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Ecumenism in common use can refer to two different ideas, either relations with non-Christian or non-Orthodox religious groups or instead it is the teaching that the Orthodox Church is not uniquely the one Church of Jesus Christ but rather one of many branches. The former activity can be of dubious value to some, while the latter is considered a heresy by many. To many in the Orthodox Church, participation in ecumenical relations with other religious groups is often an indication that the teaching regarding the Orthodox Church's non-uniqueness is being promulgated, either openly or surreptitiously.
Between these two ideas is the activity of relating to the non-Orthodox with either the notion of witnessing to them the ancient Christian faith or of pandering to them and making concessions in order to build relations. In the 20th century particularly, some ecumenical activities have drawn sharp criticism from various voices within the Orthodox Church, particularly participation in the World Council of Churches and the National Council of Churches in the US. Those opposing ecumenism are often self-labelled as Traditionalists and may be either within or outside mainstream Orthodoxy, particularly within the Old Calendarist movements, who often regard the New Calendar as being a symptom of "branch theory" ecumenism.
One of the more controversial documents drawn up in recent years pertaining to ecumenism is the Balamand Statement, an unofficial joint document of recommendation on Uniatism signed by representatives of the Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church in 1993.
External links
- Ecumenical Guidelines for SCOBA
- Baptism and "sacramental economy": An agreed statement of the North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation - Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary, Crestwood, New York - June 3, 1999
- Ecumenism: Origins - Expectations - Disenchantment, September 2004 Conference on Ecumenism, held at Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Conclusions of the Conference on Ecumenism
- The Church of Serbia vis-à-vis Ecumenism, by Bishop Artemije of Raska and Prizren
- Contours of Conversion and the Ecumenical Movement, by Hieromonk Alexis (Trader) of Karakallou
- The Consequences of Orthodox Participation in the Ecumenical Movement on the Orthodox Witness to the Heterodox West, by Fr. John Reeves
- The Mystery of Baptism and the Unity of the Church, by Fr. Peter A. Heers
- In Communion: Orthodoxy & Ecumenism
- In Communion: Ecumenical Movement, resources on the Orthodox Church and the Ecumenical Movement
- Orthodox Information Center: Ecumenism Awareness
- OCA Q&A: Ecumenism and Church Leaders


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Republicans in the House of Representatives, still reeling from last month's fight over extending a popular payroll tax cut, will converge on Baltimore Thursday for a retreat intended to map out a new political strategy that can bind their unwieldy caucus together.
The three-day event, which will take place largely behind closed doors at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront hotel, will bring to the Inner Harbor hundreds of federal lawmakers from across the country, their staffs and other Republican luminaries.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who chose last year not to seek the GOP presidential nomination, is expected to address the group Friday.
The retreat comes at a particularly critical moment for the GOP, which is in the midst of selecting a presidential nominee to face President Barack Obama in November. Congress has been battered by record-low approval ratings, Obama has been aggressively campaigning for re-election by attacking inaction on Capitol Hill, and some conservatives have expressed frustration with the pace of change.
"We represent a very broad spectrum of interests," said Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett, the 10-term lawmaker from Frederick County and one of two Republicans who represent the state in Congress. "I think the average American is pleased Republicans seem to be discussing among themselves the best way to achieve what everyone wants, and that is a better economy."
Rep. Andy Harris of Baltimore County, Maryland's other Republican in Washington, played down the divisions.
"Far more unites us than divides the caucus," said Harris, a first-term lawmaker who represents the Eastern Shore as well as portions of Anne Arundel, Harford and Baltimore counties. "The key is showing the American public that sending a Republican majority to Congress last year did make a difference in our ability to slow the growth of the federal government."
Republican officials said there are no plans for the kinds of excursions that took place last year, including a trip to Fort McHenry. It's not clear how much opportunity lawmakers will have to leave the hotel.
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The retreat comes a month after Republicans were criticized by some in their ranks for agreeing to a short-term extension of a payroll tax cut that had been set to expire at the end of last year. GOP House leaders initially took a stand in favor of a yearlong extension, but then agreed to a two-month extension.
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Asked Wednesday about the reversal, Boehner said: "We were picking the right fight, but I would argue we probably picked it at the wrong time."
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The Diary Of Jimmy Porterfrom veteran director Nadia Tass, Hard Option from Paul Goldman and supernatural thriller The Fear Of Darkness, which sees Chris Fitchett back in the directors' chair after several decades, are among the seven features to be presented at SPAAMart.
SPAAMart is the financing market that runs alongside the annual conference of the Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA), which takes place from November 12-15 in Melbourne.
Producer Gus Howard told Screendaily.com that the Tass film has an outback setting and is about the business of childhood and the confrontation that comes with leaving behind delusions by facing the truth.
"The audience is intended to be broad in the same way as films such as Stand By Me and The 400 Blows can reach all-age audiences," he said.
Fitchett is a script advisor of considerable repute and he and producer Mark Overett have been on script assessment panels and have lectured together but have not teamed up on a project until now.
"The tagline for The Fear Of Darkness is 'sometimes the monsters in your head do really exist'," said Overett. "The script is both economical and genuinely chilling, albeit I do scare easily…Fitchett directed the mini-classic genre pics Blood Money and Desolation Angels (in the 1980s) and both recouped their budgets and I look forward to making The Fear Of Darkness and, henceforth, sleeping with the light on."
Martin Fabinyi, who is producing under the Beyond Screen Production, describes Hard Option as an intriguing story of bent cops, corrupt politicians and divided loyalties. Moviehouse Entertainment is attached as sales agent and it will be the fourth feature to be directed by Paul Goldman (Australian Rules, Suburban Mayhem).
Music Of My Life is about a sassy young woman in London caught up in a love triangle as she secretly ghostwrites for a man who falls in love with her. The all-woman creative team has Tim White as executive producer.
Irish singer Ronan Keating, who is well-known in Australia from being a judge on the TV show The X Factor, is signed on to star in Straight On Til Morning (formerly Rockpool). He plays a charmingly volatile rockstar who heads to Australia to get over songwriters' block and grief. Once there, a talented no-nonsense 12-year-old rocks his world. (Keating has already starred in the Australian film Goddess, which is due for release next year.)
Straight On Til Morning was in the Berlinale Co-production Market and will be a debut for Sonia Whiteman. Australian producer Karen Radzyner is setting up the film as an Irish co-production with Parallel Films.
CHA$ is a comedy feature film about a voice-enhanced, new-generation, bank-computer that starts betting on the greyhounds. This horrifies the proud community bank that is about to celebrate its 150th birthday and fight off a US takeover-bid.
It is the first feature for the creative team although all are highly regarded in the television space: director Tony Tilse has directed many episodes of the highly acclaimed Underbelly and a raft of television movies.
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The Fear of Darkness: producer Mark Overett, director/writer Chris Fitchett
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The Diary of Jimmy Porter: producers Gus Howard, Lisa McCune, director Nadia Tass, writer Tony Morphett
Straight On Til Morning: producer Karen Radzyner, director Sonia Whiteman, writers Whiteman, Pip Carmel
Hard Option: producer Martin Fabinyi, director Paul Goldman, writer Henry Tefay.
