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The exciting line offers three new cupcake mixes consisting of Betty Crocker Hershey's Chocolate, Betty Crocker Hershey's s'mores, and [amazon_link id="B00ECKGRWY" target="_blank" ]Betty Crocker Reese's Peanut Butter & Chocolate[/amazon_link]. Each flavor is available in a 15.4-oz package with suggested retail price of $2.79.
Also added to the collection of baking products are three brand new cookie mixes that chocolate lovers will love! They are Betty Crocker Hershey's Chocolate Chunk, Betty Crocker Hershey's Cookies'n'Creme and Betty Crocker Reese's Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chunk. The mixes are available in 12.5-oz package for a suggested retail price of $2.59.
To put the finishing touches on the scrumptious line there are now six new premium frostings ready to top off your mouthwatering creation, including Betty Crocker Hershey's Milk Chocolate, Special Dark", Chocolate Caramel; and s'mores and Cookies'n'Creme with sprinkles; and Betty Crocker Peter Paul" Almond Joy". The frostings come in a 16-ounce tub and have a suggested retail price of $2.59.
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I can't think of two things that go better together than Betty Crocker and Hershey's! The partnership just seems like the perfect duo! From cake pops with special middles, sweet surprise cupcake inventions, to cookie sandwiches—the new line of products are going to be awesome for the holidays!
I whipped up a batch of Betty Crocker Reese's Peanut Butter & Chocolate cupcakes and turned them into spooky Halloween treats. Borrowing decorating ideas from FamilyFun Magazine, we made House on Witch Cupcakes and haunted ghostly treats using meringue and candy corn. Check it out!
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A 63-year-old man is under arrest on accusations he sexually assaulted two women in downtown Portland.
Ladell Hill was taken into custody Friday morning on charges of first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy.
According to Portland police, at about 6 a.m. officers responded to a reported sexual assault in which a 22-year-old victim had locked herself in a Portland Loo at Southwest Park Avenue and Columbia Street.
Officers took the alleged victim to a hospital for treatment. During the investigation, Sex Crimes Unit detectives identified Hill as the suspect. They also determined that Hill was responsible for sexually assaulting a 27-year-old woman three weeks prior in the 100 block of Southwest 6th Avenue.
Both the victims and Hill were homeless, Portland police said.
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Now is the time to rejoice, as the 2014 Corvette Stingray convertible has been revealed at a rather unexpected location: the 2013 Geneva auto show. The European debut affirms the notion that GM wants the C7 Corvette to be a global player.With the coupe and convertible engineered simultaneously—per chief engineer Tadge Juechter, the C7 was designed from the beginning as an open-top car—differences between the two body styles are minimal. The only change other than the soft-top is the elimination of the C6.R-style rear quarter-panel vents for the transmission (automatic and Z51) and differential coolers (Z51), which have been replaced by underbody air intakes.Inside, the convertible receives the coupe's premium materials, including real carbon fiber and aluminum trim, napa leather and micro-suede for the standard GT seats, and available Competition Sport seats designed for track duty. Both configurable high-resolution 8-inch screens – a driver's screen and center-mounted infotainment touch screen – as well as the available head-up display carry over to the drop top. The convertible also gets the five-position Drive Mode Selector.A glass rear window and sound-absorbing padding inside the C7's three-layer top help keep the cabin quieter with the top up. An all-new folding mechanism lowers the fully electric convertible top (the C6's top used manual latches) in just 21 seconds and can be operated at speeds up to 30 mph or remotely via the key fob. Like in the coupe, weight is kept in check by exotic materials including a carbon-fiber hood and lightweight sheet-molded compound for the fenders, doors, rear quarter panels, and convertible tonneau cover. Underbody panels are made out of a carbon-nano composite. These reduce body weight by 37 pounds and contribute to a 50/50 front/rear weight distribution. The 2014 Corvette Stingray's new aluminum frame, which is 57 percent stiffer and 99 pounds lighter than the outgoing car's steel frame allowed GM to remove the roof without having to add additional bracing to compensate for a loss of structural integrity.The stiffer frame also allows for identical suspension, steering, and brake tuning for the coupe and convertible. The suspension is comprised of a lightweight short/long arm suspension at all four corners and is available with Bilstein dampers, while the third-generation Magnetic Ride Control is available on Z51 models. Standard wheels are 18 x 8.5-inch front and 19 x 10-inch rear; Z51 models get 19- and 20-inch forged wheels. GM claims Z51 models can pull more than 1.0 g during cornering.Motivation for the Corvette Stingray convertible comes from the same 6.2-liter LT1 V-8 as the coupe, which features direct injection, cylinder deactivation, and variable valve timing. Official numbers haven't been released, but GM says output will be around at 450 hp and 450 lb-ft of torque. Like the coupe, the engine can be mated to a rear-mounted seven-speed manual transmission with rev matching or a six-speed automatic with paddle shifters.The LS7-powered 2013 Corvette 427 set the bar for Corvette convertible performance fairly high, posting a 0-60 mph time of 3.8 seconds, finishing the quarter-mile in 11.9 seconds at 121.5 mph, and stopping from 60 mph in 101 feet. It also posted a 1.06 g (avg) on our skidpad and finished our figure-eight test in 24.1 seconds. We have to wait until we get our hands on the 2014 to find out if the C7 convertible will be the new king of this hill, but the outlook is good. Though the 2014 Corvette Stingray will only be available in left-hand drive, it will still be sold in some right-hand drive markets such as Japan and the United Kingdom. It will also be exported to continental Europe, the Middle East, and Russia. 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Editor's Note: We're happy to announce that Tom Burrell has joined Airborne Policing Contributor Ken Solosky in the Airborne/Maritime editorial topic area — Tom will write about issues of maritime law enforcement. Tom's career includes stints with the Marine Corps and the U.S. Coast Guard. He is currently a patrol supervisor for the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. We present two features from Tom today — look for more to come.
The United States has more 95,000 miles of coastline and millions of miles of inland waterways. Yet many — if not most — police officers have never interacted with a marine unit counterpart. If they have, it's probably been limited to search and rescue or some other such mission-specific request.
Many officers have never taken the opportunity to view their beat from the unique perspective of their maritime counterpart. Doing so offers valuable insight into which abandoned warehouse are more accessible from the riverfront, which piers are favorite fishing spots during the daylight and "drug corners" after sunset, and which areas normally requiring a platoon of officers to secure could be observed by a single marine officer sitting offshore in conjunction with handful of strategically place land units. The possibilities for marine unit assistance are endless and cover not only general patrol but also SWAT, narcotics, warrant service, intelligence and homeland security.
