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Skip to comments.Profiles of the terror suspects: The Iraqi junior doctor and the 'brilliant' neurologist
Posted on 07/02/2007 5:41:41 PM PDT by Shermy
The suspected ringleader of the failed bomb plot has been named as 'brilliant neurologist' Mohammed Asha, 26.
Saudi-born Asha, 26, was arrested with his 27-year-old wife, who was in traditional Muslim dress, on the M6 in Cheshire on Saturday night.
They were in a car with their two-year-old son when police were believed to have been alerted to Dr Asha's car after his number plate flashed up on an automatic recognition camera.
He is believed to being questioned over possible links to the two Mercedes packed with gas canisters, petrol and nails found in the West End on Friday.
The couple were taken to London's Paddington Green Police Station to be questioned.
Dr Asha came top of his class at the University of Jordan in 2004 with an "excellent score" and has been practising in Britain since 2005.
Police investigating the terror cell behind the failed London and Glasgow bombings are searching his detached home in a cul-de-sac in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.
Dr Asha and the 27-year-old woman, believed to be his wife, can now be held until Saturday, the Metropolitan Police said.
Dr Asha had recently started a job at the North Staffordshire Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent. He appears on the British Medical register as Mohammed Jamil Abdelqader Asha. He qualified in Jordan in 2004.
The General Medical Council said Dr Asha holds a provisional registration which enabled him to work in the NHS under supervision.
Dr Asha is also believed to have links to a two-bedroom, semi-detached house in the quiet commuter village of Houston, Renfrewshire, just outside Glasgow.
Asha's father Jamil tonight denied his son had anything to do with the bomb plot.
With shaking hands he showed pictures of his son and declared the young man's innocence.
"He was a devout Muslim but not strict," retired teacher Jameel Abdul Qader Asha, 55, said from Jordan.
"He prayed like any Muslim but was not a fanatic," said Asha, the father of eight children, including three doctors. He was seated at his home in the Jordanian capital Amman, holding a photograph of his serious-looking 26-year-old son, Mohammed.
"I am sure Mohammed does not have any links of this nature, because his history in Jordan and since he was a kid does not include any kind of activity of this nature," the father said.
Another medic, Iraqi junior doctor Bilal Abdulla, who is said to have completed his medical training in Baghdad, was the man who tried to drive a blazing jeep into Glasgow airport, it was claimed this afternoon.
He is one of three NHS doctors arrested by police hunting the car bombers. He was named as Bilal Abdullah, 27, who was registered to practise in Britain three years ago.
Dr Abdullah is believed to have worked at the Royal Alexandra hospital in Paisley, four miles from the airport.
The other suspect involved in the attempted attack was severely burned and was too ill to be questioned.
Following Asha's arrest, his brother Ahmed, speaking from Jordan, said he was "surprised".
"The first news we heard of this was broadcast by an Arabic satellite channel. I can't believe this. It's nonsense because he has no terror connections."
Ahmed said his brother "is not a Muslim extremist and he's not a fanatic."
He said Asha graduated from the University of Jordan in 2004 with a degree in medicine. He then went to England to pursue higher education, specialising in neurology.
Ahmed said he did not know his brother's whereabouts in Britain. He said Asha was in touch with his family recently and that he planned to come to Jordan for a visit on July 12.
Mr Asha also said his son was planning to visit on July 12.
He said: "He called me three days ago to check the body sizes of his six brothers and two sisters. My son wanted to buy them gifts from Britain before his departure."
Asha's father Jamil displays pictures of his son
A picture of suspect Mohammed Asha, being held by his father Jamil. In the picture suspect Asha shaked hands with Jordan's Queen Noor
Bilal Abdullah being arrested by police
Who, oh by the way, couldn't figure out how to get gasoline and propane to blow up. Brilliant.
With shaking hands he showed pictures of his son and declared the young man's innocence.
Just like Mohammed Atta's father. How touching.
Michael Moore must be devastated with all of these wonderful Islamofacist Doctors being arrested.
Maybe he can add another chapter to Sicko to cover the loss of these great MDS.
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Any patient, who received any injection from these Dr Krevorkian wannabes should be standing in line for tests. Under socialized medicine, they might be seen in 2008.
Brilliant doesnt get caught!
Yeah, well, Zwahiri is a doctor, too. Makes no difference. Once they get the information on the next guy up the chain, kill him. One more cockroach put to bed.
This is what socialized medicine will drive doctors to. Hillary wants doctors to be so under paid and so over worked that they resort to trying to blow people up... (practicing my Hillary-like fear mongering)
Doesn't get the BIG prize either - 72 virgins. He's stuck with just his wife now.
This is why the Jap internment camps were so brilliant by FDR. He was the father of the internment camp. Either we protect against these people who want to kill you for their absolution or we suffer the loss of thousands on innocents.Actually these folks would be happier back in their sand.
the los angeles time the other day described the new brit pm as "brilliant".
Notice how the story doesn't say who called this mutt "brilliant."
(It was probably the guy at the next desk at the Daily Mail, and it likely wasn't intended it as a compliment.)
IQ does not delineate character. Brilliant? So what?
Some terrorism expert on Fox today said that this shouldn't surprise us since the guy second to Bin Laden is a surgeon, and Zawahiri was a pediatrician. Doctors would have easy access to radio-active materials and all sorts of chemicals, very useful to jihadis.
I am sure this is just a mistake , The Brits are profiling Arab doctors, instead of 80 year old ladies.S/
And Brilliant, to boot!
I was thinking the same thing about the Dr;s ages.. and with more and more foreign dr's being in the hospitals and clinics here in the US it makes me wonder.... I went to one the social security provdided for me some years back and I could hardly understand him..That is the first thing I ask any more if I am referred to another Dr. by my primary care Dr. is if they speak english as their first language. I figure that way I will get an American born dr perhaps..
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Original URL: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/04/melbourne_cup_it_preparations/
IT ran its Melbourne Cup well before race day
Tabcorp and Sportsbet share their Cup Day tips on how to prepare for workload surges
Posted in Business, 4th November 2012 22:32 GMT
The first Tuesday in November is a special day for Australians, as 'The race that stops a nation', the Melbourne Cup, makes a once-a-year flutter all-but-compulsory.
The workload faced by betting agencies therefore soars on the day, as punters flock to betting shops and hit the web to back their preferred beasts.
For Tabcorp, a wagering, gaming and media outfit that has annual turnover in excess of $AUD3bn, Melbourne Cup day is the busiest of the year.
Tabcorp Chief Information Officer, Kim Wenn, told The Reg that "Last year Tabcorp processed approximately 56 million transactions on Melbourne Cup Day."
Transaction loads hit 1,100 transactions per second and traffic to the company's website, tab.com.au, saw 58,000 concurrent customers clicking away.
"This year we expect in excess of 75,000 concurrent customers with transaction rates expected to peak beyond 1,000 transactions per second just before the Melbourne Cup jump," Wenn said.
Getting ready for that load requires months of effort. Wenn said "We start preparing for the following year the day after the Cup is run," but things get serious in May when "Operational readiness and scheduling of staff over key race days begins."
Wenn said her IT team focuses on three things ahead of the cup.
Operational support efforts sees Tabcorp work to ensure "all of the support teams are available and onsite where required. This includes our internal team and a large number of key vendor partners."
Performance testing is another focus, and sees what Wenn called "extensive performance testing across all of our distributions channels and backend host systems" before the big day.
The IT team also goes into lockdown, prohibiting changes to systems before the busy period of the Spring Carnival and its culmination on Melbounre Cup Day. "We freeze system changes ahead of the Carnival period to ensure operational stability," Wenn explained. "Only those changes that are identified as absolutely essential will be applied and only after rigorous testing and change management processes have been followed."
That freeze – and a preference for on-site IT – means Tabcorp can't take advantage of cloudbursting to give it extra capacity.
"Tabcorp infrastructure is scaled to meet the loads for Melbourne Cup day," Wenn said. "While there are potential cost savings opportunities in external cloud computing, we need to ensure the absolute integrity of our customer data and 100% availability of our systems."
" At this time we believe this is best achieved through having these systems run and supported in-house. In addition, Tabcorp has developed an internal 'cloud' and we are progressively migrating our systems to this environment. Over time we expect (subject to regulatory approval) that our core wagering platforms will be able to take advantage of our internal capability."
Come the big day, Wenn hopes her team has little to do.
"Our preparations leading up to Cup day are there to ensure that the systems run smoothly and human intervention is not required," she said. Come Cup Day, however, all hands are on deck.
