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Services range from forecasting and advisory through to discretionary portfolio management. Individual mandates are designed to meet each client's specific requirements and include some or all of the following:
Strategic Advice, including portfolio construction and deal sourcing
Pro-active asset management; this involves close liaison and familiarity with the tenants to ensure that a building remains fit for purpose
Periodic review of a Clients portfolio including the risk within the portfolio (and implementation of mitigation and management measures)
The tendering, appointment and management of third party specialists such as leasing agents, valuers, lawyers, tax advisors and fund administrators
Regular reporting including a review of the performance of the portfolio, strategy and structure update, market overview, and a review of on-going asset management initiatives
Initiating and funding major refurbishment and development schemes
Property Forecasts
Kevin is the Head of Knight Frank Investment Management and has over 25 years' experience in the UK real estate market. Before joining the business,
he spent 11 years at ING Real Estate Investment Management (ING REIM), culminating in his appointment as CEO of the UK business in October 2008.
During his time at ING he had extensive experience of the portfolio and fund management of both the segregated funds and collective investment scheme,
acting on behalf of a variety of UK and overseas institutional clients. As CEO he took responsibility for the re-structuring of the ING REIM UK business,
creating an enhanced focus on client service and performance.
Kevin is a member of the Investment Property Forum and also sits on the Management Committee of the Association of Real Estate Funds (AREF). In his spare time he is
Chairman to the Trustees of Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby, the only contact sport for people with both upper and lower limb disabilities.
Email: Kevin Aitchison »
Chief Investment Officer
Ian has a broad range of experience having worked in the industry for almost 30 years.
This included 24 years at ING Real Estate Investment Management (ING REIM) where he was a
Managing Director holding the post of Chief Investment Officer, Chairman of the Investment
Committee and was a Trustee on the firm's pension fund. At ING he held a prominent role in
setting strategy and business development. He regularly presents and writes on property investment
outlook and strategy.
Email: Ian Whittock »
Head of Fund Management
John Styles has over 20 years' experience in the UK real estate investment market and has overall responsibility for the investment management of KFIM's separate account mandates. His experience covers the full range of investment management activities including acquisitions, disposals and active management of investment properties, as well as the funding of development schemes across all UK sectors. He has also been active in the indirect investment market, working with clients to set up new real estate funds and acquiring indirect interests.
His clients have included major UK pension funds such as Lancashire County Pension Fund, Luri 5 UK Property Fund (Banco Santander), BBC Pension Trust, John Lewis Partnership Pension Trust and HBOS Final Salary Pension Scheme. John is FSA registered and a Member of the Investment Property Forum.
Email: John Styles »
Senior Fund Manager
Matthew joined KFIM as a Partner in March 2015 with over 15 years' experience in client-side UK commercial property investment. Matthew has held positions at Dorrington Properties Plc., ING Real Estate Investment Management and most recently as a Director at CBRE Global investors where he was the Fund Manager of the CBRE UK Property Fund: a GBP 600m UK Pooled Fund with an out-performance track record over one, three and five years. Matthew is an FCA Authorised person and is a Member of the IPF and Association of Real Estate Funds
Email: Matthew McDonald »
Compliance & Risk
David joined KFIM early in 2014 with over 25 years' experience in the financial sector within the UK and Europe. David has a Masters in Secure e-commerce, gained at the Royal Holloway University of London and expertise in Compliance, Anti Money Laundering, Operational Risk and Information Security, which he has applied within BACS, Barclays Investment Management, International Financial Data Services, ING Real Estate Investment Management and Coutts Investment Office. David is authorised by the FCA as CFIO (Compliance Oversight) and CFII (Money Laundering Reporting Officer).
Email: David Gibbs »
Research Analyst
Charlotte Tolfree is a research analyst with 10 years of experience in Real Estate Investment Management. After graduating from Reading University with a degree in Economics, and a Masters in Real Estate Investment and Finance, Charlotte spent two years working in a private consultancy for Professor Andrew Baum, a leading academic on property research. Charlotte later joined ING Real Estate's UK research team where she worked with both Kevin and Ian, joining them at KFIM in early 2014 from CBRE Global Investors. Charlotte is responsible for all research activities, across all sectors and geographies with oversight from Chief Investment Officer, Ian Whittock.
Email: Charlotte Tolfree »
Matthew has extensive experience in commercial valuations for Banks, balance sheet and unit
pricing purposes in Central London, covering the City, West End, Mid-Town and Victoria office
markets. In addition, he specialises in the valuation of Business Parks UK wide.
He has particular responsibility for the valuation of assets in these locations for major investors
including Land Securities, BlackRock and ABPP.
He leads the £350m valuation of Rockspring Hanover Property Unit Trust, a provincially based fund.
Matthew also values certain types of trading-related property including hospitals, marinas and
care homes.
Email: Matthew Cripps »
Sir Paul Clarke was CEO of the Duchy of Lancaster until 2013 and is now a Non-Exec Director and business mentor.
Sir Paul started his career at The Grosvenor Estate in 1973 and has since assumed various senior
executive positions including being the Property Investment Manager at The Wellcome Trust, Chief
Executive to The Duchy of Lancaster, Vice Chairman of Northbank BID and the Chairman of an Advisory
Panel at CBRE Global Investors. Sir Paul is also a member of the Property Advisory Group at Oxford
University Endowment Management, a non-executive director of Berkshire Investment Capital and a Trustee
of the Addington Fund.
As the Independent Member of the KFIM Investment Committee, Sir Paul provides a check and balance in
relation to major transactions and governance.
Michael joined Knight Frank in 2010 and provides portfolio valuations for a wide range of institutional investors and property companies, as well as secured lending valuations on behalf of various banks. Michael has over 17 years of experience covering all commercial property sectors and currently specialises in the valuation of South East and regional offices. Major clients include Aviva Investors, CBRE Global Investors, Mayfair Capital, Legal & General, Orchard Street and the Duchy of Lancaster.
Email: Michael Crowe »
James joined Knight Frank in 2007 as head of Central London Research, following two years at DTZ and six years at CB Richard Ellis. Prior to this he worked as a researcher in a management consultancy.
James manages a three person team providing data, reports, analysis and forecasts on the Central London office occupier and investment market. He also works on consultancy projects handling bespoke issues, and placing London in the context of the global economy.
As well as analysing and forecasting the City, West End and Docklands office markets, James has provided tenant targeting research on a number of large development projects seeking prelet transactions.
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Salted Water for Boiling Is Most Commented-on Recipe on Epicurious
Salted Water for Boiling is easily Epicurious' most commented-on recipe, with 801 responses at last count.
The thread has become a treasure trove of sarcastic comments:
I am frustrated with these "advanced" recipes. Does everyone think we're ALL professional chefs?? I can't tell at what point to add the salt, and what kind of salt? Kosher? Fleur de Sal? Iodized? And then what kind of water? Tap? Distilled? Artesian? How long do I boil it? I am so confused. Please, Epicurious, screen your recipes better.
Don't waste your time on this one. I substituted leftover hot dogs for the salt, and used a combination of maple syrup and salsa instead of water, and it didn't turn out at all!! I'm very disappointed.
As Nicole Richie's chef, I prepare this on an almost daily basis.
Of course, the funniest (saddest?) thing of all is that, despite the sarcasm, many people have no idea how to salt their water for boiling pasta! They put a pinch of salt in a vat of water and then wonder why their beautiful sauce tastes flat once it's tossed with the underseasoned spaghetti. Would-be satirists, take heed: You really do need 1 tablespoon of salt for every 4 quarts of water. (And I might as well put an end to a particularly insidious piece of pseudoscience while I'm at it: No, salt does not make the water boil faster. It flavors the food, and that's that.)
