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The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) has been repeatedly attacked by Judie Brown, Michael Hichborn and the American Life League (ALL) for several years. They allege that CCHD funds many organizations that take actions in conflict with Catholic teaching. In the past, they also have unfairly attacked CCHD and USCCB leadership.A recent letter to bishops from ALL gave a preview of a new attack. All these recycled charges have been already reviewed, some several times. CCHD has carefully assessed these past charges and reported the results to the CCHD Subcommittee and the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development. In one instance, ALL helped uncover violations of CCHD guidelines which led to termination of grants to that group. CCHD has expressed gratitude for this information and asked ALL to continue to communicate its specific concerns to CCHD. In the last year, CCHD staff has met four times for extended sessions with American Life League staff. One set of meetings outlined the process and results of the CCHD Review and Renewal and asked for their input. There were some helpful suggestions, some of which were incorporated into the Renewal. Other meetings were to share CCHD's mission, process and procedures and rationale for funding and to review and respond to the general and specific allegations from ALL. While some progress was made in these sessions, they usually ended with ALL disagreeing with the CCHD mission as set forth by the bishops and CCHD disagreeing with ALL's efforts to accuse groups of violating CCHD guidelines based on web searches and without any contact with the groups or dioceses.
CCHD received from Archbishop Dolan a copy of the materials sent to him by ALL. These are not new accusations, but a repackaging of past charges already addressed by CCHD and discussed by the CCHD Subcommittee and reported to the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development. Every one of these groups was approved by the local bishop and funded by the CCHD Subcommittee in the summer of 2010, more than a year ago. The funds were delayed so that CCHD and local dioceses could undertake additional research on the groups before the grants were dispersed. All this took place before the CCHD Review and Renewal was adopted.
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Le 17 décembre 2012
The return fixture on Saturday evening saw Montpellier host to Cardiff Blues, after last weeks first away H Cup win in Cardiff, Montpellier wanted to go one better and do the double over Cardiff, but their opponents had nothing to loose and all to gain, so an excellent contest could be on the cards.
The game was played in front of a good festive crowd of 11,210 with some of the Cardiff supporters doing themselves proud with a selection of Blue Father Christmas's, well played boys.
The game was a delight to watch with both teams trying to play fast open rugby, Cardiff were the first on the scoreboard with a Sam Warburton try, Montpellier had a 5mts.line out and made a total mess of it, leaving the Welsh Captain only to fall over the line for the first 5 pts of the game, Patchell missed the conversion. Montpellier quickly replied with a MBM penalty only for Patchell to knock over another penalty for Cardiff, MHR 3 Blues 8. Montpellier were playing some excellent rugby with the backs and forwards combining well and the ball advanced down the park with relative ease. Jimmy Nagusa had a perfectly good try disallowed after the ref went to the video, but the crowd did not have to wait long before Jimmy was back again this time going over the line and the ref awarded the try which was converted by MBM. Montpellier started to accelerate into top gear and wave after wave of attacks were thrust upon the Blues but their defence was doing well, although it was working overtime, finally after several thrusts at the line Rassie VanVuuren went over, a difficult man to stop from close quarters, MBM on top form added the extras and Montpellier were ahead by 17-8, the score did not move any more till the break and Montpellier went for lemons needing 2 more tries for the attacking bonus point.
The second half was again all Montpellier, the forwards getting stronger and stronger, but Cardiff showed well and Rys Patchell once again did well with the boot often finding long touches and sending the home side back into their own half, this youngster has certainly got loads of talent lets hope it not wasted in the years to come. Yoan Audrin got the 3rd try of the game for Montpellier after good work by both forwards and backs; again MBM added the extras and Montpellier were starting to sniff the scent of that 4th try and their first ever attacking H Cup bonus point. Alex Cuthbert did go over for Cardiff's 2nd try; his usual effort; strong running and breaking tackles on the way, another very good young player who scores this sort of try regularly for Wales. Montpellier hit back straight away after some fine sweeping rugby with the ball going from left to right and back again and some wonderful combinations from several players leaving Man of the Match Jonnie Beattie to go over unopposed, MBM again added the extras and Montpellier were ahead 31-15. Patchell added another 2 penalties for Cardiff and MBM had the last word with his final penalty giving the Argentinean a 100% record with the boot. Final score Montpellier 34 Cardiff Blues 21.
This was a team effort with all the players producing some good rugby, the ball was thrown about intelligently and the score could have been more serious if the knock-ons and forward passes were ruled out, but playing rugby at this speed, mistakes will creep in now and again. Jonnie Beattie well deserved his H Cup Man of the Match award, this player is going from strength to strength and with Alex Tulou on his way back from injury the coaches are going to have a selection problem that many would be envious off. Back to back victories over Cardiff and a very impressive 13pts total so far in this season's H Cup campaign, last season our first in the H Cup, Montpellier only managed 8 pts and one win, so with 3 victories already under the belt the Cistes stand an excellent chance of going through as pool leaders or one of the two best seconds, whatever happens the club is progressing on all levels and starting to make their mark in the elite of today.
Next week the TOP 14 is back on track with an away match against USAP (Perpignan) and we all remember what happened at Aime Giral last season!!!
Steve Whittell.
Pitch side interview with centre Paul Bosch:
Steve Whittell: Paul that was an excellent game of rugby !!!
Paul Bosch: Definitely its not often that you can play fast running rugby, and its always good to play against other teams from different nations, you never get lethargic, and keeps all the boys on their toes but I thing everyone enjoyed today and took great pleasure in establishing a 5 pts win, also entertaining the supporters at the same time giving them a great showing to watch, it was end to end stuff played at a terrific pace but then that's what its all about when you get it more or less right.
Steve Whittell: You didn't get on the scoreboard but was involved well throughout the game.
Paul Bosch: No not this time, but 4 tries and we could have had more, if the little mistakes had not happened. The tries were all well constructed and a pleasure to be involved in, I think everybody had a lot of fun out this evening which does not happen that often and the rugby today is very defensive and not that often do you get the chance to run hard with ball in hand. The team is going good at the moment and with one or two players returning from injury we could be fielding one hell of a team next week in Perpignan.
Steve Whittell: Two more H Cup games to play in January and we are sitting well in 2nd place behind Toulon...
Paul Bosch: There is no reason why we cannot qualify, the task will not be easy as we have to go to Sale and we have TOP 14 leaders Toulon at home but the way the boys are playing anything is possible, and there is a massive amount of confidence in the group at the moment, a great bunch of guys who never stop working for each other, if this carries on there is no reason why we could not, just possibly do something that has never happened at Montpellier before
Steve Whittell: Cheers Paul the boys are doing a deserved lap of honour, go and join them……
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If feasting your eyes on one Group C Porsche is impressive, seeing 15 in one place is unbelievable. That is however exactly what happened at this year's 2011 Salon Prive event in London. This impressive gathering of Group C Porsches is truly spectacular and represents a significant portion of the company's racing history. All 15 cars had never been seen together before this event.
Such a large gathering of cars important to the career of racing legend Derek Bell drew out the man himself. Bell offers some interesting reflections on what driving one of these impressive cars on the track was really like. Although we wish we could have seen these historic cars together in person, this video showcasing the historical significance of these magnificent Group C Porsches will have to do for all of us who couldn't see the collection themselves.


