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Villarreal, however, wasn't through with his histrionics Sunday at The Home Depot Center. Villarreal, originally signed as a Homegrown Player by the Galaxy last December, assisted on the go-ahead and eventual game-winning goal in a 2-0 victory over FC Dallas in front of a crowd of 21,933.
It was in the 66th minute when Villarreal, who had entered the game seven minutes earlier as a second half substitute for Hector Jimenez, stole the ball from rookie Dallas defender Matt Hedges. Villarreal then calmly dribbled around onrushing goalkeeper Kevin Hartman, spotted Juninho closing in on the net and passed to him for the score from point-blank range.
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"I thought Jose was outstanding," Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena said of the 18-year-old Villarreal. "It was a really alert play. He gave a really solid 30 minutes."
A native of Inglewood, Calif., Villarreal has been doing that a lot lately. He made his first start for the club in a friendly against England's Tottenham Hotspur on July 24 and made his CONCACAF Champions League debut last Thursday, when he started alongside Robbie Keane in a 5-2 victory over Salvadoran side Isidro Metapan, going close with a pair of chances.
The soft-spoken Villarreal said he simply does what he can to help out the team, and he certainly did that Sunday on the game-winning sequence.
"The defender was caught asleep, I pressured him pretty hard and it bounced off my foot," Villarreal said. "I took the touch right by the keeper, I saw Juninho, just passed to him and he put it in."
Villarreal looked like a veteran as he calmly rounded Hartman, rather than a rookie who had played in just six regular season games, all of which had been on the road, and a total of 66 minutes prior to Sunday.
"I just took a good touch and went right by him," he said.
Villarreal said there is no secret to his success, whether it was on his brilliant tying goal against Vancouver that completed a comeback from a 2-0 deficit or on Sunday against a team that is challenging the Galaxy for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
FC Dallas (8-12-8) had been on a three-game winning streak and trailed the Galaxy (12-11-4) by just five points entering Sunday's game. With the win, the Galaxy are now sitting much more comfortably in the West – they're now just three points out of second place in the conference -- thanks in part to Villarreal's solid play off the bench.
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The Bali International Highway Half-Marathon originally scheduled to take place on Bali's new Mandala Toll Road on Sunday night, November 17, 2013. was removed at the last minute from the elevated highway, shortened to 16-kilometers and moved to a new location largely within the Nusa Dua Complex.
The State News Agency Antara reports that the change of venue and route for the race took place one day before the race when the organizers were unable to obtain the required recommendation from the toll road's operators.
Andreas Kansil, representing the organizing committee of the "International Highway Half-Marathon," told the press on the morning of the race, "We originally planned to hold the race on the Bali Mandara Toll Road, but as the race date neared there was no confirmation given allowing us to use the road compelling us to change the route."
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Although Kansil told Antara that the distances would be unchanged, the half-marathon was, in fact, shortened to just 16-kilometers.
Andreas admitted that the change of route and terrain would also have an effect on the winning finishing times for the race.
From an original 13,000 participants orignally targeted on the event's Facebook Page and 3,000 projected on the event's official website, organizers reported approximately only 1,000 had signed up for the race in the remaining days before the event.
While the committe was offering full refunds to those disappointed with the last-minute changes in the race, it is not clear how many took up that option or if any of the elite international athletes withdrew from the race.
Among the world caliber runners expected to appear were Kenyans Mike Keter and Joseph Dennis and Ethiopian Willy Tani.
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Meanwhile, Jaringnews.com carried a strong rebuttal from PT Jasa Marga Bali Tol who claims they never received a formal request to use the road from the organizers.
Drajad Hari Suseno, spokesman for the Toll Road told Jaringnews.com by telephone on the day of the race: "There was none (application). If I am not wrong, the marathon was not there (the toll road). We were asked a couple of times about this, but I don't understand. There's no committee or anything on the toll road. I was not involved. It's strange."
Responding to claims that a series of written and verbal communications had taken place between the race organizers and Jasa Marga Bali Tol, Drajad commented: "Don't let us (the toll operators) be accused of being in the wrong. Also let's not over-dramatize this depicting the toll road as cancelling the event. This is just not the case. Did the organizers obtain the necessary permit from the Minister of Public Works?"
Drajad explained that a temporary closure of the toll road could take place for a number of reasons, including emergencies or a state of war. He said the toll road could be use for other purposes, such as the marathon, if there is permission from the Minister of Public Works in accordance with Law No. 38 of 2009. He underlined that PT Jasa Marga Bali Tol does not have the authority to close the road on its own initiative.
Antara reported that comments collected from participants at the race venue suggested the "organizers were ineffective," giving the impression that the execution of the night marathon was being done under some pressure.
The Bali International Highway Half-Marathon was endorsed by the recently formed Bali Tourism Promotion Board and presented at the first official BaliSporti Event.
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|January 18, 2013, 03:24 AM
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Pistol Ammuniton Accuracy.
Im a firm believer of to the extent that simple quality ammo will perform with better accuracy than other ammo that is not quite on par to other ammo simply put. I think accuracy of the cartridge being easier to shoot more precise for more people dictates that ammo is very helpful to achieve better results. Who here has a similiar understanding of this idea ? Be sure to tell about what your shooting buddies think about you when they contradict your proven choice of ammo as inaccurate. Thanks People
|January 18, 2013, 05:24 AM
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Different guns (barrels) shoot different bullets differently. A given gun may not shoot as accurately with the same load in another gun. What degree of accuracy are you looking for?
For the absolute best accuracy you will want to slug your barrel and use a bullet matched to the groove diameter. Once you have that, you will need to experiment with different powders and charge weights to find the sweet spot for that particular gun.
