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Obama to address Americans on Tuesday for support of Syria airstrikesBy LESLEY CLARK
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September 06. 2013 9:32PM
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — President Barack Obama won qualified support from allies Friday in his charge that Syria used chemical weapons against its people, but he walked away from a summit without expanding his coalition of explicit support for a military strike. Facing a divided country at home as well, Obama said he'd address the nation Tuesday to make his case as Congress weighs its approval.
Speaking at the end of a two-day economic conference overshadowed by his call to strike Syria, Obama said he'd "make the best case that I can" to a nation that polls show is widely opposed to military intervention.
"There are times where we have to make hard choices if we're going to stand up for the things that we care about," the President said. "And I believe that this is one of those times."
He cast the regime's "brazen use" of chemical weapons and the deaths of hundreds of children as a violation of international norms and said failure to act would empower other "rogue nations, authoritarian regimes and terrorist organizations" to develop and use weapons of mass destruction.
"The kind of world we live in, and our ability to deter this kind of outrageous behavior, is going to depend on the decisions that we make in the days ahead," Obama said.
But the American President left the Group of 20 meeting of the leading rich and emerging economies without a strong mandate for military action, underscoring what he acknowledged would be a "heavy lift" to sell Congress and the public on a show of military force.
The White House issued a statement of support at the close of the summit from 10 U.S. allies — Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom — that said they backed "efforts undertaken by the United States and other countries to reinforce the prohibition on the use of chemical weapons."
The statement didn't mention military strikes and didn't say the countries would join the U.S. militarily or monetarily. But a White House spokesman, speaking only on the condition of anonymity per White House policy, said the statement confirmed support for U.S. efforts to enforce the chemical weapons ban and that Obama "has been very clear about how he intends to do that, with tailored military action."
Yet French President Francois Hollande, a key ally who met with Obama at the summit Friday, appeared to edge away, saying he'd wait for a U.N. investigation and a congressional vote before making a move.
And close ally Germany didn't make the count, noted Heather Conley, a former State Department official who's the director of the Europe program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington research center.
"President Obama has a long slog ahead to build something beyond a coalition of the morally outraged," Conley said.
Obama made no progress with the Syrian regime's chief military and political supporter, Russian President Vladimir Putin, though the two talked for nearly 20 minutes at the summit, an unscheduled tete-a-tete that came even as Obama had scrapped a pre-summit meeting with Putin over mounting frustration with Moscow.
Obama characterized the meeting between the two as candid and constructive and said they'd agreed to keep working on a political solution to the Syrian crisis. The Russians have pinned the use of chemical weapons on the Syrian opposition, a charge the administration has dismissed.
Putin, at a news conference that preceded Obama's by just minutes, called the conversation "very friendly," but said the two "stuck to our guns." He said Syria was the sole topic. The issue of Russia granting intelligence leaker Edward Snowden temporary asylum wasn't broached, he said.
Putin said that most countries at the summit didn't back a military strike, and he listed India, Indonesia, China, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa and Italy as opponents, along with the secretary-general of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, and Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
Obama said the leaders were unanimous that chemical weapons had been used and that a majority were "comfortable" with the U.S. conclusion that the Assad government was responsible.
He acknowledged that some countries were reluctant to act without a U.N. Security Council resolution. But with China and Russia blocking sanctions against Syria from their perches on the Security Council, Obama charged that the "international community is paralyzed" and that the U.S. needs to act.
With the U.N. gridlocked, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said diplomatic approaches had run their course with Assad and there was no alternative left but military action.
"We could try again to pursue economic sanctions, but even if Russia budged, would more asset freezes, travel bans and banking restrictions persuade Assad not to use chemical weapons, when he has a pipeline to the resources of Hezbollah and Iran?" Samantha Power said. "Does anybody really believe that deploying the same approaches we have tried for the last year will suddenly be effective?"
Using force to punish and deter those who use chemical weapons is crucial not just in Syria, she said, but also across the globe.
"We cannot afford to signal to North Korea and Iran that the international community is unwilling to act to prevent proliferation or willing to tolerate the use of weapons of mass destruction," Power said. "If there are no consequences now for breaking the prohibition on chemical weapons, it will be harder to muster international consensus to ensure that Hezbollah and other terrorist groups are prevented from acquiring or using these weapons themselves."
Before leaving St. Petersburg for home, Obama repeatedly declined to say whether he'd launch a military strike if Congress fails to authorize him to do so, at one point saying, "You're not getting any direct response."
Whether the president can win congressional approval is unknown. The Senate isn't likely to take a test vote until Wednesday, and prospects remain uncertain, despite the cautious optimism of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., that he has the votes. Vice President Joe Biden is to have dinner with a group of senators at his residence Sunday night.
The House of Representatives hasn't announced its schedule yet, but the Senate is expected to vote first.
A spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, endorsed the Tuesday speech, saying that "members of Congress represent the views of their constituents, and only a president can convince the public that military action is required."
