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Finishing Touch (1994)
Mar 10th
Finishing Touch (1994)
Directors: Ron Vogel, Jim Travis
Starring: Dyanna Lauren, Calista, Elanna, Tianna Temptress, Seth Damian, Krista, Brad Armstrong, Mike Horner, Chief Two Tone, Cal Jammer, Jill Kelly, Rick Blaine, Saki, Brad Armstrong.
Dyanna Lauren is a trouble-shooting script writer who specializes in spicing up screen plays which studio executives deem a little on the tepid side. She's been given one such script and is experiencing more than a little writer's block as she struggles to infuse it with some erotic energy. Then she hits upon the idea of putting herself into the story and letting her own libido dictate the storyline. This opens up a world of sexual opulence in which no excess satisfies Dyana or the characters she creates. Specializing in group encounters, this film is at its hottest – as is its star – when three or more performers are on the screen. This is most notably true in a three-woman lesbian triad with Dyana at its center. A thoughtful, wonderfully erotic look at the creative juices at work.
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Marketing 230
posted by Heidi .
How does an organization establish an IMC plan? What are some of the different stages that company goes through when developing their IMC strategy?
The goal of Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) is to produce a unified promotional message that has the customer as its focus. All promotional activity such as media advertising, sales promotion, personal selling sponsorships, and public relations are geared to deliver a consistent uniform message.
There are many ways that an organization can establish an Integrated Marketing Communication plan. Many organizations want to set a strong foundation when establish an Integrated Marketing Communication plan. To do this they start by setting goals and objectives that the organization wants to meet. Laying the outline for who you want to target and what you want to say to the targets. If the organization has goals and objectives set then it is easier for the organization to follow. It is very helpful if the organization also establishes and plans out a budget for the integrated marketing communication plan. By doing so the organization has a set amount of money that they can spend.
Some of the different stages that a company goes through when developing their Integrated Marketing Communication strategy are finding the target market for the product or service. How the message will be said, who it will be said to and who will say the message all play a big role in the decisions that organizes will have to make. Different target markets will react differently to marketing. For example you wouldn't want to advertise make-up on the radio, it just wouldn't work. The organization also has to design a message and framework for the product/service. Once again different products/services will need different marketing communication. There are many different ways that the target markets react to message. Some consumers prefer emotional appeals and react better to emotional marketing. On the other hand some consumers prefer the rational appeal and react better to rational marketing.
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The average yield on 91-day treasury bills increased to 11.613 percent from 11.444 percent at last week's auction, the central bank said.
The yield on 273-day treasury bills rose to 12.672 percent from 12.413 percent at the Aug. 18 auction.
The central bank sold 2 billion Egyptian pounds ($286 million) of the 91-day bills and 4 billion pounds of the 266-day bills, the amounts it had asked for.
Hundreds of people were killed when the pro-Mursi sit-ins were dispersed on Aug. 14 and in subsequent protests.
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Cyanide, Arsenic, and Other Toxins in Fruit: Apple Seeds, Peach Pits, Cherry Pits, etc.: Facts, Mythes and Old Wive's Tales. Find Out ther Truth!
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With the popularity of juicers and food grinders, some people seem to think that grinding up entire fruit (skin, seeds, pits, stems and all) is somehow healthier than tradition methods. This is not always the case. Some parts of some fruit are not only unpleasant to eat, they can even be dangerous. Here are the facts about toxic parts of fruit.
Cyanide in Apple Seeds, Cherry Pits, Peach Pits and Apricot Pits
Apple and crabapple seeds contain amygdalin, a cyanide and sugar compound
that degrades into hydrogen cyanide (HCN) when metabolized. Cyanide itself
is a poison that kills by denying blood the ability to carry oxygen and
thereby causes its victims to die. It's not an urban legend that apple seeds
contain cyanide; even
Snopes.com has an
article about it.
Apple seeds also have a tough protective coating seals the amygdalin inside, unless the seeds are crushed, chewed or otherwise ground up. Whole apple seeds have hard, durable shells that allow them to pass intact through the digestive systems of people and animals.
The National Institute of Health says:
"The edible portions of dietary plant species commonly used in the United States contain relatively low levels of cyanogen glycosides, although some pits and seeds of common fruits, apple, apricot, peach, contain significantly higher concentrations."
But don't worry: It would take a bushel's worth of ground up apple's seeds (about 1 cup of seeds) to create enough cyanide to poison someone. Grinding apples and pressing them for apple juice or apple cider wouldn't release enough cyanide to be a problem. Neither does cooking apples and straining them to make a sauce. Richard E. Barrans Jr., Ph.D. Assistant Director PG Research Foundation in Darien, Illinois says "About the only way you can actually ruin into a problem with the toxicity of apple seeds is if you save the seeds from about a bushel of apples and eat them all at once."
Still, I don't think I would intentionally group up the seeds and include them in foods.
Cherry, peach, and apricot pits, on the other hand, also contain amygdalin, a form of cyanide. Peach and apricot have it in potentially harmful amounts. Of course, few people intentionally swallow or chew them. This NY Times article explains more.
Other references:
- Centers for Disease Control - Facts about Cyanide
- AMA Handbook of Poisonous & Injurious Plants by Dr. K. F. Lampe & M. A. McCann, Chicago, IL 1985.
- FDA website
- Nutrition Facts Label.
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Get an overview of this hotel4-star Zurich hotel in Aussersihl, near Bahnhofstrasse
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Popular property highlights
Located in Aussersihl, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Starkart Urban Art Gallery, Bahnhofstrasse, and Fraumuenster. Swiss National Museum and Kunsthaus Zurich are also within 2 mi (3 km).
Hotel Features
A bar/lounge, a coffee shop/café, and a snack bar/deli are available at this hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a 24-hour business center, self parking, and coffee/tea in a common area are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 28 rooms offer free WiFi, iPod docks, and flat-screen TVs with digital channels. Guests will also find room service, premium bedding, and coffee makers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Greulich Design & Lifestyle Hotel
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Dining options at the hotel include a coffee shop/café and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This 4-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center.
