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Tajik Marriage Reform Misfires
Dushanbe civil registry office. (Photo: Ekaterina Shoshina)
Controversial remarks by a Tajik politician opposed to local women marrying foreigners have revived the debate over the effects of restrictions introduced in 2011.
Women's rights activists say that rather than boosting legal protection for Tajikistan nationals, the law has placed unnecessary obstacles in the way of marriages between people in neighbouring Central Asian states. Many Tajiks live in Uzbekistan and some in Kyrgyzstan, while Tajikistan has a significant Uzbek minority, and cross-border marriages are not uncommon.
In remarks made during an online conference on July 1, member of parliament Saodat Amirshoeva said she was against Muslim Tajik women marrying men of different religions "in pursuit of material comfort and money".
"I am against Tajik girls marrying men of other faiths or ethnicities – Russians, Chinese and others," she said. "It won't be to the benefit of our customs and traditions.… I think Muslim Tajik men are allowed to marry women from other faiths, but I'm against Muslim Tajik girls marrying men of other religions – especially Chinese."
Amirshoeva, who belongs to President Imomali Rahmon's People's Democratic Party, said she would try to raise the issue in parliament.
In fact, Tajikistan already has legislation in place to restrict such marriages. A law passed in January 2011 requires foreigners to have lived in Tajikistan for a year before they can marry locals, and to sign a prenuptial agreement committing them to provide housing for their spouse. Foreigners can only buy property after five years' residence. (See Tajikistan Tightens Marriage Rules.)
At the time, analysts said the reform was mostly aimed at two groups – Afghan nationals, and ethnic Uighurs from western China, who might wish to use marriage to acquire rights of residence and citizenship, which would make it easier to run a business and travel visa-free travel to other former Soviet states. Both Afghans and Uighurs are Muslims like the vast majority of Tajikistan's population.
When the government introduced the bill, it insisted special legislation was needed to protect women and their children in the event of marriage breakdown.
Speaking in early 2013, Tajik justice minister Rustam Mengaliev said the number of marriages to foreigners had halved since the law was introduced. In 2010 there were over 700 such marriages, whereas the following year the figure was just 323.
In February this year, the government more than doubled marriage fees for foreigners to 41 US dollars.
The latest figures indicate that only 57 marriages to foreigners were registered in the first six months of this year.
Alla Kuvvatova, director of the Association of NGOs for Gender Equality, said that the broad definition of "foreignness" included people in neighbouring Central Asia states with which Tajikistan has long ethnic and cultural links.
"These restrictions are a gross violation of the constitution and run directly contrary to it," she said. "They have also significantly reduced opportunities for girls to get married, given the fact that massive numbers of men from here are labour migrants outside the country."
Experts say that the real impact of the law is quite different from that intended, and has hit communities living close to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan with ethnic kin on the other side of borders that have only been meaningful since these countries separated in 1991.
In these border areas, the restrictions have added to an existing trend for people to marry solely according to the Muslim rite without also registering with the civil authorities. In the eyes of the law, therefore, they are not legally married, which leaves wives and children vulnerable in the event of a separation.
Sitora, a resident of Spitamen district in the Soghd region of northern Tajikistan, says she has all but given up on trying to register her marriage with Hakim, an Uzbekistan national.
She told IWPR the situation was difficult even before the 2011 law, given the bureaucracy on either side of the border.
"We've been living together since our Muslim wedding five years ago," Sitora said, explaining how her husband tried unsuccessfully to collect all the complicated documentation needed to apply for a marriage certificate.
"We love each other, and I pray to God that all will be well between us," she added.
Oinikhol Bobonazarova, head of the Perspektiva Plus NGO, said that when legally married couples with different citizenships got divorced, the wife could still pursue an alimony claim. But that had changed since the tighter restrictions prompted people to avoid the formalities.
"If the man is unable to buy a place to live and can't wait until the one-year-residency test has passed, they can't register their marriage," she said. "But they'll still live together, and when they break up, the woman enjoys no protections whatsoever from a legal point of view".
Bobonazarova said that instead of making it harder for Tajik women to marry foreigners, the government should be trying to retain the male population by providing jobs, so that they are not forced to go abroad to find work.
For those intent on marrying foreign nationals despite the hurdles, the law has simply made the process more difficult and expensive.
Karina (not her real name) lives in the capital Dushanbe and met her fiancé several years ago while studying in Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan. They want to get married next year and initially planned to do so at a wedding registry in Tajikistan.
Karina was keen for all her relatives including her elderly grandmother to come to the wedding. "But after reading about the legislation on the internet, we were forced to change our plans," she said, explaining that her family would now have to travel to Bishkek.
Kuvvatova sees that Amirshoeva's scornful attitude towards marriages with foreigners as a setback for efforts to build democracy in Tajikistan.
"I do think that sometimes when women in our country enter politics and gain power, they forget they're supposed to be protecting the interests of citizens, of women," she said.
Whatever others may think of her views, though, Amirshoeva has a track record of backing initiatives that she believes will afford women greater protections. In 2010, she suggested raising the legal age for marriage for women from 18 to 22.
Earlier this year, she was one of the architects of a failed bill to ban marriage between first cousins – a common custom in Tajikistan. (For the reasoning behind it, see Tajikistan to Ban Cousin Marriage.)
Ekaterina Shoshina is an IWPR contributor in Tajikistan.
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Every year about now, I look back at what I learned — sometimes the hard way — during the previous 12 months through writing this column. I review the advice gleaned from others who know more than I do, and sift out the best lesson from each month to repeat.
Here are my top take-aways from the first half of 2013 (lessons from the second half of last year will be published Jan. 11):
In January, a Los Angeles designer taught me that the most important room in the house may be … the closet. "It's where we spend the first and last moments of our day," said Lisa Adams, founder of LA Closet Design. "This highly used space needs some respect, but closets gets shorted by builders who shove in a rod and a shelf and call it finished." To bring the closet out of the closet, Adams suggested decorating it with as much care and creativity as the rest of the house gets. Paint it a great color, or put up wallpaper, moldings and a handsome light fixture. The tip that changed my life: Now I stuff my purses with those air-filled plastic packing pillows, so they don't collapse on the shelf. Lesson: Turn your closet into a chic boutique — a bargain store with clothes exclusively for you.
In February, I learned the finer points of choosing something every home has at least one of — a sofa — from Regenia Payne, creative director for Taylor King Furniture in North Carolina. Our discussion covered function, length, height, style, detailing, fill and then, most eye-opening, arm style. "Sofa arms, more than any other feature, declare its style," she said. Stuffed rounded arms (called "sock arms") work in laid-back casual interiors, such as cottages or country homes. Structured, rectangular arms work best in transitional or modern spaces. Curved arms lean toward Old-World traditional. Clean-lined wooden arms look midcentury. Lesson: When choosing a sofa, be color blind. Though color is often the first decision most customers make, it should be the last.
In March, I began the emotional journey of clearing out my elderly parents' home of nearly 50 years. Torn between the practical need to empty the house and get it on the market, and the desire to be a good steward of my parents' belongings, I called on estate experts, garage-sale gurus, antiques appraisers and my own heart. Lesson: "Antiques Roadshow" Gary Sullivan told me something that hit home: Age does not confer value. Age — specifically items that are 100 years old or more — makes an item an antique. But to be a valuable antique, it also must be rare and desirable. Most people greatly overestimate the value of older items. This helped me let go.
In April, with the old house cleared out, I took a fresh look, and tried to see beyond the memories — to view the 1,700-square-foot ranch-style home through the eyes of potential buyers. The place needed a major update. I worked with my good friend and real estate agent Bill Wood, of Yorba Linda, to get the house updated and ready for market in four weeks. In one day, I selected paint colors, carpet, engineered-wood flooring, tile, hardware and window coverings. The rest I did from my own place in Florida. Four weeks and $15,000 later, we put my parents' home on the market for $100,000 more than one realtor said we could have sold it for "as is." We got five offers in three days, three over the asking price. Lesson: When selling a home, spending a little on the right upgrades will net a faster sale for a higher price.
In May, I visited a museum in Winter Park, Fla., that houses works of leaded-glass art by Louis C. Tiffany, who is famous for those art-deco lamps. Museum director Laurence Ruggiero shared Tiffany's philosophy, which I've adopted. Ruggiero said, "When Tiffany didn't like (nature), he did nature only better." In the museum's re-creation of Tiffany's dining room, a great transom window bearing leaded-glass wisteria vines lines the wall. Outside it, real wisteria hangs from the eaves. "Wisteria doesn't look good all the time," Ruggiero said. "So Tiffany made better wisteria." Lesson: It's OK to improve on Mother Nature.
In June, as a wrecking ball was set to swing on a beautiful 128-year-old, lakefront home in my town so a new mansion could take its place, I remembered why America should care about her historic homes. "Historic homes are on demolition lists all over America," said Nicole Curtis, host of HGTV's "Rehab Addict." "We have so few perfect examples of old architecture left in this country … we need to preserve them." Fortunately, the community rallied. In December, the old Capen House was floated by barge across the lake to a new site, where it will be a museum. Lesson: As Curtis said, "Countries rich in culture value history and buildings. They make them work."
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He's finally here!
After going into labor on Wednesday (December 9), Kendra Wilkinson and husband Hank Baskett's first child has arrived!
Hank Randall Baskett IV was born via cesarean on December 11 at 12:37am in a hospital near Indianapolis, Indiana, tipping the scales at 9lbs, 5oz and measuring 22 inches in length.
"We are all healthy and incredibly happy and can't wait to spend every moment with little Hank," the proud new parents tell OK! exclusively.
Kendra and Hank, who announced their pregnancy in June, were married just weeks later at the Playboy mansion.
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Special Focus : APSRTC Shifting to Vijayawada - ABN
Sun, Sep 06, 2015, 01:08 PM
The APSRTC operations would soon be shifted to Vijayawada completely and the RTC Bus bhavan construction has completed by 95% and various departments of APSRTC would be shifted to Vijayawada in the month of September. The arrangements are being done in such a manner that the officials would be staying here for four days in a week. Watch for more details in the focus . . . . . .


