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The Nebraska offense has been red-hot in Big Ten competition lately, but Purdue gave the Huskers some help in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader. The Boilermakers committed five errors and tossed five wild pitches in the eighth inning to help Nebraska win game one 10-2.
"The first couple of innings, our approach was awful," coach Darin Erstad said on his postgame radio appearance. "We just kept hitting ground ball after ground ball to the pull side. Coach Bolt had a little talk with them and then they made an adjustment and did a nice job. It's tough conditions all the way around, any way you look at it. Hitting or on the mound, it's cold. But you've got to find a way to battle through that and our guys did that today."
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The Huskers were held scoreless by Purdue starter Robert Ramer for the first five innings but broke out in the fifth. The Huskers scored three runs on five hits, including and RBI double by Taylor Fish and run-scoring singles by Bryan Peters and Pat Kelly.
But Nebraska truly broke the game open late. The Huskers capitalized on two errors and five wild pitches by Purdue in the eighth inning to score four runs. Then Kash Kalkowski lashed a bases-clearing double to truly blow the game open in the ninth.
NU capitalized several times on the positioning of Purdue shortstop Jake Hansen. The Boilermaker was playing more toward third base and the Huskers feasted on base hits back up the middle in the game's late innings. It was the sixth time in Purdue's last seven games that the Boilermakers' opponent has scored 10 runs or more.
"They were pounding sinkers in," Erstad said. "They weren't at a high velocity, but we're trying to pull it and hitting right into their defense. We started staying in the middle of the field and hit some 19-hoppers up the middle. They're putting that guy there for a reason - to take advantage of people that aren't having a good approach. We adjusted our approach, did a nice job and found a way to get it done."
Even if the NU bats had struggled, Nebraska's pitching was more than up to the task. Christian DeLeon was sharp yet again, pitching seven innings and giving up just one run. Luke Bublitz pitched the final two frame while giving up just one run and the Nebraska defense turned four double plays.
The Huskers and Boilermakers play game two at 6 p.m.
Saturday standouts
***Christian DeLeon: gave up just one earned run in the game's first seven innings. Though the junior only struck out three, he kept NU's bullpen fresh for the second half of the doubleheader. DeLeon gave up six hits and two walks.
***Kash Kalkowski: had two hits, including a bases-clearing double in the top of the ninth, to finish the day with four RBIs and a run scored.
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***Michael Pritchard's first-inning single extended his hitting streak to 17 games, the longest such streak by a Husker this season.
***Eight Huskers regulars are hitting .300 or better in conference play.
***Fish's fifth-inning double was the first extra-base hit of his career.


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Iconic Canadian performers tend to be heady people — "serious artists" such as Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young. These musicians — largely singer-songwriter types with a message — are lionized and practically beatified by audiences and their younger peers. However, the Canadian songbook is steeped equally in showmanship and popular tunes, including artists such as Loverboy, Paul Shaffer and Paul Anka who, in 1958, was the Justin Bieber of his time. Cut from that same cloth is Andy Kim, the 66-year-old author of Sugar, Sugar, who's emerged as a mentor to a number of edgy musicians, including Ron Sexsmith and Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew.
"I love that he sold six million records independently. He had a hit with Sugar, Sugar, which is now a corporation for him, and he once told me he didn't disappear for 20 years because he retired, but because he became irrelevant," says Drew, who's working on an atmospheric new Kim disc. "When he told me that, I looked at him and said, 'Let's make a record together. Let's get relevant,' and you'll see and hear that at his show."
Kim's show, an all-star, one-night charity performance now in its eighth year, is a celebration of Canadian music, MC'd by Kim, and featuring both Sexsmith and Drew, plus Dan Mangan, Wintersleep, k-os and Sloan. At the time of our interview, Kim had lost his voice and wasn't feeling up to a meeting, but through email he expressed that old Vaudeville chestnut: The show must go on.
"Every year at this time I get into another gear. The singer-songwriter in me is cast aside and out comes the producer of the Christmas show. I'm not the best at it — I'm simply a mess, but I keep remembering the purpose and I never give up," wrote Kim, who was name-checked twice from the stage by Brian Wilson in Toronto this summer at the Beach Boys' show.
"I get my inspiration from musicians like Ron and Kevin. I've always listened to all kinds of music. I'm always listening for the song."
Among today's most highly lauded musicians, artists such as Feist and Michael Bublé, Sexsmith is revered for his gift of rhythm and melody. In an interview alongside Drew and Melissa Bel, a local performer who was in the audience of Kim's show last year and this year will share his stage, Sexsmith called Kim "a big kid."
"They don't make entertainers like him any more. He comes from a different school, almost like Tom Jones, and he should probably have a show on TV like Jools Holland — performing is his DNA," says Sexsmith, who co-wrote with Kim for the new record and let slip that, at a recent Gordon Lightfoot performance, he and Kim may have convinced the legend to play their holiday show.
"In some ways, Andy gets dismissed as bubblegum, but he was there in the Brill Building; Sugar, Sugar has been covered by Wilson Pickett, Ike and Tina Turner and Bob Marley, and when he got his gold record for Rock Me Gently, it was handed to him by John Lennon. Andy's as valid as any Canadian artist that we have."
This year's concert, benefitting the Jeff Healey Foundation, may turn out to be more of a new music preview than a tribute show: Sexsmith has a record out in February, k-os is releasing a double album this spring and Drew and the show's host are nearly finished with their collaboration, one of 2013's most interesting discs.
For Drew, who will be performing a Ramones song with former bandmate Brendan Canning and Sloan, making a record with Kim was an education, and a gift.
"He gave me CPR with his innocence, where there's this older gentleman teaching me how to appreciate it all again," Drew says. "The night after I first played this Christmas show, I looked at him and said, 'I promise I'll come back every year.' "
—The Andy Kim Christmas Show takes place Dec. 13 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto. For tickets, visit phoenixconcerttheatre.com.

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Blinkx is an Internet media company that is acquiring Rhythm NewMedia for $65 million in funding. Rhythm NewMedia is a mobile video advertising and technology company that focuses on smartphones and tablets. Some of Rhythm's investors include QuestMark Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures, and Rembradt Venture Partners.
"We are delighted to welcome Rhythm, a leading premium mobile video advertising company, to blinkx. In Rhythm, we see a perfect strategic alignment with our vision to connect consumers with brands through professionally generated content, across any Internet connected device, anywhere in the world. This acquisition aligns with our strategy to expand our digital video expertise to the mobile sector at scale. Rhythm brings a talented team with deep domain expertise, technology and products, along with a rapidly growing revenue stream that will add to our organic mobile efforts," stated S. Brian Mukherjee, CEO of blinkx.
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NEW YORK -- With nearly every joke substituted for a new one, "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" will return to movie theaters for one week.
Paramount Pictures announced Friday that an R-rated version of "Anchorman 2" with 763 new jokes will play in the U.S. and Britain beginning Feb. 28.
Director Adam McKay improvises heavily while making a film, and found he could swap out practically every joke in the film for an alternative. In a statement, McKay recommended die-hard "Anchorman" fans see the new version, but "if you're not, stay very far away."
Starring Will Ferrell as TV news anchor Ron Burgundy, "Anchorman 2" has made about $170 million worldwide since opening in December.
MORE: 'Anchorman' Exhibit Opens At Washington's Newsuem
MORE: Ron Burgundy To Release 'Legendary' Memoir


