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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's foreign minister has condemned what he calls Israel's "aggression" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Hina Rabanni Khar spoke Wednesday ahead of a summit for eight developing countries in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad.
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The start of training camp is a good time for predictions, so here is Paul Domowitch's take on which teams are going to the Super Bowl, which teams could be in for the biggest fall and his sleeper team.
Super Bowl: When you've got a score-at-will offense like the Saints have it is certainly doable for them to repeat as champions. But they can't expect their defense to force 39 turnovers and score eight touchdowns again. Those takeaways managed to offset the fact that they finished 26th against the pass and 21st against the run and allowed 23 or more points in eight of their last 12 regular-season games. They did little in the offseason to upgrade their defense.
Right here, right now, though, I'll say the Chargers and Cowboys will be playing in North Texas in February. But check back with me again next week. And the week after that.
Biggest falls: The Patriots and the Cardinals are my two prime candidates. The Patriots won the AFC East with a 10-6 record last year, but got drubbed by the Ravens in the first round of the playoffs and are in the process of retooling a defense that wasn't very good at pressuring quarterbacks last season (31 sacks).
The Cardinals are hoping Matt Leinart can replace Kurt Warner, but that's far from a sure thing. They also traded away wide receiver Anquan Boldin and lost two of their best defensive players – linebacker Karlos Dansby and safety Antrel Rolle – in free agency. Don't be surprised to see the 49ers beat them out in the NFC West.
Sleeper: The Texans. Matt Schaub is the best quarterback nobody's talking about. The West Chester product led the league in passing yards and finished fourth in completion percentage and fifth in yards per attempt last season. Andre Johnson is the league's best wideout (216 catches, 3,144 yards and 17 touchdowns over the last two seasons). They've got one of the league's best defensive front sevens.
Just two problems: They have got the toughest schedule in the league and they're in the same division as the Colts.
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The Redskins have not begun negotiations with Donovan McNabb on a contract extension, general manager Bruce Allen told Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic. However, Allen said they expect McNabb to be with the team for "years to come."
"Donovan is so excited about this new opportunity -- the team has embraced him, our fans clearly have embraced him. We'll have plenty of time to get something done with him," Allen said. "We him as part of our future. We would not have made the trade unless we see it that way, and he knows it.
"He's a mature player who knows that he's gonna be paid well, but there'll be a right time. We made a great investment in trading for him and we like the guy, we really like him as a leader on this team, and the players have really accepted him. And we think he's gonna be a great Redskin for years to come."
Read more about McNabb's new home in Washington by clicking here.
The Dallas Cowboys reported to training camp in San Antonio yesterday, full of promise and optimism. The Cowboys are attempting to become the first team to play in the Super Bowl in their home stadium.
"My perspective, and just observing our staff and players and everybody involved and my own feelings is there's just not a whole lot of things not to like about the upcoming season today," owner Jerry Jones said. "We all know the game and the journey that we've got ahead of us, so that's important. Looking back at last season, all you have to take one reel back and put it up on the screen or the tape and see a disappointment in our last ballgame (Divisional Playoff loss to Minnesota) and that represents most of us and most of our work up to this point with that last ballgame, so we've got a lot to make amends for but that's not all bad too.
" But where I think that I won't be going is spending a lot of time talking about that we're having the Super Bowl in the stadium and the expectations of playing the Super Bowl there."
Coach Wade Phillips was asked about the difference with having the expectation of winning.
"I think it's great for your football team," he said. "It puts their focus on what is expected and it's like being in school. What you're expected to do is come home with a good report card but it better be what you expected. So it's the same thing here. There is pressure to do well, and any time you have pressure to do well, I think you do better."
Manish Mehta, the new beat Jets writer for the New York Daily News, moved into a home previously occupied by an Eagles fan. And he received a package from the Eagles yesterday.
"Previous owner of my house didn't give forwarding address.I received his Eagles season tickets in mail 2day. U can't make this stuff," Mehta wrote yesterday on his Twitter feed.
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Aboard Air Force One on his way to Europe, President Bush gave an interview to reporters from the London Times. The interview resulted in two articles in today's TImes: "President George Bush starts talking language of a dove," and "President Bush regrets his legacy as man who wanted war."
Several years ago, Senator Rick Santorum said to me that the White House was suffering from "battered President syndrome." That was before the battering reached a fever pitch in 2006. Based on the Times interview, Bush appears to have more or less internalized the criticisms that his enemies have lodged over the years. The two articles thus take on, from a European perspective, a "we told you so" tone. The "dove" article focuses on Bush's commitment to multilateralism:
He betrays signs of regret at his own low standing in the world, a sense that not enough people understand the challenges that face any president in the Oval Office.
Most of all on the big issues — Iran, climate change, trade – he says that there has been convergence between the US and European governments in the past four years.
I'm afraid that's true.
[T]he most striking change of tone is in his approach to dealing with the pressing international issues. On the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, he no longer sounds like a wild-eyed unilateralist, bent on military action.
