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MSHA News Release: [08/03/2011]
Contact Name: Amy Louviere
Phone Number: (202) 693-9423
Release Number: 11-1178-NAT
US Labor Department's MSHA announces $1 million for Brookwood-Sago mine safety grants
ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced the availability of $1 million in safety and health training grants to help identify, avoid and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around mines. The Brookwood-Sago grants program was established through a provision in the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006, and fiscal year 2011 funding will target the development and implementation of training and training materials for mine emergency preparedness as well as mine emergency prevention in underground mines.
"Training is the key to proper and safe emergency response," said Joseph A. Main, assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health. "These funds will enable miners and mine emergency responders to receive the necessary training that may one day save lives if a mine emergency occurs."
As many as 20 grants may be awarded for a 12-month performance period, and applicants must be states or nonprofit entities. The amount of each individual grant will be at least $50,000 with a maximum award of $250,000. In addition, a new program structure allows applicants to apply for a renewal grant. The competition will close at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Aug. 31. MSHA will award grants on or before Sept. 30.
These grants were named in memory of the 13 men who died in two explosions at the Jim Walter Resources #5 mine in Brookwood, Ala., in 2001, and 12 men who died in an explosion at the Sago Mine in Buchannon, W.Va., in 2006. Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted electronically using the government-wide site at http://www.grants.gov. If applying online poses a hardship to any applicant, the MSHA Directorate of Educational Policy and Development will provide assistance to help applicants submit their applications online. For more information on this initiative, visit http://www.msha.gov.


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Ask Engadget question is coming to us from Matt, who badly, badly needs to give his digits something to do on a trackpad whilst enjoying media from the couch.
Alright, so does such a thing really exist? Where can you procure one? Did Matt just give you the best DIY idea of all time?"I'm looking for a wireless trackpad to use with my older (2.5 or so years old) C2D MacBook that's perpetually docked to my home theater. Something sleek, thin, not too small, made of high quality materials. Ideally, it would natively support all of (Snow) Leopard's multitouch inputs, and even more ideally, it would have a charging dock / base. I'm not a fan of using a mouse on my sofa, and this would be just the thing I'm looking for. The only problem is that I'm not sure that such a thing even exists. Think you can throw me a bone?"

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Feed & Seed schedule for April
The Feed & Seed at 3715 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher, hosts weekend shows starting at 7:30 p.m. The following is the April schedule:
u Today: Lazybirds
u Saturday: Calico Moon, 6:40 p.m.; Blue Wheel Drive
u April 12: Warren Wilson Old Time and Bluegrass Bands
u April 13: Carolina Blue
u April 19: East Tennessee State University Blue Horizon Band
u April 20: Tom Fisch, 6:30 p.m.; Marv Ashby & High Octane
u April 26: Mountain Feist
u April 27: West End String Band
For more information, call 828-216-3492.
'Race to Nowhere' screening at UNCA
The documentary film "The Race to Nowhere — The Dark Side of America's Achievement Culture" will be screened at 7 p.m. Thursday UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union, Room 143.
A panel discussion with educators, parents, students and community members will follow.
Produced by self-described "concerned mother" Vicki Abeles, "The Race to Nowhere" takes aim at what she calls "the culture of hollow achievement and pressure to perform … destroying our children's love of learning and feeding an epidemic of unprepared, disengaged, and unhealthy children."
The panel discussion will feature Jeanne McGlinn and Jerad Crave of UNC Asheville's Department of Education, Tom Trigg, head of school at Carolina Day School, and others. This event is free and is co-sponsored by UNC Asheville's Department of Education and the university's Office of Teacher Recruitment. Call 828-251-6304 or visit education.unca.edu for more information.
Organ concert at Porter Center
The Western North Carolina Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and Brevard College's Division of Fine Arts will host a concert by organist Dr. Joby Bell at 3 p.m. Sunday at Brevard College's Porter Center for Performing Arts.
Bell will perform the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Louis-Claude Daquin, Felix Mendelssohn, Daniel E. Gawthrop, Charles-Marie Widor and Julius Reubkeon on the College's Kirkpatrick-Coleman Organ. The three-manual, 69-rank instrument was built by the Daniel Jaeckel Organ Co. of Duluth, Minn., and installed in the Porter Center's Scott Concert Hall in 2003.
Bell has performed at the invitation of numerous chapters and conventions of the American Guild of Organists, the Victoria Bach Festival, the Houston Masterworks Chorus, the Washington National Cathedral, and conferences on worship and music at Montreat and at Lake Junaluska. His concertizing throughout the United States has met with high acclaim, while his performances abroad have been enthusiastically received in Paris, Chartres, London, and throughout southern England, Scotland, Romania and Hungary.
Bell earned a Bachelor of Music degree in organ and piano from Appalachian State University and Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in organ from Rice University. He previously served as associate director of music for the Church of St. John the Divine and as organist for St. Philip Presbyterian Church and First Presbyterian Church, all in Houston. Most recently, he served as organist for the First Presbyterian Church of Lenoir. The event is free. Call 828-884-8211 for more information.
Fundraiser for Mrs. Hyatt's Music House
Mrs. Hyatt's Music House Preservation Society, in conjunction with the Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County, will co-host the "Battle of the Bands Unplugged" from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. April 13-14.
Check-in will take place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Anderson Nissan, 629 Brevard Road in Asheville. The events will raise funds to save Mrs. Hyatt's Music House. Original songwriters, acoustic old-time, bluegrass, gospel, country and mountain music performers will compete for a $2,000 prize to be awarded on June 1 at Jamfest at the WNC Agricultural Center.
For more than 60 years, Neila Hyatt has been hosting bluegrass music in her Asheville home, known by many as Mrs. Hyatt's Music House. Over the years, bluegrass legends and novice players alike gathered together for weekly jams in this warm and friendly setting. Call 828-633-1136 for more information.
'Spring Swing' to benefit Odyssey school
Odyssey Community School at 90 Zillicoa St. in Asheville will host a "Spring Swing" concert/dance with The Swayback Sisters at 6 p.m. April 13.
A raffle with a first prize of $2,000 will be drawn during the concert. All proceeds benefit the school.
"Spring Swing" is family-friendly, and the school will offer various activities for children 12 and under beginning at 5 p.m. Food trucks The Lowdown and Flying Falafel Brothers will be parked in front of the school from 5-7 p.m.. Take the Cake! will be selling baked goods inside in the caf�.
The Swayback Sisters are an all-female, close harmony trio based in Asheville. They specialize in old-school country soul, Appalachian-style folk ballads, and acoustic blues.
Admission is $10 and free for children 10 and under. Visit odysseycommunity.org/raffle for more information.
Jeremy Kittel Band at Fine Arts Center
Tryon Fine Arts Center on Melrose Avenue will host the The Jeremy Kittel Band, comprised of four accomplished young musicians, at 8 p.m. April 18.
Jeremy Kittel, recording artist and Grammy-winning member of Turtle Island Quartet as well as award-winning fiddler, is rapidly making a name for himself as one of the nation's most creative young musicians. Equally a master of jazz or blues violin, bluegrass or Celtic fiddle, Kittel is a teacher, solo artist. He will be joined on stage by Josh Pinkham, Simon Chrisman and Nathaniel Smith.
Pinkham, mandolin master since age 12, has distinguished himself as a player, composer, recording artist and concert performer. By the time he was 14, he had played on stage with nearly all of his mandolin heroes. Pinkham was named "the future of the mandolin" by Mandolin Magazine in its review of his CD "Solo Mandolin Duets."
Chrisman, who plays hammered dulcimer, tours with the Bee Eaters and has performed with Mike Marshall and Darol Anger, and opened for Bill Frisell. At 16, he was a scholarship guest artist at the Augusta Heritage Festival in West Virginia.
Smith, Kittel band cellist, has toured the U.S. and Canada extensively. Beginning with Mark O'Connor in 2006, he has been the cellist for Natalie MacMaster since 2007. In 2011 he appeared on the TFAC stage with Sarah Jarosz.
The Jeremy Kittel Band is part of Tryon Fine Arts Center's Main Stage season, sponsored by Millard and Co. To reserve tickets, call 828-859-8322 or visit www.tryonarts.org for more information.
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Sweet Shots Secret Spots Jeep Tour On Rocky Neck
Hi Joey,
Could you post this photo of the Island Tours Jeep (978-559-6649.)
Violet had just given my wife Pat and myself an exciting tour of Gloucester.
The photo shows various Rocky Neck artists from the Mad Fish Wharf around the Jeep.
People from left to right: EJ, Wendy, Mary, Violet (Island Tour Driver), Pat, Diana, Tony and Pabst Blue.
Inside the Jeep are Lily and friend and Mr. Bogie Dog.
