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The U.S. government has come to the rescue of small firms impacted by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Firms in 35 designated communities nationwide can apply for loan guaranties of up to $750,000 through the Small Business Association's (SBA) 7(a) loan program, the North American Development Bank (NADBank) or the Department of Agriculture's Business and Industry Loan Program. The cost of the loans and loan guaranties will be underwritten by NADBank.
Eligible businesses must be located in one of the designated impacted areas, meet conventional SBA loan standards and size requirements, and be able to show that proceeds will help the company create or retain one job for every $35,000 loaned.
The loans are part of the NAFTA Transitional Adjustment program run by the same organizations offering the loans, and are open to businesses in communities where unemployment is at least 6.5 percent. For more information, contact your local SBA office.
Sell To Uncle Sam
Contrary to what you might think, most federal government purchases are for $5,000 or less--all the more reason small firms should sell to the government, says Robert Sullivan, author of the recently released United States Government: New Customer! (Information International).
Sullivan's book offers a step-by-step game plan on how to sell to the federal government. The book also details selling to the General Services Administration; NASA; the Departments of State, Commerce and Defense; the Veterans Administration; the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA); and the United States Postal Service. There is also a state-by-state list of companies that offer subcontracting opportunities, a listing of commodities purchased by the DLA, and contact sources for each branch of government discussed.
You can order the book for $27.95 plus $4.50 shipping and handling by calling (800) 375-8439 or writing Information International, P.O. Box 579, 10814 Fawn Drive, Great Falls, VA 22066.
Centers Link Employers and Workers
Entrepreneurs recruiting employees now have a new tool to add to their search arsenal. The federal government has created a partnership with state and local governments as well as various private and public organizations to establish more than 350 One-Stop Career Centers nationwide. About two-thirds of the states already have one, and every state is scheduled to be online by 2000.
The centers recruit and pre-screen prospective applicants, allow employers to post positions online in America's Job Bank (http://www.ajb.dni.us ), and provide job and industry growth trends and forecasts as well as wage data and other labor market information. They also offer information on complying with federal employment legislation.
In conjunction with the centers, a pilot project called America's Talent Bank (http://www.atb.org ) enables employers to peruse a database of resumes for potential employees. The service is currently available in Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina and Utah, and will be available nationwide if the pilot project is successful.
All of these basic services are available at no charge; more customized assistance, i.e. information not already included in the database, is provided for a fee. The One-Stop Centers may be called by different names in each state; to find the location nearest you, check the state government pages of your phone book under headings such as "One-Stop Career Center," "Employment Services," "Job Services" and so on. For more information about the entire One-Stop Career Center system, visit http://www.doleta.gov .
North Carolina
Recycling center gives small firms big help.
Recycling is big business for many entrepreneurs, and the state of North Carolina has created a Recycling Business Assistance Center (RBAC) to help these companies in a variety of ways.
The center helps firms that use recycled material as well as recycling businesses that are looking to relocate to North Carolina. RBAC will also work with start-up or expanding firms by providing marketing and industry information for business plans.
The center helps link the business and recycling communities to facilitate access to financing and other business assistance. It also maintains a market database and a directory listing companies that provide recycling services and products. These firms encompass traditional recycling as well as industrial and organic waste.
While the center does not lend money to assist small recycling firms, it does keep abreast of various potential funding opportunities. One of these is a series of nationwide recycling investment forums where recycling firms present business plans to potential investors. To contact the RBAC, call (919) 715-6500.
Contact Sources
Small Business Administration, (800) 8-ASK-SBA


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"Anchorman" – Like an SNL Skit Lasting 90 Minutes Too Long
- Annabelle Robertson Entertainment Critic
- 2004 9 Jul
Release Date: July 9, 2004
Rating: PG-13 (for sexual humor, language and comic violence)
Genre: Comedy
Run Time: 90 minutes
Director: Adam McKay
Actors: Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Stephen Carrell, David Koechner, Fred Willard
Okay. Who gave Ben Stiller my address? Or am I just cursed? I know it's a Will Ferrell movie, but somehow, Ben is everywhere, and I'm starting to get just a little suspicious.
I should have trusted my instincts. After all, the previews made this movie look pretty retarded, and that is Ben's specialty. Well, sure enough, there he was, staring up at me in another evil cameo. The poop jokes could not be far behind.
The plot of this movie, as thin as it is, has anchorman Ron Burgundy (Ferrell) parading around a San Diego newsroom like the grand poobah of macho. It's the '70s, when men supposedly had bad hair, drank and made sex jokes all day long at the office. Gee, I guess I missed that era. No wait, it was California. That explains it.
At a pool party – where people walk around in their underwear, by the way – Ron tries to pick up an attractive blonde (Christina Applegate). She rebuffs him for his crassness. The next day, the egotistical anchor learns that the woman, Ms. Veronica Corningstone, has just joined the team at the television station.
Veronica's fellow reporters, including self-proclaimed stud/cologne aficionado Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), cowboy sportscaster Champ Kind (Steve Carell) and mentally handicapped weatherman Brick Tamland (David Koechner), sexually harass, abuse and try to seduce Veronica, but she is unimpressed. Then, inexplicably, she falls for Ron. They have sex, and the next day he announces that they are sleeping together on the air.
Veronica wants to be the first female news anchor in the country, and when a freak accident causes Ron to miss the evening newscast, she gets her chance. Veronica becomes an overnight success – the equivalent of a war declaration for Ron, who dumps her and does everything he can to get her fired. Veronica fights back, however, and pulls a stunt that gets Ron fired. His fall is fast and furious.
Director Adam McKay has very little experience as a director, and it shows. Ferrell, on the other hand, who wrote the script with McKay, does have experience – lots of it – and can be quite funny, as he was in "Elf." However, the former "Saturday Night Live" actor can't seem to shed the crass, and this film really takes the cake. It's supposed to be a parody, of course, but somehow, the few references to '70s culture get lost amid the muck of sex jokes that are too inappropriate to even allude to.
Oddly enough, there's a very violent scene that is somehow supposed to be funny, where rival news teams fight like modern gangs. Several get stabbed and one has his arm sliced off in a gruesome shot. This is where my dear friend Mr. Stiller makes his appearance, but not to be outdone in retarded comedy cameos, he is joined by other comics du jour like Luke Wilson and Vince Vaughn. Tim Robbins also makes an uncredited appearance. Owen Wilson was not in attendance, however – which is odd. I didn't know they allowed Ben to make movies without Owen.
There's a strong feminist message about how terrible women were treated before they became equals (or almost equals) in the business world – which is probably true – as well as a really vicious jab at President Bush and his administration. Mostly, however, "Anchorman" is an R-rated SNL skit that goes on for 90 long minutes. I say R-rated because that's what the Motion Picture Association of America slapped it with, until Ferrell and McKay took out just enough to get it to PG-13. Like most films with this rating, however, it's pure R, including lots of profanities, obscenities and even one f-word.
If you find yourself howling with laughter throughout "Saturday Night Live" skits every weekend, then you'll really bust a gut with this one. Be sure to take your whoopee cushion to the theatre. Otherwise, bypass this like a white polyester suit.
Meanwhile, if you see Ben Stiller, tell him I know what he's up to.
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TWO men have admitted sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy in Oxford.
Iztullah Qudrat, 19, and Ghausel Tarakhail, 20, pleaded guilty to the abuse at Oxford Crown Court yesterday.
Qudrat, of High Cross Way in Headington, admitted engaging in sexual activity with the boy in toilets in Bury Knowle Park in Headington between April and June last year.
And Tarakhail, of Cowley Road, Oxford, admitted inciting a child to engage in sexual activity in East Oxford between May and July last year.
The men were both remanded in custody to be sentenced at the court on February 13. Meanwhile the probation service will prepare pre-sentence reports.
Judge Patrick Eccles told them: "A decision will have to be taken then whether it should be a sentence of detention or whether some other order is needed."
Police are still hunting 17-year-old Ismail Dilsoz, from Headington, who was charged with raping the boy.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Christian Siriano is going to the opera.
NEW YORK (AP) � Christian Siriano is going to the opera.
The "Project Runway" alum used the Russian opera as the inspiration for his fall runway show at New York Fashion Week, though he has never seen the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg in person.
He instead used a book of Russian opera houses as reference, and filled in the rest with his imagination.
