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West Bank students attack British diplomat
BIRZEIT, West Bank (AP) — Dozens of Palestinian students swarmed around a senior British diplomat on Tuesday, leaping on his vehicle and trying to attack him in a show of rage over a British policy and a century-old promise to Jews.
The outburst forced the British consul general, Sir Vincent Fean, to cancel a speech at a Palestinian university.
Fean was not hurt, although an Associated Press photographer saw one student kicking him in the shins.
Student activists said they were protesting decades of British policy toward Palestinians.
They said their chief grievance was Britain's support for a Jewish homeland in what was then British-ruled Palestine in a letter known as the "Balfour Declaration," issued in 1917. The letter also said "nothing shall be done" that would prejudice the civil rights of non-Jews. Israel gained independence in 1948.
Britain is an ally of Israel but has been highly critical of its policies toward the Palestinians, especially settlement construction in the West Bank.
In recent days tensions have risen in the West Bank, with demonstrations, some of them violent, in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons. Some have predicted that the protests could escalate into a full-scale uprising.
"We asked the university to cancel his visit because Britain is the cause of the Palestinian tragedy," said Taha Afghani, student leader of the Palestinian Fatah group, one of several political factions that organized the protest. Fatah is headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Fean was returning to his vehicle after meeting with Birzeit University officials when the incident erupted.
The administration decided to cancel Fean's lecture after dozens of students, some waving Palestinian flags and signs, gathered outside the office.
Fean emerged, surrounded by security and university staff, and was escorted to his car. Shouting students tried to approach him. Fean was quickly pushed into his waiting vehicle, and some students began kicking the car. Student leader Afghani said they also hurled rocks at the vehicle.
"Get out of Birzeit!" they yelled in English. "Occupation is your shame!" they shouted, in reference to Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories.
In a statement, the British Foreign Office said that Fean had hoped "to engage in an open dialogue" about Britain's policies in the Middle East. "Sadly, such a dialogue was not possible on this occasion." As consul general in Jerusalem, Fean serves as Britain's envoy to the Palestinians.
Abbas' government has good relations with the West, receiving hundreds of millions of dollars a year in financial assistance from the U.S. and European Union. But the Palestinian public is often critical of the West, particularly the U.S., accusing it of bias toward Israel.
Birzeit University condemned Tuesday's incident in a statement.
"We believe it would have been much more useful if the students had a dialogue with the guest and expressed their political views in a peaceful way," it said.
The Palestinian government and Abbas' office had no additional comment, saying they were satisfied with the university's statement.
Associated Press writers Mohammed Daraghmeh in Ramallah, West Bank and Cassandra Vinograd in London contributed.


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MOSCOW (AP) — A Dutch diplomat was beaten up by two men who barged into his apartment in central Moscow, an attack that followed the arrest of a Russian diplomat in the Netherlands and threatened to further sour relations between the two countries. Russia was quick to express its regrets on Wednesday, but the Dutch government said it expected a full explanation.
The Investigative Committee said Wednesday that it was working to identify and find the men who had knocked the diplomat to the floor and tied him up with tape. A news website with close ties to Russian law enforcement agencies reported that the attackers had posed as electricians.
While it was unclear who had assaulted the diplomat and why, several Western ambassadors in recent years have been subject to harassment that was seen as reflecting Kremlin anger at actions taken by them or the countries they represented.
Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans said in a post on his Facebook page that the diplomat was slightly injured in the assault on Tuesday night. Timmermans said he had summoned the Russian ambassador for an explanation.
"Our people have to be able to work safely, and I want guarantees that the Russian authorities will accept their responsibilities on that point," the minister wrote. He did not name the diplomat.
The Russian Foreign Ministry identified the Dutch diplomat as Onno Elderenbosch, the deputy chief of mission at the Moscow embassy.
"In Moscow we express our regrets in connection with the deplorable incident," Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in a statement. He said Russian investigators would do everything possible to find those responsible.
The arrest of Russian diplomat Dmitry Borodin in The Hague on Oct. 5 caused outrage in Moscow. Timmerman later apologized to Russia, but he also defended the actions of the police who had arrested Borodin. Police have declined to comment on the incident. Dutch state broadcaster NOS reported that police had traced a car involved in an accident that day to Borodin's home, and neighbors told police they were worried for the safety of the children inside.
The incidents involving the Russian and Dutch diplomats, both the No. 2 in their respective embassies, come at a time of growing tensions between the two countries over Russia's seizure of a Dutch-flagged Greenpeace ship and Russia's anti-gay laws.
Russia's state television showed photos obtained by the news website Lifenews, known for having good sources in Russian law enforcement, that it said were taken inside the Dutch diplomat's apartment, including one showing a heart written in lipstick on a mirror with the Russian letters LGBT beneath it. LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.
The Dutch have been outspoken in their criticism of Russia's anti-gay policies. In April, the Amsterdam mayor expressed his opposition by declining to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to the Netherlands. And in August, Dutch gay groups held a protest ahead of a major concert by Russian state musicians and dancers.
It was impossible to independently verify the authenticity of the photo.
Citing its sources in law enforcement, Lifenews described how the attack occurred: The diplomat returned home and found the elevator not working, so he walked up the stairs to his fourth-floor apartment, where he was met by two men dressed as workmen who were fiddling around in the electrical box in the stairwell. The men told him the power was out on the entire floor and asked if they could come into his apartment to check the electricity. As soon as the diplomat opened the door they pushed him to the floor, the report said.
The veracity of this report was impossible to determine, but no other account of the attack appeared on Wednesday.
The Netherlands and Russia chose 2013 as a year to celebrate historical ties, but it has been filled with tension instead.
The new Dutch king, Willem-Alexander, is due to visit Russia and meet with Putin in November, but some in the Netherlands suggest he should reconsider.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told reporters at Parliament that he wants to establish the facts of the attack in Moscow as soon as possible and would not speculate about the king's visit to Russia.
"What has happened is extremely serious," he said. "But first we need to get the facts on the table."
The top Dutch gay rights organization, COC, condemned the attack.
"It is terrible for the person involved and appears to be another expression of the swiftly deteriorating climate for LGBTs in Russia," COC chairperson Tanja Ineke said in a statement. She urged the king to go ahead with his visit to Russia and to raise the issue of human and gay rights with Putin.
In past years, the ambassadors of Britain and Estonia faced harassment from members of a Kremlin-backed youth group. Former British Ambassador Anthony Brenton was hounded in 2006 after he spoke at a Russian opposition gathering, while former Estonian Ambassador Marina Kaljurand was targeted in 2007 as Russians heatedly protested the removal of a Soviet war memorial from the center of the Estonian capital.
The current U.S. ambassador, Michael McFaul, has been harassed by crews from a Kremlin-friendly television station. Since the television crews have confronted him unexpectedly and appeared to know his private schedule, McFaul has suggested that they were tipped off by Russian security agents monitoring his emails and phone calls.
Associated Press writer Mike Corder in The Hague, Netherlands, contributed to this report.

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Teen volunteers needed for Hey Day
Calling all teens: The Conanicut Island Land Trust will host Hey Day on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Godena Farm, and teen volunteers are needed to help make the day a success.
Teens are needed to play and supervise games for younger children. Activities will include pumpkin painting, gunny sack races, three-legged races and more.
Teens are asked to sign up for a three-hour shift, from either 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. or 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Ideas for fun nature and farm conservation-related activities are also needed.
Contact Debbie Tungett at email@example.com or Anne Kuhn-Hines at email@example.com for more information or to volunteer.


