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Joachim Fest was a renowned German historian and publisher of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper, who wrote award-winning biographies of Hitler and Albert Speer. Born in Berlin in 1926, he died in 2006 and had the perfect ringside seat to chronicle the rise of Nazism. His memoir — Not Me: Memoirs of a German Childhood (Atlantic, £20) — has, despite its mostly turgid prose, received shoals of praise on both sides of the Atlantic.
Fest's father, Johannes, was a Catholic Prussian schoolteacher who lost his job in 1933 when the Nazis seized power. He was plainly a man of deeply held principles, who had a strong circle of political and social anti-Nazi allies and friends, including many Jews.
Meal-times at Schloss Fest sound absolute purgatory, conducted, as they were, as a sort of endless, high-minded tutorial in which sons Joachim, Wolfgang and Winfried (if you get the feeling you are in the middle of a Wagner opera, you're not far wrong) were subjected to a series of extended rants by Fest Senior about the state of the nation. Sisters Hannih and Christa weren't able to take part. Lucky girls.
Johannes Fest could have made the lives of his family infinitely easier had he joined the Nazi Party (as his wife suggested) but he never would and it is difficult to understand what the family lived on and how they functioned during the war.
Joachim Fest was conscripted and ended the war as a PoW in the hands of the Americans. Compared with the fate of many, his war was relatively bearable, despite the loss of his beloved elder brother Wolfgang.
Towards the end of the book, he muses on the relationship between Germans and Jews, surmising that it "was always deeper and more profound than, for example, that between Jews and the French or Jews and the English."
Fest believed this symbiosis was based on three things: "a delight in speculation, imaginatively taking an idea as far as it will go", together with "an inclination towards complicated structures of ideas, which possibly have a theological aspect", and "an obsessive love of music." His somewhat astonishing conclusion is that "perhaps the Germans' hatred of the Jews and the genocide may be interpreted as a kind of fratricide."
This is a difficult book, characterised by excessive name-dropping, primarily of German intellectuals, and endless dull anecdotes of a quotidian, German-Catholic childhood. The young Joachim sounds like a tiresome boy, but he did grow up into a wholly admirable member of society.
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STEM Lab: Build a Balanced Tower
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Objective: SWBAT build a balanced tower using objects that they choose.
Big Idea: As part of the engineering design cycle, students build their towers from their own plans!
My students work in the STEM Lab for a week each month and complete a project following the engineering design cycle. The design cycle includes the steps think, plan, invent, evaluate, and communicate. This month, we are working on balance as part of the Forces and Motion Unit. We have already completed the first two steps: Think and Plan.
This lesson is designed to take one 45 minute class period. Today, students will build towers from plans they designs using materials that they chose! Since we are learning about balance there will be some active adjustments to their plans as we go through the building process today!
I teach the Essential Standards and this lesson aligns to 1.P.1.3, "Predict the effect of a given force on the motion of an object, including balanced forces". In the first lesson for this STEM lab, my students developed our essential question which is "How can I balance two or more objects?" Click here to hear Explanation of Essential Standards and Essential Question.
*Each pair's completed plans from yesterday's lesson, which looks like this: STEM Lab Balance Design Sheet
*Copies of STEM Lab Balance Design Rubric for students to check their progress by
*Materials for towers (10 objects per group based on their own plans)
*A sturdy surface to build on - we are using the tile floor!
*Yardsticks or multiple rulers for students to check their progress
*A camera to document successes!
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Warm Up
My students are SUPER excited to build today and I want to provide one more real-world example of why understanding balance is so important in the real world. I show this video which shows the top ten tallest skyscrapers in the world! The video is quick and high energy and gets us pumped up to build our towers!
After the video, I say,
"Who can explain why it is important for engineers and scientists to study and test balance?"
With first graders --and probably with all students-- it is not enough for me to just show the video and assume that my students have made the connection that the towers have to be designed specifically so that they will balance. I have to be explicit and elicit those connections from my students, which I do through conversation. As I listen to their Explanations about Balance, it gives me a good idea of what they understand and what I need to keep working on conceptually. Once I know my students understand that towers have to balance so that they do not fall over and they have made a clear connection between the video and their building for today, I say,
"It is time to build!"
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The day has come! First, I pass out a copy of everyone's design from yesterday and then we make sure everyone has their materials. Naturally, some students won't so I have a tub of emergency back-up materials that they can use instead. I say,
"If you do not have some of your materials and you need to use some of mine, make sure you change your design plan and the labels to what you switch your materials to! As scientists, we need to make sure we have accurate data in case anyone wants to copy our work!"
My students are anxious to build, but they must first remember the expectations from the rubric, so I very quickly review those. Then I say,
"As you work today, I would like you to actually work on the floor because you are not using anything but balance to keep your towers from falling. If someone bumps the table while you are working, what might happen? That's right - it will probably fall! So, work on the floor together right behind your table. Now, when you have a successful tower, raise your hand and we will document it by taking a picture with the ruler next to it, and then you can try to build your second plan. Okay?"
My job is very important today - to try to stop movement in the classroom! As students work, if anyone accidentally bumps someone else, they will knock over their tower and the group will have to start again, so I want to avoid that. Also, I need to get photographs for documentation of their success for the 'Evaluate' and 'Communicate' steps of the design cycle!
Building and inventing their towers for balance supports Science and Engineering Practice 3, Planning and Carrying Out Investigations, as students are actively making observations and evaluating their choices as they construct their towers from their plans.
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Wrap Up
After our work time today and we have cleaned up our materials, I simply ask,
"How did your building go today?"
I provide time for my students to communicate about their successes and perhaps their failures, if they are feeling brave. Communicating information and sharing their work supports Science and Engineering Practice 8.
Tomorrow, we will finish the engineering design practice by evaluating our designs with the rubric and communicating about our work.


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San Jose, CA--November 22, 1996--Ascent Logic Corp. (ALC; San Jose, CA) has appointed Daniel R. Kummet to the position of vice president of Marketing.
Kummet brings with him over 20 years experience in Information Technology management positions including technical consulting and training. In his new assignment, Kummet will be responsible for the development and implementation of all marketing strategies for the RDD-100 product family and ALC's recently introduced Year2000Plus integrated process tool environment.
Dan Kummet joined Ascent Logic in 1992 as a Principal Consulting Systems Engineer and was promoted later to vice president of Training and Consulting. In this position his responsibilities included the implementation of processes to deliver product and methodology to an expanding customer base and management of an international consulting and teaching staff.
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It's easy enough to claim (and many do) that South Africa's top wines are underrated internationally.
But confidence and ambition were needed to take five of those wines and have four or five vintages of each tasted alongside some of the undisputedly great wines of France.
The whole amazing affair—46 bottles, tasted at the One&Only Hotel in Cape Town over a day, to avoid fatigue and allow good discussion by the 21 participants — was the conception of Jörg Pfützner.
Pfützner's arrival here half a decade ago (he was born in East Germany), initially as a sommelier, was perhaps the best thing that has happened for Cape Town's wine culture since the coming of Van Riebeek 350 years earlier. The 'Big Five" was only one of many events he has organised around fine wine. He is a big, handsome, smiling man with a wide knowledge and deep understanding of wine.
(His taste for subtlety and restraint in wine is complemented by a basic belief that nothing succeeds like excess—especially in drinking the stuff, eating and partying.)
He came up with two pairings of white wines and three of red (the latter locals being Kanonkop Paul Sauer, Raats Cabernet Franc and Sadie Columella, the progress of which I shall report on later).
First on stage was the Sauvignon Blanc of Cape Point Vineyards, facing up to Didier Dageneau Pouilly-Fumé, a renowned sauvignon from the Loire Valley. We tasted them in vintage couples, not knowing the order within each pair. In fact it was not too difficult here, and generally throughout the tasting, to distinguish the origins.
With the younger vintages (2008, 2007, 2006), choice was more a matter of stylistic preference than quality. Cape Point's climate is cool, and winegrower Duncan Savage is working hard to achieve full ripeness and combat the characteristic 'green" notes. The young Dageneaus I found more complex, with their floral, blackcurrant echoes, and their acid structures perhaps finer.
But Savage's unusually ripe, vibrant 2005 was especially lovely, showing what we can expect from this fine producer, now returning to a riper orientation through careful vineyard work. It also showed the madness of drinking the best Cape sauvignons too young—they wonderfully reward five or more years of patience. The 2004 was also in fine shape. By unfortunate and surprising contrast, both older Dageneaus showed premature development and were rather oxidised, especially the 2005.
