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In 1872 a traveling salesman and his brother started a family business in St. Paul, Minnesota. The goal of West Publishing was humble when viewed through today's lens but ambitious at the time: to make the latest legal opinions and summaries available to attorneys practicing in Minnesota and Wisconsin. After all, court decisions are guided by established legal precedent, so attorneys who don't have the latest court opinions could waste their time arguing cases based on outdated precedents. Almost 140 years later, it's easy to imagine that John and Horatio West would be awed to see their fledgling company as the cornerstone of a US$3.6 billion legal business with more than 14,300 employees and one of the best-known brands in the U.S. legal industry: Westlaw.
Launched in 1975 by West two decades prior to that company's acquisition by Thomson Reuters, Legal, Westlaw is an online legal research service that contains more than 32,000 databases packed full of cases, statutes, synopses, treatises, best practices, news articles, and public records. Its customers include attorneys and information professionals at firms of all sizes, individual practitioners, corporate counsel, government lawyers, and law schools.
Westlaw and its datacenters are a major part of the Thomson Reuters Professional division, where Rick King is chief technology officer. "This is the database that is the authoritative version of the law in the United States," says King of Westlaw. "Courts, lawyers, defendants, and prosecutors all rely on it."
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COSTA VICTORIA: Costa Victoria Cruise Review by Serena A Young
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Destination: Asia
Embarkation: Singapore
Embarkation in Singapore was a little messy - the journey from the airport to the terminal was approximately 30 minutes so quite a way and checking in was tedious not organised and few seats for elderly people to sit on!
Cabin was ok if a little tired - it was obviously a disabled cabin had 2 bathrooms, can't think why we were in it as we had booked 12 months previously ie not last minute?
Costa Victoria is quite an old ship but obvious that some refurbishment had taken place. I also realise that as an Italian ship Italian is the first language but throughout the voyage there were too few announcements in English ie i feel we missed out on somethings
Food was poor, menu selection in the Buffet and Fantasia dining room wasn't More very good and sauces for food didn't seem to exist
Some staff on board seemed to be quite down and some of the reception staff were quite rude but i have got to say our cabin steward was great and our table waiter (table 39) at dinner was also great
Entertainment on board was ok the staff worked hard and the guest entertainers were good too
Shore excursions were ok but every time we docked we seemed to be a long way from the centre of things
One very big negative was that we missed Shanghai!!!!!!!!!! due to Costa, nowhere did it state clearly that when we docked in Shanghai even if we were not going ashore that day we still had to get off the boat and go through customs. Our intention was to go ashore the next day for all day but reception took our passports off us and didn't return them until 8pm that night, so thanks Costa for a wasted day!
Disembarkation was good and easy but yet again the port was miles from anywhere - 70 minutes to centre of Shanghai and 90 minutes to Pudong Airport.
Overall the cruise was ok but i will not be cruising with Costa again as i feel the nice touches were lacking!
Word of warning Costa Victoria is now sailing out of Shanghai for the foreseeable future and i would imagine is very much geared u for the Chinese market! Less
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From the pubs of the Sydney Push to New York's legendary nightclubs, Lillian Roxon set the pace for an era that changed the world.
Born in Mussolini's Italy, she arrived as a child in Brisbane at the height of the Second World War. Audacious, independent and fiercely intelligent, by eighteen she was cutting her writing teeth in the colourful world of Sydney tabloid journalism and was a key member of the Sydney Push.
She moved to New York in 1960, just in time for a cultural revolution that celebrated youth, sexual freedom, women's liberation - and rock and roll. Embracing the new scene with gusto, she became the centre of a circle that included Andy Warhol, Lou Reed, Jim Morrison and David Bowie.
Linda Eastman confided in her about her first date with Paul, and Germaine Greer dedicated The Female Eunuch to her. Her Rock Encyclopaedia, published in 1969, was the first book of its kind and established Roxon as a leading critic and chronicler of rock culture. When she died suddenly in 1973, she left behind a body of work full of the energy, irreverence and idealism of her times.
Drawing on Roxon's personal papers and extensive interviews with those who knew her, Mother of Rock is a riveting portrait of an Australian trailblazer. It also contains a generous selection of Roxon's own writing, including material from her Rock Encyclopaedia, which revolutionised the way rock music was perceived.
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 360
Published: 1st February 2010
Publisher: Black Inc.
Country of Publication: AU
Dimensions (cm): 21.0 x 13.8 x 2.8
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Despite being mercilessly mocked by the MSM for suggesting armed police officers be put in schools — a program the NRA dubbed the National School Shield program — the idea has quickly taken hold all around the country. From Texas to Virginia to Staten Island to Sandy Hook Elementary itself, parents are demanding that their children be afforded armed protection rather than trust their luck to gun-free zone designations that determined murderers tend not to comply with. And as the self-evident logic of the proposal has convinced parents and school administrators alike, perhaps the most surprising group to come to the epiphany that a spree killer who faces armed resistance is likely to kill fewer people is . . . wait for it . . . the Obama Administration . . .
As RF mentioned, when a dim bulb like Barbara Boxer sees the light in having an armed presence protecting our most precious assets, you know an idea has some inherent heft. And not only is the proposal's simplicity and logic getting through to one of the Senate's least distinguish chair-warmers, but Steven Rucker in today's WaPo reports that,
The Obama administration is considering funding many more police officers in public schools to secure campuses, a leading Democratic senator said, part of a broad gun violence agenda that is likely to include a ban on high-capacity ammunition clips and universal background checks.
That's right. Even VP Joe Biden – someone who's managed to stake out a position on the wrong side of just about every major policy matter in the last quarter century – thinks cops in schools is good, too. Looks like his Civilian Disarmament Commission will recommend that the guvmint make federal dollars available to districts that want to install armed security guards and surveillance equipment.
But since giving the NRA any credit at all for the idea isn't something that can be done in polite society, Rucker's quick to add that whatever the feds go with won't be "nearly as far-ranging as the National Rifle Association's proposal for armed guards in every U.S. school."
Not that credit really matters much. What's important is taking steps to ensure that the next mal-adjusted bedwetter with a gun meets force with force. Armed personnel in schools is the only solution that's been floated that would have a real, tangible effect in improving school safety and reducing casualties in the future when the inevitable happens again.
Still, not matter how blindingly simple and unassailable the logic of placing armed personnel (whether they're cops or teachers) in schools may be, there are still plenty of lefty anti-gun groups who are still digging in their heels against the horrific thought of using guns to protect children from potential wackadoodles who want nothing more than to kill them.
But the school safety idea also faces some opposition within the Democratic base. A coalition of progressive groups — including the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, the Advancement Project, the Alliance for Educational Justice and Dignity in Schools — plans to release a report Friday titled "Police in Schools Are Not the Answer to the Newtown Shooting."
"What seems like a rational solution of let's have more security in our schools is really the NRA argument — that you fight guns with guns," said Judith Browne Dianis, co-director of the Advancement Project. "The introduction of police officers into schools has detrimental impact on young people."
Their calculus is simple: if the NRA is fer it, they're agin' it. If it costs the lives of innocent children and teachers, that's just a cost society will have to bear to keep up the pretense of schools a pristine firearm-free utopias. There's only so far any self-respecting "progressive group" can bend on something like this, after all.
