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Forensic evidence is collected from crime scenes, victims and suspects in criminal cases and then submitted to a laboratory. Processing this evidence is time-consuming because it must first be screened to determine whether any biological material is present and, if so, what kind of biological material it is. Only then can DNA testing begin. In addition, some samples can be degraded or fragmented or may contain DNA from multiple suspects and victims.
The number of backlogged cases in crime laboratories changes daily. New DNA evidence is submitted, and older DNA cases are closed every day. Because the number is constantly changing, estimates of the number of backlogged cases nationwide is always fluid.
The most current nationwide assessment of the DNA casework sample backlog was provided to NIJ by state and local units of government who applied for funding under the fiscal year 2010 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program. The data they provided points to a national backlog of 100,628 DNA cases as of January 1, 2009, which grew to 111,647 by the end of the year. By contrast, a study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics pointed to a nationwide backlog of 24,030 DNA cases on January 1, 2005, which grew to 38,227 by the end of that year.[1]
Federal funding has contributed to the significant progress made toward clearing old cases from crime laboratories. Today's casework backlog consists of recent cases, not older ones; the backlogged cases from 2004, when Congress passed the DNA Initiative legislation, are gone. However, backlogs continue to be a problem in many laboratories because demand for DNA testing services is increasing faster than the capacity of laboratories to process cases.
Consider the data in the figure "DNA Casework Trends: Supply, Demand, Backlogs," and the story they tell about crime laboratory backlogs. The "new cases" data show the tremendous growth in demand for DNA testing (i.e., casework) between 2005 and 2009. The capacity of laboratories to complete cases grew at about the same rate as new cases were submitted, as shown by the "completed cases" data. But the number of new cases submitted grew faster than did the capacity to process the new and present workload, hence, a backlog.
The bottom line: Crime laboratories have increased their capacity to work cases significantly, but they are not able to eliminate their backlogs because the demand continues to exceed the increases made in capacity.
Learn more about the increased demand.
Read the special report
Making Sense of DNA Backlogs — Myths vs. Reality (pdf, 20 pages).
Next section: DNA Evidence Backlogs: Convicted Offender and Arrestee Samples.
[note 1]Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories, 2005, Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, July 2008, NCJ 222181.
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Allied Farmers says it won't be able to repay a $500,000 loan without support from its secured lender and may have to write off the asset it had planned to sell to make the payment.
The Hawera-based company says it is "very surprised" by the statutory demand for payment of the loan plus interest of about $40,000 within 15 working days because it has been in talks with the lender to try to negotiate a timetable for repayment.
Neither the lender nor the underlying asset have been identified in Allied Farmers' statements. Notes to its 2012 accounts say the company paid $500,000 in a settlement with Hanover Finance in September 2011 which was secured over a specified loan asset.
The demand for repayment is an event of default under Allied Farmers' secured loan facility and the company's secured lender has reserved its rights to act while so far not indicating whether it would provide credit to repay the $500,000.
In October, Allied Farmers said it was seeking more time to make the repayment. It was expecting the proceeds of the underlying asset in November but they didn't materialise.
The asset has a carrying value of $3.75 million. The company has been endeavouring to determine the value of the asset for its first-half financial statements.
While that process hasn't concluded, "partly as a result of this potential action by the lender the position of a number of parties may change and the underlying asset may need to be substantially if not completely written down," it said.
Shares of Allied Farmers last traded at 2.9 cents, valuing the company at $2.6 million.
Auditor PwC gave a 'Disclaimer of Opinion' on the company's 2012 annual report, saying there was insufficient evidence the group will generate enough cash from asset sales, reach agreement with some of its creditors, retain the support of its secured lender, and find new funding.
The company had tried to transform itself with the purchase of $394 million of Hanover and United Finance assets in a debt-for-equity swap at the end of 2009. Those assets are now valued at $22.4 million.


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The Buddhataught the Four Noble Truths which are central to his teachings. These four Truths constitute the fundamental philosophy of Buddhism. Without understanding them fully, we cannot clearly understand the teachings of the Buddha.
The Four Noble Truths are important because beyond the pale of religion they are very relevant to human psychology and our existence. They enable us to understand the scope and nature of our suffering and find suitable remedies for it.
The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
All existence is unsatisfactory and filled with suffering
The root of suffering can be defined as an attachment to or craving for wrong things. These desires in the material world can never give us everlasting happiness because by nature they are temporary or transitory.
By practising right conduct, meditation and prayer it is possible for an individual to attain Liberation or Nirvana.
4. The Path to the Cessation of Suffering.
The Noble Eightfold path is the way to finding the solution to suffering and bring it to an end
Intoduction to The 4 Noble Truths
Many people consider Buddhism as a pessimistic religion, because it speaks of life as a perilous and painful journey and an exercise in utter futility. In it they do not find any positive approach towards life in general. All life seems to be condemned by it as a great illusion, that provides no comfort but pain, no freedom but chains, no permanency but change, and no solace but anguish.
Buddhism may not appeal to the pleasure oriented or the epicurean. But it is not a negative religion. Rather it examines the negative aspects of life very systematically and tries to suggest positive solutions and permanent cures. It does not suggest a life of extreme austerity, but of moderation only, of control and discipline rather than self-denial and torture of ones body and mind.
It does not put the responsibility of finding your own salvation outside your personality, but at the center of it. It does not weaken your resolve to pursue a path of your choice, but only explains the consequences of your choices and the dangers involved in clinging to things that do not last.