Added spokesman Brendan Buck, "We only hope this isn't coming too late to make the difference."
Congressional leaders have spent the week wrestling with the call for authorization, and Obama said he hoped they'd consider the situation beyond what they might be hearing from voters.
"Ultimately, you listen to your constituents, but you've also got to make some decisions about what you believe is right for America," the president said.
He called reports that he was looking to expand the targets for a strike inaccurate, and said he was looking at a "limited, proportional strike" without military officials on the ground.
"Not some long, drawn-out affair," he said. "Not without any risks, but with manageable risks."
He said the U.S. had a particular responsibility to act. He cited past interventions that were unpopular at the time, from World War II to Kosovo.
"It's tough, because people do look to the United States," Obama said. "And the question for the American people is, 'Is that a responsibility that we're willing to bear?'"
McClatchy Washington Bureau reporters David Lightman and William Douglas contributed to this article from Washington.


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Immediately after she voted against highly controversial gun-control legislation in April, Sen. Kelly Ayotte returned to New Hampshire and held a series of town hall meetings. She knew the meetings would be packed with gun-control activists who would ask her tough questions about her vote and probably yell at her (and they were). She held them anyway.
In fact, since Ayotte took office in January of 2011, she has held 21 town hall meetings, by her office's official count. That's 21 meetings in 35 months, an average of one every 1.6 months. By contrast, since Sen. Jeanne Shaheen took office in January of 2009, she has held seven town hall meetings, by her office's official count. That's seven meetings in 59 months, an average of one every 8.4 months. At her current rate, Shaheen would have to stay in office for three terms just to hold as many town hall meetings as Ayotte has held in less than half a term. Last week, Republican Karen Testerman, who aspires to win the seat Shaheen holds, challenged Shaheen to hold a town hall meeting on Obamacare. As Testerman noted (and we have pointed out before), Shaheen voted for Obamacare and voted against a 2010 Republican proposal to allow people to keep their health insurance if they liked it. Shaheen also repeated the White House talking point that everyone who liked their insurance could keep it. In fact, her publicly stated opinions on Obamacare are, with one exception, indistinguishable from those of the Obama administration, whose talking points she loyally recites.
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The clip-clop of horses' hooves echo in our thought as my wife and I recall our visits with a dear Amish family in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Several decades ago we established a bond of friendship based on our mutual respect for each other's faiths.
The response of the Amish community during the Nickel Mines school shooting tragedy provides a healing model of forgiveness. Their acts of grace shocked the world, especially when the Amish quickly forgave the shooter and embraced his family in love and support. The essence of this example of forgiveness also was demonstrated in the Sandy Hook shooting by some of the parents.
The Boston Marathon bombings will show the resiliency of Bostonians, and quick healing is available for them too. There are stories of folks running towards the explosions to help. This courage, kindness and forgiveness being lived by the Amish and by New England folks is what life is all about. These spiritual qualities cannot be bombed, shot or stopped.
To forgive is not always easy. But it has a healing effect. Why? Because when we truly forgive, condemnation and hatred, which are elements of what the Bible refers to as the "carnal mind," are gone. The apostle Paul wrote, "to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God." (Romans 8: 6,7)
This carnal thinking is what caused King Herod to kill a community of male infants when he sought to kill the baby Jesus. Whatever the motive in such cases, whether it is fear or hatred or some other form of depravity, it can and must be destroyed through the all-power and grace of God's love. And this is where divine forgiveness plays a part.
New Hampshire native Mary Baker Eddy wrote, "The pent-up elements of mortal mind need no terrible detonation to free them. Envy, rivalry, hate need no temporary indulgence that they be destroyed through suffering; they should be stifled from lack of air and freedom." (Miscellaneous Writings, p. 356)
We must deny and destroy carnal thoughts and actions through cultivating such spiritual qualities as gentleness and generosity. The Amish offer a good example. They are devout Christians. They shun materiality for spirituality and practice Jesus' teaching of radical, unconditional forgiveness. Christian Science teaches us that such spiritual-minded living naturally promotes peace and health.
In a promise of such peace, a beloved psalm in the Bible tells us: "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. ... Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee." (Psalms 91: 1, 5-7)
And in a statement entitled "What Our Leader Says," Mrs. Eddy underlines the importance of right thinking, telling her followers:
"The self-seeking pride of the evil thinker injures him when he would harm others. Goodness involuntarily resists evil. The evil thinker is the proud talker and doer. The right thinker abides under the shadow of the Almighty. His thoughts can only reflect peace, good will towards men, health, and holiness." (The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany 210: 1-17)
What about the deaths that have occurred in Boston, Sandy Hook and Syria? I'll be praying to understand more about life and love, two words that elevate our thought closer to God. And I'll be praying to know that those injured and grieving will be healed and comforted as promised by Jesus: "Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted." (Matthew, 5: 4)
Forgiveness in individual lives has been proven to bring health to those who are grieving or sick. Both medical research and Christian Science practice have shown how unconditional forgiveness heals. Divine love inspires us to love and forgive because this is what God and His law does. God's law can even awaken those who kill and commit suicide, bringing to them redemption and healing.