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The Armstrong Atlantic State University Fine Art Gallery (927-5325) is showing "The Human Landscape, Matters of the Mind," works by Arthur Secunda, through Feb. 15. A reception with the artist will be held from 6-8 p.m. Friday in the gallery. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
A.T. Hun Art Gallery (302 W. St. Julian St., 233-2060) has a relaxed, fun atmosphere and a serious approach to art. The works are generally those of the gallery's three owners: Judith Metzger's expressionistic, figurative and allegorical paintings; Anne El-Habre's fantastical, pre-Raphaelite paintings; and Chuck Hamilton's colorful, in-your-face nudes and '40s-style figure paintings. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, and noon-5 p.m. Sunday.
Beach Institute African American Cultural Center (502 E. Harris St., 234-8000) is hosting "A Woman Was Lynched the Other Day," a multimedia installation by New York artist, poet and filmmaker Kim Mayhorn. The work chronicles the lynching of black women and girls in the 19th and 20th centuries. The installation's goal is to break the cultural, academic and historical silence of black women who were raped and killed during the past 200 years. Admission is free.
The Bothwell Gallery (422 Whitaker St., 233-5132) shows a wide variety of works by local, regional and national artists. Hours: 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, or by appointment. Web site: www.bothwellgallery.com.
Cafe Metropole (109 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 236-0110) is showing "Territory," recent multimedia works by Marcus Kenney, through Feb. 3. Kenney is gallery director and curator at Starland Design District. His art tends to play heavily on juxtaposed items and the narratives of objects in and out of context. He maintains a passionate concern and curiosity for not just his immediate family, but for the extended family of humanity. Cafe Metropole is open daily except Wednesday.
The Dolphin and the Mermaid (3121 River Drive, Thunderbolt, 351-9911) is an art gallery and frame shop. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
East End Gallery (507 E. River St., 233-9244) is a partnership of nine local artists who work in a variety of media. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.
Exhibit A Gallery (340 Bull St., 525-5180) is hosting Savannah College of Art and Design's Holiday Shoppe through today. The and Exhibit A Gallery, 340 Bull St. The exhibit and sale - which continues at the Gryphon Tea Room, 337 Bull St. - includes antiques, gift items, collectibles, holiday decorations and small works by SCAD student, faculty and staff. A portion of sale proceeds will benefit the Ben Morris Memorial Scholarship Fund. Hours: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, and 1-6 p.m. Sunday.
Gallery 209 (209 E. River St., 236-4583) displays the work of 30 local and regional artists and craftsmen, including oil painting and watercolors, pottery, clay sculpture, wood-turned pieces, batik, weavings, glass art, goldsmithing and enamel and shell jewelry. Hours: noon-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (although sometimes as late as 9:30 p.m.) Monday-Saturday.
Jack Leigh Gallery (132 E. Oglethorpe Ave., 234-6449) features works of the American South by noted Savannah photographer Jack Leigh. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.
Joe Bean's Coffeehouse (21 W. York St., 231-1600) is hosting "The Girlie Show," works by various female artists, through January. "Girlie Show" includes art by Roseann Farah, Heidi Guibord, Cheryl Haworth, Nancy Huggins, Anna Sauer, Bobbie Shelton and Cheryl Thomas. A reception will be held from 5-7 p.m. Jan. 25. Hours: 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.
Kim Iocovozzi Fine Art (12 W. Harris St., 234-9424) is hosting "Recent Paintings from Savannah to Santorini," works by Marilyn Foley. The gallery specializes in daguerreotypes as well as works by important local artists of the past and present, including Hattie Saussy, David DeLong, Marilyn Foley and Myrtle Jones.
The Lighthouse Gallery (1213 E. U.S. 80, Tybee Island, 786-5920) is operated by the Tybee Arts Association and represents 30 local artists working in a wide range of media: watercolor, oil, pottery, stained glass, prints and crafts. Currently on display is a juried exhibit of works by association members. The gallery is on the left side of Hwy. 80 at the entrance to the island. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily except Tuesday.
The Lobby Gallery (204 W. St. Julian St., 232-4903) is hosting "Les fleurs," new works by Abraham Michael Dayan, through January. Hours: open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, by appointment weekends.
Murphy Gallery on Troup Square (324 Habersham St., 232-1874) displays and sells works by Savannah artist Michelle Murphy, whose landscapes, still-life paintings and figure drawings are executed in a range of media. The gallery is open by appointment or chance.
The Nautilus Gallery (701 E. U.S. 80, Tybee Island, 786-4462) is a studio gallery operated by Rik and Linda Lindeborg. Works include etched glass, coastal watercolors and intaglio etchings. Other artists are featured in exhibits about twice a year. The gallery is open afternoons and evenings Wednesday-Sunday or by chance.
Off the Wall (206 W. Broughton St., 233-8840) represents artists such as Kay Godawa and Joanne Boughner, of Savannah; Savannah College of Art and Design graduate Jo Shan Ma; New York landscape and portrait artist George Thompson; abstract expressionist Rose-Marie Glen; noted local artist Luther Vann; collage artist Barbara Olsen, of Ohio; MacKenzie Thorpe; Bernie Hauserman and others. In addition, the gallery sells a range of household decorative items, such as clocks, floor cloths, hand-made drawer pulls and mirrors. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday.
RAF Gallery (5 W. York St., 447-8807) specializes in unique functional and decorative glass art by national and international artists. NICHE Magazine named RAF one of the Top 100 Retailers of American Craft in a poll of 20,000 North American craft artists. Hours: 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-6 p.m. Sunday. Holiday Hours starting after Thanksgiving will be 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday.
Ray Ellis Gallery/Compass Prints (205 W. Congress St., 234-3537) features the paintings, prints and books of Ray Ellis, who specializes in coastal landscapes. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
Rec-Arts Outdoor Clothing and Gear (15 E. Broughton St., 201-9393) is showing "Lhasa to Kathmandu Overland 2000," photographs by Randy Thompson, through February. The exhibition documents the artist's 700-mile overland, Himalayan journey across the Tibetan Plateau. The images offer a view of the Tibetan people and include photographs of Mount Everest from the North Face basecamp. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday.
River Street Gallery (207 E. River St., 234-7200) sells a large selection of limited- and open-edition prints and posters of Savannah and the Lowcountry, as well as ceramics, jewelry, glass and folk art. Featured works including paintings and prints by Allen Fireall and original watercolors by Tony Pandolfini. Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and noon-6 p.m. Sunday.
The Savannah Arts Association (309 W. St. Julian St., upper studio, 232-7731) exhibits works by members of the nonprofit organization. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday.
Signature Gallery of Savannah (303 W. St. Julian St., 233-3082) is the oldest gallery in City Market and represents 10 Savannah-area artists working in watercolors, oils, pastels, acrylics, etching, prints, ceramics, jewelry, stained glass and photography. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday.
Telfair Museum of Art, (121 Barnard St., 232-1177) has the exhibit "Ladies, Landscapes and Loyal Retainers: Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints from a Private Collection" through Feb. 18. Running concurrently will be "Kahlil Gibran: Artist and Visionary." The Telfair has more than 80 of Gibran's works, the largest public holding in the world, and the exhibit will include a sample of the collection. The Telfair's permanent collection features decorative and fine arts, with significant works by Gari Melchers, George Bellows, Frederick Carl Frieseke, Childe Hassam - not to mention Sylvia Shaw Judson's "Bird Girl" from the cover of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil." Hours: noon-5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for senior citizens AAA members, $2 for students and $1 for ages 6-12. Admission is free Sunday, thanks to a grant from Chatham County.
The Village Craftsman (223 W. River St., 236-7280 is a cooperative of artists and crafters from Savannah and the surrounding area. Featured in January is seashell artist Carol Giles, who creates wreaths, wall hangings and Christmas ornaments from seashells. Giles is a Savannah native who has been practicing her craft for 25 years. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.
To be included in the gallery listing, call 652-0357.
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Hey folks,
This is school vacation week in MA, so I'm getting caught up on all kinds of work! I've finished the first (hopefully of many, many!) iteration of my "Jazz Vocabulary Catalog". This volume contains lines from John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Jerry Bergonzi, Joe Newman (tpt), Hank Mobley, Warne Marsh, and Lee Konitz.
It's a collection of 34 of my favorite lines from transcriptions, neatly organized and transposed to 12 keys. I have kept a catalog for myself for quite a while, but decided to start transposing it and make it available on my website. Practicing whole solos is great, but much of the value of transcription comes from absorbing small pieces of vocabulary from the great players this catalog can be a tool in that pursuit.
The "Catalog" can be found on the Transcriptions &Teaching Materials page of my website (http://andrewfrankhouse.com/wp/trans...sarrangements/), along with a collection of transcriptions by Rollins, Coltrane, Garzone, Getz, Bergonzi, Marsh, Konitz, and others!
This stuff is all free (as in free beer), though you could show your support by checking out my recent album on the "Sounds" page . Thanks!