Music of My Life: producer Sally Madgwick, director Jennifer Leacey, writer Emma Vuletic
Resistance: producer/director Stephen Johnson, writer Chris Anastassiades
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The Astronaut: producers/writers Adam Lemmey, Meredith Calthorpe, director Lemmey
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The hard road to freedom
It was not an easy climb to the top though. Scotty's childhood was anything but a happy one—his country was demolished by war and his family was torn apart— and young Thuan had to grow up quickly and rely on his iron-will to survive.
At the age of 11, Scotty fled from Vietnam, with the blessings of his family. He first landed in a refugee camp in Taiwan. Although there he no longer had to fear the hail of bullets, he still could not stand being confined to this "jail" of barbed-wire fences. He had risked his life leaving Vietnam in hopes of a better future and not to be locked up. At the age of thirteen Scotty escaped and found himself a job doing manual labor.
During the Vietnam War and in the post war years, thousands of American families declared themselves willing to accommodate or adopt the young victims of war — the children refugees and orphans. Aid organizations and religious associations assisted the countless Vietnamese children, Scotty being one of them, travel to the United States and one year after escaping from the refugee camp Scotty was informed that they had found a host family for him. So in 1976, Scotty boarded a ship and headed over to America, to stay with his sponsor in Chicago, Illinois. Although a dream had come true for Scotty, this by no means made it easier for him to adjust to a new country, culture, language and lifestyle. The climate though, as it turned out, is what posed to be the biggest problem and Scotty, due to the unaccustomed inclement weather in Illinois, requested a new sponsor in an area where the weather was more like that of his homeland. Scotty was granted his request and received a new sponsor in Orange County, California.
A "difficult" teenager
The climate alone could not work wonders though, nor could it veil the memories and horrible events Scotty had to go through as a child. He was tortured by these recollections of the past, and although his sponsors were very kind to him they could not replace his family. His past made Scotty feel like a stranger in America and he developed a rather rebellious streak, one that showed by his disruptive behavior especially at school. It was at this point in his life that Scotty was first introduced to poker. Soon he was spending more time in dark backrooms playing cards than in the classroom and he was eventually expelled from the school.
Already as a child in Vietnam, Scotty had heard of the magical place full of possibilities and endless opportunities known as Las Vegas and at the age of 20, Scotty fulfilled a life-long dream of his by making the trip with a couple of friends. Their first stop was Whiskey Pete's at the edge of the city. Although they were only 80 km away from the "Strip", the most famous street in Las Vegas lined with luxury hotels and beautiful sights, the boys were so enraptured that they spent more than two hours at Whiskey Pete's. It was only after they had lost all their money though that they were thrown out because they were underage. At this point Scotty became angry and asked the security guard why they had not checked earlier when they had still had some money left. Being broke, the friends turned around to go home, without ever really having seen Las Vegas.
Enchanted by "Sin City"
It seems as if Las Vegas was calling Scotty though, because just before leaving, Scotty turned around one final time for a glimpse of the Caesars Palace logo lighting up the inky night sky and it was this particular sight that prompted Scotty to convince his friends to turn around. They ended up having a good time cruising the strip and gawking at girls and in the morning they scraped together their last remaining money to have breakfast at Harrah's. In the early morning hours, his friends drove home without him, leaving Scotty behind in "Sin City". Scotty had landed himself a job as a bus boy at Harrah's and as fate seems to have it, on this random go-for-broke night, a future poker star was born:
"It's like I was destined to be here," Scotty remembers.
His new boss nicknamed him "Scotty" because could not pronounce "Thuan" and from then on he was known by all as Scotty. After finally turning 21, Scotty went to dealer's school and wandered from the buffet table to the card rooms. By observing other poker players he soon realized he could make good money playing poker. He had no goals but he saw the possibilities. The $ 150 he earned every day he spent each night again playing $ 3/$ 6 Stud games. It did not bother him that he kept losing because he always knew that he would make another $ 150 the next day.
Scotty was a typical "donkey" (a weak player who makes blatantly bad poker moves) at the time, popular amongst other players because it was easy to win money from him. What Scotty has to say about this time in his life, "I didn't even know what a donkey was. I didn't know what a fish was. I just knew that the other players were always happy to see me. After each session, I'd go home and sleep, just like everybody else. Losing the money never really bothered me."
Scotty switched to Texas Hold'em, a poker variation that best suited aggressive instincts, and worked his way up to play higher stakes. In 1985, the opportunity to deal at a no-limit Texas Hold'em tournament presented itself to him, and he took it, taking enough money with him to pay the ($ 1,000) buy in as well, if he managed to find the time to participate. Working all day and playing all night, Scotty was able to increase his meager bankroll (the money at one's disposal to play poker with) at Lake Tahoe to $ 7,000 and his confidence surged. After giving it a great deal of thought whether or not it was a good idea to risk a part of his earnings playing in a tournament he had little chance of winning, he decided to go ahead and do it anyways. Although inexperienced at both tournament and no-limit play, by the time he had sat down at the table he had shook off every last shred of doubt. He played as if he had nothing to lose—as if each game was a cash-game at his favorite casino—and soon he found himself sitting across from only one other competitor in a heads-up match. Next thing he knew, the final guy he was up against suggested splitting up the prize money— $ 140,000 for both of them and $ 10,000 for the dealer— and Scotty did not hesitate long before enthusiastically agreeing.
Fame and fortune, ups and downs
So Scotty returned to Las Vegas a changed man, ready to turn his back on his old life and start a new one, figuring he would never have to look back. He quit his old job at Harrah's and lived off of his winnings— which by then had grown to about a million dollars. Scotty was playing against poker professionals such as Johnny Chan, Doyle Brunson, Puggy Pearson and David Grey and everybody was talking about this young kid—the next big thing. Scotty who now considered himself a rich man, indulged in all the finer things stardom had to offer and bought himself a brand-new Chevrolet Z 28, a Corvette, and a luxurious condominium that he rarely stepped foot in, seeing as he had a luxury suite to his disposal at the Caesars Palace because he joined poker games there daily for astronomical sums of money. The casino treated him like a god giving him anything he wanted.
His life was soon a whirlwind, spinning out of control, because he could hardly handle all the fame and riches. Tipping big and caught up in the frenzy he could no longer tell the good friends from the bad ones. He started associating with the wrong people and snorting cocaine, yet he was ashamed of his addiction and only indulged in the bad habit alone in his suite. Still, Scotty thought that he was finally in control of his life and enjoyed his spot in the limelight,
"I thought that everybody liked me for me, but it was for the money, for what I could give them."
Scotty had four casino lockboxes, two at Caesars and two at Bob Stupak's Vegas World stuffed with chips and currency. He was convinced that the good times would never end. His success and glamorous lifestyle soon earned him the nickname "The Prince of Poker". Money meant everything to him. It seemed to be at the root of his happiness but it was soon to become the root of all his problems.
One fateful day, Scotty lost everything, every last cent— playing dice. The dice went badly but although he kept losing more and more money he would not leave the table. He asked for both of his lockboxes and when they were empty he called Bob Stupak and told him he wanted the last two as well. After only four hours he had gambled away his entire fortune. It was not easy for Scotty to cope with this set-back,
"I felt absolutely sick. I felt like killing myself."
