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The closing ceremony of the India-Vietnam friendship year in 2012 in Hanoi on Tuesday saw local youth present four dances, two of them from Bollywood. One, Jai Ho!, is really an international song, but the other song, O Yaara Dil Lagana, sung and performed to by the young Thanh Loan, was an eye-opener.
Not many remember the 1996 Manisha Koirala, Jackie Shroff and Nana Patekar starrer Agni Sakshi in India, or this song from the Partho Ghosh film. How would a young girl from another country even know of a song from her pre-teen days, leave alone sing it and perform to it, is a question that remains to be answered.
The truth is, there was a time when Bollywood films were popular in Vietnam and dubbed versions were screened here, but all of it ceased a few years ago "over royalty payments", says Ranjit Rae, India's ambassador to Vietnam. There has, however, been a trickle of Indian, mostly Hindi films being screened here -- Ek Tha Tiger released here, naturally, as did English-Vinglish -- but not enough to inspire performers with more contemporary tunes, if Tuesday afternoon's applause-inducing performance was any indication.
The India-Vietnam friendship year was meant to address exactly such a hiatus in ties between the two Asian nations. While the hard-nosed issues often grab the headlines, like South China Sea, defence and security, and trade, what is often ignored or downplayed is the transformative role of soft power.
Minister of State for Tourism Chiranjeevi, who visited Vietnam ahead of Vice President Hamid Ansari, in fact made a plea for Hanoi to enable Indian film shootings in the country with tax sops. When that happens, Indians could see some amazing locales from a nation that is remembered back home today more for its war ravages of long ago.
Vice President Ansari, in his speech at the closing ceremony, hoped that the opening of the Indian Culture Centre in Hanoi this year will expose the people of Vietnam to "the flavour of India".
Thanks to the Buddha circuit and the increasingly peripatetic Indian, there has been steady growing two-way tourist traffic between the two countries, and Indian officials are hopeful that the numbers will pick up once direct flights begin. Jet Airways had signed an agreement for this in 2011 which has been caught in the nuts and bolts of implementation but which should be sorted out this year, says Rae.
Ansari, who terms Vietnam as the "pillar of India's Look East policy," spent an hour with his counterpart, Nguyen Thi Doan, at the presidential palace on Tuesday morning discussing bilateral issues, an interaction the ministry of external affairs described as being marked by "warmth and cordiality". South China Sea came up during the mainly bilateral talks, but only to the extent of India stressing the need for peace and stability in the region, Sanjay Singh, secretary (east), said.
The bottom-line, however, remains economics, with two nations caught in a quagmire of economic slump seeking each other out. Doan's speech at the 'meeting to celebrate the success of Vietnam-India Friendship Year 2012' -- blandly called the closing ceremony in the release put out by the MEA of Ansari's speech -- presents a wish-list of what Hanoi would like from India, "one of the world's largest economies with expected GDP of $1800 billion in 2012": investments in infrastructure development, seaport construction, steel production, power generation and electronics, oil exploration and construction of India's science and technology park and a satellite data processing centre. The two sides during the day also signed a memorandum of understanding that will, among other things, identify thrust areas and opportunities for micro, small and medium enterprises in Vietnam.
Ansari, in his speech, was less expansive, stating merely that India was "confident of achieving the targeted $7 billion in bilateral trade by 2015".
Pointing to the members of parliament from different parties accompanying Ansari to Vietnam, Singh said the vice president's visit was to reinforce the momentum in the ties between the two countries, and there was support across political lines for this approach.
Ansari, during the course of a hectic day which began with him placing a wreath at the mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh, also called on President Truong Tan Sang, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and finally on Nguyen Phu Trong, secretary general of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam. The day ended with an official dinner hosted by his counterpart, Ms Doan, with Ho Chi Minh City on his itinerary for the next two days.
To maintain the pace in ties between the two nations, Rae pointed out, regular exchange of visits by the younger leadership was essential. So one can expect the airlines to remain busy in the coming months, especially once direct flights become a reality.
Image: Vice President Hamid Ansari and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Thi Doan witnessing the signing of agreements between two countries, in Hanoi on Tuesday.
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Iowa board didn't have authority to require farm electrical inspections, judge rules
Ruling: Examining board reached 'illogical' conclusion
A district judge has decided a state regulatory board exceeded its authority when it required electrical inspections at farm facilities.
Carroll County District Judge William Ostlund said the state�s Electrical Examining Board reached an �illogical� conclusion and went beyond the legislative intent of a vaguely written statute by including farm structures within the definition of commercial and industrial enterprises that are subject to state permitting and inspection regulations.
�Particularly in rural Iowa, requiring a farmer to request a permit before fixing electrical installations has the potential for grave consequences,� the judge wrote in his 11-page decision.
�Often, time is of the essence when it comes to electrical work on farm operations. It is illogical to require farm operators to wade through the red tape in order to get a permit to fix an electrical installation in their hen house, hog confinement or turkey facilities,� Ostlund added. �The potential cost and damage to Iowa's agriculture industry that the board's actions present is wholly unjustifiable and potentially devastating on an individual basis.�
Attorneys for a trio of Carroll County farmers -- Glen Eickman, Michael Sibbel and Russ Schelle -- challenged the board�s authority in requiring requests for inspections and permits for electrical installations on farm property, contending state examiners� actions were an abuse of their discretion based on �an erroneous, irrational, illogical or wholly unjustifiable� interpretation of the Iowa code governing electrical inspections.
The Iowa Attorney General�s Office argued that the state board committed no errors of law when it determined electrical installations at farm buildings constituted regulated commercial applications that were not exempt from an Iowa law that had the express goal of enhancing public safety and health. However, the burden of proof in this case was on the state because Gov. Terry Branstad issued a formal objection stating the board had exceeded its statutory authority in adopting the rules at issue in the court challenge.
In filing his formal objection, Branstad said he believed that requiring farmers to have safety inspections done after performing electrical work was unduly burdensome. He called the 2008 rule a �power grab� by the Electrical Examining Board that �hurts hardworking Iowa farmers� with costly and unnecessary regulations.
In his ruling, Ostlund reversed the Iowa Electrical Examining Board decision and remanded it back for further agency of legislative consideration.
�Therefore, so as not to �legislate from the bench,� rather than overturning the board's denial and implementing the petitioners' declaratory order, this court remands back to the board for further proceedings in accordance with the proper rule of law,� the judge wrote. �It should be noted that the court finds Chapter 103 to be extremely ambiguous as it pertains to agricultural installations, and it would best serve both the board and the citizens of Iowa for the Legislature to re-examine this chapter and clarify the extent to which agricultural installations are covered.�
Ostlund said the state law is �overly vague� and difficult for individuals to discern �exactly what is and is not regulated.�
�This ambiguity is not for this court to correct, but rather is up to the Legislature to specify their intent,� the judge stated. �Until such time, this court concludes that holding all agricultural electrical installations to the permit and inspection requirements of Chapter 103 was both illogical and wholly unjustifiable. The board exceeded their authority and discretion when they did not interpret the statute based upon what the Legislature said, but rather based upon what the board would have liked it to say.�
Last summer, state Department of Public Safety officials announced a decision to indefinitely suspend effective July 1 the mandatory electrical inspections on a �farm facility� -- defined as a building or structure located on a farm �other than a residential, industrial, or public-use building or facility� -- unless the inspection is voluntarily requested by the property owner or designee.
That drew a challenge from then-Senate President Jack Kibbie, D-Emmetsburg, who questioned whether Branstad administration officials could ignore a state law that requires inspections of electrical work done on farm buildings in Iowa.
