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New Zealand First is suggesting all New Zealanders pretend to be Maori to get special privileges under the law.
The party wants the Government to define who is and isn't Maori before offering deals to iwi over water rights, after delaying the asset sales programme.
Winston Peters says anybody could be Maori under the law.
"[Prime Minister] John Key could write to those New Zealanders he considers ineligible to let them know they've missed out," says Mr Peters.
Ministers are heading into five weeks of discussions with iwi over water rights and asset sales after announcing on Monday the Mighty River Power share float would be delayed until March next year.
The Government hasn't agreed to any of the conditions set out in a Waitangi Tribunal report but says it wants "clarity and certainty" before the power company is partially privatised.
The Maori Council, which sought the tribunal's ruling, has welcomed the delay but says it is keeping its legal action option open.
It would have sought a High Court injunction if the government had decided to go ahead with its original sale deadline of November.
The Government is confident it will win a court case and that having five weeks of discussion will strengthen its hand.
Mr Key says the Government has had legal advice and "shares plus" won't work, but he's prepared to talk about it to find out whether iwi can "come up with anything new".
"The Government's current view is that this idea should not be progressed," he said. "But we need clarity and certainty, and taking some time to talk about it is the prudent thing to do."
Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples says the government has shown it respects the need for iwi to be consulted.
"We're very pleased because we advocated for that."
Mana Party leader Hone Harawira says it's "about bloody time" Prime Minister John Key realised how serious the opposition is to the sales.
"It's a far cry from the disparaging comments he made about the claim, the Council and the Tribunal a couple of months back," says Mr Harawira.
"Government's decision to delay the sale of state assets until at least March 2013 is a back-down of massive proportions and a victory for all New Zealanders, many of whom have been working furiously to get together the numbers needed to force a referendum to stop asset sales."
Mr Harawira says the delay "shows that the Treaty is the only constitutional document we can rely on to safeguard our assets and our future".
"This is not the time for hasty decisions or fast deals. Now is the time for patience and for participation, and I urge all iwi leaders to lead the engagement of their people in what is likely to be the biggest decision they will ever make."This morning former ACT Party leader Rodney Hide rubbished the Waitangi Tribunal's view.
"I read most carefully the tribunal report and I found it to be utter bollocks," he told Firstline this morning.
"There's no argument there of ownership, it's just that the tribunal asserts it. They say that Maori own water because they sang songs about a river, they identified spirits… that's nonsense.
"The treaty is silent on water. What the treaty says, and the tribunal observes this, is that Maori property rights will be upheld. They then create the fiction that Maori own water. Clearly they don't," says Mr Hide.
"What the tribunal's done is in a fairyland sort of happy-clappy kind of way, has tried to construct rights out into the year 2012. Clearly it's bollocks."
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Generally, the law requires plans to pay retirement benefits no later than the time an employee reaches normal retirement age, and many plans provide earlier payments under certain circumstances. For example, a plan may allow employees to receive distributions after terminating employment regardless of the employee's age. The plan's summary plan description (SPD) should provide the rules for obtaining the distribution as well as the timing of distribution after termination of employment.
Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity (QJSA)
In a money-purchase pension plan, the retirement benefit payment generally must occur in a series of equal, periodic payments over the lifetime of the employee or the joint life of the employee and beneficiary, and the payments must continue to the employee's spouse for the rest of his or her life if he or she survives the employee. The periodic payment to the surviving spouse must be at least 50% but not more than 100% of the periodic payment received by the participant while he or she was alive. This form of payment is called a qualified joint and survivor annuity (QJSA), and the plan must provide an explanation of the QJSA in a timely manner.
If the plan provides other forms of benefit payment, the employee and his or her spouse can elect to waive their rights to receive the QJSA and select one of the other payment options available. The waiver must be made in writing within certain time limits and be witnessed by a notary public or plan representative.
Triggering Event
Generally, distributions cannot be made until one of the following occurs:
- The employee reaches retirement age as defined under the plan.
- The employee becomes disabled.
- The employee dies, at which time the beneficiary is eligible for distributions.
- The employee separates from service.
- The plan is terminated and is not replaced by another defined contribution plan.
All of the above are referred to as triggering events.
If the plan is a profit-sharing or a 401(k) plan, employees are allowed to take in-service withdrawals if the plan permits. An in-service withdrawal is a distribution that may occur without the employee experiencing a triggering event. Some plans will allow an in-service withdrawal only if the employee experiences financial hardships as defined by the plan. (Some plans also let participants borrow funds. For more insight, see Sometimes It Pays To Borrow From Your 401(k) and 8 Reasons To Never Borrow From Your 401(k).)
Tax on Early Distributions
If a distribution is made to an employee under the plan before he or she reaches age 59.5, the employee may have to pay a 10% tax on the distribution. This tax applies to the taxable amount received by the employee.
However, the 10% tax will not apply before age 59.5 if distributions are taken for reasons which include the following:
- The distribution is made to a beneficiary on or after the death of the employee.
- The distribution is made because the employee acquires a qualifying disability.
- The distribution is made as part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments beginning after separation from service and made at least annually for the life or life expectancy of the employee or the joint lives or life expectancies of the employee and his or her designated beneficiary. (The payments under this exception, except in the case of death or disability, must continue for at least five years or until the employee reaches age 59.5, whichever is the longer period.)
- The distribution is made to an employee after separation from service if the separation occurred during or after the calendar year in which the employee reached age 55.
- The distribution is made to an alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO).
- The distribution is made to an employee for medical care up to the amount allowable as a medical expense deduction (determined without regard to whether the employee itemizes deductions).
- The distribution is made in a timely way to reduce excess contributions under a 401(k) plan.
- The distribution is made in a timely way to reduce excess employee or employer matching contributions (excess aggregate contributions).
- The distribution is made in a timely way to reduce excess elective deferrals.
- The distribution is made because of an IRS levy on the plan.
Withholding on Eligible Rollover Distributions
Distributions paid to an employee are subject to a mandatory federal withholding of 20% if the distribution exceeds $200 for the year and is an eligible rollover distribution. Distributions that are not eligible rollover distributions are not subject to the mandatory 20% withholding.
Eligible rollover distributions are distributions of all or any part of an employee's balance in a qualified retirement plan, except if the distribution is any of the following:
- A required minimum distribution
- Any of a series of substantially equal payments made at least once a year over any of the following periods:
- The employee's life or life expectancy
- The joint lives or life expectancies of the employee and beneficiary
- A period of 10 years or longer
- A hardship distribution
- A corrective distribution of excess contributions or deferrals under a 401(k) plan and any income allocable to the excess, or a corrective distribution of annual additions and any allocable gains
- Loans treated as distributions
- Dividends on employer securities
- The cost of life insurance coverage
An employee may avoid the 20% withholding by having the distribution processed as a direct rollover to an eligible retirement plan. In a direct rollover the assets are made payable to the trustee or custodian of the receiving retirement plan for the benefit of the employee.
Required Distributions
Under the required minimum distributions (RMD) rules, a qualified plan must provide that either of the following occurs:
- Each participant will receive his or her entire interest (benefits) in the plan by the required beginning date (RBD).
- Each participant will begin to receive regular periodic distributions by the required beginning date. The distributions are annual amounts calculated so that the participant's entire interest is distributed over his or her life expectancy or over the joint life expectancy of the participant and the designated beneficiary.
