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Pensions & Divorce
With pensions being most people's second-largest asset, they can become a major consideration in any divorce settlement.
Whilst the consideration of pension benefits within divorce settlements was an issue in the 1969 study by the Law Commission, the key legislation has been:
- Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 - Ss 23-25 deal with the provision of a 'clean break' wherever possible.
- Pensions Act 1995 (PA) - The PA requires courts to take pension rights into account when assessing assets on divorce. It introduced the concepts of earmarking pension benefits as well as the basis for cash equivalent transfer values (CETVs) for assessing the value of a pension on divorce.
- Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 - The Act brought in the option of Pension Sharing On Divorce from December 2000. The thrust of the legislation is to attempt a 'clean break' settlement for pension funds on divorce. The legislation states that pension benefits will still be taken into account in divorce settlements. Offsetting and earmarking will still be options to consider, however a new (and probably much more appropriate) option was introduced which allows the pension benefits to be shared or split between the parties at the time of the divorce.
This simply means that the pension funds are valued, and the spouse with greater benefits provides the other spouse with additional funds elsewhere in the settlement, to compensate them for the loss in pension rights.
In an ideal world, this system would be by far the simplest and arguably the best solution. Unfortunately, however, many people do not have sufficient assets to enable offsetting.
Earmarking applies to all private pensions (including those in payment), but not state benefits.
It involves the court issuing an attachment order to the pension scheme. This attachment requires the scheme's trustees to pay a proportion of the member's benefits directly to the ex-spouse, when the benefits are taken.
The court can also earmark a proportion of the member's 'death in service' lump sum, and widow(er)'s pension benefits, for the protection of their ex-spouse.
Earmarking has many problems, not least that the pension remains under the control of the member. If he or she decides not to retire, invest riskily, or take any other action prejudicial to the ex-spouse there is nothing that they can do about it. In addition:
- If the petitioner remarries, the earmarking lapses.
- Earmarked benefits are all taxed at the highest rate of the pensioner, irrespective of the tax rate for the ex-spouse.
If there is the likelihood that the petitioner will remarry prior to the respondent's retirement age, then - except for some safeguard on the life cover side - this procedure is probably a costly waste of time.
Pension sharing applies to all pensions, apart from the state basic old age pension.
All pension benefits are valued (see CETV below). The share can be granted by way of a transfer to the petitioner's own scheme, or the petitioner may become a 'paid up' member of the respondent's company pension scheme.
This latter option is rarely used, as the retaining scheme will not wish to have the increased costs, disclosure requirements and administrative inconvenience associated with additional members (non-employees).
The rules allow schemes to insist on 'buying out' the spouse's benefits, if the scheme considers it appropriate. Most schemes insist on this route. The exception is usually the government and Local Authority schemes, which are 'pay as you go' (unfunded except for the local government scheme) and therefore reluctant to pay large transfer values.
Pensions that are already in payment (eg. through an annuity) can be 'unbought', split and 'rebought' using the annuity rates for the member and petitioner at date of divorce. Indeed, if the petitioner is much younger, they can use the lump sum as a pension contribution (or many other alternatives).
The biggest problem with pension sharing is the cost. Schemes are entitled to charge for the calculations and administration involved in splitting the benefits. The recipient must also consider the cost of any required financial advice, which may make the entire process uneconomical.
At present, little consideration has been given to "co-habitant" relationships, although it is the subject of significant lobbying.
A CETV represents the expected cost of providing the member's benefits within the scheme. In the case of money purchase benefits, this is generally straightforward – it is the accumulated contributions made by and on behalf of the member together with investment returns. In the case of defined benefits, the CETV is a value determined on actuarial principles, which requires assumptions to be made about the future course of events affecting the scheme and the member's benefits.
We expect pension sharing to be used in the vast majority of divorce cases, where offsetting is not an option. Cost will, however, be a key issue. Any transfers will have to be sufficient to warrant the large costs involved in calculating and organising the new arrangements.
A pension is a long term investment. The fund value may fluctuate and can go down. Your eventual income may depend on the size of the fund at retirement, future interest rates and tax legislation.


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President Theodore Roosevelt made a tour of the New England states during the last week of August and first few days of September, 1902. This was truly a "whistle stop" tour as he often made eight speeches a day. On September 1, 1902, President Roosevelt arrived at the Mount Hermon train station in West Northfield, Massachusetts, and was transported to the chapel at the Mount Hermon School for Boys, where he gave a short address which lasted two minutes. Upon leaving the chapel, President Roosevelt was taken by carriage down the hill, across the Connecticut River and into the center of Northfield where the road was lined with a crowd of people. At 8:00 PM, the president was taken to the auditorium of the Northfield Seminary for Girls, where he was met by an audience of 3000, and a choir of 400 boys. Here, he gave a rousing, thirty minute speech, the text of which is printed at the end of this article.
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Spearheading the meeting were Rep. Rob Bishop and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, both Republicans. Bishop, who is a member of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, was recently named chairman of the subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. He and Chaffetz are working with state and local officials, along with environmental groups, energy industry officials, tribal leaders, and stakeholders to create a public lands bill that will address how lands are to be used.
Chaffetz said the overall goal is to create a "win-win scenario" that will be amenable to both ends of the political spectrum, and to replace uncertainty with certainty in regards to public land use.
"We all have our differences," said Utah State Sen. David Hinkins (R-Ferron), who also participated in the meeting. "We're going to try to do the best we can to please everybody."
Both Chaffetz and Bishop stressed the importance of working closely with local leaders. They also visited other southeastern Utah counties during their recent tour, saying that the regional, multi-county approach they are employing will help them get a better sense of the issues involved.
"This is one of those things we want to make sure is done from the bottom up," said Bishop.
Grand County Council member Lynn Jackson encouraged those present to "work together in the spirit of cooperation."
"Many people have a stake in the long-term management of our lands," Jackson said.
During the two-hour meeting, more than two-dozen constituents took a turn at the microphone, sharing their viewpoints and asking questions of the congressmen. The speakers seemed to be evenly divided between the two major camps: pro-wilderness advocates who favor strict environmental protection, and those who favor a multiple land-use approach, including roads and uses for recreation, tourism, and industrial development.
Some citizens cited what they believe to be detrimental health effects of energy development, saying uranium mining in particular had led to increased lung cancer deaths. But other speakers identified themselves as members of local mining families going back generations, and said the Moab community owed its existence to them.
"I believe in multiple use of lands," said Mike Holyoak, one such multi-generation Moabite.
Another, Michelle Walker, cautioned against "people who try to use the environment as an excuse to control others."
"Don't close the lands," Walker said.
A few citizens pointed out that significant amounts of water are needed for oil and gas development, and said water use should also be considered as a major factor.
"Water in this area is becoming more and more scarce," said Chris Baird, a former member of the Grand County Council. Baird said oil and gas leases often are awarded on top of water protection zones.
Mike Binyon, who said he worked more than 40 years in the construction business, warned about the loss of resources on the lands once they are developed.
"Once it's gone, it's gone forever. Believe me, they'll never come back again," he said.
Other topics addressed during the meeting included state vs. federal control of public lands, nuclear power, land management plans, and issues related to lands that generate revenue for public education.
"It's good to see a community this engaged," Chaffetz said as he thanked those in attendance. "I really do appreciate what your county council is doing. If we can do that with the other counties in the region, I think we can accomplish something that we can all be proud of."
Chaffetz said that a paradigm shift in thinking is needed, with multiple parties "thinking outside the box" for potential solutions.
"When people say it takes an act of Congress to do something, it is a very long and hard process," he said.
Chaffetz said he believes it is possible to find a workable balance between development of energy resources and preservation of wild lands. He said Utahns should strive to be self-sufficient when it comes to energy, but added, "I think we can do it in an environmentally friendly way. We're moving in the right direction, and who knows what the United States Senate is going to do?"
Bishop said he is encouraged by the response he's received thus far, and has been getting support and assistance from top Democrats, including the newly appointed Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), who is the chairman of the U.S. Senate's Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
"They're very supportive of what we're trying to do," Bishop said. "This is a rare window of opportunity to get something done."
Bishop said he and his staff hope to have a draft of the bill ready by the end of the year.
Although both Bishop and Chaffetz acknowledged that getting such a bill drafted, let alone passed, is a daunting task, both said they remain committed to the challenge. Hundreds of meetings have already taken place, with many more to come, they said.
