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"We won an open and honest fight," he told the crowd that chanted "Putin, Russia, Victory!"
"We will work hard and in good faith. We will be successful. We won. Glory to Russia!" Putin declared before he headed off with the outgoing President Dimitry Medvedev by his side. He is scheduled to begin his six-year term on May 7 and will be eligible for another after that, which means he could be Russia's head of state through 2024.
Putin, the career KGB agent and head of the KGB's successor agency, the FSB, was virtually unknown to most Russians and the rest of the world before being appointed Prime Minister by Russian President Boris Yeltsin in August, 1999. The State Duma quickly approved the appointment. When Yeltsin resigned on December 31, 1999, Putin became Acting President. In March 2000 Putin won his first presidential election in the first round, and on May 7, 2000 he took the presidential oath with Yeltsin at his side.
In 2004 Putin was again declared the winner in the presidential election. His reign was marked by a huge influx of operatives from the KGB and its successor police/intelligence agencies into the government, more so than at any other time, including the Soviet era.
Barred from a third consecutive term as President, Putin was appointed Prime Minister of Russia by the newly elected President, Dmitry Medvedev, who had served as Prime Minister under Putin. Medvedev, according to many Russia watchers, was merely a temporary place-holder for Putin, the man with the real political power in the Kremlin. Medvedev was expected to relinquish the presidency back to Putin after a four-year interim. That view has proven correct and that is precisely what has happened. If Putin, now 59 years old, remains in office for another two terms (12 years), as he undoubtedly expects to, he will have held power longer than any Soviet or Russian ruler since Stalin.
"Open and Honest" Election?
Charges of rampant voter fraud in the March 4 presidential voting have come not only from various Russian political parties but also from Russian and international election monitoring organizations. GOLOS, the election-monitoring group, said in a March 5 press statement that it had received approximately 5,000 calls from its observers throughout the country concerning irregularities and abuses at polling stations. Many reports have charged that "carousel" (merry-go-round) voting was widespread, with voters — especially young voters, it appears — being taken by car, bus, or van to vote multiple times for Putin.
Reuters reported on journalist Sergei Smirnov who joined a group of carousel voters that had agreed to vote four times for Putin, in exchange for 2,000 rubles ($70).
There was also the intimidation factor, especially notable in Moscow, where Putin has never been popular. "With hundreds of military trucks, menacing police vans, hovering helicopters and tens of thousands of soldiers and riot police in full gear, Moscow felt like an occupied city last night," the British journal The Economist reported.
This was the culmination of several months of an intensified clampdown by the FSB and other Russian police organizations against political dissidents, bloggers, Internet websites, and independent media. Human Rights Watch and other monitoring groups have reported on the extensive use of harassment, intimidation, beatings, abductions, arrests, threats, and arbitrary forced shutdowns of websites.
The Committee to Protect Journalists has reported on the continuing state repression and intimidation against non-conforming journalists in Russia. With the brutal murders of Anna Politkovskaya, Anastasia Baburova, Natalia Estemirova, Paul Klebnikov, and other journalists still relatively fresh in mind, the recent wave of intimidation has had a decidedly chilling effect on political discourse in Russia.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) points out that in addition to the overwhelming advantage given to Putin by the very restrictive registration requirements and his ability to use government resources, Putin enjoys a virtual monopoly on access to the media, which is either state-owned, or owned by Putin cronies. Either way, Putin is far and away the media favorite, with the other government-approved candidates receiving only sufficient news coverage to provide a fig leaf of "democracy" to the process.
The outcome of this year's presidential election was really never in doubt, since genuine political opposition parties are not allowed and the four controlled opposition candidates served only to give the show about as much legitimacy as a WrestleMania match. Putin reportedly received 63.64% of the vote. Gennady Zyuganov of the Communist Party came in second, with 17.14%, followed by young billionaire oligarch Mikhail Prokhorov, who ran as an independent and garnered 7.94%. Vladimir Zhirinovsky, representing the Liberal Democratic Party, received 6.22% of the vote, and Sergey Mironov of the A Just Russia Party received 3.85%.
Controlled Opposition
All of the above-mentioned approved candidates were formerly members of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Putin, of course, has been a life-long Communist Party apparatchik, officially joining the Communist Party of the Soviet Union while a college student in the early 1970s, before joining the KGB in 1975. Zyuganov joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1966, after having already joined the Komsomol, the youth arm of the Communist Party. Zyuganov's Communist Party activities and his appeals to nostalgia for the Soviet Union and theatrical denunciations of Putin have been custom-designed to make Putin's "conversion" from communism appear more believable.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky's "ultra-nationalist" Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), which serves a similar function, has long been known as a KGB-created and KGB/FSB-directed phony party. Der Spiegle, Germany's largest circulation magazine, has reported:
In 1991 the Russian intelligence service, the KGB, played a major role in the establishment of the LDPR, which Zhirinovsky has led ever since. The artificial party was launched by the Communist rulers of the day in an effort to channel the votes of the disadvantaged and the disappointed.
Sergey Mironov is a former member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and leader of the left-wing party, A Just Russia, which calls for a "New Socialism for the 21st Century." It is a consultative member of the Socialist International, the global organization of communist and socialist parties. Like Zyuganov and Zhirinovsky, Mironov falsely attributes the many evils besetting Russia — violent crime, inflation, unemployment, widespread poverty starkly contrasting with the opulent wealth of the oligarchs, etc., — to "capitalism." However, the capitalism they denounce is not true free market capitalism, but the state-run and state-favored "crony capitalism" that has transferred trillions of dollars in state assets to a coterie of "former" Communist Party functionaries, who are now dubbed "businessmen" and "entrepreneurs."
Mikhail Prokhorov, the 46-year-old playboy billionaire, is the prototype for the new politically active, politically savvy western-style Russian oligarch. Best known in the United States as the owner of the New Jersey Nets NBA basketball franchise, Prokhorov, with an estimated worth of $18 billion, was listed by Forbes in 2011 as Russia's third richest man and the 32nd richest man in the world.
The Los Angeles Times reported on March 3:
Prokhorov has visited cities and towns across the nation, attended dozens of meetings with all kinds of audiences — but mostly young and middle-class people.
Prokhorov promises if elected to free jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, open classified communist-era archives, dissolve parliament and urgently hold new parliamentary elections, and reverse the decision to make the presidential term six years instead of four.
He also pledges sweeping political and economic reforms such as splitting Gazprom, the giant natural gas monopoly, into several competing companies; reducing the bureaucratic corps by 30 percent; making the European Union an economic partner; and opening Russia much more widely to foreign businesses.
Rise of Prokhorov: Oligarch/Playboy/Politician
Although he came in third and took only 8% of the total vote in his political debut, Prokhorov finished second in Russia's two biggest cities, Moscow and St. Petersburg. He accomplished this with only a few months of campaigning. He is setting up a new "reform" political party and he has the financial wherewithal to make it into a major force.
Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion and founder of the United Civil Front opposition movement in Russia is not one of Prokhorov's starry-eyed fans. "I don't doubt for a second that Prokhorov is a Kremlin project, and he is the worst of the four because of his charisma," Kasparov said.
The evidence supports Kasparov's evaluation of Prokhorov as "a Kremlin project." As we reported back in 2009 ("Dangerous Connections: NBA and the KGB"):
Prokhorov, the charming, brilliant wunderkind is the front man for a ruthless underworld run by the KGB-FSB and its minions in the Russian mafia. Russian oligarchs like Prokhorov, Kalmanovich, Boris Berezovsky, Roman Abramovich, Alexander Lebedev, and Mikhail Khodorkovsky did not become billionaires virtually overnight because of their business acumen and financial genius. They were provided with special privileges and massive state assets to serve a strategic political agenda.