The plan administrator must figure the RMD for each participant and distribute the amount to each participant who is required to remove an RMD from his or her qualified plan account.
If an employee participates in more than one qualified plan, the RMD for each plan must be calculated separately. Unlike IRAs, the RMD for multiple plans cannot be combined and taken from one plan.
Required Beginning Date
Generally, each participant must begin receiving RMD by April 1 of the year following the calendar year he or she reaches age 70.5. If the plan allows and the employee is still employed after he or she reaches age 70.5, the RBD could be delayed until April 1 following the year the employee retires. The option to delay the RBD after April 1 following the calendar year in which the employee reaches the 70.5 birthday is not available to employees who own at least 5% of the business.
Subsequent RMD amounts must be distributed by December 31 of each year.
Excess-Accumulation Penalty
Employees who do not take their RMD by the prescribed deadline will owe the IRS a 50% excess-accumulation penalty. The 50% is assessed on the amount not distributed.
Example: Excess Accumulation Penalty
Jane's RBD is April 1, 2012. Her RMD for 2012 is $40,000 and for 2013, her RMD is $38,000. Jane distributed her 2012 RMD of $40,000 on March 1, 2013. By December 31, 2013, she distributed an additional $20,000. For 2013, Jane was $18,000 short from meeting her 2013 RMD, so she owes the IRS $9,000 [($38,000 - $20,000) x 0.5 = $9,000].
Jane must pay the excess-accumulation penalty when she files her federal tax return, unless she feels that the failure was due to reasonable circumstance - in which case, she may write to the IRS and request that the penalty be waived. If a waiver is requested, the penalty should not be paid unless the IRS denies the request.
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Yesterday, I wrote about my eyebrow threading experience. As I was writing that post, I wondered why we as women go through so much just to be beautiful.
Women are encouraged to:
- Wax our eyebrows (or in my case, thread them) and shave.
- Spend tons of money on hair care (perms, coloring, cuts, etc).
- Wear lipstick and eye shadow.
- Wear fake eyelashes.
- Desire liposuctions, breast implants, and botox.
Think about it…
Why do we feel that we need to do this stuff?
Society puts so much pressure on us to look beautiful. We are flooded with images of paper-thin women on magazine covers, movies, and T.V. shows. It is force fed to us that super skinny is in. They even named a pair of jeans, "skinny jeans".
The images that we see on magazines, movies, and tv are not real. Some are photoshopped images made to look real. It recently came out that Kelly Clarkson was photoshopped on the cover of Self Magazine to avoid showing her fluctuations in weight.
Movie stars wear tons of makeup. See them without it and they might not look as beautiful as you think they are.
We have to learn to love ourselves the way God made us. We were made in his image.
Now of course, we do want to be careful about our weight because being obese can cause serious health problems. However, everyone's goal shouldn't be to get down to 100 pounds.
Beauty is not just what is on the outside. What's on the inside shines brighter. Like the old saying goes, "Beauty is only skin deep."


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A special committee for reactivation of the Council of Jewish Educational Institutions of Greater Montreal has been formed here, as a result of a meeting of the Council under the chairmanship of the Council's president, Ben Beutel. Samuel Harvey, a member of the executive committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress, was named chairman of the special committee.
The Council, formed in 1954, includes representatives of all Jewish day schools, afternoon and Sunday schools and yeshivot in Greater Montreal. Among the plans to be worked out by the special committee are means for assisting existing Jewish schools in the area, clearance with regard to teachers' salaries, pension plans, and a common approach to common problems, including research projects, teacher training and text books.


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Belgium hires Roberto Martinez as head coach
Belgium has hired Roberto Martinez as its manager, the team announced Wednesday.
Martinez takes over for Marc Wilmots, who coached the Red Devils from May 2012 until he was fired in July. Belgium sacked Wilmots after the team fell in the Euro 2016 quarterfinals to Wales.
Martinez most recently coached at Everton, where he was the manager from June 2013 until this past May. The Spaniard led the club to a 61–39–43 record in 143 matches.
Previously, Martinez managed Wigan Athletic and Swansea City. As a player, Martinez was a midfielder who spent time with Swansea, Wigan, Chester City and others.


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11/11/11 was a lucky day for Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell!
The duo, who first said "I do" in 2007, renewed their wedding vows on Friday. "It wasn't anything fancy, but it did fell intimate and surprisingly emotional. And comfy," Romijn, 39, told Us Weekly.
"Anytime the clock says 11:11, we think of each other and our two [2-year-old twin] daughters [Charlie and Dolly] and we usually text each other," the former Ugly Betty star said. "It's a nice reminder of family, and it happens twice a day!"
"It seemed natural to renew our vows at 11:11 a.m. on 11th St. and 11th Ave. [Friday] mooring," she explained.
Her one request? "That be both wear corduroy, the fabric of 11/11/11!"
O'Connell, 37, gave Romijn "Swarovski crystal Lulu Guinness clutch to commemorate the occasion," she told Us. "I never thought Swarovski and corduroy would go together, but this morning they did!"


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Samih al-Qasim Reads 'End of the Talk with a Jailer'
Samih al-Qasim was born in 1939 in Zarqa, Jordan, to Palestinian Druze parents from the Galilee. He grew up in the village of Rama in northern Palestine and was a leading figure of the "resistance poets" of the 1950s. He has written over thirty books of poetry, several novels, collections of plays and essays.
Al-Qasim worked as an editor for the Ghad and Ittihad newspapers and is editor-in-chief of the Israeli Arab newspaper Koull El Arab. He is a citizen of Israel and also resides in Rama.
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Since May, ANZ Bank no longer charges a flat fee on cash advances but a proportional one; 1.5 per cent of the amount advanced.
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The National Hurricane Center has issued its most recent, 10 am CST advisory with not much change in the report compared to its earlier outlook.
New Orleans and Louisiana are still in the cross hairs.
The National Hurricane Center has issued its 11 PM EST advisory showing that Isaac is to strengthen as it moves over the Eastern part of Gulf of Mexico.
Currently, the storm track is moving towards the New Orleans and south Louisiana area
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's office issued the following details concerning his initial Isaac media advisory:
Following a meeting of the Unified Command Group at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Governor Bobby Jindal urged Louisianians to get prepared for Tropical Storm Isaac and encouraged voluntary evacuations for people in parishes in the hurricane watch zone that are in low lying areas, areas South of the Intracoastal Waterway and areas outside of levee protection.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued a new advisory regarding tropical storm Isaac which is expected to turn into a hurricane. According to the National Hurricane Center Issac is moving towards Louisiana/Mississippi. The latest track from the center has the storm moving in the New Orleans area, and even more east towards the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Today, Governor Bobby Jindal issued an executive proclamation declaring a state of emergency as a result of the forecasted conditions of Tropical Storm Isaac which is expected to turn into a hurricane.
In a press event Sunday afternoon, Jindal said that residents should engage in voluntary evacuations for 15 parish areas that are normally at risk.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu will hold separate media updates Sunday afternoon to discuss preparations for Tropic Storm Isaac which is expected to become Hurricane Isaac.
It's a joke that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. What happens, whether in Vegas or Smelterville, Iowa, replays within 30 seconds on Facebook–finger-covered dingle and all.
