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Article — From the December 2008 issue
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i. the crimes
Americans may wish to avoid what is necessary. We may believe that concerns about presidential lawbreaking are naive. That all presidents commit crimes. We may pretend that George W. Bush and his senior officers could not have committed crimes significantly worse than those of their predecessors. We may fear what it would mean to acknowledge such crimes, much less to punish them. But avoiding this task, simply "moving on," is not possible.
This administration did more than commit crimes. It waged war against the law itself. It transformed the Justice Department into a vehicle for voter suppression, and it also summarily dismissed the U.S. attorneys who attempted to investigate its wrongdoing. It issued wartime contracts to substandard vendors with inside connections, and it also defunded efforts to police their performance. It spied on church groups and political protesters, and it also introduced a sweeping surveillance program that was so clearly illegal that virtually the entire senior echelon of the Justice Department threatened to (but did not in fact) tender their resignations over it. It waged an illegal and disastrous war, and it did so by falsely representing to Congress and to the American public nearly every piece of intelligence it had on Iraq. And through it all, as if to underscore its contempt for any authority but its own, the administration issued more than a hundred carefully crafted "signing statements" that raised pervasive doubt about whether the president would even accede to bills that he himself had signed into law.
No prior administration has been so systematically or so brazenly lawless. Yet it is no simple matter to prosecute a former president or his senior officers. There is no precedent for such a prosecution, and even if there was, the very breadth and audacity of the administration's activities would make the process so complex as to defy systems of justice far less fragmented than our own. But that only means choices must be made. Indeed, in weighing the enormity of the administration's transgressions against the realistic prospect of justice, it is possible to determine not only the crime that calls most clearly for prosecution but also the crime that is most likely to be successfully prosecuted. In both cases, that crime is torture.
There can be no doubt that torture is illegal. There is no wartime exception for torture, nor is there an exception for prisoners or "enemy combatants," nor is there an exception for "enhanced" methods. The authors of the Constitution forbade "cruel and unusual punishment," the details of that prohibition were made explicit in the Geneva Conventions ("No physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion, may be inflicted on prisoners of war to secure from them information of any kind whatever"), and that definition has in turn become subject to U.S. enforcement through the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the U.S. Criminal Code, and several acts of Congress.[1]
[1] In addition to being illegal, torture is profoundly un-American. The central premise of the American experiment is the belief, informed by Enlightenment principles, that the dignity and worth of the individual is at least as important as that of the state. This belief weighed heavily on the minds of the Founders. The new American military was to be a force of yeoman soldiers, citizens in peacetime who were to be regarded as no less than citizens in wartime. Enemy soldiers likewise were to be treated with respect. George Washington, in the winter of 1776, sent a written order to officers overseeing prisoners: "Treat them with humanity." And in 1863, at another time of crisis, Abraham Lincoln included the prohibition of torture in the first American codification of the laws of war, which he also issued as a direct order to his field commanders. By way of such American leadership, the prohibition on torture was gradually absorbed into international law.
Nor can there be any doubt that this administration conspired to commit torture: Waterboarding. Hypothermia. Psychotropic drugs. Sexual humiliation. Secretly transporting prisoners to other countries that use even more brutal techniques. The administration has carefully documented these actions and, in many cases, proudly proclaimed them. The written guidelines for interrogations at Guantánamo Bay, for instance, describe several techniques for degrading and physically debilitating prisoners, including the "forceful removal of detainees' clothing" and the use of "stress positions." And in a 2006 radio interview, Dick Cheney said simply that the use of waterboarding to obtain intelligence was a "no-brainer."[2]
[2] Cheney at the time declined to refer to this practice as torture, preferring instead to describe it as "robust interrogation," and that reluctance has been echoed in the press. I myself was twice warned by PBS producers, in advance of appearances on The Newshour with Jim Lehrer, that I could use the word "torture" in the abstract but that I was to refrain from applying it to the administration's policies. And after an interview with CNN in which I spoke of the administration's torture policy, I was told by the producer, "That's okay for CNN International, but we can't use it on the domestic feed." More recently, however, the consensus appears to be that "torture" is a perfectly adequate description of administration policy. In the vice-presidential debates, Joe Biden said that Cheney has "done more harm than any other single elected official in memory in terms of shredding the Constitution. You know—condoning torture." In the first presidential debate, John McCain said we must ensure "that we have people who are trained interrogators so that we don't ever torture a prisoner ever again." And Barack Obama, though vague, seemed to accept this formulation. "I give Senator McCain great credit on the torture issue," he said, "for having identified that as something that undermines our long-term security."
Finally, there can be no doubt that the administration was aware of the potential criminality of these acts. In January 2002, White House lawyers began generating a series of memos outlining the administration's motivation for torturing. They claimed that "the war against terrorism is a new kind of war" requiring an enhanced "ability to quickly obtain information from captured terrorists" and that "this new paradigm renders obsolete Geneva's strict limitations on questioning of enemy prisoners." The legal term for such contemplation is mens rea, or "guilty mind," and it is an important consideration in criminal trials. Which is perhaps the reason that John Ashcroft—when he, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Donald Rumsfeld, and George Tenet gathered at the White House in 2002 to formally approve the application of specific torture methods—asked the assembled, "Why are we talking about this in the White House? History will not judge this kindly."[3]
[3] In an interview with Jane Mayer of The New Yorker, a former senior CIA official with knowledge of the administration's torture program summarized its attitude more bluntly: "Laws? Like who the fuck cares?"
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Samurai Flamenco is about a naive young man who decides to become a superhero. A few people have compared this to Kick-Ass, and some of the setup is quite similar. If you haven't seen Kick-Ass, it's about a loser male lead becoming internet famous as a superhero by getting random magical powers and kicking ass that was supposed to be intended as a modern day take on superhero stories but is instead a pile of crap that is actively unpleasant to watch, managing to be bad in all the ways superhero stories usually are and adding in several more bad aspects all on its own (I thought I was alone in thinking Kick-Ass was horrible until the sequel came out and a load of people said "eurgh not more of that thing" which I was hugely relieved to see).
Oh right, this is supposed to be a review of Samurai Flamenco, not of Kick-Ass.
The superhero wannabe is kind of adorable in his own hopelessly naive way. When God was assigning skill points for him, he put all his points into beauty and none into pretty much anything else. I like that they make a point of showing how skilled he is in anything else. He's a model, but as a model he mostly just stands there and looks pretty. He can't sing or act and feels mildly ashamed of this fact. It's this general feeling of being unable to do much that lends to his naive belief that he can save the world from his privileged fancy apartment position.
What makes it work is the contrast between fancy pants and the policeman he befriends. The policeman is more a reflection of the realities of adulthood and realising you can't save everyone. The dialogue doesn't outright state as much, but does a very good job of working around it with amusing conversations about whether Kamen Rider's mask counts as a helmet. The dialogue is great in that it infers a lot about the themes of the show. It works better when you take the story from the perspective of this policeman finding this slightly eccentric naive fashion model and discovering through his enthusiasm what it was that made him become a policeman in the first place.