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Why do fish swim in schools?
Chris – Akron, OH
Most people are well aware that fish – most of them, anyhow – swim in tightly-knit groups known as schools. But when pressed for a rationale, few people know exactly why fish are so intent on sticking together. As it turns out, school is just as smart for fish as it is for people – but for some very different reasons. So, in no particular order, here they are.
There's safety in numbers. When pond and lake predators look for a meal, they look for easy targets. And while a school of fish might seem like a logical choice, it's actually easier to identify a single target – and track it down. Schools of fish, on the other hand, present multiple targets. And when a predator goes in for a snack, the school scatters, making it difficult to keep track of a single individual long enough to catch it.
But when survival's at stake, group behavior can always use a helping hand. That's why we recommend Porcupine® Fish Attractor Spheres. When placed in your pond, fish will enjoy improved spawning habitat, and young fish will have a great place to hide when predators are on the hunt. Using our Fish Attractor Spheres, you'll see improved fish survival rates, healthier stocks, and, if you're so inclined, better fishing.
The buddy system makes life easier. When a fish goes solo, he faces currents and resistance all alone. And when you have to fight resistance on your own, you have to work hard just to get where you're going. In schools, however, a lazy fish can draft off the fish around him, significantly reducing resistance. By reducing the energy they need to expend, they can expend even less energy looking for food.
For a good paradigm, think of the Tour de France. During each stage of the race, a few aggressive riders typically break from the tightly-packed peloton. Those lead riders are often overtaken late in the race by riders who stuck with the peloton for the majority of the race to enjoy the benefit of riding behind and among other riders whose bodies reduced wind resistance and made the ride less fatiguing. The breakaway riders, on the other hand, are forced to work harder, making it tougher to maintain the lead. Migratory birds often employ the same tactic, flying in v-formations to reduce drag and conserve energy.
While schooling helps to preserve energy, it's still important that your fish have the proper food to stay healthy, active, and capable of successful reproduction. We strongly recommend a scientifically-balanced food like Game Fish Grower Fish Food. Designed to promote optimal growth of game fish like bass, bluegill, trout and perch, the large pellets are high in protein, which helps to promote a strong, healthy fish population for more satisfying game fishing.
Having walked our way through fish that do school, it's worthwhile to note that some simply don't. In most cases, those fish have evolved with a different set of survival techniques – from hiding to aggression – that works just fine for them.
Pond Talk: Do you often see your fish swimming in a school in your pond?
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Here's how you can watch every game from the state basketball tournaments live
Once again, we've teamed up with chsaa.tv. This time, it means we will have every single state tournament basketball game from here on out available to watch live on our site, as well as a replay after each game is over.
It concludes with Saturday's action, which includes the 4A and 5A boys basketball championships.


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'Babushka Said Two Things - it Will Either Rain or Snow; it Either Will or Will Not': An Analysis of the Provisions and Human Rights Implications of Russia's New Law on Nongovernmental Organizations as Told Through Eleven Russian Proverbs
86 Pages Posted: 27 Sep 2007 Last revised: 19 Nov 2013
Longtime observers of Russia increasingly have called attention to and expressed profound concern for the direction the Russian Federation has taken in recent years. In advancing President Putin's vision of "dictatorship of law" and "managed democracy," the Russian government has retreated from key democratic reforms, undermining the transition away from Soviet rule and imperiling significant gains in fundamental human rights.
It is against this backdrop that, in January 2006, President Putin ratified major amendments to the 1996 Law on Nonprofit Organizations, which regulates the creation, reorganization, activity, and liquidation of NGOs in Russia. Putin has claimed that the amendments to the NGO law are "aimed at preventing the intrusion of foreign states into Russia's internal political life and at creating favorable and transparent conditions for the financing of [NGOs]." He also has stated that the law is needed to "combat terrorism and stop foreign spies using NGOs as cover."
This essay provides a comprehensive analysis of the provisions of the amended NGO law, with an eye to exposing the human rights implications of a law that is both menacingly overbroad and blatantly discriminatory in its form and content. The analysis is strengthened by interviews with key decision-makers, as well as by contextualizing the NGO law against the backdrop of Russia's historical experience and current policies.
The paper concludes that the NGO law represents one more effort on the part of President Putin's administration to assert control over Russian society, and further argues that it should be viewed as part of the overarching effort to minimize political opposition, eliminate independent media, and silence Russia's oligarchs. The paper recommends a number of measures that may be taken to confront these developments in a manner that strengthens Russian civil society and protects international human rights principles. The end result is a timely warning to legal scholars, international lawyers, policy makers, and NGO activists both in Russia and elsewhere to challenge the creeping, obfuscatory, and mostly bureaucratic nature by which a government is seeking to stifle and assert control over a vital sector of civil society.
Keywords: human rights, nongovernmental organizations, NGO, Russia, international law, regulation, registration, freedom of assembly, freedom of association
JEL Classification: N40, K23, K33, P33, K20, L30, L31, K4
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Meredith Ice Fishing Derby
Meredith is host to one of our biggest winter events; the Great Rotary Ice Fishing Derby. Presented by the Meredith Rotary Club, this event brings ice fisherman from across the country to Meredith for a weekend of fun, fishing, and seeing what your tolerance for cold and frostbite is. In the end, the payoff is being one of the lucky few who gets to experience the pride of having their catch hung up on the wall of fame, and winning an amazing grand prize.
It's a family friendly event, with an almost carnival-like atmosphere on the ice in Meredith Bay, as it transforms into a sea of vendors and bob houses.
This years date: February 8-9, 2020
If your driving around the Lakes Region and find the frozen waters of Lake Winnipesaukee transformed into a metropolis of fishing shanties of every shape, size, and color, the fishing derby must be underway. If there is a sense of fierce competition in the in the air, it must be near prize time!
Check out these New Hampshire Webcams and maybe spot some fisherman out on the ice.
Where to Get 2020 Tickets
Tickets are $40 and are available at more than a dozen locations around Lake Winnipesaukee, including AJ's Bait and Tackle, the Winnisquam Trading Post, Skelly's Market, Alton Circle Grocery and more You can also purchase tickets directly at derby headquarters in Meredith, or online via the link below. If the event is postponed, your tickets cannot be refunded, but will be honored when the event is eventually held. A cancellation is highly unlikely. If the ice conditions in 2002 didn't warrant a cancellation of the event, nothing probably will.
The ticket revenue goes toward prizes and generous donations to local organizations. It also goes toward the extensive fish stocking of various Lakes Region bodies of water.
Prizes for 2017
In departure from prior years, this years prizes will all be in cash. To see the complete list of all the smaller prizes, click here.
- First Prize: $15,000
- Second Prize: $5,000
- Third Prize: $3,000
Derby Pictures & Video From Years Past
Pictures from 2010 in main photo gallery.
Fishing Derby Video from 2010
Enjoy our HD video clips from derby headquarters in 2010.


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Amanda McClain
Doctor of Philosophy, Mass Media and Communication Temple University, 2010
MA, Broadcasting Telecommunications and Mass Media, Temple University, 2005
BA, Communication, University of Pennsylvania, 2001
COMM 115 Communications and Culture
COMM 247 American Popular Culture
COMM 250 Social Media Strategy
COMM 325 Mobile Media
COMM 410 Social Media Analytics
COMM 432 Multi-Media Storytelling
COMM 450/451 Internship
ENGL 115 Public Speaking
GEND 400 General Education Capstone
My primary teaching goal is to transform students into critical thinkers and effective communicators by connecting course material to everyday life. This stimulates students to question communication, culture, and themselves. Students learn to interrogate cultural standards and their own roles in society, as well as recognize communication norms.
