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Mines Management Inc (MGN) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-06-30.
Mines Management Inc is a U.S.-based mineral development company focused on the exploration and development of silver dominant deposits. Mines Management Inc has a market cap of $40.4 million; its shares were traded at around $1.77 with and P/S ratio of 2248.4.
Highlight of Business Operations:The net cash expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2009 were $0.1 million for the purchase of equipment and completion of the water treatment plant and other site infrastructure and $4.4 million for operating activities. The Company believes that it has sufficient working capital to complete the rehabilitation of the Libby adit and commencement of delineation drilling.
The Company reported a net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 of $1.9 million, or $0.08 per share, compared to a net loss of $2.5 million, or $0.11 per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. The $0.6 million decrease in net loss in the second quarter of 2009 is attributable to decreases in operating expenses of $0.4 million over the second quarter of 2008, principally in general and administrative expenses, and an increase in other income of $0.2 million. The decrease in operating expenses resulted from a decline in promotion and investor relations spending of $0.1 million, and $0.5 million in stock compensation. Technical services increased in 2009 over 2008 for work on the adit and the underground water treatment system of $0.2 million before SMD was demobilized the end of April. The increase in other income resulted from the adoption on January 1, 2009 of the reporting requirements of EITF 07-5 which resulted in a $0.3 million gain on warrant derivatives. Net interest income decreased by $0.1 million in 2009.
The Company reported a net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2009 of $4.9 million, or $0.22 per share, versus a loss of $4.4 million or $0.19 per share for the six months ended June 30, 2008. The $0.5 million increase in net loss in 2009 is largely attributable to increased technical services costs in 2009 for work on the Libby adit water treatment system including rehabilitation, sump and decant construction, and pumping station installation of $0.6 and additional permitting and environmental costs of $0.4 million. This was offset by reduced general and administrative costs including decreases of $0.2 million in investor relation expenditures and $0.4 million for stock compensation, and an increase of $0.1 million for consulting services. Legal, accounting, and consulting fees decreased by $0.2 million in 2009, and net interest income decreased by $0.2 million.
Liquidity During the six months ended June 30, 2009, the net cash used for operating activities was $4.4 million, which consisted largely of permitting and technical expenses associated with increased activities at the Montanore Project site. The net cash used in investing activities during the quarter was $0.1 million, principally for construction in progress.
We continue to reduce activity levels, including capital expenditures, until the timing of the Record of Decision becomes more clear. We anticipate expenditures of approximately $4.5 million in the final two quarters of 2009, which will consist of $1.5 million per quarter for general and administrative expenses and $1.5 million for ongoing expenses in preparation for the delineation drilling program, additional mine scoping studies, and responding to EIS comments. Given our current available funds of approximately $15.5 million on June 30, 2009, we will require approximately $10.0 million of external financing in 2010 to fund the final phases of the advanced exploration program and delineation drilling program and completion of a bankable feasibility study. The Company continues to investigate financing opportunities and the potential for equity or debt financing during the current year.
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Welcome back to By the Books, where we break down how all the local teams are doing in CIF and national rankings.
Nothing much has changed for the undefeated St. John Bosco Braves, who continue to roll along with their 5-0 record. They're still ranked No. 1 in the CIF Pac-5 Division, they're still ranked No. 1 in the LA Times' SoCal rankings, which combine all CIF sections and divisions in Southern California, and they're still drawing plenty of national interest as well. USA Today has them up a spot, to No. 7 in the nation. MaxPreps.com likes them even more, ranking them the No. 4 team in America.
Things are looking up for Long Beach Poly, who move up to No. 4 in the CIF Pac-5 rankings. Given that they're likely to run the table in the Moore League, that's good news for Poly, as the top four teams are seeded—none of them would see each other until at least the semifinals. The LA Times has them up a spot to No. 5 in Southern California.
The road from this week until the start of the playoffs is significantly harder for the Braves. There are no teams in the Moore League besides Poly getting a single vote in the CIF rankings, while Bosco will face four teams in the Trinity League who are ranked in the top ten. Mater Dei is at No. 3, Servite at No. 6, Orange Lutheran at No. 7, and JSerra at No. 10.
Of course, the two local powerhouses aren't the only Press-Telegram teams drawing interest in the CIF rankings. St. Anthony is still in the coveted top four in the Northeast Division, ranked No. 4, with a game coming up this Saturday against No. 7 St. Genevieve.
Norwalk still rules the Southeast Division, where they are once again ranked No. 1 overall. Their Suburban League foe, La Mirada, are ranked No. 9 in the division, while defending champion Downey is at No. 3.
In the Southwest Division, Los Alamitos is ranked No. 3, and will travel on Thursday to take on a potentially dangerous Newport Harbor team.
In 8-man football, Avalon is still ranked in Division 1, at No. 9.
Girls' Volleyball
Lakewood and Los Alamitos continue to hold down the top two spots in CIF Division 1, raising the exciting possibility of an all-Press-Telegram area championship match. The Lancers are also creeping up in the PrepVolleyball.com national rankings, where they rose from No. 30 to No. 28 this week; they're currently the No. 3 team in the state according to the well-respected rankings site. Los Alamitos holds steady in the national rankings at No. 36.
Around the rest of the rankings, Valley Christian is No. 6 in Division 2A, Mayfair is No. 7 in Division 3AA, St. Anthony is No. 5 in Division 4A, and Avalon is No. 3 in Division 5A.
Boys' Water Polo
Wilson continues their march up the CIF Division 1 rankings, climbing into the top four this week, at No. 4. They're behind only Mater Dei, Harvard-Westlake, and Newport Harbor. Cerritos is the only other ranked team from the area, at No. 3 in Division 4.
Girls' Tennis
Cerritos is once again the only ranked Press-Telegram team, still No. 1 in Division 4.
Cross Country
No earth-shattering changes for the local teams in the CIF rankings, as Warren and Poly are No. 4 and No. 8, respectively, in the Division 1 poll and St. John Bosco is No. 4 in Division 3. On the girls' side, Poly is No. 9 in Division 1.