Up to a point, this pattern was repeated when Vergelegen White was compared with another semillon-sauvignon blend, Château Laville Haut Brion, a grand Bordeaux white (costing about 10 times as much as Vergelegen's R300). An oxidative quality seems consistently part of the strategy with the Laville (Tokara's Miles Mossop noted artichoke as a recurrent character), although most of the tasters experienced some vintages as coming close to faulty. They also seemed often to have less substance than Vergelegen.
But the great linearity and grippy power of Laville 2002, for example, helped it reach a commanding, subtle glory for which I, at least, forgave the browning-apple aromas.
However, Vergelegen was more consistent through the four vintages (2002 to 2006) and the 2003 and 2005 were notably magnificent — a tribute to Vergelegen's vineyards and the skills of cellarmaster André van Rensburg. It is unquestionably one of the Cape's very finest wines.


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Boston Scientific Completes Enrollment in Clinical Trial Evaluating Next-Generation Nitinol Stent to Treat Iliac Artery Disease
NATICK, Mass., Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced that it has completed enrollment in the ORION clinical trial, which is designed to evaluate the Company's EPIC™ Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent System for the treatment of iliac artery disease, a form of peripheral artery disease associated with severe leg pain caused by insufficient blood flow to the muscles (claudication). The trial will examine rates of device- and/or procedure-related major adverse events and patency rates at nine months in 125 patients at 28 sites in the United States.
"We are pleased to complete the enrollment phase of this important trial," said Daniel Clair, M.D., F.A.C.S., Chairman of the Department of Vascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and Principal Investigator of the trial. "Peripheral stenting has become a recognized standard in the treatment of iliac artery disease, and the ORION trial will provide important data on the performance of the EPIC Stent in treating these types of lesions."
The next-generation EPIC Stent is a self-expanding nitinol stent designed to sustain vessel patency, while providing enhanced visibility and accuracy during placement. It employs an innovative Radial Tandem Architecture™, which is engineered to provide stent flexibility while maintaining predictable radial force characteristics across the entire stent size matrix. The ORION trial incorporates stent diameter ranges from 6 to 12 mm and lengths up to 120 mm. All stent sizes are compatible with 6F (2.1 mm) sheaths, and the stent delivery system is compatible with 0.035 inch (0.89 mm) guidewires.
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Despite an intense love and affinity for the Chinese classics, the young Souseki, in tune with the modernizing spirit of the times, chose to specialize in English and became the second ever student to graduate from the English Literature Department of Tokyo Imperial University.
After graduation, Souseki worked as an English teacher, first in Tokyo, and then in the provinces, moving from Matsuyama (Shikoku) to Kumamoto (Kyushu) in 1806. In that same year he also got married, supposedly telling is wife on their wedding day that eh was a scholar with no time to fuss over her. Perhaps unsurprisingly, she was emotionally unstable, even trying to kill herself on one occasion. Commentators invariably point out that the marriages depicted in Souseki's novels are never very happy affairs.
At this time the Japanese government was grooming homegrown scholars to replace the foreign teachers at universities. Souseki, who had been selected to follow Lafcadio Hearn at Tokyo Imperial University, was thus sent to England for two years in September of 1900. With an allowance too mean for Oxford or Cambridge, and finding the lectures at University College London too boring, Souseki took weekly tutorials from an authority on Shakespeare. The rest of the time he festered in his London lodgings, reading voraciously, and developing his own theory of literature (later published as Bungakuron.) The isolation may have been painful, but somehow London was the crucible that turned Souseki, now in his mid-thirties, from a provincial scholar into a prolific best-selling author.
Returning to Tokyo in late 1903, Souseki worked as a lecturer at the First High School and Tokyo Imperial University. He also started to write. his first novel Wagahai wa Neko de Aru (I Am a Cat), came about by accident, when a satirical short story (narrated by an English teacher's pet cat) had to be spun out due to popular demand. Botchan (1905), the tale of a headstrong Tokyoite going forth to teach in the provinces, was another humorous tale loosely based on Souseki's own experiences in Shikoku. Souseki was so successful that he gave up his university post in 1907. He joined the Asahi Shimbun on condition of producing one novel per yeara condition he fulfilled, justifying Jay Rubin's description of him as a "word machine [who] could write anything and keep it going for as long as he liked."
In 1910 Souseki vomited blood and was laid low for a year. His productivity hardly declined, though his later novels, such as Kokoro (1914) and Grass by the Wayside (1915), are more direct, personal and gloomy than their predecessors. He was in the middle of a further novel, Light and Darkness, when he died from internal hemorrhaging in December 1916.
Souseki is revered as the father of modern Japanese literature. He was active just when Japan was opening up to the world, and was the first to chronicle the "loneliness [that] is the price we have to pay for being born in this modern age, so full of freedom, independence, and our own egotistical selves." Today, Natsume's picture appears on the 1000 yen note.


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We get tons of letters to our problem page. A lot of them are about jumping. That's why we decided to answer the top five questions you ask us about popping over a fence.
1. How can I stop getting left behind when I jump?Make sure that your stirrups are one or two holes shorter than for flatwork. If your stirrups are too long, it's easy to get left behind. Short stirrups help you keep your heels down, so you're more secure in the saddle.
Use a neck strap when you jump until you feel more balanced. Fasten a stirrup leather around your horse's neck like a collar (but not too tight), and hang onto it to stop yourself from bouncing around. It's better to hold onto a neck strap than to yank on your horse's mouth if you lose your balance.
As you approach a fence, get into jumping position about three strides away from the jump and grab hold of the neck strap or mane. Holding on to something will help keep you in jumping position and if your horse jumps big, you won't get left behind.
2. How can I stop my pony getting out of control and galloping up to a fence?Do some flatwork before you jump again. Practice slowing your pony down at the trot and canter, and then let him go his normal speed again. Once you can slow him down at the trot and canter on the flat, you can think about jumping.
Place trotting poles about five feet apart and walk your pony over them until he does it calmly. Then trot him toward the poles, then ask him to slow down in front of them and walk over them.
Set up a small fence about 10 feet away from the last trotting pole and try the line again. If your pony speeds up, walk him through the poles and pick up your trot once you have stepped over the last one. Then pop over the fence. After landing, let him trot or canter one or two strides then come back to the walk.
You can also place a pole about nine feet in front of a jump and pop over it several times. This is a "placing pole" and it encourages your pony to slow down in front of a fence.
3. Why does my horse keep refusing and running out of fences?You may be asking your horse to jump fences that he's not ready to jump. Go back to jumping smaller fences to help your horse gain more confidence before you try bigger ones. Make sure that you are not causing the refusals. Are you getting left behind every time you jump and jabbing your horse in the mouth? If he gets hurt every time he jumps he won't want to do it anymore. Use a neckstrap and stay off his mouth.
Are you being wimpy when you jump? If a horse senses that you're nervous, he won't feel confident about jumping. Be bold and brave when approaching a fence, and your horse may jump better.
If your horse is just being naughty and refusing tiny fences, carry a crop and use it on it right in front of the fence. Tap him on his side, behind your lower leg.
4. How can I stop my horse running out of fences?Lower the fences for a while so your horse is less likely to run out. Keep your reins fairly short, and always aim toward the middle of the fence.
Don't get into jumping position until right in front of the fence. You need the weight of your bottom in the saddle to push him forward.
If he tends to refuse to the left, carry a crop in your left hand and really push him over to the middle with your left leg. Take a firm hold on the right rein and steer him back to the middle of the fence. If he tends to run out to the right, carry a crop in your right hand and push him over with your right leg. Use your left hand and rein to keep your horse straight.
If he runs out, turn him around quickly and pop him over the fence right away. Don't make a big circle and give him a lot of room to run out again.
5. My pony is a real slowpoke. How can I make him jump with more energy?Check his diet. He may need to switch to a high-energy feed with oats in it. Is he getting the correct amount of feed? If he's not getting enough feed, he won't have a lot of energy.
Before you jump, school your pony for at least a half an hour. Get him moving at a decent speed before popping over any fences. Hand gallop around the ring a few times to wake him up.
If your pony is ignoring your leg aids, carry a crop and use it behind your lower leg. You may need to use the crop as you approach a fence.
Your pony may be bored. Take him on fun trail rides once or twice a week. You could also set up some jumps out in a field instead of in the ring. Vary his work and he might not be so slow.
