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ABOUT SCARY OUT THERE:Multiple Bram Stoker Award–winning author Jonathan Maberry compiles more than twenty stories and poems—written by members of the Horror Writers Association—in this terrifying collection about worst fears.
What scares you? Things that go bump in the night? Being irreversibly different? A brutal early death? The unknown?
This collection contains stories and poetry by renowned writers such as R. L. Stine, Neal and Brendan Shusterman, and Ellen Hopkins—all members of the Horror Writers Association—about what they fear most. The stories include mermaids, ghosts, and personal demons, and are edited by Jonathan Maberry, multiple Bram Stoker award winner and author of the Rot & Ruin series.
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Kara the Redhead – Q&A
With Jonathan Maberry
KARA: What is it like to be apart of the Horror Writers Association?
JONATHAN MABERRY: When I first joined the HWA it was mostly to get to know other horror writers. Even though I had written a nonfiction book on the supernatural, The Vampire Slayer's Field Guide to the Undead (the only thing I ever wrote under a pen name), I really didn't know anyone in that field. I'd lost touch with some older and more established horror writers that I'd gotten to know for a short while when I was in middle school –Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, and a few others. So for me it was about becoming part of a community of people who liked and wrote the kinds of things I enjoy. Over time that's changed and expanded. Now I am actively community-building, but not just among horror writers. I use the HWA as a model, though, because there is a remarkable amount of openness, support, sharing, generosity, compassion and friendship in that organization. And very little of the infighting that can pollute some other writing organizations. I'm also on the board of directors now, serving as a trustee to help strengthen and guide the HWA so that it best serves the needs of its members. We have a mentor program, our own conference –StokerCon; our awards –the highly respected Bram Stoker Award; classes and workshops, local chapters, and we do a lot of publishing projects. Scary Out There was conceived as a book that would satisfy readers and benefit the HWA.
KARA: What are a few of your favorite Horror books?
JONATHAN MABERRY: I have so many favorite horror books, but there are a few I think are absolutely the best I've ever read. I Am Legend (1954) by Richard Matheson is the template for all plague stories, outbreak stories, apocalyptic stories, and post-apocalyptic/dystopian stories. It's as brilliant and insightful now as when it was written, and sadly filmmakers consistently miss the point of the book in their film adaptations. Then there's my favorite teen-centric dark fantasy novel, Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962); my favorite ghost story, The Haunting of Hill House (1959) by Shirley Jackson; and my favorite vampire novel, 'Salem's Lot (1975) by Stephen King.
KARA: What scares you the most?
JONATHAN MABERRY: I used to be scared of werewolves (when I was five), my father (until I was fourteen), and clowns (until I was eighteen). I got past each fear, and in different ways. Part of it was growing up and studying martial arts. I'm now a six-foot-four eighth-degree black belt and former bodyguard who has been practicing martial arts for over fifty years. So, no, I'm not afraid of clowns anymore, or muggers with a knife. I even think I could give a werewolf some problems. So what scares me now? Politics. The loss of our ability to discuss our differences without becoming polarized. And technology that has been mishandled. That scares the crap out of me, which is why I write techno thrillers –because when you're a horror writer you write what scares you.
KARA: Did this book take a long time to compile? Was it difficult or easy?
JONATHAN MABERRY: Scary Out There took time to get it just right. It started fast. Once I got the green light to start putting the anthology together I made a list of writers who I felt would bring real game to the book, and then I reached out to them. Not one of them said no. Not one. I started with R.L. Stine because I remember buying a ton of his books for my son, and I see kids reading them all the time. And because I know Bob Stine and he's a great guy. You see, that's part of my process as an editor of anthologies. I don't just bring in talent, I handpick people who are not driven by ego, who are not prima donnas, who are, in fact, the kind to play well with others while turning out superb works. Call it casting from the Good Guys List and brought in Ila Bick, Nancy Holder, Christopher Golden, Carrie Ryan, Cherie Priest, Ellen Hopkins, Neal Shusterman and a slew of others. I also reached out to some poets, because I love poetry and the genre of dark poetry is criminally underappreciated. And was a third phase that took a bit more time. I wanted to give a break to some new talent, so we opened up a limited number of submissions to 'open call', and let a tsunami of submissions come in. My two assistants and I read a LOT of stories. We actually had more good stories than we had slots in the book, which is good for what it says about the genre, but bad because I had to turn some fine works away. Overall the process of complicated but I enjoyed every minute of it,
KARA: What will you be working on next?
JONATHAN MABERRY: I am in the busiest phase of my career. This year I started off by having a board game released based on V-Wars novels and comics; then I had five novels out this year and five anthologies, plus graphic novel reprints of some of my Marvel Comics. While all that was happening I wrote two novels so far this year, I'm working on a third, which is X-Files Origins: Devil's Advocate, which is about Dana Scully as a teen in high school; and my friend Kami Garcia is doing a companion novel about young Fox Mulder. I have the second of my Nightsiders middle grade science-fiction/fantasy/adventure mashup novels, Vault of Shadows, coming out August 30. And my upcoming teen space travel novel, Mars One, debuts in April and we just sold the film rights to it, though it's possible it may head to TV.
KARA: Which writers inspire you?
JONATHAN MABERRY: James Lee Burke is my favorite living writer. His Cajun-flavored mysteries are brilliant. And I am always dazzled by the novels of my friends James Rollins and David Morrell.
KARA: What is the hardest thing about writing?
JONATHAN MABERRY: The hardest thing about writing, for me, is finding enough hours in the day to write all the stories that are in my head. As it is now I'm writing about a million words a year for publication.
KARA: Who designed the book cover for 'Scary Out There'?
JONATHAN MABERRY: The great Laurent Linn designed the cover, which is enormously creepy and very powerful. Laurent also did the covers for my Rot & Ruin novels. For a nice guy he has a very warped mind.
KARA: Describe what your ideal writing space looks like.
JONATHAN MABERRY: I can write anywhere…particularly if there's coffee. I'm not temperamental. Usually in the mornings I write at my favorite local restaurant or at a Starbucks. But my favorite place to write is actually almost identical to the one I used to fantasize about, and it's my office at home. A couple of years ago my wife, Sara Jo, and I moved from the Philadelphia area to Del Mar, a tiny Southern California town just above San Diego. We live in a condo on a cliff overlooking the gorgeous Pacific. I see whales and dolphins from my writing desk and the most awesome sunsets on Earth. So…yeah, that's my ideal.
KARA: What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?
JONATHAN MABERRY: That I can write anywhere. I write in noisy restaurants, airports, on airplanes, walking (via recorder), between panels at comic cons and other events, and pretty much anywhere I can set up my computer, iPad, or a notebook.
Thank you, Jonathan, for answering all my questions! I now have more books on my TBR and I can't wait to read this compilation!