Instead, he attacks his critics for being insufficiently multilateralist. Mr Obama's proposal to speak directly to the Iranian President, he suggests, will undermine the careful diplomacy Mr Bush has pioneered in the past few years. "I believe when people get in and take an assessment of what will work or what won't work in dealing with Iran, they'll understand the wisdom of having not only our friends and allies in Europe at the table but also China and Russia."
And he insists that his plan is to have a diplomatic legacy, not only for Iran, but for all the pressing global crises: "My focus in the remaining time of my presidency is to leave behind a series of structures that makes it easier for the next president to be able to deal with the problems that he is going to have to face. The six-party talks, for example, in the Far East, in dealing with North Korea, the Iranian multilateral framework, hopefully a Palestinian state defined by Israel and the Palestinians."
The "regret" article, meanwhile, emphasizes Bush's self-criticism with respect to the war on terror:
President Bush has admitted to The Times that his gun-slinging rhetoric made the world believe that he was a "guy really anxious for war" in Iraq. He said that his aim now was to leave his successor a legacy of international diplomacy for tackling Iran.
In an exclusive interview, he expressed regret at the bitter divisions over the war and said that he was troubled about how his country had been misunderstood. "I think that in retrospect I could have used a different tone, a different rhetoric."
Phrases such as "bring them on" or "dead or alive", he said, "indicated to people that I was, you know, not a man of peace".
Bush thus repeats one of the sillier attacks the left has launched on his Presidency. In the aftermath of September 11, America was not looking for a "man of peace" to go after al Qaeda. Bush did the right thing by pursuing our terrorist enemies aggressively. The fruit of that policy is the fact that there have been no more organized attacks on American soil or on American interests overseas. The idea that talking tough about bin Laden and his associates ("dead or alive") was somehow blameworthy is foolish.
On the economy, too, Bush signaled retreat:
Acknowledging that his refusal to ratify the Kyoto Protocol once created consternation in Europe, he said that there was now a recognition that that richer countries needed to "transfer out of the hydrocarbon economy".
We can only hope that the remaining seven months of Bush's term will not be enough time for him to act on that "recognition."
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Back-to-back defeats to QPR and Swansea at Stamford Bridge have undone some of his early good work, with Chelsea fans angered by his post-match comments after defeat in the first leg of the Capital One Cup semi-final.
Benitez started Fernando Torres, despite the Spaniard suffering from a stomach bug, against Swansea. He was then booed off the pitch as fans clamoured for the introduction of January signing Demba Ba, but the Spaniard says Ba was not fit to play from the start.
"I was surprised the other day when I spoke about Fernando's problems with his stomach [and that] we couldn't play Demba Ba because he had a niggle," Benitez told reporters.
"Afterwards it was said I was making excuses, but I wasn't making excuses.
"I am still being criticised for making the decision to play Fernando Torres instead of Demba Ba, who was a big risk if he got injured.
"If you know Demba Ba could be injured, it is my job as manager to make this decision.
"He scored two against Southampton [in the FA Cup] but couldn't play the next game against Swansea because of a niggle.
"If we can continue winning games, it's not a case of I can't win."Benitez hopes Chelsea's fine away form can continue at Southampton on Wednesday night but maintains that solving their problems at home is down to being clinical in front of goal.
"We are doing well away but at home other teams play deep and wait and there's less space," he said.
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Teens face tough choices. Should I try smoking a cigarette? Should I go to a party where beer will be served? What if my friends want me to try pot? Should I have sex with my boyfriend?
Teens need parents who listen. When teens need help making tough decisions, they WILL turn to parents who listen. If you want your teen to come to you for help, set the stage by being a good listener.
Encourage your teen to describe the problem. Ask how he or she feels about the problem. Really listen. Try to put yourself in your child's shoes.
Talk with your teen about choices. Help your teen see that there may be more than one way to solve the problem. Encourage your teen to think of several possible solutions.
Help your teen see the pros and cons for each choice. Ask your teen how each choice will affect his or her goals. For example, "How would smoking affect your making the basketball team?" Point out (without lecturing) the possible results of each choice.
Help your teen make a plan. Help your teen plan ahead what to say if a friend offers a drink. Make sure your child knows how to reach you if he or she needs to leave a party.
Praise your teen for talking with you. This is behavior you want to encourage!
Later, ask your teen how things worked out. Help your teen think about what he or she learned. Praise your teen for making good choices, and help your teen learn from mistakes.
Let your teen know that you love him or her and that you have faith in his or her ability to make good choices. Respect your teen's opinions, even when you disagree. Help your teen to set realistic goals.
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** (out of four)
Ah, there's nothing like a hookah session with grandma.
Zoe (Elizabeth Olsen) and Jake (Nat Wolff) learn that from experience when they spend time in Woodstock with their mom Diane (Catherine Keener) and her mom Grace (Jane Fonda), who paints a naked dude named Jazz and refuses to name the chickens that roam around everywhere because "They're nature's children, not ours." As Diane takes time away from the husband (Kyle MacLachlan) who just asked for a divorce, she and her kids encounter new romantic possibilities (with folks including Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Chace Crawford) that teach them all to lighten up.