With my 30-06 for example I size the brass then I process each case in a LEE target die set which removes all of the variables to the case neck, I then sort the brass into lots by weight, headstamp etc. I measure and weigh each powder charge and use an RCBS competition die to seat the bullet. Doing this results in loads capable of sub MOA in my rifle.
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|January 18, 2013, 08:13 AM
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I have been re-loading for over 40 years and have never heard the term "simple quality" ammunition. What exactly do you mean and what is the definition of "simple quality"? This sounds like a drive by post.
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I have found by shooting for some 50+ years, . . . that the ammo and the gun are generally far and even, . . . FAR, . . . more accurate than the shooter behind them.
That said, . . . ammo (IMHO) ranges "most accurate to least accurate" by the classifications: Personal Hand Load, . . . to , . . . Walmart sale specials.
Most of my "accuracy" loads have generally been using standard components, and the powder charge usually is just above the center of the suggested amounts, . . . as a general rule.
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|January 18, 2013, 02:01 PM
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It could be that he refers to the standard factory loads for chamberings that are recognized as "inherently accurate", such as the .38 Special.
I never ran across any off the shelf U S manufactured .38 Special ammo that wasn't accurate in every revolver I tried it in.
My handloads were a smidgeon more accurate, enough to make handloading worthwhile, but not entirely necessary.
Some may obtain better effective accuracy from a particular type of handgun by tayloring the load for specific barrel length, or downloading (in charge weight or bullet weight) to reduce felt recoil to extend personal shooting efficiency over long strings.
Such as in ultra lightweight pistols in standard chamberings or in pistols chambered for hard kicking magnum cartridges.
A load taylored for a specific type of shooting may require a much lighter bullet at a higher velocity than available in a standard factory load for best accuracy at the intended ranges, and with less drop to avoid excessive holdover.
|January 18, 2013, 02:15 PM
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Yes when I said simple quality I meant like quality target ammo or most JHP self defense ammo when I said not on par I meant bulk target ammo generally for practice and the other ammo as being the cheap target ammo family. Yes I meant to note Inherently More Accurate ammo. And LOL no im not doing a 'drive by post' haha I guess my question is kind of varying with which gun your shooting. So pretty confusing.
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|January 18, 2013, 02:58 PM
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Having used a number of bulk and better quality (Higher Priced) ammunition over the years I have not found that consistancy/accuracy is automaticly better when the price is higher. This last year I added another 9mm pistol to my collection and after putting 400-500 rounds through the gun found it much more accurate with metal cased bulk ammunition than a moderatly more expensive brass cased ammunition that cost me 6 cents a round more. I believe that the best approach is to try different grades of ammunition in a particular gun and see what is the most accurate. Sometimes "price" of the ammunition is not the deciding factor.
OP-Maybe it's just the way I am reading your wording, as your choice of words is a bit confusing, but is English your first language?
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I think I get the idea...
Yes. Accuracy is most often the primary quality I desire in ammunition. I want the bullet to strike directly where I send it, and not detour in flight.
However, accuracy is relative to purpose.
Handgun accuracy for target shooting must deliver exact accuracy results at 50 yard or 50 meters, depending on the contest.
Defensive handgun accuracy must group no more than 5 inches (a head shot) at 25 yards or meters, but must have other criteria, such as suitable power levels and reliability.
Accuracy standards for long range rifle shooting is more stringent than accuracy standards for hunting dangerous African game. As are the power and reliability standards.
But for general practice and pleasure shooting, accuracy is paramount.
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|January 18, 2013, 06:01 PM
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It has been my observation that the better known "brand" ammunition such as Winchester, Federal, etc. will display better accuracy through tighter groups.
That being said, it is the consistancy of the cartridges, rather than one round delivering better acuracy than one round from another batch.
Quality control is the key here. A man I know weighs each bullet, each powder charge, and separates his cases into lots as he loads. He, or course, shoots bench rest.
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|January 18, 2013, 06:14 PM
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Modern factory ammo is all pretty good. I have yet to find a load that won't shoot at least minute of POS out of my guns. If you're a bullseye shooter maybe you're looking for that Nth degree of accuracy but for general range or SD use anything that comes from a quality manufacturer will be plenty accurate out of the majority of guns.
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|January 18, 2013, 06:18 PM
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Some ammo is more accurate than others. In pistols, most people won't ever know which is which because properly evaluating the ammunition requires a very accurate pistol and either a very accurate shooter or someone willing and able to test the ammo carefully from a rest.
In my experience, most any ammo that is good enough quality that I would allow its use in my guns produces satisfactory accuracy.
Here's a 10 round group I shot at 15 yards with an STI GP6 using 6 different kinds of budget practice ammo all fired into the same group.
The entire group, all 6 different kinds of ammunition, measured only 2 inches in size.
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|January 18, 2013, 07:08 PM
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Any quality ammo will be more accurate than 98% of shooters. Only a few very talented shooters will benefit from super premium match ammo. I also believe that the main reason so many match shooters reload is to save money, and there is nothing wrong with that.
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I may have misunderstood, but I think what rayway is trying to say is that ammunition that is easier to use, presumably ammo that is not so powerful or does not have high recoil, is easier for most people to shoot accurately.
If that is what he means, I agree. It does no good to have ammunition with super performance if the blast and recoil are so high that the shooter flinches badly and cannot control where that bullet goes. For SD, a low velocity wad cutter bullet that goes to the right place is more effective than a super bullet that misses by a mile.
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I load my own ammunition to customize my load to my shooting requirements. It is no more accurate than I can buy, but neither can I buy a more acurate round than I can load.