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MEMBERS OF THE Dalles 14U Cherry Crush softball team takes time out of practice for a picture Tuesday in The Dalles. The players are (pictured from left to right, in the front row), Haley Bechnel, Shaynie Watson, Jessika Nanez, Emma Weir, Kathryn Bradford and Kailin Hoylman. Pictured (from left to right, in the back row), Abby Walker, Abby Robertson, Jodi Thomasian, Laney Schanno, Sarah Helyer, Jez Ferrell and Sierra Watson. Starting at 7:30 p.m. tonight, the Crush hosts Hood River at 16th Street Ballpark.
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14U Cherry Crush softball team has reloaded roster in place for successful 2013 All 13 players on this 14U Cherry Crush softball team have experienced the exhilaration of winning a state championship. It was a magical moment and a breakthrough for The Dalles' premier traveling softball program.
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Cintas announces top five things infection preventionists should know
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NEW ORLEANS, LA — In conjunction with APIC 2010, Cintas Corporation announced five important questions infection preventionists should ask their Environmental Services Director about their microfiber cleaning program, according to a press release.
By asking questions, infection prevention professionals will better understand the role of microfiber in the hospital''s floor and surface cleaning program, and can help develop optimal cleaning protocols that reflect the need for proper infection prevention, the release stated.
"While today most hospitals are using microfiber to clean their facility, many infection preventionists are not aware of how that microfiber is being used and cared for," said John Savage, director of marketing, health care, at Cintas.
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Mercedes G-Wagen plus German tuning house with strategically placed umlaut plus many spanners plus extra 180bhp on top of already excessive stock output plus 22-inch wheels plus something that looks suspiciously like carbon fibre but might not be equals…
…the Väth G55 AMG. 680bhp, 620lb ft of torque, a top speed of 165mph and all the subtly of, er, Shaquille O'Neil on Twitter (don't go there. No, really, don't go there).
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keithroule says... #1
o dear god y r u runing 4 time-reversals has no body made funa u for playing it
November 27, 2010 11:10 a.m.
masterpeez says... #2
What about Grand Architect ? Tap down your architect and a couple weenie blue creatures on turn three to drop a Wurmcoil Engine . Thats a pretty big shift from what you got here. Woah wait, what are you using as fuel for the Shape Anew Might I suggest Everflowing Chalice or a Brittle Effigy ? Shape anew is such a sweet card. Ooh. Have you ever tried Sphinx-Bone Wand ? You have enough instants and sorcerys to make it happen.
November 27, 2010 11:20 a.m.
Okay, I apparently should've explained the body of this deck.
The main artifact we are using to get rid of is Chimeric Mass . Basically, you use Trinket Mage to grab it on turn 3 and then Shape Anew on turn 4. I figured that would be the best 1 or less drop artifact to use, since even if we don't hit Shape Anew , it's still good.
The backup plan is to drop Precursor Golem , and then cast Shape Anew on it, getting 3 artifacts instead of one. Without a day-of-judgement 3 of the bomby artifacts is almost always good game.
The reason I don't run much fuel for Shape Anew , is because the more I run, the more likely it is that I accidentally hit my fuel. So basically almost every artifact in the deck has to be something I'd want to hit.
Time Reversal is used to reset the plan if we get a creature out of Chimeric Mass , but it dies. Normally, that'd just kill the deck, since we don't have fuel anymore. Time Reversal gets the Chimeric Mass back so we can fetch it again with a trinket mage, and it also lets us reuse spent Shape Anews.
Also, as awesome as Sphinx-Bone Wand is, you don't get too many shots to Shape Anew into something, so if the artifact you get doesn't hold down the board totally from the moment it happens, you'll probably die before you get away with it. I originally ran it with Mindslaver , but similarly, it didn't provide enough advantage for the investment.
November 27, 2010 3:14 p.m.
so where is the Chimeric Mass ?...lol
November 28, 2010 9:18 p.m.
Sorry, I swapped it out for basilisk's-collar but forgot to change the description.
December 5, 2010 9:32 p.m.
Just a suggestion, but if you can get your hands on an inkmoth nexus or 4, it would really improve the deck.
It's something that can turn itself into an artifact, and you can shape anew it. And since you have to turn it into an artifact, it wont hit other inkmoths.
So theoretically you could run ONLY your bombs, and shape anew the inkmoths, garunteeing your bomb.
t1-3 control, get hand set up etc. ramp even if you add green is good. t4, tap inkmoth nexus to turn itself into a tapped 1/1 inkmoth artifact creature and shape anew it.
boom blightsteel etc
March 4, 2011 3:44 a.m.
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That's all from me for tonight guys and girls. I've been Charlie Scott, you've all been great. Good night!
Not good enough for Madrid, while Osasuna will be delighted with the result. Barcelona now have a chance to stretch the gap between them and los Blancos to 18 points tomorrow evening.
FULL-TIME: OSASUNA 0-0 REAL MADRID A Ronaldo-less Real Madrid stuttered to a goalless draw here at the Reyno de Navarra against Osasuna. Mendilibar's side defended well during the 90 minutes and if anything looked the more threatening going forward. Sola was a constant danger for the Pamplona team, as Madrid's makeshift defence looked shaky. The draw takes Osasuna off the foot of the table, while it means Madrid have now drawn twice and lost four times during their 10 away fixtures in La Liga this season.
90' + 5'And there is the final whistle!
90' + 4'Benzema has a chance to steal all three points but his shot from 20 yards is straight at Fernandez. That just about sums up Madrid's night.
90' + 3'Osasuna's players are happy to hit the ball anywhere in the Madrid half. We are moments away from an upset here after another abject performance from Mourinho's men.
90' + 2'We've got some handbags at the Reyno de Navarra! Osasuna's Lolo is shown a yellow card after a shove, while Madrid's German star Mesut Ozil is also booked.
90' + 1'Yellow Card Kike Sola
90' + 1'Yellow Card Mesut Özil
90' + 1'Yellow Card Lolo
90' + 1'There will be three minutes of added time here in Pamplona.
90'Sola races on to a pass from Oier but the linesman has his flag up, much to the dismay of the Osasuna striker. Correct decision.
89'Are Madrid going to drop more points away from home?? If the score remains the same here they will have won four, drawn two and lost four so far on the road in the league this season.
87'OSASUNA WANT A PENALTY! Sola goes down under a challenge from Albiol but there was no contact from the Madrid centre-back, and he is rightfully told to get to his feet by Carlos Clos.
86'SubstitutionÁlvaro Cejudo Joseba Llorente
86'Sola looks to drive into the Madrid box but cannot keep control of the ball after hurdling a wild sliding tackle from Alonso. That was unfortunate for the Osasuna striker, as if Alonso hadn't pushed him off course he could have been through on goal.
84'Varane heads over for the visitors under pressure from Arribas.
84'Corner to Madrid...
83'After a quiet first half, it's all been happening since the break! No goals as yet though, not legitimate ones anyway.
82'That would have been some way for Damia to score his first goal for the club!
81'WHAT A STRIKE FROM DAMIA!! The Osasuna player belies his defensive instincts by connecting wonderfully on the volley after the ball fell to him 40 yards from goal. His rising shot slams just wide of Casillas' right-hand post much to the amazement of the crowd.
79'CALLEJON HAS A GOAL DISALLOWED!! Madrid are furious with the linesman after he raises his flag when Callejon has the ball in the net after a decent attacking move and finish.
77'OSASUNA ARE ON TOP HERE!! Sola has had a fine game for the Mendilibar's side and he's just come close to getting an assist. After ghosting past a tackle from Arbeloa he sends a cross to the back post that Albiol is forced to head behind as Nino was lurking.
76'Yellow/Red Kaká
KAKA IS SENT OFF!! The Madrid substitute, who has only been on the pitch 18 minutes, is shown a second yellow card by the referee after standing in front of the ball as Osasuna try and take a free kick. That was idiotic from the Brazilian.
75'OSASUNA COUNTER FROM THE CORNER! The home side launch a blistering attack as Madrid waste the corner, and only a suspect challenge from Alonso on the edge of his own box stops Sola from going through one-on-one with Casillas.
74'But now Madrid have a corner of their own. Damia panics slightly under pressure from Benzema and smashes the ball behind.
73'Varane meets the corner with his head but Madrid fail to counter effectively as the ball runs all the way through to Fernandez in the Osasuna goal.
72'Albiol gets across to block the cross from Damia as Osasuna continue to threaten going forward. They have ANOTHER corner here.
