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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) James Kinney scored 20 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:44 to go, and San Jose State defeated Sacramento State 62-57 Saturday night.
Chris Cunningham had 10 points and 17 rebounds for the Spartans (5-3), who have won three in a row.
John Dickson led the Hornets (5-3) with 16 points. Dylan Garrity scored 12 points and Konner Veteto had 11 points and nine rebounds for Sacramento State.
The Hornets led 20-8 midway through the first half but the Spartans only trailed 28-22 at the break. After Kinney's 3-pointer put San Jose State ahead, the Spartans sealed it at the free-throw line with D.J. Brown making 7 of 8 tries in the last 1:06.
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In today's NY Times, "Anyone who liked swings as a child — and that should include quite a few of us — will probably feel a surprisingly visceral attraction to Ann Hamilton's installation "the event of a thread" at the Park Avenue Armory." The installation is open until Jan. 5th. If you're in New York, go there. Don't plan on any great revelation about art, creativity or the world at large. Just ride a swing for an hour.
It's odd having giant swings in a coliseum-like building that are connected to a large opaque curtain and other swings across the way. I suppose the "event of a thread" is intended to remind us of the connections between us regardless of whether we're near or far. I'm sure there's a deeper meaning here. After all, the exhibit also includes homing pigeons caged and ready to fly about, dozens of radios in paper bags scattered around, two readers of poems at either end of the room and an operatic singer who comes out onto a balcony every hour to sing something incomprehensible.
Who knows what it all means? The artist, probably, artsy types, perhaps. But it doesn't really matter. The scene in the middle of the city is surreal and riding a swing is as freeing as being out on a sailboat or skiing down a mountain. The objective as kids was always to swing as high as possible or get a friend to push you higher and while making that you're goal, you tune out all the stress of the day, all the unimportant emails, tweets, blog posts and phone calls and just focus on getting that swing to go higher and higher.
Some people stand on the sides seeming to wonder if they should drop all pretense and try the swings. Others sit tentatively, moving slowly at first before gaining the courage or losing their self-awareness to move their swing faster. It's a great way to observe human behavior when presented with something unexpected. And then there are those of us who jump right on and want to get themselves airborne. That's me, and it was great to feel free as a bird, however, short it lasted.
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Tomorrow, Brits will vote on a new prime minister, with the results being projected on the landmark tower known as Big Ben, in real time. It's not the first time projections have been beamed, but it'll be interactive at least.
It's the first time the election results will be beamed on St Stephen's Tower (to give it its full name, as Big Ben is actually the bell inside the tower), with the picture included here a mock-up of what the last general election's results would've looked like splashed on the front of the building. The BBC is behind the scheme, but before you ask—I doubt there'll be daleks patrolling the base. [BBC via O'Reilly Radar via Boing Boing]


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This site has been heavily influenced by Will Leitch and his Deadspin website. That is not to say that we model everything here after Deadspin, nor do we pretend to write as well as Will. Rather Will, taught me that I can write in a conversational manner and still be informative. That it is OK to write as if you and I are just two people sitting in a bar talking about the Rays and I am the guy in the corner that drinks too much and rambles on incoherently at times (It does not take too much to realize that Will Leitch has been heavily influenced by Andy Rooney).
When I would openly complain among fans about the Tampa Bay Devil Rays coverage, and I would rant in emails to friends, more than one suggested I turn those emails into my own blog. And when I did, boy is it painfully obvious that I had no idea what I was doing. But later on that first day I wrote a post about a writer that predicted the Devil Rays would win the 2006 World Series. It was only fitting that on that first day Deadspin linked to that post. That would be the first of 22 times in our first two years in which we would experience the "Deadspin Bump", and gave us the confidence we needed to keep going.
Today is the day we get to say "Thank You" to Will. His book "God Save The Fan", published by Harper-Collins, is now available for purchase. We have not read the book yet, but we have one on the way, and we promise you it will be worth the price. If you would like to hear from somebody that has read the book, Dan Shanoff has a review on his website. If you are not familiar with Deadspin or the writings of Will Leitch, venture over there and you will be instantly addicted.
We are not so naive to think that the "Rays Index Bump" will come close to having the same impact as Deadspin, but if this post generates just ten sales, I get a free "Will Leitch is my Homeboy" t-shirt*.
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ICNA Expresses Concern over Afghan Troop Deployment
JAMAICA, New York (December 1, 2009) – The Islamic Circle of North America expresses deep concern over President Obama's decision to deploy additional troops to the heavily occupied region of Afghanistan.
In what will be the second escalation of troops since his inauguration in January, the president has decided to increase the number of U.S. soldiers by 30,000, totaling nearly 100,000 troops in Afghanistan since the beginning of the war.
America must remain dedicated to ending the war abroad, yet time and again it has been argued that the key to this war is not a militaristic solution but a political one. While we stand behind the president in his resolve to bring soldiers home from Iraq, we ask ourselves whether risking the lives of more troops will aid in resolving the Afghanistan conflict. As of yet, the increase in forces has not brought us any closer to the end of this war.
Committing 30,000 living, breathing humans to war is a daunting prospect, one that will affect the lives of 30,000 families—mothers, fathers, siblings and children alike. America must become the flag bearer for dialogue and debate in Afghanistan. Only by opening the floor for conversation, reasonably withholding force and empowering the Afghan people will we be able to bring a sense of stability to this war-torn region.
ICNA encourages President Obama to rethink the strategy in Afghanistan, approach the situation in a diplomatic manner and work towards its resolution through negotiation and discussion. We urge the president to remain committed to the exit strategy for the removal of our troops and support efforts to create a peaceful and more secure Afghanistan.
The Islamic Circle of North America is a leading American Muslim organization dedicated to the betterment of society through the application of Islamic values. Since 1968, ICNA has worked to build relations between communities by devoting itself to education, outreach, social services and relief efforts.
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Along with an official press release confirming the game's October 24th release in Europe, Ubisoft has announced the contents of the Far Cry 2 Collectors Edition, which takes the whole special CE box thing in a completely different direction. Rather than package it in a metal tin, as is all the rage these days, Ubi is shipping their Collectors Edition in a wooden box, perhaps so you can set it on fire and compare real life wood burning to the muchly-hyped in-game wood burning. Along with the box you'll receive the game itself (thank goodness), a limited edition t-shirt in a size too small for me, an Art of Far Cry 2 book, a map, and the requisite making-of DVD. Note that nothing concrete has been announced for North America yet, but seeing as concrete would be far too heavy they'll probably go for wood here as well.
Ubisoft Confirms October 24th Release Date for Far Cry® 2 and Announces Collectors Editions Content London, UK – September 05, 2008 – Today, Ubisoft announced that Far Cry® 2 will be released on October 24th throughout all EMEA territories on the 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows® PC. "Far Cry® 2 is an amazing journey that will take you to the darkest places of Africa where each player will choose how they play. This will provide gamers with an unprecedented experience in the FPS genre". John Parkes, EMEA Marketing Director. To celebrate the release of Far Cry® 2, Ubisoft is happy to unveil the Far Cry® 2 Collectors' Edition that will include: - Exclusive wooden box - Original Far Cry® 2 Game - Limited edition Far Cry® 2 t-shirt - "The Art of Far Cry® 2" Art book - Collector 50km² map - Making-of DVD Far Cry 2 Collectors' Edition is now available for pre-order at Game and www.game.co.uk For more information, visit www.farcry2.com.


