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Napoli president wants Balotelli to partner Cavani
Mario Balotelli could be on his way out of Manchester City after Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis appeared to open the door to the 22-year-old Italy striker moving to Italy.
Balotelli's future has been cast under a cloud after his much-publicised training ground 'grapple' with manager Roberto Mancini last week, although Mancini insists the striker will be given "another 100 chances" by the club.
But amid reports that both Chelsea and City are lining up mega-money bids for Napoli striker Edinson Cavani, De Laurentiis reiterated his desire to keep the Uruguayan striker at the club, and said he would welcome Balotelli at Stadio San Paolo.
"City are considering letting Balotelli go so they can move for Cavani," he told Gazzetta.it. "I would prefer to see Balotelli playing with Cavani here at Napoli."
He went on to predict there would be little movement of high-profile stars in the January transfer window, saying: "Teams tend to hold onto their best players in January. You take a big risk making big investments now."
Meanwhile, Balotelli continued his City rehabilitation by scoring twice in a 4-0 win for the club's Under-21 side on Monday afternoon. The controversial striker let his football do the talking in the game against Blackburn and even turned down the chance to complete a hat-trick as he let his younger team-mates take two penalties.


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3 Things America Must Do
It's easy to sit around and play armchair quarterback all day long. It's easy to watch the carnage and think it doesn't affect you. The hard part is to get your mind and body into the 'game' and actually do something about the problems at hand. Too many American's have simply washed their hands of the political system. The ones I'm referring too are, typically, the over 40 crowd who's voted only to see their candidate get slaughtered at the polls and walks away thinking 'my vote doesn't mean a damn thing, so I give up'. Then you have the 18 to 30 year old crowd who's too busy slurping their frappuccino and Tweeting where they are in the mall to even know who's making critical changes on their behalf. This is nothing new. Historically, even in a presidential election year, fewer than 25% of the people make the call for 100% of the nation. But the times, they are a changing. Social media has made it damn near impossible for anyone to keep a secret for very long. Take the Gary Hart scandal back in 1988. Hart, a former U.S. Senator, was up for the Democratic nomination for President. Hart was the front runner, but questions arose about an extramarital affair. A couple of Miami Herald reporters caught a woman named Donna Rice exiting Hart's DC townhouse. Hart had challenged the media to stake him out. They did and got their paws on a photo of the leggy Miss Rice sitting on Harts lap while aboard a yacht called Monkey Business. It only took a few days and a National Enquirer piece with that photo to torpedo Hart's rep in the public eye. Today, that process would be reduced to a matter of hours, a day max. America's short term memories are being challenged by the ever present internet. So, what three things do we Americans need to do to make sure that we get what we need, not just in terms of leadership in Washington, but nation-wide?
1. Study the candidates. Ask questions and get to know whatever you can about them. Don't just take my word for it, or anyone else for that matter. Do your homework.
2. Put the screws to the politicians. Pressure them on the things that matter. Don't just complain about it over coffee (or frappuccino's). Make calls to their offices, email, write letters (yes, that actually does get a bit more attention, or so I am told).
3. Vote. Don't continue thinking that someone else is going to do it for you. It's not just everyone else's problem. It's yours too.
Apathy on the part of conservatives is partially to blame for the outcome of the 2008 Presidential election. I'll be the first to admit, the Republican choice wasn't much better, but could we have possibly done any worse than the current 'Dear Leader'? I doubt it.

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The line between books and toys is officially being crossed as BookExpo America (BEA) and the American Booksellers Association have teamed up with the American International Toy Fair and the Toy Industry Association (TIA). This newly formed relationship hopes to benefit all attendees of the upcoming Toy Fair and the BookExpo by expanding market sectors.
Toy Fair and BEA officials agree that although each of their core focuses, toys and books, are different, the facts that bookstores often carry lines of toys and games, just as toy stores are known to carry selections of children's books, should be capitalized on. With this new mutual relationship, a cross-promotional effort will broaden the reach of exhibitors at each show.


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Florida's Legislature opened its annual session Tuesday, with hard work already been done to advance ethics reform — a priority identified by Senate President Don Gaetz and House Speaker Will Weatherford.
Florida's Legislature opened its annual session Tuesday, with hard work already been done to advance ethics reform — a priority identified by Senate President Don Gaetz and House Speaker Will Weatherford. The state Senate did not waste time, passing the ethics bill unanimously Tuesday, right after the 60-day legislative session opened. The House is next.
This action is a tribute to former Sen. Paula Dockery, R-Lakeland, who reached her term limit in 2012, but not before pressing her ethics bill again, as she had year after year.
During a visit to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune Feb. 27, Gaetz, R-Niceville described the work as "the most sweeping ethics reform in 38 years."
The legislation would:
● Prohibit legislators from voting on bills on which they declare a conflict of interest. Currently, they can vote on such issues, then declare their conflict within 15 days. The status quo provides little deterrence and fails to place the public and other legislators on notice about conflicts.
● Require public officials to post financial-disclosure statements online using a searchable database. (Currently, the statements are filed on paper and cannot be searched by the public; state staffers require members of the public to request specific documents, which are then copied and delivered by postal mail if required. This process is antiquated and slow and it limits access.)
● Restrict legislators, state and local officials from taking jobs with state colleges and public agencies while they are in office.
● Increase the investigative and enforcement powers of the Commission on Ethics.
● Extend the statute of limitations — the length of time charges can be brought — on ethics violations to 20 years from four years.
● Make legislators and other public officials subject to private-property liens and salary garnishment if they fail to pay fines levied for ethics violations. Gaetz said the state recently wrote off $800,000 in uncollected fines for ethics offenses.
● Strictly limit how legislative leaders can use political funding groups called Committees of Continuous Existence to pay for personal expenses. Public officials would be barred from accepting gifts from CCEs.
Restrictions on CCEs, which some legislators have used as personal slush funds and others have tapped to fund campaigns against political adversaries, are overdue and welcome. But the House should go further than the Senate and prohibit legislators from having CCEs, a move that Gaetz said he would not oppose.
This year, it's time — as Gaetz and Weatherford have recognized — for the Legislature to pass legislation that governs the behavior and practices of lawmakers.


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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall is proposing legislation that aims to protect health and physical education classes from budget cuts.
The New Mexico Democrat says his bill would classify health and PE as "core" subjects, like art and geography, under federal law. That would make them eligible for federal education funding and support.
With increased childhood obesity rates and diabetes, Udall says, the need for this bill is greater than ever. He says physically active students who eat nutritiously live healthier lives, have better attendance, study harder and show higher achievement rates.
Udall says his bill, first introduced in the last Congress, is backed by more than 75 health organizations.
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New York Fashion Week: The Hottest Trends Week 2
Will you be playing peek-a-boo with your blouses, showing off your knees in tweed shorts, or glamming it up in a bronze mini?
-The Betty Editors
As Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2010 rolled into its second week, five strong trends began to emerge: sheer, menswear, military, metallic and micro-minis. We saw slim column gowns like the Tony Francesc above, as well as full gowns at Marchesa. After looking at the sky-high hemlines and super-slim pants, we think we might need to hit the gym a little harder. Read on to learn more about what we'll all be wearing next fall.
Read New York Fashion Week's Hottest Trends
We've seen this trend peeping its way into spring, but sheer panels and more were on every fall runway. Here are some highlights: Richard Chai LOVE showed sheer georgette blouses layered with knit tops and sweaters. Diesel Black Gold had sheer tunics worn over denim, sheer skirted dresses (with an underlay of denim) and a sparkly sheer button down shirt. Max Azria's dresses were simply cut with sheer sleeves and sheer panels, Marc Jacobs showed a sheer layered dress with sheer sleeves, Vera Wang had models sashaying down the runway in heavily beaded dresses with either sheer skirts (think Follies Bergere) or dresses with sheer sleeves. Edition by Georges Chakra also had sheer panels on his red carpet looks, while Yigal Azrouel (above) paired a sheer cobwebby turtleneck with a chunky sweater and leather pants. That seems the smartest way to wear this trend — layer it, this way you won't catch a cold.


