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Colombo Municipal Council
The Colombo Municipal Council is the local council for Colombo, the largest city and financial centre in Sri Lanka. The council was formed in 1865 and first met in 1866.[1] The municipal council is the oldest and the largest local government authority in Sri Lanka and, as of 2001, covers a resident population of over 600,000. It has 53 elected representatives and over 12,000 employees.[2]
Colombo is a charter city, with a Mayor Council form of government. Colombo's mayor and the council members are elected through local government elections held once in four years. For the past 50 years the city had been ruled by the United National Party (UNP), a right leaning party, whose business friendly policies resonate with the population of Colombo. However the UNP nomination list for the 2006 Municipal elections was rejected,[3] and an Independent Group supported by the UNP won the elections.[4] Uvais Mohamed Imitiyas was subsequently appointed Mayor of Colombo.[5] The current Mayor, A. J. M. Muzammil was elected in 2011 representing the UNP.
Head of administration is the Municipal Commissioner, who handles day-to-day operations of the 16 departments that it is made up of.
The Municipal Council provides sewer, road management and waste management services, in case of water, electricity and telephone utility services the council liaises with the Water Supply and Drainage Board, the Ceylon Electricity Board and telephone service providers.
The Colombo Municipal Council covers the Colombo and Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat Divisions. According to the 2011-12 Census the population living within the boundaries of the CMC was 555,031. Of this number, 318,048 lived in the Colombo DSD (the Northern part of the city) and 236,983 lived in the Thimbirigasyaya DSD (the Southern part). [6]
See also[edit]
- ^ "The History of the City". Colombo Municipal Council. Archived from the original on 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2006-01-12.
- ^ "City Profile". Colombo Municipal Council. Retrieved 2006-01-12.
- ^ Colombo UNP list rejected, BBC News, February 16, 2006
- ^ Independent group wins CMC, BBC News, May 21, 2006
- ^ Rotational mayors as Colombo gets trishaw driver as her 1st citizen, Sunday Times, May 28, 2006
- ^ http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2011/index.php?fileName=pop31&gp=Activities&tpl=3


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How Christians are paying for their faith daily with their lives
On Monday week there will be a special 8pm service in St Anne's Cathedral in Belfast for the persecuted Christian Church around the world. This is a timely initiative by Brother David Jardine, a canon at St Anne's, and his colleagues from the Divine Healing Ministries and Open Doors, who work with the persecuted Church worldwide.
Within Syria some 7.6 million people have been displaced inside the country, and nearly one million others have fled to Turkey, with two million more refugees going to the Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq.
A large number of these are Christians, and the Church in the Middle East is under fierce attack.
David Jardine, like nearly all of us, is horrified by the television pictures of the suffering of men, women and children.
He says: "Most of us feel helpless to influence this situation, but the service on October 19 will be an opportunity to make a contribution by showing our concern, to give a financial donation, and to pray for those being persecuted."
For those of us in the West who go to church, or not at all, it is difficult to imagine what religious persecution is like.
In my worldwide travels with agencies such as Christian Aid, I experienced this in South Korea where I worshipped in secret with local Christians, and in Southern Sudan I visited churches that had been damaged or destroyed by Muslim extremists.
According to the International Society for Human Rights, 80% of all acts of religious violence are directed towards Christians. It is estimated that 100,000 Christians are murdered every year because of their faith.
This is not just in the Middle East, where Christian men are beheaded and the enslaved women are traded between their rapists like pieces of meat. Christians are also under constant attack in Nigeria, Egypt and many other countries.
Historically, the Christian Churches have been guilty of persecution, but currently they are now themselves the targets for increasing hostility.
This is not just the acts of violence which so often make gruesome headlines on television, but also the more subtle attacks of our secular society.
Some noted religious figures do not regard this as "persecution" but in my opinion it adds up to a worrying degree of discrimination against individual Christians and also the best Christian standards which have helped to form the bedrock of our Western society.
Almost every day we hear stories of Christians being forbidden to wear crosses, or of Bibles being removed in case they offend.
A crematorium in England has had to remove a cross from outside the building in case it might annoy non-Christians. Companies in the UK are being asked to consider whether or not staff should heat up sausage rolls in communal microwaves, or keep bacon rolls in fridges, to avoid annoying people of non-Christian faiths.
Nearer to home, our own Queen's University stopped using the Grace at official dinners in case it might offend non-Christians. However, the same nervously politically correct institution was in the news recently because it allegedly failed to provide proper prayer facilities for its Muslim students.
Political correctness and religious sensitivities are complicating all our lives, often unnecessarily, but make no mistake about it, the Christian faith is now one of the most endangered in the world.
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Wall Street: Apple slump drags on Nasdaq today
The Nasdaq Composite Index headed for the biggest retreat in a month in afternoon trading today, dragged down by losses in Apple Inc. as a competitor introduced new smartphones and the company faced criticism for the theft of celebrity photos.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fluctuated near a record. Apple, the world's most valuable company, sank 3.3 percent for its biggest decline since January. Delta Air Lines Inc. lost 5.3 percent after it lowered forecasts for some third-quarter targets. PulteGroup Inc. fell 2.9 percent as homebuilders tumbled.
The Nasdaq Composite lost 0.4 percent at 2:18 p.m. in New York. Apple has the biggest weighting in the gauge at 8.7 percent. The S&P 500 rose less than 0.1 percent to 2,002.41, while the Dow Jones industrial average climbed 25.72 points, or 0.2 percent, to 17,093.28. Trading in S&P 500 stocks was 4.4 percent below the 30-day average at this time of day.
"Apple stock's had a pretty strong move in the last several months," Michael James, a Los Angeles-based managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities Inc., said in an interview. "A lot of positives from the iPhone launch are built into the stock price at these levels. People are merely taking profits."
Apple had rallied in 15 of the previous 17 sessions, adding 9.3 percent since Aug. 7 to reach a record close of $103.30 Tuesday.
Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled a pair of Galaxy Note smartphones today, as the No. 1 seller tries to fend off Apple's push into large-screen devices. The U.S. company yesterday said that a spate of nude photos from actresses including Jennifer Lawrence that were recently posted online were individually stolen from Apple accounts.
The theft, which prompted scrutiny from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, threatened to mar an Apple event on Sept. 9, where the company is set to unveil new iPhones, a wearable device and a mobile-payments system, people with knowledge of the matter have said.
Pacific Crest Securities LLC said it would likely cut Apple's outperform rating unless the event shows "massive incremental profit opportunities."
Apple led an S&P 500 index of technology stocks lower by 0.5 percent, the most among 10 main groups in the broader gauge.
The S&P 500 earlier climbed to an intraday record on reports that Russia President Vladimir Putin outlined a peace plan for Ukraine after agreeing with his counterpart Petro Poroshenko on steps toward a cease-fire in the conflict that has raged for more than five months.
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McCormack heading back to Broadway
The Canadian actor will join a star-studded cast and portray Joseph Cantwell, a U.S. senator vying for a presidential nomination in the production.
McCormack, who last hit the stage in 2006 for Some Girl(s), will appear opposite theatre veterans James Earl Jones, John Larroquette, Angela Lansbury, Michael McKean and Candice Bergen.
The show will be directed by Michael Wilson and is slated to begin previews on 6 March (12).
Gore Vidal's The Best Man received a Tony Award nomination in 2001 for Best Revival of a Play during its last New York City run.


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Known Good AuditingMehul May 15, 2014 1:52 PM
Today we discussed a subtle new feature that allows users to audit a result against a
"known good" value in a .audit file. If used correctly, this feature in the hands of the
auditors could prove incredibly useful, and hence deserves a separate post.
