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Our 2014 trip to Russia for some ice racing included the usual array of Mazda MX-5 roadsters; I've been lucky enough to compete in two previous ice races, one in Sweden, the other in Russia.
Driving the rear wheels the diminutive two-seater is a fun companion on the slippery surfaces – and not the logical choice with the roof down in sub-zero temperatures.
But for this year half the racing was done in something very different to the iconic roadster - a Mazda3. As one of Australia's top selling cars the 3 is popular as a family vehicle, city runabout and getaway machine. Not a race car.
On the slippery frozen Siberian lake – a mix of hard-packed snow and black ice bordered by soft, car-bogging snow – each car would wheelspin easily (we had electronic traction and stability systems switched off to allow some sliding and higher speeds). And that wheelspin could occur in almost any gear, something that meant gentle applications of the throttle were crucial.
Each car was running studded tyres, but those on the MX-5 had longer studs that would better bite into the ice for more grip. It also meant those tyres were better when running on the ludicrously slippery black ice, scraping over it and partially digging into it.
The Mazda3's tyres, on the other hand, were road-ready winter tyres with tiny studs. They would slide much sooner and polish the ice after repeated laps, so the track would eventually yield less grip.
But it was the handling characteristics of the cars that most differentiated the two.
Driving the front wheels, the 3 would slide wide under acceleration, or understeer (where the car doesn't track as aggressively as the steering inputs). It can be frustrating turning into a corner at 30km/h and watch the steering have almost no effect on where the car is heading.
But that's ice racing, and the trick with the 3s was to drive them smoothly, building and maintaining momentum and gently guiding them where you want them in the slower corners.
When braking the Mazda3 would get light in the tail, something that could help in sliding the car at the rear and directing it into a corner; it's a good way to point the car.
Being a regular passenger car, the 3 was also softer in its suspension and the electric power steering system not as communicative in what was going on at ground level.
The MX-5, on the other hand, was a more raw experience, helped partially because you were closer to the ice road and had the wind rushing past your helmet. By its very nature you felt you were closer to the action.
But the MX-5's steering is also ultra precise, something that helps give it that sports car feel.
Driving the rear wheels, the MX-5 is also more engaging on the slippery ice surface. Gentle applications of the throttle in tight corners was enough to induce some wheelspin and have the tail slide wide, better preparing you for the next burst of acceleration.
The MX-5 was also more adjustable in corners – a great fun little car perfectly suited to the challenges of driving fast on ice.
Top speeds we reached were something like 130km/h.
While it's possible to damage a car by hitting a snow bank (one car suffered a holed radiator) you have to hit it very hard. Even then, the chances of injury are slim, at best, such is the forgiving nature of snow.
Sometimes, though, those snow banks are your friend. Once I braked a fraction too late into a slow hairpin. Realising the car was not going to stop I guided it towards the inside bank, grazing it to further slow the car and help point it towards the bend.
Indeed it's the inside snow banks you often have to graze in the quest for a quick lap. Positioning the car is vital and with so little grip you'd rather be too tight than too wide, something that is difficult to recover from if you're pushing hard.
As for which car is best for ice racing, it's no contest – the MX-5 wins comprehensively. Its adjustability, driver feedback and forgiving yet challenging nature make it a fantastically fun car to punt around on ice.
Ice racing 2014: The cars
Engine: 2.0-litre four-cylinder
Power: 114kW at 6000rpm
Torque: 200Nm at 4000rpm
Transmission: 6-speed auto
Tyres: Nokian 18-inch studded, 215/45
Mazda MX-5
Engine: 2.0-litre four-cylinder
Power: 118kW at 7000rpm
Torque: 188Nm at 5000rpm
Transmission: 6-speed auto
Tyres: Michelin 17-inch studded, 205/45
Top tips for racing on ice
- black patches are almost pure ice and have almost no grip. Avoid them as much as possible, even if it means taking an odd line through a corner
- stay tight on corners as much as possible, particularly slow ones
- some sliding is good
- stability control will help keep the car straight but it is slower because it cuts power to keep the car from sliding
- don't be afraid to use the snow banks; on the inside of corners glancing a snow bank can help slow and/or steer the car. On the outside of corners they can stop you from running too wide; just don't hit them too hard or you could damage the car or get bogged
- use taller gears to minimise wheelspin; rely on the engine's torque rather than power
- look where you want the car to go, not necessarily where it's trying to go
- when braking, hit the pedal hard to get the anti-lock function operating on all four wheels


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Philip Solo – Poser ft. Merkules & Kryple [Video]
Edmonton, AB – In support of his upcoming [untitled] debut album, due this April, Edmonton's Philip Solo dropped his latest visual "Poser" featuring fellow Canadian MCs Merkules and Kryple. Keeping it 100 with his eclectic style, this joint is a satirical "f*ck you" to Solo's haters (who claim he isn't hip-hop material). And the video, well, check it now after the jump.
Eating sushi off of a naked female – check. Hanging "that chick with the hawk mask" from a tree – check. Merkules playing poker for weed / murder – check. The Jon Kandy directed video is a lil' out there and I couldn't quite wrap my head around the concept (maybe that was the point), regardless, Solo's unconventional taste for art isn't overshadowed by the fact that this dude can rap.
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Fuckin' rights! Mr. Solo holding it down for the E! Respect to all those spittin' hard in the gritty city, word.
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Reviews of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City were not kind. It opened to terrible reviews, especially for a title releasing under that name and publisher. "Not worth playing," and "a mediocre slog with annoying difficulty spikes," is the appraisal of Kotaku's Evan Narcisse, in his review.


