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|2012-03-21, 13:56
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[MANGA] Bleach Chapter 485 Discussion
|2012-03-21, 14:03
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HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA is capturing Halibel supposed to be an impressive demonstration of the new bad guys power? cause honestly 4 captains conquered hueco mundo alone so this is just pathetic.
Oh don't get your hopes up about good characters actually dieing I'm puting $20 now that Chōjirō Sasakibe is the only named good guy to die Kubo isn't a troll for nothing afterall.
|2012-03-21, 14:08
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So Nel's back, a canon good guy finally dies, and Hallibel returns to the plot as well. All in all, this seems like a relatively interesting chapter (by Bleach standards). The return of arrancar's (both in appearance and through conversation) also gives me a little more hope of Aizen eventually returning.
|2012-03-21, 14:29
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Poor Chojuro, you're the only character ever to die from the active roster of good bleach guys, and your attention is still around zero Gotta admit I'll be surprised if he really did die, even if he has had nothing but a name and a face in the entire manga.
I like the new villain, he kills his useless pawns before engaging in pointless war! Turns out he really was an arrancar, as expected his convo with Ichigo from the previous chapter is now moot.
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what would make this buckbeard character more powerful is if he freed aizen and then forced him into submission like hallibel. of course it would all be part of aizen's plan in the end
|2012-03-21, 14:38
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I don't know what to say, so I'm just going to write what I thought while I was reading this chapter.
Oh my god. OH MY GOD! oh my GOD! OH MY GOD!!! oh my god... OH MY GOD! OH MY GOOOOOOD! OHhhhhh my GOD! oh my GOD. Oh. My. GOD. OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG! OH MY GOD!
|2012-03-21, 14:51
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well its pretty much 99% confirmed that probably grimmjow and stark are going to be alive too seeing as they were like the "good guy" arrancars along with halibel. Its nice to see somebody good dying for a change. Were making progress 500 chapters later! Also aizen needs to come back and destroy everyone.
|2012-03-21, 16:45
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It was just a minor character that never did anything noteworthy. It's not exactly difficult to kill off characters like that.
Well at least he finally did it, I guess.
Kubo seems to have a habit of making bad guys that willing injure their own underlings for no real reason. Funny because that's exactly the kind of bad guy I tend to hate the most (for the wrong reasons). If you want to make a bad guy look evil then have him do something we can truly detest, like killing an innocent child. If you want to make him look powerful then don't bother because we know he's going to lose to Ichigo in a one on one fight anyway...
|2012-03-21, 17:16
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Page 15: "If I want arrancars, I can just get as many as I like."
Page 16: (Tia Halibel chained up)
I wonder if he's implying how easy it is to capture arrancars to raise an army, or suggesting that Halibel will somehow help him make such an army.
|2012-03-21, 17:20
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|2012-03-21, 17:36
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Now that was an enjoyable chapter. I was happy to see Nel (wish she had been in adult form though...)and Hallibel again, and I'm sure it won't be long until Grimmjow shows up.
It's good that Kubo finally killed a good guy too, even if he was mostly irrelevant. If only he could have killed the two new fodders he introduced too... when I read the summary, I scratched my head to remember who the hell Yuki was.
|2012-03-21, 18:56
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Bad Guy:"Alright, with this female vastrolorde I can father an army of invincible arrancar that will...wait, What? You said her hollow hole is where?? Damnit! is that info CANON?!!"
The only Espada absolutely confirmed to survive is Halibel (obviously)
Grimmjow, Noitora and Stark aren't officially confirmed either way. Though of the 3, Kubo said that GJ has the greatest chance of coming back. The other two are more than likely dead, but not out of the question.
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Another thing I've had to do is try to not prove I know more; it does no one any good except my ego. I've caught myself doing it once already.
On the upside, I don't know C# very well so I'm actually learning things about the language even if the concepts are not new.
my rules:
*if the answer will for sure help others, ask it regardless
*if the answer probably wont help others or might confuse some people or is in any way not related to the task at hand, ask after class
*if your question, even a little, hints they may have done something wrong, ask it after class. challenging someone is a sure way to piss them off.
that seems to help everyone the most.
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I've tried telling her that she needs to ask instead of demand when it comes to things that effect my schedule, but it never works. The second I try, "I'm afraid that won't be possible," she breaks out her world-class guilt tripping skills. I end up always giving in because the alternative is too terrifying.
What is the alternative and why is it terrifying?
My mom has been Facebook friends with me since I graduated college, and hasn't really caused much drama there in all that time since my Facebook is extremely sanitized. But my mom is also very um... crazy. Most of the time everything's okay with her and nothing's wrong and she's as friendly as can be. Until, that is, she flips and goes on a screaming rant over the phone or chews me out in person over some tiny imagined slight.
I agree with all of the others. Your mother sounds toxic and your dad isn't much better if he's giving you things (the car) with strings attached (no title).Start becoming completely independent so they can't punish you if you don't jump when they say "jump." And keep reminding yourself that your mother's happiness is not your responsibility. It is not your responsibility to keep her calm and always smooth things over and be a doormat to avoid rocking the boat and upsetting her.
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With regret, Adirondack Film Society shares news of the passing of Jeff Barker, beloved - and renowned - theatre organist and devoted friend of the Adirondack Film Society and the Palace Theatre. Jeff passed away suddenly on Dec. 31, 2013.
A native of Manchester, England, Jeff began piano lessons at age 5. He later attended the Manchester School of Music, majoring in piano. While still in his teens, his interest shifted to the theatre pipe organ, and he joined the Theatre Organ Club and the Cinema Organ Society in England. He soon found himself playing "Organ Interludes" at such places as the "Carleton" in Salford, and the prestigious "Odeon" (formerly the "Paramount") in Manchester City Center.
In the mid 1960s Jeff came to the U.S. to play a summer season on the 3/14 Wurlitzer organ that was then installed at the Surf City Hotel on the Jersey Shore. He decided to stay in America and subsequently became a U.S. citizen.
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Over the course of his career, Jeff played most of the important instruments of his trade in the U.S. and England, and was a featured organist at three American Theatre Organist Society conventions. He also played for the Theatre Organ Society International at the Byrd Theatre in Richmond, Virginia.
Jeff served as house organist at theatres operated by Nelson Page in the New York Metropolitan Area for more than 16 years. Many appreciative movie audiences had heard him play the 3/12 Kimball and the 2/6 Moller Lobby Organ at the now-closed Galaxy Theatre in Guttenberg, New Jersey, and the 2/11 Wurlitzer at the Lafayette Theatre in Suffern, New York. He also played before the Big Screen Classics movies shown at the Lafayette.
Since 1999, Jeff played the Robert Morton theatre pipe organ at the Palace Theatre in Lake Placid and was also the crew chief for the restoration of the Palace's organ.
Jeff and his work are synonymous with the Adirondack Film Society, the nonprofit organization that has produced events throughout the North Country and at the Palace Theatre for 15 years. Jeff was at the organ when the AFS launched its first official event in October 1999. The successful event provided a strong start for the inaugural Lake Placid Film Forum in June 2000. Every October since, Jeff has been at the organ for silent film events produced by the AFS. On Halloween night this past October, 2013, Jeff was truly at his best as he introduced the film, played accompaniment on the organ and even handled the Q&A afterward. He was the whole show, and the audience was immensely appreciative of his efforts and abilities.
An additional, little-known talent Jeff possessed was an artistic ability with a paint brush. In fact, it was Jeff who restored much of the decorative paint and gilding when Nelson Page took over operation of the Lafayette Theatre. For this, his organ playing and many other reasons, he will be greatly missed. Thanks to the Garden State Theatre Organ Society for providing information for this article.
A graveside service for Jeffrey Barker will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 26 at St. Agnes Cemetery in Lake Placid. The Rev. John Yonkovig will officiate. The M.B. Clark Inc. Funeral Home in Lake Placid is in charge of arrangements.