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Fool! Dubya was invited but chose not to attend. He was probably too busy "filling the coffers".Schumer always reminds me of NY mob boss. Carter, and Clinton were there, but no other former Presidents were invited. Clinton, and Carter were both invited to G W's big celebration, But he wasn't trying to destroy the Democrats. And he has class, which we can never accuse Obama of having.
You constantly keep proving you are a fount of misinformtion. Yet you just keep blurting out your fictional crap. Don't you even realize that, for those of us who know the facts, you're not getting away with anything? The rest of your audience probably don't even know how to read.


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Skip Snelson led the way for Oxfordshire clubs in the junior races at Ascott-under-Wychwood.
Snelson won the under 11 boys' race after a great battle with Radley's Henry Insley.
The pair both clocked 3mins 49secs for the 1.2km course, but Snelson edged it on the line.
Oxford City's Joseph Richardson was third in 3.55, securing the only Oxon junior one-two-three.
Radley, however, were the most successful Oxfordshire club, recording three second places and two thirds.
Rachel Burton was runner-up in the under 11 girls' race over 1.2km, clocking 4.19.
Radley clubmate Henry Insley matched her position in the under 11 boys' race, recording 3.49.
Their other runners-up spot came from Daniel Stokell in the under 13 boys' event over 2km, where he clocked 7.46.
Jack Mitchell was a second behind Stokell with 7.47, while Harriet Batstone recorded 8.29 for third in the under 13 girls race.
White Horse Harriers' star performer was Thomas Kelly, who finished second in the combined under 15/17 boys' race.
Kelly completed the 3.5km course in 17.56.
Oxford City enjoyed two more second places, courtesy of Chloe Ridewood and Megan Humph-reys.
Ridewood was under 13 girls runner-up in 8.27, with Hunphreys achieving the same distinction in the under 15/17 race, where she recorded 13.52 for the 3.5km route.
Bicester's Mollie Acton was the third under 11 girl home in 4.23, one place and two seconds ahead of clubmate Amy Gould.


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This is the second lawsuit this month where an activist judge in Florida is attempting to advance same-sex marriage with the stroke of a pen instead of honoring and respecting the controlling authorities of the highest law of the land. In her 36-page decision, Zabel relied uniquely on Loving vs. Virgina, where the Supreme Court of the United States in 1967 ruled that the laws prohibiting interracial marriages were unconstitutional. ...
Ditto. What Infuriates me is that the children are being taught this trash as if were undisputed scientific, biologic fact. No ifs, ands, or buts...God made you this way, so embrace it, and anyone who says different is hate filled and ignorant. Boy, oh boy. My Roman Catholic extended family (wifes) all believe this nonscense as do their children who are being brought up in the ways of Rome. Whether or not Rome teaches it as sin, the vast majority of Catholics, according to polls, are embracing the Sodomite plight by condoning their unions, etc. The church says one thing in their writings but nobody hears the truth preached at mass. Nobody hears any preaching about the eternal fate of sodomites or their bodys being ravaged by the lifestyle disease. Nobody calls out the sodomites sitting proudly in the pews to warn them of the hell fire they will wake up in should they die that morning after the mass. Nobody preaches the hard hitting, no holds barred truth because nobody wants to offend. Seemingly, they would rather just let them scream in torments, day and night, without rest, forever and ever. This is not love. This is hatred.This goes for the mega churches and any other wi
William S. Sutherland wrote:Every time I hear someone compare being a sodomite to being black, I am infuriated and I wonder where are all the blacks who should be infuriated, too.
Adam Kolasinski wrote:Some have compared the prohibition of homosexual marriage to the prohibition of interracial marriage. This analogy fails because fertility does not depend on race, making race irrelevant to the stateâs interest in marriage. By contrast, homosexuality is highly relevant because it precludes procreation.


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Representatives from the Atlanta Hawks and the Boston Celtics were both disciplined due to behavior towards game officials in Sunday's contest between the two sides, the NBA announced Monday.
Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has been suspended one game for his behavior towards a game official and failure to cooperate with a league investigation. Atlanta Hawks GM Danny Ferry has been fined $15,000 for an inappropriate altercation with officials following the game, which ended in a 89-81 Celtics victory.
Rondo made contact with an official while disputing an offensive foul levied against him during a breakaway layup attempt. Video of the incident can be seen on the NBA web site here. He will serve his supervision tonight as the Celtics take on the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.