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THURSDAY, May 19, 2011 (HealthDay News) -- When someone with type 2 diabetes needs a third medication to control blood sugar levels, the choice may come down to which drug has the least undesirable side effects, because the available medications all lower blood sugar in a similar manner.
That's the conclusion of a new review of data that shows there were no great differences in the ability of various classes of medication to lower blood sugar among type 2 diabetics, when used as "third-line" treatment (after a first and second drug don't suffice).
However, the study also found that some medications could cause weight gain, and some caused episodes of low blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia).
In any event, "type 2 diabetes is a progressive disease and most patients will need the combination of two or three anti-hyperglycemic agents to reach good glucose control in the long-term," noted the study's lead author, Dr. Jorge Gross, a professor of medicine at the Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil.
"The choice of the third agent should be individualized according to the characteristics of the patients and the undesirable effects of the medications, so you can't elect one agent to be used in all patients with type 2 diabetes," he explained.
The study results were published in this week's issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Metformin, an older medication that's available as a generic, is generally recommended as a first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes, along with physical activity and diet changes. If metformin and lifestyle changes fail to control blood sugar well, a second drug is generally added.
For this study, the researchers chose the commonly used combination of metformin and a sulfonylurea. Drugs in the sulfonylurea class are usually available as generics and include: glyburide, glipizide, chlorpropamide, tolbutamide and tolazamide.
"This study looked at what's probably the most common combination of diabetes medications, but even the second-line therapy should be individualized based on the patient's needs," said Dr. Robert Henry, president of medicine and science for the American Diabetes Association.
Third-line medications in the current study included alpha-glucosidase inhibitors (acarbose), thiazolidinediones (which include Avandia and Actos), glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists, and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors.
The review included 18 clinical trials with a total of more than 4,500 people. The studies lasted an average of more than 31 weeks.
When the researchers compared reductions in hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) levels, they found no statistically significant differences between the third-line medications. HbA1C is a blood test that measures long-term (about two to three months) blood sugar levels.
Weight gain was more common in people taking insulin or a thiazolidinedione. The average weight gain for those on insulin was about six pounds, according to the study. For those on thiazolidinediones, the average weight gain was more than nine pounds.
An average weight loss of 3.6 pounds was seen in people taking GLP-1 agonists, reported the study. Insulin was most likely to reduce blood sugar levels too much, raising the odds for hypoglycemia, according to the study.
Dr. Joel Zonszein, director of the clinical diabetes center at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, stressed, however, that "these are mostly drug company studies, and they're not long-term studies."
This review "shows that giving a third agent can help, and it also shows us that these medications have both good and bad effects," he said. "But we really need long-term studies on combinations that aren't sponsored by the pharmaceutical companies."
The bottom line, according to Zonszein: "Each patient should be treated individually. Are they obese? If yes, there are certain medications like insulin and thiazolidinediones that may cause weight gain we don't want."
When it comes to third-line agents, Henry said, another factor may be price. Some medications aren't always available in generic form, which may make them significantly more expensive.
If you have specific concerns, such as weight gain or cost, Henry said it's important to bring these concerns to your doctor's attention when you're talking about adding another diabetes medication.
"If a third medication is needed because glucose control isn't adequate, get one that's tailored to your unique needs," he advised.
"We think that the results of this study offer a wide range of choices of anti-hyperglycemic agents that might be used as the third option in patients with type 2 diabetes not controlled using metformin and sulphonylurea based on efficacy. The final decision would depend on the effects in weight and risk of hypoglycemic episodes," said Gross.
More information
Learn more about diabetes medications from the U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.


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Muddy Waters + Rolling Stones 1981 Meeting Arriving on CD, DVD + Vinyl
Everyone knows the Rolling Stones were influenced heavily by the blues, so their 1981 meeting with legendary bluesman Muddy Waters was a dream come true. On July 10, fans will get a chance see the collaborative performance as 'Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago 1981′ arrives in both CD and DVD form.
Back in 1981, the Rolling Stones were still at the height of their fame crossing the country on a major tour when they found themselves with a night off in Chicago. As fate would have it, Waters was also in town performing at his own juke joint, so the band made their way to the Checkerboard Lounge to catch the show.
After seeing the band members in attendance, Waters invited Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood, and piano player Ian Stewart to the stage for a performance that was captured for posterity. That show has since been digitally mixed and mastered by Bob Clearmountain and is now available for all to enjoy.
Eagle Rock Entertainment will issue the collection July 10 in both CD and DVD form, with a special DVD/2-LP vinyl version following on Sept. 11.
'Muddy Waters & the Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge Chicago 1981′ DVD Track Listing:
1. 'Sweet Little Angel'
2. 'Flip Flop and Fly'
3. 'Muddy Waters Introduction'
4. 'You Don't Have to Go'
5. 'Country Boy'
6. 'Baby Please Don't Go'
7. 'Hoochie Coochie Man'
8. 'Long Distance Call'
9. 'Mannish Boy'
10. 'Got My Mojo Working'
11. 'Next Time You See Me'
12. 'One Eyed Woman'
13. 'Baby Please Don't Go' (Instrumental)
14. 'Blow Wind Blow'
15. 'Champagne & Reefer'
'Muddy Waters & the Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge Chicago 1981′ CD Track Listing:
1. 'Introduction Instrumental'
2. 'You Don't Have to Go'
3. 'Baby Please Don't Go'
4. 'Hoochie Coochie Man'
5. 'Long Distance Call'
6. 'Mannish Boy'
7. 'Got My Mojo Working'
8. 'Next Time You See Me'
9. 'One Eyed Woman'
10. 'Blow Wind Blow'
11. 'Champagne & Reefer'


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Out of the Ordinary Menorahs from Modern Tribe
This just appeared in our inbox — new Hanukkah decorations and a few older best sellers from Modern Tribe, a web shop based out of Atlanta. They've got a huge selection of modern menorahs, including a couple of upcycled ones made from pipe fittings and bike chains.
Our favorites are the Jonathan Adler pieces (he's always strong on holiday décor), the subway-themed Hanukkah cards by graphic designer Cheryl Berkowitz, and the hefty wrought iron Menorah by Areaware (which recently appeared in an Apartment Therapy Style Collage).
To see the full Modern Tribe 2010 catalog online, click here.
- Happy Hanukkuh From Brooklyn - Set of 6 Cards, $14
- Wrought Iron Menorah by Areaware, $150
- Steel Pipe Menorah by Josh Korwin and Alyssa Zukas , $200
- Recycled Bike Chain Menorah by International in Moradabad, $24
- Puzzle Menorah, $159
- Star of David Tea Lights by Limor Yaron, $18
- Skyline Menorah by Jonathan Adler, $125
- Cube Modern Menorah, $239
- Peacock Menorah by Jonathan Adler, $120
- Star of David Anodized Aluminum Ornaments, $14
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• Marimekko's Pink and Purple Holiday Haze
• Anthropologie's Animal Themed Boho Christmas
• Silver & Gold at Pottery Barn
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Combine Winners and Losers.....
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slu...w&type=lgnsFor as much is made about workout results at the NFL Scouting Combine, it is not numbers that have the greatest meaning to NFL teams. They already spent most of the fall assessing talent, with most teams having held meetings in the weeks leading up to the Combine to set their draft boards based on football-playing evaluations, which will comprise 90 percent of a player's final grade.
Combine testing helps break ties and forces evaluators to revisit the tape of performers who stand out, good or bad. What is valued most highly by NFL decision makers are the medical evaluations performed by team doctors and the 15-minute interview sessions with players, which help give a glimpse of player personalities and allow teams to assess any blemishes on their records and figure out if they would like to spend more time courting prospects through the spring workout process.