And while loyal British subjects, from truck drivers to divas, applaud their red-headed Prince Harry for his naked Vegas cavorting with squealing, naked women last week, one must ask--why is this happening? If dynasty means anything, it means not only regular royal weddings to spur the sales of "Hello" and Spanish magazines, but also begetting legitimate heirs, and begetting them quickly. These heirs then have to survive to adulthood (easier today than a hundred years ago), and beget heirs, and so on.
The National Hurricane Center has issued its latest Hurricane Advisory for now Tropical Storm Isaac at 10CST.
The storm is expected to become Hurricane Isaac.
Hurricane watch has been extended just east of Morgan City Louisiana and includes New Orleans and Lake Pontchatrain.
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If they take on the Texans as they did during last year's regular season, Brees and gang will score often and prevail against a powerful Houston offense.
On the eve of Katrina anniversary seven, the Crisis Action Team at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is activated and monitoring Tropical Storm Isaac throughout the weekend, as the storm moves into the Gulf of Mexico.


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Some things are just worth it. While 15 million Egyptian pounds may sound like a fortune for folks like us, it's chump change for the king of comedy. It's the smallest amount that Adel Imam has ever received for an acting gig. The Egyptian actor has agreed to this "meager wage" for his role in the Ramadan TV drama "Al Araf" (The Fortune Teller) because he knows it will be a big hit.
Adel's strong connection with producer of the drama, Tamer Mursi, also led him to agree to the salary and participate in the drama, for which Adel had selected most of the cast.
According to Sayidaty.net, the drama revolves around the personality of a fortuneteller that scams people and is revealed for the fraud he really is. The drama stars Adel, Hussein Fahmi, Tal'at Zakaria, Rasha Mahdi and is directed by Rami Imam.
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Stockholm, Sweden, 2012/03/29 - MDB system launched to simplify billing and meet demands for pay-per-use and agile tariff changes - DigitalRoute.com.
Logica, in cooperation with SAP AG, Software AG and DigitalRoute, today launched a Mass Data Billing (MDB) system that enables organisations to increase revenue while dramatically reducing their total cost of doing business by deploying a usage-based billing approach.
The MDB system is available via a multi-tenant, software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform, through which users access the system remotely over the internet. It aims to solve the many unique billing and compensation challenges such as issues related to mass data collection, transactional volumes and varying tariffs faced by customers in industries including telecommunications, utilities, transportation and logistics.
The agile MDB system removes the need for multiple billing systems while delivering the flexibility necessary for organisations to develop new revenue streams without incurring painful overhauls to legacy IT landscapes. Instead of paying upfront for the software and then incurring incremental support fees, buyers will pay a subscription fee to access the system. It can be deployed as a standalone system or integrated with other back-office applications. The MDB system will also have the capability to rate and bill many more events than traditional systems. As a consequence, it can be used to help customers create a much more agile, flexible and client-oriented billing structure.
Billing is a hot topic. We see many clients looking to consolidate platforms, reduce costs including revenue leakage and to align their costs with their revenues, said Andrew De Cleyn, outsourcing global strategy director at Logica. In addition, businesses wish to re-purpose their billing systems to provide agility in the market place, launch new products and give their customers consolidated invoicing around the multiple products they wish to bring to market.
Logica has many years of experience in building, integrating and operating systems for the transportation, logistics, telecommunications and utilities industries, and the MDB system has been designed to meet the need for new models that are changing the face of billing. For example, it could be used alongside smart meters in the utilities industry, in smart ticketing and toll-road charging in the transportation, or postal/logistics pricing and delivery.
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Need some help here, this summer I have been lucky to get 32 MPG, according to the dash display. I haven't actually tested that at the pump, but I know I've been filling up more frequently.
I have free oil changes at my non-honda dealer, and they claim to have been using 5w20. I use the A/C, but the poor mileage persists even at night when it is off. I am about 50/50 Highway and City, and most certainly am not an agressive driver. I bought the care in 2007, and I was getting low to mid-40's. It seems to have been degrading ever since I bought it.
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After a bevy of holiday greetings and Happy New Year messages, one game industry outlet after another has started releasing their "most anticipated" lists for 2013 (read Game Rant's top 15 choices). In addition to a lengthy list of high profile titles, 2013 is also expected to bring one (or possibly two) next generation consoles. As a result, it's easy for developers, those without confirmed in-development projects, to get lost in the shuffle of early New Year buzz and excitement.
Still, gamers are hungry for surprise announcements, which is why an extremely vague holiday greeting from Remedy Entertainment has been placed under massive scrutiny, with some enthusiasts using the message as proof that Alan Wake 2 is en route in 2013 – possibly as an Xbox 720 launch title.
As mentioned, Remedy's Happy New Year 2013 message could be viewed three very different ways:
- An intentionally vague tease for an in-development Alan Wake 2 (with a possible 2013 release date).
- An intentionally vague tease for an all-new title (with a possible 2013 release date).
- An intentionally vague (and ultimately hollow) corporate holiday greeting.
The new year starts with good news: Alan Wake Franchise is -75% on Steam. Even greater Remedy news to come in 2013…
Let's start with the third interpretation first. In an increasingly inter-connected industry, it makes complete sense that the developer would want to say Happy New Year to fans – as well as encourage their followers to stick with them into the next year. What corporate holiday message doesn't also include something along the lines of "Stay Tuned for Our Best Year Yet"? Though, even if the developer is planning a 2013 announcement (or possible game release), industry fans should be well-aquainted with studios and game companies that promise big things in the new year – only to see titles delayed in the subsequent calendar (or, worse yet, indefinitely).
As a result, the FB message is hardly confirmation of Alan Wake 2 or a new game in 2013 – especially since news on the Remedy Entertainment front has been VERY quiet since the release of Alan Wake's American Nightmare (with the exception of a few Max Payne 3 franchise reactions).
Yet, it's equally possible, as many fans are speculating/hoping, that Remedy is set for a big E3 2013 reveal – specifically a 2013 release of Alan Wake 2 as an Xbox 720 launch title. The studio even recently re-teased the Annual Deerfest poster along with an updated Bright Falls website.
Undoubtedly, Microsoft would love to secure an Alan Wake sequel as a launch option for their next-generation console – given that the cult-favorite franchise could help sell the new console to a gaming demographic that isn't as smitten with the publishers two primary system-selling exclusive shooter franchises (Halo and Gears of War) or kid-friendly Kinect offerings. Microsoft could use new hardware as a high profile relaunch for the franchise, after their dumbfounding decision to release the original title alongside Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption. Additionally, there's no doubt that Alan Wake on next-gen hardware would also address some of the original title's biggest problems (most notably unrefined facial animations). New Halo or Gears of War installment aren't likely to launch on the Xbox 720 in 2013 (a Halo 2 HD remake is possible), though Microsoft could introduce a newcomer shooter IP to coincide with their next-gen console and, subsequently, an Alan Wake offering would help steal the attention of potential PS4 or Xbox 720 buyers that might otherwise prefer Sony's diversified corral of exclusives over the online shooter-heavy Microsoft stable. That said, this is all speculation for now.
On a related note, Sony buyers might also be hoping that the holiday message could mean a multiplatform launch for Alan Wake 2, and while anything is possible, Remedy's Head of Franchise Development, Oskari Häkkinen, has been VERY upfront about future Alan Wake installments remaining Microsoft exclusives:
Alan Wake as a franchise will never come to PS3. Hopefully that's not your headline but for everyone that's pretty obvious […] Yeah but there's definitely a certain amount of respect as well for the publisher there. It's something we would never consider for the Alan Wake franchise […] When I talk about Alan Wake as a franchise I definitely see Microsoft as a partner.
