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Two prominent Japanese professors recently authored the Fukao-Kwon report, which revealed that from 1996-2006, when total employment in Japan decreased by 3.5 million, young, newly established firms and foreign companies were the only ones to create net job growth. This report also suggests that new companies have higher success rates than older, established companies in Japan and that entrepreneurs clearly need to be the central catalysts in Japan's next chapter. Have the great innovators of the post-war years – Toyota, Nippon Steel, Sony, etc – become so huge and successful that they have lost their propensity to create disruptive new technologies?
At a gathering I hosted of 40 experts from Japan at our conference center in Washington DC earlier this month, the notion indeed emerged that Japan needs to launch a rebirth by being more open, building a better startup ecosystem, bringing in more foreigners and sending more Japanese overseas. Japan also needs some good examples of Japanese startup success that have understood the importance of globalization; startups that convince others that taking risks is alright, and political leadership that encourages entrepreneurial behavior even if only to keep Japan's big businesses competitive and dynamic. Japan needs to celebrate the great Japanese pioneers and entrepreneurs who built some of the most innovative companies in the world and pose the entrepreneurial imperative to a new generation.
The good news is that there is already a cacophony of local startup communities in Japan populated by smart, global, open, socially-motivated founders driven to do good and do well. Impact Japan, has done an outstanding job with the Honda Foundation of seeding a next wave of startup fever, of the like felt at Startup Weekend, TEDx and Japan Satellite events in Tokyo and elsewhere in Japan. Today, we cannot talk about Japan's entrepreneurship ecosystem without mentioning Open Network Lab ("Onlab"), a startup incubator equivalent to a Y Combinator or TechStars in the U.S., which has already provided three batches of startups with mentorship, office space, and a suitably small amount of cash in exchange for a piece of equity.
Hironori (Hiro) Maeda, who is directing Onlab, made an interesting observation in an interview with TechCrunch:
"Launching a startup, where there is a lot of uncertainty and unsuitability, does not fit a culture where harmony and stability are strongly emphasized. However, a lot of younger Japanese are realizing that the nation itself is at a point of uncertainty. The employment rate of college graduates have reached the lowest point in the past decade and the Japanese earthquake has made the people in entire nation uncertain about their future. The uncertainty and the increasing interest of the success that Silicon Valley is experiencing has made more younger Japanese take bigger risks."
This observation reminded me of my last visit to Japan to meet with entrepreneur, author and visionary, William Saito. On that trip I attended Startup Weekend Tokyo and saw that one participant had been moved to tears by the experience. The dynamic in the room spoke of a new Japan embracing startups and risk, engaging with foreigners, communicating openly and effectively.
With these bottom-up startup communities and their flourishing initiatives already helping people take risks, government should focus on the best rules and incentives to nurture a startup culture by establishing policies that do not hamper the efforts of entrepreneurs. I made the point to the group attending the session at our Washington offices that no government program will ever compete with bootcamps like Startup Weekend, or accelerators like Open Network Lab. New firm creation cannot be "governed" and traditional public sector linear thinking is unsuitable for fostering entrepreneurial activity. Entrepreneurship will always be messy and as such leaders need to stick to policy and the pulpit.
For example, with Japan's regulatory system for businesses within healthy parameters (it ranks 20th in the Ease of Doing Business Rank and 22nd in theIndex of Economic Freedom), government leaders might see the greatest benefits by focusing on encouraging more citizens to join the bottom-up communities and inspire those who would otherwise not consider entrepreneurship as a path. For example, leaders in Japan could join the dozens of heads of state and Ministers elsewhere in actively participating this November in Global Entrepreneurship Week which typically attracts more than 7 million participants at 33,000 activities in 125 nations. The initiative helps legitimize entrepreneurship, puts successful national role models on a pedestal and allows policymakers to see firsthand what is working among their own so they can focus on creating the best legal environment for nascent entrepreneurs and young firms to thrive in their country.
In terms of new policies for entrepreneurship, public dialogue should focus on the inventors and makers of things and on how to increase the number of new starts and raise their success rate so that more companies can become high-growth firms. Japan succeeded in policy reform before. A study has shown, for example, Japan's bankruptcy reform in 2002-2003 succeeded in stimulating entrepreneurial activity. Yet the country still has a long way to go make its institutional environment favorable to new firms. Japan might now look for example, at how to leverage the patents created at universities. According to the UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Japan universities are the second most prolific international patent filers among higher education institutions worldwide. It would be also be interesting to tackle the bureaucratic hurdles in starting a business. While its overall ease of Doing Business Rank is 20th, Japan's Ease of Starting a Business rank is 107th among 183 economies. Then, there is the issue of how to open immigration to boost the talent within the emerging startup communities in Japan. The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan has an interesting report with policy recommendations in this regard.
Japan is building a "Generation Re-create." If there ever was a tipping point in a nation, it is right now in Japan. Just maybe mother natures' cruelty to this nation a year ago might have one silver lining. If it could drive a shift in attitudes toward risk and failure and open Japanese society to globalization, I fully expect Japan to once again be a world leader in the creation of young high growth companies.


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Saint Anselm students house visions of winning annual gingerbread building contest
"Last year, we built a pirate ship and it came out really bad," said Anderson.
But this year, Anderson and teammates Brendan McCormick, Ben Berube and Brendan Mullin are coming in as contenders to the annual Gingerbread House Competition at St. Anselm College.
"This year, we have a blue print," said Anderson as he unfolded a sheet of paper with a diagram of a gingerbread train.
Once the team has all their supplies lined up, they started shaping a mound of snow with vanilla frosting. All eight hands were buried in icing.
"We take gingerbread extremely seriously," explained McCormick.
And so does the rest of St. Anselm College.
On Wednesday night, Davidson Dining Hall was packed with hundreds of students who teamed up in groups of four to build houses, ships, islands, dinosaurs and anything else that could be reasonably constructed with crisp sheets of gingerbread and buckets of sticky frosting.
Before the start of the contest, a woman from the dining service who was helping dole out candy supplies set off a round of applause when she announced there was no glue in the icing. Contestants could lick their fingers with no worries.
Gingerbread houses have been a holiday treat for generations. Most food historians credit the Brothers Grimm for launching the gingerbread house tradition with their description of the witch's house in the fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel."
But over the past couple decades, gingerbread construction has entered a new era. More and more groups and organizations are building life-sized gingerbread houses and last year, the Ritz-Carlton in Charlotte, N.C., debuted the first eco-friendly gingerbread house made with 350 pounds of organic sugar, LED lighting and a recycled wood frame.
And smaller gingerbread houses are becoming more and more elaborate, almost as if cooks were following an upscale housing trend.
And it's not just houses anymore. A lot of the teams at St. Anselm recreated scenes and characters from their favorite books and films. Even teams that went the traditional route with a basic cottage design, added unique features to their gingerbread homes.
"This is an accurate replica of our room," explained Mack Douglas of Londonderry, who teamed up with roommates Collin Garcia of Stratford, Cameron Wood of Salisbury, Mass., and Scott McKeon of Rhode Island.
"Last year, we made a house that fell apart," said Douglas. But this year, they were back, ready to give gingerbread another shot.
Students had two hours to build their gingerbread creations. Once they were finished, entries were lined up on tables in the dining hall so that students could vote on their favorite piece of edible artwork. In addition to school wide recognition and glory, the winning team picks up a $400 prize.
Some teams had artistic point people who knew exactly how to mold animals out of salt water taffy and use strands of red licorice as ribbons on frosted presents under frosted ice-cream cone trees. Other teams improvised with whatever they had at hand.
"It's a great tradition and it makes a nice memory," said Camryn Oliwa of Bedford, who was building a piano with Good and Plenty keys with Stephanie Kearsley of Manchester.
