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Kenny Chesney Will Debut a Brand New Single at the ACM Awards
Kenny Chesney fans will want to tune into the Academy of Country Music Awards on April 1. The superstar is planning a major reveal at the show, choosing to perform the first single from his brand new album, according to a representative from his label BNA. It's certainly interesting that the title of the single has not yet been determined but the live premiere has! Even so, Chesney fans will take it.
Chesney's new album — which is also waiting for a title — will be released on June 19, smack dab in the middle of his Brothers of the Sun tour with Tim McGraw.
This is all reason enough to be glued to the TV on Sunday, April 1 at 8 PM when the ACMs air on CBS, right? What a way to ramp up excitement for the ceremony and for new Chesney material.
There'll be plenty of Chesney to go around at the ACMs beyond the live bow of his new single. The singer was honored with a total of nine ACM nominations, including Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year for 'Hemingway's Whiskey.' Chesney's duet with Grace Potter — the chart-topping 'You and Tequila' — earned the singer nods in several other categories, such as Song of the Year, Single of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year.
"It's an honor to receive so much love from the Academy of Country Music after all they've done to support my music over the years," the always classy Chesney said at the time the nominations were revealed. "I can't wait to get back on the road and throw one big spring break party all summer long."
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ANNIE Celebrates 100th Performance on Broadway Today
The new Broadway production of Annie celebrates its 100th performance on Saturday, February 2 at the Palace Theatre (Broadway at 47th Street). The cast of the acclaimed production will celebrate the milestone with cupcakes generously provided by Magnolia Bakery.
ANNIE features a book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin, with all three authors receiving 1977 Tony Awards for their work. Annie is directed by Pulitzer Prize and three-time Tony Award-winner James Lapine and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Andy Blankenbuehler.
ANNIE stars two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran as Miss Hannigan, Australian star Anthony Warlow making his Broadway debut as Daddy Warbucks and 11-year-old Lilla Crawford as Annie, withBrynn O'Malley as Grace Farrell, Clarke Thorell as Rooster Hannigan and J. Elaine Marcos as Lily St. Regis. The Orphans are Madi Rae DiPietro as July, Georgi James as Pepper, Junah Jang as Tessie, Tyrah Skye Odoms as Kate, Taylor Richardson as Duffy, Emily Rosenfeld as Molly, Brooklyn Shuck as standby for the roles of Molly, Kate, Tessie, July and Duffy, Sadie Sink as standby for the roles of Annie, Tessie, Duffy, July and Kate and Jaidyn Young as standby for the roles of Annie, Pepper, Duffy and July. The production also features Ashley Blanchet, Jane Blass, Jeremy Davis, Danette Holden, Fred Inkley, Merwin Foard, Joel Hatch, Amanda Lea LaVergne, Gavin Lodge, Liz McCartney, Desi Oakley, Keven Quillon, David Rossetti, Sarah Solie, Dennis Stowe and Ryan VanDenBoom.
The original production of Annie opened April 21, 1977 at the Alvin Theatre and went on to win the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, seven Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, the Grammy for Best Cast Show Album and seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book (Thomas Meehan) and Best Score (Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin). The show was one of the biggest Broadway musical hits of the 1970s, running for almost six years and playing 2,377 performances.
The score for Annie includes "Maybe," "It's the Hard Knock Life," "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile," "Easy Street," "I Don't Need Anything But You" and the eternal anthem of optimism, "Tomorrow".
The creative team includes scenic design by Drama Desk Award-winner David Korins, costume design by Tony Award-winner Susan Hilferty, lighting design by two-time Tony Award-winner Donald Holderand sound design by Tony Award-winner Brian Ronan. Projection design is by Wendall K. Harrington. Music director is Todd Ellison. Orchestrations are by Michael Starobin. Dance music arrangements are by Alex Lacamoire. Musical coordinator is Patrick Vaccariello. Hair and wig design is by Tom Watson. Casting is by Telsey + Company. Animal training is by William Berloni.
ANNIE is produced on Broadway by Arielle Tepper Madover, Roger Horchow, Sally Horchow, Roger Berlind, Roy Furman, Debbie Bisno, Stacey Mindich, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., Jane Bergère/Daryl Roth and Eva Price/Christina Papagjika.
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University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken visited two Nebraska high schools in September to talk with students about the importance of higher education and the resources available to help them pay for college.
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In remarks to each student body, Milliken noted that postsecondary education brings benefits to both the individual and society. People with college degrees earn, on average, $1 million more over a lifetime than those with only a high school education, Milliken said. College graduates also enjoy better health, are more likely to vote and volunteer in their communities, are less likely to divorce or rely on public assistance, and have children who are more likely to go on to college.
Milliken urged students to take advantage of the opportunities college provides to find out what they love to do and how they can turn that into a career – whether it's teaching, medicine, entrepreneurship or something else. He encouraged students to enhance their classroom experience by studying abroad, participating in service learning, conducting research or joining student organizations that match their interests.
Nebraska's need for a college-educated workforce is significant. A new Georgetown University report ranks Nebraska seventh in the nation in the percentage of jobs in 2018 that will require postsecondary education. But while Nebraska's high school graduation rate is No. 2 in the country, its college-going rate ranks 18th.
The University of Nebraska's highest priority is affordable access, and the university is working hard to ensure that cost is not a barrier to any student who is academically qualified to attend. Milliken touted the Collegebound Nebraska program, which makes a great promise to Nebraska students: If you qualify for a federal Pell Grant, and if you meet NU's admission requirements, you can attend the University of Nebraska and pay no tuition. Generally, a family of four with one in college and an income of about $53,000 or less will qualify for Collegebound Nebraska support.
Other financial aid resources include the Susan T. Buffett Foundation, which provides scholarships to students attending any Nebraska public college or university; Regents Scholarships; and millions of dollars' worth of private financial aid. Milliken urged students to talk to their parents, counselors, teachers and college financial aid officers to maximize their scholarship opportunities.
Milliken also encouraged students to visit as many college campuses as possible to find the college that's right for them – whether it's a small school or big, private or public, and what kind of academic programs are offered. He briefly shared information about each of NU's four campuses.
The NU students who joined Milliken on his visits said they likely wouldn't have been able to afford a four-year university without Collegebound Nebraska.
Miller, the oldest of six children and a pre-dentistry major, said she had a joke that she became best friends with her high school counselor during her senior year – and she encouraged York High students to do the same.
"I have a pretty simple message for you today," she said. "My message is this: that college is possible. And I'm proof."


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Pengrowth Scotiabank Saddledome threw a big-ass salmon on the ice during Saturday night's game. Nearly ruined Hockey Night in Canada.
(If you had to look up which team plays at Scotiabank Saddledome, welcome back to the post. If you don't want to look it up, it's the Calgary Flames. We're 70 percent sure of it.)
No one knew who they were, until the fellows uploaded a "Sabotage"-scored video to YouTube. Have fun with their triumph, because they sure did.
The best part, aside from the matching Trevor Linden jerseys? Security just let the two gentlemen return to their seats. They paid at least 14 loonies for those seats, ya knooow, so they're not gonna give 'em up easy.
Investigation Time: The Fish-Chucking Canucks Fans [Orland Kurtenblog, H/T reader Mike]


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On a personal note, I think today is the first Mother's Day I've spent without my child. In fact, I'm sure of it. I suppose this makes good practice for next year when Elisabeth will be at college and Mother's Day isn't one of those holidays you come home for. Still, she is missed, though she left me a message early this morning at 4:00 am wishing me a happy day. She certainly sounded happy herself, off with her classmates in a Bedouin tent somewhere in a biblical desert.
