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The Houston Astros have acquired right-handed pitchers Alex White and Alex Gillingham from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for right-handed pitcher Wilton Lopez and a player to be named later. The announcement was made this evening by Astros General Manager Jeff Luhnow.
White, 24, was the 15th overall selection in the first round of the June 2009 draft and was Cleveland's no. 2 prospect, as ranked by Baseball America, as recently as the 2011 season. He split his 2012 season with Colorado and Triple A Colorado Springs, making 23 appearances (20 starts) at the Major League level. While with Colorado Springs, he went 3-4 with a 3.71 ERA (25ER/60.2IP), while allowing a .238 opponent's batting average. The 2013 season will be just his fourth year as a professional.
Gillingham, 22, went 6-8 with a complete game and a 3.66 ERA (50ER/123IP) in 19 starts at Class A Asheville of the South Atlantic League this season. A former 11th-round draft pick in 2011 out of the University of Loyola Marymount, Gillingham made his professional debut in 2011 for Rookie League Caspar and was the only pitcher in the Pioneer League to toss a perfect game that season.
Lopez, 29, went 6-3 with 10 saves and a 2.17 ERA (16ER/66.1IP) in 64 relief appearances for Houston this season. He's pitched in each of the last four seasons (2009-12) with the Astros, appearing in 213 games in his Major League career. The right-handed reliever was originally acquired by Houston as a waiver claim from San Diego in April of 2009.
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Jogger dies after being hit by car
Police say a woman struck by a car and killed yesterday near Stratford, in Gippsland, was jogging in the same direction as traffic.
The 36-year-old woman from Stratford was running on the Stratford Bengworden Road about 6:30pm (AEST) when she was hit by the car.
Police say she was wearing dark clothing and may have been wearing headphones.
They say a car had just passed her in the opposite direction when she stepped into the path of the car coming from behind.
The driver of the car, a 60-year-old man, also from Stratford, stopped and called emergency services.

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Memo to open source moralists: Put a sock in it
Tech is amoral. Thank God
Open...and Shut Those who look to technology for their religious fix are going to be sorely disappointed, despite the fact that a recent article in The Economist highlights a range of priestly types who see Christian principles throughout the open-source software movement.
The problem is that different people see these exact same principles in very different ways. Though we may want to paint our favorite technology trend in hues that fit our beliefs, the reality is that technology is essentially amoral, having no higher meaning than that which its users give it.
Just ask the spiritual founder of the free software movement, Richard Stallman.
Stallman generally zigs where others zag. So just when everyone is excited by Linux, Stallman pooh-poohs it as a non-free bastardization of his pristine GNU-Linux. And despite the euphoria around Android taking down the proprietary Apple iOS beast, Stallman is quick to denigrate Android as a proprietary "listening device" for the tragically non-free powers that be.
Android, open source messiah to some, is a closed-source pariah for Stallman.
This sort of dual-reading of software – and particularly open source – isn't unique to Stallman, of course. As The Economist notes, North Carolina pastor Don Parris argues that "proprietary software limits my ability to help my neighbor, one of the cornerstones of the Christian faith." As a devout Christian, I can see his point.
But I can't disagree with those that argue that Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has done more for the world's poor than Mother Theresa ever will. Yes, that evil, proprietary Windows software enriched the pocketbooks of millions of people, and the lives of hundreds of millions (perhaps billions?).
In other words, even if one prefers the ethos of open source software, it's hard to deny that the effects of proprietary software can be pretty darn "Christian", too.
Or take cloning. Religions are all over the map in terms of their support or condemnation for it. Ditto for stem cell research. Or, really, whatever technological or scientific trend you like. There are ways to spin them to fit whatever you happen to believe.
All of which is ample reason to take any jockeying to claim the moral high ground in technology with a massive salt mine. Open source is not Christian or atheistic. Technology is amoral and indifferent to religion; the people who use it need not be. ®
Matt Asay is senior vice president of business development at Strobe, a startup that offers an open source framework for building mobile apps. He was formerly chief operating officer of Ubuntu commercial operation Canonical. With more than a decade spent in open source, Asay served as Alfresco's general manager for the Americas and vice president of business development, and he helped put Novell on its open source track. Asay is an emeritus board member of the Open Source Initiative (OSI). His column, Open...and Shut, appears twice a week on The Register.
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About this blog
FLEFF Intern Voices
The Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival from the interns' point of view
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
I stood in the crowded jazzy room of the Argos Inn. In my hand rested my usual: the Brooklyn. This venue makes it classy in a short tumbler with a beautiful round ball of ice. I felt that my all black FLEFF wear suited the space.
I stood talking to the women whose company and work I've respected for years, which is that of Vanessa Domico. She is the founder and director of Outcast films, a company that focuses on LGBT issues through public education and personal activism.
I've created short documentaries about LGBT issues, such as the film dealing with discrimination against LGBT adoption. In addition I have worked teaching kids how to make movies at the Jacob Burns Film Center. Domico's work was so relatable. I hadn't quite expected to find a company working on endeavors so aligned with my own work, let alone talking to the founder of those efforts.
From her relaxed demeanor to her honest opinion, the best part about the conversation was how easy it was to talk to someone so successful. The power in that is that Domico's work moved from being unobtainable and unrealistic in my life, to being tangible and real.
The differences between bloggers, interns, festivalgoers, filmmakers, and distributers melted away. That's part of the charm of film festival. Conversations become ignited over ideas more than experience. Sure people network and hope to learn something from those willing to spare some advice, but everyone is there to talk.
This post really demonstrates how crucial conversation is to immersion in the festival. I really enjoyed the details you pulled from the Argos Inn, it made me feel like I was back in the dimly lit space. How did conversations, like the one you had with Vanessa Domico, change the way you will interact with people in business settings?
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Gov. Susana Martinez says the state education department will be able to expand pre-kindergarten education next year and fund all 40 programs across the state that applied for funding.
Martinez says that thanks to a $4.5 million increase in the budget approved by lawmakers for the 2013-2014 school year, the education department can fund 12 new PreK programs in areas including Roswell, Silver City and Taos.
Student funding for PreK this year is about $13.7 million, more than double what it was when Martinez took office.
New Mexico's PreK program began in 2005 and serves students 4 to 5 years old with educational programs before they begin kindergarten. Participation is voluntary.


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Welcome back to The Queue, WoW.com's daily Q&A column in which the WoW.com team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Alex Ziebart will be your host today.
Today's edition of The Queue is very us-centric. Since you guys asked many questions about the staff here at WoW.com yesterday, I decided to try and knock them all out at one time. So if you hate our staff and all that we stand for, you might not enjoy this post! However, I'd like to think you don't hate us and in fact love us. We love you, too.
Gossamer asked:
"It seems like nearly every article on WoW.com has a spoiler warning on it recently. This got me to thinking, how does the WoW.com staff feel about spoilers? Are there any surprises left for you? Is there anything you've kept from yourself so you can experience it on release day?"
Welcome back to The Queue, WoW.com's daily Q&A column in which the WoW.com team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Alex Ziebart will be your host today.
It is impossible to keep ourselves from being spoiled, even if we wanted to do so. We make sure to put spoiler tags on critical lore moments in the story of an expansion to give all of you the choice of skipping it, but we typically don't get the option of skipping spoilers. Not only do we need to be in the know regarding major expansion events, we're also constantly exposed to other sources of spoilers -- other websites, the comments section on our site, the emails that come in our tip line and all of those other methods of communication we keep open between our readers and ourselves. We often know about major game events months in advance and it is rare that we go looking for that information. It comes to us.
We've intentionally not posted about really world-shattering spoilers before because we didn't want to ruin the surprise for everybody else. If it's in the game files, we consider it fair game because anybody with an MPQ reader can see what's in those files ... If it isn't in the game files, our editorial staff has very long, heated conversations about whether or not we should ruin the surprise. Generally, we decide to not say anything, even if it would benefit us (as far as traffic is concerned) to dump the spoiler. Of course, we can't convince the other sites to play by the same rules, so if they end up spoiling what we were trying to keep secret ... well, that's how it goes. And then there isn't much point to us staying quiet anymore after that.
The only way to avoid being horribly spoiled while working at WoW.com is to completely cut off communication. Don't read your email, don't come into our team's little newsroom, all of that sort of thing. If you do that, you're probably not doing your job effectively and then you'll have even bigger problems than being spoiled. We work in online media. Refusing to open your email is equivalent to going to your 9-to-5 and throwing all of your work out of a window instead of actually working.
Now, it isn't all bad. We're not abused bloggers being barraged with unwanted spoilers. Being spoiled doesn't actually ruin the game for us. The entire staff geeks out together when we get some truly delicious news or find something really cool in the game files. We don't spoil things because we're cruel people with black, black hearts trying to suck everybody's enjoyment out of the game. The news that gets posted fastest is the news that excites us the most.
Ted asked:
"Have we, will we or can we see the actual real-life faces of the WoW.com writers?"
Some of our writers (Matt Rossi, Mike Sacco) get their faces plastered on the site constantly. Others have their faces in our extremely outdated About the Bloggers series. If you're going to BlizzCon, you'll be able to see many of us in person.
So I guess the answer is either "sometimes" or "maybe."
Task asked a few questions:
"I posted a question awhile back regarding Alex Ziebart's surname and its supposed relation to the automotive company with the same name. I never did find out if it was family business or just coincidence."
I'm fairly sure I did answer this question, but it was probably in the comments and not The Queue itself. It's just coincidence, I don't have any relation to that company at all. If I do, it's extremely distant and any link might as well not exist.
"Will Ms. Harper be attending this year's BlizzCon as a farewell/get-together/super awesome party?"
Yes, Miss Liz is going to be at BlizzCon. She will even be at our BlizzCon meetup, which we're going to announce officially very soon!
Oh, and before I close this out, you can thank one of my raidmates for the header image on this article, though Deathy was not the original subject of Ms. Gnome's unending love.
Have questions about the World of Warcraft? The WoW.com crew is here with The Queue, our daily Q&A column. Leave your questions in the comments, and we'll do our best to answer 'em!