Buddhism brings suffering into focus, because it considers it to be the central malady of life that needs to be resolved rather than ignored. It is rightly a religion of peace and compassion, a practical religion that does not weave its arguments around speculative philosophies of creation or existence of God, but upon the possibility of human effort that leads to salvation.
It is also not just a religion of the individual, of the withdrawn, of the socially deviant, or of the introverted. It is a religion of the balanced minds, that understand the importance of inner and outer harmony in the achievement of salvation. It recognizes the importance of social harmony and the need for a collective discipline and collective action for ensuring and sustaining the universal welfare of all.
Buddhism does not encourage man to become a slave of his own illusions. It does not leave him without a hope, or without a remedy. In the very beginning of his life as an initiate, it makes him clearly understand the illusory nature of life, and of the dangers of continuing it, so that he can adequately safeguard himself from them.
The Four Noble Truths are the four fundamental truths of our existence. They are universal truths which no one can deny. They stretch beyond all life and offer no clues as to their origin or creator. The Buddha did not find any cause that created them. We therefore do not like to speculate on it. Instead, in the following paragraphs we will discuss the Four Noble Truths and try to understand their significance in our lives.


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At Club TBD, Will opens up to Marlena about Sonny asking for his hand in marriage. Marlena is happy for him and they embrace. Will explains he hasn't said yes yet because of his complicated life. He doesn't want to hurt Sonny. Marlena reminds him Sonny's there because he wants to be and advises him to go for it if things look good to him.
Days Recap: Released From My Vows.
EJ tells Abigail he's trying to work on his relationship with Sami, Will discusses marrying Sonny to Marlena, and Eric tells Nicole his decision.
At the Brady's pub, Kate calls Ortiz and hounds him to get the goods on Jordan. Julie wanders in and apologizes for blaming her for Nick leaving Salem. She heard Kate hired Nick back at MadWorld and is happy. Still, she'll keep her eye on him. She leaves and Kate mumbles, "You miserable SOB."
From home, Gabi flashes to letting Nick hold Arianna. She asks Sonny if it's possible Nick has become a good guy and admits she let Nick hold Ari. Sonny flips out. Both agree Nick remembers about the "murder" but Gabi thinks he has forgiven her. Sonny figures Nick has deluded her.
Nick finds Abigail flashing back to shower sex with EJ at Horton Square. Is she okay? She's fine. He tells her Kate hired her back at MadWorld, causing Abigail to do a double take. He says they're burying the hatchet and wanders off with a glint in his eye.
Sami heads into the great room at the DiMera mansion and apologizes to EJ for being unable to continue their conversation last night. Once Eric returns she'll convince him EJ had nothing to do with Kristen's schemes. They discuss EJ's ultimatum and she agrees 'this' has to stop. They'll find a way to 'color inside' their own lines. She gets the door to Abigail before she runs to work. Johnny insists one of his parents must help with the baking so EJ's forced to join them. Afterward, Johnny enthuses about Abigail and goes off to share a cupcake with Sydney. EJ tells Abby he and Sami are working at bridging their differences. Abby is confused. Where does that leave her? She assumes she's been nothing but a distraction but EJ doesn't think of her that way. Abigail admits it hurts 'like hell' that he wants Sami over her.
Nicole arrives home with the evidence to clear Eric's name and finds Brady. He explains he's there to get away from Maggie and Victor. She uses Brady's cell to text Daniel who is on his way home and starts shooting her mouth off about Eric but Brady doesn't want to listen. He leaves and she reads the evidence, glad to learn Chyka kept records on everything.
Eric returns to Salem and St. Luke's and greets Father Louis. Brother Timothy's counsel really helped him and he now knows what he has to do.
Nick meets Kate at the Brady's pub. He tries to convince her to let him return to work for her. He brings up Percy. She'll get along with him so well. He thinks it's cool that Percy doesn't say hello but always says, "Greetings." Kate rolls her eyes. Nick leans in. He heard the two get along swimmingly already. He knows she met Percy in the woods while he was birdwatching. Nick insists they shake on it in lieu of drawing up a contract.
Back at the club, Will tells his grandma he's planning on saying yes to Sonny. Julie runs in and excitedly yammers about how improved Nick is. He's even getting his old job back with Kate. Will and Marlena look surprised.
Brady runs into Father Louis at the Horton Square and learns his brother has returned from the retreat. Brady doesn't care. Father Louis knows they've problems but...Brady stops him and reminds him about the sex video being thrown in his face. He isn't interested in forgiveness.
Eric shows up at Daniel's and lets Nicole know he has asked to be released from his vows. He's in love with Nicole and wants to spend the rest of his life with her.
Sami arrives at Sonny's, who tells her about Nick holding Arianna. Will calls and tells Sonny Kate hired Nick. Sonny repeats this and Sami and Gabi find it inconceivable that she caved. Sami says they need to talk sense into her and takes off with Gabi.
Sami and Gabi hurry into the pub and stop Kate before she shakes Nick's hand. Sami tells Nick they've played this game long enough.
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Nat King Cole and Rhythm and Blues Christmas (Amazon Associate link). Then we would search high and low for our boxes of decorations to place on the tree. Every year my mother would have different color schemes and unique uses for our decorations.
When my mother passed away in 2001, her many boxes of decorations were divided up among my sisters. I didn't want any at the time and now with the birth of my daughter, I wished I had kept some to pass on to her.