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|January 18, 2013, 09:38 PM
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I have shot the good old copper and brass FMJ alloyed bullets they seem to be far less accurate as the lead cast bullets. I love the lead cast for its accuracy. Mabey I would qualify as a pistol marksman.
|January 18, 2013, 09:49 PM
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Bob that sounds absolutely correct the shooter can fine tune his ammo to his specific preference. I never thought hard enough on that. Its a very good idea.
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My problem is not so much inaccuracy as technology. My chosen load is a 230 gr HydraShok. I get all the time how "that's yesterday's tech, you need to be using HSTs!" Problem is, HSTs are woefully inaccurate and inconsistent when compared to HydraShoks in my gun, and yes, I've tried them to the tune of 2 different boxes from 2 different lots.
When you have a proven load that practically one-holes for you at SD distances, that's the one you use, not another that's simply touted as "the best."
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|January 20, 2013, 01:19 AM
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I agree with Bob. One of the most important aspects of "quality ammo is consistency.
Most of us have shot good groups with cheap bulk ammo. Over time though Those groups will not remain the same. This is more true with surplus ammo which can have a few squibs.
Most of us would be very very happy with 10(ten)moa with our handguns. That's about a 1" group at 10yds.
At least two of my guns are capable of that kind of accuracy and I'd bet they'd do better in a machine rest.
But when I come into the equation I'm satisfied with about 40moa. That's keeping everything on 9 1/2 x 11 computer paper at 25yds.
The accuracy of the ammo isn't a big factor.
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Your target would have been far more meaningful had you fired six targets with ten round groups of each different cqartridge. That would have given us the relative accuracy, or lack of it, of each different cartridge.
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Here are two targets from yesterday, using two different guns, a 4 5/8" barrelled Ruger Blackhawk and a 4 3/4" barreled Uberti Flat Top Target. The load of 8.0 grs. of Winchester 231 behind a 255 gr. cast SWC has been my pet .45 Colt load. The two guns were as near identical as possible, except for the sights.
The Ruger has a beautiful square notch rear sight and quick draw front on a ramp, while the Uberti has a very good square notch rear and a nickle silver blade set in a plain base for a front sight. I shot each gun in five round strings alternately so fatigue would not favor either revolver.
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If I want to compare the accuracy of various types of ammunition in a given pistol I shoot a number of groups using each type of ammunition and then compare the results.
In this case, the point of the test was to show that it doesn't matter that much what practice ammunition you use as long as you maintain a reasonable level of quality and stick to the same bullet weight. I see people agonizing about which ammunition will be more accurate in their handgun. In fact, I used to be one of them.
Then I started noticing that the various brands of practice ammunition were more similar in terms of accuracy and point of aim than they were different.
The point of the group is that if you can shoot a 10 shot group at 15 yards with 6 different types of ammo and still have the whole group measure 2", agonizing over which of the 6 types is best in that gun might not be the best use of your time.
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The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) cleared the way yesterday for its experts to consider licence applications from scientists wanting to combine the genetic material of human cells with animal eggs in order to create a new type of embryonic stem cell for research into debilitating disorders.
The authority emphasised its decision to consider so-called cytoplasmic hybrid research was not a total green light for the creation of human-animal embryos and each application for a research licence will be considered on its own merits.
"Having looked at all the evidence, the authority has decided there is no fundamental reason to prevent cytoplasmic hybrid research," the HFEA said.
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Last November, the HFEA received two applications for research licences to carry out the cloning of animal eggs which have had 99 per cent of their genetic material removed and replaced with a full complement of human chromosomes. The resulting embryos will be almost entirely human but still part-animal.
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Lyle Armstrong of the Institute for Human Genetics in Newcastle, who has also applied for a research licence, said the decision was good news for British science as it would lead to new developments that could benefit everyone.
But the decision also sparked anger. David King, director of Human Genetics Alert, said: "It is very disappointing, but comes as no surprise, since the HFEA can never say no to scientists. These experiments are scientifically useless and morally very problematic. The research lobby has distorted the scientific facts in order to defuse criticism."
Dr King said the HFEA had ignored strong public opposition to such research. "People's objections to violating the integrity of nature in this way are perfectly rational, and the science establishment ignores and ridicules them at its own peril," he said.
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A Front-End, Hadoop-Based Data Management Service for Efficient Federated Clouds
In the recent years, cloud computing has emerged as the new IT paradigm that promises elastic resources on a pay-per-use basis. The challenges of cloud computing are focused around massive data storage and efficient large scale distributed computation. Hadoop, a community driven Apache project has provided an efficient and cost effective platform for large scale computation using the map-reduce methodology, pioneered by Google. In this paper, the design of a Hadoop-based data management system as the front-end service for Cloud data management is investigated.
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Southern District Judge Jed Rakoff has ordered the Bank of America to pay $1.27 billion in penalties in connection with a wide-ranging mortgage fraud perpetrated by its Countrywide financial unit, and slapped a $1 million personal judgment on a former Countywide executive.
Rakoff's decision, released Wednesday, followed a trial last fall in which jurors found that Countrywide and Rebecca Mairone, the only individual charged in the case, defrauded the government-sponsored Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae programs by peddling at break-neck speed what they knew were substandard loans during the recession of 2007 and 2008.
The case was initially rooted in a Securities and Exchange Commission action against three top Countrywide executives who were accused of falsely assuring investors that the company was a prime mortgage lender when in fact it was deeply involved in high risk loans. That case was settled and no criminal charges were lodged.
The matter before Rakoff, United States of America v. Countrywide Home Loans, 12-cv-1422, was initiated after a whistleblower, Edward O'Donnell, came forward in 2012 with a qui tam action alleging that Countrywide was involved in a so-called "High Speed Swim Lane" (also known as "HSSL" and "Hustle") scam in 2007 and 2008.
