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Wanted to buy: 2 tickets to ISU vs Minnesota BBall game.
I am looking for 2 good tickets in the lower level. I have looked on ebay, and all of the other ticket sites. All that I am finding is upper level or someone wanting $160+ per ticket.
If you have any tickets available, send me a private message.
You can buy good baseline seats (student section) for $15 through the ticket office since students are on Thanksgiving break.
Edit: A quick glance at cyclones.com ticket page shows row 14 seats available.
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Thanks for the tip.
I would like to find 2 tickets that are not behind the baskets. I am willing to pay more than face value....within reason. Let me know if anyone has any suggestions.
ISU needs to spread the word to fans about these premo tickets, so we don't end up with a bunch of empty seats.
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Further Reading
A strong critical assessment of The Social Network, from the "buzzmachine" website of Jeff Jarvis.
Virginia Heffernan's take on Mark Zuckerberg and The Social Network
Zadie Smith/Jaron Lanier mashup of Social Network criticism
All sorts of links to the ideas, people, and energy surrounding Facebook from The Social Network website
Following is the poem by Mary Oliver, called "The Summer Day," from which this week's Character 140 response is formed (audio version from Garrison Keillor's "The Writer's Almanac" here):
Who made the world?
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
This grasshopper, I mean—
the one who has flung herself out of the grass,
the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down—
who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes.
Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face.
Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away.
I don't know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
With your one wild and precious life?

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. Chris Baker's strong senior campaign continued Sunday afternoon at the Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate in Nashville, Tenn. Baker carded a 69 in the first 18 holes to put him in third place at the three-day, 54-hole tournament. Iowa State stands in a tie for 12th place with Mercer, shooting a first round score of 294.
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The District Calendar for the 2013-2014 Grand Forks Public School year is here! Find out when your child is out of school early, doesn't have school and other important dates including the end of each trimester and Holiday dates.
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Mallya, Poddar join hands to thwart MCFL takeover
May 13 2014 , New Delhi
The Pune-based company, headed by Shailesh Mehta, had made an open offer to buy a 26 per cent stake in the Vijay Mallya-promoted firm at Rs 63 per share. But the Zuari-UB combine on Tuesday offered a better deal at Rs 68.55 per share. This will put the deal value at Rs 211.22 crore.
Sources privy to the development said Deepak Fertilisers was weighing the option of further sweetening its offer. If at all the Shailesh Mehta firm finally decide to haggle it out with Poddar and Mallya, it may offer up to Rs 70 for every MCFL share. On Tuesday, the stock closed at Rs 70.55 in Mumbai trading.
Deepak Fertilisers owns approximately 25 per cent stake in the company, while Zuari and another Saroj Poddar-owned company Adventz group together own 16.43 per cent and Mallya's UB Group holds 22 per cent.
Late on Monday night, Poddar and Mallya forged the alliance making the three-way corporate war all the more interesting. MCFL is considered a prized asset being the only company with fertiliser facilities on the west coast.
In a filing to the stock exchanges, Ambit Corporate Finance and ICICI Securities made the offer on behalf of Zuari Fertilisers, Zuari Agro Chemicals, United Breweries, Kingfisher Finvest and McDowell, representing both Poddar and Mallya.
The filings said, Poddar and Mallya propose to acquire 3.08 crore shares at Rs 68.55 apiece. This chunk constitutes 26 per cent stake in MCFL. Shailesh Mehta of Deepak Fertilisers was unavailable for comment.
The MCFL board of directors is scheduled to meet in Bangalore on Thursday under chairman Vijay Mallya to formally endorse the counter-offer.
Mallya is likely to make public his intention to run MCFL jointly with Poddar once the 26 per cent counter-offer concludes successfully. Once that happens, Mallya may invite two Poddar nominees to join the MCFL board.
Deepak Fertilisers made a hostile bid for MCFL on April 23 through a public announcement to acquire 3.08 crore shares at Rs 61.75 apiece and then went on to revise the offer to Rs 63 a share, the highest price at which it acquired shares from the open market to raise its stake to a little over 25 per cent through an announcement on May 1.
JM Financial Institutional Securities made the revised the offer on behalf of its client SCM Soilfert and Deepak Fertilisers to acquire up to 30,813,939 fully paidup equity shares of MCF constituting 26 per cent of share capital at an offer price of Rs 63.


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May 1, 2013
Total War: Rome 2 Free Day One DLC Revealed
Creative Assembly has announced that, unlike EA or Microsoft, they have in fact been developing a day one DLC for their release of the upcoming strategy game Total War: Rome 2. But you're encouraged to take a hiatus on your calendar to plan for the DLC's price point because Creative Assembly is releasing it to fans for free. I'll allow you to let this one sink it before we continue.
The DLC adds an additional faction, making it the 9th playable army to play in the game's campaign. The faction goes by the name of the Pontus, named after a mountainous region that borders the Black Sea. The region is home to a population of very reliable and agile chariot riders that remain aggressive and swift against cavalry and foot soldiers. The Pontus are essentially a group of Greek colonies ruled by a Persian dynasty. Fans who've been paying close attention to the factions of Rome 2 will note that the Pontus's addition will bring a bit of balance and variety to the already vast selection of unit types, particularly for fast moving chariots.
I've reviewed a number of the factions for my own personal purposes and have concluded that the addition of this faction isn't simply a tiny chunk of content for players to immerse themselves in. Instead, it's much more accurate to regard the Pontus as an entirely different way to play the game on a battlefield.
Creative Assembly has assured us many times before that they only have intentions to create games for fans and provide profit for their company. Sometimes that goal seems cross to gamers who choose to be more, shall we say, 'radical' in the face of possibly shady business practices.
The truth is that we really have no idea how to develop games, and hence must go off of our own assumptions as to how trustworthy a company is. For example, fans of Mass Effect lost their trust in EA after the complete trumping of the third installation's butchery of its story narrative. This, and the casual transformation that the series made to be a simpler experience for first time players, has consequently made it less in-depth for veterans. The motive is always clear as to the purpose behind moves like this. EA is a company after all.
The point of a video game publishing company is to make a solid product while simultaneously returning profit from said product. However, sometimes the strategy can lose you some fans.
From day one, DLC has been a hot topic amongst more political gamers that like to pick a fight with developers over getting nicked for more money on content that should already be on the disc. If you're naïve, then you believe that adding additional content is as simple as copying and pasting the content onto the certified disc. However, if you're willing to listen to a developer's plea, then you know that this process gets complicated less than a year before a game's release.
Epic Games struggled for the first few months after the release of Gears of War 3 over content that was restricted from gamers and later charged them extra money. Fans took to the forums and gaming news sites with anger and resentment as Epic tried to piece the situation back together. According to them, the game did have DLC that was already on disc, while the download was a mere 1.42 Mb worth of space. This meant that the purchase was essentially a download key.
Epic's then creative director Rod Ferguson justified the transaction by saying that the game was originally planned to release in the spring of 2011. Instead, the game was pushed back much later to the winter of that same year. In his eyes, the DLC was already planned for release sometime in the summer if the game had continued with its original plan, but its delay meant that the DLC needed to be placed on the disc as a means of effectively quick transfer and downloads.
In other words, they flipped the script to say that they were offering a faster accessibility of the content to players who were willing to shell out some extra money. I never truly bought into the idea of that, though.
Unlike Epic Games, Creative Assembly has provided an assurance to PC gamers that their content will not only be day one, but it will also be free. This move is controversial in light of companies like EA and Activision making plans for day one DLC at a set price for some extra money to fans.
In my eyes, the practice is complete nonsense. I'd like to believe that the content released for a game between its release on up until about three months after is a reasonable amount of wait time before releasing any content for extra money. I believe that gamers who have already dished out over $60 for game purchases that for games that rarely clock over 15 to 20 hours of game-play. To call it a nickel and diming scenario just doesn't do the term justice.
Community Manager Craig Laylock followed up by adding, "We just thought, 'Hey, we've got the time to do it. Let's chuck it in there, and let's give it free for everyone."
