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Russian ministry denies bombing occurred after top U.S. general says strike killed Syrian Arab Coalition fighters.
(COMMONDREAMS) Russian and Syrian forces "accidentally" bombed U.S.-backed fighters in Syria on Tuesday, killing some Syrian rebels, a top U.S. general said Wednesday.
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A joint operation targeting Islamic State (ISIS) militants near the village of al-Bab sent missiles at Syrian coalition troops instead, according to Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend.
"Yesterday, we had some Russian aircraft and regime aircraft bomb some villages that I believe they thought were held by ISIS," Townsend said. "Yet, they were actually—on the ground were some of our Syrian Arab Coalition forces."
U.S. forces on the ground less than three miles from the site reportedly observed the strike and alerted the Russian military through an emergency line, after which the bombing stopped, he continued.
The Russian ministry has denied Townsend's claim. The state-run outlet Russia Today quoted a statement from the ministry that read, "Not a single air strike on the regions specified by the U.S. side was conducted by Russian or Syrian air forces."
Russia deployed aircraft to Syria in late 2015 to aid President Bashar al-Assad in the fight against ISIS, while U.S. troops support the Syrian opposition forces, and the two sides set up a communication channel to avoid getting into each other's air space.
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Thanks to Twitter you can share short updates about your life and follow the updates of people, topics and organizations that matter to you. Twitter may seem silly at first. Like, who cares that you just saw a dachshund cross the street or that you are having baloney for lunch?! But within the circle of "tweeters" you'll create, people will be talking about what matters to you.go
You have something to say, and blogs provide a place to say it and be heard. Many blogs are written to help people who may be going through similar situations. Or maybe you'd like to blog about a personal interest or hobby. Maybe you'd like to influence political change. Truth is, the path to blogging success is to simply blog for you. Write about what makes you happy and the challenges you face every day. The rest will take care of itself.go
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Here's a short video featuring the Taehwagang River in Ulsan, Korea, the site of the 8th Asian Bird Fair to be held this coming November 2017.
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Mark your calendars! The 7th Asian Bird Fair is set to be held on November 11-15, 2016 in Jingshan.
Jingshan, Hubei Province of China is the venue of the 7th Asian Bird Fair (ABF.) The wonderful geological environment and vast wetlands in the Province make it an ideal habitat for birds and provides a sanctuary for migrant species as well. So far, 209 species of birds have been recorded in Jingshan.
Here is a video showcasing Jingshan: A Paradise of Birds. 鳥的天堂-京山
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Airlines that break EU carbon-trading law could have their planes seized
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As reported, the call to the scene, firefighters received Sunday, about 15.50 from witnesses who noticed at the Ventspils highway, a huge column of black smoke. As it turned out, was burning an illegal dump, which was stored some 23 tons of waste.
The total area of fire amounted to 12 000 square meters. It burned and hangar area of 10 square meters. To help the firefighters there were two fire trains, tankers State forest service and a helicopter of the National armed forces.
After more than 12 hours to extinguish the employees of the State firefighting and rescue services managed to localize the fire. No specific theories about the causes of the fire is not yet nominated, however, not ruled out the possibility of arson.
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Iraq Study Group Losing Support
The Iraq Study Group report dominated the news when it was released earlier this month. But now, just three weeks later, almost no one in government seems to be supporting its recommendations.
ALEX CHADWICK, host:
Let's be clear. President Bush has not said that he's made up his mind on this yet, sending more troops. In a news conference yesterday, he said he's still open to many ideas and still listening.
President GEORGE W. BUSH: I'm listening to our commanders. I'm listening to the joint chiefs, of course. I'm listening to people in and out of government. I'm listening to the folks in the Baker-Hamilton Commission about coming up with a strategy that helps us achieve our objective.
CHADWICK: There. The president mentioned the Baker-Hamilton Commission. It's also known as the Iraq Study Group, or ISG. Back in the spring, Congress asked for the study to help rethink Iraq strategy, and after a lot of anticipation its report finally emerged three weeks ago.
Now Mike Pesca explains what happened.
MIKE PESCA: Remember back just a couple weeks ago, the unveiling of the Iraq Study Group's report? It was a little like when they tell you who's nominated for the Oscars. All the news networks carried it live. The panel's ten members split up into bi-partisan duos, and two by two they marched on to the arc of what would surely be a bold new way - marked by diplomacy and withdrawal. Georgetown professor Daniel Byman was never buying that.
Mr. DANIEL BYMAN (Georgetown University): The panel was asked to do essentially an impossible job, which is come up with a technical fix or a political problem.
PESCA: Byman's general critique is of the very nature of commissions, study groups and blue ribbon panels. But journalist Ron Suskind points not to the panel but to the president.
Mr. RON SUSKIND (Journalist): When there are moments like the Iraq Study Group coming together, folks with experience, credibility, trying to come up with reasonable answers, people naturally bend in that direction and say, oh, of course, yes, this is generally the way government is worked. This administration doesn't actually work that way though. It's one of those things where it's hard to keep your eyes adjusted to what's different here.
PESCA: What is different is embodied in the phrase that a senior aide to President Bush mentioned to Suskind a couple of years ago: the reality-based community. The aide defined this as people who believe that solutions emerge from judicious study of discernable reality. This, the aide said, is not how the world works. The U.S. and the presidency, through decisive action, can reshape reality. Though it's an insight easily forgotten among the punditocracy - you know, the reality-based community.