To drop a sort of overlying story-type over Samurai Flamenco, it's a mid-life crisis show. All right, the policeman isn't particularly old, but the same boredom of his current life and position is shining through quite strong. It takes a kid jumping in with wild ideals to wake him up and start to remind him of what he valued when he was younger. Despite its superhero motif, the tone is quite chill, with the muted colours and the fact half the episode was the two main characters eating curry and watching cartoons together. It's supposed to be set in a real world, so it suits, but I'm guessing it does start to expand its colour palette and energy when the cop rediscovers his youth and does the classic midlife crisis thing of powering an intergalactic super laser with his electric guitar.


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1829, Tasmania. John Batman, ruthless, single-minded; four convicts, the youngest still only a stripling; Gould, a downtrodden farmhand; two free black trackers; and powerful, educated Black Bill, brought up from childhood as a white man - this is the roving party, and their purpose is massacre. With promises of freedom, land grants, and money, each is willing to risk his life for the prize. Passing over many miles of tortured country, the roving party searches for Aborigines, taking few prisoners and killing freely, Batman never abandoning the visceral intensity of his hunt. And all the while, Black Bill pursues his personal quarry, the much-feared warrior Manalargena.
A surprisingly beautiful evocation of horror and brutality, The Roving Party is a meditation on the intricacies of human nature at its most raw.
©2014 Rohan Wilson (P)2014 Blackstone Audiobooks
"Transported to another world and time"
One of the very best
Story is very spare and the language very rich.
Very authentic accent and expertly read. He made the experience real.
Many moments. The descriptions were so vivid and so beautifully wrought, I could smell, feel, hear, and taste them. I want to luxuriate in the language of this story again and again.
You need subtitles with explanations of the idiomatic conversational language of the people in this story. May be one reason to read the book to see the speech in print but you still won't understand some of what they are talking about. Like going into the swamps of Louisiana and trying to understand Cajun.
"Unbelievably narration; pitiful, dark writing"
This was a "telling" of two cities with a narrator that puts in a stellar performance but unfortunately is reading a pathetic story. I have been an audible listener for a long time and this was one of the best narrated book I that have ever heard; hats off to Shaun Grindell as this narrator was a master at changing his voice to mimic the speaker's accent. Unfortunately the story line was just too dark, meaningless, and pathetic to fully enjoy. Spoiler alert...it's a story of one group of people hunting and torturing another group of people for no apparent reason. We get lot of gory descriptions of human upon human cruelly, but these come with very few insights into why these people behave like animals. All people who are students of the world know that bad things happen. Non-stop vivid descriptions of these does no good to anyone without an explanation into the mindset of why these things happen.
I guess I now know that Australia has had bad people do bad thing to the indigenous populations just like many other places around the planet; unfortunately I wasted almost 8 hours of listening to gleam this obvious fact with no further explanation. Oh well, at least I heard and thoroughly enjoyed one of the next great narrators of books.
Very unlikely. It will be a long time before I seek out Australian literature again.
This guy is the real deal. I was thoroughly impressed with his ability to change"voice" for each character. I look forward to his next book and and only hope he gets something worth reading.
No - it gratuitous violence; albeit with a flowery Australian dialect.
I am really shocked that Alan Cheuse recommended this book. I guess I will take his recommendations in the future with a grain of salt.
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Explaining Jason Puncheon's brilliant "bum wiping" celebration v Man City
Credit to Southampton's Jason Puncheon for coming out with one of the best goal celebrations seen for some time.
The Southampton midfielder has had a terrific campaign but only really came to prominence during the last game at St Mary's in the 0-0 draw with Everton.
During the 0-0 draw, Puncheon went missing during the second half, literally. Running off the pitch and then back on.
To mark the occasion the Southampton fans greeted his re-entry with arguably the chant of the season: "Jason Puncheon, he went for a shit".
Video here of Southampton fans singing to Jason Puncheon during their 0-0 draw with Everton.
So, although unconfirmed as of yet, Puncheon "wiped his bum" after scoring against Manchester City on Saturday to confirm just where he was during the Everton game!
GIF below of Jason Puncheon's excellent celebration.


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Discussion in 'Android Devices' started by abhijit.salunkhe, Jul 5, 2010.
I cleaned the screen of my new Galaxy s with water. Not sure if that is OK ?
I use a microfibre cloth which i find to be ideal. Not sure if using water to clean your screen is a good idea.
Its not good to use water on Touch Screen and especially a Capacitive one which is on SGS. It could damage the screen. It is clearly mentioned in the manual that the screen should not be brought in contact with water. RTFM!!!
Yes, as stated you should definitely not use water to clean it. A microfiber cloth is ideal. The screen has a good anti-smudge coating so wiping it off with such a cloth makes it look like new.


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Sweetnorthernsaint, Cause to Believe Prepare for the Big Dance
If Sweetnorthernsaint, Cause to Believe, or any other horse that participated in the Illinois Derby hit the board in the Kentucky Derby, all Club Hawthorne members who play the races at Hawthorne on Saturday, May 6 will receive Bonus Points on their card!
1st – 250 points, 2nd – 150 points, 3rd – 100 points
The first 1,000 Club Hawthorne members to come to Hawthorne on Kentucky Derby Day will also receive a FREE commemorative Illinois Derby t-shirt!
Illinois Derby Horses in the Kentucky Derby
Courtesy of Churchill Downs
SWEETNORTHERNSAINT (Illinois Derby Winner) - Joseph Balsamo and Ted Theos' Sweetnorthernsaint had his running shoes on early Saturday morning, working six furlongs in 1:11.60 before the renovation break and before light showers hit Churchill Downs. Calvin Borel was in the saddle for the move that was the fastest of 11 at the distance for the morning and accomplished in company with another Michael Trombetta trainee, Fleet Valid.
"The work went well," Trombetta said. "I was pleased with how the horse worked. The fractional times were good. I asked the riders (Willie Martinez was aboard Fleet Valid) to go the first three-eighths in 36 and change, which they hit right on the mark, and then build a little bit from there and they came home a little bit quicker.
"I think they finished the last quarter in 23 and change and they galloped out well." Sweetnorthernsaint worked in blinkers.
"If I want to get something a little more serious done, we can do either/or, but on a work like this, obviously I want to try to put everything in place and not make any changes," Trombetta said.
Trombetta was happy to get the work in without any complications. "Anytime you do something like this … there are so many factors that you just don't know how everything is going to go. I'm very happy it went very well," Trombetta said. "You can't do it again. That's the problem. If it doesn't go well, you are out of time.
"If it had been two weeks ago, you could kind of alter your schedule a little bit if it didn't go well. We're a week out. If for some reason they work three-quarters in 1:15 and there is a loose horse running around on the track or something like that, you're out."
Kent Desormeaux will ride the gelding on May 6.
CAUSE TO BELIEVE (Third in the Illinois Derby) - Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer was on hand from California to watch his charge breeze five furlongs in 1:00.80 Saturday morning with exercise rider DaRon Long in the boot.
"It was just a maintenance breeze," Hollendorfer said. "And it was just what I expected from him. He's not a good work horse, but he gets something out of his breezes."
The trainer said that will be the colt's last major work before the Derby. Hollendorfer is returning to his base in Northern California and will be back the middle of next week for the Derby draw.
Cause to Believe, a gray son of Maria's Mon, is one of the winningest horses in this Derby. He comes into the race with six victories (the same as Brother Derek and one fewer than Lawyer Ron) for co-owners Peter Redekop and Peter Abruzzo.