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The 2013 Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program includes four components:
- California Standards Tests
- California Modified Assessment
- California Alternate Performance Assessment
- Standards-based Tests in Spanish
California Standards Tests (CSTs)
The CSTs for English–language arts (ELA), mathematics, science, and history–social science are administered only to students in California public schools. Except for a writing component that is administered as part of the grades four and seven ELA tests, all questions are multiple-choice. These tests were developed specifically to assess students' knowledge of the California content standards. The State Board of Education adopted these standards, which specify what all children in California are expected to know and be able to do in each grade or course. The 2013 CSTs were required for students who were enrolled in the following grades/courses at the time of testing or who had completed a course during the 2012–13 school year, including 2012 summer school.
CST scores are used for calculating each school's Academic Performance Index (API) and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). Information about the API and AYP is posted on the California Department of Education Accountability Progress Reporting Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ar/index.asp.
For further information about the CST scores, go to Term and Score Explanations.
English–Language Arts
The California ELA Standards Tests were administered by grade to students in grades two through eleven.
Grades two and three:
- 65 multiple-choice questions
Grades four through eleven:
- 75 multiple-choice questions
- Additional 8 points for the writing test in grades four and seven
Students in grades two through six were administered the appropriate grade-level California Mathematics Standards Test.
Students in grade seven took either the grade seven math test or the Algebra I test.
Mathematics tests for grades eight through eleven included:
- General Mathematics (grades eight and nine only)
- Algebra I
- Geometry
- Algebra II
- Integrated Mathematics 1
- Integrated Mathematics 2
- Integrated Mathematics 3
- Summative High School Mathematics (grades nine through eleven only)
The California Science Standards Tests were administered by grade to students in grades five, eight, and ten.
- Grade five—Covers grades four and five science content standards
- Grade eight—Covers grade eight science content standards
- Grade ten (CST for Life Science)—Covers middle school life science and high school biology content standards
Students in grades nine through eleven who completed a standards-based science course took one of the following CSTs:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Earth Science
- Physics
- Integrated/Coordinated Science 1
- Integrated/Coordinated Science 2
- Integrated/Coordinated Science 3
- Integrated/Coordinated Science 4
Students in grade ten who completed a standards-based science course took one of the tests listed above in addition to taking the CST for Life Science (Grade 10).All CSTs for Science have 60 multiple-choice questions.
History–Social Science
The CSTs for History–Social Science were administered by grade to students in grades eight and eleven. These tests are:
CST for History–Social Science (Grade 8), 75 multiple-choice questions.
This is a cumulative test of standards from:
- Grade six (World History and Geography: Ancient-Civilizations);
- Grade seven (World History and Geography: Medieval and Early Modern Times); and
- Grade eight (U.S. History and Geography: Growth and Conflict).
CST for U.S. History (Grade 11), 60 multiple-choice questions.
This is a test of standards from grade eleven (U.S. History and Geography: Continuity and Change in the Twentieth Century).
Students in grades nine through eleven who completed a standards-based world history course took the following test.
CST for World History, 60 multiple-choice questions.
This is a test of standards from grade ten (World History, Culture and Geography: The Modern World).
California Modified Assessment (CMA)
The CMA was administered to eligible students in grades three through eleven. The CMA is a standards-based test for students with an individualized education program who meet the eligibility criteria adopted by the State Board of Education. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 called for a range of assessments appropriate to students' abilities. The CMA provides an appropriate assessment for a small percentage of students allowing them to demonstrate their knowledge of skills in the California academic content standards for ELA (grades three through eleven), mathematics (grades three through seven, Algebra I for eligible students in grades seven through eleven, and geometry for eligible students in grades eight through eleven), and science (grades five, eight, and ten only). Eligible students may take either the CST or the CMA in a subject area. For example, a student in grade five may take the CST for ELA and take the CMA for mathematics and science.
California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA)
Students with significant cognitive disabilities who are unable to take the CSTs
even with modifications participated in the STAR Program by taking the CAPA.
The CAPA is an individually administered performance assessment with all tasks linked to the
California ELA, mathematics, and science content standards.
The CAPA is organized into five levels, representing specific grade spans. Most students eligible for the CAPA take the level corresponding to their enrollment grade.
Level I
- Students in grades two through eleven (students with the most significant cognitive disabilities)
Level II
- Students in grades two and three
Level III
- Students in grades four and five
Level IV
- Students in grades six through eight
Level V
- Students in grades nine through eleven
Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS)
The STS consists of multiple-choice tests in Spanish that assess reading/language arts in grades two through eleven, and mathematics (grades two through seven, Algebra I for eligible students in grades seven through eleven, and geometry for eligible students in grades eight through eleven). The Spanish-speaking English learners (ELs) in grades two through eleven who either were receiving instruction in Spanish or had been enrolled in school in the United States for less than 12 months when testing began were required to take the STS in addition to taking the CST and/or CMA. School districts had the option of administering the STS to Spanish-speaking ELs who had been enrolled in school in the United States for 12 months or more and were not receiving instruction in Spanish.


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Time Out
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People are not machines. We cannot work continuously without paying the price. Taking time to refresh and rejuvenate can head off physical ailments, such as repetitive stress disorders, as well as mental exhaustion and burnout.
"Breaks are important, both physically and mentally," says Priscilla Huff, a Sellersville, Pennsylvania, author of several books about entrepreneurship, including More 101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women (Prima Publishing, $12.95, 800-632-8676). Huff grabs a 15-minute break every two hours. "I approach my work with more enthusiasm when I return," she says. How to squeeze breaks into a harried schedule? Try these tactics:
- Go gradually. If you now take no breaks at all, add one 5- to 10-minute break in the morning for a week or two, then add an afternoon break to your schedule. Finally, extend breaks to 15 minutes, or add several others until you can comfortably handle one every few hours.
- Use a timer. If you often forget to take breaks, a timer, alarm or other auditory reminder can help you stay on track.
- Do something fun or personally rewarding on your time out. The inclination for homebased business owners is to do the laundry or pay personal bills and call it a break. Sorry, but those don't count.
Huff heads to her backyard. "I'm an amateur birding enthusiast," she explains. Fifteen minutes is enough time for her to relax while watching wrens and chickadees. It's enough time for you to take a walk, read a chapter in an escapist novel, work a puzzle, lift weights, hit a few golf balls, or just sit outside and breathe deeply.
Three's Company
Whether it's babies or business, having more than one at the same time presents plenty of challenges. But like parents of triplets, owners of multiple homebased businesses find ways to cope.
Stephanie Burgett is a mother of three, ages 1, 2 and 13, and runs four businesses from her Sioux Falls, South Dakota, home. How does she manage it all? "Family comes [first]; I juggle my businesses around it," Burgett says. "For me, that means working a lot of late nights."