"Having said that, all systems are monitored closely for any deviation in expected performance. Monitoring is undertaken by data centre operations our applications support team and third level development teams. If actions need to be taken, our incident processes will kick in. This ensures that any actions that may be required are balanced against the risk of change and that senior IT and business management are kept informed and consulted where necessary."
Darwin-based online gaming company Sportsbet also prepares in advance for Cup day.
Senior Systems Administrator Scott Rosicka told The Reg the company relies on a three-tiered storage array, plus a RAM SAN, to handle web traffic that will peak at 4.000 bets per minute on the day of the race.
Like Tabcorp, Sportsbet tries to clear the IT decks before the big race, shifting non-critical data out of production systems to free up space.
Lead-up races like the Caulfield Cup – the second-busiest day of the year but still with less traffic than Melbourne Cup - give the company a chance to test its preparations.
Rosicka said he pulled an all-nighter in the week before the Caulfield Cup, and has conducted load tests on production systems, to ensure all is in readiness. ®
El Reg's local connections (aka a brother who likes a punt and used to be a sports journo) suggest Zabeelionaire is the nag on which to do your dough. It has impeccable bloodlines thanks to Zabeel and Sir Tristram and is at tasty odds at the time of writing.

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I have no academic understanding of music, but metal has taught me how to understand music more intellectually, even though, at first, metal is simply a gut feeling. By returning to the same pieces over and over again, and by reflecting on them, you learn that music can be and should be more than just wallpaper.
It is safe to assume that nobody else is going to write such a review. Just taking some independent initiative shouldn't be considered a heroic act these days, but in a society of stale bureaucracy, overspecialized experts, and consumer conveniences, that's what it has come down to.
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Prospects Daily: Sell-off in emerging market currencies continue, Fed tapers by another $10 billion, Turkey and South Africa hike key interest rates
Financial Markets…Emerging market currencies were back under pressure on Wednesday even after several central banks hiked their policy rates with the sell-off leading Turkish's lira and South Africa's rand. The lira tumbled as much as 3.5%, paring all of its gains made after the country's central bank's midnight decision to hike interest rates aggressively, and was trading 0.4% lower at 2.26 per dollar in afternoon trading. The rand strengthened initially after South African Reserve Bank's unexpected decision to raise its rates for the first time since 2008, but then fell as much as 3% against the dollar. The Russian ruble and the Mexican peso also depreciated at least 1.2%.
U.S. treasures and German bonds advanced as the sell-off in emerging-market currencies increased risk-aversion among global investors, boosting demand for safe-haven government securities. The yield on the benchmark U.S. 10-year yield tightened as much as 5 basis points (bps) to a two-month low of 2.27%, extending its yea-to-date decline to 32 bps. The yield on German 5-year note fell 4 bps to an eight-week low of 0.72%, and an auction of a new 10-year Bund met with strong demand.
High Income Economies…With economic recovery proceeding at a moderate pace amid continued improvement in the labor market, the U.S. Fed announced a second $10 billion reduction in its monthly bond buys, to $65 billion despite rising concerns about emerging markets.
Belgium's GDP growth accelerated from a 0.3% (q/q sa) increase in Q3 to a 0.4% rise in Q4, the fastest pace in almost three years, adding to evidence the euro area's recovery is gaining steam. A breakdown of GDP components will be published in March.
According to preliminary estimates, Singapore's unemployment rate, on a seasonally adjusted basis, held steady at 1.8% in Q4, unchanged from Q3 and lower than Q2's 2.1%. There were around 635,000 persons without a job at the end of Q4, higher than 618,000 in Q3. For 2013, the average unemployment rate was 1.9%, slightly lower than the 2.0% recorded for 2012.
Developing Economies…East Asia and Pacific: The Malaysian central bank left its key interest rate, the overnight policy rate, unchanged at 3%. Although inflation has been gradually rising due to supply disruptions brought on by adverse weather conditions, the central bank stated that it expected moderating domestic demand and subdued external price pressures to temper the effect of these supply factors on underlying inflation.
Europe and Central Asia: Turkey's central bank raised sharply key interest rates in a bid to bolster the lira and combat inflation. The rate increases largely exceeded market expectations. The one-week-repo rate was more than doubled to 10% from 4.5%; the overnight lending rate was increased to 12% from 7.75%; and the overnight borrowing rate was raised to 8% from 3.5%.
Sub-Saharan Africa: South Africa's Monetary Policy Committee raised its key benchmark interest rate, the repurchase rate, by 50 basis points to 5.5% with the aim to support the rand and contain expected inflationary pressures. This decision marked the first rate hike in nearly six years, during which the repurchase rate had been left unchanged at 5%, and followed rate increases by the central banks of Turkey and India to combat weaknesses in their currencies.


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Ship of the Line - 2nd Rate (1788-1837)
Captain Josias Rogers
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Sailed from Portsmouth for Plymouth (15 Nov 1790).
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(Rear-Admiral George Bowyer)
Captain Charles Powell Hamilton
Captain Thomas Larcom
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Arrived at Plymouth (10 Mar 1798).
Arrived at Portsmouth from Gibraltar (22 Jan 1799).
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Arrived at Plymouth (19 Jul 1800).
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Wages paid (5 Jan 1802).
Sailed from Plymouth for Torbay (6 Jan 1802).
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Captain George Fowke
"...the Prince was perhaps the worst sailing ship of war we ever had: we used to call her the Haystack. The Navy Board supposed that her bad qualities were owing to want of length, and they therefore took her into dock at Portsmouth, and cut her in two a-midships, and having drawn the parts asunder to the distance of eighteen feet, filled up the interval. But she was incurable. She went to sea with the expectation that 'nothing could come near her;' but she proved, if possible, worse than ever. Yet she was almost everlasting; for while one good ship after another wore out, or got the dry rot, the Prince remained sound, and was only sold out of the service, I believe, last year."Edward Pelham Brenton (Life and Correspondence of John, Earl of St. Vincent, G.C.B., Admiral of the Fleet, &c. &c. &c. Volume I)
"The Prince, rated for 98 guns, is in one of the docks breaking up. She was, with other unserviceable men-of-war, put up for sale by public auction some months ago; but as sufficient money was not offered for her, the Admiralty determined to break her up, and sell, or otherwise dispose of the materials. This ship was never a favourite with any Board of Admiralty; and in the battle of Trafalgar, when commanded by Captain, afterwards Admiral, Sir Richard Grindall, she was so dull a sailer that she could not be got in to action, and consequently rendered little or no service. She had not a man killed or wounded in the engagement....The tonnage of the Prince was 2080, and the Government allowance for breaking her up is 7s. 6d. a ton; consequently about 790l. will be paid for the job. One hundred and eight men have been at work on her nearly a fortnight, and have cleared down to the lower gun deck, about half through, and it will occupy them upwards of a fortnight more before she is to pieces, and her remains cleared out of dock, and the iron and copper fastenings removed from the timber, which forms part of the duty of those employed. The timber will be stacked, and sold by public auction at the monthly sales in the Dockyard. The copper, iron, and lead will be appropriated in a different manner. The Prince was built at Woolwich in 1788, and some years ago (about the year 1796) was taken asunder and lengthened in the middle, the Admiralty of the day imagining that she would sail better: it was quite a mistaken idea, and proved so; she should have been lengthened at the bow; at all events, it never answered, for she was quite as unserviceable for sea duty after as before the alteration. The timbers put in are now the most decayed part of the ship, and come away like handfuls of snuff; others are in very good condition." (1837. Correspondence From the Principal Ports and Stations. The United Service Journal. Part III, p. 409)
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Quoted from AussieA+Is it possible for an A+ to heal the gut on Gaps diet and incorporate the blood type diet or swami?
I have multiple food intolerancs and this includes intolerances to many of my beneficials and allowed foods.
I have been doing so much reading and very overwhelmed.
Thanks :)
Do or have you taken any Pancreatic Enzymes (Amylase, Lipase, Protease)?Quoted from AussieA+I have also been told my underlying issue is my pancreas secretions.
Quoted from AKArtloverI would avoid the BTD lectin foods for a while even if they were highly beneficial on my swami esp if I knew I was a secretor. Do you have secretor test? They have recently switched it to a blood test, I think. If I were really keen on the bananas and a secretor, I might look at some other high potassium food if I could find them. I say this and I am eating potatoes at least once a week temporarily. So it's sometimes a trade off?
I am loving ReMag. Love the transdermal and mag chloride soaks as well, but ReMag is hitting it out of the park for me. Pico Ionic- super, super small.
Intrinsa is also a nice source of mag as well as the beneficial acids.