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Many of the major Windows worms and so forth target vulnerabilities which have already been fixed (and the fixes pushed out) months before. Not only will many not upgrade to Leopard, if the OS X userbase is similar to the Windows userbase (I'm not sure if it is, but still), many will simply not click the button to install the updates, and leave themselves vulnerable.
I think the Slashdot world ought to have a serious discussion of this kind of jerk. I think Congress might to. If what he's doing isn't illegal now, maybe it should be.
Maybe it shouldn't be. There are hundreds of
Neglecting to report a vulnerability is not remotely criminal, no matter how much you disagree with his motivation.
IF this is real, and it can spread quickly and cause maximum damage then it's just as bad as windows, because the end result is an unsafe system.
I would not say one potential laboratory specimen for OSX is as bad as all 180,000 known Windows threats in the wild even if it's real.
Bad, though, yes, it is, if it's real.
Did I mention it wasn't in the wild? Your mac cannot catch this one yet and likely won't ever, if it's even real.
That is not as bad as zero to pwned in 23 seconds average just by connecting XP to the Internet. But bad, yes it may be.
If it's real, then it's bad.
In the "Classic" MacOS days, there was a fair amount of Mac malware -- never as much as in the PC world, of course, but plenty of it running around. Since OS X became the standard, this hasn't happened. The "vulnerability through popularity" argument just doesn't hold up to this fact.
Why not? OSX has never had nearly the same install-base that classic Mac OS did during it's heyday, and of all the predominant methods that malware spreads simply can't work on OSX like they do on Windows because there are not enough potential hosts.
Take the classic email based worm for example. Given that only about 4-8% of computers run OSX, how would an email worm spread on Macs? If you sent it to 100,000 email addresses you'd be lucky if 8,000 OSX users received the email. If 50% of those 8000 OSX use
Sure, get infected on the school's lab LAN. Bring your iBook oops MacBook to the coffee shop and get everyone else there. They all go home and infect their room-mate's machines. Who go to a different lab and it gets loose on the LAN there.
Most laptops aren't isolated to a single LAN these days; they move around. If there really is a flaw in mDNSResponder, then such a worm does have a chance to propagate. Especially if it is subtle and doesn't crash or overload machines, or do insane amounts of network I/O, or any of the other things that cause people to think something's wrong.
Somebody writes a worm for OSX that works across a specific test network (of which we have no clue as to settings, layout, patch levels, etc etc), and it's really, really, really big news. Media orgs around the planet sound the klaxon, and (nearly) everyone gets all hyper-ventilated. Claims of "OSX is just as vulnerable!!!1111!!" will fly off the pages.
Meanwhile, the next near-periodic iteration of MSFT-specific malware in-the-wild will get not so much as a grunt outside of security circles (such as SANS ISC and F-Secure's blog as ferinstances). It will likely subvert 40x as many victims in its first hour, and the media won't say so much as 'boo' about it.
Perspective (at least outside of security and some geek circles)? Never heard of it.
It's a bug, it's a problem, but it's no Blaster by a long shot.
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UPDATE: Boiled Walmart Baby
A friend of Ritta's has written in to corroborate what Ritta reported and answer some of the questions that were raised by Consumerist's readers. Kathryn says:
• At the time of the baby's entrapment, no cell phone was immediately available.
• After the baby was okay, police were called. They arrived but did not file a report as neglecting to help someone is not a crime.
• The ambulance that was heard was not for Ritta. The road Walmart sits on is by a major thoroughfare and several ambulance go by a day.
• Press was contacted, The North West Florida Daily News.
If the family still feels strongly, we advise contacting more news outlets, especially local TV stations.
Above is a satellite photo of where the incident occurred.
Is it Walmart's fault the baby was trapped in the car? No. Should Walmart employees have helped? Yes, but the responsibility is not on the corporate, but the basic human level.
Kathryn's full text inside.
Kathryn writes:
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I just read the story about Ritta and the baby, and the subsequent comment posted by Patrick. I am a friend of Ritta. I heard about your website from my brother-in-law. He suggested that I tell Ritta about it and get her to contact you. I want to assure you that this story is ABSOLUTELY true.
What Ritta doesn't make clear in her story is the female witness that was following her around trying to get her assistance. She mentions her briefly in the paragraph where she addresses the store managers. The woman is a juvenile delinquent parole officer.
This woman did not have anything in her possession to help Ritta (so she thought), such as a cell phone, but she heard Ritta frantically asking for help. She proceeded to follow Ritta into the store and was a witness to both of the cashier instances. The woman also placed her 3 year old grandson through the broken rear window to unlock the door (which he did promptly after patting the baby's head).
Upon her suggestion, they DID call the police. When the officer arrived, he informed them that he could not write a report because it's not a (legal) crime to neglect to help someone. He did suggest that she contact a lawyer.
As for the issue about the ambulance, one was never called for Ritta. The main road that WALMART sits off of is Beal Parkway. It is one of the major roadway arteries in our town. Emergency vehicles pass by there every several times a day. The sirens that were heard from the store were NOT associated with her emergency. I agree with Patrick's statement of it being highly unlikely that an emergency vehicle would spot them. There is an AutoZone at the end of the parking lot that blocks most of the view.
After Ritta returned home, she called me and told me what happened. I told her to contact the North West Florida Daily News, which she did. The individual who answered the phone (after hours Friday) asked her to return to WALMART and take pictures of her van in the previous parking spot. My husband and I went with Ritta back to WALMRT. We took pictures of her van in the exact parking spot the incident happened. At the present time, we are waiting for the news crew to schedule a time to come out and hear her story.
As for credibility, I understand the public's concern of a scam. Remember that the female witness is a juvenile delinquent parole officer. A friend of mine, a retired United States Air Force Master (USAF) Sergeant, happened to be walking by her van when she was inside talking to the managers. He did not know at that time that it was Ritta's van (He found out later when I called him for advice about her situation). There were a few WALMART employees sweeping up the glass. He overheard a mumbled remark about it, "not being their problem."
I am prior service USAF Staff Sergeant. I have chosen not to list the names of the individuals because of the pending story. I hope this helps her cause. Thank you for your time-
Kathryn H.
Correction: Boiled Walmart Baby
Baby Nearly Killed By Walmart's Indifference
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There were lies told to parents, a car with five seats carrying eight teens, and an unlicensed driver. The car was speeding. No seat belts were used.
If parents of teenagers need a real-life cautionary tale to sum up all their warnings and fears, surely the crash of a stolen car in Warren, Ohio, that killed six teenagers is it.
�You heard about that story?� Daniel Flannery, an Ohio father of three teens, asked his kids as news of the tragedy filtered out. �This could happen to you. It�s horrible. These kids are not coming home. I don�t want you to be that person.�
Mario Almonte of Queens, N.Y., said he and his wife talked to their teenage son � who�s on the verge of getting his driver�s license � about it, too. �We pointed to this tragedy and mentioned that he shouldn�t think something like this can never happen to him,� said Almonte. �Sometimes it just takes one bad decision to end in tragedy.�
Unfortunately, car crashes with multiple teen deaths are not uncommon. Five teens died in a Texas crash a few days before; three died in Indiana earlier this month, and four died in a California crash last month. But one aspect of the Ohio story may be especially compelling to parents involved in the usual battles with teens about where they�re going, who they�re with, and when they�re coming home: Some of the kids misled their parents as to their whereabouts.
The father of one of the dead said the teenagers were coming home from a sleepover at a friend�s house, but the mother of another boy killed said that her son and his best friend had lied about staying over at each other�s homes that evening. She said she thinks they went to a party. �If only he had listened,� said Lisa Williamson, mother of 14-year-old Brandon Murray.
�It�s an age-old thing for teens to tell their folks they�re going to do one thing and they�re doing another,� said Daniel Flannery, a psychologist who teaches at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He even admits that his own children, �while very good kids and excellent students, sometimes do things they know we won�t approve of and they mislead us.� And he notes that like most parents of teens, he�s gotten his share of calls from other parents asking, �Is my son at your house?�
But while teenagers lying to parents is nothing new, the deadly outcome in this case is drawing attention.
�Any time a tragedy like this occurs, while you don�t want to go overboard on the sensationalism, it is a teachable moment. It has to be,� said Flannery, who also runs Case Western�s Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education.
Emily Cappo, a mom in suburban Westchester, N.Y., who writes a blog about raising three sons at OhBoyMom.com, says she�s just starting to deal with teen issues among her older boys� peers. �All these high school parties are going on now,� she said. �And parents really don�t know what�s going on. You don�t want to think that your own child is involved in it.�
Older parents may think it was worse before the era of cell phones, because if your kid was out of touch, you had no way to reach them. But Cappo thinks cell phones may �give a false sense of security that you can contact your kid at any time. That probably contributes to things like this happening.�
And some teens are expert at cell phone subterfuge. They turn phones off, ignore them or let them run out of juice. When they do call home, a cell provides less information about location than landlines at physical addresses. Sure, you can put a GPS locator on a cell, but kids can disable those, or leave their phones in an approved location and head off.
While it�s not easy to stay on top of what teens are up to, the one thing parents shouldn�t do is back off, says Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, a professor at New York University�s Silver School of Social Work. He says research shows that �at the very point when adolescents are most likely to get involved in risk-taking behaviors, many parents monitor less than they had previously. It�s at this point where young people are trying to develop a level of healthy independence that they most need parental guidance.�
He said monitoring is different from the controls associated with overly protective �helicopter parenting�; this is more about �parents weighing in on important decisions.� Knowing the activities and whereabouts of teens is key, along with making expectations clear and following through with discipline when rules aren�t honored, he said.
Guilamos-Ramos co-authored a book called �Parental Monitoring of Adolescents� that has been adapted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control as an online resource for parents, and he says the research shows that most parents overestimate how much they�re supervising. �It�s pretty classic for parents to say, `I did check on my teen, I feel like I was clear about the rules� and for teens to say, `We never talked about that,�� he said.
And while teens may complain about parents checking on them, �parents don�t realize that teens actually want that structure � they actually feel comforted by it,� he said.
Cappo likes the policy some parents have of telling kids they can always call home for a ride, no matter what, so they�re not tempted to lie: �If you�re at a party, I never want you to get in a car with someone who�s been drinking; if you�ve been drinking, call me, I won�t ask questions, I just want you safe.� But not all parents �want to go that far because they don�t want to give their kids permission to drink. The kid feels like they can�t make that call because `my parents will kill me.� It�s hard because we don�t want to sit there and give them the green light,� Cappo said.
Whatever rules parents come up with, Guilamos-Ramos said, they need to emphasize �there is only one goal: We want to make sure you are safe.�
U.S. Centers for Disease Control advice on parental monitoring: www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/adolescenthealth/pdf/parental�monitoring�factsheet.pdf


