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A lacklustre effort on either side of the ball has left Canada in a deep hole at the World Twenty20 qualifier in Abu Dhabi today. Batting first and putting up a small total of 137-6, Canada were forced to defend hard but could not pick up enough wickets to stunt the USA charge. Defending 24 off the last 2 overs, the USA chipped away at the total to win the game with one ball to spare.
Canada take on Ireland tomorrow.
Canada's plays its first match of the World Twenty20 Qualifier Friday against the United States of America in Abu Dhabi.
The North American rivals lock horns in the tournament opener for both teams as they look to get off to a winning start. Both teams split their warm up matches with Canada defeating Afghanistan before losing to Bermuda while the USA lost to Scotland before beating Nepal.
The two sides last played during the Teacher's Auty Cup T20 Series in Toronto with Canada winning both T20's handily. Ruvindu Gunaskera was the inform batsmen for Canada scoring 131 runs in the two innings.
The match can watched live in Canada on Sportsnet.ca and begins at 0500 Eastern Time.
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- Canada are 7-7-0 all time in the WT20 qualifiers but have never qualified for the big event. The best finish was 5th in 2008.
- USA are 3-9-0 all time with a best finish of 6th in 2010. USA have also not qualified for the big event.
- Ashish Bagai tops Canada's batting averages in T20 with 27.70 at 98.1 slightly ahead of Ruvindu Gunasekera's 26.2 at 112.3. Gunasekera is also Canada's leading run getter in the format at 602 from 23 innings.
- Harvir Baidwan is Canada's leading T20 wicket taker with 32 from 28 games with Rizwan Cheema close behind at 27 from 34.
- Steven Taylor with 179 runs at 19.9 is the USA's highest run scorer in T20 while Muhammed Ghous
CANADA Probable : Ashish Bagai,Jimmy Hansra,Hiral Patel,Harvir Baidwan,Jeremy Gordon,Ruvindu Gunasekera,Rizwan Cheema,Usman Limbada,Henry Osinde,Raza Rehman
USA Probable : Neil McGarrell (Captain), Adam Sanford,Akeem Dodson,Barrington Bartley,Danial Ahmed,Elmore Hutchinson,Fahad Babar,Japen Patel,Karan Ganesh,Muhammad Ghous,Orlando Baker


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Dr. Bottomley received his D.M.A. from The Ohio State University under tubist Jim Akins of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. He holds a Master of Music Degree from the Manhattan School of Music and was among the first to graduate from the orchestral performance degree program. While in New York he studied with Toby Hanks, former tubist of the New York City Ballet and the New York Brass Quintet. He completed his Bachelor of Music at the University of Wisconsin-Madison while studying with tubist and composer John Stevens.
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Watch out: a culinary trail around Ireland will make your mouth water like it never has before. From farm to market to fork, here's a small taster of what's on offer
Over 20 years ago, John and Sally McKenna bought a car for £100 and took to Ireland's roads in search of good food. That old car gave up long ago, but the road trip never ended and the McKennas and their Bridgestone Guides to Irish Food are now bywords for gastronomic quality in Ireland.
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Over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives are an important means to hedge risks in financial markets and are therefore key tools for companies, authorities and financial institutions in managing their exposure to risks linked with interest rates, exchange rates, commodity prices etc. Prior to the financial crisis, OTC derivatives markets were largely unregulated. In 2009, the G20 leaders agreed that all standardised OTC derivative contracts should be cleared through CCPs, that all derivative contracts should be reported to trade repositories and that non-centrally cleared contracts should be subject to higher capital requirements. In the EU, the G20 commitment is implemented by the EMIR which was finalised in February 2012 and approved by the European Parliament in March 2012.
Globally, the gross value of the OTC derivatives market totals USD 18.104 trillion (see chart). Prior to the financial crisis, OTC derivatives markets were largely unregulated. However, as the financial crisis has brought to light many weaknesses in OTC derivatives markets, such as their intransparency, inherent counterparty risks and the danger of contagion, there has been an international effort to increase stability in (OTC) derivatives markets and to reduce risks associated with them. In 2009, the G20 leaders agreed that all standardised OTC derivative contracts should be cleared through central counterparties (CCPs) from the end of 2012 at the latest, that all derivative contracts (not only OTC derivatives) should be reported to central data centres, i.e. trade repositories which would have to publish aggregate positions by class of derivative, and that non-centrally cleared contracts should be subject to higher capital requirements.
In the EU, the G20 commitment to centrally clear and report OTC derivatives is implemented by the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) which was finalised in February 2012 and approved by the European Parliament in March 2012. It will take effect at the end of 2012. Commensurate with the G20 commitment, the regulation requires all derivatives to be centrally reported and standard OTC derivative contracts to be cleared through CCPs. Furthermore, it requires and establishes stringent organisational, business-conduct and capital requirements for the CCPs. Derivatives that are not centrally cleared will be subject to higher margin and capital requirements. Information on all European derivative transactions will thus be reported to trade repositories and will be accessible to supervisory authorities, including the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), so that policy makers and supervisors may obtain an overview of the distribution of risk in the markets.
During the legislative process, the biggest debates centred on the issue of who is responsible for authorising CCPs. A matter of particularly fervent debate was whether to give a binding mediation role to ESMA in disputes between national regulators over the authorisation of CCPs. In the end, the European Parliament secured a mediation role for ESMA in cases in which a supervisory college blocks authorisation of a CCP. Other issues of dispute, such as the period during which pension schemes are exempt from the central clearing obligation and the way in which third-country CCPs are to be treated, have also been resolved: a relatively loose regime has been established for pension schemes with regard to the clearing obligation. This will apply for three years, extendable by another two years plus one, subject to proper justification, and CCPs from third countries will be recognised in the EU only if the legal regime of the third country in question provides an effective equivalent system for recognition. This does not, however, set a standard for other legislation on the oversight and supervision of financial market infrastructure.
Detailed rulemaking has been delegated
EMIR delegates a number of areas of detailed rulemaking to the European Commission and these technical standards will be developed by the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs). ESMA, in particular, is now tasked with drafting the implementing measures. These measures shall specify: i) which classes of derivative must be cleared centrally, ii) what the capital requirements for non-cleared trades will be, iii) how intra-group transactions will be treated and iv) what exemptions will be made for pension funds and non-financial companies. In the rulemaking process, numerous consultation papers were published by the ESAs in March 2012 to seek industry views. Input from stakeholders will now be used to shape the draft technical standards for which ESMA faces a deadline of September 30, 2012. Once finalised, the standards will be endorsed by the European Commission and are expected to enter into force by end-2012 or early 2013.
In formulating the implementing measures and finalising the rules, regulators should seek to align US and EU reforms for OTC derivatives markets. An eye should thus be cast on cross-border trades and cross-border coordination, since cross-border coordination in implementing clearing requirements is crucial. If different jurisdictions have different clearing requirements, it may be impossible for cross-border transactions to comply with both sets of applicable requirements.
So far, ESMA has aimed for convergence with the US rules on minimal margin requirements. In parallel, a group of international bodies including the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have established a working group to examine whether to set global minimum margin requirements to avoid regulatory arbitrage. Also, IOSCO recently joined forces with the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) to publish new international standards for payment, clearing and settlement systems, including CCPs, which should be adopted by the end of 2012. This new set of global standards toughens requirements for how CCPs manage risk. As such, it imposes thorough stress testing and margin requirements as well as segregation and portability standards. Furthermore, it addresses concerns that arise when derivatives are cleared on a global basis, such as the access by regulators and firms to CCPs based in other jurisdictions. Generally, it is sensible to seek (international) coordination on risk management standards since competition on standards, such as the size of the margin a CCP may demand, carries the risk that clearing houses will water down those standards to win deals. However, it would be preferable for CCPs to compete on the quality of services offered.
Furthermore, regarding the definitions of which instruments must be cleared, regulators should be vigilant: the more complex and illiquid a derivative is, the less suited it is to clearing as i) market volume will be too small and ii) it will be difficult for the CCP to find adequate collateral or margin requirements. To clear such trades centrally would thus not be viable.
On an operational level, one important aspect is that the rules which need to be coded into IT systems (e.g. which derivatives are to be cleared) are explicit and sufficiently detailed to allow consistency of implementation across the single market.
Concerning trade reporting, attention should be paid to the potential for non-financial firms to be overloaded by burdensome requirements and the interaction of reporting rules under EMIR and the MiFID. Thus far, ESMA has announced that it is aiming for a broad and flexible definition of hedging but a low clearing threshold. Generally, exemptions for non-financials that typically use derivatives to manage business risk and smooth out cash flows over time can be welcomed as long as the institution in question does not pose any systemic risk.
The future of the OTC derivatives industry critically hinges on whether the regulation strikes an appropriate balance between greater stability and preserving the benefits of vibrant derivatives markets. EMIR seems to have found that balance – as long the ESAs keep an eye on the critical points when finalising the implementing measures.
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It is the current home of the "People of the Vale". Long before the start of the series, the Kingdom of the Vale participated in a war which disrupted the Dragon Force. Because of this the King had to lift up the Sword of the Vale from its place, using the power of Victini. The sword was laid to rest atop a mountain which subsided the Dragon Force.