Broth sounds great. Got to make me some of that! Cooking another turkey soon, I hope (all day type task...) :)


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Skyview senior Amanda McDowell signed a letter of intent at the end of April to play volleyball at Lourdes University in Sylvania, Ohio.
"I'm really excited to leave here for a little bit and experience new things," McDowell said. "I get to go meet new people and get to do something I really like to do."
McDowell, who was the Northern Lights Conference Southern Division Player of the Year this season, will get a partial athletic scholarship at Lourdes, which is an NAIA school.
Skyview coach Sheila Kupferschmid has been coaching McDowell since McDowell was in seventh grade.
"She's been planning on this for four years — to go on and play college ball," Kupferschmid said. "She put in the time and effort playing club ball, camps in the summer and the volleyball festival.
"She had an outstanding year this year. She was tough."
McDowell said she plans to major in early childhood development at Lourdes. She made her way to Lourdes through a local connection. McDowell played volleyball with Nikiski's Rachel Thompson, who is the sister of Hannah Thompson, who just graduated from Lourdes after playing volleyball there.
McDowell said coach Greg Reitz has told her she will most likely be an outside hitter or right-side hitter.
"Amanda is going to give us added depth in several positions," Reitz said in a released statement. "She has experience in the middle and as an outside. I am really looking forward to training her this fall."
Kupferschmid said McDowell's athleticism will suit her well in college.
"She has an excellent leap and she's quick as a cat," Kupferschmid said. "She has agility that is really above a lot of the other players."
SoHi's Blackburn continues excellent senior year
Soldotna graduate Paige Blackburn, now a senior at Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., has continued to shine on the women's track and field team.
Blackburn has qualified for the West Preliminary of the 2012 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She will travel to Austin, Texas, from Thursday through Saturday for the opening round of the national competition.
Blackburn qualified in the discus and javelin. Blackburn enters the preliminary ranked sixth in the javelin with a distance of 170 feet, 5 inches. In the discus, she is ranked 19th with a toss of 174 feet, 8 inches.
Blackburn also received two all-conference nods after the 2012 Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships from May 9 to 12. She got the all-conference awards for winning the javelin and placing second in the discus.
Blackburn won the Mountain West javelin title on May 12, throwing a career-best 170 feet, 5 inches. It was Air Force's fifth javelin title since 2004 and helped the Air Force women match their best finish in Mountain West history at sixth.
On May 11, Blackburn finished second in the discus with a toss of 163 feet, 1 inch. She also finished eighth in the hammer throw that day.
Skyview's O'Guinn nabs All-Region honors
Skyview graduate Ivy O'Guinn, now a sophomore at the University of Alaska Anchorage, was named to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association outdoor track and field Division II All-Region team on May 15.
O'Guinn earned the honor in both the 800- and 1,500-meter runs. The top five from each region in individual events earn the honor.
O'Guinn will be in the 2012 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday through Saturday in Pueblo, Colo. O'Guinn will compete in the 1,500. She sits at sixth with a time of 4 minutes, 25.19 seconds.
At the 2012 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 12 in Monmouth, Ore., O'Guinn finished third in the 1,500 at 4:33.55. That helped the Seawolves to a second-place finish at the meet.


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EXCO Resources, Inc. Schedules Earnings Release and Conference Call
2013-01-16 17:08 ET - News Release
DALLAS -- (Business Wire)
EXCO Resources, Inc. (NYSE: XCO) today announced that it will be
releasing fourth quarter and full year 2012 results on Wednesday,
February 20, 2013, after market close.
EXCO will host a conference call on Thursday, February 21, 2013, at 9:00
a.m. (Central Time) to discuss the contents of this release and respond
to questions. Please call (800) 309-5788 if you wish to participate, and
ask for the EXCO conference call ID# 90683761. The conference call will
also be webcast on EXCO's website at www.excoresources.com
under the Investor Relations tab. Presentation materials related to this
release will be posted on EXCO's website on Wednesday, February 20,
2013, after market close.
A digital recording will be available starting two hours after the
completion of the conference call until 11:59 p.m., March 7, 2013.
Please call (855) 859-2056 and enter conference call ID# 90683761 to
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EXCO Resources, Inc. is an oil and natural gas exploration,
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Appalachia and West Texas.
Additional information about EXCO Resources, Inc. may be obtained by
contacting EXCO's Chairman, Douglas H. Miller, or its President, Stephen
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TX 75251, telephone number (214) 368-2084, or by visiting EXCO's website
at www.excoresources.com.
EXCO's SEC filings and press releases can be found under the Investor
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Palm Coast has pipes and pumps that were installed during the Carter Administration. It's time for an upgrade and city officials are hoping to alleviate the pending sticker shock.
PALM COAST — Palm Coast has pipes and pumps that were installed during the Carter Administration. It's time for an upgrade and city officials are hoping to alleviate the pending sticker shock.
Robert Ori, president of Public Resources Management Group out of Maitland, gave a presentation Tuesday to the Palm Coast City Council. If the plan is approved, customers will pay a higher rate for water and sewer but officials said it will translate to a more manageable debt for the city, more reliable service and greater savings in the long run.
The five-year capital improvement plan includes $45.6 million for wastewater system improvements, $28 million for water system improvements and another $4.7 million for miscellaneous utility service costs.
"We have quality utilities here in Palm Coast, one of the best in the state, if not the entire country," said City Manager Jim Landon. "It is starting to age and like anything else, it's important to keep up with maintenance ... We're trying to maintain our infrastructure, which in the long term will save dollars."
Landon said some of the city's equipment was installed as far back as 1979.
The owner of a single-family home in the city using about 4,000 gallons of water per month currently pays $54.64. That same owner would see an increase of $4.61 under the proposed plan.
For residential and commercial water and wastewater system use, the average price increase would be about 8 percent, according to the latest rate study.
Money from the increase will be spent on a variety of capital improvements to water and wastewater systems, officials said. Specifically, the bonds-funded projects will include $12 million for one of three water treatment plants, $2.1 million for water mains and another $1.7 million for lift and pump stations.
The debt for these improvements will be payable from "pledged revenues," which include rates and capital facilities or impact fees, officials were told. No tax revenues will be used, according to the city's consultant.
During fiscal 2012, the city served about 42,720 water customers and 35,102 sewer customers. The annual growth Palm Coast saw from 2000 to 2006 in its water and sewer system was 11.6 percent, according to city statistics. From 2007 to 2012, it was less than 1 percent.
But Landon said commercial construction has shown recent signs of recovery and city officials are predicting an up-tick in the annual growth rate during the next several years.
"The bottom line is that we want effective growth to our utilities system," said Brian Matthews, an environmental specialist with the city's utility department. "In order to accommodate that growth and accommodate an increase in demand, we need to have a water system that's not under-funded. Other (municipalities) have allowed their systems to deteriorate."
A series of public hearings will be held to inform the public on the pending infrastructure improvements and their associated costs.
The next meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Palm Coast Community Center at 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE.


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BOLTON LANDING >> The co-owner of a Malta-based home construction company died Friday after a boating accident on Lake George.
According to state police, John Michaels, 57, of Bolton Landing, was killed when his 21-foot Steiger boat struck rocks and trees along the shoreline near Cotton Point Road. Troopers said Michaels was the lone occupant on the boat and suffered massive trauma. He was pronounced dead at Glens Falls Hospital.
State police are still investigating the cause of the accident with the assistance of New York State DEC Police.
Bolton PD, Bolton Fire Department, Bolton EMS and Lake George EMS responded and assisted at the scene.
According to a statement from the company, Michaels was the co-owner of The Michaels Group, which he owned with his brother, J.David Michaels. The company has built more than 10,000 homes and more than 50 residential communities in the Capital Region.
According to the statement, Michaels was a volunteer pilot for Angel Flight, an organization that transports cancer and burn victims to distant hospitals for treatment. He did more than 100 flights with the group. He and his family made frequent trips to Guatemala to build schools and address health needs in impoverished Mayan communities.
He had also supported several local medical and community organizations, including St. Peter's Hospital's ALS Center, Albany Medical Center, Glens Falls Hospital, Habitat for Humanity, the Glens Falls Family YMCA and the Ronald McDonald House of Albany.
Michaels and his brother returned in the Capital Region in the early 1980s to join their father in business. Michaels was a partner in Rosen Michaels and eventually formed The Michaels Group.
Michaels was a graduate of SUNY Plattsburgh and Albany Law School. He's survived by his wife, Sheila, and their three children, Luke, Tom and Katie.


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Hard to believe: McCormick, who's brought us spices since its inception in the late 19th century (though I suspect the quality was considerably higher then) has a new bad idea: Recipe Inspirations.