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my landlord is askig forss# again after I have signed lease an moved in02/19/13 but she sent some lady to my home asking me
Asked on 11/01/13, 6:49 pm
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Less an action film than a mild mystery with heavy doses of mental imbalance, Benny Chan's "Divergence" has more in common with the director's previous films like "Heroic Duo" (which also starred "Divergence's" Ekin Cheng) than his teen-heavy throwaway films like "Gen-X Cops" and its most unfortunate follow-up, "Gen-Y Cops". "Divergence" is Chan's most recent film after the Jackie Chan comeback vehicle "New Police Story", which also starred "Divergence's" Daniel Wu, here playing a hired killer who crosses paths with cop Aaron Kwok while the latter is escorting a witness back to Hong Kong from Canada.
The first thing you notice is that "Divergence" has more story and characterization than the usual hired killer film that comes out of Hong Kong (which is to say Hong Kong probably makes way too many formulaic hired killer movies for any one film industry). The lead is Aaron Kwok (very effective as a judo punk in Johnnie To's "Throwdown"), playing a cop perpetually on the precipice of a mental breakdown. Kwok's Sean is not having a good day — after his witness is shot full of holes by Coke (Daniel Wu), Sean is suspected of leaking information to the killers.
Later, while following dispassionate criminal lawyer To (Ekin Cheng, in a humorously subdued performance), Sean spots someone he believes to be his girlfriend (Angelica Lee), who has been missing for the last 10 years. Could it be? Or is the woman, who is also To's wife, just happen to bear a striking resemblance to Sean's missing girlfriend, a woman who vanished one night, never to return. Or did she? And why does hired killer Coke seem to be intimating that he knows something about what happened to Sean's girlfriend? Add to this a subplot about a vigilante serial killer, the case of a dirty businessman's suddenly missing son (who is also a manufactured pop star, no less), and there are enough subplots in "Divergence" for two movies. Or three.
Although heavy with plot, "Divergence" seems less concern about the police angle than following the slowly self-destructing career of Sean, which in this case is a good thing, because Sean makes for an interesting character, while the whole cop stuff smells of cop movie cliché. One of the film's more interesting subplots is a scene near the beginning, when Sean, while escorting a prisoner on a plane, is recognized by two women. It's revealed that Sean used to be on TV, although how and why is never really made clear, or followed up on, unfortunately. Was Sean some kind of hero cop who showed up on TV often? I don't know why, but the fact that Chan and writer Ivy Ho brought up this idea of Sean the cop as also being a former TV star, only to never touch it again, kept me thinking about the question throughout the entire film.
Unanswered questions to wacky, 5-second subplots aside, "Divergence" makes for very interesting viewing, even though there's nothing overly special about the film as a whole, and one finds it difficult to explain why it makes for worthwhile viewing. As a cop film, "Divergence" is run-of-the-mill, with Sean portraying the usual "loose cannon cop", although Sean seems to be more loose cannon than cop. In another of the film's more intriguing quirks (at least to this reviewer), is the question of whether actor Aaron Kwok chooses his own movie wardrobe, or if it was the film's intention to dress the character in pants that are at least two inches too short (thus revealing his white socks often), or that the character always seems to be disheveled, giving the impression that he sleeps in his car as a rule of thumb, which may also explain the man's poor posture.
In a bit of false advertisement, "Divergence" opens with a good action scene where Coke dispatches of Sean's witness, followed up by a cat-and-mouse game between Sean and Coke that seems to go nowhere. There are other active subplots, such as Sean's continued search for his missing girlfriend, his stalking of To's wife, and his visits to the mortuary where he converses with morgue guy Eric Tsang (doing cameo duty along with Suet Lam). There's a final, violent gun battle in the rain to close things out, but it's interesting to note that the sequence doesn't involve any of the three main characters, none of whom appears on scene until the last shot has been fired.
Of the three main principals, Aaron Kwok gets most of the screentime, especially in the beginning, with Ekin Cheng and Daniel Wu seemingly slipping in and out of the film at random intervals just to remind us that they have something to do with the movie. (But fear not, all is revealed at film's end.) "Divergence" keeps its major question — is To's wife Sean's missing girlfriend or isn't she? — unanswered until the very end, which is a good idea from a scripting point of view, but a poor one if you are a fan of Angelica Lee, who is criminally underused throughout. Coming off the excellent "A1" with Anthony Wong, and before that the equally excellent "Koma", it's disappointing to see Lee in a supporting role that keeps her in the background with nothing to do for much of the film.
"Divergence" is an interesting film in many respects. As an action film, it doesn't always deliver on the goods; as a crime film, it's also a bit lacking. But as a character film, it's quite good, helped in no small part by Aaron Kwok's affecting performance. Ekin Cheng is mostly a non-entity, and Daniel Wu seems to be having a ball coming off his award-winning role in Jackie Chan's "New Police Story". Although hard to pin down, "Divergence" makes for intriguing viewing, if only because it's a very odd film, and you wish there was about 30 more minutes of movie time available just to get everything in.
Benny Chan (director) / Ivy Ho (screenplay)
CAST: Ekin Cheng …. To
Ning Jing …. Ding
Aaron Kwok …. Sean
Gallen Law ….
Angelica Lee …. Amy
Eric Tsang ….
Daniel Wu …. Coke


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XC team efforts sprint into the wind at Perham Invite
PERHAM - Minnesota weather has fluctuated of late but has had little effect on the improving consistency that is the No. 1-ranked Class A favorites for the state cross country title.
The Yellowjackets defended home turf running into a gale of wind and rain to blow away the competition Thursday at the Perham Invitational.
Keeghan Hurley led Perham, as has been the case all season.
Hurley won the race and broke the course record on a day when weather, alone, should have safeguarded the record.
"I didn't think it was that bad, actually, I thought it was good," Hurley said.
The same cannot be said for all the Perham team members.
"It flat-out sucked," said Brady Speicher.
Hurley and Speicher finished one-two and led the entire race together.
When asked what or who pushed Hurley the most during the race, Hurley smiled, paused, pointed at Speicher and said, "He did."
Only Park Rapids' Isaac Overmyer kept the Yellowjackets from a sweep of the top six spots.
Hurley's record-setting time of 16:00.2 set the bar as high as possible.
Speicher was second in 16:18.3; Billy Beseman third in 16:21.9; Overmyer fourth, 16:25.8, and Jayden Cullen and Dalton Dahms fifth and sixth, 16:28.5 and 16:42.1, respectively.
Kevin Lachowitzer held the former course record in Perham at 16:00.24, according to a report by LakesAreaSports.com's John George.
Over the course of the season, the Yellowjackets' improvement has been notable, even to the casual fan.
This team runs races together in a pack at the head of the race and that mentality started in the off-season, perhaps at the very conclusion of last season's runner-up finish at the state meet.
Perham is hungry for titles, local, conference, section, statewide and have gained the attention on a national-level deserved of such a consistent program.
"I think the difference for the guys is what they are doing in practice and what they did this summer," Head Coach Jeff Morris said. "It is not just about winning meets; it is really about seeing how good they can be. So, I have preached at practice and this summer that when it comes race time we are going to run fast because we are prepared, not because of the conditions or how talented we are, but because of what we do everyday: we get together as a team. Sure talent, conditions, and all that has its place, but ultimately our greatest strength comes from our work together as a team when it is just us and no fans."
Another dynamic duo on the team is the pairing of junior Jayden Cullen and sophomore Billy Beseman. Both have received individual state rankings this season and for good reason.
"Billy and Jayden have no fear, they respect their competition, but I can say with confidence they don't fear a jersey, a position, or the competition," Morris said. "They just compete. That is why you will see a Billy and Jayden say, 'hey lets go mix it up with the top ranked guys.' It is so much fun to watch them.