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Here's another notable tutorial by Wu Hui (Winbluegod) from Beijing of 4-designer.com. This full Photoshop tutorial will make it easier for you to understand the significant effects of Bevel Emboss and Contour.
First, let's see an example
The major difference between the two examples below is in contour, and the contours in the bevel embosses can not be omitted to the tool itself. All contours in the PSD must be treated one by one because they vary in function and effect.
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To make it easy to understand, let's see the contour in the following picture.
The height expressed by the linear here is the height defined by the contour. Where there is any sawtooth, select "Anti-aliased".
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Governor Lingle releases $2,590,000 for Windward Community College Library and Learning CenterWindward Community College
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HONOLULU — Governor Linda Lingle has released $2,590,000 in design funds for Windward Community College's (WCC) Library and Learning Center. The building will be located at the heart of the campus in Kaneʻohe, anchoring one end of the central lawn.
The center will consolidate the College's library, media, learning assistance, and computer areas into a single integrated facility. The programs are currently located in former state hospital ward buildings that are not adequate for college-level needs. The facility will serve as the focal point for research and study, and provide students, faculty and the community with access to information resources and up-to-date academic support.
"The center will provide more centralized, efficient and up-to-date services to students, faculty and staff in an environment where responsiveness to changes in information and technology is crucial," said Governor Lingle.
"The new Library and Learning Center will become the center for learning at the college," said WCC Chancellor Angela Meixell. "Moving four programs from three, 80-year-old, former state hospital buildings into one modern facility will allow us to integrate library, computing, media, tutoring and many related services into one 21st century knowledge center."
The total project cost is $46,097,000. In 2001, $350,000 was released for the planning phase. The design phase will start in May 2007 and is scheduled for completion in August 2008.


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The Skyfire is the name of the Alliance gunship used by Thrall and the raid in the Dragon Soul raid. It is identified by name after the Ultraxion fight, when Sky Captain Swayze says "Welcome aboard Skyfire."
The gunship carries Thrall, Swayze, its crew and the raid group after Deathwing as he flees. The fight against Warmaster Blackhorn occurs aboard Skyfire, as Twilight drakes attack the gunship in an attempt to shoot it down. The raid group must down Warmaster Blackhorn before the Twilight drakes are able to damage Skyfire enough to destroy it. Players are capable of standing in the Twilight Blasts that damage Skyfire, and by doing so they can prevent damage to the gunship by taking it themselves.
Skyfire is also visible, along with a currently unnamed Horde gunship, flying around Wyrmrest Temple in Hour of Twilight. The Horde gunship seen here is destroyed by Deathwing at the end of the Ultraxion fight.
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The Skyfire also appears in Mists of Pandaria, playing an extensive role in the Alliance intro to the expansion. After the flagship carrying Anduin Wrynn disappears, King Varian Wrynn sends an elite force to Pandaria to rescue him. Adventurers then board the upgraded Skyfire, which takes them to the newly discovered continent. A force of Adventurers, Marines, Gyrocopters, and SI:7 Agents then attack and eliminate a Horde Base at Garrosh'ar Point. The Alliance force is then attacked by the Sha, but they manage to fight their way out of the base. The gunship remains hovering over the Jade Forest until Sky Admiral Rogers is redeployed, at which point the Skyfire moves to another part of the front.
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Early in the Mists of Pandaria Beta, the gunship that crashed on the Wandering Isle was also named the "Skyfire". It was later changed to "Skyseeker" for in Patch 5.0.4, but evidence of the Skyseeker on the Wandering Isle was not seen by players until Patch 5.0.5 (expansion release).


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Storm Doors offer an extra layer of insulation and security to the home. While a Storm Door will cover the front of the home's main entry, it will protect the front door from inclement weather. If inserted with a screen, a storm door can provide fresh air when opened.
Full View storm doors are constructed with a full pane of glass, which offers a full view of the entry door and maximum daylight, and when fitted with a screen, a sizeable area for fresh air exchange. Screens may be full view, requiring the glass to be removed and stored, or retractable with self-storing space for the glass.
Split View storm doors contain a glass panel on top and bottom with the ability to slide the upper glass into the lower section, or to be removed and stored. A screen on top offers ventilation. The screen may be retractable into an upper chamber, or fitted into the upper portion.
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Security Door — Several points of locking, as well as a sturdy aluminum or steel panels with steel mesh screen to deter unwanted entry.
Panel Screen — Removable or permanent screen inserted into the frame for full, split, mid or high view ventilation.
Retractable Screen — Screen rolls down to provide ventilation, and rolls back up into a pocket of the frame.
Wood — The door's frame and panels are constructed of wood with an exterior cladding of vinyl or aluminum to protect the unit from the weather and to extend the lifetime of the door. Wood is a natural insulator and is strong for maintaining the structure in holding the glass panels. The cladding is rust free and requires little or no maintenance.
Vinyl — The least expensive option, vinyl does not show scratches as the color is throughout the extrusion, can be energy efficient with insulation in the extrusion chambers, and comes in a variety of colors.
Aluminum — Hollow core or foam filled chambered aluminum requires little or no maintenance, won't rust and is structurally strong. Long lasting, the doors can meet Energy Star requirements when insulation is included and energy-efficient glass used in the panels.
Steel — Heavy gauge steel panels on a solid core or aluminum frame are maintenance free, won't rust and have a long life.
Material: Aluminum storm doors are the most expensive. Steel insulated storm security doors may be comparable in price with wood clad and vinyl the lower cost options.
Glazing: Options such as decorative glass inserts, beveled glass or tinted, Low-E glass will increase the price but may satisfy the desires of the homeowner. Full view glazing adds to the cost when compared to Mid-View or High-View glazing.
Screens: Steel security screens are more expensive, but may provide added security to warrant the price. Retractable screen doors also have a higher price than doors with panel screens.
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Girls, 10, start flower delivery service for sick, elderly
Flowers for Powers delivers to Sinai Hospital, nursing homes
Two Baltimore County fifth-grade students are working hard this summer to make life better for hospital patients and the elderly.
Abby Levin and Lexi Thomas call their nonprofit Flowers for Powers and are hoping their efforts spread worldwide.
The 10-year-old best friends are as cheerful and bright as the flowers they're delivering to patients at Sinai Hospital's Cancer Institute, 11 News reporter Jennifer Franciotti reported.
"We make flowers to give you for healing powers and smiles," Lexi told one of the patients as the girls delivered flowers Thursday.
"It all started when I was sleeping at my friend Lexi's house. We saw these wildflowers, and they were so pretty. We had to get them, and then the idea kind of just popped in our heads. I had grandmothers, and one of them had cancer, and the other one had ALS, so we thought maybe we should give them to people who had diseases like that," Abby told Franciotti.
The girls came up with Flowers for Powers and have since started their own Facebook page and got a logo. Through donations, the girls, with the help of their mothers, have put together bouquets, making deliveries at Sinai and area nursing homes.
"Some people smile, and there are some who are like, 'I'm so touched,'" Abby said.
"It makes me feel good because I'm making other people happy," Lexi said.
"It fills me up that she wants to help other people. She and Lexi, they're a great team, and they're doing a wonderful thing," said Abby's mom, Lisa Levin.