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I'm pretty sure the Obama Admin is going to say that armed guards in school was their idea, and their idea alone the entire time.
If the NRA had mentioned this only during the task force meetings Thursday, maybe. But the fact that W.L. declared this during a news conference a week after the shootings and was lambasted by MSNBC and members of congress for even the mention of it, means the administration can't walk it back and make it theirs.
"The introduction of police officers into schools has detrimental impact on young people."
Yes, it does. Especially young people who have their heart set on never permitting their classmates to become old people.
A coalition of progressive groups — including the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, the Advancement Project, the Alliance for Educational Justice and Dignity in Schools — plans to release a report Friday titled "Police in Schools Are Not the Answer to the Newtown Shooting."
Make no mistake: some of those "liberal" groups are just as anti-police/anti-government as the anti-cop reactionaries to be found in the comments here on TTAG. It isn't just guns they want kept out of schools, it's police.
Because if you get rid of the police and the guns, then every day is sunny and you hear nothing but kind words. Right.
At what point is the NRA going to realize that perception of its brand is irreparably damaged with a huge swath of American voters, and engage in a serious re-branding effort?
At the very least, the NRA could set up some affiliate (puppet) organizations to be the face of NRA public relations under shiny new brand names, while maintaining the core organization as-is behind the scenes. Yes, it's cynical, but this is an issue that is long past easy fixes.
And here I thought the NRA *was* the puppet organization that distracted the MSM while SAF et al did all the real grunt work. That's what it seemed like lately, anyway.
They may draw incoming fire and focus on legislation while SAF works in the courts, but in my opinion that model falls apart when it's time to represent firearms rights directly to the American people on the national stage.
Frankly, I think the NRA should co-opt one of the national groups whose brand has NOT been destroyed, and make them the public face of the NRA. Form a coalition and appoint the untainted organization the voice of the community.
Next time something big happens and people look to the NRA, they just say "oh, us? We support training and sports programs. You want the guys over at [X] who speak for our coalition." All press releases and public initiatives come out under the other organization's banner.
I'll stop there. It's not like some NRA staffer is going to read my comment and go "OMFG! This! This is what we should do!" and immediately change strategy. (sigh)
I say grunt work. I mean the work that keeps the pro-2A cogs turning but doesn't get recognized and ridiculed by the MSM.
NRA-ILA does the legislative grunt work and wields the (very) effective stick that denies candidates re-election.
SAF, as mentioned above, handles the courts and the legal fight. Frankly, I think they've proven that they're better qualified to do so than the NRA.
And those are the Tier-1 operators. CalGuns kicks ass, but their scope is limited to state-level action. At least they work in both the courts (visibly) and in legislature.
AlphaGeek – upon what evidence do you make that (ridiculous, imho) statement?
I make a lot of ridiculous statements. Which one in particular are you referring to?
That is an a bizarre statement AlphaGeek, the NRA has an over 50 % approval rating by the general public, how do you figure they have "irreparably damaged" thier image?
I don't know about irreparably, but I do know that when the subject of guns comes up and someone learns of my affinity for them, I'm often asked, "Are you an NRA member?" with the same distasteful tone that I used to be asked, "Are you a car salesman?" when people learned I worked at a car dealership. (I wasn't, I worked in parts.)
It's not often, and it's nowhere near 50% of the time, but it does happen.
Why should the NRA hide behind another name when they're promoting a popular, common sense, point? Like 'em or not, the NRA often makes some basic good sense. They aren't powerful simply because of the size of the membership, but they happen to promote a point of view that much of the public agrees with. I'm not a member of the NRA, but I do vote like one. Maybe it's time people recognize the fact that the NRA isn't the comically demonized monster that many liberals and the mainstream press fantasize about.
If we want to stop the killing in the schools, we need to start supporting reasonable, common sense proposals, like removing the restrictions on guns on school property (does anyone think that those who come to kill will pay any attention to that restriction) so that there might be someone legally armed on the premises. Next, we need to support the placement of armed security personnel in every school that we would like to see protected. Sure, that will add expense, about as much as for one or two more teachers, but it's for the children. This reasonable action has proven effective in protecting wealthy individuals, celebrities and government personnel, offices and facilities. Why would we want less for our children. Can opponents answer that question? Better to carry an umbrella than to try to eliminate the rain. If President Obama and the others do not seriously consider these recommendations, then they are obviously not serious about protecting children, or they have other ulterior motives.
Good to hear hope NRA wins all the arguments against fascist in power.
Maybe we should ban arm guards from prisons too, since these guards have a detrimental impact on prisoners. People are ok spending money protecting prisoners in prisoners with armed guards but not ok with putting armed guards in schools to protect our children. These people are unbelievable.
"Maybe we should ban arm guards from prisons too, since these guards have a detrimental impact on prisoners."
Ha! Great point.
Why not create an organization funded by government to hire honorably discharged soldiers or veterans who are mentally fit but out of job and pay them to guard the schools (heard that somewhere?) They got all the tactical training and ready to roll.
People resist the armed cop idea because it really doesn't make sense. The last thing this country needs is more cops – ANYWHERE. When or where has another expansion of the police state helped anything?
What good will a cop do across campus? How much will that cop cost? How much trouble will that cop cause? A bored sub par cop with a badge sitting around looking for trouble at tax payers expense is an absolutely horrible idea. One of the high schools in my area USED to have armed security. They had to scrap it after some moron pulled a gun on a kid for skate boarding. You can't have people that bored while armed without problems happening, and the problems are all but guaranteed to outweigh any benefits.
They should have stuck with the idea of teachers being allowed to get training and certification on their own dime and time and carry if qualified. Not a penny to the tax payer, and not another TSA-esq mall cop with a gun.
They should have stuck with the idea of teachers being allowed to get training and certification on their own dime and time and carry if qualified.
That would have pissed off not only the antis, but teachers and their sympathizers. Antis would claim that teachers will never have the training of a police or military person and that doing so would be asinine. Teachers (and their supporters) would complain that they get sh!t pay anyway and forcing them to get trained on their own dime is equally asinine.
I'm not here to debate the validity of either argument (I think they're both false). I'm just telling you what squawking that argument would produce.
From what I understand on the news, the armed security officer in the most recent school shooting (the kid with the shotgun) couldn't make it in that day because he was snowed in. Which lends itself to allowing teachers and staff to be armed, if they can't make it in, there's no school!
Oh and Martin Bashir (yes I watch MSNBC also) made mention of this fact today, to justify not needing armed guards or teachers. In his opinion, all we need is teachers to talk down armed students, not guns!
Not all teachers. There are probably more who are open to the idea of carrying in the classroom than you might think. Even providing teachers the opportunity to carry may be enough of a deterrent to prevent shooters with a weak resolve from showing up. As a middle school teacher, I would love to carry and know at least half a dozen more who would carry if they were given the opportunity.
Letting them carry wasn't the concern. I know there's plenty of support for that. The issue I was referring to was making them get trained on their own dime. I think that would have rubbed a lot more people than just the antis the wrong way, especially if being able to carry was contingent on taking LEO-style training and said training was cost-prohibitive, whether incidental or by design (if you get what I'm saying).