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I just don't understand these sort of messages. Kids have perished, yet we're using this an opportunity to spread religion? I understand that you are religious, and I respect this, but it seems like you believe the lack of God was what created this tragedy...there are numerous issue involved. There was mental health issues. Society's. I understand prayer comforted you, and that's good. Pray, do what comforts you. But since people have different religions and different beliefs, perhaps we shouldn't be using this as a time to preach. I comprehend my opinion will not be popular with those who are religious, but something has to be said when these messages come along bringing more politics and religion...whoever made this message has an agenda, and I find that wrong - those kids need to be remembered, not dragged and used for this agenda. (Ie; God's not in the schools so obviously it was bad or had something to do with the shootings)
facebook wasn't designed to promote religion.neither was the internet.these stupid asses get in and claim they own it.not going to "whine"? you might as well start picking which priest/pastor/shaman will read your eulogy.
I am awash with emotion, raw inside. I mourn with those who mourn, and I would comfort those who stand in need thereof, but in truth I am helpless to do anything but stand and watch in anguish and horror. There is no shortage of voices clamoring for attention right now. Mine is not one of them. Nothing I say here can change the news, or soften the commentary, or shut the punditry up so we can take time to cry in silence. ... My job is to distract, divert, and entertain, and perhaps uplift in the process. I hope that those of you who need that will take the time to give raw nerves a rest. If the story here is too tense for you right now, come back on Christmas Eve when things start winding down.Let me share one piece of wisdom, passed on to me by Sarah Eden, whose nine-year-old said these words to her today: "When your heart breaks, you choose what to fill the cracks with. Love or hate. But hate won't ever heal. Only love can do that."
I always say what I mean. But sometimes I'm a sarcastic prick whose tone can't be properly communicated via text.
oh come Nam, it was a simple question. tsk tsk tsk...
Quote from: nonelink=topic=24145.msg537583#msg537583 date=135562535oh come Nam, it was a simple question. tsk tsk tsk...People think I am an asshole. If they only looked at the utter bullshit you espouse they'd see how untrue such a thing is. (well, maybe those at ATT see it)I mean, I defend some religious people, and your reply to that is me being an authority figure of all religious people, and in your mind I have to defend my opinion, because you say so.Fuck you.I may treat everyone with the same respect, in the way that I will argue with anyone about anything (religious or not) but you go that extra step and just assume everything's a negative, no matter what, 'cause it conflicts with your point-of-view of things.That makes you a worse asshole than me 'cause I don't do shit like that.-Nam
I hope what I say here will contribute to a better image of my GOD. Children are blameless before The LORD YHWH. All the little kids that have died since the foundation of the world went directly to Heaven. Babies & children(until a certain age) are "without sin". They thus do not have the penalty of death attached to them. They have not broken(were unable to) any of the commandments, therefore do not have to taste death.I will introduce myself as soon as the mods let me create my own thread. I think every new person has to post at least 3 satisfactory posts beforehand...Blessings


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Tottenham should have Younes Kaboul and Étienne Capoue back from injury in time for the Capital One game against Hull, as well as a potential appearance from Emmanuel Adebayor in the Europa League, according to The Daily Star.
Adebayor is supposedly in line for his first Spurs appearance of the season against Sheriff Tiraspol, after travelling with the squad to Moldova. He'll be hungry for goals and to prove himself after a somewhat disappointing campaign last season.
Aaron Lennon could also make his first start since recovering from a foot injury, after coming on as a substitute in Tottenham's 2-0 away win at Aston Villa at the weekend.
The rapid winger has been out for 11 games, in which time he's seen Eric Lamela sign for Spurs' record fee and Andros Townsend's evolution from Tottenham reserve to full England international - and his return, along with his pace, has been eagerly anticipated.
French duo Kaboul and Capoue have been out with injury but could be set to make a return in the Capital One Cup game against Hull next week.
Kaboul has been out since Spurs' 3-0 win against Tromsø, and Capoue since the start of September in the 1-0 loss to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
They'll both be great re-additions to the squad and will provide AVB with far more depth and cover for the team.
Kaboul, if he can stay fit, will be a strong and dominant force at the back and the same can be said for Capoue, whose presence can boss the centre of midfield and use his physical attributes and football ability to take charge against the opposition.
This news of a quadruple of returns to the first team see Spurs with an almost fully fit squad to take into their next run of games.
They take on Sheriff Tiraspol tomorrow, then Hull on Saturday, and then again on Wednesday in the Capital One Cup. It's a busy week for the club but with the quality and depth Villas-Boas has at his disposal, they look ready for business.
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Rude and dangerous. Have you ever accidentally hit something like that with a lawn mower or leaf mulcher? I have. And when it splinters off, it hurts. And can take an eye out if it goes the wrong direction.
I do think it's obnoxious and as Dotty wrote, potentially dangerous. I think it's double rude if the householder has a 'No junk mail' sign on their letterbox.
I'm not sure if this belongs here or in "All in a Day's Work", but here goes. It always bugged me when someone would lift up my windshield wiper and used it to pin a flyer or a business card there while I was in the store, but there's not much you can do about that. Well, here's a new spin on that, and I'm not sure if it's rude or not.There's a new "Designer and Master Carpenter" in our area who staples their business card to a chunk of wood, and tosses them on people's lawns. My dad has found two of them, the second one today. I don't know if this is rude or not, but it sure does strike me as being obnoxious. Is this even legal? Couldn't this count as littering, or something?
Quote from: Miss Unleaded on December 14, 2012, 08:02:45 AMI do think it's obnoxious and as Dotty wrote, potentially dangerous. I think it's double rude if the householder has a 'No junk mail' sign on their letterbox.The sign wouldn't be rude, just entirely futile.I agree that the chunk of wood is dangerous. It's clever and original but still a bad idea.
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Release Notes: Twitter Bootstrap 3.1 is now supported in addition to version 2. A new WGLWidget was added, which implements GL-based 3D graphics, using either client-side WebGL or server-side OpenGL. The latter approach renders (using jogl) in an off-screen buffer, and can be used as a portable solution when WebGL is not available in the browser, or when scene complexity is so high that downloading the entire scene to a client is less efficient. A 3D Graphics Library was added to complement the existing 2D charting API. The wthttpd received several improvements from architectural changes, as well as performance improvements.
Release Notes: This release has a focus on bugfixes and other cleanups after the big changes that went into 3.3.0. New functionality includes support for TinyMCE 4 in WTextEdit and a CSS stylesheet parser (and many other improvements) in the HMTL-to-PDF renderer.
Release Notes: Twitter Bootstrap was adopted as a new theme in addition to the existing CSS-based themes. As a result, several new widgets were added (toolbar, navigation bar, split button, and date edit) and improved (menus and popup menus). The widget gallery has undergone a complete rework.
Release Notes: The logging infrastructure was overhauled to use SLF4J. Session timeout handling was improved. Servlet 2.5 and 3.0 container support has been unified.
Release Notes: A new media player widget was added, unifying HTML5 and Flash playback. Several incremental feature improvements were implemented, and many bugs were fixed.
Release Notes: Animation support was added. Internal paths, using HTML5 History if available, are now supported in the XHTML contents of WTempate and WText widgets. Many bugs were fixed.
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BIOGRAPHYCamilo received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He spent over 2 years doing research in microfluidic platforms at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and UCSF, working on the development of new technologies for high throughput peptide synthesis and other biochemical assays. He also worked in collaboration with the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis and developed a test-bed for proton permeable membranes and photocatalyzers for the development of materials for solar fuel production. He joined the Bioengineering jPhD program at UC Berkeley/UCSF and has taken his knowledge and experience in microfabrication to work in neural engineering developing technologies for Brain-Machine interfaces.
Silicon Carbide ECoGs for Chronic Implants in Brain-Machine Interfaces [BPN771]Several technologies have been developed for interfacing with the brain such as microwires, electrode arrays, and
electrocorticography (ECoG) arrays. While each of them has strengths and weaknesses, they all share a common disadvantage of
limited device longevity due to a variety of failure modes; these include scar tissue formation and material failure, among others. A
particularly pronounced problem is the failure of the insulating material at the insulator-conductor interfaces (e.g. recording sites
and insulated conducting traces). Damage to these vital interfaces compromises device performance by altering the impedance
of recording sites, or more deleterious, results in total device failure due to shorting between traces or between a trace and
physiological fluid. To address these material issues, we have focused on the fabrication of silicon carbide (SiC) electrode arrays. As
a surface coating, polycrystalline SiC has been shown to promote negligible immune glial response compared to bare silicon when
implanted in the mouse brain. Additionally, due to its mechanical and chemical stability, SiC serves as stable platform and
excellent diffusion barrier to molecules present in the physiological fluid. Moreover, and of particular interest to the
neuroengineering community, the ability to deposit either insulating or conducting SiC films further enables SiC as a platform
material for robust devices. Leveraging these unique properties, we have developed a fabrication process that integrates
conducting and insulating SiC into 64-channel ECoG arrays. Recording sites 40 um in diameter are made of n- doped SiC while the
insulating layers are either amorphous SiC or undoped polycrystalline SiC. To allow for low impedance interconnects, a metal stack
of titanium/gold/titanium or a titanium/platinum is completely embedded in between layers of SiC. The result is an ECoG array
that, to the physiological fluid, appears simply as a single SiC sheet wherein boundaries between conducting and insulating layers
are seamless. The inner metal layer is well protected by SiC and therefore cannot be reached by molecules present in the
physiological fluid. We believe this basic platform can be extended to a variety of electrophysiological devices, including
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Data can be stored in various ways, for example:
- a relational database
- text files
- on the web (for example, fetching the weather forecast from a web site)
In order to prevent such a change from propagating to higher layers, one can wrap such low level Exceptions in a generic "data exception" wrapper, designed exclusively to protect the higher layers from such changes.
Throwable.getCause() can always be used to extract the original exception, if desired. (However, you sometimes need to be careful that both client and server know about the class of an underlying exception.)
When building applications with the WEB4J tool, DAOException is the only checked exception that should be emitted by an application's data access layer. All occurrences of checked exceptions are either handled within the data layer, or, if they are thrown, translated into a DAOException.
In the following example, ConnectionSrc encapulates how an application creates or accesses Connections. When an SQLException or a NamingException occurs in its implementation, it is always wrapped in a DAOException, and then re-thrown to the caller.
This example is particulary appropriate because of the NamingException.
If the NamingException was not translated into an DAOException,
and thrown as is, then it would be visible directly to the caller. That is, the caller would
know that the data layer is implemented using JNDI - which is likely inappropriate.
import java.util.*; import java.util.logging.*; import java.sql.Connection; import java.sql.SQLException; import javax.naming.Context; import javax.naming.InitialContext; import javax.naming.NamingException; import javax.sql.DataSource; import hirondelle.web4j.database.DAOException; import hirondelle.web4j.database.ConnectionSource; import hirondelle.web4j.util.Util; /** * Fetch a <tt>Connection</tt> from a pool managed by the container. */ public final class ConnectionSrc implements ConnectionSource { //..elided private Connection getConnectionByName(String aDbName) throws DAOException { Connection result = null; String dbConnString = (String)MAP_NAME_TO_CONN_STRING.get(aDbName); if( ! Util.textHasContent(dbConnString) ){ throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown db name : " + Util.quote(aDbName)); } try { Context initialContext = new InitialContext(); if ( initialContext == null ) { fLogger.severe("InitialContext is null. Db : " + Util.quote(dbConnString)); } DataSource datasource = (DataSource)initialContext.lookup(dbConnString); if ( datasource == null ){ fLogger.severe("Datasource is null for : " + dbConnString); } result = datasource.getConnection(); } catch (NamingException ex){ //EXCEPTION WRAPPING throw new DAOException( "Config error with JNDI and datasource, for db " + Util.quote(dbConnString), ex ); } catch (SQLException ex ){ //EXCEPTION WRAPPING throw new DAOException( "Cannot get connection from datasource, for db " + Util.quote(dbConnString), ex ); } return result; } }
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BOSTON -- Local victims of the Boston Marathon bombings have had their spirits lifted with visits from athletes, actors and even President Obama.
Obama visited with Dracut native Roseann Sdoia in her hospital bed after speaking at Thursday's interfaith service.
"It was quite uplifting for them all and has strengthened their resolve to all work hard for Roseann's successful recovery," said family friend Christine Hart.
"We are overwhelmed with gratefulness, sadness, pride and joy," Sdoia's sister, Gia., commented on Facebook. "This tragedy has made us stronger, sadder, tired, but most of all thankful for the love and support of family, friends and strangers that have banded together to make this time easier on my family."
Sydney Corcoran of Lowell and Jeff Bauman were visited by actor Bradley Cooper and New England Patriots receiver Julian Edelman on Friday.
Alyssa Carter, a friend of the Corcorans, said family friends spoke with Cooper at the service, and invited the actor to meet Sydney and her mother Celeste at Boston Medical Center. He promptly accepted, Carter said.
Carter said Matt Smith, the good Samaritan who had given Sydney Corcoran life-saving assistance after Monday's explosions, visited on Thursday.
"It was so touching to see them hug, talk and hold hands," said Carter. "We are so incredibly grateful to him and he was as gracious in person as you'd expect a real-life superhero to be.
Cooper's visit was another highlight of Sydney Corcoran's day, she told loved ones.
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It took Middle Class Rut nearly three years to follow up their under-heralded 2010 debut "No Name No Color," but the Sacramento duo hasn't lost an ounce of explosiveness. Check the propulsion of "Sing While You Slave" or the fist-clenching groove of first single "Aunt Betty," but also note the mild uptick in cohesiveness and variety on "Pick Up Your Head" as the group's swaggering, uplifting improvement on Jane's Addiction's nasal attitude reaches higher levels of awesome. The title track is both a snarl and a comforting pat on the back as the band polishes its uncanny ability to both bottle aggression and release it. Not every track connects as strongly ("Police Man" feels only like more of the same, and closer "Take a Shot" settles for average). Yet the album flies by and practically begs to be re-started when it's over. Tight and terrific.
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School attendance increases at MVISD
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- Published on 29 August 2013
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Attendance for the first day of school at Mount Vernon ISD increased by 21 students from the first day of classes last year. Enrollment at the area schools also increased except at Sulphur Bluff ISD.
Mount Vernon ISD had an attendance of 1,601 students on the first day of school. Last year the total enrollment on the first day of classes was 1,580 students. For details of each district's numbers, see the August 29 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.


