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In deep learning, large artificial neural networks are fed learning algorithms and ever-increasing amounts of data, continuously improving their ability to "think" and "learn" the more data they process. "Deep" refers to the many layers the neural network accumulates over time, and performance improves the deeper the network gets. While most deep learning is currently done with human supervision, the aim is to create neural networks that are able to train themselves and "learn" independently.
Why deep learning?
Neural nets have been around since the 1950s, but only in recent years have both computational power and data storage capabilities advanced to the point where deep learning can be used to create exciting new technologies.
While most enterprises have yet to incorporate deep learning into their business processes or products, this type of machine learning is behind "smart" technology ranging from voice- and image-recognition software to self-driving cars. Advances in deep learning and robotics may soon lead to smart medical imaging technology that can reliably make diagnoses, self-piloting drones, and self-maintaining machinery and infrastructure of all kinds.
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New Discoveries in the Animal Kingdom
I believe that all new scientific discoveries should be announced via cake, don't you?
[pushing back glasses and consulting clipboard] Ladies and gentlemen, I'm proud to present...
The Majestic Bagel-Nosed Falcon of Uganda!
Or it might be a fish. Fish...falcon...you know. Whatevs.
[Shuffling papers] Next we have...
The Majestic Happy Chicken-Footed Spiny-Backed Slime Devil.
(Watch out; they spit.)
We're still working on the scientific name for this one:
So for now let's just call it the Majestic Coiled Crap Hound.
(I think that has a real ring to it, don't you?)
Here we have a particularly colorful specimen:
The Majestic Disco Newt! Let's pause a moment to admire his beautiful plumage.
Right. That's long enough.
And finally, we have...
The Majestic Three-Toed Four-Eyed Whiskered Zebra Toad.
(Yeah, you heard me. ZooBorns, eat your heart out.)
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These slides: http://www.w3.org/2007/xmlsec/w3c101
Process is based on experience. For each rule in the process, there is a story of what happened before that rule was there.
Consensus is a core value of W3C. To promote consensus, the W3C process requires Chairs to ensure that groups consider all legitimate views and objections, and endeavor to resolve them, whether these views and objections are expressed by the active participants of the group or by others (...). Decisions MAY be made during meetings (face-to-face or distributed) as well as through email. ...
1. Consensus: A substantial number of individuals in the set support the decision and nobody in the set registers a Formal Objection. Individuals in the set may abstain. Abstention is either an explicit expression of no opinion or silence by an individual in the set. ...
2. Dissent: At least one individual in the set registers a Formal Objection.
A "Formal Objection" means that a party wants the Director to review a technical decision at the next transition checkpoint.
"By default, the set of individuals eligible to participate in a decision is the set of group participants in Good Standing."
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One of the hardest tasks that awaited Australia-born Mary Donaldson was learning the Danish language. While French has been the language spoken in Frederik's childhood home, tradition dictates that new royalty from foreign countries must learn to speak Danish.
Mary has excelled at this difficult task. She no doubt deserves an A+ for her language skills. Her Danish pronunciation is impeccable, and her Australian accent is almost unnoticeable.
All of the members of the Danish Royal House who grew up speaking a different language have done extremely well in this respect. Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, the former wife of Frederik's younger brother Prince Joachim, and Princess Marie, who is now married to Joachim, both speak the Danish language fluently.
Queen Margrethe II's husband Prince Henrik has a strong French accent but his vocabulary is impressive, showing that he is nonetheless a fluent speaker. "It's not pronunciation or accent that shows how well one knows a language but vocabulary", said Princess Marie to the Danish television station DR1, "his vocabulary is impressive, very impressive".
France-born Princess Marie (left) and Crown Princess Mary (right), who are strikingly similar in appearance, defended their father-in-law's Prince Henrik's knowledge of the Danish language in the Danish television program DR1's documentary The Royal House.


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I've been noticing lately, however, that quite by accident, the Biographically-Themed Greg Curnoe Bike is also very Autbiographical. For example, the paint scheme—the highlight of the bike—is going to have horizontal panels on each tube, with yellow on top and green underneath. This is primarily to match the Curnoe painting upon which the bike is based, but also incorporates the paint schemes of the two bikes it's going to replace, pictured at right.
The green Marinoni was my first ever road bike. In the summer between first and second year of university, I remember seeing someone riding on a lugged steel road bike, and being extremely drawn to the thin tubes. This was at a time (around 2001) when road bikes were still very uncool (at least in London, Ontario) and somewhat unusual. I myself had been riding an ugly CCM road bike all through high school. It was my aesthetic reaction to that bike that made me decide to get a road bike. I looked on eBay (one of my first eBay purchases) and found my green 1991 Marinoni Special from a seller from Sudbury (where I was born—another autobiographical element!) for $300. I had no idea what I was buying, but the gods were clearly watching this purchase closely. It's a gorgeous bike—the more I work on my own frames, the more I realize this. And it's been my main bike since then—I even did a two-week-long tour on it once!
The yellow Brigantia was my first handmade bike. It was built by an amateur in Toronto (much as I, an amateur, will build its replacement in Toronto) and while it amateurishness shows in some respects, I've gotten a lot of ideas from it.
In addition to the colours, Greg Curnoe Bike will also incorporate many of these bikes' most distinctive features: double-tapered stays and a low bottom bracket from the Marinoni, generous tire clearance and long point lugs from the Brigantia. I'm also pillaging parts from both bikes: the stem, bars, and headset are coming from the Marinoni, along with the cassette. Briggs is donating the Chorus derailleur. (I'm going to keep these frames as "scultpures," I think.)
While I'm obsessively analysing every aspect of the Greg Curnoe bike, let me also note that I got myself a copy of The Competition Bicycle by Jan Heine for Christmas, and noticed a lot of similarities between GC Bike and the Cupertino Bike Shop's Cinelli Supercorsas. They not only share lugs (Cinelli CSes) and fastback seatstay attachments, but both use Mafac brakes. I'm always looking for ways to "justify" my departures from the bike in the Curnoe painting. Mostly I think that just as Curnoe needed to adapt the actual Mariposa to his aesthetic needs, I need to adapt his print to my athletic needs. But the famous Cupertino Cinellis help to explain two of my most obvious departures from the print—the brakes and the lugs—through their connection to the fastback. Supercorsas undoubtedly have the most famous fastbacks of any production bike—and the fastback is the most distinctive feature of the Mariposa in the Curnoe print. (The Competition Bicycle is a really nice book, by the way! Get the last of the first editions while you can!)
