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The Pope reaffirmed the Catholic Church's opposition to the use of condoms to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS while speaking to reporters aboard a plane to Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon. Contradicting a large body of available evidence, he suggested that condoms are exacerbating the epidemic rather than helping control it.
"Condoms are an absolutely essential part of any HIV/AIDS prevention program," Frost said. "Healthcare and aid workers must be allowed to distribute them and teach people how to use them correctly."
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New documents released in a lawsuit in Los Angeles show that the archbishop of that diocese, Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, covered up for pedophile priests for decades and made sure they didn't get prosecuted, something that bishops in other places did as well.
Rather than defrocking priests and contacting the police, the archdiocese sent priests who had molested children to out-of-state treatment facilities, in large part because therapists in California were legally obligated to report any evidence of child abuse to the police, the files make clear.In 1986, Cardinal Mahony wrote to a New Mexico treatment center where one abusive priest, Msgr. Peter Garcia, had been sent.
"I believe that if Monsignor Garcia were to reappear here within the archdiocese we might very well have some type of legal action filed in both the criminal and civil sectors," Cardinal Mahony wrote.
Monsignor Garcia admitted to abusing more than a dozen young boys, most of them from families of illegal immigrants, since he was ordained in 1966, and in at least one case he threatened to have a boy he had molested deported if he talked about it, according to documents filed in court.
Mahoney should be in prison, along with Cardinal Law and many others.

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|System: Wii, PS2, PSP, DS
|Review Rating Legend
|Dev: High Voltage Software
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: D3 Publisher
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: Oct. 20, 2009
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|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1-2
|3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
|ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+
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The other half of Astro Boy's equation is the SHMUP gameplay. It's side-scrolling, in-the-air action, á la Nanostray 2 (DS), but it's completely formulaic and uninteresting. Enemies swarm in from the front, behind, and corners of the screen - everything you've come to expect from a typical, Galaga-esque-type game - and aside from utilizing your Specials, all you have is a dull laser to combat enemies with. There are no cool blasts and explosions that fill the screen, and as a whole, Astro Boy is a journey that just feels lifeless in almost every way.
The production of the game bears a lot of blame in that respect, too, since neither the sound nor visuals do much to elevate the experience. There are elements of Astro Boy that look really good, such as various aspects of the lighting and shading, but there are many more chunks of really poor visual design. Certain portions of grass are represented by huge, blocky green textures, and things only look worse when the camera comes in close during cutscenes. The aesthetic is mostly there for this game, but the execution feels completely rushed.
The music sort of straddles the fence in terms of what it has to offer the adventure - neither taking away from the game nor offering anything of value. Themes are generic and loop without cadence during moments of excitement. The sound effects, though, do add a bit of satisfaction to portions of the combat, but it's just not enough to make Astro Boy a fun game to play.
Though many folks will consider this game because they enjoyed the movie and want to extend the experience at home, others will be curious because of the enjoyment they had with Treasure's version of Astro Boy for Gameboy Advance some years back. The latter group, unfortunately, is sure to be let down by High Voltage's use of the license. An Arena mode (a type of survival mode) makes the short list of extras, but the package is still incredibly anemic. The game controls fine, and there are moments of mild enjoyment, but Astro Boy for Wii and PS2 is an otherwise premier example of "average" in gaming. With so much great content coming out for the holidays, there's little reason to throw your gaming dollars at this adventure.
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
Boots On The Ground In Georgia
My first impression was the extent of security they had in place. It made me think that they had no clue what may happen but intended to be ready for anything. We had to go through security screening and a metal detector to enter the outer room of the courtroom. We were asked the purpose of our presence there and we told them we were there as observers. Once inside and seated I realized that I should have made a pit stop before coming in, so I left my bag inside and went to find the bathroom. It was of course outside the screening area. (Figures.)
There were about 6 cops at the screening area, and probably 6 more good-sized men in suits standing around in the room behind them looking very official standing tall and alert with their hands folded in front of them. I was directed back through the scanner and down the hall. As I went out there were two cops posted every 6 feet along the hall all the way to the bathroom, which was back by the elevators where we'd come in. Each one pointing me on as I passed each corner to the destination they correctly assumed I was headed for. When I got there I commented to one of the officers that that was the first time I had ever had a police escort to the bathroom, and he chuckled. When I'd made my way back to the screening room the officer that had given me directions saw me and waved me around those still waiting to be screened.
The courtroom was buzzing with chatter as most people seemed to be trying to identify all the other people there, as well as lots of handshaking. There was a big man with a white beard walking around the front of the room and the reporter sitting on the isle side of our row asking if anyone knew who he was. We all shrugged. Well, all but our shy Obot Rikker who lifted a finger and smiled. He then stood up and walked down front and asked the man whom he was. The man in question was David Weldon, plaintiff in the first case.
One significant absence in the courtroom was Obama's attorney Mr. Jablonski. He had asked the SOS to withdraw the case the day before basically claiming that the Judge had already let this thing get blown out of proportion. After Judge Malihi (for unknown reasons other than wild ass speculation) denied Obama's defense attorney's motion to dismiss the case, and denied his motion to quash Orly's subpoena Orly started screeching I WON I WON before the case ever began. In Jablonski's letter (that can be read in its entirety "Here" at Jack Ryan's Scribd) he concluded with:
"We await your taking the requested action, and as we do so, we will, of course, suspend further participation in these proceedings, including the hearing scheduled for January 26."
