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LAS VEGAS The pace of life for Frans Van Houten, president and CEO of NXP Semiconductors, is spinning 10 times faster since private-equity funds bought the company last summer, Van Houten told EE Times this week at the Consumer Electronics Show here.
"The whole cycle is go, go, gomoving very fast," he said. But he didn't forget to add, "That fits my character well."
If NXP needs to make certain management decisions, Van Houten said, "We will have meetings with guys at the private-equity funds three times a week, instead of a quarterly meeting with Kleisterlee." Gerard Kleisterlee, President and CEO of Royal Philips Electronics, was Van Houten's boss when NXP was Philips Semiconductors.
NXP, however, needs to deal with pressing agendasone of which is the fate of the Crolles2 Alliance.
The alliance is a partnership that was created in 2002 in Crolles, France, by STMicroelectronics, Philips and Freescale, to collaborate on the research, development and industrialization of CMOS process technologies, begun at 90 nanometers and ultimately attaining the 32-nm node.
In the Crolles2 contract among the three partners, one clause says that every party needs to come to a conclusion about the future of the alliance one year before the contract runs out. That deadline was the end of 2006.
Van Houten said, "I have already made a decision on what I would like to do" with the Crolles2 Alliance. He added that there are "other parties who have not made up their minds."
Despite speculation that NXP may exit the group, NXP has not said so explicitly. And Van Houten is not talking. He said, "We have to respect the decision-making process we have, and we are not prepared to announce."
Last month it was reported that IBM Corp. was in talks with ST Microelectronics and Freescale Semiconductor Inc. to join the Crolles2 Alliance.
Because the partners have already met several times to discuss the alliance's future, Van Houten believes that missing the 2006 deadline in the contract is unlikely to be a serious issue.
Meanwhile, NXP's asset-lite strategy is no secret. Van Houten said that NXP will increase its outsourcing ratio to 40 percent by 2010. Currently, that ratio is "below 20 percentsomewhere between 10 and 20 percent," he said.
Much of the outsourcing will involve front-end fabs, he said, while back-end processes such as testing, which NXP regards as a competitive differentiation, will stay home.
NXP has no plans to make major changes in a corporate portfolio that consists of mobile, personal, home, auto/identification and multimarket products. "There will be no redirection," said Van Houten. "No plans to spin out or divest." However, of the 40 product lines NXP has today within its portfolio, "one or two may be dropped," he said, because "it may not be practical to make them internally. We'd rather leverage our partnerships with other companies." NXP will announce those changes in the next few months.
Product line reviews, however, take place continually. For example, NXP, which previously worked with Metalink Ltd. closely on 802.11n chips, has decided not to pursue its own semiconductor opportunity for the 802.11n-based home connectivity market. Rather than going after what will eventually become "an extremely low-cost commodity market" for set-tops and other consumer electronics products, Van Houten said, "We've decided to focus on wireless-LAN chips for portable applications" such as mobile handsets. "It's a matter of scale."
Private-equity companies are primarily attracted to semiconductor companies for three reasons, according to Van Houten: the chip companies' operational excellence, the semiconductor industry's above-GDP growth rate and prospects for consolidation.
Comparing NXP with Freescale, also bought with private-equity funds last year, Van Houten said, "We are still not as good as Freescale in terms of operational excellence." Take, for example, the ratio of R&D over sales. NXP's R&D over sales ratio today is 19 percent. The target figure is 16 to 17 percent, Van Houten said. While this is not to make light of R&D activities, the company needs to grow its sales more effectively, he added.
The consolidation game will continue in 2007, with NXP on the hunt for both big and small acquisitions. "This is something not possible when we were with Philips," said Van Houten. "Now the cash we generate can be invested for acquisition," rather than having it return to Philips.
When asked about potential acquisition targets, Van Houten said that technology companies "to enhance the scale of our mobile business may be obvious, but the company is also on the lookout for even bigger deals. "We are getting a lot of phone calls and I know our investors are getting even more calls" from companies that hope to negotiate.


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Photographer's Note
The weight of a Portabel shrine ("mikoshi" in Japanese) is 1 ton to 3 tons, so usually carried by 50~100 person. The density of the cariiers is so high, they are very close each other sometimes like packed. Old and youg, lady and gentleman are all mixed basically.
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ciakgiak (30433) 2010-05-22 15:28
Hello dear Takero,
great shot, four different expressions in one image, so different but united in the same spot! The light, the sharpness and the quality are really superb.
Best regards
edge (7409) 2010-05-22 18:59
Hello Takero, Great shot, such interesting expressions on all of their faces. Your shot captures the effort that these four are undergoing as they carry and support the Shrine. In fact, looking at them makes me feel tired and exhausted. Ha Ha. Wonderful job. Have a nice Sunday. Regards, Roger
serp2000 (46526) 2010-05-22 22:23
Privet, Takero,
My compliments! Excellent work! So impressive faces... An interesting moment! Well done.
Hi Takero,
great shot with so many face expressions and details.
Excellent sharpness and frame.
npecanhuk (79319) 2010-05-23 7:23
Hello Takero!
So interesting and beautiful face expressions!
They are not posing for you, that's for sure and that's what's most appealing in this photograph!
Sharpness, exposure, natural colors, horizontal format and composition are great!
TFS - congratulations!
Have a great sunday!
BeBeHooker (0) 2010-05-23 11:33
Hi Takero!
Wonderful scene, amazing faces. Dynamic shot. Very dynamic effect. Good sharpness.
Zbychu (0) 2010-05-24 0:54
Amazing shot :^))
Can you uncut girl's nose, a bit ?
eldancer1 (36343) 2010-05-26 13:36
Very nice capture of people of different ages and sex. I love the happy expression on their faces. Good colors and details.
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nice ride!
Very nice and love the stance!
looks great
how much is it dropped? and what type of lowering kit and caster plates. and like the pro stars. did you have to remove you quad shocks for those wheels and tires?
idk how much its lowered but its the stock springs cut it was like that when i got the car its to low it rides to rough and drags everywhere but i just got me some h&r supersport springs to put back on it and i havnt ordered caster camber plates yet but i plan on it and the wheels are greg welds and yeah i took the quad shocks off idk if i had to but i did anyway just in case there was any clearence problems
Ya, I had a red 1995 GT with the factory springs cut. was rough ride. I bought some factory springs and put on it cause the camber was so off due to no casters the wheels in front looked like they where gonna fall off the camber was so bad. I had weld's on it.
not real shure if this link will work but its a video of me and my son messing around with the old stang before we sold it weeks later. if you copy and paste it in your browser it will work. my son also yawns at the end which makes for good sound effects.
the link worked im gonna try to get a video loaded up of the cobra pretty soon i will let you know when i do im putting the springs on this weekend i gotta fix a brake line on it too but after that im just waitin on a pretty day to get a good one if you got any more questions just let me know
Love the wheels, love the stance.....just not sure if I love them together though? Those are more drag oriented wheels, so dropping the suspension isn't really going to improve handling much and a slammed suspension like that isn't going to be much help at the drag strip.
Beautiful example though.
Love the stance but I'm glad mine isn't that low with the crappy roads around here.
im raising the car back up and the car isnt a dd just a weekend car 2 many ppl have the 17 and 18inch look just thought id go for a diffrent look to stand out you dont find to many nice 96-98 cobra's with this set up that isnt a full blown race car. it may not be a politically correct set up but i like it
Not being P/C is a good thing
im glad sombody thinks like me!
P/C is over rated
Is that spoiler an s-281 or is it one of those xenon ones? Maybe I'm blind, but I'm thinking thats the xenon spoiler......looks great
very nice looking cobra
if you dont mind me asking what size wheels and tires are those?
sry its took so long to anwser but yeah its a xenon wing and the wheels are 15x3.5 and 15x10