There's a difference between platitudes and poetry, though—something "PLAM" should know, considering how Zoe marvels that a butcher (Crawford) could also memorize Whitman—and this featherweight dramedy from director Bruce Beresford ("Driving Miss Daisy") engages largely in wretched lines like, "Did the patron saint of uptight just tell me to calm down?"
Though inferior to the easygoing charms of Ang Lee's "Taking Woodstock," the movie's low-key vibe calms like a mild breeze, which is more than can be said for the documentary Jake makes by invading his family's privacy and using invasive footage without their consent. That doesn't quite mesh with simplistic notions of forgiveness that boil down to, "Everybody's trying, and if you want to be happy, be happy."
Everyone wants to take a load off, Annie, but it's easier said than done.
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LONDON British police say a 16-year-old boy who used prosthetics and dreadlocks to conduct armed robberies in disguise has been jailed for five years.
Police say Miles Alura pretended to be an elderly man with facial prosthetics, make-up and a hair piece to steal $79,500 of jewelry from a shop in Kent in July. They say he produced two handguns and tied up employees before fleeing.
That robbery was linked to one in London a month earlier, when Alura wore fake dreadlocks to rob a jeweler of $159,000 worth of stock.
Alura was jailed Friday at Kingston Crown Crown Court.
Two teenage accomplices who cannot be named for legal reasons were sentenced to three years in jail and a 12-month detention order.


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Appendix A: The Effect of Michigan's Public Act 4 on Municipal and School District Emergency Manager Powers
Public Act 4 includes various minor changes and clarifications to Public Act 72. For instance, Sec. 19(1)(g) allowed the emergency manager to "make, approve, or disapprove any appropriation, contract, expenditure, or loan, the creation of any new position, or the filling of any vacancy by any appointing authority," eliminating the qualification that the vacancy must be "in a permanent position," as it was stated in Act 72.
Graphic 4 lists the sections of Public Act 4 that give new powers to a receiver — under the act, an "emergency manager." The graphic also lists powers explicitly granted in Public Act 4 that were only implicitly granted in Public Act 72.
Graphic 4: New Powers Available Under Public Act 4
Source: Public Act 4 of 2011 and Public Act 72 of 1990.
*See MCL § 141.1221(p).


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There are two basic types of rats – the black or roof rat and the Norway or brown rat. European settlers probably brought the black rat with them as stowaways, while the Norway arrived around 1775 starting their own revolution by killing off their cousin, the black rat. Today, the Norway rat has taken up residency almost continent-wide, while the black rat has chosen the coastal areas of the southern, southeastern and western United States. In comparison, the Norway rat is slightly larger in appearance.
Wherever food and shelter are plentiful, that's where you'll find Norway rats. Parks and recreational areas, older industrial areas, rail yards and back alleys are a real breeding ground for both species. Sewers, abandoned warehouses and garbage refuges are also places that rats frequent due to the abundance of food. The Norway rat typically likes to live in burrows underground or inside walls, whereas the black rat loves to climb and can be found in upper levels of buildings more often than Norway rats.
Rats can reproduce young four to six times a year having litters of four to ten. Once they have reached the age of three to six months, they have the ability of reproducing. One female can wean about twenty young a year. Life expectancy for a rat is about nine months.
Norway rats will consume many different types of plant and animal foods such as seed that has been spilled from bird feeders or pet food that has been left outdoors. One ounce of food is all that is needed in one day for a rat to survive with some access to water. Norway rats will eat insects, meat refuse, bird eggs, and, given the opportunity, will devour small mammals and mice.
Rats are enormous carriers of many different diseases, and it has been reported that rats bite more than fifteen thousand people per year involving very young, old or incapacitated. Some of the diseases caused by rats are bubonic plague, salmonella, leptospirosis, Hantavirus and tularemia.
Rat Solutions
The size of a nickel is the size of the hole that is needed for a rat to find its way inside your home or dwelling. Holes of this size should be sealed with heavy-weight material, i.e. heavy-gauge screening, or can be plugged with wire mesh. Caulking or foam sealants can be used, but only in conjunction with screening or wire mesh as rats can eat their way through these sealants.
Habitat Modification
Good sanitation is essential to keep rats away. Keep the grounds near your dwelling free of debris food stuffs need to be kept in sealed "rat proof" containers. Birdseed, lawn clippings and garbage are another attractant for rats. Use tightly closed garbage containers. Do not have your pet's food outside, but, if you're pet resides outside, feed him and collect the food after twenty minutes.
Digs burrows along foundations and under debris piles, often found in basements. Can enter homes through toilet pipes. Prefers meat and fish, but will eat anything.
Very aggressive, strong burrower and excellent swimmer. Large range - may travel 50 yards from nest to find food or water.


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McGuire pitches Fisher Cats to win
April 11. 2013 10:41PM
Deck McGuire threw a two-hitter over seven innings to lead the New Hampshire Fisher Cats to a 3-1 Eastern League victory over host Binghamton at NYSEG Stadium Thursday. The Fisher Cats (5-3) jumped a half-game in front of the Mets (4-3) and Reading (4-3) for first place in the Eastern Division.