Leaving for Poland and Israel: Elisabeth, first row, far right – face half cut off in the camera.
She left with her senior class for a week in Poland, then three more weeks in Israel. Elisabeth has only attended two schools – Shlenker, her elementary, and Emery-Weiner, her middle and high school, both are private Jewish day schools. The graduation class consists of 60 teens, most of whom have been in school together since they were two years old. Sheltered? I'm afraid so. This trip is the culmination of 15 years of daily classes on Judaica, Zionism and Hebrew. School is over for them now. Finals are history, as is the senior prom. The graduation ceremony will take place when they return home. A few in her class will be headed back to Israel for their first year of college. For a while, that was Elisabeth's plan, instead she's chosen to stay in the states. I wonder if she will regret that decision after this adventure.
After a grueling and very depressing week in Poland spent visiting concentration camps and ancient synagogues, the seniors arrived in Israel. They first went for a swim in the Dead sea. Then, before sunrise, they climbed to the top of Masada where they watched the sun come up. That's her, smiling, the first blond on the left, at the top of Masada.
For their first Sabbath in Israel, the group dressed up (as dressed up as you get in Israel – meaning no ties EVER!) and headed to the Wailing Wall for services.
Here, two of her classmates write out their prayers and place them in the cracks of the Wailing Wall, a tradition that most visitors do, regardless of religion.
The next day, it was another desert – this time in the south - and a camel ride, along with a feast and sleep inside a Bedouin's tent. With Skype and cell phones, the world is a much smaller place than it was when I first visited Israel. A call home back then, cost a fortune. We are lucky to talk, almost for free, to Elisabeth every day. Texting goes on all day long. She is already hoarse and sounds tired and run down. I imagine she'll be sick by the time she gets home in a few more weeks. The school informed us that a small group already have visited the doctor. That's what happens when the schedule is so full, bordering on brutal. Of course, it's not all religion and seriousness, she happily told me she had gone shopping for clothes to take to college. Only Elisabeth would find trendy fashion in the Holy Land.
If you have never visited Israel, I urge to think about doing so. What most people don't realize is Israel is on the coast of the Mediterranean. It's a beautiful country, with its long border a bright blue ocean reflecting the brighter blue sky. At night, the stars are amazing. The food is delicious and fresh, with vegetarian or dairy breakfasts and lunches – all cheeses, juicy tomatoes and cucumbers, and wonderful traditional Middle Eastern cuisine at dinner. Since Israel built the protective fence around their country several years ago, terrorism is almost non existent now. It's a vibrant, young country, a world leader in technology, medicine, and agriculture. It's an oasis in the desert, a verdant miracle created from the sweat and tears of the generations before. So, while I miss my daughter terribly today, I'm proud she's visiting her homeland. After studying it for so many years, I can't imagine how it must feel for her to see the bible come to life.
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Trent Woods Commissioner Fred �Chip� Hughes made an ongoing rumor official Friday when he filed the paperwork to raise campaign money for a bid to be Craven County sheriff.
Trent Woods Commissioner Fred �Chip� Hughes made an ongoing rumor official Friday when he filed the paperwork to raise campaign money for a bid to be Craven County sheriff.
�He hasn�t officially filed to run,� said Erin Burridge, director of Craven County Board of Elections. �That can�t be done until 2014. But the paperwork to open a campaign account required by elections law was submitted Friday.�
Hughes, a longtime Craven County resident who worked 14 years with N.C. Highway Patrol, said, �And right now, that�s all I�m doing. It is my intent to run. My family and I have prayed a lot about it and I feel like now is the time.�
He is married and has a son, 14, and a daughter, 13.
�I have had encouragement and overwhelming local support,� said Hughes, a Republican who serves on a three-member Republican town board led by Trent Woods Mayor Chuck Tyson, who is also Craven County Republican Party chairman.
Hughes was appointed by the Republican-majority Craven County Board of Commissioners to serve on Craven County ABC Board in the fall of 2012 after serving almost two years as a member of Coastal Carolina Regional Airport board from a previous appointment.
�But this will be a learning experience for me, running in a countywide instead of just Trent Woods race,� said Hughes. �I look forward to it. I had given it a lot of thought previously and it was not the time then.�
A final decision to pay the filing fee when that time comes in 2014 is not dependent on whether long-seated Sheriff Jerry Monette retires or seeks another term.
�The citizens of Craven County deserve professional law enforcement at the county level,� Hughes said. �That is something I will bring with transparency and accountability.�
Hughes now works as sales director of a public safety technology company.
A Craven County resident since 1970, he graduated from New Bern High School in 1986, attended the University of Maryland and served three years in the U.S. Air Force before his law enforcement work, which now includes local volunteer service. His public service also includes serving as a member of Craven Community College Foundation Board of Directors and Twin Rivers YMCA Board of Directors.
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LA and NYC: Robert Pattinson and David Cronenberg talk about Cosmopolis promotion and financing
Chauffeur Deb and I were able to attend the Cosmopolis premiere in Toronto yesterday and we'll be sharing that post with you guys soon. One of the cool bits of info we got was from producer, Martin Katz. He said the film would be released in the states in early August. In this new interview, David mentions the film doing promotion in LA and NYC. We'll keep you posted about those details as they roll out.
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The words are from Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto, a text that echoes through Don Delillo's 2003 cerebral novel, Cosmopolis, charting the hellish descent of an arch-capitalist from his high rise sanctuary into the streets of Manhattan, the multicultural cosmopolis of the story. The story follows a sleep-deprived young billionaire investor, Eric Packer, travelling across Manhattan one day for a haircut in his stretch limo, losing a vast fortune on online investing, and crashing into the real conditions of life, marriage, mortality, sex, madness and political rage.
From the soundless chamber of Eric Packer's sound-proof limo to the chilly air-conditioned hallways of a sleek dark Toronto luxury hotel is not much of a transition. Sleep-deprivation, the erasure of national boundaries, money: These subjects are close to the thoughts of director David Cronenberg and his 26-year-old star, Robert Pattinson, this afternoon, at the end of an almost two-week road trip in support of the film. Pattinson, in a baseball cap, slouches in a chair, the director, in an untucked checked shirt, sits next to a table, strewn with half-empty water bottles. Cronenberg waves a weary greeting. He's too tired to stretch for a handshake, he says. After Cannes, they went to Lisbon, Paris, Berlin and London, meeting press hordes of Pattinson's teenaged Twilight fans, improbably holding up their copies of DeLillo's Cosmopolis to be autographed.
"There wasn't time to unpack. Just get some socks. Try to figure out if they're used or not," Cronenberg says. "It was like that."
For a relatively small movie (with a budget of just over $20-million), the talent is putting in a lot of road time.
"With big movies, it's usually six or seven countries," Pattinson says. "But this is way harder getting people to see. For smaller films, they just say, 'Oh, just New York and London' or 'New York and L.A.' I don't really understand it."
"We have the U.S. to come," Cronenberg reminds him. "I've heard both July and August from the U.S. We will be doing New York and L.A."
Pattinson, who comes across as instinctively reticent, says it was a "semi-difficult" decision to take part in the film in the first place After four Twilight movies, and $2-billion in worldwide box office, and another one to come this fall, he was inclined to do something more low-profile.