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Saints released WR Steve Breaston.
At age 30, Breaston must have nothing left in the tank after several knee injuries the past five seasons. He couldn't beat out rookie Kenny Stills or second-year WR Nick Toon behind Lance Moore and Marques Colston.
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The New Orleans Times-Picayune expects Steve Breaston to get a "long look" as the Saints' No. 3 receiver.
It's not an ideal fit, as coach Sean Payton typically prefers his No. 3 wideout to be a lid-lifting burner, a la the injured Joe Morgan. Breaston was also slowed by chronic knee inflammation last season. It would be unwise to make fantasy plans for the 30-year-old wideout before watching him in the preseason. Rookie Kenny Stills is also in the mix for No. 3 duties.
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Saints signed WR Steve Breaston to a one-year contract.
Breaston, 30, appeared in just 10 games with Kansas City last year, making four starts and catching seven balls for 74 yards. Coach Sean Payton's Saints offense has often featured two situational streak-route runners when it's been at its best, a la Robert Meachem and Devery Henderson. They draw over-the-top coverage and free up the underneath. The Saints have Joseph Morgan, but lack an established second. Breaston will battle Kenny Stills and Saalim Hakim.
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The Boston Globe reports the Saints are expected to sign free agent WR Steve Breaston.
Breaston would compete for a roster spot in New Orleans. His addition will also add depth for training camp with Marques Colston nursing a foot injury.
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CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora reports the Lions will work out free agent WRs Steve Breaston and Chaz Schilens, in addition to Laurent Robinson, this week.
Breaston hasn't drawn an ounce of known interest since meeting with the Steelers and Browns in late February. Teams have shied away from the soon-to-be 30-year-old as he works his way back from knee inflammation. Schilens has met with the Titans and Patriots since hitting free agency.
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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Ed Bouchette reports the Steelers signing free agent WR Steve Breaston "won't happen."
The Steelers showed interest in Breaston following his release from the Chiefs in late February, but they're no longer interested. It doesn't appear any other team is, either. Breaston battled persistent knee inflammation last season, and he even considered Regenokine knee therapy. The soon-to-be 30-year-old hasn't drawn an ounce of known interest in nearly four months.
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The Steelers will not sign free agent Steve Breaston right now.
Breaston visited Pittsburgh on Friday after meeting with the Browns on Thursday, but neither team is interested in signing him at the moment. "[The Steelers] may revisit him later if he remains unsigned," says beat writer Ed Bouchette. Breaston will continue his tour, but it's uncertain where the next stop is.
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The Browns are not expected to try to sign free agent WR Steve Breaston.
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After posting the second challenge for the SSPT Design Team, I've gotten many requests for instructions on how I made the ice cream t-shirt (scroll down for more pics). I did not come up with this idea and I really wanted to give proper credit, so I posted a new thread looking for the original genius who came up with this. Cricut MB member Kut-n-Print (aka Kay) saw my post and responded....here it is:
Here is a link to her blog where there is a 7 minute step-by-step video on this technique using just your cricut, freezer paper, fabric paint and a plain t-shirt.
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NOM's Brian Brown Laments Australian Gay Marriage Vote
Morrissey Defends Kevin Spacey; Says The Actor Is Being 'Attacked Unnecessarily'
Ohio Lawmaker Opposed To Marriage Equality Resigns After Being Caught Having Gay Sex
HRC Study Finds Murders Of Transgender People Has Increased
'Grace And Frankie' Season 4 Arrives On Netflix January 19
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EastSiders features Emmy-nominated Van
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The dark comedy takes a look at the
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together in Silverlake, California.
In the premiere episode released
Friday, Cal learns that Thom has been cheating on him with Jeremy
(Matthew McKelligon) and that his best friend Kathy (Constance Wu) is
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Cal and Kathy commiserate on their
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"If I give up on this relationship,
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NEW YORK -- Though only with the team since Sunday, Astros interim manager Tony DeFrancesco would have no problem welcoming Roger Clemens to his pitching staff.
"If the Astros feel that it's time for him to come up here, then it's their decision, but I have nothing against Roger -- he's a Hall of Fame pitcher," DeFrancesco said. "And we could use a guy with 300 wins."
DeFrancesco managed Clemens' oldest son, Koby, with the Astros' Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City last season, and said he developed a relationship with The Rocket as a result.
Clemens, who turned 50 on Aug. 4, will make his much-anticipated debut for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League on Saturday night.
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You know how some mornings you're just too tired to wash your hair before work? This double bun is the perfect solution and I'm sure after doing it a few times it'll take just a minute or so to create. This is how mine came out. I had no product in my hair and no mirror- I made it as I followed along with the video. It's not perfect, but not as bad as I thought it'd come out. I can't wait to try it tomorrow for real!
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Optical Illusion Makes Pretty Girls Pretty Ugly [VIDEO]
My wife has always told me "pretty is, what pretty does" I don't really know what that means but I'm sure it fits here. Anyway, you're about to see a bunch of pretty girls turn ugly. Just concentrate on the little plus thing in the middle. The first time I saw the I thought that the pictures had been changed, then I watched it again, and again. I can't figure this thing out. It's real freaky, these girls seem pretty enough if you view their pictures individually. However, stare at the cross in the center and well, here comes scary ugly. I'm thinking this ain't right, because now I'm going to have nightmares. Thanks a lot You-tube.


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In a video released by the campaign this morning, the Vogue editor encourages viewers to enter to win an all-expenses-paid trip to the June 14 "Dinner With Barack" event she's cohosting with the "Sex and the City" star. (Hat tip to The Hill for pointing us here.)
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Wintour is one of Obama's biggest boosters in the celebrity and fashion worlds. She last hosted a fund-raiser for the president in Manhattan's Meatpacking District back in February, an event on which she collaborated with Scarlett Johansson.
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The Fox News producer behind the Obama attack video has lost his job offer from CNN. [NYT/Media Decoder]
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Michael Bloomberg reads eight newspapers every day and prefers print magazines to iPad editions. [Venture Beat]
Why Bloomberg can't/shouldn't save The New York Times. [Investor Place]
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Costly Monitoring, Financial Intermediation, and Equilibrium Credit Rationing
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Beauty & The Beast: The Col Collective spawns offspring with The Sufferfest.
This article first appeared for Cyclist Magazine
What does cycling have in common with Disney's animated films? Until now, not much other than Mario Cipollini's 'Lion King' phase. However, a recent collaboration between two well-known cycling brands has put us in mind of 'Beauty and the Beast'.
The graceful and intellectual 'beauty' is The Col Collective, a series of videos on YouTube that aim to inspire and educate cyclists about some of the world's most famous mountain roads. The Col Collective's videos feature serene mountain views, peaceful European villages and plenty of gorgeous hairpin bends.
Meanwhile, the callus and brutish 'beast' is The Sufferfest, a series of workout videos to help get you through sessions on the stationary trainer. The Sufferfest isn't a misnomer - most of the videos feature high-intensity intervals set to professional racing footage and a high-energy soundtrack designed to leave you in a puddle of sweat (or 'Sufferlandrian Holy Water', as they call it) by the end.
Well, the two of them have - somewhat improbably - got together. The result? They've spawned a video called 'To Get To The Other Side.' And just like the end of 'Beauty and the Beast,' it's probably going to make you cry - but for different reasons. We sat down with Col Collective founder Mike Cotty to find out more about the collaboration.
Q: Mike, you've just collaborated with The Sufferfest on a cycling workout video called 'To Get to the Other Side'. Is this more beauty - or beast??
A: A bit of both, actually! Essentially 'To Get To The Other Side' is a 90 minute endurance / tempo style video designed to build your base fitness with a series of specific longer, lower intensity intervals and strength work to get you through the winter. That's not to say it's really easy though - naturally The Sufferfest aim to have you work up a good sweat - but the video journey highlights the real beauty of cycling by taking you on a ride over some of the greatest mountains in Austria and Italy.
What did you set out to accomplish with 'To Get To The Other Side'?
Everyone knows The Sufferfest for their high intensity cycling workouts. But even they know it's not possible (or good) to beast yourself everyday. The problem is that 'easy' or 'base training' sessions are notoriously boring. So our goal was to create something that would really keep you engaged and focused during these lower-intensity sessions. My ambition with The Col Collective is to bring to life the feeling that the great outdoors instils - the freedom and serenity of the mountains - and to share that with others. 'To Get To The Other Side' takes that a step further, helping build your fitness as well.
Was there any point during the filming of 'To Get To The Other Side' that you wished you were back in your living room on the turbo trainer?
The worst times are when we've been overly optimistic about how much we can fit into the day, finishing up late, only to remember we have a long transfer to the next mountain. 1-2am bedtime, a handful of hours sleep, rinse and repeat. It means your head can feel like it's been put into the spin dryer. It's at those times I'd rather finish a hard turbo session for sure!
What was it like to see the video come to life for you?
We were really intrigued at how it was all going to come together, mainly as The Sufferfest videos traditionally have a very different feel to them, using footage taken from professional racing. Personally I was a bit nervous at how both The Sufferfest and The Col Collective would meld together, but when I saw the early edit with a mix of captivating footage, on screen info and even a few comedic moments, I was really impressed. It also goes without saying that the workout designed by Coach Neal Henderson of Apex Coaching and BMC Racing, is exceptional - absolutely perfect for a 90 minute base building session.
What's the feedback been like so far? Have Sufferlandrians and Col Collective fans mutually embraced the video?
So far it's been overwhelmingly positive - which is a big relief! Sufferfest fans are a passionate bunch, so it's been even more pleasing to read the comments of appreciation despite this being quite far away from what they've come to expect. Hearing that some have even booked holidays to Austria and Italy to tackle the passes of the Grossglockner, Giau, Erbe or Monte Grappa after watching the video is the icing on the cake. Come summertime they'll be able to put their fitness to good use and experience these mountains firsthand. Brilliant!
Why is it a great session for Bicycling readers?
These lower intensity workouts really help build a fitness foundation. Hopefully the combination of a structured endurance workout while tracing the way over some of the most beautiful mountains in Europe will not only keep riders entertained and inspired but also help take their cycling to the next level. And when they're ready for some higher intensity, then riders can even drop it down a gear and ride the climbs at a harder effort. In that respect you can still use the video throughout the year when you're looking to make yourself suffer that little bit more!
You can get To Get to the Other Side here.