But finding time isn't the only hurdle multiple entrepreneurs face. Terri Lonier, a New Paltz, New York, small-business expert and author of Working Solo (John Wiley & Sons, $14.95, 800-222-7656), explains: "The biggest challenge in operating several businesses from home is maintaining a clear identity for each in your customers' minds--and in yours. Also, you may find yourself fumbling with a lack of focus. It can be difficult to know where to put your energy."
One solution: Start with a "base" business and add others that fit with it. For example, photography would be a natural extension of a writer's business. Running a furniture refinishing enterprise would not.
Lonier also suggests multiple owners leverage technology:
- Use voice mail with as many mailboxes as you need.
- Select different e-mail addresses that feed into a central address.
- Order "distinctive ring" service on your phone so you can distinguish each business's calls by the sound of the ring.
One "don't": Never mingle business records. Keeping your checking accounts, bookkeeping and business records separate lessens your headaches and keeps the IRS happy. Most important, Lonier points out, good records give you a clear picture of which businesses generate the most profits, so you know where to invest your time and money.
Break It Up
If you sit at a computer all day, breaks--especially exercise breaks--are doubly important. The more time you spend chained to the keyboard without any exercise, the greater your chances of developing a repetitive stress injury.
If it's tough to remember to stop and you're not sure which exercises would help, check out ExerciseBreak software from Hopkins Technology. The program offers a series of online exercises that pop up on your screen at predefined times, so there's no excuse for forgetting to take time out. Available for Windows/DOS ($29.95) or Macintosh ($39.95); call (612)?31-9376 or visit http://www.hoptechno.com
Lynn H. Colwell is a business writer in Post Falls, Idaho.
Contact Sources
Stephanie Burgett, c/o Watkins Inc., (605) 331-2138, email@example.com
Priscilla Huff, c/o Little House Writing & Publishing, http://www.selfemployedwoman.com
Terri Lonier, c/o Working Solo Inc., email@example.com, http://www.workingsolo.com


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One day after the Conference Board, an industry group, said its index of consumer attitudes edged down to 69.2 in April from 69.5 in March, three investor surveys released Wednesday showed similar results: The State Street Global Investor Confidence Index fell 3.9 points to 87.7 in April from 91.6 in March, while the Spectrem Affluent Investor Confidence Index dropped 3 points in April to 5, and the Spectrem Millionaire Investor Confidence Index dipped two points to 8.
"Affluent investors took a step back in April," said George H. Walper Jr. (left), president of Spectrem Group, in a press release. "There was a significant decrease this month in the number who invested in stocks, and an increase in the number who chose not to invest. We also saw a downturn in confidence in the economy."
The Spectrem Affluent Investor Confidence Index measures the investment confidence and outlook of households with $500,000 or more in net worth. The downtick ends seven consecutive months of index gains, according to the research organization, and reflects renewed caution toward the market and doubts that the economic recovery is taking hold.
Affluent investors also expressed increased confidence over last month in their household income and assets, according to the Spectrem Group. They also noted that stock market conditions are the primary factor most affecting their investment plans.
As for the recent drop in the State Street index, declining sentiment among Asian institutional investors was the driving force, as the ICI for that region decreased 7.5 points from 94.5 to 87.0.
"This is the second consecutive month that Asian investors have exhibited a pessimistic streak that is in contrast to their North American and European peers," commented Kenneth Froot, a professor at Harvard and co-developer of the index, in a press release.
"The Asian ICI is now at an all-time low, and reflects particularly concerted selling of equities by Asian domiciled institutions. It would appear that concerns about the impact of slower growth both within and outside Asia are taking their toll and causing investors in that region to increase cash and fixed income holdings," Froot said.
In other regions, sentiment was relatively static, with the North American ICI registering a decline of 0.7 points to settle at 88.8, and the European ICI ticking down by 0.1 point to reach 100.5.
"Among North American and European investors, we observed a somewhat selective approach to equity allocations this month," said Paul O'Connell of State Street Associates, in a statement. "Investors cut back on their positions in Latin America, and instead allocated towards Europe and the U.K., though even these flows came to a halt in the last week of the data sample, as renewed concern around Spain's ability to meet its debt burden surfaced."
State Street's global index represents activity from institutional investors in more than 45 countries who engage in more than 22 million transactions annually. The Spectrem Affluent Investor Confidence Index is based on 250 monthly online interviews with the financial decision-makers in households with $500,000 or more in investable assets, and he Spectrem Millionaire Investor Confidence Index is based on a subset of the overall survey group.
In terms of consumers nationwide, the recent dip in the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index "was prompted by a moderation in consumers' short-term outlook, while their assessment of current conditions continued to improve," Lynn Franco, director of the Conference Board Consumer Research Center, said in a statement. "Overall, consumers are more upbeat about the state of the economy, but they remain cautiously optimistic."


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The Houston Dynamo dropped a 2-0 result to Bolton Wanderers in the Dynamo Charities Cup on Wednesday, but it was a match that provided a valuable opportunity for the club to see how much depth it has at this point in the season.
With the match sandwiched in between weekend MLS matches, head coach Dominic Kinnear took the opportunity to get his reserves and younger players a chance to get experience against a talented English side. Coming away from the match, the Dynamo showed their squad is in a good place as the team navigates the back half of the MLS schedule.
"We had some really good moments, and then we had some moments where we let ourselves down," Kinnear said. "The attitude was good, and we pressed forward with some of the young guys coming on and giving some good energy."
The Dynamo starting lineup included just three players who started against Sporting Kansas City last week. The remaining spots were allocated to players who have pitched in as part-time starters, key reserves, trialists, and young players.
And while a number of the Dynamo reserves put in positive shifts, certain young players, including Alex Dixon and Tyler Deric, took advantage of their opportunity by putting in good shifts against the EPL side.
"It's a good experience for some guys like Tyler and Alex," Kinnear said. "Alex was playing against Duke and Wake Forest last year, and now he's playing against Bolton. It's a great experience for them, and it was good for Tyler to get another game under his belt."
Getting an up-close look at what it takes to play against top-level European competition can serve as an eye-opener for some younger players. Seeing the speed of the game and the skill level can provide them with a barometer for their skills. One player that stood out to rookie forward Will Bruin was Bolton captain Kevin Davies, who notched a goal and an assist on the night. The English international displayed the toughness that has defined his career in England.
"He's a big, physical forward who holds the ball up well," Bruin said. "I noticed that he doesn't turn the ball over, and he's really good in the air."
Even though the scoreboard was not in their favor at the end of the match — the club's first defeat in the three-year history of the Charities Cup — the Dynamo are hoping to capitalize on the experience going forward.
"It was fun getting in to play against some guys that I grew up watching on TV," Bruin added. "Seeing these guys and playing against them gives you confidence."
Darrell Lovell covers the Houston Dynamo for MLSsoccer.com. Follow him on twitter at @Dynamoexaminer.


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An otherwise-entertaining UFC 127 card ended with a thud when a No. 1 contender's bout between welterweight notables Jon Fitch and B.J. Penn ended in a majority draw.
