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August 1st, 2013 • Issue #191 • Archives • Press Room
How corrupt is your local newspaper?
The UnSignpost itself has been under the spotlight this week as a battle was fought for positions of power in the UnSignpost:
- Firstly a coup was uncovered where a certain deputy chief editor attempted to over-step the Chief Editor's authority and change the whole format of the UnSignpost without authority. Then he discussed more changes with other members of Uncyclopedia without informing his superior and began to dictate when the UnSignposts would be released.
- This prompted the Chief Editor to crack down on the leaders of the uprising and initiate a witch hunt. Unfortunately as this was happening an independent inquiry discovered that the UnSignpost had been hacking users' facebook accounts and credit card details to be able to find material to keep up with demand for user biopics. The finger of blame lay on the Chief Editor himself so he quickly tried to resign before an investigation could be led against him.
In an attempt to resign, the Chief Editor handed over the role to his Deputy (the leader of the uprising) so that he could have last-minute revenge. Just as this was happening the Deputy Chief Editor announced he had to go and that he could not perform the role of Chief Editor. As he was the only other member of the UnSignpost in a capable position to take the role, the Chief Editor had to cancel his resignation and respectfully make both the former Deputy Chief Editor and himself, Chief Editors leaving a vacancy for Deputy Chief Editor at UnSignpost.
So to sum up, a vacant post remains at Deputy Chief Editor, which could be filled by YOU and this whole article has all been one long excuse as to why your UnSignpost issue was delivered late.
Everyone takes the month off
A certain "encyclopedic" parody of Uncyclopedia exhorts its readers to "be bold", ridiculing our command that Uncyclopedians "be italic," and one Uncyclopedian stepped up to be Bat Fuck Insane. As previously reported, France annexed the UK, meaning that every Englishman on Uncyclopedia took the entire month of August off, including the Chief Editor of this august journal. Former Deputy Chief Editor Anton199 stepped up to fill the void, as he lives in a worker's paradise where no one gets any time off at all.
After a brief period changing the signage to read "Acting Chief Editor" and changing the locks, then several days studying how better to mimic that "encyclopedia" wiki as a form of payback, the previous edition of UnSignpost was rolled out and delivered. The immediate result was that buttons stopped clicking on everyone's windows, and people's keyboards started getting gooey and sticky and full of hairballs even though the cat was being boarded that week. Later, little windows started popping up advertising well-endowed women who love to talk dirty at two bucks a minute. A few days afterward, problems emerged at regional power grids, there were two military coups in Africa, and skyscrapers in Mexico City resumed collapsing despite the recent new regime of redoubled Government Inspection. And the Uncyclopedia connection made it problematic to blame all of this on global warming.
In barely a week, it had all been sorted out, and the vital news of the wiki had been re-delivered in a form that more closely resembled the boring old version we had come to know if not love. One Uncyclopedian emeritus offered advice, realizing that spending so much time on an alleged "real-world job" makes it hard for us to remember what a good coder he was. The Acting Editor has not been seen lately, as the stack of MediaWiki textbooks in his office has grown taller than he is. For the rest of us, despite the initial scare, the brief pratfall was a welcome interlude to a summer at the ballpark watching lazy fly balls turn into more costly pratfalls.
Editor. Well, no. We were created not only to spread the news, but to manufacture and exaggerate it. How else to survive in a place with neither an opposition party nor actual hot spots to visit? That's why our own technical problems seem to be of vital interest. We promise to keep hyping them so as perhaps even fill another issue.
Journalist. Anton, what have been the main problems with the new format that you decided to adopt for the UnSignpost?
Anton. Well, there were many. There was an issue, for instance, over the content box (see just above). So the latest issue disappeared from everyone's talk page. Then Pup fixed everything but we found an excuse not to redeliver the paper. And now we've made a new one which was supposed to be delivered even before the old one. But it all went wrong.
J. Is this connected to the forum on the Village Dump?
A. No, of course, not. I mean, it is, officially. But the forum was pointless from the very beginning. Not only was the vote fixed from the start (just like elections in Russia), but almost ignored at the end (it was not completely, your opinion always counts!), when Pup suggested another way to repair the UnSignpost. But again, we made a good excuse to put off the actual delivery!
J. And what are you planning to do next?
A. Go on vacation. Even though it is a bit late.
Drunks protect Uncyclopedia from other drunks
After the many scandals with churches in recent years, it came as no surprise when Uncyclopedia's very own "Padre" — the Reverend P. Pennyfeather — was caught with his trousers 'round his ankles, dancing on a table, holding two pints in each hand at the pub last night.
First, the Reverend replied to a post from Denza: "Your'er most ealcome to, if you so wish. How are you these days>? Still addicted to DungeonSiege510? Or ate you on that bastatd rehav?" – an utterance on which Google Translate has drawn a complete blank. Our best guess was that "rehav" was referring to "rehab" (rehabilitation), his presumed destination after this bender. After disastrously applying British spelling to the HTML tags in a template, the Reverend — who doubles as Uncyclopedia's official proofreader — turned to vote on nominations on VHF [sic].
Finally, the Reverend was dealt a protective two-hour rap-on-the-knuckles by a big, blue, plastic ban-stick, which unfortunately went into the system as a two-week ban. The admin in question admits to a signature Oil Can of Labatt's of his own but claims the top was not popped until after this particular lapsus dedis, a claim that cannot be verified from the Uncyclopedia logs. One of the Reverend's loyal friends detected this error the next morning and it was cheerfully curtailed, though only after the Reverend endured a morning of silent suffering, also bacon and black coffee, all of which were reportedly ineffective.
Consulting the Pirate Code
After a long and amusing discussion about Commanists and commas on the Reverend's talk page two conclusions were reached. One was that for now on all irrelevant conversations that are neither to do with the user whose talk page the discussion was on or to do with writing articles, ought to go on BHOP. The second was an idea presented by ScottPat that the event where one asks Spike to resolve a situation on grammar or rules is to be known as "Consulting the Pirate Code."
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The tale of Denza is a long, strange, random, and stupid one, but I feel, that it is time that you should hear this epic tale, of... something. Anyhow, there is little known about Denza, save what his userboxen tell us about him. He lives "somewhere in Kirkland" as he will not disclose his actual adress to the USP. What we do know, is that he is excellent in maintaining multiple personalities, and actually uses a different personality on this site than real life. He also manages to be hyper, in a wiki, which was thought to be impossible. Now, the reason he uses the username, DungeonSiegeAddict510, as opposed to the username "Denza252" is because he was hacked... or something, and was told that he should get a username that is not similar to his last one. He got found out within days. But he is making efforts to redeem himself through edit patrolling and editing a few articles. Anyhow, he is a very enthusiastic, 15 year old induvidual, a bit on the paranoid side, and claims to be an adorable crossdresser... who is turned on by blood (no, really!). His dream is to rule this miserable planet under an iron fisted rule. He is totally not insane, btw... just eccentric... he also likes using whatever the three dots in a row are called... He is also a member of the FORBIDDEN TRINITY (Uncyclopedia, Wikipedia, and TV Tropes (He uses the same username in wikipedia, but uses Denza252 in tvtropes.)) His main weaknesses are social interaction related, but he likes talking to people, mostly about his many fields of interests. He enjoys listening to J-Pop, due to the high metaphor/symbolism occurance rate, but also enjoys electronic music, and some rap. He is skilled in painting and drawing, and plans to make his own manga someday. He also plans to open a buisness of some sort.


