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Credit unions are known for being low-fee, member-friendly alternatives to banks, but new statistics show that those who keep their funds at not-for-profit institutions are not immune to rising fees.
Moebs $ervices, an Illinois-based economic research firm, compared overdraft fees at banks and credit unions. The data show that the average cost of an overdraft incident has risen from $25 to $28 at credit unions in the past three years.
Still, that figure is lower than the average of $30 customers will pay at banks. Michael Moebs, CEO of Moebs $ervices, says that customers at the biggest banks in the country are subject to the highest overdraft fees, typically in the $35 range.
"The consumer who either occasionally or frequently have overdrafts saves substantially by going to community banks or credit unions," Moebs says.
While Moebs may be correct that fees are typically lower at small banks and credit unions, I see a different approach to solving the problem. If you're a consumer who "occasionally or frequently" overdraws your account, you shouldn't be worried about finding an institution that charges a few dollars less each time you make a mistake. Instead, you should be focused on monitoring your balances to prevent those costly mistakes from ever happening in the first place.
More importantly, financial institutions can no longer automatically cover charges when an account has insufficient funds. Customers must opt in for this type of protection now. Rather than comparing overdraft fees when selecting a bank or credit union, I would advocate steering clear of overdraft protection altogether and finding an affordable checking account.
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Being a retired metallurgist and very familiar with the manufacture of long transmission shafts I'll chime in.
Any steel harder then HRC 30 will have stresses put in from machining, straightening or forming. What is typically done is extra stock is left for finishing operations and the shaft, barrel or whatever is "stress relieved" after these operations which causes them to warp. Then they are finished using processes that do not put any stresses in them. If they are not stress relieved that stress relieving will take place when any higher heat is applied.
The shafts are heated to 1650º F (typically) and quenched.
They are tempered to the desired hardness (1100º F for HRC 30-32).
They are machined, straightened, drilled, hammered or whatever and then receive the stress relieve at a lower temperature (1000º F) then the tempering temperature so as not to lower the hardness.
Then the finishing operations are done.
It takes alot of heat to cause these non-stress relieved barrels to warp (300º F or more) which is much higher then firing the rifle will yield SO the most likely cause of barrel warping is a bore which is not concentric to the O.D of the shaft or barrel. The different thicknesses will cause a change but since this temperature is low I would expect the barrel to go back to it's original shape. If you only fire shots out of a cold barrel you would not notice it walking.
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When Will Silver Prices Explode?
Silver Stock Report
by Jason Hommel, August 27th, 2010
Many analysts and investors try to guess when silver prices will explode. They make these guesses based on the charts, or even by the fundamentals like I do. I pointed out the fundamental supply and demand numbers in my last article, "1% of 1%".
The Tiny Silver Market attracts 1% of 1%, or $1 out of every $10,000 in
the US Banking system, each year.
The silver fundamentals are so great, and the silver market is so small, that at any time, the silver price can double, up from about $18-19/oz. now, to about $40/oz.
How can silver prices double at any time?
Because there are over 1000 individual billionaires in the world, and
each one of them could cause silver prices to double overnight by
attempting to exchange over valued assets for undervalued silver.
How can any analyst predict when any one of 1000 people may decide to
act? And it is impossible, IMPOSSIBLE, to tell in advance,
when a single buyer will try to buy silver in such quantities
and urgency that it would move up the price by up to 100% over a few
days. Unless you know such a billionaire personally, and unless he
or she tells you, in advance, of his trading moves, which wealthy people
don't usually do.
Well, I suppose there is another way to tell if, or when, silver prices
will explode. If you gave me the personal email addresses of all
1000 billionaires in the world, and if I sent them all my article from
August 23rd, you could easily bet that the silver price would be likely to
double within a week. But it's not likely that I'll get that email
Really wealthy people are kind of funny. For them, it's often
about status, or power, not wealth anymore. Well then, they should
know that if they are in the top 1000 of wealthy families, they have an
opportunity to enter the top 100, if only they buy silver. And if
they are in the top 100, then they can likely enter the top 10, if only
they buy silver. And if they are in the top ten, well, they might
just be able to buy a few nations, if only they buy silver, before other
billionaires do.
The point is that reaching people, and teaching people the fundamentals
of silver is potentially a very productive thing for silver
So, how else can you reach people? The Silver Circle Movie!
Please Support the Silver Circle Movie! They need to raise, within the next week, $4000 to cast actors.
Here's their online pitch, it's very funny:
Silver Circle - Animated Dystopian Film Needs Funding for Talent
I have a few ironic insights about people and wisdom.
To be wise, you have to have a very long attention span.
To market wisdom, you have to express it as if people have very short attention spans. Headlines, urls, titles, names and signs must catch a person's attention in less than 1 second. And you have to have a 5 second pitch, a 10 second pitch, and a 20 sec., 1 min pitch, 5 min pitch, 10 min. speech, 30 min speech, 1 hour speech, etc. Even wise people will ignore many things, so you have to work hard to catch people's attention quickly!
To want to teach wisdom, you have to be unselfish; but you have to put it forth in such a way that wisdom is attractive to people who are totally selfish. Even wise people recognize that people who act in their self interest create a rational free market economy.
To become wise, you have to constantly think, discern, and learn. But most people rarely think deeply, they mostly just remember slogans. Even college kids earn A's merely by regurgitating the definitions of the theories of the day; no real thinking is required. Ok, then, here it is:
The Federal Reserve seems to understand these rules, and makes expert use of them.
The Fed is a master marketer. They own the media, or their partners do, and they give a constant bombardment of headlines favorable to the dollar and the Fed.
The Fed appeals to people's greed, they even actively bribe judges to win court cases.
Payoffs for Judges, Prosecutors Is Legal by Statute
When judges are bribed, it becomes impossible for them to present rational arguments for their decisions. That happened to me, I saw it in action in 2003-2004. http://bibleprophesy.org/squaw.htm
The Federal Reserve markets through propaganda and slogans; no
real analysis is ever presented for a strong dollar. For over ten
years, the Fed and their media whores have warned of the risks of
deflation--and yet, all the while, M3 has increased from $5 trillion to
$15 trillion, and silver has increased from $5 to over $15/oz., which is
200% inflation over a decade, but all we hear of is the constant danger of
Meanwhile, the banks who were bailed out last year are still keeping a huge reserve of cash on deposit with the Fed, so it's not counted in M3 stats, that are no longer being published by the Fed, so there is a double secret plan to hide the inflation, and furthermore, the Federal Budget gap, or deficit, is $1.5 trillion, which must be printed, which is 10% annual inflation right there!
The Fed relies on the fact that people don't actively think nor remember the Fed's deceptive cry about deflation, nor do people remember the facts of the actual horrendous inflation over the last decade, or even in the last year.
So just remember one thing.
Silver prices can double overnight, at anytime, and it's
totally impossible to predict when it will happen. And yet, at some
unexpected day out of the blue, silver prices will likely
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Taming of the Sheenans, book one: Since the loss of her family in a plane crash, Harley Diekerhoff has led a quiet life and keeps to herself. Taking the temporary job at the Copper Mountain Ranch as widower Brock Sheenan's housekeeper seems perfect for her. But her calm cocoon is invaded with the arrival of Brock's preteen twins, Mack and Molly, who've never experienced a proper Christmas, and before she knows it Harley's determined to make their holiday perfect.