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Does it come with built-in Wi-Fi snooping?
Least squares is an optimization goal which minimizes a particular metric for a global deviation between an ideal and an achievable solution, that metric being the sum of the squares of individual deviations. A non-linear optimizer performs the optimization for a problem which is formulated in nonlinear equations (i.e. which is not described by a matrix).
Can any math pro explain what practical uses solving nonlinear least squares equations have?
Mapping the expected position of a car to GPS data, for example.
Least squares is also often used in parameter fitting. Suppose you have a simulation with an somehow unknown parameter p. First you use a first guess as a value of p. That you run your simulation and get observed values y_obs.
Now you compare the computed values y_obs with the measured values y_mes using squares: cost = (y_obs - y_mes)^2.
By computing d p / d cost you may adapt p and redo the above steps till the squares are minimized... thus a least squares problem.
Let's say you have a very weird car with 4 engines, 12 wheels turning in different directions, 8 steering wheels, 5 gearboxes and 20 buttons.
You have no idea what each control does : some appear not to have any influence, some need to be used together, some have delayed influence, some cancel each other...
You can probably forget to get a perfect understanding of the car, and will never find the perfect driving strategy.
You just need a driver assistance system that will minimise the time needed as well as th
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Yeah, that's pretty much how maths makes me feel as well
Wow, I actually understood some of that. And they said I'd never have a use for anything we learnt in linear algebra...
When you have several measured points, and you want to fit a function to them, least squares is how you measure how closely your function fits. This is useful anytime you want to infer a trend into the future (extrapolation) or infer what values come between the measured values (interpolation).
If you can speed up least-squares calculation, you can test your theories faster and possibly using less hardware - making that kind of statistical analysis more accessible.
In Google's case, they are using it to adjust their raw GPS data so that they can get a more accurate idea of where they are.
The video at the Ceres Solver page reminded me a lot of the RatSLAM project. A project about mapping streets using a single camera as the only mapping sensor.
Related video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0XSUi69Yvs [youtube.com]
RatSLAM paper here:
http://eprints.qut.edu.au/32812/1/32812_Milford_2011000124.pdf [qut.edu.au]
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Karachi: January 6: A three day workshop for environmental journalists from across Pakistan, organized by Pakistan Press Foundation (http://www.pakistanpressfoundation.org) and UNESCO concluded here.
The workshop was titled Enhancing Media Coverage of Environmental Issues."
This was the first in a series of two workshops.
15 journalists from across the country were invited to participate, and though the emphasis was more on print media, especially from the regional press, some of the participants also belonged to the mainstream electronic media.
Renowned economist Dr. Pervaiz Amir and Coordinator Education, Communications, Outreach, IUCN Pakistan, Afia Salam served as the facilitators while exercises in feature writing were conducted by Muqtida Ali of PPF.
The journalists were provided a briefing about the major environmental issues of the present time, and were then explained in detail the looming threat of Climate Change and the adaptation/mitigation measures needed to tackle it, with a particular focus on Pakistan.
The scientific knowledge was provided by Dr. Amir whereas Afia identified the techniques of bringing the issues to the fore and how to write or project these stories.
Material prepared by IUCN for COP 15 was also shared with the journalists, and to cross the language barrier, PPF arranged for the translation of the three main brochures published by IUCN Pakistan for COP 15. The translations were vetted and approved by Dr. Amir, who was the writer of the brochures.
A panel discussion was arranged wherein aside from the two facilitators, Naeem Qureshi, president of National Forum for Environmental and Health, an environmental NGO, and Mukhtar Alam, a senior environmental journalist belonging to the daily Dawn shared their experiences and the challenges they faced with the journalists present.
On day 2, the participants of the workshop were taken on a trip to the mangrove forests in the Port Qasim area, where IUCN Pakistan's Coastal Marine expert, Tahir Qureshi gave them a detailed briefing about the ecosystem, its importance, and the threats it faces, while showcasing IUCN Pakistan's work in the rehabilitation of the forests.
After the half day trip, the trainees were asked to select a topic for themselves, which was discussed and approved, and they broke away for group work.
Day three dawned with the completion and submission of the rough draft of the stories, and their critiquing by me and Dr. Amir. Resources and links were also shared with the journalists so they could them make their final story more relevant and substantive.
At the certificate distribution ceremony, Owais Aslam Ali, Secretary General of Pakistan press Foundation explained to the participants that as part of the design of the workshop, only those will be called back to the second tier session to be held between January 26-28, 2010 in Lahore, who are able to send proof of publication/airing of their stories to PPF, and also post them on the facebook group (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=237439408909&ref=ts) that has been started for the participants of this workshop.


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World War II vet shares his experience from overseas | News
BREWER, Maine (NEWS CENTER)-- Veterans Day is this Sunday, but students and staff at Brewer High School celebrated the holiday a little early.
The high school hosted veterans from all of the different military branches to have some breakfast and be recognized by the school.
One of those veterans was World War II veteran Alton Grant. Grant was deployed in the Pacific and he said he likes to come to events to share his experience from World War II.
"We went to Okinawa, and the battle of Okinawa was on at the time. I made three hot landings on Okinawa. A lot of people don't know that. But it was the original landing and two landings on the Oroku Peninsula. Okinawa was a bad battle," Grant said.
Grant said he returned home from the war in 1947.


