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Zimbabwe's Supreme Court had the opportunity to finally give the opposition a fighting chance. But it didn't.
- By Yuhniwo NgengeYuhniwo Ngenge is a Program Officer for International IDEA. The views expressed in this article do not represent those of International IDEA. Follow him on Twitter at @Tayuhngenge1.
Elections, everywhere, are frequently fraught with acrimony. When they do get messy, it may take either foreign involvement (as in Côte d'Ivoire in 2010) or, as often happens, courts roll up their sleeves (recently seen in Kenya, Uganda, and even the United States) to resolve them. While such involvement by courts has generally earned the judiciary broad recognition as a champion of democracy, this hasn't always been the case — at least not in Africa.
Lately, many eminent African constitutional scholars have expressed profound skepticism and decried the polarizing and sometimes negative impact of judicial intervention in electoral disputes on the continent. Their point, it seems, is that by manipulating political forces, courts are increasingly becoming instrumental in thwarting the very democratic ethos they are supposed to protect. While this is not without some (perhaps questionable) exceptions, events in the lead up to Zimbabwe's first general election in seven years, following both the adoption of a new constitution and the horrifying election-related violence of 2008, give fresh impetus for deeper reflections on such concerns.
Zimbabwe's parliament was set to automatically dissolve on July 1, meaning that routine elections needed to be called. When exactly they should be held, however, remained a matter of great contention until Zimbabwe's Supreme Court intervened. In a May 30 ruling characterized by some analysts as "crisis-provoking," and upheld on appeal on July 4, the Supreme Court ordered President Robert Mugabe to call general elections no later than July 31 this year. The majority opinion, despite dissent from some on the bench, reasoned that allowing the president to rule without a legislature amounted to "shredding the Constitution and inviting a state of lawlessness and disorder."
Critics however, find fault with this reasoning, saying that the old Constitution, which has certain provisions still in effect, only requires that elections be held within four months of Parliament's dissolution — time that the opposition requested in order to prepare for the upcoming election. With no apparent legal need to hold "early" elections, the court order for elections to be held at the end of July only reinforced emerging cynicism regarding the democratizing impact of judicial involvement in electoral disputes.
The country may have, so far, had a successful constitutional reform process (based on the power-sharing agreement between the ruling party and opposition starting in 2008), but the political transition process itself remains highly charged. Tact and due diligence, especially as far as the planned elections are concerned, are critical; any error can result in total regression on progress made so far. Yet, it does not seem this is a goal — at least not for the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), the ruling government party that has made no secret of its support for the Court's recent decisions despite concerns from regional bloc, the South African Development Community (SADC), and the opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) that Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is the leader of.
Zimbabwe's political system is not stable enough to undergo elections at this time. Reforms to de-politicize a highly partisan security apparatus traditionally allied to Mugabe's ZANU-PF have been ignored. Recommendations to amend key media laws such as the Broadcasting Act, the Criminal Procedure Act, as well as the Access to Information and the Privacy Protection Act, which should ensure free and fair coverage of the elections by both the public and private media, as well as protect journalists, have been mostly disregarded.
Money is another issue. With the United Nations officially out of the picture, the only other funding option is the SADC. Mugabe's increasingly confrontational tone towards the bloc appears to have undermined this as the country has now drawn on its own reserves to self-finance the elections; money it doesn't really have. Given that the country's economy remains very small and has recently lost three points on its GDP, Finance Minister, Tendai Biti of the MDC has described the situation as rape, and warned that it will put the country back economically as they have had to draw on resources which could have otherwise gone to more productive sectors.
Why would a court insist on ordering elections under such circumstances?
Mugabe and the ZANU-PF have welcomed the Constitutional Court's refusal to extend the election date, and have indicated their resolve to abide by and implement it with an eagerness to comply with judicial decisions that is not normally a trademark of the regime.
Mugabe and ZANU-PF are being this compliant because they have the most to gain from the consequences of the court's decision. The Mugabe camp's motivations are elucidated when compared with the Egyptian parliamentary elections of November 2011. Similarly to Egypt's conservative but better-organized Muslim Brotherhood (MB), Mugabe's ZANU-PF prefer early elections; the MDC alternatively, like Egypt's ill-organized secular parties, called for postponement to allow for key reforms and proper preparation.
Like the MB two years ago, the ZANU-PF, is widely seen as likely to ride the wave to victory in any election held sooner rather than later. Two credible surveys from 2012 — one by Afrobarometer, and the other, jointly conducted by Freedom House and Zimbabwe's Mass Public Opinion Institute — have in fact predicted such a possibility. Legitimate factors — some of which have been attributed to growing corruption within the MDC, and what some perceive to be Tsvangirai's poor handling of the power-sharing government with Mugabe — do account for this. Another possible cause for the MDC's dwindling fortunes is Prime Minister Tsvangirai's colorful liaisons with women, which the ZANU-PF has made sure to point out during campaigning.
Yet, one cannot also discount the impact of the intimidating campaign of terror being perpetrated by ZANU-PF militants on voters, who remain terrified by the prospects of another round of election-related violence. The same applies to Mugabe's deliberate refusal to implement the constitutionally mandated reforms which many agree are critical for guaranteeing a legitimate and peaceful election.
Considering these broader concerns, and the Court's apparent reluctance to engage them, it is hard not to question whether forcing these elections now is anything but a recipe for disaster — especially if any of the parties reject the outcome of the polls.
Without being an advocate of reactionary courts nor bed fellows with unadventurous judges, it is important to emphasize one common expectation of courts in a democratic polity: When judges are faced with a high-stakes query (like elections) in which strict interpretations of what is legal might not only yield unjust results but also provoke social tensions or conflict, they must find the just and appropriate balance between law and context. It is clear that the Supreme Court's judicial intervention is advocating measures that aren't appropriate for promoting governance and democracy in Zimbabwe.
One thing emerging from both the court's rulings which must not be glossed over is the deep political antagonism that continues to define the relationship between Zimbabwe's main parties, despite six years of coalition rule and the unified euphoria of the March constitutional referendum. Virulent and scathing attacks against Tsvangirai and the MDC from ZANU-PF ministers following the first ruling, as well as assaults by the Mugabe-controlled security forces on MDC partisans are indicative of bigger battles ahead in the event of another disputed vote.
Could we, as some are predicting, be looking at a possible replay of the past six years? Should that become imminent, will this Court despite failing to inspire confidence so far — be able to resist the politics, and stand by the purpose, values, and vision of the new constitutional order? What happens in Wednesday's elections and in the days and weeks following it will be decisive, not the least because it will provide the single most important test for all the key actors of this political process.


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SEC Enforcement Chief Whines that Trying Cases Takes a Lot of Effort
The appeal is on shaky ground. I expect Judge Rakoff will inform the SEC of the case of Digital Equipment Corp. V. Desktop Direct, Inc., 511 U.S. 863 (1993), where a unanimous Supreme Court held that an order refusing to give effect to a settlement agreement wasn't appealable. Perhaps the SEC will devote some of its precious resources to showing why that isn't the governing rule.