From what I understand though, that was the entire point of the Shield program—get the training to those who want it at no cost.
In two states, teachers are getting free instructions for CC, and I know for a fact, that Frontsight has offered free training to teachers for over four years now. If more stepped up and offered free or vastly reduced training, maybe more teachers and staff would consider CC at school (if allowed).
Inbox: I agree with your sentiment but not your conclusion. A one-for-one substitute of DEA agents (gone) for retired state cops (hired) would represent a large improvement on the trends in this country. The kids would be a bit safer. A BATFE/DEA split might be preferable. The result would be similar.
holy sh*t, Inbox!
we have, in a matter of days, come back from a full and permanent dive into gun confiscation lunacy and you're worried about whether it's a cop on campus?
this is shaping up to be an unbelievable vindication and VICTORY for us and all you can do is complain?
if this goes through we can rub the anti's face in a deep pile of it and laugh.
the most important thing is that this is one of the exceedingly few things that will actually improve the safety and security without trampling on rights and privacy.
and later, it becomes much easier to make the case that armed citizens take up the duties.
perhaps schools are where the Minutemen rise again?
take advantage of the situation and stop your paranoid whining.
Politicians = Hypocrites. Enough said?
TBH, I never thought gun owners would be gullible enough to actually beg for more police standing over everybody's shoulder at all times. Here and I thought gun rights were about wiping your own butt for a change.
Not over my shoulder, over our kids shoulder, when we aren't around.
On July 21, 2011 US Representative Ron Paul introduced H.R. 2613 which would repeal the Federal Gun Free School Zones Act. The bill was last referred to the House Judiciary Committee.
Hey congress, part of the solution is right in front of you.
But… but… but… Ron Paul is the crazy one! /sarc
What are the chances of another school incident? They seem to be statistically very safe places. Maybe Nick could let us know. He already has looked at the CDC reports.
The statistically insignificant but determined shooter will always find a way. Not a school, maybe a school bus or football field or bus stop.
Where are the majority of gun related injuries and deaths happening? Why are we not concerned about them…
"The introduction of police officers into schools has detrimental impact on young people."
My elementary school had a police officer. Last I checked, every kid that went through there didn't come out socially maladjusted and ready to join the Foreign Legion.
+1. One of my kids, early in this "debate" turned to me in disbelief and said "Dad, don't they know we already have police officers in our schools? The high schools all have one full time, and we have them visit our [elementary] school just about every week." From the mouths of babes…
I never attended a school that didn't have a School Resource Officer. They came from the Sheriff's office. I went to the same school from 7th grade through graduation, and it was the same deputy the whole time.
If we lose the narrative/debate to JOE BIDEN, we really deserve whatever comes our way.
Just remember we are only one accident or Sercret Service screw up from having Biden as President.
Or gone.
The mass media stuck their foot into their mouth once again by massively criticizing the NRA's position and call to protect kids as a crazy dangerous idea. Average Americans do understand and can relate to the local events in their lives realistically. The mass media can pull off misinformation and character assassinations only when people can't relate to and don't know the issues ie foreign events. The day of the WLP speech, I read a review on a blog. The review pointed out that the speech was brilliant and was not intended for politicians and the mass media. The speech was intended for moms and dads across America. We've been seeing the NRA message for real security for kids being applied in different ways spreading across the land. Israeli adults who attended school in Israel as children are proof that going to school protected by armed guards are not a detriment to a person's intellectual and emotional health and growth.
You have to think like a liberal (I know that's a scary thought). To them armed guards are detrimental to children. Because these kids will grow up around guns then it will be much harder for liberals to stigmatize firearms. How can you possibly brain wash the youth of America into believing guns are evil when they grew up knowing their life was protected by a gun?
Agree 100%. If I can add to what you wrote, security personal whose job it is to protect kids is not the same exposure as gang bangers in the projects acting cool showing off their guns. In the first case it demonstrates that adults and society cares enough about kids to protect them from the few bad guys.
It is not the "armed" part that worries me.
It is the early brainwashing to make children believe that people in uniforms and/or wearing badges, protect them and their rights. Talk to NYC students or any teenagers about their 1st, 2nd, 4th or 5th amendment rights and how those rights are enshrined and protected by people in uniform.
sorry for being off topic, but:
BREAKING: James Yeager lost his CCW permit for his youtube rant
It was also revealed why he was fired as Chief of Police, because he wanted to start a SWAT team for a pop. 500 town!
Holy cow. That was priceless. Thanks for sharing!
Who says the NRA doesn't still have pull?
My first choice would be the eliminating the 1990 Gun Free School Zone Act. Teachers, administrators, and parents with valid CCW permits would be allowed to carry concealed. The cost for such an action would be minimal or non existent.
I don't believe that armed security guards or police in schools would automatically be damaging to children. There are a lot of schools that already have armed guards. I don't want TSA for schools or additional gun control. If it came down to it, I'd much rather have schools decide for themselves, without meddling by the federal government. Actually, if the Feds just repealed GFSZA and did nothing else I would be ecstatic. Unfortunately, like the budget, I don't place much faith in them.
I think the real problem the antigunners have with this solution is trying to push any new laws through after having armed guards in school. Imagine if you will, the guards are in school and they do the job that they are put there to do. Chances of school shootings drop, maybe not eliminated but can be dealt with quickly if needed, and school children feel safe because a guard with a gun is there. Before long these young children grow up and the antigunners say we need to pass new gun laws, because a different gun free zone was shot up, but now all of these grown up children, who can now vote, say:
"NO, how can you say it is the guns fault, a gun is what protected us, a gun is what made us feel safe going back to school, a gun is what stopped a gunman at a school a couple counties over. A gun is an object, it can't be good or bad, just the person behind it"
How will the antigunners get their message of a gun is always bad across when the kids are exposed to it everyday and no one gets hurt by it. You basically could have an Eddie the Eagle for every school with a good guard leading by example. With this push to put guns in schools we also need to push that if guns are going to be in school then children need to be taught about gun safety. I think this is a good first step. The schools and government will not want to pay for it forever and then we need to push for allowing others to posses guns in their absence.
So we can't fight guns with guns? Does that mean we have to fight guns with swords? Doesn't seem half smart to me.
Sure, I'll take a sword against a gun any day of the week — if it's within 7m and we're both starting with weapons sheathed.
Then again…
It doesn't take 5+ years of diligent training to get reasonably good with a gun. Definite argument in favor of the gun.
My full-size USP will tuck behind my hip and, with cover garments, be mostly unnoticeable even in the OWB holster. Advantage: gun.
My sword is >1m of razor-sharp steel. Unless I fake up a leg injury with crutches, it's not getting concealed on my person. Advantage: gun.
My gun uses expendable ammunition cartridges, and it's fscking LOUD. My sword never runs out of ammo, and 99% of the noise involved in using it comes from my exertions, not the blade. Advantage: sword.
Yeah, on the balance, seems like guns are a better idea overall.
Well, I CC a gun and have a multitude of knives aliso. I wouldn't want to face a sword inside of 21 feet unless I had a 12 gauge with 00 or slugs.