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This weekend's wedding between Kim Kardashian and Kanye West in Florence, Italy is supposed to be a small, personal affair that will only feature the closest of friends and family, and probably two chairs for Rob Kardashian. Of course, small and personal doesn't mean humble or understated, because among the many luxuries that are bound to be revealed along the way, Lana Del Rey has been booked to sing her song "Young and Beautiful" for the special couple. According to Mirror, after Lana previously declined Kanye's offer to perform at his baseball stadium engagement, she has now accepted six figures for the wedding, because self-respect and art don't mean shit when it comes to pocketing that dirty sex tape money.
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Bethel resident credited with stopping robbers
May 18th, 2007 Author: Rodney Beckwith Filed Under: News
Bethel resident Branden Smith is being honored, said Bethel Police Chief John Wallace, for his help in stopping a group of store robbers from leaving town.
According to Chief Wallace, Smith's quick thinking helped police catch the thieves who had tried to rob Gramma's Pizza.
"I got word that a Bethel citizen which I nominated for an award from the Law Enforcement Committee of Clermont County was approved," said Chief Wallace. "He is Branden Smith. He helped foil a robbery that occurred at Gramma's Pizza last year. It's my opinion that, without the solid, sane actions of Smith, the guys would have got out of town. As it was, they were arrested and have been convicted."
According to a nomination penned by Chief Wallace, Smith, when confronted by the two men who were threatening the employees with a handgun, began memorizing their physical descriptions. He then realized that they didn't have a real gun, but a toy one.
At that time, he called 911, and then followed the two as they fled to a van so he could get a description of that vehicle.
Calling in that description and license plate, Smith was able to put authorities onto the chase quicker, resulting in a stop by police less than four blocks from the scene of the crime.


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Woman Sues Google for Bad Directions
Lauren Rosenberg is suing Google for directions that she claims resulted in her injuries when she ended up walking down the middle of a state highway.
Rosenberg, a native of Los Angeles, CA used Google Maps on her Blackberry to get directions from 96 Daly Street, Park City, Utah, to 1710 Prospector Avenue, Park City, Utah. The directions included a half mile walk down "Deer Valley Drive" which is also knows as "Utah State Route 224″
if only there were a technology that allowed people to figure that walking down the middle of a state highway could be hazardous to their health. I guess we'll have to rely on common sense and hope that folks lacking in that area don't become too much of a hazard to the rest of us.
Rosenberg's filing Indicates that Google Maps failed to warn her of the dangers of walking down a state highway
"Plaintiff Lauren Rosenberg was thereby stricken by a motor vehicle, causing her to suffer severe physical, emotional and mental injuries, including pan and suffering and causing her to incur medical expenses in amounts in excess of $ 100,000."
Maybe she'll also sue Blackberry for providing her with a phone that cuased her to get hit.


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Since our first meetings in the 1980's, the Texas Lyceum has continued to pride itself as one of the state's premier leadership organizations. Our current members and our alumni have gone on to hold prominent leadership roles in our state and in our nation. Many Texas Lyceum members have been and will continue to be mayors in their communities, city council representatives, governors, senators, and members of Congress. In 2016, we were fortunate to have one of our members run as a candidate in the presidential election. Our organization is extremely proud to have a Texas Lyceum alumnus actually hold the esteemed office of President of the United States from 2001-2009.
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On May 20, 2002, in the presence of international officials who included the president of Indonesia, East Timor officially celebrated its independence, and on September 27 Timor-Leste (the Portuguese spelling of its name) became the 191st member of the United Nations. These events marked the end of almost five centuries of foreign domination: Portuguese colonization, occupation by the Indonesian military, and, for the preceding three years, United Nations administration. In April 2002 the UN Security Council proposed a two-year mission of support (UNMISET) to assist with the orderly transfer of authority to the new government.
East Timor adopted a liberal form of government. Parliament was the sovereign body, with 88 deputies elected for five-year terms. The president was head of state, elected by direct universal suffrage to a five-year term (with a two-term limit). The government was led by the prime minister, who was designated by the majority party and nominated by the president.
The new nation faced enormous difficulties. East Timor was one of the poorest countries in Asia, with 41% of the population living below the poverty line. In addition, some 250,000 Timorese had been removed to West Timor (Indonesia) during the war of independence and were attempting to return.
Indonesia remained the focus of East Timor's external relations. In February a commission was put in place with a two-year mission of establishing the truth about crimes committed against the population between 1974 and 1999. The following month a special Indonesian court heard accusations against 18 Indonesian military, militia, and civilian leaders, and the former Indonesian governor-general of East Timor was being sought for crimes against humanity.
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I never eat McDonald's chicken nuggets at home, but for some reason when I am driving on a road trip I must stop and get them to eat while driving. I also must have spray cheese and Bugles in the car.
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Windows 7 aims to streamline playback, too--so much so that it offers two different lightweight ways to consume media without employing full-strength Windows Media Player. You can listen to music and watch video by using the preview pane in Windows Explorer, without launching Windows Media Player at all. Or you can load up WMP but work with a simple view that hides you media library and fits comfortably into a small floating window on your desktop leaving the rest of your display visible (and usable).
No matter how you play your files, Windows 7 handles a bunch of non-Microsoft formats that Vista and Windows XP don't, including AAC audio and H.264 video--the standards favored by Apple--as well as DiVX video and AVHDC, a format used by many high-definition camcorders. That ecumenical approach lets the media player tap into entertainment libraries that you've created using iTunes. Not surprisingly, it can't play iTunes music and movies shielded by Apple's FairPlay copy protection; but rather than showing them and then choking when you try to enjoy them, it doesn't show them at all. In our tests, the updated WMP handled unprotected AAC music without a hitch; an H.264 video podcast that we downloaded from iTunes played, but it looked much blockier than it did when we watched it in iTunes on the same Windows 7 PC.
The new OS aims to play traffic cop for an array of media types and devices that may live on your home network. It can find media stored on multiple PCs on the Internet (including ones in HomeGroups), and it can route media files from them to media-streaming devices that support the Digital Living Room Network Alliance (DLNA) standard, such as the Sonos Multi-Room Music System. If a particular piece of media is saved in a format that a specific streaming device doesn't support, Microsoft says, W7 will convert it on the fly. That sounds very slick, but the proof is in the playing: We haven't tested these networked features yet, but we'll report back when we do.
Windows Media Center, the uber-application that does everything from record live TV to distribute Windows' media features to networked Xbox 360 consoles. is back in Windows 7. (Microsoft hasn't announced details regarding the versions of W7 that will be available, but Media Center will presumably be included in one or more high-end consumer editions of the OS.) Microsoft says that Media Center includes new Internet TV features that give users a single guide and playback interface for video content from all over the Web. Again, that sounds intriguing--but if the feature is available in the Windows 7 preview edition we examined, it's so well-hidden that we couldn't track it down. Media Center also works with HomeGroup networking to let you find recorded video and other media files no matter where they're hiding on your network.