I've been up to a few things over the Christmas break. The first is building up a set of clincher wheels for the GC. Practicality suggests that I will ride this bike more often, and over longer distances, if I don't always have to worry about puncturing my expensive Dugast tubulars. I had a pair of very nice NOS 32-hole Shimano Sante hubs in my closet just waiting for an assignment. I also had a spare Mavic MA 32H rim for the front, and some 302mm DB spokes (I still need an MA or MA2 rear rim with the appropriate decal). The resulting wheel is not only very strong and attractive, but also fits in very well to the bike's colour scheme—both in terms of the label and the massive green dust shields on the Sante hubs.
The labels on the tires I'll use—28mm Grand Bois Cerfs—fit in pretty nicely, too. (These came off Niles, who is undergoing a slight transformation into what Mike Barry would call a "treader"—an everyday bike. He'll get Pasela 28s.)
I also cleaned off the 7-speed Uniglide cassette that I was using on my Marinoni. I got this as part of a complete Santé group I bought on eBay a couple of years ago, but until I cleaned it, I had no idea it was so beautifully shiny. I'm not sure I've ever seen such nice Uniglide cogs before...
I decided to use it as a 6-speed rather than use all 7 cogs. As a 7-speed it's a 13-14-15-17-19-21-24. That 14 isn't incredibly useful; and as a 6-speed it's slightly lighter and nicer for friction shifting. (Luckily I have a rather robust collection of 6- and 7-speed Uniglide spacers...) Here it is installed on the fancy tubular rear wheel:
One of the many nice things about Uniglide is that when the cogs get worn down, you can simply flip them over, since they don't have the unidirectional tooth profiles of Hyperglide cassettes. The cogs were actually not particularly worn, but I decided to flip them over anyway. And just like that, I have an essentially brand new, shiny 6-speed 13-24 cassette...
I may finish the Greg Curnoe bike completely this week. There's just some lug filing to do, and adding three braze-ons. But there's no rush. One of the things I'm most excited about doing next is matching the colour of the paint to the actual Curnoe print. I know someone who happens to have an original, and Noah Rosen of Velocolour has agreed to go and visit it with me to match the colours of the print to those in his paint sample book. But the person with the print is out of town for another month. This will, in any case, force me not to rush the final filing...


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I always thought that if I ever tried eating bugs, it would be on a dare, for a ton of money. Then last weekend I found myself at the Donghuamen Night Market with a CBS crew, trying centipedes, silkworms, and other odd critters for a CBS Early Edition segment. (More photos following the video.)
You can also see the video on CBS's site.)
In the past few weeks, international TV stations and reporters have increased tenfold around Beijing. And more than a handful of media outlets have pounced on the fact that the Wangfujing and Donghuamen snack streets sell some of the weirdest things to put in your mouth. Beijing Boyce is even documenting the scorpion-on-a-stick love affair with a running tally of stories this month. Locals and expats may snicker, knowing full well that nobody eats this stuff but tourists. But at some point everyone has been equally awed at seeing the critters for the first time.
CBS correspondent Jeff Glor was supposed to be the one sampling all the "snacks", but I ended up eating my fair share. So if the video wasn't enough, enjoy the pictorial tour, complete with tasting notes. I ate this stuff so you don't have to.
These are the starfish that in the video I said tasted like saltwater eel. They basically took the entire thing and deep-fried it, then whacked it open so we could eat the insides. You can also bite into the shell, like an older gentleman nearby did.
Scorpions were simply crunchy, like the tiny little bits that end up in the bottom of your french fry carton. Didn't try the beetles. Did I mention that nobody in Beijing eats bugs unless they're capturing the moment on film, just to disgust their friends back home?
At the night market, the vendors slice up cow's stomach and boil it with some broth and vegetables. While I didn't have it at the market, I definitely have eaten this at some point in my life (out of sight, out of mind.)
As expected, silkworms were pretty disgusting. Think rotten, overcooked scrambled eggs.
In my opinion, the centipedes were the worst. This was one instance in which the deep-fry-everything-to-get-out-any-bad-taste philosophy failed. It was almost bitter.
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Frimpong to join Wolves on loan
Emmanuel Frimpong will join Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan from January 1 until the end of the season.
The Ghanaian-born midfielder, who has fought back from a serious knee injury that restricted his progress last season, has forced his way back into the first-team reckoning this campaign after making 14 appearances.
Emmanuel will team up with Mick McCarthy's men when the transfer window officially reopens on January 1, in order to gain valuable first-team experience to progress his development.
The combative midfielder joined Arsenal as an 11-year-old and was a key part of the Arsenal youth team that won the FA Youth Cup in 2009 and the Academy League title a year later, where he partnered Jack Wilshere. Long identified as a future star in the Arsenal set-up, Emmanuel was first selected on the bench for the first-team in the 2008/09 Carling Cup, when he was just 16 years old.
After being destined to make his mark on the Arsenal side in 2010/11, only to see his chances cruelly ended by injury, Emmanuel finally made his full competitive debut in the 0-2 defeat to Liverpool back in August.
Having represented England at youth level, he is still eligible to represent Ghana at senior level if selected.
Everyone at Arsenal wishes Emmanuel the best of luck during his time at Molineux.


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One of the goals of Riverside's Code Enforcement Division is to bring to the attention of property owners any existing code violations. Through voluntary compliance, conditions which create code violations can be eliminated or reduced. Working together with the community, the program will succeed in making the City of Riverside an even better place to live, work and play!
Code Enforcement actively addresses vacant, neglected and foreclosed homes through a comprehensive enforcement program aimed at eliminating the blight associated with these properties and working with property owners to have properties rehabilitated and re-occupied.
Neighborhood Livability Program
In conjunction with other City departments, Code Enforcement coordinates and investigates neighborhood livability concerns related to illegal group homes, parolee boarding houses, unlicensed massage parlors, unpermitted homeless encampments and other severe public nuisance violations in the community.
Warrants, Abatements, Receiverships, Demolitions (WARD)
Code Enforcement Officers on the WARD Team specialize in obtaining warrants, conducting abatements, coordinating receivership actions, and demolishing hazardous structures.