It's also greatly appreciated by patients who get to meet the girls.
"I think the girls are so charming, and their energy is infectious, and I think the flowers are just an added bonus," said Yolanda Marzouk, the patient navigator at Sinai.


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Jumia Technologies AG shares soared by 75% on their first day of trading in New York, as investors rushed to buy into the company's plans to extend online shopping services across Africa.
The stock traded at $25.46 as of 16:34 local time on Friday, valuing the company at more than $1.9bn (R26.5bn at current exchange rates). Jumia earlier raised $196m with the sale of 13.5 million American depositary receipts at $14.50 each.
The listing caps seven years of growth for Jumia, which was founded by 38-year-old French entrepreneurs Sacha Poignonnec and Jeremy Hodara in 2012 and now has more than 4 million customers in 14 African countries. While the retail platform isn't profitable, sales jumped by almost 40% last year to 130.6 million euros ($147.3 million)
"This is about awareness," Poignonnec said in a phone interview. "Millions and millions of Africans are yet to realise the benefits of e-commerce."
The company has headquarters in Berlin and got early funding from German startup incubator Rocket Internet SE, while its biggest shareholder is the MTN Group, Africa's largest mobile-phone company. More recent investors include French drinks maker Pernod Ricard SA and Mastercard, which put in a combined 125 million euros in the build up to the initial public offering.
Often tagged Africa's Amazon.com, Jumia operates in countries such as Nigeria and Ivory Coast where the US giant lacks distribution infrastructure and much presence. The company has developed a logistics arm that includes pick-up and drop-off points to combat vague addresses, and also lets customers make mobile-phone payments if they don't have access to banking services.
Africa's Amazon set for New York IPO as online retail grows
"It's an opportunity for retail investors to buy the Africa growth story, the story of a growing consumer class," said Steven Grin, managing partner of Lateral Capital, a New York-based investment company focused on Africa. "Rising per-capita incomes, an increasingly young and urban population, falling internet and data costs, surging mobile-phone penetration - these favorable long-term trends underpin the rise of the African online consumer."
The offering was led by Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Canada, Citigroup and Berenberg Capital Markets. Citadel Securities was the designated market maker.
Poignonnec and Hodora met while colleagues at McKinsey, with the former spending time in Ivory Coast working for the US consultancy.
"E-commerce is becoming very big everywhere," Poignonnec said. "We looked at the opportunity in Africa. It's a big opportunity to help buyers and help sellers."


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text: TAM News: An Open Letter From Miki Vialetto TAM headquarters received the email below regarding a new crop of European shows. This email was sent from Miki Vialetto, a long time friend of TAM's, publisher of Tattoo Life and Tattoo Energy, and mastermind behind the ORIGINAL London Tattoo Convention and the Milano Tattoo Convention. We are publishing this email not to color the tattoo community's perception of any given company, but to bring to light what is happening in our industry, so that each of you can make informed decisions on the shows, companies and people you support. .............................................. HI Kent and Crash, I feel it is my duty to clarify my position regarding certain recent events which seem to have caused confusion. Those of you who know me are aware that I have worked in this sector for more than 18 years and I have always shown impartiality with regards to what was happening around me in the tattoo industry. I refer to editorial projects, TV shows and all those new ventures which involve the industry that I love, of which I am very much a part and which has become my life and my work. Recently it was announced a new convention is to take place at the end of April in London which will be called The Great British Tattoo Show. Several readers, professionals and insiders in the industry have asked us if this is in any way connected to our long-established The International London Tattoo Convention. Obviously it goes without saying that the two have nothing to do with each other. The Great British Tattoo Show is organised by Stuart Mears, editor of Skin Deep and other magazines, and organiser of other events in Britain such as Tattoo Jam and Tattoo Freeze. Many of you, however, are not aware of who is involved with what, so I have decided it's time to make things clear. Nine years ago, I decided to organise a convention in London, since nothing like this had ever been done in this city before (with the exception of a party organised by Lal Hardy nearly 20 years ago). I wanted London to become the virtual centre of the tattoo world. I fully believed in the project and from that moment on, London became the most anticipated venue in the world of tattooing, featuring the world's best tattooists who were proud to be participating in such an event, and which created a waiting list of at least 700 tattooists every year. The following year, after the first successful edition of The International London Tattoo Convention, Mr Mears decided to organise a convention the Tattoo Jam, which was to take place one month beforehand. So far, no problem here. He subsequently went on to set up Tattoo Freeze, which was scheduled one week before the Brighton Tattoo Convention. The first Tattoo Freeze website announced the presence of 200 tattoo artists from all around the world, unbeknown to the artists themselves . Mr Mears justified this by saying that they had only been invited and not confirmed. Needless to say none of them showed up. Right now, besides moving the Tattoo Jam 2012 date to two weeks after London, he has launched The Great British Tattoo Show. He tried, it would seem unsuccessfully, to have it held at the Old Truman Brewery (the venue for the first 4 years of the International London Tattoo Convention) and finally confirmed London Olympia. I shall say no more, not least because details of Mr Mears' astonishing career and other interesting information can be found on this website: www.stuartmears.com. I recommend you check it out. We are going about our own business in our usual and ethical way. I have always been supported by and I myself have always supported tattoo artists who believe in this industry for the tattooing itself, and who are not just in it for the money. I decided to write this open letter because I want as many people as possible to be informed about what is going on. I would be grateful if you would share your opinions on Facebook, blogs or with as many people as possible, where you feel appropriate. The important thing is to understand the true facts, and what the reality is out there. Having said this, everyone is free to support whoever they feel best relates to their own way of interpreting our tattoo art. Miki Vialetto


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CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – A Texas Army National Guard soldier was one of a select few individuals here to qualify for the coveted Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) on Wednesday.
Spc. Wesley Acuna of Round Rock, Texas, joined an elite group as he completed the final qualifying event, a grueling 12-mile forced march around this remote base in the Kuwaiti desert, just south of the Iraq border. He is currently deployed to the Middle East with the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
When the process started six days ago there were 138 Soldiers with high hopes of earning the distinction of being among the best in the U.S. Army medical field. After several qualifying events that tested them mentally and physically for six days, only a small percentage were left at 4 a.m. to start the road march, which required the soldiers to wear a full combat load and finish in under three hours.
When it was all over, only 21 soldiers were pinned with the coveted Expert Field Medical Badge on their uniforms by Brig. Gen. Kenneth C. Roberts, Assist. Chief of Staff for Army Central Command.
Col. Rick Adams, commander of the 36th CAB, said that with absolute objectivity, the 16 percent graduation rate for the EFMB competition speaks to the excellence, professionalism and determination that defines Spec. Acuna.
During the last few miles of the road march, as pain took a toll on his body and sweat dripped from his face, Acuna was asked how and why he got involved in the EFMB process.
"I didn't really plan to do this," Acuna said. "I started training, and then at some point I just committed."
The physical challenges and lack of sleep was only a portion of the qualification process as it added a difficult layer of complexity of the tasks. Under harsh and stressful conditions, candidates were tested to prove themselves as expert medical professionals.
Required medical tasks to be performed under life-like simulated combat situations included controlling severe bleeding using a tourniquet, hemostatic device, and dressings, inserting a nasopharyngeal airway, performing needle chest decompression, initiating treatment for hypovolemic shock and the prevention of hypothermia among many others.