The Southern District U.S. Attorney's Office took over the matter and persuaded a jury that Countrywide and Mairone "had engaged in an intentional scheme to misrepresent the quality of the mortgage loans that it processed through the HSSL program and sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac," according to Rakoff's decision.
A jury found Countrywide and its successor in interest, the Bank of America, civilly liable under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA), a vehicle through which courts can impose significant financial penalties for criminal acts that impact federally insured banking institutions. Under FIRREA, the government sought penalties of $2.1 billion against the company and $1.2 million against Mairone.
Rakoff said while the HSSL process lasted for only nine months, it was "from start to finish the vehicle for a brazen fraud by the defendants, driven by a hunger for profits and oblivious to the harms thereby visited, not just on the immediate victims but also on the financial system as a whole."
Much of his 19-page decision dealt with the calculation of penalties, a process for which the statute "provides no guidance" except that the penalty cannot not exceed the amount of the fraudulent gain or loss, the court said.
Rakoff said the record suggests that there were 17,611 HSSL-generated loans, and that Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae paid Countrywide $2.96 billion for the instruments.
"[T]he civil penalty provisions of the FIRREA are designed to serve punitive and deterrent purposes and should be construed in accordance with those purposes," Rakoff wrote. "This strongly cuts in favor of the government's position that both gain and loss should be viewed simply in terms of how much money the defendants fraudulently induced the victims to pay them."
Rakoff said in a footnote that "it bears mentioning that, by virtue of this fraud, the bank defendants managed to unload a vast portfolio of risky assets on unwitting buyers and were thereby able to reduce the risk on their own balance sheet at a crucial moment in time."
However, Rakoff said "while Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would never have purchased any loans … if they had know that Countrywide had intentionally lied to them about the loans' quality," the government's own expert concluded that about 57 percent of the loans were not materially defective. Consequently, the imposed corporate penalty of $1.27 billion reflects about 43 percent of the total amount Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae paid for the loans.
With regard to Mairone, Rakoff found her trial testimony "implausible," and drew a negative inference from her lack of candor.
"There was convincing evidence that Ms. Mairone—the relatively new employee who had to prove herself—most aggressively pushed forward the HSSL fraud and most scathingly denounced those who raised concerns," Rakoff said, adding that when O'Donnell raised concerns, she gave him the "back of her hand."
Still, he said that while Mairone is "certainly not a candidate for welfare" and is likely to remain in lucrative positions, the $1.2 million penalty sought by the government would "strain her resources to the limit."
Rakoff ordered Mairone to pay a total of $1 million in a series of quarterly payments representing at least 20 percent of her gross income until the penalty is paid off.
A team of prosecutors from the Southern District represented the government. Attorneys from Goodwin Procter in Washington, Boston and Manhattan represented Countrywide.
Bank of America was represented by attorneys from Williams & Connolly in Washington. Representing O'Donnell was David Gerard Wasinger of the Wasinger Law Group in St. Louis, Mo.
Bank of America said yesterday that it was considering its options.
"This figure simply bears no relation to a limited Countrywide program that lasted several months and ended before Bank of America's acquisition of the company," Lawrence Grayson, a spokesman for bank, said in an interview with Bloomberg.
Southern District U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara noted in a statement said the bank first had claimed that the government had no case and then, after the jury verdict, "claimed that it should pay no penalty at all, arguing that the victims were not harmed and that the bank did not profit from this massive fraud."
"Judge Rakoff's opinion squarely and emphatically rejects the bank's claims which, besides ignoring the victims' out-of-pocket losses, also ignored that the fraudulent conduct required penalties to be paid for punitive and deterrence purposes as well," Bharara said.


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Manuel was the first quarterback drafted this year – and the only one taken in the first round. Even after minor knee surgery about three weeks ago, the Bills named him the Week 1 starter. The first week of the season won't be one of the easier ones either as Buffalo hosts the New England Patriots. However, many fans are excited to see what Manuel can do.
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Assessment for South Tyrolians in Italy
|Minorities at Risk Project
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|31 December 2003
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|Minorities at Risk Project, Assessment for South Tyrolians in Italy, 31 December 2003, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/469f3aa1c.html [accessed 24 November 2017]
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Risk Assessment | Analytic Summary | References
Risk Assessment
It is extremely unlikely that the South Tyrolians will become involved serious rebellion, although bombings by militants may recur. They have substantial local autonomy and have very little to gain by attempting to secede from Italy and join Austria, particularly with the lack of enthusiasm in Austria in supporting them. While they lack most of the risk factors for protest, such as political and cultural restrictions, government repression, and significant support from Austria, due to their history of protest and their deep commitments to their culture and history, nonviolent political action in the future remains a possibility. Furthermore, the effect that the increasing integration of the European Union will have on the region has yet to be determined. Thus far, it has served to help open the borders between Italy and Austria and allowed more personal exchanges between Tyroleans on both sides of the border. There are signs, however, that the German speakers in South Tyrol might try to use the EU to petition for increased autonomy or other privileges which Italy may not be willing to give.
