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Celebration of Kim Jong-Un's Sister Illustrates Media Hatred for Trump and Pence
She is a ranking member of the regime. As such, she oversees the genocide of North Korean citizens, the jailing of political dissidents and so forth. And to call her the hero of the Olympic games, to say that she came and won over everyone with a massive charm offensive, and the fact that she may have offended Mike Pence makes her a hero to the Drive-By Media. Their hatred for conservatism is such that anybody else who also shares disagreement or hatred of conservatives, Republicans, or whatever, will be friends with the American left and the Democrat Party.
You know, ratings for this Olympic games are way, way down, and there are a whole host of reasons why. This is on a par with but much worse than the media promoting and siding with the protests of the American flag, the American people, the American military, and the cops when the NFL players took a knee. I mean, the media was all over that too. They thought that was great. That was a statement against America. It's why they love Obama and Michelle.
RUSH: Now you've got Mike Pence who, by the way, they continue to rip Pence for that Religious Freedom Restoration Act in Indiana when he was the governor, they hated that. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act was designed to let people that owned bakeries and photo shops and so forth refuse to do a service for people who violated their religious beliefs. Ergo, if a gay couple came in and wanted you to do the cake for their reception, and you said no, you could be sued if you were using your religious objections, your religious freedoms. So they passed a law saying people are free to do this.
The media went bat crazy, and they scoured the state trying to find a business that would admit that they would not cater a gay wedding. They found a little pizzeria in a suburb of something, a 21-year-old daughter of the owner who didn't know what... I mean, she just had no idea. "Yes, we would. We certainly would not because our religious beliefs say..." That's all the media needed and off and running and the whole state of Indiana is a bunch of bigots and a bunch of homophobes. And they haven't forgotten it, and they're still slamming Pence with that.
I guess there's a couple of gay guys on those people team that said something insulting about Pence, and they built that back up. But these people do not realize. I'm talking about the media. They still don't realize that they are killing the Democrat Party doing this kind of tough. There's nobody in this country romanticizing the North Koreans. There's nobody in this country that thinks Kim Jong-un and his sister would be preferable to Mike Pence.
Okay. Correction. There are some, and it's a lunatic fringe, and it's by no means anywhere near a majority. But the media just can't help itself. And it's just infuriating to have to sit here -- and it's not just one or two. It's 15 different media organizations that joined this parade singing the praises of the sister of Kim Jong-un. She apparently frowned at Pence, and that made her an even bigger hero -- or, I should say, heroine. Now, you know that a lot of people are not watching the Olympics live. The NBC TV ratings are tanking, frankly.
And there are a number of reasons for it. One of the reasons is that NBC's delaying a lot of the events, and yet you can catch them live anywhere you want via streaming. By the time NBC airs some of these big events, like the opening ceremony, they've already been seen by millions of people. They are accessing whatever website they can, whether they're domestic or foreign. And, you know, it's kind of a microcosm for what is happening in sports broadcasting. You can find raw-feed coverage out there where all you get is event.
You don't get any announcers. You don't get any... What do you call those features? Okay so you got some skier from Norway. So we're gonna do a personality package on the guy. So they go to Norway and they do a mini-bio of the guy's life, the adversities he's overcome, being beaten up by his father, growing up near a sewer. Skiing was the only thing to get him out of whatever. You know, do one of those packages. You don't have to put up with that stuff if you don't want to now. If you watch the televised coverage you have to get all of that, all of the...
Nobody shuts up, and the event ceases to be the event. They never let the sport speak for itself. They always have to have commentary, packages, what have you. And I think one of the reasons ratings are down is it's not just the time difference. I would like to know... I don't care enough to actually study it myself. But in an hour of Olympic coverage, how many minutes is actual competition, versus how much is announcers talking to each other about whatever. Personality profile packages of some of the performers -- and, of course, the obligatory piece on the sexual harasser up there in Wisconsin or wherever -- and then advertisements.
I wonder what percentage of every hour's telecast is actually sporting content. (laughing) Anyway, now, folks, do you know it may be too cold for the winter Olympics? They've had to cancel some events because it's too windy. It's too cold. There's freezing rain being swept across the courses, say, for downhill skiing. Headline story here from Bloomberg: "Billionaires and Athletes Freeze at Winter Smacks Olympics." Well, yeah. It's the Winter Olympics! Why is it news that it's winter at the Winter Olympics?
"hese Olympics are being lashed by a winter that's proving a little too cold for comfort. With temperatures dipping to as low as , the games in South Korea are poised to be the coldest in two decades." How can this be with climate change happening? How can this be with global warming? Nobody's asking that. "The freezing weather, combined with wind gusts of more than 45 miles an hour at some venues, has delayed three alpine skiing competitions and fueled concerns over the safety and performance of athletes.
"It's also not sparing the throngs of spectators and other celebrities at the event..." Have you seen at this Olympics also has a record number of condoms have been issued to the competitors? (interruption) You didn't see...? (interruption) You're not covering...? (interruption) You're not paying attention to Olympic news, are you? (interruption) Well, I'm not, either, but I have to collect this. You know, we are a primary source of information for millions, and I realize that many may not be paying much attention to it. But I'm just giving little trivia tidbits. The largest number of condoms distributed ever at an Olympics. (interruption)
"They're staying warm that way." Yes.
But it's not new to stay warm that way during wintertime.
But the record number of condoms distributed says something.


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Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., (DSP) announced today positive results from the first phase 3 clinical trial for lurasidone, which is under clinical development globally, for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. In this six-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, lurasidone 80 mg/day was significantly more effective than placebo for the treatment of acute schizophrenia. In addition, lurasidone was well-tolerated and had a relatively low discontinuation rate. The findings were presented at the 162nd Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in San Francisco, held on May 16-21.
PEARL 1 (Program to Evaluate the Antipsychotic Response to Lurasidone) is part of an extensive worldwide phase 3 clinical development program, involving more than 2,000 patients, intended to evaluate the safety and efficacy of lurasidone for the treatment of schizophrenia. In addition to the primary finding that lurasidone 80 mg/day was significantly more effective than placebo at the study endpoint, lurasidone was associated with greater improvement on both the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) total score (primary endpoint) and the Clinical Global Impressions Severity scale (CGI-S, key secondary endpoint) at all visits between weeks two and six. PEARL 1 also evaluated two other fixed doses of lurasidone, 40 mg/day and 120 mg/day, which did not demonstrate separation from placebo on the PANSS or CGI-S at study endpoint.
"People with schizophrenia need new treatment options that offer a combination of efficacy, safety and tolerability so that the symptoms can be stabilized and effectively treated," said Henry Nasrallah, M.D., professor of psychiatry and neuroscience and director of the schizophrenia research program at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. "Lurasidone has the potential to be an important new therapeutic option for patients with schizophrenia."
Lurasidone's effect on weight was similar to placebo (median change 0.3 kg for overall lurasidone group vs. 0 kg for placebo) as was its effect on lipid and glucose measures. Lurasidone was also well tolerated with a lower overall discontinuation rate (31%) compared to placebo (43%) and few adverse event-related discontinuations (6% and 2% for the overall lurasidone group and placebo, respectively).
Adverse events seen in the trial were generally mild. The most commonly reported adverse events for lurasidone (greater than 5% and at least twice the rate of placebo) were akathisia (17.6% vs. 3.1% placebo), somnolence (11.7% vs. 5.5%), parkinsonism (6.8% vs. 0), and increased weight (5.1% vs. 2.4%).
"DSP is committed to the development of lurasidone and we look forward to the completion of our phase 3 clinical trial program and submission of a new drug application to the U.S. FDA," said Masayo Tada, president and chief executive officer, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. "More importantly, we believe that lurasidone will be a valuable new treatment option for patients and physicians in addressing currently unmet needs in the treatment of schizophrenia."
"The development program for lurasidone is intended to establish efficacy for the core symptoms of schizophrenia, characterize its safety profile and explore its effects in the treatment of cognitive impairment and other areas not adequately addressed by current therapies," said Antony Loebel, M.D., vice president of clinical research, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. "As a large, global trial, the PEARL 1 study is an important new addition to the existing clinical trial database."
PEARL 1 Study Design
This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multinational clinical trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of lurasidone 40 mg, 80 mg and 120 mg once daily compared to placebo, over six weeks in patients with acute schizophrenia. Patients were diagnosed with schizophrenia (using DSM-IV criteria) and were required to have an acute exacerbation of psychotic symptoms with a PANSS total score of 80 or higher at study baseline.