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Whitestone, NY Rental Homes and Apartments for Rent
Search rentals in Whitestone, NY. At RentalGuide.net, we have comprehensive rental listings to help you find Whitestone apartments for rent. You can also find rental houses and condos. Click on a listing to view details, or refine your search for Whitestone apartments to search by price, beds and other criteria.


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For the last couple of months, I have had the strong desire for a new bike. A trail bike. Lots of travel. Meaty tires. Short stem. Wide bars. (Specifically a Yeti 575). I feel like this new bike would fit nicely with my current rides: Salsa Spearfish (endurance), 29er HT, and carbon road bike. However, I know that once the spring comes, I will be focused on riding the HT and Spearfish for races. In the summer I take some time off, then a few more races in the fall. How much, then, would I ride this *would be* trail machine?
Once per month? Twice per month? More?
I could go with the Enduro build ($2700). I wouldnt change anything on it- it's made to have fun. Would it be worth it?
I could demo the same (and similar) bikes for $50 a day. 60 demos for what I could pay to own the Yeti.
Which is better? At what point will you ride a bike enough to justify the cost?


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Cruise control not working in '98 Impreza Outback Sport
Posted 15 August 2005 - 12:23 PM
Recently, I decided to have my mechanic look at the cruise control. He told me that he didn't have the equipment to diagnose the problem, so he told me to take the car to the local Subaru dealer. The Subaru shop told me that the ECU is the problem. The dealer gave me a quote of about $460 parts/labor to replace the ECU. They then informed me that they didn't have the part in stock, but that they would order it. They had me make an appointment for the next week.
Eight days later I show up for my appointment, and they tell me that the part isn't in. The shop manager tells me that he'll call me when the part comes in to schedule another appointment. That was a week ago.
I'm just wondering if the ECU could be the problem and if it's really this expensive. I'm also wondering if parts for my car are hard to come by in general, or does the dealer just not want to help me out. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.
Posted 15 August 2005 - 08:11 PM
I don't see any reason why the car's computer would have anything to do with the cruise not working. It sends signals to the cruise computer to let it know what's going on....but the car's computer does not control the cruise.
Personally....it sounds like they're ripping you off.....but that's just me.
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Posted 16 August 2005 - 01:57 AM
As far as diagnosing the problem, I don't know what they did. I don't think I'll be going back to my local Subaru dealer though.
Posted 16 August 2005 - 08:49 AM
My cruise went out in my 98 OBS with Manual tranny because the clutch pedal sensor was bad. Basically, the cruise thought the clutch pedal was being pressed and would not work. The part was a whopping $7 to replace.
Just a thought and something to check. My dealer found the problem and replaced for free.
good luck!
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now my cruse control is fixed for $.01
Hmmm, total cost $.01. Guess you don't need my $.02 then!
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Please help me out, got a 7hr drive coming up this week!
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I have this problem too, and I looked at the clutch pedal.. there is a little sensor thing that sticks out like a button and when I let the clutch go, the little sensor goes through a hole where it looks like it shouldn't? I am going to try to tape it when Im not sick and see. ill let you guys know. and from my experience, if the ECU was bad, there would be a lot of other problems going on, no tjust the cruise control. try looking at your pedals, there are little sensor prod things above the pedals, check to see what yours are doing as you push the pedals and let them back in
That is the problem, there should be a little rubber grommet there, I just stuck a small bolt and nut and voila, cruise control worked:)
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Holiday Inn Newcastle - Jesmond
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A trendy Newcastle hotel close to the city centre and St. James' Park with free Wi-Fi and an Italian restaurant
Holiday Inn® Newcastle - Jesmond hotel sits on the edge of Newcastle city centre. Getting into town is easy, with buses and Jesmond Metro station just two minutes' walk from the hotel. Or you can walk to the buzzing Quayside district in under half an hour. Newcastle International Airport (NCL) is seven miles away.
Live music at Metro Radio Arena is just two miles away, and you can reach St. James' Park stadium in 20 minutes on foot. The Great North Museum: Hancock near the hotel is a treasure trove of taxidermy, live animals, and cultural artefacts from around the world.
You can host successful events in the hotel's five well-equipped meeting rooms, with high-end AV capabilities and trained events team. There's free Wi-Fi throughout and ample free parking. The hotel is close to the HMRC offices. Cobalt, Quorum and Balliol business parks are a short drive away. Newcastle and Northumbria Universities are just 10 minutes' walk away.
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Adams Places Vacate Order On Dug-Out Motel
The motel at 99 Howland Ave. is often raided by police during drug stings; fire officials fear hazards and health officials say the rooms are not up to code for long-term usage.
ADAMS, Mass. — Town officials have placed a vacate order on the Dug-Out Motel, forcing 15 families to leave what has become, for many of them, their homes.
According to Code Enforcement Officer Scott Koczela, the vacate order was issued last week and everyone living at the motel must be out within 45 days of the order.
After the units are vacated, the motel may continue to operate as a motel and not as a "boarding home," as officials have characterized it.
The order comes as an "emergency" after a schoolteacher filed a report with the Department of Families and Children claiming rats had bitten a child living at the motel.
Koczela said it was not confirmed that the child was actually bitten by a rat, but the complaint in itself was enough to trigger a stronger response to already cited issues at the Howland Avenue motel.
Various groups are looking to find housing for those who will be removed.
"That's going to be a big, big case we're working on," Koczela said, who gave the update on the case at Wednesday's Board of Health meeting.
The Tenancy Preservation Project, an arm of the Berkshire County Housing Authority in Pittsfield, has been working with the town, the Housing Authority and other housing entities, such as the Brayton Hill Apartments in North Adams, to secure a place for those being evicted.
"They are already seeking out alternative housing," Koczela said.
He added that the school district is facilitating meeting with those families for alternative housing.
The major issue with the motel is that it is not up to code to operate as a long-term boarding house. Board of Health officials said people have been living there for years at a time, in often overcrowded conditions.
Board of Health member Patricia Clairmont said she knows of one family of eight — two adults and six children — living in one of the units.
Town officials are also aware of families of four and three but a full count of the number living there on a more or less permanent basis is unknown. There is a total of 15 rooms at the two-story motel; tenants are reportedly paying up to $850 a month to live there.
State law requires a minimum 150 square feet of space for one individual and an additional 100 square feet for each other occupant. The rooms at the Dug-Out are about 213 square feet.
Police, fire, building inspectors and the Board of Health performed a joint inspection of the property in September. Police have reported to a high volume of calls there as well as some major drug busts. The Fire Department found issues with the residents being given hot plates to cook on and multiple non-functioning carbon-dioxide detectors.
Town officials set their eyes on fixing those issues and getting the motel to operated as it is zoned and permitted. The town had planned to work with the owners and managers until the teacher filed the rat-biting report. The town then issued the emergency order.
According to land records, the property is owned by Shoba Inc. but Koczela said when he talked to the owners, they were unaware of the issues facing the hotel. The owner apparently leases the motel to the managers; the corporation's address is the same as the motel's.
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The Sox lead the league in pitches seen per plate appearance with 4.02 (Kevin Youkilis and Manny Ramirez are #2 and #3, behind Jason Giambi).
In a slightly more important category, they are 10th in runs scored. They have scored three runs or fewer in 7 of their 18 games (they are 4-3 in those games). They are 8th in Runs Created Per 27 Outs (4.95); New York is tops with 6.65.
Here are the current standings, total runs scored and runs allowed and each team's expected record based on RS/RA.
W L GB RS RA ExW/L GBIt looks like the Yankees have been the victims of some bad luck, but this early in the season, I think the RS/RA difference is skewed because of two blowout wins (15-2 on Opening Day and 10-1 on April 9). Subtract those games and New York's RS/RA is 74-67, which projectes to a .549 winning percentage.
Boston 11 7 -- 84 80 9- 9 3
Baltimore 11 8 ½ 110 110 10-10 3
Toronto 9 7 1 98 84 9- 7 2
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Tampa Bay 8 10 3 95 113 7-11 5
Keith Foulke on his role and workload:
My whole career, I've always told everybody, the more I pitch the better I am ... That's how I get into my grooves and become a very good pitcher. ... I'm not going to fool myself, thinking that I'm better than he [Papelbon] is. At the point right now, I'm not. If I've got to pitch in a different role to help this team win, I've got no problem with that. ... The thing I have to make sure everybody understands is that it's [his knees] not affecting my pitching. That's the one thing that's different this year. They may ache in everyday life, but it doesn't affect my pitching this year.The Philadelphia Inquirer has a story on Jonathan Papelbon. ... Catching up with Gabe Kapler and Jeffrey Maier. ... And the 2004 Final Out Ball is being sent to the Hall of Fame.


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Re: Why Perl boolean expression sometimes treated as lvalue?by Athanasius (Chancellor)
|on Feb 08, 2013 at 12:24 UTC ( #1017805=note: print w/replies, xml )
|Need Help??