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If there is a sign of what is to come with a successful redevelopment in downtown Irving, Griff's Hamburgers' reopening is a good one.
At 5 p.m. July 11, a "Drive-thru Only" sign went up on the reader board on West Irving Boulevard signaling the fast-food old-fashioned hamburger joint's soft open.
The restaurant closed at 10 p.m. its first night and set an all-time record for sales in one day in the history of the chain, said Harvey Fattig, Griff's vice president of sales.
"It's unbelievably good," Fattig said while standing in the rain to direct drive-through traffic Monday afternoon. "The unique thing about this is cars were coming in [July 11] and ordering up to $80 of sandwiches."
But the downside of the good news is "the huge opening response has made it impossible to accommodate dining room parking," he said.
With only 18 parking spaces, Fattig said inside dining will open as soon as there is relief from the drive-through traffic that's taking up parking.
It took me 45 minutes to make my way through the new drive-through Saturday night. I joined the tail end of Griff's lovers on East Irving Boulevard, where the line sprawled past Subway.
"I had no idea Irving loved Griff's this much," said Doug Jeffery, a Griff's computer technician who volunteered to help direct drive-through traffic Saturday night.
Irving's support of Griff's soft launch spread quickly on Facebook. Updates and photos of the long line and new look spread like wildfire. Fattig said first-time customers came as far as Frisco.
"We've been here 50 years, in this location, but we're barely being discovered," Fattig said.
The newcomers who discovered Griff's have Irvingites — who know what an institution Griff's is in their city — to thank. The location marks its 50th year at the entrance of downtown Irving's Heritage Crossing District — and is a good sign of success that can come with revitalization and redevelopment in the area.
Don Williams, Irving Chamber's director of business and visitor services, said a grand reopening and ribbon cutting for the remodeled icon will be scheduled within in a few weeks.
I'll admit it was weird going through a drive-through and not hearing my order called out over the loud speaker while I waited in a small chair by the entrance, but still, I returned to a made over Griff's because of those memories. Memories of sliding in the 1960s booths and stopping in after little league games are what brought me — and hundreds of others by the car load — back to Irving Boulevard.
While the ambiance of dine-in and take-out only was what made Griff's a community institution and icon, time has proven that the restaurant's nostalgic roots at the entrance of downtown Irving are the core of the community of Irving.
Times and facades may change downtown, but our memories are what will always make them unique to our communities.
Welcome back, Griffy.


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Kelly Romano, president of Carrier's Building Systems and Services business unit, presented the business case for greening buildings during the opening of the "20-Now" Action Forum organized by the Energy Efficiency Partnership of Greater Washington (EEPGW).
She spoke about the importance of sustainable design and energy efficiency to more than 100 Washington, D.C.-area building owners, financers, property developers, architects and policymakers,. Quoting current energy use statistics and estimated future demands , she urged the audience to join the movement toward energy conservation. "Instead of buildings that burn artificial lights all day and are lit up all night while empty offices are being cooled, buildings should be vibrant with natural lighting during the day and smart enough to go dark and use less cooling at night when there is little or no occupancy," said Romano.
She supported the importance of a market shift toward energy-efficient buildings by sharing examples of Carrier's leadership in developing solutions for sustainable growth.
"Carrier addressed the environmental effect of products well in advance of regulatory timetables when we pioneered the global phase-out of chlorofluorocarbons in 1994 and introduced Puron, a non-ozone depleting refrigerant, into air-conditioning systems in 1996," she stated. "We are committed to leading the transition away from hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) to further promote ozone preservation."
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Gillian Blake been named editor in chief of Macmillan's Henry Holt and Company. She will report to publisher Stephen Rubin.
Blake joined Henry Holt in 2009 as executive editor, months after HarperCollins shuttered the division in a massive restructuring.
Here's more from the release: "She recently edited the runaway bestseller STORIES I ONLY TELL MY FRIENDS by Rob Lowe. Prior to joining Holt, she held positions at Scribner, Bloomsbury and Harper Collins publishers where she edited best-selling authors Harold Bloom, Robert Sullivan, Peggy Orenstein, Steven Johnson, Russell Brand and award-winning author Adrian LeBlanc."


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LAWRENCE, Kan., Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Thomas Robinson scored 26 points Tuesday and No. 13 Kansas beat Long Beach State 88-80.
Conner Teahan added 14 and Jeff Withey had 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Jayhawks (6-2) who shot 54 percent from the field to hold off the 49ers (4-4).
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I think there's a bit of a problem, with Kamon.
It would screw the sense in G/S/C with him stealing a pokémon if he's got a team in your hack, which is 3 years before G/S/C
Why don't you read the first post. I thought I established very clearly that Pokémon DarkViolet is a separate canon from the official games. I even said that it is MY Generation I.
This is my hack, and therefore I get to write a new backstory for him. I decided a long time ago that I'm going to expand on his character, since he is Giovanni's own son. Events of G/S/C/HG/SS don't matter, because this hack is not a prequel to them. Kamon will be re-appearing in this game's planned sequel, Pokémon DarkCrystal, which takes place 3 years after Pokémon DarkViolet. Pokémon DarVkiolet does NOT take place 3 years before G/S/C, it takes place in an entirely separate canon. Events of the official games don't matter, because I am ignoring them. I have my own timeline of events in all Pokémon Saga games, and I already have the entire thing planned out.
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Perhaps you've flashed a copy of Infinite Jest (or Lord of the Flies or One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish) on a date without actually having read the book just to boost your intellectual clout. And perhaps you want to know that others, too, have falsely Foster Wallace-dropped. There's no need to feel isolated, you pseudo-intellectual, you Foster Wallace-fake. There are articles even for posers like you…and I.
If you're feeling particularly anti-organized-religion this week, consider borrowing some religion jokes from adenoidal yellow people.
Ann Coulter posited that all pretty girls are conservatives. I have nothing to say.
Slate successfully accomplishes the difficult task it set out for itself in claiming the interchangeability of "burrito" and "iPhone."
NPR blogger Linda Holmes pedantically gripes about the infantilization of Liz Lemon, to the detriment of viewers that just want to have a good time watching Liz maturely scrunching her nose in revulsion at the idea of s-e-x.
For those of you that are tired of mourning Kim Jung Il, or prematurely (or not?) mourning Kim Jung Un, here's a new comedic romp of a dictatorship. Is it just me, or does my paranoia about being punk'd in a Sacha Baron Cohen movie make EVERYONE, especially that guy on the right, look a little bit like Sacha Baron Cohen?


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Puerto Rico often figures in discussions of the U.S. Hispanic market as a footnote, yet it has close to four million residents — larger than the Latino population in every mainland market except Los Angeles and New York.
Part of the challenge for market researchers is that many of the debates on the mainland regarding second-generation Latinos and their degree of integration into the general populace have little relevance on the island. The commonwealth of Puerto Rico is part of the U.S., and those born there are U.S. citizens, so many of the issues regarding of U.S.-born versus foreign-born Hispanics simply do not apply.
"I wouldn't include Puerto Rico in the U.S. Hispanic market but it isn't Latin America either," said Puerto Rican-born Cesar Cruz, president of consulting firm Mi Gente and former multicultural marketing director for Cox Communications Corp.
Market research firm Synovate classifies Puerto Ricans on the island as foreign-born, but Puerto Ricans who live on the mainland as U.S.-born. This approach echoes the Census Bureau's somewhat confusing practice of counting Puerto Ricans who reside in the mainland as Hispanics but not those who live on the island.
"We actually view Puerto Rico almost as if it were a different country," Synovate group account director Jim Starks said. The firm treats those who live in Puerto Rico as if they were foreign-born Latinos and classifies them accordingly in their survey results. "We don't include Puerto Ricans [on the island] because they live their entire lives in Spanish," Starks added.
Spanish is the primary language of instruction at both public and private schools on the island. According to Mediafax, Spanish is the primary language of television viewing with 90% of the audience watching Univision, Telemundo and Lin TV Corp.-owned Televicentro.
Similarly, most of the music played on local radio is in Spanish, and the most popular genre is the dance music known as reggaeton. Reggaeton originated in Panama, but Puerto Rican musicians have been a driving force behind its popularity. While still a long way from dethroning regional Mexican music as the best-selling Latin genre, reggaeton accounted for five of the top ten albums and seven of the top ten singles on Billboard's Latin chart for the week ended Feb. 3. The spread of Clear Channel's Hurban (Hispanic urban) and Univision's La Kalle programming formats are tangible signs of the music's popularity among second-generation Latinos.
"Reggaeton has become a boom and not only among young people but also those 35 to 49," said Edwin Pujols, general manager of MTV Puerto Rico, a partnership between Lin and MTV Networks. Not surprisingly, reggaeton music videos make up to 75% of the station's playlist. "MTV Puerto Rico exists because of our desire to reach a younger [12 to 34] demographic and add something different for the Puerto Rican audience," said Pujols, referring to the marriage of MTV's international brand and specifically Puerto Rican content.
While acknowledging differences between the Puerto Rican and mainland Hispanic markets, Mediafax vice president Victor Vazquez highlights at least one similarity: "They both like novelas," the popular Spanish-language soap operas, which are the number one program genre in the mainland Hispanic market as well as in Puerto Rico.
|Puerto Rico at a Glance
|Population: 3.9 million*
|Cable penetration: 29%
|Satellite penetration: 14%
|Broadcast advertising: $230 million
|Cable advertising: $15 million
|Source: Mediafax
* 2005 annual population estimate by Census Bureau


