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In "Don't believe a word of it!," John comments on Calvin Woodward's disguised editorial on President Bush's speech at the Naval Academy yesterday. Several readers have written to point out Woodward's apparent unfamiliarity with the audience, whom he referred to as "cadets." Liz Culley, for example, writes:
The US Military Academy (West Point) and the Air Force Academy have cadets. The Naval Academy has midshipmen…I would expect a reporter actually at the Naval Academy to cover a speech to midshipman to get that right…at least if he actually condescended to speak to someone in the military. I guarantee any midshipman would have very quickly corrected him.
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#OccupyDameStreet - The Protest Movement in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
Wednesday saw the turn of Richard McAleavey, member of the Irish Twitterati and occasional commentator on this blog, to take the hot-seat in #OccupyUniversity (technically a very, very cold seat on this particular afternoon) and deliver a workshop on the subject of 'Writing in the Age of Networked Occupation'. While the original concept for this workshop may have been to look at some concrete examples of blogs and websites produced by or focusing on global and local #Occupy Movements and other contemporary protests, McAleavey instead explored the idea of online writing and how it could support such Movements (and I think it was a stronger workshop for doing so).
Richard McAleavey shares an aside with Helena Sheehan
#OccupyDameStreet, Dublin, Wednesday 23rd November
While I cannot do his workshop any justice (as I was too busy listening to write down adequate notes, and what notes I did write down look like the illegible breakdancing of a hyperactive ink-soaked spider drunk on Buckfast, it really was very cold indeed), interestingly enough he began with a quote from Walter Benjamin that I'm pretty partial to myself:
For centuries the situation in literature was such that a small number of writers faced many thousands of times that number of readers. Then, towards the end of the last century, there came a change. As the press grew in volume, making ever-increasing numbers of new political, religious, scientific, professional and local organs available to its readership, larger and larger sections of that readership (gradually at first) turned unto writers. It began with the daily newspapers opening their 'correspondence columns' to such people, and it has now reached a point where few Europeans involved in the labour process could fail, basically, to find some opportunity or other to publish an experience at work, a complaint, a piece of reporting or something similar. The distinction between writer and readership is thus in the process of losing its fundamental character.While writing in 1936, the passage's obvious relevance to any analysis of blogging makes it a firm favourite of mine (along with the essay in general).
- From The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Walter Benjamin
Topics explored in the talk included the diference between writing in a purely factual style acting as impartial observer and that of the language of rousing battle cries or the manifesto, and the challenges of both when faced with a neutral audience and the need for the author to understand who they are writing for and why (a challenge that I feel I have yet to overcome). The value of social networks for a protest movement was debated in some depth, with the contrast highlighted between the ability to broadcast information to unprecedented degrees and the way in which online behaviour encourages a level of passivity (think of the Iranian uprising and the way Twitter users turned their avatars green in support, but didn't engage any further in the world beyond their computer) that can be counterproductive to movements trying to rally actual support on the ground. The battle for the online narrative between the forces of revolution and counter-revolution was also touched on, and it would seem that the take-home is that the counter-revolution of the 1% have got their shots in first. Out of these discussions came a few concrete proposals for ways in which #OccupyDameStreet could more effectively reach out to the wider public beyond their core activist base, a good result from a great workshop.
On the whole I was rather proud of myself during this talk, launching into only the briefest of vitriolic diatribes when the theme of The Power of Social Networks(TM) was raised, and managing to stay almost entirely on-topic. As you may know I have a healthy disdain for Social Networks, Facebook especially and Twitter only slightly less so. The enforced brevity of online conversations constrained by character limitations or other formatting restrictions imposed by these media and the fact they they exist not to facilitate human interaction but to allow a third-party to benefit materially from those interactions means that at best they should serve as a marketing tool, at worst I believe that they are the High Fructose Corn Syrup of human communication, empty calories that lead to hyperactivity and obesity of the mind.
In a culture ruled by the tyranny of the instant where speed is valued over reflection, the immediacy of the Social Network encourages rapid responses to tweets and on walls that are forgotten as soon as they are posted, washed away by the next deluge of digital ephemera to hit your inbox. The soundbite society has infected us all, our attention spans incapable of processing anything more than 140 characters at a time, where even clicking through to a referenced original is a task too arduous for most. We feel more aware than at any time before in human history, our feeds and streams bombard us every sixty seconds with constant updates from every corner of the globe, but the knowledge gained is that of a thousand headlines and never the story that lies beneath, for the act of skimming those thousand headlines leaves no time to read more than a single story below. In this, the Information Age, we truly know the price of everything and the value of nothing, for information is a commodity and Social Networks are the brokers, as soon as it is received we trade it away immediately, we Like it, Share it, +1 it away to our pseudo-friends and our mind is empty again, ready to absorb (for a moment only) the next nugget of news that lands in our lap, an eternal recycle cycle available twenty-four-seven, three-sixty-five, web two-point-oh.
The irony of ending up for the last seven weeks in a Movement that was born with a hashtag in its mouth is not lost on me, but before I get carried away by the hobby horse driving my wagon-train of rantiness, it is worth returning once again to Benjamin:
The mass is a matrix from which currently all customary responses to works of art are springing newborn. Quantity has now become quality: the very much greater masses of participants have produced a changed kind of participation... The tasks that at times of great historical upheaval the human perceptual apparatus is asked to perform are simply not solvable by visual means alone - that is to say, through contemplation. They are gradually mastered, on the instructions of tactile reception, by man's getting used to them. Getting used to things is something even the distracted can do. More: the ability to master certain tasks in a state of distraction is what proves that solving them has become a person's habit... The audience is an examiner, but a distracted one.The worry of the desensitizing effect of information overload, of a call to arms losing its impact when experienced a thousand times, was as great a concern seventy-five years ago as it is today. The lesson from Benjamin would appear to be that while the impact of social networks on the understanding of any one individual might be minimal, the positive effects on the masses might be more substantial, that while the individual may only absorb a modicum of new information through their daily digital bombardment, the collective effect is a tangible positive as large numbers of individuals gaining even small amounts of information that they would not otherwise have can only be a good thing for society as a whole.
- From The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Walter Benjamin
The challenge lies, as McAleavey pointed out yesterday, in figuring out how to transform the informed citizen into an active one.
A thousand Likes still doesn't mean a single person will man the barricades.
Update (29/11/11)
The original text of Richard McAleavey's workshop is now available online at his blog here.
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What did he get for his money? Some attention, it appears...
In a June 28, 1999 letter [PDF], Sen. Diane Feinstein asks Sec. Interior Babbit to look into the increase in prices and drop in reliability on the west side of the San Joaquin valley. She says:
I think that this situation is untenable if we are to provide fairness and certainty, which should be a basic commitment of federal water policy.In a July 12, 1999 letter [PDF] to Feinstein, Sagouspe says
I recognize that there are legitimate environmental issues that must be dealt with and resolved. However, it is virtually impossible to continue to do this on the backs of the federal export water users. There are broader implications associated with such a course of action than most people realize. An entire segment of California's economy is at risk here.Note the Delta smelt comment. That was ten years ago!
There are several issues that will surface in the immediate future that can produce a crisis and you can expect to see these shortly. These include but are not limited to the issue of contract renewals, makeup water for delta smelt pump restrictions, B2 policy, and Trinity River fish flow increases.
In a September 9, 1999 reply [PDF], Feinstein says "thank you for taking the time to contact me" -- and not much else.
10 years later, Sagouspe tells Feinstein [PDF] that California and the country are experiencing "a colossal failure of political leadership." He goes on to say:
It is true that we are experiencing a drought in California, but this is only the final nail in the coffin for California water users... there is absolute no excuse for today's abandonment of common sense for political expediency that is so pervasive in today's political environment. Our current political system has bankrupted this once great state by allowing runaway environmental regulations along with a failure to invest in water system infrastructure to completely destroy California's economic engine.I added the emphasis to the text above, and you can guess how I would comment on each carefully-wrought phrase.
You now have a situation where millions of acres of prime farmland are out of water costing billions in economic value and huge job losses. You are about to see an additional 23 million people in Southern California face a similar situation, and your hometown will be there soon. All of this was predicted and preventable, had there only been some leadership.
The president and governor must declare a state of emergency for California. Water must start flowing again immediately or you will lose those additional 40,000 jobs from the Agricultural sector over the next few months. You will also lose many more thousands of jobs from other California businesses if this situation is not corrected immediately. You also see a dramatic loss in domestic food production capabilities, requiring the nation to become still further dependent on foreign food sources, which raises the issue beyond just the economy to one of national security. There is simply no time to waste.
Many of us will not survive this disaster. The infrastructure that made us great is in shambles. California was once considered the bread basket of the world and the greatest state in the union. Tomorrow, California will be little more than a third world country. Businesses are leaving as fast as they can and there is little wonder why. I have already moved half of my assets out of California, and if I could move my almond orchards out of state I would.
In closing I would like to thank you for reading this. You may not be hearing from me much longer, as I may be one of the ones that do not survive. Just remember that inaction is no longer an option. Tough choices need to be made and they need to be made now or the social fabric of our being and our way of life will be gone. We don't need or want a bailout. What we do want is the freedom to make a living without unreasonable government interference. Please keep in mind that agriculture is about the only sector of the economy not looking for handouts; we are simply looking for a chance to succeed at what we do best, providing jobs, and abundant quality food at affordable prices for everyone to share in.
Diane, only someone like you can accomplish this major task. I just hope that you do not wait too long to forcefully weigh in. What a legacy it would be for you to lead the effort that puts California back on a path towards prosperity. It was not that long ago when California led the nation in education, innovation, infrastructure, and prosperity. With your leadership, greatness is once again attainable.
The one phrase that I do want to expand on is "What we do want is the freedom to make a living without unreasonable government interference." Excuse me, but Westlands would NOT exist if not for the massive government projects that bring water to a VERY dry area.
Bottom Line: He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword.