"As for Keeghan and Brady, I would say wow great 1-2 punch, but it is more accurate to say we have a 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 punch," said Morris.
While only the top five spots are counted in this race, Perham's top seven all finished in the top 16.
Nick Carignan was ninth in a time of 16:51.1. Ben Sullivan was 16th in 17:39.9.
Sullivan's finish was better than the fastest finisher of six other teams, half the field.
Home course or not and combine the less than ideal weather conditions, dominance knows no stopping when it come to how this team races.
"I will certainly say the when you look at our team it is easy to talk about a Brady or a Keeghan, but people underestimate the difference Nick and Dalton make for our team. They would be the No. 1 and No. 2 runners on almost any other team in class A. Nick has been such a positive leader and is really starting to establish himself as a guy who will challenge the front of the pack. Nick really brings a lot of chemistry to the team. Dalton is what I would call the ultimate team first guy. Nothing matters to him more than seeing the team do well. The last few races have been tough for Dalton not running as well as he would of liked, but Dalton really celebrated with the team even though he was quite disappointed individually. So (Thursday), for Dalton, was huge, his first time breaking 17:00 in tough conditions, and then having a huge finish to his race. Dalton needed this and our team just got that much stronger with his breakthrough."
Perham's score of 17 total points from the places of their top five was well-ahead of second-place Moorhead's 64. Pelican Rapids finished third with 112.
"I cannot say enough about this team, they have became more than a sports team," said Morris. "They are really a family; they help will each other's homework, hold each other accountable out of school. It is so cool. The same is true for both the boy's team and girl's team. If there is drama, the captains confront it and deal with it with high expectation, but also show mercy to their teammates. This season is flying by and without a doubt this is the reason why."
The girl's team has run under the radar this year, perhaps a bit overshadowed by the boy's team's notoriety, but the Lady Jackets have continued the steady progress and consistency laden in the winning past that has led to this point in the season.
The team finished second to Moorhead, but far out in front of any section competition. The girls have a firm grasp on making their own trip back to the state meet this season.
"The girls ran so much more confident yesterday," Morris said. "It was not a perfect race strategically for us, but our competitive effort was definitely there. Our pack of five looked really tough. The girls have to work on right away this Tuesday at conference asserting (themselves) earlier in the race. The first 800 they just need to be confident enough to be right up front. Our pack of girls will be very intimidating by the end of the year if they do this."
Brynnan Covington, Sydney Karels and Ciarrin Covington continue to give Perham great consistency up front.
Karels made one of the first real challenges to Brynnan Covington, from inside the team this year.
The duo finished together in 10th and 11th individually with a minimal time difference of Covington's 16:00.6 to Karels' 16:02.0.
Moorhead's Taylor Jassen won the race in 15:14.3. Jassen got out quick and stayed there the length of the race.
Teammates Mallori Johnson, Mackenzie Kelly and Avery Selberg gave the Spuds a sweep of the top four positions.
Ciarrin Covington finished 16th in the race continuing a season of consistent top placings for the Lady Jackets.
"Ciarrin has been the leader for these girls all year in workouts and practice and our other captains (Tanya, Kellyn, and Racole) have really brought this girls team together. Some of the best senior leadership our girls program has had."
"With Lizzie Fudge, Racole Karels and first year runner Maren Anderson starting to break through it just gives us that much more depth," said Morris.
Fudge finished 20th, Racole Karels 22nd and Anderson battled down the stretch to a 28th spot.
Mary Riestenberg, 34th, has been solid in the top seven and will definitely mix it up over the next few meets.
The Perham girls are the favorite in this year's section and after a section runner-up finish last season have a return to that title to garner soon in the coming weeks.
Warroad's top four will likely post the greatest threat in the section race.
Moorhead is a class above in AA and makes the Perham girls' finish all the more impressive.
"(It) gives us some pretty good confidence heading into conference. We will get to see Warroad at conference and also Roseau who has got a pretty solid team. All the teams in our conference for girls are pretty solid this year, so the girls will definitely have to keep the level of intensity where it was (Thursday) and then fix some things strategically.
The Heart O' Lakes Conference meet is next Tuesday at Arvig Park in Perham.
Weather is predicted to be balmy with temps near 50 degrees and sunshine, compared to Thursday's bluster.


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Publisher's Weekly takes an in-depth look today at the implications of J.A. Konrath's deal with AmazonEncore. The article, which features comments from a cross-section of established literary agents, doesn't come to many conclusions, though it does shed some light on various perspectives in the field.
Perhaps the most optimistic point comes from Ted Weinstein. From the article: "While Weinstein doesn't see corporate publishing going away, ever, he does think the business is at "an enormous transition point" and that the outsourcing major publishers have been doing for years–forcing agents to do more editing, going with outside PR, telling authors they need to take hold of their own marketing–will mean that more agencies, and others, will jump into the publishing fray."
The money quote, however, is from ever-eloquent literary agent Ira Silverberg: "Certain authors will feel they're doing well in schemes like this. They flip off the publishers who rejected them, claim new technology will support their career, and they get attention they never had before. Let's see if we remember who those authors are in a few years."


text: I have owned two A3 so far and considering a new car, but I am not sure about the new A3. For some reasons, I am always in a position to get a new car when Audi are doing a restyling, but it's the first time I am not too keen to change. I find the rear quite ugly (and I note that many people posting pictures of their cars don't show the rear!) but maybe Audi will do a minor restyling quickly, as they like to do. Also, I find the dashboard a bit strange, particularly the big gap below the temperature control, where there is the cigarette lighter in the middle. I always use my Tomtom Live when travelling (live traffic info) so the pop-up screen would also get in the way of putting the Tomtom in the middle of the windscreen. I would have prefered a screen integrated in the dashboard. I don't know when manufacturers like Audi are going to have agreements with proper Sat Nav makers! I am considering keeping my current A3 for a little longer (the car is fine, and looks nice) or maybe moving to a golf, but it seems that we can't get DSG in the UK on a three door golf (probably not to compete with the A3)!!!


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Asir Vedamuthu Selvasingh, Principal Program Manager
Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc.
Adalberto Foresti, Principal Program Manager
Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc.
Developers can start building multi-input websites and apps with greater confidence that an emerging industry standard will enable building a single website targeting multiple devices and platforms.
Only three months after its creation, the W3C Pointer Events Working Group has announced that Pointer Events has reached "Last Call Working Draft" status and is considered feature complete by the Working Group. The W3C Pointer Events Working Group has been hard at work over the last few months to standardize a single device input model – mouse, pen and touch – across multiple browsers. Congratulations to the W3C Pointer Events Working Group!
Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. (MS Open Tech), and the Microsoft Corp. Internet Explorer teams have been working with our colleagues across the industry, engaging developers to test and provide feedback on the specification, and incorporating all the received feedback into this Last Call Working Draft.
"Last Call Working Draft" means that members of the Working Group, including representatives from Google, jQuery Foundation, KAIST, Microsoft, Mozilla, Nokia, Opera, Zynga, and others, consider that this specification has satisfied all the technical requirements outlined in the Working Group Charter. The working group intends to advance the specification to implementation after this Last Call review.
Build now with Pointer Events
What's cool is that you can go build websites using Pointer Events today. The Working Group is using Microsoft's member submission as a starting point for the specification, which is based on the APIs available today in IE10 on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.
If you are building your apps using Pointer Events and testing these apps on various browsers, you should try out the hand.js polyfill developed by David Catuhe from Microsoft France. Check out a demo that uses hand.js - universal virtual joystick. We expect that native implementations for WebKit-based browsers will follow shortly.
