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TURKEY: FEAR OF TORTURE / Conscientious objector Mehmet Tarhan abused by other prisoners
War Resisters' International fears for the safety of imprisoned Turkish conscientious objector Mehmet Tarhan, presently awaiting trial in the Military Prison of Sivas. As reported in an earlier co-alert on 8 April (see http://wri-irg.org/news/htdocs/20050408a.html), Mehmet Tarhan had been arrested on 8 April 2005 early in the morning. He was then brought to a military unit in Tokat, accompanied by military police. Because Mehmet Tarhan is refusing to co-operate in any way, he was then transferred to the military prison in Sivas. Mehmet Tarhan is a gay and anarchist activist. He declared his conscientious objection on 27 October 2001, and continued anti-war activities in public ever since, without going into hiding. Mehmet Tarhan is now being charged with Article 88 Turkish Military Penal Code (TACK), "Insubordination in front of the unit". This charge carries a penalty between 3 months and 5 years imprisonment. A first trial on 28 April 2005 was adjourned to 26 May, to call several soldiers from his unit as witnesses.
Meanwhile, Mehmet Tarhan is imprisoned in the Military Prison of Sivas, where he is facing death threats and abuse. Suna Coskun, Mehmet Tarhan's lawyer, reported on the abuse her client faces today. On arrival at the Military Prison in Sivas, staff sergeant Mustafa Selvi threatened Mehmet Tarhan with transfer to "Common Cell No 2", where the "wildest" prisoners are imprisoned. Later Mehmet Tarhan was ordered to enter "Common Cell No 1" on his own. The cell was dark, and the inmates (which Mehmet Tarhan could not see) ordered him to sit down on a chair next to the door. They started to ask questions. They wanted to know whether he was a terrorist or traiter, in which case they would kill him. Then the inmates started to beat Mehmet Tarhan, and insulted him because of his long hair. risoner Ertan Mertoglu showed his weapon to Mehmet Tarhan and threatened to kill him. This attacked was ended by other prisoners. Mehmet Tarhan was then transferred to the dormitory, where a few moments later the same prisoners attacked him again. The beat him everywhere and pulled on his hair. The attack turned into an act of lynching. After 20 minutes, other prisoners again stopped the attack. After the attack in Common Cell No 2, the light bulbs in the cell were tightened again, so that the normal light in the cells was made to work again. This indicates that the attack had been prepared. Later, the prisoners who beat Mehmet Tarhan came to him and told him that staff sergeant Mustafa Selvi had told them that he was a terrorist, and "you know how you have to deal with him". They said that this was the reason they beat him. Mehmet Tarhan was then transferred to a single cell, but during each time Mehmet Tarhan left the cell, the prisoners Ertan Mertoglu, Hakki Dincel, Ersoy Özbulduk, and Ercan Kizilboga threatened him. They told him: "We could have killed you on the first day if we wanted. But we still can do it." Mehmet Tarhan was fearing of his life, and therefore did not tell anyone. But then the prisoners demanded first money, and later clothes, and telephone cards. On 29 April, the prisoners Hakki Dincel, Ersoy Özbulduk, and Ertan Mertoglu demanded 500YTL (about 290EUROs) and added he would know what to expect, if he would not pay. Mehmet Tarhan answered that he is unable to pay such an amount. One week later he submitted to the threats and handed over 300YTL to Ercan Kizilboga and Ertan Mertoglu. Then, his extortioners demanded clothers. On 9 May 2005 they demanded three black suits. To guarantee that he would deliver, they forced him to call his sister and listened during the phone conversation. On 11 May 2005, Emine Tarhan brought two black suits, shoes, tyes, and shirts to the prison, which were handed over to Ertan Mertoglu by the prison authorities. Mehmet Tarhan's upper lip and the right side of his lower lip cracked as a result of these attacks. He is suffering ecchymosis at the chin, the neck, and other parts of his body. As a result of being beaten on his chest he suffered from breathing problems until 30 April. In the following days, he contiunously lost hair. Because of being beaten on his knee, legs, and feet he suffered from ecchymosis there, and for a long time had difficulties standing up.
Mehmet Tarhan informed the prison authorities about the abuse on his first day. As the report above shows, the prison authorities did do nothing to stop the abuse, and actively encouraged other prisoners to abuse Mehmet Tarhan. After her visit on 19 May, Mehmet Tarhan's lawyer Suna Coskun alerted the prison authorities, and demanded an examination of Mehmet Tarhan, and a new lock for Mehmet Tarhan's cell. On 20 May, the prison authorities recorded the abuse, and promised to ensure his safety. However, War Resisters' International and Mehmet Tarhans friends and lawyers still fear for his safety.
War Resisters' International urgently calls for letters of protest to the Turkish authorities, and Turkish embassies, demanding from the Turkish government to ensure the safety of Mehmet Tarhan. Letters should be addressed to the Turkish President, Ahmet Necdet Sezer, email email@example.com. A protest email can be sent at http://wri-irg.org/co/alerts/20050524a.html.
War Resisters' International appeals to international organisations to pressure Turkey to ensure the safety of Mehmet Tarhan.
Andreas Speck
War Resisters' International
Archives of co-alert can be found at http://wri-irg.org/news/alerts


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If you've ever visited the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial on the National Mall, the chances are pretty good that you've walked by the kiosk that was operated by veterans as an additional tribute to their imprisoned or fallen comrades. The other night a fire destroyed that structure. The DC Like a Local blog offers a brief history of the kiosk and some personal thoughts too.
The War on Drugs and Airline Passengers is a terribly thoughtful examination of the precursors and predilections surrounding the new TSA Scanners and Patdowns from Giving Up Control.
The ignorance of both liberals and conservatives has been breathtaking, as they failed to understand one of the first principles of a free society—your own rights are secured only as you support the rights of others.
More thoughts on TSA screenings and the "opt out day" that is scheduled for today from OMB's Lawn – I See Stupid People.
The DC Universe had some conflicting thoughts about the forthcoming remake (new version? new generation?) of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Because I know you all are fools for Worst Date Stories, City Girls World presents the Worst Wedding Date Ever.
How much more or less do you know about a date you meet online versus a five minute conversation in a bar? Date the District explores the similarities and distinctions between "IrishCutie23… and the guy who's saved in your phone as 'Dave Front Page guy'".

