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Why Thunderbolt Won't Come to the iPhone Anytime Soonby Anand Lal Shimpi & Manveer Wasson on 1/14/2012 6:55 PM EST
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stubeck - Saturday, January 14, 2012 - linkIt scares me that people think this would be added, or that there would be any benefits to it. It must be the same people who think any flash is super super fast no matter what its cost. Reply
B3an - Sunday, January 15, 2012 - linkLook at the site it's from though lol, including graphics and the writing at the top there. The whole thing has a very religious-like iCult feel to it. It's actually bizarre and quite disturbing. The site seems to be made by some truly messed up iCult users that likely have real mental issues. Reply
secretmanofagent - Saturday, January 14, 2012 - linkI'm curious why the sheer size of the port isn't mentioned. Does Thunderbolt require the connectors to be a particular type in order to meet the specifications, or could you connect TB to a 30 pin connector? If the former, I don't see why Apple would ever use it. Reply
DanNeely - Saturday, January 14, 2012 - linkIf they actually were going to do it; they'd come up with some sort of micro connector; or maybe abuse the existing dock connector so it can tell if it has a dock or TB cable and output the proper signaling to the cable.
All a moot point since TB is years from being relevant in mobile (if ever). Reply
solipsism - Saturday, January 14, 2012 - linkThere are FW pins currently unused in the 30-pin connector. Reply
DanNeely - Sunday, January 15, 2012 - linkProbably not enough to just re-purpose though (and you'd still need to make the hardware able to tell if it was connected to an FW cable or a TB cable). A pinout for the dock cable shows 8 pins for FW (4 for data, and 4 for power). Thunderbolt has 20 pins, 13 of which are apparently used for data/control signals. Reply
repoman27 - Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - linkI'm pretty sure they've already repurposed the FW pins for digital video output (HDMI via the Apple Digital AV Adapter) on newer devices. And, as DanNeely points out, you'd need at least 8 pins for TB data (2 sets of send/receive pairs) and although there are 8 pins for FW in the 30-pin connector, the power pins are usually ganged together. Reply
solipsism - Saturday, January 14, 2012 - linkSurely you don't need an Intel processor in both ends for this to work or all the TB compatible devices shown at CES would be unusable. Doesn't the $50 TB cable allow for maximum transfer, something that simply won't be possible on such a device, so a much cheaper cable could be used to negotiate a much slower — yet faster than USB2.0 — speed?
Anand makes a lot of great points as to why this won't happen but I wouldn't think that USB and TB would be mutually exclusive, just like FW and USB weren't. It would also be a way to get TB better traction and we already know that Apple and Intel have a year long deal with the launch of TB.
Also, is that 30-pin connector still holding strong or is it getting long in the tooth after almost decade of service? It doesn't fit flush with the iPad 2 port but I can't imagine a thinner port being more durable than what they currently use. Reply
Penti - Sunday, January 15, 2012 - linkThey just host a PCI-e adaptor, a ordinary storage controller same one you would put on a PCI-e add in board. It's just a PCI-e SATA controller. The cable is just "special" because it transfers two very different signals over it's own protocol and there is already third party cables ready to come out that would probably be a bit cheaper. It's not meant to replace Intel's yes Intel's USB 3.0. It's just that Intel didn't implement it until Ivy Bridge and thus not Apple either. Other SoC-providers have started or will have USB 3 support.
A adaptor cable converting PCI-e to a more communicative and useful protocol like USB 2/3 would be pointless to implement. Also it wouldn't be much point trying to use TB in host mode to use those external devices, it's much easier to do with USB that has mass-storage or MTP or whatever standard. No need for native device drivers for the PCI-e device which also means you don't need any drivers or converts with common drivers to communicate with the iPhone/iPad. Connecting a Thunderbolt cable to a device which not fully supports it is also pointless as it would mean you can not daisy-chain to a further device.
Other devices will just use Micro-USB and MHL. Ordinary micro USB for transfers and MHL-cable for video output. A MHL-adapter is like 25 dollars. Docking seems a bit pointless now days when we just don't have Bluetooth A2DP but also wireless DLNA-streaming and what not. Also NFC and BLE/BT4.0 or whatever.
An ARM-device could host a PCI-e to USB chipset and use thunderbolt to be a device which can accept a Thunderbolt connection to that USB-controller and input a DP signal to the device if they use Intel's controller chips. The other way around is also possible but you wouldn't be able to connect that to your computer. PCI-e to PCI-e doesn't work. Connecting a Thunderbolt HDD to that ARM-device wouldn't work if it aren't possible to run the ARM-device as a host driving the TB, otherwise it would just show up as a TB device on your computer connected into that chain. The Thunderbolt-controller wouldn't fit in a phone though. Certainly not useful in those scenarios even if a slave device can use the TB-chips and hardware as an end device where your computer is the host and is driving it. USB can already act as both Slave and Host in these devices solving those issues.
You could rather see Thunderbolt as way not to have to deal with technologies like ExpressCard, or as a docking cable that can be daisy chained so you can connect to your notebook and get DP, Ethernet, USB, FW, External harddrives, professional hardware and other devices connected via one connection, which of course is very different from how USB 3.0 is used. Doesn't make either useless or redundant. If you like to connect a camera or a drive, or a phone you would probably do that over USB. Having that on board means you don't need to go through your converter, dock or whatever. Reply
twotwotwo - Sunday, January 15, 2012 - link"Headroom is the enemy of good low power design" -- well put. Reply
name99 - Sunday, January 15, 2012 - linkWe don't need such a deep analysis.
The claim that TB was coming to iPhone soon was always insane.
All we need is the obvious observation that the write speed of iPhone flash is currently 20MB/s --- ie easily served by USB2.
If we are lucky, this will be the year that iPad and iPhone get their flash upgraded, but if that upgrade is to 40MB/s, it's still basically USB2 speed. Meanwhile I imagine this year's Mac lineup will all ship with USB3, and in time iPhone/iPad will migrate to that.
Let's not forget, apart from anything else, that Apple is not in the business of selling iPads and iPhones that won't work with either older macs or the Windows installed base. and it's not like phones have so much space in them that "vanity" connectors, especially connections costing, what, an extra $25 or so, can be thrown in just to make some "political" point. Reply
name99 - Sunday, January 15, 2012 - linkHaving said the above, THIS:
"With 802.11ac we'll likely be able to exceed the performance of NAND, even as ONFI 3.x based NAND arrives later this year and in 2013. Apple has already implemented AirPlay on the iPad and iPhone 4S, enabling some form of wireless display support. "
is ALSO a pretty dubious statement.
As far as I know, not a single phone vendor supports either MIMO or 40MHz bands for WiFi, meaning they are capped at 72Mbps bit encoding, and so about 5MB/s best case speeds (after MAC effects). To get to anything close to flash we'd need to first 40MHz support, then MIMO support --- and that's for a spec that's been out for what, six(?) years? I think talk of the glories of low-power phone-appropriate silicon for a spec that isn't even finalized yet are a little premature. Reply
tipoo - Monday, January 16, 2012 - linkLots of people (namely, Appleinsider readers and some other sites like that) seem to think that a thunderbolt connection would magically make the iProducts faster. The flash write speed limits them way before even the USB 2 bottleneck. And besides, Apple is moving to wire-free transfers. Reply
Rizi - Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - linkThere are several retailers that carry Apple's latest iteration of their popular device, as well as several service providers, and each one offers unique benefits for iPhone buyers. The Apple retail store will, of course, have the iPhone 4S for sale. The Genius Bar is also a great place to learn how to use your new device, if you need help with any of the new features. Apple also offers online ordering through the Apple Online Store, and allows you to compare rates and plans for all three available carriers. Apple also offers a Reuse and Recycling program, which allows you to bring your old iPhone 4 in to an Apple store and receive up to $200 for it. Two major service providers, AT&T and Verizon, have carried iPhones for a while now, and you will be able to purchase the newest version from their retail stores as well. This month, Apple is also adding Sprint to their network, allowing even more people to be iPhone aficionados. All three carriers also offer online ordering. Best Buy will also be carrying the new <a href="http://cellocean.com/iphone-4s-specifications-2210... 4s for all three service providers. In addition, they sweeten the deal by offering a $300 gift card to Apple users who trade in their iPhone 4 in favor of the newer model, making a brand new iPhone free or very inexpensive. Best Buy will also offer online ordering. Radio Shack will be offering a similar program, with one important difference: the smartphone you trade in doesn't have to be an iPhone 4. It doesn't even have to be an iPhone. Just bring in any smartphone (in good working condition) to the experts at Radio Shack, and let them appraise the value. Hand it over, and then you're free to use the trade-in value as credit toward the purchase of your new Apple iPhone 4S. This deal only lasts until October 31, though, so don't wait too long. Radio Shack also offers online ordering, but their trade-in deal is for in-store purchases only. The iPhone 4S comes in three different sizes/prices: 16GB ($199), 32GB ($299), and, for the first time ever, the 64GB ($399) model. Download speeds, monthly rates and data plans for the iPhone 4S will vary from carrier to carrier, though Sprint is the only service provider to offer an unlimited data plan, totaling about $109.99 per month for unlimited talk time, text messaging and data. Verizon limits data usage to 10GB/month max, while AT&T will only let you use up to 4GB/month. Make sure you check with your service provider for details and specific prices for iPhone 4S talk/text/data plans, since all prices are subject to change. Reply


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Climbing fans got to try out their skills and meet some heroes at the inaugural Otley Mini Mountain Fest.
