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Hometown honor in Nashua planned for NFL's ReyesBy BENJAMIN C. KLEIN
Union Leader Correspondent
March 26. 2013 6:49PM
NASHUA - After a successful rookie season with the San Diego Chargers, Kendall Reyes is returning to his childhood stomping grounds at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua, where he'll be inducted today into the organization's hall of fame.
Drafted in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft out of the University of Connecticut by the San Diego Chargers, Reyes is traveling from California today just for the event.
Reyes' mother, stepfather and two aunts will be in attendance as the 23-year-old graduate of Nashua High School North is honored for being one of the few Nashua athletes to make it the major-league level of professional sports.
In his first season with the Chargers, the 6-foot, 4-inch, 300-pound defensive end recorded 28 tackles, including 5.5 sacks.
But Reyes isn't coming back to Nashua just to be honored by the club. According to Bridget Cooley, director of marketing and special events at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua, Reyes will meet with organization leaders to discuss ways he can support youth initiatives in Nashua.
"It's really great for someone who has been successful as a professional athlete to want to be involved in his home community and think of the kids first," Cooley said.
Cooley said Reyes spent much of his childhood at the Boys and Girls Club "hanging out and playing pickup games in the gym." Even as a teenager and star high school athlete, he frequently could be found at the Grand Avenue facility hanging out with friends and shooting hoops or playing dodgeball.
Having an alumnus of the Boys and Girls Club make it at such an elite level sends an excellent message to the children currently in the program, Cooley said.
"I think it's fantastic to see somebody who was a regular club member growing up in Nashua to be able to realize their dreams as a professional athlete playing the most popular sport in America," she said.
During tonight's event at the club, five other inductees will be honored for their service to Nashua and the Boys and Girls Club. Donald Norris, the club's first board president, Ellen Arouchon, a 40-year volunteer, Donald Winn, another longtime volunteer, J.W. Williams, a veteran and current wrestling coach, and Alyssa April Cotreau, a swimming coach, will all be inducted along with Reyes.
The evening is also designed to present the Youth of the Year award, which recognizes a young Nashua resident for contributions to the community. The winner will be eligible for the state title and its accompanying $1,000 scholarship.
The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua serves more than 3,000 children ages 5-18, according to Cooley. She said children are taught by the program to value giving back when they get older, a value she said Reyes clearly learned.
The event is scheduled to run from 6-8 p.m., with tickets costing $25 per person. For more information, contact the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua at 883-0523.


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Charter school on hold
Hearing scheduled for this week on the proposal for the Kent County Prep charter school have been indefinitely postponed at the request of Mayor Scott Avedisian.
Last Thursday Avedisian asked for the meetings to be postponed until revisions were made to the original proposal. West Warwick, one of the three municipalities the charter school would draw their enrollment from, dropped out of the plan.
"The original proposal included three communities so when West Warwick decided they could not participate I made the decision that it dramatically changed the proposal and that we should not move forward," Avedisian said in an email.
Without West Warwick's participation the needed enrollment and subsequent funding would be a burden upon the other two cities.
Avedisian explained in an email that, "the Town of West Warwick had reached agreement with the state on a 5 year plan for finances. Any change in municipal money or school money would put them out of compliance with that agreement."
Town Manager of West Warwick, Tom Presley, could not be reached for comment.
David Gosselin, Town Council President of West Warwick, said the council was concerned they were never involved in the conversations about the proposed mayoral academy.
"Mayor Avedisian has not reached out or spoken to the town council whatsoever on the subject," Gosselin said. "We were only contacted by Tomas Hoover, the town manager of Coventry about possible locations and that was over a year ago."
On Thursday the town council announced West Warwick would no longer be participating in the Kent County Prep proposal.
Hoover, said he hopes that a revised proposal will be submitted and Kent County Prep can move forward with their plans.
The proposed building for the charter school was the Coventry Town Hall's annex. It needed some repair and the town had just begun to discuss the agreement for use of the building.
" The majority of the town council favors the charter school and would like to still see it opened on its proposed date for the fall of 2015. I don't know if this will set back that opening or not, but we will be working with Rhode Island Mayoral Academies on their schedule," Hoover said.
Katelyn Silva, the chief of communications officer for Rhode Island Mayoral Academies, said a new proposal will be submitted, but this will distinguish the charter school with statewide enrollment and not simply the three municipalities previously discussed to minimize the financial burden on the three cities.
"We are taking this slowly," Silva said. "We want to act accordingly and respectfully to all the communities involved. We are committed to our proposal though. We are going to take the time to get it right so everyone feels comfortable moving forward."
Warwick Superintendent Richard D'Agostino believes the postponed hearing is a step in the right direction.
"Mayoral Academies have their place in under performing school districts, but we are not an under performing district. On the contrary we have a high performing system. The mayoral academy would just be a drain on the public schools funding and resulted in even more of a struggle for the school budget."
Last week D'Agostino said when fully operational at more than 500 students, Warwick would lose $1.8 million in state funding that would go for the tuition payments of Warwick students in the school. The Warwick School Committee also passed a resolution opposing the proposed charter school.
The hearings had been slated for June 16th and 18th.
The fact that the money follows the students under the charter proposal makes a great deal of sense. Why should Warwick receive state payments for students who are not attending it's traditional public schools? Warwick spends well north of $16k per high school student. I've had it with the never ending 'poor us' coming from the school dept.
On another matter, Mr. D'Agostino says: "...we have a high performing system." When is the last time you were out socially with friends not from Warwick, and someone said: "I'd love to move to Warwick so my kids could go to Vets."

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Counting among his influences Art Brut, Art Informel, and Abstract Expressionism, as well as artists Edvard Munch and Wassily Kandinsky, German artist Georg Baselitz's work is characterized by expressionistic mark-making and unrefined, even grotesque, figurative depiction. Working in painting, drawing, printmaking, and monumental wood sculpture, Baselitz often addresses issues related to German national identity post-World War II, particularly the role of German artists. Along with Anselm Kiefer, Baselitz was chosen to represent Germany at the 1980 Venice Biennale, exhibiting a monumental wooden sculptural figure that appeared to be making a Nazi salute, causing an eruption of controversy and bringing the question of contemporary German identity to the fore. Baselitz is closely associated with fellow artists A.R. Penck and Eugen Schöenbeck, who demonstrate similar stylistic tendencies and emphasis on subject matter rather than strict abstraction.
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September 12, 2013 — Welcome to the latest in our series of #WomenCan profiles, highlighting executives and experts who are Catalysts for change within their companies and fields.
Meet: Caterina Meier-Pfister, Executive Director, UN Women National Committee, Zurich, Switzerland
My role models: My Swiss Italian grandmother was an artist who fought for the right to attend the Art Academy in Milan at a time when being a painter was an unorthodox choice for a woman. She lived her passion daily until the age of 102. My Swiss German grandmother raised a family of four while managing the accounts for my grandfather's rapidly growing real estate business. She also lived to be 102. It wasn't until after my grandfather died that I realized her true strength.
Multilingual and multitalented: I grew up in the German part of Switzerland speaking both Italian and German (my mother is from the Italian part of Switzerland). Having always had a great interest in languages, I learned French and English at school and later I learned Spanish. I studied law at the University of Lausanne (in the French part of Switzerland) and later added a postgraduate course from the University of Applied Sciences of Aargau in mediation in business, environment, and administration.