The casino bosses of course had been watching Scotty and knew that the end was inevitable — that the house would get their money back— which is why they pampered and coddled him, so that he would continue playing. After it was all over and he had lost everything, the Caesars gave Scotty $5,000 and let him keep the suite. Everything else was soon gone though, the Chevrolet, the Corvette, and the condo. He returned to dealing at Harrah's, and resumed low stakes play— to slowly rebuild his bankroll and his career.
Yet although these were hard times for Scotty, it was nothing compared to what he went through as a child. The strength he had found then, gave him the courage to keep going now. He had faith in himself and was sure that nothing and no one was going to bring down Scotty Nguyen,
"I had nothing," he says, "but that should prove to you how strong I am. I can go down seven times but always stand up eight. That's why I always come out ahead, no matter how many times I get knocked down. Without a barrier there is no success. Without a hard time, there is no good time."
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An often action-packed thrill ride through the repercussions of the previous season, the True Blood season 5 premiere presents a thoroughly entertaining, though flawed, first installment for the series' new year.
Picking up where the chaotic True Blood season 4 finale left, much of the premiere follows Sookie (Anna Paquin) and friends through the aftermath of their murderous escapades. Certainly a necessity given the numerous cliffhangers and unfinished stories that were left from last season, a noticeable divide presents itself in the premiere, where tying up loose ends with some characters is juxtaposed with new, compelling stories for others.
As Sookie and Lafayette "take care" of Tara and Debbie, Bill (Stephen Moyer) and Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) "take care" of Nan Flanagan and the Vampire Authority, and Sam (Sam Trammell) and Alcide (Joe Manganiello) "take care" of Marcus and the pack, while Jason (Ryan Kwanten) is kicking things off with Steve Newlin (Michael McMillian) and Jessica is trying to "find" herself. Oh, and Russell Edgington (Denis O'Hare) is back.
While separate and concurrent storylines aren't inherently a poor trait, True Blood once began as a single story with many parts. Now many stories with their own individual elements muddle the narrative – each scene represents its own story with its own characters (which rarely overlap).
Aside from this trait making True Blood a truly active viewing experience (if you want to keep up with what's going on), the lack of fluidity amongst the series' many storylines makes it difficult to get an overall sense of what's actually occurring in Bon Temps.
That being said, for those able to completely grasp hold of True Blood's transition from its initial narrative to its current structuring, the season 5 premiere is a mixed bag of thoroughly enjoyable scenes and intriguing character moments.
With many of the best character moments coming from the likes of Pam (Kristin Bauer van Straten) and Terry (Todd Lowe), many of the other storylines present a more heightened emotional front, which can often become goofy or silly – while still remaining enjoyable.
Though teases of Russel Edgington and other impending challenges were interspersed throughout the premiere, there isn't really a clear sense of where True Blood is heading as the season progresses. Having screened episodes beyond the premiere, it's fair to say that some will be surprised to see what occurs by episode four. Of course, by now, this should be no surprise for fans of True Blood.
Having experienced previous seasons of Gods and witches, fans of the series should be up to speed with how the series reacts to outside entities trying to enter the story. Fortunately, True Blood season 5 appears to be trying to tell inclusive tales using many of the series' familiar faces. While several new characters are added throughout, their inclusion feels more natural and overall advances the characters' story nicely.
By turning Terra (Rutina Wesley) into a vampire, it certainly provides the series with a way to keep her around. More importantly, it allows the writers to tap into another side of the character. Giving the powers of a vampire to a woman who has largely been abused by the world, it'll be interesting to see how she takes to her new affinity for the night time.
Finally touching upon Terry Bellefleur's military past, the return of former platoon leader Patrick Devins (Scott Foley) presents an intriguing storyline for the typically quiet character. Though Devins' introduction was masked by a confusing introduction that didn't even make sense to Terry (let alone the audience), the overall intent of Devins wasn't made as clear as it probably should have been.
Trying to incorporate so many individual storylines into a 60-minute television series is extremely difficult – something True Blood hopefully learned from last season. So while the True Blood season 5 premiere is an enjoyable collection of new and concluding story-arcs that, for those willing to give way to its quickened pace of storytelling, represents that beginning of what very well could be a completely entertaining season, that sentiment could unfortunately change at any moment.
Until the true intent of True Blood season 5 is revealed, the safest bet is to take it one episode at a time, because who knows when the next 10-minutes epic fairy war will break out.
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Japan will join the EU in aiming for net-zero emissions by 2050, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced on Monday (26 October).
Few places have suffered more from the COVID-19 pandemic than southern China, the region where the novel coronavirus was first detected in the city of Wuhan. But it turned out that the pandemic is not the only calamity to befall south China this year. The region has been inundated by heavy rainfall since late May, creating a risk of catastrophic flooding.
Today's violent conflicts are proving deadlier and more difficult to resolve than ever before. In addition, there is a growing recognition of the role of climate change in exacerbating conflict risks. In light of these, a new report by UNU-CPR aims to support the UN and its partners in developing climate-sensitive conflict prevention approaches.
South Asia's vulnerability to climate change and associated fragility risks calls for a regional approach to climate services. Different actors need to cooperate to share actionable climate information—the security architecture in the region would benefit.
With cities continuously more threatened by climate change-induced disasters, urban planning's reflex response is to protect cities against nature. But what if the solution lies in working with nature instead against it? Architect Kongjiang Yu invites readers to imagine what cities could look like if they took into account ancient wisdom on spatial planning.
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Simon Furber, Network Manager at Brunel University, highlights the key issues to consider when introducing BYOD in your organisation.
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Look out Tesla, there's a new kid in town.June 17, 2013: 11:04 AM ET
Electric cars are becoming all the rage. And this time, it's not about Tesla.
Chinese electric vehicle maker Kandi Technologies (KNDI) has been moving ahead with an aggressive plan to bring 5,000 to 10,000 electric vehicles to market in the next year or so.
And Kandi's stock has nearly doubled since June 1. Seems like it's not just Americans who are enamored with the idea of 'plug and drive.'
StockTwits traders sure like what they're hearing.
$KNDI Plans to Deploy 5000-10000 Pure EVs in Hangzhou for Initial Launch of Public EV Sharing Sys / WATCH $ECTY
Kandi has already started work on its first parking and charging station fully dedicated to electric vehicles in Gudang Technology Park. That's the first step in a five-year plan to create a mini public transport hub, which would include up to 100,000 electric vehicle rentals.
$KNDI looking more & more like China's $TSLA. At least that's what traders think. $KNDI up 12% pre-market on plan for new charging stations.
If you thought 12% was good, the stock more than doubled that when trading opened and is now up about 22%. Lamonicabuzz, you hit the nail on the head with the Tesla comparison.
Related: 9 questions for Elon Musk
Shares of Tesla (TSLA) have surged more than 200% so far this year, and Kandi is catching up.
$KNDI just hesitant about chasing it.. Bullish
Fair enough. But if you make electric vehicles, can your stock still overheat? Probably, but it's clear from the strong sales of Tesla's Model S that there is a strong appetite for electric cars.
