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If you're a fan of lucid explanations of tricky scientific concepts, it's hard to go wrong with theoretical physicist Brian Cox. But when you mix in physicist Jim Al-Khalili and Simon Pegg, you've got yourself a recipe for pedagogic gold. Also: thinly veiled sex jokes.


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1944 – Bob Lind ('Elusive Butterfly')
1960 – Amy Grant (Baby Baby)
1961 – The Everly Brothers started active service for the 8th battalion Marine Corps Reserves, working as artillerymen.
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1969 – John Lennon returned his MBE to The Queen because of England's involvement in the Nigera Biafra war, America in Vietnam, and against his latest single 'Cold Turkey' slipping down the charts. Don't ask me to explain it – I can't.
1972 – Chuck berry had the only #1 hit of his career with 'My Ding a Ling'. It wasn't his best record.
1976 – The Band's final performance 'The Last Waltz', was filmed by Martin Scorsese who made it into a documentary two years later. Also included in the film were Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond,Neil Young, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, and Dr. John, among others.
1984 – A gathering of superstars produced the bestselling record of all time (at that time. 'Do They Know It's Christmas' written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and featured Paul Young', Bono, Boy George, Sting, and George Michael. It raised over $13.5 million for charity.
1992 – 'The Bodyguard' starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, opened nation-wide. The screenplay had been written in the 70's by Lawrence Kasdan as a vehicle ffor Steve McQueen and Diana Ross. the soundtrack with Whitney's performances, went on to sell over 42 million copies worldwide, and the movie itself was was the second largest grossing film worldwide of 1992.

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Robert Snyder, Materials Science Professor and School Co-Chair, Dies at 70
Robert L. Snyder was professor and co-chair of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Tech.
Robert L. Snyder, professor and co-chair of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Tech, passed away on Sept. 1 after a long battle with cancer. He was 70.
Snyder was known for building bridges between nanotechnology, biology, medicine, chemistry, materials science and engineering throughout his career.
In January 2003, Snyder joined the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at Georgia Tech and created a new joint program with Peking University, leading to 30 new positions in advanced materials, nanotechnology and bio-enabled materials. Snyder also helped oversee the merger of MSE with the former School of Polymer, Textile and Fiber Engineering.
"As a scholar, teacher, school chair and friend, Bob was everything one would hope for in a colleague," Georgia Tech College of Engineering Dean Gary May said. "He helped lead the School of Materials Science as it grew in numbers and stature to where it is now, recognized as one of the top programs in the nation. Bob's leadership and commitment to engineering education will be sorely missed."
Snyder's research focused on the characterization of advanced materials by x-ray diffraction. He studied everything from superconductors to nanomaterials and had a hand in developing some of the first automated diffractometers, a device that is now a staple in any research laboratory.
He held eight patents, published 300 papers on materials and materials characterization and presented thousands of talks around the world with more than 50 plenary and keynote lectures. Snyder authored two textbooks, edited nine technical books and contributed chapters to nine books and encyclopedias.
"Bob was one of the most dynamic, energetic and visionary leaders I have ever interacted and collaborated with," said Zhong Lin Wang, Regents' professor and College of Engineering Distinguished Professor, who worked with Snyder for nearly a decade. "His deep interest in science and education made extraordinary contributions to the materials program at Georgia Tech. His passing is a huge loss to the school, Georgia Tech and the international scientific community."
Snyder received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Marist College in 1963 and his doctorate in physical chemistry from Fordham University in 1968. He entered the field of materials through his Ph.D. research and continued it as a post-doc at the University of Pittsburgh and NASA. He began teaching at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1970 and rose through the academic ranks to professor of Ceramic Science in 1982. He chaired the MSE Department at Ohio State from 1996 through 2002.
Students say Snyder was an impactful teacher and mentor, who they will remember fondly.
"I came to Professor Snyder a curious and fresh graduate student, but under his guidance and support, the world has opened up to me, and I have developed into a scientist," said Ken Beyerlein, Snyder's former graduate student. " I always went to him when I would run into a wall in my research, and he always had the uncanny ability to immediately identify and directly address the root of a problem."
The memorial service will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 1 in the Gordy Room of the William C. Wardlaw Jr. Center, located at 177 North Ave. Snyder is survived by his wife of 48 years, Sheila, son Robert, daughter Krissy and two grandchildren.


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It is tempting to imagine that in our increasingly secular society, sectarianism must be in rapid and terminal decline, an anachronistic throwback kept alive artificially by the tribalism of certain subgroups of rival football fans.
Sadly, that is not so. Last month, official figures show there were 876 religiously aggravated offences in Scotland in 2011-12, up one-quarter on the previous year, with fewer than one-third of all offences football-related.
The sheer number of incidents may be explained in part by greater awareness, reporting and recording of the offences. Yet the figures also reflect the fact that sectarian bigotry in Scottish society simply refuses to wither and die.
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In The Herald today, Duncan Morrow, who leads an expert group advising Scottish ministers on sectarianism in 21st-century Scotland, delivers something of a wake-up call. Highlighting frequent claims of "an embedded anti-Catholicism" persisting in Scotland, he states that sectarianism is not just a "ned issue", a street culture phenomenon played out by angry young men, but is part of Scottish society as a whole, including the suburbs and polite society.
This should not – and for many, will not – come as a surprise. After all, alongside the trading of plain insults, sectarian bigotry has, like any kind of prejudice, a more insidious side. In some Scottish communities it is entangled for historical reasons with class or with perceived cultural differences. Thus, warns Dr Morrow, it has become a way of defining who is part of the tribe and who is not.
It is no wonder, in view of this, that the task of defining sectarianism and its impact is so difficult and daunting to policymakers. The issue is further complicated by the fact that different individuals living in Scotland, even individuals in the same community, can have strikingly different experiences of sectarianism, some regarding it as a peripheral problem at worst while others experience it as a persistent blight. The positive experience of one, however, does not cancel out the negative of the other. The debate must move beyond the trading of tit-for-tat anecdotal evidence if policymakers wish to get to grips with the issue and make a real difference.
Dr Morrow is absolutely right to counsel against the unhelpful influence of those on the extremes of the debate, either those who refuse to accept the problem exists beyond the football terraces or those who make allegations of sectarianism without evidence, springing from a sense of victimhood. What is clear is that a frank and open debate about the ways in which sectarianism manifests itself in wider society is overdue.
The work of the advisory group is therefore welcome and necessary. It remains to be seen what policy initiatives might flow from it. Dr Morrow looks favourably on shared school campuses and certainly they have been judged as successful by most staff and parents where they have been introduced. However, a focus on education should not be allowed to deflect attention away from the fact that bigotry is typically learned and ingrained in the wider community and indeed, in the home.
If the Scottish Government and society are to tackle this problem, it is essential that it fully deconstructed understood first. Difficult questions about the impact of bigotry on broader Scottish society cannot be ignored.


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I say burn the whole school down... They should be exterminated, every last one of the people responsible for destroying those poor kids lives... I vote death...
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(07-22-2012 11:49 AM)mkufta Wrote: Penn State broke zero NCAA penalties. I have no idea why the NCAA feels the need to penalize the athletes. I think that's such a shame.
Numerous things wrong with this!! First, yeah Paterno reported it, but he sat on this info for YEARS!!!!! Secondly, campus police are like mall cops. They are NOT like a real police department!!! And you wanna know why Paterno is getting blasted from every angle...???? Because he's the F**KING face of Penn State!!! DUUUHHHH!!!!! Yeah there are others involved in this and yes they all should suffer a loooooong hrrible and painful death, but good ol joe pa was the face of this F'n nightmare and was portrayed as the lovable old fart with the big nose and coke bottle glasses..... all while HELPING to keep this under wraps and NOT reporting it when he first discovered something was wrong!!!
Maybe YOU need to do a little more fact finding my friend!!
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The victims should be the deciding factor in whether or not to remove the statue IMO. If they wont it taken down then take it down.
As far as the punishment, a five year television ban would be the best start. Hear no evil, See no evil!
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Taking down the statue is the right thing to do. Punishing the individuals involved is the right thing to do. But not the death penalty.
SMU received the death penalty for handing out thousands in cash to recruit players and giving them an advantage over their conference rivals.