With evaluators having had less time to assess a junior class that only became official in mid-January, the evaluation of the underclassmen is especially important, as measurables are verified and character is dissected.
Following are 10 players who have helped themselves in Indianapolis and 10 who have raised concerns, with the highly scrutinized underclassmen marked by an asterisk. The players are listed alphabetically.
Ten risers
OT Bruce Campbell, Maryland*
The football gods could not sculpt a better-looking physical specimen, and Campbell worked out like a phenom, clocking in the high 4.7s in the 40-yard-dash, producing times better than some receivers and defensive backs at 314 pounds. His 36 1/4-inch arms were a Combine-best for offensive linemen and will allow him to recover much more easily at the next level when he gets out of position, which he unfortunately does too often. The tape of Campbell playing like a first-round talent does not exist, but with impulsive decision makers dotting the first round, Campbell very well cemented his place in Round One with his performance, right or wrong. Whether he will ever live up to that lofty draft status remains to be seen.
DE-OLB Jerry Hughes, TCU
A college defensive end who projects to rush linebacker in the pros, Hughes was not asked to drop heavily at TCU, but he looked as smooth and fluid as any defensive lineman when he was passed through LB drills, with very clean footwork and balance that should allow for a wrinkle-free transition. Was clocked at an exceptionally quick 1.53 seconds in the 10-yard dash, showing the type of burst and acceleration that could make him a feared pass rusher in an even or odd front. He very likely solidified a spot in the first round, with much better production and tape than Larry English had a year ago.
OG John Jerry, Mississippi
Has gradually cut his weight during the season from 350-plus pounds a year ago to a svelte 328 at the Combine and moved much better than expected, showing good agility and natural bend for a big body. Has excellent bloodlines and may not fit into the first round like his brother, Peria, did last year, with questions still remaining about how well he will be able to adapt to sliding protections in a pro-style offense, but he may have moved into the second round with his performance.
DT Linval Joseph, East Carolina*
The early entrant showed exceptional strength when he repped out 225 pounds 39 times, and his strength and overall length, with 34 1/2-inch arms, could make him a commodity for an odd front, with ability to play inside or outside and stack the point. He is still raw on tape and has room to develop, but he is very unlikely to fall out of the top three rounds after the way he performed in Indianapolis.
RB Ryan Mathews, Fresno State*
In an uninspiring RB class, Mathews stood out as a gem of the Combine, along with Tennessee's Montario Hardesty and Auburn's Ben Tate, clocking in the mid-4.4s in the 40-yard dash at 218 pounds. Despite not having been used much in the passing game at Fresno State, he also caught the ball very well in drills, even showing he could track it over his shoulder. He is the best bell-cow back in the draft and may rise into the first round after performing very well.
OLB Eric Norwood, South Carolina
Norwood entered the Combine with questions about where he would play, having appeared less instinctive playing on his feet than when he lined up with his hand on the ground to rush the passer on third downs. However, he moved around very well in drills and despite measuring barely above 6-feet flat, he did have among the longer arms of any linebacker at 33 3/8 inches and should have a very safe landing spot potentially in the second round in an aggressive "30" front such as the Steelers' or Ravens'.
TE Dennis Pitta, Brigham Young
For a player not known for his athletic ability, Pitta tested much better than expected, clocking in the low 4.6s in the 40-yard dash and pacing all tight ends in each of the three shuttle drills, demonstrating the impressive agility that allows him to separate with quickness on the field. But even more impressively, when it came to drill work, he caught everything, appeared smooth adjusting to the ball and made the game look very easy with how seamlessly he caught it in stride. He may have solidified a place in the second round after how well he showed in Indianapolis.
OT Rodger Saffold, Indiana
Despite starting at left tackle the last four years, Saffold has been projected to guard by many NFL teams because of concerns about his overall length. However, after appearing very fluid in drills and measuring out longer than expected, at 6-4 5/8 with 33 5/8-inch arms, more than an inch longer than they registered in the spring of 2009, there is a good chance he could stick at left tackle, and there has been discussion of considering him in the bottom of the first round. Medical results regarding back pain he has played through could still have an effect.
QB Tim Tebow, Florida
Tebow did not throw at the Combine, but he did take the time to thoroughly explain his enhanced mechanics on camera, worked out extremely well for a quarterback and commanded the room during interview sessions. Whether he can effectively overhaul his pitcher-like, long delivery remains a big question that has left the vast majority of evaluators skeptical, but he left no questions about his intelligence, determination or intangibles, carrying himself like a pro's pro. And some evaluators were quietly enthused about his potential as an H-back after he leaped 38½ inches, clocking in the low 4.7s in the 40-yard dash and producing a blistering 6.66-second three-cone time.
FS Earl Thomas, Texas*
After playing late in the season considerably lighter than he weighed in at the Combine, evaluators were left to wonder whether he was one of the bloated-looking Combine participants who downed a gallon of water before he stepped on the scale, with the old trick known for adding 8-10 pounds of water weight. Regardless of how he put on the weight, the key is that it did not affect his performance in the Combine drills, as he still registered a sub-4.5 time in the 40, looked very agile in drills and showed the ball skills that made him stand out at Texas. Interviewing very well should only further enhance his status.
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Ten sliders
WR Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas*
Despite catching the ball well in the gauntlet drills, the long strider registered a rather pedestrian 40-yard dash, clocking in the low-to-mid 4.6s on NFL watches, and bench-pressed 225 pounds only nine times, fewer than all three specialists who worked out, including the 166-pound Trindon Holliday. Briscoe's lack of strength and speed very clearly will reduce him to a possession role and will diminish his value.
OT Anthony Davis, Rutgers*
Known to abhor the weight room at Rutgers and rely far too much on his natural ability, Davis showed up at the Combine looking sloppy-bodied and overweight. At 323 pounds, he clocked above 5.4 in the 40 on some watches and managed only 21 reps of 225 pounds, the fewest of any of the top four tackles who grade out the highest in the draft on tape. Known for consistently being late and not being accountable in college, Davis demonstrated his immaturity during interviews.
DE Carlos Dunlap, Florida*
Dunlap did not come to Indianapolis appearing ready mentally or physically, looking too stiff, upright and narrow-based as he went through drill work and coming off as extremely immature during the interview process, clearly not knowing what he does not know, as one executive described it. A DWI arrest four days in advance of the SEC championship game and a subsequent suspension have done nothing to convince evaluators that he is ready to shake the career underachiever label that he is expected to carry to the pro level.
RB Jonathan Dwyer, Georgia Tech*
Dwyer cut nearly 20 pounds after playing this season around 250, but the rapid weight loss was noticeable in his Combine appearance. He carried a lot of extra flesh, showing little to no muscle definition, and his speed did not improve, as he barely cracked the 4.6 mark. Having played in a triple-option offense where he was utilized similarly to a traditional fullback, Dwyer had enough questions to answer about how his skills would translate to a pro-style offense. Now he has evaluators left wondering if he might not be best in the pros as an athletic fullback. With former Yellow Jackets coach Chan Gailey having said that Dwyer's weight has fluctuated greatly dating back to high school, executives are only left to wonder what weight he will show up at in a training camp after a big payday. The fourth-round grade some evaluators stamped on him, based on tape evaluations, now does not look far from reality.
