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March 19, 2011 at approximately 1:00 am, Baxter County Deputy Sheriff David Alkire initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle that was acting in a suspicious manner, near the rear of the Walmart Retail Store in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Deputy Alkire made contact with the driver and became more suspicious when the driver's answers were inconsistent with the Deputy's questions and was unable to produce a valid driver's license. The driver admitted to Deputy Alkire his next door neighbor was in the hospital and that he had stolen the vehicle from the neighbor's home. The driver was arrested and during the pat down search, Deputy Alkire found live 9mm ammunition rounds in the suspect's pocket. During the search of the vehicle, Deputies found a loaded semi automatic 9mm handgun under the front seat of the vehicle. The weapon had a full magazine with a live round in the weapon's chamber. Further investigation revealed that the suspect, a 16-year old juvenile from Norfork, had burglarized the neighbor's home, stealing the vehicle and the 9 mm handgun from the home. It is undetermined at this time if there was anything else that was taken by the youth. Authorities were able to confirm the neighbor was in the hospital at the time of the Burglary and Theft. The 16 year old Juvenile was charged with:Residential Burglary Class C FelonyTheft of a Firearm Class C FelonyTheft of a Motor Vehicle Class C FelonyCarrying a Prohibited Weapon Class D Felony The Juvenile was turned over to Juvenile Authorities. He was transported to Juvenile Lockup pending his appearance in Baxter County Juvenile Court.The investigation is continuing.Sheriff John Montgomery
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We had a good time. Great view, such a comfortable bed! The additional 30.00 for one night parking.
Pleasant and helpful staff. Dirty, dirty, dirty...stained carpets, broken tiles, torn upholstery on furniture, moldy shower curtain - GROSS!
clean, friendly staff, nice central location had to pay to park, was requested to put a 100 hold on my card at check in, they did drop it to 50, but all the website said was a card would have to be on file, nothing about a hold. The shops inside were all abandoned. Only a few open. $4 water offered in room. no fridge
Great service from the valet and front desk staff. Great location with two main entrances on both sides of the hotel.
The hotel itself has a super cool environment and the building is spectacular... until you go in the room. This was our second attempt at The Arcade and both times we have requested a bath tub and paid an uncharge for a room with a view. Both times the view that we upgraded to was a concrete wall 6 feet from the window. They moved us to a room with an actual view this time at least, but the room was just cleanish and had no bath. We actually think that this may be the room where employees take breaks as the table had pretty clearly had drinks on it not long before we arrived and the TV was on. If they charged $100 or even $150 for rooms here, it would be fine. In fact, it would be good. For $360 a night though, we were really expecting something more than a few steps above a Holiday Inn.
There was a lovely gentleman working the front desk who was able to let us check in early. It was a huge help to us considering we had been traveling for over 10 hours with no sleep. The room was very nice; my only complaint would be that there are no fridges available in the rooms.
Excellent stay
The Arcade is a beautiful Hotel. Staff are courteous and knowledgeable about their facility and surrounding amenities. Centrally located, making everything you want to do in walking distance. First stay was perfect. Great room, extremely comfortable bed, and perfect view of 4th St., cannot complain. Second stay....room was dated, carpet appeared to have water damage, bed was old with ruts and was extremely stiff. Called to ask possibly change rooms and were shot down. I understand hotels fill up fast, especially during big events in downtown Cleveland. However, don't ask me my room preference through email four months in advance and again at the front desk when your going to ignore or know you have no intentions of accommodating a single preference. Just be honest and up front about availability.
Nice atmosphere. Great location in town.
Staff friendly n professional, elevator wouldnt take us to 12th floor only to 10th floor had to take steps up too room to unload bags. Had to go to front desk and ask why elevator would take us up to correct floor. Also drinks at bar for two beers 12 dollars pricy,and heard motors running outside room all night
Location,staff Very small room
Staff was super friendly.
Beds were perfect. Very comfortable. Pillows were spot on. That is only thing was nice to say about my whole stay. Room was dirty, hair in tub and in the sink. Also smelled funny. Not sure where it was coming from. Parking was very close. My van had door dings. The room size was so small a king size bed was just as big as the room. This place was NOT worh the money.
amenities, proximity to points of interest, great adjacent restaurant lacking microwave in room, option to request one was not mentioned by the staff; learned about option by default as we were checking out...
Fitness room great! 1. The hotel facilities are not kept in good repair. For example, the telephone in the room had keys broken or removed from the key pad. 2. Could not check out because the computer system was frozen. I received a email of folio that appears to contain incomplete expenses.
The bellmen were outstanding with holding our luggage in storage while we waited 2+ hours for our car at check-out on new years day. They were what made an otherwise unpleasant experience tolerable and actually enjoyable. The valet service was horrible. The wait was long yet tolerable because of the westin's staff and pleasantness. The valet staff had 8 people standing around the podium (not moving or running any cars) sitting there cursing in front of guests during a verbal argument- very off-putting.
Front desk was very friendly and quick to get us checked in and out. Parking was very expensive.
The place was clean and comfortable with a higher end business vibe. No complaints.
Cleanliness and layout of rooms. No breakfast included with stay. No garbage can in bathroom or recycling in room period.
The room was clean, we were put on a high floor with a great view. The staff was excellent. I guess I'm just too picky about the cons. I'm a stickler for good service and the Westin did exactly what they were required to, but nothing more. For example, I asked for a fruit platter & champagne to be put in the room. It was my husband's birthday and it sucked we were stuck in a hotel after a business trip, so I wanted to make it a bit more exciting. Most the fruit was fine, but they didn't pick out the moldy grapes and shriveled berries. There were two glasses for coffee, but provided only one cup serving of grounds. The bag of coffee itself couldn't be opened easily, and since we were traveling, we had no sharp objects. The vanity mirror was broken. Little stuff adds up and I was overall disappointed for a $250+ night.
The hotel was convenient to the Convention Center. The room was clean, hotel was quiet, and the decor modern and relaxing. The attached restaurant is very expensive--if you're traveling on a budget, you're going to have to walk a few blocks to find something cheaper.
Good locatoon, easy walk to local attractions, restaurants, athletic venues. Rooms were comfortable and clean, hotel bar was nice but always under-staffed. Hotel was probably sold out for NCAA tournament, they did not staff the hotel properly. 2 working elevators for 20+ floors after a Thursday night game, plus they closed the bar/restaurant as people returned from the game. Check-in was slow on a Thursdsy, room not ready until after 4:30. Staff were nice, just not enough of them.
Overall clean, good breakfast. Wifi worked well. Room was modern, but the bed was soft. Had complimentary fridge and microwave which was nice. Would have loved this hotel if traveling for work, but not really the best set-up for a family with a baby. Drunk person wandering around front of hotel when we went to check-in at 8pm on a Friday. Had to carry our infant through group of smokers that congregate at the front door (gross.) Nobody manning the front desk, had to find someone to check us in. Only offer valet parking option. The free "crib" provided was just a pack and play, not really good for sleeping baby (or easy to clean!) and overall the hotel was on the noisier side. Also no bathtub in the room for bathing kids.
Recently opened after multi million dollar historical restoration...beautifully done well appointed and great central downtown location. Although not crowded during my stay I would imagine the hallways will become very noisy due to the beautifully restored marble floor and half wall wainscot.