Unfortunately the SOS declined to withdraw the complaint (which can also be read in its entirety at Jack's "Here" ) and he wrote:
"In following the procedures set forth in the Georgia Election Code, I expect the administrative law judge to report his findings to me after his full consideration of the evidence and law. Upon receipt of the report, I will fully and fairly review the entire record and initial decision of the administrative law judge. Anything you and your client place in the record in response to the challenge will be beneficial to my review of the initial decision; however, if you and your client choose to suspend your participation in the OSAH proceedings, please understand that you do so at your own peril."
When Orly made her grand entrance she swooped down the isle and seated herself, fiddling around with something I couldn't see. She started scanning the room to see who was there, and possibly who wasn't. Then she stood up and actually started re-arranging people asking one woman to move somewhere else. I think she may have been looking for Jablonski, hoping that he would not show up after all because then she would have the entire show to her self without objecting from the other side. Which is exactly what happened to her utter delight.
Before the hearing began the Judge's assistant came out into the courtroom and called all the attorneys to the Judges chambers. They were in there for about 20-30 minutes before returning to the courtroom. Orly looked very happy when she came back in and immediately when to her side of the room and had a huddle with her little group.
The first case began and Mr. Weldon took the stand. Of note here is that the first exhibit entered in the first case by Mr. Weldon as Obama's birth certificate that he claimed he had downloaded from the White House website. The purpose for submitting this was to prove that Obama's father was not a U.S. citizen at the time of his birth. Not that that had ever actually been questioned. But it was also evidence that Obama had in fact been born in Hawaii. They also submitted a copy of Obama's book "Dreams of my Father" that they claimed also proved that Obama acknowledged that his father was born in Kenya.
The entire case presented by Mr. Weldon's attorney Van Irion was based on the claim that Obama could not possibly be a natural born citizen because his father was not a citizen. They claimed that in order to be a NBC a person would be required to have 2 citizen parents, which of course is not true, but never did they dispute the fact that Obama had been born in Hawaii.
The second case was pretty much the same as the first. The plaintiffs in the second case were Carl Swenson and Kevin Powell, both represented by attorney J. Mark Hatfield. They presented their interpretations of why they believed that because Obama's father was not a citizen that Obama was merely a "Native" citizen and not a Natural Born Citizen and therefore could not qualify to be on the ballot for POTUS. But just like in the first case they never disputed the fact that Obama was born in Hawaii.
Then it was Tin-Foil-Taitz's turn. An interesting event that took place as soon as Orly got up was that all three plaintiffs and their two attorneys from the first two cases got up and all left the courtroom. It was very much as if they had said all they had come to say and wanted no part of the circus they knew Orly was about to present.
As Orly began introducing herself and her client the judge stopped her and said that he would only give her 2 hours to present her case. In one of the documents Orly filed prior to the hearing she had claimed that she would need 10 hours, so I guess the Judge was not willing to let her rant for nearly that long. I think this is what threw her off because after that she seemed to be hurrying along cutting corners and making less and less sense as she went. In the first two cases both lawyers questioned their clients about the issues they were seeking to address. When Orly's client took the stand she asked him one question. "Are you a registered voter?" He answered, "yes I am" and she excused him from the bench.
This proves another point about this mad quest of Orly's. She has no interest in actually "representing" the interests of any client; to her a client is nothing but a necessity that is required for her to be able to push her case against Obama. The only thing she was interested in was having the chance to "prosecute" Obama on all the charges she believes him guilty of. She even stated before the trial that she would finally be "bringing Obamafraudgate to trial". As well as the fact that to my knowledge (or memory) she never stated one issue that her "client" was specifically attempting to address, but ranted the entire time on the same ole same ole shit she has been trying to argue all along.
When Orly first got started with her case she actually turned her back on the Judge and apparently intended to play to the audience and the cameras. The Judge cut her off right there and told her to address the court, not the audience. Judge Malihi called Orly out several times during her "show" asking "how is that relevant and saying I don't think that's relevant, and I don't need to see that, just put it in your brief.
Orly brought up her experts who testified about layers on the birth certificate and she did her best to lead them into saying what she wanted they to say. She brought up her investigators who testified to identity and social security fraud, and she even brought up Linda Jordan, the woman who frequently posed as Obama's employer and ran his SSN through E-verify, who testified under oath that she had done exactly that.
Orly had her usual miles of exhibits on her computer projected on the wall, but since her time had been shortened from 10 hours to 2 she was extremely flustered trying to get back and forth to the ones she wanted. She spent quite a lot of time directing whoever was driving her computer saying, "up, up, up. No, down, go back, there, no go back, no up more.
I still don't know what she was trying to prove here but she had 2 pictures up and it was difficult to see, but I think they were both supposed to be of young Obama. She said one was Barry Soetoro in Indonesia, and the other Barry Obama in Hawaii as if they were two separate people and said that we didn't even know which one was which. I guess suggesting that the one we got wasn't really the real Obama.
When she was jabbering about Obama hiding his true identity the Judge asked her if she was testifying or arguing she put her hand up and said she would like to testify and made her way up front to be sworn in. Everyone laughed. She didn't last long on the stand before the judge told her to save it for her brief and get on with the closing arguments.
In her closing statement she did ask the Judge to hold Obama and Jablonski in contempt of court for not showing up, and asked him for the letters rogatory. She said that she had tried to get Hawaii and the SSA to produce the original documents but was unsuccessful.
That was pretty much the whole story, other than the fact that as soon as the court cleared she bellied up in front of the cameras to give her all-important interviews.
I guess we'll now have to wait to see what Orly and the others put in the briefs they are to submit to the Judge by Feb 1st. And how this Judge will respond. I seriously doubt given all the hoopla from birfers that they have already won and Obama will not be on the GA ballot, that this Judge can legitimately do anything other then telling them all to FOAD. There was certainly nothing that Orly presented that had shit to do with anything other than wild ass speculation and hearsay. And the other two cases that focused only on the claim that you need two citizen parents to be a NBC have zero chance of holding water either.