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ATHENS, Texas-Texas Parks and Wildlife Department this week stocked 32,000 six-inch largemouth bass with trophy genes into Lakes Austin and Nacogdoches.
The fish were produced at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens for use in Operation World Record, an on-going research project to determine if fish descended from 13-pound or bigger bass will grow faster and/or bigger than "wild" fish naturally occurring in a reservoir.
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Lake Austin will receive nearly 13,000 fish.
Lake Nacogdoches, a 2,212-acre lake near the city of the same name, will be stocked with about 20,000 fish. "Since our management goal for this lake is to maximize the production of trophy fish, it seems like a good fit for the OWR fish," said Todd Driscoll, the TPWD Inland Fisheries biologist in charge of the lake. "Current vegetative coverage is over 40 percent, so there is ample habitat to ensure stocking survival."
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My son is already 4 years old but still throws tantrums every time he does not get what he wants. I find it hard dealing with him especially when we're in public places. How should I deal with him? You're suggestions are highly appreciated.
My son is already 4 years old but still throws tantrums every time he does not get what he wants. I find it hard dealing with him especially when we're in public places. How should I deal with him? You're suggestions are highly appreciated.
Hi MummyMarianne,
Tantrums in a 4 year old can be embarrassing if you're in public and can be highly frustrating anytime. But as you know, your son has learned that if he throws a tantrum, he often times will get what he wants and this is why he continues to do it.
So the first thing you'll need to do is decide that you're willing to dedicate a good week to re-training your son to respond properly rather than throwing a tantrum. It will take time and consistency, but if you're highly consistent and you can spend a whole week with him, you'll be able to change this habit rather quickly.
I would encourage you to stay home during this time and try not to take him out of the house except maybe to the park or for a walk when others are not around, but if you can, I'd avoid that so that you can feel comfortable correcting him each and every time he throws a tantrum.
So how do you go about changing the behavior?
For starters, your son is old enough to understand what you're about to do, so you can actually sit down and tell him that you will no longer allow him to throw tantrums. Let him know that this behavior is not okay and you're going to expect him to obey with a smile on his face when you ask him to do things.
If you ask him to turn the TV off, or to come to dinner, or to get his shoes on... whatever direction you are giving him, you will expect him to stop what he is doing and do what you ask with a happy face.
If he starts to throw a tantrum, immediately go over to him, get down to his level, look in his eyes and say, "I will not let you throw a tantrum. That's not okay." Then give him the direction again... "You need to turn the TV off now and go wash your hands for dinner."
If he throws a tantrum, then you'll ask him to walk to his room. If he refuses and throws himself on the ground, you can then "help" him to his room. Once he is in his room, let him know that he may come out when he has stopped crying or yelling, and he can come out with a smile on his face.
You may need to close the door and you may need to stay by the door in case he tries to come out before he has stopped the poor behavior. But you will be consistent and redirect him back into his room each time, giving him the same direction... "You may come out of your room when you have a smile on your face."
Once he realizes that the tantrum is not going to get him what he wants, and he has stopped the poor attitude, then you may go into him, give him a hug, and let him know that you love him very much, but you won't let him throw tantrums anymore.
You can tell him that he needs to use his words to tell you what he wants (if this is appropriate). This might be appropriate for a situation where someone takes his toy, and he starts to throw a tantrum because he wants that toy. In that situation you can tell him that he needs to come to you to tell you so that you can help him.
As you can see, this is going to take dedication on your part and it will take consistency for you to do this every single time. BUT, I can guarantee that if you give this full effort for a week, you'll have a different child on your hands - one who is able to control himself and is much more pleasant to be around. You won't be able to go back to your old habits of giving in to what he wants because the first time you do this, all the "good" you've done will be undone and you'll have to start over with the training.
One other thing I want to mention is that you can actually practice with your son at home. You can practice having him in front of the TV and then asking him to turn the TV off and come to you. Be sure he is not tired and he is not hungry. We want him to be in a good mood when you're "practicing" what his new responses should be. If you practice at home, then he should do better when you're out in public.
Please let me know your thoughts on this and feel free to post any specific situations that you want specific suggestions for.
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Hamilton showed a glimpse of that on Thursday by delivering his finest moment as an Angel.
Hamilton and the Angels erupted in the ninth inning on the Fourth of July, but the organization went ahead with its fireworks show anyway.
Albert Pujols started it with his first-ever hit against St. Louis, Hamilton made it possible with a game-tying two-run home run and Erick Aybar supplied the game-winning hit as the Angels came from behind to defeat the Cardinals 6-5 in front of 42,707 at Angel Stadium to win the series.
Hamilton extended his hitting streak to nine games by driving a split-fingered fastball from reliever Edward Mujica over the wall in center field to tie the score 5-5.
The fans erupted in a way Hamilton has not heard before. He said after he hit the home run it was the loudest he's heard it at Angel Stadium.
"Yeah, it was cool," Hamilton said.
He said based on what he'd heard about Mujica he would come at him with a splitter, and he was ready for it.
"It was good to see Josh open it up a bit, get a little extension and drive the ball," Angels manager Mike Scoiscia said.
Hamilton has been swinging the bat well lately after struggling for most of the season.
"I just had to fight through it, and understand you've done it before and are capable of doing it again," Hamilton said.
Howie Kendrick then promptly singled up the middle. Mark Trumbo had a hit-and-run single to left-center, with Kendrick going to third. Alberto Callaspo flied out to shallow left field and Hank Conger popped up to second base before Aybar singled to left field to win it.
He finished 3 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored.
It was Hamilton's 11 th home run. His .226 batting average illustrates his struggles.
"It really is about what have you done for me lately," Hamilton said. "And I have not done a whole lot. To come up big in that situation feels really good."
Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright had thrown four consecutive scoreless innings heading into the ninth before allowing a leadoff single to Pujols to lead off the ninth inning. It was Pujols' first hit against his former team after going 0 for 10.
"My job there was not to hit a home run. It was to get on base," Pujols said.
The hit meant the end for Wainwright, who went eight-plus innings and allowed four runs on seven hits and one walk with three strikeouts.
Wainwright allowed two runs in the third inning and one in the fourth before cruising into the ninth.
Angels starter Joe Blanton had five strikeouts through three scoreless innings before Cardinals hitters caught up with him.
Blanton has an ERA of 5.14 but had been pitching well of late. He'd limited opponents to three earned runs or fewer in six of his last seven starts before allowing five runs (four earned) on nine hits and a walk with seven strikeouts against the Cardinals.
The Angels staked Blanton to a brief 2-0 lead in the third inning when Callaspo led off with a single to right field and Aybar had a one-out single. J.B. Shuck sacrificed the runners over while trying to bunt for a base hit and Mike Trout followed with two-run single.
Then Blanton's troubles began. Carlos Beltran singled, Matt Holliday fought off several tough pitches and worked a walk and Allen Craig hit his 10 th home run of the season, a three-run shot to give the Cardinals a 3-2 lead.
Trumbo's 19 th home run of the season, a solo blast to right-center field, tied the score 3-3 in the bottom of the fourth inning.
The Cardinals took advantage of a couple of defensive blunders by the Angels. After Daniel Descalso's lead-off double off the wall in right field, Jon Jay attempted a sacrifice bunt down the third base. The bunt was bouncing down the baseline when Callaspo swiped it into foul territory with his glove. But the ball appeared to hit chalk on its last bounce.
Jay was awarded a single on the play and Descalso took third. Matt Carpenter followed with a sacrifice fly to center and the Cardinals took a 4-3 lead. Blanton then struck out Beltran and Holliday.
A two-out error by Trumbo in the sixth led to an RBI single by Descalso, whose hit meant the end for Blanton.
The Angels' bullpen shut it down from there, with Michael Kohn, Kevin Jepsen and Scott Downs all pitching effectively in relief.
Pujols said he was happy the matchup with his former team was over.
"It's not about St. Louis, it's about the Angels organization," he said.