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The exhibition Dear Boston: Messages from the Marathon Memorial opened this week to an appreciative audience and a wide range of well wishers. During the opening program, the speakers included Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Senator Ed Markey as well as Boston Public Library President Amy E. Ryan, New England Museum Association Executive Director Dan Yaeger, and Iron Mountain Director of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Samantha Joseph.
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I did groceries on the weekend and was shocked, SHOCKED I say, to find that there where several options to choose from in every product category.
Ok, jokes aside, if we're being honest then it's not every potential Linux based OS distribution versus X. We're comparing fragmentation to Windows; a single vendor's OS distribution. We need OS distributions which intent to compete for desktop installs.
Novell? Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop and Suse Linux Enterprise Server.
Red Hat? Red Hat Enterprise Linux (server) plus a desktop option.
Mandriva? Three versions when I was last in that world; Free, One and whatever the paid premium was.
Canonical? Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Ubuntu Server?
That's four major vendor options with a maximum of three product versions each? Should we look back at Microsoft's list of current version Windows OS SKU?


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OMAHA -- Of the 108 national titles UCLA's prestigious athletic department had entering the CWS Championship Series, zero belonged to the Bruins baseball program.
Now UCLA has 109 overall national titles, thanks to the baseball program, after beating Mississippi State in dominant fashion, 8-0, in Game 2 of the title series, outscoring the gritty Bulldogs 11-1 in the series.
"This team did it the hard way. It's just a credit to our players and assistant coaches. There was a chip and edge, people talked about the ballpark and fly balls, but it was just good baseball," UCLA coach John Savage said. "We pitched, played defense, and had some quality at bats tonight. When we do our offense, too, we're as good as there is out there, too."
As the Bruins filed into the press conference room and sat down at the podium, smiles on their faces, after the game, junior right-handed pitcher Nick Vander Tuig sat to the right of John Savage. Savaged was quickly asked for an opening statement, but realized the National Championship trophy was blocking the camera's view of him.
"Here, you deserve this," Savage said to Vander Tuig.
Indeed he did, indeed they did.
Looking to capture the program's first national title after fellow junior right-handed pitcher Adam Plutko tossed a gem in the series opener against Mississippi State, the Bruins looked to Vander Tuig, who dominated North Carolina State his last time out in Omaha. After that performance, N.C. State shortstop Trea Turner commended Vander Tuig's elite command, and ability to control the zone.
Vander Tuig didn't disappoint with the national title on the line. The outstanding righty struck out six, walked just one batter and allowed just five hits in eight shutout innings. Amazingly, MSU reached third base just once in the game, in the fifth inning.
Vander Tuig had his usual steady diet of pitches. He commanded an 89-92 fastball very well, along with his outstanding 78-80 changeup and mid-to-upper 70s downer curveball. Much like the Wolfpack, and like plenty of other teams this season, the Bulldogs had zero answer for Vander Tuig.
"I think our guys had a little extra here. We knew we had a good defense at the end of the day, and Vander Tuig was as sharp as he's ever been," Savage said. "That's our style of play, and he threw very well. So much credit goes to our players, and they've earned this."
While Vander Tuig and closer David Berg, who finished out the contest, shined for the UCLA pitching staff, as has been the case so much this season, it was incredibly fitting that the Bruins offense created some major distance from the Bulldogs as the game progressed.
The Bruins had been the talk of the College World Series entering the title series against the Bulldogs, and not in a good way from an offensive standpoint. Opportunistic was the term used most often about the Bruins, but facts were facts, and the Bruins got the job done, scoring eight runs in the finale. Amazingly, UCLA finished the CWS with 19 total runs, the lowest run total for a national championship team in the history of college baseball, while also having the most sacrifice bunts (12) since Santa Clara in 1962. Fact is, the Bruins like their style.
In the title clincher, the Bruins started the game offensively on a high note with a sacrifice fly in the first inning by hot-hitting outfielder Eric Filia, who finished the postseason with a .444 batting average, including two hits and five RBIs in the win over the Bulldogs. Meanwhile, the Bruins tacked on two more runs in the third and fourth innings, taking a 5-0 lead into the final few frames, and total control of the contest.
"Offensively, we did what we needed to do. We were very capable and this was an unusual game for us. It goes to show you, we're capable," Savage said. "There's a lot of heart on the mound, on the field, and with a lot of pieces with this team. This wasn't one guy, or a lot of star power. This was a group of guys. UCLA should be very proud of it."
Coincidentally, the UCLA pitching staff shined the whole way to the national title, surrendering only one run in the two games they played against the Bulldogs, while also, astonishingly, allowing just one run or less in all five CWS games.
UCLA finished the NCAA postseason 44-14 against its opponents. Simply dominating, and becoming the third-straight team, including South Carolina and Arizona, to go undefeated through the NCAA postseason, the Bruins going 10-0 on the Road to Omaha.
This was a special UCLA team to watch on the road to its first national title. The Bruins didn't have a Gerrit Cole or Trevor Bauer in the weekend rotation, and this club certainly didn't have the big-time hitter that some are accustomed to, though, first baseman Pat Gallagher, who finished the season red-hot at the plate, would have you confused with his impressive performances over the past few weeks.
The Bruins had some outstanding role players. Starting pitchers Adam Plutko, Nick Vander Tuig and Grant Watson put together a total effort, not only in the regular season, but especially here in Omaha with the trio being dominant. Meanwhile, in the field, shortstop Pat Valaika's defensive prowess here at TD Ameritrade Park will forever be remembered, while the uncanny ability, or so it seemed, of leadoff hitter Brian Carroll to get on base was impressive. There's also former Orange County high school hits leader Eric Filia, who had an elite showing in the CWS.
Last, but certainly not least, there's second baseman Cody Regis. In the days leading up to the CWS, Savage pinpointed Regis as a guy he thought would rise to the occasion on the big stage. After all, Regis is the lone holdover on this team from the 2010 club that lost to South Carolina in the CWS Championship Series.
Though Regis only tallied a batting average of .250 in Omaha, he had an on-base percentage of .400 and was outstanding defensively, turning some great double plays, while also showing good range. It only was fitting that Regis, who had struggled at the plate much of the spring, shined in his final hurrah with the Bruins, recording two hits against the Bulldogs on the way to the national title.
"We're very proud of Cody. He's the only true senior we have and Cody was devastated in 2010 as a freshman. He wasn't drafted his junior year, he wasn't drafted his senior year, but he's had a great career," Savage said. "He went to Omaha three times, the most in the history of the school, now he has a national title.
"It just goes to show that some guys that go to school or stay in school get rewarded," he continued. "He's a great story, and there are others. David Berg was a walk-on, Vander Tuig had Tommy John surgery his senior year in high school, Filia is the all-time hits leader in Orange County. All of these guys on this team embraced their roles, and now they're the best team playing."
As the door shuts on yet another college baseball season, we're reminded about John Savage's story to us last week, where he truly believed this club had the national title type of feeling after getting through what he called the "gauntlet" of San Diego, Cal Poly, and of course, Cal State Fullerton in NCAA Super Regional action.
The players, though, had been thinking about this moment well before that.
After a weight-lifting session in the JD Morgan Athletic Center earlier this spring, Nick Vander Tuig and a host of other UCLA players specifically noticed that amongst all the national championship trophies in the Hall of Champions, and on the national title big board, something was missing -- baseball.
The Bruins set out to change that this season, and succeeded.
"It's been an elusive one [a baseball national title] at UCLA. It's been kind of interesting when you look at the quality of players we've had over the years, and it hadn't happened for some reason. When we brought John [Savage] in, we knew it would require a process," UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero, a former Bruins player, said. "We allowed four runs in five games against some of the greatest teams in the country in this tournament. We may not be the most exciting team, but we know what kind of team we are, and John created the type of discipline and team capable of winning the national title."
The next time the Bruins baseball players trek through the Morgan Center to workout, they'll look up on the wall, and there across the wall, will say "109 national titles".
This time, because of them, one of those will be for baseball.
CWS Snapshot: Mississippi State vs. UCLA
Player of the game: RHP Nick Vander Tuig, UCLA -- Who else could possibly be the player of the game for the Bruins? Though the offense certainly did their job on this night, Vander Tuig once again was terrific for the Bruins. He struck out six, walked one and allowed just five hits in eight shutout innings of work. He also threw 117 pitches, 77 for strikes, and ended the College World Series allowing just one run in 15 innings of work.
Turning point: We've said it several times by now, but when facing the Bruins, it's important to not fall behind early in the contest. Well, the Bruins took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, but things really turned for the worse for the Bulldogs in the third and fourth innings. The Bruins got a sacrifice fly from Eric Filia and an RBI single from Pat Valaika in the third inning, before scoring a pair of runs in the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly by Kevin Kramer, and an RBI single from Cody Regis. Up 5-0 after four innings, the Bruins went to work on the mound, and it was over.
What they said: "First of all, I thought UCLA played a great ballgame, and we didn't. Really proud of our kids, you know. I think we what we did was knocked on the door and UCLA has knocked on the door before, several times, and they knocked down the door and we didn't do that. But really proud of our players; they worked incredibly hard to get here. Many of these guys came to Mississippi State under pretty adverse conditions in a program that was the not in great condition. Five years ago we inherited a club that won 23 ballgames. They climbed all the way to the top and we didn't finish the deal and that's disappointing, but certainly I'm proud of our players. I could breakdown the ballgame, but it probably doesn't matter. We're incredibly disappointed in today and yesterday, but obviously not in our body of work for the year." -- Mississippi State coach John Cohen


