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You don't have to be an adult to help animals! Even the youngest member of the community can take action for homeless neglected animals. The Boston MSPCA Lemonade Stand is a great opportunity for kids to host a fundraiser.
The MSPCA's Lemonade Stand is an old-fashioned lemonade stand, custom-made for the MSPCA by a volunteer. The lemonade stand can be set up at the adoption center any Saturday or Sunday from 11-4pm, and staffed by children of all ages (must be accompanied by a parent or guardian). It's also designed to be portable, so the Lemonade Stand can be taken to offsite events, schools, or even your own neighborhood!
Hosts of The Lemonade Stand donate all product and supplies for lemonade. You can set your own price – be sure to tell your customers that you are donating the proceeds to the animals at the MSPCA!
As a thank you for your support, we'll provide a tax-deductible donation receipt for hosts of the Lemonade Stand.
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You can choose to host here at the MSPCA, at an offsite event, or even your own neighborhood!
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Whether it's fresh-squeezed lemonade from your own special recipe, or you get a little help from a pre-made mix, your lemonade recipe is certain to be successful!
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NATE Travis is set to make his debut in the ring — in memory of his wrestler brother.
Mr Travis, who is the younger brother of wrestler Dom — ring name Kastor LeVay — will appear along side fighters such as Joey Hayes, Cyanide, Ashton Smith, The Cause, New British Champion and El Ligero in a charity match tomorrow.
The night will see the singles debut of Nate, aged 30, who has been trained up by Alex Shane at Futureshock Wrestling in Manchester.
Dom, from Farnworth, tragically took his own life in April, 2012, aged 31, and now his brother wants to carry on the family name in the sport.
The Dom Travis memorial event — entitled A Night to Remember — will see a number of Grand Pro Wrestlers take to the ring at The Rose Club in Atherton Road, Hindley, to raise money for the mental health charity Mind.
Mr Travis, also from Farnworth, said: "Friday is my debut wrestling match and I can't wait to get into the ring. I want to follow in the footsteps of my brother Dom, who was a fantastic fighter.
"I always looked up to him when we were growing up and this is my way of carrying on his legacy."
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London, Dec 14 (IANS) Cliff, a two-year-old Beagle, can instantly sniff out Clostridium difficile, a superbug that infects the gut, causing diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, loss of appetite, fever, and weight loss.
Cliff's sniffing prowess was first put to the test on bug infested stool samples, which give off a distinct odour. When experienced nurses can detect it, researchers reasoned dogs could do it better, because of a sharper sense of smell.
After two months of training at VU University Medical Centre in Amsterdam, Cliff was able to correctly identify all 50 samples from infected patients and 47 out of 50 negative samples, the journal BMJ.com reported.
And his impressive work didn't stop there.
On one hospital visit he was able to sniff out 25 out of 30 infected patients simply by smelling the air around their beds, while correctly deducing that 265 out of 270 patients did not carry the infection, according to the Daily Mail.
When he detects a patient with the superbug, he sits by the patient's bed to alert doctor. Those who are passed by are deemed by Cliff not to be infected. But the hardest part, say the researchers, is getting him to sit still.
Marije Bomers, a doctor who helped train Cliff, said: "We go into all the rooms, and it is intended that Cliff quietly sits by the bed of patients who are infected. But this is the most difficult thing for him to do as he gets very excited when he smells Clostridium."
Now, on the back of this success, the Dutch researchers suggest that more animals could be trained to screen hospital wards in an effort to prevent Clostridium difficile outbreaks.


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Natural-gas futures rose slightly Thursday as traders watched the progress of a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico and waited for weekly storage data.
Natural gas for September delivery recently rose 1.1 cents, or 0.3%, to $4.329 a million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Futures began the session flat, but picked up some steam as news of oil-and-gas producers shutting down some production in the Gulf rolled in.
Tropical Storm Don, the first major storm in the Gulf of Mexico for the season, has brought some subdued reactions from the market as the storm tracks toward refineries in the region.
"We might be under-reacting a little bit," said Phil Flynn, an analyst with PFG Best in Chicago, Ill.
The storm may not be as supportive of prices because shale gas production has reduced dependence on the Gulf. Wells there account for a little more than 7% of natural-gas production.
Flynn said he wouldn't take the storm too lightly.
"[Tropical Storm Don] could become an issue as the day goes on," he said.
Though the storm and recent hot weather patterns are supportive of prices, "well-supplied markets feel little pressed to respond to the temporary factors that may have only limited sway on balances," analysts with Barclays Capital said in a note to clients.
Still, producers in the Gulf have been evacuating nonessential personnel as a precaution, and now Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) has said it is shutting down some oil and gas output because of the storm.
The storm is expected to reach the Texas coast early Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said.
Rain from the storm is expected to bring relief from some of the heat in the state, and this would likely reduce gas-fired power demand in the region, analysts with Canaccord Genuity said in a client note.
Above-normal temperatures remain in Texas through MDA EarthSat Weather's 11- to 15-day forecast. Next week "much above" normal temperatures are expected for the Plains and Midwest, the private forecaster said.
While traders keep an eye on the weather, they are also anticipating the Energy Information Administration's storage report. A heat wave last week across the eastern U.S. has some traders and analysts predicting a smaller injection compared to previous weeks.
The report, due at 10:30 a.m. EDT, is expected to show an inventory build of 41 billion cubic feet, on average, during the week ended July 22, according to analysts surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires. That is above last year's 31-bcf injection and below the five-year average build of 49 bcf.
Injections below predictions often lift prices, while those that exceed expectations typically push prices lower. Last week futures fell after a slightly smaller-than-expected 60-bcf build, however.
Natural gas for next-day delivery at the benchmark Henry Hub in Louisiana recently traded at $4.4350/MMBtu, according to IntercontinentalExchange, down 2.5 cents from Wednesday's average. Natural gas for Friday delivery at Transcontinental Zone 6 in New York traded at $4.92/MMBtu, down 0.95 cent from the average a day earlier.


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The Maple construction of the body makes the AGBV200A a bass full of bright, clear sound with an array of tones. The semi-hollow body allows for a large range of styles to be accessed, without feedback or excessive overtones potentially harming your overall sound. The subtle Tobacco Burst finish not only looks great, but allows the wood to vibrate and resonate freely. There's a pair of Classic Elite pickups designed to work together seamlessly, bringing out the best of the notes you play and the overtones the wood produces.