The letdown of a decision (in an otherwise competitive fight) headlined the event, which took place at sold-out Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.
The overseas show took place on Sunday in Australia, but due to the time difference, aired in its normal Saturday-night pay-per-view timeslot in the U.S.
The bout initially provided little action, but Penn soon surprised the former Purdue University wrestler with a textbook takedown and rear-naked choke attempt. Fitch survived the round, but he found himself in a hole, one round to none.
Fitch turned the tables in the next round with a quick takedown of his own. But before he could do any real damage, Penn was back on his feet. Fitch clung to him and delivered punches from the clinch, but Penn popped him with an elbow that resulted in a badly bloodied nose and eventual takedown of his own. Once there, Penn again took his back and secured his hooks, but Fitch again rolled free and took top position. It was another close round, and though Fitch tied up the fight with the effort on the MMAjunkie.com scorecard, the judges didn't agree.
In what both fighters likely considered a deciding final frame, Fitch struck first with a big right hand that set up a takedown. He immediately battered his opponent with punches from guard, but Penn quickly kicked his way free and got back to his feet. Fitch got the fight back to the ground, though, and continued the assault of punches and elbows.
The sustained and damaging attack continued for the final three minutes of the fight. MMAjunkie.com nearly scored the round 10-8 for Fitch but settled on 10-9 and the fight 29-28 overall for the American Kickboxing Academy fighter.
In the end, though, the judges declared the bout a majority draw with scores of 29-28 (for Fitch), 28-28 and 28-28.
"I think I did enough to at least win a split decision," Fitch said. "My cardio was through the roof. It just threw me off because I did zero preparations for B.J. shooting. … It was a great game plan, and it threw me off."
Penn, who admitted the gods "smiled upon me," hinted that he may have expected a loss.
"I think I got some dominant position in the first and second rounds, but he kicked my butt in the third round," he said.
That's why he's open to a rematch.
"If he wants to do it again, I'll do it again," he said.
Fitch (23-3-1 MMA, 13-1-1 UFC), who was promised a title shot if victorious, snaps a five-fight win streak since a 2008 title loss to champion Georges St-Pierre.
Penn (16-7-2 MMA, 12-6-2 UFC), who had lost his lightweight belt and a rematch to Frankie Edgar in 2010, is 1-0-1 (with a November victory over Matt Hughes) since his return to welterweight.
Bisping TKOs Rivera – with an asterisk
In the most heated and personal fight on the UFC 127 lineup, Michael Bisping scored a second-round TKO victory over fellow middleweight Jorge Rivera. But an illegal first-round knee and Bisping's post-fight comments are likely to steal the headlines.
In an effort to hype the fight and get himself some exposure on a successful tail end of his career, Rivera opted to do something that's proven especially easy: tweak Bisping pre-fight. A series of online videos took swipes at Bisping and his fighting style, and it led to some bad blood at the pre-event press conference and UFC 127 weigh-ins.
Things began innocently enough, but midway through the opening round and after a ground scramble, Bisping tagged Rivera with a clearly illegal and especially flush knee to the head. The referee immediately called for time, and Rivera was visibly rocked by the shot. Even after a few minutes of recovery time, Rivera still appeared fazed by the shot, which resulted in a one-point deduction.
Still, he opted to press on.
Bisping closed out the round with quick hands and an easy takedown, which resulted in a 9-9 tie through the first five minutes.
Rivera landed a flush right hand and wobbled his opponent in the next stanza, but Bisping quickly took control of the fight. A solid combo was followed by a stiff knee to the head, and dazed Rivera was forced to cover up while leaning against the cage. Bisping unloaded a couple dozen additional blows until Rivera dropped to a knee and prompted the TKO stoppage at the 1:54 mark of the round.
Neither the embarrassment of the illegal blow or the victory itself initially cooled Bisping's flame.
"Never talk about my family," Bisping warned Rivera at the bout's conclusion. "Go home, loser."
By his post-fight interview, though, Bisping calmed himself down.
"I apologize," he said. "I got a little worked up there. … I'm a sensitive guy. I apologize for maybe losing my nerve a little bit there."
While still lacking a signature top-10 win to get his title shot, Bisping (21-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) nevertheless owns a three-fight win streak and four victories in his past five fights. The lone defeat came in a close decision loss to Wanderlei Silva at UFC 110 in Australia.
Rivera (19-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) snaps a three-fight win streak and loses his first fight in nearly three years.
Siver derails Sotiropoulos' title hopes
While fans complained about the matchup and said contender George Sotiropoulos was wasting his time, Dennis Siver got the last laugh.
The German fighter used a dominant first round and a pair of knockdowns to set up an eventual unanimous-decision victory over the Australian lightweight contender in one of the night's big upsets.
Siver set the tone early by avoiding takedowns. He also made a statement when Sotiropoulos caught and held a leg only to be popped anyway by a punch. As his confidence grew, Siver poured on the punches and dropped Sotiropoulos twice with crisp strikes. Each time, though, he allowed Sotiropoulos to get back to his feet instead of testing his jiu-jitsu prowess on the mat.
Sotiropoulos appeared largely recovered for the second round, but Siver continued halting the takedowns with his vastly improved defenses. However, the well-conditioned Sotiropoulos proved quicker to the punch, and a few especially solid counter strikes likely earned him the round.
In a slugfest of a third round, the fighters went toe to toe with power shots, and each landed some heavy shots. But by avoiding the takedowns and getting landing some well-time shots, Siver appeared to have a slight edge.
In the end, the judges agreed, and Siver's upset special came via scores of 29-28, 30-28 and 30-27.
"It was a hard, hard fight, but I could [implement] my game plan, and that's why I won," Siver said through a translator.
Admittedly, he worked hard to avoid ground fighting.
"That's why we trained it so hard everyday," he said of his trakedown defense. "That's why it worked."
Despite his opponent likely costing him a title shot, Sotiropoulos was nothing but complimentary.
"He was very strong, and he landed some heavy shots," he said. "He really defended well. … It was very hard to take him down."
Siver (18-7 MMA, 7-4 UFC) now has won three straight and six of his past seven UFC fights. Sotiropoulos (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC), meanwhile, suffers his first defeat in the UFC and snaps an eight-fight win streak.
Ebersole upsets resurgent Lytle
If 60-fight veteran Brian Ebersole had a kitchen sink, he would have thrown it at 50-fight vet Chris Lytle.
Fortunately for the UFC newcomer and crafty replacement fighter, his unorthodox approach resulted in a few fight-altering blows that set up an eventual upset unanimous-decision victory.
The welterweight bout featured two Indianapolis natives on two different paths. Lytle had climbed into UFC title contention with a recent four-fight win streak while Ebersole moved to Australia and dominated the country's fight circuit.
At the start of the bout, Ebersole, a replacement for injured Carlos Condit, unloaded a variety of strikes, including a fight-opening cartwheel kick. Lytle, though, easily blocked it and spent the remainder of the round working for unsuccessful guillotine chokes.
