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MARTIN, Justice.
Defendant was convicted upon two charges of murder in the first degree and, upon the jury's recommendation, was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences on 29 May 1986. Defendant presents six issues to this Court upon appeal. We conclude that defendant is entitled to a new trial for errors in the admission of evidence and, therefore, find it unnecessary to discuss the remaining issues as they are not likely to reoccur upon retrial.
In summary, the evidence shows that defendant, Lee Wayne Hunt, Kenneth Wayne West, and Gene Williford, Jr. were engaged in narcotics trafficking in Cumberland County. Roland "Tadpole" Matthews apparently had stolen marijuana from Hunt and Hunt expressed an intention to teach Tadpole a lesson. Williford testified under a grant of immunity that on the morning of 6 March 1984, he, Hunt, West, and defendant met together to discuss the fate of Tadpole. Defendant's assignment was to go to Tadpole's place of work, wait for him, and accompany Tadpole to his home that
On 7 March 1984, Tadpole and his wife, Lisa, were found shot and stabbed to death in their rural Cumberland County home. Their infant daughter was found unharmed in the front bedroom of the house. It was determined by the autopsy that Tadpole Matthews died as a result of being shot and stabbed. He was shot twice and stabbed several times. Lisa Matthews also died as a result of being shot and stabbed. All of the bullets that were recovered were determined to have been fired from the same gun, a .38-caliber pistol.
Samuel Thompson, an inmate in the Cumberland County Jail, testified that on 29 May 1985 he met defendant, who was also in jail. The two were in the same cell block. At that time defendant made certain statements to Thompson as to why he was in custody, and sometime during late June or early July, defendant made incriminating statements to Thompson concerning the Matthews murders. Thompson stated that defendant told him that when Hunt and West showed up at the Matthews house, defendant let them into the house. Hunt gave defendant a gun and defendant shot Matthews twice in the head, and Hunt then shot Lisa. Thereafter defendant and West stabbed and cut Lisa and Tadpole Matthews. Defendant was not arrested until some fourteen months later.
Defendant contends that the trial judge erred in allowing the witness Samuel Thompson to testify, over the objection of defendant, that defendant told Thompson that he was in jail for the attempted murder of his girlfriend, Sherry. Defendant further argues that this error was compounded when the state was allowed to introduce evidence on cross-examination of defendant's witness Detective Watts which corroborated Thompson's testimony concerning this statement by defendant. The challenged portions of the testimony follow:
[Cross-examination of Detective Jack Watts, Jr.]
The state argues that Thompson's testimony and the corroborating testimony of Detective Watts were competent for the purpose of showing the relationship between Thompson and defendant that led up to defendant's inculpatory statements a month later. Defendant argues, and we agree, that this testimony constituted prejudicial error.
Rule 401 of the North Carolina Rules of Evidence defines relevant evidence to be "evidence having any tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action more probable or less probable than it would be without the evidence." Under this definition of relevant evidence, the testimony of these two witnesses that Cashwell was in jail on a charge of attempted murder of his girlfriend is not relevant. This statement by the defendant does not go to prove the existence of any fact that is of consequence in the determination of the two charges of murder on which defendant was found guilty. Evidence that is not relevant is not admissible. N.C.R.Evid. 402. Further, Rule 404 proscribes the admission of evidence of other wrongs or acts of a defendant to prove the character of the defendant in order to show that he acted in conformity therewith. Such evidence may be admissible for other purposes, including to show motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, absence of mistake, entrapment, or accident. The challenged testimony in question is not admissible under the exceptions of Rule 404(b). Although the purposes for which evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is admissible are not limited to those enumerated in the rule, we find that this testimony was not relevant to any fact or issue other than the character of the accused. Cf. State v. Weaver, 318 N.C. 400, 348 S.E.2d 791 (1986) (evidence was admissible to show identity).
We find that State v. Fowler, 230 N.C. 470, 53 S.E.2d 853 (1949), is instructive. In Fowler, the defendant was charged with murder and confessed to a sheriff, and in doing so added that he was an escapee from South Carolina, where he was serving a life sentence for murder. This Court held that the admission of the additional testimony about defendant being an escapee was reversible error because that testimony was not relevant to any material fact concerning the defendant's guilt and there is an inevitable tendency of such evidence to raise a legally spurious presumption of guilt in the minds of jurors. The principle enunciated in Fowler was followed by this Court in State v. Lynch, 279 N.C. 1, 181 S.E.2d 561 (1971), and in State v. Simpson, 297 N.C. 399, 255 S.E.2d 147 (1979).
In Fowler the erroneous testimony was tied in directly to the confession of the defendant, but here we have an intervening time of some thirty days between the challenged testimony and defendant's inculpatory statements to Thompson. The challenged testimony in no way was necessary to show the full context of defendant's confession, nor was it required in order to show any confidential relationship between defendant and Thompson. Thus we find this testimony to be irrelevant and immaterial to the later inculpatory statements made by defendant to Thompson.
The erroneous admission of the testimony of Thompson was compounded by the trial judge allowing Detective Watts to
Here the challenged evidence was especially prejudicial because of its similarity to the charge at issue: murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. When the similarity of the charges is compounded by the additional "verification" evidence of Detective Watts, we find the error to be prejudicial. The sole evidence in the case as to defendant's actually firing the lethal shots or inflicting lethal blows with the knife comes from the admission of his inculpatory statement. Further, although defendant did not testify, he produced evidence on his behalf. Gregory Weeks, assistant public defender, testified that he represented Thompson and that he was attempting to work out a plea bargain for him, but Thompson never mentioned that he had information on defendant that could be used in negotiating a plea arrangement. Further, although Thompson wrote to the authorities in August 1985 as to the inculpatory statements defendant had made to him, he did not inform the prosecutors that he would be willing to testify until 14 April 1986, the week the case came on for trial. Attorney Gerald Beaver testified that he later represented Thompson and negotiated the plea arrangement for his client. He testified that Thompson "wanted to get out of jail" and that Thompson understood that his testimony would secure his release in about three months. There was additional evidence that Gene Williford had been caught with a stolen weapon during the investigation of the murders but he had not been charged with these offenses.
We conclude that the admission of the testimony at issue over defendant's objections constituted prejudicial error and that the defendant is entitled to a new trial.


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But then came a new wave of stress: I knew that I'd have to do even better at the next slam because the expectations would obviously be high. I also had to work against a rumor that had been going around that the only reason I'd won was because August is Women's Month in South Africa, so the judges had felt obliged to give the title to a woman for once. I tried not to let any of that get to me and focused instead on writing something amazing and new. I was a crazy perfectionist at that point and had developed a bad habit of throwing away any writing that I didn't like, so I didn't have a lot to work with.