Their teammate, Ethan Lawrence, said being part of the Christmas crowd was as much fun as the contest.
"Look at this place," he said as he glanced around the dining hall where every table was full of candy and students. "It looks like Hogwarts."
Like almost everyone who turned out for the competition, James Cassidy of Winslow, Maine, said the Gingerbread House Competition was one of St. Anselm's best holiday traditions, and a perfect break before exams start next week.
"It's a lot of fun and a great way to end the semester," said Cassidy. "And a great way to pick up some holiday spirit."
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Larkspur, California, the small town I grew up in, about 15 miles north of San Francisco. Here in 1955 the population was around 3500. Within its three-block downtown there were: two grocery stores, both with full service butchers (here the Rainbow Market, or "Ernie's," and next door The Food Center, or "Fred's"); a drug store, where I also bought my comics and had my film developed; a hardware store with everything from bins of nails to small appliances; a variety store, where I bought my Matchbox cars; a dry goods store; two barber shops; a movie theater; my doctor and dentist; a TV repair shop; a soda fountain; a caterer; a florist (on the left in the photo), as well as the gas station, garage, post office, bank, fire house and city hall, the latter with the library. Oh yeah, and three bars. I never went to those, but you could often find me at the library investigating dinosaurs or old coins or freeways or whatever else I happened to be obsessed with at the moment, all with the indulgence and encouragement of Miz Wilson, the long-time librarian. 35mm Ansco Color slide by my brother.
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Mother's Day is almost here (mark your calendars: it's Sunday, May 11!). Currently stumped on what to get your mami? We've got a few ideas that she'll love (or that you can post to your Facebook wall. Hint, hint.) Feliz dia de las madres!
1. 15 Amazing Gift Ideas for Your Mami: A Bit of Sparkle
A Bit of Sparkle
This crystal necklace is the perfect spring finish to any outfit – she'll love it!
Simply Vera Wang Flower Necklace, $25, kohls.com
2. 15 Amazing Gift Ideas for Your Mami: Fitness set
Fitness Set
Mom a Zumba fanatic? Make sure she's got all the newest gear with the Zumba Incredible Results all-new DVD system and set. The set includes the new Zumba Rizer to get her steppin', 4 workout DVDs, a program guide, plus two bonuses: a nutrition book and meal plan, and a 30-minute amazing abs routine.
Zumba Incredible Results System, $90, zumba.com
3. 15 Amazing Gift Ideas for Your Mami: Save the Date
Save the Date
Get a special date stamped on this cuff (anniversary date, birthday or her grandkids' b-day!) and gift it to her. We guarantee lots of besitos.
Roman Numeral Hand Stamped Brass Cuff by Accessory Concierge, $30, accessoryconcierge.com
4. 15 Amazing Gift Ideas for Your Mami: Coffee Maker
Coffee Maker
If you're mom can't live without her cafecito, make her morning routine a bit brighter (and easier) with one of these mini brewers. Just pop in a K-cup, add water and push a button! Did we mention they come in a ton of colors?
Keurig Mini Plus Brewing System, $80, keurig.com
5. 15 Amazing Gift Ideas for Your Mami: Something Soft
Something Soft
Talk about relaxing! These UGG fluff clogs are perfect for the mom who is always running around.
UGG Fluff Clog, $100, ugg.com
6. 15 Amazing Gift Ideas for Your Mami: Sweet Slumber
Sweet Slumber
This pajama set not only looks great, it feels great – perfect for those running after niños all day.
Bella Short Sleeve & Pants PJ Set, $133, cosabella.com
7. 15 Amazing Gift Ideas for Your Mami: Chic Flats
Chic Flats
Throw out those worn out flats and get her something she'll end up wearing seven days a week.
Matt Bernson Mercer Flats, $176, mattbernson.com
8. 15 Amazing Gift Ideas for Your Mami: Everyday Bag
Everyday Bag
This beautiful tan leather shopper is the perfect size to fit all the everyday essentials.
Faye padlock leather shopper, $113, solesociety.com
9. 15 Amazing Gift Ideas for Your Mami: Sweet Treats
Sweet Treats
Spoil mom with this deluxe basket of goodies – topped with a bottle of sweet moscato wine. (Just don't expect her to share.)
Thank You Gift Tin for Mom, $55, harryanddavid.com
10. 15 Amazing Gift Ideas for Your Mami: Luxe Makeup Palette
Luxe Makeup Palette
Give a gift that gives back! A whopping 100 percent of the profits from the sale of the Laura Mercier Bonne Mine Healthy Glow for Face & Cheeks Crème Colour Palette will go to the Laura Mercier Ovarian Cancer Fund. This blendable palette has everything she'll need for a beautiful, sun-kissed glow.
Laura Mercier Palette, $48, lauramercier.com
11. 15 Amazing Gift Ideas for Your Mami: Statement Watch
Statement Watch
This beautiful watch comes in a beautiful rose gold finish, so she'll be on trend and stylish.
Jennifer Lopez Rose Gold Tone Stainless Steel Watch, $180, kohls.com
12. 15 Amazing Gift Ideas for Your Mami: Beautiful Keepsake
Beautiful Keepsake
Does your mami love posting photos of her family all around the home? Take her photo obsession to the next level with Print My Watercolor. Pick your favorite photo and the shop will turn it into a watercolor work of art! You select the size, brush strokes and more to create the perfect piece of art for your mom's home.
Starting at $72, PrintMyWatercolor.com
13. 15 Amazing Gift Ideas for Your Mami: Go High-Tech
Go High-Tech
Sony's SmartBand just launched and it's a life-changer – literally. Wear the band to keep track of your walking, running, travel times and even how well you've slept. Set daily goals for exercise or just leaving your house on time, plus note "special moments" as they're happening – what restaurant you're at, what song is playing and more. Plus, it's waterproof.
Smartband, available in early May, sonymobile.com
14. 15 Amazing Gift Ideas for Your Mami: Personalized Sentiments
Personalized Sentiments
These home décor accents let you personalize a description of your mami and what she means to you – then pick the frame to display it in!
Customly Yours Frames, Starting at $25, hallmark.com
15. 15 Amazing Gift Ideas for Your Mami: Beautiful Fragrance
Beautiful Fragrance
The new Avon Femme fragrance is (like the name suggests) super feminine and girly, with notes of citrus, jasmine and magnolia. The best part? It's super long-lasting.
Femme eau de parfum, $30, avon.com


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Education business tax credit program upheldBy GARRY RAYNO
State House Bureau
August 28. 2014 10:37PM
CONCORD — Supporters of tuition tax credit scholarships called a state Supreme Court decision Thursday a victory for religious freedom and school choice, but those who sued the state over the new program say the decision will have a chilling effect on government accountability.
The Supreme Court ruling invalidated the law on which the suit was based, saying until the plaintiffs could show they suffered harm, they had no legal right to challenge the statute. That reinforced a 2010 court ruling that the legislature responded to in 2012 by passing House Bill 1510, which restored legal standing to taxpayers. The prime sponsor of HB1510, former Rep. Seth Cohn, R-Canterbury, said the decision shows how out of touch the Supreme Court is.
"We said you're going the wrong way, and they come back (Thursday) and basically say 'Don't tell us what to do,'" he said.
Cohn said the worst aspect of the decision is it did not address the underlying issues of tax credits and religious school scholarships.
Instead, he said, the court avoided the whole topic by throwing the case out.
Under the program, businesses may donate to nonprofit organizations that offer scholarships of up to $2,500 per student.
Students in home schools can receive up to a $750 scholarship.
The business receives an 85 percent business tax credit.
School districts that lose students due to the scholarships forfeit $4,100 per student in state education aid.