Mr. SUSKIND: After the midterm elections and the Iraq Study Group, there were many columnists and others - reporters - who talked about the return of pragmatism, you know, the realists. And when I watched that, I said, oh, goodness gracious.
PESCA: Right after the study group's recommendations came out, the president said he appreciated their work. Press secretary Tony Snow said the members were hard working and full of good will, but that the president wouldn't be commenting on it until after the new year. As time and momentum seeps away, and as the president talks of an increase in troops, not the drawdown the group recommended, one is left to wonder. Will the report be nothing more than just another book available for a penny plus shipping on Amazon.com?
But Jay Parker has faith.
Mr. JAY PARKER: To individuals who say that the White House has rejected or not accepted this, why are we so sure that they have done either?
PESCA: Parker is executive vice president for the Center for the Study of the Presidency. His organization was a driving force behind the group. Two of the panel's ten members are on the board of trustees and most have been by his offices. Parker mentions the presence of a new secretary of defense as an example that the president does bend to reality, and says no president can act without the support of Congress and the people.
Mr. PARKER: This is not a government that can operate by fiat no matter how strong a president is or determined that individual president is.
PESCA: Well, that seems realistic. Which is exactly why Ron Suskind thinks it's a flawed analysis.
Mr. SUSKIND: The way the United States government is currently constructed, foreign policy, especially in this new kind of war, is largely the province of the executive, of the president.
PESCA: Do you think he really cares at this point about bad poll numbers?
Mr. SUSKIND: Frankly, no, he doesn't.
PESCA: Those polls, according to the AP, 31 percent of the public approve of the president's handling of the war in Iraq. CNN has the number at 28 percent. The president has always said he's not driven by polls and after the new year we'll get a glimpse of just how much he means it.
Mike Pesca, NPR News, New York.
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Vecow introduced the ECS-7800-PoE embedded system. It features a third generation Intel Quad-Core series processor, DDR3L and DDR3 dual channel ram (up to 16GB), 4-port IEEE 802.3at PoE+, five display (two DP, DVI-D, VGA, LVDS), isolated DIO, two GbE LANs, CFast, two 2.5″ SATA 6Gp/s SSD/HDD trays, four COM, four USB 3.0 ports, JST connector, and four miniPCI-express. The fanless Power-over-Ethernet embedded controller is ideal for machine vision and GigE imaging, intelligent traffic system, machine vision, surveillance and security, AOI, and other embedded applications.
The ECS-7800-PoE embedded system uses only one Ethernet cable to supply power and transmit and sync data simultaneously. The embedded controller applies IEEE 802.3at power sourcing equipment enable to supply 50 to 57 VDC, 600 mA, and 25.5W at the powered device.
The Vecow ECS-7800-PoE is powered by the 3rd Gen Intel Quad-Core i7 Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.3 GHz). It integrates the Intel HD 4000 graphics and offers extremely low thermal design power as 35W.
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text: Whole-body planning for humanoids along deformable tasksMarco Cognetti, Valentino Fioretti, Giuseppe Oriolo2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics…2016This paper addresses the problem of generating whole-body motions for a humanoid robot that must execute a certain task in an environment containing obstacles. The assigned task trajectory is deformable, and the planner may exploit this feature for finding a solution. Our framework consists of two main components: a constrained motion planner and a… (More)


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In 1970, decades before the topic of surrogacy became a standby staple of Lifetime TV thrillers, fodder for mediocre comedies (Paternity, Baby Mama), or a nightmare vision of a dystopian future (The Handmaid's Tale), it was once considered a movie theme so unique and unusual that critics and audiences alike were at a bit of a loss as to how to respond to it.
|Barbara Hershey as Patricia "Tish" Gray
|Sam Groom as Jay Wilcox
|Collin Wilcox as Suzanne Wilcox
|Scott Glenn as Tad Jacks
The Baby Maker, the debut film of Oscar-nominated screenwriter James Bridges (The Paper Chase, The China Syndrome) tells the story of a Los Angles hippie (Barbara Hershey, the then go-to flower child of the movies) who, for a substantial amount of money and because she just loves being pregnant ("Proof of the reality of my own existence"), agrees to bear a child for a square-but-nice, well-to-do Brentwood couple (Sam Groom & Collin Wilcox). Combining as it does—with varying degrees of success—elements of the well-intentioned Generation Gap TV movie-of-the-week (Maybe I'll Come Home in The Spring); the quickie cash-in counterculture youth flick (1969s natural childbirth gimmick comedy Generation), the racy and "with it" social exposé (The Christine Jorgensen Story), and the sensitive indie character drama (Five Easy Pieces); The Baby Maker proved a hard picture to categorize and an even tougher film to market.