Career path: My career took me from IBM, where I was a Marketing System Engineer, to the national marketing organisation Switzerland Tourism as Head of Quality Management, to Ernst & Young, where I was Head of HR Marketing, Switzerland, to the Max Havelaar Foundation, the fair trade labelling organisation in Switzerland, where I was Head of Communications as well as Deputy to the CEO. After working for 15 years in different communications positions and across different industries, I spent another three years as a communications consultant.
Advocating for women: Eventually, I was offered the opportunity to become Executive Director of the National Committee of UN Women. UN Women is the UN organisation tasked with empowering women worldwide to live in safety, equality, and dignity. The Swiss National Committee raises awareness for selected UN Women topics as well as funds for UN Women projects in developing countries. Travelling in Europe, and later in Africa, South America, and Asia, gave me a broader perspective and a deeper understanding of different cultures. It also made me want to help create a more equitable world for everybody.
Heavy on the praise, light on the micro-managing: Throughout the different organisations I've worked for, I've seen firsthand how motivating it is if a superior gives credit, responsibility, and a fair amount of leeway to his or her team members.
Words of advice: Periodically explore your professional interests and identify potentially interesting opportunities. Cultivate the flexbility to grasp opportunities as they arise, even if they are unexpected. Have the courage to apply for jobs in organisations that are of interest to you, even if no open positions are being advertised. If you sell your interest and enthusiasm and emphasize what you can contribute to the organisation's success, doors will open that you did not even know existed.
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NEW YORK -- One of Lower Manhattan's biggest residents is getting an upgrade. Pace University, which sits steps from the Brooklyn Bridge and City Hall, has unveiled its 2015-2020 Strategic Plan, Opportunitas: Embracing the Future.
"Pace University is proud to be a longtime anchor of the Lower Manhattan community," said University President Stephen J. Friedman. "Channeling our consistent growth and the transformation of the dynamic Lower Manhattan community, we are advancing an exciting plan that invests in our future by re-creating our campus to reflect the aspirations of our students."
The long-term, $190 million plan will modernize and expand the Lower Manhattan campus and serve as the culmination of the University's evolution since its founding. The first phase will transform One Pace Plaza, the University's flagship academic building adjacent to City Hall, and 41 Park Row, home of The New York Times from 1889 to 1903. Specifically, Phase One will involve a full redesign of One Pace Plaza's first floor, lower level and courtyard entrance. The redesigned first floor will include a new welcome center, a new student center for hosting events, new student commons, collaborative learning spaces and a quiet study area. The new lower level will feature a branded entrance for the Lubin School of Business with dedicated student lounges, a student meeting room and a Lubin Learning Lab which will house innovative teaching and learning technologies.
Phase One will also involve a modernization of the lower levels of the landmarked 41 Park Row. The original entrance along Spruce Street, facing One Pace Plaza, will be restored. The first floor will house a new art gallery and new student commons. The second floor will contain an advising center, and new collaboration space for faculty and students.
The construction work on both buildings is scheduled to begin this summer and projected to finish in Fall 2018. FXFOWLE, the architectural firm which developed the master plan, is working with Pace to embrace the changing nature of downtown New York City and position current and future graduates for achievement and success.
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Hannah Whitaker's color photographs vary in subject matter, from female nudes to landscapes, to lunar eclipses, to close-ups of natural materials that emphasize texture over content, like marble in an ancient Greek quarry and lava from a Hawaiian volcano. The latter, depicted in Lava (2012), draws viewers in with its beautiful, glistening black surface that recalls the iridescence of black oil paint. Affirming critics' description of her work as painterly, Whitaker admits her practice has "an obvious connection to painting...with all its drips and paint-like materials." She produces some photographs in a straightforward manner, while others, such as Napoleon's Tomb (2012), involve controlled experimentation wherein she re-exposes her film using a hand-made film slide with holes in it to obscure parts of the image with light leaks.
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BERLIN (AP) — Germany said Tuesday that it will reduce the number of companies allowed to receive discounts on their electricity bills as part of an effort to satisfy European Union concerns.
The changes will decrease the number of companies largely exempted from a surcharge placed on consumers' power bills and used to promote renewable energy — something that is important as Germany weans itself off nuclear power.
The EU's Executive Commission in December started investigating as to whether the discounts — mostly given to large industrial companies — violate EU rules on state aid. That investigation raised concerns in Berlin that companies could see their costs rise and their competitiveness hurt.
Economy and Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said Tuesday that Germany has now completed talks with Brussels and is certain that adjustments to the system will mean it complies with EU rules.
Until now, around 2,000 companies were largely exempt from the surcharge. The number receiving full discounts will now drop by about 400, Gabriel said, with the exemptions focusing on those which "face international competition and have very high energy costs."
"This is not about lobbying for industry; it's about hundreds of thousands of jobs in this country," said Gabriel, who is also vice chancellor.
The move came as Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet signed off on a wider plan by Gabriel aimed at stemming the rising costs of Germany's transition to renewable energy and improving its coordination. The country plans to switch off its remaining nuclear reactors by 2022.
Gabriel says he aims to keep energy prices stable at least until 2017. His plan, which needs parliamentary approval, foresees trimming subsidies for some wind-power facilities.


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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Buster Posey singled with two outs in the seventh inning, breaking up the no-hit bid by Homer Bailey of the Cincinnati Reds.
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The fans have spoken.
This morning, the 76ers announced they have retained Jim Henson's Creature Shop and Raymond Entertainment Group to develop the team's next mascot. Yup, that means the team's old mascot, Hip Hop, is out. The decision was taken out of the hands of the Sixers' new ownership because Hip Hop told them he has "fallen in love, married, and will relocate to a rural part of Pennsylvania to start a family." That's the official announcement; I kid you not. This allows Hip Hop to remain alive in the hearts and minds of Philadelphia's young Sixers fans!
I had a chance to talk to new Sixers' CEO Adam Aron about the decision to develop a new mascot. Here's what he had to say.
"It was an easy decision," Aron said. "Before we bought the team – in one of my first meetings in August with (managing owner) Josh Harris – we were comparing notes about our reactions to everything Philadelphia 76ers. Both of us, independently, came to the same conclusion: Hip Hop wasn't the right image for the team we wanted to create and the product we wanted to offer 76ers fans."
Aron then explained that there was "no fan support for the Hip Hop mascot," and that the "interest in this issue was considerable." Aron appeared on WIP radio and the first question was basically when can Hip Hop go away? (Although asked in a more colorful manner, I'm told.) Then the Inquirer held an on-line poll asking fans if they wanted Hip Hop to remain as the team's mascot. Only 1 in 7 Philadelphia sports fans supported Hip Hop. Aron noticed. A few days later he Tweeted on his Twitter account (@SixersCEOAdam), asking fans why they didn't like the mascot. He said he received about 40 to 50 responses within an hour.
"I think the larger news of all is who we hired to (develop) a new mascot for the 76ers," Aron said. "They know a lot about creating popular mascots ... and that notion, of associating the Sixers with the best talent around, is something you'll see repeatedly in the announcements we're about to make over the next several weeks."
Added Aron: "We're going to get the best talent around: the most creative, the most professional."
Jim Henson's Creature Shop created characters like "Elmo" and "Big Bird" and has won nine Emmy awards and two Oscars. Dave Raymond was the Phillie Phanatic for more than 15 years.
Aron said the new ownership is "well advanced" in its discussions with both Henson & Raymond and has "seen a number of drawings already of possible successors" to Hip Hop.
So what will the Sixers' next mascot look like?
"We're definitely going to go with an animal of some kind," Aron said. "The business of creating mascots is a serious business. When you talk to firms like Henson or Raymond, they've done this hundreds and hundreds of times and there's a lot of thought that goes into what kind of character will appeal to fans and especially families with younger children because that's who the macot is for. There are two types: fantasy creature and an animal of some sort."