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Liam Ratcliffe, M.D., Ph.D., Independent Director, Array BioPharma Board of Directors (Photo: Business Wire)"We are excited to announce Liam's addition to the Array Board of Directors," said Kyle Lefkoff, Chairman of Array BioPharma. "Liam brings to Array his world-class experience in the clinical development of our pain and inflammation portfolio." Dr. Ratcliffe commented, "This is an important time for Array and I'm delighted to be part of the team. I look forward to working with Array's new CEO, Ron Squarer, who brings his unique outlook and perspective." Dr. Ratcliffe continued, "I'm honored to join the Array Board as an independent director, and I look forward to fulfilling a role in which I can reflect the broad interests of Array's diverse shareholder base." Dr. Ratcliffe is a General Partner at New Leaf Venture Partners and joined New Leaf in September 2008. Prior to joining New Leaf, Dr. Ratcliffe served as Senior Vice President and Development Head for Pfizer Neuroscience, as well as Worldwide Head of Clinical Research and Development. Additional positions at Pfizer included Vice President of Exploratory Development for the Mid West region, and Head of Experimental Medicine at Pfizer's Sandwich, UK Laboratories. Dr. Ratcliffe received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees in immunology from the University of Cape Town and his MBA degree from the University of Michigan. He completed his internal medicine training and fellowship in Immunology at Groote Schuur Hospital and additional teaching hospitals in Cape Town, South Africa.
Array BioPharma Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRY) announced that it has elected Liam Ratcliffe, M.D., Ph.D., to its Board of Directors as an independent director. Dr. Ratcliffe has extensive background in drug development and translational medicine, including a 12-year tenure at Pfizer.