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Ice Road Truckers: Season 3 DVD
- Just when you thought trucking couldnt get more dangerous
the new season of ICE ROAD TRUCKERS brings you to the most treacherous landscape on earth: northern Alaska.
- Volume 1 (4 episodes, approx 188 min): Deadliest Ice Road / Rookie Run / Canadian Invasion / Blinding Whiteout):
- Volume 2 (3 episodes, approx 141 min): Accident Alley / Arctic Ice / Wicked Weather:
- Volume 3 (3 episodes, approx 141 min): Killer Pass / Turn and Burn / Ocean Run:
- Volume 4 (3 episodes, approx 141 min): Busted Parts & Breakdowns / Race for the Finish / Arctic Thaw / Bonus:
In Prudhoe Bay (250 miles north of the Arctic Circle), a network of ice roads in the tundra crisscross river systems and open ocean to connect Americas booming North Slope oil fields to dry land. Every winter truckers have less than three months to shuttle critical supplies over the ice. The only problem is that theres just one way to get to this remote location: 400 miles of ice-covered, mountainous terrain known as the Dalton Highway. The Dalton is the lifeline to Alaskas oil industry. Its also the most dangerous road in North America and has claimed the lives of more than 400 people since it was built just 30 years ago. The next chapter in the hit HISTORY series returns this season with veteran drivers Hugh Rowland and Alex Debogorski, new drivers including the shows first female trucker and more heart-stopping adrenaline than ever before.
DEADLIEST ICE ROAD: See how returning titans Hugh The Polar Bear Rowland and Alex Debogorski prepare for the unfamiliar and infamous Dalton, an epic 414-mile road of solid ice that leads from the truck yards of Fairbanks to the fabulously rich oil fields of Prudhoe Bay.
ROOKIE RUN: Ice road truckers Lisa Kelly the youngest of just three women on the Dalton veteran Jack Jesse, and novice Tim Freeman test the tight corners and steep hills of the ice road as a recovery crew navigates a massive operation to recover a load of desperately needed lead-acid batteries from a toppled trailer.
CANADIAN INVASION: Instructors accompany Hugh and Alex on their first trips to Prudhoe Bay; Lisa Kelly navigates her first heavy haul through a deadly arctic storm; and Jack Jesse encounters a passenger vehicle stranded in a ditch. Will he risk damaging his high priority load of pipe to save those stranded from the sub-zero cold?
BLINDING WHITEOUT: Its week four into the winter season when a massive storm blows in and stops all traffic on the ice road. Veteran George Spears and rookie Tim Freeman encounter treacherous challenges at Atigun Pass, Lisa is forced to take on the brutal storm alone, and Hugh and Alex take their first solo journeys up the ice.
ACCIDENT ALLEY: A foot of fresh snow obscures the road south but two truckers decide to set out for Fairbanks before the snowplows arrive. Following in Jacks tracks, Lisa assumes shes safe until her brakes suddenly fail. In the meantime, Hugh and Alex race to finish their first solo runs up the Dalton.
ARCTIC ICE: Tied shift-for-shift, Hugh and Alex duel for North American ice road bragging rights in an epic 500-mile race; Lisa Kelly tries to break into the elite Heavy Haul division; and, with a broken engine and winter storm closing in on him, Tim Freeman is just trying to survive his rookie season.
WICKED WEATHER: Following a record day of snowfall, George Spears and Tim Freeman decide to push on to Deadhorse despite the dire forecast but run straight into the storm just 25 miles from their destination and are forced to slam through huge snowdrifts to make it to safety.
KILLER PASS: The race is on and Jack Jesse is first out of the gate with one of the most critical loads of the season two 46,000-pound tanks worth $300,000. Despite help from a fellow expert, one of the giant tankers slips off the forklift and slams into the ground. Will his assignment be over before its begun?
TURN AND BURN: With just three weeks to go, Alaskas truckers are pushing it to the limit to get the freight to Deadhorse before the season comes to an end. As Hugh tries to stay one load ahead of Alex, hes stopped by the DOT and his license is suspended for keeping poor records in his logbook.
OCEAN RUN: Lisa Kelly decides to convoy on her next load with George Spears and Tim Freeman but on the road grows impatient and jumps out in front. When her truck spins out after shifting too quickly on a hill, Lisa has to back down leaving traffic in both directions at a complete standstill.
BUSTED PARTS & BREAKDOWNS: With only two weeks left of the winter season, the race is on to deliver the remaining 350 loads before the ice roads melt away. But this late in the season, truckers are besieged by mechanical breakdowns, and a volcanic eruption in southern Alaska has put unexpected pressure on this remote road.
RACE FOR THE FINISH: Eager to get one last run in before the season ends, the truckers are not in for an easy haul. Lisa Kelly accepts a volatile load of high explosives to stay in the running in the Dash for Cash, while yet another tough run gives rookie Tim Freeman the experience he needs to start driving solo.
ARCTIC THAW: As the final 72 hours of the ice road season tick away, legendary driver George Spears calls it a career, Lisa Kelly makes a harrowing 300-mile run with no brakes, the rivalry between Alex and Hugh comes down to the final load, and polar bears the real ones shut the road down in front of Jack Jesse.
BONUS FEATURE: Additional Footage
Awards and Nominations:
- Additional Details
- Format: DVD
- Rating: Not Rated
- Number of Discs: 4
- Run Time: 611 Minutes
- Region: Region 1
- Aspect Ratio: Fullscreen
- Language: English
- Studio: A&E Home Video
- DVD Release Date: December 15, 2009
- Closed Captioning: Yes
- Color: Color
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Although this season's supposed to be Michael Ryder's swan song with the Bruins, his play down to this point and down the stretch could open the door for a Causeway Street encore.
With his goal and assist in the Bruins' 3-2 win at Edmonton tonight, the veteran right winger ran his season totals to 17 goals and 36 points – most of which have been scored skating on Boston's third line about 15 minutes a night.
Ryder's not going to match the 27 goals he scored in his first season with Boston two years ago, but he's now only one shy of his total for all of last season. At his current pace, he'll score around 22 goals and total about 47 points, which would make him exactly the type of third-liner a team that relies on four lines like the Bruins needs to back its stifling defense with enough offense.
Are Ryder's projected totals worthy of a $4 million cap hit? Of course not. But at a more reasonable cap hit in the $2-2.5 million range, Ryder could continue his continue to pull on a black-and-gold sweater.
Of course, there's a lot of hockey left to be played. And I just don't mean the final 20 games of the regular season. How Boston fares in the postseason will determine the fate of not just Ryder and other players, but the coaching staff and front-office personnel as well.
At the very least, Ryder has guaranteed there should be a place for him somewhere in the NHL next season, in Boston or elsewhere. That wasn't exactly the case last summer, when he was coming off his 18-goal season (a nine-goal drop from the previous year) and seemed a prime candidate for a salary-dump trade or buyout by the Bruins. It wasn't just the lack of production that was disappointing about Ryder's 2009-10 season, it was the way he went about his business. He was rarely a factor in other areas of the game, and even admitted he found sources of motivation lacking during the regular season. Slightly more inspired in the postseason, he scored four goals in 13 games.
Whether it was his playoff performance or something else that convinced them, the Bruins brought back Ryder this season and took a gamble that playing in the final year of his three-year contract would bring on a Ryder renaissance. Well, the Bruins have been mostly right to retain Ryder's services.
He's still far too streaky for the cash he brings in and to be relied upon. His goal tonight snapped a seven-game drought. There have been a few other empty weeks throughout the season. While he was more active and even recorded three assists during his recent goal-less stretch, there have been other slumps during which he's done an uncanny Invisible Man impersonation. So much of Ryder's game is built around a confidence that seemingly deserts him quicker than it does other players. When he's believing in himself and scoring goals around the net with the patience to keep the puck on his stick under pressure, though, he can bring a dimension to the Bruins that they lack otherwise.
There's a chance now that Ryder's combination with newcomers Rich Peverley and Chris Kelly will become this season's answer to the '08-09 third line of Ryder, David Krejci and Blake Wheeler. Peverley scored his game-winning goal tonight on the back end of a give-and-go with Ryder that showed three games might've been all that line needed to forge some magical chemistry. And like Krejci and Wheeler two years ago, Peverley and Kelly's defensive instincts and energy seem to be rubbing off on Ryder as well.
It's funny that after Ryder's first year in Boston, general manager Peter Chiarelli's decision to sign the Newfoundland native seemed like a solid purchase. Then turned into a disaster just a season later. Now Chiarelli's still overpaying, but he's getting exactly the type of player Ryder is – not as great as he looked two years ago nor as awful as he played last season.
With Brad Marchand due for a raise this summer as a restricted free agent, the Bruins are going to have to reallocate some cash among their forward corps. Peverley, Kelly, Shawn Thornton, Daniel Paille and Gregory Campbell are all signed through next season, so the Bruins have plenty of veterans inked for their bottom six. Prospects Jordan Caron, Max Sauve and Jamie Arniel, in addition to others, should be ready to seriously compete for NHL playing time by next fall as well.
All these factors might make Ryder expendable. But he's expressed a desire to stay with the Bruins to this blog a couple times the last couple months. If he keeps up his current playing pace, he's going to make it hard for them to cut him loose.