In Perl, arguments are passed by reference, not by value. This is what perlsub means when it says: "The array @_ is a local array, but its elements are aliases for the actual scalar parameters."
The subroutine call a($x && $y) causes the Perl interpreter to evaluate the boolean expression $x && $y to determine which variable is to be aliased. If $x is false, the expression short-circuits, so a reference to $x is passed in to the sub; but if $x is true, short-circuiting does not occur, and so it is a reference to $y that is passed in to the sub.
So it is misleading to say that the boolean expression works as an l-value. Within sub a, the boolean expression is never seen — only the reference to either $x or $y — and it is this reference which works as an l-value.
I haven't found anything in the documentation to explain the process by which Perl derives a reference ("alias") from a complex expression given as an argument to a subroutine. It might be useful to know — but, in general, it's safer and clearer to keep things simple and just pass a variable or a value.
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Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli has slowly molded his team into the one that he foresaw when he took the job with the Black and Gold back in the summer of 2006. Today he was granted the chance to keep on building for five more years.
Bruins Principal Charlie Jacobs officially unveiled Chiarelli's four-year contract extension today during a TD Banknorth Garden press conference. The deal will start after Chiarelli completes the upcoming season, the last on his original four-year contract.
"Personally, I felt the need to have Peter extended, in that there were a number of dominoes that need to fall in terms of our hockey operations department," Jacobs said about the timing of the deal, just a week before the draft and two weeks before free agency. "Given how proud we are of the team that Peter has assembled — on the ice, but also in the front office — and knowing what their status was contractually moving forward, we feel an impetus moving forward on getting an extension for two reasons. One, we didn't want Peter entering the final year of his contract and that sort of lame-duck status, if you will. And two, knowing that important signings from both the coaching staff and front-office personnel needed to be re-upped as they were co-terminus with Peter's contract, we wanted to send the right message as ownership to that front-office staff that we supported them and it was time."
The Bruins finished with the second-best record in the NHL and the top record in the Eastern Conference last season before they advanced a round in the playoffs for the first time in a decade. Although a team with a lot of expectations then fell in the second round, the Bruins have come a long way since they missed the playoffs in the first two seasons after the lockout. Chiarelli was eager to stay and continue the Bruins on their current path.
"Certainly, I love the city and it's a great place to bring up a family and that's important to me. And the organization is something I want to be part of. I don't want to be jumping around," said the GM, who came to Boston from Ottawa after several years as the assistant GM for the Senators. "Hockey's a tough sport. You see it among players and coaches, and now I think you'll see it probably among GMs. There's just people jumping from job to job and it's something that I don't want to do.
"And as far as Mr. Jacobs' comments about 'for the rest of my professional career,' I know he and Charlie, they expect results and that's what we're going to give them. And nothing's guaranteed in life, but I'm very happy to be here and want to be here for a long time."
Chiarelli was refering to a quote from a few weeks ago, in which owner Jeremy Jacobs said that the Bruins didn't hire Chiarelli for just four years but for the rest of his professional career. Nothing lasts forever, but Chiarelli's tenure has a better chance of challenging that length of time now that he and his staff have the comfort of a long-term deal during which they can make things happen. Chiarelli can now not only build a winner for now, but also build toward the future, knowing that he might get to reap the rewards both times.
"It gives the management group the latitude to do things and to continue on with their vision so to speak, or plan. I think what we've tried to do since I've been here is instill certain attitudes and philosophies in the players and the other employees, staff, the coaches. So it just allows you to continue that," he said. "I think what I've seen is I've seen a real increase in morale or just a heightened enthusiasm — whether it's the players, coaches or the rest of the group — and to get where we are now and to build upon it even further is exciting. We're entering into a new level of expectations with this team that is exciting. It's more demanding but you like a challenge."
Chiarelli's next tasks, in addition to handling the draft June 26-27, is re-signing head coach Claude Julien, who reportedly is entering the final year of his deal, and also getting deals done with restricted free agents Phil Kessel, Matt Hunwick and Byron Bitz. Chiarelli does not comment on ongoing negotiations with players, but the GM said that he plans to sit down with Julien soon and "get something done."
Chiarelli's accomplishments on the job have earned him the right to keep on working. So there's little doubt that what he wants to get done, he will.


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Yale men's and women's hockey teams will host their annual "Skate with the Players" event this Sunday at Ingalls Rink. The free event offers elementary and middle-school age Yale fans the chance to skate with Bulldog hockey players. "Skate with the Players" runs from 2:15 to 3:30. Fans must bring their own equipment. Please contact Jordan Skolnick in the Yale Athletics Community Outreach Department with any questions at (203) 436-3937.


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When I was a child, I was exposed to Rock and Roll music from a baby sitter and became a fan. My Dad didn't care much for Rock and Roll, he said it was too loud. I think my Mom liked it, but she never said one way or the other as she tolerated hearing it in our family of 9 kids. I was also a fan of most of the other popular music of the 1960s. The fan list reads: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Doors, The Beach Boys and so on.
I also loved sports. I was a real football fan. Our family enjoyed sitting on the living room floor watching professional football on the black and white and Mom serving TV dinners on TV trays so you could watch TV while you ate your dinner. That was a real treat for us, I loved everything about it. I was a fan of the Chicago Bears and eating TV dinners on TV trays.
My family went to church nearly every Sunday. I looked forward to going to church, kind of like going to a football game. I enjoyed the dressing up in my Sunday clothes, the coming together as a family and sitting together in "Our pew" in the same spot each Sunday. I enjoyed the sermons about heaven, Jesus' love for the world, the whole church thing in general. I also enjoyed Sunday school through all my growing up years until I graduated from high school. I enjoyed what I learned about God, Moses, Jesus Christ and all the bible stories from Genesis to Jesus.
One of the teachings a Sunday school teacher shared when I was a junior in high school was, he told our class of ten students that according to statistics back then, only seven of us would probably make it into Heaven. That thought scared me. I was not as devoted as most of the people seemed to be in our church to Jesus or God. I was more of a fan.
When I graduated from high school in 1969, my interests in Jesus and God slowly went away. I followed a new crowd and was a real fan of all the hippy stuff. That didn't last long though. In 1970 I nearly drowned in the Pacific Ocean while learning to surf in Southern California. I had become a fan of surfing.
In this incident while I was body surfing, as I was unconscious under the water, I had a "Real Jesus Christ experience." I met the Lord Jesus while I was "dead" in the water and gave my life to Him. Jesus said some very profound things to me during what seemed like a brief moment under the sea of which I have never forgotten. Three things really stand out in my mind. "You don't really know me. If you want to get to know me, get to know my Word," and, "Your life is not your own to do what you want. Your life belongs to me to do my will." The third thing Jesus said to me was I was not going with him right then. I had seen and experienced a window of Heaven which was awesome beyond words. I have to say, I was really disappointed that I couldn't stay.
I asked Jesus why he spared my life and he said, "I have a purpose for you and you have not yet fulfilled it."
That was the beginning of the rest of my life that day, when I drowned. Jesus was more than an idol in my life, He was my life from that day on. I was not a fan any more of Jesus, I was his follower.
We all make mistakes and take the wrong path from time to time. When I read the Word of God, I see that almost all the saints took the wrong path at times. Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith if we will simply trust Him with our life. I see Jesus always standing before us with His outreached hands waiting for us to grab hold with both hands and let Him have us. Life is not that easy for most of us. Jesus said it would not be easy for us if we followed Him. We always have the choice though. Being a fan, we just watch from the sidelines and never really get involved with Jesus, or, being a follower of Jesus which takes everything we have, even our life. We make the choice, fan or follower.
Mark Conway is a Christian evangelist along with his wife Maryna. They live in Sterling where they have a year around Christian retreat house and prayer room for anyone needing prayer. You can contact Mark at email@example.com.


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We arrive here, in the middle of May, with momentum building for real public pension reform but still with it being anyone's guess whether anything meaningful will happen.
The Illinois House has passed one plan. The Illinois Senate has passed another.
Gov. Pat Quinn, whose courage in pushing for reform we recognize and applaud, nonetheless is powerless to force the hand of the legislative leaders.
"Failure to act on public pension reform is holding back our economy," Quinn said. "So we need both houses of the legislature, by month's end, to put something on my desk."
In the buzz that greets these competing plans, House Speaker Michael Madigan can't stop himself from predicting that a cost shift that moves responsibility for funding teacher pensions from the state to local school districts is inevitable.
"The state of Illinois should not be paying for the pension costs of employees of local governments," Madigan said.
As we have chided Speaker Madigan in the past, we don't fundamentally disagree, especially since some local districts have abused the pension system. But as we also have chided the speaker, if that is the case, the state of Illinois should not be setting the standards for those pensions.