"I thought I was over-saturated. I wanted to do an ensemble thing or a small part in something supporting. I spent a week putting off calling David, to decide whether I wanted to do it or not. It takes a while to realize that the worst thing that can happen is you make a bad movie. And it's much more fun jumping into slightly more abstract territory than chasing after an audience or believing that, if I do one film for the studio, I can do one for myself. It doesn't matter any more. You could do 10 for the studio and still can't get an indie [film] financed."
Cosmopolis is Cronenberg's 20th feature film, but the economics of movie-making, which were never easy, have grown more byzantine in the past economically tumultuous decade. A decade ago, when Don DeLillo was finishing Cosmopolis, Cronenberg had to mortgage his home to help finance Spider, his study in madness starring Ralph Fiennes, before his commercial bounce back with 2005's A History of Violence. In the intervening years, a string of American indie film companies – New Line Cinema, Fine Line Features, Picturehouse, Warner Independent, Fox Atomic, and Paramount Vantage and Miramax – collapsed like dominoes.
The most important shift in his work, he says, has been the loss of American financing for films, which has "has huge effects on creativity, but none of it comes out of the creative aspect, just deal-making."
"You can't make a presale to America. You used to get four million [dollars] upfront for U.S. distribution. Now you have to make the movie first and see if Sony Classics or Fox Searchlight will take it. You have to forget about America or Japan for presales, which you could get in the old days, and if you're a filmmaker like me, you have to depend on Canada and Europe."
Cosmopolis, for example, has Canadian, French, Portuguese and Italian financing. The money sources directly affect casting and location. Cronenberg's favourite stars – Viggo Mortensen (Danish), Fiennes and Pattinson (English) – are non-Americans who allow money to flow from foreign sources. There were no American actors in A Dangerous Method, and only one (Paul Giamatti) in Cosmopolis, a New York movie shot in Toronto last year. Pattinson, with his huge international profile, was a key to drawing the foreign money.
"I compare it with Viggo becoming a star because of Lord of the Rings. I couldn't have had him in History of Violence before Lord of the Rings because he wasn't a star. It's like the stock market really. You have to instill confidence in your investors. Rob has a lot of fans and he gets a lot of press and that means we can sell his movie in Germany and Korea."
The other side of the money flow, of course, is the money that comes from governments. It's a topic that's also close to Cronenberg at a time when Telefilm took a cut of roughly 10 per cent of its budget ($10.6-million over three years) in the last federal budget. Though he's often considered an international filmmaker who happens to be based on Canada, he says: "My whole career has been supported by government money, starting with the Canada Council for writing and then the CFDC [Canadian Film Development Corp.] which became Telefilm.
" Everywhere in the world except the U.S., government support of cinema is crucial … We cannot make a Canadian movie for $200-million so there's no way you can compete with the Hollywood making huge blockbusters but we can really compete when it comes to making interesting independent films, but at that level you must have government support."


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Chinese smartphone shipments outstripping feature phones
All aboard the mobile internet
China is celebrating another technology milestone after claiming that smartphone shipments in the world's biggest mobile market have now exceeded feature phone shipments, although analysts have their doubts.
China's IT ministry revealed (via TechInAsia) that around 195 million mobile phones were shipped in the first half of 2012, with on average 48 per cent of these smartphones.
However, it added that over three consecutive months since April this figure has exceeded 50 per cent, and in June it shot up to 56.9 per cent.
The report also shows the 2G/3G split for the first half of the year, with 3G phones recording a share of device shipments close to 58 per cent.
Although shipments do not equal sales, and installed user base is another matter again, the stats would appear to demonstrate the tremendous momentum behind smartphones in China.
By rough comparison, in Japan smartphones only began outselling feature phones in February this year, according to comScore stats.
In terms of what's driving this growth, all the signs point to Android and budget.
Beijing-based analyst Analysys International said Android took a 76.7 per cent share of the smartphone market in Q2, while Canalys estimated recently that by 2015 almost half of Chinese smartphones will be handsets under $200 (£127).
Chinese internet firms like Alibaba and Baidu are getting into the market with cheap handsets based on their own mobile platforms, while the likes of local giants Lenovo, ZTE and Huawei and smaller players including Yulong and K-Touch are all targeting the low end.
Even chip giant MediaTek which traditionally produced chipsets and support for shanzhai or counterfeit phone makers, is apparently now focusing all its R&D away from feature phones and onto smartphones.
Of course, government stats are far from gospel truth.
The MIIT was recently forced to hastily recalibrate the size of China's 3G mobile market to half of original estimates after it discovered some of the figures it had obtained from China Mobile were inaccurate.
There could be a similar twist in the tale if we discover the ministry has been rather loose with its technical definitions of what it classes as a smartphone, although the macro-trends are valid enough.
Gartner analyst Sandy Shen also cast doubt on the figures.
"According to our numbers, smartphones accounted for 18 per cent of the total mobile phone shipment in 2011, increasing to 28.7 per cent in 2012," she told The Reg.
"On the installed base, the numbers will be even lower. So I'm not sure how they got the 50 per cent, but smartphone is the only segment that is growing while others like basic phones and feature phones are declining." ®


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|Perhaps actual developers should summarize status of KDE4 on Windows here, while we encourage users to describe their experiences on the Talk page?
You can use this installer to download and install the various binary packages that you need to run KDE applications on MS Windows. KDE is free and open source so you can build all the applications "from scratch" from their source code; but as a convenience for others, volunteers create these precompiled packages and make them available on the Internet.
Disclaimer These are early days for KDE4 on Windows, some programs work better than others and some fail to run altogether.
You can also use the KDE Installer for Windows to install source code and the packages that you need to build KDE4 on Windows (although if you are building KDE4 on Windows you may prefer to use the emerge system to build KDE and its requirements from latest source); see Getting Started/Build/KDE4/Windows.
A single program in the The K Desktop Environment depends on many other libraries and packages; that is why each .exe is comparatively small. The KDE Installer for Windows has some awareness of dependencies, but not complete. So, the first few times you try to run an application you may see alerts about missing DLLs.
If you do not intend to build from source, do not click "all" and do not click "src", as you do not need to download the source for each package. Unclear whether you need lib for each.
There are two development systems for KDE on Windows, Microsoft's Visual C and [1]. Even if you are only running binaries and do not intend to build KDE4 yourself, you need to choose between these. As of October 2007, the former is more stable, so when you have a choice of packages in the KDE Installer for Windows, prefer the -msvc version.
The KDE programs themselves are organized into several groups: kdeedu, kdegames, and kdegraphics.
Here are some of the minimal packages you need to run a KDE application:
The Dependencies tab for a particular package lists some of the additional packages it needs. Getting_Started/Build/KDE4/Windows/3rd-party_libraries is a more complete list.
Navigate to the bin directory.
See if you can run the Qt program assistant.exe. Qt programs have fewer dependencies than a full-blown KDE application.
If that works, try running a simple KDE application, such as kruler.exe from the kdegraphics package.
The first KDE application you run will start a console window in order to run the D-Bus daemon.
Using the kdewin-installer-gui-0.8.1-2.exe to install packages, dbus-daemon.exe starts up, and many games run.
It seems running kbuildsycoca4.exe by hand helps applications like KStars and Okular to run.
There are problems with the file dialog.


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HIV/AIDS Organization Spotlight: Saint Louis Effort for AIDS
In TheBody.com's HIV/AIDS Organization Spotlight series, we focus on some of the true unsung heroes of the HIV community: the organizations that support and provide services for individuals living with, or at risk for, HIV. We profile some of the best in the U.S. and learn how they got started, what challenges they face and what's in store for them in the future.