Well said, Craig. Thousands of fans (myself included) will definitely purchase Total War: Rome 2 on day one, and thank you for your team's generous contributions to loyal fans.
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By Jack Fassnacht
When I started reading Beverly Kirkpatrick's article titled "Life After Transplant: Taking A Look At Some Common Barriers" published in the very first issue of Transplant Chronicles*, it sounded very familiar. Those were my problems she was describing! Looking down her list of barriers to a healthy life after transplant, I thought, "I've faced almost every one of these!" Here are some of the barriers described in the article and how I managed to survive them:
- Physical Changes
Many transplant recipients experience weight gain, unwanted hair growth and steroid induced "moon face." I spent my first few post-transplant years with a face as round as the moon, but didn't really mind. Compared to how I felt pre-transplant, it was a small price to pay. And as a guy, extra hair wasn't a problem, although I can sympathize with girls who experience this side effect. Weight gain is something we all have to be careful about, transplant or not. If any of these side effects are getting to you, talk to your doctor. She might be able to help by changing your medications and/or dosages. Just don't change dosages on your own!
- Fear of Rejection
I still worry about rejection, so this barrier never went away for me completely. Even today when I get a cold that lingers more than a week, which seems to happen once or twice a year, I worry that this might be the "big one". A visit to my nephrologist always helps calm my fear.
- Financial Problems
A transplant can cause or exacerbate financial problems, including difficulty in getting a job. My policy has always been to be up front about my health so an employer knows what they are getting. While on dialysis I was turned down for a job for which I was well qualified, although the potential employer never said that was the reason why. I interviewed with another company and convinced them I would be an asset even while on dialysis. They hired me while I was on the transplant waiting list, I got "the call", and I showed up for my first day of work with my new, transplanted kidney!
- Health Insurance
At the beginning I was lucky. After I used my one year of Medicare coverage** my private health insurance took over to help pay for my medications, which otherwise would have cost me well over $2,000 per month. Long story short: I eventually lost my private health insurance and now rely on a health insurance program offered through the State of Illinois (I'm now self-employed). Thank goodness I live I in an enlightened state! Many other states offer similar programs for hard-to-insure people. If you're having difficulties paying for medications, I urge you to tell your health care providers. They can put you in touch with a social worker who may be able to help. Or contact the companies that make your medications and ask for help. Never stop taking your meds because of an inability to pay.
- Barriers to a Normal Lifestyle
The article lists three: loss of motivation; inability to let go of the "sick role"; and dependency. Now I'll admit that dialysis and two kidney transplants (and the passing years) have cooled my ambition to rule the world; these days I'm happy just getting up in the morning! But I find my re-arranged priorities to be a blessing and not a problem. Life is about people. Life is about family and friends. Life is about loving others and being loved. If you've got that, you've got everything.
*Editor's note: Beverly's article can be viewed here.
** Editor's note: Medicare now covers the first three years of transplant medications.


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Earth Month is a great time to commit to making a difference for our planet and her people. Conserving and protecting clean water is one way we can have a positive impact during Earth Month—and all year long. Find out how The Palms Aveda Spa's April 2014 Earth Month campaign will seek to raise $3,000 for the protection of clean water — a basic human right that nearly 900 million people worldwide fight for everyday.
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The Palms Aveda Spa Celebrates Earth Month
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The Palms Aveda Spa is honoring Earth Month everyday in April with an Earth Month Rejuvenation package tailor made just for you. As a result, we have set aside an entire month to love, celebrate and to protect the Earth and its people.
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In Complete violation of UGC norms for PhD courses, the Punjab Technical University (PTU) has allegedly been allowing candidates to complete their mandatory six-month course work in their respective colleges while in some institutes under the university, non-PhD teachers have been taking classes for students pursuing post-doctoral degrees.
As per norms prescribed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) for PhD courses in 2009, universities that award PhD degrees have to ensure that candidates complete six months of their course work at the concerned university campus. PTU, on the other hand, does not have a campus and to overcome this problem has designated certain colleges as regional centres that have been authorised to conduct the PhD course work. University authorities, however, have been allowing candidates to complete the six month course in their respective colleges than in the regional centres.
Classes are not being conducted even in the regional centres and are virtually happening in the respective colleges and institutes. All UGC norms are being flouted, a student pursuing PhD from PTU in Ludhiana, on the condition of anonymity, said.
Further, as per UGC norms, if a teacher wants to pursue a PhD, he or she has to take leave for 6 months and, in case of colleges under PTU, then visit the authorised regional centre to complete their post-doctoral course work. PTU authorities, however, have been allowing such teachers to complete their course-work at their own colleges without sanctioning them leave. Teachers of Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology pursuing PhD are taking classes with post graduate students in GNIMT itself without taking leave. They are not even completing the research norms of UGC and their marks and attendance are sent to PTU by fellow teachers who themselves are not PhD holders and PTU is sanctioning them degrees, said a source from GNIMT. The regional centre prescribed for Ludhiana is the Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College but course work is being conducted at GNIMT itself.
PTU Vice-Chancellor Dr Rajneesh Arora, while responding to an email from The Indian Express, stated: Classes are running as per UGC norms in our colleges. Dr A P Singh, the dean of research and innovation consultancy at PTU, also denied that classes were being held in colleges and not in the regional centres.
The director of GNIMT, Colonel H S Singha, however, admitted that the institute was conducting PhD course-work on its premises. Yes we are running unofficial PhD classes for our own teachers in GNIMT. The regional centre does not have proper arrangements, Singha said.
Educationalists are warning that UGC could cancel these degrees any time. Dr Karamjit Singh, professor at Panjab University, Chandigarh, said: PTU is making a mockery of the system and this is illegal. As per norms, a minimum of 135 hours needs to be devoted to three papers. The former dean of research at Punjabi University (Patiala), Dr S S Tiwana, added: This is completely wrong and such degrees are useless.


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Buying An RV
A desire to obtain freedom from a world in which you are forced to pay costly travel expenses each and every time you want to experience a new part of the country would be one of the most common reasons that people decide to spend their money on an RV vehicle for the first time. If you have ever taken a vacation in the past, you know that flights can quickly exceed the cost of what you were planning on spend on the entire trip. If you do not buy your flight enough in advance, you will end up spending even more. If this is not something that you can afford to go through each and every time that you want to take your family away from your home, you need to look to what RV vehicles can offer. Once you have one of these vehicles, you hold onto the freedom of being able to travel as you wish. Getting rid of plane ticket expenses and the need to worry about heading to the airport would be two of the major reasons why any family should consider picking up one of these vehicles to enhance their next vacation experience.
However, people tend to only think about the adventures that they could have when paying for an RV. While there is a lot to be said for all the fun you would be able to enjoy, you should also think about what the vehicle is going to do when it is not in use. If you do not have a plan when it comes to putting this vehicle somewhere, you will always find yourself struggling because of just how big they can be. For example, there are facilities for storage in coventry, but only one or two big enough to store your RV. No matter what the size of your RV vehicle is, you should store it somewhere that would give you the peace of mind from knowing that it is safe. The last thing you want would be someone breaking into your vehicle or damaging it when you leave it somewhere. Once you place it into store, you would no longer have to worry about potential damages. The peace of mind you are getting would be well worth the money that you are spending on this storage space. Another option would be to store it in your drive way provided you have enough space. In general, most people find the storage facility to be a problem solver.


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Fall 2011
Secrets from Santa's Workshop
Chris Tkachuck, Director of Visuals for
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A variety of holiday merchandise hangs from the ropes and pulleys. Plain white boxes are stacked at the base of the tree to provide another level in which to present product. The pulley displays have drawn great interest in the mart showrooms and should not be difficult to customize and duplicate in a retail environment.
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Ana Ivanovic's Adidas dress for Wimbledon is gorgeous. Also, take a look at what Venus Williams will wear at the All England Club.