"I didn't go there, so that's why it's all about the dream � my interpretation," Siriano said after the show on Saturday. The girl wearing this collection, he said, was on her way to see the Russian opera.
"I wanted it to be a story of what she wears during the day, what she'll wear for a cocktail dress, what she'll wear to the opera," he said.
His vintage-inspired day looks only hinted at the baroque architecture and romantic drama that Siriano is known for because, he said, he wanted them to represent the beginning of a deepening dream.
They evoke many eras, from the 1940s to the 1960s, and were mostly separates of turtlenecks paired with loose leather trousers and faux fur vests in muted colors such as white, black and camel.
One ensemble included a pointed-toe flat in a penny loafer style, a surprise inclusion given fashion's love for the high heel. Siriano explained it as a way to ensure its wearability, and also because he "wanted it to be a bit more demure, a bit simple."
It was a smart commercial move, given that the collection's shoes will be sold at the budget footwear Payless Shoes and a variety of heel heights will likely sell better.
Other shoes in the collection ran toward the more baroque architecture that Siriano likes, with some looking a bit like "jewelry," he said. They were bootie heels and heeled penny loafers with gold trim, echoing the filigree that anchored many of the evening dresses that closed the show.
The metallic trim was a nod to the interiors of the Mariinsky Theater, Siriano said.
"I like mixing stuff that's gold or opulent or from the 1800s with something that's maybe '20s or '40s," he said, a reference to the slim skirt shapes and knee-length skirts from his day looks.
"It's about how you bring them together," he said. "That's what we tried to do here today."


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New orders from the Pentagon: The military on Thursday formally opened thousands of jobs to women in units that are closer to the front lines than ever before, reflecting what�s already been going on as female American soldiers fight and die next to their male comrades.
The new rules, affecting thousands of jobs, will break down more of the official barriers that have restricted the military positions women can take. They�re being sent to Congress, and if lawmakers take no action after 30 work days the policy will take effect.
The changes still aren�t coming fast enough for some in Congress or the military. They noted that the rules still ban women from serving as infantry, armor and special operations forces, which are considered the most dangerous combat jobs.
Instead, they reflect what�s been happening for the past 10 years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. They will allow women to perform many of the jobs they are already doing � but in smaller units, closer to the fighting and once considered too dangerous.
�Unfortunately, the conclusions of this report do not go far enough,� said Rep. Loretta Sanchez, a member of the House Armed Services Committee who started a caucus on women in the military. Sanchez said she was �very disappointed� that the Defense Department didn�t lift the ban on combat jobs for women.
Because service in combat gives troops an advantage for promotions and job opportunities, it has been more difficult for women to move to the higher ranks.
A 1994 Pentagon policy bans women from being assigned to ground combat units below the brigade level. A brigade is roughly 3,500 troops split into several battalions of about 800 soldiers each. Historically, brigades were based farther from the front lines and they often include top command and support staff, while battalions � now open to women � are usually in closer contact with the enemy.
In the past decade, the necessities of war propelled women into jobs such as medics, military police and intelligence officers, and they were sometimes attached � but not formally assigned � to battalions. So while a woman couldn�t be assigned as an infantryman in a battalion going out on patrol, she could fly the helicopter supporting the unit, or move in to provide medical aid if troops were injured.
The new rules will formally allow women to work in those jobs at the battalion level. And they will also open up a number of Army jobs that had been closed to women, such as tank and artillery mechanics or rocket launcher crew members.
While the rules won�t open up the Navy SEALs or the Army Delta Force to women, some defense officials have said the military may eventually be open to that. Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates told North Carolina ROTC students in 2010 that at some point there would be careful steps in that direction.
Already, however, women are serving with special operations forces in support jobs such as intelligence analysts, legal specialists, builders and administrative assistants.
The numbers, however, underscore how far they have to go. There are currently more than 250,000 positions across the military that are closed to women, and the latest changes will open up about 14,000 of them.
Nearly all are in the Army, mainly due to its size as the largest service and the fact that it bans women from infantry or ground combat jobs. The new rules open just 371 jobs in the Marine Corps and 60 in the Navy.


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Gardener's Glory is Cape Town's urban honey brand. Raw, untreated, unfiltered honey from Southern Suburb gardens.
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The time has come for everyone to rally – LETS DO THIS!!
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Thanks to Donna Strong for donating a copy of her "Harmony of Bees" CD to our HoneyLove Lending Library!
Bees bring the sweetness of the flowers to us, making the world more fertile and abundant. This bee recording gives us access to sounds of nature that few people will ever hear–the high hum of bees busily pollinating a field full of flowering lavender. It is magical.
This recording has been named The Harmony of Bees; Healing Notes of Nature based on the comments of an Ecuadorian shaman who sleeps atop a hive because he finds the bee sounds so healing. The sound of the bees in a summer field of lavender is a unique experience of hearing a peak moment of pollination in action.
We humans have a new art form to cultivate–appreciating the beauty of the bees as they so productively apply themselves to the work of pollinating. Just as the plants transform sunlight, water and earthly elements into green life and pollen grains of reproductive abundance; the bees continue this caravan of nature's alchemy through their vital work of pollination.
Bees are threatened by habitat changes, pesticide usage, and stressful commercial practices of trucking them over long distances and feeding them junk food such as sugar water, while expecting them to pollinate and produce honey without the food that nature has intended for millennia–their own honey and pollen.
This recording has been made to increase awareness of these endangered pollinators while helping us regenerate ourselves with this unique healing sound of nature. As you listen to this recording, I invite you to begin a new way to listen and heighten your perception of the bees in a kind of 'moving meditation' as it were, of being fully present in the moment as they move in and out of the lavender flowers in the field.
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Eye-level with the eucalyptus canopy of Golden Gate Park, Charlie Blevins stands on his San Francisco rooftop and begins to "suit up."
He slips on a white jacket, then pulls a spacesuit- like hood over his head that masks his face with a netted veil. A pair of thick, white gloves drawn on and Blevins is ready for "inspection." He gently pulls a honeycomb frame from the hive.
This is from one of 35 beehives that the San Franciscan beekeeper maintains in the backyards and rooftops of Bay Area properties. Is the queen laying eggs? Is the colony in tip-top shape? Are honey stores adequate? Blevins, a cheery and warm-hearted man in his late 50s, asks himself these questions as he checks each hive for signs of disease.
"You can tell a lot about the egg-laying pattern of the queen. If the queen is not laying, then the hive will die. Bees only live six weeks," said Blevins.
Honeybee populations are in deep trouble around the world, but in places like San Francisco, urban beekeepers are doing their part to restore the enterprising Apis to their crucial role as ecosystem pollinator. Urban beekeeping is an outgrowth of the local food movement, which has inspired countless farms in urban pockets and has stoked the dream of sustainable cities. Behind every urban beehive is the beekeeper.
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Nostalgia has a distinctly bitter aftertaste in the apocalyptic pub crawl "The World's End."
Dozens of foamy pints are pulled in Edgar Wright's gleefully demented sci-fi buddy picture, a giddy capper to the beloved Cornetto trilogy that includes the zombie rom-com "Shaun of the Dead" and the action parody "Hot Fuzz." Of course, there is still nothing nearly as intoxicating as watching Simon Pegg and Nick Frost muck about for a few hours.
For those of who consider "Shaun" a horror gem, any chance to revisit these impudent blokes is a cause for celebration. Of course, that means having nosebleed-high expectations that are impossible to meet. Luckily, the last installment in this movie cycle is just as wildly metatheatrical, blissfully cheesy and utterly twisted as you had hoped. It's a strange brew — equal parts bromance, space-invader flick and the time-honored British tradition of getting snockered in the quaintest manner possible — that will leave fans of the blood-splattered canon utterly tickled.
Make eye contact with Gary King (Pegg) at your own peril. A punk-rock rebel approaching 40, Gary can't get over his misspent youth in the '90s. He's still a devotee of Doc Martens and drunkenness, and he cons all his old buddies — including straight-laced lawyer Andy (Frost) and real estate salesman Oliver (Martin Freeman of "The Hobbit" fame) — into returning to the twee hamlet of Newton Haven, where they grew up, for one last epic bar odyssey.
The plan is to down a pint at each of 12 pubs in a single night, but best-laid plains for the marathon of imbibing soon go awry. There's something distinctly off about their old tavern haunts, all of which seem to have been retorqued into one big generic formula. And the townspeople seem a touch Stepford as well, don't they?