A total of 500 patients were randomized equally to the four treatment arms. The pre-specified primary endpoint was change from baseline in the PANSS total score over the six-week study duration for each lurasidone dose group vs. placebo. A key secondary endpoint was the change from baseline in CGI-S over the six-week study period. Efficacy data were statistically analyzed using a mixed model for repeated measures. Multiple safety assessments were done, including vital signs, weight, ECGs, movement disorder scales (SAS, BAS, AIMS), and laboratory assessments.
The study was conducted at 51 sites worldwide. Twenty-two sites in the United States randomized 278 patients, 21 sites in Europe randomized 148 patients and eight sites in Asia randomized 48 patients. The majority of trial participants were male with a mean age of 39 years. The mean time since initial diagnosis was approximately 14 years, and patients had, on average, four or more hospitalizations prior to study entry.
U.S. Placebo-Controlled Study Findings
Lurasidone has been studied in three double-blind, placebo-controlled, six-week trials involving more than 650 patients with schizophrenia, of which 392 patients received lurasidone. Two of the three studies demonstrated that lurasidone had superior efficacy compared to placebo at doses ranging between 40 mg and 120 mg/day. A third study, which examined three fixed doses of lurasidone (20 mg, 40 mg, and 80 mg/day) did not show statistical differences vs. placebo. This trial is regarded as "failed," or inconclusive, as haloperidol (10 mg/day), which was included for purposes of assay sensitivity, also failed to distinguish from placebo.
These data showed that lurasidone was well tolerated with a low propensity for EPS, QTc interval changes and weight, lipid and glucose adverse effects. Adverse events seen in the three trials were generally mild. The most common adverse events reported at a frequency of at least 5% and at least twice the rate of placebo among the combined lurasidone doses in these trials were akathisia (11.6% vs. 4.7% placebo), somnolence (14.3% vs. 7.1%) and nausea (14.8% vs. 6.1%).
About Lurasidone
Discovered and developed by Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., lurasidone is a novel compound with a unique receptor-binding profile including high affinity for dopamine D(2), serotonin 5-HT(2A), 5-HT(7), 5-HT(1A), and noradrenalin alpha(2c) receptors. Lurasidone has low affinity for histamine H(1), and cholinergic M(1) receptors.
About Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a chronic, disabling and serious medical illness that affects between two to three million American adults and more than 24 million adults worldwide. Schizophrenia affects men and women equally and occurs at similar rates in all ethnic groups around the world. Schizophrenia is a treatable medical condition and is thought to be caused by a combination of environmental and genetic factors. The condition is characterized by positive and negative symptoms, such as hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, lack of emotion, lack of energy, as well as cognitive impairments including problems with memory, attention and the ability to plan, organize and make decisions. In 2002, the overall cost of schizophrenia in the United States was estimated to be $62.7 billion, with $22.7 billion in direct health care costs.
About Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., (DSP), is a top-ten listed pharmaceutical company in Japan with a diverse portfolio of pharmaceutical, animal health and food and specialty products. DSP's strong research and development presence in the areas of CNS, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and inflammation/allergy, is based on the merger in 2005 between Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., and Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. With global expansion plans on the horizon, this multi-billion dollar company has about 5,000 employees worldwide. Through its research and development efforts, DSP aims to extend our experience, commitment and vision worldwide. Located in Fort Lee, NJ, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. is a subsidiary of DSP.
Source: Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Announces Lurasidone Phase III Data In Patients With Schizophrenia
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., (DSP) announced today positive results from the first phase 3 clinical trial for lurasidone, which is under clinical development globally, for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. In this six-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, lurasidone 80 mg/day was significantly more effective than placebo for the treatment of acute schizophrenia. In addition, lurasidone was well-tolerated and had a relatively low discontinuation rate. The findings were presented at the 162nd Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in San Francisco, held on May 16-21.


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Good evening This is my first post here apparently. I just bought this Lemania on Ebay. I'm really bad when it comes to vintage watches but I loved the look of it... Can anybody confirm that this model really exists or is it rather a self-made-thing?
Thanks a lot for your help, and kind regards from Switzerland


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it's been a while since I've been on the Forum, but since Freesco is still going strong , and my time is short , I didn't get a chance to visit.
However, I've been having a problem with Exim lately.
Running Freesco 0.3.8 with Exim 4.20 (phbc50) and Teapop 3x.
When I send a mail to an undeliverable address, or when there is an error from the remote mail server, my message gets frozen.
This is normal behaviour, however, Exim is also supposed to send an error message back to me stating an error has occured.
And here is the problem... Exim seems unable to send the error message.
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Feb 4 10:20:20 - exim[7539]: 2011-02-04 10:20:20 1PlIm3-0001xa-TE ** email@example.com R=dnslookup T=remote_smtp: SMTP error from remote mailer after RCPT TO:<email@example.com>: host deliver.mail.sp.isp-net.nl [184.108.40.206]: 550 5.1.1 <firstname.lastname@example.com>... User unknown
Feb 4 10:20:30 - exim[7541]: 2011-02-04 10:20:30 Failed to get user name for uid 65534
Feb 4 10:20:30 - exim[7541]: 2011-02-04 10:20:30 Failed to get user name for uid 65534
Feb 4 10:20:30 - exim[7539]: 2011-02-04 10:20:30 1PlIm3-0001xa-TE Process failed (1) when writing error message to my_user@my_domain.net (frozen)
I've been searching the internet with both the "Failed to get user name for uid..." and the "Process failed (1) ...." message, but came up empty so far.
When I do a debug (as found on the internet), I get this:
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[root@Linux] exim -d -bd -q15m
Exim version 4.20 uid=0 gid=0 pid=7549 D=fbb95cfd
Probably GDBM (compatibility mode)
Support for:
Authenticators: plaintext
Routers: accept dnslookup ipliteral manualroute queryprogram redirect
Transports: appendfile/maildir/mailstore/mbx autoreply pipe smtp
changed uid/gid: forcing real = effective
uid=0 gid=0 pid=7549
auxiliary group list: <none>
configuration file is /usr/local/exim/configure
log selector = 020d89d8
trusted user
admin user
originator: uid=0 gid=0 login=root name=root
7549 socket bind() to port 25 for address (any IPv4) failed: Address already in use: waiting before trying again
Other packages installed are:
Does anyone know what could cause these errors and how to fix them?
I know an upgrade to 0.4.x would be best, but at the moment I simply lack the time to reconfigure a complete new system (even thought it's very easy with Freesco...)


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Jason Wu For Target Pictures
Jason Wu For Target Takes the Win For Best Designer Collaboration of 2012
Jason Wu For Target Takes the Win For Best Designer Collaboration of 2012
2012 was filled with exciting designer collaborations highlighting affordable fashions from some of our favorite designers. Out of all of the top contenders, you chose the Jason Wu for Target collection as the best collaboration of the year. Wu's 53-piece "gamine chic" line — all items were priced under $60 — debuted in February, showcasing Wu's penchant for designing feminine pieces with a fresh twist via crisp peplum tops, sweet floral-print dresses, Peter Pan collars, and pleated skirts. "I wanted the collection to have a sophisticated voice with an American sportswear spin," said Wu. A big congratulations to Jason Wu — check out the winning collection in the slideshow now!


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Sorry it's been so long, I'm just not the best blogger in the world. But we have been up to some super fun things! We'll start off with Brad's Birthday! He turned the big 3 0 this year! He wasn't super excited. I told him that 30 wasn't very old, then added that I definately didn't want to be 30! He didn't think that was as funny as I did. We started off the festivities by decorating his truck in the morning before he went to work. I wrote all over the windows with window paints things like, "Happy birthday!" " Big 30!" and on the back window I wrote "It's my sweetie's birthday HONK cuz he's 30!". I don't know why he didn't just love it :), but he washed it off before I could get a picture of it. After work we had cake and opened presents. All in all a fun day! Here's a couple pics of the party.This last one is of the boys all "helping" dad open his presents. Next we have Easter. That was a blast! I ended up making the boys all matching ties, and me and Brad kind of matched. I was pretty happy with the end result of the ties considering I don't sew much. Easter is always a fun time. The boys loved dying all the eggs. We got a monster kit this time and they turned out so cute!
I just had to throw this one in here because Seth is so funny! He dresses up like a different character almost everyday, and he Loves being the villan. This day he was two face from Batman.