This week, we turn our sights on St. Louis, Mo., and Saint Louis Effort for AIDS (EFA). According to the Missouri Department of Health, 5,186 people were living with HIV in the St. Louis region at the end of 2010. New diagnoses have steadily increased in recent years: There were 261 new diagnoses in 2009 and 300 in 2010. With this upward trend, it's important to have activists, educators and organizations leading efforts to get people into care and doing outreach to prevent new infections.
TheBody.com recently interviewed Cheryl Oliver, the executive director of Saint Louis Effort for AIDS.
How did Saint Louis Effort for AIDS get started, and how has it changed over time?
Saint Louis Effort for AIDS was founded in 1985. It is St. Louis' oldest AIDS service organization [ASO]. Saint Louis Effort for AIDS was founded as an all-volunteer organization -- friends helping friends. The original funding for services, which included educational outreach, an informational and referral phone hotline, a buddy program and support groups, resulted from the grassroots organizing of concerned LGBT community organizers and gay bar owners. The proceeds from six drag show performances provided the initial operating budget for EFA. Throughout the following years, additional programs, services and other ASOs evolved in the St. Louis metropolitan region to address the enormous changes in medical treatment and testing for HIV.
In 1992, EFA's client services department began providing case management services for individuals infected with HIV, and in 1994, was funded as a Ryan White Title I grantee. Dining Out for Life, EFA's annual fundraising event, was first presented in St. Louis in 1993. Today, St. Louis' Dining Out is part of the international Dining Out for Life event in 59 cities in the U.S. and Canada.
Since 1997, EFA's prevention department has been providing free testing for HIV and other STDs, and in 2002, with funding from the Office of Minority Affairs, EFA was able to conduct testing, prevention education and community outreach using the region's first mobile testing unit.
How many people do you serve?
In 2010, EFA provided direct services to 6,091 individuals and indirect services to 10,366 individuals in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. Each month, EFA provides comprehensive support services to 1,280 clients and reaches 1,250 people for testing and prevention education through community outreach activities.
What services do you provide?
Case management, which helps HIV-positive clients access the resources they need to live a more healthy life. EFA offers every level of case management provided in the state of Missouri:
- General case management, including Spanish-speaking and co-located case management.
- Waiver case management.
- Transitional case management.
- Linkage to care case management.
- Resource & referral case management.
The BEACON Project connects with people living with HIV who have not received medical care for more than 12 months and provides them with intensive case management, ongoing peer support and creative, client-based solutions for other barriers.
Prevention services include testing for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, prevention activities and education in the community, as well as a mobile outreach unit.
The Care Support Team matches volunteers with a person in the community who is living with HIV/AIDS and is in need of support and services.
The Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS) program provides education and services to people living with HIV/AIDS so they can keep and maintain their pet companions. Assistance includes veterinary care, food and other supplies and assistance.
What has the community response been like?
Exceptional. We provide a safe haven in an often-unwelcoming world. We do our best to let those affected by and living with HIV know that we are here, and that people with HIV can lead healthy and productive lives.
St. Louis and the surrounding communities have been immensely supportive of our efforts through the years. We are always amazed at how many new volunteers continue to find us and want to work with us, and at how much support we garner from individuals and businesses for our fundraising events.
What advice would you give somebody living with HIV who has never been to an HIV organization before?
One, your health is the best gift you can give yourself. There are benefits to taking medication and getting into care and saving your life.
Two, you do not have to go through this journey alone.
Three, we understand all the issues and barriers you're facing.
Four, do not let the word "AIDS" on our office door deter you from coming in and getting what you need.
And finally, just call us. We are here to help.
EFA first tries to identify and understand the barriers to care that are there for each person. There are perceived and real issues to dispel for everyone. We strive to help new clients and those newly diagnosed to understand that it's their main job to get engaged with HIV medical care -- to get their labs done, to know their numbers, to understand the HIV life cycle. After that we can begin to address all their needs.
As one of our case managers likes to say to people who have been out of care, "We deal with the cosmetics later. The foundation has to come first."
What is the biggest challenge that EFA faces?
There are two major challenges for EFA. The first challenge is being able to successfully reach out to the community and get past the stigma and fear that persists about HIV and AIDS. The individuals we really need to reach with our testing and our case management services are still very much afraid to step up and get tested and be treated.
The other challenge is rallying resources to increase advocating for support and the need for both HIV prevention activities and comprehensive supportive services for marginalized and vulnerable populations. We exist in a community, city and region in which HIV is affecting larger and larger numbers of people who do not have their basic life needs met, let alone resources for the management and survival of HIV.
What is the most rewarding aspect?
When we are able to help someone, through education, understand the importance of being responsible for his or her own health. The education becomes profound and that person takes ownership of the disease, ownership of their treatment, ownership of their health. When they are able to do that, a real "a-ha" moment happens for them. They become their own advocates and they become the best advocates for HIV and AIDS.
Your organization is very open about your funding sources and expenditures. Does being open about your funding help gain trust from the community?
Yes, we have to be transparent. Our financial health and funding are right there for everyone to see -- the community, board members, volunteers, stakeholders. On our website we also provide a link to our 990 [tax form]. All this provides additional information for people who may be in critical decision-making modes and may want to support our mission.
What direction is the organization moving toward?
Saint Louis Effort for AIDS has truly adopted a "Getting to Zero" mindset. We are increasing outreach on all levels. We are more focused than ever before and are targeting our efforts to reach high-risk populations and those who are out of care. Only by getting those who do not know their status tested and in treatment, and getting those who are out of care into treatment, can we envision zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths.
How can people help or get involved?
Saint Louis Effort for AIDS welcomes volunteers in a variety of capacities to share your time and talents. For information on volunteering, contact the volunteer manager at 314-645-6451 ext. 227.
And donations to Saint Louis Effort for AIDS really make the difference! For any information regarding contributions, please email the director of development and finance at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 314.645-6451.


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As we've discussed previously, at 16 Democrats and four Republicans, more women are in the Senate than ever before. Even the President has taken notice: He invited the female senators to dinner at the White House last night, where they ate halibut and peach pie and talked policy and legislation, according to USA Today.
A White House rep confirmed: "The president enjoyed continuing his discussion with the senators about a wide range of items on the agenda, including working together to find common ground on budget issues and new initiatives to grow our economy, create jobs and strengthen the middle class."
Unsurprisingly, the group also discussed the next step for the anti-gun movement in the wake of the Senate's disappointing shut-down of Obama's numerous proposed addendums to enhance safety, as well as child care, managing the sequester, debt reduction and the recent events in Boston.
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On 91 ODI wickets at the moment. Hopefully he will get that 100 at the World Cup. He is level with Gough at the moment on 15 World Cup wickets.
Gough 11 games 15 wickets at 28.66 econ 4.31 s/r 39.80
Anderson 8 games 15 wickets at 22.06 econ 4.47 s/r 29.60
World Cup Wickets
Botham - 30
De Freitas - 29
Willis - 18
Old - 16
Gough/Anderson - 15
ODI Career Most Wickets
1. Gough - 235
2. Botham - 145
3. Flintoff - 123
4. De Freitas - 115
5. Anderson - 91
It's hard to believe other ODI bowlers haven't stayed around long enough to get more wickets. Anderson has the best strike rate of any England ODI bowler past or present. What I found very strange is when he was number 10 in the world rankings they dropped him for a bowler who could bat, Wharf. Once Vaughan came back in the side I was worried he would do the same again as Anderson only came back into the ODI side once Vaughan was out injured.