Analytic Summary
The Tyrolians are a German-speaking (LANG = 1) ethnic group located in the Italian province of South Tyrol (GROUPCON = 3). They constitute about two-thirds of the population of the region of South Tyrol which Italians call Alto Adige. Once part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the region was transferred to Italian control at the end of World War I. After 1922 the Fascist government followed a systematic policy of Italianization, abetted after 1939 by the Nazi government, which agreed to move to Germany all South Tyrolese who would not accept complete assimilation. About a third were in fact transferred north of the Alps (75,000 of whom one third returned after 1945), and substantial numbers of Italians migrated into the region of South Tyrol. The Tyrolians have a strong sense of group identity (COHESX9 = 5). Despite their strong identity, concentration within one province and different language, the Tyrolians do not face demographic (DEMSTR03 = 0), political (POLDIS03 = 0) or economic discrimination (ECODIS03 = 0). There is also no evidence that the group faces any repression from the government.
There appears to be concern over the protection of the group's way of life. The extreme manifest of this grievance is a call by some to rejoin Austria or to be constituted as a wholly autonomous region. The group currently enjoys a certain level of autonomy and is favored in some kinds of provincial policies (such as hiring quotas). The main organization which has promoted the interests of the Tyrolians since 1945 is the Suedtiroler Volkspartei (SVP). Smaller conventional groups include Freiheitliche Partei Sudtirols and Union fuer Sudtirol. A more militant group which has in the past been involved in some rebellious activities is Ein Tirol. Despite the differences between the Tyrolians and the Italian minority in the provinces, only in the 1980s was there any type of intercommunal conflict and it was minimal (CC801X = 1).
While there are those who call for the Tyrolians to rejoin Austria, the Austrian government has remained fairly quiet on the issue. The only support it has provided recently is to encourage trade between the region and Austria.
There were no reports of collective political action in the region in the last several years (PROT03 = 0, REB03 = 0). This has been the exception rather than the rule with the group, particularly in the level of protest. Protest reached a high in the late 1950s (PROT55X = 4) then disappeared until the late 1980s (PROT85X = 3) where it remained fairly constant until 1998 (PROT98 = 2). There were a few minor acts of terrorism starting in the 1950s (REBEL55X = 1) and continuing through the end of the 1960s and then reappearing in the late 1980s (REBEL95X= 2) but none have occurred since 1990.
Since implementation of the new autonomy pact, beginning in 1972, the German minority has gained effective control of public administration, educational and cultural affairs, and economic development, financed by a guaranteed percentage of government spending in relevant sectors. These policies, and a tourist boom, have made the South Tyrol one of the most prosperous Italian regions.
Alcock, Anthony "The Protection of Regional Cultural Minorities and the Process of European Integration: The Example of South Tyrol" International Relations, 11 (1), 1992, pp. 17-36.
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On-Site Coverage: CU Key Measures Will Improve Slightly in 2010
CHICAGO -- Forecasting credit union key measures for year-end and 2010 is a "visceral" and "from the gut" process these days, CUNA top economist Bill Hampel told AICPA National Conference for Credit Unions attendees here.
Thanks to an unprecedented deterioration in credit quality, it's impossible to use historical credit union measures to predict the future, he said.
Regardless, Hampel shared his forecasts through Dec. 31, 2010. Loan growth will close 2009 with an annualized average of 4%, and will climb to 7% by 2010 year-end. Deposits should post a 12% annualized growth rate by Dec. 31, but will slow to 8% by 2010, year-end, he said.
Delinquencies will end the year at 1.7%, but will also decline to 1.5% in 2010. Net charge offs should average 1.2% for 2009 but only 1.0% for 2010.
Bucking the trend, net capital to assets should close 2009 at 9.6%, and will sink further in 2010 to end the year at 9.2%.
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Clin Psychol Psychother 17:321-8. 2010..It is concluded that brief training in an evidence-based approach appears feasible and acceptable, making more rigorous evaluations appropriate...
- Getting to the heart of clinical supervision: a theoretical review of the role of emotions in professional developmentChiara Lombardo
School of Medical Education Development, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
Behav Cogn Psychother 37:207-19. 2009..Specifically, the CBT supervision model provides a relatively "heartless" account of professional development, which may undermine its effectiveness...
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Vincent Lecavalier said goodbye to the Tampa Bay Lightning Thursday.
The club announced it will buy out the remaining $45 million Lecavalier is owed on the final seven years of his contract.
Vinny has been a significant reason for many of our past successes, including the 2004 Stanley Cup, and his contributions to the community are immeasurable, Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman said in a statement. The Lightning organization is indebted to Vinny; we thank him for all he has done here and we wish him well as he moves forward.
The total cost of the compliance buyout to the Lightning will amount to $32.667 million over 14 years. The team will also pay the centre $8 million, the full amount of whats left on his signing bonus.
Im going to have to adapt, theres no choice here for me and my family, Lecavalier said during a conference call Thursday.
Lecavalier, 33, also hinted at the type of team he would want to join, leaning towards a contender.
As a hockey player you want to win, you want to be in a situation where you think a team can have success and/or a team that can be close to turning it around and you think they can really make that push, and I think thats going to be one of my motivations, he said.
Lecavalier becomes an unrestricted free agent on July 5 and will be free to sign with any team.
Listen, were going to sit down and have conversations and start looking through various teams with possible needs, fits, Lecavaliers agent Kent Hughes told the Tampa Bay Times. Hes got a young family. Hes got to go through hockey-wise what fits and family-wise and make a decision.
Lecavalier is the Lightnings all-time leader in goals, with 383, and games, with 1,037, to go along with 491 assists and 874 points, trailing only Martin St. Louis in those categories.
The first overall pick in the 1998 NHL draft, Lecavalier was also the franchises first 50-goal scorer.


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The conditioner itself is quite thick in consistency and it can be difficult to get out the amount you want, especially with wet hands. It's pale in colour with a distinctive smell. It's not the nicest smell - in my view - but equally, there are plenty worse out there. It's designed for those of us with naturally brown hair, or those who've coloured their hair to become brunette. It comes in a screw top tub, which with wet hands, does tend to go flying all over the bathroom when I'm trying to use it.