I've been asked by the editors at PoliceOne to address issues of maritime law enforcement, and I'm proud to join the team. I'm not one to talk (or write) much about myself, but I've been instructed to do just a little of that here, so before I proceed forward, here's a look back at my career up to now.
I began my career in maritime law enforcement when I enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard in 1992. Prior to that, I served a reservist for the United States Marine Corps during Desert Storm. While I was with the Coast Guard, I worked (both afloat and ashore) in places like Key West, Fla., Norfolk, Va., and New York City, with duties ranging from drug and alien interdiction to recreational boating safety. I left the Coast Guard in 1997 to pursue a position with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission as a Waterways Conservation Officer. That's where I've been ever since, with postings in the rural north central region and now in suburban Philadelphia. I'm already tired of writing about me, so let's move on.
Many departments have areas within their jurisdiction that are only accessible by water. Whether this is a secluded waterfront hunting camp or isolated island favored by those looking to get back to nature, the possibility exists that you may someday need to respond to a call in these areas and will need to get there safely. As we all know, regardless of where we find certain element of society we will eventually find trouble.
Over the years I have observed departments addressing this situation in various ways — usually during the heat of the moment — including obtaining assistance from the local fire/rescue service or even commandeering private vessels to transport an officer to the scene. These may have been the best options available at the time to an officer unfamiliar with the marine environment. In hindsight, wouldn't you prefer to have support from a fellow law enforcement officer who could not only get you to the call but also provide back up once there?
So, what do you do?
Unless you are employed by a large municipality or sheriff's office with an in-house marine unit, the first step is establishing contact with an outside agency capable of providing this assistance. Depending upon your location, this could be either a neighboring department or a statewide marine patrol. Either way, this is contact best made prior to receiving a middle of the night dispatch and learning by trial and error.
This pre-incident interaction is essential and could mean the difference between a successful operation and a debrief full of "next time" and "if only."
First, you need to determine what the procedure is for requesting assistance. Can your marine partners be contacted through your local dispatch center, do they have their own dispatch system, or do you need to contact a supervisor from their department to approve the request? Do they have specific types of incidents tow which they can or cannot respond? Will certain incidents generate an automatic response from that department due to having primary or overlapping jurisdiction?
Then there is the issue of insuring the proper equipment is on hand. Although a marine patrol unit may operate in your area this does not guarantee that their radios will be compatible with yours or that the boats they use for daily patrol will be suitable for shuttling a team of special operators to a clandestine lab in the middle of the night. Many rivers are divided into separate "pools" by either natural barriers such as shallow rocky areas or manmade obstacles such as dams. While the solution to either of these problems may be as simple as bringing in a more suitable vessel or launching from an area outside your jurisdiction, they are best addressed in advance.
Next you need to consider joint training. Again, this is especially important when marine units and land-based officers plan on working together. Unlike SWAT, which brings their own equipment and personnel, or aviation which works somewhat independent of ground units, joint operations with maritime assets are truly cooperative in nature. Most will involve officers accustomed to riding in a Crown Vic finding themselves suddenly racing across the open water wearing gun belts, ballistic vests, and assorted gear designed to save their lives but which now act as an anchor should they take a wrong step. Likewise, the marine officer may find him/herself in a position where they are faced with a situation they do not routinely handle (such as domestic disputes) while working with officers they've never met before. Once again, and I cannot say this enough, these issues are best addressed ahead of time.
Finally, there is the issue of command and control. Again, depending upon your location, the marine unit you call for assistance may be in house, a neighboring jurisdiction or a specialized unit with jurisdiction superseding or overlapping your own. In some situations, placing a call to the marine unit may result in turning over primary responsibility to those officers and placing yourself in a position of supporting them. In other cases, such as with my own agency, you will be contacting an agency with statewide jurisdiction, but limited resources for non-marine related investigations — in which case we will support your position as the primary responder.
Regardless of who is going to make the arrests and do the paperwork, it is important to understand that each boat can only have one captain. Although you may want to insert your team at "point A" at a specific time, it may not be feasible. When utilizing a marine unit you have to consider not only issues such as fatal funnels and cover vs. concealment, but also tide, currents, and water depth. It would be unfair to expect the marine officer to land you in a location which is unsafe for you, him, or the vessel that is needed to get everyone home.
Having these discussions before an incident arises allows everyone to not only be on the same page, but also ensures that any need to transfer command and control is done smoothly and in a manner which promotes successful completion of the mission.
The point is that maritime units are a valuable, and often underutilized, component of the overall law enforcement community. Although most marine units are available to respond to "Oh-dark-30" calls with minimal information, a little preplanning and joint training can make the difference success and failure.
Developing a professional relationship between land based and waterborne units can be a valuable force multiplier which can only further the goals we all share — catching the bad guys and returning home at the end of our shift.


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I would like to think a safe assumption that, of all people, a district court judge in Montana is intimately familiar with the laws in Montana. but your statements in court on Monday suggest that maybe you could use a bit of a refresher. So allow me to help you out.
According to Montana law, a victim is incapable of giving consent if the victim is less than 16 years old. Incapable of giving consent. Because, Judge Baugh, a victim less than 16 years old, in this case, a 14-year-old, is a child. A child like 44% of those who are victims of rape.
And the law codifies our collective understanding that children deserve special protections because their youth and immaturity makes them inherently disempowered in a sexual, as you call it, "situation" with an adult. Which means Charisse, this child, was in no way capable of controlling or consenting to the actions of the grown man who had sex with her, and I call her a victim here, not a survivor, because while she survived for the moment, she ultimately succumbed.
So she was no more able to prevent her rape than she was to somehow age herself beyond her 14 years.
So your statement that she was older than her chronological age, along with implicating her as a participant in her own assault, amounts to excusing the crimes of an adult while laying blame on a child that he victimized.
That child, Charisse, isn't even here anymore to speak for herself.
So if she were, she might tell you that it's this kind of shaming, the idea that it is somehow our own fault, that keeps so many survivors, including me, silent after their rape. And makes survivors four times as likely to contemplate the drastic action that Charisse ultimately chose to end their own lives.
Judge Baugh, it's bad enough that thanks to you an admitted child rapist will be a free man by the end of the month, but the day after the sentencing, you defended your decision by saying, quote, "I think that people have in mind that this was some kind of violent, forcible, horrible rape. It was horrible enough as it was, just given her age, but it wasn't this forcible, beat-up rape."
If I didn't know any better, I would think you were exchanging your judicial robes for a Republican seat in Congress, because you're sounding a lot like former Senator Todd "legitimate rape" Akin before his comments got him voted out of office.
So let me remind you a couple of the same things I reminded him of. First, rape is rape. full stop.