71'Immediately after getting a yellow Alonso goes flying into another challenge! A true professional.
70'Yellow Card Xabi Alonso
70'Clos has shown another yellow card, this time to Alonso. I'm not quite sure what for but the Roja centurion looks fairly peeved about the decision.
69'SMART SAVE FROM CASILLAS! The Madrid No. 1 is forced into making his second stop of the evening, as he gets down low to his left to keep out Armenteros' arrowed drive that appeared to be heading for the bottom corner.
68'SubstitutionLuka Modric Mesut Özil
68'Madrid have made their third and final substitution, as Modric is withdrawn to be replaced by Mesut Ozil.
67'LOLO HEADS OVER FOR OSASUNA! The midfielder has a chance to break the deadlock as he rises highest at a corner, but his effort goes harmlessly over Casillas' crossbar. Cue groans from the Osasuna fans.
66'Osasuna win a corner on the right, but Armenteros' dangerous delivery is cleared away eventually by Benzema on the volley after Albiol's weak header had failed to do the job.
64'That's poor from Callejon! The Madrid forward overruns the ball inside the Osasuna box after a quickly-taken free kick from Alonso appeared to have caught the home team on the back foot. There was a slight nudge from Damia on Callejon but he still should have kept the ball in play.
62'Alonso wins the ball brilliantly 45 yards from goal and swiftly moves the ball on to the other Madrid substitute, Benzema. He attempts to chip a pass towards Callejon who is making a run into the box but Fernandez seizes the ball before the Spaniard can connect with the cross.
60'Yellow Card Kaká
60'Good first involvement from Kaka... not. The Brazilian is shown a yellow card within minutes of being introduced after flying into a tackle with Oier.
59'Benzema scored an outrageous Marco van Basten-esque volley in the corresponding fixture last season. Oh for a repeat of that fabulous strike!
58'SubstitutionGonzalo Higuaín Kaká
58'SubstitutionÁngel Di María Karim Benzema
58'Jose Mourinho is making a couple of changes. Off goes Higuain and Di Maria, and on come Karim Benzema and Kaka. Will they provide the spark Madrid clearly need here?
57'Yellow Card Armenteros
57'Armenteros finds his way into the book after pulling the shorts of Callejon as he tries to dribble away from a couple of challenges on the halfway line. That was a brave option from Armenteros, not sure how he thought he would get away with it!
56'Madrid are really on the back foot here! Osasuna, let me remind you, are bottom of La Liga, with just 14 points from a possible 54.
55'A cheeky nutmeg from Cejudo on Coentrao looks to have opened some space up for Osasuna as they attack but Raul Albiol drifts across to thwart the attacker as he tries to retrieve the ball after it passed through the legs of the flummoxed Portugal left-back.
53'Right guys and girls, Madrid are looking rubbish at the moment. Who do you think they should bring on to change the game? Their bench consists of: Jesus, Carvalho, Marcelo, Essien, Ozil, Kaka and Benzema. Post your replies in the comment box on the right!
52'GOOD PUNCH FROM FERNANDEZ! The Osasuna goalkeeper gets to Alonso's high free kick ahead of Varane and fists the ball far away from his goal.
51'Again it takes some calm play from Xabi Alonso to avert the danger for Madrid, the midfielder stepping back into defence to nick the ball from Sola and pass the ball out to Arbeloa in space on the right.
50'The home team have dominated the first five minutes of this second half. Oier has just slammed a half volley wide from 18 yards after decent play from Cejudo.
49'Osasuna get the ball into the Madrid box but Xabi Alonso shows good awareness to shepherd it out of play under pressure from Sola. Wise decision-making there from the former Liverpool heart-throb.
48'Armenteros failed to make the set piece count though, as his swinging cross fell straight on the head of Varane, who happily cleared the ball away.
47'The Madrid goalkeeper parried the ball behind for a corner after Sola had cut in from the left and sent a dipping effort at goal from 25 yards.
46'We are back underway here in Pamplona, and Kike Sola has just forced a good stop from Casillas early in the second half!
Bring on Karim Benzema I say! The France international scored one of the best goals I saw over the whole of last season in this fixture - a stonking volley from an acute angle.
Join me in 10 minutes for the second half of this Liga clash. I very much doubt this will end 0-0.
HALF-TIME: OSASUNA 0-0 REAL MADRID A low-key first half here at the Reyno de Navarra stadium saw neither side get on the scoresheet. Osasuna defended well to limit the attacking threat of Real Madrid, who looked fairly toothless without their suspended top goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo. The home side's goalkeeper Andres Fernandez has made some awful decisions to come off his line in the opening 45 minutes, but los Blancos have failed to make him pay.
45' + 2'And there is the half-time whistle from Carlos Clos!
45' + 1'COENTRAO CURLS A SHOT JUST WIDE!! Callejon does really well to keep the ball in play as it looks set to run out for a goal kick. With Fernandez out of position he sets up Coentrao but the left-back cannot get an effort on target with a number of Osasuna bodies defending on the line.
45'Yellow Card Oier
45'Higuain is flagged offside as Madrid try and threaten at the end of this first half. Seconds after that Osasuna's Oier hacks his way into Clos' notebook with a rash tackle on Higuain, as the opening 45 minutes finishes in stop-start fashion.
43'CEJUDO RIFLES A SHOT OVER!! Osasuna's No. 16 combines well with Armenteros on the left before hammering a strike over Casillas' crossbar. Good play from the home team!
41'Nino wins a corner for the home side after driving at Varane, but Arribas wastes Nino's good work by fouling Arbeloa at the set piece. The referee spots the infringement and awards Madrid a free kick.
40'Osasuna have resorted to hoofing the ball forward and hoping Kike Sola does something spectacular in the last few minutes, and as yet, he has not delivered.
38'Some decent wing play from Coentrao nearly fashions a chance for Higuain, but the striker cannot quite get on the end of the left-back's enticing cross after he had beaten a couple of challenges on his way to the byline.
36'GOOD EFFORT FROM CALLEJON! The Madrid man sends an unorthodox header onto the roof of Fernandez's net after connecting with Khedira's chipped pass from midfield. Madrid are getting closer...
34'HIGUAIN NEARLY HAS A CHANCE TO SCORE!! Modric sprays a fine pass out to the overlapping Coentrao on the left, but his cut-back to Higuain is slightly under-hit and Arribas is able to hack the ball away as the Argentina international shapes to shoot.
33'STAT ATTACK: Ronaldo has been directly involved in 10 of Real Madrid's last 16 goals against Osasuna, scoring 7 and assisting 3.
32'Everyone loves a Cristiano Ronaldo stat don't they??
30'More fine defensive play from Osasuna! Bertran steals the ball in his own half from Higuain and then embarks on a jaunt through the heart of the Madrid midfield before playing a pass through to Kike Sola.
29'Coentrao is not happy with Clos' decision to award Osasuna a free kick here as he tries to hold off a challenge from Cejudo. The Madrid full-back needs to keep schtum though, particularly after Sergio Ramos was given a five-match ban for insulting a referee during Madrid's Copa del Rey win this week.
27'Seconds after that let off for Osasuna, Angel Di Maria nearly breaks the deadlock for the visitors, but his firecracker of a shot from 30 yards whistles just wide of Fernandez's right-hand post.
25'WHAT WAS FERNANDEZ DOING THERE??? The Osasuna goalkeeper comes rushing off his line to try and clear the ball before it reaches Higuain, but the Madrid attacker gets there first! The Argentina forward takes the ball past Fernandez well before hammering a cross towards Callejon who is waiting inside the box. Only a last-ditch clearance from Arribas stops the ball from reaching the Madrid canterano, and Fernandez is able to breath a HUGE sigh of relief.
23'MARVELLOUS TACKLE FROM ARRIBAS! The Osasuna centre-back dispossesses HIguain superbly on the edge of his own penalty area as Madrid start to press forward more as the first half wears on.
22'Do get it involved with our commentary this evening whenever you so wish by posting your thoughts on the game in the comments box to the right of this commentary. As always, we would love to hear from you!
20'Armenteros' cross fails to beat the first man though, as Raphael Varane is able to head the ball up field unchallenged by an opponent.
19'They win another free kick in Madrid's half, this time over on the left, and it is Armenteros that stands over the ball as his coach Jose Luis Mendilibar waves men forward from the back.
18'Cejudo whips a free kick to the back post from the right that the Madrid right-back Alvaro Arbeloa just about heads away from danger under pressure from Arribas. Osasuna are enjoying a decent spell at the moment. Can they take a surprise lead?
