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'The Golden Compass' actress saw David play with his soccer team Los Angeles Galaxy in Australia recently, and was so taken with the muscular sportsman that she is desperate for him to appear alongside her in the romantic epic.
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Eighteen months after the International Bible Society announced it had abandoned its "inclusive-language" Bible project, fresh supplies of the gender-neutral NIrV Bible are back in circulation. The new printing of the gender-neutral NIrV brings back old questions of commitment to faithful Bible translation.
& Susan Olasky in Colorado Springs - Early one morning last month a big semi backed into a receiving dock at International Bible Society (IBS) headquarters in Colorado Springs and unloaded its cargo of Scriptures and other printed materials. Among the books was a fresh supply of Bright Beginnings, a paperback edition of the gender-neutral New International Reader's Version (NIrV) New Testament for children, straight from a Bible printing firm in Tennessee. A new printing of gender-neutral Bibles? Something was wrong here. At the height of a highly publicized controversy last year involving an "inclusive" or "unisex" version of the bestselling New International Version (NIV) Bible, the IBS board announced it had abandoned all plans for gender-neutral editions of the NIV and its spin-offs (see WORLD, June 14-21, 1997). The board's statement, dated May 27, 1997, also said IBS (which owns rights to the NIV) "will begin immediately to revise the [NIrV] in a way that reflects the treatment of gender in the NIV." (The NIrV began life in 1994 as a "simplified" gender-neutral version based on the NIV.) IBS, the announcement said, was "directing the licensees who publish the current NIrV to publish only the revised NIrV edition as soon as it is ready." Publishers, including IBS, were permitted to keep selling old editions until stocks were depleted. The message seemed clear enough: No printing of new copies. The IBS board sent that message after suffering through a public-relations disaster. Last May, Focus on the Family president James Dobson was vigorously criticizing gender-neutral translations. Southern Baptists appeared ready to pass a resolution opposing the new translations at the denomination's annual meeting just a few weeks away. Southern Baptist Seminary president R. Albert Mohler was stating that the IBS was revising God's Word "to meet the demands of political correctness." If IBS had not declared a change of course, and if Focus on the Family followers and Southern Baptists had boycotted IBS products, the veteran agency would have been in enormous difficulty. But the IBS board did make its pledge-and, until now, IBS appears to have made good on it. A revised, non-politically correct text for the NIrV was ready by last fall. Zondervan, the main commercial licensee, has printed and marketed those revised versions of the NIrV since at least January. IBS itself began printing four revised editions of the NIrV New Testament in January, and so far has produced 340,000 copies of those editions, designed not for children but for adults who do not read well. So why did IBS-16 months after its public pledge-step out of bounds by sticking with the gender-neutral version of its Bright Beginnings NIrV for children? Why did it use the old printing plates for a September reprinting of 20,000 copies, some of which WORLD has obtained? IBS vice president and publisher Dean Merrill, interviewed twice by WORLD, said timing and format were key. He said supplies of the children's NIrV ran out in August, and orders-an average of 1,200-1,500 copies per month-were beginning to pile up. He said he planned a new children's edition, one that would be in a single-column format rather than the double-column format of other editions, and would include new artwork. But since that edition was not close to ready, Mr. Merrill said it would have cost $20,000 to make an interim typesetting of the revised NIrV so that it would fit the single-column Bright Beginnings-and he said he unilaterally decided to reprint the gender-neutral version instead. A bunch of questions pop up. Why didn't IBS simply borrow the typesetting from Zondervan? It "was not immediately available," Mr. Merrill said. Why, given his reputation for careful planning and organization, had not preparations for the replacement New Testament begun much earlier? Even though sales of the existing versions were fairly predictable, Mr. Merrill said he had only 60 days' notice before the old-edition stock ran out. Why was the new project still not on the IBS publishing schedule as of early this month? Mr. Merrill said there were delays in obtaining typesetting film. Although the board had said publicly, "IBS is directing the licensees who publish the current NIrV to publish only the revised NIrV as soon as it is ready," Mr. Merill said there was nothing in the board's instructions to staff forbidding his actions. Mr. Merrill, responding to WORLD's questioning, said a new children's NIrV will be ready by late winter. The gender-neutral version will continue to be sold until the 20,000 new ones are all gone. "Under the circumstances, I think I've done the responsible thing," Mr. Merrill said, adding that he acted on his own without consulting the IBS board or CEO. "No one here is intending to extend the old NIrV," he said. And yet, questions do remain about the future of the NIV and the NIrV. The IBS board in its May 1997 policy statement said it had abandoned all plans for gender-related changes in future editions of the NIV. It also declared, "There are no plans for a further revised edition." But did the board mean abandoned, period, or abandoned for an interim period? Did the board mean there are no plans today for a revised NIV but there may be plans tomorrow? No one on the board seems willing, or able, to elaborate. Last June, a National Public Radio interviewer asked Eugene Rubingh, IBS vice president for translations, whether IBS was scrapping its plans for a revised NIV altogether. He replied: "Well, we're abandoning the project at this time." In response to a follow-up question-"Will you tread more lightly in the future?"-Mr. Rubingh answered: "We'll tread more lightly. We will certainly listen to informed voices in the church who are now responding to us. And we're going to test carefully with our constituency before we proceed to print anything." That sounds like the kettle was moved to the back burner to simmer a while longer, not removed from the kitchen. And there's other evidence suggesting that last year's battle for the Bible is not yet over. The IBS's 15-member Committee on Bible Translation (CBT), which controls the language of the NIV, continues to meet. That's the group that sparked the original controversy by rushing to completion a gender-neutral edition of the NIV for Hodder & Stoughton, the NIV's British publisher, and also had added gender-neutral language in its proposed revisions for the U.S. NIV. One CBT member, Bruce Waltke, told WORLD it seems reasonable to assume that sooner or later the NIV revisions the CBT has been working on since 1983 indeed will be published. He predicted that as a result of last year's controversy, the revised NIV will "most certainly" have less emphasis on "gender inclusiveness." Mr. Rubingh did not return repeated calls to his office for comment on future plans for the NIV. (He did speak to WORLD earlier this year about a conference he was advocating; see page 20.) Meanwhile, nothing has changed concerning the gender-neutral NIV published on the other side of the Atlantic. The IBS board stated last year that "IBS will enter into negotiations with the publisher of the NIV in the U.K. on the matter of ceasing publication of its 'inclusive language edition' of the NIV." Top-level negotiations with Hodder & Stoughton to withdraw the NIVI, as per the IBS board's policy statement, have been fruitless, according to Mr. Merrill. He said the contract allowing Hodder to publish the NIVI does not expire until 2011. There is no evidence that Mr. Merrill acted in conjunction with IBS board members in ordering the NIrV reprinting. IBS chairman of the board Victor Oliver, head of Oliver-Nelson books, a Thomas Nelson affiliate in Atlanta, said early this month that he knew "nothing" about the reprinting and said he could not comment about it. He also declined to comment on other matters involving IBS and its Bible versions. Two other IBS board members would not comment on the new printing or the future of the translation. There has been tension between IBS and WORLD ever since March, 1997, when WORLD exposed a plan to make the NIV gender-neutral, suggested that feminist pressure was contributing to that decision, and charged that proposed changes blurred the meaning of Scripture. Indeed, IBS's then-president, Lars Dunberg, and two CBT members later were among signers of a statement on translation guidelines that acknowledged such blurring. The statement, released at a meeting in Colorado Springs the same day the IBS board released its new policy directives, agreed that in many cases gender-inclusive language has become "an instrument of distortion of the biblical text." Signers also agreed "many of the translation decisions" in the Hodder version "were not the wisest choices." The statement signed by Mr. Dunberg also noted it was "regrettable" that the NIrV "was released with a Preface which did not explicitly notify parents that gender-related changes" had been made. (The new 20,000-copy NIrV printing, like the previous printings, has no such preface, nor any notes or inserts informing buyers of the edition's gender-neutral language.) Other initial signers of the Colorado Springs accord included Zondervan's president, WORLD's publisher, seminary professors, and representatives of Focus of the Family and the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Many evangelicals hailed the outcome as beneficial. Mr. Oliver, however, stated in a telephone interview earlier this month-his voice choking with emotion-that "WORLD caused us and the cause of Christ great hurt last year. We need to reach out to people for Jesus Christ." Whatever the hurt Mr. Oliver had in mind, it apparently was not financial. For its last fiscal year, which ended March 31, 1998, the non-profit IBS ministry reported $24.2 million in revenues and $22.9 million in expenses, not much different from a year earlier-and perhaps far different from what revenues would have been had the IBS board not stopped its public relations bleeding by announcing the abandonment of gender-neutral language. The revenues included $6.6 million in contributions, up from $4.9 million the preceding year. Royalties from licensees accounted for $5.6 million, down slightly from $5.8 million the year before.