So I guess we'll find out next week. They are all sailing pretty high right now. I hope it doesn't hurt too badly when they ultimately come crashing down. :)
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- Whatever4January 29, 2012 at 5:31 PM
Great report! I can see like I was actually there!ReplyDelete
- GeorgetownJDJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:11 PM
According to plaintiff Kevin Powell, the judge wanted to enter a default order and call off the hearing since there was no point in taking evidence, and Hatfield "pleaded with the judge" to allow the hearing to go on.ReplyDelete
Gotta get their money's worth, I suppose. Flying in all those witnesses wasn't cheap.
- GeorgetownJDJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:14 PM
P.S. Great pic, MsDaisy! Flapping her pie hole, as usual.ReplyDelete
Excellent report!ReplyDelete
ORLY needs to return to her stylistic immediately. The woman forgot to cut the left side of Orly's hair!
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Big three return to Miami lineup, Heat down Celtics
Miami, FL – LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh were in the lineup together for the first time in two weeks and helped the Miami Heat earn a 109-101 victory over the Boston Celtics at American Airlines Arena.
Miami's star triumvirate has been in and out of the lineup resting nagging injuries down the stretch of the regular season with the Heat having already clinched home-court advantage through the playoffs.
James finished with 20 points, nine assists and six rebounds, Bosh added 17 points and seven boards and Wade netted 11 points as Miami added to the most wins in franchise history with its 63rd of the season.
"It was good to have most of our guys back tonight," Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We have to keep moving forward."
Rashard Lewis chipped in 19 points for the Heat, while Jeff Green and Jordan Crawford totaled 25 and 20 points, respectively, to pace the Celtics.
Green suffered a left elbow injury during the game but said he was fine afterward.
"I had the nerve go numb and it wouldn't come back as fast as I wanted it to," Green said. "I'm fine."
Boston, currently the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference, played without its two leading scorers as Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett sat with lingering ankle issues.
The Celtics held a 30-17 lead after Courtney Lee opened the second quarter with a 3-pointer, but the Heat responded with a 17-4 run to even things and took their first lead on a Norris Cole triple with 4:55 left in the half.
Wade's bucket at the buzzer capped a 41-point quarter and had Miami on top, 58-50, at the intermission.
The hosts never trailed in the second half and took an 87-75 advantage into the fourth quarter thanks to Lewis' 3-pointer in the final minute of the third.
Lewis hit a corner three on the first possession of the fourth while being fouled, and even though he missed the ensuing free throw, the Heat cruised the rest of the way.
Game Notes
James, Wade and Bosh had not played together since March 29 against New Orleans -- two days after the team's 27-game winning streak ended in Chicago ... Miami took three of four in the season series ... Lewis' point total was a season high ... James has recorded 2,000 points in a season for the eighth time in his career ... Ray Allen scored 17 points against his former team ... The Heat held out Udonis Haslem and Shane Battier for precautionary reasons ... Miami made a dozen 3-pointers, while Boston shot 6-of-23 from long range.


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By: Fran Dorey, Category: At The Museum, Date: 04 Feb 2011
A leading international science magazine has recently featured the research of a team led by Museum scientist Jeff Leis on how tiny larval fishes survive and find a reef home in the big blue ocean.
One of the things I love about my job is that I get to learn amazing stuff all the time. This week, I put up a display highlighting the work of Jeff Leis and his team on larval fishes. Although the display can't feature too much information, I thought I'd take the time to read all the materiaI I was given, and have a browse though the website (I have to admit I didn't really know much beyond the fact that larval fish are babies, and that we have lots in our collection). I got a little carried away, but it was worth it. Not only did I discover some really interesting facts about these tiny baby fishes but also, if you want to know anything about them, Jeff is just about the best person in the world to ask.
Some of the things I found interesting were:
Nearly all fishes living on coral reefs have a larval stage that lives a few weeks to months in open water away from the reefs. These larvae differ from their adult stage in appearance, habitat and diet. They also face enormous obstacles to survival – growing from a few millimetres to a few centimetres, and developing physically and behaviourally. All this makes it challenging to study them, but understanding their ecology and behaviour is vital for the fishes and for fisheries.
During the time in open waters, the tiny larvae are subject to dispersal by currents. The geographic scale over which larvae disperse is the natural scale of their populations, hence the scale over which fisheries must be managed. Marine parks also need to know this in order to be efficiently designed and managed.
Nearly every aspect of larval-fish behaviour so far examined has produced surprising evidence – and revolutionised our view – of the sophistication and range of their abilities. Although it's now clear that fish larvae behaviour plays a critical role in their dispersal, the biological processes involved in dispersal remain largely hidden. Jeff and his team have recently been awarded a 3-year ARC Discovery grant to study how dispersing larvae determine the direction they swim, how this varies spatially and what sensory cues they use.
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A number of trainers and consultants are making efforts to help the unemployed learn new skills and be better prepared for the new job market.
Tobias Mayer is offering WelfareCSM, a free Scrum Training, to people who can't otherwise afford it. Why is he doing this:
1. To offer low-cost or no-cost Scrum training, including Certified Scrum Master training to individuals in low-paid jobs, the unemployed, students and anyone working for a company that has cut its training budget in this time of crisis.
2. To spread the principles, practices and values of Scrum beyond the software world, by training people from other industries, and those involved in other kinds of work or community activities.