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Trying to design the world's simplest sub
I have a system with an Arcam AVR300 amp, running two very old but modded Monitor Audio Monitor 9 speakers, which I have converted to run bi-amped, and love to bits. More importantly so does my wife, so much so she'll let me get a sub if we keep them. They are a two way stand mounted black box design, with 6.5" mid-bass units, giving bass down -3 db at 55Hz. See here for a little review.
Anyway, they are a little dry in the bass, and what with being used for films and CDs with bass that didn't exist in sources from 1991, I'd like to build a sub to help them along. As the Arcam amp will digitally filter out the LF channel at any crossover from 40 to 130 Hz, I'd like to see if I can build a very simple sub, with a mono amp like the ones from BK electronics, this one being a candidate, Modules. I like the idea of something that will very smoothly roll off down to the point where room gain kicks in, my room being 3.2m wide, 2.4m high and 10m long. The lowest modes should be (according to Room Mode / Standing Wave Calculator) 17.2, 34.4, and 51.6 and so on down the length, and then multiples of 54 across and 72 vertically. I feel that if I can control both the cross over frequency and the gain of the sub, and play some sweeps via the computer, I'll hope to fit the sub in as well as I can. I listen to a lot of two channel music, from Suzanne Vega and Gillian Welch to Cookie Monsta and Foo Fighters, and we watch films too, so I want a sub to work for all applications.
At the other end of the spectrum, I have no idea what the low frequency content is of films is going to be in the future, but from what I have read, I understand that there are already titles out there with big 8.5Hz pulses in (Black Hawk down, see The New Master List of BASS in Movies with Frequency Charts) so if I'm going to build something, I'd like to make sure it will produce bass as low as practicable in the room. I'm not trying to make it flat, I'd just rather it didn't drop off suddenly. I would also like to try to make sure it will not get blown up. I'm not worried I'll blow it up, but I have kids who will find out how, unless I make it impossible at design time (I have learned this philosophy when making furniture).
So, I've been trying to find the ideal driver and cabinet combination for a sealed sub, not too big, with decent volume at allowable cone excursions. This seems like a topic that has been asked about a lot so rather than just ask for general advice, I have tried to already answer the questions I had when I had when I started researching this, and I'm posting here in case I've got it wrong, in the hope someone will notice before I spend a load of cash on something that will fail. I'm going to run through the various options I have considered in a chronological fashion, highlighting the questions I have come across on the way.
So, the first thing I did when I started looking at this was to google 'Best Sub Driver' and start reading what I found. I pretty soon came across this site, which was useful, The Subwoofer DIY Page and led me to download and install WinISD Pro from LinearTeam which allowed me to try modelling some driver and cabinet combinations. I have Windows 7 32 bit. and until I set it to run in Win 98 compatibility mode, it crashed every time I tried to do anything. I also found these pages http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/multi...k-21w8555.html and The Ariel and the ME2 discussing the Scanspeak 21W 8555 8" driver and and 10" 25W 8565 drivers. So, I modelled these using the recommended flattest profile with Qtc = 0.7, giving a 32 litre box for the 8555 and a 118 litre box for the 10" 8565 and looked at the transfer function. All fine, the bigger one goes lower.
Next, I looked at the cone excursion, and raised the signal level from the initial 1W until the very end of the low frequency plot at 10 Hz was just below the limit for the drivers.
This showed that for the 8" Scanspeak 21W 8555, the drivers would max out at 11.8 W, and the 10" Scanspeak 25W 8565 would begin to exceed the linear region at 5.7 W. I know that playing at 10 Hz is not what these drivers are designed for, but if you look at the curves, the values are fairly flat from 30 Hz to 10 Hz, and if you were to up the power to find where they reach xmax at 30 Hz, it is 16 W and 12 W respectively, so no great change. Fianlly, I plotted the overall Sound Pressure Level.
This brings me to my first unanswered question: How loud does 97 db at 100Hz or 86 bd at 20 Hz sound. I have no idea, yet.
These sims didn't convince me that these two drivers were perhaps what I wanted for music and home theatre frequencies, so I next looked at the bigger Scanspeak drivers, the 25W/8567-SE, but the only difference in results was that the cone extension would got to 7.5 mm instead of 6.5 as for the 25W 8565, but still only a marginal difference. Next, I tried the 10" Scanspeak Discovery 26W/4558T00 and the 12" 30W/4558T00. These both have linear extension to 12.5 mm, and this seems to make a massive difference.
So, the 10" Discovery 26W/4558T00 goes to 157.5 W before going non-linear at 10 Hz, and the 12" 30W/4558T00 goes to 102.9 W. The 12" driver is louder, even given the power difference. Also, these figures are for boxes of volumes of 24 litres and 55 litres respectively, which seems fine for the average living room.
Next, I looked at the 10" Dayton RSS265HF-4 and the monster 15" Dayton RSS390HF-4. The ideal box for the 10" driver is a mere 31 litres, but the 15" beast requires 160 litres. That isn't so likely to impress my wife, but it isn't crazy exactly.
As you can see, the 10" Dayton driver appears to have more efficiency from 40 Hz up, but is almost the same as the Scanspeak 26W/4558T00 below. The Daytons both handle about 160 W before going non-linear, so the same as the Scanspeak 26W/4558T00. The 15" RSS390HF-4 shows very high efficiency at low frequencies, going much louder than the 10" or 12" drivers.
Next up, I tried the Monacor Stage Line SPH-390TC and SPH-380TC.
Obviously, these need a bass port, they are very efficient, but not what I'm looking for.
Finally, I looked at the 12" Tangband WQ-1858, the 10" Seas L26RFX-P, and the 10" Peerless 830669. These work in boxes of 82, 51 and 148 litres respectively, to give varying outputs in terms of power, but quite similar overall sound levels. The Peerless is about one third the cost of some of the others, and the Seas unit is also a lot cheaper.
The Tangband WQ-1858 appears to have a very flat response down into the low end in the recommended cabinet size, which might be a useful thing as I don't know where the crossover will be until I've built it. The measured response at http://www.europe-audio.com/document.asp?document_id=5601&link=datasheets\TBS\ WQ-1858.pdf also looks quite flat in this region from 20 to 100 Hz. The Seas looks reasonable, and is not expensive, and the Peerless seems about the same, although both seem less flat about the possible crssover region.
So, I'm wondering if I should got for the 12" Tangband which is very flat, costs £170 ish and needs 80 litres, or the 10" Dayton RSS265HF-4, which will work in a 30 litre box, and only costs about £140 or so.
My final topic to ponder is what protections are built into the amp, and if I need to work out a low frequency filter to stop the cones getting damaged should the rest of the system misbehave. I have read about it being hard to execute suitable passive filters at such low frequencies, but I don't know if this is necessary for this application.
Anyway, I'm still researching this but I hope to order the bits as soon as I'm happy I'm buying the right things. All suggestions gratefully recieved! :)
The reason for the TangBand looking much more flat is it's low voice coil inductance. You have modeled including the effect of le by the looks of things.
The sacrifice with the tangband is much lower efficiency.
Just a suggestion, I would try comparing the curves in a normalised way (perhaps with le not moddeled) so you can at least make a direct comparison of the rolloff of the drivers.
As for the question how loud will 20Hz be at 86db I can't really answer except to say, you won't be able to hear 20Hz, you can feel it (if it has enough power) but not hear it.
You could try modelling the 15" driver in a smaller box just to see how it goes.
Hum. I would suggest a high excursion 10" or 12" in a ported box.
The right long throw 10" in about 2.5 ft^3 with a low tune will give considerable low end output while still sounding excellent on music.
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I agree with turbodawg.
Unless you post size and price limitations and goals there is not much else to recommend really. Increased size will go usually lower in frequency and/or have higher efficiency. I would look at other solutions than closed boxes unless there is a special reason why you want closed box subs.
20Hz at 86db sounds the same loudness to normal ears as 30 dB at 1000 Hz, quite quiet.
A 5 dB change at 20 Hz sounds twice/half as loud, while it takes a 10 dB at 1000 Hz to sound twice/half as loud.
Low frequency perceptions are different for different people, what may be imperceptable to you at 20 Hz might be clearly perceived, or even sound annoyingly loud to others.
That said, conversational level is around 70 dB, for 20 Hz to sound that loud requires about 95 dB, which subjectively would sound almost 4 times louder than 86 dB.
In other words, 86 dB is not going to cut it for T-Rex footfalls and helicopter chugging;).
Go ported.
Lots of large drivers (and lots of power) is the requirement for loud, low bass from sealed cabinets. Ports allow more output for any given bass driver, at the expense of a larger cabinet.
If its HT, aim for, say, 95dB at 30Hz or lower.
Make sure you add an infrasonic filter - anything you're likely to build isn't likely to play 10Hz loud and clean.
Another thing I've realised I don't know is the characteristic of the filter the Arcam amp uses for its crossover. I've emailed them to ask, just out of curiosity. I did find review that said it sounded best at 90 Hz while giving no details of the speakers or sub used. Hmm, I may have to check that myself.
Thanks for all the replies, I'm looking at finish at the moment, and working out if I want it finished in wood veneer, gloss white or gloss black. I've also got to pick a volume control, an RCA socket and I'd love to fit a proper old school needle to the front to show the power. The BK amp has an output for their LED dial giving up to 775 mV, but I'd like a serious old school analogue dial. Will I be able to get one from an ancient all in one Akai unit like my Dad had, with a brushed metal finish?
Are you performing time correction on this system? Because that is pretty much the only way to get transient correct bass.
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Bestselling author R. A. Salvatore will be conducting an online chat tomorrow with his fans on October 22, 2010 at 7:00pm EST in support of his new book Gauntlgrym!
R. A. Salvatore is being featured on these blogs this week starting last Monday and ending with the chat. Definitely take a look at them on the appropriate dates!


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JAMES Hibberd was the influential figure for South Wilts as they successfully defended a competitive 186-8 to beat ECB Southern Electric Premier League rivals St Cross Symondians by 54 runs at the Green Jackets Ground.
Arriving at the crease with South Wilts an uncertain 115-5, Hibberd biffed a timely 45 not out and later, coming back for a second bowling spell, produced the ball of the day to castle Hampshire prospect Lewis McManus and effectively decide the outcome of the match.
From a healthy 65-1, St Cross crumbled to 132 all out – South Wilts celebrating three runs outs and taking some good catches.
The South Wilts total was largely based around Steve Riddle's 42 and a late knock from Hibberd, who batted sensibly, pushing the ball for one's and two's before launching one enormous six into the adjoining St Cross Road traffic.
Off-spinner Jordan Finney (3-32) and Richard Taylor (3-34) were the pick of the St Cross bowlers.
Skipper Tom Morton, an early new-ball victim for Taylor, felt South Wilts' 186-8 was "a bit above par" and was delighted with his side's display in the field.
"We still had to field and bowl well to win the game – but we delivered,"
"We work hard on our fielding, especially catching, in training and it paid off."
Chasing targets is seldom straight forward on the Green Jackets Ground and St Cross never really got themselves into a position from which they could mount a serious challenge to the South Wilts score.
Matt Drakeley (43) effectively chipped the in-field in a somewhat unorthodox knock at the top of the innings, but generally there wasn't a great degree of responsibility about the St Cross reply.
By 65-1, they had got themselves into a decent position, but in consecutive balls Jordan Finney holed out in the deep and McManus got a brute of a delivery from Hibberd which pitched middle and hit the top of the off-stump.
Wickets fell in clusters after that, South Wilts taking some good catches and James Hayward, Harry Hawkins and Jack Mynott, in particular, enjoying success with run-outs.
South Wilts' second win has moved them to within a place of leaders Havant, whom Morton's side visit in a Time Pennant match on June 28.
Before then, the defending champions are back in league action when Totton & Eling visit on Saturday (11.30am).