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A9 TV; December 17th, 2011
Generally the communities in Turkey are tolerant; they are of sound mind and mature, but surely some groups in some of them are shy and hesitant, they cannot be hopeful. Some of them have weak faith. Otherwise, there is more than enough people who will establish the Unity of Islam both in Turkey and the world, but due to weakness in faith and hesitancy, as Bediuzzaman puts it as, "the vein of cowardice" and "despair", they become paralyzed. Satan sits them on their path in these two ways, and Bediuzzaman also speaks of it. He sits them on their ways of cowardice, and on their ways of hopelessness. These two need to be isolated and eliminated, says Bediuzzaman. Insha'Allah this will happen.
When the culture of intellectualism mixes with true religion, it turns into something else. Then it not become effective.
In the absence of guidance you can convey as much knowledge as possible, become an assistant professor, a professor and not accomplish any results. So many professors have come and gone from Turkey. They had had no impact whatsoever. Incidents will proceed as Allah says, as our Prophet (saas) says.
(In response to a Lebanese minister's statement who said; "If Turkey ever attacks Syria, then we will ally with Russia and Iran and demolish the cities of Turkey." )
There is nothing of the sort. The decision of war can not be made without consulting Hazrat Mahdi (as), Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Khidir (as). The three of them are against war, they do not allow it; so they cannot.
(About our Kurdish brothers)
The Kurds are dear to us. When one speaks of a Kurd, a brave, hospitable, modest, inoffensive, honorable, solemn, noble, and spartan man will come to one's mind. Salah ad-Din Ayyub, Bediuzzaman, Anatolia, the whole of Anatolia will come to mind. Kurds are in our hearts. We are proud of them. We are honored by our Kurdish brothers. They are all the sweetest people in the world, masha'Allah. They are all very attractive, well-mannered, respectful and pure. They know how to speak; they remember Allah and speak of the Qur'an; they are very well-mannered. Because they are aware of this, those in thrall to the dajjal hatch plots by means of the alleged Ergenekon organization and similar organizations in order to annihilate these holy people, most of whom are sayyids. They made plans to beset them on all sides and eradicate them, but Allah thwarted their plans. When the Unity of Islam is established, Insha'Allah, we will have joy together with our very dear brothers in those beautiful Kurdish tents.
We will never surrender our land and our citizens to the communists. They will simply forget this; we will bring down heaven and earth upon them. If they are insane, I am more insane than them. They need to be intelligent, Insha'Allah. We will never allow them. In no way shall we give a millimeter away of our country. While we speak of "growing bigger" look what they are talking about! Are you insane? We are talking about the "Greater Turkey"; by Allah's leave, we will decorate the entire region extending from the Adriatic sea all the way down to the China Sea with the breath of the Turkish Islamic Union whereas these guys are speaking of division. They used to struggle to convince us. When we roared, they shut up all of a sudden. Now they remain in deep silence. Many columnists used to express their fear of being slaughtered by them. I told them to give up cowardice. If they have 50 thousand soldiers, we can respond to them with 25 million fresh soldiers. They need to give up such impertinence. If they want to assist the Islamic Union. they are welcome to. This is beautiful, this is an honor. Other than that there is no other way.
If a citizen does not speak Turkish and only speaks Kurdish, we can make translations. Why shouldn't we? There is no need to be so harsh. We make translations into English, into German etc. If my mother, sister does not speak Turkish, I would surely tell him in Kurdish. Why shouldn't we? But our Kurdish brothers must absolutely learn Turkish. I am of both Circassian and Arabic descent but I neither speak Circassian nor Arabic. I speak Turkish, Insha'Allah.
Those who assumed that they have cornered Muslims, that they could isolate Muslims from society, who assumed that beautiful women, good food, beverages and opportunities, nice words, joy and song all belong to the disbelievers looked and saw that all of them actually belong to Muslims. The most beautiful women are among Muslims, the most handsome young men are among Muslims, the most luxurious houses belong to Muslims. The best of ideas, the most beautiful morality, the most perfect of everything belong to Muslims. Meanwhile the system of Mahdi improves in all aspects, masha'Allah.
If we let Turkey be disintegrated, we allow, as a nation life to become haram to us. We would not give a millimeter of land from Turkey. You must simply forget this. We will bring down the heavens and earth upon him. You will support the Turkish-Islamic Union. That is it. We would not let you establish a communist state in the South East of Turkey. They used to call Moscow "communist." Now Moscow also abandoned it.
Incidents would not come to an end in Egypt; tranquility would only prevail in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as). Neither Libya nor Egypt will attain peace. There will be settlement only by means of the appearance of Imam Muhammad Mahdi (as). Disorder will not come to an end in any place.
The Alawite expressions are very beautiful. They are amazing, they have profound meanings. They read them with love and passion. Alawites are our dear to us; they are brave, well-mannered, of moral perfection and kind. Like all other people in the whole of Anatolia, like our brothers, they are gentle people whose hearts have become exuberant with the love of Allah, love of human beings, animals, plants and all other things. May Allah open the hearts of each one of them, may Allah guide them all. They are the sweetest of all, masha'Allah.


