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The most renowned chorus line in the world, the Rockettes (originally known as the Roxyettes) made their debut at Rockefeller Center's Radio City Music Hall in 1932, under the direction of the Broadway dance director Russell Markert, who led the troupe until his retirement in 1971. Despite historically epitomizing the all-American girl, the precision-dance company has always, for the most part, been led by men. "For some reason, it's always been that way," says Haberman, "although I believe there were women choreographers in the past who contributed specific numbers to some of the shows."
Haberman took on the directorship of the Rockettes' New York company in 2006. Prior to that, she had worked as an assistant choreographer for the troupe and in 1994 was chosen to direct and choreograph the first production of the Christmas show outside of New York, in Branson, Mo. "And then things slowly expanded from there," she says. "In 1996 we added another show, in Myrtle Beach, and in 1997 we added Detroit and Chicago. Today we have two theatrical companies that play two or three different cities a year, and we have a company in Nashville that stays there all season." Since 1994, the show has played 63 cities across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
"Two years ago we started an arena show that tours 20 or so cities per season, and that's based on the new show I created in 2007 at Radio City for our 75th-anniversary celebration," Haberman says. When she became director of the Christmas show, America's quintessential holiday entertainment, Haberman made some significant changes. "Generally, I think what I did was get the Rockettes focused more on dancing," she explains. "I raised the bar on what they did dancewise, because I felt they had been a bit underused. They've been around for a long time, but in order for them to stay relevant they need to evolve. I also focused on using all the new technologies we have to raise the bar on the whole production."
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One of the clearest examples of Haberman's influence on the show is the "New York at Christmas" number, created in 2007, in which she combines new technology with the Rockettes' dancing. "That number involved having a full-scale double-decker bus on stage that was moving in sync with images on a 90-foot LED screen," she says. "But I see this all as just a beginning. We're working now to push the Rockettes beyond just the holiday season and to develop new kinds of shows for them. I'd like them to explore new styles of dancing, such as contemporary dance, and Latin dance."
Originally a Broadway dancer, Haberman performed in the original casts of "Dancin' " (1978), choreographed and directed by Bob Fosse, and "La Cage aux Folles" (1983). She went on to assist Fosse on his last Broadway show, "Big Deal" (1986), assisted Jerome Robbins on preproduction work for "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" (1989), and also assisted choreographer Christopher Chadman on "Guys and Dolls" (1992). "I think that's how I really learned to choreograph, by assisting all these great people," she says.
So what made Haberman want to leave the Great White Way for Radio City? "I find the scale of it to be extremely interesting as a choreographer—having that many people to work with in that large a space—and the Music Hall itself is amazing. You have all these tools at your fingertips: the huge stage, and all the elevators, and of course 36 great dancers. I don't know any choreographer who could turn that down."
The biggest difference between choreographing for Broadway and for the Rockettes is the planning, Haberman says: "When you're only choreographing for, say, 12 dancers, you can work a lot of it out on your feet at rehearsal. But when you have to figure out movement for 36 people, you have to do a lot more preplanning. I find myself getting out graph paper and making little X's all over it, because the Rockettes, as you know, are known for their formations. So I always have to work on finding new formations for them to make. Another thing they're known for, of course, is their precision. And having worked with someone like Bob Fosse, who was very meticulous about details and dancing clean, I really got a great groundwork for working with the Rockettes."
On April 22, Madison Square Garden Entertainment launched a new website, Rockettes.com, the first to focus specifically on the Rockettes. It provides information on auditioning for the troupe, the dance education programs offered by the organization, show schedules, vintage photos, archival costume sketches, and behind-the-scenes video.


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ZoneAlarm has been working well for me for ages but there's one annoyance - I wonder if there is a way to avoid it?
Our PC has 2 user accounts which I generally keep logged in and me and my wife simply 'switch user' to access our own accounts.
However, let's say I'm using the computer in my account and get a ZoneAlarm program control notification, then the next day another and so on.
Then a few days later, my wife (who doesn't use the PC as much as me) switches to her account and is met with a barrage of notifications duplicating those which I've already allowed or disallowed. She doesn't know how to answer them and I'm often not around when she logs on.
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9:03 a.m., Groveland A woman said a house on the 20400 block of Rock Canyon Way was vandalized, causing an estimated $4,000 to $7,000 damage. No details were available.
2:28 p.m., Groveland A woman on the 18600 block of Harper Road said white paint was smeared on a planter in front of her home and on other items in her yard.
2:40 p.m., Sonora area A woman said a man was trespassing on property on the 10200 block of Highway 49.
3:12 p.m., Groveland A man said motorcycles driven at the landfill on Merrill Road were destroying part of the landfill.
3:20 p.m., Tuolumne area A caller said her neighbor's minor-age children were being left home alone, and that this is an ongoing problem.
6:35 p.m., Soulsbyville A woman on the 16000 block of Moonlight Hill Road said her daughter saw a man peering into a kitchen window.
11:14 p.m., Sonora area A woman said an unknown number of people were walking around private property on the 21000 block of Shaws Flat Road and thought it was suspicious.
11:37 p.m., Sonora Officers from California Highway Patrol, Tuolumne County Sheriff's Department and Sonora Police were unable to find a man who ran from them near Bonanza Road and Alpine Lane. The man was first seen driving recklessly on Stockton Road near Sonora Community Hospital. When stopped on Bonanza Road, the man ran away.
Felony bookings
8:10 a.m., Sonora June Marie Carr, 47, 21400 block of Green Meadow Court, Sonora, booked on a warrant charging her with passing worthless checks and a court violation after she turned herself in. She was released on her own recognizance.
10:15 a.m., Sonora Tara Lea Meichtry, 24, 22700 block of South Fork Road, Sonora, booked on a warrant charging her with grand theft. She turned herself in on the warrant and was booked and released.
8:13 p.m. Sonora Julio Cesar Ramirez, 20, unknown address, Sonora, booked on an immigration and naturalization department hold after an arrest on the 100 block of South Green Street, Sonora. He was held without bail pending release to immigration officials.
Cited on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol:
Donald Burt Allen, 45, 10100 block of Peppermint Circle, Jamestown, booked at 12:30 this morning after arrest on Seco Street, Jamestown.
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12:09 a.m., citizen assist An officer helped a moving-truck driver who looked lost on Sanguinetti Road.
12:40 a.m., suspicious circumstances A woman on the 400 block of Greenley Road called 911 and said she heard a noise outside her bedroom window.
7:50 a.m., traffic accident A non-injury crash was reported on South Washington Street.
9:40 a.m., found property A wallet was found on top of a building in Sonora Plaza on Mono Way.
9:48 p.m., traffic accident A non-injury crash was reported on the 70 block of Elm Street.
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2:43 p.m., suspicious circumstances Someone in a bright orange T-shirt was seen driving a small motorbike without a helmet on Stockton Road. The driver ran a red light, the caller said.
3:05 p.m., fight A woman on the 1100 block of Shaws Flat Road said she was in an argument with her boyfriend, and he called her names and threatened to kill her dog.
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9:24 p.m., assault A caller at the Beacon gas station on the 300 block of South Washington Street said a juvenile tried to steal cigarettes and beer from the store, and when leaving the store got into a physical fight with an off-duty employee.
11:10 p.m., warrant arrest A 19-year-old man was arrested on two Tuolumne County misdemeanor warrants charging him with failure to appear in court on several traffic-related violations. He also was arrested on a misdemeanor out-of-county warrant for a traffic violation.
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2:06 p.m., Murphys A caller said skateboarders were causing problems on the 200 block of Main Street.
3:40 p.m., San Andreas A Calaveras High School employee said school property was vandalized.
9:29 p.m., Valley Springs A man on the 4000 block of Dunn Road said he found a wheelchair in his driveway that didn't belong to him.