No players at Penn State benefitted from this whole sordid affair.
Punish those responsible, but not the students.
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I heard that they might punish the whole team for this crap. I dont think the players should suffer for what was done. My neighbor is their star running back (Silas Redd) and he idolized Paterno. He is in his last season and I hope he doesnt have to look for a new school to play for. The whole situation sucks!
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looks like they are going to fine the university at least 60 million, which will be donated to children's charities
that isnt enough
and you know what? current players can transfer, and the NCAA can give them special rules so they can transfer and not have to sit a year (so the players wouldnt be hurt that way)
the whole program should be burned to the ground for at least 1 year, and better yet, 3 years. when they come back, they should not be allowed post-season play for 2 more years
AND they should be fined 60 million (a drop in the bucket for the football program if it is allowed to continue)
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(07-22-2012 08:03 PM)jacobystealshome Wrote: looks like they are going to fine the university at least 60 million, which will be donated to children's charities
Well said, sir! I would like to see it longer than 3 years, say a nice round 5 years, but I doubt the football team could recover.
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*Warning, if you do not want to read a long but insightful and well-written post on this subject matter then skip. I know many (but not everyone) of you on here do not have exceptional reading skills in the first place so this is perhaps a complete waste of my time anyway, but it is sometimes good to vent. Nevertheless…
This is what I get when I give in to temptation and open a thread like this. Typically I may look over about 5% of the threads on here, which I have not been doing much of anyway lately, but when I do it is football cards related. The reason why is that when OT topics like this are discussed I realize it most likely will contain a number of posts inundated with ignorant opinions and/or juvenile/unfunny humor, and in this case my theory holds true. I do not have the time or ambition to call out everyone but I will make at least one exception.
Jacobystealshome, you are one piece of work. I am glad you find humor in child molestation. There is nothing funnier than that cartoon bear who sexually desires kids. This is why I am willing to bet it never bothered you that your beloved Red Sox also had a clubhouse manager that molested boys on the road for a couple decades, DECADES! You are a flaming hypocrite. Maybe the Red Sox organization should be wiped out as well. Gee, I wonder if any in the Red Sox organization knew but kept quiet about this all this time. It is peculiar the organization instructed Bill James to stop voicing his criticism on the Freeh report recently. For your reading pleasure:
I just hope that many of those working for the University and live in the area are also going to be laughing like you when the Pennsylvania economic fallout eventually occurs as a result of this "death penalty" decree tomorrow. I guess punishing hundreds of thousands of people for the heinous actions of just one monster and a small handful of people is really going to help the victims. By the way, no one in the media really cares about these victims, they are being used in this mission to destroy a program and school. Everyone, directly or allegedly directly, involved with this mess is in jail, dead or removed from their post. The replacement university officials have gone out their way to help with the investigation since, but what does that matter?
It is also readily apparent to me that many of you do not understand the true facts of this case either, but I understand why. This is what happens when you subject yourself to a high dosage of mindless sports talk radio, hence this is why the media is so dangerous. You hear something, you accept it as fact and you never try it on for size first. You will take the word of some idiot on ESPN or some other local radio zoo call-in show and you do not even have the mental comprehension to question whether the talking head has an agenda or if they have any idea what they are talking about in the first place. If scumbags could fly ESPN would be an airport hub.
Speaking of which did any of you take the time to sit down and read the Freeh report? You think any of those idiot sports talk radio guys did? Personally, I was very disappointed with it because I thought there would be a "smoking gun" in that 267 page report proving that Paterno's guilt, but I did not see it. All I read were vague references that somehow someway could be interpreted the way Freeh, who has a checkered past BTW – research it, wanted it. We can convict people on interpretations rather than facts nowadays. I also guess it is acceptable this day and age when we can drag a man's reputation through the mud, all the easier when he cannot defend himself.
This is not to say that Paterno is not guilty of covering something up, we just do not know yet. However is actions do not indicate that type of behavior – BTW he did go to the police, you know then University Vice President and University Park Police Commissioner Gary Schultze? Familiar to you? Of course not. BTW "Favre guy", the Penn State University Police are not "mall cops", they are a 250 member police force with the same municipal powers overseeing 40K+ mostly on campus residents. I was a student there for five years, I know a lot more about this and other things for that matter.
Like it or not by all accounts Paterno correctly followed the procedures. Did you know that in the state of Pennsylvania, and similar policies may exist in other states, that if a school teacher strongly suspects that one of her/his grade school kids is being molested at home that the school teacher cannot go directly to the police? The school teacher must report it to the school principal. So if the principal ignores the problem is it the school teacher's fault for following proper procedure? I know some of you internet tough guys would instead take matters in to your own hands, yeah I know.
Within hours NCAA gangster Emmert will be flexing his muscles for all the world to see, and as far as I am concerned I do not care anymore. This nonsense has been going on since November and it's been senseless and relentless attacks from the main and sports media. Quite frankly I hope they kill the entire football program so the jackals can get their pound of flesh, I am worn down to a nub and I cannot deal with it anymore. Let's ignore all the good things the program has done all the years including charities (Google Lift for Life). Let us also completely destroy the academic foundation of one of America's great research facilities and academic while we are at it by taking away it's means of making money. Of course this is coupled by hundreds of millions in fines and lawsuits the University will endure.
This is what it has come down to, punishment dictated by the press. Yet, a Baylor basketball player KILLS another Baylor basketball player years ago, the coach covers it up and no NCAA punishment is enacted, nothing. This is perhaps due to the fact that it was a criminal issue, much like what happened at Penn State…uh huh. I guess the story is not as interesting if a coaching icon is not affiliated with the program.
In a nutshell the NCAA is making up the rules as they go along. This Sandusky tragedy notwithstanding, this Paterno-led football program has been one of the cleanest in collegiate sports for decades. Graduation rates are near the top year after year, the team hardly ever showboats or knowingly runs up the score and Paterno has been a strong disciplinarian for most of time. Never before has there ever been a needed investigation for playing illegal players, recruiting violations, academic fraud, or accepting gifts from agents (except Curtis Enis but he was quickly booted afterwards for it). I guess through some twisted logic it makes sense for the NCAA to step in and stick their noses where it doesn't belong. It's too bad Penn State was never an ESPN media darling like an SEC team or Syracuse (which is a factory for sports media creeps).
Anyway, not that anyone cares, but there is a very good chance that I am done watching college football. I am not even going to bother to rearrange my schedule to hear what Monday morning's ruling will be. The Nazi NCAA can bring down its hammer so everyone can run to the bathroom and start (self-edit) themselves afterwards. The dream for many tomorrow will finally come true. Ironically I still enjoy this hobby and for the foreseen future I will still collect fellow Penn State players that I concurrently attended college with. I still have my Eagles too.
In passing, to those college fans who support another team, whether you have anything to do with that school or not (and perhaps most of you don't), do not start gloating over this. If this is how this new power mad NCAA conducts business then eventually there will be other schools in the crosshairs. The NCAA is setting a very dangerous precedent for itself with power mad Emmert at the helm.
Anyway, time for bed so I can rest up for the work week. There are many more important things happening in this country that I am much concerned about so I am keeping this Penn State thing in perspective.
07-23-2012, 05:29 AM (This post was last modified: 07-23-2012 05:32 AM by jacobystealshome.)
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you are an idiot
anyone that tosses around phrases like "nazi ncaa", "NCAA gangster Emmert" or my favorite "flaming ignorance"
what, pray tell, are you getting at with "flaming", hm?
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(07-23-2012 12:57 AM)nittany13 Wrote: *Warning, if you do not want to read a long but insightful and well-written post on this subject matter then skip. I know many (but not everyone) of you on here do not have exceptional reading skills in the first place so this is perhaps a complete waste of my time anyway, but it is sometimes good to vent. Nevertheless…
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We're just damn lucky to be alive and have the ability to read your insightful and well-written posty-thing there. Overblown ego much?
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Your first clip of the first Steve Jobs movie awaits; Disney's CEO got harsh words from his Apple counterpart; and dude, you're getting a solution to all Dell's problems. The remainders for Thursday, January 24, 2013 are not left-handed.