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Google+ Photos, you are so great and so stupid
What used to be the simplest, and now is the messiest
Disclaimer: I'm still on Android 4.4.2 KitKat. Apparently, there are some changes on 4.4.3.
Google+ Photos is awesome in almost everything. Auto-backup, edition, Auto-Awesome, and an incredible search engine. But the way it organizes the photos is, at best, an absolute mess.
I was doing some tests with it, and I discover this absurd behavior. When you're on the Android app (I don't know about iOS), which is kind of an "alternative" to the Gallery app, the first thing you see is all the pictures uploaded to Google+ Photos.
But let's say that you want to see the pictures on your local folders (Camera, WhatsApp Pictures, etc). You have to open the navigation drawer (sidebar-menu), and find the option at the end, just before the trash. Because it's not a menu you'd want to access often, I guess.
Now, you want to delete a picture (or a video). Well, it should be all on G+ Photos, if you activated the "auto-backup" feature, so no problemo. Well, careful. Because you have two trash icons, and one will delete the picture from your phone (keeping it on Google+ Photos), while the other one will delete it from everywhere, sending it to the trash. And there's no way to know what's gonna happen before you try (or before you read this).
On the left screenshot, you're on the "camera" folder, where you can select one or more pictures to share or delete. See the trash icon on the top-right corner. — On the right screenshot, you decide to open the picture first, since you're gonna delete just one picture, and the trash icon doesn't appear until you longpress the picture to select it. There you have the other trash icon, on the bottom-right corner.
Now, which one of the two icons will do what? Can you guess? Is there any clue? Well, apparently, if you delete the picture using the first method (left screenshot), the picture is deleted everywhere, and you must restore it from the trash. With the other method, the file is deleted, but the picture is still on G+ Photos, auto-backed up.
Oh, and before you leave… Do you want to see the "auto-backup" pictures on Google+ on the web? Well, there used to be a menu (on the Photos section, of course) with all this. Now is gone. Almost gone, actually. To find it, you should guess first that you have to click on the search bar, and then a menu appears and you can select the origin of the pictures. With a hashtag. What? Yep.
There are a lot of weird things G+ Photos does, but it would be too long to cover everything, and I think this example it's a good representation.
And for a little bit of opinion… I know there are a lot of albums, and pictures, and stuff; and it could be hard to organize all that. But I'm very positive I could figure a better way to do it in about 3 coffees.


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How do you change the site name?
My test site is here:
I cannot figure out how to get rid of "pluralism" and replace it with another name. Any help? This should be documented better...
This site requires you to update your browser. Your browsing experience maybe affected by not having the most up to date version.
The SilverStripe forums have passed their heyday. They'll stick around, but will be read only. We'd encourage you to get involved in the community via the following channels instead:
How do you change the site name?
My test site is here:
I cannot figure out how to get rid of "pluralism" and replace it with another name. Any help? This should be documented better...
I'd say it's probably part of the template you installed as opposed to something in the CMS. Try downloading /themes/pluralism/templates/page.ss via your FTP client, and open the file in a text editor or whatever - you should see the word 'Pluralism' there somewhere, change it to whatever you want...then upload it again...
your site name changed but turkish character problem
example: Loading Test VERS�YON
That information doesn't seem to be in the documentation.
The place to look is in yoursite/themes/yourtheme/Page.ss
Use your text editor to make the edit and save the edited file on the server.
If you went with the blackcandy theme on install then the relevant text is around lines 26 and 27.
It would be great to see the installation process include an opportunity to name the site, and perhaps to direct people to where it can be changed. After I completed my first install it was the first thing I wanted to edit. It took me about 30 minutes of searching to locate it.
That information doesn't seem to be in the documentation.
General themes / editing overview is provided at http://doc.silverstripe.com/doku.php?id=themes:developing. Also the issue of customizing themes has its own ticket - http://open.silverstripe.com/ticket/1533.
We are also going to refactor the first tutorials (http://open.silverstripe.com/ticket/2535) as over the past 6 months we have noticed a bit of a change in focus for users using SilverStripe so hopefully the first tutorial will a slightly more basic approach - things like this. As well as new sections on installing modules, widgets out of the box.
Then moving the more complex, making navigations etc to a second tutorial.


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"The Sentry" (Putnam, $26.95), by Robert Crais: Master of crime fiction Robert Crais continues his dominance with "The Sentry," his latest novel featuring Joe Pike.
Pike is filling up the gas tank of his jeep when he sees several men in what appears to be a robbery at a sandwich shop. He intervenes and saves the owner's life. Although the man's niece is extremely grateful, the owner warns Pike to leave them alone. The next morning, the shop is vandalized. Pike realizes his intervention has caused more harm than good, so he decides to take care of the source of the problem.
With the help of his PI friend Elvis Cole, Pike learns who is responsible for the attack and receives assurances from the head of the gang that Wayne Smith and his niece, Dru Rayne, will no longer be a target.
Soon after receiving these assurances, Smith and Rayne vanish, and it appears they have been murdered. When the suspects in the crime are found dead, Pike and Cole realize they have no idea what's going on. Pike must make things right because his core essence is doing the right thing - and his word is his bond. He also has started to feel the stirrings of a romance with Rayne.
Crais continues his streak of tight, riveting thrillers set in the urban jungle of Los Angeles. Jaw-dropping plot twists and a story line that will ease newcomers into the fold add to the overall page-turning suspense. The dynamic pair of the enigmatic Joe Pike and Elvis Cole is the perfect recipe for the gritty crime fan, and Crais' latest concoction should be mandatory reading.
Jeff Ayers is the author of "Voyages of Imagination: The Star Trek Fiction Companion" (Pocket Books, 2006.


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NEW ORLEANS, July 25 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday told a campaign rally "the American people are tougher than any tough times" but partisan stalemate is impeding progress.
In an address at the House of Blues in New Orleans, the president sounded many of the themes he has been emphasizing during the 2012 campaign, claiming his administration has made progress in recovering from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, and saying more must be done.
"When you travel around this country, you understand that the American people are tougher than any tough times," he said. "And although there are no quick fixes or easy solutions, there's no doubt that we can solve every challenge that we face. What's holding us back right now is not the lack of solutions. What's holding us back is a stalemate in Washington."
Obama blamed lack of progress on "a few folks who say, we are going to take the uncompromising view that the only path forward is to go back to what we were doing that got us into this mess in the first place -- the same top-down economics that we are now debating in this campaign."
The president noted that the U.S. Senate voted Wednesday in favor of a Democratic bill to extend current federal income tax rates on all income up to $250,000 per year, but allow Bush-era cuts on income over that amount to expire.
"But, of course, we're dealing with Washington," he said. "So Republicans in the House, they've said, we're going to hold the middle-class tax cut hostage unless they get another trillion dollars' worth of tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans."
Obama said the typical middle-class family's tax bill will go up by $2,200 a year if Congress allows tax cuts to expire, as they are scheduled to do at the end of the year.
He said presumptive Republican president nominee Mitt Romney "has got different ideas."
"And we tried those ideas, and they didn't work," the president said.


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November 20, 2011 at 1:26 am #7089
Hey Dude/Chris
A couple of questions about the Prettyphoto Lightbox.
1. How can I turn off the thumbnails displayed over the main image in the lightbox?
2. Is it possible to remove the expand button? It looks very similar to the close button. I'd rather get rid of it altogether.
3. Is there a simple way to edit the overall design of the lightbox? It seems to have a few different styles built into it, but I don't know how to change to a new one (eg square corners instead of rounded).
Thanks again!
richNovember 20, 2011 at 8:23 am #56568
You can change the lightbox settings in js/avia.js. Open up the file and search for following line:
elements.prettyPhoto({ "theme": 'premium_photo', 'slideshow': 5000 }); /* facebook /light_rounded / dark_rounded / light_square / dark_square */
1) You can replace "premium_photo" with other skins like "facebook", "light_rounded", etc.
2) You can remove the thumbnail gallery by adding: overlay_gallery: false – the code would look like:
elements.prettyPhoto({ "theme": 'premium_photo', 'overlay_gallery': false, 'slideshow': 5000 }); /* facebook /light_rounded / dark_rounded / light_square / dark_square */
3) You can add allow_resize: false to disable the resize feature. The code would look like:
elements.prettyPhoto({ "theme": 'premium_photo', 'overlay_gallery': false, 'allow_resize': true, 'slideshow': 5000 }); /* facebook /light_rounded / dark_rounded / light_square / dark_square */November 20, 2011 at 11:08 am #56569
Thanks Dude. I had to remove the expand button with some css in the end. The allow-resize: false command doesn't keep large images contained within the browser window.
One other thing – I need to open a video in the lightbox. How do I create an html hyperlink to do that?
Also, is there a way to make the featured images that open embedded videos in a slideshow window, open them in the light box instead?
ThanksNovember 20, 2011 at 12:13 pm #56570
Sample codes for all supported servives/video formats can be found here: http://www.no-margin-for-errors.com/projects/prettyphoto-jquery-lightbox-clone/ (scroll down to the demo section).
2) I'm not sure but I think you can use the "Link manually" option and enter a youtube/vimeo video url there. Shoutbox will automatically apply the lightbox effect to it.November 20, 2011 at 12:33 pm #56571
That's what I was looking for!
Thanks a lot Dude!
Oh wait, one last thing, sorry! How do I get rid of the "undefined" description in the lighbox? What do I have to add to the hyperlink to give the video a title in the lightbox (or remove it completely)?November 20, 2011 at 1:36 pm #56572
I think I found it here:
You have to add rel="prettyPhoto[inline]" and then title="Title goes here".
Is that right? Seems to work …November 20, 2011 at 1:39 pm #56573
You can hide the description with:
.pp_description {
display: none !important;
You can see the complete link structure at the demo page – it's a bit confusing:

Basically the link title is used as description and the image alt tag as title xD.
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Come Thursday, Escondido residents will be able to sink their teeth into one of America's most highly rated hamburgers without leaving the city.
That's when Irvine-based In-N-Out Burger is scheduled to open its 247th restaurant, at 1260 W. Valley Parkway just west of Interstate 15.
The company had been looking for a site in Escondido for years, said Carl Van Fleet, In-N-Out's vice president of planning and development.
It's one of several high-profiles businesses preparing to open in the Valley Parkway area in southwestern Escondido.
Van Fleet said In-N-Out pursued the location because it is a "vibrant" area with freeway visibility.
The 3,400-square-foot restaurant will employee 50 to 60 workers. Wages start at $10 per hour, Van Fleet said.
According to a recent Consumer Reports survey, In-N-Out Burger rated as one of the top burgers.
Escondido residents won't be dining on Ruth's Chris steaks anytime soon, however.
In July, it was announced that the upscale chain would open a restaurant in the Lexus dealership on Ninth Avenue.
But Ruth's Chris is now "out of the picture," said Rick Gattis, attorney for Judy Jones-Cone, owner of Lexus Escondido. Gattis said Jones-Cone found out late last week that the chain has decided not to go forward with an Escondido location. It would have been one of the city's most expensive restaurants.
Gattis said Lexus Escondido is pursuing other restaurant tenants. A Ruth's Chris representative said the company did not have a comment at this time.
Across from the Lexus dealership in the Escondido Promenade center, renovation is under way on the former Mervyn's building and on another space that will house a Souplantation.
Pittsburgh-based Dick's Sporting Goods will take over a major portion of the Mervyn's space. Although the company said its policy is not to comment on future stores, city planning Director Barbara Redlitz confirmed that the retailer has been processing permits and has received approval for exterior modifications.
The Escondido store would be the second Dick's Sporting Goods in San Diego County; the other is in Oceanside.
The old Mervyn's building is surrounded by construction fencing, and outside walls and some of the roof have been removed. The interior appears to have been stripped down to its beams.
Redlitz said off-price retailer Ross Dress For Less, which will share the Mervyn's space with Dick's, has submitted plans for interior and exterior changes that need to be approved by the city's Design Review Board. It would be the second Ross in Escondido.
Souplantation is preparing space in the Promenade center for a 5133-square-foot restaurant scheduled to open in December, said Tracy Marks, spokeswoman for Rancho Bernardo-based Garden Fresh Corp.
Marks said Garden Fresh sought out an Escondido location, adding that the city is a "great target market and fit" for the company.
The Escondido restaurant will be smaller than the typical Souplantation, Marks said, with a streamlined design and interior. The new, smaller prototype is part of the company's growth strategy, she said.
"These changes will mean faster construction timelines and the ability to enter previously unavailable spaces, like shopping centers and strip malls, all without any change to the menu or quality of the food and service," Marks said, adding that a similar Souplantation is open in Encinitas.


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Get creative when cooking up a fiesta
Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:43:55 GMT —
Cinco de Mayo is only a few weeks away. What are you favorite Mexican dishes?
The Mexican-American food we've come to love is usually fried and heavy, but it doesn't have to be.
A lot of the Mexican food you find at chain restaurants are cooked in oil or stacked with fatty ingredients, but traditional Mexican cuisine is a little lighter.
"The traditional food is natural," Ignacio Anguiano-Reyes said.
Ignacio Anguiano-Reyes immigrated to America from Mexico 25-years-ago.
"I remember when my family didn't have a fridge and my mother and grandmother had to go to the market everyday," he said.
Since there wasn't anywhere to store food, it was bought fresh and cooked daily.
You can make fresh Mexican food by using some of the most common ingredients like cilantro, tomatoes, onions, and avocado.
If you're looking to make an easy authentic dish, mix those ingredients with nopales for a cactus salad.
You can find most of theses traditional foods at your local grocery store but if you can't Reyes says improvise.
"Creativity is limitless so start creating your own stuff," Reyes said.
The most important ingredient for authentic Mexican cooking is ...
"Sharing with people," he said.
You can learn how to make fresh authentic Mexican food by taking Ignacio's class at John Wood Community College. Click here for more details.


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Rutgers and Syracuse are the only two schools that have extended offers to Devon Cajuste thus far, but a big name in the sport may be making a push.
Notre Dame recently mailed an invitation to their junior day on March 20, and Cajuste is taking it seriously.
"I haven't really heard anything else from them," Cajuste said of Notre Dame. "But my parents want me to go to either Notre Dame or Penn State. They want me to be at one of those two schools.
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"I feel the same way but I'm keeping other doors open."
Cajuste said he has been speaking to coaches from Rutgers and Syracuse, even though they aren't currently at the top of his list.
"I haven't visited Syracuse yet so I don't know too much about them yet," he said. "But when I visited Rutgers I felt very comfortable."
Cajuste said he will camp at schools this summer but isn't sure where yet. He said most schools are recruiting him as a wide receiver, but because of his 6-foot-4, 220-pound frame, they have acknowledged that he will probably play tight end in the long run.
Cajuste recently attended the Premier Showcase in New Jersey and was one of the better prospects at wide receiver using his size effectively.