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On the first night of the Democratic National Convention, the First Lady set the tone for what was to come by energizing the crowd with a stirring speech
Before First Lady Michelle Obama spoke, Democrats were set to showcase their own diversity and inclusiveness on the opening evening of their convention. Their focus was to lead a chorus of voices meant to energize some of the core supporters of the President and the Democratic Party into wooing undecided voters, and to stymie Republican efforts to make inroads within those groups.
The theme of the convention was 'Charting a path forward.'
Prior to her speech, Michelle Obama told an interviewer said, "Tonight I'll take the stage in Charlotte to talk about why my husband – and our president – is the right man for the job. I am going to remind people about the values that drive my husband to do what he has done, and what he is going to do for the next four years."
And during her speech, she laid out her life before she met her "Barack Obama," and how his character paralleled that of her father who had struggled to pay her and her brother's tuition despite being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He hardly ever missed a day of work, so determined was he to provide for his family.
She said that she had seen that similarity of character, integrity and determination in Barack Obama as she explained, "Twenty-three years ago, I fell in love with Barack because of his passion, sense of purpose, and his determination to make life better for other people. It's just who he is – and it's who he continues to be every day in the White House.
As chairman of the convention, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's in managing the entire convention was of utmost importance. He gave his version of the other candidate as he said: "Mitt Romney is out of touch, and out of date. His policies look like it's from another century: he wants to deport 11 million people. No other country in the world has done that."
Other speakers of the first full day of the convention included Gov. Deval Patrick, of Massachusetts, and Mayor Corey Booker of Newark, New Jersey. They did not hold back; they tore into the criticisms from last week in Tampa and laid the groundwork for the main event on Thursday evening – that everyone there had come to see, and millions of others would observe electronically – President Barack Obama.
After a strong "Good evening, Democrats!" Gov. Patrick went right into the reason for the convention – the re-election of President Obama, saying: "Are you fired up? Are you ready to go? I hope so. This is the election of a lifetime. Because more than any one candidate or policy, what's at stake is the American dream. That dream–the ability to imagine a better way for ourselves and our families and then reach for it–is central to who we are and what we stand for as a nation. Whether that dream endures for another generation depends on you and me. It depends on who leads us, too."
And Mayor Booker got thunderous applause when he addressed several states' delegation. He was described as the most energetic politician: "When your country is in a costly war with our soldiers sacrificing abroad, and our nation is facing a debt crisis at home, being asked to pay your fair share isn't class warfare, it's patriotism," he said, on the need for tax increases.
Also included was a videotaped message from former President Jimmy Carter, and a video tribute to the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, who died a year after speaking at the 2008 convention.
Speakers from California on Wednesday included Attorney General Kamala Harris, and Congresswoman Karen Bass (CA-33). In addition, Former President Bill Clinton also spoke.
Responding to the Republican Convention, Rep. Bass said, "[The Republican] agenda is so far to the right that if Romney were to win as president, I don't know that we would be able to recognize the United States in ten years. They do not believe in a safety net. They do not believe in Social Security or Medicare. They would put devastating cuts to education. They essentially have a philosophy that believes in the survival of the fittest…"
And Atty. General Harris, one of the brightest stars at the convention was asked the question that the GOP appears to be touting: Are you better off now than you were four years ago?
During an interview, she said, "I feel honored and humbled, and a great sense of purpose representing California … and it's very exciting and when I look, for example today at the California delegation at a meeting this morning, we have such a group of people who represent the beauty and the diversity of our state … and I take a great sense of pride in California. I recognize, and we all know that California does lead the nation … and our country does look to California for what should be happening."
Then the interviewer asked A/G Harris the GOP question – that the president often comes to the state for fundraising… the infrastructure is crumbling … there is a foreclosure crisis … the high unemployment rate … and we do not see him working on those issues…
The Attorney General responded, "Going back to the foreclosure issue, he has been very supportive of the work that the 49 attorneys general in the country were able to do … holding the banks accountable and we brought $18 billion to California."
And the big question: there has a debate now between the two parties, as whether America is better off four years later?
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Ryan looks at OSU v Michigan and gives some tips for cooking a turkey at your next tailgate in the spirit of Thanksgiving!
Ryan Alessio is joined by Rocky Stubblefield from Stubb's BBQ to talk grilling and the companies history. Ryan also talks election tailgating!
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Pro Cornhole player Seto Soto joins Ryan to talk cornhole in Cleveland, his time at the ACL and his work in the community.
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This was so good! Absolutely one of the most moist chicken dishes I have had. I know that the luscious seasoned basil with just a hint of Parmesan cheese, then topped with heirloom tomato slices, actually cocooned these babies up.
Divine! That being said, my pictures do not reflect how truly delicious this dish was. If you have been reading my blog for a while, you know I always complain about the "lack" of daylight. Well, I have to figure something out since my kitchen remodel. We installed patio doors in the kitchen, and now during the day it's so bright, I love it! However, taking food pics? Hmm, I have to work on that...
This chicken dish is so easy to throw together, and it's baked. So therefore, you can make it during the working week.
Ready for the recipe? Here we go;
Prep time: 20 minutes
Bake Time: 55-60 minutes
Yield: 6 portions
6 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
2 cups basil leaves, whole, washed and dried
4 medium tomatoes, sliced (2 cups)
1/2 cup shaved Parmesan Cheese
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1/4 cup olive oil
-Preheat oven to 350F.
-Using a 13 X 9 baking pan, pre-spray it with baking spray and lay the chicken breasts in the pan. Season with salt and pepper.
-In a medium bowl add basil leaves and season with the garlic powder and toss to incorporate.
-Sprinkle seasoned basil leaves over the chicken.
-Place shaved Parmesan cheese slices over the basil and then the tomato slices over the cheese. Sprinkle with dried thyme and drizzle with the olive oil.
-Bake uncovered for 55-60 minutes till chicken is cooked through. Let rest for about 6-8 minutes and serve.
The family loved this dish. I served it with Buttered Rice
I hope you give this a try. It's healthy, easy, family and budget friendly, but above all, it's delicious!
Till next time!
Dishin with Didi


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A defaced image of the website promoting the film, which was removed by ISP Network Solutions.
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The current notice appears when visiting fitnathemovie.com.
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The video and the site sparked a large protest Saturday in Amsterdam.
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Dutch filmmaker Geert Wilders faced with possible removal by his ISP may seek possible alternate distribution means for his radical film
The Netherlands is becoming the surprising center of conflict over the extent of free speech, religion and allegations of racism. The debate centers around an upcoming film by a local politician, which expresses strong criticism against Islam faith.