Mr. Prokhorov is playing an important role in a long-running Kremlin-directed strategy for economic and political "convergence" with the West — but on Marxist-Leninist terms. A major part of that strategy involves penetration, compromise, and co-opting of Western banking and financial institutions. In testimony before the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services, on September 21, 1999, Richard L. Palmer, president of Cachet International, Inc., presented considerable detailed evidence of a long-term plan begun by the Soviet KGB in the 1980s (as part of Gorbachev's Perestroika) and continued by the successor Russian FSB, to use billions of dollars in Soviet/Russian assets to effect this economic convergence. Mr. Putin, of course, is the key transition individual in this scheme, bridging the Soviet KGB/Russian FSB changeover, as well as the changeover from the rule by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to the new rule by Putin's United Russia Party.
Mr. Prokhorov is also a key transition individual and will likely play an increasingly important role both in Russian politics and in the Kremlin's convergence strategy with the United States and the European Union. A member of the Komsomol and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Prokhorov was made chairman of the Onexim Bank while only in his mid twenties. Onexim Bank is one of the Russian banks mentioned by Mr. Palmer in his testimony referenced above concerning the joint KGB-Politburo-Russian Mafiya effort to subvert and co-opt our financial system. Through Onexim Bank, Prokhorov was one of the few privileged Communist Party members who was allowed to participate in the phony "privatization" of Russia's government-controlled natural resources, mines, transportation, telecommunications, banking, energy, etc.
The long-range Kremlin convergence strategy has been most meticulously exposed by KGB defector Anatoliy Golitsyn, in his books New Lies for Old and The Perestroika Deception.
For years, Mr. Golitsyn's ongoing cogent analysis of developments in the continuing Kremlin strategy of deception under Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and Putin was made available by British publisher and economic/intelligence analyst Christopher Story, through his authoritative newsletters: Soviet Analyst, International Currency Review, Economic Intelligence Review, Arab-Asian Affairs, and Eastern Europe Analyst. Christopher Story died in 2010, but his three-part interview with The New American magazine on Golitsyn and the Soviet/Russian perestroika strategy for conquest through convergence is even more relevant today than when it was published.
The Christopher Story interview can be accessed at these links: "Dispelling Disinformation"; "Leninists Still Leading"; and "Red March to Global Tyranny."
Photo of Vladimir Putin: AP Images
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I have a low rating of only 453 which I can use for bounties. This isn't a lot of bounty points. I don't have a lot of questions I need answering but I'm wondering if I was running low and I really needed some answers I'd be tempted to try to buy some SO points on the market. I'm wondering what do you think the $$ to SO points exchange rate is?


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At least two die of H7N9 bird flu in China
BEIJING: Two Shanghai men have died from a little-known type of bird flu in the first known human deaths from the strain.
Chinese authorities said Sunday that it wasn't clear how the men were infected, but that there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission.
A third person, a woman in the nearby province of Anhui, also contracted the H7N9 strain of bird flu and was in critical condition, China's National Health and Family Planning Commission said in a report on its website.
There was no sign that any of the three had contracted the disease from each other, and no sign of infection in the 88 people who had closest contact with them, the medical agency said.
H7N9 bird flu is considered a low pathogenic strain that cannot easily be contracted by humans. The overwhelming majority of human deaths from bird flu have been caused by the H5N1 strain.
One of the two men from Shanghai, who was 87, became ill on Feb. 19 and died on Feb 27. The other man, 27, became ill on Feb. 27 and died on March 4, the agency said. A 35-year-old woman in the Anhui city of Chuzhou became ill on March 9 and is being treated.
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention conducted tests and confirmed Saturday that all three cases were H7N9, the health agency said, adding that the World Health Organisation had been notified of the findings.


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So far only this one has made it onto a card - will use the others another day. The colours are quite pale and delicate and unfortunately look a bit washed out in the pics. I inked up the stamp with Memento inks in 'new sprout', 'summer sky' and 'lulu lavender' and then sprayed it with water before stamping - my fave technique again, makes me happy lol :o) I used 'summer sky' to ink around the panel and then mounted it on a layer of white card. The gingham is a scrap of Pink Petticoat (printed on linen) that's been hanging around in my scraps for ages. The sentiment is also Pink Petticoat.
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@brunocerous wrote:
When my iPhone contract was ready for upgrade, I went into the Telstra store to get the One XL of the $59 freedom connect. I have two landlines, two broadband services, a mobile and a mobile broadband service, so naturally I asked what kind of deal she could do for me. She said that she could(would) not do anything other than the standard offer.
I can assure you, having worked in Telstra Retail and in Telstra Call Centres, that the offers are fixed and are not able to be customised, with the exception of specific channels.
@brunocerous wrote:
She then proceeded to tell me (the customer) about her services and that she didn't get a discount as an employee. As a former Telstra employee, I know better.
The Telstra Store Hobart Cat and Fiddle is a Licenced store, so she is 100% correct. As an employee of that business, she is not entitled to any discounts from Telstra off her services. As a former Telstra employee, you are respectfully incorrect
It could be an attempt at empathy perhaps, or a case of "I know how you feel, I'm in the same boat as you"?
@brunocerous wrote:
The underlying issue for me, is that I was made to feel like my tenure and loyalty as a customer, was completely worthless and that she really wasn't bothered if Telstra kept my business or not.
Your Loyalty, perceived or otherwise, is irrelevant when you are discussing a commercial transaction for the provision of services. It is up to you to decide if the offer meets your specific needs as a consumer, and if you wish to continue to do business with that supplier.
Providing credits on accounts or discounts is something that a Telco should not have to do to keep your Loyalty.
@brunocerous wrote:
Quite frankly, that's appalling and she is hurting your business. Long story short Alison was a shining example of how not to treat a loyal customer. At nearly $420 a month total spend, I certainly feel like I should be worth something as a private customer, she didn't.
My employer's account is nearly $50,000 a month, doesn't mean I should be entitled to anything over and above what Telstra is willing to commercially offer. It is then up to the customer to make a decision if that suits you.
To repeat, providing credits on accounts or discounts is something that a Telco should not have to do to keep your Loyalty. Your Loyalty should be based on the quality of the product you receive, vs. the cost of the product, not used as a gun to demand discounts to which you are not contractually entitled to.
Holy Hell !! You are spending that much a month with Telstra and they can't or won't give you any discount?
Vote with your feet Mr brunocerous
I just joined T and they offerred me a $70 "Welcome Credit" because I asked and I am spending 1/4 of what you per month. Maybe you should try their call centre and see if they offer you a better deal. I suspect different areas have different rules. Also maybe call T and say you are cancelling all your services, they may sing a different tune. Appears this store person/sales person doesn't know what "Customer Goodwill" is. Also if you spoke to you in a demeaning manner then I would be lodging a formal complaint against her, not just posting here on Crowd Support which isn't an official complaint channel. (13 22 00 say "Complaint" ) If it was me in her shoes, even if I wasn't "authorised" I would be calling my manager and getting override authority to get a better deal for you than the competitors.
Having worked for a Licenced Telstra Store, they are in effect a small business dressed up to look like Telstra. They don't have the ability to make decisions like the one you are referring to such as "Customer Goodwill" without it coming out of that stores profits.
Put simply, if there is not an offer in place, then she cannot offer it. Her Manager would be the owner of said small business, who again needs to think about the profitability of that store. The profitability of Telstra is not relevant if they give away their entire margin on a sale, what bloody point is there of them selling a product to you!!
People need to get over this idea that customers are in some way entitled to $$$ for their loyalty. Loyalty is something you (should) give a company because you support their products. As an example, I am loyal to Apple as a consumer, because I genuinely believe their products are better, not because I can demand a discount as and when I see fit. I am similarily loyal to a specific beverage company, because I believe their beverage tastes better, not because I can demand they give me a cash refund every so often.