Loved the whole feel of the retrofitted space! Extraordinarily comfortable, great safety features, and amazing location.
Just very expensive for less than 24 hours in the hotel and it cost me over $300 for the room and the valet parking was $25 per day which totaled $50, to park my car for 27 hours. Arrived at 11:30 am left the next day at 2:30 pm.
We spoke to 3 different people on the phone and they were all rude and unhelpful to the point that we cancelled our stay and stayed at the doubletree where EVERYONE we spoke with was helpful and the request for double beds specifically which was the simple request we had was met with a no problem and see you soon. The 3 Marriott women were very rude and said it wasn't their job. Stay at the Doubletree they are friendly and give you delicious cookies!!!
Check in and check out were fast. Everything was clean. They make staying there hassle free.
Close proximity to every major item in downtown Cleveland. Easy walk to the Browns stadium. This Sunday morning breakfast buffet continue to run out of food. You would be waiting in line and get up where the food is and trays would all be empty
Had booked this room months in advance. Called the week of our stay to confirm our reservation and notify them we would be a late check in. At check in they no longer had a room for us, and sent us to another hotel nearby where we were given a king bed for multiple people. The room was really expensive, and we ended up getting something less than satisfactory.
Comfortable and easy
The beds were super comfortable. The bathroom needs more privacy. Especially when staying with a group of friends.
Rooms were clean and well designed. Slept well because beds were comfortable, drapery kept light out, and room well insulated from noise. This is a large hotel and yet whenever we contacted the staff via text, room phone, or in person they responded to every one of our requests quickly. The hotel is within walking distance or short taxi ride of tourist attractions and restaurants etc. Also the view is nice. I wish there had been charging outlets on the long desk/counter.
The location to everything downtown. Walked to many locations. The wood floors in my room. Friendlies of the staff, very helpful! The smells of the building. Old building wit a slight sewer smell. No fan in the bathroom. Had another light in the ceiling but couldn't figure out how to turn it on.
Our check-in was fine. Upon arrival to the room it was uneventful which is less than what I would expect from the Ritz. My wife and I live just outside of Cleveland and I wanted to pamper her with an impeccable stay at the Ritz and all the ammenities and services which are to accompany a stay at the Ritz. Upon returning to our room, we opened the refrigerator to poor a Grey Goose mixed drink only to find that the seemingly sealed bottle was previously consumed and filled with water. After calling room service, rather than a sentiment of surprise and apology, found this to be routine and simply offered a replacement. For starters, I am amazed that anyone would do this. I am also concerned of the source of the replacement water. I cringe when I think that at the Ritz, I consumed an unknown substance which could have been toilet water for all I know. After 30 minutes, there was no promised call from the server and no replacement bottles of Grey Goose. I called again and he assured me I wo...
Stayed two nights in July 2013. Very clean rooms. Accessible location. Tower City mall is at connected and you don't have to go outside to get to the Horseshoe casino. Nice facility and the staff was very warm and friendly. Will make this my Cleveland hotel of choice when I am in town. I've stayed in major hotels across the USA for many years and this is at the top of my list for excellence. You get what you pay for.
It was very clean abd the staff were very friendly.
Our room was the cheapest, on the 8th floor, sounds high but the lobby is on the 6th and the 7th is meeting rooms and lounge / restaurant. We could hear lounge music at night while in the bathroom / tub but it wasn't terrible in the sleeping area. What impressed me most is that our room already had the crib set up - a real crib (small size but not a pack-n-play) and they had included for the first night anyway baby shampoo and outlet covers - it was so thoughtful. She loved walking to and fro around the room and looking out the window at the cars below. There was a mini bar but I would have preferred just a standard mini fridge so that we could keep our water and apple juice cool without worrying about my daughter getting into the alcohol. The valets were very nice if a bit pushy - we ended up street parking because our car is not very expensive and Cleveland parking is free on weekends rather than pay $*each time we come or go from the hotel. The hotel provides a map to go jogging and...
Staff for sure, location was clutch and breakfast, yeah I want to stay Swimming pool would have been the only thing
Good hotel that is located downtown. Different from normal hotel, a mix of old with new. The location is great, everything is within walking distance, Tower City, the Q, Progressive Field and numerous bars and restaurants. Rooms are newly updated and the hotel itself is under renovation. Try to request a room across the arcade, you get an interesting walk through the top of the arcade as you find your room. Great hotel, with a cool, architecture location. The staff was perfect as well; doing anything to help. Currently under construction, but they are updating so I'm sure it will look great once they are done.


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This is a discussion on Good: 70 year Old Man Shoots and Kills Burglar within the In the News: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly forums, part of the The Back Porch category; Tampa Palms man shoots and kills home intruder By Kim Wilmath, Times Staff Writer Published Monday, July 13, 2009 TAMPA The man who shot ...
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By Kim Wilmath, Times Staff Writer
Published Monday, July 13, 2009
TAMPA The man who shot and killed another man who was apparently trying to break into his New Tampa apartment Sunday night has been identified as 72-year-old Marcos Antonio Trujillo, police said.
Around 9:30 p.m., officers went to 6103 Coral Bay Road in Tampa (map below), where they found Carlos Humberto Ibanez Arias, 37, shot in the upper body. Police found Arias, of 16217 Compton Heights Place, on the ground. They tried but failed to resuscitate him, authorities said.
It's unclear how, or if, Arias broke into the first-floor unit. The apartment's screened-in porch was intact Monday morning. "I never said he came in anywhere," said Tampa police spokeswoman Andrea Davis.
Neighbor Les Travis, 32, said he was relaxing on his patio when he heard six shots. There were two quick shots, followed by four more, he said. But he thought they were firecrackers and didn't investigate.
The shooting was in a quiet apartment complex off Bruce B. Downs Boulevard called Compton Place at Tampa Palms. It's gated but the gates were open Monday morning and there is no guardhouse.
Neighbors called the complex a safe place where most people keep to themselves.
"I've lived here for two years,'' Travis said. "Nothing happens.'' That's why he dismissed the noise as fireworks leftover from the Fourth of July, he said.
Police are investigating the circumstances of the shooting. Trujillo called police to say he shot someone who was trying to break into his home. "Homicide detectives are working with the State Attorney's Office to determine if the shooting was justified," Davis said.
A man who answered the door at the address declined to comment, saying police and his attorney advised him not to discuss the shooting.
Tampa Police detectives said they don't expect the investigation to be complete until next week.
According to the most recent public records available, Trujillo has a concealed weapons permit that expires in 2010. The state stopped making those records public after 2006.
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I think that we need to pay more attention to the knowledge base. 1Bad80 used to be pretty good at reminding people to check it. A more visible Knowledge Base may help.
It may be a good idea to have somewhere that we can submit new articles etc. so that they can be added to the knowledge base. Somewhere that everyone can see and rate new submittals, or check for bogus info.
I think making easy, accurate, and quick reference to research material, would be a huge plus to this site.
It can be difficult to search the knowledge base sometimes. It would be nice to have a better way to access info from it. Even when I know an article is in the Knowledge Base, I can find it easily all the time.
I agree with lluciano77 on this 110%.
The Search This Forum Box should be at the top of the page to make it easier to find as most do not go to the bottom of the page before posting.
What happened to the Intro Forum for the new gear-heads ?
It seems a new posting is done first before learning this site, redundant posting's are getting boring to respond to and when a person is reminded of the Guidelines they take offense.