But it's hard to tell what's real and what's lager-induced, as the posse gets hammered along the Golden Mile. Former flames (Rosamund Pike shines in a small role), drug dealers, robots and mental institutions all figure prominently.
Wright has a nerdy genius for details, from the Brit pop soundtrack to the genre allusions. The movie never makes fun of geek tropes, but it does indulge in rapid-fire pop culture allusions that go so bloody fast you need to see it twice to catch them all.
The secret weapon here is Pegg, who sheds his signature quirky charm (not to mention his blond locks) to play an absolutely obnoxious middle-aged goth. Gary is a loser and a user. Still, it's hard not to root for any character Pegg plays, which is what makes the movie's big finish all the more potent. If hard-core fans might wish for more scares as well as for more time devoted to the love/hate relationship between Gary and Andrew, the film makes up for those lapses with the irresistible chemistry between Pegg and Frost.
Sparkling guest spots include David Bradley as the village idiot Basil, a wry vocal cameo from Bill Nighy and an avuncular turn by Pierce Brosnan as a sort-of Mr. Chips gone evil.
One caveat: Although "World's End" has its share of surprises, there is nowhere near as much nail-biting suspense as in "Shaun of the Dead." There is, however, a very dark and sophisticated parable about the decline of the species at work here that has nothing to do with intergalactic conspiracies, and it's quite sobering.
That hint of existential subtext is what makes this such a delicious end to the Cornetto cycle. It also makes you thirsty. One for the road, please.
Contact Karen D'Souza at 408-271-3772. Read her at www.mercurynews.com/karen-dsouza and follow her at www.twitter.com/KarenDSouza4.
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Rating: R (for pervasive language, including sexual references)
Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Martin Freeman
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Shirley McCain Marchman was elected the first African-American female to the Villa Rica City Council in 1990 and has served continuously to the present, minus four years that she gave up to run for Mayor. She followed in her Father's footsteps, as he was the first African-American to serve on the Council from 1979 until his death in 1986. She served as Mayor Pro-Tem for six years.
Councilwoman Marchman is currently serving on the Regional Council of the Three Rivers Regional Council, a 10-county regional planning commission that includes the West Central Georgia counties of Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup and Upson. She previously served on the Board for Community Action for Improvement, Inc., a private non-profit organization founded in 1966 that has provided services for over 45 years to low income persons in five county service area including Carroll, Cowetta, Heard, Meriwether, and Troup counties. She served two terms on the Board of Directors for the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce and is currently guest columnist for the Villa Rican newspaper.
Councilwoman Marchman previously worked for Sony Music Distribution for 19 years and is a graduate of Carver High School. At the age of 57, she pursued an ambition and enrolled at West Central Technical College and later at Carver Bible College. She currently works as a Substitute Teacher in the Carroll and Douglas County School Systems.
In 1993, Councilwoman Marchman along with Mr. Evan Wilson co-founded the Thomas Dorsey Birthplace Choir after Dr. Thomas A. Dorsey's passing in January of that year. Dr. Dorsey was born in Villa Rica and is recognized as the Father of Gospel. Councilman Marchman was also a guiding light in the founding of the Thomas A. Dorsey Birthplace and Gospel Heritage Festival, Inc.
She is a member of Mt. Prospect Baptist Church – the boyhood church of Dr. Dorsey – where she serves as a Sunday School teacher and member of the Voices of Mt. Prospect Choir, Home Mission Board, WOW (Women of Wisdom), and CARO (Christian Adults Reaching Out). She is secretary of the Board of Directors of the Friendship Congress of Christian Education and a life member of the Carroll County NAACP.
Councilwoman Marchman has been married to Willie Marchman since 1965 and together are the proud parents of two sons – Jerome and Deron – two daughters-in-law – Linda and Susan – and four grandchildren – Yna Jelinda (Navy), Christin, Jakob and Jordyn.


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Dinosaurs in Literature, Art & History
There Were Giants In The Earth in Those Days
Those Sophisticated "Cave Men"
Salvation. What Must You Do To Be Saved?
It's certainly possible that some of the creatures carried aboard the ark which are now called dinosaurs still exist. If so, it should be easier to believe that their species survived the global flood--than the 40 million years science claims for their extinction.
One recurrent description of bi-pedal dinosaur-like creatures is that they resemble kangaroos or in some cases, giant kangaroos. Are the sightings of these kangaroo-like creatures actually bi-pedal dinosaurs?
Tennessee, 1934: During mid-January of 1934, an atypical kangaroo was reported to have killed and partially devoured several animals, including German shepherd dogs.
One witness, Reverend W. J. Hancock, described the animal as looking like a large kangaroo, running and leaping across a field. Another witness, Frank Cobb, soon found more evidence of the kangaroo's activities: a dismembered alsatian.
A search party followed the kangaroo's prints to a cave, where the trail ran out. The kangaroo was never found.
There have been recent attempts to label the story as a hoax by the late Horace N. Minnis, of the Chattanooga Times. However, Minnis was not a newspaper correspondent for the area at that time.
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It may sound almost beyond belief. Don't miss a Special Report Monday and Wednesday on KSL 5 Eyewitness News at 10 p.m.
November 4, 2002
News Specialist John Hollenhorst reporting
It's astounding -- if it's true. But, is it true?
Recently, reports have surfaced of several strange sightings of a bizarre "mystery lizard."
Witnesses in Colorado, near the Utah border, say believe it or not, it looks like a small dinosaur!
As we learned in the Washington, D.C. sniper investigation, eyewitness reports can be be problematic. Sometimes fraudulent. Often deeply mistaken. ALWAYS incomplete.
But, you simply have to hear what witnesses around Cortez, Colorado are saying about the mystery lizard.
Is something out there?
Is there something bizarre that shows itself only once in a while to a few astounded human beings?
"It was a Jurassic Park flashback. I mean I was -- I couldn't believe it," says Shannon Ystesund.
Ystesund and a girlfriend were driving down this road the night of July 5. She says a creature ran in front of the headlights, a very big lizard, nearly vertical, running on its hind legs.
"We were, you know, freaked out. Immediately we thought it was some kind of dinosaur or a huge lizard. So we came home," she says.
"They just walked in and they were real excited and they said, 'we just saw a little dinosaur run across the road,'" says Ystesund's husband, Keith.
"Looked like the little dinosaurs in Jurassic Park that surrounded everybody in the tall grass fields," says Shannon.
This lady gives only her first name, Bea, because she's been reluctant to go public with her story.
"Yes, I have, because people think you're nuts," Bea says. "Like a miniature dinosaur, you know. That would be as close as I can come to describing it. And I've never seen anything like it."
Independent researcher Nick Sucik says he's collected eight such stories in the Four Corners area. A mother and daughter told him they were driving down this road a couple of years ago and saw a creature run through their headlights.
"They were both stunned, and I asked 'how did you feel about it?' They said they just burst out laughing hysterically because it was the most absurd thing they'd ever seen," Sucik said.
It's tempting to give it a cutesy name, like the Rock Ness Monster, or the Lizard of Oz-some Proportions. But that's a little off-target. It doesn't seem to be all that big. Three to three-and-a-half feet high, witnesses say. Roughly five feet long measured nose to tail. Sucik avoids using the d-word: "Dinosaur".
"I'm sure there's got to be some sort of more plausible explanation for something like this, and yet at the same time we're stumped as to what it could be," he says. "Sightings like this almost always turn out to be something other than what folks think they are," says Scott Sampson with the Utah Museum of Natural History.
Dinosaur expert Sampson says there is something easily mistaken for a dinosaur. "Birds are dinosaurs in the truest sense of the word." Imagine a bigger version of this: perhaps an escaped Ostrich or Emu, seen suddenly and briefly under poor viewing conditions.
"It could well be a road-runner or some other kind of bird, and it could be a perception, a distance problem making them look a little bit bigger than they are," says Sampson.
Witnesses are emphatic they didn't see a bird. Or feathers.
Jeff Thulin runs a tourist stop called Reptile Reserve. He says he's heard the baby dinosaur stories for years. He's skeptical but not ruling it out.
"I'd like to be associated with a dinosaur. If someone could catch something, I'd pay good money for it," Thulin says. The description does fit foreign critters like the Monitor Lizard. And locally, the Collared Lizard, although that's only just over a foot high.