The two-day Otley Courthouse-based event, which began with a sold-out lecture by Doug Scott CBE last Friday, proved a hit with visitors of all ages. Those lucky enough to hear Doug – the first British climber to conquer Everest – speak were entranced by stories, and photographs, of some of his amazing adventures across the world.
Then the next day the festival attractions widened out to include a climbing wall in the Courtyard, free abseiling and bouldering trips to Otley Chevin, climbing films, art workshops and more.
Chairman of the Courthouse's Board of Trustees, Dave Robson, was pleased with the turnout and is now gauging feedback to see if the festival should become a regular event.
He said: "On the Friday Doug Scott enthralled a packed audience with tales and pictures of his many years at the forefront of Big Wall climbing - including his epic Ogre trip where he had to retreat from the mountain with two broken legs.
"He also explained the work of his charity, Community Action Nepal, and raised hundreds of pounds for them over the course of the evening.
"We then had a huge range of activities on offer throughout Saturday afternoon, and there was an enthusiastic response to the free rock skills and abseiling on the Chevin.
"We also got a good response to the 'Build a Volcano' workshop, the photo exhibition (which is still on display), the quizzes and treasure hunt and the climbing wall.
"And the talks from experts in a number of outdoor-related areas proved popular too, as did the information stalls and a screening of the Kendal Film Festival audience favourite, Driven to Despair.
"The festival ended on Saturday night with another packed house as Andy Turner introduced the award-winning film about the epic climb of The Long Hope on St John's Head, Orkney - the highest sea cliff in the UK.
"Andy climbed this with Dave McLeod in a single day last year, and after the film he fielded questions from an obviously impressed audience."
Anyone who took part is asked to e-mail comments about their experience to email@example.com.
The Courthouse would also like to hear ideas about any other activities Otley might celebrate with a festival.

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|Male in Tucson, Arizona, US
|Female desert cardinal
|Scientific classification
|C. sinuatus
|Binomial name
|Cardinalis sinuatus
Bonaparte, 1838
The pyrrhuloxia or desert cardinal (Cardinalis sinuatus) is a medium-sized North American song bird found in the American southwest and northern Mexico. This distinctive species with a short, stout bill, red crest and wings, closely resembles the northern and the vermilion cardinals which are in the same genus.
The desert cardinal is one of three birds in the genus Cardinalis and is included in the family Cardinalidae, a group of passerine birds found in North and South America.
Its name of pyrrhuloxia - once part of its scientific name - comes from Greek terms describing its coloration (πυρρος = pyrrhos = reddish or orange) and the shape of its bill (λοξος = loxos = oblique).[2][3] The common name, desert cardinal, refers to it inhabiting the southwest, and often arid regions, of the North American continent.
The desert cardinal is a medium-sized song bird where the length for both sexes is approximately 8.3 in (21 cm), while the average weight is 0.8–1.5 oz (24–43 g).[4]
The most obvious differences between the male desert cardinal and the northern cardinal are in their coloring. The desert cardinal is predominantly brownish-gray with a red breast, a red mask, and a yellow parrot-like bill that is stout and rounded.[5] The females of the two species resemble each other much more closely, but the shapes of their bills are diagnostic. The songs of the two species are identical, though the pyrrhuloxia's is not quite as loud. This cardinal retains the distinctive long pointed red crest present in all species.
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The pyrrhuloxia is a year-round resident of desert scrub and mesquite thickets, in the U.S. states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas and woodland edges in Mexico. It occupies the southwestern half of Texas, approximately the southern third of New Mexico, and southeastern region of Arizona. Its range flows further south inhabiting areas from the west to east coast of Mexico north of the Sierra Madre del Sur, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and Isthmus of Tehuantepec, whilst excluding the Sierra Madre Occidental. An individual of the species has reportedly been seen as far away from its dominant range as Costa Mesa, California in Orange County.[6]
This cardinal is relatively nonmigratory, though it may occasionally stray slightly north of its usual range. The pyrrhuloxia prefers habitat along stream beds. In areas where the range of the pyrrhuloxia and northern cardinal overlap, hybridization may occur between them. There seem to be no conflicts between the species as none have yet been reported.[4]
In breeding season, songs are used to establish and defend territories. One song has a sharp, clear, "wha-cheer, wha-cheer" while another is characteristic of a metallic "quink." Females also sing, but they use softer and duller notes. A short "cheep" or "chip" is a regular contact call given by both sexes while foraging.
The pyrrhuloxia's diet consists of seeds, fruits and insects. While foraging, the desert cardinal will snatch insects from trees as well as pick seeds predominantly from the stalks of grasses and similar plants. It also seeks out cactus fruit for consumption. This bird is a benefit to cotton fields as it assists in eating populations of cotton worms and weevils.[7] This species of cardinal also visits bird feeders and in the winter forages in huge flocks, sometimes numbering in the thousands.[4]
The breeding season for this cardinal usually begins in mid-March, ending in mid-August. As the breeding season approaches, territories are established and defended by the male.[8] The male defends the territory by chasing away intruders and from a good vantage point, singing. Where both the desert and northern cardinal breeding territories overlap, no inter-species conflicts have been observed.[4]
The desert cardinal places its nest in dense shrub, often concealed. The nest is small and forms a bowl or cup-like shape made up of grass, twigs or bits of tree bark. Clutches of two to four eggs are most common while the eggs are whitish with specks of green or gray. During an incubation period of two weeks, the male brings food to the female. At hatching the chicks are helpless and have a bright yellow bill with red lining around the mouth. The chicks fledge in approximately ten days while both male and female tend to the young.[9] The young bird can wait for up to a month before fully fledging, becoming independent and feeding in large flocks. During this period the bird will achieve complete growth.[4]
Relationship with humans[edit]
As large areas of the pyrrhuloxia's habitat in its northern range have been lost to humans, unlike with the northern cardinal, the former's populations appear to be in a slight decline.[8]
Photo gallery[edit]
Male in Tucson, Arizona
Male in Roma, Texas
Male in Columbus, New Mexico
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Cardinalis sinuatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. "desert cardinal". Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ^ Cornell Lab of Ornithology. "Pyrrhuloxia". Cornell University. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ^ a b c d e The Birds of North America - Online. "Pyrrhuloxia". NHPTV. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ^ Cornell Lab of Ornithology. "Pyrrhuloxia". Cornell University. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ^ Morlan, Joseph. "Pyrrhuloxia". Morlan. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ^ The Aviary at Owls.com. "Pyrrhuloxia". Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ^ a b University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web. "Cardinalis sinuatus: pyrrhuloxia". University of Michigan. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ^ New Hampshire Public Television: NatureWorks. "Pyrrhuloxia - Cardinalis sinuatus". NHPTV. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cardinalis sinuatus.
- Pyrrhuloxia videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Pyrrhuloxia photo gallery VIREO
- Pyrrhuloxia photo gallery at Greg Lasley nature photography


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Wildcats Silence Cyclones in Straight Sets
Wildcats Silence Cyclones in Straight Sets
Oct. 3, 2012
Box Score | Quotes | Notes | Photo Gallery | Highlights
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State made a statement on Wednesday night as the No. 14-ranked Wildcats defeated the No. 22 Iowa State Cyclones in straight sets in commanding fashion. The Wildcats posted their 13th sweep of the season in winning 25-15, 27-25, 25-17 to also mark their third win over a ranked opponent.
