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In Sanya, you can taste all kinds of seafood, tropical fruits, characteristic drink and the local flavors of all the counties in Hainan. Furthermore, you can enjoy the authentic four famous dishes of Hainan in restaurants in Sanya. Sea cucumber, abalone, and shark fin are three precious and nutritious seafoods with various cooking and eating methods. Except those rare seafoods, there are countless seafoods in Sanya including shrimp, crab, fish, conch, seashell, sandworm, and so on and so forth. The local flavors of Li and Miao minorities are also part of the delicacy of Sanya. They are full of ethnic features. In addition, you can taste the Korean food, Islamic food, wheaten food of Northern China, and etc.
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Along with fellow countryman Michael Haneke, director Ulrich Seidl puts the austerity back in Austria with his new film "Paradise: Faith," the second part of a trilogy between "Love" and "Hope." You know you're in the company of one of these men when in the first scene, a woman strips down to her undies and whips herself at the foot of a cross.
Here, we're in the surgically precise hands of Seidl, director of "Dog Days" and brilliant immigrant drama "Import/Export." But we might as well be in the grasp of Haneke, namely his 2001 Isabelle Huppert starrer "The Piano Teacher," or Marcus Schleinzer, who directed "Michael" (2001), about a pedophile who keeps a ten-year-old in his basement. Aesthetically, they share the same values: long takes, tight spaces and crippling psychosexual despair.
In "Faith," a lonely missionary worker lives a contained life inside an aseptic and joyless apartment. Her name is Anna and, like her director's vision, her quotidian life is dismal and repetitive. When not scrubbing or cleaning or scourging her home of any sign of life, she repents, going door-to-unwelcoming-door, plastic Virgin Mary in hand, attempting to convert all of Austria, mostly its immigrants, to Catholicism.
Anna's self-imposed rituals of hygiene and order, however, upend when her paraplegic and estranged Muslim husband comes home. Like Huppert's heroine in "The Piano Teacher" -- a music instructor who leads a sordid life beneath her frozen, unforgiving visage -- Anna begins to drift into sin and dissolution.
At one point, she tumbles into a mass orgy writhing in the darkness of a public park. It's a distressing yet darkly comic and visually arresting scene of polyamory, bodies and limbs everywhere, like X-rated Hieronymus Bosch. Anna is repulsed, but just as Maria Hofstatter, in a masterfully controlled performance, registers a knowing glimmer of curiosity on Anna's face, Seidl seems to be sneering, too.
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The junior leading scorer and team MVP announces he will return to UW for a fifth, senior season rather than enter the NBA draft. His return makes the re-loaded, 2013-14 Huskies that much more potent.
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Wilcox Quick Notes
2013 Second-Team All-Pac-12, 2012 Honorable Mention and 2011 Pac-10 All-Freshman team member.
Became the 37th Husky to reach 1,000 career points on Jan. 9 at California. Ranks 23rd all-time in UW history with 1293 points.
Set UW freshman record with 63 three pointers (tied for 8th most overall in team history).
Father Craig played collegiately at Brigham Young from 1993-95.
Led state of Utah in scoring as a HS junior with 23.7 ppg.
Was No. 2 ranked prospect in Utah as a senior.
2012-13 (Junior) - Named second team All-Pac-12 ... ranks 23rd all-time in UW history with 1,293 points ... scored 570 points, the 11th highest single-season total ... scored 20+ points in 11 of 18 home games (18.3 ppg home), but 3 times in 16 games away from Alaska Airlines Arena ... has scored 20+ 14 times overall this season, 22 times in his career ... 20 points in 14 games ranks 7th in school history ... led team in scoring, minutes, 3-point makes, FT makes, steals and was 2nd in blocks and 3rd in assists ... 3rd all-time in UW history with 211 3-point makes, one shy of No. 2 on the list ... 75 3-pt makes equals the 4th most in UW history ... ranked among Pac-12 leaders in scoring (6th, 16.8 ppg), 7th in minutes (34.8), 2nd 3-pt makes (2.2), 14th in blocks (1.1) and 6th in FT% (.816) ... opened season with 22 points and 6 rebounds vs. Loyola ... scored 11 pts vs. Albany, but was only 5x14 FG, 1x5 3pt FGs ... named to the five-man Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament all-tournament team ... team-high 18 points vs. Ohio State ... career-night in a losing effort vs. Colorado State with 28 points, making (11) and taking (25) half of the team's shots that night ... followed that with 27 points vs. Saint Louis on 11-of-13 shooting ... 3rd straight game with 20 or more vs. CS Fullerton, scoring 21 ... 4th consecutive game of 20+ points with 21 against Nevada; also played career high 39 minutes and attempted a career hi equaling 9 3-pointers ... scored 12 points at Seattle U to snap 4-game streak of 20+ pts ... bounced back with 21 vs. Jackson State, including a career-high 11 3-pt attempts ... 21 pts, career high 5 assists, plus 6 rebs, 2 blocks and 2 steals vs. Cal Poly, plus he moved pass Isaiah Thomas into 3rd all-time in UW 3-pt makes history ... 22 pts, season-hi equaling 7 rebs and 2 steals, plus a perfect 8-8 FT's vs. Northern Illinois ... season-low 5 points at UConn ... 18 pts at WSU, 13 in the first half ... Pac-12 player of the week after averaging 23 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 blocks in Bay Area sweep ... scored 19 points at Cal to become the 37th Husky to reach 1,000 pts and also pulled down a career-high equaling 8 rebounds ... 27 points and career high 9 rebounds, plus 2 blocks, and team's last 5 points in win at Stanford ... 25 points and 2 steals vs. Colorado ... scoreless in the first half vs. Utah, but scored 14 in the 2nd half ... 23 points, 7 rebs at OSU ... had gone six games with 20 pts before 24 pts, 6 rebs, 3 blocks vs. OSU ... 23 points, 4 steals and 2 blocks vs. WSU ... 11 pts, 8 rebounds vs. USC ... avg 14.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg and 2.0 spg during Pac-12 tourney ... 19 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals vs. Oregon ... team-high 20 points, 4x8 3-pt shooting in NIT game at BYU.