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Cape Town (AFP) Nov 28, 2007
China and Brazil will give Africa free satellite imaging of its landmass to help the continent respond to threats like deforestation, desertification and drought, the two countries said Wednesday.
A land imaging satellite launched by the two governments at a cost of some 100 million dollars in September, would relay images, updated monthly, to four ground stations for dissemination to African states.
"How much is it worth for (Africa) to have an up-to-date mapping of its agricultural areas? It is priceless," Gilberto Camara, director general of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research, told AFP.
He was attending a gathering in Cape Town arranged by the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) on new ways to monitor and share information on the Earth's ailing health.
China and Brazil announced their plan on the sidelines of the conference, saying they wished to contribute to sustainable development and risk management in Africa.
"This (mapping) will empower governments and organisations in Africa to use satellite imagery to monitor and respond to emerging natural disasters, deforestation, desertification and droughts, threats to agricultural production and food security and emerging health risks," a statement said.
The data would be made available to environmental and research institutions, as well as public and private bodies responsible for land management.
"Does anyone know how much rain forest exist in Africa?" asked Camara. "No. Does anybody know the total area used for crops in the whole of Africa? This is all about forward planning."
And what do Brazil and China get in return? "A better world," he said.
"If there is one lesson in the history of humanity, it is that generosity pays itself in the long run.
"Everybody needs to manage the planet. Everything we do, each one of us, has consequences."
China and Brazil would also sponsor the software needed by the four ground stations to read the satellite data.
The first ground station, in South Africa, would start receiving satellite data immediately, said Camara. The station in Kenya would follow early next year, and those in the Canary Islands and Matera, Italy, by next June.
The GEO gathering, attended by ministers and officials from over 100 governments and international bodies, is reviewing progress with the global integration of national monitoring systems to enhance real-time information on environmental change.
It is hoped a resulting GEO System of Systems (GEOSS) would enable countries to reduce their vulnerability to environmental change and disasters and improve their management of agricultural, energy and other resources.
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A California senator is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to brief her staff on how the agency plans to address the widespread problem of toxic drinking water supplies in the nation's schools.
The announcement by Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer came on the heels of an Associated Press investigation showing that drinking water at thousands of schools has been found to contain unsafe levels of lead, pesticides and dozens and other toxics.
Contaminants have surfaced at public and private schools in all 50 states, but the AP found the problem has gone largely unmonitored by the federal government.
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MTR has brought back the Galaxy range of monitors and PA systems to the UK.
Galaxy was the American pioneer of the personal monitor/small PA system over 30 years ago and saw success with its Hot Spot line.
Now, MTR has taken on the brand and made it available to the UK market with some new products.
The PA6S has been redesigned from the ground up, the new cabinet keeps the shape of the original Hot Spot, and uses two specially designed speakers - a new 155 watt NEOLITE 6.5" Woofer and a 1.5" 60 watt Tweeter. The design includes the convenient mic stand insert on the bottom of the unit for quick setup on top of a mic stand, with the PA6S angled upward for accurate, feedback-free vocal monitoring. The included mic stand adaptor ensures a stable and secure placement on any mic stand.
New features such as the XLR pass-through on each channel (a built-in splitter) allows independent control of mics without affecting the signal sent to the house PA. A 20dB Pad switch on each XLR input prevents overloads. An additional 1/8" Line input on Channel 2 accepts stereo or mono signals from sources such as digital medial players as well as line level instruments. An 18dB compressor keeps everything under control.
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Advantages: DVD and VCR playback
Disadvantages: none
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The main specifications of Toshiba D-VR17ï¼
Records DVD-RW (VR & video mode), DVD+RW (VR mode), DVD-R (video mode), DVD+R discs, VHS tape
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Advantages: Compact multi - function machine, good up - conversion image .
Disadvantages: No independent tuner, blocky DVD image compression, may not support DVI .
The Samsung DVD-VR350 DVD Recorder/ VCR Combo is, simply put, a general purpose recording center for use with a cable converter box. No more, and no less. In support of this role, Samsung has done a good job of making a complex machine relatively simple t ...
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Advantages: The release of the App Store, New controller. Airplay works perfectly
Disadvantages: No Safari, limited apps no 4K stream
I recently got the new Apple TV 4th gen for Christmas. After owning past Apple TV's, this is the best one I have owned to date.
I like the way it looks and the way it responds to your commands. Apple released the new Tvos with the ATV4 which I feel makes ...
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Advantages: Can install apps, remote great for scrubbing video, very fast
Disadvantages: Doesn't come with HDMI cable, Siri remote rubbish for gaming
I had been waiting a long time for this to be made available to the public; this black box of epic internet streaming gloriousness that I really, really wanted to get my hands on. I already owned the predecessor to it and I felt that it was getting a bit ...
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Advantages: Beautiful Design
Disadvantages: Desperately needs more apps
The Apple TV is a bit of an anomaly in Apple's history for me. In my time as a fan of the brand and their products, it's the only one I didn't HAVE to have, it's the only one that hasn't impressed me. It's the only one that isn't "outside the box" the way ...
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Advantages: Easy to use, Apps load quickly & Had the lowest power usage out of all the products we tested
Disadvantages: Has fewer apps, compared to Roku and Amazon products
...media-casting world gave birth to Apple TV. A company known for its minimalist designs and easy-to-use interfaces, Apple produced a sleek remote and an intuitive navigation system. Unlike many competitors, Apple TV doesn't feature p ...
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Advantages: Gadgets can be viewed in your TV
Disadvantages: Some TV networks still need to be purchased for access
Finally! An Apple product that could network all your Mac, iPhones, and iPads to your TV set with the help of a wifi network. It a system that is easy to set-up to your TV provided that you already have a wifi network working in the house. If you don't wa ...
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Advantages: Good looking, easy to use
Disadvantages: Unreliable connections, lack of UK content
I own most Apple products and the Apple TV is definitely the weakest in the portfolio.
Setup up is extremely simple and the remote is so simple to just pick up and use. The box is very small and looks good under my television.
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Advantages: Easy to use, great apps, amazing technology
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...hadn't heard much about the Apple TV so decided to watch some review videos, to me it seemed great and I was unsure why I hadn't heard anything about it. I decided t ...
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Disadvantages: Not the best compared to the rest
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Advantages: Plenty of channels, access to iTunes, communication with other devices.
Disadvantages: Must have internet, a lot of Channels require subscription.
Apple TV is an incredible piece of technology that has brought everything together in my household. Not only does it save you the cost of paying extra to buy that smart tv you wanted but it also provides more then the technology built into smart TV's. All ...
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Advantages: Airplay mode, Netflix .
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With so many apple products now on the market is apple TV a must have. First off lets start with the design, like many apple products the small minimalistic box blinds in well next to the TV, it also comes with a slim lightweight remote which in keeping ...
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Advantages: Good quality picture, easy to use, fast loading time for Netflix
Disadvantages: Serves a simple function for a HUGE price. Horribly slow loading time for YouTube.
The apple TV does what it is advertised to do, and frankly it does it well and in an a very aesthetically pleasing way. However it is my firm belief that no household is really in need of the functions the Apple TV offers.
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...week I am a big apple fan and enjoy all there products so I purchased this .
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Una ftw!
The first time I ever read this name was in Rainbow Valley by L M. Mongomery~ Anne book 7. Una Meredith is a very sweet lovely character. If I ever used this name (not likely), it would be to honor her. (More likely to have daughters Anne, Marilla, or Diana or Rachel! Also Ilse and etc.!)
I don't why some use the other spelling. It makes me think of the Addams Family. "They're creepy and they're kooky; they're seriously spooky: they all together ooky- the Addams Family" I never watched that show, but I have heard the theme. All those words with the double o's make me connect them to Oona. Idk. I guess I just like the other spelling.
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I'm of Irish heritage so Oona is most intuitive for me.All the best,
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Una. It's prettier, it's in The Faerie Queene, and it's the original Irish spelling as well.My darling Marian Illyria Aphrodite, March 2013 & Little Bunny (a girl!) due 9th of February 2014