A computer station is located on site and wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Zurich hotel also offers multilingual staff, a garden, and coffee/tea in a common area. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is offered to guests. Limited onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).
Greulich Design & Lifestyle Hotel has designated areas for smoking.
- Laundry facilities
- Computer station
- Luggage storage
- 24-hour business center
- Designated smoking areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 28
- Number of floors - 1
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Coffee shop or café
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Multilingual staff
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Garden
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Year Built 2003
- Snack bar/deli
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Snack bar/deli
- Laundry facilities
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Self parking (surcharge), Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Free bottled water
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free toiletries
- Slippers
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Premium bedding
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- Hair dryer
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Digital TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- iPod docking station
- Room service (limited hours)
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Herman's Wohnzimmer - Overlooking the garden, this cafe specializes in regional cuisine and serves light fare only. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Open select days.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals on site
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-in time ends at 5:30 AM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for CHF 30.00 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of CHF 15 per pet, per night
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- A tax is imposed by the city: CHF 2.50 per person, per night
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: CHF 21.00 per person (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: CHF 70 per vehicle (one way)
- Self parking fee: CHF 20 per day (in/out privileges)
- Pet fee: CHF 15 per pet, per night
- A late check-out fee will be charged
- Rollaway bed fee: CHF 30.00 per night
Hotel Name
- Greulich Hotel
- Greulich Zurich
- Hotel Greulich
- Hotel Greulich Zurich
- Greulich Design Lifestyle Hotel Zurich
- Greulich Design Lifestyle Hotel
- Greulich Design Lifestyle Zurich
- Greulich Design Lifestyle
We should mention
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
National Rating
Hotelstars Union assigns an official star rating for properties in Switzerland. This property is rated 4 stars.


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Scarborough accused Buchanan of sounding like Susan Sontag
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After MSNBC analyst and former Republican presidential candidate Pat Buchanan stated that "the reason the terrorists are over here is because we are over there," host and former Congressman Joe Scarborough (R-FL) told Buchanan that he sounded like progressive intellectual and writer Susan Sontag, who died December 28. Scarborough also said Buchanan's next column should appear in The New Yorker -- where some of Sontag's work appeared, including a controversial post-9-11 commentary. As Buchanan tried to explain his position, Scarborough repeatedly interrupted and challenged him, at one point telling him, apparently joking: "[D]o not tie me down with facts and dates."
From the January 20 edition of MSBC's Scarborough Country:
BUCHANAN: Well, listen, the reason the terrorists are over here is because we are over there.
ANDREW SULLIVAN (blogger and commentator): No.
SCARBOROUGH: No, no, no.
BUCHANAN: It is silly to believe that the terrorists came over here because they can't stand the Bill of Rights.
SCARBOROUGH: The Palestinians supported Nazis during World War II. They have not been our friends. The Middle East has not been our friends.
BUCHANAN: No, I don't say they're our friends. Listen, when has America ever been attacked? Why do you think bin Laden attacked us? Because we are free?
SULLIVAN: No.
SCARBOROUGH: You sound like Susan Sontag. It's our fault. It is our fault.
BUCHANAN: No.
SCARBOROUGH: By the way --
JULIA REED (author and senior writer for Vogue magazine): You are. There's no other way --
SCARBOROUGH: Patrick Buchanan's next column will be in The New Yorker. Get it on newsstands.
SCARBOROUGH: Patrick, look at when this guy got into office, wasn't expected to be an internationalist, talked about a humble foreign policy.
BUCHANAN: Right.
SCARBOROUGH: But we had 9-11. You smirk as if you didn't believe it.
SCARBOROUGH: We had 9-11. Look at what he did with Afghanistan, went in there, the first democratically elected president, an inauguration, remarkable in a post-Taliban era, and I believe he is going to do the same thing in Iraq right now. What is wrong with that?
BUCHANAN: Well, I think what we did in Afghanistan was correct in taking down the Taliban. We had to go after the people that attacked us.
But if you think Afghanistan is going to survive when they triple the number of acreage for poppy heroin in the last year -- you start shutting down the heroin trade there, and that government won't survive. Joe, my point is this. Look, my argument is, did they attack us because of who we are, we are free and rich and prosperous and democratic? No, we have always been that.
We were attacked because of what we do. It is the United States' policy in the Middle East and in that part of the world that has enraged and antagonized these evil people. They are coming over here because they want us --
SCARBOROUGH: Well, let's be specific.
BUCHANAN: -- out of that part of the world.
SCARBOROUGH: Be specific.
BUCHANAN: Osama bin Laden.
SCARBOROUGH: Osama bin Laden was upset because we had American troops in Saudi Arabia in 1991. What were we to do?
BUCHANAN: He has three reasons he gives in the fatwa for the war. I am not saying he is right.
SCARBOROUGH: It sounds like you are, Pat. I'm a little concerned, buddy.
BUCHANAN: You know, look, when the Japanese, if they attacked Pearl Harbor and someone got up and said we were attacked because we were free and good and we got a Bill of Rights, he would be laughed out of court, Joe. Those people are over here. They hate us.
SCARBOROUGH: Germany didn't attack us.
BUCHANAN: Of course they didn't -- Germany did not attack.
SCARBOROUGH: We declared war on Germany.
BUCHANAN: They [Germany] declared war on us first, on December 11 [1941], Joe.
SCARBOROUGH: Listen, do not tie me down with facts and dates, Pat Buchanan.
While Germany had not attacked the U.S. before the U.S. approved its declaration of war, Germany did declare war on the U.S. prior to the U.S. declaration.
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Kansas City, Kan. -- Zave Networks announced Wednesday an agreement with IBM to collaborate on a digital-incentive solution designed to provide coupon shoppers with an easier way to cash in on savings at the supermarket.
Under the agreement, Zave Networks' Zavers digital incentive and information management platform will be deployed with IBM's SurePOS ACE retail application, significantly reducing the time, complexity, and retailer IT resource requirements for launching a digital coupon program.