As such, The Baby Maker was deemed too "straight" by young audiences who saw it as yet another inauthentic screen depiction of the hippie counterculture (a valid criticism given that at one point Hershey's tree-hugger character literally hugs a tree), while mainstream critics labeled it a "bizarre" movie (The Miami News) and couldn't seem to get past framing its then-daring themes in terms of exploitation and sensationalism. Audiences titillated by the film's teasingly salacious ad campaign: "She'll live with a couple. Share the husband. They get a baby that's at least half theirs. She gets the joy of making it." (Mind you, this is back when "making it" was popular hipster slang for sex)—were disappointed to find a thoughtful, often clinical, nearly two-hour drama.
|Lili Valenty as Mrs. Culnick, the sweet little old lady go-between who
facilitates the pairing of the childless couple with a willing surrogate
Further adding to the film's woes were those who simply saw the film's subject matter as being either distasteful or amoral, or, perhaps most damaging, the fact that just a few months prior to the release of The Baby Maker, John G. Avildsen's low-budget social melodrama Joe (which climaxed with a vigilante massacre at a hippie commune by a pair of ultra-conservative working-class reactionaries) had struck some kind of chord with the public and became a controversial sleeper hit.
By 1970, The Baby Maker's positive depiction of hippie culture had grown cliché and was fast becoming passé.
Thus, in spite of its having received a good share of favorable notices for its performances, actress Barbara Hershey attracting a lot of Best Actress Oscar nomination buzz in the trade papers, and actually garnering an Academy Award nod for its original song score (composer Fred Karlin was nominated for The Baby Maker the same year he won a Best Song Oscar for "For All We Know" from Lovers and Other Strangers), The Baby Maker only enjoyed a brief run at theaters and then promptly disappeared. Both from movie screens and most people's memories.
|"I was just looking at your records. You have an awful lot of Frank Sinatra."
The surrogate mother meets (and sizes up) the father
I don't recall it ever appearing on television or even having a video release. And while I remember when it came out, I confess to having responded to the newspaper ads much the same as I suppose many did: the film looked like cheap exploitation. Not that that had ever been a deterrent to my interest in any film, but with both Myra Breckinridge and Beyond the Valley of the Dolls hitting the screens that same year, I guess my reasoning was that if I was going to see trash, it might as well come from a major studio.
I finally got to see The Baby Maker in 1973 or 1974 when it played at the bottom of a double bill at San Francisco's Alhambra Theater where I worked as an usher during high school. By this time Barbara Hershey had officially changed her name to Barbara Seagull (an ill-advised phase that had lasted about two years), and hippies in movies were starting to look as dated as beatniks. Nevertheless, for the week of the film's run, I saw it about three times. I loved it!
James Bridges was successful screenwriter who got his start in television (he wrote "The Unlocked Window" my all-time favorite episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour) with a background in acting and directing for the theater. Dissatisfied with the films made from his scripts, Bridges decided that he'd direct his next screenplay ("I can fuck 'em up as good as they can!"). Bridges based The Baby Maker on a woman he life-partner/business partner Jack Larson knew from a Venice Beach bar called The Carousel. The woman was a free-spirit type who liked being pregnant and made extra money by being a surrogate mother for childless couples.
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In all, Bridges set a heady task for himself in his first outing as director. And while he's not always successful in balancing the shifts in tone or sustaining its narrative thrust over the length of the film's running time; I was impressed that he seems to respond to the material as a story he wants to tell, and doesn't appear inordinately concerned that it doesn't meet expectations or fit easy genre description.
Collin Wilcox made her memorable film debut as Mayella in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Critics were divided over The Baby Maker's merits, but the quality of Barbara Hershey's performance was undisputed. And without a doubt her performance is the single most distinguished takeaway from the entire film. Barbara Hershey's real-life hippie-dippy reputation may have blighted her early career (and indeed may have cost her a much-deserved Oscar nod for her role here), but it's precisely the fact that she comes across as the real thing, that she's not "acting" the part of Hollywood's idea of a hippie, is what saves the film.
|Making his film debut, actor Scott Glenn is very good as Tish's sweet but immature boyfriend.
Glenn would go on to have a featured role in James Bridges' Urban Cowboy (1980)
As the middle-class couple, Collin Wilcox and stolidly handsome Sam Groom (whose large head makes him well suited for the medium shots of television, where he indeed found his success as TV's Police Surgeon) supply more traditional performances that, by comparison, feel more generic, but both are quite good. Wilcox in particular (whom I don't think I've seen in anything since To Kill a Mockingbird) plays Suzanne as a grounded but somewhat neurotic character of emotional complexity. It's the unique female relationships and the dominance of the women's performances in The Baby Maker (this includes Jeannie Berlin as Tish's activist best friend) that makes it such a surprisingly refreshing period-piece of a movie for me.
I'm a big believer in the tenet that different voices can't help but result in different stories. The subject matter couldn't be more heterosexual, but as one written and produced by gay men, I feel it qualifies as a keen example of Queer Cinema.