Kevin Pillar, Clint Robinson and Adam Loewen each had two hits to pace New Hampshire's 10-hit attack. Loewen had a solo homer in the seventh inning and Pillar added a two-run shot in the eighth inning. It was the first homer of the season for both players.
McGuire (1-1) threw 80 pitches, 55 for strikes. He walked one and fanned five. Fernando Hernandez pitched a scoreless eighth and Chad Beck earned his third season save. The teams play again tonight at 6:25.


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ATW Advanced Assembly Automation
- Cut design costs by 10 percent
- Increased throughput by 10 percent
- Reduced steel usage by 10 to 15 percent via integrated assembly analysis
- Improved design visualization and communications
The Challenge
ATW's Advanced Assembly Automation (AAA) division manufactures component assembly and testing systems for the automotive industry. The company transitioned from AutoCAD 2D software to the Autodesk Inventor 3D CAD system in 2001. After using Inventor software for more than three years, management decided to rebenchmark its large-assembly CAD solution by running the SolidWorks 3D CAD system in parallel with Inventor software on an actual project.
The Solution
AAA engineers decided to standardize on SolidWorks Premium 3D CAD software because of its ease of use, intuitive interface, and robust large-assembly capabilities. The company also valued the integrated SolidWorks Simulation software and highly visual design communication tools. By deploying SolidWorks software, AAA cut design costs by 10 percent, increased throughput by 10 percent, optimized material usage through integrated assembly analysis, and improved its design visualization and communication capabilities.
Previous CAD: AutoCAD,Inventor
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Here is an interesting announcement concerning the launch of a new ICT market research and marketing services firm that brings together former senior IDC analysts who were caught in IDG's right-sizing exercise. A few points about the HENRY Corporation:
- Each analyst is also an independent practitioner, some with a firm name and some under their name
- With the exception of Martin Hingley (Twitter, blog), most of the Fellows are not active users of social media
- With the exception of Simone de Bruin's LinkedResearch website and to a lesser extent Hingley's blog, none of the other Fellows have a formal web presence
SageCircle's initial impression is that HENRY Corporation will be the marketing function as well as sales organization for this group of former IDC senior analysts. As such it will be somewhat more involved with its portfolio of analysts than Valley View Ventures, which acts simply as a sales agent for its associated analysts and boutiques.
Below is a blog post by Hingley on the launch, followed by the official announcement.
Overview from Martin Hingley, one of the original HENRY Fellows:
The Henry Corporation Brings Familiar Experts Back To Support The ITC Industry
What happens when a major market research organization off-loads most of its senior analysts in EMEA? I'm sure it does its best to run its services with newer researchers. However many industry execs will miss the quality of support, ideas and advice that they once had. In the case of my old company some familiar faces, now independent, are also as eager as ever to Continue reading
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Bretton Woods to add gondola, eateryBy JOHN KOZIOL
Union Leader Correspondent
December 17. 2017 8:43PM
CARROLL — With the goal of making what is the state's largest ski area even better, Bretton Woods has announced plans to add a gondola and a new restaurant.
Part of the Omni Mount Washington Resort, Bretton Woods is located on Route 302, a short distance west of the hotel.
Craig Clemmer, the resort's director of sales and marketing, said Friday in a statement that the resort was "pleased to confirm that work has commenced on an exciting enhancement to our B-Chair Double Chair Lift and the Latitude 44 restaurant."
Clemmer said Bretton Woods will replace the existing lift with a "state-of-the-art eight passenger gondola, which will run year-round, as well as a 10,000-square-foot mountain-side restaurant. Both will offer unprecedented alpine views of the highest mountain range in the northeast."
The project represents what Clemmer called a "major investment in the Bretton Woods ski area," adding that details will be shared in an official announcement in 2018, in advance of the gondola going into service during the 2018-19 season and of the restaurant's opening in summer 2019.
Clemmer said Friday the project is not intended to add lift capacity, but to make Bretton Woods a premier wedding/gathering venue.
He said the resort's executives recently approved the project and, according to published reports, it was presented conceptually on Dec. 13 to the Bethlehem Planning Board. Although the base of the resort is in the village of Bretton Woods in the Town of Carroll, the resort extends into Bethlehem.
Chris Ellms, the resort's director of ski operations, told the Bethlehem Planning Board that the project would cost $15 million.
Jessyca Keeler, executive director of SKI NH, an industry group that represents 34 alpine and cross-country resorts in the Granite State, said the announcement by Bretton Woods was a good thing for the resorts as well as the regional economy.
The fact that Bretton Woods is undertaking the venture, she said, speaks well about the health of the ski industry.
"Conferences and weddings have become bigger and bigger aspects of ski areas, and we should call them 'resorts' because they're so much more than a ski area."
By adding the gondola and new restaurant, Bretton Woods will be able to "do more on their property, and it allows them to attract new customers and a broader customer base," said Keeler. With more customers, Bretton Woods can hire more, year-round employees, which is important to the region's economic vitality, she said.
