text: Politics 8 March 2012 Forbes 2012 Billionaires: in pictures The world's top 10 wealthiest people, and how they made their combined $395bn. Sign up for our weekly email * Forbes has released its list of the world's richest people, featuring a record 1,226 billionaires, in its 25th annual Billionaires Issue. For the third year in a row, the Mexican telecom magnate Carlos Slim Helú has taken the top spot as the world's richest person with a net worth of $69 billion. Bill Gates ($61bn) and Warren Buffett ($44bn) also retain their second and third positions. With a net worth of $1bn, the 41-year-old founder of Spanx, Sara Blakely, features as the youngest self-made woman in the list. No women feature in the top ten; Christy Walton comes in at the 11th spot for her $25.3bn net worth. Americans are the most numerous residents of the billionaires club (425), followed by individuals from Asia-Pacific (315), Europe (310), Central and Latin America (90) and the Middle East and Africa (86). With a total combined worth of $395.4bn -- down from $406bn the previous year -- here's a list of the world's Top 10 wealthiest people. Name, Age, Net worth, Company/Industry, Country Carlos Slim Helú, 72, $69 billion Telmex, América Móvil/Telecoms (Mexico) Bill Gates, 56, $61 billion Microsoft/Computing technology (US) Warren Buffett, 81, $44 billion Berkshire Hathaway (US) Bernard Arnault, 63, $41 billion LVMH/Luxury brands (France) Amancio Ortega, 75, $37.5 billion Zara/Clothing retail (Spain) Larry Ellison, 67, $36 billion Oracle/Data hardware, software (US) Eike Batista, 55, $30 billion EBX Group/Mining, Oil (Brazil) Stefan Persson, 64, $26 billion H&M/Clothing retail (Sweden) Li Ka-shing, 83, $25.5 billion various (Hong Kong) Karl Albrecht, 92, $25.4 billion Aldi/Supermarkets (Germany) Alice Gribbin is a Teaching-Writing Fellow at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She was formerly the editorial assistant at the New Statesman. Subscribe from just £1 per issue More


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Abbas: No peace talks as long as settlements construction continues
Palestinians won't be pressured into resuming peace talks with Israel as long as construction in Jewish settlements continues, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday. According to the AP, Abbas said a complete construction freeze is a prerequisite for resuming talks.
In his speech Monday, Abbas stated he would not give in to possible Israeli or international pressure on the Palestinians to resume negotiations even if settlement construction continues. "For sure, we won't submit to pressures. For example, if they say `come and then we'll see, come.' No, we won't accept. Regarding the peace talks, this is our position, even if someone, if anyone in the world, says `you're wrong,'" he conveyed.
Abbas also rejected previous Israeli demands that Palestinians not only recognize the state of Israel — as Abbas and others have — but recognize Israel as a Jewish state. He said it's not his job to define the state of Israel. "Name yourself, it's not my business," he said. "All I know is that there is the state of Israel, in the borders of 1967, not one centimeter more, not one centimeter less. Anything else, I don't accept."
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On Sept. 9, the Morrison County Sheriff's Office received a report from St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls that a victim wished to report an assault. Upon arrival at the hospital, the deputy observed a large piece of skin missing from the victim's forehead, she had a swollen ankle and her right arm was covered in bandages. Seventeen stitches had been sewn to close two cuts on her fingers.
The victim told the deputy she went to Kirschbaum's home and when he opened the door, he allegedly shoved her down three steps into the garage. She hit the vehicle parked there, breaking the taillight and cutting her hand. During the fall, she also injured her ankle.
Deputies went to the Kirschbaum residence where he allegedly denied touching the victim. The garage was searched and the deputies observed damage to the vehicle's left taillight and smeared blood on it, drops of blood behind the vehicle and a smear pattern of blood on the service door leading into the house, the criminal complaint said.
Kirschbaum was placed under arrest.
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In the series 9 mirrors Gilad suggests that the mirrored image contains a hypocrisy which reflects only our exterior selves. He is asking us to contemplate a more complex and poetic possibility of reality. The title, like the nine lives of a cat, represents the possibility of inner lives or the soul of the mirror.
Gilad's mirrors are simple rectangular wooden frames that have been injected with stories. The reflection of the spectator is no longer only objective but contains more than the present. The functional aspect becomes secondary; the cords over the glass, the voided gilded frames and the bronze sconce in front of the user's face are not here to decorate the mirrors. Some of the mirrors contain historical references combining the present with the past; a reference to other lives besides our own. Others play with structure, distorting our perception of the mirror as an object.
In almost every aspect of his work Gilad investigates scale and he plays with it in order to examine the boundaries of our perception. From a design point of view, scale is finding good proportions. Gilad ignores the right proportions, going to an extreme that might lead to absurd and ironic situations. The collaboration with Dilmos Gallery led Gilad to explore the artistic and cultural past of Italy. In his mirrors, he incorporates antique Venetian fabrics, Byzantine mosaics made in Ravenna, hand sculpted figures modeled after classic Roman sculptures, while maintaining his own artistic authenticity. For him, the act of quoting the past has two roles, giving respect to it and serving his urge to playfully redefine it.
Ron Gilad, born 1972 Tel-Aviv, lives and works in New York City. Ron Gilad's hybrid objects combine material wit with aesthetic play. They sit on the fat, delicious line between the abstract and the functional. His works deal with the relationship between the object and its function, questioning our perceptions. Varying from one-off to limited editions and production pieces, the works have no "expiration date" and reside in both public and private collections worldwide. Gilad asks unceasing questions in 3D form and fabricates answers that create an arena for fertile doubt. Metaphorically, Gilad is a linguist, creating his own language. He learns the origins of "words" and develops new "synonyms".
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Sharon Threatens to Exclude Labor Party from National Government
Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon hinted Monday that, if necessary, he could always form a national unity government without the Labor party, as members of his Likud party continued talks with Labor aimed at reaching an agreement to form a unity government, reported Haaretz newspaper.
MK Silvan Shalom (Likud) said that Sharon has other options, Haaretz said.
"We, unlike Prime Minister Ehud Barak, can form a government that would be called narrow, but would number 66 MKs," he said.
"Barak ran the country with 30 MKs. Even though a 66-MK majority is firm, we don't want it."
But, he added, there are also time constraints: If the budget isn't passed by March 31, we will have to go for new elections. Therefore, we are holding talks with other parties."
Associates of Barak and Sharon swapped recriminations over the stalemate in the unity talks.
Likud sources claimed almost everything had been settled as of Sunday night, "but Barak suddenly decided to raise new issues," a source told the paper.
He said that the news issues included demands that the National Union-Yisrael Beiteinu faction not be allowed to join the government; that the coalition guidelines be rephrased to speak of "phased agreements" with the Palestinians rather than interim agreements; and the "irrational demand" that Barak and Regional Cooperation Minister Shimon Peres, who is slated to be foreign minister in a unity government, be allowed total independence on policy issues.
Meanwhile, The Jerusalem Post newspaper said that Peres refused to pledge his support for the choice of Barak as defense minister in a unity government.
Labor's central committee, which is slated to meet next week to vote on whether the party should join the government, may be allowed to vote on two alternative lists of Labor's intended ministers in such a government: one including Barak and one excluding him, said the Post. This would enable committee members to vote against Barak's participation in the government while still voting in favor of the unity government itself, said the paper – Albawaba.com
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Mrs. Sciota Jasper, a former resident of the village, died at the Old People's Home in Jacksonville Monday afternoon at the advanced age of ninety-five years.
She was the daughter of Ephraim and Sally Tatum Davenport and the last survivor of their five children. She married Obediah Jasper in Kentucky and to their union were born three children, two of whom are living: Mrs. J. C. Jasper, of Cave City, Ky., and Mrs. E. A. Coffee, of Clairmont, Okla.
For some time during the later years of their life Mr. and Mrs. Jasper were residents of Franklin. Mr. Jasper died some six years ago and his widow entered the Old People's Home Feb. 10, 1916, and remained an inmate thereof until death. She had been a faithful member of the Christian Church for seventy years.
Funeral services were conducted from the Home yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, in charge of Rev. M. L. Pontius, pastor of Central Christian Church, Jacksonville. Interment was made in Union cemetery near Pisgah.