What is this? A recipe card with a not-especially-great-sounding recipe – like Shrimp Pasta Primavera – with ¼ ounce of spices, pre-measured and bubble-packed individually, so that you can be "inspired" to cook dinner, and not bother to buy or store or measure spices. For a mere two bucks. Of course, you probably have at least three of these spices already – in this case garlic, onion, and black pepper – and you can buy what's probably a year's supply of higher quality versions of the other two for less than four dollars at someplace like Penzey's. Or a supermarket.


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CANYON, Texas—West Texas A&M University's livestock judging team finished eighth overall at the 107th National Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest at the North American International Livestock Exposition Nov. 13 in Louisville, Ky.
The WTAMU team earned a total of 4,589 points to finish as one of the overall top 10 teams with a second in performance cattle, fifth in cattle, eighth in swine and eighth in reasons. First-place honors went to Oklahoma State with 4,704 points, followed by Colorado State in second place with 4,695 points and Western Illinois placed third with 4,687 points. Texas Tech University and Texas A&M University rounded out the top five. A total of 33 teams representing agricultural colleges from across the country competed at this year's event.
In individual placements, WTAMU's Karl Miller, a senior animal science major from Prophetstown, Ill., was 18th overall with a 12th in beef and 13th in swine. Jeff Long, senior animal science major from Vernal, Utah, earned eighth in beef, and teammate Taylor Eurich, a senior animal science major from Keenesburg, Colo., was 21st in beef.
The contest marked the team's final competition of the fall semester. The team finished the season in the top five in three of the national contests and always in the top 10 at any national event. Marcus Arnold, a Ph.D. student at WTAMU, is the team coach.
WTAMU livestock judging team members are listed by hometown, classification and major.
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Equally Talented
...not as bad, notasbad, not as bad.... The phrase had begun repeating in Edward's head six hours or so ago, and it had taken him twenty minutes to figure out where it was coming from.
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The phrase had begun repeating in his head six hours or so ago, and it had taken him twenty minutes to figure out where it was coming from. There was no one new in the house, and it didn't sound like any mental voice he'd ever heard before. It was the 'never heard before' part that helped him make the connection.
He sat beside the bed where Bella shook and screamed, her face tense with pain and her eyes forcibly shut. ...not as bad, notasbad, not as bad...
He had never expected to hear her thoughts. If anything, he'd thought her talent for privacy would somehow be magnified by the change. But plainly he was going to be able to hear everything. He wasn't sure how he felt about that.
In six hours, that was the only thought that had gone through her head – over and over. He'd sat with Rosalie and Emmett both, as they'd gone through the change, and he found Bella's reaction to be markedly different. Rosalie had been afraid, but she'd been coherent enough to pay attention to Carlisle's explanation of what was happening to her. She hadn't believed him, but she'd at least given it some thought. She'd considered what it would be like to be a vampire – immortal and unbreakable. And when she awoke to her new life, she'd accepted it all pretty quickly.
Emmett's mind, throughout his transformation, had simply been filled with creative vulgarity. There had never been a moment of true fear, only pain. Edward had never admitted just how entertaining that had been. Of course, as the hours dragged on, the big man's creativity had waned. But to this day, when Edward was particularly frustrated it was always one of Emmett's curses that he muttered under his breath.
But Bella was different from them both. She was not afraid. No concern about the future registered in her thoughts. And she was clearly resisting the pain – as if just saying 'not as bad' in her mind would CAUSE it not to hurt as much. He couldn't be sure, but it certainly didn't seem to him that it was working. He squeezed her hand, and there was a pause in the mental onslaught as it registered in her mind that he was there. Edward. And for just an instant, her body seemed to still, and her throat fell silent. It didn't last.
"I'm right here."
Edward glanced at the clock, willing time to move more quickly. The transformation was only half-complete. ...not as bad, notasbad, not as bad... And while Bella seemed to be holding up well enough, he wasn't sure he could stand to see her in so much pain for another day and a half.
"I'm alright," Bella whispered in response, through gritted teeth, her mantra still repeating in her mind, rapid-fire as the strain of trying to talk increased her pain. "I'm going to be alright." She squeezed his hand, and he noticed that she felt stronger than she had before. Already the power of her grip was increasing. Long hours from now, when she squeezed his hand, she would crush it, and then he would know it was almost over. He looked forward to it, remembering how it had taken his hand a few days to go back to normal after Emmett had nearly pulverized it to dust at the end of his transformation.
The hours passed, and Edward sat with a pained expression on his face, trying to think of anything but the pain Bella was suffering. He failed. It wasn't until she opened her eyes and looked over at him that he came back to himself. "Shhhh," she whispered.
Edward's eyebrows came together. He hadn't been making any noise. "Bella, love, I haven't said anything."
"Everyone's so loud!" This she all but shrieked, unable to contain her screams long enough to say it normally. "Why? Why?!"
"CARLISLE?!" Edward called, and though his voice truly was loud, Bella didn't flinch. A day remained in her transformation, and Edward was suddenly panicking. What if something went wrong now? What if she was dying? There could be no going back....
"I'm fine. This is normal," Bella rasped just as Carlisle opened the door. Edward's expression fell from panic to confusion again. He looked helplessly at Carlisle.
"She's right, this is a perfectly normal side effect of the transformation – for a mind reader."
Bella had already turned her attention away from them, and Edward made to let go of her hand, so that he could stand up to speak with Carlisle. NO! He decided against it, and just turned in his chair, instead, his thumb rubbing soothing circles over the back of her hand.
...not as bad, notasbad, not as bad...
Edward tried to block out Bella's pain-induced thoughts so he could have a meaningful conversation with Carlisle, but could not. He talked over them instead. "You think she has the same talent I do?" he asked incredulously.
"It certainly seems possible. I've conjectured for a while about whether Aro would have been able to read you when you were human. It's probable that keeping one's mind closed and opening it to the minds of others all happens in the same area of the brain. I've often wondered if your abilities wouldn't be similar."
Edward nodded, but then suddenly went tense and turned his attention back to Bella. Her constant mental streaming had just cut off abruptly. He was out of the chair, leaning over her instantly. "Bella?!"
"Same area of the brain," she whispered, and then his mind was flooded again. ...not as bad, notasbad, not as bad... He seated himself slowly, meeting Carlisle's eyes and noting the raised eyebrow.
"She can control it. Turn it off –" Edward whispered wonderingly. He wondered if he should be embarrassed that she'd learned to do something with his talent before she was even fully transformed that he hadn't learned in almost a century, but he couldn't manage the emotion. What he felt instead was awe, and an overwhelming desire to learn it for himself. What would it be like not to HAVE to hear everyone's thoughts all the time? Would she be able to pick and choose? Hear his thoughts and no one else's? His mind raced through the possibilities until Bella's mental voice disappeared again.
"Too loud," she explained in a tense whisper, when his attention was on her again.
The last day of her transformation passed in utter mental silence. Carlisle had left them alone again, but Edward knew that most of the family was hovering about on the third floor, waiting for some sign that it was finished. Just when he was expecting it would soon be over, Bella released his hand and balled both of her hands into fists, holding them out in front of her. Only then did it occur to him that she had probably been hearing his thoughts for as long as he'd been hearing hers. Only then did he truly realize how odd this situation was going to be.
Then Bella abruptly fell silent, and her arms collapsed to the bed at her sides. She took a deep, unnecessary breath, and opened her eyes. An instant later, she'd closed them again.
"That was strange. Seeing myself through your eyes like that," she said quietly. Edward hadn't realized that she 'd opened her mind again. Now that her pain was gone, there was no constantly-repeated thought process to warn him.
"Look again," he encouraged her. She sat up and opened her eyes. He took in the bright red of her irises and then concentrated on her whole face, enjoying the relief he felt now that her pain was over. And then she smiled and he caught his breath, which made her giggle. He was astounded that the pain already seemed a forgettable memory to her. It reminded him that he had a question for her. But as soon as he'd thought it, her mind closed to him, and her smile fell away.
"You don't want to tell me what it meant? Not as bad," he repeated. "Not as bad as what?" He kept his voice gentle, though of course, he'd spent a day and a half trying to figure it out, and he wanted very badly to know.
"It isn't important. It got me through – that's enough."
"Will you teach me how to do that?" he asked suddenly, and she smiled again, her mind opening to let him know how she'd managed it. As soon as he was sure he understood, which only took a few short seconds, he tried again. "Not as bad?" he asked quickly.