This tightly integrated solution will help retailers offer digital coupons as part of their existing loyalty programs, enable them to quickly transact discounts and offers at the register, and settle offers with originating consumer goods manufacturers and distributors. Retailers can also use the platform to promote their own private-label products.
This marks the first time a third-party application will be deployed with IBM's ACE point-of-sale platform. The solution uses retailers' existing processes and equipment, allowing them to protect current technology investments.
"We are pleased to be working with a leading solutions provider like Zave Networks to deliver a solution to help retailers build loyalty and advocacy for their brands by providing consumers an enhanced shopping experience," said John Gaydac, VP & business line executive, IBM Retail Store Solutions.
The solution was demonstrated by IBM as part of its Smarter Store Checkout exhibit at the National Retail Federation Annual Convention and EXPO on Jan. 10-11 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.
The solution can be found at in-market programs with A&P, SuperFresh, Waldbaum's, The Food Emporium, Pathmark and Harris Teeter supermarkets with additional retailers planned for early 2011. The paperless, end-to-end platform addresses the needs of consumers, retailers and manufacturers throughout the life-cycle of an incentive from creation, to distribution to redemption and settlement.


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The Numbers are Still Up!
UAS numbers are up for spring enrollment and students are taking more classes
- Spring Enrollment is up 12% over the same time last year at UAS
- On the Juneau campus enrollment is up 17%
- Students are also taking more classes. The number of students taking more than 12
credits is up 50% over last year.


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'With that switch, the Buffalo Sabres' radio broadcast rights will shift from WNSA to WGR. Sources indicate that WNSA will likely change to a rock music format, using mostly satellite programming.'
Entercom's record bid wins fight with rival for WNSA
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If you are admitted to the College, several items are required to complete the acceptance process including:
IF YOU ARE ADMITTED Medical information and immunizations are required. THE COLLEGE DOES NOT ACCEPT EXEMPTIONS FOR IMMUNIZATIONS. The College will consider an immune titer (lab work that shows immunity to the diseases for which immunizations are required). If you are admitted, the following immunizations are required:
Forms and instructions for the acceptance requirements are provided at the time of admission.


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What loads do you guys use for geese? and what type (and size) of geese do you normally shoot?
We shoot giants here, usually around 12-13lbs, but got a couple over 14 this year.
I started out the year shooting 3.5" 1 3/8 #BB at 1550 and did pretty good on the stupid early geese. Then as the shots got longer, I switched to 3" 1 3/8 #BBB at 1250, and 3" 1 1/4 #2 hevi-shot, and started wounding and gut shooting birds... after 4 lost geese (sailed into the neighbors pond) I switched to 3.5" 1 9/16 #1 at 1475.. man what a change! Now that I have almost 200 pellets vs 74 with #BBB I have started getting more head/neck shots and it absolutely crumbles geese out to about 50 yards. I shot all of it out of a factory mod choke.
What have you guys found to be an ideal load for your situation?


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I've been kicking around this idea for a few days, ed and ed for some pictures or solutions, but I can't seem to find anything. I want to mount my lilliput 7" screen flush with my center console, but can't seem to figure out how to support the enclosure from the back so that when I touch the screen, it doesn't fall backwards into the console. I've seen a few solutions where people have just put screws into the side of the case to support it, but the whole housing seems so heavy to support with just fiberglass. I want to do this right the first time and don't want any cracking showing up in a month or two. Is it necessary to put some sort of bracket behind the monitor, or are the screws through the side of the case into the plastic or fiberglass solid enough to not worry about it?
No announcement yet.
How do you support a screen?
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I just looked at your worklog, do you have any pics of the back side of your console? You are not pressing that hard on the screen.
No pictures of the back. When I get home tonight, I'll put up some pictures. I have a removable center console that has some sides on it that extend down to the floor, and the hole I cut is sized for the lilli to be flush mounted. There is about a centimeter of space between each side of the console and the lilli bezel. I can just see one of my daughters pushing on the screen to play some of their music or watch a video, and the screen will fall backwards because it's not supported back there somehow.
Is the monitor all in one piece, or is the back removed? I used epoxy and balsa wood to hold mine in place:
First I used 2 part epoxy to hold the front bezel in...this pics shows the first layer...after this layer I went around the sides...
Then I bondoglassed the front...
then I smoothed it all out...its not goint anywhere after I bolt the screen back together
As of 4/15/06: Computer is in and running great! Still got a few bugs to work out tho
M10000, Lilliput, M1-ATX, Slot DVD, 40 GB HDD, 512 MB DDR, BU-353, M$ S&T '06, XMD1000
I have to say, I was wondering the same thing. Maybe if I just made a fiberglass backing or the balsa wood on the back? To hold all the componets is what I am talking about, is that the same thing you are talking bout PeeCee?The Ninja CarPC
Epia M10000
1GB Ram
160GB Desktop HDD
Slim Cd-rw/DVD Drive
7" Lilliput TS
Opus 150W
PCI Wifi (being replaced by USB)
Xbox 360
2 Headrest Audiobahn 5.6" lcd
2005 MKIV Jetta a.k.a. The Ninja
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Here are some pictures of the really rough opening. Based on what I've read, I just need to epoxy the sides and fiberglass the front, and I should be ok? Seems like a whole lotta weight hanging off the back unsupported.
Originally posted by peeceeHere are some pictures of the really rough opening. Based on what I've read, I just need to epoxy the sides and fiberglass the front, and I should be ok? Seems like a whole lotta weight hanging off the back unsupported.


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"Me and my bride Tessie!"
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"Tessie cut the first gown down into a honey moon outfit"
"Taxi ride to the weddin'"
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"Robin Hood ready for the weddin'"
A Rednecks: Valentine's Love
Collards is green, my dog's name is Blue and
I'm so lucky to have a sweet thang like you.
Yore hair is like corn silk a-flapping in the breeze.
Softer than Blue's and without all them fleas.