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Marvel Animation Age & TZ News Present: Josh Keaton on "The Spectacular Spider-Man"
Josh Keaton is no stranger to being a hero. His voice acting career has stretched for the majority of his life, with roles as Jules Brown in Back to the Future: The Animated Series, the young Hercules in Disney's Hercules feature film, and Ocelot in the Metal Gear Solid series of video games. He is also no stranger to the world of Marvel Comics superheroes, having played a raft of characters over the years in video games, including Harry Osborn, Cyclops, and the Human Torch. However, his latest and best known role is now as Peter Parker, the title character of The Spectacular Spider-Man. To celebrate The Spectacular Spider-Man moving over to Disney XD, Toon Zone News and Marvel Animation Age were able to catch up with Keaton via telephone to talk about his work on the show, his previous encounters with the character, how to talk smack with a burnt tongue, and answers the most important question of all at the very end.
MARVEL ANIMATION AGE/TOON ZONE NEWS: How exactly did you get the role as Spider-Man on the show? Did you have to audition for it?
JOSH KEATON: I did. There was an extensive audition process. I'm not exactly sure how many people there were, but I remember Greg saying something like 2,000 people were auditioned. Basically, it's just a process where they audition you, you read the copy, they put you all on tape. They'll take their huge group, they'll narrow it down probably in half, and then they'll take that and keep narrowing it down to a shortlist. Then they'll have a callback session, where they have their shortlist come in and re-read, usually additional copy, and it'll be directed this time. The first audition wasn't directed. It was one of these things where I just went into my voice-over agent's office because they have a studio there. The second audition was with some of the producers of the show there and the voice director Jamie Thomason, and he was directing whoever was coming in for that callback. I can't remember if there was a third callback or not. When I originally auditioned, I auditioned for three different parts. I auditioned for Peter/Spidey, I auditioned for Harry Osborn, and I also auditioned for Eddie Brock/Venom, and I am very happy with the role I was chosen to play (laughs).
MAA/TZN: I remember reading that you were a big fan of Spider-Man before the show.
KEATON: Yeah, huge fan. Huge fan.
MAA/TZN: That must have been a big happy geek moment when you found out you got the part.
KEATON: I can safely say that it was, and most of my friends are also geeks and involved in either comics or the industry in one way or another. I have a lot of friends that are either comic book artists, comic book inkers, or colorists, and they were all quite jealous. (laughs) Oh, and they were the most jealous of the new toy which I just picked up, which is the talking Spider-Man. I know they'll probably give me one, but they haven't given it to me yet and I had to have it, so I had to go out to Toys 'R Us. And funnily enough, the guy that I bought it from at Toys 'R Us asked me if I needed a gift receipt, and I looked at him and said, "No," and I think at that point, he knew I was buying it for myself, and he also ended up being a Spider-Man fan. So that was kind of neat.
MAA/TZN: This is actually not your first time being Spider-Man, is it?
KEATON: It is not. I played Spider-Man in the first Spider-Man (movie) video game. However, after I recorded all my audio, they ended up getting approval to use Tobey Maguire's audio from the film. Now, they didn't want to waste all the audio they recorded with me, so they added a hidden mode of gameplay where if you beat the game, you can play as Harry Osborn in the Green Goblin suit. It's essentially the exact same game, pretty much the same storyline, but it's just Harry Osborn. So I was the de facto Harry Osborn. In the second Spider-Man game, they called me back just to play Harry because I think they had already gotten the approval for the movie audio for Spidey. So yeah, I play Harry Osborn in two games. Then there was another one: Spider-Man: Friend or Foe, and this is where it gets even sillier. I played Harry Osborn in that game, and James Arnold Taylor played Spider-Man in that game. However, in our show, James Arnold Taylor is Harry Osborn and I play Spider-Man. So that's been my long, twisted relationship with Spider-Man in media.
MAA/TZN: Was there anything you lifted from the video game portrayal to do Spider-Man for the new show?
KEATON: No, not necessarily, because it was so long ago and that was pretty much all taken from the movie. For Spectacular, it's all written for the show. I did see the film, so it was something where I didn't necessarily have to work against sounding like Tobey or whatever. It was something where I brought my own performance to it, but…I mean, you were saying the lines directly out of the film. With (Spectacular Spider-Man), we homage some of the elements of the film and some of the things are pretty similar, but for the most part, it's more based on the classic era of Spidey.
MAA/TZN: I think you had said at one point that you didn't actually watch a lot of the earlier Spider-Man portrayals in animation before you started on Spectacular Spider-Man.
KEATON: Well, that's not to say that I didn't watch them as a kid. I grew up watching a lot of stuff. The 60's show was before my time, and I was really, really young when Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends came out. But I did see the 90's one, and I did catch some of Spider-Man Unlimited. But yeah, I really did want to see the original ones, but not necessarily to influence my portrayal at all. It was just to see it. I wanted to see what was around back then. I wanted to see the progression of where this character's gone, and with technology and animation getting better, I kind of wanted to see how it all played out. So I did watch them, but never really with the intent of factoring somebody else's work into my portrayal.
MAA/TZN: I know I've seen other interviews where you say you identify strongly with Peter Parker because you had similar experiences growing up. My question to you is how is Peter Parker or Spider-Man the most UNLIKE you ?
KEATON: Well, I don't have the super powers (laughs), and most of the events in my life aren't as dramatic or demanding as saving the world, or saving human life on a daily basis. But I have had some bad things happen to me. There's all things I can look to as reference, and plus I read a lot, so most of the things that I can't necessarily identify with, I can still empathize with, and create enough story in my imagination where I can figure it out and still make a believable portrayal. Honestly, there's so many things that have happened in his personal life, in terms of how he relates to Liz and Gwen and the women in his life, that have rang so true to me, it really hasn't been difficult to find similar events in my own life to get that motivation from. It really hasn't been too difficult of a part to play.
I would say that the hardest part was that once he's accepted the fact that he's Spider-Man, how much "bad acting" would Peter do to conceal his identity, because I've never really had to hide a secret that big. Sometimes, he might overcompensate, and you see in some of the episodes where he almost goes a little too nerdy, trying to show, "Hey, no, that's not me. I'm not that guy." And, I guess finding that balance between how much he can show and how much he can't, especially because you're only doing it with your voice. Voice acting has trended in a lot of ways towards a little bit more realism, so if you just kind of play the part the way you would if it were on camera, the character artists are good enough to be able to catch the little nuances in what you're saying.
MAA/TZN: So, the hardest thing for you, then, is just to be a bad actor, huh? (laughs)
KEATON: (laughs) No, no, no. I don't know. It's tough, because quite honestly, I've not really had a character that I've identified so much with. Not to mention that he's always been a big part of my life. I've read a lot of Spider-Man, I grew up with the cartoons, so its almost like I've had the majority of my life to study this portrayal. It's probably why when I think about it, there's really not a lot that I find difficult about getting into his head, because I've been doing it for most of my life.
MAA/TZN: What would you say changed the most for you as an actor between starting the show and, say, by the end of season 1?
KEATON: There's kind of a natural progression that just happens when you're on-set — or, in this case, in the studio — and you start to develop a rapport with the other actors in the cast. You see it in the show. The first time you see me with Marko or O'Hearn is very different from when we already have an established rapport. The banter changes, whereas before, they're both trying to feel each other out and trying to kick each other's asses. By the time it's their third or fourth meeting, they already know what to expect from each other. In a lot of cases, I've worked with a lot of these voice actors before, but I'd never worked with John DiMaggio before this show. He plays Sandman and Hammerhead, he does a fantastic job, and he's a really cool guy. So there is that rapport that develops. I think that that's probably the biggest change in terms of when you're watching the progression of the season. It's just like any other show, where you start seeing the cast members have a rapport. There's that same growth in animation, where you still get to see that.
MAA/TZN: Can you answer the same question about season 2 without giving anything away?
KEATON: You'll be able to see it even further. Things that have been explored only halfway in season 1 get more developed. I mean, you get to see a lot more of Flash Thompson as a character, and him and Peter interacting. I won't say how it plays out, but you do get to see that relationship — whether it be good or bad — grow. You get to see more between the relationship between Peter and Gwen, him and MJ, him and Liz Allan. You get to see more Eddie Brock. There's a lot of dynamics, and all of the characters are constantly evolving. You've seen a lot of the origins of the super-villains on the show, like you've already seen Otto Octavius go from this meek guy that was always getting kicked around to the guy who says, "Screw it. I've got the power and I'm not going to get kicked around any more, and I'm a genius, so I'm going to go and be one." You're definitely going to see more of that in season 2, without giving away any storylines.
MAA/TZN: What do you think is the strangest thing you've had to do as Spider-Man in the booth?
KEATON: Let's see…there's one gag where I burnt my tongue in the middle of a fight, (laughs) and trying to emote as though you have a burnt tongue and speak and still remain somewhat intelligible, but still have it really sound like you have a burnt tongue is really difficult, because you have to speak with your tongue essentially in your hand. If you've ever tried that, it's really hard. So that's probably one of the most difficult physical things I've ever had to do. That's probably the weirdest thing I've had to do yet.
MAA/TZN: What else do you have in the works? I know you have your music, and I know you have the Leisure Suit Larry game.
KEATON: I'm not sure what's going on with the Leisure Suit Larry game, because I thought it was going to be out already, and it's not (laughs). I finished doing a Destroy Man part on a game called No More Heroes, which was popular. He's kind of an unapologetic jerk of a character, and he makes a return in what I'm assuming is a second installment of that game, so I just finished that. I've also just been working on music, working on production and writing for others as well my own material. And just hoping that season 3 gets a pick-up soon, because I'd love to get back into the trenches and keep working with Spidey.
MAA/TZN: Last question: between Gwen, MJ, and Liz, which one would Josh Keaton pick?
KEATON: Josh Keaton would totally pick Gwen, and sometimes I get really really mad at Pete for not seeing that it's right there in front of him. She's cute, she's a dork, she's smart, she's kind of feisty. I want to smack him upside the head sometimes.
MAA/TZN: You know what, I've had the same urge sometimes watching the show.
KEATON: Yeah! It's like, "Dude! Come on! What are you waiting for!" But yeah, Josh Keaton would definitely pick Gwen. Actually I'm engaged, and I pretty much tell people that I've found my Gwen. She's quite the dork, but she's beautiful and she's awesome.
The first season of The Spectacular Spider-Man will premiere on Disney XD on March 23, 2009, at 7:30 PM, with the new season of the show scheduled to begin over the summer of 2009. Visit the official Spectacular Spider-Man website for more information. For more info about Josh Keaton, visit his official website or his MySpace page dedicated to his music.
Special thanks to Caroline Mendoza at Sony for setting up this interview, and don't forget to check out our interview with Spectacular Spider-Man's supervising producer, story editor, and writer Greg Weisman.


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ScreamingChicken I've seen them in the frozen food section of my local Piggly Wiggly but have never purchased any because I always have a good supply of ground beef from my annual bulk purchase. But they certainly look good!
deepfryerdan That's such a bad price compared to the sale price you can get ot some meat counters. Our Meijer had ground Angus chuck on sale for 1.69 the other day. I bought 12 pounds.. I couldn't help myself.