To demonstrate cross-browser interoperability for Pointer Events, MS Open Tech developed a Pointer Events prototype for WebKit on HTML5 Labs and submitted the patch to the WebKit community. Today MS Open Tech posted an updated version of the patch on HTML5 Labs and on the WebKit issue tracker, incorporating community feedback received on the previous version. Working with the WebKit community, MS Open Tech will continue updating this prototype to implement the latest draft of the specification.
Recently, MS Open Tech hosted an HTML5 Labs Test Jam event on Feb. 11 to share an early preview of the new prototype and collect feedback, and the browser community has been playing with the prototype as noted in a blog post by our friends at AppendTo. AppendTo shares Chromium builds for OSx and for Windows that integrate the Pointer Events patch by MS Open Tech.
Learn more about Pointer Events
If you are attending W3Conf this week in San Francisco, you don't want to miss "Pointing Forward" at 3:00 pm on Thursday, February 21, presented by Jacob Rossi, program manager for Internet Explorer and co-editor of the W3C Pointer Events specification. You also can watch a live stream of his conference presentation on the W3Conf site and UStream, or later on video on demand.
And, you can learn more by checking out the Pointer Events Primer on WebPlatform.org, developed by Rob Dolin, senior program manager at MS Open Tech. The primer provides guidance on how to use Pointer Events in ways similar to mouse events, and how to access and use additional attributes such as pointer type, button(s) pressed, touch size and pen tilt. The primer is a great resource if you are migrating your code from handling mouse, to consistently handling input from mouse, pen and touch.
We've been happy to share the great progress for the W3C Pointer Events emerging standard. Stay tuned for more updates as we work together on this open standard that can further enable natural and simple computing interfaces on the Web.


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MIDDLEBURY — For over three decades, the Festival on-the-Green has provided a week's worth of free family-friendly entertainment for Addison County residents.
The community event, which will hold its 34th annual run of three shows a day on the Middlebury green from July 8-14, does not have an admissions fee, but it does carry high costs.
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MIDDLEBURY — Earlier this month, Middlebury's Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History picked a local man with experience in the field as its new executive director.
William F. Brooks Jr. of New Haven took over on June 5 after eight years as the development director of the Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation in Plymouth Notch.
Sheldon board of trustees chairwoman Marnie Wood said Brooks is an ideal fit.
Editor's note: Doug Anderson's contemporary staging of the Massenet opera "Thaïs" opened at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater last Friday and will be performed at 8 p.m. on June 14, 15 (with alternate cast) and 16. Here are responses to the work from two reviewers.
I don't know Doug Anderson that well but I learned something new about him this past Friday; he's not afraid to take on a challenge. To stage a production of a complex opera written in the 19th century, about a repressed monk and a promiscuous courtesan from ancient Egypt, and make it appealing to a modern audience, takes vision and some serious nerve.
THE BRANDON TOWN Players opened their production of the hilarious farce "Moon Over Buffalo" on June 1 at the Brandon Town Hall. Shows continue on June 8 and 9.
MIDDLEBURY — On Friday, the Opera Company of Middlebury opens its ninth season with a production of "Thaïs by the renowned French composer Jules Massenet.
MIDDLEBURY — Len Rowell well remembers the good ol' days, when families or friends used to sit down and tell stories at the dinner table or around the proverbial potbellied stove at the local general store.
But the weaving of yarns, Rowell lamented, is fast fading from a society increasingly spoon-fed entertainment through televisions, computer monitors and even cell phones. Storytelling, especially for the younger generation, is now done in impersonal staccato through texts and tweets.
MIDDLEBURY — Former Vermont Gov. James Douglas has penned an autobiography in which he touches upon the highlights of almost 40 years in Vermont politics. In the book, due to be released before year's end, Douglas offers some candid thoughts on some of the state and federal lawmakers with whom he worked during a political career that he says he has no interest in rekindling.
The underlying theme of the Middlebury Republican's book will be "How can a Republican succeed in Vermont?"
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OREM — The Utah Valley University men's golf team opens the 2013 season Monday at the Battle in the Tetons hosted by Weber State University. The two-day tournament will be contested over 54 holes at the Headwaters Golf Club at Tetons Springs in Victor, Idaho.
The tournament gets underway Monday at 8 a.m. and will play at par-72 over 7,373 yards. Teams will play 36 holes Monday before a final-round 18 on Tuesday.
All eight golfers on UVU's roster will compete in the tournament, with three playing as individuals.
"We are ready to start the season," head coach Chris Curran said. "The guys have been playing all summer and are ready to compete. This is one of our favorite tournaments of the year and we feel that the course sets up well for our guys. If we go out and play the way we know how, I think we have a good chance to win."
It is the third consecutive year that the Wolverines have opened the season at the Battle in the Tetons, and the tournament has been a venue of some of the program's greatest successes to date. In 2011, UVU picked up its first tournament victory in program history holding off Southern Utah by eight strokes. Former Wolverine-great Mason Casper coasted to the individual title as well, finishing 14-under to win by 10 strokes.Comment on this story
UVU was again in the thick of things in last year's edition, finishing in a tie for third alongside Utah State. Casper placed seventh to finish as the Wolverines' top finisher. Wyoming was the runaway team champion, topping the field by 36 strokes.
Of Utah Valley's returners, Preston Richards finished highest at last season's Battle in the Tetons. The now-junior finished in a tie for 36th after going 75-80-77 (232). Brayden Eriksen tied for 43rd after shooting 238 (75-77-86). Corey Eccles carded the best rounds of any Wolverine as a true freshman last season, but a scorecard mishap disqualified him and rang his pair of 71s null.
Kellen Hiser is an assistant sports information director at Utah Valley University. For more information on Wolverine athletics, visit WolverineGreen.com.


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Congressional investigators have discovered e-mails indicating that Martha Stewart's broker, Peter Bacanovic, and his assistant may have known that regulators were set to reject ImClone's application for a new cancer drug.
Rep. James Greenwood, R-Pa., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee, which is investigating the matter, told CNNfn of an exchange between Bacanovic and his assistant, Doug Faneuil, that took place shortly before federal regulators announced they would not consider the application.
One e-mail with "imcl" in the subject line was sent by Bacanovic to Faneuil, saying "Has the news come out yet? Let me know. Thx, P." IMCL is Imclone's stock symbol on Nasdaq.
Faneuil responded: "Nothing yet. I'll let you know. No call from Martha either."
In another e-mail, also dated Dec. 27, Faneuil notifies Stewart that her ImClone stock was sold, according to a House Energy and Commerce source.
Investigators are trying to determine whether Stewart had inside information when she sold nearly 4,000 ImClone shares on Dec. 27, the day before the Food and Drug Administration announced it had refused to review the biotechnology company's application for its cancer drug, Erbitux. The news sent ImClone's stock tumbling.
While the e-mails do not prove that Bacanovic and Faneuil knew that the FDA was going to reject ImClone's Erbitux application, they suggest that they knew, Greenwood told Reuters.
"It certainly is not proof positive, but it is very suggestive of the fact that … Bacanovic and Faneuil were aware of pending news, the negative news from the FDA and how it would impact the stock," Greenwood told the news agency in an interview.
"It also of course indicates they made efforts to contact Ms. Stewart about this," he was quoted as saying.
Merrill Lynch has placed both Faneuil and Bacanovic on paid leave. The e-mails cited by Greenwood were part of records Merrill has provided to investigators.
Stewart has said that she and Bacanovic had a pre-existing agreement to sell her shares if the price dipped below $60, which it did on Dec. 27. However, Bacanovic's assistant, Douglas Faneuil, has told investigators that he advised Stewart to sell her shares that day, a source has told CNN/Money.