As September approached, I found I couldn't write. I had just been broken up with by my boyfriend, a man who meant the world to me. He just up and disappeared out of the blue, and I was left wondering what had happened. I felt like a loser, not smart or pretty or womanly enough to hold on to him or to anyone. He was the person I most wanted to impress with my newfound talent, and he wouldn't be around to experience it with me. He hadn't been at the first slam, but I had been excited to tell him about it. Looking back, he hadn't seemed that excited.
All of these bad feelings kept swirling around in my brain until they turned into one big ball of self-loathing and rage. There! That's what I needed to motivate me. I was angry at my ex, and angry at the people who said a woman couldn't win Word N Sound, and I channeled all of that anger into a new poem, "A Love Supreme: A Lesson in Poetry Women and Jazz Men," inspired in part by John Coltrane. I now saw the next slam as a corny battle of the sexes in which I was obligated to represent all women in poetry by slamming audaciously.
I invited my friends Vusi, Katleho, Monti, and Thando to the September slam, because I needed people who loved and supported me in the audience just to steady me. Before the show started, people kept coming up to me to say they enjoyed my poetry and to wish me luck. I had to perform last, and the butterflies were going crazy in my belly—and they only went crazier when I noticed a beautiful woman with a shaved head looking at me, and realized that OH MY GOD IT WAS LEBO MASHILE and SHE WAS LOOKING RIGHT AT ME!
"Are you Nova?" she asked. I was completely starstruck; all I could manage was a smile and a "yes." She smiled back and said she didn't want to mess with my headspace before I went on and walked away. I was left standing there like: Oh my god, Lebo Mashile knows who I am, Lebo Mashile does not want to mess with my headspace, Lebo Mashile KNOWS who I am. Oh my goodness!
I went up and told my story, which repeated the phrase "these jazz men." By the fourth or fifth one the audience had caught on and were saying it with me: jazzzzz men. It felt so, so special.
I won that slam, too, and I was happy—until I got home. Once I was all alone I was overcome with dread. Winning didn't feel good anymore—it just meant I would have to go through this whole process again next month to defend my title. All the stress, all the work, and even more pressure than ever. I had taken something I loved doing because it gave me a way to express myself while also giving the audience something to relate to, something that earned me positive feedback and made me feel good, and turned it into something akin to long-distance running, where you have to push through the discomfort and pain to get to the reward. I cried myself to sleep that night.
In the morning I had a good long think. Did I want to quit competing in poetry slams? I had to admit that I enjoyed the attention people were paying to my work, and I loved being a woman kicking ass in a male-dominated space. But every time someone said, "She's a girl, can she really win again?" I felt myself crumbling under the pressure to keep winning. I wanted to stop, but I didn't want to stop, and each option made me feel disappointed in myself in a different way.
The worst part was that my writing suffered. I had lost the ability to write authentically. I kept combing through my writing for punch lines and clever phrases that would win the favor of the judges and the audience, instead of writing just to express myself, or to make something beautiful.
"Remember how much I loved poetry at school? She gets it from me," I'd hear my mom telling my grandfather over the phone during their Sunday conversations. Thinking about her pride in me was enough to get me to grit my teeth and continue.
The next competition was in November. It was the grand slam, the final contest of the year. While checking the Facebook event page, I had learned that people had bet money on who was going to win: me or Masai.
The day of the slam, I felt very uneasy. I'd stayed up late rehearsing, put way too much caffeine into my body, and accidentally shocked myself on an electrical cord. I felt dizzy. On my way to the event, I had to stop in a bathroom to cry my eyes out. I really didn't want to go, but people were in the audience who had paid money to support me, and I felt super guilty that I was even contemplating disappointing them.
When I got onstage, I took my shades off and I could see that people were shocked by the state I was in. My face was pale and my eyes were red. I just looked a mess. I didn't feel comfortable enough with my new material to perform it by heart, so I read it from paper. I knew this would count against me. I don't remember hearing any clapping when I finished, and when I got offstage I could tell from people's expressions that my performance had been an epic disaster.
The fall from the top was a long, hard drop, and it left me shaken. I had disappointed myself, my supporters, and what at the time felt like all of the women in the local poetry scene. I stopped performing for a couple of months in an attempt to rekindle my passion for spoken word.
I returned to the stage the following February and won another slam. I suppose I needed the third time to be the charm, because I couldn't quite stomach it after that. It felt awesome at first, but I was tired of having to prove myself over and over again. I don't think I'm really cut out for this poetry-competition thing. I don't regret any of it, though. Competing in poetry slams showed me what I am capable of. And although competition is hard, the pressure has a polishing effect on your work. It keeps you working hard, because you never want to be mediocre.
Today I prefer performing in noncompetitive spaces, where the point is to share good work and not put my ego on the line. I have been called upon to judge a few slams and to host some noncompetitive events as well. Overall, I now feel good and in control. But even in the noncompetitive venues, I can feel myself wanting to be the audience's favorite. I still want to get the loudest applause, to give the crowd something unforgettable. I don't know what to do with this feeling. Maybe I'll get back up there someday. ♦


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LONDON--October 25, 2013: A rigorous round of real-world testing dubbed the 'MPG Marathon' has once again underlined the impressive fuel-efficiency of the new Honda Civic 1.6 i-DTEC.
In the test of 23 cars driven by independent journalists and company car drivers on UK roads, the Civic took third place for overall mpg, behind the Ford Fiesta ECOnetic and Renault Clio Dynamique - both much smaller cars than the Honda.
Over a 367 mile drive the Civic recorded an excellent overall mpg of 84.87mpg, just 4mpg behind the winner. It exceeded its official combined figure by some 8.12 per cent, placing it third place overall in percentage improvement on quoted mpg figures. The Civic also recorded the third lowest CO2 emissions of the models on test, with just 94g/km.
Organised by Fleet World magazine, the ALD Automotive/Shell FuelSave MPG Marathon set out from Tankersley Manor, near Sheffield, on Wednesday 9th October. This year's event is regarded as the toughest yet, with strong winds, long hill climbs and heavy traffic. Despite the conditions, Mark Armstrong-Read of Derbyshire NHS Trust steered the Civic to a podium place, thanks to both his own eco-driving skills and the no- compromise combination of performance and efficiency of the 1.6 diesel Civic.
Lee Wheeler, Manager-Corporate Operations at Honda (UK) comments:
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The MPG Marathon is designed to be a true real world test that demonstrates the benefits to both the environment and the motorist's back pocket of employing simple, smarter driving techniques. This year's event saw the introduction of a new 'navigational scatter' format with competitors required to visit a number of fixed points via the route of their choice, as opposed to the fixed route used in previous years. As a result, drivers were faced with a number of decisions to find the optimum route, without incurring time penalties. The location, speed and direction of travel of each competitor were monitored in real-time by TRACKER satellite tracking technology fitted to each vehicle.
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The new Civic 1.6 i-DTEC offers a class-leading combination of fuel economy and performance - emitting only 94 g/km of CO2 with a powerful 120PS. The engine is the first to be launched in Europe under Honda's flagship Earth Dreams Technology environmental programme; offering customers an outstanding balance of high fuel economy, low emissions and dynamic performance.