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At the Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco, Bungie producer Allen Murray gave a talk about the studio's production process, which has gone through a major evolution of late. Formerly a one-project shop, Bungie has changed its approach to facilitate the development of multiple projects simultaneously. That's good news for gamers.
We've known for some time that Bungie is working on an entirely new intellectual property, and Murray noted that a development team is hard at work on that project. But that doesn't mean Bungie plans to close the book on Halo 3 after the ODST expansion ships this summer. According to Murray, the studio just finished a crunch -- a short period of intense production to meet a development milestone -- on ODST and another project, which he didn't name.
He could have been referring to the Mythic Map Pack, which was bundled with the Halo Wars Limited Edition in early March and will be distributed over Xbox Live on April 9. Or he could have been hinting that there's another expansion, multiplayer pack or surprise on the way.
"Halo 3 took two and a half years to make, and we're still working on it," Murray said. "We'll probably be working on it for two more years."
Murray's talk didn't delve into any details about Bungie's non-Halo 3 work, but the studio is definitely keeping busy. "We're working on multiple projects right now," he said.


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Anna Rigby, the head of homeware and accessories at the firm, is to join a trade mission aimed at helping firms of all sizes find high value customers within the Dutch market.
The trade mission, which is being organised by small business support group Enterprise Nation, will take 35 British-based designers and makers to Amsterdam on September 22.
It is the third trade mission the firm has run this year, part funded and supported by private sector sponsors.
A two day homeware-focused mission is a collaboration between Enterprise Nation, professional services firm KPMG, high street bank HSBC, and international delivery firm UPS. It is part of the firm's ongoing Go Global campaign.
Emma Jones said: "Anna's an expert and her presence on the trip will give small firms the help they need to navigate the world of buying step-by-step. Anna has seen hundreds of firms pitch their products and knows the ingredients you need to conquer the market.
"We're looking for some bright new homeware firms to take with us."
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It will also introduce attendees to buyers from department store De Bijenkorf - the "Selfridges" of Amsterdam - where John Lewis has a store-in-store.
The mission will also include a visit to the newly-opened Dutch branch of Makerversity and to the MADE.COM showroom to understand how these brands are realising success in the Dutch market, alongside a pop-up shop where mission go-ers will sell their products direct to shoppers and get immediate feedback.
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An untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.3.2 is now available, a few days after the latest update to iOS was issued by Apple.
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Allen: Hmmph!
Grandma: Come on, Allen….just one smile!
Allen: ~still frowning~
Grandma: Allen, how would you look if you had $100 bill in your pocket?
Allen: ~Big Grin~
My goodness, this is absolutely gorgeous!!!!!! I love the moon!
Your OLW card is wonderful. That stamp set is just the ticket for Fathers Day and your accidental moon is fabulous.
Lynne xxx
The card is great, and I love the LO, and the tale of the grandchildren! My granddaughter was once very naughty to me, and hit me on the arm. Her Mom took her aside, adn told her that she must apologise and ask for forgiveness. So she came and said, *I forgive you*. Her Mom took her aside again, and explained it all, while I was trying to keep a straight face. Then she came back again and said, *God forgives you. Can I have my ice now?* Have a nice day, hugs, Valerie
Another wonderful card as always! love the image ideal for Fathers Day really is beautiful.....:) Sandra H
Love your card Susan, the scene is gorgeous especially the mist across the moon :)
Jenny x
Fab card & layout Susan xx Jan
Susan, your sailboat card is simply beautiful! I also love your EP LO. I have that paper collection too. I love what you've done with it :)
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Susan - your Father's Day card is just lovely. The ship and shaded background - all wonderful.
Thank you for sharing your story too - your husband sounds like quite a man!
Hi Susan, Great card, love that it's for your husband and it's such a great make. Fabulous style with the moon, happy accident? I think not! It was total skill.
Your LO is fab and what a great way to get Allen to smile, such mercenaries, boys!;0) xxx
ps, I will probably do a TUT in a little while about thick embossing. Thanks for asking and your lovely comments:0) xxx
Your OLW card is gorgeous, Susan! Love the scene you created with the distress inks. And your grandson's LO is great!
Oh wonderful card Susan and love the layout too.
Beautiful card. Great job on design.
What a perfect masculine card and delightful lo!!
A gorgeous one layer card!
oh susan! you never fail to amaze me with your CAS cards!! this is no exception... wonderful! and fabulous layout, too!
I love this - it looks like an illustration in a vintage boys adventure story book! I agree that the clouds across the moon is a great effect. I love that you know how blessed you are Susan. Vx
Lovely card and layout and CONGRATULATIONS on your LIM success
What a great job with this scene! The moon is the perfect touch. Your Allen reminds me of our Thomas. He was always so difficult to get a smile out of with a camera around. The smmiling pictures we have are treasures!
This is so pretty, I like the subtlety (sp?) of the moon. I've been eyeing this set and I think I gotta have it. Congrats on your LIM success...copied that right from Kathy K., cause I couldn't have said it better.
This is amazing! Gorgeous image and beautiful coloring. I love the effect on the moon.
Susan, this is amazing!! What a wonderful sailboat and ocean scene...wow job with coloring...just beautiful:)!!