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A rather unique aspect of Strathcona, and a not exactly welcome one, is the uses that outside for-profit interests are allowed to pursue in what should be a protected wilderness area. Over the years various nefarious deals involving business and government have seen swaps of land for mining and timber rights inside the park. To this have been added recent proposals that would allow "wilderness lodges" inside this and other parks in BC.
In spite of these disadvantages, Myra is a popular and worthwhile day hiking objective in the summer and almost as popular in winter and spring with skiers. With just under 1500m of ascent (and descent) to reckon with and a real knee cruncher of a trail, it's also a good workout. For this reason, many people like to camp at Tennant Lake and complete the trip over two days. The summit offers views of the south and east aspects of the park and also north up practically the whole length of Buttle Lake.
Mount Myra is named for Myra Ellison, daughter of Price Ellison, both of them members of the 1910 BC Government sponsored expedition to the interior of Vancouver Island. The success of this expedition, especially the first ascent of Crown Mountain, led to the establishment one year later of Strathcona Provincial Park, the first such park in Canada.
Getting ThereVancouver Island can be reached by air from Vancouver to Victoria, Nanaimo or Campbell River and by ferry from Port Angeles to Victoria on The Coho and on BC Ferries from Vancouver to Victoria or Nanaimo. Public transport on the Island is notoriously poor and anyone arriving by air would be advised to rent a car.
Access in this case is all on paved roads and, therefore, fine with a normal sedan.
From Campbell River, at the end of the freeway section of the Inland Island Highway 19, take highway 28 west towards Gold River. After approximately 30km the road meets Upper Campbell Lake with the first views over the mountains and after 47km you will enter Strathcona Park at Elk Portal. Stop and admire the large wooden elk statue. Exactly 1km further on highway 28 makes a right turn over the bridge at Buttle Narrows. Ignore the turn and carry straight on down the paved Buttle Lake Parkway (also known as Westmin Mine Road). This runs south down the east shore the whole length of the lake and offers ever improving views. Mount Myra can be seen looming over the end of the lake just after passing the Ralph River campground. About 39km south of the Buttle Narrows bridge, the road swings west over a bridge around the end of the lake. Pass the gravelled Jim Mitchell Lake Rd on the left, drive 6km up the hill, through the mine site and into the BC Parks parking lot on the far (west) side of the mine
The Route
The initial part of the route is the remains of an old bulldozer road used when Westmin built its dam at Tennant Lake. It makes no more than 4 or 5 contours as it heads unrelentingly up the hillside to the lake. Although improved in recent years, the way is steep and broken, particularly the higher you get. This part of the hike is a bit of a burden on tired knees when heading down at the end of the day. After approximately one hour, the route breaks out of the trees into an open area where the pipeline running down from the dam crosses the confluence of Tennant and East Tennant Creeks. This makes a good spot for a break.
Cross Tennant Creek (the old bridge built right on the pipeline no longer exists) and carry on up the penstock for a further hour of rough going to Tennant Lake. The large concrete dam and its boulder retaining wall bar access to the lake. Climb this barrier with care and finally reach the lake.
From the north end of Tennant Lake and quite close to the dam, pick up flagging that takes you SE and up to a flat rocky area below Myra's west face. Cross the flats and carry on up a steep, wet gully where a fixed hand line is usually in place. Immediately after climbing the gully, trend leftward, but still SE, and climb up to (unofficially named) Sandbag Lake at GR 098904. This is a lovely alpine tarn right under Myra's SW ridge and an ideal spot for lunch – about 4 hours from the start. Sandbag Lake is great for a swim on the way down but beware that it's VERY cold.
From the north end of Sandbag Lake – the end you arrived at – pick up cairns that take you round to the east side of the lake and up onto Myra's broad SW ridge. Walk up the ridge passing a false summit on its south (right) side and down into a col below the summit dome. Across the col a steep, vegetated and somewhat exposed gully offers Class 3 climbing straight up to the summit.
If the weather is clear you're looking east across the Price Creek drainage to Flower Ridge and Central Crags and beyond to Mts Harmston, Argus and the Red Pillar in the SE sector of the park. To the south and west from left to right is the Septimus/Rousseau massif, Big Interior Mountain and Mt Tom Taylor. The ribbon of Buttle Lake runs north with Mt Albert Edward and Augerpoint prominent
Descend the way you came up. The round trip takes 10-12 hours car to car.
Red TapeNone. You are outside the designated core area of Strathcona Park.
Be aware that BC Parks does not operate an intentions system. Make sure, therefore, that you have left a detailed trip plan with someone responsible. Parks and the appropriate SAR agency will respond in an emergency but it is up to you to have the mechanism in place that will initiate the call-out process if it becomes necessary.
Many parties make a two day trip out of an ascent of Myra with a camp at Tennant Lake. This is not a maintained campsite and there are no facilities. Camp on already cleared spots and try to make as little impact as possible. DON'T use the one wooden platform that you will find overlooking the lake. This is for the helicopter that delivers mine personnel for maintenance work on the dam. I was there on one occasion when someone used this platform for their tent and forced the helicopter to land right on the dam wall (see photo). Rarely have I heard profanity at the level that this produced!
Fires are strictly prohibited, so you must pack a stove. Bear and cougar frequent the mountains and forests of Vancouver Island, so proper back country methods – hanging food bags out of reach, cleaning up all cooking scraps, good toilet practice etc – are essential. Giardia is well documented throughout Strathcona Park, so boil or treat all water.
External LinksStrathcona Provincial Park
Nearest point weather forecast
Additional InformationThe correct map for this trip is the government topographical map sheet 92 F/12, "Buttle Lake". Advance copies can be ordered on-line at this link. Copies are usually readily available in good bookstores and outdoor stores throughout the Island.
Suggested Reading
Beyond Nootka – A Historical Perspective of Vancouver Island Mountains, Lindsay Elms, Misthorn Press, 1996, ISBN 0-919537-29-4 and/or visit Beyond Nootka
Island Alpine – A Guide to The Mountains of Strathcona Park and Vancouver Island, Philip Stone, Wild Isle Publications, 2003, ISBN 0-9680766-5-3 and/or visit Island Alpine Climbing Guide