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While the day started out cloudy and damp at Upper Darby High School, things started looking more and more bright for La Salle College High School, which came out victorious at the Philadelphia Catholic League track and field championships on Saturday afternoon.
The Explorers finished with a total score of 133 points, 15 more than Father Judge, which came in second place.
La Salle started out well in the field events, with the Yale-bound senior, Luke Persichetti, finishing first in the shot put with a distance of 52-09.00.
�Luke is the hardest working kid I�ve ever been around,� said Dominic D�Addonna, La Salle�s throwers coach.�He pays attention to details and he�s a tireless worker.To his credit, he just keeps getting better over the years and he�s a very determined young man.Last year, he went to states as a junior and finished eighth.�
Also for the Explorers, in the triple jump, Corey Muggler scored a 44-06.50 to finish in first place.Muggler also came out with a third-place medal in the long jump, posting a jump of 21-04.50 in the finals.In the pole vault, a score of 13-00.00 was good enough for second place for Eddie Eason, while Mike Koller�s jump of 6-04.00 in the high jump was good for third place.
Grant Jones finished in second place in the javelin event with a score of 152-00, while Chris Kane recorded a score of 43-03.25 in the shot put to finish in third place, two spots behind Persichetti.
In the track events, the Explorers saw Charles Headen finish in second place in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.15 seconds.The 4x800 relay saw La Salle finish second overall with a time of 8:04.19.
The Explorers saw Tom Coyle run the one mile event in a time of 4:16.34, good enough to earn him first place and a gold medal.In the 800 meter run, La Salle�s Andrew Stone ran a time of 1:56.68, also good for first place.Coyle also finished in second place in the 3200 meter run with a time of 9:26.95.
As for Archbishop Wood, it wasn�t the best day for the Vikings, but they did get a good showing from Jimmy Boligitz, who finished 10th overall in the 800 meter run with a time of 4:57.26.He did, however, finish first in his section of the race.
For the girls, Wood saw Olivia Goodwin finish second in the high jump with a jump of 5-00.00, while Claire Cochran finished second in the javelin with a throw of 89-09.
The Lansdale Catholic girls saw Adrienne Fenstermacher come in second overall in the discus with a throw of 93-03.Elizabeth Reid has an excellent day for LC, finishing in first place in the 1600 meter run with a time of 5:08.06, while also finishing in second in the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.84.
For the boys, LC�s Mike Iacono finished second in the discus with a throw of 127-11.As a team, the Crusaders came in 10th place overall in the boys� section, while Wood finished in 12th.
Bishop McDevitt, despite having a smaller team, had a good showing, finishing in seventh place in the boys� section and eighth in the girls� section.
James Lassiter finished in third in the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.67 for the Lancers, while on the girl�s side, Ke�Von Lumb had an excellent day, earning a gold medal in the long jump with a jump of 17-06.00.Lumb also won the 100 meter dash, running a time of 12.73.
�Ke�Von did what we expected her to do,� said McDevitt assistant coach Yeremiah Shemuale, who took over for head coach Julian Edwards, who was forced to miss the event due to personal reasons.�We were a little nervous with the first few attempts, but she got it down on the last attempt and she did it when it counted, so I�m happy about that.
I expect her to do pretty well at districts and states.We�re looking forward to seeing her qualify for both of her events at states.Even though we have a small team in numbers, we expected to score pretty well today.�
Archbishop Carroll�s girls� team saw Rachel Flynn win the 1600 meter run with a time of 5:08.06, while also winning the 800 meter run with a time of 2:19.96.