If local school districts are going to pay, local school districts ought to be able to bargain separately on the pension benefits -- including whether those individual programs ought to be guaranteed-benefit as the state system is now or guaranteed-contribution as is the case for the most part in the private sector.
This contradiction between who pays and who sets the rules already exists in the responsibility of municipalities to pick up the tab for pension promises made by the state for public safety officers, and the crisis for most towns grows by the day.
It seems apparent, as Madigan suggests, that there will be a new plan. There seems to be little in the way of similarities between the promising House plan he introduced, built off a proposal we have endorsed by State Rep. Elaine Nekritz and State Sen. Daniel Biss; and the less-ambitious Senate plan, endorsed by many of the public employee unions.
What that final plan will be, at this point is as impossible to predict as is the likelihood of its passage.
Last month, we sponsored The Pension Forum along with Reboot Illinois at Harper College in Palatine. Today, we've asked the three panelists from that forum to provide their visions, published here edited for space and carried in full online.
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CBC cuts jobs – sports coverage will be slashed
Apr 10, 2014
Source: Beacon News
The CBC is beginning a new mandate to "reimagine itself" by cutting 657 positions over the next two years that the public broadcaster said will shave $130 million from its budget.
The CBC also announced it will no longer pursue broadcast rights to professional sports as it grapples with a massive budget shortfall.
CBC president Hubert Lacroix detailed the news at a town hall meeting for employees that outlined financial challenges including a softened advertising market, disappointing ratings for CBC-TV, "much lower-than-expected" ad revenues from Espace musique and CBC Radio 2, and the loss of NHL broadcast rights to Rogers Media.
"There's no easy way to deliver news like this," Lacroix said in prepared remarks that were posted online moments after his private address.
"I know many of you are sad. I know there will be many questions. We will answer them straight up, both in our Q&A session today, in the meetings that will follow, and as things take shape over the coming days."
CBC News reports that 334 full-time jobs will come from English Services, saving roughly $82 million.
The belt-tightening — which will incur one-time severance costs of $33.5 million — are geared to guiding the corporation "towards a smaller, more nimble and more open public broadcaster," Lacroix added.
It will also mean coverage of "fewer events and fewer sports" — including less amateur sports — and the cancellation of planned regional expansions.
Nevertheless, Lacroix said CBC/Radio-Canada will maintain its news-gathering capabilities in the regions and remain committed to "signature events of national importance such as the Olympics." But only if they make money.
"We will only broadcast events that allow us to break even," he said in the statement.
When it comes to professional sports, CBC said it can no longer compete with private rivals that have specialty channels and multiple media platforms.
Meanwhile, CBC-TV programming also took a hit from rivals, with CBC noting its prime-time TV schedule "performed poorly in attracting 25-54-year-old viewers," considered the most important demographic for advertisers.
In combination with the softened ad market, that represented a $47-million hit to CBC's revenue.
The watchdog group Friends of Canadian Broadcasting was wary of such comments, and what it signals for the future of CBC.
"That is code for we are behaving like a public broadcaster, we are delivering audiences to advertisers," said spokesman Ian Morrison, who blames the money woes on reduced funding from the federal government.
"That's not the thing that a public broadcaster that is concerned with delivering programming to citizens would say."
Morrison also expressed concern over scaled-back regional coverage, warning the move would centralize operations to the detriment of the rest of the country.
"This becomes more and more a 'Toronto Broadcasting Corporation' — that's really what is happening because they're reducing their capacity to cover and the hours of local content that are live throughout the country," he said.
"That's very, very serious."
He blamed the budget troubles on "a hostile" Conservative government that reduced the CBC's funding appropriation by $115 million back in 2012.
Lacroix said these were "tough decisions necessary to balance our current budget."
"As the media landscape changes, CBC/Radio-Canada will also need to reimagine itself in order to continue delivering on the mandate with which we were entrusted over 75 years ago," Lacroix added in a release Thursday.
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1-31-08 - Rajon Rondo knows he isn't going to outjump Dirk Nowitzki. So the 6-foot-1 Celtics point guard had to outthink him.
Rondo had a season-high 12 rebounds, swiping the ball from Nowitzki and putting in a reverse layup with 42 seconds left to give the Celtics the lead, and Boston held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 96-90 on Thursday night.
"He didn't block me out, so I went up under and got the ball," Rondo said. "I just wanted to get it up quickly before the defense recognized that I had the ball."
Playing without Kevin Garnett for the third straight game, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen scored 26 points apiece to help the Celtics remain unbeaten against the Western Conference. And they did it against one of the West's best teams while overcoming 31 points and 11 rebounds from Nowitzki.
Nowitzki, who along with Pierce was picked as an All-Star reserve about an hour before the game, made a pair of free throws with 58 seconds left to tie it at 90. The Celtics got the ball to Pierce, but his shot went around the rim and out.
Along came Rondo to grab the ball away from Nowitzki and put in the game-winner.
"I had the rebound in my hand," Nowitzki said, "and then Rondo came out of nowhere and snuck it up to the basket before I could react."
A miss and an offensive rebound gave the Mavericks the ball out of bounds with 17 seconds left, but Jason Terry's runner was altered to avoid a blocked shot and James Posey came down with the rebound. Posey hit two foul shots, then tipped the ball away from Terry at halfcourt in the closing seconds to ice it.
"Any game we win without Kevin is important for us, part of our growth process," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "Dallas is a team that we are still trying to catch, in our minds. They've been there. So when we play those types of teams, they're important."
The nationally televised game between two of the NBA's top teams drew the usual collection of celebrities at courtside, including Red Sox players Jonathan Papelbon and Coco Crisp. Celtics Hall of Famer Bill Russell got a big cheer when he took his seat near the Mavericks bench.
No players from the New England Patriots this time, though: They're down in Arizona preparing for Sunday's Super Bowl against the New York Giants.
The Celtics had lost two of their last four and five of their last 11 since opening the season 29-3 to earn Rivers the honor of coaching the Eastern Conference at the Feb. 17 All-Star game in New Orleans. Dallas' loss deprived Mavericks coach Avery Johnson of the chance to coach the West, which instead went to the Hornets' Byron Scott.
Pierce and Nowitzki will meet again at the All-Star game, but both seemed more disappointed that their teammates -- Allen and Josh Howard -- didn't make the list.
The two snubbed players seemed to come out with extra motivation. Allen scored 15 in the first quarter, and Howard had 13 -- each more than half his team's points.
But in the second half, Pierce and Nowitzki showed why they were selected. Nowitzki scored 17 in the third quarter and Pierce had 13 as the teams settled into a back-and-forth game befitting a matchup of two of the league's best.
The Celtics scored eight straight points to take a 58-48 lead with 7:16 left in the third quarter, but the Mavericks erased it with 11 points in a row. Nowitzki fed Terry for a jumper, then hit one of his own; Terry stole the ball on a bad pass by Pierce, and Devean George hit a 3-pointer before Nowitzki made a pair of baskets to give Dallas a 59-58 lead.
In the last 4:10 of the third, there were six lead changes, with Boston taking a 71-70 lead on two free throws by Pierce in with 5.3 seconds left.


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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman accused of torturing and starving her teenage stepdaughter has pleaded no contest to child abuse-related charges.
The woman entered the plea Monday to first-degree reckless endangering safety and causing mental harm to a child. A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is treated as such for sentencing purposes.
Both charges are felonies carrying a combined maximum penalty of 25 years in prison and $50,000 in fines.
The woman entered the pleas in a deal that came hours before her trial was to start. Prosecutors agreed to drop four other felony counts as part of the deal.
Investigators say the woman and her husband, the girl's father, kept the girl locked in their basement, tortured her and starved her down to 68 pounds.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures fell sharply Wednesday, with Wall Street in position to reclaim some of the prior day's gains, as Europe's troubles weighed on sentiment a day after President Barack Obama's reelection.
The timing of the drop calls into question any connection to the U.S. election result, which became clear before midnight Tuesday.
"Starting at midnight, futures were climbing and climbing, and didn't turn lower until about 2:30 this morning New York time. The result was apparent way before then," said Randy Frederick, managing director of active trading and derivatives at Charles Schwab & Co.
"My only thought right now is the downturn is more related to what is going on in Europe than to this election result," Frederick added.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average US:DJZ2 were lately off 131 points, or 1%, to 13,070. S&P 500 futures SPZ2, +0.00% fell 13.70 points, or 1%, to 1,411.50, while Nasdaq 100 US:NDZ2 futures slid 29 points, or 1.1%, to 2,646.75.
"We could sustain a pretty solid down day today and end up net neutral for two days" given Tuesday's sharp gains, said Frederick.