2011-12 (Sophomore) - Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 ... moved to fifth all-time in UW history with 136 three-point make and averaged a team-best 2.3 makes per game (ranked 101st nationally) ... 73 3-pointers was the 5th most in UW single-season history ... was limited from January on in practice with a stress fracture in his left femur ...has at least one 3-pointer in 26 of 32 games ... 56% of his career FGs have been 3-pt makes (136 of 242) ... 20+ points in 5 games this season (7 times in his career), 10+ points in 24 of 32 games this year ... ranked 3rd in the Pac-12 in FT percentage (83.9%), 4th with 2.3 3-pt FG's a game, 7th in scoring (14.2 ppg) and 9th in 3-pt FG% (.403) ... was the first ever Pac-12 Player of the Week (named Nov. 14) and earned MVP honors of the World Vision Classic after averaging 19.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.7 spg and shot 11x18 from 3-pt range (62%) .... paced UW with 19 points vs. SPU on 7-of-16 shooting, including 5x12 from 3-pt range ... added 3 assists, 2 blocks and a steal vs. the Falcons ... jumped out of the gates with 22 points -- his third game of 20+ points -- on 8x12 shooting, 5x8 from 3-pt range ... also grabbed 6 rebounds, dished 3 assists and had 2 steals ... scored 19 points vs. Fla. Atlantic and had a career hi 4 steals in also a career hi 34 minutes ... scored only 4 points and suffered a concussion after running into a screen during the St. Louis game ... led UW with 19 points on 5x9 from 3-point range and career hi equaling 13 FG atts vs. Houston Baptist ... scored all 14 of his points in the second half vs. Nevada in a career high 38 minutes ... swatted a career high 4 shots vs. Marquette and also had a career-hi 16 FG attempts ... season-hi equaling 22 pts on a career best 10 field goals and 19 FG attempts vs. Duke ... averaged a team-bests 36.5 minutes per game, 18.5 points and 2.0 blocks during NYC trip ... averaged 19.5 points and was 7x13 from 3-pt range vs. OSU/Ore ... came off the bench for the first time all season vs. OSU and scored 15 pts ... equaled career-hi's with six 3-pt FGs and 24 points vs. Oregon ... scored 19 points at Colorado ... struggled from the floor in homecoming at Utah, shooting just 2-for-13, 1-of-5 from 3-pt range ... career high vs. Seattle U with 25 points, including new highs of 9-of-11 from the FT line ... scored 15 points in his 2nd game back from injury at Arizona ... 13.5 ppg on Oregon trip ... 10 pts and season-hi equaling 6 rebounds at Oregon ... 17 points at OSU ... averaged 12.5 in sweep of ASU/AZ ... scored 12 of his 16 points at WSU in the first half on 4x4 from 3-pt range; 33 mins were most since returning from injury ... scored 22 pts on 9x12 FGs, 4x6 3pt FGs, plus 5 rebounds at UCLA; most points since returning from injury ... 16 pts in Pac-12 Tourney game vs. OSU ... was 2nd on team with 16.0 ppg in four NIT games ... 20 points, 4x9 3-pt shooting vs. Northwestern ... 17 pts, including 6-of-6 from the line in final minute vs. Oregon ... had 12 points and 2 season in NIT semifinals vs. Minnesota, including a steal an layin with 6-seconds remaining to send the game into overtime.
2010-11 (Freshman) - Pac-10 All-Freshman team member was fifth on team with 8.1 ppg and hit a team-high 63 three-point buckets and was a team best 80.6% free throw shooter ... 63 3-pointers tied for 8th most in school history and were the most ever by a UW freshman ... 12 games with 10+ points ... had hit a 3-pointer in nine-consecutive games after starting the Pac-10 season 1-for-12 in first 6 conference games, before going without vs. USC ... hit at least one basket from behind the arc in each of first nine games ... 8th among Pac-10 players in 3-point percentage at 40.1% and 7th with 1.9 makes per game ... 63 of his 90 field goals this year have been three-pointers (70%) and 157 of 215 attempts have come from behind the arc (73%) ... scored 13 points on 4x6 FG, 3x4 3pts and grabbed 7 rebounds in college debut vs. McNeese State ... averaged 7.7 points on 8x16 shooting, 6x10 from 3-pt range during Maui Invitational ... notched 17 points on 6x9 shooting, 4x6 3-pointers, in 15 minutes vs. Virginia ... tallied career-high 20 points on 6x8 three-point shooting vs. Long Beach State ... six three-point makes is tied for the 7th most in UW history ... career high 10 field goal attempts, 8 from 3-point range, vs. Texas A&M ... only played four minutes during L.A. trip (missed game at USC with a hip infection) ... played 17 minutes vs. Arizona State, his most in Pac-10 action ... missed game at Washington State after suffering a concusion in practice ... scored 14 points, his highest Pac-10 output, vs. Cal, including 4x7 from 3-point range ... had a well-rounded game vs. Stanford, scoring 10 points, recording 2 steals, blocking a shot and grabbing 2 rebounds ... averaged 12.0 points in homestand vs. Bay Area schools, hitting double figures for the first time during the Pac-10 season vs. both schools ... averaged 17.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and made 8-of-17 3-point attempts (47.1%) during Arizona road trip ... career-hi 25 minutes, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks and 9 3-point attempts vs. ASU (ended with then Pac-10 hi 16 points) ... scored 19 points on 7x11 shooting (4x8 3-pts) at Arizona ... averaged 14.8 points over 4 games vs. Cal, Stanford, ASU and Arizona after just 22 points (2.4 ppg) in the first nine Pac-10 contests ... scored a career-high 24 points, all in the second half, vs. UCLA, the most by a Husky in a half since Mark Sanford had 25 in the second half vs. Jackson State on Dec. 4, 1995 ... started all 3 games during the Pac-10 tournament and was third on the team with 13.0 ppg, hitting 9-of-21 three-pointers, including a UW Pac-10 tourney record five vs. WSU ... hit the game-tying 3-pointer in the tournament championship that sent the contest into overtime ... averaged 8.5 points during NCAA tournament, including 11 points vs. North Carolina.
2009-10 (Redshirt) - Redshirted the season.
High School - A 2009 graduate of Pleasant Grove High School in Pleasant Grove, Utah ... averaged 22.2 points per game as a senior ... selected Region 4 first team according to The Deseret News ... led the state of Utah in scoring with 23.7 points per game as a junior ... also averaged six rebounds, 2.2 steals and two blocks per contest ... helped Pleasant Grove to a 16-7 record ... selected to play in the Feinberg Academic All-American Classic in Ontario, Calif. ... Vikings reached the semifinals of the 5A state quarterfinals last year, following consecutive first-round exits the two previous seasons ... named to the first-team All-State team in both the Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News ... named the No. 2 prospect in the state of Utah by the Salt Lake Tribune ... selected to play in the Utah Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game and scored 22 points ... regarded as an elite long-range shooter ... starred at Pleasant Grove with his cousin, LeSean Wilcox ... second team All State as a junior ... Played AAU basketball for Salt Lake City Metro ... caught the eye of Washington coaches after a stellar performance in an AAU tournament in Houston ... father Craig played collegiately at Brigham Young University from 1993-95.