I agree that demeaning and condecending tone and manner is unacceptable, however lets be reasonable here, the OP wouldn't have accepted "No" as an answer, even if it was dressed up and sugar coated.
I have to question the OP, would you really have accepted anything other then a discount.
If the discount isn't the issue, tell us if you would have accepted "No" as an answer in another way?
I was looking at your statement saying it "wasn't about the discount" and then see comments that ask why the store didn't subsidise its margins to meet your expecations.
Getting the best offer is fine, don't get me wrong. Just as long as we can agree that you can ask and the store can say no.
If there was an issue with the specific service you received, then feel free to raise it as feedback directly to someone who can do something about it. Such as at this link.
I wouldn't pay $240 more for the same product elsewhere, however I also wouldn't get upset if someone told me they couldn't match an offer. I would just toddle down to the store and let it lie.
@brunocerous wrote:
You seem to be struggling to grasp the concept that I'm not upset about the discount, nor was I upset in the store.
However you said earlier:
@brunocerous wrote:
If two other stores in the same centre are selling the same product, from the same provider at a discounted price (a standard MRO bonus, no less), then it's in the stores interest to match that price to secure the customer's purchase!You are fixing on the price and ability to discount, and proclaiming that people should not exercise their right to ASK for a better deal.Are you saying its better for that store to lose a sale altogether, then secure the sale at the loss of a couple of dollars of their margin? Have you ever run a successful business?
So you are referring to the discount. I've at no point alleged or otherwise inferred that you were anything but polite, nor have I said you were upset. You just seem to be full of hypocricy.
@brunocerous wrote:
she spoke to me like I'd just insulted her mother, I thanked her for her time, left and spent my money elsewhere.
Which I would have done. Thanks, and left.
@brunocerous wrote:
What's very clear from you comments, is that you refuse to accept anything other than the version of events you have pictured in your mind
You are welcome to express or hold that view, however its not the case. I said at no point that you had done anything whilst in the store, so what is "very clear" is that you are making up assumptions about my intent.
@brunocerous wrote:
I appreciate you taking so much of your time to tell me how it happened and what I shouldn't have done. Somehow this is becoming a conversation about how you are right and anyone who has a different opinion is wrong, rather than a thread about a customer walking into a store plastered with theTelstra logo and being spoken to very poorly.
I'm simply trying to offer a differing perspective to yours? Did you want empathy here? You said it yourself, you came here for a rant, I doubt you wanted to engage in discussion about your experience and I doubt you wanted someone to question your motivations.
@brunocerous wrote:
I posted here because it's a Telstra forum for Telstra customers to discuss Telstra, their products and services.
Simply Put - CrowdSupport is not (in my eyes at least) a blog. Its a place of Discussion. And if you have a problem with the discussion, you have a few options. Report it, or put up with it. Simple. I'm just as entitled as you are to put an opinion into what is everyones discussion.
I think you will find the $10 MRO bonus you were offered bu JB and Next byte is also offered by licensed stores. It is built into the plan (Everyday Connect Plans & old Freedom Connect Plans).
The plans are all fixed and cannot be altered individually for every customer.
Cost of handsets and accessories my be altered but that 'discount' comes straight out of their profit.
They are in business to make a profit, not provided a profit free service to the public.
Loyalty is no reason for discounts, I have been with Telstra for a long time and spend a lot of money with them but why should I get priveledges for spending more. (I only spend more because I consume more services!, so therefore get what I paid for.)
Its really a case of cultural ignorance when it comes to service......in australia we are nothing more than a self serving hedonistic race of dimwits....strutting the world stage.....quite frankly we really are an ignorant bunch when it just comes to understanding our or eachothers needs.........telstra have been in business for a long time and they have lost nearly all their market share because the still think they are the best.....they have the best network and rub it in our faces......but down the road......others like amaysim off unlimited calls and texts for just $40 a month. I don't care whether telstra go bust!!!!!
What is with reviving dead threads today :/
Telstra have acquired 1.6 Million new Mobile Customers, seen an increase of 30% in Bundles customers. There has been growth in the 2012 FY in almost every segment (the exception being PSTN).
They have to be doing something right
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Internet users have over the last few days mobilised in support of the Oz banker caught copping an eyeful of shapely local lass MIranda Kerr during a live TV broadcast, amid speculation that Sydney's Macquarie Bank was poised to give him his marching orders:
Since the outrage spilled onto the interwebs earlier this week, it's been revealed that the chap in question is Macquarie Private Wealth trader David Kiely, who was swiftly suspended from his post while his employer launched a probe into just how Kerr's assets sent international interest rates soaring.
A spokesman for the bank said: "Macquarie has strict policies in place surrounding the use of technology and the issue arising from the live cross on Seven News is being dealt with internally."
Oz's Channel 10 news claimed yesterday that Kiely had been set up by a colleague who sent him emails with the offending attachments, and a final message which invited him to "turn around now".
The poor bloke quickly got the backing of sympathisers worldwide, including this campaign to save him from the chop.
Ms Kerr, too, weighed in with: "I am told there is a petition to save his job and of course I would sign it."
Happily, Macquarie has now issued a statement confirming: "He will remain an employee of Macquarie. Macquarie and the employee apologise for the offense that he may have caused."
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Coach: Walt Wallace
Assistant coach: Melissa Bess
Returning starters (7): Alexis Grimes, 2B/OF, Sr.; Tyiesha Gash, SS/3B, Jr.; Katelene Jones, C/P/IF, Jr.; Amber Atwood, OF, Jr.; Quandasia Spencer, OF/1B, So.; Alexis Hoffman, IF/OF, So.; Madison Parker, P/IF, So.
Other key returnees: Sayre Hopper, 1B, Jr.; Sydney McDaniel, OF, Jr.; Cierra Lipscomb, OF, Jr.; Hope Hayes, IF, So.
Key newcomers: Carly Byrum, 3B, Fr.; Caroline Styers, 1B/OF, Fr.; Brooke Ramsey, 1B/OF, Fr.; Tara Wilcox, IF, So.
Outlook: Wallace is excited about this season considering much of the lineup has a full year under its belt. Among the returnees is Parker, who earned all-conference honors as a freshman after batting .377. The team�s top hitter also returns as Grimes hit .385 last season.
Last year: 10-9, 8-4 Big South (third)
Coach: Craig Short, sixth season (70-46)
Returning starters (7): Leah Herndon, OF/IF, So.; Molly Short, IF/OF, Jr.; Mikeala Bell, OF/P, So.; Regan Childers, P/IF, Sr.; Emily Bell, OF, Sr.; Emily Hester, IF/P, So.; Amber Goins, C, Sr.
Other key returnee: Ashlee Harris, 1B/OF, Sr.
Key newcomers: Miranda Ellis, IF/OF, Fr.; Hailey Wheaton, OF/IF, Fr.
Outlook: All but two starters return for a team that finished three games out of first place last season, giving the Mountaineers high expectations this spring. Childers, Goins, Hester and Short earned all-conference honors last season. Hester (.474), Goins (.422) and Short (.403) were the team�s top three batters while Childers was the workhorse pitcher with 90 innings with a 3.34 ERA.
Last year: 3-13, 3-9 Big South (tied-fifth)
Coach: Abbey Jenkins, ninth season
Assistant coaches: Sidney Mitchell, Dean Mitchell
Returning starters (5): Molly Morrow, C, Jr.; Breanna Davis, P, So.; Georgina Diaz, SS, So.; Amber Davis, 1B, Sr.; Emily Gibson, LF, So.
Other key returnee: Ashley McKinney, P, Sr.
Key newcomers: Emily Rudisill, 3B, Fr.; Morgan Sanford, 2B, Fr.; Josie Allred, 1B, Fr.; Ashlyn Steelman, RF, Fr.; Hailey Hagans, P/LF, Fr.