Aron continued: "There are pros and cons to each, but at the current time I think we're in the animal camp. There are so many obvious mascots for teams … the mascot for the 76ers is not as obvious to detail other than it would be nice if there could be some colonial theming in some shape or fashion. Given the great historic heritage of Philadelphia."
Aron said that while there is "a lot of love for Ben Franklin in this city," the next mascot will not be Ben Franklin, per se.
"Ben Franklin is a human being and these mascots are usually more animals. I don't think our pure mascot will be Ben Franklin walking around on the court. But if there's a way to work in the founding fathers or the colonial era or even Ben Franklin, that would bea nice feather in the cap. But it is most likely going to be an animal of some kind."
Concluded Aron: "I think we're going to put on our creative hats and see if we can come up with something better than Big Shot …"
(Big Shot was the team's previous mascot.)
If you're one of those Sixers fans who's more worried about the ongoing NBA lockout than the team's next mascot, you can find last night's lockout update here: Neither side will pick up the phone.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Cleveland Indians-Kansas City Royals game was rained out Friday night at Kauffman Stadium and will be made up on Sunday as a day-night doubleheader.
The Royals, who lead the American League Central, have had six off days in the past 12 days. That includes a few rain outs and also having a game postponed in Boston last Friday when the city was shutdown with the manhunt for the bombing suspect.
It was also the second rain out this week for the Indians. They were rained out April 23 at Chicago, plus they had they had an off-day Thursday. It was the fourth time this season the Indians have been rained out.


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Helen Mirren talks royalty and 'Doctor Who'
LONDON (AP) — Helen Mirren is a star of stage and screen — and now stage on-screen.
Mirren's award-winning performance as Queen Elizabeth II in "The Audience" will be beamed this week from London's Gielgud Theatre to hundreds of movie theaters around the world in a live broadcast.
It's the latest step in Mirren's glittering regal procession as the monarch. She won an Academy Award for playing Elizabeth in the 2006 movie "The Queen," and gained an Olivier stage trophy in April for her reprise in box-office hit "The Audience."
But the actress, who has made a career of not being typecast, had to be persuaded to wear the crown a second time.
"I really didn't want to play the role again," Mirren said in an interview before another evening donning tiara and pearls. "I was very resistant."
Mirren was won over by the quality of the creative team, which includes director Stephen Daldry, award-winning stage designer Bob Crowley and playwright Peter Morgan, who wrote both "The Queen" and "The Audience."
"It was just an amazing team, and I thought, 'If you walk away from this, you're an idiot,'" Mirren said.
She also felt there was more to explore about the queen, an intensely private and uniquely public figure.
"She's at the same time completely known and completely unknowable," Mirren said. "So there's this extraordinary dichotomy of a very familiar person who is a complete mystery at the same time."
"The Audience" imagines the private weekly meetings between the monarch and Britain's prime ministers — 12 in all — over her six-decade reign. Mirren gives a delicately nuanced performance, both regal and vulnerable, in which the queen grows from a tentative 20-something to wise octogenarian while retaining a core of solitude.
Mirren is not a monarchist, but says she has come to sympathize with Elizabeth and the burden of her position.
"This is a woman who has lived with nonstop admiration and a lot of sycophancy, but at the same time is a very straightforward, pragmatic, down to earth person, I suspect.
"It's a life of incredible luxury in many ways, but I don't think luxury is her default mode. I don't think she likes luxury, actually. I think she'd be far happier on a tractor with muddy boots in the kitchen and lots of dogs running around."
"The Audience" will be broadcast to cinemas across Britain and around the world Thursday. Some movie theaters will show it live, while others will show it at different times throughout the summer.
Live theater broadcasts have become a surprise hit since Britain's National Theatre launched its NT Live program four years ago with — fittingly enough — a production of Jean Racine's "Phedre" starring Mirren.
What began as an experiment inspired by the Metropolitan Opera's cinema broadcasts has quickly become a cultural fixture. From an initial 280 theaters, the broadcasts now go out to almost 700 venues in 25 countries.
Eight shows a year get the NT Live treatment. Most are National Theatre productions, but some, like "The Audience," come from other theaters. Next up is Kenneth Branagh's "Macbeth," to be broadcast from the Manchester International Festival on July 20.
"It's been way beyond our wildest dreams," said David Sabel, executive producer of NT Live. "When we launched it, it was very much an experiment. We were quietly confident, but there were a lot of questions about whether it would work.
"In the past when theater has been filmed, they've put the cameras at the back or on the side so as not to disturb the audience," he said. "And that's why you end up with a product that looks like it wasn't meant to be filmed."
NT Live's approach was to treat the plays like live sports broadcasts, using multiple cameras, tracking shots, and close-ups to merge the immediacy of live theater and the intimacy of film.
Mirren knows from experience the challenge of playing to a live audience while cameras, occupying some of the seats, film the action.
"It's very tricky, because there's such a world of difference between theatre acting and film acting, and this absolutely is right in the middle," Mirren said.
"It's not a process that you get to practice a lot, so it's a bit of a crapshoot. You're working in the dark really, and there's no chance of going back and going 'Oh God, can we do it again?' You just have to go for it, in the way that you do in the theater."
"The Audience" ends its West End run on Saturday, but Mirren may not be finished with the queen yet. She says the play may transfer to Broadway — "but not for a while."
At 67, Mirren is at the top of her game. In a 45-year career, she's gone from the Royal Shakespeare Company to screen notoriety in the racy "Caligula" to movie classics such as "Excalibur" and "The Long Good Friday." Millions know her as steely detective Jane Tennison in the long-running TV series "Prime Suspect," and she can currently be heard as the voice of a sinister creature in the animated movie "Monsters University."
Dame Helen Mirren — she received the female equivalent of a knighthood in 2003 — is as much a national treasure as the queen, though a considerably less buttoned-up one.
She has even been suggested as the next star of "Doctor Who," the beloved BBC sci-fi series about a space-hopping, time-traveling alien hero. Eleven actors have played the role since the show began in 1963, and a 12th is to be announced soon.
That has sparked intense speculation among the show's millions of fans, with some wondering whether the role might go to a woman for the first time. One bookmaker is offering 25-1 odds on it being Mirren.
"Oh, please — I would put much longer odds on it than that," she scoffed.
"But I think it's absolutely time for a female Doctor Who. I'm so sick of that man with his girl sidekick. I could name at least 10 wonderful British actresses who would absolutely kill in that role."
The Audience: http://www.theaudienceplay.com/home/
NT Live: http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/
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This story appears in the March 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine.
In the nocturnal narrative of a garden at night, the dramatis personae are wildly fragrant blooms that unfurl in darkness like jasmine, tuberose, gardenia; luna moths with wings the color of celadon; and scarab beetles iridescent as opals. The moon, which illuminates this stage, borrows its light from the sun. Its ashen light, the Greek philosophers knew, is reflected. A night garden invites reflection. Unlike the sun, the moon welcomes our gaze. We can wax poetic, wane with melancholy—howl, even—and admire the wonder of an obverse world where plants reach out, not to sunlight but to the faint glow flung to Earth by a diadem of stars.
Color is mostly irrelevant in a night garden. Because of how the eye sees, even the most incendiary reds and oranges turn into a monochrome of silver and grays under the waning moon. The retina, the sensitive lining of the eye's interior, is layered with photoreceptive cells called rods and cones. Rods, which detect the intensity of light, can sense low levels of illumination. But cones, which distinguish color, require a threshold of light higher than provided by the fading moon. In the absence of that threshold, color washes away. (The long exposure and sensitivity of digital imaging do what the retina cannot, which is why we see color in these photographs.)
