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Visiting Linux4Afrika in Tanzania
Linux4Afrika collects used hardware in Germany to equip African schools. Linux Magazine editor Markus Feilner went to Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, and other places in Tanzania to hunt down Linux machines.
Finally a vacation, but a different one this time – I'm on a mission to one of the poorest countries in the world, Tanzania, in East Africa, where the Linux4Afrika project is starting to equip schools with computer networks. My fellow travelers and I will be visiting schools all over the country and reviewing the current project status with Paul Koyi from Agumba Computers, the local technology partner.
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The FCC's open internet rules that prevent ISPs from blocking content or otherwise discriminating against the packets that are flowing across their broadband networks are on trial today. This morning, a three-panel judge heard arguments from Verizon and the FCC, and one analyst thinks the questions and comments from the judges indicates that the court may allow ISPs to charge web providers for premium services.
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Frequent-flier miles have taken me around the world. African safaris, a snorkeling trip on the Great Barrier Reef, a Baltic Sea cruise and treks in the Himalayas have all been possible thanks to airfare paid with miles.
So it was a shock when a group of fellow elite-mileage travelers and I recently went to book flights for a cruise and found that that the "taxes and carrier fees" on the flights we wanted were as costly as the co-pay on an out-of-network medical claim.
The good news: Mileage tickets to Rome via American's One World partnership were available for the mid-summer cruise we'd planned. Bad news: The "taxes and fee" tariff was $700. Buying the ticket outright was only a few hundred dollars more.
American Express miles — which can be applied to Delta's SkyMiles program and SkyTeam members — wouldn't help us either. Seats were available there as well — for a whopping 110,000 miles.
What was happening? Were my days of globetrotting over?
Not exactly, said Tim Winship, who runs the website FrequentFlier.com. The basic strategy I've used throughout the years does still work, he confirmed. I book as far head as possible, call the airline instead of relying on the Internet alone, and keep trying until I can snag something that works. I'm flexible about dates and don't cringe at paying for a night in an airport hotel — a worthwhile trade for an air ticket worth thousands.
But in recent years, many mileage programs have introduced rule changes, tiered award charts and a la carte fees that have shifted the options. Among the wrinkles:
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Other fees vary by airline. For instance, though I was using American's website to book my Rome award tickets, the available flights I was seeing were on British Airways. It and some other foreign carriers have levied "fuel surcharges" — which accounted for the whopping $700 fee on those tickets to Rome.
Countermeasures: Book early enough (330 days in advance typically is your first opportunity) to snag tickets on an airline that doesn't levy the surcharge. Call the airline booking desk directly and often; they can sometimes come up with options you won't see online. And if at first you don't find what you want, keep checking back.
• Upgrades: If you've been flying long enough, you remember the years when you could buy an economy seat and use miles to upgrade to business or first class. Now many programs will charge you those miles PLUS a "co-pay" that can run into hundreds of dollars for an international flight.
The exception: Some airline programs will let you upgrade for free if you've purchased a "full-fare" economy class ticket. United Airlines, part of the Star Alliance, has shifted its upgrade policy to allow miles-only upgrades to a wider range of economy-class tickets and reduced the mileage required when you do have a co-pay.
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Hello Rough Guides!
I'm heading to a festival in Tisno, Croatia next month and would like to spend a few days afterwards seeing a bit more of the country….where should I go?
I'm keen to avoid the really busy, touristy areas but will probably be limited to places within reach of public transport. I'd like to go hiking in scenic (photogenic!) countryside, swim in remote rivers or lakes and possibly hire a bike for a few days – relaxing things that will balance out the rock'n'roll-ness of a festival.
Also, what are the foodstuffs that I really should try while I'm there?
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Hi Diana,
Wow – sounds like a fun trip! Krka National Park isn't too far from Tisno and the turquoise lakes and waterfalls there are supposed to be rather lovely (and less busy that Plitvice): www.roughguides.com/destinations/euro...
Dugi Otok and the Kornati islands are also great spots for escaping the crowds (both are most easily reached via Zadar as far as I know). Ask at the ice cream shop in Dugi Otok and they can sort you out with a reasonably priced bike to rent.
All of the local seafood is delicious but you'd do well to get your hands on some Mali Ston oysters if you can. You should be able to find plenty of locally-grown fresh fruit too, including gargantuan fresh figs! Have funx


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Honey West Restaurant & Lounge
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It was our first time at this restaurant - we will be back for sure. The food was very good (especially the mac & cheese)and our server very friendly and helpful. Can't wait to try the patio when the weather warms up.
Overall experience was good. Our server was very friendly but could use some additional training. She wasn't sure about a few standard items. A second server helped us out a couple times and was very knowledgable. One of the entrees we wordered wasn't available. When we needed to switch it to a higher price entree it would have been nice of them to offer it at the price of the original entree ordered. Our staters were fantastic and all the entrees except for the Butter chicken were excellent. The butter chicken was quite bland. The 5-7pm $5 wine special was quite good value but the wine was served in different glasses. Some glass and some crystal. Some small improvements and attention to basic details could make this place top notch.
We go to Honey West frequently, and it satisfied again. Great meal, and great music.
Right from the minute we stepped thru the door, he evening felt great! Our tables were set and ready for 10 of us. Our server was lovely, friendly and personable! We had drinks and bread with tapas in minutes. Our meals were all delicious! Then the music came on and entertained us until midnight! The place filled up with a fun, energetic crowd! The owner came out of the kitchen around 10 pm and stopped to ask about our evening. A perfect night out!
I had 3 different occasions to be at Honey West this month- all to celebrate my 60th with different groups of friends and family. The food was delicious all 3 visits! The Arctic Char was amazing! The Chateaubriand Platter or 2 could have fed 4! We cut the meat with our forks! Their new menu was a treat for all!
Excellent menu options - not big but just the right combination to fit everyone's taste preference. Service was tremendous and meal was superbe! I highly recommend it!
Excellent food, creative presentation, very pleasant service, and great live music. Thank you.
I took a friend, who lives in Burlington , to Honey West for lunch as she had never been before. We shared the Jalapeno Cheese poppers appetizer, which was wonderful with the cinnamon / pineapple chutney. We both ordered the grilled cheese sandwich with chicken, brie and green apple, and fries. It was a little too much for us , next time we will share the sandwich. It was absolutely delicious! the only reason the review is not 5/5 is because the server forgot our appetizers and brought them after we started our meal, but she was very apologetic about it and was sincerely sorry. Have mentioned Honey West to several friends and will definitely be back.


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Saturday, October 8, was day one of the two-day DC Gameday held twice a year near Union Station. I ran my dungeon crawl system conversion of old AD&D adventure, C2: Ghost Tower of Inverness, as a two-slot event. I want to publicly repeat my thanks to the organizers for accommodating my game, but especially Tom Cadorette, who went the extra mile and cleared out a room for me at lunch time so I could have a quiet area to call into my non-gaming radio show. Back on topic, the game ...
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If you follow me on Twitter or are a Facebook friend, you may have noticed that I frequently post important historical milestones care of History.com. Today would have been Gary Gygax's 73rd birthday, yet a search of their site yielded no such results. I sent an email asking them to include the milestone. You can do the same by clicking here. Perhaps if enough of us do, Gary will get the credit he is due.
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"This is a tremendous honor," said Cronrath. "I take great pride in the confidence the leadership of NCARB has expressed in permitting me to assist in the development of the architectural licensure examination."
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We're Expecting!
3 June 2005
The koala section is expecting again and very soon we're going to see some brand new, yet tiny koala faces!Koalas have a very short pregnancy lasting for only thirty-five days (imagine that mums!) However, koalas like all marsupials give birth to very undeveloped young. A koala joey is born weighing in at only half a gram and is approximately two 2cm long. It has no fur; its eyes are still un-opened, in fact the only thing that is well developed is the koalas fore-arms, claws and its sense of smell! It is thought that the joey makes the 10cm climb from the birth-canal into the backwards facing pouch guided only by its sense of smell. That's pretty amazing! The little joey stays in the pouch for 5 � to 6 � months where it undergoes a lot of development. It will grow some lovely soft fur, its eyes will open, and its ears appear! At five months of age we start to see a little nose, arms and legs sticking out of mum's now enormous pouch, and at six months the little joey will start to climb out of the pouch and onto mums back and tummy.
Our breeding program at Australia Zoo is highly successful. At present we have 32 koalas ranging from ages between 11 months to 17 years. We also have four mothers with joeys ranging from Edna's baby at one month of age, to Molly's little one at 6 ¼ months of age. We also have one pregnant mum! That's not bad considering that the koala breeding season runs from September through the March!