For all its progressive ideas, the youth movement and hippie counterculture (at least as depicted in films) was woefully male-centric and conventional in its attitudes toward women. The Baby Maker is the only hippie-themed film of the era with a female protagonist and told from a woman's perspective (not a fetishized, free-love, heterosexual male perspective like Candy or There's a Girl in My Soup).
|The Baby Maker producer Jack Larson (l.) & director James Bridges met when both appeared as actors in the film Johnny Trouble (1957). Openly gay, they remained lovers/partners till Bridges' death in 1993. Larson passed away in 2015
For its time, The Baby Maker's feminist perspective, non-sexualized heroine, and unorthodox domestic relationships are a subtle challenge to heteronormative status quo; something I wholly attribute to the gay sensibilities of its creators. Like the works of playwrights Tennessee Williams and Edward Albee, I think what's brilliant about Bridges' screenplay is that it looks at heterosexuality through the outsider insights of queer.
|In a reversal of a common youth film trope, the male bodies are the
ones exposed and made the object of the gaze in The Baby Maker
Being that I was just a child when my family lived in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco in the late '60s, I tend not to be a very good judge of what passes for the authentic or inauthentic representation of hippie culture in movies. Largely shielded from the sex and drugs side of it all, my kid's-eye-view memory of the time is so tied to its pop-cultural trappings, my nostalgia buttons can be pushed by the most superficial depictions of the era. The Baby Maker takes place in Los Angeles, but one of its major perks its many moments of "I remember that!" memory-jogging that take me back to my SF roots.
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The days of gigantic stereos, door-size coffee tables, and sofas that seat 20
Although it's one of my favorites, The Baby Maker isn't some undiscovered classic. It's shot in the flat, undistinguished style of a TV-movie, the hippie trappings and dialogue can be a bit distancing, and modern audiences may find the tempo sluggish. But I find the film's sometimes uncompromising presupposition of the inevitability of growth and change to be very moving.
A consistent theme in many of my favorite films is the human need for contact, so I'm a sucker for movies about people who misguidedly assume independence means the absence of attachments. Plus, anybody who knows me knows how much I love a good cry at the movies, and the ending of The Baby Maker never fails to get the ol' waterworks going.
A consistent theme in many of my favorite films is the human need for contact, so I'm a sucker for movies about people who misguidedly assume independence means the absence of attachments. Plus, anybody who knows me knows how much I love a good cry at the movies, and the ending of The Baby Maker never fails to get the ol' waterworks going.
The Superman Connection
Jack Larson was best known as cub reporter Jimmy Olson on the TV series The Adventures of Superman from 1952 to 1958. That show's original Lois Lane (1st season only) was actress Phyllis Coates. Larson and Coates remained friends over the years, leading to her being cast in The Baby Maker in the brief role of Barbara Hersey's mother.
|Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, and Ann Doran in The Adventures of Superman
|Phyllis Coates as Patricia's mother
|Brenda Sykes (Cleopatra Jones) appears in an unbilled bit part as a woman
with whom Tad shares a flirtation (and a joint)
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Variety and CHUD.com report that HBO has acquired the rights to turn George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" into a dramatic series! The plan is for each season to cover one novel. In the first season, George is set to script one of the episodes himself, with the rest written by the executive producers, David Benioff ("Troy" and D.B. Weiss ("Halo").
This is a major step towards bringing the series to the screen, but it should be noted that no production date has been set, and questions such as where the series would film are still open. Essentially, the series has been optioned by HBO as a possible prospect for production in the future.
George's S.O., Parris, has confirmed the news here, and even discusses some of the dreamcasting.


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The importance of being open
During the 'Publish for Impact' seminar on 27 October different aspects of publishing, visibility and impact – be it academic, societal, or economic, were highlighted. The importance of being open and complementary indicators and methods for measuring impact were also discussed.
The importance of being open
With reproducibility in apparent crisis, transparency and the benefits of open science to the delivery and dissemination of 'good' science have never been more pertinent. Anna Treadway, Head of multidisciplinary open access journal Scientific Reports, spoke about 'The Importance of Being Open' and the 'sticks' driving open access and open data, as well as the 'carrots' for researchers in terms of career benefits. She also touched on broader societal benefits of interdisciplinary research, for which open access has led to a new opportunity for reach and dissemination.
How prepaid deals contribute to the Dutch open access uptake
Robert van der Vooren, national program manager focussed on fostering open access publishing of scholarly articles, explained how prepaid deals contribute to the Dutch open access uptake. He argued that a swift and global transition to Open Access depends on well-considered and well-organized strategies for negotiation. Dutch universities started high level administrative negotiations with the top 8 largest publishers. As a result institutional pre-paid open access contracts were concluded. Since then the number of scholarly articles by Dutch affiliated authors grows rapidly. We are able to keep track of the open access uptake by the usage of accurate information provided on openaccess.nl.
Building a grassroots academic publishing movement
Dr. Caroline Edwards talked about the rapidly changing open access (OA) landscape and its impact on academic research, with a particular focus on humanities scholarship. She is a Founder and Director of the Open Library of Humanities (OLH), which launched in September 2015 as a publishing platform for "gold" OA journals, with no author-facing charges. The OLH has been a pioneer in building an academic grassroots movement that champions non-profit OA publishing led by scholars. This initiative demonstrates how subscription journals can be "flipped" to open access in a sustainable way. Dr Edwards outlined how the OLH has grown and what it can offer scholars in terms of bring together the best of traditional publishing and editorial practices with cutting-edge technological innovations in digital publishing and infrastructure.