Faneuil also claims that Bacanovic ordered him to tell Martha to sell her ImClone shares, the Wall Street Journal has reported. But Bacanovic denies telling his assistant to do anything improper and did not order Faneuil to tell Stewart to dump her shares, CNN/Money has reported.
Congressional Investigators have been unable to find any written evidence of a pact between Bacanovic and Stewart.
Stewart, who has not been charged and has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, has already provided some phone logs and other personal records to Congress as it investigates the sale.
A spokeswoman for Stewart could not be reached for comment late Friday, nor could officials at her company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia.
Faneuil did not return a telephone message. Attorneys for Bacanovic and Faneuil could not be reached.
Will Martha talk?
Separately, congressional investigators might subpoena Stewart to force her to answer questions regarding her sale of ImClone stock last December, while a key witness reportedly is cooperating with investigators.
Earlier this week, congressional panels probing Stewart's sale of ImClone stock sent a letter to the homemaking guru, urging her to reconsider her refusal to voluntarily appear before investigators to answer questions.
At that time, a spokesman for the House Energy and Commerce Committee said it would subpoena Stewart to get the information it needs. Now it appears that the congressional panel is seriously thinking about forcing Stewart to appear before them.
"We are considering the possibility of issuing a subpoena to Martha Stewart to appear before our committee," Ken Johnson, a spokesman for the House Energy and Commerce Committee, told CNNfn Friday. "However, Chairman (Billy) Tauzin (R-La.) has not made a final decision."
News of the subpoena follows reports that a key witness is cooperating with investigators.
Mariana Pasternak, a Westport, Conn., real estate agent who is a friend of the home-decor merchandiser, was with Stewart on her private jet heading for a Mexico vacation at about the time she sold the shares, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
Pasternak is the ex-wife of Dr. Bart Pasternak, a friend of former ImClone CEO Sam Waksal. Dr. Pasternak himself sold 10,000 ImClone shares before the FDA rejected the company's drug application, the newspaper said in its report.
Waksal, also a close friend of Stewart's, was indicted Wednesday on charges of securities fraud, bank fraud and perjury related to his attempt to sell ImClone shares, and for allegedly tipping off others to sell their stock before the FDA announced its decision. The former ImClone CEO is expected to be arraigned Monday morning.
Stewart and Pasternak were headed to Mexico Dec. 27 for a vacation when Stewart sold her shares. The next day was the day the FDA announced the rejection.
Pasternak and her ex-husband have made initial contact with congressional staffers, people familiar with situation told CNNfn. But federal prosecutors have asked the congressional committee to "lay off" Pasternak, a source close to the investigation told CNN.
Stewart is also under investigation by the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan for possible insider trading as well as obstruction of justice and making false statements about why she sold her ImClone stock, the Wall Street Journal reported.


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What is the procedure, for an estate remaining open for over 4 years and no accounting provided?
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If you are a remainder beneficiary, you have standing to file a complaint to compel the executor to account.
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Walking the parking lot after Sunday night service.
Joyful of a brand new moment,
Life in the palm of her heart,
Breathing an entire woman inward.
Worries in the distance gone.
Than past approached her,
Into the four,
Strucked by ,
Times of trouble
And wandering off.
Everyone's girl,
Life of the party.
Awakening in strange encounters of the next day.
Gripping firm her bible book,
Praying tears to pull from the slumber elapsed nightmare.
He of one,
Chuckling inhuman,
"Get in the car, we'll tell you when it's over!"
Little hand grew strength of fist,
Sudden founded his nose,
Laid out cold,
Kissing concrete.
Other three puzzled fear,
And drove for the escape.
Satan at the Glory Throne,
Witnessing false,
"Sin indeed!"
"Now what are you going to do with her?"
Almighty vision down smiling,
"Now my daughter living the Word,"
"Gone Pentecoastal"
"Laying of Hands"
"Drove the devil right out of that young man,"
"Because I see you standing before Me."
P.S. Faith is an amazing thing-
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Itinerary of an Unprepared Traveler
I had been on Indian soil for less time than it had taken me to get there. I probably would have experienced culture shock if I had the time to, but immediately I was thrown into the world I had waited over 10 years to see. Jet lag never happened and I woke up that morning expecting to ease into Bombay and plan the three weeks that would makeup my backpacking trip. That's not what happened. This is what happened.
It was the busies time of day for transit; the countless khaki clad sandal wearers were all racing the clock to get on their trains in the busiest terminal of Mumbai, India: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. I was dressed in what I thought would make me bend in: a pair of linen pants and a light green short-sleeved button-up shirt, but it didn't matter. I was the only white face in the crowd. That too didn't matter. That first morning, I realized I could have been standing there nude (as some of the less fortunate were) and the men and women of that country weren't going to pay me any attention. I loved it. My pace picked up as I walked over a bridge that leads to the platform I was hoping to be looking for. You see I hadn't really had time to figure it all out yet because the boys' home I was supposed to be volunteering at called the couple I was supposed to be staying with and asked that I get there immediately. I walked over the cluttered bridge past beggars and cross-legged women selling flowers. There was a mess of makeshift homes below me; and below their blue-tarped roofs, the population of India everyone pretended to be so familiar with when they watched Slumdog Millionaire from their plush couches. According to the unofficial travel advice I received before my trip form the nosey, know-it-all Americans, I should have been gagging at the stench that was India. I took a deep breath in through my nose and didn't even flinch. The smell of the impoverished was rancid, yes, but the fact that I was there, experiencing it, masked the monstrosity of it all.
By now, my shirt was no longer green; it was more of a flesh tone as the sweat soaked through. The train that I thought I wanted to be on was pulling up. Arms and legs were the least of the body parts hanging out the train's cars and there were some that I was convinced had tied themselves to the outside of the train, literally hitching a ride. I grabbed onto one of the hand rails and worked my way on to the train, which had began to pull away before my first foot had even left the platform. There were rusty fans bolted to the ceiling but they weren't spinning, and if they had been, I don't think they would have made much of a difference. I saw day lit India for the first time on that train and the hustle and bustle that was the station was only amplified outside of it. Taxis and rickshaws weaved in and out of lanes that didn't exist, through red lights that meant as much to the drivers as the roads they spit their tarry pan juice onto. I let my eyes wander with no direction, but they weren't nearly as talented as the underpaid drivers and I soon lost track of what I was looking at. My stop came up too fast and I was forced to exit the train as elegantly as I had entered it. I leapt to the new platform and watched the dark faced passengers travel on.
The new platform was smaller in comparison to the last but somehow managed to fit the same amount of commuters. I was shocked at the reality of India's ability to be comfortably overpopulated. The platform was a perfect representation of the city and the country: too many inhabitants in too small of a place. The people at this station seemed poorer than the last and I was constantly getting tugged and tapped by the language-less children, hardly covered by their tattered clothes, and their hands creating open books as they pleaded for Rupees. The poverty was worse than I imagined it to be, but like the smells of the country, it wasn't something that made me gag, it made more and more intrigued. My pace picked up and I crossed over another slum and down stairs on the opposite side of the station.
I was nowhere near the boys' home and still had a long, traumatizing rickshaw ride in front of me that would lead me to nothing more than a soggy walk through unfamiliar "streets."
I eventually got to the Bandra East Community Center and it was everything I expected: an exhausting whirlwind of smiles interrupted by broken English and Hindi.


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Monday night was full of drama, drama, drama during "The Voice's" final showdown. We had children's choruses, white-robed choirs, Cee Lo riding a motorcycle onstage, Juliet Simms rocking a new hair color while battling the flu, teary Jermaine Paul having an emotional moment with his doting parents backstage, Tony Lucca controversially daring to do "99 Problems," and, most excitingly/perplexingly, Tony's ex-"Mickey Mouse Club" castmate and arch nemesis Christina Aguilera sinking her gel-manicured claws into him (accusing him of being a misogynist, texting during his performance, implying that he's not a "real man," etc.).