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Lucky brought up a good question:
Is the Base Editor's site going to be opened for new site's?
Some have new address's and need to be updated as in the Intro Forum some sites are not correct anymore plus many of the ones I put in the KB.
How about making it manditory to read the Guidelines BEFORE POSTING for the newbies to this site, this way if they are reminded there should be no hard feeling's.
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Todd Waller (Director)
Prior to taking on the Director's role at Spring Hill College Italy Center he was the Dean of Students at the John Felice Loyola Rome Center. Dr. Waller is the former Director of the Center for Democratic Studies and Constitutional Development (CCSDD) at the Johns Hopkins University Bologna Center. From 2001 to 2005 he directed the Balkan based Youth Organizing Institute, which focused on conflict resolution programs for college students attending from across the Balkans. He has taught service learning courses and coordinated international service projects at a number of universities, including the University of Pennsylvania, University of Denver, Regis University, and Fordham University. He has directed two documentary films in Bosnia Herzegovina. His doctoral dissertation is from the University of London's Institue of Education titled: Mother Teresa wore Birkenstocks: an analysis of self and spiritual growth from former volunteers who walked in the shoes of the Missionaries of Charity.
Vittorio Buffatti (Assistant Director)
As the Assistant Director of the Italy Center, Professor Buffatti overseas the administrative operations of the Italy Center. He is a practitioner and researcher having worked for numerous human rights causes across Italy and the Balkans. In 2010 he conducted research for Amici dei Bambini which is the largest non profit organziation in Italy addressing the needs of children. He holds two master's degrees; one in Political Science (inderdisciplinary with Law) from the University of Bologna and another in Business and Non Profit Management from the Luigi Bocconi University in Milan. He has overseen the operations of youth and legal projects in the Balkans while working for the Johns Hopkin's University Center for Constitutional Studies and Democratic Development. He served for six years as a tutor and director of student affairs for the Bologna based Loyola University (California) International Law Program.
Riccardo Guidetti (Director, Alma Mater Residence Hall)
Dr. Guidotti has a degree in Philosophy from the University of Bologna. He oversees all day-to-day operations of the Alma Mater Campus where the Spring Hill Italy Center is based. He directs the annual Alma Mater and CEUR Foundation Conference based on a pressing social or political theme which then results in a yearly book that Dr. Guidetti edits. Prior to taking on the role as Director of the Alma Mater Residence Hall he instructed philosophy courses at the prominent Mingetti Liceo High School in Bologna. He manages a staff of ten Alma Mater employees who keep the residence hall running. He has a passion for American Football (not soccer) and played semi-professional football in Italy as a younger man. He is employed by the Milan based CEUR Foundation.
Jordan Byrne (Program Coordinator)
Jordan Byrne was a member of the inaugural class of the Italy Center (Spring 2011) and later returned for studies in the Summer of 2012. She completed her undergraduate degree at University of Mississippi in Business Administration with a minor in Italian Language. Prior to returning to the Italy Center in 2014 as the Program Coordinator she worked for an accounting firm in Houston, Mississippi. At the Italy Center Jordan overseas all aspects of University housing in addition to supervising the Italy Center's English as a Foreign Language Program. She is also instrumental in planning and implementing a number of study tours (i.e. Sicily, Morocco, Puglia, Rome). On occasion Jordan Byrne has supported recruitment efforts at a number of our partner campuses in the United States.
Elisabetta Cunsolo (Art History)
Elisabetta Cunsolo is adjunct professor of art history at the Dickinson College Center and at the Eastern College Consortium, in Bologna. She received her PHD in History of Art from the University of Bologna in 2004, specializing in the study of book illustration of the 16th and 17th centuries. Her current research, published in different articles, focuses on engravings made for some medical treatises printed in the second half of the Sixteenth century and aims to reconstruct the history of these books through the study of the connections that existed between physicians, engravers, and editors. In the past, she taught art history courses at the University of Bologna, and worked at Villa I Tatti, The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies in Florence as Assistant Curator of the Berenson Photo Library
Lorenza Fabretti (Italian Language)
Prior to instructing Italian at the Spring Hill College Italy Center, Professor Fabretti taught Italian language courses at the Gregorian Pontifical University of Rome. From 2004 to 2010, Dr. Fabretti instructed English to immigrants for the Jesuit Refugee Services in Rome. She holds a Master's Degree in Instruction and Promotion of Italian Language and Culture for Foreigners at the University of Venice. She completed her first Master's Degree in International Studies at the University of Bologna in 2001 and her Bachelor's degree in Linguistics and Anthropology from the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in 1995. Prior to returning to Italy in 2000 she worked for the International Commission for Missing Person's in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina assisting women from all three sides of war. Ms. Fabretti speaks Italian, English, Spanish, and entry level French and Bosnian (Serbo-Croat).
Lee Foust (Italian Literature)
Dr. Foust first came to Italy as an undergraduate student in 1980. He acquired his PhD at New York University in the Comparative Literature department where he focused on Italian and English medieval literature. While living in New York he co-edited the literary magazine resister—which published excerpts from his novel Inbetween. His prose poems and creative fiction has appeared in The Village Voice, The Spin Alternative Music Guide, and Sojourner Magazine. Dr. Foust has taught or currently teaches Renaissance and Modern Italian literature and Creative Writing at Studio Art Centers International, Italian Literature, Dante, Creative Writing and various comparative topics for the California State University, Epic Poetry, Boccaccio and Chaucer, Studies in Fiction and The Modern European Novel for Gonzaga University, all three in Florence Italy. He has also taught Italian Literature (modern and pre-modern) and Dante for Richmond College in Florence and the International Studies Institute at Palazza Rucellai as well as a Great Books course at New York University's Villa La Pietra, also in Florence.
John Lewis (Social Science – Community Based Research)
Professor Lewis did his B.A. at Loyola University Chicago in Political Science in 2005. He worked for three years in Israel/Palestine as a member of Christian Peacemaker Teams, a Chicago-based organization documenting human rights abuses and supporting grassroots initiatives for nonviolent resistance. He returned to graduate school to complete an M.A. in Near Eastern Studies and Journalism at New York University in 2012. Later he worked for a year in Afghanistan as a social science researcher for the United States government. He has occasionally written for The Outpost, Al Jazeera English, 972 Magazine, among others, and was previously involved in political organizing in Ireland and the United States. In addition to overseeing the Italy Center's service learning initiatives, Professor Lewis coordinates a number of the Center's social justice travel programs. He is also responsible for coordinating the Italy Center's initiatives at the Jesuit Poggeschi Center. John Lewis speaks advanced Italian and an intermediate level of Arabic.
Alia Nardini (International Relations)
Born in Milan, Italy, Dr. Nardini moved to England to study Philosophy and Politics at the University of York. She then returned to her home country and acquired a PhD in History, Institutions and International Relations of Non-European Countries at the University of Pisa in 2008, specializing on American politics and the history of the Republican Party. She regularly follows U.S. elections for Italian magazines and newspapers, published various academic articles, and two books: one on war between morality and politics, and the second on American neoconservatism.