McClain, A. (2013). Keeping Up the Kardashian Brand: Celebrity, Materialism, and Sexuality. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
McClain, A. (2013). The Kardashian Phenomenon: News Interpretation. Media Report to Women. 41, (3).
McClain, A. (2013). Keeping Up with Contradictory Family Values: The Voice of the Kardashians. In K. M. Ryan and D. A. Macey (Eds.), Television and the Self: Knowledge, Identity and Media Representation (pp. 135-147). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
McClain, J. and McClain, A. (2013). Music Television. In J. Edmondson (Ed.), Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Stories, Styles and Stars that Shaped our Culture Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
McClain, J. and McClain, A. (2012). American Bandstand. In C. Mires (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. Rutgers University, Camden: Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities. Available at https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org
McClain, A. (2011). American Ideal: How American Idol Constructs Celebrity, Collective Identity, and American Discourses. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
McClain, A. (2010). From Wordnerds to the Aussie Posse: Collective Identity on the American Idol Message Boards. In Lemi Baruh and Ji Hoon Park (Eds.), Reel Politics: Reality Television as a Platform for Political Discourse (pp. 134-150). Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
AEJMC Annual Conference, 2013
• Second Place Faculty Paper, Entertainment Studies Interest Group
Co-authored: McClain, J. and McClain, A.
Music Television Online: Pitchfork Weekly and the Ideology of Consumerism
Popular /American Culture Conference, 2008
• Michael Schoenecke Travel Grant
American Idol: Stereotypes and collective identities
Temple University, 2005-2009
• University Fellowship
Amanda S. McClain's first book, American Ideal: How American Idol Constructs Celebrity, Collective Identity, and American Discourses, explores how the long-running reality competition transforms authentic, average people into celebrities as well as investigates online audience community. Her second book, Keeping Up the Kardashian Brand: Celebrity, Materialism, and Sexuality, researches how the famous clan utilizes traditional and social media to create saleable celebrity. Both books can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/default/e/B005EV3EWG?redirectedFromKindleDbs=true
McClain has presented numerous papers at national organization conferences, including the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, the National Communication Association, and the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association. She is the Co-Chair of the Television Studies area for the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association and the Chair of the Television Studies area for the Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association. McClain's research interests include reality TV, social media, celebrity, communication theory, narrative, and media representations of women.
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The segment which rotated and slid from its rather
insecure mounting has been put back in place
Six screws have replaced the two earlier fixings
indicated by the two holes in the bracket
The other round tables have been modified in a similar manner. Moyle Council has yet to explain why the original designs put out to tender were not complied with. For example, the round table was to be made from a single piece of basalt supported by a marine quality circular steel plate. The overhang was about 200 mm and the table top was secured to this plate by marine quality steel tenons arranged in a circle.
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This week's Ballymoney and Moyle Times reports that a youngish man was taken to the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine when a quadrant of the stone table broke away from its mountings; the man apparently and luckily didn't sustain serious injuries.
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These are scans of the drawings that were sent out during the tender process. Even a casual examination will show major changes with the finished picnic table. An independent investigation would need to examine the project step-by-step from beginning to end to see what lessons can be learned and what penalties/sanctions, if any, should be applied.
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INDIANAPOLIS - Former reality TV star Rupert Boneham said he thinks he has a real shot at becoming Indiana's next governor after being nominated as a third-party choice Saturday.
The fan favorite from 2004's "Survivor: All-Stars" was unopposed for the Libertarian Party's nomination, which came during the party's state convention in Indianapolis.
"My aim, honestly, is to win governor," Boneham said in a phone interview afterward. "I really feel I have a strong chance of pulling not just the Libertarian vote, but the independent vote, the undecided vote, and maybe even some votes from Democrats and Republicans."
He will face Republican Mike Pence and Democrat John Gregg in November's gubernatorial election. Current Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is limited to two terms and cannot run again.
"We have a governor's candidate in Rupert Boneham that can reach out to the 70 percent of the population that does not vote, and bring them into the process," state chairman Sam Goldstein said in a statement. "He brings a level of name ID that our previous candidates have not had, which is important in politics."
The tie-dye wearing Boneham won $1 million on the "Survivor" series and donated some of the prize to his Rupert's Kids charity, which provides mentoring and job training to at-risk youths.
Boneham said he's been a Libertarian for more than 20 years, but didn't become active in the party until this year. He said he wants less government intrusion at the state level, especially in education.
Libertarian 2008 gubernatorial nominee Andy Horning, a former Republican who also has run for Congress and mayor of Indianapolis, was unopposed for the party's U.S. Senate nomination.
"My job is to be in place if people should ever have an epiphany," he said. "The two-party system is just a crazy crony network."
But despite polls showing high levels of voter dissatisfaction and a contested Republican senatorial primary, Horning saw the odds as being against an epiphany this year. "We've all heard this before. Every election, everybody's fed up," he said.
The party also is fielding candidates for five of Indiana's nine congressional seats.
The convention also featured a debate and straw poll among the party's four candidates for president. Former Republican New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson won the straw poll at the convention with 87 percent of the vote.


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The American Legion is joining in a legal battle against the Department of Veterans Affairs for not setting aside purchasing contracts under the Federal Supply Schedule for businesses owned by service disabled veterans.
The Legion filed a brief this month on behalf of Kingdomware Technologies Inc. of Maryland, a disabled veteran-owned business that first filed a protest against the VA's contracts policy with the General Accountability Office in 2011.
But the VA has successfully warded off that and similar protests, arguing that the law does not mandate the government set aside contracts under the Federal Supply Schedule for businesses owned by service disabled veterans, according to the GAO. The government watchdog has sustained more than a dozen protests in all only to not receive a response from the VA.
"For an agency completely devoted to veterans' issues to not even consider the GAO recommendations is hard to believe," Legion Economics Division Director Joe Sharpe said on Wednesday. "This is something we really find egregious because it's really hurting veterans … and the overall economy, because a lot of these companies can perform services the VA needs, but more cheaply."
"I really believe that we need to continue to apply pressure [on the VA] to change its policies and be more veteran-business friendly," Sharpe said.
The VA did not reply to a request for comment.
The GAO announced last year it would no longer accept protests against the VA such as Kingdomware's since the department made clear it would not follow its decisions.
Kingdomware filed a suit against the VA with the U.S. Federal Claims Court in July 2012, alleging the department is violating the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 by awarding FSS contracts without considering set-asides for disabled vets. FSS contracts are those used by federal agencies and departments to buy a wide range of products, from paper to medical and technology supplies.
In November, Judge Nancy Firestone ruled for the VA, stating that the language in the law does not specifically address whether the FSS is subject to the set asides. Firestone sided with the VA's argument that there is a "traditional exemption of the FSS from set-aside programs," according to the ruling.
Kingdomware, a provider of custom web and software engineering and technology services, has since then brought its case to the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, DC.
The Legion, in its Sept. 11 filing, said the earlier court's decision "empowers the VA to deny 2.5 million veteran-owned small businesses their statutory rights … Unless this Court reverses the Claims Court, the business opportunities that Congress sought to secure and expand for these veteran-owned small businesses through nearly 15 years of legislative efforts will remain unrealized."


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Expect a warm welcome at the modern Holiday Inn Express Suzhou Changjiang, a high-rise hotel on the edge of the city. We're an hour's drive from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and close to Suzhou rail station for speedy services to Beijing and Shanghai. Settle into your comfortable Guest room with complimentary wireless Internet, tea and coffee.
Holiday Inn Express Suzhou Changjiang is conveniently located in the Suzhou Hi-tech Industry Development Zone, 6km from Raken Electrical Company. You can host successful meetings or training sessions in our 1 contemporary meeting rooms, and catch up on work in the 24-hour Business Centre. There's also ample complimentary parking at the hotel.