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By Michael Lee
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010; D01
CLEVELAND -- It's been three months since he joined the Cleveland Cavaliers -- the team he once referred to as "the enemy" -- but there are still times when Antawn Jamison enters Quicken Loans Arena and has to stop himself before walking into the visitors' locker room. Sometimes, when he watches game film, Jamison sees this guy wearing No. 4 in "different colors" and doesn't realize it's him until he sees one of his "junk shots" floating through the air. Even his younger brother, Albert, has joked with him that he looks strange in a uniform that Jamison's family, friends and former Washington Wizards teammates had become conditioned to hate.
"Once it happened, it was like, 'Wow!' " said Jamison, who spent 5 1/2 seasons in Washington before his Feb. 17 trade to Cleveland. "It's kind of awkward, seeing my name in the wine and gold and Cleveland."
Jamison could not beat LeBron James and the Cavaliers in three first-round playoff battles from 2006 to 2008, but now he has joined forces with him, and Shaquille O'Neal, in a mutual pursuit of a championship ring. With Cleveland tied 2-2 in its best-of-seven series against the Boston Celtics, Jamison is two wins from reaching the conference finals for the first time in his 12-season career. But he made his ultimate goal known before this season, when he framed a picture of the Larry O'Brien Trophy and placed it in his locker room stall at Verizon Center.
"I believed it, whether it was a possibility [with the Wizards] or not," Jamison, 33, said. "That's the only thing left for me to accomplish. That was the only thing I wanted to accomplish."
Though grateful for the opportunity presented to him with the Cavaliers after Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld broke up his trio of former all-stars, Jamison remains disappointed that the Wizards didn't have more success after reaching the second round of the playoffs during his first season with the organization. The past few years in Washington had the feeling of walking on a StairMaster, with Jamison wearing himself out, going up and down -- and nowhere.
"It seemed like we never could get it done or reach our potential," he said. "It was Groundhog Day. The same thing over and over. Things happen for a reason. . . . But I don't understand why things didn't pan out the way they should've [in Washington]. I'm not saying winning a championship but at least being in contention every year."
Jamison sincerely thought the Wizards would have a breakthrough, with the hiring of Coach Flip Saunders, the return of a healthy Gilbert Arenas and Brendan Haywood, and the additions of Mike Miller and Randy Foye. But Jamison's highly anticipated reunion with Caron Butler and Arenas was flawed from the start. Butler worried about not receiving a contract extension and was unable to adapt to Saunders's system. Arenas was looking to reassert himself as an elite player and the franchise cornerstone after missing most of the previous two seasons with injury, but he had difficulty grappling with his role as primary decision-maker on the floor.
And Jamison started the season on the shelf with a right shoulder injury, eventually returning to a team already sinking into irrelevance.
"It's tough to know if we all would've been on the same page and just bought into what Coach Flip had to say, Flip's system, it would've been different," Jamison said, adding that conflicting agendas altered the team's path. "Flip was great. He wasn't the problem. We just never could get on track."
The failure didn't change his relationship with Butler and Arenas, Jamison said.
"We had some good times and some hard times, but I love the two of those guys like they were my brothers. When we're done, we'll be on the back porch talking junk about each other. It was a great friendship and some great times, even though we didn't do what we expected to do. But I think each and every individual will learn from the past four or five years and I hope we can make the future a little bit better."
With Arenas recently released from a halfway house (part of his sentence for bringing guns into the locker room) and Butler's Dallas Mavericks eliminated in the first round, Jamison is the only one of the three in a position to make his immediate basketball future better. But he is averaging 14.3 points against the Celtics, down from his averages in the regular season and the first round against Chicago. Because Jamison never had a reputation as a defensive player, the Celtics have attacked him with Kevin Garnett, who has gotten the better of him in three out of four games.
"I'm not going to back down," said Jamison, who had a flashback moment dunk over Kendrick Perkins on Sunday. "You got to meet the challenge. This is what it's about -- trying to move on to the next round. I think the part that we play, as far as KG and myself, is going to dictate who wins this series." Game 5 is Tuesday in Cleveland.
Jamison recently put his Bethesda home on the market for more than $4 million, which will provide some closure to his time in the area. He admits that before being dealt to Cleveland, this season was more trying than any other, including going 19-63 the year before. "I was to the point that I was losing hope that anything good would come out of playing the game or whatever," said Jamison, who has two years and $23 million remaining on his contract after this season. "It was tough. I was getting to the point where it was just hard. I was enjoying myself and playing the game I wanted to play, but it seemed like that opportunity never was going to come."
Grunfeld assured him that if he decided to make changes, he would ensure that Jamison was placed in a winning situation that would put him closer to a championship ring.
"But the first time just walking into the locker room and, this is my home, it was weird. It was an adjustment. I've been accustomed to certain things over the past six years, certain teammates, certain tendencies and to come here in this situation and getting traded during the season is something that never happened to me," Jamison said. "After my first game [when Jamison scored just two points on 0-for-12 shooting] my teammates was like, 'Play your game. We want you to play your game and do the same things that you've been doing.' They made it easy for me to compete and do what I do."
He has enjoyed his time playing alongside two-time MVP James.
"It's LeBron James, probably the best player in the game, and he makes the game easy for me," he said. "This is a guy, I'm trying to take his head off for the last six years and now I got his back. I'm defending him, screening for him. All the things that happened previously was pretty much out the window. We all had the same common goal.
"I must've been living right, man, because this doesn't happen. It's good to finally get this opportunity," Jamison said. "It's one of those things, like, I knew if it didn't happen in D.C., it was going to happen somewhere else. I just never imagined it happening here, after what has happened between the two organizations in the past. But I'm not complaining."