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He began the night engaged in a stare-down with Montreal's Kyries Hebert during the coin toss at centre field.
He ended it just as wired, sitting almost alone in the Blue Bomber locker-room, his right leg bouncing up and down like a jackhammer.
Long after the rest of the media horde and the TV cameras had disappeared, I sat down with running back Chad Simpson at his locker, and the man who might be the most important to the Bomber offence this season, next to quarterback Buck Pierce, was still stoked with nervous energy.
It looked like he could start another game, right then and there.
One of the questions I've heard most since the 38-33 loss: why didn't the Bombers run the ball more?
Winnipeg's nominee for the Most Outstanding Player Award last season, Simpson ran just nine times for 35 yards, and caught three passes for 18 more.
That's maybe half the number of times I'd want him getting the ball every game.


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A win is a win.
But when they come this early in the season there is only so much faith Edmonton Eskimos head coach Kavis Reed has in them.
Just as important to the rookie coach, who improved to 2-0 with a win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Saturday, is seeing the improvements his team needed to make over the season-opener.
"I'm not trying to be the pessimist or say the politically correct thing, but there are so many things to improve on," Reed said. "Those guys played fast. We played faster this week than we did last week.
"That says a lot for the coaches and that also says that the guys aren't getting comfortable in the schemes that are being employed.
"But still, it's a good thing that we're 2-0 and we have a lot to improve on, but when you watch the film it's never as good as you think."


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Joyce starts rehab stint, could return soon
Joyce starts rehab stint, could return soon
The outfielder led off for Class A Charlotte and went 1-for-3 with an RBI double, and also walked and scored a run.
Joyce, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list because of a left external oblique strain, is scheduled to play Monday and Tuesday before being reevaluated by the club.
"He's doing well," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "He's making good progress. Hopefully we're gonna see him in the next couple days here."
Joyce could be back as soon as Wednesday when the Rays play the third game of a four-game series against the Indians. Maddon would not elaborate on a corresponding roster move to make room for Joyce, only saying that it has been discussed.
Maddon also said injured third baseman Evan Longoria may travel with the team during its next road trip, which begins in Baltimore on July 24, to monitor him, though there is still no timetable for his return.
"We want to keep him close at hand and watch him work and just try to see if we can keep improving upon it," Maddon said.
Longoria was batting .329 on the season before a partially torn left hamstring sidelined him on April 30. Tampa Bay is 31-35 in his absence.


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When I started Growthink over a decade ago, I thought I knew more about management then I did.
One of the things I clearly did wrong was running meetings. Looking back, it pains me to think of the literally hundreds of hours lost on inefficient meetings.
Fortunately, over the years, my team and I have read and tried pretty much every technique for making meetings more efficient, and boiled it down to just 8 essential rules.
Following them will make you and your team MUCH more productive. Here's my list of the 8 rules:
1. Start on time. If 3 people wait an average of 2 minutes per meeting for the fourth to arrive, that adds up to hours of lost productivity over the year. It's also extremely frustrating, and starting a meeting in a state of frustration kills creativity.
2. Have a written agenda. Ideally circulate your agenda 24 hours in advance of the meeting so that you and all the participants are as prepared as possible.
3. Everyone must participate. In meetings you want to encourage all viewpoints so you can make the best decisions. So get everyone involved.
4. Stick to a schedule. The entire meeting and each agenda item must have a time limit. If an individual agenda item goes long, revisit it at the end of the meeting (if there's time), or schedule another meeting to discuss it. The discussion for each agenda item should end only when specific action item(s) have been determined, written down, and assigned.
5. Stay on topic. While it's ok to go off on an occasional tangent, you must guide the discussion back on topic. The agenda and time limits will help with this.
6. Don't hold unnecessary meetings. If you have trouble creating the agenda (in that there's nothing too important to discuss), it might mean that you shouldn't hold the meeting in the first place.
7. End meetings with complete clarity regarding the key action items and who will complete them. This is key. Coming up with great ideas during a meeting is meaningless, unless those ideas are documented and assigned to individuals to execute on.
8. Improve. Every five or ten meetings, get feedback from your group regarding ways to improve how your meetings are run.
These 8 rules will make your meetings more productive, and you and your team will accomplish much more and be much more successful!
For tons of other productivity tips and tactics, check out my Productivity Secrets for Entrepreneurs here [1].
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Mangaluru: On the 1st Friday of the month, Our Lord's day the 4th of December, the Sun as usual rose in the sky but before it could warm the Earth, Our Lord passed by and walked into the "Kenneth Cote" garden of the Vas family , looked around and saw a beautiful flower therien- he culled this beautiful pearly white Rose (Our friend Rose) and winged it to Heaven where he transplanted it in his garden where it would never droop or wilt away, but bloom forever and ever. With heavy hearts we had all gathered in the beautiful house of God – St Sebastian's Church-Bendore on Monday 7 December to bid Adieu to our late sister Rose, and pray for her soul and console her bereaved family.
Rose was a dedicated wife to her late husband Sebastian Vas of the famous Vas Bakery. Rose was the eldest in the line of 8 children born to Late Henry and Late Cecilia Lobo. To the Children of our late sister Rose – Late Kenneth and Gladys, Lynette and Peter, Brian and Dr Caroline, Lester and Joyce, Mira and Bhujang, Late Norman, Caryl and Neil, Pearl and Late Mohan; to the 15 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren; to her siblings Marie, late Jane, Frank M Lobo, Celine, Cynthia, Gerald and Carmelita; to her relatives and friends, my message is "Grieve not, your mother/grandma/sister/friend has not left you, she has just fallen asleep in the Lord. She will intercede for you from above, her fragrance will surround you and will linger in every nook and corner of your homes, she will still embrace you with her presence and be your guiding star".
After her Late husband passed away at the age of 66yrs, Rose shouldered the responsibility of the upbringing of her children. She nourished them with the love of God, prayer and devotion and the Rosary had to be recited everyday. With God in the centre of their lives , there was nothing to fear. She nurtured them inculcating in them the values of life and caressed them with her abiding love and warmth. Late Rose was a good Samaritan, very compassionate and caring, charitable and kind, generous and always giving especially to the poor and needy, less fortunate and the downtrodden members of society. She was a humane human person.
This is evident from the fact that Rose was a major donor of the Xavier Educational Trust established in 1984 and the Xavier Industrial Centre at Assaigoli, catering to the needs of rural youth. It is a pride and honour for the Vas family because one of the Projects will be dedicated to the memory of Late Sebastian and Late Rose Vas. It is heartwarming to know that Rose has sponsored candidates for priesthood at St Josephs Seminary and The Carmelite Order to work in the vineyard of the Lord. She was an active member of the Legion of Mary and the Social Service League. She also took active part in the family business after her husband's demise in addition to contributing to the welfare of her family. She was a good singer and loved to sing hymns and songs.
God called home her two sons Kenneth and Norman at a young age. Tragedy struck again when Pearl's husband young Mohan succumbed to a massive
heart attack in Malaysia leaving behind him a young wife and two tiny children. Luckily, at this crucial juncture her mother Rose was there having gone for her second confinement. Rose stood strong at the the helm and after a year or so brought them down to Mangaluru, where they resided at Kenneth Cote with Brian and Caroline who were already there. A shattered Pearl stayed on with her mother and kids and with love and hard work they both raised the two children. They were Grandma's arms when she was feeble and couldn't walk steadily. All of Rose's children would visit her every time and spend time with her.
Last Christmas, Rose was with her family members and the home was filled with her children and the aroma of freshly baked cakes, Kuswar, scones, and other goodies but this year God thought it was time to waft her away to grace his table and now she's around God's table enjoying the bliss of looking at his face. This Christmas which is just a few days ahead, your Mother is no longer physically with you, but she lives on in spirit through your memories. Treasure those memories. Share them with your family and friends. Recognize that your memories may make you laugh or cry, but in either case, they are a lasting and important part of the relationship you had with your mother.
Life is not measured by the number of years we live but by the quality of life we live and the treasures we accumulate for our onward journey to our Eternal Abode. We thank God for this beautiful gift of Rose for 91 years in our lives. Rose played a fulfilling role on her stage in life and now her late husband and sons are waiting with outstretched arms to lead her through the portals of Heaven to claim her reward. We are all human and bound to err. May our Lord in his benevolent mercy and compassion condone her little shortcomings and failures and lead her into his heavenly realm.
While we had all bid Adieu to our friend Rose, let's hope to meet her again on the beautiful shores in the city of God. Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon her and May her soul rest in peace in the arms of her beloved master. Amen.
About author:
Celine Saldanha is a great friend of Rose Vas, and also a very close friend of Vas family, who made frequent visits to "Kenneth Cote" to check on Rose and give her company during her loneliness. As a Ex-Gurkar of Upper Bendore belonging to St Sebastian Church, Celine Saldanha is also the ex-president of Christian Mothers Sodality, Secretary of Ladies Social Service League-Upper Bendore, and a volunteer at many social, community and charitable organizations.