Science, so informative, can be so rude. The perfume of flowers at night is nothing more than a ruse. "Gardens at night are more fragrant than gardens at day because most nocturnal pollinators have poor eyesight so must rely on their sense of smell to find flowers," says John Kress, curator of botany at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. The world of night bloomers and their pollinators is an alternate universe finely honed through eons of evolutionary selection. Daytime pollinators like butterflies, birds, and bees rely on visual cues telegraphed by bright colors; night-shift workers like beetles and moths depend on fragrance, the luminescence of white petals, or—as in the echolocation of bats—the faint outlines of shape.
Enough. Better to linger in the dream-dusk of imagination and walk in the Pavilion Where the Moon Meets the Wind in the Garden of the Master of the Nets in Suzhou, China, or through Vita Sackville-West's White Garden at Sissinghurst Castle, England, frosted with white tulips, lilies, anemones, cream delphiniums, gray-white campanulas, and Iceberg and White Wings roses. They were planted, she wrote, in the hope that "the great ghostly barn-owl will sweep silently across a pale garden ... in the twilight." Or we may draw from the past and conjure the pleasure gardens built by Mogul rulers, cooled by pearls of water from marble fountains, canopied by trees heavy with pomegranates and oranges and painted with moonlight, like the fabled garden of Shalimar near Kashmir.
The word "paradise," Elizabeth Moynihan, an architectural historian, says, can be traced to a transliteration of the Old Persian word pairidaeza, a walled garden. "The Paradise promised in the Koran consists of several terraces of gardens, each more splendid than the last," she writes. The open-air palace of an Islamic garden was literally and figuratively paradise on Earth, a place to drink wine in silver pitchers, eat Kabul melons, and listen to poetry.
"Remote and closed as this soul of Islam remains," recalled the French writer Vicomte Robert d'Humières after being entertained in the early 1900s by the brother of the maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, "I doubt if we ever felt it nearer to us than that evening, among the fountains and the night-blossoms of the garden of Shalimar, while the full moon of August, from above the snows of the Tibetan frontier, poured down its clear light."
If a garden is a reach to reclaim Eden, then perhaps our longing is best rewarded at night. The moon forgives the blight laid bare by sun. The cankered flower, the desiccated leaf, the rotted branch are swallowed by shadows, leaving only the illusion of perfection, silvered by starshine, gilded by moonlight.


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Court blocks 12 websites for 'misleading' Olympic ticket sales
20,000 tickets shifted
Twelve websites are being blocked by British authorities under for the unauthorised sale of tens of thousands of tickets to the Olympics.
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said it had secured an interim enforcement order from the High Court blocking the sites' further sale of tickets and giving British authorities the ability to re-direct potential buyers to a holding page with a warning message from the Metropolitan Police, Serious Organized Crime Agency (SOCA) and the OFT. The order was granted Monday.
The sites named are londonsummergames.org, londonsummergames.net, summergames2012.org, olympicticket.info, 2012tickets.org, euroteamtickets.com, euroteam.info, euroteam.net, euroteam.travel, euroteamtickets.wordpress.com, us.euroteam.info and worldticketservice.net.
The interim order required the defendants to stop offering Olympics tickets otherwise they could have the sites redirected to a holding page.
At the time of writing just the euroteam.travel site had been re-directed while the others are not available.
An OFT spokesperson told The Reg it was moving quickly and was in the process of posting the warning on the remaining sites.
The OFT has taken informal action against a further 236 other sites from different traders for also offering Olympic tickets without authorization.
The OFT said 20,000 tickets had been sold by the 12 but that the four companies running them - Euroteam AS, Uncus AS Ticket, Travel AS and Tixnet AS all operated out of Norway - had only been able to source 5,000 tickets.
The OFT said those who do receive tickets from the 12 sites may find they are invalid and may be barred from entering the Games when they pitch up.
An OFT spokesperson was unable to put a figure on the value of the 50,000 tickets sold.
Tixnet, an online exchange, has posted a notice on its site saying Olympic tickets are not for sale on its site and listings and events posted will be removed.
"The companies' websites misled consumers and failed to make clear the risks of buying tickets from them," the OFT said. The OFT stressed that the four companies behind the sites are not authorised to sell Olympic tickets.
The OFT said the defendants had expressly and/or falsely asserted that the were allowed to legally sell tickets, that they are authorised distributors, would supply valid tickets, and that tickets would be dispatched to customers in time for events. ®


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The German Public Companies Act or Aktiengesetz turns 50 this month. We mark this occasion with a chapter setting out our perspectives on corporate law and governance in Germany in a book called 'Corporate Governance: Geschichte – Best Practice – Herausforderungen' (Corporate Governance: History – Best Practice – Challenges) that will be launched in Frankfurt on 24 September. We have also updated our Corporate Governance Principles.
Germany's corporate law is more shareholder-friendly than widely believed
Contrary to popular opinion, Germany's Companies Act provides shareholders with some powerful tools. Investors can, for example, file counterproposals, vote annually on the performance of the boards (Entlastung) and request special audits. We have used many of the rights provided by the law in our engagements with German companies over the last decade, most recently at the AGM of Deutsche Bank, where we used the vote on the performance of the management board to encourage a review of the company's leadership.However, the German two-tier board system and employee participation are not well understood by foreign institutional investors. In a German public company, the CEO chairs the management board, which leads and manages the company. The management board in turn is overseen, controlled and advised by a supervisory board, which exclusively comprises non-executive directors and is led by the company's chair. Shareholders only have the right to elect half of the members of the supervisory boards of large companies – the other half is chosen by employees. Significantly, the CEO and other members of the management board are appointed by the supervisory board.In theory, the clear division between executives and non-executives is appealing, as long as the drawbacks of having separate boards, such as less frequent meetings and potentially a reduced flow of information, can be overcome. The long-term success of many German companies confirms that the country's two-tier governance system and the involvement of employees can add value in practice.
Although in our view, there is no need for major reform of the Companies Act, we believe the following two issues should be considered and addressed to optimise German corporate law and practice:
- Dialogue between institutional investors and supervisory boards:
In line with Germany's Companies Act, the supervisory board is an inward-looking organ of the company that only communicates with shareholders at the AGM. This can lead to a lack of information and accountability of its members, not least with regard to the nomination process. The current practice of little or no involvement of investors in the process has led to a number of situations over the years in which nomination proposals were questionable and controversial and at the 2010 AGM of Infineon even resulted in a proxy fight.While some companies are now making their chairs available for meetings with investors, the format and quality of the resulting dialogue varies significantly. Questions about the composition and effectiveness of supervisory boards continue to emerge, including in relation to some of their key responsibilities, such as CEO succession, strategy development and oversight.We therefore believe it is time to review how institutional investors should communicate with supervisory boards of companies in which they invest to ensure an adequate flow of information and accountability of board members.
- AGMs:
An AGM has three main purposes: Information, communication and decision-making. However, in practice, the AGMs of German companies do not fulfil any of these roles satisfactorily. Certain aspects of the legal framework governing AGMs have been addressed since the Companies Act came into force in 1965. Other cornerstones, such as the right of each shareholder to speak and request answers to detailed questions and the right to legally challenge resolutions for a wide range of reasons, remain largely unchanged. This contributes to the length of AGMs, which can take up a full day and run into the late evening, as well as significant legal risks for companies with regard to the resolutions passed.As such, we believe that the legal framework of AGMs should be reviewed, starting with the fundamental question of what role they should play in the 21st century for major investor groups and possibly other stakeholders.
