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Yemeni police said they shot dead three people who were heading to a rally for southern independence on Thursday, as the deeply divided country marked a year since the ouster of strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh.
They said a passer-by was also killed when, according to Southern Movement member Fathi Ben Lazraq, "they fired on activists trying to reach the place where the rally was being held" in Aden's Parade Square.
Reports said police were trying to prevent clashes between them and the Islamist Al-Islah (Reform) party, which held a demonstration in the same square in support of national unity and of interim President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi.
A Southern Movement leader, Naser al-Khabji, said that "clashes could break out" if pro-Hadi supporters demonstrated.
Security sources said police also wounded 34 southerners in clashes around Aden, with the Southern Movement saying they were trying to prevent protesters from entering the southern port city from neighbouring provinces.
And two policemen were hurt by sniper fire from the rooftops of buildings surrounding the square, security officials said.
Aden was paralysed as security forces deployed heavily around the city.
Thousands of Al-Islah supporters waved Yemeni flags and held portraits of Hadi as well as banners reading "unity is our strength," chanting "for dialogue, we will pursue our march".
That was an allusion to a delayed national dialogue aimed at drafting a new constitution in readiness for presidential and parliamentary elections in February 2014 that would end a two-year transition period.
Southern Movement leaders have said they are ready to join the dialogue, but a hardline separatist faction led by exiled Ali Salem al-Baid has refused to take part.
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Abdullah al-Alimi, organiser of the Al-Islah rally, said the "cause of the southerners is just, but it should be resolved through dialogue".
For their part, southern activists carried flags of the former South Yemen, which was a separate state before unification with the north in 1990.
They also displayed pictures of Baid, who served as the last president of the region before union, and leads a hardline, pro-independence faction of the Southern Movement.
"Revolution in the south; occupiers go out," they chanted.
South Yemen broke away in 1994, sparking a civil war, before it was overrun by northern troops.
Saleh was formally replaced by Hadi on February 21, 2012 after a year-long deadly uprising to oust him, under a UN-backed power transition agreement brokered by the Gulf Cooperation Council that called for a two-year transition.
Some factions of the Southern Movement want autonomy for the area, but more hardline members are pressing for a return to complete independence for the south where residents complain of discrimination by the Sanaa government.
During a speech in Aden to mark one year in power, Hadi promised that elections under a new constitution would be held next February to usher in a "new era of stability".
He also denounced "calls for armed conflict, which will lead to the loss of the southern cause," in an apparent reference to Baid's faction.
The increasingly restive south has been hit not only by the Southern Movement's campaign for self-rule but also by deadly clashes between the army and militants loyal to Al-Qaeda.
In his attempt to unite the country, Hadi also faces interference from partisans of Saleh, who ruled for 33 years.


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In honor of the late, iconic third baseman, the Chicago Cubs unveiled a new tribute statue as part of "Ron Santo Day" before Wednesday's match-up against the Washington Nationals.
Santo's new statue can be found on the corner of Addison Street and Sheffield Avenue, and it is only the fourth statue of its kind to find a home at the Friendly Confines. Santo's statue joins the likenesses of broadcaster Harry Carey, and Cubs players Billy Williams and Ernie Banks.
Members of the Ricketts and Santo family, many members of the 2011 Chicago Cubs team and several of Santo's former teammates, including Ernie Banks, Glen Beckert, Randy Hundley, Fergie Jenkins, Milt Pappas and Billy Williams, were on hand for the unveiling of the statue.
"He connected with all of us because he was our fan,'' Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts said. "He was the beating heart of Chicago Cubs fans everywhere and we'll miss him dearly.''
"He was a remarkable person,'' teammate Ernie Banks said. "Ron Santo did not have an enemy. He loved everybody.''
"Ron Santo Day" also included a pre-game ritual with the Santo family, a ceremonial first pitch from Santo's grandson, Sam Santo, and a Seventh Inning Stretch song led by the Santo family.
Two people were hospitalized -- apparently from heat exhaustion -- following the pre-game ceremony.
In Santo's 15 seasons in the big leagues, he was one of only four players to amass 2,000 hits, 300 home runs and 1,300 RBIs between the period of 1960 and 1974, joining baseball greats like Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson and Billy Williams. Santo also posted the most home runs by any third baseman during his career as well.
Santo joined the Chicago Cubs radio team as an analyst in 1990, and he was a pioneer in raising funds for juvenile diabetes research. For 32 years, he hosted the Ron Santo Walk to Cure Diabetes, which raised more than $60 million to support diabetes research and progress.
Santo passed away on Dec. 3 at the age of 70.
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Some employees don't let the lack of a real case stand in their way. They're going to sue—even if they have to act as their own lawyers. If an employee decides to proceed pro se—without an attorney—be patient. Trust that the case will end up being dismissed.
Recent case: Kevin Bruce worked for the U.S. Postal Service and had a contentious relationship with another mail carrier. The co-worker filed for a protective order, claiming Bruce was following her on her routes and calling her constantly.
When Bruce was fired after a series of incidents (including carrying weapons and biting a patron), he sued, alleging discrimination.
He represented himself, providing the court with tons of "evidence," none of it relevant to his claim. The court tossed out the case after considering the employer's evidence that showed legitimate concerns about Bruce. (Bruce v. Potter, No. 2:08-CV-371, SD OH, 2010)


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AFGHAN and coalition forces say they have killed at least 25 insurgents and at least three of their commanders in separate operations around the country in the past two days.
The Interior Ministry said on Wednesday 15 insurgents were killed in an Afghan operation carried out in Mehterlam, the capital of eastern Laghman province.
It said Tuesday's raid also killed the insurgent's commander, identified as Qari Almas.
NATO also said it had killed 10 insurgents during joint operations with Afghan forces on Tuesday in southern and eastern Afghanistan.
It said five insurgents were killed in the lawless Andar district of eastern Ghazni province, three died in an operation in eastern Logar province, and two were killed in southern Helmand province.
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Today's Sextastic Twitpic roundup includes Miley Cyrus being Miley in her panties on set, Vanessa Hudgens little sister Stella Hudgens coming into her own bikini ways, Courtney Stodden flashing her scandalous body, Sara Jean Underwood cleavetastic, Kari Byron hotness, Maria Menounos bikini top, and so much more must-see goodness. Enjoy.


