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[Plugin: WP Missed Schedule Fix Failed Posts] Publishing ahead of schedule
I'm having issues with the WP Missed Schedule plugin publishing posts *before* they were scheduled to post. It seems to be publishing them at the first available opportunity on the right date, instead of waiting for the right date and time.
It also seems to be affixing the *correct* time to the post, because the post appears with the correct time it was scheduled for, even if the correct time hasn't arrived yet.
For example: On August 18th at 8:30 AM, I scheduled Example Post was scheduled to post on August 18th at 10:00 AM. Instead, it published it at about 8:32 AM and didn't wait until 10:00 AM.
I posted another, non-scheduled post at 9:00 AM and it appear under/before the post that was supposed to go up at 10:00 AM. The post that was published at 8:32 by WP Missed Schedule, but not scheduled until 10 AM, stays on top until something is posted after it's schedule time of 10 AM.
I'm using WP 3.4.1 and WP Missed Schedule 2011.0920.2011 (the latest versions as of today).
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Toys of the Tokyo Motor Show (VIDEO)
Anticipatory Socialization
Between us and our colleagues over at GaijinPot, we've been all over the Tokyo Motor Show. We've shown you videos of cars, a gallery of cars, on the GPod we waxed automotive at charming length - all about cars.
And you know, that we as adults love cars and automakers as companies love toy cars for kids is not merely serendipitous happenstance. We've been programmed. And you know what else, we are at complete peace with that fact.
Seriously, we can all agree that transportation is necessary, so why NOT love cars? Do we need some alternative fuel sources? Yeah - and we're working on it. In the meantime, either accept your programming or go fall in love with sprinting camels or donkey-based transportation. Forget not, however, the classic pitfallery of over-valuing individual choice!
Okay, then. Here's what's currently programming the little Japanese boys and girls:
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Faulkner, Keating score second consecutive GT Challenge win for TRG
ALTON, Va. (Oct. 5, 2013) – With a tooth-and-nail fight for the 2013 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón GT championship happening behind him, Matteo Malucelli pulled away over the closing laps of Saturday's Oak Tree Grand Prix at Virginia International Raceway to give Risi Competizione its first ALMS victory since Road America in 2011.
It was Malucelli's first career victory in ALMS competition, while co-driver Olivier Beretta picked up his 43rd career victory in the series. The moment of truth came with just under 30 minutes remaining in the two-hour and 45-minute race when Malucelli powered the No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari F458 Italia past Patrick Long in the No. 06 CORE autosport Porsche 911 GT3 RSR heading down the long back straightaway of VIR's 3.27-mile layout.
From that point on, Malucelli set sail to score an easy victory in what has been a tough season for the Risi team, which returned to full-time ALMS competition this season after a one-year absence.
"It is always nice to be back and we had a really good race today," Beretta said. "We have been unlucky since Sebring, and at Long Beach, and Laguna we had pole. The luck has not been on our side. I'm really happy for Risi and Matteo, it is his first win. I hope to go to Petit (Le Mans, Oct. 19) and get another win for this team. The 458 is a great car, but coming out this season we struggled a bit. To get the win now is great for the team, and to get a win for Ferrari. Now we'll go to Petit and do our best."
Long and co-driver Colin Braun finished second ahead of GT points co-leaders Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia in the No. 3 Compuware Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1 for Corvette Racing. Magnussen and Garcia extended their lead in the championship to 16 points, 125-109, over Dirk Muller, who finished fourth at VIR in the No. 56 BMW North America/Crowne Plaza BMW Z4 GTE alongside co-driver Joey Hand.
While the driver championship is still up for grabs with 24 points available to the race winner in the season-ending Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda, the third-place run by Magnussen and Garcia was enough to clinch the ALMS GT team championship for Corvette Racing and the manufacturer's championship for Chevrolet.
In the GT Challenge (GTC) category, No. 66 Port Lavaca Group/Viper Exchange/Adobe Road Winery Porsche 911 GT3 Cup co-drivers Damien Faulkner and Ben Keating parlayed their second consecutive class pole position into their second consecutive victory.
As he also did two weeks ago at Circuit of The Americas, Keating started the No. 66 machine from the GTC pole courtesy of Damien Faulkner's qualifying efforts on Friday. Keating kept the TRG Porsche well in contention throughout his opening stint before giving way to Faulkner to close out the race and secure the victory.
"It was just a dream weekend, to be honest, from start to finish," Faulkner said. "We could be a lot more aggressive since we're not in the championship hunt but Ben did a great job at the start. He felt bad giving me the car in second, but imagine being disappointed to be in second. The team did a great job, we didn't make any mistakes, and they made the car perfect. It ran flawlessly all day. Thanks to the TRG team for doing a great job and hitting our strides today. I said over the radio, knowing everyone could hear it, "I'll fight to the death today."
Jeroen Bleekemolen and Cooper MacNeil extended their lead in the GTC driver championship with a second-place run at VIR in the No. 22 WeatherTech Porsche 911 GT3 Cup for Alex Job Racing. Heading into the season finale, the duo leads Henrique Cisneros by 13 points, 131-118, with 24 points still available.
Cisneros and co-driver Sean Edwards took third in the No. 30 MOMO Porsche 911 GT3 Cup for NGT Motorsport. Also still alive in the GTC championship chase are No. 45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 Cup co-drivers Spencer Pumpelly and Nelson Canache Jr., with 115 points. Pumpelly and Canache finished seventh on Saturday.
The Oak Tree Grand Prix will be televised on ESPN2 at 5:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, Oct. 6. The 2013 American Le Mans Series season closes with the Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda at Road Atlanta on Saturday, Oct. 19.


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You Can Repair These Bags With Just Your Body Heat
Herschel's new Sealtech duffel and backpack actually reseal small holes when you rub your fingers over them.
BY JONATHAN EVANS | Mar 7, 2016 | Fashion
Herschel may have made its name on simple, classically styled duffels, totes, and backpacks, but lately the Vancouver-based company has been pushing hard on the innovation side of things . First there was ApexKnit, a technical knitted fabric that'll remind sneaker-heads of the lightweight uppers on recent releases by Nike, Adidas, and APL. Now Herschel's founders, brothers Lyndon and Jamie Cormack, are introducing a fabric called Sealtech—and it's pretty damn amazing.
The lightweight ripstop nylon isn't just water-resistant; it can actually reseal small holes by tightening the surrounding material, and all it takes is the application of a little body heat via rubbing your fingers over a puncture.
"We're constantly looking for innovative fabrics and manufacturing processes to keep us moving forward," explains Jaime. "We were looking at new materials with unique treatments and different properties when Sealtech fabric was first brought in almost two years ago. This nylon ripstop has the perfect coating combination that not only gives it a soft hand-feel, but it's also water-resistant and can reseal itself after minor punctures." It can't fix big rips or tears, but still: impressive.
Currently, it's available on just two styles: the brand's classic Lawson backpack (USD149) and Sutton duffel (USD99). (You can expect more styles to be introduced in 2017.) The prices are a little higher than Herschel's core range of products, but aside from all the benefits that come with Sealtech, the new bags feature a pared-down aesthetic that—if you ask us—is well worth laying a little extra cash on the table. As Jamie puts it: "We were able to achieve a technically driven end product that has a really elevated, utility look."