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For our 300th post I wanted to give something away to all of our great readers out there. We decided to run a little giveaway for all of our facebook fans, newsletter subscribers and people that commented on the post. We pasted everyone into a spreadsheet and then using random.org to pick a number came up with a winner for the Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Camera.
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With about 250,000 postal and pre-poll votes to count, and both state leaders negotiating with independents
About 70 per cent of the vote has been counted and Labor has 20 seats, the Liberals 19 and the independents two in the 47-seat Parliament.
Like the last SA election, Labor suffered swings against it in safer seats, lost the popular vote, but held on to its key marginals.
Mr Abbott highlighted the Liberals' winning almost 53 per cent of the two-party-preferred vote as the most significant outcome, whereas Labor blamed Mr Abbott and his government for contributing to the failure by Liberal leader
Mr Abbott said if there were a hung parliament, Dr Such and Mr Brock should respect the popular vote and side with Mr Marshall.
"[That's] a very strong message that the people of SA want a change of government,'' he said of the two-party preferred result.
He said if Dr Such and Mr Brock sided with Labor Premier
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Federal Labor cited
Mr Shorten said "while the final result in South Australia is not yet clear, the message is South Australians don't want to see even more jobs in their state sent overseas".
"South Australians don't want a repeat of the Abbott government's cuts to health and education.''
SA Liberal senator
He said the overall two-party result reflected well on Mr Marshall but it was "a terrible result in terms of a micro campaign''.
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Mr Weatherill said Mr Abbott "was helpful for us" .
Mr Abbott, who went back to Adelaide two days before the election to help Mr Marshall, made a point that Mr Marshall would work with Canberra while Mr Weatherill would fight.
One Labor strategist said Mr Abbott had underestimated the parochial nature of SA and that Mr Weatherill's very visible fight with the federal government as he tried to keep Holden in SA had resonated with voters.
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It was a day for the young ladies after apprentices Claire Nutman and Winona Costin rode winners on the Kensington track at Randwick on Saturday.
Costin led all the way to score on Foreign Prince and, after praising the horse's run, trainer David Payne was quick to turn the attention to his hoop.
"I might keep you on him." Payne said. "You've got to give all the young ones a go. They gave me a go when I was an apprentice."
Costin teamed up with Payne again to take out the last on the card and rode strongly to pilot Paederos to the line. Nutman and Costin claim three kilos, and it was the latter's first double in the city.
"It's a big thrill," Costin said. "I can't believe I've won a double, it's fantastic. The horses are really giving a good kick with the claim on their back."
Payne paid tribute to her: "She's going very well and is a capable rider."
In between Costin's successes it was Nutman's turn after she rode to plan for trainer Garry Frazer in upsetting the field on Hurrara in the July Sprint.
Hurrara sat just off tearaway leader Adebisi and when Nutman let him go at the 300 metres he was always going to snap up the leader.
"It was a good, strong win and Claire rode him very well," Frazer said. "We couldn't lead the leader [Adebisi], so I told her to sit off it and see how we go. The leader leads everywhere it goes, but it worked out perfectly for us.
"I was pretty confident because he was quite fat last start and he was a bit fitter today. At the 1100 metres he's got a great record."
Nutman was more relieved than anything after finally being able to show off Hurrara's turn of foot.
"It was a good run. He's won a race this prep but I've had no luck on him usually," she said. "He was right today, but I was worried that he didn't get the lead. He likes to lead and that's when he goes the best but the other horse today rolled along in front at a good speed. I was comfortable."
When the field rounded the turn, Nutman, who had only ridden two city winners, began to believe she was within reach of more metropolitan success.
"When nothing else came from behind I thought 'he can get this' because I know how hard he tries and we only had the one to run down and it had gone pretty quick," she said. "I thought that I was going to run out of straight to catch him on. He's really tough and honest, he just needs a little luck in his races."


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I,ve had these champion signs for about 15 + years and i have a story on all of them..... but i'll make it short !! My brother Jim bought out a champion rep.. He was and still is very generous given me signs , lighters, hats, plus many more items ! I'll be showing more at a later date.. Thanks Jim!!!


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EXCLUSIVE: After taking a stab at light drama with CBS' The Defenders, former According to Jim star Jim Belushi is returning to comedy with a new half-hour project from Murphy Brown creator Diane English. The pairing of Belushi and English, who will co-write the story together, sparked bidding among studios before ultimately landing at ABC Studios, which also produced According to Jim. The deals are still being finalized, but ABC Studios is expected to re-team with According to Jim co-producer Brillstein Entertainment Partners on the show, about a single father with a teen offspring. Belushi's and English's companies will also produce, with the two executive produing alongside Brillstein Entertainment. With ABC Studios as the studio, it is considered likely that the comedy will end up at ABC, the network where According to Jim ran for eight seasons, but that is not a given as the project is expected to be taken out to other networks. Belushi is the latest sitcom star to be eying a return to primetime. Tim Allen is headlining a new series for ABC this fall, Kirstie Alley is set to star in an ABC comedy pilot, and Roseanne Barr is developing a new starring vehicle for herself at 20th Century Fox TV. Belushi and English are with ICM.
Jim Belushi Teams With 'Murphy Brown' Creator For New Comedy Series Project
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Uh ABC if you're looking to reteam, what about Damon Wayans. Can you sign a non white actor as a lead in a show?
I second that. Damon Wayans is hilarious. I don't see why not either considering his son is on Happy Endings which is on ABC also
totally agree, especially if they're looking for primetime buffoonery completely devoid of any character driven comedy. nobody can do as much with bad broad writing as Damon has in the past. but the primetime landscape has shifted a bit since they launched my wife and kids and they may not be that desperate this time around. CBS wasn't this past pilot season. and i don't think it has anything to do with the color of his skin, Damon's done pretty well in the cross-over department.
Kerry Washington in Scandal created by Shonda Rhimes.
One word: Ew.
I will never understand why CBS cancelled 'The Defenders'. Of all the newbies from last season it was one of the best. But CBS played the 'now you see it, now you don't' scheduling nonsense that dooms many good shows. 'V' got axed for the same reason.
Only in Hollywood.
i will forever be irritated with cbs for cancelling the defenders. i absolutely loved that show. it was unique, funny, and well written. they never even gave it a chance. ugh, i am still so irked when i think about it! gggrrr.
totally agree. was good fun.
and America loses again.
I cannot think of anyone I am less anxious to see on another series than Jim Belushi.
Agreed. It's not like we've all forgotten how terrible those last few seasons of JIM were.
Jim Belushi – one of the most unlikeable, unappealing, unattractive, untalented, annoying actors alive. Why he's had a career at all these last twenty-five years I cannot say…
Agree, never got this guy….his agent deserves some kind of an award.
Except Damon wayans
Having worked the entire run of "According to Jim", I can objectively say that this will probably be the worst experience everyone on the staff and crew will ever have. Ever.