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An Italian pair of Designers, Peter Bottazzi and Denise Bonapace, have come up with an innovative collection of planters for outdoor use, that can be made from old, unwanted or irreparable furniture. The collection is titled 'Da Morto a Orto', literally meaning, 'from redundant to abundant'. It was showcased during Milan Design Week held in April.
The collection features a range of designs of varying complexity. The simple and no-frills designs include a flower bed planted in a sink covered with wire mesh and a chaise chair with little plants suspended through different places of the awning. A huge 'planter' made from a wheelbarrow, a bicycle tyre, a floor light, a desk lamp, a wall panel and pipes is among the complex designs. Redundant and discarded tables, chairs, windows and other items of furniture find new life as homes for indoor plants.
The planters are a pleasant mix of design innovation, aesthetics and functionality. For the household crunched for space and for a world in want of more reduce-reuse-recycle, the design collection shows a new way to unclutter.
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Today marks a truly remarkable, transformative event in American history.
Dec. 15 marks Bill of Rights Day – the day in 1791 when our Founding Fathers ratified the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
That's big – so big that you could argue it's a major world event, not merely confined to America. The comprehensive defense of individual rights laid out in this founding document was unprecedented.
Bill of Rights Day should be a huge holiday. In highlighting the freedoms that makes the United States the greatest nation on Earth, the spirit of this day combines the patriotism of Independence Day and the appreciative solemnity of Thanksgiving.
Take time to read or re-read the Bill of Rights today. If you don't have a copy handy – and we recommend you should – we've paraphrased the amendments here:
• Congress can't make any law about a person's religion; keep you from practicing that religion; or restrict what you say or publish. You can gather peacefully to ask the government to change something.
• You can own and carry weapons.
• Soldiers can't live in your house, except if Congress approves it in time of war.
• You, your house or your possessions can't be searched unless a judge determines a specific probable cause.
• You can't be tried for a serious crime unless a jury says there's enough evidence for a trial. If you're found innocent, the government can't retry you. You don't have to say anything at your trial. You can't be punished unless a jury convicts you. The government can't take your possessions unless it fairly compensates you.
• If you're arrested, you get a public trial quickly or they can't unfairly detain you in jail. You get a jury of your peers, and an explanation of what you're accused of and the people accusing you. You get a lawyer to help defend you.
• You also have the right to a jury in a civil case.
• You're spared from excessive bail or fines, and from cruel and unusual punishment.
• You have other rights, even if they're not spelled out in the Constitution.
• Any power not specifically given to Congress are reserved for the states or the people.
The Bill of Rights is an itemized list of the limits on the federal government's power. It is the armor you wear into battle when you're fighting for your rights as a citizen.
Sadly, too many people are letting that armor rust from lack of use.
In 2011, Newsweek magazine asked 1,000 Americans to take the official U.S. citizenship test. Forty-four percent of respondents couldn't correctly identify the Bill of Rights.
So if you don't feel as safe and protected these days, it's not because the Bill has failed us. Too many of us have failed the Bill.
Exercising rights is like exercising your body. If you stop exercising, your muscles atrophy and get weaker. The same goes for freedom. If you're willing to let the federal government unfairly impinge on your lives, you weaken the freedoms laid out in this magnificent document called the Bill of Rights.
What would the Founding Fathers think of today's America? Lawrence Reed, president of the Foundation for Economic Education, speculated on that in 2008 when writing about the debate that culminated in the Bill of Rights:
"Keep in mind that virtually all the leading figures in this great debate were libertarians by today's standards. They believed in liberty and limited government. Even the least libertarian among them would be horrified if he could see how later generations have ballooned the size and intrusiveness of the federal establishment."
The story goes that Benjamin Franklin was asked what kind of U.S. government came out of the Constitutional Convention. "A republic," he famously replied, "if you can keep it."
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Corporate Risk Management and the Incentive Effects of Debt
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This paper demonstrates how the incentive of manager‐equityholders to substitute toward riskier assets, commonly referred to as the "asset substitution problem," is related to the level of observable risk in the firm. When observable and unobservable risks are sufficiently positively correlated, increases (decreases) in observable risk generate the incentive for manager‐equityholders to increase (decrease) unobservable risk. Thus, credible commitments to hedge observable risk can benefit the firm's manager‐equityholders by reducing the incentive to shift risk and the associated agency cost of debt. This provides a positive rationale for hedging diversifiable risk at the firm level.


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KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre will be hosting a fundraising event on Sunday, May 31 at Earls Restaurant in Kamloops from 6 to 8 p.m. To help celebrate the end of yet another great season, there will be live music, all-you-can-eat tapas, a silent auction, and a 50/50 draw.
We would like to thank all the Kamloops businesses that contributed to our silent auction. Your continued support is greatly appreciated!
All the proceeds from this event will support WCT's ability to produce superior theatre for Kamloops and region, not to mention across Canada. As the company enters its 40th Season, we also look forward to continuing to inspire and entertain our community and at the same time foster, educate, and develop our regional theatrical artists.
Tickets are on sale now. Hurry and get yours, as they will go quickly – only 75 are available!
Tickets are $35 per person. Each ticket includes one complimentary drink of either beer or wine. Contact the Kamloops Live! Box Office at (250) 374-5483 or visit them in person at 1025 Lorne St. to get your ticket today!
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Kim Kardashian Tearfully Recounts Paris Robbery: 'They're Going to Shoot Me In the Back'
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Kim Kardashian slowly re-emerged as a public figure after she was robbed at gunpoint in her Paris hotel back in October 2016, but she has provided little comment on the harrowing incident — until now.
The second Season 13 episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians found the reality star recounting the terrifying ordeal through tears to her sisters, Khloe and Kourtney.
In the clip, Kim says she was dozing upstairs in the hotel when she "heard pounding up the stairs." She called out thinking it was Kourtney and a friend returning, but there was no answer.
Kim tells her sisters, "I knew something wasn't quite right," and that's when she saw two men in police uniforms holding a third man down just outside of her bedroom. Not knowing how to dial for an emergency in France, she tried to call (now former) bodyguard Pascal Duvier,
"And then the guy came and grabbed the phone from me, threw me on the bed," Kim said, "and I was like, 'this is it.'"
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'"What I've heard from talking to him afterward is they said, you know, 'Where's the rapper's wife? Let us up to her room!' in French," Kim said. "He ended up being our interpreter because I couldn't understand them, they couldn't understand me."
"Then [one of the armed men] duct tapes my face, my mouth, to get me to not yell or anything and then he grabs my legs and I wasn't, I had no clothes on under [my robe] and he pulled me towards him at the front of the bed and I thought, 'okay, this is the moment. They are going to rape me.'" Kardashian tearfully recalled. "And I fully mentally prepped myself and then he didn't and he duct taped my legs together."
Since the wave of initial arrests for Kardashian's robbery in January 2017, ten suspects have since been charged in connection with the crime, CNN reports.
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Munro pips Mahasweta, Naipaul to win Booker
London, May 27: Canadian short story writer Alice Munro won the 60,000-pound ($96,000) Man Booker International Prize on Wednesday.
The 77-year-old became the third author to win the biennial prize, the international version of Britain`s top literary award, the Man Booker Prize.
"I am totally amazed and delighted," said Munro, best known for her short stories and one of Canada`s most celebrated writers. She beat competition from shortlisted authors including V.S. Naipaul, Peter Carey and Mario Vargas Llosa.
The panel of judges said in a statement: "Alice Munro is mostly known as a short story writer and yet she brings as much depth, wisdom and precision to every story as most novelists bring to a lifetime of novels.
"To read Alice Munro is to learn something every time that you never thought of before."
Munro was born in Ontario, Canada in 1931 and in 1963 she moved to Victoria where she and her husband established Munro Books.
Her first collection of stories, "Dance of the Happy Shades" (1968), won the Canadian literary prize the Governor General`s Award, and three years later her "Lives of Girls and Women" picked up the Canadian Booksellers Association International Book Year Award.
In 1980, "The Beggar Maid" was shortlisted for the annual Booker Prize for Fiction.
The Man Booker International Prize is awarded to a living author who has published fiction either originally in English or whose work is generally available in English.
The winner is chosen by a panel of judges, this year headed by U.S. author Jane Smiley. Unlike the Booker, which honors a single book, the international version rewards a body of work.
Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe won the 2007 prize and Albanian Ismail Kadare won the inaugural prize in 2005.
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It's undeniable that LinkedIn has had a remarkable impact on the way that organisations do business. Over the years it has transformed the way that companies function, from the way they market their brand, to the means they go to to recruit new staff.
To mark LinkedIn hiting the 20 million UK members mark last month and learn how the professional network has impacted the UK, I've had a chat with British business leaders James Caan, Kathy Allison, Paul Dreschler, Andy Hill and Joshua Graff.
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What Skiers and Snowboarders Can Teach Us, by Dr. Dan Peters
My son asked if I could take he and a friend snowboarding for a Sunday adventure. It was short notice and a very long day (4 hours drive each way) but I agreed, looking forward to some quality time with my son and in nature after some big storms. My son was snowboarding with his friend and I decided to ski. I started my life as a skier and evolved to snowboarding over time. Lately though, between skiing with my youngest who was learning to ski, and because my body doesn't handle snowboarding falls as well as it used to, I have been skiing more. Many of the lifts were double chairs so I...Read More
Digital Breaks: 5 Things to Help Our Kids Disconnect – by Dr. Dan Peters
Last weekend we had an extended family dinner with many relatives. I was sitting on a cushion on the fireplace and looking at a large couch and an oversized chair stuffed with nine cousins ranging from ages 12 to 22. They were smiling, laughing, sitting on each other and…they were all on their phones! I didn't realize it at first because I guess it has become so normal to see screens. At that moment I realized I was observing — and living in — a social experiment that is universal to all families today. Media and technology are a regular and normal part of our kid's lives and...Read More
Parenting in Uncertain Times, by Dr. Dan Peters
Uncertainty. Worry. Fear. These are still the top themes in most of my counseling sessions as a psychologist — with adults, with teens, and even with children. Mainly, the discussions were about the presidential election, then it was about the winner of the election, and now it is about the very uncertain future. What will happen to immigrants? What will happen to trade policies? Will the right to choose disappear? Will gay marriage be overturned? What is going to happen with Russia? In my profession there is a saying that uncertainty breeds anxiety. I think most of us would agree with this...Read More
5 Steps to Be an Aware Parent, by Dr. Dan Peters
Parenting is not about getting it "right" and there is no way to be a "perfect" parent. I say this as someone has spent a lot of time trying to do the "right" thing "perfectly". Parenting humbles us and tests us in ways we couldn't have imagined. There is no manual for your child or how to best parent her. There is no grading system or report card. There is only who your child is, how he feels about himself, your relationship with your child, and your child's ability to cope in the world. Here are a few things I have learned about being an aware parent as a parent and also...Read More
5 Steps To Managing Stress During the Holidays, by Dr. Dan Peters
Thanksgiving feels like weeks ago. Cities, stores, homes, schools, and entire towns are decorated for the holiday season. Lampposts and stop lights are dressed with red ribbons. Luxury cars sport antlers and Rudolph noses. And then there are the commercials. Everyone on tv (commercials and most shows) are smiling, celebrating, decorating and playing in the snow. All of these messages mean this must be the most wonderful time of the year, right? Well maybe it is and maybe it isn't, and maybe it is both. For many, the holidays signify stress, unrealistic expectations, memories (good and bad...Read More
How Are You Living Out The 3 P's? Planning, Proactive, Prioritizing, By Deanna Kim, M.Ed.
Lights flickering. Pitch black room. A moment of silence. A flood of thoughts go through my brain like lightning as the hustle and bustle of the evening activities is interrupted. 'How long will this blackout last?' 'Was there something important I was supposed to do tonight?' If you have ever experienced an energy blackout, you might have encountered an abrupt change of pace in a house lit up with flashlights and candles. For some people, it might be more than, "oh well, now that my phone battery is dead, I guess I'll have to go to bed early." It could mean a loss of...Read More
How Anxiety Affects Your Child's Self-Esteem, by Dr. Dan Peters
As parents, we want our children to go into the world of school, peers and friendships, and life feeling happy, confident and valued. We do our best to fortify their self-confidence within the home so that they are equipped to be strong and successful in the rest of the world. But what happens when they experience real issues that create obstacles to maintaining a good self-esteem? One issue that can affect self-esteem is anxiety. Anxiety is common in young people's lives, especially in the school arena where they are under constant pressure to get good grades and perform. A little stress...Read More
When Overparenting Goes Too Far, by Dr. Dan Peters
I am sitting across two kind, caring, and hardworking parents who are concerned about their 16-year-old son's maturity, decision-making, effort in school, and most recently, his ability to pass his driver's test to get his license. Their strong-willed teenager refuses to practice for the test with the family car, and insists on taking the test in the larger, and much cooler, old family truck which he plans on driving once he gets his license. His dad explains all of the mechanical problems with the old truck and why he feels it will limit his chances of passing the test, and how...Read More
Why All Parents Should Use The Teachings from the Jedi Master in 2016
It was 1980 in Century City. I was 10 years old waiting in a line that did not seem to end with my grandma (now 104). We waited for two hours to see the Empire Strikes Back. There was a buzz in the air that I couldn't explain but could feel. It was three years after the world was introduced to the Force, the Jedi, and the evil empire. At last we were in our seats. I don't remember if there were coming attractions. However, I remember like it was yesterday, the sound of the orchestra moving through my body as the words rolled up the screen and into the galaxy. I read as fast as I...Read More
Worry Reminders for the Holidays, By Dr. Dan Peters
It is normal for our children to experience more stress and worry during the holidays. Among the traditional stressors of everyday life come common seasonal anxieties such as worrying how the family will get along during get-togethers and meals, worrying about getting all the vacation homework done during the longer breaks from school, worrying about losing track of school work during those breaks, the anticipation of holiday rituals and the stresses of waiting for pivotal moments such as lighting your own Hannukah candles or Christmas morning. Sometimes the way the holidays take us away from...Read More