$KNDI Quarterly Changes to the NASDAQ Golden Dragon China Index http://stks.co/gZkw
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Smoked fish dip is an old school Florida tradition. If the rumors are true, S. Florida was once dotted with smoked fish huts that existed solely for the purpose of smoking fish and selling fish dip. My neighbor, Dan's family used to own one of these fish smokin' shacks until about 30 years ago so he now does his fish smoking in his back yard. Lucky me, about once a month he brings over smoked mullet, marlin, and sailfish which make wonderful fish dip. Scott calls my dip "crack" because it is that good and addicting. My recipe is a derivation of Dan's family recipe.
Keep in mind that if you don't have these types of smoked fish available (marlin, sailfish, mullet) that you can substitute other kinds of smoked fish you can find at your local seafood shop.
South Florida Smoked Fish Dip
This dip is so good, you may eat the whole batch in one sitting! Enjoy!
- 6–8 ounces smoked fish, skin removed, meat chopped in coarsely (so as not to burn out the motor on your food processor!)
- 1/2 block Neufchatel cream cheese (Neufchatel is lower in fat and you can't tell the difference in this recipe)
- 2 jalapenos
- juice of one lime
- 1 tablespoon old bay seasoning
- 1/4 cup light mayo (or less, depending on how wet your mixture is and how well it is blending)
- salt, pepper to taste
Puree ingredients in a food processor until well blended. I like to make mine almost whipped so as to easily spread on crackers.
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Shortly after Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced his decision to join the International Criminal Court on 31 December 2014, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to once again freeze the distribution of Palestinian income taxes collected by Israeli authorities. Twelve days later, after both sides have acted on their threats, Israel is weighing further measures to punish the PA for its repeated attempts to pressure Israel through unilateral actions in the international legal arena rather than acquiescing to another round of US-lead peace talks.
Abbas' bid to join the ICC was accepted and confirmed by UN General Secretary Ban-Ki Moon, and Palestine will officially become an ICC member as of 1 April 2015. This is a big success for the PA, and an important step toward the international community's recognition of Palestine as a state. First and foremost though, ICC membership brings the hope of being able to officially convict Israel of its alleged crimes committed against Palestinians in the occupied territories.
Retaliatory Israeli sanctions, however, may potentially land the PA in a difficult spot with unpredictable consequences. The half a billion shekels ($128 million) now stuck with the Israelis is nearly equal to the amount the PA spends monthly on employee salaries. It is therefore essential for keeping the Palestinian public services up and running, and maintaining the as of now somewhat stable situation in the West Bank. For the moment, the PA has vital access to emergency financial sources that, in case the freeze is not lifted soon, will be able to step in and fill the growing deficit in PA coffers. Saudi Arabia, for example, increased its $14 million financial support to the PA to $20 million in reaction to Israel's tax freeze. At the same time, India intervened and donated $4 million along with a statement underlining its position of support for an independent Palestinian state.
The Arab League has pledged an additional $100 million to help prop up the PA. Whether the group will comply with its promise of acting as financial safety net remains to be seen, as the body has a history of balking at its pledges. Iraq, at least, has made the first step and donated $28 million last week, underlining its support for the Palestinian cause.
While emergency funds from Arab and international donors are surely helpful in the short run, they are by no means a long term solution. Even more so as there is at least one other important donor to be taken into account: The United States. Although it has condemned Israel's freeze of Palestinian tax revenues, the US is now considering canceling the $400 million in aid it provides annually to the PA, as the payment was linked to the PA's promise not to join the ICC. Noticeably – but not unexpected – the billions of dollars that flow toward Israel every year are not a topic of discussion, despite the ongoing violations of agreements regarding settlement construction.
As a consequence, and despite widespread willingness of the international community to financially prop up the PA, Israel's continued freeze of Palestinian tax revenues may potentially threaten the stability the PA provides as the largest employer in the West Bank. A continued inability to pay its employees would rob thousands of families of their means of existence, which could lead to massive instability.
By withholding much needed tax revenues from the PA, Netanyahu risks an escalation of the already tense relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Attempts to appease his hardliner constituents may help him in the upcoming Israeli elections scheduled for March, but the possible consequences of Netanyahu's political expediency could be grave.
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It's SWEDOW bracket time! For those first-timers, this is an NCAA men's college basketball tournament bracket competition with prizes for the winner that are considered SWEDOW ("stuff we don't want,") a phrase coined by the inimitable Tales from the Hood. All you have to do to compete is fill out a bracket and join the SWEDOW 2013 group via the ESPN Tournament Challenge.
What can you win? Well, this year's prize pack includes (but is not limited to) a lilac bridesmaid's dress, Hanukkah socks, some BibleMan action hero DVDs, and a used Chipotle bag. If you have SWEDOW to add, email me ASAP so I can tell you where to send it. Get excited and enter now!
(Caveats: Whoever wins the bracket group gets the prizes, but I can't afford to ship them outside the US and Canada. In case someone outside the US & Canada wins, he/she gets bragging rights and the first player down the list from the winner who is in the US & Canada gets the SWEDOW. If the winner/prize winner doesn't claim his/her prizes after 7 days, I send it to the next person down the list until the SWEDOW is no longer my problem.)


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Who was buried next to Lee Harvey Oswald?
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NEW YORK -- For years, curiosity seekers visiting the Fort Worth, Texas, grave of Lee Harvey Oswald have wondered about the simple headstone next door, marked Nick Beef.
It turns out Nick Beef is alive and living in New York.
The New York Times reports that the 56-year-old man who uses that name purchased the cemetery plot next to Oswald's in 1975 and had the granite marker placed there in 1997.
Beef was born Patric Abedin. He lives in Manhattan and calls himself a nonperforming performance artist.
He says that as a child, he was in the crowd in Fort Worth when President John F. Kennedy arrived Nov. 21, 1963, for a two-day tour.
Oswald shot Kennedy the next day.
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Premiere: Live From Nowhere Near You: Volume Two Full Album Stream
Rare and Unreleased Songs from Elliott Smith, Ryan Adams, Bright Eyes, James Mercer, Modest Mouse, Wilco, and much more
Last week Under the Radar premiered an unreleased Ryan Adams song, "Shine Through the Dark," and now we're pleased to premiere a full stream of the album it's taken from —the 64-track charity compilation Live From Nowhere Near You: Volume Two, which is out today via Greyday Records. The album features rare and unreleased tracks from the likes of Elliott Smith, Bright Eyes (featuring Spoon's Britt Daniel), The Shins' James Mercer, Modest Mouse, Wilco, Daniel Johnston, The Helio Sequence, Blue Giant (featuring members of Sleater-Kinney, The Decemberists, and Viva Voce), and much more.
The compilation was put together by Kevin Moyer to raise funds for the homeless youth organization Outside In and it also features street musicians. Moyer explains the inspiration for the comp as such, "I was outside a venue after a show waiting on friends and sat down with an amazing street musician. He was better than the band we had just seen and all of these 'music fans' were leaving the show with their $20 t-shirt merch purchases tucked under their arms and not paying any attention to this guy playing at their feet for free."
