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Ontario Conservative leader Tim Hudak has promised to scrap the sales tax on hydro bills, the latest of a series of energy-related campaign pledges ahead of the October provincial election.
In a news conference held at a family home in Toronto, Mr. Hudak said a Tory government would scrap the provincial portion from hydro bills and home heating costs for natural gas, propane and oil, a move he said would save the average household $275 a year.
The Conservatives would also get rid of a debt retirement surcharge on hydro costs.
"It's clear that people in Ontario want relief from [Premier] Dalton McGuinty's HST and skyrocketing hydro bills," Mr. Hudak told reporters.
The pledge by the Ontario Tories echoes a promise from federal NDP leader Jack Layton during the recent election, who vowed to exempt heating costs from the federal portion of the HST.
Last week, the Tory leader pledge to scrap the Liberal government's $7-billion wind and solar power manufacturing deal with Korean giant Samsung and end the provice's feed-in-tariff program, which gives financial incentives for renewable energy sources generated in the province.
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Huskies take 1-0 women's soccer victory over Utah
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Havana McElvaine scored in the 55th minute as Washington earned a 1-0 victory over Utah in a Pac-12 women's soccer match Friday night at Husky Soccer Stadium.
The Huskies (6-5-2, 2-0-2 Pac-12) stayed unbeaten in conference play. Utah fell to 6-6-1, 2-1-1.
Lindsey Luke, who leads the nation in goals-against average and save percentage, made eight saves for the Utes, four in each half. However, the Huskies got the winner almost 10 minutes into the second half from McElvaine. Off a cleared corner, the freshman defender scored her first collegiate goal when she hit a rocket from 35 yards out.
Josh Dean threw for five touchdowns as host Willamette routed the Whitworth Pirates 50-21 at McCulloch Stadium in Salem, Ore.
Dean was 22 for 28 for 331 yards and no interceptions, throwing three touchdowns to Derek Traeger, who had 11 receptions for 171 yards.
Michael McCune threw two touchdowns for the Pirates (2-4, 0-2 Northwest Conference)
The 25th-ranked Bearcats (4-0, 2-0) jumped to a 36-0 lead.
Other women's soccer
• Stephanie Verdoia had two goals as visiting Seattle University (9-2-2, 6-0-0 WAC) crushed Grand Canyon (2-10-1, 1-5-1) 5-0 for its seventh consecutive victory. The Redhawks also recorded their sixth straight shutout, thanks to goalkeeper Brianna Smallidge, this week's WAC Defensive Player of the Week.
• Sophomore Cara Wegner scored two goals and Washington State knocked off visiting Colorado, 3-0 in a Pac-12 match.
Wegner scored the winner in the fourth minute and notched her second in the 52nd minute to record the first two-goal match of her career.
The Cougars (9-1-3, 2-1-1) also got a goal from senior Micaela Castain, her team-leading 11th of the season, in the 58th minute.
• Gonzaga fell 1-0 at Pepperdine. It's the sixth time in the last seven years that a match between the Bulldogs and Waves has been decided by just one goal, and the fourth straight 1-0 decision. Pepperdine (6-3-3, 1-0 West Coast Conference) has bested Gonzaga (4-6-1, 0-1) the last three years.
• Katie Cashman scored in the 67th minute, but Northern Colorado (6-4-3, 2-1-1) got two late goals for a 2-1 victory over Eastern Washington (3-11, 1-4) in a Big Sky match in Greeley, Colo.
Men's soccer
• Jonathan Massimino scored in the 109th minute as Seattle University earned a 2-1 overtime victory against UNLV (3-7, 1-1) to stay undefeated in the WAC. Ian Hines-Ike also scored for the Redhawks (3-8-1, 2-0).
• Gonzaga utilized goals from forwards Jakob Granlund and Conner Bevans to race past visiting Loyola Marymount for a 2-1 victory at Gonzaga Soccer Field. The Bulldogs improved to 6-2-2 overall and 1-0-2 in the WCC.
• Washington State (15-3, 2-3 Pac-12) knocked off No. 16 Arizona State (13-4, 2-3) before 1,100 fans at Bohler Gym in Pullman.
The 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 17-25, 15-9 win was the first over a ranked opponent for third-year Cougars coach Jen Greeny's program. The last time a Cougars volleyball team defeated a ranked opponent was Oct. 23, 2009, when WSU defeated No. 4 Washington in Bohler Gym.
• Seattle University (7-14, 4-2 WAC) defeated Idaho (10-8, 3-3) 25-12, 25-21, 18-25, 25-20 in a WAC match at Connolly Center..
• College of Idaho swept past host Northwest University 3-0 (25-21, 25-10, 25-15) in a Cascade Conference match.
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The wait continues. Patiently or not so patiently…it depends on the day. I'm referring to spring of course. Still waiting but I'm determined to keep adding it to my decor whether it's arrived on my doorstep or not. I've been decorating with lanterns for years so I decided to re-invent my set once again with an Easter spin.
I cleared off the dining room table and started layering. First an inexpensive IKEA runner and then a basket tray from potterybarn.com. I filled the lanterns with dried grass and then added bunnies. The bunnies (and carrots) are from Pier 1. The bigger bunny was purchased last year but is still available.
I added an ironstone pitcher filled with pussy willows as the finishing touch. Neutral yet festive.
I actually have 3 of these lanterns in graduated sizes. They used to be available on amazon.com but are now only listed in black. I found them on Linen-n-things and there is currently a coupon code for 20% off. They are less expensive now than when I bought mine!
I'm back in my sewing room working on my April listings. I've got some grain sack pillow covers and a few other surprises. I will make sure and post here when everything is available.
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BEREA -- Offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan couldn't wait to begin installing the read option.
All the quarterbacks took turns running the option Monday on the third day of training camp, the first in pads. In the competition for the starting job, Shanahan called more options for rookie Johnny Manziel than Brian Hoyer, because Manziel ran it often in his two years at Texas A&M.
"Kyle's offense in Washington was a combination of it, and it was something that he wanted to get in, and get in early," coach Mike Pettine said. "Certainly, when you have a guy that's more mobile, when you're calling plays for him in live situations, you're going to lean toward an inventory of plays that suit his skill set. I just think, at the end of the day, we'll see more of that with Johnny than we will with Brian."
The option was largely extinct in the NFL until the fast few years. With quarterbacks like Washington's Robert Griffin III, Carolina's Cam Newton, San Francisco's Colin Kaepernick and Seattle's Russell Wilson, there's been a resurgence, albeit limited.
Shanahan ran it a lot with the Redskins in 2012 as Griffin rushed for 815 yards. He cut back last year with Griffin coming off knee surgery.
The Browns likely won't use the option a ton in the regular season, but Pettine and Shanahan like to have it available. They also believe having it in the arsenal affects the preparation of the opponent.
Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Thomas is a fan.
"It's great," he said. "It can give you huge gashes, it confuses the defense, it gives them something that they have to work on during the week. Even if you only run it a couple times, they'll have to spend 15 or 20 minutes during practice every week to try to prepare for it.