The next step…
There is an increasing focus on the role of science in society ("societal impact"), more specifically on the socio-economic and cultural benefits/effects that scientific research results have on society at large. The new Standard Evaluation Protocol (SEP2015-2021) reflects those changes and requires evaluation methods that do greater justice to the variety of scientific and societal outputs and activities of researchers. But who are the stakeholders (users of research) and how are their interactions with science producers? And if we know the users, how can we find evidence of the use of science? Finally, how do evaluators, scientists and stakeholders alike validate and value the societal impact beyond the scientific realm. Ingeborg Meijer, who collaborates in a number of European projects and manages the CWTS Institutional Projects Board, reflected on research assessment policies, methods on how to trace societal use of science, and on how to balance and contextualize these evaluation systems against scientist behaviour. Only then we will be able to take the next step…
The seminar took place in the context of international Open Access week 2016 and was organised by LDE strategic alliance: University Leiden, Delft University of Technology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and sponsored by OpenAire.
You can find all the 'Publish for Impact' seminar presentations here.
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Watch how this panel of kids explains what criteria should be used when deciding whether a paper should or should not be accepted in the open access journal for kids, Frontiers for Young Minds.
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FALLBROOK – Fallbrook/Bonsall Village News correspondent Joe Naiman finished second in the media demolition derby June 23 at the San Diego County Fair.
The finish was the highest ever for Naiman, who had driven in six previous media demolition derbies. He finished third in his first demolition derby in 2006 but had not matched or bettered that finish until this year.
Based on past demolition derbies Naiman began this year's contest with a feeling he would do well. This year he drove a 2002 Cadillac DeVille, and he drove a Cadillac Eldorado in his previous best showing. Naiman had driven an Acura, a Nissan, a Ford, a Dodge, and a Buick in his other five demolition derbies.
Allan Naiman also drove in this year's demolition derby, and Joe Naiman was aware that the only other time the Village News had siblings driving was in 2011 when Andrea Verdin took first place.
Joe was unable to attend the fair's media party and sign up for the derby, but let fair media coordinator Elaine Alvillar know that he would bring his helmet June 23 and would be available to drive in the event of a cancellation. Alvillar responded that she would include him in the demolition derby.
On June 22, Alvillar notified Joe that there had been cancellations and asked if his brother, Allan, was available to drive. Joe's response was that Allan could drive if a helmet was provided.
The June 23 demolition derbies also included a Demolition Derby to Crush Cancer, which raised funds for the American Cancer Society. Bob McGinty, who was in the Demolition Derby to Crush Cancer, loaned Allan his helmet. McGinty would win that derby.
"I didn't win. My helmet did," said Allan.
Joe acquired his own helmet last year and used it for the 2015 media demolition derby, but the face shield fogged up and Joe had trouble seeing other vehicles clearly to determine what he should or shouldn't hit (demolition derby rules prohibit hitting the driver's side door). This year he drove with the face shield up.
Allan drove a Honda Accord whose year is unknown but whose manual odometer reading was 187,317 miles. (The key in the DeVille informed Joe of his car's year; the Cadillac's digital odometer read 163,992 miles.) Allan, who is three years younger than Joe, drove two Perris Auto Speedway races in the Cruiser class in 2006 but had not crashed a car since then.
The cancellations also allowed members of the San Diego County Fair staff to drive. The media demolition derby winner, Ryan Simon, works in the fair's marketing department. Simon drove a 2001 Volvo 340.
The county fair's theme this year was "Mad About the Fair" and paid tribute to Alice in Wonderland. The Lewis Carroll story included a bottle with the words "Drink me" which shrunk Alice and a cake which said "Eat me" which made Alice grow, and throughout the fair food and beverage vendors had "Drink me" and "Eat me" signs. Joe painted "Hit me" on the passenger side of the Cadillac, which was the area of the car least likely to impair operations if it was hit.
Joe also painted "Lloyd – we miss you" on the trunk. Lloyd Massey worked for WGAS Motorsports, which supplies the cars and officiates the media demolition derby, and was killed in March when he was crossing a Northern California road and was hit by a car.
Jordan Verdin had been the initial Village News representative in 2011, when he was one of the Village News photographers, but his sister was present and became a driver after a cancellation. Andrea Verdin, who began writing for the Village News in 2008, made contact with her brother's car during the event and subsequently addressed that activity with the words: "It's no mercy, even if it's your sibling".
The Naiman brothers had referenced Verdin's comment prior to the start of the 2016 derby. Allan put the comment into action when he backed into his brother's car.
"I was thinking that," Allan said. "And I was thinking that when you backed into me."
That collision in which Allan backed into Joe removed the rear bumper of the Accord, although the Cadillac's front bumper remained intact.
Joe Naiman and Simon had the final two running cars. When he first started the car, Joe knew he could ignore the "Service engine soon" indicator light as well as the "Check gas cap" light. During the demolition derby the "Engine coolant hot; idle engine" indicator was displayed; Joe shut down and restarted the engine to eliminate that indicator display. Eventually steam from the Cadillac's radiator minimized cooling of the engine. The Cadillac's dashboard displayed the "Engine overheated; stop engine" indicator, and shortly afterward he was no longer able to maneuver the car.
Simon was also losing mobility in the Volvo. The track announcer began a countdown from 10 to conclude the event. Simon was able to move his Volvo during the countdown while Naiman was not able to reposition the Cadillac.


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Figures from the Government's Insolvency Service showed liquidations are rising at their fastest rate for 18 years, with insolvencies between July and September up 26.3pc on last year and 10.5pc on the previous three months. It was the first time the figure has topped 4,000 since 2002.