Tobias's training is open to anyone who wants to attend whatever their financial circumstances. The only costs are the $50 Scrum Alliance fee and a donation to help pay for the space. Paid professionals are welcome but are expected to pay what they feel the course was worth at the end of the session. In addition, Tobias won't accept payment from corporations – he feels that this is a personal commitment and this needs to be embraced by all participants.
James Coplien, well known for his books (Advanced C++ and Organizational Patterns of Agile Software Development), fell in love with Serbia in 2004. Since then, he's been looking for ways to support his friends there. This year he decided to offer free CSM training with the help of two other trainers: Dan Rawsthorne, of Danube, and Alan Cyment. The Scrum Alliance waived its fees and paid their travel and other expense. James says:
This is one of the most powerful events, and certainly one of the most powerful courses, I have ever taken part in. Three Scrum trainers — Alan Cyment, Dan Rawsthorne and myself, from different cultures and walks of life — were welcomed into yet a fourth culture as we brought the Scrum framework to them. Things are particularly hard here with the economic crisis, and this course was a gift that provided hope for a brighter future. They welcomed us into their world, their homes, and their hearts. For me, it was an unforgettable experience.
David Schmaltz, author of "The Blind and The Elephant, Mastering Project Work", tells of a nonprofit that he expected would employ him to facilitate their board retreat – he really wanted the work as several other contracts had slipped away in the preceding couple of months. Just as he expected to get the contract, he got word that their primary funding had been slashed by 40% and they couldn't afford David's services. During the Great Depression people would let food go to waste rather than give it away to people who didn't have the money. In the end, David decided to help them anyway thinking that it was better to work, even without pay, than do nothing. He quoted Winston Churchill who said "We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give." To that David added: "Those of us who have always worked to make our lives dare not cease doing our work, even when the cash stops flowing. There's no good reason to accept the lack of monetary remuneration as an excuse for not sharing our gifts."
One trainer who has had free offerings in the past noted that the students seemed to put about as much effort and energy into the course as the money they paid. So students who paid little or nothing put less effort into the class than those who paid the full price. Tobias intends to minimize this by asking several things of their participants:
- Participants are strongly encouraged to pay their own travel and accommodation costs
- All participants will be signed up to a temporary Google group where they are expected to get to know one another before the training, share stories and discuss what they hope to get from the experience.
- After the training, the participants will be invited to join the Scrum Collective to participate in discussion — and in action.
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clarke ching
We've also started running "agile clinics" for people who are working in an Agile way, can't afford to pay for consulting work, but just need a little help for an expert. We modelled our clinics on what the clever folk at Agile Austin are doing.
Good work Tobias. I never thought of using a forum like infoq to spread this idea around it. Excellent thinking.
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There're half a dozen of us experts on the "roster" - covering many different aspects of "agile".
I announce a clinic in either Edinburgh or Glasgow then ask people to email me if they have problems or things they'd like to discuss. I promise to keep the conversations totally confidential, that no one will "sell" to them (though, if they do need help then they're free to ask for paid help) and I assign the person who I think can help the most.
So far we've had 3 clinics + a few lunches / coffees / chats and they've all been very different. Yesterday, we helped a doctoral student attack her research into Agile in an agile way (that surprised me too!) and we think we may have helped another organisation add half-a-million pounds to this years profit - though we'll have to wait and see.
I just love talking to people about Agile so it's been real fun. It's also nice that some of my AgileScotland friends/colleagues have come to realise that they genuinely are experts in their field.
Any more questions ... just ask!
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So clinics are drop-in style, confidential conversations. I like the metaphor. In my case, there is only one doctor in town. Wouldn't hurt to try I suppose, they just gotta wait in line, like any other doctor's office heh.
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I was surprised at the outcome of our "clinic" with the research student because the reason we were meeting was to discuss the content of her research questionairre. She was really struggling to come up with a questionairre - to get it right, that is - and she needed to send it out within a month. She'd been trying to get it right for many months. We spent a lot of time talking about the questions before we lifted it up a level and talked about what she was trying to achieve: which was, essentially, some new and useful advice about risk management techniques.
Then she asked me the question which changed her approach: what would I want to know from research like this? I thought a moment or two then said that I'd love to know what people got taught about risk management vs. what they actually did. We chatted and a few minutes later she'd decided that instead of sending out ONE BIG questionairre which took a shot-gun approach, she'd send out several small questionairres, the first of which would ask my question; she'd use the answers from that questionairre to decide what to ask in her second. She figured she'd get a lot more responses back too, if each questionairre was really short.
That probably seems obvious in retrospect, but it wasn't at the time! It's only as I look back that I realise that she had started with a waterfalleque approach and ended with an iterative & adaptive approach.


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From RadioShack to Sears and from Staples to Abercrombie & Fitch, the recent retail landscape has been characterized by a wave of mall staples announcing hundreds—sometimes even more than 1,000—store closings.
So what will fill the space of these defunct stores?
Sandeep Mathrani, CEO of mall-focused real estate investment trust General Growth Properties, said retailers from Lululemon to Gap are eyeing these vacancies to house spinoff retail concepts, as they search for ways to grow sales organically.
"In the older days before the recession, there were new malls being constructed," he said. "When the recession hit, all the new development came to a standstill."
Because of this imbalance between supply and demand, the competition is intensifying among retailers trying to gain a foothold in high-performing malls, Mathrani said. Since the industry's trough in third quarter 2010—when total shopping center vacancy rates hit 11.3 percent—they've recovered three percentage points, hitting 8.1 percent in fourth quarter 2013, according to International Council of Shopping Centers data.