The Wildcats jumped on top of the Cyclones early and dominated the first set. Junior middle blocker Kaitlynn Pelger posted five kills on six swings to lead the way. Senior Alex Muff and junior Lilla Porubek both tallied three kills as the Wildcats had 13 kills to Iowa State's seven in the opening frame. K-State hit a strong .632 to start the match compared to Iowa State barley posting a positive number at .053.
With the win, K-State (16-1, 3-1) sets up a match that will hold a lot of value early in the conference season against No. 9 Texas on Saturday. Before K-State turns its focus to Texas, Head Coach Suzie Fritz said she and her team will enjoy its first win over Iowa State since 2007.
"I felt pretty good about that one. I thought we played really well. I told myself I'm going to enjoy it for the next 15 minutes, and we're about five minutes in. I thought we played extremely well." Fritz said. "Coach Grove and Coach Hulsmeyer had a nice plan in terms of areas we felt like we could attack and did a tremendous job of executing those things."
Iowa State (8-6, 2-2) could not find a way to slow the Wildcats down all night. K-State's worst hitting percentage for an individual set was .311 as the Wildcats combined to hit .417 for the match. It was the first time this season a team has hit .400 or higher against the Cyclones.
"Our coaches prepared us really well and we were really excited from the get-go," Muff said. "I think we were well prepared and knowing what they were going to throw at us, so there were not any surprises. We were ready for just about anything they were going to throw at us."
Pelger led the Wildcats with 16 kills on a .429 hitting percentage and was key on defense with nine digs. The offense was evenly distributed again for K-State as senior setter Caitlyn Donahue guided the offense with 38 assists and got every player involved on offense.
Porubek reached double digits with 10 kills and hit .391. Muff was impressive on both sides of the net as she hit .500 with eight kills and shut down the Cyclones with seven blocks. Courtney Traxson kept her hot hand after coming off the bench at Baylor on Saturday and posting 10 kills in two sets. Traxson had six kills on 14 swings on Wednesday to hit .429. Four of K-State's five attackers hit higher than .390.
One turning point in the match came in the second set when the Wildcats battled from a large deficit to come back for the win. Iowa State held a lead as large as five points, and even held onto an 18-14 advantage late, but K-State clawed back in. A 5-1 run would tie it at 19-19, and down 19-21 K-State would take control again with a 3-0 run before eventually winning 27-25. Muff said that was an important step for the Wildcats to take.
"I think it was really key for us when we got down there and had to work our way back up," Muff said. "We are a team that sometimes gets in ruts, so it was a good sign for us to be able to work our way out of it and find a way to win that set."
Iowa State hit just .178 for the match as the Wildcats found a way to slow down senior middle blocker Jamie Straube and freshman right side hitter Mackenzie Bigbee. Bigbee entered the match leading the Cyclones in kills this season and she was limited to only one kill and a negative hitting percentage for the night.
"We felt like we had to contain Bigbee and we did such a good job, we got her subbed out of the match," Fritz said. "She has been leading their team in kills. We did a nice job touching and controlling quick attacks. I thought we ball handled really well and played tremendous defense."
Victoria Hurrt had 10 kills to lead Iowa State and Straube had six to go with fellow middle blocker Tenisha Matlock's five. Kristen Hahn again led the Cyclones defensively as she tallied 18 digs after being named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for a third straight time earlier this week.
The defense was strong for the Wildcats thanks to the blocking upfront from Muff and Kathleen Ludwig. The back row also played a key role in the victory, and Fritz said one of her specialists held the team together on defense in particular.
"I think Tristan McCarty played great defense," Fritz said. "She made some really key plays for us in the middle back that I thought we huge. I thought she passed extraordinarily well."
The Wildcats will take on No. 9 Texas on Saturday as K-State stays at home to host the Big 12 favorite at 7 p.m. in Ahearn Field House. Saturday's match against Texas is part of a Wildcat Weekend with $3 tickets available to fans who show their ticket stub from Saturday's football game.


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- Thursday, 14 June 2012
FIDE office sent to the European Chess Union office the list of Arbiters from Europe who will have the position of Match Arbiters at the upcoming 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul. Considering that the ECU President recommended 10 Arbiters and six of them were not accepted, he sent a letter to FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.
At the list sent by FIDE office, the following Arbiters are from Europe:
NA M. Aanstad (NOR)
IA A. Abushinov (RUS)
IA A. Angelov (BUL)
IA I. Bolotinsky (RUS)
IA M. Brokko-Olde (EST)
IA F. De Sio (ITA)
IA N. Doric (CRO)
NA R. Eriksen
IA K. Halvatzoglou (GRE)
IA S. Haritonova (MDA)
IA P. Katanic-Vujic (SRB)
IA A. Kitharidis (GRE)
IA M. Krjukov (RUS)
IA I. Mitrou (GRE)
IA A. McFarlane (SCO)
NA R. Naerheim (NOR)
IA J. Nahatakyan (ARM)
IA E. Polihroniade (ROU)
IA M. Prevenios (GRE)
IA C. Rigo (ITA)
IA A. Rimestad (FAI)
NA T. Romsdal (NOR)
IA M. Shorek (ISR)
NA L. Sidselrud (NOR)
IA I. Surovy (SVK)
IA Z. Veroci (HUN)
In his letter to FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, ECU President Silvio Danailov stated the following:
June 13, 2012
To: World Chess Federation
Mr. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, President
Dear Kirsan,
I am writing this letter in regard to the nomination of Arbiters for the upcoming 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul. Namely, on June 11, FIDE office informed the ECU office about the list of Arbiters from Europe nominated for the role at this competition. When we compare the list with the list of 10 Arbiters that I, as the European Chess Union President, recommended, it is obvious that even six Arbiters from our list were not accepted.
I would like to remind you that, for the first time in history, the European Chess Union had a transparent procedure for the nomination of Arbiters by national federations. Even 30 national federations nominated Arbiters and it was not easy to choose 10 candidates among them. I believe that, with this act, FIDE openly showed disrespect for the European Chess Union as a serious continental organization, and for me, as the President of that organization. I have never heard of such a case.
Not accepting four Arbiters, members of national federations which have had court cases against FIDE in CAS, was already announced in the statement of the President of the Turkish Chess Federation. This move represents an unprecedented form of discrimination.
Firstly, having a court case in CAS is stated in the FIDE Statutes as a completely accepted part of legal procedure. Therefore, national federations which are part of that procedure cannot be responsible on any grounds which are not legal. Even if they are responsible, certainly Arbiters are not the first and only who should take responsibility on behalf of their national federations. By the way, it is well known that the Turkish Chess Federation is suing the ECU. Does this mean that the ECU should boycott all the Turkish Arbiters in future?
Secondly, Mr. Mussnig from Austria and Mr. Hansen from Denmark were not accepted, even though they are not members of the above-mentioned federations. We have not received the reasons why they were not accepted. If we knew in advance that there were principles according to which some of the Arbiters should not be delegated, we would find that somewhat understandable. This way, that move is really incomprehensible.
Dear Mr. President, I strongly believe that you will accept these arguments and reconsider the decision on nomination of Arbiters. Therefore I am inviting you to make the first move to bring back the confidence that members of the European chess family and its management had in the World Chess Federation.
Gens Una Sumus
The letter by Mr. Danailov can be downloaded in PDF format HERE


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At a recent luncheon, I entertained a dynamic quartet of Queen Anne's performing arts marketing professionals.
Gary Tucker (Pacific Northwest Ballet) is cheeky, bright and funny, while Jeff Fickes (Seattle Shakespeare Company) is serious and scholarly with a great sense of humor. Katie Jackman (Seattle Repertory Theatre) is sunny, smart and enthusiastic, and Patricia Britton (Book-It Repertory Theatre) is witty, willowy and charming.
It's clear they love what they do, as they bantered back and forth, sharing their triumphs and tribulations.
Fickes remembers working on a production of Noel Coward's "The Song at Twilight." "We hired [an actress] as Carlotta, and she was crazy. She refused to stop smoking during rehearsals. She demanded we order her costumes from a California designer, and then she took them home and we never saw them again. We start previews; she still didn't know her lines. So the executive director called us into his office: 'Can we delay the opening?' And I'm like, 'Fire her, fire her, fire her!' They let her perform opening night, then fired her the next day. It was a week-long nightmare — you just wanted the show to end."
