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Style # 191451
AVAILABILITY: Unavailable for immediate shipment.
Put chic back into your look with this soft bebe jumpsuit, featuring 3/4 sleeves, faux wrap design, self-tie at waist and a wide leg cut. Amp it up with a metallic heel, bangles and statement earrings for a luxe evening look.
- 95% rayon, 5% spandex
- Dry clean
- Made in USA
- Rise: 10" (25 cm), inseam: 34" (86 cm), leg opening: 24" (61 cm)
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S
Surplice Neckline Knit Jumpsuit is rated out of 5 by 8.
Rated 4 out of 5 by cowgirl4980 from very flattering and beautiful but not so durable fabric I have to agree with the other comments, this is a VERY flattering and pretty jumpsuit. It can be worn for both work or to dinner, it is very versatile. I did not give it a 5 stars because the material is not very durable. The material is great to wear and it is both soft and light, but it doesn't last long. I have another three bebe jumpsuits and was disappointed by this particular material and the number of times I got to wear it (mostly because of how good it looks). I would definitely suggest it to others as an outfit for a particular occasion or meeting but not to wear several times.
Date published: 2013-11-15
Rated 5 out of 5 by EJ2013 from Great fit and length, even for petites I love this easy to wear jumpsuit, classy, timeless and sexy! Fits great in the front and creates the illusion of a small waist!
Date published: 2013-03-02
Rated 5 out of 5 by MsSophisticatedDee from I can dress this jumpsuit up or wear it casual! I fell in Love with this jumpsuit the moment I saw it online. It was definitely a great purchase for me. I am a big fan of Bebe brand jumpsuits and rompers because they are so comfortable and chic. I Love the fabric in which I can wear now with heels and in the Spring/Summer with cute sandals. I am so happy about how fast I received the product in the mail.It is on time for me to wear on Valentine's Day for a Great Day Night!!! Thanks Bebe, MsSophisticatedDee
Date published: 2013-02-10
Rated 4 out of 5 by jolie from Well... "I really wanted to like it and I do, but it is too long! I am average - 5'7 135 lbs. unfortunately even with high heels tooo long. If you are 5'9 then you should be ok when wearing heels of course. For me this one is going back..."
Date published: 2012-01-31
Rated 5 out of 5 by somersetka from The best jumpsuit I've ever had "I never thought that comfortable clothes can be sexy, but it is so. Very stylish jumpsuit made from high quality, very soft material fits perfectly on me. Thank you bebe for a chance to stay a real woman."
Date published: 2012-01-24
Rated 5 out of 5 by hrtbr8kr from Super Sexy This jumpsuit is a must have. I paired it with a pair of wedge platform open-toe shoes and it looked hot! The jumper is very slimming and the high waist made me look long and lean. It allowed for just enough cleavage to show. Very sexy and classy. I got the meium and I am 165lbs and 5 ft 4 in. Don't be left out get this now!!!
Date published: 2012-01-23
Rated 5 out of 5 by lovnbebe from Love this Jumpsuit "I really really like this jumpsuit. The fit is very flattering. I noticed that other jumpsuits I've tried on at Bebe were like high waters, but this jumpsuit has an inseam of like 34'. So when you wear it with heels it looks great! I'm also 5'7 and weigh 145, so us ladies that are 5'6 - 5'8 this is a good look!"
Date published: 2012-01-16
Rated 5 out of 5 by nique petite from Hot "Love, love so in love with this jumper. It makes me looks ten pounds lighter. I am 5'7 145 and the medium fit perfect. The model doesnt do the jumper any justice."
Date published: 2012-01-02


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I have been toying with the idea of this project for a little while. What if we take the Old Testament tales of Israelite conquest of the lands of the Canaanite nations and substitute "Muslims". This would allow Christians to look at the passages with fresh eyes. We might also want to replace the names of the Canaanite nations with modern non-Christian nations such as Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, etc. Just by changing the names, that whole section of the Bible becomes instantly untenable to most Christians.
It might be interesting to do something like this with many parts of the Bible. Keep the content but shift the context enough to allow the truth of what is actually written there to pop.
I like the idea. When can we see it up on the internet!
I am looking for a good text to start from. So far, the best public domain text I have found online is the World English Bible (http://ebible.org/) but it still contains some "archaic grammar" as they say on their site. It would be nice to start from something a bit more modern like the New American Standard Bible but if I can't find anything better, I'll probably start with WEB.
I was stuck thinking in terms of print, but your question gives me a good idea. Instead of a static document, I could come up with a word list to search and replace. Then someone viewing the site could choose from some preset substitutions or provide their own. My Muslim idea would substitute Muslims for Israelites and Allah for Yahweh. Others could substitute Vishnu or Zeus.
What I like about this idea is that I can start with just a few substitutions and grow the list of "changed names" over time with suggestions from the community.
Not a bad idea. If we changed God to Science, no one would buy it.


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A Pokémon egg is an egg that will hatch into a Pokémon. They were introduced in Generation II. A Pokémon egg can be obtained by breeding two Pokémon in the Day Care Center (leaving them in the daycare at the same time). Pokémon left in the daycare will have an egg if all of the following conditions are met:
- Same egg group (e.g. Lucario and Blaziken, both in the Humanshape egg group) or one of them is in the Ditto group (which, currently, is only Ditto itself).
- Different Genders
- Must not be in the No Eggs group (Legendary Pokémon, except Manaphy, Nidoqueen, Nidorina, Unown and Baby Pokémon)
Day Care Centers Locations
- In Johto, the Day Care Center is located at Route 34, near Goldenrod City.
- In Hoenn, the center is located at Route 117 between Mauville City and Verdanturf Town and at the Battle Resort (Omega Ruby/ Alpha Sapphire).
- In Sinnoh, the center is located in Solaceon Town.
- In Unova, the center is located on Route 3, near Striaton City.
- In Kalos, the center is located on Route 7, near Camphrier Town.
- In Alola, It is located in the Paniola Ranch.
In order to produce eggs in the Kanto-based games, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the player can sail to Four Island, situated in the Sevii Islands, in post-game.
- In the games before Generation IV, Pokémon would hatch at level five instead of level one.
- In Kanto-based games in Generation I and Generation III, a Day Care Center can be located in Route 5, but only one Pokémon can be left at the Day Care. In Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver, with Kanto being accessible, it is replaced with a house where the player can obtain the Cleanse Tag.


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G4356, Revised September 2009
Grain sorghum is the sixth most valuable field crop grown in Missouri. Unfortunately, diseases damage this crop, causing lower yields and reduced grower profits. Fortunately, most diseases of grain sorghum can be managed by planting resistant varieties and adopting certain cultural practices. This publication will help you identify diseases in your grain sorghum crop and select the best disease management tactics.
Diseases are difficult to control in grain sorghum after they develop. Therefore the most inexpensive, efficient, and effective disease control procedures are preventive:
Accurate disease diagnosis is important and should always be completed before changing production practices. Contact your local MU Extension center or the MU Plant Diagnostic Clinic, http://plantclinic.missouri.edu/, in Columbia, 573-882-3019, for help with diagnosis and current disease management information. More information is available at aes.missouri.edu/delta.
Every year, seed and seedling diseases of grain sorghum are common in Missouri. When severe, these diseases kill seedlings, causing low plant populations. Costly replanting may then be necessary.
Several different, normally harmless pathogens that live in the soil can attack grain sorghum seed and seedlings. The organisms most commonly involved are Fusarium, Pythium and Rhizoctonia. Infection by these fungi can be enhanced by low soil pH and cool soil temperature.
Healthy grain sorghum roots are white and firm, and a stand of healthy seedlings is uniform with no skips. In contrast, infected roots have dark red to black rotten areas (Figure 1). The leaves of diseased seedlings may wither or appear pale-green, and the plants may be stunted. Severely damaged plants will die, resulting in thin stands or frequent skips in rows. Surviving plants are often weak, unproductive and more susceptible to other diseases and environmental stresses.
Figure 1
Black roots are an indication of seedling disease in grain sorghum.
Leaf diseases are common on grain sorghum in Missouri. They are caused by several organisms, both bacteria and fungi, that attack leaves in the summer and lie dormant in plant debris in the winter. Disease severity varies with the weather and the grain sorghum hybrid.