We're just 6km from Hanshan Temple's Buddhist prayer halls and 12km from Suzhou's sublime Classical Gardens. Kids love the fast-paced rollercoasters at Suzhou Amusement Land, a 10-minute walk from the hotel. Get a flavour of old China on Ping Jiang Road, 10km away, and shop for fine silk on Shiquan Street, 10km away.
Kick-start your day with complimentary breakfast in our bright Great Room, where you can relax with coffee and newspapers and enjoy tasty Chinese dishes. Whether you need sightseeing tips or a taxi, just ask the friendly staff at Holiday Inn Express Suzhou Changjiang's 24-hour Front Desk.
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WASHINGTON (AP) Otto Porter had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 15 Georgetown pulled away late in the first half Saturday in a 65-48 win over D.C. neighbor American.
Greg Whittington added 13 points for the Hoyas (10-1), who took advantage of the sizable talent gap between the Big East school and the Eagles from the Patriot League. Georgetown has a nine-game winning streak over American, its last loss coming 30 years ago when Patrick Ewing and Co. lost by one point in what still stands as the biggest intra-city upset in the nation's capital.
Any thought of another stunner was dispatched when the Hoyas went on an 11-2 run to end the first half, then a 8-0 spurt to start the second half to build a 48-25 lead. It would be a stretch to say the teams are rivals - the atmosphere at the Verizon Center was relaxed, especially with the cheerleaders, band and many other students away for Christmas - and the bigger conversations surrounding Georgetown center on its decision a week ago to join a group of schools that will break away from the Big East, perhaps taking the name with them.
The Hoyas (10-1) have won seven straight since an overtime loss to then-No. 1 Indiana. Georgetown now has a two-week break before opening its conference schedule at Marquette.
Daniel Munoz scored 15 points to lead the Eagles (4-8), who stayed close early with 3-point shooting but struggled to handle Georgetown's pressure defense. It doesn't get any easier for American - its next game is at No. 9 Kansas next Saturday.
Three first-half plays by the Hoyas' defense defined the game as well as any. Porter made a nice linebacker-like interception at midcourt and was fouled taking the ball to the basket. Whittington pulled off a backcourt steal and drew a blocking foul on the way to the hoop for a three-point play. Jabril Trawick had a steal in the frontcourt and fed Porter for a fast-break layup.
Still, the score was a competitive 29-23 with 5 1/2 remaining in the first half. Georgetown then took control, with Whittington, Trawick and Markel Starks all hitting 3-pointers before halftime, and Nate Lubick opening the second half with a three-point play.
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Kylie Minogue Gossip
Kylie Minogue gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Elizabeth Banks and Prince Andrew's hand
We're going to get to Prince Andrew later – what we're talking about here, in this post, is the fact Prince Andrew, the beloved second son of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, known for years for his reportedly boorish behaviour and my-sh*t-don't-stink attitude, has become a punchline, a joke, a joke that you can make on broadcast television in England without fear. Full Story
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If you are seeing Ghostbusters this next week, Patton Oswalt has some advice for you. Just saw an early screening of GHOSTBUSTERS. It's fun. It's scary. It's terrific. Stay 'til after the credits. — Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) July 7, 2016 Full Story
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Still way overpriced. #Waitrose :) Full Story
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Chris Martin and Kylie Minogue went for a late night walk together on Sunday night/Monday morning in London. She had just played a show at Hyde Park and the two were papped arm in arm around 1:30am. The Daily Mail has exclusive rights to these shots until this evening; I didn't want to wait until tomorrow to write about it so click here Full Story
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(Lainey: a new feature because celebrities can't help over-sharing on social media…) First off, she's stealing a phrase from a reality TV star. Second, can you break the internet when no one gives a sh*t about you anymore, Lindsay Lohan? It's cringe-worthy. Does she even feel embarrassment at this point? Break the Internet with clothes on😎. Full Story
Kylie & Andre
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I always confuse Andre Balasz with Arpad "Arkie" Busson. Is it the Uma Thurman connection? Balasz was out in London last night heading to Chiltern Firehouse for a Valentino party. He owns it. He arrived at the same time as Kylie Minogue. My first thought when I saw these photos was: oh, they're dating? That makes sense to me. Full Story
Kylie Minogue: Holy Motors & Timebomb
Holy Motors was my favourite film of Cannes 2012. What's it about? I don't actually know. It's a giant mind f-ck that I can't wait to see again and again. We can love what we can't understand, can't we? Kylie Minogue is in it. And Eva Mendes. Does that make you mad? That Eva Mendes is involved in something (good) that people keep talking about? People are predicting Holy Motors will win the Palme d'Or. Full Story
Kylie on tour
Kylie Minogue performed in France last night at Galaxie d'Amneville as she continues her Les Folies tour through Europe. It's a Vegas style spectacular. Over the top, a LOT of costumes, a LOT of dancers, and I heard something about a fountain? This is what you want from Kylie. This is what her fans demand. Full Story
Kylie complete
Kylie Minogue's first North American mini-tour is complete. Thanks to those of you who've been lucky enough to attend for your messages about the show. I am jealous and petty and I hate you. Because, as almost all of you have noted, it was amazingness. Kylie's final performance was on Sunday in New York. Full Story
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In great shape, cancer-free (touch wood!), in love, and perhaps engaged? No wonder the smile! It's Kylie Minogue's birthday today. And she's celebrating it in Rome with her gorgeous boyfriend Andres. Rumour has it, he proposed in New York recently but only according to Grazia Magazine. Full Story
Cheese Nips and Kylie for Darren
My main gay Darren has been working hard, travelling from one coast to another for several months. As such, we haven't been drunk together nearly enough all year. Darren misses me. He missed me so much yesterday he actually watched part of the hockey game and texted me from home, not knowing what he was looking at but wanting to feel close to me. Full Story


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Biodiversity is the variety of all life on
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natural systems that support them. Biodiversity matters
because it supports the vital benefits we get from the natural
environment. It contributes to our economy, our health and
wellbeing, and it enriches our lives.
The UK is a signatory to the Convention on Biological
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targets ('the Aichi targets') agreed in 2010 and set out in
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We are also committed to developing and using a set of
indicators to report on progress towards meeting these
international goals and targets. There are related
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indicators may also be used to assess progress with these.
The UK indicators were comprehensively
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on the most robust and reliable available data; and remained
relevant to the new international goals and
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"These two teams that we're doing, San Diego and the Colts, I could see them going to the Super Bowl." � NBC's Madden
"Peyton Manning Should Be the MVP of the NFL."
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NEW YORK � Dec. 30, 2008 � NBC Sports will broadcast live coverage of NFL Wild Card Saturday Doubleheader starting at 4 p.m. ET with a special edition of the "Football Night in America" studio show followed by the NFC West champion Arizona Cardinals (9-7) hosting the Atlanta Falcons (11-5) at 4:30 p.m. ET. At 8 p.m. ET, the AFC West champion San Diego Chargers (8-8) will host Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts (12-4), winners of nine games in a row.
The "NBC Sunday Night Football" team of Al Michaels (play-by-play), John Madden (analyst) and Andrea Kremer (sideline reporter) will call the Colts-Chargers game from San Diego. Tom Hammond (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (analyst) and Tiki Barber (sideline reporter) will call the Falcons-Cardinals game from Arizona.
Bob Costas (host), Keith Olbermann (co-host), Dan Patrick (co-host), analyst Jerome "The Bus" Bettis, and reporter Peter King of Sports Illustrated will analyze the playoffs from the "Football Night in America" studio at 30 Rock.