University Neighborhood Enhancement Team (UNET)
Code Enforcement investigates all code violations surrounding the University of California Riverside (UCR) and specializes in Student Housing and tenancy related concerns.
Code Action Team (CAT)
Code Enforcement Officers responds to priority calls for service that require a same day response.
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If Congress Won't Fix The CFAA, President Obama Should Order The DOJ To Stand Down
from the get-with-the-program deptTim Wu has an excellent article in the New Yorker, talking about the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), and specifically about how it was used against Aaron Swartz, declaring it the worst law in technology. Much of it covers similar ground to what we've covered before, but it also makes some really good points towards the end about how the Obama administration really needs to pull back on its reliance on the law in so many cases. First, he notes that simply relying on "prosecutorial discretion" is not enough, since we've seen that doesn't work:
The broadest provision, 18 U.S.C. §1030(a)(2)(c), makes it a crime to "exceed authorized access, and thereby obtain… information from any protected computer." To the Justice Department, "exceeding authorized access" includes violating terms of service, and "any protected computer" includes just about any Web site or computer. The resulting breadth of criminality is staggering. As Professor Kerr writes, it "potentially regulates every use of every computer in the United States and even many millions of computers abroad." You don't have to be a raving libertarian to think that might be a problem. Dating sites, to borrow an example from Judge Alex Kozinski, usually mandate that you tell the truth, making lying about your age and weight technically a crime. Or consider employer restrictions on computers that ban personal usage, like checking ESPN or online shopping. The Justice Department's interpretation makes the American desk-worker a felon.He notes (as we have) that it doesn't look like Congress is really taking the matter that seriously yet. But he also notes that we don't have to wait for Congress. The DOJ should make it a stated policy not to interpret the law in such a ridiculous manner.
When judges or academics say that it is wrong to interpret a law in such a way that everyone is a felon, the Justice Department has usually replied by saying, roughly, that federal prosecutors don't bother with minor cases—they only go after the really bad guys. That has always been a lame excuse—repulsive to anyone who takes seriously the idea of a "a government of laws, not men." After Aaron Swartz's suicide, the era of trusting prosecutors with unlimited power in this area should officially be over.
There is a much more immediate and effective remedy: the Justice Department should announce a change in its criminal-enforcement policy. It should no longer consider terms-of-service violations to be criminal. It can join more than a dozen federal judges and scholars, like Kerr, who adopt a reasonable and more limited interpretation. The Obama Administration's policy will have no effect on civil litigation, so firms like Oracle will retain their civil remedies. President Obama's DREAM Act enforcement policy, under which the Administration does not deport certain illegal immigrants despite Congress's inability to make the act a law, should be the model. Where Congress is unlikely to solve a problem, the Administration should take care of business itself.Failing that -- and we've rarely seen a law enforcement agency take a weapon out of its own arsenal by choice -- Wu suggests that it's President Obama's responsibility to speak up and tell the DOJ to change its policies. He notes, "with just one speech, the President can set things right."
All the Administration needs to do is to rely on the ancient common-law principle called the "rule of lenity." This states that ambiguous criminal laws should be construed in favor of a defendant. As the Supreme Court puts it, "When choice has to be made between two readings of what conduct Congress has made a crime, it is appropriate, before we choose the harsher alternative, to require that Congress should have spoken in language that is clear and definite." So far, at least thirteen federal judges have rejected the Justice Department's interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. If that's not a sign that the law is unclear and should be interpreted with lenity, I don't know what is.


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Chip Kelly, the Oregon coach who turned down the Philadelphia Eagles to return to the college ranks a few weeks ago, has reconsidered.
The Eagles announced Wednesday that Kelly will be their new head coach. A person, who spoke to USA TODAY Sports on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak on Kelly's behalf, said the coach had a "change of heart" Tuesday night about turning down Philadelphia before but did not specify a reason.
VOTE: When will Kelly return Eagles to playoffs?
"Chip Kelly will be an outstanding head coach for the Eagles," team owner Jeffrey Lurie said in a statement. "He has a brilliant football mind. He motivates his team with his actions as well as his words. He will be a great leader for us and will bring a fresh energetic approach to our team."
This will be Kelly's first head coaching job in the NFL.
"They must have offered him one heck of a deal," said Baltimore Ravens tight end Ed Dickson, who played for Kelly at Oregon. "I wouldn't have left. It's tough, man. Duck Nation is in mourning right now. Hopefully whoever takes over as head coach learned something from him. But you can't replace Chip. He's one heck of a head coach. He had the whole package."
USA TODAY Sports' George Schroeder has reported that Ducks offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich will succeed Kelly.
COACHING CAROUSEL: Where will it spin next?
The Eagles interviewed Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley on Tuesday. Bradley is headed to Jacksonville today to meet with the Jaguars.
Kelly was 46-7 in four seasons with the Ducks. He entertained interest from the Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills and Eagles after defeating Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl. But Kelly snubbed all three teams to return to Eugene.
Or so it seemed.
OPTION: Will Kelly keep Vick in nest?
After the Browns and Bills hired head coaches, the Eagles were left to go through their list of backup options. They had also made a run at Penn State's Bill O'Brien and Notre Dame's Brian Kelly. Lurie had publicly stated his interest in college coaches because they're innovative and ahead of the curve.
But without O'Brien and the two Kellys, Lurie and general manager Howie Roseman were left to go through a list of former head coaches (Lovie Smith, Ken Whisenhunt and Brian Billick) as well as coordinators such as Bradley.
The perception was the Eagles didn't have a clear direction in their search after that unsuccessful first wave. However, those concerns have been squashed.
Whether Kelly is successful or not, the Eagles targeted their man and, much as it took a while and a few changes of direction, they got him.
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Innovation Labs in Indian Science CentersFebruary 25th, 2014 by ExhibitFiles
This case study complements the article Inside the Process: Three Exhibit Development Case Studies, which appeared in the January/February 2014 issue of Dimensions magazine.
Case Study contributed by E. Islam, director, Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, Kolkata, India
To promote national competitiveness in the 21st century, the president of India declared the present decade (2010–20) as the "decade of innovation." Taking the agenda forward, Indian science centers under the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) have joined with the National Innovation Council in spearheading India's innovation initiatives. NCSM science centers are now setting up Innovation Labs as essential components of their facilities to provide a platform for youth to engage in innovative and creative activities.