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CHIPPENHAM ended a dramatic week, which saw the departure of skipper Scott Rogers, with a resounding all-round team performance that saw them achieve a morale-boosting victory in rain-soaked Hertfordshire.
The three points moved the Bluebirds towards mid-table respectability as Tom Knighton marked his first start in a Bluebird shirt with a goal worthy of winning any match. Substitute Alan Griffin added a late second to wrap up a good day for the Bluebirds.
The first half saw a sprinkling of chances at both ends, with the Bluebirds indebted to Ben John's incredible save on 13 minutes to deny Richard Graham. Having been drawn to the edge of his six yard area to repel an attack John rose from the ground to spectacularly throw himself back across goal to hold Graham's shot from the loose ball.
The save was to prove important as Chippenham took the lead on 24 minutes. A high ball was hoisted into the St Albans area and won by Lee Phillips. Strike partner Knighton then produced an acrobatic overhead kick that looped over Nick Jupp and dipped into the net.
The remainder of the half saw John make two routine saves whilst in time added on the home side lost possession on the edge of their area and Knighton's pass to James Guthrie saw the latter drag his shot across the face of goal.
The second half opened with former Bristol Rovers and Fulham striker Barry Hales becoming embroiled in several heated exchanges. The first goalmouth action saw Scott Lye's deflected shot held by Jupp, whilst Guthrie's shot was also deflected into the side netting.
Midway through the second period St Albans should have levelled when right back Ashley Williams was caught upfield and the ball was swiftly moved to the left wing where Chris Henry made the most of the free space before crossing to Sean Shields who somehow contrived to lift his shot over the bar from a few yards out.
Ten minutes from time the Bluebirds switched to 4-5-1 formation as they looked to protect their slender lead. Victory was ensured five minutes from time when Adie Harris's free kick skimmed off a defender's head and Griffin side-footed home on the volley.
In stoppage time, John again excelled as he dived to keep out Henry's low shot and Graham's follow-up was blocked by a combination of John and his defence.
Chippenham: John, Kite, Mings, Williams, Casey, Harris, Lye Guthrie, Ballinger (Harvey 80), Knighton (Griffiths 73), Philliips (Griffin 67) subs not used: Osman, Rudge
Referee: Nic Evans (Huntington)
Attendance: 312
Yellow cards - Chippenham: Harris 53 (foul), Griffin 90 (foul).
St Albans: Gordon 85 (foul)
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Married couple Michael Knaapen (left) and John Becker kiss on Wednesday after hearing the US Supreme Court ruled that the Defence of Marriage Act (Doma) was unconstitutional. The high court ruled to strike down Doma and determined that California's proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage was not properly before them, declining to overturn the lower court's striking down of the law.
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A TAUNTON man and two friends are embarking on a cycle challenge in the South-West to raise money for charity.
Mark Hunt, Rob Screen and Brandon Barry, who all work in the IT department at Musgrove Park Hospital, are cycling 450 miles, setting off tomorrow (June 14).
They will be travelling from Taunton across Exmoor and North Devon, down to Land's End and back.
The trio have already smashed their initial target of £100, reaching well over £440 in just under 24 hours.
They are now hoping to raise £1,000 with the money going to St Margaret's Hospice.
Mark said: "Rob and I turned 30 this year, and Brandon turned 50 last year, and we all wanted to do something to celebrate it, so I came up with this idea and thought we might as well raise money at the same time.
"I've had a few relatives and friends who ended up in the hospice, and I know St Margaret's do so much for the community, so I wanted to do something to help them.
"We haven't done much training – there have been three occasions when we've all been out together and we did 80 miles once, but it will be tricky to start with as there are 40 miles of cycling uphill.
"I'm not the healthiest of people, but I've always wanted to do something like this and set a good example to my children.
"I'd love to try and do John O'Groats to Land's End, but it depends on whether the other two are up for it.
"We're due back at work on June 21, , but who knows what state we'll be in.
"At least working at Musgrove we're in the right place to be looked after!"
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Light from Africa
As well as serving a functional purpose, the art of pottery is rooted in the culture of many South Africans. Working with clay is a way to express our heritage, identity and creativity. It's also a way to stimulate healing and confidence, which is why the Light from Africa Foundation in Cape Town runs a programme of pottery lessons and clay therapy for orphaned and vulnerable children. more
Detox International South Africa
Detox International, a detoxification programme developed in Europe, runs a number of annual South African retreats in the Western Cape and Gauteng. These week-long retreats offer therapies aimed at physical, mental and spiritual purification, with benefits for weight loss, chronic conditions and the body's immunity, digestion and metabolism. more
Eat Out DStv Food Network Produce Awards 2013
Since 2007 the authoritative foodie magazine and website, Eat Out, has recognised independent South African food producers at a ceremony sponsored by DStv Food Network. Whether it be a delicious new jam, organic yoghurt, rib-eye beef or organic herbs, the winners are a celebration of the best South African food producers have to offer. more
Touring Cape Town's art galleries
A Cape Town art tour will take you through the city's mix of historic art institutions and its trendy, edgy, art and design studios. From Kloof Street to Khayelitsha, you'll find artists and galleries that express the multiple identities that make-up cosmopolitan Cape Town. more
Witsand Beach, Western Cape
Whales, beautifully clean beaches and the magnificence of the Cape Flora Kingdom - Witsand Beach is an unspoilt piece of paradise, with safe swimming, windsurfing, angling, deep sea fishing, snorkelling and rock pools to explore, along with the birdlife of the Breede River estuary. more
Western Cape food terroir
The food terroir of the Western Cape is heaven for adventurous eaters. In a province of abundant agricultural bounty, from the land and the sea, whether you feast on multi-course tasting menus in Franschhoek, or wolf down mouthfuls of umngqusho in Gugulethu, there is something to suit every mood, palate, and wallet. more
The flower sellers of Adderley Street
The flower sellers of Adderley Street are as much a part of Cape Town as Table Mountain, good wine and fresh fish – for more than 150 years they have been selling their flowers from Trafalgar Place. more
Arniston, Western Cape
You'll find photographs of the picturesque fishing village of Arniston adorning many travel posters and brochures. Situated on the Western Cape's Indian Ocean coast, its incredibly brilliant blue seas and long stretches of white dunes are irresistible to local and international holiday makers. more
Cape Malay heritage tours
Cape Malay heritage tours allow culturally-minded travellers to experience Cape Town from the perspective of one the Western Cape's oldest and most distinctive societies. Visit sites of religious, social, and political significance in the history of the Cape Malays, interact with the community, and stopover at top attractions around the Cape peninsula. more
Western Cape
The Western Cape offers a rich floral kingdom, pristine beaches, a globally renowned wine industry, award-winning restaurants and a unique history and heritage that plays out in the smiles, hearts and lives of the many fascinating people you'll meet. more
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Clifton's beaches
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Arabella Country Club
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It takes a village to rescue a dog.
And that "village" includes kind-hearted local residents, a team of dedicated volunteers and a patient regional airline, especially when the dogs in need of rescue are roaming a remote northern Manitoba community.
Consider the tale of Scribble, Scrabble and Doodle, three hard-luck young hounds who were running wild on Wasagamack First Nation, about 610 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg.
Their story began last November when Manitoba Mutts Dog Rescue, Manitoba's largest dog-rescue group outside of the Winnipeg Humane Society, got a call from a Wasagamack volunteer about three malamute-husky crosses, all brothers, in dire need of rescue.
"They were probably 16 weeks old," recalls Colleen Holloway, public relations and marketing team leader for Manitoba Mutts, a two-year-old non-profit group whose network of about 200 volunteers rescues and finds foster homes for abandoned, surrendered and abused dogs throughout the province.
"Frigid winter temperatures were coming up and their chances of survival were slim. They're not scary, wild attack dogs. They're young and impressionable and could easily be brought into a family environment."
On the upside, a determined local resident agreed to round up the trio and transport them to the airport for a Perimeter Aviation flight to Winnipeg.
"It sounds easier than it actually was," Holloway says, in what proved a remarkable understatement. "The airport's on an island and you can only get to it over ice. The ice roads were too weak in November to get the dogs to the airport."
On Dec. 22, after the ice firmed up, a Perimeter plane was slated to fly the animals to safety, but the dogs missed the flight for some unknown reason.
The thing is, it is far from easy to synchronize the capture of three stray dogs in a remote area with the arrival of a plane that can't sit around forever waiting for unco-operative canine passengers. "It took about one to two weeks each time to round them up and get them to the airport," Holloway noted.
By the time another flight was set up in early January, tragedy had struck -- one of the three dogs had been hit and killed by a car during the Christmas holidays. "It's hard because they could all have been saved on the 22nd," the rescue spokeswoman says. "It increased our urgency to rescue them as soon as possible."
At this point, the two surviving brothers were dubbed Scribble and Doodle. "When you name a dog, emotional attachments get that much greater and we were ready to do anything to get those dogs out," Holloway said, during an interview.
Over the next six weeks, however, the one thing they didn't have was luck.
On one occasion, with the dogs ready to roll, the Wasagamack volunteer's snowmobile broke down. The next rescue bid was shut down by a fire at the local nursing station.
"On a third occasion, the plane was coming in but our volunteer was literally stuck at work for four days by the weather," Holloway said. "A fourth time, his phone died and he didn't get our call that a plane was coming."
In late February, when the plane arrived, there was another cruel twist -- one of two special airline crates for carrying the dogs was damaged, so only one brother, Doodle, was able to board. Four weeks later, he was adopted in Winnipeg.
With Doodle gone, things were looking bleak for young Scribble.
"It turns out Scribble goes back to the town to wait for the next plane and we found out he has a girlfriend," Holloway recalled. "Her name was Scrabble, and she had a small brood of four-week-old puppies. As soon as you know pups are involved, it's a critical rescue and every day counts."
With rescuers racing the clock, the news got even more grim -- the puppies didn't survive. "It could have been frostbite; it could have been hypothermia; they could have been prey or they could have been sick," the rescue spokeswoman says, sighing.
"It breaks your heart. It starts to eat away at your hope that it's all going to work out. We rarely see a rescue effort take five months to co-ordinate."
In Winnipeg, Manitoba Mutts volunteers were on standby. In Wasagamack, at the end of March, Scribble and his girlfriend, Scrabble, were still waiting and the ice road to the airport was deteriorating.
"The clock was ticking very loudly at this point," declares Holloway, also a marketing co-ordinator at the University of Manitoba.
Then, on April 5, with hope fading and the ice road access to the remote airport soon to be closed, Manitoba Mutts finally got the call it had been praying for.
"They've boarded the plane!" the caller chirped. "They'll be there in three and a half hours."
With that news, in the middle of the work week, the volunteers scrambled to get someone to the airport. "It's not like picking up a FedEx package," Holloway chuckled.
In Winnipeg, the first stop for the dogs -- "They were spooked and terrified" -- was an emergency foster home, where they were fed and bathed after volunteers spent an hour coaxing them into the home.
Later, it was off to the veterinarian for a checkup, and finally to permanent foster homes to await adoption and learn how to live in a house as opposed to running free in the wilderness.
"They had to learn what leashes and linoleum and carpets and furniture and squeaky toys are. They wanted to be outside."
How has life turned out for these hard-luck hounds? It was love at first sight for Scrabble's foster parents, who couldn't wait to adopt her. And just over a week ago, Scribble found an adoptive family, too.
"They're healthy and happy and adjusting to family life and very glad to have that entire adventure put behind them," Holloway says. "We're thrilled with how it all worked out."
But while Scribble and Scrabble and Doodle got their happy ending, it's back to the grindstone for Manitoba Mutts, a village of volunteers that survives month to month on donations and is forming partnerships with northern communities to solve the problem of dog overpopulation through mobile spay and neuter clinics.
"Our volunteers actually had tears of happiness and relief that Scribble and Scrabble made the plane. But this is just one story. We fly in about 15 to 20 dogs from northern Manitoba and Nunavut each month," Holloway says.