Last out, the Kentucky-bred was a distant third behind the runaway Sweetnorthernsaint in the Illinois Derby, but in his previous start he won the California Derby at Golden Gate Fields.
Hollendorfer, the winningest trainer in the history of Northern California racing, has given the mount to Russell Baze, currently second only to Laffit Pincay Jr. in career winners with more than 9,200 victories.
This will be the second Derby starter for the trainer, who saddled Eye of the Tiger to finish fifth in 2003, and the second Derby mount for Baze, who finished 14th aboard Semoran in 1996.
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By: Amanda Froelich,
"If you weren't afraid of anything, what would you do?" is a common question asked to inspire one to let go of any limitations holding them back. And while it's an exhilarating ponderance, the reality is that most have financial obligations and dependents relying on their monetary income to survive. And with pressure like that, there's not always opportunity to day-dream when day-to-day concerns demand constant attention.
But to alleviate this issue and provide opportunity beyond basic growth, the Swiss have devised a plan. Whether one is working or not, Switzerland may start paying its citizens the equivalent of about $2,000 per month. This procedure is based on the idea that citizens will have more time to devote to things they are intrinsically interested in, rather than spending the majority of their time worrying about how they are going to survive.
It sounds like fantasy, especially because many individuals with entry level positions find it hard to meet their needs, but if voted and passed by the people, may become reality. This income initiative would provide every Swiss citizen a living wage so they can always survive without financial worry.
To be paid the 2,500 francs a month would equal out to about 30,000 Swiss francs per year. But because Switzerland is the third most expensive country in Europe, it will be money well spent. Citizens pay particularly high prices for meat, cooking oil, fish, and vegetables. Basic utilities (heat, water, electricity, garbage) can also run up the bill, with the average cost around 200 francs per month. And an average one-bedroom apartment in the city center goes for about 1,400 francs / month.
Daniel Straub, co-founder of Basic Income Initiative, shares why the change is so needed: "Imagine you are being born and society tells you, "Welcome, you will be cared for, and asks you what you want to do with your life, what is your calling? Imagine that feeling, that's a whole different atmosphere." If basic concerns, such as security, societal ties, and financial resources, are met, opportunity to think beyond oneself is a possibility.
Currently, this country has 8.02 million people living within its borders. 100 thousand of these signed a petition which was presented to parliament with the proposal: to afford every citizen, regardless if they are working or not, a monthly paycheck of 2,500 Swiss francs. And to mark the day, a truck released over 8 million 5-cent coins onto the square, dumping it out in front of the Swiss Parliament in Bern. Supporters were seen spreading out the pile with shovels.
According to the proposal, anything less than the 2,500 francs (what a typical fast-food worker makes in the US) would be illegal – even for the lowest paying jobs.
But this initiative is not set yet, however. A date has yet to be confirmed depending on the Swiss government's decision. To fund such a measure, money would most likely be supplied by the Swiss social insurance system. In other words, it would be taken from tax-payers. Therefore the issue of whose going to supply such funds is an important topic that comes into account – and it's not the only controversial aspect of this initiative.
Regardless if a worker's labor reflects their wage, business owners will be required to pay a certain amount. The idea to set the standard of minimum wage higher is admirable, but the move might prompt business owners to take their company elsewhere in effort to gain more freedom to pay what they prefer in wages.
This, in effect, could reduce the benefit they gain from the Swiss market, or drive other competitive business owners into the country to attract new customers. For Glencore CEO, Ivan Glasenberg, such a move would force him to seriously consider moving his company out of the country, "I can't believe that Switzerland would cause such great harm to its economy."
But one thing is for sure: progressive solutions to curb such challenges are arising at an increasing rate.
Switzerland may have one of the most stable economies – with an unemployment rate at about 3% – but its people and government are not immune to the challenges and changes that affect all.
If the initiative will be voted in remains to be seen, but for those seeking basic security, at least solutions are being offered to remedy difficult situations.


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Royals, Hudson agree on contract
Royals, Hudson agree on contract
KANSAS CITY -- Pitcher Luke Hudson on Tuesday agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Royals, avoiding salary arbitration.
Hudson, who emerged as a solid starter in 2006, suffered a right shoulder strain in Spring Training last year. He made only one start for the Royals and went just two innings on May 10 against the Athletics.
Hudson returned to the disabled list and underwent right shoulder surgery on June 28. He's expected to be ready for this year's camp, which opens officially for pitchers on Feb. 14.
A right-hander who previously pitched for the Reds, Hudson has a 17-18 record and a 5.11 ERA in 58 Major League games, including 41 starts.
The Royals still have seven players eligible for salary arbitration.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Michigan vs. Florida Free Pick
ARLINGTON, TX (The Spread) – The winner between Michigan and Florida will set up a date with Syracuse in the Final Four. But which team will cover when the two teams clash at 2:20PM ET today from Cowboy Stadium?
ODDS: Oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, Florida is a 3-point favorite over Michigan, while the over/under total is currently sitting at 132.5 points. Florida is 29-7 overall, while Michigan is also 29-7 on the year.
LINE MOVEMENT: The Gators opened as 1.5-point favorites but the spread has climbed to 2.5 or 3 points at most online and Vegas sports books. As for the total, it opened at 132 and has climbed to 132.5 at most books.
PUBLIC BETTING: Of the wagers placed on tonight's game, 57% of college basketball public bettors currently favor the Wolverines. This information is subject to change, however, so make sure you click on the link provided for the most up-to-date public betting numbers.
MARCH MADNESS FREE PICK: Take Florida. According to latest college basketball trends, the Gators are 4-1 against the spread in their last five games versus the Big ten and 18-6 ATS in their last 24 NCAA tournament games. They're also 4-1 against the number in their last five games played on Sunday, while Michigan is 1-4-1 ATS in its last six games versus the SEC. The Wolverines stormed back from down 10 points with less than three minutes versus Kansas in the Sweet 16, but look for the Gators' defense to put the clamps on forward Mitch McGary and Friday night hero Trey Burke. Florida has the edge on the boards and defensively in this matchup, so look for the Gators to grind out a victory this afternoon.
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One of the scummiest dives I ever drank in was the Mars Bar, just around the corner from the now-defunct CBGB on New York's Lower East Side. It was a tiny, filthy, narrow joint with maybe a dozen stools at the bar and a motley crew of regulars, everyone from junkie punkers to mind-crazed nut jobs. When I was living in the city, I made it a point to visit the Mars Bar at least once a month, just so I could get completely freaked out.
One of the bar's fixtures was a guy named Felix, who'd pick up empty bottles and glasses. He was about four and a half feet tall and had some kind of skeletal defect so that he couldn't stand up straight and always leaned to the right. I'm pretty sure he was mute, too, and these high-pitched chirps would fly out of his mouth to accompany the hand movements that might have been his own slang version of sign language. But what really creeped me out was how much the dude looked like Carlos Santana.
I had a flashback of Felix when I visited the Cheeky Monk (534 East Colfax Avenue), where a guy sitting at the bar looked almost exactly like him (and Carlos Santana, of course). Turns out that this guy was mute, too. "He'll probably try to show you his turtle," the bartender said to me with a smile. The mute waved at me a few times and I waved back, but I never got to see his turtle. He didn't seem like a bad fellow, but the bartender eventually kicked him out after he went around to a few tables and waved at other customers.