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Passenger in FedEx truck killed in Halifax County wreck
Posted October 23, 2013
Roanoke Rapids, N.C. — A passenger in a FedEx truck was killed early Wednesday when the truck lost control on Interstate 95 North in Halifax County and hit a tree, state Highway Patrol officials said.
According to investigators, the truck's right front tire blew at about 6:30 a.m., causing the truck to swerve off the road near mile marker 166 in Roanoke Rapids.
The name of the passenger has not been released, and troopers weren't sure where the person was sitting in the truck.
The truck's driver was taken to Halifax Regional Medical Center with minor injuries.
State Department of Transportation officials closed the right lane of I-95 North due to the wreck. Drivers should expect delays in the area until at least noon.
No other information about the wreck was immediately available.


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It's probably for the best that the city of St. Petersburg and the Tampa Bay Rays have put off negotiations over a new stadium until after the World Series. That gives Mayor Bill Foster and the small minds on the City Council more time to take off their blinders and see that a regional baseball franchise requires a regional approach.
To give the mayor the benefit of the doubt, perhaps Foster is methodically playing his cards. First he tried to focus on the Tropicana Field site in downtown St. Petersburg. The Rays rejected the Trop site and reasonably said they want to look at sites in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. Foster countered by offering to allow the Rays to look in the Gateway area in mid Pinellas and just outside the city — but not in Tampa. The Rays predictably declined such a limited search. So the next card from the mayor should be offering to let the Rays look in both counties in return for some concessions, financial or otherwise.
If that's the strategy, there should be an attitude adjustment in City Hall between now and November. City Attorney John Wolfe should quit talking about court injunctions and gagging all meaningful stadium talk. City Council members should educate themselves on the economic realities of the Tampa Bay region and major league baseball, because they clearly don't grasp them now.
Council Chairwoman Leslie Curran's vision, for example, appears to stretch no further than a few blocks down Central Avenue. She inexplicably wonders what has changed since the Rays proposed a downtown waterfront stadium nearly three years ago. Let's see: The proposal collapsed with a lack of support from then-Mayor Rick Baker and council members. The team has had a winning record on the field for three years, played in a World Series — and still draws below-average crowds. The ABC Coalition documented that the Trop is outdated, the Rays lack adequate corporate support and other potential stadium sites are more centrally located to the fan base.
How's that?
Tampa Bay has a major league baseball franchise in large part because of the vision, creativity and perseverance of St. Petersburg officials from another era. It would be a shame if St. Petersburg politicians lacking those qualities drove the franchise away.


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CATHERINE Tyldesley, who plays Eva Price in Coronation Street, dipped her toes in Loch Lomond yesterday as she launched the country's biggest open water swimming event.
The actress, who lost over four stone through healthy eating and exercise, is backing the Great Scottish Swim, which takes place on August 23. Swimmers will be able to take part in a half-mile, mile or two-mile event, with more than 20,000 people expected to participate across the UK.
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Other locations for the events include Lake Windermere in Cumbria, the Royal Victoria Dock in London, Salford Quays in Manchester and Alton Water Reservoir near Ipswich.
Tyldesley said: "I am taking part in some of this year's events and although it will be a challenge, I enjoy using swimming as a fun way to keep fit and active."
Alex Jackson, event director of the Great Swim Series at organiser Nova International, said: "Catherine is a shining example of the benefits of living an active lifestyle. I am sure we will have new and returning participants from across Scotland and beyond feeling inspired to get into the water and take part in this iconic event."
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So are you on Team Edward or Team Jacob? Or do you even know what that means?
Whether you're an avid fan of Stephenie Meyer's teenage vampire series or new to this whole I vampires thing, it's hard to avoid the hype as the bestselling series moves to the big screen Friday.
Here's a primer to help you decide where your loyalties lie.
Fans' devotion to the romance between Edward Cullen, hottie vampire, and Bella Swan, ordinary human teenager, has been unreal. The series has sold more than 17-million copies, which Summit Entertainment hopes will translate into box office success. Fans talk of their affliction with OCD, Obsessive Cullen Disorder, and YouTube features a video on Twilight Addiction Syndrome.
Meyer dubbed her female lead the name she was saving for a daughter: Isabella. (She has three sons.) Twilight begins when Bella, or Bells, moves to Forks, Wash., to live with her father.
Bella has long been friends with a boy named Jacob Black, a member of the Quileute tribe (see Q). Jacob's tribe isn't exactly friendly with Edward & Co., and Jacob is the one who tells Bella about his tribe's differences with the "Cold Ones." It's a pretty good way to describe vampires, who are pale, cold, stony.
Meyer said on her Web site (stephenie meyer.com) that the idea for Twilight came from a vivid dream about an average girl and a beautiful, sparkly vampire. Six months later, the book was written and accepted for publication.
Meyer named Twilight's vampire hero after Jane Eyre's Byronic Mr. Rochester and Sense and Sensibility's Edward Ferrars.
As Eve tempted Adam with a perfect blood-red apple, a madly-in-love Bella pressures Edward to change her into a vampire by Twilight's end. The novel's symbolic cover isn't Meyer's only reference to the Bible's creation story, as the series opens with this quote from Genesis: "But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."
Meyer provides her vampires with special talents that carry over from their human lives. These gifts are then accentuated; some are unique (Edward's vampire brother, Jasper, can control others' moods) and some are shared (superhuman strength).
Fans of the bespectacled wizard were aghast when Warner Brothers moved the release of the series' sixth movie from November to July 2009. But that move proved advantageous for the little-studio-that-could, Summit Entertainment, which quickly took over Harry Potter's prime pre-Thanksgiving opening date.
Edward was dying of Spanish Influenza in 1918 Chicago when he was saved by Carlisle, who turned him into a vampire and became his adoptive father.
James is the leader of a nomadic trio of human-hunting vamps who sets his sights on Bella. He is gifted with sixth sense, which makes his ability as a tracker unmatched.
Prepare for squeals and sighs when Bella and Edward share their first kiss. (If you're not a tween, it's okay to sigh too.)
Meyer is a self-proclaimed music addict, and the California band was her background music when writing Twilight. "Linkin Park was really kind of the undercurrent of that novel for me," she told Rolling Stone. "I had Hybrid Theory and Meteora on a mix, and I just listened to them over and over again." The band's Leave Out All the Rest appears on the movie's soundtrack. (Meyer also offers thematic playlists for each book in the series on her Web site.)
Meyer originally planned an addendum to the series titled Midnight Sun — a retelling of Twilight from Edward's perspective. An unedited draft of part of the book was leaked on the Internet, causing Meyer to table plans to finish it. Meyer did give actor Robert Pattinson a copy of the draft before filming to give him insight into Edward's character.
Twilight's bloodsuckers won't burst into flames in direct sunlight or be repelled by traditional defenses like garlic, crosses and holy water. On sunny days, the skin of Meyer's vampires sparkles like diamonds.
The acronym stands for "Oh my Edward!" Fans use it interchangeably with OMG. OME shirts are available on sites like zazzle.com and cafepress.com. Cafepress already has more than 6,000 Twilight-inspired designs.
Edward is a virtuoso pianist, thanks in part to his vampire speed. He also composes a lullaby inspired by Bella. Robert Pattinson, who plays Edward in the movie, is an accomplished musician on piano and guitar. His original song, Never Think, appears on the movie's soundtrack.
Bella's pal Jacob is a Quileute Indian. The tribe and their home, La Push, are real. Taylor Lautner, the actor who plays Jacob, has some native ancestry: Ottawa and Potawatomi.
The initial backlash at the casting of a virtual unknown as Twilight's fair Adonis has morphed into a swoon-inducing second-coming of Brad Pitt. Pattinson, who likened the screams of the fanatical female crush at Comic-Con with "entering the gates of hell" in an interview in Entertainment Weekly, was not Meyer's original choice to play Edward. That honor goes to The Tudor's equally hunky Henry Cavill, who was too old for the role by the time the film was cast.
Meyer's series is composed of four books: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn.
"Twi" is being tacked onto the beginning of just about everything. There is Twi-Rock, or music inspired by the books, which includes bands like the Bella Cullen Project, the Twilighters, the Twilight Music Girls and Midnight Sun. Fans classify themselves as Twi-hards and Twilighters.
For a sheltered teen, Bella easily accepts Edward's lifestyle with a maturity most adults lack. Such is the power of first love, literary style.
Edward's silver shiny ride. The car is quite a contrast to Bella's rusty 1953 Chevy pickup. Most of the vampires' cars seem excessive for Forks, Wash. Other notable vampmobiles: Rosalie's BMW M3 convertible and Carlisle's Mercedes S55 AMG.
The Cullens feed on wildlife, not humans, a lifestyle choice that Carlisle made more than 300 years ago. The Olympic Peninsula's dense, forested region provides the perfect playground for a weekend family hunt. The mountain lion is Edward's chosen prey.
The first time Bella meets Carlisle in the book, he's examining an X-ray of her head. Without giving away too much, Bella is hopelessly clumsy and has a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Edward tries his best to protect her.
The Cullen clan's eyes are described as being liquid gold topaz, but in a later book they are called the strange Yellow Eyes by another vampire. The eye color is different because they only feed on animals. Human-eating vamps' eyes are red.
A quick Internet search by Meyer yielded Washington's Olympic Peninsula as the rainiest spot in the United States — the perfect sunless setting for a vampire tale — and thus the real town of Forks (ZIP code 98331) became Bella's new home. Photo ops for visiting Twilighters include a red 1953 Chevy pickup parked by the Chamber of Commerce bearing the license plate Bella, Forks High School and a parking spot at the community hospital with this sign: "Dr. Cullen Reserved Parking Only."
Times staff writers Joshua Engleman and Stephanie Swanson contributed to this report.