ABOUT JONATHAN MABERRY:JONATHAN MABERRY is a New York Times best-selling and multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning horror and thriller author, magazine feature writer, playwright, content creator and writing teacher/lecturer. His books have been sold to more than a dozen countries.
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On the first day of the Appalachian League and Pioneer League seasons, Mets fans got some good news for a change.
Prospect of the Day
Kingsport shortstop Wilmer Flores (Mets) may be one of the youngest players in Appalachian League history, but he made plenty of noise in his professional debut Tuesday night. The most highly touted prospect to don a Kingsport uniform since Carlos Gomez, Flores went for 3-5 with a home run and three RBI in his first game. Flores lived up to offensive expectations in his first game, but also showed why his defense is questioned by many scouts. Flores botched a force play in the 8th inning for his first error of the year.
Prospect Nuggets
Greenville center fielder Jay Austin, the Astros' second-round pick, made his professional debut in the Astros 7-5 win over Kingsport. Austin went 1-5, but struck out three times…Elizabethton outfielder Michael Harrington(Twins) made an impressive professional debut. The 13th round pick out of College of Charleston scored three times while going 3-5 with a HR and 3 RBI… Bristol's Juan Silverio (White Sox) went 2-4 in his first professional game, including a double and 3 RBI. The White Sox five-tool shortstop did boot a ball in the field . . . Princeton leftfielder D.J. Jones (Rays)was drafted in the 11th round last year, but didn't play as he debated whether to take a football scholarship from Auburn. Jones made up for missing last year as he ripped two doubles as the Devil Rays fell to Pulaski in 13 innings . . . Tyrell Worthington's (Diamondbacks) opening night performance in Missoula didn't answer any of the questions that have surrounded his potential since being taken in the fifth round of last year's draft. Worthington went 1-3, but his two outs came via strikeout. Last year Worthington hit .135/.189/.238 for Missoula in 37 at-bats … Cutter Dykstra (Brewers), a second-round pick, struck out in three of his four at-bats . . . Kyle Orr (Dodgers) led Ogden's offense on Tuesday night with a 4-6 performance, including two doubles. The British Columbia product also chipped in a pair of RBIs in a losing effort.
What To Watch For Today
The Devil Rays and Mariners meet again in Princeton, with Princeton looking to avenge last night's 13 inning loss.

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OAKLAND (CBS/KCBS) — One of the BART police officers fired in the wake of the Oscar Grant shooting has been given a reprieve as an arbitrator ruled officer Marysol Dominici must be re-instated.
Marysol Dominici was among the officers on the platform at the Fruitvale BART station when Oscar Grant was shot and killed on New Year's Day 2009.
BART brought in an outside firm to determine if all policies had been followed properly.
KCBS' Bob Butler Reports:
Officer Dominici was accused of lying about what she saw happen that night and was fired.
BART spokesman Linton Johnson said the agency still believes it was right to terminate her policy and that, "being untruthful is a violation of our policy".
"They found in that independent report that this was a case of where she was untruthful. The arbitrator disagreed with that decision and that's why the arbitrator reinstated her and the labor agreement says that we live by what the arbitrator says," added Johnson.
Dominici will come back to work after a fitness evaluation.
Officer Anthony Peroni was also fired and awaits his arbitration.
In the meantime, Johannes Mehserle is serving a two-year sentence as the officer who killed Oscar Grant.
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CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST – A jumbo jet outfitted as a massive air tanker was brought in Tuesday to help extinguish the Horse fire as it burned for a third straight day, blackening more than 15,400 acres and prompting the evacuation of several East County communities.
The 3-day-old blaze was still only 5 percent contained Tuesday morning and fire crews still needed to construct 23 miles of fire lines, said Roxanne Provaznik, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Erratic winds during the day are frustrating firefighters' efforts to contain the blaze, she said.
"The winds come from one direction. They make some progress. Then, the winds shift and they lose all the progress they made," she said.
However, firefighters were expecting a big boost Tuesday with the arrival of Tanker 910, a DC-10 airliner that has been converted into a "super tanker," Provaznik said.
The three-engine jumbo jet carries up to 12,000 gallons of water or fire retardant, which it can release on a fire in as little as 8 seconds. The heavy air power was used in California for the first time on the Sawtooth fire in San Bernardino County a week ago, Provaznik said.
It costs about $52,000 a day to rent.
Firefighters plan to use the DC-10 to "pre-treat" sections of the Hauser Wilderness in the fire's path, dumping retardant on the area to slow the fire's spread, she said.
The fire was fairly static overnight. But later in the day, as temperatures begin to rise, fire officials expect it to begin moving, Provaznik said.
The fire is burning brush and chaparral in steep terrain in an area that last burned in the massive Laguna fire of 1970.
There were 778 firefighters and 102 engines assigned to the blaze, along with four bulldozers. Seven helicopters, six air tankers and eight water tenders also are being used to fight the fire.
Another 30 firefighters were expected to join the effort Tuesday, Provaznik said.
Firefighters are concentrating their efforts on the area where the fire began Sunday, in Horsethief Canyon and the east side of Lyons Valley Road, she said.
"There are homes a couple of miles away from there," Provaznik said. "The fire never burned on the other side of Lyons Valley Road, and they're concerned about that happening."
Provaznik said the communities of Carveacre, Lake Morena and Potrero remain at risk.
The U.S. Forest Service said investigators believe the fire was caused by an illegal campfire abandoned by border crossers in Horsethief Canyon.
Some of the people displaced by the fire have sought refuge at the Red Cross shelter at Joan MacQueen Middle School on Tavern Road in Alpine.
About 11 of them spent the night on cots inside the school's air-conditioned gymnasium Monday night, while 14 slept outside to stay with their pets, said Red Cross spokeswoman Gayle Falkenthal. She said many others have stopped by the facility to eat, get information, talk with other evacuees or to just cool off.
People who want to know more about the assistance the Red Cross is offering can call (858) 309-1200 or check its Web site at www.sdarc.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=erKQL4NQE&b=253493&ct=2811537.


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Mining downturn impacting geoscience jobs
A peak science body is worried the outlook for geoscientists in the Hunter is bleak with increasing anecdotal evidence of job losses.
The last survey from the Australian Institute of Geoscientists showed the number of them out of work across the country had doubled to more than six per cent, a reflection of a downturn in mining exploration.
While the Hunter has performed well in the past compared to the rest of the state, AIG president Kaylene Camuti says the Institute is concerned that unemployment amongst geoscientists, particularly at a junior level, is rising rapidly as it hears more stories of people losing their jobs.
"We're seeing that occurring in the Hunter, we're hearing about it but we can't at the moment put figures on it," she said.
AIG has now begun its latest survey of the profession with the hope of finding out what is going on and who is being most affected.