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Runway for Life Fashion Show: Malen Reyes Couture and the Battered Women and Children's Shelter host this high-end fashion show with live music, entertainment and appetizers. 3 p.m. Feb. 24. The Emporium by Yalen Banquet and Special Event Center, 2218 E. Chavaneaux Road, 210-627-9800. $25.
Girls Night Out/Fashiontini: Tanji Patton hosts an evening of fashion and cocktails. Stop in for elegant fashions from Julian Gold, orange-infused cocktails and some of Patton's favorite appetizers created by Citrus' chef Jeffery Balfour. 6-8 p.m. Hotel Valencia Riverwalk, 150 E. Houston St. 210-227-9700. $30 through http://goodtastewithtanji.eventbrite.com; no onsite ticket sales.
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Annual Style Show & Scholarship Luncheon: The San Antonio Musical Club will host "Noteworthy Spring" fashions from the JR Collection. Event includes silent auction, cash bar, and door prizes. 11 a.m. March 8. Oak Hills Country Club, 5403 Fredericksburg Road. Make reservations to Helen Henderson, 11 Fonthill Way, 78218 by March 5. 210-858-4721. $50.
Hats Off to Spring: The Catholic Daughters of the Americas Prince of the Apostles No. 1781 presents the 30th annual spring style show and luncheon. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. St. Peter Prince of the Apostles school gym, 112 Marcia Place. 210-862-1689. $20.
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Call It Vertigo
When builders quake, housing prices can't go down
A well-known figure in real estate circles, famous for his daring, explained this week why he won't build residential projects these days. "I'm scared," he said.
One would think that this man, also famous for spotting opportunity before anybody else, would take advantage of the high housing prices to whack together a few apartment buildings and rake it in. But no. He's afraid. Mainly, he's afraid of the fog - will home prices really drop, as potential buyers hope? Or not, as current homeowners would prefer?
What, actually, does he fear? Of paying a fortune for a building lot, starting to build and then getting stuck with apartments he could either sell at a loss or not at all. Construction involves planning ahead by two or three years. High prices could be here today and gone tomorrow.
Starting a project today is akin to getting into the bourse after stocks double in price, say developers. It's called vertigo. Our man has already seen that movie. He's built projects that failed to sell and spent day in and day out at his bankers, begging them not to cut him off.
Can Fischer cool the demand?
It's a vicious cycle. The high prices feed the builders' vertigo. They stop building. Supply drops. Prices climb even more. And throughout, the builders feel that low interest rates won't be here forever. When they climb, the cost of mortgages will too, and demand will dwindle.
It seems that the only entity trying to restore sanity to the market is the Bank of Israel by requiring banks to charge more for loans that comprise more than 60% of the apartment's price. It's also applying limitations to purchasing groups.
That's one side of the equation: the demand side. It remains to be seen if Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer did manage to cool that: he has stated that present housing prices are too high.
Fischer is also afraid. Of what? That the banks will continue to lend too much for housing, which in turn is keeping housing prices high and is helping to create a bubble.
The Bank of Israel's warnings about a real-estate bubble frighten the builders. They could create a vicious circle, too: builders fear to build, supply drops even more and housing prices rise further.
What's needed is systemic government thinking.
The Bank of Israel isn't thinking about tenants: it's thinking about the stability of the banks. Too many financial crises have originated in real-estate bubbles. Fischer doesn't want that on his watch.
The Finance Ministry steps in
There is an anomaly in Israel: normally, says Fischer, low interest rates means a lot of people buy homes, which lifts prices, but the increase in prices didn't spur an increase in supply. That's because of a shortfall of land.
Cue in the Finance Ministry. It came out with a half-baked plan to increase the supply of land, based on abolishing an old decision to halt building in central Israel, in order to get people to move to outlying regions, not to mention, to revitalize projects stuck in limbo for years.
What projects? Evacuating the Israel Military Industries lands in the southern Sharon, Glilot, and so on.
It's asinine. A serious country would have long ago cleaned up those befouled lands and built housing that would relieve the stress. The hasty manner in which the Finance Ministry presented its plan shows that its main goal was good press. It wasn't a genuine attempt to solve the chronic planning problems going back generations.
The ministry based its plan on a demand analysis from the Israel Lands Administration. It found that for supply to meet demand, 45,000 apartments a year need to be built, compared with the present pace of 30,000.
How does one build 45,000 homes? One aims to build 70,000, knowing that something will frustrate the construction of 25,000.
That policy proposal shows just how incompetent Israel is, and has been, at execution.
Bad executor! Bad!
Looking at dozens of government resolutions over the ages, we find again and again that everything falls down at the stage of execution. The government is good at compiling opinions, setting rules, suggesting and budgeting - but falls at execution.
If Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to further his vision, he has to create a program based on clear criteria of execution and positive (and negative ) incentives.
The housing market is a simple one. It would be easy to do a pilot run, defining clear goals and criteria of execution. The demand is there: All that's needed is to increase supply. If the government can't do that, we'll know it can't do anything practical at all, not in terms of trains and roads, not in education, not in economic reforms.
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Ever return from a trade show, exhausted, overwhelmed and wondering what, exactly, you accomplished?
It can happen to anyone. But there are ways to prevent fatigue and, more importantly, wasting time. It all starts with the preparation.
"If you are an attendee at the show, first of all, you have to know and understand why you're going to the show," says Susan Friedmann, The Tradeshow Coach. "What are your goals and objectives? What are you going to get out of it? If you're the company or you're representing a company, you want to make sure that their money is well invested in having you attend the show. So that needs some planning and preparation beforehand."
Plan on exhibiting?
"What exhibitors tend not to do is plan it out," Friedmann says. "A month before the show, they suddenly say, 'Oh, we're going to the show in a few weeks time, what should we be doing?' That is a bit late in the game for that to be happening."
The most important question a company must ask itself is why it is going to the show, and then it must define quantifiable goals it would like to achieve.
"It's not just that we're going to get leads. How many leads? How many people do you want to speak to? How many customers do you want to interact with? How many sales do you want to make as a result of being at the show?" Friendmann says. "This kind of thing is really, really important and also exhibitors don't take enough time to really plan that out."
By starting with the goals in mind, exhibitors can work backward to decide their marketing technique – promotions and giveaways – at the show and how to get the right attendees in front of them.
"You have to know your target audience and not think that just because there are several thousand people going to the show that you're going to get to see all of the people – you aren't," Friedmann says.
First, do your research to find out what companies will be exhibiting and develop a list of which ones you want to visit. Friedmann recommends dividing the list into two: the "must see" and the "want to see."
"A lot is going to depend on how much time you have available to be at the show," she says. "You've only got a certain number of hours, so realistically how many people can you see in that time."
Once you have the lists of companies you hope to visit, decide how much time you want to spend at the show and at each booth.
If there are multiple people from the company going and 50 companies on the list you hope to talk to, it may be wiser to split the responsibilities in order to maximize time.
Preparation should even get as detailed as defining what information you want to get from each company you visit as well as a list of questions you hope to ask, Friedmann says. Also, if there are specific people you want to speak to while at the show, think about making an appointment beforehand to ensure they'll be at the booth when you stop by.
Other items you need to factor into your schedule: where each booth you would like to visit is located, networking opportunities, education courses, browsing and bathroom and eating breaks.
Just as important as preparing for the show is your strategy upon returning to the office. You need to know what you're going to do with the information you received, so it doesn't get stuffed in a corner and forgot about. Questions to think through: How are you going to implement the information you gathered? Who else in the company do you need to report your findings to?
"The big thing is preparation because it's just physically impossible to wander around the show and get something out of it if you don't go in with a plan," Friedmann says.
The author is an associate editor at Lawn & Landscape. She can be reached at email@example.com.