Bacterial stripe, caused by Burkholderia andropogonis, is characterized by long, narrow, red stripes, first seen on the lower leaves. The stripes range from 1/4 inch to more than 9 inches in length and tend to be confined between the leaf veins.
Bacterial streak, caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. holcicola, is evident as narrow, yellow stripes about 0.1 inch wide and 1 to 6 inches long (Figure 2). These stripes may occur on plants any time from seedling stage to near maturity, but they are usually first apparent on lower leaves. Eventually, red-brown blotches appear in the streaks, which may broaden into oval spots with tan centers and narrow, red margins.
Figure 2
Leaf injury due to bacterial streak.
Bacterial spot, caused by Pseudomonas syringae, is characterized by small, irregular shaped, tan lesions with dark margins.
The bacteria causing these three diseases are believed to survive from one season to another in both seed and infected plant debris. They spread from plant to plant by wind-blown, splashing rain and by insects. These diseases are most severe during warm (75 to 80 degrees F), moist weather.
Leaf blight, target spot, gray leaf spot, zonate leaf spot, rough spot, sooty stripe and rust are some of the leaf diseases of grain sorghum caused by fungi (Figures 3 and 4). These diseases and the symptoms they cause are listed in Table 1. The symptoms you see in the field may vary slightly from the symptoms described here due to the weather and the hybrid.
Figure 3
Leaf spots due to gray leaf spot.
Figure 4
Target-like lesion on leaf due to zonate leaf spot.
Table 1
Leaf symptoms of grain sorghum diseases caused by fungi
Anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum graminicola, can develop on both leaves and stems of susceptible plants. This disease is most serious in the very humid Gulf Coast regions of the United States, but it can be a problem in Missouri.
Small (0.1 to 0.25 inch), circular, red lesions with a distinct margin may appear on susceptible leaves in midsummer and cause defoliation. In severe cases, plants may die before maturation. These lesions can enlarge slightly in humid weather. Tan spots with red-purple margins may develop on upper portions of stalks. The inside of these stalks will be brick red interspersed with the normal white color of healthy tissue. Diseased stalks lodge at the point of infection, and yields may be reduced.
Sorghum downy mildew, caused by Peronosclerospora sorghi, was first reported in Missouri in the early 1970s. This disease has not become a serious problem in Missouri, but it has caused significant losses in several southern states and especially in the coastal regions.
Light, yellow-green streaks may develop on leaves of infected plants, and a cottonlike fungal growth will be visible on the underside of the infected leaves. Late in the season, infected leaves appear shredded as if damaged by hail. Plants may be partially or completely sterile.
Crazy top is caused by the fungus Sclerophthora macrospora. The fungus generally overwinters in grasses in ditches, and in the spring it can spread in overflow water from the ditch into the field. It can infect grain sorghum plants it contacts. This disease is generally not serious in Missouri.
Infected plants have thickened, puckered leaves and may tiller excessively (Figure 5). The newest leaves may roll up and twist, resembling damage caused by acetanilide herbicides such as Lasso and Dual. Infected plants usually survive but do not produce grain.
Figure 5
Puckered, rolled leaves and excessive tillering are symptoms of crazy top.
Maize dwarf mosaic virus (MDMV) has caused injury to grain sorghum in Missouri, but only in fields where johnsongrass is present. The virus overwinters in the underground rhizomes of johnsongrass. Shoots produced from these rhizomes in spring will be infected, and the virus can be moved by aphids (corn leaf aphid and greenbugs) from those shoots to other susceptible plants like grain sorghum and corn.
MDMV-infected plants exhibit a distinctive mottling of leaves (Figure 6). When compared with healthy leaves, diseased leaves are yellow with light green islands. These symptoms are more evident on young than old leaves. Symptoms generally are less visible on plants in the boot stage. Mottling is the most common leaf symptom, but other symptoms may occur. When temperatures fall below 55 degrees F, infected leaves may turn red, then elongated tan stripes with red margins develop on the leaves. Severely infected plants frequently die, while those that survive will be stunted and may fail to produce a normal head.
Figure 6
Mottling, yellow leaf with light green areas due to maize dwarf mosaic virus.
Root and stalk rots cause more damage to grain sorghum in Missouri than any other disease. Affected plants usually produce poorly and may lodge. Charcoal rot is the most common and damaging stalk rot in Missouri. However, stalk rots caused by other fungi (Fusarium, Pythium and Periconia) can be a problem.
Charcoal rot, caused by Macrophomina phaseolina, can cause seedling root rot and stalk rot in grain sorghum, but the stalk rot phase is more common in Missouri. Under field conditions, the lower stalk of an infected plant appears shredded and dark gray. This fungus decomposes the pith within the stalk, leaving only the outer shell of the stalk and the vessels. At this stage of the disease, the fungus forms small, black reproductive structures (sclerotia) on the internal parts of the stalk. These black structures give the tissues a dark gray color. The affected areas of the stalk are very weak and the plant will usually lodge (Figure 7).
Damage from this disease is generally worse in areas of a field where the plants have been under drought stress. Drought does not cause the problem, but it weakens the plants' defenses to the disease. Charcoal rot is usually less severe if drought stress is reduced.
Figure 7
Charcoal root rot causes lodging of plants.
Fusarium root and stalk rot, caused by Fusarium thapsinum, can affect many grasses, including grain sorghum. The disease is generally found in the same areas where charcoal rot develops. Like charcoal rot, Fusarium stalk rot is most severe in drought-stressed plants.
Fusarium stalk rot causes the pith in the lower stalk to appear red while the outside of the stalk remains green (Figure 8). The pith tissue usually remains intact, unlike the shredding associated with charcoal rot. Plants may die prematurely or lodge.
Figure 8
Red discoloration of stalk pith due to Fusarium stalk rot.
Smut diseases that affect grain sorghum heads in Missouri include covered kernel smut (caused by Sporisorium sorghi), loose kernel smut (caused by Sporisorium cruentum), and head smut (caused by Sporisorium reilianum). The kernel smuts are not serious problems because fungicide seed treatments control these diseases. Head smut is controlled mainly by growing resistant varieties (Figure 9).
Figure 9
Deformation of grain sorghum head due to head smut.
Head molds are common in Missouri, especially when rainy weather occurs after maturity. Several different fungi grow in glumes and grain surfaces, causing the heads and seeds to appear moldy. The fungi that cause head molds (Alternaria, Curvularia and Helminthosporium) usually do not cause serious yield losses but can mold grain in storage. Certain other fungi, such as Fusarium moniliforme (Fusarium head blight) and Colletotrichum graminicola (anthracnose) can attack grain and cause considerable losses under adverse weather conditions. Prolonged wet weather that delays harvesting promotes infection of grain by these fungi and yield loss may occur. Grain quality can be affected by head molds.
Mold development related to bird damage is perhaps the most serious head problem in Missouri. Flocks of birds invade sorghum fields at various stages of maturity and cause damage to the grain. Often the birds break the developing kernels. Mold may develop on the damaged grain, causing the heads to have a blackened appearance. This damage is often mistaken for smut infections.
Several nematodes (especially stunt, root-knot and lesion nematodes) feed on and damage grain sorghum roots. No serious nematode problems on grain sorghum have been noticed in Missouri. However, nematode damage to this crop is common in other areas, especially in the south. You should be aware of the symptoms nematodes may cause and use the proper controls where appropriate.
Symptoms of nematode damage can be mistaken for symptoms of other problems such as nutrient deficiency, drought and root rots. Affected plants may be stunted and off-color (yellow-green) and may wilt in the midday summer sun more readily than healthy plants. Severely affected plants will not yield as well as healthy plants. Symptoms will be more apparent in sandy soils.
The only sure way to confirm a nematode problem is to take soil and root samples from the affected area and have them analyzed for nematodes. The MU Plant Nematology Laboratory, https://scndiagnostics.com/, in Columbia, 573-882-2716, can do the analysis. Contact the MU Extension center in your area about sampling techniques and forms to submit with the sample.
A variety of unfavorable environmental and nutritional conditions may cause symptoms on leaves:
Environmental conditions can sometimes cause symptoms on the leaves that can be confused with symptoms produced by bacteria and fungi. A common condition in grain sorghum in Missouri is the presence of black leaf spots without any other signs of infection. Most of this nonparasitic spotting is due to mechanical injury from insect punctures, wind whipping or wind-blown sand particles. New leaves generally will not be affected.