Ms Camuti says she is keen to know the real story.
"I'm hoping we don't get concrete evidence of job losses actually, but what we want to do is at least confirm what is happening and who's being most affected," she said.
"From our perspective, it helps us determine how we can best provide opportunities for our members in terms of training and perhaps skill development."
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An off-duty Dallas police officer was killed in a car crash in South Texas early Saturday, the department announced late in the day.
Sr. Cpl. Recardo Trejo was a 36-year veteran of the Dallas police force. He worked in the southeast division.
Trejo was driving alone in Bexar County when he died, Assistant Chief Mike Genovesi said.
No other information on the incident had been released late Saturday.
"He was a remarkable officer, very devoted and committed to the citizens of Dallas," Deputy Chief Tammy Ellzey said. "He's family to many of us."
Trejo also worked as a school liaison. Ellzey said his "wonderful spirit" cannot be replaced.
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Attacked by Hispanics and ridiculed by the mainstream media, Arizona-style immigration legislation appears to be dead on arrival in Tallahassee this year.
Meanwhile, a different approach that would give skittish Republicans political cover has emerged. The only question is: Will GOP leaders let it pass?
The Florida Citizens Employment Protection Act would mandate that all employers use the federal E-Verify program to screen prospective employees' legal status to work in this country. It also would suspend the business licenses of companies that refuse to sign an affidavit declaring they have no illegal aliens working for them.
Supporters say the Citizens Employment Protection Act avoids the legal and logistical pitfalls of racial profiling and turning local police into immigration agents. By targeting employers, the bill would effectively block illegals from the job market.
Gov. Rick Scott has already signed an executive order implementing E-Verify at all state agencies. Now, lawmakers are maneuvering to extend E-Verify to the private sector.
The E-Verify initiative is not new. Last year, the Florida House passed an E-Verify bill authored by then-Rep. Sandy Adams, R-Oviedo. HB 219 cleared the House 112-0, but was bottled up in the Senate, where committee Chairman Jeremy Ring refused to let it come up for a hearing.
Adams has moved on to Congress, but Ring, a Democrat from Margate, is back as committee chair this year, and supporters of E-Verify are bracing for battle.
"It's not a complicated issue. We cut off the jobs, and [illegal immigrants] won't come. And those who are here will leave," says Jack Oliver, head of Floridians for Immigration Enforcement (FLIMEN).
But in addition to Ring, immigration-control advocates face pushback from the Hispanic Caucus, including some Republicans, who say enforcement efforts jeopardize the GOP's electoral chances with Latinos.
Lincoln Diaz-Balart, a Miami Republican who retired from Congress last year, told the Hispanic Leadership Network conference this month:
"If [the Republican Party] becomes perceived as an anti-immigrant party, America, being a country of immigrants, will never allow us to be the majority party."
Media pundits have parroted this line. Writing in the Orlando Sentinel on Sunday, columnist Mike Thomas took a swipe at Scott: "It's not like Mexican biologists are sneaking across the border to work for the Department of Environmental Protection."
In some respects, Republican bill minders appear to be their own worst enemies.
While Rep. Gayle Harrell, R-Port St. Lucie, and Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, propose tightly focused E-Verify legislation, other Republicans are maneuvering to attach Arizona-style enforcement wording that would expose the bills to withering political crossfire.
Rep. William Snyder, R-Stuart, has been conducting hearings on his proposal to adopt Arizona's controversial SB 1070, and he shows no signs of backing off. (Not coincidentally, the term-limited Snyder is eyeing a run for Sheriff Bob Crowder's job in Martin County.)
But rather than looking tough on illegal immigration, an attempt to stick Arizona-style language into the Harrell-Hays bills looks more like a ploy to sink E-Verify politically.
"SB 1070 is a bill killer," FLIMEN's Oliver says.
Indeed, Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, now says he would not vote for the Snyder-like bill that he himself plans to sponsor in the Senate.
By contrast, Oliver says, "The Hispanic Caucus should support the Florida Citizens Employment Protection Act because it cannot be used in any way to racially profile people. All employers must use [E-Verify] and all employees must be screened."
Utilizing the Social Security and Homeland Security databases and accessing driver's license photos, the Florida E-Verify mandate would only apply to new hires.
If the system kicks back a name, the job applicant is given the reason and he or she has eight days to resolve the problem with Social Security or DHS.
The majority of nonconfirmed E-Verify queries involve applicants who have a Social Security card under a maiden name and have applied for a job under their married name. Other kickbacks include newly naturalized citizens who have not yet applied for a Social Security card.
E-Verify use is expanding across the country. The system has been upgraded to handle up to 60 million requests at a time, and independent audits show it has an accuracy rate exceeding 95 percent.
Despite the conventional wisdom that Florida Republicans are "anti-immigrant," the record suggests otherwise.
In the last three years, GOP leaders have blocked 29 illegal immigration bills in committees. Only one bill, Adams' 2010 E-Verify measure, cleared the House. None emerged from the Senate.
This year, House Majority Leader Carlos Lopez-Cantera, a Republican member of the Hispanic Caucus, says E-Verify "is on the table."
Along with Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi appears amenable to expanding the use of E-Verify. And Senate President Mike Haridopolos, who last week announced he will challenge Democrat Bill Nelson for the U.S. Senate in 2012, has said he's eager to see immigration legislation passed.
Still, the question remains: What kind of bill will GOP leaders allow to emerge?
State Sen. Anitere Flores, a Hispanic member, will resume hearings on immigration legislation in Tallahassee on Monday. But border-control advocates point to "red flags."
The Miami Republican is a supporter of the DREAM Act, which would grant in-state tuition to individuals who entered this country illegally before age 17. Appointed by Haridopolos to chair the Senate Judiciary Committee, Flores also belongs to a Latino organization that branded the Arizona law "racist."
Business organizations ranging from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Florida's agriculture industry claim that restrictions on the flow of cheap labor will devastate the domestic economy and send prices soaring.
But the chamber failed to derail E-Verify in Western states when it lost its challenge in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. (A decision is pending at the U.S. Supreme Court.)
As for Florida's agriculture sector, Oliver cites J&J Produce of Loxahatchee. Without resorting to undocumented workers, the company uses an existing federal visa program to hire 150 Mexican nationals, along with domestic employees, to plant, harvest and ship its crops.
Philip Martin, a University of California-Davis professor, has studied the relationship between labor costs and food prices. He found that even a 40 percent increase in farm-laborer wages only increase the price of fruits and vegetables by an average of just 0.4 percent. He calculates that as a $16 annual rise in a typical family's grocery bill.
Meantime, illegal immigration imposes ever-higher costs on Florida taxpayers.
Government studies calculate that roughly 1 million illegal aliens currently reside in the state.