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11:35 a.m., Copperopolis A 44-year-old Copperopolis man booked on suspicion of felony battery after arrest on the 2800 block of Cheyenne, Copperopolis. He remained in custody this morning in lieu of $50,000 bail.
12:55 a.m., Burson Sara Grace Caywood, 25, 6700 block of Garner Place, Valley Springs, booked on a San Joaquin County warrant charging her with possessing a controlled substance, misdemeanor petty theft and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia after an arrest at a business on Highway 12 in Burson. She was taken to the San Joaquin County Jail and held in lieu of $30,000 bail.


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A Hometown Ticket
Washington Oculus writes about a story that the major media isn't reporting, but one that a local DC neighborhood paper, The Georgetowner, recently ran as a cover story: "Hometown Ticket: Kerry Chooses Edwards." That's right, Georgetown, one of the wealthiest zip codes (20007) in the nation, is proud that both members of the Democratic ticket have multi-million dollar homes in swank and exclusive Georgetown.
It's worth noting that just because these two yahoos have houses there, it doesn't mean that they have "homes" there - as you know, each Senator has attended fewer than 20% of the Senate votes this term, so they can't be spending that much time in Georgetown.
On another note, I'm guessing that the DNC was mortified by The Georgetowner's cover story - after all, they've spent so much time and money trying to paint both Kerry and Edwards as being in touch with the common working man. How many common working men that you know have a 4 million dollar second home near their workplace?
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|# March 7th, 2005 6:48 PM Converted_Comment
I like the last line of the West End story:
"As for the Senator, he said, "He might just as well not even be there."
|# March 7th, 2005 6:48 PM Converted_Comment
You keep carring-on about rich Kerry in comparson to humble-beginnings Dubya. I think you're ready for a double-dose of the Micheal Moore treatment.
|# March 7th, 2005 6:48 PM Converted_Comment
how do i keep carrying on about how rich kerry is? what i "keep carrying on about" is how he pretends to not be rich, how he pretends to be 'in touch.'
in fact, see my post June 13, 2004 - Kerryopoly
you ready to double dose me with the "michael moore treatment now?" by "michael moore treatment" you must mean "distort what i say, accuse me of saying things that i didn't say, charge hypocrisy where there is none," etc etc.
its like me saying "martha is a bad person for making $50k by insider trading her stocks" and you coming back with "bush has stocks too! you hypocrite! im gonna double dose michael moore you!!!"
|# March 7th, 2005 6:48 PM Converted_Comment
The Lefties love to yell : "Bush is invading Iraq for its oil, because he was in the oil business!"
I wonder if John Fin Kerry was prez if these same people would yell "Kerry is invading XX for its ketchup!!!!!!!!"
|# March 7th, 2005 6:48 PM Converted_Comment
Actually Bush has a helluva lot more invested in his common folk image than Kerry or Edwards -- he's by far a bigger phony. He failed upward his whole life and always been bailed out by his Daddy's friends. In Molly Ivins' immortal words, he was born on third base, and thinks he hit a triple.
It's ironic as hell condidering he is at least the 3rd-generation heir to one of the most elite and politically influential families of the last century. At least Kerry/Edwards' constituency is the average person, while the REAL George Bush is busy looking out for his true base -- "the haves and the have-mores."
BTW -- sorry for past language and nast remarks. Will keep my comments in the future to facts and reasoned opinion -- until you ban me, anyway.


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TORONTO - A pair of Winnipeg Blue Bombers lead the four-player class of top CFL players for the opening week of the 2011 season.
Defensive back Alex Suber took home defensive player of the week honors for a 66-yard interception return for a touchdown which helped the Bombers take a 24-16 victory over Hamilton on Friday.
Safety Ian Logan snagged top Canadian honors after picking off a pair of passes and recording three tackles as his club shocked the Tiger-Cats at Ivor Wynne Stadium on Canada Day.
The two-time defending champion Montreal Alouettes boast the league's top offensive player in slotback Jamel Richardson. He finished with nine receptions for a career-best 162 yards and two second-quarter touchdowns as the Als claimed a 30-26 decision over British Columbia.
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by Christopher Freeburn | August 7, 2013 9:25 am
[1]A major box office bomb will spell hefty losses[2] for Disney (DIS[3]).
Audiences pointedly avoided the media giant's remake of the classic TV show The Lone Ranger this summer. In its opening weekend, the film generated just $29 million in North American ticket sales, Reuters notes.
The poor performance will cost Disney between $160 million and $190 million in losses during the current quarter, the company's CFO said on Tuesday.
Starring Johnny Depp, The Lone Ranger was just one of a number of big-budget blockbusters that failed to attract audiences this summer, including Sony's (SNE[4]) disappointing $130 million Will Smith flop[5], After Earth.
Disney reported that during the June quarter, its film studio's operating income fell 36%. Despite that, the company posted a quarterly profit of $1.85 billion. Adjusted EPS came in at $1.03, topping the $1.01 that Wall Street had forecast.
Shares of Disney fell almost 2% in Wednesday pre-market trading.
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William Eichenauer, 98, 240 Touvelle St, Celina, died at 5:20 pm yesterday at Shane Hill Nursing Home, Rockford. He was born May 28, 1880, in Hopewell Township, the son of Tobias and Elizabeth (Smith) Eichenauer.
He married Fannie D. Smith Sept 26, 1901 and she died July 9, 1958.
Survivors include a daughter Mrs. Alma Martz Maloney, Celina; two sons, Russell K. and Edgar L., both of Celina; eight grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and a great-great grandchild.
He was preceeded in death by a grandchild, a great-grandchild and a great-great grandchild and was the last surviving of a family of ten.
Mr. Eichenauer was a retired school teacher and a farmer, having spent 18 years as a teacher in the Mercer County School system. He also was teacher and Sunday school supervisor for the Hope Evangelical Church for a number of years.
He attended Ohio Northern University from 1898-1899 and was a past member of the Hopewell Township school board. He was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church, Celina. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Monday at the church. The Rev RE Willman officiating. Burial will be in the north grove cemetery.
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Limavady's role in World War 11 is to feature in a new three-part BBC television series.
The series is presented by military historian Dan Snow, and reveals the "vital role Northern Ireland played in the Second World War - its strategic location protecting essential supply convoys during the Battle of the Atlantic to tanks built by Harland & Wolff that would breach enemoy lines and the bravery of its soldiers".
Dan travels to key sites across Europe where Northern Ireland's influence played a role in the outcome of the war.
"As a military historian World War II is a story I thought I knew but now I've come to Northern Ireland where I'm discovering all sorts of incredible stories - secrets, heroism, suffering and valour," he said. "This is the untold story of how Northern Ireland played a pivotal role in the war and how its people helped shape the outcome."
Dan visits some of the 350 wartime sites in Northern Ireland, many of which go unoticed or are buried now, but were central to the defence of the UK and Europe.
The first programme visits a former Coastal Command base at Limavady and hears the story of a Northern Ireland pilot who would become the most successful U-boat hunter of all time. Dan also visits a mysterious building in Limavady - an anti-aircraft training dome.
The series, starting on BBC One Northern Ireland next Monday, May 14 at 9pm gets expert insight from enthusiasts and historians and local men who fought and served in World War 11.
It also features the journey of Bud Wolfe who after bailing out of his stricken machine into a Donegal bog, ended up being interned in a prisoner of war camp in neutral Republic of Ireland at the Curragh. The series also features a dive on the Flying Fortress in Lough Foyle that never made it on a bombing raid and how the crew survived the crash, helped by a local woman and her sailboat.
"Northern Ireland played a pivotal role in the Allied victory in the Second World war," says series producer, John Hayes Fister. "My hope is that this series gives Northern Ireland the recognition and place in history that it deserves."