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'Choppergate' and the spectre of UPA's 'Bofors moment'
It may still be rather premature to say that this indeed is the 'Bofors moment' of India's United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, but the current furore over alleged kickbacks worth €51 million (Dh248.3 million) involving the purchase of 12 VVIP choppers from AgustaWestland, for an estimated $610 million (Dh2.24 billion), has all the forebodings of the murky Swedish Howitzer gun deal that ultimately spelled electoral doom for then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, and his Congress party.
In February 2010, under the tenure of the current United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, India entered into an agreement with Italian firm AgustaWestland to purchase 12 helicopters for use by the Communication Squadron of the Indian Air Force (IAF) to ferry the president and other VVIPs. However, the first whiff of controversy was felt on February 12 this year when Italian authorities arrested Giuseppe Orsi, the CEO of Finmeccanica, the parent company of AgustaWestland, on charges of accepting kickbacks. The very next day, India's Defence Minister A.K. Antony ordered a probe into the alleged payoff.
Meanwhile, Indian TV news channel Times Now did an expose, blowing the lid off a scandal that may well make the financial irregularities over India's purchase of the 155mm Howitzer cannon in the late 1980s seem like chicken feed. For starters, the kickbacks involved in the Bofors deal were estimated at $11 million, which, though unprecedented in India's history until then, is small change compared to the $67.6 million said to have been paid in bribes to seal the helicopter deal in favour of the Italian company in 2010.
Antony has gone on record, saying: "Yes, corruption has taken place in the helicopter deal and bribes have been taken. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is pursuing the case very vigorously."
And there lies the crux of the problem. It has been more than six months since a CBI probe was ordered into what the Indian media has dubbed 'Choppergate', but till date, India's premier federal investigative agency has failed to make even one arrest. The Congress party and the UPA have come up with the lame excuse that the tailback of those under a cloud extends way beyond the jurisprudence of Indian authorities in a complex maze of corruption and duplicity. This is like saying that the case is too complicated to be solved.
The Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) office has come up with a damning report on the entire episode involving the Indian government's purchase of the helicopters manufactured by AgustaWestland.
The CAG report has raised questions over the role played by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the then national security adviser (NSA), M.K. Narayanan, and two former naval chiefs — Fali H. Major and S.P. Tyagi — in tweaking certain key parameters of the operational requirements of the helicopters that saw the AgustaWestland-built AW-101 choppers make the cut from a pool of three shortlisted flying machines. According to the CAG report, the stipulated altitude requirement of 6,000 metres was reduced to 4,500 metres while the Ministry of Defence, at the behest of the PMO and in keeping with instructions from the NSA, mandated that the VVIP helicopters ought to have a minimum cabin height of 1.8 metres — a stipulation that saw AgustaWestland emerge as the lone vendor.
The Economic Times, citing excerpts from the CAG report, reported on August 14: "Our [CAG's] examination of the process of framing service qualitative requirements [SQR] revealed that the SQRs so revised led to a resultant single-vendor situation." This is a rather serious and damaging observation on the part of the CAG that the UPA government will find extremely difficult to fend off in a hurry.
While kickbacks in defence deals are quite common in the world, the Bofors scandal and its resultant upheaval in India's political sphere are still fresh in public memory. It was one embarrassment that the Congress found too difficult to brush off. In terms of electoral fortunes, it saw the party and Rajiv booted out of power. But more damaging than the verdict at the hustings was the severe breach of trust and its concomitant public humiliation that prompted Rajiv to clarify before a tumultuous parliament: "I categorically declare in this highest forum of Indian democracy that neither I nor any member of my family received any consideration in this [Bofors] transaction."
Only time will tell what ramifications the current controversy over the VVIP chopper deal will have for India's present political dispensation led by Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. However, there is no doubt on one count at least. With the image of the UPA government already sullied by a series of scams, 'Choppergate' is one embarrassment that it could well have done without — more so, with elections looming.
With every passing day, this government has slipped deeper and deeper into policy paralysis and castigations such as the one by the CAG point to an invisible wound — that of moral bankruptcy.
The least that the government can do is to get to the bottom of the truth or at least show an honest intent of doing so.