While the total is little over half the level reached in the depths of the early 1990s recession, a steep rise in the number of firms in administration suggested there is more pain to come. Administrations numbered 1,007 in the quarter, a 51pc increase on this time last year and already 12pc higher than the whole of 2007.
Small businesses in particular are bearing the brunt of the crisis, with 280 going bust every week, according to the Federation of Small Businesses.
Ken Baird, head of restructuring and insolvency at law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer said: "The liquidity problems affecting world financial markets have made credit difficult to obtain or substantially more expensive, pushing many businesses that could not get hold of it or afford it over the edge.
"Today's rising administrations statistics demonstrate how the credit crunch is gradually evolving into a corporate crunch."
The Government and the Bank of England have made efforts to address the crisis, by recapitalising the banks to enable them to continue lending and by slashing interest rates by an historic one-and-a-half points to 3pc. However, the measures are unlikely to prevent a recession after the economy contracted 0.5pc in the third quarter.
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The economy might be on shaky ground but this doesn't mean that your holiday sales have to be. Here are some strategies to make the 2010 holiday season one of the most profitable for your business.
As a specialty retailer you know success in the business is more than about picking good product and hoping the customers will bite. Especially this year, your success depends on going the extra mile—in terms of promotions, pricing, upselling and customer service—to make sure your sales goals are met.
To figure out when to staff appropriately, when to expect peak sales and when to phase down inventory, it is important to take a look at past years' statistics so you can plan wisely for this year.
Holiday Sales Stats
As is evident from the graphs published by the National Retail Federation, holiday sales numbers took a sharp dip in 2008. By most estimates the 2009 numbers showed some kind of recovery. It remains to be seen what the sales numbers will look like this year.
When to shift into high gear
According to the latest data published by the NRF, a significant percentage—38.6%—of consumers started their holiday shopping in November. Even more interesting are the numbers at the opposite ends of the spectrum: 13.4% of consumers started holiday shopping before September while only 4% waited until the last two weeks of December.
It is probably an indication of how the December season has systematically pushed up earlier every year and it's something to keep in mind as you plan your holiday sales and promotions.
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Are you a mom of a toddler or preschooler in Warner Robins? Does your family need to get out of the house for a change of scenery? Warner Robins, nestled in the heart of Georgia, is home to some engaging and fun family activities to keep everyone happy and content.
Indoor Activities
Head over to the Nola Brantley Branch of the Houston County Public Libraries (houpl.org) for some rainy-day fun. You can choose some books to take home for bedtime stories or take part in some of the programs offered, as a family. There are regularly scheduled Toddler and Pre-K Storytimes scheduled, with stories, music and activities. You can also participate in special events, like Mish Mash of Fun or Snow Bears. You can also spend the day touring the Museum of Aviation (museumofaviation.org). Your kiddo will love getting to see all of the types of aircraft found in this huge facility. He'll even see helicopters, bombers, fighter planes and aircraft from other countries.
Outdoor Activities
Get outside with your family on a nice day to enjoy some sunshine and fresh air. Visit some of the Warner Robins city parks. Participate in the Georgia Golden Olympics, put on by the Warner Robins Parks and Recreation Department (wrga.gov). This four-day event includes an assortment of sports and activities for area families. In the summer, visit Fountain Park (no website; 614 Kimberly Road, Warner Robins; 478-929-1916) where you can run, climb and slide on the playground, have a picnic or splash around with your little fish in the swimming pool.
Play Spaces
Take the family to one of the indoor play spaces so your kiddo can burn off some of his endless energy. Johnny G's Fun Center (johnnygsfuncenter.com) is an indoor facility where families can enjoy games, miniature golf and a huge playground. Crawl through the numerous tubes and climb to the top of the play structure alongside your cutie pie or play in the soft toddler area. Don't forget to take a ride on the indoor choo-choo train! You could also stop by Monkey Joe's (monkeyjoes.com) for some sliding, bouncing and jumping fun. There are wall-to-wall inflatables, obstacle courses and slides for the entire family to enjoy together. Your toddler can play safely in the Mini Monkey Zone, an area only for kiddos 3 and under.
Classes and Programs
Take a class or join in on a program with your little one. Sign up for the Mommy and Me class at the Cantrell Center (cantrellcenter.com). Join in some of the programs offered through the Georgia Youth Science and Technology Centers at the Middle Georgia YSTC at Museum of Aviation (museumofaviation.org). Choose from summer camps, Young Astronauts' Day, Spring into Science Workshops and the Lego League.


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The incident was confirmed by the Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and other agencies, who save the lives of other injured victims.
Adesina Tiamiyu, the General Manager of LASEMA stated: "The incident happened at Owode Elede after Mile 12. The luxurious bus had a brake failure and lost control. It dived into the river. Several people were injured, two people are dead. Evacuation ongoing."
According to report, the incident occurred on early Friday morning at Owode Elede, while two people were confirmed dead and many are serious injured.
But investigation is still going on and the injured victims were rushed to nearest hospital for treatment.