Wall Street rallied on Tuesday as investors anticipated that the election would put an end to the uncertainty that came with the presidential campaign. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.00% rose 133.24 points, or 1%, to end at 13,245.68. Read: U.S. stocks rally as election nears end
On Wednesday, the dollar DXY, +0.13% rose against other currencies, including the euro, after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said the regional debt crisis is starting to impact Germany, the euro zone's largest economy.
In Brussels, Economic and Monetary Commissioner Olli Rehn said the euro-zone economy would stall to a near halt in 2013 as the region's debt crisis hits Germany. The euro-zone economy will expand 0.1% in 2013, down from a May projection of 1%, the commission said.
In Greece on Wednesday, the coalition government of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is looking for parliamentary approval of austerity measures needed for the nation to get its next round of rescue funds.
President Obama won a second term after winning a number of electoral-vote-rich states and several key battlegrounds. Republicans retained control of the House of Representatives, while Democrats kept control of the Senate. Read: Obama captures second term as president
With the election now over, Congress faces the so-called fiscal cliff, or the more than $600 billion in tax hikes and spending cuts scheduled to take effect early next year unless lawmakers reach a budget agreement.
"Investors are having second thoughts," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Rockwell Global Capital, who expects a volatile session Wednesday in the wake of Obama's win. Read: What Obama's victory means for investors
"There's no clear mandate by this election, no changes in Congress or Senate. Everything stays the same. Obama did win, but it was a very narrow victory," said Cardillo.
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"I think investors are awakening to the fact that there's no change and we have a fiscal cliff that's looming and unless common ground is reached quickly, we could be headed for serious economic decay," he said. Read: Interpreting market's day-after reaction
There was also corporate news to contend with on Wednesday. Ahead of the bell, Time Warner Inc. TWX, +1.69% reported third-quarter net profit of 86 cents a share. Separately, Kraft Foods Group US:KRFT posted third-quarter earnings of 79 cents a share.


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Saturday, December 4, 2010
"Tis the Season" Blog Hop
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If you've just happened across my blog and would like to play along with our fun hop, you can go to www.ivarai.com and start at the beginning.
The theme of this blog is Tis the Season, each blog has created a project. Be sure to visit each blog for inspiration and fun Blog Candy, ok so now on to my project I have made another Christmas Card. I hope you enjoy and I will have some blog candy at the end of the third day, so please make sure to leave a comment on each day with seeing a different project for each day, I will then total all the comments for the three days and enter them into Random.org gift is a choice of Joann's or Micheal's Gift Card for 10.00 winner will be chosen on Monday morning.
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The difference between last summer and this one is dramatic for the Detroit Red Wings.
Last July, there was intense pressure, from the Red Wings� fan base, put on general manager Ken Holland and the organization to land big-time free agents, particularly defenseman Ryan Suter and/or winger Zach Parise.
It turned out to be �Mission Impossible� for Holland. All the advantages the Red Wings traditionally have had with free agents didn�t apply to Suter and Parise.
Neither is Canadian, so Detroit�s location as a border city with Canada had no impact. Neither is European, so the Red Wings� status as pioneers in procuring talent internationally didn�t come into play. Neither played collegiately in the CCHA, so they didn�t have a previous view of Joe Louis Arena as a hockey Mecca. Being American wasn�t a factor, either. Suter is from Wisconsin and his wife is from Minnesota. Parise�s father was one of the all-time great players for the old Minnesota North Stars. He prepped in Minnesota, his wife is from Minnesota and he starred collegiately at nearby North Dakota. The Red Wings had little chance with Suter, who they coveted in the aftermath of Nicklas Lidstrom�s retirement. They had no chance with Parise, and really didn�t bother trying. That was before each received contracts from the Minnesota Wild for a whopping $98 million apiece.
It led to a lot of �what�s wrong with the Red Wings� rhetoric, which only accelerated during the regular season when the team�s performance was spotty.
It was before the Red Wings ousted Anaheim in the playoffs. It was prior to the Red Wings pushing the eventual Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks harder than any other team during the Western Conference semifinals.
Not signing Suter and Parise appears to be a blessing in disguise. The Red Wings were forced to rely on what they do best � developing players from within.
Subsequently, this off season nobody is clamoring for the Red Wings to sign big names. The bigger issue is whether Holland tweaks the roster properly. The Red Wings won�t be the favorites to come out of the Eastern Conference during the first year of the NHL�s re-alignment, but they appear to be in much better shape than they did last summer.
These are five potential free agents I can see helping the Red Wings:
� Nathan Horton: He is a 6-2, 230-pound winger with a scoring touch and a championship pedigree with Boston.
� David Clarkson: Another physical winger who fits in with the more rugged style of play in the Eastern Conference, Clarkson played outstanding hockey for the Devils when they advanced the Stanley Cup final in 2012. He is probably the free agent most capable of producing the Gordie Howe hat trick (a goal, an assist, a fight) on a consistent basis.
� Andrew Ference: A solid veteran defenseman, who has still has something left in the tank after several years with Boston. The Red Wings� defense remains young overall. Ference would provide a much-needed veteran presence.
� Rob Scuderi: He averaged 22 minutes per game in 38 playoff games the last two years during deep playoff runs, including the �12 title, for Los Angeles. A steady defenseman, who was plus 18 in those 38 games.
� Stephen Weiss: His talent has been wasted all these years with Florida. A perfect replacement for departing free agent two-way forward Valtteri Filppula.
The Red Wings were wise to sign goalie Jimmy Howard to a long-term deal before he hit free agency. A top priority should be re-signing winger Damien Brunner, whose knack for scoring goals last season was a huge boost.
But they don�t have to do anything this off-season. The Red Wings can pick and choose.
Given the still-stellar track record of Holland and the organization as a whole for more than two decades, the expectation is the Red Wings will select wisely.
Pat Caputo is a senior sports reporter and a columnist for The Oakland Press. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com and read his blog at theoaklandpress.com. You can follow him on Twitter @patcaputo98


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William James
WIlliam James reviews American Grand Strategy in the Age of Trump, by Hal Brands.Tags: Global Strategy and Commitments
Book Review: Armageddon and Paranoia: The Nuclear ConfrontationRUSI Journal, 15 March 2018
Gill Bennett
Gill Bennett reviews Armageddon and Paranoia: The Nuclear Confrontation, by Rodric BraithwaiteTags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Daesh Moves House: Settling in to Life in AfghanistanNewsbrief, 18 May 2018
Antonio Giustozzi
For all intents and purposes, Daesh has been defeated in Iraq and Syria, but key leaders and administrators of the short-lived Islamic State will not simply vanish from the global jihadist environment. They have their eyes set on Afghanistan, and intend to give the Taliban a run for their money.Tags: Counterinsurgency, Al-Qa'ida, Terrorism
Before the Brussels Summit: How is the NATO Alliance Doing, Really?Newsbrief, 11 May 2018
Peter Roberts
The revived Russian threat brings NATO back to its roots at this year's summit in Brussels, which might be the most important in the Alliance's recent history.Tags: NATO
RUSI Newsbrief Vol. 38, No. 3Newsbrief, 10 May 2018
This issue of Newsbrief includes articles on China's developments in non-kinetic space technology, the state of Arab youth after the 2011 uprisings, what to expect from Xi Jinping's China, and the competition to provide the US Navy with the MQ-25 unmanned tanker.Tags:
A Bridge to Moscow? Bulgarian Policy in the Standoff Between Russia and the WestNewsbrief, 4 May 2018
Dimitar Bechev
Holding the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU for the first half of 2018, Bulgaria hopes to further its role as a diplomatic conduit between Russia and the West. But is this small country, heavily reliant on both parties, capable of mending strained relations?Tags: European Union
After the Ball is Over, After the Break of Morn: What to Expect From the New Era of Xi JinpingNewsbrief, 30 April 2018
Charles Parton
Amendments to the Chinese constitution in the wake of the recent Party Congress and National People's Congress reveal eight policy areas on which the Chinese Communist Party, under its leader Xi Jinping, is expected to be active. The West had best be ready.Tags:
The US Navy's MQ-25 Unmanned Tanker Will Shape the Future of AirpowerNewsbrief, 20 April 2018
Justin Bronk