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Guy was right! Something weird DID happen at the Olympic Opening Ceremony.
Guy has been saying that something "weird" would happen during the Olympics all last week, and HE WAS CORRECT!
The British culture secretary tried to ring a bell to signify the opening of the Olympic Games… But it broke and almost hit someone walking by.
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A meeting including Blair, Brown, Balls, John Presscott and Unisons' Rodney Bickerstaffe was held later that night in the PM's third floor suite at the Metropole. Mr Bickerstaffe argued his union had already moved substantially by giving the government the option of raising the basic pension either in line with earnings or inflation.
The union leaders privately claim Mr Brown was the man insisting the government would not back down. They claimed by being so rigid, Brown was turning a molehill into a mountain, though the Treasury and No 10 claim they were at one.
At 7.30am yesterday the NEC met and the party general secretary Margaret McDonagh claimed Unison was prepared to withdraw its motion. Unison had in fact not given such a commitment. The day was set for a classic seventies style confrontation between a Labour government and the party conference.
Blair and Brown again called in Bickerstaffe, giving him more details of plans to increase the basic state pension. In a further concession, they promised to reconvene the national policy forum in November by which time Brown would have spelt out his plans to improve pensions both in a white paper and his pre-budget report. Brown then met Alistair Darling and the two men called in John Edmonds, the GMB leader and the other key figure in the jigsaw. It was still only 9am.
An emergency meeting of the Labour party and trade union liaison committee was convened to inform other unions of the discussions. The leaderships then met their union delegations, but both Unison and the GMB decided to withstand the pressure.
Just before midday Brown and Blair jointly and separately met Edmonds and Bickerstaffe in the prime minister's suite. Bickerstaffe was by now being pulled in all directions. When Brown and Bickerstaffe did finally meet, Brown told the Unison leader he was reconvening the composite group in a further effort to put pressure on him. By eight votes to five, the composite group voted for the motion to be remitted. However, the vote did not shift Bickerstaffe and as movers of the motion, it was for Unison alone to decide whether or not to remit.
The Millbank fixers then hauled in Dennis Skinner, one of Bickerstaffe's oldest friends. Skinner is thought to have voiced faith in government promises to lift pensions.
After the unions finally inflicted the defeat, voting 85% to 15% against the government, the GMB claimed: "The leadership defeated themselves. We opened the door to allow them to move and for some reason which we will never understand they chose not to walk through it."
However others were more rueful. A senior union figure who had resisted the 24 hours of arm twisting asked: "Should we have done it though?"