A multiplatform 2013 game release from Remedy is very possible – albeit in the form of an entirely new IP (i.e. not an Alan Wake sequel).
However, at this point, there's no indication that the studio is working on a different franchise and all signs do point to Alan Wake 2… possibly releasing in 2013 for Xbox 720.
We'll keep you up to date as we hear more about Remedy Entertainment (as well as Alan Wake and Microsoft) in 2013.
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The shock surrounding John McCarthy's death, the Port Adelaide player who died earlier in Las Vegas earlier in the week, is still fresh in the minds of the entire football community, but details are now emerging of the incident.
McCarthy, holidaying with ten other Port players after their season had finished the week before, fell from the roof of a Vegas hotel on Sunday.
The AAP is reporting a number of new details that surrounded the tragic event, including a phone call between McCarthy and a teammate just minutes before his fall. McCarthy told the player that he was "OK" and was heading back to his hotel.
The 22-year-old fell to his death soon after when he used a fire escape to gain access to the roof before attempting to jump to a palm tree. The act was not that of suicide, but heavy drinking and possible drug use were involved.
McCarthy's death has hit the football world hard. He was considered a great and special person by those that knew him and was a rising star in the league.
The AFL is venturing into new waters, literally, as the league expands outside of Australia for the first time ever.
St Kilda and Sydney will play the first home and away fixture outside of Australia soils next year for the storied ANZAZ Day clash to be held in New Zealand.
The game will be played at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, a venue with a 34,000 capacity stadium.
The league has been promoting the game globally for many years, with American athletes providing a new focus in 2012, but the game to be played in New Zealand is a big step.
AFL chief operating officer Gillon McLachlan told the media that it could eventually lead to even greater things.
"Where that goes, I don't know. Whether it's a team in 10 years, I'd love to think it was," he said.
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2013 Tony Awards Clip Countdown: #9 - CHICAGO Vs. A CHORUS LINE
Today we are continuing BroadwayWorld's 2013 Tony Awards Clip Countdown with a special spotlight focused on one of the biggest battles in Tony Awards history - 1976 and A CHORUS LINE versus CHICAGO.
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It is not altogether uncommon for two tremendous musicals to go head to head in the Best Musical category, nor is it out of the question for two or three plays to be worthy of Best Play in any given Tony Awards year, but the chance occurrence of two game-changing, classic musicals in the same season is very rare, indeed. Sure, GYPSY versus THE SOUND OF MUSIC and FIORELLO in 1960 was a battle royale (with the former losing to both the latter two, unbelievably), as was WEST SIDE STORY versus THE MUSIC MAN in 1958 - to say nothing of DREAMGIRLS and NINE, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES squaring off against SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, INTO THE WOODS versus THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA as well as AVENUE Q up against WICKED, more recently - and almost all of those titles are still produced to this very day, vying for each of their places in the great musical theatre pantheon. Yet, 1976 was a banner year in particular - Michael Bennett's white hot hit, A CHORUS LINE, faced off against Bob Fosse's original production of Kander & Ebb's CHICAGO. Of note, that very same season also saw Hal Prince and Stephen Sondheim's PACIFIC OVERTURES, but that musical seems destined to be remained somewhat esoteric, whereas CHICAGO and A CHORUS LINE are all-American, born and bred barn-stormers if there ever were any on the Great White Way and their continued popularity attests to that fact.
The 1976 Tony Awards telecast opened with one of the most engaging and impressive opening sequences in the history of the show with a truncated presentation of the stunning A CHORUS LINE opener - a filming supervised by master showman Michael Bennett himself, as a matter of fact. Later on in the show, Jerry Orbach sang a spirited "All I Care About Is Love" from CHICAGO. As the awards rolled on and were doled out, though, A CHORUS LINE positively dominated the night, winning Best Musical, as well as Best Score, Best Book, Best Director, Best Actress and many more.
Nonetheless, history has dealt both shows interesting hands. While the original production of A CHORUS LINE ran for fifteen years on Broadway, the currently-running revival of CHICAGO has played even longer now, eking out more than 700 performances on top of that belonging to A CHORUS LINE thus far, as of this writing. A 2007 revival was relatively short-lived for A CHORUS LINE, though the current London Palladium production in the West End has been enthusiastically received.
Whether you prefer Jazz Age babies or Broadway gypsies, both shows have ample entertainment value to offer an audience, then and now - and both original and revival productions prove that everything is beautiful on Broadway.
The 2013 Tony Awards air Sunday, June 9, at 8 PM on CBS. More information is available at the official site here.
All That Jazz
So, let's take a look at some of the most memorable Tony Awards moments pertaining to A CHORUS LINE, CHICAGO and their face-off at the1976 Tony Awards.
First up, here is the spine-tingling opening sequence of A CHORUS LINE as performed on that year's Tony Awards telecast.
Jerry Orbach leads "All I Care About Is Love" from CHICAGO, introduced by Jane Fonda.
The original cast of A CHORUS LINE performs "One" as the finale of that year's Tony Awards show.
Composer Marvin Hamlisch joins the 2007 revival cast of A CHORUS LINE in that year's sensational opening number.
Bebe Neuwirth and Ann Reinking go all out with a medley of "All That Jazz" and "Hot Honey Rag" on the 1997 Tony Awards.
As a special bonus, watch Chita Rivera and Gwen Verdon recreate their original CHICAGO performances as part of a Kander & Ebb tribute on the 1984 Tony Awards.
So, which musical do you prefer, if forced to choose - A CHORUS LINE or CHICAGO? Which way would you have voted back in 1976? What songs and moments are your favorite from each classic show? As the revivals and continual community theatre productions amply evidence, both musicals have a long life ahead of them, even still, nearly forty years later - on Broadway and beyond!
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I have no idea why this story is being treated as a big deal. Okay, I know: most journalists know hardly anything about Biblical scholarship, so when the Pope says our calendar gets the date of Jesus' birth wrong, they fail to think, "Oh, scholars have known this for a long time, and because neither the Bible nor Catholic doctrine makes any claims about the modern calendar, the Pope acknowledging this fact is not a big deal."
The situation is more complicated than that, though: actually, if you go by Matthew, Jesus seems to have been born in 6 B.C. or so, whereas if you go by Luke, Jesus seems to have been born in 6 A. D. Together, Matthew and Luke cannot be reconciled with secular historical records. Richard Carrier has a good discussion of this issue here. And it isn't just the little issue of dating that Matthew and Luke disagree on; their accounts of Jesus birth are wildly divergent and impossible to reconcile with each other.
Now if the Pope admitted that, that would be news. Heck, you could probably do an interesting story on this book of the Pope's just by having someone with a basic knowledge of NT scholarship read it and see how it deals with the irreconcilable nativity stories.


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Former UFC champ Tito Ortiz and former porn star Jenna Jameson are withdrawing allegations that led to Ortiz's felony domestic violence arrest this week, TMZ reported Thursday.
Jameson, who accused Ortiz of injuring her during an argument, said, "What actually happened has now been dramatically distorted and misinterpreted, and remarks that both Tito and I made after the police arrived reflect the state of shock that we were both in." Translation: He didn't hurt me.