Several Islamic government have sought to ban materials criticizing Islam. The most recent example of this was when
Pakistan blocked the website YouTube
for promoting non-Islamic or anti-Islamic materials,
inadvertently crippled the country's internet traffic
Nearby Denmark found itself in the center of a similar controversy when a Danish newspaper aired cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, the most important Islamic historic religious figure, in an embarrassing light. The cartoon led to protests worldwide outside Dutch embassies, death threats and at least one murder.
Now Holland is back in the limelight. Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders, head of a reactionary party which controls 9 seats in the 150-seat Dutch Parliament, promoted his new film which portrays Islam in an extremely critical light, only to find his website taken down amid a storm of criticism. The film was promoted on the site which formerly had a simple title image, the words "Fitna" ("Coming Soon"), and an image of a gilded Qu'ran.
website has since been taken down
, and a note is posted stating that Network Solutions, the U.S. based service provider, is investigating whether the site violates its terms of service. The note about Wilder's site states, "Network Solutions has received a number of complaints regarding this site that are under investigation."
Network Solutions hosts the website of Hezbollah, a Lebanon-based organization labeled by the U.S. government as a terrorist organization.
While the company could not be reached for comment, its terms of service do include a broad provision banning, "objectionable material of any kind or nature." While the former website gave scant details about the upcoming 15-minute film, to be released on March 31st, it is certain to be found objectionable by some. Filmmaker Wilders says the film will underscore his belief that the Islamic holy book is "fascist."
Wilders prepared to distribute the video over the internet after being met with refusal from television stations unwilling to grant it airtime. Wilders, who lives under police protection due to death threats, refuses to be deterred, and was quoted Dutch news agency
on Saturday stating, "How many ways are there left for me to be worked against? If necessary, I'll go hand out DVDs personally on the Dam." The Dam is a colloquial name for Amsterdam's central square.
On Saturday protesters crowded the Dam to voice their distaste for Wilders. Amid sleet and heavy wind, between 2,000 and 3,000 protesters of mixed ethnicities assembled "Netherlands Shows Its Colors" in an advanced reaction against the film. Protesters carried signs such as "Standing Together Against the Right-Wing Populist Witch-Hunt."
One protester, Elisa Trepp, said, "I'm very much against Geert Wilders and racism in general. I think it's really important to show not only Holland but the rest of the world that there's a lot of people who do not agree with his ideas."
Hassan Iaeti, another demonstrator, traveled for hours to make it. He states, "The government could really do something. That's in the interest of the country - stop him, just stop him."
Dutch officials fear that the film may spark violent protests worldwide. Free speech in the U.S. is currently solely limited against making statements that would incite imminent lawless action (riots) as defined by the case Brandeburg v. Ohio. Similar limits to free speech exist throughout much of Europe, much to the chagrin of free speech advocates. As the video may spark worldwide lawlessness, the government may see it fit to block the video.
However the government remains relatively apathetic to the situation by all indications. No prominent politicians showed up at the protest. Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende has said previously that he did not agree with Wilders views, but supported his right to free speech. Balkenende did add that the video could threaten Dutch interests worldwide.
In Afghanistan protesters burned effigies of Wilders and demanded the withdraw of NATO-deployed Dutch troops from the country. A Dutch court will hear complaints against the film lodged by Muslim groups, on March 28th, however Wilders can elect to release the film before then.
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Spurs-T'Wolves Game In Mexico City Cancelled After Smoke Fills Arena
Last night's Spurs-T'Wolves game in Mexico City had to be cancelled "after a generator malfunctioned during pregame warmups, filling Mexico City Arena with smoke and forcing the building to be evacuated," according to Jeff McDonald of the SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS. The cancellation of the event in Mexico marked "a disappointing night for the NBA, which had billed the game as an attempt to open further inroads in Latin America, and an embarrassing one for Mexico City, which opened the sparkling new arena in 2012 in order to host events such as this." The league said that the game, part of the NBA's Global Games schedule, "will be rescheduled in Minneapolis for a later date." It was "originally slated to be just the second regular-season game in NBA history to be played on Mexican soil." The game was "approaching a sellout" and the pregame "atmosphere was festive." About "an hour and a half before tipoff, smoke began billowing into the arena bowl through a duct in the ceiling, and half the building lost power." Some players "continued warming up on the court for about 20 minutes before being evacuated." Spurs players "heading out to the court reported the foul-smelling smoke wafting into their locker room." Shortly before tipoff, visibility inside the arena was "down to nil." Spurs officials during the delay "expressed health concerns about the prospect of playing in smoky conditions in an arena at an altitude higher than Denver's (7,943 feet)" (MYSANANTONIO.com, 12/4). In Minneapolis, Jerry Zgoda reports T'Wolves players, coaches and front-office personnel following the evacuation "gathered outside the arena near team buses while NBA and arena officials decided what to do." Options to "clear the arena of the smoke and play the game nearly two hours delayed after the original 8:30 p.m. start time, or reschedule it for Thursday night were considered and refused" (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 12/5).
SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: ESPN Deportes' Alvaro Martin said for "everybody here in Mexico who had such high hopes for a sellout crowd and a great game, they're going to have to wait and perhaps watch it on television" ("SportsCenter," ESPN, 12/4). Mexico City Arena Marketing Manager Adrian Perez said that fans "will be reimbursed" (AP, 12/5). ESPN's Tim Legler said the cancellation is a "shame for everybody involved." Legler: "Logistically, it's a nightmare. It's a waste of time and a waste of money. ... It's unfortunate for the people of Mexico City, who wanted to see an NBA game there for the first time in 17 years in this beautiful new arena. Both teams inconvenienced. So it's a shame for the league. They tried to put on a nice event and it didn't work out." Legler added T'Wolves coach Rick Adelman could be the "only guy that might be happy," as last night's game was rescheduled for Target Center ("NBA Tonight," ESPN2, 12/4).
KEEP GOING ABROAD: ESPN.com's Marc Stein writes despite last night's mishap, he remains "in favor of more regular-season games abroad, not less." Stein: "The NBA happily imports nearly 100 players per season from every corner of the globe. It's only fair that the league tries to export a taste of its game, played at the most meaningful level possible, to as many of those countries as possible ... even if we all understand that commercial motivations play a far bigger role in the NBA's desire to schedule these trips than any romantic notions of giving back." While there are "too many logistical/financial/player-reluctance obstacles to ever allow for the league's long-held dream of expanding to Europe," there is no reason the league "can't spare 3-5 of the 1,230 regular-season dates played annually on North American soil for international dispatch on top of the various preseason trips requiring passports every October" (ESPN.com, 12/5).
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UK retailers have this month enjoyed their fastest annual pace of sales growth since June and are employing more staff than this time last year, according to a survey which provides hope for the key festive trading period.