I don't remember how my grandparents celebrated Christmas. I do remember going to my Dad's family dinner one year, but mostly I think this was one of my Mother's favorite holidays. I have many photos of Christmas as a child somewhere, but for now, here is a picture of me in Hollywood, California at Christmas time.


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The BMW i8 Roadster roof can be fully and automatically retracted quietly in just 16 seconds – and up to driving speeds of 49.9 km/ h.
The elegantly-hinged dihedral doors move forwards and upwards, and emphasise the vehicle's sporty appearance. The generously proportioned door cut-outs also make access easier.
The LED rear lights are designed in BMW i typical icon graphics and contribute considerably to the overall design of the BMW i8 Roadster.
Attract attention with the standard 20" BMW i W-Spoke style 470 or with the optional 20" BMW i light-alloy wheels with 516 radial spoke design in Bicolor.
To enhance aerodynamics, the BMW i8 Roadster now features an improved bonnet vent that allows air to flow over the roof.
In laser high-beam mode, the optional BMW Laserlights illuminate a range of up to 600m, nearly twice as far as conventional LED headlights. This improves safety by enhancing visibility.
Fascinating and visionary – the first ever BMW i8 Roadster is ready to deliver freedom and provide unconditional driving pleasure, no matter where the road takes you. From the first glimpse of the iconic design, adrenaline levels rise.
The tachometer shoots up just as fast as the innovative plug-in hybrid engine generates 275 kW and 570 Nm and accelerates from 0 to 100 km/ h in just 4.6 seconds.
The BMW i8 Roadster is futuristic in every detail. Its progressive lines and body shape speak a language of their own. The most striking feature: the imposing lightweight carbon-fibre hinged doors, which are easy to open.
The athletic front displays the individual character of the car and proudly bears the BMW double kidney, flanked by full-LED headlights and redesigned Air Curtains.Starting at the bonnet, the distinctive V-shaped black belt stretches along the entire car, underscoring its flat silhouette and the impressive streamflow design also optimises airflow and creates unprecedented aerodynamics.
The centre cockpit is driver oriented and the controls are arranged for intuitive operations ensuring maximum driver orientation and clarity.
The interior of the BMW i8 Roadster also accentuates its unique character. This is immediately apparent from the exclusive Accaro Amido/E-Copper features line.
The interior also reflects the dynamic lines of the exterior design, creating a futuristic and dynamic experience throughout the cockpit.


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Team H&R BLOCK-KONA present BC CX CUP#1 Langley CX Classic Sept 6
Falling leaves, shorter days, cooler air…cyclocross season is fast approaching. Team H&R BLOCK-KONA is proud to host the Langley Cyclocross Classic and opening round of the BC Cross Cup at the Aldor Acres farm on September 6, 2009. All race net proceeds will be donated to the MS Society. What a great way to kick off this year's cross season with an all you can eat buffet of hard pack gravel, run ups, barriers, loose gravel corners and heart pounding intensity served up cold and wet. Make sure those tubulars are glued on tight and the brake pads are fresh as this year's edition of the Langley Cyclocross Classic will not disappoint hardy crossers and beginners to the sport.
Great cash and merchandise prizes generously provided by H&R BLOCK, KONA, FSA, Mavic, Interfor, Bodega Ridge Resort, KINeSYS, Pedros, Hartford Investments and Pedal Magazine. Draw prizes for all racers and volunteers will be awarded following the Men's 'A' race with a set of Mavic Ksyrium Elite wheels up for grabs!
For all of the race details including driving directions, start times, categories, etc. please check www.teamhrblock-kona.ca
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East Stroudsburg was right to allow local businesses and community members to sponsor signs along the Levee Loop trail.
East Stroudsburg was right to allow local businesses and community members to sponsor signs along the Levee Loop trail.
Borough officials held a public hearing last week on a proposed ordinance that would make the signs possible, then voted unanimously to approve the change. The move authorizing such off-premise signs will help the Stroud Regional Open Space and Recreation Commission raise money for installation and upkeep of directional/instructional sign along the trail. The signs won't be billboards, but the sponsor's name and/or logo could occupy up to 20 percent of the sign face. The signs won't be lit.
This is a good idea not only because it raises much-needed money for trail improvements and maintenance. But also, it signals to trail users that outdoor recreation has buy-in from more than just the occasional outdoor type.
The Levee Loop Trail runs along both sides of the Interborough Bridge all the way to the Stokes Mill Bridge in Stroud Township. It's part of a larger planned trail system that lets pedestrians and bicyclists travel within Stroud Township, Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg boroughs. Through sign sponsorships, local businesses, individuals and groups will publicly signal their support for outdoor facilities and activities that promote health and fitness.
East Stroudsburg's new sign ordinance will allow sponsored trail signs first along the borough's side of the Levee Loop Trail. Over time, sponsors could post signs in the borough's other public parks, too. The commission supervises the trail, and is reaching out to Stroudsburg officials with a request for a similar sign ordinance. Stroudsburg Borough Council will have its twin municipality's example to explain the rationale behind the signs.
East Stroudsburg's ordinance builds on an existing program that allows sponsorship of benches along the trail for $1,200. The signs' primary purpose will relate to the trail itself and its features. They will be no taller than 10 feet. Officials are also seeking someone to sponsor a "doggy water fountain" that would be near the steps to the Dansbury Trail Head. Cost: $3,500.