The top court sent the case back to Strafford County Superior Court.
Gov. Maggie Hassan urged lawmakers to repeal the tax credit program — and like other opponents — was disappointed the Supreme Court did not rule on the merits of the law.
"The voucher tax credit is bad public policy for public education in New Hampshire and our taxpayers, diverting millions of dollars in taxpayer money with no accountability or oversight to religious and private schools at the expense of public schools and property taxpayers across the across the state," Hassan said. "I believe the legislature should repeal this misguided law in order to dedicate more of our limited resources to ensuring access to quality public education for all of our young people."
Hassan's office said she is still reviewing the legal standing aspect of the ruling.
After the education business tax credit program passed in 2012, then-Gov. John Lynch vetoed it, but was overridden by the Republican-controlled Legislature with a 3-1 majority.
Former House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt said he is thrilled the Supreme Court decision keeps the New Hampshire School Choice Scholarship Act intact and on the books.
"The result of today's decision is great news for New Hampshire's students, families, businesses and taxpayers," Bettencourt said. "The legislature and Governor Hassan should now consider how to improve and grow the program to empower students and parents to achieve educational excellence."
Government accountability
The lead plaintiff, Bill Duncan of New Castle, founder of Advancing New Hampshire Public Education and a member of the State Board of Education, said the decision does a disservice to taxpayers.
"This decision on standing disenfranchises taxpayers, parents and students throughout the state," Duncan said. "There may be other ways to challenge the voucher tax credit program in the future. School districts harmed by the program could bring suit or a future legislature could repeal it."
However, one of the organizations that brought the suit, the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union, warned the decision may have more far-reaching effects.
"Today's decision will have a significant impact on government accountability," said Gilles Bissonnette, staff attorney for the NH Civil Liberties Union. "In striking down New Hampshire's taxpayer-standing statute, the New Hampshire Supreme Court has made it far more difficult for the people of this state to constrain the actions of New Hampshire government bodies when those actions violate sacred constitutional rights."
Rep. William O'Brien, R-Mont Vernon, was the House Speaker when the bill passed.
He said the court decision opens educational opportunities to students that are now only available to the children of governors and well-heeled political and union bosses.
"The Supreme Court today rejected the trial court's decision that in effect would have told the NH Legislature to be hostile and not neutral toward religions," O"Brien said. "Our state constitution does not lay the foundation for such a radical and harmful government."
Reaction to the decision was split down party lines, with Democrats lamenting the ruling and Republicans — including gubernatorial candidates Walt Havenstein and Andrew Hemingway — lauding it.
Scholarship money
Since it began last year, the program has not raised much money for scholarships. In its first year, about $250,000 was raised through the credits.
For the 2014 fiscal year, businesses applied for $58,580 in tax credits for scholarships totaling $49,725.
The program allows up to $5.1 million in business tax credits for 2014.
"We at (Network for Educational Opportunities) are thrilled by the decision of the Supreme Court," said Kate Baker, executive director of NEO. "We are eager to get to work awarding scholarships to low-income families without having to discriminate based on what sort of private school the parents want their children to attend," she said.
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The entire movie can be rediculed by the simple fact that there is no mention of Horus being crucified and ressurected three days later. It just garbage. If anything, jesus is based on bachus, who is based on dionysus who is based on OSIRIS who was killed by seth tossed in the river and ressurected by ISIS minus his penus so reflect the wintersolistace. It strange that the movie seems to be so much in the rite direction but completly bring up wrong facts. Another great example is the krishna hoax i;m not even going to discuss it. Just google some stuff and you see it's complete wrong like someone claiming black is purple! Also to those studieing mithraism its obvious that it borrows elements from the veda's and combines these with the solar cult of achenaton (check out the similarity in the logos). This however doesn't mean anything and doesn't implicate illuminati in india at all. Complete nonsense to discredit India's religion. If anything you can find many similarities such as sethh slaying dragon who absorbd the sun Amenra and the deity Indra slaying the dragon absorbing all the water in the world. India also has piramides (different thought) and spinx aspects. Also both polethistic versions of egyptian religion and vedic religion have many many similiratires. So they should have used that as a argument that all religions are from one source instead they tried to make jesus, krisna representations of the sun. Notice that this is EXACTLY what Achenaton tried to do and what Elagabus (the roman emperor) tried to do and what in my opinion Tibetian Budism is all about (the main reason why itis the news today to indroduce it to the people). The Illuminati wants us to have a Solar religion in my opinion and this is what Zeitgeist is about indoctrinating us believing that people like jesus could have never existed (I believe he existed but rather was quite a harsh warrior like person nothing like the orthodox version).
Only people who are unintelligent can't grasp this conundrum. These are the same people that do what they are told, instead of deciding what is best. I.E. Slaves to a book.[/quote]
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Dorathy Miller, 82, of Troutdale, Ore., passed away Jan. 4, 2010, in Clackamas, Ore., with her children by her side. She was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Howard and Zada (Saunders) Cramer Aug. 23, 1927.
She married the love of her life, Eugene C. Miller, July 3, 1943. They resided in Cascade Locks for 51 years and still consider it their home.
Dorathy was active in the PTA, the Cascade Locks Community Church and the Lady Lions when she lived in Cascade Locks and when she was able, but that has not been for many years.
Her favorite hobby was reading, and she loved spending time with her grandkids, great-grandkids and great-great-grandkids.
Dorathy was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers Winston (1987) and Basil (2005); and her sister Ina Jacobson (2009).
She is survived by her husband; her sister Marge, of Springfield, Ore.; her son, Sam (Sharon), of Portland;, her daughters Zada Goucher, of Belfair, Wash., and Anna (Brian) Barnett, of Troutdale; six grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Services were held in Cascade Locks and were well-attended by friends and family.
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UNH senior ends track career to make bone marrow donationBy ALLEN LESSELS
New Hampshire Union Leader
April 23. 2013 9:13PM
Cameron Lyle, a University of New Hampshire track and field athlete from Plaistow, looked forward to wrapping up his competitive career with his best results ever in the America East championships early next month.
No longer.
Instead, Lyle is scheduled to be at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston Wednesday morning, intent on giving an ill young man he does not know a better chance to live. Lyle was due at the hospital at 6 a.m. for a procedure that will begin the process of donating his bone marrow.
Lyle passed on his final chances to compete after he was told about a month ago by a representative of the National Marrow Donor Program that he was a rare match for a 28-year-old who is stricken with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, an aggressive cancer.
"My first reaction was 'yes,' when they told me on the phone," Lyle said Tuesday afternoon. "After that, I did think about what I was giving up. But the kid who has leukemia has it a lot worse than me. This kid is dying."
There is little time to waste, and there was no chance to squeeze in the championship meet.
"I tried to put it back, but the timetable is pretty strict," Lyle said. "(The marrow recipient) needs it now."
Lyle is not allowed to know the identity of the man, nor is the recipient allowed to know the name of his donor.
"I can leave a note when I leave the hospital, but I can't sign my name," Lyle said.
He wants to meet the recipient some day. After a year, donor and recipient can sign consent releases if they wish to find out each other's identity.
On Tuesday, Lyle and the UNH athletics department were being deluged with calls and emails from media outlets.
"It kind of got out of control; it's kind of sprawling with the internet," Lyle said.
"He came in and said, 'I didn't do it for the attention, coach,'" said Jim Boulanger, the director of UNH's running and track and field programs.
The other part of the good news is that Lyle's match gives him and others the chance to publicize the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) and its registry of potential donors.
Sean McDonnell's UNH football team has sponsored four bone marrow testing drives as part of the NMDP's Be the Match Registry over the last few years. The test is a simple cheek swab, with no blood or needles involved.