Members of the congressmen's staffs, along with local officials, also led a public tour of the Moab area on Tuesday, Aug. 13. The 100-mile, day-long trip included stops at the Bar M bike trails, the Red Wash overview of the Ten Mile area, the Needles Overlook in Canyonlands National Park, oil and gas resources near the Cowboy Camp area, and Dead Horse Point State Park.
Chaffetz and Bishop said they will continue to welcome public comment on the public lands bill and related issues via their respective official U.S. House of Representatives websites at house.gov.


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For 2012, Hyundai's largest crossover utility vehicle, the Veracruz, gets new standard heated second-row seats in the Limited trim, as well as a newly available Alpine navigation system. All models get a more imposing grille design, plus new 18-inch 'hypersilver' wheels.
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The Hyundai Veracruz takes on the Lexus RX 350 and Nissan Murano, yet offers a feature not ordinarily seen in luxury crossovers this size: a third-row seat. On the flip side, compared to minivans and more mainstream crossover utility vehicles like the Toyota Highlander or Honda Pilot, the Veracruz is smoother and sleeker in design and driving demeanor.
A crossover SUV with seating for seven, the 2012 Hyundai Veracruz is powered by a 3.8-liter V6 engine that produces 260 hp and 257 lb-ft of torque. FWD and AWD drivetrains are both paired to the same 6-speed automatic transmission. Fuel mileage falls within an EPA estimated range of 16 mpg city to 22 mpg highway, depending on drivetrain selection. Features include a power-tilt-and-slide sunroof, power tailgate, LED brake lights, automatic temperature control , automatic temperature control, steering-wheel mounted audio controls, 10-speaker sound system, navigation system, iPod/USB input jacks, heated front/rear seats, and leather seating. Safety is comprised of electronic stability control, traction control, anti-lock braking, electronic brake distribution, brake assist, vehicle stability management, tire pressure monitoring, and advanced airbags. The Veracruz is backed by a 5-year/60,000-mile warranty.


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Metascore®Generally unfavorable reviewsbased on a weighted average of allcritic review scores.
Smart enough to put much of its weight on Gallner, a lively presence with a terrifically sour mug that makes him look like a mutual cousin of Willem Dafoe and Peter Lorre.
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Although it's reasonably well-acted and offers a few certifiable jolts, feels awfully familiar.
A technically proficient horror movie and well acted.
The movie bumps along from low-grade scare to scare, and it's not lousy, mainly because Virginia Madsen prevents it from being so.
Haunting tweaks familiar tropes enough to make them interesting. Just not so interesting as to inspire many nightmares after the credits roll.
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Iffy for 14+
Unoriginal, shoddy horror film is too gory for young kids.
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Parents need to know that this is a review of the movie shown in theaters and not the Unrated Special Edition, which is sure to have scarier, raw content. This "based on a true story" horror film, while milder than movies like Saw, is still too scary and disturbing for kids. It's full of mutilated bodies, bloody scenes, supernatural violence, and medical and autopsy imagery. There are also fairly serious discussions of the challenges facing a teen fighting cancer. One character is a recovering alcoholic who starts drinking again and ends up driving drunk. But the language doesn't get much stronger than "hell" and "oh my God," and sex and product placement aren't an issue.
Messages: No strong/obvious positive messages. The question "Why do bad things hapen to good people?" is asked. Characters also talk about how "the Lord works in mysterious ways" and frankly discuss how alcohol and alcoholism affect a marriage and a family.
Role models: No strong/obvious positive role models. Characters (including a young teen) face cancer and are concerned about being able to afford medical treatment.
Violence: Plenty of violence and gore, with extensive depiction of blood, scars, cuts, wounds, and mass graves filled with emaciated, mutilated corpses. Ghosts take the form of mutilated corpses. Close-ups of medical instruments and procedures undertaken in the name of dark magic/sorcery/paranormal experimentation. Supernatural violence as restless spirits shove, push, and batter victims.
Sex: A woman is in the shower, but nothing sensitive is shown.
Language: Fairly mild, including "Jesus" as an expletive, "good Lord," "oh my God," and "hell."
Consumerism: Not an issue
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Characters drink hard liquor. A recovering alcoholic starts drinking again, driving drunk and frightening his family; he later apologizes, atones, and tries to make amends.
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DARIEN, Conn. -- The parishioners of several Darien churches gathered to take part in the annual Good Friday tradition of carrying a large wooden cross across town.
The tradition is meant to evoke Jesus's carrying of the cross before his crucifixion on Good Friday. The group of about 15 people brought the cross from the First Congregational Church to St. Luke's Parish, where they then took part in a multi-faith afternoon prayer service. Along the way they took turns carrying the cross, and stopped at various points along their route to say prayers for members of the community.
"Good Friday pulls us together," said the Rev. Dale Rosenberger of the First Congregational Church. He said that the day can sometimes be overshadowed by Easter, but that Good Friday is important to the Christian faith. He said the carrying of the cross is a unique way of illustrating the story of Jesus and his suffering.
"It brings home the message, it reminds people that this happened," Rosenberger said. "When you're walking and carrying the cross, there's no mistaking that we are witnesses to his story."
The Rev. Christopher Leighton of St. Paul's Church has been participating in the event for the last 15 years.
"It's a way for us to remind people of what this day means," Leighton said. He said that it celebrates Jesus' sacrifice and the love that God feels for mankind. He said that carrying the cross through the town demonstrates the story of Jesus as much as any sermon could. "I think it's a visual that people can relate to. It's taking the message out to the streets."
Along the journey, the flock stopped at locations such as Darien Fire Station, the railroad station, the Darien Playhouse, the Darien Library, the Gardeners Center, Spring Grove Cemetery and Town Hall. They said prayers for seniors, firefighters, travelers, cities, artists, animals, libraries, those who have died and those who perform government and community service.
Taki Nara is a member of the Noroton Presbyterian Church who has participated in the event for more than 10 years. He said that carrying the cross reminds him of the story from the Bible and refreshes the message in his mind.
"It's to remember what Christ did," Nara said. "Physically you feel the burden, and you remember it vividly."
Carol Ann Miller, a member of the United Methodist Church of Darien, participated in the event for the first time this year. She said the walk reminded her of the Way of St. James, a pilgrimage traditionally taken in Spain to the shrine of St. James the Great.
"It was very meaningful," she said.
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With Honeycomb tablets hitting the stores now, and many more to come, finding the best apps for your shiny new Android 3.0 device is going to be a challenge. Unlike the iPad, Android Market won't just serve you up a platter of Honeycomb ready apps and we've already found that apps that really work on Honeycomb aren't as abundant as they should be.
Some apps don't work well, some scale nicely, some are superbly optimised for Honeycomb. So what we're starting here is a growing list of the best Honeycomb apps we've dug out, tried, tested and found to be worth getting excited about.
Of course, we're open to suggestions, so if you've found an app that works really well on your tablet then feel free to leave us a comment and we'll check it out.
Yes, it's Pulse again. We've told you about Pulse already as it was our App Of The Day recently and it's one of our top Honeycomb apps. Coming from the guys at Alphonso Labs, Pulse is basically a news aggregator that you can easily customise to bring you the news from the sources you like the most.
It works really well on a large screen because you have the space to browse the different news tiles and read the story on the same page. You can change the size of the tiles the info is presented in, as well as the font, and whether you want a white or grey background when reading.
It's easy to skip over plenty of sources, the images it pulls in adding interest to the headlines. The app will let you pick from Pulse's featured sites, or search for your own and with plenty of categories to browse, you can have a full range of content set-up and being delivered within a couple of minutes.
It looks good, it works well on the large screen and it's definitely one of our favourite Honeycomb apps so far. If we have one criticism, it's that it doesn't properly use Honeycomb's menus in the Action Bar at the top of the page.
Android Market: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.alphonso.pulse
Price: Free
Rating: 4.5/5
Weatherbug for Honeycomb
Obsessed with weather? Sure, if you're eyeing up an HTC Flyer when it lands, you can guarantee that HTC will serve you up some glorious weather action. But fear not Honeycomb fans, as Weatherbug has given their app a good polish to make it fit for your tablet.
Weatherbug for Honeycomb makes use of all the space available offering tiles for individual locations and offering to automatically locate you. There is a wealth of additional information that you can click through from the graphical summary, moving in to see a brief forecast for each day. You can even delve deeper and pull up a satellite map.