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Note: Both the milk and the starter you select will impact the taste and consistency of the final product, and you will likely need to experiment some before you hit on your ideal ingredients. If you're using fresh yogurt as your starter rather than freeze-dried, be sure to use a plain variety that contains live and active cultures.
There is more than one way to incubate at 110°F—from a simple thermos to a special appliance specific to yogurt making. I found the method below to be both simple and consistent, but you may want to experiment and use the process you find most efficient.
A useful trick I picked up from Alana Chernila's The Homemade Pantry is to incubate a small portion of the milk and starter mixture in a 1/2-pint jar alongside the two filled quart jars. Reserve this smaller portion to culture your next batch of yogurt. If using the small cooler method outlined below, you can keep this smaller jar above the water line by setting it on top of a narrow, empty 1/2-pint jar.
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- Yield:makes 6 cups of strained Greek-style yogurt
- Active time: 1 hour
- Total time:15 hours
- 8 cups milk
- 4 tablespoons plain yogurt with live and active cultures or freeze-dried yogurt starter
In a heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat, bring milk to 180°F, stirring regularly to prevent scorching. Once milk has reached temperature, allow it to cool to 110°F (place pot in an ice bath to speed cooling, if desired).
When milk has cooled, add yogurt to the pot and whisk thoroughly to combine.
Pour milk and starter mixture into two quart-sized jars (and smaller 1/2-pint, if using) and screw on lids. Place them in a small insulated cooler and fill with 120°F water until jars are submerged nearly up to their lids. Close cooler and leave in a draft-free, undisturbed place for six hours or until desired tartness is achieved.
When incubation is complete, remove jars from water bath and place in refrigerator for at least six hours to halt culturing and set yogurt.
At this point, yogurt may be eaten, but to achieve a Greek-style consistency, it will need to be strained. Place a fine mesh strainer over a bowl and line it with two layers of cheese cloth. Spoon yogurt into lined strainer and allow to drain for two hours or until desired thickness is achieved.
Transfer yogurt to a storage container and refrigerate until needed. Remaining leftover whey (approximately two cups) may be reserved for another use if desired.
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Tom Eblen: Kentucky Governor's Mansion celebrating its 100th birthday
FRANKFORT — The Governor's Mansion turns a century old this month, and preservationists have organized a bipartisan celebration to raise money to help keep "the people's house" in good shape for another hundred years or more.
Events begin this week with the premiere of a film about the mansion's role as both a temporary home for governors and a venue for public hospitality and economic development. The film is narrated by ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer, a Kentucky native.
A symposium about the mansion is planned Jan. 22. There will be a reception March 5 after festivities marking the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1964 march on Frankfort. And a Centennial Gala ball is planned June 7. For details and event tickets, go to: Governorsmansion.ky.gov.
The documentary, Kentucky Governor's Mansion: A Century of Reflection, was produced by Lexington filmmaker Michael Breeding and paid for by Marion Forcht of Corbin and the Forcht Group. It premieres Jan. 15 at the Grand Theatre in Frankfort and Jan. 16 at the Kentucky Theatre in Lexington.
"I wanted the film to tell the inside story of what has gone on in that mansion over the years," Breeding said. "There's a lot of history and stories, and part of it is a restoration story."
The film opens with a re-enactment of the ball Gov. James McCreary gave Jan. 20, 1914 to open the mansion. That scene was filmed last Sunday evening with a cast of amateur actors in period attire. They included Gov. Steve Beshear, his wife, Jane, and members of Lexington Vintage Dance.
The Beshears seemed to have as much fun as everyone else, dressing up in vintage clothing to "party" in front of cameras. "I guess it's OK to be seen having makeup put on now that I don't have to run for re-election," the second-term governor joked.
The film includes interviews with the Beshears and 30 other former governors, their family members and mansion staff. The full interviews will be preserved at the Kentucky History Center.
I sat in on part of the interview with Steve Collins and Marla Collins Webb, children of Martha Layne Collins, Kentucky's first and only female governor, 1983-87.
"We all worked together as a family," Steve Collins said, noting that his father, dentist Bill Collins, handled his duties as Kentucky's "first man" with good humor and hosted "varmint" dinners for outdoorsmen. "They even roasted a raccoon one time," Collins recalled.
One memorable event was a lavish but secretive dinner Gov. Collins gave in 1986 for Toyota executives when she was trying to get the assembly plant for Georgetown. The secret got out to everyone in Frankfort when the event concluded with a fireworks show.
McCreary, for whom McCreary County is named, was the first of 24 governors who have lived in the mansion. He also was the last to use a horse and buggy. The film recalls that his successor, Augustus O. Stanley, preferred a newfangled automobile. But the mansion's location on a steep bluff east of the Capitol proved problematic.
One Sunday morning as the Stanleys were getting ready for church, a staff member brought the sedan to the mansion's back door and left it running unattended. Within minutes, the car rolled backward over the cliff.
Stanley is said to have walked out, looked down at what was left of his car and stoically said, "There's another $1,500 gone to hell."
Mansion construction began in 1912 after the General Assembly appropriated $75,000 to replace the previous governor's home, built in downtown Frankfort in 1798. Five years ago, the old mansion got a $1.5 million, privately financed renovation and is now used as a state guest house.
Architect brothers C.C. and E.A. Weber of Fort Mitchell designed the new mansion in the Beaux-Arts style, mimicking the Petit Trianon villa at Versailles (France, not Kentucky). Clad in Bowling Green limestone, the 18,428-square-foot mansion came in $20,000 over budget, so landscaping was postponed for years to save money.