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Sure sounds like it, but you be the judge.
Here's Schultz on his radio show Wednesday, doing his part in the liberal media pile-on after Mitt Romney dared suggest considerable overlap between President Obama's supporters and those Americans most dependent on government (audio) --
In the video taken at the fundraiser that has leaked out, Romney claimed that 47 percent of Americans are Obama voters that pay no income tax, are dependent upon government and believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, you name it. Now, in a sense, he is correct, in the social safety net which we have believed in for generations. We're a compassionate country. We don't want to leave people behind. We've made sure that there is no suffering. We've tried to make sure that there's no suffering. And a lot of this comes from World War II. A lot of the policies that have propped up from the New Deal in the aftermath of the Second World War when we saw real pain, suffering, extermination in World War Two, it changed America for a number of generations and it changed how we did legislation, it changed what we wrote, what we believed in. And I do believe that the suffering of the Second World War pushed forward civil rights in this country, I do. You may disagree with me.
It's one thing for Schultz to get it wrong about Bill Clinton, claiming as he did earlier this month that Clinton was never tried in the Senate after he was impeached during the Lewinsky scandal. It's quite another for someone as boisterous in his braying for liberalism to get it wrong about the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt, liberals' patron saint.
By the time the US entered World War Two in 1941, all of the New Deal's signature achievements -- Social Security, legalizing collective bargaining, a federally mandated minimum wage and overtime pay, banning child labor, creation of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Tennessee Valley Authority, along with a slew of others -- had been accomplished years earlier.
Even though Roosevelt was president from 1933 until his death in 1945, the New Deal lasted less than half that time, from the flurry of activity in Roosevelt's first Hundred Days until his disastrous attempt to alter the balance of power by packing the Supreme Court in 1937, followed by huge losses for Democrats in Congress a year later.
Roosevelt's attention turned to the threat from fascism abroad and after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, FDR's role as commander in chief became the singular focus of his presidency.
It's more than a stretch for Schultz to suggest that many New Deal policies "propped up" in the "aftermath of the Second World War when we saw real pain, suffering, extermination," since the New Deal, architecture of the modern welfare state, was already in place.
Schultz has more of a leg to stand on in claiming the US experience in World War II accelerated action on civil rights. President Harry Truman signed an executive order to end segregation in the military two years after Japan's surrender brought the war to a close.
But advances in civil rights moved at a glacial pace over the next decade, hastened by the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education in Topeka and the brave students in Little Rock who demanded an end to segregation at their high school.
I seriously doubt that many of quarter million people taking part in the March on Washington in 1963 considered the Second World War to have brought their goals much closer -- nearly 20 years after the conflict ended.


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'Naked Therapist' Conducts Her Sessions in The Buff [VIDEO]
Us men have been categorized as sometimes being able to truly express our feelings. What's so bad about that? Sometimes going to see a psychotherapist will ultimately help us solve our troubles. Well, I may have found a viable option for us guys, a therapist that strips! After the jump, check out "The Daily"'s (safe for work) video of Sarah White doing her thing, and judge for yourself:


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When you are attempting to perform a render operation in LiveCycle ES, you may receive the following error in Windows itself:
The application has failed to start because omniDynamic403_rt.dll was not found.
Re-installing the application may fix the problem.
You should then check the server log for any exceptions. You may see the following exception:
Service XMLFormService: Starting native process with command line
-MyPath D:\bea\user_projects\domains\lc_domain\null\adobe\lc_server\XMLFormService................
BMC024: Service XMLFormService: Process ProcessResource(name=XMLForm.exe,pid=0) terminated abnormally with error code {3}
This could also be accompanied with an ALC-WKS-007-040 error in workspace if you are attempting to render into the browser. You may also see another error code in the server log ALC-FRM-001-004, which indicates a problem with the XMLFormService, of FontManager service. You can check that both of these services are running in the admin console for LiveCycle.
The underlying cause of this is that the XMLFormService could not be found. This is due to the "null" entry in the path to the XMLFormService as seen in the exception above. This actually creates a "null" directory on your server's file system, and will populate it with the native files. However at runtime it cannot interpret this "null" in the path, and so reports that it cannot find the XMLFormService.
You will have to modify your weblogic startup script to set the adobeidp.RootDirectory property.
1. stop your weblogic server and any admin server that might be running
2. find the setDomainEnv.cmd or setDomainEnv.sh script and search for JAVA_OPTIONS (this is usually at the end of the file)
3. you will need to add the following argument to the JAVA_OPTIONS:
-Dadobeidp.RootDirectory=<path to LiveCycle Domain> (e.g. D:\bea\user_projects\domains\lc_domain)
4. save the file
5. restart your weblogic server


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About the Book
An Autumn Landscape
As a social photographer I have always been more interested in people than in landscape photography. When I moved to the Venetian countryside I started going for walks with my Jack Russell Terriers, Pixel and Jay Peg. I took my iPhone along with me for security and slowly started to use it to take photos using the Instagram app. I consider Instagram an exercise in discipline and restraint. It is like an old fashioned Polaroid, you either keep the photo or scrap it. You have to decide which digital filter to use and then share it. I am still not very interested in landscape "per se" but see it more as textures, volumes, shades, shadows, light, colors, clouds and the way these interact with each other. The route is always the same. I try to observe new details as the seasons change. This is how I enjoy looking at landscapes.
Nally Bellati
Features & Details
- Category Arts & Photography
Small Square, 7×7 in, 18×18 cm
20 Pages
- Publish Date Nov 26, 2012
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Two drivers esscaped unharmed after a crash in Corsham last night.
Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to Lacock Road just after 7.30 when a Audi A3 and a Vauxhall Corsa crashed near to Corsham Town football club.
Both drivers were travelling alone, and neither were injured in the crash, which a police spokesman descibed as "miraculous". The Audi ended up in a nearby ditch, while fire crews had to disconnect the Corsa's battery to prevent it setting fire. They also worked to mop up a fuel spillage at the site.
The road remained closed while the wreckage was removed, and was reopened again at 8.59pm.