Forgiveness is an expression of divine love, which includes all creation. Jesus taught that it even includes the so-called evil and unjust. Divine love embraces all men, women and children on earth. So it's possible, even if difficult, to love all - even our enemies - and bless them.
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What an amazing year for wilderness --both in good and strange ways.
The Wilderness Society raised a glass this year for a very special golden anniversary, the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act.
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Originally drafted by the Yankees in 1984, Leiter played parts of 19 professional seasons with the Yankees (1987-89, 2005), Toronto Blue Jays (1989-95), Florida Marlins (1996-97, 2005) and New York Mets (1998-2004). He was a two-time All-Star (1996, 2000) and was a part of two World Championship teams (Toronto in 1993 and Florida in 1997). On May 11, 1996, Leiter tossed the first no-hitter in Marlins history in an 11-0 win vs. Colorado.
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For the next few weeks, we're giving a little extra love to the amazingly talented chefs behind the scenes at Bi-Rite, with a focus on their passion for our Dinner offerings. With experience at some of the top restaurants around the country and a truecommitmentto what they do, the chefs at Bi-Rite bring to life our philosophy of love, passion and integrity through our evening dinners. Each day the chefs craft their own dinner menu, featuring new dishes alongside some eternal favorites, and then have everything ready for you starting at 4:30pm, so you can stop in and grab a delicious, prepared meal to go.
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Visit Al Khobar in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and discover all the wonders that this city on the coast of the Persian Gulf has to offer. It has a population of over 500,000 and forms part of the greater Dammam metropolitan area along with Dhahran. All three urban centres are served by the King Fahad International Airport.
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July 14. 2013 9:22PM
Gate City Musings: Where have you been up to, Mayor?
Gate City Musings, a column on City Hall happenings and other Nashua items, is published every other Monday. It is written by a veteran political observer whose identity is known to the editors but who wishes to remain anonymous, and breathing.
What's going on in City Hall that's such big secret?
Why does our city's CEO feel she is exempt from the right-to-know law when it comes to her public travels?
When someone runs unopposed for the highest elected position in the state's second largest city, does arrogance come into play when the local media wants to know what she does with her time?
When the city attorney, who is appointed by and answers directly to the mayor and no one else, is asked whether his boss's actions fall under the state's right-to-know law, does one honestly think that his legal opinion would not favor his employer?
Does "stonewalling" the media make for a transparent government?
Does the mayor need two people to keep her "internal" and "external" schedules?
These questions and many more are surfacing since our duly-elected mayor decided to keep her public schedule private and away from the inquisitive reporters and electorate.
In talking with City Hall officials and those close to City Hall insiders, Musings learned that no other administration in the city's recent history has taken the position that the mayor's whereabouts as she travels the city, the state and the nation is no one's business but hers.
Granted, Musings' interest in Gate City government can be measured in months and years rather than decades, nevertheless this interest came about after a long yearning for transparent and open government. Couple this with "insider information" provided by those really close to City Hall who feel the same way, hopefully you will get the message that actions and dealings in secret should have no place here in Nashua.
To say that two City Hall employees are needed to keep the mayor's inside and outside schedules is absolutely ridiculous.
What's going on with our Board of Education and its attempt (or lack of an attempt) to keep an athletic director? Are the high school athletic programs and its host of coaches and assistant coaches so screwed up that they can't keep a director? The answer, of course, is no.
Maybe it's about time the "Bored" of Education gives a director a three- or four-year contract and, barring any misdeeds or malfeasance, makes certain the director honors the commitment. Musings wonders if this is too much to ask of the board that is now getting around to making certain our schools are safe.
Will wonders never cease at City Hall? Now we find that the former non-union community development director walked out of City Hall with a $25,000 parting city gift for banked sick and vacation days. Whatever happened to "use it or lose it" policy most private sector employees have to live with?
This is reminiscent of a former mayor who strode out of City Hall with a $22,000 reward of taxpayers' money for unused vacation and sick time. How many times have we learned about teachers, firemen and police officials retiring with huge sums of money for benefits they should have used?
Wake up mayor and Board of Aldermen. Do something legislatively to eliminate this raid on the city treasury.
Main St. Rumblings ... Musings has learned that there has been some discussion at one of the Little City Halls (the one featuring sandwiches named after sports figures) about a petition to change the city charter eliminating a full-time mayor and allowing the naming of a professional city manager. Musings will follow this closely. Also heard was the gossip that yet another prominent city department head may be leaving not for greener pastures or retirement but for "personal reasons." Will the merry-go-round never stop?
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Lori Wilshire
June Caron
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Paul Chasse
: Stop being anti-veteran. One doesn't get many votes come election time by not respecting the valuable service rendered by those who served.
A strong pat on the back to the mayor and Public Works Commission as well as the superintendent of the city's wastewater treatment plant for continuing the upgrades to this facility. Nashua has one of the finest treatment facilities in the Northeast thanks to a forward-thinking city government.