Bella pursed her lips, but didn't bother trying to close her mind this time. She didn't guess she'd be fast enough to prevent her answer from slipping through anyway. Not as bad as when you left me. I was just reminding myself I'd been through worse. As she thought, her eyes turned toward the ground, so she missed when the mischievous glint dimmed in Edward's eyes, and his face turned serious.
That will never happen again. Oh, Bella, I'm sorry for that every day. Edward had never been able to communicate with someone this way – thinking something and having another person instantly react. He couldn't see why everyone was always annoyed with him for it. Bella looked up at him and smiled almost before he'd finished the thought. He didn't even have to wait until he'd voiced it to put his arms around her. "Every day," he echoed, turning his head to place a kiss into her hair.
"Well don't be. I'll forget it soon enough," Bella replied, her tone only slightly sad at the thought. Edward pulled back to find her smiling at him, and he returned it, amazed that she could consider losing her memory to have any up-side at all. She truly was the most unique person he'd ever encountered. He knew, abruptly, that hearing her thoughts was going to be something he would treasure forever.
Bella pushed him backwards in what she obviously thought was a careful manner, but he could hear in her thoughts how surprised she was when he took that first involuntary step backwards. He grinned as she stood up. "They're wondering what's taking us so long," he said, gesturing to the door before it occurred to him that she must already know what they were thinking. His uncharacteristic confusion made her giggle, and she reached for his hand and pulled him towards the door. But as he opened it, he heard the first hints of shyness in her mind. They will be so happy to see you.
...but annoyed that I'm in their heads, she finished. Edward nodded, still smiling, and opened the door.
Tanya and Rosalie were standing on either side of Emmett, neither of them smiling, but every other face was lit brightly, and Alice was bouncing, her mind going a mile a minute.
Edward kept up a stream of encouragement. They're used to it. And they love you. It won't bother them as much as you think.
"Hi," Bella said shyly. She tried to smile at Rosalie, but it was clear that the taller girl thought she'd made the wrong choice and probably wasn't going to forgive her for it any time soon.
Still, the smile caused several reactions that only Edward and Bella were aware of, and Bella dropped her head, a slight blush tinting her cheeks. It was nothing compared to the tomato-red she used to turn, but it, too, garnered a reaction.
Emmett laughed loudly, and his words echoed his thoughts so quickly that Bella could hardly tell she'd been listening to both. "Well, that hasn't changed much, at least."
Bella kept her head down, feeling more embarrassed by the second. They can't help it if you're the most beautiful thing that any of us have ever seen, Edward thought, his grin widening as she started and glanced up at him. He caught her chin with a gentle hand that didn't feel at all cold to her anymore.
"Eh. They're going to be so sweet it'll make us all ill," Rosalie complained sarcastically. Emmett frowned down at her, but Alice only laughed.
"Do you mean that?" Bella was whispering in response to Edward's thoughts. She didn't have to wait for a verbal answer before she was grinning.
"No, of course not, Rose," Alice responded with a smirk. "We'll all be annoyed to death by them finishing each others sentences long before we get ill from the sugar over-load." Everyone laughed at this, and Bella joined in, shaking her head. Standing all together as they were, she looked at the Cullens and felt for the first time that this was exactly where she belonged. Her smile lit up the hallway. This was family.
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Not so fast, Sen. Dick Durbin cautioned federal regulators who have final say on whether Midway International Airport should be privatized.
The city of Chicago is studying whether to lease Midway on a long-term basis as part of a privatization pilot program run by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Durbin pointed out that federal tax dollars revitalized Midway. "The $378 million invested in Midway helped rebuild runways, taxiways and a new terminal," he told U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in a letter.
"The federal government has borrowed heavily to make investments at Midway and other airports across the country. However, when a city or state sells or leases a federally funded airport, the Pilot Program does not require those federal funds to be repaid.
"The federal taxpayer should have a seat at the table during negotiations," Durbin noted. Those tax dollars should be repaid, he added, and used for projects such as modernizing O'Hare International Airport.
For the city's part, Emanuel told reporters this week he was approaching possible privatization with "a critical eye."
"I think the mistake of the past was people rushed into trying to do leasing. On Midway, I've set up a different structure and a different process so you could actually approach it with caution," Emanuel said.
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As your PBS station, it is KLRU's mission to bring people together around important issues. KLRU does this through various educational and outreach initiatives. This fall, KLRU will present 2nd Half of Life, a six-part series airing weekly on Thursday nights at 8 p.m. beginning October 8 and running til November 12. Created for one of the best-educated, healthiest, and most privileged generations in American history — the Boomers — the series aims to help people reinvent life after the age of 50. Additional resources at KLRU's 2nd Half of Life Web site at klru.org/2ndhalfoflife 2nd Half of Life is made possible thanks to our sponsor Seton Family of Hospitals and in cooperation with the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services.
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Choose form validation style carefully
In web applications, validation of user input can be done with two different tools:
- regular java code executed by the server, as part of the web application
- cannot be disabled by a change in browser preferences
- executes only after the SUBMIT button is pressed
- validates all fields of the form as one unit
- if an error is detected, a new web page is displayed, with an appropriate error message
- can be disabled by a change in browser preferences
- can be initiated in two ways : after the SUBMIT button is pressed, or after an input field has changed
- if executing after SUBMIT is pressed, the form's data is POST-ed to the server only if validation is successful
- if an error is detected, a pop-up dialog box is displayed
Browser validation seems most useful for :
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Many prefer to treat server validation as mandatory and browser validation
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Rams Seeded Sixth for Playoffs
After posting a 3-5 conference record, the Farmingdale State women's tennis team was seeded sixth for the upcoming Skyline Playoffs. The Rams will face third-seeded Sage College (6-2) on Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. in Troy, N.Y.
The winner of Tuesday's match will travel to face second-seeded Mount Saint Mary College on Thursday, October 16th.
The seedings and schedule for the Playoffs is as follows:
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6. Farmingdale State (3-5)
Quarterfinals (Tuesday, Oct. 14)
Farmingdale at Sage; Purchase at Bard
Semifinals (Thursday, Oct. 16)
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I just received an e-mail this morning that stated that by the end of this month EVERYONE's cellphone number will be made PUBLIC by order of the FCC. I called my carrier and confirmed this. Plus we will be charge for the minutes all the telemarketers will use calling you. I am PO because I pay extra to have my number not to be listed anywhere. I reccomend that people call the National Call Block number at 1-888-382-1222 to have their number blocked for 5 years. Like I said I called and confirmed this with my carrier Sprint.


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by Wayne A. Thorp
Mid-sized briefcase-style laptop bag.
I admit that I am a laptop bag snob. As a result, I don't show much loyalty to a given brand or style. Although this segment is given primarily to reviewing tech gadgets and such, we also need something to carry them in! So, I am always on the lookout for the next best thing to sling over my shoulder and carry my laptop and work materials to and from the office as well as across the country. For over a year, I have been using the Timbuk2 Commute 2.0 messenger bag, which offers an excellent blend of capacity and durability. During that time, I have also tried out the booq Mamba catch S, but I found it wasn't big enough to carry everything I need. Recently, I have been using another booq creation, the Cobra brief L, which was given to me by the company. I set out to see if it could unseat the Timbuk2 as my go-to bag.
The Look
Compared to the Timbuk2 Commute 2.0's bold and aggressive styling, the booq Cobra brief is definitely more "business-like." Similar to the Ford Model T's of old, the Cobra brief is only available in black. While I lean more toward function over style, that isn't to say that the Cobra brief's look is boring. I've had more than a few people stop me on the bus and ask about the bag. With the seatbelt straps on the front, gunmetal hardware and leather accents, the Cobra brief does have an understated style all on its own. Perhaps its greatest style point is the fact that the Cobra brief doesn't look like a laptop bag. When carrying around an expensive piece of technology, being inconspicuous isn't a bad thing.
The bag's exterior measures 17 inches by 13.4 inches by 4.7 inches, and it weighs 5.4 pounds when the bag is empty. This is a bit weighty for a bag, considering that Ultrabooks typically weigh less than four pounds and an average laptop weighs around five pounds.
Design & Construction
One of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to any piece of luggage is an overabundance of zippers. I feel that some luggage makers measure their worth by the number of zippers they use. Luckily, booq isn't one of those companies. On the front of the Cobra brief is a quick-access pocket with a soft plush lining, which is perfect for a Kindle or Nook. Inside this compartment is a slip pocket and three pen slots. The large back pocket is perfect for document storage. These two pockets are especially nice because they let you store things without having to open the entire case to retrieve them.
Also, on the back of the Cobra brief is a secret zipper compartment, hidden by the handle straps, with a plush lining that is perfect for an iPad or tablet PC.