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One of my favorite stories from my childhood was born in San Antonio, TX. A hotspot for authentic Mexican food, and the place I called home at 11 years old after spending the previous 10 years in New York. Raised on pizza with spaghetti sauce coursing through my veins, I mistook the San Antonio minor league baseball mascot for a pickle when really, it was a jalapeño. I had no idea what a jalapeño was nor did I ever even try Mexican food. 13 years later, I've come around. Though I don't eat out a lot, I think it's essential to celebrate Taco Tuesday with some homemade Mexican food every now and then. That's when my AIP burrito bowls came in. Made to be corn free, gluten free, and still delicious these guys are a great substitute.
First, the tortillas. I'm gonna be honest. I consider myself pretty good at figuring out how to make bread-y type recipes from things like plantains, and tapioca starch (like my plantain crepes which are the bomb), but when it came time to where I wanted to make my own cassava tortillas, I was a bit stumped. Luckily, the Urban Poser had my back. She's a local gal to me and is probably lives way closer to me than I realize, and I was so glad that she had already figured out how to make a cassava flour tortilla for me! Check her out for the tortilla portion of this recipe. What I like about this recipe is that it has arrowroot starch which gives the tortillas great texture, but note that I didn't use the flax meal and just subbed extra cassava! This makes it AIP.
Another must have with Mexican is guacamole, and is also yet another challenge as it typically isn't AIP. So, I created an AIP Guacamole recipe for occasion such as this. Be sure to make a serving so you can liberally top the burrito bowl with it!
Isn't guacamole just the best? Man, isn't avocado in general the best? Now onto the whole shebang…
AIP Burrito Bowl
Let Taco Tuesday begin!!
Before you dig in, I wanted to note that I'm looking for guest bloggers! You can share your testimony, a recipe, or whatever you'd like! You don't have to be a blogger… all read food lovers are welcome!
Contact me to apply 🙂
This recipe was shared on the Phoenix Helix AIP roundtable. Be sure to check it out!
What's your favorite Mexican food? Tacos? Burritos?


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How does a city allay its affordability quagmire? With one-bedroom median rent breaching past $3,500, would-be and existing residents of San Francisco are faced with an oppressive housing market. Solving such a crisis, which also includes 1.1 million median home prices, requires understanding of … [Read more...]
Great! You Found An Apartment But Where Are You Going To Park Your Car?
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Poll: Is More "Affordable" Housing The Solution To The City's High Rents?
Though the accelerating swell of prices has slowed, San Francisco's $3,500 median rents still lead the country, even when compared to its East Coast big brother New York City. So how can the 13th largest city in the Union, known for its social activism and strong tenant rights, be center of an … [Read more...]
Making Sense of The Proposition Madness – November 2015 Edition
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Making Sense Of The Cruffin Madness
I glanced down at my phone. The screen displayed 8:55 am. The ache in my back grew more acute and the pressure in my legs increased from the persistent standing. When I arrived an hour and 10 minutes prior, I was sixth in line. Now, the line behind me was at least 60 people strong and extended to … [Read more...]
San Francisco's Transportation Scoots Forward
Through the train's windows, an ethereal scene of the Embarcadero waterfront and sparkling bay waters allowed a momentary reprieve from my current situation. 35 minutes prior I had left FiDi and boarded Muni's T line to meet a friend in SoMa for a "quick" lunch hour meal. Shortly after an expected … [Read more...]
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Doncaster's health should be a concern for us all.
More than 30 per cent of adults in Doncaster are classed as obese, significantly higher than the national average and this statistic is mirrored by a number of other health issues – alcohol-related illness, smoking-related illness and cancer rates.
Acknowledging we have a problem is easy, how we respond to and tackle these issues is much harder.
Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust manage 15 venues across the borough and we are working closely with a range of partners led by Public Health Doncaster to start to tackle inactivity in our borough.
We have recognised there needs to be a direct link in communities to help and assist in raising people's understanding of how they can become more active and ultimately more healthy.
To begin with we are recruiting for community activators. These new roles will be based out in the borough and herald a return to health and wellbeing sessions being delivered in the heart of our communities.
By creating these new roles we are beginning to address the issue of accessibility and the community activators will be responsible for delivering programmes of outreach activities in the communities they will serve.
This work is a return to the good old days when people worked in the community to get to know the specific needs of an area and deliver activities to improve physical and health participation.
For too long now we have seen Doncaster high in national polls for the wrong reasons – we have high levels of obesity, childhood obesity and inactivity.
We need to work in partnership across our borough to tackle this and make sure that the town is doing all it can to be a great place to live, learn and work.
We work with local schools to offer lots of opportunities for young people to take part in relevant, fun and engaging activities to make sports, health and fitness a part of their lives.
Our community activators will be taking this one step further by working towards improving the health and wellbeing of individuals, working with a range of partners to increase participation.
The Trust is committed to improving the quality of physical activity provision across Doncaster and we are adding to our workforce to strengthen the work currently undertaken in facilities by taking programmes out to the wider borough.
By delivering community- based health and physical activities for adults, children and young people in Doncaster in their locality we are confident that we can get people interested, engaged and participating.


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Ines de la Fressange and Bruno Frisoni are the extraordinary duo who have propelled Roger Vivier, an august, beloved but sadly recently forgotten Parisian footwear atelier into becoming a much coveted and eminently desirable maison of exquisite, contemporary accessories that are chic sophistication personified, but with a light-hearted, witty and irresistible soul at its core.
The ability to intrinsically understand who the right people for the job are is a reflection of any great entrepreneur's capacities. And Diego Della Valle could not have chosen a more fitting team than Inès de la Fressange, a legendary beauty with brains, and Bruno Frisoni, a designer of extraordinary vision and simplicity, when he decided to re-launch the Vivier brand, which he acquired in 2000. Unbeknownst to either of them he met and interviewed them individually and listened as both spoke highly of each other, based solely on their mutual reputations. Thus the deal was done and Ms. de la Fressange became the brand's Ambassadress and Mr. Frisoni its designer. One can call this serendipity, but more likely it is a gift of the very savvy.
"Who doesn't know Inès?" asks Mr. Frisoni quite rightly. After all, Karl Lagerfeld personally chose her as Chanel's first official muse, and then the French authorities selected her likeness to represent France's everywoman and National symbol, Marianne. She is charming and modest to a fault. Her vivacious personality and brio are contagious, as she nonchalantly and quite sincerely laughs away the endless praises for her beauty and utterly impeccable style, in perfect English, with just a touch of a French accent that makes her appeal all the more alluring. When asked about her enviable dress sense, in a burst of laughter she exclaims: "ME?! I am just an old lady who wakes up every morning and like most women stares at her cupboard in despair thinking I have nothing to wear!" She lowers her voice as she shares the secret to her style: "I have been working in fashion for a long time and I figured out what works best for me and stick to it. You see, I am just very lazy!" Voilà! Vivier's Ambassadress may well be a lazy dresser, but her unique vision of the world and perspicacity also make her an astute business woman who adds her own personal touch to Roger Vivier, ensuring not just success, but a success tinged with Ms. De la Fresange's 'je ne sais quoi' and sense of fun. Take the decision to chauffeur her VIP guests to the opening of the Paris boutique not in limos, but double decker buses and the ultimate French car, the one and only Deux Cheveaux, to then be greeted by a hot pink and black zebra patterned 'red carpet' on arrival. Or the choice of interviewing all the sales staff personally as she was tired of dealing with sulky, snobby and rude salespeople. She also knew Mr. Vivier personally and knowing the man, means that she has a special understanding of the brand she is Ambassador to. "He was a darling gentleman, polite and sweet, so low profile, not a diva but a modest man with a very open mind."
Which could be a description of Bruno Frisoni, a soft-spoken man with over-sized spectacles, a tall, lean frame, and a self-effacing quality that is beguiling as it is refreshing. One cannot help but wonder how such stunning, show-stopping creations can come out of this unassuming and gracious man, with a sharp sense of humour who shares Mr. Vivier's love of couture, fabrics, flowers and textures – as well as an understanding of women's singular and occasionally mind-boggling relationship with their shoes. A perfectionist who never sits on his laurels, but through his watercolours is constantly exploring the infinite variety of creative possibilities that are made more boundless by his endless imagination.
The secret to balancing the Vivier heritage and ethos with the brand's contemporary allure, says Ms. De la Fressange, is to "not respect the past too much, like a religion, but to simply have faith in it"; words to live by and which have made Inès and Bruno Frisoni the perfect keepers of the Roger Vivier flame by virtue of their talent, verve and vision.