Cleaning the studio at night doesn't count as "working" the entire run of Jim.
"…about a single father with a teen offspring…"
Diane English and Murphy Brown were great, but the story was more along the lines of a slick Mary Tyler Moore with terrific writing, an interesting work environment and phenomenal cast.
This new show doesn't sound particularly interesting or challenging based upon the description.
Boy Howdy! If this new show is anything like the non-stop laugh machine that was According To Jim, America is in for a big, big treat. God bless Jim Belushi and God Bless The United States Of America.
Wow, this is the perfect recipe for disaster in front of and especially behind the camera.
This headline sounds like the premise of a sitcom! It'll be a fun story to track on Deadline once they start working together. My money's on Diane suing ICM for initiating this brainchild.
Jim Belushi's career exists solely out of dead-sibling-nostalgia and appears to be otherwise unfettered by talent.
Having also worked the entire run of ATJ…I concur w/Leigh. I'd rather be unemployed and homeless than work on anything associated with Jim again.
Wow, dated people making dated TV.
They're going co-write it??? These two will kill eachother. This show, IF it makes to pilot, will NEVER see the light of day!
I think maybe this is what the Mayans were talking about.
You couldn't be more right, Leigh. Been there, done that, not doing it again.
Um, this comment thread is fabulous. More coverage of this deal/show, please!
The one-hit wonder (English) meets the no-hit wonder (Belushi).
Belushi only has a career because idiots in this industry prayed he had the same talent of his dead brother…and boy!! he doesn't! he's beyond untalented, he's an arrogant prick…ask anyone who's unfortunately worked with him. Diane English is SO above this.Why aim so low, Diane??…
Correction. Diane English WAS above this…about 15 years ago. Other than that hackjob remake of The Women a few years back, what else has she done since Murphy Brown?
How does this guy keep getting shows? Does he have incriminating evidence against the networks? (Nah, that wouldn't mean a thing these days.)
He's not funny, not a convincing actor, hard to work with, and was lucky enough to be the younger brother of a comic legend.
C'mon Jim, time to let someone else in the pool. Go tour your Blues Brothers Lite routine at the Native American casino nightclub circuit.
please deadline, interview these people who worked with belushi and publish their stories anonymously. i beg of you…
well at least its not HawthorNE HAHAHAHA
And all you sour puss TV critics are top in your chosen fields? Not only that, you should be the ones who determines what the rest of us should watch, and enjoy because you are the experts! Thank gawd you are here to watch over us and to keep us safe!
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With different shades of lavender, pink, purple and red, the crape myrtle is a popular flowering tree.
Nothing brings a summer garden to life the way butterflies do.
It's time to start scouting your warm season vegetables for insect and disease issues.
Help me with my garden!
If you love to garden and cook, add a few herbs to your plant collection.
Adorning the landscape with vivid yellows, purples, reds and oranges, flowering lily and iris plants are beginning to pop up everywhere as spring emerges. Even the beautiful hues of the lilies' white blooms make a dramatic show and grace our homes with their subtle charm.
The 2014 Georgia Gold Medal Plants have been selected and are rated as the No. 1 superior ornamental plant for residential landscape use in Georgia.
Container gardening, hanging baskets and window boxes can be a fun and rewarding to those who only have a patio, deck or balcony.
Homeowners are eagerly awaiting spring weather to get outside to plant and maintain their gardens.
Through the years, garden folklore has observed some facts about how gardens are planted and arranged. Some plants naturally grow well together, while others do not.
Each state has its own Arbor Day depending on the best time to plant trees. Georgia's best tree-planting times are November through March; so this year, Georgia celebrates Arbor Day today.
With the exceptionally bitter cold winter we have had, cold damage to woody shrubs and trees can be a problem here in Georgia.
In January, the Hall County Extension office begins to get calls relating to pruning times, soil testing and turf maintenance.
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Mountaineers' D gets redemption vs. South Florida
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Last year, South Florida quarterback B.J. Daniels took advantage of the West Virginia defense for more than 300 total yards and three touchdowns.
The Mountaineers (5-1, 1-0 Big East Conference) gained redemption Thursday night in a 20-6 win over the Bulls (3-3, 0-2).
Daniels struggled against the WVU defense in his second meeting with the Mountaineers, who produced three interceptions and four sacks.
West Virginia held Daniels to 119 passing yards and four rushing yards.
"We had a couple of mobile quarterbacks that we've faced this year, so that helped us prepare," said WVU junior cornerback Keith Tandy. "Last year, we got beat deep, so we wanted to come up and make the tackles this year. Teams can't go down the field with three-yard screens."
Tandy, who was beat twice deep by Daniels a year ago, had one of his best career games. He finished with a team-leading 10 tackles and had an interception in the third quarter to stop a promising USF drive. He caught a tipped pass from Daniels intended for receiver Evan Landi.
It was Tandy's fourth interception this season, and all four have come off tipped passes.
"I wasn't really going for redemption," Tandy said. "I was just trying to play my game."
Coming into the game, WVU's defense was ranked seventh in total and scoring defense. The Mountaineers didn't hurt those statistics at all with their play against South Florida.
Overall, the West Virginia defense held South Florida to 202 total yards, including 65 on the ground.
WVU coach Bill Stewart said there wasn't much difference in the team's defensive game plan from last year's USF game, but the Mountaineers just did a better job of execution.
"We got there when we blitzed, and last year we didn't," Stewart said.
Stewart said the defense is starting to remind him of the 2007 unit that finished near the top 10 nationally in almost every category. That's also the last defense that won a Big East Championship for the Mountaineers, who defeated Oklahoma in that season's Fiesta Bowl.
"I'm seeing shades of that defense, and with the 3-3-5 stack, it's really tough for opposing quarterbacks," Stewart said. "This defense is really starting to gel, and I'm proud of them."


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I remarked to a media colleague that if they took a poll to see who had the coolest day at work on June 3, 2010, that we likely would be in the running for one of the top spots.
I say that because I just spent all day driving compact- and heavy-construction equipment at the Doosan/Bobcat Atlanta Media Event 2010 held at a local Bobcat dealership in the Atlanta area. The dealership is located in the shadows of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (I likely saw 50 - and that might be conservative - Delta planes, alone, land while I was there).
In addition to driving wheel loaders, excavators and utility carts (more on that in a minute) and making a gigantic mess of the dealership's demonstration field, approximately 30 members of the construction media were educated on the newest Doosan and Bobcat machinery (some models are so new we're not supposed to talk about them yet).
The real fun, though, happened after each of the two informational sessions. We were encouraged to test the goods out. Now I'm not the most mechanically inclined or the most coordinated person in the world and had never set foot in any type of construction machinery (I go about as far as having once owned a pickup truck), but I thought I held my own on the large - and I mean large - Doosan wheel loaders and excavators.
I also enjoyed digging with this one Bobcat excavator until it started jerking kind of violently - that's the machine's way of telling me I have no idea what I'm doing.