The SEC says that the stay should be granted if there is a likelihood of success on the merits, irreparable injury to someone, and whether a stay will harm the non-appellant or the public. Success on the merits is likely, says the SEC, because no court has ever required proof to sustain a consent order submitted by a US governmental agency. Apparently the SEC is so wonderful that no one has ever questioned it before in a court. Well, anyone besides Judge Rakoff, who has already slapped two of the SECs settlements, the notoriously unfair deal with Bank of America over the proxy statement for the takeover of Merrill Lynch, and its settlement in SEC v. Vitesse Semiconductor Corp.. Now we have Judge Rudolf Randa of Minnesota questioning settlements on the same general grounds.
The entire basis of the request for stay pending appeal is that the SEC is too busy to handle this trial. But think about that for a second. They claim to have done their investigation, so trial is only about pulling things together. What else do their trial lawyers have to do? They only filed a single suit against Goldman Sachs over one ABACUS deal, when Goldman Sachs did a bunch of them, all cookie-cutter deals. They have only filed one suit against any of the investment banks that did the same kinds of deals. They have to go to trial against the individuals they singled out at the solely responsible human at each bank. Here's my suggestion: quit trying million dollar insider trading cases and go after billion dollar cheats and liars.
And here's something really rich: their big argument for approving the settlement is that they got most of the relief they would have gotten at trial. Khuzami made the same point in his speech, suggesting that the SEC settles when it gets 85% of what it would get in a trial. That argument doesn't pass the laugh test. Judge Rakoff rejected the settlement because Citigroup didn't admit liability. If the SEC prevailed at trial, Citigroup wouldn't be able to deny liability, and would wind up paying all of the losses suffered by its investors.
Here's Khuzami talking about the neither admit or deny point at the CFA:
While it is easy to criticize from the sidelines, the practical reality is that many companies would refuse to settle cases if they are required to admit unlawful conduct because that might expose them to additional lawsuits by litigants seeking damages.
Well, if the SEC is getting 85% of what it would get in a trial, why would this matter? Would there be outside litigants willing to try a case for 15% of the losses? If that is a real possibility, why not invite them to sign off on the settlement? I expect that the losers in the Citigroup debacle would be happy to join a settlement that would pay them 85% of their losses, rather than try a civil case in which they would be paying their own lawyers. If they refused, either the SEC is settling too cheaply, or there would be grounds for the SEC to agree to a neither admit nor deny clause.
Khuzami should be thanking Judge Rakoff. The ruling is a lever to force the bad guys to admit their evil, and expose the causes of those losses. Holding people accountable is every bit as important as suing them.

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Spencer Parker scored 22 points, and Richaun Holmes had 17 with 11 rebounds and Bowling Green overtook Ball State in the final minute winning 66-64 on Saturday.
Bowling Green (11-14, 5-7 Mid-American Conference) led all the way until Ball State (4-9, 1-11) took over at 48-47 with 11 minutes remaining in the second half.
Ball State pulled ahead by as many as five points down the stretch and led 64-61 with a minute to play before Spencer Parker made two free throws and Anthony Henderson added a layup and Bowling Green regained the lead 65-64 with 44 seconds remaining. Ball State missed its next two attempts inside and the Falcons added a free throw to pad the victory.
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GOODWIN Family Reunion, May 2001
After corresponding with Jack Borland he invited me to the May 2001 reunion of the Pennsylvania Goodwin branch in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where I met about 30 cousins--something on the order of 5th cousins.
CERINI Family Reunion, September 2012
A couple years back I was contacted by the Tomales Bay tribe of Cerinis, and then in February 2012 I heard from Elio Genazzi, a descendant of the Giovanni Nunzio & Angelina (Piezzi) Cerini. His grandmother was one of two children who stayed behind in Giumaglio while the rest emigrated to Tomales Bay, California. Elio was setting up his first trip to the United States so I put him in contact with his American cousins and they threw him a family reunion of over 40 cousins spanning three branches of the Giovanni family, plus another "orphaned" Tomales Bay branch that we have yet to firmly tie to the greater Cerini tree. My father and I represented our tribe. The reunion was held at Lucchesi Park in Petaluma under the most beautifully blue California sky.


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HWACHEON JOURNAL; Peace Dam Still Waits for the Flood That Never Came
By CHOE SANG-HUN
Published: August 28, 2007
In 1986, as South Korea was busy preparing for its largest ever international event, the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, North Korean soldiers broke ground on a gigantic dam just above the Demilitarized Zone.
As South Koreans wondered what their unpredictable Communist neighbors were up to, the military dictator of South Korea, Chun Doo-hwan, offered his own terrifying possibility: a killer flood.
In response to the so-called water-bomb scare, South Korean television networks broadcast artists' conceptions of monstrous walls of water unleashed from the North Korean dam, wiping out most of Seoul, 120 miles downstream, with the impact of a nuclear explosion during the Olympics.
So South Korea built a dam of its own. Even schoolchildren joined the fund-raising campaign to construct a protective bulwark against the threat.
Today, the ''Peace Dam'' -- begun in 1987, abandoned halfway through as a misguided cold war scheme, then revived and completed in 2005 -- stands here, a 410-foot-high, 1,970-foot-wide rock and concrete hulk. There is no reservoir; the dam's only function is to contain a possible deluge, by accident or design, from the Imnam Dam in the North, 22 miles up the northern tributary of the Han River.
''Like the two Koreas, the two dams are twin brothers, born at the same time, facing each other across DMZ,'' said Lee Tae-ik, an official at Korea Water Resources Corporation, which maintains the South Korean dam. ''The Peace Dam is an inevitable child of a divided nation.''
The Peace Dam is a $429 million monument to the politics on the divided peninsula -- its massive wall evocative of the challenge President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea faces at a three-day meeting between the nations' leaders from Oct. 2 to Oct. 4 in Pyongyang, North Korea's capital. At the meeting, Mr. Roh plans to urge the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, to scale down the tension and mistrust along the 150-mile-long border in return for economic incentives.
In few places is the South Korean desire for peace, and the sometimes surreal manifestations of inter-Korean hostility, on better display than here in Hwacheon.
''With 24,000 civilians vs. 36,000 soldiers, we are the most 'military intensive' county in South Korea,'' said Choi Moon-soon, a Hwacheon official. ''People here are very anti-Communist.''
Here in Hwacheon, suspicion of North Korea is etched both into the landscape, which is dotted with minefields and tank traps and monuments built at some of the Korean War's bloodiest battle sites, and in the minds of residents, who remember when Northern commandos crossed the border in 1992, killing three South Korean soldiers and eluding manhunts before escaping back to the North.
A few miles northwest of the Peace Dam, an asphalt road, hacked into hillsides so remote that local residents claim to have sighted supposedly extinct tigers, winds past military outposts carrying slogans like, ''If we fight, we will win'' before coming to a dead end at the southern boundary of the DMZ.