So far Molly's little baby has shown us its nose, and yesterday Chloe's little one stuck its head out and had a look at the world for the first time! It's a very exciting time for the koala keepers at the moment as we can't wait to see how many new boy and girl koalas we have! And just like expectant parents, we are all quarrelling over what names to give to our precious new arrivals!
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Alumni & Parents
Travel opportunities
As you plan for travel in this new year, I want to offer a wide range of stimulating escapes for you, your family, and friends. For questions on any of these programs, feel free to contact me directly (or, where appropriate, the program leader).
--Mike Teskey
Director, Alumni & Parent Relations
2013 Tours:
- Virginia Woolf's England
- Camp Westwind
- Puerto Rico's Coffee & Rum Heritage (canceled)
2014 Tours:
Russia & Its Riches
April 26 – May 11, 2014
The Reed College alumni office and Russian department have collaborated on many a trip, and we are pleased to embark on our eleventh-annual East European tour, scheduled for April 26 – May 11, 2014. This year we will include both Russia and Ukraine in our investigation, visiting the three great capitals of Kiev, Moscow, and St. Petersburg as we review East Slavic history and culture from the tenth century through the modern era. Besides devoting unhurried time ahead of the summer crush to the spectacular world-heritage architectural sites and extraordinary museums and performance halls of the three capitals, we will visit the ancient museum town of Pereslav near Kiev and the splendid summer palace and park in Gatchina south of St. Petersburg. Along with a carefully devised program of exceptional interest and richness, the tour will include presentations by the tour organizer and leader, Russian scholar and former Reed professor Judson Rosengrant, as well as by local English-speaking guides. The tour requires no knowledge of foreign languages and is open to anyone who would like to learn about Russia and Ukraine and their vital place in the world. For more information, including a detailed itinerary, please write to Dr. Rosengrant at email@example.com or call him at 503/880-9521.
Read this dispatch in Reed magazine from Brad '61 and Rozelle Wright '61, who enjoyed the trip this past May. Details on our blog.
Virginia Woolf's England
October 9-17
Join Jay Dickson, professor of English & humanities, along with Robin Tovey '97, assistant director of alumni & parent relations, as they plunge headlong into the world of Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury Group. Using the cities of London and Brighton as our exploratory bases, we will travel for eight days in October through English historical and literary sites important to Virginia Woolf's writing career (and to her most extended meditation on England's history, her 1928 novel Orlando). From the squares of Bloomsbury and the museums of London, to the spires of Inigo Jones's Greenwich, to the great Kentish Elizabethan castles and gardens of Knole and Sissinghurst belonging Virginia Woolf's lover Vita Sackville-West, and finally to the homes of Woolf and her sister Vanessa Bell in Sussex, we will journey together through the places and scenes crucial to the career and writing of England's most important and influential 20th-century novelist.
Tentative price: from $2995 per person includes lodging (double occupancy), ground transportation, and entrance fees. Price does not include airfare or transit to and from airport. Details on our blog.
Camp Westwind
October 11-13
From the early '60s through the early '90s, Reedies spent a weekend in the fall enjoying surf, sand, the talent show, green eggs and ham, and the unique setting that is Camp Westwind on the Oregon coast. This event is sponsored by the Portland alumni chapter, but it is open to Reedies from all over. Join in the new, expanded tradition October 11-13, 2013! Learn more...
Puerto Rico & Its Coffee Heritage (canceled)
October 20-26
Only 90 minutes from the mainland lies Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory. Among the oldest of the world's colonies, it is a place where the best of two cultures coexist. Join Mike Teskey, director of alumni & parent relations, as we visit and learn about the intricacies of Old San Juan and experience its array of historic and cultural sites before heading inland and into the hills where coffee has been harvested for centuries. In addition to learning about the lifeways that have developed around this crop, you will also enjoy hiking, viewing the wildlife (especially the birds), and tasting the local food and drink.
Tentative price: $1495 per person (includes lodging, breakfasts, select meals, entrances, and ground transportation). Details on our blog.
Past trips
Path to Power: LBJ & the Texas Hill Country
April 18-22, 2013
Photos and recap coming soon...
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Join Paul Gronke, professor of political science, and Mike Teskey, director of alumni relations, in an examination of the Texas Hill Country that President Johnson called home. Using volume one of Robert Caro's biography as the main subject text (along with some other suggested readings), we will explore the LBJ Library, Johnson City, the Texas White House, and areas in between. Lest you think this extended weekend is all about LBJ, April is prime wildflower season, so we will also visit the Wildflower Center (one of Ladybird's legacies) along with experiencing some Austin (and Luckenbach) music along with eating Texas barbeque.


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Saina Nehwal has England on her mind
World No 2 Saina Nehwal has been playing with a troubled knee for the most part of last year, including the London Olympic Games.
Though her last triumph came in the Denmark Open in last October, the Olympic women's singles bronze medallist has had a decent run in the Super Series and the Super Series Premier tournaments. This year, she lost in the quarterfinal of the Korea Open and in the semifinal of the Malaysia Open.
Next week, she will enter her third competition of the year, the prestigious All England Championships in Birmingham, where she is seeded second in women's singles. The 22-year-old will meet Thailand's Sapsiree Taerattanachai in the first round of the tournament that will be played between March 5 and 10.
Since her loss to Chinese Taipei's Tsu Ying Tai in the Malaysia Open semifinals, Saina has had a month- and-a-half to treat her knee and at the same time train for the All England. "The knee is okay now and I am feeling a remarkable improvement. I am looking forward to seeing how it responds in the tournaments ahead," Saina told DNA.
"The break from competition between Malaysia Open and next week's All England is a pretty long time and has given me the recovery time required for such a major tournament. Everybody aspires to be an All England champion and I wish to do better in this tournament."
In the 2012 All England tourney, Saina was seeded fourth. She exited in the quarterfinal, losing to eventual champion, seventh-seeded Li Xuerui of China. Current World No 1 Xuerui, who is also the Olympic gold medallist, is the top seed in this edition.
Entering the tournament seeded second is a new experience for the Hyderabadi shuttler. And Saina is excited about this new status. "It gives me a lot of pleasure that I am playing as No 2 in this prestigious tournament. My practice has been good and I am looking forward to putting up a better show than last year."
Preparation for the Championships has been in full swing under the watchful eyes of chief national coach P Gopichand. "The training has been good. Gopi sir has been giving very useful tips and I am also getting good practice with other fellow badminton players."
Saina should have an easy first two rounds until she bumps into a seeded player in the quarterfinals. Germany's Juliane Schenk, China's Wang Shixian and Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon are the other seeded players in Saina's half at the All England.
Saina has an all-win record against Taerattanachai, world No 20, in their four previous meetings. Her most recent win against the Thai came in the first round of the Korean Open last month.
Happy with the way she started the year, Saina said, "It has been a good beginning for me in 2013, though I was a bit unlucky to lose in the semifinal of the Malaysia Open. I ought to have won it."
I wanna see her new avatar in ALL ENGLAND. I really hope that she would have concentrated on her fitness levels more.
All the very best for her ALL ENGLAND Tournament.
The 2013 edition of the prestigious All England begins tomorrow for Saina. Is she ready? Has her heel.... healed? Is she lighter than before? Has she moved on from that toy NR700-RP?
All these are questions to which partial answers will be available tomorrow. But from the draw, here is what we know. Saina has met Sapsiree 4 times before, and won all 4 encounters, but the last one at the KO this year went the distance, and oh so close!
If she plays to her ranking however, she has a fairly straight run to the finals. For Saina, the main issues will be to (a) maintain fitness, (b) remain calm, (c) cut out the cross-court crap, (d) be aware of the drift, (e) maintain fitness, (f) look out for Juliane, (g) look out for Ratchanok, (h) look out for Sindhu, (i) maintain fitness, (j) don't smash when desperate (k) watch out for Minatsu Mitani, (l) watch out for Wang Shixian, (m) check the drift everyday, (n) practise netplay during free time, (o) maintain fitness, (p) watch out for Jiang Yanjiao, (q) watch out for Tai Tzu Ying, (r) put those chocolates away (s) play straight lines, (t) watch out for Wang Yihan, (u) maintain fitness, (v) practise her netplay, (w) practise the body smash, (x) watch out for Li Xuerui.
If she gets past (x) she can have her chocolate, and eat it too!
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Post-match interview after Saina's narrow escape in round 1...