The other two zippers are along the outside edge of the bag. One accesses the laptop compartment, which is designed to hold either a 15-inch or 17-inch Mac or a 15.6-inch PC laptop. This zipper is rubber-coated, which brought about my only serious complaint with the bag: The rubber is prone to catching, and on more than a few occasions, I thought I had jammed the zipper beyond use. You definitely have to finesse this zipper. The laptop compartment has a padded, quilted lining to protect your precious cargo. It isn't the thickest padding I've seen in a laptop bag, but it seems sufficient enough to do the job.
The other zipper runs across the sides and top to expose the main compartment of the bag. On the front inside of the compartment is a large-format zipper pocket with three elastic pen slots; a slip pocket on the back wall of the compartment is suited for a tablet and another for power adapters and cables; and there is also an easy-access large document pocket on the back wall. While I have yet to take this bag on a cross-country trip, I know I will be able to carry everything I need in this bag. The Cobra brief does an excellent job of balancing capacity with compactness.
The exterior of the Cobra brief is made of ballistic nylon with a water-repellent coating. Furthermore, the bottom of the bag is rubberized for added durability. Overall, the Cobra brief is one of the best-constructed laptop bags I have come across in recent years. This is certainly something you would expect when paying $255.
According to booq, there are three ways to carry the Cobra brief. Most will probably use the shoulder strap, which has a shoulder pad that is one of the most comfortable I have found on a laptop bag. It is also one of the longest, which distributes the weight and doesn't cut into your bicep or shoulder blade. The leather-strapped handles tuck neatly into the exterior pockets so they aren't in the way when not in use. The seatbelt straps that run up and down the front of the bag are actually extensions of the handles, which make for an interesting design touch. Lastly, on the back of the bag is another nylon strap for you to pass through your trolley luggage handle. This makes navigating in an airport with your wheeled luggage much easier.
Aside from the troubles caused by the rubber-coated zipper, my only other "complaint" is that the Cobra brief isn't TSA compliant. This means you will have to remove your laptop when going through an airport security checkpoint, instead of being able to unzip it and lay it flat on the x-ray machine conveyer. This is a feature I have grown to love with my Timbuk2 messenger bag.
One final feature of the Cobra brief worth noting is the booq Terralinq service. Each booq bag with Terralinq carries a unique item number on a gunmetal label. After purchasing your booq bag, you can register its Terrlinq number so that if you ever lose your bag, and it is reported lost and found, Terralinq will contact you with the bag's location and the finder's contact information.
The Bottom Line
After a year and a half of faithful service, I have found a replacement for my Timbuk2 Commute 2.0 messenger bag. As laptops keep getting smaller and smaller, the super-sized Commute 2.0 became a bit overkill. The booq Cobra brief is that "just-right" bag I have been looking for. It allows me to carry my Ultrabook and iPad—with all of their related chargers and cables—and still have room for important files and documents. Furthermore, the solid construction, though adding more weight to the bag, allows it to withstand the abuse of my daily commute and cross-country travel. While it is easy to find functional laptop bags for only a fraction of the cost, the booq Cobra brief may very well be the last laptop briefcase you ever need to buy.
- Solid construction
- Comfortable to carry
- Compartments for both a laptop and iPad/tablet
- Plenty of storage capacity
- Pricey
- Rubber-coated zipper prone to jamming
- Not TSA compliant
- Heavy bag
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A decade ago, a series of reports alerted the global health community to the fact that research and development (R&D) to address urgent health needs of the poorest populations of the world was at a standstill. Since that time, there has been a surge of initiatives aimed at stimulating R&D and ensuring access to the fruits of this innovation for neglected patients in developing countries.
Efforts to address medical catastrophes such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and malnutrition have made progress, albeit incomplete, while further efforts are sorely needed to improve innovation and access for patients with drug-resistant TB; neglected tropical diseases with high mortality rates, such as Chagas disease; and vaccines for preventable diseases like measles, pneumonia, rotavirus, and others.
Various R&D initiatives, including product development partnerships, have begun to fill previously abandoned or non-existent drug development pipelines, with a limited number of new funding opportunities provided by a group of public and philanthropic donors.
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Jack Wilshere has appealed to Arsenal supporters to take a vow of patience as he prepares to step up his comeback from a long-term ankle injury.
After 17 months on the sidelines, the 20-year-old made his return for the Gunners in the victory over QPR at the end of October and has gone on to make two more appearances, as well as playing for England against Sweden on Wednesday.
Wilshere was absent for last week's draw against Fulham at the Emirates after picking up a red card against Manchester United, but is expected to return for Arsene Wenger's side in the north London derby on Saturday.
"I don't how long it will be before I can say 'I'm back'. I'm not really sure," Wilshere told Sky Sports.
"This is my first long-term injury. We will see. I'm sure you lot [the media] will notice when I'm back to my best.
"I'm getting there. I don't feel 100 per cent yet and everyone can see that. I feel better and better as every game goes on.
"I need to get some games under my belt and properly get back into the swing of things.
"But it's great to be back. Seventeen months on the sidelines is tough for anyone."


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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — As spring tornado season draws nearer, Oklahoma lawmakers are advancing legislation to create a disaster recovery information website.
The state House approved the legislation last week and sent it to the Oklahoma Senate for consideration.
The bill's author, Rep. Joe Dorman of Rush Springs, says the website would be a critical resource for disaster recovery efforts. It would make information more accessible and allow multiple contributors including citizens wanting to document local damage.
Dorman says the website would have a state map allowing individuals to click on their county to receive more local information from multiple sources.
Dorman says he came up with the idea for a mobile-friendly website while responding to ice storms in his House district three years ago.


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By Stephen J. Nesbitt, Daily Sports Editor
Published November 10, 2012
The script was written, proofed and printed, but the Michigan football team trashed it.
Brady Hoke waltzed into his post-game press conference after the Wolverines' dramatic 38-31 overtime victory over No. 24 Northwestern at Michigan Stadium.
Hoke smiled and scanned the room. He wanted to ask the first question.
"Who started writing the article before the game was over?" Hoke asked.
Several hands shot up meekly. Michigan had no business beating the Wildcats, not the way this one played out. The game was all but over, but Devin Gardner needed just eight seconds to turn it around.
With 18 ticks left on the clock, Gardner and the offense were on their own 38-yard line trailing by three points and with no timeouts.
Gardner, Michigan's junior receiver-turned-quarterback making just his second career start in place of injured senior quarterback Denard Robinson, launched a downfield strike to fifth-year senior receiver Roy Roundtree at the Wildcat nine-yard line. Roundtree was beaten, cloaked by cornerback Daniel Jones, but Roundtree's desperation attempt at the ball tipped it away from Jones and into his own hands as he fell to the turf.
Eight seconds changed the entire complexion of the afternoon.
"There was time on the clock and the defense gave us a place to stand," Gardner said.
The Wolverines killed the clock with seven seconds left, and redshirt junior kicker Brendan Gibbons trotted on the field for a game-tying 26-yard field goal. The snap was low, but junior receiver Drew Dileo picked it off the carpet and Gibbons boomed it through the uprights.
The Wolverines entered the contest at 3-0 in home overtime games. Hoke came in riding a 12-0 home record since arriving at Michigan. Both streaks held, as Gardner scampered in from one yard out in overtime and fifth-year senior linebacker Kenny Demens made consecutive stops on third and fourth down to stymie the Wildcats' overtime try.
The Wolverines swarmed straight to the student section to celebrate the improbable victory, one that keeps them, if only for the time being, in line for a shot at the Big Ten title should Nebraska falter.
"When I'm looking at them on the sideline, there was never a doubt that they were going to win the football game," Hoke said.
An air of despair swirled around the Michigan football team's fan base a week ago when it was announced that Robinson, recovering from an ulnar-nerve injury, wouldn't start against Minnesota. Gardner shifted back to quarterback and led the Wolverines to a 35-13 victory.
When the same announcement was made on Saturday prior to Michigan's kickoff against Northwestern, there were few reservations. And Gardner didn't disappoint.
He ended the day 16-for-29 passing with 286 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. He added another 47 yards and two touchdowns rushing.
"I think he managed the game well," Hoke said. "He made some good decisions."
The narrative that held for much of the game, though, was Michigan's inability to slow down the Northwestern offense.
Northwestern quickly proved to be a formidable foe on Saturday. After tailback Venric Mark gave the Wildcats an early lead, Northwestern quarterbacks Kain Colter and Trevor Siemian continued to attack with up-the-gut plunges from Mark and passes to the flats, slowly gashed the defense.