In other words...it was great television.
Backstage after the big show, Yahoo!'s Reality Rocks caught up with the final four to ask about all this drama and more. See Tony talk about his Xtina beef and whether he thinks his "99 Problems" cover crossed a line; Chris Mann discuss his lifelong dream of dueting on "The Prayer" with Christina, and if he thinks her sparring with Tony will hurt his chances; Juliet reflect on "Voice" gender issues and her deep connection with Cee Lo's cat, Purrfect; and Jermaine talk about his deep connection with his mom.
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Your Views: Janis Ringhand's 'experience' does little for constituents
I'm writing this letter because of my disappointment in Janis Ringhand. In 2012, I voted for Janis because of her "experience." I thought that was what was important, and I was wrong.
During the first Democratic forum for the 15th Senate District candidates, Janis stated that she's running to be our next senator because it's the next logical step in her career. We need someone who wants to fight for the people of Wisconsin, not to solely advance a career.
In an interview with WisconsinEye, Janis states that she talked to someone in Milwaukee who is in favor of the voucher school program, so they should be able to keep it. That same program takes millions of dollars from our public school system in District 15. Gov. Walker has launched a full-out attack on our public schools and teachers, and this position by Ringhand only encourages this movement.
Leadership is not measured by "experience"; it's measured by how hard you fight for the people you're elected to be the voice for. Clearly, Janis Ringhand is not that voice.


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July 3rd, 2014 06:37 PM #1Junior Member
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HELP! Due tomorrow & need unique name!
So, I am due tomorrow and need a unique name for this baby. For the first time, we are not sure if this little one will be a boy or a girl. Siblings are Avonelle, Viviette, (sisters), and Bixby (brother).
We like names that are totally unusual, but also interesting, strong, sophisticated, and not too off the wall. However, having exhausted most of our top choices, we are stuck! Let me know what you think of these names (what first comes to mind), but please, feel free to suggest others as well.
Delphine OR
Fielding OR
July 3rd, 2014 07:00 PM #3
I love Delphine and Jupiter, both are on my list. With Delphine, it is a strong but gentle name, and in feels 'green' if that makes any sense. Cool breezes and nature, that sort of thing. I also think of delphinium's, elegant dolphin's and Delphi, the beautiful Greek town that was the home of many oracles in Greek myth. Delphi is a great nn if you intend on using one.
Jupiter feels orange, fiery, passionate. Another strong name. I think of Jupiter of Roman mythology (the god king of lightning, Roman equivalent of Zeus), and of course, the planet.
Either would be great choices. Your other choices are lovely too, but these are my personal favourites.
Girls: Hera, Rowena, Rowenna, Cosette, Ianthe, Evadne, Evanthe, Astra, Amethyst, Lavender, Celeste, Serena, Opal, Peridot, Marini, Minerva, Athena, Artemis, Artio (Celtic goddess of the hunt), Allegro, Allegra, Valencia, Venetia, Verona, Valentine / Valentina, Vrai, Fenella, Fabienne, Morwenna, Thalassa, Ferelith, Zelda, Sen, Elowen, Iva, Mercury, Clover, Amadea / Amedea, Minta, Venus, Persephone, Pomona, Dune, Frost, Snow, Garnet, Fable, Story, Sonnet, Novel, Novella, Noor, Circe, Dove, Sefarina, Sefarine, Severine, Ottilie, Ottoline, Ottilia, Odessa, Ophira, Oriole, Safira / Sapphira, Esmeralda, Emeralda, Sapphire, Electra.
Boys: Zeus, Apollo, Vrai, Ivo, Viggo, Van, Mercury, Amadeus, Wolfgang, Forest, Dune, Frost, Garnet, Onyx, Otto, Fisher, Farmer, Gardener, Finch, Fable, Story, Novel, Ulysses, Dove, Cello, Lars, Ariel, Azriel, Seraphim, Bram, Booker, Boone, Fox, Pike, Bear.
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Camellia Edie, Mercy Annabelle, Elowen Lilac, Vesper Daisy, Shalom Alice, Bellamy Evangeline, Ivalo Honour.
Guthrie Abe, Enoch Matthias, Moses Amzi, Amias Ezekiel, Ignatius Beau, Rufus Gardener, Asa Eden.
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Delphine goes well with Viviette. It isn't all that unusual anymore. Well, maybe to some people...
Fielding is lovely. Go with that! Bixby is awesome btw. Where did you hear it? It is the name of a fave childhood character of mine.
I will only suggest some girl's names.
Glory or Glorianna
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Lyric | Ophelia | Shiloh | Delilah | Everly | Leilani | Fianna | Seraphina | Monet | Meadow | Letty | Sinclaire
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For the moment, they're all pals, comrades-in-arms who have each other's backs--you know, the same ones in which they used to stick knives and other sharp things. Their pasts have not been forgotten, mind you; there's always someone with a shovel ready to dig up ancient history and use it to beat a new friend over the head. But everyone interviewed for this story, be it the well-heeled, well-connected political consultants or past and current council members or longtime community activists, insists the same thing: We're all getting along quite well. It's all peaches and cream. No, really. Seriously.
The Coalition for Open Government, the 2-month-old conglomeration of friends and foes representing the 14 members of the city council and other would-be and wannabe powerbrokers, is a motley mixture of local politicos bound by a single cause: to defeat Beth Ann Blackwood's amendment to the city charter, which essentially gives all of the city manager's powers to a suddenly invulnerable mayor. They don't all agree on just what it is they hate about Blackwood's proposal, and they certainly don't agree on what should come next if Blackwood is defeated--a stronger-mayor proposal offered up by the city council or nothing at all. Even their name is a little confusing: What, exactly, does a Coalition for Open Government have to do with a strong mayor?
But, for now they insist that isn't important. All that matters is killing the Blackwood proposal--whether that means pimping a council alternative or no alternative at all. Say whatever it takes, do whatever it takes, befriend whomever it takes.
"Whether individual people take a stand on different ways to defeat Blackwood or different ways to amend the charter, the one thing we hope we will be able to say to people is there will be an alternative on the ballot in November and there will be open discussion," says Carol Reed, the political strategist best known for running Ron Kirk's mayoral and Senate campaigns. "The best way to ensure that you can amend the charter in November with a better change than Blackwood is to defeat this thing in May."
Since its inception at Councilman Mitchell Rasansky's house on January 19, the Coalition for Open Government has done the requisite bad-mouthing of Blackwood's proposal in print and at the various debates and discussions held around town. Last week, they sent out attorney Darrell Jordan, one of the coalition's financial committee chairs, to debate Laura Miller in front of the Dallas Bar Association at the Belo Mansion--where Miller had home-court advantage, given the rows of "Vote Yes!" signs lining the front lawn. They've sent out former council members Alan Walne and Max Wells and Bob Stimson, among others, to debate Blackwood, Miller and their representatives.
And the coalition finds itself with powerful friends, including the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce, the Dallas chapter of the League of Women Voters and, most notably, the high-profile businessmen who make up the Dallas Citizens Council, which, on March 17, announced it would donate $200,000 to the coalition's efforts to defeat Blackwood. Reed and fellow consultant Pat Cotton say the money will be used primarily to pay for yard signs, mailers and radio spots, which will begin running a few weeks before the May 7 election.