Smart man. Repeated practical tests in our dojo have demonstrated that inside 21 feet, basically nothing beats a sword. At best the defender wounds the swordsman but the outcome is never in doubt.
Inside 3 feet, you might think that the swordsman would be a disadvantage. Long sword, short space, big problem, right? Nope, I can draw a full length sword and get it into play standing nose-to-nose with an opponent.
Not the most practical thing to have invested a chunk of my life in studying, but very effective and satisfying nonetheless.
I think most of us gun people also have a group of knives. People who are into shooting sports tend to be the outdoors type and a good knife is part of that.
A sword is a whole other animal. As AG said, it takes a lot of dedication and work to get good with a sword. Still, rank amatuer that I am, if a sword was the only weapon available to defend myself I would do my best with it.
I think I'd rather have a shotgun myself.
Even starting with years of prior martial arts experience, it took me 3 years studying under one of (IMHO) the best sword instructors outside of Japan* before I felt like I had achieved a minimal level of competence, and ~5 years before I didn't suck.
*If you've seen the Mythbusters episode about whether a sword could cut through another sword, you've seen my sensei and one of his senior student-instructors.
I like swords. What type and make do you have?
Cheness 9260 differentially tempered katana, with matching iaito for practice work. I prefer a "working man" grade sword that I am can use without hesitation for tameshigiri over a >$2k rack queen that I might afraid to get any sweat on.
It doesn't matter how many people die or get injured, as long as the life of even one child can be saved. (facepalm)
While it's a step in the right direction, it still ignores the obvious besides being poison pilled with a mag ban.
One cop in a school isn't enough. One gun in a school isn't enough. If the cop is at one end of the school and the shooter begins at the other, people will die while the cop is a) notified that there's a shooter, and b) gets to the location to stop him.
The real answer is multiple armed and trained school personnel dispersed throughout the campus.
If/when the next attempt occurs and the cop (presuming there IS one at that school) fails to stop the mayhem before a bunch of innocents are shot, they will come after our guns, AGAIN.
Armed CIVILIANS who are there normally, all the time, are the answer, not more cops.


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I read all kinds of bloops that go into detail on the run or event being reported. I can't do that. I honestly don't remember most of what goes on during a run. I get up in the morning to run. I run. I think things and occasionally see things that I remember but usually forget the exact point during the run where it occurred. To me it's just another run. Sometimes parts hurt, sometimes they just ache, other times the run goes so smoothly all I really care about is how smooth the run went.
This morning is a case in point. I woke up at 3:32 a.m.! Dang it! My alarm wasn't set to go off until 4 a.m. and I'll be darned if I'm getting out of bed before my alarm goes off. My legs were achy and tired. Joints hurt, but it was 10 miles today. I'm getting ready to start my taper so I could cut the run short if I needed to. I ran a fairly rough 10 miles. There were a couple of miles when my splits were slower than the rest because I was in about the third level of thought. I don't even remember what I was thinking about, just that I was slowing down so I brought the cadence back to normal. I saw 8 deer this morning. Two groups of three, and two that were crossing the street in front of my house at the end of my run. I also saw a raccoon running as fast as I've ever seen a raccoon run. I was expecting to see something chasing it but I guess it was just hurrying home to avoid being grounded. Missing curfew is a sure bet for getting grounded.
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Spartans Fall to Illinois-Chicago
CHICAGO - MSU stands 1-1 following a 70-58 setback at Illinois-Chicago on Friday. In that game, the Spartans outshot the Flames, 44.8 vs. 39.0 percent from the floor, but were hampered by 18 turnovers and an opportunistic UIC club that enjoyed a 39-34 edge in rebounds, 17 of those caroms coming on the offensive glass.
The Green and White were also plagued by foul trouble with two starters fouling out while another was saddled with four fouls. Leading the scoring attack for the Spartans was sophomore guard Mateen Cleaves with 17 points while sophomore David Thomas tallied 10.


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Anberlin "Vital" Album Review — 5 out of 5 stars
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"Why do you stay until you see blood?" asks Anberlin singer Stephen Christian on "Self-Starter"—the first song from Vital.
Maybe, we're not staying to see blood but to hear the band's best album yet. Vital taps into the energy of Cities and Never Take Friendship Personal with wise, vivid storytelling, the product of the group's journey on the likes of Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place. "Self-Starter" stands bound to be a live staple with its snappy, succinct riff and immortally catchy refrain, while "Little Tyrants" rides out on a beat that could make Queens of the Stone Age shake before slipping into one of Christian's most potent refrains. Every element shines on Vital though. Joseph Milligan and Christian McAlhaney lock into an impenetrable riff stomp on "Intentions" as Deon Rexroat's bass thumps in tandem. Nathan Young's tight percussive prowess fuels the punk-y "Someone Anyone" flawlessly.
In many ways, the closer "God, Drugs, & Sex" evinces just how much Anberlin have evolved. It's a staggering piano-driven rumination on love where every piece rings out inimitably before spiraling into a blissful melodic haze.
Vital sees Anberlin's heart beating faster and stronger than ever. There's lots of blood, and that's a good thing…
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Morning Fix: EMI/Universal; Scooter Lands Psy; AEG's Michael Jackson Emails
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| SCOOTER BRAUN, KOREAN VIRAL VIDEO SENSATION PSY ANNOUNCE LABEL PARTNERSHIP: Scooter Braun and Psy, the Korean pop star whose video for "Gangnam Style" this summer became a viral video sensation, have announced a business partnership in a YouTube video. Sources have confirmed to Billboard that Psy has signed to Braun's Schoolboy Records, part of Universal Republic.
| HAL DAVID'S CHART LEGACY: FROM 'RAINDROPS' TO 'CLOSE TO YOU;' DIONNE WARWICK TO NOTORIOUS B.I.G.: Hal David's sensitive, romantic lyrics provided the perfect counterpoint to Burt Bacharach's hip melodies and together the celebrated pair charted on the Billboard Hot 100 for decades. Here are David's top fifty Hot 100 hits: from classics by Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield and BJ Thomas; to songs by Notorious B.I.G., Ashanti and Twista feat. Kanye West & Jamie Foxx sampling David's tracks; and more.
EU TO CLEAR UNIVERSAL'S $1.9 BILLION BID FOR EMI (SOURCES): The saga involving Universal Music Group's attempt to win EU approval for its $1.9 billion purchase of EMI, may finally be winding down. Two people familiar with the deal told Reuters that the deal, which includes UMG's offer to sell global rights to some of EMI's most valuable record labels and catalogues, will be approved. On deck: FTC approval
AEG EXEC EMAILS ON MICHAEL JACKSON'S HEALTH COME TO LIGHT: Emails between AEG executives, the promoters of Michael Jackson's planned 2009 comeback, have been obtained by the L.A. Times and could impact outstanding lawsuits. In one exchange AEG's Randy Phillips wrote his boss that Jackson was "an emotionally paralyzed mess." Phillips was writing from Jackson's London hotel suite hours before a press conference announcing the concert." MJ is locked in his room drunk and despondent," Phillips wrote to AEG President Tim Leiweke. "I (am) trying to sober him up."