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According to Swearengen, they started making 97 Riot guns in March of 1898. 1908 was the transition year from a high comb stock with a round bottom English style pistol grip to a fluted comb, flat bottom pistol grip.
There were military 97s earlier than WW1, but they were Riot guns and not trench guns. They were procured for duty in the Philippines, and Canfield says there's no guarantee all had military markings but at least some did. The guns were procured from about 1900 to about 1910, and serial numbers of known specimens had a C prefix and ran from about 150000 to about 200000.
Nothing I have seen indicates any were finished in other than the factory blue.
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Hihi! I've got suggestions from googling that have told me to add monitoraspect="16:10" to the mplayer.conf files in both directories: /etc/mplayer and /home/username/.mplayer
These suggestions have not worked for me, could anyone tell me what it is I need to do?
Changing the monitor aspect ratio does not change the aspect ratio of the video, if that's what you were thinking. You can force the aspect ratio of the video, but unless it was set improperly in the file, doing that will distort the image.
Bit hard to tell from the documentation but I think 'monitoraspect' might be there to handle displays with non-square pixels. If your display has square pixels then setting monitoraspect would have no effect (unless you set it to the wrong value).
Or are you doing this to fix some problem with using mplayer?
Thanks for the replies :D
I'm actually just trying to view the video in a 16:10 format, like I am able to do using VLC Player by setting a custom aspect ratio. Don't want to actually change the video or anything like that. Sorry, shoulda been more specific. Is there a different value I should add into the config file?
You don't need to change the config, you can specify it as an option:
mplayer -aspect 16:10 /some/file
o__O Is there any way to go about having it start like that every time, without having to run in terminal?
:) Thanks much
O__O Oh wow, like I said in the first post monitoraspect=16:10 was not working for some reason. I was doing the right thing, though. For some reason, when I put in monitoraspect=16:9 in the config file, it worked correctly. Sorta weird considering I have a 16:10 monitor. But I am satisfied. XD Stupid me
If you do not mind though, I would like to ask one more question about mplayer:
Is there anyway to have it read the font face, colour, size etc. from the subtitle stream rather than just using the standard white sans font?
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Bedeviled by political gamesmanship and misfortune, it's a wonder the FAA gets anything done—never mind accomplishing the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). With the latest transition in FAA leadership, we've come full circle to the situation that prevailed when President George W. Bush left office three years ago, with an interim administrator and no reauthorization.
Much has happened in the meantime. Three years ago, Robert "Bobby" Sturgell was acting administrator, having succeeded Marion Blakey when her five-year term ended in September 2007. President Bush nominated Sturgell, a lawyer and former Navy and United Airlines pilot, to take over as Administrator. But the U.S. Senate, then and now controlled by Democrats, never confirmed the nomination.
President Barack Obama took office in January 2009 and nominated J. Randolph "Randy" Babbitt, a former airline pilot and president of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), to be Administrator. Lynne Osmus served as interim administrator until Babbitt was confirmed by the Senate and sworn in that June.
In December 2009, Obama nominated Michael Huerta to serve as deputy administrator under Babbitt. The appointment was blocked by Republican Sen. John Cornyn. The Texas lawmaker wanted the FAA to expedite approval of a certificate of authorization allowing the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency to operate Predator UAVs from the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station. Cornyn announced that approval on June 23, 2010. Huerta won Senate confirmation the same day.
The NextGen effort took shape in the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization legislation passed in 2003 and advanced by Blakey as FAA Administrator. On Aug. 30, 2007, at the tail end of her term, the FAA awarded ITT (now ITT Exelis) a $1.86 billion contract to begin building the ground infrastructure for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast. Then-deputy administrator Sturgell announced the decision.
At the time, Sturgell was managing the FAA's leaderless Air Traffic Organization (ATO), the entity within the FAA responsible for implementing NextGen programs. Henry "Hank" Krakowski, an experienced A&P mechanic and former United Airlines pilot and executive, took over as ATO chief operating officer in October 2007. Addressing the Air Traffic Control Association in his first major speech, Krakowski vowed to be "the strongest, most effective public advocate" for NextGen.
Before he was tapped by the White House for the Administrator's job, Babbitt was due to chair RTCA Task Force 5, the industry and government group that substantially influenced the FAA's "mid-term" roadmap for implementing NextGen. Babbitt would promote NextGen in many of his speeches. But his early tenure as Administrator was dominated by the FAA's response to the February 2009 crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 near Buffalo and a three-year-long contract dispute with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca). Assisted by mediators, the FAA concluded negotiations with Natca for a new contract four months into Babbitt's term. Huerta came aboard a year into the term, and was assigned responsibility for leading NextGen.
But that's all ancient history. More recently: Krakowski stepped down as ATO head in April this year, following several highly publicized incidents in which controllers were found sleeping on duty. He reportedly was fed up with Washington and offered to "take a bullet" for the team. Babbitt was gone eight months later, tendering his resignation after a drunken driving arrest in suburban Virginia. Highly unfortunate and a blow to the agency, it was, nevertheless, the right thing to do. Huerta, who held senior positions in the Department of Transportation under President Bill Clinton and managed the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, is acting administrator until further notice.
Many of the actors in this real-life drama remain involved in the NextGen effort. In the absence of an FAA Administrator, Blakey is NextGen's most prominent advocate in her role as CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association. Sturgell is senior vice president of Washington operations for avionics manufacturer Rockwell Collins. Krakowski, whom I bumped into recently in Seattle, is consulting on airspace design and doing well. And though he comes primarily from a surface transportation background, Huerta exudes competence, and should do well for the FAA. But one wonders what could have been accomplished with stable leadership—not to mention a stable budget.
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The statements of eyewitnesses on the ground strongly support the conclusion that mechanical problems brought down flt 3407, not pilot error. It is probable that a malfunctioning propeller control unit(PCU) caused the prop to 'disc,' resulting in an uncommanded roll which led to the crash. Pieces of the engine were never found, and numerous people in the neighborhood said the plane was on fire as it came down.
The plane was two hours late taking off from Newark because they were doing mechanical repairs on it, though that part is strangely absent from the NTSB report.


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As an increasing number of Americans are willing to pay a little more for premium food products, a rise in the industry has coincided with this. While this has mostly been on the side of spirits, wines and craft beers, olive oil is beginning to increase in popularity as well.
According to NPR, while the olive oil industry may be firmly established in European countries such as Italy, Spain and Greece, many American states with similar climates are beginning to join this burgeoning market.
For example, olive oil production in California and Texas has skyrocketed in recent years. The California Olive Ranch has actually grown by tenfold within the past six years as the company now produces over 2 million gallons of olive oil each year.
Although the industry is clearly gaining attention stateside, this isn't without its detractors. With more eyes being put on olive oil, many are scrutinizing the quality of the product more critically. With the term "extra-virgin" taking center stage in this food label, some experts and authorities are finding that not every olive oil labeled as such fits the requirements.
"Major recent surveys of olive oil quality suggest that two-third of olive oil currently sold as 'extra virgin' in America is mislabeled," Tom Mueller, an author and expert on the subject, told NPR. "They fail to meet the major legal definitions of the extra-virgin grade."
Regardless of whether a company produces extra-virgin olive oil or not, with the business booming in the United States, companies may need to ramp up their marketing tactics in order to effectively compete. By investing in a Primera LX900 color label printer, olive oil producers can not only make labels that comply with regulations, but also create a unique brand against all the competitors.


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Radio Canada Acadie, the Maritime Provinces arm of the French-language canadian broadcaster Radio Canada, reported on Maine's annual Franco-American Day celebrations, and recorded interviews with a number of the exhitors, including Collection Coordinator James Myall. The interviews aired on the show Tout un Samedi over two weeks. You can listen again to any of the interviews by following the links below:
March 21: Don Lévesque and George Dumond of the Congrès Mondial Acadien 2014
March 29: James Myall, Collection Coordinator; Mélanie Saucier of Fort Kent, mezzo soprano.


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Academic chops, conference ties and a compelling personal story. In Cal-Berkeley's Joanne Boyle, Virginia appears to have found an ideal fit for its women's basketball coaching position.
The Charlottesville Daily Progress reports the deal is done, though the university has not confirmed. My best sources say Boyle has become U.Va.'s primary target.
Boyle played at Duke, graduated in 1985 with an economics degree and after playing overseas, worked there nine seasons as an assistant coach. Richmond (2002-05) was her first head-coaching gig, followed by California.
Academic elites all, experience that would serve her well at Virginia.
Boyle certainly knows that admissions and classroom standards don't preclude winning. She helped Duke make two Final Fours, guided Richmond to three 20-win seasons and its first NCAA tournament bid in 14 years and in 2009 led Cal to its first Sweet 16 -- the Bears advanced with a victory over Virginia.
More impressive: Boyle's recovery from a 2001 brain hemorrhage.
Boyle was rushed to Duke's hospital with stroke-like symptoms and required surgery and extended rehab.
"Everybody has things that happen in their life that are reality checks," Boyle told the Wall Street Journal in 2009. "That happened to me my last year at Duke, and it gave me the strength to actually leave Duke. Some people become very comfortable in their situations. We were going to the Final Four every year. I don't know if I would've left my comfort zone if something like that wouldn't have happened to me.
"It was one of those things that, if you can survive that, who cares if you fail as a head coach?
"As a coach, you really realize as you get older, as you get caught up in the wins and losses and succeeding and the fear of failure and move, move, move. Along the way, you miss the things that are put in our lives to really enjoy, and that's the kids and the relationships. I've gotten much more at peace with just enjoying the process and the journey more so than the outcome."
Many other publications have chronicled Boyle's story.
Here's the Reader's Digest version from the Los Angeles Times.
Here's a much longer profile from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Finally, here's Boyle's bio from Cal's website.
Boyle's hiring would be a testament to timing. Four years ago she turned down the Duke job to remain at Cal.
Boyle was not Virginia's first target. The Cavaliers pursued UCLA coach Nikki Caldwell, a former U.Va., assistant, but she went to LSU instead.
If Virginia and Boyle agree to terms as soon as expected, she's likely to attend Boo Williams' annual tournament next weekend in Hampton. Look for a Daily Press print story then.