I see Harmison, Hoggard and Jones as the Test bowlers and Anderson as an injury replacement for Hoggard (who hardly ever gets injured). Plunkett seems the most likely to be 12th man this summer.
As a Lancs supporter I will be hoping Anderson plays for them all season except when needed for ODIs.


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News - 26.04.12
Argentina Sparked the Largest Wine Celebration in the World: MALBEC WORLD DAY
The celebration promoted by Wines of Argentina included 72 events in 45 cities in 36 countries. The whole world joined in to honor Argentina's flagship variety.
The second edition of Malbec World Day was celebrated last April 17 under the auspices of Wines of Argentina, the organization that promotes the image of Argentine wines around the world and originally set the date for the celebration.
On this occasion, the key celebrations took place in New York, Washington, Los Angeles and Seattle in the USA; Ottawa, Toronto, Victoria and Vancouver in Canada; in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Brazil, and Costa Rica; and in the city of Buenos Aires, in Argentina.
In addition, the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship collaborated with WofA in the organization of various events – including tastings, tango shows and meals – that were held for journalists, buyers and special guests in more than 42 Argentine diplomatic representations around the world.
In the view of WofA's authorities, the 2012 edition of Malbec World Day exceeded every expectation: "All the events we organized had excellent results. On April 17 we became a trending topic on Twitter in Argentina. More than 1000 reports were published by the main international media outlets, thus doubling our media impact last year. A hundred stores in Europe (in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands), and in Peru and Colombia also joined the celebrations by offering in-store promotions. "The whole world talked about our wines, and that fills us with pride," said Alberto Arizu, President of WofA.
The celebrations held in Buenos Aires included a cocktail party at the Yacht Club Puerto Madero. Among the more than four hundred attendees were national, provincial and municipal authorities, ambassadors, journalists, celebrities and highly regarded personalities of the wine industry, who had the opportunity to enjoy a tango show with prestigious dancer Mora Godoy and her group and delight in an a cappella song by opera singer Verónica Cangemi, Argentine wine ambassador in the world.
Another event worth mentioning was held at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Institute for Tourism Promotion. Seven hundred guests had the chance to taste wines produced by wineries from all the Argentine wine regions. Among the attendees were businesspeople and personalities in the field of art and culture, who enjoyed the homage paid to Malbec in this iconic Manhattan location. Argentine wines were also selected to accompany all the activities of the Tribeca Film Festival – organized by Robert De Niro –, which usually attracts an audience of more than 500,000 people. In addition, on Sunday April 22, 500 special guests tasted Argentine wines at City Winery, one of the few urban wineries in the world.
Wines of Argentina is responsible for the promotion of the brand VINO ARGENTINO around the world. Since 1993, this organization has been promoting the image of local wines abroad and providing advice on export strategies for Argentina by studying and analyzing trends in consumer markets. Its aim is to contribute to the consolidation of Argentina as one of the main wine exporting countries in the world and to the global success of the Argentine wine industry by enhancing its positive image in the wine trade, among opinion leaders and consumers.
Why April 17 Was the Chosen Date
Malbec originated in Bordeaux, in the southwest of France, where this variety was cultivated and whose resulting wines bore the name of their wine region: Cahors. These wines have enjoyed popularity since the times of the Roman Empire, consolidated their prestige in the Middle Ages, and gained full recognition in modern times.
The conquest of the English market was a crucial step for the success of Cahors wines in England and around the world. When phylloxera destroyed French viticulture towards the end of the 19th century, the "Cot" fell into oblivion. However, a culture of appreciation of Malbec had already consolidated, and laid the foundation for the development of Argentine Malbec some time later. It was brought to our country in 1853 by the French Michel Aimé Pouget (1821-1875), an agronomist who was hired by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento to run the Quinta Normal of Mendoza.
After the model of France, this initiative sought to incorporate new varietals as a way to boost the national wine industry. On April 17 1853, with the support of Mendoza's Governor Pedro Pascual Segura, a bill for the foundation of a Quinta Normal and a School of Agriculture was submitted to the Provincial Legislature. The House of Representatives enacted it as law on September 6 of the same year.
By the end of the 19th century, the winegrowing industry experienced an exponential development in the hands of Italian and French immigrants, and so did Malbec, which adapted quickly to the varied terroirs offered by our geography and developed even better than in its original land. In this way, over the course of time and after a lot of hard work, Malbec became Argentina's flagship variety.
The efforts made by Pouget and Sarmiento at the Quinta Normal of Mendoza played a key role in that process. To Wines of Argentina, April 17 is not only the symbol of transformation of Argentina's wine industry but also the starting point for the development of Malbec as its international flagship.


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Most guns of today are standardized in terms of bore diameter and rifling characteristics. If you are dealing with a knowledgeable dealer, a simple request for "some hunting bullets for my 30-30″ will probably get you what you want. Unfortunately there are dealers who are not very knowledgeable and a few who are mainly interested in unloading what they have in stock. "Caveat emptor" is still the safest position to take.
This section refers to getting the "best" bullet. The first thing you should have in mind when you go to buy bullets is a clear idea of what "best" means for your intended use. For any gun the first consideration for any use should be accuracy. Whether it's for target or game, an inaccurate bullet is worthless.
Click Here for a Primer on Getting Started in Basic Reloading
The quickest and easiest rule of thumb when it comes to buying bullets is to get what duplicates the factory loading. If you want ammunition for special purposes, which most handloaders eventually will, then you will have to do a little research like reading this book. Old guns and those of foreign extraction can often be confusing in regard to what their bore and groove size actually is. The best information collected over the past century indicates that the most accurate bullet is the one that fits the groove diameter of the barrel exactly. In the final analysis this is determined by slugging the bore of your gun and measuring the slug with a micrometer or vernier caliper and getting bullets that fit.
Proper diameter bullets can most easily be determined by reading the information on the box they come in or by measurement, if you are buying bullets in a plastic bag from someone you don't know. This can be a little confusing. For instance, 22 caliber bullets for the early 22 Hornet rifles were properly .223″ diameter. The modern ones are .224″. And the 223 Remington (5.56mm) is .224″ diameter, not .223″!
Good loading manuals usually give warnings regarding groove diameters in the data they provide for foreign and early rifles if there is a considerable variation in these within a particular type of rifle. My Lyman manual indicates that groove diameters on the 303 British military rifles vary from .309″ to .317″! Put too fat a bullet in one of the tight ones along with plenty of powder and you can create a dangerous pressure situation in addition to inaccurate shooting. The 303 Enfield, if loaded properly, is a fine, accurate rifle, capable of turning in some excellent groups.


text: In this article you'll find an in-depth analysis of Rambus' RDRAM, what makes it tick, what the benefits are and above all we'll look into its technological advantages and widespread misconceptions. We'll round up this article with a broad range of real world benchmarks, which are aimed at finding the technological advantages and disadvantages, thereby checking the theory with practice. And naturally, the conclusion will summarize the results of our findings as well as give our verdict on the SDRAM vs. RDRAM issue.


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"The Heidi Chronicles"
By Wendy Wasserstein
Directed by Jenna Duncan
September 7–24, 2017
Wendy Wasserstein's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy traces the coming of age of Heidi Holland, a successful art historian, as she tries to find her bearings in a rapidly changing world. . Funny, touching, and written with rare grace and sensitivity, the play is a moving examination of the progress of a generation, from the socially and politically activist sixties to the success-oriented eighties. As Heidi determines her place in society and how to juggle success and failures in work, friendship and romance, The Heidi Chronicles asks the ever-present question: Can women have it all?