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'''GTA: The Lost and Damned'''
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*Found at your safehouse after 12 [[Races in The Lost and Damned|bike races]].Also added to list of [[Clay]
*Found at your safehouse after 12 [[Races in The Lost and Damned|bike races]].Also added to list of [[Clay ]]'s bikes after completing 12 races and it can be obtained by calling him.
'''GTA: The Ballad of Gay Tony'''
'''GTA: The Ballad of Gay Tony'''
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The Shitzu Hakuchou is a sport bike in the The Lost and Damned and possibly in The Ballad of Gay Tony episodic packs for Grand Theft Auto IV.
The Hakuchou is depicted as a beefier, more powerful sports bike compared to the Bati 800, with a bulky body shell and frame that implies the bike is also tailored for comfort. The bike is clearly based on a base-line 2008–present Suzuki Hayabusa; in addition to similarities in its body design, the Hakuchou also features "死" Japanese scripts (translated as "death") on both sides of the body, in a similar manner to the Hayabusa's "隼" script (referring to the "Peregrine Falcon") on its body. Similarly, the Hakuchou's name is a reference to the decision to name the Hayabusa after a bird (ハヤブサ); "hakuchou" (ハクチョウ) is "swan" in Japanese.
Despite its bulky design, the bike performs relatively well, with similar performance traits as the Bati 800, Bati Custom and Double T (with a top speed of 155 kmph, a weight of 250 kg, 50 kg lighter than any chopper, and stiffer suspensions) but featuring improved acceleration.
The Hakuchou is a gang vehicle ridden by the Uptown Riders.
The Hakuchou Custom is a customized version of the Hakuchou, being based on custom Hayabusas in real-life.
Availability in TBOGT
According to ealier screenshots of the game[1] and the game files, the Hakuchou was meant to reappear in The Ballad of Gay Tony, but almost all players cannot find the bike on the streets or in a specific spawn location. This leads many to assume that it either; has a special spawning code (like the Akuma), something wrong with its spawning code (like the Brickade), or is not in the game all together, because few have said they've seen it, and fewer have said they were able to accually ride one. Some players have even dedicated whole forums to figure out how to find the Hakuchou. [2] Even though it's not avalaible in single player, it can be used in multiplayer races of The Ballad of Gay Tony.
- The two default radio stations in the Hakuchou are Electro-Choc and Radio Broker.
- In an apparent inability to pronounce its name, Johnny Klebitz calls the bike "Ha-ha-coochie-koo" after one of Angus' possible motorcycle thefts that involves the theft of a Hakuchou.
GTA: The Lost and Damned
- Found at your safehouse after 12 bike races.Also added to list of Clay Simons's bikes after completing 12 races and it can be obtained by calling him.
GTA: The Ballad of Gay Tony
- Spawns in parts of Alderney along with the Double T, but it is much rarer.
- Can possibly spawn in other "rich" areas, such as The Triangle.


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Volleyball team wins sub-state
Congratulations to the McPherson High School volleyball team for making state with a sub-state win Oct. 26 in Abilene.
The girls were in pool play Friday. See sports for complete results.
Moundridge volleyball qualifies for state
The Moundridge volleyball team also is headed to state this weekend after winning the class 2A regional at Central Plains High School.
The 2A tournament started Friday in Emporia. See sports for complete results.
Cross country runners headed to state
We also congratulate three area cross country runners who qualified for state. McPherson High School will send a representative from both the boys' and girls' teams to the Class 4A State Cross Country meet today in Wamego, after Ryen Trost and Christina Wankum both finished in the top 10 at Oct. 26's regional at McPherson's Rolling Acres Golf Course.
Smoky Valley, meanwhile, will be represented by freshman Logan Windholz, who placed 12th. See sports Tuesday for results.
Good luck runners!
McPherson High soccer wins regionals
The McPherson High School Soccer team won regionals this week and advanced to post-season quarter final play.
The Pups will play Tuesday at home.
Good luck Pups!
United Way working toward fundraising goal
Thank you to everyone in the community who has donated to the United Way campaign thus far. The campaign had raised $81,817 as of Oct. 18 toward its $225,000 goal.
We encourage anyone who has not yet donated to the campaign to do so. Even small amounts will help the community reach its goal.
To donate online, go to www.unitedwaymcpherson.org or mail donations to P.O. Box 55, McPherson, KS 67460
City approves erosion control project at golf course
The city of McPherson has taken a positive step forward by approving funding to make improvements to stop erosion at Turkey Creek Golf Course.
Without these improvements, the course's No. 5 hole would be threatened.
The project will cost about $14,000.
MC students provide holiday event for local children
We would like to thank the students and volunteers who made the Trunk or Treat possible Wednesday at McPherson College. This event has become an annual affair for the youth of the community.
This event is an excellent opportunity for the students at McPherson College to interact with the community at large.
Library staff uses Halloween to educate patrons
Halloween is not just for kids anymore. Adults are getting in the act as well. We received various reports of workers dressing up to celebrate the holiday.
We would like to give a special thumbs up to the staff of the McPherson Public Library who dressed up as literary characters in order to start conversations about some of their favorite books.
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How can I fix a broken carb mounting stud??? Got a vac leak right on that corner now!!
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Broken carb mounting stud
Started by Goatboy , Nov 19 2003 01:14 AM
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Posted 19 November 2003 - 01:14 AM
Posted 19 November 2003 - 03:37 AM
New Intake Manifold? Maybe some Silicone on that corner.... sorry i cant be of more help but at least this will bump your post up
Posted 19 November 2003 - 03:59 AM
There are MANY ways to fix that. Personally, for the time involved, and the nature of aluminum, I would probably just go get another manifold from the JY. At any rate, you should remove the manifold to work on it, and cut off what remains of the stud. Center punch it, and drill the stud out - don't go too deep. Then tap the hole out, and use a bolt instead of a stud to hold the carb down. Or you could put in another stud - up to you.
Posted 19 November 2003 - 08:02 AM
go get an easy out.. they're only a couple bucks..
drill the hole 1/4" in and use the easy out to get the stud out..
just did 4 out of 6 on my ea81 block and heads.. and these were rusted in there from sitting for several years..
drill the hole 1/4" in and use the easy out to get the stud out..
just did 4 out of 6 on my ea81 block and heads.. and these were rusted in there from sitting for several years..
Posted 19 November 2003 - 09:19 AM
Thanks everyone! I think a new manifold and perhaps a carb rebuild while the thing is appart might be the ticket!!
Posted 19 November 2003 - 09:46 AM
If any of the stud is sticking out, spray the hell out of it with PB Blaster(or whatever P-oil you use).. let it sit fir a while, then grab the part of the stud thats sticking out with a pair of vise grips. I have done that on a manifold bolt and it worked great
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Rating: PG-13
Michael Stahl-David as Rob Hawkins
Mike Vogel as Jason Hawkins
Jessica Lucas as Lily Ford
T.J. Miller as Hud Platt
Lizzy Caplan as Marlena Diamond
Odette Yustman as Beth McIntyre
Special Features:
Deleted Scenes
Alternative Endings
The Making of "Cloverfield"
Commentary by Director Matt Reeves
Hidden Research into Case Designate "Cloverfield"
Other Info:
Widescreen (1.85:1)
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Spanish and French Language
Spanish and French Subtitles
Running Time: 84 Minutes
The following is from the DVD description:
"Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives."
"Cloverfield" is rated PG-13 for violence, terror, and disturbing images.
The Movie:
It's taken almost a decade but someone in Hollywood has finally figured out how to apply the faux-vérité of "The Blair Witch Project" to a large scale studio production, and the result is quite a bit better than Hollywood usurpations usually are. "Cloverfield," the new thriller from mastermind J.J. Abrams ("Lost") uses its style to focus clearly on its characters and the terrifying reality of being trapped in a horrible situation, producing a superior thriller that, despite running about 10 minutes too long, is genuinely entertaining.
And that's all you need to know. The rest of this review will have to reveal a bit more of exactly what "Cloverfield" is, so if you don't want to know, just rest assured that it's worth your time and go see it.
So… instead of the standard explosions and useless expository conjecturing that so many monster movies wallow in, "Cloverfield" tries as hard as possible to subvert the usual storytelling methods and put its audience in the shoes of its characters, literally, as the entire film is told through the point of view of a hand-held video camera documenting a going away party that goes horribly, horribly, horribly awry when a Lovecraftian fiend from the depths suddenly shows up in midtown Manhattan.
Director Matt Reeves and screenwriter Drew Goddard, a pair of Abrams' long-time television co-conspirators, have wisely chosen to make their characters the center of their film, not the monster. They run about in terror and hazily conceived goals for most of the film with no clear idea of what exactly is going on, a decision that makes for a much more engaging and thrilling film. It's never exactly explained what the monster is or what is going on, but it doesn't need to be either, and the film is in fact stronger without that knowledge. Nothing is more terrifying than the unknown, and Abrams and company take full advantage of that fact, never even fully showing the creature until the very end (in a final sequence that the film could very well have done without).
Without an orgy of devastation to occupy the audience, the filmmakers are left entirely in their characters' hands to carry the movie instead of the director's visuals, a situation that normally seems to unnerve studio event directors and producers so it's no wonder they try to avoid it like the plague. Nevertheless, Abrams and company dive in heads first, casting the film with largely unknown young television actors in order to increase the reality of the situation. Of course, it's still a monster movie deep down, so much of the performances consist in running from and reacting in fear to barely seen devils, interspersed with occasional chance for everyone (audience included) to catch their breath.
The other thing "Cloverfield" is, and this is the only real downside to an otherwise well-conceived and executed monster film, is a gimmick film. It can only ever work at the height of its powers once and while there are some nuances that can be gained in repeat viewings, there aren't many, and they can't compete with loss of the gimmick. The other problem, also related to the gimmick, is that main characters we're supposed to care the most about aren't really the main characters, they're not even on screen together very much (one of them's only in about a third of the film). The most relatable character is actually Hud, the barely unseen voice behind the video camera through whose 'eye' we witness everything that happens, and while he has his own story it is certainly not the one driving the plot, but it can't help but overshadow the other stories around it by nature of the films chosen story-telling device.
It also goes on too long, the last ten minutes are not needed, and while it would be a stretch to say they weaken the film, they certainly don't strengthen it. All that said, it's still a very good giant monster film, as good as we've had in America in quite a while (though not quite up to par with some of the better recent Asian efforts like "The Host") and if a lot of its enjoyment rests on a gimmick, it's still a very good gimmick and the filmmakers make the most of it.
(Scott Note: Like many people, I got a bit seasick watching this movie on the big screen. It was one of my major problems with the film. The constant shaking of the picture made me wanna puke on occasion. I'm happy to report that effect goes away on the DVD screening. Watching it on the small screen made a dramatic difference. If you got queasy in theaters, you can watch it here without worry. I was also happy to finally spot the Easter Egg at the end of the film which hints at the origin of the creature.)
The Extras:
Here's what you'll find among the bonus features:
Deleted Scenes – Unfortunately, the deleted scenes are a bit inconsequential. You have a little more dialogue between the characters and that's it. There are no more clues to the creature or insights into the characters in these three scenes.
Alternative Endings – There are two alternate endings. One just shows our lovebirds on the subway rather than at Coney Island. Another shows a little more dialogue during their final monologue. That's about it. Again, it's a bit of a disappointment.
Outtakes – This is your usual offerings of flubbed lines and jokes on the set. The majority of them take place during the party scene.
The Making of "Cloverfield" – This is a 28 minute 'making of' featurette. It focuses mostly on the live action shooting. They talk about filming with the hand held camera, filming on backlots, and the secrecy on the set. In fact, the extreme secrecy surrounding the movie is kind of a running gag in this featurette. As fun as this is to watch, the featurettes on the special effects are more interesting.
Featurettes – This was the highlight of the bonus features for me. You get featurettes on the visual effects, the design of the creature, and more. I was particularly impressed by how they integrated the effects into the shaky, hand held camera footage. Tippit Studios and the other effects houses really outdid themselves. And the featurette on the creation of the creature is one of the few places you'll get any insight into the backstory behind the creature itself. Did you know it was an infant?
Commentary by Director Matt Reeves – I was hoping for more information on the background of the monster in the commentary, but Reeves focuses more on the technical aspects of making the movie. One interesting tidbit he shares is that they screened the movie for Steven Spielberg and he gave them some ideas for tweaking the ending. Way cool!