But what really caught my eye was the BMX bike-like track that was set up so we could drive the Bobcat utility carts. I'm also not the best driver in the world (my wife and my driving record can attest to that), but I thought, what the heck, I'll give it a try.
The result? I made it around the course twice (which included a massive downhill dip and immediate steep uphill climb in mud) without myself or the Bobcat executive sitting next to me falling out into a pile of slop, or worse, the vehicle tipping over. I call that a success (I'm not so sure the instructor seated next to me would agree).
At the end of the day, everybody had a blast (despite scorching Atlanta heat and humidity making cameos after the lunch break) and Doosan and Bobcat put on a first-class event. But the real winners in this are the plumbing and construction professionals that will benefit from the latest technologies and work capacities these pieces of machinery have to offer.


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The economics and business studies majors are tailored to each student's interests, while still maintaining a level of academic rigor that helps graduates to be competitive in their careers and advanced study.
The economics major includes traditional introductory and intermediate microeconomics and macroeconomics courses, along with quantitative classes such as statistics and econometrics. But students are also required to take "critical perspectives" courses that challenge traditional assumptions found in both economic models and society. Students choose from a variety of elective courses that help them understand current challenges faced by policymakers, companies, and organizations, such as the economics of health care, money and banking, environmental economics, and economics of labor markets. Learn more >
The business studies program is grounded in an interdisciplinary approach, including classes in business ethics and sociology of work. Courses in management and corporate finance instill solid business critical thinking paradigms, while also emphasizing group collaboration and presentation skills. Academic internships provide experience and perspectives that enhance both coursework and career opportunities. Learn more >
Putting Theory into Practice
Drew offers numerous experiential opportunities for economics and business studies majors to help link classroom learning with the realities of business and financial life.
Wall Street Program
Now in its fifteenth year, students spend two days each week in New York City during this semester-long immersion in the financial markets. Mornings are spent in classes, led by corporate executives, government officials, economists and others, about the structural, historical and theoretical aspects of financial markets. Afternoons include travel to financial organizations throughout the city, ranging from the New York Stock Exchange (where students are linked with floor traders during trading hours) and Morgan Stanley, to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Moody's Investors Services. Graduates of the program have gone on to land jobs at JP Morgan Chase, the SEC, Goldman Sachs, UBS, and S&P, among many other leading firms and agencies. Learn more >
International Programs
Drew offers short-term international programs, in conjunction with select economics and business courses, which bring to life topics covered during the term. For example, students in the Global Financial Markets course participated in a three-week trip to London and Dublin where they met with experts at British and Irish financial firms and institutions. Other short-term programs have travelled to Dubai, Reykjavik, and Beijing. This year, a three-week trip to Brussels and London will explore European integration issues and the current debt crisis. Learn more >
Beyond the Classroom
Throughout the academic year, Drew sponsors events that augment regular coursework and foster a deeper understanding of the issues and challenges faced by businesses.
The annual Business Leadership Conference brings together small groups of alumni and faculty experts with students to discuss such topical issues as entrepreneurship and health care. During the Business Idol competition, students pitch business proposals to a panel of judges, which have included executives at BMW of North America, BNY Mellon, and Wells Fargo. Learn more >
Drew alumni working in New York, New Jersey and throughout the tri-state region frequently return to campus to share their career advice and insights with current students during networking events.
Drew's Economic and Business Society (DEBS), a student-led campus group, brings speakers to campus, organizes trips to institutions in New York City, maintains the department's social media, and instills a sense of community within the department.
New Directions
You can look for these new programs over the coming year:
- Drew Investing Group ("The Fund"). Real money. Students in charge of strategy and trade executions. This coming academic year, the student-run group will pitch stock ideas and presents the fund's annual performance and lessons to Drew's Board of Trustees at the end of the year. Every group member will have a role, from marketing, to economic forecasts, to industry research. We cannot think of a better way to help students interested in a career in finance to prepare for their post-graduate careers.
- Experimental Economics (ECON 254) is a new course, being offered in the fall semester of 2014 by Professor GianDomenico Sarolli, that looks at behavioral economics. The course has two main objectives: 1) examines theories and evidence related to the psychology of economic decision making, 2) Introduces methods of experimental economics, and explores major subject areas (including those not falling within behavioral economics) that have been addressed through laboratory experiments. Focuses on series of experiments that build on one another in an effort to test between competing theoretical frameworks, with the objects of improving the explanatory and predictive performance of standard models, and of providing a foundation for more reliable normative analyses of policy issues.
- Business Strategy and Marketing is a new course, being offered in the spring semester of 2014, that takes a critical look at the dynamic role of marketing in responding to and creating consumer preferences and the larger culture.
- During spring break 2014, students in the Management course will accompany economics and business studies faculty to Japan to compare and contrast U.S. and Japanese corporate cultures and management styles. Students will visit with managers at Japanese companies and production plants in Tokyo, as well as travel to Japan's former imperial capital, Kyoto, by bullet train.
Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions about being an economics and business studies student at Drew.
Marc Tomljanovich
Chair of Economics and Business Studies
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PhD in Accounting Information Systems
Offered by the Department of Accounting and Information Systems of Rutgers Business School, this program prepares students for scholarly research and teaching. The department includes a number of world renowned scholars and is the home of the Rutgers Accounting Web – one of the oldest and largest accounting Internet sites in the world. A recent study showed that the department ranks 15th in the world in research productivity. Among public universities in the United States, it is 4th, behind only the universities of Michigan, Texas at Austin, and California at Berkeley. In another recent study, the department was ranked number one in the world in the specialty of Accounting Information Systems.
Students who aspire to doctoral study in accounting information systems but need to strengthen their background may wish to consider our Master in Information Technology program, which admits both part-time and full-time students. Students in this program take many of the same courses as our doctoral students in accounting information systems and may use these courses towards their doctoral degree if they are later admitted to the doctoral program.
Characteristics of students most likely to be admitted
Some undergraduate or master's level work in information systems. Some knowledge of accounting.
Course work, the qualifying examination, and the dissertation
A total of 72 credits is required for the doctoral degree. These must include:
- at least 18 credits in dissertation research.
- at least 36 credits in degree courses. (This can be reduced only if some course requirements are waived.)
- 6 credits in the early research requirements.
Additional enrollments may also be required:
- Students are sometimes required to enroll in non-degree courses to improve their English or their writing. They may also need to enroll in the non-degree course Teacher Training Seminar as part of their preparation for teaching. These enrollments require payment of tuition, but they do not count towards the 72 credits required for the degree.
- Students must enroll in 26:010:689 every semester until they have defended a dissertation proposal. This registration requires their attendance in the ABEIS department's weekly Rutgers Accounting Research Forum. A grade is given, but the enrollment is for zero credits and no tuition is charged.
Even after they have defended a proposal, students are expected to attend the weekly Rutgers Accounting Research Forum. Applicants and potential applicants are also welcome.