"You meet kids along the way who have a special understanding of what this is, and he does," McDonnell said of Lyle's participation. "He's sacrificing a lot during his senior year, and it's something special."
McDonnell also credited Andy Talley, the longtime coach at Villanova, who was instrumental in getting a number of football-playing schools in the Northeast involved in the bone marrow testing drives.
Catie Perrella, a UNH track athlete out of Bishop Guertin High of Nashua, was a match a couple of years ago. Lyle was tested during one of the UNH drives when he was a sophomore.
"It's a great thing," he said of his match. "They said the odds are like (one in) 4 to 5 million for a non-family member to match. I forgot I was in the registry."
Until he got the call. Since then, he's had all sorts of tests about every week. He underwent a full physical and chest X-rays and had to donate his own blood, which will be given back to him.
He won't be able to lift more than 20 pounds for three to four weeks.
"That put track off the table," said Lyle, a business management major who competed in track and field at Timberlane Regional High in Plaistow before UNH.
A thrower on the track team, he finished second in the shot put on Saturday at Stony Brook in what became his final meet.
"Most of the team got around the throwing ring and was cheering him on," Boulanger said.
"They gave me a good send-off," Lyle said. "Everybody came over. That's when it really hit me: This was the end of eight years of throwing."
He plans to be at the America East championships at Binghamton University on May 4 and 5 as a spectator.


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The latest in your daily update of Jon Gosselin's very public midlife crises is news that his 22 year old girlfriend, Hailey Glassman, is very upset over the bad press she has been receiving.
Apparently Hailey is unhappy with the recent news of her 2005 arrest as well as the party girl photos of her that have been leaked. "U.S. press is all over stories about her being some slutty party girl with a history of arrests," a source tells Usmagazine of Hailey. "She was upset tonight."
Designer Christian Audigier has also denied the report that he will be collaborating on a children's clothing line with Jon & Hailey. "Christian is absolutely not starting a kids' clothing line with Jon," a rep for Audigier said on Monday. "As of right now, there is no clothing line in the works between them at all."
And the photo above was taken yesterday while Jon and Hailey were leaving a Gucci store in the Cannes. Nothing screams romance like lighting each other's cigarettes. One can only hope Jon realizes that paying child support for 8 children will not be cheap. It might be a better idea to relax a little of the shopping sprees for his new girl.


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Catching Fire on 3/7, plus Ten Genre TV Series That Deserve HD Remastering for Blu-ray
All right, we've got a big bit of announcement news to close out the week…
Lionsgate has just officially set The Hunger Games: Catching Fire for release on Blu-ray Combo, DVD and digital on 3/7 (SRP $39.99 and $29.95 for the discs). Extras will include audio commentary with director Francis Lawrence and producer Nina Jacobson, the 9-part (feature-length) Surviving the Game: Making Catching Fire documentary, deleted scenes and a sneak peek of Lionsgate's Divergent. You'll find final cover art below and the title is now available for pre-order on Amazon. [Read on here…]
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Some see strings attached to federal funds for master plansBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Sunday News Correspondent
November 10. 2012 9:21PM
Nine regional planning commissions in the state are using federal funds to develop master plans to improve New Hampshire's economic competitiveness, but some critics claim there are too many federal stipulations tied to the program.
Last year, the Nashua Regional Planning Commission applied for a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on behalf of the nine regional planning commissions in the state. It was awarded a $3.4 million federal Sustainable Communities Grant to be dispersed among the commissions during the next three years.
'There is a great need … to think ahead and plan for the future, especially in these transitional economic times,' said Kerrie Diers, executive director of the Nashua Regional Planning Commission. 'There are changing demographics taking place in New Hampshire and we really need to rethink our economic engine.'
But not everyone is sold on the Sustainable Communities Initiative, as skeptics argue that the program gives federal authorities too much control in making local zoning decisions that could potentially impact communities throughout the state.
Some towns, including Rochester, Rye, Hampstead, Brookfield and others, have declined to sign a partnership agreement, or memorandum of understanding, with their assigned regional planning commission to participate in the initiative.
Ed Comeau, who represents the town of Brookfield on the Strafford Regional Planning Commission, admits that he has reservations about HUD's Sustainable Communities Initiative and the subsequent Granite State Future project, which is a culmination of the different plans that will be created by the state's nine regional planning commissions.
'While I agree with the concept of regional planning, this initiative is not about regional planning. This is about a federal agreement to basically standardize a planning method throughout the entire United States so that we have a central plan in place from the top - that is my problem,' said Comeau. 'This planning effort could have regional impacts.'
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Last year, HUD awarded a total of $96 million in Sustainable Communities Grants, with an ultimate goal of helping regions improve their economic competitiveness by connecting housing with good jobs, quality schools and transportation, according to a release.
The grants are part of the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, which represents an association between HUD, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ensure that the agencies' policies, programs and funding consider affordable housing, transportation and environmental protection together.
"This interagency collaboration gets better results for communities, and uses taxpayer money more efficiently," said a HUD release issued when the grants were announced.
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While the Sustainable Communities Initiative may seem like a normal planning program, Ken Eyring of Windham maintains that the scope of the project plans for virtually every aspect of a citizen's life, including education, property lines, water, culverts and more.
Selectmen and town councils throughout New Hampshire, local planning departments and even state legislators have been excluded from the Granite State Future process, said Eyring, who argued it has been a disingenuous effort that places federal input directly into state programs.
"It dramatically affects our form of governance, and the more I read about it, the more concerns I have," said Eyring.
David Preece, executive director of the Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission, stressed the plan is only advisory, and that there are no federal mandates attached to it.
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The final plans, once complete, will align federal planning and investment resources that mirror the local and regional strategies for achieving sustainable communities, according to a brochure for the Granite State Future project.
Other goals of the plan include reducing social and economic disparities for the low-income, minority communities and other disadvantaged populations; decrease transportation-related emissions; decrease overall combined housing and transportation costs per household; and increase proportion of low- and very low-income households within a 30-minute transit commute of major employment centers.
Bud Heinrich of Moultonboro has serious concerns about some of these goals.
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While there may be a $3.4 million grant, it will take a lot more money to implement these concepts, according to Heinrich, who contends that HUD will end up writing the planning goals for New Hampshire communities.
Diers says that is inaccurate, stressing public meetings will be held throughout the next several months to collect input from residents throughout the state.
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|May 15, 2005, 01:34 AM
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Ballistic Vests Altering Your Ammunition/Firearm Selection?
It's something I've never really thought about before that much, but with "bad guys" wearing various forms of body armor more commonly these days, I've started to consider it in selecting the best firearm and corresponding ammunition.
1. Are any handgun calibers more effective than others at penetrating ballistic vests? For instance, I remember hearing a story where a civilian shot a BG with his CCDW 1911 .45 (I'm a .45 fan, so don't think I'm picking on anyone here), but the guy was wearing a vest, and was able to return a shot (with deadly consequences) before the trained and capable civilian could take a shot to the head.
Would a smaller round (9mm) be any better? Should one pick a FMJ?
What about rifles and shotguns?
|May 15, 2005, 01:50 AM
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not a chance
You can discount any handgun round defeating a decent ballistic vest. The majority of them protect against rounds up to & including 44 mag. Some even have a breast plate that supposedly protects against some rifle rounds.
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|May 15, 2005, 02:18 AM
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I don't think the situation is really worth preparing for honestly, but to dispell a myth :
A hot 9mm cut through a 2A like butter.
Most don't take care of their vest properly and weaken them by folding, rolling etc...
Instead of concentrating on defeating a vest I would concentrate on dumping energy into it. It's not like in the movies people don't just get back up. If you dump 500 or so ftlbs into a vest, if it penetrates or not, it's going to break ribs, knock the wind out of them, cause temporary loss of body function, etc....