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PowerShell v3 Updateable Help
One of the things that we have become used to in PowerShell v1 and v2 is the help files. They are installed with PowerShell, available on line and a graphical version is available for download. The online help files are updated over time but the local files aren't. This changes with PowerShell v3.
When you install PowerShell v3 (or install Windows 8/Windows Server 8 ) help files are not installed. Thats right you don't get help files available. If you try using help you get this:
PS> get-help get-process
Get-Process [[-Name] <string[]>] [-ComputerName <string[]>] [-Module] [-FileVersionInfo] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Process -Id <int[]> [-ComputerName <string[]>] [-Module] [-FileVersionInfo] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Process -InputObject <Process[]> [-ComputerName <string[]>] [-Module] [-FileVersionInfo] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Help cannot find the Help files for this cmdlet on this computer. It is displaying only partial help.
— To download and install Help files for the module that includes this cmdlet, use Update-Help.
— To view the Help topic for this cmdlet online, type: "Get-Help Get-Process -Online" or
go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113324.
Using –full doesn't bring more information and –examples doesn't help either.
This may seem like a huge step backwards – how are we going to work without the local help files. I use them on a regular basis. Help. I want my help files back.
OK – what we get in PowerShell v3 is updateable help. This means that you can pull the help files from the web and get them installed. Notice the Remarks section above about using Update-Help. The PowerShell core module has 3 cmdlets related to help
Save-Help – downloads help files for later use via update-help
Update-Help – downloads and immediately updates help files
To use Save-help or Update-help you need to start PowerShell with elevated privileges (Run as administrator)
Save-Help [-DestinationPath] <string[]> [[-Module] <string[]>] [[-UICulture] <string[]>] [-UseDefaultCredentials]
[-Force] [<CommonParameters>]
Save-Help [[-Module] <string[]>] [[-UICulture] <string[]>] -LiteralPath <string[]> [-UseDefaultCredentials]
[-Force] [<CommonParameters>]
PS> get-help Update-Help
Update-Help [[-Module] <string[]>] [[-SourcePath] <string[]>] [[-UICulture] <string[]>] [-Recurse]
[-UseDefaultCredentials] [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]
Update-Help [[-Module] <string[]>] [[-UICulture] <string[]>] [-LiteralPath <string[]>] [-Recurse]
[-UseDefaultCredentials] [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]
Notice that we can update the help for individual modules
Lets pull down the help files first
Save-Help -DestinationPath c:\source\helpfiles -UICulture en-US -Force –Verbose
You will see a progress bar and messages like
VERBOSE: Your connection has been redirected to the following URI:
VERBOSE: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management: Saved
C:\source\helpfiles\Microsoft.PowerShell.Management_eefcb906-b326-4e99-9f54-8b4bb6ef3c6d_en-US_HelpContent.cab. Culture
en-US Version 188.8.131.52
for each help file that is downloaded.
the –Force parameter is interesting as it allows you to run a Save-Help or Update-Help command for the same module more than once each day.
I have found it is sometimes necessary to run save-help or update-help a couple of times to get all of the files downloaded
The help files can then be updated like this
Update-Help -SourcePath c:\source\helpfiles -UICulture en-US -Force –Verbose
You will get messages like this
VERBOSE: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management: Updated
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\en-US\Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-help.xml. Culture en-US
Version 184.108.40.206
VERBOSE: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core: Updated
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\en-US\about_WMI_Cmdlets.help.txt. Culture en-US Version 18.104.22.168
get-help Get-Process –full
will give you the help files you know and love
That is a two stage process but ahs the advantage that the help files can be pulled once and put on a network share for access by all systems. This is especially important for my servers where I don't normally allow access to the Internet
The above tests were performed on PowerShell v3 on Windows 7 SP 1
The alternative is to update the help files directly
Update-Help -UICulture en-US -Force –Verbose
Notice that in all cases I've given the UICulture – the help files come as a pair e.g.
You need to get the culture right to pull down the correct help files. I use English culture but I'm not sure what other localised versions are available at this stage in the development cycle.
If you are running a 64 bit OS it looks like the help for 64 and 32 bit versions of PowerShell are updated simultaneously.
The help files may not be complete at this stage of Powershell v3 development so don't be surprised if you don't get help updates for all modules – especially on Windows 8 server


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Talking Leaves
Talking Leaves is IUPUC's student literary magazine. Originally titled Literalines, the name was changed to Talking Leaves in 2005. The story goes that American settlers carried maps, letters, and other documents that caught the attention of Native Americans. The papers rustled like leaves and the Native Americans realized the power of written documents that "talk."
The magazine's purpose is to empower student voices and encourage self-expression; as such, works receive only minimal copyediting to preserve the uniqueness of each contributor's voice. All content, except the faculty/staff highlight section, is original student work. Each stage of the magazine's production is managed by students: call for submission, judging and selection of works, layout and design, copyediting, and print production. IUPUC students submit works under a blind review process and student editors base their acceptance of works based on the quality of each submission.
Submitting Content
If you want to submit content, such as photography, sketches or drawings, poems, fictional short stories, nonfiction writings, and other creative works, please:Complete the submission form
If you have questions or concerns, please contact Dr. Lisa Siefker Bailey at 812.348.7297 or email@example.com.


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Jason Bryan, MathWorks
Simulink helps engineers focus more on engineering tasks and less on writing reports and struggling with programming languages. With Simulink, engineers can model and simulate systems in multiple domains, including analog, digital, and RF.
In this webinar, MathWorks engineers use product demonstrations to show how to:
Recorded: 30 Oct 2012


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In 2010, as Americans fought with all their strength to survive the financial meltdown of 2007-2009, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., infamously said, "The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president."
The line was repeated again and again by Democrats and the folks on MSNBC. How could this Republican's primary goal in his capacity as a public servant -- Senate minority leader -- be to defeat the president?
What about the foreclosure crisis? Or the auto industry? Or job creation? To many, this seemed less like "principled opposition" and more like a recipe for gridlock in Congress, by blocking the Obama administration in its efforts to conduct the business of governing our nation.
The perceived goal was to send the president back to Chicago and, when it came to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to sequester Elizabeth Warren to her Harvard ivory tower.
Now the glittering confetti of McConnell's exploded death star drifts harmlessly through the zero-gravity of deep space. My, what a difference a day makes. The president will be living just down the road from a Sen. Warren for four years.
No doubt, such a reality is beginning to set in for McConnell. The history books will record this as a victory for consumer protection, which the Republican Party has obsessively caucused against at every turn. It won't be quite so easy for them to decimate Dodd-Frank now, nor are they likely to prevail in their efforts to defang the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Senator-elect Warren, whom the GOP sought to marginalize, will now be front and center in the fight to defend the fledgling agency in its efforts to protect families from predatory financial practices.
Emboldened by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Bankers Association, the Koch brothers and their tea party "patriots," Republicans in Congress last year tried every tactic they could muster to undercut the CFPB, including attempts to dilute its leadership, proposals to shackle the agency to the congressional appropriations process, and radically increasing oversight by other regulators who were less sensitive to consumer issues. We can expect Sen. Warren to fight back forcefully against such anti-consumer (and anti-legitimate business) flim-flammery.
Be careful what you wish for, fellas. Republicans sought and succeeded in having Warren passed over as head of the CFPB, but now they have to live with her.
Warren's victory is both historic -- she will be the first woman to represent the state of Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate -- and gratifying -- she delivered a shocking eight-point slapdown to her "handsome" opponent and his Wall Street backers.
Her victory will come to be seen as a victory for consumers. If her public career is anything like her life up until now, she'll be an articulate, passionate voice in the Senate. She will make it her mission to fight ferociously against all those who would rig the system against the middle class and enrich themselves at the expense of U.S. families. It should be a wake-up call to anyone who thinks they can put profit or party politics above the good of our nation and the interests of U.S. consumers.
Not every American shares my enthusiasm for the outcome of Election 2012. The American Banker, for one, said of the Warren campaign:
"The financial services industry has been watching her race closely, fearful that Warren may continue her harsh attacks on banks as a member of Congress and press for stricter regulations."
A whole lot of bankers from across America poured a whole lot of money into her opponent's campaign, according to the Los Angeles Times. They weren't just watching, either.
Apparently, the harsh prospect of being held accountable to U.S. consumers was highly motivating; much more so than the harshness of the foreclosures and bankruptcies endured by U.S. homeowners, for instance, to which the mega-banks somehow managed to remain sublimely indifferent.