Ortiz backed off his assertion that Jameson is an OxyContin addict after Jameson tested negative for drugs this week.
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• Military experts have been called in to recover a deadly arsenal of unexploded wartime ordnance found in the waters outside George Clooney's Italian lakeside home. The munitions included hand grenades, mortar shells and bombs found in Lake Como. Clooney, who was not at the house, told TMZ, "This is not the first bomb I've experienced."
• A-ha is ending its 30-year run. Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, whose big hit was "Take on Me," will tour one last time.
• Pamela Bach has begun serving a 90-day jail sentence. David Hasselhoff's ex was sentenced April 23 after pleading no contest to a DUI charge.
• The actress who played Thelma Lou on "The Andy Griffith Show" was robbed in the town that inspired the show's idyllic Mayberry setting, after moving to the area to avoid big-city crime. Betty Lou Lynn had her wallet stolen at a shopping center in Mount Airy, N.C. Police have a arrested a suspect.
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Citigroup (C) shares were up Friday on the news that Citi had passed the Fed's annual stress test by exceeding the minimum amount of capital needed to survive a hypothetical serious economic downturn.
"The annual stress test is one of the Federal Reserve's most important tools to gauge the resiliency of the financial sector and to help ensure that the largest firms have strong capital positions," Federal Reserve Governor Daniel K. Tarullo said. "Each year we are making substantial improvements, which have helped make the process even stronger than when we first conducted the stress tests in the midst of the financial crisis five years ago."
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UC Santa Cruz art alumnus and internet phenomenon Brandon Bird will discuss his new book, "Brandon Bird's Astonishing World of Art," at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Bookshop Santa Cruz. The book includes portraits, stickers and postcards parodying pop culture figures and includes activities such as "customizing your own sweet Noam Chomsky van" and "coloring Michael Bay glamour shots," in addition to "creating your own Christopher Walken mask".
Bird, who graduated from UCSC in 2002, has developed a reputation for painting pop culture figures in absurd situations, such as Mr. T traveling into Elysium and Bea Arthur wrestling with velociraptors.
The Los Angeles-based full-time artist has a series of pieces revolving around Walken, including a large oil painting of Walken building a robot in his garage. Bird also spent two years as the artist-in-residence at Cornell University's Risley College, where he created "Letters to Walken," a collection of illustrated student Christmas letters to the actor in crayon and marker.
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Can the State Turn You Into An Incubator?
Can the state turn you into a legal incubator? The First District Court of Appeal in Florida heard arguments that asked that very question after the state ordered a woman confined to a hospital bed, against her wishes, when she was 25 weeks into her pregnancy.
Update 1/15/10 2pm EST: Samantha Burton released a statement
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Can the state turn you into a legal incubator? Can care of a fetus take primacy over your legal ability to control your own
life? On Tuesday the First District Court of Appeal in Florida heard arguments that
asked that very question after the state ordered a woman confined
to a hospital bed, against her wishes, when she was 25 weeks into her
In March 2009 Samantha Burton was experiencing
problems with her pregnancy. On the advice of her obstetrician she willingly
checked into the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, but after a few days there and
after her pregnancy had stabilized, she was unhappy with the hospital and wanted
to check out. "She didn't feel like it was the right place for her," said her
lawyer David H. Abrams, who took her case pro bono after the state became
After she expressed a desire to leave, the
hospital lawyers went to the Circuit Court of Leon County, which ordered Burton
to be confined indefinitely to the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital and to submit,
against her will, to any and all medical treatments, including bed rest and cesarean
section delivery, that the "the unborn child's attending physician," deemed necessary
to "preserve the life and health of Samantha Burton's unborn child." The
Circuit Court even denied Burton the right to transfer to a different hospital.
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Abrams said the court order was so broad,
that even after an emergency cesarean section several days later showed the
child to be stillborn – fundamentally making the ordered bed rest moot — they
had to get an order to allow Burton to be legally released from the hospital.
"The original court order had almost no limits," Abrams said. "So we felt we
had to go back to the circuit court to lift the order just to make sure she
could be released.
"[The Circuit Court's order] basically made
her into an incubator for the state," Abrams said. "Everything was focused on
the health of the fetus. They essentially took her, as a legal person, out of
the equation."
According to Samantha Burton's advocates the
breadth and scope of control taken by the state of Florida in her case was so
broad and frightening that even though the original circuit court order is
moot, she is asking the First District Court of Appeals in Florida to
rule the order unconstitutional so that no other woman will find herself in this
situation. The ACLU of Florida and the American Medical
Women's Association have joined the case.
Diana Kasdan is a staff attorney with the ACLU
Reproductive Freedom Project, which filed
an amicus brief on Burton's behalf.
She says that the original circuit court order should never have been applied
in the first place. "The Florida Constitution has an explicit right of privacy
that has been held by the Florida Supreme Court to apply to medical decisions,
including the right to refuse treatment," Kasdan said. She also pointed out that
Burton was denied the option of treatment by doctors of her own choice by the
circuit court's order. "What this says is not only are we going to force you to
get medical care whether you want it or not, but the state determines who your
care is going to be administered by," Kasdan said.
Abrams said that the Circuit Court also applied the wrong
standard to Burton's case. "They used the standard of what is in the 'best
interest of the child,'" he said. "The best interest of the child makes it
sound all nice, warm and fuzzy, but the real problem is that it's really a subjective
standard" before birth. Abrams said using that standard during pregnancy means
that almost any behavior that a court deems as not the best way for pregnant
women to take care of themselves could be used to take legal control of their
own bodies away from them.
The case is now in the hands of the Court
of Appeal.
Update: Here is a statement by Samantha Burton she released through her lawyers.
"When I went to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in March 2009
because of pregnancy complications, I was desperately hoping to receive the
care I needed to save my baby. However,
after a few days there, I did not feel I was receiving the care I needed, and instead
of being allowed to leave or go to another hospital, I found myself being
ordered by a judge to stay at Tallahassee Memorial and submit to all medical
care from its hospital staff, whether I agreed or not. In the end, I lost my baby. The entire experience
was horrible and I am still very upset about it. I am trying to move on. I appreciate all those who have voiced their
support for me, and I hope nobody else has to go through what I went through."


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Scandal Recap – I Got 99 Problems…..
Hello, Scandalites – Huck Juniors, or whatever you call yourselves. I'm subbing for the fabulous Lewsor this week, and I hope I do her proud. Tell me – does this show make you feel like you're on one of those monster roller coasters, and you've just entered a tunnel, and you don't know which way you're headed? That's what I feel like with all the twists and turns this season. I'm getting a little lightheaded!
Previously, my sweet psycho Huck showed Quinn that he can give Dexter a run for his money, Cy is a true jerk, Liv and the Pres are going around in circles, and VP Sal exorcised her personal demon by offing her husband. Wow. I need some of Liv's wine.
We open with the final confrontation between VP Sally and her husband Daniel, and Sally's on a verbal rampage. She talks about standing at the crossroads of history, and pontificates that he's been her cross to bear and her original sin. Wow. He accuses her of always knowing what he was, and that she needs his "set of balls" to become President. As Daniel tells her he's done, and may go the press, Sally snaps and plunges a letter opener into his back as he turns away.
I guess she does have some balls…
She stands there, blood spattered across her face, looking as stunned as we all are. And in an ironic twist, she calls the one person that can clean up this mess – the one person who placed the final straw on the camel's back. Cy arrives, assesses the situation and what his machinations have wrought, and promptly throws up in the bathroom.