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Volunteer buses to Moorhead scheduled this evening
Volunteer buses to Moorhead for flood relief work will resume tonight.
Buses will leave the Frazee Event Center at 5:00 p.m. and the Detroit Lakes Police Department parking lot at 5:30 p.m.
Return buses will leave Moorhead to return home at 9:30 p.m. at the latest.
Stops on the way up and the way home will be made for bathroom breaks.
Volunteers are asked to eat before they go, bring bottled water and dress for outside work.
It's not known what work needs to be done at this time. It may be inside filling sandbags or outside building a dike for some homeowner.
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NEW YORK -- Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has received praise for the way he's handled his pitching staff throughout the postseason. But as he continues to say that he has faith in his bullpen, he continues to make decisions that suggest he's much more comfortable sticking with his starters as long as possible.
Little's legacy in Boston ended when he opted to send Pedro Martinez out to pitch the eighth inning of Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS and then saw a three-run advantage erased by the Yankees, who a short time later would celebrate Aaron Boone's 11th-inning walk-off home run. Manuel's decision to send Martinez back to the mound to pitch Thursday night's seventh-inning led to the Yankees tacking on an insurance run and gaining a two-run advantage. While this decision didn't necessarily determine the outcome, it did at least provide further reason to wonder if the veteran manager does indeed have faith in his relievers. "He said he felt good," Manuel said. "He said that he was fine. He said that he wanted to go back out and pitch. The bottom of the lineup was up and everything and I thought he hadn't lost anything." Having thrown 99 pitches, Martinez entered the seventh inning and promptly surrendered consecutive singles to Jerry Hairston Jr. and Melky Cabrera. This prompted the entry of Chan Ho Park, who allowed an RBI single to Jorge Posada before recording a strikeout with the assistance of Derek Jeter, who surprisingly attempted to produce a sacrifice bunt with two outs. "That's all I could do for today," said Martinez, who was charged with three earned runs in six-plus innings. "I don't feel like I saved anything. I did everything I could to beat those guys. You have to give them a lot of credit."
After Martinez worked his easiest inning -- an eight-pitch fifth -- he told pitching coach Rich Dubee that he felt strong enough to continue. When he exited the sixth after the Yankees had gained a lead on Hideki Matsui's golf shot over the right-field wall, the veteran pitcher was once again questioned by Manuel."I told him, I feel good enough to still make pitches," said Martinez, who revealed he has been under the weather the past few days. "They trusted that and left me in there the last two innings." This decision was similar to the one that Manuel made in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, deciding not to pinch-hit for Joe Blanton in the bottom of the fifth inning. The Dodgers then touched Blanton for a sixth-inning run that stood to be decisive until Jimmy Rollins saved the day with this two-out, walk-off double in the ninth. Unfortunately for Manuel, his club wasn't able to pull off the same kind of finish against the Yankees, and they now head back to Philadelphia with the satisfaction that they've at least split the first two games of this World Series. In addition, they do have reason to be confident in their relievers, who have posted a 3.00 ERA and accounted for four of the eight wins the Phillies have registered in their first 11 games of this postseason. "It was a heck of a game," Manuel said. "It was a very close game, and we couldn't pull it out."
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Peter talked to the Boston Herald about his next segment in the Nurse Jackie series:
"I'm really happy right now that people can take a look at two things I have going on simultaneously, and they're 180 degrees away from each other," he said. "Carlisle and Coop have one thing in common: They share the same occupation. I like when the characters are vastly different from each other because it excites me as an actor."
The father of three is also writing and producing. His film "Accidentally in Love" starred Garth and aired earlier this year on the Hallmark Channel.
"As an actor, you're really a cog in the wheel of a bigger machine, and you come and you do your part and you leave, and over 16 years I've realized you have very limited control," he said. "I read scripts all the time, and a lot of them are being produced, and you're like, 'Why is this being made? I've seen this movie.' Or, 'This movie is not great. I don't know why they are spending money on it.' I started thinking about what kind of movies I would want to tell and then I started writing them."
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*The man accused of murdering Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew in October 2008 is finally set to stand trial this spring.
William Balfour, the estranged husband of J-Hud's sister Julia, is facing first-degree murder charges in connection to the slayings of the singer's mother Darnell, her brother Jason and her seven-year-old nephew, Julian King in Chicago, Illinois.
Cook County Judge Charles Burns has now moved forward with the case and jury selection will begin on April 9.
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Dylan Roberts: Collapse backward or continue forward?
October 31, 2010
Steamboat Springs — In 2008, I took a semester off college in order to work as the Northwest Colorado Field Organizer for Barack Obama's Campaign for Change. I was proud and humbled then to work with the enthusiastic and dedicated Routt County citizens who put in hours of time and effort for that campaign. I am proud now of the progress that President Obama and his team have made. True, we did not get out of the worst recession since the Great Depression as fast as we wanted and millions of families still are struggling, but we are moving forward in the right direction.
There have been nine consecutive months of private sector job growth. More than 3 million jobs were created or saved as a direct result of the stimulus — many of which were jobs crucial to communities: teachers, firefighters and law enforcement officers.
We elected Obama and a Democratic majority in 2008 because we wanted officials who would move our country forward economically — and they did. We wanted health care reform — and we got it.
Republicans are using that reform as a major selling point in this campaign. They say Americans do not want it and we cannot afford it. This is simply not true.
The health care reform bill actually will reduce the deficit by $110 billion dollars in the first ten years and by another astounding $1.2 trillion during the second decade. It is a fiscally responsible bill. That is not even to mention the 5.6 million Americans who no longer will be denied insurance because of pre-existing conditions and the 6.7 million small businesses that now are eligible for health care tax credits.
Despite these major successes, the Republican campaigns this fall have attacked them as unbelievable overreaches by the federal government. This is just blatant hypocrisy.
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The stimulus bill cut taxes for 95 percent of American families. It actually consisted of more tax cuts than anything else. Who knew that Republicans were against tax cuts? The health care reform bill is going to reduce the federal deficit by more than a trillion dollars. Who knew that Republicans were against reducing the deficit?
This election will have far-reaching consequences for our nation — not just for the remaining years of Obama's first term, but also for many years to come. We worked so hard in 2008 because we knew that our country needed a new direction. Do we really want to go back to where we were two years ago so quickly? To put a screeching halt to this progress is a dire mistake.
The 112th Congress that will commence in January has a serious chance of being controlled by Republicans. Should this happen, political paralysis is assured.
If Republicans are serious about their desire to vote on repealing health care reform, abolish federal agencies and deregulate Wall Street, we should fear a completely futile government. Those efforts would serve only the political needs of the Republican Party because none of them have any prospect of passing. They only will distract from the serious work that needs to get done. Given their "Hell No" agenda, do not be surprised if the Republicans force our government to shut down.
The choice could not be more vivid this year. We must not let ourselves fall prey to the drumbeat of negativity and hypocrisy that would drag us backward. We have the opportunity to forge ahead with the progress that we already are seeing. Our new economic policies are working; conservative and liberal economists acknowledge that the dire economy we inherited in January 2009 would be markedly worse without the Recovery Act. Health care reform is covering more people, and it is fiscally responsible. We have a great start in economic recovery, job creation, renewable energy production and education reform.
On Tuesday, Routt County and America face a clear decision.
With your vote, you have the power to choose between the same backward and irresponsible policies that a Republican victory will ensure, or you can chose to make sure we continue to stride toward a better tomorrow.
Roberts was Barack Obama's field organizer for Northwest Colorado during the 2008 presidential campaign. He is a senior at Boston College pursuing a degree in political science and environmental studies.


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Opinion by Melanie Reid
Since early on in the ACC privacy scandal, the almost constant refrain from those defending the corporation has been the same.
Why didn't Bronwyn Pullar just give the file back?