16'A sloppy touch from Coentrao gifts Osasuna a throw-in in front of the dugouts. Jose Mourinho's men have lost their composure a bit in the last few minutes.
15'TENTATIVE PLAY FROM MADRID! Callejon starts a counter attack with a swift pass down the left to Di Maria but the Argentine's slow decision-making as he bears down on goal allows a number of Osasuna players to get back in position and outnumber Madrid's attackers. The ball eventually gets played through to Higuain but play is stopped after the linesman raises his flag on the far side.
13'Yellow Card Rubén
13'Alonso overcooks the resulting free kick, the ball flying straight out for a goal kick to Osasuna despite Sami Khedira's best efforts to keep it in play on the right side of the box.
12'The Osasuna fans are up on their feet here after Jose Callejon goes down under a challenge from Ruben. The Madrid man certainly made the most of that challenge, with his reaction prompting the referee to show Ruben a yellow card for the foul.
11'DAMIA SHOOTS WIDE FOR OSASUNA!! The home side's utility man shanks an effort past the left-hand post from 20 yards after the ball sat up invitingly for him following a tame header from Raul Albiol.
9'GREAT DEFENDING FROM COENTRAO!! The Portugal international, who is often criticised for his defensive play, reads a couple of Osasuna passes brilliantly to intercept the ball and steal possession as the home team look to attack.
8'Madrid have another free kick in the Osasuna half after Oier handles the ball as Higuain tries to play a pass through to Angel Di Maria. Again the free kick is wasted by Alonso though, as Ruben is able to clear it away with his head on the edge of the penalty area.
7'Luka Modric ambles over to take the corner for Madrid, and is pelted by bits of rubbish from the crowd as he runs up to take the kick. Not sure he deserves that to be honest with you!
6'Some decent defending from Marc Bertran stops Gonzalo HIguain from getting an early shot away inside the Osasuna box, but it is at the expense of a corner to the away team.
5'Osasuna think they should have a corner kick over on the right after the ball clearly comes off Xabi Alonso's left boot before going behind, but the linesman who is mere yards away awards a goal kick to the visitors, much to the crowd's vociferous dismay.
4'The Spain international dusts himself down to take the set piece, but his lofted pass is headed away easily by Alejandro Arribas, who returns from suspension to start for Osasuna this evening.
3'That's a foul from Osasuna's Armenteros on Xabi Alonso 45 yards from the home team's goal, and Real Madrid are correctly awarded a free kick by the referee Carlos Clos.
2'Alvaro Cejudo's high pass forward runs straight through to Iker Casillas in the Real Madrid goal though and the away side are able to get a foot on the ball.
1'Osasuna get the game started, and immediately look to break down the right.
Out come the teams here at the Reyno de Navarra. We are just moments away from kick-off.
The home side's main piece of team news is that Alejandro Arribas returns from suspension to start in defence. Their new loan signing from Sporting Gijon, Miguel de las Cuevas, is named on the bench.
MADRID ARE WITHOUT THE SUSPENDED RONALDO! Gonzalo Higuain makes his first start since early November for los Blancos, as they make do without their suspended talisman Cristiano Ronaldo after he picked up his fifth booking of the season during the 4-3 win over Real Sociedad last weekend. Jose Callejon comes in for Ronaldo, while Sergio Ramos and Antonio Adan - who are also ruled out through suspension, are replaced by Iker Casillas and Raul Albiol.
Subs: Ricardo, Flano, Punal, de las Cuevas, Llorente, Timor, Loe
Osasuna (4-2-3-1): Fernandez; Bertran, Ruben, Arribas, Damia; Lolo, Oier; Cejudo, Nino, Armenteros; Sola
Subs: Jesus, Carvalho, Marcelo, Essien, Ozil, Kaka, Benzema
Real Madrid (4-2-3-1): Casillas; Arbeloa, Varane, Albiol, Coentrao; Xabi Alonso, Khedira; Modric, Di Maria, Callejon; Higuain
How about some team news then? SPOILER: A certain talented Portugal international doesn't start for Real Madrid tonight... and I'm not talking about Fabio Coentrao, he does start...
Real Madrid currently sit in third place in La Liga, 16 whole points behind first-placed Barcelona, and five points off their cross-city rivals Atletico Madrid who currently reside in second position. Their opponents tonight, Osasuna, meanwhile, are rooted to the foot of the league table having picked up a meagre 14 points out of a possible 54.
My name is Charlie Scott, and I'm the lucky man bringing you colourful updates from the Reyno de Navarra stadium in Pamplona.
Good evening ladies and gentlemen, may I wish you a warm and hearty welcome to Goal.com's LIVE coverage of Real Madrid's Liga trip to Osasuna.


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The two of us were just discussing the other day how some ob/gyns totally get that reproduction has something to do with sex and some just don't. Ask one about Kegels, and she'll happily stick in a gloved hand to see if you should be doing more of them; ask another, and she'll look at you as if you've just asked about the mating habits of emperor penguins. Which is why it's kinda cool to hear about Dr. Andrew Scheinfeld, the first American ob/gyn to sell sex toys out of his practice. (He's based in Manhattan, not Peoria, natch.) The bad news: they're not covered by insurance…at least not yet. The good news: "Dr. Feelgood" has partnered with a manufacturing company that makes high-quality toys that are not only beautifully designed (none look like scary medical devices) but that are also safe for the body: Swedish company Lelo (we've been long-time fans). He has them displayed in the therapeutic healing section of his office, but has his female office manager introduce the products to his patients (he thinks it would be inappropriate for him to do so). In an interview with Details, Dr. Scheinfeld spoke the magic words:
"People still think women should have orgasms exclusively from intercourse," Scheinfeld says. "In spite of the whole sexual revolution, there's still a lack of education about these things. Most women don't have that response just through intercourse. That is a big problem and that causes a spiraling down of relationships because of the false expectations."
Our hero. (Although the original paintings he's done that are on display on his website are a little creepy.)
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UPDATE: This one is developing rapidly: in addition to running for the Colorado legislature as a Republican in 2010, Edgar Antillon, according to sources, currently serves as the Adams County chair of the Romney campaign's Latino outreach effort Juntos con Romney! Neither of these seemingly very important facts made it into Sunday's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story below, which bills Antillon only as "a manager at a Denver security firm" upset about immigration.
Short of a very good explanation, this story looks pretty seriously misrepresented.
We were greatly amused to read this story from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's James O'Toole, writing Sunday about the aftermath of recent presidential campaigning in this state–specifically, efforts by Mitt Romney's campaign to "court swing voters in Colorado."
Mike Melanson, a political consultant and former executive director of the state Democratic Party, said Mr. Romney added to his challenge in the state's Hispanic community with the tough line on immigration he took on the way to winning the nomination.
Nationally, surveys show that Mr. Obama leads Mr. Romney by the daunting margin of 70 percent to 30 percent. But Mr. Melanson cautioned that there is no such thing as a monolithic Hispanic vote.
Edgar Antillon, a manager at a Denver security firm, proves his point. [Pols emphasis] Mr. Antillon was among those cheering [Sen. Marco Rubio] at the Romney rally. He criticized Mr. Obama for failing to follow through on his 2008 pledge to enact comprehensive immigration reform. Mr. Antillon, whose parents emigrated from Mexico three decades ago, acknowledged that the president retained strong support in the Mexican-American community.
"For us growing up, it was ingrained in you that the Democrats were for the poor, the minorities; the Republicans for the rich, for the whites," he said. "It's hard to get beyond those stereotypes."
But he said the state of the economy was changing attitudes. "The No. 1 issue used to be immigration, but not so much this election," he said. "Now, the No. 1 issue for Hispanics is jobs."
Not that we wanted to clutter up Mr. O'Toole's story, but we're obligated to note the Edgar Antillon interviewed here, portrayed as some kind of disaffected Latino voter upset about immigration reform, was in fact the Republican candidate for Colorado House District 35 in 2010 running against incumbent Cherilyn Peniston. Antillon was one of a number of legislative candidates we discussed as part of the 2010 "crooks and criminals" expose, including arrests on two counts of felony impersonation in 2004, and over a dozen failure-to-appear charges for missing court dates. And as you may recall, Antillon drew special attention for a series of Youtube videos he filmed under the pseudonym "Juan a Be the Luchador," which consisted of Antillon firing off various assault weapons while wearing a Mexican wrestling mask (right).