In 2006, the Federation for American Immigration Reform estimated that Florida taxpayers shouldered roughly $1.82 billion in expenses annually related to the schooling, medical care and incarceration of illegal immigrants.
Oliver says full use of E-Verify is supported economically and politically.
"E-Verify is business friendly," he says. Likewise, he believes that the E-Verify model is politically correct ... in a good way.
"The Hispanic Caucus should be very supportive of E-Verify because it ensures a legal labor force. Poor people of every ethnicity are the people most affected by illegal labor," he says.
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PSA Plans More NSCC Show Promotions, Giveaways
Visitors to the PSA and PSA/DNA booth at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention can also register for drawings of free sports collectibles that will be given away throughout the week. Among the prizes that winners can receive are: 2003 Upper Deck Michael Jordan-signed card; Starlin Castro-signed bat; Ernie Banks-signed baseball; Brian Urlacher-signed football; Derrick Rose-signed basketball; 1970 Topps Bobby Hull card graded PSA 8; 1983 Topps Ryne Sandberg card graded PSA 9; 1990 Leaf Frank Thomas card graded PSA 10 and other certified sports collectibles.
Earlier this week, the company indicated plans to give away a Babe Ruth poster and copies of its monthly magazine, The Sports Card Market Report. The 184-page special edition of SMR is devoted to Chicago area sports legends and their collectibles, including Michael Jordan, Joe Jackson, Ernie Banks, Ryne Sandberg, Ron Santo, Frank Thomas, Bobby Hull and Walter Payton. A 16-page insert in each magazine provides highlights of this year's PSA Set Registry winners.
PSA will also have an exhibit of dozens of scarce, high-grade baseball cards from Don Spence's Babe Ruth Master set.
The display will also feature several of the actual items depicted on the Ruth poster PSA will be giving away, such as the finest known singled-signed Ruth official American League baseball graded Mint + 9.5, and a 1927 Babe Ruth payroll check from the New York Yankees. "The highlighted items are from the outstanding Twinight Collection, which is quickly becoming one of the finest overall collections in the hobby," said Joe Orlando, President of PSA.
PSA will offer on-site card grading at the National, and a special discounted rate will be offered to submitters. Information about PSA activities at the upcoming National and the special discount rates on submissions can be found online at PSA at the 32nd National Sports Collectors Convention.
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Shayne Hurley scored a pair of goals and Rockland routed East Bridgewater, 7-1, in a South Shore League boys hockey game last night.
Colin Sheehan added a goal and two assists for the Bulldogs (6-6-0). Rich Wall contributed three assists for the winning side.
Arlington Catholic (6-1-4) edged St. Mary's, 1-0, in the Catholic Central League behind 29 saves from Bryan Hunt.
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Rotherham United 0-1 Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn beat Rotherham in their first game since manager Paul Lambert's end-of-season exit was announced.
The loss ended a run of 11 league games unbeaten for Rotherham, who secured Championship safety seven days earlier.
Shane Duffy headed Rovers' winner from Matt Grimes' corner, while Millers keeper Lee Camp denied Danny Graham, Elliott Bennett and Jordi Gomez twice.
Ex-Blackburn striker Leon Best missed the hosts' best chance before half-time, heading wide from close range.
Rovers confirmed Lambert's impending departure on Thursday, with the Scot having only taken charge at Ewood Park in November.
As for Rotherham's managerial situation, Neil Warnock is still to commit his future to the Millers beyond the summer, although chairman Tony Stewart says there is a "strong chance" that the 67-year-old will remain at the club next season.
Rotherham manager Neil Warnock: "I don't think we were prepared. The goal comes and he didn't have to jump for the header. It was a Sunday League goal and I was disappointed in that.
"We lost the game but I can't fault the lads. They have been remarkable but everybody has played their part from the chairman down to the tea lady.
"People have seen magical moments that they will remember for the rest of their lives in this run. We're limited but they have listened to what we've wanted and done their best."
Blackburn manager Paul Lambert: "I thought we deserved to win the game. Lee Camp kept them well in the game but I thought we were brilliant from start to finish.
"We came to play a team who have been playing really well and thought we were outstanding.
"I don't think there is much in the Championship. It doesn't matter if you're on a 20-game winning streak – somebody can come and beat you."


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By Eric Pseja
Notes in the Margin finds multi-instrumentalist Dave Kulju serving us a delectable sandwich. On the outside, we have two toasty slices of tasty, interstellar prog-rock. In the middle, we're treated to a magnificently thick spread of creative vision formed from a single musical theme that's approached from five different angles, explored through broadly differing musical moods, and conveyed through the poetry of Amanda Joy.
The album begins with the spacey guitar anthem "Skating on Europa" that rivals any tune by Joe Satriani, but has much more attention to song craftsmanship and textural development as opposed to sheer flash and shred.
"Know Again" follows, brimming with emotion and feeling. The guitars have a very organic, bluesy Eric Johnson character, and the inclusion of electric violin adds a mournful, pleading sonic layer, evoking thoughts of U.K.'s Eddie Jobson.
While piano and keys are found in the first two songs, nowhere are they better presented than in the brilliant, half-hour long "A Poet's Tailspin". The meticulously arranged piano movements really give a sense of purity to the encompassing theme that ranges in delivery from unabashed rock to soft jazz and even spoken word. The inclusion of vocals in Dave Kulju's music is something new, but it's definitely a welcome addition here. Annie Oya's voice is sweet, pure and breathy, luring the listener further into the soundscape like a siren, and helping to propel the music forward with just enough momentum to keep this lengthy song engaging.
Any tranquil state that the listener may have achieved over the previous thirty minutes is quickly slapped aside as "Get the Hell off My Lawn" follows, revealing the bottom slice of our sonic sandwich; rife with adrenaline-laden guitar licks that poke their way through clouds of swirly cyber-rock.
The album wraps with a very Porcupine Tree moment as the sober orchestral passages in "Counted the Stars" are broken up by static-laden radio noise and barely discernible background chatter – perhaps from another planet?
As the listener finishes consuming the album, all that will be left are scattered crumbs, a warm, full feeling, and the knowledge that this particular sandwich is destined to become one of your favorite comfort foods. Thank you, chef Kulju.
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US Secretary of State John Kerry has visited the sprawling Zaatari camp home to tens of thousands of Syrian refugees to see at first-hand the tragedy of the conflict.
Kerry first overflew the vast camp by helicopter, surveying hundreds of tents and trailers lined up on the desert sand about 20 kilometres from the Syrian border.
Kerry said his visit had "put a real human face" on the situation, describing his conversations with refugees and officials at the camp as "searing and unforgettable".
He met with half dozen refugees, two men and four women, for 40 minutes.
They expressed anger and repeatedly asked Kerry to establish buffer and no-fly zones in Syria.