During the first two years, students are expected to take at least three courses for degree credit each semester. They should then take the qualifying examination in May at the end of their second academic year. The last two years of the program should be devoted primarily to completing the dissertation, but students may be advised to take some additional courses. For more details concerning rules and requirements that apply to all RBS doctoral students, see Policies and Procedures.
Methodology requirement (4 courses)
All students must take these two courses:
- 26:620:557 Social Science Research Methods
- 26:960:577 Statistical Linear Models
Two additional courses in statistical methodology or information technology should also be taken. Recommended courses include:
- 26:198:644 Data Mining
- 26:198:645 Privacy, Security, and Data Analysis
- 22:198:603 Databases
Students who do not have a background in databases should take 22:198:603 or NJIT CIS 631 as soon as possible.
Major (5 courses)
- 26:198:621 Electronic Commerce (taught in the AIS department)
- 26:198:622 Machine Learning (taught in the AIS department)
- 26:198:641 Advanced Database Systems (taught in the MSIS department)
- 26:198:643 Information Systems Security (taught in the MSIS department)
The fifth course, in information systems or computer science, must be approved by the departmental coordinator.
Minor (3 courses)
- 26:010:651 Accounting Theory I: Theory of Corporate Disclosures, Control, and Governance
- 26:010:652 Accounting Theory II: Empirical Analysis of Financial Reporting
- 26:010:653 Auditing
First early research requirement (equivalent to one course): Full-time students should prepare for the early research requirement by taking Statistical Linear Models and Research Methods in the first year. Then they write a paper (usually a literature review) with a faculty member, to be presented to the department during the fall semester.
Second early research requirement (equivalent to one course): Write a paper (ideally a dissertation proposal) with a faculty member, to be presented to the department during the fall semester.
Preparation to teach: Students who enter the program with financial support may need to be ready to teach an undergraduate course in their specialty in order to be sure of having an employment opportunity from RBS during the Summer. Those who do not already have teaching experience may want to consider the non-degree course in Teacher Training Seminar that is offered each spring semester.
Other rules and requirements: For details of rules and requirements that apply to all doctoral students in RBS, see Policies and Procedures.
Scheduling of courses
Since students are admitted to the program every year, each course usually has both first and second year students, as well as students in the Masters of Information Technology program.
Many other courses in information systems and computer science are available at Rutgers and NJIT.
For information concerning the scheduling of doctoral courses in accounting, see the requirements for the accounting major.


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Harbour Air was founded in British Columbia in 1982. With two small Dehavilland Beaver seaplanes and a plan to service the forest industry, we began offering private charters. With growing success the company quickly expanded, adding scheduled flights between Vancouver, the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island.
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Feel free to jump right in and read a post on This Eclectic Life … or you can read the following drivel as I try to tell you what this is all about.
Do you remember lazy days sitting on the front porch, spinning yarns with friends, and talking about everything under the sun? Then, kick off your shoes, grab a glass of sweet tea, and sit a spell with me. What are you going to find? Everything under the sun, and it's always a surprise for both you and for me.
- You'll find tips on traveling in Texas, because it's My Neck Of The Woods.
- I tell you shivery ghost tales, sometimes. Well, at least they are Ghostly-Mostly.
- Sometimes I talk about History.
- I'm a fool for Bacon
- And, for vintage treasures and shopping of all kinds.
- I'm trying to get all Artsy Fartsy with my photographs.
- But, mostly it's just a lot of sass.
This place is full of homespun philosophy with a Texas twang. If you like a good tale, well told, This Eclectic Life is the place to find it (at least it had better be, because in the "real world" I'm a professional storyteller).
I dish it up with humor, if I can. Favorites? I can tell you a few of my favorite attempts at being funny. You can read 'em if you would like. :
- Sisterhood of The Grappling Pants
- Ask A Silly Question, Get A Silly Answer
- Wear Clean Underwear
- We Don't Need No Stinkin' Waterboards
- A Ditty For Idiot Drivers
- The Teenage "Brain"
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Durban - Drug mule Tessa Beetge has been released from a Brazilian prison and is awaiting deportation to South Africa.
The Department of International Relations and Co-operation's consular services staff broke the news to the former KwaZulu-Natal woman's aunt, Margie Olsen, by e-mail on Friday. They stated that Beetge had been released on Thursday and that "she is awaiting expulsion" in São Paulo.
Director of Consular Services – Latin America and Caribbean – Mbulelo Bongani said they had no details of the expulsion.
Expulsion, he said, meant that Beetge was being held in a police holding cell in Sao Paulo prior to her being deported. He did not know when this would happen.
Beetge's elated father, Gert Swanepoel, said he had not known that his daughter was being released.
"I've been desperately trying to contact my daughter for the past five weeks and have had no answer," he said.
He said he would contact the department to confirm the release and make arrangements to pay for her plane ticket if this had not already been done.
Swanepoel said Beetge would stay with a "friend" once in South Africa before she got to see him and her daughters.
Olsen said the stay with the friend, a former fellow inmate in São Paulo, was for her to re-orient herself with life in South Africa.
The family did not want to reveal where the friend lived, because they were afraid that Beetge might be harmed by her former acquaintances in the drug world.
Beetge, formerly of the KZN South Coast, was sentenced to 12 years after being arrested with 10kg of cocaine in her luggage at the São Paulo airport in 2008. Her sentence was later reduced to eight years for good behaviour, and having served five years she was due out on parole.
She had maintained in her TV interview last year with SABC's Special Assignment that she was duped by her recruiters, Sheryl Cwele, and Nigerian Frank Nabolisa.
The pair are serving 12-year sentences.
Beetge's mother, Maria Swanepoel, who was instrumental in getting Cwele and Nabolisa convicted, died in October.
In her prison interview with Special Assignment producer, Frank Ferro, Beetge had said she was going back to South Africa to her mother, but that "mom is no longer there".
Beetge had said: "I have a big fear of going to South Africa because this (prison) is my little world."
She said her mother had arranged for her to receive counselling, because of the "trauma" she had been through.
She said she was not sure where she was going to in South Africa and that was the part that "frightens" her, because her "heart is ripped up in different directions".
Beetge said that it had been difficult living without her family, but that it had made her a stronger person.
On her return to South Africa, she had said: "I'm going to be tender, but I'm going to be strong and firm with my family. This is what I've understood in the time that I've been away and people mustn't point fingers, mustn't blame each other. Accept it's been done and move on.
"Forgiveness is one of the most important things because you need peace and without forgiveness you cannot have peace."
Beetge said she harboured neither resentment nor bitterness in her heart for Cwele.
"She has inflicted pain, but I cannot hold that against her for the rest of my life. How am I going to live? I need peace. I want to live with my family in peace. I've lost my mother who was my pillar. I cannot continue my life thinking I need to look behind me because of the threats that my family have had. I cannot live like that," she had said.