There, the South Korean army's Seven Star Guard Post looms atop a mist-shrouded hill, part of the nearly two million-strong military forces on both sides of the border prepared to resume the war that was suspended with a cease-fire in 1953.
When the war halted, the two sides agreed to create a demilitarized zone 2.5 miles wide. But at Seven Star, the DMZ is only one-fifth that, the result of the armies inching in over the years to get a better vantage point against their adversaries.
''If the enemy comes within 50 meters of the borderline at the center of DMZ, we broadcast a warning three times,'' said Capt. Kwon Seong-ho. ''The moment the enemy steps on the borderline, we fire warning shots. The moment the enemy crosses it, we are licensed to kill.''
Here the temperature soars to 97 degrees in summer and plunges to minus 33 degrees in winter. Off-duty soldiers play a form of soccer with a ball attached to a rope. As Captain Kwon explained, they don't want to wade into a minefield to retrieve a ball.
Even along this time-frozen frontier, there are abundant signs of how the two sides have diverged after decades of pursuing different ideologies and policies. The Southern barracks are outfitted with satellite TV, karaoke machines and showers. At night, the Southern fence is lighted up, while the energy-starved North sinks into darkness.
After the first meeting between the Koreas, in 2000, South Korea's president at the time, Kim Dae-jung, declared that there would be ''no more war'' in Korea, beginning an unprecedented mood of reconciliation. But two years later, in the middle of the World Cup soccer finals, which took place in South Korea and Japan, the North and South Korean Navies engaged in a bloody skirmish on their disputed western sea border.
After South Korea rushed to complete the first phase of the Peace Dam in time for the 1988 Olympics, it became clear that it had misjudged the North's intentions.
The so-called water offensive never came. The North used its Imnam Dam to reroute water to a hydroelectric power plant on its east coast. In 1993, government auditors concluded that President Chun had exaggerated the dam's threat to mute political discontent at home.
The Peace Dam became a symbol of cold war hysteria.
Then, in early 2002, only months before the World Cup finals, satellite pictures showed cracks in the clumsily built North Korean dam.
''It was terrifying when, out of the blue, a huge wall of muddy water and chunks of ice tumbled down from the North,'' said Mr. Choi, the Hwacheon official.
The North repaired its dam. But South Korea resumed construction on its own dam and finished it in 2005.
When the North-South meeting was announced, the mayor of Hwacheon, Chung Kap-chol, wrote to President Kim urging that the two sides address a growing water dispute between the two Koreas.
Imnam Dam has reduced water inflow in the Han River by 12 percent, threatening its ecosystem and contributing to water shortages in the Seoul metropolitan area.
Some suggest that South Korea shut the Peace Dam's four sluice gates, to fill up a reservoir for drinking water. But this could cause flooding on the North Korean side. The Peace Dam, like its Northern counterpart, could be a potent weapon.
''Once peace finally comes to Korea, the Peace Dam will function like a normal dam,'' says a public relations video at a Peace Dam museum. ''Until then, the Peace Dam stands here, silently suffering the burden of national division.''
PHOTO: South Korea, fearing a water attack from the North, began work on the Peace Dam in the 1980s but did not finish it until 2005. (PHOTOGRAPH BY SEOKYONG LEE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE)
MAP: Hwacheon has 24,000 residents -- and 36,000 troops. The map shows the location of Hwacheon, South Korea.


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Of course the disciples are nonplussed. They tell Jesus what He already knows. They don't have the means to feed so many. Then He asks them a simple question. "How many loaves do you have?" (Matthew 15:34) We can imagine the disciples showing him the seven loaves and the few small fish. Then Jesus tells them to have the crowd sit down. I wonder what they thought then. Did they think there was going to be a riot if they did not provide food for so many? Did they think Jesus was foolhardy to make it seem that they could? Why was he expecting so much of them?
The miracle that occurs then showed them, and us, that he was not foolhardy. Neither was he expecting too much of them. He knew exactly what they had and what they were capable of. But this was the God of the universe, the one who created those few loaves and fish. The miracle that occurs then showed them, and us, that even a small offering was enough, when it was put into the hands of a mighty God.
When I published my first devotional book, Spur of the Moment, I thought it would be a very small local effort. I was nervous about ordering 500 copies and I was amazed when they sold out quite quickly. I was even more amazed when I saw that little book travel to some very far away places – places like India and England, Mexico and the South Pacific. Then God started to show me what He can do when a small thing is put into His hands.
I began receiving letters and emails and even a few phone calls telling me how that small book had changed their lives.
God had a plan. It was not my skilful inspiring words that can change someone's life. It was God's Spirit that moved the hearts of his people through the words in a small devotional book. And sometimes he does it through a mystery or a romance or a fantasy novel. God has a plan to heal and restore, to instil a renewed faith and to bestow joy beyond our wildest dreams upon the lives of His people, through our words.
So, how many loaves do you have? Does it seem like only a few crumbs in the face of a great need? Be encouraged. Jesus will take those crumbs and make them enough. In fact, He will make them into an abundance of blessing as they are fed to those who hunger for them.
So offer them up. Then stand back and watch.
Marcia Lee Laycock writes from central Alberta Canada where she is a pastor's wife and mother of three adult daughters. She was the winner of The Best New Canadian Christian Author Award for her novel, One Smooth Stone and also has two devotional books in print. Her work has been endorsed by Sigmund Brouwer, Janette Oke, Phil Callaway and Mark Buchanan. Marcia's second novel, A Tumbled Stone was recently short listed in the contemporary fiction category of The Word Awards. Abundant Rain, an ebook devotional for writers can be downloaded here. Visit Marcia's website


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The Pope is super early for his flight
The Pope is super early for his flight.
He asks his driver on his way to the airport if he could drive around for a while because they have time to kill and he hasn't driven a car since becoming the pope.
Naturally, he's a bit rusty, so he's driving poorly, when suddenly he sees police lights behind him. He pulls over and when the officer comes up to the window his eyes go wide. He says to the pope "Hold on for a minute," and goes back to his car to radio the chief.
Cop: "Chief we have a situation. I've pulled over an important figure."
Chief: "How important? A governor or something?"
Cop: "No sir. He's bigger."
Chief: "So, what? a celebrity or something?"
Cop: "More important, sir."
Chief: "A major politician?"
Cop: "No sir, he's much more important."
Chief: "WELL WHO IS IT!?"
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Watling, Sue and Crawford, Karin (2010) Digital exclusion and the social work agenda. In: HUSITA9 at the Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development, 10-14 June 2010, Hong Kong.
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Issues around digital exclusion may be in their infancy but they are developing fast. The Internet has the potential to offer equity of digital access for enabling individual independence and empowerment in an increasingly digital society. However, for many users of assistive technologies, this remains a problematic scenario. Citizens, who already experience disablement through social failure to recognise difference and diversity of need, may be doubly disabled by exclusive digital policy and practice. There is an urgent need to research the implications of this exclusion for human service educators and practitioners. This paper was presented at HUSITA9 at the Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development in Hong Kong, June 2010.