The gondola at Bretton Woods would be the third at a New Hampshire ski area, joining Loon Mountain and Wildcat Mountain. Cannon Mountain has an aerial tram and The Balsams, when it is redeveloped, would have a gondola that would cross Route 26, taking riders from the resort to the new, enlarged ski area.


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Fewer Americans filed applications for unemployment benefits last week as a backlog in California's reporting cleared.
Jobless claims decreased by 10,000 to 340,000 in the week ended Oct. 26 from 350,000 the prior period, the Labor Department reported today in Washington. The median forecast of 49 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a decrease to 338,000. California said no claims last week represented applications from prior weeks, a Labor Department spokesman said as the figures were released to the press.
Following swings caused by a change in computer systems in California, claims are settling into a higher range, indicating the 16-day partial federal shutdown this month prompted some non-government employers to dismiss staff. Bigger gains in payrolls are needed to boost wages and revive consumer spending, which accounts for about 70% of the economy.
"The issue for the market is job creation," said Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymond James & Associates Inc. in St. Petersburg, Florida, who accurately forecast today's claims number. "We're not really making up what we lost during the recession."
Another report today showed business activity in the U.S. jumped this month, according to the MNI Chicago Report business barometer. The index jumped to 65.9 in October, a nine-year high from 55.7 a month earlier. Readings above 50 signal expansion. The median projection in a Bloomberg survey of economists was 55. The 10-point jump was the biggest in thirty years.
Shares Drop
Stocks fell after the Federal Reserve statement yesterday fueled speculation it will cut stimulus in coming months and investors assessed corporate earnings. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped 0.2% to 1,759.91 at 9:56 a.m. in New York.
The four-week average of claims, a less-volatile measure, rose to 356,250 last week, the highest April, from 348,250.
Federal workers filed about 14,400 claims for jobless benefits two weeks ago, down from about 44,100 the prior period. Those were tallied in a separate category and didn't influence today's headline reading.
Economists' estimates in the Bloomberg survey ranged from 320,000 to 370,000. The prior week's claims were unrevised.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits rose by 31,000 to 2.88 million in the week ended Oct. 19.
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Theater & Performance
Current and noteworthy:
FAMILY LIFE IN A TRAILER PARK Novelist John Dufresnes comedy/drama entitled Trailerville is set in a mobile home park in Lousianna. Merdelle Harris cares for her husband Bobby who has Alzheimers and explores themes of love and family, obligation and desire, hope and compassion. Pictured above are Ann Hillary, top, and Ron Faber. Thru June 26. Wed. Sat. at 8pm, Sun. at 3pm. Blue Heron Theatre, 123 E. 24th St., bet. Park & Lexington. $19. Call SmartTix at 212-868-4444 or visit www.SmartTix.com.
MUSICAL ADAPTATION OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM Fools in Love is a musical adaptation of Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream set to 50s and 60s rock n roll classics. Pictured above are Antony Raymond, left, Matt Schuneman, Ryan Knowles and Erica Villalba. Thru Aug. 14. Manhattan Ensemble Theatre, 55 Mercer St. $40, $19 kids. 212-239-6200. www.telecharge.com.
the american living room festival, 16th annual arts festival supporting the developement of new, multidisciplinary works & artists in a setting that strives to make theater as much a part of everyday life as watching TV, this year there are 30 projects, a full schedule can be found on here.org or by calling, HERE ARTS CENTER, 145 Sixth Ave., July 20-Aug. 21, $10-$15, 212-868-4444.
the argument, a play that is at once funny and heartbreaking, examines what happens when a couple find themselves at a critical divide in their relationship, THE VINEYARD, 108 E. 15th St., Tue.-Sat., 8 p.m., Sat.-Sun., 3 p.m., through June, $50, 212-353-0303.
the big, bad hour of fun, a monthly cabaret for clowns and eccentrics, sharing their new material on a monthly basis which will captivate you, tickle your funny bone, and know your theatrical socks off, CRS, 123 Fourth Ave., 2nd fl., June 25, 8 p.m., $7-$10, 212-352-3101.
the bigger man, an off-kilter love story about a former their and all-around screw up whose former girlfriends upcoming wedding is the catalyst for this strange story told in soggy hotel rooms, with paranoid wedding guests, an aggressiveli friendly host, and uncertain danger lurking at every turn, CENTER STAGE, 48 W. 21st St., Wed.-Sat., 8 p.m., June 29-July 23, $10, 212-352-3101.
blitzkrieg, the Hassidic Professional wrestling musical, a delicious fable with and engaging story, hilarious dialogue and over-the-top music and dance, Mickey Blitzman, on a mission from God, must withstand all evil, trial and temptation in his quest for a championship of the WWF, an adult show, UNCLE MINGS, 225 Ave. B, Thu.-Fri., 8-10 p.m., through June 24, $15, 212-979-8506.
disposable men, pairing old-fashioned storytelling with innovative new technology, this solo work demonstrates the role of popular media in classifying African American men as disposable, HERE ARTS CENTER, 145 Sixth Ave., Mon., Thu.-Sun., 8:30 p.m., Sun., 5 p.m., through July 2, $20, 212-868-4444.