Cheeky Monk
Turtle guy aside, the Cheeky Monk is a far cry from the Mars Bar, and a very welcome addition along one of Colfax's sketchier stretches. Since the place specializes in Belgian beer, I started off with a Westmalle Triple, a Trappist Monk-brewed ale that's 9.5 percent alcohol by volume. Before I'd even finished it, I was feeling warm and fuzzy, with a wine-like buzz, so I followed it with a Leffe Blond, which has less alcohol. Still, after finishing just two glasses of ale, I was feeling like I'd drunk a six-pack of Bud — but that six-pack wouldn't have cost $15.
The Cheeky Monk is owned by the same folks who run the Royal Hilltop (18581 East Hampden Avenue in Aurora), which is a cool, English-style pub lined with a ton of British soccer flags, memorabilia and whatnot. And right next door to the Royal Hilltop is the Movie Tavern (18605 East Hampden Avenue), which boasts a full bar and full menu in addition to first-run flicks.
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But this night was about Colfax, and after hitting the brand-new Monk, I wanted to compare it to some old-school Denver. So I walked a few blocks west to the Nob Hill Inn (420 East Colfax). As I opened the door to one of our city's legendary dives, I heard Patsy Cline on the jukebox and saw a cast of characters who would've been ideal in a film collaboration from Federico Fellini, David Lynch and Charles Bukowski. I sat at the bar, ordered a Bud draft and listened to a gal in her forties wearing a tie-dye T-shirt joke with the bartender about how she wanted to wrestle with him. "I want to turn off the cameras, get naked and wrestle in a bunch of pudding," she said. "But not chocolate pudding. I hate the stuff."
Then Sinéad O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U" came on the jukebox, and a woman next to me said that she used to listen to it all the time when she was fifteen. Since that song was released in 1990, that made her about 32 years old — but she, too, looked like she was in her mid-forties. Maybe drinking at the Nob Hill will do that to you.
Club scout: On Saturday, October 13, the Loft (821 22nd Street) will bring in three masters of Chicago house music: DJ Nique and Dino G, both residents at the Windy City's famed Spy Bar, and Sean Biddle. Also on Saturday, the nearby Club Feel (2151 Lawrence Street) will throw an old-school-vibe party called FRESH, for which folks are encouraged to throw on their finest '80s hip-hop gear. We're talking back in the days of Run DMC and LL Cool J: Adidas shell-toes, track suits, furry Kangol hats and the like. DJs Chonz and Mu$a will be at the decks, and ManeLine will be shooting a video for his cut "Footwork."


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Doctors are debating the appropriateness of testing cholesterol levels in children, and the issue is stirring up a fair amount of controversy. Some of the children who may be considered at-risk could be prescribed medication as a result of the screening. The panel of doctors behind the recommendation were selected by the government to be a part of the decision process; but a lot of the criticism regarding this proposal revolves around the financial involvement that many of the panel members have with drug makers.
The Huffington Post reported that experts on either side of the fence have their rebuttal at the ready. Those against it argue that being financially connected to drug makers discredits what is being recommended. They also say that there's not enough evidence to support the idea that cholesterol treatment will decrease children's chances of having heart problems later in life. Proponents for screening argue that money received from drug manufacturers was used to test the safety and effectiveness of medication, but not to impact their decision on whether or not the tests should be done.
"The problem is the people who care about this issue are doing research on it and there's no way to get research done without some involvement of industry," said Dr. Sarah De Ferranti, director of preventive cardiology at Boston Children's Hospital and a spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Dr. Susan Sharin, the acting director for National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, also added that the panel was selected for their expertise and that the number of qualified specialists that do not have any ties to drug makers is very limited. She stated that they chose the best people for the job.
No matter what the motivation is behind this issue, the fact that it is even being considered is pretty scary and quite telling about the overall health of America's youngest population. That's not to say it may not be necessary — I'm certainly not a doctor and cannot profess to comprehend medical issues like this — but as parent, it is definitely worrisome to think that there may be a need to examine what has long been considered an adult health problem. All I feel I can do is trust in my children's doctor's recommendations, and do my part to encourage a healthy lifestyle for my little ones.
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Time to bury the hatchet and move on
LET'S walk this road together, hand in hand, in pursuit of excellence in sport. Let's go.
Sport is a national asset, a tool to unite our country. We know where we came from as a country, to form a nation in 1994. Many of our forebears died for us to live life and protect the gains of democracy. The youth of this country want to see sport achieving the goal of a united free society where they can play sport in a conducive environment, from dusty streets to well-maintained pitches.
The father of the nation, the late OR Tambo, once taught us that "a nation that does not care for its youth is doomed". For us in sport, if we don't learn from these prophetic spiritual words of wisdom from the stalwart of our struggle, we will never prosper.
South Africa is a blessed nation. We have guardian angels moving with us to defend this beautiful country of ours. As part of building a cadreship of youth development in this country and ensuring we motivate our youth, we reintroduced the South African Sports Awards.
These awards have been positioned with a purpose and impact taking shape over three months; June (media launch), July (nominees' unveiling) and August (the razzmatazz, the grand finale). This is a process to celebrate excellence and inspire the youthful faces that we need to work for in building a better country.
We owe this to them. That is why we also introduced, not the red carpet, yes, not the yellow carpet, but the swag and the sway - the Legends Carpet, where only the champions can walk with pride.
Now, gentle people, with that said and understood, we walked and now you can see clearly the classical view in relation to sport and recreation in this country, and we are pleased, therefore, that you can understand the vision too as set out under the six-point plan to rescue our sport.
The board of Cricket South Africa is meeting in Johannesburg on Saturday.
The purpose of the meeting is to receive and discuss the auditors' report. At an extraordinary meeting of Cricket SA held on May 4, which was also attended by a ministerial representative and representatives of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee, the board resolved to appoint Advocate Ishmael Semenya to set up an independent investigation, inclusive of an audit, into the financial state of Cricket SA, taking into account matters raised in the "Khan Commission" and any other matter related to the IPL tournament.
We are delighted that the investigation has been conducted by a credible audit company over the past few months. All stakeholders now stand on the threshold of receiving and discussing contents of the report this coming weekend.
We look forward to this important meeting as it presents Cricket South Africa with an opportunity to demonstrate to sport-loving people and the rest of South Africa that the interest of the code comes first.
It is also a rare opportunity to put the ghost of the allegation behind and chart a new way forward for this glorious sporting code.
As we have said before and continue to stress, our involvement and intervention is predicated on a position of principle, whose underpinnings are good corporate governance, openness, fairness and transparency.
The time has now come for all concerned to close this matter that has become an albatross around the neck of the governing body.
In the interests of the game, for the sake of development and transformation, we plead with all involved to bury the hatchet and move on. The country, the players and sponsors are yearning to hear a positive message from Cricket SA and we must not fail in our pursuit of excellence, quality, strong leadership and management.
Our teams need the leadership of cricket to demonstrate unity of purpose, the focus on development and proper preparations for world tournaments and global championships so that we can succeed and achieve better results.
I say to CSA: Let's walk together, defending and protecting the sport of cricket for our youth. Let's give them what they deserve - well-run administration of the code in this country.
Let's build our cricketers from the ground up and when they reach the stage of international stardom we can help them raise the trophies high.