Does that just sound like a typical attack the messenger tactic?
But since it's been bandied about so much, of course I asked Ms Pullar when I interviewed her for the 60 Minutes story "In the Eye of the Storm".
The answer raises another important question that seems to have been glossed over.
To understand things, you need to know the sequence of events and a bit of context.
Ms Pullar had been in a nine-year battle with ACC about a variety of issues to do with her claim. But during that, she had become horrified about the corporation's handling of privacy.
In the midst of complaining about what she said was a breach of her own privacy, she received an email from a senior ACC manager in August last year.
Attached to the email was a copy of a file. Initially, it didn't mean anything to Ms Pullar at all and she set it aside.
It wasn't until much later – on the eve of the now infamous December meeting – that she realised the file was embedded with spreadsheets of data. That data included private information on the ACC claims of almost 7000 people.
Since the December meeting between Ms Pullar, her support person Michelle Boag and two ACC senior managers had already been arranged, she decided to tell ACC about the mass privacy breach there.
And, as you heard on the recording played on our programme, that's exactly what happened.
But rather than react immediately, the recording shows that the managers took a while to realise the implications of what was being said. And even then, they hardly reacted at all.
Eight days after the meeting, one of the managers wrote to Ms Pullar saying how constructive it had been, and setting out what they proposed to do with regards to Ms Pullar's personal situation. And, yes, they asked for the information to be returned.
Now, by the time the letter arrived, Ms Pullar was in Wellington dealing with a family health crisis as well as arranging her wedding.
"I didn't actually even really deal with the letter, because I had quite a lot of other things going on. I was in Wellington at that time, and I'd pretty much parked ACC stuff off to the side for a couple of months," she says. When she did get focused on ACC matters again, she realised the concerns raised in the December meeting were not being dealt with and were probably never going to be dealt with.
"After the meeting, we found out…that there had been more cover-ups between management and the board," she says. "So I knew that these guys weren't going to elevate these issues."
If she deleted the email, she'd have had no evidence of the mass privacy breach.
And so she spoke to the Dominion-Post reporter Phil Kitchin. To be clear, she did not give Mr Kitchin the copy of the file – she told him about it and what was in it.
Funnily enough, the day his story hit the paper, action suddenly ramped up. Inquiries were ordered, the police were called in, and legal demands were made to Ms Pullar about the return of the file.
So, if ACC had been so concerned, let's remind ourselves: what was their response was when they were first told about it – three months earlier?
I asked her:
So Bronwyn, you're saying that they sent you this letter eight days later. Did anything else come of it in the following months?
"I didn't get any knocks on the door, the police didn't turn up and grab my computer to get the file back or anything like that, no."
So just so I get it clear… They wrote to you saying look, we want the file back, but there didn't seem to be any urgency over it?
"No, that's right. They wrote back and said how constructive the meeting was, and how productive it had been, and how it had gone well, and by the way, can I have the file back?"
So no-one was belting down your door?
"No, not at all, Mel."
Why didn't Ms Pullar return the file? Let's answer that with another question: if she had - without going public about the file - do you think there would be the same level of attention on ACC's lax privacy and the inquiries there are now?
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Microeconomics of taxation: efficiency, incidence, effect on distribution of income, personal and corporate income taxes, sales and consumption taxes, taxation of property and estates. Prerequisite: minimum grade of 2.0 in ECON 300.
Class description
Types of taxes. How taxes affect markets. The incidence of taxes. The revenue and deadweight loss burdens of taxes. Tax fairness. Tax policy. The structure of income taxation. Tax expenditures. How income taxation affects labor supply and saving. Business income taxation. State and Local taxes.
Student learning goals
Develop an understanding of how taxes affect the economic decisions made by households and businesses, and more generally how taxes affect the allocation of economic resources and the distribution of income in an economy as a whole.
Assemble a working knowledge of the main facts about the United States tax system, and an understanding of how the main taxes such as the Federal personal and corporate income taxes and the State and Local Retail Sales tax are structured.
Be able to evaluate tax policies and reforms or potential tax policies according to the normative criteria of economic efficiency, distributional equity and administrative feasibility.
General method of instruction
Lectures, problems, class discussion.
Recommended preparation
Review Economics 300, especially consumer theory, theory of the firm, and supply and demand equilibrium.
Class assignments and grading
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Candace Parker Named Western Conference Player of the Week
Los Angeles Candace Parker was named the Western Conference Player of the Week presented by Boost Mobile, for games played May 18-27. Parker helped lead the Sparks to 3-1 start this season, with two wins over the Seattle Storm and one win over the Phoenix Mercury.
It is the 6'4" versatile forward's sixth time earning Player of the Week honors in her career. The fifth-year pro led the league in blocks (2.7 bpg), ranked third in the Western Conference in scoring (20.5 ppg), and tied for third in rebounds (7.8 rpg). She finished the week with three consecutive games of 20-or-more points and a pair of double-doubles.
After helping Los Angeles overcome a 21-point deficit to win its opener at Seattle, 72-66, Parker led the Sparks past the visiting Storm just days later with an all-around performance that included 21 points, 10 boards, six blocks, four assists and three steals. She then added 23 points and six boards in a 92-84 defeat at the hands of the Lynx before closing the week with personal season-highs of 27 points and 11 rebounds while also adding four blocks in a 99-88 win at Phoenix.
The Naperville, Ill., native was the 2008 WNBA MVP and Rookie of the Year in her first season in the league. She is the only player ever to earn both such honors in the same season.
The Indiana Fever's Tamika Catchings earned her 15th Player of the Week honors for the Eastern Conference in the first week of her 12th WNBA season.


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Alignment: Hiring the Right CIO
Often (as insiders will sometimes share), these firms are caught in a vicious cyclehiring each new CIO in the belief that his or her strengths will somehow fix the problems caused by their predecessors weaknesses. Since no CIO is perfect, however, the cycle can run for many years, resulting in thrashing of priorities and untold missed opportunities.
But even when a CIO stays on the job for years at a time, that widely-sought Holy Grailalignment between IT and business strategiesoften remains an elusive goal. Whats going on here?
Perhaps, this new generation of CIOs skills and capabilities are not quite up to the jobs theyre being asked to do. And, this mismatch is bound to grow worse as companies leverage IT more intensely. Arguably, the problem actually begins with the fact that in most executive suites, theres surprisingly little understanding of what kind of CIO is actually needed, what skills are required to lead IT for the enterprise as it pursues its strategy in its chosen markets.
The Skill Set
While there is pressure for todays CIO to master and stay current on computer technology, the more critical skills are related to more traditional aspects of business management. As head of perhaps the most complex operation in any enterprise, the CIO is responsible for what amounts to a sizeable and complete business on its own.
And so, this executives success depends heavily on skills in finance, leadership, communication, strategic thinking and planning, and, perhaps most important, in understanding what customers want and how best to get it to them.
Technical savvy is, of course, indispensable. The CIO must understand technology and its capabilities well enough to grasp how all of the computing services and products on which an enterprise depends fit and work together. Similarly, the CIO has to know enough to properly evaluate the stream of new products being promoted by outside suppliers, and filter their (sometimes exaggerated) claims.
On top of that, business skills greatly amplify the effectiveness and value of these technical skills. Ideally, the CIO will have previous experience in managing a large business unit and thereby developed an on-the-job understanding of various line-of-business functions, and the administrative aspects of running them.
Of particular importance is financial acumen. As much as the CEO and CFO, the CIO must truly understand the other business units in the enterprise, each with its own goals, metrics and end-customers. These are, after all, the CIOs direct customers. By understanding the financial drivers of those businesses, the CIO will have a much better chance of getting the right mix of services acquired, developed and delivered at the right price and with maximum value. Financial acumen is, in short, an absolute must for getting IT truly aligned with the business as a whole.Unfortunately, many CIOs have come up through the ranks of computing and MIS without learning how to manage a full operating business. While fellow executives may be exposed to a range of other business functions over the course of their professional development, the typical IT executive may be confined to the somewhat narrow, albeit difficult and complex, world of IT. And, in the CIO post, the resulting skills deficit may suddenly become glaring.