At General Growth Properties, the occupancy rate is at an all-time high of 93 percent, which compares to the previous high of 91 percent about 10 years ago, Mathrani said.
"Retailers are healthy again and looking to expand," ICSC spokeman Jesse Tron said.
Click through to see 10 up-and-coming retail concepts.
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Can i sue google for this?
ROFL you'll never win.
Google Maps & Google Earth, but did you know that there is also a Google Moon?
Yeah, definitely! I love Google space. If you look at planets, stars, moons, etc. and there is a picture from the Hubble, it'll come up. Beautiful! That's all I can say.
What if, one day google got deleted and we could not google what happened to google.?
Google is not the only search engine, we have to many sear engines so don't worry.
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BURNLEY have less than 2,000 season tickets remaining for their Premier League return, and a sell-out is anticipated after the club announced a freeze on 'early bird' renewal prices for 2015/16.
With the cheapest adult price set at £229 under the 'early bird' offer, based on the purchase of a full-price season ticket this year and discount of £100 advance payment on the 2015/16 early bird prices.
That means should the Clarets retain their top flight status supporters could be watching Premier League football for just £12 a game.
And to help spread the payments the club is offering three-month and six-month direct debit options until the end of July.
Clarets Co-Chairman Mike Garlick said: "Explaining now to supporters that we are freezing the 2015/2016 renewal prices will hopefully take out a lot of the uncertainty about pricing for the future.
"Our determination is always to make sure that season ticket holders receive the best value for their continued commitment.
"And with less than 2,000 season tickets remaining, now is the best time to purchase to make sure you get the best seats available for the upcoming season."
The club have a limit of 15,000 season tickets to sell for the 2014/15 season, with adult prices now starting from £499.


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By Army Sgt. Stephen Decatur/Special to American Forces Press Service
PORT O'CONNOR, Texas, May 21, 2009 - Because soldiers spend most of their time with other soldiers, their everyday lives seem completely normal to them. But every once in a while, they run into someone who tells them that what they do is extraordinary.
Army Pvt. Michael Varner, a cannon crew member from Carson City, Nev., who serves with 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, had such an experience during an event called Warrior's Weekend here May 16. The event was set up to thank soldiers for their service and sacrifices with a day of free fishing.
"I'm used to interacting with my fellow soldiers; I haven't had the chance to be around civilians too much," Varner said. "A lady walked up to me and shook my hand. I kind of had to get used it."
About 8,000 people came to the event, including almost 200 wounded soldiers from Fort Bragg, N.C., Fort Campbell, Ky., Fort Hood, Texas, and Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., as well as many soldiers who hand't been wounded, said Ron Kocian, a co-chairman for the event.
So many boat owners volunteered to take the servicemembers and their families, Kocian said, that there was enough space for Vietnam veterans as well as Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom veterans.
"It's not just about the fishing," Kocian said. "It's about giving the public the opportunity to show that they love the troops."
Kocian served in the Army during the Vietnam War, and said he got together with friends to help set up the Warrior's Weekend because he remembers the way his fellow soldiers were treated when they returned to the United States.
"It will remind [soldiers] that they're loved, and that we're not forgetting them," Kocian said.
In addition to fishing, soldiers also participated in activities such as climbing and archery at the Port O'Connor Community Center. They also attended a dedication ceremony for a field of flags put up by a local church as a show of solidarity for servicemembers.
At the end of the day, a "dinner with the troops" was held at the community center to give civilians and troopers one more chance to connect.
Julian Perez heard about the event through a motorcycle group called the Patriot Guard Riders.
"It's for the troops," he said. "For everything they do for us, it's time we did something for them."
Perez said several members of his family have served in the armed forces, and that more people need to meet servicemembers in person. "They ought to be able to sit together with these veterans and realize what they're doing so we can enjoy our Saturday nights," he said.
Army Spc. Ross Pelto, a Detroit native and paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, is a fishing enthusiast who was wounded during his last deployment to Iraq. He ended up getting the largest catch of his life at the event, a 37-inch red drum, or "Texas redfish," as it's known locally.
"This is the first event I've ever been to like this," Pelto said. "I've never seen this kind of gratitude before; Texas really knows how to treat a veteran."
(Army Sgt. Stephen Decatur serves with the 82nd Airborne Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team public affairs office.)


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Thanksgiving has passed, Black Friday has passed, enter Cyber Monday. What was initially a made-up holiday to give underdog e-commerce sites a day of their own, it has become an undeniably very real and extremely lucrative event. At this same time last year, the Monday after Thanksgiving was the biggest online shopping day of the year by sales, and the first day ever that online spending passed $1 billion
This year, with a record-breaking Black Friday — $816 million online, 26 percent increase over last year, as well as increased in store sales — online retailers are gearing up for Monday to once again be their best of the season.
"It's going to be up there again, no doubt, we were all surprised last year when we saw it turned out to be the biggest day of the season, But more and more retailers have become a part of the Cyber Monday kickoff, more and more consumers are aware of it and know there are special deals coming — and you put that together and you've got an important day." said Gian Fulgoni, chairman of comScore and an e-commerce expert.
The Monday after Thanksgiving was Amazon.com's busiest day for the first time last year, when it sold 13.7 million items. Previously, the busiest day fell in mid-December on the last day Amazon offered free shipping in time for Christmas. The day was also the biggest last year for PayPal, which saw a 19 percent increase in online payment volume over the year before.
Still, there are naysayers who view the day as more hype than reality. "The majority of consumers are procrastinators and they'll wait as long as they can, Cyber Monday is the start of the wave, not the top of the wave." said Mark Vadon, Blue Nile's chairman.