The first of such Innovation Labs was inaugurated in August 2013 at the Birla Industrial & Technological Museum in Kolkata by Sam Pitroda, advisor to the prime minister of India and chairman of the National Innovation Council.
Spread over a 2,500-square-foot (232-square-meter) area, the Innovation Lab has the following components: Hall of Fame (multimedia kiosks telling the stories of major inventors and their inventions in various fields); Innovation Resource Centre (providing online access to innovation-centric resources including grass-roots innovation databases); Activity Laboratory (providing facilities for carrying out innovative activities, experiments, and projects in a multidisciplinary set-up); Tech Lab (facilitating creative and innovative works in robotics and automation).
The lab is currently being used during weekends by its registered members from schools and undergraduate colleges. They either work on their own ideas or choose one from the idea bank created collaboratively by the members. Most projects in the lab relate to real life problems identified by the students themselves.


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Victory Nissan of Dickson Fired Employees for Protesting Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charges
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Cappo Management XX, Inc., the owners of a Dickson, Tenn., automobile dealership, violated federal law by firing three employees for protesting sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on March 5, 2012.
The EEOC's suit Civil Action No. 3:12-cv-00239, filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division, alleged that Cappo fired Korie Dunn, Traci Manor and Carolyn Love, salespersons at Victory Nissan of Dickson, because they complained about sexual harassment by their sales manager. After they complained as a group, Cappo placed them on a paid leave of absence for a week. When they returned, Cappo said that it had fired the sales manager after he failed to show up for an interview about their complaints. Cappo then fired them the same day for allegedly poor sales.
Retaliation for complaining about sexual harassment violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
"Federal law provides that employees have a right to complain about practices they believe are unlawful without repercussions," said Katharine W. Kores, director of the EEOC's Memphis District Office.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City's public transportation system is embarking on a new journey. The bus system, which has been in existence since 1966, will be launching major system improvements Monday, April 28 and will formally transition to a new name.
Later this month, METRO Transit will be known as EMBARK. The new identity will represent all services – bus transit, parking and ferry. Later this spring, the transit division, currently known as METRO Transit, will launch system-wide service enhancements including new schedules and route alignments.
"The changes we are making to the public transportation system in Oklahoma City are really transformational, and the new identity illustrates the journey we as a community are undertaking together," said Jason Ferbrache, director of public transportation and parking.
The system-wide route changes focus on increasing the frequency of the bus routes, reducing passenger wait and travel time, and realigning routes for optimal connectivity and to better match demand. Additional improvements currently underway include new bus stop signage and technology updates that will provide real-time information on the location of buses, a new website and a user-friendly trip planner. Even more enhancements will roll out this summer including Wi-Fi on board all buses, enhanced route information at bus stops, and the start of installing more than 31 new ADA accessible bus shelters.
The route changes are the result of a series of public meetings and a study conducted by an international transit research firm hired by the City of Oklahoma City to review and make recommendations for improving the current public transit system.
"Faster service is the first step to building a better system," said Ferbrache. "These system changes lay the groundwork for building a better, stronger system that can one day support major improvements such as extended hours and Sunday service."
On most routes, buses will arrive every 30 minutes. There will now only be six local bus routes with wait times in excess of 30 minutes. The changes also establish a mini "transit hub" in west Oklahoma City for improved connectivity and create a new south crosstown route to serve a growing South 29th Street corridor.
"The system-wide changes present a logical opportunity to rebrand at the same time," said Michael Scroggins, manager of public information and technology. "We'll be revising brochures, websites and other materials to reflect the increased frequency and revisions to routes and to help people more easily navigate the bus system."
The agency began assessing the need for a potential name change in 2009. Formal research confirmed that awareness of the name and services provided by METRO Transit was low. Forty-five percent of those surveyed did not know the name.
"Corporate visual identity plays a significant role in the way an organization presents itself to both internal and external stakeholders," added Scroggins. "It makes sense to demonstrate how we're turning a corner with our public transportation in Oklahoma City. In just a short time, this won't be the same transportation system we have today, and the new name captures the spirit of where we're headed."
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2011-12: Enters her senior year after making an impact as a transfer last year ... is a talented athlete that is an extremely hard worker ... loves to be in the gym ... has the ability to run the point or swing over to the two guard position ... is a solid mid-range jump shooter . . . is an intelligent player that makes good decisions on the floor ... will be an important part of the Spartan rotation.
2010-11: Played in all 29 games for the Spartans, coming off the bench in all of her appearances ... averaged 2.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game ... averaged 16.4 minutes per game ... notched 30 steals, good for second on the squad ... registered a career-high 10 points in the January 19 win over Stevenson ... collected a career-high eight rebounds in the January 29 win at Hood while she also had a career-high four steals in that game ... handed out a career-high four assists twice during the year as she reached that milestone at St. Mary's on December 8 and again on February 9 against Stevenson ... scored in 20 of her 29 appearance on the year ... grabbed at least one rebound in 27 of her games played.
Personal: Is the daughter of David and Kathy Percich ... born April 9, 1989 ... is an sport management major and a marketing and athletic administration minor ... is another one of the Spartans' outstanding students as she boasts a 3.70 GPA ... she is a six-time Dean's List honoree ... earned a spot on the CAC All-Academic squad while she also was selected to the YCP Athletic Honor Roll ... was a three-time All-County selection at Northern High School ... earned Player-of-the-Year honors as a senior ... was the captain of the Northern squad as a senior ... is an intern in the Athletic Communications office ... aspires to work in the WNBA after graduation ... was a versatile athlete as she once scored four goals during the state cup semifinals against the Baltimore Bays soccer club ... played AAU hoops for the Maryland Hurricanes.


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I have been asked numerous times to update this blog as my traditional readership has now left this site due to inactivity. You all know that my Dream turned into a nightmare on January 30th 2011 and I am yet to recover from it. In fact the bad fracture that I had at the accident, has yet not set properly, and I am entering the National Hospital tomorrow, hopefully to be operated on Wednesday morning, as I require a bone graft to help me along in the healing process.
After this there will be usual recovery and rehab which will effectively put me out of action for the rest of this year. I wont have access to a computer from tomorrow, so I will be out of touch with the world for a while.