Bottom line: it's not the first time a ringer has posed as a "concerned citizen." There are examples on all sides of this, from Obama's "former Republicans" in ads to "Democrats for Romney." We're not going to assert one side is really worse than the other.
But "Juan a Be the Luchador," a memorable former GOP candidate, is an extra bad ringer.


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Seven nights in a Charm Beach Villa at Vivanta by Taj in the Maldives - set on the idyllic diving hotspot of Hembadhu Island - now costs a reduced £1,399 (saving up to 29%), including return flights from London Heathrow, use of an airport lounge and return speedboat transfers.
Valid for: 1 May-30 June 2013
Book by: 31 May 2013
To book, contact WEXAS Travel (020 7838 5892; www.wexas.com)
A week's villa holiday on the Kas Peninsula | From £825
Island Villa, a four-bedroom house in Ipsili on the Kas Peninsula, overlooks the ocean and enjoys private beach platforms. Over half-term, a seven-night holiday costs from £825 per person (saving £175 per person, or £1,400 in total for eight sharing). As well as accommodation, the price includes return flights from London Gatwick, seven days' jeep hire, a Turkish Bath and an evening meal at Deniz Feneri Lighthouse, plus daily maid cleaning.
To book, contact Exclusive Escapes (020 8605 3500; www.exclusiveescapes.co.uk)
A four-night break at Le Mas Candille | From £670
A four-night stay at the charming Le Mas Candille, a converted 18th-century farmhouse in Mougins, Provence, has been reduced to the price of three nights throughout June. From £670 per person, guests will receive B&B accommodation, return flights from London Heathrow and transfers.
Valid for: Stays until 7 July 2013
To book, contact Bailey Robinson (01488 689700; www.baileyrobinson.com)
10 nights at Gaya Island Resort | From £1,491
Luxury tour operator Wexas Travel is offering travellers a 10-night holidays staying at the Gaya Island Resort in Borneo (recently featured on the site) for the price of seven. Gaya Island, described by Traveller as 'a microcosm of what Borneo as a whole once was', offers remote luxury and bespoke experiences for guests. The package costs from £1,491 per person, and includes international flights and transfers.
Valid for: Now until 6 July 2013; 1 September-11 December 2013
Book by: December 2013
To book, contact WEXAS Travel (020 7838 5892; www.wexas.com)
13-night tour of South Africa | From £3,595
A 13-night tour of South Africa ('Cape Town, Spa & Safari Escape') has been reduced by Rainbow Tours by £770 for departures between May and September. The package - which includes four nights at Cape Royale in Cape Town, three nights at Franschhoek Country House in the Winelands, and a further three nights at the Cybele Lodge & Spa in Kruger National Park - now costs £3,595 per person. The reduced price includes return flights from London Heathrow, plus further domestic flights and transfers, car hire (plus insurance) in Cape Town, all meals while on safari, and game drives.
Valid for: Departures from May-September
To book, contact Rainbow Tours (020 7666 1250; www.rainbowtours.co.uk)
Three-night champagne break at Watergate Bay | From £350
A special three-night package at Watergate Bay Hotel in Cornwall during the upcoming Veuve Clicquot Polo On The Beach event costs £350 per person, saving guests around £110. The price includes three nights' accommodation on a bed-and-breakfast basis, VIP tickets to the polo House Party (which includes a VIP Champagne reception and opportunity to mingle with the players), plus two dinners: one at Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Cornwall, the other at The Beach Hut.
Valid for: 19-21 May 2013
To book, contact Watergate Bay (01637 860543; www.watergatebay.co.uk)
A week's beach holiday at Reid's Palace | From £4,580 per family
A week's stay for families of four at Madeira stalwart Reid's Palace now costs from a reduced £4,580 with Carrier, including flights - making a total saving of up to £1,645. The package (based on two adults and two children sharing two Classic Rooms) includes return flights from London Gatwick, private transfers, and various extras for the kids (mini-bar soft drinks, a welcome teddy bear or drawing kit, bathrobes and slippers), plus an exclusive complimentary family lunch.
Book by: 31 May 2013
To book, contact Carrier (0161 492 1357; www.carrier.co.uk/family)
Half price rooms at The Manor, Weston-on-the-Green | From £180 per night
The Manor at Weston-on-the-Green in Oxfordshire - a boutique country pile under new ownership - has announced that over the summer half-term, anybody booking two rooms will receive the second room half price (saving £90). The Manor is also offering free breakfasts for children, and a free family pass to Blenheim Palace (saving an additional £55), which has a historical re-enactment of the English Civil War planned for the bank-holiday weekend.
Valid for: 26-30 May 2013
To book, contact The Manor at Weston-on-the-Green (01869 350621; www.themanorweston.co.uk)
Half price spa breaks at Ruthin Castle | From £149
The Moat Spa in Ruthin Castle is located in the ancient woodland between Snowdonia and the Welsh coast, and offers a unique alfresco spa experience (the treatments incorporate Finnish, Russian and Siberian spa traditions). Its special 'One Night Special' package - a night's stay in a Noble Room, including breakfast and lunch, plus two 60 minute spa treatments - is reduced by 55% to £149 per person.
Valid for: 25-27 May 2013
To book, contact Spabreaks.com (0808 163 3140; www.spabreaks.com)
Eight-night holidays in Krabi | From £1,795
With ITC Classics, an eight-night stay at Rayavadee in Krabi, Thailand, now costs from £1,795 - saving up to £995 per person. Rayavadee is situated in a site of exceptional natural beauty, between tropical gardens and sheer cliffs, and is bordered by three white sandy beaches. The price includes accommodation in a Deluxe Pavilion, breakfast, return flights from London Heathrow, plus transfers.
Valid for: Travel completed by 31 October 2013
To book, contact ITC Classics (01244 355 527; www.itcclassics.co.uk)
Two-night spa break at the Phoenicia Hotel | From £350
A two-night spa package at the Phoenicia Hotel, a five-star residence overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, in Beirut, now costs US$555 (around £350) for accommodation, breakfast, selected spa menu and dining experiences, airport transfers and late checkout.
Valid for: 20 May-20 June 2013
To book, contact the Phoenicia Hotel (00 961 1 369 100; www.phoeniciabeirut.com)
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All offers subject to change, availability and exclusion dates.


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District Breaks Ground on New Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library
Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, 8:25 a.m.News Releases
District Breaks Ground on New Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty joined Chief Librarian Ginnie Cooper and District leaders in breaking ground on the new Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library at 3660 Alabama Ave., S.E. this morning.
The new 20,000 square foot library is the 14th library construction project began during the Fenty administration as part of the city's continued effort to improve the District's library system.
"Every neighborhood in the District deserves world-class amenities," says Mayor Fenty. "With each new library, residents are seeing firsthand that the District is committed to giving them the best resources possible."
The new library will open in 2011 and will include: space for 80,000 books, CDs, DVDs and other library materials; 32 public-access computers and free Wi-Fi Internet access; a large meeting room for up to 100 people and two conference rooms for up to 14 people. Like all other library buildings under construction, a LEED Silver Certification is expected.
"When the new Francis Gregory Library opens, people will be pleased to find many of the things that they have grown to love, like hand dancing, will still happen." says Ginnie Cooper. "With new books, more computers and spaces for popular programs like lap sit story times, this new library will support education from birth to 24 and beyond."
The new library was designed by award-winning architecture team of Adjaye & Associates and Wiencek Associates. Hess Construction, Inc will partner with Broughton Development, LLC to build the new library under the Library's Mentor-Protégé program. Developed with the DC Department of Local Small Business Development, the program partners small certified local businesses with larger businesses to create more opportunities for smaller firms to work on government contracts.
The total project cost is estimated to be $13,379,000. An interim library is located at 2100 36th Place, S.E. (next to the Anne Beers Elementary School).


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Richmond, Calif., Inches Closer to Eminent Domain Plan
By Les Christie
The city of Richmond, Calif., is one step closer to moving forward with a plan to seize underwater mortgages by invoking eminent domain.
Federal district judge Charles Breyer dismissed a lawsuit that was filed by Wells Fargo that aimed to stop the plan from moving forward. Wells Fargo was serving as the trustee for dozens of investment trusts in the suit.
Under Richmond's controversial plan, it would be able to buy 624 mortgages at the present market value of the homes from investors. The city then plans to modify the loans so borrowers can better afford their payments.