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The conviction of the airline bomb plotters will have served as a shocking and salutary lesson to many. It reminds us that the threat from al-Qaidainspired terrorism remains substantial. It shows us how grateful we should be for the vigilance of the intelligence and police services, who disrupted this plot before it could cause a massive loss of life. And it underlines how far we have to go to tackle the misunderstanding, anger and hatred festering in our communities.
The government has been right to acknowledge that local communities have a major role to play in helping prevent radicalisation. The Preventing Violent Extremism agenda (known simply as Prevent) sought to support Muslim communities by encouraging moderate groups to disrupt harmful behaviour, challenge perverse ideologies and protect the vulnerable from radicalisation.
In many areas Prevent has encouraged important work, especially encouraging closer relationships between police and local authorities. There are some very good examples of projects engaging young Muslim men, promoting dialogue, working to "reclaim Islam" and building confidence and leadership skills. Yet while we know that extremism is less likely to flourish in resilient, confident communities, it remains questionable whether any kind of Prevent programmes would have stopped Abdulla Ahmed Ali, Assad Ali Sarwar or Tanvir Hussain plotting their atrocity.
As the New Local Government Network's recent report, Stronger Together, highlighted, we need a more sophisticated approach to preventing violent extremism. Our work found that some Muslim communities were simply refusing to participate as they felt the programme's targeting of Muslims implied an association with terrorism that was stigmatising, labelling a whole community as potential extremists.
If we are to be successful in tackling homegrown terrorism, then the involvement of the community it aims to support is crucial. While communities themselves must not shirk from action to tackle extremism in their midst, approaches to cohesion and preventing violent extremism must support one another, not exacerbate difference, stigmatise, or indeed fuel perceptions of victimhood or alienation.
This makes it so much harder to build trust on a local level and have the effective engagement that is crucial to success. Communication, debate and giving communities a voice is key. For instance, the convicted plotters made great play of using British foreign policy as a justification for their actions. Issues such as foreign policy, housing, immigration and employment continue to provoke feelings of grievance at a local level and provide a difficult challenge to many individual and community identities. Politicians and civil servants must face questions and criticisms head on, and build routes for communication and debate. This will go some way to rebuilding trust.
Moreover, if the government's approach to preventing violent extremism is to be seen to be fair and even-handed, it should also take account of the growing threat from the far right. In light of recent civil disturbances, I welcome the announcement that Prevent is no longer to be targeted solely at the Muslim community and that the funding should be used to bring communities together, break down misunderstandings and reduce tensions.
The bomb plot trial should bring the importance of this issue into focus. A fairer and more sophisticated approach to community cohesion will then mean there could be more trust and engagement at local level, with greater acceptance of proportionate police and intelligence approaches. Reassessing the approach to Prevent is key to this.


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Health Care on a Wing and a Prayer
Here's my latest missive written for the Center for Popular Economics' "Econ-Atrocity" series. (By the way, did I mention that I co-wrote a book? Okay, so it wasn't with Chelsea Green, but that wasn't really up to me. The book already existed with The New Press, so whatcha gonna do — not that I'm complaining. I dig TNP.)
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Econ-Atrocity: Health Care on a Wing and a Prayer
By Jonathan Teller-Elsberg
August 9, 2006
Millions of employed Americans who are offered health insurance through their jobs are turning down the benefit because of high costs. This has been a tragic fact for many years, but the situation is only getting worse.
According to a recent report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the number of workers who declined to accept health insurance when it was offered by their employer increased by three million between 1998 and 2003. All told, some 12 million workers eligible for work-based health insurance turned it down in 2003.
Over the years of the study, the average annual cost to the worker to accept employer-supplied insurance went up by over $1,000, a 42% jump. It hardly needs mentioning that average wages have not kept pace.
Rising costs are not necessarily the reason that all of those 12 million workers declined the offered coverage—some workers turn down the health insurance from their own job because they are better off being covered as part of a family member's work-based insurance.
Still, cost is the reason that most uninsured people lack coverage. Insurance costs have been rising for workers and employers alike. In both 1998 and 2003, employers who offered health insurance to their workers covered an average of 82% of the premiums. This means that employers also faced a 42% increase in their costs of providing health benefits. A predictable result is that more and more employers decide not to offer health insurance even as an option.
Altogether, 34% of full-time workers in private industry were not covered by employer-provided health insurance in 2004. Even those lucky enough to have insurance as an option, and lucky enough to be able to afford their share of the premium, have faced rising healthcare costs that take a toll. Rising deductibles, capped coverage, and other aspects of miserly insurance plans leave working people facing terrible financial risks. In 2001, half of Americans filing for personal bankruptcy cited medical expenses as helping to push them over the line. Of those, three quarters had health insurance when their illness or injury struck.
Clearly, the health care system in America is out of whack. When millions of workers can't afford coverage, and many who have coverage are still driven to bankruptcy because their insurance is so stingy, we need real alternatives.
The simplest solution is a national health plan that provides universal coverage. From Canada to New Zealand, all the other economically advanced countries of the world offer examples of health care systems that care for peoples' health instead of insurance and pharmaceutical corporation profits.
Until citizen pressure drags such a solution out of a resistant government, people can band together to create insurance alternatives. A leader in this type of grassroots movement is the Ithaca Health Alliance health care co-op, which provides a wide range of services for only $100 per year.
Sources and resources:
* Washington Post, "FINDINGS: More Are Opting Out of Employers' Insurance,"
5/5/06, p. A9, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/04/AR2006050401708.html.
* Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, "Report Shows Decline in Employees Accepting Health Insurance, Rising Insurance Premiums Across Nation," 5/4/06, http://www.rwjf.org/newsroom/newsreleasesdetail.jsp?id=10408.
* Jonathan Teller-Elsberg, Nancy Folbre, and James Heintz, Field Guide to the U.S. Economy (Revised and Expanded), pp. 27 and 122, New York: The New Press, 2006.
* Ithaca Health Alliance, www.ithacahealth.org.
* Physicians for a National Health Plan, www.pnhp.org.
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Videos of the sessions at Colorado State University's Plagiarism Workshop on May 8th, 2013 are available online at http://echo.colostate.edu:8080/ess/portal/section/85b03351-3d64-48ab-b26f-0a40557bb188.
The sessions include:
Colorado State University (CSU) will host a plagiarism workshop on the CSU's Fort Collins campus on May 8, 2013. Live web-streaming will be offered to registrants who are unable to travel to CSU.
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Somewhere not too long ago I ran across a site with Singer part numbers, descriptions, and photos of the various presser feet.
Two computer crashes later, that link is lost. Does anyone have any idea of where that site might be? I really don't remember their name or where they are.


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Thanks for yoru report.
It can be related to OpenSSL upgrade.
Can you please try it with both 5.0.7 and 5.0.6 beta?
Also, can you send me an email, so I can send you back a debug version of WinSCP to track the problem? Please include link back to this topic in your email. Also note in this topic that you have sent the email. Thanks.
You will find my address (if you log in) in my forum profile.