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5K Training Tip No.4: Train for a New Time Goal
Lindsey Emery
"You're guaranteed a PR if you're running your first race. But for everyone else, the 5K is an opportunity to nail a good-for-now time.
"If your ultimate goal is a PR in a longer distance, use the 5K to gauge how your speed is progressing.
"In pursuing a fast-for-now time, plot your races strategically to allow for sufficient recovery and buildup. After an event, run easy for a few days, then begin another three-to four-week training block before your next 5K, using your most recent race time as a baseline."
More: 5K Training Tips From Lindsey Emery
5K Training Tip No.5: Embrace Intervals
Jack Daniels, Ph.D.
If you are new to interval training, try this workout twice a week in place of your regular run for four weeks. After four weeks you can increase the interval length to two minutes. Always remember to warm up and cool down adequately.
- Warm up for 10 minutes at an easy jog.
- Run at interval pace (a step up from your usual pace) for one minute.
- Jog for a two-minute recovery interval.
- Repeat four times.
- Cool down for five minutes and stretch.
If you are a more experienced runner with a higher mileage base, your intervals can be easily adjusted for your fitness level. Remembering the 8 percent cap on interval mileage, interval pace can be about your 5K pace, faster for shorter intervals, slower for longer intervals ranging from 30 seconds to five minutes. (As a rule of thumb, your recovery interval should take about as much time as your working interval.)
More: 5K Training Tips From Jack Daniels, Ph.D.
5K Training Tip No.6: Don't Ignore Aches and Pains
Matt Fitzgerald
"No numerical rule can predict how your body will respond to your training. While in the long run using the 10-percent rule will certainly keep you healthier than you would be if you included abrupt mileage spikes in your training, it still doesn't make any sense to continue increasing your running mileage at a rate of 10 percent per week if you've developed a sore spot that gets a little worse every time you run.
"You must never ignore pain. When you develop a sore spot, reduce your running just enough to make the pain go away and then begin increasing your mileage cautiously.
"Sometimes it's necessary to stop running completely for a few days, but that is more than worth it when you consider that the possible consequences of ignoring the pain and continuing to run might be many weeks off with a far more serious injury later."
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US ad limina visits in focus: a conversation with Bishop Matano of Burlington, Vt
2011-11-08 Vatican RadioUS Catholic bishops from the New England region are in Rome this week for their ad limina visits. During the course of their busy schedule Monday, the bishop of Burlington, Vt., Salvatore Matano made time to speak with us about a number of issues facing the bishops, including the way the multiethnic composition of US society is shaping the Church, about the Church's contribution to the ongoing debate in the US about the role of religion in public life, and the bishops' response to the call for a New Evangelization. Listen


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OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Rookie quarterback Matt McGloin will get a second start for the Oakland Raiders after performing well last week, Coach Dennis Allen said Wednesday.
Allen said the decision was made after McGloin threw three touchdown passes while subbing for the ineffective Terrelle Pryor in the Raiders' 28-23 road victory over Houston.
McGloin, an undrafted free agent out of Penn State, completed 18-of-32 attempts for 197 yards in his first NFL start.
Pryor was on the inactive list against the Texans after passing for just 122 yards with an interception in Oakland's Nov. 10 loss to the New York Giants, one week after he suffered a sprained knee.
Pryor has racked up 504 rushing yards to lead all NFL quarterbacks, but has tossed 10 interceptions in eight starts.


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Raleigh (N.C.) Broughton running back Chris Mangus pulled his second offer recently. The 5-foot-11, 170-pounder updated that and more inside.
"I got my second offer from Memphis," he said. "I was pretty excited about it. I'm looking forward to getting more.
"I don't really know too much about Memphis yet."
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Though many schools want Mangus to visit, he has yet to take a trip.
"I've been talking to Clemson, Georgia, Maryland and Vanderbilt," he said. "They all have invited me for their spring games. East Carolina wants me to come up for their junior day."
With college interest growing, does Mangus like anybody?
"Right now I do like Georgia," he said. "I went down there for a game against Georgia Tech and had a great time. I liked the atmosphere it was electrifying and crazy. Their facilities are very nice an their program for student athletes is outstanding as far as academic wise."
At this point in time, Mangus is keeping busy with track where he just participated in his first meet.
"It wasn't my best meet, I came in fourth in the 100 and our team was first in the 4x2," he said. "My goals this year are that I'm trying to go to states again and come in first in the 100, 200, 4x2 and 4x4. I placed fifth in the 200 last year and sixth in the 100."
Mangus is getting a bit of interest for track as well from the likes of Navy and Princeton, and expressed an interest in doing both in college.


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CINCINNATI, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. plumbers say Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is their busiest day of the year, thanks to holiday meals and guests.
Big holiday meal preparation and cleanup mean lots of grease and food go down the kitchen drain. Holiday guests require additional clothes washing, showers and toilet flushes, straining household plumbing.
"Often, a house already has partially clogged drains that aren't noticeable until holiday guests arrive and overwhelm the system," Paul Abrams, a spokesman for Roto-Rooter, a 24-hour plumbing company, said in a statement. "Virtually every traditional Thanksgiving dish is an ideal clog culprit if it goes down the drain."
Plumbers get 21 percent more calls over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend than any other Thursday-Sunday period of the year. But plumbers and drain cleaners are prepared and have more workers on duty because this happens every year, Abrams said.
To avoid the chances you'll need to call a plumber:
-- Don't pour fats or cooking oils down drains. They solidify in pipes. Instead, wipe grease from pots with paper towels and throw the towels in the trash.
-- Don't put stringy, fibrous or starchy waste such as poultry skins, celery, fruit and potato peels in the garbage disposal . Disposals can't sufficiently grind these items.
-- Wait 10 minutes between showers so slow drains have time to work.


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Spanish police seize 1.4 tons of cocaine, arrest 8
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Spanish police seize $84 million in heroin
By Daniel Woolls
The Associated Press
MADRID, Spain — Spanish police acting on a tip-off from U.S. authorities have seized 1.4 tons of cocaine and arrested eight South American suspects, officials said Tuesday.
The drugs were found in a van near a Barcelona shopping center, in the third major cocaine bust of the summer in Spain and the biggest carried out in the country on land in all of 2008, the National Police said in a statement.
The investigation began in June when the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration told Spanish authorities about a drug trafficking gang that wanted to smuggle cocaine from South America to Spain, police said.
Spanish agents tracked two members of the ring that traveled from Venezuela to oversee delivery of the drugs.
Earlier this month, authorities seized the cocaine and arrested four people as they tried to collect it. The other four suspects were arrested in a Barcelona hotel, the police statement said without giving any dates.
Six of them are Colombian and the other two are from Venezuela, it added.
The drugs would have fetched up to euro80 million ($120 million) if peddled by street dealers, or euro45 million ($68 million) if sold wholesale, the statement said.
In another big drug bust, Spanish authorities said last week they had seized 2.5 tons of cocaine in a high-seas raid in international waters of the Atlantic on July 26 and arrested 11 people.