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Prof. Daniel Gauthier's group's paper on controlling extreme events is now online: H. L. D. de S. Cavalcante, M. Oriá, D. Sornette, E. Ott, and D. J. Gauthier, 'Predictability and suppression of extreme events in a chaotic system,' Phys. Rev. Lett. 111198701 (2013).
DukeToday made a news release "Market Bubbles May Be Predictable, Controllable" which can read here. Physical Review Letters did a Viewpoint article on the paper called "How to Control Your Dragons." by Adilson E. Motter. There are several other pieces that have been written so far:
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Norwich continue to be linked with a move for FC Utrecht striker Sebastian Haller but will face strong competition for his services.
Canaries boss Alex Neil was tracking the France youth international during the January transfer window but a deal failed to materialise and he ended up staying with the Dutch outfit.
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If you reference an ASP.NET page that contains a scriptmanager in your js file like below you get intellisense for the entire Microsoft AJAX Library plus any additional scripts ref'd by the scriptmanager. The easiest way to get the /// <reference/> entry in your js file is to drag n drop your .aspx page from solution explorer into the contents of your js file. VS magically adds the refJ
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February 2012 my husband and I had a HUGE fight that included him saying he thought we were incompatible and would end up divorced. We separated in March 2012 (as in, he moved out). At first we had minimal contact, but it gradually increased. We started going to marriage counseling in November or December 2012, with the promise only to try to figure out if we wanted to work on fixing the relationship.
In early February of this year, I discovered that he was carrying on a relationship with another woman for about a month, one he'd met through an online dating site. He'd also gone on dates with a couple other women and took a female friend to this big fancy event his company has every year after promising me he would not go. I believe him that the only sexual relationship he had was with the month-long Op. At that time, even in therapy, he was saying that he was not in a relationship, meaning he wasn't seeing himself as being with me. I confronted, he admitted, we talked A LOT about it. He blocked her phone numbers (in front of me, his idea). He cut off contact with her and also deleted his online dating profile.
We continued MC, worked on building trust, reconnecting, etc. Progress stalled and stayed that way. In August, I returned from a trip and he told me that he thought he was done trying. We went to MC and ended up agreeing to try a "real" separation without much contact, but with the agreement that sex with anyone else was off-limits. We started off talking once a week, then it slowly increased, then we saw each other and kept seeing each other more frequently. Recently it's been about once every two weeks that we see each other. I know I'm leaving out a LOT, but this is already so long.
Tuesday evening he came over and told me that he tested positive for chlamydia. About a month and a half ago, he went out after work and was trashed. He ended up receiving oral sex from a random woman at the bar (in the back of her car). I'm devastated. Among other things, I've always been safe and been the "good girl" and done as much right as I could and now I probably have an STD. I got a full panel done and received the results for everything but chlamydia & gonorrhea. My Dr's office won't prescribe an antibiotic unless I test positive for chlamydia, even though I know I've been exposed. The crap I've gone through with my Dr's office is adding to the trauma right now.
Somehow this feels worse. Before, it was planned, thought through. This was acting on drunken impulse. Now I wonder if I could ever trust him again. How could I see him head out for a guys' night and trust that he won't get sucked off in some random chick's car? Could he ever go on a trip with "the guys" and be trustworthy? I mean, I know I don't need to answer these now, but they're the thoughts in my head.
Both times he was just about done with the marriage. This last time the only reason we were trying a separation is because he couldn't answer the therapist with "divorce" when she asked what the next step was, since he was done.
He's in individual therapy and has been for a couple of months. He's actually starting to dig into the deeper issues. He admitted to me that he's probably depressed and I told him he has been for years. He's seeing all the ways he's been a terrible partner even before the separation and cheating. He's seeing even more how good a partner and person I've been. I keep hearing "I don't deserve you" and while maybe he doesn't, that's not helpful.
He truly appears remorseful, but is so scared to try to work on the marriage because of issues that led to us separating. He's been in frequent contact, is answering all my rants and questions even if it's just to acknowledge that he read but cannot yet respond. He knows he hurt me terribly and is working on why with his therapist. I do believe him. I had a sense when he was cheating the last time and I had a sense this time, but this time I dismissed it as paranoia. Now I'm reminded about trusting your gut.
I'm sorry this is so long and rambly, clearly I needed to get it all out. A cup of coffee, tea, or hot cocoa (or something stronger) if you got all the way through it.
He has broken the trust so many times. And now you still are no further ahead with the trust thing. To be truthful, I feel he doesn't want to say the D word until he finds a new OP. He using you to fill in time. Cake eating. Sorry Hon. But you deserve so much better.
What I've felt, which is hard to explain because it's not coming from an identifiable source, is that he's been depressed for years, and that he realizes how badly he treated me even before separation and infidelity (absorbed in video games, not present in our marriage), and that he's scared that if he decides to commit to trying to work on this that I'll decide to leave and then he'll be the devastated one. I also notice that when we're relaxed around one another, the connection is there and it's easy and as amazing as it always was. It's when one of us starts overthinking the "shoulds" that it gets messy again.
What I've been afraid of is people saying I should just leave. I still love him and part of me wants to try R, but part of me wants to just live on my own, without any man in my life. I know that the connection between us is still strong. But the trust is not there. I don't feel like I can really make a decision yet. And I'm scared that everyone will think I'm weak or stupid or both because of it.
I realized I was hoping to hear that it was okay to not know what I want to do yet. I may leave him. I may not. Maybe I wasn't ready to post yet. I wanted support, not to feel like an idiot for not leaving him yet.
he's scared that if he decides to commit to trying to work on this that I'll decide to leave and then he'll be the devastated one.
He needs to understand that if he does his very, very best to fix himself, and make sure you feel loved and secure in the M, chances are very low that you are going to just up and leave one day.
I can really make a decision yet. And I'm scared that everyone will think I'm weak or stupid or both because of it.
No one is going to ridicule you here, it is actually against the rules for SI. If they do, the Mods and Admins. will step in and tell them to stop, even ban them if they don't quit.
A big cyber hug for you (((((loyalwoman)))))
Just a point of clarification, which is what has made this extra weird to sort through: we were already separated before he found anyone else. We had 11 years of faithfulness built up before this last year.
I make no excuses for him, but I do seek to understand because that's my nature and part of what I do for a living. I mentioned him being depressed because I was relieved to hear him finally acknowledge it. He said that this drunken mistake (bad choice, truly) and the aftermath is the worst he's ever felt. There are two other times that have been terrible, and during one of those I know he thought of suicide. I see that the feelings aren't just guilt, but more so him wanting to understand why he's made such self-destructive choices and feeling terrible for hurting me and risking my safety this way. So there are factors on both sides of the scales, but I'm not ready to release the lock and see how it balances yet.
He needs to understand that if he does his very, very best to fix himself, and make sure you feel loved and secure in the M, chances are very low that you are going to just up and leave one day.
is so powerful. I may say something like that to him in the future if it goes that way. Thank you.
I think what happened was increased stress with work (for both of us), increased expectations from me, increased financial stress for him (the time he contemplated suicide), him feeling like a failure, sexual rejection from me...it all built up a little at a time until he couldn't take it any more. The night we had a huge fight was because I was asking for support after a particularly rough day and he couldn't provide it. His mother was/is emotionally abusive and there was quite a bit of drama from his parents in the year before the separation because of him trying to set healthy boundaries with them. I know his mother blamed me for causing problems and tried to say I hated his family.
Gah, it all makes things sound so terrible. During our time in MC, we did learn to communicate better. I agree that his feelings of not being good enough lead him to sabotage his happiness. I've been telling him things like that and since he's been in IC, he's actually listening and tells me he's taking it to his therapist to talk about. In the past (before infidelity) he would get defensive. In the past he would give everyone else the benefit of the doubt before me. In the past he saw what I didn't do. Now he sees the why behind it and sees that those times he judged me harshly he was wrong (his words, from our conversations this week).
You do not have to make any hasty decisions, your timing is your own, but what I see here is that you have been living in limboland for almost two years already. IMO, this is like emotional torture not knowing from day-to-day what path your life is taking.
Understand that even when he figures out his issues, trust will still be a huge question for years to come. It has to be earned, and it doesn't return easily. Do you think he is willing or healthy enough to put the effort into rebuilding your marriage? It is a long, tough emotional roller coaster, and certainly not for the faint of heart. A marathon, not a sprint.
I WANT things to return to "normal"(as far as that can go after this betrayal), but time will tell. I think there is a lot of good advice here (such as The 180) and it sure does help to vent!
One thing that lends me a speck of hope is his involvement in IC. He's gone before, but has never truly committed to it, or just hasn't been able to really dig into issues. Well now he is. He is digging in. One thing was that I did let him stay over Tuesday night (no sex at all). He asked permission for everything he did, even putting his arm around me or hugging me, as I receive a great deal of comfort from physical touch. The next morning he was checking e-mails on his phone and it seemed he closed one quickly. I said something to him and he immediately pulled it back up for me to see. I could see it was the same one, so no subterfuge. I have asked him to think about how he could possibly go about working to earn back my trust, I am asking him to think about things and then tell me. His thoughts and actions now will play a huge part.
I know the limbo of almost 2 years has been hell for me and those who love me. I also know that what I've been seeing is different in some positive ways recently. It remains to be seen if he has the constitution to face his mistakes and try to repair the damage or if he just wants to tuck tail and run. I will be watching his actions to help my decision.