"(The Heidi Chronicles) resonates today as strongly, and at times as painfully, as they did when Wendy Wasserstein's most celebrated plays stormed Broadway in 1989…(Wasserstein's) keen ear for comic absurdity grounded in truth is matched by a probing compassion for her characters, even when they are viewed through a sardonic lens." –New York Times
Ticket Information:
- General Admission: $40
- Seniors (60+)/Military: $35
- Students: $15 (Must present current student ID or course schedule) *
- Groups: $34/person for groups of 10 or more patrons.
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Discover How a Traverse City Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Can Bring Justice To Residents Who Are Abused, Neglected, or Injured in a Nursing Home
Our Traverse City nursing home abuse lawyers represent nursing home residents and their families in lawsuits against nursing homes and residential care facilities. There are strict laws and regulations to protect the safety and welfare of these residents. Unfortunately, nursing home patients do not always receive appropriate care and the results can be severe and are often deadly.
When an elderly person moves into a nursing home, the family places a tremendous amount of trust in the facility and its staff. If the patient is injured or dies due to improper treatment and neglect, that person or his or her family should explore taking action against the facility.
Causes of Traverse City Nursing Home Abuse
Our Traverse City nursing home abuse attorneys pursue cases for many different causes of nursing home abuse and neglect. These include:
- Failure to turn or move immobile patients
- Failure to bathe patients
- Failure to supervise patients in baths and showers
- Failure to monitor nutrition and hydration/malnutrition
- Failure to use bed rails
- Verbal abuse of residents
- Failure to supervise patients
- Failure to train staff properly
- Patients wandering away from the facility
- Reduced staff-patient ratios
Traverse City Nursing Home Facilities
There are a number of skilled nursing care facilities in the City of Traverse City. These include the following:
- Bortz Health Care Of Traverse City, Traverse City, MI 49684
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The Traverse City nursing home abuse lawyers at Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C., recommend that families be alert to these signs of nursing home abuse:
- Medication Errors
- Pressure sores and bed sores
- Infections, including gangrene
- Unexplained falls resulting in broken bones
- Fractures (frequently hips)
- Debicutus Ulcers
- Sepsis
- Withdrawal, failure to speak, or
- Unusual fears
- Residents wandering away from the facility
Legal Rights After A Traverse City Nursing Home Abuse Injury
Patients and their families can file civil claims seeking money compensation for the injuries suffered due to nursing home neglect and abuse. In situations in which a patient dies due to the negligence of the facility, the family can file a Michigan Wrongful Death Claim for the loss of their loved one.
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I always enjoy the trip to Westport as I love the place. As usual on the way there recently, Diane talked a lot, chattering merrily away virtually uninterrupted all the way from Derry to Co Mayo.
She outlined the entire plot of the Mrs Brown movie, which she had just seen, before telling me about a trailer that had been shown for the new Planet of the Apes film, which she was dying to see, even though she knew it would scare her.
And it seems she has a strange phobia, as well as the run of the mill ones like mice and spiders. Diane, I learned, is terrified of weapon-wielding monkeys on horseback. I bet not one other person has ever suffered from that one.
To give my ears a break, I took out my battery shaver and began to rub it across my face. Diane caught on, and laughed: "Are you trying to get a respite from my talking?"
Then she decided to talk about why she talks so much. She was excited at the prospect of spending a weekend in Westport. And there was another reason for the non-stop chatter.
"It's the only time I get your undivided attention when you're not working at a laptop or watching TV - or both."
But Diane is very funny when on form and the journey passed quickly.
We'd stayed at the Castle Court and its sister hotel, the Westport Plaza on a few previous occasions and both were always busy with a really pleasant type of clientelle.
The staff have always been fantastic and the craic never less than 90. Food was never a let-down either. So I had high hopes for the Westport Coast Hotel, and I wasn't disappointed.
As Hotel Inspector fan Diane pointed out on arrival, now chatting in her best Alex Polizzi accent, the owners "know how to do hotels".
With 85 completely refurbished rooms and a variety of spacious family suites the former Carlton Hotel has been carefully restored. The Waterfront Restaurant (please do visit this if you enjoy quality meals) is situated on the top floor and offers magnificent views of Croagh Patrick, Clew Bay and Westport Harbour.
The views, like everything else about the hotel, were wonderful. It's not just the location, not just the quality and attention to detail, not just the decor. It is all these things, yes, but there's something really special about this chain of hotels. It's the staff - they will all go out of their way to make sure you enjoy your stay - without exception.
We soon found a lovely spot to enjoy a quiet drink and watch the sun set on the west coast. We found a lovely bar with a beer garden, which sold a range of Irish-brewed beers, with weird and wonderful names. I intended to try them all over the weekend, but I didn't get round to sampling even one. Next time, for sure.
I also discovered a new (to me anyway) type of massage. I spent a luxurious 55 minutes or so in the hotel's Ayurvedic Centre and Spa. Ayurveda is an ancient system of Indian health which originated in the state of Kerala, south India, some 5,000 years ago. The spa offers Ayurveda with a fully-qualified professional team from Kerala.
I'll be making a point of booking a treatment there anytime I'm anywhere near Westport in future. By the way, you don't have to be a guest to enjoy the Ayurveda experience.
There were quite a number of families along the harbour and little wonder; there is a wide range of activities and attractions. Just a short walk along the shore road is Westport House, so the hotel is perfectly placed for a family break.
We paid a visit to Westport House last year, and what a place that proved to be. It was as fascinating as it was beautiful, and I can say without fear of contradiction that this just has to be one of the most impressive stately homes anywhere in Ireland.
The Westport Coast Hotel is offering its guests exclusive discounts with some of the most popular activity providers in Westport, which is quickly becoming Ireland's adventure playground. Some of the theme areas are truly spectacular, like the Adventure Island Sky Challenge Activity "A Theme Park in the Sky" which is the first of its kind in Ireland.
If you do take the little ones to avail of special offers at the hotel, you will still be able to make time for yourselves. The fully supervised Buzz Club runs every week throughout July and August in its sister hotel, the Castlecourt Hotel with complimentary transport to and from the camp. The Teen Club is also available for the older kids up to 16 years of age. The choice of activities is jam packed, while Bumbles crèche is ideal for the little ones aged 2-5 years, providing complimentary childcare to residents.
Elsewhere there are cycle hire stores galore, and on our first day a pony and trap pulled up outside the refurbished hotel, and began taking visitors around the town on a sightseeing expedition.
It just seemed to fit in. I always think Westport, despite being a relatively new town, has wonderful, old-fashioned charm and its cead mile failte rivals anywhere on the emerald isle. Everyone, even the visitors who flock there, is extremely friendly. It's unique in the way it blends the old and the new, the young and the old.
Scanning through brochures, I found the Golden Years offers for the hotel especially fascinating, not to mention terrific value, now that I've turned 54 and have witnessed so many people enjoy themselves on these visits. People who are 55 and over are eligible.
As we left Westport I said to Diane: "Next April I'll be 55 and eligible for Golden Years offers and entering the autumn of my life. Why don't you pretend you're 55 too?"
For once, she was speechless.


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Price includes shipping. Very popular deck based loosely on the Rider Waite format, created by Mary Hanson-Roberts. These delicate pastel images carry the concepts of each card in an approachable, thought provoking format. This is a great beginners' deck - and from all accounts tends to remain a favourite for many readers for literally years. Relatively small card size seems ot be an advanatge for some people.