Cyber Monday was dreamed up in 2005 by Shop.org as a marketing ploy to kick off online holiday shopping. More people had high-speed Internet at work, the thinking went, the easier to shop with. But the day was far from the biggest shopping day of the holiday season, coming in at No. 12, according to comScore.
Now, retailers, hoping to stand out, are borrowing Shop.org's formula to invent their own days. Coming soon are mobile Sunday, which PayPal christened the second Sunday in December, and free shipping day on Dec. 16, brought to you by FreeShipping.org. And beware of Red Tuesday, which the Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies warns will hit shoppers who go into debt on Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Mobile shopping is also expected to drive online sales on Monday, because people returning to work after the holiday can conveniently shop on their lunch break or under the conference table in a meeting, said Claudia Lombana, shopping specialist at PayPal.
"Just like Thanksgiving weekend shopping is a ritual in America, when people go with their families to look for deals, as soon as they go to the office on Monday they look online, it's almost ceremonial."


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By Wayne Veysey | Chief Correspondent
Wayne Rooney is refusing to open talks on a new Manchester United contract, Goal understands.
Despite describing himself this week as "happy" and "settled" at Old Trafford, the striker still wants to explore the possibility of leaving the club.
It is understood that Rooney's camp have rejected a recent approach from United chiefs to start talks on extending his contract, which expires at the end of next season.
|Wayne Rooney is 20/1 with William Hill to score a hat-trick against Montenegro
The forward, who turns 28 later in October, has begun the new season in outstanding form but is ready to renew his attempts to leave the Premier League champions, possibly even as early as January.
Rooney is believed to be keen to seek a fresh challenge at an established Champions League club, where his status as the team's principal centre-forward would be unquestioned.
His disillusionment at occasionally being played out of position by Sir Alex Ferguson last season has only partly been rectified by being consistently handed the No.10 role under new manager David Moyes.
Speaking on Wednesday, ahead of England's World Cup qualifier against Montenegro at Wembley on Friday night, Rooney offered only a flicker of public encouragement to United that he would sign a new deal.
Asked directly if he would like to stay at United, Rooney said: "You can see I'm playing and I'm happy in my football. I'll have more discussions with the club and we'll see what happens from there."
Privately, Rooney has provided no assurances to his employers and there is a sense among senior United officials that the forward's agent, Paul Stretford, will use the uncertainty as leverage to engineer a transfer.
Chelsea made two bids for Rooney in the summer after being told that the 27-year-old wanted to move to Stamford Bridge, and there was also strong interest from Arsenal up until the final week of the window.
United refused to sell Rooney to Chelsea, a club they regard as a principal title rival, but the league champions could be hemmed into a corner if the player pushes hard for a transfer either in January or next summer while refusing to extend his £250,000-a-week contract.
Speaking in July, new United chief executive Ed Woodward claimed there were no immediate plans to hold fresh contract talks with any United player, adding that there was "no trigger day" for discussions with Rooney about a new deal. Six weeks later, Nani signed a new, five-year contract.
Rooney spoke publicly for the first time on Wednesday about his reasons for wanting to leave United, blaming his disillusionment on Ferguson playing him out of position following the signing of Robin van Persie.
He said: "Everyone at the club knew where I wanted to play and I think that's why I was disappointed. I got told to play in midfield and I didn't want to. I just think there had to come a point when, for my own career, I had to be a bit selfish really."
Rooney claimed he was happy with his role in the team under Moyes, which has yielded five goals in eight United matches this seasons.
"David Moyes has come in, he's playing me up front and I'm enjoying it," explained the striker. "I've scored a few goals and I'm playing every week. I feel as fit as I ever have done.
"I had a couple of injuries pre-season but I feel great and in good shape. It's a mixture of things, but I am happy and I am enjoying my football."


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There is a great debate about where financial education responsibility lies. Is it with the parents? Should the schools teach it? Is the onus on the employer? Or are money lessons best learned by the school of hard knocks?
With our current economy, the need to prepare the next generation of credit union members for financial security is enormous. Many parents are finding themselves woefully unprepared to teach sound money principles. Just think of the last time you had a young Kirby club member come in and deposit money for "the sucker" or "because they have to". Or worse yet, the times you've seen parents depositing money for their kids during the school day. Not much is learned from that experience.
The financial education initiative that we began 18 months ago has had a great effect on what credit unions are doing in their communities, for their employees, and in schools. This month we turn our focus on the youngest members -- the future of our credit unions.
While some parents do a fine job of communicating the need to save and invest, a vast majority treat teaching money principles as a complete afterthought. As in, "maybe I should have taught my teenage daughter about saving money." Data shows that the earlier we begin having money conversations with our children, the more financially responsible they are as young adults.
Common barriers to begin these dialogues usually are around not knowing what to say, kids shutting down because their parents sound "preachy", and missing the teachable moments throughout the day or week. We've made this process simple and transferable by creating a document that can be handed out to members who are doing transactions with or for their children. We recommend having a stack of these handouts close to a teller window and handing one to any member doing business with kids in tow.
It's a small gesture on the part of credit unions to make sure that parents are having money conversations with their kids. And since everything we do is for our members, it only makes sense to help EVERY member, no matter their age.
To find the financial education conversation starter sheet, follow this link to download the document and customize with your credit union's logo and information.


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Top-ranked Hutchinson CC loses
Top-ranked Hutchinson (Kansas) Community College lost Saturday night at home to Butler Community College, 70-64, leaving second-ranked Spartanburg Methodist (25-0) as the only undefeated team in NJCAA Division I.