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Once you've managed to "dig" out the amount of conditioner you want, the next fun task is to try and rub it into your hair without it slipping off your hands and down the drain! I honestly believe the conditioner does have a mind of its own, as it can be incredibly tricky not to waste it. You just rub it into your hair - it will lather it bit - and leave it for up to 15 minutes. I find this to be a good excuse for a face pack.
Once in your hair, this product likes to stay there. I often find I have to use the shampoo again to make sure all of the conditioner is out.
****Value for Money****
Priced at around £5 a tub, I think this is quite expensive. Tesco often have this line of products on offer for 2 for £6 of three for two, but still, to me that's a lot to spend on shampoos and conditioners. So why do I use it then I hear you cry. Because it does work. It leaves my curly brown hair, soft and more manageable, with all the natural highlights coming through.
It also lasts a long time. I bought my tub a good few months ago and use it once a week - I do wash my hair more than this, but only intensively condition once a week. It's still about half full, so when you work out the cost to wash ratio, it's not bad value.
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Definitely use this product sparingly and only use it on the ends of your hair. I've found that if I use it all over my head, right down to the roots, it can leave my hair greasy or it'll get greasy a lot quicker than usual.
I have mid length brown hair after growing it out, I find it geys tangled sometimes and needs a bit of luxury. I try to use once a week an intensive conditioning treatment to keep it looking healthy and glowing, well I try. I like to try new products at all different prices as I never know which one might turn out to be the miracle product. I decided to try John Frieda's Brilliant Brunette intensive conditioner after seeing it on offer in my local Boots and using other John Frieda haircare before.
The conditioner comes in a round coppery brown coloured tub. It comes with a screw top lid, which I find a bit fiddley in the shower with wet hands but it is fairly functional.
The conditioner is for all tones of brunette and claims to strengthen, repair and restore moisture whilst creating a shine to the hair. It promises alot but does it live up to its claims?
As a weekly treatment, you need to apply to the hair after washing and I usually wrap mine in a warm towel and leave it for 15 minutes.
The product is white in colour and has an unusual consistency, it is quite thick but like a mixture between sudocrem and normal consistency, so you don't need loads. It has a gentle fragrence that isn't strong and hardly noticeable.
It applies really well and I sometimes brush through with a comb but often leave it and it magically deangles all the knots. 15 minutes seems a while but I usually have a soak in the bath when its on and the product rinses easily leaving no residue.
When combing through after use, my hair is detangled and easy to brush. Once dried, it feels soft and is visably healthier and shiney. It feels like it has a real boost of moisture which is what it needs after using straighteners all the time. I might dispute the glossy claim but we can't all have hair like Cheryl Cole.
This costs £5.49 from Boots for a 150ml tub but I got it with a haircare voucher for £2 off so I only paid £3.49, which is good value when using weekly. I have used it about 7 times and there is still a bit left.
The product also says you can use it daily by leaving it on for 3-5 minutes but I have never tried this and it would become quite expensive for a daily conditioner.
Overall, I quite like this product, it made my hair look healthy and feel hydrated. I think other conditioners do as good a job and can't justify spending so much, so probably won't buy it again unless on offer.
This is my favourite conditioner! To give you an idea of how good it is, I have the type of hair that in my schooldays, classmates would say "move your hair out of the way, i can't see the board!"
One time i tried to use a fine toothed comb through it, and spent the evening face down on a workshop bench whilst my dad stood with a hacksaw and sawed out the metal comb that was stuck and tangled in my hair. Kinder people have told me that my hair is like Julia Roberts. In Pretty woman. The before part....Yes i have big hair...
Coarse, curly, admittedly over-processed, and thick, and it gets kind of crunchy sometimes....erm, moving swiftly on...
I agree with another reviewer that the Brilliant Brunette range is amongst the best on the market. These products take into account that dark hair is often coarse and thick, and I find this conditioner is great and i use it not as a weekly thing but every time i wash my hair, as its so moisturising.
I've been given "specialist" products from the hairdresser before, including a £20 conditioner, but they're still at the back of the drawer somewhere, full, whilst this is on my shopping list, as i have an empty pot. Its consistency is kind of gooey and rubbery, but it is really a very good conditioner for dry coarse hair, and certainly worth a go.
Having long, thick, coloured and over-styled hair, I like to use a deep conditioning treatment on it once a week to keep it looking in a reasonable condition. I've tried lots of different brands over the years, as I like to try new things, and I'm always on the look out for that miracle product that doesn't seem to exist! I decided on trying a tub of John Frieda's Brilliant Brunette intensive conditioner as I regularly use the Brilliant Brunette hairspray and have found it to be one of the best on the market.
The conditioner comes in a round tub, which is brown in colour. It's a pretty plain looking tub with a screw top lid, but it's functional, and I suppose that's all that counts really.
So what does it do? Well the conditioner is for all shades of brunette hair, and states that it has a 'penetrating formula that strengthens hair, repairs surface texture and restores critical moisture levels.' It also tells me that it creates a 'highly-reflective multi-dimensional shine' to the hair, all of which sounds promising.
Although this is an intensive conditioner, and normally I would use it as a weekly treatment, it does say on the back of the tub that you can use this in place of your daily conditioner if required. Personally I wouldn't do that, just because it would work out far too expensive!
As a daily conditioner you simply apply to the hair and leave 3-5 minutes. As I have never used the product this way, I can't comment on what results it gives.
As a weekly treatment, you need to apply to the hair and comb through, leaving for 15 minutes, which is how I usually use it.