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Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside have been on the road a lot lately, including a French tour earlier this summer that was largely sold out, and more recently a cross-country tour that brought their juke-joint swing to many an intimate American venue. The band's debut, Dirty Radio, was digitally reissued in late August with two previously unreleased tracks chosen by fan vote. One of those tracks is the smoky, sexy "Like a Drug," which trades Ford's barbs at cultural homogenization (as in opener "I Swear") for a swaggering, slow-jam shuffle and diamond-sharp vocals that Jessica Rabbit would envy. Ford & Co. may still wear their Asheville hearts on their sleeves, but Portland has never beamed brighter for some transplants gone large. See why at this homecoming show. RYAN J. PRADO
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- In large pot, toast rosemary and sage over med heat.
- When spices become fragrant, add most of ham, most of swiss, chicken, sour cream, can of soup, evaporated milk, and sliced celery. Stir together in pot. Bring to a soft boil.
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If we can believe Facebook, Jake Fox is replacing Blake Davis on the 25-man roster.
Here's what he posted on his page: "I got the call today. I am headed back to be an Oriole in the morning. I have mixed feelings about going back because I was really looking forward to playing for team USA. Going back to the big leagues takes away my eligibility from playing in the world cup and pan am games. I am excited to be back in the big leagues, but disappointed I will miss the opportunity to represent our country."
I thought athletes tweeted this stuff nowadays.
Fox can back up at first base and give the Orioles an extra catcher if manager Buck Showalter makes Matt Wieters stand in the corner again. (See what I did there?) Fox isn't on the 40-man roster, so the Orioles will have to create room.
Update: Fox has joined the team in Minnesota, so he wasn't kidding. Fox was batting .274 with 19 doubles, 12 homers, 57 RBIs and an .841 OPS in 67 games with Norfolk. He went 9-for-48 with two homers and four RBIs in 19 games with the Orioles.
So, did we all share the same thought last night when the Orioles carried a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the ninth inning?
Did we have a hand over our eyes while we shared it?
Left-hander Michael Gonzalez struck out all four Minnesota batters he faced. His stuff is so nasty these days, his stats should appear in an adults-only section of the box score. But Showalter summoned his closer, Kevin Gregg, to get the last three outs.
Maybe it was a show of faith. Showalter wasn't going to let Gregg's recent struggles and meltdowns destroy his confidence in the veteran. And I'll stress that it's been recent. Gregg didn't allow a run in five straight appearances and eight of nine before it all went bad.
Before last night, Gregg had surrendered seven earned runs (eight total) and nine hits in his last four appearances covering only two innings. He faced six batters without recording an out. He faced five batters without recording an out. It was ugly.
That didn't stop Showalter from using him again last night. And Gregg rewarded his confidence - or stubbornness - with a 1-2-3 inning.
Two of the outs were loud. Rene Tosoni lined to right and Trevor Plouffe lined to left-center. But they counted just the same as the weak ground ball to second base.
Gregg has 18 saves this season to go with an 0-2 record and 4.50 ERA. He's allowed 78 baserunners in 48 innings.
Asked whether he might change closers, Showalter told reporters that Gregg is his "option." He noted that Jim Johnson's eventual move to the rotation reduces the candidates to ... well ... Gregg.
So what about Gonzalez?
It's hard to believe that Gonzalez would enter this discussion, but he's been lights out. He struck out all four batters he faced last night, pumping 94-96 mph fastballs and finishing off hitters with a wicked slider. He replaced Chris Jakubauskas with two outs in the seventh and runners on second and third, and he fanned Jason Kubel with a 96 mph heater to keep the 4-1 lead intact.
Gonzalez hasn't allowed a run in his last 11 appearances, 16 of 17 and 21 of 23. He's recorded 11 strikeouts in his last six games covering six innings. His ERA's down to 4.57.
The Orioles signed him to a two-year, $12 million deal with the idea that he'd be their closer, but he couldn't hold leads or the job. He's finishing strong again, just as he did last summer, and it's not outrageous to consider him for ninth inning duty.
My guess is Showalter sticks with the current arrangement, at least for now. Gregg got the job done last night. If he's available to pitch, he'll take the ball in the next save situation.
If Gonzalez has cleared waivers, the Orioles could try to move him to a contender while his value is rising. But what would they get in return at this stage of the season?
Minor league note: Orlando Gomez passed Bien Figueroa last night for most victories by a Single-A Frederick manager. Gomez's record improved to 148-118 in two seasons after last night's 2-0 victory over Kinston.
Shameless plug alert: I'll be appearing on "O's Xtra" with Amber Theoharis at 7:30 p.m. on MASN2. First a baby, now me. Has any woman been more blessed.


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In the afternoon of Friday, November 25th 2016 we are hosting the first annual Youth Engagement Gala. We are inviting a community of 1000 students from high schools across the lower mainland to the Fairmont, Hotel Vancouver. At this free student event we are taking the opportunity to encourage the students in their purpose, passions, personal development and ability to change the world while hearing true, inspiring stories from local guest speakers who are making an impact in our community
The Youth Engagement Gala is an intersection of the performing arts, education, fashion and a celebration of talents and multiculturalism in schools and in our city. The event includes a fashion show with a talented lineup of 28 local designers and musical performances as well as local artists' showcase and short-film screening by lower mainland, high-school youth. Every element of this event is tied in with the spirit of giving and the importance of taking care of others in community.