Weatherbug has been optimised for Honeycomb so takes advantage of the Action Bar for the menus and the result is a slick app that will offer you more weather information than you probably need, but doesn't go as far as giving you fullscreen animations.
Android Market: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.aws.android.squall
Price: Free
Rating: 4/5
Movies by Flixter
If you've even been to the Android Market or even Facebook, you've probably heard of Flixter. The Movies application provides all sorts of movie details, from what's in the box office, to what's playing at your local theatre.
Movies by Flixter makes use of a two column system, with everything well presented for a large landscape view on your Honeycomb tablet. You can head over to movies to read the synopsis or view the trailer, which, although only presented at a medium resolution gets playing pretty fast when connected to Wi-Fi.
You can explore the cast list and pick out details on particular actors, including viewing their filmography and photos. It isn't as detailed as IMDb, but overall Movies by Flixter feels as though it offers you more than its rival currently does.
Android Market: https://market.android.com/details?id=net.flixster.android
Price: Free
Rating: 4/5
Amazon Kindle
If Amazon is your e-bookstore of choice, then you'll already know that they support a wide range of platforms outside of their own Kindle hardware.
The advantage that the Kindle ecosystem offers over some others is that you can sync your device, including where you've read to, so if you find yourself stuck in a hotel without your Kindle ebook and you want to read a little more, then you'll be able to dive right in on your tablet.
It's not perfect and we've found that thanks to the glossy nature of most LCD tablets that in daylight conditions you can't really see much on the screen to make out the words - but the text is sharp and clear, despite the step-up in size. It has now been optimised for Honeycomb, so gets action bar menus, but we're disappointed that the Kindle Store is accessed through the browser, rather than in the app itself.
Android Market: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.amazon.kindle
Price: Free
Score: 3.5/5
SwiftKey Tablet
Ok, so we're playing the system. SwiftKey isn't available yet for tablets, but we're big fans of the keyboard app so we got our hands on the beta. Our complaint with the native Honeycomb keyboard was that we kept closing it down with our left palm when bashing out messages.
SwiftKey offers you two things on Honeycomb. Firstly you can have a conventional on-screen keyboard that applies SwiftKey's intelligent (and often hilarious) predictive suggestions so you can bash out messages without actually having to write every word.
Secondly, and this is where we get really excited, you can have a split keyboard that means you can easily use it with two thumbs (there are alternative thumb keyboards, but we rate SwiftKey's predictive system). The stock keyboard on Android is just too big on devices like the Motorola Xoom to reach the keys with your thumbs when gripping it from the sides so splitting the keyboard makes it much easier to bash out messages along with SwiftKey's predictions.
Unfortunately for you, dear reader, you can't get your hands on this version of the keyboard just yet, but trust us when we say it's excellent.
Android Market: Not yet, sorry
Price: £TBA
Score: We'll score it once it launches
Evernote has recently become Honeycomb optimised, making it a much better application on a tablet, doing away with all that empty space with small icons, and giving you a much more logical and useful layout. For those not familiar with Evernote, it is essentially a note-taking application, but wide platform support means that you can likely sign-in to your account on whatever mobile or desktop system you use.
Essentially navigation runs down the left-hand edge, with plenty of space to see your notes and change the views to find what you're looking for. Honeycomb optimisation isn't complete, as you still get the "dirty" menu button at the bottom of the page on the System Bar. Other settings are handled via a settings icon, but that's about our only complaint.
You can easily create notes, including snapping photos and recording voice notes, which then automatically sync through your Evernote account. This makes it really easy stay organised, be it leaving yourself reminders, working up ideas, or taking notes from a meeting. Being able to add and edit those notes on the move with your phone or tablet and easily access them on your desktop, makes Evernote a great option for those on the move.
Android Market: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.evernote
Price: Free (up to a point)
Score: 4/5
Samurai II: Vengeance
If you're looking for a slick game to show off the potential of your new tablet, then Samurai II: Vengeance is a good place to start. We'll be honest, we haven't got that far into the game itself because we've been marvelling at the visuals too much.
The comic book-style intros and the quality of the graphics in the game almost justify the price, but you are paying for this sort of gloss. The controls seem easy enough and getting to grips with battling enemies has been easy enough for us so far - plus you don't have to worry about obscuring all the action with your thumbs as you would with a smaller device.
Price may be a deterrent on this one, but it is only €3.49 (at the time of writing) and it is a good showcase of how fantastic gaming can look on Honeycomb. Yes, you could always grab a free copy of Angry Birds, which also looks great, but Samurai II: Vengeance is a little more original and there's a good chance you haven't already completed it on your mobile phone
Android Market: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.madfingergames.SamuraiII
Price: €3.49
Score: 5/5
Dolphin Browser HD
The default Honeycomb browser is pretty good, but when it comes to dealing with Flash video it seems to bite off a little more than it can chew. As a result, we've found ourselves using Dolphin Brower HD instead.
Dolphin Browser HD comes with a couple of really handy features, like being able to swipe from the side to up it your browser history and bookmarks, or offering up Add-ons (if you feel you want them).
But the thing we like the most about Dolphin Browser is the control that you get. You can opt to have the browser identify itself as a desktop browser (or iPad browser) rather than an Android browser. For those living in the UK, you'll find that the BBC iPlayer website doesn't like all Android browsers. No problem with Dolphin Browser HD, you'll be able to head over and catch up on Eastenders on iPlayer without a problem. If you're in the UK, don't quibble, just download it.
We also found that it is generally more stable when it comes to dealing with Flash video playback and Flash heavy sites, so it handled 4OD better than the native Honeycomb browser does. It can be a little unstable, but generally speaking we've been able to catch-up on TV online without too many problems.
Android Market: https://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser
Price: Free
Score: 3.5/5
Google Earth
We'd been keeping our eyes on Google Earth and now it is Honeycomb optimised, we've decided that it earns its place in our favourite Honeycomb apps.
The addition of 3D buildings in the regular satellite view (for those cities that have been rendered so far) brings something to Google Earth that Google Maps lacks. The buildings aren't just bland boxes, they are textured so they are frighteningly realistic in some cases.
Control in the Honeycomb style using the action bar on the top makes things simple, with easy searching and plenty of information on businesses and places, Panoramio photos and Wikipedia information. It doesn't integrate your contacts like Google Maps does, but if you want to read reviews on your local Nando's then Google Earth is read, waiting and free.
Android Market: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.earth
Price: Free
Score: 4/5
Plume for Twitter
Plume for Twitter is not only a great Twitter app for your tablet, but a good example of how the same app can be used on both large and small devices effectively. We're only interested in the result on Honeycomb here, which does a much better job than the (currently) non-optimised Twitter for Android.
Plume gives you three columns in the main view, so you can view your Timeline, Mentions, Direct Messages or Favorites all on the screen at the same time. From the drop-down box you can select what you want to be shown, and a nice addition is that when you save a search, this too can be added, so you can keep track of a particular topic if you like.
All the lists are scrollable, tapping on a Tweet opens it up so you can click links, view image thumbnails (depending on the picture service used) or action the normal Twitter responses - retweet, reply, etc.
What we really like is the abundance of information. You can get to profiles, you can search Twitter or usernames, you can get to trends, you can easily follow, unfollow and block. It even has an in-built browser so you can view links without leaving the app. Some might find it a bit too busy visually, but given the space on offer, we really like it. The free version is ad supported, or a premium version is available.
Android Market: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.levelup.touiteur
Price: Free/Premium
Score: 5/5
We've always liked IMDb for the sheer ease with which you can find out who that person on TV is, and where you know them from. We already have Flixter's Movies in this Honeycomb list, but IMDb has updated its app to be Honeycomb optimised and done a great job, so it's worth having, and a big step over the phone version that was previously available.
Navigation of the giant movie database is based around icons running across the top of the screen offering you search, movies, TV, celebrities and showtimes. The settings menu will let you set your preferred location and the regional site it draws info from. We couldn't get the regional info to stick, so it reverted back to the US and the login with Facebook option failed for us, but the general information it presents is still very useful.
As "showtimes" is location-based, it will give you movie listings for your local cinema, letting you drill down to watch trailers, which are impressive quality - non of that blocky low-res stuff here. There is trivia, pictures of your favourite star, user reviews and so on to explore, all lovingly laid out for your tablet, so it now earns its place in our list.