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The Baltimore County Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in identifying persons in reference to the use of stolen credit cards in Baltimore County.
On May 28, the victim left her wallet at a store on York Road in Cockeysville. She realized that the wallet was missing when she was contacted by her bank about fraudulent activity on credit cards that had been in her wallet.
The investigation has indicated that the cards were used at a WaWa store in Baltimore City and a Rite Aid store in Timonium.
Investigators have obtained surveillance photographs of several persons and a gold 200 Mercury passenger car in reference to the use of the credit cards.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call police at 410-307-2020.


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Links & Podcasts
What's new in the video collection ? (Includes new arrivals to Liverpool as well as all Onondaga County libraries' collections.)
We offer a huge link library in "Explore a Topic" in the menu above. Here is the shortcut to our Movie Links section .
WFUV in NYC offers film critic Harlan Jacobson Movie Reviews
"Jacobson covers a mix of mainstream and edgier releases, always bringing his acerbic wit and sharp intellect to the conversation. Over the past thirty years, his reviews have appeared in Variety, USA Today, Film Comment (where he was editor for eight years), and other publications." Duration: about 5 minutes.
KCRW in Santa Monica, CA offers film critic Joe Morgenstern Movie Reviews
"The Pulitzer Prize-winning critic of The Wall Street Journal, Joe Morgenstern reviews films weekly in the paper and on KCRW; he airs his current musings on the film industry in a biweekly column for the paper as well. He has worked for The New York Times, the New York Herald Tribune, and the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, and his freelance writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, Playboy, GQ and the Columbia Journalism Review. He has also written for television; his scripts include "The Boy In the Plastic Bubble" and several episodes of "Law & Order." Joe is a founding member of the National Society of Film Critics and a member of the New York Film Critics Circle.


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Pringle of Scotland Spring 2012
Just so you are up to date with the ever-shifting landscape of the European fashion world, here is a guide to the current state of play: In Milan, new designer Umit Benan is presenting his debut collection for Trussardi at an all-out extravaganza show in a few days' time. In Paris this month, studio hand Olivier Rousteing (who was promoted a while back to head up Balmain) will take a bow at the end of the runway for the very first time this month. Meanwhile, over at Dior, the creative director role is still, as of now, classified as "Position Vacant."
London has also participated in this merry-go-round with Clare Waight Keller departing Pringle of Scotland to go to Chloé (do keep up), a state of affairs which ushered in a new chapter for not only the sweater company, but also for a young, unknown British designer: Alistair Carr, late of Balenciaga's atelier, and now installed at a house that might as well have hung a sign on the door that read, "Identity Wanted." Now, with two collections behind him (resort and Monday's spring runway show) it's safe to say Carr is imbuing Pringle of Scotland with just that.
It's not, to be honest, that it truly lacked for one before. Pringle has been going since 1815 and is renowned for its way with argyle patterns and cable-knit twinsets. Yet the challenge is how to update that past so it looks like the company has a meaningful future, which also entails not being afraid to embrace what went before. What made Carr's presentation look so refreshing was that rather than trying to offer a lot of runway drama, he simply took pleasure in showing looks built around the beautiful sweaters the company has been making for nearly two centuries—only rigorously modernized. (Despite it being the spring season, there's a quietly developing fascination with the knitted form—in part, no doubt, because it is such a brilliant foil for color, texture, and pattern.)
Carr opened the show with a simple but striking statement, a palette cleanser that signaled it's all about change at Pringle: a gray crewneck sweater with multicolored intarsia bands and a pair of clean, no-fuss gray pants. He then proceeded to work his way through all manner of knit dressing with shimmering jacquard knits, some with cable configurations and caviar beading (worn with slouchy black silk cargo pants), and a particularly pretty white lace-effect stitch used for sixties-tinged A-line dresses adorned with graphic bands of black. The one quibble would be that, every now and again, the specter of his previous employer appeared in some of the more conceptual folding and draping moments, but he'd quickly reassert himself and get right back to showing what he can do with the humble sweater. Except, in Carr's capable hands, it's anything but.


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Scott Thwaites is hoping that he will get the chance to ride the Tour de France on home territory.
The Burley-in-Wharfedale rider, currently completing in the Tour de San Louis in Argentina for the NetApp Enura team, said: "As a cyclist I have always dreamt of riding the Tour de France as it is the pinnacle of the sport – arguably the greatest athletic challenge in the world.
"I never thought that the Tour would start in Leeds, especially in a year when I am racing at Pro Continental level and with a team that has ambitions to ride the Tour."
He added: "To start the Tour in Leeds next year would be amazing for me.
"I have always been appreciative of the massive local support when racing the Otley Town Centre race and I'm sure, with the area having big cycling tradition, the support will be massive."
Thwaites, thinks the route for the first stage, which goes through Otley and Ilkley will be a good test for the world's top riders.
"I'm delighted that the Tour is on my home roads," he said.
"Traditionally the first week is flat for the sprinters but the grippy rolling roads of the Dales will provide a different challenge.
"It will be a springboard for attacking racing."
There was big boost for Thwaites' team yesterday when they received a wildcard from orgainsers ASO for one the most important races in the international programme for the first time, the Critérium du Dauphiné on June 2-9.
After securing invitations to Tirreno – Adriatico and Il Lombardia this is already the third WorldTour wildcard of te season for the team.
"Riding the famous Dauphiné is a great honour for us.
"ASO, already expressed its confidence in us with early invitations to the tours in Qatar and Oman.
"With the wildcard, they gave us an additional signal, which we really appreciate," said team manager Ralph Denk."


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Melissa's Produce - Citrus Crate
Oranges can be eaten in many ways -- juiced, peeled and eaten fresh -- but why waste the peel? Peter Tutera suggests using the halves of orange peels as "bowls" for a scoop of vanilla ice cream. In citrus fruits, it's the vitamin C that is the fat-burning component because it reduces fat's effectiveness and can liquefy or dilute it so that it exits the body. Add some lemon to your water, drink orange juice, and eat grapefruit in the morning.