We are doing it for Nelson Mandela, Ahmed Kathrada, Andrew Mlangeni, Lilian Ngoyi and all those who suffered and sacrificed their lives for the good of this glorious nation. That includes building good corporate governance in cricket and all other sporting codes.
- Fikile Mbalula is the Minister of Sports and Recreation


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quote:Originally posted by DAPA recent $40 a day episode was on Chattanooga. Rachel ate at Aretha Frankenstiens, Back Inn Cafe and Dinner at the Diner. We are going to Chattanooga next week and would like to know if others recommend these as well.
quote:Originally posted by Crowderquote:Originally posted by DAPA recent $40 a day episode was on Chattanooga. Rachel ate at Aretha Frankenstiens, Back Inn Cafe and Dinner at the Diner. We are going to Chattanooga next week and would like to know if others recommend these as well.This is the River Street Deli. Some of the best pastries and desserts in town too.
quote:Originally posted by ULVERCROWDER:Why so down on "Cheeseburger Cheeseburger?" The toppings looked pretty interesting.Also, have you any idea when The King's Lodge was built? I had been staying there since the late 80's. It was a great spot. Now, it's one scarey place! Although, there's a cool tavern across the street, that seems to be caught in a 70's time-warp. And lastly, there's a restaurant across the bridge, near Durty Nellie's---I want to say it was named "Town & Country". It looks old, and is always crowded. Any help on that one? Thanks!!!
quote:Originally posted by ULVERCROWDER:Ya never did say why you weren't fond of "Cheeseburger Cheeseburger."
quote:Originally posted by carlton pierreSome places I'm curious about. Anyone ever been to:Soup's On Broad St Basic, but goodSouthern Restaurant Dayton Blvd Decent meat-n-three place, nothing special, but good if you're nearby there. Pario's just up the road is a little more interestingTubby's Burgers Cherokee Blvd Great burgers of a certain type...not my favorite type, but good. If I were near there and wanted a burger, I'd go to Merv's in Red BankThe Big Table Cross St Never heard of it
quote:Originally posted by ULVERGonna be making another trip to Chattanooga soon. Lupi's reminded me of the neo-stoner atmosphere, of a small local chain in Atlanta called Felini's. Strangely enough, the pizza was a taste-clone as well! Spooky!
quote:Originally posted by LavandaHas anyone eaten at Eidsons ?
quote:Originally posted by mtstroudWhat do people think of Wally's, the old meat-and-three joint with two locations, one on McCallie Avenue, and the other in East Ridge off I-75? I don't think anybody has mentioned them yet. I went once to the midtown location and thought its meat was solid, but not average, with the Southern-style sides somewhat better.


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A handful of University of Georgia students likely will pay thousands of dollars to avoid federal court battles with the Recording Industry Association of America, which may force UGA to hand over names of students the RIAA claims illegally shared copyrighted music.
For the past 10 years, movie and music industry copyright owners regularly have notified the university that people are illegally sharing music files via UGA Internet addresses, but the RIAA recently has come down heavier on college students who music companies claim illegally shared their products.
Without knowing users' names, RIAA lawyers filed 15 "John Doe" lawsuits against UGA students in U.S. District Court, claiming that the individuals illegally distributed copyrighted music on the Internet via peer-to-peer services such as LimeWire.
UGA freshman Abby Fuhlendorf didn't expect when she downloaded music from a Web service on her home computer that a file-sharing folder would draw the RIAA's attention.
"Everybody does it, so I didn't even think about it," said Fuhlendorf, who recently paid the RIAA $3,000 to drop its lawsuit. "I didn't think anybody got caught."
A friend even told her a way to download music without causing a file-sharing folder to be set up on the server, she said.
Fuhlendorf said she is not very computer savvy so the method didn't work, but she is going to be more careful in the future.
UGA electronic information security staff monitor the university's network for security and performance problems. But because the department lacks staff or time to monitor content like file-sharing folders, they only investigate file-sharing cases when they receive a court order or a subpoena, said Stan Gatewood, chief information security officer at UGA.
Computer users can legally download music from some sites, but recording companies recently have accused more UGA students of sharing recordings over the Internet or giving copies to others, which is illegal unless the owner or artist gives permission.
While students know they have downloaded music software, they may not realize that the programs create a special folder that allows others to access their music or movie files through the Internet, Kim Ellis, who heads the UGA Office of Judicial Programs, has said.
In Internet-based music-sharing cases, it's that special folder stored on a network that can lead copyright watchdogs to Internet provider addresses, such as those UGA provides its staff and students.
The university's codes of conduct prohibit employees and students from using university-provided Internet and e-mail to share copyrighted material.
UGA judicial officers handled 185 cases for alleged computer-use policy violations since last July, most of which were for illegal file sharing, according to Office of Judicial Programs records.
Four of the 15 students the RIAA was looking for already have met with UGA judicial officers.
Three already signed statements saying that they will not do it again - the standard sanction for a first offense.
Judicial officers have scheduled meetings with another five students, and five more have not yet responded to officers' requests to meet. UGA staff could not locate the 15th user, because the account log-in expired, according to judicial programs records.
The RIAA sent pre-litigation settlement, or "intent to sue" letters, to UGA officials earlier this year as part of an attempt to settle claims against the Internet users out of court.
The association sent hundreds of similar letters to dozens of universities.
Because the RIAA knows the Internet provider addresses that were used to download files, but not the names of the people who use those addresses, association executives asked the university to forward the letters to the appropriate students or staff, an RIAA spokeswoman has said.
Fuhlendorf received one of those letters, which told her to log onto a Web site to pay a $3,000 settlement fee, she said.
"But the site didn't seem real legitimate," she said, adding that she contacted RIAA directly and worked out a payment plan, which now is paid off.
"It taught me a lesson," she said. "I understand it is illegal, and I understand fully why they (tracked students down)."
The RIAA won't file formal lawsuits against students who have settled since the John Doe versions were filed, said RIAA spokeswoman Liz Kennedy.
RIAA members will proceed with the cases if the downloaders don't settle, and either will amend or re-file the lawsuit to include the individual's name, Kennedy said.
The RIAA plans to subpoena the university for the names of the individuals who used the UGA Internet provider addresses that the RIAA claims were used to steal music.
RIAA staff were not able to say whether the association has issued the subpoena, but lawyers haven't yet re-filed the lawsuits with defendants' names, Kennedy said.