Stream the full album via the player below and also check out the massive tracklisting below.
Disc: 1:
1. Kevin Moyer & Streetmusicians: An Easy Slide (Rendezvous You Too)
2. Bright Eyes and Britt Daniel of Spoon: Southern State
3. The Helio Sequence: Heart Disease
4. Nathan Jr: The Best Noise
5. The Upsidedown: Silver Wind
6. Shawn Smith of Satchel and Brad: You Are Majestic
7. Kevin Moyer & Streetmusicians: Ill Street Blues
8. Carlos Guitarlos & Mike Watt: Ain't That Lovin' You
9. Paul Immanuel Owens: Hey You Dreamer
10. Dan Reed: Ritual - solo acoustic version
11. Tango Alpha Tango: This City
12. Skeeter: Winging It
13. James Mercer of the Shins: Caring Is Creepy - solo acoustic version
14. Brent DeBoer of The Dandy Warhols: Is That All
15. Tim Jenson of Pink Martini: A Saxophone In New York
16. Carlos Vamos and Lindsay Buckland: O-No-You-Den / Bar Tremolinos
17. Pete Miser and Bosko: Where Do We Go From Here
18. Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, The Strokes, Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age and Them Crooked Vultures: Mercy Mercy Me (NOTE: Track not included on stream.)
19. Joe Purdy: Troubadour
20. Joe Whaley: Save Me From Destruction - acoustic demo version
21. Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney, Kevin and Anita Robinson of Viva Voce, Chris Funk of The Decemberists as Blue Giant: Gone For Good
Disc: 2:
1. David Brown and Adrian McEldery: Loose Change
2. The Ettes: Spend My Money
3. The Upsidedown: Light - Pete International Airport remix
4. Daniel Johnston: Grievances
5. Dand Lee Strickland and Kevin Moyer: Holding Me Down
6. Tyler Coyle: Scaffolding
7. Nicholas Crosa and DJ Sirround: One Violin, One DJ
8. Suckapunch: Moves
9. Mic Crenshaw of Hungry Mob with Stic.man of Dead Prez: Running Out Of Time
10. Lindsay Buckland and Carlos Vamos: Whirling Devas
11. Thomas Lauderdale of Pink Martini: The Overgrown Meadow
12. Danny Seim of Menomena as Lackthereof: The Columbia
13. Carlos Vamos and Lindsay Buckland: Vigilante - street edit
14. Kevin Moyer & Streetmusicians: Let's Make A Deal
15. Dandy Warhols and Portland Elvis: Gonna Be Your Santa
16. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: River Styx - demo version
17. Station Zero with Kevin Moyer: Prone
18. Logan Lynn: Movies
19. Thomas Lauderdale of Pink Martini: Nana (Manuel de Falla)
20. Third Eye Blind with Arion Salazaar: There's No Hurry To Eternity
21. Stone Gossard and Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, Pete Droge, Chris Friel, Cole Peterson: Shame On You
22. The Presidents of the United States of America: Love Everybody
Disc: 3:
1. Carlos Guitarlos & John Doe of X: Two Tavern Town
2. Tobin Herrera: Tonic Interlude (Pre-Funk)
3. The Robots: Tonic
4. Jordan White: Frank and Judy
5. Neil Gust, Elliott Smith, Jim Talstra, and John Moen of The Decemberists as No. 2: Who's Behind The Door?
6. Elliott Smith: The Real Estate
7. Modest Mouse: Dead End Job At The Dead Letter Office
8. Kevin Moyer and Wally Hendrickson: Happiness, That's Why I'm Bleeding
9. Thomas Lauderdale of Pink Martini: Up and Up
10. Thomas Lauderdale of Pink Martini: A Piano In New York
11. Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree: Abandoner (alternate mix)
12. Greg Snell: End Wash
13. Kevin Moyer: Gutter Swirls (Drained)
14. Pete Miser of the Five Fingers of Funk: Call On Me
15. Dave Allen of Gang of Four, Danny Seim of Menomena, John Askew, and Adam Gnade as Faux Hoax: Your Friends Will Carry You Home
16. David Maverick: Reverse
17. Ryan Adams : Shine Through The Dark
18. Joe Whaley: Save Me From Destruction - alternate studio version
19. Matt Brown and Kevin Moyer: One Fine Day (Fall) - acoustic version
20. The Black Ryder with Peter Hayes of BRMC: Burn and Fade
21. Wilco: Someday Some Morning Sometime
22. Joe Whaley: I'll Always Be There For You - acoustic demo version
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Smartphones and tablets have become part of our lives, they are hovering and glitches often take users from ravnovesiya.V this post you will find out why the Samsung GT-i9000 Galaxy S does not turn on, turned off, or hangs.
In the article there is a list of recommendations, the implementation of which will help you to return your mobile device to the old life.
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Executive Branch--DOTD Guidelines for Vehicles, Trucks and Loads which Haul Hay from Louisiana to Texas
WHEREAS, R.S. 32:387 sets forth the terms and conditions whereby vehicles hauling certain loads may be issued special permits by the Department of Transportation and Development if they are in excess of legal statutory size and weight limits;
WHEREAS, as a result of the effects of a severe and extended drought conditions in several states, a necessity has arisen for oversize loads of hay to be expeditiously moved from Louisiana to those states experiencing drought conditions;
WHEREAS, the economic vitality of the farming industry is extremely dependent on the availability of hay for feed for the livestock; and
WHEREAS, in order to provide emergency assistance to farmers, the State of Louisiana is willing to waive certain permits, fees, and other obligations normally incurred by transporters;
NOW THEREFORE, I, BOBBY JINDAL, Governor of the State of Louisiana, by virtue of the authority vested by the Constitution and the laws of the State of Louisiana, do hereby order and direct as follows:
SECTION 1: The Department of Transportation and Development, the Department of Public Safety, and the Department of Revenue shall waive the following statutory requirements for the shipment of hay:
A. The following sizes and weights for vehicles transporting hay of highways maintained by the State of Louisiana shall not exceed the following limitations without permits:
1. All such vehicles transporting round hay bales to be loaded side by side across trailers creating dimensions that shall not exceed twelve (12) feet in width and shall not exceed fourteen (14) feet in height.
B. Permit fees are waived for all carriers while engaged in the transportation of hay to the victims of the drought in Texas.
C. The following requirements shall remain in effect:
1. All such vehicles must travel during daylight hours only, beginning at sunrise and ending at sunset.
2. All such vehicles must travel with the required signs and flags properly placed and indicating that they bear oversized loads.
3. Vehicles must be equipped with mirrors so that drivers are able to have a clear view of the highway at least 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle.
4. Loads must be securely bound to the transporting vehicles.
E. Carriers, owners and/or drivers of any vehicle being operated under this Order are responsible for verifying in advance that the actual dimensions and weights of the vehicles and loads are acceptable for all routes being traveled.
SECTION 2: Nothing in this Order shall be construed to allow any vehicle to exceed weight limits posted for bridges and similar structures, or relieve any vehicle or carrier, owner or driver of any vehicle from compliance with any restrictions other than those specified, or from any statute, rule, order or other legal requirement not specifically waived herein.