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no offence but i thought it was dumb
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good animation but this doesnt deserve the spot it has... and must say neither does rockman neo. sorry... good animation doesnt make up forum... nothing? this is just a classic example of nepotism's little cousin, favortism. People go crazy over the pretty pictures in rockman neo, which i remember being told werent even his... o think... and instantly love everything else he creates. Come on... this cartoon is pretty but it isnt THAT good. thres plenty of better cartoons.
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The art was good...
the only thing i liked was the art, i already saw the whole thing by the time the fish pushed the button, and i didn't find it that funny, it would have been better if we see gordie get shocked, and plop out all burnt and mutalated, or maybe even become a moronic super electro powered fish thing
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Australia looks set to be saddled with an over-valued exchange rate for months to come as global investors, dissatisfied with the paltry returns on offer in US and European markets, continue to hunt out high-yielding investments.
"There's no doubt the Reserve Bank would like the Australian dollar to be lower, but sometimes you live in a second-best world," HSBC Australia chief economist,
Bank of America Merrill Lynch chief economist
"I don't see any joy in the currency until next year. The currency is being held up at levels that are high in reference to both commodity prices and interest rates as a result of large inflows of capital from abroad that are not hedged into the bond market and into the resources sector."
These inflows, he says, "are likely to continue through the rest of the year. After that the inflow into the resources will slow down quite rapidly, and we could see the currency fall by 10¢ or more."
Indeed, Australian bonds have become even more appealing as long-term US bond yields have ebbed this year, as investors have fretted about the fragility of the US economic recovery. The International Monetary Fund this week issued its second downward revision for the US economy in two months, slicing its growth expectations for 2014 to 1.7 per cent, the weakest annual forecast since the end of the 2009 recession.
Bloxham says the IMF's more pessimistic view is in line with HSBC forecasts.
"We're forecasting 1.7 per cent growth this year and 2.5 per cent next year – they're not stellar rates of growth."
Sluggish US to dampen long-term rates
He argues that anaemic United States growth means little prospect of rising US bond yields: "US interest rates are still very low. At the short end, they're near zero, and long-term interest rates have been coming down a little bit over the past couple of months. We believe that long-term rates in the US will stay quite low. We believe that with lower growth than in the past, the new normal, is lower long-term bond yields."
But BAML's Eslake questions whether the US economy is slowing."The data is mixed. The first-quarter GDP figures were dreadful – they showed an annualised growth rate of negative 2.9 per cent – but there's been almost no other statistics that have validated those numbers.
"The poor first-quarter figures partly reflected the impact the bad weather had on inventories, but there was also a quirk in the way the US statistical authorities treated the commencement of Obamacare and this is also having an impact on measured inflation. So a reasonable read on the data is that the US economy is continuing to expand at a moderate pace and is only gradually eating into the large margin of spare capacity which the US built up during and after the 2008-09 recession."
As for US interest rates, he says, "our view remains that the first increase in short-term US interest rates is unlikely to occur before the second half of next year".
"And our house view is that US long-terms rates will gradually increase from these levels, and that yields on 10-year bonds will rise to 3.5 per cent at the end of this year, and 3.75 per cent by the middle of next year."
Bloxham points out that countries such as Australia are feeling the impact of low global interest rates, as investors are flocking to buy higher-yielding Australian assets, which pushes up the currency.
Awash with capital
"There's a great deal of global liquidity, and investors are searching for yield. The biggest consequence for Australia is that the currency is still very strong even though commodity prices have come down and domestic growth is a bit below trend."
The strong local currency, he says, represents a "challenge" for policymakers as investment in the resources sector slows down. "Australia is trying to do a great rebalancing act – because as the mining sector slows down, you need other parts of the economy to pick up.
"That's under way now, and the reason it's under way is that interest rates are low, and that's helped spur the housing market and housing construction."
In these circumstances, he says, "it would be very helpful if this was getting support from a lower currency, because this would boost Australia's growth. But because of these global events, we don't get that option."
Bloxham argues that Australia's central bank is unlikely to cut – or raise - interest rates for some time.
"You have to remember that Interest rates are already at very low levels because of the great of liquidity in the global system – the cash rate is at the lowest level in history, as are mortgage rates."
"Cutting rates further is potentially asking for trouble because lower rates could over-inflate the housing market. The housing market is still booming. It slowed down a bit in May for seasonal reasons, but it came back in June in July."
On the other hand, he says the Reserve Bank would "need further signs that growth is rebalancing and a lower currency" before it raised rates. Bloxham says the HSBC expects the Australian currency could come down by the end of the year:"If the Australian dollar does come down, then the rebalancing process will speed up and that may give the Reserve Bank room to raise rates."
RBA to hold steady until 2016
But Eslake's view is the Reserve Bank is unlikely to start lifting interest rates until 2016.
"I don't think there was anything in this week's inflation numbers to justify bringing forward expectations of an increase in interest rates. I think the economy is going to remain fairly soft, both in terms of domestic demand and employment, even if resource exports are relatively strong.
"Our view is the economy going to look weak for another 18 months and we won't see our interest rates rise until 2016,"he adds.
This would be in marked contrast to New Zealand, whose central bank on Thursday lifted the cash rate 0.25 percentage point to 3.5 per cent. Bloxham says that New Zealand is suffering less from a strong currency because its economy "really is booming".
"The New Zealand central bank talks about wanting a lower currency, but a high currency is doing them a favour because it's keeping a lid on inflation, "he says.
Eslake points out that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has signalled after its latest rate hike that it intends to pause for a while.
"That's probably because there's an election in New Zealand on September 20. And while they're no less fiercely independent than the Reserve Bank of Australia, the fact that they've raised interest rates four times now means that they don't have to do anything until their December meeting."
But, he says, the comments by NZ Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler describing the level of the New Zealand dollar "unjustified and unsustainable" were interesting.
"This could be a precursor to something more serious, some form of intervention.
"The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is less opposed in principle to intervention than the RBA. Certainly we've been getting a lot more inquiries about New Zealand – which is the 63rd largest economy in the world – from our international clients."
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I would be remiss not to mention that Michael Murphy has also put up one of his superb videocasts all about the new InDesign CS5 features. Check out episode 54 of TheInDesigner!
Free InDesign CS5 New Features Video Sampler
If you're champing at the bit to see new InDesign CS5 features in action, Lynda.com has already gone live with some of the videos from my InDesign CS5 New Features title – and they're free!
You can watch the videos online to see an overview of all the new interactive features, combine different page sizes, use the new Span Columns and Split Columns paragraph formats, and more. Here's the list of the free preview videos, which total over 30 minutes worth of online training:
The entire InDesign CS5 New Features title has about forty different videos. We'll announce it here when Lynda.com makes it live. And of course David's upcoming InDesign CS5 Essentials title for Lynda.com also incorporates the new features, and we'll be looking at CS5 in upcoming videocasts, so we've got you covered!
If you're interested in the new features in the other CS5 programs (there are others?), I see that Lynda.com released the same New Feature Preview selections for those titles as well. They're listed on the home page, or you can scroll down to the newly-minted Adobe CS5 section of this category page at their site.
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WOW! Great new features that make a lot of plug-ins I was never able to afford pretty much obsolete by the looks of it. Can't wait for release day.
Page added to ReadItLater so I can check out some videos when I get home tonight. Won't Adobe be showing these things in the coming days & weeks though?
Column Spanning and Splitting – WOW. Contacted Adobe with this request after the last 2 CS releases. Great to see it there, and implemented very well from what I can see.
Does anyone know if 32 and 64 bit versions will be included in the same box, as Adobe did with Lightroom 2, or will there be separate boxes? My production machine is a 64 bit Windows 7, but my laptop is still 32 bits(dual core intel, but slightly too old to work with the 64 bit OS), and won't be upgraded for at least another year. With Lightroom 2, that hasn't been a problem, because it includes both. I do most of my work on the production machine, but when I go on the road, I still have access to the tools I need. I doubt I'll use CS5 on the laptop much, but having the option when I'm on the road is extremely desirable.
32BIT VS. 64 BIT, the never ending question these days. I have Windows 7 now, running on a dual quad core xeon with a Precision T7400 workstation and 64GB of ram. I run 64BIT OS for obvious reasons.
Lightroom 3 beta runs fine, CS4 has some hiccups but seems to be OK so far.
Now I want to get on with CS5. Will the CS5 suites offer both the 32BIT and 64BIT versions of the programs in the same box? Or does anybody know?
Timothy Macking – MCSE, MCDBA
Zander Technical Consulting Group
St. Petersburg, FL
InDesign is 32 bit only as is the majority of the suite. Photoshop will continue to ship as both 32 and 64 bit.
Video apps Premiere Pro and After Effects will, I believe, be 64 bit only.
Thanks for the info on 32 vs. 64 bit. 32 bit applications work just fine on Windows 7 64 bit machines – CS3 blazes on my machine. But native 64 bit applications make better use of system resources, great for crunching those really large files.
Great previews, thanks AM!
I'm guessing that one could create and export a SWF file with ID (a slideshow, say, or some animated little diagram or panel), then insert this into the Rich Media Annotation Layer of an interactive PDF as you're building that in ID, no?
Interactive PDF-makers want to Know!
Thanks for the useful tips dude.I would like to watch the online video tutorials of CS5.So if you can, please provide us with the online video tutorials so that we can make up cs5 more easily.Thank you…