The Blue Dragons (24-1) shot only 39 percent and made only four of 17 shots from 3-point range. Hutchinson is also the site of the national tournament, which SMC is on the verge of qualifying for in a second straight year as the regular-season champion in Region 10.
SMC, on the longest winning streak in school history, plays Tuesday night at USC Salkehatchie in Allendale, with a home game set for Friday night against Cape Fear. The Pioneers will then travel to Aiken Tech on Feb. 20 before finishing the region schedule Feb. 23 against Denmark Tech and the regular season Feb. 27 at home against the Limestone JV team.
... The SMC softball team swept Patrick Henry CC on Friday. SMC won Game 1 5-2 behind the pitching of Lacey Leary and Madison Burnett. Casey Whitaker pitched five solid innings to earn her first win in Game 2. Megan Dudleson pitched an inning of relief. Kelli Shealy provided the offense with two home runs giving her three on the season.
SOUTH CAROLINA: The softball team (3-0) scored 25 runs in two wins over Michigan State, 11-3 (5 innings) and Stetson, 14-4, at the Stetson Lead-Off Classic. Senior shortstop Samie Garcia scored eight of those, four per game, while freshman left fielder Alaynie Page also scored four in the second game, all three marks tying the program record for runs in a game. Junior centerfielder Ashlyn Masters had two sac flies and a bases-loaded triple in a 2-for-3 outing in game two, posting six RBIs in the contest against the host Hatters. Page had four RBIs to lead the way in the win over Michigan State.
... In Fayetteville, Ark., for the second day in a row a Gamecock broke their own school record. Junior high jumper Jeannelle Scheper won the women's high jump invitational group with a mark of 6'3 � at the Tyson Invite. Scheper broke her own school record for the second time this season to pick up the victory.
CLEMSON: The track and field team completed a full weekend at two different meets by winning the men's 4x400 relay at the Tiger Paw Invitational. Between the Tiger Paw meet and Virginia Tech's Elite Meet, Clemson track and field won five events.
... Three divers qualified for the NCAA Zone Championships as the women's diving team hosted its first-ever home dual meet against the Davidson Wildcats.
NORTH GREENVILLE: The football team announced the signing of nine players to national letters of intent as defensive tackles Anthony Blair, RaShaun Brown and Renwick McNeil, linebackers Sam Houston and Zach Richter, defensive ends Johnny Burch and Shamal Sanders, wide receiver Aaron Broadwater and safety Rodrick McCray will join the program.
... The baseball team hosted Lenoir Rhyne in a doubleheader on Saturday. The Crusaders earned a 17-6 win in Game 1 but fell 7-3 in Game 2.
LIMESTONE: Junior second baseman KJ McAllister went 6-for-7 with a double, triple and two RBIs, while junior centerfielder Josh Greene finished 4-for-8 to lead the baseball team (4-3) to a doubleheader sweep over Mars Hill College. The Saints took Game 1 6-1 and Game 2 7-3.
... In Newberry, the softball team (0-2) was defeated in extra innings twice by Newberry, losing both game 3-2.
... In Mars Hill, N.C., the women's tennis team (1-0) earned a 6-3 victory at Mars Hill.
... In Mars Hill, N.C., the men's tennis team (2-0) defeated Mars Hill 8-1.
WOFFORD: The men's tennis team (2-3) outlasted Mercer to earn its second straight win, defeating the Bears 4-3.
USC UPSTATE: Hannah Alexander struck out 10 batters in a win over UMKC and Maddison Kiefer ignited the Spartans in a win over Maine as the softball team (2-0) opened its season with a pair of wins in the Subway Upstate Classic. Upstate defeated Maine, 5-1, and UMKC, 7-1.
... In Wilmington, N.C., the men's tennis team (3-4) fell 7-0 at No. 39 UNC Wilmington.


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billkara needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 97 designs submitted by 26 freelance designers.
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We have launched 4 sites this year and have plans to start another 5 more in the next 6 months. Check out our company site to see some of our great domains names and email us if you have any design ideas you'd like to share!
We are re-designing out company website with a new focus. We want it to be targeted towards advertisers, investors and parents which are the 3 main groups which visit the site.
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We are looking to re-design http://www.hallpassmedia.com but keep all the content we currently have on it.
1. New site skin and content pages for the following:
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2. Reuse all content types, for example we have a section for domain names in development on the index page, so you'll need to find a place for that on the new index page as well. This goes for all the content page types.
3. Get creative, this is a re-skin but the slate is wide open and creativity will be rewarded. The design layout can be different then our current site. Just make sure to include all the information currently on the site, the presentation of it can be something completely new.
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If you have visited the site you'll see we have a number of great domain names, like animation.com, draw.com, newgames.com and many others we have plans to make these into full blown sites this year and will be using 99designs to find talented designers to help this process.
We have held 3 contests in the last few months and will hold many more as we get these names built. We hope this contest and others will lead to repeat projects.
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The width for all sites should be 980px. Background images can be wider than 980px though since they don't expand the actual page width.
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I previously wrote that the .NET 2.0 DataTableReader class is really handy, but unfortunately there is no DataViewReader class. Thus, the only way to use the IDataReader interface with a sorted/filtered DataView was to first use the ToRows() method of the view to create a brand new DataTable, and then call CreateDataReader() on that new table. This is not the most efficient process when all you want to do is enumerate a DataView.
So, here's a solution: a simple, efficient, mostly-complete DataViewReader class. Just create a new instance of it passing in the source DataView and off you go. This will...
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I recently helped a friend out who only had access to SQL Server Management Studio Express, and he needed to copy a database locally from his PC to his remote web hosting company. Normally, the process is a simple backup/restore, but his hosting company does not allow restoring databases. Luckily, however, the company does allow direct access to his hosted database via client tools such as SSMS. Unluckily, SSMS Express does not include any tools that allow you to export data to a remote server.