NBC Sports today held a media conference call with Madden and Collinsworth to preview the playoffs. For a complete replay, dial 719-457-0820 and enter passcode 1042289. Highlights follow:
MADDEN ON THE COLTS AND CHARGERS: "These two teams that we're doing, San Diego and the Colts, I could see them going to the Super Bowl, I really could. Both of them are peaking at the right time. For some reason, the Colts have been under the radar, and the Chargers have been too.
"When the Colts started out slowly, people kind of gave up on them and then maybe forgot about them. And then boom -- Peyton Manning gets healthy, because he didn't start out healthy, and they win nine in a row. It's important that you're peaking at the end of the season. The Colts right now are probably the definition of a team that is peaking coming into the playoffs."
COLLINSWORTH ON PEYTON MANNING: "If you gave me a vote for the MVP, which nobody ever has, but I would love to do it someday, Peyton Manning would get my vote. With the injuries they've faced, with the struggles on defense that they've had at times, with the injuries on the offensive line, overcoming his own injuries and not going through training camp and all the preparation that he's had to, I'm not sure that you could take any one player off of their team and have a bigger impact than if you took Peyton Manning off of this team."
"I look at the Colts as really a four to five win team despite a lot of good players out there if you took Peyton Manning off and to me that sort of is the very definition of the MVP."
MADDEN ON MANNING: "Peyton Manning should be the MVP in the NFL."
COLLINSWORTH ON PHILIP RIVERS: "It's interesting that Philip Rivers didn't even make the Pro Bowl, and now that brings us to another point: that we vote for the Pro Bowl too soon. I mean when you voted for the Pro Bowl, Philip Rivers was four and eight or the San Diego Chargers were, and he was coming off a bad game."
COLLINSWORTH ON THE NBC GAMES: "We have two tremendous matchups. Interestingly, two of the last three years we've seen teams come out of this Wild Card round and go on and win the Super Bowl. It wouldn't surprise me at all if it happened again this time around because there certainly are some great teams at the bottom."
MADDEN ON WILD CARD WEEKEND: "It used to be that Wild Card weekend didn't mean much. The top four teams get byes and they're not playing and the big games will be the next week and the week after when those guys play because they'll probably be the Super Bowl teams. The last two out of three Super Bowl teams came out of the Wild Card and the blueprint is so fresh with the New York Giants. Just a year ago the Giants did this. They were not only in the Wild Card but they had to play every game on the road."
COLLINSWORTH ON WILD CARD TEAMS: "On a neutral site, these are easy games to pick. I would take all four road teams, but you're not talking about a neutral site. You're talking about the playoffs and you're talking about fans that are going to be a little fired up for the playoffs and you're talking about some pretty good quarterbacks in there that have been down this road before with Chad Pennington and Kurt Warner and Philip Rivers playing so tough in the championship game a season ago. This is about as interesting as I can remember the Wild Card round being and the two games we have on Saturday are going to be fantastic."
COLLINSWORTH ON ATLANTA-ARIZONA: "You're going to see Atlanta try and pound the football at Arizona and Arizona of course with Kurt Warner and their great wide receivers throwing it all over the park in perfect weather."
COLLINSWORTH ON INDIANAPOLIS-SAN DIEGO: "Indy-San Diego to me has become one of the real classic matchups in the NFL. Indy is always sort of the favorite. San Diego finds a way to make Peyton Manning look bad, except for this year they finally got over the hump with this team and went on a last second field goal. I think we're going to see four great games but I especially like the two that we have."
MADDEN ON WILD CARD TEAMS: "Sometimes the team that's in the tougher division can be a wild card team and be the better team than a team that is in a weaker division and wins the division. I think that's what we're seeing here, that some of the wild card teams from some of the divisions are really stronger than the division winners in the weak division. All four road teams can be favorites in these games."
MADDEN ON NORV TURNER: "Any coach has to be who they are and that's the biggest thing. You can't be a phony. If you're a quiet, reserved type of guy you can't be running around yelling and screaming, and if you're one of those yellers and screamers you can't be a reserved guy. You have to be yourself, especially if you're going to be in it for a long time. If you're not yourself then you're a phony and players catch a phony right off the bat. Norv isn't a phony.
"There's 32 jobs and there's not 32 Vince Lombardi's. I'm not saying he's one of the great head coaches of all time, but name me half of them in the league that are better than him."
COLLINSWORTH ON TURNER: "The minute Norv Turner decides that he's going to be Vince Lombardi and start screaming and yelling, those players are going to roll their eyes and go 'are you kidding me?' It's over with at that point because now they know he's trying too hard. It's actually one of the strengths of Norv Turner that he's maintained who he is. I think Norv Turner has earned the trust of this football team."
COLLINSWORTH ON ATLANTA'S TURNAROUND: "I don't want to sound like a therapist or anything but sometimes you have to hit rock bottom. I think this organization with the coach going out, the Michael Vick thing, the fans were starting to turn on them and then you sort of hit bottom. Then you have to do everything our high school football coach taught us about the game of football. We have to be in this together, we have to spend the extra time in the off-season. We have to work out more than the playoff teams did a season ago and find a way to make the whole thing work. You also can't do that with out players. There's no question that this season we have seen a transformation in some guys that have been given an opportunity with Atlanta.
COLLINSWORTH ON MATT RYAN AND THE FALCONS: "Everyone knows the story with Matt Ryan and what a remarkable one it is, but I can remember at the beginning of the season and the story was there's no way this offensive line can protect Matt Ryan. Matt Ryan is going to die in his rookie year. I can remember hearing the stories about how bad they were, and yet when I put on the tape and watch them block for Michael Turner and for Jerious Norwood and for Matt Ryan, they're not the greatest players in the world, they're not all going to the Pro Bowl but as a team they're pretty good. This is a team that has collectively found a way to turn it around. It's what makes the NFL exciting."
MADDEN ON JOE FLACCO: "Here's the guy that is the most unlikely quarterback personality that I've ever met in my life. You know in high school and college he never owned a car. He never owned a car and he still doesn't. When he finally got to Baltimore, someone gave him a car. He's just a gym rat, and this is the first time that I remember a Baltimore Ravens defense ever liking their quarterback."
MADDEN ON ANDY REID: "Isn't funny how a coach in the NFL can go from losing his mind a month ago to being a genius a month later?"
COLLINSWORTH: "I only wish it could happen to me every once in a while."
COLLINSWORTH ON DALLAS NOT MAKING THE PLAYOFFS: "I don't want to turn this into a therapy session but I think there are a lot of reasons that it didn't work. From an outsider's standpoint, maybe the fact that it didn't work is good for all of us who love sports. Look at this as a way of legitimizing the team concept and the idea that if you don't put your team first and you're putting yourself above the team, it's never going to work. I think that's what happened to the Cowboys this year."
The Arizona Cardinals will be hosting their first home playoff game since moving to the southwest and first since 1947 when they were the Chicago Cardinals; the franchise's last playoff appearance came in 1998. Arizona, which scored a franchise record 424 points, boasts a high-flying attack led by QB Kurt Warner and wide receivers Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin.
The Atlanta Falcons are in the postseason for the first time since 2004, led by rookie QB Matt Ryan and RB Michael Turner who ran for nearly 1,700 yards. The Falcons ended the season winning five of their last six, and eight of their last 10.
The Indianapolis Colts, after starting the season 3-4, ran off nine straight victories to end the season as the NFL's hottest team. It marked the sixth straight season the Colts have won at least 12 games. Peyton Manning finished with 4,000 yards for a record ninth straight season.
The Chargers also rode a winning streak to the postseason, coming from 4-8 to win their last four games and capture the AFC West title, including a 52-21 thrashing of the Denver Broncos in the season finale. For San Diego, it is their third straight division title.
The teams met last season in an AFC Divisional Round playoff game with the Chargers coming from behind to win 28-24. Billy Volek, subbing for the injured Philip Rivers, scored the game-winner on a quarterback sneak.