SECTION 3: This Order is effective upon signature and shall terminate on Thursday, April 25, 2013, unless amended, modified, terminated or rescinded by the Governor, or terminated by operation of law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand officially and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of Louisiana, at the Capitol, in the city of Baton Rouge, on this 25th day of October, 2012.
Bobby Jindal
Tom Schedler
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KABIR Ali and James Tomlinson shared six wickets between them as Hampshire bowled out Glamorgan on the last day of their four-day match to claim a 31-run victory.
Ali took three for 42 and Tomlinson three for 45 to deny the visitors their first win of the season at the Ageas Bowl.
Glamorgan started the day on 53 for two, needing a further 210 runs to win and, with Australian Marcus North hitting a solid 69 of 102 balls, looked more than capable.
The visitors were 212 for six at one point and needed just 50 more runs with four wickets remaining on a sunny day with good batting conditions.
But the last four wickets went down for just 19 runs showing why Glamorgan have struggled so far this season.
Glamorgan got off to a bad start with opener Gareth Rees (21) going early on dismissed leg before by Tomlinson.
Number four North steadied the innings though, hitting 11 fours on the way to a brilliant knock of 69.
North and Ben Wright put on a fifth-wicket stand of 60 before the Aussie was clean bowled by David Balcombe after showing true international class.
All-rounder Jim Allenby came in to partner Wright and he tried to steady the ship for Glamorgan who were five down. That was until Wright (32) was caught by the impressive Dawson off the bowling of Balcombe (two for 46).
It looked to be the same old story for Glamorgan, showing a distinct lack of fight with another wicket falling without adding to the 168 on the board.
Allenby (23) went off the bowling of Tomlinson, wicket-keeper Matthew Bates taking a good catch to leave Hampshire facing the Glamorgan tail.
John Glover and Mark Wallace put on a stand of 44, pushing winless Glamorgan into a good position going into the afternoon session.
That was until Glover was caught by Simon Katich off the bowling of Dawson, who is having a solid season for Hampshire.
Glover had dug in for his side, scoring 15 runs off 69 balls.
Two runs later, Wallace was also walking back to the pavilion, Katich taking another excellent catch off Ali after scoring 29 tough runs.
It looked bad for Glamorgan and soon Wallace was being joined back in the pavilion by Dean Cosker who had not troubled the scorers.
Last in was Michael Reed but he could not see his team home, going for four, James Vince taking the catch from Ali's brilliant bowling.


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Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
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|Jun 6, 2011
Holding: The Bayh-Dole Act does not automatically vest title to federally funded inventions in federal contractors or authorize contractors to unilaterally take title to such inventions.
Plain English Holding: The right to patent an invention ordinarily belongs to the person who created the invention, rather than to the inventor's employer (unless the employer and employee agree otherwise). That rule does not change simply because the invention was created with the assistance of federal funding.
Judgment: Affirmed on June 6, 2011. Justice Sotomayor joined the Court's opinion but also filed a concurring opinion; Justice Breyer filed a dissenting opinion, which was joined by Justice Ginsburg.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Opinion analysis: Court rejects implied vesting of patents in federal contractors (Ronald Mann)
- Argument recap: Court skeptical of federal interest in government-funded inventions. (Ronald Mann)
- Argument preview: Court considers ownership for government-sponsored patents (Ronald Mann)
Briefs and Documents
Merits Briefs
- Brief of Petitioner Board of Trustees of Stanford University
- Brief for Respondents Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
- Reply Brief of the Petitioner Board of Trustees of Stanford University
Amicus Briefs
- Brief for Birch Bayh in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for John Sutton Suggesting Reversal
- Brief for American Intellectual Property Law Association in Support of Neither Party
- Brief for the United States in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Bayhdole25, Inc., in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Association of American Universities, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Council on Education, Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of Independent Research Institutes, Association of Public and Landgrant Universities, the Association of University Technology Managers, Council on Governmental Relations, In Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Alexander M. Shukh, PH.D. in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Intellectual Property Owners Association in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America in Support of Respondent
- Brief for Intel Corporation, Eli Lilly and Company, Johnson and Johnson, Life Technologies Corporation, Pfizer, Inc., and SAP America, Inc. in Support of Respondent
- Brief for Biotechnology Industry Organization in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the American Association of University Professors, IEEE-USA, and IP Advocate in Support of Affirmance
Certiorari-stage documents
- Opinion below (Federal Circuit)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition (unavailable)
- Amicus brief of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Amicus brief of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation et al. (unavailable)
- Amicus brief of the Association of American Universities et al. (unavailable)
- Petitioner's reply (unavailable)
- Supplemental brief for respondents (unavailable)


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How to Upholster Barstools and Studio 5~
|My completed Pinterest-inspired project
As you can tell from this photo, I have had these black saddle-style bar stools for quite a while.
More after the jump...
You may remember that I added vinyl numbers to them when we lived in Massachusetts. They were cute that way. But the numbers have long since disappeared, and the bar stools were looking a little worse for the wear. So I was considering replacing them. Until I saw a pin on Pinterest about reupholstering these very stools. (You can find the inspiration post from A Lo and Behold Life here).
This was the perfect solution! I could have "new" bar stools without having to fork out all that money!
Here's what I did. (You can also find my instructions on the Studio 5 website here.)
. Cut foam to the size of your bar stool seat. Foam can easily be cut with sharp scissors.


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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Chris Paul scored 25 points in his second game back from injury, reserve Jamal Crawford had 27 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the New York Knicks 102-88 on Sunday.
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2012 Yokohama Pre-race Press Conference Highlights
By Nicola Hargreaves on 28/09/12 at 6:34 am
Olympic medallists Lisa Norden (SWE), Erin Densham (AUS) and Javier Gomez (ESP) along with 2011 Yokohama WTS gold medallist Joao Silva (POR) met with media at the event's official pre-race press conference prior to the 2012 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama.
The 2012 Japanese Olympic team made up of Ai Ueda, Mariko Adachi, Juri Ide, Yuichi Hosoda and Hirokatsu Tayama also answered questions at the press conference including current form towards the end of this Olympic year.
Lisa Norden (SWE)
On racing in Yokohama:
"I was here in 2009 and it was my first World Series win ever in my career, so I obviously have very good memories of Yokohama and I had a very pleasant time here. That year was the lead up for the Grand Final in the Gold Coast as well and I guess it's a similar set up this year. It's an important race for us and it's nice to be here and then we have the big one coming up afterwards. I hope it will be a similar way as 2009 was for me."
On her current form:
"I have very much been enjoying the back end of the season where I'm injury free and I've been getting stronger and fitter by the week."
Erin Densham (AUS)
On her goal for 2012:
"Obviously now my goal is to hold on to that number one ranking. It is going to be really hard because there are so many girls out there who are doing well and want the same thing. I'm just going to have to go in there and do the best that I can. There are two more races left and I guess we will just see how it all pans out."
On the secret to her success in 2012:
"There is really no secret, for me it's about being in a really nice environment, being happy and staying injury free so I can do consistent training. As for tomorrow, I have never been to Yokohama, I have never raced here so I got out to see the course this morning and it looks really good, it's technical and lots of corners and that always makes it fun and a bit more exciting. I'm hoping to have the best race that I can."