Short scale necks are a practical design for all bass players, regardless of the person's size. It predominantly boosts the low end, which is ideal for bass guitars. The AGBV200 still has 22 frets, with the cut reaching the 19th for easy accessibility to the high end. The Rosewood fingerboard is both comfortable and mellow sounding.
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Get an overview of this hotel4-star Beaux Arts hotel, walk to Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art
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Simply enter your Nectar card number when you check out. Your points will be credited 35 days after you return from your trip.
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Popular property highlights
Located in the heart of Genoa, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Piazza Colombo and Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art. Palazzo Rosso and Piazza de Ferrari are also within 15 minutes.
Hotel Features
Along with a bar/lounge, this smoke-free hotel has a coffee shop/café and self parking. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a business center, a meeting room, and concierge services are onsite.
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The hotel offers a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This 4-star property offers access to a business center and a meeting room.
A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. Event facilities measure 861 square feet (80 square meters). This Beaux Arts hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and concierge services. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
Clarion Collection Hotel Astoria Genova is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Computer station
- Business center
- Express check-in
- Total number of rooms - 69
- Laundry facilities
- Concierge services
- Number of floors - 5
- One meeting room
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Conference space size (meters) - 80
- Year Built 1918
- Conference space size (feet) - 861
- Smoke-free property
- Television in common areas
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
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- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
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Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Premium TV channels
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- Shower/tub combination
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Satellite TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Free newspaper
- Room service (limited hours)
- Pillowtop mattress
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Blackout drapes/curtains
Where to Eat
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
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- Snorkeling nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
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- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Free bicycles nearby
- Boat tours nearby
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 1 PM
Check-in time ends at midnight
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is noon
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 15.00 per stay.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for EUR 10.00 per day.
- Pets stay free
- Dogs and cats only
- 1 per room (up to 10 kg)
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2 per person, per night, up to 8 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 14 years of age.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: EUR 15 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: EUR 22 per day
- A pet fee will be charged
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 10.00 per day
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 15.00 per stay
Hotel Name
- Astoria Genova
- Clarion Collection Astoria Genova
- Clarion Collection Astoria Genova Genoa
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- Clarion Collection Hotel Astoria Genova
- Clarion Collection Hotel Astoria Genova Genoa
- Clarion Collection Hotel Genova
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All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport. Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. Up to 2 children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Keeneland: Havelock rallies from last to win Woodford Stakes
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Yes, Havelock is fine, despite his unproductive summer in England. For the third time in a two-year span, the Maryland-bred gelding won a Grade 3 turf sprint at Keeneland, rolling to victory Saturday under Garrett Gomez in the 17th running of the $150,000 Woodford Stakes.
After trailing for much of the race, Havelock wheeled out onto the center of a firm turf course and passed all nine of his rivals, finishing two lengths the best and competing the 5 1/2-furlong distance in 1:03.17. He returned $10.60 as the second choice.
Bred and owned by Silverton Hill Farm and trained by Darrin Miller, Havelock has 9 wins from 25 career starts. He won the Woodford in 2011 and the Grade 3 Shakertown here in the spring before Miller sent him to England for the summer, and the 6-year-old ran 11th in back-to-back Group 1 races. His record over the Keeneland turf is 4 wins from 5 starts.
"He loves it here," Miller said. "This is his home."
"He's a big, long horse and kind of takes a second to get up on his feet," Gomez said. "Once we straightened out, he really started digging in. This firmer ground kind of helps him, I think."
A foursome vied for the lead to the far turn, with Spring to the Sky, farthest outside, taking control approaching the eighth pole. But he was no match for the late run of Havelock, and he yielded second in the final yards to Expecting Cash, who at 24-1 was the longest shot in the field.
Spring to the Sky was third, Stormofthecentury was fourth, and Great Mills, the 5-2 favorite, faded to last.
Havelock, by Great Notion, has earned $619,514.
The $2 exacta (8-5) paid $244, the $1 trifecta (8-5-10) returned $1,089.80, and the 10-cent superfecta (8-5-10-6) was worth $728.14.
The Woodford was the first of five straight graded stakes on the Saturday card. It is not a Win and You're In race for the Breeders' Cup.


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Whether you should find yourself single, in a relationship or just taking a look at the menu, there should always be room for the kind of dates that give you butterflies in your stomach and make you want to put on the most wonderful dress in your wardrobe. Even though I've been with the Clever Boyfriend for over seven years (!), every Friday evening we completely clear our schedules, get dressed up and have a weekly date night.
When you're dabbling in a little flirtation, you want to look your best (of course); as though you've gone to a little effort (it's only polite, after all), but like you didn't really have to try very hard (because you're just naturally that pretty and radiant). Here's how to master date night pretty via a few of my favourite beauty tricks:
1. Perfect: Keep skin fresh and clean. I like a BB cream (I'm currently obsessed with Estee Lauder's excellent version) or a tinted moisturiser with concealer just where it's needed. Avoid heavy foundation (you don't want to look like you're wearing a mask) and too far from your own skin tone.
2. Glow: For a little extra glow, I use a subtle tan such as Institut Esthederm Self-Tanning Face Cream (applied the day before so there is no telltale smell) which means you need less makeup, and an illuminator blended invisibly around the cheekbones, brow bone, down the bridge of the nose and on the cupid's bow (to highlight the lips). Avoid anything glittery; you want to look naturally radiant. Benefit's High Beam or Moon Beam of Clarins Instant Light Skin Perfector give the best natural glow.
3. Colour: Add a pop of colour to your cheeks and lips for a pretty flush. Avoid obvious bronzer or lipstick and stick to tinted lipbalms (bright lipstick can seem scary to the gents) and a pink, peachy or rosy blush or cheekstain (as a guide, a shade close to the colour you naturally blush will always be flattering).
4. Eyes: Make sure your eyes are worthy of longing gazes and emphasise your lashes. Apply a wash of neautral shadow in a pale champagne or taupe to subtly draw attention to the eyes (I like Mac paint pot in Bare Study followed by shadow in Koi for contouring the socket line). Follow with a flirty flick of liquid liner (Stila's Stay All Day felt tip marker is the easiest to apply and will literally last all night) and a coat of lengthening mascara and finish by grooming your brows to frame the face (I like Suqqu's brow palette or Benefit's waxy brow pencil for filling in any gaps).