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The Fashion Spot showcased Sass & Bide's second eyewear collection. Their new collection, title "Ladysaint," and is dominated by signature graphic prints and bright colors that mirror much of their clothing.
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In Secret Vampire, Poppy is dying. Her best friend, James can offer her eternal life - as a vampire. One kiss and she sees into his soul. But can she follow him into death ...and beyond?
In Daughters of Darkness, there are three sisters with a secret, on the run from their cruel and ruthless brother. Can their new human friend Mary Lynette resist the powerful charm of their brother -and save the sisters and herself from a deadly fate at the hands of a werewolf?
In Enchantress, Blaise is irrestistible. She's lethal. She bewitches boys for sport. then she meets a boy who matters to her cousin. Thea. They become rivals in love. It's Thea's white magic against Blaise's black magic. They're both breaking the rules. But it's Thea who risks expulsion from the Night World ...
About the Author
Lisa Jane Smith is the author of more than twenty books for young adults, including the Night World and Vampire Diaries series (Hodder) and the trilogies The Forbidden Game and Dark Visions (Scholastic). Since childhood she has been fascinated by the night and the way the ordinary world changes in moonlight. She lives in Northern California, in a rambling house in a small town.
Reader Chart - Position 5 - 'Definitely written for the teenage reader, but these are brilliant books that I would especially recommend to those who enjoy Stephanie Meyer.' -- Waterstone's Books Quarterly 20091001
Series: Night World Ser.
Audience: Teenager / Young Adult
For Ages: 12 - 14 years old
For Grades: 7 - 9
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 599
Published: 23rd May 2011
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 19.7 x 13.0 x 3.9
Weight (kg): 0.42


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CLEARWATER — It was senior night at Clearwater Central Catholic on Tuesday, but a freshman stole the show.
Right-handed pitcher Sam McCloskey threw her entire arsenal at Northside Christian. Fastballs, knuckle-curves, curveballs, drop balls, rise balls — McCloskey had them all working with pinpoint accuracy to no-hit the Mustangs in a 5-1 victory.
The victory is the second substantial win in a row for CCC, which a day earlier defeated Canterbury by a 4-2 count, and avenges a five-run loss to Northside a month ago.
"We're peaking at a great time with districts coming up," CCC coach Meghan Kimsey said.
Northside (8-5) had runners in scoring position against McCloskey (8-9) in each of the first three innings but couldn't take advantage.
CCC (8-9) broke open a scoreless tie in the bottom of the third by scoring all five of its runs. Ashley Ridgeway got things started with a leadoff single. A walk and a hit batter loaded the bases, and with one out, Kelly Coston was hit by Northside pitcher Jessica Anderson (6-5) to bring home the Marauders' first run.
McCloskey followed with a bases-clearing triple to deep centerfield that put CCC ahead 4-0.
"I got a hold of it," she said. "I saw it. It was a nice inside pitch, and I just ripped it. … I actually cannot hit the inside pitch really well. Surprisingly, I kind of got it."
Jenna Lee's infield single ricocheted off Anderson's glove to score McCloskey for a 5-0 advantage.
Staked to a sizable lead, McCloskey settled into a groove and worked efficiently through the Northside lineup.
"I felt pretty comfortable out there," she said.
The Mustangs pushed their only run across in the seventh when Kayla Turner scored from second on Ashlie Phillips' sacrifice bunt. The loss snaps a three-game win streak for Northside.


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Actor Sanjay Dutt, who was recently convicted under provisions of the Arms Act for possessing illegal weapons, has reportedly resumed shooting for his upcoming cop film Policegiri.
Sanjay was spotted shooting for the climax scene of the film at Kamalistan Studios. A remake of South flick Saamy, Policegiri will have Sanjay playing the role of a maverick cop. In the film, Dutt will be paired opposite Prachi Desai.
The Supreme Court recently upheld actor Sanjay Dutt's Arms Act conviction and sentenced him to 5 years imprisonment for his role in the 1993 bomb blasts case. Dutt, who has already spent around 18 months behind bars, will now serve a sentence of around three and a half years. Recently, Dutt also declared that he respects the decision of the court and that he would not seek a pardon.


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Sorry ladies and gents. I have been busy out with my friends, traveling, busy editing so many videos that I have not made a blog in a long long time.
I would like to talk about making friends in Japan.
Starting off with how to make friends in Japan. It is almost like making friends in another country really, you go out, talk to people and get their social network contact info to keep in touch. Pretty straight forward.
The big thing you will have a problem with in Japan is
A. keeping those friends
B. having to say goodbye to friends who leave the country.
The first one is surprisingly more tricky than at least Canada. In Japan, you will find a lot of people just stop contacting you due to busy with work, they get married and become busy, or they were never really that close to you from the start and slowly "stop knowing you".
This is a feeling I never noticed in Canada so much. Its not that it doesn't happen, its just that in Japan you will notice this much more than you would in your home land. This problem can only be avoided to an extent. No matter how much contact you keep with someone, the effort you make on your side, how available you are it will always be in the hands of the other person as well right.
Having friends leave the country is one of the most painful feelings. It has been described as other foreigners as having a funeral to your friends. Making friends with other foreigners is fun. I have no discrimination between the place you were born and the status of your residence here, so I will become friends with anyone who is a cool person. The sad thing is knowing that a lot of people don't stay in Japan... and I have made friends with a lot of people who are currently about to leave. It is the worst feeling I have ever felt.
The only way to avoid this is not become friends with people who are not staying forever. But then you are missing out on the wonderful relationships that you can develop with them. I don't see it as a waste of time that I got to know so many people who will split off and part from here. Heck, gives me a chance to travel and an excuse.
Just prepare yourself when making friends in Japan that these are two problems that you might come across. Make sure you have a little extra money saved to visit your extended families across the globe.


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In early '11 I gained weight and got up to 159 lbs. In May of '11 I lost 35 lbs and got back to my normal/current weight of 125 lbs and went from a bra size of 38 DD to a 36 D. The significant amount of weight loss decreased my breast volume to a less than desirable point and they began to sag. I am only 20 years old and have significant drooping, back pain, and the nipple/areola are below the skin line where the breast skin meets with the upper abd skin. What would you suggest I do?
Breast Lift? Breast Augmentation?
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Ultimate Breast Lift alternative provides internal bra support
If you want larger breasts then you will need implants. However, if you want to stay the same size then you need a lift. There is a new procedure called The Ultimate Breast Lift, which avoids the vertical scars such as the lollipop or boat anchor shaped incisions. Using this technique, it is possible to reshape your breast, elevate them higher on the chest wall to increase your cleavage and upper pole fullness. Back pain is eliminated because the weight of the breast is transferred to the underlying muscle by the internal bra.
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Breast Lift? Breast Augmentation?
Without a photo it is hard to assess the issues properly. It does sound that you would do well to have a breast lift. If the current breast size is satisfactory, that is all you should consider. If more volume is also in your goal, implants would be considered.