Casualty Evacuation and other tasks further tested their abilities in a battlefield environment. Those tasks included evacuating a casualty using a litter, using a one or two-person carry or drag, extricating a casualty from a vehicle, and establishing a helicopter landing point.
"My inspiration to complete this came from my section and my unit's support," Acuna said. "I feel really accomplished and confident that I'm a better medic and a better Soldier because of this training and competition."
"He's among the best and brightest the 36th CAB offers into the fight," Adams said. "It's Soldiers like Spec. Acuna that make the U.S. Military the most lethal and benevolent force on the planet."
Spc. Acuna is the son of Pete and Lisa Acuna of Round Rock.


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The oil storage terminals Hess has put on the block as it looks to exit the refining business could fetch between $1.5 billion and $2 billion, Barclays analysts estimate.
The terminals' location has a lot to do with their value, the analysts say. More than half of Hess's storage space is located on high-priced real estate along New York Harbor, while the remainder of the facilities are spread along the East Coast.
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While the icy stalemate that ensued in Congress in 2012 is "beginning to thaw," expect further gridlock on the House Financial Services Committee, Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., a member of the committee, told state regulators Tuesday.
Speaking at the North American Securities Administrators Association's (NASAA) annual public policy conference in Washington, Himes said that signs of congressional gridlock abating came in January with passage of several pieces of "big" legislation. They include: the $60 billion emergency relief legislation that was passed for Hurricane Sandy; the renewed Violence Against Women Act; and higher income tax rates for those earning more than $450,000.
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Transcript:I'm Jake Matijevic from the Mars Exploration project and I will be giving the flight director's report today for the 22nd of January 2007. This week we celebrate the third anniversary of Opportunity's landing on Mars it joins Spirit with three years of continuous operations on the surface of Mars. We congratulate both vehicles and our operations team for achieving this milestone. This is also sol 1085 at Gusev crater and Spirit has continued its campaign of remote science measurements there at the south of 'Low Ridge" area in the south basin. It will continue to do MI's and APXS measurements over the course of the next couple of days wrapping up its investigation on sites called "Montalva" and "Riquelme" in this location before moving on at the end of this week further into the south basin.
On the other side of the planet, itis sol 1065 and Opportunity has been performing a remote science campaign at this site called "Bay of Toil" . Opportunity moved over the weekend towards a promontory that was visible from the "Bay of Toil" called "Cape Desire" and will be looking back towards the "Bay of Toil" to acquire the remaining images of this location. Opportunity will continue to be making these measurements at the various locations along the rim of "Victoria Crater" as it performs a long term investigation of this crater and also looks for sites where possibly it can possible enter the crater in the near future.
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Its Stu and Lea here, we just wanted to say thank you very much for taking the time to read about us and thank you for taking an interest in our logo design.
We are what you would consider a normal family with a genuine desire to help increase awareness of our selves and our planet by encouraging and restoring interest in the use of herbs for promoting true health and vitality.
We are proud to make available imperial power herbs from the legends of the Shaman.
The Amazon rainforest contains an amazing abundant of plant life. Scientist and researchers have only just begun to uncover the medicinal properties of the rainforest. Herbal medicine is the oldest known method of healing, being used to some degree by all ancient cultures including those of the Egyptians, Native American Indians and Chinese. Many herbs which were used for healing thousands of years ago are still in use today.
Herbs offer an important contribution to our daily dietary needs, their value has been greatly underestimated in our modern times. We believe we have become so far removed from nature herself that there's no wonder their is a great deal of sickness within our western culture.
By increasing awareness of our selves, our planet and the grandeur of nature, we can make a return to our natural self and the healing powers of our planet.
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We are a New Zealand Web company marketing heavily in N.Z and Australia. We market herbal extracts, capsules, creams, and teas etc.
Our main product line (Raintree Nutrition) and the theme to In2Herbs website is the Amazon Herbs. We sell native New Zealand remedies and others from around the world but it only represent a smaller part of our business. The Raintree Nutrition brand is sold to Practitioners and Wholesalers.
We have found that the Amazon theme and herbs from that region have become very attractive to western culture. Theirs benifits are huge and popular.
Due to the nature of these herbs they have shown to be helpful in many ailments in particular ailments like cancer, central nervous system disorders to libido problems in men and woman.
Alot of natural shamanic remedies have come from the rainforest to help assist in a very wide array of ailments in the human body.
To round it off, our target audience consists of people with cancer, libido problems, kidney stones, immune disorders, respiratory disorders etc etc.
We wish to show people natural and alternative ways of looking at their health through education and also supply world class herbal products.
After reading about us and our target adience you may now have a good feel of what we're after in a new "In2Herbs" logo. The name In2Herbs may sounds rather strange to someone in another country but the term "in to" (in2) means someone who is very interested in something or "in to" something.
The new logo will feature on our new website and be the foundation for the rest of the design on the website.
We are using dark greys to black in the background of the website so the colour highlights of the logo may reflect through the rest of the site as well. The website will have a clean but organic look to it so since nature is organic in nature we would like the logo to be that as well.
We would like the logo to match a Amazon/Rainforest theme as this is our niche market in Australia and N.Z. but not to over the top as we still sell other herbs from other countries.
The Rainforest frog has played a unique role in imagery for our company giving the look of our web site that "cute" factor which people seemed to respond to well to. A frog maybe introduced to the logo if you wish.
Please keep in mind that the logo will be show to the retail public as well as Practioners. Our customers are usually sick and maybe week so we would like to make them feel good when they see the logo.
I look forward to seeing some amazing creativity from some great artist.