5. Finish. Finish with a mist of setting face spray to keep everything flawless and budge proof (you don't want a smudge of makeup all over his collar when you kiss goodnight, after all). I love Jurlique Rosewater Mist (which makes your face smell like rose petals) or Urban Decay's All Nighter setting spray. Paint your nails a pretty nude colour for sweet hand holding. Squirt a favourite perfume (Marc Jacobs Daisy is always a man-pleaser) wherever you want to be kissed.
Just add a gorgeous outfit and a flirty smile and you're ready to hit the town on the arm of your dashing date.And because I treasure you all, I've pulled together a date night beauty kit filled with all my favourites (pictured above) thanks to the nice people at eHarmony for one of you to win. The prize (worth £135) contains: Marc Jacobs Daisy perfume (to smell gorgeous), Benefit Bad Gal mascara (for fluttery lashes), Mac blush in a pretty petal pink (for a flirty flush), Essie pastel pink polish in Muchi Muchi (for the prettiest hand-holding manicure), Benefit Moon Beam highlighter (for a radiant glow) and Clarins Instant Light Lip Perfector (for kissable lips).
To win, leave me a comment telling me why you want to win (and if you have any special dating or beauty tips I should know about). For bonus brownie points, follow A Girl, A Style on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram (@agirlastyle) or Bloglovin' (make sure you let me know which of these you've done in your comments).
Fine print: I'll select the winner on September 10th, so please be sure to include your email address so that I can contact you to post your prize. Entry is open to UK residents.
Do you still make time for date night? I'd love to hear your favourite flirty beauty tips!
* Edit: This competition is now closed. Congratulations to Becky on winning!


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Tim Cook visits China to discuss... something
0. phoneArena posted on 08 Jan 2013, 13:36
Apple CEO Tim Cook is on a visit to China once again. The executive will be meeting with China's head of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Miao Wei...
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1. Mobilephile (Posts: 161; Member since: 25 Nov 2012)
Sales of the iphone have been increasingly dropping, 3rd in China
2. honeybunny (Posts: 6; Member since: 07 Jan 2013)
so why u visited here?any reason?
6. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
And what about you, why you are here?
7. honeybunny (Posts: 6; Member since: 07 Jan 2013)
"same here"
8. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
To hate dislike, personal feelings and Troll, and you're here to defend....?
9. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
Why in your opinion he can't say that iPhone sales was increasingly dropping?
10. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 4320; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
That should be the question China asking Tim Cook.
Unfortunately, he won't be answering, so i'll do the honors.
Tim Cook visited China to learn the art of 'cheap phone making 101'.
3. andro. (Posts: 1999; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
Perhaps put more pressure on Foxconn? I've seen a fair few Iphone 5s about which rattle and have 'loose weights' inside when you shake it slightly. Quality control hasn't been the greatest.
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4. ray77 (Posts: 126; Member since: 17 Nov 2012)
Maybe he went to join THE Communist party to stop selling android phone in china since the phone is not salling well in china.
5. reyenrique (Posts: 99; Member since: 07 Oct 2012)
the quality control got big problem, and people before went u buy the phone shake first lol
11. AnTuTu (Posts: 1580; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
In other words "Shake before you buy" lolzzzzzzz
12. Nikolas.Oliver (banned) (Posts: 1574; Member since: 01 Jul 2012)
Lol i thought chinese people don't speak english


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You also must live in that principal residence for two of the five years before you sell it. This is known as the use test. It also means, practically speaking, each sale must be at least two years apart.
That still leaves you room to make some money on several properties. You can sell your residence this year, pocket any gain within the tax limits and buy a new residence. Two years later, you can do the same thing, again and again, every two years.
And you no longer have to worry about that pesky prior-law reporting requirement. When your gain doesn't exceed the limit, you don't have to file anything with the IRS.
Owners of multiple homes, however, will now find it's not as easy to shelter sale profit as it used to be.
A provision of the Housing Assistance Act of 2008, the bill designed primarily to provide relief to some homeowners facing foreclosure, could cost the owners of a vacation or other type of second property -- when they sell.
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Return of the Batman was the third film of the Batman franchise in The New DCCU. Sam Raimi directed the film, and also produced. Alongside Raimi as producer was Christopher and Jonathan Nolan. Jonathan Nolan also wrote the script. The film stars Eric Bana as Batman, protector of Gotham City.
- Matt Bomer as Batman/Bruce Wayne
- Drew Roy as Nightwing/Richard "Dick" Grayson (Robin in flashbacks)
- TBA as Black Mask/Roman Sionis
- Olivia Wilde as Catwoman/Selina Kyle
- Ryan Reynolds as Harvey Dent
- Alexandra Daddrio as Batgirl/Barbara Gordon
- Bryan Cranston as Lt. James Gordon
- Denzel Washington as Lucius Fox
- Ian Mckellin as Alfred Pennyworth
- Matthew Perry as Dr. Jeremiah Arkham
- Jim Carrey as The Joker (cameo)
- Neil Patrick Harris as The Riddler/Edward Nigma (cameo)
- Kevin Spacey as Mr. Freeze/Victor Friez (cameo)
- Zachary Gordon as Jason Todd (ending credits only)
A year after the events of The Batman Strikes, Bruce has realized that every villain he has faced was turned insane due to him. Bruce retires as Batman. Meanwhile, Robin (Dick Grayson) has left Gotham City and has established himself in a nearby city, now going around as a hero named Nightwing. When Bruce's old friend Roman Sionis returns to Gotham, he has become a mob boss and now goes by the name "Black Mask". His goal? Destroy Bruce Wayne, and Batman.
With Black Mask around, everything to Bruce seems hopeless. To add to the threat of Black Mask, a theif going by the name of Catwoman has began robbing various rich Gotham citizens. Still believing in Batman, Lt. James Gordon's daughter Barbara becomes Batgirl in an attempt to save Gotham. Batman himself returns, and Nightwing makes a surprise apperance in Gotham. The Bat-Family works together to attempt and save Gotham, but when Black Mask threatens to kill Batman if he doesn't take off the cowl and show himself, it's all or nothing to save everyone.
Post-Credits: A group of highly-skilled assasians storm into Arkham, demanding to know the whereabouts of Batman. Their leader asks Joker, Riddler, Mr. Freeze, and Black Mask, who are all seen sitting in their cells.
Critical ReceptionEdit
The film was well recieved, getting a 99.8 out of 100% on RottonTomatoes, with a 9.8/10 score. Many fans liked the inclusion of Jason Todd in the ending credits, as well as turning Dick into Nightwing.