Tucker chimed in: "The first time [a famous choreographer] came to Seattle, she agreed to do an interview. But she was very clear about what she would and would not talk about. I explained to the interviewer. Well, he had obviously not paid attention. So I sat there thinking, is it better to shut down this interview right now or let it play out? I let it play out. And she was furious."
Jackman had a similar experience. "I worked with Broadway tours at Portland Opera. You remember when "Grease" would rotate the stars? Well, this one particular time, [a famous actor] was in the show. It was the middle '90s, when shock-talk radio was all the rage. [He] was supposed to call in; he didn't. They called him; he hung up on them.
"Of course, my [maiden] name was on everything, so they filled that timeslot by ripping me to shreds: 'Katie Gottlieb, Katie Gottlieb, who's this Katie Gottlieb? Clearly, she doesn't know what's she's doing.' I was all of 23 and was crying."
The acting bug
These four press mavens have more than one thing in common. At one time or another, they have all worked at Seattle Repertory Theatre.
"Seattle Rep is a fabulous place to work," Britton said. "You feel like you're part of a family. Everybody pulls together. You come in and something wonderful happens." She starts to tear up. "Look at me," she said, laughing at herself. "I'm getting verklempt. But those are the moments that really speak to me."
Tucker agrees. "When those super-nice artists come to town, you just want to hug them all the time. When Kandis Chappell did shows at the Intiman and the Rep, she would bake for the staff. We're like, 'Oh, my god, how much do we love you?'"
Fickes, Tucker and Britton all started out as actors. Fickes played chorus roles in the Greek classics "Antigone" and "Oedipus." Tucker mixed dramatic parts like Creon in "Antigone" with musical theater roles: First Man in "Fiddler on the Roof," Ambrose in "Hello Dolly" and Mortimer in "The Fantasticks." And Britton played a range of roles, from dead showgirl to Miranda in "The Tempest" to Eliza Doolittle in "My Fair Lady" and Nellie Forbush in "South Pacific."
In 1988, Britton's acting led her to Seattle, and she never left. "I was doing theater wherever they would let me act," she said. "But I eventually got tired of being as poor as I was. So I accidentally fell into doing PR."
"I had that same conversation with myself," Tucker remembers. "I knew if I tried to be an actor, it would be a constant struggle. I was thinking, 'Do I want to pursue acting or pay the rent?' So in 1990, when I was hired to do PR at Intiman, I thought, 'I have arrived. This is it! This is my calling! This is where I am going to be for the rest of my life.'"
Fickes studied acting and directing at Syracuse University. "I realized I didn't want the life of an actor or director," he said. "I knew I was good, but I didn't want it as much as my colleagues did. So halfway through college, I switched to PR."
"You were an early bloomer," Britton teased, as everyone chuckled.
Jackman never treaded the boards. She went from the University of Oregon into PR. "One day I was scanning the want ads and saw an ad for a marketing assistant at Portland Opera. I was like, 'Hey, I like opera; that sounds like fun.'"
No turning back
None of the four have regrets, although there are wistful moments. Tucker admits that "In a perfect world, I would still like to act."
Fickes actually tried to leave PR; he went back to school to become a therapist. "But they pulled me back in," he said. "Now, I can feel the contributions that I make. I can see the changes. I can see the growth. And it continues to challenge me."
"I went into this profession at age 23, and it was everything I loved," Jackman enthused. "I told my mother, 'I can't believe I get paid to be around artists and go to shows!'"
Britton said, "I have a great life; there are no complaints."
But does she miss acting? She smiled. "Only every day."
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Tommy Miller, Radioman, 2nd Class, USN, KIA (USS Rich)
8 June, 1944 — Normandy Beach, France
Fron Henry W Stephenson, Jr. " 321stBG,447thBS, Capt H Stephenson's wife/Pat's Brother "Thomas Gerard Miller (1925-1944)
Tommy was KIA on June 8, 1944 when the USS Rich hit a mine off Utah Beach. He had just turned 19 and had already survived being torpedoed off Murmansk,Russia in late 1942 or 1943.
Pat told me that she believes Dad didn't talk to her very much about the war because she had lost her twin brother Tommy Miller, at D-Day. He was on the USS Rich when it hit two mines off Utah Beach on June 8, 1944. She added that earlier in the war, Tommy's ship was torpedoed off Murmansk and he had survived the sinking and the Russians.
Pat and her older sister Florence, who is visiting, were very appreciative of your memorial to Tommy. Pat said that they were from Coral Gables, FL. She added that she and Tommy were the first twins born in Coral Gables. Last December Pat received a newspaper article from a high school acquaintance about Coral Gables' WWII KIA and Missing. Years ago an artist took it upon herself to do a portrait of each of the heroes from photographs. Over the years they were lost but were rediscovered. The newspaper article had a big color photo of Tommy's portrait in his Sailor uniform. Tommy looks so very, very young. Needless to say, it was quite moving for Pat, Florence and their older sister Mary Helen.


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Bone Up On Osteoporosis in Lupus
Here's some news that may surprise you: all people with lupus—young, old, female, male—are at risk for thinning and easy-to-break bones, a condition called osteoporosis.
Most people think of osteoporosis as a problem for older women. But "secondary osteoporosis" can develop in people of all ages who take the lupus medication prednisone, a corticosteroid (steroid).
While steroids help to control the immune system, they also weaken bones by robbing bone cells of oxygen and preventing the body from absorbing bone-strengthening calcium. Taking steroids for as little as three to six months raises the risk for osteoporosis, and research shows that one in three people who take the drug for a year or more will eventually break a bone.
But having lupus alone, even without taking steroids, also increases the chances that bones will get fragile and break. With lupus, inflamed blood vessels can block blood flow to bone cells, weakening the bones. And the pain and fatigue of lupus can keep a person from walking and other activities that help keep bones strong.
Even in their teens and twenties, women with lupus need to be very aware of the threat to their bones. Half of women with lupus who break a bone are younger than age 50.
Post-menopausal women should talk to their doctors about drugs that can offset the side-effects of steroids and treat osteoporosis. Most drugs are not recommended for younger women because they could cause problems during a pregnancy; however, there are some options for at-risk men. Everyone should ask their doctor about bone density tests, which can spot weaknesses in bones before a break happens and help in prescribing treatments.
Steps to prevent osteoporosis:
- Eat foods high in calcium like yogurt, cheese and milk
- Take calcium and vitamin D supplements
- Increase weight-bearing exercise, like walking
- Avoid alcohol and stop smoking
- Lower your dose of steroids, if possible
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What is the best exercise for people with lupus?
Lupus can make it feel impossible to be able to exercise. But too much time off your feet can cause stiffness and muscle weakness, as well as weight gain and many other problems. My answer? Get your feet wet.
Swimming and water aerobics are safe, low-impact exercises perfect for people who deal with muscle aches and pain. Warm water also helps increase blood flow and relieves stress on joints. Plus, it's easier to get your heart pumping in water than on land. The downside? Water activities do not strengthen your bones, so be sure to combine them with weight-bearing exercises like stair-climbing or dancing.
If you don't know how to swim, try water aerobics, which take place standing up in the shallow end of the pool using flotation devices. Join a class taught by a certified instructor at your local YMCA or recreation center with an indoor pool, which will shade you from the sun and keep the water at a nice warm temperature year-round.


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The Woods presents National Players in "Animal Farm"
January 2nd, 2013 | SMWC
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College presents "Animal Farm" by the National Players, as the next installment of its esteemed Four-Star Series of events. National Players, the nation's longest-running classical touring company, will perform its unique version of George Orwell's "Animal Farm" on January 16, 2012, in the Cecilian Auditorium on campus at 7 p.m. The performance is free and open to the public.
Revolution has broken out on Manor Farm – the animals have claimed their independence. Humans are banished, and the new "Animal Farm" will be a beautiful egalitarian paradise. Pigs, horses, goats, donkeys and dogs – all animals are equal. The animals can build their new utopia, but can they resist the corruption that led to the humans' downfall? From the author of "1984," this chilling and provocative fable is brought to the stage with the focused clarity and spark you've come to expect from the National Players.
Now celebrating its 64th season, National Players have earned a place in American theater by bringing innovative productions to audiences. National Players introduces audiences to great works of dramatic literature with wit and energy, including works from William Shakespeare and John Steinbeck.