Dr. Nardini teaches Political Science and History at Spring Hill Italy Center, and coordinates the internships and undergraduate research programs. In the past, Dr. Nardini researched environmental issues with the National Trust in the United Kingdom, and with the World Wildlife Fund in Brindisi, Italy, where she was deeply involved in the Torre Guaceto Marine Reserve area, dealing with conservation issues, immigration and service learning projects with the local community. As well as co-directing the Puglia social justice immersion trip, her current interests focus on the history and politics of the United States, transatlantic relations, human rights promotion in American foreign policy and just war theory.
Mili Romano (Italian Language)
Dr.Romano holds a doctorate degree in Foreign Languages and Literature from the University of Florence which she acquired in 1977. Since 1986 she has been a professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Bologna. Simultaneously, Dr. Romano has been instructing Italian language courses since 1977. For 30+ years she has been a key member of the language instruction team at the Johns Hopkins Graduate School for International Studies Bologna. Her Italian teaching career also includes instructing courses at Brown University and Dickenson College in Bologna. She has authored numerous articles in academic journals and newspapers on foreign literature, contemporary art, urban anthropology, cinema and urban studies. Her interdisciplinary career includes curating numerous art exhibits in Bologna and throughout the Emilia Romagna region. In addition to her mother tongue of Italian Dr. Romano speaks English, French and Russian.
Piero Pasotti (Business)
Piero Pasotti received both his Ph.D. and MSC in Economics from the University of Siena. His primary area of research is the Economic Analysis of Law with special reference to Corporate Governance issues. He conducted his research activity as a visiting scholar at the Fordham Law School and at the University of Hamburg Institute for Law and Economics and regularly presented his research activity at the annual meetings of the American Law and Economics Association, the European Association for Law and Economics, the Italian Society for Law and Economics and the Spanish Law and Economics Association. Professor Passotti had been for many years Adjunct Lecturer or Economics, Finance and Economics Analysis of Law at the University of Bologna. He had also been Adjunct Professor of International Economics at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
Nicola Spaccucci (Communication Arts / Film)
Professor Spaccucci is an editor, director of production who has been involved in many projects from cinema to TV production, to videoclips and advertising. Since 2011, he has been responsible for the production and video editing at Dreamed Srl, Lavino Mezzo, Bologna. From 2008 to 2010 he was Assistant Director at Live working as a Video Technician at ASA Audiovisivi srl – Castelnuovo di Casalecchio – Bologna. Video Editor for various videoclips and DVD, including live for Vasco Rossi, Stadio, Marco Travaglio,Talks with Ermanno Olmi" by Tatti Sanguineti. Since 2004 editor for Zoomworx soc.coop. for several TV and cinema film productions, including "Tu te souviens d' Adil?" by Mohammed Zinnedaine, and the FilmTv "L'ispettore Coliandro 2", directed by Manetti Bros. Professional training in editing on AVID Xpress, at Accademia delle Arti Cinematografiche di Bologna. Professor Spaccucci offers xcellent knowledge of editing software: Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Movie Magic, AVID Xpress, Motion in their various versions. He is experienced in the field of film production, elaboration and distribution of audiovisual products on digital, analogical and film format. In addition, he provides a depth of knowledge of cinema and TV culture.
Irene Valsangiacomo (Theology)
Irene Valsangiacomo completed her Master's Degree in Theology at the College of Bologna (FTER) in 2014. Prior to taking on a lead role in instructing Theology courses at the Italy Center she trained under the mentorship of distinquished Professor Jean Paul Hernadez S.J.. In addition to teaching the World Religions course at the Italy Center, she is actively involved in leading a number of initiatives for the University of Bologna Poggeschi Jesuit Center. She was born in Switzerland and as an undergraduate she studied Drama at the Theater School of Bologna (A. G. Garrone). After graduating in Theater Studies she volunteered in Sao Paulo (Brasil) as a social media coordinator for a Catholic organization working with youth. Upon her return from Brasil in 2010 she began studies in Theology and initiated her collaboration with the Jesuits of Bologna at the Centro Poggeschi.
Caterina Zanfi (Philosophy)
Dr. Zanfi received her PhD in Philosophy from the Universty of Bologna in 2008. She is author of two books on the history of European Philosophy (Bergson, la tecnica e la guerra, Bologna 2009; Bergson e la filosofia tedesca, Macerata 2013, French translation Bergson et la philosophie allemande, Paris 2013). Dr. Zanfi's interdisciplinary work integrates philosophy, anthropology, religious studies and art. She has conducted research at a number of institutes in Germany and France in addition to having worked for the United Nations – UNESCO Italian Commission for Culture, Education and World Heritage. She recently appeared on French television in an episode dedicated to the theme of Technology broadcast on the ARTE channel.
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Reda is a filmmaker, musician and producer born in 1977 in Casablanca who lives in Italy. In 2015 his most recent production titled "The Long Road to the Hall of Fame" appeared at the Los Angeles Pan African film festival. The Festival is the largest in the United States to expose african film makers. Professor Zine studied arabic media at the Sorbonne University in Paris and script & direction at the Cineteca di Bologna, Italy. He has been performing and teaching between United States (Dickinson College, Pennsylvania), France (INA, Panos Institute), Sweden (University of Lund – Oriental Studies), Italy (Museo Ara Pacis, Rai3 TV, RADIO Rai 3, Ivan Illich School), Morocco (Boulevard, Boultek), Tunis (Nejm Azzahra), Lebanon (Freemuse, Orient Institut-Beirut), and Turkey (House of Music). He is the artistic director of transnational musical opensource project "Sharing the Spring" produced by Creative Commons; see: www.itwillbewonderful.org He worked with the Hip Hop band Public Enemy on a documentary about the life of Malik Farrakhan (aka Tony King), titled The Long Road to the Hall of Fame. He is currently directing the Amitie project which entails 4 documentaries to be produced for the E.U. office on Awareness on Migration, Development and Human Rights.


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Is humanitarian water safe to drink?
Four hepatitis E epidemics have occurred in the areas in which we operate since 2000, prompting a reflection on the quality of the water produced and distributed to their populations by humanitarian organisations. Epicentre's 2004 epidemiological study in the Mornay displaced persons camp in West Darfur state in Sudan (Outbreak of Hepatitis E in Mornay IDP camp, December 2004) highlighted the fact that the correctly chlorinated water distributed by the supply system set up by MSF was one of the means by which hepatitis E was transmitted. The experience of these epidemics led to three conclusions: the frequency of hepatitis E epidemics is not negligible, insofar as they have occurred four times in less than ten years in our areas of operation; in the specific case of this disease our water production procedures, although correctly followed, did not remove the threat; and finally, it is not easy to identify practical alternatives in the situations in which we operate.
Whilst the starting point was a particular disease, hepatitis E, the discussions held at the time showed that the health concerns associated with weaknesses in the water supply procedures used by aid organisations were not confined to this one illness. What are the difficulties we face in producing and distributing sufficient quantities of water that is clear, acceptable in terms of taste, free from faecal germs and correctly chlorinated? What role should the "beneficiaries" play in defining the quality criteria to be met? What are the situations where we think we have achieved this objective and yet a significant health risk remains? What do we know about the relationship between water and health? How do people working in a non-humanitarian context define water as fit for drinking? To what point is people's state of health influenced more by the quantity of water available than its quality? Where do the indicators used by humanitarian organisations to determine whether water is fit for drinking come from, and are they still relevant? Do we need to move away from a culture of complying with the current standard to a culture of managing residual risk, whatever the standards used? Do recent technological developments offer new prospects? Can we hope to improve water quality without making progress in terms of energy consumption, the importance of which is one of the characteristics of drinking water production systems that are more sophisticated than ours?