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SAT's Thulani Nzima takes the plunge
This makes it all real. It's beyond – way beyond – the theory of marketing that keeps us busy behind desks and in boardrooms!" – Thulani Nzima, CEO South African Tourism
With a beaming smile, arms outstretched and an overwhelming rush of adrenaline and excitement, South African Tourism's chief executive officer, Thulani Nzima, completed the world's highest commercial bridge bungee jump at Bloukrans in the beautiful Eastern Cape.
Nzima took the job of destination marketing from theory to spectacular practice as he plunged 216m off Bloukrans Bridge to experience first-hand one of the world's most exhilarating tourist attractions.
'Wow!' he said as his feet touched terra firma. 'This makes it all real. It's beyond – way beyond – the theory of marketing that keeps us busy behind desks and in boardrooms! This jump was like living a dream. It's impossible to explain the excitement, the exhilaration! You don't know what you're missing until you've bungee-jumped Bloukrans!'
Nzima found himself hurtling off the Bloukrans Bridge as part of the activities arranged for him by the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency on his nationwide provincial Connecti9ns Roadshow. He and other SAT personnel are undertaking the roadshow to learn more about the tourist highlights offered in each province.
They met national and provincial media on Thursday to brief them on provincial partnerships, on South Africa's global destination competitiveness, and on the many wonders that await domestic tourists as they travel their own country as tourists.
And what was it like exchanging the boardroom for the bridge and personally doing his bit for tourism? 'This was the single most exciting thing I have ever done,' he said. 'Frightening? No! Not at all. This was awesome. There was an enormous sense of anticipation and excitement. Then a total adrenalin rush. It was amazing. Wow!'
Nothing, he said, can take the place of personal experience of a destination and its many delights. 'Everyone who markets South Africa needs to get out there and experience this wonderful and amazing destination. These are the kinds of experiences that change lives, and that leave enduring memories. It's the emotional impact of a South African holiday that makes selling this country one of the best, and easiest, jobs in the world.'


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"Bridgewater State University has become a leader in forging collaborative educational agreements with nations around the world, and we know how vitally important that work is to help boost economic development in countries such as Cape Verde," said Dr. Joao Rosa, the founding executive director of the new Pedro Pires Institute for Cape Verdean Studies at Bridgewater.
Dr. Rosa delivered those remarks at a ceremony concluding a two-week visit to BSU from a group of a dozen officials from Cape Verde attending the first Summer Leadership Institute, which was co-sponsored by the university and the institute.
Dr. Dana Mohler-Faria, BSU's president and a descendant of immigrants from Cape Verde, and who over the past decade has championed efforts to establish strong ties between the island nation and the large Cape Verdean population in southeastern Massachusetts, congratulated the participants for their work at Bridgewater.
"A university such as Bridgewater has more of an obligation than simply teaching and learning on our campus. We have a responsibility to help connect the world, to use knowledge as a basis for bringing about equity, fairness and justice wherever we can," he said.
"In 2002, as I embarked on my presidency, that was a central initiative for me. I wanted to help our community create a place not only where concepts of global citizenship were encouraged but also to make Bridgewater an institution with ongoing partnerships in places far beyond our borders. Today we have more than forty such formal relationships in 26 nations, ranging from South America to Asia, to Europe, Africa and to the Middle East.," he explained.
The president said that sharing the resources available at Bridgewater, including most especially the talent of its faculty, staff, students and alumni, has been fundamental to the success of the effort.
"Bridgewater has changed substantially in the last 20 years. We have a much broader focus than we used to have. Our work with Cape Verde has been instrumental in helping us develop the experience to do this. Given the large number of people in our region of the state with connections to Cape Verde, this is obviously a mission which yields enormous benefits for all concerned," Dr. Mohler-Faira said.
Addressing directly the summer institute participants, the president said, "You have used your time at Bridgewater wisely. Your work here over the past several weeks – the classes you have taken with Bridgewater faculty, the reading and research you've done here as part of your studies and the visits you have made to important historical sites here and elsewhere along the East Coast – will change not only Cape Verde itself but Cape Verde's ability to connect with the broader world and profit from those new contacts. The farther we can cast our net, the more people we will touch, and you will be among those who will be the leaders of this effort."
The Consul of Cape Verde in New England, Pedro Garciano Gomes deCarvalho, delivered greetings at the ceremony.
"I am so very pleased to be here today to congratulate the participants in the institute and to tell you how very proud we, your fellow countrymen, are of your accomplishments at Bridgewater," he said. "Our friendship with this university is, as Dr. Mohler-Faria has said, a long-standing one and extremely important to us. The partnership that exists between Bridgewater and Cape Verde is remarkable. This institute, named for a former president of Cape Verde, is one more example of the bonds we share with Bridgewater. With all my heart, I thank all who have made this possible." (Story and photo by David K. Wilson, '71, University Advancement)


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Today Shake Shack announced they'll be opening a location in New Haven, Connecticut, in fall of 2012 at 986 Chapel Street—right by Yale's Old Campus (lucky students, yeah) and about a block away from Louis' Lunch, known as "The Birthplace of the Hamburger Sandwich."
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A VAN smashed into the wall at a nursery shattering the window and sending glass flying into the classroom.
A three-year-old boy received minor cuts from flying glass inside Little Brook Children's Nursery in Blackburn Road, Great Harwood, at around 1.10pm today, but no one else was injured.
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For a second time, East Baton Rouge Parish school Superintendent Bernard Taylor plans to visit four different parts of the parish to explain his ideas on replacing school attendance zones with "attendance regions" and creating more educational choices for parents in those areas.
Taylor announced the next round of forums late Wednesday. In a news release, he said he plans to "share community input" generated since he first announced the idea of creating attendance regions.
In November, Taylor held four forums in four days.
The second round will be more spaced out. It will start with forums Wednesday at Capitol Elementary and Jan. 24 at Glen Oaks High.
The second round will finish with forums Jan. 31 at Scotlandville High and Feb. 5 at Southeast Elementary.
The first meeting at Capitol Elementary starts at 6:30 p.m. The other three will start at 6 p.m.
Taylor has described his proposals as a "framework for discussion," meaning they are not set and subject to change depending on the feedback he receives at the forums.
What Taylor has laid out so far affects 36 schools in four sections of the parish by turning them into attendance regions that offer more choices than are available.
What will be on these four different regional menus is unclear. Taylor has suggested converting a handful of schools to magnet schools and others to "grade centers" that every child in a given grade and in a given region would be assigned to, unless they choose one of the other school options. Each set of grade centers is being described as a "family of schools."
As with the first forums, Taylor is planning to make a presentation, then those attending will be involved in breakout sessions to provide input there.


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'Sweet Addiction' is an exhibition you can taste! It's the first themed exhibition in the brand new Calyx - the exhibition space of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Exploring the world of chocolate, 'Sweet Addiction' offers a journey of learning through a tropical rainforest and the home of Theobroma cacao, the chocolate tree. See the Mayan god […]Find out more »
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An exhibition at the State Library of NSW in Sydney curated by garden historian Richard Aitken. Features 150 rare, beautiful and often quirky objects from the Library's collection, spanning 5 centuries, that present the ideas and influences that have shaped the way we make, use, imagine and enjoy our gardens. State Library of NSW, Macquarie St, […]Find out more »
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Interesting Developments on the WordPress Front
With so many of us working on collaborative projects like the Gamified Curriculum Delivery System that Mike Skocko's Mega Students of the Mac Lab developed, many of us are looking at getting a more global presence with our course materials. Others of us just lose every sheet of paper that hits our desks (myself a prime example) and want to eliminate paper from the classroom and have the curriculum available 24 hours to our students. For many of us, WordPress has proven itself a great solution. In fact, here at the educationleaders blog, we're running a wordpress back end also.
WordPress is amazing. Take a look at this list of benefits:
- It's free, So it fits a teacher's budget
- It's easy, so we have time to focus on content rather than the construction of our sites
- It's scalable, so we can ramp it up to a school wide or even district wide enterprise
- It's extensible, so you can add cool features easily, like Skocko's students
- It's popular, so there's a TON of help, lots of free plugins (add features) and themes (the layout and look)
What's been missing is a great plugin that does all the classroomy, traditional stuff that we're used to… traditional assessments for pre- and post-tests, monitoring of student access to the site, gradebook incorporated online, etc. I used to run a moodle install alongside my WordPress install for assessment and tracking of student work, but I found it cumbersome to have to manage 2 sites that acted like one.
Finally, there's a solution that is looking pretty good and it's exiting beta soon. Don't have details on prices yet, but it may be a great all-in-one solution for the classroom. I'm mainly looking for something that can track the users and provide pre-and post tests to help find where the kids are not completely comfortable with the content yet… I use tests not to see where the kids failed, but where I've failed the kids. If everyone's missing a certain question, then it's feedback to me that I haven't covered this concept well enough yet or they're still not comfortable with the terminology (and let's face it… our industry LOVES it's terminology and acronyms!).
I've been keeping an eye on this LMS plugin to replace my missing moodle functionality. I really want an online gradebook so that the kids can monitor themselves… Whether it's self-reported (easy to do with a test) or actual, traditional testing and assessment, this plugin seems to fit the bill without sideloading moodle in my sites.
LearnDash is the plugin and the plugin's author, Justin, has been very helpful and responsive- which is great for a plugin that is running your classes! Don't have to worry about no support at all (which is common with wordpress plugs… you get what you pay for.) I encourage you to sign up for his newsletter and grab a copy when it's time to test out on your wordpress site for class.
And if you HAVEN'T yet set up yourself with a wordpress blog for class yet… what are you waiting for? Even signing up with a free wordpress.com blog is a great way to get started in sharing your content with other educators across the globe.
And don't forget to cross post your stuff at the Adobe Ed Exchange!!! It gives you great visibility to teachers that might not find your site elsewhere… but posting to your own blog ensures that all your students and parents can access your classroom resources easily.
Keep your eyes open for a series of blog posts here on setting up wordpress for your classroom and helpful plugins, themes, and tips for keeping it innovative and awesome!