Outlook: The Wildcats are youthful with six freshmen on the roster, but Jenkins says they have good chemistry. The team as a whole gets along well and is a hard-working bunch, Jenkins said. With so many young players, Jenkins hopes to lay the foundation for a strong team for years to come.
Last year: 18-5, 11-1 Big South (tied-first)
Coach: Chip Wilson, fifth season
Assistant coaches: Mike Mahaffey, Pete Bain
Returning starters (9): Morgan Mahaffey, OF, So.; Haley Stewart, SS, Jr.; Summer Davila, 2B, Sr.; Sara Abernathy, 3B, Sr.; Graylin Heustess, P, Sr.; Kristen McAndrew, Util, Sr.; Macie Kinley, C/Util, Sr.; Lindsey Lee, IF/OF, Sr.; Lindsey Malcom, OF, Sr.
Other key returnee: Blair Griffin, 1B, Jr.
Outlook: Expectations are high in Belmont with the return of nine starters from a conference co-champion. The team has at least a pair of future college players in Stewart (committed to Appalachian State) and McAndrew (signed with Lincoln Memorial). Davila is already having a huge season at the plate with six home runs in five games. The team will have to make up for the graduation of Big South Conference and Gazette player of the year Jordan Wilson, a catcher who batted .675 and now plays with South Carolina-Upstate. Four all-conference players are back: Heustess, Stewart, Davila and Mahaffey.
Last year: 20-11, 6-8 SPC (tied-fourth)
Coach: Natalie Poston, second season (20-11)
Outlook: The Yellow Jackets graduated only three seniors after last season�s stirring run to the Western N.C. championship series. Among the returnees are first-team All-Gazette selections Miranda Barrett (pitcher) and Madison Carter (shortstop).
Last year: 19-10, 11-3 SPC (tied-first)
Coach: Callie Hahn, first season
Outlook: Hahn takes over for longtime coach Lynn Hicks, who retired during the offseason. Hahn has been head coach at Chavis Middle School since the eighth-grade year for Cherryville�s current seniors. The Lady Ironmen will have to replace league player of the year Taylor Laskey but return another first-team All-Gazette selection in pitcher Paige Wyont from their SPC co-championship team.
Last year: 10-13, 6-8 SPC (tied-fourth)
Last year: 8-15, 4-10 SPC (seventh)
Coach: Curtis Owens, third season
Assistant coach:Jeff Tignor
Returning starters (5): Madison Armstrong, C, So.; Cheyenne Hunt, 3B, So.; Emily Faulkenberry, P, Jr.; Madison Hopper, CF, Jr.; Megan Salley, SS, Sr.
Outlook: The team�s lone all-conference performer returns in Armstrong, who led the area with a .606 batting average. Hunt shared team MVP honors last season with Hunt, who batted .500 with 43 RBIs.
Last year: 2-12 SPC (eighth)
Coach: Ann Anderson
Assistant coaches:Mike Devine, Junior Gates
Returning starters (8): Nadia Byers, DP, Sr.; Courtney Campbell, P/C, So.; Sydney Devine, P/C, Sr.; Ashley Duncan, LF/3B, So.; Alisha Griggs, RF, Sr.; Shelby Rollins, 2B/OF, Jr.; Tori Urban, CF, Sr.; Ashtyn Whitesides, LF/1B, Jr.
Key newcomers: Gracie Parker, SS, Fr.; Allison Brown, P/IF, Fr.
Outlook: The team�s MVP and only all-conference player graduated in third baseman Desirae Reinhardt. Anderson says the pitching is working well early in the season and she expects the team to improve after gaining some early confidence.
Last year: 17-7, 11-3 SPC (tied-first)
Coach: Kristen Bryson, second season
Assistant coaches:Laura Phillips, Tonya Cox, DeMise Williams
Returning starters (9): Payton Bruce, 3B/1B, Sr.; Mallory Bolen, OF, Jr.; Hollyn Franklin, P, Jr.; Jayden Maddox, 1B/SS, Jr.; Austen Rice, 2B, Jr.; Shauna Griffin, OF, So.; Gabby Solomita, CF/2B, So.; Courtney Trickle, C, So.; Peyton Wilson, P, So.
Other key returnees: Kandace Caskey, OF, Jr.; Kendall Caskey, OF/1B, Jr.; Emily Bryson, OF, Jr.
Key newcomers: Sidney Russell, SS, Fr.; Macie Parker, OF/C, Fr.
Outlook: The Knights have two strong pitchers, and a powerful hitting lineup has been confirmed so far as five different players have combined to hit seven home runs in four games. Bruce, the team�s only senior, has signed with Lincoln Memorial. She�s one of nine starters back from a team that won three state playoff games last season. It all adds up to a season of high expectations for the SPC�s defending co-champs.
Last year: 13-8, 9-5 SPC (third)
Coach: Tyler Sain, third season (28-18)
Assistant coaches: Jason Kester, Philip Russ, Margot Canupp
Returning starters (7): Rylee Marsh, P, Sr.; Karsen Leonhardt, SS, Jr.; Madison Ferguson, 1B, So.; Brittany Ormand, C, Sr.; Hunter Campbell, OF, Sr.; Courtney Clark, OF, Sr.; Taylor Upton, 2B/3B, So.
Key newcomers: Raeven McCrodden, 3B, Fr.; Alex Goins, OF, So.; Erin Huff, P, Fr.
Outlook: The Rebels expect to contend at the top of the conference with a load of experience returning, including four college commitments/signees: Marsh (signed with Guilford College), Leonhardt (committed to Campbell), Clark (signed with Limestone) and Campbell (signed with Montreat). Marsh, Leonhardt and Ferguson also earned all-state honors last season while Marsh is a three-time all-conference selection.
Last year: 15-5, 10-2 MEGA 7 3A/4A (second)
Coach: Dale Starnes, fourth season (57-10)
Assistant coach: Kaci Wilcox
Returning starters (2): Hailey Bartlett, C, Jr.; Kasey Boughman, SS, Jr.
Key newcomers: Elizabeth Huggins, P/3B, Fr.; Makayla Hayes, P/2B, Fr.; Morgan Abernathy, 2B, Fr.
Outlook: This is a rebuilding year for the Warriors, and they�ll �have to take some hard lessons to get better,� Starnes said. Starnes� biggest concern is developing the young players and pitchers. Among the players who graduated from last season�s team were Mindy Roberts (.561 batting average), Shelby Winchester (.571 average, seven home runs), Olivia Eudy (13-5 pitching record, .484 batting average) and Cassidy Eudy (.448 batting average).
Last year: 13-7, 9-3 Metrolina Athletic Conference
Coach: Marvin Foy, second season (13-7)
Assistant coaches: Steve Foy, Mark Foy, Rick Humphries
Returning starters (6): Ashley Moore, CF, Jr.; Faith Wilson, LF, So.; Samantha Mecimore, 1B, Jr.; Sarah Adams, SS, So.; Tiffany Cobb, RF, So.; Lauren Adams, 3B, 8th
Other key returnee: Sarah Lambert, OF, Jr.
Key newcomers: Alanna Freeman, C, Jr.; Madison Ramsey, P, Fr.; Gabbi Wilson, 2B, Fr.; Caroline Moore, OF, Fr.; Connie Revis, IF, Fr.
Outlook: Foy likes the defense of this team but said the offense needs work. The Eagles are looking to rise from a solid showing in league play last season with the return of six starters. The Eagles graduated top hitter Shelbie Hall (.466) but return two solid hitters in Sarah Adams (.321) and Faith Wilson (.302).
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Gambia, the smallest country in Africa, sits like a sliver in Senegal's side. A very lush, lively sliver. Gambia extends on either side of the Gambia river and the country is not much bigger than the valley carved out by the flowing river. Originally a British colony, the fortunes of Gambia have followed those of Senegal, which means that things are looking up in Gambia overall.