Age is just a number for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to his coach, Roger Rasheed.
Juan Martin del Potro went to the Bruce Springsteen concert in London. Maria Sharapova and Stan Wawrinka went to Rihanna (not together).
Heather Watson reflects on her recent illness and talks about her newfound love… Chinese spare ribs.
Congrats to Bob Bryan and his wife Michelle, who are expecting a son later this year, a baby brother for Micaela!
Where did Rafael Nadal go after his Roland Garros win? Disneyland of course! It really is a small world (0:46 mark):
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova participated in the NOH8 campaign:
Czech American tennis pro @Martina Navratilova for NOH8WorldWide! Pose for NOH8 in Prague: http://t.co/iZIbCpQ5IZ pic.twitter.com/WHPdKF2TpX
— NOH8 Campaign (@NOH8Campaign) June 14, 2013
Novak Djokovic gave a helping hand to the court minders at Wimbledon:
@DjokerNole helping out pulling a cover! wimbledon practicecourts thanksfordoingmyjob pic.twitter.com/Duq2AEtUFR — Kate McDermott (@McDermottKate) June 16, 2013
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Carrie Ann Inaba's Live Television Proposal
Posted Thursday March 31, 2011 10:33 AM GMT
She got called in to sub for Kelly Ripa, who is on vacation, and Carrie Ann Inaba got a lot more than she was bargaining for on "Live with Regis and Kelly."
The "Dancing with the Stars" babe was taken completely by surprise when her boyfriend Jesse Sloan showed up on the set with a very important question for her.
Armed with a few violin players, Sloan dropped to one knee and asked Carrie Ann, "Will you marry me?" to which she replied, "Yes I will marry you. You tricked me!"
Earlier in the show Jake Gyllenhaal gave Inaba a fake engagement ring after she complained about not being engaged yet.
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Alright lads,
Just joined 'The Hunting Life' Forum last night in hope of gaining/tagging along on some permissions.
Is anyone on here also a member..?
Alright lads,
Just joined 'The Hunting Life' Forum last night in hope of gaining/tagging along on some permissions.
Is anyone on here also a member..?
BROWNY mate, tha's a mytherin bugga. i'll tell thee what i'll do fer thee lad. the neighbour upstairs (owd rodger) keeps his motorbike (gsx1400) on the farm where i had my permission. ive not been fer 18mths now but i'll ask him to ask the farmer fer ya. its inbetween chorley and wigan if thats not too far out for you. let me know if tha wants me to ask him. DAZ.
Haha Yes please Daz, PM me and let us know about it when you can then mate, I'm willing to travel so its not too far out for the weekends, occasional week days (if possible), I'd appreciate that alot, cheers mate..Originally Posted by MR E FUDD
And I've always been told 'If you don't ask, you'll never know!' so I apply that to allsorts of stuff I wanna know about, thats why I'm always myvering, asking questions on here
will do mate, as soon as i see owd rodger i'll get him to ask. if he says yes i'll meet up wi you to show you where it is.DAZ.
Yes mate, that would be spot on!Originally Posted by MR E FUDD
Cheers, nice one Daz
Well done Daz, you're a saint
Hope it all works out for you Brown
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Economic and Social Council
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Fifty-second session
Items 3 and 21 of the provisional agenda
1. In a statement read out by the Chairman of the fiftyfirst session of the Commission on Human Rights on 1 March 1995, the Commission welcomed the undertaking of the Government of Indonesia to invite the High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit East Timor in 1995 and to submit his report to the Commission on Human Rights at its fiftysecond session. The High Commissioner visited Indonesia and East Timor from 3 to 7 December 1995. He expresses his deep appreciation to the Government of Indonesia for the invitation, for the facilities provided during his stay and for the possibility of meeting anyone he wished to meet. The present report is submitted pursuant to the request contained in the above-mentioned statement.
2. During his visit, the High Commissioner met representatives of the Government, including the President of Indonesia, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Defence Minister, the AttorneyGeneral, the Minister for Women's Affairs and the Secretary of the Minister for Welfare, as well as the President and the members of the National Human Rights Commission, and representatives of academic and research centres, nongovernmental organizations and the media. The High Commissioner also met Mr. Xanana Gusmao, the jailed East Timorese leader of FRETILIN, at the Cipinang Correctional Centre in Jakarta.
3. In his meeting with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ali Alatas, on 3 December 1995, the High Commissioner recognized the steps that the Government had already taken with respect to the promotion and protection of human rights: first and foremost the establishment of the National Human Rights Commission. He praised the cooperation of the Government of Indonesia with mechanisms of the Commission on Human Rights, such as the invitations to the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions in 1994 and to the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture in 1991.
4. The High Commissioner handed over to the Minister a memorandum containing a list of issues that have been raised by thematic special rapporteurs and other mechanisms of the Commission and by relevant human rights treaty bodies. The High Commissioner said that he was not on a factfinding mission but that part of his dialogue with Member States was to follow up on the recommendations made by United Nations human rights mechanisms and bodies. He stressed the importance for Indonesia of ensuring full cooperation with all the instruments and mechanisms of the United Nations human rights programme. He indicated his willingness to cooperate with the Government of Indonesia with respect to the realization of a national action plan for human rights, as well as the further promotion and protection of human rights in Indonesia and East Timor.
5. The High Commissioner requested that positive consideration be given by the Government of Indonesia to a number of concrete human rights and related issues. He made reference to the importance of ratifying international human rights instruments and emphasized the need for Indonesia to ratify the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Furthermore, the High Commissioner asked the Government of Indonesia to give international human rights NGOs full access to Indonesia and East Timor.
6. With respect to the incident that occurred in Dili on 12 November 1991, the High Commissioner asked the Government of Indonesia to pay compensation to the families of the victims. He stressed the need to continue the search for the disappeared and dead. Renewed efforts should be made in order to locate the graves and to return the remains to the families concerned, in cooperation with representatives of the East Timorese church and the local community. Finally, there should be a continuing investigation of the incident, as new elements emerged.
7. The High Commissioner requested the Government to consider the following additional measures, inter alia: (a) the transfer of a number of Timorese prisoners (Gregorio da Cunha Saldanha, Francisco Miranda Branco, Saturnino da Costa Belo, Jacinto Alves, Filomeno da Silva Pereira, Juvenlio de Jesus Martins) from the Semarang prison in central Java to the Dili prison; (b) the repeal of the antisubversion law; (c) an end to the transmigration of Indonesians to East Timor; (d) the reduction of troops in East Timor; (e) clemency for all those civilians convicted for publicly expressing political dissent or revealing facts relating to the incident in Dili and other more recent demonstrations. The High Commissioner also stressed the importance of enacting legislation that would ensure respect for the religious, cultural and historical heritage of the East Timorese population and would protect the use of the Portuguese language in schools.
8. The Minister for Foreign Affairs said that he was looking forward very much to developing a cooperative relationship with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights further to the Memorandum of Intent signed in 1994. The Minister recalled the steps taken by Indonesia since the 1993 World Conference on Human Rights held in Vienna, such as the holding of regional and national workshops on human rights and the establishment of the National Commission on Human Rights. The Government was currently preparing a national human rights action plan, focusing mostly on education and the dissemination of information. Mr. Alatas welcomed the High Commissioner's expression of support for the national action plan. He indicated that the High Commissioner's visit would be the beginning of a dialogue at the highest level on human rights matters, in keeping with the Charter of the United Nations, the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and relevant resolutions of the General Assembly.
9. The Minister appreciated the recognition of the efforts undertaken by his Government, particularly in terms of human rights education. He pointed out that the National Commission had proved to be active and independent. It had gone beyond the accusatory stage to help resolve specific problems, such as land disputes. Mr. Alatas stated: "Our advances in the field of human rights may be perceived as slow but they are certainly deliberate and will continue."