The sightings date back to the 1930s. But the new burst of interest makes at least one skeptic, extra-skeptical. More on that Wednesday night on Eyewitness News at 10:00 p.m.
The Star (Iquique) 4 August 2004, Tranlation; Scott Corrales
Strange creatures described as "dinosaur-like" and standing 2 meters (6 feet, 6 inches) tall have been seen in recent weeks in Pampa Acha, a small town 17 kilometers (10 miles) from the city of Arica in northern Chile.
The "two strange creatures, described as small dinosaurs and with a physical appearance similar to that of a kangaroo, were reported by the occupants of a Terrano pickup truck between Iquique and Arica on Thursday night," July 30, 2004.
"The vehicle's driver, Dario Riquelme, was traveling in the company of (Chilean) Army official Hernan Cuevas, his wife and two young children. According to his account, the situation which left the family rather nervous and confused at 9:30 p.m. that evening.
The event took place in the Pampa Acha sector, only a few moments before passing" the barrio "Presencias Tutelares, 17 kilometers south of Arica."
"Riquelme and his party left Iquique," just south of Chile's border with Peru "at 6 p.m. They were only a few minutes away from Arica and were holding a normal conversation when something strange darted in front of the vehicle."
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"'My companion said, 'Look at that tremendous beast!' and I managed to hit the brakes. Then, after a few minutes, the second one ambled past, and it was even more startling because it was just like a dinosaur, walking on two legs. It had very noticeable thighs,' Riquelme said."
"According to the driver's description, the figures were grey and hairless. The second one, which crossed a few minutes later, was clearly seen by Riquelme, Hernan Cuevas and his 12-year-old daughter, Tania.
They estimated the creatures' height at 2 meters (6 feet, 6 inches), thanks to the fact that the beasts' distance from the vehicle at the moment it crossed was not more than 4 meters (13 feet)."
"In the case of the second 'animal,' they said it was smaller but were able to see it clearly because it was a clear night and there was moonlight. However, what was most remarkable about both creatures was the speed at which they crossed the road and the strides they took."
Riquelme and Cuevas had gone "to Arica to purchase a vehicle...But the strange event caused nervousness among Sr. Cuevas's wife and daughter. 'The good thing is that when they started screaming, my companion and I didn't lose control and kept calm.
Later we stopped to smoke a cigarette and walked around. From there I descended (drove--J.T.) calmly to Arica, but I'm still nervous,' explains the driver, who contacted (the Chilean newspaper) La Estrella (The Star) immediately after reaching the city."
"Riquelme's account coincides with that of Hernan Cuevas, who is a recruiting officer with the Army."
"'When the first crossing occurred, I asked Dario if he had seen it, and he said yes. Then we started making comments as to what it might have been. Shortly after, another one walked by, shorter, but very similar to a dinosaur or a lizard running on two legs.
Even my eldest daughter saw it and let out a scream,' Cuevas said."
"Twelve-year-old Tania stated that the creatures were very similar to a dinosaur and had small hands."
"Meanwhile, Sra. Cuevas almost didn't realize what was going on because she was paying attention to the couple's younger child, who was asleep."
"Neither Riquelme nor Cuevas had ever experienced a similar situation and would not even compare it with descriptions of other creatures, such as the alleged Chupacabras that attack and exsanguinate (drain of blood-- J.T.) animals in their fields. But they still have not managed to find an explanation for what they saw Thursday night."
"A new report involving the sighting of strange animals in the Pampa Acha sector was made known" Monday, August 2, 2004, "and coincides almost exactly with the one described Thursday by driver Dario Riquelme."
"The case involves the six members of the Abett de la Torre Diaz family, who live at Fuerte Baquedano, in the community of Pozo Almonte. All of them were traveling from their home to Arica two weeks ago, and, as they crossed the Pampa Acha sector, less than 20 kilometers (13 miles) from the city, near Presencias Tutelares, they were faced with four creatures they described at first as 'dog- faced kangaroos' that moved slowly through the air."
"The event occurred at approximately 9 p.m. and left almost all of the family's members traumatized. The family consisted of Carlos Abett de la Torre, a (Chilean) Army non-commissioned officer, his wife Teresa (Diaz), their three children and a three-year-old nephew."
"'I was traveling in the back seat with my brothers, talking, and suddenly everything went dark. Then I told my brother what I was seeing, and he told me to keep quiet because Mom gets nervous. Later I looked through the window and saw more things that looked like birds, with dogs' heads and backswept wings.
My father said they were like gargoyles,' explained Carmen Abett de la Torre, the couple's daughter."
"Carmen added that she wasn't sure if the creatures had wings or legs, but then they moved them toward the rear. The height of the animals was calculated at 2 meters. Two of the beings flew over the vehicle; another two appeared, but this time darting in front of the vehicle."
"'We were speechless for some 10 minutes, and my Mom told us to react, and then we started discussing what we had seen.'"
"Teresa Diaz, Carmen's mother, was traveling in the front passenger seat beside her husband and was the one who saw the creature the clearest. Her impression was that these animals were moving slowly over the car first and then in front of it. However, they appeared to match the vehicle's speed, which was 100 kilometers per hour (60 miles per hour--J.T.)."
"The situation caused such nervousness among the whole family that all they wanted to do was get to Arica and forget the traumatic incident. Once in the city, they told their relatives what had happened."
"'Then we were terrified to go back,' Teresa added, with regard to the day they were getting ready to return to their home in Fuerte Baquedano."
"At the time of the strange encounter, the moonlight provided certain visibility, which as well as the similar (Riquelme) case made known last week, enabled the beast to be clearly seen. Furthermore, the animals did not go any further than 20 meters (66 feet) from the car in which the Abett de la Torre family was driving.
All of the family members agreed as to what they had seen. They were startled and nervous as a result of the sighting. None of them went public for fear of ridicule and mockery."
"Carabinero (Chilean national police--J.T.) members of the Cuya barracks stated that until now no one had approached them to report a similar event. However, they had heard of strange creatures being witnessed in the Pampa Acha sector from third parties.
In any event, they added that they constantly patrol the road near the sector where the incident occurred." (See the Chilean newspaper La Estrella of Arica for August 1, 2004, "Strange creatures reported in Pampa Acha," and for August 3, 2004, "More strange creatures reported in Acha." Muchas gracias a Scott Corrales, Claudio Ojeda y Liliana Nunez para estos articulos de diario.)
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The myths and legends of the Aboriginal people, including their accounts of the creation of the world, are known as the Dreamtime. Such stories feature monsters, of whom many are mythological.
Others, however, may have reference to real creatures, the Aborigines even insisting on their past 'flesh-and-blood' existence.
Some of them are reminiscent of animals regarded as prehistoric, which supposedly became extinct tens of thousands, or even millions of years ago.
Aboriginal drawing of a"bunyip".
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Aborigines did not keep written records - their knowledge and traditions were passed orally from one generation to the next. Such oral traditions tend not to last more than a few hundred years without being distorted out of recognition. This would suggest that some of these animals may have still been living in Australia some two to three hundred years ago, or even more recently.
Such a conclusion may surprise many, but it would explain why documented encounters with similar monsters post-date the time of European settlement.
For instance, the Geelong Advertiser, of Victoria, Australia, reported in July, 1845 about the finding of unfossilised bone forming park of the knee joint of some gigantic animal. The paper reported showing it to a local Aboriginal person. He identified it immediately as a 'bunyip' bone, and unhesitatingly drew the picture reproduced left.
When the bone was shown to other Aboriginal people who 'had no opportunity of communicating with each other', they all instantly recognised the bone and the picture as being of a 'bunyip', a common word in some Aboriginal languages for a frightening monster.
They gave detailed, consistent accounts of where a few people they had known had been killed by one of these. The creature was said to be amphibious, laid eggs, and from the descriptions, appeared to combine 'the characteristics of a bird and an alligator' - I.e. a bipedal reptile. (Note that no crocodiles or alligators are found in Australia except in the far north - Geelong is deep in the south).
One of the Aboriginals, named Mumbowran, showed 'several deep wounds on his breast made by the claws of the animal'.
The description and sketch certainly fits well with some form of bipedal dinosaur.
A large number of Aboriginal stories of creatures of possible dinosaurian origin have been collected by Rex Gilroy, an evolutionist. Since we should be cautious about over-reliance on this particular source without independent confirmation, a large number of the ones he describes have been omitted.
