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A prostitute who ran an industrial-scale brothel from a "bed and breakfast", is facing jail after being caught by police.
Honey Williams, 44, sobbed in court after pleading guilty to managing the brothel at the Coach House in Hoyle Road, near St George's Hospital.
She insisted it was only on a small-scale, claiming she was working as a hairdresser who looked after her disabled partner, with whom she lives in Wimbledon.
But police found evidence she spent £20,000 a year advertising her brothel, which employed up to 10 women sleeping with up to nine men each a night after a raid in October.
Known to working girls under the alias Diana, Ms Williams had advertised the business widely on pornographic websites and mainstream publications like Loot and London and Essex Newspapers, publishers of the South London Press.
In 2008 the Wimbledon Guardian, along with all Newsquest publications, took the lead in banning all adult advertisements after deciding that it was impossible to identify which ones were being used to advertise women who had been trafficked for sex.
Appearing at Lavender Hill Magistrates' Court on Thursday, September 20, the Crown Prosecution Service accepted the women working for Ms Williams were not being trafficked or coerced.
The prosecutor said: "She wasn't running it for charity, it was a money-making venture for financial gain."
Police then raided her flat in Kings Road, Wimbledon, where they discovered thousands of fliers advertising the brothel, as well as payment receipts that contained meticulous details about the business.
One, named Nicole, had slept with nine men in one night and was paid £405 – or £45 each time.
Ms Williams' defence solicitor did not accept she was running a large-scale operation and explained she also worked as a hairdresser and provided daily care for her disabled partner who lives with her.
He said: "Part of that advertising was when Mrs Williams herself was working, rather than the services of other girls.
"She was originally from near Rwanda. Her family was caught up in the troubles there.
"Her husband and children, she has not seen them since she left that country. She understands her husband is dead. She has been a UK citizen since 2000."
She could not be sentenced by the magistrates' court because of the severity of her crimes.
She will be sentenced at Kingston Crown Court next month.

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore said on Friday it would consider growing public complaints against infidelity website AshleyMadison.com when deciding whether to allow the platform to operate.
Scrutiny of the site, which has 22 million members in about 30 countries, forms part of a wider debate over censorship in Singapore. The city state bans Playboy magazine, removes racy scenes from movies and blocks dozens of websites, in moves that have added to its image as Asia's "nanny state".
AshleyMadison.com, founded in Canada in 2001, began a Japanese service in June and a Hong Kong service last month. Its operators have announced plans to launch next year in Singapore, which has a population of 5.4 million.
"I do not welcome such a website in Singapore," Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing wrote on his Facebook page.
"Promoting infidelity undermines trust and commitment between a husband and wife, which are core to marriage," he said, adding that many Singaporeans shared his view.
AshleyMadison.com's operators have said the site does not make people cheat but rather provides a platform for those who have already decided to have an affair.
Singapore once banned women's magazine Cosmopolitan and the television show "Sex and the City", though a censored version of the hit HBO series was eventually allowed.
Responding to media queries, Singapore's Media Development Authority (MDA) said it was mindful of "growing public sentiments" towards AshleyMadison.com. "MDA will take these into account when evaluating the site," it said.
"Under the Broadcasting Act, MDA has the powers to act against internet content providers which violate community standards and social norms, including issuing take-down notices or site-blocking," it added.
Reporting by Kevin Lim; Editing by Mark Trevelyan


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Functional MRI boosts early staging of cervical cancer
Functional MRI boosts early staging of cervical cancer
Diffusion-weighted MRI added to standard T2-weighted scans can help spot cervical cancer in its early stages. A preliminary study from the Institute of Cancer Research in London determined that DWI can spot tumors missed by T2 imaging and bolster management options for women who wish to preserve reproductive organs.
Nandita M. deSouza, MD, and colleagues prospectively enrolled 59 women (ages 24-83) who were either waiting for a biopsy or had an incomplete resection of biopsy-confirmed stage Ia or Ib1 invasive cervical carcinomas or suspicious but ambivalent biopsy results (Radiology 249:541-550, 2008).
Th e investigators found water diffusion was significantly reduced in cancerous tissue compared with normal tissue (P < .0001). DWI enabled researchers to differentiate cervical cancers from the normal glandular lining of the cervix.


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Day 1 of Fraga trial complete
WORTHINGTON -- As autopsy photos of his 2-year-old niece, Samantha, were being shown on a screen to his left, Josue Fraga looked away, occasionally wiping away tears.
It was the first day of the retrial in the murder of Samantha, a crime Fraga was convicted for in May 2009. However, with new evidence coming to light, a retrial was ordered.
It took nearly five days to select the jury this time -- five women and eight men (including one alternate) -- before opening statements began Monday morning. Fraga is facing five separate charges, including three first-degree murder charges and two second-degree charges.
On the morning of March 20, 2008, Samantha was taken into the emergency room at what was then known as Worthington Regional Hospital. At 6:18 a.m., the 2-year-old was pronounced dead.
Six days later, Fraga was arrested. On May 15, 2009, he was convicted and sentenced to life without parole.
New evidence, including a letter written by Fraga's daughter saying she saw parts of the alleged attack and an admittance of sexual touching by one of Fraga's sons, was enough to call for a new trial and to vacate his sentence.
On Monday that retrial began, as Minnesota Assistant Attorney General Bill Klumpp gave a one-hour, 20-minute opening statement.
"There were secrets in that home -- secrets that investigators didn't learn until months or years later," Klumpp said.
Those secrets, Klumpp said, included sexual advances by Fraga on one of his daughters. After reading an article in the paper, she sent a letter to a friend outlining how she was duct-taped to a chair and forced to watch a part of the alleged attack after she refused Fraga's sexual advances, Klumpp said.
"This is a situation that fortunately most us us have not seen in our childhood," Klumpp said.
For the defense, public defender Pamela King tried to put the blame on Fraga's son -- Josue David, who was 13 at the time -- in her 25-minute opening statement.
"He sexually assaulted and ultimately caused the death of his own cousin," King said.
King told the jury that after the initial trial, Josue David admitted to touching Samantha, but not penetrating her.
"Is that true?" King asked while talking to the jury. "That's what you, ladies and gentlemen, are going to have to decide. Is he hiding something else?"
Following a break, Dr. Victor Froloff, Assistant Medical Examiner at Ramsey County, took the stand as the state's first witness. He performed Samantha's autopsy.
"In my opinion, it was a homicide," said Froloff, who stated earlier he had done more than 2,500 autopsies in his career.
When asked about cause of death, Froloff answered, "In my opinion, the cause of death was traumatic head injury due to physical assault."
Going through 37 different photos, Froloff described some of the injuries he saw during the autopsy, which began at 9 a.m. the day after Samantha's death. Her stomach was distended, and she had contusions on her head and extremities. Samantha's genitals were swollen, and her rectum was prolapsed with injuries approximately two inches inside her body.
"There is no doubt in my mind she was sexually assaulted," Froloff said.
When Samantha was brought into the emergency room that morning, her core temperature was 84 degrees. According to Froloff, that, plus other factors, estimated her time of death four to eight hours before that was taken -- between approximately 8 p.m. and 1:30 a.m.
"I can't exactly pinpoint (the time)," Froloff said, adding that in his opinion, the time of death was likely around midnight.
As Klumpp continued through the pictures, other injuries were highlighted including bruising on her knees, injuries to her mouth and lips and contusions under her eye, which could have been caused by fingernails as if they were trying to keep her quiet, Froloff said. Samantha's stomach was also ruptured, Froloff said, causing food and acid to spill inside her small body.
The next witness was Wayne Landhuis, the EMT who was the first to meet the Fraga's in the emergency room.
According to Landhuis, Fraga told him, "My baby just stopped breathing."
After taking the child from her mother, Landhuis began giving CPR.
"At that time, there was no breathing," he said.
Dr. John Odom, who was the ER physician the morning of Samantha's death, was the final witness of the day.
"There were no obstructions in her airway," Odom said. "She wasn't breathing and she had a faint pulse -- if no pulse at all."
While working on Samantha, Odom said he noticed some physical injuries.
"She did have a number of physical findings that were concerning," he said, and later mentioned the distended stomach and a bruised, swollen forehead.
"It seemed like multiple points of trauma," Odom testified.
"At any time did you see signs of life in Samantha?" Klumpp asked.
"No," Odom said.
Before the jury was seated for the day, a motion was denied in which the defense questioned the jury pool, claiming there wasn't enough done to include the minority population. According to Court Administrator Steve Schultz, the list of potential jurors was equal to 93 percent of the census data for Nobles County.
"Nobles County exceeds the national benchmark," Schultz said, adding that that mark is 85 percent.
The trial continues today, with testimony expected from medical and law enforcement personnel.