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Bunty, girlfriend to face trial from Sept 21
Dismissed UT constable Basant Singh alias Bunty, 26, along with his accomplice and beloved Sarita Rani, 23, who is five- month pregnant, will face trial for murder as the district and sessions judge SK Aggrawal on Tuesday framed charges against the duo for murdering UT police inspector Sucha Singh.chandigarh Updated: Sep 17, 2013 22:46 IST
Dismissed UT constable Basant Singh alias Bunty, 26, along with his accomplice and beloved Sarita Rani, 23, who is five- month pregnant, will face trial for murder as the district and sessions judge SK Aggrawal on Tuesday framed charges against the duo for murdering UT police inspector Sucha Singh.
The trial in the case would commence on September 21 when the court would begin recording of prosecution evidence, indicating that the trial in this case would be fast tracked.
"Bahut jaldi hai, judge ko bolo thodi baad ki date de (It's too early, ask the judge to give a later date)", was all Bunty was heard saying to the defence counsel who agreed to framing of charges without submitting arguments.
As per the chargesheet, Bunty had stabbed UT cop Sucha Singh six times, while his accomplice Sarita attacked home guard volunteer Jatinder Singh from preventing him to help save Sucha.
Inspector Sucha Singh, 57, was done to death by Bunty on the intervening night of June 7 and 8. Bunty and Sarita were arrested from Delhi and are in judicial custody.
Bunty and Sarita had murdered Sucha while on the run after a double murder in Sonepat. The duo was to catch bus from Sector 17 when Sucha and Jatinder, who were on night patrolling, questioned them. Irked over being asked to move to police station, Bunty attacked Sucha.
The UT police have chargesheeted them under section 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty), 333 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) and 397 (robbery or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt) of the IPC.
Crucial evidence against the duo Sucha's dying declaration
"On the intervening night of June 7 and 8, I was on night checking, when I saw a couple standing in a suspicious manner. After I didn't find couple's replies about the purpose of their presence there convincing, I asked them to come to the police station for verification. Bunty got angry and attacked me with a knife and inflicted injuries on my chest, neck and back. When driver Jatinder intervened, he was also attacked with the same knife. With both of us injured, the man snatched the keys of the police vehicle from Jatinder and sped away."
Accounts of eyewitnesses
In his statement, home guard volunteer Jatinder Singh said, "Bunty repeatedly stabbed Sucha with knife and we struggled for 10 minutes. I called up the PCR number about four times when Bunty was brutally stabbing Sucha."
"I pulled the hair of the female accomplice and dragged her and she screamed to divert Bunty's attention and he rushed towards me to save the woman only to return and stab Sucha again," read Jatinder's statement.
UT police constable Anil Kumar, who was posted as a security guard in the old district courts, Sector 17, said he had threatened to fire but Bunty tried to attack him and he had gone to even get "help".
Anil, who had joined the police force about two years back, was standing at a stone's throw from the spot where Bunty stabbed Sucha.
In his statement to the police, he said he saw Bunty stabbing Sucha while co-accused Sarita had attacked the home guard volunteer. Anil was also threatened by Bunty, who even jumped over the railing and also tried to stab him.