After touchdown runs by Gardner and sophomore tailback Thomas Rawls put Michigan up, 14-7, in the second quarter, Northwestern tied it up heading into halftime with a picture-perfect two-minute drive and didn't slow down. In the first drive of the second half, Colter found receiver Dan Vitale for a quick-strike touchdown.
And just when it looked like the Wildcats would do it again, Michigan finally made its stand. It was just enough.
With Northwestern looking at a third-and-goal at the Michigan eight-yard line, senior defensive end Craig Roh exploded into the backfield to sack Colter and force a short field goal, keeping Michigan within 10 points.
"Had that not happened and they went gone in and scored seven … the outcome (of the game) probably would have been different," Demens said.
Gardner took to the air, drawing a defensive pass interference and then hitting junior receiver Jeremy Gallon streaking down the right side for a gain of 42 yards. The next play, Toussaint took a dump pass from Gardner, slipped a tackle and tip-toed along the sideline for a 28-yard touchdown.
Michigan got the ball back at its own eight-yard line, trailing 24-21 early in the fourth quarter, and Gardner wasted no time in the shadows of his own end zone. He found Roundtree twice, Gallon once and Dileo once to put Michigan in the red zone, the finished the drive with a touchdown pass to true freshman right end Devin Funchess.
Northwestern responded quickly, as Siemian found Tony Jones up the seam for a touchdown pass to take a 31-28 lead with just under four minutes left in the game. But Gardner would give the ball right back on the next snap by throwing a long interception.
The Wildcats couldn't quite run out the clock, and that doomed them. Michigan got the ball back with 18 seconds and the Hail Mary to Roundtree set up the game-tying kick.
In the end, Gardner shared the spotlight with Roundtree. The much-maligned receiver, who toppled Notre Dame in the final seconds last fall, played hero again. He made five catches for 139 yards.
Maybe the script was right all along. It just depends who was writing it.
As he walked with his wife, Laura, into the bowels of Michigan Stadium, she turned to him.
"Did you know you were going to win?" she asked?
"Yes," Hoke said.
Hoke never had a doubt.
"No way," the second-year coach said.
And why's that?
"Because of those kids."


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More than 2,000 Santas gave a festive feel to downtown Arlington Heights Saturday morning as the town's Rotary chapter held its annual Santa Run.
The weather was perfect as Arlington Heights Village President Arlene Mulder officialy launched the run at 10 a.m. at Campbell and Dunton streets. Among the 2,012 runners in the 5K race, Rich Daubert was the first man to cross the finish line and Jennifer Benitez was the first woman.


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From the decision [gigalaw.com]:
... although defendant seeks to portray its service as the "functional equivalent" of storing its subscribers' CDs, in actuality defendant is replaying for the subscribers converted versions of the recordings it copied, without authorization, from plaintiffs' copyrighted CDs. On its face, this makes out a presumptive case of infringement under the Copyright Act of 1976...
the EFF needs you donations more then ever. Remember, you don't have to do anything wrong to find yourselves in a position to prove your inocense. Yes, under these circumstances, you have to prove your inocense, simple disgusting.
Yes, the obligatory +5 interesting spiel for donating to the EFF. And, of course, it is +5 Incorrect. Yes, the DMCA allows copyright holders to supboena the names of people from ISP's without bringing a case first, or getting it signed by a real judge, but that doesn't mean that the system of innocent until proven guilty is out the window. These people, if it goes to court, will have the same rights afforded to them as in any other legal case.
There are problems with the DMCA, but can we cut out the FUD please?
You're confusing civil and criminal law. In criminal law, yes, you're innocent until proven guilty. It does not work that way in civil law, which is what we are talking about here. All you need to show is a small amount of proof to haul someone into court, and then you only need a "preponderance of the evidence" to win the case.
This is why I object to the RIAA's tactics. I agree wholeheartedly that the ones who are actively sharing files are the ones guilty of copyright infringement under the law, but I disagree with subpoenas issued without a judge's signature.These people, if it goes to court, will have the same rights afforded to them as in any other legal case.
Except the right to a lawyer. Once again, in criminal law, I am guaranteed a lawyer, paid for me by the state if I cannot afford one. Not so in civil law. I have to pay for my own attorney. So I see nothing wrong with the EFF providing funds to help defend people in civil cases, since this helps offset the disparity that exists in the system.There are problems with the DMCA, but can we cut out the FUD please?
Subpoeans without a judge's approval is not FUD, it's a travesty of justice.
Not being able to pay for your own defense in a country that so highly values liberty is not FUD, it's legalized extortion.
It takes away a number of defenses you could use if they sue you for a future infraction. You can't claim that you have no history of this sort of thing (if you do, you've perjured yourself and could be imprisoned for that). It also could be introduced as evidence of your character in the trial.
Remember to visit the EFF when full lawsuit details are released
261 Major P2P Offenders
So, is that the equivalent [slashdot.org] of 50 file swappers, downloading really fast?
Every time I see this "Vow not to share files" or references to "Illegal P2P applications," I start wondering if the wording is such that the victim will not be able to share any files whatsoever, legally or public domain. I can see these huge corporations not really understanding the difference between serving copyrighted music and serving a distribution of GNU/Linux over KaZaa. I'm sure that they would like neither to take place.
In short, a levy is paid on blank "audio" media (how they tell the different between blank "data" CDs and blank "audio" CDs is a bit beyond me). This levy gets dispersed to copyright holders in some magic way; in exchange Canadians are expressly allowed private copying, including peer-to-peer file sharing.
Blame Canada.
Is it antithetical to the American Dream to say to those dishwashers and Guitar Center clerks that no, even if you succeed wildly, yo
Unfortunately, the output remaining tends not to be compelling, their target audience has a number of other venues for their spending (video games, DVDs, online activities) and the economy goes south.
So which Business school teaches that the best way of addressing these sorts of problems is to spread fear/resentment/anger amongst the audience you are attempting to win back?
And as a side note, if getting the music listened to by potential buyers is such a bad activity, then why to record promotion people give away free singles and CDs at events? Why do companies allow songs to be played on the radio? And if pirating is such a depresser of CD sales, why was one of the most pirated CDs around, The Eminem Show, such a sales success? Could it be that people liked what they heard and were willing to pay for it?
The article is under a Creative Commons license. Please copy and distribute it. The copy on my website [goingware.com] has particularly simple markup to enable easier copying.
You don't need to worry about getting sued by the Recording Industry Assocation of America [riaa.org] or arrested by the FBI if you download legal music. Many independent and unsigned musicians offer downloads of their music in hopes of attracting more fans. Here's some music from my friends The Divine Maggees [divinemaggees.com], Oliver Brown [kingturtle.com] and Rick Walker's Loop.pooL [looppool.info].
If everyone started downloading legal music instead of violating copyright with the file sharing programs, we would make short work of the RIAA, because people would start buying CDs directly from the artists and seeing their shows instead of enriching the major labels by buying CDs from the bands the labels have chosen for us to listen to. The RIAA would also have no cause to complain - these music downloads do not infringe copyright because the artists give you permission to download them.
2) 200 defendants in the last case blame the last "Blaster" worm and claim they had no idea their computers were sharing files.
Kuro5hin has a recent article [kuro5hin.org] which explains the issue, including pointers to archives with about 40,000 music titles that are legal to download.
Boycott the RIAA, and start downloading / buying music that isn't theirs. Support artists who make good music and don't have access to the RIAA's media juggernaut.
I already wrote about this in another thread:
Promising costs nothing, it's the delivering that kills you.


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@FranJurga writes: This will be veterinarian Dr. Brendan Furlong's fifth and last Olympic Games. In this Q and A with USEF's Joanie Morris, he recalls some memorable moments in his time with the US eventing team.
Dr Furlong cleared one big hurdle this morning when Team USA's horses cleared the first veterinary inspection. But that's just the first of many hurdles to come over the next four days.
Congratulations to Dr. Furlong, and thanks!
Click on the big bold headline at the top to read the article.
You're reading a snippet mini-blog via the ScoopIt app. Click through to read dozens of stories on the Olympic equestrian teams and events.
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Cross Country - Mount Vernon junior varsity boys
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- Category: Sports News
- Published on 29 October 2013
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Members of the Mount Vernon junior varsity Tiger cross country team finished second at the District Cross Country Meet on Monday, October 21.
Kollin Pletcher finished in third place, Devonte Doss was sixth, and Brandon Perona was eighth. Zachary Arzola finished 11th, Jeremy Troche, was 12th, Gabe Ramsay was 13th, and Hylke Talsma finished 14th. Cody Cox finished 15th, Cameron Tinley finished 16th, and Aaron Nguyen finished 17th.