Hermes EOS actions
In our book chapter and German Corporate Governance Principles, we have developed a number of suggestions on the issues identified above. While questions relating to the legal framework governing AGMs will require law reform, there are practical steps that companies, together with their shareholders, can take to optimise the interactions between investors and supervisory boards. We seek to contribute to the development of best practice and together with some of the leading German companies and other investors plan to develop guidelines for the dialogue between institutional investors and supervisory boards. Please contact me if you would like to find out more.
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New Smyrna Beach pulled out a 55-54 victory over Delray Beach Village on Friday. DeLand cruised to a 67-30 victory over Trinity Christian. This set up a showdown in Saturday night's title game of the Gus Gibbs Basketball Tournament at DeLand High.
DELAND -- Diamante Mitchell's free throw with 3.4 seconds left put New Smyrna Beach ahead, but it was Roger Carlin who led the Barracudas to a 55-54 win over Delray Beach Village on Friday in the semifinals of the 12th annual Gus Gibbs Basketball Tournament at DeLand High School.
Carlin, who hadn't made a free throw all night, made two with 47 seconds left to tie the game at 54-54. It was Carlin who forced a five-second call on Village's TreQuan Smith to give NSB a shot at the game-winner.
On the inbound, Mitchell crossed midcourt, was fouled on a double team and made 1-of-2 free throws to advance NSB (12-2) into the 7:30 p.m. Saturday title game against DeLand, a 67-30 winner over Trinity Christian.
"I just tried my hardest and when my shots aren't falling for me I try to make up for it on defense,'' Carlin said. "I was just trying my hardest for the team.''
Carlin finished with seven points and Desmond Mitchell led the Barracudas with 20 points, but it was an overall team win NSB coach Steve Gawriluk could savor.
"They are so well-coached and (Village) Coach Willie (Gibson) does such a nice job that I knew we were going to have a tough game tonight,'' Gawriluk said. "It was a great win. That's a good ball club; it was tooth-and-nail. Those are the type of games that we need for us to get better later in the season.''
Village (10-2) was paced by Keion Tyson, who knocked down six 3-pointers and finished with 23 points, while Smith had 13 and Wesley Michael finished with 15.
The Tigers used their athleticism, transition game and perimeter marksmanship to make it a dogfight the whole way, while NSB got a lift from an unlikely cast of characters.
Jalen Merrick tallied five points, five rebounds and three blocks in the paint and Marcus Johnson scored eight points and had four rebounds. Trai Halton was solid defensively down the stretch.
NSB led just 17-16 going into the second quarter and carried a 29-26 margin into the intermission.
Village tied the game on four different occasions in the third quarter, but NSB led 40-39 going into the final quarter.
The Tigers grabbed a lead of 51-48 with three minutes left to play before Carlin and Mitchell came through with their heroics in the closing minute.
In the nightcap, Kyle Epping's nine first-half points and runaway dunk highlighted a 17-5 start for the Bulldogs in the first quarter and the hosts took a 31-16 margin into the intermission.
NSB (12-2) Dez Mitchell 20, Johnson 8, Dia. Mitchell 7, Arnold 3, Merrick 5, Carlin 7, Halton 2, Bryant 3. Totals 21 7-17 55
VILLAGE (10-2) Campbell 2, Tyson 23, Smith 13, Michael 15, Baker 3. Totals 18, 13-21 54
Village 16 10 13 15--54
3-point goals—NSB 6 (Dez Mitchell 4, Johnson, Carlin), Village 7 (Tyson 6, Michael). Total fouls—NSB 16, Village 14. Fouled out—none. Technical fouls—Dez Mitchell (NSB)
TRINITY (5-7) Kimmig 6, Lawrence 6, Castro 2, Fernandez 8, Perez 8. Totals 10, 4-12 30
DELAND (9-4) Chavers 4, Epping 13, Burnell 10, Bridges 4, Starrett 6, Ospina 4, Kennedy 4, L. Hamilton 8, Knox 2, Georges 5, Dean 3, Tucker 4. Totals 28, 7-14 67
Trinity 5 11 7 7--30
DeLand 17 14 15 21--67
3-point goals—Trinity 3 (Kimmig 2, Lawrence), DeLand 4 (Starrett 2, L. Hamilton 2). Total fouls—Trinity 13, DeLand 13. Fouled out—none. Technical fouls—none


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Direct sales company Stampin' Up! announced yesterday that president Dale Fillmore, who'd been with the company since June 2006, is retiring.
"From the beginning, we knew we wouldn't have Dale for very long," CEO and Founder Shelli Gardner said about Fillmore. "He came out of retirement to work with us, and I am extremely grateful for the inspiring leadership, vision, and service he has provided during the past four years—he will be dearly missed."
Fillmore will be replaced by Rich Jutkins, who has been Director and Vice President of Logistics at Stampin' Up! since 2001, overseeing operations at the company's Kanab (UT) manufacturing facility and Riverton (UT) home office.
"Rich started his career with Smith's Food and Drug in manufacturing," says Gardner. "He also has invaluable experience in educating, implementing change, and leading. His passion for Stampin' Up!, his commitment to our demonstrators (sales force), and his skills as a leader will be valuable moving forward."
Jutkins spent more than a decade at Smith's running plants followed by several years teaching chemistry, biology & physics, and coaching basketball. A Utah native and graduate of the University of Utah. Jutkins lives in Riverton with his wife Wendi. The couple has four children.
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DOVER, N.J., Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Global pop icon and Baby-G Brand Ambassador Ke$ha is taking the stage for an encore performance of her collaboration with the Baby-G brand of women's watches. Returning to create another watch after the successful launch of the 2011 Ke$ha watch collection, the fun and fearless star is launching her second watch design, along with gearing up for the launch of her second studio album, Warrior, which is scheduled for release on December 4th, 2012. Taking on her sophomore design effort with the same warrior spirit, Ke$ha debuts a tough and trendy watch to match her style sensibility, while truly standing the test of time!
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Launching in December 2012, the limited-edition Baby-G x Ke$ha watch reflects the eye-catching essence of the "Die Young" singer/songwriter. Ke$ha drew inspiration for her BGA160KS-7B watch from the evolvement of her personal style while keeping with trends of the season.
"Just like music, fashion is a form of expression. And as you might have been able to tell, I'm all about expressing myself," said Ke$ha. "Having a good time with your style is so important, and that's why I'm thrilled with the design of my new go-to accessory with Baby-G!"
The limited-edition BGA160KS-7B Baby-G x Ke$ha model is a classic timepiece perfect for any outfit or occasion. It features a white, semi gloss case and gold pinstriped band with Ke$ha's signature logo and a gold 3D Roman numeral index consisting of four layers. The watch takes wrist wear to a new dimension utilizing a Neon Illuminator in which a black light LED illuminates special luminous ink on hour markers on the hour and minute hands, and on the dial. The result is a dazzling array of colors.
The Ke$ha-branded accessory is not only fashionably on-trend, it's also tough with a shock resistant & 100-meter water resistant structure and offers functionality with 27-city world time, 4 daily alarms, countdown timer, stopwatch, 12/24 hour formats and a mute function. This warrior's watch is perfect for keeping the popstar on time and in style all tour long!
Ke$ha is also as multi-tasking as her namesake watch. In addition to music and design, she is the first-ever Global Ambassador for Humane Society International where she helps to end cruelty to animals worldwide. To support Ke$ha's "pet" cause, Baby-G is paying it forward by supporting a Humane Society International initiative close to the star's heart, their Street Dog Welfare Program.