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Hissing in Realtek Headphones and Speakers not Disabling
Hi, everyone
I just recieved a computer that I purchased yesterday and everything was working fine on it until I went to go plug in headphones. I plugged them in using the front jack and I got this whining hissing sound. I tried using the back jack and the sound went away. Another problem i'm having is regardless of what jack i'm using is that whenever I plug the headphones my speakers don't turn off and sound goes though them instead of the headphones unless I set the headphones as the default device.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Make sure your front panel audio is plugged in. Click the start button and typr sound in the search box, click on change sound card settings. Set the speakers as the primary device. If the set up is right the headphones will take over from the speakers. From the way you described it, it sounds as though the front panel audio cable is not plugged in, or is not seated completely.
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I've returned the computer to the manufacturer for a replacement but before I returned it I tried removing the usb speakers and the front jack still hissed.
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So I haven't updated this thing in a long ass while.But recently I got to see Nicki perform with some other Team MInaj members in New York. It was another Moment 4 Lyfe. And she kept coming over to where we were and smiling with us. It was the best time ever I will always remember it. I try to see her after the concert but she had her blanket on and left but she waved to us in her car. That, I appreciated. I love her so much.If you wanna hit me up check me on Twitter and Tumblr.
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Cecilia Catherine Zgrabik, 102, of Oberlin, passed away Monday, June 23, 2014, at Welcome Nursing Home, after a long illness. She was born In Cleveland, July 18, 1911.
She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Oberlin and the Altar Rosary Society. She enjoyed crocheting, card playing, puzzles, collecting dolls and doll house furniture.
She is survived by her daughter, Margaret (Lewis) Breeze of Milton, Florida; sons, Robert J. Zgrabik of Oberlin, Richard (Patsy) Zgrabik of Lake Balboa, California, Donald (Carol) Zgrabik of Thousand Oaks, California; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and sisters, Helen Romanowski of Cleveland, Wanda Jurco of North Ridgeville and Dorothy Adams of Miami Springs, Florida.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John F. Zgrabik; parents, Adam and Lottie Zbydniewski; brothers, Joseph Zbydniewski, John Zbydniewski and Stanley Zbydniewski.
Visitation will be Thursday, June 26, 2014, 6 until 8 P.M., at
the Cowling Funeral Home in Oberlin. A Funeral Mass will be 10 A.M.,Friday, June 27, 2014, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Oberlin. Father Robert J. Cole, of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, will officiate. Interment will be at Westwood Cemetery
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12 or 20 ton bottle jack for home made cider press (please)?
The reason for the query is that the 12ton bottle jack is only 8kg but the 20ton jack is 14kg - a difference serious enough for me to consider downgrading.
Do you have a bottle jack press or knowledge of them? Do you think 12 or 20 tons is better for the size bucket I've said (30cm dia x 30cm high)?
Thank you very much for reading me.
The idea of not chasing diminishing returns is important to me. I'll go with the 12ton bottle jack as lifting 14kg a few dozen times really does not appeal.
Thank you again - and also for such a quick reply.
fwiw, here's a link to someone here at ibles who used a car jack
I hope you're good, my friend! ;-)
Yes, I saw that 'ible - thanks for the link all the same - I super-appreciate it.
I wish I could send you a sample! lol! (I will if I can!)
I also especially appreciate your thoughts on this matter and it is with a great deal of relief that you plumped for the 12-tonner, too! I'll be dreaming about making cider now!
Keep well, my good man. ;-)
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It is that time of year again. The contest has begun for the 2008 Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame. If you have never been published, and always dreamed of having your layouts published, now might just be the time for you to get involved.
If you need more inspiration and help, the December issue of Creating Keepsakes will be filled with some. This is traditional and will help your entries thrive. There are so many different rules to adhere to.
In light of the latest CK controversy, please be sure that your entries for Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame are exclusively and completely made by you. This includes the photographs. Yes, you have to be the photographer. This is a rule, and an amazing scrapbooker who one the coveted 2007 Hall of Fame, just got disqualified because of one photograph. So please, be sure you use your own material.
There are all types of tips and suggestions for putting your entry together, and they can be found and accessed all over the Internet.
Visiting the Creating Keepsakes website will also allow you to take a look at the 2007 winners, much of their work and even listen to their winning phone calls, when Lisa Bearnson calls to tell them they are winners. A few of them even made me cry.
If you are really serious about entering this year, you can visit the website to download the entry form, get the official rules, get pointers and tips for planning your entry and get the exact format they wish you to include for your supply lists.
The 2008 Hall of Fame winners will win $1,500, as well as a huge stash of wonderful scrapbooking supplies. Your 10 official entries and entry form are due by February 11, 2008.
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This book was one of the essential textbooks for my BSc Economics and Management course. It relates well to key modules such as microeconomics and macroeconomics but can also be applied to many other modules such as financial accounting and operations management.
I have a slightly older version of the book but the majority of the content is very similar if not exactly the same. I found that although this book is called the essentials of economics, it actually covers a wide range of topics which may not give you an in depth knowledge of everything but gives you a more well rounded knowledge of the subject as a whole. It was made interesting by applications to real life scenarios and also the variety of situations presented.
The MyEconLab code that is provided with some copies of this book is also very useful. This code provides you access to the MyEconLab website which is very useful for learning a little bit extra as well as checking your existing knowledge. In my case it was for practice as well as for university assessments. The majority of the website is multiple choice questions which are available on every topic in the book, but also available is an e-book version of the textbook with extra information available on selected parts. The website makes this book even better because you can access it anywhere.
This book is an excellent companion for anyone doing an Economics degree in particular, but also for anyone doing a Business degree. Highly recommended.


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In January 2011, goons of the petrol and diesel mafia in Maharashtra's Nashik district set ablaze an additional district collector named Yashwant Sonawane for cracking down on their illicit activities and in upcoming film Zanjeer, director Apoorva Lakhia will reportedly touch upon the issue.
In one of the scenes from the Telugu trailer of Zanjeer (which was released in the South yesterday), an honest assistant district collector is shown to be set ablaze by goons belonging to an oil mafia gang and the sequence seems quite similar to the Yashwant Sonawane immolation case. In the film, ACP Vijay Khanna (played by Ram Charan Teja) will be seen locking horns with the oil mafia.
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First question: When ppl talk about using All Purpose (AP) flour and having to add baking powder to it, can't I just use All Purpose ,Self Rising Flour in my recipes found on CC?
Second question: Where can I find good, tried & true, white and Chocolate MUDCAKE recipes with US measurements. I do not have a conversion chart, but all the MUDCAKE recipes I have found (5) all had metric (?) measurenents posted.
Answering both these questions would be greatly appreciated... Thanks much~~~
For the first question--it depends on the ratio of flour to leavening agent in the specific recipe. Self-rising flour may work, but it really will depend on the recipe and will effect how much the cake rises
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By Patricia Sullivan
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Sunday, February 6, 2005; Page C09
Peter F. Whaley, 54, an American diplomat who served during the 1990s in central Africa and who won awards for his provocative political dispatches from hot spots around the globe, died Jan. 29 of pancreatic cancer at his sister's home in Pittsfield, Mass.