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Physical information
General description
Area: 53,710 km²
Population: 12,000 (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2012)
The Daly region is located in the Top End of Australia, approximately 200km south of Darwin (Figure P1). Katherine is the major population centre in the region. Other townships include Daly River and Pine Creek.
The boundary of the region is physically defined by the Daly River surface water catchment (Figure P2).
Figure P1 Location map of the Daly region in Australia
Figure P2 Contextual map of the Daly region
All major rivers of the region flow into the Daly River. The Katherine River is the main tributary to the Daly River, while the Flora, Fergusson, Edith, King, Dry and Douglas rivers are also important contributors. To the east of the region, in the upper reaches of the Katherine River, is the Arnhem Land Plateau (indicated by the dark brown shading in Figure P2). The Daly River discharges into the Timor Sea in the northwest of the region.
Key groundwater stores within the region include the Oolloo, Jinduckin and Tindall aquifers. These aquifers discharge into many of the rivers within the region, providing dry season flow for parts of the river system and some culturally significant springs. Consequently, these rivers have strong environmental, cultural and recreational significance. The aquifers are also a source of public and water for self-supply.
The Daly region primarily contains areas of conservation and pastoralism, but is also an important area for tourism. The Daly region also contains large areas of Aboriginal freehold land. There are at least 11 discrete groups of Aboriginal people within the Daly River Catchment region. These include: Wadjigiyn; Maranunngu; Malak Malak; Kamu; Warai; Nanggiwumerri; Wagiman; Wardaman; Dagoman; Jawoyn; Yangman.
The Daly region is physically defined by the Daly River catchment boundary and includes all water resources within or beneath the physical area.
The region includes water stored in and transactions related to:
- surface water storages in the region
- rivers within the region
- groundwater aquifers beneath the region.
The Daly region excludes water stored in and transactions related to:
- water held in pipes and infrastructure of the urban water system;
- off-channel water storages and rainwater tanks, such as farm dams and private commercial water storages used to harvest runoff or collect rainwater; and
- water held in the landscape, such as soil moisture.
For more information regarding items in this water accounting report, please refer to the Water accounting policies note.
Land use
There are several towns in the Daly region of which Katherine is the regional centre. Other towns include Pine Creek and Daly River (Nauiyu).
Over one third of the population of the Daly Region is Indigenous. Table P1 shows total population and Indigenous population as reported in the 2006 census. The population includes people whose traditional country is in the Daly Region and Indigenous people who have moved to the region for economic and social reasons. The Indigenous population is often underrepresented in census data because of the challenges of recording populations in remote regions (Sullivan and Stacy 2012).
|Total Population
|Indigenous population
|Pine Creek
|Daly River (Nauiyu)
|Hayes creek
Table P2 shows land tenure in the Daly region in 2004. Pastoral lease holds the majority of land tenure at 45% of total area and there is a range of Aboriginal land tenures in the Daly Region. The Table P2 shows that 37% of the total area is held in some form of Aboriginal tenure.
|Terms of Reference Area
|Area (km2)
|Total (%)
|Pastoral lease
|Aboriginal Land Trust
|Crown lease perpetual
|Vacant crown land to be granted as Aboriginal Land Trust Land
|Freehold (excluding Aboriginal Land Trust land)
|Aboriginal Land Trust
|Crown lease term
|Vacant crown land
|Special purpose lease
In the Ooloo Aquifer planning area 24% of land ownership is recognised as Aboriginal Land Trust land under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976. While current Aboriginal land ownership in the Tindall Aquifer plan area is 1 % the outcomes of two registered native title claims may significantly influence the extent of landownership in the future (Water Allocation Plan for the Tinall Limestone Aquifer, Katherine).
Land use in the Daly region includes:
- conservation
- pastoral grazing
- horticulture
- recreation
- cultural uses.
The major land use activities in the Daly region are shown in Table P3 (Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences 2010). Figure P3 shows the distribution of these land uses.
Land use activity
Area (km2)
Total area (%)
Conservation and natural environments
Dryland agriculture
|Irrigated agriculture
Other intensive uses
The Daly region has been recognised both for its high conservation values as well as its potential for further development in the areas of agriculture and mining. There are several national parks in the region including Litchfield National Park, Umbrawarra Gorge Nature Park, Nitmiluk Gorge, Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park and Douglas Hot Springs Nature Park. These areas provide environmental and cultural value as well as being popular for tourism, fishing, camping, bushwalking and other recreational activities.
Pastoralism, primarily beef cattle grazing, occurs extensively in the area. Horticultural crops grown in the region include sorghum, peanuts and mangoes. Mining occurs sporadically throughout the region with several mines near the Pine Creek township including the decommissioned Mt. Todd gold mine, Frances Creek Iron ore project and Union Reefs.
Figure P3 Map of land use in the Daly region
Significant aquatic ecosystems
The Daly region contains three important wetlands as identified by the Northern Australia Sustainable Yields project (Knapton et al. 2010) as shown in Figure P4:
- Daly-Reynolds Floodplain-Estuary System: a major floodplain-tidal wetland system with the largest catchment of any major freshwater floodplain system
- Daly River Middle Reaches: a permanent freshwater river
- Katherine River Gorge: a major permanent river-pool system situated in one of the largest gorges in the Northern Territory.
Each of these wetlands is home to a variety of aquatic and birdlife, providing dry season refuge for waterbirds including magpie geese, herons and allies.
Figure P4 Map of significant wetlands in the Daly region
Significant indigenous cultural places and practices
The Creation Story of the Wardaman mythology attributes the waterscapes of the country to the creative powers of the Rainbow Serpent (Jackson, 2004). The Dreaming also established the law on which behaviour, rights, responsibilities and values are based (Cooper and Jackson, 2008). Such beliefs are common to Indigenous people of the Daly region.
The rainbow serpents are recognised by Jawoyn and Wardaman religious traditions as being 'important and potentially-dangerous creation-beings' that reside in 'permanent deep green pools, at springs, and at locations underground, particularly those associated with underground water'. They are believed to be the drivers of the hydrological cycle and bringer of the monsoon floods (Cooper and Jackson, 2008).
The quality of water as 'living' or as having 'life-giving' qualities is conveyed through Dreamtime stories. A Malak Malak story about the Dreamtime origins of the Daly River reveals the way in which flowing water is considered to provide the basis for life and dispense collective good and well-being (Jackson, 2004).
Many of the sacred sites in the Daly River region are associated with rivers, tributaries and dependent ecosystems such as billabongs. Sacred sites are landscape features 'created either by the metamorphosis of Dreamtime figures into rocks, boulders, trees, etc., or by the action of such an ancestor, or ancestors, sometimes when interacting with each other'. Some of those ancestors were species that would automatically associate with water: black water hens, barramundi, frogs, freshwater sharks, crocodiles or bamboo. (Jackson and O'Leary 2006, citing Northern Land Council 2004). Significant sites include 'rivers and creeks and their associated features, including gorges, waterfalls, plunge pools, waterholes, billabongs and springs, and areas away from river and creek beds such as seasonally inundated swampy areas and isolated rockholes and springs' (Cooper and Jackson, 2008). The Daly River itself has been described as a 'significant ceremonial track' (Jackson and O'Leary, 2006).
Significant cultural water sites falling under the definition of sacred site are protected under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act (Northern Territory) 1976 and Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act(Northern Territory) 1989.The Oolloo water-planning area includes 576 sites, of which 91 are recorded sites, 242 are registered sites and 243 are place names or archaeological sites (Northern Territory Government, 2012a).
Cultural practices and responsibilities relating to water in the Daly Region include:
- Talking to country;
- Watering strangers and others;
- Restricting behaviour and activities (such as swimming or fishing) at certain water sites;
- Protecting others from harm by taking measures to prevent strangers from accessing or behaving inappropriately at sacred sites;
- Looking after and maintaining significant cultural sites (Cooper and Jackson, 2008).
The extensive ethnobiological knowledge of the Malak Malak and Matngala from the Daly region has been documented (Jackson 2004). This study described the use of a diversity of plants, animals and fish as well as fishing practices and land management activities. The Daly River Fish and Flows project similarly documented the extensive knowledge of Traditional Owners in the Daly region of species and their environmental interactions. This included species sensitivity to changes in water quality and quantity (CSIRO, 2007).
Water resources
Surface water (rivers) and groundwater are the primary water resources in the Daly region. Both water resources are used to support the main water users in the region, including public water supply and individual users in the agricultural and industrial sectors. The water resources are described in more detail in the Surface water and Groundwater sections below.
Surface water
The Daly River and its tributaries is one of the Northern Territory's largest river systems and one of the few in northern Australia to have perennial flow. The main tributary of the Daly River is the Katherine River. Other important tributaries are the Flora, Fergusson, Edith and Douglas rivers. The King and Dry rivers, located in the southern part of the region, have large catchments but are in a lower rainfall area and contribute little to the dry season flow of the Daly River (Faulks 1998).
Seasonal flow characteristics of rivers within the Daly region reflect the annual rainfall pattern of the region. Most of the rainfall occurs during the wet season (November–March). Consequently, most of the streamflow within the region occurs between January and May (Figure P5). The location of the two gauging stations used to represent the general seasonal flow patterns of the Daly region in Figure P5 are shown in Figure P6. There are other gauging stations in the Daly region though they are not shown in this map.
Figure P5 Mean monthly flows along the Katherine and Daly rivers and mean monthly rainfall for the Daly region
Figure P6 Location map of gauging stations along the Katherine and Daly rivers within the Daly region
The Katherine River headwaters are formed in the high relief sandstone escarpment country of the Arnhem Land Plateau, approximately 150 km upstream of the town of Katherine. The river drops down from the escarpment through a series of sandstone gorges, which make up the Katherine Gorge, before reaching the lowlands upstream of Katherine. Approximately 60 km west of Katherine, the Katherine and Flora rivers join to become the Daly River, which continues westward for 354 km before entering the Timor Sea at Anson Bay (Faulks 1998).
Water from the Tindall Aquifer discharges into many of the rivers within the Daly region, including the Katherine, Flora, and Douglas rivers (Groundwater in the Daly Basin, 2009), and provides flow into the rivers throughout the dry season. The perennial rivers of the region support endemic wildlife, irrigation development and domestic and stock use, and are of high cultural and heritage value. Dry season flow is mostly dominated by input of groundwater from the two underlying limestone aquifers, Tindall and Oolloo, which also have an intervening siltstone aquitard.
Copperfield Dam is the only storage in the Daly region. The dam is used for public water supply to the nearby town of Pine Creek (Figure P7). It was originally developed for water supply to nearby mining developments. The capacity of the Copperfield Dam is approximately 500 ML (see line item 1.1).
Figure P7 Map of major storages in the Daly region
There are also two weirs along the Katherine River, both located upstream of the town of Katherine at Knott's Crossing and Donkey Camp Pool respectively. These weirs were developed for surface water supply access to Katherine.
Underlying the Daly River surface water catchment are the Daly Basin aquifers, made up of four layered geological formations. The upper most aquifer is the Florina and is the youngest and smallest of the four. Below the Florina formation are the Oolloo, Jinduckin and Tindall aquifers (Figure P8).
Figure P8 Map of groundwater aquifers in the Daly region
Both the Oolloo and Tindall aquifers are made up largely of limestone and are majorly fractured and cavernous. Large volumes of water can be stored within the fractures of these types of geologic formations and water flows relatively easily through them resulting in the potential to extract water from these aquifers at high rates of 50L/s or more (Tickell 2009).
The Tindall Aquifer is confined by the Jinduckin and Oolloo Dolostone formations as water does not infiltrate through them to the Tindall Aquifer. Recharge to the Tindall Aquifer only occurs in areas where it is in direct contact with the ground surface (e.g. near Katherine). These areas are described as unconfined zones of the Tindall Aquifer (Tickell 2009). The Jinduckin formation is made up of siltstone, which is largely impermeable to water.
Other water resources and systems
There are no other water resources, such as recycled wastewater, in the Daly region.


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Here is the latest advertised card for ROH Final Battle, which goes down on Sunday in New York City and will be available on iPPV:
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The Budapest Police Department will not allow gays to gather this summer for a gay pride march, planned in the Hungarian capital for July 7.
Police have again rejected requests for the festivities because they said it would be impossible to redirect traffic to another route, according to the organizers of the Budapest Pride Film and Cultural Festival.
"Banning the march is one of the means used to silence the LGBTQ community," organizers said in a statement. "The last two years have seen democracy, human rights, and the rule of law threatened in Hungary, and through its actions, the government has infringed upon the rights of many groups."
Last year police withdrew permission for the march after learning that the group wanted to end its route at Parliament to protest discrimination and injustice toward LGBT people. The group said banning the pride march, the passage of a "family protection" law last year, and the rise of the Hungarian Society for the Science of the Family have all contributed to making life worse for the country's LGBT population.
Budapest Pride is working with the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union to appeal the police's decision.