"Ke$ha's standout character and mass appeal is the ideal pairing for our upbeat Baby-G brand," said Shigenori Itoh, Chairman and CEO of Casio America. "Merging our fashionable and functional watches with a fun, fearless and charitable star makes this collaboration a perfect fit for our consumer."
The limited edition collaboration watch will be available this December at Tourneau, Nordstrom, select Macy's stores and fashion boutiques, with an MSRP of $130 for the BGA160KS-7B. Please visit www.baby-g.com to view our other women's watch collections.
About Casio America, Inc.
Casio America, Inc., Dover, N.J., is the U.S. subsidiary of Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, one of the world's leading manufacturers of consumer electronics and business equipments solutions, established in 1957. Casio America, Inc. markets calculators, keyboards, digital cameras, mobile presentation devices, disc title and label printers, watches, cash registers and other consumer electronic products. Casio has strived to realize its corporate creed of "creativity and contribution" through the introduction of innovative and imaginative products. For more information visit our website at www.casiousa.com.
About Ke$ha
Global superstar Ke$ha has taken the world by storm since the release of her debut album in Animal in 2010. That year she was declared Billboard's Hot 100 Artist and her smash debut single "TiK ToK" was named Billboard's #1 Hot 100 Song, was the most played song of that year, and was the biggest-selling digital track in the world. Ke$ha has had 6 consecutive Top 10 hits including three #1 singles: "TiK ToK", "Your Love Is My Drug" and "We R Who We R." Her debut album Animal has sold over 2.5 million units worldwide. Ke$ha has toured the world, playing over 200 live shows in support of Animal and its companion album Cannibal. She took home the MTV EMA for Best New Act in November 2010 and was nominated for 2 American Music Awards, 3 MTV VMA Awards and 6 Billboard Awards. She has performed on dozens of television programs all over the world including MTV Europe Music Awards, Much Music Awards (Canada), Echo Awards (Germany), X Factor (Australia), American Music Awards, Billboard Awards, American Idol, Saturday Night Live and The Today Show Summer Concert Series. She has over 21 million Facebook likes, over 3 million Twitter followers and over 300 million views on VEVO. She has sold over 24.5 million combined tracks and ringtones in the U.S alone and over 27.5 million worldwide to date. Ke$ha is an international powerhouse, Animal has been certified Gold, Platinum or multi-Platinum in 15 markets (including Platinum in the United States) and was the biggest selling debut album from an international female in 2010 in the UK. Ke$ha is the global ambassador for Casio Baby G and was recently named the first global ambassador for Humane Society International.
About Humane Society International
Humane Society International and its partner organizations together constitute one of the world's largest animal protection organizations—backed by 11 million people. For nearly 20 years, HSI has been fighting for the protection of all animals through advocacy, education, and hands-on programs. HSI is the international arm of The Humane Society of the United States. Celebrating animals and confronting cruelty worldwide—On the Web at hsi.org
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My puppy Stella playing on the dried up shores of Lake Michigan. Stella had lost her front right leg in an accident a few Months prior to this photo... But her ability to adapt has been quite remarkable, and she is running as well as she ever has... Seeing her play helps take some of my sadness away... Stella is truly great.
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After a public hearing in Santa Fe in which the flawed science standards for New Mexico were consistently opposed, the Public Education Department is promising to restore part of the removed content on evolution, the age of the earth and climate change — but important concerns remain.
NCSE was selected by the California Science Teachers Association to receive its Distinguished Contributions Award for 2017.
NCSE's deputy director Glenn Branch contributed a column, entitled "Why the Scientific Consensus on Climate Change Matters for Science Education," to the October 2017 issue of The Science Teacher, a special issue devoted to climate change.
As the October 16, 2017, public hearing in Santa Fe on the new state science standards proposed for New Mexico approaches, there is no sign of the opposition to their omission of references to evolution, human responsibility for climate change, and the age of the earth abating.
"The Partisan Divide on Political Values Grows Even Wider," in the words of a headline of a Pew Research Center report dated October 5, 2017 — and public attitudes toward climate change are evidently involved.
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COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
Do I Qualify for a Lung Transplant?
I have COPD and am on oxygen 24/7. Do I qualify medically for a lung transpant? I am on Medicaid. Do they cover a transplant?
Many factors are considered when assessing a patient for the suitability of lung transplantation. Other co-existing medical conditions may preclude one from being a transplant candidate. However, with respect to the type of lung disease that is present, advanced COPD is the most common disease for which transplant is performed. Medicaid typically covers many of the costs, but it may be necessary for consultation with a social worker experienced in the costs of medical procedures.
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The Democracy which made Athenai (Athens) famous has not yet come to pass, Athenai is ruled by one man Peisistratos, son of Hippokrates. Solon the Law giver has recently died and the poor people of Athenai have lost their benefactor. But the recent war with Megara has left the Athenaioi in need of a strong leader and Peisistratos is that man, with the drive to succeed and a strong army at his back it is only a matter of time before Greece is unified under an empire with dominating Athenaioi. Athenai has yet to come into her golden age, but it is only a matter of time before Athenai bursts into her prime and creates a legacy that will last through the ages.
The army of the Athenaioi is not a strong cavalry force, neither do they possess masterful archers, but Athenai's infantry is a master of the hoplite phalanx and certainly a force to be reckoned with. A charge from the phalanx can tear through almost any infantry, this wall of bronze is an unstoppable force when engaged head on, however, a skilled commander will always keep a reserve to stop his valued phalanx from being flanked. The troops are drawn from the citizens of Athenai, each man fighting with what he can afford but all of them fighting for their city. It is this strong belief that the citizens are part of the city that gives the Athenaioi such courage in battle, and in defense of Athenai it would be hard to find a man who fled rather than fight for his stake in the city.
Athenai will soon be on the lips of every Easterner fearing Greek as the valiant defenders of Greece who played David to the Great King's Goliath. But for now Athenai will build up her forces and exert the power she is destined to have over the Hellenic world.


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Exhibits and more...
AB-EX/RE-CON: Abstract Expressionism Reconsidered
AB-EX/RE-CON explores both the best known and less familiar practitioners of abstract and gestural painting who dominated the American art, criticism and commentary during the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s. Artists on display include Diebenkorn, J. Ernst, Frankenthaler, Hofmann, Kline, and Motherwell. Through June 16. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent Collection
This rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European artists from the Heckscher Museum's Permanent Collection. Of particular interest is Étienne Berne-Bellecour's monumental Embarkation Maneuver, 1882, which factually depicts the departure of a regiment of cuirassiers following the Franco-Prussian War. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Claudia Waters: The Figure in Motion
A solo exhibition of oil paintings, including 30 of Claudia Waters' figurative seashore and pool paintings. Through July 12. Steinberg Museum of Art at Hillwood, LIU Post, Rte. 25A, Brookville. 299-4073, or www.liu.edu/museum.
The Lyon, the Which and the Warhol: The Sequel
This sequel to Hofstra Museum's early spring exhibit highlights photography by artists Danny Lyons and Andy Warhol, focusing on themes of gender and identity. The exhibit also includes works by Diane Arbus, as well as those in other media by Oskar Kokoschka, Alfred Maurer, and Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi. Through Sept. 15. Hofstra University's David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Mysteries of Bats
Tackapausha Museum and Preserve's newly reopened exhibit features varied species of bats, including a live family of Egyptian Fruit Bats who fly and "hang out" in the museum's nocturnal area. Other exhibits include displays about Long Island's ecology and interactive activities. Tackapausha Museum and Preserve, Washington Ave. (between Merrick Rd. and Sunrise Hwy.), Seaford. 571-7443.