As the deputy chief of mission in Kigali, Rwanda, in the mid-1990s, Mr. Whaley was asked to befriend rebels in eastern Zaire, as the Democratic Republic of the Congo was known at the time, in order to carry U.S. government messages to them about respect for human rights. He traveled into the war-torn region so often that some dubbed his mission "Whaley's War."
"I think of Congo as a whirlpool at the heart of Africa, where there are no rules and no expectations," Mr. Whaley told the Associated Press in 2001. "There is no reason to think the fighting is going to end."
In 1993, Hutus opposed to the Tutsi government of Rwanda fled to Congo and were given shelter and food by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Some Hutus soon launched an insurgency and in 1994 orchestrated the genocide of more than 800,000 Tutsis and Hutu moderates. After a Tutsi rebel force took power, 2 million Hutus took shelter in Congo and some in its militia started attacking Rwanda from those camps.
"If the United Nations had never opened those camps, none of this would have happened," Mr. Whaley told the Associated Press.
That plainspoken assessment earned him the American Foreign Service Association's 1997 William R. Rivkin Award for "intellectual courage and constructive dissent." The award came after he defied most of the international diplomatic community in 1996 by accurately predicting that some 500,000 Hutus would abandon a string of refugee camps in eastern Zaire and would return peacefully to their homes in Rwanda.
Mr. Whaley was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduated in 1972 from Tufts University in Massachusetts. He attended Stanford University in California after winning the Wallace Stegner Fellowship for creative writing. He spent several years as a writer and was known throughout his life for turning his homes, wherever they were, into salons for local intellectuals, political dissidents and visiting journalists.
He joined the Foreign Service in 1982 as a political officer, with assignments at embassies and consulates in Haiti, Rwanda, Zaire and Bosnia. His work sometimes irked local officials.
Mr. Whaley was evacuated from Haiti in 1990 after regime officials in Port-au-Prince declared him persona non grata because of his wide contacts with opposition figures and his relationship with radical priest Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who later became president of the island nation.
In Rwanda, Mr. Whaley was chargé d'affaires at the embassy in Kigali and helped supervise reconstruction after the genocide. He later became the chief U.S. contact in eastern Zaire with guerrilla leader Laurent Kabila, who sought to oust the longtime dictator, Mobutu Sese Seko.
Kabila "frequently called me at my house, sometimes in the middle of the night," Mr. Whaley told the Los Angeles Times in 2001. "Once he called me, drunk as a skunk, and he said: 'Mr. Whaley, I took the high moral ground! I didn't attack! Aren't you proud of me?' " Kabila toppled the government in 1997.
Whaley returned to Washington in the late 1990s, focusing on nonproliferation issues at the State Department. After his retirement in 1999, he worked part-time for Secretary of State Colin L. Powell to improve recognition for retired foreign service officers.
His marriage to Katherine Crawford ended in divorce.
Survivors include his daughter, Susan Katherine Whaley of Chevy Chase; his mother, Eileen Callahan, of Whiting, N.J.; and two sisters.


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Current economic times are leading to a variety of challenges for employers. From the shrinking labor force, to retention, to the "free agent" mentality, the world of work is changing fast and furiously. "As we work in the trenches helping companies plan for and manage the talent they will need to compete, the myriad issues facing today's employers is virtually unparalleled," says Caela Farren, CEO of MasteryWorks.
Below is a list of what Farren believes are 10 amazing statistics on the changing world of work.
- According to the April 2001 Work Trends survey of 1,010 American workers by Rutgers University's John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, worker training is important. 97 percent of respondents indicated that continuing to enhance their job skills is important to them, with 71 percent calling it very important.
- By the year 2006, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be 151 million jobs in the country, but only 141 million people to fill them.
- The Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts that high-tech IT jobs will more than double to 4 million in 2008 from 1.8 million in 1998. Of course, that does not mean that there will be enough capable workers to fill those positions. Research firm Data Corp. expects that more than half of the 820,000 job openings in the United States this year will go unfilled.
- The workforce is shrinking. Working women and baby boomers boosted the growth of the labor force in the 1970s, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But that growth has since been on the decline and is expected to continue shrinking through the first quarter of the century. The biggest part of the slowdown is expected to occur from 2015 to 2025 as baby boomers retire. The youngest members of that generation turn 65 in 2025.
- According to the University of California at San Francisco, only one of out three workers in California has a traditional "leave-your-home-in-the-morning-go-to-the-office" job.
- In tough economic times, free agents will suffer the most, right? Not necessarily. Northwestern University economist Charles F. Manski and University of Wisconsin economist John D. Straub studied 3,600 workers over a four-year time period. They found that "self-employed workers see themselves as facing less job insecurity than do those who work for others."
- "Strong Voices, Real Choices," a new book by Kate Purmal and Christine Bennett, reveals how some professional women have aced the act of balancing work with their family life. Published on the heels of an April 2001 study by Field Research and Collaborative Economics which cites balancing work with family or personal responsibilities as the number one source of stress for women in Silicon Valley. Survey respondents traded full-time work for a schedule averaging just 29 hours a week by working part-time or job sharing in a company, or as an independent consultant, otherwise known as a "free agent." 96 percent reported improvements in personal and family life, and 85 percent reported they are satisfied or very satisfied with their work-life balance.
- With roughly 16 million soloists, and 13 million micropreneurs, Free Agent Nation is larger than the entire public sector. Free agents outnumber all of the people who work for federal, state, county and local governments --- even when you include police officers and teachers. In fact, according to the Census Bureau's latest figures, 70 percent of businesses in the US have no paid employees.
- A recent study by Accenture confirms that the war for talent continues, despite the economic downturn. 100 percent of the executives polled by Accenture stated that they faced challenges in retaining workers and boosting performance. However, of the companies who said they needed to take initiative to retain employees, only one quarter are actually doing anything and most of those have used "one-off quick fixes."
- According to a Hewitt survey of 1,020 major employers, released in April, 2001, the percentage of employers offering some kind of work/life benefits continued to grow in 2001 despite the economic slowdown. 91 percent of companies offer some kind of childcare assistance; 48 percent offer some form of eldercare; 78 percent offer opportunities for personal and professional growth, including education reimbursement; 32 percent offer benefits to adoptive parents; and, 57 percent offer some kind of on-site personal services, ranging from ATM machines to dry cleaning and travel services.
Caela Farren, Ph.D. and principal of MasteryWorks, Inc. is a 30 year expert in career development for employees, managers and organizations. MasteryWorks, based in Annandale, VA, has been helping people design and develop their careers for the past 25 years.Farren is also the author of Who's Running Your Career? Creating Stable Work in Unstable Times (Bard Press).
To find out more about MasteryWorks go to their Web site at www.masteryworks.com or call Farren at (800) 229-5712.
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Nationwide, some neighborhoods are more diverse than they used to be, but there's a troubling countertrend, too.
Housing segregation used to be largely a product of income. In the Brown v. Board of Education era, most black Americans were poor, very poor. They had no choice but to live in low-income housing or ghettos. For many African-Americans and members of other minority groups, this is still the case. But it is also the case that the ranks of the black, Latino, and Asian-American middle classes are mushrooming.