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But not everyone shares the euphoria. Some policy makers are voicing concern that the recovery has been fueled by the sharp rise in bank lending. That should give investors pause -- there is precedent for Beijing to deflate bubbles.
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The Chargers will be a little light at defensive end through the preseason and perhaps into the regular season, as defensive end Ryon Bingham has a torn triceps.
Bingham, a key part of the team's rotation on the line, is believed to have a chance to be back by the early part of the season, so the Chargers do not have immediate plans to make a roster move.
Bingham being out will make it easier to get rookie Vaughn Martin more preseason snaps.
It's all good
Kassim Osgood has reached a point of acceptance about not being a receiver — or, more specifically, about not being a receiver in the Chargers offense.
"Once the regular season starts, they've got guys, and that's already scheduled," Osgood said yesterday.
Knowing the amount of offensive weapons this team has and that he will almost certainly be elsewhere next season, Osgood's new positive attitude even withstood his not getting any snaps on offense in the preseason opener.
"It's the last year of my contract," the special teams Pro Bowler said. "I've got to make the most of this season. I want to enjoy my teammates and win a championship. I'm not going to complain."
Norv Turner said Osgood will get some passes this month.
Nuts 'n' Bolts
•Defensive end Jacques Cesaire (calf), linebacker Stephen Cooper (ankle) and cornerback Cletis Gordon (hamstring) returned to practice.
•Linebacker Larry English (hamstring) and guard Louis Vasquez (foot) worked on the side field. That's the final step toward them getting back to practice. Turner said both rookies should be back by tomorrow.
•Kynan Forney (neck) did not practice. Scott Mruczkowski worked at right guard with the first team. Forney played Saturday and is expected back soon.
•Guard Brandyn Dombrowski and linebacker Darry Beckwith, two players who missed several practices with hamstring strains returned to practice yesterday, which is good for their chances of making the practice squad.


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- Artist: The Flyin' Ryan Brothers
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We are proud to announce the release of our brand new CD, entitled "TOTALITY," the follow-up to our last project, the critically acclaimed "BLUE MARBLE." We both feel this is our best and most creative project to date. We have pushed the envelope again with additional...and exotic...instrumentation. This time out, Johnny plays piano and accordion and Jimmy shines on lap steel, glockenspiel and theremin. As our writing and compositional skills mature, we have branched out in many different directions, incorporating many varied and diverse musical styles. We have been influenced by so many fabulous musicians...many of whom are not guitar players...over the decades. This has enabled us to approach our musical canvas with a more varied tonal palette and a broader brush than most of our contemporaries, inspiring us to think outside the traditional format - and constraints - of guitar-based music. "TOTALITY" is not only the title of this release, but also represents our overall approach to our craft. From soft acoustic dreamland to lush pastoral soundscapes to idyllic Celtic and jazz excursions to the hardest-rocking retro grooves to the most elegant and frightening progressive compositional structures, nothing is left to chance, no style unexplored, no boundaries imposed. This release truly represents the completeness of our musical vision. Having said this, we're still about double lead guitar! The secret to our sound has always been the interplay between our two distinct styles and individual influences...like fire and ice...brought together through a keen sense of melody, harmony and counterpoint, irrespective of style. Once again, our music would not be possible without the immense talents of our musical brothers. Johnny Mrozek, our resident professor of percussion, layers every track with monster drumming, insane chops and multiple percussion tracks. His rhythmic tapestries laid the bedrock on which the entire project was built...rock solid, case-hardened and tight as a vault. Bill Kopecky's masterful bass stylings perfectly compliment our melodic excursions. Bill provides a master class in perfectly proportioned, deep-feel bassology. His artistry and maturity is exhibited on each and every track. Prepare to be blown away by this top-shelf rhythm section. We are so very fortunate to have players this great and friendships so deep. We also must extend our deepest thanks to Chris "Wisco" Djuricic for his mixing and mastering prowess. His input was invaluable...he was, without a doubt, the "fifth Beatle" on this project. "TOTALITY" - the latest mind-blowing tour-de-force guitar extravaganza from the reigning masters of double lead guitar: The Flyin' Ryan Brothers.
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Anton Kudriswrote a review of Stoic Breaker Fleece Hooded Jacket - Women's on July 2, 2013
nice fleece
Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Fit: True to size
I've bought this fleece for my girlfriend and she tends to like it.
It's warm, blocks wind and doesn't looks like a bag.
Despite some other comments, the material doesn't peel after several washes. So other than price tag I can't see any flaws in this fleece.


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I found this little guy a few days ago. He is about 15 feet and in a different bed that the only passi I had last year. I hope I get some more suprises!
Oops, I meant feeT in the title.
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My first volunteer - 15 feed from the original plant
Congrats on the new baby! Some people think of this as being invasive but I like surprises too.
Whoops, I meant to ask what variety of passiflora is the baby?
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Nor sure. Incense maybe? I had a few last year and all of the leaves were similar. I didn't think any would come back, especially that far away.
I love "Incense" and the butterflies will too. I have heard that passiflora will drop their leaves in cooler areas and go dormant but they will come back in the spring. Hopefully that will happen to yours. Obviously the roots are still alive since they sent up a runner.
What are you feeding that thing??!! Amazing! It must really like where it is and the flowers are very pretty!
Why thank you. I feed it Miracle Grown, and treat it with the SprayNGrow solution (SprayNGrow, Coco Wet, and Bill's Perfect Fertilizer). I think it's called "The Perfect Solution" or something like that. I've never had growth like this before. I have also treated it twice with Messenger.
There's been lots of talk about messenger ... some believe in it, some don't. I need to use up what I have. Looks like it work for you!
Beautiful! I just planted an Incense and was thrilled to see your growth and those beautiful blooms. Do the gulf frit cats like this one for food? I'm hoping so, because I planted it in my butterfly garden. In that case, I hope it gets eaten away periodically so it doesn't take over the entire wall I planted it on... it's a patio home and that wall belongs to my next door neighbor!
They will eat the Incense. The gulf frits over here in Louisiana don't seem to be too particular--they will eat incarnata, caerulea, nephrodes, coccinea, Incense, Blue Eyed Susan, Anastasia, and probably quite a few more.
I have 2 gulf frit cats already this year, and they are on my Incense eating away and getting fat. Will they eat morning glories too? I hope they leave my p. White Wedding alone.
Thanks LA mark - I'm going to watch for them. I had a red passi last year that not a single GF visited, even though I saw them. I finally took it out, because it was invasive and no BF's. Haven't seen it again so far. My butterfly garden is in a very narrow side yard between two patio homes. So far the wasps are controlling the monarchs on the milkweed, but I'm hoping if I keep adding more plants for a wide variety of BF's that the wasp's efforts will be diluted. I also have fennel, dill, and rue for swallowtails.
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I have been railing about workplace discrimination against single people (and adults who have no children) for quite some time. Now and then, a story on the topic will pop up in the media. Just about any story that raises awareness about the issue is one worth publishing. The most recent entry is, so far, the best I've ever read.
In "The Single Girl's Second Shift," just published in Marie Claire, Ayana Byrd really did her due diligence. She talked to a number of single women who felt that they had been treated unfairly in the workplace because of their single status. She found some relevant survey results. She referred to federal laws. She gave a nod to some companies creating workplace arrangements that better accommodate single workers. She recounted what one fed-up single employee did – a strategy that actually worked. And, okay, so she also talked to me.
Here are a few highlights:
I want to add just one word of caution to this story. Sometimes single people, or adults with no children, who voice their concerns to their coworkers and bosses get backlash instead of justice. Most people think they are fair-minded and do not practice any sort of discrimination. Suggesting something different can be threatening to them, and some of them respond by further insulting and stigmatizing the person who has already been targeted by the unfair treatment. (In stories people have told me, "You're just bitter," is a common reaction.)
That's one of the reasons I think that stories in the media, and other writings that raise awareness about singlism and singlism's cousin, are so important. They make these matters part of the public dialog and not something specific to just a few individual workers here or there.
Discriminatory practices in the workplace are not personal. They are institutional. And they are wrong.