Aside from medical, scientific and technological considerations, however, access to water is a major social, economic and political issue as well as a local, regional, national and international one. How do consumers perceive the actions of water production and distribution organisations? What are the social, economic and political tensions determining how water is managed and the relationship between users and agencies that deliver water? What are the main areas of focus of national and international public policy in this area?
Most Americans don't boil our water unless there is a water main break, flood or puiblc announcement by the government. Our water supplier is supposed to notify us if our water doesn't meet EPA or state standards or if there is a waterborne disease emergency. If we know all the contaminants in our water these days, we should take more precaution. Yeah, I agree, purifier + boiling is the best way to go! (I heard boiling alone doesn't get rid of all the chemicals and metals in tap water)exile
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You can't love a generic humanity while being indifferent to the family or community member who rubs up against you, writes Good Samaritan Sister, Patty Fawkner.
BY Patty Fawkner SGS*
What is it about October and Teresas? October 15 is the feast of that heavyweight mystic and Doctor of the Church, St Teresa of Avila. Ten years ago on October 19, Mother Teresa of Calcutta was beatified, and October 1 is the feast of St Thérèse of Lisieux, one of that rare species – female Doctors of the Church.
It is the "little" Teresa, Thérèse of Lisieux, who has captured my imagination, not on her own, but aided and abetted by American religious brother Joseph Schmidt. Through his books and as my one-time spiritual director and retreat-giver, Joe – perhaps Thérèse's number one fan – has influenced my conversion from one who dismissed Thérèse because of a perceived saccharin spirituality (schmaltzy "Little Flower" holy cards didn't help), to one who genuinely appreciates this woman and her profound teaching on love. Tough love at that.
I find myself in good company with other Thérèse enthusiasts – Pope Francis, Richard Rohr, Ronald Rolheiser, Mother Teresa, Edith Stein, Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton – who discovered that Thérèse was "not just a mute pious little doll", but had a depth of spiritual wisdom and disarming honesty.
Thérèse's (and Joe's) first lesson is that another name for love is non-violence. This gives me a fresh take on that abused and overused word, "love". Thérèse's central thesis is that true love, the love Jesus proclaims in word and deed, is a love totally devoid of any trace of violence. No violence, even violence that attempts to overcome evil, has a place in true Gospel spirituality.
Daily we're assaulted by violent words and images. "Kick this mob out" screamed the headline on the first day of this year's federal election. We seem to exist in a vortex of violence both within and without. I'm all for making peace and not war, but I recognise inner war-like tendencies in my feelings of hostility and self-righteousness. Labelling, verbal put-downs, blaming and so-called "idle" gossip are common weapons in my repertoire of violence. This colleague's a drama queen, that politician's a megalomaniac, and did you hear how so-and-so stuffed up? And on we go.
The Carmelite convent where Thérèse lived for nine short years until her death from tuberculosis at the age of 24, was not immune to the violence of small-mindedness, rivalry, resentment and even occasional cruelty. Such a climate inevitably left Thérèse feeling hurt and hostile. She discovered, however, that if she "harboured" her negative thoughts and feelings to keep them alive, if she allowed "the feelings to have her, rather than she have the feelings" (Joe's words), she engaged in violence. She did violence to the offending sister, casting her as the adversary or enemy, and she did violence to herself by wallowing in her victim status.
I do that. The person who talks over me, the colleague who avoids me and the friend who disagrees with me, becomes an enemy created by my own hostile (read violent) thoughts and feelings.
Thérèse's advice is simple but requires real courage. Acknowledge the hurtful feelings, even befriend them, but don't brood over the feelings or the injury that triggered them. This only fuels violence.
Thérèse came to see that love had little to do with feelings of affection and attraction, and much to do with consciously letting go of any hostile thought or natural feeling of antagonism. She took to heart Jesus' injunction to love one's enemy, realising that the most unlovable of her sisters was the one with the greatest need for the greatest love. "Charity," she said, "consists in bearing with those who are unbearable… not being surprised at their weakness, [but] being edified by the smallest acts of virtue we see them practise." This, of course, is reminiscent of St Benedict, who encourages his followers to support "with the greatest patience one another's weaknesses of body or behaviour" (RB, 72).
A second lesson is that love has to be active and creative, not static and self-serving. As a very young sister I remember a retreat director asking me if I loved God. Brash, yet honest, was my reply: "I vaguely love and want God". The priest leant over and wrote on a sheet of paper: "Vague wanting = 0". I was chastened. Thérèse concurs: "Love cannot remain inactive". It can't be vague and "remain hidden in the bottom of the heart", she says. She knows that you can't love a generic humanity while being indifferent to the family or community member who rubs up against you.
Thérèse loved her sisters according to their particular need. She responded to members of her community with creativity and in a unique way, often ever so simply. "A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul." She reminds me again of Benedict, who encourages the community leader "to love as he [or she] sees best for each individual", and to "so arrange everything that the strong have something to yearn for and the weak nothing to run from" (RB, 64). Thérèse and Benedict know that in regard to love, one size doesn't fit all.
Thérèse loved her sisters on their terms, not on hers. "Be careful not to seek yourself in love" nor cultivate your own preferences, she says. Haven't we all met good-willed, good-deed-doing people whose mission in life seems to be correcting people "for their own good", making us wonder whose need and whose "good" is being met?
Loving yourself means accepting your weakness. This third lesson in love flies in the face of the soulless Jansenism which was rife during Thérèse's life and the narcissism which infects so much of contemporary society. The spirituality of Thérèse's day tried but failed to convince her that weakness, sin and human frailty were incompatible with holiness. Jansenism preached that one became good and holy by climbing with unflagging determination the stairway – the ever-so-steep stairway – of perfectionism, prolonged prayer and heroic virtue.
Thérèse understood holiness very differently. Holiness was having confidence in a merciful God rather than brooding over her own failures. "It is necessary only to love Jesus," she counselled her novices, "without paying too much attention to our own faults." Thérèse knew that straining for perfectionism and then berating herself for failing to meet the mark, was self-absorbing and intrinsically violent. She refused, in Joe's words, to "beat up on herself". She refused to make herself into the enemy. She was never phased, for example, when she dozed during prayer times, realising that God, like any loving parent, loved her whether she was awake or asleep.
She walked the talk with her novices, never scolding them, rather encouraging them to acknowledge any mistake but to eschew self-criticism and self-reproach. Loving yourself means being "willing to bear serenely the pain of doing displeasing to yourself". Such advice displays an incredibly mature emotional and spiritual intelligence. I pray for this grace.
When one loves, one does not calculate. This is lesson four. Thérèse rather whimsically believed that "there is a science God doesn't know – arithmetic". A prevalent image of God that lurks in our subconscious is God the accountant who keeps score of our virtues and defects, weighing these on the scales of justice. God is not a God of retribution, wrath and vengeance – a God to be feared.
During her fatal illness, Thérèse endured her own "dark night". She was riddled with doubt and had no consoling experience of the presence of God. Yet she clung to the fundamental truth Jesus revealed about God, that God is love. God, the extravagant and compassionate lover, does not calculate, compare, nor keep score. If I genuinely love neither do I.