ITs increasing importance is bound to make this mismatch even more glaring. Take the growing emphasis on customer experience, for instance the drive to make every interaction with customers as frictionless, distinctive, and compelling as possible. These days, with the Web, mobile devices, and automated call centers, and all such critical touch-points IT pretty much is the front office.
IT is critical to finance, product development, and manufacturing. Through technologies like CRM, IT is reshaping the sales process as well. Clearly, the CIO who doesnt understand these aspects of the business is the CIO whos likely to have trouble keeping IT aligned with that business.
Hiring for Success
Solving this problem is not as easy as just hiring a seasoned businessperson instead of a career technologist as CIO. Should such a person fail to learn and stay abreast of ITs fast-changing landscape, he or she will likely be unable to gain the respect and loyalty of IT managers, thereby limiting ITs effectiveness in delivering value to other business units.
The first step in hiring the right CIO is to focus on identifying the precise set of skills that will be required to be successful in this role. Then, all executives in the organization must agree on this set so that as each one interviews a candidate he or she can evaluate them against a common set of criteria.
One possible source of candidates might be senior management at a technical services company, or perhaps a chief operating officer or general manager of a large business unit. The CIOs job has come to resemble that of a supply-chain manager in such a firm as they both struggle to match multiple, shifting sources of supply against complex and ever-changing customer demand.
Both call for a solid grasp of product development, customer delivery, and other operational issues. Both require some understanding of the financial drivers affecting suppliers and customers. Executives from technical services companies are familiar with this way of thinking and theyre used to putting together effective portfolios of services. Whats more, theyre used to talking to customers.
Now, it may not be possible to find people matching exactly this set of criteria. But its important to be clear with whoever is hired that this set of skills is whats expected of him or her. And its against these expectations that they will be judged. As a result, when any missing skills or competencies are identified a development plan must be quickly put in place. This might take the form of professional development courses, or perhaps mentoring from fellow line-of-business executives. Any variable compensation should be tied to this personal development.
During the last decade, the function and value of IT has moved to the forefront of just about every business. Hiring or grooming the most qualified person to run it should receive similar attention.
Steve O'Conner is the founder and SVP of ITM Software, an IT business management solutions provider. Previously, he was CIO of companies such as Silicon Graphics.


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CONCORD — The newest Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army (CASA) was recognized during a ceremony Tuesday, December 3, in the Executive Council Chambers at the State House.
Peter Burdett, Gilmanton Iron Works, was selected by Secretary of the Army John McHugh to represent the State of New Hampshire.
CASAs, who were formally recognized in 1922, have become a vital part of the Army, promoting good relations between the Army and the public and advising the secretary about regional issues.
Each state, the District of Columbia and the five U.S. territories have one or more CASAs appointed to provide a vital link between the Army and the communities for which they serve. CASAs are usually business or civic leaders who possess a keen interest in the welfare of the Army and their communities.
Burdett retired from the U.S. Navy in August 1993 at the rank of Commander. He works for Merrill Lynch and is a financial advisor, an Assistant Vice President and Certified Financial Manager (CFM).
He graduated from Springfield College with a BS in Physical Education and Health, 1972. He received a Masters Degree in Public Administration and Manpower Management from Golden Gate University in 1980. He also received a Certificate in Financial Planning from Merrimack College 2001.


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text: The Critic The Complete Series Studio: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment Show Airings: 1994-1995 Not Rated Film Length: 520 minutes Genre: TV - Animated Comedy Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audio: English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Subtitles: None Closed Captioned: Yes SLP: USD$49.95 Release Date: January 27, 2004 Show Rating / "IT STINKS!" …ok, I take that back, this show is far from stinky. But the glossy box holding the three disc set of the complete series of The Critic certainly has an odor I remember when I collected glossy hockey cards. While it didn't generate the fan base like the long running animated series The Simpsons, The Critic was developed by the same producers and has much of the same charm as that show being a parody on films that stick in people's heads. If you love watching film, I think you'll love watching The Critic. There is a critic in every one of us. We have our opinions of what films are good and bad and this is how we can relate to Jay Sherman (voice of Jon Lovitz), a New York morning show movie critic who always seems to view the most horrible films, thus giving his most used line "It stinks!". But as we all know, not everyone feels the same way. Aside from dissing actors and actresses, directors and producers, and not forgetting the networks too, Jay has his own critics. He's not the most professional or attractive guy around - and people always point that out to him – he's short and pudgy, and balding on top, accompanied with mannerisms of an animal when there is food around, and you can always find him picking the wax from his ear in the presence of females. Classy! To make matters worse, he's an adopted son that can't seem to get true affection from his foster parents, and his boss likes to make his life harder each day. Even his make-up artist puts him down! The only good thing in his life aside from his job is his son he shares with his estranged ex-wife. His son seems to go through a similar scenario as Jay as a child, but father knows best to help his 11-year-old son out. I'm happy to see The Critic arrive on DVD. This is one show I really wanted to see on DVD and I'm happy that Columbia TriStar has done a great job in bringing the complete series to our homes. There were 23 episodes total spanning two seasons in 1994-1995 and features the voices of Nancy Cartwright ("The Simpsons"), Christine Cavanaugh ("Rugrats") and Judith Ivey ("Designing Women"), plus special guest stars Billy Crystal, Geraldo Rivera, Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, Gene Siskel, June Lockhart, Margaret Cho, Milton Berle, Phil Hartman, Queen Latifah, Ricki Lake, Steve Allen, Adam West, Bob Costas, and Rod Steiger. The first season was aired on ABC and for the time was criticized for being to blunt and critical (go figure). Season two was aired on Fox, but after the show's producers toned it down a bit the network wanted more satire from it. In the end, the show ceased after the 23rd episode. The show found its way back in the public eye five years later by means of the Internet with little animated shorts that are quite funny. These shorts are found in the special features menu. Below is a short synopsis of each season's episode timing at approximately 23 min each. SEASON ONE Pilot Jay is astounded when beautiful actress Valerie Fox takes a romantic interest in him. Despite warnings from his best friend, Australian actor Jeremy Hawke, that dating actresses is extremely dangerous, Jay begins an affair with the luscious Valerie. Miserable At a screening, Jay falls for a lovely young projectionist, not realizing she's actually an obsessed fan determined to make him her prisoner. Marty's First Date Jay's hints to his son Marty on how to romance a young woman have far-reaching consequences: the critic has to speed to Havana to rescue the lovesick lad, who has literally taken his father's advice and followed her home - to Cuba. Dial "M" for Mother Jay's attempt to show the world he can be warm by appearing with his mother on a talk show is a categorical failure he just can't find anything nice to say about her. A Little Deb Will Do Ya Jay's stepsister Margo reluctantly agrees to become a debutante and Jay's ratings are threatened by "Humphrey the Hippo," a children's show. Eye on the Prize After the failure of his 100th Episode Special and party, Jay is told that his TV show "Coming Attractions" is in trouble. It's time to take drastic measures. Every Doris Has Her Day Jay befriends and accidentally "dates" an older woman, make-up artist Doris, only to suspect she might be his biological mother. Marathon Mensch When an accidental fire breaks out in the studio during his TV show, Jay's whole audience watches as he panics and runs screaming from the set. Jay gamely struggles to reestablish his manhood. L.A. Jay In the wake of the positive response to a screenplay he has written, Jay takes a sabbatical from his show and joins Jeremy in Hollywood, where