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New faces, same reliable Igibon
This article was published November 22, 2012 at 12:39 a.m.
LITTLE ROCK Igibon Japanese Food House was a fairly early entrant into the area's Japanese restaurant competition, practically a stone's throw from Mount Fuji a little farther south on North Rodney Parham Road.
Like Mount Fuji, and unlike most of its other competitors, there are no teppanyaki grills, in the dining area or in the kitchen, at Igibon. The menu is a catalog of tempura, teriyaki, rice and noodle dishes, plus a wide range of sushi and sashimi options.
And also like Mount Fuji, the place has had its ups and downs, starting with a fire in October 1999, a little over a year after it opened, that wiped the place out (along with four other businesses in that portion of the double-strip shopping center), forcing its owners to rebuild.
Around 2002, reviewers complained that the service, which before had been very customer-friendly, almost to the point of obsequious, had run into problems that resulted in long waits for food.
And in 2010, the restaurant changed hands. Batulzii "Crystal" Bataa took the place over from Eva Chen, whom we have still occasionally spotted on the premises; much beloved sushi chef Paul Lin stayed around for a while to ease the transition but has since retired.
The quality of Igibon's food has remained steady and dependably good. The new ownership has made some very minor changes to the decor, nothing flashy or outrageous, and none to the menu.
The pattern-inlaid, thickly varnished tables are still there, as are the shell-fan pattern, sea-green upholstered woodand-metal chairs that showed up a dozen years ago after the fire. They're still widely enough spaced so you don't feel like you're sitting on top of your neighbors.
Waving cat and other Asian accents grace the front cash register area but are less ubiquitous in the dining room. Silk hangings covering the front windows keep the place kind of dark even during bright lunchtime sunshine.
With Lin's retirement, there are new faces behind the small sushi bar, which, with only three seats, is primarily a showplace for sushi service rather than a place to sit.
But sushi bar and kitchen are putting out the same good product. And the prices, especially considering the size of the portions, are still very reasonable; they've risen slightly over the years, but not as much as you'd think.
That might be because the cost of reprinting the menu possibly outweighs the benefit of higher prices to the restaurant's bottom line. The menu looks much like it did when we first encountered it in 1998: full of full-dish descriptions (for better guidance for newbies and oldbes), plus color photographs of what the plate is supposed to look like when it gets to the table. The curling-at-the-edges laminated sushi list likewise carries full descriptions of the contents of rolls, though one is not always entirely clear, for example, about just what constitutes "crunch."
We generally don't, before we revisit places, go back and reread past reviews, but it's comforting to know our tastes are consistent. Which explains why many of our choices were things we've enjoyed over the years at Igibon.
That includes the Age Shumai appetizer ($3.95), deepfried, bite-size pork-filled dumplings (slightly differently spiced from the also-$3.95 pot-sticker-like gyoza), with a piquant dipping sauce. Warning: Ours were so hot out of the fryer that we risked significant mouth burns.
The Crabmeat Puffs ($3.95), similar to Chinese-restaurant Crab Rangoon, were a bit disappointing. The quasi-crabinfused cream cheese mixture inside was a bit sweet and we found very little quasi-crab, the exterior so over-fried that we had to break off and leave the uber-crisp edges of the thin shell on our plate. (Subsequent puffs on the side of various dishes were less firmly fried, but still tough to negotiate.)
Igibon's teriyaki sauce and similar eel sauce, atop of a lot of dishes, are a little on the sweet side, too sweet for Intrepid Companion, who for that reason did not enjoy the two old-favorite appetizers we otherwise enjoyed revisiting: Ika Teriyaki ($4.50), marinated-and-seared squid strips and rings (cooked enough to be slightly chewy but not rubbery), topped with a generous amount of teriyaki sauce and sesame seeds, and the similarly topped Beef Roll ($4.95), strips of seared beef rolled, sushi-roll-like, around bits of slightly crunchy cabbage and carrots.
The sweetness of the sauce was the only drawback to IC's enjoyment of her Steak Teriyaki ($13.95); otherwise, the steak was perfectly textured and the portion was plentiful. IC was even less thrilled by the rather oily vegetable tempura, generous slices of carrot, sweet potato, zucchini and an onion ring fried in a thin, bland tempura batter. Taking a few seconds to let the vegetables drain before moving them from fryer to plate would help the problem without unduly delaying their delivery.
Fried rice turned out to be the right choice (rather than steamed); the rice, less intense than is Chinese fried rice but not quite as flavorful as you'd get it off a teppanyaki grill, still had a subtle flavor that might have been citrus.
The oily tempura was also an issue with our for-lunch, beef-roll-centered Igibon Special Bento Box ($9.25). The two slices of zucchini, one each of carrot and sweet potato soaked the bit of doily on the compartmentalized plate they came on, alongside a beef roll, three pieces of nigiri (tuna, smoked salmon and shrimp on rice), two slices of a large but otherwise unexciting California roll, a crab puff and two pieces of shrimp tempura that weren't oily at all. (See, it's possible!)
On the side: a gentle miso soup ($1.75 a la carte) with more suspended seaweed than tiny tofu cubes; a small bowl of green salad ($2.50), mostly iceberg lettuce and carrot slivers in a somewhat creamy, slightly sweet ginger dressing; tempura sauce; and rice (steamed or fried).
We tried three successful sushi rolls. In order of apparent simplicity:
Spicy Tuna Roll ($6 for eight pieces), tuna enlivened with chili powder, wrapped in rice and served on a white rectangular plate.
Fried Red Snapper Roll ($10.50 for 12 pieces), red snapper, quasi-crab and "crunch" in a rather bready wrapper, served with "yellow" and "spicy" sauces, the former on the sweet side, the latter pretty close to, if not the same as, good old sriracha, served on a brown-black clay plate rife with Japanese symbols. (We actually ordered this one twice; the first time, the sushi chef took great pains to interlace the yellow sauce with sriracha to create a treat both for eye and palate. The second time, there was yellow sauce in one corner and sriracha in the other.)
And it was a pleasure to revisit a longtime favorite, the Igibon Roll ($7.25 for 12 pieces), fake crab, cream cheese and rice wrapped in seaweed, tempura battered and deep fried and served warm with eel sauce.
Igibon, unlike some of its competitors, hasn't gone kamikaze-wild with the number and variety of its sake offerings; just three — one warm, two cold. The wine list is limited to three whites (including a riesling and a pinot grigio, both of which fit well with sushi) and less than a handful of reds. There's a modest selection of Japanese and American beers.
The owner and one waitress pretty much handle the entire floor on weekdays and at lunch; both were very attentive and service was good.
Igibon Japanese
Food House
Address: Market Place Shopping Center, 11121 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock
Hours: 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 5-9:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 5-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday
Cuisine: Japanese
Credit cards: V, MC, AE, D
Alcoholic beverages: Wine and beer
Reservations: Large parties
Wheelchair accessible: Yes
Carryout: Yes
(501) 217-8888
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Commissioners to approve budget, tax rate
Howard County commissioners are expected to give final approval to the budget for the coming fiscal year when they meet at 10:30 a.m. Monday on the third floor of the county courthouse.Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the new budget and tax rate during the meeting, then are expected to vote on approval of the budget. The tax rate will be formally adopted Sept. 23.The proposed county budget will feature several new expenditures, including $500,000 to pay the county's share of costs for a new landfill and an increase of more than $240,000 to help pay for ambulance services.The major increased expense, however, will be in salaries. County Auditor Jackie Olson said all full-time employees, including elected officials and commissioners, will receive a yearly raise of $2,600. Sheriff's deputies will see an even bigger pay increase, as their salaries will be hiked by $4,472 a year.Part-time employees will receive a raise based on a sliding scale, Olson added.She said the pay raises will add approximately $530,000 to the new budget.The new budget has a built-in deficit of roughly $1 million, but Olson said reserve funds would be more than adequate to make up the shortfall.For the rest of the story, pick up a copy of the Herald weekend edition.


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Join Emmy and Annie award winner Rob Paulsen and his special guests James Urbaniak ("The Venture Bros."), Phil LaMarr ("Futurama"), and IGN's Gregg Miller as he talks about his experiences in voice acting! The event is resented as part of SF Sketchfest on Sunday, January 26th, 2014 at 4:00pm at The Eureka Theatre.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -- Today's Veterans Day Ceremony at Lowman Hill Elementary was held to remind students that the reason they are able to go to school is because of America's veterans.
Russ Hutchins, principal at the school for seven years, said the school has held this ceremony for several years and that the kids get excited about it.
"We really want to say thank you to the veterans. They've given everything to have us go to a free public school, and we appreciate that very much," Hutchins said.
Lowman's boy scouts got the honors of starting the ceremony out by presenting the colors.
Although these kids are in grade school, they understand what Veterans Day is all about.
"The people that fight for our country is something that we should honor and we should represent," Jonathan Alexander Phillip Gadberry said. He was one of the boy scouts that paraded the American Flag at the start of the ceremony. He said he was proud to be a part of it.
Next was a history lesson about the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Hutchins explained to the assembly how Veterans Day got its name and why it is a holiday.
No one was forgotten in the ceremony.
Third and fourth graders sang the songs of each military branch. Veterans from the Marines, the Army and the Air Force were all present, and grateful for the tribute.
Tom Farr, Quarter Master at Topeka's VFW Post 1650, is a World War II veteran. Lowman Hill Elementary was the third school he went to for holiday activities.
"The younger generation really understands a lot more of it and enjoy it too," Farr said. "It's a day to honor the living as well as the dead."
Eskridge, Kansas held its annual Veterans Day events today as well. The big parade to city park was preceded with a complimentary continental breakfast and a flag raising ceremony. A lunch followed.