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- Nightwing
- Jason Todd
- Foreshadowing that Todd will become Red Hood
- Justice League film footage
Despite the success of Nolan's Batman trilogy, and what happened when a 4th Batman film was added to a franchise, Warner Bros. has green-lit a 4th film. Ra's al Ghul and the League of Assasians are the main villains.
- CONFIRMED: Jason Todd will appear only through flashbacks; the events of the comic book storyline A Death in the Family has already occured.
- CONFIRMED: Bruce has given up the role of Batman.
- Talia al Ghul will appear.
- CONFIRMED: Tim Drake will appear.
- Tim Drake may become Robin.
- The film may follow the No Man's Land storyline.
- Nightwing will take over the mantle of Batman.
- Batgirl will become Oracle.
- DEBUNKED: Bruce will die.
- CONFIRMED: The film takes place about 4 years after Todd was killed (6 years since this film).
- CONFIRMED: Drew Roy will play Nightwing in flashback sequences only, but the present-day Nightwing will be played by an older actor.


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Samsung's Smart TV platform is comfortably the most advanced Smart system the TV currently has to offer. It's the only brand to carry all the UK's catch-up services (BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, 4oD, and Demand 5), as well as other subscription big hitters like Netflix and Lovefilm, and its 'S Recommendations' system does a great job of tracking your viewing habits and suggesting things you might like.
There are a few presentational/ease of use issues with the Smart TV system, as detailed in our in-depth Samsung 2013 Smart TV review.
But there's one further issue to add where the Samsung PS-50A558 specifically is concerned, namely that some parts of the Smart interface run a bit sluggishly, presumably because this cheaper set uses a dual-core rather than quad-core processing engine.
This can be particularly aggravating when using the voice recognition system, as there's quite a lengthy delay between first pressing the Voice button on the remote and the voice menu appearing.
As usual with plasma, the highlight is the black level depth the screen can reach. There's only the faintest trace of the sort of grey clouding over black areas of the picture that are still very common with rival LCD TVs and less able plasma TVs. Samsung's PS-50A558 plasmas can deliver even deeper blacks, we should stress, as can the likes of the Panasonic PS-50A558 and any Panasonic set from the ST60 upwards. But we're seriously struggling to think of another TV at the PS-50A558's price level that can compete in this most important of picture quality areas.
It's not just the depth of the black level response that impresses, either. As we'd hope to see with plasma, where each pixel is self-illuminating, the Samsung PS-50A558 manages to deliver exceptional amounts of shadow detail in dark areas that ensures even the darkest parts of the picture retain a sense of depth consistent with the rest of the image. This is another way in which the PS-50A558 outperforms LCD technology.


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Google Beats Long-Running Case Over Books Project
Imagine a company that pledged to scan every book worldwide, and then make the material available freely on the Internet. A decade ago, you'd be forgiven for thinking the scheme sounded like an open-and-shut case of copyright infringement.
The Authors Guild certainly thought so. In 2005, on behalf of authors of millions of copyrighted books, the Guild took on search giant Google Inc. over its new Google Books full-text scanning and search service, claiming that Google owed authors $750 per scanned book.
Now, nearly a decade later, the plaintiffs are poised to walk away with nothing. On Thursday Judge Denny Chin of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismissed the suit on summary judgment. Chin, who's continued to preside over the case since ascending to the Second Circuit from Manhattan federal district court, ruled that Google Books is "transformative" and concluded that the service didn't violate copyright laws under the fair use doctrine.
In his 30-page decision, Chin generally echoed arguments Google's lawyers have made from the beginning. "In my view, Google Books provides significant public benefits," he wrote, citing points made by the American Library Association, groups of academic authors, and Google's own experts in various briefs.
Google's longtime counsel, Durie Tangri's Daralyn Durie, told the Litigation Daily that the eight-year-old case "has seen the birth of 10 babies and the founding of two law firms" among both sides' legal teams. She and the lead plaintiffs lawyer, Michael Boni of Boni & Zack, both left larger firms during the litigation to start their own boutiques.
The decision is a reversal of fortune for the Guild. The authors had struck a $125 million settlement in 2009, but Chin nixed the deal in 2011 on grounds that it would have "rewarded [Google] for engaging in wholesale copying of copyrighted works without permission."
Forging ahead, the Guild successfully beat back Google's motion to dismiss and then persuaded Chin to certify an authors' class in June 2012.
Three months later, Google's appellate team, led by Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr's Seth Waxman, convinced the Second Circuit to take another look. In oral arguments before a three-judge panel in May, Waxman argued that class treatment wasn't suitable, since many presumed author class members may have actually received economic benefits when out-of-print books are revived or forgotten authors' work resurrected. In July, the panel decertified the class, sending the case back to Chin with instructions to review the merits of Google's fair use defense more thoroughly in his summary judgment decision.
Judge Chin had appeared sympathetic to the plaintiffs during much of the litigation. But in September, during oral arguments on summary judgment motions, Chin rattled off examples of how Google's project had helped people, including his own law clerks, to find information, rhetorically asking a Guild lawyer, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz partner Edward Rosenthal, "aren't these transformative uses, and don't they benefit society?"
Chin noted in Thursday's decision that Google never denied scanning 20 million books. But while Google might profit from increased visitor traffic, Chin writes, Google Books doesn't sell the material online, and the service even points searchers in the direction of booksellers like Amazon.com. "Google Books does not supersede or supplant books because it is not a tool to be used to read books," Chin wrote. "Google Books provides a way for authors' works to become noticed, much like traditional in-store book displays." The searchable database has also opened up new areas of linguistic research, the judge added.
The decision comes 13 months after the Guild saw its parallel case against research libraries dismissed, also on fair use grounds. Google, meanwhile, is facing still another copyright infringement class action related to Google Books, this one on behalf of photographers and graphic artists whose work was scanned by Google Books. Mark Berube of New York's Mishcon de Reya is spearheading that lawsuit, with Durie on defense. Chin is also handling the case, which is scheduled for summary judgment hearings next summer.
Authors Guild counsel Boni referred our request for comment to his client, which said it plans to appeal Thursday's ruling. "We disagree with and are disappointed by the court's decision today," said Paul Aiken, Authors Guild Executive Director, in a prepared statement. "This case presents a fundamental challenge to copyright that merits review by a higher court. Google made unauthorized digital editions of nearly all of the world's valuable copyright-protected literature and profits from displaying those works. In our view, such mass digitization and exploitation far exceeds the bounds of the fair use defense."