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1/2 cup quinoa
1 cup water
1 tbsp Mexican saffron
2 tbsp olive oil
1 cup diced red onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup baby artichoke quarters
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
20 Rainier cherries, pitted and chopped
1 tbsp brandy
1 tbsp toasted pine nuts, chopped
4 large Japanese eggplant
1 metal ring (2 inches high x 3.5 inches in diameter)
Combine quinoa, water and saffron in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until all liquid has been absorbed. Remove from heat and fluff with a fork.
Heat one tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat in a large sauté pan. Add onion, garlic, artichokes, salt, pepper and smoked paprika. Cook for about 4 minutes stirring occasionally. Add brandy and cherries and cook for about 1 minute.
Add quinoa, pine nuts and one tablespoon of olive oil to warm cherry mixture. Mix well. Remove from heat and keep warm.
Slice eggplant into 1/8 inch thick slices lengthwise. Discard the first slice, as it will mostly be skin. You should get 4-5 slices per eggplant. Brush with additional olive oil and grill for about 1-1/2 minutes. Continue grilling all slices of eggplant.
Layer grilled eggplant slices inside metal ring with the ends sticking out of the top of the ring. Place about 1/2 cup of cherry quinoa mixture inside. Pack down firmly and fold eggplant ends over the mixture. Makes 4 servings
Mixed Green Salad with Fried Capers
2 tbsp capers
3 tbsp olive oil
1 teaspoon agave syrup
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tbsp diced red onion
2 cups mixed greens
1/3 cup radish, sliced
1/4 cup cucumber, diced
2 small tomatoes, chopped
Salt & pepper to taste
Drain capers on paper towel. Heat one tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Add capers and cook about 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat.
Combine 2 tablespoons of olive oil, agave syrup, mustard, vinegar and onion in a small bowl. Mix well.
Combine mixed greens, radishes, cucumber and tomatoes in a mixing bowl. Toss with vinaigrette. Season with salt and pepper.
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Measuring image quality made easier with new computational methodsJanuary 7, 2013 in Technology / Computer Sciences
Researcher Mikko Nuutinen has developed methods for measuring the quality of digital and printed images computationally with algorithms directly from natural images. These unprecedented methods are presented in his doctoral dissertation for the Department of Media Technology.
The research and development of imaging systems – cameras and printers – require objective measures of image quality, in addition to subjective measures sourced from evaluations of test subjects. Objective computational methods aim to predict the subjective criteria for quality as accurately as possible.
"The research of image quality must keep up with the constantly improving applications in imaging and camera technology. The best possible quality is sought for by comparing objective computational values to how the final and actual image is perceived," explains Nuutinen the basics of image quality research.
Algorithms and reference cameras to replace expensive test target metrics
Measuring image quality is currently based on the use of so-called test target images and extracting quality criteria from them. A test target image is of a field, which contains known information for example of colour modulation or sharpness.
"They are used to estimate, how a camera has distorted certain parameters, such as colour differences, unevenness or noise."
Test target metrics require a laboratory, and their results do not match actual, real-life situations. They tell more about how cameras function than of the perceived quality of images.
"When comparing the quality of images produced by different cameras, both subjective and objective measures are needed. Nowadays the latter require test target images. In my dissertation I show how the same objective measurements can be produced more accurately and altogether without test target images and the expensive and time-consuming laboratory conditions they demand," explains Nuutinen.
Nuutinen has developed algorithms to assess so-called low-level quality attributes: sharpness, graininess and colour contrast in printed images, and sharpness, colour noise and colour difference in images in digital camera systems.
"Instead of scanning prints, we digitise the images by taking several pictures of them in different exposures with high-quality reference cameras. The computational methods utilise these to calculate objective quality measurements."
"In camera applications, the methods search for specific details in the reference camera images and their counterparts in the natural images to be measured. Desired quality values are then calculated from them."
Direct computation of natural images?
Computational quality analysis has with Nuutinen's research taken a step forward towards subjective assessments made by people about, for instance, the naturalness of images.
"Computationally measuring high-level attributes such as naturalness or clarity would require even better algorithms."
Next, Nuutinen will pursue to develop no-reference methods, that is, robust algorithms, which would be able to assess the quality of natural images completely without reference images.
"With the help of image databases currently under construction, no-reference algorithms should be taught to recognise all kinds of distortion types in images. The types of algorithms we have now are unable to analyse natural images taken with any given camera."
Provided by Aalto University
"Measuring image quality made easier with new computational methods" January 7, 2013 https://phys.org/news/2013-01-image-quality-easier-methods.html


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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—NASCAR got what it wanted. Now it must hope it doesn't turn into a complete disaster.
After months of work by NASCAR and its teams, pack racing is back at Daytona and the dreaded two-car draft was rare in the season-opening Budweiser Shootout Saturday night.
But this might be a case of be careful what you wish for.
NASCAR's new rules and the return of pack racing turned the season's first race into the kind of exhilarating show fans are accustomed to at NASCAR's most famous track.
But it also turned into a dangerous crashfest, one that could produce doom and gloom going into next week's Daytona 500.
Though it produced mind-boggling, spine-tingling, edge-of-your seat action, it also led to some frightening crashes, including four-time champion Jeff Gordon sliding on his drivers-side door and then rolling over onto his roof.
It was "treacherous," said winner Kyle Busch, who added to the fireworks and drama with a thrilling last-lap pass for the win against Tony Stewart.
"It's mayhem. It's just crazy," said Carl Edwards, one of 22 drivers involved in the four wrecks. "You just try not to hit anything that is going the same speed as you are and hope for the best."
Despite the mayhem, most of NASCAR's daredevil drivers amazingly endorsed the style of racing and gave NASCAR kudos for the rules changes that virtually wiped out the two-car tandem drafting so prevalent in last year's restrictor-plate races.
Even Gordon, who flipped and rolled for the first time in his 20-year career, called it "great racing" and "a pretty exciting way to start the 2012 season."
"It was a lot more fun than the two-car deal," Stewart said. "I had a lot more fun than I've had in a while at Daytona."
"It was crazy racing, but it's way better this way," said third-place Marcos Ambrose. "NASCAR did a great job of letting the drivers get back to racing."
Most drivers and, according to NASCAR, most fans hated and dreaded the tandem style of racing, which required two drivers to hook up in a tight draft and push each other around the track. Though all four restrictor-plate races featured thrilling finishes last year, including one of the closest in NASCAR history, drivers complained bitterly about not being able to see around the car in front of them and being too dependent on their drafting partners.
They begged and pleaded for a return to the traditional pack racing, which allows them to move around in the draft and control their own destiny.
But the downside of pack racing is that drivers spend most of the race practically on top of each other, stacked up in tight three- and four-wide packs.
It is thrilling to watch, but one slip-up, one bump or push at the wrong time, leads to chaos and carnage. And while the two-car tandems often left the field strung out, pack racing prevents groups of cars from pulling away from each other, forcing them to race in a 200-mph hornet's nest.
It leads to the moment fans love to see and drivers dread—the Big One.
It erupted three times Saturday night.
The 82-lap race—including seven laps of overtime—featured four wrecks. Three of them were multicar pileups that wiped out most of the field, including many of the top contenders.
Of the 25 cars, only three didn't suffer some kind of damage. Only 13 cars were on the track for the final green flag.
Is that really what NASCAR and its fans want to see in NASCAR's biggest race?
Do they want the Great American Race to turn into the Great American Wreckfest, a demolition derby that leaves the nation decrying the dark side of stock-car racing?
Some are already predicting doom and gloom.
"It was a big mess really," said Paul Menard, who got knocked into a spin that caused the first big crash.
"It is going to be chaotic," he said of the Daytona 500.
Kevin Harvick, a contender taken out in the second big crash, bemoaned the inexperience and impatience of many drivers in the big packs.
Said his team owner, Richard Childress: "If they push like this, the whole damn field is going to wreck and it's going to cost everybody a ton of money."
To many, NASCAR officials made a brilliant move by creating a new rules package that broke up the two-car drafts and put the excitement back into restrictor-plate racing.
But they also brought back mayhem, chaos and maximum danger.
Now they must hold their collective breath and hope that it doesn't lead to disaster in its biggest race.
They must hope that they don't regret getting what they wished for.