Since the accident, most of my agricultural activities had to be curtailed. Much of the produce being sold on site for a fraction of what I could get if I was able to market it myself, and further due to the lack of responsible people to oversee the operations, I have incurred significant losses and so decided to let someone else farm the paddy lands for a share.
Just to illustrate the point, my mangoes are falling off the trees in their thousands, or being eaten my the monkeys, as it is hardly worth selling it on site. I had a person bring me 350 mangoes by bus the other day, and I distributed them to friends and family within an hour of their arrival. However the cost to me for their transport was not even covered as I gave away everything. In the days I was delivering and selling I would have received at least Rs30 per Mango. So that is the reality. I have a waiting list for the bees honey, but I have to go and pick it up, as I don't trust anyone with the purchase or transport. These are all the issues.
My vehicle was a write off in the accident, and I am currently living on the proceeds of the insurance for the vehicle, how I am going to get back on my feet is something I will confront when I can walk. I am told that now I should sue the Ministry of Defense as the police vehicle that crashed into me and was uninsured belonged to the Ministry of Defense. They are building a Rs20B headquarters for the Army but would fight tooth and nail to give me a dime for their negligence. If only you knew how the driver of the vehicle was treated you would not want to confront them. He lost his job, and was asked to pay Rs400,000 to repair the Police vehicle that crashed into me. The driver tells me the brakes failed and that is why he could not control the vehicle that ploughed into me.
Of course it is 7 weeks since the Minister, whose convoy was the cause of the accident came to see me, but despite many reminders he seems to be ignoring the issue hoping it would go away.
I have kept myself very busy these days and try not to worry too much of the current disability, but after I return to normal will have to re asses my options to be more practical in what I do, as I will no longer be able to carry king coconut bunches(around 25 nuts per bunch) up three flights of stairs single-handedly which I could before the incident!
Bear with me, and trust me there will be even more interesting stories to tell in the future. In the meantime try and obtain some level of consolation from my writings in the other blogs, some of which are quite controversial, but then why have an opinion if one cannot express it?
Thanks guys and gals for your patience and understanding. We have to face life's challenges in whatever form they are thrown at us and make the most of the circumstances.
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Have you heard of Tesla Motors? If not, you will. And soon.
Tesla is a new kind of car company. Their Roadster is capable of going from 0-60 in a staggering 3.9 seconds. Its peak torque is reached between 0 and 14,000 RPMs.
All this performance and torque comes from an engine the size of a watermelon. Some supercars have four exhaust pipes. The Tesla has zero.
By now you may have guessed that the Tesla Roadster is an electric vehicle. But this is no golf cart, friends. It offers a range of over 200 miles per charge, and the only oil it uses is in the single-speed transmission.
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First of all is the price of entry: a lofty $109K. Still, for the cutting-edge technology, environmental sustainability, and all-out performance this car offers, that's not bad.
Even better is Tesla's recently announced plan to offer a five-passenger luxury sedan for about $60K.
So far we've got performance, real-world driving range, zero emissions, and a reasonable price. What about maintenance?
Here's where we run into a problem. Tesla Motors' headquarters is in California, and anyone living within 100 miles of their service area is covered by the full 3-year, 36,000-mile warranty. For customers living outside that service area, the warranty still applies, but they are responsible for all costs associated with transporting their car to the factory.
The good news here is that Tesla is opening stores and service centers in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Miami, and Seattle.
Next question: How long will the batteries last? Will you spend $109,000 on a car, only to have to buy new batteries for it after 3 or 4 years? That's a question that remains unanswered and should remain a large variable in the long-term viability of these cars.
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Iron Rich Smoothie
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1 orange, peeled and sectioned ($.50)
1 tablespoon ground flax seeds
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I have reason to believe my iron intake may have been a bit low lately, so I've been having this smoothie several times a week. It's not only full of iron, but also contains the amino acid Lysine as well as Vitamin C which helps increase iron absorption. The vitamin C comes from the orange, Lysine from the hemp protein, and both the hemp protein and spinach contain iron.
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calories: 335
fat: 9 gr
carbs: 49 gr
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3 carrots, sliced ($.40)
1 medium onion, sliced
2 tablespoons olive oil ($.20)
2 tablespoons lemon juice ($.40)
2 tablespoons agave ($.20)
1 clove garlic, pressed
5 ounces spinach ($2.29)
1/4 cup walnuts ($1.00)
salt and pepper
I had a downright aversion to beets until I tried Jenny Cornbleet's shaved beet salad. Now, I really like them. Not love, but like. And that's quite a change. By the way, if you experience beeturia, don't worry, it's harmless ... although it can indicate iron deficiency.
This salad is also really convenient. I sliced and marinated the veggies the night before and let them sit in the fridge until lunch the next day and just tossed them in with the spinach.
Slice the beets, carrots, and onions thinly into a lidded container, I use a zip lock box. Whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, agave, and garlic and pour over the veggies. Put the lid on and shake to distribute the dressing well. Put in the fridge for a few hours or up to two days. Toss with a generous helping of spinach, some chopped or whole walnuts, salt and pepper, and a bit of the marinade.
calories: 378
fat: 24 gr
carbs: 40 gr
protein: 6 gr
Mushroom Alfredo
serves 2 ~ $2.25 per serving
8 oz mushrooms ($2.20)
1 medium onion, quartered and sliced ($.10)
1 tablespoon olive oil ($.10)
1 tablespoon agave ($.10)
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar ($.20)
1 clove garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup walnuts ($.50)
2 zucchini, sliced into noodles ($1.29)
This really satisfied a desire for something heavier and substantial.
Put the mushrooms and onions in a bowl or lidded tub. Whisk together the olive oil, agave, balsamic vinegar, and salt. Pour over the mushrooms and onions. Let sit for about an hour. Pour onto a lined dehydrator tray and dehydrate for about an hour or so. It's not intended to dry, just to intensify the flavor and color a bit.
When the mushrooms and onions are dehydrated, take half of them and put in a blender with the walnuts and about 3/4 cups water. I use a bullet type blender for this because it's such a small amount. Puree until very smooth, which may take a few minutes.