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Opening statements have been held in the trial of a man accused of persuading his girlfriend to bomb a San Diego courthouse and then turning her in to the FBI for a reward.
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports Donny Love's trial got under way Tuesday in the same federal courthouse where a backpack bomb shattered glass doors in 2008.
A prosecutor told jurors that the Riverside County man arranged the bombing for the reward because he was $26,000 behind on his mortgage.
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COUNCILLORS, cricketers and amateur dramatic enthusiasts were among the hundreds of mourners who packed a Bowness church for the funeral of a high-ranking local politician.
Tributes were paid to the "wit, charm and intellect" of Liberal Democrat Coun Jo Stephenson during the service at St Martin's Parish Church.
The 59-year-old died of a stroke on July 25, three weeks after falling 30ft from the roof of his Windermere guest house and suffering serious injuries.
He was the deputy leader of Cumbria County Council and represented Windermere on South Lakeland District Council (SLDC).
During the service, church Rector James Richards said that, despite Coun Stephenson being a successful teacher and solicitor earlier in his life, "there was something about politics which was his calling".
He added: "When there was a decision to be made, he read and thought carefully – no decision was made lightly."
Coun Stephenson's SLDC colleague and close friend, Coun Graham Vincent read out comments from people who "knew and loved Jo".
In his own tribute to Coun Stephenson, he said, "In council life Jo always raised the debate to a higher level.
"He could always find humour in tricky situations and he leaves behind a legacy which demands high standards in public office.
"He was engaging, humorous and dependable and we will find his absence difficult to come to terms with."
Coun Stephenson's two children, Vivien and Jolyon, also spoke at the service, describing his "kindness, intelligence and sense of humour".
Vivien said: "I'm overwhelmed by how many people are here today but I'm not the least bit surprised.
"Anyone who knew my dad – whether for five minutes or 50 years – would have had an insight into his wonderful character and beautiful personality."
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Brent Musbuger is catching a lot of heat for his hyperbolic comments about Katherine Webb on Monday night's BCS National Championship broadcast. Okay, were they really hyperbolic? Probably not. But it was still hilarious. Is everyone taking it too far? Yes. Musburger's comments weren't offensive or demeaning in any sense. They shouldn't have warranted a public apology from ESPN, which was given following the commotion. Even Webb's boyfriend, Bama quarterback A.J. McCarron — who ironically enough is now taking a backseat to his girlfriend's new found fame — joked around about the telecast. His reaction in the video below following his second consecutive national title is priceless.
Watch to see McCarron's reaction when he's told his girlfriend's Twitter just blew up like the Fourth of July, including a 'follow' from LeBron James.
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Unlike HTC's Hero, the Milestone never really feels like it's overloading the processor as everything keeps rollicking along at a lightning quick pace. The phone really does feel very responsive to the touch and menus appear and disappear with speedy precision. Even 3D games like the Raging Thunder racing game downloaded from the Android Market run at a blistering speed.
In fact the handset is a good all round performer when it comes to multimedia. Video looks great on the big bright screen and the built-in speaker is surprisingly loud so you can watch videos without always having to plug in your headphones. Like most of the latest smartphones the handset also has a standard headphone jack at the top of the phone and music playback from the updated Android music player sounds crisp and clean. However, the supplied headphones are very poor, so a new pair of cans will be a must for those who do opt for this phone. And while the five megapixel camera sounds good on paper as it has a twin LED Flash and autofocus the shots it takes are a bit of a mixed affair. There's an awful lot of shutter lag and the autofocus is pretty ineffectual with the result that shots often come out looking either soft or downright blurry.
Unfortunately call quality isn't quite as good as we expected form a Motorola handset. Although it holds a signal well and the ear piece is nice and loud, callers tend to sound a little bit clipped, as if the phone was using slightly over aggressive noise cancelling. You get used to it, but speech certainly doesn't sound as natural as on other handsets we've used. The phone's battery life is also a bit lacking. All those features obviously place quite a strain on the power pack because we only managed to get a day and a half out of it from a full charge, so really you can expect to have to put it on charge at the end of each day.
The Milestone is a much more accomplished handset than the Dext, Motorola's previous Android offering. It's faster, has a much better screen, supports multi-touch input and is laden down with features. In most respects it's also a better handset than the HTC Hero, but we're not sure it's going to do quite as well as that phone, mainly because we can see the styling putting a lot of people off. But the Milestone certainly shows that if Motorola could come up with a decent looking design for its next Android handset it would have a real peach on its hands.
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Episode: Best Steak
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This is seriously the best steak I ever ate! That means alot being that I love steak so much I was married and held our sinner reception at a steakhouse in my hometown of San Diego. Peter Lugar is hands down the best in taste, quality and service.
Girls happened here. Jessa meets Thomas-John's parents at this steakhouse and regales the group with tales of her rehab-attending past.
This decidedly old-school steakhouse is a rite of passage for Wall Street traders willing to shell out $88 for the signature porterhouse for two. Lunch reservations are doable, but bring cash.
I eat next to mobsters; they?re all having meetings and sh*t while I?m eating. I make the best steak ever, but this one is pretty damn close.
Nothing better than a Luger steak on a Sunday night with hash browns. -Jill Zarin, Real Housewives of New York City
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Michael Psilakis can't resist the supersized slice of Sizzling Bacon from Peter Luger Steakhouse in Brooklyn, NY on Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate. Find more tips at Food Network Local.
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For the first time in 14 years, the state big school girls swim trophy was held by a team another than Xavier College Prep.
To the strains of "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey, the Desert Vista girls held the trophy aloft as the sun went down on the Division I state swim meet Saturday afternoon at Skyline High School in Mesa.
The Thunder edged Xavier in points 278.5-267 to win the state title – the first to beat the Phoenix parochial school since 1998, when Mountain View prevailed.
"Trying for a long, long, long time," DV coach Shawn O'Connell said when asked how his team pulled off the historical win. "Being lucky in a cycle at our school where the outgoing seniors are there long enough for the incoming freshmen to come in. A bit of luck. Determination. This team was mentally tough."
The Thunder only had one state champion on Saturday, Cecelia Kowalski in the 200 freestyle, and she tied Brianna Leverenz of Tucson Rincon with a time of 1:50.48.