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Sapphire HD 2600 XT Ultimate Edition
Will that humming noise ever cease?! It's driving me insane! Many of you know just how painfully annoying a loud video card can be. It hums all the time and God forbid you put the graphics card under load and its fan now sounds like a saw mill in your case. The solution to this common problem is silent performance. This means that we're looking for a video card that is completely silent, but still cranks out the numbers. Let's take a look at Sapphire's new HD 2600 XT Ultimate Edition video card. I've had only great experiences with Sapphire's Ultimate line of video cards so I hope this HD 2600 XT doesn't disappoint. Will this graphics card be something to be reckoned with and exceed the bland HD 2600 XT? Join us as we examine this card to see if it really gives us the silent performance we're looking for.
Sapphire is one of ATI's leading partners. The company creates some of the most innovative, unique, and honest products for customers all over the world. Sapphire continues to strive to be among the elite of the graphics card industry by delivering the needs of various users in an affordable manner and staying up-to-date with the newest technologies.
Closer Look:
I was very surprised at the size of this box because it was almost twice as big as the regular HD 2600 XT. On the front of the box, we still have the attractive woman who is suited up for a futuristic battle in the same nonchalant pose. But she shares the front with multiple technologies and features which are proudly displayed. The back of the box illustrates the product highlights and also informs you of what's included inside the box.
The egg crate foam that the contents of the box are protected by was really good to see because it assured me that the video card wasn't damaged during shipping. The video card itself is protected by a thick anti-static bag. This was when I noticed that this card wasn't nearly as big as the basic HD 2600 XT.
Once you unwrap the Sapphire HD 2600 XT Ultimate graphics card, you'll notice the "Fueled By Sapphire" heatsink and the heat pipes. When you flip the card over, you'll notice how big the heat fins are and also see how the fins do not touch the video card at all.
On the video card you'll notice the dual DVI ports, the S-Video port, and the Crossfire connectors.
There is a plethora of accessories that is included with this card. In the box you'll find the user manual, a copy of The Black Box from Valve, a copy of PowerDVD 7, 3DMark06, a driver CD, DVI to D-Sub converter, DVI to HDMI converter, HDTV breakout cable, TV-Out converter, and a Crossfire connector.
For size comparison, here is a few shots of the Ultimate edition (on the right) compared against the original HD 2600 XT.


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- Bill number: HB2028 - RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS
Prohibits the board of regents from meeting in executive session for the purposes of reviewing the performance of or discussing the finalists to be hired as system presidents or campus chancellors.(testimony 48 KB PDF)
- Date of Hearing: 02/04/14
- Committee(s): House Committee on Higher Education
To view this hearing in its entirety, visit the House's Webcast Archives.
Windows Media Player is required to view this video and can be downloaded for free for Windows users on the Microsoft Website. Mac and Firefox users can download Silverlight Player.


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Khalou chez les Cyclopes (Fripounet #37, 13 September 1962)
Maurice Manesse made his debut as a comic artist in Marijac's magazine Far-West with the series 'Tipy le petit indien' in 1957. He began a collaboration with Éditions Fleurus in the following year, where he contributed to Coeurs Vaillants (1958-61), Ames Vaillantes (1959-63) and most of all, Fripounet (1957-63).
Among his series for Fripounet were 'Fred et l'Oncle Ted' (1960), 'Khalou le petit Phénicien' (1962), 'Luka le petit Lapon' (1963) and 'Gromile' (1971). Manesse has focused on painting since the early 1970's.


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What's New
Minor bug fixes and optimization tweaks!
Thank you for your support of Wild Defense!
App Description
Fight ground, air, and naval enemies in this (strategy) defense game with 40+16 increasingly more challenging levels.
Version 2.0
☆Added "Tower of Devil" Challenge (16 levels). These are challenging levels where enemy formations are different every time you play.
☆Added new character (Dark Lobster), to be unlocked in a Tower of Devil level.
☆Added Leader Board for "Tower of Devil" in Game Center.
☆Added two new achievements in Game Center.
☆From the beginning levels, you can upgrade your soldiers to 3rd level.
☆Performance improvements.
Version 1.5
☆Happy New Year of The Dragon! "Dragon Valley" Map Pack (8 completely new levels).
☆New characters, new weapons, and power-ups.
☆Improved visual: looks better, plays better!
☆5 new achievements.
☆Added tutorial (first level).
☆Tool-tip for characters.
Version 1.1
☆Added Game Center support (leader board and 15 achievements).
☆Added tooltips and a new pause game function (button).
☆Added a new (in-game) camera angle.
Wild Defense is a defense game where you fight ground, air, and naval enemy units. In this epic battle between the Evil "Ice Queen" who possesses the animals in the wild and the Wildman tribes, you need to use your intelligence and your bravery to help the Wildman tribes to defend their home.
☆Touch Arcade - Wild Defense is actually pretty decent!
☆ifanzine - A well built Defense game.
Key Features
☆40 increasingly more challenging levels, each with new challenges and each with different awards.
☆18 different defense units, each with its own unique capabilities (soldiers can be upgraded)
☆3 different levels of weaponry for each soldier, each level more powerful and cooler looking than previous. You can purchase these weapons from the Store with shell you earned from battles.
☆23 different types of enemy units, with huge bosses. Don't be fooled by their look, they are fearless and deadly.
☆22 cool achievements for you to complete.
Email: [email protected]
App Changes
- February 21, 2012 Initial release
- March 05, 2012 Price increase: $1.99 -> $2.99
- March 23, 2012 New version 2.0
- March 30, 2012 New version 2.01
- May 19, 2012 Price decrease: $2.99 -> $0.99


text: Halo Council: "It's finally here! The first full-length, official, live action Halo series is here on Machinima Prime! "Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn" is a live-action digital series that takes fans back to the terrifying beginning of the Human/Covenant war, when the Master Chief inspired a young cadet who would eventually become a leader aboard the UNSC's greatest vessel: the UNSC Infinity."


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York jail break prompts move for prisoners with escape history
East Lyme — An escape Saturday night by two Janet S. York Correctional Institution inmates prompted the prison to move inmates with a history of escape to a higher security section of the jail.
A spokesman from the Department of Correction said "as a precautionary measure" inmates in the unfenced section of the prison "were reviewed to ensure proper housing assignments." The DOC did not confirm the exact number of female inmates moved in the days immediately after Melissa Riley, 30, of Willimantic, and Jessica Rivera, 34, of Waterbury, escaped the complex. The women, who were apprehended in Hartford 24 hours after they were found to be missing, apparently made their escape by fleeing to a location on nearby Roxbury Road, where they were picked up by someone in a vehicle, according to a court document.
At the time of the 8:15 p.m. escape Saturday, the women were walking back from the gymnasium to their housing unit in an unfenced part of the jail. The women were allowed to walk back unsupervised, the DOC spokesman said.
"This is, and has been, standard protocol. There were no mistakes made in this procedure," a spokesperson said in an email response to questions from The Day.
The email noted the incident remains under investigation. Andrius Banevicius, a public information officer for the DOC, wrote in an email that after "any major incident, such as the first walk-away in more than a dozen years from the York Correctional Institution, a full scale review of our procedures is undertaken to see how we can improve on our goal of ensuring the public safety."
Banevicius wrote that the review determined that 28 inmates who had a previous escapes in their past were relocated to the main part of the York facility the day after Riley and Rivera's escape for a detailed audit. The public information officer said the majority of the 28 were "walk-aways from a halfway house or other community placement."
The results of the audit determined that approximately half of the 28 inmates should remain in the main part of the facility. The other half were returned to the minimum security East side.
Rivera, who has previous convictions for robbery and burglary, is serving a four-year sentence for conspiracy. Correction officials said she had a previous escape, in 2006, from a community-release program. Riley is serving a 39-month sentence for possession of narcotics.
Both women were arraigned in New London Superior Court this week to faces charges stemming from the escape.
Minimum-security criteria reviewed after recent escape at York
Police hunt two escaped inmates from York Correctional Institution in East Lyme
Waterford's Ella Dyjak - The Day's All-Area Swimmer of the Year
Full game: Notre Dame-West Haven at East Lyme boys' basketball


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<—Olga, Nursing & a Declaration of War
Olga's Diary (Continued)
Life goes on: A strange thing happened this morning, a gentleman called out.