After a facial cut was closed up, Lytle opted to stand and trade in the second. Ebersole's unorthodox striking resulted in a nice spinning back kick and some solid low kicks, but Lytle's punching proved quicker, more accurate and much more powerful. But a lunging knee to the head dropped Lytle midway through the round and instantly shifted the fight's momentum.
In what was likely a third and deciding round, Ebersole scored an early takedown but soon was forced to defend from multiple guillotine-choke attempts. Lytle eventually got back to his feet, but Ebersole scored some solid blows from the clinch and finished the fight in top position with a slicing elbow strike after another failed guillotine attempt from Lytle.
In the end, Ebersole, an 11-year vet who's competed on five continents, earned the decision win via scores of 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28.
"I'm overwhelmed with emotion," said Ebersole, who's long wanted a shot in the world's top promotion. "I brought a lot of emotion from the people in my life into this fight."
Ebersole (47-14-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) now owns an eight-fight win streak and 12 victories in his past 13 bouts.
The 36-year-old Lytle (30-18-5 MMA, 9-10 UFC), who had hoped for a title shot before retiring, likely saw those hopes dashed with the defeat.
Noke scored efficient win over Camozzi
Walking out to the fitting tune of "Down Under," Australian fighter Kyle Noke got the night's pay-per-view broadcast off to a boisterous start with a quick submission win over Chris Camozzi, a fellow cast member from "The Ultimate Fighter 11."
After getting the better of their brief stand-up exchanges, Noke scored a smooth takedown, immediately hopped into the mount position, and quickly went to work. After unloading a few punches, Noke readjusted his position when Camozzi rolled to his side. Noke swung his legs to the side and then secured his hooks when his opponent went to his knees. He then flattened out Camozzi and secured the fight-ending rear-naked choke.
The fight lasted all of 95 seconds.
"I was expecting a stand-up war with Chris," said Noke, who thanked trainer Greg Jackson in his post-fight interview. "But we went to the ground, and I was able to get the finish.
Noke (19-4-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) now has won five straight fights, and he's suffered just one defeat in his past 10 fights. Camozzi (14-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC), meanwhile, snaps a four-fight win streak and suffers his first UFC defeat.
SEE ALSO: UFC 127 preliminary-card results: Pearson tops Fisher, judges rob Fukuda
- Jon Fitch vs. B.J. Penn declared a majority draw (29-28 Fitch, 28-28, 28-28)
- Michael Bisping def. Jorge Rivera via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 1:54
- Dennis Siver def. George Sotiropoulos via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-28, 30-27)
- Brian Ebersole def. Chris Lytle via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Kyle Noke def. Chris Camozzi via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:35
- Ross Pearson def. Spencer Fisher via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Alexander Gustafsson def. James Te Huna via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:27
Nick Ring def.
Riki Fukuda via unanimous decision (28-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Anthony Perosh def. Tom Blackledge via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:45
- Tiequan Zhang def. Jason Reinhardt via guillotine choke – Round 1, 0:48
- Mark Hunt def. Chris Tuchscherer via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 1:41
- Curt Warburton def. Maciej Jewtuszko via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
For more on UFC 127, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site.
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Becoming the BankPolitics / Credit Crisis 2012 Mar 25, 2012 - 04:47 AM GMT
Both the mainstream and alternative media spend a good amount of time reporting on the excesses of Wall Street, which range from extremely disproportionate levels of compensation to blatantly criminal practices. Whether we are talking about Goldman Sachs defrauding and front-running clients or former New Jersey governor and MF Global CEO Jon Corzine illegally transferring client funds to JP Morgan, there is a certain air of "so whatness" to the entire discussion. How extensive are these occurrences and why should we care?
There is no doubt that these are serious issues/crimes, but, at the end of the day, there is also a limit to how much one can care about extremely rich people stealing money from and screwing over moderately rich people in the markets. Sometimes, there is almost a distracting quality to these discussions, and it helps maintain the tarnished-yet-still-respectable reputation of the major banks. We begin to forget about the systemically cruel ways in which the global banking system affects the lives of billions of innocent people every day.
When high-level drug traffickers have been removed from all contact with operations on the street, including the handling of drugs or any associated violence, they are said to have "become the bank". They simply use their money to finance drug packages while reinvesting profits into real property and legitimate businesses. Once the traffickers reach this point, there is almost no possible way they can catch a charge and be convicted of any serious crime. The legal distance between them and the street-level dealing and violence has grown much too large, even though none of it would be possible without their money.
In that sense, the phrase "become the bank" is a very apt one. This post is not even meant to draw an analogy between high-level narco-traffickers and the TBTF banks, but rather to sketch a portrait of the literal connection that exists. The large banks are the untouchable source of funds behind almost every illegal (yet highly profitable) industry throughout the world, as well as activities that are technically legal, but still very destructive to society. They are sometimes even aided by Western governments and their intelligence apparatuses, which find valuable policy objectives in doing so.
These institutions help traffick billions worth of drugs and illegal weapons across international borders every year. Just last year, it was revealed that Wachovia (now a part of Wells Fargo) had laundered at least tens of billions of dollars for Mexican drug cartels since the escalation of drug-related violence at the US-Mexico border in 2004. This laundered money has gone towards the purchase of everything from the drugs themselves to the planes used the transport them and the weapons used to kill police and civilians alike. Ed Vulliamy produced an in-depth report on this last year for the Guardian.
How a big US bank laundered billions from Mexico's murderous drug gangs
During a 22-month investigation by agents from the US Drug Enforcement Administration, the Internal Revenue Service and others, it emerged that the cocaine smugglers had bought the plane with money they had laundered through one of the biggest banks in the United States: Wachovia, now part of the giant Wells Fargo.
The authorities uncovered billions of dollars in wire transfers, traveller's cheques and cash shipments through Mexican exchanges into Wachovia accounts. Wachovia was put under immediate investigation for failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering programme. Of special significance was that the period concerned began in 2004, which coincided with the first escalation of violence along the US-Mexico border that ignited the current drugs war.
Criminal proceedings were brought against Wachovia, though not against any individual, but the case never came to court. In March 2010, Wachovia settled the biggest action brought under the US bank secrecy act, through the US district court in Miami. Now that the year's "deferred prosecution" has expired, the bank is in effect in the clear. It paid federal authorities $110m in forfeiture, for allowing transactions later proved to be connected to drug smuggling, and incurred a $50m fine for failing to monitor cash used to ship 22 tons of cocaine.
More shocking, and more important, the bank was sanctioned for failing to apply the proper anti-laundering strictures to the transfer of $378.4bn – a sum equivalent to one-third of Mexico's gross national product – into dollar accounts from so-called casas de cambio (CDCs) in Mexico, currency exchange houses with which the bank did business.
"Wachovia's blatant disregard for our banking laws gave international cocaine cartels a virtual carte blanche to finance their operations," said Jeffrey Sloman, the federal prosecutor. Yet the total fine was less than 2% of the bank's $12.3bn profit for 2009. On 24 March 2010, Wells Fargo stock traded at $30.86 – up 1% on the week of the court settlement.
The conclusion to the case was only the tip of an iceberg, demonstrating the role of the "legal" banking sector in swilling hundreds of billions of dollars – the blood money from the murderous drug trade in Mexico and other places in the world – around their global operations, now bailed out by the taxpayer.