As this happens, middle- and upper-income persons of color are buying expensive homes in developments that cluster families among others of the same ethnic background. I see this in the Washington, D.C., suburbs where new developments are springing up populated almost exclusively by African-Americans or Korean-Americans and so on.
We all want to live in a colorblind society. But is that possible in this era of self-imposed housing segregation? I think the two are mutually exclusive. So, apparently, does Justice Stephen Breyer, who rolled his eyes while the majority opinion was read from the bench last week.
And if the Roberts Supreme Court has more of an interest in Nirvana-like colorblindness than it does in diversifying schools, it ought to be honest about that.
Pretending to support colorblind policies that act to further segregate society is a ruse the Roberts court and conservative jurists need to drop.
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text: To the surprise of absolutely no one, Nigel Lythgoe has been ousted as the show runner/executive producer of "American Idol."What with the ratings dive the show has taken in the past couple of years, it was bound to happen.It is as least a big surprising that Fox and FreemantleMedia North America, which produces the show, has gone to Sweden to find a replacement.Lythgoe is clearly a scapegoat here. He was saddled with terrible judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Randy Jackson. "Idol" is no longer as distinctive, what with the advent of "The Voice" and "X Factor." And shows tend to fade as they age.Lythgoe, however, was unable reverse or even slow the decline.(He remains executive producer and a judge of "So You Think You Can Dance.")His replacement, Per Blankens, was the executive producer of the Swedish version of "Idol."There's no word on who the new judges will be. It's highly unlikely we'll know who they are before "American Idol" auditions come to the EnergySolutions Arena on July 10-11.Here's Fox's release on the change:Burbank, CA, June 10, 2013 - Per Blankens, internationally renowned and award-winning television producer, has been named executive producer of AMERICAN IDOL for the series upcoming 13th season premiering January 2014 on FOX. Most recently, Blankens served as the executive producer on "Idol," the immensely successful and top-rated Swedish version of the hit singing competition franchise. "Per is a creative and experienced executive who has been the show runner on the blockbuster Swedish Idol for more than 5 seasons," said Trish Kinane, AMERICAN IDOL executive producer for FremantleMedia North America. "He is extremely passionate about Idol and I'm very excited about his ideas and vision for keeping Idol creatively vibrant. He brings the talent and energy needed to keep AMERICAN IDOL strong." "The Idol franchise is a worldwide phenomenon and I'm honored to be a part of the most popular of the franchises, AMERICAN IDOL," said Blankens. "I can't wait to get started as auditions for the new season are just a few weeks away." In addition to his work on Idol, Blankens was the Managing Director of Friday TV, part of The Shine Group and Head of Programmes for Meter Television, one of Scandinavia's leading production companies. There, he oversaw productions including Idol, Master Chef and The Biggest Loser. Blankens has won multiple awards for Swedish Idol and other television work including the Crystals and Aftonbladet TV Prize in Sweden. Blankens served as the producer of Idol in Sweden from 2007-2011 with great ratings success. In its 8th season in 2011, the program had a 51% share of total viewers (3+), performing 145% higher than broadcaster TV4's prime time average. It also proved a hit with young adults (15-24), consistently ranking as the number one show in its time period with market shares of up to 60%, 196% higher than TV4's prime time average. Swedish Idol attracts young viewers, with 35% of the audience in the key 15-39 demographic.And here's Lythgoe's (really long) statement:"It has been a tremendous honor to launch and build "American Idol" over the course of a decade and to see it recognized with 51 nominations and 6 EMMY Awards including the Academy's highest honor, the Governors Award. To be a part of the spin-off program, "IDOL GIVES BACK" was incredible. As well as raising nearly $200 million for various charities it was a personal life-changing experience for me. It also provided me with the opportunity to produce and direct a magical sequence with Celine Dion together with Elvis Presley. This continues to be one of the highlights of my entire career. Over the years, I believe we have changed the face of American television forever and eventually created a true global phenomenon. It has been inspiring to find and launch the careers of artists ranging from Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Phillip Phillips and many more, spanning all musical styles and genres. I am truly saddened to be leaving a great team of friends and colleagues. However, at the end of the day, the most important thing is to maintain this incredible platform for America's young talent. This will only happen with the success of the program. If the executives that are now in charge of "American Idol" believe that the ratings will improve with my departure, I have no complaints. It has been a great ride and I've loved every moment of it. After dedicating over 12 years to "Idol," I look forward to continuing work on my beloved "So You Think You Can Dance," which is going strong in its 10th season. In addition, this will allow me more time to devote to Nigel Lythgoe Productions and our exciting new partnership with Shine America."


text: Workers can't sell PSD surplus on eBay By Phil Kabler June 6, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- State ethics commissioners left no doubt Thursday that it is illegal for a public service district to allow its employees to take used or surplus PSD property to sell on eBay for personal profit."You can't give away property to your employees for any reason," Ethics Commission Executive Director Joan Parker said of the practice.Commissioner Jack Buckalew, a former state senator and State Police superintendent, said he found it hard to believe anyone would think such actions could be acceptable."Have we ever had an opinion on asking dumb questions?" Buckalew asked.However, it was not the PSD but Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper who requested the advisory opinion, after raising concerns about employees of the Union Public Service District in Cross Lanes being allowed to sell surplus property and keep the proceeds."When I complained about it, they admitted it was going on, but said, 'we don't have a policy about this,'" Carper said of management of the PSD.Carper said he requested the advisory opinion to clarify that the practice of giving surplus public property to employees for their personal gain violates the state ethics law.Also Thursday, the Ethics Commission:* Met in executive session to approve conciliation agreements to resolve ethics complaints against three people, including Beckley Mayor Emmett Pugh, who was accused of accepting gifts from local businesses in exchange for free use of city resources.The agreements will not become public record until they are signed by those involved, but Pugh reportedly agreed to retire as mayor and pay restitution. * Ruled that a county chief deputy sheriff may also serve as the county's 911 director, but cannot receive additional pay for that position.Commissioners did not identify the county in question, except to say it is a small, rural county. Kanawha County Sheriff Johnny Rutherford also is executive director of the county's Metro 911, but does not receive additional compensation for that position.* Allowed two legislators to continue to co-host a weekly television program that airs during legislative sessions, and is sponsored by a nonprofit foundation, so long as they do not solicit funding to underwrite the program costs, and do not endorse or identify the foundation during the broadcasts.* Approved a contract exemption to allow the State Police to enter into a contract to buy AR-15 rifles from a company owned by Roger Reed, a former State Police trooper and current armorer for the State Police.State Police sent bid packages out to five firearms distributors, but only Reed's West Virginia Law Enforcement Distributors Inc. submitted a bid, with prices described as "significantly below wholesale." Commissioner Ron Salmons said AR-15s have been in high demand in past months over concerns of possible federal bans on assault rifles, and said gun dealers are getting top-dollar for the weapons, which may have discouraged companies from bidding on the State Police contract."There is demand like crazy for them," he said.* Approved employment exemptions for nine state officials and employees, including former Tomblin chief of staff Rob Alsop, and acting Health and Human Resources Secretary Rocco Fucillo.The exemptions allow state employees and officials to seek employment with regulated private-sector businesses.Reach Phil Kabler at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-1220. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 2 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 3 WVU law professor announces run for Congress 4 Richwood mayor on leave amid investigation of purchases 5 Contractors get look at WV Capitol dome damage W.Va. decides to develop its own plan for broadband access Previous Story Alleged Rand shooter pleads not guilty Next Story


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Bogus snowboard thief caught, boards returned to rightful owners
GARDEN CITY, Ore. -- A teenager was arrested after he stole other people's snowboards from Bogus Basin on Thursday, the sheriff's office said.