And then there is Ron Kirk, the former mayor and former nemesis of Mayor Laura Miller. Kirk got involved in the anti-Blackwood effort only when members of the Citizens Council and Greater Dallas Chamber, among his biggest allies during his tenure as mayor, begged him to fight it. At first he tried to limit his involvement to getting the council members to draft their own alternative, which they presented last week. Then he accepted a few invitations to debate Miller, the first of which takes place April 7 at the Westin Galleria.
"People started calling me immediately, saying, 'Will you come debate Laura?'" Kirk recalls. "And I said no, no, no. And I'll be honest. I am just flying without protocol. I'm in a wonderful position. I'm doing what the hell I wanna do.
"The most important thing for me was in the middle of all this, I was going through a decision to make a change in my career. I changed law firms February 1, and my biggest deal was I was focused on getting my professional life in order and getting over the death of my brother. But I also happen to think Blackwood is horrible. It's badly drafted; it's too much power. You wouldn't want me to have that much power. Blackwood would be a disaster for the city."
But the anti-Blackwood faction is faced with a daunting task: Not only must they educate voters about Proposition 1, a 1,000-word charter amendment that reads like stereo instructions translated from a foreign language, but they must tell voters why it's bad for the city of Dallas. On this subject, there is not a single chorus, but a handful of verses sung by a choir of dozens.
Some will insist Blackwood must be defeated because it violates the Voting Rights Act, created in 1965 to give minorities a place at the table where once they weren't even allowed to clear the plates. Some will insist the language of Proposition 1 violates state law (even the mayor agrees there might be some conflict, though she says it's nothing that can't be fixed by a team of attorneys, which she would pick if and when the amendment passes). And some will insist that Blackwood's proposal shouldn't be allowed to pass if only because it was concocted in private and funded by Park Cities "tycoons," to use activist Sharon Boyd's word.
Still others will point to the vague, intimidating language of phrases like "orders of the mayor" and fear the worst--an elected monarch, a dictator in Dior. And even more simply believe emasculating the council will lead to "de facto disenfranchisement," as Kirk says, all but eradicating the gains made by minorities for whom 14-1 was a hard-fought victory. And some privately insist business leaders are for a stronger mayor but against the proposal because they do not trust Miller to do their bidding.
"Everyone came together to defeat Blackwood, and whether there are other agendas going on, that's their main thing," says Lynn Flynt Shaw, one of the coalition's co-chairs. "We're meeting to defeat Blackwood, and our meetings run smoothly. We don't have any arguments, because we're all on the same page. I know it's difficult for a journalist to believe, but that's the way it's working. Am I surprised? Not really. At the very first meeting, we were all told this was the deal, leave your egos at the door, and if you want to do something else, that's fine; just tell your city council person. But here we are."
Blackwood and Miller, who still claim not to be in cahoots with each other despite having once shared the same political consultant, have it relatively easy. They have a catchphrase: "Stronger Mayor, Stronger Dallas." With rare exception, only Blackwood and Miller have been pushing their proposal. The coalition has been countering with council members, past and present, and other barely recognizable faces.
Boyd, among others, initially wanted former mayoral candidate Jordan to act as the coalition's chair, not only because he's perhaps the best-known among its leaders but also because "he really does know how the city operates...and he's a real positive guy." Instead, the group settled on three co-chairs: former Councilman Alan Walne, who, during his tenure on the council, garnered a reputation for presenting a cogent case for an issue and then voting against it; local arts patron Shaw, wife of political consultant and Elite News columnist Rufus Shaw; and attorney Adelfa Callejo, chairwoman of the Coalition of Hispanic Organizations.
"The majority thought it was important for it to be tri-ethnic," Boyd says. "Those are just not my priorities. Mine are getting things moving. I wasn't disagreeing with them but wanted to get to the next place. But I am just an Indian in this one. Pat's the coordinator. She pulled it together. I am pleased to let somebody else take the arrows."
The strong-mayor movement--if that's what you call five wealthy businessmen, the attorney who pushed their agenda and the mayor who picked up a ball she wanted nothing to do with five months ago--has a popular, pretty figurehead on the podium, a mayor who, as a former Dallas Observer columnist, takes good notes during debates and strings together good sentences that make for great sound bites. When confronting Jordan last week, she said things like "City Hall doesn't work anymore" and damned the council's alternative proposal as nothing more than "the status quo with a little lipstick on it." (It's amazing Miller didn't point to Jordan and tell the crowd, "I can't believe you're listening to the guy who wanted to dome the Cotton Bowl.")
"It's easy for them," Kirk says. "I'd much rather have Laura's hand than this one. And they have a slogan: 'A strong mayor for a strong Dallas.' Any time you have to speak in sentences when your opponent in a debate gets to speak in a phrase, you're at a deficiency...This is a gut check for the city council. Forget motives and all of that, but I am a firm believer that you can get 30,000 people to sign anything. I know there are a lot of people who said, 'The petitions were done this way or that way,' and nobody was more critical of the petition process than the mayor. But you get 30,000 people to put something on the ballot, you better be scared to death."
Perhaps there need not be a single, unifying voice among the anti-Blackwood faction, and perhaps there need not be a commanding, fashionable front man for their campaign--someone like Kirk, who insists his involvement will be limited to a handful of debates. Maybe it's not even that important for them to push the council's alternative. Perhaps it's merely enough that the naysayers confuse the voters enough to get them to vote "no" come May 7.
The mayor certainly seems to believe the vote-no campaign is having an effect: She says her early polls, taken around the beginning of the year, showed a 14-point gap between those for and against the Blackwood proposal, with Proposition 1 the clear favorite. But now her polls show a decidedly different race: One-third of the city's for Blackwood, one-third's against it, and the other third hasn't made up its mind. The Dallas Morning News' poll, released almost two weeks ago, shows slightly different numbers (about 40 percent for, 40 percent against, 20 percent undecided) but winds up with the same conclusion: It'll be tight for both sides. For the moment, the entire city appears to be forgainst the idea of a strong mayor.
"For Laura to say we're confusing people is so insulting," says Boyd, Miller's former ally when they opposed the use of public funds to build the American Airlines Center. "It's elitist to think people who can go to their jobs every morning and feed their kids and get them to school and pay their taxes are so easily misled. If there had been any confusion and misleading, it was done by the Blackwood crowd and the mayor initially. We have been able to get the true message out...People get it. They do understand this was done behind closed doors, and it's bad policy to do government that way."
Out in the open, the city council, with the behind-the-scenes prodding of Ron Kirk and the Citizens Council and others, has come up with its own alternative. Last week, all 14 members agreed to a proposal that would allow the mayor to hire and fire the city manager, with whom the mayor would also draft the city's annual budget. But their alternative is far from a done deal: The council will take a non-binding vote on the proposal April 13 and then work like hell to convince voters it's a stronger-mayor alternative as opposed to a dolled-up version of the same-ol'-same-ol', as Miller keeps insisting.
And then there's the problem of how the black council members will vote on their own alternative, since they know most of their constituents want to keep things just as they are. Better a seat at a messy table than a spot on the floor.
"In the African-American community," Shaw says, "we don't have everything we want, but we at least know the system. If we give it to somebody who has not been a friend of the African-American community, then chances are we won't get anything, and that's not an option for us. If you're looking at Blackwood from the position that one person controls virtually everything and you're not friendly to that person, where do you think we'll be?"
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"Yeah," Shaw says. "But right now, our whole mission in life is to focus on defeating Blackwood. On May 8 this coalition will no longer exist. If there are others that want to form something else to push another agenda, they will do that."
"Now, we're not each other's best friends and won't be after this is done," says Boyd, whose Web site www.DallasArena.com catalogs a litany of disparaging nicknames for current council members and a former mayor with whom she now finds herself allied. There's James "Beat that Indictment" Fantroy, Maxine "Brain Dead" Thornton-Reese, Lois "Finkelwitch" Finkelman and, of course, "Con Jerk," her favorite pet name for Ron Kirk.