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Implications for Sino-Malaysian Economic RelationsOoi, Shuat-Mei; Kok-Kheng Yeoh, Émile (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: It is a received opinion that China's emergence as a regional and global power is the most pivotal transformation underway in East Asia. China's enhanced economic standing in Asia has given her new political influence in the region as her trade with the neighbouring states, in particular the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to her south, has been expanding rapidly in recent years. The stunning economic growth of China has created tremendous business opportunities and signed deals has been drawing increasing volume of foreign investment into this Asian giant that was described to have shaken the world – not with her armies, but with her factories. Whether this market is really that huge with potential as has often been presumed and taken for granted is today a topic hotly debated all over the world. With increasing number of foreign companies setting up their businesses in China and the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area – projected to be the world's largest FTA covering 1.7 billion consumers with a combined GDP of US$2 trillion and to be completed within ten years from the setting of its framework agreement in November 2002 – poised to become the core of a broader East Asian economic zone in years to come, this paper attempts to explore the implications, opportunities and challenges arising with the establishment of the ACFTA, the achievement, prospect and challenges with respect to the Early Harvest Program (EHP) and Agreement on Trade in Goods (TIG), potential competition arising from the free flow of goods, impacts on growth, production sharing, possible trade diversion effects and institutional and other factors in market penetration, within the context of both global business linkages and domestic market nexus in the light of the expanding China-Malaysian bilateral trade and China's deepening partnership with ASEAN. Keywords: China, ASEAN, Malaysia, CAFTA/ACFTA, trade, investment URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7391
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An Extension of Chinese Network Power?Jiang, Xang; Ravenhill, John (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: China is a latecomer to preferential trading agreements (PTAs), choosing to complete its accession to the WTO before embarking on negotiations for preferential agreements. Since 2001, China has become a very active player in such agreements, currently having concluded treaties or being in the process of negotiating them with close to 30 partners. China's approach to PTAs is characterized by pragmatism; rather than following the American and European practices of using a template for all partnerships, China has been willing to tailor agreements to the specific relationships it is pursuing. Like other governments, China has a mixture of motives in pursuing PTAs. In some relationships, diplomatic/strategic considerations are paramount. In others, China seeks to pursue various economic interests, one of the most significant of which has been security of supply of raw materials. China's various motivations in PTAs are examined through three case studies: the Closer Economic Partnership Agreement with Hong Kong; the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area; and the negotiation of a PTA with Australia. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7414
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Dragsbaek Schmidt, Johannes (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: China's "soft power" re-emergence in Southeast Asia Johannes Dragsbaek Schmidt Associate Professor Research Center on Development and International Relations Aalborg University Email. email@example.com ABSTRACT Globalization is rapidly changing the overall structure of the international division of labor with the shift of services and manufacturing from the old industrialized economies to the new emerging giants - the global office platform in India and the global factory floor in China. This dislocation in production, services and manufacturing signifies a challenge which might be more important, but nevertheless part and parcel of the inherent imbalances in the world economy. Until recently there has been much academic and layman attention on over-production, growing inequalities, the increasing North-South gap, the roaring conflicts over energy and raw materials including oil and water, turbulence and crisis in the international financial system, and not least the fact that the present phase of capitalism has led to jobless growth in the established core economies in Europe and the United States. The question for the international political economy is where and how do countries like India and China fit in? Keywords: Globalisation, Regionalism, Bilateralism, Diaspora, USA, China, Southeast Asia URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7407
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WTO Membership, Free Markets (?), Agricultural Subsidies and Clothing, Textile and Footwear QoutasHannan, Kate (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper discusses three scenarios concerning China's recent trade negotiations and relations with the United States and the European Union. Chinese commentators and academics are sure that their country 'is firmly on the path of greater integration with the global economy' and that this is 'a path that has provided great benefits for China and for the world in general. However, they are also be well aware of the problems associated with entering a global economy where free trade/level playing field market principles have not ended either agricultural subsidies or import quotas on manufactured goods. Indeed, as argued in this paper, measures taken in the name of neo-liberal free market ideals have, ironically, spawned an ever-growing mass of quotas imposed by the EU and the US on the importation of Chinese clothing, footwear and textiles. Keywords: China, subsidiaries, WTO, USA, EU URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7398
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Hong, Zhao (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: China is now the world's second largest oil-consuming country after the U.S.. Its global efforts to secure oil imports to meet increasing domestic demand have profound implications for international relations in the Asia-Pacific region. China's rising oil demand and its external quest for oil have thus generated much attention. As China's overseas oil quest intensifies, will China clash with the U.S. and other western countries' interests in Africa, and how does it look at this rivalry? Will China disrupt the U.S. and its allies' foreign policy and the world order? China, oil strategy, African oil, U.S., energy rivalry URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7411
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The Collapse of a Special RelationshipBrødsgaard, Kjeld Erik (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Denmark was among the first countries in the world to recognize the People's Republic of China. The created a good foundation for the development of a special relationship between China and Denmark, culminating in Prime Minister, Poul Hartling's meeting with Mao in October 1974 and characterized by further intensification of political, economic and cultural relations from the beginning of the 1980s. The recent agreement to establish a joint Sino-Danish University Centre in Beijing constitutes yet another high point. However, there have also been incidents of tension and conflict. This paper will especially address three of these incidents: the "cartoon crisis" of August 1967, the Danish criticism of China's human rights record in the spring of 1997, and the controversy relating to the Dalai Lama's visit to Denmark in May 2009. It is argued that the costs of pursuing a policy towards China based on normative considerations have become too high and is difficult to harmonize with a new Danish foreign policy of active internationalism. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8223
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Singapore Chinese business strategies after failing in ChinaDahles, Heidi (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The focus of this paper is on the strategies applied by Singapore-Chinese businesses upon failing in their China business ventures. It has been argued that both the increase of Singapore ventures into China and the failures are due to either cultural issues (misinterpretation of 'shared ethnicity') or economic factors (differences in economic practices). Singapore businessmen apply inclusive strategies combining Western management styles with Chinese ways of doing business in order to reduce the risk involved with investments across national borders into China. Though largely successful, this strategy entails its own risks. Based on 10 case studies, this paper discusses the ways in which Singapore Chinese entrepreneurs respond upon failing in China and the strategies they develop to re-find their comfort zone for transnational business ventures. Keywords: Chineseness, Ethinicity, Entrepreneurship, Singapore, China, Business Strategies. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7401
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Worm, Verner (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This chapter try to highlight some key elements of Chinese thinking described from a cultural and philosophical perspective starting with explaining the background for Chinese philosophy, mainly Confucianism followed by central concepts such as holism (ying/yang) and a discussion of the concept of change that appears to be somewhat unique because of the central position change occupies in the Chinese philosophy. More specific, but still important concepts like face, guanxi, the Middle way and paradoxes way are also elaborated on. For reference comparison is now and then made to western philosophy when it is found to clarify Chinese thought. Comparative philosophy brings together philosophical traditions that have developed in relative isolation from one another and that are defined quite broadly along cultural and regional lines -- Chinese versus Western is here chosen, but it is not to indicate that similar phenomena might not have appeared in other places in the world if not stated explicitly. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7415
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Reference Framework and Research AgendaSchubert, Petra; Adisa, Femi (Koblenz, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Cloud Computing is a topic that has gained momentum in the last years. Current studies show that an increasing number of companies is evaluating the promised advantages and considering making use of cloud services. In this paper we investigate the phenomenon of cloud computing and its importance for the operation of ERP systems. We argue that the phenomenon of cloud computing could lead to a decisive change in the way business software is deployed in companies. Our reference framework contains three levels (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and clarifies the meaning of public, private and hybrid clouds. The three levels of cloud computing and their impact on ERP systems operation are discussed. From the literature we identify areas for future research and propose a research agenda. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8443