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At the outer limits of product branding, just about anything can be used to refer to whatever you're selling. Consider the splashing fountains, potted tulips and herb garden installed in a vast display hall at Toronto's Exhibition Place to get the city's green-thumb set to have warm feelings about the Juno Awards.
Yes, even rhododendrons have been recruited to hype the latest edition of Canada's biggest annual music awards. The winners get their trophies this weekend (at a closed-door event tonight or during a nationally broadcast concert tomorrow), but the custodians of the Juno brand have been busy softening up the host city for months.
Even before the nominations were out for the 40th awards, Juno's flag was waving over exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Bata Shoe Museum, through four decade-oriented shows at the venerable Horseshoe Tavern, and at Juno-themed events at the Ontario Science Centre.
This week, Canadian music films filled up screens at the Bell Lightbox, musicians and sports figures contested the Juno Cup (hockey) and the new Juno Hoops game (basketball), classical Juno winners sang and played at Roy Thomson Hall, and horticultural types at the Canada Blooms garden show peered at backyard gardens designed to reflect the personalities of Juno winners such as Sarah Harmer, Ben Heppner and Oscar Peterson. A lavish 40th-anniversary book is also in bookstores; and CTV, the Juno broadcaster, is blanketing the airwaves with Juno-related programming that will eventually run to almost 90 hours.
Why this intense courtship, especially at the local level? Does it really matter whether Toronto takes notice of the Junos, so long as the country tunes in to the broadcast?
Those questions have several answers, some of them simple and practical, such as the need to fill up the cavernous Air Canada Centre with people willing to spend up to $230 for a ticket (the cheap seats go for $128, about double the lowest price for Lady Gaga's Montreal show at the Bell Centre next month). Tickets to this year's event have in fact been slower to sell than arenas in smaller centres, and Juno-related concerts at RTH and Massey Hall (where a Songwriters's Circle event was held on Wednesday) didn't fill up.
"Most of the other markets that we've been to tend to sell out very quickly," noted Ed Robinson, chairman of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, on Thursday. "And I think that's a reflection of all the concerts that come through town in Toronto and/or Vancouver, where there's lots of choice."
But a more complicated reason for Juno's need for Toronto's attention has to do with the Junos' long and sometimes tortuous evolution from a pure fan event to a largely corporate shindig to a populist road show.
For its first couple decades, Juno always happened in Toronto, usually in a hotel ballroom or theatre filled with music-industry types. In those days, Toronto didn't care about the Junos because the Junos were indifferent to the city. "There was a time when the Junos were in a soft-seat theatre, and the whole audience was in the industry, sitting on their hands," says John Brunton, producer (for Insight Productions) of the Junos stage show. "And you went, 'Where are the fans?' "
The fans had been in charge in the late sixties, when RPM Magazine conducted an annual readers' poll of the best of the year in Canadian music and gave prizes on paper only. Once a public ceremony for the awards (named the Junos in 1971) got going, the music industry, through its stalking horse the Canadian Recording Industry Association, began to jockey for control of the show and of the broadcasts that began on the CBC in 1975.
CRIA begat the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; the purely merit-based categories of the initial awards gave way, in key categories, to nominations based on sales; and the Junos became largely a celebration of commercial success. The awards acquired "a negative connotation" in some quarters, admits Susanne Boyce, who brought the Junos to CTV in 2002 (and who is about to leave the project and CTV after a management shuffle).
The first year CTV broadcast the awards also put Toronto-centric Juno on the road, first to St. John's, where a novel approach was tried. The event's producers got in touch in advance with the local music community (chiefly Great Big Sea, the island's leading roots-music band), invented a week-long club festival, laid on fan-oriented events, and created a broadcast that celebrated Newfoundland's contributions to Canadian music.
The results galvanized the town and gave the broadcast a fresh, site-specific feeling. Every year since, in Halifax, Ottawa, Edmonton, Winnipeg and other cities, the Junos have refined and extended the local-is-beautiful idea, while highlighting musicians with national or international appeal.
"It was really an expansion of the idea of taking the music to the fans," says Brunton. "Music comes out of where you are and where you grew up, and what influences you were exposed to. People are proud of their hometown, but they also like to feel like they're part of it all. It's not, 'Hey, I'm in Rubber Boot, Saskatchewan' - it's 'I'm in the land of Joni Mitchell and the Guess Who.' "
It didn't hurt that local communities and their governments were willing to pay for a visit from Juno and the expanding hoopla that went with it. Melanie Berry, head of CARAS, says that Juno got $1-million for setting up in Toronto this year, and is looking at multiple bids for the next three years from cities prepared to set up their own program committees to help energize the populace. The local economic benefits are real: St. John's got a $5.4-million boost in economic activity in 2002, and the last two Juno shindigs stirred up over $10-million in business in both Calgary and Vancouver.
"Coming back to Toronto now feels like another stop along the way," says Brunton, who figures a decade away was long enough. Toronto is still the biggest music market in the country, and Juno's producers decided it was time to see whether the buzz-generating ancillary events developed in smaller cities would work in Hogtown.
That the grass-roots strategy has worked everywhere else probably helped save the Juno broadcasts from the long ratings decline suffered by the Grammy Awards, which have been gradually losing viewers since the late eighties. Juno ratings have remained pretty stable over the past decade, which may count as success when TV audiences are fragmenting and declining globally.
Like the Grammys, the Juno broadcast includes few actual awards: Only eight of the 40 will be given out during this year's two-and-a-half hour broadcast. It's essentially a national music variety show with a few prizes and victory speeches.
Brunton says that the Toronto edition will unfold on a very big, very wired set that reflects the city's scale and architecture, though "not in ways that you would think of as obviously defining the place." (In other words, no CN Tower.) The host is Toronto hip-hop star Drake, and there'll be an all-star tribute to Toronto's pop-music history, and a performance by Toronto indie fixtures Broken Social Scene. Other performers include Arcade Fire, Sarah McLachlan, Hedley, Johnny Reid, Down With Webster, Chromeo and Tokyo Police Club.
In short, a decade into its roving populist phase, the Juno Awards look a lot healthier than the industry they still celebrate. You have to wonder whether the industry might have spared itself some pain had it concentrated more on forging grass-root connections with fans instead of mainly lobbing product into record stores. It's harder to see how it could match the Junos' intense yearly focus on a different Canadian centre. That's what has given a heart to this formerly cold, now puppy-dog-friendly celebration.
"We've always tried to connect the country," says CTV's Boyce. "It sounds corny, but it's about nation-building."
That's the ultimate in branding: when you get your product in tight not just with the rhododendrons, but with your flag. True patriot love in all thy fans' command.
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I live just up the road from Lime Tree and since it opened in August (2011) i have been 5-6 times.
Each time i have been impressed with the food, service and ambiance. It's nicely understated but with real focus on quality in both the food the serve and wines they offer.
The chef (can't remember his name!) is well known in the area, having plyed his trade at various well regarded pubs & restaurants. He's very good at getting out to meet the guests and explaining the dishes and where he sources the food from.
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THE wheat market has turned the corner, with good gains last week, to see US26.25 cents a bushel added to the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) December contract.
In Australian dollar terms, this was $12.07 a tonne.
Having spent 34 trading days less than $200/t, December futures are now above that level for the first time since 26 August.
In the past 10 years, wheat prices have spent very little time under this benchmark price.
There are a number of factors combining to give strength to the market.
One is bad weather in Canada which has put the last 20 per cent of their crop at risk of being lost, reduced, or at best, severely downgraded.
On the other side we have dry weather impacting the planting and establishment of the next northern hemisphere winter wheat crop.
The US, Europe and the Black Sea all have pockets where there are issues, but as the week wore on, these seemed to fade into the background a little.
US wheat is now also cheap in global markets, and can come in cheaper than Russian or Romanian wheat in some markets.
That should see the US picking up more business into the Middle East and North Africa.
Ahead of all this the burdensome US and global wheat stocks positions saw speculators build record short (sold) positions in the futures market.
That leaves the market vulnerable to very strong buying if there is any sniff of a recovery in prices.
That became a factor in extending the price gains during the Thursday and Friday trading sessions late last week.
We also had the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) October report released early in the week which saw a modest price rally stall as projected US ending wheat stocks were raised yet again.
However, the global picture tightened a little, with tightening supplies and a 700,000t drop in global ending stock estimates.
Stocks within the US are now expected to lift 4.43 million tonnes year on year, which is a 1.05 million tonnes increase over the September estimate.
However, balancing that out, we have stocks outside of China and the US falling by 9.42 million tonnes this year, which is a further 680,000t fall compared to the September estimate.
The main area of doubt in current numbers revolves around the last of the Canadian harvest, and the size of our own harvest.
The USDA put our crop at 28.3 million tonnes, up 800,000t, but other forecasts are pushing our crop as high as 31 million tonnes.
If we go above the current USDA numbers, it will end up adding to global stock estimates.
The current estimated tighter stock position outside of the US and China is a part of the mechanism that will inevitably shift more exports to the US, and eventually allow US wheat prices (that is, US futures) to begin a sustained recovery.
During 2017-18 a likely outcome is for global production to ease as we see a return to normal seasons stall a run of record yields in key producing regions.
Consumption may fall from its record level, but only if prices rally to reduce the competitiveness of wheat in global feed markets.
Stocks outside of China and the US should tighten to levels not seen since 2007.
The slow transition to declining wheat stocks should emerge during 2017, and with it come price volatility and selling opportunities as the market juggles with the change in trends.