This leads to a fifth and final lesson. Holiness is essentially about love: God's love for us and our response in love. "Merit," says Thérèse, "does not consist in doing or giving much". Holiness has little to do with performing devotions. "It consists in loving much." "It is love alone that counts." Holiness is God's work and hers was simply to believe that "Jesus does not demand great actions from us but simply surrender and gratitude".
Joe Schmidt says Thérèse has "democratised" holiness, making it clear that holiness is within the reach of anyone who is willing to love and to love again when one fails, and to love yet again. Hers is not a childish spirituality, but a mature and profound confidence in God's love. God loves me not despite my sin and weakness. God loves me because the "me" is sinful and weak.
Thérèse lived a "little" life in terms of time, distance and experience. Yet life in a small Carmelite convent in rural France at the end of the nineteenth century is a microcosm of the dynamics that challenge societies, cultures and nations. Love can flourish internationally and personally if it is non-violent, if it is creative and active, if it is not self-serving, if it acknowledges one's failures, and if it doesn't keep score.
"My vocation is love!" Thérèse wrote toward the end of her life. May it also be ours – all of us.
* Good Samaritan Sister, Patty Fawkner is an adult educator, writer and facilitator. Patty is interested in exploring what wisdom the Christian tradition has for contemporary issues. She has an abiding interest in questions of justice and spirituality. Her formal tertiary qualifications are in arts, education, theology and spirituality.
You can follow Patty Fawkner on Twitter at https://twitter.com/PattyFawkner
Thank you Patty. I too read 'Joe's'book after i read a review of it by a Carmelite Nun I know. The review explained Therese and prompted me to delve further. I am very grateful i did although now i see myself better which has been painful. Your description from Therese of being had by our feelings rather than having them is great. I love the idea of God not knowing or applying mathematics. and believing in love despite all. Thank you for bringing these truths home. LB
Laurie, Therese is no "warm and fuzzy lightweight" is she? I found, though, that I needed someone like Joe to introduce me to her and to help me distil her wisdom. Best wishes.
Patty, thanks once again for sharing your reflections in the Good Oil. I remember how I read Therese's autobiography for the first time on a three day school retreat in third year. I have often thought about how that book touched me then and in some way influenced my decision to enter religious life. Your "lessons" touch me now and open my eyes to deeper vistas for prayer and action. Be well and blessed. Nerina
Nerina, I deeply appreciate your affirming comments. Thank you. It's amazing how many lives Therese has touched and continues to touch. I am well and blessed.
Patty, as I read your article I was aware of how often we are indeed 'babes in the woods" regarding loving. So often we/I think I need to be strong and good etc!!! Many parts in your article spoke to me and I will indeed take time to reflect and let the message in. Thank you for nurturing many hearts through your shared words and reflections.
Pat, I genuinely appreciate your comments and your recent book "Imagining Mary MacKillop" has nurtured me. From one Babe in the Wood to another!
Another response I overlooked to write: Your application to my everyday life.
The trendy language touches a nerve. Thanks Patty.
Always good for the soul reading your writings. I look for it when the the Good Oil comes out. Take care Kristen
Kris, thanks for taking the time to respond. I'm hoping your new living situation continues to be 'good for the soul'.
Thanks Patty. Joe's book: Everything is Grace has opened up a new understanding of Therese's spirituality. I think her remark : "All is grace" is so exciting. It positions her in the context of post Vat II where the world is redeemed because Christ has risen.
Yes, Marie, I particularly liked Joe's book 'Everything is Grace'. You'll recognise many insights from that book in my article!
Wow thanks Patty — you brought back so many memories and words of wisdom from Sangre days! Joe certainly opened my heart and mind to Therese too! Hope all is well with you!
Good to hear from you, Anne. Sangre and Joe were real blessings in our lives.
Thanks muchly, Patty.
Marie Therese Jones!
Well, I didn't know you were Marie Therese! She was a favourite saint when we had to choose a saint's name at Confirmation. Give my love to the people and place of beautiful Port Fairy.
Thanks Patty
What you have said speaks volumes.
Narelle Mullins
Dear Narelle, lovely to see that you're subscribing to The Good Oil. I trust life goes well.
Thanks Patty. Having attended St Therese "The Little Flower" Primary School at West Wollongong as a child I appreciate the new insights.
Thanks, Beth. I think Thérèse the "Little Flower" has had some sentimental press over time. But her message will outlast any pious sentiment.
Thanks for your words of wisdom Patty! My husband Nev and I are doing a course on 'Non Violent Living" so your article speaks to us so aptly on this particular topic. The "small" and "little" journeys of life are often the most powerful and can lead us to deep spirituality.
Thanks, Therese, for taking the time to respond. I'd be interested in hearing more about the course you are doing on 'Non Violent Living'. My email is firstname.lastname@example.com Best wishes.
Patty, your insight into this realm is profound beyond imagining. You have really nailed it this time and you have reminded us of our own shortcomings when it comes to our jaundiced perceptions of love. Thank you for your continued submissions on such deeply spiritual matters.
Leo, good to see that you are alive and kicking and loving!
Life in a small Carmelite convent, "a microcosm of the dynamics that challenge societies, cultures and nations" – I don't think so. One dynamic absent was fear of an external enemy; fear that someone would take away their way of life; the sort of fear that makes powerful nations and gated communities spend huge resources on defence. Pope Francis may appeal for peace. Therese may say "Love alone is what counts". But their words fall on ears rendered deaf by fear and self-aggrandisment. I suppose the consolation that Therese offers is that each of us tries to follow our own little way in the convent of our own family, our own neighbourhood, wherever our vocation has led us this day, and let God handle the big stuff.
Thanks, Joseph, for your careful consideration of this article. Yes, there may have been an absence of fear of an external enemy, but life within, was still, I believe a microcosm of external realities. The way we – with God's help – handle the small stuff is how we – with God's help – handle the big stuff.
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High Value Healthcare Collaborative Receives $26 Million Health Care Innovation Grant
Members of the High Value Healthcare Collaborative will share in a $26 million Innovation Grant announced Friday by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI).
The grant will fund a program to engage patients and implement shared decision making for patients facing hip, knee or spine surgery, and for patients with diabetes or congestive heart failure. The 16 members of the HVHC collectively serve 50 million patients in health systems across the United States.
According to the CMMI announcement, the project will result in savings of $64 million over three years, largely due to reduced utilization and costs that have been shown tooccur when patients are engaged and empowered to make health care decisionsbased on their own values and preferences.
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The Fourth of July tends to be the busiest time for Bloomington's Animal Control.
There will be no fireworks display at the Monroe County Fairgrounds this year, so organizations hosting smaller displays are expecting larger audiences.
Admission will be $8 per car and $2 for walk-ins. The 30-minute show will start at dusk on July 4th.
Hundreds gathered in downtown Bloomington to watch the city's annual parade to celebrate the Fourth of July.
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By Sam Epps
Sports Editor
EUSTACE–After taking a struggling Eustace Bulldog football team to two consecutive playoff appearances, head football coach Brian Herman has resigned as coach and athletics director. His resignation is effective Friday, May 3.
Herman turned the Bulldogs from a three-win team to finishing 10-2 in his first year. His overall record at Eustace is 15-8.
Herman is now headed to the District 27-4A Lockhart Lions as their new head coach and athletics coordinator.