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The supermarket industry is notorious for having virtually no profit margins. Just think for a second from an executive's standpoint. All of that work selecting the assortment, store layout, and weekly promotions, and ensuring fresh goods are delivered on time and consistently stocked, and operating margins clock in around 3%. Talk about no love!
Investors will be closely monitoring this sector today, with Safeway (SWY) on deck to report its fourth-quarter results after market close. The reality is that U.S. households are no longer stocking pantries for a number of reasons - they either can't financially, lack actual pantries in scaled-down homes, or view doing so as unnecessary absent an impending snowstorm amidst a Polar Vortex. Hence, same-store sales growth at supermarkets is now often fueled by bouts of inflation rather than unit growth. No inflation, no positive sales, and here come the earnings misses and store closures to keep over-indebted balance sheets from swallowing the entire organization.
Consider this Twitter shareable stat from 2013 produced by research firm Hartman Strategy:
- 18% of supermarket revenues are generated from low velocity categories that turn an average 89 units per week per store.
- 40% of supermarket revenues are generated from shrinking "giant" categories experiencing declining volume, for example canned soup, meat, cereal, and frozen pizza.
So to have any shot of growing same-store sales and out-flanking a Wal-Mart (WMT), supermarkets must be willing to put new, unproven products from the likes of Kellogg (K) and Hormel (HRL), as well as from smaller, unheard of companies, on their shelves that address the evolving preferences of consumers. For instance, products that I would deem "good for you" with slick-looking packaging.
While having a guerilla analyst moment at a local Target (TGT) turned partial supermarket, I found 10 new products that are comparable to emerging markets on supermarket shelves. These are products I have also seen at traditional supermarkets. I am emotionally over Greek yogurt in large white containers, and cylinder-shaped tubs of hummus being the new, cool kids on the block, and went in search of even fresher looking products and packaging.
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Mapping Out the Future of the DC Cinematic Universe
While the Marvel Cinematic Universe is in full swing and laid out the formula for success, and the DC/WB Universe is still in its early phases, I believe DC/WB should follow only to a certain extent. This is how I believe DC should handle their characters in order to achieve an ideal DC Universe on the big screen.
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Before I start, I just want to say yes I know this is another one of "those" articles about how DC/WB should set up their universe, and how one may think that this is an attempt at the $500, but it's not. If I want to share my thoughts and write an editorial, then I'm going to do so. And why would I make this an attempt at the money, this is not going to start a flame war nor will it make the front page unless enough people like it (which wouldn't be a bad thing). Now that that's out of the way, let's get started.
What DC Has So Far
Well, not much. The jumping off point in this universe is
Man of Steel
, the highly, highly controversial film on this site. I for one loved it. Without a doubt it had its issues, whether it's weird/corny/bad writing to an overdose of destruction, it had its issues. But I love those issues and they don't ruin the experience for me. For example, TDKR had plot holes and bad dialogue from time to time, but I still love and it's one of my all-time favorite CBM's (it's even in my top 5). Man of Steel was a great origin for Superman and really was the Superman movie that I have been wanting for a long time. Now regarding the ending,
(I guess, I mean if you don't know the big twist to this movie, where have you been?), I had no problem with Superman killing Zod. I mean, Superman has killed before, and he had no choice here. Now you have probably have heard this a billion times again and then some, so now onto its sequel; World's Finest. I think this is a great move by WB/DC. This allows for the wrong doings of the past to be justified. The amount of destruction Zod caused makes room for Lex Luthor to come in and be set up. This also allows for Bruce Wayne/Batman to come in and have him investigate this "murdering" alien. By checking out and interacting with Superman, this experienced Batman can teach and show Superman what it takes to be a hero and address the big shock of the last film. And atop of all of this, you introduce your second biggest piece of your universe, and it is being brought to us by Zack Snyder, who I've always thought would be good for doing Batman ever since I saw
. As for how much Batman we will see, I expect him to show up briefly at the beginning, disappear, then come back and stay midway through the movie, leaving the first half to be dedicated to character development mostly. And as for the actually actor playing Batman, Ben Affleck, I think he will do great. He has the look, he is a huge fan of the character (
he built his own batcave...kinda
), I liked him in the Town, Argo, even Dogma and Good Will Hunting. And he was an OKAY Daredevil, okay. That movie is terrible, it's unwatchable, but he was okay in a movie where 90% of everything in it was crap. So that already had me convinced that he could pull it off, and then the thought of him directing/writing/staring in future Batman flicks is amazing. Add in the notion that he could be co-writing a or the Justice League films with David S. Goyer and Zack Snyder directing? Yeah, a good writer, director, and actor all in one is a pretty good deal. So overall, MoS was a great set up to this universe, a World's Finest film is a great idea, and Ben Affleck is an unexpected yet good choice for the cape and cowl.
Judgment Day
So it's 2015 and you are just entering the theater. You smell that sweet scent of unbuttered popcorn floating around as you get ready to purchase your ticket for one of, if not THE most anticipated CBM ever. Just weeks ago you saw
The Avengers: Age of Ultron
, which was the greatest CBM ever, and you are wondering how will this live up to the hype, as Marvel was easily able to call the Avengers 2 a major success and the greatest CBM of all time. You start to worry that this will suck, your palms sweat, your mind starts going at 100 miles an hour, you get paranoid and look around. It seems as if everybody is staring at you, then it occurs that if this doesn't do good we won't get a Flash movie. Or a Wonder Woman. Or a Justice League movie. You get ready to faint when you think back to 3 years ago when you were in this same exact spot waiting to get your ticket for The Avengers. For a brief second, you relax and stop sweating, then only to start sweating again when you remember that it's DC. It's your turn in line and you hand your $12.50 to the cashier with lots of pimples. Trying to hide your fear, you stand tall and hand your ticket to "the man" and confidently walk to the concession stand to decide what you want. Because you're feeling weak you go for the large tub of popcorn, extra butter. Then, all of a sudden, at the last second, you look down at those goobers. You hadn't had those since TDKR, a movie which had it's flaws yet was still awesome. You panic, do you risk going for a repeat of a movie that wasn't at full potential, or do you buck the trend and start a new one by getting a box of nutter butters. You look back and forth, then quickly glance at the employee in front of you that clearly hasn't hit puberty, then back at the candy. Your lip starts to quiver and you feel sick when you blurt out nutter butters. Then "kid" hands you your candy and popcorn, already buttered. You make it to your seat, as wet as Free Willy, not knowing whether or not to be excited or scared. The lights dim, and the thought "this will suck" quickly flies across your head. You get ready to puke when you hear to deep drums of Hans Zimmer start. You hold in the barf and look up. The Superman/Batman logo flashes across the screen to epic music. You sit and let out a little squeal and show an enormous grin. You get ready to stand up and jump out of excitement when you see the cute girl in the row in front of you looking back at you. You quickly look down at your feet, full of embarrassment and joy at the same time. You humbly tilt your head up and lay back in your seat and watch the movie.....The movie is over. Your walking out of the theater and are going "wooooooooow!". Your mind has been blown, reassembled, smashed by Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill, reassembled one last time, then blown again. You get to your car and think "what was better, A2 or B/S? What just happened? Is this real life?". You come to the conclusion that you need to see it at least another three times, just like A2 before you judge. Maybe four more times is the right number. No, you have to go see A2 for the fifth time and have to see this four more times. And right before you put your seatbelt on, you run out of your car and get back in line for another viewing. So, in a word, what was that movie? Amazing.