fireaters at antarctica, a monologue montage concerning five San Diego fire survivors, pet plastic surgery advocates, movie fans, shut ins, surfers & a salmagundi of strange souls, each peculiar persona seems to seek at least 15 micro-seconds of fame, RED ROOM THEATER, 85 E. Fourth St., Sun., 8 p.m., open ended, $15, 212-501-4381.
flight, follows famed American aviator Charles Lindburgh during fourteen critical years in his life: from his historic flight to Paris to the kidnapping of his son, to his obsession with science, to his sudden decision to move to Europe and the anti-Semitic remarks he made at the outbreak of WWII, this play is a deconstruction of an American icon and an exploration of the effects the media and fame have on our celebrities, LUCILLE LORTEL THEATER, 121 Christopher St., Mon., Wed.-Sat., 8 p.m., Sat., 2 p.m., Sun., 3 p.m., through June 19, $55, 212-279-4200.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 20, 2010) - For the second consecutive day the ETSU women's tennis team defended its home turf as the Lady Bucs topped league rival Campbell 6-1 Saturday at the Buddy Hartsell Tennis Center in Johnson City, Tenn.
With the win ETSU improved to 10-3 overall with a 6-0 A-Sun mark, while the Camels fell to a 10-4 mark with a 5-1 record in league play.
"It's great to still be undefeated in conference play," said head coach Steve Brooks. "This is the position we have talked being in since the season began in January. We have to keep getting better this week in practice because we have some tough road matches coming up at Kentucky and Lipscomb next week."
As play opened the ETSU sweep all three doubles contests for the early 1-0 lead over visiting Campbell.
The Lady Bucs then extended their lead to 2-0 as junior Andra Voinea (Brasov, Romania) picked up a quick 6-1, 6-1 victory over Anais Gomar at No. 6.
Fellow upperclassman senior Yevgeniya Stupak (Kyiv, Ukraine) then rolled over her opponent in Lisa Sutton with a 6-0, 6-0 triumph, pulling the Lady Bucs within one point of their 10th win in their last 11 matches.
Closing out the win was sophomore Kelly Holtzhausen (Johannesburg, South Africa) who outlasted Cristina Garcia Brunel at the No. 2 position 7-6 (4), 6-1.
ETSU's final wins of the day came as sophomore Paula Jaime (Madrid, Spain) and freshman Diana Navarostska (Livi, Ukraine) earned straight sets victories over Blanca Saenz and Ana Survilladze.
Campbell's lone win came as Nikolova defeated ETSU sophomore Karina Kedzo (Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela) 2-6, 7-6 (5), 11-9.
"Overall, we play better today," said Brooks. "We wanted to come out and play cleaner and we accomplished that this afternoon. Hopefully, Karina can work through this injury, because we are going to need her as we move forward."
The Lady Bucs returns to action as they travel to Kentucky for a 2 p.m. contest Tuesday in Lexington, Ky.
Stupak/Holtzhuasen (ETSU) d. Gracia/Survilladze (CU) 8-5
Jaime/Kedzo (ETSU) d. Sutton/Nikolova (CU) 8-5
Navarostska/Sheets (ETSU) d. Saenz/Gomar (CU) 8-3
Stupak (ETSU) d. Sutton (CU) 6-0, 6-0
Holtzhausen (ETSU) d. Garcia (CU) 7-6 (4) 6-1
Jaime (ETSU) d. Seanz (CU) 6-4, 7-6
Nikolova (CU) d. Kedzo (ETSU) 2-6, 7-6 (5) 11-9
Navarostska (ETSU) d. Survilladze (CU) 6-3, 7-6 (6)
Voinea (ETSU) d. Gomer (CU) 6-1, 6-1
For more information on the ETSU women's tennis team please visit www.ETSUBucs.com.


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by Adam Frucci, Baratunde Thurston, Chelsey Delaney and Lisa Cohen
Reaching disengaged communities usually doesn't include building an app or a Web site but creating a more tangible experience—And, inspiring those who are long lost to apathy to even consider taking part in this experience is the first and most difficult step. Designers often end up using stereotypical and common forms of serious, logical argument in communicating pertinent issues.
But many designers have failed to acknowledge a common tool as one of the most powerful rhetorical strategies for use in their work: humor. The majority of publications within the field of humor research have surfaced in the past decade. Design is the one field that has been barely explored as a humorous rhetorical genre. Neglecting humor's potential eliminates the chance of mastering a method of communication that has an unlimited usage scope because of its cultural role and human value.
There exists a need for humor to become better understood in communication design both in use and in evaluation. Humor in design, through this panel, can be explored to establish a way of communicating serious issues in a non-intimidating fashion. Discussions would provide advocacy organizations or individuals with new and more effective methods for deeper poignant messaging. The hope in furthering awareness of humor research in design is to significantly add to the area of design for social change using strong emotional approaches. As Mark Twain said, "The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow."
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Veteran bow hunter and writer Bob Robb of Arizona will take aim at questions about bows, arrows, shot placement and more this week as the special guest on "Deer Talk Now."