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MEXICO. Grupo Modelo (maker of Corona Beer and other beer brands), Anheuser-Busch InBev, Constellation Brands and Crown Imports began talks with the U.S. Department of Justice to find a solution to the purchase of this Mexican company.
The Mexican brewing company said today in a statement that they will be seeking to "reach an agreement, to resolve the Justice Department's lawsuit that is looking to block the proposed acquisition by AB of Grupo Modelo which it does not currently own."
In June last year, the Belgian brewer Anheuser-Busch agreed to buy 50% of its stake, in a 20.1 billion dollar deal. But at the moment this transaction requires the approval of authorities from both countries where each company operates in.
However, the U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the merger because this deal would "substantially lessen competition in the U.S. beer market."
Grupo Modelo also said in today's message that "all parties involved including the Justice Department have agreed to jointly request the Court to suspend the legal process until 19 March," but added that "there is no certainty that these negotiations will be successful."
In order to get a green light on this deal, AB InBev offered a few days ago to get rid of 50% of its business of beer imports to the U.S., Crown Imports, through sales in the wine market with Constellation Brands.
AB also announced that they would transfer a Modelo brewing plant in Piedras Negras, Coahuilla, which is on the border between Mexico and the United States.
AB InBev and Grupo Modelo reiterated that this new agreement addresses the concerns raised by the Justice Department of the United States.


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BROMSGROVE police are investigating two attempted burglaries in the town.
One happened in King Edward Road, Sidemoor, between 8.45am on Monday, (April 21), and 10.30am the following day.
Access was gained to the rear of the property through a wooden fence and gate at the side. The offenders tried to lever open a wooden window frame on the ground floor, and also attempted to break in through a rear door.
The other incident happened in Redditch Road, Stoke Heath, at around midnight on Tuesday, (April 22).
Offenders got into the property's rear garden using an insecure gate, and tried to force two windows and the door. After failing they then went to the front door and tried to force that, before being disturbed by the occupants putting on the light.
Detective Constable Paul Lettis at West Mercia Police said: "Luckily both of these attempted burglaries were unsuccessful, but they demonstrate the importance of preventing access being gained to the rear of a property where possible.
"As well as securing side gates, other steps could include planting prickly shrubs along boundaries and ensuring sheds are kept secure to prevent burglars using a householder's own tools to break in."
Anyone with information about the incidents is asked to call non-emergency number 101.
Callers for the Sidemoor burglary should ask for DC Lettis and quote incident 140-s-240414, or for the Stoke Heath burglary ask for DC Tony Flannagan, quoting 208-s-230414 .
Alternatively call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or visit crimestoppers-uk.org.
More crime prevention advice is available at westmercia.police.uk.


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Dr. Morton Mower (Avon & Denver, CO) is a Negev Society and World Chairman's Council member, and the former chair of JNF Parsons Water Fund. He is a physician specializing in cardiology, and is board-certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases. He is a member of numerous professional organizations including the American Heart Association, American Congress of Cardiology, and the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs. He is the inventor of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for congestive heart failure and the Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator, and now continues research work in defibrillators and new uses for artificial pacemakers. Morton serves on the Mountain States Board of Directors.