Compliance is all about consistency, conformance to a good standard, and then being able to
prove it over and over again. So if a system deviates from a known good value its good to
know about it, and by how much. Until now, we dealt with this issue with a combination of
regex, expect, not_expect and other similar type of compliance checking keywords in a .audit
file. But there was no good way to compare two blobs of texts, no matter how good we got with
our regular expression skills.
Starting with Amazon AWS plugin, we are introducing a new feature that would allow users to
compare the output of a check against a "known_good" value. If value doesn't match, it will
produce a diff style report (patience diff specifically) on what changed. Users can also
specify more than one known_good values.
Here's an example
For the feature to work, the user has to copy an acceptable value to a 'known_good' keyword
in a .audit check. More than one good values need to separated by a comma.
description : "EC2: DescribeRegions - 'Regions that are currently available'"
type : EC2
aws_action : "DescribeRegions"
xsl_stmt : "<xsl:template match=\"/\">"
xsl_stmt : "<xsl:for-each select=\"//ec2:item\">"
xsl_stmt : "Region: <xsl:value-of select=\"ec2:regionName\"/> End-Point: <xsl:value-of select=\"ec2:regionEndpoint\"/><xsl:text> </xsl:text>"
xsl_stmt : "</xsl:for-each>"
xsl_stmt : "</xsl:template>"
known_good : 'us-east-1:
Region: eu-west-1 End-Point: ec2.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com
Region: sa-east-1 End-Point: ec2.sa-east-1.amazonaws.com
Region: us-east-1 End-Point: ec2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
Region: ap-northeast-1 End-Point: ec2.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com
Region: ap-northeast-2 End-Point: ec2.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com
Region: us-west-2 End-Point: ec2.us-west-2.amazonaws.com
Region: us-west-1 End-Point: ec2.us-west-1.amazonaws.com
Region: ap-southeast-2 End-Point: ec2.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com'
Sample Output :
Notice, the diff report in the above screenshot. You need to scroll down in the 'Output'
section of the result to find the 'diff' report.
Use Cases
One of the most useful use cases of this feature is to create a "Gold Standard" .audit with
all known good values. So for e.g. users should be able to run a scan against a target configured
as per their requirement, grab "known_good" values from a nessus report, update the .audit,
run the scan again to get a all pass result. Any deviations from the known good value from
here on will be displayed in diff format.
- known_good overrides, expect, and not_expect. but it does take into account regex. So if
a regex is specified the output will be compared against the regex filtered data.
- More than one known_good can be specified, and need to be separated by a comma.
- Note : This feature is only available in Amazon AWS plugin, and will be added to other plugins
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LISBON, Portugal – Public television in the Cape Verde Islands says U.S. authorities operating at sea have arrested a former navy chief of the small West African nation of Guinea-Bissau who is suspected of being a kingpin in international drug-smuggling operations.
Radiotelevisao Caboverdiana reported late Thursday that Buba Na Tchuto and four other Guinea-Bissau nationals were apprehended aboard a yacht in international waters in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
It said they took the five to nearby Cape Verde, a former Portuguese colony, from where Tchuto was flown to the United States.
Telephone calls to the Cape Verdean government and police rang unanswered Friday.
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PHILLIPS, Wis. — A Wisconsin man on Wednesday said he believes he has captured the images of two "possible Bigfoot creatures" somewhere in the woods of northern Michigan.
Phillips resident Don B. Young, a fishing guide and lure maker since 1989, said the pictures were taken by a trail camera during an "expedition to the deep forests" of the Great Lake State in July 2007.
"Most friends or fellow researchers call me DB," he told Cryptozoology News. "I have been a researcher in the forest 60 to 80 hours per week."
Young claims that one of the members of the expedition triggered the trail camera while "pitching his tent".
The images, taken during daylight, show a wooded area with two camping tents and what appear to be two dark silhouettes in the background. The silhouettes share a similar outline and resemble the upper part of a hominid.
The owner of the camera says no one noticed the anomalies until after they transferred the images from the SD card to the computer "later back at home". However, he confessed, he and his colleagues were "uncomfortable" and felt as if they were "being watched" during their time at the camp.
Young, also a Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO) member and ASPCA supporter who has reportedly helped remove harmful materials from streams, rivers and lakes throughout Wisconsin, believes the images could be showing two Bigfoot creatures quietly hiding from the members of his team.
"I have encountered strange things, and my trail cams have recorded eye shine," said Young. "But these stills are very frightening and strange," he said about the newly released photographs.
But some critics argue that the shapes on the pictures are nothing but a couple of tree stumps.
"It was not stumps," he says. "A few members of the expedition returned to the very location a few days later, but found no stumps, figures or objects to explain the images."
In August last year, a group of skaters captured on video what they believed to be a Sasquatch in Lake Tahoe, California. A week later, Cryptozoology News obtained images from two residents in the area, determining the alleged sighting was not a natural formation.
Numerous Bigfoot sighting reports came out of the state of Michigan last year.
In October a man, claimed to have videotaped one of the creatures walking on his property, located in the northern part of the state. The next month, BFRO investigator Jim Sherman released a series of photographs of an unidentified figure that some thought to be one of the mysterious primates.
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College coaches often tell me that in-state recruiting is a measure of health for a program. Central to that idea: When your state has elite prospects, are you getting some of them? Most? Any?
In fairness, Oklahoma, for instance, isn't annually going to match, say, Florida for the number of high-end FBS-ready players. Not every state is the same, just like not every program is the same.
But a look at the past five years of ESPN 150 prospects (2008-12), weighed against the 2013 crop that will sign and fax paperwork Wednesday, yields myriad interesting facts.
Which teams do the best at landing elite in-state talent? Which states get raided by out-of-state programs the most? And where do top prospects from the "big three" talent-producing states -- California, Florida and Texas -- go? We've got your answers to those questions, plus several more.
A look at the top-tier states
Three states -- California, Florida and Texas -- immediately jump to the top for the number of prospects, including high-value ones, that they produce each year. In particular, I wanted to see how in-state schools did in keeping those players at home -- even when faced with fierce competition from respected programs outside the states and regions.
California: The Golden State had 72 ESPN 150 prospects from 2008-12, with 51 of them (70.8 percent) sticking with in-state schools. That's an incredibly high figure, especially compared with what you'll see from Florida and Texas.
You might think that the number of solid programs in the state figured into that, but that is not necessarily the case. The Stanford Cardinal (three) and California Golden Bears (six) combined for just nine of the 72 signees. The UCLA Bruins chipped in with 12, 16.7 percent of the lot.
The USC Trojans, even with the transition from Pete Carroll to Lane Kiffin, still managed to retain a healthy number of elite local prospects -- 30 of them, or 41.7 percent.
The NCAA-mandated scholarship reductions are perhaps hurting the Trojans more in 2013. They've secured just four of the 14 "150" prospects (28.6 percent).
Defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes and defensive end Kylie Fitts remain uncommitted, but some suspect they'll land across town at UCLA. That would at least boost the in-state school's retention rate to 50 percent, still well below its five-year average.</
The difference in 2013: the Washington Huskies. Steve Sarkisian, once the USC co-offensive coordinator with Kiffin, has been building the Huskies' recruiting efforts and that's seen with U-Dub grabbing three "150" prospects from California when it had signed a total of two from 2008-12. One of them was rising star Shaq Thompson in 2012.
Washington is not out of it, either, with Vanderdoes and Fitts. Even one would just add to the haul.