Android Market: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.imdb.mobile
Price: Free
Score: 4/5
Have you seen any Honeycomb apps you'd recommend? Feel free to add a comment below and we'll check it out and continue to expand our list of Honeycomb apps.


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Vaccination for Swine Flu
I am planning to take the swine flu vaccination for my 3 year old child. Is the swine flu vaccination for a year or will it last lifelong? Please advice.
Swine flu vaccine would last for a year. It is recommended that people get flu shots every year because the flu virus mutates. The flu shots are changed most years based on the most recent flu virus mutations.
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Vaccine R&D Process
All vaccine candidates must be put through a lengthy, rigorous process of scientific evaluation before they can be licensed for general use. This process is time consuming – it can take up to a decade just to move a candidate vaccine through the three phases of clinical development alone. But it is also indispensable. The clinical trials in which vaccines are evaluated ensure that licensed vaccines are safe, effective, and appropriate for the populations most likely to use them.
IAVI researchers have considerable experience in applied research for vaccine design, the translation of vaccine concepts into testable products, and the evaluation of such vaccine candidates in early-stage clinical trials. Here is an overview of the development process:
Basic Research
Preventive HIV vaccine development begins on the lab bench, with foundational research on HIV and its interaction with the immune system. Laboratories at academic centers and research institutes conduct the bulk of such research. Their discoveries inform the design of novel vaccine concepts.
Concepts derived from basic research are experimentally evaluated in the laboratory in the discovery and design phase. This applied research attempts to convert interesting concepts derived from basic research into potential vaccine candidates. The most promising HIV vaccine candidates are then further refined through a process called lead optimization where the candidates' characteristics, such as stability or potency, are improved through iterative refinement.
Preclinical Evaluation
Preclinical research includes studies of the composition of vaccine candidates – as well as a preliminary examination – in animal models, of their ability to provoke an immune response. To move into the clinical phase of development, a candidate HIV vaccine must be shown in laboratory studies and animal models to be nontoxic, unlikely to cause other adverse reactions and, at a minimum, to provoke a vigorous immune response to the virus.
Manufacturing and Regulatory Review
Once a candidate is selected to move onto clinical trials, its production must be scaled up to be made consistently and in large enough volume. Particular care is given in this process to developing standardized methods to continually assess the quality and consistency of candidates during production. These methods, processes and studies – and the information compiled during the preclinical development of the candidate – are submitted to regulators, who determine whether a candidate product is fit for evaluation in clinical trials and can be safely given to human volunteers.
Clinical Evaluation
HIV vaccine candidates that pass preclinical muster then go through a rigorous, three-phase process of evaluation in human volunteers to ensure that they are safe and capable of preventing HIV infection.
- Phase I clinical trials are typically done with small groups, or cohorts, of volunteers, and principally test whether a candidate is safe for use in humans and produces an immune response
- Phase II trials further examine its safety in a larger cohort, and examine the scale and types of immune responses it provokes
- Phase IIb trials might also provide a preliminary evaluation of a candidate's efficacy, or its ability to prevent HIV infection
- Phase III trials examine a candidate's efficacy and safety in large cohorts, often including thousands of volunteers
If a Phase III trial establishes that a candidate can prevent HIV infection, the developer can submit data to regulators, who might agree to license the vaccine. Licensed vaccines are sometimes further evaluated following licensure, in what are known as Phase IV clinical trials. No HIV vaccines have yet been licensed.


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LONDON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- The British government warned Thursday that it was aware of "a specific, imminent threat" to Westerners in Benghazi, Libya.
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office issued a travel warning Thursday for Libya. It said it was advising against all but essential travel to major metropolitan areas in Libya because of the high threat of terrorism.
"We are aware of a specific, imminent threat to Westerners in Benghazi," the warning read. "We advise against all travel to Benghazi and urge any British nationals who are there against our advice to leave immediately."
The Italian government recently announced it was closing its diplomatic outpost in Benghazi after the Italian envoy to Tripoli was attacked, but uninjured, when he left the consulate's grounds. Early this week, the country's deputy defense minister was uninjured when his bodyguards traded fire with former rebels at an airbase near the city.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faced lawmakers Wednesday to answer questions surrounding a Sept. 11 raid on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. The attack left four U.S. citizens, including Ambassador Chris Hill, dead.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said "no one" took the issue more seriously than Clinton and U.S. President Barack Obama.
Clinton responded angrily to questions that U.S. officials misrepresented the incident in the immediate aftermath of the attack.
"We had four dead Americans," she said. "What difference at this point does it make (why it happened)?"


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Police appeal for information after an attempt robbery in Chesterfield.
On Sunday, March 16 at 2.45pm a woman was walking along a path that runs alongside the Casa Hotel, just off Lockoford Lane when she was approached by five young men.
One of the men grabbed her by the throat and demanded money from her. He was described as 5ft 8ins tall, of a skinny build, approximately 18-years-old and had short mousey coloured hair. He was wearing a blue/grey rain jacket with a grey hooded top worn underneath.
The woman struggled free and ran off from the men.
Anyone with information is asked to contact DC Sally Martin at Chesterfield CID using the non-emergency 101 number.
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October 2013
Dear Honda TRX500FE/FM Foreman Owner:
This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Act.
What is the reason for this notice?
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. is conducting a safety recall of all 2012 and certain 2013 model year Honda TRX500FE and
TRX500FM ATVs. Our records indicate that you own one of these vehicles.
What is the problem?
Due to a manufacturing error, some steering shafts were slightly bent and may have been cracked, which could result in the shaft breaking while the ATV is in operation. If that occurs, the rider could lose steering control and crash.
Note: TRX500 models equipped with Electric Power Steering are not affected by this recall.
What should you do?
Call any authorized Honda ATV dealer and make an appointment to have the steering shaft on your TRX500FE/FM Foreman inspected and, if necessary, replaced with a new one. The dealer will perform this work free of charge.
Who to contact if you experience problems:
If you are not satisfied with the service you receive from your Honda dealer, you may write to:
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If you always buy ready-made Halloween costumes, Doug Banner thinks you're bypassing a great opportunity.
"How do you take things, and turn them into other things? That's true creative thinking — it's missing, and I see this profoundly at the university level," says Banner, who teaches art at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash. He also organizes hundreds of kids and parents every year to make costumes for the city's animal-themed Procession of the Species parade. "If creative neural pathways haven't been used as a child, you're not going to instantly create them in an adult."
Besides which, who relishes taking the kids into a store stocked with pricey and/or adult-themed outfits? You're better off at a thrift store, guiding your child's developing neural pathways in a more positive direction. "A trip to the thrift store becomes a treasure hunt," he says. "Figure out how to use things a different way."
Or search your house, or get permission to look through a relative's junk. This is one time that clutter is useful. Can you recycle something before it hits the landfill? Knobs off a junked stove can be glued to baseball hats, making weird eyes. The heating coils from a trashed toaster, stuck to a hat, make bouncy hair. An old kitchen colander becomes a knight's helmet.
Asking Banner for costume ideas is like turning on a faucet. "Stick pipe cleaners out of an old colander, now you're a sea urchin. An old bike helmet makes great armature for headdresses. Build a dragon head off the front, out of foil and duct tape. You can stick all kinds of things on a bike helmet. You can drill into it. Wearing it, you can still see, and you've got mobility."
Here's how to make a wig: "Take a baseball cap, cut off and discard the bill. Hot-glue yarn or raffia, layers of it, all around the skullcap. Tie back the yarn hanging in front of the face."
Look for anything that can be draped and belted. Curtains, sheets and old clothes are cheap sources of fabric. "You can do a lot with a folded piece of outrageous fabric from a thrift store," he says. "Cut a neck hole, get a belt, you've got a wizard's robe. Make a conical hat, or find a wig. (Or) take a single-layer rectangle of fabric, fold the top corners down, attach a cord, you've got a fancy cape."
Or, embellish the back of your cape with a star, letter or other unique symbol. Now you're a superhero.
"The point is to be creative," says Banner, who offers more ideas:
Fairy: Cut fabric into long, 1-inch-wide strips. Knot strips, with both ends hanging long, onto a long clothesline or rope. Wrap rope around child's trunk. Fashion wings from coat hangers. "Instant fairy, with long strips fluttering in the wind."