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Victoria Beckham showed off her longer locks alongside her three sons Brooklyn, 11, Romeo, 7 1/2, and and Cruz, 5 in Cannes, France on Saturday (June 26).
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Most researchers in cognition believe that it is too early to package research knowledge in readily available form for classroom use, yet, until then, there is much relevant theory that educators can use to evaluate current instruction. Importantly, much cognitive-science research appears to be helpful in addressing such practical problems as teaching to the wide range of student achievement and ability levels found in classrooms.
Lauren B. Resnick, of the Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh, writes that cognitive-science research is enabling us to identify more precisely the reasoning processes used by both successful and less successful thinkers.
Understanding how successful thinkers reason has led researchers to several conclusions about how education can be restructured to facilitate learning. One important insight into learning processes is that successful thinkers exhibit what researchers call "metacognition". That is, they think about what they are doing or reading while they are doing it, continuously evaluating their understanding and using strategies to improve their understanding as needed. Learners who are not successful, on the other hand, do not adequately assess their understanding.
Resnick reports also, research has shown that young children engage in complex thinking tasks which previously had been considered beyond their ability. This has lead researchers to the conclusion that so-called higher-order thinking skills are not always preceded by a certain level of basic skill or knowledge. Children construct their own knowledge on the basis of what they already know and through interactions with their environment. What young children do not have, they say, is the abstract or symbolic language to communicate these complex ideas.
Implications for teaching
Researchers theorize that as children interact with the world, they develop intuitive ideas about it. These ideas are not always correct and reflect misconceptions about the world. Researchers working in math and science areas stress that such naive or erroneous ideas developed in early childhood can greatly interfere with learning unless they are exposed and challenged.
Multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank exercises do not adequately engage the child in exploration and confrontation of these deeply held beliefs. Therefore, teaching skills in small, discrete units or testing isolated bits of knowledge is probably not the most effective way to facilitate learning. Cognitive scientists believe that when the curriculum reduces a subject to drill and rote learning and ignores the experiential knowledge children already have acquired, classroom learning becomes much less effective.
Although researchers believe that metacognition is one of the most important concepts to emerge from cognitive-science research, many researchers are, at this stage, uncertain of the best way to teach metacognitive skills. Metacognitive skills learned in one content area have not readily transfered to another and, therefore, researchers are reluctant to make recommendations. Experimental programs must be replicated successfully in a variety of classrooms before recommendations can be made for use in schools.
Collaboration on learning tasks is recognized as important because talking about learning tasks and the problems that arise during classwork exposes students' ideas and renders their metacognitive strategies observable to themselves, their peers, and their teachers. Classrooms are using more reasoning and problem-solving activities in place of drill work, in part, because students are more likely to become actively involved and motivated by these more interesting tasks.
Also, the importance of skills can be better understood and appreciated by students if they are given the opportunity to use those skills in solving problems or explaining ideas. For this reason, teachers are incorporating skill instruction and practice within more complex activities and projects.
Reciprocal teaching
Cognitive theory provides a foundation for explaining the success of certain instructional programs. Reciprocal Teaching, for example, is one program that many educators and researchers believe has demonstrated success in increasing reading comprehension. Primarily, it teaches students the strategies that expert readers automatically use to monitor their reading comprehension. Various forms of this method are currently being used and tested around the country.
In Reciprocal Teaching, students learn to ask for clarification when they come to words they do not understand. They take turns being the teacher and help classmates to practice summarizing, questioning, clarifying, and predicting events. In classrooms using Reciprocal Teaching, the teacher begins the year by modeling this metacognitive behavior and then calls on the better students to do the same. As practice continues, all students develop the ability to use these strategies and to assume the role of teacher. Even among those with widely divergent skill levels, students are comfortable working on the same task toward the same goal because they can work at an appropriate level and develop proficiency at their own rate.
Resnick, however, criticizes the commercial "thinking skills" programs on the market. She reports that there is little evidence that they are effective and contends that more content-specific applied studies in classrooms are needed.
Resnick and colleagues conclude that it is difficult to evaluate innovations in teaching based on cognitive theory because there are not tests that can adequately measure its effects. In fact, many researchers of cognition see current tests as an impediment to constructive change in classroom instruction. Their goal is to develop an examination system that would measure complex, integrated skills and the application of knowledge, rather than isolated facts and individual skills. Resnick and the Learning Research and Development Center, in connection with the National Center on Education and the Economy, are working to develop such an examination system based on national standards in each subject area. They believe that, ultimately, what gets tested gets taught and, therefore, they view assessment as a lever to bring about curricular change.
"Thinking About Thinking", Education Week Special Section October 9, 1991, pp. 1-16.
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The schemes help consumers choose where to eat out or shop for food by giving them information about the hygiene standards in restaurants, cafés, takeaways, hotels and food shops. The schemes also encourage businesses to improve hygiene standards. The overarching aim is to reduce the incidence of foodborne illness.
You can search for information about hygiene standards at restaurants, takeaways and food shops in Amber Valley at food.gov.uk/ratings
The food hygiene rating or inspection result given to a business reflects the standards of food hygiene found on the date of inspection or visit by the local authority. The food hygiene rating is not a guide to food quality.
Further information can be found on the Food Standards Agency website at www.food.gov.uk
There are nearly 600 businesses in Amber Valley with the Food Hygiene Rating of 5 - browse The 5 Club now!
Eating out? Getting food in? Find out if a restaurant, takeaway or food shop you want to eat at or buy food from has good food hygiene standards on your phone by downloading one of the many several apps for each popular smartphone platform via the relevant app store.
As the food business operator of the establishment you have a right to request a re-visit for the purposes of re-rating if you have taken action to rectify the non-compliances identified at the time of inspection. Request a re-visit by completing the online request form.
As the food business operator of the establishment you have a right to appeal the food hygiene rating given following your inspection if you do not agree that the rating reflects the hygiene standards and management controls found at the time of the inspection. Please note, this form is to appeal against your original score not to request a re-score once the work is completed. Appeal your score by completing the appeal form and returning it to us.
If for some reason you are unable to find the information which you require on our website, you can contact us by the following methods.
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Bush says U.S. will ''deal'' with Saddam Hussein
US President George W. Bush said he wants the United Nations to embrace a "strong resolution" to strip Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein of any nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.
"I want to see a strong resolution coming out the UN, a resolution which says the old ways of deceit are gone, a resolution which will hold this man to account,a resolution which will allow freedom-loving countries to disarm Saddam Hussein before he threatens his neighborhood, before he threatens freedom, before he threatens America and before he threatens civilization," the American leader said in a speech Monday.
Bush declared: "We will not allow the world's worst leaders to threaten us with the world's worst weapons." Bush outlined the threat posed by Iraq during a daylong trip to New Jersey.
Later, he stated the United Nations soon "will tell the world whether or not they're going to be relevant, or whether or not they're going to be weak." "For the sake of world peace, I hope they're relevant. However, for the sake of freedom and peace, if the United Nations will not deal with Saddam Hussein, the United States and our friends will." (Albawaba.com)
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One comment here (not specific to Onyx M92 but specific to 10" ereaders): since I am reading lots of PDFs these days I just that the full size PDF (either letter or A4) present both a challage and an advantage.
The advantage is that in case of diagrams or anything that requires you to go back and forth on the same text in order to understand it, in these situations a bigger paper format is an advantage
The disadvantage is built in within the very advantage indicated above: a bigger page makes the text reading more difficult since your eye sight has to go back and forth to follow the text line.
If you can take a little bit smaller font then the resizing done by the rendering process of any 10" display becomes an advantage because this makes the lines shorter
I believe that the only reason why the technical manuals do not use smaller paper format (where they can be) is because that format does not exist. That is an intresting question. What factors led to the standard sizes we all use today.
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Duff McKagan Denies Velvet Revolver Singer Auditions Taking Place
Are Velvet Revolver once again looking to fill the vacancy left by Scott Weiland? While Weiland seems to think so, bassist Duff McKagan denies that there's anything going on at the moment concerning a new frontman.
Weiland stated in a recent interview that he heard that Velvet Revolver were holding auditions and that he wondered if he should join "the cattle call." Even though he's talked recently about potentially returning, the band's members have not reciprocated with an invite.
McKagan tells VH1 Radio Networks that Weiland's assertion that there are auditions being held is a little off base. He explains (as excerpted by Blabbermouth), "I'm not aware that we're auditioning right now and I think I would be aware." The bassist went on to add, "I think, you know, that's a band, when it's the right time to happen again, it'll happen."
Reflecting on the group, McKagan added, "That band was so good and really started with all the right intentions and we wrote a lot of material near the end of that band. We kind of got really free musically so we've got all this material and it's a really talented band."
Velvet Revolver's sophomore set, 'Libertad,' arrived in 2007 and tensions with Weiland eventually led to the group ousting the frontman in 2008. The group has tried out several vocalists over the years, but never named an official replacement for Weiland. Tensions thawed enough for Weiland to join the band for a one-off benefit show in 2012, but since that time all talk of the vocalist rejoining the band has been rebuked.