Florida: Nearly 21 percent of all ESPN 150 prospects from 2008-12, 155 of 750, came from Florida. That was even more than I expected from the most fertile recruiting ground in the country. Heck, the state had 41 of the 150 in 2009, a group that included former Alabama running back Trent Richardson, Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray, former West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith and former Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson. That's a flex of Florida's muscle, there -- and those are the players who left the state that year.
The Big Three in the state -- Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles and Miami (FL) Hurricanes -- not only have to compete against one another, but a fierce contingent from the outside. In the past five years, 19 different schools have scored at least one "150" prospect from the Sunshine State and some of them more than one.
So it isn't surprising to see that trio divide the elite players more evenly, and at a lower rate than USC or Texas do when the other in-state competitors have not been as formidable.
From 2008-12, Florida signed 32 of the 155, 20.6 percent. Miami landed 27 (17.4 percent). FSU signed 25 (16.1 percent). Adding in three total elite prospects for USF and one for Florida International in 2010, the in-state schools have kept 88 of the 155 "150" players -- 56.8 percent. That's somewhat reflective of the national average, making Florida a functioning representative of the entire country's recent recruiting trend.
South Plantation High running back Alex Collins' decision Monday night to go to Arkansas means seven of the 30 "150" prospects in 2013 have decided to go out of state. Thirteen have said they'll stay home and 10 more are still undecided. So the balance could tilt back toward the average, or the homestate teams could be big winners in '13.
It could go either way. Evidence: Offensive tackle prospect Jeremy Tunsil is considered an Ole Miss lean, while linebacker Matt Thomas could be a player who stays in state.
Texas: The Lone Star State's 108 "150" prospects in the past five years are second only to Florida and, as you might suspect, the flagship school has run something close to a monopoly in recent years. The 41.7 percent retention rate of elite players is equal to USC, but on a far higher number of targets. The Longhorns kept 45 of the 66 (68.1 percent) who stayed in state.
That, folks, is why the pressure has gradually increased under Mack Brown's seat, even if he still has a good deal of support within the administration. The idea is essentially what got Gene Chizik fired at Auburn: He recruited too well not to have some success. The Longhorns are having some success, but only some. You win in February, you have to win to some extent in the fall.
And now they're suddenly finding the recruiting road more treacherous. Texas A&M has as many committed ESPN 150 players (five) as the Longhorns do after defensive tackle A'Shawn Robinson's flip over the weekend from UT to Alabama.
If the ratio holds through Signing Day, it will be the first time in the five-year window that a program has been even with the Horns. The gap from 2008-12 was an average of 5.6 top 150 prospects, including a stunning 10-player-wide chasm in 2010. Texas' 5-7 season in 2010 -- and subsequent so-so years since -- opened the door for someone else, and Kevin Sumlin is sprinting through it now that he's at A&M.
It takes more than one year for a shift to occur, but that seems to be what's happening. Note that the Aggies have those five commitments from elite players when they had seven the past three classes.
Heads up, Mack. A&M is in a new conference, has a rock-star QB and coach, and an energized fan base.
Programs that keep top prospects in-state
Alabama Crimson Tide: Outside those three primary recruiting turfs, I noticed a trend among the second-tier states: They either really guard their borders well, in some cases (sort of) teaming up with an in-state rival, or they watched others pillage and usurp their state's treasured talent.
Not that it comes as a shock, but Alabama under Nick Saban has been excellent at protecting its back yard. The Tide kept 20 of 34 in-state "150" players from 2008-12, including all six in 2009 -- a crop that yielded Cincinnati Bengals corner Dre Kirkpatrick, soon-to-be-drafted offensive tackle D.J. Fluker and returning quarterback A.J. McCarron.
Already in 2013, the Tide has commitments from four of the seven in-state players from the ESPN 150. Linebacker Reuben Foster - who went to Auburn High and reportedly has an Auburn tattoo - became No. 4 when he flipped late Monday night from the Tigers to Tide. Muscle Shoals D-tackle Dee Liner could become No. 5 by Wednesday.
As well as Chizik recruited, especially across the Georgia state line, Saban was dominant. Auburn signed just three in-state ESPN 150 prospects from 2008-12 and it has one, Montgomery quarterback Jeremy Johnson, committed for 2013.
Gus Malzahn, of course, hopes to create a better balance in the state. Right now he doesn't care what their home address is; Malzahn gladly welcomed Atlanta-area defensive end Carl Lawson (No. 2 overall) reaffirming his commitment. Defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson, no stranger to coaching talented linemen in the SEC, would be pleased to have South Georgia defensive tackle Montravius Adams (No. 13), too.
Clemson Tigers and South Carolina Gamecocks: I mentioned earlier that sometimes in-state schools, rivals, combine forces in a way to maintain a strangehold on local talent. I'm sure Clemson and South Carolina fans would struggle to admit it, but it makes for a generally better product -- for the entire state -- if an elite player goes to one or the other compared to, say, Georgia, Florida, FSU or LSU.
You saw that play out the past couple of seasons, years in which the Gamecocks and Tigers were ranked higher than they normally are -- making their November game a bigger deal than it has been more often than not. That's the cause-and-effect of keeping good players at home for a few years, allowing talent to build. And that's especially the case for the Gamecocks, who finally turned a corner when some in the game had given up on Steve Spurrier elevating the middling program.
Look at the numbers: Nineteen of 26 in-state "150" prospects remained in South Carolina the past five years, 11 of them going to Columbia and eight to Clemson. The Tigers had the bigger names early in the period, scoring players such as end Da'Quan Bowers and running back Andre Ellington. Then the Gamecocks surged, with first-round corner Stephon Gilmore, second-round receiver Alshon Jeffery, future No. 1 overall Jadeveon Clowney and All-American-when-healthy Marcus Lattimore.
This year, it's a light year on high-end in-state kids. There are just two "150" players, compared to eight in 2010 and nine in 2009. Clemson has a commitment from linebacker prospect Ben Boulware while receiver Tramel Terry, following A.J. Green's Charleston-to-Georgia pipeline, has long been committed to the Bulldogs.
But there are fewer Greens, fewer Carlos Dunlaps (Florida), fewer Sam Montgomerys (LSU) in the state. South Carolina got going to catch Clemson in state and make staying home a cool thing with Palmetto State high-schoolers.
Second-tier states that get raided
North Carolina: The Tar Heel State had 20 "150" players from 2008-12, but the Tar Heels managed to get only three, and just one in the past three classes. Clemson, meanwhile, signed four in the five-year period.
In fairness, Butch Davis did do well out of state, putting many players in the League -- but there is enough talent from inside the state's walls to help. The same goes for North Carolina State, which just fired Tom O'Brien.
Larry Fedora is entering his second year at UNC, so give him time to change the attitude. And that applies for first-year coach Dave Doeren at N.C. State. Their styles and youth could be exciting enough to shift some attention.
The Tar Heels have one in-state "150" commitment, Charlotte corner Brian Walker, but LSU and Tennessee have the other two and the only '13 undecided, offensive lineman Tyrone Crowder, is expected to choose either Clemson or Georgia.
Pennsylvania: Penn State and Pitt have done a little better than the North Carolina schools, keeping 10 of 26 in-state "150" prospects (four for PSU and six for Pitt) from 2008-12. But several big names, such as former Florida defensive lineman Sharrif Floyd and former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor, have left the state.
Pitt's revolving door of head coaches surely stunted any sort of in-state growth, but Paul Chryst is now providing some semblance of stability. The recent Penn State debacle goes without rehashing; Bill O'Brien has been nothing short of a magician in leveling out the panicky environment -- even on the recruiting trail. The fact that the Lions are currently 25th in our class rankings is quite stunning, regardless of the in-state composition.
Both schools will be intriguing to watch as the state continues to churn out about five to eight ESPN 150 prospects per class.