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The View
Not since the days of AWB (in the 70s) and The ASSOCIATES (in the 80s) has the Scots city of Dundee been quite so rife with potential pop scenesters. Dryburgh upstarts The VIEW were the new-kids-fi'-ra'-block (of flats), with frontman Kyle having the potential to become a `Superstar Tradesman', one of the wee treasures from their fanciful "Hats Off To The Buskers" set which gate-crashed the No.1 spot in early 2007.
Cited by many pundits as the Scottish LIBERTINES, or SQUEEZE (they covered the latter's `Up The Junction' and The BEATLES' `I've Just Seen A Face'), the outlook was indeed bright for The VIEW when the quirky quartet surfaced in 2005. In almost immediate competition with their Glasgow-based red-hot rivals, The FRATELLIS, The VIEW also had elements of retro surrounding their light but energy-addled indie-rock. Messrs Kyle Falconer (vocals/rhythm guitar), Peter Reilly (lead guitar), Kieren Webster (bass) and Steven Morrison (drums), got into gear on an eponymous EP, a record that showcased staple VIEW-masters, `Comin' Down', `Street Lights' and the acoustic-led, `Face For The Radio'.
Encouraged by their early promise and a growing legion of young fans baying for their bods, Columbia licenced the band to their 1965 Records outlet, duly delivering the anthemic `Wasted Little DJ's' to the Top 20. Subsequent hits, `Superstar Tradesman' and the unforgettable `Same Jeans' (very "Brimful Of Asha"), struck up a guaranteed rapport with audiences nationwide, while the aforementioned debut album, HATS OFF TO THE BUSKERS (2007) {*8}, carried an urgency and originality that previous Caledonian combos might've lacked; `The Don', `Skag Trendy' and the ska-friendly `Wasteland' were also fave raves, from an album that was quintessentially British.
That difficult sophomore album syndrome was again rearing its ugly head when it came to The VIEW's follow-up, WHICH BITCH? (2009) {*5}. Sticking to their tried-and-testing formula of lad-ish indie-pop, the heavily-Highland-brogue-accented Kyle and Co shuffled and shimmied into the Top 5, albeit very briefly and with only minor success on the singles front by way of `5Rebbecca's' and `Shock Horror'; `Temptation Dice' completely bombed.
Time to reflect on their ever-decreasing sales returns, third Top 20 album BREAD AND CIRCUSES (2011) {*6} was worked on by renowned producer, Youth. Led out by `Grace' (generally missed by download buyers), and given a student-friendly party feel, the record tried to recount alcohol-fuelled nights of self-indulgence (`Tragic Magic' and `Underneath The Lights') or pop-dirge such as `Blondie', `Sunday' and one-that-got-away, `Life' (dedicated to Kyle's late mother).
Switching labels to the once folk-biased Cooking Vinyl, 2012's CHEEKY FOR A REASON {*7} took the McFLY-meets-ARCTIC MONKEYS approach – and for the most part it worked, both critically and commercially. Judging by decent reviews of non-Scots journos, the punky power-pop of `How Long' could brighten up any dull day north of the border, while songs for the terraces included `Anfield Row', `Lean On My World' and `Tacky Tattoo'.
Question: doesn't the posturing Kyle look like a cross between Scots rock legends, ALEX HARVEY and DAN McCAFFERTY?
Postponed until Kyle was deemed fitter after a mysterious bout of illness, the ALBERT HAMMOND JR-produced ROPEWALK {*7} was released in early September 2015; timed neatly as not to coincide with a FRATELLIS set. Named after the Reeperbahn district in Hamburg where it was recorded and, as always, more popular north of the border, the near Top 20 album switched to sophistication and swooning pop-rock. If The VIEW had been of the 60s, they'd be The HOLLIES, the 70s probably SMOKIE or The UNDERTONES (which is no bad thing), and so on, but relevance in today's austere pop industry… well, they still fall short of the mark – if America and the likes have anything to offer. Echoing retro-fied rock encompassing a raw edge and melody, the kidulthood brigade might just love dandy tracks such as `Under The Rug', `Living', `Psychotic' and Penny'.
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World 1: Town of Walz
Welcome to the rather wet Town of Walse. Walse's citizens are aglow about their fabulous water system and the benefits they reap from the king's use of the Water Crystal. They don't have much else to talk about. They don't even have a pub! Rather slow little town. But it's merely a stopover before heading to the castle.
Inn & Item Shop
If you are weary, for a mere 20 gil you can sleep in the luxury of a dry cozy bed. If not, you can always purchase some curative herbs from the item merchant next to the innkeeper.
Weapon & Armor Shop
The weapon shop is a bit small. In it you'll find a curious weapon you can't equip yet, a Battle Axe. Buy one for the sake of ownership if you can afford it. It may come in handy later. The other two weapons are nothing new. If you need more of either, pick them up.
The armory is slightly more exciting. It stocks iron regalia. Though it is heavy, it's better than the bronze you donned back in Carwen. The Kenpo Gi is nice armor for a newbie thief, raising their str by one point.
Magic Shop
The stupid magic shop doesn't carry anything you can use! It has a nice beginning set of time magic and summon magic. If you can't afford them all now, wander about outside until you can, or come back a bit later. You don't acquire the jobs that utilize the magic until after the Tower of Walse. So if, unlike me, you are patient, wait until after visiting the Tower to buy the magic.
Walse's only treasure may seem a bit lackluster if you were a good little thief back on North Mountain. Take the stairs into the water and wade over to the western-most house. You will find Silver Specs in a jar to the far right of the house. Thieves can't be picky I suppose. You are stealing the poor guy's glasses.
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Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Actby Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard
Posted on 2013-02-14
ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, last week, I introduced H.R. 498, to
reauthorize the Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act, better
known as the STOP Act.
The original STOP Act passed with bipartisan support in 2006. It was based on the recommendations of the 2003 Institute of Medicine report, which outlined the extent of the underage drinking problem in the United States. At that time, 20 percent of eighth graders, 42 percent of 10th graders, and 58 percent of 12th graders reported being drunk in their lifetimes.
{time} 1030 Designed to address this public health crisis, the STOP Act established an interagency committee to coordinate Federal efforts to reduce and ultimately prevent underage drinking.
The law financed public health research on underage drinking, and it authorized a national media campaign to educate parents about the dangers of consuming alcohol before the age of 21.
The STOP Act also provided grants to communities throughout the country to enhance their underage drinking prevention efforts. As a result of this comprehensive approach, we have seen positive results in both national statistics and in communities across America.
According to the 2012 Monitoring the Future survey, the lifetime use of alcohol by 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-graders is at the lowest level in years. Unfortunately, there is more that needs to be done.
Despite the progress we have made, alcohol continues to be the number one drug of choice among youth, and the consequences are devastating.
In addition to costing society over $62 billion a year, underage drinking by youths 15-20 years of age is a major cause of homicide, suicide, and motor vehicle accidents. And it results in the deaths of approximately 5,000 youths every year. Adding to this tragedy is the fact that all of these consequences are preventable. This makes reauthorization of the STOP Act even more necessary.
H.R. 498 continues the successful programs of the original STOP Act and adds a grant program to train pediatric health care providers on the best practices for screening and treating substance abuse among youth.
Mr. Speaker, the reauthorization of the STOP Act is an important bipartisan effort to help prevent the needless suffering and costs associated with underage drinking. I urge my colleagues to join me and my original cosponsors, Congressman Frank Wolf and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, by cosponsoring the STOP reauthorization bill, H.R. 498, so we can continue to move forward in our efforts to address this public health crisis affecting our children.