The Next Step
So what was it about that movie that made you go see it eight times? Well, I think that the movie should basically have Luthor create either Metallo, Bizzaro, or Parasite and use whomever that it as the main villain. Lex hires Deathstroke to kill Batman on the side, so it's Superman vs Bizzaro/Parasite/Metallo and Batman vs. Deathstroke. Lex should be caught at the end of the film, but needs to be freed and should not suit up, as there are plans for that in the next Superman flick. I have a fanfic piece that I'm working on right now, so I'll save most of the details for that. Anyway, now that World's Finest is in the books and a great success, what is the next step?
The Amazonian
The next film in this DC universe is a Wonder Woman film. Wonder Woman would be and is a tricky character to put on film. You need to respect the source material, yet update the character for this more modern and "realistic" world. So what should take place in this film? Well, the typical Wonder Woman origin. Scott Trevor meets WW, she goes to the modern world, blah blah blah. But why would you want to see this if the premise sounds so simple? Because it's never been done before. This film could revolutionize the genre and make a Ms Marvel film work. As for the villain for the film, I think Ares should be the main antagonist. Wonder Woman kinda has a weak rogues gallery and she needs to be badass from the very first film. Ares is a pretty cool villain and so with a property like Wonder Woman, you need to play it smart. So this film is a success and it's 2016. You know that Justice League is coming in 2018, but there is one last film that you need to see. That film is...
The Scarlet Speedster
This is where it might get confusing. These are the options for this film:
-Lets assume WB is not going to connect
Arrow & Flash
to the DCU, then he should get his own movie. The year is 2017 and the reason why Arrow wasn't connected to this universe is because it's spinoff,
, sucked or just wouldn't mesh well. Then this is a new Flash and new origin story, unrelated to Arrow.
Arrow & Flash
are hits and this is just a big screen jump from the TV show to the big screen, where it briefly goes over his origins and then onto his normal Flash life with periodic flashbacks from the show or just special moments from his life.
-This film just doesn't happen at all.
Those are the three scenarios that could happen, and there are a couple of things that would need to happen in all of them. The number one thing is that Captain Cold needs to be the villain. He could have a very hard transition to the big screen, or he could have a very badass one. Number two is that Reverse Flash and Gorilla Grodd need to be set up. Remember how cool it was to see Sinestro put on the power ring at the end of that train wreck
Green Lantern
? That needs to happen here. The third thing is that there needs to be multiple DC universe references out in the open. One of my few gripes about the MCU in general is that I want it to be even more connected (yeah, I know what you're thinking). Like look at IM3, where were The Avengers or Shield during the attack on Tony's mansion or when The President was kidnapped? That's not the number one thing holding that movie back, I'm just saying I kinda wish there was a reason that was addressed in that film. I want there to be references to Batman, Superman, aliens, a magical island out in the middle of nowhere in this film to make it feel more connected. And the final must have is Hal Jordan/John Stewart. Whoever they go with he must be in this film. He needs to be the BFF of Barry, but should not show that he is GL until the very end of the film or in an end credits scene. That way you have Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, and kind of Green Lantern already set up for JL. Don't make him a major role in this film, just show him enough were you know that he is generally a good and funny guy, leave all that emotional baggage for a solo flick.
There you have it.
Man of Steel, World's Finest, The Amazonian,
The Scarlet Speedster
are all the films that lead up to...
The Justice League
It's here, the biggest movie since, well
The Avengers
, and how does it play out? Well, if I was in charge of this movie, I would get Ben Affleck to write, David S. Goyer to provide to ideas, and Zack Snyder to direct. As for the story, I would basically have it a 2 on 2 on 1 on 1. What? Yeah, Batman and Superman vs. Flash and Green Lantern vs. Wonder Woman vs. Aquaman. Similar to Geoff Johns and Jim Lee's
New 52 Justice League: Origin
. The first half should be all these big personalities fighting each other. Batman and Superman have their cautions and want to get this settled, Green Lantern and Flash are the comedy relief who are kinda wanting to fight yet just GTFO at the same time, and Aquaman and Wonder Woman just want to fight, like duel to the death. The second half should be the heroes teaming up to take on somebody like a heavily origin changed Amazo, who is sent from Darkseid to take on the League and search the planet for his daughter among other stuff. And he just so happens to bring along Starro too, yeah that would be cool. Similar to The Avengers, maybe, but this is just a basic, basic plot, things would need to be added to this film.
The Sequel
Short and sweet, the sequel to this should focus on the team still learning their bugs and forming into the classic team we all know and love. The main villain in this should be Darkseid, as he is pissed that Amazo did not make it back all in one piece. In my mind, I've always thought it would be cool to see a villain invade Watch Tower and make it fall out of orbit like it did in the TV show
Justice League:Unlimited
. Another cool thing to see here is Apokolis. I don't know if it would be plausible for the League to go there, but it would be cool too. The third need of this film would have to be the league expanding, show Shazam, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Cyborg, other Green Lanterns, maybe some Teen Titian members (if they ever do decide that it's plausible)and even give Martian Manhunter a large role. But besides just a few, other heroes shown should be more or less cameos. Who knows, they could even throw in some elements of
Blackest Night
in there. But yeah, DC's big gun is used in it's sequel, but no worry, there is something bigger for a third film...
The Threequel
The big finale should have all the accumulated rogues from the solo flicks come together and take on the Justice League. Yeah, the Justice League vs The Injustice League. But wait! Towards the end of the movie, Darkseid returns and makes it The Justice League and the Injustice League vs. Darkseid and his army. Yeah, stuff is going to get heavy (TWSS?). It should kinda serve as an ending to this DCU, make the good guys win and have a semi-happy ending, but put in an event that forever scars the League. Why would you need to have the League scared even more than before, because that way you can have the League members old and talking about "that day" in a .....
The Beyond film
After giving the DCU around 5 years, DC should make the Beyond Universe make an appearance. Terry McGinnis can get a solo film or two maybe, and if good we could be looking at another JL trilogy. Granted, many things would need to change for the big screen, but it would be awesome seeing Neo-Gotham. Maybe in a Batman Beyond film you can have Affleck back for one last time and mix The Dark Knight Returns in it, since it would be a long time from Rises. What would be even cooler for a Batman Beyond film would be to base it off Return of the Joker. Terry has to track down The Joker and what not, blah blah blah Terry and Joker are in the middle of a duel (Joker probably winning) when Bruce jumps through the ceiling of a building striking that famous pose with lightning in the background, and then he beats the crap outta the Joker. I would flip if that ever happened.(I know that the top picture isn't JL Beyond, but that's the closest thing from Ross that I could find that is more than just Batman).
Shazam, Aquaman, Joker?, Nightwing?, Justice League Dark, Green Arrow, (Teen) Titans, Booster Gold?, Justice League OF America?,
Martian Manhunter
The League and Their Roles
Superman should obviously be the team leader. The team lines up in their heroic pose it's Superman in front of everybody. He is the brawns and noble leader. He must be the face of the league, and Henry Cavill is the right man for the Job. I don't want him to be portrayed as super strong but lacking common sense, I think the way he was portrayed in MoS was fairly good, but I just wish he could be a little more agile and throw in one of the corny phrases every now and then. He should be smart and strong at the same time, something that it seems certain media portrayals have forgotten.