"We've watched a lot of cutups from when they were running it in Washington, and they had some tremendous gashes and really just had the defense confused. It kinda adds a different element to an offense that a lot of teams don't have."
It can also add an element of confusion to the offensive linemen.
"Sometimes it's hard on us because we don't know where the ball is," Thomas said. "So sometimes the biggest plays are the ones where we don't block anybody or there's a bust or somebody's running through free, but that's the great part of the offense. You don't need to put a hat on every player in order to get the running back through to the second level and to get a good play. A lot of times there's guys running free, but because of the misdirection it's a big hit and the line may not block anybody."
Rookie inside linebacker Chris Kirksey, taken in the third round out of Iowa, has impressed coaches with his start to training camp. He caught the attention of everyone in attendance Monday with an interception of Manziel.
"I was just at the right place at the right time," Kirksey said. "I just dropped back in my zone and kept giving ground and the ball came to me, so I just used my hands and grabbed it.
"Getting a ball picked from Johnny Manziel or any other quarterback, just getting an interception period is showing that I'm making plays out there."
Kirksey is battling incumbent Craig Robertson for the starting spot next to veteran Karlos Dansby.
"He's flashed," Pettine said of Kirksey. "I think he's got a ways to go, but he's certainly shown, especially today, why we took him where we did."
Linebackers coach Chuck Driesbach defended Robertson's coverage skills, which were criticized often last year, and expects a "great competition."
"We were real pleased that we got him," Driesbach said of Kirksey. "He brings a skill set that is unusual because he can play the inside and outside.
"He's smart, (asks) a million question, a football guy. I love him to death."
Thomas greets every season with a fresh, bright outlook. He said there's a different feeling to the start of this one.
"I think the optimism around this team right now that the fans, the players and the coaches have, it's probably one of the bigger amounts of optimism that I've seen going into the season, based on the talent that we're building on defense and offense and the drafts Ray Farmer has put together," he said. "I think there's a sense that things are starting to click."
The Browns and the agents for guard Jason Pinkston released a joint statement regarding his absence from camp. He hasn't been on the field yet, and Pettine said Sunday he was unavailable to practice and his return was uncertain.
"Cleveland Browns offensive lineman Jason Pinkston has not been medically cleared to participate in football activities," the statement read. "The team has been in communication with Jason and his representatives and will respect their wishes to not provide any further details at this time."
Pinkston missed 10 games in 2012 with a blood clot in his lung.
Linebacker Tank Carder passed his physical and practiced for the first time. He'd been out since the offseason program.
** Receivers Charles Johnson and Travis Benjamin were given the day off to rest their surgically repaired knees.
"Given receivers and how much they run, two guys coming off ACLs, we wanted to be cautious," Pettine said.
** Offensive lineman Chris Faulk was waived. He was undrafted out of LSU in 2013 after tearing the three major ligaments in his knee.
** Tight end Gary Barnidge was activated.
** Kicker/punter Jake Rogers was waived.
Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram he was close to drafting Manziel with the No. 16 pick. Instead, he chose Notre Dame offensive lineman Zack Martin.
"I want you to know that almost as I was handing in the card, it was that close to putting that Manziel card in. It was that close," Jones said. "Manziel is special. I know him personally. I know that he is going to be a success in the National Football League, and it was a hard decision. And it is one that I will probably have for the rest of my career to think about."
The Browns traded from No. 26 to No. 22 to draft Manziel.
The Browns signed receiver Marlon Moore (6-foot, 190 pounds), who's entering his fifth season.
He has 19 catches and two touchdowns in 43 games and two starts for the Dolphins and 49ers. Last year, he played in six games with the 49ers and eight games with Miami, catching seven passes for 62 yards.
Rookie cornerback Justin Gilbert, the No. 8 pick in the draft, took a turn returning kickoffs, but Pettine doesn't see that happening on Sundays. He referred to Gilbert as an "in case of emergency, break glass" return guy.
"I'd hold my breath or watch with 1½ eyes covered if he was returning the kick," he said.
** The free tickets for camp practices are only available for the sessions Aug. 12 and 13. Capacity has been reached for the rest of the practices.
** Receiver Josh Gordon took reps with the starters after spending much of the first two days with the backups.
** BovadaLV has set the over/under for Browns wins at 6.5. The Bengals are listed at 9, the Ravens at 8.5 and the Steelers at 8.5
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Is there any easier way than the old way of pulling and tugging etc? Was wondering how a dual action sander would work? Relaxing agents,etc? I have 2 elk rugs to tan and make into rugs but the customer doesn't want to spend alot of money so I won't be sending them to a tannery.
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If there were "easier" ways, professional tanneries would be out of work. "Sanding" grinds away hide but does nothing to "break" them and "chemicals" got the hide to that condition in the first place. Your comments fortify my belief that home tanning is too highly emphasized in the first place.
Look at the price tanneries charge. Its not that much. If the customer whats to save some money tell him to do them.
Call Art in Dodge City @ Mid-Kan Tan.
You are going to put at lest 12 to 16 hours tanning and breaking the hide.
So what is your time worth? $5.00 per hour 12 hours? $60.00 before taxes Plus you then have the expense of chemicals and oil.
Whats left after taxes? $40.20 now count $20.00 in oil/chemicals
OUHHHHH $20.20 cent for you after chemicals/oil.
$20.20 / 12 hours. That lets you make $1.68 per hour.
Wow great wages per hour $1.68 so yes, you are saving the customer a lot of money. Whos going to have fun? whos doing you the favor?
I would tell them the cost of the hide is double what the tannery charges. You are entitled to make money, after Shipping both ways to a tannery, your salting, packing time, tannery cost. Even doubling the tannery cost may not be enough.
Good luck and think about it.
IS Myron your fathers nam?
I did a Buffalo hide last year.... I thought what the heck, something new to do. 1 day spent scraping it thin, another day stretching and breaking, then it got away on me, so I had to rehydrate, restretch, etc. I ended up looseing money! If your customer doesn't want to spend the money, have him go else where, unless you have nothing to do. I personally would rather pull my own teeth out with a pair of pliers then do that again! It will not turn out as nice as sending them in! John C and George are right ( Dang it, I hate saying George is right!) If you are still going to do it, there are some helpful hints if you look up brain tanning on the web.
Yes, they are a lot more work than deer, because they are somewhat thicker. But use a GOOD tan, and a GOOD oil, plenty of oil, dry SLOWLY, over a period of about 5 days, pulling every day, or twice a day, whenever needed. It will be just fine. I probably put in about 45 min to 1 hr. pulling time in the 5 days total. Tricks are: thin good, use plenty of oil to lube fibers, dry slowly to give yourself more pulling time, meaning not how long you work it, but how many times you can work it. Not to be compaired anywhere near a buffalo, that is too much for most any one man (or woman) in my opinion.
Have at it, it's a real learning experience.