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This font set, created by the P22 Type Foundry for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, celebrates the work of influential French artist Paul Cézanne. The P22 Cezanne typeface allows you to beautify your documents with a faithful rendition of the artist's handwriting, while P22 Cezanne Sketches recreates a variety of imagery from the artist's work.
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"A South of Market Neighborhood Institution Since 1990"
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"Between three recently shuttered SoMa restaurants-Triptych, El Capitan and Carafe-and across the street from 111 future apartments sits Roccos Cafe. Chef Don Dial and many longtime team members have been feeding the neighborhood from the ground floor of 1131 Folsom St. for 26 years, making Rocco's the oldest operating restaurant in the neighborhood, Dial says..."
Rocco's Cafe is named after Rocco Coscarelli, who emigrated from Northern Italy in 1920. Rocco ran a successful restaurant for more than 30 years at Mission & Geneva; the key
ingredients were quality, quantity, and personality. This old-school Italian recipe for success was passed down to Rocco's grandson Don, who 25 years ago opened Rocco's Cafe
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I usually work on a TFCD basis and I'd love to help you develop your portfolio in exchange for your modeling services for a stock photo shoot.
I shoot all types of photography... potraits, stock, family, etc. But, stock photography is the majority of my business and I love working with different models of all ages, genders, ethnicities, etc. and I'm always in need of a fresh face!
My stock images have shown up in various high profile magazines, newspapers, books, websites and advertisements. To name a very small portion are Maxim magazine, Vanity Fair magazine, banner ads on MSN's Hot mail and myspace, the front cover of The Billiards Official Rules and Records Book (2006 version), an ad in Shutterbug magazine, an image for a feature story on AskMen website, a booklet included in the CD entitled "Do You Have a Little Love to Share" by Janice Capp Perry and Joy Lundsberg, and the feature image for a double page spread for The Times Colonist, a newspaper in Victoria, BC (Canada). And as I said, this is a very SMALL portion.
When I see these sightings or am tipped off about them I will let you know immediately as they will give you excellent tear sheets to add to your portfolio. So, out of the deal, you`ll get great headshots and other various shots you`d like, in addition to potential for tear sheets for your portfolio so it`s a double bonus on your part.
We can discuss wardrobe when we set up the shoot, but stock shoots are basically lifestyle and casual shots, with the model doing something like talking on a cell phone or acting as if they were shopping to name a few. I'll have ideas planned out beforehand to give you an idea of what to bring.
And of course, you'll bring what you want to wear for the shots for your portfolio! I'm open to any ideas you have and love to work with my models and have fun during a shoot.
I`m always looking for models for TFCD shoots (I post-process the best of the best images after the shoot and get them to you on CD), so contact me and we can set something up. Contact me on the site or at rebecca @ xploresoft .com I look forward to working with you!
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Two Students Named Rhodes Finalists
American University is delighted to announce that two students, Matt Makowski and Lauren Barr, were named 2011 Finalists for the Rhodes Scholarship.
Matt, BS/CAS '12, and Lauren, MA/SIS '12, were selected as AU's two nominees for the Rhodes scholarship from a potential field of nearly thirty outstanding student leaders. They were chosen based on their passionate defense of their studies, the range of their intellectual interests, and their leadership qualities. Approximately 800 students were nominated in one of 16 districts nationwide, and up to 16 finalists were chosen for each district.
Two Rhodes Scholars were chosen from each district. Lauren and Matt remain district finalists.
Matt is the goalie and captain for the AU men's soccer team and a two-time winner of the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year. In 2010, he was honored as one of AU's "Outstanding Honors Juniors" for his academic success. During the summer of 2011, Makowski received a nationally competitive research internship at the Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where he worked in the Division of Infectious Diseases. Last fall, Matt served as a teaching assistant for an Introduction to Public Health course and is working on his Capstone project under the supervision of Professor David Carlini, Chair of the Department of Biology. In spring 2011, Matt presented his creative work involving a reinterpretation of the Norse myth of Odin into modern language at the CAS student research conference. His long-term goal is to pursue a doctorate in computational biology and a career in biomedical research.
Lauren Barr graduated from AU summa cum laude in May, 2011, with majors in International Relations and Economics and a minor in Arabic. She will complete an MA in International Peace and Conflict Resolution in August, 2012. Lauren is a two-time Critical Language Scholarship recipient for advanced Arabic and a Truman Scholarship finalist. As an undergraduate, Lauren developed and led two alternative breaks to Israel and the West Bank and pioneered AU's chapter of the OneVoice Movement. This fall, Lauren will work as a research assistant for New York Times correspondent David Sanger at the U.S. Institute for Peace. She currently serves as a research associate for the Public International Law and Policy Program. Lauren was also selected to participate in a seminar program about the UN as a United Nations Association of the Capital Area Graduate Fellow. Her long-term goal is to work in the area of conflict resolution.
We are grateful to the many AU faculty members who served as mentors, participated in mock interview panels, and provided letters of recommendation. Faculty from CAS include Profs. Lynne Arneson, Richard Breitman, Ivy Broder, David Carlini, Vikki Connaughton, David Culver, Bob Feinberg, Maria Floro, Phil Johnson, David Keplinger, Keith Leonard, Jonathan Loesberg, Eric Lohr, Randa Serhan, Richard Sha, U.J. Sofia, Michael Wenthe, and Paul Winters. Faculty from SIS include Profs. Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Akbar Ahmed, Michelle Egan, Ronald Fisher, Pek Heng, Paul Williams, Patrick Jackson, Linda Lubrano, Robert Pastor, Anthony Quainton, Vidya Samarsinghe, and Anthony Wanis-St. John. Faculty from SPA include Profs. Bill Davies, Kimberly Cowell-Myers, Daniel Dreisbach, and Meg Weekes. Additional support was provided by Athena Argyropoulus and Bob Karch (athletics), Michael Manson (Honors), Prof. Erran Carmel (Kogod), and Prof. Declan Fahy (SOC).


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text: Hi Buddy! Happy Pet of the Day to you, sweetheart! What an utterly precious, most beautiful 'tiel boy you are, Buddy, "dirtyface" and all (silly breeder!), not to mention those cheerful, tomato red cheeks! And to think you're just as sweet and loving as you are handsome is almost too much preciousness to bear! My heart went into complete meltdown mode when I read this...What a gentle, dear soul you are, Buddy, a total cuddle bug! I'm so glad you escaped that nasty pet shop, the bullying, finding your way to the most caring and devoted of forever humans, a human soul mate who will love and cherish you forever! You and she/he are perfect together, and I just know under her/his loving care you're going to grow into the most confidant of birdies...it's a given you're already the most handsome and lovable! How lucky your person is, having a best forever bud in you, Buddy, and I hope for you bothmany years of shared love and companionship! Thanks for ending my long day with a big smile, sweetheart! I hope you're enjoying your well earned day atop Pet Talk's top perch, sunning on your deck, listening to the birdies, being treated to all your desires and more! Lots of love, cuddles and little kisses to you, precious Buddy! Long and happy life to you!But when he realizes that I'm leaving the room, he'll say little "Chirp? CHIRP?! CHIRP!!" Because he wants to snuggle, not be left in his cage. Sometimes at night he'll get night-frights, meaning nightmares, and I have to get him out and cuddle. After a cuddle he'll always feel better.