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text: "We are farmers!" These words from a horse industry leader summarized the strategy used before the National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC). Focusing on its agri-business aspects, racing presented wagering as incidental. Also, the strategy camouflaged racing's long neglect of problem gambling. The American Gaming Association (AGA) used a different strategy: making gambling disorders its own. Anti-gaming forces reeled as AGA established the National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) and countered unfavorable research findings with Dr. Howard Shaffer's Harvard Meta-Analysis. Peer-reviewed research, along with prevention and training programs, dutifully implemented by AGA members followed, signaling that problem gambling was "covered." NGISC's attention was kept focused on gaming's benefits. Nobody laid a glove on the AGA. Racing also escaped unscathed as is usual for the "Teflon Garden," to which criticisms just don't stick. In the future, racing's changing perception of itself, as gambling-based, may not permit relying on Teflon. Action may be needed. "The fact is, pari-mutuel wagering not only primes the pump for this industry, but keeps it going...At the end of the day all of us should know the people who wager on the outcome of a race are the ones who pay the freight." (Ray Paulick, The Blood-Horse of March 25, 2000, p. 1977.) Similarly, Professor Richard Wilcke wrote: "Betting is neither a separate face nor a separate product to racing; it is an integral instrument...Gambling is not some cursed burden, but a vital part of racing's success. Like it or not, gambling is racing's integral instrument. (The Backstretch of May/June 2000, p.15-16.) How might these views make horse racing vulnerable today? Unlike casinos, lotteries, and other gaming, racing still has a legislative battle regarding Internet and in-home or account wagering. The most important information is the commitment of the racing industry to implement programs dedicated to promoting responsible wagering and assisting those employees and patrons who have developed problems. We are pleased to say that the four major racing organizations are joining together in this effort. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association and American Quarter Horse Association have endorsed an Employee and Patron Responsible Wagering Initiative and will urge their member and supporting organizations which conduct wagering to adopt and implement this initiative in their facilities. Was the proffered Responsible Wagering Initiative implemented? Some racetracks posted helpline numbers and some do training. State gaming regulatory boards, as in New Mexico, have mandated programs although racing commissions, except New York's, have been silent. Horse racing has a unique leftover from the NGISC. The National Opinion Research Council (NORC) found pari-mutuel patrons to have the highest rate of pathological gambling among gambling patrons. Although criticized, the "NORC Patron Study" is neither refuted nor forgotten. It surfaced recently in an Attorney General's opinion. The AQHA advocates an alternative patron study but few agree. Therefore, the "NORC Patron Study" stands. Might Congress ask: "If racetrack patrons have the highest rate of gambling disorders, why put racing in homes?" Whatever the industry's intent, Responsible Wagering Program "roses" are rare in the Teflon Garden. One of them is the TV Games Network AWARE (Always Wager Responsibly) Program for which I have been a consultant and advocate. Remarkably, AWARE's elements were in the initial business plan and present CEO, Mark Wilson, has ordered similar priority. Even so, keeping AWARE on schedule has been difficult. TVG deserves praise as an exception and as a promise keeper from the "We Are Farmers" campaign. Racing need not rely on Teflon armor regarding gambling disorders that afflict patrons and employees. Promises to the NGISC can be kept. As well, the AQHA-proposed patron research can be completed. As always, the obstacle will be finding leaders who want racing, a gambling industry, to do something about its afflicted gamblers. Dr. Curtis L. Barrett is a professor emeritus at the University of Louisville's School of Medicine.


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LIM college is a also good for people who are interested in being in the fashion industries when it comes to business. I've enjoyed the facilities there and how much I can spend time with all lot of people there and you can make friends there easily! You can join an internship there and you get better connections with different brand companies including, Macy's and more..
LIM College has endless possibilities. I went in very nervous about being in a competitive environment but couldn't be happier about where I stand now. LIM makes you feel like family and provides many connections to jobs, internships, and activities. The professors care immensely about every students passion in the fashion profession. There are an abundance of people around all the time to help you with any questions. Another plus is the campus is of course New York City leaving the world at your finger tips. However, one downside may be there is no dinning hall. You are going to have to grocery shop or eat out all the time. Many people look down upon this. My personal experience here has been nothing but positive and I am thrilled to continue my journey here at LIM.
Do not attend LIM if you want a full college experience. If you enjoy NYC nightlife, relying on annoying promoters to get you in, and hanging out with older men then this is the "college experience" for you. If you want a school that has school spirit, sports, Greek life and a huge campus don't go to this school you'll end up disappointed. I attended this school in hopes of getting the best out of the fashion world but didn't get what I expected. 30% of my freshman class transferred after their first semester here. Also credits don't transfer out! Being it's a private school a bunch of the classes are made up courses by the school that will not transfer to any other university. Most of the professors are extremely helpful but others are just here to receive a little extra income and could care less about your education and helping you succeed. LIM tries their best to make the college fun but they fail miserable. The student activity coordinators are run by 20-30 year olds that couldn't find a real job after graduating and think trips to the wax museum are what we want to do. A few girls tried to start a sorority and the dean shut us down. He told us the school wants us involved in fashion oriented clubs only and there's no time for a sorority with what our schedules are supposed to be like. We started a club called the LIM socialites, due to the fact we weren't a real sorority no one wanted to commit and the club failed after a semester. You're required three internships before you graduate but what the college fails to tell you is that you need to take 15+ credits while interning. They also try to screw you into taking less credits your freshman year and now a majority of my class is behind on credits are struggling with 19+ credits a semester to graduate on time. The financial aid office is not helpful at all. It could take you over a week to get in touch with someone. I've also heard from alumni that employers don't necessarily like LIM students. i hate LIM(:


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By Joe Drury
Apr. 16 – India's thirst for natural resources is not comparable to China and its impressive 7 percent average economic growth is not as high as China's thundering 9 percent, yet the country faces a dire energy shortage that needs to be addressed with clean technologies as soon as possible.
If population alone is an indicator, India's resources could be more strained than China's in the future. By 2030, India's overall population is projected to surpass China's, and the ranks of the middle class will swell to 170 million.
The expanding population increased overall energy demand by 3 percent in the last 15 years, while demand for oil and coal has quadrupled.
In addition to severe water, air and land pollution produced by conventional energy, India also suffers from a sizable annual energy deficit. From April to December of 2009, energy deficits ran at 9.8 percent, forcing factories across the country to enact blackout periods during peak demand.
Low energy capacity forced India to rely on imports in this period of increasing demand. Imports for coal grew to 16.7 percent from April to December of 2009, up from the 9.7 percent growth in 2006-2007, an increase that exposes India to rising commodity prices and negatively affects its energy security.
The Indian government has taken action to offset these risks by investing in the increasingly lucrative clean technology industry. Although India's cleantech market is not nearly as mature as China's, focused government activity and potential opportunities have heightened interest in the sector.
"Businesses seem to be still trying to understand market entry into India […]. There's been an acknowledgment that India is going to be a clear player in the cleantech market," wrote Lisa Sibley of Cleantech Group in a March 2010 staff analysis.
With 500 million people lacking access to electricity and instead relying on dirty coal, this growing economy indeed has the potential to make leaps and bounds in renewable energy and clean technology.
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In 2009, Indian cleantech attracted $2.3 billion in private investment, placing it tenth in the G-20's investment ranking, well behind China's leading position at US$34.6 billion. The market's five-year growth rate was 72 percent, which put India ahead of developed countries like Canada but still behind China's 147.5 percent growth.
Indian clean tech attracted US$190 million in venture capital, down 13 percent from the previous year. Compared to China's US$331 million in VC investments, roughly equal with its 2008 figures, India's drop in investment reflects both the impact of 2009's economic downturn and slight vulnerability of its still-nascent cleantech market.
Despite this downturn in private investment, the government remains committed. The Union Budget of India for 2010-2011 allocated an unprecedented 46 percent of the total budget to develop infrastructure. This includes a 61 percent budget increase totaling US$223.5 million directed to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy as part of India's comprehensive National Action Plan on Climate Change.
At the end of 2009, the government also launched the Nehru National Solar Mission, a program dedicating $932 million to expanding solar power infrastructure.
Indicative of India's other clean technology incentives, the Solar Mission reduces capital costs for solar energy investors by granting a 5 percent concessional duty on all equipment needed for installing photovoltaic and thermal units.