However, Burrunjor and Kulta, the accounts of which appear below, also feature in a book by zoologist Karl Shuker.
BURRUNJOR Extending from the Northern Territory's Arnhem Land east through the Gulf of Carpentaria to Queensland's Cape York district is the story of 'Burrunjor'. The description is reminiscent of an Allosaurus, a smaller version of the well-known Tyrannosaurus.
In 1950, cattlemen on the border between the Northern Territory and Queensland claimed losing stock to a strange beast which left mutilated, half-eaten corpses in its destructive wake.
A part-Aboriginal tracker also claimed to have seen a bipedal reptile, 7 - 8 metres (25 feet) tall, moving through the scrub near Lagoon Creek on the Gulf Coast in 1961.
Some parts of northern Australia's vastness are still little explored, and large areas of it are closed to public access. Perhaps some creatures unknown to science are still to be found there. That this is possible was shown a few years back when a tree, the Wollemi Pine, was found in a national park in New South Wales.
Scientists said it was 'like finding a small dinosaur'. The tree is known from its fossils in 'dinosaur age' rock, but the fossils are not found in any of the layers above. Unlike the animal, a tree cannot run away and hide, yet this tree was completely unknown to science till recently.
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Back in 1998 when Land Rover first launched the Freelander, the compact luxury SUV market was in its infancy.
Fast forward to 2012 and the competition has become intense, and the compact 4WD is fighting a battle on several fronts against quality opposition including the BMW X3, Volvo XC60 and Audi Q5.
It's even coming under friendly fire from its fresher, more stylish sibling, the Range Rover Evoque.
Although the Evoque carries the more prestigious badge and is positioned as such, the success of the stylish SUV has had a major influence on the 2013 model Freelander 2.
Instead of the traditional Land Rover traits such as off-road prowess and practicality, this latest update has focused on improving the car's luxury and refinement.
There is no talk of improved ground clearance or breakover angles for the latest Freelander, instead its a "premium overhaul" with a "sportier look" and "better comfort".
The biggest change is the new 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo petrol engine, replacing the old model's 3.2-litre six-cylinder unit, taken directly from the Evoque. It's basically the same EcoBoost engine used by Ford in its Falcon range.
The new engine - dubbed Si4 - is more powerful (177kW/340Nm compared with 171kW/317Nm for the old Si6) and more fuel efficient (9.6 litres per 100km against 10.7L/100km) and produces less CO2 (224g/km to 255g/km).
The other changes include a new-look dashboard and a new front grille and lights across all models, plus other improvements for more expensive variants. They include a seven-inch colour touchscreen, updated sat-nav system (also from the Evoque) with "say what you see" voice prompts, a rear view camera and an 825W Meridian 17-speaker sound system.
But despite all these changes that bring the Freelander closer to the Evoque in terms of comfort and refinement, Land Rover is confident that the two SUVs still appeal to different buyers.
"The distinction between the two cars is they get the practicality [with the Freelander]," says Tim Krieger, Land Rover Australia brand manager.
"[Freelander buyers] want the refinement but they still want to be able to chuck the family and stuff in the back and weekend away. The Evoque is more of a style statement.
"Freelander is still the entry-level Land Rover, it's their first taste of the brand. That's why it's got to have the same capabilities of the rest of the range."
Ironically, the Evoque actually boasts greater ground clearance, albeit only by 12mm, than the Freelander. Although the pair shares the same basic underpinnings, the Evoque benefits from changes that the Freelander won't get until the next generation model arrives in the next three to four years.
Land Rover Australia has dropped prices on the diesel range thanks to the favourable exchange rate.
The updated line-up begins with the 110kW TD4 2.2-litre turbo diesel model. It is the only model to come with a fuel-saving stop-start system, and even then it is only available with the manual gearbox. It's priced from $42,300 (a $2690 drop on the old model). Upgrading to the six-speed automatic adds $2300.
Standard equipment on the TD4 includes the brand's famous Terrain Response system, cruise control, hill descent control, rear parking sensors, front fog lights, cargo cover, cloth seats, 17-inch alloy wheels and an eight-speaker sound system with a five-inch colour display. Bluetooth telephone connectivity and audio streaming is now standard across the entire range.
Next up is the TD4 SE priced from $54,100 (a $1210 cut) which adds an automatic transmission, rear view camera, climate control airconditioning, front armrest with storage compartment, rear armrest, leather seats, leather steering wheel with stereo controls, 18-inch alloys and 11-speaker stereo.
The range then steps up to the SD4 model with its more powerful 140kW version of the same 2.2-litre turbo diesel.
The SD4 SE starts at $56,600 (only a $200 cut) and mirrors the specification of the TD4 SE.
The range continues with the SD4 HSE, priced from $64,500 (a $1354 cut), and adds auto wipers and headlights, xenon lights, electric leather seats, 19-inch alloys and sat-nav with a seven-inch touchscreen, plus little extras such as puddle lamps and map reading lights.
The final diesel model is a new range-topping SD4 HSE Luxury, starting at $68,400. It gains superior quality leather seats with eight-way electric driver's seat, premium carpet mats and the 825W Meridian stereo.
The single Si4 SE petrol model is priced from $55,600 (a $3090 increase over the Si6 SE) and has the same equipment as the diesel SE models.
The sat-nav system is available on the SE models for $2500, the 825W stereo is an $1815 option and metallic paint is $1700 and premium paint is $3400.
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On sale: Now
Price: TD4 manual $42,300; TD4 SE $54,100; Si4 SE $55,600; SD4 SE $56,600; SD4 HSE $64,500; SD4 HSE Luxury $68,400.
Engine: TD4 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel, 110kW/420Nm, 6.2L/100km (man), 7.0L/100km (auto); SD4 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel, 140kW/420Nm, 7.0L/100km; Si4 2.0-litre turbo petrol, 177kW/340Nm, 9.6L/100km.
Gearbox: 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic, AWD.
What's new: New four-cylinder petrol engine (the same one found in the Ford Falcon) replaces the old six-cylinder. Refreshed exterior styling. New-look dashboard and centre console.
What's missing: More capabilities – there are no changes to the car's off-road systems or clearances.
Competitors: Audi Q5, BMW X3, Volvo XC60.


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A man who allegedly walked into a McDonald's intending to shoot customers was foiled when his gun failed to fire.
Jestin Anthony Joseph, 24, allegedly walked into the Fort Worth, Texas, McDonald's with a gun, according to The Star-Telegram.
Joseph's mother had reportedly gone to a police station earlier in the day claiming that her son was suicidal and telling her that people were going to kill him and he was going to die.
Police told The Star-Telegram that Joseph walked into the store and asked for a water cup. He then pulled out his gun, allegedly threatening the 15 employees and customers inside the store.
While Joseph appeared to pull the trigger, the gun did not fire. Authorities said he successfully fired the gun twice outside.
Officers were stumped by the gun malfunction after examining the weapon and credited divine intervention.
"I've never seen anything like that before," Sgt. Joe Loughman told The Star-Telegram. "It must not have been their time to go."
Joseph is currently in jail.
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Daily Slice: Oggi Gourmet, Cambridge, Massachusetts
A different slice profiled each day.
Daily Slice gives a quick snapshot each weekday of a different slice or pie that the folks at the Serious Eats empire have enjoyed lately.
Oggi is mostly a pie and sandwich place, but you can always get a slice of pepperoni or tomato and basil, as well as a 'slice of the day'. Topping the Weird Science special was Cajun red onion, zucchini, and beef pepperoni. After seeing the paper thin zucchini slices on yesterday's Daily Slice, I decided to ignore my unadventurous inclinations and take my chances on zucchini. I regret that a little.
This otherwise fine slice did not benefit from the thick watery wedges of the "gourmet" topping. What is the appeal of adding hunks of vegetables that bake into sog-inducing landmines? Had I seen the slices ahead of time, I would have known that this was not the time to choose adventure, but they keep the slices tucked away out of sight. I will say this, however; the crust held up its end of the bargain. It was sturdy and solid, but with a pastry flake and pliancy about it. The bottom of the slice could only be described as delicate, but it was able to support the heft of the toppings.
There were mixed guesses about what qualified the red onions to be Cajun. Despite a hypothesis at the cash register that they were potentially fried, turns out they just got a shake of McCormicks seasoning. Not the hot little slice I was after. The beef pepperoni did the most to boost the flavor of this slice. Gamier than your average pork version, the ultra skinny rounds were like a pepperoni-jerky hybrid. Just a half dozen or so of those nestled in that gooey, milky mozzarella and mild, fresh tomato sauce would make for a slice worth revisiting.