National Players describes their distinct style: "Our productions touch hearts and minds; inspire imagination and wonder; spark curiosity about the self, the world, and the creative process; and celebrate what it means to be human."
National Players have performed at the White House, in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and throughout 40 states. They have brought literature to life for more than 2.5 million audience members.
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Mario BataliChef, Restaurant Owner, Author
Mario Batali, one of the most recognized and respected chefs in America today, is a co-host of ABC Daytime's lifestyle series The Chew, seated alongside fellow restaurateur and Iron Chef America star Michael Symon, Top Chef alum Carla Hall, entertaining expert Clinton Kelly and health and wellness enthusiast Daphne Oz.
Batali counts 24 restaurants, nine cookbooks, numerous television shows and the 50,000-square foot Eataly marketplace in NYC among his ever-expanding empire of deliciousness. In September 2013, Mario and his business partner, Joe Bastianich, will open B&B Burger & Beer in The Venetian Hotel & Casino, their fourth restaurant in Las Vegas. The casual 120-seat space will feature bright colors and more than 20 televisions for sports fans.
Mario is also the author of nine cookbooks including the James Beard Award Winning, Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes; New York Times Bestseller Mario Batali Italian Grill; and Molto Batali: Simple Family Meals form My Home to Yours.
For their dad's fiftieth birthday, Mario's sons, Benno and Leo, compiled a cookbook of the recipes they prepare as a family during their summers in Northern Michigan. In May 2013, the boys took their tome to the masses with The Batali Brothers Cookbook.
As a TV personality, Batali has hosted a variety of television shows for Food Network, including "Ciao America" and "Molto Mario." In the fall of 2008, his PBS series Spain…On the Road Again aired with co-stars Mark Bittman, Gwyneth Paltrow and Spanish actress Claudia Bassols. Batali is also a frequent guest on Good Morning America and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
In 2008 Batali started the Mario Batali Foundation with a mission of feeding, protecting educating and empowering children.
Batali splits his time between New York City's Greenwich Village and Northern Michigan with his wife and their two sons.
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Disgusted by the possibility that RSA took $10 million in NSA money to use a deliberately flawed encryption algorithm, a small contingent of folks originally slated to appear at the 2014 RSA Conference decamped and staged their own security-themed get-together: TrustyCon.
The conference's stated mission: "[to] prioritize and refocus trust in technology and technology companies during a time of cynicism and contempt towards consumer security and privacy." Based on the first year's roster of events and speakers, there's at least as much emphasis on the politics as on the technology itself. That's no surprise given how one of TrustyCon's supporters is the Electronic Frontier Foundation, never shy to speak out about the political implications of any technology.
Though small -- only 400 seats to RSA's 25,000 -- the entire event, held in the AMC Metreon multiplex across the street from the Moscone Center -- sold out in three days, with tickets going for $50 each. In fact, according to the Register, 300 additional people were waitlisted for the show but couldn't get in, a good sign that curiosity about the show and demand for its roster of speakers was running high. For those who couldn't make it, a live stream of the event has been archived on YouTube.
The exodus from the RSA show, and to TrustyCon, began when Finnish security firm F-Secure's CTO Mikko Hyppönen declared he was canceling his talk at RSA (the conference) over the NSA flap, for which he's publicly lambasted RSA (the company). Hyppönen's talk at TrustyCon was entitled "The Talk I Was Going to Give at RSA," and in it he warned that the destruction of trust in companies like RSA or even his own F-Secure, due to under-the-table collusions or lack of transparency, would ruin the security industry as a whole.
Another major name at TrustyCon, and presumably a big draw for conference attendees, was Bruce Schneier. Schneier's reputation as an expert in security is hard to dispute, even if he's had some major brickbats flung his way for his more radical suggestions -- for example, that the NSA's functions be broken up or redistributed. While on stage at TrustyCon, he put out a call for better, less cumbersome encryption tools, where the encryption doesn't require any effort on the part of the end-user.
Encryption was, predictably enough, a major theme at the show. Other speakers included Garrett Robinson and Yan Zhu of the SecureDrop project, used by media organizations to allow whistleblowers to safely and anonymously deliver sensitive documents via an encrypted store. Chris Palmer of Google and Stanford University Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Dan Boneh's ran a panel called "New Frontiers in Cryptography" that revolved around the practical, nitty-gritty problems of certification authorities and DNS security.
Some panels touched on the social side as well. Black Hat and Def Con founder Jeff Moss's "Community Immunity" examined how tough it is to protect the big, complex systems that have come into existence. He employed the analogy of protecting public health: The point isn't to, say, cure cancer (or to make any network perfectly secure), but rather to mitigate the damage that any particular disease (or vulnerability or DoS attack) causes.
Despite this only being the first time around for TrustyCon -- conference co-organizer Alex Stamos promised the show would return in future years -- the theme of the show appears to have taken shape above and beyond "we don't like RSA" and toward how tough it is to deliver the kinds of security solutions the modern world needs.
This story, "Anti-RSA TrustyCon draws packed house seeking modern security know-how," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Get the first word on what the important tech news really means with the InfoWorld Tech Watch blog. For the latest developments in business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.


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PEOPLE in Worcester have been doing their bit to reduce waste by repairing and swapping clothes.
The swishing and repair event, which was held at the Pump House Environment Centre in Gheluvelt Park and organised by Worcestershire County Council, will take place every month in a bid to stop people throwing away so many clothes.
Roisin Hanks, project manager, said the first event, which took place on Saturday, March 22, went very well.
"We had both the swishing side of things and the teaching people how to sew side," she said. "It went very well. We are hoping next time people will find more stuff they like to take away.
"We are hoping to hold the event every month culminating at the August Show, then we will see if we are able to continue after that."
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Capturing aurora
We're entering prime hunting season for aurora borealis
Saturday, Jan 04, 2014 06:00 am
Visitors to our parts from elsewhere in Canada may be aware of the aurora borealis, commonly called northern lights � after all, we often claim them as our own in this country � but for those from further afield, the swirling ribbons of pale greens and pink hues dancing in the night sky can be a magical mystery.
In truth, the lights are a bit of a mystery to me too. As a born and raised prairie girl, I�ve been seeking the aurora all my life. About 30 years ago, I made the 35-hour train trip from Winnipeg to see the polar bears in Churchill, Man., sure that I�d also get a wonderful show from the northern lights. It was cloudy the entire time � no lights for me. And in the more than 10 years that I�ve lived this far north in Alberta, I�ve seen the lights once or twice � that�s it. But with these tips and tools, I�m confident my luck will change.
Here then is a primer � an aurora borealis 101 � on the what, when and where to see this spectacular light display. Simply, aurora are the result of solar activity � electrically-charged particles from the sun entering the earth�s atmosphere. The milky or cloudy patches we see can take many forms, from rippling curtains to slow-moving swirls, and are best seen above the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemispheres.
Dr. Ian Mann, founder of the popular website Aurora Watch at the University of Alberta, says that at 53 degrees latitude, Edmonton�s capital region is one of the best places in the world to see the northern lights. Other good spots include much of northwestern Canada, the Yukon, Nunavut and Alaska.
�Aurora are best seen in a clear winter sky, outside the city, but I�ve seen great displays in town too � dancing arcs that ripple up,� Mann said. �And we�re in a period of maximum solar activity right now � the end of an 11-year cycle � so this year is an ideal time to catch them.�
The Aurorawatch.com website has a plethora of information on all things aurora, and subscribers to the free service will even get alerts in their e-mail inbox when aurora are likely to appear in our skies. It�s a tool well-used by curious onlookers and professionals who make a living finding and photographing the northern lights whenever they appear.
Edmonton photographer Zoltan Kenwell has been shooting Alberta nightscapes, and the aurora in particular, for several years. He says that, with 270 days of clear skies each year, our northern climes provide a great opportunity to catch a glimpse of the solar-charged particles that can look almost neon in nature, in hues of purple, blue and the most common, green.
�It�s hard to predict when and where to spot aurora � it�s kind of like waves on a beach � but the Internet is a great tool for studying wind direction and solar activity,� he said.
From September through late March � January and February are the best � Kenwell said he hunts for aurora on clear nights between midnight and 6 a.m., and most often 30 kilometres outside the city, away from the light pollution that clutters the view.
Kenwell�s photos of the northern lights have been used by NASA and tourism websites around the world. You can see his work at infocusimagery.com.