Ideal Trilogy
: With one film down, one getting ready to film, this Superman trilogy hasn't really aimed for a specific story arc. So, this is more of what I think his final film should be based on. What is his final outing based on? There are two options; the first one is Geoff Johns
, and the second is
The Death of Superman
. Either one could work, or they could actually combine the two. Imagine having Brainiac come to Earth with Doomsday, and then have Brainiac team up with an already established Lex Luthor. That would be amazing. He would die in at the beginning of phase 3, then come back for JL3. Or, they could just adapt the Brainiac storyline and kill Superman off in JL2. Going along with that Brainiac story line, it's the perfect way to introduce Supergirl, who we already know exists in this universe. There are many, many great possibilities for this franchise and I have faith that Snyder can continue to deliver great Superman film (although I think somebody will need to co-write with David S. Goyer). You would portray Superman? Obviously Henry Cavill. Snyder and co. got the perfect Superman for this franchise and I can't wait to see him in future films.
Henry Cavill as Superman
Batman should and probably will be the brains and co/second in command of the Justice League. Think back to Justice League Unlimited...that's how he should be portrayed. He is the experienced, arrogant, commanding leader/member. One thing that I think should be kept in mind is his humor. What I mean is that usually in intense situations or really relaxing situations Batman is able to slide in a little joke. Not all the time, I'm just saying a joke or two per film would be nice to lighten the mood. If you want to know what I'm talking about then go on YouTube and just look up Justice League Batman funny moments. I'll even put a video down below for it. And I don't want it to that extent, I'm just saying a joke per film would be nice.
Ideal Trilogy
There aren't very many story arcs left out there since Nolan used them all in his film. So my suggestion, use Robin. Hold though, this is not Tim Drake, Jason Todd, Carrie Kelly, or Dick Grayson, this is Damian Wayne. He should be around 16-18 and use a heavily modified version of Damian's regular suit. Why it is Damian is because that is the most plausible Robin. If Damian is actually Bruce's son, then that provides a little more justification to a ludicrous idea. The first film would introduce Damian, the second film would be a
Death In the Family
adaptation, and the final film would be an Arkham Asylum kinda thing. With Damian in this world, there is also Dick, but he was never Robin. He was a vigilante since he was a teen and would meet Batman occasionally. At the point where the first film would take place, he is in his early twenties and a regular crime fighter that now has access to the Batcave because he has been working with Batman for so long. But, if they decide that they don't want to use Damian, then a build up to Hush or Arkham Asylum/City would be nice. As for a director, Ben Affleck. As for a writer, Ben Affleck. As for a star, Ben Affleck. It's not that hard, Ben is a good, not the best, but good choice for Batman IMO and he should do great.
Ben Affleck as The Batman
Wonder Woman
As I said earlier, Wonder Woman is a tricky character. She kind of needs to be the Thor of the DCU, but more arrogant. She needs to be out of place in this world. She has to be confident and strong willed. Her suit should be similar to the New 52 one, but can't be too silly. Her lack of social skills should be a comedic point in her films, but it should not be turned into a comedy. Her films need to be mythological thriller that is fun at the same time.
Ideal Trilogy
The first film should be a typical origin story, even though it sounds boring it won't because this is untouched ground here. A second film should explore more of her relationship with Scott Trevor and use Cheetah as the foe. The third film should be used as a wrap up for the franchise, have her finally adapt to this new world. What I mean is in this final film she should be fully adjusted to this new world, she understands most of the social customs and truly is happy. And then everything goes south. Maybe Ares returns with Hades and they put Wonder Woman through "The Ultimate Test". I would like to see Kathryn Bigelow, Sofia Coppola, or Guillermo del Toro direct these films with Gemma Arterton portraying her. Gemma seems like a fan favorite, and she should. She has recently been in
Hansel and Gretel
The Prince of Persia
, which I thought she was fine and both and think she can pull off the task that is Wonder Woman. If Jamie Alexander wasn't Siff she would be great. My third choice would be Adrianne Palicki.
Gemma Arterton as Wonder Woman
Green Lantern
Hal Jodan should be one of the two comic relief characters in this DCU. We don't need another Hal origin, when he gets his first solo flick we can briefly fly over his origin in the beginning of the film, but then head straight into the film. These new Green Lantern movies need to be fun, like Star Trek. They need to have amazing visuals with a great story in between.
Ideal Trilogy
I think that the logical way they should go is a Sinestro Corps War mixed with Blackest Night. The first film should be Hal Jordan in space for most of the time but with John Stewart as they have to go do Green Lantern'y things together. The second could be The Sinestro Corps War, and in the third film a mix of blackest night with a conclusion story. If I had it my way, I would get JJ Abrhams to direct and write, but with Star Trek, Star Wars, and a billion other projects, not to mention he is now part of the Disney family, it seems unlikely. My second pick would be Ridley Scott (Alien) or Joseph Kosinski (Oblivion). As for my Hal Jordan pick, either Chris Pine, Matt Bomer, or Jensen Ackles. My pick for John Stewart would be either Idris Elba or Chadwick Boseman.
Chris Pine/Jensen Ackles/Matt Bomer as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern
Idris Elba as John Stewart/Green Lantern
The Flash
The Flash is the second comic relief member of the original team. He should be the "BFF" of Hal Jordan. One of the things that I think would be amazing on film is his powers look similar to Faroa's speed in Man of Steel. As for his personality, he should be modeled after Wally West's sense of humor in Justice League: Unlimited, and the personality of Barry Allen, since this is Barry Allen.
Ideal Trilogy
As I stated above, Captain Cold should be the main villain the first film, with Gorilla Grodd and Reverse Flash being built up. The second, in my opinion Gorilla Grodd would have to be the primary villain in his second solo flick, with Reverse Flash as the final villain. Now I would prefer a mixture of pre and post New 52. The ideal director for these movies, for me, would be Rian Johnson. The ideal Barry Allen for me would be John Krasinski. John is most known for playing Jim Halpert from
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John Krasinski as Barry Allen/The Flash
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Before the fleece goes up for auction you can submit it to competition. It gets judge on all sorts of stuff - the vocabulary escapes me right now but doesn't it look delicious? Well, it's not - it's quite nasty and I highly recommend you get your filthy paws off of it because I'm about to blow my wad buying it.
For instance, this 9 lb bag of prize winning Corriedale from Carol Trotter. Back off bitches that stinky lanoliny fibre is mine.
Denny and I went in together to bid on just over a pound of Iclandic Ewe fleece. Ah que c'est Belle! The tag you see attached was for my Corriedale....
I met Sabine from Lindenhof Mills - As did all the other bidders...witness the joy of bringing a truck to the Tdot. This was about 6 spinners worth of wool - probably over 50 lbs of raw unadulterated uncensored fleece yo.
Before the feeding frenzy, I got to watch the Sheep to Shawl competition for awhile and caught a glimpse of this spinner performing a rare ritual...wheel spinning. I've never seen Lorraine use a wheel - it was quite the sight to behold. Never mind the 40 some spinners and the 7 weavers all working their brains off to create most beautiful shawls.I finished some stuff. Socks. Pretty boring I know but these socks set me free as they are promised socks and now they are done I'm free as a bird. And thusly started three new projects in a fit of excitement. They are Regia and Kroy standard traditional very acceptable but boring socks.


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WASHINGTON: With Al Qaeda's core leadership ravaged and its remaining commanders struggling to survive, militants in Africa, Yemen and elsewhere are taking over the anti-Western fight, US experts and officials say.