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That bowl of summer corn chowder is long, long gone and it's about time, too.
My personal chef work is keeping me busy, and putting me in touch with all sorts of people, each with their own set of dietary needs, likes and dislikes. But what I'm hearing most often when planning meals for clients is their desire to eat a healthy diet. It can be hard to distinguish what "healthy" really means when you see the word pasted on all sorts of processed food in the grocery store, from boxes of cereal to packaged frozen entrees.
What do most people perceive to be a healthy way of eating? My sense is that we all know that the more real, unprocessed food we eat the better, but it's still a full time job to keep track of all the information out there about what's good for us or not.


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Facebook Announces Home, and HTC Firstby Brian Klug on 4/4/2013 3:23 PM EST
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TerdFerguson - Thursday, April 04, 2013 - linkIt's not an app, it's an experience? Come on, really? Reply
Paulman - Thursday, April 04, 2013 - linkWell, it's basically a UI, or as they're called these days, a UX (User eXperience), so I don't think it's a bad way to phrase it :P Reply
Ewram - Thursday, April 04, 2013 - linkThe specs table say the phones name is HTC One, Reply
DuaneDibbley - Thursday, April 04, 2013 - linkI guess Klug has something on his mind :p Reply
dylan522p - Thursday, April 04, 2013 - linkI am so ready for that review. Reply
Brian Klug - Friday, April 05, 2013 - linkOops! Fixed now I hope!
-Brian Reply
lilmoe - Friday, April 05, 2013 - linkis it going to be long for the One's review? :( Reply
DuaneDibbley - Thursday, April 04, 2013 - linkThe concept of a Facebook phone seems kind of silly to me. The UI surely looks very nice, however! Reply
perry1mm - Friday, April 05, 2013 - linkWhy does the concept seem silly to you? There are plenty of people that mainly use their phone for social networking, and as you said the UI looks very nice, which is more of a concern to a lot of users than the customization and fine-tuning of Android. Seems like the concept makes perfect sense! Reply
Yofa - Thursday, April 04, 2013 - linkhtc person 1: quick, we need a new name for a phone!
htc person 2: one!
htc person 3: one x!
htc person 4: one x+!
htc person 5: first!
htc person 1: first! that's perfect! let's go with that...
by the way, your device row says "htc one." i think you mean "htc first." that's god's (anand's?) way of telling you to complete the htc one review. sorry, brian. had to... Reply
uhuznaa - Thursday, April 04, 2013 - linkSo this basically is a Hub which revolves all around people? Provided all of this happens on Facebook? There's no support for SMS, email and so on? On the home screen? This is just disgusting. Reply
perry1mm - Friday, April 05, 2013 - linkWhat are you talking about...of course there is support for all of that stuff, it's just integrated into the Facebook UX, but it is Android so you could install whatever apps/clients you want as well. And if you really wanted to you could install a different launcher too. Though if you're buying this phone it's probably for the specific FB integration as there are other phones that are similarly priced with higher specs if you don't care about that stuff. Reply
evonitzer - Thursday, April 04, 2013 - linkHey! It's a 4.3" phone with 720p! Given all the griping amongst reviewers about oversized Android devices, this should be perfect. 340ppi to boot. I wonder if the facebook experience can be removed or if HTC will release the same phone in another guise. One can hope. Reply
perry1mm - Friday, April 05, 2013 - linkI am on board with this! I love the 4.3-4.5" displays, and with 720p or even higher resolution they look fantastic for everything but are still very manageable with one hand...just slim up the bezel a little bit, add all the high specs of the One with similar software, 32GB storage, the rubber back of the DNA, and maybe some other new features like the ultrapixel camera, wireless charging, and maybe a little larger battery and I think it'd be my perfect phone! That's asking a lot I suppose >_< Droid Incredible One! Reply
HisDivineOrder - Thursday, April 04, 2013 - linkPoor Facebook. Still trying to polish that turd and make it shiny. Keep on rubbin', Marky Mark. I'm sure you won't wind up with hands covered in crap... Reply
Roland00Address - Thursday, April 04, 2013 - linkIt is a small android phone that is not a piece of junk spec wise Reply
flyingpants1 - Thursday, April 04, 2013 - linkThis is almost identical to HTC One S, which was $99 early last year. Look forward to seeing benchmarks before I pass on it forever. Reply
chubbypanda - Friday, April 05, 2013 - link"ChaCha" wasn't just a codename, it was sold as HTC ChaCha on certain markets. Reply
Amit kumar - Friday, April 05, 2013 - linkWell-meaning update for me even I have believe you It is awesome. I saw fairly a few decent features of this device this website as well. http://www.gadtecho.com/ Reply
htc - Saturday, April 06, 2013 - linkLooks like this phone is totally made to use Facebook and nothing else , similarly http://goo.gl/yH62c was told about this phone . Reply


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The Timberwolves finished up their stay in Las Vegas on Friday night, taking on the New Orleans Pelicans. There have been a few up and downs for the Wolves this week and it feels like the product on the floor has taken somewhat of a backseat to the continuing rumors of whether or not Kevin Love will be traded and to which team is the latest to sweeten their offer. That's a little unfortunate given … you know … live basketball and evaluating young, potential talent for the team.
Our Pups opened up with the following starting lineup: Zach LaVine, Brady Heslip, Matt Janning, Glenn Robinson III, and Gorgui Dieng. Said group got off to a slow start, with the Pelicans jumping out to an 18-8 advantage and forcing Sam Mitchell – tonight's head coach for the Wolves – to burn a timeout. Further proof of the slow start: [Read more…]


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UKIP topped the polls in Yorkshire and across the UK in the European elections.
The party won three out of six seats in the Yorkshire and the Humber region, three went to UKIP, one to the Conservative party, and two to Labour.
The region has followed the national trend of heavy losses for the Liberal Democrats, and the two UKIP gains in Yorkshire are part of 11 gains for Nigel Farage's party nationally.
The election results for the Yorkshire and the Humber region were announced from Leeds Town Hall, where the count took place, late on Sunday evening.
UKIP's MEPs are Amjad Bashir, Jane Collins, and Mike Hookem.
Conservative MEP Timothy Kirkhope and Labour's Linda McAvan have been reelected. Labour's second MEP is Richard Corbett, who served between 1996 and 2009.
The Liberal Democrats lost the seat they held since Yorkshire and the Humber became one constituency in 1999.
The BNP lost its Yorkshire seat, as well as one it held in the North West.
Among those to lose their seats in Yorkshire and the Humber was Liberal Democrat Edward McMillan-Scott, previously a senior Conservative MEP and vice president of the European Parliament, who has been in the European Parliament for 30 years.
Turnout across the region was 33.63 percent.
In York, that figure was just under the regional average at 30.91 percent.
While UKIP topped the polls in the York area with 11,294 votes, the city bucked the wider regional and national trend by bringing the Conservatives into second place with 10,953 votes, beating Labour into third with 10,645.
The Green party came fourth in York with 7,456, and the Liberal Democrats fifth with 4,924.
The rest of the results in York were An Independence from Europe – 672 votes, Yorkshire First – 598, the BNP – 349, the English Democrats – 312, NO2EU – 97.
Across the UK, Labour gained seven seats and the Greens gained one, while the Conservatives lost seven and the Liberal Democrats lost 10 leaving them with just one MEP.
At the last elections, in 2009, Yorkshire and the Humber elected two Conservative MEPs, as well as one Liberal Democrat, one Labour, one UKIP and one BNP representative to the European parliament.
Call for Clegg to resign as leader
JUBILANT UKIP leader Nigel Farage said his "people's army" was on its way to Westminster .
Mr Farage said that the eurosceptic party will "give it its best shot" in next week's by-election in Newark – an area where it finished top over the weekend despite trailing the Tories by 25,000 votes in the 2010 general election – and was hoping to secure "a good number" of MPs when the country goes to the polls in May 2015.
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg insisted he would not resign, despite pressure for a change in leader after from activists horrified by a disastrous night for the party, which lost all but one of its 12 MEPs and trailed in fifth in the national vote and sixth in Scotland.
Former MP Sandra Gidley said the Lib Dem brand had become "toxic", while Lib Dem MP John Pugh said he wanted Business Secretary Vince Cable to take over as leader, warning that a fundamental cause of the Lib Dems' "abysmal" showing was the fact that voters were no longer willing to listen to Mr Clegg.
"If we carry on as usual, we are like the generals at the Somme, because these losses are horrendous," the Southport MP told the BBC News Channel. "Given the scale of the losses, to call for business as usual is frankly ludicrous."
Speaking at Lib Dem HQ in central London, Mr Clegg said the results in local and European elections were "gutting and heartbreaking", but insisted he would not resign, vowing to "finish the job".