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Canada's labour market has hit a wall, with job declines in three of the past four months suggesting turmoil outside the country's borders is denting the confidence of employers.
The country shed 18,600 jobs last month after a tumble of 54,000 in October, marking the first back-to-back monthly drop since the recession. The jobless rate hit a five-month high of 7.4 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday.
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More Canadians gave up looking for work last month. The country's labour force participation rate fell to 66.6 per cent in November, its lowest level since 2002. The drop may stem largely from young people becoming discouraged, economists said.
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Among major cities, Regina has the lowest jobless rate in the country, at just 3.5 per cent.
Barrie, Ont., has the highest, at 11.1 per cent. The city's elevated rate reflects a struggling manufacturing base and a large youth population, which continues to see high unemployment, said Melissa Fletcher, employer liaison at the Barrie employment services centre.
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Conservatives again misrepresented "wall" that purportedly inhibited intelligence sharing prior to 9-11
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Since it was first reported that information identifying lead 9-11 hijacker Mohammed Atta may have been withheld from law enforcement officials more than a year before the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, conservative media figures including the New York Post's Deborah Orin and radio host Rush Limbaugh have used the alleged incident to claim that a "wall" purportedly enacted -- or at least expanded -- under the Clinton administration blocked intelligence sharing that could have prevented the attacks. In his April 2004 testimony before the 9-11 Commission, former Attorney General John Ashcroft launched the false accusation by claiming that then-deputy attorney general Jamie Gorelick prevented critical information coordination leading up to the 9-11 attacks by issuing a memo in 1995 setting out the "wall's" restrictions.
In fact, the "wall" was established well before President Clinton took office; according to the 1995 memo itself, Gorelick intended to codify procedures for the sharing of information between intelligence agencies and law enforcement officials to make sure evidence gathered by such agencies would be admissible in criminal prosecutions. An August 14 report by Time magazine punctured holes in the Atta allegations themselves, noting among other things that Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA) now acknowledges that he is "no longer certain" that Atta's name was on a chart Weldon claimed identified Atta prior to 9-11. But to the extent that pre-9-11 intelligence was not shared among agencies, the 9-11 Commission and even the Ashcroft-led Justice Department have determined that it was primarily a misapplication of the 1995 guidelines issued by the Clinton Justice Department, and not the guidelines themselves, that stifled intelligence sharing prior to 9-11.
The "wall" was built before the Clinton administration and retained by the Bush administration
Many conservatives have echoed Ashcroft's accusation that the Clinton administration was responsible for enacting the "wall." For example, New York Post Washington bureau chief Orin wrote in an August 12 column that a "prime reason" that law enforcement was not warned about Atta and three other 9-11 hijackers was that Gorelick "issued a 1995 order creating a 'wall' that blocked intelligence on terrorists from being shared with law enforcement." On August 11, Limbaugh for the third straight day blamed the Clinton administration for the "wall" on the nationally syndicated Rush Limbaugh Show:"[T]here have to be reasons why this wall was built. There have to be reasons why the Clinton Defense Department didn't want it known after the fact that they knew Mohamed Atta was in the country a year before 9-11." Limbaugh read the Orin article aloud on his August 12 program.
But the joint House and Senate intelligence committees' report of pre-September 11 intelligence failures assessed that the "wall" was "constructed over 60 years," and a 2002 ruling of the top-secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review found that the "wall" originated "at some point during the 1980s." Even the Ashcroft-led Justice Department recognized as much in a July 2004 report on the impact of the USA Patriot Act: "During the 1980s, the Department operated under a set of largely unwritten rules that limited to some degree information sharing between intelligence and law enforcement officials."
Further, the current Bush administration maintained the "wall" to at least the same extent that the Clinton administration did. A memo issued by Ashcroft's deputy attorney general Larry D. Thompson in August 2001 reauthorized the "wall" and even proposed expanding it by prescribing "additional requirements":
On July 19, 1995, the Attorney General adopted Procedures for Contacts Between the FBI and the Criminal Division Concerning Foreign Intelligence and Foreign Counterintelligence Investigations (1995 Procedures). The 1995 Procedures remain in effect today. On January 21, 2000, the Attorney General adopted additional measures regarding intelligence sharing in response to the Interim Recommendations proposed by Special Litigation Counsel Randy Bellows (Interim Measures). The Interim Measures also remain in effect today. The purpose of this memorandum is to restate and clarify certain important requirements imposed by the 1995 Procedures and Interim Measures, and to establish certain additional requirements.
Misinterpretation of the memo -- not the memo itself -- prevented intelligence sharing
While Orin and Limbaugh blamed the Clinton administration for enacting the "wall," other conservatives took a more nuanced -- but still incorrect -- approach to Gorelick's role in developing the "wall." For example, while conceding on her weblog that Media Matters for America was correct in documenting Limbaugh's previous false claims that Gorelick enacted the "wall," right-wing pundit Michelle Malkin cited an April 14, 2004, Wall Street Journal editorial as evidence that "Gorelick bears responsibility too."
Adopting the argument Ashcroft made during his April 13, 2004, testimony before the 9-11 Committee, the Journal editorial asserted that "the wall was raised even higher in the mid-1990s" when Gorelick issued a March 4, 1995, memo that "instructed then-FBI Director Louis Freeh and United States Attorney Mary Jo White that for the sake of 'appearances' they would be required to adhere to an interpretation of the wall far stricter than the law required."
But the Journal's suggestion that Gorelick's memo established rules that prevented critical intelligence sharing is unfounded. Both the 9-11 Commission and Ashcroft's Justice Department have noted that if the "wall" further stymied intelligence sharing in the years following the Gorelick memo, it was due to a misinterpretation of the memo and the guidelines that it established. The 9-11 Commission wrote, "there was far less information sharing and coordination between the FBI and the Criminal Division in practice than was allowed under the department's procedures," because the 1995 guidelines adopted from the Gorelick memo were "almost immediately misunderstood and misapplied." Similarly, in its report on the Patriot Act, the Ashcroft Justice Department determined that information sharing was "more limited in practice than was allowed in theory under the Department's procedures" because of "confusion about when sharing was permitted" and concern that "improper information sharing could end a career":
To be sure, the procedures were intended to permit a degree of interaction and information sharing between prosecutors and intelligence officers, while at the same time ensuring that the FBI would be able to obtain or continue FISA coverage and later use the fruits of that coverage in a criminal prosecution. Over time, however, coordination and information sharing between intelligence and law enforcement investigators became even more limited in practice than was allowed in theory under the Department's procedures. Due both to confusion about when sharing was permitted and to a perception that improper information sharing could end a career, a culture developed within the Department sharply limiting the exchange of information between intelligence and law enforcement officials.
While fielding questions from the 9-11 Commission, Ashcroft blamed the Gorelick memo for creating the "wall," but acknowledged (registration required) that it was actually a "culture" that developed from the memo, not the memo itself, that severely restrained intelligence sharing:
I believe that the understanding of the wall that was prevalent in the Justice Department and among attorneys was that individuals who shared information from a criminal file or from an intelligence file to a criminal file might be subject to serious discipline. And the [Gorelick] memorandum of which I spoke, which was crafted in 1995, specifically indicated that it was based on an understanding at that time held that the law would not countenance certain exchanges. I believe it was a mistaken impression of the law which was later corrected by the rulings of the FISA court of appeals.