Using the Lessons of the Holocaust to Teach Tolerance
A contextualized history that explains the 1920s' increase of intolerance, reduction of human rights, and lack of intervention that enabled the persecution and mass murder of millions of Jews and others. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
We Hold These Truths...
This exhibition celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and examines slavery, the abolition movement and emancipation through artworks, artifacts and ephemera. Artists include Willie Cole, Daniel Chester French, Richard Hunt, William H. Johnson, Glenn Ligon, Howardena Pindell, Betye Saar, and Kara Walker. Through July 26. Hofstra University's Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hofstra.edu/museum.
Film Screening
View "Raw Visions (Art of Survival)," a new documentary that examines healing through art, based on the Survivors Art Foundation, Thursday, June 13, 1 and 7 p.m. Long Beach Public Library, 111 W. Park Ave., Long Beach. 432-7200.
Afternoon Movie
See "Cloud Atlas," the sci-fi drama that features multiple plotlines set across six different eras, Friday, June 14, 2:30 p.m.; also "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," about a group of British retirees who take up residence in India, Tuesday, June 18, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
At the Movies
View "Les Miserables," the epic musical based on the Broadway show, inspired by Victor Hugo's classic novel, Friday, June 14, 1 p.m.; Monday, June 17, 6 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Literary Voices
Novelist and playwright Denis Grey reads from his works, hosted by poet Peter V. Dugan, Friday, June 14, 7 p.m. With open mic. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Poet Laureate Induction Open House
The Nassau County Poet Laureate Society honors Mario Susko as the new Poet Laureate for Nassau County, Saturday, June 15, 2 p.m. All poetry lovers are welcome. Farmingdale Library, 116 Merritts Rd., Farmingdale.
Monday Film
Watch "Undefeated," the Oscar-winning documentary that tells the struggles of a high school football team as it attempts a winning season after years of losses, Monday, June 17, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Movie Matinee
See "Robot and Frank," about an aging jewel thief whose son buys him a domestic robot, Wednesday, June 19, 2 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Art Talk
Examine the collection of the Clark Museum, one of the nation's most acclaimed small museums, with art educator Vivian Gordon, Thursday, June 20, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Film Time
See "The Magic of Belle Isle," the Rob Reiner-directed drama about a wheelchair-bound author who moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, with Morgan Freeman, Thursday, June 20, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.


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Capital gains tax
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Buy low, sell high, pay taxes. It's the American way. When an individual or a business buys an asset such as a stock, bond or piece of real estate, the difference between what the person or company paid for the asset and the final sale price is a capital gain. Taxes on capital gains can differ significantly from regular income taxes. In many cases, capital gains taxes are lower.
Capital gains taxes are most commonly associated with the sale of stock. That said, capital gains taxes apply to a number of different types of assets, including bonds, real estate, precious coins, etc. Moreover, there are different rate schedules for different types of capital gains.
Capital gains and losses are classified as long-term or short-term. If the asset is held for less than a year, then any gain is taxed at the rate for regular income. Anything held for a period of more than one year is long-term and qualifies for lower capital gains rates.
The highest tax rate on a Net Capital Gain (long-term capital gain for the year is more than short-term gain for the year) is generally 15%. However, there are 3 exceptions to this rule.
Estimated Taxes - Any taxes not paid through withholdings may be subject to estimated taxes. Individuals owning a business, or receiving income such as Capital Gains may be subject to estimated taxes. In 2008, capital gains tax was reduced from 5% to zero after the new tax laws were passed. However, this DOES NOT mean that you do not have to pay taxes on your capital gains.
The general rules for estimated taxes are:
To better calculate your estimated tax, it is recommended that you visit the IRS website for more information regarding estimated taxes.
Capital gain distributions are basically dividends paid out through or credited to your account by mutual funds and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). These will be located in box 2a of Form 1099-DIV that you recieve from a Mutual Fund company or REIT.
You calculate the gain or loss as follows:
Fair Market Value of Old Stock....................$200.00 Fair Market Value of Stock Dividend (Cash)........+ 10.00 Exact Amnt. of both combined equals...............$210.00 Cost of old stock after stock dividend (($200/$210)*$100))...............................$95.24 Cost of stock dividend ((10/210)*100))............+ 4.76 Total.............................................$100.00 Cash Received.....................................$10.00 Cost of stock dividend............................-4.76 Gain..............................................$5.24
To calculate whether you have a gain or loss on the sale of an asset, see whether or not the adjusted basis is more than the amount realized (LOSS) or amount realized is more than the adjusted basis (GAIN). An adjusted basis is the original cost plus certain additions and minus certain deductions. These certain deductions are things such as depreciation and casualty losses.
Keep in mind that in determining gain or loss, transferring property between owners results in additions to the adjusted basis of the property. For more information regarding FMV (Fair Market Value), Adjusted Basis, etc. see resources, listed below.
Since this gain was held for more than one year it is classified as a long-term capital gain and reported on the Form 1040 Schedule D.
Capital Gains you are taxed on include:
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By Toni Waterman & Adam Reilly
March 23, 2012
BOSTON — It was a stunning outcome in Suffolk Superior Court Thursday: No convictions in the trial of two men charged with four brutal murders in Mattapan two years ago. The jurors deliberated for days and deadlocked on nine charges against defendant Dwayne Moore. Co-defendant Edward Washington was cleared outright, prompting chaos in the courtroom and a strong sense of justice denied.
Washington had been accused of being the getaway driver. Moore, the alleged trigger man, was found not guilty on cocaine trafficking. The jury remained deadlocked on the other nine charges against him, including four counts of murder, leading Judge Christine McEvoy to declare a mistrial.
One of those killed was Amani Smith, a 2-year-old boy. When the "not guilty" verdict was read in his death, the courtroom erupted with emotion, fury, screaming and swears. "They're cowards, cowards — they killed my little cousin," one woman yelled.
Several people had to be escorted out of the room. As the remaining acquittals rolled in, friends and family of the victims doubled over in disbelief.
"My daughter's gone. My grandson is gone and they get to walk away," said Cynthia Diane François outside the courthouse. "They killed people, they killed four people and get to walk away with it. We've been here, I've been here for over a month going back and forth through this trial and they get to walk out of this courtroom. They get to walk out of here. And there's nothing I can do about it."
Washington will remain in prison on a charge of violating his probation. The duration of his time behind bars is not known. Moore will remain in prison as well for the time being; defense attorney Dan Conley made it very clear that Moore would be back in court soon.
"We will re-try Dwayne Moore — make no mistakes about that. And we expect the second trial that will come about in the next few months, that we will hold him accountable for these heinous crimes," Conley said. "We expect that the next jury that sits on this evidence and hears it and understands it as we do will find defendant Dwayne Moore guilty."
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Central African Republic
Violence threatens 2.3 million children.
The deeply impoverished Central African Republic (CAR) has been mired in violence since December 2012. More than 850,000 people have been displaced because of the fighting—most of them women and children. At least 6,000 children have been recruited into armed groups.
Meanwhile, the number of children treated for severe acute malnutrition has tripled in the last year. There is only one pediatric hospital in the entire country.
UNICEF has freed more than 1,000 child soldiers and is assisting displaced families with essential services including water, sanitation, education, malaria prevention and treatment for malnutrition.
Many children have been without basic services for months. Their lives are at risk from violence, disease and malnutrition.