Excellent display by Saina in the quarterfinals . Her court movement and retrieving ability really amazed me. Infact, her super special spirit to carry herself in any tournament is stupendous to watch. I was delighted with the way she played yesterday. Really marvellous play .
My dear Saina, you have to learn to play safe during critical points. What is the idea doing the high risk tight spinning net shots when you were down 17-19 and 19-20 and blowing your AE chances, not once but two times when Ratchanok was totally out of gas, probably due to the flu. If you had been patient you could have won the second game.
Anyway, hope you learn from this.
Is Knee injury the reason of Saina's loss? This is an interesting question actually as the words came from Ratchanok and not from Saina here...
Ratchanok said: "Saina was slow on her lifts. Her knee injury made it easier for me." Ratchanok who looked aggressive from the start, added: "Last year, I crashed out of the Championship in the second round. Today, I played a really good game. I wouldn't have been very disappointed if I had lost to Saina."
Ratchanok however admitted that she felt tired in the middle of the second game, which led her to make some unforced errors.
"I just wanted to hold my serve. I was getting tired and was making unforced errors. However the mistake in judgement that Saina made to gift me the match point gave me fresh motivation," Ratchanok who took away the match with the help of some exquisite backhand sliced smashes and drops at crucial junctures said.
Saina's game has changed. She has added power to her smash but the variation in her game seems less effective. Has her knee injury caused some changes in her style not wanting to keep out of prolonged rallies? For this result in the all england, she seemed over anxious to win points.
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Keeping her knee injury one side, i don't think that would have had affected her game yesterday. The main thing is she ran out of strength during the second game. Because of Ratchanok's unique unorthodox strokes. Actually speaking, Ratchanok seemed to have taken all her strokes in book to finish the game as soon as possible in two games itself because she was out of gas in the middle of the game itself. And also, saina misjudged one shuttle to give the match point to Ratchanok which totally changed the match.
Anyhow, i am very much sure that she was better than Malaysian Open 2013 . If anybody have Saina's post match interview video about the loss, i would really appreciate it..
As I said earlier, Saina's main threat ain't the Chinese anymore. Its the non-chinese girls.
This was Saina's best chance to win such a prestigious event, with LXR, YW, JYJ and Han Li out early. Wish she could capitalize on it.
By the way, even if she were in the finals, beating Tine Baun would have been tough, though she has done it in the past. Tine is a very different player in this tournament. She had practised a lot for her last (also skipping the group event).
Well played Saina. Reaching semis is not a small achievement.
Yep.. Reaching Semifinals in this particular edition of ALL ENGLAND is not a small achievement at all. Having all the top seeds in the women's singles in the first round itself, saina reached the semifinals is a commendable feat. Yesterday's match, if you ask me, Saina acted very like very soft. She did not have smashes in her game as if we saw it when she played against Wang Shixian. You are absolutely correct. She played excellently and marvellously in quarters for 1.30 hours. That match had an effect in her game yesterday. It is clearly visible that she saved her energy a lot without going for smashes all the time in order to cope up for rubber game if she have had won the second game.. Day after tomorrow , she is participating in swiss Open. And again, i wish her to recover atleast to get full rest to come back strongly.
I am bit worried about her knee injury. She need to consult her physio to make her fit for the next tournament. Two time defending champion need to concentrate on her fitness level. I am fully confident in her dedication now and her stupendous retrieving capabilities. She is the best in doing that. I advice her to consult physio and her coach to go for tactics that suits her in the game. Once again i want to thank her for her valuable effort to reach semifinals of All England tournament when many top seeds failed to do so.
If she can play at this level, then the knee injury is not so serious but the thought of injuring severely effect the players, causing them to have second thoughts and slow to react.
Her biggest problem is variety in her game. If she does not play her normal game then she appears very vulnerable. She need to train playing a totally different game and still win it. This will develop a well rounded player who can adapt to any game styles.
Reminds me of LCW, when he is playing his fast attacking game, he is superb. The moment he does not do that, most of the other players can trouble him as clearly evident in AE.
Yes, I was amazed at the court coverage and retrieving capabilities she showed here at AE, Maybe the motivation was there!! She is almost there just about a little bit slow.
If she could induce some more pace thats it and also prepare against a few select targeted players & their playing styles more often...
Veteran Shuttler Tine Baun's words about Saina Nehwal. I just want to share this to you.
Saina Nehwal's time will come, says Tine Baun
One of the world's greatest shuttlers - the former world No. 1 and three-time All England champion Tine Baun has said it is just a matter of time before India's Saina Nehwal adds the coveted title to her collection.
Speaking to TOI, 33-year-old Dane Tine Baun said Nehwal has age on her side and "is playing very well." Baun, who actually lost to Saina in the London Olympics that helped the Indian world No. 3 reach the semifinal, told TOI "Saina is a fast and upcoming shuttler and has a very good chance to win the All England Championship."
According to Baun, Saina's semifinal effort against Ratchanok looked "like a tired effort." "You could tell that Saina was tired from the quarterfinal match. I know she was facing difficulty with her injured knees," Baun added.
Yes Baun. She has been struggling with her injured knees for long time. I really feel sorry for her .
I want Sindhu to attain the top level soon and support Saina. She needs maturity to handle top 10 players. Her passive playing needed to be changed . We all expect Sindhu to support Saina in this category soon and make us proud.
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Just so you know, chicken is tasty; and, humans aren't the only ones who know that little nugget of information. If you have chickens in your backyard you may have already discovered the fact that you have to be on your guard at all times from predators. Goodness there are predators who fly, dig, crawl, climb and slither. It is good to know these things so that you can protect your birds from as many of those critters as possible if you want to maintain your investment in a backyard flock of chickens.
With a little bit of pre-planning you can cut down on opportunities that the predators have for thinking of your chicken coop as a take out chicken place. Consider the design of your chicken coop for instance. It's a good thing to build a coop that is up off of the ground either by placing its structure up on bricks, poles or elevating it from the ground level by a frame-work of two by fours. Having a solidly constructed floor without holes for rodents or snakes to be able to enter the coop is important for protecting your eggs from being stolen from you. If you must have a dirt floor in the chicken coop; invest in some chicken wire and lay it on the ground and staple it to the building so that there is no way for a digging predator to find their way into the building.
It is also important to cover any windows, vents or under eve openings with chicken wire, again that is to prevent climbing or flying predators from gaining entrance to the building. This will eliminate the chances of such critters sneaking into the building unnoticed.
If your birds are totally free range chickens there is little you can do to protect them yourself, outside of planting many bushes and trees that will provide shaded coverage for them to shelter themselves from flying predators. However, if you desire to give them the best of both worlds…you can fence in a large area which will allow them the freedom of motion and the ability to dig in the dirt and grass for bugs & worms. When you plan out your fencing boundaries, plan to include some landscaping perks such as small trees, bushes or tall grass. The chickens will adore the shelter from the elements that they provide as well as the variety of pests for them to find to eat under the brush and leaves.
As you perform your feeding and watering chores daily; do a little security check of the premises. Make sure that your fencing is upright and not bent, nor dug under around the perimeter. Watch the birds closely in how they interact with one another. The rooster will usually give you a heads up if there is a chicken hawk or some other flying predator in the area by the way he acts with his hens. He will make noise and act protective which usually causes the hens and chicks to take cover either under the trees, bushes, tall grasses or in or underneath the chicken coop. That is his job to protect his ladies.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to do your best to provide a safe environment for your backyard chickens to live, breed, and produce well. If you happen to enjoy the process…all the better!


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General Comments: Futures were higher as outside markets held better. London was higher and shows signs of completing a bottom. Spreads have been firm, implying the market has demand and less offer. Prices in general have been weak as traders anticipate another big crop out of Brazil starting the Summer and as traders move out of May positions before the deliveries start. Ideas are that supplies are good for now and can only increase down the road as Brazil will soon start to harvest. Rains have increased in Vietnam and crop conditions have improved. Current crop development is still good this year in Brazil, and there are showers around. Production ideas remain big there. Central America crops are mostly harvested and is too dry for new crop flowering. Colombia is reported to have good conditions.
Overnight News: Certified stocks are lower today and are about 2.754 million bags. The ICO composite price is now 128.67 ct/lb. Brazil should get mostly dry conditions. Temperatures will average near to above normal. Colombia should get a few showers, and Central America and Mexico should get mostly dry conditions. A few showers are possible in northern Central America and southeastern Mexico late this week. Temperatures should average near to above normal.