Common sense tells us that the first time a bank gets caught in the middle of such a blatantly obvious practice is not its first time around the block. Indeed, the evidence clearly shows that Wachovia executives were previously made aware of the illegal money laundered through their institutions by several different sources and, instead of acting to remedy the situation, sought to bury the whistleblowers six feet under a pile of disinformation and bureaucracy.
That is simply what they do, and they never catch a criminal charge, or anything beyond a symbolic slap on the wrist, for any of it – they are beyond reproach. A couple hundred million dollars in fines to their companies is a cruel joke on the millions of lives that have been destroyed by the drug trade. More importantly, it does nothing to stop these practices from occurring and destroy millions of additional lives in the future.
When it comes to profiting from murderous and destructive activities, though, nothing ranks higher for the banks than the global arms trade. This type of financing can be carried out in the open for the most part, since governments around the world sanction and engage in the export and procurement of weapons manufactured by the leading companies. Of course, everyone knows that these "legal" arms deals are also fueling the rampant armed conflict in poorer parts of the world. A good portion of the "foreign aid" given to developing nations is recycled right back into the coffers of the large weapons manufacturers and their banks.
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched,every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children." -Dwight D. Eisenhower
The London-based charitable organization "War on Want" produced a report a few years back highlighting the ways in which major U.K. banks have financed the arms trade through the provision of banking services for the weapons industry, direct investments in arms companies and the provision of credit to these companies through loan syndicates. These include investments in cluster bombs and depleted uranium projectiles, which are universally recognized as inflicting an unacceptably high injury/death toll on civilian populations during and after war.
A section of the map showing the locations of unexploded munitions around Basra in southeast IraqBanking on Bloodshed
In 2006 the UK government approved sales by UK arms companies to 19 of the 20 countries identified by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as 'countries of concern' for human rights abuses. These countries included Saudi Arabia, Israel, Colombia, China and Russia.21 Colombia, Russia and Israel are also countries in conflict. Deals have been approved in other conflict countries including Algeria, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Indonesia and Georgia. In 2007 the UK government, in defiance of an arms embargo, allowed UK companies to sell Zimbabwe £1 million in cryptography equipment and software.
Israel is a regular customer of the UK arms industry, despite its flagrant violations of international law, including the military occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territories. In 2006 the government approved for sale to Israel a laundry list of military hardware: helicopters, military aircraft cockpit displays, unmanned vehicles, anti-armour missiles and other electronic warfare equipment. BAE Systems makes subsystems, or components, for the F-16 fighter jet, of which Israel has 236. F-16s have been deployed by Israel against civilian populations in both Lebanon and Gaza.
The Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts have been a boon to arms companies in the US and the UK. One UK company that has benefited particularly from the surge in demand from the Iraq war has been Chemring, which manufactures niche products such as missile countermeasures and flares. Profits have risen each year since the start of the occupation in 2003. In 2006 returns were almost 500% higher than in 2002, and share prices have followed.
BAE supplies many weapons to the US and UK that have been used in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, including V-22 guns and armoured fighting vehicles. BAE also recently won a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence to service its Tornado jets in Iraq for £10 million apiece.29 Lockheed Martin also supplies extensively to the US and UK governments to fulfil demand from the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. These supplies include military ground vehicles and sniper targeting pods for fighter aircraft, amongst other products.
There are some weapons that have come under particular criticism for their toll on civilian life even long after a war has ended. Cluster munitions are one such weapon. They are designed to scatter dozens to hundreds of smaller bomblets over a large area and can cause high levels of civilian casualties both during attacks because of their indiscriminate, wide-area effects, and long afterwards, since unexploded ordnance turns fields, roads and even schools into minefields. One in four cluster munitions victims are children.
The arms trade provides the destructive hardware used in conflicts across the world. This report has exposed, for the first time, the extent to which the five main British high street banks are funding this violent trade. High street banks are using our money to fund companies that sell arms used against civilians in wars across the world, including conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. They are financing an industry that sells arms to countries committing human rights abuses such as Israel, Colombia and Saudi Arabia. Money from our savings and current accounts is being used to fund companies that produce pernicious weapons like depleted uranium and cluster bombs.
Faith in the banking sector is already at an all-time low. The revelation that high street banks are investing in weaponry will add to this public mistrust. Barclays, Halifax Bank of Scotland, HSBC, Lloyds TSB and Royal Bank of Scotland are all complicit. Barclays stands out for the sheer scale of its investments. Royal Bank of Scotland is the most active in lending to the arms sector. HSBC shows its glaring hypocrisy by having claimed to divest from the arms trade while actually continuing its holdings.
Whilst the complicity of high street banks is the focus of this report, War on Want believes that the arms trade should ultimately be abolished. However, with governments such as the US and UK determined to pursue military adventures around the world, the arms trade remains big business. War on Want believes that now is the time to act to put an end to high street banks' support for arms companies.
While Congressional panels hold symbolic hearings about which banks sold what toxic investment to which defrauded clients, or who knew what about which funds were transferred to what location, the systemic financing of death and destruction around the world continues on unimpeded. These activities are not only outside the scope of any serious investigation, they are officially sanctioned and effectively immune from regulation or prosecution.
These are the same institutions which have been granted virtually unlimited backstops by American and European taxpayers, in one form or another. More to the point, they are the institutions which many of us use to store our money, take out loans, invest in markets or make purchases. As long as we continue to do so, we are telling them that we are OK with how they conduct themselves around the world; that we are willing to accept their status as the untouchable elite.
Ashvin Pandurangi, third year law student at George Mason University
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Newman, John Henry, 1801–90, English churchman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, one of the founders of the Oxford movement, b. London.
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Millennial Media, the second largest player in the mobile advertising market after Google's Admob, has just filed its S-1 documents. It will likely go public in 2012, and plans to raise around $75 million at a valuation of $700 million to $1 billion.
Millennial Media S-1 Filing – SEC
It competes primarily with Google's Admob and Apple's iAd mobile advertising network. It has been steadily increasing its market share in the past quarters, and with the capital raised in the IPO, it will be in a better position to compete with the two giants.
"That's a momentous step for Millennial. It will give them the money to compete on a more equal footing with Google, and potentially expand internationally. It'll allow Millennial Media to expand its market share and it would probably be at the expense of Apple," said Karsten Weide, program vice president at research firm IDC.
Its revenues were around $48 million in 2010, and almost $70 million in the first three quarters of 2011. It hasn't yet made a profit, but seems to be on track to generate a few million dollars in profit in 2012.
Apple recently brought on Adobe executive Todd Teresi to lead its iAd business, which has been faltering since Apple acquired Quattro. It stands third after Google and Millennial Media in terms of market share.


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Plane sinks in Hudson River; 2 rescued
YONKERS, N.Y. -- Two people were rescued Sunday when their single-engine plane crashed and sank into the icy Hudson River off Yonkers, authorities said.
The small plane was carrying a man and a woman on a sightseeing trip, and crashed about 5:20 p.m., Yonkers Police Lt. Phil Collins said. The two were wearing life vests and were able to get out of the plane before it sank, Collins said.