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With 1.75 kW power, clever design elements and brushed stainless steel body, the luxury multifunction Cuisinart Griddler is the top choice for demanding home chefs. With 5 separate cooking options in open or closed modes, the GR50E Griddler cooks tacos, pancakes, sausages, panini sandwiches, cheese, fish, steaks and hamburgers.
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NIH - Supplements to Promote Reentry into Biomedical and Behavioral Research Careers
The sponsor, with the Office of Research on Women's Health announce a continuing program for administrative supplements to research grants to support individuals with high potential to reenter an active research career after taking time off to care for children or attend to other family responsibilities. A maximum of three years of supplemental support can be awarded under this program.
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Women's International Science Collaboration Program 2001-2002
The Women's International Science Collaboration (WISC) Program is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and administered by the Program on Europe and Central Asia of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Because the application rate of women scientists and engineers to the Central and Eastern Europe Program of the Division of International Programs has been disproportionately low, the goal of this Program is to increase the participation of women as PIs and co-PIs in international research projects. This program provides grants to individual US scientists who plan to establish new research partnerships with their colleagues in Central/Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union (NIS).
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science invites scientists and engineers to apply for one-year science and technology policy fellowships in Washington, DC, beginning September 2001. Fellows serve in the Congress, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the Agency for International Development, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Agriculture,the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Justice, and other federal offices.
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Teachers don't make a lot of money. That's common knowledge. Still, it may surprise readers to learn that the average salary for teachers in Texas public schools is significantly less than the average pay for high school coaches, according to an article in the Austin-Statesman.
The paper reported that Texas high school football coaches in Class 5A and 4A schools (that's 950 students or more) earn an average salary of $73,804, while the average salary for teachers in those same schools is about $42,400 (as mentioned on ESPN.com).
In its report, the Austin American-Statesman "asked every 5A and 4A school district in the state for the total compensation paid to Texas football coaches and for salaries of their highest-paid teachers, high school principals and superintendents for the 2005-06 school year." The results? Texas high school football coaches in 27 schools earn a higher salary than even their principals. The report also says five Texas high school football coaches earn more than $100K. Ennis High School's Sam Harrell tops the list with an annual salary of $106,004; the lowest-paid is Houston Furr's Cornell Gray, who scores $42,300.
While the reasons given for this pay difference are varied, there is one fundamental. The school boards and, indirectly, the taxpayers in Texas value the high school football coaches more highly than even their best paid teachers.
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Maybe more surprising than the salary numbers is that Texas Education Commissioner Shirley Neeley staunchly defended the steep average pay for high school coaches in the Austin American-Statesman, "I think all of these coaches earn every penny that they get. Those football coaches put in more hours than most people realize."
There is some truth to this. Texas high school football coaches' contracts are based upon a 226-day work year, compared to the teachers' 187-days. One wonders why someone coaching a single season sport needs a longer contract than a teacher...
Not everyone in Texas is thrilled with the emphasis on sports. Texas State Teachers Association President Donna Haschke told the Austin American-Statesman: "The average teacher's salary has gone up, and beginning teachers are getting better salaries, but this is Texas. In Texas, everybody expects us to have big football programs. In my opinion, yes, we need to emphasize academics over sports more than we do. Sports has its place, and it's an important, positive place in the curriculum. But I think that we should be putting some of that time and money into education."
Donna Haschke adds that teachers work 40-70 hours per week, but Texas high school football coaches claim to work 70-100 hours per week during the season. Okay, what about after football season is over? The Austin American-Statesman says, "It is unusual to find a 5A or a 4A head football coach teaching in the classroom, although large multischool districts such as El Paso, Fort Worth and Houston are exceptions. Most coaches at the 5A and 4A level also serve as the school's athletic coordinator, overseeing the overall athletic program, or the athletic director if they coach in a one-school district."
If we take a look at our PayScale Research Center, we find that athletic coaches in Texas, with 5-9 years of experience, earn an average salary of $44,366; that's still way below the average pay for high school coaches in Texas. While we're at it, let's look up the average salary for high school teachers in Texas (public AND private) and compare them against the average pay for high school coaches. A Texas high school teacher, with 5-9 years of experience, earns an average salary of $42,178. That's still way below the average pay for high school coaches in Texas of $73,804 reported in the American-Statesman.
Texas Education Commissioner Shirley Neeley says that Texas high school football coaches help kids academically by assisting them in securing scholarships to college. The coaches help the schools too, especially on the financial end. The further a high school football team advances into the post-season playoffs, the more money and exposure the school district receives. A high school math teacher is not going to bring in extra income for the school, unless her class wins in Vegas.
Here is an example of football and finances: Ennis High School has won three Class 4A state championships in the past five years. So it's not surprising that Ennis High School Superintendent Mike Harper defends football coach Sam Harrell's salary (the largest among high school coaches) by saying that the football program has brought in at least $200K for the each of past five years.
However, if that justifies the high average pay for high school coaches, then sportswriter King Kaufman at Salon.com suggests that high school football players should also be compensated. After all, they are the ones risking life and limb out on the field, generating income for the school district. If that sounds silly, consider this: the Wall Street Journal reports that some high schools offer skybox seating (for big donors) and sell "naming rights" of high school stadiums for a million bucks! It's a whole new ball game.
Texas today is a long way from the high school football program I knew in rural Massachusetts 25 years ago. The head coach, Bill Budness, who played in Super Bowl II for Oakland, was also the boys' gym teacher, a full-time teaching job. He was busy with football every afternoon and Saturdays during the fall, and had a couple of weeks of preseason before school started.
My high school's football program was not about revenue. The school did charge for admission to football games, but it was a nominal amount, and likely barely covered the cost of equipment for the team.
In today's dollars, Bill Budness likely picked up $10,000 or so a year for the extra time commitment. Since it wasn't about the money, why did he coach? Because he loved football, and loved teaching kids the game.
I suspect Texas could easily find head coaches who would be happy to work for $50,000, including a full teaching load. These coaches may not win as much, and the teams many not bring in as much revenue.
I guess the taxpayers of Texas would not be happy with "Mr. Budness", but the high school students of Greenfield Massachusetts sure were.