It took a few moments before I realized he meant me. It was a bit of a shock, but a very pleasant one.
Sister Tutor says even in wartime there has to be a routine in hospital. The day always starts the same with Sister re-arranging the flowers and potted plants which had been taken out of the ward the night before and put in the sluice room because Matron says they give off poisonous carbon monoxide during the night. It's a hospital superstition, too, that no lilies are allowed in the wards because they're considered to be unlucky and you never have red and white flowers in the same vase either because that means death.
I have to clean each marble-topped locker next to the patient's bed and wipe out the fruit bowl that stands on it. Then the beds are pulled away from the wall for a maid to sweep the floor and which Matron likes highly polished, which is fine if you are wearing rubber sole shoes, but for the patients wearing slippers it can be a difficult.
I was helping an old man to the toilet yesterday morning and he was fairly steady on his feet to start with, but suddenly he slipped, lost his balance and ended up on his bottom and me with him. The other patients had a good laugh at our expense and I thought it was funny too, but Sister Tutor was furious with me.
Everything and everyone has to be neat and tidy ready for Matron's mid morning inspection. The staff, including the doctors, have to line up in a row and woe betide us if the ward isn't up to Matron's standard. She expects us to know all the patient's names and their medical condition.
When war was first declared I was frightened, especially because normal every day things changed. The cinema and theatres closed, and that upset me, because I'm crazy about films and I used to go every week with Joanne, but now we have to find other forms of entertainment.
Moores discovered a pub near the hospital and she and some of the other student nurses go there quite a bit, but I don't drink, so I haven't been there yet. Moores and I are working on the same ward at the moment, which is fun, and when we're doing beds together we get the chance to talk and I hear all about what happened in the pub the night before.
This morning we were changing the bottom sheet of a bed, with the patient still in it, and Moores was telling me about this Canadian soldier who said he can get her some French champagne and silk stockings. Each time we moved the patient he broke a little wind and at first we ignored him and carried on chatting, but then he did it again and we started to laugh and couldn't stop and what's more neither could the patient, which made him break wind louder and more often and then all the other patients joined in and they didn't even know what they were laughing about.
But it was a wonderful moment especially as there was no one around to tell us off. You need little moments like that because it helps to take away the tension and worry for a little bit, and it's amazing how much better you feel afterwards.
Moores is such fun, you know, she says to me
"Olga, eat life or life eats you".
So I've decided to have some fun and go out with her tonight, but I won't tell Joanne because she thinks Moores is a bad influence on me. Joanne says the first year examination is not easy and I should be studying hard for it.
The Rose Public House: I've never been inside a public house before but, apart from being very smoky, it was really quite nice. Moores always finds someone to talk to but I was happy to sit quietly drinking my ginger beer. For the first time since the war started I felt safe there, perhaps, because it's used by soldiers and watching people enjoy themselves, laughing and having a good time, makes you forget about how worried you are about the war and exams.
I never go out on my own at night because it's so dark with all the street lights turned off, but at least the lamp posts are painted white so we don't bump into them and the edges of the pavements have been painted white too. Moores, Ethel and I each carry a little torch which we have to shine downwards onto the pavement. But we had a nasty shock on the way home from a night out.
We were passing a doorway when Ethel let out a scream. We looked up and there was a woman's face lit up in the doorway. She had a little torch pinned to her coat so that the light shone on her face and she was wearing a fox fur around her neck. The fox's eyes were glinting in the light, its tiny teeth bared in a snarl and it had little paws and a bushy tail that hung loose. I'm not surprised Ethel screamed, it was a frightening sight. Moores said the woman was a prostitute waiting for clients. Moores knows about everything, you know.
We're being blitzed: It has been difficult for me to write because we have been so busy in the hospital and to be truthful I haven't felt like it.
Everything has changed.
Germany's planes have been dropping bombs on London day and night and the devastation is awful. Hundreds of people have been killed, thousands injured and hundreds of thousands are without homes. The bombing raids can last for hours without any let up. But, most of all I dread it when the Germans bomb at night, which they do frequently. Every part of London is being bombed including here in Camberwell.
A landmine exploded nearby and several homes were blown up, many of the casualties were brought here. There seem to be fires burning somewhere in London day and night. Other cities are being bombed as well but the Germans certainly seem determined to destroy London.
I start to shake when I hear the air raid siren sound and even when the all clear is given I'm too frightened to go out. I've been keeping away from Moores and Ethel, using study as an excuse to stay in, because I don't want them to think I'm a coward, but I'm ashamed of myself too, because the people who are homeless and have lost everything still have their fighting spirit and say they won't be beaten by Germany.
Joanne came to see me at St Giles during a break between bombings and made me go for a long walk with her. I felt much better afterwards, especially, when she told me that she was afraid too.
"Olga, we must do our job and put our trust in God" she said.
We talked about our families and wondered if they knew how bad things were here in London. The letters Joanne receives are heavily censored too and so we think the ones we write home are as well. It's heartbreaking; I'm desperate to receive news from Mammie and the family and when I do get a letter, line after line has been crossed out with black ink so I'm left with hardly anything to read. And you feel as if someone is spying on you. The censors know more about what's going on with my family than I do.
Joanne says "We should be grateful, at least they open the letters carefully and don't tear them."
Any day now Joanne's waiting to hear if she's passed her final exam so that when the war's over she can fulfil her dream and go back to Jamaica a qualified nurse.
"And, if you study hard Olga, so will you"
"Who knows, maybe we can work together in Jamaica". she said
I'll tell you something Dear Diary, I struck gold when she sat down beside me that day in Regents Park.
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I've been around the interwebs a long time. And I've seen my fair share of behaviour. I've been caught up in the rantings of internet trolls, excited by extreme uses of social sites, overwhelmed by trying to keep up with as much as I can… and I've come out the other end with sanity restored. If you're still trying to get there, here are some tips that might help:
1. DON'T FEED THE TROLLS. This is the most important for maintaining sanity. Internet trolls just seem to like to provoke people. How do you recognize them? Easy. They complain. You try and make them happy. They complain more. The cycle continues and you end up nowhere. Break the cycle. Respond once in the same forum they have. Move on.
2. Schedule, schedule, schedule. Make a social media editorial schedule (a tip I picked up from Matt Clark, @itstrue). Follow it as consistently as you can. If it takes you more than an hour to fill it out, you're taking too much time. Schedule less tweets until you become more proficient. Speaking of scheduling, auto-schedule your tweets and updates (I use Hootsuite)! Just fill the in-between with real conversation.
3. Use the social media rule of thirds. Post one-third content from other people, one-third that's on topic for you and one-third that's personal.
4. Lists are your friends. Make topical lists on Twitter wherever you can. Check in on the important ones once a week and comment to people you'd like to connect more with. Don't worry about everyone else.
5. Be selective about your interactions. Don't worry about being everyone's best friend. They don't want or need you to be. Keep your focus on what you think is relevant and chances are you'll attract similar minded people.. thus making you relevant either way. Nay-sayers? See point number 1.
6. Quality over quantity, my friend. Always. Don't have time to spend a quality 10 minutes getting the most out of your time online? Don't. I'm an advocate about doing as much as you can yourself, but if you must, hire somebody else to get you started. Social media and online marketing are supportive mediums. They're also amplifiers. Positive word of mouth gets around online. So does the negative. Make sure you've got a solid foundation and processes to work from. Then dive in to telling everyone about it.
7. Take a day off, or a week. The interwebs will still be there when you get back. I promise. And it really won't take you as long as you think to get back in the swing of things. Double promise.
8. Stay realistic about your expectations, whether of online results or of people. Be clear. Be direct. Be confident enough to ask for what you want. If we don't see your one update about something, it's not that we don't care, it's that we're busy people too.
9. Set loose goals. Yep, loose. And change them often to suit your needs. The goal is progress, not perfection. Can't keep up with 10 updates a day? Bring it down to 5. Not sure what your goals should be? Don't let that stop you, if you've got the time, experiment. Sure you'll make mistakes, but if people stop talking about social media catastrophes like BP (not to make light of the actual environmental catastrophe preceding it), surely they won't remember yours.
10. DON'T FEED THE TROLLS. Right, I said that one already, but it's the most important point! For real, that'll save you hours.
You're welcome!
Bonus: When writing blog posts, never publish your first draft without rereading several hours later, or even better, the next day. (Caveat: Unless you're at least halfway through a bottle of wine).