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European Commission
Press release
Brussels, 20 February 2013
State Aid: Commission approves new Irish Risk Equalisation Scheme
The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules the state compensations to be granted through the new risk equalisation scheme (RES) for the provision of private medical insurance in Ireland for the period 2013 to 2015. The objective of the scheme is to promote intergenerational solidarity by ensuring better risk sharing between health insurers in the Irish PMI market. The Commission has found that the RES is in line with EU rules on services of general economic interest (SGEI).
Commission Vice-President in charge of competition policy Joaquín Almunia said: "The risk equalisation scheme, which aims to ensure solidarity between generations, is a pillar of Ireland's health policy. The Commission's decision, which is consistent with its previous decisions concerning the Irish system, finds that the aid to insurers is both justified and proportionate in light of the public service obligations they fulfil."
The Commission assessed the RES under the EU Framework for State aid in the form of public service compensation adopted in 2012 as part of the new package of rules on services services of general economic interest (SGEI) - the so-called "Almunia" package (see IP/11/1571). In particular, the Commission is satisfied that the RES constitutes necessary and proportionate compensation to insurers for discharging their public service obligations. The RES replaces the temporary tax and levy scheme, which was put in place in 2009 and expired at the end of 2012.
The RES concerns the private medical insurance (PMI) market, which is subject to special regulation in Ireland. Almost half of the population in Ireland has voluntary health insurance in the form of PMI cover, as a complement to the public health system.
PMI operates on the basis of a set of public service obligations:
As a result of these obligations, insurers cannot risk-rate their policies. This can result in imbalances on the market if their risk profiles are different.
The purpose of the RES is to allow better risk sharing between insurers, by compensating insurers with a worse-than-average risk profile in their portfolio of insured persons. It is designed to partially compensate for the higher costs of insuring an older and less healthy person. The RES operates on the one hand by levying a charge on insurers based on the number of insured persons, and on the other hand by compensating insurers on behalf of each insured person falling into certain specific categories. As a consequence, the scheme decreases the incentive for insurers to avoid the "high risk" section of the population and cherry-pick the "low risk" section of the population. Ireland has put in place mechanisms to ensure that insurers do not receive any overcompensation.
In the current context of the Irish PMI market, due to its worse-than-average risk profile, the state owned insurer, i.e. the Voluntary Health Insurance Board (VHI) is expected to be a net beneficiary of the RES, while its competitors (i.e. Laya, Aviva, GloHealth) are expected to be net contributors. It is important to note that, on the other hand, net contributors, as a consequence of having a greater proportion of younger and healthier people, enjoy lower claims costs.
The RES replaces the previous schemes from 2003 and 2009. As in its previous decisions on the risk equalisation scheme of 2003 (see IP/03/677) and the interim tax and levy scheme of 2009 (see IP/09/961) the Commission recognised that due to its importance in the overall health system and, in particular, the special obligations it is subject to, the provision of PMI qualifies as a service of general economic interest (SGEI).
In line with the jurisprudence of the EU Courts, notably the Altmark judgment (case C-280/00), the Commission concluded that the RES constitutes State aid. The Commission also found that the RES satisfies the conditions laid down in the 2012 EU Framework on State aid in the form of public service compensation. It is therefore compatible with the internal market under Article 106(2) TFEU
The non-confidential version of the decision will be made available under the case number SA.34515 in the State Aid Register on the DG Competition website once any confidentiality issues have been resolved. New publications of State aid decisions on the internet and in the Official Journal are listed in the State Aid Weekly e-News.
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WATERVLIET -- A new lawsuit was filed by the Citizens for St. Patrick's late last week against the Watervliet City Council with the state Supreme Court to prevent the demolition of St. Patrick's Church because the Citizens believe the process leading up to possible demolition is not yet finished.
About 20 area residents and the Citizens were listed as plaintiffs against the three-member Watervliet City Council, which unanimously approved the rezoning of the approximately 3 acre property in November.
The lawsuit highlights several issues in the 19-page document submitted to the city on Friday, including that the proposal for the land does not comply with the newly-designated B-1 business zone, formerly an R-3 residential zone. This is for multiple reasons: The proposed buildings and parking lot, including a 40,000 square foot supermarket and adjacent commercial buildings, would occupy more than 80 percent of the site which is the maximum under zoning code for a B-1 district; the proposed number of parking spots, 230, exceeds the 169 allowed in the zoning code; and more than one principal building is prohibited at a site with the zoning code.
The lawsuit noted that the height of the project could also exceed the 35 foot limit and the truck traffic would go over the 5 ton local limit.
While these issues could be addressed at the Zoning Board of Appeals, there have been no indications that new owner Nigro Companies, a local developer, plans to submit documents for a variance with the ZBA, said Rosemary Nichols, who assisted with a prior lawsuit disputing the state supreme court's approval of the property sale. Nichols did not file the suit against the city council since she is a former city employee. Syracuse-based Jan Kublick is representing the plaintiffs in this most recent suit.
Nichols added that an appeal is also pending with the Dec. 31 supreme court decision which finalized the Albany Diocese and Immaculate Heart of Mary parish's sale of the property to Nigro.
"We looked at everything thoroughly to prevent procedural errors. But, in the back of my mind, I was expecting something like this since it would be the next step for the Citizens group," said Mayor Mike Manning, a member of the council
The Citizens in the lawsuit emphasized that part of the affected property has been found eligible to be on the National Register for Historic Places. They also pointed out that they believe there is one more step to the process that includes approval by the ZBA.
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On top of this, the lawsuit listed issues with the state environmental quality review and open meetings laws, the absence of an environmental impact statement process and the city's illegal segmented review and "spot zoning" of the site.
They said that other options were presented including John Broderick, a plaintiff in the case, proposing to a Nigro official to remove the rectory from the property intact. Meanwhile, the Citizens said that some interested parties were unable to see the site.
"We are moving forward in the courts," said Christine Bulmer, a co-chair of the Citizens. "I made a commitment several months ago that I would be in this until we reached a logical conclusion. I feel there are issues that still need to be addressed in the courts and we have a strong base to continue our efforts. We're confident we have some solid issues that may have an impact on the final outcome."
Manning said another version of the document was submitted earlier to the city council as well.
The city council, being represented by Paul Goldman, will need to reply within 30 days.
Danielle Sanzone may be reached at 270-1292.