Robb was scheduled for last week's show but some technical gremlins decided to visit. So he's graciously agreed to return this week and will be on Wednesday's weekly episode of "Deer Talk Now" to answer viewers' questions for him. Hosted by Dan Schmidt and Brad Rucks of Deer & Deer Hunting, the one-hour live webcast features experts talking about deer, deer hunting, habitat management, tactics, gear and more.
"Deer Talk Now" airs from 12-1 p.m. Central at DeerandDeerHunting.com and is presented by Mathews, Carbon Express and ICOtec.
Your questions for Robb are critical to Wednesday's show and can be submitted on the "Deer Talk Now" webpage now. Send a question to be considered and you be eligible to win cool prizes that could include a copy of Scott Leysath's new "Better Venison Cookbook," the Deer & Deer Hunting Lunar Calendar, Carbon Express Arrows and more!
Robb began his full-time outdoor writing career in 1978 with Fishing & Hunting News, and later became associate editor of Petersen's Hunting magazine. While there, he helped create Petersen's Bowhunting and has since been the editor of or written numerous articles for many magazines including Deer & Deer Hunting, Whitetail Journal, Predator Xtreme, Waterfowl & Retriever, Bowmasters, Bowhunting World, North American Hunter, Shooting Sports Retailer, and Bear Hunting.
Robb also has written 10 books and contributed to others while hunting throughout North America and four other continents. He lives in Tucson.
Deer Talk Now is a one-hour webcast every Wednesday beginning at 12 p.m. Central. Join the show each week at www.deeranddeerhunting.com/deer-talk-now-watch and visit the DTN Archives to watch previous shows with guests including Charles Alsheimer, Ted Nugent, Donald Trump, Mark Drury, Matt McPherson, Steve Scott, Jerry Peterson, Tom Miranda, Don Higgins and others!


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This morning Bret Stephens dusted off D'Souza's thesis [1] on jihadism:
Bear in mind, too, that the America Qutb found so offensive had yet to discover Elvis, Playboy, the pill, women's lib, acid tabs, gay rights, Studio 54, Jersey Shore and, of course, Lady Gaga. In other words, even in some dystopic hypothetical world in which hyper-conservatives were to seize power in the U.S. and turn the cultural clock back to 1948, America would still remain a swamp of degeneracy in the eyes of Qutb's latter-day disciples.
This, then, is the core complaint that the Islamists from Waziristan to Tehran to Gaza have lodged against the West. It explains why jihadists remain aggrieved even after the U.S. addressed their previous casus belli by removing troops from Saudi Arabia, and why they will continue to remain aggrieved long after we've decamped from Iraq, Afghanistan and even the Persian Gulf. As for Israel, its offenses are literally inextricable: as a democracy, as a Jewish homeland, as a country in which liberalism in all its forms, including cultural, prevails.
That must be why America was beset by jihadist attacks since at least 1948. Oh, wait, this never happened? How strange. That might mean that the decadence-as-cause-of-terrorism argument grossly exaggerates the importance of such cultural factors in explaining jihadist violence as a way of distracting us from remediable political grievances. In fact, attacks on Americans and American installations began after we inserted ourselves into the region's conflicts and began establishing a military presence there. Hegemonists can obsess over the writings of Qutb all they want, but it will not change the reality that anti-American jihadist violence did not occur until the misguided 1982-83 intervention in Lebanon. U.S. and Israeli military operations and policies of occupation provoke much broader, more intense resentment among Muslims than any general dissatisfaction with the decadence of Western culture and its deleterious effects
on their own societies. The suicide bomber in Khost was radicalized by the treatment of Gaza, not the performances of Lady Gaga. It might suit a certain type of Westerner to associate fanaticism, political violence and strict moralism, but on the whole this is a misunderstanding and a distraction from the real causes of the problem.
The recent Moscow subway bombings are instructive on this point. The bombings are outrageous atrocities for which there is no excuse or justification, but one would have to be a blind fool to say that Chechen grievances, which outside jihadists have been exploiting for the last decade, are based in morally offensive Russian pop culture. It is acceptable for hegemonists to acknowledge this when Russia is the target of terrorist attacks, but when it comes to acknowledging U.S. and allied policies as important contributing factors we are treated instead to these sweeping cultural arguments and close readings of Sayyid Qutb.
Regarding Israel, there are certainly absolute rejectionists who will never accept Israel's existence. What is inexplicable is why Israeli and U.S. governments would want to empower those rejectionists by making accommodation and some practical modus vivendi increasingly difficult if not impossible. Settlement-building in itself is not the greatest cause of resentment, but it is the occupation and all its attendant inequalities and humiliations that the construction represents and reinforces that makes it so provocative.