Remember ... if you have a subject, complaint or praise about what our city officials are up to or you have a suggestion for "kudos," email them to email@example.com. Musings would love to hear from you.


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Roman Duzda and Pavel Smidl are a great pairing. We find Roman, standing, in just his briefs. His hands are feeling his body. As the camera zooms out we also see Pavel, standing to one side, doing the same. He is paying close attention to Roman as he feels his croth. As Roman moves we see that his cock is very hard in his underwear. Pavel, spotting it also, moves over and begins to kiss him. As the kissing contines Pavel moves down Roman's body until his face is level with the crotch. His hand rubs it, and then pull the underwear down allowing Roman's hard cock to flop out. Pavel kisses the cock too and begins to suck it. His mouth envelopes the head and Roman pushes it deeper into his mouth. With his own cock hard too Pavel sucks on Roman's long dick, and licks up and down the glistening shaft. When he has tasted enough of it he has Roman turn around and kneel on the sofa to give access to his ass. With the cheeks spread Pavel's tongue easily finds the hot spot and licks at that sweet hole. He rims it real good before moving around in front of Roman and presenting his cock for sucking too. Roman obligingly takes the cock in his mouth and lets Pavel fuck his face. That hard cock moves in and out of Roman's hot lips and it's not long before Pavel wants to move on to the ultimate goal. Getting fully naked Pavel moves back round behind Roman and slides his stiff dick into that tight ass. Roman pushes his hard cock down between his legs as Pavel pleasures his ass, that cock sliding in and out with ease. Pavel they lays down on the sofa and Roman climbs over him and sits down on his throbbing cock. He rides that dick until Pavel takes over, thrusting his cock deep into his ass. He really works Roman's hole well, giving him all he can take. The change to a missionary postion and Pavel continues his deep fucking of Roman's ass. Roman grab his cock and begins to wank as Pavel fucks him and it's not too long before he shoots a big, creamy load. Pavel is ready too and moves to Roman's handsome face and dumps his load all over it. Roman's mouth opens and takes Pavel's sticky cock in it and cleans it off very nicely to end a really good scene.
Tomas Polok and Lukas Mestel are two very well built guys, with lots of tattoos, who we paired up for a nude submission wrestling match. The help each other with warming up and stretching before getting down to the wrestling. They quickly get into the wrestling, grappling each other and rolling around the mats. The first round is taken by Tomas and the guys then remove their underwear before continuing. As they continue the match we can now see their cocks as they flair around, or get trapped between them. With both guys trying their utmost it is a hard fought match, but Tomas seems to have the upper hand as he takes round after round. Lukas is not giving up though, he tries very hard in each and every round, wrapping is thick, strong legs around Tomas. But as things move on it seems that Tomas is the better wrestler. With his superior technique he matches to win each and every round until he leads by 10-0. At this point the guys get a short break, as the oil each other's bodies. When they resume the match things continue as before with Lukas working hard to win a round, but without success until, at 13-0 he does manage to do so. But that is the only victory he manages with Tomas continuing to master him, and finally winning 15-1. They then sit on the mats and begin the wank off. They wank themselves, and for a brief time, each other, before Lukas gains his big victory, shooting his cum first, the cum landing all over his leg. Tomas continues to wank and soon shoots his own load. Then the guys help clean each others cocks before going off to shower together, washing each other to get all the oil off. It was a very good match with each of these handsome, well built guys giving as good as they could.
Mikhail Nesersev is from Tbilisi, Georgia. He is aged 25 and is at University in the Czech Republic. In his spare time Mikhail enjoys fitness, football and swimming. Mikhail has a good build and begins, after his interview, to feel his body. Lifting his tee-shirt some we see a nice covering of hair on his torso. He dips a hand into the waistband of his jeans and his continues to rub his body. Then he removes the tee-shirt to show us a very good chest. Then two hands slip into his jeans before Mikhail flexes his muscles for us. He continues to feel himself before opening his jeans and pushing them down to let his hard cock out. It stands to attention nicely as he caresses himself, then he takes hold of the cock and wanks it a little. He soon has precum oozing and uses a finger to string it out for us. Wanking on that cock some more Mikhail then turns around to show us his ass. His hands grab at the ass cheeks and pull them apart to let us glimpse his hole. Then he bends forward to give a better view of that tight hole while pushing his cock back between his legs. He gives us a great show with that sexy ass, pulling the cheeks wide apart to ensure that his hole is visible as it is stretched apart. When Mikhail is ready he turns over and lays down and begins wanking again. He quickly is ready to shoot his load and his creamy cum lands all over his belly. Mikhails then moves to the shower to clean up after a very nice show.