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RITA ORA TOPS UK ALBUM CHARTS, EMELI SANDE HAS YEAR'S BEST SELLING ALBUM SO FAR: London-based pop act Rita Ora followed her No. 1 single with a U.K. chart-topping debut for her album Ora while Emeli Sandé's Our Version of Events fell to No. 2, but overtook Adele's 21 as Great Britain's bestselling album of 2012 so far. Meanwhile, girl group Little Mix made it two No. 1 singles from two releases with "Wings."
GOOGLE YANKS GROOVESHARK FROM APP STORE… AGAIN: Last week Grooveshark happily alerted us to the fact that its Android app was back in the Google Play app store. Now Google has deleted it… again. Only Google knows why it would admit, then delete, then admit, then delete this app, which lets users stream any of the millions of major- and indie-label songs that Grooveshark users have uploaded into its streaming catalog.
CAMBODIA ARRESTS PIRATE BAY CO-FOUNDER: Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, a co-founder of popular file sharing website The Pirate Bay, was arrested in Cambodia at the request of Sweden, where he faces a one-year prison term for violating copyright laws, authorities said Monday.
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INDIE LABELS GOING TO ASIA: On Wednesday, the American Association of Independent Music, or A2IM, a nonprofit trade group for about 300 small labels, will take a delegation representing 15 of its members to Hong Kong; Seoul, South Korea; and Shanghai to meet with business contacts and study foreign markets. Participating labels include Ultra, which releases dance music; VP, reggae; and Daptone, rhythm and blues and funk.
NY Times
John Malone's Liberty Media has further raised its stake in Sirius XM Radio from 48.8 percent to 49.2 percent as it continues to inch closer to taking control of the satellite radio firm. The company recently asked the FCC for approval to take full control of the satellite radio firm, led by CEO Mel Karmazin, in its second such filing this year.


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(CNSNews.com) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is courting evangelicals with his support for expansion of President Bush's "faith-based" programs, but not everyone is pleased. A liberal religious watchdog group called the move "disappointing."
The Illinois senator said Bush's program did not provide enough funding for social service programs for the poor. Speaking to reporters in Zanesville, Ohio, Obama said he wants faith-based social programs to be a "central" mission in his administration, because social issues like poverty are too big for the government to handle alone.
"We need an all-hands-on-deck approach," Obama said. His Council for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships would include a training program for community faith-based groups so they can to teach smaller groups how to apply for government programs.
Obama proposed a new summer learning program, which would benefit up to 1 million children, cost $500 million a year and be financed by cutting wasteful spending in federal procurement and management.
"I am disappointed," said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. "This initiative has been a failure on all counts, and it ought to be shut down, not expanded."
Obama said he believed "deeply in the separation of church and state," and he didn't think the faith-based and neighborhood partnership would "endanger that idea."
"It is imperative that public funds not pay for proselytizing or subsidize discrimination in hiring," said Lynn. "Obama has promised that he will not support publicly funded proselytism or discrimination in hiring, and that's an important commitment."
Meanwhile, a conservative group criticized Obama's support for faith-based programs as a contradiction to his stance on abortion.
"Sadly, Senator Obama does not have the moral authority to address these issues while supporting the tragic killing of innocent children and diminishing of women through abortion," Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, director of the Christian Defense Coalition, said in a statement.
"The question must be asked, how can one support faith and values while embracing policies that brutalize children and wound women? Senator Obama cannot talk with integrity about his faith and social justice anymore than a segregationist or racist can talk about their faith, justice or equality with integrity," Mahoney said.
"Throughout the Gospels, Christ taught us to stand for the most defenselessness, needy and broken in our society. Senator Obama betrays those sacred principles through his radical pro-abortion position," Mahoney concluded.
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Getting the City of Waukesha a reliable and sustainable water source has been talked about for years.
While it would not be the final step in this long process, finding that source and working out a deal with that city would be a major step forward.
And it appears the City of Waukesha is taking these steps with the City of Oak Creek as both of the cities indicate that their Common Councils are meeting Tuesday in closed session to discuss the City of Waukesha's Application for Great Lakes Water.
According to Waukesha's agenda, "a motion to go into closed session will be made for the purpose of discussing negotiations for a potential agreement with Oak Creek or Racine as it relates to the City of Waukesha's Application for Great Lakes Water."
The City of Waukesha's Common Council meets at 7:30 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers, 201 Delafield St.
According to Oak Creek's agenda, there will be "a motion to convene into closed session immediately following the conclusion of the Common Council meeting to discuss a letter of intent to discuss wholesale water supply to Waukesha."
After reconvening, the agenda says that the Council will "consider resolution authorizing the (Water) Utility to execute a letter of intent to supply wholesale water to the City of Waukesha and the Waukesha Water Utility's service area."Oak Creek's Council meets at 7 p.m. at its City Hall Council Chambers, 8640 S. Howell Ave.
The Common Council for the City of Racine, the other city Waukesha has had negotiations with, also meets on Tuesday but its agenda does not have anything related to the water negotiations with the City of Waukesha.
The City of Waukesha is under a 2018 deadline to have radium-compliant water. According to the City of Waukesha's Water Utility, the city currently obtains more than 87 percent of its water supply from the deep St. Peter Sandstone Aquifer.
It states that continued use of the aquifer by the City and surrounding communities since the 19th century and the presence of the Maquoketa shale have led to a 500- to 600-foot decline in aquifer water levels.
The utility notes that these levels continue to drop 5 to 9 feet per year and that reduced groundwater levels in southeastern Wisconsin have affected regional surface waters, which now receive about 18 percent less in groundwater contribution as water migrates toward the deep aquifer.
Significant water quality issues occur with declining water levels in the deep aquifer, including increased levels of salts and radium (a naturally occurring element in the deep aquifer that can cause cancer).
Waukesha began negotiations with Oak Creek on a possible water deal about a year ago. The City of Waukesha was also interested in negotiating with the City of Milwaukee, but negotiations never materialized between the two.
After working out a deal with Oak Creek, the City of Waukesha would also have to get the approval of Wisconsin and the governors of the seven other Great Lakes states.


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Pitt's Dixon won't address USC rumors
SALT LAKE CITY — Jamie Dixon declined to discuss rumors about being connected to the opening at Southern Cal on the eve of Pitt's NCAA Tournament second-round game against Wichita State. But athletic director Steve Pederson isn't worried about losing the Panthers' coach.
Dixon has been considered the Trojans' top target to replace Kevin O'Neill, who was fired at midseason. A native of North Hollywood, Calif., Dixon has long been linked to openings in the Pac-12 Conference.
"I guess it's the time of year things like that get talked about," Dixon said Wednesday. "We don't talk about other jobs. I don't think it's the right thing to do."
Neither Dixon nor Pederson appeared concerned that job rumors could prove to be a distraction for the No. 8 seed Panthers (24-8), who play No. 9 Wichita State (26-8) at 1:40 p.m. Thursday at Energy Solutions Arena.
Dixon said that it hasn't been an issue with his players or recruits.
"You can't keep 'em from talking about it," Dixon said. "It's out there, written, things talked about. There are more and more blogs and writers, and it's part of college basketball. There are so many other distractions that our kids ... that we have to be concerned about. ... I think that they know the task at hand, and we can tell by their commitment and my commitment I think they're pretty sure of what's going on."