Chart Trends: Trends in New York are mixed. Support is at 132.00, 129.00, and 126.00 May, and resistance is at 136.00, 138.00, and 141.00 May. Trends in London are mixed to up with objectives of 2075 May. Support is at 2010, 1980, and 1970 May, and resistance is at 2045, 2060, and 2080 May. Trends in Sao Paulo are down with objectives of 161.00 September. Support is at 166.00, 163.00, and 160.00 September, and resistance is at 168.00, 171.00, and 174.00 September.
General Comments: Futures were lower in response to disappointing economic data from China. Most commodities markets moved lower to sharply lower, and precious metals and the petroleum complex led the way down. USDA showed slow planting progress in its reports today as weather remains a big issue. Some traders think that US planted area will increase from the estimates released at the end of March due to more favorable Cotton futures prices and sinking Corn and Soybeans futures prices. Weather will be watched as more wet weather in the Delta and Southeast could create less interest in Corn and more in Cotton to avoid having Corn pollinate in the hottest time of the year. Demand ideas remain strong overall based on the strong export paces seen in the USDA reports in recent weeks and on reports of tight domestic and world cash markets, but export demand is a little less lately.
Overnight News: The Delta and Southeast will see rains and storms through the end of the week and a dry weekend. Temperatures will average near to below normal. Texas will get dry weather. Temperatures will average much below normal. The USDA spot price is now 79.14 ct/lb. ICE said that certified Cotton stocks are now 0.468 million bales, from 0.462 million yesterday. India now expects to import 2.5 million bales of Cotton this year, from 1.2 million last year.
Chart Trends: Trends in Cotton are mixed. Support is at 84.00, 83.50, and 82.60 May, with resistance of 86.20, 86.50, and 87.10 May.
Next page: Orange Juice, Sugar and Cocoa
General Comments: Futures closed higher as traders continue to look for reduced production in Florida this year. Some good rains were seen in the state over the weekend, but crought conditions persist overall. Greening disease and what it might mean to production prospects continues to be a primary support item. Weather is good for production overall, but more rain is needed. Irrigation is widespread, even with some rains late last week. Temperatures are warm in the state, and conditions are dry, and talk about the potential for more fruit drop and poor development of the crop for next year continues. The Valencia harvest is continuing. Brazil is seeing near to above normal temperatures and scattered showers.
Overnight News: Florida weather forecasts call for mostly dry conditions, although light precipitation is possible this weekend. Temperatures will average near to above normal.
Chart Trends: Trends in FCOJ are mixed to down with objectives. Support is at 148.00, 144.00, and 141.00 May, with resistance at 155.00, 158.00, and 161.00 May.
General Comments: Futures closed higher as the selling seen in outside markets on Monday was not present yesterday. Traders are keeping an eye on developments in Brazil Talk that rain in production areas last week was hurting harvest progress was bullish, but the weather there is drier this week. Most traders remain bearish longer term on ideas that big production will be available to the market as the Brazil harvest is processed and comes to market. Chart patterns are sideways for the short term. Reports indicate that Brazil will start harvesting this month and that a big offer is expected. Exports from Brazil continue to be very strong overall despite the port problems.
Overnight News: Mostly dry conditions are expected in Brazil. Temperatures should average near to above normal.
Chart Trends: Trends in New York are mixed. Support is at 1760, 1740, and 1710 July, and resistance is at 1800, 1830, and 1850 July. Trends in London are mixed to up with objectives of 511.00 August. Support is at 496.00, 494.00, and 491.00 August, and resistance is at 510.00, 513.00, and 516.00 August.
General Comments: Futures closed higher and made a break out to the upside after several months of range trading. Chart patterns suggest further rallies could be coming and fundamentals for the short term could support the charts. The flow of Cocoa from western Africa is weaker, and traders wonder about the quality and size of the mid crop after some hot and dry weather during the growing season. However, weather has improved in western Africa lately with more rain and somewhat cooler temperatures. Ideas are that production in West Africa could be less next crop year as well. Demand remains a big problem, with analysts looking for lower grind data from Europe when the data is released today. The mid crop harvest is underway, and less than expected production along with smaller beans is reported. Malaysia and Indonesia crops appear to be in good condition and weather is called favorable.
Overnight News: Scattered showers are expected in West Africa. Temperatures will average near to above normal. Malaysia and Indonesia should see episodes of isolated showers. Temperatures should average near normal. Brazil will get mostly dry conditions and warm temperatures. ICE certified stocks are lower today at 4.747 million bags. Ivory Coast arrivals are now estimated at 1.064 million tons, from 1.066 million last year. ICE said 690 delivery notices were posted against May contracts today and that total deliveries are now 690 contracts. The European Cocoa Association said that the European first quarter grind was 339,377 tons, down 3.9% from last year.
Chart Trends: Trends in New York are up with objectives of 2370 and 2530 July. Support is at 2275, 2255, and 2220 July, with resistance at 2330, 2350, and 2385 July. Trends in London are up with objectives of 1580 and 1670 July. Support is at 1490, 1455, and 1430 July, with resistance at 1560, 1570, and 1590 July.


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Please offer our country but now -- Vietnam vet is finding out that a misdemeanor charge from nearly half a century ago.
Is enough to strip him of his right to own a gun.
Trace Gallagher has his story Trace.
It was in 1968 the Josh rader and his navy buddies in Annapolis Maryland were walking back to the base and they got attacked by a -- game while a couple of weeks later she raiders -- one of those attackers on a street corner.
He confronted him a fight broke out and -- punched him in the -- well a couple of cops happen to be watching they arrested him for misdemeanor assault.
He paid the 109 dollar fine and was released.
He went on to serve two terms in Vietnam before being honorably discharge he says over the next forty years he bought and sold fifteen weapons but in 2008.
He went to buy a handgun they -- an instant background check and flagged him for his forty year old assault case because Merrill -- Had changed the law.
So a punch in the nose in 1968 it would cost -- -- 109 bucks today the law was changed it could land you in prison for two years.
And the 'cause of that to your potential sentence he was now in eligible to own a gun here's Jeff -- It actually shocked me I mean all this time again -- and they had said would want to -- about it it it shocked -- house.
I was -- surprised and pretty much demoralized promote -- I don't back up for much.
So it just didn't didn't go well -- didn't sit well at -- -- fighting this now for five years lost in district court -- to a panel and federal appeals court in DC wants to go back to the full of appeals court and says he would fight this all the way to the Supreme Court.
If they would take it -- but he.
He's not gonna stop now.
While all right -- thank you.
-- Kelly's court is back in session on the docket today that case that Vietnam veteran and has battled to get his name off of the Fed's firearm ban list.
-- billboards a former prosecutor now defense attorney Arthur Riddell has the same pedigree.
And so you tell me what sense it makes Arthur.
Tick -- keep this guy on the banned list 45 years after eight.
A fight a fist fight isn't really we have David -- told to go off and kill people.
You got it doesn't make sense.
I'm not saying it doesn't make sense however.
As you know -- and he -- circuit court of appeals for the DC.
Is considered them one step down from the United States Supreme Court accident there the best of the best and the brightest of the bright as many people on the Supreme -- started there.
So they said look this is the law black and white.
If you have this conviction.
You can't have a gun it's it's that simple is what we would call a legal terms strict liability.
And there's no nothing in there that gives the do nothing in the law -- -- the judge's discretion.
There's nothing in the law that says well and he had a conviction you could wave he's -- military service you -- -- is criminal background you could weigh anything about.
The individual it's just.
Does he have a conviction if he does you can't possess a law and he was able -- -- -- the gun.
He was able Obama -- -- weapons only because -- get caught yeah as easy as the FBI's background check system got more sophisticated.
I mean good for us -- -- notice that they.
-- value colleges -- so crazy Jenna they say and I'll Jeff you can't have a gun use the one we gave a gun in political plot by for our country.
Win -- say you should never handle a -- again you can't be trusted.
It makes absolutely no sense of -- law abiding -- not to fight for this country than you -- a law abiding enough to own guns for your own personal use and the interesting thing about the -- though aren't there is.
It does not the case when he was convicted 45 years ago 40000 years ago.
The punch in the nose with unspecified right -- -- -- that I love that's there that's for you correct John and -- -- are gonna talk about that because this man is facing an uphill battle -- DC circuit is ruled against him.
And how does it affect other people -- similarly situated that's right after the break.
So John -- one of the things the DC circuit held was that there is no impediment.
To making to putting somebody on the banned list in getting a gun just because they committed a misdemeanor that's not too low threshold for now all the people out there are committed misdemeanors.