Sundance 2013: First Look of Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs in 'jOBS' (Entertainment Weekly)
The first clip of what we're sure will be Ashton Kutcher's tour de force as Steve Jobs is online, and it features him arguing with Josh Gad's Steve Wozniak. Only problem? Steve Wozniak has apparently said that the scene as pictured never happened. Whoa, whoa, whoa--are you suggesting that a movie may have somehow fictionalized something, Steve?
Disney's Bob Iger Talks Deal-Making With Steve Jobs, Importance of Risk (The Wrap)
Speaking of the late Apple CEO, Disney chief executive Bob Iger revealed during an onstage interview this week that Jobs would call him to tell him if he saw a Disney movie that sucked. So. Uh. Guess Bob got a few calls then.
Tim Cook congratulates employees on another record quarter, to hold Town Hall Q&A (9to5Mac)
From Apple's past CEO to its current: Tim Cook reportedly sent a message out to the company's employees, congratulation them on the current quarter and inviting them to a Town Hall meeting with a Q&A session. I would give $20 to the employee who asks Tim for a little color on the guidance for next quarter.
'Dell Dude' Says He Can Fix Dell (Bloomberg)
He's baaaaaaaaack. Dustin "Dude, you're getting a Dell" Curtis says he's got the cure for what ails the declining PC maker. In an email to Bloomberg's Mark Milian, Curtis says: "If they brought me back, their sales, stock and media presence would skyrocket. That is by FAR the smartest move they could make." So...I guess what he's saying is we should shut the company down and give the money back to him?


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Baroness Jay of Paddington: My Lords, with the leave of the House, I will repeat a Statement being made in another place by my right honourable friend the Prime Minister. The Statement is on Kosovo and the European Council and is as follows:
"A large part of the European Council was taken up with the crisis in Kosovo. President Ahtisaari came straight from his mission to Belgrade to brief the Council.
"The peace plan which he and the Russian Special Envoy presented to Milosevic was accepted by the Serb Parliament and the Federal Yugoslav
"So the document presented by President Ahtisaari embodied all the conditions set by the international community: all Serb forces come out; an international force with NATO at its core goes in; the refugees go home in peace and safety. But we did not take Milosevic's assurances on trust. The Balkans are littered with his broken promises. That is why NATO has insisted all along that the bombing will not stop until a full and verifiable withdrawal of all Serb forces from Kosovo has begun.
"To give us the certainty we need about Serb withdrawal, the commander of NATO's forces in Macedonia, General Sir Mike Jackson, met representatives of the Federal Yugoslav military on the border of Blace on 5th and 6th June. Those talks ended early on 7th June after the Yugoslav side repeatedly failed to accept the document put forward by NATO. Instead, they tried, among other things, to insist on large numbers of Serb troops remaining. This was unacceptable. However, this morning the Foreign Secretary and his colleagues from the G8 group of countries completed their work on the text of a Security Council resolution.
"I can confirm to the House that agreement has now been reached in the G8 on a text which enshrines the peace plan and its detailed terms. The text is strong and clear and meets our requirements. It will now go forward to the Security Council. It comes under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, which means that the resolution will be legally binding on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and authorises, through its detailed provisions, the use of force to ensure its implementation. It requires in particular the withdrawal of all Serb forces from Kosovo and authorises the deployment of our forces as part of a substantial NATO component in the international security presence, which will have a unified chain of command. The members of the G8 who are also on the Security Council--the US, Russia, Britain, France and Canada--have agreed that they will co-sponsor the draft.
"If we need any reminder of the regime we are dealing with, let me give the House one account delivered by a refugee when the UK Government's War Crimes Co-ordinator, David Gowan, visited the Albanian and Macedonian refugee camps last week. A professional man in his late 30s/early 40s said that he was one of more than 2,000 men picked up by Serb forces in early May in villages south of Pristina. They were separated from their families, beaten and
"The next step will be further military talks to put in place the necessary technical agreement and they are taking place today at Blace. Given the progress on a Security Council resolution, there is no excuse for the FRY authorities to drag their feet again. Provided the Serbs now, at long last, honour their undertakings and begin a verifiable withdrawal of their forces, NATO bombing can be suspended, the Security Council resolution passed and the international force can start to deploy into Kosovo before the end of this week.
"It is time Milosevic realised that the longer he tries to draw this out, the longer and harder his forces will be hit. We have only achieved this agreement by showing total resolve and determination. We shall need to be as resolved and determined now in implementing it. We are close to having all the elements in place. But until we are certain President Milosevic has embarked on the withdrawal of all his forces, NATO's military action will continue.
"We can also now start planning in earnest for the reconstruction of the Balkans to give the peoples of the region the security and prosperity needed to avoid future wars. The future of these front-line states, many of which I have visited in the past few weeks, should be one of peace and prosperity, not ethnic conflict. The people of a democratic Serbia can also benefit from reconstruction and integration into the mainstream of Europe. But let me be clear: that cannot happen while there is a nationalist dictator in power in Belgrade. Until Milosevic goes, Serbia cannot take its true place in the family of world nations.
"Events in Kosovo overshadowed other issues at the European Council. But other important work was done too. The European Council appointed Javier Solana to the new post of Secretary-General of the Council and High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy. Mr. Solana is a friend of Britain and a highly capable operator, as we have seen during the Kosovo crisis. His new appointment will boost the effectiveness and the credibility of the Common Foreign and Security Policy and I warmly welcome it.
"There was a full discussion of economic policy. The European Council unanimously reaffirmed that sustainable, non-inflationary growth and increased employment required comprehensive structural reforms at EU and national levels. The message is
"So far as the future development of the Union is concerned, the European Council took a number of important steps. It heard a strong statement from the president elect of the Commission about his plans for reform of that institution. The European Council pledged its full support for Mr. Prodi's approach to reform.
"The European Council welcomed the new European Anti-Fraud Office agreed upon at the ECOFIN Council on 25th May which will permit the Union to step up the fight against fraud, corruption and mismanagement. Agreement was reached on the further development of a common European security and defence policy, building on the ideas which I outlined last year and which were warmly endorsed by NATO at its Washington Summit in April.
"The European Council confirmed that an intergovernmental conference will be called early next year to resolve the issues which were left open at the Amsterdam European Council and which need to be settled before enlargement. The European Council also endorsed an initiative by Prime Minister Guterres of Portugal to convene next March, under the Portuguese presidency, a special meeting of the European Council. This will be entirely devoted to economic reform and employment. The initiative is very welcome and follows the call for such an event at the Anglo-Spanish Summit on 10th April.
"We are making real headway in promoting economic reform in Europe which, as I have repeatedly said in this House, is essential to ensure sustained growth and the unqualified success of the single currency.
"The Council rejected the notion of ending tax competition or of the harmonisation of business and income taxes. Instead, sensibly, it decided merely that harmful tax competition should be avoided and it actually advocated lower business and labour costs. Unfortunately, though we had the support of 13 out of the 14 other member states, we could not reverse the duty-free decision taken by the previous government in 1991 since they had agreed to it being reversible only if there was unanimity.
"So at the Council as a whole substantial progress was made on economic reform, but it was, rightly and understandably, dominated by Kosovo. Let us hope that the process begun at this Council and taken forward today at the G8 will come swiftly to a secure and just conclusion, ending the obscenity of ethnic cleansing and obtaining justice at last for the people of Kosovo."
Lord Strathclyde: My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for repeating the Statement made by the Prime Minister in another place. Likewise, I shall keep my answers to the two issues in the same order: first on Kosovo and then on the European Council in Cologne.
Does the noble Baroness agree with me that there is a great deal of confusion on the whole situation surrounding Kosovo as to whether there is yet peace or whether there is yet going to be peace? Will the noble Baroness, as Leader of the House, ensure that we maintain a system of regular reporting back to this House, either through Statements or debates, so that these issues can be discussed in this Chamber?
We entirely endorse the view that there should be a continuation of the bombing campaign. However, is there any truth that the kinds of target aimed at previously have been changed? Also, has the overall level of sorties by the combined air forces been reduced over the course of the past few days?
I now turn to the question of President Milosevic himself. The Statement draws attention to the fact that the Prime Minister will not deal with President Milosevic, but what is unclear is whether that is a pre-condition for the peace agreement itself or a pre-condition that there will be no money for reconstruction until Milosevic has been removed. I should be very glad to hear what the Government's policy is on that.