The mansion, decorated with a rotating collection of borrowed fine art, is one of only a few state governors' homes regularly open for public tours. Because more than 12,000 people visit each year, the mansion gets a lot of wear and tear.
The first major renovation began in 1982 during Gov. John Y. Brown Jr.'s administration after a fire marshal declared the place unsafe. Phyllis George Brown raised private money for much of the work and elegant furnishings, as Glenna Fletcher did 25 years later when the mansion needed another updating.
Jane Beshear and David Buchta, state curator of historic properties, thought the centennial was a good opportunity to both celebrate the mansion and raise money for an endowment to help with upkeep. Their goal is to raise $1 million for the non-profit Kentucky Executive Mansions Foundation before the Beshears move out.
Mike Duncan and Terry McBrayer, Kentuckians who have held top jobs in the national Republican and Democratic parties, co-chair the Mansion Centennial Celebration Committee.
Among its fundraising efforts is the "county seats" project. Each county is being asked to give at least $1,000 toward 120 new ballroom dining chairs that are being made by student artisans at Berea College. So far, Buchta said, nearly half the state's counties have agreed to contribute.
"This is so much more than the governor's house," said Ann Evans, the mansion's executive director. "It has become an important tool for economic development, tourism and just making people feel welcome in Kentucky."


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LONDON - West Bromwich Albion striker Nicolas Anelka was charged by the English Football Association on Tuesday for performing a gesture considered to be anti-Semitic while celebrating a goal.
The former France international has until Thursday to respond to the charge, and is facing a minimum five-game Premier League ban under the FA's anti-discrimination sanctions.
West Brom said Anelka is now "considering his options," adding that its internal inquiry will conclude when the FA process is over.
Anelka's Twitter account later linked to an online video from a French Jewish leader who questioned the FA's decision to take action.
"It looks a bit severe to me," Roger Cukierman, President of the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions, said.
It "would be reprehensible only in the case where the gesture was made in front of a synagogue or a Holocaust memorial. When it is made in a place that has no Jewish specificity, it seems to me that it is a gesture of rebellion, a little anarchist, against the establishment. And that, it seems to me, doesn't deserve a severe sanction."
The gesture, which is known in France as a "quenelle" and has been described as an "inverted Nazi salute," involves pointing one straightened arm downward while touching the shoulder with the opposite hand.
It was popularized by a French comedian whose performances are considered anti-Semitic. Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala denies anti-Semitism claims, but he has been convicted multiple times for inciting racial hatred or anti-Semitism over the years.
This month, Dieudonne agreed to abandon a controversial show banned in several French cities after angering the government.
Anti-racism group Kick It Out said the FA has "spent a longer time than desirable" before charging Anelka over the incident in the globally-televised match against West Ham on Dec. 28.
Anelka said after the West Ham game that the gesture was meant to show support for Dieudonne, and it was "anti-system" rather than anti-Semitic.
While accepting that Anelka is not anti-Semitic, Britain's Jewish security organization warned Tuesday that the "quenelle" could be directed at Jews more as a result of its use in a match.
"Anelka has introduced a very ugly phenomenon into British football," the Community Security Trust said.
The 34-year-old Anelka had already agreed not to perform the gesture again but has not apologized.
"Anelka made a gesture which was abusive and/or indecent and/or insulting and/or improper," the FA said in a statement. "It is further alleged that this is an aggravated breach ... that it included a reference to ethnic origin and/or race and/or religion or belief."
The FA introduced a minimum five-game ban for racism last year in the wake of high-profile cases that saw Liverpool striker Luis Suarez suspended for eight games and Chelsea captain John Terry for four.
A three-person FA independent regulatory commission will deal with Anelka's case, and the European Jewish Congress is demanding "the strongest punishment possible."
"The FA must send a very strong message that offences made against the Jewish community should be treated in the same away as offences against any other minority," EJC President Moshe Kantor said.
"Anti-Semitism is a growing phenomenon in Europe, and in particular surrounding football stadiums, and hate against Jews, as with any other type of hate and intolerance, should be stamped out without demonstrating leniency to the perpetrators."
West Brom's shirt sponsor announced it won't be renewing their deal when it expires at the end of this season as a result of the controversy.
Anelka is one of the most talented and controversial players France has produced.
After growing up in a Parisian suburb, Anelka started his career at Paris Saint-Germain and was quickly spotted by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who signed him in 1997.
Anelka's sometimes nonchalant attitude and apparent lack of commitment to the team started to anger the Arsenal fans, who gave him the nickname "Le Sulk."
Anelka left Arsenal in 1999 for Real Madrid, where he won the Champions League, before moving to PSG, Liverpool, Manchester City, Fenerbahce, Bolton and Chelsea.
Anelka caused the biggest controversy of his career representing France when he was sent home from the 2010 World Cup after insulting then-coach Raymond Domenech in the dressing room. His reputation had reached its nadir, but the stubborn Anelka refused to apologize and ended his international career in the wake of the scandal.
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From Alderaan to Gallifrey to Vulcan, the fictional universe is populated with lots of planets with beautiful or interesting names. Who wouldn't like to visit Divine Wind -- or avoid Hell?
In the real universe, though, astronomers have a lot of work to do when it comes to naming planets. HD 13931 b sounds about as appealing as a tax audit.