10. The Minister indicated that he was rather disappointed by certain reports of mechanisms of the Commission, which could be considered as being unbalanced and lacking in objectivity, as well as by the attitude of some NGOs, which would appear to be waging a political campaign against Indonesia. As far as the ratification of human rights conventions was concerned, he said that the national human rights action plan would contain a timetable for ratification, starting with the Convention against Torture. Indonesia had certain difficulties with the two International Covenants, particularly the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
11. The Minister stressed that East Timor was mainly a political problem which influenced human rights issues. As far as the incident in Dili was concerned, the Government had recognized its responsibility and had investigated and punished those found guilty of crimes. In particular, two generals had been dismissed and eight military personnel had been punished. Responding to the High Commissioner's proposal to establish a United Nations human rights presence in East Timor, he pointed out that there were problems with the opening of a United Nations office in East Timor, but that a human rights presence could be established in Jakarta. The High Commissioner indicated that the staff concerned should not only work on technical cooperation programmes but should also be able to go to East Timor as often as necessary and report directly to the High Commissioner on human rights matters.
12. According to the Minister, the search for the persons missing after the 12 November 1991 incident was continuing. The payment of compensation to the families of the victims had been assumed by charitable organizations. While the transmigration programme would not apply to East Timor, there was nevertheless an influx of Indonesians into East Timor for three main reasons: (i) as local officials of the central Government; (ii) as experts in engineering, health and education; and (iii) as traders.
13. In his meeting with the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission, the High Commissioner stressed the importance nationally and internationally of the work of the Commission. He encouraged the members of the Commission to continue their efforts for the promotion and protection of human rights and to urge the Government to take measures in order to avoid or redress violations of human rights. The High Commissioner pointed out that the Commission should be based on law, should have sufficient resources to act independently and should ensure that its recommendations were faithfully implemented by the Government.
14. Members of the Indonesian Commission mentioned that Indonesia was taking important steps in the field of human rights, which often were not recognized by the Commission on Human Rights. According to them, torture was being established as a crime in Indonesian law. The High Commissioner was informed of the Commission's plans to open an office in Dili to promote and protect human rights.
15. The High Commissioner pointed out that the National Commission should consider the possibility of investigating past events, like the 1991 Dili incident. In that connection, the High Commissioner noted that, in the Chairmen's statements on East Timor, the Commission on Human Rights had clearly emphasized the issue of continuing investigation and that those statements had received the support of the Government of Indonesia also. The Chairman of the Indonesian Commission assured the High Commissioner that there was no rule which would prevent the Commission from investigating past violations; it would be ready to do so.
16. In his meetings with them, the Minister of Defence and the AttorneyGeneral, expressed to the High Commissioner their support for the promotion and protection of human rights. The Minister for Women's Affairs and the secretary of the Minister for Social Welfare mentioned the progress made by Indonesia in the areas of health, education, development and the fight against poverty; the 60 per cent of the population previously living in poverty had been reduced to 16 per cent. Members of the Parliament confirmed that they were studying the ratification of human rights instruments, starting with the Convention against Torture.
17. While in Dili, East Timor, the High Commissioner had meetings with the Governor, the local Military Commander, the Police Chief, members of the local Assembly, Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo, the rector of the University of Dili, human rights activists, the head of the Protestant Church, members of the socalled "Group of 1959", a representative of the Evangelical Church. He also met the leader of the boat people who had tried to go to Australia, Mrs. Maria F. Pereira, at the Police Centre. In addition, the High Commissioner met with the head and former head of the Dili Office of the International Committee of the Red Cross. He visited a community development pilot project at Ailieu and the Polytechnic Institute at Hera, in East Timor.
18. The High Commissioner received opposite views with respect to the human rights situation in East Timor.
19. The authorities, including the Governor, the military and police officials, stated that the situation was normal and that continuing efforts were being made for economic and social development. Tension in East Timor was created by criminals, mostly in Dili, not without outside interference. East Timorese who wanted to leave Dili or East Timor could do so. The boat people who had attempted to sail to Australia had been rescued in order to avoid a disaster because of doubts about the seaworthiness of the boat. Of the group of about 30 persons involved, only 5 were still being detained pending action by a judge. The Chairman of the local Assembly said how much the situation had improved in the past few years, particularly with respect to education and economic and social development. In his opinion, the Dili incident had been thoroughly and satisfactorily investigated by the Government. Similar views were expressed by a number of NGOs.
20. Others felt that the situation was deteriorating, and that on the surface only there appeared to be normal conditions of life. In their opinion, while the main problem was political, there were very grave violations of human rights in East Timor. Four years after the incident in Dili, many of the families of the victims did not know the fate of their loved ones. If those missing had been killed, then relatives should be told where they were buried and those responsible should be prosecuted and condemned. Even Indonesian human rights NGOs had limited access to East Timor. The detained East Timorese were allegedly tortured. They felt that the military authorities would organize everything, including required dissent, and would be responsible for creating a climate of fear and repression.
21. Maria Fatima Pereira, the leader of the 33 boat people who had attempted to reach Australia, confirmed to the High Commissioner at the Police Centre in Dili that only 5 individuals remained in detention and that they had not been mistreated. Asked about the reasons for her attempt to leave, she said that she wanted a better life for herself and her daughter.
22. The High Commissioner met Xanana Gusmao at the Cipinang Correctional Centre in Jakarta on 7 December. Mr. Gusmao looked in good health and told the High Commissioner that he was as well as a person without freedom could be. Mr. Gusmao asked the High Commissioner to convey a political message to the SecretaryGeneral. He said that he would support any action that could be taken in order to improve the situation in East Timor in view of the fact that he was very concerned about the future of his people.
23. The High Commissioner had very frank talks with the Government of Indonesia on key human rights issues and considered that his visit was an important step for the promotion and protection of human rights in Indonesia and East Timor. The High Commissioner recognized that progress has been made in the field of human rights in Indonesia, most notably through the establishment of the National Human Rights Commission. Furthermore, the Government of Indonesia expressed its determination to further the cooperation with the mechanisms of the Commission on Human Rights and to continue to implement their recommendations. The Government publicly indicated that it would extend invitations to United Nations human rights rapporteurs and working groups "in due time".
24. The Government of Indonesia informed the High Commissioner that it had adopted a policy, to be elaborated in its national action plan, of acceding to United Nations human rights instruments on a priority basis. Ratification of the Convention against Torture had been set as the first priority.
25. While the High Commissioner took note of the accomplishments of Indonesia in the field of economic, social and cultural rights, he publicly stated that there were violations of human rights which had to be corrected. This was particularly true with respect to East Timor.
26. With respect to the 12 November 1991 incident in Dili, the Government of Indonesia agreed to continue the search for the missing. The Government would make available to the High Commissioner any new information on the Dili incident and the persons who were unaccounted for. The National Human Rights Commission of Indonesia for its part might decide to investigate the Dili incident if "new elements emerge".
27. It was agreed that the Memorandum of Intent between the Government of Indonesia and the High Commissioner for Human Rights/Centre for Human Rights (signed on 24 October 1994) would be upgraded to a memorandum of understanding. In this context, a human rights presence would be established in Jakarta within the United Nations office there. The mandate of this human rights presence is currently under negotiation between the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Government of Indonesia.
28. The situation of human rights in East Timor could and should improve: such an improvement must be an end in itself. At the same time, it could influence positively the political dialogue. In this connection, the visit of the High Commissioner could represent a significant positive step in terms of cooperation between the Government of Indonesia and the United Nations on human rights matters.
29. The High Commissioner is currently carrying out discussions with the Government of Indonesia on a memorandum of understanding. He will continue to do all he can for the better promotion and protection of human rights in Indonesia and East Timor. He will support to the extent possible the realization of a national human rights action plan, as well as its implementation in cooperation with the various agencies involved. He will recognize progress where progress is achieved and will continue to address the problems of human rights in the most constructive and objective manner, in keeping with his mandate and the effective realization of all human rights.


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Alison Krauss Imposter Arrested Again
A woman who's accused of posing as Alison Krauss in order to scam men out of money has been arrested again.