Career Statistics
Wilcox Career Game-By-Game Stats
|Wilcox Career Highs
|Points: 28 vs. Colorado St., 11/24/12
|FG: 11, 2x, last vs. St. Louis, 11/28/12
|3pt FG: 6, 2x, last vs. Oregon, 12/31/11
|FT: 9, vs. Seattle U, 1/10/12
|Rebounds: 9 at Stanford, 1/12/13
|Assists: 7 vs. Arizona State, 2/2/13
|Blocks: 4, vs. Marquette, 12/6/11
|Steals: 6 at USC, 2/10/13
|Minutes: 39, 2x, last vs. Oregon, 3/14/13


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In this easy-to-make dish, barbecuing the rapini gives it a crisp texture and tempers its slightly bitter flavour. And when lemons are grilled, their flavour is surprisingly sweet.
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Jeremy's dad was like that guy from American Beauty, always recording everything. At first he gave us three hours of footage, and that was a lot, but then he gave us 30 hours of footage. [Laughs] We wanted to show a personal side of Jeremy that you don't usually get to see in the media.
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The global financial uncertainties forced the government in 2012 to finally show 'animal spirit' in liberalising FDI policy amidst objections from Opposition parties with as many as seven sectors being further opened up during the period.
The government liberalised FDI policy in sectors including multi-brand retail, single-brand retail, commodity exchanges, power exchanges, broadcasting, non-banking financial institutions (NBFCs) and asset reconstruction companies (ARCs).
During the 10-months of this year, foreign direct investment (FDI) contracted by 33 per cent to USD 21 billion as against USD 31 billion in the same period last year.
The government officials, however, expect the country to receive more FDI in 2013 in the wake of several important announcements.
"We expect that 2013 will be good for FDI and India will be able to attract more foreign investments," an official in the Commerce and Industry Ministry said.
Sharing similar views, Crisil Chief Economist D K Joshi said the government will have to push for more reforms in order to get higher investments.
"Year 2012 was not good due to international and domestic matters. But things are likely to improve in 2013," Joshi added.
To revive investors' interest in India in the wake of global financial uncertainties Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in June had said the nation should "reverse the climate of pessimism...Revive the animal spirit in the country's economy".
The government, which was severely criticised by industry for policy paralysis this year, opted for big-bang reforms and allowed politically-risky 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail and 49 per cent investment by foreign airlines in the aviation sector.
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Newbie here. I just have to say to bitch heartless... that is THE best avatar I have ever seen!!!!!!!!!
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Saw a Red Dead Redemption advert on TV for the first time last night, it came on during 'The Outlaw Josey Wales' with Clint Eastwood. There were so many similarities in that movie to RDR from the scar on his right cheek to a travelling salesman pitching his 'cure for anything elixer'. I highly recommend watching this between now and release day!


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Rivera Breaks Single-Season Home Run Record As Softball Rolls Past Detroit, 7-1
April 25, 2004
Detroit, Mich. - Senior Amanda Rivera shattered the UIC single-season home run record on Sunday afternoon as her 16th homer of the year, a solo blast in the fifth inning, highlighted a 7-1 triumph over host Detroit at Buysse Field.
The Flames swept the three-game series from the Titans (13-26, 5-13) and remain in first place in the Horizon League with a 10-1 record, 27-20 overall.
Rivera broke the UIC single-season record of 15 set by All-American Edel Leyden in 2002.
The Redondo Beach, Calif., native's blast was one of three Flames homers on the day. Sophomore Nicole Shepard (2-for-4, 3 RBI) broke the contest open with her first home run, a three-run shot in the second inning. Rookie Elizabeth Jacoby (2-for-4, 2 RBI) added a solo shot in the sixth, her second of the year.
Sophomore Joyce Cathey and senior Emily Stoddard also had strong offensive efforts for the Flames, going a combined 5-for-5 out of the No. 8 and No. 9 spots in the order.
Senior Alycia Creese did the job for UIC in the circle, remaining undefeated in league play as she allowed just one run on six hits in seven innings. She is now 5-2 overall on the year, but 3-0 versus league foes with two saves and an ERA of 0.35.
After enduring a pair of nail-biters on Saturday, the Flames jumped out early on the Titans on Sunday, plating an unearned run in the first and then tacking on three more in the second on the three-run homer by Shepard.
After Detroit cut UIC's lead to 4-1 with a tally in the fourth, the Flames scored single runs in the fifth, sixth and seventh for the final 7-1 margin.
Rivera and Jacoby put UIC on the board with homers in the fifth and sixth and then Jacoby drove in her second run of the day with an RBI single in the seventh.
The Flames will be back in action on Tuesday, April 27th, as they host Butler in a single game at Flames Field at 4:00 p.m.


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Recycling sewage to drinking water could save city of San Diego money: Study
The city of San Diego could save hundreds of millions of dollars in upgrade and expansion costs for its Point Loma sewage treatment plant , and get more drinking water in the bargain, according to a final draft study given to the city in late May.
With the savings, recycling sewage to drinking water standards costs roughly the same as importing more water, according to the final draft of the San Diego Recycled Water Study. The precise numbers depend on what assumptions are made about which costs can be avoided.
If the study's recommendations are followed, new sewage treatment plants would be built in Point Loma, University City and the South Bay. The cost of upgrading the existing Point Loma sewage plant would drop from an estimated $1.2 billion to $710 million.
Release of the final draft study comes as the county's main water supplier is in the late stages of negotiating for another new water supply, desalinated sea water from a plant to be built off the coast of Carlsbad.
Poseidon Resources Corp. is negotiating a water purchase agreement with the San Diego County Water Authority, which supplies most of the water used in the county. The authority says it expects to get a completed contract ready this summer for a 60-day public review before a final vote is held.
Under the draft study, sewage treated to drinking water standards would yield 100 million gallons a day, about 20 percent of the region's water use. Assuming the study's numbers are accurate, the net cost to the city per unit of water amounts to about half that estimated for water from the proposed desalination plant.
The study presented three scenarios for the cost of repurified sewage in dollars per acre foot. One acre-foot is about 326,000 gallons:
- $1,200, counting avoided costs from reduced usage of the Point Loma sewage treatment plant,
- $1,100, including a "salt credit" for removing salt from the treated sewage
- $700, including those savings along with avoided costs of upgrading of the Point Loma plant, which discharges treated sewage into the ocean.
"These costs compare well to the existing untreated water cost of $904 per acre foot, and are more economical than most other new water supply concepts being proposed," the report stated.
Peace with local environmentalists would be another potential benefit. Environmentalists have long complained that the treated sewage, expelled into the ocean 4.4 miles off the coast at a depth of 320 feet, harms marine life. The city disputes the claim.