Lukas Pribyl is 19 years old and lives in Uhersky Brod. He works as a barman and in his spare time he enjoys sports, kick-boxing and fitness. I can never get enough of Lukas, so was very happy to see this stills shoot with him, looking as lovely as ever. He always looks very smart and today is no exception. As Lukas strips off his clothes he poses beautifully, showing off all his many assets. That handsome face, with its lovely smile, and then his very good body. As he poses we see every inch of Lukas. His cock gets very hard and that ass is shown off to perfection. What a lovely shoot from a really handsome guy.


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April 09. 2013 12:15AM
NCAA basketball championship: Louisville Cardinals are all aces
By DAVID PURDUM
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ATLANTA - Louisville took Michigan's best shot and survived. The Cardinals are the 2013 NCAA champions.
Senior point guard Peyton Siva and tournament star Luke Hancock each had dynamic games, leading Louisville, the tournament's overall top seed, to an 82-76 win over the fourth-seeded Wolverines.
Siva dazzled with his ball-handling and slashing ability. He finished with 18 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals. Hancock lit it up from outside, connecting on all five of his 3-point attempts.
Louisville coach Rick Pitino, a part of the 2013 Basketball Hall of Fame class, becomes the first coach to win a national championship at two different schools. He guided Kentucky to the 1996 title.
A Georgia Dome-record crowd of 74,326 was treated to a fantastic back-and-forth national championship game that capped what was considered a down year for college basketball. Stars and unheralded reserves for both teams hit big shots. There were alley-oop dunks and plenty of 3-pointers, fueling an electric atmosphere.
Hancock's last 3-pointer from the left corner put Louisville up by 10 with 3:13 to play. Michigan got back to within 78-74 with 50.1 seconds to play, but the Cardinals hit enough free throws down the stretch to seal the school's first national championship since 1986 and third overall.
National player of the year Trey Burke was terrific for Michigan, despite early foul trouble. So was his backup, freshman Michael "Spike" Albrecht, who had 17 points, all in a remarkable first-half performance. Burke finished with a game-high 24 for the Wolverines.
Louisville started to take control early in the second half. Russ Smith's corner 3-pointer put the Cardinals up 52-46 with 13 minute to go.
Pitino shuffled players in and out throughout the game, and Louisville's relentless pressure seemed to wear down Michigan in the second half. However, fouls mounted on the Cardinals. Michigan was in the double bonus for the game's final 4½ minutes. It didn't matter. Louisville just had too many weapons.
Hancock finished with 22 points, and Chane Behanan added 15 for the Cardinals.
Burke started hot, scoring the Wolverines' first seven points, but he picked up his second foul with 11 minutes left in the first half. Enter Albrecht, a freshman reserve whose season high was seven points. He hit all four of his 3-point attempts and finished with 17 in the first half.
Albrecht's weaving layup put Michigan up 33-21 and forced Pitino to call timeout with 3:51 to play in the first half.
The Cardinals responded with a 14-3 run, fueled by Hancock, who scored Louisville's next 14 points, including four 3-pointers.
After leading by 12 with just under four minutes left in the first half, Michigan went to the locker room only up one, 38-37.
Ex-Michigan star Chris Webber was in attendance, sitting next to his former Wolverine teammates Jalen Rose and Juwan Howard. ... Pitino is the fifth coach to take two different schools to the national championship game. ... The teams combined to shoot 48.1 percent from the field in the first half, including 57.8 percent from the 3-point arc. Louisville finished at 45.9 percent overall, 50 percent on 3-pointers. Michigan hit 52.1 percent of its shots, 44.4 percent of its 3s. ... McGary and Glenn Robinson III each entered Monday's game shooting better than 60 percent from the floor in the tournament. ... Pitino improved to 6-0 in the Georgia Dome.


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March 17. 2013 5:32PM
Last Thursday, Gov. Maggie Hassan came to a business incubator on Elm Street to promote her proposed state budget, which increases spending on the University System of New Hampshire and community colleges, and doubles the research and development tax credit, things she said would boost the state economy. Oh, and it also would subsidize business incubators like abi Innovation Hub, where she spoke.
So she had a friendly audience, and the abi Innovation Hub's official Twitter feed was filled with praise of the governor for focusing on economic development. Meanwhile, over in the Millyard, economic development was taking place without a state subsidy.
Developer Brady Sullivan unveiled The Lofts at Mill No. 1, a 110-unit Millyard apartment complex in what were low-rent office spaces. The idea is to attract young professionals to downtown Manchester, where many companies, including Millyard tech firms, are hiring.
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Terrebonne got a special Valentine's Day delivery Thursday, one that will help prevent destructive storm surges from rushing up the Houma Navigation Canal into the heart of the parish.
Terrebonne got a special Valentine's Day delivery Thursday, one that will help prevent destructive storm surges from rushing up the Houma Navigation Canal into the heart of the parish.
The Terrebonne Levee District took delivery of a 273-foot-long, 60-foot-wide and 42-foot-high barge floodgate. The floodgate was floated from Bollinger Marine Shipyard's Amelia location down the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway to the Houma Navigation Canal.