Are they potentially gonna lose their right to carrier to own a firearm yup and according to this ruling they are under the federal firearms ban because -- -- what.
What this judge was saying is that look.
You can you can't say that an entire class of people -- this -- being anybody who's committed any misdemeanor.
-- punishment could be over two years in prison which is kind of weird that's -- -- Harsh punishment for any -- him but he -- you can't ban.
You can't include the entire class that they that they should be excluded what you can do an interesting part of this ruling -- and -- -- 21 page ruling and when you get the page money.
The judge finally said.
-- they should have -- they should have applied.
For this petition.
As it pertains specifically.
To this petitioner then he might have actually won that's the thing -- as I understand why they.
Potentially want to make misdemeanor.
On the banned list are because they're talking about people who are fugitives undocumented aliens.
Judge those judged mentally incompetent.
Convicted of felonies are out certain kinds of misdemeanors including domestic violence like an okay -- you know you're being a pure white we don't really want to have a -- but this guy.
This guy's got a very compelling case a what are his options now assuming as we I think we all do the Supreme Court is not let -- take it.
And I of the DC's thoughtful -- DC court is gonna take it so -- -- what can he do.
Obviously they must have already tried this and failed.
Certain states.
After ten years allow you to expunge the record you could go before a judge that they look I got I got convicted ten years ago.
And their 45 years ago -- Am asking you to wipe the white my slate clean some states have -- even new York New Jersey one does one doesn't seem with felonies -- same thing.
What's interesting here -- Megan they did have a little wiggle room because John is right it's a misdemeanor punishable by two years at the time he committed the crime.
It didn't say how long.
Joseph how -- jail time he could do that wasn't it.
Yes still -- -- years ago there wasn't but the court is that I guess in saying correct it could event two years exact it's just so unfair for the new guy they could use it for him but instead they used against by the ways he's never been any serious trouble -- traffic violation right out of that -- that a -- -- -- so we'll see this -- -- on August remedy.
Panel thank you would have set -- -- for the story we'll be right back.
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The Tulane Law School Sports Law program provides students with the background necessary to understand and handle problems unique to the sports industry.
2012 Sports Lawyers Association Conference Review By Ian GunnThe Sports Lawyers Association hosted the annual Sports Lawyers Association Conference in San Diego, CA from Thursday, May 10, 2012, to Saturday, May 12, 2012. Tulane's Sports Law Program co-sponsors the conference, and over 25 Tulane law students attended the conference this year, more than any other law school in the country. Tulane also hosted a reception for Tulane sports law alumni and other sports lawyers at the conference. You can see photos from the reception on our Flickr page here.
If you missed the conference, or cannot remember some of the more interesting issues discussed, a brief review of some of the panels and speakers from the weekend follows.
Tulane's own Professor Gabe Feldman spoke first on Thursday, giving an overview of recent legal developments in sports. Some of the issues he discussed:
Labor: Feldman briefly elaborated on the NFL lockout and the Brady v. NFL case as well has the NBA lockout, La Liga strike, MLB labor peace, the Redskins-Cowboys salary cap dispute, and the California workers' compensation law for NFL players. He discussed two cases related to drug testing (Ryan Braun and D.J. Williams/Ryan McBean) and noted that the MLB's new CBA allows for random HGH pre-season and off-season testing in addition to "for cause" testing during the season.
Intellectual Property: Feldman discussed the arguments in two cases against Electronic Arts, one regarding EA Sports' NCAA Football game and the other regarding its Madden NFL game. Perhaps the highlight of the talk was the discussion of a suit by the United States Olympic Committee for trademark infringement against an organization called the "Redneck Olympics."
Contracts: Feldman delved into both the "morals" clause issue in the Rashard Mendenhall Twitter case as well as the outcome in the Marist v. Brady case.
Antitrust: Feldman also brought up the Joseph Agnew suit against the NCAA for its prohibition on multi-year scholarships.
Torts: The Indiana Court of Appeals stated that tort liability could apply in recreational sports if the injury was not sustained as part of the ordinary course of the game or if there was an unreasonably increased risk beyond those normally encountered in the sport. Feldman also laid out the NFL Players Association's three main arguments in the Bountygate case: 1) the CBA provides a release from punishment for pre-CBA player conduct; 2) out-of-contract bonuses should be heard by an arbitrator; 3) the players are being punished for on-field conduct, and therefore their appeals should be heard by Ted Catrell and Art Shell.
Thursday's first panel followed Professor Feldman's review of sports law news. The panel was "College Conferences and Their Own Networks: Will College Sports Be Changed Forever?" Stephanie Vardavas of Irenic, LLC was the moderator, and the panelists were Karen Brodkin (Executive VP of Fox Cable Networks, LLC), Woodie Dixon (General Counsel and VP of Business Affairs for the Pac-12 Conference), and Kevin Sweeney (Shareholder at Polsinelli Shughart).
Kevin Sweeney provided a historical overview of the issue and how the landscape has evolved. For example, the first NCAA "Game of the Week" contract with NBC in 1952 was for $1.14 million. The new ACC-ESPN contract is worth about $3.6 billion. In what Sweeney called the "Restricted Era," universities viewed television as the enemy. Power shifted from the schools themselves to the NCAA to market television rights as a single entity. The popularity of sports increased during this era, despite the limited broadcasting of games. The "Deregulated Era" followed the Restricted Era, and rights fees fell, creating the need for other sources of revenue such as sponsors. In the current "Digital Era," nearly every major sports game is already available or will be available.
Woodie Dixon spoke about the PAC-12's new network and how the conference has handled its television rights. The PAC-12 Conference insisted that all media rights to the different conference teams go to the conference. The key for the conference network is that it owns all of its schools' media rights, allowing it to keep institutions in the conference and increasing the conference's bargaining power against the networks. Dixon stated that having the schools on the same page is important to driving the network. He also confirmed that the PAC-12 channel will have regional networks focused on specific areas of the conference (such as the state of Oregon).
The panel agreed that all of the major conferences will create some type of distribution outlets, whether that consists of their own network or a partnership with a previously existing network.
The next panel on Thursday was "Counseling Your Client in a Crisis Situation." Craig E. Fenech of the Law Offices of Craig E. Fenech served as moderator. Panelists included Gregg Clifton (Partner at Jackson Lewis LLP), Steve Fehr (Outside Counsel for the NHLPA and MLBPA), and Derede McAlpin (VP of Levick Strategic Communications).
The panelists told a few "war stories" of crises they had experienced and offered advice on how to deal with crisis situations. Craig Fenech said that in a crisis there are typically two problems: a legal problem and a reputation or media problem. His advice: first, ask what is the crisis? Second, ask what is the worst possible thing that could happen here? You have to swing the media pendulum your way, for example by talking to a friendly reporter. In a crisis situation, assess the problem, deal with the media, investigate, and dispose of the case. To do these things, you must first assemble the proper team, determine the problems at hand, and then deal with the legal and media issues.
Steve Fehr said that the most dominant force in crisis situations is the media. He emphasized four things to do in a crisis: sleep, control your message, keep your perspective, and keep your sense of humor. If you say something to the media, control the circumstances and only do it if you know what you want to say.
Gregg Clifton said that an important consideration is whom you are representing. There may be different issues and different perspectives based on whom you represent. You need a crisis management team, because a crisis will occur, and it's better to prepare for it ahead of time and have a plan in place. For a corporate or university client, make sure your representative or speaker truly represents your client. Identify the crisis and your client's strengths and weaknesses, and always keep in mind how you will recover from the crisis.
Derede McAlphin stressed getting a message out quickly and controlling the narrative. When giving a statement, show concern, commitment, and action in regard to the problem. Understand the news curve and master the media, whether it be traditional or social media. Some common mistakes include being defensive, making weak comments, using the wrong messenger, and issuing a "no comment." Don't forget that a crisis can be an opportunity.
The last session on Thursday was a town hall debate titled "Collective Bargaining: Winners and Losers." David Cornwell of DNK Cornwell, LLC moderated the discussion. Panelists included Ron Klempner (Deputy General Counsel of the NBPA) and Professor Stephen Ross (Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law).
The panel heavily discussed who won or lost in recent major sports collective bargaining disputes; however, the panelists failed to reach a consensus about any definite winners or losers with the exception of NFL rookies. The panelists agreed that NFL rookies lost in a few ways, most notably with the introduction a small pool of money to sign all draft picks, therefore decreasing rookie salaries in the NFL.