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Through this program, the Museum will provide ten San Diego County teachers with a two-day, on-site training on Tuesday, August 16, and Wednesday, August 17, 2016 and substitute teachers to cover for them in the classroom. Following the training, the teachers will bring their classes to the Museum for tours and discussions with Holocaust survivors. The costs of transportation and substitute teachers are covered.
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A New Way for Financing Renewables?
The reverse auction gaining legs
Renewable energy investors hope that someday the development of clean energy projects can be divorced from reliance on the inefficient federal tax code, and, by extension, the whims of Congress and two-year legislative cycles.
One budding proposal gaining some bipartisan credibility is the reverse auction concept to support renewable energy development.
The American Energy Initiative is legislation proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives by the Republican majority and was the subject of a recent hearing by the energy and commerce committee.
Neil Auerbach, a managing partner at renewable energy investor Hudson Clean Energy Partners, spoke to me about his recent testimony before the committee.
"This bill is well-designed but there are improvements that can be made," Auerbach said."It's a commendable effort by Congressman Nunes, but there are some improvements that can be made so it becomes a bill the industry can embrace."
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) had discussed some aspects of the bill at the Energy Central EnergyBiz Leadership Forum earlier this year. And Auerbach said Rep. Henry Waxman, the ranking member of the committee, endorsed the concept.
"It really introduces a market discipline to the size of the financial incentive that's being offered to renewable energy producers as they continue their march toward scale," Auerbach said.
In the reverse auction, developers would respond to a solicitation and the lowest bidder wins. California has embraced the concept for solar projects of less than 20 megawatts for the three investor-owned utilities.
The bill also proposes the creation of the American-Made Energy Trust Fund. Auerbach hopes the bill would provide the kind of long-term certainty absent from the current tax credit approach. Annual Congressional appropriations, the way Congress treats renewals of tax credits, is not a way to instill confidence in an industry that makes investment decisions over a several-year-long time frame.
As the concept makes its way through the legislative process and hopes to gather bipartisan support, a few questions need to be answered.
There is a fear that the auctions might be a way to quickly eliminate tax credits that are the lifeblood of the industry, a fear that Auerbach does not believe is justified.
"But until the issue of letting go of the security blanket of tax credits is resolved to the satisfaction of the industry that has legitimate concerns about not getting upended ... in making massive investments, we are assuming that Congress would keep these credits available for a certain period of time," he said.
That's the core issue facing renewable energy as it competes with incumbent fossil fuels at a time when it is lowering its own costs while trying to reach scale, especially at a time when the shale gas boom has created a new set of market dynamics.
"Incumbency advantages will dissipate as new competitors reach scale," Auerbach said. "I believe that wind and solar will be able to compete on cost, but asking them to do so right out of the starting gate … is not only unfair, but counterproductive."
And that's why there is some urgency to embrace new ways to incent renewable energy. The clock is ticking on the expiration of the production tax credit at the end of 2012, and assuming it is extended yet again, renewable energy needs more sustainable federal support.
The industry is promoting a pilot project to see how the auctions would work and clean energy developers would respond, perhaps in the procurement of federal electric power needs.
And that could be one step away from the current boom-and-bust cycle.
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reverse auction is reverse progress
The reverse auction will only guarantee that the richest developers who already can afford to play to the lowest cost will continue to manopoly the market. In the snip below from the article.........
"Incumbency advantages will dissipate as new competitors reach scale,
How will any new player be able to reach scale if one of the criteria to play is to be able to the cheapest. And this also has nothing for real deistributed generation that can bring tremendous economic benefits to communities, but if judged soley on 'cheap' will never be allowed to offer the many advantages of clean local energy which we need accessible NOW!
The reverse auction is very much 'busienss as usual', the sad results in comparison to the rest of the world should be enough to tell us our systems are not working.
Make the grid accessible, set fair tariffs to encourage development, and you will have the long term benfits of a larger market serving more MW's and bringing economic vitality, and the cheapest rates will come along very soon.
A New Way for Financing Renewables
Mr. Opalka: There really doesn't have to be a new way to finance renewables! The problems with financing renewable energy in this nation and in particular, the state of California is the reluctance of the regulatory entities to acknowledge that renewable energy is more expensive than fossil-fuel based energy and as a consequence it will cost more to produce. There is no shortage of able and willing energy generators to build the facilities to generate renewable energy, the problem is the price the regulatory agencies is willing to pay. Financing for renewable energy at the prices offered is virtually unattainable for power developers unless the entity has the deep pockets of a PG&E or an SCE.
Compare the prices offered in California with prices offered by successful programs such as those offered in Germany and Spain! Secondly the renewable industry doesn't need gimmicks such as "Reverse Auction" or any other such nonsense, a Feed-In-Tariff will work quite satisfactorily "If and only If" the prices offered are seen by the financing entities as worthy remuneration for the risks involved. The answer to the renewable energy situation in the United States is really quite simple: Just pay enough so that the financing community is comfortable with the fact that the remuneration or the price offered for the energy is worth the risk.
The regulatory agencies could assist the effort by easing the pathway into "Project Certification", but again the biggest problem with uilding new renewable facilities is the reluctance of financial entities to provide finance at the pices offered.
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Someone has to pay for the incentives
The only incentive that are remotely justifiable are tax exemptions perhaps or possibly for the facility only and should not be extended to the owners other businesses. Production tax credits, grants, etc have to be paid for by someone and that someone is the American taxpayer. The costs of all the DOE incentives roll down to the individual taxpayer eventually, whether it is through their individual income tax or through higher prices the individual must pay for the things he needs to live. Despite the statements of the numbskulls in the federal government, there is price inflation in food, medicine, and fuel. The government counts new cars, homes and a bunch of other non-needs in their inflation indices. Individuals do not need necessarily to buy another home, a new car, a boat, or a new TV right now but they do need to buy food, gasoline to drive to and from work, go to the market, clothes, medicine, and electricity for their homes. Wage increases are not keeping up with price increases which leaves people less money to spend on the items they do not need but want to improve their quality of life. That is what stimulate the economy--people buying things they want rather than what they need.
Government programs are killing us. New or expanded programs need more people to oversee them which grows the government which then comes up with a new program which means more taxes which means more bureaucracy in an ever expanding spiral. That is just exactly what is happening with these incentive programs for green energy.
While all this is going on, the incentives for renewables are messing up the grid economics because the renewable energy is most abundant at the time of least need forcing plants that do not run economically or most cleanly at part load and discouraging investment in newer, more efficient plants that produce fewer pollutants and green house gases per MWh because they burn less fuel per MWh.
The present incentive programs are financial suicide.


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Live blog: Tracking the NBA Draft pick-by-pick
What this draft lacks in star power it may make up in intrigue.
Trade ups, wild rumors, surprising selections and three Thunder picks. Nobody is entirely sure what's going to happen over the next three-plus hours, but rest assured, whatever goes down could have a lasting impact on a number of NBA franchises, including the one in OKC.
Strap in, people, it's draft time.
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-First, let's get caught up on the latest rumors. Most notably, is this one from Yahoo!'s Adrain Wojnarowski:
-There have been reports of the Thunder trying to move up all week and this just helps confirm that. Sounds like they're interested in Oladipo and Alex Len.
-Chad Ford, ESPN's draft guru, has OKC taking Gonzaga center Kelly Olynyk at #12 in his final mock draft.