The $48 million floodgate represents the centerpiece of the Terrebonne Levee District's effort to build a scaled-down version of the Morganza-to-the-Gulf hurricane-protection system with state and local tax dollars. The levee system, which will stretch from Cut Off to Gibson, will protect Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes from storm flooding.
"The delivery of the Bubba Dove Barge is a great day for the citizens of Terrebonne," said Terrebonne Levee Director Reggie Dupre. "The people of Terrebonne love their parish. What an appropriate day for it to arrive on. Happy Valentine's Day, Terrebonne."
The barge is named for state Rep. Gordon Dove's son, who died in a car accident in 2009. Dove, R-Houma, has been an aggressive advocate for the Morganza project.
Creating a way to block the Houma Navigation Canal has been a top priority for local levee officials. The canal was dug in a straight path, and it acts as a funnel sending water from the Gulf of Mexico directly toward Houma, Dularge and Dulac.
During the peak of Hurricane Ike in 2008, U.S. Geological Survey water gauges measured more than 1.4 billion gallons of water per hour rushing up the Houma Navigation Canal.
The barge floodgate is a unique solution to Terrebonne's need for cheap, quick interim flood protection. The genesis of the idea came after hurricanes Katrina and Rita when Sheriff Jerry J. Larpenter suggested sinking a ship in the Houma Navigation Canal before a storm to block surge from rushing up the waterway toward Houma. The idea was investigated by local engineering companies, which settled on a permanent structure that would use a sinking barge to create a barrier against flooding.
When sunk in place in the Houma Navigation Canal, the barge will rise 18 feet above the waterline to block surge, and as water piles up against the closed gate, the pressure will actually cause it to seal tighter.
The Levee District has already built similar smaller floodgate structures in Bush and Placid canals in lower Terrebonne. They were finished in 2011. Floodgates are also underway for Bayou Grand Caillou and Bayou Little Caillou.
The Houma Navigation Canal floodgate will be finished before the start of this hurricane season.
Larry Thibodaux, project manager with Bollinger Marine Fabrication, said the project went smoothly from start to finish.
The project was broken into two parts, with Bollinger responsible for building the barge that will seal the floodgate. It took Bollinger about 18 months to build the enormous structure. Its final job was to safely deliver the floodgate to its home in the Houma Navigation Canal, where it will be installed by L&A Contracting of Hattiesburg, Miss., over the next two weeks, said Levee District Manager Angela Rains.
The barge took more than 12 hours to make its way from Amelia to Terrebonne, guided by three boats from Caillou Island Towing of Houma.
Thibodaux said this was the first time Bollinger fabricated a flood protection project like this.
"It was quite interesting. We've never worked on anything like this before," Thibodaux said. "The project went smoothly from start to finish, and we're very happy we had the opportunity to do something like this for the citizens of Terrebonne Parish."
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On Easter, voices of hope across New HampshireBy SHAWNE K. WICKHAM
New Hampshire Sunday News
March 31. 2013 12:18PM
In this Easter season, the New Hampshire Sunday News asked folks to tell us where they find their hope. In interviews, emails and an online survey, here's what they told us.
Their faith, their families and their fellow man: In a world that can sometimes seem hopeless, this is where many Granite Staters say they find hope.
For Christians, the Easter story itself is one of redemption and hope triumphing over sin and despair. So it's not surprising that many believers say their hope lies in their faith.
John Hilman of Rochester says he finds hope in his "relationship with God through Jesus Christ."
"Homes, jobs, and freedom and liberty can all be lost. To place one's hopes in anything Earthly is not logical to me," he wrote in response to a survey posted on unionleader.com.
Hilman knows what it's like to lose such things. A computer software engineer, he was laid off in 2007 when his employer merged with another company and laid off the entire staff.
Then Hilman suffered an aneurism in January 2012, which led to bleeding in his brain and surgery. It took months of rehabilitation before he could return to work, and his disability payments didn't cover expenses for his family of five.
They lost their house to foreclosure and their cars to repossession. "It was crazy," he said in an interview.
Yet he still has hope and an abiding faith, Hilman said. "With everything that's happened, the one thing that I still hold onto is this really isn't it. Life isn't really your final destination. Life is more just a journey to your final destination.
"I know that God is there," he said. "I know He's with me, and I know He has plans. And I know that in the end, when I die, that's where I'll be. That's what gives me hope."
He's not alone.
Kathy Masse of Manchester says she finds hope in "the resurrection of Jesus."
"It proves that He was the son of God. He preached a world of love and compassion," she said. "And the resurrection gives us the hope of something better, especially eternal life."
"Our hope is found in Jesus Christ alone," Suzanne McCutcheon of Rochester wrote in the online survey.
"Easter is about the rising of Christ after He was tortured and killed by man," she said. "It is not about bunnies and eggs, as this world has turned it into. There is still hope, there always will be because He is still here and always will be."
Jeremy Collins (left) of Newton finds hope "just by looking at the people around me and learning from their example."
"When you stop and really get a good look at the brighter side of humanity instead of focusing on the bad side, it will always make you hopeful for the future," he said. "Most people are generally good."