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Toshiba confirms US HD DVD delay
Roll-out 'February or March'
Posted in The Channel, 30th September 2005 10:35 GMT
Toshiba yesterday confirmed its next-generation optical disc format, HD DVD, will not launch in the US until "February or March". The technology had previously been expected to hit the market before the end of this year.
However, HD DVD players will ship in Japan, as set down in the original launch timetable.
"We have been discussing with content holders the most effective way to launch in the US market," Toshiba Corporate Senior Vice President Yoshihide Fujii told reporters yesterdsay, "and it will probably be in February or March."
Earlier this month, a company spokeswoman hinted at such a delay when she noted that hardware and content companies were in talks to fix the best time to launch the format. She indicated that the original late-2005 timeframe may no longer be the most appropriate time to promote the format to US consumers.
Blu-ray Disc (BD), the rival format to HD DVD, isn't expected to appear until Spring 2006 at the earliest, when Sony launches the BD-equipped PlayStation 3. That's the console's anticipated Japanese launch window - at this stage it's unclear whether the machine will ship in the US in the same timeframe, or much later, as has been the case with previous PlayStation launches.
Either way, the HD DVD camp clearly believes it's got more time than it thought to gear up for the launch of its preferred format. Indeed, Toshiba this week indicated the delay will be used to stockpile HD DVD players in preparation for the formal US launch. It also gives movie studios more time to prepare launch content.
Earlier this week, Microsoft and Intel formally declared their allegiance to HD DVD, which unlike BD has the backing of the DVD Forum, the organisation that oversees the DVD brand. That's the format's key strength, though the discs are also cheaper to make than BDs are. BD, on the other hand, has Sony behind it and offers a greater storage capacity - 50GB to 30GB, with dual-layer media - giving it space for higher-resolution video and even more extras. ®


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Referee Mike Dean made no mention of Ferguson's angry outburst towards match officials during his side's 4-3 home win over Newcastle on Boxing Day. Wenger himself was sent to the stands by Dean for kicking a water bottle during Arsenal's 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford in August 2009 but the official was more lenient towards Ferguson. When asked if the Scotsman should have received some form of punishment, Wenger said:
"If he didn't behave like he should have done, then yes. "He will be the first to say that. We sometimes go overboard on the touchline and when you do that, you have to be punished.
"Whether it's me or Fergie or anyone else in the world, the rules are the rules. It is not rules for one person and rules for another. It's the same for everybody.
"We love the Premier League. It is watched all over the world so we want it to be respected by fans for its behaviours.
"Should you behave like that - no. I did not always behave as I should and you can call that a bad example, yes. So when you go overboard, you have to be punished.
"The message it sends out when you look at the pictures is just not to behave like that." Wenger was also asked if referees and the FA are afraid of Ferguson but he seemed unconvinced.
"Why should anyone be scared of anybody? You have the rules. You observe the rules, or not the rules. Why should anybody be scared of Ferguson, I don't understand that?
"There are rules and the referees act on that. They are professional people, they are paid for that. It's as simple as that.
"On the day they made a mistake. It does not mean they are not honest but they made a mistake."
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NEW YORK - The Columbia men's tennis team brought the fall season to a close just a couple weeks ago in spectacular fashion. Max Schnur and Ashok Narayana captured the doubles title at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship on Nov. 10 at the Bille Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
Associate head coach Howard Endelman spoke with WNBC News 4 Sports Anchor, Harry Cicma, who was in attendance at the tournament, about the success of Columbia tennis.
Interview reprinted with permission of Harry Cicma
One of the great stories at this month's USTA/ITA Indoor Intercollegiate Championships was the doubles championship earned by Ashok Narayana and Max Schnur of the Columbia Lions. The Columbia duo earned the program's first national tennis title since 1889, and they did it in front of their hometown fans.
NBC's Harry Cicma - who works in New York and played college tennis at Rutgers - was one of the announcers at the event, and he got the chance to speak with Howard Endelman, the associate head coach of the Lions program. Cicma and Endelman talked about the Columbia tennis program, Ivy League tennis, and tennis in the New York area.
Check out what the Coach Endelman had to say...
Questions and Answers
Harry Cicma (HC): Columbia Men's Tennis proved at the ITA USTA National Indoors that it is among the elite teams in the country. Max Schnur and Ashok Narayana won the doubles title, and Winston Lin also made the quarterfinals in singles play. What does this say about your team?
Howard Endelman (HE): I think it says that a player can come to Columbia and really improve in tennis. Winston, Ashok and Max were all five-star recruits on Tennis Recruiting. They were pretty good junior players, but they were not blue chips who were winning Kalamazoo. But these guys work hard, play smart, and do the little things right when people are not watching.
As Ashok said after the match, "People have no idea how hard we work here." Ashok is right - these guys "put in the hard yards" with Tommy Sheehan, one of the best strength and conditioning coaches for tennis in the country who travelled on the ATP Tour. Now Winston in singles and Ashok/Max in doubles likely will start the dual match season ranked in the top 10 in all of Division I college tennis.
It is very kind of you to say that we are elite, but will the current Columbia tennis team ever beat Virginia or UCLA, last year's NCAA Finalists? No - those teams and others are currently the elite teams. But, I do think there is a culture at Columbia that our guys are going to do everything they possibly can to become really good in tennis.
HC: I know you and Head Coach Bid Goswami have been through many intense conference matches through the years. What makes Ivy League Tennis so competitive?
HE: The Ivy League has a rich tradition with many top 10 teams nationally over the years, but the overall level of tennis across the entire league has never been as strong as it is now. Tennis players often come from families who emphasize education and realize that there is no reason why a student-athlete cannot simultaneously excel both on an off the tennis court.
There are so many great colleges across the US with tremendous coaches. I think that Columbia and the other schools in our league - like other great institutions - can help student-athletes be successful in their futures when competitive tennis is over. I also think that maybe players are starting to realize that you do not have to sacrifice any of your tennis dreams if you come here.
HC: What traits do you look for in a recruit when trying to find a good fit for Columbia?
HE: We look for high achievers who want to reach their potential and be the absolute best they can be in everything they choose to do - in the classroom, on the tennis court, even in the science lab if that is the path they choose. Columbia wants high character kids with big tennis dreams.
I heard a famous football coach say the other day: "High achievers do not get along with mediocre people, and mediocre people do not get along with high achievers." Winston Lin is one of our guys who will play professionally after his time at Columbia. He probably was ranked around the mid-20s on Tennis Recruiting in his senior year of high school; now he likely will start the spring ranked top 10 in college tennis in his junior year. Winston, Ashok and Max have shown what is possible if you have a burning desire to improve.
But tennis always ends - even for Federer and Nadal and Djokovic. So another question for recruits is, are they willing to listen when they get here and use tennis as a vehicle to learn character and life skills that will help them to be successful when tennis ends? It is not so easy - but if you are smart and focused with your time, the sky is the limit.
HC: New York City is one of the best markets for Tennis, what makes it so special?
HE: So many people love tennis in New York City, especially around the time of the US Open. Like Ashok and Max mentioned in their press conference after the finals against Tennessee, we have incredible fans who follow us all over the country.
New York City also is home to so many Hall of Famers and former Grand Slam and Davis Cup Champions. US Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier lives here, Mario Ancic is now a law student at Columbia, John and Patrick McEnroe are true New Yorkers who live here. Our guys know them and garner inspiration from them. It creates a feeling in our players - "We might never be Hall of Famers, but why can't we also achieve a lot in tennis?"
I also think there is a natural connection between Wall Street and Tennis - lots of competitive people who thrive under pressure. New York City is also really fun.
HC: What are your goals for the up coming spring season with Columbia tennis?
HE: A few of our guys did well in the All-American Championships and National Indoors, but overall we have lots of work to do. We are going to keep trying to do things the right way and enjoy the process of improvement.
As far as tangible goals, we have won three of the past seven Ivy League titles. But we finished second in the past two years, so we are not going to think so much about outcome. We play strong teams in and outside of our league. But if our guys compete well, we can be a pretty solid team on the national level.
All we can do is try our best to do the right things to consistently improve in tennis. If we do that, Winston, Ashok and Max have proved that achievement beyond anything you ever dreamed is actually possible.