Start with Gambia Travel Facts.
What to do
Banjul, Gambia's capital city, is one of the country's top attractions, and its location on the tributary of the Gambia river has it situated in one of the most fertile and beautiful areas of the whole country. The city has a somewhat antique feel with 50's era architecture that is consistent with the rest of the country.
For a much more exciting trip, look into Bakau Kachikally crocodile pools. There are three similar crocodile pools around Gambia that were used as sites for fertility rituals. About 80 of these giant prehistoric killers live in the pool, the most famous of which, Charlie, was apparently approachable and touchable.
Read: Beyond the Lonely Planet: Gambia.
Getting there
As Gambia becomes more popular as a tourist destination, tour operators are beginning to offer more full-package trips including airfare and hotels. At the moment flights to Gambia are available from Europe, although airfare may be cheaper going through Senegal.
Where to stay
Hotels in Banjul accommodate tourists, travelers, hunters and fishermen. The rest of the country is less populated with lodging, although tourists are common in Gambia and you may be able to find someone willing to put you up for the night if you're in a bind. Hostels are also available in Banjul although you might have better luck at a guest house.


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Seeing that before long I must confront humanity with the most difficult demand ever made of it, it seems indispensable to me to say who I am. Really, one should know it, for I have not left myself "without testimony." But the disproportion between the greatness of my task and the smallness of my contemporaries has found expression in the fact that one has neither heard nor even seen me. I live on my own credit; is it perhaps a mere prejudice that I live? ... Under these circumstances I have a duty against which my habits, even more the pride of my instincts, revolt at bottom, namely, to say: Hear me! For I am such and such a person. Above all, do not mistake me for someone else!
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phact0rri wrote:grabmygoblin wrote:the prostitution didn't bother nearly as much as the fact that he prosecuted people for similar and lesser offenses. ethical breeches don't get much more dramatic and extreme than that!!
I kind of wanted to see an official impeachment proceedings just because I think resigning is always a copout, but on the plus side Paterson seems to be an ok guy. maybe we'll actually see something happen here in Albany!
oh yeah, and boo hoo, I ran out of Dr. Who season 3 discs. [s]BRITS. START FILMING.[/s] (make that BBC. START STREAMING.)
what bothered me was that he spent a crapload of taxpayers dollars on his 'flings'
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The search for Christopher Dorner, the ex-LAPD officer accused in a string of revenge murders entered its third day Saturday, authorities said, exactly four years after his dismissal from the LAPD. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports.
Updated at 8:42 p.m. ET: The search for Christopher Dorner, the ex-LAPD officer accused in a string of revenge murders entered its third day Saturday in the snowy mountains of San Bernardino, Calif., authorities said, exactly four years after his dismissal from the LAPD.
Police say they believe Dorner is on a mission to execute former LAPD colleagues and superiors and their families to avenge his 2009 firing. They believe he murdered a retired captain's daughter and her fiancé in Irvine, Calif., on Sunday, then killed one cop and wounded two others in shootings Thursday.
In an interview with San Francisco's KCBS, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said Saturday that the department would re-examine the details that led to Dorner's dismissal.
Police spokesman Cmdr. Andrew Smith said the decision was made to ensure the public the LAPD is "fair and transparent" on Dorner's firing.
Dorner accused his training officer in August 2007 of kicking a mentally ill man during an arrest in San Pedro. An internal affairs investigation into his accusations concluded that the training officer had not kicked the mentally ill man and that Dorner's statements were false. He was later notified that he would be fired for making false statements.
Dorner's former boss and L.A. police chief from 2002 to 2009, William Bratton, said earlier that Saturday marked an important date in Dorner's history.
"Four years ago he received his discharge papers, if you will, his dismissal papers on Feb. 9, 2009," Bratton said. "A day of significance certainly in his mind that inasmuch as his grievances all seem to center on his dismissal."
A joint task force was established to continue the search for Dorner. The task force includes the Irvine Police Department, Riverside Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Marshall Service, Los Angeles Police Department and other allied agencies.
Los Angeles police deputies continued the manhunt at daybreak after relentless snowfall Friday evening forced them to suspend the search.
Los Angeles Police Chief William Braton, who was once the boss of Christopher Dorner, said Dorner is an "injustice collector" who finally reached a tipping point.
Bratton said it was clear to him that the triggering event in Dorner's life was his dismissal from the LAPD and said it was doubtful that he would give up and turn himself into police.
"He collects injustices and he never lets them go, and evidently they finally reached a tipping point that led to the series of violent acts the last several days," Bratton said. "The last thing that he would want would be to be arrested by the LAPD and do a perp walk. That would be the last injustice, the most significant one."
SWAT teams in camouflage began scouring the mountains Thursday after they found Dorner's burned-out Nissan near a ski resort in Big Bear Lake, about two hours from Los Angeles.
"It's extremely dangerous," San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon said at a news conference Friday, after more than 100 law enforcement officials scoured an 8-square-mile area using police dogs, snowmobiles and armored cars with chains to help navigate the terrain.
Sheriff's officials said the search would continue until Dorner was located or evidence was found indicating he was no longer in the Big Bear area, NBCLosAngeles.com reported.
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With gun drawn, two California Highway Patrol officers check the cargo of a truck leaving the Big Bear Lake area during a manhunt for Christopher Dorner who is suspected of the killing three people.
Police said they believe Dorner was acting on an online manifesto in which he baited authorities.
"Any threat assessments you generate will be useless," it read. "I have the strength and benefits of being unpredictable, unconventional, and unforgiving."
McMahon acknowledged that the hunt for a man who is effectively hunting them could be nerve-wracking.
"This business is not always safe," he said. "But this is what we train for."
Meanwhile, an attorney for two women who were shot by police during the search for Dorner said that the women met Saturday with Beck, who apologized.
Emma Hernandez, 71, was with her daughter Margie Carranza, 47, delivering newspapers in Torrance early Thursday when police opened fire on their truck. Hernandez was hit twice in her back and Carranza was injured by flying glass.
Attorney Glen Jonas said that the family appreciated the apology. Police said Beck was making arrangements to replace the women's truck.


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One game that won't be played at the paralympics - strip billiards.
Clarence House today released a video of Prince Harry speaking about the start of the Paralympics torch relay.
Clearly recorded before the Vegas brouhaha, it illustartes all too starkly the authority and respectability as a senior royal Harry has now thrown away.
Frankly, it's bizarre it was released at all, but typical of the Windsors Keep Calm and Carry On ethos.


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March 11, 2010, 6:15 PM ET
'Hail Mary' to Warren Buffett: Untold Details of Lehman's Fall
By Matt Phillips
Doubtless, historians will be going over the mammoth 2,200 page report from the Lehman bankruptcy examiner for years to come.
But we bloggers are writing the first draft now. And there's plenty of good fodder on Lehman's final days, including fresh details on its effort to get support from billionaire investor Warren Buffett.
Now, it's well known that Lehman reached out to Buffett in its final months. The Journal's Scott Patterson wrote about the Oracle's decision to pass on Lehman in a story back in December.
But the level of detail provided by this report is pretty astounding. It offers a pretty amazing snapshot of Buffett's conversation with Lehman CEO Dick Fuld as well as a remarkable window on how the Oracle negotiates during times of crisis.
The report really reads like a novel, so we'll just give you the sections here:
Fuld and Buffett spoke on Friday, March 28, 2008. They discussed Buffett investing at least $2 billion in Lehman. Two items immediately concerned Buffet during his conversation with Fuld. First, Buffett wanted Lehman executives to buy under the same terms as Buffett. Fuld explained to the Examiner that he was reluctant to require a significant buy‐in from Lehman executives, because they already received much of their compensation in stock. However, Buffett took it as a negative that Fuld suggested that Lehman executives were not willing to participate in a significant way. Second, Buffett did not like that Fuld complained about short sellers. Buffett thought that blaming short sellers was indicative of a failure to admit one's own problems.