Likewise, Bob Shouse (right) of Portsmouth says he finds hope "in the spirit of my fellow man."
"I think in general mankind is optimistic, and with optimism there is hope," he said. "The sun will come up tomorrow, and one can always start over again, typically."
Paul Mallory of Bedford says he finds hope in the happiness of his wife and two sons. "I could very easily dwell and ruminate on the negatives that I don't have any control over, or I can choose to learn to live now," he said. "Not in the past or the future, but now.
"And right now in my life, I derive a lot of happiness from Donna, Jesse and Zachary."
Alex Knuuttenen (left) of Dover is hopeful about humanity. "No matter how bad the economy gets or how bad the world's problems are, I think we're smart enough to solve them.
"I myself have found that the happier I am, the happier I can help make the world. So just knowing that we're smart enough and generally good enough, as humans, to make things good again always gives me hope."
Luna Hardaker (right) of Epping says she looks to nature for hope, especially in springtime.
"Just the life, the flowers, the plants growing," she said. "There has been a lot of snow this winter, so it is refreshing to see the flowers starting to bloom."
Robin Healey of Sanbornville does not put her hope in human beings, who can fail and disappoint, or in material possessions, which can be lost. Instead, she said, "I find hope in sharing God's love with others."
"I find hope in His goodness, which is unchanging ... and His mercies, which are new every morning. I find hope in His perfect love, which casts out all fear," she said. "Last but certainly not least, I find hope in His gift of salvation ... freedom from death, freedom from my past — and even from my future."
Kristine Moulton of Auburn says her young son inspires her: "Just looking at him and seeing my husband and I both in him. Looking forward to the future and what's to come for him. That gives me hope."
New Hampshire Sunday News correspondents Gretyl Macalaster and April Guilmet contributed to this report.
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March 01. 2013 5:52PM
Kuster calls on Democrats, Republicans to do their jobs, end sequestration
Shaheen, Ayotte feeling frustrated at sequester
Democratic U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster said Friday her colleagues in both political parties should be working all weekend on a bipartisan plan to avoid automatic cuts rather than "going home for a long weekend."
"Since Congress left town without passing a balanced deal to avoid the sequester, we now face the reality that these mindless, across-the-board spending cuts will actually take effect," she said in a statement.
"This is not what responsible governing looks like. Instead of going home for a long weekend, Republicans and Democrats should be working together on a balanced, bipartisan plan to stop these cuts that will hurt middle class families and businesses all across New Hampshire. I call on House leadership to reconvene Congress so we can do our job."
Kuster said that while Granite Staters "are doing their jobs" Friday, "It is simply unacceptable that Congress has once again failed to do the same.
"I remain hopeful that Republicans and Democrats will ultimately come together to replace these cuts with a balanced, bipartisan plan to reduce the deficit, grow the economy, and protect middle class New Hampshire families," Kuster said.


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Nigel Adkins focused on Southampton's improved performance against Swansea despite yet another defensive mistake costing his side three points.
Saints had the better of proceedings at St Mary's after a week in which the position of the struggling side's manager had come under increasing scrutiny.
Adkins' team responded with character and took the lead 64 minutes in when Morgan Schneiderlin made their dominance count by nodding home from close range.
However, the Premier League's leakiest defence was founding wanting once more as goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga's poor pass to Maya Yoshida was picked off by one-time Southampton academy graduate Nathan Dyer, who punished the hosts.
''I think the supporters, players and everyone is having a go for each other, which is the important thing,'' Adkins said.
''We're together as one. Everyone is having a right go, the performance was good.
''Listen, take the positives. We got a point. We wanted the three and a clean sheet but let's take the positives.
''We got another point on the board. Everyone's together, everyone is working hard.
''We're 11 games into the Barclays Premier League and we're improving all the time.
''We believe we can give all sorts of teams problems going forward, which we've gone and done this season. We've scored goals.
''It is the decision-making process at the back which is the issue. Today was an improvement in respect of the defensive resolve about ourselves.
''Again, the second half against Tottenham, you throw that into the mix. We were on the front foot and dominated that second half.
''There is a lot of good things that we're doing and we'll stick at it and keep working hard.''
Asked if the result had helped reduce the pressure building at the club, Adkins added: ''I think you can see again today that the football club is united and we're determined to be successful here at Southampton.
''We should have had a penalty the other night but didn't get one so at this moment in time things just aren't going are way, but we'll keep working.''
Adkins took his side away for a break in the build-up to the game and shuffled his side around in a bid to take the three points.
Southampton moved up to 19th after a match in which Swansea manager Michael Laudrup was relieved to get a draw.
''I am pleased with a point,'' the Dane said. We knew already before the game that it would be very difficult.
''I think that I said in the press conference on Thursday that we would like to win against Southampton, but they need a win.
''You could really see that. They gave everything in every moment so it was a really difficult game. I think we can be satisfied with going away from here with a point.