Joel Koop loves to take photos of the northern lights. The 33-year-old employee of McBain Camera in St. Albert Centre is trained as a graphic designer, but has taught himself to shoot landscapes, especially the aurora, at several places around St. Albert.
�Since clouds and city lights can prevent seeing or photographing the aurora, I recommend heading north of the city. I also like Elk Island, just a half-hour away, because it�s a dark sky preserve, where lights are limited,� said Koop.
For those who want to see and snap the lights, starting with figuring out how to handle their SLR (single lens reflex) camera, Koop offers a one-day, six-hour class called Mastering Your SLR. The $150 course focuses on shutter speed, aperture and iso, teaching students to create compelling images regardless of the subject.
For night shooting of aurora borealis, Koop suggests using a tripod and a long shutter speed (about 20 seconds) to allow in as much light as possible.
While a class or membership with the local photo club gives aficionados an outlet for snapping the dancing lights, what of novice watchers, looking for the northern lights in the backyard? Kenwell says big solar events � easily visible in the city � can happen anytime, so if it�s a clear winter night, crane your neck skyward.
�If it�s a spectacular display, even smartphones can capture the event. And the average person using a cheaper digital SLR can take good photos in the backyard too,� Kenwell said. �Pay attention to the skies when you�re out on a winter night, and don�t forget your camera!�


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Sydney's children have come for a party, not for a wake. Thousands are pouring into the Entertainment Centre with their parents on a Saturday afternoon. Dozens of prams are parked empty at one end of the foyer. Among the matinee crowd, triplet boys, perhaps four years old, are dressed in purple, red and yellow skivvies, wiggling their index fingers.
Behind the security doors manned by tattooed security staff, blue Wiggle Anthony Field, 49, paces hurriedly past the drinks fridge into the green room, portable microphone strapped to his head, closely followed by Paul, his bespectacled grey-haired brother and manager.
"I'll leave you to it," says Field, motioning to his three "retiring" Wiggle colleagues, before retreating to a nearby table with his brother.
Jeff Fatt, 59, is in purple and seems characteristically quiet and subdued; Murray Cook, 52, in red, is quick with diplomatic explanations; and lead singer Greg Page, 40, with his deep, mellifluous voice, and who controversially returned for this final year of concerts after a five-year lay-off, is looking well after battling orthostatic intolerance.
Twenty-one years after forming the band together, here is where the story ends for this line-up. Fatt and Cook will continue to be involved in Wiggles business and contribute to recordings. There may even be cameos, says Fatt. Page, too, has been asked to continue writing songs for the band.
It's been so much fun and I consider these guys my best mates; I'm [going to] look out on the stage and they're not going to be there
"It's a very emotional time," says Page, "the end of an era for the original Wiggles. But it's also a joyous occasion because the Wiggles are continuing on with Anthony sticking around, and it's great to see that what we created 21 years ago can continue on as a legacy."
How is his health? "It's good, thanks, and I'm really on top of it. I think this year's been a good test for me and I've survived the test and (am) pleased to see that I know how to manage the disorder now."
The way the departing Wiggles tell it, they each decided to retire. But the Field brothers have been known to force swift change; in January last year, replacement Yellow Wiggle Sam Moran, 34, was swiftly axed after five years to make way for Page's return, causing angst among fans.
Much earlier, there was the "fifth Wiggle", classical composer Phillip Wilcher, now 54, whose history with the band was virtually erased when the group re-recorded its first CD, removing all of Wilcher's substantial contributions. Wilcher recalled in a 2003 Herald interview with me that he'd made it clear he no longer wanted to appear with the band, but a "verbal agreement" for him to contribute to their second CD was reneged upon. The band said Wilcher simply quit.
Now, replacing Page, Fatt and Cook will be a "new generation", of sorts: in an Australia Day concert at Hyde Park, fans will see Field carrying on the Wiggle tradition, but in purple will be Lachlan Gillespie, 27, previously a Wiggle dancer and Captain Feathersword; and in red Simon Pryce, 40, who has earlier toured with the group as Ringo the Ringmaster.
In yellow will be Emma Watkins, 23, formerly costumed as Dorothy or Wags the Dog. She will be the first female Wiggle, if you don't count Kylie Minogue, who once guested as a pink Wiggle.
Inevitably, though, there is speculation that all this swapping of skivvies is to staunch the Wiggles' financial bleeding.
From humble beginnings at Macquarie University in 1991, the band became a global brand. Their gross annual earnings often reached well above $30 million, but slipped to $17.1 million in 2012. More to the point, BRW reported that parent group The Wiggles Holdings Pty Ltd posted a net loss of $2.5 million in 2011, on revenue of $21.4 million.
Is the personnel change occurring because of the Wiggles' financial situation? Field asks for the question to be repeated before answering: "Like everything we do, money has got nothing to do with anything. I suppose the financial situation of the Wiggles has meant we've refocused our business things, but not the Wiggles themselves ... If it can continue and it's profitable, great, but it's not about that; it's about entertaining children."
Touring, they say, inevitably took its toll. "We tour 10 months of the year and for a lot of that time we're out of the country. My kids are almost grown but it's still pretty hard," says Cook.
Page adds: "Oh yeah, that's definitely the hardest thing about what the Wiggles do. The Rolling Stones will go out on a tour for a year or two, then have two or three years off before touring again. But the Wiggles have literally toured for 21 years straight."
Field returns to the table. So why a new generation now? "Because the boys are tired," he jokes, laughing. "What Murray, Greg, Jeff and myself have done over the last 21 years has been so worthwhile I think for children ... It's worthwhile continuing the fun and the music for generations to come – if we can."
He must be sad, surely? "I'm as sad as the guys. We had a beautiful year together around the world. It's been so much fun and I consider these guys my best mates; I look out on the stage and they're not going to be there."
Meanwhile, recently departed Wiggle Sam Moran's official website carries a poll asking: "What would you like to see Sam do next?" The options are: "something completely different / another solo album / a new children's show / TV hosting / Broadway show?"
What does Field think of the handling of Moran's departure? The room goes uncomfortably quiet. Field still seems rattled by the bad publicity.
"I'll just say that it could have been handled better from us, of course," says Field. "But we got blindsided: there were stories – I'd thought we'd had five years of great touring and great times with Sam, and the stories that came out about us coming into the office and sacking him on his baby's birthday and things like that were all based on ... I don't think they were based on any facts.
"No one really checked up on the stories. The only thing I'm really disappointed about the whole thing is that Sam hasn't come out and said, 'Hey guys, I had a great time and these stories aren't true'. I wish him well, always have ... It seemed like [the story] came from a publicist or somebody who had a grievance with us, I think.
"I was kind of the guy that was held up because I had a bad moment on the Today show where I said, 'What about Sam?' ... So was it handled badly? We didn't see it coming. We didn't see those stories going out there."
I ask how Field chose the new Wiggles. They're friends with whom the band had a chemistry, Field says, but the mood is now unsettled. His brother calls for the interview to be wound up. Field drily thanks the Herald for bringing up the Moran subject before a show.
And with that, the Wiggles dash onto the stage.


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The Valley's hospitality industry gained a fresh new face today as the Kimpton Hotel Palomar officially opened its doors at CityScape in Downtown Phoenix with a ceremony that included local dignitaries and officials from the boutique hotel.
The Hotel Palomar Phoenix is poised to become an urban retreat that strikes the balance between the energy of its city setting and Arizona's laid-back lifestyle. The boutique hotel offers 242 guest rooms and suites, all with modern interior touches and views of the surrounding city and mountains.
In step with the signature style of Kimpton's Hotel Palomar, this Phoenix destination combines contemporary design with an "Art in Motion" theme embracing the undercurrent of artistic energy throughout. Amenities include approximately 10,000 SF of multi-use space across 10 meeting rooms, which can be customized for social and business events.
The adjacent Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails will feature a menu of new American cuisine for lunch, dinner, late-night and weekend brunch and a cocktail program that raises the bar for drink culture in the city's urban core, while the hotel's third-floor outdoor pool terrace and adjacentLustre bar provide a scenic venue for gathering.
The Hotel Palomar, 2 E. Jefferson St., is footsteps from Chase Field, US Airways Center, the Phoenix Convention Center and a host of theaters, music venues, museums and cultural attractions, shopping, bars and restaurants. It is just one block from Phoenix's Metro Light Rail System.