"Where is the international community? What are you waiting for? We hope that you will not go back to the United States before you find a solution to the crisis. At least impose a no-fly zone or an embargo," said a refugee woman who did not give her name.
A grim-faced Kerry replied: "A lot of different options are under consideration. I wish it was very simple. As you know, we've been fighting two wars for 12 years.
"We are trying to help in various ways, including helping Syrian opposition fighters have weapons. We are doing new things. There is consideration of buffer zones and other things but it is not as simple as it sounds."
The same woman picked up a pen, waved it in the air and tapped it on the table as she spoke.
"Mr Secretary if the situation remains unchanged until the end of Ramadan this camp will become empty. We will return to Syria and we will fight with knives. You as the US government look to Israel with respect. Cannot you do the same with the children of Syria?" she asked.
The refugees also urged the international community to help put a halt to the flow of weapons from Iran and influx of Lebanese Hezbollah fighters into Syria.
The Red Cross said last week 150,000 Syrian refugees live in Zaatari, a figure backed by Jordanian officials.
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One of the biggest challenges facing warehouse clubs like Sam's Club and Costco is a fundamental shift in consumer population as Gen Y, also referred to as Millennials, rise to prominence.
More than 80 million consumers ages 18 to 30 make up Gen Y, and the demographic is roughly the same size as the Baby Boomers. But the two generations are different in their wants and needs, according to Logan Gallogly, RNG analyst.
She said retailers will have to learn to accommodate the important consumer groups while also not totally ignoring the Generation X cohort born between 1965 and 1979 and numbering roughly 46 million consumers.
Sara Altukhaim, analyst with Kantar Retail, said warehouse clubs like Sam's are overdue for evolution as their models were essentially built to serve and grow with the boomers and their wants and needs, household and otherwise.
"The dilemma moving forward is that this base is aging rapidly and their needs are changing with it. At the same time, Gen Y already makes up a bigger demographic cohort than the boomers and this group is beginning to enter important life stages that would normally make a club membership particularly relevant," Altukaim said.
She and Gallogly said Gen Y is delaying some of the these important life stages such as household formation, marriage and having children which is traditionally when consumers become club members.
"My concern for the clubs is that if they rely on Gen Y to reach these life stages later in life, it might be too late," Altukhaim said. "At what point does a club membership become irrelevant when you're dealing with a generation that already skews higher toward, for instance, Amazon and its Prime memberships and Subscribe and Save which is essentially a virtual stock-up."
"As a Gen Yer, if I don't have a car, a large house or a large family, and I'm already stocking up online (and willing to maybe pay a bit more for the convenience of not driving or having to find room in my cupboards), what about a club membership appeals to me?" she added.
Sam's Club CEO Rosalind Brewer told analysts Oct. 15 "the Sam's Club brand must go through an evolution to drive the needed member growth." Brewer and her team outlined what they thought it would take to bridge the generation gap and ultimately drive more sales and services in the next year amid a shifting member base.
Sam's leadership said it plans to drive more excitement around in-store and online merchandise. Consumers will see this December 132 new items in clubs, versus 56 a year ago. And while that may not seem like a whole lot for a mass retailer, the limited assortment in a warehouse makes it tougher to accomplish, according to Charles Redfield, executive vice president of merchandising.
He said the company has changed its merchandise planning policy to sell through a specific date, not an entire season, which is allowing for more frequent transitions for new items in the club. Redfield also said there will be more brands consumers want in the clubs this holiday season and beyond, but he gave no further details at the Oct. 15 analyst meeting.
Altukhaim said the clubs limited assortment environment also makes contending with these two large but very distinct cohorts (Gen Y and Boomers) tricky. She said club operators have to get smarter about what will resonate with these group – and where.
"There are a few ways the clubs are trying to win with both of these groups and it's interesting to see them evolve," she said.
To appeal to their typical (boomer) shoppers as well as an overall more informed shopperbase, health and wellness products and services are a strong focus across the clubs, Altukhaim notes.
She said Costco has rolled out more hearing aid services, for example, for its aging members and Sam's Club holds regularly health screenings to engage and drive traffic. Anti-aging products, particularly unique and premium ones, really stand out at Costco. Likewise she said Sam's Club has published a Healthy Living Made Simple magazine for almost a year.
All these efforts speak to the ways the clubs are responding to an aging member base – one that is also more educated and able to afford products they perceive as "better for me."
Gallogly said U.S. retailers are lagging those in Japan with their marketing and merchandising efforts toward aging boomers. She said smaller packaging is something boomers want and need, which works against the buying-in-bulk premise of a warehouse club. Smaller stores are also favored by aging boomers as well as products easily reachable on store displays.
Smartphone penetration is higher among boomers but when they order online they are more likely to use a tablet, a pattern that suggests retailers should invest in user-friendly tablet applications for this cohort.
Another area important to the boomer demographic is travel. Gallogly said there is opportunity for warehouse clubs and retailers to offer travel services. French retailer Carrefour did it earlier this year. Sam's Club discontinued its travel services in 2011.
Altukhaim said club operators know they must get their digital strategies into shape if they are going to win with Gen Y. She said Sam's Club is leading the pack with its openness to innovating across platforms (the physical, mobile and online club).
"I think an interesting example of this is the LivingSocial campaign it held this past spring that drew upwards of 157,000 memberships and also stimulated a lot of social mention," Altukhaim said.
Brewer said Sam's is looking an a similar membership drive through social media ahead of the holidays, as they deemed the first campaign successful.
Clubs have been behind mass retailers with their online shopping options. Costco is in the middle of an IT modernization project, including taking steps to optimize searches and slowly starting to expand its offering online, according to Altukhaim.
Gallogly said clubs will have to improve their inventory management to provide visibility between online and brick and mortar items, something big box retailers like Home Depot has already done.
She said Gen Y is already comfortable ordering shampoo and other regular consumables online for drop shipment at home with their Amazon Prime membership. But warehouse clubs and retailers can get this cohort interested with do-it-for-me offerings like gourmet food or other services for which they are willing to pay a premium.
"Winning with these two very different groups will require better use and integration of insights. I think there's still plenty of progress to be made, but there are signs that the clubs are getting smarter about using the wealth of information that's inherent in a membership model," Altukhaim said.
Sam's Club recently emphasized new "insights-driven initiatives" underway that include predictive prospecting – using data to better connect with prospective members, she said.
At the same time Sam's has "geofenced" its clubs, expanded self check out and welcoming price comparisons or so-called "showrooming" from its members.
Costco recently indicated a growing receptivity to data mining down the road, which would be a huge step for the retailer, Altukhaim said.
Amazon, she said, is doing a good job appealing to shoppers at different stages of life and retaining them with a value proposition that essentially evolves as they do.