Dan K
but I still have to shave the hide don't I or do they do that for you? What is the cost for an elk,$150 or so?
You dont have to shave them if you are sending them to a tannery. But you must flesh off all (or most all) of the fat and flesh, split the tail, and salt, drain, resalt and hang to dry before shipping. Costs are usually around $6 to $9 per sq. ft. (A little over priced in my opinion, when some charge the same for an elk skin and a buffalo skin per sq ft)Look up the tannery links in the suppliers section and check out the prices and who is closest to you. If you are close to Idaho, Mohle (spelling) Mink and Tannery are reasonable.
Dan K
The only "easy" way to finish Elk skins is to Drum them, and let the Drum and the 100 Lbs. of sawdust in it do the work for you. But - the Drum should be at least a minimum of 6' high and 4' wide! Otherwise your wasting your time.
If you dont have a Drum that size - you're in for a lot of very hard work! Send them out to a reputable Tannery!
I called last night and it is $4.50 sq. ft. with about a 6 month wait. $150 and it will be done. Since I have two of these rascals,I am not even going to attempt it! They will flesh and salt the hide for $35. Can't beat that!


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The world's best-selling mystery!
"Ten..." Ten strangers are lured to an isolated island mansion off the Devon coast by a mysterious "U.N. Owen".
"Nine..." At dinner a recorded message accuses each of them in turn of having a guilty secret, and by the end of the night one of the guests is dead.
"Eight..." Stranded by a violent storm, and haunted by a nursery rhyme counting down one by one...one by one they begin to die.
"Seven..." Who among them is the killer? And will any of them survive?
©1939 Agatha Christie Limited (P)2013 HarperCollinsPublishers
"Stevens deserves higher than 5-star rating!"
Wow...what a thriller. I don't think I've ever been made so nervous in a murder mystery before. And I had little clue the entire way through, until something mentioned in passing by the police in the penultimate chapter perked up my suspicions- but even then I hadn't put it all together (I had really stopped trying very hard to figure it out once the doctor was found... just waiting it out until the unveil at that point). Sent shivers down my spine nearly the whole 6 hours. That nursery rhyme was well selected; I still feel a little haunted by it... The constant murder countdown, one by one slowly and inevitably...
Dan Stevens, hats off to you! If I hadn't known better, I could have thought there was a full cast reading this, rather than a single person supplying over a dozen voices. Stevens is one of the only male narrators I have heard able to voice multiple female characters so well and consistently, without trouble distinguishing between them or sounding too high-pitched or forced. Masterfully done, seamless character transitions, and fantastically carried out the emotion of every scene -not just of individuals, but the atmosphere. From the initial curiosity and disbelief, to the suspicion and weariness, he made it palpable, as if you were right there on the island with them... It was one of the most marvelous performances I have ever heard, rivaled only by Stevens' own narration of Murder on the Orient Express. If I could give him more than 5 stars, I would!
A wonderful chilling suspense mystery. Gotta love the timing of a thunderstorm as I read the last chapters... A great read, which I will gladly revisit in future, especially since my heartbeat has returned to normal now...
Entertaining from start to finish. With 10 minutes left, my wife and I stayed in the driveway to see how it finished. Written in 1939 it has some interesting details about life in those days.
The low rating in story is due some unbelievable stupidity by the characters. It always bothers me when listening, reading or watching a mystery and the characters don't ask the right questions or do the most logical things. For Example: Ten people are lured to and stranded on an Island. One by one they are killed. Posted in the house on the Island is a child's nursery rhyme about ten soldiers who are killed one by one. There is even a board with the statues of ten soldiers. Each murder happens just as the nursery rhyme says it will and after each murder a statue goes missing. Often when looking back on a murder the characters will compare it to the nursery rhyme, yet not once do they look at the rhyme to see how the next murder will take place. Even though they are killed one by one and usually at night, they all go to separate bedrooms at night. Early in the story a man's wife dies in the night and the next morning he is cooking breakfast, cleaning up after the guests and chopping wood. I suppose it has to do with when this was written, I really don't think a Mystery Writer would get by with that today.
The actual mystery is a good one and I doubt if many people figure it out a head of time. Unfortunately this is because once again of the idiot characters, something we could not guess since we would not expect people to be that stupid. I can not tell you where they went wrong without giving away they mystery, but it has to do with a guy breathing.
Narrator is excellent and makes the story worth buying.
"Dan Stevens is genius"
This Is Agatha at her best! Very intriguing, very wicked...but I'm not sure I would have enjoyed it nearly as much with a lesser narrator.
I knew Dan Stevens was a good actor, but I had no idea he was a GREAT actor. Clearly he has worked on his voice and vocal characterisations so much so that he has become incredibly facile and believable as so many diverse characters in this book. I might go so far as to say he is the best I have ever heard.
This was worth a credit, even though I got it on sale.
"Literally gave me chills"
I have read Agatha Christie in the past for school. This was the first I had read on my own, as an adult. The tale was gripping and kept me finding excuses to keep listening. And, at the end, I actually got chills when all was revealed. I have never experienced that with a story before. I will definitely be listening to more Agatha Christie!
"Powerful reading to a great story"
By far Christie's most intriguing work is carried neatly by an an intense reading. The mystery presented is both enthralling and enticing and Dan Stevens manages to capture the ever spiraling feeling of fear that encapsulates those on the island. Whether you have read the story or not this is by far a grand way to experience it.
"One of the best Christie books"
First time I listened to this book. I could not stop listening to it even though I knew the story very well. Great performance!! Well done!
"Wonderful, classic reading"
Loved the narration by Dan Stevens ! He has a wonderful voice that he used to define each character. Bravo !
Agatha Christie was a master storyteller, Even though many of her most well known books were written over 60 years ago, the stories are still riveting for me. "And Then There Were None" is no exception.
One movie version of this story was made in the 1940's. I've seen it on TV and I knew how who the murderer was. I was still captivated by this book.
One of the outstanding features is the narration by Dan Stevens. The first time I was aware of this actor was his performance in Downton Abbey. The tone of his voice is pleasing, his diction is perfect. He doesn't overdo the character voices. There is just enough distinction so it is clear who is speaking, but not so much that it is distracting.
Thanks to Audible for making this a "Deal of the Day".
"Loved ❤ It"
I'd expected this old classic to feel dated and stale, but was very pleasantly surprised to see how well it holds up. Even though I'd read it as a kid, and remembered the identity of the murderer, I didn't recall how the murderer did it, and it was still a suspenseful and thoroughly engaging listen. I was actually disappointed when it was over, and had to immediately purchase another Agatha Christie title, because suddenly no other book would do. Who knew old Dame Agatha could still feel fresh and new after so much time? Jeez, she was good. And Dan Stevens is such an amazing one-man voice chameleon that he really makes this mystery come alive. I especially loved his voices for the judge, the general, the soldier of fortune, and the governess. I definitely will be looking for more books narrated by him.
Grade: A. Bechdel Test: Pass.