CREDITS: Fred Gaudelli is the producer of "NBC Sunday Night Football" and Drew Esocoff is the director. They will handle the Colts-Chargers game. This is Gaudelli and Esocoff's third season at the helm of "Sunday Night Football."
The Falcons-Cardinals game will be produced by Tucson-native Tommy Roy, who produced Super Bowl XXXII, the last NFL game on NBC prior to its return to the NFL in 2006. Roy also was executive producer for Super Bowls XXXII, XXX and XXVIII. John Gonzalez will serve as director. Gonzalez, currently the director for NBC's Notre Dame football broadcasts, directed four Super Bowls for NBC, including Super Bowl XXXII alongside Roy


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It's not just a program. It's a movement. Everywhere, thousands of students and educators are joining together to change the world through microfinance. Already, we've seen teachers, high school clubs, campus chapters, and inspired students mobilizing to solve the world's toughest challenges. All of this has motivated us to take the next step and create tools for people to learn more about global poverty, economics, credit, and how small loans can change people's lives for the better. Here at Kiva, we truly believe that collective action can make lasting change, and we want to work with the next generation of global citizens to make big things happen.
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Fate of RIM Lies In Consumers' Hands: Analysts – BlackBerry 10 Launches Worldwide Today
If Research In Motion (RIM) has any hope of staging a comeback, its BlackBerry 10 must resonate with consumers, analysts say.
RIM will unveil its first two BlackBerry 10 handsets today (Jan. 30) in multiple events worldwide.
The two Smartphones are dubbed the Z10 and the X10, according to rumors. The Z10 is to be a touch-screen model, while the X10 will feature a physical keyboard. RIM is expected to launch the Z10 first with devices up for sale in February.
The BlackBerry 10 has been billed as the beleaguered Waterloo, Ont. company's last chance at redemption. RIM's devices dominated the market at one time, but have since fallen victim to Apple's iPhone and devices powered by Google's Android operating system. With a net loss of $235 million in the last quarter, RIM desperately needs its new Smartphones to be a success.
Jack Gold, principle of J. Gold Associates, believes it is "unlikely" BlackBerry 10 will be a failure "since we already know pretty much what BB10 will look like (based on the PlayBook OS and early 'leaks' of devices)."
RIM's relatively large loyal base of 70 million to 80 million lends the firm a steady stream of revenue, Gold said. That base, combined with his prediction that 20 percent to 25 percent of the business market share will stay with RIM over the next three years as well as a successful BB10 launch may be enough to bring the company back to profitability.
"With a pent up demand for upgrades from its existing base, RIM should get a lift when BB10 is introduced," he said. "Although it's never easy to get defecting customers back, a growing sense of displeasure by some past users of BB with other devices they adopted may help RIM succeed. Finally, since RIM sells services along with its devices, and obtains revenues for every device activated on carrier networks, its profitability is more certain (although not completely certain) than others who only sell devices."
Ovum Chief telecoms analyst Jan Dawson, however, believes the new BlackBerry devices will fail to woo new customers and will see sales mostly from current customers looking to upgrade their devices.
"We believe RIM will see a brief bump in its results during 2013, but that the overall trajectory the company is on will continue its downward slope after that," Dawson said in a blog post. "In other words, BB10 will provide a temporary boost in performance but no salvation for RIM."
He said BlackBerry 10 is RIM's attempt to be "the best BlackBerry for BlackBerry users" instead of focusing on nabbing new customers. He said RIM has focused on better multi-tasking, productivity, e-mail, contacts and calendar applications when they should have placed an emphasis on better gaming, content consumption and social networking experience to attract a new kind of user.
Another setback RIM faces is many consumers are familiar with Apple and Android Smartphones, but not BlackBerry devices, says Ken Dulaney, vice-president of mobile computing at Gartner.
Coming into a retail store, customers will "get a five minute demo of the new BlackBerry 10. And that little demo has to impress them," he told NetworkWorld.
Dulaney said the differences between the opening screens of iOS and Android devices varies greatly from that of the BlackBerry which does not prominently feature a set of apps or status information as the other devices do.
"The (minimalist start screen of) BlackBerry 10 UI is very gesture oriented," Dulaney says. "Users may not know what gestures to use, or how to use them consistently. And consistency on phones is very important."
RIM CEO Thorsten Heins has described the BlackBerry 10's processing as "closer to a laptop," while offering a mobile user experience with just the touch of a finger. He also describes the device as sleeker and lighter than its predecessors.
The device is also offer "a large catalog of the leading applications from across the globe and across all categories, including games, productivity, social, lifestyle and leisure, multimedia and published content, as well as applications designed for business and enterprise use," according to a company press release.
Further details about BlackBerry 10 can be found here.
Today's BlackBerry 10 launch can be viewed online through RIM's Newsroom page. It is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EST.
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Animals are beautiful creatures and you will often see them on the covers of magazines, articles, all over the internet, and even in our own backyards. I wanted to do a lesson on another wolf and even though I have a bunch of wolves already submitted here on the site, I noticed that I didn't have any howling wolves. Because of that I am going to show you "how to draw a howling wolf", step by step. A howling wolf is always fun to draw and I know you guys will have fun learning from this tutorial. I think we all know where and when you will commonly see a howling wolf. Some people love watching werewolf movies just to see the half human half wolf creatures in the flick. For me I like watching stories that have wolves already written into them. Did you ever wonder why a wolf howls by the way? I did some research and I found that wolves not only bark, whine, whimper, yelp, growl, and snarl like a genuine house dog, they also make amazing noises with their vocal abilities. Although we would like to believe that wolves howl to ward off other animals and humans, they howl solely for pack reasons. Wolves live in packs right? Well in order to keep the packs together they howl. Howling enables packs to stay strong and it also keeps social communication to the extreme. There are also other lessons on Dragoart based on learning to draw a howling wolf, you just have to look for them. Anyway, this tutorial will show you the ins and outs to drawing a howling wolf. I do have to go once again and I want will return with more drawing fun so stay tuned in and keep having fun.
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If wandering wolf OR-7 continues to retrace the path he took from Oregon to California in search of a mate, his path through Jackson County likely wont lead to love.
The mate OR-7 has sought so famously for during his well-chronicled travels through Oregon and Northern California probably still isnt in the backwoods of Jackson County, which the GPS-collared wolf found to his liking 15 months ago, biologists say.
No wolf sightings have been reported in Jackson County since OR-7 left for California last April 1, says Michelle Dennehy, wolf program spokeswoman for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
No credible or confirmed reports or photographs have reached ODFWs Central Point office, suggesting that OR-7 will continue looking for love in all the wrong places if he tries again in Jackson County.
Unless somethings come over here, I think his chances are grim, pretty grim, says Mark Vargas, ODFWs Rogue District wildlife biologist. Hes going to remain a bachelor for a while.
I seriously think that, if more wolves were out there, someone would get it on a trail camera, Vargas says.
Thats how the world got its first glimpse of OR-7, which dispersed from the Imnaha pack in Eastern Oregon in the fall of 2011 and wandered southwest to become the first confirmed wolf west of the Cascade crest since 1937.
A Central Point hunters trail camera, placed in the woods east of Butte Falls, snapped a shot of what was later confirmed to be OR-7.
A handful of photographs have subsequently been snapped of the now 4-year-old wolf, including a set of three grainy images captured March 6 by Bryce Bohlander southeast of Alturas in Californias Modoc County, according to the California Department of Fish and Game.
I was just driving north on Highway 139 by Adin looking for animals because normally we see a lot of critters on that road, says Bohlander, of Reno, Nev. Out of the corner of my eye I saw some movement, stopped and thought, Holy s-! Thats a wolf! Instantly, I figured it was OR-7.