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Daniel Alfredsson has now decided to play with fellow locked-out NHLers in Monday's fundraiser at the Cornwall Civic Complex.
The game is the first in a series of charity matches for the group, which is made up primarily of Ottawa Senators who didn't go to Europe or Binghamton during the league's work stoppage.
It will also be the first in the area for former Montreal Canadien-Minnesota Wild Guillaume Latendresse since he signed with the Senators as a free agent in the off-season.
Other Senators in the lineup will be Peter Regin, Chris Neil, Chris Phillips, Zack Smith and Marc Methot. Free agent Jesse Winchester, a former Senator, will also take the ice, as will the likes of Montreal Canadiens Brian Gionta, Josh Gorges and Travis Moen, Winnipeg's Grant Clitsome and Pittsburgh's Tyler Kennedy.
The game starts at 7:30 p.m. and will raise money for the Cornwall Chapter of the Max Keeping Foundation and First Assist, a charity that funds programs to benefit First Nations youth in fly-in communities.
Tickets for the First Assist Charity Classic are $20. The group will play in Thunder Bay Nov. 12 then leave for a three-game tour of the Northwest Territories Nov. 18.
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"I wish I hadn't scored that goal," said FC Spartak Moskva striker Sergei Shvetsov, reflecting on the tragic night of 20 October 1982. Spartak had been drawn to play Dutch side HFC Haarlem in the second round of the UEFA Cup and the first leg at the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow, now the Luzhniki Stadium, was drawing to a close when Shvetsov struck to put the home team 2-0 up.
What followed was the worst disaster in European football history. According to the official Soviet account at the time, 66 people died in a stampede sparked by the goal, but various independent studies have since put the death toll as high as 340. Soviet censors prevented news of the event being broadcast. Even now, as players from the two clubs prepare to meet again on Saturday to play a charity match to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the tragedy, it is still unclear exactly what happened that night.
Moscow had been hit by a severe frost which left the stairways leading down from the stands very icy. With Spartak leading 1-0, people were starting to leave the stadium early when Shvetsov doubled the home side's lead. Some reports say police channelled fans down an icy staircase, others that there was just one exit for the 15,000 Spartak supporters on hand. On hearing the roar from the stands following Shvetsov's goal, the spectators leaving the ground rushed back, only to run into fans heading down the same stairway, causing the fatal crush.
"We didn't know anything about the victims," said Edgar Gess, scorer of Spartak's first goal. "We were sitting in the dressing room afterwards and we didn't have the slightest idea about the catastrophe that was unfolding right next to us. When we got back to Tarasovka [Spartak's training centre] after the match, we saw ambulances rushing in the opposite direction. They say [radio station] Voice of America broke the news that same evening, but [Spartak founder and chairman] Nikolai Starostin only learned about it the next morning and he told us people had been trampled."
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Haarlem captain Martin Haar also knew nothing of the events unfolding in the stands. "I remember we had to leave the stadium really quickly afterwards," he said. "We were a bit disappointed and needed some time to recover with each other, but no, we had to leave – away, out. When you think back, you realise it was because of what had happened. And on the way back in the team bus we saw and heard an enormous amount of sirens. But in our disappointment we didn't pay much attention to it at the time."
Dutch dignitaries
In 1992 a memorial was opened at the stadium to honour the victims of the tragedy, who will be remembered again on Saturday when Spartak and Haarlem old boys meet in a charity match to raise funds for the families of those who died. The idea was initiated by the Dutch club and the organising committee includes the Netherlands' ambassador to Russia, the mayor of Haarlem, and Dutch football dignitaries such as Ruud Gullit, who began his playing career at Haarlem, Russia coach Guus Hiddink and FC Zenit St. Petersburg's Dick Advocaat, who coached Haarlem between 1987 and 1989.
"I still remember that match," Advocaat said. "So many deaths is an unthinkable tragedy. I support the initiative to play a game in memory of the victims." Dutch sportswriter Edwin Struis had come up with the idea for the event. "The matches with Spartak were special for Haarlem," he said. "Playing in the last 16 of the UEFA Cup was the biggest achievement in their history, which numbers 118 years. But only in 1989 did we find out what happened at Lenin Stadium after the final whistle." The memorial game will take place before Saturday's league match between Spartak and FC Moskva at the Luzhniki Stadium, which will host this season's UEFA Champions League final.
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A follow-up to the Chinese blockbusters 'Lost on Journey' and 'Lost in Thailand', the standalone film 'Lost in Hong Kong' has Xu Zheng directing yet another problem-plagued trip.
The film has already earned US$107 million (S$153 million) in China over its opening weekend and looks to be a runaway hit.
The story opens with Xu Lai (Xu Zheng), an aspiring artist in an art school who tries to win the affections of Yang Yi (Du Juan). Despite many attempts, he never manages to even kiss her.
Later, he ends up marrying another woman Cai Bo (Vicki Zhao) and works as a bra designer for her father's firm.
While on holiday in Hong Kong, he tries to attend Yang's art exhibition and hopefully obtain that kiss, but he has to put up with his wife's clan.
To further complicate things, Xu's mapcap brother-in-law Cai Lala (Bao Bei'er) tags along to record everything he does. The two get entangled with some criminal types and end up getting chased by both policemen and criminals around Hong Kong.
The film is at its best when it goes into action-comedy mode, as the two male leads perform some wild stunts inspired by Jacky Chan.
However, there are some wild shifts in tone, particularly past the midway point, where Xu lets his feelings about his wife's family known and he finally manages to have some time alone with his first love, Yang. The scenes outlive their welcome, and one wishes that the plot would just move on. The women in the movie are merely foils for the two main actors, and come across as being two-dimensional.
The humour often misses its mark, and occasionally goes for cheap laughs, such as a sequence involving a helmet procured from one of HK director Wang Jing's film shoots.
And Xu is a little too fond of putting himself at the centre of the movie, even as his chemistry with Bao could be better.
With plenty of cameos from various Hong Kong celebrities of yesteryear and numerous references to other Hong Kong movies, including quite a few of Wong Kar Wai's, 'Lost In Hong Kong' might come across as a tribute to the city's cinematic history. But some might take offence at this massively popular Chinese movie franchise steamrolling into Hong Kong and repackaging some of its cinematic history.
When the film brings up '2046', which is both a reference to Wong's film as well as the date when Hong Kong will no longer be a separate Administrative Region, there's a distinct touch of irony.
'Lost in Hong Kong' often follows the path of least resistance, playing safe while coating the film with a heavy dose of nostalgia. At the very least, it may make you look fondly at Hong Kong's golden era of filmmaking.
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Folk wisdom, overheard by Mishah on Monday, as we were passing the local cemetery located nearby...
An elderly yet very energetic woman, speaking in Ukrainian to two or three elderly men:
No matter how often you visit him, how much you take care of him, a dead man is a dead man.
She wasn't complaining, nor was she sad. She just stated the facts - maybe even a little too cheerfully.


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Our team includes board-certified and board-eligible pediatric urologists and nurse practitioners.
Attending Physicians
George Chiang, M.D., Division Chief and Fellowship Director; Associate Professor of Surgery, UC San Diego
Madhu Alagiri, M.D., FAAP, Professor of Surgery, UC San Diego
Leslie Hsieh, M.D., Medical Director, 2-B Dry Program
George Kaplan, M.D., Professor of Clinical Surgery, UC San Diego
Sarah Marietti-Shepherd, M.D., Assistant Professor, UC San Diego
Kelly Swords, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor, UC San Diego
Nurse Practitioners
Ann Marie Finley, M.S.N., FNP-BC
Ann Marie Berger Finley is a board-certified family nurse practitioner specializing in pediatric urology. Mentored by George Kaplan, M.D., she established the 2-B-Dry Program in 2003.
Anne Marie sees patients with a variety of urologic conditions, but her passion is helping children with voiding disorders, day and night wetting, urinary tract infections and consequential vesicoureteral reflux and hydronephrosis. She performs EMG uroflows, bladder ultrasound scans, pelvic floor biofeedback (Urostym) and urodynamic studies.
Anne Marie earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing, along with her family nurse practitioner certificate, at Barry University in Miami Shores, Fla. She has lectured at a variety of urology national and regional conferences and continues to mentor student nurse practitioners. Anne Marie is a member of the American Urological Association, Pediatric Urology Nurse Specialists, Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates, and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nurses.
When not working, Ann Marie enjoys time with her husband, family and friends, interior decorating, dancing, traveling and music.
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Iris Lemke, R.N.
Iris Lemke is an RN Clinical Care Coordinator in our urology clinic. In this role, she meets with our patients post-operatively, addresses patient concerns and works closely with our physicians.
A registered nurse for 14 years, Iris has worked in various healthcare settings, spending most of her career working in the neonatal intensive care unit before transitioning to the outpatient setting.
A San Diego native, Iris graduated from Imperial Valley College in 2001.
When not at work, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three children. She can be seen cycling with her family along Mission Bay or heading up the coast for some scenic camping.
Tami Rechen, R.N.
Tami Rechen is an RN Clinical Care Coordinator in our urology clinic. Her clinical responsibilities include coordinating the patient flow for the urology clinic, providing one-on-one care for post-operative patients, developing and implementing protocols and plans of care for post-operative patients, CIC teaching, attending inpatient rounds with our urology team, working closely with the inpatient RNs to coordinate care for surgical patients, and coordinating care for the Kidney Stone Clinic.
A registered nurse at Rady Children's for more than 20 years, Tami earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1993 from Saint Mary's College/Samuel Merritt College of Nursing in Moraga, Calif.
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Army Wives Season 2 Premiere on Lifetime
TV Tonight: Army Wives Season 2 Premiere
I know I've made my love for Army Wives known, so I won't continue to expound on the numerous ways this Lifetime show surprises me. Sure, it dips into the ordinary melodramatic territory that seems to be Lifetime's specialty, but it also touches on some important issues and often makes for riveting TV. The cliffhanger from the first season, when a bomber finds his way to the women's favorite watering hole — especially set to an eerie, slowed-down version of "Goodbye, Stranger" — left me literally holding my breath.
In tonight's season premiere, the women (and Roland) deal with the aftermath of this bombing as we discover what, exactly, went on that day in the bar. You can watch the first four minutes or so of the episode (which is already getting me right in the feelings) here.
Also, random fact: Senators Barack Obama and John McCain have publicly voiced their appreciation for this show. You can see their videos via that same link above, or just click here.
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The host has been in superb form in the league since the turn of the year, but will be keen to keep its chase for Champions League qualification on track with all three points.
Walker, Dawson, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto
Lennon, Parker, Dembele, Bale
Riether, Hangeland, Senderos, Riise
Dejagah, Sidwell, Karagounis, Duff
Emmanuel Adebayor (ankle) and Aaron Lennon (hamstring) missed the loss to Liverpool last time out but both featured in the 4-1 loss to Inter in the Europa League last 16 on Thursday so are expected to make Saturday's matchday squad.
Tom Huddlestone (knee) made the bench at Anfield and San Siro, but did not make the pitch as he continues his return to first-team action, while Sandro (knee) remains a long-term casualty.
Meanwhile, Fulham manager Martin Jol has a near-fully fit squad to choose from for the trip to White Hart Lane, with only Mahamdou Diarra (knee) definitely missing out while Eyong Enoh and Kerim Frei are slowly returning to match fitness.
- Tottenham's defeat away at Liverpool was its first in 13 games in the Premier League.
- Andre Villas-Boas' side has scored just 22 times in front of its own fans in the league all season.
- But has only failed to find the back of the net on three separate occasions this term, with only league leader Manchester United boasting a better record with two.
- The reverse fixture between the two clubs at Craven Cottage back in December ended 3-0 to Tottenham, with Jermain Defoe (pictured right) grabbing a double and Sandro completing the rout.
- The game will see Dimitar Berbatov, Mousa Dembele and possibly Clint Dempsey feature against their former clubs. Martin Jol managed Tottenham for three years between 2004-07.
- Fulham has picked up just 12 of its 33 points on its travels this season.
- Only four teams in the have conceded more goals on the road than Fulham's tally of 27.
- Fulham has won none of its last eight Premier League matches against Tottenham, losing the last six in a row.