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MOSCOW, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Russian energy company Gazprom said it met with Bulgarian executives to discuss implementation of the South Stream gas pipeline.
Gazprom Chief Executive Officer Alexei Miller met with Executive Director of Bulgarian gas company Bulgargaz Dimitar Gogov in Moscow.
Both sides, Gazprom said in a statement, "laid stress on the successful implementation of the South Stream project."
Gazprom officials had a recent ground-breaking ceremony for construction of the South Stream pipeline, which would move Russian gas to southern Europe.
Doubts have emerged over the project's implementation, however. Marlene Holzner, a spokeswoman for European Energy Commissioner Gunter Oettinger, told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty last week that Gazprom hasn't offered any formal declaration about the pipeline's route.
Oettinger met Wednesday with Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak. Holzner told online news magazine New Europe that Novak "did not mention South Stream" during the talks, however.
South Stream is meant to diversify Russia's gas export options and avoid geopolitically sensitive transit routes in Ukraine. Europe aims to break the Russian grip on the regional energy sector through a network of pipelines dubbed the Southern Corridor.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Housing in Qatar Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Housing in Qatar Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Qatar View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message lollaerdJoined: 03 Jul 2009Posts: 337 Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 1:05 pm Post subject: Housing in Qatar Expert sees further fall in rents this year Source ::: THE PENINSULA DOHA: House rents are likely to ease further this year but a sudden spurt is possible later this year due to a likely influx of half-a-million foreign workers, says a real estate expert. Due to the expected launch of a number of new projects this year, the population of the country is expected to rise by 500,000, said Falah Matar, general manager of a prominent real estate company. Asked as to why so many ready-to-occupy buildings were lying vacant all over Doha with boards screaming For Rent, he said the owners of these apartment buildings and villa complexes were waiting for a government department or a prestigious private concern to take them on rent wholesale to house their employees. According to Matar, the trend is changing with an increasing number of landlords preferring to give away their properties directly to companies or government ministries or departments on a wholesale basis. The owners are avoiding agents due to a number of problems they had with them (middlemen) in the recent past, said Matar. One of the advantages of giving away a whole property to a credible organisation to accommodate its employees is that rents are paid at least three months in advance and there are no hassles of collecting rents from individual tenants. Not all these ready-to-occupy building you see are complete. Finishing touches are being given to a vast majority of them, yet the owners have put up boards outside saying they are for rent, said Matar. He, however, said that waiting for a company or government agency to take an apartment building on rent is not a wise move on the part of the owners. You can give individual apartments on rent to tenants you can trust to those who are in good jobs, for instance, he said. Waiting with uncertainty means that the owner is losing money. It is prudent to give away individual apartments to tenants. It makes business sense, he said.Last edited by lollaerd on Sun Jan 03, 2010 1:10 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top lollaerdJoined: 03 Jul 2009Posts: 337 Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 1:08 pm Post subject: Rents fixed after thorough study: Barwa Source ::: THE PENINSULA DOHA: Barwa Real Estate Company has reacted to complaints about the allegedly high prices of its housing and commercial units in the Barwa Village in Wakrah currently under construction. The company said that the prices were competitive and fixed after a thorough study of the real estate market in the country. These prices were determined after conducting a thorough and comprehensive study along with comparisons to other similar projects, taking into account the best features and specifications that characterize Barwa Village, said Barwa Village CEO, Khalid Al Hitmi in statement issued yesterday. He said reports by some sources that Barwa had raised its prices were not true. Barwa Village applies competitive prices in comparison to the local real estate market. Additionally, these prices have been previously announced with no further increase since. While some properties that date decades back in certain old areas might have been less expensive, that was a reflection of their lack of amenities amenities that Barwa feels communities must have in order to thrive, added Al Hitmi.Last edited by lollaerd on Sun Jan 03, 2010 1:09 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top lollaerdJoined: 03 Jul 2009Posts: 337 Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 1:09 pm Post subject: A lot of people are thinking of relocating to Wakra. It's not a bad little town and close to projects and schools as well as the SEC around the airport. http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=333747&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56 Back to top lollaerdJoined: 03 Jul 2009Posts: 337 Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 6:04 am Post subject: Finally rent relief for some Like many others who rent, I am going t move to a bigger, cheaper place although my housing allowance is the same. There are rental bargains to be had. Property glut benefits tenants With a large number of new residential properties still waiting for occupants and another round of rental decreases expected, few tenants are showing interest in long-term contracts of two years or more. Inquiries made by Gulf Times with real estate firms revealed that potential tenants are not only declining contracts of two years or more from landlords but are also succeeding in reducing rents as the market have become increasingly tenant-friendly over the last few months. In cases where landlords or real estate companies representing them have refused to reduce the rents, tenants have shown little interest in renewing their leases. Thus, they (tenants) could bring real estate houses or landlords themselves to a point where each could negotiate for a reduction in rent, said a manager of a Western expatriate-run real estate company. Since a large number of residential units are available in many areas of the city, most tenants know it too well that real estate firms would ultimately fall in line owing to lack of demand, he said. Most tenants these days only want a one-year contract with their landlords, added the manager. Until a couple of years ago, Doha was very much a sellers market with building owners dictating terms.However, things are different these days with a large number of properties still vacant for lack of demand from the targeted sections of clientele, the real estate manager said. With horror stories of a number of real estate agents getting their fingers burnt still circulating in the communities, patient potential tenants could make good bargains with property owners. For instance, at a Najma residential apartment complex, tenants of up-market properties, now paying QR8,000 or more for a three-bed room unit, have succeeded in getting the real estate firm to reduce rents by nearly 25% on the threat of the tenants quitting their flats. Even after then, some of the tenants have vacated and moved to other areas as they have succeeded in getting better properties at lesser rates, said one of the tenants who has done exactly that. It is reported that more tenants at the building are now planning to vacate after the expiry of their contracts as cheaper but newer properties are available very much within the city limits. In one case, after many tenants of a Musherib flat complex vacated, the property owners were forced to reduce the rents by almost 40%. However, even at the new rates there were few takers. However, things are far from good for commercial property seekers even at this juncture.There is no doubt that a large number of new properties are available. Still there is no sign of commercial rents falling in the near future, said a representative of a major home appliances distributor. The official said that although many new properties coming up all over Doha and suburbs in the last few years, commercial rents are still rising. What matters is certainly not the supply of new commercial units. It is rather the availability of suitable premises for carrying out operations in a particular area, he said.Even the properties built with the promise of providing rooms to entrepreneurs at affordable rates are certainly not within the reach of ordinary traders, lamented a retailer. Back to top lollaerdJoined: 03 Jul 2009Posts: 337 Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 6:50 am Post subject: rent law LAW: Role of rent law in balancing property market Source ::: The Peninsula Doha: The new Rent Law was a reaction to the economic and social conditions that prevailed in the country before its issuance. The economic and social conditions that prevailed before the issuance of rent law: - There was a crisis in the real estate market before 2007 due to high rents which was the result of an increase in the recruitment of foreigners to work in multiple projects in Qatar in preparations for hosting Asiad Games championship. The crisis reached its peak in 2007 affecting the lives of nationals and expatriates alike, and the private and government sectors, unbalancing the real estate market, raising demand and reducing supply, affecting relations between tenants and landlords, and raising rent value by an unprecedented rate. The crisis also led to a negative phenomenon. The workers and employees sent their families back home, housing units were divided to accommodate more tenants, extensions were built to buildings, portacabins were rented, and people left Doha city to shift to the outskirts and neighboring towns. Fake real estate agents cheated tenants and landowners, prices of building materials rose and contracting and real estate-related activities flourished. Under these circumstances, the Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani granted government employees a housing allowance amounting to 40pc of their salary value to meet these expenses. Private firms raised this allowance by 50 percent of its total value and granted workers a living allowance. But despite these measures the real estate crisis prevailed making it necessary to issue the Real Estate Rent Law (No.) 4/2008 from 15, 2, 2008. The law contains 27 articles and stipulates the following provisional articles that expire on 14. 2. 2010: 1 Article No (10) on ban of rent increase: - The lessor is not allowed to raise the rent value of valid contracts or contracts to be signed from the validity date of this law, only in accordance with regulations, terms, and rates approved by the Cabinet according to the ministers proposal. 2.Article No. (27) on Lease Term Extension:- With exception of Article No (15) provisions, existing rent contracts, according to validity of this law, should be extended to a term of two years starting from 15. 2. 2008 to 14. 2. 2010, unless the contract includes a longer term or the tenant wishes not to renew the contract, provided that he occupies the leased property. In addition to Rent Law, the government encouraged different companies to invest in real estate sector. This led to the introduction of additional housing units and in rebalancing demand and supply in the market. Residential housing properties benefited from these steps, but properties allocated for commercial and industrial purposes still suffer from shortage of supplies -- more demand, and abnormally high rents. This may lead to extend the implementation of Article No. (27) provisions of this law on the extension of rent contracts for two years. Also it can lead to extend Article No. (10) banning the increase of rents except according to Cabinet Resolution No. 9/2008 issued in 2. 3. 