Zombie: "Rip up old clothes and put them on. If you're using face paint, get the kind that's hypoallergenic, nontoxic and water-soluble. Avoid oil-based stage makeup; it has too many additives, plus it doesn't come out of clothes." Or use watercolors. "They're not as vibrant, but they're safe."
Cat: Use regular makeup to draw a black triangle nose, whiskers, arched eyebrows. "No need to go overboard. The younger the child, the more leeway you have."
Hobbit: Glue cotton batting on shoes, for hairy feet. Cut pants short, add a jacket or vest. Use hair spray to mess up hair, and face putty to make points on ears.
Smartphone or tablet: "Make a sandwich board from cardboard to wear over shoulders. Decorate as desired."
Knight: Fold a rectangle of fabric in half; cut a neck hole in the middle of the fold. Cut bottom half of fabric tunic, front and back, into strips (still attached to main piece). Draw crest on front with markers. Add a belt to tie it all together.


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|Release Date
2012 June 26 (360)
2012 August 2 (PC)
2013 Feb 26 (PS3)
|Xbox 360, PC, PS3
|Bethesda SoftWorks
|File Size
The first major The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim expansion pack comes in the form of Dawnguard, and is all about Vampires. This new expansion brings all-new content to Skyrim.
EditNew Stuff
- Changes the way Vampires and Werewolves work
- A new Vampire Lord form
- Locations: Fort Dawnguard, Castle Volkihar, Dimhollow Crypt, Soul Cairn, etc.
- Perks: Werewolf Perks and Vampire Lord Perks
- Weapons: Crossbows
- Smithing recipes: Dragon Bone and craftable arrows
- Factions: The Dawnguard, Vampire Lords
- Dawnguard Shouts: Drain Vitality, Soul Tear
- Dawnguard Enemies: Higher level Dragons called Legendary Dragons.
- Dawnguard NPCs
- Dawnguard Ingredients
...and more!
EditGetting Started
From the press release:
Once Dawnguard is installed, if you're level 10 or higher you'll hear rumors about the Dawnguard from guards in major cities. You may also be approached by a courier who will give you a note about the Dawnguard. Otherwise, if your character is below level 10 or you wish to find the Dawnguard on your own, you can seek out the Dawnguard headquarters roughly east/southeast of Riften. It can be reached by a small cave through the mountains.
The small cave-like entrance is called Dayspring Canyon and is located here:
EditAlter Your Appearance
A new NPC in the Ragged Flaggon of Riften will allow your character's facial features to be modified. Other aspects like race and gender cannot be changed. You cannot change your appearance while you are a Vampire Lord.
EditWhen Do I Choose Sides?
Every to-be Dawnguard acolyte or Vampire Lord begins by visiting The Dawnguard in their home at Fort Dawnguard. It isn't until Bloodline that you can align yourself with any one side.
In this Dawnguard expansion, the player has the option to join The Dawnguard, an elite sect of vampire hunters, or Lord Harkon's prestigious lineage of Vampire Lords. To begin, you will need to be at least level 10 to catch word of The Dawnguard. You can speak to a guard in town, preferably Riften to initiate the first Dawnguard Quest.
If you're below level 10 and want to dig right into the heart of this new expansion immediately, you can still reach The Dawnguard but without the aid of map markers. Refer to the Dawnguard Quest for screenshots on where they are located.
EditMain Dawnguard Storyline
Note that some quests are exclusive to either members of The Dawnguard or to Vampire Lords.
- Dawnguard Quest
- Awakening
- Bloodline
- A New Order
- The Bloodstone Chalice
- Prophet
- Chasing Echoes
- Beyond Death
- Scroll Scouting
- Seeking Disclosure
- Unseen Visions
- Touching The Sky
- Kindred Judgment
EditDawnguard Miscellaneous Quests
EditDawnguard Radiant Quests
- Ancient Technology
- Bolstering The Ranks
- Hide and Seek
- Hunting The Monster
- Rescue
- Lost Relic
- Preemptive Strike
- Cleansing Light
EditVampire Lord Radiant Quests
EditLocation Dependent Quests
EditRelease Date & Price
The DLC was available for the Xbox 360 on 2012 June 26 for 1600 Microsoft Points (approximately $20.00 USD). For those who signed up for the beta testing on Xbox 360, they have played portions of it for free.
This DLC for PS3 was announced in a January 18, 2013 Playstation Blog post to be released February 2013. It will be available for 50% off during the first week it is on sale.


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Obama: Foley represented civility in Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday honored former House Speaker Tom Foley as a model of civility in government, someone who put problem-solving ahead of politics and never lost his sense of wonder about serving in Congress.
Obama said the first time he visited Capitol Hill and saw the gleaming white dome, Tom Foley was House speaker.
"I was a very young man ... and I remember seeing that Capitol and having that same sense of wonder," Obama told the crowd of Washington luminaries gathered in the Capitol's Statuary Hall. "And I think now about Tom Foley being here, doing that work."
Speakers from across the partisan spectrum — and across the generations — remembered Foley, who died Oct. 18 at the age of 84. They included Obama, former President Bill Clinton, House Speaker John Boehner, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell.
Most, like former House Republican leader Bob Michel, remembered Foley not so much for his political positions but for the way he conducted himself. Michel and Foley served as leaders in opposite parties, Michel said, but they were close friends for decades. He fondly recalled spending time with Foley just weeks before he died.
"We knew we were icons of a bygone era," Michel said.
As Michel finished his tribute, the crowd rose for a standing ovation and House Speaker John Boehner dabbed tears away with a handkerchief.
Foley was a 30-year veteran of the House from Washington state, serving from 1989 to 1995 as speaker, second in the line of succession to the presidency, and the first speaker from west of Texas.
Foley was defeated in the 1994 Republican takeover of Congress and went on to serve as ambassador to Japan under President Bill Clinton.
Clinton said he was anguished by Foley losing his congressional seat and speakership, knowing that legislation he championed and Foley helped guide through the House had cost Foley his seat. But Clinton said Foley was never afraid to take a position he believed in that might be politically difficult.
"Tom Foley, as nice as he was, was a tough guy," Clinton said.


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With the sixth annual Pitchfork Music Festival just around the corner July 15-17 in Union Park, the Chicago-based music Web site has announced it's expanding the franchise to Europe.
Pitchfork Music Festival Paris will debut Oct. 28-29 with Pitchfork's latest cause celebre – the introspective, falsetto-voiced artist Bon Iver (aka Justin Vernon) -- headlining and curating the lineup Oct. 29, Pitchfork announced on its Web site. Also confirmed to play at the 5,000-capacity La Grande Halle de la Villette are Jens Lekman, Wild Beasts, Cut Copy, Kathleen Edwards and Pantha du Prince, among 20 bands and "a multitude of DJs" to be announced in coming weeks.
Tickets (79.90 Euros, or about $115) are on sale at digitick.com
The festival marks the latest expansion of the Pitchfork franchise, which began as a bedroom e-zine in the mid-'90s by founder Ryan Schreiber. He moved the label's headquarters to Chicago in 1999, and its popularity and influence escalated with the rise of digital music and on-line search engines. In the last decade, Pitchfork's reviews have helped build early popularity for bands such as Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene and Bon Iver.
The Pitchfork Music Festival has been a success since launching in 2006, routinely selling out 50,000 tickets annually and drawing top-level bands. The Web site also launched Pitchfork.tv in 2008 to display videos and published a book, "The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present."