Out of the network's 10 main leaders listed after the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, only one is still alive: Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's one-time deputy who took over after his boss was killed in May.
In the past year, eight of Al Qaeda top 20 leaders were eliminated, most by missiles fired from US drones operating under an expanded covert warfare effort launched by the President Barack Obama after taking office in January 2009.
"The top leadership of the organization has been hit hard in 2011," State Department counterterrorism coordinator Daniel Benjamin said at a forum in Washington on Thursday.
"We believe that the loss of bin Laden," who was killed by US commandos in Pakistan, will put Al Qaeda on a path of decline that will be difficult to reverse," Benjamin said.
"If the lessons of history are right, Al Qaeda should be finished."
But Benjamin cautioned that the fight is far from over, as Al Qaeda affiliates based in some of the most unstable parts of the world "have continued to show resilience, to threaten our national security."
Whether in Yemen, with Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Somalia's Shebab militants, groups in Iraq and Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), violent extremists are continuing the fight of the Saudi-born Al Qaeda leader they revere – and, in some cases, are gaining strength.
"Al Qaeda today is stronger at the periphery than it is at the center," said Bruce Hoffman of Georgetown University, noting that there are now 11 Al Qaeda affiliates spread across the globe, up from eight in 2004-2005.
"This is a movement that depends on sanctuaries and safe havens. And the number of ungoverned places in the world is increasing rather than decreasing," Hoffman added.
In Yemen, where entire regions have historically escaped the grasp of the central government, AQAP – which was led by US-born Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi until his death in September – is likely to seize on pro-democracy unrest shaking the country and the state of anarchy that could follow.
The group tried to gain global reach when it tasked a Nigerian with trying to blow up an airliner bound for Detroit on Christmas Day 2009, but passengers and flight crew ultimately subdued Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab as he tried to set off explosives he had concealed in his underwear.
Although AQAP has been more successful with operations in the Gulf, does it "have the capacity to be the global arm, the strategic arm of Al-Qaeda?" asked a doubtful Michael Hayden, who led the CIA from 2006 to 2009.
Al-Qaeda is "surviving," said Hayden, who at the CIA "felt that if they were put under sufficient pressure, they would have to move organisations like that when they are moving are more vulnerable. But they didn't move," he added.
In North Africa, AQIM, which holds seven European hostages captured in 2010, could take advantage of the fall of Colonel Muammar Qadhafi's regime in Libya to seize heavy weapons and enlist the late leader's African fighters to the group.
The strength of affiliate groups could help even a weakened Zawahiri to keep the Al Qaeda brand alive and well with just a few Internet and video appearances.


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Northern Ireland is to get its first Enterprise Zone, years after they were first established on the UK mainland.
Such zones are like business parks where the Government offers special treatment to firms setting up shop, including things like lower business rates.
There are already more than 20 such zones in England.
Yesterday Chancellor George Osborne said in his budget speech that Northern Ireland is to get one too – and it will be located in Coleraine.
Although many of the details are still sketchy, the site will be close to the River Bann on land owned by the University of Ulster (UU) – and the town's mayor hailed it as welcome news in the wake of the mass job losses pending at the town's Driver and Vehicle Agency headquarters.
Yesterday, a statement from Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster outlining the scheme said it would provide "rates relief, access to broadband infrastructure and fast track planning approval".
For what this actually means in practice, the News Letter turned to the Solent Enterprise Zone in Hampshire, where such a scheme has been running for a number of years.
The vast site is a former military airfield, now in the process of being turned into a huge engineering hub.
Jeff Channing, one of those involved with the project, said they offer cuts in business rates of up to £55,000 per year to firms moving in, with an ultimate target of more than 3,000 jobs on the vast site.
"We're definitely achieving 700 on present projections by 2015," he said.
"That's going from almost nothing to 700. It's working for Daedalus."
Gordon Gough, chief executive of Enterprise Northern Ireland, representing a string of not-for-profit business support groups, said: "We're hopefully, I think, bringing investment and jobs to the north-west, and it definitely needs it – it's an area that's been hit hard over the years."
Mr Gough said that "the devil is in the detail" when it comes to this latest plan, but added: "I think it's good news. Let's worry about the detail later."
One of the appeals of the site at Coleraine is its proximity to a trans-Atlantic fibre-optic telecoms cable known as Project Kelvin.
One firm which is already known to be part of the new scheme is 5Nines.
It was announced in October that the firm aimed to build a data centre in the area, creating 15 jobs, and now it seems it will be an early addition to the new Enterprise Zone.
But a number of key questions are unclear – such as precisely when work will begin on the project, how many jobs may ultimately be on the entire site, and its exact size.
A spokesman for the university said it is hoped work will be under way quickly.
Despite welcoming it as a helpful small step, SDLP MLA Patsy McGlone, chairman of Stormont's enterprise committee, sounded a note of caution.
He said "the jury is out" on the effectiveness of such zones, and queried why it was in Coleraine and not anywhere else.
"Many will now be wondering what criteria was used to select the proposed site for this new initiative," he said.
"There are countless areas across Northern Ireland which could have benefitted from this investment."
The news comes in the wake of the revelation last week that more than 300 DVA staff are set to lose their jobs – with the great bulk of losses concentrated in Coleraine.
Trade union NIPSA (the Northern Ireland Public Sector Alliance) said the Enterprise Zone seemed like an attempt at "appeasing" its soon-to-be jobless members, and also questioned how effective such projects really are at creating employment.
But the town's mayor was hopeful the latest move will help ease the blow.
UUP councillor David Harding said: "Last week the town was devastated at the news that hundreds of jobs were to be lost at the DVA, and the town and surrounding area has had to deal with a series of economic blows in recent years.
"We must all redouble our efforts to attract new jobs and investment to the area and I am confident that the creation of an Enterprise Zone in Coleraine will help us in that task."


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FL Gov. Rick Scott ripped apart by Starbucks customer
NEW YORK (FOX 5 NY) - Florida Gov. Rick Scott was blasted by a customer inside a Starbucks in Gainseville for cutting Medicaid.
The video taken Tuesday is making the social media rounds.
In it, a woman at a table with a laptop goes into a tirade and insults the Republican governor of the Sunshine State.
"You cut Medicaid, so I couldn't get Obamacare," she says. "You're an a--hole. You don't care about working people. You should be ashamed to show your face around here."
Scott responds by telling her he's created a million jobs.
The woman has been identified by local media outlets as Cara Jennings.


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By ABBY GOODNOUGH and ADAM LIPTAK
Published: March 24, 2005
After a series of legal and legislative setbacks to efforts to resume the feeding of Terri Schiavo, Gov. Jeb Bush succeeded on Wednesday in getting a state court to hear new motions in her case, presenting an affidavit from a neurologist who said Ms. Schiavo's brain damage appeared less severe than previously thought.
On yet another day of rapid-fire maneuvers in the politically charged case, Mrs. Schiavo's parents, Robert and Mary Schindler, filed an appeal to the United States Supreme Court shortly before 11 p.m., asking for an emergency order to restore the feeding tube.
Their request will first be considered by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, the justice who oversees the 11th Circuit. Justice Kennedy is expected to refer the matter to the full court, as he did the last time he received an emergency request in this case.
There was no immediate indication when the court might rule.