Now, despite the money guys putting their (well, someone's) money where their mouths were, their water-boy, Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., the once -- and soon to be former -- champion of the financial services industry, will shortly be consigned to pasture in the rolling hills of Massachusetts, while Sen. Warren may well be assigned to the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.
Many say, and I completely agree, that she'll be a firewall against efforts to lessen the impact of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an institution created during this Administration to protect U.S. consumers and businesses from the myriad dangers in the consumer financial marketplace.
Without question, her win has the predatory elements in the financial services industry running scared. They should be. Because one thing that Americans should know about Elizabeth Warren by now is that while she is fair, she is also tough when it comes to defending the interests of American consumers.
She is the avowed enemy of those who made a killing by tricking and squeezing financially vulnerable Americans through the shilling of predatory loans or the illegal collection of statutorily barred or non-existent debts, racking up profits while steering the economy into a ditch.
"I will always carry your stories with me in my heart," Warren said in her victory speech. "I won't just be your senator. I will be your champion."
You can take that to the bank.
Adam Levin is chairman and cofounder of Credit.com and Identity Theft 911. His experience as former director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs gives him unique insight into consumer privacy, legislation and financial advocacy. He is a nationally recognized expert on identity theft and credit.


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Hundreds to rally in Hartford for gun control
STAMFORD -- Betsy Stone spent three days volunteering as a psychologist in Newtown after the Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, an experience she said left her feeling "helpless" until she decided to join the fight for stricter gun control and expanded mental health services in Connecticut.
Stone, a Stamford resident, talked to about a dozen people affected by the mass shooting that left 20 first-graders and six educators dead. She was floored by what she heard.
"I knew in my gut how bad and how out-of-control the gun problem was in this country," Stone said Tuesday. "But there's nothing like listening to a small child tell you what it sounded like from across the hall."
Stone plans to participate in Thursday's March for Change in Hartford, an event aimed at encouraging state legislators to enact stricter gun control laws this legislative session.
"I need to use my voice and my feet to say how important this is," Stone said. "One of the things that became very clear to me after the shootings in Newtown is we cannot trust the federal government to make the kind of changes that need to happen. This change is going to have to happen at a state level."
U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., said he agrees that there is little hope for significant movement on gun control laws at the federal level. Since the Newtown shooting, Himes has called for a reinstatement of the federal ban on assault weapons and assault ammunition magazines, universal background checks, strengthening of the national criminal background database and crackdown on illegal gun trafficking.
"Realistically speaking, I think we might just have a chance at universal background checks," Himes said Tuesday. "Unfortunately, I think the assault weapon ban and caps on magazine size face a very daunting path in Washington."
Thursday's rally in Hartford will be held at 11 a.m. on the north steps of the state Capitol building and is expected to attract thousands of participants, said Connecticut Against Gun Violence Executive Director Ron Pinciaro. CAGV is sponsoring the event in partnership with March for Change, a grassroots gun control advocacy group formed by two Fairfield mothers in the wake of the Newtown shooting.
"The statement that we want to make is that the people of Connecticut want change in our gun laws. We want change in the conversation," Pinciaro said. "Now it's time for the legislators to see what this incident (in Newtown) and all of these mass shootings -- what this has done to the people of Connecticut and that they're demanding significant change now."
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will attend the rally, his spokesman Andrew Doba confirmed Tuesday. Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and Attorney General George Jepsen are also scheduled to attend, Pinciaro said.
CAGV, a Southport-based nonprofit that recently marked its 20th anniversary, was founded in response to the 1993 shooting of a young Bridgeport boy who was caught in the crossfire of a gun fight while waiting for the school bus, Pinciaro said. The group has seen a groundswell of support over the last two months and hopes to harness the outrage sparked by the Newtown tragedy as it lobbies for stricter gun control in Hartford.
"The rest of the world is watching to see what Connecticut can do," Pinciaro said. "We feel that this time it's going to happen. So we'll see."
Several grassroots organizations, many formed in the wake of the Newtown shootings, have partnered with CAGV for Thursday's rally. Kara Baekey, founder of the One Million Moms for Gun Control's Fairfield County chapter, said the march is doubly poignant since it falls on both Valentine's Day and the two-month anniversary of the Newtown tragedy.
"I think when people think about Valentine's Day they think about going to the drugstore with their kids and buying the box of valentines that they send to each of their classmates," Baekey said. "I think that that's very relevant and profound to the message we're sending here, which is we need to protect our kids. Two months ago I didn't think I'd be spending my Valentine's Day marching to keep my kids safe from gun violence. But that's what people are feeling and that's where their hearts are right now."
CTMomsOnline.com, a nonprofit parenting forum founded by Westport resident Medha Thomas, has reserved 45 buses to drive an estimated 2,000 Fairfield County residents to Hartford on Thursday. That number does not include transportation organized by other religious and political groups from the area, she said
"As a population, mothers have been silent about gun laws," Thomas said. "But when a shooter comes into an elementary school and harms our kids, that's when mothers as a group rise and we say, `No more.' We're a demographic that is hard to reckon with."
Buses will be departing from about a dozen Fairfield County locations at 9:15 a.m. Thursday and are expected to return by 2 or 3 p.m. The cost is $26 per person with some seats still available. For more information, visit www.ctmomsonline.com/marchforchange.
"It's important for us to show our legislators that we're not just a bunch of talkers, we're not just a bunch of people sitting behind desks or phones," Thomas said. "We're real people and we're real voters."


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Some things never change.
Wilson Beddingfield�s boys basketball team had been the most successful in chasing powerful Kinston in the first three years of each team�s membership in the Eastern Plains 2A Conference.
And Kinston, the reigning state 2A champion which has owned the league, sent a convincing statement in the new era of head coach Perry Tyndall with its 66-47 victory in Beddingfield�s gym Friday night � that the Bruins, and the other five league members, will again find themselves in the chasing mode in the final year of the seven-team conference.
WILSON � Some things never change.
Wilson Beddingfield�s boys basketball team had been the most successful in chasing powerful Kinston in the first three years of each team�s membership in the Eastern Plains 2A Conference.
And Kinston, the reigning state 2A champion which has owned the league, sent a convincing statement in the new era of head coach Perry Tyndall with its 66-47 victory in Beddingfield�s gym Friday night � that the Bruins, and the other five league members, will again find themselves in the chasing mode in the final year of the seven-team conference.
The Vikings, big, talented, mobile, sound and poised, extended their undefeated start to six games in the conference opener for both teams, while the Bruins dipped to 3-4. Kinston, featuring five players at 6-foot-5 or taller, never trailed after bolting to a 9-2 start.
�It�s a long time before we have to worry about playing them again,� said Beddingfield head coach Jeremy Howard. �But they�re as good as advertised; they are more of a cohesive unit this season. They�re about as good as you�re going to see in the state.
�None of their big guys were not willing to make the extra pass. We were attempting to box out, but they are just so tall that they went over us. They�re effective on the perimeter and outside, and just stretch you so many ways. They were very well-coached and well-disciplined.�
Tyndall pointed out he coached with Wells Gulledge, his predecessor, and their teams� styles of play are similar. Changes have been minor, Tyndall assured.
�There ain�t much broke,� Tyndall said with a smile. �We played very unselfish, recognized different defenses and played them accordingly. We were efficient and very, very unselfish. I was proud of the fact we had only eight turnovers � we valued the basketball better. We want to hang our hats on defense.�
Against the Bruins, Kinston could have rested its head gear on about any aspect. The Vikings dominated the rebounding 43-22 and handed out 15 assists. Beddingfield did match Kinston�s six 3-pointers.
However, the Bruins couldn�t solve Denzel Keyes, a 6-5 senior who dominated with 30 points and 13 rebounds. Josh Dawson, a 6-2 senior, added 10 points.
Behind the 3-point bombing of sophomore Mark Dunn, Beddingfield trailed only 17-14 after one quarter. However, 6-5 junior Ajay Williams, the Bruins� leading scorer and rebounder, sat with two fouls in the second quarter and, from a 22-16 edge, the Vikings took command with a 10-0 spurt.
Kinston led 39-26 at halftime and the Bruins did not score in the second half until Williams swished a free throw with 4:47 left in the third quarter. Beddingfield went nearly six minutes before collecting its first field goal of the second half. Kinston stretched a 48-24 advantage to 57-30 before Tyndall pulled his starters with just over four minutes remaining. The Bruins, also substituting frequently, drew no closer than 15 points.