The lower mortgage payments would not only enable some residents to avoid foreclosure, but it would also help reduce neighborhood blight and boost home values, said Steven Gluckstern, chairman of Mortgage Resolution Partners (MRP), the private company helping to finance the program for the city.
However, mortgage lenders oppose the deal, saying it will have a negative impact on the market going forward. They claim banks will stop issuing mortgages in communities where eminent domain has been invoked. In addition, eminent domain could also raise the costs of borrowing for all homebuyers by making it harder to sell mortgage bonds to risk-averse investors, who will insist upon charging higher rates on mortgages.
What's next?
With the green light from the judge, the city of Richmond's next step is to try to partner with other cities in order to split the costs. There are half a dozen potential candidates, ranging from El Monte and Vallejo, Calif., to places like Seattle that are exploring the idea, said Gluckstern.
After that, Richmond's city council will have to authorize the mortgage seizures. That may prove tough. When the council voted to further explore the idea, it passed with only a four-to-three majority. California law requires a super majority — five votes to two in this case — for such resolutions. And even if it passes, a court would still have to give final approval.
Gluckstern said the homes were chosen to fit certain criteria, including that the loan be privately held — none were backed by government agencies like Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or the Federal Housing Administration.
He said the city is only resorting to eminent domain because previous offers to buy mortgages directly from lenders at the discounted values were rejected.
"If we could do this without going through this contentious process, we would," he said.


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How do I feed two multi-channel amps from only two sets of preouts?
I just bought rgardipee's Kicker 08ZX700.5 5-channel amp (thanks for the great deal!) and I have a JL Audio M6600 6-channel coming. My plan is to run the six cabin speakers from the 6-channel JL and the four tower speakers and the sub from the 5 channel Kicker. My HU has two pairs of full range pre-outs plus one pair of sub preouts. So getting a signal to the sub is no problem. But how to I feed signal to the two multi-channel amps from just two sets of preouts? The JL will combine the signals from channels 1&2 and 3&4 for channel 5&6 so I just need two sets of pre-outs for it. And I will need two sets for channels 1 thru 4 on the Kicker.
Do I just use RCA "Y" splitters to split the signal? Does the signal voltage get split in half then? Although my pre-out signal is pretty decent at 4V, I don't like the thought of splitting them in half.
Short of buying two Clarion EQS746 EQ's, what are my options?
2006 Mobius LSV
You can get a wetsounds EQ. That will take care of the problem. Or you can do what I did. I got rid of the stock radio and purchased a new kenwood that works with my controls. It has 3 set of preouts. I use I have the kicker MX700.5 and the MX350.4. My 700.5 take two of the RCA and the 350.4 takes the last one. This way I have total control of the quality of sound coming out. I hate using a RCA Y-Connectors. They limit what you can so to tune in the sound.
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You either split the signal, install EQ's or just replace the HU with one with three preouts which might actually be cheaper.2007 Mobius LSV
he already has a deck with 3 preouts, so buying a new one would not gain anything. adding an eq would be one answer, but not real cost effective and not needed.
use one set of full range to feed the 4 channels of the kicker amp. use the sub output to channel 5 of the kicker amp. use the other 2 full range outputs and use a "y" adapter to split the 2ch to 4ch and power the jl with that, sending the same signal to all 6 channels(powering the 6 in-boat speakers). that would be the best way to do it, and how 90% of the stereo shops would do it. just be sure and invest in a quality set of cables. no radio shack here. I've done it before in an old car install. splitting the signal is the recommended way to do it in the jl manual.
by adding an eq, the only thing you will gain is the ability to take the one set of full range and send it to the multiple channels of the jl, allowing bow to cabin fading capability. if you think that's worth $289, then go for it. wiring it listed above would give you fading control of the sub and the tower/boat speakers independently, but would not allow you to fade the in-boat speakers. not a big deal imo, but it's personal preference. you could also add a volume attenuator inline with the bow speakers if you think they will be too loud. probably a $20-30 part.
the stumbling block here is that the jl needs 2 sets of inputs..
hope this helps..'06 Supra Launch 20SSV-gone but never forgotten
Thanks guys. Sorry for the confusion caused by the title of the post. I did upgrade the HU a while ago to a Kenwood that has 3 sets of preouts with one of them being sub preouts. I didn't know that the 700.5 can take one pair of preouts and feed channels 1 thru 4 with it (I don't have the amp in my possession yet). So sounds like I need to use a splitter for the JL so that the one pair of preouts feeds all six channels.
Sandm, the Clarion eq is only a $55 item (I wouldn't spend the $$ on the WS eq) and in addition to the features you mention, it also takes the preout signal and boosts it to 7V while splitting it three ways. It also gives me the ability to control the volume output of one amp and the sub from the driver's seat.
Another question that comes to mind is, what does a capacitor do and do I need one of those?
Thanks again for the input, much appreciated.Al
2006 Mobius LSV
Al, the Kicker has a little switch you have to enable for on set of inputs for all channels and your good.
Like sandm said just split to the JL amp.
A cap stores energy allowing you to have enough juice to run everything in case you overrun the system, you won't need one. We float more than ride and i've never drained a batt or had the amps go into protect and my system is rated right at 1600 watts peak. Of course i can't get anywhere near that before the wife beats me!2007 Mobius LSV


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Cards claim Gaub off waivers from Texas
Cards claim Gaub off waivers from Texas
"I know he's got a good arm, a plus arm," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said on Saturday afternoon. "I don't know a whole lot about him besides that. It's just another opportunity to bring someone in and see if we can help him and see if he can help us."
The 27-year-old, who was added to the 40-man roster, had a 6.75 earned-run average in four games with the Cubs last September.
He allowed two earned runs on two hits, struck out three and walked two in 2 2/3 innings. In his final three appearances, covering 1 1/3 innings, he allowed one hit, struck out two and walked one.
In 21 Triple-A appearances this season -- 16 with Durham (Tampa Bay organization) and five with Round Rock (Texas) -- Gaub went 0-1 with one save and a 3.43 ERA over 21 innings. He allowed eight runs on 13 hits, struck out 25 and walked 14.
Gaub was originally a 21st-round pick (641st overall) by the Cleveland Indians in the 2006 Draft. He was acquired by the Cubs, along with two other players, in a deal for Mark DeRosa in December of 2008. He was acquired by Tampa Bay on April 5 on a waiver claim from the Cubs and then acquired by Texas on May 24 on a waiver claim from the Rays.


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Mill blaze to spark production move
Auswest Timber says it is working to move some production to its Pemberton mill to avoid putting its employees, and others in the industry, out of work because of a fire that caused significant damage.
About 20 per cent of the facility in Deanmill was badly damaged yesterday morning in a fire authorities say was sparked by unsafe grinding or welding work.
The mill had been back in operation for just a few months after being shut down by Gunns early last year.
Most of the mill's 42 workers are expected to be moved to Pemberton until the Manjimup mill reopens.
Half of the mill is expected to be operating in six to eight weeks but full operations will not resume for at least three to four months.
Auswest says most of the major machinery in the building is repairable.
The damage bill is expected to exceed $2 million.
Meanwhile, a south-west transport business says the local timber industry will survive the fire but it is worried about the effect the incident will have on Manjimup's morale.
Julius Cutts, the operator of a transport company which serviced Auswest's mill, says the blaze has devastated the town.
However, he says the local industry will regroup.
"It certainly was great when Auswest picked it up again and got it cranking but this is just a hiccup," he said.
"I'm sure we'll get back to where we were and the sooner the better really."
He says his biggest concern is the emotional damage to locals.
"It's just the general blow that we've suffered in the town," he said.
"I've spoken to a few people locally and they just wonder where it's going to end because it sort of affects the morale of everybody."
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An attack on ...
To say the Quebec shooting was An Attack On All Of Canada (editorial, Sept. 7) is to lift it out of context and drain it of its meaning. It was a Quebec event, not a pan-Canadian one, spurred by racial tensions and political developments unique to that province.
That innocent blood was shed again over such division should be a matter of grave concern to Quebec's political leaders.
Patrick O'Flaherty, St. John's
As an allophone living in Quebec for some 35 years, and in this great province and country by choice, I am very disturbed by the tragic shooting death during the victory speech of Pauline Marois. The Globe is right in concluding the shooting was "an attack on the Canadian belief in the primacy of discussion and debate." Long live Canadian democracy
Jalaluddin Hussain, Brossard, Que.
While I concur with the main point of your editorial, I also can't help thinking that you've granted this horrific event far too much significance. While the tragedy for the families involved cannot be overstated, this was a solitary act of madness, plain and simple.