The product is a white cream, and it has an unusual consistency - quite thick, and somehow almost jelly-like! It has a soft, slightly floral scent, but it's very gentle, and I hardly notice it's there when using the product.
It glides through the hair easily, and I find it easy to comb through, although on a couple of occasions I've forgotten to take my comb into the bathroom with me, and so have used my fingers to comb it through, which although a little messier doesn't seem to have any effect on the end result.
When the 15 minutes is up - and I must admit 15 minutes does seem an awfully long time, sometimes - the product rinses away easily. Even when rinsing I can feel that my hair is detangled.
Once dried, my hair feels very soft and also moisturised. With working in an air conditioned office, and at this time of year putting the heating on more frequently, my hair often becomes quite dried out, and in turn becomes brittle. It's good then, that this makes my hair feel hydrated without feeling greasy.
As for that highly reflective shine they promised, well I do think that my hair has looked shinier since I began using this, but it's not a particularly outstanding glossiness, more like it has made my hair look a bit healthier.
This cost £5.49 from Boots, but I got it on special offer for £3.49 which I thought was a bit more reasonable. I think I've had around five or six uses out of the 150ml tub and I think I will have enough for one more.
Overall, this was a good product, it made my hair feel soft and conditioned, and also left a nice shine to it. Although it ticked all the boxes, and I can't think of anything negative to say about it, I don't think there was anything about it that made it particularly outstanding, which is why I'm going to knock one star off.
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In eccentric collectibles, model Kate Moss drops a hair extension in Berlin that results in bids on eBay and in fine art, a contested painting sets a new record for a Latin work. Iowan floods that brought the heartbreaking loss of a baseball legend's memorabilia prompts an article on sports collectibles insurance, a Gold Rush-era coin is put on display, and a doll hits the big screen.
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A paparazzo hit collectibles gold when Kate Moss dropped her blonde hair extension in Berlin fleeing from prying cameras. An item on Yahoo! News reported that photographer John Farr picked it up and posted it on German eBay to benefit the anti-drug charity, Keine Macht den Drogen (No Power to Drugs). Considering the supermodel's documented problems with addictions, not a bad choice by Farr. According to Monsters and Critics someone actually paid £637 (that's more than $1,200) for the item. As experienced eBay watchers know, high sale prices on similar celebrity items have, on more than one occasion, turned out to be bogus bids.
Endowment or the Art
If the students and alumnae of Randolph College in Lynchburg, Va., had their way, Rufino Tamayo's painting, "Trovador," would not have gone to auction. But it did, and the Latin work of art set a striking new record for Latin American art. According to The New York Times, Tamayo's masterpiece was set to hit the auction block in November but was withdrawn after a group of students, donors and alumnae got an injunction forcing a halt of the sale. The painting was put back in Christie's catalog for its Latin American Evening Sale May 28. As reported by ArtDaily, "Trovador" sold for $7,209,000, surpassing the previous record set by Frida Kahlo's "Roots," which went for $5,616,000 in May 2006. The Christie's sale also set the highest total for an auction of Latin American art: $26,632,850.
Gold Rush Gold Coin
A $20 gold piece known as the Kellogg Twenty goes on public exhibit after 28 years. The blog CoinLink reports that the 154-year-old coin is the only one of its kind with a "specimen strike" and, adding to its value, carries the provenance of historic California Gold Rush figures. The coin was manufactured by John Glover Kellogg, who gave it to a friend, August Humbert. Both men worked in the San Francisco U.S. Assay Office during the Gold Rush. The coin will be a highlight of the American Numismatic Association's World Fair of Money in Baltimore running from July 30 to August 1.
Phenomenal Dolls
American Girl Doll collectibles have been a phenomenon for some time, but AG fever is expected to hit a new high with the successful release of "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl." A New York Times article explores the culture of collecting American Girl Dolls and its ramifications on young collectors.
Lessons from a Sports Memorabilia Tragedy
A Wall Street Journal article offers advice to collectors in the event that their beloved sports collectibles are lost or stolen. A lost piece of memorabilia can't be replaced but it can be insured. This awareness would have softened the blow to Negro League star Art Pennington. According the blog, Sports Collectors Daily, the 85-year-old is reeling after Iowa floods saturated his homegrown baseball museum and destroyed almost all physical evidence of his life's work. For more details on Pennington, check out this CNN report.


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The July/August Atlantic 'Ideas" issue is out. In addition to the 14 Biggest Ideas of the Year, Lori Gottlieb has a piece that's sure to be a crowd pleaser, "How to Land Your Kid in Therapy." The gist: It might not be so wise to block your children from rejection and unhappiness.
A few of their trends (for better and worse) facing America today:
The Rise of the Middle Class – Just Not Ours — by FT's Gillian Tett
Elections Work — by PBS's Gwen Ifill
Nothing Stays Secret — by WaPo Investigative Reporter Dana Priest, whose upcoming book is: Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State.
Gay is the New Normal — by Jonathan Rauch, Contributing editor, The Atlantic
The Maniac Will be Televised — by Walter Kirn, author of two books, Up in the Air and Lost in Meritocracy


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Topic Overview
What is rabies?
Rabies is an infection caused by a virus. It affects the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) of mammals, including humans. It is nearly always deadly if not treated before symptoms begin.
Animals that are infected with rabies—rabid animals—can spread the disease through their saliva or through brain tissue.
It is rare for people in the United States or Canada to get rabies. It is more common in developing nations.
How do you get rabies?
People usually get rabies when a rabid animal bites them. People in the U.S. and Canada are most likely to get rabies from bats.1 People in many other countries are most likely to get rabies from dog bites.2, 3
Bats, raccoons, skunks, foxes, and coyotes are the animals most likely to have rabies in the U.S. and Canada. Small mammals such as mice and squirrels almost never have rabies.