You move like the bass, which excite me in May.
You ain't got no scales but I luv you anyway.
Yo're as satisfy'n as okry jist a-fry'n in the pan.
Yo're as fragrant as "snuff" right out of the can.
You have some'a yore teeth, for which I am proud;
I hold my head high when we're in a crowd.
On special occasions, when you shave under yore arms,
well, I'm in hawg heaven, and awed by yore charms.
Still them fellers at work, they all want to know,
what I did to deserve such a purdy, young doe.
Like a good roll of duct tape yo're there fer yore man,
to patch up life's troubles and fix what you can.
Yo're as cute as a junebug a-buzzin' overhead.
You ain't mean like those far ants I found in my bed.
Cut from the best cloth like a plaid flannel shirt,
you spark up my life more than a fresh load of dirt .
When you hold me real tight like a padded gunrack,
my life is complete; Ain't nuttin' I lack.
Yore complexion, it's perfection, like the best vinyl sidin'.
despite all the years, yore age, it keeps hidin'.
Me 'n' you's like a Moon Pie with a RC cold drank,
we go together like a skunk goes with stank.
Some men, they buy chocolate for Valentine's Day;
They git it at Wal-Mart, it's romantic that way.
Some men git roses on that special day
from the cooler at Kroger. "That's impressive," I say.
Some men buy fine diamonds from a flea market booth.
"Diamonds are forever," they explain, suave and couth.
But for this man, honey, these won't do.
Cause yo're too special, you sweet thang you.
I got you a gift, without taste nor odor,
more useful than diamonds...... IT'S A NEW TROLL'N MOTOR!!
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A proposal in the state House of Representatives seeks to address what's widely perceived as unfair regulation of Alaska's $1 billion a year offshore fisheries.
The House Fisheries Special Committee has introduced Concurrent Resolution 13, which if approved would call for adding representatives of the state's sport fishery and rural subsistence communities on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.
The Council is responsible for managing halibut, Pollock, sablefish, mackerel, rockfish and other fish species in a million-square-mile zone covering the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands and south along the North American Pacific coast to Canada. It also manages how many fish that commercial longliners and charter boat anglers are allowed to catch under conservation rules established by the International Pacific Halibut Commission, a Seattle-based treaty organization created in the 1920s to preserve halibut in Canadian and U.S. waters.
Frustrations over commercial fishing preference on the Council have bubbled into Alaska politics in recent years as adult halibut stocks have declined alongside the state's sportfish tourism industry.
Small business owners from the Alaska Panhandle north to Kodiak Island and Homer -- the "Halibut Capital of the World" -- who rely on fishing for their livelihoods have accused the Council of attempting to kill off Alaska's charter industry at the expense of commercial longliners and commercial trawling operations.
In 2010, the commercial fishing industry was responsible for more than 11 million pounds of so-called halibut "bycatch" caught, killed and dumped back into the sea.
Now lawmakers are taking the lead in hopes of corralling the governor into the debate. The Council is comprised of 15 representatives from Alaska, Washington and Oregon. Alaska's voting delegates include the Commissioner of Fish and Game, the regional director of fisheries for the federal government in Alaska, and five people appointed by the governor.
HCR 13 asks the governor "to designate a sport fish licensee and a subsistence user" for seats on the Council, since:
It is estimated that 95 percent of rural households consume fish caught for subsistence, and sports fishing contributes over ($123 million) annually, their voices are vital to the sustainability of the resource and should be represented at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. Both sport fish licensees and Alaska subsistence users who have participated in NPFMC meetings have commonly expressed frustration with the lack of opportunity to meaningfully participate in the process, and a lack of representation on the Council. Allocation of fish in waters managed by NPFMC, they say, directly affects the quantity of fish available for harvest by sports fish licensee and subsistence users.
Most Alaska halibut are harvested in federal waters overseen by the Council, and the trawlers that strip mine those waters have a salmon bycatch that has become increasingly controversial. Salmon, along with crab and herring, are mainstays of the marine fisheries managed by the state.
The rural delegate would be nominated by an unspecified Alaska Native organization representing "subsistence users" according to a statement by the chairman of Alaska's House Fisheries Special Committee, Rep. Steve Thompson, R-Fairbanks.
Lawmakers will continue discussion of the resolution this week. Contact information for members of the House Fisheries Special Committee can be found here.
Contact Eric Christopher Adams at eric(at)alaskadispatch.com


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Source: Nintendo
Nintendo is having a rough week.
First, there was a kerfuffle about the company making a decision to start using mobile platforms to market its games. This rumor seemed to start from an article at Nikkei. That post is in Japanese but it has been translated at serkantoto.com. The translation suggests Nintendo would create mini-games to introduce users to its console titles.
For some time now, armchair analysts and gamers have been suggesting that Nintendo should bring its iconic characters to mobile platforms, either as a replacement for, or a supplement to, it's DS handheld line. Was Nintendo finally taking the suggestion to heart?
No, it was not. The company reached out to Engadget to crush this rumor, saying "...we can confirm that there are no plans to offer mini-games on smartphone devices."
With that storm weathered, it was time for the company to talk financials, and the news there was grim. While the company did post a ¥21.7 billion ($210 million) profit in the holiday-fueled 3rd quarter, its prediction for the fourth quarter is a loss of ¥33.4 billion ($323 million), for a total operating loss of ¥35 billion ($339 million) for the 2013 fiscal year.
The company initially predicted it would sell 9 million units of the Wii U in 2013; it has revised that number downward drastically, to 2.8 million. That number immediately invites comparison with the PS4 and XB1, both of which have sold more than that number by a comfortable margin in spite of only being on the market for a bit over two months.
In response to the Wii U's struggles, Nintendo President and CEO Satoru Iwata announced he would take a 50% pay cut for 5 months, while other members of the board will take a 20%-30% pay cut.
The 3DS is doing fine (7.76 million units sold in the last quarter), but Nintendo just can't seem to get the Wii U turned around. But the company seems to have a plan.