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Did you know?The stately Blue crane is South Africa's national bird.
Modderfontein Nature Reserve was born when the world's largest gold deposits were found on the Witwatersrand in the late 1880s and underground mining began in a big way.
The burgeoning mining industry needed dynamite, and so the Modderfontein Dynamite Factory was built – far enough away from the centre of the new city of Johannesburg to allay fears of potential explosive dangers or too much noise.
Villages sprang up around the factory to accommodate the many European immigrants who came to work here, and the remains of these villages and their surrounds are now part of the Modderfontein Nature Reserve.
Various heritage buildings from the past are still to be found in the reserve, including the Stone Barn, the first Chief Engineer's residence and now the Modderfontein Dynamite Company Museum.
But no longer is it about blowing things up – it's about conserving.
The reserve today is run and administered by a subsidiary of AECI (African Explosives & Industries) in partnership with the Endangered Wildlife Trust, whose mission is to ensure that this lovely open space is socially, economically and ecologically sustainable.
Alien vegetation continues to be removed, indigenous trees and shrubs are planted on an on-going basis, and now this second-largest private reserve in Gauteng has become a haven for birds and small mammals, as well as for city-stressed locals.
There are two cycling trails as well as a variety of hiking trails. Guided walks are also available.
Keep your eyes open for over 250 species of birds, including the African fish eagle, the Blue crane and the dazzlingly coloured Crimson boubou. If you're very lucky you might spot otters swimming along the water course.
It seems a far cry from dynamite to duikers, explosions to black-backed jackals, but when you visit Modderfontein Nature Reserve you'll quickly appreciate the environmental care and commitment to protect indigenous flora and fauna that has resulted in this natural oasis.
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Modderfontein Nature Reserve is situated on Arden Road (off Ardeer Road) in Modderfontein outside Johannesburg.
Best time to visit
Any time of year is good, but spring and summer is when the reserve is at its most lush. In summer the reserve is open from 5.30am to 6.30pm; in winter from 6am to 6pm.
Around the area
Visit the heritage buildings on site to give you an insight into the area's history.
Get around
By car, bicycle or on foot.
What will it cost
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What to pack
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I will leave it to others to point out the numerous problems with Fred Wilpon ripping his players in The New Yorker this week. Let's just take them one by one.
Is David Wright a good guy, not a superstar? Well, even including his 2011, mostly played with a stress fracture in his back and therefore not likely to indicate his current talent, Wright has the seventh-highest OPS of any 3B through his age-28 season. The other six include five Hall of famers- Eddie Mathews, Mike Schmidt, George Brett, Home Run Baker, Wade Boggs- and likely Hall of Famer Chipper Jones.
I'm sorry, but a guy on track to be the seventh-best offensive third baseman ever is a superstar. Period. That doesn't even take into account his remarkably durability- his current spell is just his second trip to the Disabled List. Strike one, Fred.
As for Jose Reyes, who wants Carl Crawford money according to Wilpon and "won't get it" because he's had "everything wrong with him", afraid that one looks bad, too. Reyes is a comparable offensive player to Crawford, but while Crawford plays left field, Reyes plays shortstop. He's also more than a year younger than Crawford.
And Reyes played constantly from 2005-2008. If there are teams out there who place the blame for Reyes' lost 2009 season on the Mets for their failure to diagnose him correctly initially, then starting a whispering campaign to push Jose to return for a meaningless final-weekend series (and injure himself further), well, they wouldn't be alone. And the same is true of sending Reyes out in 2010 when he felt pain hitting from one side of the plate- and shocker, hurt himself again.
Strike two, Fred.
On Beltran: teams pay a premium of years to get players signed they otherwise couldn't sign. So the fact that the Mets had the clear best center fielder in baseball for all of 2006-2008 and half of 2009 almost makes the contract worth it absent any production in 2005 or 2010. That they now have the most valuable right fielder through a quarter of 2011? Gravy.
Oh, worth mentioning: Beltran has been playing through an arthritic condition in his knee all along. Fred's comments are some thank you present, but let's stay baseball-focused- Beltran is both the best center fielder in team history and the best free agent signing. So Fred taking the "blame" for that one? Strike three.
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IT HAS been a fantastic week for City with two wins on the road at Shrewsbury and Peterborough.
Firstly, on Saturday came a 3-2 win at Shrewsbury and this was followed up with an even more impressive 2-1 win at play-off hopefuls Peterborough United on Tuesday night. It's now three wins on the bounce for the Reds and these results have helped ease any fears of a second successive relegation. With just 10 games of the season remaining, City probably only need another nine points to ensure survival, which they should now do comfortably.
Tuesday night's win at Peterborough was all the more impressive as after going 2-0 up early on we were then reduced to 10 men with El-Abd needlessly getting sent off for an off the ball elbow after just 20 minutes.
The home side got a goal back just before the half-time break and City had to weather an almighty storm in the second half as the home side attacked at will. But, in an all too rare occurrence this season, the defence held strong and Fielding was excellent in the City goal.
The fighting spirit in the last few games has been great to see and I can't help but think it has at least something to do with the team talk the players received from terminally-ill supporter Mark Saunders before the Gillingham game a couple of weeks back. The players were clearly moved and inspired by his words that urged the players to "fight" and "play as a team" which they are now certainly doing.
I'm sure there will be a lot of tired legs for this Saturday's home game against local rivals Swindon Town (3pm) but here's hoping we can maintain this mini-run of good form. Swindon themselves are not in good form having not won in six games.
They are however still in ninth place in League One with an outside chance of making the play-offs. Amazingly, City could actually close the gap between themselves and Swindon to just three points should they win Saturday. A realistic target now should be to try and finish above our west country rivals.


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European stock markets mostly rose on Monday, though shares in Milan plunged after Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti announced his intention to resign in the latest twist to the eurozone debt crisis.
Milan's FTSE Mib benchmark index of top companies slumped 2.22 per cent to 15,354 points at the close while Italian government borrowing costs spiked on the back of the political uncertainty.
Madrid's IBEX 35 index in debt-hit Spain plummeted along with Milan in early trade, but nearly clawed back to positive territory, ending the day down 0.56 per cent to 7,805 points.
Trading elsewhere edged upwards at the close with London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies 0.12 per cent higher at 5,921.63 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 gaining 0.17 per cent to 7,530.92 points, and the Paris CAC 40 finishing up 0.18 per cent to 3,612.10 points.
"European financial markets eked out small gains toward the end of the session, with investors attempting to brush aside the political uncertainty in Italy and instead a demonstrating a degree of optimism that US lawmakers will be able to make some meaningful headway on budget talks," said Ishaq Siddiqi, market strategist at ETX Capital.
Alexandre Baradez of Saxo Banque in Paris said: "The stock markets were also surprised (by events in Italy), but in the end investors do not think they will have real consequences on reform implementation in 2013."
Dealers on Wall Street proceeded cautiously in midday trade on Monday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.23 per cent, the tech-heavy Nasdaq index advancing 0.42 per cent and the broader S&P 500 edging 0.15 per cent higher.
In foreign exchange activity, the European single currency held steady at $US1.2929, virtually unchanged from $US1.2928 late in New York on Friday. Gold prices rose to $US1,712.50 an ounce on the London Bullion Market, from $US1,701.50.
But the cost to Italy of borrowing for 10 years rose sharply after Silvio Berlusconi revealed that he would challenge Monti in forthcoming elections.
In reaction to the turmoil, the 10-year yield on the market for existing Italian government bonds jumped to 4.817 per cent, from 4.525 per cent late on Friday.
"Whether it's Monti's early departure or the fact that Berlusconi is going to run for office again that's proving the most unsettling for markets is clearly open for debate," said Mike McCudden, head of derivatives at brokerage Interactive Investor.
"However, many consider Italy as being on the cusp of plunging into a financial markets abyss.
Monti, the caretaker prime minister since Berlusconi left office last year under a cloud of controversy, is credited with enacting deep economic reforms which had sharply reduced Italian bond yields.
Natixis strategist Cyril Regnat said the sharp rise in Italian yields now "seems a bit excessive" however, and added that the real indicator of investor sentiment would come on Wednesday when the Italian treasury auctions medium-term debt.
Earlier in the day, Asian equities mostly rose as dealers cheered an improvement in the US unemployment rate and another batch of manufacturing figures which indicated that China's economy is emerging from its slumber.