In the CBI's latest monthly distributive trades survey, conducted between October 30 and November 16 and published yesterday, 49% of retailers said sales volumes were ahead of the same time last year. Only 16% reported sales were lower.
The net 33% reporting a year-on-year rise in sales volumes was the strongest such balance since June.
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Meanwhile, 31% reported that employment levels were higher than a year earlier with only 24% saying staffing was lower.
Looking ahead, 24% of retailers expected employment levels next month to be higher than last December and only 15% predicted staffing would be down.
In spite of these positive findings, retailers viewed sales in the first half of November as lower than normal for the time of year.
While 20% said sales were good for the time of year, 35% declared volumes were poor.
And only 19% anticipated more capital expenditure in the coming year than in the preceding 12 months. Meanwhile, 31% predicted less capital expenditure over the next 12 months.
But 23% of retailers expected the business situation would improve over the next three months, while only 16% anticipated it would deteriorate.
Anna Leach, CBI head of economic analysis, said: "This month's survey is reason to be cheerful as we head into the festive period. Retailers across the board will be heartened by these encouraging results.
"The rise in employment, along with expectations for improvement in the business situation over the next quarter, point to a welcome boost to the sector.
"But the fact retailers are still reluctant to authorise new capital expenditure shows there is some way to go before high street activity is back to normal."
Howard Archer, chief UK economist at consultancy IHS Global Insight, said: "The CBI survey indicates that retailers are pretty upbeat about sales prospects for the critical month of December."
However, he added: "While the robust ... survey is very welcome news, there needs to be some caution. It should be noted the strong October CBI survey contrasted markedly with a weak survey from the British Retail Consortium and was completely at odds with hard data from the Office for National Statistics which showed retail sales volumes fell back by 0.8% month-on-month in October."


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Striking view of a world wonder
The Grand Canyon, included by most people on a list of the seven natural wonders of the world, is always an awe-inspiring sight — and never more so than during an electrical storm. The gorge is 277 miles long and up to 18 miles wide, and reaches a depth of more than a mile. It was formed in a process spanning millions of years as the Colorado River carved its path through layers of rock across what is now Arizona. This striking image was captured from Moran Point, on the South Rim of the Canyon.


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Spatial patterns of land use: morphology and demography, in a dynamic evaluation of urban sprawl phenomena along the Spanish Mediterranean coast
Far from a typical Mediterranean model, today is practically impossible not to discuss European cities without taking into account phenomena of urban sprawl, which bring at dynamics of dispersion of artificial soil in rural areas, discontinuously but plentiful. Excessive alternating between urban and non-urban, more and more difficult to identify, currently configured natural space around cities such as residual areas between built structures. New 'urban forms' are drawing new Mediterranean cities, which were dominated by the compactness of the urban fabric, while now are result of the sum of peri-urban areas, dispersed and with low density. The spatial relationships between full and empty spaces, in terms of distances between urbanized polygons, and physical and functional hierarchies, make part of a semantic code which is often used to define conceptually the contemporary urban environment. Based on theoretical concepts about urban sprawl, land consumption and population density, this study aims to provide a methodology for automatic classification of urban development models and, through a temporary cut, dynamically analyze the changes that have occurred in the patterns of urban growth in the last two decades and along the Spanish Mediterranean coastline. The paper examines the regions of Catalonia, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia and the Balearic Islands and takes into account three temporal stages of urban development, 1990, 2000, 2006, by using database of CORINE Land Cover and INE data. We apply quantitative indices of urban morphology and density on these database, and through statistical analysis and GIS technologies, automatically we classify types of spatial and temporal behaviours of urban models by using correlation index. The examination of growth models finally gives us useful information concerning the assessment of sustainability characteristics and future development prospects in an area heavily pressured by human intervention.
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In sharing my list of my 5 favorite radio programs, I'm going to be mixing it up a bit by offering up some selections from both my past and present. So, I thought I'd begin with some of the earliest radio that I remember listening to. I'm pretty much a non-commercial radio loyalist these days, but like most people my early years of radio listening tended to happen on the commercial slice of the dial.
I have vivid early childhood memories in which I'm in my bedroom late at night, with the lights off listening to the radio drama "The Shadow." I can't remember the station that aired this, but chances are that it was a San Francisco-based AM radio station (most likely KSFO).
Listening to these suspense-filled shows as I nodded off to sleep as a small child not only was one of my first introductions to the concept of radio as a companion; but was also the first step in my eventual embrace of horror fiction. Listening to "The Shadow" probably paved the way for me reading creepy Stephen King stories by the age of 11.
These days radio dramas are few and far between, but you can catch archives of "The Shadow" and various other vintage dramas online and over some terrestrial stations. Here are a few suggestions of both classic and contemporary radio dramas:
The Shadow (classic episodes): Here's a collection on PirateTV Theater. Episodes can also be purchased on CD and heard on various syndicated shows featuring old time radio.
Radio Drama Revivial: Airing on community radio station WMPG-FM in Portland, Maine (and via podcast), this show highlights contemporary radio drama, some vintage material (dating back to the 1980s), as well as reworkings of old-time shows.
Twilight Zone Radio Dramas: These contemporary radio dramas came to the airwaves and satellite radio in 2002. Check this list to see if your local stations may be airing these. Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, KNEW broadcasts Twilight Zone radio from midnight to 2am on Sunday mornings.
Old Time Radio Drama: Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) airs old time radio drama from the 1930s to 1950s every Saturday and Sunday night from 8 to 11pm Central time.
Unshackled!: Apparently the longest running radio drama, the religious-themed "Unshackled!" has been produced by Chicago's Pacific Garden Mission since 1950. It can be heard on more than 1800 terrestrial stations all over the world and has even been translated into Arabic, Japanese, Polish, Spanish, Russian, Romanian, and Korean.
Northwestern University Radio Drama (N.U.R.D): Airing on college radio station WNUR, N.U.R.D. produces radio drama every week using both new and vintage scripts from Northwestern University students. The show airs on Sunday afternoons at 5:30pm Central time on WNUR in Chicago (and via podcast) and you can catch a selection of archived shows here.
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The Tenner Bet has become about as predictable as a Sebastian Vettel grand prix win.
Which, of course, is a very predictable way of telling everyone that this week's bet is going to be on Formula One. I would forgive readers now should they wish to skip to the foot of this column to find out my pick because, frankly, even I am getting a little bored with F1 betting – even if it is a pretty lucrative pursuit. I can't look for the very obvious reason that I haven't written what's at the bottom yet. Don't tell me, though. It's become such a dull task that I require at least one surprise.
You see, despite not picking Vettel to win last weekend, it was bloody obvious that he was going to.