The first panel on Friday was "Ethics for Sports Lawyers, The Lawyer's Dilemma: Ethics vs. Reality." Libba Galloway (Executive Director of the Professional Association of Athlete Development Specialists) moderated the discussion. Panelists included Richard Karcher (Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Law and Sports at Florida Coastal School of Law), Robert Lattinville (Partner at Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP), Doyle Pryor (Assistant General Counsel of the MLBPA), and Bob Wallace (Partner at Thompson Coburn LLC). The panel discussed issues in sports law ethics and the various dilemmas that sports lawyers may encounter.
The second panel, "Title IX: 40 Years Later" examined how far women have come in sports since Title IX and how far they still have to go. Matthew Mitten (Professor of Law and Director of the National Sports Law Institute and LLM in Sports Law Program for Foreign Lawyers at Marquette University Law School) moderated the panel. The panelists were Barbara Osborne (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), Allison Rich (Athletics Consultant for JMI Sports LLC), and Ray Yasser (University of Tulsa). The panel focused on Title IX proportionality and real enforcement. Sham rosters, limited events, and cosmetic compliance do not constitute real adherence to Title IX.
After the Title IX panel, the Sports Lawyers Association honored Dick Moss, Former General Counsel and a Co-Founder of the MLBPA with its 2012 Award of Excellence during a luncheon.
After lunch, the next session was "The Olympics Games as Showcase – Anticipated Issues." Maidie Oliveau (Counsel for Arent Fox LLP and Arbitrator for the Court of Arbitration for Sport) moderated the panel, which consisted of Gary Johansen (Associate General Counsel for the U.S. Olympic Committee), Sonja Keating (General Counsel and Senior VP of the U.S. Equestrian Federation, Inc.), Christopher McCleary (Associate General Counsel, Global Brand and Client Management for Visa Inc.), and Leah Tuffanelli (Senior Advisor Business Affairs for MATCH Services AG).
The big issue for this panel was a discussion of sponsorship and ambush marketing. The panel reviewed how ambush marketing is affecting sporting events like the Olympics, and how different entities are dealing with the problem. The panelists suggested a few ways to address ambush marketing: 1) traditional legal protections (trademarks, copyright, design rights); 2) ad regulations; 3) contractual restrictions (ticketing terms and conditions).
"Gambling and Corruption in Sports" followed the Olympics panel. Ryan Rodenberg (Florida State University) moderated. The panelists were Anthony Cabot (Partner at Lewis and Roca LLP), Kevin Carpenter (Lawyer and Executive Contributor for LawinSport), Jay Moyer (Special Counsel for the NFL), and Jay Rossello (Director of Legal Affairs and Assistant General Counsel for the NCAA).
Jay Moyer reviewed a history of gambling, explaining that only three states had approved systems of sports gambling prior to the passage of PASPA in 1992: Nevada, Delaware, and Montana. PASPA bars legalized gambling on sports in any way that didn't already exist prior to 1993. Jay Rossello stated that gambling is a bigger problem in Division III than Division I and that the sport with the most gambling in the NCAA is golf. Rossello believed that gambling was less prevalent in Division I because of the increased scrutiny on Division I sports. The rest of the panel discussed the likelihood of the widespread legalization of gambling in the United States as well as other issues. For example, in fantasy sports, there is no federal solution to gambling because the internet is subject to state law where the servers are and also to state law where the players are, so a 50-state analysis is necessary to understand the legal environment of fantasy sports. Kevin Carpenter stated that he expects widespread legalized gambling to exist in the U.S. in the next 10 to 15 years.
A variety of breakout sessions followed the "Gambling and Corruption" panel to finish the Friday program. Here is a list of the topics covered:
On Saturday morning, the SLA Conference hosted the "Executive Directors' Forum" comprised of the executive directors of the major sports player associations or their representatives. The panelists were Richard Berthelsen (General Counsel for the NFLPA), Steve Fehr (Outside Counsel for the NHLPA and MLBPA), Ron Klempner (Deputy General Counsel for the NBPA), and Michael Weiner (Executive Director and General Counsel for the MLBPA).
Michael Weiner discussed collective bargaining in the MLB and emphasized that you cannot begin negotiations wanting to reach labor peace. You need to go for what you want. He discussed some of the changes in the new CBA, including the concept that the extra wild card game enhances the value of winning the division. Another important change for the players was that pensions begin running when a player starts playing - players become vested immediately.
Steve Fehr stated that his brother, Don Fehr, has restructured and stabilized the NHLPA. He said that problems with teams' finances may factor into the upcoming NHL CBA negotiations. The negotiations will also focus on concussions (what the state of the science is and what the league should do about concussions) and disciplinary issues (currently NHL players have no right to have a neutral person decide any disciplinary cases). Ron Klempner said that the NBA players asked themselves what they wanted going into CBA negotiations. They came up with a 10-point platform, and Klempner walked the SLAC attendees through the goals and how the players attempted to achieve them.
1. Guaranteed contracts. The threat to this was the salary cap, so they kept the NBA-style flex cap with certain exceptions. 2. Preserve the middle class. They kept the mid-level exception, and increased the team minimum salary level. 3. Fair revenue split. The players knew that the 57-43 BRI split was not working for the owners; and despite getting a smaller percentage of BRI, the players are still getting comparable money because of increased revenue. 4. Avoid the owners' goal of splitting gross revenue, not net. Players kept the split specific to BRI, not gross revenue. 5. Avoid roll-backs, and honor all contracts. 6. Create easier player movement with looser exceptions. 7. Provide for freedom sooner. Restricted free agents have better opportunities now, and teams have only three days to match other teams' offers. 8. Benefits and programs. One example: 1% of BRI goes to an annuity for players. 9. Curb league discipline. 10. In-season days off. Players now have a fixed number of days off.
Klempner emphasized that the players were motivated by altruism, not avarice. The players gave up money in the lockout for future benefits they won't see, because the average playing career for players is far less than the length of the CBA. Richard Berthelsen said that players will actually get about 55% of revenues in football under the new CBA. The players did the best they've done revenue-wise in over five years. He emphasized that NFL rookies did not lose in the recent negotiations. Berthelsen argued that reduced off-season activities should lead to healthier players and a longer playing career for most players.
An attendee asked how the players associations could represent injured players while at the same time advocating for the players who caused injuries. Weiner answered that the unions don't represent one player against another. He explained that a union is obligated to defend a player who is suspended. Weiner emphasized that that does not mean the players associations approve of the behavior that resulted in suspension, but there's still a duty to defend the players. Fehr added that unions want an appropriate process in addition to rules to prevent injuries. He stated that rules to prevent injuries are important, but the disciplinary process for rule infractions needs to be fair as well.
The second session on Saturday was the "General Counsels' Forum" moderated by Dennis Curran (Senior VP/Labor Litigation and Policy for the NFL). The panelists included Daniel Rube (Senior VP and Deputy General Counsel for the NBA), Gary Gertzog (Senior VP – Business Affairs and General Counsel for the NFL), and Thomas Ostertag (Senior VP and General Counsel for the MLB).
Daniel Rube stated that the NBA came out of the lock-out with increased popularity and fan participation in the game. He also said that despite the compressed schedule, each team added only two more games per month on average, with a shorter training camp. Rube stressed that he did not believe the compressed schedule contributed significantly to the many high-profile injuries players suffered near the end of the season and in the playoffs. He also discussed a few individual NBA teams. Rube said that he believes Tom Benson is the "perfect owner" for the New Orleans Hornets, that the "future looks bright" for the Brooklyn Nets, and that it's been a "bumpy ride" for Sacramento. He emphasized that a new revenue system was necessary to avoid sharing losses of less financially sound teams.
Thomas Ostertag spoke briefly about the Los Angeles Dodgers situation. He said that the league was determined that a team not be able to use a bankruptcy court to pick and choose MLB rules it wants to follow. He also discussed litigation involving stealing broadcast transmissions to transfer to the internet. He said the league is working hard to curb copyright violations of online videos.
An NHL representative filling in for William Daly stated that player safety had been an important focus of the NHL and one of the reasons why the league has created a Department of Player Safety. The NHL has had success this year with broadcasting, having all playoff games televised nationally on NBC, NBC Sports, and CNBC. However, rule changes, education, and guidance for players are still needed to enhance safety.
Gary Gertzog said that the NFL has an option in its ESPN deal to air a playoff game on ESPN. He also said that Thursday night football games will start in Week 2 this year. Gertzog confirmed that AEG is working on a downtown site for a potential Los Angeles NFL stadium. He also said that the NFL may play a second football game in the United Kingdom in 2013, but insisted that no team will be stationed in the U.K. any time soon. Gertzog also said the NFL is dealing with unique IP claims by defending against patent claims.