Beetge said that when an inmate left the prison there was a lot of excitement, but a lot of tears. She explained that the inmates became used to each other and became each other's support and guidance.
The inmates are, therefore, sad because they know the person will no longer be there, but happy for the inmate regaining freedom.
Said Beetge: "That's what they all long for."
Beetge had also said she had been working while in prison.
"It's a firm that makes medical equipment. They make drips for the hospitals and for the clinics," she had said.
Beetge first worked in the packing station and was then promoted to the department where she did the paperwork.
She was paid for doing the work and could put an amount aside for future use.
Ferro told the Daily News the circumstances in the São Paulo police cells were very similar to those in South Africa and were overpopulated.
He said Beetge could be held for "up to 40 days" in the holding cell.
The Brazilian federal police had the responsibility to raise funds to buy Beetge a ticket to fly back to South Africa, but if that was not done, Beetge would be released on to the streets of São Paulo, he said.
However, Beetge had said in her TV interview, that she would feel a lot safer in prison than on the outside.
"I do not want to see the streets of Brazil," she had said.
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Indianapolis Art Survey – Scott, over at "On the Cusp.org," has posted a survey that hopes to collect the thoughts and habits of the Indianapolis art scene. The questions are thought provoking and answering them took about 10 minutes. If you're in a survey mood, head on over and check it out.
pushbuttonreceivebacon.com – As of late, I've had to get pretty good with MS Paint and can really appreciate people being creative with such a simple and broken tool. I'm so used to the constraints of Paint that I actually like it more than say, the Gimp. If you can relate to being creative on a budget that doesn't include Photoshop, check out this blog with bacon it its title.
Environmental Impact of Google Searches – Who knew?
Koto Sound Team Kyara – This Friday, join us in The Toby as this acclaimed ensemble interprets classical, jazz, and anime themes through traditional Japanese instruments. As much one can rock on a Koto, I expect this performance to be up there as far as "bangers" go. Join us.
Monday Music – "Lucky Girl" by The Pepper Pots. A little sugar for Monday ears that also like to hear a good "Iron Man" reference.The Pepper Pots
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March 23rd, 2009 at 10:52 am
@ anonymous
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Did you know Goose the Market has a Bacon of the Month Club? Your second entry made me think of that…
Also, thanks for the heads up to the Google emissions. I had no idea!
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March 23rd, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Thanks for the link to our survey at On the Cusp. We have only 8 days left to collect our responses but once we have all the data we will be hosting a public presentation of the results followed by an open town hall style discussion. Hope to see many of you there. Details about the presentation will posted to On the Cusp soon.


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While Fadela and Sahraoui no longer work together, the legacy of their music still remains both in Algeria and the international world music scene. In lieu of this week's show on the music of the popular duo, we searched out a series of live clips from the Fadela and Sahraoui and the peek of their career.
Live in Nanterre, France 1989
Live in Santa Monica, CA 1990
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SKS BLYSKAWICA shook off the cobwebs of Christmas to defeat Wroughton 3-1 in the Wiltshire Premier.
Phil Trueman's men have not played a league game since losing 4-1 to Southbrook on December 1 and there were visible signs early on that they were not quite up to speed.
However, matters soon got going and both sides hit the woodwork, Wroughton going close first before Blyskawica did the same.
Blyskawica also missed two one-on-ones before Tom Kopinski put his side in front.
Ashley Chapman pulled off a lovely dink over the keeper following a through-ball from Kopinski to double the advantage.
After the break Blyskawica were the dominant outfit and Kopinski grabbed his second, before Wroughton got a consolation.
Blyskawica boss Trueman admitted his players took a while to get into the game but was pleased with the end result.
"The first 20 minutes both sides looked a bit edgy and leggy because it was the first game back," he said.
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"We've been struggling a bit for players this season to be honest, but we're starting to get a few back now and hopefully that can continue."
Elsewhere in the division, Purton Reserves suffered a shock 3-2 defeat at home to Ludgershall to damage their title hopes.
Chippenham Park missed the chance to significantly close the gap on leaders Wilts Calne Town as they drew 1-1 with Southbrook.
Other results saw Beversbrook thrashed 5-1 by Bradford Reserves, Shrewton and Corsham Reserves share a 1-1 draw and Vale of Pewsey beat Devizes Reserves 3-2.
In Division One, Wootton Bassett Dev were on the wrong end of a blockbuster as they were sunk 6-3 at home by Intel.
Second-placed Chippenham Park Reserves remain significantly behind leaders Madames after they only collected a point in a 1-1 draw at Marshfield.
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Interested in all aspects of participatory learning, networked design, and inspired creativity; fully engaged in the discussion at the intersection of social technology, learning, and new media. Shelly Blake-Plock is co-founder and CEO at An Estuary. He is a former high school classroom teacher and teacher-of-teachers at Johns Hopkins University School of Education.
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Your character has several important things that you do not have. First, your character has a Score. Its Score is a barometer of its progress.
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Telstra's directories division, Sensis, announced its entry into the classified advertising business yesterday with the purchase of Trading Post Australia for $636 million.
While the deal puts Telstra in competition with traditional newspaper publishers the main concern yesterday was whether it had paid too much.
Before its acquisition by Dutch company Trader Media in 2001, Trading Post attempted to float in June 2000 with a value estimated at $150 million.
Telstra executives said the acquisition met its strict financial criteria and described Trading Post and Sensis as a good fit.
The company is relying on cost and revenue synergies reaching $11 million by the 2004-05 financial year to justify the price.
"We knew at the outset that the price for this quality asset would be a full one," said Telstra chief executive Ziggy Switkowski.
Herald publisher John Fairfax, which Telstra was also looking to acquire only weeks ago, was among the potential buyers but baulked at the price.
Telstra's board, which gave the thumbs down to the Fairfax proposal, "enthusiastically supported" the Trading Post deal, according to Dr Switkowski.
The deal gives Sensis a strong presence in Australia's fastest growing advertising market - local print and online advertising, according to Dr Switkowski.
"The acquisition is a key part of Telstra's growth strategy . . . we expect significant cost and revenue synergies," he said.
The main benefits are expected to come from continued double-digit revenue growth from Trading Post's classified ad publications. Sensis said it expected to continue expanding Trading Post's geographic reach and add new products.
Cross-selling opportunities with Sensis were also mentioned, but analysts were not sure how this would work across two very different businesses.
"It's more difficult to understand where sales synergies are going to come from," said Mark Nathan from ABN Amro Asset Management.
"But the criteria that they are going to be most challenged on is to make sure its earnings accretive in (two years)" he said.
Telstra admitted it would be targeting traditional media companies as part of its new strategy. The company said it had seen the success Trading Post's former owner, Trader Media, had had in winning classified business from newspapers and was looking to continue this push locally.
"We're quite comforted by how effective that model can be and how quickly the revenues can be won at the expense of traditional classified media ads," Dr Switkowski said.