"The rapid spread of solar lighting systems, solar water pumps and other solar power-based rural applications can change the face of India's rural economy," affirmed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the launch of the Solar Mission in Jan. 2010.
"We intend to significantly expand such applications through this Mission. As a result, the movement for decentralized and disbursed industrialization will acquire an added momentum," he added.
Non-solar related policies include reduced duties on permanent magnets and electricity generators encourage the development of wind power, as well as an exemption from basic customs and special duties for geothermal energy generation.
The sector that attracts the most investment is energy generation, which, including bioenergy and small hydropower largely mirrors China top cleantech industries although not the same volume. India is also one of the world's top producers of wind energy with an annual 10,891 megawatts, just trailing China's 12,200 megawatts.
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With so much needed infrastructure construction—80 percent of the India of 2030 is yet to be built—and new government backing, the opportunities in smart infrastructure development and energy are great.
Of the many prospects that exist, waste management and bio-fuels are poised to grow. India generates up to 33,0000 million liters of wastewater a day in its urban areas, despite the fact that its limited capacity can only treat 20 percent of urban waste.
Regarding bio-fuel, Indian Railways is one of the largest and busiest railway networks in the world, and also the largest single consumer of high-speed diesel (HSD) in the country. A 10 percent bio-diesel and HSD oil mixture can be used in existing engines without any modification.
On the other hand, India's relatively developed and subsidized domestic solar energy, wind and hydropower sectors may provide a challenge for foreign firms hoping to enter the market and directly compete with local firms, much like China
Complex bureaucracy also inevitably acts as a barrier to efficiency. The policy disconnect between government ministries, states, and sub-sectors makes it difficult for direct national policy to penetrate the layers of red tape and local interest that separate political jurisdictions.
Democracy is not a particularly efficient system of governance, and the inherently disorganized nature of India's parliamentary democracy also makes sustained, long-term cleantech planning and funding more vulnerable to the head butting of political parties.
In this constant management flux, India is still working to overcome the traditional obstacle of clean technology that has previously hampered its development worldwide: high capital costs and high risk. China is solving the problem with forward-thinking, deep government commitment, but India still needs to navigate past this barrier.
"India's problem is not lack of knowledge but the lack of successful transition from research-based knowledge to sustainable commerciality," said Jairam Ramesh, Minister of Forests and the Environment in an interview with the Times of India.
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TNT finished with a 3.1 rating and 5.7 million viewers for the NBA All-Star Saturday night telecast, a figure below recent years, but well above comparable telecasts during Olympic years. The telecast on Saturday night had competition from NBC's primetime coverage from Sochi, which aired from 8:30-11:00pm ET. Last year's All-Star Saturday telecast delivered a 3.3 rating and 5.9 million viewers, and while that event did not have Olympic competition, it aired up against Fox' telecast of the NASCAR Sprint Unlimited race (3.5 rating/5.7 million viewers). FS1 carried the NASCAR race this year. Compared to '10, Saturday night's telecast was flat in rating, but up 5% in viewership. Saturday night's telecast peaked at a 3.7 rating and 6.7 million viewers in the 10:45-11:00pm window during the Sprite Slam Dunk contest. Despite the Olympic competition, TNT's audience ranks among the top five in terms of viewership for NBA All-Star Saturday night in the 29-history of the event. Meanwhile, figures for last night's All-Star Game on TNT were not available at presstime due to the President's Day holiday.NBA ALL-STAR SATURDAY NIGHT TREND ON TNTYEARRATINGVIEWERS (000)14*3.15,700133.35,898'123.66,237'114.48,13010*3.15,441'093.96,554'083.15,206073.14,84506*2.94,728
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On Long Island, NEWSDAY reported radio broadcasters John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman "will move with the Yankees to their new radio home on WFAN and begin their 10th season together in the team's radio booth." The move was "expected, but it did not become official" until Friday. WFAN Yankees reporter Sweeny Murti "will be part of the pregame and postgame coverage." The Yankees "remained within the same corporate family" because WCBS-AM and WFAN both are owned by CBS Radio, but WFAN execs "had to sign off on the pair remaining in their roles on the new station" (NEWSDAY, 2/15).
YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS! In N.Y., Bob Raissman reported ESPN signed John McEnroe "to a new multi-year contract, retaining him as its No. 1 tennis analyst but expanding his role to other ESPN assignments, including radio work" on ESPN Radio N.Y. McEnroe said, "Radio is something I really want to pursue. Hopefully we can put our heads together over time and figure out a way to get this done. This (the new contract) is a pretty long one. We can figure out what best suits them and best suits me." Raissman: "Look for McEnroe to soon be interviewing sports personalities on 'SportsCenter' as well as popping up" on "Olbermann" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 2/16).
UNWELCOME SURPRISE: In Seattle, Joshua Mayers reported MLS Sounders broadcaster Alan Hinton on Friday revealed he "has been removed" from the team's TV and radio coverage for the '14 season. Hinton had been "an analyst during pregame and halftime coverage." Hinton said that "being taken off the broadcast team has left him disappointed and confused." Hinton: "I think it's totally undeserved. … The way they handled it was really shocking. I felt I was contributing. I felt liked. I always heard I did a great job. I feel that the people that run the broadcast have been disrespectful to me. I'm 71 years of age now, and I think they messed with me." He added that an offer to be the Sounders' first ambassador in a formal role "was initially intriguing, but that was before learning it wouldn't be in addition to broadcast work" (SEATTLE TIMES, 2/15).
DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS: In Denver, Dusty Saunders notes Dallas-based WFAA-ABC broadcaster Dale Hansen last week "gained national attention for his two-minute editorial on the widely covered story" about NFL Draft prospect Michael Sam's announcement that he is gay. Hansen's commentary, "supporting Sam, was by far the most logical and emotional analysis of all the electronic opinions offered last week." The commentary "will make you think -- not only about issues regarding gays, but how our society in general and the NFL in particular deal with sports figures" (DENVER POST, 2/17).


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1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
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5. Drop dough from a rounded teaspoon 2 1/2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for about 10 minutes, or until edges are firm. Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute, then transfer cookies to wire rack to cool.
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I got your The Painter tee in the mail the other day and it's just spectacular… The linework on this one is phenomenal, I love the diagonal placement… +1. great job again.
Diagonal placement, +1
EDIT: I'd like to see white ink on a dark shirt.
Defiintely diagonal placement is the better one for me too. Nice work.
Real nice! and yeah diagonal…
Diagonal placement
nice work :) I'd maybe try some diff colours and model shirt variations.
diagonal placement for me! great line work!
tis is nice!!!
i actually think i like the vertical placement more, looks like it is biting the neck of the t-shirt wearer. regardless, awesome work! +1
nice! :)
cool : )
Awesome work, I like the diagonal one.
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love it
massive coolnes!! like the fur movement a lot!
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TOWN OF NEWARK—An overturned semitrailer truck was responsible for closing Highway 81 west of Beloit on Friday morning.
Rock County Sheriff's deputies and the Orfordville Fire Department responded to the accident around 7 a.m.
The 65-year-old driver was traveling west on Highway 81 west of County H when he lost control on a curve, and the truck went into the ditch and a field-access road, according to a news release.
The driver was taken to Beloit Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. He was wearing a seatbelt. Speed is not believed to be a factor. The driver was cited for failing to maintain control of the vehicle.