Following his conversation with Buffett, Fuld asked Paulson to call Buffett, which Paulson reluctantly did. Buffett told the Examiner that during that call, Paulson signaled that he would like Buffett to invest in Lehman, but Paulson "did not load the dice." Buffett spent the rest of Friday, March 28, 2008, reviewing Lehman's 10‐K and noting problems with some of Lehman's assets. Buffett's concerns centered around Lehman's real estate and high yield investments, lending‐related commitments derivatives and their related credit‐market risk, Level III assets and Lehman's securitization activity. On Saturday, March 29, 2008, Buffett learned of a $100 million problem in Japan that Fuld had not mentioned during their discussions, and Buffett was concerned that Fuld had not been forthcoming about the issue. The problems Buffett saw in the 10‐K along with Fuld's failure to alert Buffett to the issue in Japan cemented Buffett's decision not to invest in Lehman.
At some point in their conversations, Fuld and Buffett also discovered that there had been a miscommunication about the conversion price. Buffett was interested only in convertible preferred shares. Buffett told Fuld that he was willing to agree to a $40 conversion price per share, while Fuld thought Buffett was offering to buy in at "up‐ 40," or 40% above the current market price, which would have been about $56 per share. On Friday, March 28, 2008, Lehman's stock closed at $37.87. Fuld spoke to Lehman's Executive Committee and several Board members about his conversations with Buffett. Lehman recognized that an investment by Buffett would provide a "stamp of approval." However, Lehman already had better offers for its April capital raise, and Lehman did not think it could give a better deal to Buffett at the same time it gave a less attractive deal to others. On Monday, March 31, 2008, before Buffett could tell Fuld that he was not interested, Fuld called Buffett to say that Lehman could not accept his terms.
Last‐Ditch Effort with Buffett
[Hugh "Skip" E. McGee, III, the head of Lehman's Investment Banking Division] contacted [President David L. Sokol, president of Berkshire Hathaway's MidAmerican Energy] again in late August or early September 2008 and outlined Lehman's "Gameplan" for survival, specifically SpinCo. During a subsequent telephone call with Sokol, McGee explained the "good bank/bad bank" scenario and stated that Lehman would need an investor. Sokol believed the e‐mail and call were intended to induce Sokol to pass that information on to Buffett, so Sokol briefed Buffett on SpinCo. Buffett thought the idea would not solve Lehman's problems.
Sometime during the week prior to Lehman's bankruptcy, McGee again reached out to Sokol with what both Sokol and McGee described to the Examiner as a "Hail Mary" pass. McGee asked, "Do you have any ideas to save us?" Sokol, who was bear hunting in Alaska at the time, told McGee that he did not.
Judging by the inclusion of the largely irrelevant bear hunting detail at the end, we can tell that this report was written by a frustrated novelist. (And they did an amazing job.) But what we find most remarkable is the insight these sections offer on how Buffett assesses companies.
It's simple–but not easy–as he combines 10-K analysis with probing questions to management.
Are they willing to put their own money at risk? Are they being upfront? Are they giving investors the full story?
Clearly Buffett didn't think so.
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by Hugh Gilmore
The travel-packing checklist in our house runs something like this: wallet? Yes; credit card? Yes; book? Uh oh.
What book do I take? Fiction or non-fiction? Light or heavy? Adventure or inspirational? I try to guess by picturing where I want to be sitting and how I want my next book to make me feel. I consider escaping through a mystery novel. I consider having my brain fumigated by something that changes my mental chemistry forever. I consider buying a pipe and learning to smoke thoughtfully as I follow the flow of a good history book. I desire a book that will forever after be part of my best memories of that vacation. Quite a burden to bear.
In Saratoga Springs a few years ago it was Robert M. Sapolsky's "A Primate's Memoir." In Montreal this June: Marina Lewycka's "A Short History of Tractors in Ukraine." Sanibel Island, Florida, last April: "Grit Lit: A Rough Southern Reader," edited by Brian Carpenter and Tom Franklin.
They all still resonate within me. Some books provide pleasure enough to overcome the discomfort of a week of cold rain. Sometimes they enhance the beauty that drew you to the place you're visiting.
In recent years – bold me – I've taken to "travelin' bareback" where books are concerned. I take an issue of the New Yorker along as a backup after verifying that the city I'm visiting has a bookstore.
There are two advantages to journeying bookless. First, I need to make amends for the sin of buying most of my new books from Amazon during the year. That is, if I'm first not able to borrow them from the public library. My buying habits do not contribute much to the survival of the new book trade.
In my own ridiculously small way I try to help the publishing and bookselling trades by buying retail while on vacation. I guess what I've just said sounds perilously like some stock comic Mr. Bigdome character: "There's a dime for you, sir, and I trust you'll spend it carefully." But that's the way it is in this changing world. I'm no longer building a personal library.
All I want to do with new books is read them and send them back so someone else can read them. Occasionally I like a book so much I must keep it for a while. But that's just till it's time to blow off the dust and send it to a new home.
The second advantage to traveling without a book in my bindle lies in knowing that my compulsion to read might lead me to read something I wouldn't otherwise read. No matter how sophisticated at targeting the Internet becomes, nothing can match the sheer delirious joy of wandering aimlessly in a new bookstore.
Oh Brave New World! You can read all the book reviews in the world and still never anticipate the things you'll find by just walking around: "Oh, I didn't know there was a book about this subject." "Oh, I didn't know so-and-so had written a book about grapes." Trust, and ye shall find.
When I first arrived in Belfast, Maine, last week for our annual stay, I headed out to enrich the local book trade. On Route 1 in Searsport, across from Tozier's food market, which is next to Captain Tinkham's Emporium (mostly antique tools, but also lots of old books and paper), a charming, but small shop named Left Bank Books was always worth a visit. Last year I pulled up to find the shop vacant. Another victim of the great outgoing book trade tide, I supposed. This year, however, I pulled into Tozier's parking lot and looked over to see that the shop had been reincarnated as a bookshop again, this time called Works.
I walked over. Inside sat a pleasant, middle-aged woman named Karen Jelenfy, the owner, who smiled and greeted me warmly from the other side of her small desk (computer open, of course – greatest tool ever invented to assist the book trade). No one else was in the shop while I browsed.
The inventory was clean, well chosen, and nicely displayed. We talked casually about books as I browsed. I was slightly disappointed to discover that the shop carried no new books, since I only buy current books when I'm traveling. I burrowed into her fiction holdings, however, until I found a book I'd never heard of, "Bloodbrothers" (a 'literary' book, despite the title), written by an author I really enjoy, the American novelist Richard Price.
Back in Belfast I discovered that the original Left Bank Books has moved to a bigger, brighter and more noticeable location downtown. Joy of joys. I found two Europa Editions titles I'd not read yet and bought them. That was satisfying, but I still needed "The Big Hit" that would make this trip special. I had almost given up when I walked over to New Arrivals. There I saw: "Salinger" by David Shields and Shane Salerno. Priced at $38. Ridiculous. Insane. Price gouging. But … vacation money is play money in my opinion, so I grabbed it and paid up – the pain of paying retail muted by the pleasure principle. A Richard Price novel I hadn't read, a new biography of J. D. Salinger, and two Europa novels. What a great way to start a week in Maine.
But that's when the trouble started. I went back to the rental cottage we had to occupy for two nights before we moved over to our usual quarters and began to read. Rather, I tried to read. Perhaps we're simply unlucky, but every place we've stayed at lately has been equipped with 40-watt light bulbs. We strain and crane and complain, but when our eyeballs start bulging and the headaches come on we give up.
Or used to. Inspired by a notion, I stuck my head out the window and yelled, "I'm mad as hell, and I can't take it anymore!" We drove up to the hardware store and bought two 100-watt light bulbs. Incandescent. Frosted.