-Got to think Cleveland's going with UK's Nerlens Noel. Also rumored to be considering Alex Len (Maryland), Otto Porter (Indiana) and others. But Noel seems like the safest pick.
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-Cleveland is on the clock and David Stern is already getting booed. Ah, the commissioner wouldn't have it any other way for his final event.
*1st overall – Cleveland Cavaliers select UNLV forward Anthony Bennett*
-Whoa. Now that's a surprise. Talented, but not really one of the five or so players rumored to go No. 1. Fitting start to what should be a wild draft.
*2nd overall – Orlando Magic select Indiana guard Victor Oladipo*
-Love this pick. He was the guy OKC was rumored to be targeting the last few hours. Seems like the one sure-fire NBA starter in this draft.
-Oladipo on ESPN: "I'm gonna bring a work ethic that they've probably never seen before."
*3rd overall – Washington Wizards select Georgetown forward Otto Porter Jr.*
-Big East Player of the Year. Widely considered the best small forward in this draft. Needs to improve the shot.
-Jay Bilas: "Otto Porter is the most versatile and most complete player in this draft"
-The centers are falllllllllling
*4th overall – Charlotte Bobcats select Indiana center Cody Zeller*
-First seven-footer off the board and it's not Nerlens Noel or Alex Len. Wow.
-Two Indiana players selected in the top four picks. Before this, the program had only one player drafted in the last seven years (Eric Gordon in 2009).
*5th overall – Phoenix Suns select Maryland center Alex Len*
-Apparently a stress fracture (Len) is less concerning than a knee injury (Noel). Noel keeps dropping, Thunder should think about trading up to snare him.
*6th overall – New Orleans Pelicans select Kentucky center Nerlens Noel*
-Let the Nerlens to NAWlins jokes start rolling in.
-"It's going to be a shot-blocking party when I get down there" -Noel on playing with Anthony Davis
*7th overall – Sacramento Kings select Kansas guard Ben McLemore*
-Noel-McLemore go 6-7. For a while, it looked like they'd go 1-2.
-Well, so much for that Nerlens Noel-Anthony Davis frontcourt…
*8th overall – Detroit Pistons select Georgia guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope*
-Scorer who has been rising up draft boards the last few weeks.
*9th overall – Minnesota Timberwolves select Michigan guard Trey Burke*
-Jay Bilas: "(Trey Burke) is the best point guard in this draft."
-Two picks until the Thunder is on the clock.
*10th overall – Portland Trailblazers select Lehigh guard C.J. McCollum*
-Bill Simmons: "OKC wanted one of these guys (Burke or McCollum) to fall to them and they didn't. The James Harden trade continues to look shaky."
*11th overall – Philadelphia 76ers select Syracuse guard Michael Carter-Williams*
-Thunder on the clock…
*12th overall – Oklahoma City Thunder select Pittsburgh center Steven Adams*
-Long-rumored target for Sam Presti and the Thunder. Seven-footer from New Zealand. Seems like a project.
Here are some of his highlights:
-Here's Steven Adam's profile page, with stats and links.
-That's a lot of siblings
*13th overall – Dallas Mavericks select Gonzaga center Kelly Olynyk*
But it was really Boston…
*14th overall – Utah Jazz select UCLA guard Shabazz Muhammad*
-Would have been top-five if he was able to come out of high school.
*15th overall – Milwaukee Bucks select Greek guard Giannis Adektokunbo*
-Was rumored as a Thunder target. Talented guard.
*16th overall – Boston Celtics select Brazilian center Lucas Nogueira*
Trades on Trades on Trades
*17th overall – Atlanta Hawks select German guard Dennis Schroeder*
-Got a Rajon Rondo look to him
*18th overall – Dallas Mavericks select Miami guard Shane Larkin*
More teammate love for the Thunder's newest player
*19th overall – Cleveland Cavaliers select Russian guard Sergey Karasev*
-Sharpshooter who is likely a draft and stash for a year or two. At the draft tonight, has a game in Russia tomorrow.
-Thunder 10 picks away…
*20th overall – Chicago Bulls select New Mexico forward Tony Snell*
*21st overall – Utah Jazz select Louisville center Gorgui Dieng*
-Thunder were likely hoping Dieng would fall to them at 29. Would have been a steal. No dice.
-Also, Dieng is going to Minnesota.
*22nd overall – Brooklyn Nets select Duke center Mason Plumlee*
-Guy I like for the Thunder at 29: Jamaal Franklin, small forward out of San Diego State. Reminds me a little of Kawhi Leonard. Only 6-foot-5, but averaged 17 points and 9.5 rebounds (!!!) in a good conference last year. Versatile.
*23rd overall – Indiana Pacers select Arizona forward Solomon Hill*
-Seems like a reach. And seems like Roy Hibbert wasn't too pumped about the pick:
*24th overall – New York Knicks select Michigan forward Tim Hardaway Jr.*
*25th overall – Los Angeles Clippers select UNC forward Reggie Bullock*
-Whoa. Thunder must like someone.
*26th overall – Oklahoma City Thunder select Colorado guard Andre Roberson*
-Wow. Seems strange to trade up for a guy who was projected to go in the 30-40 range.
-Roberson averaged 10.9 points and 11.2 rebounds at Colorado last season. Also, had a nice dunk reel, including this one:
*27th overall – Utah Jazz select international center Rudy Gobert*
*28th overall – San Antonio Spurs select French forward Livio Jean-Charles*
-Draft and stash for a while.
*29th overall – Phoenix Suns select Kentucky guard Archie Goodwin*
*30th overall – Golden State Warriors select Nemanja Nedovic*
Breaking in-draft news
*31st overall – Cleveland Cavaliers select California guard Allen Crabbe*
-Thunder up next…
*32nd overall – Oklahoma City Thunder select Spanish guard Alex Abrines*
-Definitely a draft and stash for the Thunder. You knew they weren't going to add three guys to the roster. Just don't have the spots.
-Here's highlights of Abrines:
-Fran Fraschilla compared Abrines to former Portland Trail Blazer Rudy Fernandez. Not a bad comp. But he'll be overseas for at least a year or two, if not more.
-That'll do it for me for the night. OKC has no more picks and is not expected to trade back into the draft. Stay tuned to NewsOK.com for plenty of reactionary coverage.


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December 28th, 2010 (4:19 AM). Edited December 28th, 2010 by miksy91.
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Heh, I didn't think I could even fix that bug but then again, I found out what was causing it very easily :D
As I don't really trust on JohtoMap to editing people's palette yet, I decided to do so with a hex editor instead (the person in the glitchy house has brown clothes, in original game, they are red). But by accident, I happened to change the "Facing" byte of that person too, and if facing is set to some unused byte, the game may not work properly in the room where that person is so I tried if the game worked by changing the "Facing" back to some normal value and after saving the game in that house, no glitch
I've never gotten this kind of effect before after the change of "Facing" byte so I didn't think that would have caused the problem.
Usually, people (with bad "Facing" value) could be walking out of the map in a glitchy way or do something else like that.
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$2,400,000 (-48%) in 2,780 theaters (+50); PSA:; Cumulative: $20,269,000
Holding better than Open Road's biggest hit so far ("The Grey," which fell 53% its second weekend, while opening much higher than "End of Watch"), this is a decent performance considering it is competing with two new solid openers.
What comes next: Open Road's game plan is to acquire films and put most of its money into marketing. This weekend's performance suggests they've made another successful investment.