Third-tier states that get raided
Arizona and Illinois: Detecting a theme? The schools and states that are being raided have new coaches. There are second-year coaches at both major Arizona programs and at Illinois.
Retaining elite home prospects has to be a priority for Todd Graham at Arizona State, Rich Rodriguez at Arizona and Tim Beckman at Illinois.
Illinois kept just one of 12 "150" players from 2008-12 and all five from '13 -- the biggest in-state crop in the period -- are leaving the state. Ole Miss, LSU, Michigan, USC and Notre Dame are currently where those players are committed.
Illinois is essentially the antithesis of Alabama in this exercise, making Arizona and Arizona State the opposite of Clemson and South Carolina. The Wildcats and Sun Devils combined to sign two of the 11 "150" prospects from 2008-12 (both by ASU). That includes exciting UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley, Michigan offensive tackle Taylor Lewan and USC defensive end Devon Kennard.
The only 2013 player on the "150" plans to join Hundley at UCLA.
What about Georgia?
Georgia is just off the pace of the three main states I broke down earlier. Including the 16 in 2013, the Peach State has produced 66 "150" players since 2008. UGA signed 24 of 50 from 2008-12 and has four more commitments in 2013 (four remain undecided).
That's neither an indictment nor a praise of the Bulldogs. While you'd think they could sign a higher rate, in looking back, there weren't a ton of names that made me feel like, "Wow, Mark Richt really whiffed there."
One of the rare cases, Jarvis Jones, eventually turned in UGA's favor when he transferred home from USC. On top of that, Richt's ability to hand-pick out of state -- Keith Marshall from North Carolina last year, Murray from Florida a few years before that -- negates some of the in-state impact. Some of it is selectiveness. As evidenced by consecutive division titles, winding up five yards short of the BCS title game in 2012, even, the Bulldogs are doing enough to field competitive teams.
Three of UGA's top four recruits in '13, including corner Shaq Wiggins, are in-state products. With the way things go in Georgia, even if the overall Nos. 1 and 2, Robert Nkemdiche and Carl Lawson, aren't interested, there's plenty to go around. Montravius Adams could possibly still go UGA's way, as could running back Alvin Kamara.
How does Notre Dame fit into the mix?
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish aren't included in this discussion for their in-state recruiting prowess, obviously, but instead their ability to land top out-of-state recruits. The Irish currently have a "150" commitment in 2013 from the following hot-spot states: California, Florida (two), Georgia, Texas, Virginia.
Each year from 2009-12, Notre Dame had two such signees from those states, and it had three in 2008. But it had never had one from Texas or more than one from Florida in a given class.
Brian Kelly, building on the success on the field in 2012, is expanding the recruiting efforts when some had wondered what it would take for the Irish to again be considered among the nation's elite on Signing Day. It's currently fourth, holding behind Florida, Alabama and Ohio State, and just ahead of Michigan. Good company.
The battle for Ohio
On the subject of OSU and Michigan, the Buckeye State has proved to be quite the battlefield for the border rivals.
Urban Meyer's Buckeyes have commitments from four of the seven Ohioans on the "150." But Brady Hoke's Wolverines have the other three, going into enemy territory to pluck athlete Dymonte Thomas (No. 93), linebacker Mike McCray II (No. 114) and defensive end Taco Charlton (No. 116).
Michigan, if nothing else, has won the war against Ohio State for players with fun names.
With the teams currently fourth (OSU) and fifth (UM) in our current rankings so it's good to see things stay heated through the winter months.
One final disclaimer
I know some of you reading this will automatically flinch and say, "Well, how can you evaluate based solely on the ESPN 150?" I get that. There's a lot more to recruiting than just the top players. But you've got to admit that the "150" is a good place to start as a general barometer.
If you continue to sign a bunch of high-end players year after year, you will ultimately meet one of two fates: Win big or be fired, Saban or Chizik. That's a handsome segue to the idea of development, something that figures heavily into spring ball.
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Guang moved to vacate her plea to attempted unauthorized practice of profession, a class A misdemeanor, claiming she was deprived effective assistance of counsel as her lawyer failed to advise her of the immigration consequences of her plea. Guang's current attorney stated the conviction "really hurts" Guang's political asylum application, as the immigration judge might impute a negative inference. However, counsel acknowledged Guang's plea would not automatically result in a denial as the decision to grant asylum is discretionary. The court noted Guang did not plea to a crime of moral turpitude or other offense that would subject her to mandatory deportation. Yet it stated she satisfied the first prong of Strickland as the omission by her former attorney constituted representation below objective, reasonable standards under Padilla v. Kentucky. Since there was no credible evidence the application for asylum would be denied due to the misdemeanor, or that it would be granted absent the conviction, Guang's claims were speculative. The court denied a motion to vacate the plea, ruling Guang failed to satisfy the second prong of Strickland that she would not have accepted the plea had she known the immigration consequences.


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In a report issued last year, California's state power grid operator envisioned that "new, more flexible and responsive" demand response and energy efficiency programs "will further advance California's goals of a more reliable and cleaner power system — with the added potential of replacing or deferring investments in more expensive energy infrastructure."
Demand response programs offer customers incentives to alter their demand at special times — for example, to avoid stressing the power grid on hot summer afternoons when air conditioning loads are especially high. PG&E has been offering such programs for years as part of its approach to building a 21st century smart grid.
Now the utility is experimenting with sophisticated technologies to deliver peak demand reductions on a targeted local basis, rather than system-wide, to help relieve distribution or transmission bottlenecks and ultimately save customers money.
The concept is simple: If existing wires and substations are well equipped to handle customer demand 99 percent of the time, it may make more sense to simply reduce peak demand during the remaining few hours of the year rather than spend millions of dollars on capacity upgrades.
PG&E has launched a pilot project to test this concept in Yuba City, Jackson, Tracy and Fresno where projected growth in peak customer demand might trigger millions of dollars in system capacity upgrades over the next few years. The goal is to reduce peak demand at each local substation in order to defer or reduce the need for the capacity expansion spending in these areas.
By deferring planned capacity investments at each of the substations for three to five years, PG&E might save up to $2.5 million to spend on other projects, says Richard Aslin, a demand response expert at the utility. "This will allow us to enhance reliability for customers with the same level of spending," Aslin says.
To reduce local demand, PG&E is doing intense local marketing with enhanced incentives for residential and small business customers, targeting measures that reduce peak demand including air conditioning, pool pumps, advanced lighting, and whole-house efficiency upgrades.
Large commercial, industrial and agricultural customers in the targeted areas are also being approached with enhanced marketing for peak load reduction through a wide variety of offerings including energy efficiency, demand response, permanent load shifting, energy storage and on-site generation.
One key to that marketing effort is data from PG&E's SmartMeter™ deployment, the biggest in North America.
"With SmartMeters, it's a lot easier for us to understand which customers are contributing to peak loads and market to them," says Aslin. "Before we had that data, we could guess but didn't know."
PG&E is also offering (and testing) enhanced incentives and marketing for local residential customers to participate in the SmartAC program. The goal is to double to the current penetration of SmartAC customers in the targeted areas by the end of 2015.
In return for a one-time $50 sign-up bonus, 150,000 residential and 5,000 small and medium business customers currently allow PG&E to install radio controlled devices on or near their air conditioner or thermostat. The utility can cycle the air conditioning off and on to reduce demand during times of extreme stress on the power grid.
In all, the SmartAC program can provide about 100 megawatts of load reduction across PG&E's system. According to surveys, most customers never feel the difference.
PG&E used the SmartAC program four times last year in local markets, demonstrating that the program can be used to relieve demand in targeted locations.