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Obama, Putin to attend D-Day ceremony
A ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day will bring world leaders together June 6 on the beaches of Normandy, France -- including two of the globe's biggest current rivals, Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin.
Obama aides brushed aside any concerns about appearing on the same stage as Putin, saying that the U.S. president will not have meetings with any other world leaders while in Normandy.
"This is primarily an opportunity for the president and leaders from around the globe to pay tribute to the heroism of Allied forces that led to victory in World War II," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said.
Obama will deliver remarks at the D-Day ceremony, "and that will be what he's focused on," Earnest said.
While Obama and Putin are at loggerheads over the Russian incursion into Ukraine, the United States and Russia were allies in the war against Hitler's Germany more than seven decades ago.
The D-Day event "has nothing to do with President Putin," Earnest said. "It has everything to do with a generation of Americans and allies who liberated a continent and did so at great risk to themselves."


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Atlantic City's Boardwalk is Alive and Well
If you believe everything you see on TV, one would think that the Atlantic City boardwalk was swept away in Hurricane Sandy. As an Atlantic City resident, I took a walk on the famous Atlantic City Boardwalk with my neighbor, Cherish. The event was organized to show the world that the Atlantic City Boardwalk is alive and well. It was emotional and uplifting to see people who live, work and play in Atlantic City, come together and let the world know it's still standing and open for business. It was a beautiful and sunny Sunday afternoon to enjoy the simple joy of "walking the boards".
Of course, there was an older section of the boardwalk, on the northern end of town, that did crumble from Sandy's impact. However, that section would likely have been torn down soon anyway. In fact, most it has been off limits to walkers for months.


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Thus far, the presence of 3D in movies has had a dubious effect. Directors tend to use it to create cheap jump-in-your-seat moments or shower the audience in virtual gore. But Sadako 3D, the latest installment in the Ringu film series may manage to use the technology to a genuinely creepy end. After all, Sadako was scary enough when she was crawling out of other people's TV sets. Imagine how unnerving it will be to see her climb toward you from a movie screen?
Sadako's home release will be out in May, but this might be a good excuse for theaters to bring 3D to the midnight movie circuit.
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Hamilton, Pujols share a road to redemption
Pair of Angels differ in most ways, but both enter 2014 with goal of rebounding
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Josh Hamilton shut it down for a month, and Albert Pujols swung a bat earlier than ever. Hamilton added 28 pounds to provide more power, and Pujols shed seven and expects to be quicker. Hamilton takes solace in talking about his current challenge, and Pujols scoffs at the notion there even is one.
The two could not be more different -- Pujols as "The Machine," Hamilton as the flawed human -- and yet their situations heading into this critical 2014 season could not be more similar.
For the first time, there is significant doubt centering on the baseball abilities of Pujols and Hamilton, and the two high-priced Angels sluggers are out to prove they still belong among the game's elite.
"Whatever the perception of Josh and Albert might be right now, we have no doubt, and I don't think they do either," general manager Jerry Dipoto said. "You don't reach the heights that they've reached as players without being super driven and confident in your abilities."
Dipoto, an ex-scout, has been out there for workouts. He has seen how much easier the ball jumps off Hamilton's bat now that he is at his customary 240 pounds, noticed how much lighter Pujols is on his feet while taking grounders. He reads the projections, lists their credentials -- a combined 14 trips to the All-Star Game, five World Series appearances, nine Silver Sluggers and four MVP's -- and takes the over.
It is so easy to doubt, when the freshest memory is so disconcerting and the ages suggest decline. But one does not have to squint too hard to find optimism, either.
"I'm expecting big years," Mike Trout, the 22-year-old center fielder who has quickly taken the spotlight from the two players to whom he is referring, said just before the start of camp.
"Albert, since I've been with him, I don't think he had a full, healthy year yet, so I'm excited to see what he can do. I've seen him growing up, watching him play. He's unbelievable. With Josh coming in at 240, he hopefully can do what he did against us with the Rangers. His swing looks good, he's worked hard and he's ready to get at it."
Hamilton, 33 in May, has overcome in ways few ever will, going from a blue-chip prospect to a no-hope drug addict to an MVP in one decade. So he can't help but laugh when asked how this challenge compares to all the others over which he has triumphed.
"Oh man, it's a cake walk," Hamilton said. "I've never failed in baseball before. And I wouldn't call it a failure; I just wouldn't call it meeting expectations around me and what I put on myself as a player. My life has been about redemption."
After posting a .305/.363/.549 slash line and starting five straight All-Star teams from 2008-12, Hamilton thought it would be a good idea to lose a whole bunch of weight heading into the first of a five-year, $125 million contract. He checked in at 227 pounds, dropped to 212 by the end of the year and was never right, his .250/.307/.432 slash line helped only by a end-of-season surge that came far too late.
Hamilton had stumbled a lot in his life, and he has no problem discussing those missteps with those who care to listen. But never here, never with a bat in his hands.
"It's tough, because that's always been the one constant and the one thing I know I can go to and escape and be good at," Hamilton said. "That's the one reason, when I was out of the game and it wasn't there, I continued to go back to drugs and alcohol, because that was the outlet that took the place of it."
After taking October off, Hamilton put on 28 pounds, worked with a functional movement coach to get his hips driving through the ball again and tried to remember the kind of player he is.
"I'm confident," Hamilton says. "Already in batting practice, off the tee and things like that, I see who I used to be."
Last year, he can openly say now, that feeling eluded him.
"I just felt like I was searching all year," Hamilton said. "A lot of that had to do with listening to a lot of different people and trying to please everyone and do what they say. For me, it's about trying to understand who I am as a player and who I have been in the past as a player. That's where it's going to be different this year. It's going to be the old me."
Pujols has hardly stopped swinging the bat since the start of October. He is about a year and a half older than Hamilton -- and signed for four more years than him -- but his comeback seems more likely because he doesn't strike out as much, and because nobody has more discipline, because his past is not as checkered.
Over the last 4 1/2 months of the 2012 season, after Pujols had finally shaken the home-run drought and any initial pressure that came with $240 million, only four other players had a higher OPS.
In 2013, when plantar fasciitis in Pujols' left foot and offseason surgery on his right knee turned him into a shell of his former self and limited him to 99 games, he still managed a 116 OPS-plus.
"You are never going to hear excuses out of my mouth," Pujols said. "If you hear me complaining or using an injury as an excuse for a struggle, then correct me. I'm not that type of guy. I struggled because it's part of the game. My first year, I struggled the first month, but look at the last five months. Nobody was better than me after the All-Star Game. You can compare slugging and all that. Last year was the same -- a great start, but the injury happened. ... Look what I was able to do with one leg. It was like having a flat tire and a broken rim. This game is tough enough being 100 percent. Imagine having an injury to deal with. It's hard."
Pujols enters 2014 eight homers shy of 500, a mark that almost seemed like a certainty heading into last season. If he retired today, he would be a Hall of Famer. But all that matters is what he can do now, what he can do for an Angels team that bet on him like no one else would.
As for his own expectations?
"That's not something I'm going to share with you guys," Pujols said, in yet another example of how he and Hamilton are so different. "I'm going to go out and just play, and at the end of the season, we'll see where we're at."


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§ 5. Other libraries have the right to interlibrary renting – pursuant to a valid agreement concluded with the Library of Kozminski University.
II. Availability of the collection on the premises
§ 6. Availability of the collection on the premises means the use of the collection solely on the premises of the Library.
§ 7. The following are available solely on the premises of the Library:
1) items marked in the catalogue as available in the Reading Room only
2) newspapers
3) theses
§ 8. In exceptional circumstances the duty librarian may, no longer than 30 minutes before the Library closing, rent – against a deposit of a valid ID – an item set out § 7 (1). Such item must be returned within 30 minutes of the next Library opening. Late return of such an item is subject to penalty in the amount of 10.00 PLN for each hour it is held.
III. Local renting
§ 9. Local renting means renting in the lending library of the Library.
§ 10. Local renting is only possible with a valid library card issued by the Library. The Library shall issue such cards only to the persons, who meet the criteria set out in § 4 and who shall present a valid document confirming they meet such criteria.