Three different designs from the contenders for the US Navy's MQ-25 unmanned tanker contract have now been proposed. Despite the modest ambition behind the MQ-25 requirement set, the eventual selection will have a significant shaping effect on the future of airpower well beyond the context of the US Navy.Tags: Aerospace, Equipment and Acquisitions, Technology
The Implications of Chinese Developments in Non-Kinetic Space TechnologyNewsbrief, 13 April 2018
Alexandra Stickings and Veerle Nouwens
In pursuit of establishing itself as a global space power, China has been busy developing and operationalising non-kinetic space technology. But in space, where 'anything can be a weapon', risks of oblique militarisation raise concerns over Beijing's activity in the final frontier.Tags: Technology
Spring Goes to Winter: A Very Twenty-First Century Revolution in the Middle EastNewsbrief, 6 April 2018
Rucheka Jain
The Arab Spring of 2011, a time of hope and optimism especially for the region's young people, has become an Arab Winter. To turn the tide, young people must rally behind a unifying cause and not be discouraged by incremental, imperfect reforms.Tags:
RUSI Newsbrief Vol. 38, No. 2Newsbrief, 3 April 2018
This issue of Newsbrief includes articles on suspected security intelligence leaks to Russia by Austria's far-right coalition, symbiosis of mafia and jihadists in Italy, and the use of artificial intelligence in policing, as well as articles on the US Defence budget and Saudi Arabia's Yemen agenda.Tags:
The European Fighter Cooperation Question: How Many UK F-35s?RUSI Defence Systems, 18 May 2018
Justin Bronk
BAE Systems, which is one of the prime partners within the Eurofighter consortium that produced Typhoon, and which also produces significant parts of each F-35 built globally, faces a major problem. While ongoing upgrades to Typhoon for customers such as Kuwait and Qatar, and potentially Germany, help to maintain a core of design, integration and testing skills in the workforce, the Typhoon...Tags: Aerospace
The lights are going out all over EuropeRUSI Defence Systems, 27 April 2018
Joss Meakins
Attacks on energy infrastructure are not new. In 2007, the US government ran the Aurora Test to prove that a cyberattack could destroy the physical components of a generator. A few years later, US intelligence used Stuxnet to destroy and disrupt Iranian nuclear centrifuges. This operation presaged a new dawn in cyber warfare, vividly illustrating the digital vulnerability of energy systems....Tags: Cyber
Networked Air Warfare – Where Next?RUSI Defence Systems, 26 March 2018
Andrew Hartland
In parallel with the development of UAVs, the use of airborne sensor/C2 platforms such as the EC-121 and E-3 AWACS for air targets and the E-8 JSTARS and Sentinel R-1 for ground targets has also steadily increased. The radars on these platforms are much more capable than those carried by any fighter-type aircraft because of greater size and power. As a result, they could take on much of the...Tags: Aerospace
UK Basing Posture Renews Naval CapabilityRUSI Defence Systems, 7 March 2018
James Shinnie
Bearing these factors in mind enables a greater level of insight into the purpose of a specific base, and thereby a greater understanding of the strategic outlook of the countries involved. Britain's choices in the renewal of its overseas posture point to a desire to exert more influence over international events, particularly in the Middle East using naval means. While these choices are not...Tags: Maritime Forces
China and the Globalisation of Armed Drone StrikesRUSI Defence Systems, 26 February 2018
Scott N. Romaniuk & Tobias Burgers
China as a Rising Drone PowerChina's first-generation systems were somewhat rudimentary; simple and capable of carrying a relatively light payload, and were not satellite-linked – meaning they could conduct strikes within a limited scope, but could not operate globally. System development has expanded over the past few years at a rapid rate, leading to the emergence of next-generation systems....Tags: Aerospace
SpaceX Falcon Heavy: That's No Moon … It's A Tesla!RUSI Defence Systems, 12 February 2018
Alexandra Stickings
This week saw the maiden flight of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket lofting Elon Musk's Tesla car, complete with spacesuit-clad dummy, to a trajectory through space that could last millions of years. No mere publicity stunt, this was an extraordinary scientific and technological achievement that will have repercussions throughout the space industry. In simple terms, the Falcon Heavy launch vehicle...Tags: Aerospace, Technology
Taiwan's Illustrative Minehunter TroublesRUSI Defence Systems, 7 February 2018
Shang-Su Wu
Since the Democratic Progressive Party returned to power last year, it has launched a broad range of ship building projects, from landing platform dock (LPD) amphibious vessels, frigates, rapid minelayers, submarines to corvettes, which will all be locally built. The minehunter replacement programme was begun earlier in 2014, but is in many respects a pioneer for the recent wave of indigenous...Tags: Maritime Forces
Potential Chinese Railgun Testing Illustrates the US Navy's Biggest Long-Term ChallengeRUSI Defence Systems, 1 February 2018
Justin Bronk
Image from Twitter via @xinfengcaoSeveral factors suggest that this is an electromagnetic railgun rather than a conventional 'gunpowder' cannon mounting. First, the barrel profile appears to be much shorter and broader than modern naval artillery tubes. It also features a stepped design similar to those developed by the likes of BAE Systems and General Atomics for the US Navy's own railgun...Tags: Maritime Forces, Technology
Unmanned Systems and the Re-emergence of Naval Expeditionary CapabilitiesRUSI Defence Systems, 1 December 2017
George Galdorisi
However, capital ships are increasingly expensive, both to acquire and operate. To increase cost-effectiveness, the US Navy's expeditionary forces have been actively examining how emerging technologies can enhance the capabilities of each of its ships.One of the technology areas that offers the most promise in this regard is unmanned systems. US Navy policy documents have stressed the importance...Tags: Maritime Forces, Technology
Ensuring the Protection of Civilians in Modern ConflictConference Reports, 8 May 2018
Amanda Brydon, Denisa Delić and Aniseh Tabrizi
Report on a private roundtable discussion with experts that was hosted in September 2017, to analyse the current landscape of civilian protection in modern armed conflict, and to discuss the role that the UK government could play in addressing them.Tags: International Institutions, Law and Ethics
Understanding the Factors Contributing to Radicalisation Among Central Asian Labour Migrants in RussiaOccasional Papers, 26 April 2018
Mohammed S Elshimi with Raffaello Pantucci, Sarah Lain and Nadine L Salman
An in-depth study involving over 200 interviews sheds light on why some labour migrants in Russia become radicalised.Tags: Tackling Extremism, Russia, Terrorism, Central and South Asia
Better Together: Brexit, the E3, and the Future of Europe's Approach towards IranOther Publications, 18 April 2018
Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, Thierry Coville, David Ramin Jalilvand
The paper provides insights into what London, Paris and Berlin think about the prospects of survival of the E3 format in light of Brexit; it also explored their views as to what the future of Europe's approach towards Iran and the nuclear deal will be moving forward.Tags: Europe
Known Unknowns: Plugging the UK's Intelligence Gaps on Money Laundering Involving Professional Services ProvidersOccasional Papers, 9 April 2018
Helena Wood, David Artingstall, Haylea Campbell and Anton Moiseienko
This paper examinines the structural, systemic and cultural issues in the UK's anti-money-laundering regime as it relates to information and intelligence flows to and from the non-financial sectors of legal services, accountancy service providers, property and estate agencies, and trust and company service providers.Tags: AML/CTF, UK, Organised Crime
A Defence Industrial Strategy for the UKOccasional Papers, 6 April 2018
John Louth and Trevor Taylor
This paper seeks to build on the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) 'Refreshing Defence Industrial Policy' of December 2017 by generating eight points that would be key elements of a strategy to implement its intent.Tags: Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Management, UK
Aid, Security, and Britain's Role in the World: Proposals for Coherent Government ActionOther Publications, 4 April 2018
Victoria Metcalfe-Hough and Malcolm Chalmers, with Alina Rocha Menocal, Hanna Nomm and David Watson
A briefing paper on how to promote a more integrated and effective UK government approach to ensuring greater international stability and prosperity.Tags: UK, UK Defence
Defining Dialogue: How to Manage Russia–UK Security Relations – Part 2Conference Reports, 27 March 2018
Malcolm Chalmers, Andrey Kortunov, Sarah Lain and Maria Smekalova
Despite tensions and mistrust between the UK and Russia, there are still ways to manage security relations between the two countries. Policymakers on both sides should take note.Tags: Global Strategy and Commitments, Russia, UK
Air Forces as Weapons SystemsConference Reports, 21 March 2018
Justin Bronk
Report on the one-day RUSI conference that focused on exploring whether air forces can, or indeed should, seek to fight like a single weapons system. Delegates heard from the US Air Force and Royal Air Force, alongside representatives from multiple air forces in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.Tags: Aerospace, China, United States, Equipment and Acquisitions, India, Europe
Urban Warfare: Past, Present, FutureConference Reports, 20 March 2018