CB Joe Haden, Florida*
Expected to clock in the 4.3s heading into the Combine with explosive short-area quickness out of his breaks on tape, Haden ran slower than some linebackers in the 40-yard dash, timing above 4.6 on some watches and appearing heavy in his movement. Although he does play faster than he timed, his marginal times will force evaluators to revisit his tape and could quite possibly knock him off the perch as the draft's top corner. Taking false steps out of his transition while making speed turns and not appearing crisp with his footwork in drills did not help his cause, as he appeared very ill-prepared all the way through the event. With a chance to have warranted top-10 consideration had he lived up to the hype, the 40-game starter now has questions to answer and may want to consider finding a more experienced speed coach than his overinvolved father before the Gators' pro day in several weeks.
S Chad Jones, LSU*
Having stood out on the diamond as an outfielder at LSU and gone on record saying baseball is his first passion, Jones had some questions to answer during interviews about how he would handle adversity if his football career did not go his way. He did nothing to squash perceptions that he cannot be trusted to maximize his talent, as his interview was described as one of the worst of the allotted 60 that every team is given. Not only did he appear dispassionate in interviews, he clocked in the high 4.5s in the 40 slower than expected and repped 225 pounds only nine times at 221 pounds, poor for a safety of his size, regardless of whether baseball has affected his conditioning.
TE Anthony McCoy, USC
McCoy registered fairly pedestrian 40-times above 4.8 and followed it up by getting beat up by the ball in the gauntlet drills, where he weaved off the line, showing stiff hips, and slowed to absorb the ball, letting it into his body instead of catching it naturally in his hands. He also struggled to adjust to a catchable ball thrown behind him and lacked concentration, double-catching and bobbling the ball.
OG Dace Richardson, Iowa
Richardson appeared very heavy-legged running the 40-yard dash, coming close to clocking a Rich Eisen-esque 6.0-flat, and looked like a wagon was attached to his waist as he went through drills. Posting a marginal 19 reps in the 225-pound bench-press test also showed his lack of physical development and strength.
OLB Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri
For as well as Weatherspoon worked out on the field and for as much as his "character" is praised within the Missouri program, he has turned off a number of decision makers just as much with his outlandish, look-at-me, loudmouth personality and has been criticized for worrying too much about his image and post-football career aspirations before he has accomplished anything in the National Football League. "He never shuts up," one top executive said. "He was the loudest guy in the room for the bench press. He gives me a headache. I think he is full of (it). It's all about himself. I don't want him in my locker room."
WR Mike Williams, Syracuse*
Entering the draft early after having had to sit out the 2008 season due to academics and having quit the Orange squad midway through his junior campaign, Williams came into the Combine with mighty questions to answer. Instead of coming clean with coaches and executives who questioned his motives, he continually talked in circles, refused to own up to his mistakes and was left being compared to Maurice Clarett from a maturity and intelligence standpoint by one GM who suffered through the interview. Producing a Combine WR-worst eight reps in the 225-pound bench-press test, despite being one of the three heaviest receivers at the event, also did nothing to convince executives that he works as hard as he claims or that football is important to him


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-- A reduction in the pace of the Fed's bond purchases, currently at $85 billion per month. Labor Department figures that showed job growth was slower than forecast in August didn't derail economists' expectations for the central bank to dial back the program by $10 billion at this week's meeting, according to the median of 34 economists surveyed by Bloomberg on Sept. 6.
-- "If there will be tapering, it is likely to be small," said Roberto Perli, a partner at Cornerstone Macro LP in Washington. "The tapering decision will be a very close one."
-- A decision to dial down Treasury purchases while keeping mortgage bond purchases unchanged, according to the Sept. 6 Bloomberg survey. The Fed will probably keep its mortgage bond buying at $40 billion while cutting its Treasury purchases to $35 billion, the median estimate in the survey showed.
-- An assurance from Bernanke in his press conference that any further tapering will hinge on changes in the economy, according to Joseph Lavorgna, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Bernanke will probably also emphasize that 6.5% unemployment wouldn't be a trigger for a policy tightening, he said. The FOMC has pledged not to raise the fed funds rate as long as unemployment is 6.5% or higher and the outlook for inflation doesn't exceed 2.5%.
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-- "Even if they start tapering, the message you're going to hear is, the outlook for short-term interest rates hasn't changed, said Greg McBride, senior financial analyst for Bankrate.com. Bernanke's tone will be "dovish" and "the goal is to comfort financial markets."
-- A possible decrease in the unemployment rate threshold, according to Eric Green, global head of research for TD Securities in New York. Minneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota has been arguing for this change.
-- A downgrade to officials' forecasts for this year's growth rate, according to Michael Hanson, senior U.S. economist at Bank of America Corp. in New York. Policy makers in June forecast gross domestic product to expand by 2.3 percent to 2.6 percent in 2013.
-- New estimates for the appropriate level of the federal funds rate at the end of 2016, which officials may say is about 2.25 percent or "a little bit above" that, according to Michael Feroli, chief U.S. economist for JPMorgan Chase & Co.
-- "What you get in that 2016 interest rate forecast will be pretty important in guiding market expectations," Feroli said in a Sept. 12 conference call. "If the economy continues to repair as the Fed will likely project, you're going to have in 2016 an unemployment rate probably close to their view of the natural rate."
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Edna I. Wood, 92, of Okanogan, Wash., died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, at her home.
She was born in Leavenworth, Wash., and she grew up and graduated high school in Riverside, Wash.
Marrying Clarence 'Lefty' Wood in 1938, she moved to Okanogan, where she worked at Blackwell Department Store. Over the years, they ran two dairies, an apricot orchard, raised Quarter Horses and four children. Edna also worked at the Okanogan Rexall Drug Store and for 31.5 years at the WDOT office in Okanogan.
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The stock: Shares of Halliburton have returned 40% this year through Friday's close at $70.47, outrunning the 7.2% return of the S&P 500. Despite the run-up, analyst sentiment for Halliburton remains overwhelmingly positive, with 28 of 34 those polled by FactSet having "buy" or "overweight" ratings, while five say hold and one sell.
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Bull case: Halliburton reported a 5% increase in first-quarter revenue to $7.3 billion, while operating income from oil well completion and production services rose 7% to $661 million, and operating income from declined slightly to $398 million. Earnings available to common shareholders were $622 million, or 73 cents a share, compared to a net loss of $18 million, or 1 cent, a year earlier, when the company recorded a $1 billion charge related to the Macondo well incident. That is better known as the Deepwater Horizon explosion in April 2010, which caused 11 deaths and a massive oil leak. The Deepwater Horizon facility was owned by Transocean Ltd. RIG, -2.13% and was leased to a subsidiary of BP PLC BP, +0.45%
Among sell-side analysts who recommend investors buy Halliburton is James Wicklund of Jefferies, who on June 23 raised his price target for the stock by a dollar to $79.
"Halliburton is the best-positioned oil-field-services company to see revenue, margin and return growth over the next several years," Wicklund wrote in a note to clients. "While having excellent peers, its product lines, geography demographics and focus points are lining up well with the evolving macro outlook and the company continues to execute strongly. Halliburton has the highest return on capital in its peer groups and, while No. 2 in terms of margins, those margins are improving."
Bear case: The dramatic expansion of oil and natural gas production in the United States has been supported by both major political parties and has even led to a loosening of rules banning crude oil exports by the Obama administration. Long-term risks for the company could include a change in the political climate, but this isn't expected to affect the oil and gas industry any time soon.