Next, on the question of the unified command, is there going to be a role for Russian troops and, if so, how will they fit into a NATO/UN command structure? Has that already been agreed with them? As to the United Nations Security Council, what messages have been received from the Chinese Government as to how they see this developing over the course of the next few weeks?
One of the tests that should be set as to the success of this policy is whether or not the refugees are returned home and whether or not the humanitarian disaster already existing can be brought to a speedy halt so that the refugees will leave not only other countries of the European Union but also other countries in the Balkans, so that they can return home. Has the noble Baroness any estimate she can offer as to how long it will take from an agreement being reached to returning the refugees to their homes?
Turning now to the Cologne Summit, the Statement said that,
Finally, on the detailed points raised in the Statement, why is it that the European anti-fraud office--which we welcome--is not independent of the Commission?
The Statement did not mention the single currency, but perhaps I may ask the noble Baroness, in conclusion, about the euro. Since the euro is increasingly becoming an issue of public concern, as a matter of policy are the Government pleased with the progress of the euro over the course of the past five or six months? Do the Government think that the level at which the euro finds itself against the pound is about right, or are they happy to see it fall further?
Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank: My Lords, I join the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, in thanking the Leader of the House for repeating the Statement made elsewhere by the Prime Minister. As the Statement says, the Cologne discussions were dominated by Kosovo. I hope it will not confuse everybody if I reverse the order of my comments by saying very briefly that the other steps beyond Kosovo taken at Cologne seem to be sensible as far as they went--which was not very far, but the Kosovo business was pressing. I include in that the outcome of the discussion on tax competition. The Government were bound to lose on the question of duty-free; there was never much point in pursuing this further, whatever their somewhat doubtful merits.
I also welcome the appointment of Mr. Solana to his new post. I am sure that he will serve all of us very well. As the Statement makes clear, and as the House will know since the discussion of Kosovo at Cologne, there has been, first, the failure of the border talks on Saturday and Sunday, which justified the caution which was very widely expressed following the Belgrade agreement. Then there has been the G8 meeting to which the Statement refers, yesterday and this morning. I do not know whether the noble Baroness has seen a statement which appeared this afternoon. When asked who would lead the international presence in Kosovo, Madeleine Albright said that NATO was both the core of the force and its military leader. However, Russia's Foreign Minister, Igor Ivanov, said that was still the subject of negotiation. I hope it is not still the subject of negotiation, because if we have learned anything from the events of the last week it is that we should settle the detail as well as the main principles; otherwise it will most certainly go wrong. If the noble Baroness would care to comment on the situation I shall be very glad to hear what she has to say.
Even if the plan that was accepted by Belgrade last week is indeed fully incorporated in a Security Council resolution with the necessary detail and is then implemented, we must nevertheless recognise, if we are not to be desperately disappointed, that there will be misunderstandings and a total absence of good will on everybody's part. Lives will be lost and from time to time the whole agreement will be threatened with collapse. I say that only because it is best to be wise
The noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, asked how China's attitude might develop over the next few weeks. The most important and immediate question is this: do we have any reason to believe that China will exercise a veto, or do we believe that it is on board? That is the crux of the matter, because unless China is on board, there will be no resolution.
I have two questions about what may happen thereafter. It is not clear from the Statement or from any published document who will be ultimately responsible day to day for ensuring the success of the total operation. I mean by that the re-occupation of Kosovo by its people. Where will the buck stop? If that is unclear, then again I think we shall find far more difficulties ahead than we would like.
Secondly--this is a related question--who will provide the administrative structure and who will be responsible for making sure that there will be machinery to keep the peace, to make judicial decisions and to prepare for fiscal reconstruction? There must also be a structure to make sure that schools and hospitals re-open. These routine tasks are part of reconstruction, and I would have thought that all the evidence is that the Kosovars, of themselves, will not be capable of dealing with that.
Beyond that there are a further two questions I would like to ask concerning the future of Kosovo. The Statement says that military talks are taking place again today under General Sir Mike Jackson. I appreciate that it may be too soon to say anything, but as they have been taking place today I wonder whether there is any evidence yet as to whether they will be any more fruitful than last week.
I have a further two points, rather than questions regarding the future. I believe that it is right for us in due course to be told what the total cost of the operations has been to this country. I say that as somebody who, on behalf of these Benches, has supported the action from the beginning. I believed that we would all have been deeply shamed had not NATO, with our support, taken the action that it did. I think it is necessary to know what the operation has cost and also to know what the continuing costs are likely to be on the assumptions that we are currently making about the implementation of the agreement.
Despite the optimistic conclusion of the Prime Minister's Statement and the hopes that we all, without qualification, share, I am sure that it will be necessary to be cautious and for NATO not to de-escalate its operations and its readiness too fast or too far.
Baroness Jay of Paddington: My Lords, I am grateful to both noble Lords who have responded to the Statement for the support that they have expressed for
The noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, suggested that there might be confusion about the next stages of these events. Clearly, at a time when the proposed UN resolution was only agreed a few hours ago and has yet to be put to the Security Council, that is at least de facto true. On the other hand, the intent of the Security Council resolution embraces the points which have been made consistently about the G8 position and indeed about NATO's position, which can be summarised simply by the fact that we must have Mr Milosevic's troops out of Kosovo. We have to have NATO troops in there and we have to ensure that the refugees can return safely and securely. Given that those points are now embraced in the UN resolution which has been agreed and, as I said in repeating the Statement, will be sponsored by all the members of the G8, including Russia, that is an important step forward.
As I said when reaffirming what the noble Lord, Lord Rodgers, said, we need to be extremely cautious and wary in dealing with someone with the track record of Mr Milosevic in moving away at every opportunity from any commitment which has been given. I believe that the path towards a new and more hopeful position on the military, technical side is now more optimistic than it was when the talks broke down yesterday. The fact that this is now moving to New York and the UN Security Council is a hopeful sign.
The noble Lords, Lord Rodgers and Lord Strathclyde, raised the question of the attitude of the Chinese Government, which is clearly extremely important when considering the matter. Despite what the Chinese Government said in their immediate response to the unfortunate bombing of their embassy in Belgrade, we have no reason to suppose, given what they said later--namely, that they supported the general approval of a new peaceful situation in Kosovo--that they will necessarily take anything other than a positive stand about this proposed resolution. It may be of use to the House to know that President Ahtisaari is today in Beijing involved in talks with the Chinese Government. One has to hope that those talks will produce a positive outcome in terms of their support for the resolution when it reaches the Security Council in New York.
The difficult situation about the Russian troops was mentioned; namely, what their presence will be and under whose command they will serve. Noble Lords will be aware that this is one of the continuing questions which has arisen in the discussions with the Russian Government. Because they have agreed to co-sponsor the UN resolution, which mentions the very central point that suggests that NATO will be at the core of the force that will be in Kosovo--of KFOR--and that it will be led by NATO, it is now recognised that there has been a change in their position. As far as concerns the practicalities, people are drawing on the positive experience of what has happened in Bosnia, where the Russian troops have served in a NATO force though not directly under a NATO commander. Those points of difficulty may well be ironed out in much the same way when the practical problems are addressed.
The question about the continuing presence of an authority which is not a civil authority was also raised. Indeed, this was a point which the noble Lord, Lord Rodgers, was most concerned about in relation to the organisation and administration of life within Kosovo outside the purely defence and military situation. The draft resolution, as agreed by G8, makes provision for the appointment from the UN of someone who will, as it were, take responsibility for the civil authority in relationship to the secretary general and, through him, to the Security Council of the UN. That task will be extremely difficult and there will need to be close collaboration and co-operation with the military forces. However, that issue has been specifically addressed within the draft resolution and is something which will need to be worked out--again perhaps drawing on the experience of Bosnia and other arrangements where a civil administration of that kind has been established.
I move on to the broader questions of the Council's discussions and debates on the future of employment in Europe; and, indeed, the questions which the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, raised about the euro and activity on the general economic and administrative front. The noble Lord mentioned the implementation of some of the policies which the Government have undertaken during the past two years--for example, he mentioned the social chapter. However, I would also mention matters relating to the minimum wage resolutions, the parental leave regulations, and so on, which have been welcomed by many people. This Government are proud to have implemented those measures and we do not feel that there is anything there that we should retreat from at this stage.