4. House at the End of the Street (Relativity) Week 2 - Last Friday: #1; Last Weekend: #2
$2,300,000 (-50%) in 3,083 theaters (unchanged); PSA: $756; Cumulative: $17,401,000
A normal second week drop for a horror film, with signs that Jennifer Lawrence's starring role continues to be the big draw for this.
What comes next: After "The Hunger Games" and with "Silver Linings Playbook" opening soon, this will be the last time we see Lawrence in a film like this for a long, long time.
5. Trouble With the Curve (Warner Brothers) Week 2 - Last Friday: #3; Last Weekend: #3
$2,300,000 (-45%) in 3,212 theaters (unchanged); PSA: $716; Cumulative: $18,496,000
"Gran Torino," Clint Eastwood's last film as star, fell only 25% its second wide weekend (after opening to much more than double what "Curve" did on its way to a stunning $145 million domestic gross.) This film doesn't seem so far to have anything like the great audience response "Torino" had.
What comes next: Eastwood's last three films as a director (without him as an actor) grossed between $32-37 million, which this likely reaches or surpasses slightly. But three of his last four as an actor grossed over $90 million (going back to "Space Cowboys"), so at age 82 his appeal as a star seems to have taken a big drop.
6. Pitch Perfect (Universal) NEW - Cinemascore:; Metacritic: 65
$1,750,000 in 335 theaters; PSA: $5,224; Cumulative: $1,750,000
An extraordinary opening for what could be the sleeper of the year. Opening in targeted theaters, particularly in areas with college audiences (particularly female), this comedy about an a capella national singing competition had an amazing PSA and a #6 position with only 335 theaters.
Most films that platform and do this well come with a festival/review/awards oriented pedigree appealing to older audiences. Though the reviews came in at a consensus mildly favorable level (the NY Times buried its mixed take among its "also opening" lesser-film group). Universal found alternative marketing to reach its audience. (There was no display ad in yesterday's LA Times, a close to unprecedented marketing decision). Yet the film performed, big time.
This is the first feature film for director Jason Moore, who was Tony-nominated for "Avenue Q" and also has TV experience. Three years after her Oscar nomination as a young executive in "Up in the Air," Anna Kendrick heads up the cast here as a college freshman. She also stars in well-received hit "End of Watch."
Actress Elizabeth Banks and her husband Max Handelman made up 2/3s of the producing team along with Paul Brooks ("Because I Said So"). Banks joins a growing trend of actresses stepping up into producing and/or writing, a significant development this year.
What comes next: This goes wide next Friday, with this week meant to establish word of mouth in advance. This unusual release pattern could become a model for future films. It was risky, but if as is likely "Picture Perfect" turns into a hit expect to see selected films take this route.
7. Finding Nemo 3D (Buena Vista) Week 3 - Last Friday: #4; Last Weekend: #4
$1,017,000 (-41%) in 2,639 theaters (-235); PSA: $362; Cumulative: $33,426,000
After lagging far behind the performance of "The Lion King 3D" last year its first two weeks, this actually will have a smaller third weekend falloff, but its gross is still much weaker (on its way to a reissue gross of $94 million, "King" still did over $10 million its third weekend).
What comes next: A total reissue gross of about half of "The Lion King."
8. Won't Back Down (20th Century-Fox) NEW - Cinemascore: A-; Metacritic score: 43
$921,000 in 2,515 theaters; PSA: $366; Cumulative: $921,000
Surrounded by controversy because of its perceived anti-teacher's union story line, this inner city story of parents fighting for their children's education flopped despite a cast including Viola Davis in her first lead role since "The Help."
Financed by Walden Media (which also backed the documentary "Waiting for Superman," and whose films almost always aspire for middle-America/family audiences ("Chronicles of Narnia," "Bridge to Tabitha," "The Water Horse") this had a production budget of just under $20 million.
What comes next: Unless word of mouth kicks in quickly, this is likely to quickly disappear.
9. Resident Evil: Retribution (Sony) Week 3 - Last Friday: #6; Last Weekend: #5
$810,000 (-58%) in 2,381 theaters (-635); PSA: $340; Cumulative: $36,515,000
Another big falloff in a crowded genre film market, but Sony is not unhappy.
What comes next: This has already grossed over $100 million in the rest of the world.
10. The Master (Weinstein) Week 3 - Last Friday: #7; Last Weekend: #7
$787,000 (-43%) in 856 theaters (+68); PSA: $919; Cumulative: $7,676,000
Not an encouraging falloff (with additional theaters coming on) for Paul Thomas Anderson's acclaimed drama, only two weeks after its huge platform openings. The weekday grosses last week were promisingly consistent (which suggested sustained interest and good reaction). But the PSA here for the quality of theaters this is playing at suggest that this is not in for a long run and an initial gross (before a planned wider reissue around nominations) under $20 million.
What comes next: This will need major critics' groups support in December (which is quite likely) to help reinvigorate this later on.


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Trade policy is a major source of friction in the U.S.-China relationship – so much so that the facts are sometimes obscured by rhetoric. Albert Keidel and Robert Cassidy debated whether China's violations of international trade norms merit a U.S. response and if so what actions the U.S. should take. Roger Ferguson, former Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve, moderated the debate.
Keidel: The accusations are overblown
Even the most serious current claims against China are poorly reasoned and often flimsy arguments, according to Keidel, and given the strategic importance of U.S.-China relations the United States should only pursue well-documented and well-reasoned cases of trade regulation infractions.
The most common accusation, that China manipulates its currency to keep exports artificially cheap, relies on "clearly exaggerated" statistics. The large gap between U.S. imports from China and Chinese imports from the U.S. is not by itself an indicator of currency manipulation, Keidel said, although it is commonly cited as such.
The global community should bear in mind that China is still developing, Keidel noted, and like many developing countries lacks the legal infrastructure critical to the management of other trade issues, such as intellectual property rights (IPR).
Cassidy: China is violating its WTO commitments
Cassidy argued that China has broken the promises it made in its WTO accession agreement, by failing to properly report subsidies, undervaluing its currency, and violating intellectual property rights. Cassidy cited several major economists who concluded that the renminbi is undervalued by 15 to 75% and also pointed to the trade surplus as a sign of currency manipulation.
WTO regulations allow China to use administrative measures to uphold IPR while their court system matures, and Cassidy noted that the Chinese government has IPR laws in place but does not enforce them properly.
U.S. policy options
Both participants agreed that the United States does not need to implement extraordinary measures to deal with China's trade violations. There are mechanisms within the WTO and China's WTO accession agreement that could achieve the desired ends.
Keidel argued that high-profile draconian measures (like applying a countervailing duty or passing Congressional resolutions asserting that China manipulates its currency) are unhelpful and unnecessary. Working through the WTO to address issues of serious concern is the best way to resolve disputes without letting shrill rhetoric and inflated accusations undermine U.S. credibility.
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Most women are fond of the thick black hair.The best way of getting thick and black hair will be to restore the natural solutions. There are ways and means to prevent premature greying and in developing healthy, thick black hair. Application of hair coloring products tend to damage the hair, but certain homemade natural remedies works brilliantly in making the hair thick and black.
Premature greying of hair is a universal problem for women due to their modern lifestyle.Grey hair is due to the absence of the" melanin" pigment in the hair.Other factors that cause grey hair are genetic, natural chemical changes in body, exposure to pollution in the air and emotional conditions of worry and stress. There are chemical bases shampoos and lotions available in the market to dye grey hair. These often harm the skin and damage hair in the long run. Herbal natural remedies are a better choice as they give effective results without causing damage to the hair.