So it's my clear belief that the wall itself developed this culture which restrained in a substantial way the exchange of information in the intelligence and law enforcement communities.
Ashcroft's claim that the Gorelick memo is responsible for the "culture" of the wall is apparently at odds with the Justice Department's report on the Patriot Act, which assessed that the "wall" was "a set of largely unwritten rules that limited to some degree information sharing" in the 1980's. But even Ashcroft himself acknowledged that this "culture" continued into the Bush administration until the September 11 attacks. As Ashcroft told the 9-11 Commission panel, it was not until the Patriot Act was passed in October 2001 that the "wall" was "take[n] down":
Now, let me just say that when we enacted the Patriot Act, we did so believing that this culture needed to have a clear signal that the wall did not and should not inhibit this kind of cooperation. The Patriot Act did take down the wall.
Gorelick memo likely intended to enhance intelligence sharing, not prevent it
While it is true that the Gorelick memo suggested a series of procedures that went "beyond what is legally required," it stated that those procedures were not intended to prevent intelligence sharing -- the memo specifically noted that "the counterintelligence investigation may result in the incidental collection of information relevant to possible future criminal prosecutions." Rather, as the memo noted, it was intended as "a set of instructions" for intelligence sharing that would encourage more cooperation by alleviating concerns about improper coordination between law enforcement officials, who faced greater limits on their investigative abilities, and intelligence agencies, which worked under less restrictive intelligence gathering procedures:
Because the counterintelligence investigation will involve the use of surveillance techniques authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) against targets that, in some instances, had been subject to surveillance under Title III, and because it will involve some of the same sources and targets an the criminal investigation, we believe that it is prudent to establish a set of instructions that will clearly separate the counterintelligence investigation from the more limited, but continued, criminal investigations. These procedures, which go beyond what is legally required, will prevent any risk of creating an unwarranted appearance that FISA is being used to avoid procedural safeguards which would apply in a criminal investigation.
According to Gorelick, the memo clarified the informal rules against intelligence sharing in order to enhance coordination between intelligence agencies and law enforcement officials. Gorelick has stated she was concerned that without formal rules, intelligence sharing would occur in improper ways that would invalidate criminal prosecutions, or that intelligence sharing would not occur at all. As she wrote in an April 18, 2004, op-ed in The Washington Post:
My memo directed agents on both sides to share information -- and, in particular, directed one agent to work on both the criminal and intelligence investigations -- to ensure the flow of information "over the wall." We set up special procedures because of the extraordinary circumstances and the necessity to prevent a court from throwing out any conviction in those cases."
Finally, the Journal's claim that Gorelick issued the memo "for the sake of 'appearances' " is a misrepresentation of what she said. As Gorelick noted in the memo, the procedures she outlined were not put forth out of a concern about public relations, but rather about how things appeared to a criminal court that might bar the admission of evidence because of how it was obtained: "These procedures ... will prevent any risk of creating an unwarranted appearance that FISA is being used to avoid procedural safeguards that would apply in a criminal investigation."
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NBC also bolstered its lineup by grabbing a Thursday night Thanksgiving game this season, a New England-N.Y. Jets tripleheader nightcap after CBS' Houston-Detroit and Fox's Washington-Dallas.
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Aside from dialing things back to a two-man booth (Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden, minus Ron Jaworski) and the backhanded decision to allow Chris Berman call the backend of the upcoming "Monday Night Football" doubleheader (San Diego-Oakland, 7:15 p.m.), a new overhead SpiderCam is supposed to be the technological standard for its ability to zip around more quiet, faster and at a lower angle than other such-named SkyCams.
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As a producer back at NBC, he won an Emmy Award for the opening montage of the 1988 World Series Game 2 between the Dodgers and Oakland A's, interweaving Kirk Gibson's winning homer in the opener the night before with the climax to the movie "The Natural."
Naturally, Neal's appointment this week as Fox Sports executive producer for four upcoming World Cup soccer tournaments is based on his expertise overseeing big-time events in the 24 years since that night.
Neal, who grew up in Woodland Hills, graduated from Taft High and USC and lives in Santa Monica, has 30 years in the bank and 34 Emmys at NBC Sports as an executive producer as well as the executive vice president of NBC Olympics - he produced nine Olympics, going back to 1988.
Fox has the U.S. TV rights for the FIFA men's 2018 World Cup in Russia as well as 2022 in Qatar. The network first leaps into covering the women's 2015 World Cup in Canada, as well as the 2019 event, site to be determined.
What makes Neal attractive to the network is that for the past two years, he headed his own production company that had a consulting deal with Miami-based Univision, launching a Deportes Network cable channel that emphasizes soccer content. He helped coordinate coverage of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup at the Rose Bowl with the U.S.-Mexico final, drawing 11 million viewers.
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"Not only is this the right time, but it's the right network," said Neal. "It's not just a 'Fox attitude' but a willingness to take chances and innovate.
"As I learned with the Olympics, if you're not prepared for this years ahead of time, there's very little chance of succeeding."
== The NBC Sports Radio Network, distributed by Dial Global, which launched in many parts of the country earlier this week, will establish an affiliate relationship with San Diego's XPRS-AM (1090) starting Monday but only with airing news updates. Santa Barbara's KXTK-AM (1280) began taking some content last week, but otherwise there is no L.A.-based station involved in the network that will be connected with more than 200 stations nationwide. The limited Monday-through-Friday lineup so far has Erik Kuselias going from 4 to 7 p.m., Amani Toomer and Eytan Shander from 7 to 10 p.m. and Dan Schwartzman from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. The shows also can be heard at www.nbcsportsradio.com.
== KSPN-AM (710) co-host Steve Mason reminded listeners Thursday to stay tuned for an upcoming "killer announcement" that finally should be revealed today: The station is about to kill whatever ratings momentum it might have starting Monday. That's when it switches Mason and John Ireland from their present 2-to-6 p.m. slot into a shortened noon-to-3 p.m. time frame. The impetus is a need to give current 10 a.m.-to-2 p.m. co-hosts Marcellus Wiley (and Max Kellerman) the 3-to-7 p.m. shift so Wiley can begin to co-host ESPN's "SportsNation" show from 2-3 p.m. this fall, as he replaces Colin Cowherd. The third part of the change is giving Mark Willard his own 10 a.m.-to-noon show each weekday, and several key show producers also are changing teams. The weeknight shift starting at 7 p.m. apparently will continue with strange guest hosts and, as we've heard recently, regular callers who've been asked to try out for a spot. Station program director Mike Thompson has been angling to get Kellerman a higher-profile role since bringing him to L.A. from New York in January, 2011, but the move smells as much as when former station manager Bob Koontz broke apart the Mason-Ireland team, inserted Mason by himself on middays and was duped into giving drive-time to Dave Dameshek in 2008. Mason and Ireland were eventually moved back to afternoon drive-time and their ratings have never been better. So why mess with success? Because apparently there are still those from other parts of the country who know better how to program an L.A. lineup.
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The Swiss player picked up his first major title with victory over Mark Philppoussis.
Federer delighted the crowd in south west London by saying: "I don't know how I did it!"
The 21-year-old said: "It's an absolute dream for me", after receiving the trophy and a standing ovation.
And then he burst into tears as he was thanking everyone who'd supported him.
"I was always joking when I was a boy I'm going to win this and now I have it! I'm just so happy with the way I played," he said.
Philippoussis paid tribute to Federer: "Roger was too good and I congratulate him, this is his day definitely," said the Australian.
Better game
Unseeded Philippoussis double-faulted at 4-3 in the first set tie-break and that was all Federer needed.
He went on to break twice in the second set and although Philipoussis took the third to another tie-break, he couldn't stop Federer.