�The effort was there,� Howard noted, �but we were just undersized.�
Dunn paced the Bruins with 14 points, while senior Terrance Peterson netted 12. Williams was limited to eight points and seven rebounds.
�We can�t hang our heads,� Howard challenged. �An athletic Greene Central team is coming in Tuesday, and we have to show up and play them.�
The winless Bruins stood less than four minutes away from registering a huge upset against a Kinston team that not only ruled the EP2A last season but finished the 2A Eastern Regional runner-up.
However, the switch to a zone defense and talented junior Brittany Drumgoole taking over rescued the Vikings.
Kinston hiked its record to 6-1 against a fired-up Beddingfield squad that anything but portrayed a team winless in seven outings.
The Bruins refused to be discouraged in registering their most impressive performance of the season. Beddingfield didn�t sag despite Kinston connecting on six of its first seven shots from the floor and storming to a 12-4 margin. The Bruins not only rallied but seized the lead late in the second quarter.
Beddingfield created a frantic, fast-paced tempo, executed sharply in transition, didn�t back down against Kinston�s more experienced inside performers and displayed new-found confidence. Their improvement was startling.
�This is one of my favorite groups I have coached in a long time,� veteran Beddingfield head coach Debra Pegram said, �and I�ve had some teams that I dearly loved. They work their butts off in practice.�
Despite losing sophomore defensive specialist Courtney Miles with a head injury in the first half, Beddingfield forged its biggest lead of 47-41 on junior guard Briuanna Anderson�s running layup with 7:03 remaining. In the quarter, Anderson and sophomore Jassmine Stevens triggered the Bruins to a 42-37 edge after trailing 33-32 after three quarters.
�We are starting to adapt to Bri (Anderson, a recent transfer from Hunt) running the offense,� Pegram explained. �She�s a true point guard, and everybody is starting to be able to play with her. She�s flashy, but we�re starting to jell together.�
But Kinston switched to the zone and got the basketball in the creative Drumgoole�s hands. She responded with the Vikings� next eight points. Drumgoole then got timely help from freshman Xequijah Washington and, trailing 50-49, the Vikings scored the last seven points. Beddingfield couldn�t get a shot to drop and connected on just 3 of 12 free throws.
�They were playing some of the same people and hadn�t knocked down but one jump shot,� Kinston head coach Hubert Quinerly said of switching to the zone. �And we wanted to slow them down and make them burn more clock.�
Drumgoole drilled in a game-high 19 points, while Washington and senior Monique Lofton canned 10 each.
Sophomore Troi Farmer paced the Bruins with 14 points, while Anderson came through with 12 points and five assists. Stevens grabbed 12 rebounds, while sophomore inside performer Jasimine Harris had eight points and seven rebounds.
Beddingfield weathered Kinston�s scorching start with scrap, Farmer�s scoring and Anderson�s slick playmaking. The Bruins crashed the offensive backboard and seized their first lead at 16-15 on Harris� putback with 1:52 left in the first half. Then came a see-saw third quarter.
�We were not at all surprised,� Quinerly reacted to Beddingfield�s inspired performance. �They are a well-coached team; coach Pegram is one of the two best coaches in the conference. They�re going to play hard.�
Kinston 17 19 17 13�66
Beddingfield 14 9 7 17�47
BRUINS (3-4, 0-1) � Mark Dunn 14, Terrance Peterson 12, Williams 8, Richardson 5, Davis 4, Eatmon 2, Hooks 2, Houston, Harper, Collins, Honey, Hinnant.
VIKINGS (6-0, 1-0) � Denzel Keyes 30, Josh Dawson 10, Ingram 8, Dunn 8, Joyner 4, Jones 2, Williams 2, Canady 2, Taylor, Ham, White, Hart, Rose, Jackson.
Kinston 19 14 8 15�56
Beddingfield 18 14 13 5�50
BRUINS (0-7, 0-1) � Troi Farmer 14, Briuanna Anderson 12, Harris 8, Stevens 5, Miles 4, Hooker 3, Jones 2, Evans 2, Ellis, Gear, Edwards.
VIKINGS (6-1, 1-0) � Brittany Drumgoole 19, Monique Lofton 10, Xequijah Washington 10, Harper 6, Williams 5, Clark 4, Anderson 2, Thi, Vermillion.


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Monday, September 10, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Apple-Cranberry Breakfast Quinoa
Taking inspiration from last week's quinoa cookie, a leisurely hot breakfast quinoa was made on an uncommonly chilly summer morning: apples, cinnamon, star anise, pumpkin seeds, and dried cranberries were all tossed in, and set to simmer. The result: honey-sweetened and milky-creamy, only a bit of maple syrup was added in the end to balance out a very tasty and wholesome breakkie.
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Friday, August 17, 2012
Linguine with Chickpeas and Calamari
A lot of the new dishes that are tried out in kitchens are the result of a lack of imagination by the cook. Not a lack of culinary imagination, no, not that. Rather, the inability to imagine a flavour combination that is described in a new recipe. This is the case for me, and some friends as well.
When I hear a new recipe, and simply cannot imagine how the various flavors work together, but I know I adore all the dish's components (although, there are few tastes that I don't adore), it must be made.
Late one night, watching an Italian cooking show (my preferred method of learning the language) there was a segment on Linguine con ceci e calamaretti. The title seemed reasonable, but then I saw rosemary on the chef's counter. Really? Rosemary and calamari? Hmmmm...intrigue was set. A friend made it for me later that week, and I was amazed. The chickpeas are blended together with lemon juice to create a creamy base in which to coat the linguine, and no cream! And the rosemary danced between brightening up the chickpeas, and bringing out the calamari's bold side.
This week, I made the dish as part of an Italian dinner evening for some Czech friends. We started by sipping a Czech interpretation of the Italian spritz (read: bigger and stronger), the classic caprese starter, the trendy ribboned zucchini salad, and the stage was then set for this simple, easy, yet slightly exotic pasta to wow. And it did. And it was eaten with much gusto.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Chocolatey Banana Bites - Times Three
Bananas may not be the summeriest of all fruit, but dipped in chocolate, rolled in crunchy bits, and frozen, they beat any icy treat on a hot summer afternoon.
A brief 40 minutes of slicing, melting, and rolling, a bit of freeze time, and a sweet kid-friendly treat awaits. I like it thawed out a bit, so the banana is soft, but others seem to prefer that cool banana center straight from the freezer.
In the past, I've whipped these up even faster by leaving the banana whole, dunking it in the chocolate, a quick roll through nuts, and to the freezy bin. Yet when sharing, the bites are soooo much easier to pass around.
A great summer sweet-n-salty treat, and a very tasty way to reap some of those seed benefits: Vitimin E is abundant in sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds are little green packets of minerals - and great for men's health. It's no wonder banana bites have been dominating the blogosphere this year!
Friday, August 10, 2012
Chocolate-Cranberry Quinoa Cookies
Quinoa, oats, nuts, and dried cranberries in a cookie makes them breakfast appropriate, post-workout ready, and diet friendly. And they are sweet enough that kids like them too! Whatever type of people are in your family, this is a cookie that works for all.
Sneaking protein-rich quinoa into baked treats boarders on genius, in my book anyways. I like a little bit of 'healthy' wherever I can get it.
Dark chocolate chunks and plump dried cranberries give them a definite sweetness. Almonds are toasted before used, to intensify their crunch and flavor.
They bake up nice and chewy, and make about two dozen very substantially sized cookies. I had two after a long run, which satisfied both a sweet tooth, and a need for a bit of carbs with staying power. They should keep well for a few days, but I doubt they will last that long.
Quinoa, what else can we sneak you in?
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Thursday, August 9, 2012
A Simple Salmon Laksa
of this soup since I was last in New Zealand, where it's made with some frequency, and most kiwis will tell you it's Indonesia's most appreciated contribution to their islands. Sources cite Malaysia as the country of origin, but also Indonesia and Singapore. Whatever the case, the influences are clear on the palate - a bit South-East Asian, a bit Chinese, and appreciated by all.
It reminds me of an incredibly tasty soup made last year, with shrimp and zucchini, but was much more involved due to the long infusion the spices had in the broth. This version, adapted from an 'express' cookbook makes a very tasty broth with less time by NOT chopping the lemongrass and straining it out, but simply giving it a few good whacks to bruise the stalks, and letting them steep whole. The flavour still gets into the broth, but with less time and effort.
Baby bok choy is used, mainly because it just looks so cute while waiting on the counter-top, but the full sized variety would do just fine. We took heed from the Italians here as well, as the garlic is left whole, and scooped out at the end, as to not overpower.