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Parent Forward By Bonnie J. Toomey
It's one of those celebratory moments as a parent after all of those sleepless nights and patience.
Your child, who has been wetting the bed for weeks after being dry for months, finally has had a dry night -- again. Then two, then three dry nights ... and the laundry pile is back to normal for once. Everyone is rested and dry and feeling happy.
But don't get too comfortable; like the old saying goes, a parent's work is never really done. If there were only one platitude concerning parenting, this would have to be it. Accept this as the universal parenting truth -- and you will have the secret to parenting sanity.
I heard about a study where two groups were given $20 to spend. One group was asked to spend it on themselves and the other group to spend it on someone else. At the end of the study they interviewed the participants and found that the group who spent the money on someone else reported hands-down that they had experienced a greater sense of happiness. It turns out that money can buy happiness after all.
The notion that giving creates this sort of bigger-than-us-circle is true. What you send around eventually comes back around to you.
Parenting is like that. You give your time, you spend effort and it comes back two-fold, and you feel like you've won the lottery.
The silliest thing I've ever heard from a parent is the complaint that a lesson has already been given once, as if that is all it takes.
Parents don't punch in and punch out. There are no time clocks, no final checklists. And when kids are growing up, you can bet there will be contracts to be broken along the way ... and part of the job of a parent is to be there when things get tough: to guide, to have a family meeting, and to bring everyone back on board -- and say it again, and maybe try another way of saying it if it's not working.
Even though moving, marriage, divorce, death or anticipating the arrival of a new sibling, just for starters, may cause your child to feel some pressure, and you as well, it is up to us as parents to be consistent. Keep singing that family mantra. Children are expecting a parent to do that whether they realize they are or not. No excuses, if a child is to sing your hymn of "no excuses."
My daughter called me the other day. "Mom, your 3-year-old grandson got up this morning came into our room and announced, 'Morning Mommy and Daddy, I had a dry night!'"
She sounded like they had won the lottery!
"That's great news," I said, knowing full well that those triumphs are fluid, but she is learning that.
The point is, parenting is so much easier when you realize that the only thing set in stone is unconditional love -- and the fact that there will be setbacks, but there will also always be milestones to celebrate with a parental pleasure so incredibly empowering and wonderfully delicious that the moment is as sweet as the ripest raspberry picked on a beautiful summer day, without getting stuck by any of the many thorns that lurk on the canes.
So I am flourishing the sentiment, but it is true! It is easy to feel good when things are going good. But a parent who can ride the bumps in the road, learn from the missteps, realize the rough times are times of growth, is a parent who gets it and passes that information on to his or her child.
Children's brains develop into their early 20s. Nuff said.
And so, enjoy the dry nights when they come, and know when the wet diaper or the temper tantrum or the spilled milk turns into a call from a teacher or the fender bender or some other uncomfortable conversation, you can stop and say to yourself, it's all part of our story. And ask yourself as a parent what is my story going to be?
For now my daughter and her husband will revel in the dry nights, cash in some kudos, and not because my second grandson was able to stay dry and they were able to catch a few more winks. Even more importantly, they, as his parents were able to do the sometimes thankless and dirty job of parenting, because they as his parents were able to keep it together through the wet nights, and teach significant hidden lessons for their son to be able to use later on.
And then, it's cashing in the lottery and playing those numbers all over again as if it were for the first time.
Bonnie J. Toomey lives in New England and writes about parenting and families. Learn more at www.blogspot.parent forward.com.


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Yahoo Inc, Rio Tinto, PhotoMedex, Newmont Mining, VMware, New Oriental Education, Red Hat and Zynga Inc. are among the companies whose shares are moving in the pre-market trading Tuesday.
Yahoo Inc (NASDAQ: YHOO) stock surged 2.95 percent to $20.91 in pre-market trading. The company reported fourth quarter net profit of $272 million or $0.23 per share, down from $295.6 million or $0.24 per share in the same period last year. Adjusted net profit was $0.32 per share compared to $0.25 per share last year and also topped Reuters' estimation of $0.28 per share.
Rio Tinto Plc (NYSE:RIO) stock gained 1.60 percent to $55.75 in pre-market trading. The stock has a 52-week low of $41.59, a 52-week high of $63.18 and $101.34 billion in market capitalization.
PhotoMedex Inc. (NASDAQ:PHMD) stock gained 1.16 percent to $14.80 in pre-market trading. The stock has a 52-week low of $9.85, a 52-week high of $19.18 and $314.23 million in market capitalization.
Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE:NEM) stock advanced 1 percent to $43.25 in pre-market trading. TheStreet Ratings has reaffirmed "hold" rating on shares of Newmont Mining with a rating score of C+.
VMware Inc. (NYSE:VMW) stock plunged 14.67 percent to $83.90 in pre-market trading. Currently, the company expects first quarter revenue to be in a range of $1.17 billion to $1.19 billion, below the analysts' estimation of $1.25 billion. VMware also announced that it would eliminate approximately 900 jobs and planned to exit certain lines of business and consolidation of facilities.
New Oriental Education & Tech Group (NYSE:EDU) stock slumped 2.23 percent to $17.50 in pre-market trading. The company reported second quarter net loss of $0.10 per ADS compared to net profit of $0.02 per share in the same period last year.
Red Hat Inc. (NYSE:RHT) stock declined 1.94 percent to $55.16 in pre-market trading. The stock has a 52-week low of $46.13, a 52-week high of $62.75 and $10.87 billion in market capitalization.
Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) stock fell 1.41 percent to $2.80 in pre-market trading. The company stock rallied more than 14 percent in regular trading Monday.