Pederson said he's taking an approach the 10th-year coach once requested: judge by his actions not his words. Dixon previously has turned down overtures from, among others, Arizona, Arizona State and Oregon.
"Jamie's been consistent all the way along," Pederson said. "He's been loyal to Pitt all the way along. He and I have both done this long enough to know that you can't start responding to everything.
"Nobody at our place is thinking about it or talking about it. I would venture to guess that these players are worried about Wichita State and nothing else right now. If he were an inconsistent person it would be different. But he's not. What he tells you is what he does.
"I think Jamie would tell you Pittsburgh's his hometown. He's great, and we're glad he's here."
Pederson also dismissed talk that if Dixon were to leave, Pitt could have UCLA coach Ben Howland lined up for a return. Howland coached Pitt from 1999 to 2003 and led the Panthers to two Sweet 16 appearances.
"Ben Howland is one of my great friends, so we talk all the time, for 14 years now," Pederson said. "That kind of stuff ... I suppose it's fun for people to write about or think about, but we're just worried about this tournament."


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This article was published 19/8/2012 (1824 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A local animal advocate says Winnipeg needs to do more to educate residents on how to care for pets after hundreds of dead cats have been reportedly found on city streets in the last three years.
Since 2010, City of Winnipeg data show 2,450 people have reported dead cats on public property to the city's 311 hotline. City officials say most of the cats are retrieved from Winnipeg's core area.
So far this year, Winnipeg has received 652 reports of dead cats on public property.
The number comes as little surprise to Lynne Scott, who operates the Wolseley-based Craig Street Cats animal rescue shelter. Scott said some cats get hit by cars, some feral and stray cats don't survive the winter and many others are victims of abuse or are discarded by pet owners who don't know how to properly care for them.
Scott said there is a large portion of the population that does not like cats, and some people leave out poison or find other ways to harm the animals. She said other pet owners simply get rid of them when they are no longer wanted.
"People do horrible things to cats," Scott said. "Right now, I've got a kitten who was tossed from a moving car, another kitten whose owners stopped the car, set it out in the middle of Erin Street and drove away, a litter of six kittens found abandoned in an abandoned house. And that's just one week's worth."
Scott said animals aren't valued in poorer areas of Winnipeg, where families are often not strong units and some pet owners have never been taught how to properly care for an animal. She said the recently launched Paw Tipsters program will help people anonymously report cases of abuse, but the city and the school system should do more public pet education.
Last month, Paw Tipsters -- a non-profit charity that aims to combat animal abuse -- launched on the heels of several highly publicized cases, including one instance where a kitten was struck with a hammer. The group is raising money to pay for tips through the existing Crime Stoppers line. Anyone with information on any crime, including animal abuse, can call Crime Stoppers at (204) 786-TIPS (8477)
City of Winnipeg officials said city crews pick up dead animals and transport cats and dogs to the Winnipeg Humane Society for identification and closure. In most cases, they cannot identify the cat's owner or the cause of death.
"(Education) has to start with kids in areas that traditionally don't view companion animals as valuable," Scott said. "There's a lot of work that has to be done to train people that it's not appropriate to hurt animals."
City crews dispose of dead wildlife in the Brady Road Landfill.
Overall, 2,940 dead animals were reported to the City of Winnipeg in 2011 -- up from 2,812 the previous year. Deer, rabbits, racoons, and geese were the most common wildlife reported dead in public areas.
In an email statement, Winnipeg officials said domestic animals account for about 10 per cent of dead animal pickups, while the bulk is wild animals. Most of the domestic animals are cats and about two-thirds of the wildlife pickups are rabbits and squirrels.
Reesa Atnikov, supervisor of Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre, said animals have learned to adapt and live in the city, particularly as Winnipeg's boundaries have expanded. She said racoons tend to have more babies within a city than they do in the country due to available food.
Atnikov said Winnipeggers can help reduce the population of wildlife and cats by not feeding them.
"I think we could do a better job of educating people," she said. "People need to stop feeding these animals because then they become dependent on you as a food source."


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Durban – Kaizer Chiefs are set for a double date with the Premier Soccer League's disciplinary committee.
The drama of Saturday's goalless match against Lamontville Golden Arrows, when a fan attacked referee Lwandile Mfiki after he sent off a Chiefs player, comes less than a month after they were charged for an offence at another match at the Moses Mabhida Stadium.
Chiefs will appear before the league committee on Wednesday to answer to the charge of failing to allow the opposition team, Polokwane City FC, access to their change room at least four hours before kick-off.
That was for their Nedbank Cup game on March 16 in Durban.
Chiefs were the home team and gave the visiting club access about one hour before kick-off.
The Soweto giants went on to win the match 2-0 to advance to the quarter-finals, where they are set to tackle Bloemfontein Celtic at the Free State Stadium on Saturday.
However, it was a different story against Arrows, where Chiefs were on the back foot after midfielder Reneilwe Letsholonyane was red-carded in the 33rd minute.
That sending off, which followed a disallowed Chiefs goal by striker Lehlohonolo Majoro, led to a pitch invasion by two supporters.
One of them attacked the referee. Both were arrested by security personnel.
While generally home teams assume responsibility for security arrangements at PSL matches, Chiefs and fellow Soweto giants Orlando Pirates take charge of their own security.
Matches involving these two clubs are classed as "Category A" games because of the huge crowds they attract.
Therefore Chiefs are likely to face further charges related to the failure to control their supporters.
The league issued a statement in which it condemned hooliganism.
"This is completely unacceptable in our football. It does not do us nor the image of our football any good when we have fans invading the pitch and others throwing objects. We condemn this in the strongest possible terms," said Cambridge Mokanyane, the league's acting chief executive.
"We will wait for a full report from both the match commissioner and the referee, which will be forwarded to the league prosecutor."
The two incidents involving Chiefs sandwiched last week's unruliness at the same venue where Pirates were held to a 1-1 draw against KZN club AmaZulu.
That match ended with Pirates supporters hurling objects at the Buccaneers coach Roger de Sa, who was escorted off the field by security personnel.
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Hi all, I'm defining some help functions which abstract my way to build slides so I don't have to do all over again every time I need to create a presentation. Problem is I can't seem to set-margin! and current-slide-assembler from the module where I have the functions. I have: (module slide-help mzscheme (require (lib "slide.ss" "slideshow")) <help functions> (set-margin! 0) (current-slide-assembler ...) ) and then my presentation: (module presentation (lib "slideshow.ss" "slideshow) (require "slide-help.ss") <slideshow> ) Still, I get that current-slide-assembler is undefined in slide-help as well as set-margin!. How can I do this? Cheers, -- Paulo Jorge Matos - pocm at sat inesc-id pt Web: http://sat.inesc-id.pt/~pocm Computer and Software Engineering INESC-ID - SAT Group
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mozz wrote:I will jump in here also and say only but good things about the LL and CT people. Being a LL and CT owner, and first time coal burner myself, you have to put yourself in our shoes. When I first read the thread, I thought it was working exactly or very similar like mine. Once it is explained and you watch it work, you will understand why it does what it does. I have no complaints whatsoever with the current "firmware" so to speak. Yes, there will be many people who want every single adjustment to be at their disposal, but believe me, there was much put into the current settings. Everyone here has a different setup. I bet I run mine backwards from every other LL owner as I have it set up to 75 at night and 71 during the day. That works best for my house. No stove and thermostat is perfect,(except hand fed maybe), otherwise mine would ramp the fans down when I had company or wanted to watch a quiet movie. Being that it keeps my house at the setpoint, and it does it very well,it's worth it's weight in gold.
pvolcko wrote:Minor correction. Putting a rheostat inline between our convection output and the fans is not supported. The rheostat's electronics will interfere with the speed control of the Coal-trol Digital.