When you ready for an in person consultation, RealSelf has listings of surgeons in your area. You should consider cross referencing the listings from the The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (plasticsurgery dot org). A listing in the ASPS website assures you that your surgeon is not only board certified, but also is a member in good standing of the major plastic surgery organization in the U. S.
Thank you for your question, best wishes.
Breast lift or Breast Augmentation
Your history of weight gain and loss indicates you may have ptosis or sagging and will need some sort of lift. The implants may give you a better final result.
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Breast lift?
It sounds like you may need a lift. Of course, an exam in person is critical so that the appropriate surgical plant can be provided for you.
Breast lift? breast augmentation
Based on your description, it sounds as if you may benefit from a lift. If you are happy with the size of your breasts, an implant may not be necessary. However, it is difficult to guide you without an examination. As others have suggested, I would also recommend that you have a consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon -- he or she will then be able to discuss options with you in more detail. Good luck!
Breast lift, implants, or both?
Based on what you described, it is difficult to determine exactly what would be best for you. The best course is to make an appointment and see a board certified plastic surgeon who can examine you and make recommendations.
Sagging after weight loss
Breast augmentation, lift, or both
Thanks for your inquiry and good description of your past year. Congratulations on loosing your weight. Without a picture it is hard to answer your question completely, but I will highlight some points. If you desire increased size, volume may be added with a breast augmentation. However, if your nipple/areolar complex lie below your breast crease I would reccomend you also have a breast lift. Many surgeons like myself do them together in one step routinely. Finally, as far as your back pain, an augmentation may actually worsen your symptoms and a lift alone may not help because the cause of back pain is multi-factorial. You can go to many websites including mine at tarrantplasticsurgery.com to learn more about what is entailed in a breast lift with augmentation, and of course seek the opinion of a board certified plastic surgeon to get more information and cousel. Good luck, Dr Rumalla
Breast lift
I am hearing conflicting information in your question. On the one hand you state the volume of your breasts is less than you would like but on the other hand you are experiencing back pain. Although there are numerous causes of back pain, large breasts can be a contributing factor.
A breast lift can remove the excess skin and reshape the breast. The nipple will once again be over the most projecting part of the breast and no breast skin will rest on the abdomen. This will not make you larger. A implant will be required to restore upper pole fullness to the breast which sounds like what you are after.
I would encourage you to seek out a board certified plastic surgeon to evaluate you and help you understand the possibilities that exist for achieving your desired goals. I hope this was helpful and good luck.
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Breast augmentation is not the answer for sagging. Vertical lift works best.
If your main concern is sagging of your breasts, there is no substitute for a breast lift, but it has to be a vertical lift, not a "donut" or "crescent" lift. The inverted-T or anchor-scar lift involves too much scarring. The vertical lift design provides the most effective lift. Remember that breast implants do not elevate the breasts. Sometimes patients think implants will take up the slack, but this does not happen - your breasts would stay saggy but just be larger if you had implants without a lift.
Usually for a young woman who wants to look her best, a combination of implants to restore the pleasing upper pole fullness and a vertical lift to correct sagging is the best option. I've attached a part of my website that shows photos of results. Remember, some breast tissue is removed with the lift, so you don't have to be any larger - but this way you can have fullness where you want it and not where you don't.
Learn more: http://www.swansoncenter.com/content/ideal-breast/procedures/breast-lift/patient-photographs.asp
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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The Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) announced that four new Sharia'h compliant financial indexes from Deutsche Bank were admitted to its Official List of traded securities on December 27, 2005 and have commenced trading. This takes the number of financial instruments listed on the exchange to 10, within three months of its launch.
The four new instruments added are: the CROCI (Cash Return on Capital Invested) Islamic Global Certificates - Global Index, the CROCI Islamic USD Certificates - Islamic Europe Index, CROCI Islamic USD Certificates - Islamic US Index and the CROCI Islamic USD Certificates - Islamic Japan Index.
Up to 10,000,000 CROCI Islamic Global Certificates are available to invest in at an issue price of USD 100 per Certificate.
According to Mr. Nasser Al Shaali, Chief Operating Officer, DIFX, "As the DIFX continues to expand we will see increasingly diverse products being offered, covering a wide geography and multiple economic sectors. And with the strong demonstration of support from the regional financial industry, DIFX's strength as a cash equity market will be evidenced by more initial public offerings in 2006."
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I'm conducting some field surveys this year of some local reptile populations; I'd like to be able to easily and accurately record GPS coordinates in the field as well as take electronic. So I'm looking for a tablet that has GPS capabilties and has a stylus input as well (for note taking--both of the GPS and things like gender, size etc of the animals). Ideally I'll be able to easily sync it to my desktop and output those files right to excel since I anticipate generating a fair amount of data. Built in camera is *not* needed as I'll be using my cannon--I've never seen a tablet with a built in camera that's adequate for this sort of stuff.
It's OK if I have to buy an app or software to use the tablet for GPS purposes, but it does have to be available somehow.
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The city's Public Works Department offers Phoenix residents a green way to take down their Christmas trees. Trees can be dropped off for recycling at any of the participating Phoenix parks anytime between Wednesday, Dec. 25, and Saturday, Jan. 4.
Participating parks in Ahwatukee include:
• Mountain Vista Park, 50th Street just north of Ray Road
• Desert Foothills Park, Desert Foothills and Chandler Boulevard.
Residents also may bring their Christmas trees to A to Z Equipment Rentals and Sales locations, 4050 E. Indian School Road or 15634 N. 32nd St., which will accept trees at no charge from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25 through Saturday, Jan. 4, except on Tuesday, Dec. 31, when trees will be accepted from 9 a.m. to noon. The stores will be closed Monday, Dec. 30.
City transfer stations also are an option for Christmas tree recycling. Both locations (30205 N. Black Canyon Highway and 3060 S. 27th Ave.) will accept trees from 5:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays and 6 a.m. to noon on New Year's Eve. Residents should be advised that transfer stations are closed on Sundays and New Year's Day.
Trees should be cleared of any decorations including tinsel and tree stands and other hardware should also be removed before recycling.
Residents also are able to donate living container-grown trees for replanting in city parks. Parks will only accept 15 gallon-sized or 24-inch box-sized trees. The trees need to be one of the four following species: Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis), Eldrica pine or Goldwater pine (Pinus eldarica), Canary Island pine (Pinus canariensis) or Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii). For more information about donating a living tree, call (602) 495-3762.
Additional information on holiday recycling can be found at phoenix.gov/publicworks or by calling (602) 262-7251.


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Cambridge resident Nichole Laase never thought she could go out to eat with her 6-year-old son Preston. But after welcoming Kona, a yellow Labrador retriever service dog, into the family Jan. 30, she's been able to do just that.
Preston was diagnosed with autism when he was 2 years old. Since then, it's been a series of adjustments for Laase and her husband Corey Laase.