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Limited Edition replica Gears of War 3 lancers available for pre-order
Arguably one of the best video game weapons in recent memory, Gears of War's Lancer has given gamers countless hours of chain-sawing action. Seriously, an assault rifle that doubles as a chainsaw, is there anything more lethal and gory? With that in mind, GameStop has begun accepting pre-orders for an item that hardcore fans of Gears of War are sure to drool for: the replica lancer.
GameStop lists the description of the item as follows:
Dubbed the Retro Lancer during the Lambent Invasion, the Pendulum Wars Lancer Assault Rifle was the preceding model to the Lancer Assault Rift. Used primarily in the Pendulum Wars as the COG soldier's primary choice weapon, it was abandoned about a year after Emergence Day because the weapon was ineffective to the Locust Horde's fighting tactics. However, following the Sinking of Jacinto when supplies started becoming sparse, the Retro Lancer started cropping up in fighting forces once again
For $99.99, fans can nab this spectacular item from video game collectable creators extraordinaire, NECA. The lancer can be purchased in metal blue, electric green, and deadly cute pink. Pre-orders will ship for these 3 1/2 foot long weapons beginning June 1, 2012. GameStop currently lists the items as extremely limited, so fans should jump on this opportunity as quickly as possible before each version sells out.
Below are each of the different versions of lancers available:
Source: [GameStop]


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Man on remand over Nanango murder
A 38-year-old man from Queensland's South Burnett region has been remanded in custody and will reappear in court on Thursday on murder charges.
Stephen Doyle is charged with stabbing a 37-year-old man several times at a house in Nanango on Saturday night.
The man later died in hospital.
Doyle made a brief appearance in Kingaroy Magistrates Court yesterday before the matter was adjourned.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, courts-and-trials, nanango-4615, kingaroy-4610, bundaberg-4670


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Where Should Peace Begin?
Dear Akiva,
It is very hard to ignore the bloody events of the last few days in the Middle East - from Palestine and Iraq to Lebanon. But one very unique event caught my attention, even though it was not the usual violence: On Monday, Ghaleb Majadele, a member of the Knesset, was sworn in as the first Palestinian Arab minister in Israeli history!
The situation in Palestine appeared to be deteriorating toward a civil war, similar in many ways to the sectarian violence in Iraq, and the developments in Lebanon were also ominous, as sectarian divisions threatened a violent confrontation. But amid the growing religious and ethnic intolerance throughout the region, an Israeli prime minister decided it was a good idea to appoint a Palestinian Arab-Israeli as a member of his cabinet, regardless of the obvious controversy and opposition such a step may have engendered from either side.
As I read your account in Haaretz of a secret Israeli-Syrian channel to explore a possible resumption of bilateral negotiations, I remembered a story I had not been able to publish in my newspaper at the time. Back in 2000, a senior Arab official visited Damascus for a meeting with President Hafez Assad, hoping to convince him of the benefits of making peace with Israel, just as Jordan and Egypt had done. The meeting took place soon after Assad's failed summit in Geneva with U.S. President Bill Clinton. This is how part of the conversation reportedly went:
Arab official: "Mr. President, you are making a big issue out of Syrian claims of access to the Tiberias lake (Sea of Galilee), but don't you see that the strategic benefits of making peace with Israel far outweigh a few hundred meters you insist on reclaiming?" (Assad at the time was said to have insisted on having the right to swim in the lake).
Assad: "What strategic benefits are you talking about?"
Arab official: "Mr. President, the more the Israelis feel safe with their Arab neighbors, the more flexible they are with the Palestinians and their claims."
Assad: "What do you mean?"
Arab official: "The Israeli Knesset has Muslim, Christian and Communist Arab MKs."
Assad: "So?"
Arab official: "Mr. President, there are more Palestinian members of the Israeli Knesset than there are Palestinians in the Jordanian Parliament!"
Assad: "And?"
Arab official: "If you make peace with Israel, they will feel more relaxed about giving rights to the Palestinians and the broader requirements of peace in the region."
Assad: "That's nonsense. I would never, ever shake hands with an Israeli."
Arab official: "You don't have to do it yourself. We could always find someone else to do it on your behalf."
Assad: "Forget it!"
Thus ended an interesting attempt by a senior Arab envoy to convince the late Syrian president that it was in the interest of the Syrians, the Palestinians and all Arabs to make peace with Israel, simply because that would change the dynamics and help both Israelis and Palestinians to bridge the gap. I happen to believe that the Arab peace plan of Saudi King Abdullah, which is conditional on Israeli withdrawal from occupied Arab territories, aims to achieve the same goal. Perhaps this is why Israel has not really embraced it.
The bottom line, in my view, dear Akiva, is that Israel has two options for peace with the Palestinians and its neighbors: Either make peace with the peripheral Arab states to force Palestinians to come through with an acceptable compromise, or make peace with the Palestinians so that peripheral states no longer have an excuse to be at war with Israel. I would certainly like to hear your opinion on this suggestion. It seems to me that Israel finds it easier to seek peace with neighboring states than with the Palestinians closer to home and under its control, which is quite bewildering to me. How come a powerful and prosperous state such as Israel fails to make peace with its immediate, suffering neighbors, the Palestinians, after all these years? Surely, it is partly a Palestinian and Arab failure, but what about Israel's responsibility?
As I write this, I am pained by the murder of three innocent Israelis by a Palestinian suicide bomber in Eilat, almost at the same time that Ghaleb Majadele was sworn in as a minister. I am as pained and outraged by the suffering of innocent Israelis, as I am pained and outraged by the suffering of innocent Palestinians in this vicious cycle of violence. But despite all the pain, I see the appointment of an Arab MK to the Israeli cabinet as a candle in a region dominated by darkness. We need a partner to light a candle on the other side, rather than just curse the darkness. Perhaps Jordan's King Abdullah, whom you interviewed last week, will finally make this trip to Israel, as he promised you, carrying a powerful message of peace and a promise of sanity in a region that seems to have gone mad.
I wish you all the best.
Salameh Nematt is a political analyst for the London-based Arab daily Al Hayat.
Dear Salameh,
Your last letter reached me shortly before I started an interview with the new minister Ghaleb Majadele. I was pleased to read him the warm words you wrote about his appointment as the first Arab minister in an Israeli government. Like many in the Israeli peace camp, I also hope that this event portends not just a change in the status of the Arab citizens of Israel, but will also lead to a substantial improvement in our relations with our Palestinian neighbors. Similarly, in order to achieve a profound and real co-existence with the non-Jewish population that lives within the Green Line, we need to reach a just and mutually agreed settlement with the Palestinian people who live in the occupied territories.
As an individual who identifies with all peoples under the yoke of a foreign occupation, I can sympathize with the major conflict experienced by the Arab citizens of Israel. How can one expect them to identify with their state as long as it occupies their people? As members of the Jewish people, who were educated to stand in solidarity with persecuted Jews who face prejudice because of their origins, we must respect the solidarity the Israeli Arabs demonstrate toward their brothers and sisters imprisoned in a tunnel with no exit, who cannot see the light.
My problem - and, according to your last letter, this seems to bother you too - is the Arab leadership's lack of solidarity with the Palestinian people. Hafez Assad's conversation with the Arab official you mentioned reflects, more than anything else, this brutal steadfastness toward people that he and other Arab leaders describe in speeches as "our brothers." You know I am not among those who claim the State of Israel behaves fairly toward its Palestinian neighbors. I repeatedly condemn my government for missing the opportunity of the March 2002 Arab Peace Initiative. However, the Israeli public will choose a leadership to advance such initiatives, especially on the Palestinian track, only once it is convinced Arab partners will make similar efforts. We, the Israelis, need to be convinced there is a solution to the refugee problem.
Nothing is more likely to deter Israelis than the expression "right of return." In their eyes, these words are a synonym for the destruction of the Jewish state. Politicians on both sides know that it is inconceivable to strip a sovereign state such as Israel from its authority to decide whom to accept as its citizens. New cities have been built on the villages where the refugees lived. Children and grandchildren of Jewish refugees from Europe were born in houses that remained standing. Anyone in his or her right mind knows that the solution to the Palestinian refugee problem is not to create a Jewish refugee problem. The solution can be found in a peace process based on two states and the absorption of most of the Palestinian refugees in their new state.
Dear Salameh, I also have a story about a conversation with an Arab leader about the interests of the Palestinian people. More than six years ago, shortly after the collapse of the Camp David summit between Ehud Barak and Yasser Arafat, I visited the Muqata in Ramallah in order to interview the chairman. I asked him why hundreds of thousands of Palestinian children must spend their lives in wretched refugee camps until he is satisfied that the right of return has been included in a peace agreement - a right that even he knows these refugees will not be able to realize. I asked what these wretches had to do with the argument over the precise border between Israel and Palestine. I asked why he does not call on the rich Arab states and Israel to declare a Marshall Plan to rehabilitate the refugees. Arafat muttered in his usual way, "Why not? Why not?" As you know, nothing happened.
The main - and sometimes only - contribution of Arab regimes to the 1948 and 1967 refugees, who are crowded into wretched camps, is lip service. Instead of dealing with this terrible humanitarian problem, they prefer to perpetuate it so that they can accuse Israel. The restrictions the Lebanese government has placed on the refugees it has "hosted" for almost 60 years, including the prohibition of employment in countless professions, is reminiscent of race laws from another millennium in another continent. Israel cannot turn its back on the problem that arose as a direct or indirect result of the conflict between the Zionist movement and the national Palestinian movement. Just as we, the Jewish people, recognized our responsibility to the Jewish refugees from Russia and Ethiopia, we need to demonstrate generosity to our Palestinian refugee neighbors.
Dear Salameh, here is my answer to your question about whether I prefer to advance the Palestinian track or the peripheral one. I suggest that first we find a solution to the refugee problem. That will pave the way for all the tracks. What do you think?
Akiva Eldar is a senior columnist for Haaretz.
This exchange, commissioned by the Common Ground News Service (www.commongroundnews.org), is appearing simultaneously in the Palestinian newspaper Al Quds and here in Haaretz.
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Tigers Battle Bulldogs in 1-0 Defeat
September 1, 2013
Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw and Adrian battled through 69 scoreless minutes before the visiting Bulldogs broke through for the game's only goal and topped the Tigers, 1-0, on Boswell Field. DePauw dropped to 0-2 on the season, while Adrian evened its record at 1-1.
Adrian's Erin Weide knocked in a shot from the right side that sailed under the crossbar for a 1-0 lead at 69:13.
The Tigers held a 12-6 advantage in shots, but Adrian put four on goal to DePauw's three. The Bulldogs also led in corners, 7-1.
DePauw's Emma Cooper recorded three saves in goal, while Lexi Lewandowski had three for Adrian.
The Tigers return to action on Saturday, September 7, at Washington-St. Louis at 2 p.m. CDT.Back