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Long-Term Memory Problems in Children and Adolescents: Assessment, Intervention, and Effective Instruction
Long-Term Memory Problems in Children and Adolescents: Assessment, Intervention, and Effective Instruction
ISBN: 978-0-470-87207-9 September 2010 388 Pages
Description"This book will be a valuable resource for psychologists and educators who work with children or adolescents who are having difficulties with memory and learning. Translating theory and research into practice is a talent that Dr. Dehn possesses and we will benefit from his professional skills."
— From the Foreword by Daniel C. Miller, PhD, ABPP, ABSNP, NCSP
An indispensable guide that examines the effect of long-term memory functions on children's learning
Long-Term Memory Problems in Children and Adolescents: Assessment, Intervention, and Effective Instruction is the first book of its kind for psychologists, school psychologists, and special education teachers who need an overview of long-term memory as it relates to learning and education. It presents the best practices for assessing long-term memory functions, as well as selecting and using evidence-based instructional practices with memory-impaired students.
This useful and timely guide bridges theory and practice to provide professional guidance with coverage of:
Risk factors that can lead to long-term memory impairments
How long-term memory relates to other types of memory
The subcomponents and processes of long-term memory and how they relate to academic achievement
What is known about the neuroanatomy of how memories are formed
The developmental trajectory of memory and learning
Common types of memory dysfunction
Memory assessment strategies, interventions for memory problems, and instructional practices that support memory
Author Milton Dehn draws on his extensive experience as a trainer and workshop presenter, school psychologist, and educator to present both the theory and research on long-term memory in children and adolescents in this book. Specific step-by-step guidance and hands-on case studies enable professionals to identify how memory can be assessed as well as the interventions that can be linked to the results of the assessment.
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview 1
Memory and Learning 4
Memory Problems 6
Applying Memory Research in the Classroom 8
Overview of the Chapters 8
Learning Objectives 10
Chapter 2 Memory Systems and Processes 13
The Flow of Information 15
Sensory Memory 16
Short-Term Memory 16
Working Memory 21
Long-Term Memory Systems 27
Long-Term Memory Processes 35
Forgetting 47
Interference 49
The Organization of Memory 51
Implications for Memory Assessment 53
Educational and Training Implications 54
Memory Fundamentals 54
Chapter 3 Memory Neuroanatomy, Development, and Dysfunction 57
The Neuroanatomy of Memory 58
Short-Term and Working Memory Structures 68
Neurological Principles of Memory 71
The Development of Long-Term Memory 72
Development of Metamemory and Effective Strategies 75
Fundamentals of Memory Development 81
Related Cognitive Processes 82
Memory Dysfunction 86
Chapter 4 Risk Factors for Memory Impairments 91
Acquired Brain Injury 94
Medical Conditions 99
Developmental Disorders 107
Mental Disorders 114
Substance Abuse 118
Findings that Apply to All At-Risk Groups 125
Assessment Implications 126
Implications for Interventions and Classroom Instruction 127
Chapter 5 Long-Term Memory Assessment Strategies 129
A Comprehensive Explicit Memory Assessment 130
Planning a Personalized Assessment 138
Cross-Battery and Selective Testing 142
Memory Assessment Challenges 143
Collecting Medical, Developmental, and Academic History 145
Interviewing Teachers, Parents, and Students 146
Observation 149
Assessment of Metamemory and Strategy Development 152
Collecting Classroom Examination Data 156
Guidelines for Administering Standardized Memory Tests 157
General Guidelines for Interpretation of Test Results 159
Analysis of Memory Test Scores 163
Specific Guidelines for Interpretation of Memory Assessment Results 168
Case Study 176
Chapter 6 Assessing Long-Term Memory With Standardized Tests 179
California Verbal Learning Test—Children's Version (CVLT-C) 180
Children's Memory Scale (CMS) 184
The NEPSY II 187
The Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test for Children (RBMT-C) 190
Test of Memory and Learning, Second Edition (TOMAL-2) 192
Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning, Second Edition (WRAML2) 196
Wechsler Memory Scale1-Fourth Edition (WMS1-IV) 200
Cognitive, Intellectual, and Achievement Batteries 205
Other Scales With Long-Term Memory Measures 221
Chapter 7 Interventions for Memory Problems 225
Desirable Outcomes for Memory Interventions 227
Factors Related to Success 228
Concerns About Memory Interventions 230
Selecting and Designing Interventions 232
Setting Goals and Measuring Progress 233
General Memory Strategy Training Recommendations 234
Metamemory: The Cornerstone of the Intervention 235
Demonstrating the Efficacy of Memory Strategies 239
Promoting Generalization and Maintenance 241
Length of Training 242
Memory Strategies 242
Mnemonics 251
Computerized Interventions 256
Home Interventions 257
External Memory Aids 258
Psychopharmacological Treatments 260
Memory Interventions for Traumatic Brain Injury 261
Interventions for Other Disabled and At-Risk Populations 263
Matching Interventions With Memory Deficits 263
A Typical Intervention 268
Chapter 8 Classroom Instruction That Supports Memory 271
The Mnemonic Classroom 273
Metamemory Instruction 275
Instructional Practices That Enhance Memory 275
Study Skills That Enhance Memory 297
Instructional Methods for Severe Memory Impairments 299
Accommodations and Memory Aids 305
Teaching Memory Strategies 306
Teaching Mnemonics 306
Instruction That Reduces Working Memory Load 308
Summary: Long-Term Memory Principles and Recommendations for Educators 312
Chapter 9 Case Studies and Recommendations 315
Assessment Case Study 315
Intervention Case Studies 318
Illustrative Report 327
Recommendations for Future Research 332
Recommendations for Memory Test Development 333
AppendixA Memory Assessment Plan 335
Appendix B Analysis of Memory Testing Results 337
AppendixC Conversion Table: Scaled Scores to Standard Scores 339
References 341
Index 377


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Katie Holloway, a sitting volleyball medalist, and Steve Serio, a wheelchair basketball medalist, who both competed in the 2012 Paralympics in London this past summer, will visit the University of Hartford campus on Thursday, Nov. 15, to share their inspirational stories. The two will speak at a lunchtime event that is free and open to the public.
Holloway has been using a prosthetic leg since she was two years old. Serio had surgery as a baby to remove a spinal tumor, which resulted in the compression of his spinal cord and left him partially paralyzed. In addition to their public talk, both Paralympic athletes will take part in a private, meet and greet session with students in the University's prosthetics and orthotics program beforehand.
This event is sponsored by The Hartford, which is a founding partner of U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee. The key focus of U.S. Paralympics is to find and develop world-class athletes with physical and visual disabilities.
The Center for Health, Care, and Well-being in the College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions is a co-sponsor of the event.
Holloway of Van Nuys, Calif., is a relative newcomer to sitting volleyball, but she has already shown to be a strong asset for the U.S. Paralympic Women's Sitting Volleyball National Team with her height and athleticism. Holloway made her Paralympic Games debut in Beijing in 2008 and was a huge contributor to Team USA's silver medal.
Holloway put together a very solid collegiate career on the basketball court with the Cal State Northridge Matadors. She was the two-time defending Big West Conference Sixth Woman of the Year, winning her second award after the 2006-07 season. She graduated from Cal State Northridge in 2008 with a degree in sociology.
Serio of Westbury, N.U., began his wheelchair basketball career as a sophomore in high school with the Long Island Lightning, the only competitive junior wheelchair basketball team in New York State. He led them to the team's first National Championship in 2005. He played point guard for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and was named a 2nd Team All-American in both the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 seasons at Illinois. At the National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament at Oklahoma State University on March 15, 2008, Serio led the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to a NIWBA Championship over the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater He took home the Championship Game Player of the Game, NWBA Tournament MVP, and the NWBA 31st NIWBT Player of the Year in the process.
Serio made his Paralympic debut with the U.S. National Team in 2008 in Beijing, China. The team finished in fourth place, just missing a medal. Since then, the U.S. National Team took the gold medal at the 2009 America's Cup in Richmond, Canada and finished third at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Birmingham, England. At the 2012 Paralympic Games of London, Steve led the Men's U.S. National Wheelchair Basketball Team to a bronze medal, the team's first Paralympic medal since 2000, by beating Great Britain on its home court. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in May 2010, where he studied Personal Training.