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Indeed, I said as much in the column but then late in the day changed my mind and went for Lewis Hamilton. In hindsight, the stick-on bet was the German to complete the hat trick (pole, fastest lap and first place) at 5/1 but then, just as I can't skip to the bottom of the column now, I couldn't fast forward to the end of the race then.
Today, though, there is evidence to suggest that the Abu Dhabi grand prix will not be as one-sided as the last four have been.
For example, Fernando Alonso got closer in India than he has done recently, while he overtook Mark Webber in the other Red Bull.
Ferrari brings some new updates into Abu Dhabi, McLaren gets a second attempt to put things right with its car while Red Bull remains the one to catch.
There were signs last time out that they might do that and Abu Dhabi is a different course to the ones which Red Bull have thrived on of late. There isn't much need for the kind of tyre-burning speed that the Red Bull possesses and this could be a race where the Ferrari excels not least with Alonso at the wheel. In two of the last three Abu Dhabi grands prix the pole-sitter has exited the race early and while there isn't much room for overtaking, the Spaniard went from the grid to the podium in last year's race. Clearly, he has the mettle for the challenge and with this one of the best chances for Alonso to get back into the drivers' championship, he will be anxious to take it.
Alonso gets the nod because Vettel is just too skinny this week. Everything points to the German once again but I just have a gut feeling that this may be the week when the championship takes another turn, especially with the track better suited to the Ferrari.
Qualifying doesn't appear to be as important at the Yas Marina circuit given that the driver on pole has only managed one win from the three races thus far. At a general 5/1, Alonso is the pick ahead of Vettel and the McLarens.
Sergio Perez, whose replacement at Sauber will be Nico Hulkenburg, Paul Di Resta's stablemate at Force India, may well demonstrate just why McLaren were so keen to snap him up once Hamilton opted to join Mercedes. He's 4/1 for a podium finish and is this week's saver.
Profits were almost halved by what now seems an impetuous decision to go for Hamilton and ignore the blindingly obvious bet that was Vettel for the hat trick. As it is, the total stands at £25.06.


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From: Linda Dickinson <>
Subject: Re: [TXWOOD] TXWOOD] John Daniel
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 08:58:06 -0500
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I have a John Daniel who married Elizabeth Tucker in Alabama in 1850.
The 1880 census shows them in Bell Co TX. Elizabeth's brother Thomas
J Tucker came to Texas before she did. He settled his family in Woods
Co TX.
I have information on John and Elizabeth's children also if that
might help us find a connection. Do you know of any connection?
Linda Dickinson
On Aug 30, 2005, at 12:36 AM, Martha Boggs wrote:
> My DANIEL ancestors lived in Wood Co. They originated in SC,
> Laurens Co.
> There were WRIGHTs and PUGHs related. I wonder if they could be
> related to
> yours. My John DANIEL was born about 1800 in Laurens Co. SC. His
> father
> was John B. DANIEL, b.c. 1769 in Virginia, and he married Mary
> PUGH, also
> born in Virginia. John B.'s brother Harrison DANIEL was married to
> Susannah
> WRIGHT. John DANIEL (1800) married Elizabeth JACKS in Jefferson
> Co., AL in
> 1820. They lived in Jefferson Co., AL, moved to Fayette Co., MS
> about 1830,
> then to Yalobusha Co., MS about 1838, and to Upshur Co., TX about
> 1856, then
> to Wood Co.
> Martha Daniel Boggs
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Detailed Outline of the 12 Core Criteria
For each core criteria, the group will learn about and discuss the challenges inherent to the subject and various solutions for overcoming those challenges.
1. Ecommerce and B2B (punch-out)
Ecommerce is one of the most under-estimated challenges in enterprise contracting. It is not a simple as putting up an electronic store-front through amazon or other online retail system. It requires implementing an online system that integrates deeply into the customer's financial system and is compliant with their procurement processes and rules:
- Access rules and purchasing restrictions based on individual user rights
- Pricing and delivery time compliance issues
- Variable purchase request approval process depending on what is being purchased and who the requestor is
- Multiple payment forms, including purchase orders and credit cards
- Electronic data interchange of numerous purchasing documents including purchase orders, changes, cancellations as well as order status
Further complicating the issue is the fact that many enterprise agreements, especially those with the federal government, will require implementing separate store fronts, catalogs, rules, processes, and B2B system integrations for each site that uses the agreement (e.g. NNSA's SCMC agreements require its suppliers to integrate into as many as 25 different systems, one for each DOE NNSA and EM site that will use the contract).
2. Catalog and Pricing Management
It is critical that your catalog be complete, accurate, and compliant. Challenges include:
- Managing a catalog for a single customer with potentially hundreds of thousands of items and ensuring that every item in the catalog is allowed on the contract, is correctly described and priced, and has accurate availability and delivery information
- Addressing price changes to the catalog – for example, how do you handle a price change for an item that is in the process of being orders?
- Adding and removing items from the catalog. Understanding the impact to open orders in process for a cancelled
- Adhering to the customer's catalog and price change approval process and managing separate approval processes for multiple sites using the same contract
3. Order Management
How do you efficiently handle large order volumes, potentially in the thousands of orders a month or more? In this session, we will look at:
- Order entry and updating
- Status tracking and updating
- High volume and complex orders
- Varying processing requirements depending on product and customer
- Proactive issue detection and escalation
- Quality and error control
4. Shipping, Receiving, and Handling
In many cases, you will not be able to simply have product drop-shipped from your distributor/supplier directly to your customer. Each contract generally imposes specific material handling, value-added services, labelling, and custom delivery requirements. In this session, we will look at how you can do this efficiently, accurately, and timely on a regional and national basis.
5. Customer Service and Support (pre and post sales)
Customers have high expectations for rapid, thorough, accurate, timely, and friendly responses to their requests. In this session we look at the challenges and various solutions for taking, tracking, managing, and escalating hundreds of concurrent requests. We'll pay close attention to issues such as:
- Supporting multiple customer communication methods across multiple time zones
- Request tracking systems
- The importance of monitoring and escalating open requests
- Key policies and procedures
6. Communications and Reporting
Keeping the customer informed, both the individuals and management, is critical to maintaining their trust and growing your business. In this session we'll look at:
- Rules for communicating and reporting – frequency, detail, and to whom
- Turning bad news into a positive outcome and happy customer
- Methods and systems for documenting and reporting on customer interactions
7. Contract Compliance and Auditing
Enterprise agreements are immensely complicated, with numerous terms, conditions, rules, etc. Often, these are documented across dozens of separate documents. You are responsible for ensuring that all terms are met, even when the customer doesn't understand them or doesn't enforce them. Failure to do so could not only cost you the contract, but destroy your business and personal life. In this session we'll look at:
- How to identify and track all of the terms that apply to your contract
- Resolving conflicting terms
- Tracking and reporting on compliance
- Managing the audit process
- Controlling the risk and reducing liability
8. Quality and Security
When evaluating potential suppliers, enterprises will take a hard look at your business' quality and security (both physical and information) processes and systems. In this session, we'll look at the various requirements and challenges you'll face for both as well as approaches to addressing them. Further, Certifications will mean a lot to them. We'll discuss the pros and cons of certification programs such as ISO 9001:2015 as well as options for cost-effectively achieving and maintaining these certifications.