Report on a RUSI conference on urban warfare in conjunction with the Institution of Royal Engineers and the Royal Engineers Historical Society on the 75th Anniversary of the German capitulation at Stalingrad.Tags: Counterinsurgency, Land Forces
Iran and the West after the Nuclear Deal: High Hopes, Low ReturnsConference Reports, 26 February 2018
Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi
Report on two days of meetings, co-hosted by RUSI and the British Council, of UK- and Iran-based scholars who discussed the state of Iran–West relations following the nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iran, UK, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Brexit and European SecurityBriefing Papers, 26 February 2018
Malcolm Chalmers
RUSI Deputy Director-General Malcolm Chalmers looks at the security implications for the UK and Europe post-Brexit.Tags: European Union
National Security Relations with France after BrexitBriefing Papers, 15 January 2018
Peter Ricketts
Written by Lord Peter Ricketts, former National Security Adviser and UK Ambassador to France, this Briefing Paper recommends that the UK and France step up joint work on defence, security and nuclear deterrence policy.Tags: France, Defence Policy, UK, Intelligence
A New State in the Middle East? From the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to the Republic of KurdistanBriefing Papers, 19 September 2017
Gareth Stansfield
The likely result of the upcoming referendum in the Kurdish areas of Iraq will create a dilemma for the Iraqi state and foreign powers.Tags: Iraq, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
Still International by Design? Towards a Post-Brexit SDSRBriefing Papers, 11 May 2017
Malcolm Chalmers
The next British government will have to decide whether an earlier than anticipated review of the UK's military capabilities is needed.Tags: Armed Forces, Defence Spending, Brexit Briefings, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Management, Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence, Europe
Ready for Peace? The Afghan Taliban after a Decade of WarBriefing Papers, 31 January 2017
Theo Farrell and Michael Semple
Despite high-profile success on the battlefield, interviews with Taliban personnel reveal substantial discord within the group.Tags: Afghanistan, The decade after 9/11, The Pakistan Nexus, Counterinsurgency, The War on Terror, Central and South Asia
UK Foreign and Security Policy after BrexitBriefing Papers, 9 January 2017
Malcolm Chalmers
Despite a looming split, the UK must seek to create a new relationship with the EU while strengthening ties with major European and non-European partners. Such measures could allow the UK to continue to contribute to resolving major security challenges.Tags: Brexit Briefings, European Union, Security Policy, UK, Europe
Russia Confronts NATO: Confidence-Destruction MeasuresBriefing Papers, 6 July 2016
Igor Sutyagin
Dr Igor Sutyagin argues that while Russia's recent military modernisation constitutes an important change in its own right, the most significant change is not to the size of the Russian military but to the nature of its forces: instead of being primarily structured for defensive operations (in case of a hypothetical large-scale military conflict), the Russian armed forces are now gaining an offensive-oriented structure, with capabilities tailored for large-scale war.Tags: NATO, Ukraine, Russia
Would a New SDSR Be Needed After a Brexit Vote?Briefing Papers, 3 June 2016
Malcolm Chalmers
Professor Malcolm Chalmers presents a personal argument stating that a UK decision to leave the EU would be as significant a shift in UK national strategy as the decision in the late 1960s to withdraw from bases East of Suez and, as a result, would necessitate a new Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR).Tags: Defence Spending, Brexit Briefings, European Union, Scottish Defence and Security Policy, Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence, Europe
Spending Matters: Defence and Security Budgets after the 2015 Spending ReviewBriefing Papers, 13 May 2016
Malcolm Chalmers
While the 2015 Spending Review confirmed a stabilisation in the total defence and security budget after a period of sharp decline, a new RUSI report reveals a substantial shift in the way this is being spent across the government.Tags: Defence Management, Defence Policy, UK
UK Air Strikes in Syria: Time for a Decision?Briefing Papers, 18 November 2015
Malcolm Chalmers
In the aftermath of the Paris attacks, there may be an increasingly compelling case for extending UK counter-ISIS air strikes to SyriaTags: UK Counter-terrorism, Syria, UK, UK Defence
The Spectre of a Westphalian Europe?Whitehall Papers, 7 March 2018
Luis Simón
European geopolitics is undergoing a major structural revision.Tags: NATO, Germany, European Union, Russia, France, Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence, Europe
Russia's New Ground Forces: Capabilities, Limitations and Implications for International SecurityWhitehall Papers, 28 June 2017
Igor Sutaygin with Justin Bronk
Russia is undertaking a number of reforms to enhance the capabilities of its land forces in the twenty-first century.Tags: Russia, Defence Policy, Land Forces, Europe
China's Eurasian Pivot: The Silk Road Economic BeltWhitehall Papers, 31 May 2017
Raffaello Pantucci and Sarah Lain
The modern Silk Road is a key component of China's political and economic strategy in Eurasia.Tags: China, Pacific
NATO and the North Atlantic: Revitalising Collective DefenceWhitehall Papers, 6 March 2017
Edited by John Andreas Olsen
NATO will need to respond effectively to Russia's return to the North Atlantic.Tags: US Defence Policy, NATO, North America, Defence Policy, Maritime Forces, UK Defence, Europe
Poaching, Wildlife Trafficking and Security in Africa: Myths and RealitiesWhitehall Papers, 30 November 2016
Edited by Cathy Haenlein and M L R Smith
A multidimensional approach is needed to combat poaching and wildlife trafficking and the security and environmental challenges that they have created.Tags: Global Security Issues, Africa
Indian Power Projection: Ambition, Arms and Influence (WHP 85)Whitehall Papers, 27 December 2015
Shashank Joshi
India's power projection remains in a nascent stage while its threat perceptions continue to be dominated by local threats. But as the country's power, interests and capabilities all grow, India may once more find itself using military force beyond its land bordersTags: Aerospace, India, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Maritime Forces
Target Markets: North Korea's Military Customers in the Sanctions Era (WHP 84)Whitehall Papers, 8 December 2015
Andrea Berger
Despite a decade-long UN arms embargo, North Korea continues to export conventional weapons to state and non-state clients around the world. Understanding the drivers of this trade is essential if the sanctions regime is to be strengthened.Tags: North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Turkey's New Foreign Policy: Davutoglu, the AKP and the Pursuit of Regional Order (WHP 83)Whitehall Papers, 30 December 2014
Aaron Stein
For over a decade, the AKP has sought to remake Turkey's foreign policy. After a series of reversals in recent years, they are staying the course - and drawing a clear distinction between Turkey and the WestTags: Turkey
Securing Sierra Leone, 1997-2013: Defence, Diplomacy and Development in Action (WHP 82)Whitehall Papers, 19 December 2014
Peter Albrecht and Paul Jackson
While security-sector reform in Sierra Leone is often held up as a success story, it offers important lessons on the limits of state-buildingTags: Global Security Issues, Africa
Learning and Adapting: The Use of Monitoring and Evaluation in Countering Violent ExtremismRUSI Books, 14 May 2014
Laura Dawson, Charlie Edwards and Calum Jeffray
Countering violent extremism (CVE) activities are widely scrutinised by parliaments, civil-society organisations and the media. But it is extremely difficult to demonstrate success in CVETags: Tackling Extremism
Daesh Moves House: Settling in to Life in AfghanistanNewsbrief, 18 May 2018
Antonio Giustozzi
For all intents and purposes, Daesh has been defeated in Iraq and Syria, but key leaders and administrators of the short-lived Islamic State will not simply vanish from the global jihadist environment. They have their eyes set on Afghanistan, and intend to give the Taliban a run for their money.Tags: Counterinsurgency, Al-Qa'ida, Terrorism
Russia in Afghanistan: Playing with FireNewsbrief, 25 January 2018
Alex Maciag
As the longest war in US history rumbles on, Moscow looks at the Afghanistan conflict with interest. Allegations of Moscow's meddling in the country, particularly its aid to the Taliban, raise questions over Russia's geopolitical interests in Afghanistan, with the Kremlin's mixed strategy reflecting how it is also precariously balanced.Tags: Counterinsurgency, Global Security Issues
The British and Pakistani Armies: Sharing Both a Personal and Institutional FutureNewsbrief, 28 November 2017
Kamal Alam
The long relationship between the British and Pakistani armies is transforming, from one based mostly on pomp, ceremony and personal friendships, to one based on shared strategic interests.Tags: Counterinsurgency, Defence Policy, Land Forces
Book Review: Insurgencies and Counterinsurgencies: National Styles and Strategic CulturesRUSI Journal, 2 August 2017
Huw Bennett
Huw Bennett reviews Insurgencies and Counterinsurgencies: National Styles and Strategic Cultures, edited by Beatrice Heuser and Eitan Shamir.Tags: Counterinsurgency
Iran in Yemen: Ending the Houthi WarNewsbrief, 2 May 2017
James Shinnie
With the US recently increasing its air operations in Yemen, the West still has a role to play in the Houthi conflict. But what conditions need to be in place for the coalition to triumph conclusively?Tags: Counterinsurgency, Military Sciences