"We've always had to put Preston in the cart or take turns going shopping, but with Kona he's really calm and we're able to get our shopping done," Nichole said. "We don't feel like we have to wait until someone's home to watch him. We can go out and do things now."
Kona is an autism assist dog from the nonprofit organization Can Do Canines, which supplies dogs to people with various medical and developmental conditions, from diabetes to hearing impairment. The organization services Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin.
It took four years for Nichole to finally have Kona as part of the family, but it's been nothing but a gift for them.
The three of them went to Wal-Mart, Target and out to eat together for the first time since Preston was a baby. Nichole was even able to try on clothes at a store, which is something she never thought she could do while with Preston, she said.
"They're buddies," Nichole said. "Kona just calms him somehow."
The primary purpose of an autism assist dog is to prevent the child from running away. Kona is tethered to Preston and can sense when he's about to bolt. Kona will then stay in his position, so that Nichole and Corey can get Preston and continue with whatever they are doing. But Kona has also helped Preston with other things, too.
Before Kona, Preston had trouble sleeping and would get out of bed. Now, the two go to bed at about 8 p.m. and sleep through the night. With Kona, Preston also has a better time eating and can stay seated longer during meal time.
A typical day with Kona starts with Preston waking up, getting dressed, eating breakfast and letting Kona out. Preston has to feed Kona before heading to school. After school he has applied behavior analysis therapy before free time. Preston is also in charge of taking Kona on walks with Nichole.
Nichole said Preston seems to enjoy the responsibility. That's something that Can Do Canine client services coordinator Leslie Flowers has seen in other autism assist dogs and their children.
"They take lots of pride in taking care of their dog," Flowers said. She said other families have also reported improvements with tantrums.
A typical wait time for an autism service dog is about three years, said Flowers, who is also the Laases' trainer.
"The wait time is long because not every dog has the temperament to be an autism assist dog," Flowers said. "These dogs must be very laid back and accepting of behaviors associated with the mood swings of autistic children."
Kona is a playful and bubbly 2-year-old dog. He likes chew toys and cuddling, but when he puts on his suit, he knows it's time to work. He and other dogs have helped children like Preston gain independence and a sense of freedom since the program graduated its first dog, Reno, in 2007.
Autism assist dogs make up about 10-15 percent of the dogs placed by Can Do Canines, Flowers said. This year, Preston and Kona are one of the three that currently have autism assist dogs. Last year, the organization placed eight autism service dogs into homes, and a total of 443 for the entire organization. Every dog given by the organization goes through $25,000 of training and is given to families free of charge.
Nichole and Corey hope it helps Preston to become more independent and help people understand him better.
"People just write (children with autism) off as being retarded or having Down syndrome, which is a totally different thing," Corey said. But with Kona around, he said, "People want to understand what's going on."
Corey and Nichole want others to see Preston as he is: a loving, cuddly and tech-savvy 6-year-old who knows more about how to work an iPad than most kids his age.


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The kindergarteners sat on the carpet as their teacher classified different organisms as producers, consumers or decomposers, using stuffed animals and pictures as examples.
Then she took them just outside their classroom door, to the zoo.
They observed a giraffe-and-zebralike okapi (a consumer) eating leaves (a producer) behind a wooden fence (a decomposer).
The six kindergarteners attend school at Lowry Park Zoo, the only zoo in the nation to run an accredited school, officials said. The school is in its sixth year, and parents pay $499 a month in tuition.
At Zoo School, students are taught the same lessons as their counterparts in traditional schools, except their studies come alive in outdoor "classrooms." They take daily strolls along the zoo grounds, where they learn math by visiting concession stands and do graphing based on their favorite animals — all lessons designed to meet state curriculum objectives.
"It really is nature's classroom," said Kellie Hales, the zoo's preschool and kindergarten coordinator. "It's like a field trip every day."
Right now, the class meets on secured property next to the zoo and is led by Aimee Bozylinsky, who is in her second year teaching zoo school. Previously, she taught at Cahoon Elementary, an animal sciences magnet school, which brings in animals from the zoo and Busch Gardens. She came to the zoo when she saw how much the children at Cahoon learned in just five minutes with an animal.
Imagine how much knowledge the children soak up here, she said.
The kindergarten class averages 10 students. The economy may be a factor in the lower-than-average number this year, zoo officials said, but Bozylinsky sees this year's class of just six students as a good thing.
"The class size is brilliant and there's more freedom to teach what they're interested in," she said. "It's better than a book."
They walk around the zoo on number hunts. They search for opposites and learn about money and goods and services at merchandise stands.
In addition to the zoo, the children have a garden where they grow plants and flowers so they can personally feed animals, such as the hibiscus-loving reptiles. There's a rain barrel and tree stumps that serve as seating for an outdoor reading circle. They recycle, write in their journals, raise tadpoles to become frogs and watch caterpillars morph into butterflies.
"The children have an interest in every living thing," Hales said, "and they're given a foundation to respect the earth."
So what happens after kindergarten?
The zoo would like to extend the program to upper grades, but there's not enough space, Hales said. There is a row of classrooms overlooking playgrounds and gardens, but most of them accommodate the zoo's preschool program.
So it's off to traditional schools where the adjustment becomes a big obstacle for some, one parent said.
Monique Bell's two daughters attended the zoo's preschool and kindergarten. One is in third grade now; the other just started her first year in public school.
The first-grader, Makayla, wants to know why there is so much sitting in a classroom and why she isn't surrounded by animals.
"For them, it's a whole different way of learning," Bell said. "But (Zoo School) has given them such a good foundation that the kids can spend this next part of their lives more involved with wanting to take care of animals and the environment."
Bell said the family just returned from a trip to the Mayan Ruins in Cozumel, where iguanas roam free. She told Makayla to stop chasing the iguanas.
"They don't bite," Makayla told her mom. "Miss Aimee said they might whip you with their tails."
Bozylinsky, also known as Miss Aimee, seizes every opportunity to teach. On a recent day, her students were walking by a pygmy hippo when she stopped to ask: "Are hippos' teeth pointy or flat?"
"Both!" said 5-year-old Fiona Watson-Canning. "The hippos' front teeth are pointy in front to scare predators; the back teeth are flat to eat!"
Students asked to see the giraffes, visit with the blue duiker and talked about the hyena as a consumer.
On the walk back to class through a private path, they saw a grasshopper on the sidewalk.
"Don't hurt it!" they screamed.
Just outside the classroom buildings, Miss Aimee stopped her students again.
"The verb of the day is 'fly,' " she said.
The children stretched out their arms and flapped them like wings.
Then they took off to their classroom. Soaring.
Dong-Phuong Nguyen can be reached at (813) 909-4613 or email@example.com.


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Led by pitching ace Marie McLaughlin, Legacy Christian Academy beat the PACT Panthers 11-1 April 19 in girls' softball.
On the mound and at the plate, McLaughlin got the job done, never allowing more than four hitters per inning and then stepping up to the plate and hitting a triple into deep left field in the top of the fifth.