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Sharing Nolan Daniels Powerball Picture Does Nothing. It's Fake!
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Nolan Daniels shared this picture with the caption:
Looks like I won't be going to work EVER!!!! Share this photo and I will give a random person 1 million dollars!
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Meet Lily the orphaned Wombat and her friends at twilight shopping at the Healesville Sanctuary Gift Shop.
This Thursday 22 November 2012 is the perfect opportunity to beat the rush and get a head start on your Christmas shopping.
Shoppers will enjoy Evohe mini-facials, De Bortoli wine tastings and a special visit from some of the spring baby animals throughout the night.
Healesville Sanctuary Gift Shop has a great range of unique Australian made products, ideal gifts for overseas family and friends of all ages. The ever-changing range also features many products made locally in the beautiful Yarra Valley, also stocking numerous hand crafted pieces from local and indigenous artists such as Damien Santamaria's limited edition wooden and ceramic sculptures.
Simply by spending $100 or more, customers will have the chance to enter the draw to win a Wade with a Platypus experience!
Healesville Sanctuary will also offer a 20 per cent discount on all purchases as well as complimentary gift wrapping.
In addition, all shoppers will receive a 10 per cent discount card to use during their next visit to Healesville Sanctuary.
The Sanctuary Shop will be open from 6pm until 9pm.
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The Wise Blast-Off Tour Series Bass Bucket Seat is designed to provide comfortable seating. It is constructed of high-impact plastic for superior durability and enhanced strength. And, it is padded with compressed foam for stability and comfort.
This seat is upholstered in heavy-duty 28 oz. marine grade vinyl fabric that resists mold and mildew. The vinyl upholstery has UV inhibitors to prevent fading caused by UV rays. This boat seat can be easily installed on any flat surface using the included flat long piano hinges. Several color schemes available.
- High-impact plastic frame
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Features of Wise Blast-Off Tour Series Bass Bucket Seats
- Mildew resistant & UV treated
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February 28, 2013
Three Gwinnett Tech Graduates Receive Early Education STAR Scholarship
Scholarship provides funds to complete 'Birth Through Five' bachelor's degree
Three Gwinnett Technical College (GTC) Early Childhood Care and Education graduates have been awarded the Birth Through Five (B-5) STAR scholarship from Georgia State University's Department of Early Childhood Education.
GTC alumni Kai Palmer (Norcross), Ginna Martinez-Junca (Lawrenceville), and Kaitlin Sims (Lilburn) have each received a scholarship to complete a bachelor's degree in Birth Through Five at Georgia State University and will have the opportunity to work directly with identified early education centers to improve quality. The three recipients were evaluated and selected based upon their GPA, community service involvement, dedication to the field of early childhood education, and recommendations from faculty.
"These are exemplary young women who have demonstrated a sincere dedication to not only improving the lives of the children with whom they work but also the Gwinnett community. We are honored to have them as alumni of our program. They are indeed STARs," says Dr. Priscilla Smith, early childhood care and education program director, Gwinnett Technical College.
To earn their bachelor's degree, the recipients will complete Georgia State coursework while interning with partnering early education centers. They will work with children ages two through five – some who have special needs.
"This scholarship will help me to focus on my academics and worry less about funding my education. I look forward to the opportunity to work with young children as a pre-K teacher or early intervention specialist, and the degree from Georgia State University will make my dream come true," says Ginna Martinez-Junca.
Gwinnett Tech is one of the three technical colleges selected to partner with Georgia State University in this collaboration. The STAR Scholarship is funded by the Arthur Blank Foundation.
Gwinnett Tech offers an associate degree and diploma in early childhood education and certificates for Child Development Specialist, Early Childhood Care and Education Basics, Early Childhood Exceptionalities and Early Childhood Program Administration.
In all, Gwinnett Tech offers more than 50 degree, diploma and certificate options that can be completed in two years or less. For more information, visit www.GwinnettTech.edu or call 770-962-7580.
Get the latest news about Gwinnett Tech: www.GwinnettTech.edu/news.
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Kampen, Towle, Hales Form New Firm; Purchase Counter Intelligence Associates
SHAWNEE MISSION, Kan. - Former U.S. Central CEO Dan Kampen is back in the industry. He is one of three founders of a new company, The Rochdale Group. The firm was formed by Kampen, long-time credit union consultant and former CUNA executive George Towle, and Mike Hales, president/COO of venerable credit union consulting firm Counter Intelligence Associates (CIA). In one of its first moves, The Rochdale Group acquired CIA, which was founded some 30 years ago by Diane Johnson. Johnson recently retired. The Rochdale Group acquired CIA from CUSO One, LLC of Lenexa, Kansas. Five years ago, CommunityAmerica wanted to round out its CUSO activities by offering credit union consulting services. That goal led it to CIA. The credit union said it no longer fit with CUSO One's mission. CIA's executive team - Jason Boles, Tom Glatt, Jr., Gary Hess, Jane Pannier, and Mike Hales - are staying in place. Kampen said the new firm has three goals: to help credit unions with collaboration efforts, vendor and product management, and consulting via CIA. "CIA was a hidden jewel. Dennis Pierce and CommunityAmerica approached me about acquiring it.. I was overwhelmed by the depth and experience of the staff and the depth of services," said Kampen. He noted CIA's Bank Secrecy Act compliance program, its CUSO development and business services programs, risk-based lending program, and others. He said CIA has over 900 clients. "You look at the combination, you have longevity of the staff and leadership. I was a client of Diane's, and they always did great work for me." After leaving U.S. Central rather unceremoniously last year, Kampen said the industry called out to him. "When I was trying to decide what I wanted to work on, I had credit unions and vendors tell me they wanted me to stay in the industry," he said. He believes collaboration among credit unions and credit union organizations will be key for the future of credit unions. "I think back to what Bucky Sebastian (CEO of GTE FCU) said when I heard him speak maybe 15 years ago - innovate, cooperate, or amalgamate. We're positioned to help credit unions innovate, or if they want to cooperate or amalgamate," said Kampen. The name "Rochdale" may ring a bell for the credit union historians out there. Kampen said he and his founders chose the name based on a small cooperative grocery store formed in 1844 in Rochdale, England by poor workers. They became known as the Rochdale Equitable Society of Pioneers. They required the purchase of at least one share (one pound sterling) for membership The "Rochdale Principles" helped form the cooperative banking system in Germany in the mid-1880s."We felt it was very appropriate. That is the roots of credit unions," said Kampen. The Rochdale Group is based in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, with CIA's headquarters in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. staying in place. -email@example.com