Earlier in the afternoon, Governor Bush held a hastily convened news conference Wednesday afternoon to announce the doctor's affidavit, and he suggested that state officials might seek to gain legal custody of Ms. Schiavo.
Later, state lawyers appeared before Judge George W. Greer of Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Court, who ordered Ms. Schiavo's feeding tube removed last week, and asked to intervene in the case.
Judge Greer did not rule on their request immediately, but he granted a request from Ms. Schiavo's husband, Michael, to bar the state's Department of Children and Families from removing her from the hospice where she has gone six days without her feeding tube and from providing her with nutrition or hydration.
George Felos, the lawyer for Mr. Schiavo, who had sought to end life support for his brain-damaged wife, said he had heard ''credible'' rumors that state officials planned to send doctors to the hospice to give Ms. Schiavo intravenous fluids. Judge Greer also directed state sheriffs to take whatever actions were necessary to enforce the order.
The hearing in Judge Greer's court came at the end of day in which Ms. Schiavo's parents suffered several setbacks in their efforts to force doctors to reinsert the tube, which had provided food and water to her for 15 years. First, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit upheld a lower-court ruling that rejected a resumption of feeding. That decision was upheld in the afternoon by the full appellate court on a 10-to-2 vote.
Also in the afternoon the Florida Senate rejected a measure that would have blocked doctors from withdrawing life support from patients who had not issued written instructions.
Speaking from Tallahassee before Judge Greer's hearing, Governor Bush indicated the state might indeed try to take custody of Ms. Schiavo, which the law would allow it to do under certain circumstances. He said a new review by Dr. William P. Cheshire, a neurologist in Jacksonville, suggested that Ms. Schiavo had been misdiagnosed as being in a ''persistent vegetative state,'' meaning she cannot think, emote or remember.
Dr. Cheshire, who visited Ms. Schiavo in her hospice room for an hour and a half on March 1 and reviewed videotapes of her made by her parents, said that instead she appeared to be minimally conscious.
''This new information raises serious concerns and warrants immediate action,'' Mr. Bush said. ''If there's any uncertainty, we should err on the side of protecting her.''
Dr. Cheshire is the director of a laboratory at the Mayo Clinic branch in Jacksonville that deals with unconscious reflexes like digestion, and the director of biotech ethics at the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity, a nonprofit group founded by ''more than a dozen leading Christian bioethicists,'' in the words of its Web site. The clinic said in a statement that the state had invited Dr. Cheshire to offer his opinion. Other doctors who have examined Ms. Schiavo for the Florida courts have declared her to be irredeemably brain damaged.
Judge Greer said he would rule on the state's request for intervention by noon Thursday, giving Ms. Schiavo's parents a glimmer of hope after a succession of adverse legal rulings.
Mr. and Mrs. Schindler continued making emotional appeals to lawmakers on Wednesday.
''Terri has been railroaded into a death sentence by the judges,'' Mr. Schindler said around 9:30 p.m. outside the hospice. ''Our only hope is with the governor.''
The case, which until this week was confined to state courts, landed in the federal court system on Monday, after Congress enacted an unusual law allowing federal review. But the Schindlers have found no relief as the case has made its way through the federal court system at lightening speed.
Early Tuesday, a federal judge in Tampa refused to order Ms. Schiavo's feeding tube reinserted, saying a lawsuit under the law had so little chance of ultimate success that there was no need to preserve Ms. Schiavo's life in the meantime.
President Bush, who signed the bill into law after midnight Monday, explained Wednesday why he thought the executive and legislative branches had to become involved in a case that has been in the courts for years.


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After venturing into the arena of jewelry sales, Nicole Richie is trying her bony hand at designing a maternity line, which will include "a clothing line, shoes, belts, everything."
Cause you know, you're really going to want to strap on a belt when your midsection is expanding at an exponential rate. Pregnant with her second child with boyfriend Joel Madden, Nicole enjoyed a lunch out with her man at the Four Seasons.
I guess it's safe to assume that these "maternity" clothes will fit a woman of normal weight. Because a size double-zero like Nicole probably thinks it's safe to assume the rest of us are just pregnant.
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St. Petersburg finds its economic development strategy assisted by a most odd and uninvited advocate: BP, courtesy of last year's destructive gulf oil spill.
Before that disaster, the city's marine science industry cluster was growing nicely, if quietly. With BP's global notoriety and the local receipt of some serious BP fix-it funds from the spill, the marine science and ocean technology hub operating around the University of South Florida's marine sciences college in St. Petersburg has landed in the spotlight as one of the more unique and promising clusters in all of Florida.
Let's now look east, across the bay.
The city of Tampa and Hillsborough County are trying to persuade Jackson Laboratory, a genetics research firm in Bar Harbor, Maine, to forget about setting up shop in Collier County and to ignore Orlando's urging from its "Medical City" cluster to expand there. Tampa's personal pitch to Jackson? You've already got a working history with the University of South Florida. Come join our young biotech cluster.
Going from a statewide to a regional perspective and finally to a city-level look at how industry clusters are born is like switching from a telescope to a microscope. What seemed small and distant suddenly seems daunting when it's local and right in your face.
This is a story about St. Petersburg and Tampa, our metro area's two biggest cities, and their individual quests to better recognize their business strengths and upgrade their economies — all in the name of generating better-paying jobs in the future. The goal is for local economies to find ways to grow more competitive and attract more talent in what is becoming a tougher and, frankly, more brutal global market.
But will it work?
That's the same question I've asked of the state and the Tampa Bay region in the first two columns in this series. Just saying you have identified five or six industry clusters to nourish does not mean they will prosper. Just hiring hotshot consulting firms to issue thousands of pages of reports and recommendations will not by itself produce those $50,000-and-up jobs every city in America covets.
Building and sustaining an industry cluster is a complex formula. It involves state, regional and city-level economic development commitment. It requires the salesmanship skills of people like Gov. Rick Scott, city Mayors Bill Foster and Pam Iorio (and her soon-to-be-elected Tampa successor), and the Go-Bulls grin of economy-savvy USF chief Judy Genshaft. It requires smart work force training. It needs Florida's famous QTI (Qualified Targeted Industry) tax incentives.
It demands raising the still too-low bar on state education. Yes, our public K-12 system is improving. But the wide world perception is that it remains a weak link in Florida's asset mix.
It's about building a quality of life here to keep more young and talented people in Tampa Bay rather than migrating to youth meccas like Austin, Atlanta, Houston or Washington, D.C.
And, of course, it's about business leadership. Who are the leaders of these industry clusters St. Petersburg and Tampa so eagerly want? Are they in the loop and on board with the cluster strategy? Do they take the time needed to kick-start still early cluster-building efforts in St. Petersburg or Tampa?
Let's take a quick tour of these two cities and their cluster strategies:
St. Petersburg
The city launched a series of industry cluster summit meetings in 2010 to raise awareness and get St. Pete businesses talking about ways to grow the city's six clusters. The next summit, focused on the city's financial services cluster, is set for March.
City officials are so into the cluster concept that they are assigning specific staffers on the economic development team to individual clusters, says Dave Goodwin, director of planning and economic development.
So, I ask, which of the six clusters seem to have the most momentum and potential? The city's senior development folks cite three. First, of course, is marine sciences. The city's so keen on the cluster that it has just created its own marketing brand — "St. Petersburg Ocean Team." In one compact downtown area, the cluster boasts USF's College of Marine Science, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Services and the U.S. Geological Survey Coastal & Marine Science Center, just to name a few members.