Last night (well, from the point of view of those of us in the US) Nintendo held a business strategy meeting and The Wall Street Journal was there live-blogging it.
The takeaway points from the WSJ liveblog that seemed most important to me:
- Nintendo has no plans to get out of the hardware business
- A change in marketing and making games that make better use of the Wii U tablet controller, particularly it's NFC capabilities.
- A reiteration that Nintendo games won't show up on mobile
Kind of "meh" isn't it? Apparently Nintendo share prices were dropping throughout the presentation.
But that wasn't the whole story and Twitter user David Gibson was live tweeting the meeting and he picked up a couple of important points that the WSJ missed.
First seems to be an acknowledgement that Nintendo will FINALLY decouple software sales from hardware, moving to an account-based system. It is about time, Nintendo! (Currently if you purchase a digital game on a Nintendo game system and that game system gets destroyed, you can't just replace the system and re-download your games. You have to contact Nintendo customer support and convince them that your request is legit and then they do something on their end to let you get access to your games again.)
Second is that Nintendo is planning a Virtual Console for DS games. That could bring a lot of interesting content to the Wii U. Smart move Nintendo but you know what would be even better? Bring out an adapter that lets us play current generation 3DS games on the Wii U. Back in the old days the Nintendo GameCube had an adapter that let you plug in Game Boy Advance games and it was pretty neat.
Last week there was a rumor going around that Nintendo was working on a new pair of consoles, calling them "Nintendo Fusion" (VentureBeat has good coverage). I didn't report on this because it didn't seem plausible to me, and the rumor died out pretty quickly.
But some of what was said at the meeting lends credibility to the rumor.
Gibson tweeted:
"Iwata= next time propose hardware will utilise what done on WiiU, cannot have console and portable separate systems,they are brother/sister"
"Iwata=cannot have 2 to 3 different architectures, Apple has one iOS platform as does android, Nintendo has to do the same"
So at the very least the next 'set' of consoles will share on OS. Very interesting.
Oh yeah, one last point: Mario Kart 8 launches in May!
So what do you think? Is this enough to turn the Wii U around?
Read more of Peter Smith's TechnoFile blog and follow the latest IT news at ITworld. Follow Peter on Twitter at @pasmith. For the latest IT news, analysis and how-tos, follow ITworld on Twitter and Facebook.


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There has been something like a decade-long bull market in corporate bonds, for good reason as inflation has tumbled. But as the economy slows and the risk of deflation rises, there is real risk in these funds, particularly with some of the biggest selling funds having a high proportion in BBB bonds, the lowest quality investment grade bonds.
This risk is compounded by high levels of ignorance about how the funds work, and the content of individual funds - and that's just within the financial services industry, let alone the public that are buying them.
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Get up close with a herd of Kangaroo in today's The Daily Hex!
What's a 'hex' anyway?
Hex actually pertains to hex values, which are 6-digit hexidecimal numbers that are primarily used in web design. Your photographs can be viewed by hex values and we have almost 1,500 common colors that you can browse through, most of which have names that are quirky, goofy, and downright weird. But don't be fooled, these colors are real eye candies, too!
Technically, Kangaroo is a medium light shade of brown. However, a closer inspection at these handpicked lomographs dominated by Kangaroo will reveal not a brown shade but a rather off-white color. Take a look and let us know what you think:
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In the latest installment of our video series on risk-taking, do-gooding young entrepreneurs, we speak with Kati London, Senior Producer at Area/Code, "A real-world game company." The company makes everything from Facebook games to participatory events that brings game-like interaction to a conference, "Finding new ways for people to engage with each other, and to engage with the world around them in meaningful ways."
About Kati London: Kati London is Vice President and Senior Producer for Area/Code, which creates cross-media games and entertainment. London designs and develops opportunities for interacting with others – whether that be for people and plants, residents of Gaza City and Tel-Aviv or gamers playing tag with tiger sharks in the Great Barrier Reef. Her collaborative projects have been featured in the Museum of Science & Industry, the Dutch Electronic Arts Festival and the Design Museum of London. She frequently speaks on digital/physical hybridization.
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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Monday said it has decoded all of the data from an advanced CIA spy drone captured last year.
The Guard's aerospace chief, Gen. Ami Ali Hajizadeh, told state-run Press TV that that the RQ-170 Sentinel craft had not carried out missions over nuclear facilities before it went down in December 2011 near the eastern border with Afghanistan.
Tehran had previously said it recovered information from the top-secret stealth aircraft, but Monday's announcement suggests technicians may have broken encryptions.
"All data from the drone have been completely decoded. We know where it travelled step by step," Hajizadeh was quoted as saying. "After decoding, our experts discovered that this drone had not carried out even a single nuclear mission over Iran."
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Coral gardening?! Who would have thought! But in Fiji there is a project where they are working to rebuild the reefs. The process is a little like gardening above ground, but this is all done underwater. The process is helping to bring life back to the reefs around Fiji. Enjoy the clip.