Livia Borak , an attorney from Coast Law Group, urged the city to forgo the Poseidon desalination proposal and choose sewage recycling instead. Borak spoke at a May meeting of the Water Authority, She pointed out that the city has great leverage with the agency because of its weighted vote.
City clout
The city of San Diego contains a little more than half the 3.1 million population of San Diego County, with proportionate clout on regional agencies such as the Water Authority. So what San Diego decides to do will greatly influence the water supply picture for the whole region.
Moreover, the city faces water- and sewage-related financial considerations that don't apply to North County.
San Diego's potential costs for upgrading the Point Loma plant exceed $1 billion . So far, the city has obtained waivers, the latest of which expires in 2015. There is no guarantee the city, already reeling from high water bills, will receive another waiver.
Counting those avoided costs, the net cost to the city of San Diego for recycled sewage amounts to about half that of buying water from the proposed desalination plant.


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I just saw the ISS *and* the Dragon!
Started by Saint Aardvark , Mar 26 2013 08:36 AM
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Posted 26 March 2013 - 08:36 AM
Well, whaddaya know -- a clearish morning and I got to see the ISS, preceded by the SpaceX Dragon! Apparently it was released at 3:56am PDT, and at 6:06am PDT they were due to fly over. There were some light, patchy clouds but I could still see the ISS poking through...and then once it got a bit higher, I realized I could see the Dragon in front of it, dimmer but still very visible! The Dragon faded out not too long after it reached its highest point, but the ISS was visible nearly to the eastern horizon. It was wonderful to see it seem to fade into twilight. What a wonderful way to start the day!
Posted 26 March 2013 - 08:40 AM
Very cool!!
Posted 26 March 2013 - 09:14 AM
Posted 26 March 2013 - 09:19 AM
Wow! Nice catch! I've seen the ISS fly over, and each time it's such a thrill to be able to actually see it, knowing a crew is in it; but seeing the Dragon at the same time is awesome!
Posted 26 March 2013 - 10:36 AM
Nice catch! Did you see the ISS as an "H" shape or just a dot? Depending on the angles you can see some definition with a good set of binoculars or a telescope.
Posted 26 March 2013 - 06:46 PM
Naked eye its always star looking. I've seen "detail" through a 12" scope.
Cool seeing dragon. Makes me miss seeing the shuttles trail or lead the ISS
Cool seeing dragon. Makes me miss seeing the shuttles trail or lead the ISS
Posted 26 March 2013 - 10:37 PM
No H shape -- I was just out with my Mark I eyeballs, as the saying goes.
Posted 27 March 2013 - 02:45 PM
Great catch. During the building of the ISS I twice saw the ISS followed by a shuttle chasing it to match orbits. The first time was just luck and the second time was planned the first evening after a shuttle launch.
Posted 27 March 2013 - 03:03 PM
I only got to 3 times. The last 3 shuttle missions. I used CalSky


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Vietnam, Switzerland release joint communiqué
According to the communiqué, the visit took place at a time when Vietnam has made tremendous achievements in carrying out the Doi Moi (Renewal) process and is experiencing difficulties of the macro economy. President Couchelin's visit demonstrated Switzerland's support for Vietnam's development and international integration process.
The two Presidents expressed their pleasure at the rapid and sustainable development of bilateral ties in various areas. They noted that Vietnam and Switzerland have so far signed many framework agreements on many important cooperation areas, laying firm foundations for further development in the future.
They agreed that the two Governments will conduct negotiations and sign a visa exemption agreement for official passport holders at an earliest possible time.
They acknowledged the two countries' efforts to increase economic and trade ties, with two-way trade value reaching US$410 million in 2007, up 50 percent compared to 2000's figure.
President Triet affirmed that Vietnam will fulfil its commitments to the World Trade Organisations and accelerate its economic reform in line with the socialist-oriented market economy.
President Couchepin voiced Switzerland's support for this process by developing a support project for Vietnam in the post-WTO period with funding channelled through the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO).
President Couchepin acknowledged Vietnam's efforts to build a law-governed state with clear and transparent legal system, considering it an important factor behind national stability and development.
The two Presidents stressed the importance of development assistance from Switzerland and other countries in implementing the UN Millennium Development Goals in the country, resulting in impressive achievements in poverty reduction. Thanks to drastic reforms and high economic growth, Vietnam is on the right track to become a medium-level income nation.
The two Presidents also stressed the importance of human resources for sustainable development and agreed to increase bilateral cooperation in education and training. They welcomed the signing of cooperation agreements between the National University of Hanoi and the University of Geneva and between the Technology University of Ho Chi Minh City and the University of Lausanne. President Couchepin said he encourages Swiss universities to increase PhD scholarships for Vietnamese graduates.
Both the host and guest acknowledged the effective cooperation between the two countries' financial and banking institutions, particularly in providing technical assistance and transferring technology and experience from Swiss companies to Vietnamese partners. President Couchepin affirmed that Switzerland will support Vietnam in this area.
President Triet thanked Switzerland for supporting Vietnam in joining the World Trade Organisation and being elected to the UN Security Council (UNSC) in the 2008-2009 period.
President Couchepin praised Vietnam's contributions to global peace and security in its capacity as a non-permanent member of the UNSC, especially when it assumed the UNSC presidency in July 2008.
The two Presidents expressed their elation at the results of human rights dialogue over the past years, meeting the two countries' requirements.
During his stay, President Coupechin visited Ho Chi Minh City and met with the Swiss community there. (VOV)
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Supplying LED arrays with a constant forward current is the preferred approach for maintaining consistent luminosity across multiple emitters. It also safeguards against LEDs being harmed by over driving.
One way of regulating an array's current is placing a resistor in series with it. There are, unfortunately, drawbacks with this, as resistors have relatively large power dissipation – causing unwanted heat to be generated and lowering overall efficiency.
Furthermore, series resistors cannot offer protection against supply voltage variations. This can affect the array's light output and potentially leave it exposed to damage from high voltage transients.
Use of constant-current regulators (CCR), based on a self-biasing transistors, is an effective way to regulate LED array currents, avoiding the inherent disadvantages of series resistors. Also, because CCRs have a negative current v temperature characteristic, they can protect against thermal runaway as ambient temperature rises.
Thermal Considerations
High-power LEDs are far more operationally efficient than incandescent lamps, but nevertheless a percentage of the energy supplied is converted into heat. If this is not combatted the heat produced will cause temperature rises in the LEDs, resulting in decreased luminosity and a change in the emitted colour. Also LED liufetimes could be reduced by operation at high temperatures over a long period.
For CCR regulation of an LED array to prove totally successful, issues of thermal management must be taken into account throughout the system design. The thermal effects on the array's emitters, plus the various passives supporting it need to be considered, but even the CCR itself must be included in this as it dissipates power when conducting the LED driving current.