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Tremors were reported in Pierre Part on Friday afternoon, but no seismic activity was recorded during that time.
Tuesday workers will begin setting up a series of geo-probes to monitor natural gas in the area. Vent wells are also being drilled to vent off gas if necessary.
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NOVA lawsuit
Washington Off Highway Vehicle Alliance ORV funds lawsuit will go before the Washington State Supreme Court.
Olympia, Washington 13 February 2012
The Washington Off Highway Vehicle Alliance (WOHVA) and Northwest Motorcycle Association (NMA) lawsuit against the State of Washington to block the transfer of over 9.5 million dollars in offroad vehicle funds from the Nonhighway and Offroad Vehicle Activities (NOVA) account to State Parks will advance to the Washington State Supreme Court. Attorney James Buchal will be representing both organizations.
In 2009 the Legislature passed House Bill 1244, which transferred the money out of the NOVA account. The NOVA account money comes from the gas tax paid by offroad vehicle users and the license tab fees on offroad vehicles (ORV).
According to the Washington State Constitution gas tax collected must be used only for roads. To comply with that the state allows refunds on gas tax paid for other uses.
In 1972 the offroad vehicle community supported passage of legislation that waived their right to a direct refund of the taxes they paid for ORV fuel in exchange for having those same funds refunded into a dedicated account to promote and protect their sport. Later on, their ORV license tab money was added to this account too. The NOVA program was established to administer these funds.
All the money went to State Parks where it was not spent on offroad vehicle recreation. This was not a legitimate refund for the benefit of these taxpayers.
The NOVA funding is normally distributed by the State Recreation and Conservation Funding Board in the form of grants. These grants are awarded to governmental agencies such as the United States Forest Service, the Washington Department of Natural Resources and various counties. It is the primary source of funding for offroad vehicle recreation and for law enforcement on public lands in Washington.
If this funding is not returned to benefit the taxpayers that paid for it, families and their children throughout the State of Washington will lose the healthy outdoor recreational opportunities they were promised and for which they paid their taxes and ORV tab fees, as the trails they have enjoyed together are closed. Additionally, public employees throughout Washington who maintain and patrol those trails will lose their jobs.
The Washington Off Highway Vehicle Alliance and the Northwest Motorcycle Association are nonprofit organizations dedicated to protecting and promoting off highway vehicle and offroad motorcycle recreation.
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Fighting corruption is no longer just a moral issue. It has become a major tool in the fight against world poverty.
Once seen as the cost of doing business in much of the globe - sometimes even regarded as useful in greasing the way for development projects - bribery increasingly is viewed as a major stumbling block to progress.
And increasingly, governments and business groups around the world are beginning to do something about it.
"There has been a sea change in the past seven or eight years in awareness of the issue," says Daniel Kaufmann, the World Bank's top official on the corruption issue.
Three factors have been pushing the planet in this direction: the spread of democracy to many developing countries and former communist nations, recent research proving the terrible damage corruption does to the economies of poor nations, and the rapid spread of this knowledge across borders through the Internet.
The most sweeping move came two weeks ago when the General Assembly of the United Nations approved - unanimously - the Convention Against Corruption. Justice ministers and some heads of state from about 130 nations plan to gather in Merida, Mexico, from Dec. 9 to 11 to sign the new treaty.
"Corruption is an insidious plague that has a wide range of corrosive effects on societies," UN Secretary General Kofi Annan told the General Assembly. "It undermines democracy and the rule of law, leads to violations of human rights, distorts markets, erodes the quality of life, and allows organized crime, terrorism and other threats to human security to flourish."
As Mr. Annan noted, this evil phenomenon is found in all countries, rich and poor. The United States, despite its wealth, democracy, and elaborate system of justice, has been experiencing a troubling bout of financial fraud.
Corruption, though, hits poor countries especially hard by diverting money away from development.
New research finds that, over a generation, if a poor country with a high level of corruption manages to reduce corruption to a median level, it will enjoy a 400 percent improvement in its per capita income, according to Mr. Kaufmann. That translates into a jump from, say, $4,000 a year for every many, woman, and child to a relatively prosperous $16,000. By contrast, people subject to a truly corrupt government often see a reduction in their living standards.
Just signing a treaty, of course, does not block all corrupt activities. But the convention includes a major breakthrough. It requires signatory nations to return assets obtained through corruption to the nations from which they were stolen. "Corrupt officials will in future find fewer ways to hide their illicit gains," said Annan.
Though proving that money is ill- gotten may not always be easy, that provision may prevent corrupt dictators, such as Ferdinand Marcos, a past president of the Philippines, or Joseph Mobuto, former president of Zaire, from stowing billions of dollars abroad and getting away with it for years.
The Convention Against Corruption will require ratification by 30 nations to come into force. This process, usually involving legislative approval, could take 18 months or so.
Other moves are also afoot:
• Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo announced in Berlin Nov. 7 that his government would publish the revenues it receives from the oil industry. This would square with the British government-led Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. Representatives of oil companies also indicated they would make public what they pay to Nigeria.
In some countries, "signature bonuses," royalties, and other payments have gone to hiring mercenaries or buying arms for a civil war. For instance, Human Rights Watch in Washington charges that over the past five years, $4.2 billion of Angolan state oil revenues disappeared before it could reach the coffers of the central bank. That sum is roughly equivalent to the total foreign aid Angola has received in that period.
• Anticorruption conventions approved by several international organizations - the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Organization of American States, the Council of Europe, even the African Union - have pushed many nations to pass their own antibribery laws.
In Germany, for instance, some key business executives regarded graft as a necessary if unpleasant way of doing business abroad. Then Peter Eigen, chairman of Transparency International, a watchdog group fighting corruption, met with about 20 key executives. Over several meetings, he persuaded them that bribes were by now extremely risky for their companies. If they were caught, consumers of their goods would punish them for their transgressions by withholding purchases.
As a result, the German government signed on to the 1997 OECD convention and soon thereafter rescinded a law allowing bribes by business made abroad - not in Germany - to be tax deductible.
• The World Bank is promoting "integrity pacts." A group of competitive companies bidding on a major deal, say the privatization of a telecommunications company or a minerals project, will pledge to each other that they will not engage in bribes. If subsequently caught, a bribing firm must pay damages to its competitors without the necessity of them proving damage. And that firm will be blacklisted for future projects.
Some 60 of these pacts now exist involving more than 100 multinational firms.
In a 1996 speech, World Bank president James Wolfensohn placed corruption front and center as a worldwide challenge to development. Today the Bank and other development institutions work to discourage graft, sometimes with success, sometimes with little progress.
"A country needs to have some commitment to help itself," says the World Bank's Kaufmann.
One factor making the worldwide drive to tackle corruption easier has been the end of the cold war. The US and other Western industrial nations are no longer under any strategic pressure to support corrupt governments - thieves on the side of the West.
That change, however, has not ended "political expedience in international relations," cautions Kaufmann.
Another key trend: the spread of democracy across the globe. It makes governments more accountable to their citizenry. "It creates millions of auditors," Kaufmann says.
Moreover, democracy usually includes a more or less free press that can expose corruption.
Another helpful factor is an explosion of data. Economists can now prove the enormous cost of corruption and other elements of poor governance to economic progress. The World Bank even ranks nations on their governance.
When the Bush administration gets its Millennium Challenge Accounts in operation, a new plan to provide more foreign aid to those countries with the better governance that makes economic progress more likely, it will use the bank's ranking of nations, rough as it may be, as a guide.
A fourth factor is the Internet. It makes it easier to disseminate this information. Authoritarian governments have greater difficulty controlling the Web than print or broadcast media.
The World Bank site on corruption gets some 500,000 visitors a month, half from developing countries. Thousands of copies of papers on corruption issues, especially if they include data on the issue, are picked up each month.
When Kaufmann participated in an anticorruption symposium in China two years ago, an official mentioned that a legal-network website highlighting the symposium had 1.2 million visitors. Chinese officials wanted the Chinese people to know about the harm caused by corruption.
All the anticorruption treaties will not do much to limit graft unless nations act on them. They are, in effect, primarily statements of good intentions.
The new UN treaty itself contains no follow-up provisions. But Dmitri Vlassis, a key facilitator of the two-year negotiations leading to the treaty, hopes to get some support from the Nordic nations for a small bureaucracy to help train and advise other nations on how to implement the treaty and call conferences of nations to review progress.