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by osatrik » Sun Oct 01, 2006 7:07 am
by GEM Trail » Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:06 am
by MoapaPk » Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:16 am
GEM Trail wrote:As mentioned, Nevada's highpoint, Boundary Peak, is less than a mile from a higher mountain in California and is in fact a subsidiary peak. For this reason many people choose to climb Mt Wheeler on the other side of the state- only 80 feet shorter but a stand-alone mountain and a more satisfying climb.
by Holsti97 » Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:37 pm
by CRiedel2 » Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:17 pm
by Andinistaloco » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:31 pm
CRiedel2 wrote:Has anyone set their sights on doing all highpoints in summer and in winter too? Just curious.
by GEM Trail » Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:21 am
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by Holsti97 » Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:42 pm
GEM Trail wrote:I gave an idea to a friend of a friend like 12, 13 years ago- to carry my bike up each highpoint. My friend's friend was all hot to do it, but I wasn't. So I let that one go, and this guy did all the highpoints! Well, actually, last I heard, he had done them all but Denali, which he had failed on three years in a row!
by gwave47 » Thu Oct 19, 2006 4:34 am
by WingLady » Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:13 pm
gwave47 wrote:Anyone who says that they aren't going to do a few of them because they are not tall enough is not a true highpointer.
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Man to plead guilty to Poker Room robbery in Hampton FallsBy JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
July 08. 2013 1:57PM
BRENTWOOD – A man who allegedly robbed a 64-year-old at gunpoint outside of the Poker Room in Hampton Falls intends to plead guilty instead of going to trial.
Bryan Lisio, 25, of Hampton is being held at the Rockingham County jail on two counts of felony robbery and two counts of second-degree assault in connection with the Jan. 31 attack.
A judge has set a plea-and-sentencing hearing for Aug. 28.
Terms of the plea agreement have not yet been made public. Lisio could have faced up to 7½ to 15 years in state prison and a $4,000 fine had he been convicted by a jury on the most serious robbery charge. The remaining charges are punishable by up to 3½ to 7 years in prison.
Lisio was indicted by a grand jury in May and pleaded not guilty to all charges.
His own statements to a friend led police to arresting him shortly after he attacked the 64-year-old victim, Robert Carleton, according to a police affidavit.
Police said that Lisio went to a local bar, Stacey Jane's, shortly after the robbery and bragged to a friend about getting into a fight earlier in the night. Lisio allegedly showed the friend the $20 bill with blood on it, the affidavit says.
The friend told police he knew that Lisio owned a BB gun that resembled a handgun. Lisio also told his friend that he left behind evidence at the scene of the assault that would implicate him, court records say.
Carleton, the victim, told police that he fought off his attacker, fearing that he was going to be killed, according to court records.
Carleton arrived at the Poker Room around 7 p.m. to play cards. When he got out of his car, a man dressed in black and armed with a handgun approached him and ordered him to get to his knees, police said.
Carleton fled toward the Poker Room, but the robber caught him by the jacket and dragged him between two cars before striking him in the head with the gun, police said. Carleton was then dragged between the Poker Room and the Hampton Falls Inn, according to police.
Lisio took $80 during the robbery and fled from the scene, but left behind a black ball cap. Police also recovered from the scene blood-stained leaves, handcuffs and a large quantity of loose gloves.


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His 1985 recording of "(Under Me) Sleng Teng", is generally regarded as the beginning of ragga style reggae. The rhythm was created on a Casio MT-40 and is based on the riff from Eddie Cochran's "Somethin' Else".
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-including the fall out he had to face for Sleng Teng...
Before that most big rhythms in the dancehall were old Studio 1 like Never Let Go and Mad Mad. It must feel good to have created an original one as big as them.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas airport officials are freshening up the funny videos that play at security checkpoints.
Tourism officials announced earlier this month they are releasing eight new videos illustrating Transportation Security Administration policies as travelers wait for a screening at McCarran International Airport.
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The airport was the first to create quirky checkpoint videos when it released a set in 2004. But agency rules have changed in the past decade and officials said it was time for something new.
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One of four people accused of conspiring to forge signatures on petitions to place Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on the state's 2008 presidential primary ballot in northern Indiana has pleaded guilty.
WSBT-TV reports former voter registration worker Beverly Shelton pleaded guilty Thursday to forgery and falsely making a petition as part of a plea agreement. She had been charged along with former St. Joseph County's Democratic Party chairman Butch Morgan and two other voter registration workers.
Morgan and the two others have pleaded not guilty and will stand trial. Morgan resigned in October 2011 following 16 years as the county's Democratic chairman after the South Bend Tribune and the Howey Politics Indiana newsletter reported finding hundreds of questionable signatures.
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After nearly 30 years, Avis Hinkson '84 completes a circle, returning to the alma mater she loves so well.
As Dean Avis E. Hinkson strolled toward Lehman Lawn last April, she was unsure of what to expect. Like most Barnard alumnae, she had heard about the College's Greek Games. But the tradition had been abandoned more than a decade before her time here and it was the sort of ritual that might have prompted eye-rolling among some of her classmates.
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And, of course, she has returned home to Barnard.
If Barnard is a home that has changed since the days when the once gritty streets of Morningside Heights didn't feature a single sleek coffee shop, when dormitory life couldn't include all students because housing just wasn't available, when Barnard was in the midst of negotiating a contract with Columbia to remain independent, well, that's to be expected, and in some ways, to be applauded.
"What I'm really pleased by is the balance of change," she insists, speaking on a quiet summer afternoon in her freshly painted office, where the ivy creeping up Milbank Hall frames her tall window, and where Hinkson spends many of her weekdays in back-to-back meetings. It is an uncluttered space, with shelves adorned by a few treasures, including a stuffed Barnard bear, a college cup, and a folded banner embellished with the signatures of her classmates, scribbled during Senior Week in 1984.
"I was a student a long time ago," she continues, "but there's enough that speaks to the progress and growth and also enough that feels familiar. Now housing is guaranteed. There's The Diana Center; there's an increase in different kinds of academic programs; there's a diversity of administration and faculty.
"But the faculty and staff are so hands-on, so accessible. I feel like that's what I remember," she says.
The dean of the College oversees a diverse array of departments, from Residential Life to Health Services. It is a multi-faceted portfolio of responsibilities.
In her first months at Barnard, Hinkson has mainly focused on two initiatives. First, she is exploring "new ways to communicate with students that will decrease the number of college e-mails that are sent, better target specific populations, and reflect greater cohesion between distinct programs and services." Toward that end, she may institute a weekly digest that culls critical information.
Secondly, Hinkson has been working to strengthen the sense of community through the Barnard Circles program, which will be inaugurated this fall. The Circles program will divide the first-year class into more intimate groups or circles, based on floor assignment. Upper class students will serve as big sisters, and activities will be informal and oriented around discussions, such as choosing a major or internship.
Hinkson uses her hands often in conversation to illustrate a point, and animates her features with vibrancy and frequency. When she narrows her eyes it seems to express good-natured, jocular suspicion, and when she widens them it appears to send this message: Everyone is in on a shared joke.
It is this kind of affable manner that makes students like Julia Kennedy, who was sophomore class vice president this past year, observe that Hinkson "is someone who really wants to connect with students on a personal level. Sometimes adults can seem standoffish when you're 19."
It is a style that communicates: "There's an open door. It says, 'I'm here for you,'" enthuses Aliza Hassine, first-year class president this past year, and sophomore class president this year.
While a student at Barnard, Hinkson majored in psychology, but it was the attitude of Barnard faculty and administration toward students that made the deepest impression upon her. She recalls, "Whenever I said, `We should do this,' people said, `OK, let's do it.'" As Hinkson remembers, the approach was not just supportive but also empowering.