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The tension and fear before the Six Day War were palpable for Jews everywhere, who anxiously, hungrily tracked every development. But one American rabbi and his family experienced it in real time, thanks to a sabbatical year he spent in Bnei Brak. Rabbi Emanuel Feldman's diary, written 45 years ago, is an insightful, inspiring, sometimes humorous and always oh-so-human perspective on a country at war.
One time-honored method of retaining a political post is to win reelection. Another way to stay in power is to rig the game so there is no election. While this second option seems better-suited to dictatorships, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu manipulated Israel's peculiar brand of parliamentary democracy to eliminate virtually his last vestige of competition. Will he succeed?
More than a decade has passed since 9/11, and Osama bin Laden has been dead for a year. But the horror he perpetrated is still taking lives. Hatzolah volunteer Moishe Lederer, who inhaled the toxic fumes at Ground Zero, recently passed away after a lifetime devoted to his favorite pursuit: helping others.
Mumtaz Halawa, who was born in Kuwait and grew up Jordan, might have gone through life as a Muslim, if not for a "chance" encounter where he discovered an interesting fact: since his maternal grandmother is Jewish, he's a Jew as well. Today he learns Torah in Jerusalem, where he recently shared his story about how "Mumtaz" became "Mark," who became, at last, a Torah-observant Jew named "Mordechai."


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Close to shops, theatre, live music, transport, cafes and restaurants, museums and art galleries, beaches, river and harbour. An amazing space overlooking harbour. Stylish, modern and with plenty of character. Fully furnished and linen provided. Secure free parking.
This stunning private property is perfectly situated on the Fremantle working harbour and within minutes to award winning restaurants and cafes, trains, beaches, movies, museums, and live music venues.
Next door to the property is The Mantle where you can relax with a drink, fabulous pizza and tapas. Across the street is Gesha for great coffee and all day breakfast.
Less than a 2km walk north to some great restaurants (Habitue & Propellor), bars (Mrs Browns), live music (Mojo's), great gourmet burgers (Flipside), antique and clothing stores.
A 1km walk east to our favourite part of Fremantle is George Street where you'll find fabulous restaurants (Barque and Limones), cafes (George Street Quarters & Cookie Dough), wine stores and bars (Young George), clothing, gift and flower stores, and a park.
A walk south and you'll pass Clancy's Fish Pub where you'll catch more live music, and good food. 2km south of James St and you'll be in central Fremantle where there is simply too much to mention.
An amazing space overlooking Fremantle harbour. Luxuriously appointed, converted warehouse. Fully furnished and linen provided. Secure free parking.
Master bedroom with King sized bed opening onto private rear courtyard. Ensuite bathroom with freestanding bath, separate shower and separate toilet opens onto bedroom with sliding american oak doors.
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Surrounded by his family and teary-eyed city staffers, Mandeville Mayor Eddie Price announced his resignation Friday, saying the "distractions" of the past year are weighing too heavily on the city.
Price addressed reporters at a 4:30 p.m. news conference at City Hall, ending a political career that seemed headed on a fast track to the parish presidency before disintegrating into a morass of out-of-control credit card spending, vacations on city contractors' dimes and near-arrests for drinking and driving.
For more than a year, Price has been a target of a federal investigation stemming from a scathing state audit released a year ago. Sources close to the case said that Price is in the process of negotiating a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. Neither Price nor his attorney, Ralph Whalen, would comment on whether a deal is in the works.
As his troubles mounted, Price clung to his office, enrolling in a substance abuse program and surviving a citizens' drive to recall him. Even after he was indicted two months ago on a state perjury charge unrelated to the federal investigation, he said he had no intention of resigning.
On Friday, Price choked up as he read a prepared statement citing his 29 years in Mandeville city government -- 16 as a councilman and 13 as mayor. He praised the City Council and city employees who have worked hard to make Mandeville "one of the finest cities in the country, " giving a special mention to their dedication during Hurricane Katrina and other major storms.
"Over the past year, the distractions have become a burden to the city, " said Price, 56. "It is important to me that the city of Mandeville continue in a forward, positive direction and be able to have the full representation that it well deserves. So it is with great sadness that I've made the decision to step down as mayor of Mandeville, effective immediately."
A seat to fill
The Mandeville City Council must now appoint an interim mayor and schedule a special election for residents to choose who will serve the remainder of Price's term, which expires in 2012. With Councilwoman Trilby Lenfant, who has led efforts to reform the city government, at one end and Jerry Coogan, a Price loyalist, at the other, the process likely will be contentious.
If the council cannot decide on a candidate within 10 days, the appointment will be made by the governor. The 10-day period does not begin until the secretary of state receives Price's official letter of resignation.
Meanwhile, Lenfant will likely serve as acting mayor because she holds the title of mayor pro tem, though the city charter is not completely clear on the question of who is in charge prior to the appointment of the interim mayor.
The earliest date for a special election would be March 27, so the interim mayor appointed by the council will be in office at least five months before the permanent mayor is chosen.
City Council 'is ready to lead'
Lenfant said she is saddened by Price's resignation but called his decision "in the best interests of the citizens."
"Certainly today is a very tragic day for the Price family. My thoughts are with them, " Lenfant said. "Insofar as the city, I'd like to assure the citizens of Mandeville that the City Council will work together and is ready to lead."
Lenfant plans to call a special meeting of the City Council to hash out the procedure for choosing a new mayor. She said she is not ready to declare her own candidacy because she wants to focus on the upcoming transition period.
Carla Buchholz, who joined the council just as Price's troubles were intensifying, stopped short of endorsing Price's decision, though she acknowledged that the criminal investigations and bad press have been "very difficult" for the city.
"It's a sad day, and I'm deeply saddened that this day has come. I feel like the mayor has served the city with the public interest at heart, and I do believe he served it well. I know he's been deeply dedicated to the city, " said Buchholz, whose father, Frank Shows, served on the City Council with Price.
Following the news conference, Coogan declined to comment, telling a reporter to "get away from me."
St. Tammany Parish President Kevin Davis, whose shoes Price once seemed likely to fill, said: "It's sad for everyone. It caught me by surprise. I didn't know anything about what was coming."
Price, the son of Tulane football legend Eddie Price Jr., was something of a political prodigy, winning a seat on the Mandeville City Council at 27. Elected mayor in 1996, he was known for his regular-guy likability coupled with a willingness to roll up his sleeves when natural disasters struck.
to reduce the charge against Copp from a felony to a misdemeanor, but he later admitted in an interview with The Times-Picayune that
. His testimony in the Copp trial became the basis of the state perjury indictment.
The Copp trial was followed by the news that Price had accepted Wal-Mart gift cards and several expensive gifts bought with money from a Christmas toy charity controlled by the police chief.
Then came the Causeway incident of April 2008. Price crashed his city-owned SUV through a toll-booth barrier, then proceeded 3.5 miles on the bridge, at least part of the way with his headlights off, before police officers stopped him. On videotapes, he appeared disoriented and admitted that he had been drinking, but the officers let him go without giving him a field sobriety test or a ticket. Causeway Police Chief Felix Loicano and three other officers lost their jobs as a result of the incident.
With the focus on Price's drinking and driving, the Mandeville Police Department went public about a similar incident that occurred on Monroe Street in 2006. In neither case was there evidence that Price asked for special treatment from police officers, though he appeared to receive it. Price gave up his city car for several months and enrolled in a treatment program for alcohol addiction.
In August 2008, the state legislative auditor released a report that began with an inquiry about the Police Department toy charity but ended up focusing on financial improprieties at City Hall. The audit, which formed the initial basis for the federal investigation that now appears to be nearing a close, described an administration where some officials abused city credit cards and let city contractors treat them to all-expenses-paid trips.
Rafael Goyeneche is head of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, the watchdog group that helped trigger the investigations that eventually led to Price's downfall.
"Any time a public servant abuses his office, abuses the public trust, it's a sad day, " Goyeneche said. "But I think that now he has resigned, the city can move forward, and hopefully the city has learned a lesson that this can happen again if we let our guard down, if people that are elected to public office abuse their office."
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Gordon Russell contributed to this report. Cindy Chang can be reached at email@example.com or 985.898.4816.
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text: Ordering your academic dress In 'Preparing for your ceremony' Before the dayFormal wear for graduation ceremoniesOrdering your academic dressPronunciation of names form Back to 'Graduation' All graduands are required to wear the appropriate academic dress (robes, hood and hat) prescribed for their degree. How to order Academic dress should be hired or purchased from Ede and Ravenscroft, the University's robe makers, either by visiting the Ede and Ravenscroft website or by calling +44 (0)1223 861 854. When to order You should order your academic dress as soon as possible. There is no need to wait for your final results before placing your order as orders can be cancelled or refunded in full if necessary. Orders for the ceremonies taking place in July 2019 must be placed by Friday 21 June 2019 at the latest. What information will I need to give? When ordering your academic dress you will need to confirm: The name of your instiution (please use 'The University of Birmingham') The date of your Degree Congregation The degree which you are receiving, eg PhD, MSc, BA Your head circumference Your chest and height measurements Your credit/debit card details Order confirmation When ordering from Ede and Ravenscroft's website please remember to print your order confirmation and bring it along on the day of your Degree Congregation. Failure to do so will result in a delay in collecting your robes. Collecting your academic dress You should collect your academic dress from the Gowning Area in the Bramall Building (building R12 on the campus map) on the day of your Degree Congregation. What to wear for your Degree Congregation As well as academic dress, all graduands are expected to wear formal attire for your Degree Congregation. Degree Congregations are formal occasions, therefore graduands and guests are requested to dress accordingly. Find out more about what to wear on the day.