One provision dealing with campaign finance bribery was removed from the treaty at the insistence of the US delegation. Apparently, the US had concerns similar to those expressed in battles over campaign finance at home, that any limitations would restrain free speech.
But the treaty does include a framework for stronger cooperation between nations to prevent, detect, and return the proceeds of corruption. It sets standards, measures, and rules that all countries can apply to strengthen their legal and regulatory anticorruption regimes. It calls for preventive measures and the criminalization of the most prevalent forms of corruption.
"If fully enforced, this new instrument can make a real difference to the quality of life of millions of people around the world," the UN's Annan said.


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On April 19, the Daily Chronicle argued that the new Park commissioners "should remember that delaying a decision [about the pool] does not equal solving a problem." We would like to respond.
1. The commissioners-elect are not after a "stamp" on the pool; we want a pool that will best serve the community.
2. The Chronicle's editorial says, "If that amount of money must be spent, why not spend it building a new, modern and accessible facility with amenities that could attract more people?" The new commissioners agree, and that's why we feel so strongly that the current design is wrong. The current design presented by PHN Architects will attract more people, but won't allow them all to swim since the overall capacity is 300 bathers less, and the swimming area is 33 percent less than the existing pool.
3. The Chronicle urges haste in approving the pool since costs are expected to rise. But recently in this market, an increase of approximately 2 percent is typical for each year a project is delayed, due to labor and material price increases.
This comes to approximately $100,000 the first year, $102,000 the second year and so on. But the park will save about $350,000 in bond payments for each year the project is reconsidered. These savings could be set aside to pay for the increase in cost, decrease the amount required to bond, and be put toward immediately-required repairs at the Hopkins Park pool.
The savings could also be put towards needs such as the playground replacement project that has been delayed until 2019 because of the pool costs.
4. The Chronicle asserts that the pool is like an "old car" that needs to be replaced. But when shopping for a new car for your family of five, would you settle on a four-seater, or would you find a car that your family of five will be comfortable in, even if you have to spend a few dollars for repairs while searching for the right car?
5. That a significant amount of time has been spent on the pool design doesn't make it the right choice. This design has been the only one presented to the board and the public. No significant alternatives that maintain or increase the bather capacity of the pool have been presented.
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Commissioner, DeKalb Park District
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|View Poll Results: True Tears - Total Series Rating
|Perfect 10
|9 out of 10 : Excellent
|8 out of 10 : Very Good
|7 out of 10 : Good
|6 out of 10 : Average
|5 out of 10 : Below Average
|4 out of 10 : Poor
|3 out of 10 : Bad
|2 out of 10 : Very Bad
|1 out of 10 : Painful
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|2012-01-13, 12:45
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Thanks for agreeing Irenicus
But Honestly I don't think Shin's that Bad of a main harem character, he's better than most ..at least he has his own personality even if he's a bit indecisive ..
Also why does no one hate Aiko at all ? everyone kept saying she was a better choice than Hiromi and Noe ..Those guys must be joking right ? . I've never seen a third harem as flawed as Ai.I also remmber people comparing her to mao from Kimikiss . At least Moe didn't cheat on Kai with Kouchi. and People hated Mao more than Aiko? ..lol.If Aiko was the main girl ,I bet she will get more hate than Hiromi and mao because of the whole NTRing plot which I've not seen in a lot of animes .
I thought that Shin's mum was interesting but I wanted the writers to give us more explanation on her past but I understand they left it ambiguous
|2012-01-13, 15:08
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Honestly, Aiko didn't even cross my mind much when I wrote my two most recent posts on this thread.
It was so very obvious after the first two or three episodes that Aiko wasn't going to be the romantic "winner" that I didn't put a lot of thought in evaluating her actions (i.e. there's a reason why people are talking about the love triangle in this anime rather than a standard harem ). I think the overall situation also made some viewers feel pity for Aiko since her feelings for Shin were a hopeless cause right from the start.
Ultimately, I think people have a psychologically-based disposition to be "results oriented". In other words, if Shin had actually returned Aiko's feelings for him, and the two ended up happily together with Miyokichi being dumped for good, that certainly would have put more focus (and hence criticism) on Aiko. But that didn't happen, and Aiko did in fact end up as the sincere girlfriend of Miyokichi in the end, so a lot of people take the view of "All's well that ends well". I still didn't like how Aiko handled the situation over the course of the anime, but since Miyokichi came out of it happy and Ok, it's hard for me to hold it much against Aiko.
Of the main cast, the two that had the least happy endings were the Isurugis, Noe and Jun. That's probably why Jun is given a bit of a pass. His attempts to set his sister up with Shin failed, and his resulting confession to Noe has strained their sibling bond nastily. Oh, and the guy also ended up getting his motorcycle totally wrecked for all his trouble. Jun has already paid quite a price for his actions, so it's hard for some viewers (myself included) to be critical of him.
Hiromi, OTOH, gets her happy end, and she achieved it through a pretty messy love triangle fight. I think it also bothered some people that Hiromi wasn't content to win the love triangle fight, she wanted Noe cut out of Shin's life entirely. Aiko can continue being friends with Shin in spite of romantic failures, but Noe can't? That's kind of harsh, imo.
So whereas Aiko and Jun aren't successful, and Jun even pays a significant price for his actions, Hiromi ends up getting everything she wanted. For me, it was like watching a pro sports player play hard, but also borderline dirty, and come out victorious because of it, while the equally hard working but cleaner player (Noe was admirably upfront and transparent and trustworthy about pretty much everything, imo) loses out.
Of course there is the old saying of "All's fair in love and war" so I can't hold it too much against Hiromi, but it is a factor in why I like Noe more.
As for Jun's mom... yeah, she just wasn't wrote that well, imo, and was probably one of the weakest links of the show. She overcame her issues with Hiromi a bit too easily, imo.
|2012-01-13, 17:07
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I agree with you that Aiko was not even part of the equation.She was not meant to be part of the love triangle anyway but people still rooted for her and thought of this as another cheap harem anime . Some people wanted this to go the school days route where Shin and aiko gets together behind Nobuse's back (That wouid make people hate Aiko more I guess)..
I think that Aiko's drama was the type that required a person to fail against the spotlight. Thats the reason why she never got the same attention as the other girls .But she was written as a bold character and I think that She made way too many mistakes to be in the running... she was kind of the bad girl here in this show along with Shin's mum and Jun but I still think that she got less hate than she deserved.
I agree that the isurugi Siblings had the worst ending.I didn't hate Jun at all and I actually felt sorry for him .all his actions made sense.To me he was probably the most tragic character on the show a long with Noe .
Poor Noe ,she didn't deserve such a harsh treatment from the writers but I think that the writers wanted the viewers to feel for her..
I agree with you on Hiromi but I still don't think that she did anything that bad.
|2012-01-13, 18:00
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I don't think the ending of the show is either tragic or sad for Noe. Sure, it's bittersweet that her romance didn't work out, but Shinichirou gave her a much more valuable gift: he brought back her tears. He was her sort of guardian angel that helped her through a very tough point in her life, and set her free from the weight that was holding her down. Now, thanks to him, she's able to make real friends and look forward in life. So the ending of the show is actually liberating for Noe, and in a way that's much more profound and meaningful than if she had continued to lean on Shinichirou as a sort of crutch. (It's pretty common for someone going through a rough time to think they're falling in love with the person who seems to be saving them from it, and Shinichirou's actions certainly didn't help in that regard. It implied that he was saving her because he loved her, but his true feelings lied elsewhere all along.)
Anyway, in short, I think all three of the heroines of True Tears had a good ending, but I think understanding/accepting Noe's happiness takes a little bit of a broader view of what really matters for her going forward.
|2012-01-13, 21:14
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When we typically think of romance, we think of "winning" and "losing" as if there are goals. It's only natural since we'd all love to see the fruits of our characters' efforts go somewhere but then I realized there's more to life than to get together with someone.
But love doesn't work that way. It's not about who is superior or who "deserves" it. It just happens. If we simplified TT down to "Noe lost, Hiromi won" we neglect to see how much they gained. We neglect the entire narrative. Noe had overcome her own inability to have tears after her grandmother's death, and isn't that more important than gaining the love of someone that had his heart elsewhere? Would not a love based on this just lead to more misery as it already did?
And yea, she could finally become her own person and get someone better than Shin. This might just be a case of losing a battle but winning the war.