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Alcohol boosts bacteria, according to articles in Science News, 25 June 2005 and American Society for Microbiology Meeting, Atlanta, 5-9 June 2005. Michael Smith and Michael Snyder were studying the interaction between yeast and a bacterium named Acinetobactor baumannii. This bacterium can cause serious illnesses such as pneumonia, meningitis and blood infections, but not much is known about its virulence, i.e. what enables it to cause disease. Smith and Snyder found the bacterium grew better near the yeast and further study showed the effect was from the alcohol produced by the yeast. They fed these bacteria and some alcohol to worms and slime moulds that normally eat bacteria and found the worms produced fewer offspring and the bacteria resisted plaque formation by the slime moulds. The worms also had shorter lifespans than did worms that had been fed a different strain of the bacterium whose growth is not boosted by alcohol, even if they are exposed to it. Smith and Snyder are now comparing the genes of the bacteria whose growth is boosted by alcohol with those that don't respond to it, in order to help find out which genes in bacteria increase their ability to cause disease. The Science News article concludes: "Although the researchers aren't sure how ethanol increases A. baumannii's virulence, they suggest that their research could displace a common misconception among drinkers. While some people believe that drinking alcohol can kill off a budding infection, Smith notes that drinking may actually make some bacteria more powerful and speed along a nascent infection."
Editorial Comment: The response to alcohol by these bacteria probably has some function in keeping the ecological balance between yeast, moulds, worms and bacteria in the soil. Like all living organisms, bacteria respond to changes in their environment. When those changes enable the bacteria to grow more vigorously the bacteria are more likely to cause disease if they can also find their way in to human tissues. Whatever genes are found to respond to alcohol, the result is a kind of adaptation, but it is not evolution. (Ref. micro-organisms, disease, pathogenesis)


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Prime Minister Julia Gillard's former partner Bruce Wilson claims his union sidekick Ralph Blewitt buried in his backyard money held by a legal entity they set up together.
In a bizarre twist to the saga surrounding the Australian Workers' Union Workplace Reform Association, Mr Wilson denied he had acted fraudulently in regard to the entity established in 1992.
He admitted seeking legal advice from Ms Gillard, who he said advised the pair on how to register the association after he encountered "technical problems" during his own attempts.
Mr Wilson said he did not benefit financially from funds given by employers to the association, but agreed some funds were used to buy a house in Melbourne's Fitzroy that was subsequently registered in Mr Blewitt's name.
Asked who had later arranged the sale of the property, Mr Wilson said he didn't know.
Told Mr Blewitt had said he did not see any money from the sale of the house, Mr Wilson said: "That as I understand it is not true".
Asked where the money from the house sale and the association account had gone, Mr Wilson said some was sent back to the employers.
"The slush fund, as I said, in the same way I treated the house, I walked, I had nothing further to do with it," he told ABC television's 7.30 program.
Mr Wilson said Mr Blewitt had told him he had taken a series of deposits out of the association account and invested it in a fund.
"I subsequently found out that in fact Ralph had been accumulating the money at his place," he said.
"He had been, and I know this sounds crazy, but he had been packaging it up and burying it in his backyard of all things.
"How do I know that? He confessed at some stage and he also showed me a package of money that he ... had been destroyed.
"Obviously it had been in his garden or some such thing and it got moist and destroyed the money."


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FBI Releases Video + Pictures of Boston Bombing Suspects
The FBI has released surveillance video and photographs of two men identified as suspects in Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon. The FBI is enlisting the public to help identify and hopefully locate these two men.
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One of the more interesting developments this week has been the growing backlash against Monday's Met Ball, below left, aka the Costume Institute Gala, aka the fashion party of the season. It's one of the most talked-about, and blogged-about, events of the year, and yet Wednesday Gwyneth Paltrow was quoted by USA Today as saying she was "never going again," that night I was at a dinner where a beauty mogul, who shall remain unnamed, announced he wasn't going anymore, and yesterday the wife of a major brand CEO said the same. What's going on?
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A strong all round performance by the White Ferns set up the nine run win over England in the Twenty20 International at the County Ground in Hove as they wrapped up the series 2-1.
Riding on a 50 run opening stand by Suzie Bates (26) and Aimee Watkins (22) the White Ferns put on a useful 124 for eight after winning the toss and electing to bat and then kept England to 115 for eight.
The solid platform set by the openers allowed big hitting all-rounders, Sophie Devine and Nicola Browne, to accelerate with the pair striking 23 off 23 and 22 off 15 respectively.
Spinner Danielle Hazell was the pick of the England attack taking three for 16 while pace bowler Katherine Brunt snared one wicket and went for just 11 in her four overs.
The England reply never really got going with opener Charlotte Edward's 19 their best.
It was the New Zealand quicks who did the damage up front with Browne ripping out the in-form Sarah Taylor before Devine ran through the rest of the top order to have the home team 48 for four.
A string of late wickets by Lucy Doolan helped the White Ferns to victory after Danielle Wyatt (16 off 17) and Brunt (15 off 8) staged a late fight back.
Devine and Doolan both finished with three for 26 while Browne took one for 16.
White Ferns captain Watkins preferred not to single out individuals, stating that it was an impressive team effort that secured the win.
"We wanted it more and we were desperate to win. Our bowling and fielding was outstanding," said Watkins. "It was very important to prove to ourselves that we can win matches under pressure."
The tour now move to the 50-over format with the White Ferns taking on Ireland and England Academy before taking on the current world champion England team in a five match series.
"We will take a great deal of confidence into the ODI series. We still have work to do in this form of the game but what better test than against the world champions," Watkins added.
29/06/2010 England vs White Ferns - First Twenty20
County Ground, Chelmsford
Result: England won by 37 runs
1/07/2010 England vs White Ferns - Second Twenty20
Rose Bowl, Hampshire
Result: White Ferns won by 4 runs
2/07/2010 England vs White Ferns - Third Twenty20
County Ground, Hove
Result: White Ferns won by 9 runs (White Ferns won series 2-1)
4/07/2010 Ireland vs White Ferns - ODI
Kibworth Cricket Club
9:45pm (NZ time)
7/07/2010 England Academy vs White Ferns - 50 over match
Kibworth Cricket Club
9:45pm (NZ time)
10/07/2010 England vs White Ferns - First ODI
The County Ground, Taunton
9:45pm (NZ time)
12/07/2010 England vs White Ferns - Second ODI
The County Ground, Taunton
9:45pm (NZ time)
15/07/2010 England vs White Ferns - Third ODI
County Ground, Derby
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17/07/2010 England vs White Ferns - Fourth ODI
9:45pm (NZ time)
20/07/2010 England vs White Ferns - Fifth ODI
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) seemed at first to relish the idea he'd be a one-term governor. If making government changes he viewed as painful but necessary alienated partisans, lobbyists, unions and voters, it would be worth it.
More recently, the 61-year-old Republican has softened his style. He's also expressed positions on Medicaid, taxes and spending that rankle many conservatives.
His change in tone began after a bitter labor-backed campaign in 2011 that overturned restrictions on public employee unions that Kasich had signed into law.
Observers say the approach since then may be intended to position Kasich for re-election or a run for president.
Kasich says sound policy drives his decisions, not polls or party platforms. Critics say Kasich is downplaying stances still too conservative for Ohio.