Then there's nearby SRI International. Because of its high-profile research reputation and deep defense industry ties, SRI is the Big Wow factor for the cluster. It was lured in late 2009 to a brand new waterfront building in St. Petersburg near the USF marine sciences property. It's the crown jewel that will be touted in campaigns to bolster the marine science cluster with new players.
But SRI is not the only muscle. In St. Petersburg, David Fries was one of USF's Center for Ocean Technology's founders. Now he's USF's "entrepreneur in residence" who's making waves commercializing research in the areas of port security, water sensors and environmental testing.
He's spun off a couple of firms — thus deepening the cluster already — including Voda LLC and Bioplex Technologies, which makes water-based sensor equipment. Since the BP disaster, Fries says interest by government agencies has spiked in USF-related technologies like the "Solar Autonomous Underwater Vehicle." That's the robotic device that can travel the gulf on its own and take water samples. Fries envisions various high- and low-tech versions of these underwater drones criss-crossing the gulf as spill watchdogs of the entire Gulf of Mexico oil drilling industry.
At a November city summit for a manufacturing cluster, CEO Abdul Lateef of the St. Petersburg company Plasma-Therm talked of the potential of a local manufacturing revival. Last week, he reiterated that call, citing a mini-cluster of businesses here like his, all involved in the semiconductor market.
Another hot button is the arts, culture and tourism cluster. The city's coming off a big month with the opening of the new Salvador Dalí Museum.
"There was a time when none of the museums in this city even talked to each other," recalls Rick Mussett, St. Petersburg's senior administrator for city development. Now they do, to coordinate marketing and leverage their tourism opportunities.
Before I arrived at this newspaper 20 years ago, Tampa boasted the grandiose slogan, "America's Next Great City." When the rough early '90s economy deflated that saying, Tampa took on a more humble and informal nickname: "Call Center Capital of America."
Now the city's working on five industry clusters in pursuit of a more organized economic upgrade. To help add focus, Keith Norden, head of the still new Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp. — the former Committee of 100 — worked with the consulting firm Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co. to assess Tampa's strengths and weaknesses.
Tampa's five meat-and-potato industry clusters play to the city's strengths. Among the five are biotechnology — hence the Jackson Laboratory interest noted at the top of this column — and banking back offices, which Tampa has aplenty. What wasn't recommended? Alternative energy and amateur sports tournaments — proposed cluster ideas that lack the area economic bench strength to make the final cut.
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So, where are we? The state's got its own cluster goals. Tampa Bay has its regional mission. And cities like Tampa and St. Petersburg are pursuing their own plans. The good news is everybody agrees industry clusters make sense as a development tool.
The challenge is to make sure all these many economic development initiatives do not end up watering down the whole point of industry clusters — concentrating enough like businesses and organizations geographically to grow quicker and smarter.
What's better: Three small biotech clusters, each with 10 companies? Or one biotech cluster with 30 companies? Which one's more likely to reach critical mass?
True, you can't pick up USF Tampa and move its biotech assets to Orlando. The medical complex of Bayfront and All Children's hospitals in St. Petersburg cannot be transplanted to Tampa. Amid plenty of potential, there are limits to the magic of clusters.
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A woman awarded £3,000 compensation after being struck by a PSNI officer's baton has said she is "annoyed" by the criticism it attracted.
Nicola McAleer had been drinking in Omagh with friends in September 2012 when she emerged from a pub to see a man she knew being arrested.
Ms McAleer – who claimed she saw a crowd standing around shouting and jeering at police and had gone over to see what was happening – was struck twice on the thigh by a female officer.
She said the strikes inflicted pain which lasted for weeks and left her emotionally affected. It was claimed that Ms McAleer was among those acting aggressively towards the four officers.
In a statement issued to the Irish News through her solicitor, Ms McAleer said: "Police are trained to deal with Saturday night crowds and innocent bystanders should not be treated in this manner."
Although the appeal court judge described Ms McAleer's drink-fuelled behaviour as unacceptable, he held that the strikes to her leg involved excessive force.
According to the policewoman, a crowd of up to 20 people had surrounded four officers at the scene. The court heard they were shouting "Up the RA" and hurling "vile" abuse at the officers.
Police Federation chairman Terry Spence was one of those who criticised the compensation award. He said Mr Justice Gillen's ruling would "make it even tougher for police officers to deal with hostile groups".
Responding specifically to Mr Spence's comments, Ms McAleer said: "I am somewhat surprised at the reaction of the Police Federation to the award of damages and I am annoyed by the PSNI's approach."


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Within WHO Programme Budget Category 5 "Preparedness, Surveillance and Response" and under the Programme area "Alert and Response Capacities", the objectives of the department of Global Capacities, Alert and Response are to support national IHR capacity assessment, development and maintenance as well as to ensure further development and maintenance of an effective international system that is able to continuously assess the global context of public health risks (global risk assessment) and is prepared to respond rapidly to unexpected, internationally-spreading events and to contain specific public health threats. The objectives of the unit Programme are to support Regional Offices in building and maintaining priority International Health Regulations (IHR) capacities identified by countries, i.e. national surveillance; laboratory and biorisk management and capacities for ports, airports and ground crossing; to monitor the progress of national IHR implementation and to provide an expert approach to capacity building and learning.
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Hampton Inn St Louis/Fairview Heights features an indoor pool and a fitness center. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. A business center is on site. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. This business-friendly hotel also offers coffee/tea in a common area, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and laundry facilities. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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In Reply to: Wearing one's trousers rolled posted by David FG on February 19, 2009 at 20:43:
: : : What is the meaning of 'wearing one's trousers rolled'? It appears in T.S Eliot's Prufrock, along with 'do i dare to eat the peach?' To eat the peach could actually be a 'daring' thing to do in old age when one's teeth are not strong enough ... but I can't understand the rolled trousers. Is it because of shrunken bones?
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: : I'm not qualified to unravel Eliot's lines, but others have published commentaries. Various interpretations vie with each other, but at
: : http://www.answers.com/topic/the-love-song-of-j-alfred-prufrock-poem-7%20you%20will%20find:
: : "With this he creates yet another ridiculous image of himself with his hair slicked to cover his bald spot, trousers cuffed in youthful fashion, considering the act of high daring of eating a peach in easily stained white slacks."
: : I don't put the above passage forward as an authoritative commentary, but just to show that a range of interpretations are possible.
: : We often forget that Eliot was only in his twenties when he wrote this (so he wasn't writing from personal experience of middle or old age) and had only been in the UK (he was born in the US) for about a year when the poem was first published. (GC)
: I don't think there's anything in the poem to suggest that Prufrock is 'old': certainly not so old that his teeth couldn't manage a peach (which are conspicuously soft, I would have thought, anyway).
: Isn't it rather the point that it is the 'stream of consciousness' of a middle-aged man?