The noble Lord mentioned the employment pact, which has three pillars. First, it involves macro- economic dialogue between the member states aimed at preserving non-inflationary growth. Secondly, it intends to promote employability and entrepreneurship through a co-ordinated employment strategy which we hope will improve the efficiency of the labour markets; and, thirdly, it includes, as the Statement said, comprehensive structural reform and modernisation to improve the innovative capacity and efficiency of the labour markets and markets in goods, services and
On the question of the anti-fraud measures and whether the Government believe that this is appropriately placed within the Commission, the Government are happy that they are within the Commission because this is being run on an independent basis. Clearly, anyone who is going to tackle fraud within the Community, the Commission or wherever it may lie needs to have the detailed information about the organisation of that body and an understanding of the detail of the official arrangements which may or may not have been called into question. It seems to the Government and, indeed, to the Council to be appropriate that it should be placed within the organisation rather than attempting to investigate from without.
The noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, raised a further point about the euro. As the House will know, the Government's position on this is basically unchanged. We have always said that if the economic conditions on the euro were right and stability maintained, it would clearly be in this country's interest at some stage to hold a referendum to see whether moving into the euro in the long term would be something which the country supported. I can only suggest to the noble Lord that I believe there is a difference between some of these matters. As he will know, I entirely respect his position; but there is a difference in many of these matters between taking what could be perceived as a short-term political practical position and a long-term strategic view which we hope will benefit the country in much the same way as we hope the benefits to the people of Kosovo will be achieved in the long-term peaceful resolution of the discord and terrible tragedy that we have seen there recently.
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From left: ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, Deputy President William Ruto and President Uhuru Kenyatta. Ms Bensouda has dismissed a Kenya appeal to the United Nations Security Council to end cases facing Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto May 10, 2013. FILE NATION MEDIA GROUP
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The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday that Kenya had made "unfounded and incorrect" claims in urging it to end the cases facing President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto.
Fatou Bensouda described Kenya's appeal to the UN Security Council last week as "a backdoor attempt to politicise the judicial processes" of the ICC.
Noting that she has not received a copy of the May 2 letter sent to the council by Kenyan UN Ambassador Macharia Kamau, Ms Bensouda said she was speaking in response to earlier comments made to the council by Rwanda's ambassador.
The Rwandan envoy, Eugene-Richard Gasana, had said during Wednesday's council meeting that Kenya's letter makes "a compelling case against the methods of work of the office of the prosecutor on the Kenyan cases".
Ambassador Gasana accused the ICC of being "selective in its methods of investigating and prosecuting perpetrators of serious international crimes as it has failed to prosecute similar crimes committed in other parts of the world with impunity".
Ms Bensouda said in her response that the ICC "has always and will always continue to respect the sovereign equality of all states."
She added that "the ICC will not shy away from investigating individuals for any alleged crimes irrespective of their status".
Ms Bensouda said she reserved the right to respond in detail to Kenya's letter to the council, which has not been officially released.
The comments by the Rwanda ambassador and Ms Bensouda's response were made during the course of a Security Council session focused on prosecution of crimes committed in Libya during the pro-democracy uprising in 2011.
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Ventnor Haven Fishery loads up owner Geoff Blake's daily catch straight from his boat: lobster, crab, shellfish, plaice, sea bass, cod and more according to season. In autumn, buy a pot of delectable brown crab and gulp it on Ventnor's sheltered beach.
• Ventnor Esplanade; 01983 852176
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Peppers, Dorset
Whippet's tail? Polabano? Hungarian hot wax? All are grown on the Michauds' chilli farm, which holds veg-growing courses are held throughout the year. Their Dorset naga is 900 times hotter than a jalapeno.
• Sea Spring Farm, West Bexington; Open day on 23 August; 01308 897 766. Order peppers online at Dorchesterpeppersbypost.biz
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Farm foods, Bristol
St Werburgh's City Farm supplies its own cafe, doing excellent soups, sausages from its own pigs, cheese from their goats. It's right next to a hillside of allotments and many of the allotment holders swap fruit and veg for lunch.
• Horley Rd; 01179 232563; stwerburghs.org
Cheese, Wiltshire
Watch the cheese being made at Lyburn Farmhouse Cheesemakers, then buy some flavoured with garlic and nettle or cumin.
• Landford, Salisbury; 01794 390451; lyburncheese.co.uk
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Asparagus and sea kale, Scotland
Eassie Farm, in Glamis is the only asparagus and sea kale grower in Scotland.
• Eassie, Forfar, Angus; 01307 840303
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Bread and oatcakes, Scotland
Adamson's Bakery is supposedly the oldest in the UK. Granny Agnes's 1887 recipe for thick, crumbly oatcakes is still used today.
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Anorexic Squirrel Sportswear, a new mountain bike and obscure sports apparel company, has released its first products into the world.
Shown here is Bike mag's own Squirrel sporting Anorexic Squirrel's performance "sick'n'soft" cotton Sea Sick Blue Classick Tee. The shirt will all but ensure better berm wailing and higher scores on the bocci court.
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Did you know you have light that emanates from your spirit and soul? No, you can't actually see it (well, maybe some people can) but we can all 'feel' it.
It's the light that comes from a happy heart. The happier you are, especially with yourself, the brighter you will glow. And the brighter you glow, the more attractive you are, to everyone with whom you interact, especially that special man.
In contrast, there are things that cause your light to be dimmed, just like a dimmer switch in your house. One of the easiest ways to turn your light down is to complain.
The reason I decided to write about this is this quote, "I used to complain that I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet."
There is always something to complain about, because nothing is always perfect. But the point I want to drive home is, your attitude, and thus, your 'glow' is directly related to your perspective.
There is dog poo on the sidewalk. You can complain about some inconsiderate dufus who didn't pick up after her dog. Or, you could complain about the traffic on the road next to the sidewalk.
OR…you could focus on the flowers growing next to the sidewalk.
Any kind of complaining is counter to you making space for happiness. You are in charge of your own happiness, and what you focus on has a lot to do with how happy you are, how much you enjoy life, and how much love you will experience.
Poop or flowers? Hmmm…
Prepare your heart for Real Love…the only love that lasts,


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Nov 21, 2008
It starts but not like it should.
Glow plugs OK.
Battery OK.
Fuel filter changed recently.
Mine always sounds rough until its warmed up and then it sounds like a beautiful diesel sound.
Every derv ive driven has been the same i think.
It STARTS rough (all diesels run rough after start in winter), but mine STARTS rough.
I see i dont understand what that means... this forum doesnt get much coverage, possibly get more if you post in the A3 or A4 section
Vag-com not bringing up anything?
I think first I will try to adjust ignition timing, if that doesn't work I will connect to VAG COM (it will probably be a sensor then).It's so annoying, I also have a power loss, my a3 isn't a pocket-rocket when engine is fine and now it drives almost as SDI. I guess that whats happens when you have an old diesel problems problems problems
234K on the clock, anywhere below 2oC. Sounds like Lemmy from Motorhead gargling with a bag o bolts!! Give it five minutes and it just sounds like a bag o bolts.... Ah the glorious derv.
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The big news today is that some anonymous defensive starter for the Jets has called out one of his teammates, Tim Tebow, using the New York Daily News to declare that he is "terrible".
While I as a fan of the Patriots am enjoying a certain amount of schadenfreude in sitting back and watching gang green implode, I have to say that I think that it is extremely cowardly for this player (and apparently several others) to publicly comment behind the cloak of anonymity. To me it reeks of something 12 or 14 year old girls would do to ostracize somebody outside of their social clique; it is ironic that grown men who participate in such a physical sport would be reduced to what amounts to non-physical bullying. The fact that Tebow is not a very good passer is irrelevant; this has everything to do with the character (or lack of) by those that made the comments.
This is not an isolated incident either. Just last week over 100 players took part in an anonymous survey and responded to a question asking who was the most overrated coach. They were under no obligation to respond, but that many felt compelled to give their opinion on the tactless survey regardless.