In order to get near-real-time visibility into electricity usage by its SmartAC customers, PG&E is installing sophisticated data loggers at about 200 customer locations. That small number offers a sample big enough to extrapolate accurate results for the entire system, according to SmartAC program manager Wendy Brummer.
This demand response pilot is just one of many ways that PG&E is building a smarter electric grid to support its mission of providing customers with safe, reliable, affordable and clean energy. For more information, see this summary of PG&E's latest smart grid annual report.
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As long as we are talking about attack ads, here is one writer's Attack Ad Hall of Fame.
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Writer Alan Ball is very good at writing scenes that illustrate his characters fantasy life. The clip below is from an episode of Six Feet Under.
Many of you made the point in your papers that "sex sells."
Be aware that some of these are not "real" ads. In other words they were not made at an ad agency client's request and used to sell product. Why were they made and by whom? Are they culture jams, parodies, satire or something else?
Download this "map" here.
The nature of sexual content in advertising has been widely debated. Part of that wide-ranging debate takes place when ads are "hacked" and "culture jamming" takes place.
The question about so-called high and low art is complicated. I prefer to think about culture as existing on a spectrum complicated further by context and other factors.
A Frontline program about pornography is here. Viewing it is not a requirement. However, in light of some of our classroom discussions it may be valuable for some of you.
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What is it about the Bishop Ludden baseball team, Alliance Bank Stadium, a Section III final, and an opponent called the Warriors, that wears blue, defending its crown, beating them with a title on the line?
What Westhill did in 2010, Whitesboro pulled off in 2011 as the latter group of Warriors came from behind to beat the top-seeded Gaelic Knights 8-6 in Wednesday night's pulsating Class A final.
The motivations for both teams in this final ran deep. Ludden wanted atonement for 2010, but Whitesboro, who reached the state Class A semifinals one year ago, yearned to give retiring head coach Bill DeCoursey one more championship to celebrate.
Ryan O'Kane, starting on three days' rest, began sharp, retiring the first seven batters he faced, four of them with strikeouts. And he was staked to a 2-0 lead as, in the bottom of the first inning, Chris Davis doubled home James Murray and Corey Hunter's single in the second scored Jared Taylor.
Slowly, Whitesboro started to solve O'Kane in the top of the third, as with two on and two out Brandon Heitz's single scored both runs to tie it, 2-2. Davis countered with his second run-scoring double in the bottom of the third, and Aaron Maher drew a bases-loaded walk.
The fourth inning proved a turning point. First, Whitesboro staged a second straight two-out rally as, with two on, Devin LeBuis lofted a double over the drawn-in outfield that scored both runs and tied it again, 4-4.
Casey Ganley and Murray got on base in the bottom of the fourth with no one out. At that moment, Evan Watson took over for starter Matt Engler, and the right-hander coaxed a groundout (that scored a run to put Ludden up 5-4) and two strikeouts to escape further trouble.
For the top of the fifth, Murray replaced O'Kane on the mound – and got rocked. A walk, single and error tied it, 5-5, and Engler's RBI single gave Whitesboro its first lead of the night. Dan Cecilia and Dylan Gorski also got run-scoring singles to make it 8-5.
Finally, Murray settled down, blanking Whitesboro the rest of the way. But it was too late as Watson, with nine strikeouts in four innings of work, mowed down most hitters he faced, only threatened in the sixth when Ludden got a run and put the tying runs on base before Aaron Maher struck out.
The battle with Whitesboro capped a memorable run through the sectional tournament.
With the top seed, Ludden charged into the Class A tournament on May 26, dominating Mexico in the Class A quarterfinal as it tamed the Tigers 16-3.
Murray gave up a pair of first-inning runs, but Ludden countered with four runs in the bottom of the first to move ahead for good. The Gaelic Knights got away with back-to-back six-run rallies in the fourth and fifth innings.
Davis smashed a home run and finished with four RBIs. O'Kane and Ciro Frontale each had three hits, with Frontale getting two RBIs and Taylor earning three RBIs. Mike DePalma scored three runs as Murray went 5 1/3 innings for the win before Corey Hunter took over in relief.
Two days later, the Gaelic Knights encountered, in the Class A semifinal, no. 4 seed Vernon-Verona-Sherrill, who needed a late rally just to get past East Syracuse-Minoa 5-3 in the quarterfinals.
Perhaps glad to see the Red Devils instead of the Spartans (who had beaten them early in the regular season), Ludden moved on, getting another masterful effort from O'Kane in a 5-1 victory that put them in the title game.
O'Kane earned 10 strikeout and did not walk a single VVS batter, though he did give up six hits, one of them Jesse Whitmeyer's solo home run in the seventh that broke up a possible shutout.
Ludden had knocked out Red Devils starter Josh Webb by the second inning, scoring once in the first and four more times in the bottom of the second. Davis doubled twice, scored twice and drove in two runs, while the red-hot Frontale added two hits and two RBIs of his own.
Having finished at 18-3, Ludden will now see seven seniors, including Murray, Davis, DePalma, Frontale, Maher, Hunter, Ganley and Mike Harrington, depart, a class that won 70 varsity games over three seasons.
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Shoreham woman claims police broke her legs during arrest
A Shoreham mother claims a Suffolk police officer broke her legs after arresting her on a charge of keying her estranged husband's car, she and her attorney said Wednesday.
Louise Sigismondi, 37, a neuroscientist who works as a regulatory manager for a medical devices manufacturer, said the incident put her in the hospital for six days. She was released Wednesday from Brookhaven Memorial Hospital.
Suffolk police confirmed that Sigismondi was arrested on a complaint of a 2002 Chevrolet Suburban being vandalized and that police took her to the hospital with "a leg injury." A spokeswoman said police would not comment on her allegations.
She was charged with criminal mischief and resisting arrest, both misdemeanors, said her attorney, Scott Gross of Hauppauge.
Sigismondi said on Friday afternoon, two officers came to her door and told her they were there to arrest her. They wouldn't tell her why they were arresting her as they handcuffed her behind her back and put her in the back of the police car, she said.
Sigismondi, who is 5-foot-2 and weighs 115 pounds, said her feet were against the car's front seat because of the way she was positioned and she couldn't put them on the floor when an officer told her to do so. In response, an officer smashed her legs down with his forearm, and broke both of them in the process, she said.
"I couldn't believe it was happening," said Sigismondi, adding that she is now in a wheelchair. "I'm a respectable person who goes to work every day, who has two kids. Now I'm unable to walk."
She said what happened to her "was like something out of a Third World country."
Gross said that because of Suffolk's mandatory arrest policy in domestic cases, they had to arrest her, even though there was no claim of physical abuse. He said his client did not damage her husband's car.
Other than a driving while impaired by alcohol charge two years ago, he said she has no criminal record. Gross said she will file a notice of claim against the county, signaling her intention to sue.
Neither her husband, who lives now with his parents in Wading River, nor their young children were present for the arrest, Gross said. Noting her small size, he said the force used on her was excessive. Gross said emergency room doctors were so shocked by the severity of her leg injuries that they ordered a full body X-ray.
"I don't think she would give any cop a run for their money," he said.
Sigismondi said she will need surgery on both legs next week.
"How will I fulfill my responsibilities to my kids?" she said. "How will I do my job?"


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By: Arthur Jones
Climbing is a fast-growing training trend – indoor climbing gym numbers have doubled in the last few years, abroad and here in SA too.