"Classic mystery with perfect narration"
My 14 year old and I were riveted to this story. It was a perfect audiobook for listening with the lights off right before bed, atmospheric yet so creepy we had to keep listening.
Dan Stevens is one of the best narrators we have encountered, and absolutely perfect for Christie. His various characters are beautifully done.
The mystery itself is a bit odd, but one of Christie's ideas that has haunted me since I read it as a teen!
I would recommend this without reservation. Wish I could give the narration even more stars.
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In a bid to boost the use of new agricultural techniques for farmers, the state authorities organized a machinery fair here that had on display innovative and modern farming equipments.
Farmers in the Kangan area of Ganderabal district said the fair has not only educated them, but also motivated them to opt for modern machinery.
"The main purpose for visiting the fair is to learn new techniques and technologies of farming. We do not have much information about modern techniques that can reduce cost of farming and also increase produce, resulting in higher yields. There are so many new machines and we are very happy to be here," said a farmer, Mohammad Ramzan.
Joint Director of Agriculture Khurshid Ahmad Qasba said that an amount of 105 million rupees has been granted for conducting the fairs.
"We have got atleast... say about 32 sub-divisions in Kashmir valley. We are going to organize these machinery fairs almost at the farmers' doorsteps within the subdivision so that farmer can have the choice of the machinery and whatever he wants, he can purchase and also as per requirement. So that is why we have organized these fairs, out of that almost we have completed about 24 fairs and four to five are left. A subsidy of 10.50 crores rupees (105 million rupees) are being released in favour of farmers for the purchase of this machinery," said Qasba.
He added that most machines were sold at a discount.
Stalls of various authorized dealers selling tractors, power tillers, and irrigation pump sets, foot sprayers, plant protection equipments, power driven equipments and poly green houses were setup at the fair. (ANI)


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WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) — The designer of some of the nation's most-popular museums will put his touch on what will become a world-class museum in West Point.
New York-based Applebaum and Associates has been retained to work with Pryor and Morrow Architects to design the transformation of the old McClure Building in downtown West Point into a state-of-the-art Howlin' Wolf and Blues Museum. The museum will include interactive exhibits and displays that track the blues from its inception to modern day music in the region. The McClure Building also will be an arts and theater center.
"What you are looking at is Ralph Applebaum…they designed the Country Music Hall of Fame, they designed the Nascar Museum, the Holocaust Museum, just to name a few. These are world-class designers and this is bringing something to the Golden Triangle and Northeast Mississippi that is world class," said Richard Ramsey, the director of the Howlin' Wolf Museum.
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Mother falcon rules the roost at Richardson Olmsted Complex
A falcon family has taken up residence on a building in the Richardson Olmsted Complex, and the mother is making sure no humans disrupt that.
Two peregrine falcons and their nest of chicks have lived on the fourth story of Building 10 for several weeks. The female is aggressive, protective and has swooped down and attacked passers-by who walked too close to the north side of Building 10.
She has attacked two security guards – one of whom she has hit several times. One day, she cut a security guard's head with her claws. He had to receive a rabies shot.
Peregrines are known to prey on birds and bats in mid-flight. They hunt from above, dropping into a steep, swift dive after seeing their prey. Their dives can reach 200 mph an hour, according to National Geographic.
The Richardson Center Corp. oversees the development of the Richardson Olmsted Complex, located on Forest Avenue next to SUNY Buffalo State. The 140-year-old complex is on the grounds of Buffalo Psychiatric Center.
After the security guard was injured, the staff took action, said Monica Pellegrino Faix, the executive director of the Richardson Center Corp. They went to the Department of Environmental Conservation and learned the falcon swoops and attacks because she feels her nest of chicks is threatened.
The DEC said the chicks will fly on their own come early July, and Pellegrino Faix said the corporation wants to allow the peregrines to stay until then.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed the species from its federal list of threatened and endangered species in 1999, according to its website.
Peregrine falcons became endangered in the United States in the mid-20th century.
Because of breeding programs, the populations are strong again, National Geographic reported.
Pellegrino Faix said, hopefully, the female becomes less aggressive when her chicks leave their nest.
"We agreed with our closest neighbors that we would like to see the falcons stay in their nest and that until early July we will just be a little more protective and send precautions out to people visiting the site."
She added she hasn't heard of anyone getting attacked in three weeks.
No patients from Buffalo Psychiatric Center have been affected, according to spokeswoman Sue Joffe.
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I'm super lucky to be able to giveaway a new hardback of Kazuo Ishiguro's latest book The Buried Giant courtesy of Wordery! The giveaway runs from Monday 22nd to Wednesday 24th. The winner will be contacted on Friday.
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About The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro.
This tale is set during Arthurian times and follows Axl and Beatrice, who joined together by their marital love, try to fight against a mist of forgetfulness. Here is the blurb released from the publishers:
The Romans have long since departed, and Britain is steadily declining into ruin. But at least the wars that once ravaged the country have ceased.
The Buried Giant begins as a couple, Axl and Beatrice, set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen for years.
They expect to face many hazards - some strange and other-worldly - but they cannot yet foresee how their journey will reveal to them dark and forgotten corners of their love for one another.
Sometimes savage, often intensely moving, Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel in a decade is about lost memories, love, revenge and war.Fans of J.R.R. Tolkien may also recognise places where Ishiguro has been inspired.
Previous novels by Kazuo Ishiguro include Never Let Me Go and The Remains of the Day.
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Thanks to Wordery for donating the book for this giveaway! Wordery was founded in 2012 and they have a great range, including more uncommon titles that are hard to find or otherwise far more expensive. They also have a great eBay store which I've used in the past - my books were always posted quickly and in great condition.
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Miss Van's "Hypnotic Flower" is currently on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) in Los Angeles, as part of their Art in the Streets exhibition. Jonathan Levine Gallery has posted some terrific process photographs which are worth sharing because a) the work is tremendous and b) a reminder that the show is up through August 8, 2011 is never a bad thing.
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As far as GoogleGuy is concerned he has been helping us out here for years and taken some pretty heavy abuse over some Google changes. He has always tried to explain what was going on as far as he could.
You've only been on WW for 9 months during a period of some stability in Google. Just hang on and see if he will be here when he is really needed. My bet is he will be!
Also have a look at the AdWords & AdSense forums where there are Google reps contributing all the time.
I don't see anything in that thread, so far at least, to indicate that MSN is being any "more open" than Google.
We will see if MSN do anything before judgement.
One of the sites we work on has been refered to MSN five times without reply. Now MSN have agreed to look into it - is it just words? or will some action be taken? Only time will tell
Meanwhile, Currently imo Google is in a league of its own in the UK. They are a one horse race! The results are by far the most usefull.
Ya, 33 posts in over a year by msndude. They may be listening, but they're not talking much
Totally agree. It appears that they use this forum like a press release avenue merely to annouce things that can easily been found elsewhere.