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I read Terry Dickson's Sunday column with equal parts of amazement and outrage.
From the headline "Beleaguered smokers need their space" to the closing sentence, "If it's not hurting us, we need to stay out of it," there could not have been a better free advertisement for the smoking industry.
Big Tobacco and their e-cigarette brethren must be thrilled with Dickson's endorsement.
Despite decades of science establishing the hazards of sucking nicotine and other poisons into our lungs, Dickson supports the notion that smoking is a beneficial stress reliever.
Further, he alleges that non-smokers are not harmed as long as there is distance between smokers and non-smokers.
For the sake of argument, let's ignore the proof that secondhand and thirdhand smoke can be harmful.
Further, let's assume that any alleged benefits of "stress relief" are not overshadowed by the fact that smoking attacks virtually every organ in the human body.
Given those assumptions, we are left with more facts:
■ The tobacco industry spends more than $8 billion a year marketing their deadly products to us.
■ This results in more than 440,000 deaths per year.
■ It costs the U.S. more than $193 billion a year in lost productivity and health care expenditures.
So forgive me if I can't generate any sympathy for the "beleaguered, stressed-out smokers."
Directly or indirectly, their actions cause significant harm.
What a shame that one of my favorite Times-Union columnists chose to use his forum to support Big Tobacco.
Edward Zoller, Jacksonville


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Remote to display Local
I have a few questions about X in the Redhat 9 Linux environment.
First, the situation I need to resolve: A user needs to use the graphics pipe of various remote RH9 boxes and needs to be able to do something with the application display. The display itself is necessary for the app to run but not for the user to see. The user then collects the data from the app.
So here is the basic scenario. System A logs on to System B and be able to "display" on system B without a local console login.
To date, I have figured out that I can run X on :2 (because Xauth only works on :0 and :1). Using normal UNIX means, I cannot get the second X to come after the default. I have tried doing the whole .Xauthority thing and for whatever reason it hates me, and don't have the time and knowledge to figure it out. This leads me to my next questions...
When/Where/How does X get started in RH9? Is there a way to Disable xauth on :0? How can I get another X on :2 to start AFTER the default startup?
Thanks in advance!
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man ssh . .Xauthority is worthless or if you really want to do it thru display buffers i have a lil text i wrote a LONG time ago, lemme know.
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Anything that helps
If you have a scipt that would help out, I would really appreciate it! I have been trying just about everything. I was able to get another X session to work on a different vt than 7, but it does not seem to work at all on some systems, and doesn't work very well on all systems.