But seeing her in crutches was painful, I must say.
It is without doubt that I see this anime in a better light since my completing of it.
|2012-01-13, 21:36
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Guess our scales differ .
In regards to objectivity of flaws and questionable writing, I'll argue that every popular and highly rated series from any medium and genre has flaws and questionable writing to some. Hence, the best and arguably fairest (but not necessarily correct) way of rating objectivity is if enough people takes a stance on an opinion.
However, in the end though all that matters if you as a viewer have personally enjoyed it or not, regardless of what the masses think.
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|2012-01-13, 23:25
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Any story that pins itself around a serious love triangle is going to be melodramatic at some level. True Tears had no other major elements to distract from the drama focus -- no comedy, no action, no ecchi, no adventure -- so of course the drama predominates, even if you might convincingly argue that it's less DRAMA than, say, Clannad and Clannad After Story, which as you said had comedy, even if jarring comedy in your (and my) minority opinion, mixed in.
Ef had the benefit of playing around with pseudo-philosophy and SHAFT's shifty camera work to distract from the drama core.
And something like Ano Hana, despite having the same writer and being really rather quite J-drama-ish and teary, avoids this romance melodrama impression because it's mostly about friendship and growing up and, um, Menma being a tiny bit inconvenienced in her situation, not romance.
Don't ask me about failstuff like Suzuka though. Even I have enough taste not to insult True Tears unfairly like that.
Given that it was responsible for much of the weighty atmosphere of the first half of the anime, it's sloppy writing and a jarring flaw.
|2012-01-14, 01:49
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I guess I'm saying that our current spouses or partners wouldn't really understand how we felt about our first loves and vice versa.
Himori, in the drama CD, empathize on how Noe felt when she was with Shin in the bus stop which was fairly easy due to women's intuition but does she really know how Shin felt back then. Can Shin's mom really know how her husband felt back then?
|2014-05-29, 14:22
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Well, these things are inevitable. When stuff is done, it's already done, and no matter how you regret it, it just won't matter anymore. But there is a bit when time is frozen.
It's most likely true that Shinchiro and Noe will never forget each other but yes, if we think about it too, Shin didn't really have anything to cry over until now, so the title appeals to him.
But you know, while they'll never forget it, it's much something that one will have to keep to themselves now. Unless they want to add some snow, and have her come back into this when Shinchiro can't accept Noe being like this? We'll have to make a sequel. What should the name be? White A True Tears 2? White Tears? When Tears bloom? Tears and That? Another set of True Tears? Tears by the sea? think of all the $$$$!
In all seriousness, I don't really know how I feel about that ending.
|2014-06-02, 22:35
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I would want a sequel not really to give Noe a better ending but there are still some themes that the writer can work with.
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Plan to attend the 2018 Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) trip to Washington DC!
Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) is an educational conference for high school youth, Grades 9-12, to learn about the legislative branch of the United States government and build leadership and civid engagement skills.
Held at the National 4-H conference Center near Washington, D.C., participants will engage in workshops and simulations, tour historical landmarks, and meet with Minnesota's congressional offices, all while meeting youth from across Minnesota and the U.S.
Minnesota participants (called a delegation) will travel to Washington, DC, June 23-30, 2018.
Roseau County 4-H Leader's Council will reward and support up to 4 delegate trips to CWF. Roseau County 4-H requires that the delegates must have been a member of RC 4-H for a minimum of 2 years, complete the applications process including writing an essay, paying the nonrefundable $200 down payment deposit and agreeing to the payment schedule. Currently, Roseau County 4-H Leaders Council has designated up to $800 to each of the four awarded delegates to attend this event. The cost of the experience is $1600 and can be paid in installments to the Roseau County 4-H Leaders Council by May 31.
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Dr. Soukiasian's research interests include esophageal cancer, Barrett's esophagus, reflux and the surgical and medical interventions to help cure them. He is a co-investigator for an ongoing clinical trial on the use of transoral gastroplasty (TOGA), a minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of morbid obesity. Dr. Soukiasian has done research and published articles on stem cell harvesting and transplantation.
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After completing cardiothoracic training, Dr. Soukiasian wanted further specialized training. To build expertise in the field of esophageal and foregut surgery, Dr. Soukiasian trained with Dr. Luketich, one of the pioneers of minimally invasive esophageal surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, Heart Lung and Esophageal Surgery Institute. There he completed a minimally invasive esophageal and thoracic fellowship, concentrating on minimally invasive treatment of both esophageal oncology as well as benign esophageal disease, including training in minimally invasive esophagectomy.
For further specialized training in the field of thoracic surgery, Dr. Soukiasian completed a second fellowship in minimally invasive thoracic surgery with Dr. Robert McKenna at Cedars-Sinai's Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, using video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) as a treatment for both thoracic oncology and benign thoracic disease.
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Sox clobber Yanks 14-7
NEW YORK -- A.J. Pierzynski homered twice, Paul Konerko and Alexei Ramirez also connected and the White Sox pounded the Yankees so hard that New York brought in outfielder Dewayne Wise to pitch in a 14-7 romp Friday night.
A night after the White Sox rallied to win at Yankee Stadium on Dayan Viciedo's three-run homer in the ninth, they made it a short and sour major league debut for Yankees starter Adam Warren.
By the end, the Yankees brought in Wise for his pro pitching debut. Throwing a 79 mph fastball, he retired Konerko and Alex Rios in order to close a four-run ninth inning. Wise was the first position player to pitch for the Yankees since Nick Swisher in 2009 -- Gene Michael was the last to do it for the Yankees at home in 1968.
Rookie Jose Quintana (3-1) fell behind 4-0 in the first inning, then hung in to give the White Sox their fourth straight win in a matchup of AL division leaders.
Derek Jeter's leadoff double was his 3,185th hit, moving him past Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. for 13th place on the career list. Curtis Granderson followed with his 22nd homer.
It was 95 degrees at gametime, and the ball was flying. It was 6-all by the fourth and Pierzynski's leadoff homer in the fifth against David Phelps (1-3) put Chicago ahead to stay.
Pierzynski hit a pair of solo drives for his fifth multihomer game, and drove in three runs. Ramirez had four of Chicago's 19 hits and Gordon Beckham had two of the team's five doubles.
Quintana has been quite a surprise for the White Sox, and the rookie began the night with a 1.25 ERA and a 16-inning scoreless streak. He had not allowed more than two runs in any of his six starts.
The Yankees quickly tagged Quintana, and Andruw Jones' two-out, two-run double made it 4-0 in the first. But the 23-year-old lefty from Colombia stayed cool, and was nicked only by Jayson Nix's two-run double off Ramirez's glove at shortstop in the fourth before leaving after six innings with a 10-6 lead.
Warren was promoted from Triple-A this week after CC Sabathia and Andy Pettitte went on the disabled list. A few hours before the game, Warren's suitcase was in his locker and there wasn't yet a nameplate over his stall.
The Yankees tried to make him feel welcome. After the infielders whipped the ball around after Warren's last warmup pitch, Jeter took a toss from Alex Rodriguez and trotted in for a final word with the 25-year-old newcomer.
Warren started out fine, striking out leadoff man Alejandro De Aza and drawing a cheer from friends and family members sitting in the second deck behind the Yankees dugout. Catcher Chris Stewart tossed the ball out of play as a keepsake -- pretty soon, the White Sox started providing their own souvenirs.
Pierzynski opened the second with his 13th homer. Beckham lined a two-run double and Kevin Youkilis had an RBI groundout that made it 4-all.
Konerko hit his 14th homer on Warren's first pitch in the third. After an RBI single by Pierzynski and a sharp single by Ramirez with one out, Warren was pulled. Phelps relieved his fellow rookie and got out of the inning, drawing a high-five from Warren.
Rios had an RBI single in the sixth. Ramirez hit a two-run homer in the seventh and added an RBI double in the ninth.
NOTES: Youkilis left in the fifth inning because of an upset stomach. ... Pierzynski played his 1,000th game with the White Sox. ... Quintana had pitched to 100 straight batters without issuing a walk until Rodriguez drew one in the first. ... Yankees C Russell Martin entered in the ninth inning. He's been out lately because of back trouble, but predicted he'd be in the starting lineup Saturday. ... White Sox RHP Jesse Crain has a shoulder problem and expects to miss a couple of days.


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