In case you are fond of thick black hair but don't wish to depend on any hair coloring products, then resorting to natural remedies is the best solution. Take a stroll in your kitchen and yo may find many ingredients that may come handy to achieve the same. Below mentioned are few tips that cold be of help for getting that long, shinning black hair that you so desire:
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Natural home remedies for black hair
- Mix two tablespoon of amla powder in half a liter water. Add some lemon juice to it (half a lemon). Wash hair daily with this solution, your hair would become naturally black in some course of time.
- Take 1 kg clarified butter (ghee), 250 gm liquorice (mulethi) along with 1 liter of amla juice and heat them on a low flame. When all the water evaporates, preserve the actual mixture in a glass container. Use mixture on your hair every time yo go for a hair wash. This helps in attaining that jet black color effortlessly.
- Take some mango leaves and blend them into a thick paste. Apply this paste on your hair. Leave it for 15-20 minutes and wash with normal water. It will assist in new hair growth and also help in changing the hair color to black effortlessly.
- Take few mango leaves and some green peel of unripe mango. Blend them together and mix it with oil. Keep the mixture in the sun for a longer time. This essential oil stops hair loss and convert hair effortlessly black.
- The oil of mango stones when applied on hair turns white-colored hair to black color and does not let the black hair get white before age. It can also be good for treating dandruff and hair loss.
Natural methods to dye grey hair
- Indian gooseberry and henna pack– Prepare fresh paste of henna, 3 tbsp.gooseberry powder and 1 tbsp. coffee powder with some water.Apply it on the hair and let it remain for two hours. Wash with a mild soap or shampoo.This is the most effective grey hair home remedy.
- Black Tea Remedy is best for premature grey hair. Apply the colored tea water on the hair and rinse it after half an hour.With cold water without the use of shampoo.
- Ribbed Gourd Remedy–This remedy helps to restore the" melanin" pigmentation of hair.Keep dry pieces of ribbed gourd soaked in coconut oil for 3 days.Boil the mixture till a black residue is formed.Massage it on the scalp and rinse after an hour.
Homemade tips for black hair
- Hot oil massages – helps in the maintenance of black hair. Coconut oil or almond oil or Alma oil can be warmed up oil and used on scalp with light circular motions.
- Black hair maintenance pack-This pack can help to maintain black and shiny hair by using it twice a month. Make the pack by diluting henna and amla powder in strong tea liquor. Leave it overnight. Next morning add brahmi powder, bhrigraj powder, 1 beaten egg, yogurt and some lemon juice. Apply on the scalp and full length of hair, leave it on for 30 minutes and then wash it off. This pack imparts strong black color and improved hair growth. It also helps in giving shine, lure and reducing dandruff.
- The correct combing technique – Beautiful hair should not be brushed harshly. Tangles must be opened with wide toothed combs.
- Say no to heat – Hot ironing tools should not be applied because heat will frizz dry hair
- Growing hair long – Cutting of hair will not encourage growth of long hair but trimming of split ends will help to maintain black hair long.
- Keratin Treatment – keratin restoration treatment helps to restore the hair's lost keratin and to maintain dark natural hair color.
Homemade recipes for thick and long black hair
- Currying for Black Hair Curry leaves are essentially spicy condiments used in cooking. They contain rare biochemical that strengthens the hair roots. An anti-greying tonic can be prepared by squeezing some curry leaves in coconut water and applying it on the scalp.
- Buttering for black hair Butter prepared from pure cow's milk is known to prevent the onset of hair-greying. Pure cow's ghee is recommended by Ancient Indian Ayurveda practitioners as a part of hair-greying treatments.
- Pot of black tea. Prepare a big pot of black tea and cool it. Soak the hair in black tea for about 15 minutes. Wash it off with a good shower. Repeat this process daily till the hair start looking darker. This can also be done with a pot of brewed dark coffee.
- Ghee with mullethi Prepare a hair mask by boiling 1 kg pure ghee, 1 kg amla juice and 250 grams of mulethi on low heat till the water evaporates. Store the mixture in a glass container and use this hair mask every day before going for a hair wash. It is found to be a very effective mask to get jet back color hair
- Orange juice Orange juice is very effective to get healthy and thick hair. Amla juice can be added to give black color along with making the hair thick. Mash orange pulp and add amla powder to it. This helps in creating thick black hair.
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Justin Bieber can't seem to stay out of trouble. The "Confident" singer is dealing with more legal drama across the border while his ex-girlfriend, Selena Gomez, is rumored to be dating another young pop star. Here's what you need to know on Thursday (January 30).
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Hours after debuting a video for his new single "Confident," in which pants ride low and he uses what is maybe the worst pick-up line of all time, the Biebs was forced to face the music in a different way. On Wednesday, Bieber turned himself in to Toronto police in connection with an assault charge brought on by a limo driver who claims he was hit repeatedly over the back of the head. Charged with one count of assault, he's scheduled to appear in Canadian court March 10. It'll be the second time in front of a judge for him that month; the singer will be in Florida on February 14 to plead not guilty in the DUI charge he's facing from last week.
Is Austin Mahone Dating Selena Gomez?
Rumors have been swirling for a few weeks now, so we decided to go straight to the source. On Wednesday, Mahone denied that he is dating Justin Bieber's ex. "She's talented, very beautiful," he said of Gomez, before confirming that they are just friends. The rumor mill ran with it after spotting the two leaving the Beats Music Concert together last week, but rest assured, Mahomies: Austin is still singing solo. For now, anyway.
Kendrick Lamar Reacts To Macklemore's Grammy Wins
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Celebrate Whitney Houston's 50th Birthday With 5 Classic Videos
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A little more than two years ago, Whitney Houston passed on at the age of forty-eight. Her death was an unexpected tragedy, and in her wake, she left a sea of potential and a teenage girl who really needed her mother. In the time since, her fans have grieved, wondered what-if and at times, gotten mad at Whitney herself for never completely kicking the habit that almost killed her. For one single day, however, is worth putting aside all that frustration and focusing on what actually was.
Whitney Houstons voice was an incredible gift. For more than twenty years, she thrilled fans with her unique talent and her captivating stage presence. She hit notes no one else could, and she opened our hearts like few performers are capable of doing. She was also a talented actress and one of the greatest reality television personalities of all time. She could have done anything she set her mind too. Thank God she mostly settled on singing because the catalog she left behind, while not expansive enough, still offers more than its share of thrills, shudders and how did shes .
Today, Whitney would have been fifty years old. In her honor, weve decided to embed five of her classic videos below. You may not have time to listen to all of them right now, but do yourself a favor and fire up at least one. It will brighten your day and momentarily honor a woman who brought a lot of smiles to a lot of faces.
I Will Always Love You
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Update No. 2 on ICRC activities in Congo-Brazzaville
05-09-1997 Operational Update
General situation
The conflict in Congo-Brazzaville is worsening by the hour. The peace process is in a complete stalemate, radical speeches by all the protagonists have been held and, in the present chaos, no elections are foreseeable.
In terms of the humanitarian situation, conditions have been deteriorating in the last three months. The number of internally displaced people is put at well over 100,000, although this number is difficult to evaluate because so many are still on the move and scattered over a wide area of up to 300 km to the north of the capital, as well as to the south and west towards Pointe-Noire on the ocean. Many have crossed the Congo River to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The food reserves and water and sanitation facilities of Congo-Brazzaville are now being severely stretched, as are the means of the local population who have been sheltering those who have fled. The rainy season due to start in two to three weeks will only exacerbate the humanitarian crisis now emerging.