In your above situation the BG might have got of a shot regardless.
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|May 15, 2005, 02:37 AM
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|May 15, 2005, 07:18 AM
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This is an excellent, thought provoking thread. My answer is "no", although I changed my carry weapon about a year ago from a .45 Colt to a 10mm because I wanted the enhanced ballistics – velocity and particularly energy – provided by the 10mm (both are four-inch N Frame S&W revolvers).
Jelly also asked about rifles and shotguns. I have ALWAYS believed that for close-range defense (home protection, etc,), NOTHING was better than a Remington 870 loaded with 12 gauge 00 buckshot. I wonder, however, how that changes in the "vest scenario"?
In addition, I wonder if point-of-aim tactics should change from "center of mass" to head and/or thighs and groin? Further, should I load my Smith 610 with some 10mm FMJ rounds, perhaps (for example) two Gold Dots, followed by two FMJ, followed by two more Gold Dots?
I would certainly welcome opinions regarding all these questions.
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|May 15, 2005, 08:52 AM
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I still haven't heard all the details on the Tyler shooting or even the amount of training or skill of the liscense holder. I don't know if he was attempting head shots or not. Failure drills are practiced by the military, law enforcement, and even common in practical shooting games. "Mozambique" or two to the body and one to the head is the most common failure drill I know of. If you KNOW WITH CERTAINTY you have put two in the chest and the threat is still there, you better change point of aim, doesn't matter what you're shooting. If you don't practice it or play it, you probably aren't gonna remember to do it. As unlikely as using a gun is, it is even more unlikely to use one against a vest. Carrying a round that is more likely to overpenetrate would not be worth the risk for me. Carrying a gun that you can shoot(read: not pocket guns), and shoot accurately with good defensive ammo, is to me at least, the most reasonable solution. $.02
|May 15, 2005, 01:00 PM
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I've been a LEO for 15 years, and during that time the only BG's with vests I have come across have been bank robbers and drug dealers. The drug dealers have them because they are subject to being robbed for their drugs or money. A citizen with a CCW permit is most likely to run into trouble with an armed robber, and these guys don't wear vests for a couple of reasons. Your typical robber picks his target of opportunity based on who looks like an easy mark: someone out of place in his environment, not paying attention, drunk and stumbling around, etc. His objective is not to get into a gun battle, but to get money quickly with as little danger to himself as possible. If he is carrying a gun, he won't have spare ammo, a holster, or a vest because if the cops drive by and want to have a closer look at him, he can ditch the gun by tossing it (or running and tossing it), and there is no way to make a good arrest on him. A holster, vest, or spare ammo goes a long way to proving the gun he tossed belongs to him. Although most BG's aren't legal scholars, there are also laws against felons having vests or possesion of ammo, and word of this is starting to spread based on the current Project Safe Neighborhoods initiatives (which enforce felon-in-possession laws.)
Even if a BG is wearing a vest, he is not going to stick around if someone is shooting at him. Bear in mind, these guys know if you get a lucky shot in, they could get hurt or killed and if they go to the hospital with a gunshot wound, the staff will report it to the police.
Changing your ammo to defeat most III or IIIA vests would require you to go to a rifle round, shotgun slug, a specialty round like the armor piercing teflon-coated-brass-bullets (try explaining that one to the good guys), or one of the fast, small caliber rounds like the .22 WMRF or the 7.62 Tokarev. A lot of trouble for no real advantage, IMHO. The most likely scenario is still that the BG sees the gun, hears the bang, and begins to quickly recede into the distance, whether you hit him or not.
|May 15, 2005, 01:20 PM
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Tips from USMC SOI
My instructors here at SOI West has all seen the elephant and they answered one Marine's ? on "body armor":
-Put rounds in his center mass until he goes down
-If he's alive (after going down) perform a failure drill
-Sometimes it's the shock (of getting shot) that gets you and not always the actual round.
Just what the Corps is thinking/teaching these days!
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|May 15, 2005, 02:40 PM
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I have a IIIA vest with a IV trama plate.
Even if I was wearing it, I would still run or seek cover if I'm being fired upon.
If the BG is wearing armor, that is where the practice of the double tap to COM and then one to the head.
My body armor has the side panels but since I have the armor I know it's shortfalls so therefore if this were to happen I would have a slight edge to place a shot that others wouldn't.
Here in Oregon, a felon cannot own, let alone wear, armor but we all know how many criminals obey the laws.
*on a side note, no, I'm not paranoid. The body armor was issued and then it was given to the person issued due to hygine(sp) issues. When body armor is worn, in 130 degree weather, and the gallon of water that you've just drank turns to sweat, even with a t-shirt between the armor and the skin, it stills gets funky.
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No, . . . I have not made any changes but one. I used to carry 3 full 7 round magazines and one in the tube. I now carry 3 full 8 round magazines and one in the tube.
All 25 are .45 ACP Winchester White Box FMJ. They work wonderfully well in my SA .45.
I really don't know any bg who can stand getting hit COM 25 times with a .45 ACP and still want to be bad.
If I ever meet one, . . . I'll be sure to post here first.
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|May 15, 2005, 05:59 PM
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Hasn't yet but that could change
I can imagine a circumstance where I would load some AP alternately or first in last out in a handgun.
|May 15, 2005, 10:09 PM
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My first thought about "armored bad guys" was maybe I should spend $199 on a CZ-52 in 7.62x25 Tok! That's a fast, hot round, but the risk of overpenetration, ricochets, etc make it less than desireable.
If I shoot someone 2 or 3 times COM and he's not going down for the count, my point of aim is going to shift. Either low, to the hips/groin/gonads region or to the head & neck. Presuming that those targets are too hard to hit, I'll keep putting them COM - with the idea that someone absorbing between 5 to 8 impacts of 250 to 450 ft-lbs over the sternum & ribs will get the hint that I don't play well with others.
I'll take "targets of opportunity" if I can (if I'm not shaking so bad I can't aim), like knees, ankles, hands & arms which are seldom shielded.
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|May 16, 2005, 12:31 AM
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Let's see, yes, there are some pistol rounds that will penetrate soft body armor. The number of such rounds decreases as vest level of protection rises. There are not a lot that will penetrate IIIA vests, but FN 5.7 and the Tok, certainly will.
Has the potential for BGs wearing vests influenced ammo and firearm selection? Not for the concealed carry pistol, but in the home with a .223 rifle.
In regard to the 250-450 lbs of impact, it isn't near as bad as you might think. Ballistic vests are designed to 'catch' incoming rounds in their weave. This has a couple of effects. First is that energy is bled off by the vest weave's catch, pulling fibers and stretching the weave. Additionally and in combination, the weave spreads out the energy. So, while you may get 450 lbs of impact via a bullet's diameter that will transfer energy at the same width at skin level and then spread out in the body. With a ballistic vest, the energy impacting the skin isn't the size of the caliber, but much larger, as much as a baseball sized area for something like a .45 acp and a IIIA vest, many times the area of the .45 acp round. Being spread out, less damage is done to the wearer.
The same holds here for hits on target...
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|May 16, 2005, 07:56 AM
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No, the probability of encountering a vest clad BG is extremely low. My ammo choice is based upon using what I believe will perform best against non-armored targets. I figure that if he hasn't gone down by six the shaking of my arms will increase the size of my "cone of fire" to include arms, legs and head!!
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I'm with the people who don't think it's worth the trouble. Stuff 7.62x25 and 5.7x28 are novelty rounds and aren't my first choice against the much more likely unarmored bad guy. Perhaps when somebody comes up with a good concealment holster for an AR-15 pistol I might consider packing something that can defeat body armor, but I'm not exactly holding my breath...