Adding to McLaughlin's triple, the Lions' four stolen bases and nine singles produced a decisive win.
Next, Legacy took the field Friday against Concordia Academy-Roseville. At game's end, Legacy lost 2-1 against a well-matched opponent.
The Lions got their game face on when they returned to home field Tuesday to face Heritage Christian Academy, a team on a four-game losing streak when it stepped on to the Legacy field.
It was a battle of the bats with Heritage crossing the plate for the lead 1-0 in the first.
Legacy responded and took the lead after two innings, then relinquished the lead and never posed a serious threat until the bottom of the sixth when the Lions rallied with rapid base hits to go up by one run.
Final score, Legacy 7, Heritage 6.
"It was a nice comeback. Nice win," coach McLaughlin said to the girls after the last out.
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Speaking via webcast to thousands of Jewish Americans, Obama said he hoped to rapidly resume discussions with Israel about ways to bolster its security as the Iran deal moves forward. Obama said he is expecting quick improvements in ties between the longtime allies once the accord is implemented. Obama comments assumed significance as the lawmakers will vote on nuclear accord next month.


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The Summit County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help in finding the person who took a laptop computer and a jump drive from a court reporter's office July 10 in the Summit County Courthouse in downtown Akron.
The items were taken around 4 p.m. from the office at 219 S. High Street, according to Inspector Bill Holland.
"The laptop and jump drive contained sensitive case information, including information pertaining to ongoing cases," according to a Sheriff's Department news release. "The theft was caught on video."
The department is asking anyone with information about the theft, or the identity of the person in the videos, to call the Summit County Sheriff's Office at 330-643-8634.
Information which leads to the arrest and indictment of the subject could be eligible for a reward from Summit County Crimestoppers.
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I was a midwife before I had children. Has my perspective changed? In spades. But, I was still a good midwife back then.
I personally prefer child-less providers, because I feel like their attention is more focused on me during birth. Selfish, I know, but it is what it is. I feel like a mother might be distracted by the goings-on at home, and a child-less provider less likely to be so. That sounds terrible to say out loud, but it really is how I feel.
I came into the birth world pretty young (22 I was holding the birth space). Im struggling through infertility. I'm working forwards being a MW.
Will I be a better MW postpartum? Don't know. I can only be what I am now. Will I not get hired? Sure. It hurts sometimes but that is okay.
I don't plan on hiring a mw at all. As for doula, it is no concern to me if she has birthed herself or not. I don't need her story - I need her experience as a birth professional and to know her way around a camera.
We are all coming from different places. Isnt it beautiful?
So lovely! I bet by now you have a.... 12-14 month old?! How exciting!
I am now 14 weeks pregnant , and I can also say that my perspective is now rather different. I do not think that it would have/will change my ability to be an effective birth pro, but I guess there will be a new component of empathy through which I can relate to those moms more than ever before.
Even so, I think that passionate & dedicated people are capable of anything. Period.
Mother-to-be and full-time dreamer. Love to snuggle my DH , and my pup and kitties!
"Embrace this moment, remember we are eternal beings, all pain is an illusion."
Someone who hasn't given birth can absolutely be a great doula or midwife. I don't think it would affect my decision regarding which doula or midwife I chose, that will have much more to do with how well we click, how they make me feel, etc. In some ways I can see it being easier for someone who hasn't experienced childbirth to minimize the discomfort, pain, and so forth - like a male doctor who has never had menstrual cramps, poo-pooing about how they aren't so bad or its just psychological. But even people who have experienced childbirth can be dismissive assholes, so I do not consider the experience of childbirth to be the main determining factor for who makes a great birth attendant. Qualities I want - someone who is supportive of me and my decisions, respectful, patient, warm, a kind touch, confident, knowledgeable, strong, empathetic, with a good sense of humor, fun, positive, and enthusiastic.... Perhaps experiencing birth themselves has helped them attain these qualities, but perhaps not.
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To the question. For me I want a doula that has given birth. MIDWIFE- I don't care
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James McClean subject of death threats
LONDON -- Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill says Irish winger James McClean has received death threats after refusing to wear an embroidered poppy on his shirt for a Premier League match.
Police are investigating reports the 23-year-old McClean received the threats on a social networking site.
McClean was the only Sunderland player to appear during the Black Cats' 2-1 loss at Everton last weekend and not wear a jersey with a poppy to commemorate Remembrance Day, honoring those who sacrificed their lives in wars.
Speaking after Sunderland's 3-1 win over Fulham on Sunday, O'Neill says McClean has been criticized for his decision, including "getting death threats as well now, so that doesn't help."
McClean was subjected to abuse on Twitter this year after switching national teams from Northern Ireland to Ireland.
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Boston's Patrice Bergeron wins Selke Trophy
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LAS VEGAS—Boston's Patrice Bergeron has won the Selke Trophy as the NHL's best defensive forward.
Bergeron won the trophy at the NHL Awards ceremony on Wednesday night.
The 2011 Stanley Cup champion beat out St. Louis captain David Backes and Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk, a three-time Selke winner.
Bergeron had 22 goals and 42 assists for the Bruins while racking up a plus-36 rating as a dominant two-way player. Bergeron and Norris Trophy nominee Zdeno Chara formed the backbone of the Bruins' defensive efforts in front of Tim Thomas.
Datsyuk won the award from 2008-10, and Vancouver's Ryan Kesler won it last year.
Bergeron and Backes had never been nominated for the Selke.
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|Sandbaggio. The only gear I needed/used was a Metolius #4 (red) between bolts 1 and 2. The webbing up on the summit tree looks crispy, not to mention the tree is growing/leaning against a giant, weird perched block -- topped out, downclimbed, then lowered off Lawyers, Guns and Hiltis.