Detectives working the case said that on Thursday the teenager stole five snowboards from a gear rack.
Officials from the ski resort said that they used to have someone watching the gear at all times, but had to cut the position to save money.
While many skiers and snowboarders purchase locks for their gear, Bogus Basin general manager Alan Moore said that there are still a large number of people who don't.
"The first year that we sold these we probably sold about 500 locks. Now we're probably selling 30 or 40 a year," said Moore.
Moore said that there are around 20 pairs of skis or snowboards reported stolen each year, adding that the number is low compared to the total number of people hitting the slopes.
Detectives said that they found four of the five victims who had their boards stolen on Thursday and reunited them with their gear.
The sheriff's office hasn't released the thief's name (because he is under age); he faces multiple charges in both Ada and Boise.


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ABC News' Kirit Radia reports:
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has started a suggestion box on the State Department's internal intranet site called "The Sounding Board," which appears to be a message board where ideas can be raised and commented on. Ideas can also be emailed privately to the "Secretary's Suggestion Box."
Employees who open up the State Dept's intranet homepage are greeted with a graphic declaring "The Sounding Board, The Secretary is Listening." A similar space is in the works for USAID.
Oddly, the site, which appears to have been launched Monday, has not yet been announced internally and it seems very few employees here know it is up and running.
"The Sounding Board is a place where I hoper we can all engage in sharing creative and collaborative ideas to make our agency smarter, more efficient, and more effective," Clinton wrote yesterday in an opening post, a screen shot of which was provided to ABC News.
"Ideas will be reviewed to determine their potential and will be presented to Department management for consideration and formal response. Secretary Clinton and other senior Department officials will consider both the initial proposal and the management response to determine if additional action is necessary," the site says.
"This is your space to start this conversation. Secretary Clinton is listening and wants to hear from you," it adds.
Secretary Clinton pledged to run a department that is open to new ideas during remarks to employees when she first entered the department's Foggy Bottom headquarters as Secretary of State, an idea that was met with whoops of approval.
Clinton hinted at the site's creation during a Town Hall meeting with employees last week. "I want and need to hear from you, and that is not an idle invitation but an urgent request. We want to continue the dialogue we're beginning today, and in fact, we're creating a space on the Intranet website for you to generate your own ideas and engage in conversations with the whole Department," she told the assembled.
Employees are encouraged to submit ideas (which can be done anonymously) about how to improve the department. "The Sounding Board is designed to solicit your ideas and suggestion for Department innovations and reform. The goal is to provide clear and well-defined proposals for review and action by Department management," according to the "Guidelines" section of the site, which is maintained by the Bureau of Information and Resource Management's Office of eDiplomacy.
What are they looking for? Ideas that have "enterprise-wide application," according to the same section. "Who will benefit? How will it improve overall performance? What savings with the Department or posts realize?"
Just before telling employees to avoid "gratuitous acronyms, jargon, and inside references" in posts to the site, it offers this clunky warning: "During this exciting time of change and innovation there are still existing challenges and obstacles. Remember -- it's good to think outside the box. But in a world composed of multiple boxes, one nestled inside another, it is important to check around and see why the box you want to bust out of is already re-taped on one side or another. This is the challenge."
"The Sounding Board is not a chat room, venting forum, or advice column," it continues. "It is a place to begin discussing solutions."


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GetGames and GameFly are offering large discounts on a variety of PC games this weekend.
At GetGames, many Warner Bros. Games are on sale including:
- Batman: Arkham Asylum – Game of the Year Edition
- Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
- Lego Batman
- Lego Lord of the Rings
- Lord of the Rings: War in the North
GameFly, in turn, is offering discounts on Dragon Age and Crysis games.
All deals are downloadable PC versions, but DRM varies on a game-to-game basis.


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NBC's Andrea Mitchell talks to a political panel about how Congress should respond to the IRS and AP investigations.
The National Review's and Bloomberg's Ramesh Ponnuru, Roll Call's Shira Toeplitz and MSNBC contributor and former Obama White House Secretary Robert Gibbs join to discuss Sen. Rob Portman's change in his position on gay marriage.
Robert Gibbs, a former White House press secretary, said that while the spending cuts are being called an Apocalypse by some, they may not be as bad as the hype. TODAY's Erica Hill interviews Robert Gibbs.
Robert Gibbs, former White House press secretary for the Obama administration, talks with Rachel Maddow about the nature of the secrecy he was told to maintain about the government's drone program even though the program's existence was widely known through its resultant body count.
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Cape Town - Cape Town professor Cyril Karabus has spoken out about his arrest and incarceration over the last four months on charges of manslaughter and falsifying documents in Abu Dhabi.
He told the Cape Argus on Thursday he was losing patience and was frustrated with the legal system in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He said he wanted to come home to his family and friends.
"Things are not great. I would like to go home now to my family. I miss the Cape Town weather, my friends and working in my garden," he said.
He was speaking from an apartment in Abu Dhabi, where he is living with Dr Elwin Buchel, the former head of gastroenterology at the University of Pretoria.
Buchel, whom he had never met in person before, offered him accommodation after he was granted bail last month.
"I am grateful for people like him and others who have sent messages of support from around the world. It's very heart-warming," Karabus, a specialist paediatric oncologist, said.
The UCT emeritus professor was arrested on August 18 while in transit in Dubai to South Africa from his son's wedding in Toronto, Canada.
"It was very upsetting. No one gave me any warning about the pending arrest. I was very shocked and upset… I still am," he said.
Karabus's passport was confiscated at the airport.
After more than nine postponements due to missing medical records, which surfaced this week, he is expected to appear in court on January 3.
Karabus, 77, is accused of causing the death of a three-year-old Yemeni cancer patient who had myeloid leukaemia. He was convicted and sentenced in absentia to a three-and-a-half-year jail term.
Prosecutors argue that he failed to give her a blood transfusion during her treatment at the Sheikh Medical Centre in 2002, while working as a locum. Karabus is adamant that the medical records contain the girl's medical history which is "vital" in proving his innocence. The medical file includes his notes, lab reports, as well as details of the three-week period before he started treating the girl.
"I did everything I could do for her. Unfortunately she had a blood disease which has 85 percent mortality rate. One in seven patients survives. Sadly, she was one of those that didn't survive," he said.
Karabus, pictured, is a senior paediatric specialist who headed Red Cross Children's Hospital Ontology unit for more than 30 years.
"I decided to work as a locum in Abu Dhabi because I wanted to earn some extra money… unfortunately, doctors in South Africa don't get paid much.
"Now I regret making that move, I now advise other people not to do it," he said.
Karabus, who has a pacemaker, fears he might run out of medication soon.
"Although Buchel and embassy representatives are helping me access some of my medication, I'm afraid I might run out shortly."