Green crime, I know, but we shall never travel without them again. They worked fine. Our nights from thenceforth were filled with reading pleasure.
In the future, my travel checklist shall read: Wallet? Check. Credit cards? Check. Light bulbs? Of course.
P.S: Left Bank Books is but one of six bookshops in the small town of Belfast, which is rapidly becoming a kind of book buyers heaven.
Hugh Gilmore's "Scenes from a Bookshop" is a collection of offbeat, heartwarming, stories based on his days running a bookshop on Chestnut Hill Avenue. His best-selling book, it's available in both paperback and eBook formats.


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The 15-credit undergraduate minor in folklore is an interdisciplinary program sponsored by the English and History Departments. The Director of the Folklore Program or the Folklore Advisor must approve the coursework at least one year prior to graduation. Folklore minor students must maintain a 2.75 GPA admission and graduation standard. Courses used to fulfill requirements for the English and History majors may not be used for the Folklore minor.
- A. Required Courses (Take Both)
- ENGL/HIST/ANTH 2210 (BHU) Introduction to Folklore*
- ENGL/HIST/ANTH 5700 Folk Narrative*
- B. Survey of Folklore in Culture and Place (Choose One)
- ENGL/HIST/ANTH 2720 Survey of American Folklore*
- ENGL/HIST 3700 (CI) Regional Folklore*
- C. Folklore Genres (Choose One)
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- ANTH 1010 (BSS) Cultural Anthropology*
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- ANTH 3110 North American Indian Cultures
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- ANTH 3160 (DSS) Anthropology of Religion
- ENG 3630 The Farm in Literature and Culture
- ANTH 4110 (DSS) Southwest Indian Cultures, Past and Present
- ANTH 4120 (CI/DSS) Anthropology of Childhood
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- ANTH 5190 Applied Anthropology Practicum
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"Security in automotive radar and vehicular networks", Microwave Journal, 2016.,
"Technical Report for ID TNET-2015-00294 "Optimal delay characteristic when the number of users is comparable to the number of rounds"", 2016. TechRepToN2016.pdf (406.11 KB),
"Technical Report TSC/SO/24082016: Filter design for delay-based anonymous communications", 2016. techrepICASSP2017.pdf (145.46 KB),
"The use of unit norm tight measurement matrices for one-bit compressed sensing", in IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 2016.,
"Wideband self-interference cancellation for better spectrum use", in IEEE WoWMoM 2016 Workshop on Fifth Generation Wireless, 2016. SIcancellationFinal.pdf (435.86 KB),
"Adaptive hybrid precoding and combining in mmWave multiuser MIMO systems based on compressed covariance estimation", in IEEE International Workshop on Computational Advances in Multi-Sensor Adaptive Processing (CAMSAP), 2015.,
"Adaptive one-bit compressive sensing with application to low-precision receivers at mmWave", in IEEE Global Telecommunications Conf. (GLOBECOM), , 2015.,
"Attack detectors for data aggregation in clustered sensor networks", in European Signal Processing Conf. (EUSIPCO), Nice, France, 2015, pp. 2098-2102. attack_detection.pdf (353.81 KB),
"An attack on antenna subset modulation for millimeter-wave communication", in IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Brisbane, Australia, 2015, pp. 2914-2918.,
"Augmented covariance estimation with a cyclic approach in DOA", in IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Brisbane, Australia, 2015, pp. 2784-2788.,
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"Compression Limits for Random Vectors with Linearly Parameterized Second-Order Statistics", IEEE Trans. Information Theory, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 1410-1425, 2015. paper.pdf (416.1 KB),
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"Dictionary-free Hybrid Precoders and Combiners for mmWave MIMO Systems", in IEEE Int. Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications (SPAWC), Stockholm, Sweden, 2015. spawc2015_v3.pdf (362.51 KB),
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The first of James Cameron's nine-part series on climate change was released freely on Youtube yesterday. Here it is:
Not enough people care about it... because we think it's someone else's problem; or because we think it's something for people with a particular interest; or because we think it can't be that serious; or because we think that governments will sort it out; or because we think our own life/work/family is all we can face; or because we just want to focus on things that seem light or positive or cultured or grounded and this doesn't look like what we had in mind; or because it seems scary.
Or whatever reason. They're all false and they're all fake.
We don't need to keep up these kinds of self-imposed limits on our imagination and on our perspective. Let's start living on the planet that's really there.


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At peak times this walk can be very busy.
Lava flows, an active crater, steam vents, emerald-coloured lakes and magnificent views combine to make this an unforgettable walking journey.
Often described as New Zealand's greatest day walk, the Tongariro Alpine Crossing is a challenging journey across a remarkable volcanic landscape.
Mangatepopo Valley
Beginning at Mangatepopo Valley near Whakapapa, the track follows a stream and the edges of old lava flows towards the valley head. Look out for varying patches of vegetation that reveal the age of the surrounding lava rock.
South Crater
At the head of the valley the trail becomes steeper, climbing from the valley to Mangatepopo Saddle between the mountains of Ngauruhoe and Tongariro. Stunning panoramic views look out over the volcanic terrain. On a clear day you can see as far as Mount Taranaki.
Red Crater
The trail leads from South Crater upwards towards Red Crater, the highest point of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. The smell of sulphur is a reminder that this crater is still active.
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From here you begin the descent, past the stunning Emerald Lakes. The brilliant colour that gives them their name is caused by minerals leeching from the surrounding thermal environment.
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The trail continues over Central Crater to the old volcanic vent of Blue Lake, before it rounds the flanks of North Crater and descends to Ketetahi shelter. The final section is a long descent through tussock slopes to cool green forest, a refreshing change to the volcanic landscape.
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Q: I was just diagnosed with Grave's disease. Is radioactive iodine treatment the best choice?
A: Grave's disease (GD) is an autoimmune disease where the body's own antibodies (thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins) attack receptors in the patient's own thyroid, activating these receptors (and hence increasing thyroid hormone levels) and causing the thyroid gland to grow. GD may occur as an isolated autoimmune condition, or it may occur as one manifestation associated with a more extensive autoimmune disease (pernicious anemia, diabetes, adrenal gland insufficiency, systemic sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, Sjogren's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and/or others).
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Although GD is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (abnormally elevated thyroid hormone levels), accounting for up to 90 percent of cases, it is overall still very uncommon, affecting about three per 10,000 Americans each year (some data suggest that it may be up to 10 or more per 10,000 people in the United Kingdom). Abnormally high thyroid levels are much more common during pregnancy, affecting about one in 500 pregnancies.
Symptoms of hyperthyroidism may include:Fatigue, weakness Psychiatric conditions (for example mood disorders, anxiety or others) Eye complications (such as double vision, vision impairment, others) Skin changes (including edema, areas of loss of skin pigmentation or vitiligo, hair loss, others) Muscle tremors, weakness and/or periodic paralysis Osteoporosis Shortness of breath Palpitations, chest pain Gastrointestinal problems (including diarrhea, stomach pains, others) Menstrual irregularities
GD can potentially lead to thyroid storm, a life-threatening condition (with a mortality as high as 20 percent even if it is treated) where the patient's heart rate, blood pressure and even body temperature can rise to dangerously high levels. Thyroid storm may occur in patients with untreated hyperthyroidism, and is often precipitated by some stressful event such as surgery, infection or trauma.
GD is suspected based on the symptoms, and possibly from identification of a smooth, enlarged thyroid or other physical findings (for example certain eye changes). A blood test showing high thyroid levels (although in some uncommon cases the thyroid level may be normal) increases the suspicion, and the diagnosis is confirmed with a blood test showing elevated thyroid-receptor antibodies. Additional blood tests may be indicated to look for electrolyte abnormalities, anemia, and to evaluate for associated conditions. Nuclear medicine scans, ultrasound and/or other imaging tests may be indicated for some patients.