Noodle the zucchini and top with the sauce and the mushrooms that were set aside. Salt and pepper to taste.
calories: 361
fat: 26 gr
carbs: 25 gr
protein: 12 gr
Baked Apples
serves 2 ~ $2.00 per serving
4 apples ($2.00)
1/4 cup walnuts ($1.00)
1 tablespoon raisins ($.20)
4 tablespoons agave ($.20)
1 tablespoon lemon juice ($.40)
1 tablespoon olive oil ($.10)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
This makes the whole house smell wonderful while it's dehydrating.
Peel and slice each apple. Carve out the center of each slice, except for the slice that will be on the bottom, this will keep the filling from falling out. Stack up the slices and fill the center cavity with the chopped walnuts and raisins. Whisk together the agave, lemon juice, olive oil, and cinnamon and spoon into the center. Dehydrate for about three hours, until the apple is soften and warm.
calories: 307
fat: 14 gr
carbs: 47 gr
protein: 1 gr
Total cost for the day: $9.30
total calories: 1,381
total fat: 73 gr
total carb: 161 gr
total protein: 38 gr
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Monte Bear Wins First Round of March Mascot Madness Contest, On to Round 2
With a vote of 84%, Monte Bear sent the over-sized Syracuse orange mascot rolling back home with its vine tucked between its legs (orange's have legs?) and will move on to the next round in the March Mascot Madness contest.
Our friends over at Guyspeed had recently pitted our lovable furry friend up against the oddly shaped orange side-liner known as 'Otto the Orange' from Syracuse University. Sorry, but this was just too easy. Again, just look at these two side-by-side. It's clear who deserves the recognition of best mascot in the country. Seriously? An orange (who, if you ask us, looks slightly deformed and malnourished), or a cuddly grizzly bear. No brainer.
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Georgia 20-Week Abortion Ban Fails
The Georgia House has decided not to approve the amended 20-week ban passed by the Senate.
Georgia Republicans in the House have decided that if they cannot have a full 20 week abortion ban with no exceptions, they don't want any ban at all.
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HB 954, the bill to shorten the period of time in which a woman could seek an abortion, died this afternoon – a major defeat for pro-life forces. And House Speaker David Ralston just made sure everyone understood: It was the Senate's fault.
The Senate substantively changed the bill on Monday, including an exception for "medically futile" pregnancies. The House refused to budge this afternoon, and Senate Republicans couldn't persuade enough of their number to back off.
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It's a bitter sweet victory. On the bright side, there will be no ban on abortions at 20 weeks for those women who learn about fetal defects or other issues with their pregnancies, or who had other reasons that they couldn't obtain an abortion earlier. But on the other hand, that's only because a group of House Republicans were so intent on making women carry non-viable pregnancies against their will that they would rather not have a bill at all than allow them to terminate their pregnancies.


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Brisk sales raise Mega Millions jackpot to $425M
Superstition didn't deter players hoping that Friday the 13th would bring them good luck in the recently revamped Mega Millions game, as heavy sales prompted lottery officials to boost the jackpot from $400 million to $425 million.
Paula Otto, the Virginia Lottery's executive director and Mega Millions' lead director, said sales were 40 percent ahead of projections, prompting officials to boost the jackpot before the Friday night drawing.
"Won't it be fun if we have a huge lottery winner on Friday the 13th?" she said. "I always say there are no unlucky numbers in the lottery. I work on the 13th floor of our building. I like 13."
The estimated $425 million jackpot is the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot ever, trailing a $656 million jackpot in March 2012, and it is the fifth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. The current jackpot has rolled over 20 times, and a winner from Friday night's drawing could have a cash option of $228 million before taxes.
The winning numbers were: 19-24-26-27-70, Mega Ball: 12.
Tom Leuangkhamsone doesn't usually play Mega Millions, but he bought one ticket Friday morning at a convenience store in Atlanta.
"I feel lucky today," he said. "Friday the 13th, they say it's a bad day but I don't know. … If I win I would probably give most of it away."
In New York state, tickets were selling at a pace of $500,000 an hour Friday morning. The state's lottery spokeswoman, Christy Calicchia, said sales are normally between $60,000 and $70,000 an hour.
Mike Cline, 46, bought a lone Mega Millions ticket at a Des Moines convenience store.
"She's selling me the winner right now," he said to the store owner as he turned in a sheet with his family's birthdays on them. It's the numbers he uses all the time. Aside from his own personal ticket, he plays in a work pool that uses a combination of set numbers and the automated Easy Pick option.
"I actually think we have a better chance with the Easy Pick," he said. "But I don't care how we win, as long as we win."
A major game revamp to Mega Millions in October — aimed at growing bigger jackpots in a shorter amount of time — decreased the odds of a person winning the top prize to about 1 in 259 million. It was previously about 1 in 176 million, nearly the same odds as winning the Powerball jackpot. Still, the cost for a chance at winning millions with Mega Millions is just $1.
That's what made Sarah Andrews, 35, of Madrid, Iowa, purchase one Mega Millions ticket Friday morning. The infrequent player took the automated Easy Pick option.
"I feel that my odds are so low anyway, it doesn't really matter," said the IT specialist. "I only buy a ticket to get a dollar's worth of entertainment."
The winning ticket must match the six numbers drawn, and about 32 percent of the possible combinations of numbers have been sold.
Barbara Cooper bought two tickets Friday at a convenience store in downtown New Orleans. She immediately began to daydream.
"It would change my life, absolutely," she said. "We still have children in college, so that would help out immensely."
If no one wins Friday night, the jackpot will increase to $550 million, Otto said.
"The good news is, sales are strong. We're not in record territory yet but we probably will be this time next week if we're still taking about this jackpot," she said.
Mega Millions is played alongside Powerball in 43 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Associated Press writers Johnny Clark in Atlanta and Stacey Plaissance in New Orleans contributed to this report.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When President Barack Obama sat down with his top national security aides this week to determine how to react to a military takeover in Egypt, he had a tough choice to make.
He could denounce what had taken place as a coup launched against a legitimately elected president in Cairo and suspend U.S. military aid. Or he could embrace the move as a reaction to popular discontent with the Muslim Brotherhood-controlled government.
That he chose a middle ground, urging a swift return to civilian government and ordering a U.S. review of aid, reflected fear among his advisers that to publicly take sides could help to fuel violence by allowing militants to cite American interference, and that a balanced reaction was needed to maintain diplomatic flexibility.
But it also said a lot about Obama's approach to the Arab Spring: Tread carefully without carrying a big stick.