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University of Texas Arlington
UTA In The News — Friday, February 24, 2012
Celebrating College Park Center
Athletic Business reported in its February issue that The University of Texas at Arlington celebrated the completion of its $78 million College Park Center with a men's and women's basketball doubleheader this month. Designed by architectural firm HKS Inc., headquartered in Dallas, the building is marked by a highly reflective metal roof and large windows that bathe the entrance with natural light and contribute to the building's expected LEED Gold certification.
Creating cancer cell killers
A team of University of Texas at Arlington researchers have developed a method that uses magnetic carbon nanoparticles to target and destroy cancer cells through laser therapy - a treatment they believe could be effective in cases of skin and other cancers without damaging surrounding healthy cells, the websites Nanowerk News and PhysOrg reported. A paper about the work by Ali R. Koymen, professor of physics, and Samarendra Mohanty, assistant professor of physics, was published in January's edition of the Journal of Biomedical Optics. Ling Gu and Vijayalakshmi Vardarajan, two post-doctoral researchers in Mohanty's lab, were coauthors on the paper "Magnetic-field-assisted photothermal therapy of cancer cells using Fe-doped carbon nanoparticles."
Research focuses on prehistoric extinctions
The blog Climate Progress published a National Science Foundation news release on a recent study coauthored by Harry Rowe, UT Arlington assistant professor, and 13 others that said the deadliest mass extinction of all took a long time to kill 90 percent of Earth's marine life–and it killed in stages. About 252 million years ago, at the end of the Permian period, Earth almost became a lifeless planet. Evidence points to massive volcanism in Siberia as a factor.
"Roots of Our History" revealed
The UC Gallery at UT Arlington featured "The Roots of Our History" this week, an exhibit that includes images of prominent African American leaders that helped pave the way for the African American community and our country, Pegasus News reported. On Wednesday students were scheduled to present readings of poetry and speech excerpts from some of history's most notable African American figures.


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USA Baseball's youth national team arrived Wednesday in Venezuela and
was preparing to begin its annual international tournament, albeit
amidst adversity.
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compete in the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) World Youth
Championships in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Aug. 17-26.
An event will be played, but IBAF has rescinded its affiliation,
choosing not to sanction it as a World Championship because of
political differences between the governments of Taiwan and the host
Taiwan's youth team did not receive visas from Venezuela and therefore
could not participate in the event, leading to IBAF's decision.
"That's essentially correct, because we have to be consistent with our
own rules and International (Olympic) Committee rules in terms of a
member organization that can't compete because they can't get visas,"
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diplomatic relations between (Taiwan and Venezuela), and that's what
led to it."
Financial, safety and other logistical concerns, including the exact
location of the event, had prompted some countries, including Australia
and the Dominican Republic, to pull out of the event even before IBAF's
announcement. Without Taiwan, the watered-down pool of countries
scheduled to compete was down to nine, including the U.S., Aruba,
Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, France, Japan, Mexico and Venezuela.
A tournament will still be played. Schiller characterized the tournament as "something of
an invitational, a regional tournament as opposed to a World
Championship," Schiller said.
"What will happen in the future is that (host) countries will have to
guarantee access (to all member federations wishing to participate)."
"It's a formality," USA Baseball CEO Paul Seiler said. "It's a shame
that athletes are affected by politics, but for our players and the
others in that universe, in that seven to 10 days they're playing
together, whether or not a federation sanctions the event, it doesn't
make a lot of difference to the kids."
The tournament will begin as scheduled Friday, with Team USA aiming to
duplicate its gold-medal performance of 2006 when the youth team went
9-0 and won a gold medal at the COPABE Pan Am Championship, which was
also held in Barquisimeto. That event served as a qualifier for this
year's 16-and-under event.
USA Baseball selects 36 players for a week-long trial from a pool of
more than 2,500 players competing at the two Junior Olympic tournaments
in Peoria and Surprise, Ariz., and Jupiter, Fla., in June. Those 36
players gathered in Cary, N.C., in August and competed for one of 18
spots on the final roster.
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final cut. Fifteen of them are rising juniors and three players are
members of the Class of 2010, rising sophomores.
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lineup," said head coach Gary Hatch (Sehome High, Bellingham, Wash.)
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to generate some runs with the pressure game and with baserunning. We
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A Discussion Of Fox's 'Quirky' Zooey Deschanel Vehicle New Girl
Like we told you yesterday, FOX has decided to visit the pilot episode of its sitcom New Girl upon the internet-going public early, making it available for free download via iTunes a full two weeks before it premieres on television. Despite knowing there was no way it was going to be any good at all, Liana and I decided to give it a chance and watch it. As they used to say on a show that was actually funny but got canceled to make room for more travesties like this, we've made a huge mistake.
Liana Maeby: So, this show: I was predisposed to hate it because I read the script and was not impressed, and, like, ugh Zooey, but man! It was that bad?
Jamie Peck: I was shocked how bad it was. SHOCKED.
Liana Maeby: A decade ago there was a movie PARODYING the whole pretty girl hidden by glasses thing. So how is that the premise of a network sitcom in 2011?!
Jamie Peck: I don't think she is presented as a pretty girl hidden by glasses, so much as her "weird and wacky" personality.
Liana Maeby: But there was totally that: glasses off, now she's hot scene. She took them off to put on the black dress and go on her date!
Liana Maeby: And all the boys were like, "Whoooa."
Jamie Peck: Oh yeah! And then she did a "weird" spaz dance and they were like "eeew."
Liana Maeby: So this show was created by Liz Merriwether who's part of Diablo Cody's "Fempire." Do you remember that NYT article? The thing that made me crawl under my bed and whimper for a week straight?
Jamie Peck: I think I blocked it out of my memory.
Liana Maeby: Oh, it's very upsetting.
Liana Maeby: Quirky women writing quirky women content! And taking over the world, with quirk!
Jamie Peck: there is not an emoticon frowny enough to express my displeasure at this.
Liana Maeby: >8-(
Jamie Peck: Not even close. I would not mind the quirk so much if it was amusing…or if she seemed like anything approaching a real human being.
Liana Maeby: Every character was such an archetype, though. I just don't understand what it's a show about, exactly.
Jamie Peck: There was the athletic and masculine black man…
Liana Maeby: NAMED COACH!
Liana Maeby: And the stupid finance guy or whatever with his "douchebag jar."
Jamie Peck: I kind of liked the dbag jar
Jamie Peck: most douchebaggery on sitcoms goes unremarked
Liana Maeby: I feel like maybe if that punchline weren't the only purpose of having that character, then maybe?
Jamie Peck: mmm fair
Liana Maeby: I like the other dude.
Jamie Peck: the sad sack bartender? yes
Jamie Peck: he reminds me of charlie day
Liana Maeby: But they don't have enough sexual tension for that to be a thing that carries the show.
Jamie Peck: can we talk about how painful to watch it was when finance bro starts trying to seduce the hot model friend with peppermint tea?
Liana Maeby: Oh god. I believe I zipped my head into my hoodie at that point.
Liana Maeby: (Because I am sooo quirky.)
Liana Maeby: But like: people do not behave that way!