Of course, we know very little about the worlds outside our own solar system, so there isn't a pressing need for better names -- not yet, anyway.
Astronomers designate an extrasolar planet with the name of its star followed by a letter, starting with "b." The letters are bestowed based on the order of discovery, not a planet's location within the system. In the system 55 Cancri, for example, the planets line up e, b, c, f, and d.
A few stars with known planets have names based on their constellations, but most simply have catalog numbers. That's where we get names like MOA-2008-BLG-310-L b -- a planet discovered by the Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics project, in 2008, in the central bulge of the Milky Way galaxy.
One bright star with a known planet and an easy name is in good view tonight. Fomalhaut is low in the southeast at nightfall, and due south around midnight. It's in a barren patch of sky, so it's easy to pick out. Hubble Space Telescope has taken a picture of its planet -- a tiny, faint dot known -- of course -- as Fomalhaut b.
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§ 151.001. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PARENT. (a) A parent of a
child has the following rights and duties:
(1) the right to have physical possession, to direct
the moral and religious training, and to designate the residence of
the child;
(2) the duty of care, control, protection, and
reasonable discipline of the child;
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(4) the duty, except when a guardian of the child's
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United States, or a foreign government;
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to the services and earnings of the child;
(6) the right to consent to the child's marriage,
enlistment in the armed forces of the United States, medical and
dental care, and psychiatric, psychological, and surgical
(7) the right to represent the child in legal action
and to make other decisions of substantial legal significance
concerning the child;
(8) the right to receive and give receipt for payments
for the support of the child and to hold or disburse funds for the
benefit of the child;
(9) the right to inherit from and through the child;
(10) the right to make decisions concerning the
child's education; and
(11) any other right or duty existing between a parent
and child by virtue of law.
(b) The duty of a parent to support his or her child exists
while the child is an unemancipated minor and continues as long as
the child is fully enrolled in an accredited secondary school in a
program leading toward a high school diploma until the end of the
school year in which the child graduates.
(c) A parent who fails to discharge the duty of support is
liable to a person who provides necessaries to those to whom support
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(1) a parent or grandparent of the child;
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control and reasonable discipline of the child; and
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who has the duty of control and reasonable discipline of the child.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, § 23, eff. Sept. 1,
1995. Renumbered from § 151.003 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch.
821, § 2.13, eff. June 14, 2001. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th
Leg., ch. 964, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch.
1036, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 924,
§ 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
PREMATURE BIRTH. (a) A living human child born alive after an
abortion or premature birth is entitled to the same rights, powers,
and privileges as are granted by the laws of this state to any other
child born alive after the normal gestation period.
(b) In this code, "born alive" means the complete expulsion
or extraction from its mother of a product of conception,
irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, which, after such
separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life such as
beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite
movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord
has been cut or the placenta is attached. Each product of the birth
is considered born alive.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Renumbered from § 151.004 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, §
2.13, eff. June 14, 2001.
§ 151.003. LIMITATION ON STATE AGENCY ACTION. A state
agency may not adopt rules or policies or take any other action that
violates the fundamental right and duty of a parent to direct the
upbringing of the parent's child.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, § 6.18(a), eff. Sept. 1,
1999. Renumbered from § 151.005 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch.
821, § 2.13, eff. June 14, 2001.
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It's time for another chapter of Muffin Tin Monday! My little wild one's lunch for today (she's chowing down as I type!)
Across the top row: garden fresh cucumbers (farmer's market, our own aren't ready yet!), frosted animal cookies, bananas.
Bottom row: tortilla chips with apricot fruit leather tiger on top, a lion sandwich(roar!)(natural peanut butter & honey on multigrain bread, decorated with cheese and sprinkles), and an apple slice with a raspberry fruit leather giraffe on top.
The same sun-shaped cookie cutter from last week's MTM quesadilla was used to make this lion. Paige kept asking "are you making my sunny sandwich mama? Are you? Yay!" and she was quite confused when a lion appeared in front of her instead. Gotta keep these kiddos on their toes. ;-)
The fruit leather animals were cut out using a set of cookie cutter presses from Williams-Sonoma. The other cutters in the set are an elephant (you can see in this elephant themed bento lunch picture), a lion and seal. I don't think they are available on the website any longer, but I have seen stores are still stocking them if you are interested. :)
If you'd like to see what some other Muffin Tin Mama's have put together today, click on over to see them by clicking on the logo:
Monday, June 14, 2010
Muffin Tin Monday - it's a zoo!
Posted by Melissa at 11:38 AM
Labels: fruit leather, muffin tin monday, theme
10 comments:
- JDaniel4's Mom said... [Reply to comment]
I love your lion and other animals! The tin looks great!
- June 14, 2010 at 12:06 PM
- Mommyof2girlz said... [Reply to comment]
Love the lion, so cute! Super yummy tin!
- June 14, 2010 at 1:28 PM
- ~LKB said... [Reply to comment]
I love the lion sandwich! Too cute! Great tin. :)
- June 14, 2010 at 2:54 PM
- Christina said... [Reply to comment]
This is one of the cutest tins I've seen in awhile! Great job!! I'm always inspired by your lunches, whether for MTM or just every day.
- June 14, 2010 at 4:27 PM
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Thanks, everyone! Christina - you're so sweet, that made my day! :)
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Super CUte!!! Great pictures and I love the sun. My daughte would be giddy for these snacks!!