The contemporary look and feel exhibits the signature style and hospitality of Kimpton's Hotel Palomar, with soothing neutral interior schemes and a sense of place. The interior design, as created by KNA Design, embodies a relaxed sophistication that is modern, meanwhile aligning with Arizona's casual lifestyle approach. While the overall style is luxurious and laid-back, the hotel's desert-infused color palette also features a pop of orange to communicate the energetic undercurrent of its CityScape and downtown Phoenix surroundings.
A third-floor pool terrace, one of the many stunning structural features created by Callison Architecture, boats the alfresco Lustre bar which doubles as a retreat from the city and a vibrant venue where guests can relax and mingle while admiring the surrounding skyline and mountains. Hunt Construction Company was general contractor.
Specialty guest rooms and suites include: 12 Spa Suites, which offer 520 SF, king-size beds and luxurious Fuji soaking tubs; 710 SF One-Bedroom Suites with separate living and bed rooms, large soaking tubs with walk-in showers; 800 SF, one-bedroom Junior Presidential Suite with spacious separate living room featuring sweeping views of downtown Phoenix, US Airways Center and Chase Field; 1,350 SF Premium Presidential Suite with private dining room for 10 people and private butler's pantry.
Chef Stephen Jones serves up new American cuisine for lunch, dinner, late-night and weekend brunch at Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails. Cocktail or beer-friendly appetizers, seafood, garden goodies, meats and game are crafted and sized for sharing.
The Hotel Palomar likely is not the final piece of the CityScape development. Plans have been discussed to add upscale condos or apartments.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio's state treasurer is again bucking fellow Republican Gov. John Kasich on a major policy issue in the state budget.
At a meeting Thursday of the 3,200-member Ohio Oil and Gas Association, Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel said he opposes the governor's plan to raise the tax that oil and gas companies pay on resources drawn from the earth. Mandel said the tax increase could discourage Ohio oil and gas investment at a critical time and he supports plowing the money back into the burgeoning industry.
"Now is not the time for government to kill the golden goose and scare away the capital that could lead to a long-term recovery in our state," Mandel said, labeling the tax plan wealth redistribution.
He was backed up in his position in the day's later presentations. Ohio House Speaker Bill Batchelder predicted the tax hike will not pass and association executive vice president Tom Stewart skewered the proposal as "policy that's based on envy."
Mandel said he wrote an op-ed column in the Wall Street Journal during his unsuccessful bid for U.S. Senate last year that highlighted the disconnect between Washington and Ohio's interests. He said federal officials have displayed a "willingness to side with fringe environmentalists over the interests of some of the most economically depressed regions of Ohio."
He did not mention the governor during his speech, which drew several bursts of applause, yet it marked the second time in a month that Mandel has publically opposed Kasich on a proposal that divides members of the GOP.
Kasich spokesman Rob Nichols said the governor's budget delivers an overall $1.4 billion tax break for the state, including to average Ohioans, small drillers and small businesses.
"Big oil is a powerful lobby with very deep pockets and it's not surprising that some are intimidated by them," Nichols said.
In February, Mandel sent a letter to state legislators urging them to reject Kasich's proposal to expand Medicaid under the federal health care law. He argued the plan's long-term financial harm outweighed its short-term benefits.
Both the tax increase and the Medicaid expansion are part of Kasich's $63.2 billion state operating budget, which lays out state spending for the two years beginning July 1.
Kasich has incorporated the severance tax increase into a significant tax policy overhaul that includes cuts in income tax, small-business and sales tax rates, while expanding the sales tax to a host of new services. He has emphasized Ohio's tax rate on oil and gas is among the lowest in the nation.
Mandel anticipated a fight over the tax plan and encouraged industry representatives to passionately lobby their legislators against the increase.
"Consider me a soldier in your cause," the two-tour Iraq war veteran said.
The brewing tax battle has taken a toll on the relationship between the association and administration. For the first time in its history, the event did not feature representatives of the state agencies that oversee oil and gas drilling, including the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.


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Discussion of the nature of Ultimate Reality and the path to Enlightenment
vicdan wrote:here is the HR-1913, the bill in question. The only things is says about protected sex- or gender-related categories is listing "sexual orientation, gender identity" as being subject to this law. The term "sexual orientation" has a perfectly well-defined meaning -- it includes, homosexuality, heterosexuality, bisexuality, and asexuality. Nothing more, nothing less.
Dude, when the fuck are you planning to do even the most basic fact-checking on the insane shit you post?
So fucking google for the bill!Tomas wrote:Your provided link not working...
What utter BS. sexual orientation excludes pedophilia by definition. That language would have indeed been inflamatory -- it's like saying "President Bush is not a pedophile, honestly, i swear!" This is semantic jujitsu.A different take:
249-175 House vote gives child molesters hate crime shield
http://www.americanfreepress.net/html/v ... s_176.html
Who said it's gentler?PS - Your new, improved (kinder/gentler) avatar, naw.
The old photo much better fits you :-)
Tomas wrote:Planetary Quandaries Solved: Saturn Is Young
Cuzzi said, "There are two reasons to believe the rings are young: First, they are bright and shiny like something new. It's no joke."
Carl G wrote:And Santa, please remember, I've been very good this year.
The face and cranium of the fossil have features found in both early and modern human species....[it] shows the continuity of the evolutionary record, so in that sense it is a link [between Homo erectus and modern humans]," said Scott Simpson
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California regulators find pot smoke causes cancer
The listing only applies to marijuana smoke, not the plant itself.
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Carl G wrote:Tomas wrote:.
California regulators find pot smoke causes cancer
The listing only applies to marijuana smoke, not the plant itself.
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That is a bullshit unsubstantiated story, a one-paragraph scare headline blurb without any studies quoted whatsoever.
Peru's Machu Picchu was an Inca pilgrimage site and a scaled-down version of a mythic landscape, according to a controversial new study. (...) Magli argues that certain structures at Machu Picchu symbolize important landmarks of this journey. For instance, a disorderly pile of stones represents the underground "void" that the first Inca traveled through.
Researchers have what they say is the first direct proof of a very old idea: that when we use a tool—even for just a few minutes—it changes the way our brain represents the size of our body. In other words, the tool becomes a part of what is known in psychology as our body schema
Diebert van Rhijn wrote:Machu Picchu Is Mini Re-creation of a Mythic Landscape?
It reminds me of some of the better theories about the early Giza structures, the way a pilgrim could make some kind of mythic journey between and underneath the structures as symbolic initiation of some kind, education of who they were.
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Marc Jacobs
Don't let the "c" in "Marc" fool you. Marc Jacobs is actually an American fashion designer from New York City. He has the prestigious role of being the creative director for Louis Vuitton, and he also maintains his signature design company.
AppealIncluded in the top 10 of Out magazine's 50 Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America, Marc Jacobs was once happily engaged to Lorenzo Martone, but his designs and fame make him a magnet for women as well. It doesn't matter if it's flip-flops or sunglasses; Marc Jacobs has a knack for creating the perfect accessory to make anyone's style package complete, and the ladies adore him for it. Some of the adoration for Marc Jacobs comes from his unique and unpredictable style -- one that favors projecting an aura of sexual mystique over an overtly sexy look.
The list of celebrity admirers and collaborators of Marc Jacobs is extensive, if not magnetic, in its own right. Uma Thurman, Winona Ryder, Scarlett Johansson, Chloe Sevigny, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Sofia Coppola, M.I.A., and Victoria Beckham are just a few of the women in this very lucky man's professional life.
SuccessMarc Jacobs can make anything cool. Whether it's grunge clothing or graffiti bags, he's a proven expert at following his inspiration and making it happen. As the creative director for Louis Vuitton, he ushered in the company's first line of ready-to-wear products and has tripled their gross revenue to a staggering figure of more than $3 billion annually. His signature company, Marc Jacobs International, boasts over 100 stores worldwide, averages almost $500 million per year and has spawned additional lines like Marc Jacobs Menswear and Little Marc Jacobs. To top it off, Jacobs has even had successful forays into fragrance and shoes.
The list of accolades for Marc Jacobs is extensive. Aside from being the youngest professional to win the Perry Ellis Award for New Fashion Talent, he has also won the Council of Fashion Designers of America Award for Womenswear Designer of the Year multiple times. In addition, he won the CFDA's 2009 International Award and a pair of honors from the Fragrance Foundation -- Fragrance of the Year and the Hall of Fame Award. In short, the man knows what he's doing.