Bohlander watched it lope away about 50 yards from the highway after he snapped his photos, and the location was later matched to OR-7s GPS coordinates.
Six days later, the wolf was in southwestern Klamath County, which Dennehy says is his last known location.
Vargas says his office regularly gets calls about supposed wolf sightings, especially when OR-7 is in the news.
A hunter last fall in the Sky Lakes Wilderness Area discovered a print in the snow that could have been from a wolf, Vargas says. It could as easily have been a dog print that partially melted to appear larger, Vargas says.
Im just gong to say, It could be, Vargas says.
Many other reports dont get that intense a scrutiny, he says.
You get calls from people seeing wolves even in downtown Central Point, Vargas says. Seriously, we just got one of those a month ago.


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I am happy to say that this problem has been resolved to my satisfaction, basically within one day–and on a weekend, too. I am a full-blown, fully licensed user of this service again and glad to still have access to those tools.
Today I am writing as a woman customer of a technical service.
I use an account with Gravity Forms (for a school website) and it comes with a default avatar of this:
It is a picture of a man wearing a tee shirt with the Gravity Forms logo on it, right? So I'm a user, but not a man, and this graphic doesn't reflect me, so I decide to drop them a note on their customer contact form. My note says this:
I am a member of Gravity Forms for my school organization but I have a personal comment to make, so I am using my regular name. I am disappointed that under my member profile picture space/avatar the default setting is of a man. Men and women are users of this technology, and it's off-putting to be excluded from the outside by something so easy to change and so visible.
Maybe instead of an icon of a man you could put something a little rocket like the rocket in your logo? Or even just a yellow smiley face? An image along those lines would be much more inclusive, and would send the message that you appreciate the business of the women in the community as much as the business of the men.
Thank you for your consideration.
One day later (today), I get a reply from Kevin at Gravity Forms. He took umbrage with my note. Let's read his reply together! (Bold and caps text in original.)
Thanks for your feedback. I'll be very frank, I found it somewhat entertaining and then mildly offensive.
I don't know why you would ASSUME that we appreciate our male customers more than our female customers. You don't really know us, our beliefs or how we do business so I'm not sure where you came up with that idea but you couldn't be more wrong.
I personally feel that THIS kind of thinking is what helps to propogate and sustain the notion that women are somehow unequal to men. I'm certain you would disagree but that's to be expected.
This is the first time ever in several years of business that anyone has ever expressed anything even remotely related to this. We have literally thousands of customers and I would bet most have never even considered the gender of the default user avatar. Many of our users have very generic usernames/email addresses (very much like your own school organization ) and we have absolutely no way to tell their gender. EVERYONE gets equal treatment regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, age, race or nationality. We simply don't care about those things. If you've paid for our product, we will gladly assist you, love and appreciate you as a customer.
Now, The default user avatar you refer to is an intentionally generic, faceless, genderless icon that's almost globally associated with a "user" or a user profile. Do a quick google search for "user icon" and you'll see what I mean ( http://bit.ly/XsjwT2 ) Using a rocket or smiley face as you suggest wouldn't have the same connotation and wouldn't follow well established user interaction guidelines.
Since you obviously don't care for the avatar, you'll be happy to know that's easy enough to fix. We use the "Gravatar" service to provide custom user avatars in our forums. You can sign up for one for free and then have the new avatar reflected on our site automatically when viewing your profile or posts. Easy peasy.
I'm sure that my reply hasn't changed your way of thinking, but please be assured that all of our customers are COMPLETELY EQUAL in our eyes and in terms of how we support our products.
Best Regards,
So, I just want to make some points.
1. That's a genderless icon, my ass.
2. A customer service rep told a customer he was offended by her suggestion.
3. I didn't ASSUME men were more valued than women–I said I felt excluded and that they could send the message better that they valued everyone.
4. Following the link to the icons brings up women icons, too, which they could have picked from but didn't.
5. A customer asking for visible representation is what makes women seem lesser, but excluding women from images and chastising them does not. No way.
6. They are officially gender blind and so not causing problems.
7. Despite all this, Gravity Forms loves me as a customer.
8. "Easy peasy" is pretty condescending in this context.
9. He's correct that my reply hasn't changed my thinking. It has, however, magnified it, and pissed me off. I can think of so many canned customer service responses that would have indicated a lack of interest in changing the icon without blaming me for the disparity of men and women in technology.
So where's my Likert scale, Gravity Forms? Where's my Likert scale?
UPDATE: A few hours later, I get an email from Kevin:
Hi Karen,
We've chosen to refund your Gravity Forms purchase of $39 USD and cancel your account/license key.
You're obviously unhappy and you've been encouraging people to spam our customer support email address. This would create slow-downs as we try to actually help our clients who have real problems.
I hope you have better luck with other solutions.
Best Regards,
I didn't ask to cancel my account and didn't actually want to cancel my account, but canceled it was. I did manage to save my data, which maybe I wouldn't have lost. So that was fun.
What to look for here: The exclusion of sexism from the realm of "real problems." This is just one in a long line of examples of this separation of sexism from problems that matter. Also, complaining about me from Twitter accounts that identify you as a representatives of the company still count as bad customer service.


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my sympathies. i wish the economy looked the way it did when we all started law school.
um, wow.
Quote from: tm. on December 24, 2008, 08:03:09 AMum, wow. Yeah. But hey, at least its not personal. Of about 120 firms I applied to (I know, I'm crazy), only 1 rejection has seemed to be about ME. The vast majority have simply said they aren't hiring 1Ls anymore.
Although to be fair, if you can't find anything to do 1L summer you may as well kiss most 2L summer and post-grad options goodbye as well, no?
I'm not having much luck finding unpaid work
I guess this can be flamed b/c it is basically me having a pity party for myself. But here goes. I am near the top 10% of my class at a T4 school and do not have a job yet. I am involved in moot court and the works. I just had a callback interview for a firm a week and a half ago. The interview with all three interviewers went very well. I just got a rejection letter from them, 1 day before Christmas. So I am bummed. I know it could be worse,and there are certainly lawyers and law students in this economy that are hurting worse than I am, but seriously could they have waited until after Christmas? So yeah, I'm bummed. If anyone else is in the same boat, feel free to vent.
So things are looking pretty grim.


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A college pole vaulter has died after missing the landing pad during practice at the University of California, San Diego's La Jolla campus.
The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office says 19-year-old Leon Roach landed head first on concrete during a training jump Saturday.
Roach immediately became unresponsive, according to the coroner's report.
He was pronounced brain dead at a hospital. An autopsy is pending.
A memorial service will be held this week in Huntington Beach, where Roach graduated from Marina High School.


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Fire damages 3 houses in Torrington
TORRINGTON >> A house on Griswold Street was gutted by a fire Monday afternoon.
Flames, pushed by high winds, shot out of the top floor of the house, damaging two neighboring homes.
No one was inside the house at the time of the fire and there were no reported injuries.
Torrington Fire Chief Gary Brunoli said a passerby called 911 at 2:24 p.m. to report that the house at 64 Griswold St. was on fire. The first unit arrived on scene in three minutes.
"We found heavy fire on both floors of a single-family residence," Brunoli said. "Fire was extending out of both sides of the second floor, causing considerable damage to the two houses on each side of the house. Firefighters made an interior attack, did a search of the house and found no one was home."
Smoke could be seen from nearby East Main Street, where traffic was slowed as firefighters responded. Other area streets were shut down as the fire was knocked down.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the city fire marshal's office.
The blaze was under control about an hour after it began, though firefighters remained on scene cleaning up and checking for hot spots after.