Price includes shipping. This beautiful deck is sub-titled "The Transcendental Game of Zen" which gives you some big clues as to the nature of the cards themselves. This is a well-conceived and original deck, though in many areas it veers away wildly from what we might consider conventional tarot - yet at the same time there are tantalising echoes of the familiar. I love the artwork, created by Ma Deva Padma. Though unusual, it is remarkably evocative, and resonant in many cases with other designs.


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When I wrote about Mom MacGyvers, I had a few people ask me about my duct-taped car. Yes, yes, my car really is held together by duct-tape. I think of it as more of a fashion statement than a redneck quick-fix. They make duct tape in all sorts of cool colors and patterns now! Really, I'm not holding the van together; I'm accessorizing! And it's awesome for those times (all 2 of them) when I've walked into a parking lot and have seen an identical giant, maroon, church van. No longer do I have to peer in the windows to see if the van is mine by the number of fries, empty Gatorade bottles, shoes, beach towels, and miscellaneous garbage on the floor. The creative placement of pink duct tape makes it so much easier to ascertain which van is mine!
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Texas Legends Stop Sioux Falls Skyforce Streak At Five
The first trip to South Dakota for the Texas Legends NBA Development League franchise was a fruitful one as the visitors walked away with their fifth straight win 86-82 over the Sioux Falls Skyforce. The Legends have only been around for three years so to not have played yet at the Sioux Falls Arena isn't that strange. In fact, the teams had only played once each season over the past two campaigns. What will be different is the increased frequency of matchups between these combatants considering they will play five times this season.
The first tussle was not exactly a classic, but it was dramatic enough to keep the attention of both casual fans and ardent supporters. The visitors led by 10 points early, but that was the largest separation of the night. A 26-21 Texas lead after the first frame gave way to a 43-42 Skyforce edge at half. No chance to run and hide tonight. As the game wound down, each possession turned more deliberate and every play magnified as if post season aspirations were at stake.
Sioux Falls to this point of the season had staked claim to five straight wins by executing during that final twelve minutes of each contest. Tonight was no different, with the Skyforce providing a quick burst to lead by 5 with 1:34 left. However, the Legends struck back with two straight three point baskets by Chris Roberts and Christian Eyenga to capture the lead. Andrew Goudelock misfired on the return trip for Sioux Falls with two straight jump balls in the Skyforce frontcourt mixed up a recipe that was tough to swallow. Texas closed the game on a 9-0 run and extend their winning streak to 5 after losing the first two against Tulsa. Sioux Falls now joins the beaten ranks at 5-1. Keep in mind that last year it took until mid-January to get win number 6 so this is much improved.
The visitors were paced by the aforementioned Roberts with 26 points who also grabbed 11 rebounds. Although the Legends also have Chris Douglas-Roberts on their roster who is one of the top players in the NBA D-League who only scored 9. Sioux Falls got an outstanding night from Mark Tyndale off the bench with 19 points and 15 rebounds while Demetris Nichols tallied 15 points and Jarvis Varnado added a double-double of his own with 11 points 10 rebounds and 3 blocks.
The Skyforce will have two more home contests coming on Friday and Saturday December 14 & 15 against the Austin Toros. Texas meanwhile will return to their home court for a Saturday-Sunday engagement with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.


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Location: Hawai'i
Established: August 1, 1916
Size: 333,000 acres
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, on the "Big Island" of Hawai'i, offers the visitor a look at two of the world's most active volcanoes: Kīlauea and Mauna Loa.
More than 4,000 feet high and still growing, Kīlauea abuts the southeastern slope of the older and much larger Mauna Loa, or "long mountain." Mauna Loa towers some 13,677 feet above the sea: Measured from its base 18,000 feet below sea level, it exceeds Mount Everest in height. Mauna Loa's gently sloping bulk—some 19,000 cubic miles in volume—makes it the planet's most massive single mountain.
The park stretches from sea level to Mauna Loa's summit. Beyond the end of the road lies Mauna Loa's wilderness area, where backpackers encounter freezing nights and rough lava trails amid volcanic wonders: barren lava twisted into nightmarish shapes, cinder cones, gaping pits. Kīlauea, however, provides easy access to a greater variety of scenery and cultural sites.
On the slopes of Kīlauea, whose name means "spreading, much spewing," lush green rain forest borders stark, recent lava flows. This natural laboratory of ecological change displays all stages of forest regeneration—from early regrowth of lichens and ferns to dense forest. The rain forest on the windward side of Kīlauea's summit gives way to the stark, windswept Ka'ū Desert on the hot, dry southwestern slope. At the shore, waves create lines of jagged cliffs; periodic eruptions send fresh lava flows to meet the sea amid colossal clouds of steam.
Geological dynamism forms the park's primary natural theme, followed closely by evolutionary biology. Thousands of unique species have evolved on the isolated Hawaiian islands. Cultural sites abound as well, reminders of the Polynesian pioneers who steered their great double-hulled canoes to Hawai'i beginning some 1,500 years ago.
The United Nations has named the park both an international biosphere reserve and a World Heritage site. Many of the park's intriguing native plants and animals, however, are in peril, defenseless against alien species including weedy invasive plants and feral pigs. The native species are carefully protected by the park, which has fenced the park's borders off from feral pigs and taken efforts to eradicate invasive weeds.
Did You Know?
With lava flowing at an average rate of 800-1,300 gallons per second from vents on the east rift zone of Kīlauea, more than 500 acres of new land have been added to the island of Hawaii since Kīlauea's eruption began on January 3, 1983.
Copy for this series includes excerpts from the National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States, Seventh Edition, 2012, and our National Parks series featured in National Geographic Traveler.


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LearnALanguage.com Will Disrupt the Language-Learning Industry
(PRWEB) January 21, 2013
On Monday, January 21st, LearnALanguage.com plans to release the beta version of its language-learning courses. These courses, which have been taught in over 130 countries, at schools and major corporations are now entirely free. The company believes that people are paying far too much to learn a new language.
"The reality is, with the evolution of the internet, things that used to cost money are now completely free. If people can get encyclopedias, dictionaries, personalized music, children's learning games and video games free on the internet, there is no reason that language learning shouldn't be free as well," remarked Dave Clark, CEO of LearnALanguage.com.
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The lessons are based on the award-winning Visual Link(R) methodology and has learners speaking from the beginning. These free lessons are supported by advertising, and much like Pandora(R), users will have the option to upgrade to a version without advertising.
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Domestic and international researchers, policymakers, practitioners and advocates explore promising international programs and identify research priorities in the hopes of improving of indigent defense in the United States.
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The U.S. Constitution guarantees all criminal defendants the right to be represented by counsel. Those defendants who cannot afford a lawyer have the right to have counsel appointed free of charge.[1] A considerable majority of criminal defendants in the United States fall into this category; yet, there are insufficient resources to meet their legal needs.
The American Bar Association (ABA) has characterized the funding for indigent defense services as "shamefully inadequate" and found that the system "lacks fundamental fairness and places poor persons at constant risk for wrongful conviction."[2] Public defenders represent the majority of indigent defendants in nonfederal cases,[3] but public defender offices are significantly understaffed and underfunded. In 2007, the Bureau of Justice Statistics examined caseloads in public defender offices and found that the majority of offices exceeded the recommended number of cases per attorney under the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice's Standards and Goals and employed insufficient numbers of support staff.
Simply put, indigent defense in America is in crisis.[4] Given shortages in funding and staffing for public defender offices, there is a critical need to develop evidence-based practices that help guarantee every person's fundamental right to counsel and due process.