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- TM Dilshan 84
- DPMD Jayawardene 30
- KC Sangakkara 45
- LD Chandimal 46
- NLTC Perera 26*
- LHD Dilhara 6*
- IK Pathan 0/45
- B Kumar 1/58
- I Sharma 1/41
- R Vinay Kumar 0/42
- R Ashwin 0/45
- RA Jadeja 0/41
- A Mishra 1/53
Pathan to MDKJ Perera, FOUR, on leg stump, smashed by Perera between square leg and midwicket boundary for a four
Pathan to Dilshan, FOUR, outside off, Dilshan slashes it through the covers for a four
Pathan to Dilshan, FOUR, short of good length , Dilshan drives it between point and cover for another boundary
Pathan to Dilshan, FOUR, full and outside off, Dilshan drives it through the covers again, four more
Kumar to MDKJ Perera, FOUR, full and outside off, Perera smashes it through the covers for a four, true Jayasuriya style
Kumar to MDKJ Perera, FOUR, Bhuvneshwar pitches it wide outside off and Perera makes full use of it, opens his arms to flay him through the covers
Kumar to MDKJ Perera, FOUR, full this time outside off, Perera lofts it over mid-off for a boundary
I Sharma to Dilshan, FOUR, Dilshan's turn to cash in this time, he's been watching his partner dominate from one end, Ishant doles out a short-pitched delivery that Dilshan hammers through square leg
Kumar to MDKJ Perera, FOUR, done with utmost ease, doesn't have to work hard for those shots, Bhuvneshwar bowls one short and wide and Perera absolutely dismisses him over point, that was smashed with utter disdain
Vinay Kumar to Dilshan, FOUR, much shorter on off stump, Dilshan pulls this one over the infield towards the cow corner for a boundary
Jadeja to MDKJ Perera, FOUR, outside off, but it is missed by everyone as it goes through the gate and Dhoni for four byes
Ashwin to Dilshan, FOUR, flighted outside off, Dilshan goes down on one knee and smashes it towards the cow corner wide of long-on for a boundary
Ashwin to MDKJ Perera, FOUR, connects this time, Perera goes down on one knee and launches a fullish delivery over the midwicket boundary for a four
Ashwin to MDKJ Perera, FOUR, outside off, Perera reverse sweeps it over the infield for another boundary
Jadeja to Dilshan, FOUR, pitches aorund off stump and this one turns a lot to take Dilshan's outside edge, just wide of Ashwin at slip
Mishra to Jayawardene, FOUR, Mahela brings out the controlled reverse-sweep, beats the man at short fine to pick up a boundary
Jadeja to Dilshan, FOUR, full ball, flat on middle and leg, that is powered to the midwicket boundary, steps forward to loft it over the man in the circle
Jadeja to Dilshan, FOUR, a flighted delivery, Dilshan gets on one knee and murders that one to the midwicket boundary, a powerful sweep that one
Mishra to Jayawardene, FOUR, Mahela is in a hurry today, sashays down the track to a length delivery and coolly lofts the ball towards the long-on boundary, doesn't try to power that one, a controlled hit that
Vinay Kumar to Jayawardene, FOUR, Vinay bowls one short and Jayawardene rocks onto the back forth and pulls fine to the boundary
I Sharma to Chandimal, FOUR, Chandimal dismisses this through the off side with a punchy drive on the up
Vinay Kumar to Sangakkara, FOUR, Sangakkara opens up and murders this one to the off side. Plays a beautifully lofted cover drive that reaches the boundary
I Sharma to Sangakkara, FOUR, outside off and angling away, Sangakkara comes down and lofts it over the infield with a drive for a boundary
I Sharma to Sangakkara, FOUR, short on middle and leg, Sangakkara pulls it fine on the back foot towards fine leg for another boundary
Kumar to Sangakkara, FOUR, full and around middle and leg, Sangakkara walks down and whips it between long-on and midwicket for a well-times boundary
Kumar to Chandimal, FOUR, that's very wide and short outside off, Chandimal, with a flat bat, pierces the gap between mid-off and cover for four
Mishra to Sangakkara, FOUR, full ball way outside off, Sangakkara makes more room and lofts it over cover beautifully with a drive for a four
Kumar to Chandimal, FOUR, slightly short outside off, no movement, Chandimal cuts it on the front foot for a boundary past point
Kumar to Sangakkara, FOUR, easy waist-length full toss on middle stump, Sangakkara makes room and drives it square of the wicket on the off side for a four
Mishra to Sangakkara, FOUR, flighted and full on off stump, Sangakkara reverse sweeps it over the in-field for a four, down on one knee
Mishra to NLTC Perera, FOUR, Mishra bowls this just short of a length, a wrong'un, spinning away from the batsman and Perera rocks back to play it fine to third man for four
Vinay Kumar to Chandimal, FOUR, Just back of a length and straight from Vinay, Chandimal was cramped for room and plays a late shot off the back foot, still manages to get it past the diving short man. 300 is up now.
Vinay Kumar to NLTC Perera, (no ball) FOUR, This is a straight wide full toss and Perera just opens up his shoulders and thrashes it straight down the boundary. This one was hit above the waist and an extra-delivery for Sri Lanka


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Three years ago Marlene Abrams was worried about her grandson, Dalton Burry.
Dalton, then a second grader at West Vigo Elementary School, didn't know his ABC's; he couldn't read; he couldn't do basic math. Dalton's grandfather had died recently, Marlene herself had just been diagnosed with cancer, and Dalton was upset and had little motivation for school. He had been placed in special education classes, and he seemed to think school was play time. Marlene knew he was capable of more, and she wanted more for him.
So Marlene sought out help with afterschool tutoring at Educational/Family Services (EFS) in West Terre Haute, located off Highway 150 near Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.
"He's a different little kid since he started coming to tutoring. He used to be afraid to do anything. Now he's all boy," Marlene said.
Marlene first heard of Educational/Family Services from Sister Betty Hopf. Sister Betty is the chaplain at the clinic where Marlene receives her cancer treatments, and she told Marlene about the Sisters of Providence sponsored ministry in West Terre Haute that offers free tutoring for children and free GED preparation and basic education assistance for adults.
Marlene is thankful that she pursued tutoring at EFS because of the changes she has seen in her grandson.
"He has more self-respect and more discipline about doing his school work. He is more cheerful about going to school. Before he used to cry about going to school because kids would tease him and call him dumb," Marlene said.
Dalton is now 10 years old and a fifth grader at West Vigo. With help from his tutor Randi Everett, he has transitioned out of special education and into mostly mainstream classes.
Dalton says he didn't do homework before coming to EFS, but now twice a week he gets off the bus and his grandma brings him straight to tutoring for at least an hour. Randi helps him with his homework. Then they might work on math facts or study state capitals or go to the computer to work on math games. During the summer Randi worked with him twice a week for 2-3 hours at a time.
"I had F's and D's and now I have A's and B's," Dalton said proudly.
"Randi and Penny [Sullivan, director of EFS] have done great wonders for my grandson," Marlene said.