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Lamesa museum to honor ag heritage
Dal Paso Museum in Lamesa will host an agricultural history celebration from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
"Harvest of history: 10 decades of agricultural history in Dawson County" contains indoor and outdoor exhibits related to farming heritage, as well as other activities.
They include:
■ Art exhibits.
■ Dominoes and card games.
■ Car collection.
■ Antique tractors.
■ Live music.
■ Cowboy poetry.
■ Food concessions.
■ Horseshoe tournament.
■ Children's train ride and bounce house.
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Innovative Google Fiber TV adds TBN and Enlace to Kansas City Channel Lineup
Sep 19, 2012, 17:51 ET from Trinity Broadcasting Network
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Trinity Broadcasting Network, the world's largest religious broadcaster, announced that the TBN flagship network, along with its affiliated Enlace Spanish language Christian network, have been added to the channel lineup for Google Fiber, the revolutionary lightning fast Internet and High-Definition TV service launched by Google in Kansas City.
Through Google Fiber, nearly 90 percent of Kansas City, Kansas and central Kansas City, Missouri will have access to connectivity speeds of one gigabit per second — an amazing 100 times faster than average U.S. connection speeds — which will equate into super-fast Internet access as well as crystal clear, uninterrupted HD TV.
"We're thrilled to join this innovative advance in Internet and broadcast technology," said Matt Crouch, TBN's Vice President of Administration. "Since our launch nearly 40 years ago, TBN has made it a priority to stay on the leading edge of industry standards. Google is raising the bar for Internet speed and broadcast clarity, and TBN is proud to be one of the select networks Google Fiber subscribers will enjoy."
Mr. Crouch recalled that TBN was one of the first networks to utilize satellite technology to broadcast Christian television across the nation and around the world. TBN was also a leader in offering faith-and-family programming to viewers via the Internet both through streaming technology and Video on Demand. And through its smart phone apps, as well as its iTBN online video portal, TBN is leading the way in taking inspirational programming to more people, more often, and in more places. "Our tagline — TBN Everywhere — means just that," said Mr. Crouch. "We're committed to ensuring that all 18 of our global Christian networks are available where our viewers need and want them — 24 hours everyday."
TBN's flagship network, America's most watched and requested faith channel, along with Enlace, the premier Christian channel for Hispanic viewers, comprise the perfect combination of inspirational channels for Google Fiber TV, said TBN's founder, Dr. Paul Crouch. "As this innovative service expands to other cities across the nation," he said, "we look forward to being there to provide the faith and family programming that has made TBN a household name around the world."
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August 10th, 2013 02:14 AM #6Cynthia/Luna
twenty-something name nerd. infj
Seraphina Juliette Audrey. Evangeline Laetitia Odette. Catalina Ariadne Helen. Valentina Bellatrix Yvaine
Violetta Catherine Lenore. Isabelle Faustina Clare. Rosalind Anna Belphoebe. Guinevere Cassia Ottilie
Vanessa Rose Aphrodite. Helena Edelweiss. Talitha Caroline. Aurelia Madelief
Peregrine Lysander James. Gavriel Alexander Callum. James Luca Auberon. Edmund Frederic Altair
Perseus Arthur Flynn. Cassius Jason Alaric. Damien Alexei Orion
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Also, loving the idea of her initials spelling ZAP!
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the problem isnt imagining it on an adult its believing an adult would ever want to be called Zuzu for eternity.
there is also the connotation of the Zhuzhu pet craze.
to make sure your child has options, plus give the name better flow, go with Alice Zuzu or even Xanthe Zuzu?
my husband goes by his middle name and its never been that big of a problem.
plus this way if the cute factor wears off or gets tiring for your child it easier for them to transition to the first name instead of the other way around. the fact that your SO has taken so long to come around means theres probably a good reason. hearing your view on it all the time most likely made is seem more normal.
it doesnt feel like a 'name thats just not for everyone' at all. its BEYOND quirky or different like Xanthe, its at the point where people question its legitimacy. it IS a great name! but only in theory, fiction, and sadly jokes.
i think a lot of time we get lost in names we love and dont truly admit to ourselves or consider if we are really doing whats best in naming another person.
it really sounds like you are set, but hope you can think past what you want and think about what your child, not just as a cute little girl, but as a woman, mother, and professional would want to be called by her friends, husband, and boss.~*~ Guilty Pleasures ~*~
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text: I haven't owned a Glock since 2004 when other gun companies started making similar guns with interchangeable backstraps that fit my short fingered hands so much better than the 3rd gen Glocks and prior. I've owned the M&P, the Taurus 24/7 (No changeable back straps, but still fit better than the Glock), and recently the Ruger SR9c. (Once again, no real back strap interchangeability, but still had a better trigger reach) However, thanks to our beloved Commander in Chief's latest...er, policies towards our Second Amendment rights, I thought long and hard about what would be best to get before these atrocities *Ahem* I mean, new laws to make us so much safer get passed. It didn't take long to realize that (Sadly - I mean come on, you'd think by now there would be other companies that had as many accessories and mod options as Glock, but no... ) Glock was still the most logical choice when it comes to aftermarket parts, accessories, and modification options. So, a couple of weeks ago, I went to my local fun store and looked at the Gen4 G19. I knew from my prior experiences, there's no better all around pistol for firepower, accuracy and concealability than the G19. Period. (At least, IMO) I had heard about these Gen 4 pistols on the internet, and their problems, but they seem to have things ironed out now, and I was curious as to if the extra 2mm in shorter trigger reach would make any difference. Not to mention the (supposedly) improved grip texture and larger mag release. After fondling *Ahem* Er, I mean handling the pistol to check for improved ergonomics , the extra 2mm made the difference for me. Before, my fingers were so short, that I had to slightly offset my grip to be able to kick off the trigger safety (No, seriously, my fingers are that freaking short ) Now, even though I don't have as much pad on the trigger as I like, I had no problems pulling the trigger with a proper grip and when checking for sight picture when firing, it seems that right before the firing pin is released, the trigger seems to wind up around the sweet spot on the finger pad resulting in a pretty much stable sight picture, and not being off either slightly to the left or right. As for the new grip texture, let's just say it works, and works damned good, maybe too good. I've never had a Glock start to wear sore spots on my hands before unless I was using skateboard tape. It would seem that that's definitely not needed anymore, wow. The trigger is smooth, with that familiar resistance right before the firing pin is released, and doesn't feel gritty at all. I've read about the different recoil springs that Glock had issued, and mine has 0, 3, and 4 at the 9, 6, and 3 o'clock positions. The first 3 letters of the serial number is TYD*** and the test fire date is 10/10/12. (Would have been really cool if it was 12/12/12, but oh well) They happened to have a big box FULL of 31 round, Korean made PW mags, I bought one outright and put another two more on layaway with the Glock. But since they made two tickets, I was able to pick up my G19 yesterday and still keep the two unpaid for mags on layaway due to them putting it on a separate ticket, LOL! Good thing too, because they completely sold out of those mags like I figured they would. My only regret was that I didn't put more on layaway with the G19. And now, a simple pic of my Gen 4 G19 : I figure that if later on I'm still not happy enough with the way it fits my hands, I can always get a back strap reduction, but I will wait and see how I do with it first before making that decision.