Michael Lennick, Toronto
Brothers, eh
In spite of the PQ win, I don't believe for a minute that Quebec will leave Canada – Canada as a nation is just too good a deal for everyone who lives here. Still, it made me think of us as a nation of brothers.
Brother 1, Alberta: Brash, bold, works hard, but hey, he also won the Lucky Sands lottery. Lucky, lucky guy.
Brother 2: So cool, he only uses his initials. B.C. likes to fish, sail, wear sandals with thick grey socks and drive an old VW van. Happiest outdoors.
Brother Ontario: Had it all, great job, big income. When he spoke, everyone in the family listened. But, he lost his job, ran up really dumb debts, then still tried to throw his weight around. He'll come back, but needs to realize he's not the kingpin any more.
Brother Saskatchewan: Likes working in the summer sun growing food, then takes his motor home south for the winter. If the growing-food thing fails, really likes the family to pitch in with the bills. Won the smaller "Pot Ash" lottery, so he's feeling pretty good these days.
Three of the brothers on the East Coast live together. The Maritime Boys love life. They also like to fish, but making a living at it hasn't gone so well for them.
Another brother lives apart: Newfoundland and Labrador likes to fish too, but enjoys the solitude and likes lots of ice in his water.
Brother Manitoba doesn't say much, keeps a low profile. Not flashy but a really good guy.
And then there is Brother Quebec: Always upset with the family, always asking for more, always living slightly higher than he can afford. What can I say, we love him and he loves life but here he is talking about leaving ... again.
Of course, I asked our Northern family if they wanted to be called our brothers, but they just said they wanted "Nunavit."
George Brookman, Calgary
Very bad diplomacy
As a Canadian and an academic who studies Iran, I must say that the decision to sever ties with Iran makes no practical sense (Citing 'Threat To Global Peace,' Canada Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Iran – online, Sept. 7).
With the U.S. and U.K. no longer there, for the past year Canada has been an important source of information on Iran. Canadian diplomats may not have been hobnobbing with Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi at dinner parties, but they were in regular contact with people who were. That is how intelligence works in countries where access to high-level ministries is restricted.
Foreign Minister John Baird cited fear for Canada's diplomats as the primary basis for severing ties. The reality is that the decision is based on the Harper government's narrow-minded ideology and not a realpolitik calculation of national interests. Indeed, if it were the latter, Canadian diplomats would be allowed to continue observing and reporting on the internal dynamics of this incredibly important country.
In this time of growing uncertainty, we need people on the ground, lest we follow the same path the Americans took in 2003. In short, this decision is perhaps one of the most ill-conceived ideas in modern history. At least when the Americans and British cut ties, they had good reason.
Bryan R. Gibson, Department of International History, London School of Economics
Obama redux
Just like "on TV," where problems are solved within an hour, Americans expect their one-term President to have redressed all the errors of his predecessor's two terms and fixed their catastrophic fallout. One error was starting two very expensive wars while cutting taxes. Not one, two. Another was continuing the wholesale deregulation of the pillars of their economy (taking the rest of the world down with them).
Starting a war and quickly declaring it won is a great piece of theatre. The reality is something quite painful and much longer lasting – and expensive.
Rebuilding America's raped and pillaged economy will take decades (Obama Banks On The Economy – Sept. 7). Reintroducing guidelines and regulations to control the rapacious among them is near impossible in the face of some of the most malicious personal – need I say racist? – attacks I've ever seen.
Claudette Claereboudt, Regina
Margaret Wente admits she was all into what Bernie Goldberg has coined as the media's 2008 "slobbering love affair" with Barack Obama (Hope And Change Won't Cut It Now – Sept. 6). Yet, four years into Carter-redux, she's troubled at the prospect of seeing Mr. Obama ousted by a "decent enough man taken hostage by a bunch of lunatics."
Like every jilted lover, Ms. Wente clings to the hope that he'll change: "If only he could bring himself to say, as he did in 2009, that it's time for a 'new era of responsibility.' " Oh, if only Barack Obama would softly coo more sweet platitudes, it could work. We could tell my dad some stranger maxed out his credit cards.
Gary McGregor, Ladner, B.C.
Kinda close
For a while there, I naively bought into the idea that Barack Obama had a more enlightened perspective than his predecessors regarding the relationship between Canada and the U.S., but his (Great Britain) "our closest ally" comment at the convention indicates nothing has really changed.
In spite of the trade between our two countries, the sharing of the world's longest undefended border, shared involvement in two world wars, Korea and Afghanistan, and numerous other traditional and productive connections, we seem forever destined to be an afterthought for Americans and their politicians.
Would Mitt Romney think differently about Canada? No matter. More than likely, he would be inclined to see the Grand Caymans as America's greatest ally.
Ray Arnold, Richmond, B.C.
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August 2012
Alright folks. I know there are thousands of people out there who have this issue. Lets fix it, shal we?
I can log in to Origin just fine
I can get on to Battlelog just fine.
Everything looks normal at this point.
I try to join a quick match, or play ANY type of BF3 game.... and nothing happens.
The small box at the lower left shows me a server, it says "Joining Server" and then it dissapears. The game does not launch. I have updated every single driver on my computer (Alienware M15x, plenty of power to run this game) I have un-installed BF3 and re-downloaded/installed, I have tried a few of the online "fixes" that others have reccomended because EA will not fix it themselves..... and still no BF3. I was able to play for a short time when I first bought the game, and was enjoying it. One morning, I try to log on, and absolutely nothign happens. This has been this way for a total of ALMOST 4 MONTHS. I paid 60 bucks for this game, and I am not able to play. Now, one of two things needs to happen, and I mean immediately. Tell me how to fix my **bleep** game, or give me back my money. Its simple. I'd rather have the game, but if you decide that fixing this issue is too difficult, please, by all means, send me my money back and invalidate my key.
Lets get a real fix on this, shall we? If not, it will be the LAST EA game I buy. you are killing your customer base with this kind of crap.
August 2012
Hey chap i feal ya pain
I have th esame issue with battlefield 2 as i wanted to play the vietnam maps and cant as it goes to start then BANG strait back to desktop and EA dont know what to do as they never do ......
i think a differant machine would be an option in there eyes lol it wont be them it will be you hahahahaha basic blah blah answer from them ....
Have you tried speaking to there live chat on the Battlelog page ??
this game is just one big joke in my oppinion right now.
good luck chap
August 2012
Hi fuzzbomber!
Please be sure that you have updated your browser and installed the newest web-plugins for battlelog. You should check your latest video-card drivers.
You should check the following ports on your router:
If you are playing on PC, please enable the following online ports on your connection:
For specific instructions on how to open your ports, please visit http://www.portforward.com/ or contact your router manufacturer.
Please let us now, if the problem still exist.
August 2012
My web plugins are updated.
I have tried 3 seperate browsers.
My video card is a ATI Radeon 5850, plenty to run this game (it did in the past) and has all updated drivers installed.
All of the ports that you specified ARE OPEN.
The problem is not with battlelog or my ports. The game simply does not launch, and gives no error. I have tried about 10 different "fixes" off the web, and NOTHING has worked. Battlelog states that it is "joining Server" and then that dialogue message dissapears.... and the game does not launch. I can't even play the campagin. The web interface was about the dumbest idea I have seen yet in a game...... And this is why.
Now what?
August 2012
I too have tried a ton of fixes and am currently sending an email to tech support. I have not even been able to play the game at all! It does the exact same thing as yours but the dialogue box doesn't go away.
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Hi fuzzbomber!
I know you've gone a long road with several troubleshooting tips, but please try to add the BF3.exe to your whitelist of your firewall/antivirus software. If the BF3.exe is in the restriction list, it is a known issue that the game can stuck in the loading screen.
If that doesn't helped neither, please let us know!
Cheers and cross fingers
August 2012 - last edited August 2012
Hey guys, Was just wondering, Is your punkbuster up to date?
Have a quick look here. https://help.ea.com/article/battlefield-3-punkbuster-error
or herehttp://websec.evenbalance.com/downloader/download.php?file=1
August 2012
Yep, already added to my antivirus exception list, as well as updated punkbuster. No change.
August 2012
Yep, Just as i though, no new answers, just Like I've gotten from EA support all along. Can't you see that this makes people ANGRY? I Spent 60 dollars on this game and layed for a grand total of less than 24 hours.
August 2012
Quick check: are your C++ Redistributable and .NET Framework up to date?
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