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Pope Francis Calls On Catholics To Rely On Conscience, Not Doctrine For Sex, Marriage IssuesPope Francis said Friday that Catholics should look to their own consciences more than Vatican rules to negotiate the complexities of sex, marriage and family life,
Pope Francis Makes His Instagram DebutThe pontiff expanded his presence on social media on Saturday by officially opening his own Instagram account.
Southland Catholics React To War Of Words Between Pope, Donald TrumpCatholics and others in Southern California were speaking out Thursday amid comments made Thursday by Pope Francis about Donald Trump.
Pope Arrives In Mexico With An Ambitious Agenda, Will Hold Mass Visible Across The BordersHe'll hold a mass on a specially made altar which can be seen from El Paso, Texas – a historic first for any pontiff.
Fiat Used By Pope During Philadelphia Visit Going Up For AuctionThe car will be up for bid as part of the Philadelphia Auto Show Black Tie Tailgate on Jan. 29. Bids will be accepted in person and online.
Vandals Strike Carmel Mission Days After Pope Canonizes SerraPolice in Northern California say vandals defaced a statue of Father Junipero Serra at the Carmel Mission, where the remains of the recently canonized missionary are buried.
Group Of Local Female Catholics Question Women's Role In The ChurchJennifer O'Malley is just one of many women who respect Pope Francis, but feel that something is missing around him.
Students Gather In LA To Celebrate Canonization Of Junipero SerraPope Francis has elevated to sainthood an 18th-century missionary who brought Catholicism to the American West Coast in the first canonization on U.S. soil.
Pope Francis To Canonize Father Junipero Serra During Mass In Washington, DCFather Serra will become the first saint canonized in the U.S. during today's Mass, which is set to begin at 1:15 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
Temecula Artist Designs Rosary For Pope FrancisA Temecula artist known for her high-end rosary designs received what was perhaps her greatest order ever, when clergy at the Carmel Mission recently asked her to design a rosary for none other than Pope Francis.
Pope Francis Arrives In DC Amid Much FanfarePope Francis arrived for his first-ever visit to the U.S. Tuesday, making his entrance in a frugal little family car, windows rolled down.
LA Catholics React To Pope's Streamlining of Annulment ProcessAn announcement by Pope Francis on Tuesday that he intends to streamline the annulment process for Roman Catholics has pleased some Angelenos who believe it could help keep people involved in the church when previously they would have been turned away.


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" Author: Diane Chamberlain / Format: Paperback / Date of publication: 01 June 2012 / Genre: Modern & Contemporary Fiction / Publisher: Harlequin (UK) / Title: The Good Father / ISBN 13: 9781848451001 / ISBN 10: 1848451001 "
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In the past I've enjoyed other books by this author and this, her latest book did not disappoint at all. "The Good Father", as the title suggests does involve a young father, Travis, who has found himself in dire straits and with difficult choices to make. He has sole charge for his four year old daughter, Bella, for reasons that become clear in the book, and their relationship and the threats to it are what form the foundation of this novel which takes North Carolina as its setting.
The author has written this in what is a tried and tested formula for her with each chapter being from different characters' viewpoints, though the father-child relationship is the main focus of the book we also have other issues being faced; Erin is the stranger from the coffee shop who has recently lost her own 4 year old girl and is struggling to come to terms with her bereavement, and Bella's estranged mother Robin is also gradually revealed through all the twists and turns that the book takes to a satisfying end as the different strands of the story are drawn together in masterly manner.
I devoured this book and read it start to finish quite quickly, so much was I drawn into the story, wanting to know what would happen next and if things would end the way I thought. It was well written and there was only one part where I felt that I had to suspend disbelief - I'm not sure if caller id displays the name of someone whose number you haven't got stored in your phone in the US. Generally though, despite the fact that the main character is faced with a dilemma not faced by your average father and that his life takes a turn for the worst amazingly quickly, the father-daughter dynamic and the fast paced plot worked well. In the main this was extremely well written, interesting and compelling with realistic dialogue, in particular the four year old in the book was very convincing.
Highly recommended - though perhaps it is time for Chamberlain's books to lose the "fans of jodi picoult will love this" by-line - "fans of Diane Chamberlain will love this" would perhaps be more accurate. This book is just a plain old good read.
Book is due for release on April 24th 21012 and is currently available for £6.20 in paperback form (£6.39 on kindle) on Amazon, on pre-order, I read a proof copy as part of the Amazon Vine programme.


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Venezuelan developer Juan Carlos Tovar Barrios, 31, was arrested after turning himself in on Wednesday. He faces a charge of false report of crime to law enforcement authority, according to online records. He was in jail on $1,000 bond. Tovar had accused Doral City Manager Joe Carollo of pushing him and calling him a chavista following a Sept. 25 city council meeting. Here is the entire surveillance video.
Published at 11:58 PM EST on Oct 9, 2013 | Updated at 12:00 AM EST on Oct 10, 2013


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Are you kidding me? All 3 are going to have major roles tonight!
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Between 11 and 20 minutes combined
None of the 3 will see the floor, D'antoni will only go 8 deep
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How many people on here think the knicks like shooting the three?
I think Antoni goes home and rubs the lotion on himself moaning 3!!!!
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Burglary crew goes after Waffle Houses
OAKWOOD, GA. — Gwinnett County police say they are looking for four people who have been orchestrating elaborate burglaries at Waffle House restaurants.
They have cost Waffle House restaurants more than $7,000 since May. One restaurant was hit in Duluth, another in Loganville, and two in Oakwood.
Cpl. Jake Smith told WSB-TV that one thief walks in and goes directly to the men's room. Then either two women or a man and a woman enter the dining room and sit as close as they can to the restroom and manager's office. They create distractions, such as playing music from the jukebox. Meanwhile, the man in the restroom cuts a hole in the ceiling and climbs through to the manager's office and gets in the safe.
Strong currents blamed in 2 deaths
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Authorities say two North Carolina men died on July Fourth while swimming at North Myrtle Beach on a day when about 100 people had to be rescued because of strong rip currents.
Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard identified one of those killed as Mark Baucom, 50, of Polkton, N.C. She says he died Thursday evening of asphyxiation caused by drowning while being treated at a hospital.
Richard Butler, 57, of Laurinburg, N.C., died earlier Thursday. Willard said his cause of death hasn't been determined because of his extensive medical condition.
Officials reported 98 people were rescued Thursday after people got caught in rip currents.
Folly Beach calmer after alcohol ban
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. — On the one-year anniversary of the decision to ban alcohol from the beach at Folly Beach, officials say fewer people are coming to the area, but those who do are better behaved.
Mayor Tim Goodwin told the Post and Courier of Charleston that the city has been seeing "more polite, behaved visitors."
Public Safety Chief Dennis Brown said eight alcohol citations were written on Folly Beach this July Fourth. Two people were arrested.
Last year, about 3,000 to 4,000 college-age beachgoers from tour buses essentially caused a riot. Seven people were arrested, while four officers and a deputy were injured.