Kowalski also had a third-place finish, in the 500 free, and Madeline Nichols was fourth in the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly.
Annabella Ankeney was fifth in the 100 freestyle but also anchored the meet-ending 400 free relay and stayed ahead of Xavier on that final leg to ensure the team victory.
"It feels so amazing," Ankeney said, tears welling in her eyes. "We beat them in a dual meet and that was amazing and then we worked so hard today, and we were putting so much effort, it was the honestly the biggest goal this entire season. We did this today and it is the best feeling ever. I am so proud of my team."
The Thunder were second in that 400 free relay with the team of Noelle Lavigne, Bailee Blankemeier, Kowalski and Ankeney. They were also third in the 200 medley relay and 200 free relay.
"We knew that (Friday) we swam strong, we swam lights out," O'Connell said. "And so did Xavier. Coming into (Friday), anyone could have won. But (Friday) we swam near perfect, as far as season-best times, unheard of. All we wanted was a chance today. And we put outselves in position."
Xavier has traditionally used depth to amass more points that other schools in winning 24 of the last 25 titles, dating to 1988.
"They didn't give up against Xavier at the dual meet this year, they didn't give up at Chaparral at the dual meet," O'Connell said. "You can talk about but you gotta do it. You gotta a show up. We had better swims yesterday but we had a couple of No. 1 seeds that had tough days. But they hung in there."
The Thunder boys finished third behind Brophy and Chaparral.
Deiter Benz finished third in the 200 free and fifth in the 100 free, Michael Hopper was third overall in diving, Eddie Roggenstein was fifth in the breaststroke, the 400 free relay was fourth and Josh Vedder finished third in the 100 backstroke.
Mountain Pointe girls finished 28th overall and the boys were 20th.
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Forum:Shitty obscure MMOs = vanity?
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So, I'm sure some of you... well, maybe a few of you... just me? All right then. I remember back when that person Kanomi thought that the article on Gaia Online was slanderous and lie-filled and was "not allowed". Of course, everyone that had a few minutes on their hands bitched her (him?) out for it. Eventually, the article got CVP'd or something.
I'm noticing a similar situation lately, only with the article 2moons and an anonymous IP. From what I notice, there are three people who edit (or even read) articles on shitty obscure MMOs:
- Obsessive fans of the MMO, who either create masturbatory praise of it or vandalise things that put the MMO in a negative light
- People who just make fun of the MMO and those who play it, forsaking humor
- Users who happen to catch a vandalism from either side, and revert it
None of these articles get anywhere except baleeted, so I'm thinking maybe we should classify all shitty obscure MMOs as vanity material. Hell, we don't even have to stop at MMOs, if there's other shitty obscure games around. I just notice that MMOs are the worst case. Man, for something so patently cookie-cutter unoriginal, they sure grab a lot of fans. Ж Kalir, Wandering Hippie Salesman 04:38, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
- Shitty, obscure MMOs are as likely to be vanity filled and crappy enough that I'd delete them on sight as your sig is likely to break certain 12px conventions. Point me to the crappy ones, VFD/QVFD/ICU them, and let the process proceed as normal. If they get recreated too many times, we'll CVP them. However, there is always the chance that someone will come along and make something golden out of it. Sir Famine, Gun ♣ Petition » 06/3 14:23
- If only a dozen people have heard of the MMO, then it's vanity to me. -- 23:08, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
- Yeah. New rule: if I haven't heard of it, away it goes. /me runs off to kill the Kingdom of Loathing page.--<<>> 01:39, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
- I knew Codeine's Mum had to have an account on here. I wouldn't have suspected she'd call herself Brad, though. --Whhhy?Whut?How? *Back from the dead* 09:53, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
- I knew there was something wrong with Brad. Now I know what it is. :) —Hinoa talk.kun 17:41, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
- Yeah. New rule: if I haven't heard of it, away it goes. /me runs off to kill the Kingdom of Loathing page.--<<>> 01:39, 6 June 2007 (UTC)


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Hi again Larry,
Sorry for the long delay - my husband and I went out for dinner.
Hmmm... was any blood work done to find out WHY she is getting constipated?
In terms of castor oil, this is not something I would recommend. I have heard of people giving 1 to 2 tsp of castor oil by mouth per day to help relieve constipation in cats. However, I have seen cats that have vomited castor oil and aspirated it into the lungs. This is generally fatal. Because vomiting is common and thus this is a risk with this treatment, I would recommend against it.
I have some suggestions to help your cat to have a bowel movement. These are:
1. Probably the fastest way to help her would be to use Pediatric rectal suppositories made for human infants.
They should be available at any pharmacy. They include dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DSS, ColaceTM), glycerin or bisacodyl (DulcolaxTM). I usually suggest the glycerin suppository. It comes as a little cone about 1inch long. For a cat, you would GENTLY insert this into the rectum. It usually helps within an hour.
2. Offer her some milk - about 2 tablespoons every 2 to 4 hours. This has a natural laxative effect and may help to move things along.
3. Switch to all canned diet, if she'll eat it.
The first ingredient is WATER which is going to help with the dehydration and thus the constipation. You could stay with your current brand but but use the canned (soft) type.
4. Add fibre by adding to her diet some canned pumpkin (a couple of teaspoons twice daily), bran cereal (1 teaspoon twice daily), or Metamucil, Konsil, Siblin or similar product (1/2 teaspoon a day).
5. Try a hairball remedy like laxatone, tonic-lax or petromalt.
All of these are essentially vaseline with flavouring added. Many cats love them! You could start at 1/2 teaspoon daily and see how she does.
6. Really encourage your cat to drink water. Good hydration helps to prevent constipation.
Offer her water in a large, flat bowl since cats don't like to have their whiskers touch the edge when they drink (which is why lots of cats like the toilet bowl). If she likes dripping water, leave a tap dripping for her. Offer her the water from a can of tuna, diluted with tap water 50:50. Offer bottled water and see if she prefers it. Offer chicken broth, diluted 50:50. Try a few drops of clam juice in water. See if she likes water with an ice cube in it. See if she likes it out of a cup or martini glass.
7. Exercise can help relieve constipation. Try get her to chase a string around the house for a few minutes 2 or 3 times a day.
8. Polyethylene Glycol (Miralax or Glycolax are trade names) is another medication that your vet could prescribe. It is reported to have excellent results. Also, it's easy to use - just mix the powder (1/4 - 1/2 tsp twice daily) into the food. Start at the lower dose and adjust based on feces 1 to 2 days later (after giving it time to work).