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City Rock has just opened a massive, world-class indoor climbing gym in Randburg, featuring over 2 000m2 of high wall climbing, 28 000 grips, 124 rope anchors, nine automatic belay walls, an area for beginners and kids, and 500m2 of bouldering space. "Climbing is exercising while having fun," says Robert Breyer, the owner. "It's physical, but involves mental problem-solving and requires you to overcome the fear of falling. It's a really multidimensional sport." If you're in Cape Town, they've got a Woodstock branch too. cityrock.co.za
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South Africa is a playground of outdoor climbing options that offer a huge variety of grades (difficulty levels). So once you've got your indoor training and skills up to speed, head over to Climb ZA (climbing.co.za) to find some outdoor routes. We've tried Legoland in Montagu, and we're hooked.
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C'mon TLD! Fox finally has a dedicated full face for us, but you don't? Step it up!!!
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Always was a fanboy but this lid is fugly!
Lazer Oasiz looks the same,100 grams less and has great clasp but TLD always stylish.
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battlefront.. 😲
I tried this at the mall kiosk last week and I was very very disappointed..😲
if sony or oculus are anything close to this, VR will fail..
but I'm guessing they're much better. this samsung attempt is scary tacky
he's already masterbating 3x a day and has access to the Internet..
do you actually believe there's ANYTHING in GTA V that he hasn't already seen?
living with your head in the clouds creates adults that think jet fuel melts steel.. just stoppp ✋
do you poop piñatas?
we need a new word for any race that acts in such a barbaric, selfish, rude, inconsiderate way.
I hate White's, Black's, Asians, Muslims and Indians that act like the rude, vile, violent gangsters they emulate on tv, music and movies.
for me, my hate is never directed at skin color, instead I direct my hate towards sociopathic humans that treat others with disrespect on the daily, incorporating it into their personality.
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Obviously greedy EA didn't learn from nhl 15's lack of content..
I've been waiting a while for a new ea golf ⛳ game, but now I'm going to wait until it's in the bargoon bin used 😞
and for the same reason, I won't be preordering nhl 16.
it's amazing really. I think its akin to crack, for a whole generation of grown up man baby's and fresh preteens, unaware of how much more advanced the competition is, only because when they try it, they immediately realize it isn't another COD and their years of 'skills' aren't exactly transferable lol
and so they are trapped, in the tens of millions... 😲
I forked out last year and yet I still game on my ps4 and wii u more then the glorious pc that sits at its shinny new desk, waiting for me to play dota and gw2 😦
in my real world 🌍, my friends play console as priority, it's simple, easy and above all else FUN 🙌🙌🙌
I can't remember the last time I had some of the boys over to crowd around the pc and play a game together. Makes me wonder, do pc elitists have frien...
not sure if you've noticed, but if console makers could pack in enough performance to achieve 120 fps for 399.99, I'm pretty sure they would.
so your pc elitist comments carry no weight and just result in you looking like an ignorant gloating buffoon.
it's almost like you expect a next gen KIA to have the same performance as a current gen Ferrari. it's ridiculous..
dragon age was in a flash sale I think in January for 24.99 CND psn
that's because piracy actually helps sales of GOOD games if you ever look at the data and can see past the propaganda.
there's many an article out there that clearly explains why this is the case.
in summary, many non prepubescent pirates actually purchase the games they pirate IF they like the game and respect the developers. The pirates that don't purchase the game ever, usually wouldn't have in the first place, they'd wait to borrow o...
your disagrees shall come from old relics that all still rely heavily upon mega Corp media conglomerates that litterly shape the way they think via now perfected spin & propaganda.
the dull selfish mind of the many doesn't stand a chance in today's manipulated world 🌍
are you insinuating that I should 'hit the hay'?
I'm going to rape everyone on n4g, then I'm going to TAKE OVER THE 🌍 *evil 😈 cackle
did anyone get mad?
that's the way it should be on the Internet. All these easily offened by typed words types are the ones that need help.
Find the cure for dumb and victim behaviours, peace on earth..
BLASPHEMY, this game is smash brothers perfection! 🎊🙌🎊
well said. we live in a world of complacent greed zombies that will die for the products and corporations they've been brainwashed to defend.
if you're not fully aware of the evils of no limit profit capitalism, then you are part of the disgusting problem.
when it comes to multi billion dollar corporations that pay near slave wages, no, no shame at all..
Lucky devil 👿
it's Monday morning though 😕 I thought the midnight release wasn't until tonite?
could this be an epic troll? 😕
absolute blasphemy..


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After a contentious campaign that seemed to focus more on nationalist sentiments than on pressing domestic and security issues, South Koreans elected a new president, Roh Moo Hyun, on December 19. Since then, North Korea has garnered the spotlight with the resumption of its nuclear weapons programs. As the United States addresses these developments, it must recognize that the anti-American sentiment in the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the provocative actions of North Korea are related. The solution to both these problems lies in a strong, proactive leadership on both sides of the Pacific.
On the U.S. side, the Bush Administration should assure South Koreans that America fully shares their security interests and sincerely desires reconciliation on the Korean peninsula. It must also work to educate Koreans and the world community that North Korea, and not the United States, is responsible for North Korean threats and dangerous actions. Washington should continue to work with Seoul to formulate realistic policies that address South Korean concerns over the U.S. military presence without compromising its operational interests. And the Administration should ensure that its officials here and abroad appropriately address Korean concerns and sensitivities.
On the South Korean side, Seoul should better articulate the seriousness of the North Korean threat to its people. To strengthen the sense of partnership in the U.S.-ROK alliance, Seoul should also publicize the enduring importance of the alliance to both countries if peaceful reconciliation on the Korean peninsula is to be achieved.
Much of the current ire against the United States concerns an accident last June, when a U.S. armored vehicle participating in military exercises struck two 14-year-old Korean girls as they walked along a narrow village road. A U.S. military court ruled that the deaths were accidental and acquitted the two U.S. servicemen driving the vehicle of homicide charges. This ruling prompted an eruption of demonstrations in South Korea and a protest vigil outside the White House in Washington. The protests have now expanded to include calls for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from South Korea altogether.
The media in Korea and the United States regularly offer vivid images of protestors and anti-American slogans, but it would be wrong to conclude from these images that the U.S.-ROK alliance is in danger. While the current protests are a signal that there are differences of opinion in some sectors of South Korean society regarding the U.S. troop presence and Washington's polices toward North Korea, neither Washington nor Seoul should overreact in ways that would damage the long-standing U.S.-ROK alliance.
Although there have been increasing incidents of violence against Americans, few South Koreans--even those participating in demonstrations at the U.S. Embassy compound in Seoul--support movements that advocate harm to the United States or its citizens. Rather, the major source of anti-American sentiment is the growing chasm between U.S. and South Korean perceptions of the threat posed by North Korea. While Americans' concern over the dangers presented by the North Korean regime have been heightened recently by Pyongyang's dangerous game of nuclear brinkmanship, South Koreans seem to fear that U.S. firmness in response to North Korea's policies increases the possibility of war on the peninsula.
The differing threat perceptions between South Koreans and Americans paradoxically serve to further North Korean interests. If not quickly addressed by leaders in Seoul and Washington, the situation could jeopardize South Korea's security and America's interests in promoting peace and stability in Northeast Asia.
Recent headlines both in South Korea and in the United States portray a rising tide of anti-Americanism that has raised concerns in Seoul and Washington, but anti-American protests in South Korea are not new. Indeed, during the half-century of the formal relationship between the United States and the ROK, anti-American sentiments have flared up often.1
Today, the increase in criticism of, and dissatisfaction with, U.S. policies is rooted in the growing differences between Americans and South Koreans over their perceptions of North Korea. South Koreans view the threat from North Korea as immediate and local. The United States sees North Korea as a regional and global threat that requires a concerted effort to end the North's production and proliferation of ballistic missiles and terminate its nuclear weapons program.