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Stafford County schools accepted the resignation of Colonial Forge Principal Karen Spillman on Tuesday night, days after Spillman suspended sophomore Bryan Thompson, 14, for 10 days — and recommended his expulsion — for running onto the field during halftime of a Sept. 16 football game wearing a banana suit.
Thompson returned to school Monday after the school shortened his suspension to five days. Valerie S. Cottongim, public information officer for Stafford County Public Schools, declined comment on the incident, citing privacy concerns surrounding personnel and student issues.
Bryan, meanwhile, is a little overwhelmed by all of the attention he's received for what he thought was a little joke and is just trying to get back into a normal routine at school, said his mother, Tavia Thompson.
Bryan has high-functioning autism and has had an Individualized Education Plan since second grade, she said. He is in general education classes with support from special educators.
"All of this has happened so fast," Thompson said. "I'm really concerned about him going back to school and being in a normal setting… I don't want the teachers to lash out at him. I know he's probably going to be under a microscope for every little thing he does. "
She added that she is considering taking him out of school for a few months to home-school him until the attention abates, because she is worried that Bryan, whom she says does not understand all of the fuss, will not be able to focus and control his impulses with all of the attention that he is receiving.
"He wants to go back to just being Bryan," Thompson said. "He doesn't understand any of this. ... To him it was all just fun and games."
Bryan's plans to start selling t-shirts on his Web site, freebananaman.com, are on hold, Thompson said, because he wants to let some of the attention die down. Bryan hopes to donate proceeds from the sale of the shirts to an autism advocacy organization.
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I had a legally owned pistol stolen from my home. I reported the theft to the police in accordance with the law. Will I have any liability if this gun is used in a crime or someone is hurt with it?
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You aren't responsible for the criminal actions of another person when you haven't done anything wrong.
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ChevronTexaco Announces Sale of Papua New Guinea Assets
SAN RAMON, Calif., Jul. 21, 2003 -- ChevronTexaco Corp. announced today the sale of its indirect, wholly owned affiliate Chevron Niugini Ltd. (CNGL) and all of its assets in Papua New Guinea to Oil Search Limited for $96.6 million.
The transaction includes ChevronTexaco's oil and gas interests in the Kutubu, Moran, Gobe Main and South East Gobe oil fields in Papua New Guinea.
Commenting on the sale, Peter Robertson, vice chairman of ChevronTexaco Corp., said, "Our decision to conclude business in Papua New Guinea was a result of the company's ongoing review of its global portfolio. While the Papua New Guinea assets do not fit our future strategy, we take great pride in the outstanding relationship the company has enjoyed with the people and government of Papua New Guinea and in the recognition we've received for our environmental record and our sustainable development performance."
The sale announced today is subject to Papua New Guinea Government approvals and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2003.
Notes to Editors:
- These assets include interests in Petroleum Development Licence 2 (19.375%); Petroleum Development Licence 4 (19.375%); Petroleum Prospecting Licence 219 (25%); Petroleum Retention Licence 2 (21.500%); Petroleum Retention Licence 3 (25%); Pipeline Licence 2 (19.375%); Pipeline Licence 3 (13.65938%) and other infrastructure assets in PNG.
- Read the ChevronTexaco in Papua New Guinea Fact Sheet [PDF]
Cautionary Statement Relevant to Forward-Looking Information for the Purpose of "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
This news release contains forward-looking statements about the planned sale of ChevronTexaco's interests in Papua New Guinea. The statements are based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections; are not guarantees of future performance; and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond the company's control and are difficult to predict. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the identification of a buyer and timing and terms of the sale of the company's interests; local and general economic conditions; and local political events. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Unless legally required, ChevronTexaco undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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A Molotov cocktail was hurled at the Jerusalem Light Rail while the train passed through the Arab neighborhood of Beit Hanina. The bottle shattered a windshield but did not catch fire. No injuries or damage were reported.
After the event, the train continued on its route. Jerusalem District Police announced they have begun searching the area. (Noam Dvir)


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Ground operations began Monday at the Phoenix landing site at Mars' north pole, with the latest images from the robotic lander showing a bizarre, checkerboard-type landscape apparently carved by the movement of ice lying only inches beneath the surface.
Employing a "follow the water" philosophy, scientists have sent Phoenix to the pole to search for organic molecules that could indicate Mars' potential as a home for some forms of life.
The first images beamed back to Earth show a complex of polygonal-shaped features bordered by narrow troughs. At first glance, they don't appear particularly gripping. Some observers have compared the scene to a lumpy parking lot.
"The pictures may look a little bleak, but the science can be fascinating," said Peter Smith, the principal scientist from the University of Arizona. "This is just like the active surface you see in the arctic."
On Earth, such features are formed by the thawing and re-freezing of water, which causes the surface to expand and contract, something like a sheet of brownies pulled from the oven at the wrong time.
This is significant, because if the ice on Mars does thaw, it could provide a liquid medium for life. Not the kind of higher life forms that walk around and leave recognizable signs -- one picture returned by Phoenix that has amused the scientists contains an as-yet unexplained artifact some have compared to a "for sale" sign--but rudimentary forms such as bacteria.
On Earth, the polar regions are good record keepers of past climate change, and the scientists hope the same holds true on Mars.
The science team Monday began testing Phoenix's 7.7-foot-long robotic arm that will begin digging into the soil in the next few days.
The $420-million mission is expected to last 90 days, or, in the words of Barry Goldstein, the Phoenix project manager at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Canada-Flintridge, Calif., "until Mars freezes over."
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Phoenix landed in spring on Mars, but in the winter the lander will be enveloped by a thick coating of carbon dioxide ice, which probably will kill its electronics and prevent its solar panels from gathering even the minimal amount of sunlight available.
Pictures taken by a mast camera that came down shortly after the landing showed that one of the 756-pound lander's 3-foot pads had dug into the topsoil about 4 inches. That made the scientific team even more optimistic that Phoenix will be able to dig down to the ice level.
The average temperature in the region is thought to be around minus 27 degrees. That's far below freezing, but there are conditions that could enable the ice to melt and re-freeze.
JPL also released what it deemed a "spectacular image" of Phoenix descending through the Martian atmosphere, dangling on the end of its parachute. The picture was taken by the high-resolution camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, one of three spacecraft circling the planet.
It was the first time one spacecraft was able to photograph another during a landing on an alien planet, a feat some Phoenix team members doubted could be achieved.
It was just one accomplishment for a mission that, so far, has been marked by one glittering achievement after another, starting with a picture-perfect landing that one NASA manager compared to hitting a hole in one in Australia after teeing off in Washington, D.C.
The single glitch was the failure of the sheath known as a bio-barrier to deploy fully around the robotic arm. That sheath was installed as a safety measure to prevent the spacecraft from contaminating Mars with bacteria from Earth.
Officials said that failure to deploy would not affect the operation of the arm.
Also Monday, mission managers sent the first command to the orbiting Mars Odyssey spacecraft, which relayed it to Phoenix.
"We've achieved the first major goal of the mission," Smith said.
Communications with Phoenix are being relayed through Odyssey and MRO, because Phoenix does not carry an antenna capable of direct communication with Earth.
Phoenix will be the first spacecraft to sample the water of another planet. Because the ice layer is expected to be as hard as concrete, Phoenix carries a special drilling tool to break it up into shards for analysis.
Phoenix carries eight tiny ovens to cook the soil samples and the ice to test for organic molecules, particularly carbon and hydrogen, two of the basic building blocks of life.
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I don't think I have ever heard a version of "Where or When" that I liked as much as this one. From the start, this playful arrangement grabs the listener. Dena's piano introduces her vocal entry. Albert Heath is great on this one. Such a melodic player he is. Beautifully complementing Dena's approach. Again her piano delivers like a warm wave of Caribbean water. She even has fun with the tempo as well. She literally squeezes every note and emotion out of this one. This seems to be a trademark of hers.
Irving Berlin's, "Blue Skies" is a sultry walking type arrangement. Dena's voice only hints and lightly skirts over the main theme. Wispy, light and floating, this is another example of her captivating style. The rest of the band dancing along behind her piano. She takes the melody, makes it her own, and just goes with it to great success.
"Be My Love" is an original from Dena. It's a touching piece that weaves in and out beautifully. Dena's warm vocals throughout add a poignant touch. It's her phrasing and gentleness that are so captivating. She never over does her singing. She locks into the groove, and works within there.
The rest of the CD is enjoyable as well. She is worth many listens.
The fact that Dena gets it right on every number and that this is her debut CD is remarkable. There are many vocalists out there that are able to attain this after making several recordings. She also has a knack for picking great musicians to accompany her. On this recording, everyone has a chance to shine. Michael Zisman and Tootie Heath work well together. Always aware of the moment, and inflecting the right touch at the right time. Steve Wilson's enticing sax works well with Dena's voice and piano style.
I get the feeling that Dena has an incredible set of ears, and that she spends much time just listening. Phrasing, and a sense of what and how to play can not only be derived from listening to music alone. Listen to the various sounds around you and you will be intrigued. Dena seems to have captured this quality in spades. The more you listen to her recordings, the more you realize how gifted she is. This is a balanced recording sure to please many ears.