The conference concluded on Saturday with the last panel discussion, "Breaking into the Sports Law Industry." Benjamin Starr of Fox Cable Networks, LLC moderated the panel. The panelists were Jason Cohen (Competition Counsel for NASCAR, Inc.), Kari Cohen (Associate Counsel for the Brooklyn Nets), and Ben Tario (Associate Director of Technology and Operations for the Atlantic Coast Conference).
The 2012 Sports Lawyers Association Conference had over 600 attendees. The SLAC is a great way to continue to learn about the different areas of sports law and network with other sports lawyers. Mark your calendars now for the 2013 conference which will be May 16, 2013, to May 18, 2013, at the Intercontinental Hotel (Buckhead) in Atlanta , Georgia.
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Use Encrypted Thumb DrivesNote: It is best not to store sensitive university data on a thumb/flash drive. The risk of loss is too great, and there are several secure cloud-based options that are preferable. For departments, the difficulty of controlling distribution and the updating and retrieval of authoritative copies of institutional data makes their use problematic. See the Sensitive Data Guide for help identifying the right storage location for your sensitive data. If you need to store data on a USB flash drive, purchase one that has encryption software that is already built-in. As of summer 2012, the following vendors claim 1 to offer USB thumb drives with encryption support either built in to the hardware or available via software that is pre-installed on the thumb drive:
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Congratulations Akhand.
NP Rank:
Akhand, a now public citizen journalist from Indian eastern city Bhubaneswar, has been chosen for the prestigious Sarojini Naidu National Award in journalism. He's won the special jury citation award for best reporting in Oriya language on women in panchayati raj(local governance in Village area) in Indian eastern state Orissa .
A FREELANCE journalist writing on development issues of India has become the first citizen of Orissa to win the prestigious Sarojini Naidu National Award – one of the prestigious award in journalism in India.
Akhand, an independent journalist, won the special jury citation award for best reporting on women in panchayati raj in Orissa. He is also a citizen journalist of the indian leading news portal, merinews.com.
The award will be presented on October 2 at a special ceremony in New Delhi. This award is initiated by The Hunger Project, an international organistion working for development of poor and grass-root people.
The Sarojini Naidu Prize will annually honour three Indian journalists for outstanding reporting on women in panchayati raj.
In the English category, the prize has been given to Radheshyam Jadhav of The Times of India, Pune. Vibhash Kumar Jha and Varun of Chattisgarh have been chosen for the prize in the Hindi category; and in the other Indian language category, the Prize is given to Tamil journalist, Pon Dhanasekaran of Dinamalar.
Jury citation goes to Akhand for his article in Oriya regional language 'Another Rebati of this Century' published by Lokachetana, an Oriya weekly.
Congratulations Akhand.
akhand11, I like this story. It's good stuff. CONGRATULATIONS.....


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Breaking news reports spreading like wildfire on all media outlets confirms that Marshawn Lynch and the Seattle Seahawks have come to terms on a multi-year deal.
Per Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) The deal is a 4 year, $31 million deal, including $18 guaranteed.
This signing comes on the eve of the Franchise Tag deadline, which the Seahawks were planning on using on Lynch if they couldn't lock him up in time.
Seattle acquired Lynch from Buffalo mid-season in 2010. He is famously known around the country for his Beast Mode touchdown run against the Saints in the playoffs where the Seahawks shocked the defending world champs and ended their title defense early.
Lynched rushed for 1204 yards and 12 touchdowns last season for Seattle and made headlines again as a Skittles fan, a treat he eats after each touchdown he scores.
This now leaves open the possibility of the Seahawks using their Franchise Tag on Red Bryant.
What do you think, Seahawks fans?
How STOKED are you to see Beast Mode for years to come?!?!


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Tiani Victoria releases a visual for her single "Flavors". Expect more dope visuals, and music off Tiani's upcoming project Bad Bitch Audio. Bad Bitch Audio is dropping December 18th exclusively on HipHopSince1987.com. Make sure you checkout her video for "BestFriend" and "Scream".
Follow her
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Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday liltfam!!!!!
Dragons - They are like dolphins -- that will eat you.
Check out my [URL="http://youtube.com/hennetsims"]youtube channel[/URL] well you don't have to if you do not want to :(
Happy Birthday!
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Happy Birthday
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Happy Birthday
Said it on twitter too,but happy birthday kid
and i'm NOT joking
---I can dodge bullets baby---
thanks again everyone
Happy belated!
-- Trickman Terry
Fear not, sans-genitalia fairy! - Sword of the Berserk: Gut's Rage
Not a real quote.
XBL: Trickman Terry --- PSN: Trickman --- Twitter: trickman --- 3DS: 1891-1331-2013
May be late but it's the thought that counts, right? Happy Birthday!
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Having a child in college is a significant milestone for any family — a time of pride, excitement, and opportunity. Together students and their families become partners with the University in providing for an excellent student experience, one that your child will treasure forever.
As parents and family members, you are a vital part of the USI community. USI views its relationship with students, parents, and families as a partnership. The mission of the USI Parents & Families Association is to enhance the college experience and to strengthen relationships with parents and families. The goals of the Association include:
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3D Object Viewer | 6201 | 3D Object Viewer allows you to view 3D models |
3D Objects Converter | 6032 | It's a powerful 3d model translation and interactive |
3D Pinball - Space Cadet | 1255 | Pinball |
3D Pipes | 11029 | Draws 3D pipes which fill the screen. Bundled with Windows. |
3D SexVilla | 6152 | It is a 3D Sex Game with lots of animations. Location is a Villa. |
3D SexVilla 2 - Everlust | 6773 | 3D Sex Villa 2 - Everlust is an adult-oriented,online registered, 3D sex simulation videogame. |
3D Studio MAX | 343 | Highly customizable and scalable 3D animation, modeling and rendering solution for creative professionals and large-scale pipelines. |
3D Studio Max backburner Manager | 4806 | The backburner manager application, allows 3D Studio Max jobs to be queued and distributed onto different machines for rendering. The manager itself handles the queue, the distribution and keeps track of performance and errors from the clients, while the job submission/control is managed remotely from 3dsmax or by the "Backburner monitor application". |
3D Text | 11028 | A screensaver included with Windows, which shows a user-defined word in 3D and moves it around the screen, optionally rotating it as well. |
3D Ultra Cool Pool | 10091 | 3D Ultra Cool Pool has all your favorites: Eight Ball, Cutthroat, Nine Ball, and |
3D Ultra Pinball - Creep Night | 9595 | An excellent Pinball game with three tables, good graphics and sound. Beware the Wraith and the Gobbler Ghost. Especially The Wraith, she'll have your balls everytime! |
3D Wohn-Designer | 15579 | Design an apartment's or house's ground plan and furnish it with furniture from a big repository. Then walk through it in 3D. |
3D World Atlas | 6554 | An atlas and world statistics program. |
3d-coat | 9954 | 3d sculpting/painting software with some really cool features |
3DAnalyze | 7105 | This application can fool applications into thinking you have a more powerful graphics card, perform software TnL and force applications to use lower graphics settings. |
3DCombine | 11952 | 3DCombine allows you to convert normal 2D videos/photos to 3D in a variety of 3D formats including Anaglyph. |
3DEM | 13579 | 3d mapping geospatial visualization |
3DFIBS | 10785 | A graphic interface to connect to backgammon server fibs. |
3DMark | 3120 | 3DMark is a computer benchmarking tool created and developed to determine the performance of a computer's 3D graphic rendering and CPU workload processing capabilities. |
3DSound | 5712 | The essence of RightMark 3DSound is the creation of an |
3DVIA Shape | 9742 | 3DVIA aims at being the YouTube of 3D media. It allows sharing and rendering 3D models on your browser, if you use Windows. You can upload 3D models made with an external application (eg. Blender, 3dsMax, SolidWorks, etc.), or you can create and upload your model with 3DVIA Shape. |
3DVIA Virtools | 13691 | Virtools is a development environment to create 3D real-time applications and |
3MLE | 15084 | A MML music editor able to play music realtime and export to WAV file. |
3Wplayer converter | 5715 | Allow to convert video which requires 3wPlayer in a normal video (can be read with mplayer, xine, totem,...) |
40tude Dialog | 2005 | 40tude Dialog is a very complete newsreader, with options that aren't |
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URGENT - China North Korea Reactor
Published 1:30 AM PDT Apr 02, 2013
(CNN) -- China said Tuesday that it regrets North Korea's decision to restart a nuclear reactor that Pyongyang had agreed to shut down more than five years ago.