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Atheros Prepping 802.11n for Netbooks
Single-stream 802.11n Wi-Fi is cheaper than the typical multi-stream 802.11n because it only requires one antenna, much like existing 802.11g Wi-Fi.
Atheros says that 11n should be available in about half of netbooks by end of 2010 (11g is still used to keep costs down), and Bluetooth is also making big strides. Combining the two on one card (called AR9002WB-1NGB) leaves room for netbook manufacturers to integrate other technologies—like 3G. It also cuts some costs by around 20%.
Atheros has software that performs wireless arbitration to make sure all the signals generated don't get in each others way. Look for these chips to reach netbooks sometime in the first half of 2010.Originally posted to the PCMag.com @Work blog.


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LeBron James and the Miami Heat are playing in the NBA Finals for the second consecutive season, and the sports world can't stop talking about it.
But some in the Cleveland area will never forget their hometown hero's uncerimonious departure from the Cavaliers. Scott Raab, author of "The Whore of Akron: One Man's Search for the Soul of LeBron James," is certainly among those people.
Raab will join the Dennis and Callahan Show Wednesday morning at 7:20 a.m. to discuss James and to review Game 1 between the Heat and Thunder.
Red Sox color analyst Jerry Remy will also join the show to discuss the Sox' recent slide.
Tune into NESN starting at 6 a.m. to listen to catch all of the action on Dennis and Callahan.
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Canada's World Cup qualifying fate will be decided in a crumbling stadium surrounded by barbed wire.
Built in 1997 for the Central American Olympic Games, Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano can accommodate some 40,000, with many of those standing or sitting on bench-like steps in the hot sun.
A win or tie will move Canada (3-1-1) into the final round of qualifying in the CONCACAF region, which covers North and Central America and the Caribbean.
Honduras (2-1-2) needs to win to keep going.
Canada has not reached the final qualifying round since 1997, when it finished last with a 1-6-3 record.
Tuesday's venue is old-school, complete with what could serve as a moat around the fenced pitch which is further distanced from fans in the stands by a running track.
Canada was due to arrive in Honduras' second largest city by charter early Sunday afternoon, but their arrival was pushed back after a delayed takeoff in Toronto.
Armed police were awaiting their arrival. Police with machine guns have been stationed outside the team's well-appointed hotel.
Players will no doubt enjoy the pool and perhaps the local scenery. On Saturday night, the bar drew a steady stream of beautiful people. The heels were high, as were the skirts.
The security is no mere window dressing for a country whose name means "Deep Waters" — a label applied by Christopher Columbus after landing in a deep bay off the country's northern coast.
A 2011 study by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime titled "Global Study on Homicide" reported that Honduras had the highest per capita murder rate in the world (82.1 per 100,000). In comparison, Canada's rate was 1.8.
The Honduran homicide rate has more than doubled between 2005 and 2010.
The Washington Post, quoting Mexico's non-profit Civic Council on Public Security and Criminal Justice, reported in January that San Pedro Sula was the world's most violent place in 2011, surpassing the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez.
San Pedro Sula had 159 homicides per 100,000 residents last year, followed by Ciudad Juarez at 148 killings per 100,000.
In downtown San Pedro Sula on Sunday, however, locals enjoyed yet a sunny day in the bustling square in front of the picturesque city cathedral.
McDonald's, Pizza Hut and Popeyes were familiar signs, alongside the more colourful Pollo Campero. Street vendors hawked every kind of mobile phone.
A local restaurant's sign advertised "Sport Meat."
Street vendor Moses Bunce, a wad of cash in his hand, was looking to sell tickets for Tuesday's game for 150 Honduras lempiras — about C$7.50.
The city is an exercise in extremes.
Away from downtown, a busy mall offered North American standards from Tommy Hilfiger to Radio Shack. Getting there by cab involved passing a dead dog wrapped in canvas alongside the road.
Nestled in scenic green hills, San Pedro Sula is an adventure in driving. At night, pedestrians pop out of nowhere.
Traffic signs seem to be tolerated, if not adhered to strictly, although there is a certain courtesy between drivers. Licence plates seem optional.
The city, located in the northwest of the country near the Guatemala border, is considered Honduras' industrial capital.
San Pedro Sulfa is home to two Honduran league club teams — Real Espana and C.D. Marathon — neither of which regularly plays in the stadium that will host Tuesday's game.Report Typo/Error