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JHWWtyjl'-.^''^'"'*'^?"''*'*''' " m ^^ J^ROMCLE ^ik// Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Ck)inmunity~\\//\^ Vol. 21, No. 50 Entered as Second-Claas Matter. PoBtottlce Columbus,, Ofilo. COI.UMHUS, OHIO, PKIIIAV, DIiJCEMBEll 10, 194;t Deroied to Azneriean Mid J«wl»h Idaali Strictly Confidential Tidbits From Brerynhere By Pblneas J. BIron Nazis Order Mass Sterilization, Surgeons Revolt ROOSEVEI/r IN PALKSTINE fe Flash!. . . This i.s a real .qcoop . . , 'When the ftiU .story of the RooseveltChurchill-Stalln meet¬ ing win be made known it will be reveale<l (an<r wc hope the news doesn't break before you read this) that the American President and the British Pre- mier on their way to the con¬ ference, visited Palestine togeth¬ er .. . Both gave quite .some at¬ tention to the .lewish develop¬ ments there, agricultural and in¬ dustrial . . And thi.'! may add to the sensaional nature of the story: Weizmann and Churchiii had a long conference before the British leader went to Cairo . . . Marshal Jan Smut.s. participated in this conversation . , . Smuts, you must remember, is now Vice Premier of Britain — and a staunch supporter of Jewish Aspirations in Palestine , . But don't get us wrong , . . The White Paper has not been re¬ pealed, and pressure, public pres¬ sure Is needed now more than ever ... BIRTHDAY PARTY ... PS Last week, In a large and ac- tlstically furnished New York Apartment overlooking the Hud¬ son, a moving scene took place ..'. About nine o'clock in the eve¬ ning there gathered, in the home of Meyer and Shirley Welsgal, fifty Zionist leaders . . . -Among ;,..thEiii,;3«srfi.Steplleti.S.,Mse,.Ab; ' baKillelSllver^andNaH'UmGbia^ ¦ man , i. They had assembled to honor LQuls Llpsky on his 67th birthday . . . Harry Sherman, head- of the Book-of-the-Month Club and a Life-long friend of Lipsky's, also was there, and announced to the celebrant (to whom the party was a complete surprise) that his friends had arranged to establish a Louis . Lipsky Chair in the Hebrew University at Jerusalem . . . On tills unusual evening — made particularly delightful hy the famed Wei-sgal hospitality (and the liquor was fine, we' would have you know)—all the old- friends of the Xii)nist dean felt that real Zionist unity had been . reestablished . . - P- S.: The Chair at tho University costs .$75,000 . . . Sherman himself con tributed $10,000, and we're told that money is pouring in unsolic¬ ited. . . The $75,000 will be reach¬ ed soon ... So if you want to be in on It, send your check to Meyer Welsgal for the Louis Llpsky Chair. . . JEWISH NEW.S ... te We -still don't understanil why some top-notch Zionist lead¬ ers are opposed to the resolu¬ tion sponsored in CongiX'SS l)y the Emergency Conference to Save European Jewry . . . 'I'he re.solulon calls for a special gov ernment comnilsaion to look into tlie status of Jewi-sh refugees in Europe . . . Even if the Zionists don'ti like some of the leitders of the Emergency Conference, It seems to us that it's liad policy to fight a measure that can only aleviate the plight of European Jewi-y - .. Louis Blttehberg, who has Just been appointed Editor- in-Chief of the magazine Liberal Judaism, was perhaps the first American Jew to combat Euro¬ pean Fascism seriously . . . Twenty-five years ago he organ¬ ized a national campaign here against the Fascist regime of Admiral Nicholas Horthy in Hungary . . . Congratulations to (Cputlnued on Page 8) Capt. Cecil Shustick Sets Up Office In Italian Cave NEW YORK (JPS)—All health services in Holland were vir¬ tually stopped by the Occupa¬ tional authorities as Dutch .sur¬ geons refused to perform- steril¬ ization operations ordered liy the Nazis for Jewish women married to non-Jews. This is reported by the World Jewl.sh Congress office in this city and is based on a report submitted liy a prominent -Dutch resident who had arrived in London late in November. He reports that 25,000 Jewish women had al¬ ready undergone the Nazi-order¬ ed surgery. It is not clear from the re¬ port whether some Dutch doc¬ tors acceded to the Nazi de¬ mands or whether the surgeons for this task were brought from Germany. The order was first i.ssued some months ago, At that time H,200 Dutch doctors went on strike and addressed to Arthur Sey.s.s-lnquart, Reich Commissioner for the Nether¬ lands, a statement condemning the duties Imposed upon them and describing them as in total contradiction to the code of ethics of their profession. In retaliation, the Nazis demanded that the doctors submit state¬ ments of their assets by vvhlch fines could be set tor their dis¬ obedience. This news confirms earljer re¬ ports, that all Dutch Je^*'s¦ are Interned in concentration camps for deportation. The deporta¬ tions are at the rate of one thousand a day. The deporta¬ tion does not apply to thbse, few in number, who have certificates for immigration into Palestine. They are held In a special camp in southern Germany, penxling an exchange for German nation¬ als in Palestine. Some Dutch Jews who wer* able to give the Nazi authorities diamonds val¬ ued at 25.000 Swiss francs, were allowed to leave for Switzerland. In a large roomy cave chiseled out of the soft limestone by the Italians and Germans south of Mignano, Italy, Capt. Cecil Shus¬ tlck, lO'l'l Bulen Ave., set up a medical detachment station safe from one of the greatest bar¬ rages ever laid down bfore ad¬ vancing American troops, Don Whitehead, A.ssoclated Pres.s correspondent with the Fifth Army, reported this week. The cave was in sharp con¬ trast to the dental offices Capt. Shustlck maintained at ?00 S. Third St., prior to his entrance into the .service in January, lfl-(2. On a little iedge a charcoal fire was burning to take the damp chill from the air. A piece of canva.s bung oyer the opening. As Whitehead entered, an Ital¬ ian woman was excitedly bestow¬ ing thanks and gifts of nut.s and fruit on Capt. Shustick. He had treated her daughter for a toothache. Capt. Shustick has been over seas since August, He was sta¬ tioned in North Africa before moving into Italy. He is a grad uat of South High and Ohio State University. His wife and 4-year-old daughter are residing with her parents in Clarksburg, W- Va. Capt. Shustick is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Shustick, 1044 Bulen Ave. TWO IN P0U8H DIVISION nECOKATED BIT SOVIETS Over 600 To Attend Hadassah Donor Dinner Sunday Evening Will Rannells To Address Bryden Rd. Temple Sisterhood The next meeting f)f the Rose K. Lazarus .SIsterhoofJ will he held next Tuesday, Der. llth, 1:3(1 P. M., with a I'les.sert lunch eon in the Temple Vestry room. The opening praver will be read by Mrs. E. J. Gordon. The guest speaker for the oc oaslon will be Prof. Will Ran nells of the Fine Arts Depart¬ ment of Ohio State University. A nationally noted artist, lllu.s trator and painter of dog por¬ traits. Prof. Rannells will dcliv er a most interesting lecture on his personal experiences with dogs, and also make several sketches which he will present to the Sisterhood. Prof, ftannells, who formerly headed the Franklin Counlv Hu¬ mane Society has for the last four years illustrated the Life Magazine Calendar with dogs in action and a special calendar for the Buckeye Union Casualty Co. He is also noted for his animal illustrations for chil¬ dren's books. Dec. Hth meeting is an open one, and the public is cordially invited to attend. MOSCOW (JPS)—The title of Hero to the Soviet Union has been awarded posthimiously by the Soviet Government to Cap¬ tain Julius Hibner and Lieuten¬ ant Visotzky. N.-iZlS' MASSACRED ALL JEWS IN KKITCHEV, WHITE RUSSIA MOSCOW (JPS)—The mass¬ acre of all the Jews in Krilchev, White Ru.ssia, by the Nazis, has been discovered by Red Army troops. JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE TO SEND SUPPLIES TO RUSSIA WITHIN FEW MONTHS NEW YORK (VVNS)—The American Jewisn Joint Distribu¬ tion Committee will send, with¬ in the next few months, about .¦ilSOO.OOO worth of essential sup¬ plies lo Soviet Russia to bo tils tril)ule<i on a n(?nsectarian tiasis in areas of predominantly Jew ish population it was announced here by the Cfjmni'ttee's hoard of directors on the eve of the tweiily-ninth annual meeting of the J DC which was held here at the Commodore and Murray Hill Hotel on December 'Ah, and at¬ tended by more than -1,000 dele¬ gates from M Slates ancl 135 Cit ies in the Un'lteii States and Canada. Jamys N. Ito.senberg, chairman of the board of the committee, declared that the shipments will go to Russia duty free, that the expense of ocean shipment would be met by the Soviet Union and that the project was discussed With the State Depart¬ ment where it piet with "favor and sympathetic interest". It was also simultaneously disclos¬ ed that the committee has been sendingpackages containingfood, clothing and medicine from sup¬ ply bases In Palestine and Te- Jewish' Labor Conunittee Stays In Conference heran to the evacuees from Eastern Europe who are now In liu.ssla and that the committee wiil have spent $750,000 for this work by the end of I!)