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We reiterate our Neutral recommendation on Liberty Media Corp. . The company's first-quarter 2011 financial results fell below the Zacks Consensus Estimates. However, the company's most prestigious division QVC continues to perform well. QVC shopping network has transformed itself as a powerful global brand, which will help it to grow its revenue in double digits in the near future.
QVC division of Liberty Media has become the undispted market leader in the $8 billion TV home-shopping business. At present QVC commands an estimated 69% market share, far ahead of its nearest rivals such as HSN Inc. (HSNI - Free Report) and ValueVision Media Inc. Furthermore, Liberty Miedia also owns 32% stake of HSN Inc. TV home-shopping business is characterized as one with very stable customer base, who are mostly women.
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Brown Sugar and Black Pepper Bacon
1 pound peppered bacon, sliced (available in custom meat or retail case of your market)
3 T. (a handful) dark brown sugar
Preheat oven to 375. Place bacon on broiler pan on center rack of oven. Cook 8 to 10 minutes, then remove from oven. Sprinkle bacon with sugar and return to oven. Cook another minute or two until bacon is a dark reddish brown and crisp. Remove and serve warm.
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Keeping kids entertained throughout the hot Arizona summer may seem impossible, but thanks to these fun activities, summer can really be cool.
Jump Street
During the hot Arizona summers, many kids are admonished to stop bouncing off the walls. Jump Street has capitalized on this idea and invites children to do just that, literally. This delightful indoor trampoline park utilizes wall-to-wall trampolines to create a place where everyone can indulge in a little fun entertainment and exercise. There are areas in each park designated for dodge ball and little jumpers so the whole family. www.gotjump.com.
Arizona Science Center
Although many children feel that a trip to a museum is about as fun as a round of vaccinations, the Arizona Science Center makes learning both fun and interesting. With exhibits that allow guests to touch, feel and even taste, parents needn't worry about keeping the kids out of trouble. The Center, which continually experiments with innovative programs, is currently running "Goosebumps: The Science of Fear" until Sept. 6 so that families can enjoy pounding pulses and sweaty palms in a cool place. www.azscience.org.


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Euro Tour 2014: Oslo->Berlin
After the reasonable success of the Euro Tour 2013 velomobile tour across 5 countries in two weeks, Carl Georg Rasmussen of Leitra has started planning for 2014 with a trip from Oslo, Norway to Berlin, Germany in 10 days. Keep an eye on https://www.facebook.com/groups/EuroTour2014/ for the route, and related discussions.
update: Facebook was rather ineffective in tracking people interested in actually joining the tour, versus "fans" of the page. So a dedicated website has been started, but not only for EuroTour 2014 Oslo->Berlin, but as a repository for all European velomobile touring announcements and potential discussions.
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First Team News
Stoke v City: Top five connections
We take a look at the links between the two club's ahead of this weekend's FA Cup fourth round clash
Tony Pulis (Gillingham)
Stoke City's current boss was in charge of Gillingham when they met City in the Division Two play-off final at Wembley back in 1999.
Leading 2-0 with time running out, Pulis was all set to lead the Gills to Division One before Messrs Horlock and Dickov found injury time goals to take the match to extra-time and then penalties where Nicky Weaver saved Guy Butters' kick to snatch promotion for the Blues.
Carlo Nash
Stoke's third choice goalkeeper was at City as backup for Nicky Weaver for a two year spell back between 2001 and 2003.
Despite being regarded as a perennial understudy, Nash was a regular starter for Preston North End in the mid-noughties and set a club record of 24 clean sheets in the 2005/06 season.
Asmir Begovic and Thomas Sorenson lie ahead of Carlo in the pecking order for today's visitors although Nash did take a seat on the bench for the 2011 FA Cup final against City.
Alan Ball
World Cup winner Alan Ball did enjoy some success in his managerial career, most notably at Southampton where he helped to consolidate a Premier League position for in the nineties, but his tenures at Stoke and Manchester City were hardly to be deemed successful.
Despite spending a fortune on new acquisitions at Stoke, they were relegated to the third tier of English football in 1991 and he was sacked in March that year on their way to a disappointing 15th place finish.
His time at Maine Road wasn't much happier, with Ball only lasting a year in charge as he led City down to Division One after a miserable tailspin in the 1995/96 season's final months.
Mike Doyle
Doyle is another man on this list to have ascended the age-groups to become a Manchester City institution between 1962 and 1978.
The utility man may only have appeared five times for his country but he was an integral member of the City side that won the title in 1968, as well as the 1970 and 1976 League Cups and 1970 European Cup Winners Cup.
He left for the Victoria Ground in 1978 and proved he still had plenty to offer, making more than 100 appearances for the Potters, winning their Player of the Season award in 1979.
Mike Sheron
Sheron scored 22 goals in 92 appearances after breaking through from the club's Academy in 1990 and making his debut against Everton in 1991.
The striker's best season for City came in 1992/93 when he struck up a formidable partnership with Niall Quinn, scoring 14 goals in the inaugural Premier League campaign.
The arrivals of Uwe Rosler and Paul Walsh pushed Sheron out to the fringes and he joined Norwich City for a season before arriving at Stoke City where was an unmitigated success, scoring 39 goals in 71 starts, including a brace in the final Potteries derby to be playing at the Victoria Ground.