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CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) -- Grief counselors are being made available at Charlotte High School a day after a 16-year-old student was struck and killed by a freight train.
The Lansing State Journal reports that counselors will be available until noon Saturday at the school, southwest of Lansing.
Matt Wagner was walking home from school along railroad tracks shortly after 3 p.m. Friday when he was hit by a Canadian National Railway train.
The 10th-grader was about a block from his home when he was hit. Friends say Wagner often took that route home from school.
Charlotte Police Chief Bill Callahan called Wagner's death "an accident" and says "in a town like this, the trains go by all the time."
The train was stopped for several hours Friday as authorities conducted their investigation.


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You might understand why Fernando Naveda sees himself as a "broker." In reaching out to a wide variety of campus constituents, it's his job to secure buy-in for a transformation in how the university delivers its academic programs.
After eight months as RIT's calendar conversion director, Naveda stays busy fielding questions and concerns about plans to role out semesters in 2013. He has been presenting the university's blueprint to governance and student groups, and the feedback received becomes instrumental in understanding the issues and adjusting the conversion process as it evolves.
"I think the response has been phenomenal," Naveda confirms. Colleagues, like those in Academic Senate, seem to appreciate the magnitude of his task.
"I gave my presentation, and after that they applauded. So, I told the provost that I think they feel sorry for me," he recalls with laughter.
Naveda admits there is much about the process that keeps him anxious. In order to make the transition from quarters to semesters in time for the 2013-2014 academic year, a series of objectives must be met along the way. Currently, administrators at the college and department levels are engaged in the redesign of their programs, which are all subject to state approval. Curriculum work and the eventual implementation of a system for student advising also are priorities.
"But in order to develop an advising process, we must first determine what semester programs will look like," he says.
Naveda remains a strong advocate for RIT's calendar conversion. He says the university is negatively set apart from a majority of schools in the United States that maintain semesters. That misalignment makes it difficult for collaboration with students and faculty at other institutions. Even Europe's higher education community, he points out, is stabilizing a semester model.
"We were increasingly isolated."
He also believes that semesters provide a better return on the university's investment in co-ops, which students now frequently extend across two quarters. Semesters also provide more opportunity to attract transfer students. And current students will benefit socially from a break schedule that's more in line with friends attending different schools.
Enhancing student success is at the heart of the university's decision to transition to semesters. Naveda says that outcome represents the ultimate reward for him personally.
"We are putting this university at the front end of world-class education. This is a step in that direction. So, if the students are happy, I will be very pleased with that."


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ARMSTRONG - The Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency Board of Directors in a Wednesday night public hearing accepted reorganization petitions and approved a June 25 date for a vote on reorganization of the Armstrong-Ringsted and Sentral school districts.
While it was officially a Prairie Lakes AEA hearing - with the Armstrong gym as the site - AEA board members in Pocahontas and other locations participated in the hearing via the Web.
In addition to A-R superintendent Matt Berninghaus and Sentral superintendent Art Pixler, several members of both school boards and audience members were present with a total of probably a couple dozen attending in Armstrong which, with no audience objections to the reorganization plan, lasted just 35 minutes.
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Armstrong-Ringsted and Sentral school district principals Matt Berninghaus and Art Pixler made the districts' cases known for reorganization at a public hearing Wednesday night at the A-R High School gym in Armstrong. Convening the Web-based hearing was the Prairie Lakes AEA Board of Directors.
EDN photo by Michael Tidemann
Attorney Rick Engel, who is representing both A-R and Sentral in their reorganization efforts, said Wednesday night's meeting was to determine if the vote could proceed and that the AEA board would take action on that motion.
Engel noted the reorganization petition states that the current territories served by the two districts will be combined into North Union School District. Engel also noted that the districts are currently in a three-way whole-grade-sharing agreement with North Kossuth as North Union School. The A-R and Sentral reorganization, which would become known at North Union School District, would presumably whole-grade share with North Kossuth with possible later consolidation.
Engel noted A-R had slid below 300 enrollment to 298 and Sentral was at 149, and that the reorganization would conform to Sentral's reorganization plan which includes A-R. Engel said the new five-member North Union School District School Board would include three members from the current A-R district and two from Sentral.
Engel said assets and liabilities would be merged except for existing general obligation bond indebtedness.
In making Sentral's case to the AEA board for reorganization, Pixler noted enrollment was down by 181.9 students since 2000 and Sentral's unspent authority had slipped to $15,555 at the end of the 2012 fiscal year.
"The number of kids you have in the seats relates to money," Pixler said of state aid.
After cutting staff from 26 in 1999-2000 to 23 in 2006-07, Pixler said he had given an "admonition to the board that cutting at the high-school level was through." Pixler noted that Sentral also shared some staff with other districts.
Pixler noted that in 2007-08 U.S. News and World Report recognized Sentral as one of the best high schools in the U.S., and it was the next year that Sentral began whole-grade sharing with North Kossuth. Under the current three-way whole-grade-sharing agreement, Sentral maintains an enrollment of 155.2 students, Pixler said, with 20 teaching staff, six of whom were added when Sentral took on A-R's pre-K through elementary students. He said the enrollment estimate for 2014 was 149.1, and in closing asked for the AEA's support of the proposed reorganization.
In his presentation, Berninghaus noted students were down 111 students since 2000. While the district unspent balance had gone up and down, Berninghaus said the ballance was up again due to reduced expenses, whole-grade sharing, state supplemental weighting and staff and operations sharing. He said A-R has had sharing agreements for several years with both Sentral and North Kossuth as well as other districts.
Sharing benefits Berninghaus noted were increased educational programs, sports opportunities, fine arts, clubs and organizations and campus improvements, including technology integration that includes an iPad for every high-school student.
He said moving beyond the current whole-grade sharing agreement would provide long-term stability and planning, added land base, more efficiency, increased educational opportunities and increased state incentives.
Engel praised both superintendents for their presentations and the AEA found no objections from the audience or questions from its board members.
The AEA board then approved June 25 as the election date for reorganization and to authorize signing of the reorganization petitions.