Jamie Peck: he refers to her boobs at "party hats"!
Liana Maeby: So upsetting.
Liana Maeby: I'm going to start refering to party hats as "boobs."
Jamie Peck: Time for fun, everyone put your boobs on top of your heads!
Jamie Peck: I mean, there's a way to be totally outlandish in service of entertainment, like on 30 Rock, or Parks and Rec.
Liana Maeby: Right, but there are jokes there. Not just: sterotype, let's laugh at it. Which was 100% every single joke in this show.
Jamie Peck: "Hot girl is hot" is NOT A JOKE.
Jamie Peck: I think most of the jokes boil down to "___ guy/girl is [ ___ again] LOL!"
Jamie Peck: Women be crying!
Liana Maeby: Men don't understand feelings!
Liana Maeby: Dirty Dancing, AMIRITE LADIES?
Jamie Peck: Question: do the women writing this stuff think it's funny?
Jamie Peck: Or do they think the only way to succeed in THE PATRIARCHY is to play by its dumb rules?
Liana Maeby: I think that they have enough of the vague structure of what jokes are that they must? I mean, I have a hard time believing that a writer would willfully dumb down her material to the point that it's embarrassing. I just don't understand how anyone thought that this was an interesting premise at all.
Jamie Peck: Look at all the fights Roseanne had with her producers! Maybe it's their fault.
Liana Maeby: It's probably partially the fault of execs, yes! It always is.
Liana Maeby: Women lives in an apartment with male roommates? Cool, that was all of college for me. Not TV-worthy!
Jamie Peck: Aaaw, I miss my college roomie. [I go off on a tangent about my college roomie, who was/is a semi-professional magician who would practice his delightful tricks all the time, snuck one of our inside jokes into the magazine he worked at, and is now getting a PhD in physics.]
Liana Maeby: I love him!
Liana Maeby: He should be on this show, not: dude who's a personal trainer and is therefore loud, kinda.
Jamie Peck: Truth is stranger than fiction.
Jamie Peck: Do you think we're offended by the fake quirk because it attempts to "speak" to us?
Liana Maeby: I think that is perhaps part of it. However, I'd take over-the-top Juno dialogue over this crap any day.
Liana Maeby: Because at least that's trying to do something. Other than: girls's gonna dance, we're going to laugh.
Jamie Peck: There was some clever wordplay! Juno was a regular wordsmith compared to this one.
Liana Maeby: It's true! And there was none of that here. Not for one line. There was not one single solid joke in the entire pilot.
Jamie Peck: I kept waiting to laugh…or titter?
Liana Maeby: Get out my party hat?
Jamie Peck: but I never had the occasion to. NO PARTY HATS FOR U, NEW GIRL.
Liana Maeby: I wonder, where does the show go from here? If the pilot was that boring, what is episode two, and then episode 26?!
Jamie Peck: They gradually come to love and depend on each other. Err, I mean the show gets canceled.
Liana Maeby: I think the problem is that Zooey's character doesn't have any real obstacles to overcome. Here's why:
Liana Maeby: Her main obstacle, as presented by the show, is her own quirkiness. However, we as an audience are actually meant to find that quirkiness charming.
Liana Maeby: So where's the tension?
Liana Maeby: In my head, after watching that dumb show.
Jamie Peck: BOOM.


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New York Yankees Will Likely Ask Mariano Rivera to Take a Pay CutNovember 7, 2012
Mariano Rivera may have told New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman that he intends on pitching in 2013, but that still doesn't change the fact that he is currently without a contract for next season.
There's nearly no chance that he plays anywhere else, though, so it's really only a matter of the Yankees and Rivera agreeing on a deal.
According to CBSsports.com's Jon Heyman, that deal could potentially be worth less than the $15 million he earned last season.
The Yankees are expected to ask Rivera to take a significant pay cut from last season. Heyman believes a potential deal could be worth around $10 million, plus performance-based incentives.
At 43 years old, Rivera should be inclined to take this deal.
He's never pitched for anyone but the Yankees, and he has won multiple World Series championships with the team. The only thing stopping Rivera from retirement is his persistence to prove to himself that he can still go out there and pitch.
With that sort of mindset, he need not push for anything more than $10 million.
Rivera is coming off season-ending knee surgery after suffering a nasty torn ACL shagging pre-game fly balls at Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium earlier last season. He pitched in just nine games.
While $5 million may not seem like a lot, it could mean the difference between re-signing Ichiro Suzuki or going out there and potentially upgrading with a guy like Torii Hunter. Or, it could be the money needed to sign a potential bullpen piece to strengthen an already deep 'pen.
Rivera is coming back to prove something to himself and to give the fans one last glorious season of watching his mastery in pinstripes. This season will be marveled with awe and congratulations for the future first-ballot Hall of Famer, and there's no doubt in my mind that the two sides will work out a deal.
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Juanita Elias
Juanita Elias is Reader in International Political Economy.
She joined PAIS in 2014 from Griffith University, Australia, where she held an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (2010-2013). Previously, she was employed as a Senior Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Adelaide (2005-9), as a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Manchester (2003-2005), and as a research associate at the ESRC Centre for Business Relationships Accountability Sustainability and Society (BRASS) (2002-3). In 2006 she was a visiting research fellow at the Asia Research Institute (ARI) at the National University of Singapore.
Juanita is an editor of the Rowman and Littlefield International book series Global Political Economies of Gender and Sexuality (with Nicola Smith and Adrienne Roberts), and serves on the editorial advisory board of the Review of International Studies. She is also one of the editors of the innovative IPE teaching and learning website I-PEEL. Juanita served as a Commissioner on the Political Studies Association of the UK Research Commission on the Crisis of Care in Austerity Britain which reported in November 2016.
She has published her work in journals such as International Political Sociology, Economy and Society, Third World Quarterly, Review of International Political Economy, International Feminist Journal of Politics and The Pacific Review. She is the author of Fashioning Inequality: The Multinational Firm and Gendered Employment in a Globalising World (Ashgate 2004) and co-author of the textbook International Relations: The Basics (2007). She has also co-edirted the following books: The Global Political Economy of The Household in Asia ( with Samanthi J. Gunawardana, Palgrave MacMillan 2013), The Everyday Political Economy of Southeast Asia (with Lena Rethel, Cambridge University Press 2016), and the Edward Elgar Handbook of International Political Economy and Gender (with Adrienne Roberts, forthcoming 2018).
Research interests
- International political economy
- Gendered approaches to the study of international political economy and globalisation
- The household in global political economy
- Political economy of Malaysia
- Labour migration in Southeast Asia
- The changing nature of women's work in the global economy
- Labour standards and corporate codes of conduct
- Masculinities and international politics
- The crisis of care in austerity Britain
Juanita's research explores the way in which gender relations and identities operate and are reproduced within a range of political economic settings. This includes: work looking at the role of multinational corporations in the production of gendered and racialised forms of inequality; research exploring the construction of vulnerable forms of work and employment such as migrant domestic work; analyses of efforts to include or 'mainstream' gender issues within institutional contexts such as the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the World Economic Forum; and, analyses of how households and (gendered) household relations take shape within and are constitutive of the global political economy.