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General Human Development Report Senegal - 1998 |
From Civil Conflict to Human Security Sierra Leone - 1998 |
Sub-National Human Development Report Human Security in the Province of Buenos Aires Argentina - 1998 |
Paradoxes of Modernity: Human Security The Chilean report covers the theme of Human Security in an in-depth way using various methods of measuring this field. Two indices – one objective (ISHO) and the other one subjective (ISHS) – are introduced. Chile - 1998 |
The contracts of human development This report is written in the context of the Peace Agreement Negotiation. The objective of this report is to allow a better understanding of national realities, to deepen the development debate and contribute to finding consensus on a peaceful and poverty-reducing democratic transition in Guatemala. This analysis is a starting point to evaluate future peace negotiations. The main lesson of this report is that urgent effort is required to improve statistical surveys in Guatemala. Guatemala - 1998 |
General Human Development Report This report is an overall status report on post-war BiH as analyzed and presented by Bosnian experts. It has been widely acclaimed as a landmark compendium of the political, social and economic issues facing BiH. During the period of review, the country was going through a multi-faceted transition; from war to peace, from emergency aid to development assistance, from centrally planned economy to free market, and most importantly from socialism to democracy. Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1998 |
The State of Transition and Transition of the State "State of Transition and Transition of the State", the National Human Development Report for 1998, focuses attention on the issue of the country in transition. Which are the government's priorities? What traps there may be on the road to good governance? Which are the spheres the state cannot and should not give up? The fundamental problem set out in the Report is how short-term change can contribute to the attainment of sustainable long-term development Bulgaria - 1998 |
State and Human Development The Lithuanian Human Development Report 1998 (LHDR-98)is the fourth in a series of annual national reports financed and conceptually supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)in Lithuania since 1995.Its theme has been inspired by the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Human rights and sustainable human development are both dynamic, interdependent and mutually reinforcing concepts. The report covers a wide range of human development issues based on... Lithuania - 1998 |
Human Rights and Minority Issues The Slovakia 1998 NHDR draws the attention to some human development problems whose solutions are perceived by the Slovak citizens as the most urgent. Slovak Republic - 1998 |
General Human Development Report The 1998 NHDR analysed the peace-making process, poverty, and post-conflict trends of development. Tajikistan - 1998 |


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Ok here we go for week 4, NFL Fantasy Football news & notes for your teams:
Texans RB Arian Foster expected to be 100% and get bulk of carries.
Eagles QB Mike Vick listed as day-to-day. He says he's 100% for this weekend, but with injuries in last 2 games now I am staying cautious and benching him. Only bench him if you have a competent backup. Mine happens to be Matt Stafford.
Cowboys WR Austin Miles will be out again this weekend.
Packers RB Ryan Grant out of the week, bench him asap.
Not like it matters, but I'll go through the motions anyway: Kerry Collins out for Colts this week with that concussion, Curtis Painter (aka Sunshine [Remember The Titans, anyone?]) will fill in this week for him.
I would not start Antonio Gates this week. He seems to be having serious trouble. If he does play, it won't be for long.
Since there was no verdict given in Cedric Benson's case for his appeal of his 3 game suspension, it looks like he will be playing this weekend.
Peyton Hillis sounds like his strep throat and flu symptoms are gone and it should be safe to start him
People you want to consider picking up or starting:
With the Cowboys offense hurting, their kicker Dan Bailey should see a lot of action.
Matt Hasselbeck, Cam Newton, Ryan Fitzpatrick all having great seasons and weren't initially picked up in drafts.
With Grant down, Brandon Jackson and John Kuhn are going to be key for the Packers this weekend


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Getting to the heart of the common core state standards: standards, text complexity, scaffolds, and tasks
As Nancy began her presentation, she reminded us that, "All we have are the standards." She continued with, "What are the promises? To get the students college ready, not ready for life. Not based on research (yet)."
I took notes as quickly as possible. I was thankful for her willingness to share her thinking about the CCSS.
These are the notes on guiding principles #1 and #2. Hopefully, I will write about #3 and #4 in the future.
We need to consider four guiding principles …
1. Standards
2. Text Complexity
3. Scaffolds
4. Tasks
*Standards – what we teach
*Text Complexity – what we teach with
*Focus on comprehension Scaffolds – how we teach
*The Task – how we measure what we teach
Comprehension Standards – What's new? NOT the same cake with different frosting.
The standards started at grade 12 (preparation for college) and worked backwards to kindergarten. Sometimes looks (reads) funky at kindergarten level. Each standard is better understood if read as a staircase standard. Every standard is applied at every grade level with rigor.
The keys to unlocking standards are to understand what we have, understand what we have to add, and to understand what we can teach better. Building on our prior knowledge
Key ideas and details – what is author saying
Standard 1
Standard 2
Standard 3
Craft and Structure – How is the author saying it
Standard 4
Standard 5
Standard 6
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas – Why is the author saying it
Standard 7
Standard 8
Standard 9
Text Complexity and Range
Standard 10
NEW ADDITIONS to think about when thinking about the CCSS
1. More on character development (characters who change from beginning to end)
2. Summary includes theme
3. Paraphrasing
4. Vocabulary: tier2, tier3, figurative language (simile, personification, idioms), TONE (where did the character have a bad attitude, a good attitude, change attitude)
5. Genre, text structure
6. Text to text connections
7. Broader definition of text (digital, live, video)
8.Illustrations part of message (picture shows mood of character)
9. Point of view / perspectives (values and belief systems)
NO LONGER TEACHING in CCSS:
text to self connections because it takes students away from the texts
Creative thinking
Concepts We Teach
Finding evidence
Story parts
Summarizing with theme
Main Idea
Author's Craft
Text Structure
Point of View
Using nonprint texts
Critical reasoning
Text to text connections
Read complex texts
By the way, the standards work is being driven by two groups of people. 45/46 states joined PARCC or SBAC. It is helpful for the teacher/school/district to know if your CCSS is being driven the PARCC group or the SBAC group. However, both will give the teacher/school/district helpful information since the CCSS are the same for the 45/46 states.
Complex Text
Standard 10 is the hardest to pin down. It is like hugging jello.
Standard 10: Complex Texts – what we teach with. Do NOT believe the publishers that there is a set of complex texts required by the CCSS. Texts are mentioned, but that does not mean they are required.
A significant body of research links the CLOSE reading of COMPLEX text – whether the student is a struggling reader or advanced – to significant gains in reading proficiency and finds close reading to be a key component of college and career readiness.
Two essential components are range of text and difficulty of text.
What we teach: literature and informational text.
Follow traditional problem-solution format. Short text. Honors diff cultural traditions.
Traditional literature: fairytales, folk tales, legends, fables, myths, stories (adventures, fantasy, realistic fiction)
Dramas: staged dialogue, brief familiar scenes
Poetry: nursery rhymes, narrative poems, limerick, free verse
Informational Text:
Literary nonfiction, biographies, autobiographies, essays, personal narratives, nonfiction stories (Bat loves the Night by Nicola Davies), digital sources, textbooks, directions, forms, maps, graphs, charts, historical significant pieces, technical texts,scientific texts, speeches, addresses, etc.
For helpful links for informational text, see:
7 Actions to take NOW!
Look at appendex b exemplars non-exemplars which are based on lexile system. Lexile system is on internet. Lexiles – use caution – tend to over estimate the difficulty of narrative and overestimate expository text. Every time a word is mentioned, it is counted as a hard word. Does not take into consideration text features or background knowledge.
There are many factors to consider when thinking about complex text.
*few connections
*high knowledge demand
*simple structure
*no prior knowledge
* misconceptions
*no helpful text features
Accelerating Student Reading
1. Build stamina. When considering the recommendations for increased lexile levels, students need to read for longer amounts of time. Probably assessments will be longer (4th grade will move from 2 pages to 4 pages).
2.Build automaticity with the goal of increasing comprehension based silent reading
3.Build vocabulary – by providing text complexity 20% of the time with scaffolding, vocabulary will increase.
WE DO with grade level complex text
We need more disciplinary texts, more traditional literature, more structures to engage with age/grade appropriate material for exposure to structure, content, vocabulary at least 20% of the time with SERIOUS SCAFFOLDING.
WE DO with instructional level text / materials. (Allow students guided practice with ccss and building reading stamina.)
YOU DO with independent level text / materials that allow students to practice (productive independent reading).
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