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Activity note: This weeks program is the "Level Two" variation of the content. Attendance at Healing Arts for Women "Level One" not required, but preferred when attending this program.
Afternoon: Program Registration. After you have your room assignment, come over to the Road Scholar conference room to register with the program staff and get your welcome packet containing your name-tag, up-to-date schedule that reflects any last-minute changes, other important information, and to learn when and where the Orientation session will take place. If you arrive late, please ask for your packet when you check in. Orientation: 5:30 p.m. In our private meeting room, the Group Leader will greet everyone and lead introductions. We will review the up-to-date program schedule and any changes, discuss roles and responsibilities, logistics, safety guidelines, emergency procedures, and answer questions. Free time is reserved for your personal independent exploration. Periods in the schedule labeled "Free Time and "At Leisure" offer opportunities to make the program more meaningful and memorable while going out to explore on your own, engaging in available activities indepently, or simply relaxing and making new friends among fellow participants. The Group Leader will always be happy to offer suggestions. Program activities, schedules, personnel, and indicated distances or times may change due to local circumstances/conditions. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.
Dinner: In the resort dining room, enjoy a plated meal with your choice of entrée (selection made during hotel check-in) and the chef's dessert of the day plus coffee, tea, water; other beverages available for purchase.
Evening: At leisure. Continue getting to know your fellow participants, settle in, and get a good night's rest for the day ahead.
Activity note: Today we have 4 classes, two of which are active for their cumulative 3.5 hour duration of Nomadics and Yoga.
Breakfast: In the resort restaurant, the breakfast buffet offers choices such as eggs and omelettes made to order, breakfast meats, potatoes, steel cut oatmeal, fresh fruit, juices, milk, coffee, tea, water.
Morning: We begin our morning with a class on "nomadics". Blending yoga and stretching, our Nomadics class will put you in touch with your body and help sharpen your focus for the weeks activities. Following our Nomadics class, we will have a class entitled "In the moment" which will bring the class together to share their individual stories and help coalesce the group for the week ahead.
Lunch: In the resort restaurant, we'll have a plated lunch featuring contemporary, health-focused cuisine with a rotating variety of choices such as soup, salad, grilled pizza, roasted vegetables, and spreads with coffee, tea, water; other beverages available for purchase.
Afternoon: Following lunch, we will have a class on the use of essential oils and aromatherapy. Discover their uses and applications. Our second class of the afternoon is a soft yoga and meditation class. Explore how meditation is used to bring peace, clarity, and focus to our lives through some practical exercises. Our final activity for the day will be to travel to a special location to view Sedona's beautiful sunset views and to enjoy some special local art.
Dinner: Resort plated meal.
Evening: Tonight is left unscheduled after our very full day and late dinner.
Activity note: Out and about most of the day, away from the hotel. Limited walking but on our feet for up to 3 hours of the day.
Breakfast: Buffet at the resort restaurant.
Morning: Today we get out of the resort grounds and spend most of the day within the confines of beautiful Oak Creek Canyon. Start with an introduction to "Enneagram", a well known system of understanding why we do what we do according to the nine personality types. This program will take place at the beautiful home of Robin Cameron, certified Enneagram teacher.
Lunch: Lunch is catered today by the Indian Garden Deli. Entree will feature a seasonal specialty and include water or tea as a beverage.
Afternoon: After lunch we travel to "Your hearts Home", a private sanctuary retreat located in Oak Creek Canyon and providing stunning views. Our host, Enocha Ranjita, is an amazing presenter/person who has been a transformational healing artist in Sedona for the past 30 years specializing in bringing out the inner peace and joy of all her clients. After departing the retreat so we will head over to the home of two of Sedona's most creative artists, Kimal Christenson and Trea Grey. Here we will revel in the beauty of the bending light and the colorful array of red rocks that surrounds us.
Dinner: Resort plated meal.
Evening: Enjoy another alternative health related presentation.
Activity note: Active classes all morning and workshops in the afternoon.
Breakfast: Buffet at resort restaurant.
Morning: Our first morning class will be an introduction to Jin Shin Jyutsu. Jin Shin Jyutsu is the ancient art of harmonizing body, mind and spirit with gentle touch. It facilitates balance in the body's energy systems, which promotes health and well being. Jin Shin Jyutsu is an invaluable complement to conventional healing methods, inducing relaxation, reducing the effects of stress, and assisting our innate healing capacity. Our second morning activity will a "chair yoga" class. Your instructor, Elena Bullard, is a full time Certified Instructor, and leads a Yoga teacher training and certification course at the Arizona School of Integrative Studies.
Lunch: Plated at the resort.
Afternoon: Following lunch, we will have a class on Ayurveda. Ayurveda is a system of traditional medicine native to the Indian Subcontinent and practiced in other parts of the world as a form of alternative medicine. Evolving throughout its history, Ayurveda remains an influential system of medicine in South Asia. Ayurveda is considered to be a form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) within the western world, where several of its methods, such as the use of herbs, massage, and Yoga as exercise or alternative medicine, are applied on their own as a form of CAM treatment. Our second presenter is Leslee Vogal who will present: Herbal Medicine, Nutrition and LifeStyle Approaches to Balance and Vitality. This workshop will explore the powerful healing potential of herbal medicine. We will discuss herbs, foods and lifestyle approaches that enhance vitality, build our immune systems, and help us to create...and maintain...a healthy lifestyle.
Dinner: This meal has been excluded from the program cost and is on your own to enjoy what you like. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions.
Evening: At leisure.
Activity note: Morning hike of approximately 2 miles over a two hour time frame on a well maintained trail with little elevation change. Free afternoon provides opportunity to explore the many trails and art shops of Sedona.
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
Morning: After breakfast enjoy a short hike into Sedona's beautiful surroundings. We will address the myth and reality of the famed Sedona's vortex energy spots that are found throughout Sedona's red rock region. Hiking of approximately 2 miles with stops to discuss the flora surroundings and to soak up the scenery.
Lunch: Plated at the resort.
Afternoon: Free Time. Take this opportunity for personal independent exploration to see and do what interests you most. Please refer to the list of Free Time Opportunities. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions. You might like to explore some of Sedona's many red rock hiking trails or fascinating art galleries. There are also opportunities to explore back country and archaeological sites by Jeep. The resort's amenities are available for all guests (extra fees may apply). In addition to a large exercise facility, tennis courts, lap pool, etc., there are daily classes of different kinds as well as a massage or reiki therapy session (sign up at Orientation). The spa offers discounts to Road Scholar participants.
Dinner: For our farewell dinner, we will go across the street to the Sedona Golf Resort to enjoy their weekly community buffet that features a large selection of tasty items including salad, several different entrées, side dishes, and assorted desserts, sodas, coffee, water included; other beverages available for purchase.
Evening: We'll enjoy a musical performance. Then prepare for check-out and departure following our closing session in the morning.
Activity note: 1 hour of Nomadics will keep you on your feet and moving. The program concludes by10:00 a.m. Hotel check-out by 11:00 a.m.
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
Morning: We'll conclude our program on the healing arts with a final Nomadics class and reflection on what we've learned together. This concludes our program. We hope you enjoy Road Scholar learning adventures and look forward to having you on rewarding programs in the future. Please join our Facebook page and share photos of your program. Visit us at www.facebook.com/rsadventures. Best wishes for all your journeys!


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HOUSTON - A group of Latino-based organizations is fuming that some people are seemingly blaming an 11-year-old girl for her alleged gang rape.
Nineteen people, including four Cleveland High School students, have been charged in the sixth-grader's rape. All of the suspects are black.
Cleveland police said the girl was assaulted inside an abandoned trailer over the Thanksgiving holiday.
Latino leaders said the victim, who is said to be Hispanic, is being victimized again by community activist Quanell X, who has been quoted as saying, "Hispanics have a right to be angry with black men who ravaged a young girl, but the first house you need to stop at is her mama and daddy's house."
"Victimizing a victim is unacceptable," said Yolanda Black Navarro with Latinas Enhancing Advocacy and Development. "Transferring the responsibility of 19 perpetrators to the shoulders of this child's parents is unspeakable."
"This child is considered a child. She is a a victim, and there's no question about that," said Sylvia Gonzalez with the League of United Latin American Citizens.
Houston City Councilwoman Jolanda Jones said she does not understand why race is an issue in the case.
"Color has nothing to do with this," she said. "News flash: I'm black. I'm here. She is a baby. That is a baby. I am irritated, frustrated, and disappointed by anyone who would blame her for anything. Shame on them."
Quanell X would not go on camera, but he did admit to KPRC Local 2 that he does question the girl's home life and how she dressed.
He also defended himself by releasing the following statement.
"The statement that has been attributed to me is not in context or exactly what I said," Quanell X said.
After death threats and phone calls, Child Protective Services put the 11-year-old in a foster home for her own safety, officials said.
The case has also hurt the Cleveland community by creating a racial divide since the defendants are black and the victim is Hispanic, residents said.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Cleveland police at 281-592-2622.
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