Certain complications from GD require immediate treatment, and certain associated conditions need to be urgently treated as well. The initial treatment for the high thyroid state of GD focuses on treating symptoms (for example using medications to control elevated heart rate) and correcting the high thyroid levels by blocking thyroid hormone synthesis. About a quarter of patients respond sufficiently to these treatments; most require an additional definitive treatment to address the thyroid's overproduction of thyroid hormone.
The most common additional definitive treatment for GD is radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy. Since thyroid gland cells (they are the only cells that take up iodine) cannot distinguish between normal iodine and RAI, they absorb the RAI and are killed by it (it typically takes two to three months for this treatment to achieve its full benefits, although it can take up to six months or longer for the elevated thyroid levels to fully resolve).
Some patients, such as those with minimum symptoms and thyroid elevations that are not too high, may be candidates for immediate treatment with RAI, others are initially treated with antithyroid medications and then subsequently treated with RAI.
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Police have charged the second suspect with several offenses stemming from his escape from Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center in Hilo.
After conferring with prosecutors, detectives charged 31-year-old Ryan James Jeffries-Hamar with first-degree escape, second-degree assault, second-degree robbery, kidnapping, second-degree unlawful imprisonment, unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle, and third-degree criminal property damage. He is being held without bail at the Hilo police cellblock pending his initial appearance Monday afternoon.
Jeffries-Hamar is the second and last suspect charged after he and 35-year-old Jarvis Naoki Higa escaped from the Hilo jail on December 5. Higa was captured two days later and is being held at Halawa Correctional Facility on Oahu.
Thirty- year-old Tyler John Tzovarras, also known as Tyler O'Neil, of Pāhoa was charged with first-degree hindering prosecution for his role in allegedly harboring and assisting Jeffries-Hamar while he was on the lam. He was also charged with contempt of court in connection with an outstanding warrant. His bail was set at $10,800.
Detectives are considering additional charges against other individuals who assisted both Higa and Jeffries-Hamar.
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Commuter Affairs director readies for deployment
|Director of Commuter Affairs Larry Provost and his wife, Lori, adjunct professor of stage movement.
Friends and colleagues of Liberty University's Director of Commuter Affairs Sgt. Larry Provost gathered together Wednesday for a military send-off luncheon and time of prayer as Provost prepares for a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan.
The send-off, hosted by Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Mark Hine and Dean of Students Dr. Keith Anderson, gave guests an opportunity to show their support for the Provost family. Provost's wife, Lori, is a Liberty alumna and adjunct professor of stage movement in the Theatre Arts Department.
Provost has been Liberty's Director of Commuter Affairs since 2008, helping close to 6,000 off-campus students connect to campus life at Liberty University as well as the Lynchburg community.
Provost enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2005 and joined the Army National Guard in December 2010.
He served in Afghanistan from 2002 to 2003, and in Iraq from 2004 to 2005. He will be working with his unit to continue to provide roads, bridges, schools, hospitals, and other reconstruction projects to help facilitate the local government in Afghanistan.
"It's called civil affairs," Provost said. "It's kind of ironic because the acronym for that is C.A. The acronym for what I do at Liberty is C.A."
He said his role at Liberty has prepared him in many ways, "to try and reach people that it may be tough to reach."
"I think if we can perhaps get the people of Afghanistan to have even more faith in what the United States of America does, perhaps this country -- which sends out more missionaries than any other country in the world, this country which is the most compassionate country, I feel, in the history of mankind -- maybe then we can be a bridge to Christ's saving grace," he said.
Red balloons, tables displaying Provost's military and academic awards and distinctions, as well as photo albums from Provost's previous tours of duty to the Middle East lined the room. Guests were asked to write words of encouragement on keepsake cards for Provost to read while overseas.
Provost plans to resume his role as Director of Commuter Affairs when he returns from deployment.
Lori Provost will be spending the fall semester in New York City studying dance education through New York University's program with the American Ballet Theatre. She will be receiving her master's degree in December and plans to return to Liberty to teach dance classes in spring 2012.
She thanked the guests for their friendship, support and prayers.
"I really just want to stand behind my man and his unit and just do some battle for him on the home front," she said. "We will be back. We can all just rejoice in all that God has done during this time."
Thomas Road Baptist Church executive pastor Douglas Randlett commended Provost for his faithfulness to God, and asked guests to commit to praying for the safety and encouragement of the Provost family in the upcoming year. Hine and Anderson also spoke about Provost's commitment to his work with commuters and the community of Lynchburg.
"Larry has had a heart for our commuters. He has done everything he could to make them feel a part of Liberty University, and he's done a lot of things that have accomplished that. Larry, thank you for your investment and thank you for your willingness to go and do what all of us in this room aren't going to do. We'll do everything we can to support you," Hine said.
Provost was also presented with a photography book of World War II images that was signed by each guest.
"We all have a purpose in God's kingdom and I truly believe that at the end of the day, there is nothing more important than leading others to Christ," Provost said.. "I'm just thankful to have what is hopefully at least a very small part of that."
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WASHINGTON, March 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said those on Medicare saved $6.1 billion on prescription drugs due to the healthcare reform.
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a release the Affordable Care Act made Medicare prescription drug coverage under Medicare Part D more affordable by gradually closing the gap in coverage -- known as the doughnut hole -- under which beneficiaries must pay the full cost of their prescriptions out of pocket.
"By making prescription drugs more affordable, the Affordable Care Act is improving and promoting the best care for people with Medicare," Sebelius said.
Seniors on Medicare in the doughnut hole now receive discounts when they purchase prescription drugs at a pharmacy or order them through the mail, until they reach the catastrophic coverage phase, Sebelius said.
The law will provide additional savings each year until the doughnut hole is closed in 2020, Sebelius said.
This year, the healthcare law increased the discounts and savings to 52.5 percent of the cost of most brand name drugs and 21 percent of the cost of covered generic drugs, the secretary said.


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Peace Chinese Mennonite Church (Richmond, British Columbia, Canada)
Originating as an outreach by Peace Mennonite Church in Richmond, BC, Jack and Rose To founded Richmond Peace Chinese Mennonite Church in 1987. The congregation received initial assistance from Vancouver Chinese Mennonite and Chinese Grace Mennonite Church, although financial sustenance was made possible through a collaborative effort by the Mission/Service Committee of Peace Mennonite Church and Call to Kingdom Commitments, a special renewal effort of the General Conference Mennonite Church. The congregation joined the Conference of Mennonites in British Columbia in 1996. The current pastor is Joseph Huen.
The primary language of worship is Cantonese, although some activities, including youth activities, are in English. The congregation worships in the facilities of Peace Mennonite Church, and has some joint activities with them. Membership in 2011 was 74, with an average attendance of around 80-90 from youth to seniors.
The church is located in a city with an immigrant population of 60%, the highest in Canada, and many of those come from Mainland China, Taiwan or Hong Kong. Most congregants of Richmond Chinese Mennonite Church are longer-settled immigrants to the area, rather than recent ones. Outreach ministries include community classes and a summer camp for children.
Lehn, Cornelia. Frontier Challenge: A Story of the Conference of Mennonites in British Columbia. Clearbrook, BC: The Conference of Mennonites in British Columbia, 1990: 136-137.
Mennonite Reporter (27 July 1987): 16; (17 April 1989): 15.
Additional Information
Address: 11571 Daniels Rd., Richmond, BC V6X 1M7
Phone: 604-278-9848
Denominational Affiliations:
Mennonite Church British Columbia (1996-present)
Mennonite Church Canada (1996-present)
Peace Chinese Mennonite Church Pastors
|Jack To
|Joseph Huen
Peace Chinese Mennonite Church Membership
|Amy Dueckman
|Date Published
|February 2016
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