"Everyone was watching to see if we'd be polite," Boyd says, "and, of course, we are, because we're grown-ups."


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Fourth year student at Georgia Tech. I am a huge sports fan. My favorite sports in order is football, baseball then basketball, these are my three big sports but I do watch all sports casually at least. I'm obviously a Georgia tech fan for football in college and in NFL I am Patriots fan. With baseball I'm a tomahawking braves fan all the way. Anyways please check out my articles comment and feel free to tell me if one my opinions or articles sounds ridiculous to you I am all for healthy debates on sports topics.


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China recently joined the growing list of countries that are moving toward more efficient lighting technology. According to the Associated Press, China announced in early November that it will phase out incandescent light bulbs over the next five years.
The phase-out will begin Oct. 1, 2012, when China will ban 100W and higher incandescent bulbs from being imported or sold. Next up will be the 60W bulb in 2014, followed by the 15W bulb in 2016.
Xie Ji, Deputy Director of the Environmental Protection Dept. with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), was quoted by China's Xinhua News Agency as saying that China is the world's largest producer of both energy-saving and incandescent bulbs, having produced 3.85 billion incandescent light bulbs in 2010. He also said that lighting accounts for 12 percent of China's electricity use.
Terry McGowan, Director of Engineering and Technology for the American Lighting Assn., says this phase-out will affect China's manufacturing in the same way it has affected other countries that have adopted phase-outs.
"China has substantial incandescent bulb-making capacity, so China will be shutting down their incandescent production lines just like in the United States and Europe over the next few years and transitioning to CFL and LED production," McGowan says. "It isn't clear if high-efficiency halogen incandescent bulbs will be allowed in China. In any case, it will be interesting to see if people in China complain about the loss of their incandescent bulbs as others have done in the United States, Europe, Australia, Canada and other countries."
Cathy Choi, President of light bulb manufacturer Bulbrite, says that while her company does not sell in China, she sees the Chinese phase-out part of a larger trend.
"I think this news only supports what we are doing stateside," Choi says. "Europe and other countries have already gone to more energy efficient standards for lighting, so I think it's appropriate that from a global perspective, the different nations are aligning to head in the same direction."
Dr. Jürgen Waldorf, Director of the Lighting Product Division for ZVEI, the Central Assn. of the German Electrical and Electronic Engineering Industry, says the phase-out only reinforces incandescent bulbs' diminishing role at lighting trade shows like Germany's Light+Building show, which ZVEI helps put on.
"Already at the last Light+Building, the incandescent lamp itself did not play any important role," Waldorf says. "Since the phase-out in Europe started already in 2009, most luminaire manufacturers launched their products with energy efficient alternatives."
Waldorf went on to say that with more phase-outs taking effect, he expects to see an increase in luminaires with LEDs integrated into the design.
The Chinese announcement comes as several other countries are either in the midst of or about to start their own phase-outs. The European Union took frosted bulbs off the market in 2009, and has since phased out inefficient 100W, 75W and 60W bulbs, with new restrictions on 40W and 25W bulbs taking effect in September 2012, according to the European Commission's website. Australia also introduced new Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) in 2009 targeting any bulbs with an efficiency of less than 15 lumens per watt, according to the country's Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency website.
British Columbia also established new energy efficiency standards for 100W and 75W bulbs earlier this year, according to the province's Energy and Mines website. Similar standards were scheduled to take effect throughout Canada in 2012, but were postponed earlier this month until 2014, according to the Natural Resources Canada website.
The United States will also start its own phase-out in a few weeks. As of Jan. 1, 2012, 100W incandescent bulbs that do not meet the new lumen output requirements can no longer be manufactured, followed by the 75W in 2013 and the 60W and 40W in 2014. The state of California is on an accelerated schedule and started phasing out 100W bulbs earlier this year.


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A good old-fashioned family Christmas with all the trimmings, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) continues to chronicle the familial misadventures of the Griswold family under the patriarchy of Clark W. Griswold Jr. (Chevy Chase). Written by John Hughes, who also wrote the holiday classic Home Alone (1990), the screenplay is based off of a short story he had written for National Lampoon magazine in 1980 entitled Christmas '59. As far as Christmas comedies go, this one succeeds where so many fail, by taking a realistic approach to the modern family Christmas. Clark Griswold is the physical embodiment of an eccentric father. The film begins with him leading his family into the wilderness to select the perfect Christmas tree and having to pull it out by the roots after his son, Rusty, reminds him that he forgot to bring a saw. From there Clark spends days covering his house with 25,000 Christmas lights, just in time for his parents, in-laws, and unwanted cousins to show up. Nothing is sugar coated between all of these clashing personalities, which again makes the film quite realistic and relatable. When it comes to the actual humor of the film there is a good balance between Chase's deadpan delivery and physical comedy/stunts. As entertaining and sympathetic as Chase is in his struggle to maintain order in chaos, Randy Quaid, once again playing the deplorable cousin Eddie, manages to steal the show and drive the story to a warm-hearted conclusion.
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Manchester United's £60 million signing Angel di Maria says he would've left Real Madrid sooner if not for Cristiano Ronaldo.
The pair share the same agent, Jorge Mendes, and became good friends during their time in Madrid.
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Wells Fargo Advisors, the brokerage unit of Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC), recently hired the financial adviser team of Joseph DiRago and his wife, Penny DiRago, from Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.
This week, the two brokers joined Wells Fargo's San Antonio, Texas office, where they report to Hugh Patterson, branch manager. The team together generated $1.4 million in fees and commissions over the past 12 months and managed $180 million in client assets.
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Camden County College will provide ongoing and relevant professional development offerings to all Human Services Career Cluster stakeholders throughout the state during this CTEP Grant term. Offerings will be related to integration of academic and technical skills while focusing on Perkins IV and New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards.
The New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education (OCTE) will host a one-day professional development event for teachers, school administrators, college faculty, government and workforce personnel focused on strategies to promote successful student transitions to postsecondary education and careers. The statewide event - Thursday, May 3, 2012, from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Hilton East Brunswick, 3 Tower Center Boulevard, East Brunswick, New Jersey.
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I am due in a few weeks with a daughter, and we plan to name her Sadie, as well. I have the same concerns you do, and have been obsessively following threads about the name since we decided on it. I keep mentioning these concerns to my husband, and he thinks they are all very minor and not a big deal, and that it will work well on an adult. The dog thing doesn't bother me at all, because like someone else mentioned, other popular dog names are also common for kids. So that would be my response if people say anything. My husband has loved it since I suggested it to him months ago, and I love it, too, so our mind is made up!
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I like it, and the combo is really nice. It has a flow that would be hard to replicate.
I totally agree with katemcnamelover about the trend to use favorite people names for dogs. I work in animal care, and my dog clients have names like Charlie (2 of them), Riley, Zoe, Oliver, Maizie, etc. While I like the names, I totally don't get the urge to give common people names to dogs. My animals are family, but they are also... well, animals!! They have the wonderful privilege of never needing to fill out SS forms or tolerate name bullying at the playground. We also get to meet them before bestowing the names, in most cases. Why waste that opportunity to give out really descriptive, unique, fun names?? (My dogs are Pippin and Strider, ftr.)
Um, anyway, sorry for the rant! I don't have any Sadies, actually... but if I did, it wouldn't change my opinion. As for the word associations, they never crossed my mind at all. It's just not the feel I get from the name when I read/say it. I get strong name imagery from this choice, actually: someone very loving and warm, with colors of caramel and the tiger's eye stone. Whether that's hair, skin, eyes-- I don't know, I just see those colors.
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