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Maskell, Peter; Lorenzen, Mark (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The many competing schools of thought concerning themselves with industrial clusters have at least one thing in common: they all agree that clusters are real life phenomena characterized by the co-localization of separate economic entities, which are in some sense related, but not joined together by any common ownership or management. So hierarchies they are certainly not. Yet, it is usually taken for granted that clusters, almost regardless of how they are defined, all expatriate the 'swollen middle' of various hybrid 'forms of long-term contracting, reciprocal trading, regulation, franchising and the like' residing somewhere between hierarchies and markets. This fundamental (but usually implicit) assumption would, perhaps, be justified if markets could be reduced to events of exchange of property rights, between large numbers of price-taking anonymous buyers and sellers supplied with perfect information as they are commonly conceived in mainstream economics. One of the original attractions of Neoclassical price theory was precisely that it promised a way of analysing the economy in general and market exchange in particular independently of specific institutional settings. However, introducing transaction costs as more than fees paid to intermediaries leads inevitably to comparative institutional analysis and, not to be forgotten, to the perception of markets as institutions with specific characteristics of their own. Some sets of characteristics are so common that they represent a specific market organization or market form. The cluster is one such specific market organization that is structured along territorial lines because this enables the building of a set of institutions that are helpful in conducting certain kinds of economic activities. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7265
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local buzz, global pipelines and the process of knowledge creationBathelt, Harald; Malmberg, Anders; Maskell, Peter (København, 2002)[More information][Less information]
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Business Model Opportunities and Barriers for Fashion LibrariesRahbek Gjerdrum Pedersen, Esben; Netter, Sarah (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore barriers and opportunities for business models based on the ideas of collaborative consumption within the fashion industry. Design/methodology/approach: The analysis is based on a multiple-‐‑case study of Scandinavian fashion libraries – a new, clothes-‐‑sharing concept that has emerged as a fashion niche within the last decade. Findings: It is concluded that fashion libraries offers interesting perspectives, e.g. by allowing people to experiment with styles without having to pay the full cost and becoming a meeting place for young designers and end consumers. However, at present fashion libraries remain a small-‐‑scale phenomenon with difficulties reaching the mainstream market, not least due to limited financial and human resources as well as conventional fashion consumption patterns. Research limitations/implications: The study is limited to the new phenomenon of fashion libraries and does not cover other types of collaborative consumption within the fashion industry (Swap-‐‑parties, etc.). Originality/value: The paper is one of the first attempts to examine new business models of collaborative consumption in general and the fashion library concept in particular. The study contributes to the discussions of whether and how fashion sharing and collaboration holds promise as a viable business model and as a means to promote sustainability. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8819
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Poutvaara, Panu; Tuomala, Juha; Jordahl, Henrik (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In a recent paper, García-Mainar and Montuenga-Gómez [Econ. Edu. Rev. 24 (2005)] apply the generalized IV model of Hausman and Taylor to estimate education returns of wage earners and the self-employed in Portugal and in Spain. Our examination reveals several problems which relate to the validity and documentation of the instrumental variables, as well as the robustness of the results. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7712
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Abstract: Abstract: Price correlations are used to delineate the geographic market in two recent Danish electricity cases. They indicate that power generators hold temporally transitory and irregularly intermittent dominant positions. Calculation of the Lerner index reveals that they abused this position. The Danish Competition Authority decided to settle this case by agreement for reasons explained. We finally indicate how economics may be used pro-actively to achieve a better market design. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6801
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Understanding How Resource-Poor Firms Survive and ThriveLi, Xin (Frederiksberg, 2016)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this paper, I first critique the composition-based view of Yadong Luo and John Child for understanding how resource-poor firms survive and thrive. To remedy the deficiencies in their perspective, I then propose a dynamic theory of compositional advantage and strategy. Here, the compositional advantage is redefined as the attractiveness of the composition of the producer's offering in terms of scope and perceived value/price ratio. I identify five ways or basic compositional strategies to improve the value/price ratio. A firm may have an overall compositional strategy that is composed of some or all of the five basic compositional strategies. I argue there are three indispensable key success factors for a composition-based competition, i.e., aspiration (ambition-position asymmetry), attitude (being ALERT), and action (turning asymmetry into advantage). I also discuss the particular relevance of the present theory to understanding Chinese firms. I conclude with managerial implications and suggestions for future research. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9301
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Modeling and Risk AnalysisCont, Rama; Jessen, Cathrine (, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Constant Proportion Debt Obligations (CPDOs) are structured credit derivatives which generate high coupon payments by dynamically leveraging a position in an underlying portfolio of investment grade index default swaps. CPDO coupons and principal notes received high initial credit ratings from the major rating agencies, based on complex models for the joint transition of ratings and spreads for all names in the underlying portfolio. We propose a parsimonious model for analyzing the performance of CPDO strategies using a top-down approach which captures the essential risk factors of the CPDO. Our approach allows to compute default probabilities, loss distributions and other tail risk measures for the CPDO strategy and analyze the dependence of these risk measures on various parameters describing the risk factors. We nd that the probability of the CPDO defaulting on its coupon payments is found to be small{and thus the credit rating arbitrarily high{ by increasing leverage, but the ratings obtained strongly depend on assumptions on the credit environment (high spread or low spread). More importantly, CPDO loss distributions are found to be bimodal with a wide range of tail risk measures inside a given rating category, suggesting that credit ratings are insu cient performance indicators for such complex leveraged strategies. A worst-case scenario analysis indicates that CPDO strategies have a high exposure to persistent spread-widening scenarios CPDO ratings are shown to be quite unstable during the lifetime of the strategy. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8890
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an evolutionary perspectiveLieb-Doczy, Enese E.; Meyer, Klaus E. (København, 2000)[More information][Less information]
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Abstract: Contracts and exits from a sample of 179 investment rounds in 132 entrepreneurial firms by 17 European venture capital (VC) funds are analyzed. The data indicate the financial contracts are quite heterogeneous in terms of both the cash flow and control rights. The use of different securities by European VC funds does not depend on the definition of venture capital, and the securities used are not functional equivalents. A normative empirical analysis of exit shows the likelihood of different types of exit vehicles (IPO, acquisition, and liquidation) and the returns to venture capital depend on not only firm specific characteristics but also the allocation of cash flow and control rights. Keywords: Venture Capital, Financial Contracting, Exit, IPO, Acquisition JEL Classification: G24, G28, G31, G32, G35 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6825
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Abstract: We analyze liquidity components of corporate bond spreads during 2005–2009 using a new robust illiquidity measure. The spread contribution from illiquidity increases dramatically with the onset of the subprime crisis. The increase is slow and persistent for investment grade bonds while the effect is stronger but more short-lived for speculative grade bonds. Bonds become less liquid when financial distress hits a lead underwriter and the liquidity of bonds issued by financial firms dries up under crises. During the subprime crisis, flight-to-quality is confined to AAA-rated bonds. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8864
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A comparison of Russia and SloveniaMygind, Niels; Demina, Natalia; Gregoric, Aleksandra; Kapelyushnikov, Rostislav (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Ownership is determined by firm specific factors and the environment. Firms change over their life-cycle. The governance cycle – here defined as changes in identity of the dominant owner and own-ership concentration - is marked by key phases including start-up, growth, and possibly a restructur-ing or exit stage. During transition the cycle reflects: privatization often with a high proportion of employee ownership like in Russia and in Slovenia; strong pressures for restructuring and owner-ship changes; limited possibility for external finance because of embryonic development of the fi-nancial system. To provide simple hypothesis tests, we use Russian enterprise data for 1995-2003 and Slovenian data covering 1998-2003. In spite of differences in institutional development, con-cerning privatization and development of corporate governance institutions, we find that govern-ance cycles are broadly similar in the two countries. Employee ownership is rapidly fading, but while change to manager and non-financial domestic outsider ownership is typical for Russia, man-ager ownership is not widespread in Slovenia. Instead change to financial outsiders in the form of Privatization Investment Funds is frequent. Foreign ownership, which is rare especially in Russia, is quite stable. The ownership diversification to employees and diversified external owners during privatization did not fit well to the low development of institutions. As expected we observe in both countries a subsequent concentration of ownership on managers, external domestic and foreign owners. JEL-codes: G3, J5, P2, P3 - Keywords: corporate governance, life-cycle, privatization, ownership change, transition economies, Russia and Slovenia. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7087
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Player linked to Lizzy Seeberg sexual assault revealed at NFL Combine
Lizzy Seeberg, a student at Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Ind., wrote a note on the night of Aug. 31, 2010 that would change her life forever.