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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The San Francisco 49ers have filled another big need, trading up to select Rice tight end Vance McDonald with the 55th selection of the NFL draft.
The NFC champions acquired the pick from the Green Bay Packers on Friday, giving up the 61st choice in the second round and a sixth-round pick at No. 173.
San Francisco lost Delanie Walker, the backup to Vernon Davis, to the Titans last month in free agency.
The 6-foot-4, 262-pound McDonald caught 119 passes for 1,504 yards and 15 touchdowns in college.
McDonald says special teams wasn't emphasized for him at Rice considering his high repetitions, but he is willing to take on whatever task the 49ers ask of him. McDonald says he is "extremely underdeveloped" but plans to use his raw talent.


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The 36 state governors may push for a combination of the use of the Excess Crude Account (ECA) and the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) sources close to the Nigerian Governors Forum and the Presidency told BusinessDay yesterday in Abuja.
The Nigerian Governors` Forum (NGF) has called on the Federal Government to suspend the operation of the SWF, saying it is unconstitutional. Sources within government, inform that the disagreement from the governors, amounts to concerns, as to whether the ECA would still remain, while some part of the resources in the account is sent to the SWF……………………………………….Full Article: Source


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Unlearn Week begins
"The goal of Unlearn Week is to start a campus-wide, yearlong dialogue about racism," said Rhodes, Calvin's assistant dean of multicultural student development.
October 06, 2008 | Myrna Anderson
Unlearn Week
Unlearn Week kicks off a yearlong conversation about anti-racism.
October 10, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
A "Full Partner" in anti-racism
Calvin College earned "Full Partner" status from Partners for a Racism-Free Community.
March 09, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Unlearn Week
The play "Incognito" is one of the events the Office for Multicultural Affairs is including as part of Unlearn Week—a series of programs that challenges the generalizations, stereotypes and assumptions underlying racism. Unlearn Week runs through Friday, Oct. 11.
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Squatting::On::CGI - if all else fails, you can still deploy on CGI
Create an app.cgi to drive the Squatting app in a CGI environment.
use App 'On::CGI'; my $q = CGI->new; App->init; App->relocate('/cgi-bin/app.cgi'); App->cgi($q);
The purpose of this module is to allow Squatting apps to be used in a CGI environment. This is done by adding a
cgi method to the Squatting app that knows how to "translate" between CGI and Squatting. To use this module, pass the string
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As children, Ruth, Kathy and Tommy, spend their childhood at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. As they grow into young adults, they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the love they feel for each other, while preparing themselves for the haunting reality that awaits them. [Synopsis courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures]


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May 27, 2011 > Police Explorers honored
Explorer Program offers young men and women the opportunity to learn firsthand the duties and responsibilities of a police officer. Milpitas Police Explorers are young adults, ages 14 to 20, who have an interest in law enforcement and volunteer their time to assist the Milpitas Police Department and City of Milpitas during special events.Ten Milpitas Police Explorers attended the 2011 "Leaders of Tomorrow" Law Enforcement Explorer Team Competition sponsored by Chief's and Sheriff's Association of San Mateo County. Thirty-one police departments with over two hundred Police Explorers from Northern California, Central California and Las Vegas, Nevada attended the event on Saturday, April 30. The competition was held at Canada College in Redwood City and included a full day of training, scenario competitions, and other law enforcement-related events. The event also included static vehicle displays, a S.W.A.T team rescue demonstration, K9 demonstrations.First, second and third place awards were given out in each of the four individual events and each of the nine team scenarios. Explorers were randomly given their assignments upon check-in, so they were required to be prepared for all events. Milpitas Police Explorers did an outstanding job and returned home with four awards, winning the most awards that they have ever won in any competition. Explorer Anthony DeRosa won a first place trophy in the Police Physical Performance event which consisted of a running start obstacle course, hurdle; cone pattern; 6' wall and dummy drag. Explorers Jaskirat Singh, Anthony DeRosa and Komal Kaur won the first place trophy in Traffic Accident Investigation. Explorers responded to a non-injury collision and were graded on responsibility assignment at the scene. They were judged for their investigative techniques; interviewing drivers and occupant skills and for documentation of the information.Explorers Brian Thanh, Tiffany Santellano and Henry Pan won the second place trophy in Hostage Negotiations. They were scored on the effectiveness of establishing contact with the suspect, responding to the suspect's demands and resolving the incident within an allotted time. Explorer Jaskirat Singh won a third place trophy in the Sample Entry Level Police Officer Written Examination in which all of the explorers were required to participate. The Explorers were trained by Officer Gene Smith, Officer Asim Qureshi and Milpitas Police Officers and Reserve Officers Dennis Kraft, Kris Strauss and Kevin Jackson.


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Although Italy's Silvio Berlusconi resigned in disgrace a year ago, has since been convicted of tax fraud and now faces plunging poll numbers, the media baron is showing he still has the power to put pressure on his successor, Premier Mario Monti.
With Europe still deep in its debt crisis, it doesn't take much to make the markets nervous. That's what happened Thursday when the 76-year-old Berlusconi withdrew his party's support for Monti's government, threatening a premature end to its ambitious reform program.
Berlusconi's power play also unnerved Italy's president, Giorgio Napolitano, who had tapped Monti to take over as premier last year after markets lost confidence in Berlusconi's ability to push through the needed reforms.
Napolitano met Friday with Berlusconi's top political aide and hand-picked heir, Angelino Alfano, who assured him that the party would work toward an "ordered conclusion of the legislature," a statement from Napolitano's office said.
Napolitano later met with the leaders of the other major political parties and said he was confident that a "constructive and correct institutional path is possible, in the interest of the country and its international image."
Economists for Unicredit, Italy's largest bank, say Berlusconi's decision was "significant and tends to confirm that the next few months will be bumpy" for Monti, with the possibility now looming of an early election before the expected date in March.
"The fact that the electoral campaign moves into top gear certainly increases the political uncertainty," said Chiara Corsa and Loredana Federico in their analysis.
The Italian economy, the third-largest of the 17 European Union countries that use the euro, is in recession as the government enacts tough measures to get a handle on its debts. Italy has the second-highest debt level as a percentage of its GDP in the eurozone — at 126 percent. Only Greece's debt is higher with 150 percent.
Monti's government of unelected technocrats won both confidence votes by a wide margin Thursday, but the vote signaled dangers ahead for the technocratic premier.
With opinion polls showing that the main center-left party, which supports Monti, in line to win an election, the conservative Berlusconi appears to be distancing himself to capitalize on discontent over new taxes and rising unemployment. He has complained that Monti's policies have put Italy into a "spiral of recession."
Berlusconi, three times premier, has hinted that he will run again and Alfano made clear that was a real possibility, saying Berlusconi "has the right to defend his title."
Berlusconi claims his allies are pressing him to seek election again, hoping that Monti's painful austerity measures will win votes for the center-right.
Still polls say Berlusconi's party would drop to less than 15 percent of the next vote.
"He can't see himself leaving the stage," said Giovanni Orsina, a political science professor at Rome's LUISS university and author of "The Right After Berlusconi."
"He actually believes he is the best, that he can't be substituted," said Orsina.
But Orsina and others say Berlusconi's legal woes also play a role.
The government has drafted legislation making candidates who have been convicted of crimes ineligible to run for office.
Berlusconi is now appealing an October conviction for tax fraud for which he received a sentence of four years in prison. He is also standing trial on charges of having sex with an underage woman and using his office to cover it up with a verdict expected early next year. He has denied the charges.
Alfano insists the media mogul's party had no intention of sparking a crisis that could bring down the government.
"We didn't vote 'no' on the confidence votes," Alfano said Friday, explaining the party's abstention. He had earlier described the abstentions as a "clear signal" that Berlusconi's center-right forces "don't like the way the economy is going."
What he didn't acknowledge was that for the first time Berlusconi suffered several defections from faithful allies, including former Foreign Minister Franco Frattini.
The Monti government has several major legislative targets before his term ends, including passage of the budget, a law requiring a balanced budget and the abolition of a number of provinces to cut costs.
Monti's own political future is uncertain. He has sent out signals he would be available for another stint in the event no coalition succeeds in putting together a majority. He has also been mentioned as a possible successor to Napolitano, although the position of president is largely ceremonial.