Javier Gomez (ESP)
On the race in Yokohama:
"I think it's a very technical race. Especially the bike, there are lots of turns. I remember in 2009 one of the key factors was that it was so warm, but it looks like this time it's not going to be like that. If it is windy like today it is going to be pretty challenging for everyone because we all saw the water conditions, it's pretty choppy so it's going to be difficult. Then on the bike, such a strong wind could always be dangerous, but we have to deal with the weather conditions and that can make the race tougher.
On his current form:
"After such an important race like the Olympics it is hard to keep as focused as before and I kind of did it, I kept on training well and doing things well. I got second in Stockholm, I went to Hy-Vee as well. But then I got a little injury and I had to stop for one week of training, so now I'm coming back again and I really don't know what to expect this weekend. My motivation is high and I look forward to the race and to the Grand Final in Auckland. But physically maybe I'm not 100%, but hopefully I will have a good race and an even better one in three weeks in Auckland."
Joao Silva (POR)
On expectations in Yokohama:
"I really like the city and the people, they are very kind. Since last year I was expecting to come here again and I'm hoping to have a good race and give a good show."
On growing his beard:
"I think I am going to do a vote in facebook to see if the girls like me with or without it, so I have to grow it to take some pictures."
Ai Ueda (JPN)
On her hopes in Yokohama:
"After the Olympics I gradually got into regular training in a very natural way and I am very lucky to be here at the World Championship Series event in Yokohama with so many strong athletes. I think it's really a wonderful opportunity for me. I am full of fighting spirit and I am ready mentally but I don't know how much physical strength I have, but to demonstrate my mentality I will do my best in tomorrow's race."
Mariko Adachi (JPN)
On her hopes in Yokohama:
"After the London Olympic Games, the first thing I thought and actually I spoke about the race of Yokohama. I said I wanted to race in Yokohama and get a medal and for the past two races in Yokohama I had a fall on the bike, so I want to complete tomorrow's race and I would like to show a good competition and a good result to everybody tomorrow."
Yuichi Hosoda (JPN)
On expectations in Yokohama:
"Tomorrow I will do my best and that's the only thing I can say. I'd like to demonstrate what I have now. I would like to get on the podium as much as possible, so I may be suffering tomorrow but I am determined to do my best."
On his race plan:
"I think after the Yamashita Park, out of the park, the first turn I want to be in the lead and that is very important. Of course I would like to stay in the top positions in the pack but everybody thinks that way and so it is very tough to lead the pack, but I would like to use the strength of my legs to make it possible."
Racing begins with the elite women at 8:05am on Saturday 29 September, followed by the elite men at 11:00am. Follow every movement live through www.triathlonlive.tv. Follow on Twitter at twitter.com/triathlonlive.
Find more details about this event - 2012 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama


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before I wrote this post I was thinking about making a poll, but I think it's useless since there are many virtualization software and everyone has different needs and environments. I'd like to ask you what virtualization software you use and/or if you use containers.
- Do you use virtualization in any way?
- Why are you using virtualization?
- What do you virtualize?
- How do you manage the virtualization environment?
- Have you ever though of using containers?
- Do you think containers will replace virtualization in most (not all) way?
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The Five Best Employers for Boomer Workers
AARP has released a list of the nation's best employers that offer perks like flexible schedules, telecommuting and health benefits to recruit experienced staff. MarketWatch's Jim Jelter discusses which employers made it to the top five. (Photo: Getty Images)
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Jennifer Aniston & Jason Bateman's Double Date
Il Cantinori hosted the two couples for an open air dinner Saturday night
A table for four and talk of tattoos. Just another night on the town for Jennifer Aniston and new beau Justin Theroux.
The couple were spotted dining at New York's Il Cantinori Saturday night with Aniston's friend and Horrible Bosses costar Jason Bateman and his wife Amanda Anka.
Enjoying Grey Goose cocktails, Aniston, 42, started with an arugula salad and shared a pasta course with Theroux. Then it was chicken paillard for her and branzino for him.
At one point, Theroux showed Bateman his inked torso, which the waiter also complimented. Aniston herself is new to the world of tattoos, showing off her first during a walk in N.Y.C. Friday.
After sorbets, the couples headed out – hugging goodbye before Aniston and Theroux were seen strolling down 10th Street arm-in-arm.
Other fans of the downtown spot include Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Beyoncé, Katy Perry and Jennifer Jason Leigh.


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California may find itself in a disastrous fiscal situation, but that won't stop California's newly-empowered unions from flexing their muscle. In the aftermath of the failure of Proposition 32, which would have prevented public sector unions from funding politicians, the unions are celebrating their confirmed power by striking. The latest strikes started today with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63, which shut down the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are the busiest ports in the United States.
Even though November traffic remains slow at the ports, that doesn't mean the economic effect will be mitigated. These ports handle approximately 40% of America's imports.
Shockingly, the strike doesn't include dockworkers – it's just the clerical staff at the union, which has now set up picket lines at the terminals at the Port of Los Angeles. The 50,000-member union supports the strikers; 10,000 dockworkers did refuse to cross the picket lines.
While the unions are shutting down America's port traffic, they refuse to speak to the media. According to the Los Angeles Times, "The union fell back on a statement released Tuesday evening and had no further comment Wednesday."
There were no specific demands by the union; their only statement decried "corporate greed and outsourcing." No wonder so many companies are outsourcing, when unions shut down their ports of entry. The 14 employers negotiating with the unions contend they haven't outsourced any jobs, and had even proposed "absolute job security" and both wage and pension increases in a rotten economy.
The last lockout of this sort took place in 2002. It cost the economy some $15 billion.


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As many of you may recall, last year my mom had her mastectomy on her 58th birthday. Obviously, a lot has happened over the last year so Alison, Denise and I wanted to do something extra special this year for mom's birthday. We decided to have a surprise brunch with a number of her close friends. Now, let me just say that surprising MY mom is NOT an easy task. She likes to know exactly what is going on and continues to question and question until she knows all the details (I can say this - because I am just like her! Ha!).
The girls and I headed up on Tuesday to spend the week with her. My sister came up on Thursday - but mom didn't know anything about that. We just told mom we would have lunch somewhere on Friday but she could decide where. She decided she wanted to stay in Morton so my dad and maybe my uncle Mike could join us. All week long she was asking me and Denise (my sil) if we would rather eat at Basta's or Ruby Tuesdays. I think she asked us multiple times a day - and we didn't care because we knew we weren't actually going there.
We were having the brunch at my grandma's house so my sister was going to head straight there on Thursday to get started on preparations. However, my mom made plans for us (the girls, me, Max, Denise, Contessa, Alex, my dad, my grandma, my uncle and herself) to eat Monical's pizza at my grandma's house on Thursday evening. Obviously, this totally threw things off because we could start setting up and we didn't want mom to see Alison. So here are the rest of us eating yummy pizza together and Alison just ran some errands and then hung out alone at Max and Denise's house until we were done.