In 2010, the Department of Justice (DOJ) launched the Access to Justice Initiative (ATJ) to improve access to justice for all Americans, regardless of their means. NIJ and ATJ came together in January 2011 to sponsor a two-day workshop to identify domestic and international best practices for representing low-income defendants and to devise a research agenda on criminal indigent defense in the United States. This collaboration highlighted the importance of using the study of international practices to advise reform of the American justice system.
Though America has developed a legacy of ensuring that indigent defendants are represented in court, the system is far from perfect.[5] The ABA cites, among other things, the lack of adequate funds for public defender offices, the lack of oversight and standards, the lack of independence from political and judicial pressure, and the lack of formal, systematic training for indigent defense attorneys as posing threats to the quality of indigent defense in the U.S.[6]
Several jurisdictions outside of the U.S. have developed successful approaches to provide high-quality, accessible indigent defense despite financial constraints. One of the primary goals of the workshop was to determine if any of these practices might be transferable to the United States.
Understanding how other countries have approached indigent defense — the research they have conducted, the policies they have developed, the practices they have instituted, and the political and financial challenges they have overcome — can help practitioners and researchers in the U.S. reflect upon their own policies and practices, offer new directions for research, and inspire innovative suggestions for replacing, modifying or complementing components of the current system.
The workshop's 40 attendees included domestic and international public defense practitioners, researchers, advocates and government officials. In addition to the participants from the United States, attendees hailed from Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, Hungary, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
The workshop coincided with DOJ's celebration of Robert F. Kennedy's achievements and enduring legacy, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's swearing-in as U.S. Attorney General. In welcoming remarks, Associate Attorney General Thomas Perrelli reminded participants of Kennedy's commitment to developing quality public defense systems and safeguarding the rights of indigent defendants. Perrelli reaffirmed, through the words of Kennedy himself, that indigent defense is a moral imperative: "The poor man charged with crime has no lobby. Ensuring fairness and equal treatment in criminal trials is the responsibility of us all."
Perrelli noted that identifying gaps in research, addressing those gaps and disseminating findings about best practices was critical to solving problems in indigent defense. "Only by having that robust research agenda and asking the right questions about public safety and justice can we most effectively protect the public and ensure that our courts mete out true justice," Perrelli stated.
In her introduction of the workshop's keynote speaker, recently retired Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Assistant Attorney General Laurie Robinson emphasized that the issue of indigent defense is a crucial one for Attorney General Eric Holder and she welcomed Chief Justice Marshall as "a champion of the poor and disenfranchised."
Born and raised in South Africa, Chief Justice Marshall was a leader in student-led anti-apartheid efforts. Appointed as the first female Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court in 1999, she led the court in making significant progress in guaranteeing adequate representation for indigent defendants. In her remarks, she challenged participants to work together to identify ways to improve the circumstances faced by indigent defendants. She emphasized the importance of judicial leadership, oversight and independence of public defender offices, active participation from the private bar in indigent defense, and early assignment of counsel in raising the quality of public defense to the caliber of the defense a defendant with means receives.
Concerns about public defenders' heavy case loads, the lack of time they are able to devote to each case and the lack of money for public defender offices to hire more attorneys were raised by the first panel and were echoed throughout the conference. Participants stressed the need for increased resources for public defenders and several advocated for increased participation in indigent defense by the private bar. They identified a number of other factors compounding the indigent defense crisis, including racial disparities in effective representation and a lack of state or federal entities to enforce defense standards such as the DOJ's
Compendium of Standards for Indigent Defense Systems.[7]
Panelists discussed the costs borne by indigent defendants in the U.S. criminal defense system and the high costs of death penalty defense. Participants discussed the value of experience in representing indigent clients and the U.K.'s recently implemented experience-based accreditation system requiring that lawyers attain a minimum certification before defending more serious crimes.
The intersection of indigent defense and immigration can be particularly difficult for public defenders to navigate. Panelists discussed the need for public defenders to receive training regarding pleas and verdicts that could affect a defendant's immigration status. Participants also noted that public defenders should be encouraged to consult with immigration lawyers because of the complexity of immigration law. In addition to the participants who discussed working with experts from external agencies, several also spoke about good outcomes and increased efficiency from bringing experts in-house.
Several panelists gave presentations on protecting the rights of juveniles in the court system. Common concerns about juvenile defense in the U.S. included lack of resources, lack of due process for juveniles (particularly unrepresented juveniles[8]) and the over-institutionalization of youth. Participants discussed international human rights standards for juvenile defense, namely the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (which the U.S. has not ratified), and European alternatives to the court system for juveniles.
Participants also discussed the state of indigent defense in indigenous communities. Indigenous communities have distinct needs and there can be tension between preservation of culture and administration of justice. Panelists highlighted effective indigenous justice programs in Canada as possible best practices, including the Gladue court (which trains court personnel, judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys on the history and unique needs of Canada's Aboriginal communities) and using restorative measures, such as sentencing circles, whenever possible.
Near the end of the meeting, participants broke into groups based on individual expertise. Each group prioritized specific, actionable measures aimed at improving indigent defense in the United States. They provided detailed recommendations to NIJ and ATJ on the main issues affecting indigent defense and suggestions for drawing on practices from other countries.
The research priorities identified by participants included:
Among participants' suggestions for international programs and practices to assess for transferability were Canada's Gladue court and adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child as well as other international treaties having to do with the rights of children and human rights.
The report that will be generated from the workshop, due to be released in 2011, will be used to inform ATJ's priorities and NIJ's future research agenda on indigent defense, including which international practices may be ripe for a transferability assessment to determine the domestic viability of the practice.
NIJ Journal No. 268, October 2011NCJ 235895
Maureen McGough is an attorney and the National Institute of Justice's outreach coordinator.
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[note 1] Different jurisdictions fulfill the mandate to provide counsel in different ways. Indigent defendants in the U.S. might be defended by public defenders, assigned counsel or contracted private attorneys, depending on the jurisdiction.
[note 2] American Bar Association (2004), Gideon's
Broken Promise: America's Continuing Quest for Equal Justice, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants. (Hereinafter ABA (2004))
[note 3] In 1998, approximately two-thirds of felony federal defendants and more than 80 percent of felony defendants in the country's 75 largest counties were represented by publicly-funded counsel. Specifically, in federal court, 30.1 percent of all defendants were represented by council from a public defender organization and 36.3 percent were represented by a panel attorney. In the large state courts, 68.3 percent were represented by public defenders and 13.7 percent were represented by assigned counsel. See: Harlow, Caroline Wolf (2000),
Defense Counsel in Criminal Cases 1 (pdf, 12 pages), U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.
[note 4] See, e.g., Eric H. Holder, Jr., U.S. Attorney General,
Remarks at the American Council of Chief Defenders Conference (June 24, 2009).
[note 5] For further discussion, see National Right to Counsel Committee (2009),
The Constitution Project, Justice Denied: America's Continuing Neglect of Our Constitutional Right to Counsel (pdf, 238 pages).
[note 6] ABA (2004).
[note 7]
Compendium of Standards for Indigent Defense Systems: A Resource Guide for Practitioners and Policymakers (2000).
[note 8] Juveniles have a right to counsel in the U.S. In some jurisdictions, they also have the right to waive counsel (the specific requirements for waiving the right to counsel vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction). There is debate in the U.S. over whether or not every child should have an unwaivable right to counsel and, if not, what the requirements for waiving counsel should be.
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