. McPartland/ Nite Cap Grill


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The jnanpith ward is the highest literary honour conferred in the republic of India. It was founded by the sahu Jain family, the publisher of the times of India. The award was instituted in 1961. An Indian citizen who writes in any of the official languages of India is eligible for the honour. So far Kannada writers have won 7 awards (highest any for any language). Eminent Gujarati novelist Raghuveer Chaudhary has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for 2015.
The Ashoka Chakra is the depiction of the "Dharmachakra"; represented with 24 spokes. Ashoka Chakra appears on a number of edicts of Ashoka, most prominent among which is the Lion Capital of Ashoka. The Ashok Chakra is visible in the Indian National flag, where it is rendered in a navy blue colour on a white background. The 24 spokes of the Ashok Chakra inspires every Indian to work tirelessly for 24 hours.
The man on earth has discovered many symbols for the convenience of human being. There are so many symbols we use in our daily life like: Zebra Crossing, OK symbol, Victory sign and Danger sign etc. In this article we put some interesting information about the origin and importance of such symbols.
The Ramon Magsaysay award was established in April, 1957. This award was created to commemorate Ramon Magsaysay, the late president of Philippines. The Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia's premier prize and highest honour, celebrates greatness of spirit and transformative leadership in Asia. The Award is presented in formal ceremonies in Manila, Philippines on August 31st, the birth anniversary of the much-esteemed Philippines President whose ideals inspired the Award's creation. This award is given in 6 categories.
Generally most people use the term "peacock" to describe both male and female birds, but peacock is actually a name that refers to male peafowl. Peafowl belong to pheasant family. These birds are native to Asia. There are two species of peafowl: Indian Peafowl and Green Peafowl. Both types are counted in the list of endangered species because of the habitat loss, smuggling and predation. Peacock is the national bird of India.
Mr. Bankimchandra wrote the song 'Vande Mataram' on 7th November, 1875. This song had been published in the novel 'Anandmath' by Bankimchandra. The vocabulary used in this song is influenced by Sanskrit. The said book contains information about the violent revolt of Sanyasis against injustice inflicted by Muslims and the British in Bengal in the year 1772. It was adopted on january 24, 1950, providing it equal status with national anthem. It was sung for the first time at the congress session of 1896.
The National Anthem of India is "Jana Gana Mana" was written in Bengali by the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in 1911. It was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of India on 24 January 1950. For the time it was sung at the Kolkata Session of the Indian National Congress on 27 December 1911. A formal completion of the national anthem takes fifty-two seconds.
The Tiger (Panthera Tigris) is the national animal of India. It has a thick yellow coat of fur with dark stripes. Till 1972, Lion was the national animal of India. Later on it was replaced by the Tiger. The combination of stamina, strength, agility and tremendous power has made the tiger as the national animal of India. The population of tigers is estimated to be about 2226 in 2014. Karnataka has the largest numbers of tigers in India.
Sahitya Akademi Award is given to the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the major Indian languages recognised by the Akademi. The Sahitya Akademi was formally inaugurated by the Government of India on 12 March 1954 as the central institution for literary dialogue, publication and promotion in the country and the only institution that undertakes literary activities in 24 Indian languages, including English.
Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian honour given for marvelous service towards advancement of art, literature, science and sports in recognition of public service of highest order. The provision of Bharat Ratna was introduced in 1954. There is no provision that Bharat Ratna should be given to Indian citizens only. The award has been awarded to a neutralized Indian citizen, mother Teresa (1980), and two non Indians- khan Abdul gaffer khan and Nelson Mandela. It is not mandatory that Bharat Ratna should be awarded very year.
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The conclusion of British Rule in India saw the end of the old institution of British honours and awards. Independent India saw the introduction of awards such as Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra, Ashoka Chakra, Shaurya Chakra etc. Param Vir Chakra (Pvc) is the highest gallantry award for officers and other enlisted personnel of all military branches of India for the highest degree of valor in the presence of the enemy.
Padma Awards, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are given for exceptional and distinguished service in any field including service rendered by Government servants. The recommendations for Padma Awards are received from the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations, Central Ministries/Departments, Institutions of Excellence, etc. which are considered by an Awards Committee. On the basis of the recommendations of the Awards Committee, and after approval of the Home Minister, Prime Minister and President, the Padma Awards are announced on the eve of the Republic Day.
The state emblem is an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka. In the original, there are four lions, standing back to back, mounted on an abacus with a frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of an elephant, a galloping horse, a bull and a lion separated by intervening wheels over a bell-shaped lotus.
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The song Jana-gana-mana, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the national anthem of India on 24 January 1950. It was first sung on 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.
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