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Dorothy Cann Hamilton founded The French Culinary Institute in New York City in 1984 with the mission of not only providing students a solid foundation to pursue a rewarding and successful culinary career, but to also stir their passion for food as a lifelong pleasure. After 25 years and over 15,000 graduates, Dorothy was inspired to share her wisdom with those who are considering a career change or beginning a new career in the culinary world. Her book Love What You Do: Building a Career in the Culinary Industry (IUniverse, November 2009), helps food lovers uncover their goals, passions, strengths and weaknesses while giving them guidance into a new career in the food industry. Love What You Do is an invaluable resource if you are considering a food move and need the confidence to know you are making the right decision.
SheKnows: What inspired you to follow a culinary career and found the French Culinary Institute?
Dorothy Cann Hamilton: The French Culinary Institute stemmed from a passion, not a profession. When I saw an opening, I jumped for it. I returned to NYC during the recession of 1974. I was an English major in college and had just served in the Peace Corp in Thailand. I had no job skills or opportunities so I took the only job available to me—a job at my father's trade school in NYC. I loved it. I loved working with the students. From there, I followed my passion for cooking and food after I visited culinary schools in Europe. I convinced my dad to create a culinary trade school in NYC and The French Culinary Institute was born.
SheKnows: How did you and do you juggle family and life obligations?
Dorothy Cann Hamilton: You have to make choices. It's not easy. You're not going to be the best at either work or family and still have enough time left for the other. You have to be cool with that. You can still be good at what you do. It's about focusing on your priorities. For me, that was my daughter. I made a rule that I wouldn't go out to industry functions more than more four times a week. Accepting your limitations is the hardest part.
SheKnows: What are your recommendations for moms who are craving a career change or starting a culinary career but worry they won't be able to fulfill their family responsibilities?
Dorothy Cann Hamilton: Know financially what you can afford to do. Maybe you have a supportive spouse who can take care of you financially while you attend school or work. Maybe your parents or other family members can help out with care giving or a place to live. Start small. If you like to cook, maybe you can prepare ready-made dinners in zip-top bags and sell them to busy neighbors. I also recommend that women read, read, read. Get inspired by others and their stories.
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Dorothy Cann Hamilton: Since I founded The French Culinary Institute 25 years ago, we've graduated over 15,000 students who are now working in the culinary profession in some capacity – chefs, bakers, food writers, consultants, TV producers, stylists and so on. After years of working with and helping to train chefs and culinary professionals, I have accumulated many lessons and insights that I wanted to share with people who are equally passionate about the culinary world.
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I had the pleasure of spending Saturday with two great guys and well known members of FAOL, gentleman Jack Hise and the trout whisper, WarrenP. We were also lucky to run into Popperfly (Kevin) at the river. Jack let me campout in his abode and cooks a mighty good breakfast. I discreetly picked up a few tips on being more colorful from Jack. What a couple of great guys.
The fishing was also pretty darn good as far as I'm concerned, I was able to catch a few Brookies, the first I had ever seen much less caught and also the best Rainbow I had caught a good while, at least all years since these were my first trout of the year.
In addition, Jack directed me to some of my favorite food, BBQ. The River Cafe at Normandy has about the best ribs outside of Memphis. Two ribs left no room for the Whiskey Bread Pudding by George (DIckel), maybe next time. Maybe Warren will add a fish photo or two, I download this from Jack's camera, I labeled this one Motley Crew.


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Monday, January 02, 2012
Romney 2012
Specifically, this is the cleaned and carded fleece I bought at Maryland Sheep & Wool -- well, about 30 ounces of it, anyway. Although I'm starting a day late due to our late flight home last night (we didn't get in until after 9, and by the time I had unpacked, gotten Rainbow to bed, and sat down to eat dinner, it was 10:30, so I wasn't about to start in on the spinning then), I am once again doing a sheep to sweater project this year. You may recall that I did this last year with some mystery wool I had inherited. It wasn't the best fiber to spin or knit, and while I love the sweater it became, it's not my favorite to wear because it's on the scratchy side. This year, I have this lovely cream-colored Romney to work with, and I know itching won't be an issue because I spent a good 10 minutes with my bare arm submersed in the box of wool when it first arrived from the carding mill and was quite comfortable.
Although I'm more or less following the same guidelines as last year -- spin all my singles first, then mix them up to ply for consistency -- I am making one big change. Now that I have the miniSpinner with its WooLee Winder and bobbins, I can spin a lot faster and can do much larger skeins. Rather than spinning an ounce at a time, I'm spinning two ounces at a go, meaning that the finished three-ply skeins will be six ounces, more or less. I managed to do about an ounce a night last year on my Lendrum, so I think it's reasonable to think that I can do at least that much on the miniSpinner this year. I've already started the first ball of fiber and am loving it. Here's to a new year of spinning!
4 comments:
- Stripeyspots said...
I'll just bow down at your feet and say that I have 2 pounds of carded fawn colored BFL that needs to be spun and turned into a sweater, so you are a reminder that all things are possible!
- Ms. Kimba said...
are you leaving it white or are you going to dye it? I have a pound of Cormo for a sweater. I hand cleaned and carded about 1/3 of it...I doubt it will ever be the sweater it should be.
i think it was second cuts and so there are lots of nepps..it's not that great..poo :(
would be good for a scarf maybe. Anyways I am curious to see how this turns out
- knottygnome said...
i love projects like this. i can't wait to track your progress!
- DPUTiger said...
Wow, I can't wait to watch this sweater come to life. And I do have to admit that I saw your post title and the picture of the fiber at the same time, so my first thought was a sheep. Wait, is that political too?


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VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps officially waived central defender Martín Bonjour on Friday.
The Argentine stopper looked set to move back to his former Uruguayan club Liverpool after the official Whitecaps Twitter account Tweeted this week: "Martin Bonjour is currently training with his frmr club Liverpool (Montevideo). We are exploring his options moving forward."
Bonjour brought an uncompromising, physical presence to Vancouver's backline in 2012, and looked like a natural partner for Jay DeMerit in the early part of the season, as the 'Caps kept six clean sheets from eight league matches to start the campaign.
But as the club began to struggle in midseason, and Bonjour ran into yellow-card trouble, head coach Martin Rennie opted to replace him with former Irish international Andy O'Brien.
When fit, O'Brien and DeMerit became Rennie's first-choice central defensive partnership, and so Bonjour, at almost $300,000, became far too pricey for a backup player. Add in the offseason signing of Brad Rusin, a central defender Rennie knows from the pair's Carolina RailHawks days, and the writing was on the wall for Bonjour.
"We are thankful for the contributions Martín made to the club and wish him the best of luck," Whitecaps FC president Bob Lenarduzzi said in a team statement.
Bonjour will likely be remembered by Whitecaps fans as the man who conceded a soft penalty to Landon Donovan – the penalty that ultimately allowed the LA Galaxy to score their second goal in a 2-1 first-round playoff victory en route to an eventual repeat as MLS Cup champions in 2012.


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The hosts had led 15-6 at half time and eventually prevailed 30-26 as Llanelli came roaring back. It was not enough to secure the win though and with Bedwas, Llanelli and Llandovery now separated by just seven points, competition for the two places in the play-off semi-final looks intense.
A first half double from Elliot Jones had given Neath a great start, the wing crossing for his first score inside two minutes. And with Leon Ward adding a third try on the verge of the half time whistle, Neath boasted a comfortable nine point lead.
Two penalties from Jordan Williams were all Llanelli could manage in reply.
But in the second half, Williams added a try to an earlier score from Nic Reynolds and booted two conversions and two penalties as his side roared back.
It was not enough though and Steffan Jones' score, which preceded the Llanelli onslaught and a later penalty try edged Neath home.
A full five point haul was perhaps unexpected for a Neath side who had made a number of changes from their SWALEC Cup semi-final win last weekend.
They started brightly though and were ahead in just the second minute as Jones dabbed down for his first of the day.
Williams, pulled a penalty back for Llanelli but the fired up Blacks extended their lead after half an hour, Jones, jinking past three players to complete a double.
The conversion from Rory Morgan-Williams, on permit from Bryncoch, was wide before Williams added a second Llanelli penalty. That was not the end of the scoring though and following a rolling maul which started full 30 metres from the Llanelli line, Ward added a third score for a 15-6 interval advantage.
It turned out to be a vital try as Llanelli, no doubt given a rollicking by Anthony Buchanan, pushed them close in the second half.
Initially though, it was more of the same as Steffan Jones barrelled his way over after 42 minutes for Neath's bonus point try and a 20-6 lead.
Llanelli refused to lie down though and in a 15 minute purple patch, they suddenly found themselves back in front.
Williams added a third penalty, converted a nicely worked try from Nic Reynolds on 55, and showed his undeniable quality with a jinking run to the line to get his side back into things.
And after Williams converted his own try, a shell-shocked Neath now trailed by three. That deficit got bigger with another Williams penalty before Bowdy Davies responded for Neath with nine minutes left.
The score made it 23-26 but with two Llanelli men in the bin following yellow cards, Neath sensed an opportunity.
A succession of Neath scrums turned the screw and with Llanelli light on numbers, there was no other option than for a penalty try to be awarded.
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Submission + - TSA Defends Pat Down of 4 Year Old Girl (google.com)
cosm writes: "With public outcry against the TSA continuing to spread, the TSA is defending a recent episode in which a four-year-old was patted down while kicking and screaming at Wichita Airport in Kansas. Was this a rational decision by the protocol-following security screeners, or another overreach by what some perceive as a tyrannical, gestapo-like organization? From the AP article: "The grandmother of a 4-year-old girl who became hysterical during a security screening at a Kansas airport said Wednesday that the child was forced to undergo a pat-down after hugging her, with security agents yelling and calling the crying girl an uncooperative suspect.""