A woman who's accused of posing as Alison Krauss in order to scam men out of money has been arrested again.
Willie Nelson and Alison Krauss & Union Station are joining forces for their first-ever co-headlining tour!
Join me at 11 a.m. on January 12, 2014 for the Sunday Morning Country Classic Spotlight featuring Alison Krauss. The Country Classic Show kicks off at 9 a.m.
Taylor Swift's performance of 'Red' with Vince Gill and Alison Krauss didn't just earn the 23-year-old a standing ovation at the 2013 CMA Awards, it also generated quite the buzz -- so much so that radio stations and iTunes already have the song.
Alison Krauss and Union Station accepted the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album for 'Paper Airplane.' This particular award was not televised on CBS — the actual prime time broadcast begins at 8PM ET. Instead, Krauss and the band accepted the award during the pre-telecast, which streamed online. The bulk of the awards are handed out during the online stream, so this segment is more about the awards than the performances.
A hand full of country music stars were invited to sing at the capitol as part of the 'In Performance at the White House' series on Monday night (November 21). The mini concert went down in the East Room of the White House, and guess who was lucky enough to be there.


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Peter Dinklage Could Be A Knight Of Badassdom
By Perri Nemiroff 2010-01-20 16:25:49 comments
Whats better than a movie called Knights of Badassdom? A movie called Knights of Badassdom starring Peter Dinklage, of course. According to Bloody Disgusting, Dinklage is in talks to star in the awesomely named horror movie. Check out the full synopsis:
A huge group of dedicated, costumed LARP-ers (Live Action Role Players), dressed like knights, elves & various characters, give up their cell phones and take to the woods for the Central New Jersey Knights of Badassdom Adventure Society, where they are set to re-enact a dungeons and dragons scenario right out of the mythical Middle Ages. After being dumped by his sexy girlfriend Beth, Joe reluctantly decides to join Eric and his Larping friends in the woods rather than stay behind and feel sorry for his newly single status. There he meets hot, ass-kicking, intimidating huntress LARPer Gwen, and finds himself a surreal adventure wilder than he ever imagined when a make-believe wizard casts an all-too-real spell from an ancient book he bought on EBay, releasing an actual demon with a taste for human blood -- and souls -- that starts systematically decimating the players in this suddenly deadly "game." Will our guys become the heroes they have been pretending to be before time runs out?
Gotta love it! Ever since Role Models it's been clear that a LARP movie was overdue. Besides, it's great to see Dinklage step out of the secondary character shadow and into the limelight. You probably know Dinklage best from his memorable performance as the not-so-friendly Miles Finch in Elf or maybe as Trumpkin from The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, but now its time to get to know him as a leading man. Of course, theres still no confirmation on what role Dinklage would play, but when Bloody Disgusting describes his situation as in talks to star, Id assume that means hes negotiating for the role of Joe.
Regardless of whether or not all goes to plan for Dinklage, writers Matt Wall and Kevin Dreyfuss have created quite the concept for Joe Lynch to bring to life. LARP is a rather fresh topic and the horror spin makes the film even more intriguing.
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Cold and Hot Paste e Fagioli
- 3 cups Vegetable Stock
- 1 cup Whole Grain Pasta (ex: elbow or ditalini)
- 1 can Cannellini or White Kidney Bean (drained and rinsed)
- 12oz Whole Tomatoes, chopped
- 1tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Onion, chopped
- 3 Garlic cloves, minced
- 1 stalk Celery
- 1 large Carrot, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp dried Basil
- 1 tbsp dried Oregano
- Dash of Thyme
- Dash of Rosemary
- ¼ cup Parmesan
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Fresh Parsley for garnish
- In a large stock pot, heat olive oil over medium and add in celery, carrots, onion, garlic, and herbs. Cook for ~2-3 minutes to release flavors
- Add vegetable stick and tomatoes (with juice) and bring to a soft boil
- Reduce heat and simmer for ~30 minutes
- Add beans and pasta to stock pt and simmer for 6-8 minutes (or until pasta is tender)
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Serve with a sprinkle of parmesan and parsley for garnish. Serve warm and enjoy!
- 2 cups Whole Grain Pasta (spiral or elbow)
- ½ cup thinly sliced Carrots
- 1 Celery stalk, chopped
- ½ cup Tomatoes (halved grape tomatoes or chopped whole; may used canned tomatoes if well drained)
- 1 can Cannellini or White Kidney Beans; rinsed and drained
- ¼ cup Lite Italian Dressing
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan
- Boil pasta in water until al dente. Rinse under cold water, drain, place in mixing bowl and set aside
- Mix carrots, celery, & tomatoes in with pasta
- Add Italian dressing, mix until pasta is well coated
- Add parmesan and place in refrigerator to chill before serving
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An international land and sea search for a missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 jetliner is covering an area the size of Australia, authorities said on Tuesday, but police and intelligence agencies have yet to establish a clear motive to explain its disappearance.
Investigators are convinced that someone with deep knowledge of the Boeing 777-200ER and commercial navigation diverted Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, carrying 12 crew and 227 mainly Chinese passengers, perhaps thousands of miles off its scheduled course from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
But intensive background checks of everyone aboard have so far failed to find anyone with a known political or criminal motive to hijack or deliberately crash the plane, Western security sources and Chinese authorities said.
Malaysian Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told a news conference the "unique, unprecedented" search covered a total area of 2.24 million nautical miles (7.68 million sq km), from central Asia to the southern Indian Ocean.
Flight MH370 vanished from civilian air traffic control screens off Malaysia's east coast less than an hour after take-off early on March 8.
Investigators piecing together patchy data from military radar and satellites believe that someone turned off the aircraft's identifying transponder and ACARS system, which transmits maintenance data, and turned west, re-crossing the Malay Peninsula and following a commercial aviation route towards India.
Malaysian officials have backtracked on the exact sequence of events - they are now unsure whether the ACARS system was shut down before or after the last radio message was heard from the cockpit - but said that did not make a material difference.
"This does not change our belief, as stated, that up until the point at which it left military primary radar coverage, the aircraft's movements were consistent with deliberate action by someone on the plane," said Hishammuddin. "That remains the position of the investigating team."
China's ambassador to Malaysia said his country had carried out a detailed probe into its nationals aboard the flight and could rule out their involvement.
U.S. and European security sources said efforts by various governments to investigate the backgrounds of everyone on the flight had not, as of Monday, turned up links to militant groups or anything else that could explain the jet's disappearance.
A European diplomat in Kuala Lumpur also said trawls through the passenger manifest had come up blank.
One source familiar with U.S. inquiries said the pilots were being studied because of the technical knowledge needed to disable the aircraft's communications


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So you're feeling a little off kilter because society has been shoving the couple's paradigm in your face the past few weeks. And now it's here.
Not to worry, Foo love is in the air.
Use this thread to reflect, complain, vent, empathize, rejoice, or share whatever you feel on Valentine's Day.
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Published in Company Comment on 6 January 2011
No, we don't mean buying your mum a new conservatory or your dad some golf clubs.
English batsmen in Australia aren't the only ones knocking out the centuries -- the rest of the UK population is also doing pretty well.
More than 10 million people in the UK will live to see their 100th birthday, according to new research from Fidelity, which is good news for them (I think), and a great opportunity for investors.
Although many people view the elderly as a burden, both on the state and their hard-pressed families, this negative stereotype doesn't apply to all of them.
Older people are richer, better educated, more active and hungrier consumers than the generations of yore. They even have a sleek new marketable name -- the Silver Generation -- and as their numbers grow, so will their importance to the economy.
While we may live longer, though, we will still grow old. By the time we have notched up 100 on our clock, our bodies will resemble beaten up old jalopies, repeatedly patched together and put back on the road.
Although advertisers like to portray the silver generation as spending their retirement whizzing about on jet skis and abseiling down Machu Picchu, most will be doing more humdrum activities, like taking a trip to their local GP or hospital.