The ICRC is deeply concerned at the recent escalation of the methods of warfare being used by the belligerents and the indiscriminate use of more sophisticated weaponry: both air and tank bombardments have led to much destruction of essential infrastructure and loss of civilian life.
The ICRC's current response
The war-wounded
Given the security problems the IC RC is unable to set up a field hospital in or even close to the town of Brazzaville. It is supporting some 15 temporary health posts along the roads to help those fleeing the fighting, and these provide people with medicines and drinking water.
Delegates and Congolese Red Cross volunteers, in cooperation with Médecins sans frontières, are regularly distributing surgical and other medical supplies to the few medical facilities in Brazzaville which are still functioning. The ICRC is also monitoring the situation in the Makelekele hospital in the southern part of the city. The Talangay hospital located in the northern sector was forced to close as a result of the worsening security situation, and is now housed in a school in Kintele, 20 km north of Brazzaville. The wounded in the area are being centralized there, given first aid and stabilized and, as no surgical facilities or post-operative care are available, the more serious cases are evacuated by the ICRC to Kinshasa by boat. The ICRC has installed a 10,000-litre water tank and built latrines at the facility.
For those arriving in the DRC, including those managing to cross the river alone, a triage centre has been set up at Beach Ngobila, Kinshasa, with the ICRC's support, staffed by 12 National Society first-aiders and assisted by an ICRC nurse. More serious casualties are being moved on by the ICRC, in an ambulance loaned by the Belgian Red Cross, to the General Hospital in Kinshasa, which the institution has been supporting with surgical materials. It is also assisting the medical structures in Kinshasa with medicines and medical supplies. During the second half of August 156 war-wounded were evacuated from Brazzaville to Kinshasa General Hospital and a further 162 to other medical and surgical facilities in Kinshasa.
Congolese war-wounded who have received treatment and remain in Kinshasa, as well as refugees who are con tinuing to arrive from Brazzaville, are subsequently taken care of by the Federation, which, along with the Red Cross of the DRC, runs the Kinkole camp south of Kinshasa.
The displaced
Activities have concentrated on providing drinking water and non-food items for the tens of thousands of displaced people fleeing Brazzaville: some 30,000 who escaped to the islands in the middle of the river, those in more than 80 temporary sites for the displaced south of the city and over 50 more sites to the north, as well as those spread along the country's roads. Close to a quarter of a million people are in need of assistance.
The next two months: a major relief operation
Assistance is currently being ferried across the River Congo from Kinshasa to both northern and southern parts of Brazzaville several times a day. The ICRC fears that hostilities centred for the time being in Brazzaville might spread to other parts of the country, and is planning accordingly.
Implementing the plan of action is likely to be very costly given the difficult logistical constraints due to the precarious security situation. The institution is considering every possible means of transporting humanitarian emergency aid into the country and further inland, by river or otherwise. Two evaluations are currently being carried out: one on the use of an airport 300 km north of Brazzaville, with onward transportation by road, and the second on access from the south either by road, via a bridge or by air to Pointe-Noire, and then by road. A dozen trucks are to carry relief supplies to Brazzaville and along the main roads leading to the north and south of the country. The ICRC will provide a water and sanitation response, along with food supplies, cooking and shelter materials and hygiene items, for some 50,000 families (approximately 250,000 people).
There are currently 13 expatriates, including four staff seconded from the National Societies of Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, working on the ICRC's operation in Congo-Brazzaville, as far as security conditions allow. A further five are based in Kinshasa specifically to provide logistical back-up to the Congo-Brazzaville operation.
For many years, for practical reasons concerning security, logistics, etc., the ICRC's Kinshasa delegation has been in charge of activities in Congo-Brazzaville, including with regard to budget and financial management. The expenses for the operation are expected to increase sharply, and may range from Sfr 5 to 8 million between now and the end of 1997. As soon as more precise information becomes available, an update will be issued to donors.
The ICRC thanks donors for their support and kindly requests that they forward cash contributions to this operation.


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June 30, 2014 - MMH Editorial
SI Systems, a subsidiary of Paragon Technologies, has announced that John Molloy has joined the company as president and CEO.
Molloy has more than 20 years of experience in the material handling industry, including acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations, strategic planning software systems and change management.
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Prior to his position as vice president and corporate controller at Lab-Volt Systems in 1991, Molloy began his career at Colgate Palmolive Company and Phillips N.V. Molloy joined White Systems in 1997 and became its vice president of operations and CFO, where he was responsible for overseeing the installation of major systems for the Fortune 500, including both hardware and software.
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Molloy is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting. He also completed graduate work at Fordham University and an Executive Management program at Stanford University.
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Volume XXIX, No. 19 May 20, 2005
College of Business announces curriculum changes
Business professors
publish article about Internet learning in accounting courses
Sigma Tau Gamma
donates 2,500 books to Youth and Family Services
High School takes top honors in spring stock market game
Grant opportunities
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College of Business
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The College of Business and Technology at Black Hills
State University has just undergone a revision of their curriculum and
course offerings which will enhance the rigor of the business
administration program according to Dr. Amin Sarkar, dean of the
Curriculum changes include the addition of courses in
ethics, business statistics, quantitative decision analysis, and an
upper-level economic theory class. The addition of these courses makes
the business program more flexible because students have the opportunity
to choose from more electives.
Business students at BHSU now have the option of
earning a bachelor of science in business administration with one of
seven specialization areas: accounting, entrepreneurial studies, health
services administration, human resource management, management,
marketing, and tourism and hospitality management.
Other bachelor of science degrees offered by the
College of Business and Technology include business education,
professional accountancy, industrial technology, technology education
and applied technical science.
According to Sarkar, modifications to the program
provide flexibility by allowing students to select from more electives
to pursue business topics of interest to their specific career goals.
Faculty members have been designated as program
coordinators and will answer questions from prospective students, help
promote the programs, and be involved in the planning and assessment of
the programs. For questions on any of the business programs, visit
www.bhsu.edu/businesstechnology or contact the program coordinators:
Business professors publish
article about Internet learning in accounting courses -
An article authored by Don Altmyer, Black Hills State University
associate professor in the College of Business and Technology, and Pat
Mackin, BHSU assistant professor, has been accepted for publication in
the refereed teaching journal for the Consortium for Teaching, Research,
Learning and Development.
The article, Is Academic Success Influenced by Student Learning
Preferences in an Internet Based Accounting Course?, researches
whether students studying introductory accounting courses learn equally
when course content is delivered in a lecture format or in a Web-based
Altmyer said the idea for the research began when he delivered his
first Internet accounting course in the fall of 1999 and saw a distinct
difference in the distribution of grades between the internet course and
lecture course.
In the article Altmyer and Mackin present a statistical analysis of
data collected over a two-year period in eight Principles of Accounting
I and II courses completed by 150 students. Four of the courses were
taught in the traditional face-to-face lecture class format and four of
the courses were taught in an online format. Students had the option to
enroll in either method of delivery. The courses, which were taught by
the same instructor, used the same course materials and objective
multiple-choice questions. The key difference was a lack of a
traditional lecture and class interaction in the online class.
The professors' research findings showed that Internet students were
on average four years older, confirming prior research that internet
courses are very popular with non-traditional students. There was,
however, no difference in the average test scores of the Internet
students and the face-to-face students.