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Is this what Google will use instead of the PageRank algorithm?
Google recently announced that the PageRank toolbar won't be updated anymore. Does this mean that Google won't use PageRank as a ranking factor anymore? A Google patent that was granted in September indicates that Google might use some kind of PageRank 2.0 to rank pages.
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Almost 15 years after the Exxon Valdez tanker spilled millions of litres of oil into the pristine waters of Alaska's Prince William Sound, contaminants released in the accident continue to befoul the area, according to a new study in the latest issue of the journal Science.
While the massive oil slick and thousands of dying seabirds that made headlines in 1989 have vanished, the study says wildlife continues to be poisoned by oil residues in subtle ways that are harming the young of many species and are undermining population recoveries.
In many of the worst-affected areas, the beaches and tidal flats appear clean from the surface, but researchers were able to strike petroleum by merely pushing spades into the ground and turning over cobblestones to find seemingly fresh oil not much different than the day it gushed from the Valdez.
"In the Alaskan coastal ecosystem, unexpected persistence of toxic subsurface oil and chronic exposures, even at sub-lethal levels, have continued to affect wildlife," the study concluded.
It said some areas may need up to 30 years to fully recover.
Although the Valdez accident was not the worst oil spill in history and doesn't even rank in the top 10 for the amount of petroleum dumped into the environment, it is considered the world's worst tanker mishap because it occurred in an area of almost unbelievable natural bounty, frequented by colourful puffins, killer whales, salmon and sea otters.
ExxonMobil spent almost $2.2-billion (U.S.) cleaning up the mess from the spill, but stopped in 1992 after the state of Alaska and the U.S. Coast Guard declared the cleanup had been completed.
The Valdez incident is the most extensively studied oil spill in history because it occurred in such an ecologically sensitive region, and the new study raises further questions over whether the damage has been largely mitigated.
The study's lead author, marine ecologist Charles Peterson from the University of North Carolina, said merely standing on the tidal areas affected by the spill causes oil residue to seep to the surface. "That oil sheens, stinks, stains everything you touch and obviously has a lot of characteristics that fresh oil did," he said.
Normally after a spill, oil quickly breaks down into carbon dioxide and water when it is exposed to air, sunlight and wave action. But in the case of the Valdez spill, hydrocarbons seeped down into rocky and sandy areas below the surface in many sheltered coves and inlets, slowing the breakdown process to a crawl. Oil residues aren't a problem in more open coastal areas, where natural processes have largely eliminated the oil.
ExxonMobil says pollution hot spots, such as the ones found by the researchers, exist in Prince William Sound, but it says they are small, isolated and have been found elsewhere in the world after large oil spills.
But Mr. Peterson said these sheltered areas tend to have the most fertile environments for many aquatic species, meaning the ecosystems with the most potential for wildlife diversity also carry the greatest threat to these animals because they tend to be places where oil doesn't break down quickly.
One of the most significant findings of the research is that the long-term effects of a spill harm wildlife in a profoundly different way than during the initial discharge of oil.
When birds or mammals first encounter an oil slick after an accident, their fur or feathers are coated, causing them to lose their ability to keep warm. They die of hypothermia, drowning or the ingesting of toxic hydrocarbons. A quarter of a million seabirds died in the days just after the Valdez spill, as well as up to 2,800 sea otters.
But the study said animals are now being affected by chronic, low-level exposure to toxic chemicals, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), that are leaching from the remaining oil. Laboratory research has found that PAHs are toxic to salmon eggs in concentrations as low as one part per billion, an extremely small reading.
Researchers have also found that sea otters and harlequin ducks have high levels of enzymes found in animals whose metabolism is trying to rid itself of toxic substances. The study said this finding could explain why sea otter populations have risen only 4 per cent annually since the spill, compared with rates of 10 per cent observed after the hunt for otter pelts was ended.


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Rider Offers Teacher Academy for Aspiring Science Educators
"Faucet drips, teardrops, rainfall and oceans: How does water connect us all?" Rider University's School of Education High School Teacher Academy students spent three intensive weeks engaged in an inquiry project that uncovered the importance of water in our world. These Mercer County students are future science teachers embarking upon their academic and professional journeys now. A collaboration between Rider University, Princeton University, and local school districts, the academy provides high-quality science instruction by area professionals.
In January 2010, Rider received a grant from Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Foundation, one of Johnson & Johnson's operating companies based in Mercer County, to implement the academy, which ran daily from July 6 through July 22 for six hours per day. Ten students from local schools, including Ewing High School, Hamilton High School West, Notre Dame High School and Trenton Central High School, were selected to participate in the program.
"The program was designed to give kids a hands-on experience with inquiry learning, specifically in science, in a college environment," said Dr. Kathleen Pierce, chair of Graduate Education at Rider. "A lot of what they are learning they can take with them in the fall and potentially see themselves as successful college students."
Rider Teacher Academy instructors Jim Messermith and Sister John Ann Proach and graduate student Cristen Fowler facilitated discovery and inquiry with students each day. On one particular day, the students conducted an analysis of water samples from local lakes, rivers, and streams, including Rider's own lake.
Bridget Franz, an incoming freshman at Ewing High School, who was testing the pH level and dissolved oxygen content of a water sample, said she has always liked science because she enjoys how the subject involves hands-on learning. While she had some background in chemistry, she thought the class/lab during the academy provided a more in-depth experience. She looks forward to further study in chemistry.
In addition to the inquiry project, the students had a chance to visit the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, bond with their participating peers, and explore life on a college campus. The students took a tour of Rider's Lawrenceville campus and later attended a seminar, run by Joshualynn Johnson, assistant director of Admissions, and Rubin Joyner, director of Educational Opportunity Program, about getting into college and being successful.
Allison Ruszczyk, a junior at Notre Dame High School, said she applied for the academy because she has always enjoyed science and math, and she has thought about becoming a high-school science or math teacher. In addition the class/lab component of the academy, Ruszczyk said she enjoyed visiting the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and learning about the possibilities of attending college.
The students also learned about the teaching profession, including classroom management, 21st century technology in the classroom and diverse learners. For example, Suzanne Carbonaro, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education/Assessment Coordinator and adjunct assistant professor of Communication, led a seminar about communication and technology in classrooms.
Other seminar facilitators included Don Brown, director of Multicultural Affairs at Rider; Dr. Barbara Blandford, director of Services for Students with Disabilities at Rider; Ray Broach, former Ewing schools superintendent; and Dr. Sven Strnad, fifth-grade teacher at Millstone River Elementary School in Plainsboro, N.J. Princeton University's Princeton-Blairstown Center instructors provided mentoring in social and emotional learning.
Many of the participating students said the experience opened their eyes to what it is like to attend college, as well as career opportunities in education and the sciences.
"As a scientist, you have to be able to communicate what you do. Research is a small part of it," Proach concluded.
Sharon Sherman, dean of the School of Education, explained that science teaching is a shortage area in the state and nation. "This grow-your-own science teacher program is one strategy for recruiting highly qualified teachers for the schools in our backyard." Districts can learn more about the Rider University Teacher Academy by visiting rider.edu/education.


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A housing and trail project for the southwest corner of Cupertino is moving along slowly but surely.
Representatives from Parkside Trails LLC emailed a holiday update to the community regarding a project that could dedicate 33 acres of open space between Stevens Creek County Park and Fremont Older Open Space Preserve for housing and trail access.
The project is in the early planning stages and would see 10 acres in trail easements added in exchange for the right to develop up to 18 homes on 9 acres next to existing neighborhoods. The public got its first look at the project in early August during a well attended community meeting.
Project applicants have been working with the city to complete environmental studies and applications. A new project engineer was hired at the recommendation of residents at a neighborhood meeting, according to the email from project representative Darcelle Pruitt.
A survey was recently taken to account for every tree on the 9-acre property. Once it is complete, Parkside Trails will work with the city's arborist to file a complete report on the species, size and condition of all the trees on the site.
The applicants are also designing a tentative map of the parcel lines, drainage areas, grading plans and housing envelope for each future dwelling unit.
The project is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. The city's CEQA consultant plans to take a site walk of the roughly 42-acre property. The CEQA report will analyze the existing environmental setting and project impacts and provide mitigation measures if environmental impacts are identified.
The environmental report will address land use, aesthetics, transportation, biology, geology, noise, air quality, hydrology and water quality, hazards, hazardous materials, and public services, according to the email.
When the environmental assessment is complete, the city will hold public meetings regarding the project as early as spring. The applicants are also interviewing home builders.
The email further states that Parkside Trails is working with the city to meet the required below-market-rate housing within the city.
"We believe that these requirements will be met through a combination of an in-lieu fee and off-site affordable housing closer to public transportation and other services," the email states. "Parkside Trails is working on a way to provide high- quality, affordable housing that will meet or exceed the city's 15 percent goal."
The area in question–situated south of Ricardo Road and east of Stevens Creek County Park–has seen development proposals in the past. In August, it was mentioned that the project would also attempt to tackle approximately 35 acres of land with drainage issues to the west.


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Nonprofit conference Thursday at WITC
A conference for nonprofit staff and volunteers is planned from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College in New Richmond.
This conference was designed to support local nonprofits both adapt and thrive in a changing environment. As a practical, skills-building conference, the event will feature workshops on topics from marketing to inspiritng volunteers.
The Challenges of Change will be presented by Lynn Miner from Miner and Associates, Inc. There will be a choice of four morning and four afternoon workshops.
Cost is $50, which includes lunch. For scholarships or registration materials, contact Maltee McMahon at email@example.com or 715.231.7957.
A pre-conference grant writing workshop day will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie.