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Lawyers Group Supports Cameras in Illinois Courts
The Illinois State Bar Association supports the Illinois Supreme Court's plan to test the use of cameras in state courtrooms, the head of the attorneys group said.
"The Illinois State Bar Association fully supports the pilot program and access to the courtrooms in general," John Locallo, the ISBA's president, told The Quincy Herald-Whig (http://bit.ly/y0DCZk ). "We are very excited about it and it's a great opportunity to bring to the public access to the judicial system."
Locallo, a Chicago attorney, said he has had informal talks with some of his association's 33,000 members and support for the test program has been strong.
He said part of what makes Illinois' test program attractive is that it allows judges to control what happens in their courtrooms.
"I think what is different about the Illinois program, compared to programs nationwide, is that the way it is set up, the judge only has to show good cause to restrict the media," Locallo said. "In Illinois, it allows the judge to decide if the media can be in the courtroom, and his final decision cannot be overturned. Since the judge is in charge of controlling the courtroom anyway, who better to be in charge of the media and the litigants?"
The Illinois Supreme Court in January announced it would start allowing cameras and recorders in state courts on an experimental basis with the aim of eventually pulling Illinois for good out of the group of 14 states that ban extensive media access at trials. The court later chose the 14th Judicial Circuit to begin testing the policy because it is on the border with Iowa, which already allows cameras in courtrooms.
Locallo made his comments Thursday in Quincy, where he addressed cameras in courts and other issues during a meeting with the Adams County Bar Association.


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MONCTON, N.B. - Maurice Mann knows now not to let the door hit him on the way out.
Unfortunately for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats receiver, he had to find out the hard way.
For the first two weeks of this CFL season, Mann was the go-to guy for Kevin Glenn and the Ticats offence.
A day before a Week 3 meeting with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, a door in the locker-room cut the back of his foot.
The freak accident cost him six games.
The door was closing faster than I could lift my foot up, said Mann, who returned to the Ticats lineup three weeks ago.
I dont like to tell people I got caught by a door. It got me.
We tried to speed up the healing process. Thats not how your body wants you to act.
With his foot stitched, Mann tried to play through it, which caused an infection that took nearly two months to clear up.
You cant rush those things, Mann said. It was something where I should have sat down and watched TV until it was fully healed.
Mann burst out of the gate this season, making nine catches for 120 yard and a touchdown in the season-opener.
The Nevada product finally looked like he would become the big-number receiver many people thought he could be in this league.
His best season was 2009 with Edmonton, where he came just short of getting 1,000 yards.
Although he finished with 73 catches for 917 yards, the Eskimos traded him to Hamilton for defensive back Chris Thompson.
Since returning to the lineup, Mann hasnt equaled what he did early in the season. He managed to get a touchdown in his first game back, but he has just a 8.3-yard average on 12 catches in three games.
Certainly, the injury derailed what was looking like a breakout campaign for the 29-year-old.
It is the strangest thing thats happened to me, Mann said.
It was a humbling experience because I was so excited to come out and put myself in position to be one of the dominant players in the league.
Its tough but at the same time, its the game. At least Im still in my 20s and I can come back and do my thing.