From the U.S. perspective, the North Korean threat is based on (1) Pyongyang's insistence on a "military first" policy, despite mass starvation of its people; (2) its illicit pursuit of nuclear weapons, including its flagrant violation of four international and bilateral agreements; (3) its proliferation of arms and missiles; (4) its record of state-sponsored terrorism, including the kidnapping of Japanese and other foreign citizens; (5) its continued hostile military stance toward the South; (6) its continued brutality toward its own people through widespread violation of human rights; (7) its involvement in the international drug trade and counterfeiting; and (8) its provocation of South Korea and Japan by spy boats and intelligence agents.
South Koreans today view North Korea differently. Despite the North's clinging to communist tenets, most South Koreans think the Cold War is over. No longer are South Koreans faced with the invincible Kim Il Sung of the past, whose threatening actions and rhetoric often resoundingly justified South Korea's security-first mentality. South Koreans today see in Kim Jong Il a leader who smiles, makes agreements and promises, and seems to be pursuing reforms in North Korea.
Moreover, South Korean citizens seem to be satisfied with Kim Jong Il's promises, even though he has consistently either broken them or failed to fulfill them. South Koreans now feel a connection to what they see as poor, starving, and weak brethren in North Korea. They are eager to grasp this as the new reality on the peninsula--an unforeseen legacy of the June 2000 summit in Pyongyang that was part of President Kim Dae Jung's Sunshine Policy effort. But North Korea remains a local and immediate threat to South Korea.
Some South Koreans view the United States as an obstacle to reconciliation and reunification. They blame President George W. Bush's principled stance against the North for slow progress in inter-Korean rapprochement and the break in dialogue with Pyongyang. This perception was exacerbated when President Bush named North Korea as part of "the axis of evil" in his State of the Union address in January 2002.
It is clear from North Korean actions since late 2000 that Pyongyang, not Washington, is responsible for the break in dialogue with the South. Nevertheless, some South Koreans and the international media overlook such realities and instead blame Washington for the breakdown in talks, which contributes to anti-American sentiments.
Negative South Korean views of U.S. policies were further strengthened by the U.S. response to the North's disclosure of an illicit nuclear program. South Koreans regard the decision by the Korean Energy Development Organization (KEDO) to suspend fuel aid to the North in order to pressure it to end its nuclear programs as part of an American scheme to keep the peninsula tense and divided.
This is an incorrect assessment of America's intentions and actions. Since the recent tensions caused by the nuclear program, President Bush has made clear that Washington wants to find a peaceful, diplomatic, nonmilitary resolution. The United States is rightly standing firm in its refusal to enter into negotiations with North Korea until Pyongyang ceases its nuclear programs.
It is more accurate to characterize the Administration's stance prior to the North's nuclear revelation as cautious and skeptical but open to engagement. The Administration's skepticism about South Korea's Sunshine Policy is, in the end, not very different from the South Korean public's own discontent over the shortcomings of this policy.
Changes in South Korean perceptions of the North Korean threat are due in part to the desire to reap a "peace dividend" from the end of the Cold War. South Koreans also are psychologically tired of considering their brethren an enemy, even though North Korea maintains military forces along the border with the South. It is even more problematic for South Koreans to accept that a regime so desperate that it allowed millions of its own citizens to starve to death is a meaningful and menacing threat to a country that is at least 50 times stronger economically.
Over the past two decades, South Korea has undergone profound political, economic, and social transformation. Politically, it is now one of the most vibrant and thriving democracies in East Asia. Economically, it has become a regional if not global powerhouse. Socially, it has embraced globalization, perhaps more thoroughly than any other Asian society. Thus, South Korea is adjusting to the immense challenges that accompany such changes, including how to reconcile national pride and achievements with lingering feelings of inadequacy and dependency stemming from a long and bitter Japanese colonial legacy.
The newfound freedom of South Koreans to express their opinions and their ability to pursue activities beyond mere economic survival also help to explain the recent growth of anti-American sentiments. Even those who have weak political motivation can now participate in the political process, particularly due to the wide availability and popularity of the Internet. The ability of people to express their opposition to U.S. policies widely and graphically over the Internet has contributed to the perceived rise in anti-American sentiment.
Other observers attribute the increase in resentment against the U.S. military presence to the fading of Korean War memories, given that over 60 percent of the Korean population was born after the war. Yet this argument carries less weight when one considers that it is this younger generation, born in the post-war period, who also exhibit stronger anti-Japanese sentiment than their elders even though they are even farther removed from the Japanese colonial period.
Therefore, it is likely that the increase in resentment toward the United States has more to do with the South's greatly diminished perception of the threat emanating from the North, increased national pride, and the end of the Cold War. Whereas the older generations tend to view the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) as a necessary part of the national security landscape, surveys show that these tendencies tend to subside among those aged 40 years and younger, as well as among intellectuals.2
The implications for U.S. policy are significant. If the United States perceives that South Korea is increasingly anti-American and no longer welcomes the U.S. military presence, then it may reconsider its forward troop presence and perhaps even reassess the entire alliance. This is even more likely if the American people and Congress, who may fail to appreciate the nuances of South Korean domestic politics, begin to share that perception.
Considering North Korean actions and South Korean sentiments, the Bush Administration must take immediate and direct action to shore up the crucial U.S.-ROK alliance. This means making efforts to convey a sense of commitment and priority with respect to issues of concern to the South Korean people.
Specifically, the Administration should take immediate steps to:
1) Ensure that South Koreans understand the security interests shared by Seoul and Washington, particularly the nuclear threat posed by North Korea
While the Administration should not interfere in the South's domestic political process, it should work to build support across the political spectrum for continuing the U.S. military presence in South Korea.
The Administration, the U.S. Ambassador to Seoul, and key leaders of the U.S. military forces in the South must take measured and coordinated steps to continually market the rationale behind the U.S. presence. They should endeavor to do this alongside their South Korean partners. Successful U.S. policies require the endorsement of the majority of South Koreans as well as of the government. Leaders of the country's major political parties should be encouraged to refrain from making the U.S.-ROK alliance a political issue.
2) Continue to work with Seoul to formulate realistic and prudent policies that address Korean concerns regarding the U.S. military presence
In the long term, for example, the Administration should continue to reduce the American footprint on the peninsula while improving military training opportunities and combat power. These can be modeled after the highly successful Land-Partnership Program achieved in 2002.
In the short term, the Pentagon should consider the implementation of policies that would immediately reduce the chances of future training accidents. The U.S. armed forces, for example, should refrain wherever possible from conducting exercises in training areas that are located within populated civilian areas. When military personnel must be mobilized and moved through these areas, this should be done under escort, perhaps by South Korean police, in a non-tactical manner or by administrative convoys. The U.S. military should provide and ensure escorts for the convoys and ensure that South Korean and U.S. military police monitor all roads and other travel routes to protect the civilian population.
3) Launch an aggressive media and public relations campaign to educate both South Koreans and Americans on the facts of the SOFA (Status of Forces Agreement) and other specific aspects of the U.S.-ROK bilateral treaty
Both South Koreans and Americans suffer from a lack of knowledge about the contributions by both sides to the alliance and the U.S. force presence. Incorrect or false information contributes to the negative emotions on both sides and feeds a mutual sense of lack of appreciation.
For example, many Americans assume that the United States government pays for the full cost of stationing and maintaining 37,000 U.S. troops in Korea. In reality, the ROK government contributes almost 50 percent of non-personnel stationing costs for U.S. forces in South Korea.