Obama's play-it-safe style of diplomacy, a reaction to a war in Iraq that he feels should never have been fought, has allowed him to prevent putting further American troops in danger. It has also left him open to criticism that he has let festering disputes in the region languish, gotten involved too late to shape events and in the process ceded Washington's traditional Middle East clout.
And not being seen to condemn a military overthrow of a democratically elected government could also undermine U.S. officials when they preach about the importance of human rights and democratic reforms elsewhere.
The revelations by former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden about allegedly extensive secret surveillance by the United States of the citizens and governments of foreign countries, both allies and those not so close, has already hurt the U.S. image abroad in recent weeks.
Obama's national security aides on Thursday pressed Egyptian officials to move quickly to a democratic government after the military takeover that ousted President Mohamed Mursi, the White House said on Thursday.
"Members of the president's national security team have been in touch with Egyptian officials and our regional partners to convey the importance of a quick and responsible return of full authority to a democratically elected civilian government as soon as possible," a White House statement said.
Elsewhere in the Middle East, the United States participated - with reservations - in the coalition effort that led to Muammar Gaddafi's ouster in Libya. But Obama has taken a cautious approach to Syria's civil war, where more than 100,000 people have died and hundreds of thousands have fled as refugees.
He has let France, Britain, Turkey and U.S. Arab allies take the lead and reluctantly agreed last month to send light arms to Syrian rebels.
"It is very easy to slip-slide your way into deeper and deeper commitments," the president told PBS anchor Charlie Rose in justifying his cautious approach to Syria.
"President Obama has demonstrated this persistent detachment as it relates to the unraveling in the Middle East. And I keep thinking there are these key inflection points over the last couple of years that would make it impossible for him to be so detached, but I've been proven wrong every time," said Dan Senor, who was Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's top foreign policy campaign adviser last year.
Only the longest-running drama in the Middle East, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, is getting maximum attention by U.S. diplomats, with Secretary of State John Kerry in the midst of shuttle diplomacy there and hopeful the two sides will get into direct talks at long last.
Publicly at least, Obama has yet to get personally involved in Kerry's effort.
While U.S. officials reject any suggestion they have not paid enough attention to the Middle East, there is no doubt that the Obama administration has been in the midst of a pivot toward the Asia-Pacific region and preoccupied with events at home, from overhauling U.S. immigration laws to expanding healthcare.
And White House officials, no doubt reflecting their boss' stance, frequently speak of the limits of U.S. ability to shape home-grown Arab revolutions that have swept North Africa, Syria and Yemen.
Mursi's overthrow in Egypt offers what amounts to a second chance for Obama, whose withdrawal of U.S. backing helped ease long-time President Hosni Mubarak from power in 2011 in the face of massive street protests. Washington then prodded Egyptian parties to embrace democracy.
Obama could, for example, increase U.S. non-military assistance - now only about $250 million of the total $1.5 billion Cairo gets annually - and send envoys to help advise on a transition back to civilian rule.
But to what extent Egyptians will listen to the American side remains an open question.
"In Egypt right now it's hard for the United States to be very hands-on because Egyptians universally feel the stakes are remarkably high, so the willingness to listen to external voices, the ability to rise over the storm of Egyptian politics is very hard," said Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank.
American officials had been aware that Egypt was on the brink of trouble based on the growing numbers showing up to protest Mursi's government. Washington had grown frustrated that the Egyptian leader seemed unable to make critical political and economic decisions, even when it involved the arguably lenient conditions tied to an aid program from the International Monetary Fund.
There had been some consideration of whether U.S. officials should call on the Muslim Brotherhood to have a meeting to figure out a path forward for Egypt's government and get some stronger people around Mursi to help him.
All that fell apart when the crowds surged and the military moved in.
The Obama administration might have misjudged the public mood when the U.S. ambassador to Egypt, Anne Patterson, said recently that street demonstrations were not the way to bring about change. Her remark was interpreted by many in Egypt as backing Mursi. She was ridiculed in signs hoisted around Cairo.
"Instead of coming out much earlier and firmer on the issue of Muslim Brotherhood democratic transgressions, they sent a very confused message. They sent the message that we were essentially backing and supporting the Mursi government and that has undermined our credibility," said Aaron David Miller, who served six U.S. secretaries of state as a Middle East expert.
U.S. officials said a full reading of Patterson's remarks makes clear she was not taking sides in Egyptian politics.
Any perceived missteps on Egypt thus far do not appear to be causing Obama trouble at home. Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle are holding back from attacking the president and instead focusing their ire at the Muslim Brotherhood, which they feel bungled the chance to solidify democracy there.
"It is so sad that the promise of the Egyptian Arab Spring was not fulfilled by the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. Let us hope that the next steps in Egypt's transition are truly reflective of the hopes and dreams of the vast majority of the Egyptian people," said Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer of California.
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Mumbai: Veteran actor Mukesh Khanna, who is being seen in the TV serial 'Pyaar Ka Dard Hai' in the role of a grandfather, feels this character is becoming as iconic as his past roles as `Bhishma Pitamah` and `Shaktimaan`.
"I like the role. This character Nanu has become so popular that once I met a little girl at the airport and she told me, `We watch your show and I wish I had a Nanu like you`. So it`s good. This image is gaining prominence, (just as) first it was (Bhishma) Pitamah and then Shaktimaan," the 54-year-old said here on the sets of the show.
Mukesh says he has always been keen on making a male-centric daily soap.
"I had once said that in daily soaps there is one man among six women, but when I will make a daily soap, it will have six men and one woman," he said.
His ongoing show 'Pyaar Ka Dard Hai', which airs on Star Plus, features Nakul Mehta and Disha Parmar in lead roles.


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BBC drama Waterloo Road is to be axed following a 10th series after 'reaching the end of its life cycle'.
The programme, set in a school, was launched in 2006 and has featured stars such as Denise Welch, Chelsee Healey and Angela Griffin among its cast.
Announcing the end of Waterloo Road, BBC One controller Charlotte Moore said it was 'important to make room for new dramas'.
The programme survived a move of filming locations when it uprooted from its original home in Rochdale, Lancashire, to head to Greenock in Scotland.
A further 20 episodes are still to be screened with half in the autumn and the remainder next year.
The BBC is understood to be working on a new drama to launch in the same 8pm time slot.