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Get an overview of this hotel Bend hotel in Larkspur, near Old Mill District
Popular highlights
Located in Larkspur, this hotel is within 2 mi (3 km) of Downtown Bend Business Association, Old Mill District, and Les Schwab Amphitheater. Pilot Butte State Park and Tower Theater are also within 1 mi (2 km).
Hotel Features
This smoke-free hotel features a 24-hour fitness center, a spa tub, and coffee/tea in a common area. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a seasonal outdoor pool, a business center, and laundry facilities are onsite.
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All 73 rooms provide conveniences like refrigerators and microwaves, plus free WiFi and TVs with cable channels. Guests will also find coffee makers, free local calls, and free bottled water.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Hotel Amenities
In addition to a seasonal outdoor pool, Days Inn by Wyndham Bend provides a spa tub and a 24-hour fitness center. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This hotel offers access to a business center. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. This business-friendly hotel also offers barbecue grills, a picnic area, and coffee/tea in a common area. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Days Inn by Wyndham Bend is a smoke-free property.
- Free use of nearby fitness center
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Picnic area
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Elevator
- 24-hour front desk
- Free breakfast
- Laundry facilities
- Business center
- Spa tub
- Total number of rooms - 73
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Free self parking
- Number of floors - 2
- Free WiFi
- Number of buildings/towers - 3
- Smoke-free property
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Free newspapers in lobby
- RV, bus, truck parking
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, RV, bus, truck parking
Room Amenities
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free WiFi
- Premium TV channels
- Access via exterior corridors
- Air conditioning
- Free local calls
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
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- Shower/tub combination
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- Iron/ironing board
- Daily housekeeping
- Television
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A complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast is served each morning between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
Start your day with a free hot/cold buffet breakfast, available daily from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM.
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A seasonal outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a 24-hour fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Snowboarding nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Snowmobiling nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Snowshoeing nearby
- Downhill skiing nearby
- Cross-country skiing nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
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Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is 11 AM
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
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- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed
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Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
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- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property. The policies listed are provided by the property.
No cribs (infant beds) available
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- Days Inn Bend
- Days Inn Hotel Bend
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- Days Inn Bend Hotel
- Days Inn Wyndham Bend Hotel
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The seasonal pool will be open from May to September. Pool access available from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM.The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Amazon has confirmed that the Kindle Touch – released in the US last year – will finally come to the UK next month. The touchscreen E Ink ereader will be available from 27 April, and starts at £109.
As great as Amazon's Kindle ereaders have been over the years, getting hold of one is often frustrating for UK folk. The Kindle Touch and Kindle Fire, a colour LCD tablet, were released in November 2011 in the US, and the former has only just been announced for the UK. The Wi-Fi only and 3G Kindle Touch models will be available from 27 April, and can be pre-ordered now from the Amazon website.
The Kindle Touch makes few innovations in the ereader scene. Its E Ink touchscreen offers multi-touch support, but then so do the Sony PRS-T1 and Booken Cybook Odyssey. Its screen is the same size and resolution as the non-touch Kindle, 6in and 800 x 600, and the book store works just as it did in the former Kindle models. However, Amazon's ereaders don't tend to be great because they offer stunning innovation, but because they get the basics just right.
The touchscreen model ditches the page turn buttons of the 2011 Kindle, in favour of what Amazon calls EasyReach. This turns pages with a single tap – rather than a swipe – making it easier to hold and use one-handed. The one other new feature is X-ray. This lets you look up more information on people and event featured in books bought from the Kindle bookstore.
This new model is a little bit heavier than the non-touch Kindle, 213g against 166g, but should be light enough to hold comfortably one-handed. It also brings back several features hacked off the 2011 model, though, such as MP3 support and the text-to-speech voice synthesiser.
The best bit is we're not getting done over on price this time. At £109 for the Wi-Fi only version, the cost is in-line with the non-subsidised $139 of the US model. The 3G edition makes a return with the Touch edition too, at £169.


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Viewpoint: Childhood obesity and passive parenting
The reason American children are so fat has less to do with the sort of television they watch and more to do with their parents' choices.
Is it just me or does it seem un-American for Mickey Mouse of all, er, people, to swear off junk food because Michelle Obama, the naggiest first lady since that busybody Eleanor Roosevelt, asked him to?
Sorry, but I have been in touch with my inner libertarian since New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced plans to ban the sale of giant sodas, thereby making New York the only city where you can buy a 40-ounce (1.2l) vat of malt liquor, but not a 40-ounce tub of Coca-Cola.
Nevertheless, as the father of three small children I welcome Disney's move, though do not forget last year's report that Disney has quietly begun marketing to newborns and, yes, preborns.
"To get that mom thinking about her family's first park experience before her baby is even born is a home run," Disney's consumer products chief told The New York Times , presumably with a straight face.
That Mickey can be a real rat.
Be that as it may, parents can use all the help we can get helping our children navigate sensibly through the aggressive culture of marketing.
My wife and I realised what we were in for shortly after our first child was born.
It turns out marketers had discovered that babies learn to recognise brand logos very early. That cute little book a kindly aunt had sent to our one-year-old to help him play creatively with his breakfast cereal in his high chair? It was actually a savvy attempt by Cheerios to imprint brand recognition on his impressionable baby brain.
He is 12 now. Cheerios is his favourite cereal. Coincidence? Hmm.