2008 on control, terms, and rates of lease value increase. This rents should be included in the contracts subjected to this law provisions. The expected step may allow the two parties organising demand and supply law, if the real estate crisis experiences breakthrough after the accomplishment of giant commercial ventures like Musheirib and West Bay Towers projects. http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&subsection=Qatar+News&month=January2010&file=Local_News2010012115916.xml Back to top lollaerdJoined: 03 Jul 2009Posts: 337 Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 7:10 pm Post subject: Rent dip Expert: Real estate fall a readjustment Al-Ejli at a press conference yesterday The global financial crisis did not trigger the decline in prices of the Qatari real estate, but the fall was a readjustment taking place after an unhealthy increase of 144 % in residential and commercial rents between 2005 and 2008, DTZ Research director Edd Brooks said yesterday. DTZ is a leading international real estate adviser. Speaking to Gulf Times on the sidelines of a report presentation on the Qatari real estate market, he said that the readjustment has occurred, with the financial crisis or not, simply because the increase in commercial and residential rents between 2005 and 2008 by 144% was not sustainable and became unaffordable. With more residential and commercial supply coming on, he said, as well as the introduction of the new rental committee, in 2007, restricting the rent of ministries and government bodies from QR250 to 150, there has been a rebouncing of demand and supply. However, things have stabilised and the growing demand of new companies in Qatar, over the next few years, is to urge a fairly stable price increase, he said. Maybe 3 or 4% a year, but nothing like it was. Speaking about the locations newly surged impact on prices, the expert pointed out to the emergence of a secondary market. There is now a differentiation between prime property such as the offices in the Diplomatic Area or apartments in the West Bay and the secondary areas such as apartments in Al-Sad or offices in C and D Ring roads, he said, noting that before 2005 the real estate had standard prices depending only on space. Brooks said that the government intervention was effective, as inflation was very much influenced by rents and the cost of living. We probably have in the West Bay a vacancy rate of 15-16%, which is healthy, compared to 5 %, 3 years ago which was not. Highlighting other readjustment aspects, Brooks said that unhappy owners, being used to a rapidly rising market, have became nervous about granting long leases. Few years ago they only rented short leases to remain able to increase rents and that is not healthy, whereas now, they are looking to longer term and they consider signing five and 10 year leases, which is healthy, he stated. He noted that the Qatari market was maturing very quickly, whereas having been opened up since 2004, it was still very immature. Although it is not very transparent yet, it is more transparent now than it was three years ago. Speaking to reporters, DTZ Research executive business manager Nusair al-Ejli said that the Qatari economy was not affected by the financial crisis, because rapid rise was not a priority to its market. The real estate booming was not strong compared with Dubai, he said, but thoroughly studied, which has helped Qatar not to be affected. Speaking on the real estates decline in prices, al-Ejli said that there was currently more than 150,000sq m ready for rent in Qatar, with few tenants. He said that most of the West Bay tenants are ministries and government institutions, in addition to oil and gas companies and a minority of foreign companies. Owners are reluctant, with an abundance of office spaces, for lease to the government, as it is not the ideal tenant, in addition to the QR150 per sq m limit on rent price, he said, noting that government, however, had the advantage of being a long-term and trusted tenant. On the other side, he said, oil companies were preferred by owners, for their ability to pay high rents. They also accept the terms of the owner, in terms of maintenance, if the specifications were met. However, most energy companies have land in Energy City and they take into account that they will be forced by the government to shift to that location. Al-Ejli said that the only part of real estate market affected by the financial crisis, was when foreign companies were forced not to expand or reduce leased space, by their headquarters. The tenants number has been reduced due to that and the highest rent price is of Tornado Tower, which is QR250 per sq m in addition to QR30 maintenance fees, he said, noting that prices of rents in the West Bay towers varied, currently between QR200, 160, 150 and 120. Explaining the reasons why the Tornado Tower rents were the highest, he said that it solved two of the main problems of the West Bay - parking spaces and lack of elevators in towers. Al-Ejli further said that residential properties were not much affected by the price decline. However, fancy housing was affected. After the introduction of free three months offer by one major real estate player, he noted, all new residential offers were broken. Speaking about the Qatari economy, al-Ejli cited Dubai as an example, saying that a large oil company had withdrawn the last of its staff and relocated in Qatar, after investors lost confidence in Dubai. He explained that such companies come to Qatar for no reason other than the support of government to the economy and state control of the stock market and real estate. When the stock market weakened in Qatar, the government stepped in and injected more cash and another $15bn from the central bank in the real estate market, as well as the purchase of bank portfolios, he said, adding, This does not happen everyday. DTZ Researchs report cited that despite the miserable economic conditions in much of the developed world, Qatar has enjoyed a growth rate of 7-9% for 2009. It continued to be the best performing economy in the Gulf region due to the increase in natural gas production, public spending and influx of people and capital. The population of Qatar has doubled to 1.7mn in just five years while inflation, which averaged 11.3% yearly during 2004-08 has been subdued. The report further stated that the prime rental rates have decreased by 20-30% for offices during 2009 in response to the increased stock and the effects of the global slowdown. This is to be considered a positive development as office rentals in the country were considered quite high. The total office stock stood at the end of 2009 at about 3.2mn sq m of which 50% is considered Grade A. Most of the latter category is found in the Diplomatic Area in addition to Grand Hamad Street, Al Sadd and along Salwa, C & D Ring roads. About 17 highrise office towers are currently under construction which will add another 450 000sq m to the total office stock. Back to top lollaerdJoined: 03 Jul 2009Posts: 337 Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 5:40 pm Post subject: Good news for those of us with a housing allowance Rentals in Qatar continue downward spiral: report Rental levels in Qatars residential leasing market continued to decrease overall in the first quarter of 2010, says leading real estate services firm Asteco in its latest report.Apartment rental rates at Lagoon Plaza and Al Sadd experienced the greatest declines, up to 11%, while four and five-bedroom villas in Al Waab and five-bedroom villas in Al Khraytiyat were also affected, said Astecos first quarter report on the Qatar residential and commercial property market yesterday.Encouragingly, however, there were a number of residential locations and asset classes where the decrease in rental levels appears to have stabilised, the report said.Al Muntazah witnessed only a 1.5% decrease in the last three months, while Bin Mahmoud and West Bay Lagoon saw no declines. Generally, studio and one-bedroom apartments across the market witnessed minimal sale price movements. There have been no noticeable price changes in residential unit sales for both the primary and secondary sales market on The Pearl Qatar. The office market continued to record decreases in rental rates.According to Asteco, the minimum monthly rental seen for studio apartments is QR3,000, one bed room (QR3,500), two bed room (QR5,000), three bedroom (QR6,000/8000) and villas QR9000 (4-bedroom) and QR10,000 (5-bedroom).Jed Wolfe, Asteco associate director, (Regional - Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain) said: As rental rates drop, activity in the leasing market continues with tenants looking for increased value for money and better locations. We are witnessing a flight to quality. Properties that are professionally managed, well maintained and in good locations continue to attract strong demand. Landlords will need to be vigilant as to the type of property they want to lease as more options become available in the market. Now that some banks have begun to increase their loan-to-value ratios coupled with the reduction in sale prices, present market conditions offer purchasers real value opportunities. In the short- to medium-term, the Qatar market will see a greater diversification in pricing levels in both leasing and sales as the market progresses to the next stage of maturity. Looking at offices, the Asteco report says there is an estimated 3.2mn sq m of office space in Qatar, 50% of which is in Dohas premier office location the Diplomatic District.In September 2009, the Urban Planning Development Authority barred the use of residential villas as commercial office space. Asteco expects, therefore, that a large number of businesses and companies will be forced to relocate into commercial districts, which could result in a slowdown in the decrease of rental rates towards the end of the year. Due to the fact that a large amount of office space is coming to the market, particularly in the Diplomatic District, it is likely that office rental rates will decrease further. However, an increase in infrastructure projects, along with major commercial and industrial projects, is set to commence in the next 12 months, which will increase demand from both local and international companies and help to facilitate the stabilisation of office rents. Examining the leasing residential market overall, the report says Qatar has seen a slight drop in rental prices compared with the previous quarter. With an increased supply of villas and, in particular, apartments entering the market, which are ready for occupation this has resulted in a marginal reduction in rental rates in certain parts of the capital. Other areas such as Umm Gwalina, Al Ghanem, Al Hitmi, Mansoura, Bin Mahmoud, Muntazah and Al Sadd are expected to have approximately 5,000 residential apartments entering the market over the next 18 to 24 months. This will undoubtedly affect the market and is likely to drive rental prices down further in due course, Asteco said.In the next quarter, the rental market is likely to dip further before it stabilises. However, the market will continue to be active due to the expansion of oil and gas companies and other government organisations, which will have a positive impact on the leasing market Back to top lollaerdJoined: 03 Jul 2009Posts: 337 Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 1:45 pm Post subject: Rents have stabilized as there are now more units on the market and not enough renters. The new trend is for service apartments where you have recreational/restaurant facilities. Some of these places in Dafna are a good deal. Back to top wilberforceJoined: 27 Dec 2008Posts: 647 Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 4:57 pm Post subject: http://www.justlanded.com/english/Qatar Try this website. Back to top wilberforceJoined: 27 Dec 2008Posts: 647 Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 5:00 pm Post subject: This is another useful website. http://www.qatar.alloexpat.com/qatar_information/housing_in_qatar.php Back to top wilberforceJoined: 27 Dec 2008Posts: 647 Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 5:04 pm Post subject: http://www.qatarliving.com/ The best website on Qatar. This is worth joining. Back to top lollaerdJoined: 03 Jul 2009Posts: 337 Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 8:46 am Post subject: Barwa Houses These apartments etc were built for low income residents of Qatar (including nationals). They were stunned a month or so again when they were told the rents were going up, after years of being told that Barwa would continue to keep low rents. The tenants protested and for once they were listened to. It's ridiculous to raise the rents when there are now lots of cheap appartments all over the place. Builders went crazy constructing cheap small places which are mainly empty. There is an incredible glut of apartments but the low income people still can't afford them. Power to the people! http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=405155&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16 Back to top paperbackJoined: 25 Nov 2010Posts: 116 Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:37 pm Post subject: Housing supply above demand in Qatar now http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=408917&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56 Quote: Supply volumes of residential units are high above the current demand levels to trigger rent increases that have been expected soon after Qatar winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup bid, market consultant Century 21 has said in a report. Expectations that Qatar winning the World Cup bid would immediately spur rent increases in the local market have proved unrealistic as supply volumes of residential units are high above current Back to top paperbackJoined: 25 Nov 2010Posts: 116 Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:56 pm Post subject: Good news for renters http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=410594&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16 Back to top WantToKnowJoined: 18 Dec 2010Posts: 41 Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 2:00 pm Post subject: not just location but also traffic and construction distance may not equal how long it takes to get somewhere. traffic and construction can be make a big difference. 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Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - The Golden State Warriors fired head coach Mark Jackson on Tuesday.
The move came after the sixth-seeded Warriors were knocked out of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs in seven games by the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.
Golden State, which was 121-109 during Jackson's three-year tenure in the Bay Area, went 51-31 during the regular season.
The Warriors have tallied 98 wins the last two seasons, the best two-year stretch since the team posted 99 victories in the 1990-91 and 1991-92 campaigns. That was also the last time Golden State made consecutive playoff appearances until this year.
"It's never easy to make a decision of this nature," Warriors general manager Bob Myers said. "Mark has accomplished many good things during his three years with the organization, including his role in helping elevate this team into a better position than it was when he arrived nearly 36 months ago.
We're appreciative of his dedication and commitment since his arrival and are extremely grateful for his contributions. However, as an organization, we simply feel it's best to move in a different direction at this time."
The 49-year-old Jackson, who had one year remaining on his contract, is one of only three coaches -- along with Don Nelson and Alvin Attles -- to lead the Warriors to at least 50 wins in a season.