"While the clubs will sometimes promote college memberships, I think there's opportunity to get more creative about articulating the value of a club membership at different life stages. Membership data provides a tremendous advantage to the clubs that if approached the right way, could really elevate their unique value proposition," she said.


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by William White | November 27, 2013 1:25 pm
Sotheby's auctioned off the first book printed in America for $14.2[1] million on Tuesday.
The book, the Bay Psalm Book, is one of only 11 surviving copies from the 1,700 that were originally printed in 1640. The book was bought by David Rubenstein, who plans to loan it to several libraries across the country before finding it a permanent home. The book also set a record for the most expensive printed book sold at auction, even though it didn't meet the $30 million estimates that it would bring in at auction. Other copies of the Bay Psalm Book are owned by Harvard, Yale and other facilities, reports Reuters.
"We are thrilled that this book, which is so important to our history and culture, is destined to be widely seen by Americans who can appreciate its singular significance," David Redden, chairman of Sotheby's books department, told Reuters.
The most expensive book ever sold at auction was Leonardo da Vinci Codex Hammer, which sold for $30.8 million[2] in 1994.
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Air quality strategy sets higher goals for San Pedro Bay ports
The Los Angeles and Long Beach boards of Harbor Commissioners will reconvene on November 22, to consider approval of the 2010 San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update, which sets even more aggressive goals and strategies for reducing air pollution and health risks from the goods transportation industry.
When the original CAAP was adopted in 2006, the ports designed it as a "living document" that would be periodically reviewed. The 2010 Update is the result of that process of improving the original CAAP.
The two harbor commissions met jointly on October 6, 2010, to consider the CAAP Update and both boards voted to continue the matter to allow for additional public review of the Update.
The follow-up to that is the November 22 meeting, scheduled at 2 p.m. at Banning's Landing Community Center, 100 E. Water St., Wilmington 90744. The meeting will be webcast live at www.polb.com/webcast and on the Port of Los Angeles website here.
The 2010 CAAP Update, Fact Sheet and "Response to Comments" documents are available at www.cleanairactionplan.org, www.polb.com/caap or www.portoflosangeles.org.
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MILLBURN, NJ – Three cars were broken into and burglarized on Lakeview Avenue during the Super Bowl on Sunday, according to Millburn Police. The three victims had all parked their cars in between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. to attend a nearby Super Bowl party.
Two of the three vehicles were locked and the thieves broke side windows to gain entry. Items reported missing include two purses, credit cards, cash and a set of vehicle keys. The vehicles involved were a 2009 Dodge minivan, a 2002 Nissan Maxima and a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
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In particular, Robinson's material really grates on the nerves. Although he displays some crackerjack timing and is much more lively here than in This Is the End, comedy doesn't play into a void. It requires another character for the joke to bounce off of, and Lindsay is definitely more of a void, not a fully-formed character. As Robinson unleashes an onslaught of obscenities that would make even a 15-year-old boy uncomfortable, the screenplay doesn't give Kendrick anything to do but stand there and take it, which turns the comedy into an assault. A big part of The Beast's interest in Lindsay stems from her virginity. It would be nice, for instance, if Lindsay had a reason that she had decided to remain a virgin, or if the film played up Ben and Lindsay trying to find the right moment, which would actually give her a story. At the very least, she could be more of a comic sparring partner when rejecting his advances. One or two gags (like The Beast's love of eggs) veers toward the absurd, which is much funnier, but they're drops of water in a vast desert.
Other amusing weirdo gags linger elsewhere. Thomas Lennon plays a zombie who wants nothing more than to keep going through the motions of mowing his lawn, even though his mower was stolen months ago, and Paul Scheer is also excellent in a tiny role as a monstrous gate guard who hates Corddry's guts. Corddry himself also has a good line or two stemming from his complete lack of confidence in Ben. There are a few laughs to be had, but in the end, Rapture-Palooza feels like a brainstorming session of Rapture jokes and explicit pick-up lines, hastily slapped onto a clothesline plot that doesn't actually support the jokes, because nobody's put any thought into how these characters fit in with the ideas.
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Rapture-Palooza arrives in a simple but slick-looking package highlighting Kendrick and Robinson. No points for creativity, but there's a nice use of color, I suppose. The disc and digital copy code are packaged inside an eco-friendly case, which is accompanied by a cardboard slipcover featuring identical artwork.
The Video and Audio
This 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen picture and Dolby Digital 5.1 sound are both adequate, if not impressive -- good enough to avoid serious complaints, not impressive enough to praise. Detail and color are very strong, although artifact-type edge haloes appear when characters are in front of bright backgrounds. Similarly, there are some decent surround effects (such as, for instance, a crowd of swearing crows flying away from a power line, as well as the occasional explosion or storm), and music is nicely amped, but most of the movie is just characters indoors talking to one another. English and Spanish subtitles are also included.
The Extras
First up is a audio commentary by Craig Robinson, Rob Huebel, and Rob Corddry. Much like the movie, all three of these guys are funny, and ought to be able to come up with something, but they seem unsure of where to go with the commentary format, spending more time mocking the fact that they're doing a commentary and chuckling at the occasional joke. Disappointing.
An assortment of short video extras follow. First is a Robinson-centric making-of-featurette, "Good to Be the Beast" (8:05). Robinson talks a little about his role as a producer on the movie and how he worked to bring friends from the comedy world onto the project, intercut with lots of B-roll of the cast joking around on set, as well as some outtakes. This segues well into a gag reel (2:42), which is easily the best extra on the disc -- why isn't the movie this funny? Next, "Thomas Lennon's Movie Making Moments" (5:39) is an amusing little extra with the actor riffing from the makeup trailer and on the set (the makeup lady is a great sport and a great audience). His goofy French accent is a highlight. Lastly, there's a series of deleted scenes (8:50), which includes some alternate improvisation for scenes that remain in the movie. A couple of chuckle-worthy lines were cut, but it's basically more of the same.
Trailers for Warm Bodies, Peeples, Disaster Movie, and a promo for Epix play before the main menu.
Despite a fantastic cast, Rapture-Palooza is a mess, leaning heavily on gross-out humor that might earn a few chuckles from thirteen-year-olds. Skip it.


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NEW YORK, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- British rock icons The Rolling Stones have joined the lineup for this week's star-studded Hurricane Sandy relief benefit in New York, organizers said.
The band, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, will take the stage at Wednesday's "12-12-12" concert at Madison Square Garden alongside Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters, Kanye West, The Who and Paul McCartney.
"'12-12-12' will be the largest concert event to ever hit the stage at Madison Square Garden, featuring the biggest names in music and the world's leading entertainers. It was important to us that everyone possible around the world have the ability to watch the show through multiple platforms, networks and simulcasts and donate to this important cause," event producers James Dolan, John Sykes and Harvey Weinstein said in a joint statement.