-i;i. James H. Becker, chainuim of the national cotincii of the .IDC. reported that the conunittee had allocated more than $10,000,00(1 during IO-i:i to provide relief, re¬ habilitation, immigratioji assist¬ ance and economic tinri educa tlonal hel|) to the Jewish war and persecution viclims on five continents. J1>C Will .Need .'Hole Than $17,00I>,0U(I In 11)44 Outiming the postwar tasks of the committee ali its 2yth an¬ nual meeting liere, Paul liaer wald, its chairman, asserted that even on the basis of the normal continuation of its work the committee's budget for 11)4,1 would require expenditures of approximately $17,000,000 as compared with the $ld,(iUO,UQO in'.the present ytar. "It the war were to end tomor¬ row or at any other time within the year", he said, "we would be overwhelmed by demands from every corner of the globe INEW YORK (JPS)—The Jew¬ ish Labor Committee wiil remain within the American Jewish Conference, participating in the work of all its committees, ex¬ cept the Interim Committee which is the central governing body of the Conference lietwcon full sessions. 'I'his decision, reached by the Fxecutive com mittec of the Jewish Labor Com- mitice by a vole of -15 to liK, was a comiu'omise between two oih er resolutions, one which urgeii remaining within (tie Conference hut abstaining from parlicipa tion in, the work of any of (he committees, and tuiother which proposed full participation in the Coiiftfrence. including reprcscn tation on the Interim Committee, tagiit hullots of inemliers of the cxeculive residing in oilier cit ies had not reached the .lewish Labor Commilte" at the time the \'Ote wtiS taken. Imt it is not ex pected that their vote will upset tile dfcl.slnn. The niainfity resolution wa.s proposed by .Joseph Haskln of the Jewish Workmen's Circle. Isidor Naglffr, a vice-president of the Imcrnatiunal Ladies Gar¬ ment Workers Union, propo.sed the resolution Which urged rep¬ resentation on the Interim Com¬ mittee. 'i'he majorily icsoliition sped fies (hat (he Jewish Labor Com¬ mittee wiil participate in ail ac- tiviiies i>f the Conference thai are within the scojie of the Lab or Committee's activity and ex pres.s "all (it the Labor Com inittee's own-decisions". and we would rei|ulre twice or three limes that sum or even more. No statistician can at this moment compute the .ist of re building the spiritual and phy- (Contlnued on Page Four) More than six hundred per¬ sons will be pre.sent at the 15th annual Hadassah Donor Dinner this Sunday evening' at 6:30 P. M., at the Nell House when George V. Denny, Jr., moderator of the Uiwn Hall of the Air, will .speak on "The New Wilder¬ ness". 'Pile success of the Town Hall radio program with its more than MOO organized listening groups meet in homes, schools, anti churches throughout the country, bespeaks the character of Mr. Denny, the man behind the idea. A great liberal and an exiionent of free discussion Mr. I^enny has said that "for greater unity we must under¬ stand all clas.ses of people and they must understand us". Mrs, L. i...Praver, chairman of the dinner, has expressed grati¬ fication at the rcsiionse of the comtnunity which will make possible the filling of enlarged (|Uola demands to carry im Ha¬ dassah's regular health pro¬ gram. In addition to added bur¬ dens induced by the war. As hostilities get closer to the Mid¬ dle East medical facilities, ciin^ Ics, health stations and field hos¬ pitals must be maintained and expanded to meet all conditions. Mrs. Mordecai Hirschsprung will give the Invocation Sunday evening \vhlle the musical pro¬ gram'wllif be rendered By Mrs.' Ii C E. Sealfon arid Mr. Jerry Gtodbii ' accompanied by Mrs. Herbert Huffman. This year's dinner committee . includes the following women: Assisting Mrs. Praver as co- chairmen, Mrs. Albert Schiff and Mi-f. William .Schiff, .secretary; Mrs. W. A- Hersch; treasurer, Mrs. Slg Ornstcin; a.s.slstant treasurer, Mrs. Sig Weisskerz; donors, Mrs. Justin Iv. Silli. in; Jewels Mrs. Roy Stone, and Mrs. Harry L. Mellman; Contrilnitors, Mrs. Albert Srhiff: publicity, Mrs. Allan Tarshish; program, Mrs. I!. W. Abram.son and Mrs. Julan liaril; i)rintlng, Mrs. Wil¬ liam Wiis.serstrom and Mrs. Da¬ vid Golilsmilh; hospitality and decorations. Mrs. A. A. Wolman; telcphonu, Mrs. Lee Sotiel and Mrs. Sum .Valcov; Business & Professional iiadassali represen taliVL's and usliers,. Mi-ss Stella Herman. Serving im tllc Jewel comm^it- tee with Mrs. Stone and M'rs. Mellman tire Mrs. .Martin (;\idol- sky, Mrs. .Max Kanier, Mrs. Abe LcvLson, .Mrs. Harry Post and Mrs. .Sam Valcov. The difficulties encountered hy tho.se in charge of Palestine supplies become apparent when it is realized thai tor many moiuh.s. wlieii the Medilerran eaii was closed to shipping the route between New York and Haifa ilocks was lengthened from 0,(100 to ¦JO.OOO miles; yet inonihly shipments n)ade Ihelr way across land and sea fraught with ilaiiger and daring. The Urilish Ministry of Shipping and the Brillsii War Itellef Society gave priority and free space lo every packing case labeled with, the deslination, "Hadassah-Pal- estine". "The casting of bread upcm the waters ofttimes bring stran¬ gely unexpected rewards- Brit¬ ish and American help in Pal¬ estine In the last three decades offers a case in point", writes an author In Survey Graphic who (Continued on Page Five) ii
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Officials say all five American service members died when their helicopter crashed near Kandahar city. The crash remains under investigation but the NATO military coalition says "initial reports" showed no enemy activity. The deaths made yesterday the deadliest for U.S. forces so far this year. Two American soldiers were gunned down in an insider attack.


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Gov. Chris Christie would do a better job on economic issues than his challenger, state Sen. Barbara Buono (D-Edison).
That's the finding of the latest Rutgers-Eagleton poll, released today, which has the incumbent ahead of his challenger by 31 percentage points in the area of the economy and jobs.
It's just the latest survey highlighting the difficult road Buono faces in attempting to unseat the popular Christie.
On taxes, the gap is slightly lower, as 56 percent of voters support Christie, with 30 percent backing Buono.
Buono also received far less approval from Democrats than Christie did from Republicans on economic issues. While Republican support for Christie on the both economy and taxes was well over 80 percent, only 55 percent of Democrats said Buono would do a better job on taxes, and nearly a third said Christie would perform better on the economy and jobs.
Among independents, Christie also led Buono by more than 40 percentage points on both the economy and taxes.
The poll also looked at a wide list of other issues and found that likely voters support Christie in nearly every area, except same-sex marriage. According to the poll, Christie has a 26-point lead over Buono.
"Barbara Buono is not making any new gains, even among those who should gravitate to her," poll director and Rutgers University political science professor David Redlawsk said. "Chris Christie simply seems to be a force of nature — all but unstoppable in this particular election."
Redlawsk said it's important to note that Christie leads Buono on issues such as the economy and jobs, despite consistently performing less than favorably on those same issues in past polls.
"For the last several months, we have reported that voters disapprove of Christie's performance in key areas," Redlawsk said. "The problem for Buono is that she has not convinced them she would do any better. Voters would rather stay with what they know than to turn over the reins to someone who has not been able to make an effective case for change."
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 8, 2009) - The ETSU women's tennis team will face a number of great opponents this weekend as the Lady Bucs travel to the UK Fall Invitational at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Ky.
Teams participating in the three-day event include No. 18 Michigan, No. 22 Vanderbilt, No. 28 Virginia, No. 33 Illinois, No. 37 Ohio State, No. 75 Louisville, Division II No. 1 Armstrong Atlantic, No. 6 Abilene Christian, defending Ohio Valley Conference champion Eastern Kentucky, Big Ten power Penn State and host No. 25 Kentucky.
The Lady Bucs are coming off a number of strong performances at the Hokie Fall Invitational last weekend.
Sophomores Karina Kedzo (Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela) and Paula Jaime (Madrid, Spain) led the Lady Bucs in Blacksburg, winning both of their final contests.