Yes, I'd agree - a mid-life crisis or something similar. But of a rather neurotic individual; Prufrock is close to obsessed with his age and appearance. If he does not necessarily consider himself old, he is certainly concerned that others will. This is the passage the questioner refers to:
"I grow old ... I grow old ... /I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled. / Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach? /I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach."
so Atabraiz might not be alone in initially thinking that Prufrock is older than his years, perhaps. It's not an awfully easy poem - people argue to this day about what individual lines and phrases mean (and how old Prufrock actually is). Well, what I suppose I mean is that I certainly wouldn't claim to understand all of this poem, though that might say more about me than the poem. And as for "The Waste Land" ....... (GC)


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National Partner ForumJun 19, 2014
19 June 2014 – National Partner Forum was held under chairmanship of National Coordination Committee to fight with HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to discuss three National Strategic Plans on HIV, TB, and Malaria Control developed for the period 2015-2020. High-level governmental officials, representatives of oblast khukumats; three directors of Republican AIDS Control Center, Republican TB Control Center, Republican Tropical Diseases Centre; heads of international donor agencies as well as representatives of civil society have actively participated in the forum to deliberate the goals and objectives of these strategic documents, to refine inconsistencies, and conclude the final statements in line with National Development Strategies.
Representatives of three national centers of AIDS, TB and tropical diseases control presented the strategic plans highlighting goals, objectives, indicators, budget and financial constraints that restrict comprehensive implementation of the programmes. In addition, issues of funding the programmes by the Government and donor communities were soundly discussed together with prospects of bridging the financial gaps of three diseases. The Partner Forum was financially supported by the UNDP within the framework of GF grants implementation. As National Coordination Committee Secretary , M. Beknazarov said: "UNDP's support in development of National Strategies are crucial for Tajikistan to continue fighting AIDS, TB and Malaria."
Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population of RT in cooperation with national and international partners, NCC Secretariat continues working at developing proposal within the framework of New Funding Model of the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria Control. Also, the technical working groups have been established to develop National strategic plans on three infections; at the same time, several donor meetings and partner forums have been organized with participations of all stakeholders to discuss the document and timeframe of submitting the above-stated plans on three diseases.
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UNDP acts as Principal Recipient of the GF grants since 2004 as proposed by the National Coordination Committee to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. In close collaboration of NCC, over the last 10 years it provided extensive support to the Ministry of Health and its structures countrywide in implementation of three National programmes focused on reducing burden of AIDS, TB and Malaria in Tajikistan. Significant efforts are ongoing in developing capacities of National AIDS Center, National TB center and National Tropical Disease Center for transferring the role and responsibilities of UNDP in nearest future.
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Mission Nepal, part one, is done
Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:45:43 GMT —
The medical team that travelled halfway around the world is now back--and catching up---in Syracuse. The Operation Walk group returned from Nepal Friday night , after replacing 100 joints in four days.
The comments about Katmandu are a sobering look at how the Nepalese live: no zoning or regulation of building, with impromptu construction projects, garbage and more everywhere. Our people noticed the unregulated traffic, too and the pollution from car and truck engines. The team gets high marks for this part of its mission, accomplished.
Our previous stories have more on Nepal, and information on the plans to offer free joint replacements here in Central New York, to financially needy.


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Last week, I was invited by Dior to the presentation of the new Dior Addict collection. In a wonDIORful setting, I discovered the new Fluid Stick and their nail polish !
Even though I love makeup, I don't speak a lot about that, it's now a good opportunity to do ! To me, Dior's products are of the highest quality and an absolute must. A slight precision on nail polish : I've always found they don't last long.
Dior's new polish have a new long lasting formula, especially the new and famous Top coat « Gel coat »
That's crazy, it makes the polish indestructible. I'm writing this post and did up my nails last week, and it's still perfect. The only reason why I would remove it, is the growth of my nails !
As for my lipstick, I'm wearing the colour Wonderland here, here and there, it's an hybrid between a lipstick and a gloss, non-sticky, long-lasting and brilliant just as it should be !
I'm wearing my Asos Flower hair, my Sandro fringe jacket, a perfect skirt for a Spring day from Asos and Karl sandals.
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Jack Russell terriers are robust hunting dogs that are native to the United Kingdom. These smallish canines historically possessed fox hunting duties. Jack Russell terriers, as a breed, are big on digging, an activity that comes naturally for them. These popular companion pets are extremely lively, spry and energetic dogs.
Physical Characteristics
Jack Russell terriers tend to grow to between 10 and 15 inches in height, and they usually weigh between 12 and 18 pounds. Their coarse, wiry or soft double coats are diverse, from patterns to coloration, although they usually are white with some other elements -- think brown, black or beige. Other noteworthy physical traits of the breed are dark noses, broad feet, elevated tails and sinewy, somewhat squat limbs.
Some temperament characteristics that are frequently associated with these pooches are courage, smarts, curiosity, stubbornness, devotion, docility and friendliness. In general, Jack Russell terriers do well in the company of both new people and older kids of at least 6 years in age. They may, however, run after cats and other types of small animals relentlessly. If a Jack Russell terrier is in the presence of a fellow dog, close monitoring is crucial, as they can sometimes behave fiercely to each other. Along with their penchant for digging, these speedy and nimble terriers are also often rather bark-happy and loud.
Physical Activity
Ample physical activity is a must for Jack Russell terriers -- zero exceptions. Because of this strong need for exercise, they may not be ideal for lifestyles either in small apartments or in urban settings. Not only do these canines require extended jogs or walks at least once a day, they also need sufficient room to be what they naturally are -- spirited doggies that love to run and let off steam. Without enough regular exercise, these little guys are sometimes prone to behavioral issues as a result of their pent-up vigor and enthusiasm.
If a Jack Russell terrier's coat is coarse or wiry in texture, routine professional grooming and hand-stripping is essential. For those with softer fur, however, once-a-week brushing sessions to eliminate loose hairs should work well.
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With proper care and veterinary attention, Jack Russell terriers can often lead happy lives for between 14 and 15 years. They occasionally are susceptible to certain medical ailments, including cataracts, deafness, mast cell tumors and kneecap and joint problems. In general, however, Jack Russell terriers are hardy animals.


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Dollhouse Pilot Being Reshot — But Whedon Says Don't Worry
Dollhouse Pilot Being Reshot — But Whedon Says Don't Worry
On the (completely awesome — more about that later) set of Dollhouse, Joss Whedon gave reporters at the TCA press tour an explanation for his recent revelation that his highly anticipated new series is reshooting its pilot. The same thing happened with Whedon's Firefly the last time he worked with Fox — but Whedon told reporters that Dollhouse is in no great danger.
When Whedon turned in the first episode to Fox, "I could sense some hesitation about what I'd given them, and I understood why," he said. "I believe that first story works very well, but I also believe that their concerns about the audience coming into that world a little more simply were valid."
So, rather than try to re-cut what he'd already shot, Whedon proposed keeping that episode as a second episode and creating a new pilot that would introduce the characters in a slightly different way. "There are a lot of aspects of how [the characters] interact that we were planning on showing, and so what's a nice one to put up front?" Whedon said. "It was kind of nice to do a dry run and then say, 'What is absolutely the most iconic way to introduce this character, and this character, and this character?'"
Eliza Dushku, who was also there to show reporters around the set, joked that they also needed to reshoot because she didn't wear her leather pants in the original first episode (though her character did, apparently, make good use of the co-ed showers Whedon had built on set — and will again!).
Whedon and Dushku both seemed confident, and while I won't give away too many details from the set tour just yet, I will say that it was a very expensive-looking place that Fox clearly has a great deal of money invested in. But I'm wondering if this news makes any of you out there feel nervous or wary about the show's future. (If something bad does happen to the show, of course, there's already a legion of fans waiting in the wings to save it . . . )
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