Healthcare is therefore a great way to play the silver generation. The older generation spends a much greater proportion of their income on health, and as their numbers grow and the NHS struggles to meet their demands, healthcare companies should reap the benefit.
Pharmaceutical companies are sure to be a good long-term play, especially given the steady income stream from giants such as GlaxoSmithKline (LSE: GSK), which currently yields 4.9% (covered twice) and is on a forecast P/E of 10.5, and AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN), which also yields 4.9% (covered 2.7 times) and is on a very tempting P/E forecast of 7.4.
People aren't just getting older and living longer in the West. They are getting older and living longer all over the world.
That includes China. The stock tip that got away from me last year was Hutchison China Meditech (LSE: HCM), a UK pharmaceuticals and biotechnology company that targets the silver China market. It has a market cap of £266 million, and is up 157% after I added it to my watchlist year or so ago.
I guess we've missed this opportunity (though I said that back when it had risen 50%) but there must be others out there. This sector may be worth a closer look.
Any journalist who writes for the money pages knows their main audience is typically at least 40-years old, especially when it comes to savings, pensions, tax and retirement planning.
The aging population is therefore good for fund managers, financial advisory firms and insurance companies. This could prompt an investment in all manner of companies from Aviva (LSE: AV) (which yields 5.8% and is on a forecast P/E of just 6.5) to IFA Hargreaves Lansdown (LSE: HL). The latter's share price has doubled in the past 12 months, although its forecast P/E of 32 will probably put you off.
Even though many of us will have to work for longer in the future, we should still have plenty of leisure time. The silver jet ski market is still a minority one, I would imagine, but as Fidelity points out, the cruise liner market has a successful track record of targeting older people, and it could build further on this in the future.
Cruise liner company Carnival (LSE: CCL) has steamed ahead after seeing its share price sink during the credit crunch, notching up a 50% rise since September. New York-listed Royal Caribbean Cruises has also floated nicely upwards.
Nursing home providers are unlikely to be short of customers in future, and they probably won't be short of investors either.
You might consider a stock such as Public Service Properties (LSE: PSPI), traded on AIM, which earns a steady rental income from its portfolio of UK nursing homes, yields 8.7%, and trades on a forward P/E of 8.3. David Holding took a look at this opportunity last February.
Finally, while the ageing population may be good news for certain companies and sectors, it will be a disaster for some countries.
Japan is first in the firing line, due to its negligent failure to replace its ageing population, and demographics will eventually catch up with one-child China as well. You might want to factor that into your investment calculations.
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There's a value to storytelling in society and the way society digests the common experience. People want to be engaged in a conversation. They want their entertainment, but they also want something that gets them thinking, "What am I watching? Why am I watching? Why is this compelling? Why is this actor someone I can't take my eyes off of?"
I've boiled down my programming focus to two very simple axioms: "Truth" and "spectacle." "Truth" is that it has to relate to the human experience, and it's got to touch our humanity in an emotional way. And "spectacle" means it's got to be larger than life. It doesn't always have to be a visual effects sequence; we don't have to blow up the Death Star every time. "Spectacle" can be Kelsey Grammar delivering a fantastic soliloquy in an almost Shakespearian way on "Boss."
But spectacle needs to be there because it elevates the programming and cuts through the clutter of everything else that's out there competing for the consumer's attention. Those two things working in conjunction with each other give you some of the best television.
What are the characteristics that now define a Starz original series?
We're evolving as a programming service. When we got here, there was "Spartacus," and a lot of the attention around the network was generated around "Spartacus." One of the things we learned through our experiences at HBO was to use the GRPs [Gross Rating Points] that are created – from the ratings, the viewership and the on-air space -- to take the audience and flow them into other things that are similar and like-minded. So from "Spartacus," you branch-out into "Da Vinci's Demons," which even though it is historical fantasy also exists a bit in that graphic novel world. Now that "Spartacus" is off the air, we see the opportunity to expand the brand in terms of programming.
For instance, we thought that there was an opportunity to attract more women, and "The White Queen" absolutely delivered on that. It performed fantastically because it brought in women by telling its story from a unique female perspective, but it didn't alienate men. Women were the primary audience, but they brought their husbands, boyfriends and other people with them, so it really expanded the audience.
We're following up that success with things like "Outlander," which I think is in that same vein as it has a huge female fan base, but there's a lot there for men to enjoy as well. And then there are things like "Flesh and Bone" which again is a female-led show, but I think will be an interesting, compelling, dark and rich show for the male audience to engage in as well.
"Spartacus" was very successful with audiences, but ended last year. "Boss" received a fair amount of critical praise, but only lasted two seasons. "Magic City" concluded its run after its recently completed second season. With the exception of one season of "Da Vinci's Demons," all of your original programming in 2014 will be brand new. Is Starz undergoing a deliberate programming strategy reset?
Each of those shows had a different life span and a different reason why it either continued or didn't. In the case of "Spartacus," we got to the end of the story. The story's trajectory was originally set in the first season when the slaves escaped the ludus. We thought that where we ended was the natural trajectory of that show.
With "Boss," as much as we loved that show, and we thought that it was a huge success creatively, it was not fundamentally compatible with the audience for the network at the time, so we were putting it in a position where it could never really succeed. The rest of the audience watching the network was the "Spartacus," Comic-Con, fanboy/fangirl type.
In order to create the transition and allow more of an evolution for Starz programming, we had to create shows like "Black Sails" that have the similar spectacle, action and graphic novel sensibilities of "Spartacus," but also have some of the drama, intrigue, characters and political machinations of a highly intelligent show like "Boss."
When you first announced "Black Sails," its relationship to Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island" was a main element of the description, which is not surprising during this era where having an established property helps attract audiences. But in the lead-up to the series premiere, it seems that you've avoided drawing focus to that connection. Have you deliberately been trying to distance the series from that source material?
We want people to look at "Black Sails" as something new and of itself, not in reference to "Treasure Island." We're telling the backstories of some of the characters who are in "Treasure Island," but "Black Sails" is not purely the prequel to "Treasure Island." It's also partially the real history of Nassau, [Bahamas], because people like Charles Vane, Anne Bonny and Jack Rackham are real historical figures who don't figure in to "Treasure Island." What Jon Steinberg has done is create a world where all these characters can coexist seamlessly.
So if you weren't looking to develop a well-known property, what drew you to "Black Sails" and made you think now was the time for a pirate series?
This is one of those odd things that happens in programming; things sometimes come in bunches. We heard about four or five pitches for pirate projects over two months. We picked the one that we thought was the most compelling and had the best team. We thought this idea had real ambition behind it, but also knew that this was the team that could execute it.
When you talk to anybody who has shot on the water, the one thing you hear from all of them is, "Don't shoot on the water!" So we had to decide how to do a pirate show. In order for pirates to be pirates, they have to have ships and cannons, and you have to have those iconic scenes where people are swinging from one ship to the other. We did a lot of research and location exploration. How would we do this? Where would we do it?
I think people will be absolutely shocked that, aside from a few times that we went out to the beach, all the scenes of ships in the ocean were shot on a backlot at Capetown Film Studios. We built a water tank, a beach, and the town. We built two ships, and now we're building an even bigger ship that's a man-of-war. People driving by on the freeway in South Africa think that we've erected a theme park -- it looks like it from the road or the sky. The product that they're turning out looks fantastic, and the performances of the actors are stunning.
You've placed a lot of confidence in "Black Sails," announcing its second season renewal back in July, six months before its first season premiere. How important is the show to Starz's future, and what drove such an early vote of confidence?
Chris and I looked at the show, turned to each other and said, "That's really good." Also, we can only shoot during the summer in Capetown, which is the winter here, so we had to make a decision because of the cycles of production. We've been in production on [season two of] "Black Sails" since November. It's also a good thing for the audience because they'll watch the first season knowing that there's more to come.