Book Review: Strategic Narratives, Public Opinion, and War: Winning Domestic Support for the Afghan WarRUSI Journal, 3 April 2017
Beatrice Heuser
Beatrice Heuser reviews Strategic Narratives, Public Opinion, and War: Winning Domestic Support for the Afghan War, edited by Beatrice de Graaf et al.Tags: Counterinsurgency, The War on Terror
Planning and Fighting a War: The Iraq Inquiry's Judgements on the Armed ForcesRUSI Journal, 21 December 2016
Michael Clarke
The Iraq Inquiry has shed light on Britain's lack of strategic influence over its coalition partners.Tags: Armed Forces, Counterinsurgency, Defence Policy, UK Defence
Making Mogadishu SafeRUSI Journal, 21 December 2016
Alice Hills
Community-focused counterterrorism could be a valuable measure in the struggle to improve Mogadishu's security.Tags: Global Strategy and Commitments, Counterinsurgency, Terrorism, UK Defence
Book Review: The Army of Afghanistan: A Political History of a Fragile InstitutionRUSI Journal, 30 November 2016
Emily Winterbotham
Emily Winterbotham reviews The Army of Afghanistan: A Political History of a Fragile Institution, by Antonio Giustozzi.Tags: International Security Studies, Counterinsurgency, The War on Terror, Defence Policy
Book Review: The Battle for Syria: International Rivalry in the New Middle EastRUSI Journal, 30 November 2016
Michael Stephens
Michael Stephens reviews The Battle for Syria: International Rivalry in the New Middle East, by Christopher Phillips.Tags: RUSI International, Counterinsurgency, Global Security Issues
Book Review: Fighting EOKA: The British Counter-Insurgency Campaign on Cyprus, 1955–1959RUSI Journal, 22 June 2016
Tabitha Morgan
Tabitha Morgan reviews Fighting EOKA: The British Counter-Insurgency Campaign on Cyprus, 1955–1959, by David FrenchTags: Counterinsurgency, History
Syria: Laying the Foundations for a Credible and Sustainable TransitionRUSI Journal, 22 June 2016
Scott Lucas, Christalla Yakinthou and Stefan Wolff
Policy-makers must recognise that the current situation in Syria will have an impact on the options available for any long-term political settlementTags: Counterinsurgency
Book Review: Blood Year: Islamic State and the Failures of the War on TerrorRUSI Journal, 22 June 2016
Ewan Lawson
Ewan Lawson reviews Blood Year: Islamic State and the Failures of the War on Terror, David KilcullenTags: Counterinsurgency
The Day After: What to Expect in post-Islamic State MosulRUSI Journal, 25 May 2016
Tallha Abdulrazaq and Gareth Stansfield
Even if the Islamic State is ousted from Mosul, the Iraqi government will face a formidable challenge in preventing further conflict within one of the country's largest citiesTags: Counterinsurgency
Book Review: Clausewitz on Small WarRUSI Journal, 28 April 2016
Beatrice Heuser
Beatrice Heuser reviews: Clausewitz on Small War, edited by Christopher Daase and James W DavisTags: Counterinsurgency, History
President Trump's Nuclear Button TweetMultimedia, 3 January 2018
Tags: United States, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific
The Nuclear Ban Treaty in 2018Multimedia, 21 December 2017
Tom Plant, Director of RUSI's Proliferation and Nuclear Policy programme discusses the prospects for the Nuclear Ban treaty in 2018Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
President Trump's New Strategy in Afghanistan and South AsiaMultimedia, 22 August 2017
RUSI Senior Research Fellow Emily Winterbotham examines the new US strategy in Afghanistan and South Asia announced by President Trump on 21 August 2017.Tags: Pakistan, US Defence Policy, Afghanistan, International Security Studies, Terrorism, Global Security Issues, Land Operations, Central and South Asia
Dealing with the Latest North Korea Missile ThreatMultimedia, 11 August 2017
Following a war of words between US President Donald Trump and the Pyongyang regime, are we at risk of escalation? RUSI experts Tom Plant, Cristina Varriale and Emil Dall discuss.Tags: United States, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Cristina Varriale on the North Korea Missile TestsMultimedia, 6 July 2017
Watch Cristina Varriale, a research analyst at RUSI's Nuclear and Proliferation programme discuss North Korea's latest missile test on BBC World News.Tags: North Korea, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
The Illicit Cigarette TradeMultimedia, 4 July 2017
RUSI Research Fellow Cathy Haenlein introduces on BBC World a new report by KPMG commissioned by RUSI investigates the scale of the illicit cigarette trade in the EU, Norway and Switzerland.Tags: National Security and Resilience Studies, Illicit Trade
ISIS Faces Endgame in Mosul - Karin von HippelMultimedia, 29 June 2017
Tags: Iraq, Terrorism, Terrorism
General Sir Nicholas Carter - 2017 Land Warfare ConferenceMultimedia, 27 June 2017
General Sir Nicholas Carter, Chief of the General Staff, delivered the concluding remarks at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2017Tags:
The UK General Election: What Next?Multimedia, 9 June 2017
Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director General of RUSI and Dr Jonathan Eyal, Associate Director, discuss the outcome of the June 2017 General Election and what a hung parliament will mean for...Tags: UK
What is Behind Qatar–Gulf Tensions?Multimedia, 8 June 2017
Why is Qatar facing censure and sanctions from its Gulf neighbours? RUSI Research Fellow Michael Stephens helps explain.Tags: The Gulf Region


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Renowned big-screen cinema purveyor Imax Corp. is set to break ground Thursday on a new West Coast headquarters that will house two large screening rooms, offices and production facilities for moviemakers.
The $45-million complex is being built in the commercial district of Playa Vista, a planned community south of Marina del Rey.
Imax's property will rise at the corner of Westlawn Avenue and Millennium Drive, next to the massive hangar where aerospace mogul Howard Hughes built his infamous wooden transport plane known as the Spruce Goose.
Developer Lincoln Property Co. is building the 66,000-square-foot facility that Imax will own. Lincoln also built more than 800,000 square feet of offices at Playa Vista and is developing the $260-million Runway office, retail and housing project that will serve as Playa Vista's downtown.


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The amount of visual information to take in is a bit overwhelming. Not only is it the best-looking Wipeout game so far, it's also the busiest. It's easy to miss the many shortcuts hidden throughout the track. More than any previous Wipeout game, the test track I raced featured a lot of branching paths and alternate routes. Finding the best line is definitely going to be key to victory: some shortcuts can significantly cut down your lap time. Playing Wipeout HD felt almost pedestrian after the visceral race I experienced in Wipeout 2048. The track was a lot more straightforward, and the design didn't seem as in-your-face. (Of course, having already played that level dozens of times in Wipeout HD and Wipeout Pure might account for the feeling of familiarity.) Seeing a PlayStation Vita and PS3 able to play the same game at the same time was definitely novel, and it's something I want to take advantage of once the game comes out. (The HD tracks may not be in the final game, a producer told me. Instead, the tracks may be released as DLC, as only these tracks will be playable cross-platform. The new 2048 tracks will not be released on PS3.) Wipeout 2048 is currently planned as a Vita launch title, and its polished presentation at E3 makes me confident that it will, once again, become one of the best games on Sony's upcoming handheld. It's hard not to get excited, especially whilst imagining what Wipeout's Zone mode will look like on Vita's gorgeous OLED screen. Watch the Shacknews E3 2011 page to follow all our coverage of this year's show. You can also subscribe to it with your favorite RSS reader.
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Archive for Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Slow-pitch tournament benefitting American Legion Post 41 is April 16
March 22, 2011
A slow-pitch softball tournament benefitting the Tonganoxie American Legion Post 41 baseball team will take place Saturday, April 16 at Lyons Park in Lawrence.
There is a $200 entry fee with an eight-team minimum and 16-team maximum.
The prize pool depends on the number of teams in the tournament. With 16 teams, first prize would be $600; 14-15 teams, $400; 8-13, $250. First place also receives a trophy.
Registration is required by April 10.
There is a three-game guarantee, and one-hour game time limit. ASA rules will apply and there is a three home run limit per game.
Also, a home run derby will take place. There will be a $100 prize. There's a $5 entry fee for tournament players and $10 entry fee for non-tournament players.
All proceeds go to the Post 41 baseball team.
For more information or to register a team, contact Devon at (785) 727-5035 or Dagan at (785) 840-5350.
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CEO: Dheeraj Pandey
While Nutanix technically unveiled its first formal channel program in the 12th day of the second half of the year, the San Jose, Calif.-based converged infrastructure vendor earlier this year unveiled plans to scale out its channel base by recruiting more partners.
Nutanix also hired longtime solution provider Steve Kaplan, the former vice president of virtualization and cloud computing at Greenbelt, Md.-based solution provider Presidio, as its new vice president of channels and strategic sales.
It hasn't been only channel news for Nutanix. The company this year also released its latest converged compute and storage solutions including the NX-6000, which allows storage capacity to be scaled as needed for large data sets, and the NX-1000k, designed for small and midsize businesses or enterprise branch offices.