§ 10a. A valid student ID card of Kozminski University, with a bar code compatible with the library computer system, may be deemed and considered by the Library as a document equal to a valid library card.
§ 11. A holder of a library card is fully liable for the effects of its loss until the moment the duty librarian is notified of such situation.
§ 12. A duplicate of a library card will be issued at a charge of 5.00 PLN.
§ 13. The library card may not be given up to another person. The owner of the card is fully liable for the effects of such action.
§ 14. The library card owner is obliged to notify the duty librarian of any change of the surname, address, university course mode.
§ 15. The bachelor degree and master's degree students have the right to rent 5 volumes for the period of 28 days.
§ 16. Students of post gradual degree courses and final year students (i.e. 3rd year of bachelor programmes, 5th year of uniform master's programmes, 2nd year of post-graduate master's programmes) have the right to rent 7 volumes for the period of up to 42 days. The students acquire the right to expand the renting period limit upon a notification submitted at the Library that they are a final year student.
§ 16a. Students of parallel courses have the right to rent 10 volumes for the period up to 42 days.
§ 17. PhD students and MBA students have the right to rent 7 volumes for the period of up to 70 days.
§ 18. The staff are entitled to rent:
1) 20 volumes for the period of up to 90 days;
2) items purchased with grant financing – for the period no longer than up to 30 days from the date of project expiration, which the grant concerned;
3) academics are additionally entitled to loan 5 volumes – for a period no longer than one calendar year.
§ 19. A change of the date of return of an item borrowed by an academic is possible under the condition that it is not a single copy or it is not essential to other library users.
§ 20. Only one copy of a given title may feature in a Reader's account.
§ 21. At the moment of renting the Reader shall sign a book card, hence they undertake personal liability for the condition and the date of return of the rented item.
§ 22. Should the Reader fail to return an item they are obliged to settle a payment in the amount of 1.00 PLN for each item for every commenced day.
§ 23. Should the Reader fail to return an item or settle financial obligations towards the Library, the possibility to rent shall be blocked until the obligations towards the Library are settled.
§ 24. If a given item is of significant value and a reader wishing to rent it, has a history of gross negligence of return dates, the duty librarian is entitled to refuse its rental.
§ 25. In exceptional circumstances the duty librarian is entitled to refuse an item rental or to set another date of return than that set out in § 15-18 and in particular if:
1) the number of readers interested in a given title is significantly higher than the number of copies of such title available in the Library, then the duty librarian may set a shorter rental period;
2) the return period set out in § 15-18 does not correspond to the time of the classes of a reader, then the duty librarian is entitled to extend the renting period slightly;
3) the reader shall present before the duty librarian a valid reason for an immediate access to an item rented by another reader, then – upon a consultation with a person holding the subject item – the duty librarian is entitled to shorten the renting period.
IV. Routine regulations
§ 26. The reader is fully liable for the library materials they use. In the instance of their damage or loss they are obliged to provide the Library with an identical copy or make a payment into the account of Kozminski University as a triple value of the damaged or lost item, at the current value on the day of such payment.
§ 27. Entry onto the premises of the Library in outer wear, with luggage (except for bags measuring no more than 21x15x10 cm) and food products is not permitted.
§ 28. The use of mobile phones on the premises of the Library is not permitted.
§ 29. The use of a library locker is against a deposit of a current student's card or any other valid ID.
§ 30. The use of a box or a locker is only possible during the working times of the Library. A charge for an extended use of a locker or box key is 20.00 PLN for each day of delay.
§ 31. Silence is obligatory on the premises of the entire Library with the exclusion of group work rooms.
§ 32. The Readers must not return the used materials onto the shelves. Any materials used must be deposited on designated tables or returned to the duty librarian.
§ 33. Within all and any routine issues please refer to the orders of the duty librarian and security staff.
§ 34. Failure to observe the rules herein or provision of false personal data at the Library shall result in a cancellation of the right to use the Library.
§ 35. Orders of book and other items purchases for the Library must be submitted on special application forms signed by the Head of the Department, a month (in the instance of Polish titles) or 3 months (in the instance of foreign titles) before the planned use.
§ 36. All and any complaints about the operation of the Library are accepted by the director of the Library.
V. Final provisions
§ 37. [Annulled].
§ 38. The Library Rules of 1st October 2003 are repealed.
§ 39. This Rules become effective as of 1st June 2013.
Knihovna Akademie Kozminského
Bibliotheek Kozminski Universiteit
Bibliothèque de l'Université de Kozminski
ლეონ კოზიმინსკის უნივერსიტეტის ბიბლიოთეკა
Bibliothek der Koźmiński-Universität
Koзмински Их Сypгуулийн Номын Сан
Biblioteka Akademii Leona Koźmińskiego
Biblioteca da Universidade Kozminski
Biblioteca Universităţii 'Leon Kozminski'
Библиотека Академии Леона Козминского
Knižnica Kozminski Univerze
Biblioteca de la Universidad de Kozminski
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Science of Food and Nutrition for German Shepherds
All pet food companies claim to offer perfectly balanced nutritional benefit through their commercial food brand, but not all of them do as they say. While most of them are engaged in ballooney talks, some ethical manufacturers try to offer perfect nutritional values in their foods. Most of the commercial dog food manufacturers use more fat and protein in their food, which helps them easily convince the owners by showing faster development. Most dog owners have been accustomed to believe in the myth that high levels of fat and protein is important for their dog's perfect growth. Big Mistake!
The science of choosing the dog food for your German Shepherds should neither be based on the higher level of fat and protein, nor on the cost. It is unwise to believe that higher the cost is, better the food. On the other hand, low cost food should not be considered economical. Higher levels of fats and proteins hugely magnifies the chance of dogs getting obese, and more prone to conditions - especially related to heart. Low cost foods, however, are mostly of low quality and lack in nutritional values and eventually lead to a series of nutritional deficiency disorders.
German shepherd Dogs were bred for working. But they have found their space in the drawing rooms in apartment. In most cases the amount of exercise that are given to the GSDs in families are much below the required level. It is hence important to understand how much fat, protein and carbohydrate does your German shepherd Dog need, based on the volume of calorie it burns each day. Germans Shepherds are easily prone to gain weight - especially if they are kept on high level of fat and protein and does not get enough exercise.
It is also important to understand the digestive system of German Shepherd Dog breed. German Shepherd has a short colon. Comparatively high fiber diet is a great option for this breed. This reminds me of William D. Cusick who published his first book - "Canine Nutrition & Choosing The Best Food For Your Breed Of Dog" in the year 1990 states: "The German Shepherd originated in the Alsatian Region of Germany..." He says, "The German Shepherd is unique because it has a very short colon in comparison to other breeds of the same body weight. For this reason a high fiber diet is required to slow the movement of food through this breed's digestive track, thereby allowing more time for the nutrients to be drawn out. This high fiber diet will result in a larger stool but better assimilation of the food." In this context I would like to mention that high fiber is not always a very good option for your German Shepherds, or any other canine breed. Fiber, which is an insoluble carbohydrates, blocks enzymatic digestion in the small intestine of the animals. High fiber sources are almost the sources for carbohydrates too, such as soya, rice, oat etc. Hence, it is suggested not offering too much of high fiber diet - especially soybean, corn are not very good for dogs. Give him green! Veggies are also rich in dietary fiber and is important for dogs! okra (lady's finger), leafy greens like cabbage are important ingredients. Most important of all is Spinach that very high nutritional value. Spinach is the significant source of antioxidants, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin K, magnesium, manganese, iron, vitamin B2, calcium, potassium, vitamin B6, folic acid, protein, phosphorus, zinc, niacin and most importantly omega-3 fatty acids. If you choose to pick a commercial food, it is important to choose the one that comes closest to the recommendations by AAFCO.
Correct food for a particular dog
With unlimited number of choices it becomes really tough and confusing to choose the right food for your German Shepherd. Remember the selection of food may vary from dog to dog within the same breed. If you have more than German Shepherds, it is not necessary that all dogs should have the same food, just because they are all GSDs. But the dog food should be "complete and balanced" for "a particular life stage", according to AAFCO. There is no standard for phrases like "good quality food" and "premium food". Choosing the correct food for a particular dog involves a series of factors to be considered.