She has a particular interest in the gender biases and assumptions that play out in state development strategies - especially within the context of debates around the rise of the regulatory state in Southeast Asia. She has conducted considerable field research in Malaysia, a country that she has been visiting for research purposes since 1999.
Teaching and supervision
Dr. Elias is on study leave for the 2017/18 academic year.
In the 2016/17 academic year, Dr. Elias taught following courses:
- PO241 Gender Matters in Politics and International Studies
- PO998-20 The Politics of Development in Southeast Asia
- PO997-20 The Global Political Economy of the Household
For information about Juanita's PhD supervsion click here
Email: Juanita dot Elias at warwick dot ac dot uk
Tel:+44 (0)24765 73465
Room: D1.16
Advice and feedback hours: During the summer vacation period I will not be running advice and feedback hours. However, I will be available for appointments - please email first.
November 2017: New article out at Journal of Contemporary Asia on domestic worker migration regimes in South East Asia here
November 2017: Juanita is quoted in an article on the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report for the website News Deeply here
September 2017: The I-PEEL teaching and learning website www.i-peel.org is launched! Quite simply the best IPE teaching resource on the internet. More here.
May 2017: Article for Care Talk on how care for older people is a gender issue here
March 2017: Article for The Conversation on building a fairer social care system here
November 2016: A blog with Shirin Rai on the UK government's political inaction on the care crisis here
November 2016: Political Studies Association Commission on Care is launched at the House of Lords read about it here
September 2016: Special issue of Globalizations on 'Feminist Political Economies of the Everyday' edited with Adrienne Roberts here
August 2016: New! Edited book out with Cambridge University Press - The Everyday Political Economy of Southeast Asia (co-edited with Lena Rethel) here
April 2016: A blog for Progress in Political Economy on economic crisis in Asia here
March 2016: Juanita Elias and Lena Rethal awarded £83,000 from the British Council's Newton Fund for the project 'The everyday political economy of resettlement: Urban design, women's empowerment and the rehousing of low income groups from slum areas in Jakarta'. Read more here
14 October 2015: Juanita is part of a project team awarded funding to develop an online teaching tool for IPE. Read more here
22 September 2015: Juanita is a Commissioner on the Political Studies Association of the UK Commission into the Crisis of Care in Austerity Britain to be chaired by the Fawcett Society. Read more here and here
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Andy Murray in a hurry as he eases past Feliciano Lopez
Defending champion Andy Murray eased into the fourth round of the Sony Open in Miami with a straight-sets win over Spain's Feliciano Lopez.
Murray extended his perfect record against Lopez to 9-0 with a 6-4 6-1 victory in 73 minutes to set up a clash with France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who recovered from 5-1 down in a second set tie-break to beat Marcos Baghdatis in three sets.
World number six Murray made the ideal start with a break of serve to love in the opening game of the match, but there was a moment of concern in the next game when he grabbed his lower back in pain after dumping a forehand into the net.
The Scot went on to lose that game after saving two break points, but did not appear to be physically hampered afterwards and he soon broke Lopez again for a 3-2 lead.
Murray lost just one point in each of his next three service games to serve out the set and again broke Lopez at the start of the second set.
Lopez looked to be suffering from back problems of his own and never threatened to get back into the contest, losing his serve twice more as Murray sealed victory with a casual backhand return winner down the line.
"I moved well (and) returned well," Murray said. "It's not always that easy to feel comfortable against him because there is not (a lot) of rhythm with the way he plays."
Murray struck nine winners in the 44-minute opening set, which saw Lopez commit 17 unforced errors. He broke Lopez's serve three times in the second set, winning 24 of 36 points.
"I'm just looking forward," Murray added when asked about his goals. "It's nice that winning Wimbledon has been sort of accomplished, but I look forward now to try and do more in the big events."
Meanwhile, world number one Serena Williams overcame stubborn resistance from world number 74 France's Caroline Garcia to reach the fourth round in Miami, 6-4 4-6 6-4.
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Ohio three-star athlete Marcus Ball has had an outstanding spring, adding more than a dozen offers to bring his total to 21. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound Ball added his latest offer earlier this week from a Big Ten program.
"Penn State offered me yesterday," Ball reported. "They have been recruiting me for about a month now and it's been kind of strong. I talked to the head coach, and he was the one who actually offered me. They liked that I am long, am quick and can move."
Ball could project on either side of the football, and Penn State sees him in their hybrid safety/outside linebacker role. He is interested in that role, and has already taken a strong liking to the Nittany Lions' program.
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"This is definitely a good offer," Ball remarked. "I definitely can see Penn State having one of my officials. It had struck some interest, not just because they offered, but even previous to the offer I have been interested."
The list of schools that have offered Ball include Arizona State, Boston College, Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, N.C. State, Notre Dame, Pitt, Purdue, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Ball is certainly open to adding more schools to his list, and at the same time is starting to look more seriously at which schools have piqued his interest.
"The more offers that come, the more you have to look into schools," Ball noted. "I definitely want to make a commitment after I take my officials. I am in the process of starting to narrow it down now, but I haven't yet. I don't have a legit five schools that I am for sure going to visit yet.
"As far as some schools that might fit into those five [official visits], I could see Penn State, Wisconsin, Arizona State, Notre Dame and Kentucky maybe."
Ball is not sure if he will take part in any college camps this summer. He is still trying to figure out which school he will play for in the fall. He is attending Gahanna Lincoln now after being at Westerville South in the fall, but may be moving back into the Westerville South school district for his senior year.


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Legislator's viewpoint: Session's first half proves enlightening
As the 2013 legislative session returns to action, I wanted to share a few examples of the many things I've learned in my short time in St. Paul and give you an update of what has taken place so far.
The first being, Senators apparently lack the ability to make their own copies. I recently stood outside my office making copies and was mocked by several staff members and colleagues that they've never seen a Senator make their own copies before. As a former small business owner, I'm used to a different way of doing things.
On a more serious note, however, I have been quite impressed with the hard work and dedication of everybody at the Capitol - fellow legislators, staff members and citizens who take time out of their lives to come testify in committee. Truly, everybody is working toward building a better Minnesota. We may not always agree on how to get there, but I've learned everybody cares about making our state a great place to live.
Along those same lines, I'm happy to be a part of the newly formed "Purple Caucus," which is a bipartisan group of legislators dedicated to having a civil conversation to find areas of agreement. We've had our first meeting, and I'm hopeful we will be able to help set the tone for a more cordial Senate.
During the first part of the session I have focused on two main areas: local issues and education. I've authored bills to help with economic development, including creating a tax increment financing (TIF) district to allow Maplewood to partner with 3M to construct a new research and development building, and extending a TIF district in Oakdale to allow for continued redevelopment. I've worked to secure land for the Maplewood Fish Creek Natural Greenway and to allow the east metro an option to expand bus rapid transit.