This is a soup of soft, well-blended flavours, and only spicy if you want to add in the chili peppers at the end. It's a work-night favourite of my good friend who made it, as I saw the note 'Awesome!' scribbled in the corner of the recipe. And so it was.
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Dried Plum and Oat Muffins
Prunes get a bad rap in the states. Abroad they don't seem to have attained the same stigma of being just a bowl of something old and wrinkly next to grandma's bedside. Rather they can be a welcome addition to baked goods.
Anywhere raisins are present, chopped prunes can be used for a bit more tangy sweetness and moisture.
In these muffins, toasted almonds give a bit of texture. Oats and a mix of white and wheat flour make them ideal for brekkie. Orange zest, cinnamon, and nutmeg give it a bit of zing. And it's all quite healthy with honey and Greek yogurt added into the mix.
Careful when they are warm, their addictiveness hides how filling they are. Perfect for a post-run / workout bite too!
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What's the one thing most homes don't have enough of? It's closets, and storage space in general. The perennial shortage has spawned hundreds of organizers, pull-out bins, wire racks, stackable baskets — you name it. To decide which option works best, try working through this list.
What stays and what goes? A trash bin may be the only solution for inveterate hoarders. But most people can lighten the storage load simply by chucking some stuff they don't need. The guidelines are simple: Do you see it and use it? Is it out on the mantle or in a box of things you might put on the mantle but haven't so far? It may be the soup tureen coated with dust on a top shelf in the kitchen, the T-shirt at the bottom of the pile you never wear, not to mention containers you moved from your last house with who knows what inside by now. It may be painful, but dumping or donating some things you don't see and don't use is a good start.
Who does the work? If you plan to renovate or add built-ins, there is a whole world of options. At one end of the spectrum (the most complicated and expensive) are services from companies like California Closets. Typically, they start with a house call from a rep who shows you the line and its possibilities, measures the area and helps you come up with a plan, and then creates a 3-D computer image of the solution. After any alterations and final approval, the plan goes to the company production department to turn out stock or custom parts that are assembled in another visit by an installer. Or, if you're not up for fabricating cabinets and mortising hinges but can handle straightforward jobs with basic tools, consider doing it yourself.
How difficult is installation? Most shelf and bin storage systems are modular. A combination may not fit your cabinet or closet exactly, but in most cases a mix and match of stock parts comes close. Typically, these systems require only a level, ruler and screwdriver — plus some careful planning and measuring. The key is locating wall studs that have enough strength to support the system and the weight of storage items it carries. Find them with a magnetic stud finder, expecting another stud every 16 inches on center. Molly fasteners that attach to drywall between studs may help carry part of the load, but aren't adequate for storage systems carrying heavy items.
How can you best change cabinet storage? Many storage spaces in closets, kitchen cabinets and other areas include dead space. For example, corner cabinets under kitchen counters are so deep that a fair amount of the cubic volume is hard to reach — so far back and so dark that you don't know what's there anymore. The solution incorporated into many cabinet systems is a multitiered carousel. It uses almost all of the cavernous space and lets you bring items in the back to the front with a quick spin. If you don't have one, or could use another, check the Web for companies such as Hafele, Rev-a-Shelf, retail big-box stores and cabinet manufacturers selling a variety of units that are easy to install. Aside from Lazy Susans for blind corners there are all sorts of pull-outs and organizers for deep cabinets and cluttered spaces under double sinks.
How can you best change closet storage? Most closets have a pole 60- to 65-inches off the floor. The standard layout is roomy but leaves extra space top and bottom, and some at the front and back. Moving the pole toward the back wall usually provides enough room for a narrow storage rack on the door to hold small items that used to fill a bureau drawer. To use even more of the volume, consider hanging clothes at half-height with two poles. The plan works in many different configurations. The most efficient has two full-width poles — in standard closets at about 80 inches and 40 inches off the floor. That can free up most of another closet you might convert to tiers of pull-out storage bins. But you can incorporate the space-saving plan in a large closet by partitioning one end and leaving a short, single pole for long garments.


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Robinson delighted by Smith impact
Mk Dons boss Karl Robinson was full of praise for Alan Smith following the midfielder's full debut for the club.
Smith, on loan from Newcastle for the remainder of the season, made his first start for the Dons in their 1-1 draw at promotion rivals Huddersfield Town.
The former Manchester United man, making his first start since breaking his ankle whilst playing for the Magpies at Sunderland 12 months ago, has returned to first-team football well ahead of schedule.
And the 31-year-old, playing a more advanced role than he has become accustom to, impressed his new manager.
Robinson told the Football league website: "Alan showed how good he is winning tackles and headers. He knocked on my door on Monday and said he wanted to play even though he probably needs four weeks of training to get him fully fit."
He added: "Alan reverted to a holding midfield role at Newcastle but I want him to be the one player given the freedom to unlock defences.
"We have a steely, gritty and hard-working player and I am made up with him."
Smith was taken off by Robinson after 66 minutes,immediately after being booked for a lunge on Huddersfield defender Jamie McCombe.
But the Dons boss denied the booking had any affect on his decision to withdraw the midfielder, adding: "That was his limit.
"I had a few words with him when he came off and he said he loved it. If I quoted exactly what he said the FA might have something to say about it!"
Smith will be desperate to keep a good run of form with his five-year contract at Newcastle due to expire at the end of the season.News Now - Sport News


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GERARD Baden-Clay has been found guilty of the murder of wife Allison Baden-Clay and been sentenced to life imprisonment with a 15-year non-parole period.
The former Brookfield real estate agent, 43, pleaded not guilty in the Supreme Court at Brisbane at the opening of his trial six weeks ago.
A jury of seven men and five women delivered its verdict shortly after 11.50am today after deliberating for 21 hours before reaching a decision.
REVEALED: What the jury wasn't told about Baden-Clay
ALLISON'S FAMILY: 'I know you did it, you know you did it'
Justice John Byrne asked the jury to retire to deliberate on Thursday at 11.10am.
Jurors lined up across one side of the court as they were asked by the judge's associate: "Do you find the defendant Gerard Robert Baden-Clay guilty or not guilty of murder?''
The family of Allison Baden-Clay, including her parents Geoff and Priscilla Dickie, who are seated in the packed public gallery of court 11, cheered as the jury replied: "Guilty".
The accused was seated in the dock and stood to talk to his lawyer Peter Shields as the judge discharged the jury and thanked them for their service.
Justice Byrne told the jurors he was grateful for their service.
Crown prosecutor Todd Fuller QC said Baden-Clay had multiple pressures weighing down on him on the night his wife disappeared on April 19, 2012: from her, his mistress Toni McHugh and as a result of a real estate business that was mired in debt.
He said the accused "efficiently and effectively" killed his wife, probably smothering her, as she fought for her life at their home on Brookfield Road.
He said Ms Baden-Clay scratched her husband's face as she fought him off.
"They are fingernail marks, they are on his face, they occurred after his children went to sleep and before his children got up," Mr Fuller said.
"There was a struggle between the two of them and she left her mark upon him.
"They are damning and link to the act of violence without any doubt."
He said Baden-Clay dragged his wife's body across the back patio of their homes, where leaves unique to the property became entangled in her hair and clothing, and then placed her in the back of the family's silver-coloured Holden Captiva.
Mr Fuller said rivulets of Ms Baden-Clay's blood were found in the rear of the car.
He said the accused drove her body 13km away to the Kholo Creek Bridge at Anstead, parked on the side of Mt Crosby Rd and dragged her down below the bridge, pushing or rolling her off the concrete culvert at the bottom to the mud bank below.
Baden-Clay reported his wife missing the next morning, contacting 000 at 7.15am.
Despite a massive search by police and SES throughout the Brookfield area, Ms Baden-Clay's body was not found until April 30, 2012.
He was arrested by police for her murder on June 13, 2012.
Baden-Clay steadfastly maintained his innocence during his five-week trial, even getting in the witness box to declare he did not kill his wife and raising doubts about her mental health in the lead-up to her death.
Revelations of his long-running affair with Ms McHugh and trysts with other women throughout his 14-year marriage with his wife painted a picture that their union was anything but happy.
In the lead-up to his wife's disappearance, Gerard Baden-Clay sent secret emails to Ms McHugh promising he loved her unconditionally and would be out of his marriage by July 1, 2012.
In testimony, however, Baden-Clay said he never intended to leave his wife for Ms McHugh and he was just "placating" her.