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The College of Central Florida men's basketball made quite an impressive opening statement in defense of its NJCAA National Championship.
The College of Central Florida men's basketball made quite an impressive opening statement in defense of its NJCAA National Championship.
The Patriots rolled to a 30-point halftime lead and routed Pasco-Hernando 121-69 in front of a packed house at Patriot Gym.
CF, the nation's top-ranked team, trailed only once at 2-1 and quickly took control and were never threatened by the Conquistadors.
Rodell Wigginton scored 32 points on 13-of-20 shooting to lead the Patriots.
The Ohio University commit also grabbed seven rebounds and dished out four assists.
Wigginton, a 6-foot-6 sophomore, made 13-of-20 shots for CF.
Will Ferguson (16 points), Rasham Suarez (15 points, 15 assists), Chris Bryant (14 points, four steals), Javonte Douglas (12 points, 10 rebounds) and Matthew Uchedike (12 points) backed Wigginton in the win.
As a team, CF dished out 31 assists and made 10 steals.
The Patriots made 49-of-90 shots and held a 57-38 rebounding edge.
CF (1-0) also held PHCC to 29-of-77 shooting and was able to run at will against the outmanned Conquistadors.
Led by Suarez, who made 5-of-13 from beyond the arc, the Patriots made 10-of-30 shots from 3-point range.
After PHCC took its lone lead of the game, CF went on an 8-0 run in a span of 58 seconds.
From there, the Patriots took their first double-digit lead of the game at the 16:25 mark of the first half and had the game well in hand.
The highlight of the first half for the packed house, which saw CF extend its homecourt unbeaten streak from December 2011, was a follow dunk by Douglas, which left the crowd buzzing for several minutes afterward.
Douglas, an All-American last season at Hill College, went over several PHCC defenders and well above the rim to tomahawk a dunk that pushed CF's lead to 23.
The Patriots led by by as many as 32 in the first half and made 25-of-50 shots over the first half.
CF will now turn its attention to State College of Florida-Manatee at home on Tuesday night at 7:30.
A year ago, the Patriots erased a 23-point deficit and dealt the Manatees a 105-103 defeat.
Last year's win over SCOF was the 200th of coach Tim Ryan's career and the first of three over the Manatees last season, including a first-round triumph at the state tournament.
Prior to Saturday's game, members of last year's NJCAA National Team joined Suarez, Wigginton and Uchedike in a ceremony where a large photo and plaque on the east and west ends of the gym were unveiled.
Women's basketball: At Louisburg, N.C., the College of Central Florida women's basketball team battled hard against Louisburg (N.C.), but fell 62-54 on the second day of the Louisburg Tournament.
"The score wasn't indicative of how close the game was," said Patriots coach Tommy Jones.
"It was a tie game with about two minutes and we had some opportunities and couldn't covert.
"Still, I thought we played hard and had our chances to win. This was an eye-opener for our team."
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Although San Antonio is depleted by injuries and on the verge of missing the playoffs for the first time in seven seasons, Los Angeles coach Carol Ross warned her team not to take the Silver Stars lightly.
It was Ogwumike's eighth double-double of the season, one more than Candace Parker, who added 12 points and 11 rebounds as the Sparks won their third straight.
``San Antonio always gives us a fight,'' Ogwumike said. ``It's never easy playing here or playing against them. We knew what to expect. They just came off road win (74-65 at Tulsa on Friday) and coach mentioned they were undefeated in back-to-backs, so we didn't want one of those to be one of ours.''
Kristi Toliver added 15 points and seven assists for Los Angeles (21-8), which remained a game behind Minnesota for the top seed in the Western Conference.
Jia Perkins had 25 points, including 15 in the second half, for San Antonio (11-19). Jayne Appel had 10 points and 12 rebounds and Danielle Adams added 10 points.
Ogwumike dominated early in the third with eight points, two rebounds, a block and had an assist. The assist came when she found Lindsey Harding cutting to the basket for a layup. Harding followed it with a 3-pointer that gave Los Angeles a 52-39 lead with 5 minutes remaining.
``We definitely turned up the intensity in the third quarter,'' Ogwumike said. ``I think it all started with our rebounding. They had 10 `O' boards in the first half, and we wanted to tune that down.''
The Sparks held a 21-17 rebounding edge in the second half, including a 9-5 advantage on the offensive glass.
San Antonio started the game 1 for 11, with their lone basket coming on Adams' 3-pointer with 8:15 left in the first quarter.
Coming off Friday's game in Tulsa, the Silver Stars struggled early without point guards Danielle Robinson and Davellyn Whyte, who both were out with leg injuries.
``The back-to-backs was not the issue,'' San Antonio coach Dan Hughes said. ``It was the small numbers. You take Davellyn Whyte out and you can't play. If we just had one more player and Davellyn was able to play yesterday, but she wasn't able to go today so we're down to eight players. You could see it in Shenise Johnson as we were leaning on her for so many minutes that they made some plays where they didn't have legs in some cases.''
The Sparks took a 13-4 lead following a 10-0 run keyed by a two steals and a turnover.
Parker's layup with 1:27 remaining in the first quarter put Los Angeles ahead 19-8.
``L.A. is a good basketball team,'' Hughes said. ``Give them a lot of credit from the standpoint of their ability to attack you in the full court and half court. They kept coming , they're healthy and they're fresh right now. They're an impressive team.''
The Silver Stars' loss clinched a playoff spot for fourth-place Seattle, which has a four-game lead over San Antonio with four games remaining for both teams, but holds the tiebreaker between the teams.
San Antonio can still catch third-place Phoenix for the West's last playoff berth. The Mercury, who beat Connecticut, lead the Silver Stars by five games with six games remaining. San Antonio, which has four games left, leads the season series 2-1 and the teams play twice more.
The Silver Stars, who have made six straight playoff appearances, have struggled with injuries, including season-ending knee operations to All-Stars Sophia Young and Becky Hammon. Also, Robinson, named an All-Star this season, has missed the past month with a sprained right knee.
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The Estherville Fire Department responded to a car fire west of Estherville on Highway 9 on Saturday.
According to Estherville Fire Chief Dick Beaver, firefighters found the car fully engulfed flames upon arrival.
Firefighters were on scene about 30 minutes. Cause of the fire is undetermined at this time, Beaver stated.
The car is owned by Mari Potter of Spirit Lake.
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CHANDIGARH: The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) has decided not to transfer properties on the basis of the general power of attorney (GPA) and the special power of attorney (SPA).
Meghan Markle's wedding gown desgined by an acclaimed British designer Clare Waight Keller had a selection of flora, including an Indian Lotus, in her veil as she walked down flower-bedecked nave of the iconic St George's Chapel.
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Governments' focus on cyber crime urged
Manama, December 10, 2012
World governments should be transparent in their regulations to monitor and control online activity and set a strategic plan to combat cyber crime, according to an expert.
"State regulation is necessary, but should be transparent and rational with respect to who is authorised to do so and most importantly strike a balance," International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) cyber crime expert Dr Eneken Tikk-Ringas was quoted as saying in our sister publication the Gulf Daily News.
Dr Tikk-Ringas was speaking in a Press conference yesterday (December 9) at the Ritz-Carlton Bahrain, Hotel and Spa, as part of the Manama Dialogue 2012.
She explained that industry experts were still working on solutions to deal with hacktivism. "It is not an easy solution and more needs to be done in the area of cyber crime to ensure all incidents are investigated and criminals prosecuted," she added.
Dr Tikk-Ringas was accompanied by IISS transitional threats and political risk director Nigel Inkster, who also spoke about the dangers of restrictions.
"There is a lot of pressure on governments to introduce legislation, but it is also important to examine consequences of the decision to restrict the Internet," he said.
"Look at the role of communications - particularly social media - globally, especially in Egypt, Libya, Iran, Middle East and other areas." – TradeArabia News Service