Polyethlyene glycol is what all the veterinary gastrointestinal specialists seem to be recommending these days. So, you might want to talk with your vet about that.
9. Consider adding another litter box in another location. The idea with this is that if your girl needs to defecate, she has a litter box nearby and doesn't just decide to "hold it" until later.
10.Encourage your cat to eat!
The idea is that the more she eats, the more this will encourage things to move through her system.
You could try getting some human baby food in meat flavours (check that there are no onions or garlic in the ingredients) and mix that with warm water and offer that, or syringe it in little bits into your cat's mouth. Beech Nut makes a line of baby food that has nothing but meat (beef, chicken, turkey or veal) in it.
If you cannot find this, you could find another meat baby food - just read the label carefully to be sure there are no onions, onion powder, garlic, or garlic powder in it. Offer her some canned cat food, and mix it with water to make a slurry if she won't eat it.
Boil a chicken breast and then put it in the blender with water to make a baby-food consistency gruel to offer. Here is another link to ways to encourage cats to eat: http://cats.about.com/cs/healthissues/a/fatty_liver_2.htm It has some good suggestions.
I hope that these ideas help you to help your cat and that she feels better soon!
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Black Ops 2 MSMC Lone Wolf Class Setup
Black Ops 2 might be a multiplayer game but some people like to go it alone anyway. If you're the type of player that likes to join in on TDM, Free-for-All, and Kill Confirmed games on your own just to try and be a badass and get as many kills as possible, today's loadout is just for you. This is a basic MSMC setup but it's very effective. It's designed to be fast, efficient, and a little sneaky.
Here's the full loadout:
Primary Weapon
The MSMC is one of the most well-rounded, powerful SMGs in the game. It deals a moderate amount of damage, has pretty decent accuracy, and has great mobility. It does, however, have a moderate amount of recoil, too. But this is something that's easily managed once you've played with the gun for a bit and get used to how it fires and moves.
The MSMC is best used in short to mid range enemy encounters. At a distance the damage of this weapon drops off greatly and so does it's accuracy. But in tight spaces and short corridors on maps like Hijacked, Hydro, and Plaza, it works very well.
Recommended Attachments: Extended Clip, Silencer
This SMG burns through ammo pretty fast so using extended clip can be a real life saver. It gives you just enough extra ammunition to get that last kill before a reload. Fast Mag works well with this, too, but we prefer the extended clip. As we mentioned before, this class is meant to have a bit of stealth for flanking enemies and getting around without being noticed, so we also recommend using the silencer attachment.
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Secondary Weapon
The KAP-40 is a very handy pistol. It's almost like having an extra SMG on-hand. It doesn't have a very large magazine in it but it's fast and strong. Whip it out whenever you run out of MSMC ammo and need to finish a kill. It works well as a secondary. We do suggest that players with not-so-great aim throw on the dual wield attachment for it, though. Keep in mind, though, that putting this attachment on also takes 1 item away from your 10 picks for the class.
Tier 1 – Ghost. To stay off radar more often and be able to pull off surprise attacks on enemy players, Ghost is one of the best perks to use. Keep in mind that this is the last perk you unlock, though.
Tier 2 – Scavenger. With SMGs that have a high fire rate and not so big magazine you will find yourself running out of ammo rather often, especially if you get on a hot streak. Scavenger helps remedy this situation by allowing you to replenish your ammunition by picking up ammo packs that enemies drop when you kill them.
Tier 3 – Dexterity. One of the most annoying things in this game is when you're running around and all the sudden an enemy pops out from around a corner you're about to round and you just don't have enough time to look down your sights to get him/her. This is where Dexterity comes quite handy. It allows you to maneuver to ADS (aiming down sights) after sprinting a little bit faster.
Equipment Picks
Lethal – Semtex. This is the go-to grenade for fast classes. Simply throw it out and once it sticks to something it will almost instantly explode. This is a little bit better for getting off quick kills than using a standard frag grenade that needs to either be cooked or allowed the 3-4 second fuse time to explode.
Tactical – Concussion x2 (or 1 if you chose to put dual wield on your pistol). These are great for stunning your enemies long enough for you to give them the ol' one-two knockout.
Tier 1 – UAV
Tier 2 – Hunter Killer or, if you're a more skilled player, Orbital VSAT
Tier 3 – Care Package or, if you're a more skilled player, K9 Unit or Swarm
The Scorestreaks can be changed up a bit to fit your personal preferences, these are just our general recommendations for this particular class setup.
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Falling Short of Real Reform
By Brian Backstrom, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, January 5, 2013
The recent article on recommendations by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's education reform commission painted too rosy a picture. While the commission's proposals are good, they are not the ground-shaking overhaul-inducing policies our state's public education system needs.
Full-day kindergarten, longer school years, better use of technology, greater effort to use social services when needed, etc., all are practices already used at some of the state's most successful public charter schools. The report called for increasing academic standards for education school students and creating a teacher's bar exam, both worthy ideas, but then sidestepped the related issue of merit-based pay scales for teachers. Increased budgetary transparency and higher academic expectations for prospective teachers also are good ideas, but ones that just nibble at the edge of real reform.
New York's public education system is broken, and trying to glue the pieces together isn't what's needed.
We need to redesign the system, to rethink our approach, to provide new pathways to success and new tools to get there.
Allowing city school boards — including those in Albany, Rochester, Buffalo, Syracuse, and 15 other school districts that have the same boundaries as their cities — to be replaced by a mayoral-control form of school governance would increase direct accountability for the performance of public schools and allow more rapid fixes to be instituted. Giving parents the power to petition for a redesign of their children's failing schools through a "parent trigger" policy would provide a route to reform around school boards reluctant or unwilling to act.
District bureaucrats should no longer be allowed to draw boundaries that force parents to send their children to failing schools based simply on where they live. Enacting a statewide policy of open-enrollment that allows students in failing schools to transfer to quality public schools located within and outside their districts of residence would provide an immediate escape route for thousands of students.
If we continue to expect more of our teachers, we should be prepared to give more to those that prove to be the best in their profession through a merit-pay system funded by paying less to teachers no longer in the classroom. The unsustainable retirement packages currently offered should be changed to replace guaranteed-benefit pensions with reasonable defined-contribution 401(k)-style plans and adopting more modest retirement health packages.