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Day 5. Through Otongo to Jalpan at 104. Degrees. Get me to the dry side.
El Camino Terminado
motosierragorda's magazine cover.
Rick taught the bird that trick.
Day 6. The All-Mexico Roll-on Drag Races and heading north to the wildest ride of the trip.
And right about then is where it got insane. The next twenty miles to Zaragoza produced the two best lines of the trip. Both by Rick.
Well. At least when I wreck, I won't have to ride this damn motorcycle.
Well. When I wreck I'm just gonna light my bike on fire and wait for help.
Brothers and sisters. Be ready for this section if you go from San Antonio de Pena Nevada to Zaragoza. It is a championship length fight. You think it is over and there's always another round.
Not many pics by Rick or I. We were mentally preparing ourselves to die. I know the boys have a least a couple.
I have never been so happy to see a town.
We cut that awful tight Especially since..,
Day 7. Dash to the border through Galeana and Linares and Montemorelos.Kickstands up at 7:00. Back down 5 seconds later. Justin's KTM wouldn't crank in 33 degree weather and Rick had two flats. Yup. Two. And a burned out headlight. And a broken tail light. And a broken Jesse topbox rack (from jumping topes, I'd guess. He got to where he was getting good air. ). This was the day that all the mechanical issues hit us and a hay bale almost took me and Aaron out. Yup. Just outta Montemorelos a compact truck with one bale too many was in front of us. Recognizing the danger I wicked it up to stay for as short a time as possible in the pinch zone.
Slight right hand corner uphill was enough to dislodge the bale which slid off the truck, somersaulted and landed directly in front of my front wheel. According to Rick it was a direct hit and I exploded the hay bale like something in a movie. Hay got everywhere. I will just have to take his word for it. My eyes were closed. I knew I was going down. When I didn't my first thought was "Damn. I'm sure glad that guy couldn't bale hay."
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Expressing ..., or frustration.
Let me explain,,,what designates what curve gets a "Curva Peligrosa" sign. 500 dangerous switchbacks and then one sign proudly proclaiming that this curve is indeed dangerous...
And more importantly to our KTM riders, what determines where a Pemex goes?
4 for 10,000 people in Jalpan. Pemex across the street from a Pemex at least twice on the trip. Pemex within a mile of another Pemex. And then 100 miles and nada.
Awesome trip. :eek1
Happy to see Weazybuddha again.
Loaded the trailer and made it to the ranch at 1 a.m. Tired but sated. For now at least.
Soon as can I wrestle the nephews out of their pics we will fill in some gaps. Most of the pics are Rick's. He had a real camera and the ability to use a camera. I had neither. Many thanks to him. Most of the gaps came when the road was the best/worst and that best/worst determination my friends...well, it is all about perspective. lol
When they placed the sign there were 3 school kids and a burro walking in the road just around the bend
Here's a link to our trip planning thread. http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?p=20741941#post20741941
Thanks for a wonderfull trip report!


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FRIDAY NIGHT RACES … come to my party!
NorCal fans of the cycloverse ~ how about coming over to the Hellyer Velodrome this Friday (May 9th) to watch some track races. I'm gonna be promoting the 2008 Friday Night Races ~ dates are here.
This Friday is actually "presented by norcalcyclingnews" … meaning, i'm gonna go out and grab a bunch of viddles and drinks for everybody to nosh on while they stomp and scream at their favorites out on the track.
But i need people there to party!
So, come on out and have a good time with us. The weather will be angelic … and you haven't experienced "golden hour" until you've seen Hellyer at twilight. It's magic … so think about bringing your camera.
And hey! Come out and give me a few good heckles ~ cuz i'll be on the mic all not long … busting out the falsetto commentos and giggled up mega-cheers for the racers and fans. Here's what to expect:
- There is plenty of parking [directions] (does cost you $6 County Park Fee, but you can pay by card – but, no costs beyond that to spectate at Hellyer),
- there will be free food and drink (while it lasts, yo), and
- if you get there by 6pm, you'll hear some sweet live music by Kenny Schick.
- At 7pm the racing begins. We'll end a bit after 9pm, or soonest possible.
If you're a road rider and want to really see what finishes of races look like up close and personal … the velodrome is the PLACE for you.
On a Friday Night, you'll see dozens of sprints and you won't be able to stop yourself from learning a few tricks of the trade … and maybe get a little taste of it in your mouth, eh?
And you never know … you might find yourself checking the Hellyer Calendar for any of them Beginner Classes to get all certified and educated for track riding.
it's fun, it's easy, it's the INCREDIBLE training for both the body and mind of a racer.
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This Friday you'll be able to see some quick and burly Match Sprints, a crazy Win-n-Out format that will leave you laughing, and the always crowd pleasing Miss-n-Outs where you'll be body twisting and gasping in body english as you watch racers dive smoothly around each other.
And, for the true roadies there will be the standard Scratch and Points races – which we of the tarmac seem to gravitate towards …. for some reason.
If you've never been to the track, this is a great night to come out and see quite a few different disciplines revving up engines on the banks. There will be Women's racing, men's racing, and even a KiddieKilo that you BET you can enter your nipper in.
email me if you've any questions and i hope you'll come to my party.
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I told the customer it may not work out, that maybe he could bring me a cape from rifle season it would be great. Not sure if sticktights is the correct term or not. These are the wee little ones that stick in the fur found in the midwest. I'm worried the deer will loose to much hair combing these out, and I'm assuming they are not going to wash out either. The ears are especially loaded. I have three extra capes, do you suppose this would be a good time to use one of them? Or does the wash take these out like a miracle?
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"Any time you have a sudden, unexpected spike in enrollment, it can be a financial burden for the local districts, and we are working with them to make sure they get their money as fast as possible."
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For the problem that the energy efficiency of the cloud computing data center is low, from the point of view of the energy efficiency of the servers, the authors propose a new energy-efficient multi-job scheduling model based on Google's massive data processing framework. To solve this model, they design a practical encoding and decoding method for the individuals and construct an overall energy efficiency function of the servers as the fitness value of each individual. Meanwhile, in order to accelerate the convergent speed of their algorithm and enhance its searching ability, a local search operator is introduced. Finally, the experiments show that the proposed algorithm is effective and efficient.