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This colorblock dress from Badgley Mischka is perfect for a trip to Mexico.
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The rapper in particular will be performing two numbers from his latest album 'Lasers' which has done him proud by landing at number one on Billboard album charts.
The first confirmed performers for 2011 MTV Movie Awards have been revealed. Lupe Fiasco is set to make a collaboration with Trey Songz on their duet "Out of My Head" for the first time together on television. He's also going to sing "The Show Goes On" which can be found on his No. 1 album "Lasers".
"I'm excited to be performing on this year's MTV Movie Awards," said the Chicago rapper in a statement. "I'm looking forward to putting together another special performance for my fans." He added on Twitter, "BIG NEWS!!! I'm going to be performing at this year's @MTV #MovieAwards! My homey @TreySongz will be joining me too! June 5th 9pm."
Trey put in some good words as well, saying" 'Out of My Head' is such a dope song and easily one of my favorite collaborations to date. When Lupe first played the track for me I knew it was going to be a smash, and I'm happy it's been received so well. The MTV Movie Awards are such a special event, and Lupe is a great performer, so I am excited to be able to do the show with him."
The 2011 MTV Movie Awards would be held June 5 and broadcast live by MTV at 9 P.M. from Gibson Amphitheater in California. Jason Sudeikis is on duty to be this year's host while Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester, Steve Carell, Shia LaBeouf and more are tapped as presenters.


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Master equine artists to teach May classes
Published Sunday, April 6, 2008
The Columbia Art League is offering a rare opportunity for local painters and sculptors to work next month with master equine artists during two weeklong workshops at Stephens College.
First, English equine sculptor Kathleen Friedenberg will host a five-day workshop from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 5-9. "Understanding Structure: Equine Sculpture" will be for artists of all levels and cost $400 for art league members and $450 for non-league members.
Winner of numerous awards, including the American Academy of Equine Art's "Award of Excellence" on three occasions, Friedenberg began her professional career as a veterinary surgeon in England. She began sculpting at night school but soon turned the interest into a full-time occupation. She is known for her accuracy and vitality in her work.
The second workshop, "Tricks of the Trade: Animal and Equine Oil Painting" will be hosted by Georgia-based, award-winning equine artist Booth Malone. It will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 12–16. Cost of the workshop is $400 for art league members and $450 for non-league members.
Malone has been the official artist for numerous steeplechase meets, as well as "The Virginia Gold Cup" and the "2006 Breeder's Cup." His work regularly appears on the covers of The Chronicle of The Horse and other equestrian magazines and catalogs.
Space in the workshops is limited. For more information or to sign up, contact CAL officials at 443-8858 or visit cal.missouri.org.
- Sara Agnew
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The group comprises Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), Bain Capital and Vornado Realty Trust, who will each hold an equal stake in the company.
The three are buying the whole of Toys R Us, which includes the toy retail chain and Babies R Us stores.
The move is a surprise as originally the retailer had only planned to sell its toy business.
'Bidding competition'
"We are pleased to announce this transaction, which brings our strategic review to a very successful conclusion," said John Eyler, chairman and chief executive of Toys R Us.
"There was competition among bidders during the review process, and the acquisition price reflects the compelling value of the global Toys R Us and Babies R Us operations and assets."
Toys R Us was due to announce fourth quarter and full-year 2004 results this week, but on Tuesday announced it had delayed them "to evaluate the change in (its) accounting for leases and leasehold improvements".
The consortium is taking on Toys R Us' debt, and each of the investors will own equal stakes in the company upon completion of the transaction.
The deal needs to be cleared by regulators and Toys R Us shareholders, and is expected to be completed by July.


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North Korea is more than likely ready to conduct more nuclear testing. However, they may be waiting to conduct their tests out of fear of angering China.
This is what Siegfried Hecker, the former head of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, believes. Hecker was granted an extremely rare opportunity to view a secret uranium enrichment facility in North Korea.
Hecker visited the facility three years ago. Even then, he says, he recalls seeing that researchers there had "everything in place" for a series of nuclear tests, Yahoo! News reports. Three major tests have been conducted in recent years; Hecker believes North Korea has more than enough material to run a fourth test soon.
The last of these tests came in February earlier this year. The action alarmed the United Nations, who has since increased sanctions against the rogue Asian nation.
Each test is crucial to the advancement of North Korea's nuclear program, which ultimately aims to be weaponized for long-range use — if Kim Jong Un, the nation's leader, is to be believed, targets would include South Korea, Japan, and the United States.
But to be used in long-range missiles, North Korea's nuclear program must first continue to advance their nuclear research. Hecker argues this, saying that the nation "needed additional tests in my opinion to miniaturize" their nuclear weapons. This is so that they are small enough to be fitted to a missile. The trick is getting them to still be as destructive, in a smaller package.
Hecker said he was concerned about North Korea and Iran cooperating on their nuclear research. Such a partnership "would be very, very troublesome" as it would speed both nation's programs.
China, North Korea's main ally and bank roller, has insisted that the country end its controversial nuclear programs. Though North Korea has defied them before, with three prior nuclear tests, China has increased the pressure.
Hecker says that this may have been successful in forcing a delay in further nuclear testing. Though many are quite skeptical, Kim Jong Un has publicly asked for nuclear talks in recent times.
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CBEEBIES star Alex Winters, pictured, is delighted to be bringing the children's Festival Little Fun Fest back to Red House Farm in Dunham Massey, on April 5 and 6 .
Alex said: "We are so happy to be back for a second year and think it is a wonderful opportunity for us to get out and meet children and parents and bring a lot of fun, energy to an event like this."
Alex's co presenter Cat Sandion will be presenting story times and performances in the big top tent and this will be a first live performance from another favourite, Dr Ranj of the show 'Get well soon'
There will be performances throughout the day on the farm from the likes of Harry Potter, Babyballet, Starkidz entertainment and Hacker the Dog from cbbc.
There will also be children's rides brought in specially for the event as well as the activities people normally use in the holiday times at Red House Farm such as the big slide, barrel train, the climbing wall and more!
Jonny Hewitt, director of Fun and Chaos at the farm, said: 'We are delighted this event is coming back to the farm this year, it encompasses everything that we do in providing fun for children and adults.
"As a father to young children myself, this event keeps me in the good books with them!'