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EU Slaps Sanctions on More Syria Officials; Italy Recalls Its Damascus Ambassador
European Union's Catherine Ashton says five individuals targeted are 'involved in, or associated with, violent repression' of Syrian opposition; Russia UN ambassador says Security Council statement on Syria 'a satisfactory step.'
Syrian Defense Minister Ali Habib Mahmoud on Tuesday became the third member of President Bashar Assad's cabinet to face a European Union travel ban and asset freeze, as the bloc unveiled a fresh set of sanctions.
The five new individuals targeted include two associates of the Assad family, including one of the president's uncles, and two top intelligence officials.
One is the leader of military intelligence in Hama, where the army has used tanks to suppress protests in recent days.
All are "involved in or associated with the violent repression" of anti-regime protesters, the EU's top foreign policy official, Catherine Ashton, said on Monday.
They are now banned from traveling to the EU or accessing any funds they may have stored in the bloc.
The five names were published in the EU's official journal on Tuesday, marking the entry into force of the new sanctions. They followed a deadly weekend assault by security forces on Syrian protesters, which activists say left more than 130 people dead.
The EU had already targeted 30 other officials and Assad allies in Syria and Iran under three previous rounds of travel bans and asset freezes - including Assad, Vice President Farouq al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Shaar.
Ashton warned on Monday that more sanctions would follow "should the Syrian leadership persist in its current path."
'Horrible repression'
Italy on Tuesday recalled its ambassador to Syria to protest the clampdown by authorities in Damascus against anti-government demonstrators.
Foreign Minister Franco Frattini has recalled Ambassador Achille Amerio for consultations due to "the horrible repression against the civilian population in Syria," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Frattini has also proposed that other European Union member states recall their ambassadors to Damascus, according to the statement.
At least 24 people have been killed in several cities across Syria in the most recent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, a human rights group said Tuesday.
Troops used force to disperse mass protests that took place after the Iftar, or the fast-breaking meal, at the start of Ramadan Monday night.
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Meanwhile, Russia's ambassador to the United Nations Security Council indicated on Tuesday that his country may no longer resist a joint signal against the violence in Syria.
The 15-member council has been at odds over how to react to the brutal crackdown on protesters by the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Veto-powers Russia and China had voiced opposition to any resolution condemning the government in Damascus.
As the council met into Tuesday, Russia seemed to signal a change of heart, supporting a chairman's statement, but not backing a stronger signal, such as a resolution.
"In my view, a statement by the UN Security Council chairman or a statement for the press would be quite a satisfactory step," Ambassador Vitaly Churkin was quoted as saying by Russia's Iter-Tass news agency
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At this workshop you will learn how to:
• Determine when a pre-start health and safety review is requiredDescription
• Obtain an exemption from a pre-start review
• Assign control reliability requirements
• Avoid a costly Ministry of Labour mandate retrofit
• Specify appropriate compliance in your bid documents
• Address robotic, press and machinery hazards
The Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulation 851 "Industrial Establishments" was amended in October 2000, requiring that a Professional Engineer's report be prepared whenever a process or equipment addition or modification involves any of the following: flammable liquids, safeguarding devices, racks or stacking structures, risk of ignition or explosion, dust collectors, molten metals, lifting devices, hazardous or designated substances.T
This course will focus on the guidelines for conducting pre-start health and safety reviews (PHSRs) and cover the standards and regulations for machine guarding. You will learn more about relevant legislative regulations, where and when to apply a PHSR, exemptions, and Ministry of Labour guidelines. The course will also incorporate design considerations relevant to PHSRs, due diligence and employer obligations, risk assessment and reduction, and safety relays and control reliability.
To prepare participants to undertake a pre-start health and safety review, identifying when it is needed and following the required codes and standards.
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Welcome, Introduction, Workshop Preview, Learning Outcomes and the Assessment Method
Section 7 of the Regulation for Industrial
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• Reviewer's qualifications
• Ministry of Labour guidelines
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• Decision flow charts
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Safeguarding of Machinery
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• Control reliability
• Safety checklists
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Flammable Liquids
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Racking and Stacking Structures
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Dust Collectors
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• Explosion design and venting
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Molten Metals
• Spillage prevention
• Risk assessment and engineering controls
• Means of egress and passageways
• Operating and maintenance space requirements
• Grandfather clauses
Lifting Devices
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• Applicable standards and related sections
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Occupational Exposure
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There will be a 40-minute lunch break in addition to a refreshment and networking break during the morning and afternoon sessions.
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Mr. Norton works for a consulting firm called Absolute Engineering Solutions, which provides pre-start health and safety reviews, equipment audits, and safety training on a variety of subjects such as risk assessment, machine guarding, safeguard selection, and control reliability. In the course of his career, he has been a guest speaker at the National Safety Conference on Metalworking, Pulp and Paper Health & Safety Conference (Ottawa), the CSA Conference (Toronto), the Robotic Industries Association National Conference (Michigan), the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering National Conference (Ottawa), and several IAPA events and Conferences.
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THE mystery of why cholera outbreaks tend to occur in seasonal cycles may have been solved.
In south Asia, outbreaks of the deadly disease tend to peak after the monsoons and spring rains. None of the proposed explanations, such as blooms of plankton that promote bacterial growth, are satisfactory. Now John Mekalanos of Harvard Medical School in Boston and his colleagues in India and Bangladesh have shown that the cycles of infection could be driven by bacteriophages – viruses that infect bacteria.
The investigators focused on two phages, which respectively infect O1 and O139, the two most dangerous strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium that causes cholera. In 221 samples taken over a period of three years from two major rivers and a lake in Dhaka, Bangladesh, they hardly ever found either phage present at the same time as the bacterial strain it infects.
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One of the very best VSs at Swanage. Both technical and sustained, but furnished with good protection. Start at a raised ledge below a corner next to a massive boulder.
V. good, though first pitch can be sandy.
One of the best routes of the grade at Swanage. Safe, but don't fill the pocket with gear else you can't use it.
Brilliant route ... good gear, good climbing. Well worth repeating
good varied route
Interesting traverse left for a beginner! closest I've been to giving up clmbing.
Excellend route well enjoyed. But make sure you protect the traverse for your second otherwise they could be in for a big swing.
A nice well protected VS. A route to do again.
I think 3 stars is a going over the top here considering the first pitch is so sandy.
Lovely committing moves left under the roof on undercuts, and no sign of the sand that others have referred to. Top pitch has a tough two-move 5a slab and a delightful finishing groove. Brilliant!
8/4/14 - Nice and straightforward with good gear and plenty of holds. a stiff short pull out of the overhang to the belay ledge. Two moves across the slab (thin but all there ) little silver super light rock in the pocket.


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TORONTO — By now, many around the world have heard that provocative British politician George Galloway has been banned from entering Canada.