When he was granted bail, a medical committee was supposedly appointed by the court to review his medical records, but Karabus and his lawyers are still in the dark about the committee.
"We don't know if that committee was appointed and if the people involved in it know anything about blood diseases. I have no idea what they are doing. There is not a lot of transparency here… I don't know how much longer they can drag this on," he said.
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The Honda Classic interview: Luke GuthrieMarch 02, 2013
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MARK STEVENS: We would like to welcome Luke Guthrie. You're at 8‑under heading into the final round with a share of the lead, if you want to talk about your thoughts on the round today and going into tomorrow and then we'll have a few questions.
LUKE GUTHRIE: Yeah, obviously it was a tough day out there. Everyone that was watching, you could see the wind, and definitely made it tough because if you can't get the ball in the fairway, it just makes it pretty tough.
But yeah, I got two birdies today, obviously I bogeyed the second, just kind of wayward tee shot. That was a tough hole today. Hit a couple good iron‑‑ hit a good 5‑iron there. Rolled through the green unfortunately, but made a nice three‑ or four‑footer to settle the nerves and kind of get a rhythm going.
Then birdied No. 8. Dropped a longer putt there, which is kind of something nice. Couldn't quite get any others to fall. Hit a lot of good putts today but none of them seemed to kind of‑‑ just couldn't get them to fall.
But I'm proud of the way I played. I played smart, solid golf, stayed away from the trouble. Stayed to the strong side of pins, and if I missed, get it up‑and‑down. Missed a few up‑and‑downs, a few easy ones, that was frustrating, too.
I had a pretty easy one, good up‑and‑down on 7, and missed the green way right kind of in those trees and hit kind of a tough lie, good flop shot up there.
Missed a shorty on 10. That's frustrating, just kind of talked myself into some break there that didn't exist.
Q. It seemed like you guys maybe went ten rounds today. Are you ready for another tomorrow?
LUKE GUTHRIE: Yeah, sure. I live in Champaign right now, spent four years at Illinois, and that's a pretty flat area of the country if you haven't been. The wind whips about every day. That's pretty normal for me right there.
So I'm kind of pumped. I'm hoping the weather is like that tomorrow. I think it gives me an advantage, and hey, you've got to hit good, solid golf shots, be smart, and can't just gun at the pins blindly when the weather is like that.
Q. Did you stay in Champaign in the winter?
LUKE GUTHRIE: Yeah, I stayed there. I was finishing up school. My last final I think was around the 21st of December, and got my diploma and then stayed there‑‑ let's see, I went to Scottsdale about a week prior to the start of the year and just got a little practice in, played some golf, actually.
Q. How confident were you coming into the season that you could put yourself in this kind of position so early in your first year on TOUR?
LUKE GUTHRIE: I was pretty confident I could do that. Last year at the Web.com, I played some solid golf. I always believed I could play well. I didn't know how I would handle six tournaments in a row. I haven't played this much golf before, but last year kind of confirmed that; that I can play long stretches and consistently.
Yeah, I was very confident I could get out here and compete right away.
Q. You were the third in the threesome with Russell Henley and Scott Langley at Sony the first two rounds‑‑
LUKE GUTHRIE: Yeah.
Q. So I'm assuming those are friends of yours?
LUKE GUTHRIE: From juniors and college.
Q. And Scott is also from Illinois, too. Watching them and their success, how much did that fire you up; and have you seen Russell do it and finish it off, being in position, does that give you more confidence or have you talked to them about it?
LUKE GUTHRIE: Oh, yeah, for sure. They were lighting it up there at Sony. I was struggling and they were just pouring in putts from about 30 feet; it was cash inside 30 feet, didn't matter. That was pretty impressive what they did there. Obviously played a lot of golf, especially with Scott, being three years at Illinois with him.
It gives us all rookies I think confidence, kind of confirms that we can come out here and what we were doing last year on the Web.com and all other tours, kind of validates everything. Yeah, it definitely gives you confidence.
Q. Along the same lines, you've shown the ability to close at the Big Ten and at the Web.com, you won a couple of times there. Does that give you confidence at this level, as well?
LUKE GUTHRIE: I think it starts from the first tournament you play, the first time you make a 5‑footer where everything, all eyes are on you, everything starts in practice when all your teammates are on you, kind of giving you some crap and trying to get in your head and you make that putt. Those are the things you draw back to.
There's a few‑‑ I know a putt I always go back to is No.18 at Columbus in a college event. Made about a 30‑footer hook‑putt with both teams around to tie for individual and tie for the team, and it was probably one of the coolest moments for me to do for my teammates. Yeah, those are the moments you definitely draw.
Q. You've got your brother on the bag; are you going to establish a strategy tomorrow before you tee off whether you're going to look at the leaderboard or you're not going to look at the leaderboard? How do you plan on playing it?
LUKE GUTHRIE: I'm a leaderboard watcher. I want to know what I've got to do. Especially on the back nine I'll do that. I think you just kind of keep your head down and keep playing.
I think tomorrow, probably through about 11 holes, then you can kind of start peeking at boards and seeing where you're at and seeing what you've got to do, whether you've got to make four birdies coming in or whether you just need to play solid golf, fairways, greens, don't change your strategy, but just kind of‑‑ you've got to know what you've got to do.
Q. How did you stay motivated to complete your degree, especially in the winter, when you knew you were going to be out here doing something other than‑‑
LUKE GUTHRIE: I think it was easy. University of Illinois is a great school. It carries a lot of merit to have a degree from there. I put four years of work into something, and why not finish another half‑semester, and it wasn't‑‑ I had 12 hours, took six online.
So it's not like it was a crazy hard schedule. I mean, I had some tough classes, but you just need to finish off everything you need to do in life. You just want to finish it off, you don't want any loose ends, I don't think.
Q. What was the degree?
LUKE GUTHRIE: Business management.
Q. What were the 12 hours of classes that you had to take?
LUKE GUTHRIE: I had to take business entrepreneurship. I don't even know the name of the other one‑‑ I struggled in it, though. (Laughter) something with computers, I'm not very good with computers, like decision modeling and stuff like that.
And what was the other two? The other two were just like online kind of gimmies, trying to make it easy a little bit. There was an introduction to natural resources and environment sciences. Sounds hard. (Laughter).
Q. Nothing about making putts?
LUKE GUTHRIE: Nothing about making putts (smiling).
Q. There wasn't math for golfers?
LUKE GUTHRIE: Yeah, that would be an easy one. I should have taken golf; that was offered.
Q. Do you remember, did you watch Tiger win his first major, the '97 Masters, on TV as a little kid and do you remember anything about it?
LUKE GUTHRIE: For sure, I was a golf junky, I still am. I probably have watched about every major from when I can remember. Definitely, I can remember his little like fist‑pump, circle fist‑pump.
Yeah, growing up, watching Tiger do it all at a young age and seeing all these young guys come out right away, Rory and Rickie and all these guys, it's motivating.
Q. What was the setting where you watched Tiger in '97 win the Masters?
LUKE GUTHRIE: I'll take a wild guess and say home. I have no clue. I was seven back then.
Q. While watching the leaderboard, do you take note of the names, because there's some pretty accomplished players right behind you two guys.