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WORCESTER City saved their best until last as they rounded off the season in style.
While there have been some fine displays from Carl Heeley's side this term, most notably in the second-half of the campaign, few were better than the 3-0 victory over Boston United.
The Blue and Whites were on top in the first period but blitzed Boston after the break with three goals that had Aggborough rocking.
It was also watched by the highest home league attendance of the season, swelled by a large and vocal travelling Pilgrims support.
Fittingly, with Danny Glover having opened City's goal-scoring account at Aggborough with a scorching volley against Altrincham way back in August, it was another spectacular effort that completed City's tally for the term.
Tyler Weir, having already fired a crisp 20-yarder drive beyond Lewis King on the hour-mark, responded to shouts of "shoot" from the crowd by unleashing an unstoppable swerving strike into the top corner from even further out.
That sparked scenes of delirium not often seen at Aggborough, even if the left-back's over exuberant celebration earned a booking from picky referee Michael D'Aguilar.
Prior to Weir's barnstorming brace, Daniel Nti had broken the deadlock with his 16th goal of the season, neatly sweeping home captain Ellis Deeney's right-wing cross.
With each goal, City grew in confidence and their experimental system, no doubt deployed with next season in mind, worked a treat.
Captain Deeney sat deeper to protect the back four, allowing right-back George Williams to flourish in a central midfield role alongside Ebby Nelson-Addy.
By the end, Boston had no answer to the onslaught as their play-off hopes were extinguished.
The visitors' misery was finally completed five minutes from time when Steffan Galinski tripped Nelson-Addy in full flight while bearing down on goal and was sent off.
It all meant that City finished the season in 15th place with 50 points, exactly the same as last season but something that seemed unthinkable just a few short months ago.
Staring relegation in the face at the start of January, Heeley and his coaching staff transformed City's fortunes with some choice signings that also brought the best out of the young crop of talent at their disposal.
The result was a run of form to match any team in the division – at one stage winning seven out of 10 games - and safety secured with several games of the season remaining.
Saturday's victory ended a run of three games without a win, which ironically was City's worst spell of 2014.
But, with their status assured, it is perhaps understandable that they briefly eased up knowing their work was done.
However, there was no sign of that against Boston as City put the Hednesford defeat behind them and showed that they are capable of.
It ensured 2013-14 finished on a high and renewed encouragement for what might be to come next season.