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Zero-carbon aviation is one step closer with the award of a UK Aerospace Research and Technology Programme grant to develop electric propulsion for Airlander 10. A partnership of Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), Collins Aerospace, and the University of Nottingham (UoN) has won grant funding in excess of £1m from the UK Aerospace Research and Technology Programme to develop electric propulsion technologies using Airlander 10 as the initial platform. The project, named E-HAV1, will deliver a full-sized prototype 500kW electric propulsor for ground testing and technologies ready for future productionisation. These technologies will be directly applicable to a future Airlander 10, with the goal of replacing its fuel-burning forward engines as the first step towards an all-electric version of the aircraft. Utilising a combination of buoyant lift from helium, aerodynamic lift, and vectored thrust, Airlander 10 already operates with a significantly lower fuel burn than other aircraft of similar capability. The integration of electric forward propulsors will increase this advantage. Airlander 10's ability to support a broad range of activities from passenger travel to fisheries protection makes it the ideal platform for pioneering electric propulsion in civil aircraft. Project E-HAV1 will address key goals of the UK Aerospace Technology Strategy: strengthening the UK's aerospace capabilities, positioning the UK for developing future generations of civil aircraft, and advancing a new generation of efficient propulsion technologies. Each of the three partners is a leader in their sector: HAV in whole-aircraft design capability, Collins in electric power system development, and UoN in electric propulsion research and testing. This collaboration demonstrates the commitment all three organisations have to the future of sustainable aviation. "Reducing our carbon footprint is one of the biggest challenges facing aviation today," says HAV's CEO Stephen McGlennan. "While Airlander 10 is already helping customers Rethink the Skies with incredible efficiency, we have to find ways of further reducing the impact we have on our environment. This project will move us closer to our goal of zero-carbon aviation." "As the innovation leader in electric power systems for the aerospace and defense industry, Collins Aerospace is proud to join with our partners in advancing this critical initiative," said Marc Holme, Motor Drive Systems Engineering Director at Collins Aerospace. "Together, we're developing innovative technologies that will pave the way for the hybrid-electric and all-electric aircraft of the future." Prof Pat Wheeler, Head of the University of Nottingham's Power Electronics, Machines and Control Research Group, commented, "we are really looking forward to the exciting challenges of applying our technological knowledge of electrical machines, power electronics and power systems to the Airlander propulsion application. This project will also benefit from the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (RPIF) investment in our new Centre for Power Electronics and Electrical Machines, which will open early in 2020". Business Minister Lord Henley said: "The UK has world-leading capabilities in aerospace manufacturing. The testing of this new electric engine, is our modern Industrial Strategy in action. This is a vital step in aerospace manufacturing to ensure the UK remains at the forefront of hybrid-electric technology, using the best talent, industry and innovation to transform the way people, goods and services move across the UK." The E-HAV1 project is supported by the UK's Aerospace Technology Programme, a joint Government and industry investment to maintain and grow the UK's competitive position in civil aerospace design and manufacture. The programme is delivered through a partnership between the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI), the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Innovate UK; addressing large-scale technology and capability challenges, principally over a rolling 5 to 15-year timeframe. About Collins Aerospace Collins Aerospace, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Created in 2018 by bringing together UTC Aerospace Systems and Rockwell Collins, Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers' toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market. For more information, visit CollinsAerospace.com. About the University of Nottingham's Power Electronics, Machines and Control Research Group The Power Electronics, Machines and Control (PEMC) Research Group at the University of Nottingham is one of the largest and most recognised groups in its field worldwide. The PEMC Research Group undertakes research in Power Electronics and Electrical Machines/Drives that are fundamental to our technological advancement. These technologies underpin the electrification of transport and all renewable energy strategies and are vital for a sustainable future. For more information, please see www.nottingham.ac.uk\pemc. About the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) The Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) is at the heart of UK aerospace research and technology (R&T). Working collaboratively with Government, industry and the wider UK aerospace eco-system, the ATI sets the UK's aerospace technology strategy (Raising Ambition) to reflect the sector's vision and ambition. The ATI is responsible for developing the UK Aerospace Technology Strategy, supported by a network of advisory groups, and stimulating industry-led R&T projects that align with this strategy and maximise the potential to deliver UK economic benefit. The ATI provides strategic oversight of the R&T pipeline and portfolio, co-chairing the Strategic Review Committee with BEIS and advising on project investment. 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Top 5 things to do in Belgrade, Serbia
Visit the old bohemian quarter of Belgrade, Skadarlija
Charming, cobblestone surface, pedestrian zone, with lots of typical Serbian 'inns' (taverns and restaurants). These taverns were a meeting place for many of the greatest figures of the cultural scene of the late 19th and early 20th century.
Visit Kalemegdan
Park with history museum, open air army museum, astrological observatory, zoo park, numerous coffee shops, bars and clubs, invites people to be active and to spend time in the open air and different ways. The landmark of the city. The view from there is amazing (where the Sava River flows into the Danube).
Visit Ada Ciganlija
Belgrade's most popular city beach, a great place to relax during hot summer days. It is only 4 km away from the city center. You can enjoy swimming in lake made by Sava river, or water skiing. Ada has various sport playgrounds for volleyball, basketball, football and even golf. Good place for weekend breaks.
Visit the National Theatre (at Francuska 3)
It has very good international productions of ballet or opera performances.
Visit Knez Mihailova
A pedestrian central zone, between Kalemegdan and Terazije. A great place to just take a walk, watch the people of Belgrade pass you by, stop in at one of the cafes for a short black or something a bit stronger, do a little bit of window shopping or even check out one of the boutiques or bookstores that are open until midnight. Very romantic place on a summer.