The sheriff's office no longer releases the names of those involved in traffic accidents based on the county's interpretation of the federal Drive Privacy Protection Act.
The highway was closed from 9:05 a.m. to 11:51 a.m. to allow the truck to be towed away.


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Junior captain Dan Willoughby screamed with delight as he aced the second hole at North Oxford on Saturday.
What made it such a thrill for the 17-year-old was that it came less than six weeks after his younger brother Scott, 14, had achieved the same feat at the very same hole.
This is a remarkable accomplishment as there are on average only five aces at this hole during the year, and two have been achieved by the Willoughby brothers.
Dan, who plays off an eight handicap, said: "Of course I was pleased when Scott got his hole-in-one.
"But brotherly rivalry being what it is, I was slightly gutted that he had got an ace before me.
"Now I'm on equal terms with him."
Dan's ace – he used a seven iron at 156-yard par three-hole – came during North Oxford's junior monthly medal .
He said: "I didn't see the ball go into the hole, but I knew from the reaction from the players by the green that it had gone into the hole.
"I screamed out and then rushed over to tell Scott, who was playing in the group be-hind me.
"It took me a few holes to come back down to earth, but I still shot a level-par nett 67."
He finished one shot behind the eventual winner, Conner Hiles.
Scott, who plays off 14, got his hole in one with a six-iron in during a junior competition in late March, when partnered by his elder brother.
Despite the sibling rivalry, Dan, who attends Oxford & Cherwell Valley College in the hope of becoming a physical education teacher, does concede that his brother is a better footballer.
The lads, who come from Kidlington, both play for Garden City, but Scott also captains Oxford City under 14s.
They were introduced to golf three years ago by their parents, Colin and Michelle.
Colin, who also boasts having scored an ace, does not play much now, while Michelle works as a waitress at North Oxford.
"Both the boys have done very well and enjoy playing golf, which is an ideal game for them," said Michelle.
l GRAHAM Fullagar scored his third hole-in-one at Kirtlington within 12 months, when he aced the par-three 16th during an Oxfordshire Captains' match.
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Photographer's Note
During the 19th century the milling of flour constituted the basic source of income of Mykonos. Several of the windmills are still standing on the edge of Mykonos Town. They are no longer functional but are a huge draw for tourists like me!
The photo was scanned, dust and scratches were removed.
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leonorkuhn (16237) 2005-08-19 14:38
Wow! Very nice shot, Alli. Good capture. I like this diagonal angle of view. Nice colours. Well done.
aslhann14 (203) 2005-08-19 14:38
Hi Alli.
These mills seems a combat line if the image would be taken in 19th century.
In our days, fortunately they are a nice touristic reclamation.
jongky (408) 2005-08-19 14:39
Good composition at the windmills.
I like the contrast between blue and white.
ccooper (840) 2005-08-19 14:39
I was only in Mykonos for a few hours and we never made it to the windmills- maybe next time. Thanks for providing a great view and perspective!
MiguelP (14470) 2005-08-19 14:41
I like the blue door in the left side of the photo that match perfectly well with the sky that win more and more room toward the right side of the frame. Great perspective. I remember this place and you have portrait it very well. Take care.
davido (1982) 2005-08-19 15:06
Nice shot of the famous mills... I like their roofs. The soft blue of the sky is very nice to contrast with the white walls.
apache (1426) 2005-08-19 23:05
Hi Alli,
Thank God the Greek are not in the war...:) Nice catch of the line of windmills. Well taken against the Blue sky wich proves a perfect background to the white and the straw colours.
Thanks for sharing
pnphan (3957) 2005-08-20 3:54
Hi Alli
very nicely capture of the old way in Greece daily life.
sAner (112) 2005-08-20 13:47
Hi Alli,
Brilliant composition and wonderful colors. Good POV. This is well worth the big smiley. :) No nits, one of your best shots so far. Later!
devimeuxbe (58557) 2005-08-22 14:38
Hi Alli
Very beautifull shot for the perspective; the nice diagonal, the great colors and light.
It's a beautifull picture.
sleon (9402) 2005-08-22 16:41
Hi Alli
Great composition and perspective, and I like the simple, limited range of colours. Very striking and effective - a timeless and dynamic image!
Regards, Susanna
afderrick (348) 2005-08-22 18:58
cool shot, did you use a polarizing filter to get the sky looking so blue? Great shot, thanks for sharing.
capa (743) 2005-08-26 18:58
Nice photo \o/ , good composition
sarju (5324) 2005-08-31 19:50
Hi Alli
these windmills almost look like humans ... as if life has been induced in them
Impressive capture ... tfs .... cheers ..sarju
gantzt (484) 2005-09-06 16:54
I like your "Mykonos windmills" photo. The blue and white contract is beautiful, and so is the line of windmills leading into the distance.
davey590 (271) 2005-09-28 16:50
classic greek windmill shot
nice blue sky and whites
needs sharpening a bit but I think thats because its been scanned
nice photo
Dave R
sacavem (18620) 2007-05-01 11:24
Great composition and POV,Alli. The blue one of the sky is fit very well with the white one of windmills.
O white was clear-cut.
Well done. Best wishes.
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- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2003-06-00
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Depending on number of years married and if you are in a community property state, there might also be considerations for retirement investments, savings accounts etc.
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Atchison's historic character is, well, historic. Less than 6% of its homes have been built since 2000. Most of the housing in Atchison is single family, 2-3 bedroom detached, and owner-occupied. Did we say traditional values? But you will find rental apartments in small complexes. Perhaps you could even snag a month to month lease if you look hard enough. You won't have to jump through many hoops in order to resettle in Atchison; be prepared to offer a cash deposit and pay your rent and utilities on time and you'll feel right at home in no time.
There are only three neighborhoods in Atchison, so your search for rental property shouldn't be too hard. There are only a few studio apartments for rent, and fewer still if you're looking for something large like 5-bedroom rental houses, but living in Atchison is pleasant, people are nice and it is the heartland. After you're here awhile, you'll likely "heart it" as well.
Benedictine College: This quiet, walkable neighborhood is where most of the homes are, and they are older, but not historic, having been built since 1970, but before 2000. There aren't a lot of apartments in this neighborhood, and most of the homes have 3-4 bedrooms.
Route 59 / 274th St.: This moderately priced neighborhood is almost exclusively comprised of single-family homes, almost half of them built before 1939. It is the "heart" of Atchison, and while just over half of the homes in this neighborhood are 2-3 bedroom single-story, almost one third of the homes have 2 bedrooms or less. You probably won't find apartment homes here, but if you're lucky, you can move in to the whole house.
City Center: This is where you'll find an apartment in Atchison. It's historic. It's solid. It has personality. Most of the homes and buildings were built before 1939 and, somehow, they feel as if they've been here forever. It's a nice feeling. With a fair number of smaller apartment buildings, this is where you'll find friends and spend your time. It's a quiet, calm, walkable neighborhood, but in Atchison this is as trendy as it gets. It's actually pretty great!
The Atchison County Historical Society and the Cray Historical Home Museum are both here, as is the Amelia Earhart Birthplace. All are worth a visit. They love their meat in Kansas so if you have a hankering for a great steak, head for Pete's. You won't be disappointed! Or, wait for something hot off the outdoor grill at Iron Horse BBQ. Yum!


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