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Engines — Richard
Engine Overview
|2001 Engine Preview
Whoever wrote "the more things change, the more they stay the same" clearly was not referring to the marine engine industry. Over the past decade, the makers of both gasoline and diesel engines have almost completely overhauled their product lines and in the process increased power, reduced weight, and minimized emissions. They've done this by utilizing technologies unheard of just a few years ago. The result has been a steady stream of new engines of all types, a trend that will continue as we enter the new millenium. As you'll see in the following section, there are more than 40 new engines on tap for 2001 alone.
But the news isn't just about product. Following the trend towards a global economy, many engine builders are combining talents, either through joint ventures or by outright acquisition. The result should be even more investment in research and development and eventually more and better marine engines.
These are exciting times
in the marine power industry, and the more things change, the better the
engines seem to get.
This article originally appeared in the May 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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Cheap ready-made gaming PC - can you better this?
Mate of mine blew-up his PC last week and wants a new one - budget is, however, tight.
All that's salvageable from his old PC is the HDD/DVDR - the psu/board are knackered and the memory in the board is DDR2 so...
He asked what I could find for £250 - I said 'not a gaming PC' - so he disappeared for an hour and then emailled me this
My first reaction was 'you need cash for a GPU' but the figures on that APU actually seem quite decent - it actually gets 60% MORE on 3DMark 11 than my PC does - it should play most things at a sensible res/settings!?!?
My next reaction was 'the PSU will be crap - the HDD will be an offbrand and so on" - but the HDD doesn't really matter, he could even delete it, and I think a PSU swap is within his powers (building a whole PC isn't)
Assuming it comes with the mobo shown, that gets decent reviews tho and seems to have most of what you'd need.
The casing is a bit nasty but there are other options and he has his existing case which is OK if he feels brave enough (or I get bored enough) to swap it over.
Only other downside I can see is lack of upgrade options (maybe an A10?) - but he's not likely to do that anyway - even 4Gb is probably 'enough' memory (tho if it's one stick, that's no dual-channel?)
Anyone care to rip that to bits and/or find something 'better' for not much more cash (no component lists tho - he can't build it and I can't be bothered!)??
I say that the linked system is crap, but i have lost perspective. In college, I had enough cash to buy a $275 celeron 300mhz PC with a little known graphics chip dubbed the Trident Blade3D that was in AGP video cards which were selling for $90. I heavily researched the card and cpu for gaming performance, crossed my fingers, purchased the gear and put the system together. That thing turned out to be a little beast, playing Quake 3, Heretic 2, F/A 18 Super Hornet, NOLF2, many many other directx/opengl games and even PSX emulators at a crisp 800x600 resolution (consoles ran at 320x240 then) and a stable 45fps - 60fps.
So yeah, with a bit of research you can put together seemingly inferior hardware on the surface that may surprise you with it's performance. Sadly, I don't have nearly the same amount of time I had then to devote to cross referencing and cataloging every minute detail regarding mid to low end hardware.
Word of advice: ignore 3DMark benchmarks when the gap in results is small.
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Realistically, it's about 2/3rds of my system's overall 3DMark, must more powerful as a CPU, must LESS powerful as a GPU - I suspect a dedicated GPU would be needed to play anything remotely taxing (and his GPU is cooked)
Problem with building to a low-price is that self-build will never come close to the prices a company buying in bulk can pull-off - but they're always cutting corners so you have to find the company which cuts the corners you care about least...
found some benchmarks for you.
here is another one./
Dunno about anything cheaper, although you could take a look at hwo much the costs of those components are if you assemble one yourself.
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I do actually think it's impossible to start any thread about PCs - no matter how much you emphasise that self-build isn't an option - without someone bringing-up self-build ;)
Those benchmarks sort-of-confirm my guess - they're OK but they're not really QUITE good enough for a gaming PC
I looked into the dual-graphics thing but, as I suspected, it's limited to such a tiny range of possible cards that it's just pointless - so a proper GPU would really be required as that's at least £75 - budget well blown there...
I suspect his only realistic option is a pre-built older system - something like a 965 Black Series in a board which could reuse his DDR2 memory perhaps - with a decent GPU added with the change...
Not ideal but you can't spend what you don't got...
One problem with that system is the slow memory. DDR3-1333 is okay-ish for system memory, but for an APU it also doubles as VRAM, and is just inexcusably terrible. GPUs want bandwidth, or to be precise, they WANT BANDWIDTH. ALL OF IT. Which is why you have things like a 384-bit bus for GDDR5 running at eg. 5 GT/s on some graphics cards. That's 11 or 22 times as much bandwidth, depending on whether that system has dual or single-channel memory. Single-channel would be making it twice as terrible as it already is.
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OK - the APU isn't buying him anything at all (it's just not powerful enough for anything but the odd game of something at 30fps) so I've been looking for a cheaper system, perhaps based around an FX chip (the Trinity without the GPU?) or an i3 perhaps.