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Boone Antique Mall
The Antique Mall that's got it all! Three floors of quality antiques, the selection is unbelievable. Furniture to glasswear to clocks and watches. More, more, more! Boone Antique Mall is formerly Harrod's Antiques. Boone Antique Mall is located in Historic Downtown Boone on West King Street next to Our Daily Bread Restaurant.
Boone Antique Mall
805 W King St
Boone, NC 28607
Phone: (828) 262-0521
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Deli-Cafe serving the High Country since 1984. Breakfast, vegetarian and vegan items, specialty sandwiches, soups, salads. Daily specials. Catering picnics, family reunions, office meetings. 627 West
Mountain City Antiques & Collectibles
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ANTIQUING High Country
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Blowing Rock Estate Jewelry & Antiques
Blowing Rock Estate Jewelry and Antiques is offering its usual large selection of antique, estate and fine jewelry. The shop specializes in fine diamonds, clocks, precious gems, pearls, platinum and
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Murphy's restaurant was founded in 1988 by Erik & Stephen Larson and Tom Phillip. Murphy's was originally located on Hwy. 105 where Comfort Suites now exisist. Murphy's moved to historic downtown


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Berlin (Jun. 21)
Georg Bernhard famous German-Jewish journalist and economist, resigned as editor-in-chief of the "Vossiche Zeitung" and will leave the paper at the end of this year, according to an official editorial announcement. The announcement, however, states that Bernhard's resignation is not due to the conflict with the Ullstein Brothers, one of the biggest German publishing firms, but rather to Bernhard's desire to extend his political activities.
Georg Bernhard was born in Berlin in 1875 and in his early youth learned banking. He has actively participated in some of the best known German publications, such as "Die Welt am Montag," "Berliner Zeitung," "Morgenpost" and Harden's "Zukunft." He also takes an active interest in Jewish affairs, being a director in the Central Verein of German Citizens of the Jewish Faith and the Ort and a member of the German Pro-Palestine Committee.


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With the preliminaries out of the way – a modest storm that whipped through the region Thursday – Orange County is set for the main event: a potential soaker starting Friday.
Forecasts of as much as 2 to 4 inches across much of the county are prompting cancellations or postponements of opening ceremonies for area Little Leagues, likely trail or road closures in parks and wilderness areas and warnings of high bacterial counts near storm drains and creek mouths.
"Yes, they're bummed to get rained out," said Seth Gutkin, whose 10-year-old son, Aaron, plays in the Northwood Little League in Irvine. "But they still have Xbox, so there's always that."
Rain that was expected to be heavy at times was predicted overnight, with wind gusts of up to 30 mph.
More rain is on tap throughout the day, with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.
Saturday looks like more of the same. Drying out starts Sunday.
National Weather Service warnings include:
• A flash-flood watch covering coastal, foothill and mountain areas through Saturday afternoon.
• A coastal flood warning through 1 a.m. Sunday.
• A wind advisory through 1 p.m. Saturday.
A high-surf advisory from 4 a.m. Saturday to 4 a.m. Monday.
In local parks, Peters Canyon Regional Park was the only closure Thursday. But if the rains are as strong as advertised, most and perhaps all OC Parks trails will likely be closed today and possibly through the weekend, said spokeswoman Marisa O'Neil.
In Cleveland National Forest, several roads are closed.
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Spinach Cheese Enchiladas Recipe
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"This tasty meatless dish is great because it's easy to prepare and low in fat," explains Carol Jackson of Eden Prairie, Minnesota. "Plus, it travels well to potlucks and often prompts recipe requests," she adds.
Recommended: 50 Chicken Recipes in a 13x9 Pan
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- 1 carton (15 ounces) reduced-fat ricotta cheese
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
- 2 cups frozen corn, thawed and drained
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1/4 cup egg substitute
- 10 fat-free flour tortillas (8 inches)
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) Italian diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- In a large bowl, combine the ricotta, spinach, corn, 1 cup mozzarella and egg substitute. Spoon about 1/2 cup on each tortilla; roll up tightly. Place, seam side down, in 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray.
- In a small bowl, combine the tomatoes, tomato sauce and basil; spoon over tortillas. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and remaining mozzarella cheese.
- Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 35 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 10 servings.
Originally published as Spinach Cheese Enchiladas in Quick Cooking January/February 2001, p47
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Reviewed Feb. 15, 2012
"This recipe makes too much for my family of 4 to eat in one meal, so I divide it between 2 smaller pans and freeze one for later. I've found this works best if you use the regular ricotta cheese (not the reduced fat) - otherwise, it is good enough to eat twice!"
Reviewed Apr. 7, 2011
"I made this recipe when it was first published in quick Cooking several years ago and it is AWESOME!! I have made it many times since then and my family loves it (even though we don't normally go for vegetarian entrees). I also usually add like 50% more spinach that it calls for."
Reviewed Sep. 21, 2010
"Made this last night, hubby and I both loved it. It feels more like Italian than Mexican...but it's very good."


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Eat, Stay, Play at Nine Gorgeous Coastal Northern Michigan Destinations
Destination: Mackinac Island
Photographers: Matt Carissimi
Mackinac Island, the crown jewel of Michigan's island parks has been a beacon of summer vacation bliss for more than a century. Go ahead and embrace the tourist-tailored must-dos: eat fudge, take a horse-drawn carriage tour, pedal the island's perimeter. But then, wander off the beaten path: Mountain bike the island's hilly interior, golf with hickory sticks at historic Wawashkamo Golf Club, have champagne and scones at Grand Hotel's daily high tea (non-guests are welcome with an admission fee). EAT: The Chuckwagon, a snug diner right on Main Street, is home to the island's best burgers. (906.847.0019). STAY: Lodging on the island runs the gamut both in price and style, from sprawling historic inns to intimate B&Bs. For a splurge, stay at the sophisticated Hotel Iroquois, where the dazzling waterfront scenery includes a view of 1895-built Round Island Light, pictured below (906.847.3321, iroquoishotel.com).
Destination: Petoskey State Park
Photographer: Robert de Jonge
This 300-acre oasis on the protected inner curve of Little Traverse Bay has been a summertime haven since the early 1930s, when it was known as Petoskey Bathing Beach. As its original name suggests, the park's main draw is its gorgeous, crescent-shaped shoreline: an enormous expanse of white sand flanked by soft dunes and crystal-clear, shallow waters. (This is one of the best spots in the region to hunt for Petoskey stones, so bring a pail to take home any treasures.) When you're ready for a break from the sun, follow the half-mile hiking trail to the top of Old Baldy, a nearly 800-foot-tall sand dune that affords a magnificent view over the bay. EAT: Outfit your picnic at Julienne Tomatoes, a favorite local spot for sandwiches made with fresh, local ingredients (231.439.9250, juliennetomatoes.com). STAY: Of the park's two campgrounds, Tannery Creek is more secluded—and the sites will get you closest to the water (231.347.2311, midnrreservations.com).