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J.R.R. Tolkien published 'The Hobbit' in 1938 and for decades fans have obsessed over Middle-Earth. Here are just a few highlights of "Hobbit fever" throughout pop culture.
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Halloween Candies That Need to Come Back
It's that time of year again when we apologize to our pancreas and then eat until we're sick -- Halloween candy season! Everywhere we turn, we're bombarded with chocolate and gummies and sour things and those peanut butter taffies in the wax paper wrapping that no one ever eats. Somehow those things have survived the ages but our favorites have gone by the wayside. It's bittersweet heaven on earth.
6 Kids Having Hilarious Reactions to Eating Warheads Candy
We can't quite figure out what it is about super sour candy that keeps us wanting more. For starters, most of these treats are enough to make our tongues tingle and cause our faces to go into full-on spaz mode. Last time we checked, that's not exactly what we call 'fun'. But when you're a kid, it's all about the insanely sour experience-- the fighting a rough-and-tough candy battle, making it through those few precious seconds of physical pain in order to get to a deliciously sweet candy center.
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Candy Thief Steals $600 Worth of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
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Will you pay for Facebook?
Are you ready to pay for Facebook? You just may. Analyst Foad Fadaghi of Telsyte, an Australian technology research firm, tells news.com.au that premium accounts are an option to increase revenues.
As I argued on Wednesday, Facebook now must answer to shareholders. Being a public company is a completely different world from life as a private company. Fadaghi also expects Facebook to make advertising more invasive, as investors demand better performance. Ain't that grand?
Floating the option to charge for Facebook has to be on the table. The site needs new revenue streams. Regardless, the option is ridiculous and a non-starter. The whole concept of the social network itself prevents such an arrangement from ever being effective.
You are the Key to Facebook's Success
Social networks are built upon the hope that the user will divulge personal information. This personal information is used to make those connections, and create the social aspect of the service. Without this, a profile is nothing more than a glorified personal web page.
Yes, there are some social-like services -- Match.com for example -- but these exist for a purpose. You pay Match.com for the ability of the site to match you with the love of your life. There is a reason for the charge because it is something you may not be able to do yourself.
This is why LinkedIn attempted to monetize its own social network. While very much like the more consumer-focused sites, at heart LinkedIn is still a service aimed at connecting you with like-minded professionals. Even so, the features above and beyond a free account are all but worthless to me.
Explain what service Facebook offers the user, other than the ability to connect with friends and/or brands, groups, etc. that interest you? Charging for this is akin to paying for your friends. That is not going to fly.
Paying for Privacy? No thanks
Fadaghi's comments generated heated discussion here in the newsroom. Someone half-joked that a premium Facebook account could provide a service where users' account information isn't disclosed or surfaced. You pay for privacy. That's a talking point for the anti-Facebook crowd -- they're invading our privacy!
If that's the hook for such a premium account, I'll laugh. Here's a quick way to solve that: don't use Facebook. Despite what some of us may think, you can survive life without it. Paying to ensure my privacy is a ridiculous argument, because it is my information and not Facebook's. My personal details are what makes the site click. Without that, Facebook is nothing.
To be fair, I must say that Fadaghi does state the obvious: "The challenge is companies such Google+ will provide similar services, but are likely not to charge because they are less powerful in the social networking space. As long as there is competition, social networking sites will remain free to consumers". At least he roundabout sees the insanity of charging for a social network somewhat.
Maybe this argument is a moot point, then. Whether or not it happens though, it needs to be shot down by the socially networked masses. These sites need to understand that this is our information, and we are under no obligation to continue to allow them to profit from it.
I can live without social networking, I did for many years and can do it again. If this is the next big thing in the industry, you can count me out.
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BERLIN — Facing questions about her gender, South African teenager Caster Semenya easily won the 800-meter gold medal yesterday at the world track and field championships.
Her dominating run came on the same day track and field's ruling body said Semenya was undergoing a gender test because of concerns she does not meet requirements to compete as a woman.
The 18-year-old Semenya took the lead at the halfway mark and opened a commanding lead in the last 400 meters to win by a massive 2.45 seconds in a world-leading 1 minute, 55.45 seconds. Defending champion Janeth Jepkosgei was second and Jennifer Meadows of Britain was third in 1:57.93.
After crossing the line, Semenya dusted her shoulders with her hands, as if to brush off her competition. Semenya did not speak to reporters after the race or attend a news conference.
About three weeks ago, the international federation asked South African track and field authorities to conduct the verification test. Semenya had burst onto the scene by posting a world-leading time of 1:56.72 at the African junior championships in Maruitius.
Her dramatic improvement in times, muscular build and deep voice sparked speculation about her gender. Ideally, any dispute surrounding an athlete is dealt with before a major competition. But Semenya's stunning rise from unknown teenage runner to the favorite in the 800 happened almost overnight. That meant the gender test — which takes several weeks — could not be completed in time.
Before the race, IAAF spokesman Nick Davies stressed this is a "medical issue, not an issue of cheating." He said the "extremely complex" testing has begun. The process requires a physical medical evaluation and includes reports from a gynecologist, endocrinologist, psychologist, internal medicine specialist and gender expert.
South Africa team manager Phiwe Mlangeni-Tsholetsane would not confirm or deny that Semenya was having such a test.
"We entered Caster as a woman and we want to keep it that way," Mlangeni-Tsholetsane said. "Our conscience is clear in terms of Caster. We have no reservations at all about that."
Some of the women who ran against Semenya spoke out against her.
"These kind of people should not run with us," Elisa Cusma of Italy, who finished sixth, said in a postrace interview with Italian journalists, according to the New York Times. "For me, she's not a woman. She's a man." The Times reported that Mariya Savinova, a Russian who finished fifth, told Russian journalists that she did not believe Semenya would be able to pass a test. "Just look at her," Savinova said.
Although medals will be awarded for the 800, the race remains under a cloud until the investigation is closed, and Semenya could be stripped of the gold depending on the test results, IAAF General Secretary Pierre Weiss said.
"But today there is no proof and the benefit of doubt must always be in favor of the athlete," Weiss said.
•Usain Bolt was set to try for his second world record early today in the finals of the 200. The Jamaican obliterated his world-record mark in the 100 on Sunday, blazing through the line in 9.58 seconds.
Bolt looked invulnerable in his semifinal heat of the 200, easing down the track in 20.08 seconds. Bolt's world record in the 200 stands at 19.30, a barrier that American Shawn Crawford fully expects him to break in the finals.
"I really think 19.28, that's what I think," Crawford said. "My goal is to run 19.51, I'll be happy with that."
•American Bernard Lagat won the bronze in the 1,500 meters.
•Jamaican Brigitte Foster-Hylton captured the 100-meter hurdles, giving the island nation its first gold in the event at the world championships. Delloreen Ennis-London also won bronze for Jamaica.


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A new Woodson High School
When Woodson High School students in D.C. go back to school next week, it will be like walking into a whole new school. That's because the northwest Washington school got a multi-million dollar makeover.
The dedication Wednesday to the new school was just plain fun. The eight-story tower of power school, built in 1972, was demolished and for two years students attended classes miles away.
The new school has classrooms, a cafeteria, a swimming pool and not one but two gyms. It's 250,000 square feet inside and three athletic fields outside.
That's what $102 million buys.
Mary Jackson says she hopes alumni stay to help ensure that the school system keeps Woodson pristine.
"As long as I don't see no scratches on my walls or dirt on my floor," she said.