As a volunteer at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater during her college years, Hinkson arranged for the renowned dance troupe to perform in the gym. As student representative to the Board of Trustees, she contributed to the debate raging across campus, offering "a very, very loud voice in favor of Barnard staying independent" from Columbia.
It was during her college years that Hinkson experienced her first taste of working in an academic setting. At the suggestion of Verna Bigger Myers '82, who soon became a good friend, Hinkson signed up during Orientation Week to fulfill her work-study requirements in the Admissions Office, where she organized a special weekend for prospective students of color. "It was more than a job," she says. "In many ways it was a home."
Hinkson's voice as a student was heard frequently on campus, but she is sensitive to those who feel left out. "Being a person of color, a commuter during my first year, and from a low income immigrant family, meant that my voice was certainly a minority voice on the campus," she says. "As the dean, I remain committed to taking the time to seek out the minority voices that are equally valuable to the complex decisions that will influence my work."
As an adult, Hinkson has maintained a strong affection for her alma mater. She has served as fund chair for her class almost every year since she graduated. During her interview for the job as dean, she coined a term to describe her emotions: "Barnard Love."
Since Hinkson's arrival in February, that sentiment appears to be reciprocated, by students—and faculty. "I'm not sure it's a coincidence that Avis returned to Barnard as dean of the College on Valentine's Day. With her arrival, we have all felt the love," remarks President Debora Spar. "She's a joy to work with and, no matter how stressful or complex the issue, she is unflappable, bringing a rare blend of high energy and total calm to any situation."
In the words of Brenda Slade, director of Health Services at Barnard, the new dean "has this incredible ability to cut to the chase and clear away extraneous material." Greg Brown, chief operating officer, praised Hinkson for being a creative thinker who is also grounded in data. And Jennifer Fondiller, dean of Admissions, complimented Hinkson's ability to run tight, productive meetings in a relaxed fashion that allows for humor.
Growing up in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, a neighborhood in Flatbush, Brooklyn, her extroverted personality attracted many friends and babysitting gigs. The youngest of four children, Hinkson was raised in a conservative Caribbean household that emphasized both religion and education, according to her sister, Yvonne.
The new dean absorbed both values. An ordained minister, she preached and taught at a large church in Oakland, California, during her off-work hours. Before she leaves for the office in the morning, Hinkson squeezes in a few minutes of calm—"a space of silence" she calls it—which sometimes takes the form of prayer. "My approach to my work is driven by my own faith," she says, explaining that she aims to contribute to society, and often "thinks about the advancement and opportunities for others."
Hinkson has given herself six to nine months to settle upon a church to join in New York City. In the meantime, she's busy adjusting to her new but familiar home, one that can fulfill her cravings for spicy food and limitless shopping, and one that includes a dynamic and sometimes exhausting campus life. It is a life that might demand that Hinkson show up to serve "French toast sticks" at Barnard's annual Midnight Breakfast and reappear the next morning at 9 a.m. for a meeting of the Columbia Athletic Committee.
"Being dean of the College makes me realize what it costs to be that accessible," says Hinkson, her eyes widening with a hint of mirth. "It means you have to get out of your own way sometimes."
—by Elicia Brown '90
—Photographs by (top) Brandon Schulman and (middle) Dorothy Hong


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"Out of portraits, Doug DuBois makes memoir. Memoir is autobiographical but not to be confused with autobiography—it need not be comprehensive in its telling of a life." —Donald Antrim
My Sister's Bedroom is part of Doug DuBois' series All the Days and Nights, a collection of sixty-two photographs of his family taken over twenty-five years. DuBois began photographing his family in 1984, prior to his father's near fatal fall from a commuter train and his mother's subsequent breakdown and hospitalizations. A palpable tension in the work resonates with emotional immediacy, presenting viewers with an nuanced rumination on family relations and what it means to subject personal relationships to the unblinking eye of the camera.
In an interview with Alec Soth, DuBois said, "Individual photographs can be like little plot fragments, yanked out of large, complex stories. We can describe the plot, more or less, by looking at the photograph, but we invent the story out of our own imagination and experience." A stunning print, My Sister's Bedroom encourages the viewer to recall the imagination and discovery of childhood.
Doug Dubois (born in Dearborn, Michigan 1960) received his MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; and Parco Gallery, Tokyo, among other venues, and can be found in the collections of major institutions, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Victoria and Albert Museum, London. In 2006, he received the John Gutman Photography Fellowship.


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Dating back to the first graduating class, the Class of 1923, the Senior Cap and Gown Ceremony has historically marked the beginning of the senior year. The ceremony provides an opportunity for seniors to don their caps and gowns and recognizes their status as seniors at Emmanuel.
Senior Cap and Gown Ceremony, Past and Present
1968 Epilogue: Senior Cap and Gown
Cap and Gown Day-October 8, 1967-we celebrated this day with a Mass, this day, which was for us and for all those Emmanuel seniors before us, our first appearance in the engulfing black robe and neck-itching white stock of academic life. Each of us listened as she prayed, sang, thought; each pieced together what was meaningful to her. Yet, all of us participated in an advent of Commencement; we accepted again the charge of Christian responsibility, and through this responsibility the hope for peace.Senior Cap and Gown Ceremony


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At the Los Angeles Music Center last weekend it seemed like old times for Southern California's dance community when the Joffrey Ballet revived one of its most revered works, a reconstruction of "The Rite of Spring," to mark the centennial of the ballet's birth. The event was part of the Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center season.
The raucous 36-minute depiction of a primitive Slavic tribe's spring ritual was the highlight of an evening that contained another more recent masterpiece, William Forsythe's "In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated" (1987) and a third work that was merely superb, Edwaard Liang's "Age of Innocence" (2008).
Those of a certain age, such as this reviewer, remember the first time the Joffrey unveiled "Rite" more than 25 years ago on the same stage. Los Angeles enjoyed a rare moment at the apex of the dance world when the Joffrey's annual residencies in L.A. from 1982-91 brought first-class ballet to a dance-starved city.
"Rite" epitomized the Joffrey's ambition at a bittersweet time when the company's founder was terminally ill yet striving to achieve a lifelong dream. Joffrey had yearned since the 1950s to bring "Rite" back to life, and it was one of his last triumphs – he died in March 1988.
The legendary collaboration between choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky, composer Igor Stravinsky and set and costume designer Nicholas Roerich caused a riot at its 1913 premiere and is often cited as the birth of modernism, yet it was lost soon after its creation. Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer, a husband-and-wife team with vast multidisciplinary skills, toiled for years to reconstruct the work. Hodson, who trained as a choreographer, began the herculean task in 1971 as a Berkeley grad student and soon attracted Joffrey's attention.
Many have debated how much of the choreography is Nijinsky's and how much is Hodson's, but such quibbles are quickly forgotten as soon as the first unearthly notes of Stravinsky's score begin the ballet. "Rite" is much more than a historical exercise or museum piece. Experiencing it can be a shock, especially if you know a bit about concert dance and orchestral music of the era. In little more than half an hour, Nijinsky and his colleagues completely and convincingly repudiated the prevailing cultural conventions of their time.
As the dance begins, the dancers stand and move pigeon-toed, a mockery of ballet's classic turned-out position. Their hands claw at the air; their arms are drawn close into their bodies. They drop unexpectedly to the stage, bounce back and form slow-moving circles.
Stravinsky doesn't just nibble at the edges of musical modernism. As the dancers begin their strange ritual he provides a chord that must have sounded like cacophony to early 20th-century ears, a clashing juxtaposition of E-flat major and E major pounded repeatedly and loudly by the strings with slashing syncopations.