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Welcome to IATVHSS (Iowa ATV Hare Scramble Series) - We feature 2-Hour Adult ATV XC (Woods) Racing & 1-Hour UTV/SXS XC Racing. We are a Family oriented organization and also feature Youth ATV Racing, plus our new Little Electric (PowerWheels, etc) Race for the kiddos and parents! We race on Saturday and Sunday in South-Central Iowa and surrounding areas.
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King River Rafting offers one day white water rafting experiences from Queenstown and Hobart in Tasmania.
From Queenstown raft the King River on our 'King for the Day' trip. This is a 20 km journey through a remote West Coast Gorge to the coast. From the start at Newall Creek in the midst of the West Coast Range to the finish at Lowanna near Macquarie Harbour you will travel through dense temperate rainforest full of huon pine trees. Alternately you may choose to just raft the spectacular King River Gorge and leave the river at Dubbil Barril train station and return to Queenstown by steam train on the West Coast Wilderness Railway. The stories of human history in the area are constantly reinforced by the evidence of past mining endeavours as nature slowly reclaims its own. A sumptuous lunch, a wave to the passing steam train and a glimpse of a white bellied sea eagle round out a memorable day.
From Hobart we offer regular full and half day raft trips on the Derwent River upstream of New Norfolk and morning raft surfing at one of Hobarts southern beaches. The Derwent is a beautiful river flowing through rural countryside with peaceful reaches and small rapids. Both raft surfing and the Derwent River offer welcome relief from the hot summer days. Again our 'Day on the Derwent' features a fine lunch.
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"Choosing ignorance might seem a terrible quality to exhibit in your workplace - a sure path down the stairs and out the corporate door. But stick with me here and see how it leads you upward. You'll understand why great leaders embrace ignorance and use it to elevate their people to new heights of achievement."
A conductor in front of his orchestra is an iconic symbol of leadership - but what does a true maestro actually do to enable the right sort of cooperation among his players, leading to an excellent performance? If you think his primary job is making sure the musicians play the right notes, prepare to be surprised.
For 20 years, in addition to conducting orchestras around the world, Itay Talgam has been a "conductor of people" for companies large and small, for CEOs of Fortune 500 companies as well as start-up entrepreneurs and beyond. Drawing on his decades of experience on the podium, he teaches nonmusicians how conducting really works and how the conductor's art can help leaders in any field.
In his lectures (including an acclaimed TED talk) and now in this audiobook, Talgam shows why imposing your vision on your people is likely to backfire. Great conductors may know in advance how they want a piece to be played, but they make room for the creativity and passion of their musicians. They respect the gap between the baton and the instruments. They focus more on listening than on speaking. And they embrace their own ignorance, knowing that others may have better ideas than the conductor can imagine.
Talgam explores the nuances of leadership by describing the distinctive styles of six world-famous conductors: the commanding Riccardo Muti; the fatherly and passionate Arturo Toscanini; the calm Richard Strauss; the guru-like Herbert von Karajan; the dancing Carlos Kleiber; and the master of dialogue, Leonard Bernstein.
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RTI Appoints RTi Systems as Full -Line Distributor in Australia and New Zealand
Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) today announced that it has partnered with RTi Systems to establish a new distribution channel for the company's professional-grade, integrator-friendly control solutions in Australia and New Zealand.
SHAKOPEE, Minn. - March 8, 2010 - Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) today announced that it has partnered with RTi Systems to establish a new distribution channel for the company's professional -grade, integrator -friendly control solutions in Australia and New Zealand. Under the agreement, RTi Systems will distribute and provide technical support for RTI's entire line of award -winning handheld and in -wall control panels, central processors, and related accessories throughout the region.
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"We are delighted to play such an integral role in expanding RTI's presence into Australia and New Zealand," said Hamilton. "The support we've received from the company in providing dealers with this new channel has been nothing short of exceptional. They've supplied us with all the tools we require to offer outstanding support and technical expertise to our customers."
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About Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI)
Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI), headquartered in Shakopee, Minn., is a leading manufacturer of innovative, sophisticated, and user -friendly control devices for professionally installed electronic systems. RTI's wide array of award -winning control solutions - including handheld and in -wall universal system controllers, central processors, and accessories, programmed via RTI's Integration Designer® software - are marketed exclusively through a worldwide network of professional integrators.
RTI was founded in 1992 with a committed focus on the custom installation market. This unwavering commitment was expanded and formalized in March 2007 with RTI's Committed to Custom (C2C™) initiative. C2C highlights RTI's dedication to the custom installation market, making it the leader in creating professional -grade and integrator -friendly control solutions that effectively address the challenges facing electronic systems integrators. C2C is further enhanced by RTI's dedication to customer service and with a wide variety of educational opportunities available to dealers through RTI's Advanced Control University (ACU). In addition, through RTI's Integration Partner Program, the company has reached out to many industry manufacturers (partners) to ensure that the RTI products integrate well with others.
Additional information on RTI and its innovative control solutions can be found at www.rticorp.com.
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The Summer Institute is held at Columbia University in New York City during the last week in June. The program is a high-level, intensive academic seminar in which participants are exposed to Holocaust survivors as well as noted Holocaust scholars. The Institute is designed to allow participants to meet in small groups following each lecture. These small groups enable the teachers and Holocaust Center staff to share teaching concepts and to develop approaches to introducing the subject matter to their students.
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