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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Transmeta Corp. here today announced that it will file an initial public offering in an effort to generate working capital for its fledging x86-compatible microprocessor business.
Serving as the underwriters for the IPO include Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown, Salomon Smith Barney, Banc of America Securities LLC, and SG Cowen.
Transmeta, which did not disclose details or a timetable for the IPO, hopes to use the proceeds to develop new products, expand its operations, and compete more favorably against the likes of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Intel Corp., analysts said.
Recently, Transmeta made a big splash by rolling out its initial x86-compatible processors for notebook PCs and Internet-enabled devices. Earlier this week, the company announced a new processor for mainstream notebooks, while giving an update on its growing customer base (see Aug. 16 story).


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- Pick up time ranges depending on the day. Staff will inform you in the morning at Drop Off when to pick up. Times can range between 3pm and 4:30pm.
- We close promptly at 5:00pm. A late fee of $30.00 will be assessed for each animals picked up after 5:00 p.m.
After – Care:
- All animals receive a small green tattoo near their incision site. This is to show easily that they have been spayed or neutered.
- Please watch your pet closely to ensure they are not licking their incision. If this occurs, we recommend you purchase an E-Collar to prevent this from happening.
- Some animals are active after surgery, while others are quiet. It is very important to limit your pet's activity for the next 7-10 days.
- It is important to keep your pet away from small children and other pets the night of the surgery. Please keep your pet from running, jumping & excessive exercise for the next 7-10 days
- No running, jumping, playing, swimming, or other strenuous activity during the 7-10 day recovery period. Dogs and female cats have internal and external sutures that provide strength to the tissue as they heal. Any strenuous activity could disrupt the healing process. The healing process takes at least 7 days.
- Pets must be kept indoors where they can stay clean, dry, and warm.
- Do not bathe your pet during the recovery period.
- Check the incision site at least twice daily. There should be no drainage. Redness and swelling should be minimal.
- Male cats may appear as if they still have testicles. This is normal; the swelling should subside gradually through the recovery period.
- If your pet has received a "belly wrap", please remove the dressing the morning after the surgery. This was placed in order to prevent spotting on furniture (and other areas) from small of drops of post-surgical blood.
- Unless you are told otherwise, your pet does not have external sutures. All sutures are absorbable on the inside and the very outer layer of skin is held together with surgical glue. Do not clean or apply topical ointment to the incision site. If you are told that your pet has skin sutures or skin staples, they will need to return in 7-10 days to have them removed. Male cats do not have any sutures
Food & Water:
- After 6pm offer small amounts of food and water at a time. It's important to limit vomiting after any surgical procedure. If vomiting occurs, please wait until the morning to offer food again.
- Their appetite should return gradually within 24 hours of surgery. Lethargy lasting for more than 48 hours after surgery, diarrhea or vomiting are not normal and you should contact us immediately. Do not change your pet's diet at this time and do not give junk food, table scraps, milk or any other people food for a period of at least 7 days. This could mask post-surgical complications
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Seth MacFarlane has had one of the most surreal career arcs ever. First, his animated television show 'Family Guy' was cancelled after two seasons, only to see skyrocketing DVD sales demand the series return. Then it became a monster hit. Since then, he's added additional shows 'American Dad,' 'The Cleveland Show' (thought it recently ceased production) and the live action sitcom 'Dads' to his resume. Then, in 2012, his high concept comedy 'Ted' hit theaters and became a runaway hit (nearly $550 million worldwide).
Now, after hosting the Oscars and killing off (and resurrecting) the Griffin's dog Brian, MacFarlane is out to make us laugh at our frontier past with 'A Million Ways to Die in the West.' Set to open on May 30th, this 'Blazing Saddles' style send-up co-stars Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Giovanni Ribisi, Neil Patrick Harris, Sarah Silverman, and none other than Liam Neeson as a wanted gunslinger. We have a first look at the project from Universal, and while it's definitely Not Safe for Work, it's quite hilarious. Check it out:
Apparently, MacFarlane is a cowardly farmer who takes a fancy to Theron's new girl in town. When he discovers that she is Neeson's, he has to learn how to be less of a wuss and more of a typical six shooter before the bullet with his name on it arrives. From the preview, we see Silverman as a prostitute, Seyfried as the former gal pal MacFarlane is trying to impress, and NPH donning a dashing and debonair moustache. In keeping with 'Family Guy"s level of illogical realities, everyone speaks in a strange combination of modern parlance and old fashioned formality. Similarly, MacFarlane's character appears to be a variation on the famed Griffin mutt, conscious of the chaos around him and capable of a quick-witted quip or two before the hammer falls on his head as well.
With 'Ted' proving MacFarlane's mantle as a filmmaker (he's directing here as well, and co-wrote the script with 'Family Guy' faves Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild) and the amazing cast, look for this to be a refreshing change of pace from the superhero tentpole overload we're about to face this Summer. While it may not have Mel Brooks' sizzling social commentary, 'A Million Ways to Die in the West' proves once again that horse operas can be hilarious too.


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[JURIST] The Federal Bureau of Investigation encountered "numerous systemic problems" during its investigation of Zacarias Moussaoui [JURIST news archive] prior to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks [JURIST news archive], "ranging from poor individual performance to more substantial systemic deficiencies that undermined the FBI's efforts to detect and prevent terrorism," according to a report [PDF text] first written in 2004 but released publicly Monday by US Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine [official website]. Moussaoui had been briefly detained in August 2001 on immigration law violations after he sought flight training in Oklahoma and Minnesota, but the Minnesota investigators failed to properly support their terrorism case against Moussaoui. Investigators learned from French authorities that Moussaoui was connected to an Algerian terrorist group and sought a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) [text] warrant to search Moussaoui's computer, but attorneys at the FBI headquarters denied the request for lack of probable cause.
Fine's report praised and criticized former FBI agent Colleen Rowley [campaign website; Wikipedia profile], the agent who brought national attention to Moussaoui in 2002 when she sent a letter to FBI director Robert Mueller alleging that senior FBI investigators blocked the investigation [TIME report] into Moussaoui because they did not understand the significance of Moussaoui's connection to terrorism. Though Fine praised Rowley, who is currently running for Congress, for heading up the Minneapolis investigation, he criticized her for seeking a FISA warrant instead of a criminal warrant because a FISA warrant requires connecting the suspect to a "recognized foreign power."
Moussaoui pleaded guilty [JURIST report] in April 2005 to conspiracy charges [indictment] in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks, including conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries, conspiracy to destroy aircraft and conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. He received a life sentence [JURIST report] last month after one juror refused to agree to the death penalty [JURIST report]. Parts of the 2004 report, which is a broad review of the FBI's handling of Sept. 11 intelligence, have previously been released, but portions of the report covering the Moussaoui investigation were suppressed until the conclusion of court proceedings. Jerry Markon and Dan Eggen of the Washington Post have more.