studio boss Gary Grossman agrees to buy it on the spot. Dr. Jay While at the Cannes Film Festival, Jay comes to the rescue when Duke is diagnosed with a terminal illness. A Day at the Races and a Night at the Opera Jay tries to help Marty overcome an inferiority complex by taking him to see his psychiatrist. Uneasy Rider Jay quits his show to become a truck driver after he's asked to promote Savvy Indian Chewing Tobacco on the show. A Pig-Boy and His Dog Inspired by her son's portly figure, Eleanor writes a children's book called The Fat Little Pig and Jay becomes a laughingstock. SEASON TWO Sherman, Woman and Child Jay meets and falls for Alice, who gives him tips for improving his show to helps boost his poor ratings. Sherman of Arabia Jay recalls his heroines during the Gulf War while chaperoning a slumber party for Marty. A Song for Margo Jay's stepsister Margo is wooed by grunge rock star Johnny Wrath. Alice seeks help from Jay in finding the right school for Penny. From Chunk to Hunk Jay and Marty go to camp to lose weight and both discover that they are actually happier being fat. Lady Hawke Alice is jealous when Jay is courted by Jeremy's beautiful sister, and Jay finds himself in the unusual position of having to choose between two women. Frankie and Ellie Get Lost Jay's parents disappear on their 40th anniversary vacation and Jay and Margo suddenly inherit their vast fortune. Siskel & Ebert & Jay & Alice When a popular movie reviewing team breaks up, Alice encourages Jay to audition to become the new partner. All the Duke's Men Jay is hired as a speechwriter when Duke runs for presidency and soon learns some grim truths about the world of politics. Dukerella Alice's upstaging sister arrives in search of a rich husband and quickly turns her attention to Jay. I Can't Believe It's a Clip Show Jay is held hostage at Carnegie Hall while hosting his show's 10th-anniversary celebration. Video Quality? / This is not one of the sharpest animations to arrive on DVD. The source is inherently soft looking lacking defined edges around characters and objects. Season two looks much better than the first offering richer colours and a much brighter picture. The first season looks dim in comparison. The animation frequently shows grain and artifacts throughout with a little bit of DVD compression artifacts noticeable around edges. There is an occasional blurring effect present as if one was seeing "trails"…a similar effect to seeing a lag in fast motion on direct view LCD TVs. Thankfully there is no edge enhancement on the complete series aired for television, but the webisodes don't escape from it, as there is a little bit of enhancement present. The webisodes animation is the most vibrant looking, but its animation is more limited and jerky looking for easy Internet downloading. In its original 4:3 aspect ratio, this is an average looking animated series, but it shouldn't spoil the humor. Audio Quality? / There is a Dolby Surround 2.0 soundtrack on this series, and most of the audio is recorded in the center speaker. When there is music, it spreads to all channels (mono rear) and it's recorded nicely, but quieter than the rest of the noise going on. The brief musical interludes sound as if they are trying not to be too intrusive on the program and seem recorded with mics far away from the performance. This is a quiet soundtrack with a few sounds used in the main channels to support on screen effects. I think more could have been done to heighten the experience of several scenes, but given this is a short-run adult animation series I'm sure this wasn't a priority, nor was it to be expected. Special Features? / Each disc has its own set of special features, and surprisingly enough there is no mention of any special features on the packaging! I wonder who was in charge of the content on the back cover??!! I will tell you what features are found on these discs. You can expect commentaries spread across the three discs. They appear specifically on episodes 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15, and 20. There are different people participating in each commentary, and while some of it is interesting, a lot of times they can sit around and just watch the program and giggle at what they see. It wasn't the most exciting thing to listen too. As a side note about commentaries, what I'm getting increasingly annoyed with these days is when I put a disc to watch a film or a program, we are forced to read the disclaimer about how Columbia TriStar does not take responsibility for what is said in the commentaries. This is something that can be skipped through with the skip button (because it comes up in French too), but I find it annoying when I have to see this when I don't select the commentary option. While I agree that this notice should be posted, I think we should only have to see this screen IF THE COMMENTARY OPTION IS SELECTED. This way I can get to the film a lot faster in our busy little worlds. I feel better now that I've said that. Disc two special features has branching feature on the last episode that aired on ABC. A film reel pops up during the last two minutes of the epidode and by activating the 'enter' button we can access storyboard comparisons with commentary. The last disc has several more features over the other two discs. The first two features, Trailer Parodies (4m36s) and Top Ten List (6m23s) are clips of the film parodies throughout the series in DD2.0 stereo. Before you enter into each feature the feature sits you inside a movie theatre and fun facts are put up on the screen just as if you were waiting for a film to begin. Of course, a movie theatre wouldn't be complete without Jay Sherman making loud noice crunching on his popcorn. Creating the Critic (11m49s) is a brief interview with several of the produces discussing the origin of the show and how characters were developed. We get to see some the the talent behind the animation. Finally, the last special feature on this disc (and the most funny one too) are the Webisodes. Since the show got the boot off Fox, Columbia seemed to pick up the rights for the ten webisodes. Each are about three and a half minutes each and are very saterical and fun to watch. The animation is pretty much web animation and its bright and colourful and in Dobly Digital 2.0 stereo. Only episode five seemed to have audio problems being quieter and sounding like its coming through a can. Thoughts… The Critic will find its way into many homes of parody lovers because there are some pretty good ones on this show. I'm happy to see the complete series released on DVD, and despite the animation looking a little rough, I'm happy with the overall quality of the set. Enjoy! 04.01.27 Michael Osadciw


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Which channels are these?
I successfully modded my vWii, but as instructed, have not gone any further such as installing additional wad files, as there is no brick protection yet. I was wondering, I have some channels on my old Wii that were installed as wads originally, and I would like to be able to use those on the Wii U. Unfortunately, simply moving/copying them to an SD Card didn't work, the vWii says "this can't be played on this Wii." Is there a way to get around this? I'm definitely afraid to just install the wad on the vWii because even though it's not modifying any IOS or cIOS, I don't want to be banner bricked either, obviously.
Which channels are these?
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The one in particular is Majora's Mask VC. I know WiiHacks is anti-piracy, but I have actually purchased it on the Wii, but I don't want to use the system transfer tool, as I still want it playable on the Wii as well, and don't want to re-buy it on the Wii U.
Actually I guess I could use the tool then just install the Wad on my original Wii. I hadn't thought of that until just now.
I was thinking of doing this: taking my purchased digital content that was transferred to Wii U and installing it back on my Wii since the transfer tool deleted the content.
I initially did a NAND restore on my Wii to get stuff back but the kids keep accessing the Wii shop channel which then deletes it all again. They do this because they try to watch Netflix and it prompts to update.
Whats the best way besides a NAND restore to move my vc and digital purchases back to my Wii?
The theory goes, if you've got a Wii-U and want to port your purchases from the Wii, it's a one-way street. We're not generally gonna advocate what you're asking. As to updating --- are you speaking of the Shop Channel or the Netflix app itself --- and on the Wii, or Wii-U? There may be a way to deal with that depending on your answer (which in turn, may alleviate the other thing as a byproduct).
The Netflix app asks to update when I restore my old Nand to the Wii which then launches the shop channel which then re-deletes all my transferred content.....maybe I will just
1. backup my current saves
2. Restore my old Nand
3. restore my current saves and
4. delete the netflix channel and move the shop channel to the last page
Whats the best way to handle all my Wii saves in bulk? Save Game Manager GX?
I found an easy way to accomplish what I was trying to do.
There is a hombrew called Bluedump whose latest form is YABM (yet another bluedump mod). With this app I was able to take anything on my vWii and pack it as an unsigned wad that I then used WiiMods Wad manager to install on my old wii.