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A White House Security Veteran Is 'Back in the Fight,' as a New York Police Official
By AL BAKER
Published: July 5, 2006
Richard A. Falkenrath lectured on terrorism at Harvard. He was co-author of a book about the potential horrors of a covert attack. He analyzed threat data for President Bush, helped create the Department of Homeland Security and, with his colleagues in the White House, found and eliminated a weak spot in the nation's visa system that Al Qaeda could have exploited.
And he did it all before his 35th birthday.
Then in May, two years to the day after leaving the White House -- ''exhausted,'' he says -- his cellphone rang. It was Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, offering him a job as deputy commissioner for counterterrorism in the New York Police Department.
''It came as a bolt from the blue,'' Dr. Falkenrath said. ''Once he said it, I said, 'Wow, that is interesting. That's an interesting opportunity.' ''
The job offer connected his past with his future. He took it, eager to return to public service.
''I was sort of itching to get back in the fight,'' he said in a recent interview. ''The country is at war; we are still under a threat.''
He speaks in a casual, California-inflected tone that belies his seriousness. And his attire -- well-cut dark suits and cufflinks -- is strictly Washington. His telegenic looks and presence have made him a mainstay on CNN as a security analyst.
For someone who has existed largely in the world of ideas, this operational post -- the top antiterrorism spot in the New York Police Department -- is something of a departure. At least one former head of the city's Office of Emergency Management, while praising Dr. Falkenrath personally, called him a surprising choice. But Commissioner Kelly says his department can quickly give its new deputy commissioner any seasoning he may need.
''We have a lot of operational experience here,'' he said, adding that Dr. Falkenrath's pending arrival, on Monday, coincided with a ''fine-tuning'' of the counterterrorism program.
Dr. Falkenrath's roots are rural; they go back to Mendocino, Calif., where his family cooked over a wood stove and he lived in a converted bread truck off their one-room cabin. He read voraciously growing up, including novels like Joseph Conrad's ''Secret Agent'' -- about an anarchist terrorist plot in turn-of-the-century London. He went to Occidental College and earned a Ph.D. in war studies as a Marshall Scholar.
He got a teaching post at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and then a job in Washington that came with special security clearances -- and a spot in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
He was at the window in his office on Sept. 11, 2001, where he saw the smoke rising from the attack on the Pentagon, miles to the southwest. It was a life-changing event for him, he says, as one of a handful of public officials who spent much of the 1990's focusing on catastrophic terrorism.
''He was one of the earliest people in the academic world to be thinking about the kind of new challenges of terrorism proliferation at a time when the government was just starting to get its arms around this,'' Jim Steinberg, a Democrat who was President Clinton's deputy national security adviser, said of Dr. Falkenrath, a Republican.
''He put homeland security on the front burner at a time when the law enforcement community, the F.B.I. and others in law enforcement were slow to recognize this as an important part of their job,'' said Mr. Steinberg, who is now the dean of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas.
Now, Dr. Falkenrath, 37, must translate his policy experience into a more narrow set of operational and managerial duties. And he will have to carry them out within the military-style framework that Commissioner Kelly, a former Marine, has created. Dr. Falkenrath is replacing Michael A. Sheehan, 51, a retired Army Special Forces colonel.
Jerome M. Hauer, who was commissioner of the city's Office of Emergency Management from 1996 to 2000, said Dr. Falkenrath was a curious choice for the job. ''I don't want to take anything away from Richard, an exceptionally bright guy and a good academician, but he's a policy person,'' said Mr. Hauer, who has known Dr. Falkenrath for more than a decade.
But some who know Dr. Falkenrath note that he has previously pivoted from the theoretical to the practical. In 2002, as part of the so-called Gang of Five -- a group of Bush administration staffers -- he helped create the Department of Homeland Security.
''He talks about Homeland Security, and then he becomes one of the architects of it, and that's rare for someone with an academic background,'' said Juliette N. Kayyem, a lecturer in public policy at the Kennedy School and Dr. Falkenrath's successor in running a domestic preparedness session there. ''His assessment of things has always been very independent, not ideological.''
In Washington, he said, he analyzed daily threat information, engineered responses and helped coordinated the White House's response to the 2003 blackout. He said he will leave positions as a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a managing director at Civitas Group to take the job.
''The thing that most excites me, that is most thrilling, is translating thought into action,'' he said. ''I feel more like a doer than a thinker.''
Dr. Falkenrath said preventing another attack is the first goal. The second is making targets harder to attack.
''Separate from stopping a plot in its tracks is making New York less vulnerable,'' he said.
Third is being able to respond to an attack. ''If we fail with prevention, but an attack happens, you need to be able to respond,'' he said. ''And feel out the area, seal it off, evacuate it.''
Richard N. Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, said he suspected that Dr. Falkenrath would be especially adept at soothing the ''operational friction'' that can arise between the police and the F.B.I. over turf and organizational issues.
Already, the F.B.I. has praised the choice. In a statement last Wednesday it said the bureau's director, Robert S. Mueller III, had worked closely with Dr. Falkenrath and acknowledged ''his distinguished history of public service.''
Dr. Falkenrath is viewed as a hard worker and independent thinker who will fit comfortably with a mayoral administration unafraid to battle Washington.
As Dr. Falkenrath, along with his wife and two children, moves up from Washington, Mr. Haass, who lives in Manhattan, said he welcomed his arrival.
''Let me put it this way,'' he said. ''As a citizen of New York, I'm glad he's taking the job.''
Photo: Richard A. Falkenrath, the city's new counterterrorism chief. (Photo by Jamie Rose for The New York Times)


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New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved the proposal to set up a new media wing in the information and broadcasting ministry for publicizing the government's initiatives through social media platforms.
The new media wing is aimed to "address the communication and dissemination requirements of the government on social media platforms".
"The wing would integrate the communication tools horizontally and vertically through various social media platforms," said an official statement.
The proposal for setting up the new wing has been drawn on the basis of the experience of the initiative undertaken by the ministry recently, on a pilot basis to position itself on the social media platforms such as Youtube, Facebook and Twitter, the statement said.
The new wing would be headed by a senior officer of joint secretary level. The administrative and operational support would be provided by a media unit under the ministry - the Research Reference and Training Division - which would be the wing.
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Brian Davis of AAS: Texas Needs Aggression on Defense, Jerrod Heard in QB MixMarch 20, 2014
University of Texas spring practice has begun and new head coach Charlie Strong has a lot of questions to answer.
David Ash, the starting quarterback in 2013, has recovered from the concussion that forced him to miss most of the season. He will compete with freshman Jerrod Heard and sophomore Tyrone Swoopes for the 2014 starting role.
The Longhorns defense will have to improve if Texas hopes to make an impact in the Big 12 this fall. Seniors Cedric Reed and Quandre Diggs will lead a unit that allowed more than 400 yards per game in 2013.
Check out Brian Davis of the Austin American-Statesman break down what's happening in Austin for the Texas Longhorns' spring practice.
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Morrissey Announces New Album, Titles It Exactly Like You'd Expect
Morrissey's 10th solo album is due for release this summer, and the perpetually mopey singer came up with a typically understated title for it. 'World Peace Is None of Your Business' will hit the streets in late June or early July (no concrete date has been announced yet).
The 12-song album was recorded in France with producer Joe Chiccarelli, best known for his work on albums by the Strokes and Killers, among others.
Moz will be touring the U.S. prior to the album's release (hopefully), with dates throughout May and June, including special shows in Los Angeles and New York City with Sirs (with Tom Jones and Cliff Richard, respectively, as opening acts. More information can be found on Morrissey's Facebook page.
According to the Morrissey fan site True To You, the former Smiths singer is said to be "beyond ecstatic" with the new album, his first since 2009′s 'Years of Refusal.'


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Each day as we read the news across the globe, it is apparent that the business environment continues to be laden with a myriad of risks. Without advance preparation, companies looking to advance their strategies will find themselves at the mercy of some unforeseen event that will threaten their success or perhaps their very survival. In times like these, it is critical to have a strong enterprise risk management ("ERM") program that is woven into the fabric of a company's strategy as well as its day-to-day business operations.
However, implementing an effective ERM program today is no easy task. Faced with an uncertain regulatory and economic outlook, many companies struggle to create a cost-effective, focused program that will provide the necessary insight to anticipate the most critical risks. While each company and industry may be unique, there are a few common steps that can be taken that will lead to a more effective ERM program.
1. Start with the strategic plan - focus ERM efforts on where the company is going, not where it has already been
2. Create a simple framework and process that is easily understood - too many companies try to make ERM more complicated than it needs to be
3. Demonstrate importance of the program with a C-level champion - whether it is a new Chief Risk Officer, the CFO or even the CEO, a key leader must lead the charge
4. Tie risk management objectives and metrics to existing performance metrics - business goals require incentives and risk management objectives are no different
5. Invest in cost-effective enabling technologies - a wide range of risk management technology solutions exist today and choosing the wrong solution can result in cost overruns and poor results
By taking these steps, you will certainly be headed in the right direction on your ERM journey. However, the ultimate success factor is maintaining a long-term commitment to ERM as a valued business discipline.


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Rep. David Hawk back in court on arraignment
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. - Tennessee Representative David Hawk was in the Greene County Criminal Court Friday morning and waived his arraignment. He was indicted by the Grand Jury on Monday and faces a felony reckless endangerment charge after an incident in March involving his estranged wife, Crystal Goan.
"This has been a nightmare," Hawk said. "I strongly maintain my innocence in this situation."
Judge John Duggar removed himself from the case because he knows Hawk and works with Goan.
In court Duggar mentioned this is an unusual indictment because on the paperwork, the section code listed doesn't match the charge that Hawk faces. The indictment states Hawk recklessly caused bodily injury to his spouse, but the code is for a reckless endangerment charge. "It's a very bizarre process in this whole scenario," Hawk said.
Hawk says the case is takings its toll on everyone involved. "It's stressful, especially on my family more than anything," he said.
Hawk was re-elected in November and will head back to Nashville in January for the new legislative session. He said despite the court case, he plans to continue working for the people of Greene County. "I enjoy the challenges of my service. I'm honored by the number of votes on election day. And I'm looking forward to continuing the work we do in Nashville," said Hawk.
He is due back in court on May 30. The Tennessee Supreme Court will decide which judge will hear the case.