LUKE GUTHRIE: Yeah, you definitely see the names. I would like to see them all up there, and hopefully right behind me.
Yeah, you come out here, you want to compete, you want to play against the best, and lay it all on the line tomorrow on the back nine. Hopefully they are all there and we are all battling.
Q. Yesterday you said you hoped you would have the lead today for the first time, and throughout the round, you and Michael were kind of going back and forth, and it looked like you just never really got nervous or if you had a bad hole, you bounced right back. What was going through your head?
LUKE GUTHRIE: On a day like that, you couldn't really leaderboard watch or anything like that. You've just got to put your head down when it's tough like that and know that par is going to be a great score around here. It's a pretty good score when there's no wind and it's perfect out.
So today, obviously‑‑ I just went out there today and just tried to hit good, solid shots in the fairway, on the green. Always keep it to the strong side of pins, don't short‑side yourself, because you can get up‑and‑down all day long, and just kind of wear people out.
Yeah, we were playing well. I think I was 1‑up and then made a bogey, we were kind of going back and forth, 1‑up, tied, I was 1‑down. So hopefully there will be another day like that tomorrow and I'll make more birdies.
MARK STEVENS: Thanks for your time, Luke, good luck tomorrow.


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DU Center for Middle East Studies to host myriad events in April
March 15, 2013
Our friends at the DU Center for Middle East Studies have put together numerous events for the month of April. Please mark them in your calendars if you wish to attend.
– The Arab Spring & the Dynamics of Global Autocracy
A Lecture by Daniel Brumberg of Georgetown University
12:00 p.m. | Room 229—Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management
– Lessons from the Iraq War, 10 Years On
A Conversation with Thabit A.J. Abdullah of York University & Christopher Hill, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq (2009-2010) & Dean of the Josef Korbel School
12:00 p.m. | Anderson Academic Commons Event Space, Room 290
co-sponsored by the Center on Rights Development & the Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy
– Film Screening + Discussion: Where Do We Go Now?
The women of a post-conflict, Middle Eastern village struggle together to prevent Christian/Muslim violence
6:00 p.m. | Sturm 451
co-sponsored with the Religious Studies and Media, Film & Journalism Studies Departments
– Who Won the Iraq War? The 10th Anniversary of the U.S. Invasion
A Presentation by Journalists Reese Erlich & Norman Solomon
2:00 p.m. | University of Colorado Denver – North Classroom 1607
– Founding Amnesias: Slaves, Palestinians and Native Americans
A Talk by Alan Gilbert, John Evans Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
discussant: Andrea Stanton, Professor of Religious Studies, DU
12:00 p.m. | SIÉ 150
Save the Date! International Law Gala Dinner April 18th, 2013.
March 08, 2013
Please join the International Legal Studies Program, The Ved Nanda Center for International and Comparative Law and the Denver Journal of International Law and Policy for the 2013 International Law Gala Dinner at which we will honor distinguished alumna Lisa Helling (JD'81, U.S. Department of State) and feature a talk by human rights litigator Mr. Robert A. Swift, recipient of the Nanda Center's Cox Price Human Rights Award.
The Gala Dinner will be held at the Sturm College of Law on Thursday, April 18, 2013. The reception begins promptly at 6:30pm followed immediately by dinner at 7pm. Cocktail attire required. Prices are $30 for alumni and friends and $20 for students.
A registration page will be up soon. Until then, for more information contact Victoria Kelley at email@example.com or Karlyn K. Shorb at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Jessup Team headed to International Rounds in Washington D.C.
March 08, 2013
On the weekend of March 1st, 2013 Denver Law's Jessup Moot Court Team headed to Portland, Oregon to compete in the Pacific Regional Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. Now in its 54th year, the Philip C. Jessup moot is the world's largest moot court competition, with participants from over 550 law schools worldwide. The competition is a fictional dispute between countries before the International Court of Justice, the judicial organ of the United Nations.
Denver law Jessup team members Brianna Evans, Wesley Fry, Victoria Kelley, William Kent and Morgan Robinson (Of Counsel) placed second overall in the Pacific Regional Competition, thus earning the opportunity to advance to the International Rounds which take place in Washington, D.C. on April 6, 2013. The team competed against teams from California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, and Louisiana, and lost only in the final round against the team from University of California Hastings. 3L Brianna Evans won "Best Overall Oralist" and the team's Memorials placed 5th overall.
Congratulations to the Jessup team for a job well done!
Korbel School's various upcoming events
February 25, 2013
The Korbel School for International Studies will be hosting numerous events in the coming month. See below for details:
February 26th
The Arab Spring: Where Do We Go from Here?" A Lecture by Vali Nasr: Please join the Center for Middle East Studies in welcoming Dr. Vali Nasr, Dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, for his noon lecture, "The Arab Spring: Where Do We Go From Here?" Dean Nasr will deliver his remarks at 12:00 PM in Sie 150, with a Q&A session to follow. This event is co-sponsored by The Religion & Violence Speaker's Series. For more information, email email@example.com.
March 4th
Public Diplomacy Speaker Series, Ambassador Patricia Haslach: Join the Public Diplomacy Speaker Series in a round table discussion and lunch with Ambassador Haslach on Mon-day, March 4th at 12:30 p.m. in Sie 150. Ambassador Patricia M. Haslach currently serves as Principal Deputy As-sistant Secretary in the Department of State's newest bureau, the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO). Please RSVP starting Friday, February 15th at http://alumni.du.edu/ambassadorhaslach.
March 8th
Bonnie Glaser – Escalating Tensions in the East China Sea: Causes and Potential Solutions: Senior associate with CSIS Pacific Forum and US Government East Asian consultant Bonnie Glaser will discuss "Escalating Tensions in the East China Sea: Causes and Potential Solutions" on Friday, March 8 from 5:00-6:30 pm in the Cyber Cafe of Cherrington Hall. It is free and open to the public. Please RSVP for this free event at https://udenver.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_6Gd3kShPRtrEP77 or by sending an email to email@example.com.
Registration deadline for ILW West is fast approaching
February 22, 2013
The registration deadline for our ILW West conference is fast approaching! Registration will close Tuesday February 26th.
Our wonderful panelists will discuss "human security." The UNDP foretold that this topic "is likely to revolutionize society in the 21st century." So come join us as be ahead of the curve!
This program has been approved for 8 CLE credits, including 3 ethics credits. To register, please visit http://bit.ly/UVFPjU . Registration is FREE for students and faculty/staff.
Nanda Denver Post Op-Ed: Rape, murder in India a wake-up call to reform
February 08, 2013
Read Professor Nanda's article here: http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_22475421/du-professor-rape-murder-india-wake-up-call
Recruiting Bailiffs for the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
January 23, 2013
Calling all 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year law students interested in international law, appellate advocacy, and international moot court!
The International Legal Studies program is seeking Volunteer Bailiffs for the Rocky Mountain Regional Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition this February 15-17. The competition is a simulation of a fictional dispute between countries before the International Court of Justice.