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The nation's business leaders Monday urged the new government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to pull the country out of its economic doldrums and deregulate more to boost foreign investment in Japan.
They also called for an early declaration of Japan's intent to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks.
"I hope the government will carry out policies that can steadily lead to economic growth," Yasuchika Hasegawa, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai), said at a news conference attended by representatives of two other business lobbies.
The government needs to draw up a supplementary budget and the fiscal 2013 budget as soon as possible, Hasegawa said. He pushed for expedited deregulation and other reforms to make Japan attractive enough to induce foreign direct investment, which has been lagging behind emerging nations in Asia.
Keidanren Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura meanwhile said it is also important for the private sector not to rely too much on the government and instead take the initiative to boost competitiveness.
"I want each company to take risks (in order) to bear fruit amid continuing globalization and diversification," Hasegawa said.
Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Tadashi Okamura told the gathering that the government should accelerate recovery measures in the disaster-hit Tohoku region.
At a New Year's reception for business leaders held before the news conference, Lawson Inc. President Takeshi Niinami said it is important to raise the incomes of the young generations to increase consumption.
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A large number of women, children and men reached Karachi after having travelled 35 days in the scorching heat to conclude their 'education march' in front of the Sindh Assembly.
They demand that the government impose an education emergency in the province for the next 10 years. However, the march was not welcomed by any government representative, including the education minister, and no one was present to receive their 'memorandum', which the participants pasted on the assembly's main gate.
Slogans and placards that bore messages such as 'We want to fight for our schools' and 'We want to wage a war for education' were held by the children and their parents.
The march, which started on March 16 from Sukkur and Larkana, received a warm welcome in various towns and cities of the province. "Our demands are simple," said Vishnumal, secretary-general of the Awami Jamhori Party, which has organised the march. "We want our children to be equipped with pens rather than with bullets and guns."
Mal said that the efforts of the party do not end with the march. "After this mega event, every central executive committee member of our party will be asked to monitor the school in their area," he said. "We will force the teachers to attend school and if they don't, we will stage a sit-in in front of the district education offices until the issue is resolved. We will also start a drive encouraging people to enrol their children in government schools rather than in private ones."
Mal then went on to praise the public response that they have received. "A few of us started this historic march and now it has turned into a gathering of thousands," he said. "We will force the government into imposing an education emergency in the country in order to improve the quality of education and prevent cheating in examinations."
Other leaders of the party were also showered with roses for leading the march as minors, aged no more than five, shouted slogans behind their parents and applauded during the leaders' speeches.
The participants
"Travelling hundreds of kilometres on foot is not easy," said Naushero Feroze resident, Khadim Brohi, who has never attended school but wanted his children to receive education and asked for the restoration of his village's only school. "However, I am not tired and want to continue. I do not want to see my children becoming farmers like me or even labourers and therefore I want them to be able to get education."
A large number of participants shouted slogans against the government and feudal lords for destroying the country's education system. "A son of a local Pakistan Peoples Party leader is a teacher in my village," claimed Larkana's Shahnaz Shaikh. "However, instead of teaching, he works as a contractor and the school hasn't functioned in 10 years. We have no option but to fight for education."
The march was also joined by students, educationists and activists of Karachi. An eighth-grade student of the Falcon Grammar School, Sarmad Chandio, joined the procession along with hismother. "When we heard about the march on TV, we decided to join in," he said.
The demands
The memorandum, which was not received by any government official, demanded the declaration of education emergency in the province and to ensure a 100 per cent enrolment in public schools.
The memorandum also wanted the depoliticising of education and asked for at least two high schools in each taluka, one for boys and the other for girls.
Other demands included making all 270 technical schools of the province functional and to revise the curriculum.
"We want strict monitoring of schools with the help of citizens and induction of teachers must be done only on merit," added the memorandum.
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ARMY RADIO said the bomber apparently detonated his explosives prematurely when he saw police approaching him.
Witness Mohammed Akbariyeh said he was sitting in a restaurant near the bus stop when the blast went off.
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Jockey Rosie Napravnik flies in from New Orleans for the mount on
Shanghai Bobby in the deep and talented field of 10 potential Triple
Crown prospects. Napravnik rode Shanghai Bobby to all five of his
victories last year for trainer Todd Pletcher, climaxed by a hard-fought
head decision in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) at Santa
Anita on Nov. 3.
Shanghai Bobby drew the rail for Saturday's race. He was made the 4-5 morning-line favorite.
After posting his final workout for the Holy Bull at Palm Meadows on
Sunday morning Pletcher said, "It went great. It looks like he's right
on schedule."
"He's grown up, filling out, all the things you want to see from him
going into his 3-year-old year," added the nine-time defending
Gulfstream training champion.
Purchased for $105,000 at the Keeneland September yearling sales by
Starlight Racing, the son of Harlan's Holiday is now co-owned by the
Coolmore team of Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith.
Prior to the Breeders' Cup Shanghai Bobby posted major stakes
victories in the Hopeful Stakes (G2) at Saratoga by 3 ¾ lengths and
Champagne Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park by five lengths. Starlight Racing
raced Harlan's Holiday, winner of the 2002 Florida Derby (G1).
The presence of Shanghai Bobby in the field obviously didn't
discourage the connections of other owners and trainers that hope to
have a prospect for the $1 million Florida Derby here on March 30 later
in the meet and Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday
in May.
Prominent among the challengers are Magic City Thoroughbred
Partners' Frac Daddy, David Cohen; Sienna Farm's Dewey Square, Corey
Lanarie; Lori and George Hall's Bern Identity, Paco Lopez; Trilogy
Stable and Laurie Plesa's Itsmyluckyday, Paco Lopez; and Curtis Green's
Tulira Castle, Javier Castellano.
A son of 2007 Florida Derby hero Scat Daddy, Frac Daddy is trained
by Ken McPeek and makes his first start since losing a neck decision
when second to Uncaptured in the 1 1/16 miles Kentucky Jockey Club
Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs on Nov. 24.
In two previous starts Frac Daddy finished third in his debut going a
mile on a 'muddy' track at Belmont in early October and broke his
maiden by nearly 10 lengths stretching out to 1 1/16 miles at Churchill
on Nov. 3.
McPeek echoed the sentiments of several other trainers in Saturday's
race when he said: "At some point, we've got to figure out whether we
can or we can't run with him (Shanghai Bobby). I'd rather find out now
than find out later. He's (Frac Daddy) a horse that will run all day.
Even if he didn't win at this particular distance, I wouldn't be
Dewey Square also comes into the Holy Bull after three starts as a
2-year-old for trainer Dale Romans, who collected his own Eclipse Award
last Saturday evening. A son of Bernardini, Dewey Square won his first
two starts, the first at Hoosier Park in September going 7 ½ furlongs
and a 1 1/16 miles allowance at Churchill Downs in October before
rallying to a good third-place finish in the Kentucky Jockey Club,
beaten 1 ½ lengths for it all.
Trained by Kelly Breen, Bern Identity will get his share of support.
The son of Bernstein had three wins, two seconds and a third in as many
starts last year, winning the Sanford Stakes (G2) and finishing third
in the Hopeful behind Shanghai Bobby at Saratoga. He makes his first
start since finishing second in the rich Delta Jackpot (G3) at Delta
Downs on Nov. 17.
Itsmyluckyday has the advantage of a stakes victory over the
Gulfstream track and Holy Bull distance as he drew off to capture the
$100,000 Gulfstream Park Derby by 6 ¾ lengths on New Year's Day for
trainer Eddie Plesa, Jr. The victory was his fourth in eight starts
after racing at Monmouth Park, Calder and Delta Downs last year. The son
of Lawyer Ron was purchased for $110,000 at the OBS March 2-year-old
Tulira Castle also has a win over the Gulfstream track at the meet
as he was very impressive in a 2 ¼ lengths allowance score going a mile
on Dec. 8 in his first start on dirt for trainer Jim DiVito. The
Kentucky homebred by War Pass finished second and first in two starts at
Arlington Park to begin his career before a good runner-up effort in a
Keeneland allowance in mid-October, all three races run on Polytrack
"It is what it is," said Divito when asked about facing Shanghai
Bobby. "At least we'll know where we fit in the 3-year-old program.
That's the thing I want to see. There are races at other places for him
and other races here. We'll give it a shot and go for it. We're here;
he's training good and he's in good shape."
A longshot that deserves respect in the field is Up Hill Stable's
Clearly Now with jockey Luis Saez to ride for trainer Brian Lynch. The
son of Horse Greeley ran three times at Woodbine in Canada last year
winning his first two starts sprinting and finishing third in the
$250,000 Display Stakes at 1 1/16 miles after setting the pace to
"He showed ability from the start with his first two wins," said
Lynch. "I might have had him a little too fresh for his first start
going a distance in the Display, but I think I learned a little bit
about him that will help this time. This is the time of year (for a
3-year-old) you want to see what you have."
Completing the field are Rosa Stephany Tavera' Sr. Quisqueyano, Joel
Rosario; Ramona Bass' Fredericksburg, John Velazquez; and Rose Family
Stable's Joshua's Comprise.
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his is Susan King, veteran L.A. Times movie writer and guardian of the Golden Age of Hollywood galaxy. Every Friday in my Classic Hollywood newsletter, I get to discuss everything near and dear to my heart, including notable births and deaths, the latest in books and DVD releases, events around town, fun vintage TV programming and movie milestones.
Speaking of movie milestones, Monday marks the 38th anniversary of the limited release of