Marc Jacobs BiographyMarc Jacobs was born on April 9, 1963, in New York, New York. At just 7 years of age, his father passed away and consequently, Marc Jacobs, his mother and his siblings continually moved around New York and New Jersey. Feeling closer to his grandmother than to his immediate family, Jacobs moved into her Manhattan residence and learned the art of knitting from her.
Inspired to join the fashion ranks, Marc Jacobs split his time between New York's High School of Art and Design and a job at Charivari, where he got to meet legendary designer Perry Ellis. At the highly touted design school Parsons, Marc Jacobs designed his debut sweater line for Sketchbook, and a number of awards came his way. In 1984 alone, he won the Design Student of the Year Award, the Chester Weinberg Gold Thimble Award and the Perry Ellis Gold Thimble Award.
marc jacobs joins perry ellis and signs with louis vuittonFresh out of Parsons and collaborating with his business partner, Robert Duffy, Marc Jacobs launched his signature line, Marc Jacobs, in 1986 and won the Perry Ellis Award for New Fashion Talent from the CFDA. Marc Jacobs saw additional fortune and opportunity when he was hired in 1989 as Vice President of Women's Design for Perry Ellis. Within three years, the new position brought him his greatest honor yet as CFDA's Women's Designer of the Year. This was due to his risky 1992 grunge music-inspired collection that was a hoot with critics, but not with his bosses. He was then dropped by Perry Ellis.
Marc Jacobs and Robert Duffy turned their attention back to their own company (now known as Marc Jacobs International) until 1997 when Paris-based fashion house Louis Vuitton offered Marc Jacobs a prime role as their creative director. The idea of joining the well-known luggage house was appealing, and Marc Jacobs signed with them, bringing with him an array of ideas, including the company's first ready-to-wear line.
marc jacobs guides louis vuitton and his signature brandAs the creative director for Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs made a series of bold moves that paid off handsomely for the fashion house. First, he teamed up with fashion designer Stephen Sprouse to add stylish graffiti to the esteemed Vuitton bags -- a choice that generated $300 million in sales. Jacobs later collaborated with artist Takashi Murakami, who enhanced the bags further with a pop culture theme and sparked another hefty sales rush. In 2009, Kanye West and Madonna became the latest celebrity collaborators with Marc Jacobs. The former released his own brand of shoes, while the Material Girl posed for a ready-to-wear series of Louis Vuitton clothing.
While Marc Jacobs has been busy with Louis Vuitton, he has not let his own company slide. Through his ever-expanding product lines, he has offered a number of memorable campaigns, including a fragrance line modeled by Sofia Coppola, an accessory line featuring Victoria Beckham and a surprising campaign starring Dakota Fanning that required his trademark designs to be resized. As proof that Marc Jacobs is in top form, he won the CFDA's 2009 International Award, was nominated for their Designer of the Year and Accessories awards respectively and also won the Fragrance Foundation's Hall of Fame Award.
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Lithuania - Hill of Crosses:
The documentary examines one of Lithuania's most unique pilgrimage sites - the Hill of Crosses - a centuries-old site destroyed repeatedly by communist forces during the times of the Soviet Union but re-opened immediately after the collapse of communism. The program gives a historical reflection of the site, its influence through the communist period and the role of the pilgrimage site today.
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Mikkelson surges to first in Amazing Race
Olympic hockey champ shows her stuff along with teammate Natalie Spooner
Friday, Jul 18, 2014 04:45 pm
St. Albert�s Meaghan Mikkelson and teammate Natalie Spooner are once again shining in the spotlight as the golden girls of The Amazing Race Canada.
For the first two legs of the new reality series, the Olympic hockey champions have dominated as they surged into first place. As elite athletes, they have dedicated their lives to performing under pressure, and are clearly the team to beat.
And yet, the required stamina and endurance was something they underestimated.
�Spooner and I thought the challenges would be hard, but we didn�t expect it to be as hard as it was physically and mentally,� said Mikkelson in a brief telephone interview.
Would she do it again?
�Absolutely, I�d do it again. It�s one of the best experiences I ever had. You can�t really compare it to the Olympics, but the people I met and the experiences I had were amazing. Anybody who has the chance to do it, I�d say go for it.�
The tests are structured to challenge every facet of a person, using all-around acquired skills such as physical strength, memory, dexterity, balance, problem solving and mental endurance.
In the first leg of the challenge, competitors met at the Columbia Ice Fields, ziplined across WinSport Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. They boarded an airplane for Victoria where they skydived into British Columbia�s capital.
�Natalie puked everywhere. She gets motion sickness,� Mikkelson said.
In Victoria, Mikkelson served tea at the Empress Hotel after memorizing the menu and then the duo sped to Esquimalt to handle a fire challenge and fix nine leaks in a tank filled with water. As the first to complete the leg, Mikkelson and Spooner received an express pass.
The second leg stretched from Victoria to Tofino, �the tree-hugging capital of the world,� according to host Jon Montgomery.
The express pass allowed Mikkelson and Spooner a head start at the still dark hour of 4:18 a.m. The duo drove more than 300 kilometres in an electric car to Wickaninnish Beach in Pacific Rim National Park to pick up a clue. Next they drove to Ucluelet Harbour for the �Detour.�
This challenge involved a choice of either sorting 1,000 pounds of fish or separating five species into five big blue bins. Or they could fillet 30 pounds of useable fish to the satisfaction of processing staff.
Several teams were already flipping fish at the sorting station when Mikkelson and Spooner arrived. In the frenzy, the duo jumped into the fray.
At one point during the sorting, Spooner threw up her arms and said, �I don�t have a clue what I�m doing.�
Every team at the sorting station was stymied. One team even moved to the filleting station, preferring to deal with knives and spilled guts. However, the Olympic champs stuck it out.
�We fell behind in the fish challenge,� Mikkelson said. �It was the first time we�d dropped to the middle. We didn�t know what we were doing and it was scary, but if it�s something you can�t do, you can�t do (it).�
Although the pair had considered the fish filleting challenge, they simply fell into the fish sorting challenge.
�We decided at that point, we�d do what we wanted regardless of what others were doing.�
Their next stop was the Surf Shack at North Chesterman Bay for the next clue � a surf ride in the Pacific Ocean.
Spooner tried first, but quickly fell on the board. Mikkelson took over, and gracefully surfed to shore.
�As it turns out, I can surf a little bit,� smiled Mikkelson during the episode.
But it was Spooner who pushed them to first place, fashioning a traditional Tofino beach chair constructed from driftwood and netting.
�The best thing about Spooner and I is that we complement each other really well. We have different strengths. There�s a lot of times that comes in handy. We do different things and notice different things the other may not see,� Mikkelson said.
Upon completion of the beach chair they dashed to Crab Dock where Montgomery pronounced them first place winners for the second consecutive time.
�We�re in first place again. And I�m so proud of Spooner right now,� said Mikkelson on a show deferring to her teammate.
The Amazing Race Canada airs Tuesday nights at 9 p.m. on CTV. Next stop is Honk Kong.


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Central's Coleman wins league honor again
PELLA— Iowa Conference women's track MVP Felicia Coleman (senior, Houston, Texas, J. Frank Dobie HS) of Central College has been tabbed the league's female athlete of the week.
Meanwhile, freshman West Adelman (Geneva, Ill.) has been named the men's tennis player of the week.
Coleman led Central to a third-place finish at the league indoor championships Sunday, capturing a pair of victories in the 55 meters (7.17) and the 200 meters (24.92). Her 200-meter mark cracked the previous conference record as well as her own school record.
Coleman, the first Central student-athlete to receive women's indoor MVP recognition, also ran the second leg of the 4×200-meter relay (1:44.57) and anchored the 4×400 relay (4:00.18). Both relays finished second.
It's the sixth time Coleman has been cited, winning performer of the week honors four times in the indoor season and twice in the outdoor slate. She's been recognized three times this spring as women's track events performer of the week, including two times as female athlete of the week.
Adelman garnered two wins against Nebraska Wesleyan Saturday. He paired with Kyle Freischlag (junior, Downers Grove, Ill., Downers Grove South HS) for an 8-2 victory at No. 1 doubles before securing the 7-2 team win with a 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 triumph at No. 2 singles. Adelman improved to 8-0 in singles play, with a 4-0 spring record.


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