This is a great opportunity to network with other legal professionals in the field of international law. Additionally, this is a great introduction for anyone interested in participating in future Jessup Moot Court Competitions. For more information about being a Bailiff, or to sign up, please contact Karlyn Shorb at firstname.lastname@example.com or 303-871-6655. More information about Jessup and being a Bailiff can be found here: http://www.ilsa.org/jessuphome
Barry Hughes presents Global Trends 2030: A Report to the President and the World
January 23, 2013
Please join the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures, Dr. Barry Hughes, as he presents his contributions to the U.S. National Intelligence Council report, Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds. Hughes plans to discuss the history and importance of reporting on major global trends. He will also share how the International Futures forecasting system can help us to better understand global change and assess the implications for citizens and policymakers in the United States.
This event takes place at noon on January 30th in Sie 150 of the Ben Cherrington Building.
Attend the Center for Middle East Studies Lecture "The Remaking of Asia" on January 24th
January 23, 2013
Come attend the Center for Middle East Studies lecture "The Remaking of Asia: What Does the Shift of Power from the West to the East Portend?" by Pankaj Mishra with a response from Haider Khan (Professor of Economics, Korbel) The lecture is this Thursday, January 24th at 12:00 PM in Sié 150 of Ben Cherrington Hall
At the end of 19th century, Asia was regarded as a collection of ruined countries by Western colonial powers. But a new era began in 1905 with Japan's unexpected triumph in the Russo-Japanese War. Recently, the spotlight has been on Asia as China and India follow Japan as rising powers. These Asian countries are not necessarily aspiring to be the "next" United States. Rather, they are determined to make their mark in the global arena without succumbing to powerful Western influences. The assertiveness of Asian powers calls into question many previous assumptions, among them the notion that development and modernization equal Westernization. Pankaj Mishra will examine some of these shattered verities of Western power, and also analyze the diverse ways in which the rise of Asia might shape our common future.
Pankaj Mishra is the author of From the Ruins of Empire: The Intellectuals Who Remade Asia, Temptations of the West: How to Be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet, and Beyond, An End to Suffering: The Buddha in the World, and the novel The Romantics. He is a columnist for Bloomberg View, a regular commentator on the BBC, and a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books, the London Review of Books, The New Yorker and The Guardian, among other publications. He was named one of the 100 Top Global Thinkers of 2012 by Foreign Policy magazine.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Middle East Studies, the Center for China-United States Cooperation, the Asian Studies Program and the History Department.
Register now for the ILW West 2013 Conference "Int'l Law and Human Security in the 21st Century"
January 23, 2013
On March 2nd, the International Legal Studies Program (ILSP) at Denver Law will host the Western Regional Conference of the American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA). This year's conference is on . Click here for registration! CLE credits are pending.
"Human Security" is a concept which is increasingly impacting economic, social and political policies. Yet, as one legal scholar notes: [d]espite its relevance to central questions of international law, human security has until very recently received little attention from international lawyers." This year's ILW-West Conference addresses the critical question: "What does "Human Security" mean for international law as the 21st Century progresses"? During this year's ILW-West Conference, distinguished international law scholars and practitioners will discuss the importance and the role of "Human Security" as it relates to international environmental law, trade, human rights and international criminal law.
Participants include: Professor Ruth Wedgwood of Johns Hopkins University, current ABILA president; Professor David Akerson of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law; Professor Ronald A. Brand of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Professor Richard J. Finkmoore of California Western School of Law; Dr. Anita Halvorssen, consultant and Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Denver Sturm College of Law; Professor Robert Lutz, Southwestern Law School; Professor James A.R. Nafziger of Willamette University School of Law; Professor Ved P. Nanda of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law; Professor John Noyes of California Western School of Law; and Professor Annecoos Wiersema of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.
The ABILA is part of the global International Law Association (ILA)—the preeminent international non-governmental organization involved in developing and restating international law. Currently, for example, the ILA has consultative status with a number of United Nations specialized agencies as an international non-governmental organization and plays a unique role in drafting treaties, resolutions, and other international instruments.
Internationally, the ABILA chooses and nominates committee members for the ILA to help prepare draft treaties and studies in collaboration with lawyers from other global branches of the ILA. Nationally, ABILA forms its own committees which advocate for particular positions on international legal issues. Additionally, the ABILA performs a variety of educational and professional services through its U.S. national and regional International Law Weekends (ILW), which generally draw 1000 to 2000 participants each year.
The conference will go until 4:00PM with a reception to follow.
For more information about the conference, please visit the website or contact Karlyn K. Shorb at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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My parents - my teachers!
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If you want to give me something that will enrich me for my whole life than read me, teach me to love books and reading!
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Many parents think that their children's education begins when they start going to school. Some way-yes, but before that we can help our children to develop the necessary skills. Do you know that reading speeds up the development and affects complexity of your children's brain? Read your kids aloud, read from earliest infancy. Only that way, they will love reading and they will read better than those children who had no one to read. Positive and early experience affects the ability and desire for reading, the entire life!
My parents - my teachers!
When you read me, I feel your love, attention and your approval. Like my parents, you are my first teachers - and the most important! You help me to establish the foundation for love toward books and learning, whole my life! You can help me to be good at -reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Reading is fun. That opens up new worlds of excitement and adventure, stimulated my opinion and imagination. Allow me to write a greeting to someone or to make letters of dough... Put me into activities that are meaningful and which are connected with my life.
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Pienaar is accused of kicking and punching Thabang Mnisi, the son of Public Service and Administration Deputy Minister Ayanda Dlodlo at a nightclub in Sandton, Johannesburg, in June.
In his last court appearance in July, the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder denied attacking Mnisi.
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interactions estimation between a biomolecular target and small molecule
compounds. The knowledge of such interactions permits us to interrupt
certain processes in cells and, for example, to impede such a devastating
disease as cancer. For this reason a lot of efforts are concentrated on
designing of better models and algorithms for high-throughput virtual
screening technique.
One of the leading Ukrainian companies, OTAVA Ltd., started
developing its own virtual screening system in 2004 [1-3]. The project
was started as an attempt to incorporate entropy change that occurs
during ligand-receptor binding into virtual screening protocol. Initially
this project was restricted to model entropy change in harmonic
oscillation approximation. As such model is extremely related to quality
of potential energy calculations. OTAVA's scientists have designed a
universal polarizable force field to achieve reasonable entropy change
accounting (on the basis of unique empirical charges definition scheme).
Spanning entropies with traditional enthalpy calculations for free energy
of binding prediction showed some lack in accuracy. It was significantly
improved with addition of ligands desolvation free energy which was
calculated with our modified GBSA method (up to 0.95 regression
coefficient with experimentally derived data).
Further testing of the improved virtual screening system showed
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THQ has today announced a further six wrestler who will be playable in the publisher's upcoming title WWE SmackDown vs RAW 2009. Previously confirmed wrestlers for the game include John Cena, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Chris Jericho, Mr. Kennedy, Randy Orton and The Undertaker.
The latest batch of WWE Superstars includes Batista, Shawn Michaels, Rey Mysterio, Tripple H, John Morrison and The Miz.
There are obviously still many more wrestlers to be confirmed for the game, the names of whom will be revealed over the coming months.
Wrestlers confirmed for WWE SmackDown vs RAW 2009:
John Cena
Jeff Hardy
Matt Hardy
Chris Jericho
Mr. Kennedy
Randy Orton
The Undertaker
Shawn Michaels
Rey Mysterio
Triple H
John Morrison
The Miz
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