But the maturation of our network doesn't just pertain to "Black Sails." We saw an opportunity around multicultural programming. When "Power" came across my desk, and I read the first script by Courtney Kemp Agboh, I was blown away by the voice and this perspective from an African-American woman who understood the code-switching that has to happen between black and white culture; how people are able to move in between these different forms of our society. When I started to talk to Curtis [Jackson, aka 50 Cent] about his experience, I could see how something truly unique was possible. We got very excited about "Power." So we're in production, and that will be on the air later this year.
Even though I say it's multicultural, and the lead of the show is African-American, when I look at the show it kind of transcends race. It's a lead character who's wondering whether he can switch from the life that he has to the life that he wants, and that's a compelling question that a lot of people end up asking themselves. I think there's a huge audience that will want to follow his journey.


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Students to perform "Fuddy Meers" April 15-17
Students in Penn State Hazleton's theater classes are gearing up for a performance in a new black box format in the theater of the Slusser/Bayzick Building at the campus from April 15-17.
According to Eric-Michael MacCionnaith, instructor in Integrative Arts, "Students in four theater courses have been assisting with the transformation of the upper level of the Slusser/Bayzick Building into a multi-functional space for a variety of performances."
The black box theater consists of a simple, somewhat unadorned performance space, usually a large square room with black walls and a flat floor, allowing for a variety of floor plan configurations. For this performance, the stage is in the center of the audience to create a more intimate and dramatic environment.
The renovations to the theater of Slusser/Bayzick Building include painting the walls and ceiling, reconfiguration of the current stage area, lighting and sound upgrades, and installation of new curtains.
Preparations are being made for performances of "Fuddy Meers," a comedy by David Lindsay-Abaire, running at 7 p.m. April 15-17 in the Slussser/Bayzick Building. Tickets are available at the door each evening and cost $7 for the general public and $5 for students.
The theater students are building on a program established through a gift to the campus by local alumnus and patron of the arts Dominic Landro. The program, which debuted in fall 2006, is designed to engage students' creative interests, enrich the student experience, and showcase student talent at a program open to the public.
"It's very exciting to be part of rebuilding a program that was once very active on campus," Dr. MacCionnaith said.
Dr. MacCionnaith teaches four theater classes including "Introduction to Acting," "Introduction to Theater," "Acting Production," and "Technical Production." He currently oversees 62 students in everything from acting to set design to promotion of events.
"The students are involved in a variety of aspects of theater production and gain a wide range of experience preparing for and promoting a performance. There are numerous artistic opportunities for students which take place in this liberal arts and educational approach to theater." he said.
Students are also learning from assisting with performances in the community. According to Dr. MacCionnaith, students have been collaborating with the Pennsylvania Theatre of Performing Arts (PTPA) in Hazleton on productions and once the Hazleton Area School District's Alice C. Wiltsie Performing Arts Center is completed, he would like students to support productions there, as well.
In addition to the theater experience at Penn State Hazleton, Dr. MacCionnaith is working to establish a short-term study abroad program for students with the University College Dublin.
Dr. MacCionnaith began teaching at Penn State Hazleton in the fall 2009 semester after serving as artistic director at the Renegade Theatre Project in Eugene, Oregon, for eight years and an educator at the high school and collegiate levels. He earned a doctoral degree in Theatre Arts from the University of Oregon and a master of science degree in Research Psychology and dual bachelor's degrees in Psychology and Theatre and Speech all from the University of Tennessee.
In addition to private support, the University is also investing in the performing and visual arts as evidenced by the addition of a full-time faculty member in theater and the transformation of the Evelyn Graham Academic Building lobby into a gallery.
For more information on the April 15-17 performance of "Fuddy Meers" or the theater program at Penn State Hazleton, visit www.hn.psu.edu or call 570-450-3180.
About the performance:
7 p.m. April 15-17, Theater of the Slusser/Bayzick Building at Penn State Hazleton
David Lindsay-Abaire's comedy "Fuddy Meers" is the story of Claire who has a rare form of psychogenic amnesia that erases her memory whenever she goes to sleep. This morning, like all mornings, she wakes up a blank slate. Her chipper husband comes in with a cup of coffee, explains her condition, hands her a book filled with all sorts of essential information, and he disappears into the shower. A limping, lisping half-blind, half-deaf man in a ski mask pops out from under her bed and claims to be her brother, there to save her. Claire's info book is quickly discarded, and she's hustled off to the country house of her mother, a recent stroke victim whose speech has been reduced to utter gibberish. Claire's journey get even more complicated when a dimwitted thug with a foul-mouthed hand puppet pops up at a window, and her driven husband and perpetually stoned son show up with a claustrophobic lady cop that they've kidnapped. Every twist and turn in this funhouse plot bring Claire closer to revealing her past life and everything she thought she'd forgotten. It's one harrowing and hilarious turn after another on this roller coaster ride through the day of an amnesiac trying to decipher her fractured life. This poignant and brutal comedy traces one woman's attempt to regain her memory while surrounded by a curio cabinet of alarmingly bizarre characters.
Actors and their roles include:
Amanda Crossett as Claire
Megan Cerezo as Gertie
Greg Korin as Limping Man
George Yencha as Millet
Alpher Sylvester as Richard
and Alicia Nordtrom as Heidi
Tickets are available at the door each evening and cost $7 for the general public and $5 for students.


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AL Game 19
Quotations Restaurant 4
Cocco's Pizza 3
Quotations pulled out a well played game by both teams by scoring twice in the bottom of the 6th inning to win 4 to 3!
It was a real
pitcher's dual. Kevin Smith was a dominating pitcher for Cocco's, striking out 9
batters. Danny McLoughlin and Tommy Bradley combined for 11 strikeouts for
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PULLMAN, Wash. - The Washington State women's rowing team is set to take on Gonzaga Saturday, March 18 at Long Lake near Spokane: competition will start at 10 a.m. with the last boat finishing close to noon: race schedule is expected to feature competition between both the men and women's Varsity and Novice teams: a win for the Second Novice eight means an invitation to the highly attended and publicized Opening Day at Seattle, May 6.
WSU vs. Gonzaga:
WSU has swept Gonzaga in three competitions going into the 2000 spring season: at the Head of Spokane WSU Varsity eight defeated Gonzaga by 25 seconds while the WSU Novice eight finished 29 seconds ahead of Gonzaga: at the Head of the Lake at Seattle the Cougar Varsity eight's 17 minute, 43 second finish captured fifth place, beating the Bulldog's 18:19 time: the most recent meeting was in Pullman with WSU wining the fourth annual indoor erg race.
Coach Crawford on Gonzaga Race:
"Gonzaga has a new coach and the program is more competitive this year. It's important that our team not look past them, they're the underdog coming after us. It's an important race from that standpoint and the fact that it will be the first race for our Novice rowers."
Cougars Rowers Rated No. 21 in Preseason Poll:
The WSU women's rowing team has been ranked No. 21 nationally in the USRowing National Collegiate Coaches Preseason Poll: it was announced Feb. 16.
Spring vs. Fall Racing:
The fall rowing season represents a different perspective of racing that of the fast-paced and heavier promoted spring "Conference" season: while fall races average over three miles in length, spring racing takes place over a 2,000 meter mapped-out coarse. "It's like comparing a five mile cross country race to the same two athletes competing in a 800 meter dash," said head coach Tammy Crawford. "I think it's significant that we raced well in the fall, but there isn't a fair correlation there to predict how we'll fair in spring racing."
Ten Years Together:
One thing has remained constant since women's rowing first became a varsity sport at WSU in 1990: entering their tenth year coaching together, Cougar coaches Tammy Crawford and Jodi Winchell have been committed and successful at transforming rowing at WSU into a nationally competitive program.
Crawford is in her tenth season as the head coach of the WSU rowing team and 14th season of collegiate coaching:
Winchell, Novice coach, begins her eighth year as a coach with the Cougars:
Michelle Kistler also returns to WSU for her second consecutive year as assistant coach/recruitment.