The cause of the crash was under investigation.
The couple were plucked from the waters within 30 minutes of the crash and taken to Jacobi Medical Center. They were treated for hypothermia and were listed in stable condition at Jacobi, Lt. Toni Scherer of Empress Ambulance Service said. The names of the two were not immediately released.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen described the plane as a Piper PA-32. Bergen said the pilot told local authorities the flight left from the Trenton-Robbinsville Airport in Robbinsville, N.J. It was flying under visual flight rules and not receiving air traffic control services, she said.
The Journal News reported that Yonkers police officers and a retired detective took a boat out to rescue the two.
"Thank God we got there quick enough," said Daniel Higgins Sr., an off-duty police officer who piloted the boat.
In 2009, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger safely landed US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in New York after striking a flock of geese. All 155 people aboard survived.


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Oil, other commodities rise following budget deal
Prices for crude oil and most other commodities rose Wednesday after lawmakers cobbled together a last-minute budget agreement in Washington.
Most energy products were higher.
Commodities followed the stock market up after Congress passed a budget plan that would avert sweeping tax increases and cuts to government spending. That set off a rally in stocks and encouraged investors to shift money into other higher-risk assets like commodities. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 308 points, its biggest gain since December 2011.
Benchmark crude for February delivery rose $1.30 to finish the first trading day of the year at $93.12 a barrel. It went as high as $93.87 a barrel earlier in the session.
Precious metals also rose broadly. Gold gained $13 to $1,688.80 an ounce, an increase of nearly 1 percent. Silver rose even more. The March contract jumped 78 cents to $31.007 an ounce, a rise of 2.6 percent.
April platinum increased $25.60 to $1,568 an ounce. March palladium rose $4.60 to $707.95 an ounce.
Agricultural futures mostly fell. Wheat for March delivery lost 22.75 cents to $7.5525 a bushel. March corn fell 7.5 cents to $6.9075 a bushel and March soybeans fell 17.25 cents to $13.9225 a bushel.
In other energy futures trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, wholesale gasoline rose 3.34 cents to finish at $2.7951 a gallon. Heating oil added 1.45 cents to end at $3.0463 a gallon. Natural gas fell 11.8 cents to finish at $3.2330 per 1,000 cubic feet.


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DEAR AMY:I have been with my boyfriend for more than five years. We live together and have two wonderful children together.
We are both fast approaching 30 and are generally content with our relationship. I, however, have a nagging insecurity that won't seem to go away.
While my boyfriend tells me that he loves me and wants to be with me forever, he has not proposed or even given any hint that marriage might be in our future.
I am happy to be with him, and I know that marriage is not necessary to prove that we love each other, but the fact that he doesn't seem to want to marry me makes me a little insecure.
Am I overreacting? Is this something I need to get over? -- Impatient
DEAR IMPATIENT: I don't hold the rock-solid position that partners -- or parents -- must be married to succeed, longer term.
But to call someone you've been with for five years (who is also the father of your children) your "boyfriend?" This cannot be.
You may think I'm dwelling on the trivial, but my point is that if you think of, and refer to, him as a "partner" (for instance) instead of a boyfriend, it might codify your relationship in a way that makes you more comfortable.
It might also inspire both of you to act less like boyfriend and girlfriend and more like partners, and face this challenging, intimate issue honestly.
If you truly believe that marriage is not necessary to your future success as a couple and as parents, then you don't need my input. But my objective view is that a guy who could bring two children into the world and not want to marry the mother of his children is quite simply a guy who will never marry the mother of his children.
If you can think of him as your partner and "just get over" this important issue, then you should. Because so far, you don't really have much choice.
DEAR AMY: I am 24 and have the opportunity to move from my hometown to a town five hours away. I would be leaving my family (parents and sibling), a few friends and our pets and moving in with a cousin and her boyfriend in a new town, with a new job and new opportunities.
My problem is that I am no longer sure I want to make the move!
I feel scared. I visited the area, saw the new place and saw the places I applied to work last week. Yet all the excitement I felt last week is gone.
I can't get over the whole "leaving everything I know" part. I'd be leaving a family I am very close to and pets I can't go a day without seeing.
I feel lost and as if I am drowning. I don't know what to do. Should I stay home and keep doing what I've been doing -- working on getting my own place? Or should I leave everything I know to go try my hand at a new place with new people and the possibility of adventure and happiness? -- Torn
DEAR TORN: I think you should be brave and try this. The experience of leaving home and living in a new place will teach you so much about yourself; these lessons cannot be learned any other way.
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Jay Harrington (born 15 November 1971; age 48) is the actor who played Doctor Ravoc in the Star Trek: Voyager seventh season episode "Workforce, Part II". His costume was sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. [1]
Harrington was born as James H. Harrington III in Massachusetts and is maybe best known for his recurring role as Dr. Ron McCreadie in the second season of Desperate Housewives (2006), where he appeared alongside Teri Hatcher, Alfre Woodard, Brenda Strong, Mark Moses, Bob Gunton, Skip Stellrecht, Kristin Bauer, and under director Robert Duncan McNeill.
He also had recurring roles as Theodore Blumethal in the crime series The Division (2001-2002), as Steve Taylor in the comedy series Coupling (2003), as Dr. Simon O'Keefe in the drama series Summerland (2004-2005), and as Special Agent Paul Ryan in the crime series The Inside (2005, co-starring Rachel Nichols).
Among his other television appearances are Pacific Blue (1998), The Pretender (1998), Nash Bridges (1999, with Andrea Robinson), The Shield (2003, with Michael Jace, Benito Martinez, and Kelvin Yu), Without a Trace (2004, with Enrique Murciano, Matt Winston, and Ron Marasco), Las Vegas (2004, starring Nikki Cox), and Ghost Whisperer (2005, with Kat Sawyer-Young).
Harrington has also performed in several feature films, including the comedy Enough Already (1998), the drama Anywhere But Here (1999, with Faran Tahir, Scott Burkholder, and Stephanie Niznik), the comedy Whatever It Takes (2000, with Manu Intiraymi), the horror film Octopus (2000), the comedy Partner(s) (2005, with Saul Rubinek and Christine Romeo), and the television pilot The News (2007). More recent projects include American Reunion (2012) with John Cho.


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Poo ada is what this ada is called. A simple ada which is lightly sweetened and good to have as snack with evening tea or for a good breakfast.
Roasted rice flour is used for making this ada. The roasted rice flour should not be very finely powdered.It's good to have a little fine rice rawa in the rice flour.Tender coconut is used as filling which gives a delicious taste.If tender coconut is not available finely grated coconut can be used.
But go for tender coconut if you can. When choosing tender coconut, go for one which is not too mature nor too young but with good tender pulp.Scoop out the tender coconut from the shell and pulse in the blender/ mixie, two or three times to get it grated.