Liv wants to know where Quinn is. I missed the part where Huck tells Liv that Quinn is a traitor. She's taking it well. I would kill her myself. Huck is tracking her courtesy of some fine dental work her performed earlier. She's at B613 with Charlie and Papa Pope, intending to get her damming video footage back and using a Huck-supplied needle to kill Papa Pope. But a random actor enters and tells the group that Mama Pope has been located, and the deal is off. Drats! Wait – wasn't Mama Pope's tracking device destroyed? Hmmm… Charlie comforts her with "Hey – at least I didn't have to kill you!"
Happy Couple
Quinn tries to escape, and can't, and then decides to remove her tracking device by Mac Gyvering a metal rod from towel dispenser in the bathroom. Why she does this – I don't know. Ouch. Papa Pope is on his way to pick up Mama Pope when he is picked up by – the President. He's taken to a holding cell in the Pentagon. Quinn decides to walk out the front door when Charlie catches up to her. They've got a job – CLEANING UP THE VP'S MESS. Snap!
Over at bloody mess central, Cy tells VP Sal that she can make her penance to her God some other time, and act the grieving widow for the presidential doctor. The dead body of Daniel Douglass is moved to the bedroom (a little too neatly, if you ask me), and Cy reminds the semi-catatonic of her role. The presidential doctor arrives, and at the last minute, Sally throws herself on her dead husband. Cy convinces the doctor to forget the exam. Wow.
Abby and Harrison are at David Rosen's office to collect the file on Marie Wallace, aka Mama Pope. A girl named Shelby Moss tries to get David's attention, but he's too distracted by his girlfriend. Remember that name, though..
Cy has apparently dragged himself to work, where Mellie can't wait to tell him of Daniel's untimely demise. She acts like a teenager who just got a meet and greet with One Direction, for God's sake. Cy looks like he's going to vomit again, calls himself the devil, and informs Mellie of what really went down. Mellie looks horrified for about a second, and then makes sure that Cy didn't't tell the Pres. Good girl, Mellie. Always looking out for the bottom line.
Meanwhile , the two most powerful men in D.C. are engaging in a pissing match. Note to the Prez – don't go into battle unless you're fully armed. Papa Pope's got your number.
Battle Arena
The POTUS tells him he's staying right where he is until Mama Pope's safe. He also wants to know about the plane crash, and dangles his sex life with Olivia as bait. Papa goes right into a beautiful, pointed Shonda diatribe about how Fitzgerald Grant is a nothing more than a big, spoiled, impulsive little boy, and that he ain't taking Olivia down with him. Mr. President, you've been served.
The Devil, I mean Cy, goes home to find James watching coverage of the Mr. VP's funeral. He quickly realizes that James thinks Cy murdered Daniel. Well, not directly…. Cy thinks James carries a torch for the guy. Are you kidding, Cy? Get off that train, for God's sake! Cy goes on a rant, and James – goes right to David Rosen's office and tells him about his suspicions. David remembers what happened the last time he followed James lead. (He lost his job.) Sorry, James.
VP Sal, still in something of a catatonic state, is listening to Leo tell her how she can turn this negative into a positive. Really, Leo? Can you give her a few days to mourn, please? Mellie comes in with her flowery condolences and, with a subtle eye gesture, kicks Leo out. I love Mellie. Then in one fell swoop, she lets Sally know that she knows, and everyone will rally around her as long as she puts her presidential aspirations where? Back there. (Shout out to Vivica Fox.) Can we give Bellamy Young an Emmy, please?
Who's got who by the balls, girlfriend?
Over at Liv Central, the gladiators are discussing Mama Pope, aka Marie Wallace's file, and the plane, and throw out scenarios. Jake and Huck are tracking the mysterious kidnappers and end up at the Pentagon. Liv, call your boyfriend. He's with your dad. Liv takes a meeting with dad, and tells him she thinks there was a bomb on the plane headed for London. But that doesn't make sense. Why would Mama Pope get on a plane set to explode? Liv comes to the conclusion that maybe Mom tricked Dad to blow up the plane full of innocent people. Sick. Anyhoo, we still don't know for sure because all we get is a slight nod from Dad. As Liv leaves, she yells at her boyfriend to have her mother arrested as soon as the plane lands.
Who's the most powerful person in DC? I think it's Liv.
Back to Quinn the idiot. Charlie wakes to find Quinn gone. Where did she go? To work, of course! She struts in and goes right to Huck demanding an apology. She's an idiot, I tell ya. Huck tells her she's lucky he didn't peel the skin off of her. She's alive because of Olivia. Huck drives the point home when he tells her she's not a gladiator anymore. Quinn seems stunned. What were you expecting? So, instead of begging for forgiveness, she runs right back to Charlie. Ugh.
Don't fuck with Huck.
The Pres informs Liv that Mama Pope's plane never made it to Hong Kong. We then see a landed or crashed plane where all aboard are dead. Damn. Mama ain't playin'.
Back to VP Sal and Leo. He berates her for agreeing to withdraw from the presidential race. When he mentions Daniel being in Heaven, looking down on her, Sally snaps and tells him what really happened. Daniel the sodomite got what he deserved. Leo's response?
When you kill someone, tell me!!
Remember the young lady at David Rosen's office; Her company won a NSA contract, and she happened to intercept a call between VP Sal and Cyrus. Guess which call that was?
Damn technology.
We're not done! Liv calls Daddy Pope to ask him one more time about Mom, but his lips are sealed. So is his fate, it turns out. Mr. President had one more ace up his sleeve. Mr. Pope enters his office to find his seat taken by —– JAKE!!!! Aaaagh! Cut off the head of the snake, another pops up in its place. Jake and the POTUS are now a team.
Cyrus asks James what he wants so they will stay together. James decides he wants to be named press secretary, and a devil's deal is made.
Happy Couple Part Deux
Just when you think you can get off the damn roller coaster, Liv gets a call – from MOM. Liv freaks out but Mom is cool as a cucumber. She tells her Livvie she'll see her soon. Mom then hangs up, and casually throws the phone away in a trash can outside of the WHITE HOUSE. I can't take it!!!
See you next time!
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SoFeminine.co.uk is running a food competition with selected blogs as part of a campaign to find the best dish out there. The wild boar urged me to make one of his favourite dishes on earth – Sang har meen (fresh water prawn noodles). It's a noodle dish with big huge fresh water prawns resting on a bed of deep fried noodles drowned in lots of starchy and egg prawn based gravy. The lobster noodles in London comes close, but the noodle used in lobster noodles is thicker and is cooked till softened instead of deep-fried. I combined the best of both dishes by using lobster and served it on a bed of deep-fried noodles.
I was so excited after deciding on the dish and immediately ordered two live lobsters of about 700 g each from my local fishmonger.
It was my first time dealing with live lobsters and it wasn't as intimidating that I imagined. I placed the lobsters in the freezer for about 20 mins to numb them and slow down their movements, then stab them with a knife just below the claws and cut through the heads. This is apparently the most humane way to kill a lobster. Instant death is better than slow painful torture! Here's a video showing you how to kill a lobster.
I used only one of the lobsters for this noodle dish and kept the other. The hardest part was chopping the lobster into small pieces and cracking the claws as the shell is really hard. The jaw cracker that I have was too small, so I used the back of a knife instead – not a good idea as bits of the shell flew in all directions as I hit the claw. A hammer might be a better option.