But the words in Ms Baden-Clay's diary showed she was hurt and fearful of her loveless marriage, blaming herself for her husband's lack of intimacy as he met with Ms McHugh after working hours behind her back.
"I would give anything if my partner would love me and make love to me," she wrote.
The jury was also told of Baden-Clay's spiralling debt woes.
He loaned $270,000 from a trio of financially savvy friends in early 2011 to help rescue the business from overspending and a lull caused by the floods.
Separately, he had until June 30 with the option of extending until September 30, to come up with $270,000 in order to buy out the rent roll of his business from two partners.
Mr Fuller argued a separation with his wife would cause the accused financial losses but it also grew evident he stood to gain from two life insurance policies.
Baden-Clay countered that his father had worked in the industry and urged him to take out the policies, as well as make a claim the day after his wife's body was found.
Mr Fuller argued Baden-Clay was practised in deception.
"Now, do we know anybody who is good at covering their tracks, avoiding suspicion, hiding from what they have done from others, keeping up appearances in adversity, willing to do or say to people whatever they need to protect their own position? Somebody who has lived a lie," he said.
Gerard Baden-Clay said he had nothing to say on why sentence should not be passed on him.
Crown prosecutor Todd Fuller QC said the accused had no previous criminal history and had been held in custody since his arrest on June 14, 2012.
He tendered a pre-sentence custody certificate to the court that indicated Baden-Clay had been in jail for 762 days.
Members of the Baden-Clay family read victim impact statements to the court.
Ms Baden-Clay's mother, Priscilla Dickie, read hers first from the witness box.
"She was an incredible achiever," she said,.
Ms Dickie said it was obvious to her that one of the last things her daughter did was to "leave her mark on her husband".
She said she waited for 10 days at the Brookfield Showgrounds for news her daughter's body was found.
"We went from being a happily retired couple ... to being guardians for three young girls," she said.
"The impact of finding out about the troubled relationship over the past few years has been distressing. It has devastated me to know Allison had been living in a fearful relationship and had been trying to handle such a situation alone."
Ms Dickie said Baden-Clay's affairs, self-interest and lies had disgusted her and her family.
"He betrayed her. He has made a mockery of their marriage and their life together," she said.
She said he had shown no remorse.
"For the love of her husband and her children, Allison stayed and she died," Ms Dickie said.
She said the impact of her daughter's death had completely changed her life and that of her family.
"Allison did not leave her girls. She had so much to offer them, she just loved them," she said.
Ms Dickie said they had all been loved of Allison's love and guidance.
She said the support of family and friends gave her the strength to carry on as they waited for news following the disappearance of her daughter on April 20, 2012.
"We were shocked that after all that time, her husband did not once come to search at the command centre," she said.
"No one can take the place of a mother and my heart breaks as I do my very best to."
She said she now cared for her grandchildren.
"They miss her terribly and cry for her every night. The girls will never see their mother again, not just now, but ever," she said.
Ms Dickie said through tears it was heartbreaking the three girls had been deprived of the love of a caring and devoted mother.
"The tragedy of it all is that she had so much to offer," she said.
"Our lives are so very different, everything has changed."
She said her life now revolved around her three grandchildren.
"You have changed your daughter's destiny and sentenced them to a journey they must take through life as a mother," she said.
Allison Baden-Clay's father Geoff Dickie read his victim impact statement to the court.
He said he was a grandfather to three girls, now aged 13, 10 and seven.
He said he had been devastated by his daughter's death.
Mr Dickie said his daughter was intelligent and friendly who lived as an exchange student in Denmark after school.
He said she travelled the world and studied languages.
Mr Dickie said his daughter gave up her career to raise a family with her husband but "paid the ultimate price".
"From the time we received the phone call on the 20th of April, my life has changed," Mr Dickie said.
"As a result of the murder of our daughter, I am living an entirely different lifestyle ... and it has left an enormous black hole from which I will never recover."
Mr Dickie said he still woke in the middle of the night and struggled to sleep, thinking about the moment his daughter was attacked.
"I will strive to live life to the maximum due to the fact I have the immense privilege to care for Allison's three beautiful daughters," he said.
He said he would not change anything about his life now, unless he could bring his daughter back.
Mr Dickie said he tried to help his grandchildren live the life their mother would have wanted.
"They woke up the next morning to find their mum missing forever, they did not have a chance to say goodbye," he said.
Mr Dickie said the girls had been left with pain and disappointment.
"A father's duty is to protect and care for his daughter ... I failed in that duty to my daughter and I will have to live that for the rest of my life," he said.
He told Baden-Clay he was devastated and outraged by the way he had sullied his daughter's life.
"The girls' father has taken their mother from them forever ... Allison, I love you and miss you and you will be in my heart forever," he said.
Allison Baden-CLay's sister, Vanessa Fowler, then addressed the court.
She said her sister "left this Earth too young".
"I feel cheated that I never got to say goodbye, I have been robbed of a life together with my sister. We will never get to have that one last cup of coffee together ... I miss her," Ms Fowler said.
She said she had moved from the Gold Coast to Brisbane to help support her parents and help them look after her sister's three daughters.
Ms Fowler said she was a supporter and carer to her three nieces.
"Allison inspired me to be a better person. A better mother. She loved life, loved her daughters and was loved by all," she said.
She said her sister was strong, resilient, compassionate and fun.
Ms Fowler said her sister had four businesses on the go, three children and two mistresses to deal with, making her very strong.
"Allison never allowed depression to take over her life, she was never so debilitated she could not function," she said.
She said Ms Baden-Clay was passionate about building resilience in young children through the Pathways program.
She said her death had left a dark void.
"We remember her smile, her laughter, her friendship and her love, for this is how she lived her life," she said.
Ms Fowler said she felt great sadness for her sister's daughters.
"Despite the stresses in her life, Allison's care of her children was her utmost priority ... during this trial there has been an overemphasis and exaggeration of the negative aspects of her life," she said.
She said her sister had been ridiculed, degraded and belittled during the trial.
"This was inflicted on her in life and now in death," she said.
She told Baden-Clay her sister had left her mark on him to make sure he paid for his "evil ways".
'It is because of you that numerous lives have been changed forever," she said.
Ms Fowler said Baden-Clay had showed no remorse, carrying on like "business as usual" while his wife lay cold and wet under a bridge.
"For the first time since she married you, she has come out on top," she said to the accused.
Ms Fowler said it had been proven her sister did not take her life or "go for a walk and die".
"Only two people know the answer to those questions. One is dead at the hands of another," she said.
She said her sister's life was cut short because of greed and self-satisfaction.
She said her sister's only crime was to be loved and love.
A victim impact statement from Ashley Dickie, Allison' Baden-Clay's younger brother, could not make the verdict, so it was read to the court by Vanessa Fowler.
She said "I know you did it, you know you did it" and whatever time he spent in jail would not be enough.
Justice John Byrne then started to sentence Gerard Baden-Clay.
He said Allison Baden-Clay knew nothing about the resumption of her husband's affair with Toni McHugh on April 19, 2012.
He said if the two women were to meet the next day at a real estate conference, the consequences could have been "dramatic".
He said Baden-Clay's unsuspecting wife was doing her best to maintain the marriage.
Justice Byrne said Allison Baden-Clay was tormented by her husband's affair and questioned him about it that night.
"All the pressures proved too much for you.
"The prosecution suggests you smothered Allison and that looks likely, but whatever the means, your violent attack caused her death," he said.
"Your fingernails scratched her face. The act of a desperate woman struggling for life. Those marks are only consistent with your guilt."
He said Baden-Clay's conduct after his wife's murder had been "shameful" and spoke of a "profound absence of remorse".
Justice Byrne said the accused dumped his wife's body in an undignified way, exposed to the elements, under a bridge, and put into place a plan of deception.
He said Baden-Clay used a razor blade to cut himself where his wife had scratched him, "trying to disguise the injury she had inflicted in defending herself".
"You drove around the streets of Brookfield pretending to look for her," he said.
"You have insinuated that mental illness may have led to drug overdose or suicide and besmirching Allison's memory in that way is thoroughly reprehensible," he said.
He said the accused was definitely not of good character, despite having no criminal history.
"You are given to lies and deception," he said.
Justice Byrne said 15 years was the minimum parole eligibility date for the accused, but any application by Baden-Clay would need to be considered by a future parole board with "considerable scepticism".
"The community, acting through the court, denounces your lethal violence," he said.