Works great. For some reason Multimod manager was failing to install wads initially so I had to use Wiimod. I could right up a simple tutorial possibly of how to do it but I am not sure if doing this falls in to piracy or not...technically speaking I don't think it does anymore than being able to backup a wii game and playing it on two different consoles.
This actually works better than doing a Nand restore because I can fake sign my games so I don't have to worry about the shopping channel checking and deleting them in the future. I can have all my digital content back and still access the shopping channel.
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Samajwadi Party first list out for 2014 polls
The Samajwadi Party (SP), taking the lead over all others towards 2014 Lok Sabha elections, declared its first list of candidates for Uttar Pradesh in Lucknow today.delhi Updated: Nov 17, 2012 00:47 IST
The Samajwadi Party (SP), taking the lead over all others, declared its first list of 55 candidates for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections for Uttar Pradesh in Lucknow on Friday.
The first list, declared by the national general secretary, Ramgopal Yadav, has 18 sitting MPs and two MLAs, including a minister and the assembly speaker, as candidates. Ashok Bajpai has been declared as the candidate from the Lucknow seat.
The party has not announced candidates from the Rae Bareli or Amethi seats — the constituencies of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress national general secretary Rahul Gandhi, respectively.
However, SP brings in yet another member of the Yadav family into politics — Ramgopal Yadav has declared his son Akshya Yadav's candidature from the Firozabad seat. "It is always wise to be prepared for any situation," said Ramgopal, when asked if the list indicated that party was expecting early polls.
The first list includes four Yadav family members — national president of the party Mulayam Singh Yadav, seeking re-election from Mainpuri; Dharmendra Yadav, seeking to retain his Badaun seat; Dimple Yadav, seeking to retain her Kannauj seat; and Akshya Yadav, who is contesting for the first time.
Sources had said that both the SP and the Congress would restore their earlier tradition of not fielding candidates against each other's family members.


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omg....I've loved this man since I was 13 years old!! he's soooo effing sexy I can't stand it!
He's very nice looking, imo, and has a smoking hot wife (Natalie Imbruglia). I just love those two together.
He looks delicious in the OP I want to be his guitar.
I've never found him particularly attractive, but I am a big fan of his.
One of my best friends used to be completely obessed with him, and as she tried to be more and more like him, she even began developing anorexia just to have one more thing in common with his past. Crazy teenage shit we ended up talking her out of...
my ex-spanish teacher used to teach Daniel and the rest of the Silverchair band members in NSW. She said they use to practice their music at the school during lunch break but they were never any good.
But what the hell i love Silverchair but i'm not really liking the Dissociatives.
Alicia Silverstone: "I think that the film Clueless was very deep. I think it was deep in the way that it was very light. I think lightness has to come from a very deep place if it's true lightness."
He looks so hot there. Love most of his music too.
His interview was raw and honest with Denton about his years of anorexia hell.
Anorexia Almost Killed Me: Daniel Johns
By Christine Sams, Entertainment Reporter
June 6, 2004
'Razorblades in apples' . . . Daniel Johns with interviewer Andrew Denton. Photo: ABC TV.
He's a much loved rock'n'roller who's married to one of the world's most beautiful women. But singer Daniel Johns has finally revealed the horror behind his teenage anorexia - a condition which nearly left him dead.
Johns has admitted he was close to suicide a number of times as he battled the eating disorder in his late teens. It is the first time the singer has spoken at length about his anorexia, a problem which is affecting increasing numbers of teenage boys in Australia.
Speaking about his hatred for food during the worst stages of his illness, Johns told ABC interviewer Andrew Denton: "I could somehow convince myself that apples contained razorblades and wouldn't go to restaurants because I thought every chef in the world wanted to poison me.
"It [food] was just the enemy. I just hated the look of it, the smell of it. If anyone talked about it, I'd leave the room."
In an interview which airs on Enough Rope tomorrow night, Johns gives blow-by-blow details of his psychological suffering, which prompted doctors to warn him repeatedly he was going to die. At his lowest weight, the singer was just 50 kilograms.
"Kinda when I stopped eating was on our second album, just as it felt like everything was so out of control," he told Denton in the pretaped interview. "The reason I think [I did it] was just to gain control.
"I have a theory because I was being beaten up a lot by people outside of school, it was almost like if I could make myself sick enough they'd take sympathy on me."
Johns became so seriously ill he was treated for anorexia nervosa, but it took him some time to take doctors' warnings seriously. "I don't know how I pulled myself out of it," he told Denton. "I think I definitely got scared by the second or third time a doctor told me I was dying."
Johns said he wrote the songs for Silverchair's Neon Ballroom (released in 1999) in the midst of his anorexia battle. "I wrote . . . Neon Ballroom in that time where I hated music, really everything about it, I hated it. But I couldn't stop doing it and I felt like a slave to it."
The singer admitted he had considered suicide. "There was three or four years of my life where I hated myself and you know, would have quite happily ended it. But I'm just not like that anymore . . . like [I've] got this amazing life, amazing wife."
These days Johns, now 26, is happily married to singer Natalie Imbruglia and preparing for a tour with his new band the Dissociatives, formed with Paul Mac.
He is the picture of good health, which is remarkable given his private battle with anorexia and his relatively public battle against reactive arthritis only a few years later.
"The arthritis just went from bad to worse and went through all the bones in my body, through my spine, up into my neck," he told Denton. "I just couldn't move . . . I couldn't have a shower because it felt like I was cracking my spine."
After more than 12 months of rehabilitation treatment, Johns made a full recovery. He married Imbruglia at a ceremony near Port Douglas earlier this year and credits her with providing emotional support.
"It just makes everything more pleasurable when you've got someone that emotionally is there to rely on," he told Denton.
Johns, who said he is likely to record another album with Silverchair, will start his first tour with the Dissociatives this week, with shows starting in Tasmania on Tuesday night. He will be back on stage in Sydney on June 19 and 20.
First of all, DAMN is that man GORGEOUS!
Just PIPING hot!
Anyways, I think Daniel was very courageous for being so open in sharing his personal struggle with anorexia...(believe it or not there are STILL people today who believe that boys and men can NOT get eating disorders...wrong! In fact while around 10% of ED sufferers are males- the numbers of males developing EDs are growing...) but yeah, anyways back to Daniel. I think he hoped that his coming out with his anorexia would help encourage more men to come out of their 'eating disorder closet.'
But bless him, Daniel is so beautiful and he is a fantastic song writer! His lyrics are truly beautiful and so emotional...so raw and real...that's what I love about him!
By the way, I LOVE Ana's song, (If you haven't heard it or seen the video go to youtube.com and type in 'Ana's Song'- It's so touching and...there really aren't many words to describe the song...it's just...breathtaking imo and as someone who has suffered an ED I can relate to the song...)
Anyways, I'm done rambling! lol...
The brain doesn't need blood. It just needs to be kept wet.
I am listening to Freak right now! Love it.
Holy crap he grew up! I had such a crush on him when I was a teenager.
hello lover *sigh*
"Don't think that sticking your boobs out and trying to look fuckable will help. Remember your in a rock and roll band. It's not "Fuck Me", It's "Fuck You!"
Chrissie Hynde
^ hola Lani; havent seen u on here for a while!
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He doesn't seem too interested in controlling what happens after the sound leaves the speakers. Was the sound really OK?
Blackfire Research
Spend some time with Ravi Rajapakse, President and CEO of Blackfire Research, and you might get the impression that he's some sort of control freak.
"What we've ensured here with our technology is that the entire signal path, from source through speakers, has been carefully controlled. And it has been controlled by me," he says flatly, before catching himself and adding a nervous laugh.
His language is colored with all sorts of science and technology. His deep background in Silicon Valley's wireless networking world lends a casual, confident air to his demeanor. Rajapakse is certain, he is sharp, and he is enthusiastic.