We turned into hostile helicopter parents about marketing to our children. We restrict what they can watch, and have taught them the habit of muting commercials. If there are fewer commercials promoting junk food to kids, well then, hooray.
Parental passivity
The problem is that you cannot lay all the blame at the foot of marketing. After a certain age, peer culture is more influential on children than parental instruction.
American children these days are accustomed to having sugary snacks after every outing or minor group activity.
The parent who will not serve a Capri Sun and a bag of crisps after a play-date is thought of as some sort of pervert - the same sort of weirdos, as a matter of fact, who would not let their kids watch television.
Come to think of it, it is good that there will be fewer junk-food commercials on children's television. But it would be better - much better - if the kids were not watching TV at all, but were outside playing.
Which brings us to a more fundamental problem: absence of parenting.
For some reason mothers and fathers these days find it all but impossible to say "no" to their children.
It is not a secret that childhood obesity rates are sky-rocketing, and that junk food makes children fat. Nor is it a secret that parents largely control their children's access to food.
True, television commercials make it harder for parents to exercise authority over their children's consumption habits, but also more necessary. Parental passivity and abdication of responsibility for their children's diets is appalling.
'Mean Mommy'
And it is part of a bigger challenge. I have recently talked with several teacher friends, both from state schools and, in one case, a posh private academy.
The teachers all complain that the mothers and fathers of their students expect them to assume the role of parent, imparting basic instruction about manners, personal responsibility, health, and such-like.
A teacher whose students are mostly poor is so discouraged by having to mother her kids that she is thinking of leaving the profession.
A teacher from a school where students pay $18,000 (£12,000) a year in tuition told me that the well-off parents figure that for that price, the school should effectively take on the role of mean parent, freeing actual parents to be their children's cool older friends.
There is nothing wrong with the government restricting advertising to children, nor is there anything wrong with a big corporation like Disney voluntarily restraining child-focused marketing.
But nothing can substitute for engaged, discerning, and authoritative parenting - exactly the sort that contemporary Americans seem unwilling to do.
If parents prefer to molly-coddle their children with junk food it surely has something to do with their unwillingness to be more responsibly austere with their own diets.
I was an obese child - yes, I had unrestricted access to junk food growing up because in our house food was love - and have struggled with my weight all my life.
Eating more sensibly, both in terms of quality and quantity, was something I had to teach myself as an adult. It takes time, effort, and a conscious commitment to be counter-cultural but it is possible to conquer a dependence on processed food and massive quantities.
It does not require one to become a pale and parsimonious lettuce-nibbler.
The food writer Michael Pollan got it right when he said: "Don't eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn't recognise as food."
He meant that the less processed our food, the better it is for us.
He also implied that our great-grannies knew how to cook and did not rely on pre-made foods, which tend to be high in fat and carbohydrates.
True, many modern families do not have the time to prepare all their meals from scratch. But there are shortcuts and they are easy to learn.
I have observed, though, that in the kitchen and at the table many people, no matter what their income, prefer to practise learned helplessness rather than take responsibility for themselves and their children.
As the food writer Jane Black has observed , studies show that Americans do not lack information and opportunity to eat more sensibly - they just prefer the taste and convenience of junk food.
So, bully for Disney and Mrs Obama, but let us be grown-ups about this: the reason American children are so fat has less to do with the sort of television they watch and more to do with the fact that American adults - the people who are supposed to be taking care of kids and forming their character and habits - would rather eat like children: what they want, as much as they want, when they want it, and cooked by someone else.
People may say they hate the nanny state, but they sure do live like they need a nanny.
Rod Dreher is a senior editor of The American Conservative. Email: email@example.com


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The Xperia P feels like a class act for a mid-range device. Build quality is top notch and it is nice to see what is practically an aluminium unibody in this price bracket. Like the rest of the NXT series, the Xperia P features a transparent navigation band, which houses the antennae and three navigation buttons. It is a pretty clever way of giving the phone a bit personality and in case you don't find too tacky, it is a nice touch.
The 4-inch WhiteMagic screen offers great legibility outdoors and Sony's Bravia engine makes sure colour reproduction is spot on. At 960x540 pixels it delivers 275 pixels per inch, which is not quite on par with Apple's Retina screens or 720p screens used in flagship Android phones. However, it is still great, especially considering that most 4-inch phones feature WVGA screens. Thanks to the additional white subpixel, the screen delivers a whopping 935 nits, making it a truly great screen to use even in bright daylight.
Due to the aluminium shell, there is no way to access the battery and the micro SIM slot is on the left hand side, along with micro USB and micro HDMI ports. Unlike the Xperia S, the Xperia P does not feature protective flaps on the connectors, which is a good thing in our book.
The power button, volume rocker and camera button are located on the right. Unlike most vendors, Sony is still offering a dedicated shutter button on most phones and we believe this is a good call on Sony's part.
On the top you'll find a standard 3.5mm audio jack and there are no connectors on the bottom, which is hardly surprising as the plastic cap on the bottom of the phone is purely decorative.
The 8-megapixel camera, powered by a Sony Exmor sensor with backlight illumination, is neatly centered at the back, along with an LED flash.
The aluminium finish is not as smudge proof as matte plastics, but it is still much better than glossy plastics used on most mid-range phones. However, the bottom cap and a small portion of the top are plastic. There is nothing wrong with these bits, build quality is great and Sony matched the colours well, but in some circumstances they reflect light a bit different than the aluminium back, as you can see in the photos.
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