How the LED's light output changes with time in relation to its initial output defines the effective lifespan of an LED lamp. This lifespan is determined by defining a point at which luminosity goes below a certain acceptable level (normally 70% of the LED's initial light output).
LED suppliers will, in many case, publish graphs describing lumen output, temperature and drive current for a given emitter type. This data enables engineers to predict the lifespan of specified LEDs and calculate the optimum current/operating temperature to ensure the required light output over a target period.
The heat the LED array generates is a key factor in determining the lamp assembly temperature and greatly influences the surrounding ambient temperature if the lamp is in a confined space. Hence, in addition to calculating the lifetime of the LEDs, engineers must also ensure that surrounding electronic components are capable of matching the lamp's projected lifespan.
The thermal effects on electrolytic capacitors must be considered for example. High operational temperatures will tend to dry the electrolyte, causing loss of capacitance. Capacitors may need derating as a result, in order to ensure the minimum required capacitance over temperature and time.
CCR thermal management
The LED drive current flowing in the CCR has the potential to lead significant self heating of this device – so the thermal performance of the system around the CCR must be scrutinised. A key parameter is the degree heat sinking (area and thickness of copper on the PCB, whether to utilize thermally enhanced substrates, etc). For a series circuit, the maximum power dissipated (PD) by the CCR is determined by:
PD = (Vsource – (VLEDS + VRPD)) x IREG
Where VRPD is the voltage across the reverse-battery protection diode.
With respect to thermal design, worst case values should be used when calculating PD. That is, the highest Vsource, lowest LED VF, and highest target Ireg.
Given a maximum supply voltage of 16Vdc and minimum LED forward voltage VF of 2.0Vdc per LED, 0.2Vdc Schottky diode forward voltage, the maximum power dissipated in the CCR can be derived as follows:
PD = (16V – (3 x 2V) + 0.2V) x 30mA = 294mW
For an ambient temperature of 85 °C, Figure 2 shows the required PD can be met using 100 mm2 of 1oz copper with a SOT-223 package CCR.
Two CCRs connected in parallel allow further increases in current handling. By splitting the total power between two CCRs, the thermal effect is spread over a larger area. (Vsource – VLEDS ) x IREG determines the power dissipated by each CCR.
Combining the highest Vsource, lowest LED VF and highest target IREG to give the worst case scenario, an 18V source driving two LEDs with a VF of 3.5V and 350mA IREG requires a maximum dissipation of:
PD = (18V ? (2 x 3.5V)) x 0.350A = 11V x 0.35A = 3.85W per CCR
If the ambient temperature is 85°C, the desired dissipation cannot be achieved with a standard FR4 PCB, so a copper metal-clad PCB may be required.
By employing CCRs it is possible to accurately regulate LED arrays while reducing design complexity. However, power dissipated by the CCR will impact on system performance, so effort needs to be put into the thermal aspect of the design.
Engineers must also look at the PCB's thermal characteristics in relation to the LEDs and calculate the optimum combination of CCR package and substrate metallisation to prevent the CCR from being placed in danger of overheating.


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A Riverview High School student was arrested on Wednesday for threatening his school.
According to the Licking County Sheriff's Office, the girl was arrested in the 10000 block of Fallsburg Road.
Officials said that the juvenile sent threatening text messages concerning his high school.
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I'd like to say I don't fall victim to bulk-buy items at Sam's Club, but I do. It was such a good price! Needless to say, you'll probably see a lot of recipes that call for coconut oil on Hungry Gator Gal in the next year since I have a large supply.
First up - Paleo Oatless Oatmeal topped with coconut oil and blueberries. I also mixed in a scoop of PlantFusion Protein (affiliate link!) for flavor and an extra protein punch.
I've seen different recipes for oatless oatmeal on various healthy living blogs for a while and decided it was time to try it. I'm not going Paleo or anything, but I do sometimes find myself eating waaaaayyy too many grains, even the whole ones.
This might be TMI, but in the past few months I've noticed I feel somewhat bloated if I eat too many grains in a day. However, I've been swapping some grains for more protein and veggies lately to avoid the bloat.
Buuuuutt I still love my oatmeal and its hearty texture. It's been the hardest grain to cut back on. Luckily, this protein-packed oatless oatmeal uses egg whites, ground flax seed and mashed banana to recreate the chewiness of a hot bowl of oats. Check out the recipe at Carrots 'N' Cake.
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With support from the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Emergency Plan/ PEPFAR), a workshop for newspaper and broadcast journalists was conducted in Botswana in conjunction with World AIDS Day, December 1, 2007. The goals of the workshop were to enhance the quality of HIV/AIDS reporting and to create opportunities for journalists to engage with HIV/AIDS stakeholders in Botswana.
Botswana President Festus Mogae gave the keynote address at the workshop. During his remarks, President Mogae spoke of the need for Botswana to consider all prevention options in order to stage a comprehensive response against new HIV infections.
During the workshop, presentations were given by government and non-government stakeholders, as well as people living with HIV/AIDS.
One objective of the workshop was to produce an eight-page newspaper supplement with stories written by the journalists from themes gathered at the two-day workshop.
More than 100,000 copies of the supplement were printed and distributed for readers in all major Botswana newspapers on World AIDS Day and over the following week.
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Writing an evaluation essay is a great way to size up a particular object or idea. This type of critical writing sets precise criteria for evaluation, providing fair and solid supporting evidence so that readers can form their opinions about the subject.
Steps for Writing an Evaluation Essay
- Choose a topic that you would like to write about. Since you will need to make a value judgment based on a set of criterion, you should know your subject well.
- Formulate your thesis statement. The thesis statement of an evaluation essay is its overall purpose and should be stated clearly, giving you the direction that will allow you to distinguish between criteria and select appropriate examples. It should state value, or the lack of it, in regard to what you are writing about.
- Think of the criteria that you are going to use to make your judgment. It is difficult or even impossible to evaluate your subject immediately – choose several points of interest to make this process easier.
- Find supporting evidence to prove your point of view. Since you are making a judgment about an object and presume that your readers will take your viewpoint into consideration, you should not make general statements.
- Make a rough draft of your paper. In this draft, organize the criteria and the evidence that you find.
- Write the paper, following the classic structure: introduction, main body paragraphs, and a conclusion. In the introduction, introduce your value judgment about the chosen topic. In the main body paragraphs, present your supporting evidence to back up your judgment. In the conclusion, briefly summarize your material and restate your final judgment. Also, include a synthesis of your evidence.
- Proofread your paper a few times.