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Cooking for Two 2010
The Year's Best Recipes Cut Down to Size
America's Test Kitchen
Hardcover, 312 pages
I love, love, love this concept. ATK takes the most popular dishes of the year and pares them down to two-person servings. How brilliant is that? This works out perfectly for people like us, whose nest is more and more empty as time goes on, or others who are singles or couples and don't always want to cook for a crowd.
Most recipes are geared for at least four, often more, leading to math issues which, for me, can often be messy. Cooking for Two presents the recipes to serve two, and also contains great ideas on what to do with that leftover half a pineapple, buttermilk, cabbage, etc., as well as offering you tips and advice gleaned from the many trials and tests they do in their famous Test Kitchen. It is a book that works.
We first sampled the Stir-Fried Shrimp, Pineapple, and Red Onion with Sweet and Sour Sauce. This is take-out done at home, sweet and savoury and delicious. Perfectly balanced for two people - at a fraction of the price of ordering in. No leftovers and no guilt.
The Pan-Seared Salmon with Lentils and Swiss Chard was a scaled-down version of a French classic. Elegant and easy, and super healthy. This is a dish we will be repeating again and again.
The Chicken Vesuvio was an easy to put together one-pan dish that delivered in the flavour department. Moist and tender chicken on crispy/tender potatoes, easily spiced to your liking with extra chili flakes.
Needing a long, slow simmer in the oven but not much prep time, the Osso Buco is a weekend favourite. Buying two cuts of veal doesn't seem so cost prohibitive as buying a whole tray, and it was absolutely delicious served on a bed of egg noodles.
One of my favourite aspects of Cooking for Two 2010 is the Desserts section. I love the fact that they are small and perfectly measured out. Scaling down baking recipes can be exceptionally difficult but ATK does the work for you - all you need is a few diminutive baking pans. We loved this Lemon-Poppy Seed Pound Cake with our tea.
And finally, my favourite, the Pineapple Upside-Down Cake. This six-inch cake is the cutest thing ever and just as delicious. Real, fresh pineapple chopped up and nesting in a layer of delicious brown sugar and butter - topped with batter and then flipped over when done so that the buttery-sweet juices run down the cake... mmmmm. Delicious.
We definitely have a winner with this book, great recipes and a great concept. I know that my first Angel Food Cake will be from this book - the mini one uses only three egg whites. Fantastic!


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The American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners (AASRP) works diligently in the best interest of our members to facilitate not only their individual success, but the success of the industry as a whole. We take pride in our organization as well as the benefits we are able to offer to members. If you decide to join our organization, you will have full access to the following:
Wool & Wattles
Wool and Wattles is our quarterly newsletter that highlights pertinent information gathered from books and veterinary journals by presenting it in a digest form. In addition to abstracts, the newsletter offers: reviews, association reports, practical exchange of techniques, technology, and regulatory news.
The AASRP website provides a wealth of information for members including: membership directory, continuing education opportunities, career center listing job opportunities, listserv discussions with search capability, organization position statements, option to pay member dues, and other tools for the small ruminant veterinarian.
AASRP Staff
The AASRP staff is dedicated and eager to assist you with any questions and will help you find answers in a quick and easy fashion. Our resources are unlimited and useful for one another. You may contact them by calling 334-517.1233 or send them an email (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Find a Vet and Membership Directory
Through the AASRP website, the public has access to contact information for any member practice. This is an excellent networking tool to gain clients and colleague consultation, referrals, and collaboration. For instructions on member settings that determine if you show up in the search please click here.
Current news and information is sent out to members via e-mail to keep our members up to date on important news and information.
Educational Seminars and Courses
Through our resources, we are able to coordinate continuing education programs across the country. This past year we were actively involved with lectures and programs at AVMA Convention, the North American Veterinary Conference, several state veterinary association conferences, and other small meetings across the country. If you are unable to travel, we are fortunate to be able to offer Webinars through the AASRP website.
Networking Through Technology
The AASRP listserv is a discussion group directed through email that offers member veterinarians the opportunity to share ideas and discuss problem cases with colleagues who share an interest in small ruminant medicine. Our website, www.aasrp.org, is the best resource for information.
Student Education
We promote small ruminant education at veterinary colleges state-wide by offering opportunities to students through externships and grants. A student representative board has been established to promote small ruminant awareness and to recruit new student members that are interested in small ruminant medicine and production.
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AASRP is viewed as the knowledgeable authority in small ruminant medicine. We often submit resolutions to the AVMA and comment on government regulations affecting small ruminant species. By being involved in our organization you are able to make your opinion on important topics heard.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Preseason prognosticators pegged Sporting Kansas City as one of the trendy choices for a breakout season. KC, though, don't exactly see it that way. The season may have started a bit inconsistently, but the club has loftier aims than to simply be considered a potential contender.
"Everybody is looking at us like, 'Oh, you guys might be a surprise team,'" forward Kei Kamara said. "We don't want to be a surprise. We played good soccer last year, and we want to come in and compete against the top-four, top-five teams in the league."
In order to accomplish that goal, Sporting (1-1-1) know they will have to take care of business against conference opponents as well as teams with comparable aspirations. The next opportunity to do that comes Saturday evening, when the club takes on the Columbus Crew (7:30 pm ET, Direct Kick, MatchDay Live) at Crew Stadium.
[inline_node:333193]But as the players and coaching staff would readily admit, Kansas City haven't exactly been perfect this season, and Columbus appear to be the kind of side that could take advantage of those imperfections.
While Sporting lead the league in goals per game, the Crew haven't allowed an opponent to score in their past three contests. Robert Warzycha's team is also traditionally dangerous from dead-ball situations, and that's an area Sporting targeted for improvement after giving up two goals from corner kicks against Chivas USA.
All in all, manager Sporting KC Peter Vermes said he simply expects a battle between two teams desperate to stay on form and keep up with the conference pace-setters early in the season.
"They're a team that we cannot in any way, shape or form take lightly," Vermes said.
But that doesn't mean Kansas City will necessarily be preoccupied with what Columbus bring to the table. At this point in the season, Vermes is placing the focus firmly on what his side is doing and how his players can continue to progress as the year goes on.
Sporting seemed to learn a valuable lesson their last time out after allowing the Vancouver Whitecaps to salvage a 3-3 draw in KC's most recent league match. A few days after that disappointing result, Kansas City traveled to Houston and shut out the Dynamo in a US Open Cup qualifier, scoring a timely goal in extra time before holding onto the victory.
It was a far cry from the explosive contests that Vermes' side had been involved in during its first three matches, and showed that the defensive frailties observers had harped on weren't incurable.
"We have to stay on that same track of constantly evolving from our last game and figuring out how we're going to be better in our next one," Vermes said. "We have to stay with our theme. If we can go and put pressure on teams in their places, we're going to get chances. We just have to finish them."