There are two parts to this recipe: a recipe for a simple home-made Chinese soup stock and a recipe for lobster noodles. Once you have the lobster and the home-made soup stock sorted, the dish is pretty easy to put together. The noodle I used was more suitable for braising as it was quite thick and didn't soften as much as I expected, so remember to use thinner noodles if you intend to deep-fry the noodles. You can omit the deep-frying step, I did it because the wild boar likes the crispy edges. So, this is my take on lobster noodles. Overall, the dish turned out really good and we really enjoyed the dish!
Lobster Yee Mein (Lobster Noodles)
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Yield: serves 2
- 2 portions (about 200 g) yee mein/ e-fu noodles/ dried egg noodles [try to use a thinner version of what I've used if you intend to deep-fry it so it'll soften when gravy is poured on top.]
- 1 (about 700 g) lobster – clean and chopped into pieces, make a few cracks on the claws
- 2 tbs oil
- 20 g ginger – sliced
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 stalks spring onion – white and green parts separated
- 1/4 cup Shaoxing wine
- 3 cups home-made Chinese soup stock (recipe below)
- 2 tbs oyster sauce (more or less to taste)
- Salts
- A few dashes white pepper powder
- Cornstarch slurry (cornstarch + water)
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tbs sesame oil
- Cook noodles until softened and cooked through. Drain then deep fry until crispy on both sides (you will notice large bubbles in the oil as soon as you drop the noodles into the oil. When the noodles has lost most/all of its water, you will see small bubbles in the oil.). Place on a serving plate. [feel free to omit the deep-frying step.]
- Heat up about 2 tbs of oil in a large wok. Add ginger, garlic and white part of spring onion, fry until fragrant.
- Add lobster, stir-fry until the shells start to change colour.
- Pour in Shaoxing wine. Stir-fry until almost dry.
- Pour in all the stock. Cover and bring to boil.
- As soon as it starts to boil, add oyster sauce and white pepper to taste.
- Thicken the sauce with cornstarch slurry.
- Crack an egg into the sauce and leave to cook. As soon as the white starts to set, stir the sauce around to mix. Season to taste again with salt and pepper.
- Lastly, remove from heat, mix in a bit of sesame oil and green part of spring onions. Pour lobster and gravy on top of cooked noodles.
Simple Home-made Chinese Soup Stock
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 1 1/2 hrs
Yield: 1 1/2 L stock
- 1 tbs oil
- 1 large onion – sliced
- 1 large red onion – sliced
- 5 shallots – sliced
- 2 medium carrots – chopped into pieces
- 50 g ginger – sliced
- 1 leek – sliced
- 1 bulb garlic – leave un-peeled and make a few slits with a knife
- 5 stalks spring onion
- 1 tbs white peppercorn
- 60 g dried scallops
- 60 g Chinese dried mushrooms
- 2 L water
- Pre-heat oven to 220°C.
- Toss together onions, red onion, shallots, carrots, ginger, leek, garlic and oil in a large flameproof roasting pan. Roast in the middle of oven, turning occasionally, until vegetables are lightly browned, 30 to 40 minutes.
- Transfer all roasted as well as the other ingredients into a stockpot or a pressure cooker pot.
- Cook under pressure for 45 mins OR simmer for about 1 1/2 hours.
- Pour through a large fine sieve into a large bowl, pressing on and discarding solids except for the mushrooms and dried scallops, keep and use it in another recipe. Skim off fats if any.
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Clinical Trial Design for Community-Acquired Pneumonia; Public Workshop January 17-18, 2008
Silver Spring, Maryland
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public workshop, cosponsored with the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), regarding scientific issues in clinical trial design for community-acquired pneumonia. This public workshop is intended to provide information for and gain perspective from health care providers, academia, and industry on various aspects of antimicrobial drug development for community-acquired pneumonia, including diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia, effect of antimicrobial treatment for community-acquired pneumonia, endpoints for trials of community-acquired pneumonia, and statistical issues in analysis of results of trials in community-acquired pneumonia. The input from this public workshop will help in developing topics for further discussion.
The FR Notice, Agenda, and Transcripts from the workshop are available (see links below).
- Federal Register Notice (PDF - 49KB)
- Agenda (PDF - 48KB)
- January 17th Transcript (PDF - 1024KB)
- January 18th Transcript (PDF - 886KB)
- Presentations


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YORK City Baths Club star James Wilby claimed sixth place in the first major international final of his career at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
The 20-year-old Strensall swimmer clocked two minutes 11.53 seconds in the final of the 200 metres breaststroke tonight as Scotland's Ross Murdoch struck gold in a new Games record time.
Favourite Michael Jamieson won silver and Wilby's England team-mate Andrew Willis finished in the bronze medal position.


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Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Chair, I oppose Representative POLIS's amendment to cut Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) by $403 Million.
Russia's most senior military leader recently threatened to pre-emptively attack U.S.-led NATO missile defense sites in Europe should America not kowtow to Russian demands.
In light of these threats, and others from North Korea and Iran, a strong missile defense system is vital to the safety and security of America and American troops deployed overseas.
And GMD works. For example, the CE1 interceptor, used by GMD, is three for three in successful testing.
Hence, GMD is critical to America's national security. GMD must be adequately funded.
I urge rejection of the Polis Amendment that puts American cities and American lives at risk.
Source: http://thomas.loc.gov


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The rush to judge Covered California is understandable. The state's independently designed version of the nation's new health care system is under particular scrutiny since the federal version has been a — oh, let's see, what epic condemnation shall we use this time? Cataclysm? Disaster? Meltdown? All of the above?
So the decision by CEO Peter Lee and his board to not report enrollment figures yet has been a frustration, especially since states like Kentucky have been tossing out numbers and claiming bragging rights. We wish Lee had placed a higher premium on transparency. Knowing that people are enrolling is really the only way to tell if the site is working, which in turn builds trust.
Some users have encountered technical failures, and critics say the site would have been better with more private participation in its planning. But Covered California basically functioned from Day 1. It was nothing like the federal fiasco, and it continues to improve.
Meeting with our editorial board Monday, Lee argued persuasively that the number of enrollments today isn't what matters.
As MIT professor Jonathan Gruber told reporters earlier this week, "We need to be patient and measure the outcomes in months and years, not days and weeks."
The first opportunity to assess progress will be mid-November, when Lee will release figures so far broken down geographically and by health plan. The more important data point will be Dec. 15, when insurance companies will gather information on enrollees so far to set rates for 2014. The more people have signed up and the healthier the pool, the lower rates will be. If Covered California is doing the job by then, startup glitches will be forgotten.
And let's remember that the system in place before wasn't exactly user friendly. The most expensive health care system on the planet left 7 million Californians, roughly 20 percent, uninsured. People with medical conditions had no hope of getting individual coverage if they lost employer-provided plans. Now all Covered Californians will have access to preventive care, reducing their chances of financial disaster and of costly ER visits for which taxpayers often pay.
President Obama should be mortified at the utter failure of the federal site serving 36 states. This reform was the very lynch pin of his campaigns. It will be his legacy.
He had a good point Wednesday, though, speaking in Boston. When Gov. Mitt Romney rolled out his version of mandated insurance in Massachusetts, there were similar problems, and only 123 people signed up in the first month. But today, only 4 percent of Massachusetts residents are uninsured, the lowest rate in the nation. And 80 percent of them say they're satisfied with their coverage.