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For 40th Anniversary Of Title IX, ESPN Doing "Nine For IX" Documentaries On Women In Sports, Including Ava DuVernay's "Venus VS."
For years, I've been a massive fan of most ESPN documentaries (I don't think there's one I've seen that I haven't enjoyed), including the very creative "30 for 30" docs, which give many up and coming and little known but exceptional directors the chance to show their talents and tell stories from a different yet immensely deep angle. Maybe that's why I'm so excited about the new "Nine for IX" series, an ode to the 40th anniversary of Title IX, the civil rights law of '72 that "requires gender equity for boys and girls in every educational program that receives federal funding," according to the Title IX website. It has allowed young women everywhere to have the opportunity to play the sports of their choice, obtain higher education through these opportunities, employment and more. The nine films will be directed by women, and Robin Roberts, anchor for Good Morning America, is an executive producer for the project.
Among the nine films are a few big notables centered around black women, including Venus VS., by Middle of Nowhere director, Ava DuVernay. The film chronicles Williams' choice to challenge the fact that female tennis players were being paid less than the males for huge tournaments like Wimbledon and the French Open, and her battle, which she won, made her the first women's champion (during her win in 2007) to take home the same reward money as men's winner Roger Federer.
DuVernay put out a statement about the film and to speak on the little-known impact of Williams in this particular equal earnings fight:
Venus is a superior athlete, a legend; but she is also an activist who revolutionized her sport off the court with her fight for prize equality. I don't believe this story should be relegated to dusty history books and UK newspapers. People in the United States should know of her true professional bravery and personal tenacity in making sure women athletes are regarded and rewarded on par with their male counterparts. This is my mission.
Another great feature during the "Nine for IX" series will be Swoopes, a doc on the life of WNBA icon Sheryl Swoopes, as she has "defied a multitude of labels." And Shola Lynch is behind the documentary, Runner, about Mary Decker. Of course, Decker had her Olympic moment stolen in the worst of ways when she collided with a fellow runner after being thought as being in the forefront for the gold medal in the 3,000m final during the '84 Olympics.
But these of course are just a few of the documentaries ESPN is offering. You can check out the full lineup here. Starting on July 2, ESPN will debut the films, beginning with Venus Vs., and they will air until August 27. Check out the preview video for all nine films below!
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I've trawled the web for ages to find a site that properly answers the majority of the questions complete Linux newbies have. Good mags like LXF have done wonders, but there is only limited space in a magazine every month, especially in the Letters section!
Googling for newbie sites throws up lots of forums and a few boring mainly text websites on starting up with linux, but there isn't any proper high quality sites out there that I can find.
So, I wrote my own one
Linuxnewbieguide.org is a user friendly, step by step introduction for complete newbies to Linux. It assumes almost no computer knowledge whilst at the same time not treating you like an Idiot, guiding you through choosing a Linux distribution, installing it (step-by-step graphical walk through of Ubuntu 5.10 included), as well as information about installing software and much more that a newbie just needs to know.
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What's wrong with a simple, "We're doing everything we can? The "Straight Talk Express" got four flats back in '08 Grampy. Via TPM.
At one point, the mother of Aurora movie shooting victim Alex Teves took the microphone.
"My 24-year-old son Alex was murdered in a movie theater in Colorado," Caren Teves said. "These assault rifles allow the shooter to fire many rounds without having to re-load. These weapons do not belong on our streets."
McCain responded by sympathizing with Teves, then addressing her call for a ban on assault rifles.
"I can tell you right now you need some straight talk. That assault weapons ban will not pass the Congress of the United States," said Sen. McCain.


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Sister Wendy, all teeth, glasses and habit, burst on to our screens in the 1990s. An instant star in America and the UK, her secret is a rare ability to tell the stories in painting, and connect us to their big emotional insights, but she told us nothing about her biography, the unexpected international fame, or the core of her faith. For the first time Wendy looks back at her life, revealing intimate thoughts, reminiscences and self-doubt. At the same time she uses great old master paintings in the National Gallery, the Louvre and in the Fitzwilliam, and some modern paintings, to tell us the gospel stories that were once universally familiar, but are now regularly disregarded. These are the stories that inspired her life of devotion; stories that she feels, with absolute certainty, have relevance today.
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The Hills are Alive with Rolling Stone
The stars of the hit MTV reality show The Hills take the latest cover of Rolling Stone to talk about the show, the drama and their unusual brand of fame.
Yes, Lauren Conrad and Heidi Montag were together for the cover photo shoot. Here are some quotes from the interview:
Heidi on thinking the cover shoot might have been a scam: "I thought I was walking into Punk'd or getting killed or something,"
Spencer on showing Heidi support for the cover: "Heidi really wanted me there for backup. She was like, 'This is a setup.'"
Heidi on first meeting Lauren at the Academy of Art in San Francisco: "We were the only blondes in the class. We were such. Good. Friends. A part of me just wants to go up and be like, 'Hey, how are you?' But the other part of me is so mad. . . . It's like I'm the odd man out."
Spencer on the Lauren-Heidi feud: "People love feuds. Who were Paris and Nicole before they weren't friends? That's when they became superstars. If Lauren and Heidi were friends, people wouldn't tune in."
To check out the The Hills article from Rolling Stone, visit RollingStone.com. This issue hits newsstands tomorrow, April 30.