- Choose the food according to the body weight and overall health factors of individual dog
- Evaluate your dog's weight, body condition, life stage and overall health
- Most commercial dog foods have protein, fat, vitamins, and mineral levels more than what is actually required
- Check if your dog is allergic to any specific ingredients in the food. Not all your dog may be allergic to a particular thing
- Evaluate how much energy a particular dog burns during the exercise
- Feeding diet with higher level of fat and protein will consequently lead to obesity and related problems, and German shepherds are highly prone to such conditions


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August 2012 Global Climate Update
The average global temperature for August 2012 was more than 1° Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average, according to the latest monthly analysis from the National Climatic Data Center, making it the fourth-warmest August since record keeping began in 1880. August 2012 also marked the 36th consecutive August and 330th consecutive month with a global temperature above the 20th-century average.
The map at right shows August temperatures relative to average across the globe. Red indicates temperatures up to 7° Fahrenheit (4° Celsius) warmer than the 1981–2010 average, and blue indicates temperatures up to 7° Fahrenheit cooler than the average. Most areas of the world experienced higher-than-average monthly temperatures, including far northeastern North America, central and Southern Europe, and east central Asia. Meanwhile, parts of Siberia were notably cooler than average.
The August 2012 global land area temperature tied with 2001 and 2011 as the second warmest August on record, at more than 1.6° Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average. For the oceans, the August global sea surface temperature was close to 1°Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average, tying with 2006 as the fifth warmest for August on record. It was also the greatest above-average ocean temperature for any month since July 2010.
Additionally, the National Snow and Ice Data Center reported that, Arctic sea ice shrank to 1.58 million square miles on August 26, dipping below the smallest extent on record, which occurred on September 18, 2007, at 1.61 million square miles. By the end of the month, sea ice extent dropped to 1.42 million square miles, with the melt season expected to last until mid-September. The six lowest sea ice extents have all occurred in the past six years.
Map by Tim Loomis, NOAA Environmental Visualization Lab, based on temperature anomaly data from the National Climatic Data Center. Caption adapted by Susan Osborne from the August 2012 Global Climate Summary from the National Climatic Data Center. Reviewed by Jake Crouch.
Global Climate Summary—August 2012
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Summer 2012 Recap
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Limited Edition Landscape. Unframed.
This Giclee art print is a highly detailed reproduction of an original painting by Nicholas Girling. Prepared and colour corrected in Australia by the artist.
(100 of each size) Printed with long life inks on a choice of either thick cotton-rag paper or printed canvas delivered rolled.
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Nigeria / Government urged to protect media after two carbomb attacks on newspapers
PARIS, France, April 27, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Reporters Without Borders is dismayed by yesterday's bombings targeting newspapers in the capital, Abuja, and the northern city of Kaduna and calls on the Nigerian authorities to reinforce security for news media, journalists and other media personnel.
Reacting to the two bombings, which killed at least nine people, President Goodluck Jonathan issued a statement stressing the government's commitment "to uphold citizens' constitutional rights to freedom of expression and press freedom in particular."
"While hailing President Jonathan's pledge to defend press freedom, we urge him to take full stock of the terrible dangers to which journalists are exposed." Reporters Without Borders said. "After yesterday's tragedies and the cold-blooded killings of at least two media personnel in recent months, there is no longer any doubt that the media and journalists are among the targets of those who carry out attacks and bombings in Nigeria.
"In consultation with media owners and executives, the authorities should adopt concrete measures to ensure that journalists are protected and to reinforce security around news media buildings and offices."
In Abuja, a suicide bomber drove a jeep carrying explosives into the building housing the printing press of ThisDay, one of the country's most influential, privately-owned newspapers, killing himself and four other people and wounding dozens of others. ThisDay nonetheless said it had reinforced security around its premises in response to the violence that has killed at least 400 people since the start of the year.
At the same time, a car laden with explosives was stopped as it approached a building in Kaduna that houses the regional offices of ThisDay, The Moment and The Daily Sun. One of the two men in the car got out and detonated a bomb that killed at least four people and wounded around 20 others.
While the bombings were not immediately claimed, they bore the hallmarks of the Islamist group Boko Haram, which accused the national media a few weeks ago of reporting falsehoods about it. One of the two men involved in the Kaduna bombing, who was detained by witnesses and handed over to the police, reportedly identified himself as a Boko Haram member.


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After graduating from Brown University, Sica worked as a speech writer for the New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation.
"I started off talking about potholes, which is a skill I still use today in DUMBO," she said.
Sica continued to work in politics and communications, while simultaneously getting her Master's degree at the New York University Stern School of Business.
She started with the DUMBO BID just before the start of 2011.
One of the biggest challenges she faces in DUMBO, Sica said, is attracting an even amount of foot traffic during the day, at night and on weekends.
"DUMBO is kind of a magical place on the waterfront, there's a ton of amazing historical resources, the archway and sweeping views are magnificent," she said. "So what we really try to do is highlight the neighborhood and bring foot traffic."
One of her main areas of work with the BID is working with the 100 technology start-ups in DUMBO.
"We try to work with them to continue to grow their businesses around here," Sica said.
During her first year, the DUMBO section of Brooklyn Bridge Park opened, with Jane's Carousel being the main attraction next to its views of the Manhattan skyline.
DUMBO was also the first neighborhood to go wireless in its streets.
Another focus of Sica's is bringing the neighborhood to life – including repairing cobblestones, encouraging cultural activity under the archway, helping organize festivals and opening pedestrian plazas.
"People are coming here as a destination, recently," Sica said.
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Fisherman Style #75
Friday 7th September 2012
Mojo's Bar North Fremantle
This months edition of Fisherman Style sees the return to Australian
shores of Future Soundz followinga visit to the musical homeland of Jamaica.
With a whole heap of new Dubplates and inspiration we welcome the crew back to Mojo's in fine stlye.
Also on the bill is DJ RastaFyah spinning a fine selection of all things Reggae and Dancehall to get your feet moving.
DJ Sorted will be playing fresh from a trip to Barcelona for a 7 day Reggae festival and he will also befull of fresh tunes and inspiration .di original geeza!!!!!
Last but not least your regulars and hosts EarthLink Sound with selectors Drummie and Kritical providing the canvas for the Dub Master Sheriff Lindo to work his magic .there is a heap of fresh new reggae to be rinsed and enjoyed fi real!!!!!
This is sure to be a another big night of nice vibes fi real
Giveaways on the night of the new REGGAEGOLD 2012 CD.
Runnings start from 8pm with entry free until 9pm then its $10 pressure on the door.
Coming up:
October Annual Tribute to the Fallen Souljas
November Live Band Crucial Rockers
December Foundation Sound (Holland)
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I am pretty new at Sencha and css3. and recently start learning about the Sencha animator.
One of the most common thing I use in flash is mask. I've been doing some research on masking with css and haven't have much luck recreating it with Sencha animator.
I am just wondering if anyone have any tips or direction.
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Rank-and-file question GOP 'fiscal cliff' stance
President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met at the White House Sunday to discuss the "fiscal cliff," while rank-and-file Republicans were stepping forward with what they say are pragmatic ideas to break the stalemate.
Obama and Boehner didn't release details of their conversation. But Republican mavericks are pressuring their leaders to rethink some of the most contentious issues, like taxes.
Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker says Senate Republicans would probably agree to higher taxes for the wealthiest Americans if it leads to overhauling entitlement programs. Other conservative stalwarts, including Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole, have floated similar ideas.
A deal won't come easily. Many House Republicans refuse to support tax hikes under any circumstances. And Democrats have been skeptical about rushing through entitlement reforms before the end of the year.


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The Quick setup guide should be enough to get you started, but when building a full production site you'll probably need features that aren't covered in that guide. In this page we've collected features that are commonly needed by sign-in systems, and explained the best-practice way to implement them with Persona.
- Call logout() after a failed login
- Always call logout() if you reject an assertion, to avoid a mismatch between your idea of the current user and Persona's idea, which can lead to an endless loop of failed logins.
- Adding extra email addresses with Persona
- How to let your users add secondary email addresses using Persona.
- Enabling users to change their email address
- How to let your users change their email address using Persona.
- Problems integrating with CSRF protection
- A problem caused by the interaction between a common mechanism for CSRF (Cross Site Request Forgery) protection and Persona's Observer API.
- Supporting users who don't have JavaScript
- Call request() or get() only from a key handler or in response to a keypress
- Because Persona uses popup windows, you must call request() or get() only in response to a click or a key press, not some other event.
- Testing your system
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