Topic Selection
Since there are many objects and phenomena that we are able to assess, an evaluation essay can be written on a range of topics. To evaluate an object, you will need to compare it with an example within a subject you have chosen; therefore, searching for a conventional standard as a model is a sound idea. Some possible topics of an evaluation essay are listed below:
- a vacation spot
- a new restaurant
- an educational website
- foreign policy of a certain state or province
- deeds of a famous historical figure
- service quality
- a museum
- a piece of art
Key Points to Consider
- No matter how enthusiastic or negative your attitude is towards the chosen topic, the general tone of your essay should be reasonable.
- You can use quotations, personal experiences, descriptions, or comparisons with similar objects as evidence.
- An evaluation essay is not about giving an unbiased point of view – you come up with an evaluative thesis and provide evidence in its defense.
- The more controversial the subject you have chosen for your essay, the more supporting arguments you might need.
- It is also useful to present the opposite point of view. In this way, you will show that you are aware that other opinions on the topic also exist.
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Common Mistakes When Writing an Evaluation Essay
- Confusing an evaluation essay with a review. A review is a brief summary and commentary of a book, a movie, or a play, while an evaluation paper provides readers with your personal and detailed assessment about a certain object or idea.
- Choosing too broad of a topic. If you go too wide, you will have to deal with a large amount of possible criteria and supporting evidence, not to mention that it will be more difficult to make an evaluation.
- Writing about an insufficient number of criterion. If you have less than at least three criteria, you will not be able to assess your object in its entirety.
- By any means, avoid using arguments like: "This restaurant is the best in the city because it is great."
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Some Central Georgia schools are closing down Friday due to the weather and poor road conditions.
They include Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Jones, Monroe, Pulaski, Twiggs, Washington, Wilcox, and Wheeler schools.
Crisp County School Superintendent Judy Bean says school is closed on Friday for students and bus drivers. Faculty and staff are expected to report at 8:30 a.m. on Friday. Dooly County School Superintendent John Bembry says school is closed on Friday for students and bus drivers. Faculty and staff are expected to report at regular times on Friday. Both Crisp and Dooly County school superintendents stated road closings as the main reason for school closing.
Dodge County schools will be closed Friday, according to acting Superintendent Mimi Dennis.
Monroe County schools will be closed according to Shelia Smith, with Monroe Schools. Smith says faculty and staff should report to work by 9 a.m.
Wilcox County schools will be closed Friday, according to Superintendent Charles Bloodworth. Staff are expected to report between 8 a.m to 3 p.m.
Jones County Superintendent James LeBrun says school is canceled Friday because of difficulty transporting students safely. He says teachers should still report at 9 a.m.
According to Pulaski County Schools Superintendent Janis Sparrow, all Pulaski schools will be closed for students on Friday, due to the closing of several roads in Hawkinsville.Staff should report at 8:30 a.m.
Twiggs County Superintendent Carol Brown said their schools are closed for the day and that staff should report at 8:30am.
Washington County superintendent Donna Hinton says schools are closed Friday.
Wheeler County superintendent Mark Davidson says students have the day off Friday, but faculty and staff should report at 8 a.m.
And Jeff Davis County schools will also close, according to Dr. Lula Mae Perry, Superintendent.
In Dooly County, Fullington Academy will be closed, according to guidance counselor Kristi Greer.
Three Central Georgia school systems shut down early Thursday due to the weather.
Twiggs County schools dismissed students at 1:30, according to Superintendent Carol Brown.
Jones County schools began dismissing students at 1:45, according to Superintendent James LeBrun.
And Monroe County schools releasing students at 1:45, according to Sheila Smith, director of personnel.
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Greetings, I am Dr. Pat. I have worked with birds for many years. I will do my best to help you.
Birds almost never get constipated. If he is straining to defecate, there are some very serious possibilities. If "he" is a "she", there could be an egg problem. He could have a serious gastroenteritis. He could have kidney problems.
If there is poop collected on his bottom, you need to remove it immediately. You can try warm water and soft cloth, but you may have to pull off the matter.
Gastroenteritis can be caused by many things. the best thing you can do at home is to correct any dietary deficiencies, and add high fiber to his diet (leafy greens are the best; you can offer high-fiber crackers for people (available in the laxative section). This is not for constipation, but it does improve motility a bit.
These signs are not specific to any one disease. And that means it is not fair to you or the bird to guess, there are so many possibilities.You are going to need local help on this, and a scientific and solid diagnosis to find safe and effective treatment.
If you feel comfortable with it, examine the bird thoroughly, using gentle restraint via washcloth or hand towel: do not restrict the chest or hold around the body. Check the mouth and beak if possible, having a good look in there for mucus, redness, masses or anything else unusual. Palpate the tummy for pain, fluid, lumps or anything else. Check all the joints for swelling, pain, and mobility.
Move the bird to an aquarium, box or carrier with soft towels in the bottom, no perch, and food and water in low bowls that can be reached easily. Put the whole thing on a heating pad on low or medium. Keep the unit partially covered, warm and quiet. Go to
for some ideas. White paper towels or white cloth towels will show the true color of the droppings.
Do not try to force food or water. You can offer warm cooked rice, pancakes, cornbread, grapes, melon, greens in addition to normal food. Transport as soon as possible.
Pet/feed store medications and home remedies are harmful, ineffective, immuno-suppressive, and make them much worse and may interfere with the veterinarian's diagnosis and treatment. Do not use them.
You are going to need local help on this, and a scientific and solid diagnosis to find safe and effective treatment. It can be made worse by poor nutrition (seeds), seasonal changes, sleep patterns, cage cleanliness, etc. and can therefore be a bit complicated and require more than just a course of antibiotics.
I know it is expensive, but you may not have many home options, because the first thing you need a vet for is to find out what is going on. Treatment is only as good as the diagnosis. If you call around, you may find a vet to work within your means. We certainly try to do our best in my clinic.
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for members of AAV in your area (there are listings for Canada) or call your regular vet and see who they recommend; ask if they really have worked with birds a lot. If this were my patient, I would start with complete fecal analysis and direct smear, for multiple parasites; bacterial culture and sensitivity of the feces and choana. Depending on the case I might do a fungal culture. Routine blood work is necessary to rule out other issues. Generally I start them out on antibiotics as
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Your bird may need injectable fluids, calcium, antibiotics and many other medications. Act quickly and good luck.
The following guidelines help with basic issues such as nutrition, obesity, good immune status. Surprising how the following can make a bird healthy, and how infrequently birds are ill if they are on the following regimen. No amount of medicine is going to work if the birds' basic needs are not met.
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In addition, they should be offered dark leafy greens, cooked sweet potatoes, yams, squash, pumpkin; entire (tops and bottoms) fresh carrots and so forth. No seeds (and that means a mix, or millet, or sprays, etc. etc.) and only healthy, low-fat high fiber people food. A dietary change should be closely monitored and supervised by your avian vet.