For dough
1 cup - Rice flour,lightly roasted ( idiyappam podi)
1.5 cup - water
1/2 cup - Grated tender coconut
1 tsp - oil (prefer coconut oil )
Salt to taste
1 ) To make rice dough - In a bowl, mix rice flour and grated tender coconut well with hand.Bring water to a boil in a pan, add salt and oil.Carefully pour the boiled water,little by little into the bowl with rice flour. With a spoon keep stirring and mixing the ingredients well.Cover with a lid and set aside for 10 minutes.
2) When the dough cools, but still slightly warm, knead the dough well. The dough should not be hard as chapati dough. A bit loose or softer will be good.Make medium balls of the dough.
For filling
2 - pulp of Tender coconut, grated
1 or 2 tsp - Sugar
A pinch of salt
For wrapping
Banana leaves
1 ) Mix the filling ingredients well.On a small piece of banana leaf, place one rice dough ball, press and spread out on the leaf.Dipping your fingers in water will make it easy to spread the rice dough on the leaf.
2 ) Spread the filling in the center, as shown in the picture below.
3 ) Fold the banana leaf in half, as in picture and press the seal the filling well.
4 ) Heat a Iron tawa or a non-stick pan. Make the tawa very hot, place the banana wrapped ada on the tawa. You will hear the sizzling sound as the banana leaf is placed on the hot tawa. Simmer the flame and cook for 6 to 7 minutes one side then flip with a spatula and cook the other side for another 6 to 7 minutes. Place a lid on top when cooking both sides.
5 ) In between press the ada with a flat spatula.
6 ) Now remove the banana leaf wrap from the ada and place ada direct on the tawa and cook each side again till it gets cooked and crisp. Press the ada in between from time to time. All the cooking should be done on low flame.
Now serve in a serving plate and enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee.
Also check out Ela Ada, that i have posted earlier. A sweeter version of ada that is steam cooked.


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This story was originally published in the June 2015 issue of Street Machine magazine
ONCE upon a time it was vans like Jade that were the elite superstars. People lathered trick paint, custom trim and endless chrome, brass and even goldplating around the place in an all-out effort to make their van number one.
Jade left the factory as a genuine Sandman, which definitely ruffles some purists' feathers
But once the vanning scene took a nosedive, so did the vans. Well-specced drivelines, bucket interiors and all the blingy bits made them perfect donor cars for the burgeoning street machine movement. And why wouldn't you? It was a smart move to recycle someone else's hard work and cubic dollars and send the leftovers to the wreckers.
Fortunately, not every classic show van's story ended with crispy mattresses and vandalised murals. Here's one van that had the fairytale ending instead.
The body and paint were the handiwork of Dawson Panels. Three decades on and it still looks mint
It was 1980 and a young Gary Pierce laid down $7K for an HJ Sandman. He was keen to transform the van into something worthy and within a few years had moved in the right direction. A WB Statesman front and rear bumper were purchased brand new, along with commercial-variant tail-lamps to complete the WB upgrade. A roof spoiler, sunroof and custom bonnet scoop rounded out the exterior changes, before the van was lavished in fresh jade-green Acran.
Paul Barker applied some nice boobie murals before Gary bolted up a set of custom 15x10in wheels made by his father using Globe centres and Porsche rims.
The 15x10in rims all 'round were custom-made
A 350 Chev found its way into the smoothed and detailed engine bay, packing fuelie heads and a Crane cam and topped with twin 600s on a tunnel ram. A shift-kitted Turbo 400 was a sensible upgrade, while a Jag rear was fitted using a McDonald Bros chassis kit and chromed to within an inch of its life in true 80s fashion.
Though it's running sans bonnet at the moment, James has plans to recreate the super-cool clear perspex version
A mix of green and white crushed velvet was diamond-tufted to create a minty-fresh interior – I'm serious, it looked sweet – with green perspex as a highlight.
It was a neat-looking van with a solid following, and won Gary a swag of trophies, but he still needed more. This is where shit usually goes astray – we all know of cars stripped for rebuilds that just never go back together – but Jade soon burst back onto the scene better than ever.
The current interior was trimmed back in '85 and is still in excellent condition. A WB Statesman dash and steering wheel replaced the factory GTS items
A 6/71 supercharger howling through an awesome perspex bonnet was the most obvious change, while a complete interior overhaul included a WB Statesman dash and brown re-trim to replace the original green.
The rear interior was completely stripped and redesigned using brass-plated tubing along with tan and brown velour.
Custom interior tubing remains a Jade calling card
The driveline detailing switched from red to green, with the complete exhaust system redesigned and coated in brass. Fresh murals adorned the exterior, while any of the previous silver detailing was replaced with higher-end gold.
An LSD Jag rear end was fitted early in the piece and features a replica quick-change cover and custom 'Jade' knuckle
A first glance at the engine bay still requires a double-take even 30 years on – try not to get drool on the Mr Roadster scoop. You'd swear the chassis rails were chromed, but they are in fact the tightest-fitting, factory-contoured, smoothest chrome chassis-rail covers you'll ever see. It's said these metal masterpieces took a month per side to make, and I can definitely believe it.
The supercharged 350 Chev and engine bay are detailed to the max – check out the mass of chromeplating and airbrushed inner guards
Gary drove the revamped Jade to the Wodonga Van Nationals in '85 and took out the Top Van award, before fading away from the public eye.
The small number of survivor vans we enjoy today all have one thing in common: the original owners held onto them for years after the show glory faded, and when the vans did eventually change hands, it was to people who appreciated their history and had a natural leaning towards the caretaker role.
Melbourne's James Ellis is one such enthusiast, whose love of vanning is expressed through his own individual builds and maintaining icons from the past.
"I worked with Gary in the mid-80s," James says. "I always loved the van and have remained friends with Gary in the years since. Jade made an appearance at the 1996 Van Nationals, but pretty much sat in storage the rest of the time. A mate of mine was keen to buy it so I helped broker a deal in 2005. He gave it a few tweaks but was keen to move it on for another project, so I bought it in late 2012."
Sadly, the clear perspex bonnet was long gone, having been broken years earlier, but the rest of the van had survived virtually unscathed.
Gary has tracked down the company that made the original clear perspex bonnet from 30 years ago in the hope he can get another one made
With James busy rebuilding the last surviving Easy Roller Bedford, Jade spent the next two years in his shed, but he finally embarked on a two-month thrash to get her ready for this year's Melbourne Hot Rod Show. "The engine was running but only just, and it needed a massive detail front to rear – the chrome was so filthy it looked like it had been painted silver!"
Glenlyon Motors in East Brunswick sorted out Jade's mechanical woes, including an 11th-hour crankshaft keyway repair, while James got stuck into the mammoth task of returning Jade to her show-stopping best.
"The response at the Melbourne show was mind-blowing," he says. "People loved seeing the van and it brought back a lot of memories for the old school, that's for sure."
It received a similar warm welcome at the Bathurst Van Nationals and netted James a 5th Top Van placing, proving Jade still has what it takes to be competitive 30 years on.
"I have no real plans for Jade other than to try and replace the missing perspex bonnet and just maintain it," James says. "I still have a couple of other vans on the go and would like to build a hot rod or a Trans Am too, so yeah, it's less drama to keep it as is." Sounds perfect to me.