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Toby Trained at YoungBlood Theatre Company and began his professional acting career with roles in SHARPE'S CHALLENGE ITV and M.I. HIGH for the BBC.
He made his London stage debut in the World Preimere of acclaimed playwright Polly Stenham's TUSK, TUSK, a performance which landed him on the The New York Time's list of 'Newcomers Who Stole the Show.' Toby then appeared in two critically acclaimed independent films, GLORIOUS 39 with Eddie Redmayne & Juno Temple and MR. NOBODY, in which he played a young version of Jared Leto's character 'Nemo.' Both films appeared at the Toronto Independent Film Festival, with the later earning Toby the #6 spot on the festivals list of 'Top 10 New Faces & Voices.' This was followed by his role as 'Teenage Dumbledore' in HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 and ONE DAY for director Lone Scherfig.
SOMEDAY THIS PAIN WILL BE USEFUL TO YOU marked his lead debut alongside Ellen Burstyn, Marcia Gay Harden and Peter Gallagher and premiered at the Rome Film Festival.
He then completed shooting the leading role of 'Jim Hawkins' opposite Eddie Izzard & Elijah Wood in the SKY mini- series TREASURE ISLAND.


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Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories
Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories
A new Chuck Palahniuk novel usually promises biting satire, dark
humor and tragic reality rolled into one fun and often compact
package. So what does a Chuck Palahniuk collection of essays
promise? With a title like STRANGER THAN FICTION one would think
more of the same, only this time the stories would be true. And,
while in STRANGER THAN FICTION the stories are true, they not the
dynamic, interesting or shocking tales we expect from
Palahniuk asserts that the reason for writing these essays, as
opposed to his fictional work, is to connect with people. Writing
novels is lonely work, he claims, and his novels tend to be about
lonely people. With this more journalistic work, he was able to
write and connect to his subjects. However, it is a sense of
connection to subject matter that is lacking in the collection and
in the majority of the essays. Palahniuk gives his motivation for
writing in the introduction but often neglects the motivations of
his subjects. And it is the motivations of his quirky and ambitious
subjects that the reader would actually be interested in.
This collection is divided into three sections with the topics
becoming more personal to the author as they progress. In the first
section we find essays about people Palahniuk doesn't know but who
are in situations or circumstances, or engaging in activities, he
finds interesting. It is here we find wrestlers, castle builders,
and amateur writers. The very first essay is a raunchy account of
the Rock Creek Lodge Testicle Festival. Graphic and bizarre, this
essay, while purely descriptive without being informative, is
deceptive in that it seems to promise that the other essays will
also hold something stranger than fiction. But that promise goes
unfulfilled. In the essay "Demolition," Palahniuk talks to
participants in the Lind Combine Demolition Derby in Lind,
Washington. Typical of the collection, the subject is presented
with little context and little reason for the reader to invest. "My
Life as a Dog" is a very short piece but is fairly interesting, as
Palahniuk and a friend dress up as a dog and a bear and walk around
downtown Seattle. Here, he paints a funny and ironic picture ---
just what we expect from him --- and this essay works. Palahniuk is
at his best in STRANGER THAN FICTION when describing his own
The second section entitled "Portraits" is comprised of portraits
of a few celebrities and a few other pieces. Juliette Lewis reads a
list of questions she had compiled for an ex-boyfriend and Marilyn
Manson does a tarot card reading. One essay seems to be just a
dictation by Andrew Sullivan. Again, the essays are a bit out of
context and give the reader no reason to invest in the subject, and
raise no poignant questions or fresh insights.
The final section is the most personal and most interesting.
Palahniuk talks about his own experiences, especially those
surrounding his novel FIGHT CLUB being made into a film. He also
talks about the murder of his father. Here we find an inkling of
the satire, the humor, the pain, the disillusionment, the anger and
the intelligence readers associate with Palahniuk's work.
Overall, STRANGER THAN FICTION is disappointing because Palahniuk
is a much better writer than what we see in this collection. Most
writers are not proficient in more than one genre, and Palahniuk is
no exception. A future work of his fiction will definitely be worth
reading as he is one of the most original and enjoyable writers
today. And perhaps a sophomore nonfiction collection would be worth
reading. STRANGER THAN FICTION, however, is not really
recommendable. For thought-provoking, fun, original and personal
essays, readers would be better off reading the gonzo works of
Thompson, the quiet satire of Vowell or the insightful humor of
Reviewed by Sarah Rachel Egelman on January 23, 2011
Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories
- Publication Date: June 15, 2004
- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Doubleday


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O2 has added £100m in additional
network spend over the next year, after admitting pressures in areas with a
'high concentration of smartphones'.
The operator is in the process of implementing
a Network Performance Improvement Plan, which includes £30m additional spending
for Q4 this year, rising to £100m in 2010. It has also brought forward 40 new
site builds, to be delivered in London
between now and Christmas.
A team of O2 technology senior
managers and a board level steering committee have been put in place to drive
the plans and the operator has chosen vendors and suppliers.
O2 attributed the pressures on its
network to a growth in data use, particularly in areas with a high concentration
of smartphone users. It said: 'We have a small number of "hotspots" where
customers may have lower levels of service than they expect.
'Typical symptoms include calls
going straight to voicemail, dropped calls or difficulty in establishing a data
Activity detailed in the plan
includes: upgrading cell sites and accelerating investment in areas of high
data usage; building additional sites (a total of 200 extra in London by Christmas 2010 and 40 before the
end of November 2009); growing its fixed network; and growing its access data
O2 chief technology officer, Derek
McManus, said: 'World class smartphones have brought about an unprecedented
demand on mobile data networks. Data on our network has increased 20-fold in
the last year alone. As a result, we have recently experienced some isolated
pressures in London
where there is the highest concentration of smartphone users.
'In the last two years we have invested
£500m in our network. We are now aggressively accelerating our network growth
programme, increasing our spend by hundreds of millions over the next few years
to ensure we build significant headroom for the future.'
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I have been married for 6 years in an abusive mariage with two kids who were born in the United States. I have been gainfully employed for 10 years in CT. I have a permanent resident but would like to apply for citizenship without him. I want to divorce but he is making it difficult and I want to be a citizen. We are both of hispanic decent (mexico). What are my rights and can i become a citizen without him!
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Issue No. 02 - Feb. (2015 vol. 37)
pp: 212-229
Pierpaolo De Blasi , Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
Stefano Favaro , Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
Antonio Lijoi , , Collegio Carlo Alberto, Moncalieri, Italy
Ramses H. Mena , Department of Probability and Statistics, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, México
Igor Prunster , Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
Matteo Ruggiero , Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
Discrete random probability measures and the exchangeable random partitions they induce are key tools for addressing a variety of estimation and prediction problems in Bayesian inference. Here we focus on the family of Gibbs–type priors, a recent elegant generalization of the Dirichlet and the Pitman–Yor process priors. These random probability measures share properties that are appealing both from a theoretical and an applied point of view: (i) they admit an intuitive predictive characterization justifying their use in terms of a precise assumption on the learning mechanism; (ii) they stand out in terms of mathematical tractability; (iii) they include several interesting special cases besides the Dirichlet and the Pitman–Yor processes. The goal of our paper is to provide a systematic and unified treatment of Gibbs–type priors and highlight their implications for Bayesian nonparametric inference. We deal with their distributional properties, the resulting estimators, frequentist asymptotic validation and the construction of time–dependent versions. Applications, mainly concerning mixture models and species sampling, serve to convey the main ideas. The intuition inherent to this class of priors and the neat results they lead to make one wonder whether it actually represents the most natural generalization of the Dirichlet process.
Bayes methods, Educational institutions, Analytical models, Q measurement, Learning systems, Proposals, Computational modeling
Pierpaolo De Blasi, Stefano Favaro, Antonio Lijoi, Ramses H. Mena, Igor Prunster, Matteo Ruggiero, "Are Gibbs-Type Priors the Most Natural Generalization of the Dirichlet Process?", IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis & Machine Intelligence, vol. 37, no. , pp. 212-229, Feb. 2015, doi:10.1109/TPAMI.2013.217


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