Birds should get 12-14 hours dark, quiet, uninterrupted sleep at night. Any less and they can suffer from sleep deprivation and associated illnesses. They should be covered or their cage placed in a dark room that is not used after they go to bed. They should have access to bathing by daily shower, misting, bath bowl, etc.
The cage material should be cleaned everyday, and twice a day if the bird is really messy. Paper towels, newspaper, bath towels are ok. Never use corn cob, sawdust, wood chips, or walnut shell. Consider getting a large cage that is longer than tall--as birds move in a horizontal rather than vertical orientation; and have several feeding stations.
Never give grit, gravel sandpaper or cement perches. A bird will eat those to excess when it is not feeling well or if there is a nutritional deficiency. They do not need it at all (an old myth from the poultry days, even poultry do not need it). It can cause an impaction and lead to serious or fatal consequences.
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Court settles showdown with Pakistani government
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|10 October 2012
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|Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Court settles showdown with Pakistani government, 10 October 2012, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/50890715c.html [accessed 30 May 2016]
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October 10, 2012
Pakistan's top court has approved a draft letter from the government to Swiss authorities to reopen an investigation into corruption allegations against President Asif Ali Zardari.
The Supreme Court also on October 10 ordered the government to deliver the letter to Swiss authorities within a month.
The move ended a showdown with the government over corruption allegations against Zardari which has dragged on for three years.
Since December 2009, the Supreme Court has insisted that the government reopen graft cases against Zardari in Switzerland that were frozen when he became head of state in 2008.
Earlier this year, it convicted and dismissed Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani for refusing to ask Switzerland to reopen the cases.
The government, however, appeared to back down last month by agreeing to write to the Swiss.
Allegations against Zardari date back to the 1990s, when he was accused of using Swiss bank accounts to launder bribes.
Based on reporting by dpa and AFP
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U.S. and British officials defend secret electronic surveillance program
It seems U.S. intelligence officials aren't the only ones benefiting from a newly revealed eavesdropping program.
Late on Thursday the director of National Intelligence defended a previously secret program that has tapped into American internet activity for six years. The Washington Post and the British newspaper The Guardian detailed the program, code-named PRISM, earlier in the day after a concerned intelligence officer leaked classified documents, including a PowerPoint presentation.
The 41-slide presentation boasted that under PRISM, the National Security Agency and the FBI can access photos, emails, and audio and video files from at least nine U.S. internet services. One document noted the secret program's broad capabilities: "Collection directly from the servers of these U.S. Service Providers: Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube, Apple."
Now, The Guardian reports that the British electronic eavesdropping agency, GCHQ, has also accessed PRISM data, using it to create dozens of intelligence reports. Asked about PRISM, the agency did not directly confirm or deny involvement but told the newspaper it "takes its obligations under the law very seriously. Our work is carried out in accordance with a strict legal and policy framework which ensures that our activities are authorized, necessary and proportionate, and that there is rigorous oversight." The Guardian suggests the PRISM program gives British intelligence officials a way to bypass usual channels for obtaining surveillance data from the U.S. Justice Department.
Soon after the PRISM disclosure on Thursday, the Obama administration confirmed the existence of the program, and said it was both legal and necessary to fight terrorism.
"Information collected under this program is among the most important and valuable foreign intelligence information we collect, and is used to protect our nation from a wide variety of threats," said National Intelligence Director James R. Clapper in a statement. "The unauthorized disclosure of information about this important and entirely legal program is reprehensible and risks important protections for the security of Americans."
The data collection PRISM employs is authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Clapper said, and is only used to target foreign suspects: "It cannot be used to intentionally target any U.S. citizen, any other U.S. person, or anyone located within the United States." However, "incidentally acquired information" about Americans is sometimes collected as well.
PRISM was approved by the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and Congress was also aware of the program, although members were bound by their oaths of office not to publicly discuss the broad surveillance activity.
According to The Washington Post, the intelligence officer who leaked the PRISM documents said the technology the U.S. government uses to eavesdrop on internet activity is so sophisticated, "They quite literally can watch your ideas form as you type." The PowerPoint slides indicate PRISM began collecting data in 2007 and has become a top source for intelligence briefings. PRISM information made its way into the president's daily briefing 1,477 times last year, and now accounts for 1 in 7 intelligence reports.
The leaked documents indicate 98 percent of PRISM information is obtained from Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft. "We need to make sure we don't harm these sources," wrote the author of the document, whose name was not disclosed.
However, several of the companies have denied any involvement in the program: Microsoft said it only provided data for specific accounts when "we receive a legally binding order or subpoena to do so, and never on a voluntary basis." Google has a similar policy, and denied having any "back door" system that would allow the government to access user data.
"We have never heard of PRISM," a spokesman for Apple told The Post. And Facebook said it did not provide the government with direct access to its servers, contrary to what the leaked documents suggested. The reaction from tech companies raises the question of exactly how the government obtains private internet user data, and to what extent internet companies are aware of the snooping.
The revelation about PRISM came soon after The Guardian revealed, on Wednesday, that the U.S. National Security Agency is using a secret court order to collect phone records—including phone numbers, location data, and call duration—for millions of U.S. Verizon customers.


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I am writing to askÃÂ for your support in a matter that is very important to me.
Recently, Psychology Today magazine abruptly terminated, without explanation, my highly popular online sex column âÂÂIntelligent Lust" that had won an astoundingà400,000 readers since its September start.
At first, editors had applauded the column's frank, personal and sex-positive approach â an alternative to the typically negative sexual perspective most people grow up with â thatàcameàfrom my nearly 40 years experience as a psychotherapist.àVarious international outlets, including publications in Lebanon, Brazil, Italy and OprahâÂÂs South African magazine,àprinted the columns after reading them on the site.
About six weeks ago, my immediate editor took a leave of absence and her replacement denied my column a slot on the weekly âÂÂmust-readâ list where it had been regularly featured. This new editor never explained why the column, despite its soaring success, had been âÂÂdemoted" nor did this editor provide any guidance as to how the column needed any changes.
During this time, I came out in one column as a gay man and in general opened up about my own sexuality, breaking the sacred code of neutrality that psychotherapists are expected to maintain. The response to my honesty was overwhelmingly positive. Many wrote saying that my authenticity inspired them.
Then, last Tuesday, I wrote a column called âÂÂSex Worker or Therapist?â about how several of my patients have benefited from their experience with sex workers.
I drew a strong comparison between the care that is shown by some therapists and sex workers when helping clients who have serious sexual problems.
My editor refused to publish this column,ÃÂ saying that the site does not cover issues relating to sex surrogates or sex workers. I was shocked because my research showed that at least a dozen articles on these very subjects, some even sharing my point of view, have run over the recent past!