"The impacts on Allison's family have been grave. Their victim impact statements poignantly depicts their pain.
"You took a devoted, loving mother from her three girls, blighting their lives."
He declared 762 days in pre-sentence custody as time served.
Justice Byrne sentenced Baden-Clay to life in jail with a 15-year non-parole period.
Lawyers for Gerard Baden-Clay, Peter Shields and barrister Michael Byrne QC, told media outside the Brisbane Supreme Court that their client was distraught by the verdict.
"Not withstanding that, my client and his family will continue to support each other through this very difficult stage," Mr Shields said.
He asked media to give Baden-Clay's family space in the following days.
"It's important to understand my client's family is not on trial here, they should be left alone and their privacy should be respected," Mr Shields said.
Mr Shields said it would not be appropriate to comment on an appeal at this stage.
Allison's best friend Kerry-Anne Walker spoke to a crowd of waiting media on behalf of the Dickie family.
"It has been a long wait over the last two years, and this result today marks the beginning of our long journey towards healing, and finally allowing us to mourn and grieve for this beautiful woman," she said.
"Today is not a win for our family, for it will not bring our beautiful Allison back.
"However, it is the closure of another chapter in this journey for our family.
"We have lost Allison and nothing that has happened here will bring her back.
"We as a family will grieve her tragic death forever, the memories tarnished by the fact that she was taken from us in such horrific circumstances."
Read the full statement from Allison's family here.
Detective Superintendent Mark Ainsworth told the media that today's verdict culminated two years of pain and suffering for the Dickie family.
"Personally, myself and other members of the police that have had to deal with the family throughout this trauma have been overwhelmed in the way they've dealt with the matter," he said.
"When our first response officers, the uniform response officers attended the call made by Gerard reporting his wife missing, the work that they demonstrated was nothing short of outstanding.
"They formed a suspicion very early in the piece, contacted their supervisors, who again performed some outstanding work notifying the CIB at any early stage.
"The detectives from Indooroopilly CIB that responded and ramped this investigation up to a high level at a very early stage should be commended in relation to their activities."
Det Supt Ainsworth said the investigation was conducted in two parts - the search for Allison and the Major Incident Room where detectives gathered evidence on her killer.
He said every officer should be commended for their efforts.
Det Supt Ainsworth said SES volunteers and police were engaged in a relentless search.
He thanked the SES for their invaluable help.
"These are volunteers who gave up their work time, took holidays to assist in searching for Allison,'' Det Supt Ainsworth said.
He also thanked the Dickie family, who remained at the search site all day, every day.
"The support that family gave us under the circumstances I have never ever seen before. It was overwhelming and encouraged the police to conduct the search in the manner we did," he said.
"Things that we've never seen before in our experience - police officers giving up days off, public holidays, police recruits doing the same ... everyone determined to find Allison.
"One disappointment out of this investigation, if anything, was the time it took us to find Allison."
Detective Superintendent Brian Wilkins, who headed the Homicide Squad at the time, acknowledged the commitment and engagement of all police involved in the investigation.
"That starts from our general duties police that turned up at the crime scene first up, our forensic services police, our investigators from State Crime, the Homicide Squad, Indooroopilly CIB, all of whom have committed significant amounts of their life to this investigation,'' he said.
Det Supt Wilkins said police were also grateful for the efforts of the expert witnesses, in particular hydrologist Martin Giles and botanist Dr Gordon Guymer.
Follow the trial of the year day-by-day here:
DAY 20: Question stops jury deliberations
DAY 19: Jury warned on outside sources
DAY 18: Judge says manslaughter an option
DAY 17: Judge begins summing up
DAY 16: 'It was an efficient, effective killing'
DAY 15: 'She can't sleep, she's up alone, what if ...'
DAY 14: 'You killed your wife.' 'No, I did not.'
DAY 13: Allison's journal 'untrue', says Baden-Clay
DAY 12: Baden-Clay's love triangle email trail
DAY 11: Baden-Clay's tears as he takes the stand
DAY 10: How it unfolded as the Crown rests
DAY 9: Plants on Allison found at her home
DAY 8: Jurors inspect site where body found
DAY 7: Neighbour's explanation for scream
DAY 6: Scratches not typical of razor
DAY 5: Listen to triple-0 call to police
DAY 4: Accused told lover to lie low
DAY 3: Neighbours heard screams
DAY 2: Daughter's tape brings tears
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While washing my hair, a young girl tells me about her classes at the community college. She thinks she'll probably transfer to a four year school, and "go for" teaching. "Might as well" she adds. Next, she gives me a rundown of what she'll be doing this weekend.
"My boyfriend and I are going to this big party on Saturday night, and an even bigger one Sunday night. We're gonna be sooooo trashed. I'm gonna be soooooo tired. I'm gonna have to call my teacher tonight."
"Why?" I ask, bored with what I already know she's going to say.
"Well, there's no way I can go to an 8:00 am class and take an exam. Screw that. He's gonna have to let me make it up, 'cause I'm NOT taking an exam on a Monday morning when I'm so tired. Besides, I wanna have a good time Sunday night, ya know?"
"Mmmmmm, yeah" I reply, glad she has at this point hastily thrown a towel over my head, so she can't see the face I'm making. She will one day be someone's teacher. Lovely.
I then walk over to my favorite stylist's station and take my seat at the mirror. I look straight ahead, watching her behind me, her scissors flying around my head. As she does her magic, I compliment her on her tousled, brown curls, and congratulate her on her recent wedding. There's something radiant about her, and I realize she's happy, in love, the world ahead of her.
We talk about movies. She and her husband have just seen the one that has garnered all the awards last month. "I hated it!" she complains. "It was awful to see how they live! Why do I need to see that? How depressing! Why make a movie like that? My life is good. I don't need to see all that."
I remained quiet. I felt disappointed. I wanted to tell these girls so many things. But, I am not their teacher.
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Some people should remain washing hair and sweeping floors...enjoyed the flow of the story and the snaphot of young American women, who may be very typical.
- March 15, 2009 at 1:11 PM
- Spanish Joe said...
I find it appalling the attitude of some of the students I meet who are supposedly going to be teachers as well. It seems that many people who contemplate pursuing a degree assume they can "fall back" on teaching as if it is that type of job. I suppose is America, it has garnered that reputation; with the level of control taken out of the teacher's hands in the classroom, I can see why. It is still sad to see, though.
- March 16, 2009 at 6:50 PM
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Registration for the 2007 challenge opened on 13 April. Although no date has been set for when the problems will be mailed out, the solutions will be due no later than 1 November. The winner will be announced on 15th of that month. The winner of the challenge will receive a free trip to the 2008 DoD Cyber Crime conference.
The 2006 challenge was the first sponsored by the DC3. Entrants were asked to solve puzzles in Audio Steganography, Steganography using S-Tools, Password Cracking, Image Analysis: Real vs. CG, Data Carving: Linux LVM Interpretation, Data Acquisition: Boot a dd Image, Data Acquisition: Boot a Split dd Image, Media Recovery: Compact-disc, Media Recovery: Floppy Diskette, Keylog Cracking, and Metadata Extraction.
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Swede Kristoffer Broberg stormed into the halfway lead in the Finnish Challenge courtesy of a sublime five under par 66 in the second round at Kytäjä Golf.
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"It's a great spell for me and it's all down to confidence. I know now that I can beat everyone else here and I've calmed down so much in the last few weeks. A few weeks ago I wasn't getting into the big events like the Rolex Trophy in three weeks' time which is only for the top 45 in the Rankings, but now I can relax and just do my thing and it feels very easy.
"Winning was certainly a tough hurdle to get over because I didn't know if I could do it. Last year I never had the feeling that I could pull it off. This year I seem to have turned a corner and I'm riding that wave.
"This is the third weekend in a row I'm going into the weekend near the top of the leaderboard and it's amazing. I just need to keep doing what I'm doing and enjoy myself. This is such a beautiful place, it's hard not to enjoy playing this golf course. I just want to savour every minute."
Steiner endured a shaky start to his second round of 69, but recovered well and added gloss to his score with a birdie at the last.
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Join RecSports and McWell as we travel through 10 weeks of wellness! Each week through April 3, we'll highlight a different health topic to consider integrating into your everyday life. Stop by campus offices/events to pick up your collectible postcard filled with resources and tips for a healthier you. Postcards and locations will change each week, so stay tuned to mcwell.nd.edu and follow @McWellND on Twitter for the updated locations. Collect 6 postcards or more and be entered to win prizes.