Seeberg, a freshman, had just returned from a visit to the neighboring Notre Dame campus when she sent a frantic text to her therapist and to a fellow dorm mate that read "something bad has happened."
She later explained to both her therapist and her friend individually that she had been sexually assaulted by a football player at Notre Dame, an accusation she also documented in an affidavit.
That affidavit was turned over to Notre Dame police, and when the school had not yet began investigating her claims 10 days later, Seeberg committed suicide.
Some of the message exchanged in the days before her death reportedly contained threats from Notre Dame players telling her "messing with Notre Dame football is a bad idea."
Without Seeberg's testimony, charges could never be filed.
For months after her death, Notre Dame refused to publicly acknowledge Seeberg's allegations.
The name of the player accused of the sexual assault had long been rumored but had never been revealed to the public until today — nearly four years posthumorously.
On Saturday, former Notre Dame linebacker Prince Shembo stood at the podium at the 2014 NFL Combine and told reporters that he was the player at the forefront of the Seeberg allegations.
"I'm innocent," Shembo told ESPN.com. "I didn't do anything. I'm, pretty much, I'm the one who ended it and pretty much told the girl that we should stop, that we shouldn't be doing this and that's what happened. So, I don't know."
He said that Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly forbade him from speaking about the incident publicly while he was affiliated with the university.
"Yes, I wanted to talk about it, but they had to keep everything confidential," said Shembo. "Now that I'm out (of Notre Dame), I can talk about it."
"My name was going to flames and it just made my name look bad and I can't even speak," he said of his forced silence.
"I have nothing to hide," Shembo said. "No one's heard from me one time. Do you go off of one person's story? I'm still here, so I know I didn't do anything. I tell them exactly what happened."
By that point, Shembo estimated he had already explained his story to 26 NFL executives.
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It was a summer for the books
August 14, 2013
Wow! What a fair, what fun, and what a way to close summer in Tyler County! We would like to take this time to extend our gratitude to every person involved, even in the smallest way, with making......
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The S+V Interview: Mass Effect 3 Audio Lead Rob Blake
The Reapers are upon us. Mass Effect 3 is out next Tuesday, and with it Commander Shepard's story is coming to a close. I took the opportunity to chat with the series' audio lead, Rob Blake about his team's work in defining the Mass Effect franchise. Over the course of his career he's worked on everything from feature films to Spongebob Squarepants games, but counts his efforts at developer BioWare as the most challenging gigs he's encountered.
"What we do here dwarfs anything I've done before," he told me.
We discussed what makes Mass Effect sound like Mass Effect, working with Clint Mansell, the origins of the end credits song from the first game, and the difference between a salarian's singing voice and speaking voice. And he dished on the sounds of elcor sex.
What's always stood out for me is how well-realized the audio has been in the Mass Effect series. The first game almost felt like a '70s sci-fi movie. People have said it sounds like John Carpenter did the soundtrack. It was very synthesizer-based; Mass Effect 2 was different and much more organic. What was the idea behind the shift in styles?
It was more of a global change from the overall game rather than a specific musical direction change. The second one was more dark and gritty and we brought in a lot of morally ambiguous characters such as The Illusive Man - who you never quite trusted. You were going to darker, seedier parts of the universe. We wanted the music to reflect that.
In the first Mass Effect - to the player, Shepard and humanity as a whole - we wanted it to have a clean and sterile feel to it, almost a sense of naivete in a way. The characters were almost all humans, it was like a journey of discovery to them; they were still figuring out who they were in the universe. The music was used to reinforce that.
In the second one, things got a little bit darker. The threat of the Reapers was a little more understated in a way, and so that was reflected in the musical changes.
The soundtrack to Mass Effect 2 spanned several different releases; the first was just one. Can we expect something similar with Mass Effect 3's soundtrack in terms of multiple albums?
The split releases for Mass Effect 2 were due to DLC (additional downloadable content) releases. After the game came out, we did some interesting stuff and we had new music for each one. We tried out some new things. They were released to coincide with that. We haven't announced our DLC plan for Mass Effect 3, but I'm working on the soundtrack right now and it's going really well. I have all that I need. [Laughs]
I was thinking in terms of how Mass Effect 2 had "Atmospheric," "Combat" as well as the main soundtrack.
The "Atmospheric" and "Combat" soundtracks came out after the main one; it was important to get that stuff out. We had a lot of material for Mass Effect 2 and we had a good design for it as well. We changed the audio systems between Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 so we had a lot more flexibility with the music system. So, we made a lot more different elements that mixed together as you played through. As enemies would fade in and out, the music would switch between these different layers. As a function of that, we had a lot more content to play with.
Clint Mansell scored Mass Effect 3. He's known for simultaneously beautiful and melancholy scores. He's done a lot of work with Darron Aronofsky; he scored Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler, and Black Swan. Was he an obvious choice to score Mass Effect 3 based on his repertoire and tone?
After we finished Mass Effect 2, (project director) Casey Hudson and myself sat down and we talked for a long period of time about what we wanted to do musically. We discussed how the third game was going to be different in some ways and what we were going to do with the musical narrative. One of the key things we wanted to do was focus on the emotional connection between the different characters. Really, because of the large-scale galactic war that's going on all around you, sometimes that can be a little too much to take in. We wanted to focus on Shepard's connection with the individuals and the relationships he or she has built with those people. It became important for us to make sure that was something we musically hit.
We talked about composers and people we respected and the sort of music we thought captured the emotional resonances. I'd been listening to a lot of Clint Mansell's work at the time, I'm a big fan of his previous scores. We got talking to his people and we had a brief chat with him. He just talked about music and composition in ways that other composers we'd spoken to hadn't; it was an interesting perspective he had on composition.
That started the relationship with him. We got some amazing pieces from him and with him, we helped build the musical backbone to the game. It's not just Clint Mansell we've been working with; we have four other composers as well who are all Mass Effect veterans: Chris Lennertz, Sascha Dikiciyan and Cris Velasco worked on the Mass Effect DLC, and Sam Hulick did the first Mass Effect. The soundtrack was pretty evenly split between everyone.
There's a real range of content there and it was my and Casey's job to ensure the overall musical narrative had a good flow to it and captured those emotional moments we have. We're really happy the way the soundtrack went. Out of the three games, it's certainly my favorite; it has some awesome stuff in it.
After I finished the first Mass Effect, the song that played over the credits, "M4 Part Two," really struck me. It jumps out, it feels like it shouldn't belong with the rest of the score because it's a vocal track - but it fits right in. How did it come about?
I didn't work on the first score, but I can give you a bit of info on that. I've been living Mass Effect for the last four years! [laughs] I know a fair bit about the history of Mass Effect despite not being around at the time.
The credits pieces have always been a big focus for us. We spend a lot of time thinking of how to wrap the beginnings and the ends up for each of our products. We want to make sure we set the scene right and in a satisfying way for the player. With each of our games, we think about credits music as well, it's not an arbitrary decision for us; there's a lot of effort in picking the right pieces. That piece came from a lot of discussions. Faunts - the band that wrote that song - is actually an Edmonton band, from where BioWare is headquartered. It's great we could keep it local.