Transformative changes such as these will help get the state's public education system where it needs to be.
Backstrom is president of the Foundation for Education Reform & Accountability, located in the Albany area.


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Brendon Hartley endured a disappointing fourth round of the British International Formula 3 Championship at Rockingham in Northamptonshire overnight; struggling to match his speed in testing and finishing outside the top six in both rain-affected races.
Hartley had been fastest in the first of two test sessions at the Northamptonshire circuit last Friday, but the New Zealander's early promise was not reflected in the Sunday qualifying sessions or the British Bank Holiday Monday races.
Hartley qualified back on the fifth row of the grid for both races in atrocious wet weather on Sunday – starting tenth and eleventh on the grids– and his Red Bull Dallara Mercedes finished tenth and eighth in yesterday's races.
However, with two new 2008 race winners at Rockingham and series leader Sergio Perez also off the pace; the British Championship remains wide open. Perez was alongside Hartley on the fifth row for both Rockingham races and the Mexican – winner of three races this season - came away with only a fifth and a 13th placing.
With six different drivers taking wins in the eight races to date, the series is already realising the expectation of an epic British F3 season. Hartley remains in title contention, even though he has slipped to equal seventh in the points table.
After eight races Perez retains overall series leadership with 88pts. Wins at Rockingham for Atte Mustonen and Sebastian Hohenthal have seen the Scandinavians elevated to second and fourth overall with 78pts and 58pts respectively; the pair separated by Hartley's Carlin team mate Jaime Alguersuari. The Spaniard is now on 71pts after a third and second placing at Rockingham.
Carlin's English driver Oliver Turvey is fifth overall on 57pts, Marcus Ericsson from Sweden is sixth on 54pts while Hartley and Max Chilton share seventh with 50pts. Amongst these pace setters, only Ericsson and Chilton are yet to win a race this season.
As at Monza in Italy the previous weekend, wet weather disrupted the Rockingham round. The two qualifying sessions were stop-start affairs where drivers had to snatch fast laps between red flag delays.
In the first race on Monday Mustonen held off a late challenge from Ericsson who came through from seventh on the grid. The race started on a dry track but a rain shower with 10 laps to run tested the young drivers. Alguersuari finished third with pole sitter Chilton fourth from Perez and Turvey.
With the rain set in for the day, Hohenthal scored his maiden British F3 win in the second 30-minute race. Pole winner Alguersuari finished second from Chilton and Mustonen, the top four Dallara-Mercedes chassis being followed across the line in fifth and sixth by the Mygale-Mercedes chassis of Nick Tandy and Michael Devaney.
The next round of the British International Formula 3 Championship is at the Snetterton circuit in Norfolk on June 8.


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Broadening of the laws of New York State to provide additional grounds for divorce and a recommendation that President Truman appoint a commission to "re-examine our laws regulating marriage and divorce" were urged today in a report of the past year's activities of the National Desertion Bureau made by Walter H Liebman, president of the agency, at the annual meeting of the board of directors. Mr. Liebman was re-elected president of the Bureau at the meeting.
The recommendations were based on the work of the Bureau, which noted that a greater maker of people turned to it for help in 1948 than ever before. The Bureau is a non-profit, voluntary family welfare agency which helps families suffering from marital difficulties arising out of desertion and non-support. It is an affiliate of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York, which is now completing its $16, 500,000 campaign.


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Wembley kick-off time confirmedDate published: Wednesday, June 12, 2013
The 2013 Tetley's Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium will kick off at 3.00pm on Saturday August 24.
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Gators' rotation of non-divisional opponents announced
UF's SEC slate set through 2025
Published: Monday, May 19, 2014 at 4:56 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, May 19, 2014 at 4:56 p.m.
The Florida Gators already knew that Alabama would be their opponent on the new rotating schedule with the Western Division starting in 2014. Now, the Gators know the rest of the lineup against the West through the year 2025.
The SEC announced a 12-year rotation of non-division opponents Monday.
The league's athletic directors reconfirmed the rotation at their May meeting after deciding to remain with an eight-game SEC schedule — with one permanent non-division opponent and one rotating.
UF's permanent opponent from the West is LSU.
The Gators first rotating opponent is Alabama, which then will not come to Florida Field until 2021.
The Gators — and the league's 13 other schools — will not play the non-divisional rotating opponents in back-to-back seasons. This will allow schools to play all conference opponents on a more frequent basis.
Also, the rotation for the first six years is not the same as the rotation in the second six in order to maintain four home conference games and four road games per school.
Here's a look at UF's rotating schedule against teams from the West: 2014 — at Alabama; 2015 — Ole Miss; 2016 — at Arkansas; 2017 — Texas A&M; 2018 — at Mississippi State; 2019 — Auburn; 2020 — at Ole Miss; 2021 — Alabama; 2022 — at Texas A&M; 2023 — Arkansas; 2024 — at Auburn; 2025 — Mississippi State.
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Many people from outside the area know the location of Wellington, without realising it, as it lies just off the M5 to the west of Taunton set in glorious countryside marked by a monument to the Duke of Wellington high on the Blackdown Hills. It is this peaceful environment that draws buyers for its convenient commute along with excellent sporting and educational facilities. There is also the lure of the easily reached north and south coasts at Minehead and Sidmouth.
Wellington is a pleasant and relatively compact town with good shopping facilities, including a Waitrose store, two medical centres and a famous park which is listed Grade 2 by English Heritage. There is a good community spirit and many clubs and organisations covering most hobbies and interests. The focal point in Wellington is the interesting 15th century church. There is a frequent daily coach service from Wellington to London.
The Somerset County Town of Taunton is about 7 miles away to which there is a regular bus service from Wellington and also a park and ride. Taunton has a main line railway station, bus station, major shops, county cricket ground and a comprehensive array of events occurring throughout the year.
Wellington has its own motorway interchange M5 junction 26 and approximate journey times are Exeter (Park and Ride) 30 minutes, Bristol (Portway Park and Ride) 60 minutes. Plymouth 75 minutes. The Regional International airports at Bristol and Exeter are both reached within the hour.


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Stewed apples are topped with a buttery sweet crumble and baked to perfection. Enjoy with lashings of cream, ice cream or fresh custard.
add more detail to this recipe please.......it is kind of confusing do far so good though i would love to make this crumble but i'm like what?! no offense xxxxxxx - 18 Nov 2012
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