On the South Korean side, the military accident in June precipitated calls for a revision of the SOFA. These calls are grounded in a mistaken belief that the agreement's allegedly unfair terms allowed the U.S. military to avert all responsibility. In reality, the terms of the bilaterally negotiated SOFA benefit both sides by respecting the legal systems of both countries.
For example, most South Koreans believe that the U.S. Forces Korea has jurisdiction over every SOFA-status person who commits a crime in South Korea. This is untrue. In 2001, 82 percent of all crimes committed by USFK personnel in South Korea were subject to South Korean jurisdiction. This high percentage confirms U.S. respect for South Korean sovereignty and judicial processes.3
Many South Koreans also believe that the supposedly unfair terms of the SOFA arrangement allowed the USFK exclusive jurisdiction over the investigation and trial of U.S. military personnel involved in the accident in June. In reality, however, even South Korean soldiers are never tried by civilian courts. Thus, for example, if the driver or track commander of the June incident had been a South Korean soldier, he would have been tried by the Korean military court-martial, not the civilian criminal courts. The fact is that in ROK government agreements with other countries where a South Korean military force may be present, the ROK military maintains exclusive jurisdiction over its personnel. This is an advantage that the U.S. does not even enjoy in its SOFA with South Korea.
4) Encourage U.S. officials be more sensitive to the emotionalism and volatility of public sentiments in Korea
The United States should avoid making seemingly minor but in reality costly errors, such as delaying its sincere and public expression of regret over tragedies like the schoolgirl deaths in June.
The politicization of anti-American sentiments in South Korea has caused undue distraction from the close cooperation and coordination that is required to address the North Korean threat. Neither the United States nor South Korea should overreact to the emotionalism that is overshadowing other pressing non-security issues, including the downturn in the global economy and a possible consumer credit bubble in South Korea's economy.
Although the intensity of the anti-American protests may be disconcerting, they should not be seen as a signal that the alliance should be terminated. South Koreans are expressing their frustration over specific events and what they perceive to be divergent U.S. and South Korean national interests.
Conflicts will inevitably arise as the U.S.-ROK relationship adjusts to the domestic and international political realities in the post-September 11 security environment. If the mutually beneficial alliance relationship is to be sustained, both sides must improve their understanding of the security threats and the origins of anti-American sentiments in South Korea. And they must take steps to address those sentiments in the near term in order to ensure the future vitality of the alliance.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Mutual Security Treaty. Both countries should use this important milestone both to honor their relationship as one of the most successful bilateral alliances in their respective histories and to ensure that their citizens understand its importance and the need for it to continue.
Balbina Y. Hwang is Policy Analyst for Northeast Asia in the Asian Studies Center at The Heritage Foundation.
1. Anti-Americanism is not a new phenomenon in the formal 50-year history of U.S.-ROK relations. For example, shortly after arriving in Seoul in 1945 to take charge of the southern half of the Korean peninsula, General John Hodge, commander of the U.S. military occupation in Korea, sent a cable to his superiors in Washington that noted: "The United States is being blamed for the partition of Korea, and there is a growing resentment against all Americans.... [T]he label `pro-American' is quickly becoming an epithet...." In 1987, the U.S. ambassador to the ROK, Richard L. Walker, penned an urgent 10-page memorandum to his successor, Ambassador James Lilley, to warn him of a dangerous rise in anti-American sentiment.
3. The South Korean judicial system has the right to exercise its jurisdiction in all but two narrow types of offenses perpetrated by SOFA personnel: (1) offenses against the property or security of the United States or against another SOFA-status victim and (2) offenses committed by SOFA-status personnel during the performance of official duty. It is clear that the accident involving the U.S. military armored vehicle in June clearly falls under the jurisdiction of this second qualification. T. D. Flack, "South Korean Leader Orders His Cabinet to `Improve' SOFA Agreement," Stars and Stripes, December 5, 2002.


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Along with bra-ownership, there necessarily comes a few unshakeable truths.
Some are gross (the sniff test) while some are good (surprise cleavage popcorn). But trustiest of all is the fact you probably have a bra for every occasion, no matter how humdrum.
Here are the eight different bras you own (at a minimum).
1. The Behati Prinsloo, eat your heart out bra
There's no other way to cut it. When you wear this bra, you feel like a supermodel. Named after one of Victoria's Secret's leggiest beauties, the Behati Prinsloo, eat your heart out bra causes astronomical ego boosts and an increased belief in one's ability to seduce musicians.
Not drummers though, you're a goddess after all.
2. The I don't feel like wearing a bra bra
Paying homage to the phrase 'Ain't nobody got time for that', the I don't feel like wearing a bra bra has no underwire, no lace and definitely no qualms. This pseudo-bra usually takes the shape of a crop top, has an indestructible stain or two and is best worn under a jumper or thick material 'cause, you know, nips.
3. The my shirt is kind of see-through bra
If you're male and have stumbled across this article by accident, lean in, we've got a secret to share. Ready? Sometimes women have to buy a new bra for one single outfit.
The my shirt is kind of see-through bra is one of these, as intentionally transparent clothing is still in vogue and as a result, many a lady has had to procure a new bra to match. This bra is generally good looking but only in a 'don't look too close' kind of way.
Also in this category, the bra you wear when the #OOTD borders on threadbare.
4. The barely together bra
Also known as the no one told you there'd be days like this bra, the barely together bra is a testament to floundering adulthood and NGAF. Bras are expensive. More expensive than housing, avocado and hopes/dreams combined. Therefore we all have a bra in our closet – making the rounds more than we'd care to admit – held together by safety pins, super glue and the occasional pagan ritual.
5. The medieval torture device
The medieval torture device is uncomfortable because of a) its design or b) a design fault (in which case it becomes a close cousin to the 'barely together' bra).
Strapless bras come under category a) due to the fact they're less supportive, and more abusive, than wrapping a scorpion-filled plastic bag 'round your midsectsh. Let's also not forget most balconette, sports and half-cup bras, all of which cause large-busted ladies to collapse into fits of laughter.
Category b) is entirely made up of bras whose underwire has escaped and, like an alien monster, is trying to bury its way into your body (and soul). Every woman has at least one bra that makes her angry. And this is it.
6. The old faithful
If any item of clothing could get you through a rough day, it's this one. Likely a T-shirt bra, the old faithful sits comfortably, like a warm hug and chamomile tea. It ensures optimum perk without being in your face, doesn't need constant readjustment and won't judge you if/when you go hard on a Pizza Rounda for lunch.
7. The too trendy bra
Front criss-crossed bras and lace bralettes come screamingly under this category. Someone on Pretty Little Liars or Riverdale wore it once and you got suckered. Hard. Likely purchased at Urban Outfitters with exorbitant shipping fees, this bra does a lot for your Instagram and conveniently, also for masseurs, whom you'll have to visit due to lack of support/regret.
Special shoutout goes to obvious money suck, the magic stick on push up bra. Don't lie, you've been tempted by this on the 'gram.
8. The there's a chance someone else will see this bra
This bra is a total show-off. The bra of big dates, nights out and Events with a capital 'E', this bad boy is pretty, creates tasteful cleavage (as opposed to the butt-in-the-front effect), sports lace and, while related to the medieval torture device, is far enough removed that you can go through a whole night with minimal rescue scoops.
We should probably clarify that by "someone else," we of course mean someone new. If you're months deep in below-the-shirt exposure, you'll be treated to any of the above bras.
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Negative sentences
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Question word + [Can/Could + verb (simple form)] + Complement
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To express an ability we use can/could
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- When I was a child I could play all day.
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Remember that when you talk about ability, can is used for present and could or past abilities
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