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Kyle Orton's still a member of the Denver Broncos. For how long is anybody's guess.
The Broncos are shopping around to see if they can find a trade partner, and the Miami Dolphins might land the sixth-year quarterback if they work out a deal that lowers his cap hit this season and provides long-term security.
Orton is due $8.829 million this season and doesn't want to be a backup in Denver. While the Broncos have said Orton is their returning starter, the veteran QB apparently feels Tim Tebow's promotion is a foregone conclusion, as do some of his teammates.
Orton has started the last two seasons in Denver, posting career-best passing numbers to go with 41 TD throws and 21 interceptions. He gave way to Tebow, a former Heisman Trophy winner and national champion at Florida, for the final three games last year.
Orton, whom former coach Josh McDaniels obtained in the Jay Cutler trade two years ago, reported to Dove Valley on Wednesday for a physical and new coach John Fox's first team meeting.
The first practice is Thursday morning.
Orton declined to comment to reporters as he left the facility about 1 p.m. and again when he returned three hours later for the team meeting.
After saying early on in the offseason that Orton was the incumbent, the Broncos' new front office football chief John Elway, general manager Brian Xanders and Fox haven't made any public comments about Orton's situation of late.
Pro Bowl wide receiver Brandon Lloyd, however, described Orton's presence at the facility Wednesday as awkward.
"Yeah, I didn't know what was going on," Lloyd said. "I didn't know all the rules and stuff, but there's obviously some logistical things about showing up to camp. Technically, he's still a member of the Denver Broncos football team, so it was normal after I saw him."
Lloyd and Orton made a great duo last season, but Lloyd has moved on, figuring it's Tebow's time now.
"I've been spending most of my brainpower in the offseason focusing on how to get Tebow better and what I can do to help him develop as a quarterback," said Lloyd, who spent a week with Tebow preparing for training camp.
"Kyle's going to be awesome, wherever he goes," Lloyd said. "There's a lot of vacancies in the NFL for really good quarterbacks, and Kyle's a really good quarterback, and he's going to be fine."
Actually, those vacancies are starting to fill up, whittling the list of potential landing spots for Orton, who has amassed 7,455 yards passing over the last two seasons but won just 11 of 29 starts.
Tebow went 1-2 as a rookie, completing 41 of 82 passes for 654 yards, five TDs and three interceptions with six sacks. He also rushed for 227 yards and six scores.
"I think Tim's ready," Lloyd said. "And I think it's going to put a lot of pressure on us veterans to make him better. That's what it comes down to."
Star pass-rusher Elvis Dumervil praised both quarterbacks.
"Man, I think both of those guys are good players. That's a decision the front office has to make. That's not really my area," he said. "Well, whoever the guy is we've got to rally around him because obviously he's the team captain being the quarterback."
Defensive captain Brian Dawkins said Tebow's trial run in 2010 showed he possessed "a lot of grit, a lot of determination, and he is as advertised as far as being a fiery guy."
Reach Arnie Stapleton at http://twitter.com/arniestapleton
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Annly Michelle Garrison
Heather and John Garrison of O'Fallon, Mo., are the parents of a girl born at 8:06 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, at Barnes Hospital in St. Peters, Mo.
She weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces, and was 20 inches long. She was named Annly Michelle.
Grandparents are Stanley and Julie Smith of Burlington, Ky., and Mike and Kay Garrison of O'Fallon, Mo.
Great-grandparents are Allen and Joyce Smith of Vandalia, and Therman and Dorothy Gipson of Woburn.
Lucile Bingaman
An open house to celebrate Lucile Bingaman's 100th birthday will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday in the social room at Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care in Vandalia.
Cards may be sent to: P.O. Box 395, Brownstown, Ill. 62418.
The family is requesting no gifts, just cards or attendance at the open house.
Ed and Mona Durbin of rural Brownstown celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on Tuesday, Dec. 13.
Ed is the son of Billy and Lois Durbin of St. Elmo, and Mona is the daughter of Willie and Helen Bergmann of Farina. They are the parents of two children, Zach and Megan Durbin.
Neil and Melinda Jolliff will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 4-6 p.m. this Friday at the Patoka Christian Church.
Jacqueline Shimmin of Palatine and Charles Forbes of Vandalia were united in marriage in a ceremony at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 26, 2011, at Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Glenview, with the Revs. Manny Rocha and Dan Rush officiating.
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Trevor and Tiffany Herderhorst of Belleville are the parents of a boy born at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, Mo.
Alan and Cindy Laramee of Vandalia have announced the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Blythe Smith, to Nathaniel Bergstrom, the son of Glen and Penny Bergstrom of Florissant, Mo.
Caylee Orr and John Zimmer, both of Kentucky, were united in marriage at 4:30 p.m. on May 14, 2011, at Broadway United Methodist Church in Paducah, Ky., with the Rev. Frank McCullum, grandfather of the bride, officiating.
Frederick Liam Towler
Ashley and Chad Towler of Vandalia are the parents of a boy born at 5:25 p.m. on Sept. 8, 2011, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese.
Cori Michelle Huskey and Jason Keith Belcher, both of Vandalia, were united in marriage at 4 p.m. on Sept. 10, 2011, in Gretchen Wilson Park in Pocahontas.
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Work the count, Zach....first pitch swinging again
Work the count, Zach....first pitch swinging again
couple of hard hit balls that didn't drop
hopefully the bp can get it done because i dont have much faith in the offense
this strikezone is tiny
wow, where are some of these pitches missing.
Think the Reds will see Cordero tonight?
Rolen -- nice job!
Maybe I threw the dirt on him a little early
The older I get - the better I was
and yes - I hate the Cardinals (Reds fan since 1958)
Rolen has sort of stepped up like a veteran should
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See also: en:Wikitravel Talk:Copyleft
Why two non-identical English language "Copyleft" pages?
Any reason not to merge en:Wikitravel:Copyleft into Shared:Copyleft then redirect the former to the latter? ~ 184.108.40.206 08:48, 10 October 2007 (EDT)
Compatible licences
I just added a "Compatible licences" section. Should anything else be listed? ~ 220.127.116.11 09:47, 10 October 2007 (EDT)
What about "PD" - Public Domain - ? ~ 18.104.22.168 08:02, 11 October 2007 (EDT)
asking permission to use forum reply at Wikitravel
I have received a valuable knowledge from other person on a forum/blog outside Wikitravel. Does someone have a template for a message asking whether pieces of that text can be used at Wikitravel? And I think this a good question for our FAQ here. --DenisYurkin 08:31, 26 January 2008 (EST)
I just realized an issue in this: with template like this, we promise attribution but don't actually add original author's name into "Based on work by ...". What we can do with this? --DenisYurkin 03:51, 9 February 2008 (EST)
Our copyleft has been rather neglected over the years, and is currently confusing and inadequate to explain how licensing works on Wikitravel (IMHO). I'd like to propose these revisions to the copyleft. Here's the revised version in my sandbox: User:Peterfitzgerald/Copyleft. These changes, I think, should at the very least clarify how we have been doing things over the past several years, and would provide a basis to make necessary updates to several other outdated policies (most notably, en:Wikitravel:How to re-use Wikitravel guides). Do these changes seem reasonable? Have I gotten anything wrong? --Peter Talk 02:35, 21 February 2008 (EST)
Should we protect this page against anon edits longer term? It's a serious spam magnet lately, and being one of our most important pages, do anon's really ever need to edit it? – cacahuate talk 18:45, 7 May 2008 (EDT)
Maps created with GMT
Is it possible to upload maps created with the Generic Mapping Tools (GMT)? On wikimedia commons there is the template GFDL-GMT for such maps. I am aware that I cannot upload images under GFDL, but maybe under another license? Specifically I'd like to upload a modified version of this map with roads/rails added. Bamse 04:29, 24 February 2009 (EST)
National Park Service info use
swept from en:pub:
I understand that text from the NPS websites are public domain. Does the same apply to pictures, maps, and other media? Thanks! 220.127.116.11 14:57, 15 February 2010 (EST)
I would like to propose that we incorporate the new CC0 license wavier into our licensing options. It's very similar to public domain, but designed to be applicable in jurisdictions that prohibit public domain releases. Image:Sarahan view.jpg is an example of an image whose original source is released under CC0. LtPowers 16:30, 16 August 2010 (EDT)
auto-translated CC:SA is still CC:SA?
If I Google Translate fr: wikitravel article to en: and include the content into an en: article, does it comply with our license? --DenisYurkin 15:05, 4 April 2011 (EDT)