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I love it. I play this along with my Gretsch electromatic solid body, Marshall MG100HDFX, and a Boss MD-2. If it were lost I probably wouldn't be able to afford another one, but I got such a good deal I had to buy it, and it's been amazing to me since. I love how freakin easy it is to dial in your sound, it has the switches to guide you through it. I also love the fact that it has a semi distortiony sound in it. it's just an all out great pedal. Much better than any Crybabies or Vox pedals I tried. It's phenomenal.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --- There was energy and passion and they won it for Bobby Bowden, which begs the question: where was some of that earlier in the season for the Florida State Seminoles?
The only answer, said wide receiver Jarmon Fortson, is to not wait for a legend to retire before pouring heart, soul and body into winning a football game.
"We never had this much fun and focus all season," Fortson said after Florida State rallied from an 11-point deficit to defeat West Virginia 33-21 on Friday in front of a record 84,129 fans at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. "If we had played this way all season, we wouldn't have lost a game ... maybe we learned something."
Maybe. That's a change of attitude that is now Jimbo Fisher's job as the Seminoles coach, because the victory for Florida State (7-6) was the 389th and last for Bowden.
"Losing was not an option," said freshman punt returner Greg Reid, who set up a field goal with a long kickoff return. "You don't send the greatest coach of all time into retirement with a loss."
Bowden, who announced a month ago to the day that Florida State's bowl game would be his last after 34 years with the Seminoles, was grateful his players felt that way and for the week-long love fest.
He said the victory, capping a week of sentimentality and celebration, was a "bonus." "This is a good day," the 80-year-old coach said. "Here I was, at the end of my career, and I was either going to win 388 or 389 games. And neither one was going to put me over the hump unless something happened to Joe (Paterno, Penn State's coach who leads in career victories over Bowden)."
Bowden was cheered loudly by fans from pregame (he got to plant Florida State's flaming spear) to postgame, when he received the trophy for winning his fifth Gator Bowl and 22nd bowl game.
He was carried off the field by some of his players after that, and was glad they didn't give him a dousing from one of the team's water coolers.
"I (told his players), 'man, don't do that any more,' " he said of a request to his team about 10 years ago. "I will die of pneumonia of you hit me with that water. So they stopped doing that."
The players settled for autographed jerseys.
"It's something I can tell my grandkids when I'm done with football," said game MVP EJ Manuel. "It's awesome."
The storybook ending didn't begin well for the Seminoles as West Virginia (9-4) took a quick 14-3 lead on touchdown runs by Jarrett Brown and Noel Devine. Florida State defenders didn't appear capable of tackling either player and Devine (168 yards), had 100 yards in total offense in the first quarter.
But the defense, the Seminoles' weakness all year, would become a strength.
Mindful that their beloved coordinator, Mickey Andrews, was also retiring, Florida State players began flying to the ball and making big plays.
"We wanted to send Coach Andrews out a winner also," said linebacker Dekoda Watson, a former South Aiken standout.
Florida State got five sacks, two by Watson.
"You always remember that last game and so I'll always remember it as a win," Bowden said. "It's a good feeling. It is nice to end your career with a win and that's what the boys did for us."
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --- There was no way Warrick Dunn would miss this.
Neither would Deion Sanders, Derrick Brooks, Leroy Butler or Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke.
This was their tribute to the man many of them saw as a father figure.
Hundreds of former Seminole stars, some now gray and others with midriff paunches that belied their glory days, gathered Friday to watch Bobby Bowden close out one of college football's greatest coaching careers with a 33-21 win over West Virginia in the Gator Bowl.
"You can't replace being here by watching it on TV or something," Dunn said. "That's something I'll cherish the rest of my life."
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Naomi Watts & Fam: Fun-Filled Day at the Sunny Santa Monica Pier (PHOTOS)
Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts decided to take advantage of the recent gorgeous southern California weather on Wednesday, and spent their afternoon having a blast at the Santa Monica Pier along with their sons Sasha and Samuel.
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Pasta company coming to Charleroi
A former grocery storefront in downtown Charleroi – vacant for the past five years – will soon house a food packaging plant.
Quality Pasta Company will be moving in to the former Sparkle store, located in the Chamber Plaza.
An investment group based in Chicago is bringing the new company to the Valley.
The group was steered toward the Charleroi site by longtime area businessman Dave Barbe, who previously owned Quality Driven Copack.
That company, located on Route 88 in Charleroi, did packaging and processing of frozen dinners and sandwiches for retail stores. Barbe sold the business in 2010.
His family also operated a Coca-Cola bottling plant from the 1950s through the 1980s in the Speers Industrial Park.
Quality Pasta Company will package "value-added pasta products" for various private labels for the all of the major grocery stores, Barbe said. The dry pasta products will be packaged in bowls, boxes and cups.
The investment group was looking for a site in the region and had offers for other locations in Indiana and Ohio.
Although Barbe brought the group into the Valley, he is currently not a part of the ownership.
The company will create 35 jobs initially with plans to hire 100 within two years.
"I heard there was a group looking for a place and I knew (Charleroi mayor) Nancy (Ellis) and Archie (Allridge)," Barbe said. "I brought the group in and Nancy spearheaded it from there."
Archie Allridge is vice president of Mon Valley Foods, which owned the Sparkle. He also is a neighbor of Barbe.
Barbe said the deal has been six months in the making. He said the site was favorable and the Allridge family made the building affordable. The investors are purchasing the building and the property.
"It seemed the right thing for Charleroi," Allridge said. "It means jobs."
Ellis thanked the Washington County Commissioners, state Rep. Pete Daley, D-California, and the Charleroi business community, "who've made them feel welcome and let them know how much we wanted them here."
Debbie Keefer, executive director of the Mon Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce, said jobs are key to the success of the community.
"The jobs are certainly welcome," Keefer said. "It will represent the final piece of this plaza. We will be 100 percent occupied. It's a win-win for the downtown business district.
"Our grocery stories, our pharmacies, all of our retail stories will benefit from having manufacturing jobs in our downtown."
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There are currently five leagues involved with AFL competitions in New Zealand.
The Otago League is the latest inclusion and AFL New Zealand will work towards creating and establishing pathway for female participation.
Every year the five leagues send representative teams to the National Provincial Championship held in December at the completion of regional competitions. The current champions are Auckland.
The level of competition is high and the NPC gives players an opportunity for selection to the New Zealand national team.To register your interest contact us here
There are 6 clubs across Auckland competing in the AAFL. Matches will begin on the 31st of August, with the season running until the 30th of November.
We invite all players, regardless of skill level to come and experience the fun and excitement of playing AFL. The AAFL competition is affordable, enjoyable and competitive.
AAFL is always looking for volunteers and in particular umpires. Umpiring offers people the opportunity to be a part of the game they love, keep fit and meet new people. If you are interested in umpiring please contact our President, Ian Francis, on 027 555 8951 for further details.
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North Shore Tigers:
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Waitakere Magpies:
Training at Parrs Park, Waitakere on Wednesday nights between 7-9pm.
For more information, contact Bex Siebert, Secretary and Team manager – 021 1079489
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The Canterbury Australian Football Association was formed in 1974 and existed until 1998 when the Canterbury Australian Football League was formed. This body remains to this day.
There are four teams in the CAFL and the annual competition runs from late August to early November. Canterbury is one of the strongest regions in New Zealand, winning four NPC titles in five years.
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