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Video: 2Cellos Cover 'Smells Like Teen Spirit,' Prove Cello Can Be Badass
The same Croatian cello duo that brought you that amazing cover of "Smooth Criminal" is back, and this time they're tackling Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." "Smells Like Teen Spirit?" you say. "I've heard that song so many times I'm not even sure I like it anymore. Nirvana had other songs, you know." I thought the same thing. But trust me. It's good.
Watch the video. Have you ever seen a cellist headbang like that?? If so, I want to know what kind of classical music concerts you go to. The two cellists, Luca Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, just released a cover album that's available on their website and iTunes, so go buy it if you want to hear U2, Nine Inch Nails, and Guns N' Roses covered in the nerdiest way possible. They recently signed to Sony Masterworks on the strength of their Youtube popularity, so good for them.
And if you like the cello rock thing but wish someone would write some original songs of their own, might I recommend a little band from Brooklyn called Rasputina? Band leader Melora Creager has been at it since the nineties, and she's got more humor, creativity, and sheer punk rock chutzpah than you can shake a bow at. Check them out:
(I realize this is a cover. There are originals, too. They are wonderful.)


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TI works with Liquavista on OMAP e-reader support
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LONDON Display pioneer Liquavista BV (Eindhoven, The Netherlands) has announced it is working with Texas Instruments Inc. (Dallas, Texas) to provide support for electrowetting displays in mobile and consumer applications.
TI will integrate support for the display technology in an OMAP processor-based eBook development platform offering, Liquavista said.
Liquavista's technology enables a paper-like display that is being aimed at the electronic reader market and the company has worked with a local engineering consultancy to produce a 6-inch diagonal screened demonstrator product called Pebble.
Liquavista is developing the LiquavistaBright, LiquavistaColor and LiquavistaVivid displays based on its electrowetting technology for use in e-readers, mobile phones, media players, and other mobile devices.
It is not clear what resolution has been achieved with the LiquavistaBright and LiquavistaColor displays LiquavistaBright supports 64 levels of grey. The electrowetting displays provide improved brightness over LCD at low power and provide the potential for clear viewing in lighting conditions ranging from a dimly lit office environment to the bright light of a sunny day.
"Liquavista's aim is to make its electrowetting display technology available as broadly as possible to end-consumers via a wide range of products," said Guy Demuynck, CEO of Liquavista, in a statement. "Liquavista's promising solutions will introduce many benefits to the mobile consumer market, including cost and power savings, brighter user interfaces, and more intuitive responsiveness for display technologies," said Elie Belmand, general manager of TI's mobile consumer business.
Liquavista has worked with GBO Design-Engineering NV (Helmond, The Netherlands) to create a demonstrator e-reader called Pebble. GBO's design is 6-inch diagonal screen device that includes a video camera to support video conferencing.
"With the Pebble concept and the launch of our new color display LiquavistaColor, consumers can now read not only books but also enjoy magazines or newspapers as well as browse photos, video clips, enjoy social networking and make video calls," said Demuynck.
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Junior Hunting License Nearing A Reality
I was pleased to have read in the NYSCC Grass Roots News your article mentioning the State Legislature's quest to institute a Junior Big Game Hunting license in New York State. Building upon last years legislative success, and enactment into state law, allowing hunting in the Southern Tier using rifles, I am sponsoring legislation in the State Senate that would authorize a Junior Big Game License in New York State. Although, not mentioned in your article, there is more than enough votes in the State Senate to pass this legislation, and I will be bringing my bill to the floor of the New York State Senate in the next few weeks for immediate action and approval.
There is simply no reason whatsoever, why the State of New York should penalize our young people and their parents from participating in one of our state's most distinct and proud traditions--hunting, fishing and trapping. My legislation would expand Chapter 450 of the Laws of 1991, which created the junior hunting license, where only after completion of the mandatory sportsmen education class, junior hunters under specified adult supervision and other conditions could hunt small game beginning at age 12. My bill would add wild deer and bear to the species they may already take with no change in the mandated sportsmen education classes and adult supervision provisions.
The current Junior Hunting program has been proven to be extremely successful and profoundly safe, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation, with junior hunters (numbering approximately 20,000 each year since inception of the program) accounting for only 4 accidents while under the supervision required by law. I firmly believe that those in the sportsmen community are extremely responsible individuals who care deeply about our hunting tradition and proper wildlife management. Instilling this same commitment and responsibilities within our young people the proper safety and hunting protocols, will continue this impressive safety record and allow for new and exciting hunting opportunities for our young people, build character, and improve "quality time" spent between parents and our children.


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R.B. Hunt music teacher Jim Solomon never expected his classroom to overlook a tropical oasis, but come spring that's exactly what it will do, thanks to a group of 28 fifth graders.
The students, under the direction of art teacher Melissa Watson, are creating a seven-foot by 30-foot mural in R.B. Hunt's music room in order to lend a view to the otherwise windowless classroom.
To create an environment more interesting than four blank walls, Watson and Solomon decided to paint a mural on every wall, each one with a natural theme.
''After meeting with our client, Mr. Solomon, this is what he wanted,'' said Watson. Along with her fifth grade art students, she developed a ''one year, one wall'' plan, beginning with a rendition of a tropical beach. ''It's a collaborative effort,'' said Watson. ''Everyone contributed and now were doing it.''
Starting in mid-September, the students interviewed Solomon, their ''client,'' to find out what type of scene he wanted for his first wall. They collected pictures fitting with the tropical theme, then paired up to do preliminary drawings.
The best idea from the preliminary drawings were cut and pasted onto four composite drawings, which were presented to Solomon. He chose his favorite parts and these were drawn into a composite which became the final drawing.
''This is entirely their design,'' said Watson. ''It's actually a composite of drawings that the kids did.''
After coloring the final drawing and discussing their ideas with Solomon, students transferred the drawing to the wall and began painting, working in teams of seven with acrylic mural paints. Watson is giving the students complete creative freedom, letting them do everything themselves.
''It's their mural. They designed it, they drew it, they're painting it,'' she said.
The kids are just glad that the planning part is over, which, according to Watson, ''drove them nuts.''
''We just wanted to paint,'' said one student.
The students hope to be finished with the major painting of the mural by spring break and add the finishing touches by May. When the project is complete, the students are having an unveiling party.
''They've been painting since October, and I am thrilled that this is happening,'' said Solomon, who has watched the students complete each step in the task to beautify his classroom.
''This used to be one big white wall. In a room with no windows, it's very exciting.''
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Best Buy offering $50 off every iPhone 5 on contract
Seemingly not content with its $25 gift card deal, Best Buy has undercut itself and is now offering $50 off the iPhone 5. What that means is that you'll only pay $149 up front for the base-level iOS-powered smartphone on a two-year plan. That also means that the 32GB and 64GB models will cost $249 and $349 respectively. If you took up the company's offer for a $25 gift card last week, you can return it and get $50 off instead. If you used the gift card, Best Buy will still give you a $25 discount off the price of your original iPhone 5 purchase.
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Jung named to Bethany post
Ashley Jung has been named Dining Services Manager at Bethany on 42nd. In this position, she is responsible for supervision of dining services employees and coordinates and oversees operations in the 42nd Street Diner and on the nursing units.
Jung is a graduate of West Fargo High School. She attended Lake Superior College in Duluth Minn.
Jung has several years of food service and customer service experience prior to coming to Bethany in 2004. She has been a cook and dining services assistant at Bethany on University and a cook and weekend supervisor at Bethany on 42nd.
Bethany Retirement Living was founded in Fargo in 1939 and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Bethany operates two campuses in Fargo and provides high-quality care to the elderly in skilled nursing, memory care, rehabilitation, transitional care, assisted living, basic care, senior apartments, adult day services and personal care programs.