Earlier this season a nameless NFC North general manager criticized the Detroit's executives, coaches and players via Pro Football Weekly. After Lions' center Dominic Raiola responded, the anonymous GM went all internet bully, stating the following through PFW:
"I saw Dominic Raiola called me out, asking who the aimless, anonymous GM is who criticized the great Lions? Who is this person? It's the guy who rejects you every time he watches your tape and thinks you are a complete fraud. It's the guy who didn't think you could play when you came out of college and still doesn't think you can play now. If he spent as much time working the other muscles in his body as he does his jaw, he might have had the chance to be an average backup. You can put that in print!"
Wow, what courage; how brave of him! The rival GM throws down the challenge, 'you can put that in print', as if it was some dramatic scene from an old Steven Segal movie – all while gutlessly refusing to put his name to the quote, hiding behind an unidentified internet firewall.
Media members dug and found out who blew the whistle on the New Orleans Saints' bounty case; that was a situation where that person's identity deserved to be protected and kept secret. If the media really wants to do their job then they should use their investigative tools to find out who in the Jets locker room made those statements, and who the GM is that made those comments about Raiola – and publicly identify both of them. Their cowardly actions deserve disclosure, and to have the spotlight turned on them.
This Day In Patriots History
November 14, 1965:
New York Jets 30, Boston Patriots 20 at Fenway Park
Rookie Joe Namath threw two touchdown passes to Don Maynard as the Jets won their third game of the year. The Patriots fell behind by three touchdowns in the first half, leading Babe Parilli to throw a career-high 50 passes for the Pats, a franchise record that would stand for thirty years. His touchdown passes to Gino Cappelletti and J. D. Garrett closed the deficit to 24-17 at halftime, but the Pats were never able to tie it up or take the lead. Larry Garron had 4 receptions for 77 yards out of the backfield, Jim Whalen had 6 catches for 73 yards and Jim Colclough had 5 for 68 yards; Parilli finished 275 yards passing for the day.
November 14, 1971:
New England Patriots 38, Buffalo Bills 33 at Schaefer Stadium
Despite playing with a hamstring injury, rookie Jim Plunkett played his best game yet of the season in a win over the Bills. Plunkett was 9-16 for 218 yards and career-high four touchdowns against only one interception in the victory.
After Buffalo returned a punt for a touchdown to take a 7-0 lead, Plunkett connected with Randy Vataha on a 16-yard pass to tie the score, then early in the second quarter put the Pats ahead on a 10-yard TD to Tom Beer; Beer also contribute later with a fumble recovery off a Bills' punt return. Buffalo went back up 17-14 but Plunkett immediately responded with an 80-yard touchdown to Carl Garrett, and then Roland Moss scored on a blocked punt.
Garrett finished with 118 yards from scrimmage, Vataha had 63 yards on three receptions, Bob Gladieux had 48 yards on just four carries, and Eric Crabtree scored the final Pats' touchdown on a 31-yard pass from Plunkett.
November 14, 1976:
New England Patriots 21, Baltimore Colts 14 at Memorial Stadium
Mike Haynes had his first multiple interception game, ending two crucial Colts' drives by picking off passes thrown by Baltimore quarterback Bert Jones to preserve the Pats victory. It was just the second loss of the season for the Colts and pulled the Patriots within one game of Baltimore for lead of the AFC East.
Don Calhoun rushed for a then-career high 141 yards for the Patriots, while Steve Grogan ran for two touchdowns and passed for another, to backup TE Al Chandler as the Pats improved their record to 7-3.
November 14, 2004:
New England Patriots 29, Buffalo Bills 6 at Gillette Stadium
In front of a national audience on Sunday Night Football the Patriots scored on four of their first five possessions to take a 20-0 lead and cruised from there, keeping pace with the Steelers for first seed in the AFC while improving their record to 8-1.
The Pats honored the Boston Red Sox, who had won the World Series a few days earlier, before the game. Adam Vinatieri kicked five field goals, Corey Dillon rushed for 151 yards on 26 carries and the Patriots intercepted four passes. Bills QB Drew Bledsoe tossed one pick to Troy Brown, a player to whom he had thrown 12 touchdown passes while both were with the Patriots, but was now playing corner due to injuries at the position. Tom Brady threw a pair of first half touchdown passes, one for 13 yards to David Patten and then a five yard pass to Christian Fauria for the 20-0 halftime lead.
The New England defense was immense, intercepting four Buffalo passes while limiting the Bills to just 50 yards on the ground, 81 passing, and a net total of 125 yards of offense; Buffalo's only score came on a punt return. A Willie McGinest sack led to a fumble recovered by Roman Phifer, while Tully Banta-Cain, Tedy Brushi and Eugene Wilson each joined Brown on the stat sheet with interceptions.
November 14, 2010:
New England Patriots 39, Pittsburgh Steelers 26 at Heinz Field
In another SNF game the Pats dominated, defeating the favored Steelers a week after being upset at Cleveland. Tom Brady threw for a season-high 350 yards and three touchdowns, all to rookie TE Rob Gronkowski, picking apart the NFL's fourth-ranked defense.
After forcing a three and out on the opening drive Brady mixed passes to Gronk and Alge Crumpler with runs by BenJarvus Green-Ellis to set up the first score, a 19-yard TD to Gronkowski. The Pats forced another punt and on the next drive Shayne Graham hit a 31-yard field goal to give the Patriots a 10-0 first quarter lead.
On the following drive Pittsburgh had to punt after Tully Banta-Cain sacked Ben Roethlisberger, but they scored three after forcing the Pats to punt for the first time; the half ended that way, with the Pats up 10-3.
Brady marched the Pats down the field on the opening possession of the second half, capped off by a 9-yard TD to Gronk. After a pair of punts Pittsburgh's Jeff Reed missed a 26-yard field goal and after a 45-yard completion to Brandon Tate on a post pattern Brady ran it in from three yards out, and put an exclamation point on the score with an emphatic spike. That gave the Patriots a 23-3 lead and the game was essentially over; any doubt was removed when James Sanders picked off a Roethlisberger pass that had been tipped by Patrick Chung and ran it 32 yards for a touchdown, giving the Pats a 29-10 lead with 8:32 left and sending Steeler fans to the exits. Pittsburgh scored a couple of garbage-time touchdowns but the game was not as close as the final score would lead you to believe.
Brady finished with 350 yards, three touchdown passes and the touchdown run while BJGE ran for 87 yards, the most against Pittsburgh's defense all season; Wes Welker was the leading receiver with 89 yards on 8 receptions and some key first downs.
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November 14, 1851:
Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick was published. At the time critics panned it as being too long and too dull; it did not have any commercial success until the 1920's, three decades after Melville's death.
November 14, 1882:
Gunslinger Franklin Leslie shot Billy The Kid dead in the streets of Tombstone Arizona.
November 14, 1941:
The Alfred Hitchcock film Suspicion premiered; the romantic thriller starred Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine.
November 14, 1960:
Georgia On My Mind by Ray Charles became the new top single; it was the singer's first number one song.
November 14, 1970:
A plane that was carrying most of the Marshall University football team crashed, killing all 75 people on board.
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Glossary Term – Event
Capture of New Netherland
Dutch leader Peter Stuyvesant lost New Netherland (later New York), including New Amsterdam (the present-day island of Manhattan), to England in the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
Dutch leader Peter Stuyvesant lost New Netherland (later New York), including New Amsterdam (the present-day island of Manhattan), to England in the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
Dutch colonists—both individuals and families—settled along the Hudson River, leading to the river's transformation into a major commercial waterway.
Peter Minuit "purchased" the island of Manhattan from American Indians for sixty guilders and established New Amsterdam there.
In the first group manumission in North America, eleven black slaves successfully petitioned the government of New Amsterdam for their freedom.
New Netherland was the region between the South River (now the Delaware) and the North River (now the Hudson) controlled and colonized by the Dutch. Sailing for the Dutch East India Company, Henry Hudson first explored the region in 1609 while searching for a passage to Asia. New Netherland, which included New Amsterdam (the present-day island of Manhattan), was lost to the English in the Second Anglo-Dutch War in 1664.