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Mr Goodfish: helping consumers make the right choice
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"If you want to keep on eating fish, you need to choose the right fish today". This is the message promoted by the Mr Goodfish campaign to fish lovers at the IUCN World Conservation Congress.
The idea of the campaign was borne from the understanding that fish stocks are not unlimited and that many fish species are overfished in Europe. Data on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ™ shows that 40% of freshwater fish in Europe are at risk of extinction.
Ludovic Frère Escoffier from the Nausicaa Centre de la Mer explains how the campaign works.
This innovative approach is undertaken in close collaboration with the fisheries industry in France, Italy and Spain i.e. the fishermen, wholesalers, restaurants and fishmongers and is proving to have a positive impact on consumer choices.
Escoffier adds that the campaign doesn't force consumers to stop eating fish altogether, instead it encourages them to not eat undersized and 'out-of season' fish.
The campaign was initiated two years ago under the World Ocean Network by three aquariums: Nausicaa Centre de la Mer in France, an IUCN Member, the Acquario di Genoa in Italy and the Aquarium Finistaerre in Spain.
"It is possible to replicate this campaign in other regions especially with the help of an organization like IUCN with its expertise and wide network," says Escoffier.


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Hassan Bordbari sat in a chair in the floral section of his Barron Park Market and Florist eating lentil soup out of a battered pot for his lunch.
"Customer!" he yelled to an employee who was tending to the fruits and vegetables at the small neighborhood market at 3876 El Camino Real.
Bordbari, 58, opened the floral shop 27 years ago and the market in 2007, with high hopes of filling a gap and serving the community after another neighborhood grocer, The American Market, closed, he said.
But these days his spirit is feeling as battered as the bean pot from which he ate. Bordbari is facing foreclosure and doesn't know how much longer the store will go on. Chase Bank is foreclosing on the building, which he owns. He owes $35,000 for four months of delinquent payments, including fees and penalties, he said.
"When I opened it, people said if it goes in, they would come, so I opened it. I put my life savings in it, but they don't shop here," he said.
"I understand, they say the fruit isn't fresh, but if they don't come and buy, there isn't any turnover. I throw it away all the time. I lost everything," he said.
Barron Park Market has received five- and four-star reviews on Yelp!, with customers calling it "part Bodega, part roadside fruit stand, part florist" and praising its offerings as a "crazy, eclectic smorgasbord" of Mexican, Middle Eastern and European products with surprises such as Captain Toady's Cocktail Sauce, Cotija cheese and gourmet Frantoia olive oil.
Bordbari blamed the market's failure on a preference of busy residents to go to larger markets such as Whole Foods and Costco. For a time, he thought about selling the building but changed his mind when the real-estate market collapsed. When he bought the building, it cost $4 million; he still owes $700,000 on the loan, he said, and he pays $6,000 each month on his mortgage.
Now he is trying to secure a $100,000 private money loan company to keep going.
Bordbari said he has seen many changes in retail along the El Camino Real strip.
"Taco Bell goes; Compadres goes; Jack in the Box goes -- all gone! Every little business -- they are all moving out. Then a big company moves in and takes the essence out of the neighborhood," he said.
Residents agreed that if Barron Park Market and Florist closes, it would be a loss for the neighborhood.
"Although we rarely shop there it still is useful to have a market in the neighborhood within walking distance of most of Barron Park and Ventura. I think we all would be very sad to see them go. Unfortunately it's hard for small markets to be competitive with the giants like Safeway and Raley's," Bob Moss, who has been keeping an eye on recent retail closures along El Camino near Barron Park, said in an email to the Weekly.
"Walmart and Target also are expanding in the grocery business, so competition for the smaller stores like Barron Park Market is tough. Let's hope this is just a temporary rough patch and they are able to survive," Moss said.
Resident Tom Wagner said he shops at the market periodically but not routinely. Lisa Altieri said she hoped the Barron Park Green Team, of which she and Wagner are members, could come up with creative ways to help the market.
"I can't speak for other residents, but I would feel that it is unfortunate for the neighborhood to lose a local market. ... I think this is a great opportunity for our neighborhood to be more sustainable by having a local market that we can easily walk or bike to for groceries.
"I have been thinking about whether it would help the market to continue if we set up some way for neighbors to provide feedback and info to the market on what kinds of items they would come in to buy, so that the owner could stock items that were more likely to support neighborhood customers," she said. But, she added, the Green Team is working on numerous other projects and would not be able to launch a feedback system right away.
The stress of loss has affected Bordbari's health.
"I almost collapsed two months ago," he said, pointing to the floor. "Right here -- I almost had a nervous breakdown."


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Denis Leary may be done with "Rescue Me," but he learned pretty quickly that the impact of the series will likely never be done with him.
After seven seasons as star, co-creator, executive producer and writer of FX's tragicomic series focusing on New York firefighters grappling with life in the aftermath of 9/11, Leary's first indication on the lingering impact of the series came during filming a climactic scene in the final episode (which airs tonight).
"I was trying not to cry because there were about 350 firemen on set that day," Leary tells PopcornBiz."We were shooting in a church. Peter [Tolan, who co-created and executive produced the series with Leary] and I had to do a speech because we had to thank the crew and everybody for working on the show, so we wanted to be funny and we had to keep shooting that day. So we tried not to cry, but the girls were breaking down, and a couple of the firefighters – who are very big, tough guys – started to get teary-eyed and we were like 'Uh oh, this is going to get bad real soon.'"
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"It wasn't until we were editing for a long time and had to do a brief re-shoot that we really started to think that you're not going to see these people again, at least not on a daily basis," he continues, "so it made it a little difficult. But it's better than doing nine seasons and having everybody say 'What the f*ck did you do those two extra seasons for?' That's what I always think."
Leary says he's grateful for such a lengthy run on a series that allowed him to flex just about every creative muscle he has. "It's very hard to imagine," he explains. "I got to do action, comedy and drama, which is unheard of, all at one time, and with a group of people that I really loved going to work with – the cast and the crew. I would hate to put that weight onto anybody else's project because I don't think it will ever happen again. It was great. It was in New York. Peter is my favorite guy to write with. [Co-star] John Scurti is one of my oldest friends. A lot of the guest stars that came on were old friends of mine that I'd always wanted to work with. You don't really get that opportunity."
"It made me a better actor, a better writer and a better producer, just by virtue of how much work it was and the nature of it," Leary adds. "I don't know if it made me a better person. I'm still pretty self-centered, greedy and angry. It didn't save me, but it taught me quite a bit."
Beyond the personal impact "Rescue Me" had on him, Leary says believes the series also left a mark on it's audience. "I would hope the thing that it changed was people's perception of firefighters in general, but specifically the FDNY," he says. "I think people are really aware of what those guys do, and are aware of the fact that, in any given circumstance, as first responders, they're actually on site before the military is, in terms of defending our country. For the firefighters I know in New York, the thing they hope for most out of this 10th anniversary [of 9/11] is to remember the 343 guys from that day, but also to just remind people of who they are and what they do because people do tend to forget."
The final episode of "Rescue Me" airs tonight at 10 PM ET on FX