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Natural-gas customers in Ohio paid more after choice
Natural-gas customers in Ohio paid more after choice
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Consumers of Columbia Gas of Ohio territory have paid more, not less, since being offered a choice of natural-gas carriers under utility deregulation.
The Columbus Dispatch reported today that newly disclosed data shows those who selected their own gas provider paid a combined $885 million more since 1997 by shopping than they would have by sticking with regulated prices. It was 1997 when Ohio's "gas choice" program was launched.
The data was released last week in a regulatory case before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio that could lead to regulated prices being abolished.
Consumer advocates said the figures showed consumers haven't had enough information to make smart decisions.
Deregulation supporters said the figures don't reflect how competition drove down even regulated prices.
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DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander has left Detroit's game against Kansas City on Thursday with what the team described as cracked skin on his right thumb.
Verlander allowed one earned run in seven innings before departing. The right-hander is day-to-day.
Verlander allowed eight hits and didn't seem to be laboring too much when he left the mound in the seventh, but rookie Bruce Rondon came in from the bullpen the following inning, replacing Verlander and making his major league debut. Rondon allowed a run to tie the game at 3.
The 30-year-old Verlander has made at least 30 starts every season since 2006, when he was the American League Rookie of the Year.
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Helping Engineers Pitch Their Business Ideas
Sheila Ahmady struck a confident posture as she walked to the podium during the project plan pitch competition of the Stevens Innovation Expo. The civil engineering student made solid eye contact, maintained good volume and emphasized the right points as she presented a two-minute pitch to the audience on her team's idea to restore the inclined railway at Mount Beacon, in Fishkill, N.Y.
A week before, you might not have recognized the Stevens senior or the plan the rehabilitate the Hudson Valley railway that was destroyed by vandals. In a trial run in Dr. Thomas Lechler's Senior Innovation class, her professor and fellow students offered some suggestions on how to improve her delivery, focusing on everything from how she stood to her energy level, and included a heated, minutes-long debate about how to end her presentation.
The close of the pitch was wordy, but included a plea at the end to help "bring back a piece of history." Students in the class insisted this piece be kept in, and their professor recommended keeping it — but keeping it short. In the live performance, Ahmady delivered the final line with gusto just as the two-minute timer sounded.
Ahmady said at least part of the improvement was due to time she spent talking herself through it in a place where she could easily note her high and low points.
"I practiced in front of the bathroom mirror, checking my expressions, looking at my hand motions," she said. She admitted to "talking with my hands a lot," so Lechler "suggested I hold the podium, at least at first, to help control that better."
The improvement was noticeable, but the class focused on much more than just the pitches. Engineers who spend the fall selecting a project, doing the technical research and building prototypes for their Senior Design class take, in parallel to their projects, two Howe School-led courses that emphasize the business side of engineering. Next year, 300 seniors will take the course — and increase from the 150 who took it this year — with the ultimate goal of bringing this to every senior engineering student.
"He had us solidify our pitch very early on, which helped make us more comfortable in discussing it," Ahmady said. Lechler also helped vet their ideas, offered suggestions "and made himself very available outside class to help us develop the business side."
'Amazing to see'
It's a process Lechler enjoys.
"It's amazing to see the students' progress. At first, they don't have any concept of value, or whether there's a market," he said. "The teams that are very successful are the ones who come to appreciate the need to think about their ideas as business projects."
"It's not so much teaching as it is becoming a part of their project, and helping them to think about it in a different way."
Another of the teams in Lechler's class, Hummingbird, tied for second place in the elevator pitch competition. Sylvana Azana, who is studying civil engineering, walked potential investors through her team's drone technology, which would be used by first responders to assess the conditions after a storm, fire or terrorist attack, so rescuers could locate victims and get to them faster.
Azana was clearly audible, and made great eye contact with her audience and was confidently smiling as she walked them through the specifics of the team's plan, from the costs of the drones to the unmet need the product would exploit.
Her enthusiasm for her product was exactly the sort of thing Lechler emphasized in his classes.
"You need to get out of your comfort zone," he told student presenters in class a week before the Innovation Expo. "It will help you. Try to use your voice, raise your voice. That grabs attention. You have to play with your voice — gestures are important, but this is a huge crowd."
The two pitch competitions opened the Innovation Expo, and featured a number of innovative ideas — from VEHSHI, which aims to alert bridge monitoring agencies of trouble spots by measuring vibrations, to POWER, a system to convert pre-consumer food waste, like fruit and vegetable trimmings, into biogas and nutrient-enriched compost. Those two products took first place overall in the elevator pitch and project plan pitch competitions, respectively.
Each presentation incorporated the technical details of the project — critical for demonstrating to the audience that the teams had done their homework and had real deliverables in the pipeline, but Lechler pointed out the trap of going into too much detail. In real world competitions in the past, he said, technical inventions, like pharmaceutical products, often lose to simple ones, like golf simulators — not an innovative idea, but one judges can immediately relate to.
"This is a little bit of a problem," he said. "They see so many ideas, and when they look at the selection of ideas, it's very difficult for an investor to judge business ideas outside their knowledge area."
A focus on energy
Another project finalist that came out of Lechler's class was OmniBot. In class, Tony Kauffmann was knowledgeable as he discussed the advantages of the OmniBot camera stabilization technology, but he was fast and seemed tired, two areas his classmates worked with him to correct.
"Energy makes such a difference," Lechler said. "To stand out, you have to get people to think, 'Wow, this guy is bursting to start his business.' You want to convince everybody in the room."
During the contest, Kaufmann hit just the notes he needed to. His simplified pitch emphasized the billions of dollars spent in filming costs that OmniBot, with its robotic technology, could solve, without decreasing the quality of movies. The team's invention replaces the tracks laid down before shooting begins — a process that's both timely and expensive. He also simplified some of the technical language without skimping on the core of the business plan — renting the equipment, to save on production and inventory costs.
Meanwhile, Piecewise Devices — which designed a segmented, screw-free rod to use in bone surgeries — was another project that benefited from Lechler's instruction. Samuel Thomas, the biomedical engineering student who gave the team's presentation, called the course a valuable component of training future engineers.
"As engineers, we worry about the design and the finished product, but don't always think about the business case. So sometimes, you make stuff that, in the end, no one needs," Thomas said. "The class really helped us to keep in mind that, while we love the technical side and it's important, if you can't prove it helps anyone, or saves money, it won't carry any weight in the market."
Thomas was poised and confident as he rattled off some of the potential savings his team's product could offer, from both a time and money perspective, and emphasized eye contact with each of the judges — a strategy he said he adopted after reviewing past winning performances. He scored a number of 10s from the panel of judges.
His strategy was repetition — sometimes to the point of annoying others. Thomas said he spent time in a study room in the library memorizing pitch, then repeated it to himself everywhere he went, even on his way to classes. He also pitched it to his roommates frequently; "they were getting pretty annoyed with it, by the end," he said.
But it was a valuable experience, he said.
"Being able to pitch ideas, whether to management or a customer or supplier, is a skill engineers need, and this class really prepared us for that," he said. "It also showed me that these things are possible — memorization, what to emphasize, how to get the point across in just two minutes. When we got started, that didn't always seem possible."
Through the creation of a platform like this one, the students now have the ability to create a business or manage an entrepreneurial concept, Lechler said — an important consideration for engineers in the field.
Thomas, who will pursuing a master's degree in engineering management at Stevens in the fall, said he grasped that concept immediately. Lechler, he said, demonstrated the importance of that foundation by understanding the projects and improving the presentation of those ideas.
"He knew our project, so he knew the technical side, to an extent. So he was able to help make the two meet," Thomas said. "He kept asking us, 'Would your grandma understand this?' "


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CEC is pleased to introduce Rod Abson, the new Science and Learning Officer and CEC focal point, based at IUCN headquarters in Gland, Switzerland. "He will make a wonderful addition to our HQ team for CEC.," says Keith Wheeler, CEC Chair.
Mr. Rod Abson has been recruited to be the Science and Learning Officer in the Science and Learning Unit of IUCN. In this role, Rod is tasked with promoting knowledge management and learning in IUCN's Programme and also to serve as the focal point for the Commission on Education and Communication (CEC). In this capacity, Rod will work closely with Sue Mainka, Wendy Price and Cecilia Nizzola-Tabja. Rod will assume his duties on 1 July 2010.
Rod Abson has over 8 years experience working on diverse environmental issues including preventing illegal trade in wildlife across south-east Asia, developing fauna sensitive road design, community education and engagement projects. He most recently was responsible for developing a new global environmental education programme and information management systems with the world secretariat of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Rod is Australian and holds a Masters in Environmental Management (University of Tasmania), Bachelor of Arts (Nature Tourism) (La Trobe University) and Postgraduate Certificate in Development Management (Open University, UK). Rod has been involved with the IUCN since 2008 as a member of the Commission on Education and Communication (CEC).
"I am very pleased to be taking up this role in the Science and Learning Unit and to have the opportunity to work with the members of the Commission on Education and Communication (CEC). I am looking forward to getting to know the members more, to learn what their interests are and how they can best engage with the work of the CEC. I think there is great potential in the diverse membership of the CEC and many opportunities to reach out to more people to become involved with the IUCN Commissions."
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Hey guys, up till now I've been pretty much only soloing with the occassional party and the odd BLM duo thrown in and have loved it. My most recent duo with a BLM made me feel pretty sorry for him as I pretty much wrecked him in terms of both MP efficiency and nuke damage (was using Ebullience since MP wasn't a limitation).
I'm now 66 and in the middle of my first real BLM type party; myself and 3 BLMs. We're doing Qiqirn Archeologists in Aydeewa and theyre using Flare mainly with extra nukes to finish the mob off. They wanted Firestorm + Klimaform and I'm currently giving them Firestorm since they dont seem to be having any problems with resists. But basically I'm wondering on what I should be doing at 75 in this kind of situation.. I mean right now it's not too bad since I only really have to use up one stratagem on Accession every 3 mins for storms, but once I get T4 nukes I'm going to be essentially burning 2 strats every 3 mins as I'll need to put up Addendum: Black again.
How worth it is this? Is it only worth it if you have a full party with elemental obis or should I always be giving them weather? Those two stratagems I'm using every 3 mins could be used on Parsimony which would give me an entire T4 nuke for free. At what point does this extra damage get surpassed by the extra damage from weather?


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A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met the director of the National Development Fund (NDF) of Iran, IRIB reported on Wednesday. The IMF delegation was led by Martin Cerisola. Safdar Hosseini is the NDF director.
The NDF is Iran's sovereign wealth fund. It was founded in 2011 to replace Oil Stabilization Fund. The NDF forecasts it total assets increase by $17.5 billion in the next Iranian calendar year, which will begin on March 21, 2014………………………………………..Full Article: Source


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