Practically no one, by comparison, has heard of Abousfian Abdelrazik. Yet most of those who have would argue that Abdelrazik's case is far more outrageous.
Galloway, dubbed "Gorgeous George" for his fashion flair, is the sole member in the British parliament of the anti-war group, Respect. An uncompromising left-winger, he was thrown out of the Labour Party in 2003 for emphatically opposing the invasion of Iraq. Last week, he was designated a threat to national security and barred from entering Canada for a speaking tour.
A spokesperson for Canada's immigration minister accused Galloway of raising funds for the Palestinian group Hamas, which the Canadian government considers a terrorist organization, and of being "a popinjay for those Taliban fighters who are trying to kill Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan."
Galloway, who this month led an aid convoy to war-flattened Gaza, charges Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney with trampling free speech. He has vowed to challenge his ban in court.
The ban comes from a conservative government that has shifted Canadian foreign policy to what critics consider unquestioning support for Israel. Most recently, Kenney said he would not renew $2.5 million worth of contracts that the Canadian Arab Federation uses to teach English to immigrants. The move came after the federation's leader called Kenney a "professional whore" who supports Israel to win Jewish votes in Canada.
It's impossible to know whether Abdelrazik has heard of the Galloway kerfuffle. But it's a safe bet that he wishes his case would receive as much international attention.
Abdelrazik has been blocked from re-entering Canada for more than five years. What makes the case particularly noteworthy is that Abdelrazik, unlike Galloway, has been a Canadian citizen since 1995.
The bizarre tale of the Canadian government keeping one of its own citizens out of the country began in 2003. That year, Abdelrazik left his wife and seven young children in Montreal to go visit his ailing mother in Khartoum, Sudan.
On Sept. 10, 2003, he was arrested by Sudanese authorities on a request from Canada's spy agency, known as CSIS, according to secret documents from Canada's foreign affairs department — the documents were obtained by Paul Dewar, a politician with the left-of-center New Democratic Party. CSIS denies having done so.
Dewar calls it "the first case of Canadian rendition" — the George W. Bush administration's discredited practice of sending suspects to be tortured in other countries. At the time, the government in Canada was the centrist Liberal Party.
Canadian and American security services suspected Abdelrazik of being a Muslim extremist — a charge his lawyer has flatly denied. He was twice jailed in Khartoum for a total of two years, and he claims that he was tortured. While imprisoned, he was interrogated by both CSIS and FBI agents.
Canadian government documents obtained by the Globe and Mail newspaper say FBI agents told Abdelrazik "he will never return to Canada" unless he cooperated fully. He was never charged. Sudanese authorities eventually released him, saying there was no evidence of links to terrorism. That's when Abdelrazik's ordeal became all the more Kafkaesque.
By then, the Bush administration had labeled Abdelrazik a "high-level" Al Qaeda operative. It placed him on the United Nations' terrorist blacklist and on America's "no-fly" list. The Canadian government refused to issue Abdelrazik a passport. Although free, he was marooned in Sudan.
In a letter dated Nov. 15, 2007, the top anti-terrorist officer for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police — the equivalent of the FBI — noted the force had reviewed Abdelrazik's file and cleared him of any criminal or terrorist links. Yet still no travel documents were issued. By this time, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative Party was in power.
In April 2008, Abdelrazik walked into the Canadian embassy in Khartoum and was granted "temporary safe haven" by the same government that refused to allow him to return home. He's been living in the embassy lobby ever since.
The U.N. blacklist specifically allows for any listed person to return home. The Harper government initially promised it would issue an emergency passport if Abdelrazik managed to book a seat on a flight to Canada. The chances were slim, since airlines fear losing U.S. landing rights by defying its "no-fly" list ban.
When Etihad Airways suddenly booked Adbelrazik, the Canadian government reneged on its promise. It wrote to his lawyer in December 2008 and upped the ante — Abdelrazik would be issued a passport if he could present a fully paid ticket.
Abdelrazik is penniless. To make matters worse, the government warned it could criminalize anyone who gives him money on charges of abetting a terrorist. Still, at last count, 160 Canadians had chipped in to help purchase a ticket from Khartoum to Montreal.
But Abdelrazik continues to live in the lobby of the Canadian embassy in Sudan. Some have described his case as an act of banishment. Many are demanding the Canadian government respect the fundamental right of a Canadian to be allowed to return home.
As George Galloway whips up a storm of publicity surrounding his ban from Canada, Abousfian Abdelrazik remains forgotten and exiled from his own country.
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On consecutive nights, the Baldwinsville boys and soccer teams both confronted threats to their Section III Class AA throne at Pelcher-Arcaro Stadium, and only one would prevail.
With big plays from Katie Gildemeyer, the girls Bees held off Liverpool 1-0, the same score by which B'ville had won over the Warriors in last year's AA semifinals.
A night earlier, B'ville's boys team took a 3-2 defeat to Fayetteville-Manlius, who moved its mark to a perfect 7-0.
Given their proximity and intimate knowledge of each other, it made sense that the B'ville and Liverpool girls would slog through a first half with just 10 total shots, the defenses seizing full control.
Late in the half, though, the Bees made a serious push, and when Liverpool goalkeeper Noel Peck committed a foul inside the 18-yard box, a penalty kick was called.
Gildemeyer, normally a defender, took the shot, and fired it past Peck, giving the Bees a one-goal margin.
B'ville would spend the rest of the night clinging to that lead, while making a fair series of attacks, each of which Liverpool would fend off.
As the second half wore on, the Warriors' chances grew. And the best shot came in the 65th minute, when Kim Murphy flew open in the middle and drove toward the net. Before Murphy could take a shot, though, Gildemeyer ran her down and cleared the ball away.
Goalie Maggie Monnat also had to make a save 20 yards out of the net with 10:30 left, and she watched as close-up headers flew wide twice in the closing minutes.
All this followed a Monday-night drama where the B'ville boys team, reeling from a surprising 1-0 loss to Utica Proctor on Sept. 18, made two comebacks against F-M, but still tasted another defeat.
Halie Marr put the Hornets in front just 7:08 into the game, but the Bees forced a two-on-one break in the 20th minute and pulled even, 1-1, Adam Lauko scoring off a feed from Ben Ramin.
Again, F-M took the lead, 2-1, when Tyler Forbes converted off a turnover in the 27th minute. Again, B'ville tied it, 2-2, Lauko scoring from the right side seven minutes into the second half.
So it remained, both sides unable to get in front, until the 10-minute mark. F-M drew a corner kick, and Mike Kutzer's cross flew long to the left side, where Forbes headed it inside the post and past Andrew Coughlin. That would prove to be the game-winner.
Both B'ville teams will face Cicero-North Syracuse on Thursday – the boys at home, the girls at Archie Hall Stadium, located behind North Syracuse Junior High School.
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