Connecticut American Red Cross spokesman Paul Shipman said the organization is assisting one resident of one of the damaged homes. Shipman said the Red Cross is providing emergency housing, food and clothing.
"The Red Cross is also providing comfort kits, containing age and gender appropriate personal care items such as toothbrushes, deodorant, shaving supplies and other items a family might not have been able to gather in the rush to escape the fire. Children's kits include a stuffed toy," Shipman said in a news release.
Firefighters from Harwinton were called in to provide mutual aid.


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Fractions and binomial coefficients are common mathematical elements with similar characteristics - one number goes on top of another. This article explains how to typeset them in LaTeX.
Using fractions and binomial coefficients in an expression is straightforward.
The binomial coefficient is defined by the next expression: \[ \binom{n}{k} = \frac{n!}{k!(n-k)!} \]
For these commands to work you must import the package amsmath by adding the next line to the preamble of your file
The appearance of the fraction may change depending on the context
Fractions can be used alongside the text, for example \( \frac{1}{2} \), and in a mathematical display style like the one below: \[\frac{1}{2}\]
As you may have guessed, the command
\frac{1}{2} is the one that displays the fraction. The text inside the first pair of braces is the numerator and the text inside the second pair is the denominator.
Also, the text size of the fraction changes according to the text around it. You can set this manually if you want.
When displaying fractions in-line, for example \(\frac{3x}{2}\) you can set a different display style: \( \displaystyle \frac{3x}{2} \). This is also true the other way around \[ f(x)=\frac{P(x)}{Q(x)} \ \ \textrm{and} \ \ f(x)=\textstyle\frac{P(x)}{Q(x)} \]
The command
\displaystyle will format the fraction as if it were in mathematical display mode. On the other side,
\textstyle will change the style of the fraction as if it were part of the text.
The usage of fractions is quite flexible, they can be nested to obtain more complex expressions.
The fractions can be nested \[ \frac{1+\frac{a}{b}}{1+\frac{1}{1+\frac{1}{a}}} \] Now a wild example \[ a_0+\cfrac{1}{a_1+\cfrac{1}{a_2+\cfrac{1}{a_3+\cdots}}} \]
The second fraction displayed in the previous example uses the command
\cfrac{}{} provided by the package amsmath (see the introduction), this command displays nested fractions without changing the size of the font. Specially useful for continued fractions.
Binomial coefficients are common elements in mathematical expressions, the command to display them in LaTeX is very similar to the one used for fractions.
The binomial coefficient is defined by the next expression: \[ \binom{n}{k} = \frac{n!}{k!(n-k)!} \] And of course this command can be included in the normal text flow \(\binom{n}{k}\).
As you see, the command
\binom{}{} will print the binomial coefficient using the parameters passed inside the braces.
A slightly different and more complex example of continued fractions
Final example \newcommand*{\contfrac}[2]{% { \rlap{$\dfrac{1}{\phantom{#1}}$}% \genfrac{}{}{0pt}{0}{}{#1+#2}% } } \[ a_0 + \contfrac{a_1}{ \contfrac{a_2}{ \contfrac{a_3}{ \genfrac{}{}{0pt}{0}{}{\ddots} }}} \]
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A record $1 million reward was posted on Sunday for information leading to the capture of a fugitive former Los Angeles cop suspected of targeting police officers and their families in three killings committed in retaliation for his 2008 firing.
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck said the reward, raised in part from private donations, police unions and contributions from businesses, marks the biggest sum ever offered in Southern California in a criminal investigation.
The reward was posted as law enforcement agencies across the region pressed their search for the suspect, ex-LAPD officer and U.S. Navy reservist Christopher Dorner, 33, for a fourth day. Beck described it as the largest manhunt ever mounted in the Los Angeles area.
He called the spate of revenge-driven killings Dorner is suspected of unleashing "an act of domestic terrorism," adding, "This is a man who has targeted those who we entrust to protect the public. His actions cannot go unanswered."
An LAPD spokesman also said that police would be providing extra security for the recording industry's Grammy Awards ceremony being held on Sunday at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angles.
The search for Dorner has been focused in the snow-covered San Bernardino Mountains east of Los Angeles since a pickup truck belonging to Dorner was found abandoned and burning near the popular ski resort community of Big Bear Lake on Thursday.
The truck turned up in the mountains hours after police say Dorner exchanged gunfire with two officers, grazing one, and later ambushed two more policemen in their patrol car at a stoplight, killing one and badly wounding the other.
A rambling, multi-page manifesto posted on Dorner's Facebook page last week claimed he was wrongly terminated from the LAPD in September 2008 and threatened numerous police officers and their families with violent revenge.
A former Navy lieutenant, Dorner also is suspected in last weekend's shooting deaths of a campus security officer and his fiance, the daughter of a retired Los Angeles police captain singled out for blame in the manifesto for Dorner's dismissal.
The retired LAPD captain had represented Dorner in disciplinary proceedings that led to his termination after a police inquiry found that he had made false statements accusing a superior officer of using excessive force against a homeless person.
Beck announced on Saturday a reopening of the inquiry to "reassure the public that their police department is transparent and fair."
The police officer who was shot to death in an ambush on Thursday was publicly identified on Sunday as Michael Crain, 34, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served on the Riverside Police Department for 11 years.
LAPD spokesman Andrew Smith said "an army" of police officers would be providing security for a public memorial service planned on Wednesday for Crain.
In addition to continuing a manhunt in and around Big Bear Lake on Sunday, police were searching areas around the homes of more than 50 Los Angeles police officers whose families authorities believe Dorner has targeted as potential victims.
Additional reporting and writing by Steve Gorman. Editing by Christopher Wilson


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The polls don't appear to follow the desires of "We the People". How can any polls be leading for any Radical Democrat, when Democratic "Leaders" can't even fill their speaking arenas?
Blanche Lincoln Follows Behind Boozman's Visits – Almost Fills a 30 Person Capacity Room
Clinton: Bernero is best choice to lead Michigan and most telling details~
"…While the crowd hoisted signs that stated "Virg Surge," the turnout at the rally was anemic. More than 500 people came to the rally, but the gym at Renaissance High School was only about one-third full, even though Clinton used to command full houses wherever he went, especially in Detroit…"
More Whine Time – Obama Style in Cleveland with a Pathetic 3K Attendance
Even the Democrats are bashing other Democrats…
Democratic Rep. Taylor says he voted McCain for president, not Obama
RI Dem: Obama can 'shove it' for not endorsing me
Why do good Patriots travel hundreds to thousands of miles for events? Last night when the Tea Party Express IV rolled into Bryant Arkansas, the family next to me had driven over from Memphis Tennessee! There are larger events over the last two years where even greater travels were made:
Glenn Beck's Rally to 'Restore Honor' Gathers Half a Million Americans, Makes History
TEA Party Still Going Strong and Growing Crowds in Searchlight Nevada
912 Tea Party March on Washington DC, on 9/12 2009
There is so much disinformation going on in our country right now, but Patriots are able to separate the wheat from the chaff. "We the People" know that there is nothing more true than the "Red, White, and Blue". Radicals, you lose… Patriots have had over a 200 year head start that has proven to be tried and true. The United States of America IS and Forever Will Be the "…Land of the Free… and the Home… of the… Brave!"


text: A radio made out of carbon nano-tubes could get better reception, than the current bulky silicon-based models. Researchers led by John Rogers at University of Illinois solved the amplification problems that had stymied previous nano-radios by making their radio on a quartz wafer the size of a grain of sand. The other big breakthrough: a method for making carbon nanotubes in perfectly aligned rows. The radio, which picked up a local traffic report, is just a proof of concept. The ultimate goal is a new breed of much faster semiconductor, thanks to the electrical properties of such tiny strands. [The Age]