I do recall seeing a 5.56mm revolver in a gun rag years ago, but I think it was specialty peice by KAC or something like that, and I'm not sure it ever went into production.
|May 16, 2005, 06:23 PM
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Jelly asked why I chose FMJ over JHP:
I do not know when I may need my .45 CCW. I do not know how I may need it. FMJ gives me better, total, overall protective opportunity, I believe.
FMJ gives me the option of severely damaging anyone wearing any level of body armor (providing I can dump several COM shots into the vest).
FMJ will penetrate car doors and even house doors when JHP's flatten out and do not penetrate.
FMJ will bull right on through glass, . . . JHP's "may" ricochet away from the intended line.
I can continue on and on, . . . basically the FMJ round has many talents, the JHP only has the claim to fame that it expands rapidly, . . . and it may.
FMJ rounds I know and trust: JHP, . . . I don't.
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When it comes down to it... A bullet is a bullet. The probability of you needing any special round is low. Just shoot what you like, have more expensive carry rounds and use whatever you feel comfortable with. Personally, I like FMJ, just my preferance.
|May 16, 2005, 08:49 PM
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Thanks Dwight...
It just seems that so many on here are anti-FMJ and tell you all day long that these rounds are ineffective compared to modern JHP's.
|May 17, 2005, 10:59 AM
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Am I altering my firearm/ammo selection because of ballistic vests? No. But I am not ignoring the extra threat either, I am quite aware of what happened not so long ago in Tyler. What I am doing is keeping in mind that the "standard" double tap drill is not sufficient, that it may become necessary to quickly shift aim to secondary targets like the head, hip, thigh or groin if the first couple of COM hits seem ineffective. I recognize that the primary threat around here are the various sorts of burglars and home invasions. I find it doubtful that burglars would obtain vests, as usually they choose to operate by stealth and/or surprise. Organized home invasions are more problematic: since they are going in looking for trouble, they actually may have the vests. Thankfully, while the neighborhood I live in is fairly nice, there are much wealthier neighborhoods in close driving distance, I figure that the invaders will most likely go where the pickings are better. Even then, I'm not ignoring the threat. Oh, and the other main threat is crazed druggies, who I really doubt will have vests -- if they had the money to get a vest, they'd spend it on drugs. If they had a vest, they'd sell it for drug money. Not saying that they aren't a threat, but I doubt they'd have any sort of vest.
Even so, I just keep the ol' Mozambique thing running through my head...
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|May 19, 2005, 10:04 PM
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You could always specialize and keep an eye out for someone making a .17 HMR pistol in a concealed carry format - that would sure got through a vest. Although I wouldnt count on it taking the person out.
What about .22 (or .22WMR)? I thought I remember reading somewhere that because of their small diameter they worked well against the 'weave' of the kevlar vest. Or was that just hooey? Now I also wouldnt trust a semi-auto .22 with my life because of their rim, and a pocket pistol with 5-6 rounds in .22 wouldnt make me feel too protected.
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|May 20, 2005, 01:00 PM
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Neat! Wonder if these things are any good at stopping a person.
Hate to carry a gun just to scare dogs.
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"Wonder if these things are any good at stopping a person."
Ah, there's the catch. It actually may (or may not) penetrate the armor, but even if it does, will it put a person down fast enough to be effective? I wouldn't bet the farm on it. That extra high velocity teeny little bullet sounds like it won't penetrate, unless they have a FMJ for it, and even then the wound channel would be tiny. You'd probably be better off using a traditional SD round and practice the Mozambique.
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Stanley A. Goldman
Professor of Law
Director, Center for the Study of Law and Genocide
Courses Taught
- Administration of Criminal Justice
- Constitutional Law
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Procedure
- Evidence
- Legal Ethics
- Trusts & Wills
- BA, magna cum laude, University of California at Los Angeles, Phi Beta Kappa
- JD, cum laude, Loyola Law School, Order of the Coif
While attending Loyola Law School, Stanley Goldman was executive editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review. Goldman joined the Loyola faculty after serving 8 years as a Los Angeles County Deputy Public Defender. His scholarship is principally in the area of criminal procedure, evidence, and Genocide studies. He has been a Bar review lecturer in Ethics, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence, Trusts and Wills and Constitutional Law.
In the News
Television and Radio
- From October 1996 through November 2006, Legal Correspondent and the sole Legal Editor of the Fox News Channel.
- Special correspondent for CBS's Day and Date from September 1995 through October 1996.
- From August 1994 through October 1995, appeared three hours daily, five days a week on CBS National Network Radio as an anchor and news consultant.
- Legal analyst for King World Productions, CNN, America's Talking (predecessor to MSNBC), British, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand Television.
- Over 4000 television and 500 radio appearances.
- Hosted several hour-long programs on CNBC and appearing as a guest on CNBC over 250 times as a legal analyst.
- Appeared over two dozen times on Entertainment Tonight.
- Legal Columnist, Fox On Line - July 1998 to January 2001
- From 1994 through 1996, he wrote approximately 90 columns for the New York Daily News.
- Quoted over three dozen times in People Magazine.
Selected 21st Century Scholarship
- "Is It Nobody's Business but the Turks'?: Recognizing Genocide," 16 Touro International L. Rev. 25 (2013)
- "Hard cases: How Big Trials Changed the Law," (forthcoming)
- "The Man Who Made Genocide a Crime" 34 Loyola Inter. L. Rev. (2012)
- "Searching for the Fourth Amendment: Looking for Law in All the Wrong Cases" 38 Search and Seizure Law Report, No. 2 (2011) University of Pittsburg School of Law
- "The Jew Who Met Himmler," 32 Loyola Inter. L. Rev. 1 (2010)
- "In Defense of the Defense of the Damned," California Defender Journal (Spring 2009)
- "In Defense of the Damned," 5 Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law 611 (2008)
- "Seizing Private Papers: Greater Protections for a Digital Age" 41 Loyola of L.A. L. Rev. 61. (2007)
- "Run, Walk or Ride, Don't Try to Hide: Avoiding Police Contact and the 4th Amendment," Loyola Lawyer, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California (Fall 2003)
- "Walk Don't Run: Suspicions for a New Millenium," Univ. of Pittsburg School of Law, Search and Seizure Law Report, Volume 29, Issue 3 (April 2002)
- "Running from Rampart," 34 Loyola of L.A. L. Rev. 2 (2001)
- "To Flee or Not to Flee – That is the Question: Flight as Furtive Gesture," 37 Idaho L. Rev. 3 (2001)


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The Thunder's up-and-down performance on Tuesday night ended in disappointment.
The Thunder's up-and-down performance on Tuesday night ended in disappointment.
Stockton fell behind by three goals and managed to tie the game, but it ended up losing to the Bakersfield Condors 4-3 in front of a crowd of 2,711 at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield. It was a rare victory for the Condors against Stockton, which is 6-2-1 against Bakersfield this season.
Thunder coach Matt Thomas liked the fact his team found a way to get back into the game, but he was not pleased at all with the effort in the early part of the contest.
"I'm mad at myself because we weren't ready to play and we fell behind.," Thomas said. "We just weren't ready to go, and I can't put my finger on why.
"Some guys just weren't ready to play. And the end result is that we lost and come out of this without any points."
Scott Freeman scored the game-winning goal for the Condors (14-31-5) with 3 minutes, 22 seconds left in the game. But it didn't look like Bakersfield would need a late goal to win it after the Condors took a big lead.
Francis Verrault scored two goals as Bakersfield took a 3-0 lead early in the second period. The Thunder (24-18-8) finally began to get going 5:20 into the second when Eric Hunter scored on a power-play goal.
Justin Maylan scored his 18th goal of the season for Stockton 1:53 into the final period, and Max Boisclair tied the game 3-3 about six minutes later. Boisclair, who signed as a free agent on Jan. 24, has a point in six of the seven games he has played.