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All current SWTJC students, faculty, and staff are invited to come celebrate the start of the Spring semester!
Join us for hot dogs and drinks this Tuesday, February 7th. from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in the Academic Building.
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Tilapia Fillets, Batter Coating, Canola Oil. Tilapia Fillets Batter CoatingWheat Flour, Modified Corn Starch, Water, Salt, Tapioca Dextrin, Butter (Cream, Salt), Spices, Sugar, Nonfat Milk, Baking Powder (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Natural Flavor, Citric Acid, Dehydrated Lemon Peel, Maltodextrin, Xanthan Gum, Turmeric Extract (Color).Canola Oil
Cooking DirectionsUncooked. Keep frozen until ready to cook.Stovetop1. Arrange in a non-stick skillet2. Cook over medium-low heat 18-25 minutes*3. Turn fillets over every 5 minutes throughout cooking* Stovetop temperatures vary, adjust times accordingly.Fully cook fish to an internal temperature of 145degF or higher before serving. Conventional OvenHeat oven to 425ÂdegF. Arrange frozen fillets in a metal baking pan, leaving space between fillets. Bake uncovered 21 to 23 minutes*, turning fillets over after 12 minutes of cooking. Keep frozen.
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Ranchi, May 16: Like the rest of India, Jharkhand emphatically placed its belief in Narendra Modi's promise of economic overhaul and "less government, more governance", handing the BJP 12 out of 14 seats on a platter, and stunning the Congress with its sheer force of numerical rejection.
Significantly, a state with a large number of minorities — tribal Christians and Muslims — embraced the BJP's promise of development as enthusiastically as the heartland, leaving no room for "secular" Congress, RJD and regional parties such as the JVM and Ajsu.
Only JMM's tallest leader Shibu Soren somewhat controversially managed to hold on to his Dumka bastion by a 39,030-vote margin, the results of his win being immediately challenged by the BJP, while his son Hemant's gamble of poaching Youth Congress leader Vijay Hansdah paid off in Rajmahal.
Soren and Hansdah defeated respective BJP candidates Sunil Soren and Hemlal Murmu after a series of flip-flops during counting.
But in all the other 12 seats — Ranchi, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Godda, Khunti, Giridih, Lohardaga, Palamau, Singhbhum, Koderma and Chatra — it was BJP all the way.
Modi, who addressed eight rallies in Jharkhand, two even on a Maoist bandh day, had dubbed the UPA and Congress as being mired in its own chaos. Voters, it seemed, endorsed the view.
Whether it was a "rank outsider" like former policeman V.D. Ram (Palamau), JMM turncoat Bidyut Baran Mahto (Jamshedpur), relegated-to-sidelines Ramtahal Choudhary (Ranchi) or emerging dynast Jayant Sinha (Hazaribagh), if they contested from the BJP, they all won, and by huge margins.
The Congress, which fielded nine candidates, lost all. The most prominent Congress loser was Ranchi MP Subodh Kant Sahay, who had won both in 2004 and 2009.
RJD chief Lalu Prasad, who hoped to open his party's account in Palamau, was left disappointed. Trinamul chief Mamata Banerjee, likewise, could not open her Jharkhand tally despite fielding 10 nominees.
The electorate — voting was a high 66 per cent — was no less cruel to JVM chief and the state's first chief minister Babulal Marandi. Not only did he lose in Dumka, trailing behind BJP's Sunil Soren, his handpicked favourites — in Jamshedpur, sitting MP Ajoy Kumar, and in Ranchi, Jharkhand State Cricket Association chief Amitabh Choudhary — were routed.
Upset over Dumka result after Soren defeated BJP's Sunil Soren; BJP senior Arjun Munda complained to Election Commission in Ranchi in the evening. He alleged district administration was hand-in-glove with the JMM and demanded a recount, leading to a sit-in by the party nominee in Dumka.
The definitive verdict in Jharkhand will have a bearing on Assembly elections later this year. "It's huge, very huge," said former chief minister Arjun Munda, who did not contest Lok Sabha polls to put his political experience to use in backroom strategies for the party. "People have given overwhelmed support to the BJP and Modiji. This result will have a definite bearing on the state politics."
The results, he said, were a referendum against the Hemant Soren-led JMM-Congress-RJD government in Jharkhand. "The government will collapse under its own burden," Munda added.
"Shocking," JVM general secretary Praveen Singh said. "The Modi factor was one of the reasons behind the defeat of the JVM. But, in Dumka, the entire government machinery was involved in defeating Babulal Marandi. Even our best performer MP Ajoy Kumar was defeated in Jamshedpur. The BJP and Modi have nicely fooled people into a false dream," he said.
Congressman Sahay sounded vitriolic. "I accept defeat. It was Modi's black magic at work. The man created communal hatred," he said.
In contrast, victorious BJP MPs said people were hungry for change.
"We owe our victory to Modiji and his mass appeal. Modiji as a catalyst surcharged entire party. Results are on expected lines. Voting percentage in Jharkhand increased substantially and went to the BJP," Sunil Singh, winner from Chatra, told The Telegraph.
But the BJP's losses in Dumka and Rajmahal, despite the Modi wave and Munda getting in JMM stalwart Hemlal Murmu to the lotus party, proves that Santhal Pargana has resisted the national trend.


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We have a suggestion to the legislators in Washington D.C. who are negotiating to escape from the "fiscal cliff" by removing or reducing the COLA for seniors: How about doing the same to the legislators rather than those who can ill-afford to lose that small increase?
Their cost-of-living increase is much higher, and they can afford it more readily than our elderly. My cost-of-living increase was very small and by the time I pay my supplemental health insurance, I am down to what I was receiving in 2012. This has nothing to do with Obamacare, which I feel has been a big improvement for all concerned.
The above suggestion could also apply to the state legislators. Some say that they return the monies or donate to a charity. If they donate, it is a write-off on their taxes.
Rose Frodelius
A suggestion to legislators