9. Marketing and Sales
In most cases, getting a contract doesn't mean you'll immediately get all the business for the items on your contract. Contracts are generally non-exclusive and are frequently awarded to multiple suppliers. So, once you have the contract, you still have to actively market and sell your solutions to the customers. We will look at how you can do that effectively across multiple customer sites and within the constraints most contracts will impose on your business (e.g. restrictions on directly selling to end-users via email or phone calls).
10. Accounting and Finance
In this session, we'll discuss:
- The factors evaluated on your financials in determining if you will be awarded a contract
- Addressing the upfront costs to implement a new contract before any sales or cash-flow happen
- Invoicing and payment requirements and challenges with enterprise agreements
11. Partnerships and Supply Chain
Enterprise clients will be especially concerned about your ability to successfully and consistently deliver on the contract requirements throughout the entire life of the contract. Past experience is important. Redundancy is important. Partnering with other businesses and your suppliers can make a big difference:
- Demonstrates to the client that you understand your strengths and weaknesses and are willing to bring in help where needed
- Provides redundancy in case one business fails, allowing the contract to continue to operate
- Potentially provide for greater regional coverage
- Reduces your dependency on single suppliers, thus reducing the risk of an issue with a single supplier from interrupting your ability to deliver
- Brings diversity
However, there are numerous challenges with partnering. In this session, we'll dive deeper into the pros and cons of partnering and methods for maximizing the success of partnerships.
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Ultimately, it takes strong leadership to put everything together and keep your business moving in a positive direction. In this session, we'll discuss various leadership topics, including:
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A Chicago father was charged in federal court Thursday with trying to hire a hit man to kill two witnesses who were scheduled to testify against his son at the son's upcoming murder trial.
A government informant tipped off law enforcement Sunday that Euripides Caguana had called him two days earlier and told the informant that he wanted the two witnesses killed before their testimony, which is scheduled for next week during the trial of his son Travis Caguana, 19, the criminal complaint states. His son is accused of killing Dante Smallwood, 18, in June 2011 on the Southwest Side.


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McClean: Cycloheximide Stock Solution
This is the standard 50mg/ml stock solution. This is diluted to 100μg/mL to inhibit translation (though you should check this concentration does what you think it does whenever you develop a new protocol using cycloheximide). Each person in the lab makes up their own stock of cycloheximide and keeps it in their own -20°C box.
- Cycloheximide (MP Biomedicals, Cat #100183)
- DMSO (Fluka 41639, Ultra for molecular biology; stored in the Flammables cabinet)
Shake the new vial of α-factor to get all of the power on the bottom of the vial. Remove the lid and pipet 1ml of DMSO into the vial of α-factor from Sigma. Pipet up and down and put the lid back on an swirl to dissolve all of the alpha-factor into the DMSO. Then remove the liquid and aliquot it in 100μL eppendorfs into individual eppendorfs and store these in your own -20°C box.
Please feel free to post comments, questions, or improvements to this protocol. Happy to have your input!
*Megan N McClean: I generally find it useful to make a series of 1:10 dilutions of the α-factor (1mg/mL, 100μg/mL, 10μg/mL, 1μg/mL) when I first make the stock, as these are 1000x the concentrations I generally start out with for most experiments (so that I can add 1μL of stock solution per ml of media). I usually make 900μL of all of these dilute stocks (ie, start with 100μL of 1mg/ml stock +900μL of DMSO for the 100μg/mL stock, from that take 100μL and add it to another 900μL of DMSO for the 10μg/mL, and then once more for the 1μg/mL stock). I then divide the 900μL into 100μL aliquots so that I don't have to freeze/thaw the entire stock too often.
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The tutorial was giving by an experienced poker player who is serving as an expert witness in the case which will require the justices on Sweden's Supreme Court (Högsta domstolen – HD) to rule on whether chance or skill determines the outcome in a game of poker.
During the tutorial, the poker player showed on a screen how the game is played and explained what it takes to win.
He claimed that skill is critical for succeeding in the game, saying that being a successful poker player requires a special combination of talents.
"Courage, patience, experience, mathematical and psychological knowledge are some important characteristics," said the witness, according to the TT news agency.
It's also useful to be able to read one's opponents and try to see how he or she might react in the next phase of the game.
According to the witness, it takes an entire lifetime to be a skilled poker player.
"But you never fully complete your training. It takes a long time to become experienced," he told the court.
The man emphasised that it's always the better players that win major poker tournaments.
Another expert witness, Erik Broman, who holds a doctorate in mathematics from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, also claimed that the poker tournament at the heart of the case, which took place in Grebbestad in western Sweden in 2007, encompassed a game built on skill.
Four men were convicted of violating Sweden's gambling laws for organising the multi-million kronor tournament, which had hundreds of participants and lasted several days.
Two men were acquitted on appeal, while the remaining two had their sentences reduced in part because the appeals court accepted arguments that the tournament involved a game of skill rather than chance.
In order to be convicted of serious illegal gambling crimes, it is necessary for the game being played to depend to a substantial degree on chance rather than a player's skill.
According to Broman, random chance only comes into play when the first card is dealt.
"After the first card, skill is what matters. It's about how one reacts in different situations, bets, and calls," he said.
He explained as well that talented players employ something akin to the principle of moments.
"A little advantage in the start of the game can lead to greater dividends in the end," he said.
Broman added that the chances of winning money in poker without having some knowledge of the game are non-existent.
A player who relies on chance always loses.
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Redistribution in a Decentralized Economy: Growth and Inflation in China under Reform
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It's been quite a week. Archie Andrews is dead, Thor is now a woman, Weird Al Yankovic's latest album has been lauded as "brilliant" by critics, and Kirk LaPointe is the NPA's candidate for mayor.
Yes, to the surprise of literally no one, the former managing editor of the Vancouver Sun and former CBC ombudsman made the announcement on Monday.
Anyone with even a passing interest in what goes on at Vancouver City Hall has known for months that Mr. LaPointe was in talks with the NPA. But now that it's official, I find myself slightly confused about the choice. Mr. LaPointe is generally regarded as a decent, intelligent, progressive, thoughtful and pragmatic guy. My own dealings with him have led me to draw the same conclusion.