Hunter had two points for Stockton, and Verreault had three for Bakersfield.
The Thunder heads to Alaska for a three-game series against the Aces, beginning Friday.


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ARM Cortex-A8 processor delivers unparalleled power efficiency and performance in next-generation devices
CAMBRIDGE, UK – Oct. 24, 2006 – ARM [(LSE:ARM); (NASDAQ:ARMHY)] today announced that STMicroelectronics [NYSE:STM] has joined the community of licensees of the high-performance ARM® Cortex™-A8 processor. As STMicroelectronics expands its presence in next-generation mobile devices, it intends to deploy the Cortex-A8 processor across its mobile technology portfolio, delivering desktop performance to a wide range of affordable mobile phones and portable multimedia devices. By combining the performance and power benefits of the ARM Cortex-A8 processor with its own multi-faceted Nomadik® multimedia applications processors, STMicroelectronics can deliver advanced performance and functionality to end-users.
Multimedia electronics manufacturers must deliver convergence of content and communications, necessitating higher system performance in a low-power environment. The ARM Cortex-A8 processor enables STMicroelectronics' customers in the personal multimedia electronics and handset manufacturing space, to deliver more than three times the performance of ARM11™ family-based devices for 3G applications such as mobile gaming, video calling and location-based mapping services. The Cortex-A8 processor was specifically designed with such services in mind, while still enabling systems designers to meet stringent time-to-market demands.
"The next generation of personal multimedia electronics devices must incorporate advanced functionality, with the processing power needed to drive the rich content demanded by the end-user such as mobile games, video-on-demand, 3G map services and multi-megapixel cameras," said Jyrki Hannikainen, Application Processor Division general manager, STMicroelectronics. "By combining ARM's flagship Cortex-A8 processor, with the distributed processing of the Nomadik® multimedia platform, ST will keep delivering truly compelling high performance, and low-power solution to the market."
The processor is supported by a wide range of ARM technologies for rapid system design including the new RealView® Developer Suite 3.0; CoreSight™ debug and trace technology; and software library support through the OpenMAX multimedia processing standard.
"Our latest Cortex-A8 processor licensing agreement with STMicroelectronics will deliver innovative technologies to market which incorporate high performance and power efficiency in next-generation multimedia electronics devices," said Mike Inglis, executive vice president, Marketing and Business Development, ARM. "The ARM Cortex-A8 processor and supporting technologies delivers unparalleled levels of performance and energy efficiency in advanced devices, enabling rich content and applications that appeal to the needs of global markets."
The Cortex-A8 processor is the first applications processor based on the next-generation ARMv7 architecture, and features Thumb®-2 technology for greater performance, energy efficiency, and code density. It includes the first implementation of the powerful NEON™ signal processing extensions to accelerate media codecs such as H.264 and MP3. The Cortex-A8 solution also includes Jazelle®-RCT Java acceleration technology to optimize Just In Time (JIT) and Dynamic Adaptive Compilation (DAC), and reduces memory footprint by up to three times. Additionally, the new processor features TrustZone® technology for secure transactions and Digital Rights Management (DRM), and IEM capability for low power.
The Cortex Family
The three members of the ARM Cortex family all incorporate the Thumb-2 instruction set, and are designed to address the increasing demands of various markets. The three types of ARM Cortex processor are:
ARM Cortex-A Series: Applications processors for complex OS and user applications
ARM Cortex-R Series: Embedded processors for real-time systems
ARM Cortex-M Series: Deeply embedded processors optimized for microcontroller and low-cost applications
The ARM Cortex-A8 processor is available to license today.
About ARM
ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from mobile, home and enterprise solutions to embedded and emerging applications. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 16/32-bit RISC microprocessors, data engines, graphics processors, digital libraries, embedded memories, peripherals, software and development tools, as well as analog functions and high-speed connectivity products. Combined with the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com.
ARM, RealView, Thumb, Jazelle and TrustZone are registered trademarks of ARM Limited. Cortex, Intelligent Energy Manager, CoreSight, Advantage and NEON are trademarks of ARM Limited. Artisan Components and Artisan are registered trademarks of ARM Physical IP, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ARM. "ARM" is used to represent ARM Holdings plc; its operating company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM INC.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd.; ARM Taiwan; ARM France SAS; ARM Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; ARM Belgium N.V.; AXYS Design Automation Inc.; AXYS GmbH; ARM Embedded Solutions Pvt. Ltd.; ARM Physical IP, Inc.; and ARM Norway AS.
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Red Sox honor Mariano Rivera, then beat Yankees, 9-2
Red Sox honor Mariano Rivera, then beat Yankees, 9-2
Before the game, the Red Sox honored retiring Yankees legend Mariano Rivera.
Rivera, who has said he will retire after the season, tipped his cap to the crowd at Fenway Park.
In his second start since coming off the disabled list, Clay Buchholz delivered six strong innings, giving up just one run on two hits with three strikeouts.
The Red Sox took a 9-2 win over the Yankees.
The win was a microcosm of the season series between the two teams, which the Sox won 13-6.
Mike Napoli had a two-run homer in the first inning.
Napoli (right) celebrated the home run with David Ortiz.
Napoli went to second base with his spikes up in the fourth inning.
Xander Bogaerts threw out the Yankees' Vernon Wells to end the top of the fifth inning.
Buchholz was tailed by an ESPN cameraman as he tossed the ball to a fan in the sixth inning.
Mike Carp was hit by a pitch in the fifth inning with the bases loaded, putting the Red Sox at 5-1.
After he struck out to end the sixth inning, Napoli slammed his helmet into the ground and said something to home plate umpire Ron Kulpa, who then ejected him.
Jackie Bradley Jr. was hit by a pitch in the seventh inning by Yankees reliever Mike Zagurski (not pictured).
Bradley (left) headed to first base after being hit by a pitch from Zagurski (right).
With the Red Sox' victory, this fan's message took one step closer to reality.
Bogaerts leaped and just held onto the ball in the tip of his glove to rob Robinson Cano of a hit to end the top of the eighth inning.
Rivera was saluted by fans as he walked down the dugout steps following what will probably be his final game at Fenway Park.


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We are witnessing a staggering failure of leadership. Housing foreclosures in May were up 48 percent over last year, and rising. One in six homes is worth less than its mortgage. Homeowners have lost, according to the Federal Reserve, nearly $1 trillion in the value of their homes, for most their greatest asset by far. Housing prices are down about 14 percent since last year, with many projecting the fall will go down 25 percent. Those who came into the housing market in the last few years -- disproportionately black and Latino families -- are getting hurt the most. Yet neither Congress nor the president has acted to stem the fall.
Many families were victimized by predatory lenders. Many loans were written without lenders making any effort whatsoever to check to see if the borrower could afford the loan. After the bubble burst, the Federal Reserve acted to bail out the shadow banking system, fearful that the entire financial system might collapse. But neither the Federal Reserve nor Congress nor the president has acted to help homeowners facing the loss of their homes.
The pain spreads far beyond homeowners who got in over their heads. With foreclosures glutting the marketplace, home prices are falling generally. Many families who invested responsibly now find themselves unable to sell their homes without taking deep losses. Worse, abandoned or foreclosed homes become magnets for crime and vandalism -- and thus drive down the prices of neighboring homes dramatically.
Plummeting home values will be reflected in state and local public budgets. Cuts in teachers and police, more crowded classrooms and less safe streets are coming. Road and sewer repairs will be postponed, with collapsing bridges and sewers the result. This, too, will be reinforcing -- as more crowded schools and rising crime make communities less attractive. That's why Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says it is vital to put a floor under housing prices if the economy is to avoid a deep recession.