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Grocery gap growing as Walmart, Target hold prices
TAMPA - As shoppers do all they can to save at the grocery store, there's a growing gap between two kinds of stores: National chains that generally keep prices stable week-to-week and regional stores that run sporadic sales. Inflation in food prices is putting that different into stark contrast, as picking the right store can mean saving or losing 25 percent on a $80 grocery run. In the last two years, Walmart and Target have managed to limit food price inflation to less than 10 percent – no small feat considering the skyrocketing cost of foods like butter, bacon, eggs, coffee and milk. By contrast, regional Florida stores like Publix and Sweetbay have raised prices dramatically, according to two years worth of prices collected by the Tribune on 30 typical grocery items.Winn-Dixie normally is the most expensive store for a basket of items, followed in order by Publix, Sweetbay, Target and Walmart. Nearly all food items have risen in price in recent weeks, and there is only a hint of silver lining in the future, according to food economists. "The rate of food price inflation will slow down," said Ricky Volpe, an economist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. "We're not looking for prices to turn around and go lower. But the rate of increase will slow down and approach a more historically normal rate." That will come after one wild ride. Food prices really shot up in 2007, Volpe said, but fell rapidly in 2009 amid the first economic downturn. So producers including corn farmers and cattle ranchers cut back production. Then, everything cut loose. Energy costs rose, farmers diverted grains like corn to biofuel production, and demand for better foods started rising quickly in China and Southeast Asia, Volpe said. Combined with a relatively weaker U.S. dollar, and slimmer production in the United States, Volpe predicts food prices to rise 3.5 percent to 4.5 percent in 2011, with the biggest spikes in foods that use a lot of commodities, like milk, beef, poultry and bacon. * * * * * Just how stores have handled those prices varies widely. Rather than run periodic sales, Walmart has stuck to its "Every Day Low Prices" philosophy, and many of the 30 Market Basket items there almost never change in price week to week. Looking over two years of data, Walmart had the lowest average price for 17 of the 30 items measured — staples like butter, eggs, Pepsi, bread, Ragu pasta sauce and Starkist tuna. Robert Murphy said he switched from Publix to Walmart to save money. "I work in the produce industry, and I can see the quality is much better at Publix, but they are just so expensive," Murphy said. "Nowadays, it's all about the money. You have to do everything you can." Target has a consistent-price strategy similar to Walmart's, and recorded the lowest price for 10 of 30 items surveyed, including Cheerios, Oreos, lettuce, Jif peanut butter, sugar and Wesson oil. Sweetbay, by contrast, lifted prices 15 percent in the last 12 months on Market Basket items, 20 percent in the last two years. One counterpoint: A new line of "My Essentials" store-brand items that Sweetbay officials pledge will be the lowest-priced in the market. Sweetbay may have higher prices on produce, said Sweetbay shopper Mareesa Seabring, "but the quality is really nice. And Walmart doesn't always have those unusual things I need sometimes. "If there's a specific kind of pepper, Sweetbay will have it." Publix saw its Market Basket total rise 11 percent in the last 12 months, and upwards of 25 percent over two years. Averaging each item across two years of data, Publix had no item at the lowest price among major grocery stores surveyed. Publix officials say their own surveys show prices across the entire store have risen at just one-third the rate the Tribune found with specific Market Basket items. "We have been successful in delaying some cost increases, reducing the amount of some increases and working with our suppliers to create more weekly specials," said spokeswoman Shannon Patten. Publix is also increasing the number of its signature Buy-One/Get-One free deals on specific items, Patten said. Combined with a coupon, she said, BOGO deals offer shoppers significant savings. * * * * * Whether BOGOs save shoppers money in the long run is difficult to measure. If a two-liter of Pepsi is regularly $1.50, and a BOGO deal comes along, is the real price $75 cents apiece? Or does that merely distort how much Publix charges for Pepsi every other week? Is the price of Pepsi rising or falling, then? 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Jay Cutler looks to Matt Forte as a receiver out of the backfield deep in Bears territory.
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DAIRYVILLE >> A two-vehicle crash Tuesday on State Route 99E near Oklahoma Avenue snarled traffic for about an hour but left no one injured.
About 1 p.m. California Highway Patrol officers responded to a wreck between a blue Suburu Legacy and a red Jeep Rubicon in front of Jill's Fresh Stop Market and Deli.
The driver of the Suburu sedan, Kristina Landrith, 25, allegedly made an unsafe turn from the market toward the northbound SR 99E lane and was broadsided by the southbound Jeep, driven by Barry Garrison, 60, of Washington, said CHP officer Troy Somavia. The Suburu sustained major damage to its back left side, and the Jeep, which was hauling a mini-trailer, sustained damage to its front end and frame.
Somavia said Landrith, who is from the area, reportedly looked both ways before attempting to turn on SR 99E but missed the southbound Jeep. He said Landrith reportedly heard the sound of screeching brakes as she pulled out from the west shoulder near the market.
The driver of the Jeep, Somavia said, was reportedly traveling about 45 miles per hour and applied his brakes before he crashed into the Suburu. The posted speed limit in the area is 55.
Glass from broken windows littered the roadway, but "surprisingly," no one was injured, Somavia said.
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TOKYO (AP) -- A national computerized ID system that was criticized for its big-brother overtones when launched last year became fully operational Monday, allowing Japan's 126 million citizens to cut through red tape with an 11-digit number.
The online database, which contains every citizen's name, address, birth date and sex, is the centerpiece of an government initiative to speed administrative procedures such as filing change-of-address forms or applying for a passport.
Three local governments--two subdivisions of Tokyo and a small town north of the capital--continued to boycott the system Monday, and a citizens' group reportedly planned to seek a court injunction to block operations.
But the upgrade of the Juki Net system appeared to run smoother than its launch last August, when it was plagued by bugs and sparked protests calling it a threat to individual privacy. At that time six local governments refused to participate.
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Cinema Audio Society President, David E. Fluhr, CAS, announced that the organization will honor Production Sound Mixer, Chris Newman, CAS, with the Cinema Audio Society's highest accolade, the CAS Career Achievement Award, to be presented at the 49th CAS Awards on February 16th, 2013 at the Crystal Ballroom of the Millennium-Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles.
"The Cinema Audio Society has a long tradition of honoring talent, excellence, integrity, and contributions to the craft of Sound Mixing," said Fluhr. "I am delighted the Board of Directors has chosen to honor Chris Newman with this award." Former CAS President, Richard Lightstone, CAS added, "Chris Newman is the Gold Standard of Production Sound Mixers. Mr. Newman held himself and all he worked with to the highest standards and his tracks were fastidiously clean but always carried the emotion of the scene photographed. Whenever a sound mixer thinks he has a new way of doing something, you can bet that Chris Newman did it first."
Newman has previously received the CAS Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Feature Film for The English Patient. Newman is also a three-time Oscar® winner.
In a career that spans more than 40 years, Newman has been the Production Sound Mixer on more than 85 feature films, including Medium Cool, The French Connection, The Godfather, Nell, Thunderheart, Tender Mercies, Silence of the Lambs, Sophie's Choice, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The People versus Larry Flynt, Primary Colors, The Manchurian Candidate, Chorus Line, Man on the Moon, Philadelphia, Fame and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.
In addition to his CAS win, Newman has been nominated eight times for the Oscar® with wins for The English Patient, Amadeus and The Exorcist and has been recognized by BAFTA with eight nominations with wins for Fame and Amadeus.
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Having taught sound and filmmaking in Europe, Brazil, Mexico, and at NYU and Columbia University, Chris currently teaches both sound and production at The School of Visual Arts in New York.
As the 31st recipient of the Cinema Audio Society's highest honor, Mr. Newman joins an illustrious group of past honorees that include: Ray Dolby, CAS; Robert Altman, Jack Solomon, CAS; John Bonner, Bill Varney, CAS; Don Rogers, CAS; Walter Murch, CAS; Jim Webb, CAS; Richard Portman, CAS; Tomlinson Holman, CAS; Mike Minkler, CAS; Ed Greene, CAS; Dennis Sands, CAS; Dennis L. Maitland, Sr., CAS, Randy Thom, CAS, Jeffrey S. Wexler, CAS and Scott Millan, CAS.
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