Roerich's sets and costumes paint a stark picture of a raw and savage world governed by suspicion and the mysterious commands of wizened elders.
The story culminates with the frenzied dance of the Chosen One, a young woman doomed to death. On Saturday, Elizabeth Hansen performed the demanding solo's dozens of awkward leaps with a manic energy that made her seem possessed.
The cumulative effect of the Joffrey's "Rite" is deeply moving, and it leaves you with a sense of both exhilaration and loss. What would Nijinsky have created if his career hadn't ended so prematurely and tragically?
Forsythe's "In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated" is emblematic of the American-born choreographer's style: athletic and ballet-based yet lithe, generous and exuberant in its contours. It's universally popular, and no wonder. Territorial, aggressive, with thrilling moments of bravura solo work and dynamic, geometrically defined group patterns, it's tightly contained inside a sharp-edged lighting design by Forsythe. At first it looks as if the dancers working beyond the verge of the lighted stage are in the wrong place, but it's part of the choreographer's vision. This dance seems to be a continual activity unfolding on a vast canvas, and we're seeing only a fragment.
Liang's "Age of Innocence" was the evening's tamest ballet. Inspired by the writing of Jane Austen, it comes across as highly formalized social dance punctuated by achingly beautiful solo work and pas de deux. Elegant Victoria Jalani and long-limbed Fabrice Calmels were standouts in their pas de deux.
The only disappointing aspect of Saturday's performance was the work of the corps de ballet, which was not always precise and occasionally less energetic than expected. Perhaps that's the price to be paid when the centerpiece of every show is an iconoclastic ballet that exhausts even the audience with its feral intensity.
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Alex O'Loughlin in Treatment for Prescription Drugs
Alex O'Loughlin will be missing at least one episode of Hawaii Five-0 while he completes treatment for prescription drugs.
The 35-year-old actor "is taking a short break to receive supervised treatment for prescription pain medication due to a recent shoulder injury," his rep said in a statement (via EW).
"We respect and support Alex's decision," CBS Studios, which produces the drama, added. "Everyone at CBS TV Studios and Hawaii Five-0 wishes him well and we look forward to his return."
Alex's treatment is not expected to affect production, which has already filmed 19 episodes. After episode 20 is completed, the show will then take a short break before filming three more episodes for its second season.


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Shaheen's hindsight: Rethinking the medical device taxEDITORIAL
December 11. 2012 11:57PM
On Dec. 4, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen signed a letter asking Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to delay implementing Obamacare's 2.3 percent medical device tax, which is set to take effect on Jan. 1. It took her only two years, 8 months and 13 days to do it. That is how much time elapsed between her voting for Obamacare and signing the letter. The Senate has only 19 days left to act before the tax takes effect. Where, one wonders, has Shaheen been all this time?
Shaheen was one of 16 (14 senators and two senators-elect) to sign the letter. Among them were Sens. John Kerry and Sen.-elect Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Sens. Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Sens. Charles Schumer and Kristen Gillibrand of New York - all Democrats from states with a vibrant medical device industry, which is about to get whacked hard by the tax most of them voted for.
The Advanced Medical Technology Association says the tax will cost 43,000 jobs. It will also raise the cost of medical care, as manufacturers will of course pass the tax along to consumers. Tim Steele, owner and founder of Microspec in Peterborough, told the Union Leader last month, "Everyone is talking about medical care costs going up, and here is something that is making them go up even faster."
Such are the unintended, though perfectly predictable, consequences of wealth redistribution. That Shaheen is scrambling at the last minute to lighten the impact shows that she understands how harmful it is going to be. If only she had listened when this was pointed out at the time.


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May 21. 2013 9:16AM
Mass. man charged in Nashua hit-and-run
– A Massachusetts man is under arrest, accused in a hit-and-run crash Monday afternoon on Canal Street.
Thyarls De Souza, 25, of 530 Willard St., Quincy, is charged with conduct after an accident and operating a motor vehicle without a valid license.
The rear-end collision happened about 3:40 p.m. near 49 Canal St.
Police said damage to the two vehicles was minor although the driver of the vehicle that was rear-ended was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
The driver of the second vehicle, who police identified as De Souza, allegedly fled the scene.
What's next:
De Souza is currently being held at the Nashua Police Department on $7,500 cash/surety bail pending arraignment Tuesday in 9th Circuit Court, Nashua District Division.


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"Why Didn't I think of that?"
This is what I heard from a friend when I shared a guitar tip that was taught to me by the late, great Ted McCarty. Years ago, I purchased a Bigsby tailpiece, and installed it on my Cherry Red Epiphone Riviera. It looked fantastic, but I soon found out that putting new strings on a Bigsby vibrato is a big pain in the butt. It makes you wish you had a few extra arms and hands. I remember thinking, "What did I get myself into"? I ended up calling Ted McCarty at Bigsby.
Before I get to the rest of the story, I would like to welcome you to a new series of blog articles from your friends at Gibson Gear. I intend to create the greatest list of guitar gear tips, tricks, and hot rod mods ever assembled in one place. You see, I have been a guitar nut since the age of 10. I have learned so many cool little tips during my years as a player and my guess is that you have, too. So, as they say in group therapy…"Let's Share!"
I encourage you to write me with your tips, mods, or suggestions and I will spotlight one of them every week. Feel free to include your guitar playing bio, favorite gear, location, or whatever you would like people to know about you. If you want to send a picture in too, go for it. Make sure it's under 2MB. email@example.com is the address to send your submission to.
Ok, let's get back to the story. So there I was, struggling for 30 minutes trying to string up my Riviera after installing a Bigsby and the whole experience reminded me of a Three Stooges sketch. This was not going well. I called up Bigsby, and Ted McCarty got on the phone. I expressed my frustrations, and Ted calmly asked me if I owned a capo. I was a little confused about his question, and wondered what one had to do with the other. I finally answered, "Yes, I have a capo somewhere. Ted instructed me to use the capo to hold down the string on the fingerboard and that would free up my hands to string up the guitar at the bridge and tuner post. Happily, minutes later, my guitar was strung up and in tune.
This instantly became my favorite guitar trick and I am happy to share it with you because it is so simple, so helpful, and most of all, it involved the legendary Ted McCarty. Thanks, Ted! If you don't know who Ted is, I urge you to check out his Wikipedia page. He is a Gibson legend: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_McCarty.
Ok, I have officially kicked off our new blog series, and I look forward to highlighting the best guitar gear tricks and tips out there. Until next week, keep playing.
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hi nick let's see, question 1: spondaic ending refers to the 5th foot spondee ending, as you suggest 2nd.
diaresis: no, really every word ends at either a caesura or diaresis by definition; of these the only ones of practical interest are the ones which can show you the 'joins' in homeric verses, i.e. the common starting or ending points of homeric formulae. 2 such points are the caesura and the bucolic diaresis, where you have many formula sets beginning and ending, and you have correption patterns different to all other points in the line.
relationship between caesura and buc diaresis? well, i've noticed from experience that most verses which have a 4th foot caesura also have a bucolic diaresis, just a side point. i'm not sure what kind of relationship there could be between a 3rd foot caesura and the buc diaresis.
for the rest of the questions, if you have 2 possible caesurae in a line, it's not necessarily the case that one is "true" and one is false. the caesura is an explanation by later people of patterns they saw in grk poetry. in that sense identifying the divisions at all is an "artificial" exercise, however in another sense it isn't because, as i said above, it shows you the joins, the starting and ending points, which most often occur due to the way homeric verses were often built out of formulae of particular metrical lengths and positions in the line.
finally you're also right when you say a caesura or diaresis doesn't occur before an enclitic or after καί: e.g. i don't mark a buc diaresis before μιν in Iliad A 441:
http://www.freewebs.com/mhninaeide/Ilia ... an2005.pdf
the same rule applies in other types of poetry (see e.g. ss 5 and 6 of Sidgwick's Greek Verse Comp for tragic dialogue).