Yet, neither Congress nor the president has acted. President Bush has relied largely on volunteer efforts to encourage banks to renegotiate loans. These have helped only a handful of those in trouble. The House has passed a bill that would empower the Federal Housing Authority to guarantee renegotiated loans, with lenders agreeing to take their losses and responsible borrowers provided with affordable, fixed-rate mortgages. It's a first step, but Bush has vowed to veto anything like this.
The most sensible way to help folks as a last resort is to allow bankruptcy judges to force lenders to take some of the losses, restructure the loans at a lower level and let responsible borrowers stay in their homes. The judges -- again conservative on the whole -- could sort out, case by case, who was victimized by predator lenders and reject those who tried to game the system.
But this measure is omitted from both the House and the Senate bills, and is opposed by the president and the Republicans in Congress. Why? Because the entire banking community lobbies furiously against giving the courts the power to force renegotiation of loans and keep families in their homes. Banks are worried it will set a precedent for other areas where fraud and abuse are widespread. Despite the greed and folly of the banking community that helped make this mess, their lobby still is the most powerful in Congress. The economic downturn is bad and getting worse. Doing nothing only ensures the pain of this transition will be prolonged and widely spread. It is time to act.
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Whether you're thinking of your aunt who prepares Christmas dinner or your college roommate who detests the dining hall offerings, we've got you covered. Giving someone a sweater or a shiny gadget can be a gamble. Is it the right size and style? But trust us when we say: baked goods fit all.


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NEW YORK (AP) — The flow of customers into AT&T's wireless stores slowed further in the latest quarter, putting the company far behind rival Verizon Wireless.
AT&T Inc. on Wednesday said it added a net 151,000 new customers on contract-based plans from July through September, the lowest number for that period since at least 2003.
The Dallas-based company is blaming short supplies of the iPhone 5, which launched a week before the end of the quarter. But that didn't hold back Verizon Wireless, which last week reported adding 10 times as many contract-signing customers as AT&T did.
AT&T said the shortage of iPhones meant that most of them went to people who were already AT&T customers. Only 18 percent of the 4.7 million iPhones it activated in the quarter went to new subscribers, the lowest number yet.
AT&T suggested that it suffered in comparison to Verizon because it launched its new data-sharing plans later in the quarter. Verizon launched "Share Everything" just before the start of the quarter and said it prompted people to add lots of extra devices to their plans. AT&T waited until August to introduce "Mobile Share" and was less aggressive about it. At Verizon, "Share Everything" was the only choice available to new customers, while AT&T kept its old plans alongside the new one.
"For years, Verizon and AT&T have performed a nearly impossible feat; both companies have consistently and significantly outperformed an industry of which they already represented the overwhelming share," said Sanford Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett. "Simple math says that can't be sustained forever ... Verizon Wireless is still outperforming industry metrics. But AT&T isn't anymore."
"We're not reliant on connecting more people," said Ralph De La Vega, the head of AT&T's wireless division, on a conference call with analysts. The company's strategy now is to expand services, getting existing customers to spend more, for instance by hooking up their homes to AT&T's security and automation services, he said.
At the end of the quarter, AT&T was sending out bills for 77.3 million devices on its network, while Verizon served 95.6 million. Both have millions more devices on their networks through wholesale arrangements, but these pay much less.
AT&T's wireline business, which makes up nearly half of revenue, continued to shrink slowly, as people cancel their landlines and move from phone-line broadband to cable modems.
AT&T's quarterly results were largely flat with a year ago. Net income was $3.64 billion, or 63 cents per share, nearly unchanged from $3.62 billion, or 61 cents per share, a year earlier.
For the latest quarter, analysts expected earnings of 60 cents per share.
Revenue was also essentially flat from last year, at $31.46 billion. Analysts expected $31.57 billion.
Comparisons to last year were affected by the sale of AT&T's phone book business in May. The unit was profitable but shrinking, so AT&T sold a controlling stake to a private equity firm for $950 million. When subtracting the phone book business from last year's results, AT&T's earnings rose about 2 percent in the latest quarter, as customers kept shifting from regular phones to smartphones with more expensive service plans. Revenue grew nearly 3 percent.
AT&T shares fell 29 cents to close at $34.71 Wednesday.


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Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
The Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps San Diego was established at the University of San Diego and San Diego State University in the summer 1982. Since then, cross-town enrollment agreements with Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU), Cal State University San Marcos (CSUSM), and the University of California San Diego (UCSD) were also established. The Battalion has grown from an initial cadre of 28 to its current strength of 201 students. This includes Midshipmen, active duty Marines participating in the Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program (MECEP), and active duty sailors who have been selected for the Seaman to Admiral 21 (STA-21) Officer Candidate program.
The mission of NROTC San Diego is to develop Battalion members morally, mentally and physically while imbuing them with the highest ideals of duty, honor, and loyalty. College graduates commission as Ensigns in the Navy or Second Lieutenants in the Marine Corps; they have potential for future development in mind and character to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship, and government.
The proximity of NROTC San Diego to Navy and Marine Corps facilities makes NROTC San Diego a popular choice for those seeking a commission.
The NROTC Unit is headquartered at USD, which hosts the monthly drill periods, and has offices at SDSU. Naval Science courses are offered at both campuses.
This website is intended to offer you more information regarding NROTC San Diego and the various commissioning programs.
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ILOILO, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine coast guard says two German tourists and an Australian have been rescued after drifting at sea for two days.
Coast guard officer Venerando Celiz said Friday big waves capsized the small boat the tourists were in, and a passing ship found them clinging to the vessel. The Filipino skipper is missing after attempting to swim ashore for help.
They were heading from Banton Island to nearby Marinduque Island, about 25 kilometers (16 miles) away, when the boat capsized in the Sibuyan Sea, in the central Philippines.
German man Ralph Harald Auer, his son Thomas and Australian Joshua Marsh arrived Friday in Iloilo, where the ship that picked them up docked.
They are all residents of Melbourne, Australia, and were vacationing in Marinduque, home province of Auer's wife.


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Va. teen charged with abducting classmate at gunpoint
Va. teen charged with abducting classmate at gunpoint
VARINA, Va. —
A Richmond-area high school student is accused of abducting another teen at gunpoint from the school's parking lot.
Media outlets reported Tuesday that 18-year-old Austin Martin was arrested Monday and is facing abduction and gun charges.
Police say Martin was trying to speak to the 16-year-old girl in the parking lot of Varina High School around 8:45 a.m. Monday. When she refused, police say Martin pulled out a gun, forced her into the car and drove her to a nearby home. She escaped a few hours later, and police caught Martin as he ran out of the home after the girl.
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Stephen King and his wife have made a donation to a Maine group advocating for stricter gun control laws.
King says the gift was "five figures" but doesn't want to say more about it because "charity's supposed to be a private thing."
The Coalition for a Safer Maine says King is a gun owner and a defender of the Second Amendment who supports expanded background checks on gun sales and a ban on the sale of high-capacity ammunition magazines. It says the "substantial contribution" from the "Salem's Lot" author and fellow author Tabitha King will help fund its advocacy efforts.
The Maine Legislature this week is considering several gun control bills.
After the deadly Newtown, Conn., elementary school shooting in December, Stephen King wrote a best-selling e-book called "Guns," discussing his thoughts on gun control and gun rights.


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This site is a guide to sources of information in alternative formats (braille, recorded cassettes, large print, e-texts, web audio) accessible by people with print disabilities--those with visual and physical handicaps as well as dyslexia. It is also a guide to information about blindness, visual handicaps and other physical handicaps, with a special collection of Wisconsin resources. There are about 2,300 individual links, all evaluated, annotated and organized by subject.
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