''I think we did well in the first half. We did not create much today, to be honest, and in the second half they put us under pressure.''


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The deep freeze that engulfed Southwest Colorado in recent weeks was cold, no doubt. Whether it's enough to make a dent in bark beetle populations remains to be seen.
"I think it will. Some years the cold is so intense it kills a certain percentage. But it's impossible to determine the extent, or which localities," said Tom Eager, an entomologist with the U.S. Forest Service in Gunnison. "Coming up with hard, fast data will be difficult until it warms up. The real story will be told in the springtime when we can measure how the beetles responded."
"I'd say it's OK to be mildly optimistic," he added.
But any effects are likely to be isolated, not sweeping. For the cold to wreak significant havoc on beetle larvae in mid-winter, "temperatures of at least 30 degrees below zero must be sustained over at least five days", according to a Colorado State University report.
The insects are resilient survivors.
Tree bark and snow offer a base layer of insulation from icy winds. Diet does the rest. Contrary to their name, bark beetles feast not on bark itself but on a sugary underlayer called phloem.
"As the weather cools down in the fall, (the larvae) do this neat biochemistry trick. They convert the sugar into an alcohol (glycerol) that functions as antifreeze," Eager said. "They reverse the mechanism in spring, flipping those alcohol molecules back into sugar and they're back in business."
A 2011 aerial reconnaissance survey by the Forest Service showed that bark beetles have blighted more than 4 million acres of Colorado woodland since the present outbreak began in 1996. For the most part, beetle infestations are confined to higher elevations north and east of Montezuma County. Wide swathes of mature spruce trees over Wolf Creek Pass, within the Rio Grande National Forest, have dried to a crisp and turned a sickly reddish shade.
Near the northern state border with Wyoming, the beetles have also made inroads. Lodgepole and ponderosa pine landscapes in places like Longmont, Greeley and Fort Collins are decimated.
"We've been lucky here. The conditions are right (for an outbreak)," said Mark Krabath, supervisory forester for the San Juan National Forest's Dolores District. "The forest is full of overstocked pine stands, where the trees are all the same age - about 80 years old. (Loggers) harvested the forest pretty intensively in the 1920s and we've not seen much cutting or wildfire since. It's gotten pretty crowded."
Unlike the coasts or Great Lakes - where invasive pests like the emerald ash borer or Asian long-horned beetle have emerged - Colorado's beetle species are native, Eagan said, and periodic outbreaks are a "naturally occurring event".
"It's almost a symbiotic relationship. Clearing forests paves the way for the next generation of trees. It's not all bad. Beetles are closely intertwined with the life cycle of trees," he said.
Still, scientists wonder if the symbiotic relationship will turn one-sided, or if it already has. Climate change models show a warmer and drier Colorado by 2050, and such conditions make it easier for beetles to proliferate: reproductive cycles are sped up, cold-induced mortality declines, and drought-weakened trees are less able to resist invasion, according to Barbara Bentz of the Western Bark Beetle Research Group.


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Why Did You Leave the Fold?
I left the Christian fold mainly because I began to doubt the reliability of the Genesis creation accounts in the face of the age of the universe. Hector Avalos and Robert Price left it because of biblical criticism, both OT and NT respectively. Exapologist left it because of the failed prediction that Jesus was to return in his generation. Ken Pulliam left it because there was no cogent explanation of the atonement. William Dever left it because of biblical archaeology. Bart Ehrman left it because of the problem of suffering. My claim is that people leave the fold for so many different reasons because there are so many different reasons to do so. What other former Christian authors/scholars do you know and why did they leave the fold? Why did you?


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Exhibition: Chinese Calligraphy and Manuscript Art
Dartmouth Events
Exhibition: Chinese Calligraphy and Manuscript Art
Masterpieces of Chinese calligraphy on display in Baker Library through December 23, 2013
This art exhibition has been supported by leading calligraphers and scholars around the world. It is designed in conjunction with both Dartmouth's "Year of the Arts" and Professor Wen Xing's "Chinese Calligraphy and Manuscript Culture: Orchid Pavilion" course. Exhibition sections:
- The Orchid Pavilion and Professor Huang Dun's Manuscripts
- The Heart Sutra in the Qi Style and Professor Qi Gong's (1912-2005) Art
- Manuscript, Sutra, and Mantra: The Heart Sutra in Five Scripts by Prof. Wen Xing
- Pre-Classics Era: Bone, Bamboo, and Bronze Manuscripts
- Manuscript Art in Practice: From the Orchid Pavilion to the Women's Script
- Chinese Calligraphy and Manuscript Art at Dartmouth and in Higher Education
See photos and more information on the Chinese Calligraphy and Manuscript Art website.
The exhibition is generously supported by the Office of the President and the Office of the Provost as part of Dartmouth's Year of the Arts initiative in collaboration with the Dean of the Faculty, and co-sponsored by the Leslie Center for the Humanities, the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures, the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Program, and the Hood Museum of Art.
Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.


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