Joining the two 2008 All-Atlantic Sun Conference Second-team members this weekend are junior Andra Voinea (Brasov, Romania) and freshmen Diana Navrotska (Lviv, Ukraine) and Miranda Cameron (Lenior City, Tenn.).
"This weekend should give us a chance to play some of our younger players," said head coach Steve Brooks. "Our conference is getting strong and we know that every player is going to have to push themselves in order to stay on top this spring. This tournament is going to allow us to improve in a number of areas against some quality competition."
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Danny J. Bakewell, Sr. Los Angeles Sentinel chairman & executive publisher and Brenda Marsh-Mitchell, president of Mothers in Action with Council President Herb Wesson, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Denise Loulendo, manager at Copy City and residents of Good Shepard Manor (Settie Dorsey, program chair & executive, Mary Pope, Doris Frederick, Charles McGee & James Fair) hold a press conference for the Community Clean Up.
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The Sentinel along with local officials, organization partners and community called a press conference to get geared up for the Community Clean up taking place Saturday, March 29.
On Thursday, March 27, the Sentinel held a press conference inviting media, local officials and community in support of the Community Clean Up taking place on Saturday, March 29 at the Sentinel from 9:00am-3:00pm.
Many of the partners and representatives were present such as Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas, Council President Herb Wesson, Mothers In Action, Department of Sanitation, Copy City, Crenshaw Chamber of Commerce, Public Works, Empowerment Congress West Area and the Neighborhood Development Council and residents of the Good Shepard Manor. Danny J. Bakewell, Sr. chairman and executive Publisher took the time to address the need for the clean-up and to thank everyone for their support of the endeavor.
"First of all, let me thank all of you for coming," said Bakewell. "This is one of those occasions where we're doing something in our community that is very necessary.
"A community clean-up is something that we all need—many of us don't know we need it until we start looking and rummaging through our homes and find out all of the things we need to discard that has been there for far too long.
This is an opportunity for us to be able to do that."
"Suffice it to say, Spring is in the air, the days are longer, the sun is brighter—so the order of the day is Spring Cleaning," said Ridley-Thomas. "In the old days we knew that meant getting on hands and knees and giving every corner of the house a good scrub.
"We've come a long way since then but it is still time for Spring Cleaning. Instead of cold dust and kerosene, we have outdated technology, modern-day solvents…and we just can't keep them around, we have to discard but we have to discard those things properly."
"This event is a phenomenal event and they've been successful throughout the city of Los Angeles," said Wesson. "It's really time for us, as a people, to move in the 21st century and we need to know these things.
We will not be here forever, we are caretakers on this Earth and we have a responsibility to those that follow us. So I want to thank everyone who is involved in this event and reinforce how important it is that we do this."
"I'm here to say that we really appreciate the opportunity to be a part of this kind of event," said Edward Evans, general sales manager at KJLH. "As you know, KJLH is the last of Black-owned radio stations west of the Mississippi.
"For us to be a part of this community for 45 years and do these kinds of things—that's what we're all about."
"We're really happy to be a part of this and a partner with everyone that is involved," said David Winston, chair of the Neighborhood Development Council. "Whenever there is something going on in the community, feel free to reach out to the Neighborhood Council."
Some of the items you can bring include: paints, automotive fluids, cleaning products, pool and garden chemicals, aerosol cans, unused medicine, auto and household batteries, fluorescent tubes and bulbs, mercury- containing gadgets and SHARPS (needles, syringes, carpules, lancets, endo files, prefiled pens, etc.) Electronic materials will be accepted as well including: computers, printers, cables, telephones, televisions, microwaves, video games, cell phones, radios, VCRs and electronic toys.
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John Brennan, President Obama's nominee for Director of the CIA, testified today before the Senate Intelligence Committee. He said of waterboarding that it is "reprehensible" and "never should've taken place in my view."
However, as Andrew Johnson at NRO points out, in a 2007 interview Brennan stated of enhanced interrogation techniques such as waterboarding: "There has been a lot of information that has come out from these interrogation procedures that the agency has, in fact, used against the real hard-core terrorists; it has saved lives" (emphasis added).
The two positions aren't logically inconsistent. In theory, one could believe that an interrogation procedure saved lives but is so harsh that it shouldn't ever be used, even so. However, applied to waterboarding, which inflicts no real physical pain, that position would be ridiculous, and Brennan didn't express it.
Moreover, Brennan did not completely walk back his prior statement about the efficacy of waterboarding. Sen. Levin asked whether information obtained via waterboarding helped lead to Osama bin Laden. But Levin didn't ask the question straight up. Rather he cited a report he and Sen. Feinstein prepared that attacked the efficacy of waterboarding and concluded the technique didn't help in the search for bin Laden. Levin then asked Brennan whether he knew of any information that showed the conclusions in the report to be wrong. Brennan replied that he did not.
Brennan explained that the Feinstein-Levin report cast doubt on his prior view, e.g., his statement in 2007, about the efficacy of waterboarding. But he didn't say it showed that view to be wrong. Rather, he testified he hasn't studied the matter carefully enough to decide which view is correct.
A frustrated Levin, who clearly is using his power to coerce Brennan into supporting his view of history, asked Brennan to commit to reviewing the Levin-Fenstein report and providing more definite answers, once he is confirmed. Something for Brennan to do with his spare time.
Brennan also resisted Levin's attempts to extract a statement that waterboarding is torture. Brennan said, in effect, that torture is a loaded word, that he is not a lawyer, and that he has read conflicting opinions on this question.
So Brennan's responses to Levin show him to be without an opinion on whether waterboarding is torture and not sure about whether it has helped in the fight against terrorism, as he once believed. This leaves it unclear why Brennan is so certain the practice "should never have been used."
The reality is that in 2007 Brennan was trying to please Republicans, while today he's trying to please Democrats. That's not unusual for an ambitious bureaucrat. Some CIA employees might hope for a more stand-up guy. But having been buffeted by politics for more than a decade, most probably see merit in a Director who can bend with the winds, and perhaps are thankful that Brennan didn't blow away entirely under Levin's questioning.
UPDATE: I don't mean to suggest that Brennan is a good nominee for CIA Director. In my view, he has the wrong line on the war against terrorism (indeed, he refuses to acknowledge that there is such a war) and the wrong line on the Middle East. For that matter, he has the wrong line on waterboarding, the limited use of which was not "rephrensible" or even misguided.


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Two city schools in Feltonville were locked down and police besieged a home in the neighborhood Thursday after four students reported a woman had pointed a weapon at them on their way to school, police said.
Using a robot, police, however, determined no one was in the house and declared an all-clear just before noon.
Police later executed a search warrant at house on the 4600 block of Ella Street but left empty handed.
According to Chief Inspector Joe Sullivan, the department's commander of the home security, the incident began when the students arrived at the school a little before 10 a.m. and reported a woman had pointed a long arm — a rifle, or a shotgun — when they were "interacting" with a dog in the rear yard of the house.
As a precaution, officials locked down Feltonville School of Arts and Sciences, a grades 6-8 middle school, and the K-2 Barton Elementary, both on the same campus.
School police notified city police and a SWAT team, with hostage negotiators at the ready, took up position around the house.
Sullivan said police sent in a robot, which searched the house and found no one inside.
The lockdown ended around noon.
News of the incident prompted parents to go to the schools to get their children.
"I felt confused because I didn't know what happened, said Orquida Cesar, whose 11-year-old son is in the sixth grader.
Mario Mercado picked up his sixth-grade daughter early from Feltonville School about 1:45 pm. "It's kind of difficult," he said. "At least nothing happened."
His daughter said she was "scared" and "started crying" when the school went into lockdown. She said her mother saw the lockdown news on TV and "was worried." With the mother worried, Mercado went to pick up his daughter.
"I was nervous because I didn't know what was happening," Cesar's son said. "I didn't know if it was Connecticut all over again," he said, referring to the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.
Cesar's son said students in his class watchec cartoons during the lockdown.
Students the school didn't tell them what triggered the lockdown.
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Optimizing pages for crawlers is covered in more detail in the Optimizing For Crawlers section of Search Engine Watch. If you have time, it is recommended that you read the pages in this section, especially the Search Engine Placement Tips page. However, by simply following the submission tips below, you can at least get your pages listed with crawlers, where they might naturally rank well for certain terms.
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