Trading Post, which has 22 print publications and five websites, will continue to run as a stand-alone business, according to Sensis. The acquisition lifts Sensis's share of the total advertising market from 13.5 per cent to 15 per cent.
Trading Post's main strength is second-hand car ads, which make up 54 per cent of its revenues, but Sensis chief executive Andrew Day said the company was already looking at extending this into real estate and employment.
Telstra forecast that Trading Post's revenues would increase 15 per cent to $148 million this calendar year, while earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) would reach $53 million, not including synergies from the deal.
Telstra said it would still be able to consider a return to shareholders when its full-year results are announced later this year.
Telstra shares fell 5c to $4.72.
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Researchers from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science recently evaluated techniques to design robust marine bird surveys to support offshore wind energy sites that are in the same location as sensitive bird migratory pathways. Spinning turbine blades can kill birds outright or divert them from their natural routes which disrupt their fairly inflexible behavior.
Knowing where the birds travel, coupled with knowledge of wind strength and seafloor depth, are critical parts of wind farm placement. Furthermore, maps of the migration routes and bird abundance evaluations help energy stakeholders build upon past surveys which reduces uncertainty about future survey requirements and costs while increasing efficiency.
The Department of Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management commissioned this report. They posted that study on their website, along with "Guidelines for Avian Surveys" revised to reflect the new information provided by NCCOS.
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From the spectacular opening set-piece through to its earth-shattering final moments, God of War III wants to be the biggest, bloodiest, brawliest game you're ever likely to play. The fact it manages all that and more besides is little less than a miracle. If you think you can take the pace, you owe it to yourself to check out this astonishing action game
By the Gods
Picking up right where God of War II left off, Kratos' latest adventure sees him dead set on getting revenge on everyone who has ever wronged him. Since that includes all of the gods of Mount Olympus - including Zeus, the big daddy of the ancient world - he's got his work cut out for him. And so do you, as you guide the raging Spartan on a blood-soaked rampage through the classical world, handing out all manner of two-fisted justice to everyone he comes across.
It's an incredible ride, taking you from one huge set-piece to the next as you climb all the way from the vile pits of Hades to the gleaming columns and temples of the city of Olympus itself. Every 20 minutes or so the game flings another huge boss at you - it's generally a god, and it generally results in a frantic punch-up with a devious twist or two thrown in - and even when you're simply mowing through armies of skeletons, slicing open centaurs, or battling the odd harpy, it's handled with such grim spectacle that you could be mistaken for thinking you're watching the world's most expensive action flick.
Yep: the game's beautiful to look at, pushing the PS3 hardware into realms you might not have considered possible as the screen fills with huge arenas, flaming wreckage, and arcing splashes of gore. And yet SONY's machine is up to the job, with smooth action, and a steady frame rate throughout. This is simply the best looking game we've ever seen.
If someone asks if you're a god... You say YES
But it's smart as well as pretty, with a brilliant combat system that sees you chaining combos together with blood-soaked abandon, and revelling in some really gruesome weapons as you slowly piece together your god-killing arsenal. Flaming arrows? Check. Metal boxing gloves shaped like growling lions? Check. Electrified claws perfect for popping gorgons' heads off? Double check. Expert pacing means that the game never bogs itself down with mere brawling - instead, each fight remains a real event, as you take on the hordes of Hades against some spectacular backdrops, using skill and timing to emerge victorious from some of the most brutal battles you'll ever witness.
And now and then, there's a puzzle to keep you on your toes. They're pretty simple for the most part - although one of the last ones is brilliantly devious - and, if nothing else, they allow you to have a well-earned breather and take in just what a beautiful world SONY's designers have conjured up, whether you're plodding through the rippling halls of Poseidon's home, or climbing the vast Chain of Balance that connects the underworld with the home of the gods. With an itinerary like this, even a dodgy double-jump that will see you falling to your death a few times too many won't really both you much.
There's no multiplayer, and not much in the way of bonus combat, but when the core experience is this good, none of that matters. So if you're looking for a stunning fighting game, or eager to catch up with one of SONY's greatest franchises, or even if you just want to show your friends what the PS3 can really do, you simply have to check out God of War III. Kratos is waiting for you - and you don't want to make him angry.
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Just days before an anticipated Supreme Court ruling, the American Civil Liberties Union wants state officials to warn possible "rogue" officers from enforcing the state's immigration law before they are legally entitled to do so.
In a letter to the Peace Officers Standards and Training Board on Thursday, Alessandra Meetze, executive director of the Arizona chapter, said even if the Supreme Court upholds part of SB 1070, that does not free officers to immediately start checking the immigration status of those they have stopped.
At the very least, she said, the high court would order U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton to dissolve the injunction she issued nearly two years ago barring the state from enforcing several key provisions while the legality of the law is debated. And that process could take some time.
But Meetze also reminded Lyle Mann, the AzPOST executive director, that there are other challenges to SB 1070 pending which are not linked to the current case before the Supreme Court — and not based on the arguments of the Obama administration that federal law preempts the state statute. And Meetze said her organization is considering "all options" if the court sides with Arizona, including seeking a new injunction based on its own claims that SB 1070 will automatically lead to illegal racial profiling.
Mann was out of state on Thursday and an aide said he would respond to Meetze's letter today.
The letter comes days after Gov. Jan Brewer ordered Mann's agency to update the training video and materials it had prepared in 2010 in anticipation of SB 1070 taking effect.
Much of that surrounded the section which requires officers who have stopped someone to verify if that person is in the country legally if there is reasonable suspicion that he or she is not. The law allows the use of the person's race to be used as a factor in making that determination, though it cannot be the only factor.
Mann said at the time the information is designed to ensure that officers do not engage in racial profiling. The training materials include guidelines that Border Patrol officers use when determining who to question.
Meetze said she fears that these new materials, being sent out now, amount to an invitation for officers to start making these inquiries the moment the Supreme Court issues its ruling, assuming it upholds the legality of what foes of the law have called the "show me your papers" provision.
She also pointed out those other pending lawsuits raise significant claims, including not just racial discrimination but constitutional questions that touch on the First and Fourth Amendments.
"Any law enforcement agency that attempts to enforce the enjoined provisions of SB 1070 before those provisions are deemed legally enforceable would expose itself to considerable scrutiny," she wrote to Mann.
Meetze was more blunt in a separate statement.
"Rogue police officers who take it upon themselves to demand people's papers before any part of the law even goes into effect will inevitably leave their communities highly exposed to lawsuits brought on by victims of these discriminatory practices," she said.
Meetze also said that the training materials themselves are flawed because they are based on what courts have said the Border Patrol is entitled to do. She said those rulings involve people near the border and have nothing to do with normal interactions that state and local police have with those they stop.
For example, those materials list a host of factors that can be considered in determining whether there is reasonable suspicion someone is in this country illegally, such a travelling in a group, being in an overloaded car or being unable to speak English. Meetze said there are many people who are in this country legally who might fall into those categories.