With education, I'm proud to have been a part of the bipartisan solution to our problem of losing high-quality teachers who are unable to pass the Minnesota Teacher Licensure Examinations basic skills test. Originally, the law did not account for non-native English speakers and individuals with a learning disability. We worked out a compromise that all sides can support going forward. I'm also pleased to author legislation that will give local school districts control when it comes to spending money on early education and all-day kindergarten. Instead of a statewide, cookie-cutter approach, school districts need flexibility to determine the needs of their district.
With less than two months to go in the session, we still have a lot of work to do. Our primary job will be to create a budget that puts Minnesota on a sustainable path forward and makes investments in our state that will help create jobs now and in the future. Please do not hesitate to reach out to my office with any questions or concerns you have.
Kent, a Woodbury Democrat, represents District 53 in the Minnesota Senate


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Tucson - Investigators revealed more disturbing details about the events leading up to the assassination attempt against a US congresswoman, including a menacing handwritten note in the suspect's home with the words "Die, bitch".
And on the day of the shooting, a mumbling Jared Loughner ran into the desert near his home after his father asked him why he was removing a black bag from the trunk of a family car, sheriff's officials said.
Loughner resurfaced later on Saturday at a grocery store where Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords was holding an event. There, authorities say, he shot 19 people, killing six, including a federal judge and a 9-year-old girl.
The rare assassination attempt on a US lawmaker and attack on the crowd stunned Americans. On Wednesday, President Barack Obama will visit Arizona and give a speech honouring those killed.
Meanwhile, Republican politician Sarah Palin accused journalists and pundits of inciting hatred and violence in the wake of the shooting. Palin has been criticised for marking Giffords' and other districts with the cross hairs of a gun sight in promotional material for Republican candidates ahead of last year's congressional elections.
In a nearly eight-minute video on her Facebook page early on Wednesday, Palin said vigorous debates are a cherished tradition.
"But especially within hours of a tragedy unfolding, journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood libel that serves only to incite the very hatred and violence they purport to condemn. That is reprehensible," she said.
In Arizona, investigators provided the new details about Loughner to The Associated Press and said they're still searching for the bag. They suspect it could contain clues into the 22-year-old man's motives.
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"The bag is very important to us," said Captain Chris Nanos, head of the Pima County Sheriff's Department's criminal investigations division. "What was in that bag and is there any relevance?"
Authorities previously said they found handwritten notes in Loughner's safe reading "I planned ahead," "My assassination" and the name "Giffords". Nanos and Rick Kastigar, the department's chief of investigations, and told the AP they also found notes with the words "Die, bitch", which they believe referenced Giffords, and "Die, cops".
All the writings were either in an envelope or on a form letter Giffords' office sent him in 2007 after he attended one of her political events, Nanos said.
Sheriff's deputies had been to the Loughner home at least once before the attack, spokesperson Jason Ogan said. He didn't know why or when the visit occurred, and said department lawyers were reviewing the paperwork and expected to release it on Wednesday.
Loughner's parents, silent and holed up in their home since the shooting spree, issued a statement on Tuesday, expressing remorse over the shooting.
"There are no words that can possibly express how we feel," Randy and Amy Loughner wrote in a statement handed to reporters waiting outside their house. "We wish that there were, so we could make you feel better. We don't understand why this happened.
"We care very deeply about the victims and their families. We are so very sorry for their loss."
The apparent target of the attack, Giffords, 40, was able to breathe on her own on Tuesday at an intensive care unit here, another hopeful sign of her progress, doctors said.
Meanwhile, several hundred mourners filled a Tucson church for a public Mass to remember the slain and pray for the injured. As people filed in, nine young girls sang Amazing Grace.
The youngest victim of the attack, 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green, was a member of that choir.
Sarah Palin you monolithically stupid cow - how about a nice cup of shut the f*ck up along with your North Korean allies!?
oooooo, i'm gonna send Seh a friend request
What a load! So many of the GPS type map information services are inciting murder then because they also use cross hairs to indicate the requested spot??? Get real. If he had no gun he would probably have used a brick or something to bash her head in. Imagine a market plan " We should target" Oh no" aim, "Oh no" Oh forget it!!!!
But then, if an non-ANC politician used cross-hair mug shots to highlight a corrupt ANC politician for investigation, he'd be accused of dangerous, unfair (possibly racist) targeting. Remember, ANC implied that DA's `Fight Back' Campaign actually meant `Fight Black'.


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Revenue Sharing and Competitive Balance When Teams are not Wage Takers
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Volume (Year): 35 (2009)
Issue (Month): 3 (November)
Pages: 299-313
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The US-led occupying authorities in Iraq announced on April 10 that the Saudi-Iraqi border at Arar will be reopened on June 1, boosting Saudi exports to the war-torn country.
The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA)'s Rich Galen made the announcement at a Saudi-American seminar to explore business opportunities in Iraq. The seminar was attended by a large number of Saudi businessmen and officials from the US Embassy.
The Arar border post, located 340 kilometers southwest of Baghdad, has been closed since Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait. Saudi exporters must transfer their goods through Jordan, increasing transportation costs by eight to ten percent, reported Arab News.
Saudi businessmen have argued that reopening the border would bring down the cost of goods and services and help cut out middlemen. Saudi exports to Iraq comprise foodstuffs, chemicals, medicine, spare parts and plastic and paper products. — (menareport.com)
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Finding the Trailhead - not always easy.They say [and you know how omniscient "they" can be] that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. In our case the road to Moab, around to the northeast side of the LaSal Mountains and winding up to the TH in Beaver Basin was paved with our best intentions. Those intentions were to climb Mt. Waas and Mt. Peale in the same day. The intentions were honorable and good, but we came face to face with reality and ended up climbing them successfully but on back-to-back days. This is how it played out.
Our goal for the first day was modest: get to the Mt. Waas trailhead in Beaver Basin. Our drive to the turn on to highway 191 at the Colorado River just north of Moab took a scant 3+50. After twenty-five minutes of scenic cruising along the Colorado River, flanked by the stunning red rock plateaus of the river basin, we took the right turn to Castle Valley.
Fifteen minutes later we stopped to take a picture of a sign for the LaSal Loop Road, a road which we would bypass.
After climbing and then descending on the east side of a broad pass we spotted a sign for Gateway, CO, and nearly 3 miles further down the road we at last spied the sign leading us into the Beaver Basin. Hey, we were getting there without being lost or even temporarily disoriented.
Exactly 1.6 miles of travel on an unimproved but decent dirt/rock road brought us to a level area on the left and a vault toilet on the right. Almost immediately after passing this location the road splits, the left fork descending toward Don's Lake while the right fork leads you across a dinky stream and then up. We drove far enough on the right fork to decide that we had certainly passed the best available camping site, the one back near the restroom.
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The breakup was a shock to close friends and relatives of both Yara and Tareq, especially since they had been together for many years.
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