Covered California's glitches seem minor compared to the federal failure, but with Silicon Valley resources at hand, the site should be no less than stellar. Let's show the feds how it's done.


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London (Oct. 30)
A recommendation not to send more money to Palestine than necessary, but to continue at the same time the collection of money for a large Jewish fund to be utilized "when the British government gives the Jewish people the right and fair means to use such funds for their national service," is made today in the Jewish World, London Anglo-Jewish weekly.
"Collect extra moneys by all means, but bank it until the British government withdraws its present policy," states the leading article in the Jewish World. The paper attacks the new British policy in Palestine.
Urging that the growing volume of protest against the British government should be stopped, the paper recommends that instead of the present protests the criticism of the British policy should be translated into practical use during the forthcoming parliamentary elections. "The government's unpopularity can cause its political undoing and bring it speedily to its senses which were left far behind when it formulated the pro-Arab and anti-Jewish policy for Palestine," states the Jewish World.


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Photos of Jessica Alba at a Revlon Shoot in LA
Jessica Alba Sips and Gets Made Up
Jessica Alba held her coffee on the way into a photo shoot for Revlon in LA yesterday. The actress is about to get pretty busy as her recent projects make their film festival rounds, and she prepares for her next big release. The mom always seems to be put-together and polished amid packed schedules and despite Hollywood rumors — she even finds time to cook for Cash — which helps make her one of Lil's most stylish celeb moms of the year.
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A group of law enforcement unions announced Wednesday it is endorsing Bob Brewer in next year's race for district attorney, snubbing incumbent Bonnie Dumanis.
The unions represent county sheriff's deputies and police officers in San Diego, Chula Vista, El Cajon, Oceanside, Carlsbad and San Diego schools, among others.
In an announcement in front of San Diego police headquarters, representatives of the group said that Dumanis was not a strong enough "partner" for law enforcement, and as the district attorney does not communicate well and is too political.
"Change is needed in the District Attorney's Office," said Brian Marvel, head of the San Diego police officers union. "We've been disappointed with Bonnie's lack of communication with our communities. It seems we only hear from her when Election Day approaches."
Brewer, a lawyer in private practice specializing in civil litigation and white-collar defense work, is challenging Dumanis, who is seeking her fourth, four-year term. He said the endorsement "significantly changes the dynamics" in the race.
"Today is a game changer because when this many law enforcement associations, which represent thousands of police officers, when they say it is time for a new district attorney, the public must listen," Brewer said.
Since being first elected district attorney in 2002, Dumanis has not faced a challenger. In 2010, law enforcement unions declined to endorse her even though she was running unopposed.
After Wednesday's announcement, Dumanis said she has her own supporters among law enforcement, including Sheriff Bill Gore, and organizations representing black and Latino police officers and investigators in her office.
"I have widespread support in the law enforcement community, and I'm proud of the endorsements I have," she said.
Marvel and Matt Clay, president of the union representing sheriff's deputies, said Dumanis has not aggressively pursued criminal charges against people who assault or injure police officers while they are being arrested.
Brewer has pledged to set up a special unit dedicated to crimes against police officers. Dumanis said she has recently done the same, as have other prosecutors in the state.
Marvel and Clay also said Dumanis has not been enough of an outspoken critic of a prison realignment law, which the Legislature approved in 2011 to shift responsibility for some inmates and parolees to county jails and probation departments to ease prison overcrowding. Some law enforcement officials have said the shift has made communities less safe.
Dumanis challenged that claim, saying she has never favored the legislation and opposed it after Gov. Jerry Brown proposed it. Since it went into effect in October 2011, she said she has worked to "to fix the things we can" about the program and ensure public safety.
Clay said his organization concluded that it was time for Dumanis to move on.
"Bonnie Dumanis has been a fine public servant, but following her 12 years as district attorney we believe new leadership is in order," he said.
Brewer said after the announcement that many law enforcement officers he has spoken to since beginning the campaign have complained that prosecutors have declined to file charges when officers have been assaulted by suspects. "It's a big problem," he said.
Dumanis said her office files charges, which can range from resisting arrest to assault on an officer, when cases warrant it.
Brewer also said that he would not ignore instances where police officers are accused of using excessive force. "We'll take a look at that, too," he said."Police officers don't get carte blanche."


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"One of the secrets of getting more done is to make a TO DO List every day, keep it visible, and use it as a guide to action as you go through the day."
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text: Mindy Workman and Calvin Houser were united in marriage 6 p.m. July 29, 2006, at Calvary Baptist Church in Ashland with the opening by the Rev. Mike Workman, father of the bride, short message by the Rev. Steve Seaman and vows performed by the Rev. Harry Strachan.The bride is the daughter of the Rev. Mike and Jeanne Workman of Mansfield. The groom is the son of Wayne and Tamara Houser of Ashland.Pianist was Alicia Porter played the opening music and wedding march. Soloists were Curt Young, Jessica Ingram, Tim Jollay, Sheldon Markel and Megan Schwartz, each singing a solo.Maid of honor was Andrea Claypool. Bride's attendants were Jacquelyn Houser, sister-in-law of the groom, Esther Houser, sister of the groom, Jessica Ingram, cousin of the groom, Beth Henricks and Alyssa Reed.Junior bride's attendant was Eleanor Houser, sister of the groom.Best man was Clint Houser, brother of the groom. Groomsmen were Chad Houser, brother of the groom, Tim Jollay, Brad Ingram, Jeremy Watts and Chris Krause.Junior groomsman was Carl Houser, brother of the groom.Ushers were Justin Coveio, Tyler Strachan, Ethan Morrison, Matt Houser and Tim Danning.Ring bearers were Clair and Clark Houser, brothers of the groom.Flower girls were Kailey Schwartz and Darien Jones. Katie Wright was Bible bearer and Gabi Jones was bell ringer.Program and guest book attendants were Stephanie and Brian Arbutina.An ice cream social reception for 350 guests was at Calvary Baptist Church.The bride is a graduate of Temple Christian High School and is studying English education at Crown College of the Bible. She is employed at First Tennessee Bank.The groom is a graduate of ABEKA Academy and is pursuing a degree is pastoral ministry at Crown College of the Bible. He is employed at Powell Chainsaw and Mower store in Knoxville, Tenn.The couple honeymooned in Cancun, Mexico, and they reside in Knoxville, Tenn. (Submitted 10/19/06)


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Fran Melmed wants you to get up.
"We sit too much," she says.
So Melmed created Hotseat, an mobile app to fight what some call "the sitting disease."
According to a recent report the ill effects of sitting, covered by USA Today, reducing the time we sit to less than three hours per day could add two years to our lives.
Hotseat, targeted to large companies, gives employees little reminders to get out of their seats and take a break. The app provides a whole slew of activities you can do, like playing games with your coworkers or doing in-office exercises.
Melmed, who founded a Philly-based consulting firm specializing in workplace wellness called context communication, say she's looking to pilot the app with employers and is in talks with some firms. She's also looking for financial backing.
Hotseat was designed by Boston-based shop MadPow.
Melmed, 47, lives in Bella Vista with her husband and two daughters.
At Technically Philly HQ, the team takes breaks in the forms of electro dance parties and wiffle ball. But we sure ain't getting any younger.