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A well-informed friend who has been following events in Mumbai this past week offers the following reflections:
If Al Qaeda and its terrorist allies wanted to serve a reminder that they declared World War IV on the civilized world (to borrow Norman Podhoretz's formulation), they did so this week when they brazenly attacked the epicenter of the world's fastest-growing economy, targeting Westerners and assassinating key enforcers of the anti-terror law enforcement network in Mumbai, India.
The terrorist attacks on India's commercial center, the bustling 19 million person city of Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), must serve as a wake-up call to a lethargic and infighting Indian government that has thus far failed to respond aggressively to a series of deadly attacks on Indian soil. Indeed, in over a dozen attacks on India over the past four years, no nation except Iraq has lost more of its people to terrorist attacks. And no less than the battle for Iraq, the battle for India must be won if civilized, democratic, free market economies are to triumph over terrorists.
Sadly, the Indian government has failed its own people in this battle because of infighting, political corruption, and a failure of courageous leadership. But given India's exploding economy — with an astonishing average growth rate of 8% over the past four years — in a nation that is soon to be the most populous country in the world, Indian leaders can no longer underestimate the threat terrorists pose to India's security and prosperity. The Indian government must take aggressive action to ensure security on the ground, develop a legal framework to prevent future attacks, and create regional alliances to be a true global partner in the long-term war on terror.
The failure of security on the ground was tragically evident in the three days it took for Indian security forces to reclaim authority over their own streets. With nary a word of authority or assurance from the Indian government in the critical first day of the attacks, terrorists were able to project to the world searing images of an international city under siege — in some ways, the terrorists' most potent weapon. India is woefully underprotected from even the most rudimentary attack.
Indians have only 126 policemen for every 100,000 nationals (about half the United Nations average), the thousands of miles of Indian coastline on the Indian Ocean are guarded by mere hundreds of security forces (local authorities have pleaded for an infusion of many thousands), and the Indian navy has no large-scale presence in patrolling the country's coastlines. Indeed, initial reports suggest that the terrorists entered India by sea, at one point using inflatable rubber rafts to casually float through the historic Gateway of India, undetected and undeterred by any security forces. India must enhance its military and police presence throughout the country, but especially along its borders.
The war on terror is first and foremost a war of intelligence-gathering. With a plot as methodical as the one executed in Mumbai, Indian intelligence should have intercepted terrorists' communications and operations. No such thing happened, in part perhaps because India, famously bureaucratic, has no legal or intelligence framework with which to deal with the terror network.
There is no national agency to address the terror threat; competing smaller jurisdictions do the best they can with local information. There is no central database via which Indian authorities may share information with each other and allied nations. And there is no national law that gives police and prosecutors the basic tools to use innovative techniques (including national wiretap authority and investigative detention) to root out terrorist plots.
Several attempts to create central and national authority have been rebuffed by Indian politicians. Yet, Indians have emerged as the world's leaders in information technology and software engineering. The Indian professional class is intellectually sophisticated, multilingual, and industrious. The government should tap into the human resources their own rising people provide in creating the legal, intelligence-based framework to protect their homeland, and this work must be the first priority in the days and weeks ahead.
Finally, India has no strong partners in its war against terrorism. The world's largest democracy is surrounded by hostile neighbors, including Pakistan (with which it has fought three wars and continues to engage in a war of words regarding the Indian territory of Kashmir), Sri Lanka (home of the Tamil Tigers, whose operatives assassinated Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991), and Communist China (which invaded Indian territory in 1962, sparking war). Strategic alliances are in India's long-term interests. After its independence and throughout the Cold War, India famously took a position of non-alliance; more currently, India has flirted with Iran's reckless dictator Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Such feckless foreign policy is not in India's long-term interest. Instead, India should look to other democracies with which it can create regional alliances and information-sharing networks — notably the United States and Israel, both countries with which India has sometimes been chilly — who can together exert pressure on the epicenter of the problem — namely, the world's most infamous terrorist, Osama Bin Laden, who is in all likelihood hiding out in the mountains of Pakistan.
Which brings us to the most serious and threatening aspect of the delicate tightrope New Delhi must walk in shutting down terrorism in India: Pakistan. Already, reports have surfaced that some of the captured terrorists are Pakistani nationals, were in communication with individuals in Karachi even as the attacks were unfolding, and had been trained in Pakistani war camps. American counterterrorism officials have been quoted saying that Lashkar-e-Taiba, the group that carried out the December 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament in New Delhi, was behind the Mumbai attack. Lashkar-e-Taiba has in the past received training and support from Pakistan's spy agency, the Directorate for Inter-services Intelligence (I.S.I.).
Meanwhile the government of Pakistan shows no sign of controlling its own army or I.S.I, which the Indian government has also fingered as fomenting terrorist plots against India. This situation is most worrisome of all, and the anger on the streets on India is palpable and rising. This energy should be quickly harnessed to create a sense of unified purpose in fighting a common enemy lest it degenerate into mass unrest.
Here, the United States can and should take leadership. Pakistan's government is propped up by American money and support (as well as International Monetary Fund financing) as a "reward" for what in fact has been Pakistan's largely nominal help in the war on terror. It is high time for the Pakistanis to take responsibility for the terrorist breeding grounds in that highly unstable country, or lose the American and international support that is keeping it on life support. Such a course would require the demonstration of American backbone as well, as this country too, is walking a tightrope in dealing with an Islamic nation that possesses 90 nuclear weapons.
And it is well past time for the Indian government to take the internal and external steps to reforming its own lackadaisical response to the terror machine. For the sake of a great people who have the potential to be a tremendous power for good, as well as for the civilized world, we hope the Indian government is up to the challenge.
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2013-07-24 / Obituaries
Catherine M. Boyce of Amityville, 87
Catherine M. Boyce, a resident of Amityville and a former resident of Astoria, Queens, died June 24, 2013 at her home. She was 87 years old. Ms. Boyce was born March 1, 1926 to Thomas J. and Amelia (Posser) Boyce. Following her graduation from high school, she was employed in the legal/medical field where she reached the position of office manager.
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Passions. The things in life you care deeply about. Not indifferent, not "take it or leave it". Passionate. The sort of thing that makes your day that extra bit better.
We believe you can never spend too much time indulging your passions. This is the concept behind the Moleskine Passions events, a series of gatherings focused on documenting, sharing and above all enjoying your favorite things.
Aficionados, connoisseurs and lovers of wine, the inaugural Moleskine Passions event is dedicated to you. Guests will be guided through a tasting session by Brian Quinn, wine expert and champion of the New York underground dining scene. With a Moleskine Passions Wine Journal and Tasting Note included in the ticket, you will be able to describe the aromas and varieties which you like best while developing your own flavor language. Fill in the blanks in the themed sections: record the region, serving temperature, grapes, nose and taste, and tag your notes using the stickers in the back pocket. Organize and collect your memories, then take your experiences with you in your Passions journal.
Inspire your palate and your mind. You might find the "remember" sticker particularly effective.
Moleskine Passions: Tasting Stories
Friday 1st February 2013
6:30 – 8:30pm
Astor Centre
399 Lafayette Street (at E. 4th Street), NYC