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The name translates at "Stinking Water," but for thrill-seekers and nature lovers, Agua Hedionda Lagoon in Carlsbad is one sweet spot.
A series of perpendicular breakwaters, or groins, ensures that Agua Hedionda remains permanently open to the sea, and that's a good thing for recreationists, birds, mussels, sea bass, and thousands of San Diego Gas & Electric Co. customers.
Just east of Interstate 5 is Snug Harbor Marina, where California Watersports rents Yamaha Wave Runners, boats and kayaks. The business also offers wakeboarding and waterskiing lessons.
Two brothers from Carmel Valley, Brendan and Patrick Davis, returned to shore shivering but exhilarated after a wakeboarding lesson this week.
A wakeboard is something akin to a dwarf surfboard —— it's thin and about 4 feet tall. Like water skiers, wakeboarders get dragged around behind power boats. Skilled riders can launch themselves over the frothy wakes and spin and flip while airborne.
"I don't do flips," said Brendan, 13, "but that's my goal."
Patrick, 10, offered this advice for dealing with the inevitable wipe-out: "You blame the salt water."
For less-intense enjoyment of the blue-green water, visitors can rent single and double kayaks.
Swimming is permitted close to shore near a sandy beach at Snug Harbor but is prohibited from boats in the lagoon.
Motorized watercraft are restricted to the easternmost waters of the three-basin lagoon, which is chopped into segments by Interstate 5 and the railroad.
Buoys in the east basin delineate areas for personal watercraft, motor boats and nonmotorized watercraft.
Parking is free at the harbor, and a launch ramp is open to the public. Boaters must secure a city permit and provide proof of insurance before launching at the harbor, however.
Opposite Interstate 5, in the middle basin of the lagoon, Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA runs a water camp.
In the westernmost basin of North County's only manmade lagoon, mussels and baby sea bass thrive at private aquaculture facilities.
The power company dredged the lagoon in the early 1950s to furnish cooling water for Encina Power Station. Overlooking all three basins is the station's 400-foot-tall smoke stack.
On the eastern shoreline, Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation operates its Discovery Center. The center is at the corner of Cannon Road and Faraday. Also on the eastern shore is a 186-acre ecological reserve.
The center is planning a series of environmentally related public lectures in upcoming months.
If you go …
WHAT: Agua Hedionda Lagoon
CALIFORNIA WATERSPORTS: 4215 Harrison St. in Carlsbad, at Snug Harbor Marina. Wave Runner and boat rentals plus water skiing and wakeboarding lessons.
- Rental rates for Wave Runners are $60 for a half-hour and $85 hourly.
- Wakeboard and water skiing lessons, which include a boat, driver, instructor and equipment, cost $65 for a half-hour or $115 hourly for up to three people.
- 5-passenger boats rent for $85 an hour.
- Kayaks, canoes and peddle boats can be rented for $12 to $15 an hour.
Contact: (888) 5-LAGOON or visit www.carlsbadlagoon.com.
DISCOVERY CENTER: 1580 Cannon Road, Carlsbad
- CALL: (760) 804-1969; www.aguahedionda.org
Contact staff writer Adam Kaye at (760) 943-2312 or email@example.com .


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Here is a link to Christine Bachrach's 2013 PAA Presidential Address:
Culture and Demography: From Reluctant Bedfellows to Committed Partners
Christine Bachrach | Demography
Winter 2014
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And, here is a link to a neuroscience/population science article co-authored by several PSC researchers:
What is a representative brain? Neuroscience meets population science
Emily Falk, et.al. | PNAS
October 2013
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"Working with clients from different countries, it's important to not only understand their technology but to be able to communicate with them about how the U.S. legal system may differ from their own."
With a Ph.D. in organic chemistry, Yuezhong Feng is used to handling challenging subject matter. He puts his technical knowledge to work litigating complex patent, Hatch-Waxman (ANDA) and International Trade Commission Section 337 cases, as well as guiding clients through the patent process.
As co-chair of the firm's China task force, Yuezhong often works with Chinese businesses entering the U.S. market. He excels at helping these clients bridge the gap between Chinese business and legal cultures and those found in the United States. As a result, companies in diverse industries rely on him to help maximize profit and reduce risk at every step of the patent process, from identifying patentable inventions to developing prosecution strategies, to portfolio management and monetization, to enforcement. Due to his deep understanding of Chinese markets, Yuezhong frequently assists U.S. and European companies with intellectual property issues in China.
Yuezhong has helped companies seek patent protection in more than 100 countries. In preparing patent applications, he thinks forward toward how to achieve consistent protection in global markets worldwide.
Yuezhong has particular experience in the chemical, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, nanotechnology, electrical vehicles, chemical engineering (particularly bio-fuels and bio-diesels), and electrical engineering (particularly telecommunication and liquid-crystal display devices) arts.
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The Minnesota Vikings' are preparing for this Sunday's away game against the Arizona Cardinals, but whether the "Williams Wall" will be allowed to play is still unclear.
Kevin Williams and Pat Williams were temporarily cleared for last weekend's game against the Lions. But, the two defensive tackles are on thin ice as a federal judge decides whether or not to uphold their suspensions for violating the NFL's anti-doping policy.
At issue is whether the two players -- along with three others from other NFL teams -- were trying to mask their use of steroids by taking a diuretic banned by the league. The legal issue is complicated, but the medical issue is more straightforward.
Our regular medical analyst, Dr. Jon Hallberg regularly deals with professional athletes as a member of the medical staff of the Minnesota Twins and he says he's familiar with the drug being debated about.


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Turn delivers real-time insights that transform the way leading advertising agencies and marketers make decisions. Our cloud applications and Internet-scale architecture work together to provide a complete picture of customers, execute cross-channel campaigns, and connect with a worldwide ecosystem of over 100 partners. Turn is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in Amsterdam, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, and San Francisco. Company revenue has more than doubled every year of Turn's existence. For more information, visit turn.com or follow @turnplatform.
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We are looking for an engineer to join the technical staff in our Platform team. This engineer will contribute to our efforts in designing and implementing the critical distributed systems infrastructure that supports our ad delivery system. If you're passionate about application performance, distributed systems, networking, and huge volumes of data and are interested in joining a world class engineering team you might well be the person we're looking for. Qualified individuals will have a solid background in the fundamentals of computer science, and some background in distributed computing, large scale data processing, and performance monitoring and tuning.
Because we are a small team, your ability to communicate technical ideas effectively, in oral and written forms, and solve complex problems in a team environment will also be considered.
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UNICEF collaborates with partners to fight cholera outbreak in Nigeria
By Samuel Kaalu
BAUCHI, Nigeria, 16 September 2010 – "It's not in our culture to count the dead, but we have lost many of our people to the epidemic and quite a number were hospitalized," says Aishatu Zubair, 30, a mother of six who lives in Gudum.
Gudum Community is located less than 10 kilometers from Bauchi town, the capital of Bauchi State, north-east Nigeria. Despite its nearness to the state capital where safe water sources are more commonly available, the main sources of water for this community with an estimated 150,000 people comprise hand-dug, open wells and streams. Gudum community has therefore been hard hit by the deadly cholera epidemic that had broken out in most states in northern Nigeria, killing 352 since it was reported in June this year, according to Nigeria's Ministry of Health.
As part of its support to contain the epidemic, UNICEF developed messages in the form of jingles and spot announcements, on cholera prevention which are being aired regularly on radio stations in Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa and Yobe States, the most affected states. The messages on hand washing, open defecation, thorough washing of fruits/vegetables before eating, boiling of drinking water, and case reporting are translated into local languages of Hausa and Fulfulde.
"I learnt while listening to radio that by boiling your water before drinking, you can protect yourself and family members from contracting the disease. We also hear on radio that we should wash our hands before eating; when we visit the toilet; and before preparing meals for our families," says Aishatu. "We have received sachets of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) from health workers who tell us these are from UNICEF," she adds, while watching Adamu Dogauda, Water Quality Control Officer from the Bauchi State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) demonstrate the use of water purifying tablets donated by UNICEF.
Cholera is caused by consuming contaminated water and food, and often spreads as a result of poor sanitation and hygiene. According to Nigeria's Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, who spoke at a press conference on the epidemic, the cholera epidemic in Nigeria is caused by poor hygiene and sanitation, including open defecation, and surface water contamination in most of the affected states.
"Cholera is a deadly disease that kills quickly but is easy to prevent, if one can imbibe and practice simple life-saving behaviours like boiling water before drinking; hand washing; and personal and environmental hygiene," said UNICEF Nigeria Representative, Dr. Suomi Sakai.
UNICEF and directors of disease control; emergency preparedness response directors and managers of rural water and sanitation agencies in the cholera prone zone have put in place guidelines that will be used for health and water sector response plans.
"All these interventions complement medicines such as Ringer Lactate, doxycycline, metronidazole, Intravenous fluids, dextrose in saline and oral rehydration salts which UNICEF has provided the states with since the outbreak of the cholera epidemic," says Ms Edele Thebaud, Chief of UNICEF Bauchi Field Office, northeast Nigeria.
Ubaida Isah, 22, a radio presenter who repeatedly broadcast the cholera messages developed with the support of UNICEF to an estimated three million people in the north-east zone, believes that the messages have been helpful. "These messages are important in fighting the epidemic because people listen to the radio; if they put into practice what is in these messages, it will help reduce the spread of the disease," she says.
While Cholera is caused by consuming contaminated water and food; and often spreads as a result of poor sanitation and hygiene, only 42 percent of Nigeria's 150 million people have access to safe water sources, according to the Nigeria's National Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) 2008.
The UNICEF Water, Sanitation and Hygiene programme is accelerating efforts with rural water supply agencies across the north to improve the water supply situation in the states, including repair of non-functional hand pumps and faulty boreholes, and installation of safe water harvesting systems. With schools currently in session, UNICEF is working with States to organise hygiene and sanitation activities in schools to provide pupils with appropriate messages on prevention of the disease.
A long-term strategy for dealing with emergencies remains the best way forward. A comprehensive three-day emergency preparedness and response training of 70 stakeholders in Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Education, Communication and the Red Cross is planned.