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Scott Peterson's Pen Pals
A fellow inmate told the Modesto Bee that Peterson's correspondents include a woman serving time for murdering her husband. A guard read the letter aloud, inmate Chris Young said.
Peterson has pleaded not guilty to double-murder charges that make him eligible for the death penalty if convicted.
Late last week, a judge issued a gag order barring lawyers, witnesses and police officers from publicly discussing details of the case. Judge Al Girolami said the gag order was the only way to stop leaks and rumors from derailing Scott Peterson's right to a fair trial.
Stanislaus County sheriff's Deputy Tom Letras confirmed that Peterson gets more mail than most inmates, but would not elaborate.
It's not uncommon for young men accused of terrible crimes to receive letters from female admirers, said Jeanette Sereno, a criminal justice professor at California State University, Stanislaus.
"If you don't see him as responsible for the (slayings), he's a very sympathetic young man, someone the whole world is against," Sereno said. "People out there have a need to come to the rescue of someone beleaguered."
Young, 29, also told the newspaper that extra security precautions have been taken at the Stanislaus County jail to ensure Peterson's safety. For instance, inmates on meal duty have been told to select Peterson's trays randomly to avoid poisoning, he said.
Peterson was arrested after his wife's body and the remains of their unborn son washed ashore in San Francisco Bay. He has denied any involvement in his wife's disappearance and death says he was out fishing on the bay the day his wife disappeared. His attorneys have suggested a satanic cult may have abducted and killed his wife.


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UK 'must prepare a Brexit fallback' – BBC News
The UK needs a "credible fallback" in case no EU trade deal is reached during Brexit negotiations, former Bank of England governor Mervyn King has said.
Lord King said British negotiators needed to show Brussels the country has an alternative over a bad trade deal post-Brexit.
The former governor, who served between 2003 and 2013, said no deal was "not the first preference of anybody".
He said the government "probably wasted a year" on its contingency plans.
The first round of Brexit negotiations at the European Commission ended in July.
Brexit Secretary David Davis said Brussels might delay trade talks due to a lack of progress on the cost of the UK's "divorce" settlement.
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Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Lord King said: "We are where we are, and we are in a negotiation and it's important that the negotiation succeeds.
"But it cannot succeed without a credible fallback position and that is something which I think is a practical thing that the civil service ought to be taking a lead on."
Previously Prime Minister Theresa May has said: "No deal is better than a bad deal."
A fallback position
By Simon Jack, business editor
Mervyn King described the coverage of the Brexit debate both before the vote and since as "hysterical".
When asked his own view of the economic impact of leaving the EU, he said: "I don't know – that's the only honest answer."
One thing he is sure about is that as the UK approaches the Brexit negotiations, we must be prepared to walk away otherwise our position lacks credibility.
By walking away he means falling back on a trade relationship governed by the rules of the World Trade Organisation.
"If you are going to have any success in this negotiation you need to have a fallback position that the other side understands and thinks is credible," he said.
"It is not first choice but we have to have an option otherwise the other side won't listen. This ought to be something people can agree on irrespective of whether they voted for Brexit or not."
If the UK left the EU without a trade deal with the 27 other nations it would rely on World Trade Organisation rules, and trade agreements between Europe and other countries may not be available to Britain.
On Thursday current governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney announced that uncertainty over Brexit was reducing growth in the British economy.
As a result the bank lowered this year's growth forecast from 1.9% to 1.7%.
Mr Carney said: "Uncertainties about the [UK's] eventual relationship [with Europe] are weighing on the decisions of some businesses."
Lord King said: "I don't know what the economic consequences of Brexit will be, that's the only honest answer."
Previously, Brexit minister Steve Baker said the government was preparing for all possible outcomes over Brexit talks, but added a no-deal with Brussels was unlikely.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40836488


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When your phone rings with the 413 area code, please pick up the call to speak with a student who is eager to hear about your time at Western New England University. Thank you!
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Jamie Smith
Jamie Smith is an artist and teacher who ardently believes that photography can be a tool for both personal and social transformation.
The communities that have shaped Jamie are diverse: he grew up in Silicon Valley, went to school in Santa Barbara, worked in San Diego and New York City, traveled the world on photography assignments, and currently lives in to Northeastern Pennsylvania, where he spent childhood summers exploring the Susquehanna River with his grandparents.
While a student at UC Santa Barbara, Jamie picked up a camera for the first time and found himself transformed. Mentored by Guggenheim-award winner Richard Ross, he discovered the power to observe and to connect with his subject.
Jamie has shot stories for The Times Leader, The San Diego Union-Tribune, The North County Times, and other publications. Jamie worked with fellow photographers to produce the "Meeting of the Art Waters" exhibit and catalogue, and "Flood," an exhibit that focused on the impact of the Susquehanna River floods.
To introduce others in this process of personal and social transformation, Jamie partnered with renowned photographer Jay Maisel to develop the curriculum for a series of workshops for adult photographers. Those workshops continue to transform participants' view of the world.
In 2014, Jamie decided that this very successful workshop curriculum could provide teens with the skills and the inspiration to experience the personal transformation that leads to the social transformation we all seek. Jamie's friends and collaborators and industry partners agreed to join the ambitious endeavor. The Social Fabric Collective was born.
JEnni Smith
Jenni Smith is passionate about creating opportunities where participants become empowered to do their best work,
Jenni's been building communities her entire life.
With decades of experience developing strategic engagement experiences, Jenni has the formidable skills needed to create powerful and productive bonds between the students, community leaders, sponsors, donors, and artists who make up the Social Fabric Collective.
She grew up in a rural California Gold Country town and went on to graduate Phi Beta Kappa from UC Santa Barbara where she majored in English and spent time working abroad in both Switzerland and the UK.
She is now Vice President of Strategic Services for EGR International, a New-York based agency that provides Fortune 500 companies with engagement strategies to inspire employee performance and customer loyalty. Jenni's clients work in the healthcare, transportation, consumer goods, and technology sectors of both American and international markets.
Seth has made his mark in the world of contemporary photography with a prolific career spanning education, fine art, editorial, stock and commercial work, as well his entrepreneurial contributions in training thousands of photographers in digital workflow. Chosen by Photo District News as one of the 30 most influential photographers of the decade, Seth is greatly in demand for his beautiful graphic images in both natural and created light. Resnick has been published in many of the world's most prestigious magazines. His credits include over 2500 publications worldwide and his clients constitute a virtual "Who's Who" list of Corporate America.
He is co-founder of D-65, an organization teaching digital workflow workshops, webinars, one-on-one training, tech support, and consulting for photographers, studios, agencies, and corporate art departments. Resnick is also a co-founder of Digital Photo Destinations, an organization that combines exotic world travel with photographic education. As a digital innovation consultant, Resnick works with Adobe, Nikon, X-rite, Epson, NEC, and others to help them formulate more useful products for photographers. Resnick was one of 50 photographers worldwide first named as a Canon "Explorer of Light." He is a member of the prestigious X-rite Colorati program as well as an Alpha/Beta and feature consultant for Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom and the Ilford Masters Program.
Nora Sweeny
Nora Sweeny is the outreach strategist for Stanford's Product Realization Lab, an innovation incubator where Stanford students have been making the future since 1891. Previously she was a fundraiser at Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, content producer of online courses for Stanford's Lifelong Learning program, director of Alumni Education at the Stanford Alumni Association, and founder of Stanford Travel Study's Family Adventures series. Sweeny is also filmmaker who received a Webby for producing Peace of Mind, a documentary film about the life of Secretary of Defense William Perry, and a photographer whose work has been published most recently in The Sun magazine.
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O'Meara majored in History of Art and Architecture at University of California at Santa Barbara. After graduation she moved to New York City, working at Sothebys, Art in General (a non-profit supporting emerging international artists) and was assistant director at the Curt Marcus Gallery. She spent time working at the Galeria Pelaires in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. O'Meara has a passion for architecture, particularly adaptive re-use of historic buildings. She has overseen various renovation projects at a Modernist hotel in Palm Springs designed by renowned architect, Albert Frey; and the Corliss Engine Factory, in Petaluma, known as Foundry Wharf. O'Meara is an art docent in the Petaluma City Schools district, and is an ardent supporter of art education.
Susan Shoemaker
Susan is Chief Compliance Officer and Investment Advisor at Riggs Asset Management. Susan's career began in New York City with Salomon Brothers, Inc. where she worked as an institutional salesperson of structured fixed income products. While working on Wall Street, she earned her Juris Doctorate at New York Law School evening division. She relocated to Northeastern Pennsylvania after her marriage and joined Fleet Securities and PNC Bank before becoming Vice President at BNY Mellon Wealth Management. She managed a significant client portfolio and an administrative team at BNY Mellon, while maintaining an outstanding client retention rate.