The results did show that test scores in the Internet classes varied
according to student learning preferences. Scores were higher in the
Internet classes for students who were found to be "active learners" as
opposed to "reflective learners." Active learners in an Internet course
can independently pace themselves and actively manipulate the course
content, assessments and communications throughout the course.
Reflective learners learn by passively observing and listening to
instructor lectures and student interactions. Data on student learning
preferences and learning styles were determined using Kolb's Learning
Style Survey.
Research findings also showed that students scored better in both
modes of content delivery in the Principles of Accounting II courses
when the students had "abstract" versus "concrete" learning preferences.
The BHSU professors attributed this to the fact that the Principles of
Accounting II course has more abstract concepts such as corporate
financial statement analysis rather than the mechanical operations of
recording journal entries and preparing ledgers and financial statements
in the Principles of Accounting I course.
Altmyer received his bachelor's degree in business administration
from Duquesne University and his master's degree in taxation from
California State University-Fullerton. He has been a member of the BHSU
faculty since 1995.
Mackin has a bachelor's degree in accounting and a master's degree in
mathematics from the University of Montana. He received his doctorate in
business administration from Arizona State University. He has been a
member of the BHSU faculty since 2002.
Sigma Tau Gamma donates 2,500
books to Youth and Family Services -
The Black Hills State University fraternity Sigma Tau
Gamma recently donated 2,500 books to the Rapid City chapter of Youth
and Family Services. The books were collected during the fraternity's
annual national philanthropy project "Books for Kids."
Each year, during the "Books for Kids" fundraiser,
fraternity members collect new or slightly used books for elementary
schools that lack the funds to buy books. This year, Sigma Tau Gamma
members worked with students from Lead/Deadwood Elementary School and
the East Elementary and West Elementary Schools in Spearfish to collect
books. The elementary students brought books they were no longer using
at home and put them in the classroom donation boxes provided by Sigma
Tau Gamma. The two classes from each school that donated the most books
received prizes.
"The generosity of our local elementary students
surpasses my expectations every year," said Andy Steele, vice president
of Sigma Tau Gamma, "After donating more than 2,000 books each year the
last two years, I never expected them to bring in more than 2,000
donations again this year."
Sigma Tau Gamma members delivered the books to Rapid
City for the 2005 Readiatrics Book Drive. Readiatrics, a yearly book
drive that supplies new and used books for children in hospitals,
shelters and head start programs, then presented the books to Youth and
Family Services, their designated recipient for the year.
Sponsors of this year's "Books for Kids" program were
Domino's Pizza and Lueder's Food Center. If you would like to donate to
or participate in next spring's "Books for Kids" program, contact Steele
at 645-6279.
Custer High School takes top
honors in spring stock market game -
Custer High School recently took top honors in the
spring 2005 South Dakota Stock Market Game (SDSMG), sponsored by Black
Hills State University. Custer finished the 10-week trading period with
$102,568, the highest return on investment (ROI) in the state at 2.57
A total of 189 teams consisting of 505 students from
25 schools participated in the spring SDSMG. The teams competed in three
divisions: middle school (grades four through eight), high school, and
college. Each team started the 10-week trading period with a
hypothetical $100,000. After conducting online research and stock
trading, the teams with the highest ending portfolios in each division
received cash awards and prizes.
Four teams competed in the middle school division.
Taking top honors was: first place, Milesville, led by Carmen One Skunk,
Custer, led by Nancy Gausman, received first place
honors out of 154 teams in the high school division. Other top teams in
the high school division were: second place, Sioux Falls Washington, led
by Ronda Gassmann, $101,986; third place, Wessington, led by Charlotte
Mohling, $101,782; fourth place, Douglas, led by Dale Pepper, $101,707;
fifth place, Watertown, led by Kathleen Johnson, $101,695; sixth place,
Wessington, led by Charlotte Mohling, $101,232; and seventh place,
Bridgewater, led by David Eich, $100,800.
The top students in the college division were BHSU
students: first place, Chandra Prillwitz, a freshman from Spearfish,
with a final portfolio of $101,613, a 1.61 percent ROI; second place,
Mackenzie Collin, a junior psychology major from Lakefield, Minn.,
$100,817; and third place, Alexandria Watson, a junior art major from
Black Hawk, $99,802.
The three major market indices for the 10-week trading
period produced negative returns on investment. They performed as
follows: Dow Jones Industrial Average, $94,090, a -5.91 percent ROI;
NASDAQ Composite, $93,020, a -6.98 percent ROI; and S&P 500 Index,
$95,600, a -4.44 percent ROI. According to Don Altmyer, associate
professor in the College of Business and Technology, SDSMG coordinator,
and director for the BHSU Center for Economic Education, most
professional portfolio advisors fail to beat these indices over the long
The SDSMG, an innovative education tool available in
all 50 states, motivates students and supports teachers in building
lifelong learning skills. It is the only stock market simulation
endorsed by the National Council on Economic Education. Since 1977, more
than eight million students have participated in the program.
"Teachers have successfully used the Stock Market Game
to enliven core academic subjects including math, social studies and
language arts," Altmyer said. "Research has shown that there is no
better way to teach the importance of savings and investing."
The team registration fee of $10 per team of three or
four students includes all teacher materials, student team materials and
support, including newsletters with information on the stock market and
a variety of business and economic topics to stimulate student
discussion in the classroom. Teachers sponsoring seven or more teams
receive a free eight-week subscription to the Wall Street Journal
to be delivered to their classroom.
The fall 2005 SDSMG will begin Monday, Oct. 3.
Registrations will be accepted online at
www.smgww.org. Click on the "Register Now" button, follow the
prompts to the South Dakota Stock Market Game information page, and
click on the "Pre-register Now!" button. Team identification numbers and
passwords will be issued immediately. Teacher and student team materials
will later be mailed to the school for classroom use.
For further information, visit the SDSMG website at
www.bhsu.edu/businesstechnology/cee/stockmarketsimulation.html or
contact Altmyer at
email@example.com or 605-642-6266.
The spring 2005 SDSMG was sponsored by the BHSU Center
for Economic Education, the Central States Securities Industries
Association and the South Dakota Council on Economic Education.
Grant opportunities announced
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Below are program materials received in the Grants Office, Woodburn
309, through Thursday, May 19. For copies of the information, contact
the office at 642-6204 or e-mail requests to
email@example.com. Fellowship
information will also be posted on the Student Union bulletin board near
the information desk.
Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities (NSF)
The Instrumentation and Facilities Program in the Division of Earth
Sciences (EAR/IF) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) supports
meritorious requests within and across Earth science disciplines. EAR/IF
will consider proposals for:
Planned research uses of requested instruments must include basic
research on solid-Earth and surface-Earth processes. Support is
available through grants or cooperative agreements awarded in response
to investigator-initiated proposals. Human resource development and
education are expected to be an integral part of all proposals submitted
to EAR/IF. Proposals requesting equipment, infrastructure or personnel
that will serve disciplines outside the Earth sciences may be jointly
reviewed with other programs within the Foundation. EAR/IF will consider
co-funding of projects with other NSF programs.
Deadline: See
http://fedgrants.gov/Applicants/NSF/OIRM/HQ/05-587/Grant.html for
deadlines and complete proposal information.


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Too funny!
"When former San Francisco 49ers running back Glen Coffee(notes) retired from the NFL this summer at the age of 23, he said it was because God told him to leave football and enter the ministry. He didn't mention whether or not he was supposed to accept his higher calling while carrying an automatic pistol."
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