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In an instant, one of the most popular columns on the site was terminated.
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What has really happened here?
As any psychotherapist knows, unreasonable, rash and extreme reactions without conversation or explanation are often based in phobias.
ItâÂÂs my belief that the Psychology Today editors had a deeply phobic reaction to my sexual honesty, the sex-positive approach to my work and my affirmation of disenfranchised people, including transgendered, fetishists, sex workers, and adult film actors.
Efforts to arrange a meeting with the editors and owner of the publication continue to be ignored.
My concern goes beyond my own interests. My experience as a therapist brought a hard-won wisdom to the column that readers are now deprived of without a word of explanation on the site.
Censorship is a danger that left unchallenged puts peopleâÂÂs lives at risk. The suppression of free thought has serious implications.àMy columns are based on the real-life experiences of my patients who needed treatment to overcome serious mental health challenges.
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Submitted by libbyliberal on Sat, 02/02/2013 - 11:11pm
Have we as a citizenry ever gotten a good answer on why the U.S. went after Iraq when a whopping 15 of the 19 Al Qaeda hijackers in the 9/11 attacks (according to wikipedia) were citizens of Saudi Arabia? (The four others were from Egypt, Lebanon and the UAE.)
Have we ever gotten a good answer as to why negative focus has never been directed by U.S. administrations or corporate media against the despotic monarchy of Saudi Arabia (our main weapons customer) while it oppresses its own people and enables other despotisms to oppress theirs? Read more about U.S. Hearts Saudi Despots
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Writing the balls to the wall Blog on Dan Rather was my first. It's true, I was a virgin blogger! My parents must be proud of my prolonged chastity and every teenager in America must consider me an imbecile. Such is life.
Getting pissed leads to pontification, depression has a lot of energy as well. The resulting geyser of emotion was labeled a blog, and I'm now a convert since I got more mail from one blog in one day than in 25 years of reporting for the corporate media. Famous people wrote me. I will not drop names, but suffice it to say they too believe Dan Rather deserves his chance to explain his latest brawl with the Bushes who apparently use the big stick and the big lie, and they do take prisoners. But, according to Jimmy Carter don't treat them too well.
Motivated by an understanding of the stink of corporate cronyism and corporate media dirty tricks, I read so many op-ed pieces about Dan Rather I was stunned by how quickly and judgmentally Americans now discard their heroes. Kurt Vonnegut wrote about the human traumas that distort emotions and can make us all feel disengaged, and dehumanized. When people are made to feel helpless, they lash out--sometimes at the wrong source.
9/11 traumatized us, and now as if written from a manual for dictators and bullies, we divide instead of unite and the bad guys never have to worry about a powerful and unified movement. Buckshot hatred scattered and unfocused. In Dan Rather's case, he risked his life more times than I can count in war zones from Vietnam to Afghanistan to help us gain knowledge that can only be gathered by reporters on the ground at the scene. How many Anchors do that today?
As for me, I took some hits from bloggers who said I was guilty for not leaving the corporate media sooner. What did the angry voices think I was doing since President Bush decided to illegally invade Iraq? If I wasn't being a pain in the ass at work fighting for discussion and analysis, I was directly questioning why, for instance, we dropped the Israeli Hezbollah war story---which was only 30 seconds long anyway -- for a story on a new Wal-Mart coming to the Bay Area.
The media managers changed after the war. Many came from sales. And most were middle-- aged white men who played golf together and made sure Sunday was spent at church. Have you noticed the more out of control people feel, the more churches are built? A big mouthed girl who loved Linda Ellerbee, Molly Ivans, Ann Richards, and Barbara Jordan is not exactly their dream date.
Here's just one story illustration that made me begin to believe I may have been up against the same type situations locally, as Dan Rather was nationally.
I remember coming into an editorial meeting with pictures of a car bombing in Baghdad in 2004 on a day the afternoon white house press release said, "All was quiet in Baghdad that day." I had received an e-mail an hour earlier from a friend fighting in Iraq who took pictures of a car bombing proving the white house press release to be bird cage liner. There were bodies on the road, blood was everywhere and a person clearly burned alive inside the car. Either the Bush administrator hadn't gotten word yet, or journalists were given lies to tell the public.
No one had actually told me I wasn't a journalist anymore, so naturally I thought this was a story. I walked into the meeting put my computer down, clicked on the picture and asked every producer, editor, and reporter to come and look. Before 9/11 and the Great Bait and Switch, State-of-the-Union speech of 2003, journalists in the room would have fought over who would do the story. They would have run out the door looking for those who could explain the contradiction. Instead, I found myself smack dab in the red zone.
"We can run these pictures, show the white house press release and compare what a soldier says with the misinformation the white house is putting out," I said. A newsroom and editorial meeting are never quiet, but at that moment there was silence. Then an interrogation began. "Where did you get those?" A recently hired news manager asked angrily. "From my friend in Iraq." "How do you know it's today?" Someone barked across the room with sarcasm? "Well the date, see it's in the right hand corner of the video showing it was taken just hours ago Iraqi time." I pointed like a third grader to the numbers on the top of the screen. I felt as vulnerable as a soldier in a humvee without bullet proof glass.
I waited. Then in an "Alice in Wonderland" kind of way, the conversation moved on without mentioning the e-mail and the car bombing. I vaguely heard someone suggesting a story on a 100 year old woman's birthday party! Now that's journalism. I interrupted with a smart ass remark. "So, I suppose we need to change our promos. Instead of In-depth news all the time, how about See, no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil, as our new promos." A friend shot me a look. I shut up. I trusted him to know I had gone too far. I was trying to land in a hotspot in a new 119 million dollar military aircraft, the V - 22 Osprey. My ass was grass.


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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is looking at how U.S. banks persuade customers to sign up for what they call overdraft protection programs, which some critics say are confusing and overcharge consumers, according to a Bloomberg News report.
The agency's inquiry -- which looks at nine banks, including JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America -- is focused on the online and mailed marketing material that these banks distribute, as well as scripts used by the banks' customer-service representatives, to assess whether the information is confusing to consumers, the report said.
The probe comes two years after regulators gave Americans more control of overdrafts on their checking accounts and is designed to determine if those regulatory changes went far enough.
Consumer groups have long said that overdraft protection plans tend to boost bank profits rather than actually protect bank consumers.
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I've been into riding forever but just for short distances. Now I'm really getting into it. I'm kind of a newbie to real bike riding, and I'm planing on rideing to work.
The only problem is that it doesn't seem like the bike lane has been invented here in Houston yet.
Is there someone here from Houston that could help me figure out where there is a good long road to cycle on?