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"The vocal glides gracefully between recognizable language and fluent Bongolese -- semilinguistic scat forming temporary bridges over lyrical gaps."
-- Brian Eno
Vintage U2
May 18, 2013
With over 7,000 items in our news archives, it's a safe bet you haven't read all of them! This month we start our look at 1989.
With and Without U2, Hot Press
The group that were once, by their own admission, the "world's worst covers band," now inspire a thousand cover versions by garage combos across the globe, while the fab four themselves, collectively and individually, continue to expand the limits of their own musical ambitions by collaborating and conspiring with the greats of rock 'n' roll past and present and by covering whatever -- or whoever -- takes their fancy.
The Edge in Russia, Propaganda
The Edge was one of a number of Western rock artists to visit Moscow on behalf of the campaigning environmental organisation Greenpeace. The occasion was the launch of an album of songs aimed at raising funds and awareness in the fight against global destruction. "Russia was a both a lot freer in some areas and restricted in others than I thought," Edge comments.
Adam Talks, Propaganda
"What's happened in the Irish music scene since we started out is great. There is an infrastructure and there are Irish bands producing records all the time. It just wasn't so when we started out and it's very satisfying, much more so than maybe a lot of the other stuff people feel we ought to be pleased about. The fact that there's a real industry and people don't have to go away to England -- that's exciting."


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Both BOINC and SETI@Home will be offline on Jan 4-6 due to more power line repairs for the Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory building. I think they are repairing/replacing more cable damaged last spring during the 4 day unplanned outage.
A second Planned outage is for repairs/ preventive maintenance to the AC units for the SETI@Home server closet on January 14-15th. They had problems for the last 2 summers and appear to be trying to avoid it for this year.
Update. The Power company has delayed the repairs for this weekend to a TBD status. Something about mains cabling not coming in on time so the Jan 4-6 outage is delayed to TBD. Both BOINC and SETI will be staying online this weekend but the work will be done on another weekend. The SETI repairs to the AC on Jan 14-15 are still planed to take place.
With the delay in repairs keep in mind the power lines are just as reliable as they have been for the last 8 months(They quite if a fly sneezes wrong on them.). The whole Space Sciences Lab at berkley have had an almost weekly failures for the last month.
SETI is offline until the 15th due to planed AC repairs. We are still waiting for a new date for the planed Power line repairs. Pacific Gas and
Well SETI is partially back online. They are doing backend work and regular tuesday maintenance work. I don't know if they will be done in time to bring it all online before the workday is all done today. About 3 hours left for today.
OK a new Outage Tue March 18 1700 PDT to Wed 18th March 19th 8AM PDT new comms cable being installed as part of the network update/upgrade for that end of campus. Phone and internet will be down until the new cable is in.
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Description: As part of network upgrades for the Hill, IST staff will be doing an extensive reworking of the fiber optics serving Botanical Gardens, Lawrence Hall of Science and Space Sciences Lab. Due to the time intensive nature of the work, this is an overnight outage starting at 5:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 19th, and concluding no later than 8:00 A.M. Wednesday, March 20th. This outage will disable all network connectivity for these locations, as well as PBX phone service.


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FALLBROOK – Renee Corwin, a well-known portrait artist from San Diego, won Best of Show in Brandon Gallery's Art of the Portrait competition.
Corwin, who herself has judged numerous portrait competitions in the area and is president of the San Diego Portrait Society, won with "Rose in One of Her Hats." Other winners include Janice Cipriani-Willis who took first place with "One Per Day." Chick Curtis, Elizabeth Taft, Richard Stergulz, Gaspar Vacarro and Martha Cowan also won awards in Brandon's second portrait show.
According to Noreen Ring, who curated the juried exhibition, the judge was Michael Steirnagle, an art instructor at Palomar College. More than 80 entries were received from artists in the San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.
Art of the Portrait is on display in the main gallery through the end of May.
Brandon Gallery (www.fallbrookbrandongallery.org) is located at 105 N. Main Ave., Fallbrook.


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It's safe to say that I love sweets. And chocolate. And cookies. And well, I'm pregnant too (as if I haven't mentioned that recently *wink*). Pregnant or not, I will never turn down the opportunity to eat something sweet! I had the chance to review a product (of my choice) from…Continue
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June 9, 2012, 08:42 PM
I took my Fox Model B out shooting sporting clays today and had some trouble getting the second barrel to fire about halfway through the course. When I checked the gun, it looks like one of the pins is partially out and I cant get it back into place. Any ideas?


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The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.
– William Hazlitt
The most useful Christmas invention of the past 50 years is not gas logs or modern tree lights or bubble wrap packing kits.
No, in my humble opinion, it's that button on your key chain you can push a few times (OK, several times) when you're in a big parking lot and can't find your car.
I know I am not alone in this appreciation. On Saturday I was heading from the store to my car and saw a man about my age walking slowly up and down the rows of vehicles, holding his key chain above his head and obviously pushing its button.
Eventually, I heard a car horn go off, and he lowered his arm and walked quickly toward the sound.
The reason men do this is simple, the experts tell us.
Men need such aids because we rely on visual clues to enhance our sense of direction. It's the same reason we don't stop and ask strangers where to go.
Given this mental wiring, the problem in a big parking lot is that the car or truck or SUVs you might have parked next to, have driven away to be replaced by different "landmarks" with which we are not familiar. So into our pocket goes a hand and out comes a key chain, and soon we hear the result.
My own car has a particulary obnoxious "honk" that I find much too loud if it happens to go off in the driveway. But in a big parking lot outside the discount store in late December in the dark, it's the sound of angels, trumpeting the location of my ride back home.
When I get there, I'll relax by turning on the gas logs in the fireplace and watching the lights upon my tree.
YOUR MAIL: Sandra and Shirley Johnson, of Augusta say hello with two post cards from Georgia. One from the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in Dawsonville and the other from Chateau E'lan, northeast of Atlanta. Tommy and Janice Williams, of Augusta, are also enjoying north Georgia with a card from Amicalola Falls State Park.
"We're enjoying the beautiful falls and Christmas decorations in the lodge," they write. "We attended a lovely wedding and enjoyed one of the most beautiful sunsets over the mountains from our room."
Corky and Debbie Holloway send a card from the Carolina coast where they are "having a wonderful time in Conway and Myrtle Beach ... even in December."
TODAY'S CHRISTMAS JOKE: Jim asked his friend, Tony, whether he had bought his wife anything for Christmas.
"Of course," said Tony proudly. "I bought her a belt and a bag."
"That was very kind of you," Jim added. "I hope she appreciates the thought."
"So do I," Tony answered, "and hopefully the vacuum cleaner will work better now."


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Murrieta officially becomes a teenager Thursday.
Pimples, attitude, raging hormones and all, Murrieta, as it turns 13, is in the middle of a growth spurt that, if it were gangly child, would be busting through the toes of its sneakers every other week. And, some would argue, tripping over its own big feet.
As a 10-year-old Murrieta's population was about 50,000 people. Three years later, the city is pushing toward 80,000 residents.
One of the city's founding fathers, Tex McAlister, 75, said Wednesday that the growth, though expected, has come quicker than he envisioned.
"For the first couple of years, in the early 1990s during the recession, nothing happened, nobody was building anything," McAlister said. "But the last four or five years, things have really exploded. It's getting to where I can't even find my way to work anymore."
A builder by profession, McAlister, from Downey, bought property here in the early 1980s to raise race horses.
"We began spending so much time here, we decided we ought to just build a home," he said.
In February 1988, McAlister, John McElroy and the late George Walker huddled together at breakfast trying to figure a way to keep Murrieta from becoming part of Temecula.
A month before, an incorporation committee -- made up of mostly Temecula folks -- had held its first official meeting to consider making one large city out of the whole valley.
The three men decided to explore incorporating Murrieta as a city unto itself and began spreading the word. A committee was formed that declared cityhood for Murrieta would provide control of government, better police protection, local spending of tax revenues and planning and zoning that would respond to the community's needs.
Funds were raised, petitions were signed and plans were produced.
The incorporation election was held in November 1990, with 4,095 residents voting in favor of becoming a city and just 845 opposed.
On July 1, 1991, the cityhood became official. Five men, elected from a field of 19 candidates, were sworn in as the first City Council, some staff members were hired and a parade was held through the Old Town area.
McAlister has steered clear of city politics over the years, but has kept up with the issues, including the current attempt to oust three councilmen.
"(The recall) is what it is," McAlister said. "If the people want it, then it should happen. I know (being a council member) is a tough job. It's hard to find qualified people."
Even with all of its growing pains and teenaged angst, McAlister said there's a lot to like about the city he helped create.
"There's still a lot of open land, and a lot of room to grow," he said. "I love it here. I think it's a great place to live. I'm very proud of what we did."
Contact staff columnist John Hunneman at (909) 676-4315, Ext.2603, or email@example.com.