The position as athletics coordinator carries many of the same job functions as athletics director, but he will report to Lockhart AD Sheila Henderson.
There, he will attempt to turn a struggling, yet improving, Lion football team into regular playoff contenders.
Meanwhile, Eustace finds itself with the unenviable task of seeking a new head coach.
"I think he (Herman) stepped in and continued taking our football program to the next level," Eustace ISD superintendent Coy Holcombe said. "We look forward to continuing to move forward."
Herman, who has roots in the Austin area, is excited about the next phase in his career.
"This is a family move for me," Herman said. "We have many friends, family and ties to this area."
Herman relishes his time in Eustace, and is excited about the Bulldogs' future.
"They (Eustace) offer great support, great kids and great facilities," he commented. "Eustace has a great opportunity to continue progressing."
As for Lockhart, the Lions will get a young, energetic coach with a proven record.
"We're excited about what Herman will bring to the program here," Henderson said.
Lockhart just missed the playoffs last season, and had a 6-4 record. The previous season, they were 2-8, and had an 0-6 district record.
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PEORIA, Ariz. – Robinson Cano was 3-for-3 and Justin Smoak was 1-for-2 with a double, a run scored and a sacrifice fly, but Seattle fell to the Kansas City Royals by an 8-2 score in front of 4,983 fans Monday afternoon at Peoria Stadium.
The Mariners dropped to 10-4 in Cactus League play. Seattle plays the second game of a day-night, split-squad doubleheader tonight at the Arizona Diamondbacks (7-6-2) at Salt River Fields.
Second baseman Robinson Cano was 3-for-3 in his first game action since March 5. He missed the previous four days following a root canal.
Justin Smoak, in the line-up as the designated hitter, hit a sacrifice fly to deep center field to give Seattle a 1-0 lead in the first, and later added a double and a run scored.
Seattle's offense could not come back from a Kansas City Royals five-run outburst in the third inning that snapped a 1-1 tie.
Starting pitcher Brandan Maurer (0-1) allowed a two out run in the second inning that tied the score at 1-1. He retired the first two batters he faced in the third, but was lifted after allowing three straight two-out singles. Minor leaguer Stephen Shackleford entered in relief, but battled his control and ended up allowing five runs to cross the plate (0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 0 SO).
Yoervis Medina continued his impressive spring with 2.0 shutout innings; he has yet to allow an earned run, and Ramon Ramirez also tossed a clean frame.
The Mariners (10-4) play the second game of their split-squad, day-night doubleheader tonight at the Arizona Diamondbacks (7-6-2) at Salt River Fields in North Scottsdale (7:05 pm). LH James Paxton (0-0, 0.00) will start against D-backs LH Patrick Corbin (0-1, 4.50). The game will be broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle with Aaron Goldsmith, Mike Blowers and Dave Sims on the call.
The Mariners return to Cactus League action tomorrow with a road game at the Los Angeles Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium (1:05 pm). RH Scott Baker (1-0, 1.80) will make his third spring start against Angels LH C.J. Wilson. The game will be televised live on the MLB Network in the Pacific Northwest.


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Comebacking Cuban heavyweight Juan Carlos Gomez (46-2, 36 KOs) cruised to an easy eight-round unanimous decision over hugely overmatched German Alexander Kahl (15-5-1, 13 KOs) on Friday night at the Neue Arena in Schwerin, Germany. Gomez, fighting for the second time in 13 days, was in control of the contest for every minute of every round, continuously stalking and tagging Kahl, who was boxing in safety-first mode. Nevertheless, he was unable to visit the canvas four times over the course of the fight: in rounds two and six after the liver punches, and twice in round eight – from the left hook to the chin and the second time by the left hand to the solar plexus. Kahl was out of his feet but somehow managed to last till the final bell. Scores were 80-69 (twice) and 80-68 – for the Cuban ex-champion.
Rising Czech heavyweight prospect Ondrej Pala (27-2, 19 KOs) showed nicely why he is regarded as one of the best Eastern European young guns after a brutal stoppage of 300+pounder Sergey Babich (10-3, 8 KOs) of Ukraine. Pala mercilessly pounded extra slow plodder for all five rounds, delivering right uppercuts, left hooks and right crosses at will. Babich was almost stopped at the end of round four, when the referee issued a standing eight count, and was indeed stopped a little bit later, 1:40 into round five with his face terribly bleeding and him poorly understanding where he is and what he is doing there. Another nice win for Pala.
"Sandman" Konstantin Airich (14-2-2, 11 KOs) moved back to the winning column after an easy first-round destruction over terribly shot Russian heavyweight Alexey Varakin (28-18-3, 16 KOs). Airich easily destroyed Varakin with a monstrous three-punch combo with a leading right hook to the body. Van De Viele waved the fight off at 1:36. Varakin suffered the 16th kayo loss in his career.
Light heavyweight hope Robert Woge (2-0, 2 KOs) did what another hot gun Ismayl Sillakh had failed to accomplish before. The 25-year old Arena prospect stopped durable Georgian Armen Azizian (9-10, 1 KO) in three rounds of one-sided action. Azizian was fighting for the first time since his decision loss to Sillakh in October 2008 and delivered a poor performance. Being in a woeful shape he boxed in survival mode since the first minute of the bout. In round three, Woge landed several barely legal right hooks to the kidney area and Azizian went down and failed to beat the count. TKO 3 victory for hard-hitting Woge.


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size 12 but i've been wearing size 13 rental boots and they're comfortable.
Ok, let's get some basic info before anyone starts suggesting anything:
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Snowboard lessons so far this session.
After being out about 7-8 times,I've finally started blue runs without trouble (except when there's surprise moguls!) I can carve and do ollies. I feel like I have somewhat of a clue as to what I'm doing.
This is what I've learned with relation to boards, and I want to ask what you guys think I'm ready for. Because these Burton LTR boards aren't cutting it IMO.
Shorter is way more fun.
I was on this 160w Burton LTR today and it was a huge piece of garbage. It had no pop, for a board that's suppose to be super flexible it didn't feel that flexible. It was slow and just a plank to ride. Also, the bindings were too far apart and torqued the hell out of my knee. (asked the rental shop to adjust it but they said it can't be moved.Riiiiight.) To add insult to injury, they gave me boots a whole size too big. I didn't realize it until I took them off. No wonder my knee and thigh was all screwed up. Bad board set up and boots too big= unnecessary power transition.
I rode a 155w burton LTE 2 weeks ago and that was pretty fun. It felt poppy and was easy to go from regular to switch at any point down the mountain. I felt the flex could have been more but it wasn't bad.
Then I spent some time on an Atomic PIQ 160w and it wasn't as crap as the burton LTE 160w but still pretty crap.
I've also been on a 158w Burton LTR and that was meh. It felt easy enough to turn and ride, but something was missing. I'm starting to think these beginner LTR boards are just shit to begin with.
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Critical Assessment of the Environmental Consequences of the Invasion of Kuwait, the Gulf War, and the Aftermath
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The invasion, occupation and liberation warfare severely impacted all aspects of desert environment, the soil, native vegetation and other natural resources of Kuwait. The State of Kuwait adopted immediate measures after liberation to restore the oil sector and clear the ammunition from the desert. Several studies were conducted by local and international organizations to understand the nature of the damage and quantify the extent of the damage to the environment and ecosystem. The results clearly indicate that these impacts still persist even after 18 years and in some cases, their hazard potential has increased. Research efforts were also made to evaluate various technologies to rehabilitate or restore degraded ecosystems and the environment. However, further research is needed to monitor long-term impacts of pollutants on the ecology and human health. The chapter discusses the findings of the investigations conducted on this subject and presents recommendations for large-scale rehabilitation of Kuwait's desert environment and ecosystem.