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Power lights up lives of poor in rural Nepal
Date: September 19, 2001
Program REDP
Wednesday, 19 September 2001: Not long ago, people in Taman, a remote village in Nepal's Baglung district had no electricity and no radios or televisions. Using computers and accessing the Internet was only a dream. Now that all households have electricity and street lights illuminate the village, the dream is no longer far-fetched.
The Rural Energy Development Programme (REDP), an initiative by the Government of Nepal and UNDP, worked with the village development committee to bring micro-hydro power to nearly 200 households. Committee members villagers contribute time and labour to excavate the site. The plant on the river now generates 20 kilowatts of electricity.
"The programme helps us use the village's abundant water resources," said Thum Bahadur Pun, chairperson of the village development committee. Villagers pay only one Nepalese rupee, about one US cent, per kilowatt hour for electricity.
After working in their fields during the day, many villagers, including women, now engage in small business activities in the evenings, generating additional income. Children no longer have to study by lamp light. The project shows how social mobilization through community organizations can bring significant gains.
Women members of the village development committee in Arjun Chaupari in Syangja district have learned the importance of education through the efforts of the UNDP South Asia Poverty Alleviation Programme (SAPAP). Now all families send their children to school. They also take pride in building a water tap near their homes, saving themselves from carrying water over long distances and saving time for income earning activities.
Using their own savings, the women have started their own small businesses and avoided high interest charged by moneylenders. In fact, this helped cut the moneylenders' rates in half, to between 18 per cent and 24 per cent. Their businesses include off-season vegetable growing, fruit farming and livestock rearing.
Punya Prasad Poudel, chairperson of the Kaski district development committee, said local ownership of these projects can be early seen "in terms of mobilization of both human and monetary resources," and thanked UNDP for financial and technical support.
Dr. Jagdish Chandra Pokharel, a member of the National Planning Commission, endorsed the close collaboration between the government and UNDP in such efforts and commended the district development committees for "embracing the programme wholeheartedly and taking full ownership of the district level activities."


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This is GoingAirside.com, a South African based aviation magazine for the aviation
enthusiast. We bring you:
-- feature articles and the best photos of the latest airshows
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-- interviews with pilots and aviation personalities
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Growing Your Career: Why federal policy matters to agriculture
Written by Emma Likens, with the Agriculture Future of America, and new blog contributor for PorkNetwork
As Dwight D. Eisenhower once said, "Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you're a thousand miles from the corn field." And the same could also be said about policy making, which looks a whole lot simpler when you're a thousand miles from Capitol Hill. Policy makers need agriculture, because farmers and related occupations provide food sources both domestically and abroad.
Agriculture needs policy, because legislation such as the Farm Bill provides insurance and subsidy programs. With such an interdependent relationship, it's important for agriculturalists to pay attention to what's going on in Washington because new pieces
Rural Route Writer: Protect your farm and remove the gag
Written by Wyatt Bechtel, PorkNetwork Assistant Editor
Flights are a great way to meet people. They are also excellent opportunities to share the story of agriculture.
During my trip to Agricultural Media Summit in Buffalo, N.Y., I met a young woman and her not quite 2-year-old son. He became quite fussy upon takeoff and was screaming for the first five minutes or so. Eventually, the toddler calmed down but he was still very anxious because this was his first time on a plane, it was also his mom's first trip on a plane.
Mom at the Meat Counter: We need more "moms on the farm"
Written by: Dr. Janeal Yancey, a meat science program technician in the animal science department at the University of Arkansas and mom blogger
In my last post on PorkNetwork, I told you about a program called, "Moms on the Farm." To refresh your memory, we take urban moms to actual working farms so they can get a true-to-life picture of production agriculture.
We held one such tour on April 13 and the post-tour survey blew my mind. One mom said she really appreciated going into the chicken house and seeing how chickens are raised. Here in Arkansas, you see trucks hauling chickens all the time. They're packed together pretty tightly in little crates.
This woman thought chickens lived their entire lives in those little pens she saw on the trucks going up and down the road. It gives a whole new meaning to the term, "truck farming!"
Penning Pigs: Pork snacks banned!
Written by PorkNetwork Editor JoAnn Alumbaugh
Who would have imagined a "Third Grade Approved Snack List for 2013-14," could gain national attention and draw outrage from so many people? The snack list was sent to parents by the Sunset Elementary School third-grade teachers, in Brentwood, Tenn., and those parents were quick to respond.
One parent wrote on www.greatschools.org: I have just received my son's 3rd grade approved snack list from Sunset Elementary. Pretzels-Rold Gold brand only, Popcorn Bachman brand only, Fruit snacks- Betty Crocker brand only, all other brands are prohibited. Sunset Elementary is in violation of the definition of freedom, "the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action." We are in the 21st century and living in the USA, let's stop this nonsense."
Other parents quickly expressed their opinions on Facebook and local radio talk shows.
Animal Ag Advocate: When your cousin goes vegan
Written by Emily Meredith, communications director for the Animal Ag Alliance and recent winner of Vance Publishing's 40 Under 40 Agricultural Awards.
I started noticing it six, or so, months ago: some particularly "veggie heavy" recipes in the annual family exchange, a few Pinterest posts tagging "Meatless Mondays." It was a slow build, but soon enough my teenage cousin was visiting my family, sitting at my mother's Sunday table and refusing bacon: "I'm a vegetarian."
"Excuse me, what?"
It's true, came the reply—she's sworn off turkey on Thanksgiving, her beloved ham roll-ups, burgers, hot dogs, and of course, bacon. The only silver lining is that she's still eating cheese (otherwise I don't know if our home state of Wisconsin would ever forgive her!).


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The Rise of the Middle Class and the Service Delivery Gap in Latin America and the Caribbean - Webcast
Date: Thursday, October 10, 2013
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m EDT approx. (14:00 – 16:00 GMT) or convert time)
Location: World Bank Headquarters and Online
This event, organized jointly by the World Bank Group and the global Spanish Newspaper El País, will bring together leading development partners, ministers and experts to debate the challenges created by one of Latin America's most impressive recent development successes. While the middle class surpassed for the first time ever the number of poor in the region, this achievement highlights the public service gap and multiplied citizen demands for quality service delivery.
This event has concluded. Stay tuned for the archive.
Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
Nancy Birdsall, President, Center for Global Development
Mauricio Cárdenas, Minister of Finance, Colombia
Luciano Coutinho, President, BNDES - Brazilian Development Bank
Enrique V. Iglesias, Secretary-general, Ibero-American Cooperation Secretariat
Marta Lagos, Executive Director Latinobarometro
Fernando Lorenzo, Minister of Finance, Uruguay
Javier Moreno, Editor in Chief, El País
Ángel Ron, President, Banco Popular Español
Hasan Tuluy, Vice President, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, World Bank
Moisés Naím, Chief International Columnist, El País
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"Why can't these candidates focus on all the good things their opponents do?"Victoria North Physical Therapist
"The candidates in my country don't use negative campaigning to win votes. They use negative reinforcement. Ow, my testicles."Batat Primpang Rice Farmer
"It's not negative campaigning if you're just criticizing your opponent's criticism of your criticism of their criticism of you."Patti Eggers Librarian
"I saw this one ad that said McCain's a weak pussy who let the gooks capture him."Jeff Corcoran Machinist
"George W. Bush says he's committed to education. But as governor of Texas, he cut school budgets by 30 percent. Nice try, George. You almost fooled us this time. George Bush: Bad for our children, bad for America."Marlon Brackens Systems Analyst
"If you ask me, these cheap, mudslinging ads drag the political process down to a level so juvenile and debased, I can actually understand it."George Lowell Investment Banker
Negative campaigning has emerged as a major issue in the presidential primaries, particularly on the Republican side, where George W. Bush and John McCain have accused each other of resorting to the tactic. What do you think?