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How Satisfied Are You With The Support From Your IT Vendors?
IT solution providers selected CRN Channel Champions by voting for vendors in 26 product categories. When completing CRN's Channel Champion survey, VARs rate IT vendors on a number of criteria for three subcategories: Technical Satisfaction, Support Satisfaction and Financial Factors. For the Support subcategory, criteria typically includes: Pre-Sales Support, Post-Sales Support, Evaluation/Demo Equipment Policies, General Availability of Training, Education and Enablement.
The following 10 IT vendors were rated highest in Support Satisfaction subcategory.


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I have tried to be patient with the Food Channel but have given up.
Why do you have to touch your hair while cooking?
Why do you have on long sleeves-that look like they get into the food?
When your go to the pantry, why do you put stuff into your armpit, when you can't carry anything else?
Why do you insist that anything burned is CARMELIZED?
I watch for the recipes, not the alcoholic drinks.
Why the faces when you taste your cooking? :rolleyes:
Oh, the one "guy" that really irritates me is the dude with the bleached blonde hair -Fieri- and his Diners program.
I was watching the tail end of the program and he did something that I found to be so totally friggin gross and rude. HE goes to different tables in the place he is looking at, he talks to the patrons, then picks up a fork/spoon and takes food off of their plates.
Another thing that gets me going is the double dipping that a host does from the platter of food they have prepared.


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CoreLogic® Releases January MarketPulse Report
—Report Highlights 2012 Housing Market Improvement; CoreLogic Projects 6 Percent Rise in Home Prices in 2013—
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IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX), a leading provider of information, analytics and business services, today released its January MarketPulse report. The report indicates the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI®), which is based on repeat sales, increased 7.5 percent in 2012, the largest increase since 2006. In 2013, CoreLogic projects home prices to rise 6 percent due to greater affordability fueling steady demand, a lower level of real estate owned (REO) sales and a low inventory of unsold homes.
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Hello everybody!
I'm getting better at creating precise thread titles - not much to add to this.
so, when i scroll down, it scrolls up and when i scroll up it scrolls down. happens in firefox as well as in file manager (thunar or pcmanfm).
my installation is originally xubuntu but i did a lot of tweaking. for a long time i thought this is an openbox thing, but now i booted into the default xubuntu session with xfwm4 as window manager, and it's the same.
[openbox has a feature for workspace switching by scrolling on the desktop background, and there it gets even worse: it switches quickly to the other workspace and back to the first (i have only two).]
i have no freaking clue what's happening here...
thankful for any help!!!
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Have you tried clicking on Menu/Settings/Mouse And Touchpad? Look below in the Devices tab (should open to that automatically) & see if Reverse Scroll Direction is checkmarked? If it is, uncheckmark it & it should go back to normal. You might have to pick the mouse/touchpad from the Device menu if there's more than one device listed.
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bah weep grana weep ninny bon.
thanks. it's not checked.
checking it helps in the default xubuntu session.
but with openbox i'm not using the session manager anymore, so in my openbox session, i check it, but no change, also it unchecks itself.
what is taking care of the mouse anyway?
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West Brom striker Victor Anichebe backs David Moyes at Manchester United
West Brom striker Victor Anichebe has backed former boss David Moyes to be a success at Manchester United.
Last Updated: 05/10/13 12:20pm
The 25-year old spent seven years working under Moyes at Everton, where he netted 26 times in his 168 games before making a deadline day switch to West Brom this summer.
Anichebe was handed his Premier League debut by the Scotsman in 2006 and he thinks that his former boss is the right man for the Old Trafford job.
"David Moyes is a good guy and a great coach," Anichebe told the Daily Mail.
"People say the same about Marouane Fellaini and ask whether they are 'Manchester United people'.
"I'm not sure what that means. They are successful. Full stop.
"They will do a good and honest job. I don't know if he will be successful in the future, but they have been so far. Why not?"
Anichebe also hailed Moyes for standing by him despite numerous injury lay-offs during his seven-year spell at Goodison Park.
"The problem was, I had injuries. My faith was seriously tested. I'm sure the manager's faith in me was tested," he said.
"I must have frustrated him something rotten. But he stuck by me. I felt like I owed him because of the way he stood by me. He understood me as a person."
The Nigeria international made his debut for the Toffees at the age of 17, but he believes that loan spells for some of the younger squad members would be beneficial as opposed to being thrown straight in.
"Everton's is a small squad. They did need me, on occasion, to come on and have an effect," he said.
"I think I did a few times but they need to send their players out on loan - let them go and experience something else because they will get a better and more experienced player back."