Randi has worked with Dalton since he came to EFS. Randi is the part-time administrative assistant at EFS and has been there more than 10 years, since retiring from her job as a legal assistant at the penitentiary in Terre Haute. Over the years her job at EFS has expanded to include some tutoring. With no background in education, Randi was reluctant to tutor at first. But she learned by watching master teachers through the years: retired Sisters of Providence tutors who work in every nook of the house-turned-tutoring-facility after school.
Randi says she's really bonded with Dalton.
Marlene is impressed at how Randi goes beyond the scope of her job in her commitment to Dalton, such as offering to drop Dalton off at home on her way. Randi has also invited him to her house to go fishing and paddle boating and at Christmastime to make cookies and work on a puzzle together, activities Dalton still talks about.
Marlene and Dalton also feel close to Randi.
"I love Randi. I think she is very giving. She gets through to the kids because she gives them eye contact. That is what Dalton really needed at the start," Marlene said.
"It takes a special person to spend time with any child," Dalton's grandma said. And when that person is able to help a child and show them that they are something and that they aren't dumb, that is really making a difference, she said.
Randi, who has no children of her own, says she genuinely cares about the kids she works with and enjoys the few hours each week she spends with them.
The place, the tutor, the results, it all seems to work for Dalton.
"He's excited to come. I think sometimes he talks Randi's leg off," Marlene says with a laugh as she hears her grandson chatting away with Randi upstairs during a tutoring session.
Marlene is happy with the friendly welcoming atmosphere from the Sisters and staff.
Randi said caring is part of the ministry at Educational/Family Services.
"We help with life skills; we listen to problems. Everybody wants someone to listen to them," she said.
Marlene says it is helpful that EFS does not charge for services.
"I know there are people who just don't have the money, and thinks it's very helpful that there is no charge." It is useful to her family as Dalton's mother, her daughter, is a single working parent without support. Marlene as the grandmother steps in and helps out as she can, including in facilitating her grandchildren's tutoring.
"I wouldn't mind paying something. They have helped Dalton so much," she said. Marlene is happy to help by sending snacks or supplies. She realizes how needed donations and support are to the ministry so that it can continue to offer assistance to children and adults in need.
"I highly recommend to anybody who needs help to go there. They give them time; they listen; it really helps," Marlene said.
For more information about educational assistance available at Educational/Family Services or for information on ways you can help, visit www.EducationalFamilyServices.org or call 812-535-4206.


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Who's Fed Up? - Teeth grinding over supplier diversity
Consider this: Two male baby boomers with similar academic degrees and corporate experience are downsized. Each uses his severance money to launch his own business. Five years later, both businesses have built up a client base and both are making a profit. They set their sights on bigger fish. One taps into his network and subsequently is invited to make a presentation to the procurement team of a major corporation. He aces the presentation, registers as a vendor, receives notice of a primary contractor opportunity and makes a bid.
The second entrepreneur taps into his network and gets as far as the supplier diversity officer of his target organization. The SDO tells him he has to go though the "minority certification process" before he can register as a vendor. He forks over the money to a "recognized" certifying organization to document that he is Black, a U.S. citizen, owns at least 51 percent of his business and operates it himself, making day-to-day, management, policy and operational decisions on its behalf. After six months of assembling financial statements and other documents, filling out forms and enduring a committee review, he gets the certification. He is informed that he must pay an annual fee to the certifying body—one charges $350—to remain certified. If the certification lapses, he will have to go through the entire process again. He is warned to keep track of his "MBE certification anniversary date." After certification, he is instructed to register in the corporation's supplier diversity database. He learns that registration does not guarantee certification as an approved supplier, that his firm will be placed on a bidder's list, or even that his firm will be considered to bid on procurement opportunities. He also learns that his firm is selected for the corporation's supplier diversity three-year mentoring program, where his company will be thoroughly prepared for doing business with major corporations and exposed to myriad subcontractor opportunities.
Meanwhile, in the arena where "general market" firms play, John Galt Corp. won a $177 million contract to demolish the toxic Deutsche Bank building. When two firefighters died fighting a blaze on the site, subsequent press reports used words like "shadowy" and "fictional" to describe John Galt. The company had never done much of anything since it was incorporated in 1983, and certainly nothing like the Deutsche Bank demolition, the reports said.
There is talk that some in corporate circles are tired of the supplier diversity industry. As an industry, it is complete with researchers, producers, marketers, regulators, consumers and profiteers. The sentiments expressed in "The Death of Diversity," an Aug.16 article by Daniel Henninger, deputy editor of The Wall Street Journal, on the paper's Opinion Page, are telling. "One of the biggest problems with diversity is that it won't let you alone. Corporations everywhere have force-marched middle managers into training sessions led by 'diversity trainers,'" Henninger writes. Diversity ideologues turned diversity into "a political and legal hammer to compel compliance. The conversions were forced conversions. As always, with politics comes pushback. And it never stops," he notes.
Not that Henninger is anti-diversity. Properly understood, diversity is "a decent notion," he says. In a world where people of color are disadvantaged, diversity has its place. If today there is teeth-grinding over supplier diversity, whom do you think is more fed up of the need for supplier diversity than whom?
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RE/MAX.com, one of the most traveled real estate websites in the country, is rolling out a few new features that is sure to keep their consumer market share on the upswing. These two new features are known as Neighborhood Evaluation and Enhanced Mapping. RE/MAX International Chairman and Co-founder Dave Liniger outlined Neighborhood Valuation in August during the Summer conference for Broker/Owners in Denver Colorado. The system currently being beta tested in a few select markets, provides a price range for similar homes rather than a the estimated value for a specific property. This system encourages the consumer to contact a RE/MAX associate for a better handle on the exact value.
Liniger said at the conference " I don't think the Zillows of the world are doing consumers any good" He noted that the prices estimates given by Zillow.com are often way off the mark of the homes true market value. "Our Neighborhood Valuation feature maintains the agent as the expert. Consumers need a Realtor to provide a legitimate valuation of their home."