Then on Friday after everything was ready, I ran to mom and dad's (I stayed at my grandma's with Daphne while the big girls stayed with my parents) to get my mom and Norah, Lucy and Contessa. I had dropped Daphne off at a friend of Denise's - and just told mom that Abby said I could drop her off early. The plan was that I was going to tell mom that Grandma wanted to ride with us to lunch but she wasn't quite ready so we needed to go back by her house to get her. Norah wanted to see the "Surprise" so she was going to just out of the car with my mom and run up to the door with her. That was the plan. When I got to my mom's, she had just gotten a phone call that her car - which was being worked on - was ready and mom wanted me to run her to get her car and then she wanted to meet us at the restaurant. Now my grandma lives about 4 blocks from my mom so I tried to convince her that we should get grandma first. Since I was driving, we just went there, but my mom was not overly happy with that because she thought grandma still wouldn't be ready. I told her to run in and get grandma. She headed to the garage instead of the front door so I had to shout something like, "Mom, I think I forgot to lock the front door. Can you just go in that door and check?" I am pretty sure she rolled her eyes at me - but she did. Thank goodness because everyone was standing right inside the front door!
Waiting to get the party started!
Grandma set and decorated the table.
Finishing touches
. . . and the "surprise!"
Mom and my Aunt Kathy - mom kept referring to her as her private duty nurse. Kathy spent many nights at the hospital with mom so dad could go home to get some sleep. Kathy went to many appointments with mom and really took care of her as mom tried to gain strength and do normal daily activities.
Waiting for mom to come in the door
Party guests
Singing "happy birthday" and opening presents
Dad stopped by on his lunch to check in on the party. The grand-daughters were obviously excited to see him!!
5 of the 7 grandkids (Ryan and Will couldn't be there)
Lucy, Norah, Daphne, Contessa and Alex


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Common Core education goals come under fire
Three years after Ohio adopted the Common Core educational standards and a little more than 15 months from the start of the first year in which students will be tested on them, the standards are coming under fire at the national, state and local levels.
"It's basically a power grab by the federal government to take over the schools," said Jay Owens, 46, of Waterford.
Developed by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers, the stated goal of the Common Core standards is to clearly establish what is expected of students in math and English language arts at each grade level. The Common Core Standards Initiative website, www.corestandards.org, disputes the assertion that it is a national curriculum.
"They are a clear set of shared goals and expectations for what knowledge and skills will help our students succeed," it says in a section labeled "Myth vs. Facts." "Local teachers, principals, superintendents and others will decide how the standards are to be met. Teachers will continue to devise lesson plans and tailor instruction to the individual needs of the students in their classrooms."
The federal government does not require states to adopt the Common Core; however, adoption was tied to federal Race to the Top stimulus dollars and other funding sources.
"It's kind of a leveraged buyout of your education standards," said Ohio Rep. Andy Thompson, R-Marietta.
Fact Box
On the Web
Common Core Standards Initiative – www.corestandards.org
Ohio Department of Education – www.education.ohio.gov, search "common core"
Ohioans Against Common Core – ohioansagainstcommoncore.com
Truth in American Education (nonprofit entity opposing Common Core) – truthinamericaneducation.com
Concerns about the standards led to a vote in the Ohio House of Representatives to remove language in its recently passed biennial budget bill tying an earmark for school broadband capacity to the assessments set to be implemented as part of the transition to the Common Core. Thompson said the state agreed to the new standards to obtain federal funding before they were completely written and now the General Assembly "definitely is going to have a say about this."
John Charlton, associate director of communications for the Ohio Department of Education, said schools are required to follow state-adopted standards of which the English and math Common Core standards are a part. Still, he said, "no local school district is required to follow the Common Core."
But Glenn Newman, with the Marietta OH 9-12 Project, said forthcoming state tests will be based on the Common Core, and that means schools will be following a national curriculum of sorts, given the emphasis placed on that testing.
"You always have to teach to the test," he said.
Forty-five states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Common Core standards, but there is some pushback among those that have signed on.
A bill to remove the standards recently moved forward in the Alabama Senate. And the Republican National Committee this month adopted a resolution against the Common Core.
Some people have attributed resistance to the standards as politically based. But education historian Diane Ravitch, seen as a more liberal voice on education, has also come out in opposition to the standards.
Local school officials contacted Monday said they see pros and cons to the new standards, but are now in the thick of implementing them rather than lobbying for change.
"It's already passed," Wolf Creek Local Superintendent Bob Caldwell said. "It's in law, and we're not fighting it."
Caldwell said he has mixed feelings about portions of the Common Core.
"What it really is is to make sure that students that transfer in our mobile society are transferring into schools that are keeping up with other schools," he said.
In that respect, Caldwell said, "it's not necessarily a bad thing to have a touch of federal regulations."
The problem comes when there's too much regulation, he said.
One area of the Common Core that has drawn a lot of criticism is the emphasis on nonfiction literature over fiction. By 12th grade, it calls for 70 percent of the text a student reads be nonfiction and 30 percent be fiction, as part of an emphasis on reading informational text to better prepare for college and the workplace.
"I believe that fiction and nonfiction both are a means of teaching our young people to think," said Caldwell, a former English teacher. "That's a battle we fought two years ago and lost. When we tried to get public support a couple years back, we could not get it."
Some critics say the Common Core lowers standards for some states, with Owens dubbing it "a race to be common."
But local officials contacted Monday don't see it that way in Ohio.
"We have been working on, in each subject area, a gap analysis," said Ruth Kunze, director of curriculum and technology for Marietta City Schools. Asked if the Common Core represents a step down from previous state standards, she said, "Absolutely not."
While there may be fewer standards required, there is an increased emphasis on complexity and critical thinking skills, Kunze said.
"No longer (are) students just asked to recall things," she said.
Tom Gibbs, superintendent of the Fort Frye and Warren Local school districts, agreed.
"I don't think it's lowering expectations; it's kind of changing the focus of your expectations," he said.
As an example, Gibbs pointed to the periodic table. While in the past there may have been more emphasis on memorizing the entire table and the numbers related to each element, he said the newer standards might focus more on making sure students can access, read and use the information on it.
Gibbs, Kunze and Caldwell all said they believe there is space in the Common Core for local districts and individual teachers to tailor the curriculum to their students and communities.
"I hope so," Caldwell said. "We believe that it will."
Gibbs noted residents in the districts where he works will still have opportunities to review new texts before they are adopted and parents can continue to request different novels if they have an objection to a reading assignment.
Other criticism leveled at the Common Core include claims of "data mining," gathering information on students that goes far beyond what one would think necessary to conduct a standardized test.
Charlton, with ODE, called that "totally false."
"Ohio does not sell student level data and never will," he said in an email Monday. "State law prohibits the release of personally identifiable data."
As local schools work to prepare for full implementation of the standards, the Marietta OH 9-12 Project is working to educate its members about the issues, Newman said.
"It is to the family and education what Obamacare is to doctors and patients," he said. "It would take at least a couple of hours to explain the depth and width."
Monday night's meeting at the Valley Harvest Church in Marietta was devoted to the topic, and future sessions will be as well, Newman said. Information about upcoming meetings can be found at www.mariettaoh9-12project.com
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