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South Korea
The Government of the Republic of Korea has been collaborating with IRRI through the Rural Development Administration (RDA) since the 1960s. Their works include breeding of the temperate Japonica rice variety with the tropically grown indica variety. This produced the rice variety Tongil, which transformed Korea from a rice importer to a self-sufficient producer.
The South Korea-IRRI collaboration brought the Green Revolution to the country and helped transform Korea from a rice importer to a self-sufficient rice producer. Since then, Korea, has supported IRRI and completed 43 projects.
In December 2001, following a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between RDA and IRRI the previous year, the IRRI office in South Korea was formally inaugurated. In 2010, RDA committed USD 2.09 million for cooperation, training, and support to INGER and other ongoing projects.
The partnership between Korea and IRRI continues to flourish. RDA and IRRI signed a new rice research agreement to develop a collaborative work plan for 2014-2015, which includes the approval of new project proposals. Among the priority areas of research in the new agreement are the development of abiotic stresses and disease tolerance in temperate japonica, and the development of rice cultivars with tolerance to high temperature.
Key research areas in the IRRI-RDA collaboration include developing cold-tolerant rice lines, rapid multiplication of seeds, exchanging rice genetic materials for large-scale planting, and developing high-quality and high-yielding temperate japonica rice lines. IRRI is also interested in developing the capacity of farm workers and extension officers in South Korea, and building the scientific human capital of the country.
Current research and development with South Korea
Exchange of genetic materials for rice hybridization
The open exchange of rice germplasm among IRRI, RDA and a network of research institutions facilitates the study of breeding lines that can be used as parents for breeding with local varieties. IRRI and RDA have used elite breeding lines to produce hybrid varieties released and widely planted in several countries.
Rapid seed multiplication to advance the cropping season
Rice seeds were planted in the tropical environment of IRRI during Korea's winter season, and then airlifted back to Korea in time for planting during summer. This advances the cropping season for planting rice not normally possible during winter.
Breeding temperate japonica rice suited to the tropics
High quality and high-yielding japonica rice, typically grown in temperate environments like Korea, is being crossed with the tropically grown indica variety. Japonica fetches a higher price in the market, thereby allowing farmers higher incomes from producing this semi-glutinous rice.
Temperate rice improvement
Through a consortium of research institutions, scientists are working on improving temperate rice by broadening its genetic base, studying nitrogen efficiency and water use, and using improved production technologies.
Key achievements
Developed premium quality varieties
As part of the Top Rice Project launched in 2005, RDA and IRRi initiated the Large-Scale Korean Seed Multiplication Project in 2005-06 and developed premium quality varieties known as Gopumbyeo and Unkwangbyeo.
By 1995, a total of 1,500 lines had been planted to advance a second generation of rice cultivation not normally feasible during the country's winter season. More than 120 lines were also produced for small-scale seed increase.
In 1991, the Germplasm Utilization Value Added developed high-quality and high-yielding temperate japonica rice varieties suited to Philippine conditions—IRRI 152 and MS11. MS11 was released in the Philippines in 2008. IRRI 152 and MS11 were also approved for large-scale planting by the National Seed Industry.
Capacity building
RDA and IRRI have been training farmers and extension workers where farm technologies can be transferred from the source to the end users. In 2002, the two institutions started holding the Rice Technology Transfer Systems (RTTS) workshop, the first of its kind in Asia.
Since then,130 practitioners from 17 Asian countries have learned from a two-week course on models of technology transfer in rice. Trainees have been exposed to contemporary rice technology issues and have developed their capacity to critically analyze the components of successful research-extension linkage. With courses conducted in Korea, trainees had the opportunity to observe first-hand and apply what they have learned directly to their respective countries.
Further, IRRI has supported the academic training of almost 200 Korean scholars pursuing either a master's degree or a doctorate while working at IRRI. More than a hundred had also been on-the-job trainees (OJTs) and interns.
It is believed that rice was introduced to the Korean Peninsula from China in the early Bronze Age, around 3,300—2,200 B.C., through two possible routes, either across the West Sea or along the northeastern seashore from China. Rice cultivation spread widely throughout the peninsula a thousand years on.
During the proto-three kingdom period — considered to be the latter part of the iron age in Korea — rice productivity greatly increased with the use of iron farming implements. Rice productivity was sustained until the two kingdoms Silla and Koryeo were unified, and changes in land use and taxation were implemented. Agricultural productivity further improved when China introduced new farming methods and developed cropping techniques that were suitable to Korean soil and climate.
Today, South Korea produces an average rice yield of 7.3 tons per hectare from a harvested area of 936,766 hectares. Rice is planted in the summer from May-June where average temperature ranges from 11°C-29°C and harvested before the onset of winter in October and November.
To know more facts about rice in South Korea, go to ricepedia.org/index.php/republic-of-korea.
Tree planting at IRRI to celebrate 45 years of collaboration with South Korea
Media release and news items
- Asian agriculture experts attend 14th annual rice technology transfer workshop in Korea
- South Korean documentary reenacts development of Tongil miracle rice
- South Korea appoints IRRI plant breeder as honorary scientist
- Mayor of Cheongdo County in South Korea visits the "birthplace" of Tong-il rice
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He's a slimey weasely **** with a capital C
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Chris huhne?
bookies giving 3/1 odds of hune being back in the cabinet before the next election
it seems you cant keep a good man down
That's odds against so they think he won't
they are not very long odds though are they 1 in 3 chance
no, not long - there's also the margin to consider
To defend him - this was a relatively trivial offence, which many many people have done, and has been dragged up by his ex-wife.
It's not a trivial offence esp considering he was an elected officeholder at the time - which is a position of trust and sensitivity.
Duress? No chance. "He wanted her to do it" isn't the same as "he'd fing kill her if she didn't do it".
"The Crown Prosecution Service's decision today is deeply regrettable,"
yeah how dare they, do they know who I am ! jumped up Bureaucrats !
Hope he gets what he deserves!
What he deserves, is twenty years in a siberian gulag. But we might get lucky and he gets a couple of months.
this was a relatively trivial offence, which many many people have done, and has been dragged up by his ex-wife. If she was happy to do this 9 years ago, what's the basis for going to the police now?
As I understand it she didn't go to the police. The police interviewed her as the result of a complaint which they received. Sure she spilt the beans, but she didn't go to the police demanding that he be prosecuted, someone else did that.
And although I'm not her publicist I'm sure that she would argue that if he's done a dirty on him then it's nothing compared to what he did to her.
"Chris Huhne" is Swahili for "Self serving career politician scumbag who should never be allowed to hold office again".
Give the guy a break, he's a Liberal Democrat - what do people expect from a Liberal Democrat ? For a Liberal Democrat lying to get what/where you want is morally justifiable. Specially if it involves lying to your own voters.
Chris Huhne before the general election, May 2007 :
"Nuclear power is a tried, tested and failed technology, which is clearly a costly blind alley"
Chris Huhne after the general election and having secured the job he wanted as cabinet minister for energy and climate change, August 2010 :
"We are on course to make sure that the first new nuclear power station opens on time in 2018"
Liberal Democrat = a fancy term for electoral fraud.
Ernie, swap libdem for politician. All of them are lying self serving arogant sh...s.
he seems to be generally liked: or maybe not
and as for the climate change shite: do the maths
I took three points for huhning down the M1 years ago.
The LibDems are in a league of their own uselesshippy, they even make Tony Blair/New Labour appear as amateurs.
Whilst you can expect politicians not to keep their promises it's a whole new ball game when they actually take policy positions diametrically opposed to what they offered their voters. See the Chris Huhne/nuclear power issue - some people will have voted LibDem because of their opposition to nuclear power, irrespective of whether it's a good or bad policy.
Chris Huhne was elected after fraudulently claiming that he was very strongly opposed to nuclear power.
British politics has always been the source of broken promises and failure to deliver, but ever since the LibDems entered government it has sunk to new lows.
Nick Clegg after the last general election promised a "new kind of politics", he wasn't kidding.
On a par with Blairs "we wont raise taxes" speech. They'd all sell there own granny to get in power. Saying that, the lib dems u turns on just about everything, is horrific.
Huhne's windmills are certainly not doing much today. Installed capacity 5.9GW. Actual production right now less than 1GW. Not much use when it gets cold are they?
On a par with Blairs "we wont raise taxes" speech. They'd all sell there own granny to get in power.
No, not really on par with Blair's commitment : "There will be no increase in the basic or top rates of income tax". He stuck to that and in fact cut the basic rate.
A cheap political gimmick imo, but it got him votes. He simply collected more taxes in other ways. But voters don't worry about that - they get all excited about lower income tax.
Thatcher did exactly the same thing btw - cut income tax but substantially increased the UK tax burden.
Personally I would have jacked up income tax and slashed VAT, but then I'm a leftie - Daily Mail readers were far more important to Blair.
Personally I would have jacked up income tax and slashed VAT, but then I'm a leftie -
Daily Mail readers weregetting elected was far more important to Blair.
FTFY - though I do appreciate that it means much the same thing. FWIW, this is one of the things I agree with you about (most of them being things no politician who wants to be re-elected will ever do as the masses
are stupidthink differently).
Thanks, but there's no need to fix anything for me aracer, I knew what I meant, ie, Daily Mail readers were more important to Blair than lefties like me. Of course you don't have to agree with me, and please feel free not to if that is the case.
"we wont raise taxes. We wont raise taxes. We wont raise taxes" So they put up NI. Anyway,.point is, all of them are sh.ts.
Now give me my beer. Hic.
No uselesshippy, he was very specific. "There will be no increase in the basic or top rates of income tax" is directly from the Labour Party election manifesto.
Politicians generally choose their words very carefully so that they can't be accused of lying. Michael Heseltine once famously said that he had "no plans" to stand for leadership of the Conservative Party at a time when everyone expected he was about to do precisely that. Of course he had every intention, he just didn't have any plans.
That's how politicians operate, by clever use of words so that can't be accused of lying. However in the case of LibDems they don't worry about such niceties and will shamelessly tell blatant barefaced lies.They have successfully managed to discredit British politics even more than it had already been discredited. Takes some doing that.
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What's your thinking on this hand? Should I have check/called the river here?
PokerStars 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed) internettexasholdem.com
Preflop: Hero is SB with , .
4 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, 1 fold, Button raises, Hero 3-bets, 1 fold, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, Button caps, Hero calls, MP2 calls.
Flop: (14 SB) , , (3 players)
Hero checks, MP2 checks, Button bets, Hero raises, MP2 calls, Button 3-bets, Hero caps, MP2 calls.
Turn: (12.50 BB) (3 players)
Hero bets, MP2 calls.
River: (14.50 BB) (3 players)
Hero bets, MP2 raises, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 18.50 BB