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The Vatican has put a Chinese Catholic scholar who lived nearly five centuries ago on track for beatification, a move intended to raise the profile of the church in a country that keeps a tight grip on all religious expression.
Paul Xu Guangqi, who lived from 1562 to 1633, was a scientist, astronomer and mathematician and collaborator of Italian Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci, himself a candidate for beatification.
Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said the go-ahead for the beatification cause from the Vatican's sainthood congregation was a "beautiful light of hope for China today and tomorrow."
He said Xu's "exemplary life" shows there is no contradiction in being both Chinese and Catholic. On the contrary, he told Vatican Radio, people can be both "great Chinese and upstanding Catholics."
The announcement of the start of the beatification process came in a message to Chinese Catholics last week from a special Vatican commission set up to study problems that Catholics loyal to the pope face in China. It expressed its "sorrow for the trials you are undergoing" but said it "learned with joy" that the diocese of Shanghai can start the beatification cause.
There is no time limit on the beatification process, the last formal step before possible sainthood. It can take years, with the Vatican requiring what it considers a miracle based on the candidate's intercession. Ricci's cause officially began in 1984.
Pope Benedict XVI has made improving relations with China a priority of his foreign policy, but a key stumbling block has been the Vatican's insistence on the pope's right to appoint bishops as he does elsewhere in the world. Beijing's communist rulers see it as interference by a foreign entity in Chinese affairs.
China forced its Roman Catholics to cut ties with the Vatican in 1951. Only state-backed churches are recognized, although millions of Chinese belong to unofficial congregations loyal to Rome.
Liu Bainian, honorary chairman of the state affiliated Chinese Catholic Patriotic Asociation and the Bishops Conference of the Catholic Church of China said: "Beatification is a complicated religious matter. I'm not familiar with the case in detail, so it is not convenient to make comments."
It was quite different in 2000, when Pope John Paul II declared sainthood for 120 Chinese and foreign missionaries killed in the church's five-century struggle in China. Beijing called them "evildoing sinners" and their canonization "an open insult."
Naming of the church's first Chinese saints was another setback to attempts to normalize relations.


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PlanetOut Partners Inc. has announced the finalists of the third annual PlanetOut.com Short Movie Awards, presented by HBO in association with the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. A celebrity jury will award $7,500 in cash prizes, and visitors to Planetout.com who view the finalists will vote on audience awards. All awards will be presented on May 4 at a special ceremony during the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
Here is a complete list of finalists:
Animation: Chutzpah! (Fanny Jacobson); Frame, Frame Fierce (Shawn Atkins); Ladies Tea (Paula J. Durette); Memoria Mortalis (Rose Bond); The Travelling Eye of the Blue Cat (Shawn Atkins)
Comedy: Breaking Up Really Sucks (Jennifer McGlone); Evie Harris: Shining Star (Dennis Hensley and Jack Plotnick); Glaadiator (Luka Pecel); hotbod.com (Steven Sprung); Interviews With My Next Girlfriend (Cassandra Nicolaou)
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Documentary: About Vivien (Kathy Sport); For Straights Only (Vismita Gupta-Smith); Losing Lois (Julie Hill, Kathy Richter, Barbara Rosenthal); Madonnalogue (Mark McCormick); Naming Prairie (Alexandra Juhasz)
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'Big Bang Theory' Finale Spoiler: Expect Big Cliffhanger, Says Wolowitz Actor
The highly anticipated season finale of CBS's hit comedy show, "The Big Bang Theory" will feature a major decision for one of the characters which could put a relationship in jeopardy.
"This time, the adventure is for Leonard … Howard finds Stephen Hawking's crew is sending out an expedition to the North Sea, and he gets Leonard a job, going on a boat for four months," Simon Helberg, who plays Howard Wolowitz, told AP.
Leonard, who is played by Johnny Galecki, will have to choose whether to go on the scientific expedition and leave his girlfriend Penny, played by Kaley Cuoco, behind for four months.
"The obstacle is Penny and Leonard have never been better," Helberg continued. "So, is he really going to leave her for four months?"
Helberg also revealed that Raj, played by Kunal Nayyar, will be part of an interesting development with his new squeeze Lucy, played by Kate Micucci.
The show has jumped to the top of the charts in six seasons and viewership has more than doubled in that time. This year's first episode was its most-watched first-run episode ever, with more than 20 million viewers.
But it is not just domestically that the show is a hit. Canada, the U.K and Brazil have recorded some of it largest viewerships.
"I think we're all having a good time," Helberg explained. "And I think the show is far from being stale. It is kind of constantly, not reinventing itself, but just expanding on these characters. So, yeah, I think we're going strong for now, as long as people keep inviting us in."
The season finale of "The Big Bang Theory" airs Thursday night on CBS.


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One fan's unique response to a gift from Sendak perfectly embodies the spirit of his work.
Every day, the Daily Dot finds something that people on Facebook are sharing and, in turn, shares it with you—with a little explanation. Here's today's share.
In memory of Where the Wild Things Are author Maurice Sendak: a boy who loved Sendak's drawings, so much, he ate one.
Sendak, who died Tuesday, was widely mourned around the Internet. Almost 7,000 Facebook users have shared a paragraph from an NPR interview in which Sendak told the story of a devoted young fan to NPR's Terry Gross.
When Sendak sent the boy a personal drawing, the boy swallowed it whole. It's the perfect embodiment of one of Sendak's favorite themes: the ferocious carelessness of youth
"He saw it, he loved it, he ate it," Sendak noted.
It's reportedly a scanned transcript from Sy Safransky's Sunbeams: A Book of Quotations, scanned and uploaded 40 days ago by Letters of Note writer Shaun Usher. Usher tweeted it again Tuesday.
"He really understood kids and how they imagine so vividly," noted Facebook user Johnie Beth Matthews.
"I know I did when I was a kid," she added.
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November 22, 2011
Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Egypt's rulers of levels of brutality that sometimes exceed those of Hosni Mubarak's regime, saying that the hopes of protesters had been "crushed" since the former president was forced to step down.
It said that Egypt's Supreme Council of Armed Forces, which assumed control after the 18-day uprising that toppled Mr Mubarak in February, had made only empty promises to improve human rights.
Crackdowns on dissent have claimed numerous lives, including at least 33 people who have been killed in Cairo's Tahrir Square over the past few days as throngs returned to the crucible of the earlier pro-democracy protests.
Amnesty's report was issued as protestors in the second city of Alexandria reported that tear gas had been fired on from helicopters. The health ministry said 40 people had been injured though students claimed the real number was in the hundreds.
The human rights group said military courts had tried thousands of civilians and emergency law had been extended. Torture had continued in army custody, and there were consistent reports of security forces employing armed "thugs" to attack protesters, it added.
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The chances of an NHL season seem to be slim and none ... and slim may have just left town.
The NHL and the NHL Players' Association wrapped up two days of meetings yesterday with a 41/2-hour session at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Toronto and came away with no solution to end the lockout.
Sources told the Sun that NHL teams and players were both advised yesterday that there is little chance of a solution.
With the chances of a season fading and the NHL expected to slap another salary cap on the table with a new proposal next week, NHL VP Bill Daly told reporters the two sides still have a huge gap. No further meeting has been scheduled.
"We've had two good days of communication," said Daly. "But we still have strong philosophical differences."
That means the league and the union still have a great divide over a cap: The owners maintain they need cost certainty to have 30 healthy franchises and the players have restated they won't accept a proposal with a cap.
While the NHLPA's executive committee was summoned to Toronto to meet with president Trevor Linden last night, Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson wasn't among them and isn't in any hurry to return from Sweden. But he's prepared to come back if negotiations heat up and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman gets involved in the talks.
"This is a small step in the right direction, but it doesn't mean anything good is going to come of this," said Alfredsson. "Time is running out. There are no real negotiations at the moment, we are just listening to each other to get a feel for the situation."
A report in yesterday's Sun said the two sides may have discussed a six-year deal that included the implementation of a cap if the NHLPA's latest didn't work after three years.
Union officials yesterday denied the report.
That doesn't mean the concept wasn't raised during the meeting when sources say there were several issues talked about "in trying to find a creative way" to get a deal done.
Players seem determined to avoid a salary cap.
"We believe in what we believe in as players and they (the league) believe in what they believe in and it sounds like it's going to be very difficult for something to happen," said Senators centre Bryan Smolinski. "It seems like we've gotten past the point where either side can make a proposal because both sides have stated their positions.
"We know where everybody is at. Now, it's a matter of trying to find common ground."
That's the problem: There doesn't seem to be any.
"(The salary cap is) clearly a central issue," said NHLPA senior director Ted Saskin.