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Jeff Maddux was disappointed when his named wasn't called in the NFL Draft April 30.
Jeff Maddux was disappointed when his named wasn't called in the NFL Draft April 30.
That disappointment turned to elation when he signed a free agent contract with the Detroit Lions this morning, only hours after the NFL lockout ended.
"I got a call from my agent (Tom Taselski of Dearborn) a little after 8 this morning," the 2006 Monroe High graduate said. "I didn't get to bed until about 3 a.m. last night because I heard something might happen. I told my parents this morning, put the news on Facebook and now my phone hasn't stopped ringing."
The 6-4, 315-pound lineman will report to the Lions in Allen Park Wednesday morning. He had been playing Arena football with the Cleveland Gladiators but sat out Friday's game when his agent told him his signing with an NFL team could be imminent. The son of Dave and Kathy Maddux now lives in Wyandotte.
"They opened it up (signing) at 6 p.m. Monday," Maddux said. "My agent told me the call could come at any time. I'm psyched that it's the Lions. That was always my team in backyard football. I had a workout with them back in June after my combine and I did pretty well."
Maddux was a four-year starter at Central Michigan University who earned second-team All-Mid-American Conference honors last year and made four bowl trips with the Chippewas.
Mud Hens triumph
DURHAM, N.C. — The Toledo Mud Hens jumped out to a 6-0 lead and beat Durham 6-2 Monday night, snapping a three-game losing streak.
Starter Adam Wilk (5-5) was the winning pitcher. Will Rhymes had three of the Mud Hens' 12 hits.
Custer wins tourney
CHELSEA — The Custer 10U All-Stars wrapped up their season by winning the Chelsea Summer Showdown over the weekend.
After going 3-0 in pool play, Custer defeated Pleasant Ridge 14-7 in the championship.
The team was coached by Ron Complo, Todd Parkhurst, Tom Puccetti and Tom Potcova.


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I just helped my wife through this one, and I thought it might be potentially helpful to someone out there using GMail and having this issue. The problem that we ran across is that a draft that she had saved was "sort of" vanished. In the summary view, you could read the first line of the mail, but when you open the draft it's just a blank screen. Puzzling. Turns out that it's a "known issue". The latest and greatest version does this, apparently if the draft is saved without a subject. GMail has it written up as a problem they know about and are working on, so I expect it will be fixed pretty quickly. The workaround is to use the old version of gmail that is linked in the help topic on this issue.
So, that's the tip, now for the observation. I've used gmail a lot over the past couple of years. It's a really useful application. There are many, many good things I have to say about it. It does sometimes feel a little spooky, however, to depend on something that only exists on some server that I can't see across a network I can't control that is being run by people I don't know and have never even directly dealt with. The simple fact of the matter is that it can be torpedoed at any time for any number of reasons and there's not really much I can do to work around it.
Upgrading a web application is supposed to be easier than bits on a desktop. I agree with the basic premise. The ease of pushing out some new release in the age of the web application still comes with a pretty heavy burden for testing and validation. I guess it's still not nearly as big a deal as releasing MS Office from a test perspective, but still, there is a lot of havoc and grief that can be caused if you release something with some goofy defect and you've got millions of users depending on it. I guess the reason that I felt compelled to write this is that I obviously wasn't the first person to come across the "all my hard work is lost" feeling of having a draft vaporize. Enough people have been stranded by this problem to have it bubble up pretty close to the top of the known issues list, and I'm sure that a lot of them had a more painful time of it that I did. After all, someone had to hit this thing when there wasn't any help doc to point the way out.
Anyhow, to anyone responsible for day to day operations of web applications like this, first of all thanks. I know how difficult it is to be in a position where the thing has to be kept running all the time, and your effort should be commended. Also, you already know this, but please be thorough when you test your application. It's really painful for a lot of people when you mess things up, even a little bit. Just because it's easier than releasing something like MS Office doesn't let you off the hook. In my view, it makes it a bigger deal. Look, you've got it relatively easy compared to a lot of product teams that have to be painstakingly thorough before they release something. It's not asking too much for you to get it right.
Ah, well, at least the price is right. Probably why it's still in beta after half a decade.


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Feb. 14, 2004
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TEMPE, Ariz. – The Ohio State softball team got a two-run homerun in the second inning from junior Natalie Hales and freshman pitcher Jamee Juarez, in her first collegiate start, made it hold for a dramatic 2-1 victory over Cal State-Northridge Friday in the second game of the Arizona State Fiesta Bowl Tournament in Tempe.
For Hales, a Canton, Ohio native, it was her first homerun as a Buckeye and helped Ohio State even its record to 1-1 on the season.
"I had an 0-2 count, so I was just trying to make contact," Hales said. "It felt amazing, being my first Ohio State homerun. We didn't want to sit on two runs the rest of the game, but our defense made it hold up."
Senior Breana Pozzi (Petaluma, Calif./Casa Grande) went 3-for-3 at the plate to mark her first career three-hit performance. Her leadoff single in the second inning set the stage for Hale's game-winning homer.
"Going 3-for-3 was great in my first start and will set the tone for this season," Pozzi said. "Being on base for Natalie's homerun was awesome, and Jamee battled the entire game. This game is how I think we're going to play the rest of year."
Linda Kalafatis, Ohio State head coach, praised her team's effort in coming back from a loss to Massachusetts earlier in the day.
"Natalie had a super day for us, and Jamee hung in there so tough," Kalafatis said. "Northridge was pretty intense all game and I told our girls after the game that was what a Big Ten game will be like. We're a work in progress and we'll keep working. It was really important for us to bounce back in that second game." Juarez scattered six hits and struck out nine hitters, while allowing just one walk. Her one earned run, which came in a 40+ pitch seventh inning, was unearned.
"I was nervous, but our defense played great behind me," Juarez said. "It felt great to get a win in my first start, but it was a total team effort."
Ohio State will face a pair of nationally ranked teams Saturday. The Buckeyes will take on No. 11/11 Texas at 2 p.m., and will face No. 13/16 Oregon at 4 p.m.


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Having been fascinated by the success of KTM's 350cc motocross machine both here (under Mike Alessi) and in Europe (ridden by Antonio Cairoli), we took note of what Husqvarna has done to their own oddly displaced TE310. Essentially, it is an entirely new bike for the 2011 model year.
The TE310 now features a bored and stroked version of the super compact, super light 250cc Husqvarna engine, which Husky claims puts out "significantly higher torque and power" than last year's TE310. As featured in the new TE310, it displaces 302.44cc, but is lighter than any other 250cc four-stroke engine available at only 48lbs. Husqvarna claims the TE310 is 13lbs lighter than its predecessor, and receives a new, larger 45mm throttle body for its fuel injection system.
Could the TE310 be the perfect amatuer, off-road play bike? We will try to get our hands on one to find out.