In 1609, Henry Hudson was chosen by the Dutch East India Company to search for a passage to Asia. In September of that year, Hudson landed on the shores of the river that would be named for him and claimed the lands along it for the Dutch. This nineteenth-century engraving, based on a painting by Robert W. Weir (1803–1889), an American artist of the Hudson River School, depicts the English explorer's anchoring on the Hudson River.
This map, "Recens edita totius Novi Belgii in America Septentrionali," depicts present-day New England, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and parts of Maryland and Pennsylvania. Created by Dutch mapmakers in 1730, the map reflects the struggle for territory in the region.


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- Feb 28, 2010Does that mean Cowles students will have less P.E. during the week next year?
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I heard they lost the counselor. All elementary music, p.e. and art teachers also received excess notices, but will be added back after they cut all band and orchestra programs from the elementary buildings and figure out which teachers have the most seniority. Then they will add them back, but many of those who had full time positions will be split between two or three schools.For those looking ahead to middle school, Callanan lost the drama program, family consumer science, tech ed, 1 science, 1 social studies, and 1 math position as well as our dean of students. Therefore, Callanan will have to say good-bye to teaming and flex scheduling and will have to say hello to larger class sizes and less opportunities for students to learn from a variety of fine and applied arts experiences.A very sad day for the students and the community!!!
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Rampant Games - Telling the Monster's Story
Another thoughtful piece at Rampant Games with Jay wandering across a few topics but essentially calling for monsters and NPCs to make a little more sense. Like me, I'm sure you've often thought "but why are all these monsters here?" or "why does that monster do as he was told and guard that treasure?" But it doesn't just apply to monsters:
The designer just needs to provide enough dots for the players to connect so that a picture can emerge. I've seen concept art and design documents - there's usually a whole ton of thought that goes into these things that never appears in any form in the game. Why not? It doesn't need to be front-and-center, nor does the player have to be forced to learn it all before cleaning its clock in ten turns or less.
And this isn't limited to monsters. What about that shopkeeper? Yeah, the one you only click on to convert your half-ton of rusty swords and armor into gold. Does he have a story? A dark secret? The rotting corpse of his wife under the floorboards, whom everybody believes left him for a cartwright in another village a year ago? And if you find out, do you turn him in, and lose your easy access to a junk-to-gold converter?


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A Barcelona church's delicate spire remains after much of the rest of the structure failed. This was typical damage to many churches in the region. The roofs collapsed and the unreinforced stone masonry, solid clay brick, or hollow clay tile walls were severely cracked or collapsed. Several of the spires had reinforced concrete corner columns that remained standing after much of the infill had fallen. At this church, the greatest amplitude of vibration occurred in the middle of the tower between the top and its base. Hence the tower top incurred little damage. Other historical buildings suffered heavy damage because of unreinforced spires and masonry walls.
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|23rd November 2011, 02:12
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I believe that while travelling on a Highway , Food is not the first thing we look for. We look for cleaniness and hygiene in the place where we are going to make a stop, most of us dont make a stop for eating but to go to the Loo. Specialy while travelling with Families we ensure that we must stop at a place which is safe and has Hygenic toilets and washrooms. I will request you guys to mentione the quality of washrooms too while discussing the dhabas.
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for those around Indianapolis (IN) or Cintinnati (OH), there is one place which i accidently discovered during one of my biweekly trips from IND to Raleigh (NC) and just got hooked with it. It is owned by a Punjabi Family and the food is finger licking good, the best Punjabi food I have eaten outside North India, PERIOD (mind it! i belong to punjab).
Name of the place is Taste of India and the address is: 5809 South State Road 3, Spiceland, IN. one has to take EXIT 123 from I-70 to get here; this place (dhaba) actually is a truckers stop for night halts; there is a McD nearby and a few Gas Stations too.
Serves Buffet Lunch from 11:00 - 16:00 hrs. and dinner till 12:00 AM.
Best Dishes (among Veg.): Sarson Da Saag, Gobhi/Alu Parathas, Daal Makhani, Bhindi Masala.
P.S. I am no way, in a commercial sense, associated with this place.
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Any good eateries (more of dhabas than the Kamat Upachar kinds) on NH4 (Bangalore-Hubli stretch) ?
Any good local eateries, of the North KA variety around Hubli/Dharwad preferably on the by pass etc., are welcome.
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Eat Outs on Highway of North India
I have been travelling in North India for quite a few years. I thought of putting together all the eat out spots on the highways of North india. I did this write up for my blog foodie chatter. I thought it might be worthwhile to post this here for all of you to read. Do advise of other palces which i might have missed Out. Eager to hear your thoughts feedback and other places and hidden gems. Where to go and what to try out. Cheers
Highway Dhabhas of North India: Delhi - Punjab - Himanchal
All right, this one is about dhabhas. Now for majority of my readers, I am sure you would know what a Dhabha is, if you are from India and more specifically from North India. Well, for those, who dont, Dhabha are basically road side eateries. If you are driving around in India on the highways and are feeling hungry, Dhabhas are small places in the middle of nowhere, where you can come in stop your car, relax, take a break and have food.
Dhabhas have evolved and modernized in the last decade themselves. I recall as a kid when I would travel with my dad, Dhabhas always had a stereotyped image which has still stuck to my mind. On the highway, there is a large area on the side which is evened out , where cars come in and park. There are chaar payees with fattas for siting and relaxing. Then there is a small shop or sort of a room/ building where the cooking is done. There would be a hand pump by one side for people to go and wash their face/ hands. Behind the dhabha there would be large endless farms. Dhabhas would also have a few trucks standing by the side, and truckers sitting down and devouring the food. Well so much for my image of a stereotyped image.
Over the years in all my travel across north India and to some extent, perhaps its only Punjab which goes well with the dhabhas. If you are travelling down in UP, HP, Haryana, J&K or Rajasthan, they do have some road side eateries, but not the traditional dhabhas. Dhabhas for me has been a stereotyped Punjab thing.
Over the years, dhabhas have modernized, have ACs, serve continental cuisines, have shopping complexes etc. In fact the Dhabhas became such popular concepts that even in the cities, there are restaurants which have opened, which try to recreate the ambience and concept of Dhabha.
Anyways, lets start with my write up of various eating out options as I travel from Delhi towards Ambala and Punjab. Usually we commence driving from Gurgaon at morning 6 or 7. After crossing Delhi as we drive on towards Panipat.
Haveli- Panipat, Karnal, Jallandhar
The first place for stopping is the Haveli. Haveli is a chain of restaurants, which have opened up at the Panipat, Karnal and Jallandhar. These restaurants are more concept based, which celebrate the dhabha concept in a stereotyped manner. It also focusses on the typical Punjabi villages and culture. If you are in a Haveli for the morning, try out their paranthas, poori sabjis and chai. For lunch, they have the full vegetarian punjabi fanfare.
Dal Makhani, Zeera Aloo , paneer makhani etc. You can have the thalis as well. To be honest, the food is descent, tasty, and the bigger reassurance is that it is hygienic and clean. A good stop for anyone on this highway. At the Karnal joint, they have two sections, one for the regular food and lunch and the other for fast food. The fast food serves a chicken and cheese sandwich which is yum. This is not really a dhabha but a good place for a stop. They also have rooms for staying overnight at Karnal and some shopping options as well.
Murthal Paranthas
As you approach Murthal, you will see a series of restaurant on your left while coming from Delhi. These dhabhas are large and are famus for their paranthas. The likes of Ahuja Dhabha, Pahalwan Dhabha, Gulshan Dhabha. All these have been there for many years now. As a kid I recall going there to Gulshan Dhabha with my dad, and perhaps that is the one which was the original one for me. Over the years a number of them have opened up and no one knows which one is the original one. What to have here. The Tandoori Paranthas. In variants of aloo(potato), pyaaz(onion), gobhi(cualiflwower), mooli (raddish). Have the regular tawa paranthas or the tandorri paranthas with loads of white or amul butter. Lovely and perfect. A must stop.
Karnal- Zilmil/ Karna Lake
If you are in Karnal, the first option is the haveli which I have already mentioned. For many years before when haveli was not there, the other option was the Haryana Tourism restaurant at Karna lake. Still old school and reminds you of the era in the 1980s-1990s when state tourism run joints were famous. For me they still remind me of the 80s era, as they are still preserved in the same way. They may not be too popular these days in comparison to McDonalds, and Havelis, but pretty good Id say. A bit more relaxing and a good place to sit down, have a view of the lake and have paranthas in the morning.