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Dallas fan painted his house Cowboys colors: 'I'm not a fanatic'
Dallas Cowboys fans have been known to describe themselves as blue-collar.
Few members of Cowboys Nation embody that description better than Mesquite resident Miguel Andrade.
His name might not ring a bell, but in his neighborhood, he is known by his residence: the Cowboys house.
The small brick house sporting a silver-and-blue paint job with the famous star precisely drawn on the siding sits on the corner of Longview and Royal Crest streets.
Andrade isn't an architect, nor is he a carpenter. But the 51-year-old furniture salesman knows a thing or two about sports fandom.
In August, as the NFL preseason was getting under way, Andrade had some home improvements on his to-do list. The primary task was fixing the front entryway. What followed was a three-month game of personal one-upmanship.
"At the beginning of the season, I needed to remove the porch — and that was the start," Andrade said.
So he tore down his green porch and old mailbox and decided to add some blue and a star built out of 2-by-4s to the patio.
That wasn't enough.
"If I'm going to do it, I'm going to do it right," Andrade said.
Carpenter or not, if asked the measurement of the interior angle of the star, he can tell you it's 72 degrees.
Today, there are pennants along the running boards, blue lights lining the roof, Cowboys drapes, a Dallas Cowboys Texas flag, a custom-made mailbox and, of course, the blue star welcoming passers-by.
"I never did it for attention; I just did it out of love," Andrade said of his home.
The love of the game has been part of Andrade's life for 35 years, since he immigrated to Texas from Durango, Mexico, as a teenager.
In Dallas, he had a chance to find a job and make a living while helping support his brothers and sisters back home.
"Where I came from, it was very poor," Andrade said. "When you find something on the street, you would know who it belongs to."
But on television every Sunday was a game played on a strangely marked field with 11 players in a line smashing into each other. Down and distance, penalty flags, tackles, touchdowns — the game was foreign, but something resonated with the young man.
It became an addiction, and for Miguel Andrade, the Cowboys of the late 1970s were a team of gods living in his new home.
"As I learned the rules, I fell in love with it more, and all of a sudden, I was a football fan, and a Cowboys fan," Andrade said.
He took that fandom and ran with it, making the most of any opportunity to see the Cowboys. Money was tight, but he said the game offered relief for him.
It still does today.
"When I came here, the most important part of my life was my family in Mexico," Andrade said.
But the three-hour escape on Sundays helped ease the challenges of adjusting to American life.
"I see life like a department store, and sports is your toy section," said Andrade, a father of five. "If you don't go to that department, life is miserable."
With a curio cabinet full of Cowboys memorabilia, a vanity plate that reads VAQROS and a painted home exterior, it would make sense to assume every last penny of Andrade's money goes to his Cowboys.
But he says he is quite thrifty, spending about $150 for his exterior project and then making discount purchases online for the other equipment.
His Troy Aikman jersey was $3.99. His Cowboys cuckoo clock cost a buck at a garage sale.
"My money belongs to my kids," he said. "There was a guy who came to my work with a truck painted with pictures of the Cowboys, and he paid over $5,000 for the body.
"My boss said, 'Nobody is a bigger fan than Miguel; he just has more money.'"
Andrade's children worked alongside him through the late summer months and into the fall, painting the house that perfect shade of "Cowboys blue." Andrade admits to not knowing the actual color name but can quickly spot it on a palette.
"I don't know which is the right blue, but I know the right team."
"I thought it was crazy at first, but it shows he went above and beyond," said his son Miguel, 21. "My friends also like it."
As cars drive by, the house seems to call to Cowboys fans; neighbors slow to a crawl or honk to show their support for the team.
"I like the attention and all, but I'm not a fanatic," Andrade said.
He said he sees football like life, never dwelling too much on one play, one loss or one series of downs.
"When Romo throws an interception or bobbles the snap for the winning field goal, I take it — good or bad," Andrade said. "Anything can happen on a Sunday, and I've seen it hundreds of times.
"So we lost, what's the big deal?" he says with a shrug with his palms facing skyward — his trademark pose during any sports discussion.
The big deal to him is making sure that fun is a part of his life.
Whether it comes from a new porch, some attention from his neighbors or a Cowboys victory on Sunday, there is always something more to look forward to.
"This is the Cowboys house, my Cowboys house, and it will be the Cowboys house forever."


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About the Hotel
Property Location
With a stay at Boulevard Hotel in Miami Beach (Ocean Drive), you'll be minutes from Lummus Park Beach and Art Deco Welcome Center. This beach hotel is within close proximity of Art Deco Museum and The Wolfsonian Museum.
Make yourself at home in one of the 43 air-conditioned guestrooms. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include safes, and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
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Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at a restaurant serving guests of Boulevard Hotel. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
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Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, multilingual staff, and ATM/banking services.
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- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Total number of rooms - 43
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- Bar/lounge
- Porter/bellhop
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors - 3
- ATM/banking
- Concierge services
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Valet parking (surcharge)
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- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
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- Self parking fee: USD 20 per day (in/out privileges)
- Valet parking fee: USD 25 per day (in/out privileges)
- Early check-in fee: USD 30
- A late check-out fee will be charged
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- Deposit: USD 150 per night (for guests under 21 years old)
- Resort fee (October - January): USD 20.00 per accommodation, per night
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- Eliminates the need for tedious and time-consuming crack repair, hides building defects
- Covers surface cracks and flaws
- Adds depth and dimension to any surface, prevents soaking, blotching and uneven paint coloring
- Covers repaired surface in 1 coat
- Cleans up with soap and water