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Discovery: Russo
Hailing from Brixton, south London, Russo is about to change the way the world views pop music coming out of the UK. Mixing her hypnotizing vocal and straight-to-the-point lyrics with edgy dubstep and electro productions—courtesy of her favorite beat-making outfit, Yo Video—this 25-year-old songstress is thankfully injecting some cool back into a scene that has lately been filled up with a load of talent-show rejects.
HOMETOWN: Brixton, London
BEGINNINGS: I first started doing backing singing for a singer called Ayah Marar—who is a friend of mine—and I just did it for fun, really and truly. I enjoyed it, but I never really took it seriously. Through her, kind of in an accidental way, I got in touch with her friend, Ali from Yo Video—who was also someone that I went to school with—so it was just like bucking up with an old friend. Ali and Jamie, who is also part of Yo Video, have always been producing and they were making beats, and they just wanted to do a song to try something out. So I went to the studio, fiddled about with a few ideas, and "Fool" came out of it. From there, it was just something I was doing on the weekend or when I had time, because I was waitressing and still had a full nine-to-five. I was excited about doing something different, but I never really thought anything would come from it. Them lot were on doing a video and were like, "Come on, it would be sick!" So, basically, we put all of our money together and spent about £500 on making a video for "Fool." My friend, Isaac, did the video and it was all filmed in my house and on my road—all local and cheap. Considering how much money we spent on it, it came out pretty good. [laughs] We put it up on YouTube and bish, bash, bosh, people started knocking our door. It was a bit crazy! It all happened by accident. Yo Video, they're really into their music and I think they knew hand-on-heart that they could say, "Yeah, we had a feeling it was gonna be something." But with me, I was just like, "Whatever, you lot," but it actually worked.
EARLY MUSICAL INSPIRATIONS: When I was growing up, I loved R&B. I was really into TLC, Mary J. Blige, Aaliyah and all of those kinds of artists. Biggie and Tupac as well. I was always big on American rap, like when Mase came out. It's weird now because the word "urban" doesn't really define the music that used to be urban. Urban has kinda spread now, and it's basically a form of popular music. When use the urban term now, it means a lot more different genres of music. It's like pop music—not many people want to be a pop artist, but, at the same time, everyone wants to be popular. That's basically what it is.
ON HER MUSICAL STYLE: I make intelligent pop music. Not in an arrogant way, but my music is thought about. I don't want to just put throwaway music out there and just call it bubblegum pop, or whatever. These are songs written, produced and made with love; it's not like someone just comes in and says, "This is the theme of the album, and this is what you're gonna do." It's not like that; it's not controlled in that way. In everything that myself and Yo Video do, we do it together. I want to build a sound. Not to say that I'm not influenced by loads of things, because I am, but there are a lot of songs on the album that sums up loads of different things. I know a lot of people are going to class me as an urban artist, but I'd like to call it intelligent pop. I could say urban because that's probably where all my influences come from, but I like a lot of things. I like a lot of good music in general, so I don't really want to say that I'm about one particular thing because then it'll feel like I have to stick to that, and I wouldn't be able to change my mind when I want to.
NOT BLENDING IN: I stick out because I know where I want to go and I know the things that I want to do. That's why I don't like to say that I make one particular kind of music. There are a lot of people who feel that I'm a dubstep artist because of "Bad Tonight" and "You Changed Me." I'm just not afraid to try new things and I don't want to be in the same lane as anyone else, and that's probably what makes me different. Without being rude to other people who just stick to whatever genre they're in, do what you're good at, but I want to try other things.
KANYE AND KELIS: Everyone says that they want to work with Kanye; I know they do, but I would love to do a song with him because he's crazy! I'd like to meet him. Kelis as well, definitely. She puts me to shame with her madness. [laughs]
ON BEING CALLED "A GHETTO VERSION OF LILY ALLEN": Yeah, that was quite funny. When I read that, I said to my manager, "What the fuck?" I just didn't get it. But what he said was that I'm not afraid to say certain things, like Lily Allen, and I've got a bit of a mouth on me. I thought it was all right after a while. [laughs] Lily Allen is a successful singer, and she has come a long way. She's a character, as well as a singer, whereas some singers don't really get to see them being 100% real. You don't want to be forced to get to know someone but, at the same time, it's nice when a singer has a personality, and that's why I love watching people like Adele getting interviewed—I think she's brilliant! She's so real, and that comes across, whereas some people just say the same thing over and over again and you can tell that they're being controlled or told what to say and do. That's boring.
PERSONAL STYLE: I wanted to look different, but Rihanna came and killed my game. [laughs] I had my hair dyed a long time ago, as in way before Rihanna had red hair. I've always dyed my hair; it has always been different colors. I like people who wear what they want to wear and not what's in fashion. I might not necessarily like it, but it's a confidence thing and how you feel about yourself. I stopped wearing trainers and tracksuits a long time ago. I remember I woke up one morning—this must have been a few years ago, because I'm 25 now—and must have looked in the mirror and thought, "I don't actually own any tracksuits any more." My life has slowly filtered out clothes like that; it's actually a bit weird. Most of the time, my daily wear is Converse. I'm a Converse girl, and I like my jeans and a t-shirt. But when I go out, I always wear heels. I hardly go out any more, though. So yeah, my style is just really casual, but I don't wear trainers. I should say I own a pair of trainers to go to the gym, but I don't go to the gym. [laughs]
WHAT WILL THE DEBUT ALBUM BE LIKE? You can have an album and, even though it's banging, it might just end up sounding like a mixtape because it's made up of loads of different producers. But this is going to be my first album, and I want people to know what Russo is about. A bit like what Kelis did with The Neptunes, I know exactly who she is now. I remember when her album came out and I was like, "Who the fuck is this?" Not as if to say I would compare myself to her, but I'd like to have the same impact like when she first burst out on the scene. I didn't know if Kelis was an R&B artist or whether she was a pop artist, I just knew that I liked her and I liked her music. I want people to feel the same about Russo's music.
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If this weekend's All-Star Game was a retirement party for Kobe Bryant, the Lakers look pretty dumb giving him $48.5 million over the next two years.
That makes Bryant, who is currently 35 and recovering from multiple injuries and the embarrassment of playing for a terrible team, the highest paid player in the NBA. That is extra impressive, since he doesn't actually play these days.
Mark Heisler, who contributes to this site, writes over at Forbes that those who think Kobe is done are quite possibly mistaken.
Bryant was born to tilt at the impossible, a conditioning zealot and workout maniac who developed an off-the-charts skill level that can compensate for what he has lost (if he deems it necessary, which he never did before).
Indeed, he showed what he could still do in his last game in December, tottering on shaky legs after eight months off—but, indeed, adjusting–scoring 21 points with five rebounds and four assists against Memphis' formidable Tony Allen, before learning he'd been playing on a fracture.
"Bryant," Heisler explains, "doesn't have a career but a heart-felt belief that he's fulfilling a personal destiny—which, he once told me, he realized at age six."
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