Problem is, your main expenditure then becomes the motherboard - not sure why but all the cheap PCs have crappy m-atx boards despite the saving only being £10-20 at most!?
I looked at prebuilt bundles from Scan and Overclockers but you're getting into eBay 'readymade' prices just for the cpu/board/memory alone - and they often still choose a slightly shitting board.
Is there anywhere online which summarizes motherboards well - I'm tired of staring at digits working out the minute differences between 10 different models :)
A Core 2 Duo E8400, with a Maximus Formula motherboard and a gtx570 is a killer combo.
I had the same combination above (except the gpu was a gtx580) and all my games were running at 60fps, e.g:
Battlefield 3
NFS the Run
Mass Effect 2/3
All maxed out.
As for Crysis:
45fps on Very High @ 1080p
Don't get quad core from the 2008 intel generation. A friend gave me an Intel Extreme QX9670 cpu for $100 - a steal as that CPU was going for $999 in 2008 - and I was excited to use it as it meant I got quad core without needing to upgrade the RAM or motherboard. Big mistake - that thing was a furnace and it literally had the water boiling in my watercooling loop. The max overclock I could reach was 3.6ghz which is useless as it doesn't surpass the 25% threshold needed to get tangible performance improvement.
Ended up going from a 4Ghz overclock on the dual core to 3Ghz stock on the quad core and losing performance in the bargain. Games were now running at 50fps or less (especially Crysis, down to 40fps), emulation was severely affected as now Dolphin was running at 30fps or less.
The only good Quad Core generation started with the Core i7 920 and above in 2010.
Locally, I can easily find a C2D E8400 + Maximus Formula combo for about $160. Usually from guys who take care of their hardware but are looking to upgrade
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I have friends running E8400/Q8600 era machines and it's only in the last 6 months-or-so, but they're starting to notice that their CPUs are becoming the bottleneck for some games (dragging down the experience).
They have GPUs which will be worth dragging into new PCs and they're bound to bug me for ideas on what to replace their cpu/mobos with - but it's not likely to happen before next week :)
Given that I need a mobo/memory/cpu (assembled), and power supply at least - I think I'm just going to let him get an A8-based system from eBay (he's sent me a few other links - all much of a muchness) - the sotck performance will just-about match his old PC I reckon and he can save-up for the PSU or even faster memory to get more from it later ( I reckon his GPU may even be OK - I think he's cooked his PSU and Mobo tho)
Not really any other way around it - I found a similar system at Aria (but I hate Aria) - anything we build ourselves is going to cost more cash than he has and take time we don't have so...
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- It only took the conclave of cardinals a couple of days to elect a pope, yet Italians are still waiting for a prime minister. Ferdinando Giugliano explains why Italy-watchers are not expecting white smoke from the presidential palace any time soon.
- Cyprus has turned into a cash economy, struggling with the lack of coins.
- A posthumously-published extract from Eric Hobsbawm's book, Fractured Times, looks at how the lone cowboy became such a potent figure in American history.
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This is sanaya. I see many members adding links in their signature. Is that allowed? After how many good posts can I add link to my signature? I am asking this because I do not want to be considered a spammer. I wish to go by the rules of the forum.
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SUPERMARINE were left to rue two second-half sinbinnings as they drew 16-16 with Minety in Dorset & Wilts 1 North thanks to a late Stu Dawson penalty.
Chris Dawes and Matt Young both received yellow cards in the second period of Saturday's clash, derailing the visitors' momentum and giving Minety the chance to sneak back into the match, having trailed 13-7.
Dawson's three-pointer at the death secured a share of the spoils for Marine after the referee penalised Minety for feeding the ball into their own scrum on the final play of the afternoon, but head coach Sean Millwaters felt his team were well set to take maximum points prior to two moments of indiscipline from his players.
"Had we scored again at 13-7 I think we'd have gone on to win it. What didn't help us was we ended up with two yellow," he told the Advertiser.
"Chris Dawes' was for a deliberate knock-on, which was a little harsh. He went for the interception and knocked it on.
"With Matt's they took a quick tap penalty and their little nine ran into our huge prop and he got yellow carded for not getting out the way. I can understand the second one because of the circumstances, I can't really understand the second one but I just think had we scored at 13-7 we would have gone on to win it.
"We conceded two penalties when Chris was off, which took it to 13-13 and then conceded another when Matt went off which took it to 16-13. With 14 players it sort of knocked out rhythm." Dawson sent over two penalties for Marine, who scored tries through number eight Dan Taylor and Killian Spain. On reflection, Millwaters suggested a draw may have been a fair result.
"Minety are a good team," he said. "They wouldn't be where they are in the league if they weren't playing good rugby and it's the same with us. It could have gone either way and at the end of it was 16-all fair? Probably.
"Minety had periods of the game where they played better than we did, we certainly had periods of the game where we played better than they did so on the whole it probably was a fair result."