So why would a person like that want to sully themselves in the area of civic politics in this city? And why would they want to do it under the banner of the NPA, a political brand that (for me anyway) conjures images of backroom deals and grey-haired men in top hats lighting cigars with hundred-dollar bills. Not a fair image, I'll admit – the NPA in recent history has twice put a woman on the ticket as its mayoral candidate, and no one has actually seen them burning money.
By way of explaining his decision, Mr. LaPointe says he's at a stage in his life where it's time to move from asking questions to finding solutions – which is pretty much what you would expect a journalist-turned-politician to say. He wants more transparency at city hall but at the same time notes that lack of transparency in the selection process that made him the NPA's candidate.
Outside of the murky back rooms, the NPA, which spent $2.5-million fighting the last civic election, has cast itself as the underdog in this contest, battling the deep-pocketed and well-organized Vision Vancouver, which it asserts is beholden to developers and an ideology that dances on the fringes of day-to-day civic issues. The NPA is David to Vision's Goliath, who is not nearly as lumbering or as near-sighted as Malcolm Gladwell would have us believe.
Many years ago, long-time NPA city councillor George Puil told me that the NPA wasn't a political party at all, but rather, a like-minded group of individuals who came together before elections to identify and support worthy candidates, then retreat until the next election. Since then, there have been moves to transform the NPA into a proper political party, but none of those efforts have taken hold. As it stands now, the NPA bills itself as an electoral organization dedicated to keeping party politics out of elected civic boards.
The perception, however – fair or unfair – remains that the NPA puts business and development ahead of social issues, and holding the line on property taxes ahead of spending money on bike lanes. It is seen as centre-right.
In the little that we know about Mr. LaPointe's platform so far, we have learned that he is intent on reforming the way neighbourhoods are consulted when it comes to community plans, that he would like the city's budgeting process to be more transparent and understandable, and that he thinks the mayor is overreaching in his demand for a $2-billion subway line through the Broadway corridor. We know that he would like a campaign free from personal attacks and instead focus on the meaningful debate of ideas. He would also like city-wide free WiFi.
None of that really defines or distinguishes him – he has promised the more detailed and specific planks of his platform will be revealed over the marathon of the campaign.
In the meantime, Mr. LaPointe says he is not receiving any financial support from the NPA during the course of the campaign. He told reporters during a coffee meeting that preceded his official announcement that the party indicated early on that if he decided to run he would play a major part in shaping policy. How much of the campaign will be up to him? "I believe that in accepting the nomination as the mayoral candidate that I am in charge of the NPA now," he said.
This is going to be interesting.
Stephen Quinn is the host of On the Coast on CBC Radio One, 690 AM and 88.1 FM in Vancouver. @cbcstephenquinn


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- Eminem and his high school sweetheart Kim Mathers have divorced for the second time. Hopefully, they won't go for a third. - AP
- Ruben Studdard, who has lost 100 lbs. since his AI win, is taking part in a campaign that's asking Alabama's overweight residents to lose 10 pounds in eight weeks. Looks like they've got a great role model in Ruben. - People
- The FBI has released its final surveillance documents on John Lennon to a historian that's been fighting for them for the past 25 years. Wonder if he'll sell them on Ebay. - AP
- Actor Mark Ivanir says costar Matt Damon saved his life during a torture scene on the set of The Good Shepherd. Matt was already a hero in our book. - US Weekly


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Cloud computing emerges as a new computing paradigm which aims to provide reliable, customized and QoS guaranteed dynamic computing environments for endusers. Although cloud computing industry promises tremendous prospects of market growth, for users of cloud services, cloud computing has a wide range of potential risks and safety issues. This paper gives a quick introduction to cloud security. It covers the key technologies of cloud computing, security challenge and problem in cloud computing, recent advances in cloud security.
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text: New York - TNK-BP, Russia's third-largest oil producer, is a joint venture between BP and AAR, a consortium of Russian billionaire shareholders. The company has been mired in a corporate dispute after AAR blocked BP's deal with another Russian oil company, Rosneft.BP said in a statement on Friday that it has received "unsolicited indications of interest" for its share in TNK-BP and is looking to pursue a potential sale which is "consistent with BP's commitment to maximising shareholder value".TNK-BP represents 27 of BP's reserves and 29% of its production, according to the British company's latest annual report.BP's spokesperson in Russia, Vladimir Buyanov, told The Associated Press that the information about the potential buyer is confidential. He declined to specify whether the offer might have come from the Russian shareholders. Buyanov said the shareholders' agreement between BP and AAR requires both parties to notify the other of offers to acquire their holdings.BP's 50% stake in the Russian oil producer could fetch more than $15bn as TNK-BP's market capitalisation, based on its share prices at the Russian MICEX stock exchange, hovered around $31.5bn on Friday afternoon. But in Moscow TNK-BP's shares at the MICEX slumped by 6% in afternoon trading.BP, however, stressed that "there can be no guarantee that any transaction will take place".


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An Indianapolis woman was charged with attempted murder after police say she left her newborn baby in a trash can.
According to the Indianapolis Star, Briana Holland, 22, was charged Wednesday with one count of attempted murder, one count of child battery and four counts of neglect.
Holland reportedly gave birth to the boy in a bathroom at United Technology Carrier Corp., where she was an employee, on Aug. 1, according to WTHR. The baby had an object stuck in his mouth, toilet paper wrapped around his neck and a paper bag over his head, police said.
A maintenance worker found the infant still alive, wrapped him in a vest and got help. The baby is currently being treated at a nearby hospital.
Indiana is a "safe haven" state, meaning a baby under 30 days old can be dropped off at a police station, fire station or emergency room. The trash can where the infant was left was right across the street from a fire station.
"We understand that people can get into stressful situations, but we never want someone making the choice that this young lady is accused of making," Wayne Township Fire Department Capt. Mike Pruitt told the Indianapolis Star. "We encourage everyone to seek help."
According to court documents, Holland said she was scared and didn't think she could support the child.


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It's almost the weekend, which is my favorite time to crack open a can of...well, if I'm honest, these days it's usually PBR. Times are tough, but not as tough as they probably were before this day in 1935, when the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company delivered it's first batch of 2,000 cans of Krueger's Finest Beer and Cream Ale to one of my favorite cities in America: the dirty river city of Richmond, VA.
Sleeping is overrated, right? Just checking, because I'm probably never going to sleep ever again.
There are some things from the recent past that are so ridiculous that we almost don't believe they really existed. In 25 years, though, they'll seem even more unbelievable. Here's o...
For as much money as consumers spend on products to make us smell good, you'd think...well you'd think more people would smell good. Nope. We're living among some stank folk.
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