As an associate with RE/MAX, one of the features of this I am excited about is the fact that when someone requests additional Neighborhood Valuation information they become a lead for a RE/MAX Associate with no fee charged by RE/MAX International.
We all know that Zillow does receive a ton of traffic through their site. Unfortunately, there are many people that are relying on very inaccurate information. Zillow.coms premise of giving consumers a place to go for an online evaluation is certainly a valid concept. RE/MAX has just gone out and improved upon this idea.
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Consumers can use these tools without providing any of their information but if they decide to, they have the option of providing their name and email address to get a Valuation Report. These reports are generated automatically, branded to an office, and emailed within minutes in a PDF file. The document has detailed sales and demographic data about the neighborhood surrounding the submitted address.
The enhanced mapping is also another terrific added feature. The Enhanced Mapping feature allows users to see IDX listing plotted on a map. In lamens terms it means you will see homes that are in the local MLS system plotted on a map. Users can zoom in and toggle between street, neighborhood, and satellite views. By hovering over the icons you will be able to see the list price, address, and primary photo of the home.
These sound like just a few more tools from the company that lists and sells more property than any other agency in the world.....RE/MAX!!
The great thing about RE/MAX is that they are always out in front and set examples for others to follow. I see this expanded platform as a major benefit for consumers interested in Real Estate in my market of Metrowest Massachusetts.
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It is like that, except that there's nothing wrong with being gay, and being gay is not a choice, and a person *is* straight or gay but *has* beliefs.
So really…. it is not like that at all.
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Yeah, well, Atheists aren't a huge majority who slanders you for profit and actively keeps your rights from you. We just think your belief in a Sky Daddy is dangerous.
Totally the same thing, though, right?
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I think they're mistaken, if you use religion to rationalize your bigotry against gays then you are a "bad person".
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If only sexual orientation was a choice, that might be a valid comparison.
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Hate – an utterly meaningless word that is used by people with weak cases for their cause in order to cover up that they have weak cases for their cause. Used to actually mean something else. Not today.
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I don't know, bigots have been called on their hate for quite a while now. Just because these evil pricks dress their hate in pretty language and try to justify it by religious none sense doesn't make it any less vile.
I don't even know if hate is a strong enough word for what these evil dirty foul mouthed religious bags of shit do.
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Then it sounds as if those evil dirty foul mouthed religious bags of shit have no other way to avoid being charged with hate than converting to your absolute moral standards.
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That works for me.
Or maybe they could just stop trying to apply THEIR standards to other people using the secular world's laws. You know, start worrying more about their own sins.
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An Olympic athlete has finally received his gold medal 13 years after his team was cheated out of first by an athlete later found to be using drugs.
Fidelis Gadzama, of Alexandra Square in Morden, competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics as part of the men's 400m relay team which came second to the USA.
The US team was later stripped of their gold medals after Antonio Pettigrew admitted using performance enhancing drugs in 2008.
Mr Gadzama, 33, travelled to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, last month to finally receive his medal 13 years after his team's winning race.
He said: "It was an amazing feeling. We fought for it for a long time.
"One of the team tested positive but they were still defiant.
"But when Michael Johnson handed over his own medal that is when we knew that it was inevitable and that our medals would be given.
"It was my first Olympics and was very happy to be part of it."
In the original race Jamaica finished third and the Bahamas fourth.
Mr Fidelis added: "I was honoured to collect my gold medal from the President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, in a wonderful ceremony with my other colleagues in the 400m relay squad.
"It means a lot to me and to my family "I now want to use my links in the world of athletics to help others to take up sporting activities in Merton."
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It takes a lot to win on the road in the NFL, but there are four teams that possess the ingredients necessary to pull off the difficult feat in Week 8. These four are in a unique position to get a difficult road win based on trends, past history and surrounding circumstances entering this weekend's action.
Venue: Superdome
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Last year was a magical ride for the Saints as they started 13-0 and won the first Super Bowl championship in franchise history. This season has not been nearly as magical. They are struggling in every phase, and even All-Pro quarterback Drew Brees is off his game. Perhaps most alarming for New Orleans is how poorly it has played at home. They are just 2-2 in front of the home crowd, and one of those two wins was a nail-biter against the 1-5 Panthers, who started rookie quarterback Jimmy Clausen.
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Last time at site: Tom Brady passed for 239 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Patriots past the Vikings, 24-17, in Week 12 of the 2002 season at the old Foxborough Stadium.
Reason for road optimism: The Vikings have been a disappointment, but this could be the game in which they emerge. Everyone is counting out Brett Favre with his broken ankle, and there are whispers the Patriots might have made the right move by trading Randy Moss to the Vikings. Given Favre's past dominance against New England (a career 94.9 passer rating) and Moss' motivation to play his best against his former team, they might be able to pull off the upset. And a desperate team is always dangerous.
Every good thing must come to an end, and while Tom Brady's 23-game home winning streak would appear to give the Patriots an edge, it can't last forever. The Vikings have yet to play at Gillette Stadium, so they won't be scarred by bad memories, and Favre will be confident after he engineered a dramatic overtime win in his last outing at New England with the Jets. The Patriots have won with smoke and mirrors this year (they rank 19th offensively and 29th defensively), but this could be a game in which their lack of talent is exposed.
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Malian youth, Islamists clash over planned amputation
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The unrest followed the fatal stoning by Islamists of a couple accused of adultery and pointed to growing resistance to the imposition of sharia (Islamic law) by Islamist gunmen, some of whom are linked to al Qaeda, in control of Mali's north.
Demonstrations by hundreds of young people went on well past nightfall in Gao on Sunday, ending when Islamists fired into the air to scatter the crowds, residents told Reuters on Monday.
"The protests lasted all yesterday and continued very late into the night," said Kader Toure, a local journalist.
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Oumar Baba Maiga, a Gao resident, said hundreds of youths were on the streets after nightfall. "It was a human tide. Everyone went out onto the streets as the (attack on Maiga) took place live on air," he said.
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