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In PvE I have been using Longbow :-
1v1 Lay traps, 3 for weakness, start backing off, 2 for flurry of shots, they will hit the traps (burning and cripple), 4 to push them back, 5 to rain arrows and cripple again, 1 to finish off.
Vs groups put the rain of arrows sooner then kite in circles - or switch to great sword which is practically a AeO with the basic swings.
I definitely the traps the most useful - though only the burning and cripple ones. I use the condition removal as my third utility since getting rooted leads to a swift death.
PvE is definitely a million times easier with a bear (or two ) since the cats I was using before got 1 shotted by any melee enemies a few levels above mine. The bears seem to be able to tank anything 3 or 4 levels higher for long enough. Especially if you switch pets when one get low.
The polar bear is trivial to get (won't give spoilers) so I would recommend to all for PvE.
Recently I have switched to Shortbow and Axe and Torch based on conditions - more for a change than because its more effective. I was underwhelmed by Axe main hand at first but then I realised it hits 3 targets at once so its actually not that bad. Torch has good synergy with axe main hand 2 (burning field + projectile finisher), and the area burning also works pretty well with traps.
Sword, meh. He prances and dances but he doesn't do a lot. Probably just need to practice though! Maybe better in PvP.
Horn I like since it gives a speed buff. Duration is pretty limited though. I tend to pick this up for WvW. The summon birds seems to do next to no damage though with a pretty long cool down.
Dagger - not really used it to be honest.


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I started to design for my own photobooks, as I am very creative and I love to make embellishments myself.
I take a lot of photos and lots of my elements are made with them, or photos taken by my daughter and my mother.
I also paint a lot and I do use these images to make elements for my kits too.


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Behind the Scenes: Prada's Roaring '20s Costume Sketches for 'The Great Gatsby'
Take a peek at sketches of four costumes Miuccia Prada designed for 'The Great Gatsby!'
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Were you aware that many of the fabulous costumes in the upcoming Baz Luhrmann adaptation of The Great Gatsby were designed by none other than Miuccia Prada? Neither were we—until now! Miuccia has unveiled a series of sketches depicting four of the gorgeous dresses that will be seen in the film. Check them out here!
Drawing their inspiration from the Prada and Miu Miu archives, Miuccia and costume designer Catherine Martin worked together to create over 40 looks for the movie. Said Catherine to Vogue UK , "Baz and Miuccia have always connected on their shared fascination with finding modern ways of releasing classic and historical references from the shackles of the past. This connection is central to our relationship with Miuccia Prada on The Great Gatsby, and has connected our vision with hers. In the same way [narrator] Nick Carraway reflects on a world that he is within and without, we have tried to create an environment that the audience will be subconsciously familiar with, yet separated from."
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In grand '20s fashion, crystals, fringe, and sequins take the stage on dresses of rich emerald, jade, topaz, and gold-colored fabrics—and as anyone who has read The Great Gatsby can attest to the importance of the color choices. They'll be seen on Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan; the men, on the other hand (including Tobey Maguire as Nick, Joel Edgerton as Tom Buchanan, and Leonardo DiCaprio as the titular Jay Gatsby, will be clad in Brooks Brothers suits.
Up top, an orange organza dress covered with scale-like sequin embroidery inspired by Prada's autumn/winter 2011-2012 show; above, a green bustier dress embroidered with pearls, stones, and sequined fringing inspired by a modern take on the Twenties silhouette.
More sketches, including stripes and Swarovski crystals, up next!


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HOUSTON - Four teenagers have been accused of robbing two people at gunpoint in a northwest Harris County driveway.
Antoinette Carlton, 19, Christopher Cigar, 18, Aundre Holmes, 18, and Detorrian Holmes, 17, have been charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon.
Harris County Precinct 4 deputy constable said the teens approached two people who were working on a car in a driveway in the 4400 block of Brookhead Trail near on Monday.
The teens, who were armed with guns, demanded cash from the victims, investigators said. They only got away with $15, deputy constables said.
The victims were able to get the license plate number of the car the teens used to flee, detectives said. A deputy constable spotted the car a short time later and the teens tried to flee. The three male suspects were quickly apprehended but Carlton got away. She was arrested on Tuesday.
"We found guns, some of the bandanas they used to put on their face," Assistant Chief Deputy Mark Herman said. "The tools of the crime, so to speak."
Investigators said the four are suspects in at least two similar robberies.
Aundre and Detorrian Holmes were released from jail after posting $30,000 bond each. Carlton and Cigar are being held in the Harris County Jail with bond set at $30,000 each.
Cigar has a previous criminal history. He has been convicted of trespassing and evading arrest.
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STAFF at Hagley Insurance Brokers have raised £170 for Mary Stevens Hospice.
The cash was raised through a raffle, organised by office manager Becky Simmonds.
Prizes up for grabs included food hampers and a hammock.
Explaining why the Oldswinford hospice was chosen to benefit from the proceeds, managing director, Kevin Bissell, said: "I had a friend who had cancer and was cared for there so it seemed fitting."


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DETROIT - The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department has plans to fire 34 employees who left posts this week during their shifts at the Wastewater Treatment plant, the department said.
The employees were notified of suspensions in letters sent on Monday. They will be fired on Oct. 10.
The department says the employees "engaged in gross misconduct that endangered public health and safety by unlawfully abandoning their jobs at the plant."
They are ordered not to be on any DWSD properties and not to misrepresent themselves as employees within the department.
A few dozen workers went on strike Sunday in protest of plans by the city to lay off many of them and privatize some of the work. The workers belong to American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Local 207.
A judge ordered the employees back to work but the picketing persisted. Union leaders wanted the striking workers to comply with the judge's order and go back on the job.
However, AFSCME Local 207 released this statement Monday evening:
"Many rumors are circulating about the strike of the Detroit Water Workers of AFSCME Local 207. The leadership of Local 207 want to make clear that they have conferred with their members and that the strike continues. All members are urged to continue to come to the picket lines at the Waste Water Treatment Plant at 9300 W. Jefferson which will continue all night with a big push at 6am tomorrow morning."
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