He started the company in 2006, when he saw an obvious connection between his professional experience and his audio hobby. It has taken him four years to "perfect the protocol," he says, to "understand the practical application of wireless technologies in the home audio system. The protocol was built from the ground up, in order to defeat all of the problems associated with wireless technology." But he would prefer that we don't focus on the wireless aspect of the system. Blackfire Research doesn't provide a wireless solution so much as it is aims to "transform the way we use media." Rajapakse sees his technology as the natural progression for home audio.
"What we are doing is marrying flexibility and convenience with quality."
The trick is to provide "smart networked audio," to simplify not only your system but your life. Users download the Blackfire software to their computer or cell phone, and partner that with Blackfire's BearClaw monoblocks, claimed to deliver 100Wpc, running in class-A/B. Each amp contains a 24-bit/192kHz AKM DAC, designed for ultra-low jitter. The whole system will cost $6800. BearClaws can be placed on top of, underneath, or beside each loudspeaker. In the demo room, they were placed neatly on top of a pair of Legacy Classic HD speakers. (Rajapakse explained that he feels a kinship with the philosophy and technical know-how of Legacy's founder, Bill Dudleston.) You connect the speakers to the amps, install the Blackfire software, and walk through the setup procedure. In theory, you can then begin streaming music from your notebook or cell phone, comfortably and seamlessly.
"I really don't see how you can do better in terms of a clean signal path," said Rajapakse. "As long as you've got high-quality speakers, you're getting about as perfect a world as you can possibly have."
Blackfire Research is compatible with most Windows or Macintosh media sources. "We are agnostic in terms of the media player," Rajapakse emphasizes. "Our main concern was with mitigating the problems of a WiFi network, then matching the technology with the potential of the infrastructure."
Most of our listening took place while we were also discussing the technology (and I was scrambling to take notes), but, with that caveat, the sound seemed dynamic and bold.
Ravi Rajapakse's Blackfire Research has the passion and experience to bring to life an interesting product, but will the company achieve its goal of transforming the way we interact with media?
I have seen the demo three times and have left impressed every time. On all occasions he played the music through both his phone and laptop with equally gratifying results. The sound is clear with no loss of data due to latency.
I stopped by this room several times throughout the weekend.Each time, the system was transmitting 24 bit audio and whatever they powered the Legacy Classic speakers with was a great match- the music was full and clear.
I am not saying the sound was good or not good, but the concept is not unique. Sonos has been doing it now for a few years. Perhaps not with 100 wpch AB amps but they are also not 6800.00. As a matter of fact NAIM and LINN have systems that are similar and soon others will offer very similar solutions. I for myself modify a SONOS at 349.00 and put a great amp attached to it in a few rooms powering 4 systems in my home very effectivly with great sound for under 2000.00. So Im sure exactly what the 6800.00 price tag is for?


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Winning Back Joe Corkscrew
Before there was Yellow Tail, the ubiquitous brand of Australian wine that has invaded the U.S. like rapidly multiplying wallabies, there was Mouton Cadet from Bordeaux.
Since its launch by Baron Philippe de Rothschild in 1931 as the first branded premium wine priced for the middle class, Mouton Cadet has been the gateway wine for drinkers discovering Bordeaux. By 2002 it was selling 15 million bottles a year worldwide. But lately it has been collapsing in the U.S. Casual wine drinkers have been attracted to fruitier and better-marketed wines from Australia and South America. And retailers, for a brief time, cooled to featuring overtly French wines, considering the wave of anti-Gallic feeling that began in 2003 when France opposed the Iraq war. Rothschild sold only 2.9 million bottles in the U.S. in 2004, less than half its 6.5 million high in 1992, according to the annual study by wine and spirits research journal Impact.
Now the house of Rothschild is trying to reclaim its place in America as a trusted, sophisticated budget brand. It's designing blends that taste more like Napa and Aussie wines, recasting its labels, and wielding new distribution muscle through an alliance with Constellation Brands (STZ ) Inc. It also hopes to capitalize on buzz that 2005 may be Bordeaux's best year in a quarter-century. The trick for Rothschild will be to avoid dumbing down Mouton Cadet's esteemed product as it tries to modernize. That balance isn't easy to strike when success today derives as much from the label as from the wine.
When it comes to marketing, most French vintners move like escargots. But Xavier de Eizaguirre, president of the management board of Baron Philippe de Rothschild, has become a realist. Besides bending to the rounder flavors of upstarts lately more successful than Bordeaux, he is talking about such once- noxious notions as screwcaps and wine boxes. "France remains a reference for the world. But when it comes to marketing and packaging, we need to clean up our act," concedes Eizaguirre.
The attempt at restoration, fittingly, began with the wine, starting with the 2003 vintage. Priced at $6 to $8, Mouton Cadet rouge went from an oak- finished cabernet sauvignon-dominant wine to one that's unoaked and 65% merlot. The result is a fruitier, less tannic wine created in direct response to Australian and Spanish reds. The white wine has more sauvignon blanc than the old blend and a fruitier profile as well. Rothschild also uncluttered its label and tried to demystify the wine by putting the percentages of each grape on the back. And despite a rising euro, Rothschild has kept U.S. prices low.
Even so, critics aren't satisfied and say the vintners haven't gone far enough. "I'd be more enthusiastic if they put 'merlot' on the front label, dropped Mouton Cadet, and renamed it Smackamucko or something," says a skeptical Gary Vaynerchuk, owner of The Wine Library in Springfield, N.J., and winelibrary.com.
Given all the competition, though, the outlook for most high-volume wine from France remains bleak. That's why the country's top wine and spirits company, Pernod Ricard, passed up a chance to distribute Mouton Cadet and has no French wines at all, other than Champagne, in its portfolio. "The French market is so fragmented, and there is such an oversupply of wine, that we don't see the profit," says Pernod Deputy CEO Pierre Pringuet.
Constellation had no French wines either until it agreed to distribute Mouton Cadet. Rothschild had impressed the company by doing some consumer research of its own. "They listened to consumers, which was refreshing, especially coming from a French company," says Leslie Joseph, vice-president for consumer research at Constellation.
Rothschild's research meshed with Constellation's: American consumers still believe the best wines in the world come from France, even though they aren't drinking them as much. "That it sold 240,000 cases with zero marketing since 2000 smells like opportunity to us," says Bethany DiSanto, marketing chief at Constellation's North Lake Wines unit.
Indeed, Constellation has been ogling the success of French wines marketed according to the new school. E. & J. Gallo Winery's Red Bicyclette is essentially a French jug wine, successfully branded by featuring a cartoon of a Frenchman in a beret riding a red bike with a dog following behind him. The friendly label overcame the brief backlash against French wines. And Fat Bastard wines, from southern France, is a marketing phenomenon, selling 425,000 cases in the U.S. last year.
Since Eizaguirre isn't prepared to go the funky label route, Constellation is navigating a busy boulevard of French restraint and consumer targeting. The company has identified four kinds of buyers it must reach to make headway: the enthusiast (passionate and attentive to ratings), the image seeker (buys premium wine as a rule), the satisfied sipper (always buys the same stuff, e.g., merlot), and the traditionalist (likes familiar labels). The job would be easier, DiSanto concedes, if Rothschild had upped the merlot enough to flag the popular varietal on the front label. As is, buyers who don't read the back see only the information that it's a red Bordeaux -- along with a brief poem in French.
Rothschild and Constellation are putting just $1 million into promoting Mouton Cadet anew this year, mostly giving retailers advertising support to feature it. In addition, the company is prowling affordable U.S. equivalents of the niche sponsorships that it has recently taken in Europe -- the Cannes Film Festival and the Old Vic Theatre in London. Given Americans' liking for critters on labels, though, they might want to consider partnering with something like the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
By David Kiley