Moore said the BBC was 'incredibly proud' of the show, but went on: "We believe it has reached the end of its life cycle and won't be returning after series 10 finishes in 2015.
"On BBC One it's important to make room for new drama and we are committed to commissioning new drama series for 8pm. There are some really exciting ideas currently in development, but nothing to confirm yet."
Donalda MacKinnon, the head of programmes for BBC Scotland, said one of the reasons for moving Waterloo Road was to boost drama production skills in the area, adding that the original commitment to 50 hours of programming was increased by 20 hours.
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"It's always sad when any long-running show comes to an end and I know the Waterloo Road team will miss Greenock – as will fans of the show.
"Our firm aim now, however, is to use that to continue growing the TV and the wider creative sector here in Scotland, utilising the increased skill base arising from Waterloo Road to build up future home-grown culturally representative output."


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More resources should be dedicated to protecting our invaluable forest wealth and to restoring degraded forest landscapes, according to IUCN.
The world's biggest environmental union will use the International Year of Forests to make sure the global community understands the real value of forests.
"The air we breathe, the food, water and medicines we need to survive, the variety of life on earth, the climate that shapes our present and future - they all depend on forests. 2011 must be the year when the world recognizes the vital importance of healthy forests to life on earth and the central role people play in protecting these forests and using their resources sustainably," says Julia Marton-Lefèvre, IUCN Director General.
Forests maintain a stable global climate and should be central to efforts to deal with climate change, according to IUCN. "Forests offer the quickest, most cost effective and largest means of curbing global emissions," says Stewart Maginnis, IUCN Director of Environment and Development. "Halving forest-based emissions between now and 2020 could provide up to 40% of necessary greenhouse gas reductions for the next decade."
Forests make significant contributions to economic growth both at national and global level. Around a quarter of the income of forest-dependent communities comes from the goods and services that forests provide. IUCN's latest findings estimate that locally-controlled forestry yields US$ 130 billion in benefits for the poor each year.
"People everywhere suffer from or miss out on livelihood and wellbeing opportunities due to lost and degraded forest lands," says Carole Saint-Laurent, IUCN Senior Forest Policy Advisor. "We are talking about taking forest landscapes that are not doing anything for anybody, or not doing enough, and producing something of value through restoration," adds Saint Laurent, recently named the 2011 're-forestation guru' by the Observer newspaper in the UK.
"Forests 2011" will be officially launched at the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) Ninth Session, held from 24 January to 4 February in New York. At the event IUCN will announce new forest restoration initiatives of global importance as well as new findings on the economic value of forests.
Stewart Maginnis, IUCN's Director of Environment and Development, [email protected]
Stephen Kelleher, Deputy Head of IUCN's Forest Conservation Programme, [email protected]
Consuelo Espinosa, IUCN's Senior Forests and Climate Change Officer, [email protected]
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For more information or to set up interviews, please contact:
• Borjana Pervan, IUCN Media Relations, t +41 798574072, [email protected]
• Brian Thomson, IUCN Media Relations, t+41 797218326, [email protected]
• Daniel Shaw, IUCN Forest Communications, t+41229990168, [email protected]
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PHOENIX -- Heading into the offseason, D-backs general manager Kevin Towers figured it would be more likely that he would fill his team's needs through trades rather than free agency.
After seeing what free agents thus far have signed for, Towers seems more convinced.
PHOENIX -- Heading into the offseason, D-backs general manager Kevin Towers figured it would be more likely that he would fill his team's needs through trades rather than free agency.
After seeing what free agents thus far have signed for, Towers seems more convinced.
"I've spoken a little to our own free agents, but from the looks of where this free agent market is right now and where it's headed, it's not a place where I want to do a lot of business," Towers said.
The D-backs made an offer to infielder Eric Chavez, but he has drawn interest from several teams, and with their logjam at shortstop, the D-backs would like to wait and see if they end up trading a shortstop or two before deciding on Willie Bloomquist. They might not have that luxury, though, as Bloomquist could be snatched up quickly by a team with shortstop needs.
The GM Meetings earlier this month gave Towers a chance to talk face to face with other teams and get a feel for what players he might be interested in dealing are worth.
"Things may even happen before we get to the Winter Meetings," Towers said of the annual event from Dec. 9-12. "I feel like I gained enough information that I have a pretty good idea who people like from us and what's available out there right now in areas that are needs for us, which is starting pitching and outfield bats."
The D-backs have depth at shortstop with Didi Gregorius, Chris Owings and veteran Cliff Pennington and they also have depth in center with young players A.J. Pollock and Adam Eaton. Veteran Gerardo Parra can also play center.
"We've been asked a lot about our young players and our upper-level prospects," Towers said. "I think we knew that, but the more we get hit on them, it's nice to know that the rest of the industry probably values our players as well as we do and even more."
The D-backs will need to decide by Dec. 2 whether to tender contracts to their arbitration-eligible players Josh Collmenter, Daniel Hudson, Parra, Joe Thatcher and Brad Ziegler.
The D-backs outrighted left-hander Tony Sipp, who had been an arbitration-eligible player, but the team would like to hang on to the others. The only question mark is what to do about Hudson, who missed more than half of 2012 and all of 2013 due to a pair of Tommy John surgeries. Hudson is not expected to return to action before August and the team is likely to try to reach an agreement with him before the tender deadline.
Towers said he would like to have the coaching staff rounded out before Thanksgiving, but depending on how long it takes to negotiate with the candidates they select for pitching coach and bullpen coach as well as background checks on the pair, they might not be able to do so before next week.
While they may not be active in the free-agent market now, it doesn't mean the D-backs won't swoop in during January when it becomes more of a buyer's market.
"It's not easy to find bargains in November," Towers said.
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Inside the D-backs, and follow him on Twitter @SteveGilbertMLB.


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This spring, Angie Jones, Eckerd's Advancement Communications Assistant and Creative Writing/Film Studies student in PEL, was awarded First Place in the Writers Alliance of Gainesville Poetry Contest. Her prizewinning poem "At the Crossing"—which had been workshopped with Professor Emeritus Peter Meinke at the 2009 Writers in Paradise conference—appeared in the 2010 Bacopa anthology and is forthcoming in Eckerd Review. For further information about the Gainesville organization and its annual writers' contest, you may visit http://wagainesville.wordpress.com/.