No doubt there are some die-hard jihadist ideologues who would never give up their fight no matter what happened. There is no political decision that can satisfy true fanatics, because they apparently seek goals so far removed from reality that they will never be satisfied, but the majority of Muslims that sympathizes with the political goals of violent jihadists has grievances or sympathizes with those who have grievances that can be addressed and remedied to some extent. Naturally, proponents of perpetual war have no interest in even attempting to address such grievances, and so we hear how they hate us for our immorality. Common sense tells us that other people are far more likely to resent and hate us for what we and our allies do to them and their co-religionists than they are going to hate us because of our debased popular culture.change_me


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If you were the GM, what's the earliest and latest possible round you would wait to draft each position?
For example, the offensive line. Do you feel the need to find a Right Tackle better than Breno is so important that you'd draft a first rounder, or do you think he is good enough we only need to look for diamonds in the rough and can wait till the 7th round? Or somewhere in the middle?
Feel free to approach this anyway you want. If you want to think of all positions in the draft being equal in depth and skill, you can do it that way. Or you if have a good understanding of this drafts strengths and weakness, you can use that knowledge, too, either pushing up or down the importance in waiting till a specific round for certain positions.
Lastly, you can assume certain needs will be filled through free agency or none at all. Up to you. I approached this with only the backup QB spot being addressed cause I wanted to focus mostly on how I would draft with the team we have now.
My list
*QB: 4th - UDFA - I'd love a quality backup assuming we move Flynn, but I'm not impressed with this QB draft class in the later rounds and would not force the issue. I'd be fine not drafting a QB at all.
RB: 6th - UDFA - With Turbin as our backup, I feel much more comfortable keeping a PR/KR specialist as our #3 RB, but if there's a speedster who can challenge Leon's spot, while saving us some cap space, I'd go as high as a 6th rd.
FB: UDFA - No reason to bring in anything but camp players.
WR: 1st - 3rd - The talent level in this draft at receiver is good enough to warrant a first rd pick, yet our 3 starters are good enough to wait to address this later. However, we NEED depth and more weapons for Wilson in our 4 receiver sets and the first few rounds can provide valuable players.
TE: 3rd - 6th - I'm not sold on needing two stars at TE so much that we spend a high draft pick. I think a 3rd is high enough to find a player who can beat out McCoy or a 6th who at least be our #3.
OL: 4th - 7th - Only thing I'd spend a pick on is tackle depth who can possibly grow into a starting RT. At worse, I'd want to give Cable something he can work with.
DT: 1st - 2nd - Whatever it takes, find a suitable DT. Trade down into the 2nd if we have to get better value.
DE: 1st - 4th - Clemons may start 2013 on the PUP list and is set to make $15 million in base salary the next two years. Taking a GM view on things, he may be too expensive long-term. At the least, his injury causes further concerns about the pass-rush. DE a major need.
LB: 2nd - 4th - I think Smith can take over the WLB spot, but we'd need some competition there. Other needs would cause me to avoid any first round line backer, no matter their talent level.
DB: 4th - 7th - Lane or WT3 can challenge each other to replace Tru, but I may want to look for a better alternative. Otherwise, I'd be fine waiting till later round to find some players Pete & Co. can develop.
K - 6th - UDFA - I guess I can throw Kicker in there as well. Is there a Legatron in this draft?
*QB is the only position on here I'm assuming we can find a cheap, decent backup through FA.


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BP Plc reached a settlement with the U.S. government for $4.5 billion that will end all criminal charges and resolve securities claims relating to the worst U.S. oil spill.
The London-based company announced a $4 billion settlement today with the U.S. Justice Department that includes a record $1.256 billion criminal fine, which would be paid over five years. The company agreed to five years' probation and also will pay $525 million to settle charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to a press release.
BP said it has agreed to plead guilty to 11 felony counts of misconduct or neglect of ships officers related to the 11 deaths, one misdemeanor count under the Clean Water Act, one misdemeanor count under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and one felony count of obstruction of justice.
"All of us at BP deeply regret the tragic loss of life caused by the Deepwater Horizon accident as well as the impact of the spill on the Gulf coast region," BP Chief Executive Officer Bob Dudley said today in a statement. "We apologize for our role in the accident, and as today's resolution with the U.S. government further reflects, we have accepted responsibility for our actions."
Two of the company's employees face manslaughter charges over deaths from the explosion of the oil well, which resulted in the worst U.S. oil spill, said a person familiar with the charges, who requested anonymity because the charges haven't been made public.
Five-Year Payments
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is scheduled to attend a news conference today in New Orleans on the settlement.
The criminal penalty part of the settlement is the largest in U.S. history, eclipsing the $1.195 billion paid by Pfizer Inc. for marketing fraud in 2009.
Along with the criminal fine, the resolution with the Justice Department includes a total of $2.4 billion that will be paid to the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation over a period of five years. Another $350 million will be paid to the National Academy of Sciences over that same period.
Peter Hutton, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets, said the settlement was "positive" because the total was at the "low to midpoint of expectations."
BP faces a maximum possible fine of $17.6 billion for civil environmental violations alone if the company is found grossly negligent by the federal judge overseeing lawsuits stemming from the spill.
The company said in its release that it will "continue to vigorously defend itself against all remaining civil claims and to contest allegations of gross negligence in those cases."
Kurt Mix, a former BP engineer, has been charged with destroying evidence in the probe of the spill.
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