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Enraged By Critical Comments, AMA's Vanderslice Bans Dan Lance From Any Contact With AMA Officials And From Hot Pits At Races
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On Monday at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, AMA Pro Racing Director of Competition Merrill Vanderslice banned former AMA Pro Racing Safety Director Dan Lance from hot pit access at future AMA Pro Racing events and ordered him not to talk to any AMA officials, according to Lance. Six hours prior to post time, Roadracingworld.com contacted AMA Media Relations Contractor Larry Lawrence at Loudon and asked him to comment. Lawrence said he would check on the situation and call back. But at post time, Lawrence had not called back.

Lance, who is currently a representative for Alpina Air Fence, Factory Pro Tuning, Motion Pro, and Braking USA, said that he was told by Vanderslice in the paddock during Monday's rain-delayed race program at Loudon that Lance would no longer be given access to any "hot area" at an AMA race.

Vanderslice is apparently upset over a Letter To The Editor written by Lance and published in the July issue of Roadracing World, which is critical of the delay on the part of AMA Pro Racing in obtaining and deploying Air Fence, along with posts Lance made on the
BBS.

In a phone interview with Roadracing World, Lance said "(Vanderslice) told me, 'You are AMA bashing, and I'm tired of it. From now on, don't expect any hot access; you won't have it. I don't have to work with you, and you can't talk to any AMA officials.' Then he went into a little tirade about me shutting the f—k up, in so many words."

Lance, known for his large, waxed mustache, continued, saying, "He wanted to throw me out then, but he couldn't because I was working for the racetrack and had credentials through them."

In addition to his job as a product and sponsor representative, Lance was working as part of the safety crew at Loudon, the same track where Lance started his 15-year passion as a safety worker for motorsports. In that career, Lance has worked as a safety official with CART, IRL, NASCAR, SCCA, WERA, and most recently with the AMA. "He told me, 'The AMA makes the man. The man doesn't make the AMA. You would probably not be a recognized person in this industry if it were not for AMA Pro Racing.' If you look at my resume that (working for the AMA) was my last job, not my first job," said Lance.

Lance held his full-time position as the AMA's highest safety official for four days before quitting this Spring. Lance says the fact that the AMA opened his mail, while offensive, wasn't what motivated him to quit. "They had told me that they were going to purchase Air Fence for this season," explained Lance. "They told me that I would have it by Sears Point. Then they said it would possibly happen later this year or next year. I told them that if they couldn't raise the money for Air Fence, that I could and you're not gonna be happy.

"I have no allegiance to the AMA. My only allegiance is to my associates that are the racers, the mechanics, and the men in the industry that work for the sport. I won't be held back for saying the truth. What I do, I do for these guys. I owe it to them. It was when I lost Jamie (Bowman) at Laguna last year. I promised him, as I loaded him into the helicopter, that this is what I would do. He was a good friend. I no longer wanted to call a parent to tell them that their son isn't coming home, or can you come visit your son for the last time."

Vanderslice also accused Lance of "AMA Bashing" in an e-mail Vanderslice sent Lance following a series of posts on wera.com, Lance said.

"I was never reprimanded," stated Lance. "I have letters of recognition and 'thank yous' from racers, racers' families, and promoters saying 'We're glad to have Dan Lance with the AMA' and one guy saying thank you for saving my brother's life. Stuff like that." According to Lance, when he told AMA Pro Racing Superbike Operations Manager Ron Barrick of his banishment Monday afternoon at Loudon, Barrick told him, "That's too bad. I really appreciate having you around with your experience."

"I don't know where I f—ked up except when I quit when they lied to me and said that they were going to get Air Fence," said Lance. "I do not believe I have said any untruths in any of my comments, which (Vanderslice) believes are AMA bashing because they're contrary to his views. I still stand in front of everyone and say that if I have said an untruth to bring it forward. I'm willing to stand and be counted as making a mistake, but I don't believe that I've said anything yet that is an untruth.

"There's other inside sh-t, that is general knowledge in the paddock, but the AMA reading public, from the press, has no clue. They think the AMA is telling the truth when we in the paddock know that certain programs were not going forward and being dragged around.

"I called (AMA Pro Racing CEO Scott) Hollingsworth and told him that I'm going to go forward and protect myself," said Lance of a voice mail message that he left Hollingsworth Monday. "I'm not going to lose any credentials or access at the racetrack. I told him that I couldn't legally be denied. I don't believe (Vanderslice) can restrict trade in our workplace, which may be an AMA-sanctioned race but is still a workplace for vendors and also for contingency sponsors. I told them that unless Merrill says something by the end of the day (Monday, June 18) that I'm going to talk to my friends in the Press.

"I've always said the truth as I see it. I won't be bullied, and I won't shut up. It's my right as an American to have free speech and free access. F--k the sons o' bitches. I'm willing to go balls to the walls. I can't see how he can refuse me. If I have to hire a lawyer and do an 'Edmondson', I will. "

The AMA and AMA Pro Racing (a.k.a. Paradama) recently settled a lawsuit by paying former joint venture partner Roger Edmondson $3 million. U. S. Federal Courts ruled in that case that the AMA had converted, or stole, Edmondson's half of the AMA Pro road racing business.

The AMA has steadfastly maintained that Edmondson was a contract employee, not a joint venture partner, despite the courts finding otherwise. In final settlement negotiations, AMA lawyers asked that neither side comment on the settlement until the legal papers were signed several days later. But the AMA then immediately issued a press release again claiming that Edmondson had been a contract employee.
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After his critically acclaimed box office smash The Love Guru (NY Times review: "The Love Guru is downright antifunny, an experience that makes you wonder if you will ever laugh again."), Mike Myers has decided to take his career a whole new direction. Just kidding, he's doing another Austin Powers.
I'm told that Mike Myers has started writing Austin Powers 4 which will be an homage to his father. "It's very personal with a father and son theme loosely based on his own life," an insider tells me. As Myers has previously said, this fourth installment of the super spy spoof movie series will focus on Austin's arch-villain Dr. Evil, who was based on Blofeld of the Bond films. But what hasn't been known is that the AP4 plot is really about Dr. Evil and his son (introduced already as Scott Evil, played by Seth Green).
Wow, someone in Hollywood has daddy issues? Surprising.
There's no deal in place yet but New Line is panting after No. 4 despite Myer's recent box office bomb, The Love Guru, for Paramount. But does Myers realize he may no longer be a draw? (Probably not. Before the pic opened, he reportedly made diva demands from Conan O'Brien staffers last month for stupid stuff like Twizzlers and raspberry seltzer.) [DHD]
I think demanding Twizzlers has less to do with not realizing you're no longer a box office draw and more to do with not realizing you're not six. But I'm excited for this, I've always wanted to see a real sappy, tear-jerker Austin Powers movie. Maybe Fat Bastard could reveal that his overeating stems from being sexually abused as a child, or Goldmember could deliver a heartfelt speech about anti-Semitism.


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Directed by: Val Guest
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Corrected entry: When Sid arrives at the church for Tim's wedding, his minivan starts rolling away backwards after he parks it, obviuosly not putting the handbrake fully on. But when the camera angle changes, it has stopped moving.
Correction: Having been in the transportation industry for 14 years, I can assure you this kind of thing does happen. It can stop moving because the ground levels out, or it hits a curb or rock with a tire.


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