Children targeted for violence, and as soldiers
Children are increasingly victims of attacks, and many — an estimated 6,000 — are being forced to fight as child soldiers. Sexual violence against girls is also increasing.
Children missing school, health care
Seven out of ten primary school children in Central African Republic have stopped going to classes. The crisis in the CAR has also interrupted malnutrition treatment programs and made health care difficult to obtain. Measles outbreaks have occurred throughout the country.
UNICEF's relief efforts for children
UNICEF and its partners have managed to immunize more than 500,000 children against measles and polio through October 2013, and a new national campaign to immunize another 550,000 children has just been launched. UNICEF also supports emergency health activities in Bangui's four main hospitals and has helped reopen many nutrition clinics shuttered by the war. UNICEF is re-supplying schools with furniture and learning materials and supporting efforts to educate child refugees in neighboring countries.
UNICEF issued an emergency appeal for $11.5 million shortly after the conflict broke out in December 2012. Since then, funding needs have tripled, threatening UNICEF's ability to continue delivering emergency services to children.


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PS3Home: "Needless to say, 2012 has been a great year for gamers. The last several months in particular have played host to some major title releases; franchises have cemented their importance, and new powerhouse series have been introduced."
The Last of Us
Grand Theft Auto 5
God of War: Ascension
and Tomb Raider all sounds fantastic to me. After E3 there would probably be more than 10 more that I want. Can't have em all unfortunately (money!).
Bioshock Infinite
Ni no Kuni
The Last of Us
The Witch and The Hundred Knights
Sly Cooper Thieves in Time
Until Dawn
Beyond Two Souls
Grand Theft Auto V
God of War Ascension
Metal Gear Rising Revengeance
There's alot more than 10 that I want next year but if I have to pick 10 ..
The Last of Us
Beyond: Two Souls
BioShock: Infinite
Tomb Raider
Crysis 3
Aliens: Colonial Marines
Dead Space 3
Metro: Last Light
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Remember Me
With next gen around the corner, I expect Square-Enix to finally come out and release Final Fantasy Versus XIII late 2013.
They really can't hold it off much longer. If they keep doing that, PS4 will be released and releasing this on PS3 won't do them any good and it would be impossible to switch development to PS4 at this point since I assume it would cost them a lot.


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Knuckles is my favorite character in Sonic, by far. I loved how he handled in Sonic 3 and Knuckles (probably one of the best games ever made, imo). His gliding ability, mixed in with his low jumping capability, made him a very fun character to play and very unique to the series. In Sonic Advance 1, they gave him a higher jump which I think hurt the character's uniqueness (plus removing his special paths, and stuff), but he was still my favorite to play.
Actually, I really loved the alternate paths in S3&K. Playing Knuckles was like playing an entirely new game from Sonic's. However, I think some of the paths wasted his talents (see: CNZ1/2, etc.). Some of his sections were focused on speed, which I don't think fit Knuckles' role well at all. However, even with that, Knuckles' routes were harder and less rewarding, but the challenge was very entertaining to play and I loved every minute of it.
I'm going to be redesigning his sections in S3&K. What do you think the best playstyle for Knuckles is? I personally think Knuckles should focus on climbing, avoiding spikes, and platforming, with very few speed sections mixed in. Also, I think he should be given access to shortcuts/alternate routes that take advantage of his climbing ability, and entering Sonic's paths occasionally.
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Rangers can't rally after Darvish's early exit
ARLINGTON -- The A's have a way of bringing out the worst in Yu Darvish.
In his third season stateside, the Japanese star has dominated many of the American League's heaviest-hitting lineups -- but the Rangers' leading division rival is a different story.View Full Game Coverage
ARLINGTON -- The A's have a way of bringing out the worst in Yu Darvish.
In his third season stateside, the Japanese star has dominated many of the American League's heaviest-hitting lineups -- but the Rangers' leading division rival is a different story.View Full Game Coverage
Pitching against the Athletics for the second time in eight days on Monday, Darvish had his roughest outing of the season -- the shortest of his Major League career -- and departed after only 3 1/3 innings, allowing four earned runs in a 4-0 loss.
Darvish fell to 1-7 against the A's in nine career starts; he hasn't recorded more than three losses to any other team. His ERA against Oakland ballooned to 4.73 in 53 1/3 innings -- almost two runs higher than his 3.09 ERA against all other teams.
"They have a really good game plan against me," Darvish said.
Monday night at least, that was something of an understatement. It was only the second time in 66 MLB starts for Texas that Darvish didn't pitch at least five innings. His streak of 56 consecutive starts of five-plus innings was the longest in Rangers history.
"As a starting pitcher you always want to go deeper in the game," Darvish said. "Obviously I was disappointed to only throw three-plus innings, but this is something that happens to any pitcher. What happened, happened, so I just don't want to dwell on it and do much better in the next outing."
After retiring seven of the first eight batters, Darvish's troubles -- largely with his fastball command -- began with one out in the third inning.
First, he walked No. 9 hitter Eric Sogard in an eight-pitch at-bat. Darvish then gave up a hit-and-run single to Coco Crisp on the seventh pitch of the at-bat. Crisp's soft fly ball fell just in front of center fielder Leonys Martin, who came within a few steps of an inning-ending double play.
With his next pitch, Darvish hit Jed Lowrie. Then Josh Donaldson put the next offering in play with a two-run single to left, and Brandon Moss singled the bases full.
If not for an overturned call that worked in the Rangers' favor moments later, Darvish's night might have been even more disappointing. Moss was originally ruled safe on a pickoff throw from catcher Robinson Chirinos. Manager Ron Washington successfully challenged the call, and Darvish was able to get a flyout to keep the damage at two runs in the frame.
Unfortunately for Darvish and the Rangers, the A's offered more of the same in the fourth inning. Darvish allowed a leadoff single to John Jaso, then an RBI triple to Josh Reddick, a sacrifice fly to Daric Barton and a four-pitch walk to Sogard. That ended Darvish's night earlier than any other in his Major League career, as Washington went to reliever Aaron Poreda.
"I thought he tried to throw everything at them but the kitchen sink, it just didn't work," Washington said of Darvish, noting that he didn't feel like he had a short hook for pulling Darvish after 83 pitches. "It wasn't going to get any better. We could save those bullets, that's all that was."
The only other time Darvish did not pitch at least five innings in his Major League career was May 21, 2012, when he went four innings in a loss at Seattle.
Oakland's game plan against Darvish, manager Bob Melvin said, is to try to win a sort of war of attrition.
"We just try to make him work early on and hopefully get his pitch count up, because you know you're not going to knock him out," Melvin said. "It's very difficult to do. The next best way is bring his pitch count up and score a few runs, and hopefully you get him out of the game sooner than later."
The Rangers' offense managed only three hits -- singles from Martin, Chirinos and Alex Rios -- against Oakland starter Sonny Gray, who threw his first career shutout. It was the first time this season that the Rangers have been shut out.
Wielding a tough sinker, Gray walked only one batter and struck out six, finishing the game in 108 pitches.
"They were beating it into the ground all night, which was awesome, because we played great defense tonight," Gray said. "I was able to get my curveball in there to get ahead, add and subtract with it."
Long reliever Nick Martinez did not allow a run in the final five innings for the Rangers, but with Gray cruising, it didn't matter. Oakland moved back into sole possession of first place in the AL West with the series-opening win.
"Pitching makes it difficult for anyone," Washington said. "They've got pitching and Sonny Gray was pretty good tonight. That's what did it."
Dave Sessions is a contributor to MLB.com.