The other one at Karnal is the ZilMil Dhabhas. Right on the highway, and more of a run of the mil dhabha, but perhaps closer to the real dhabhas. The food is pretty descent. On one occasion while returning from Amritsar, we stopped here and tried the kadi, dal and the chicken curry and trust me, it was just about ok. A bit crude and nothing for me to come back again. Id rather go to Murthal or to Karna Lake complex to be honest. My verdict is that its probably ok ok types.
Ambala: Puran Singh Da Dhabha & Deluxe Dhabha
As we drive further, the next city is Ambala. Well, at Ambala, there are two joints. Dont take the flyover that goes over the city. Take the road below the flyover. Right opposite to the Ambala Cantt Railway station, there is Puran Singh Da Dhabha. Many years back as a kid in the 1980s I remember visiting this joint with my dad when he was on his business tours. I recently visited a about 4 years back and somehow the shop with the white door and black filmed glass wasnt around. On the contrary, there were a number of asli, real Puran Singh da Dhabha. There have been a number of shops which have spruced up and claim to be the real Puran Singh. I called up a few friends and apparently one of them was the real deal. Checking on the internet, it seems the real one as per Rocky and Mayurs Highway on my plate book, the real one is the Puran Singh ka Mashoor Dhabha. The ambience is not really great and it is more like a small store in the middle of the city. The cicken curry and mutton curry are recommended. The hygiene is pretty bad and I would probably recommend doing a take away.
The next joint in the vicinity is the Deluxe Dhabha. Again, right opposite the railways station, you see a road going in perpendicular. On that road, barely 100mts ahead, the deluxe dhabha is also a good one. Serving the chicken curry and the Sandhu Dal which is quite famous over here again. Staff Rd, Ambala Cantt, Ambala Sadar, Haryana 133001, India
Ludhiana: Zamindara Dhabha
Now as we move ahead of Ambala, there is an intersections for different places. One route is towards Chandigarh via Zirakpur and the other is towards Ludhiana onto Amritsar. Well if you keep moving on towards the Ludhiana highway, another dhabha worth recommending is the Zamindara Dhabha. This has always been a must stop for me and my dad way back in the 80s and 90s. The kadhi chawal, the sandhu daal. Must have. Although, like every other dhabha, it does serve the regular fare of choles, rajma, paneer etc. But good food. Recently when I searched for it, it is now called the New Zimidara Baba Neem Wala Dhabha. Well Highly recommended, and perhaps for retaining the same touch of a real dhabha and not having changed too much.
Towards Hoshiarpur: DS Dhabha and Hasiarpurian Da Dhabha
Another two Dhabhas, which for me has been the find for the last few years is the DS Dhabha and Hoshiarpurian Da Dhaba at BP pump at Balachaur. When you drive ahead of Ambala, at the border of Punjab and Haryana, called the Shambhu Border, you will see a road going on the right hand side. Take this road and it goes from Banur, Kharar, Ropar. It by passes chandigarh and Mohali from the outskirts. At the intersection of ropar, there is a road on the left that goes towards Garh Shankar Balacahur. Take this road.
At Balachaur there is the Hoshiarpurian Da Dhaba at BP pump on the right hand side, when you are going from ropar towards hoshiarpur. What I can say about this place is to try out their famous kadhi pakoda. The distinguishing thing about this place is the barfi made from pure milk and their besann burfis from desi ghee. These are divine and out of the world.
As you move ahead on this highway, cross Garhshankar and move towards hoshiarpur. You will come across the DS Dhabha on your left side of the road. Man, this has been the find. Amazing food. I remember stopping here on my way to Dharamshala. The daal makhani, mix veg, and rotis. Amazing. The chai was pretty good as well.
Delhi Shimla Highway NH 22.
If you go on the highway towards Shimla and Kasauli, then it is worth mentioning the small little shops that come out around before Kasauli. They are unique in the sense that they sell non vegetarian pickles- mutton and chicken pickles. I have been told there is a place called Tilli, where the pickle is really famous. But you can find it all thorough out this highway. You can stop taste and decide if you like it best. Going further ahead on the Shimla, just after the cut for Kasauli, you have Giani di Dhabha, which is famous for its lemon chicken.
These are probably the dhabhas on the Punjab & HP highways that I love and recall. If you have any other dhabhas worth sharing do let me know. As a true foodie, always looking out for the next place to try out. Perhaps in my next visit to India, I can go trying out and write about them and share the love.
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Hi karmachakra, I know of a small dhabha in a town kartarpur. This town is around 15 kms from Jalandhar on the Amritsar highway. The name of this small eatery is "Manohar ka Dhabha" on the main highway next to Magnolia hotel. The owner Manohar is an old guy and is best known to serve Dal Makhani with Tandoori Roti.
During my last visit to this dhabha, I saw the health minister of Punjab enjoying his meal. The owner or the dhabha is not pleasant looking but the food is awesome.
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Mumbai-Nasik Highway:
Dhingra (highly recommended). Pure veg
Oye Punjabi. Outstanding Indian grub. So heavy, you'll fall asleep after a meal
Mumbai-Pune Highway:
Kinara Dhaba - With live music in the evenings
Sunny's Dhaba - Pricey, but worth it. A perennial favourite
Mumbai-Gujarat Highway:
Dara's Dhaba
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Looking for good Dhabhas on NH45
Hi colleagues and compatriots,
I know there are threads dedicated to Dhabhas, but couldn't find any post for NH45. Hence this. Mods - if inappropriate please take necessary action.
I am looking for good, hygienic and safe Dhabhas on NH45 : Chennai - Trichy - Dindigul - Kodai. Are there any? Please let me know. I am aware of the usual "Bhavans", but am looking for authentic N Indian Dhabbhas, having lived in Lucknow and being a great fan of highway dhabhas. Thanks in anticipation.
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There's an old saying, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. It does have a lot of relevance, especially in matters of the palate and alimentary canal.
When in South India and while travelling on the highways, I suggest you eat simple, tasty and safe local foods like Idli, Dosa, Vada and Pongal, Khara bath, Upma, Kesari bhath, Parotta, Kurma, Local versions of Biriyani etc.
These will be a more predictable experience rather than if you sample the local versions of Naan, Chappatti, Poori etc - notice the spelling of the latter two, I ve 'localized' them, to give you an idea.
Frankly if I were to blunder about the highways of Northern India, ever; and for example if I were to go to that lovely roadside Dhaba in Gajrola, near Moradabad, I would not waste my time asking for Dosas; I would much rather wallop their incomparable Aloo Paratha with oodles of butter and maybe some egg.
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But, thanks all the same. guess there is not enough of folks like me to justify a dhabha in these parts. :-)
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I just did Chennai -Trichy - Dindigul - Pazhani. There is no dhaba on this route. I think I saw one in Trichy - Thanjavur route near Thuvakudi, Thats near the NIT. Authentic Dhaba here - well what can I say
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Thanks for sharing.
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Ha ha. Thats a good rejoinder mate.
I also love Punjabi and other Northern foods.
However, generally speaking, our Southern blokes in the hinterland always add their own twist to the Northern recipe. Sometimes it works and sometimes it can come badly unstuck!
The same goes for Northern blokes attempting to make Dosas or Idlys.
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Maybe a good business idea? A dhaba on NH 45 near Tindivanam only serving Parathas for breakfast; one near Madurai serving full punjabi lunches etc?? Have the enthusiasm and the passion. Wish I had the money too.
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If you are really adventurous, there are atleast 2-3 rajasthani and punjabi TRUCKER dhabas. This is really hardcore stuff - kuccha brick structures, charpoys, and only truckers (the golden rule is to see HR/RJ truckers parked there!) stopping there. IMHO, truckers are no fools. They have a limited budget but they have low tolerance for crap (I have once seen a feisty sardar toss a plate across a dhaba after the staff brought him bad dal and burnt rotis).
I don't have them mapped out, but I remember a few of them visually. If you aren't heading out soon, in like a couple of months max (my next visit basically!!), I'll mark them on the GPS and post the coordinates.
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