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Healing Medical Product Innovation http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9767.html 2014-04-22T08:00:00Z 2014-04-22T08:00:00Z Identifies promising policy options to spur the creation of new medical technologies that will reduce total U.S. health care spending or will provide health benefits that justify any increase in spending. Redirecting Innovation in U.S. Health Care http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR308.html 2014-03-31T13:00:00Z 2014-03-31T13:00:00Z This report identifies promising policy options to spur the creation of new medical technologies that will reduce total U.S. health care spending or will provide health benefits that justify any increase in spending. 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Patterns of Specialization in Medical Malpractice Among Contingency Fee Attorneys http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR700.html 2009-09-16T16:17:00Z 2009-09-16T16:17:00Z Examines patterns of specialization among plaintiffs' firms that handle medical malpractice cases or have an interest in doing so, using data from 965 plaintiffs' attorneys who responded to a 2006 national survey. Do Non-economic Damages Caps and Attorney Fee Limits Reduce Access to Justice for Victims of Medical Negligence? http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR611.html 2009-08-12T17:21:00Z 2009-08-12T17:21:00Z Analyzes effects of caps on non-economic damages and attorney fee limits on the ability of people injured by negligent physicians to retain lawyers to represent them. 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Hamas masked men shoot suspects in front of dozens of spectators; number of 'collaborators' executed since Thursday rises to 25.
Elior Levy, Roi Kais
Published: 08.23.14, 20:54 / Israel News
Elior Levy, Roi Kais
Hamas' executions spree continued
unabated on Saturday despite the uproar it caused when the organization executed in Gaza four additional civilians who were suspected of collaborating with Israel.
This raises the total amount of Palestinian "suspects" that have been executed in the Strip since Thursday to 25, with 18 of them being executed on Friday alone.
Shortly after the execution, Hamas said the suspects stood trial and were charged based on evidence.
A senior aid to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Tayeb Abdel Rahim, strongly condemned the wave of executions in the Strip, saying they were "provocative." He went on to say the executions were done illegally and without a fair trial.
Hamas foreign leaders publically expressed full support Saturday for the executions carried out over the last two days in the Gaza Strip saying that, "The people who were executed were convicted in court for cooperating with the Israelis. Judges convicted them and then sentenced them to death. It should have been done within the prison compound, but these executions were carried out in the streets because of the war."


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GameStop is giving a $50 credit to users who trade in Xbox 360 versions of select games for Xbox One copies. The promotion covers standard retail editions of Call of Duty: Ghosts, Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, Battlefield 4, and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.
There are a few requirements to take advantage of this deal, naturally. For one, you must be a member of GameStop's PowerUp Rewards program. You'll also have to purchase an eligible Xbox 360 game within 30 days of its launch too. When you can finally trade those eligible titles in for sparkly new Xbox One versions, you'll receive the $50 credit as a coupon deposited into your PowerUp Rewards account. You'll have to use that credit before the end of 2013.
"This offer gives [GameStop's PowerUp Rewards] members the chance to upgrade their current Xbox 360 game for the new Xbox One standard version of that game for $9.99," said GameStop senior vice president of merchandising Bob Purzon.
GameStop says the promotion will run across all of its U.S. stores.
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I have a Trek 520, so I should probably be fine as far as bikes go. Any advice on what to take/leave behind? Any thing to look forward to/avoid?


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Hotels for Hipsters in Williamsbu
Williamsburg, Brooklyn is the epicentre of all things cool in New York City—and, perhaps, the world. Why would you book a hotel anywhere else?
New York City has a reputation for being one of the greatest centres of cultural vitality on God's green earth. Voyagers from all corners of the map flock here for their fill of new-now-next. While they've traditionally relegated themselves to the borough of Manhattan—declaring further-flung endeavours to be (at best) charming and exotic; (worse) labour-intensive—younger and/or cooler travellers have discovered the epicentre of Big City hip. Brooklyn. More specifically: Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
The truest example of Williamsburg's appeal comes from a new spate of popular boutique hotels, which allow visitors to hang their hats away from Manhattan's clanging bustle. Hipsters in Williamsburg have been buzzing about The Wythe Hotel — a 70-room metaphor for Williamsburg's personality. It lives in a converted factory building on the waterfront at N. 11th Street, and hosts lots of eye-popping goings-on. On-site farm-to-table eatery, Reynard comes from the team behind local restaurants Marlow & Sons, Roman's, and Diner, deftly meeting the needs of guests and the zip code's most scene-starved foodies. The Ides, Wythe's haute-casual saloon, draws in thoughtful tipplers. Meanwhile, amenities-bedecked rooms (Goldies products, radiant floor heating, locally-sourced furnishings and art) range from Manhattan-facing king-sized-bed numbers, to "snug" stays with queen-sized beds, to bunk-bed cubbies with floor-to-ceiling windows, to impressive lofts with sizeable terraces, pedestal tubs, and killer views.
King & Grove, nearby to the Wythe, offers a streamlined and clean-feeling take on the Brooklyn stay. Here, you have superb access to the wild fun of Williamsburg without sacrificing a stitch of your modernist sensibilities. Michelin-starred chef Paul Liebrandt helms on-site restaurant The Elm, and we live for rooftop spot Upper Elm with its saltwater pool and vista views. ("Look honey… Manhattan!"). Its 64 rooms—deluxe doubles to king suites—are appointed with Frette linens, rain showerheads, proper 'tronics, and Malin and Goetz products.
The 54 rooms of Hotel Le Jolie offer a Euro-influenced escape from the divine grit of the 'Burg—although it is a touch close to the rumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. (Do as the Romans do!) You'll find an ergonomic bed with goose-down comforters, large flat-screen TVs, complimentary premium movie channels, and decent room to stretch your legs.
Meanwhile, the Box House Hotel in the Greenpoint section of the neighbourhood—home to many of the city's most innovative restaurants (and residents, for that matter)—offers home-style lofts and suites throughout an open floor plan. Here, you get a real sense of what it's like to live in Brooklyn, surrounded by locally commissioned artwork, decked-out kitchenettes, antique furnishings, and complimentary WiFi. This being a true home-away-from-home experience (meaning, no on-site restaurant), you'll want to take advantage of local eateries. Lucky for you, Spritzenhaus 33, Calexico, and Troost are within sauntering distance.
Keep in mind, as you book your next night's stay in Williamsburg: The biggest reasons to forego a Manhattan's night sleep are the restaurants, the street fashions, and the irresistible energy of the locals. In other words, get those walking shoes ready and be a part of this neighbourhood.
Virgin Atlantic operate direct flights to New York from London Heathrow. Book your flight today.
Do you know any hipsters in Williamsburg? What are their local recommendations on where to stay in the neighbourhood? Or have you stayed at any of these hotels? Tell us what you thought of your stay in the comments section below.
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Police go beyond call of duty for teenage boy who nearly died trying to save mother's life
EL CAJON, Calif. - The El Cajon Police Officers' Association went beyond the call of duty for a teenage boy who suffered life-threatening injuries while trying to save his mother's life.
The 15-year-old boy, nicknamed "Buddy", moved to El Cajon from Iraq last year after his father was kidnapped and presumed dead.
Police say his 20-year-old brother, Mohammed Raad Agab, stabbed his mother to death on May 30 and nearly killed Buddy when he tried to protect her.
In a little more than a year, Buddy lost both parents as well as a brother to murder charges, so the El Cajon Police Officers' Association stepped in.
"We need to do something, and all of us unanimously … the whole board agreed absolutely," said Officer Travis Howard, the group's vice president.
Howard got some money together and bought Buddy an iPad. The gesture, he admitted, was tiny compared to the boy's enormous loss.
"I think at first he was like, 'Is this to borrow?'" Howard said. "He wasn't sure. And I'm like, 'No, open it. This is yours.'"
The gift got a rare smile from Buddy, but his recovery will be long and difficult.
An uncle from Colorado has opened his home to the boy. Once again, Buddy will leave his home and everything he knows.
If you would like to donate to Buddy's recovery, you can contact Howard at firstname.lastname@example.com.