Sometimes the rabies virus can spread to pets, such as dogs, cats, and ferrets. But household pets rarely get rabies, because most of them get rabies vaccines. Pets that stay indoors are very unlikely to get rabies.
It's possible to get rabies even when you don't see an animal bite. For example, bat bites or scratches may be so small that you don't notice them. If you or your children come in direct contact with a bat, or if you find a bat in a closed room with a sleeping person, call your doctor right away.
People also can get rabies by handling animals with rabies or inhaling the virus, but these cases are rare.
What are the symptoms?
Signs of rabies in animals may include drooling, foaming at the mouth, or paralysis. A pet with rabies also may behave differently than usual, such as acting shy when the pet usually is friendly. A wild animal with rabies may have no fear of humans.
Rabies in humans begins with symptoms such as fever, cough, or sore throat. Later, symptoms become more serious and can include restlessness, hallucinations, and seizures. The final stage is coma and death.
If you think you've been exposed to the rabies virus, it's very important to get medical care before symptoms begin. If symptoms appear, it's too late for a cure, and the infection will probably lead to death. The time from exposure to the virus until symptoms appear usually is 2 to 3 months. In rare cases, it may be shorter or much longer.
How is rabies treated?
The treatment for someone who has been exposed to rabies is a series of shots known as postexposure prophylaxis (PEP). These shots help the body's immune system destroy the disease in its early stages. Getting PEP before symptoms appear usually prevents infection, and you are likely to recover.
In the U.S. and Canada, PEP has two parts, usually given at the same time:
Some vaccines that aren't approved for use in the U.S. or Canada are used in developing countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) approves of these vaccines.4 But they may cause worse reactions than newer vaccines. If you are exposed to rabies outside of the U.S. or Canada and have any choice, request HDCV (human diploid cell vaccine), RVA (rabies vaccine, adsorbed), or PCEC (purified chick embryo cell culture). If these aren't available, it is better to accept one of the other vaccines than to get no vaccine at all. As soon as you can return home, ask your doctor about whether you should get any more vaccines.
What should you do if you think you have been exposed to rabies?
First, wash the animal bite, scratch, or open sore with soap and water. Then call your doctor and local health department right away. They can advise you on what to do next.
If you've been bitten by or exposed to an animal at low risk for having rabies, such as a pet, the animal will be captured and watched for signs of rabies. If there's a chance that the animal is rabid, you will start getting shots right away.
If you've been bitten by or exposed to an animal at high risk for having rabies, you will start getting shots right away. If possible, the animal will be watched for signs of rabies or will be killed for testing. If it turns out that the animal doesn't have rabies, you can stop the shots.
If an animal shows signs of rabies but can't be captured for testing, it often is assumed to be rabid.
How can you avoid rabies?
To avoid contact with the rabies virus:
Preventive rabies vaccination(What is a PDF document?) may be recommended if you are at high risk of exposure because of your work or hobbies. It may also be recommended if you plan to travel in areas where rabies is a risk, such as parts of Asia, Africa, and Central and South America. Contact your doctor or local public health department for more information.
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It might seem like something of a pet project here on GameRevolution, especially as we don't cover the music world but games are art and thousands of indie game developers depend on the Internet to live, so I'm going to continue beating this drum in order to increase awareness of Net Neutrality and the benefits it has for our economy, our way of life, and the possibility for a much wider middle-class in America.
I've been directly benefiting from the Internet's open nature for years now. It's allowed me the opportunity to get a job out of college when there were none, move where I needed to when I needed to, and it's given me the chance to do something I love. I don't have the technical skills to develop video games. I wasn't motivated enough to pursue programming or anything like that.
I liked to write and play video games and that was about it. I would never consider myself an artist but it strikes me as a deeply personal thing that artists, musicians, and other creative people have joined huge corporations like Google, Yahoo, and Netflix in urging the Federal Communications Commission to protect the Internet's neutrality and freedom.
In a letter posted to Freepress.net, talented people like Fred Armisen of Portlandia, Sarah Browning (whose name has "poet" next to it on the letter), and Michael Stipe of the now defunct R.E.M. write that "the open Internet has powered the creative community's pursuits and offerings in the 21st century."
The collected artists and musicians write that the FCC's regulations would "allow rampant discrimination online" and that "telecom giants... would be able to pick winners and losers online and discriminate against online content and applications."
"The open Internet's impact on the creative community cannot be overstated. The Internet has enabled artists to connect directly with each other and with audiences. It has eliminated the barriers of geography and taken collaborations to new levels. And it has allowed people—not corporations—to seek out the film, music and art that moves them." I don't think anyone could argue against that last point with the increasing visibility given to startup creators, even if I still can't manage to sit through most Youtube videos.
What Net Neutrality opponents don't realize is that allowing people to continue using the Internet to develop themselves and their life's potential will only help the biggest corporations. Even with Internet piracy, the wealth of free content online, and non-stop Netflix usage, the biggest companies in America are making record-breaking profits. If there's some concern about money, why doesn't anyone look at how much is tied up in the banking system and debt?
I like to think that I could be a creator some day, be it in music or movies or even games, but do we all really want to be cogs in massive, inflexible machines where decisions are made at the top and read in a memo at the bottom? There are certainly some corporations that serve great purpose in our lives and to them I gladly say takemymoney.jpg.
To the rest, I ask for change. I ask for understanding and a sense of global community, which is all these artists, musicians, tech corporations, and game developers are asking for. Whose houses are the cables buried under in the first place?