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Susanne Sundfør continues the expansion of her musical universe with her new album, The Silicone Veil (2012), a follow-up to the critically acclaimed, platinum-selling The Brothel (2010), which spent 30 weeks in the Norwegian album charts and sold more than 40 000 copies.
Where The Brothel was seen to gravitate towards a dark, cold and closed musical expression, The Silicone Veil contains melodies that hint of warmth and fullness, bound in multifaceted and complex soundscapes. The album lyrics, however, point in a different direction: towards despondency and the loss of illusions, faith and hope. They explore our inability to understand the difficult times we find ourselves in and appreciate the consequences of the lives we are leading, rather than denying them. Thematically, The Silicone Veil centres on the blurred boundaries between one state of being and another, between life and death, between people, and between us and the Earth. As Sundfør summarises it: "Apocalypse, death, love and snow".
First single taken from the new album, "White Foxes", was immediately well-received by critics, bloggers and tweeting fans across the world by release. The track is in many ways a musical bridge and a natural extension of the soundscape from The Brothel. About the video, Susanne says: "The White Foxes video combines two worlds that are essential to my upcoming album, The Silicone Veil: The ancient world: forests, ruins, and the contemporary world: technology, silicone. And everything is covered in snow, just like in The Dead by James Joyce. We are all in capsules".
"White Foxes" was written for the Norwegian/Swedish film Verden venter, which opens in early 2013. Sundfør will also appear in the film, acting as herself.
All tracks on The Silicone Veil are written and composed by Susanne Sundfør, and arranged by Sundfør and Lars Horntveth (Jaga Jazzist, The National Bank). The album was recorded in Pooka Studio and Kikitépe Tearoom Studio, produced by Sundfør and Horntveth and mixed in Duper Studio by Jørgen Træen (Kaizers Orchestra, Jaga Jazzist, Datarock). Musicians from Trondheimsolistene string orchestra appear on five of the album's ten tracks. Sundfør starts her tour in April 2012, playing concerts in Tromsø, Stavanger, Bergen, Trondheim and Oslo, before continuing to Denmark, Sweden, Germany and France in May. During summer, Sundfør will also perform on various festivals, including the Øya Festival in Oslo in early August. For an up-to-date programme, please visit www.susannesundfor.com.
The Silicone Veil will be released in Norway on Monday 26 March 2012. The album will be released on CD, vinyl and a special limited edition containing CD, signed vinyl and vinyl frame.
"Body Parts mobilizes a singularly elegant experimental pop idiom to explore the contours of modern devotion and doctrines of self-improvement alongside the immoderate reverberations of remembrance. Weaving together influences as varied as the rationalist prescriptions of the self-made seeker-healer- Scientology mastermind L. Ron Hubbard, the sensual guitar-scapes of Prince, and the haunting vocals and surrealist melodrama ofKate Bush, Ryder Bach and Alina Cutrono form the group's core. Less life coaches and more exquisite shamans, Bach and Cutrono announce attentively written modern mantras in strikingly rich and complex vocal harmony. Bach's lyrics pit the therapeutic logic of contemporary self-help narratives against the persistence of the more ancient and uncontrollable imperative of fate.
In addition to nimble guitar work and impeccable vocals, Bach and Cutrono bring years of experience in theater, dance, and performance to the front flank of Body Parts' robust live show and captivating music videos. The vital rhythmic infrastructure and frankly infectious groove found both live and on the album comes thanks to the formidable duo of Raymond Proudfoot, bass and Taylor Dexter, drums. Newcomer Derek Coburn on keys and synthesizer completes their superlative live sound.
The late modern drama of their debut album, Fire Dream, out October 29th viaFather/Daughter Records, has its genesis in an enduringly powerful nightmare in which Bach witnessed the murder of his parents at the hands of a close friend. Dealing less with the dream itself than with the inescapable influence of the fabricated memory over lived reality, the album moves the listener carefully through the terrain of the misremembered, forgotten, and unforeseen. Fire Dream delivers a delightful mix of brightly ominous and sensitively textured, biomechanical dance tracks and more earthly, emotive ballads. The sonic depth and diversity of Bach's composition, arrangement, and production of this consummate suite of music emerges by virtue of Proudfoot's engineering prowess and the expert mixing of Eric Palmquist. Trying to resist the tidal pull of Fire Dream's peculiarly beautiful world would be like trying to beat fate."


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Survey by New York City Bar Association Shows ''Stagnation'' for Minority and Female Lawyers
The 2011 Diversity Benchmarking Report released by the New York City Bar Association shows that the results regarding diversity in law firms are nothing to cheer about. In its very first sentence, the report states "The 2011 diversity results paint a picture of stagnation for women and minority attorneys."
The report says that while there are improvements at the micro-level that can be celebrated, they are small and "interspersed with signs of slippage". Minority lawyers have also reclaimed some of the ground lost during the recession and female lawyers continue to climb the ranks as more partners are now female. But female lawyers are now declining at the associate level. The results include the responses of 74 NYC law firms.
The main results of the report state that signatory firms are struggling to meet the diversity goals that they first set in 2003. The peak for female lawyers was in 2006 when they were 47.3 percent of the new hire class compared to 2011's 43.1 percent. For minority lawyers, the peak year was 2008 when they were 28.4 percent of the new hires. In 2011, they accounted for 25.6 percent of the class.
Another major finding is that female and minority lawyers have higher attrition rates compared to their male and white colleagues. This contributes to "leaky faucet". The report quotes a recent McKinsey study in which McKinsey's researchers talked of a "fat funnel" in which women enter the profession in high numbers but then begin dropping off in substantial numbers in their early and mid-career stages.


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