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(PHILADELPHIA) The winner of the 2008 Wistar Institute Science Journalism Award is Terry McDermott, a Los Angeles Times staff writer. McDermotts winning entry, a four-part investigative study of research on memory, is titled Chasing Memory: One Mans Epic Quest for Understanding. For his work, he will receive a certificate of award and a cash prize of $5,000.
For the first time, the judges also awarded an honorable mentionto Chip Rowe, senior editor at Playboy magazine, for his articles on male sexuality.
The judges praised winner McDermotts exhaustive reporting and commended him for bringing to light a scientific problemhow memory is storedthat has defied explanation for decades.
Judges commented that the award-winning entry captured what it is like to work in a research laboratory and brought the scientific process to life. They also applauded the Los Angeles Times for devoting significant space to the coverage of basic biomedical research.
McDermott has been a reporter at eight newspapers for 28 years, the last 10 at the Los Angeles Times, where he is a national reporter based in Los Angeles. In his various newspaper jobs, he has covered county zoning boards, state legislatures, and the culture of the Los Angeles Police Department. He has specialized in long-term projects, immersing himself in assignments for months or even years. He has written on a range of subjects, from the 9/11 hijackers to the search for a rare blood molecule.
McDermott is a native of the Midwest. He holds a graduate degree in urban studies and has worked as a carpenter, a political campaign manager, and an interpreter of satellite reconnaissance imagery in the U.S. Air Force. His first book, Perfect Soldiers The Hijackers: Who They Were, Why They Did It, was published in 2005. His second, 101 Theory Drive: A Scientists Pursuit of the Memory Machine in the Brain, is due next year.
McDermotts articles can be viewed on the Los Angeles Times Web site at http://www.latimes.com/memory.
Rowe received the honorable mention for three articles that are part of an ongoing series on male sexuality: Flight of the Spermatozoon, Are We Not Boys", and Sex on the Brain. The judges lauded Rowes delightful, yet scientifically grounded, exploration of his topic. They complimented his vivid and lively writing style and the appropriateness of his articles for his audience.
Rowe, 41, a senior editor at Playboy, has been with the magazine since 1994. His chief responsibility is responding to questions asked of the Playboy Advisor about sexuality, health, and other topics of interest. Researching responses often requires him to interview a scientist or digest the latest biomedical research. He was inspired to write the series after seeing the tremendous strides that scientists have made in the past decade in the area of human sexuality.
Flight of the Spermatozoon, the first article in the series, can be viewed at https://caspar.wistar.upenn.edu/ServerPages/journal/SJAHonorable_Rowe.pdf.
The six members of the 2008 judging committee were: Deborah Blum (co-chair), professor of journalism, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a 1992 Pulitzer Prize winner; Joe Palca (co-chair), senior science correspondent for National Public Radio; Sue Goetinck Ambrose, science writer for The Dallas Morning News and a 2004 winner of the award; Robin Marantz Henig, freelance journalist and contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine; Jon Palfreman, independent documentary film producer; and Nancy Shute, senior writer for U.S. News & World Report. Charles Petit, freelance journalist and head tracker, Knight Science Journalism Tracker was a special nominating judge.
The Wistar Institute Science Journalism Award honors annually the most insightful and enterprising reporting on the basic biomedical sciences in print or broadcast journalism. Established in 2004, the prize has established itself as a major award in professional journalism. Submissions for the contest were very competitive this year, as in years past, with strong entries received from top journalists reporting for major print and broadcast outlets across the country.
The award acknowledges biomedical research as a key force for change in the world today, with important economic and social implications for the future. Intelligent, perceptive journalism written in broadly accessible language plays a primary role in communicating progress in biomedicine to the public, which both supports and is the beneficiary of basic biomedical research.
Science journalists working in all media are invited to submit their work for consideration for the 2009 Wistar Institute Science Journalism Award. Up to five stories or broadcast reports from an individual journalist or team of journalists may be submitted as an entry. The work must have been published or broadcast in English between January 1 and December 31, 2008. The deadline for submissions is February 28, 2009.
For more information about the award, visit http://www.wistar.org/news_info/award_Page.html.
The Wistar Institute is an international leader in biomedical research with special expertise in cancer research and vaccine development. Founded in 1892 as the first independent nonprofit biomedical research institute in the country, Wistar has long held the prestigious Cancer Center designation from the National Cancer Institute. The Institute works actively to transfer its inventions to the commercial sector to ensure that research advances move from the laboratory to the clinic as quickly as possible. The Wistar Institute: Todays Discoveries Tomorrows Cures. On the web at www.wistar.org.
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The Angels Knocking on the Tavern Door: Thirty Poems of Hafez (Paperback)
The great Persian poet Hafez is so beloved in Iran that almost every family there keeps his Divan close at hand. For some fifteen years, esteemed American poet and author Robert Bly has worked with the great Islamic scholar Leonard Lewisohn to produce this translation, which for the first time captures Hafez's nimbleness, his fierce humor, his astonishing range of thought, and his delight in love—enabling English speakers to fully appreciate the true genius of this master of the ghazal form, one of the greatest inventions in the history of poetry.
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"Robert understands the wild assertions of Hafez and his transparency. Robert's translations have the nimbleness and daring of the lover. This is the book we have been waiting for."
This is an amazingly meaningful translation of Hafiz's poetry that I deeply appreciate. . . . Having understood the original text in both its technical and non-technical senses, they have presented us with a translation shorn of jargon.


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The Phoenix Reporter and Item (http://www.phoenixvillenews.com)
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
WEST CHESTER ¢ On Monday afternoon, Garrett Sterner was so dissatisfied with his defense attorney that he told the judge presiding over his looming criminal trial that he wanted to fire him.
Less than 24 hours later, he was singing a different tune.
Sterner, 21, of Pottstown, accepted the offer of prison time that his attorney had negotiated with the prosecution in the case, and pleaded guilty to charges of robbery with serious bodily injury on Tuesday. Judge Anthony Sarcione sentenced him to three to seven years in state prison ¢ less than half the sentence that his co-defendant in the 2012 shooting in Phoenixville that Sterner was to be tried had received.
ōI am extremely happy with this plea, and my client is ecstatic,ö said attorney Alex Silow of West Chester, who Sterner had told Sarcione he wanted removed from the case on Monday, just before the start of jury selection. Silow noted that the standard sentencing guidelines in the case called for a minimum of more than five years in prison.
Sarcione, in handing down his sentence, told Sterner that he had been wise to accept the plea bargain since he was potentially facing a much longer term behind bars if he had gone to trial and been found guilty of the charges against him.
Indeed, Shawn Nafeese Duell Jr., 22, also of Pottstown, SternerÆs co-defendant in the case, had been sentenced to 7Į to 15 years in state prison when he pleaded guilty to similar charges against him in July.
Both men are currently facing additional charges in Montgomery County for other crimes.
According to the statement of facts put on the record by Assistant District Attorney Bonnie Cox-Shaw, who was set to lead the trial against Sterner, and court records, Sterner was involved in the shooting and robbery of a man in Phoenixville who had agreed to help the pair look for a drug dealer in the borough.
On May 8, 2012, police responded to the report of a shooting outside the Pennsylvania House Hotel on High Street. There, they found James Mack Brown seriously injured with a single gunshot wound to his groin.
Brown, 20, of Phoenixville, was able to speak with investigators and tell them he was walking in the 100 block of Penn Street that evening when he was approached by two men in a car who asked whether he knew someone who would sell them marijuana.
Brown, who is currently being held in Chester County prison on unrelated charges, entered the vehicle and drove around with the two men for about 20 to 25 minutes. They were unable to locate any drug dealers, and at some point the man who was driving the car, later identified as Sterner, parked in the lot of the Pennsylvania House Hotel and got out of the vehicle.
As he did, the other man, whom police later identified as Duell, pulled a handgun on Brown and told him he would ōblow his head offö if Brown did not give his backpack and money to Duell. Brown, however, told his assailant he wasnÆt going to give up his backpack and Duell would ōhave to shoot him first.ö
At that time, Sterner punched Brown in the face twice through the open window of the car door and stole the victimÆs cell phone and about $20 or $30 that was wrapped around the cell phone. When the victim got out of the car and began punching Sterner, he heard a gunshot and realized Duell had shot him. Sterner and Duell jumped back in the car and fled the scene.
Police were able to identify the car, and when Pottsown police were notified they tracked the car down to a residence on East High Street. When they entered the apartment, they located Sterner and Duell, who was hiding inside a storage container inside of a closet that was locked from the outside.
When he was interrogated by Phoenixville Detective Joseph Nemic in lockup on May 14, Sterner gave a full confession about his role in the holdup and shooting.
In his complaint about SilowÆs representation given to Sarcione on Monday, Sterner sad the attorney had not filed certain motions Sterner had asked him to. Silow, however, told Sarcione that the motions Ś one for dismissal of the charges on speedy trial issues, and another for a lineup Ś would have gone nowhere.
Sarcione noted that Sterner had already had one other court-appointed attorney and that he had pleaded guilty and later withdrawn that plea. He gave Sterner the option of hiring a private attorney or representing himself, but when the defendant declined both options, Sarcione went ahead with jury selection, which was completed late Monday afternoon.
By the time Sterner walked back into the courtroom Tuesday, Silow had secured the plea offer and Sterner accepted it.
Sterner still faces drug possession charges and a count of harboring a fugitive ¢ Duell ¢ in Montgomery County. Duell is also charged with attempted murder and related offenses stemming from an early-morning incident on April 15 in which he allegedly shot a borough woman and her adult son in Buttonwood Alley.