So, here's what we did: First, we scripted out the entire database, including all tables, indexes,...
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Here's something I was not aware of in .NET 2.0+ that I recently discovered.
There is a new DataTableReader class that implements IDataReader so that you can loop through an in-memory DataTable using the same interface that you would to loop through a SqlDataReader. You can create this object by using the CreateDataReader() method of a DataTable. This is great because now you can create a generic ReadFromDatabase() method for your classes that accepts an IDataReader parameter and you can create those objects from pretty much any data source, including DataTables, which wasn't as easy to do previously.
There is one catch:...
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I got an email recently regarding one of my early blog posts from the olden days:
Steve Kass wrote about your post:"there is no guarantee that WHERE <filter 1> OR <filter 2> will be optimized so that the filters are evaluated in the order typed".
I am not certain that optimization changes the priority of the expressions, but I do...
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Here's a good question in the feedback from my post about using the T-SQL 2005 features to return the Top N per Group of a result set:
Sani writes:
What about Top n Percent per Group??? I would greatly appreciate an input on that as well.
That's a good question, and also easily solvable. One way to do this that I thought of was by using a combination of rank() and a count(*) partitioned aggregate function, which is also a new SQL Server 2005 feature.
Simply calculate the rank() of each row in the group, and also the count(*) of all rows in the...
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Ah, this is not an anti-identity rant, don't worry!
Though, in a round-a-bout sort of way, it is yet another argument against always blindly using them -- but not in the way you might expect.
There is a simple rule I'd like to propose, let me know what you think:
"If your client code, SQL code, or configuration files reference the primary key column of a table to determine any application logic, that primary key column should not be an identity."
Now, I am not saying that primary key column can't be a meaningless integer. I am just saying it should not be an...
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I have a new article up at SQLTeam:
Implementing Table Inheritance with Sql Server
It discusses the situation where you have multiple entities that are distinct, yet they have many attributes or relations in common. There is an easy way to simplify your database design and your code if you use the concept of a "base table" for that common data, which is very similar to the concept of Inheritance in Object-Oriented programming.
I recently had to do this for a client that tracks Contributions to their foundation; there is a base set of data that all Contributions have, such as who donated,...
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Because I feel pretty strongly about this and the entire focus of my blog is writing clear, clean and efficient SQL, I thought I'd repeat my response from a SQLTeam forum question here.
smithje asks this, regarding OUTER JOINS:
Left/Right, does it matter. Is one better than the other? A few years ago consultant on a project for our company advised me to always write my queries to use Left joins. He had worked on the project to convert the original database application to MS SQL when Microsoft took it over. He claimed the design of the query engine handled Left joins...
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I have to wonder: is it a sign of good writing when people interpret your words in multiple ways, or is it a sign of bad writing?
I really don't know -- I think it can go either way, I suppose it depends on what your intent is. If you want to express a clear, concise thought or view point, and people come away with different opinions of just what you are writing, then perhaps in that case it is not very well done. But, if you just intend to throw some thoughts and ideas and observations out there for general...
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It doesn't matter if you get your on-the-water kicks from the seat of a kayak or the captain's chair of a 30-foot powerboat, if you're afloat, you should be stowing Spot. It's the simplest, most convenient way to add to the pleasure and safety of boating when you're out of cell phone reach. With the push of one button, satellite-enabled Spot can send messages and your GPS coordinates to loved ones-or even to emergency authorities who can dispatch the Coast Guard if you need emergency help. Friends can even track your journey on Google Maps as you make your way.
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Panthers long-time OT Jordan Gross agrees to new deal, will be free agent after 2013 season
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Veteran offensive tackle Jordan Gross says he's agreed to take a pay cut to remain with the Carolina Panthers.
Gross told The Associated Press Wednesday that "the Panthers and I came to an agreement that everyone was happy with and allowed me to continue my career in Carolina. ... I wanted to be a Panther and this contract echoes that sentiment."
Gross' new deal is worth $5.5 million in 2013 and will void out after the season, making him a free agent.
That's significantly less than the 10-year veteran was scheduled to make the next two seasons. The two-time Pro Bowl selection was scheduled to earn $8.7 million this year and $6.7 million in 2014.
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Bugaboo Runner: Ymre Stiekema
Bugaboo Runner: Ymre Stiekema
2015-07-21 - As an avid runner and mother of two-year-old daughter Lymée, international supermodel Ymre Stiekema was our first choice to star beside the Bugaboo Runner in this month's Vogue Netherlands shoot. We caught up to talk about her running habits.
Hailing from the tiny village of Tolbert in the Dutch countryside, where she lived until very recently, Ymre Stiekema (23) is one of the Netherlands' best-known faces today. Besides shooting ad campaigns for high-end fashion brands such as Prada and posing for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, Ymre spends time with her family, partner Wouter Komdeur (23) and daughterLymée (2), in Haarlem, and manages to find time in her crazy schedule to work out.
Where are you at the moment and what are you doing?
Ymre: "I'm in Madrid doing a shoot for Harper's Bazaar and about to travel to Barcelona for wedding dress designer Pronovias."
Your Instagram followers know that you love to hit the gym and go out for a run. How long have you been running and how did you start?
"I love running, especially in the summer. When it's cold outside I prefer the gym. My dad has been a marathon runner ever since I can remember so I used to tag along with him. Although, (laughing) 42 km is a bit too far for me!"
Where do you like to run, and what does running mean to you?
"I can't run at the moment because of an injury, and I recently moved from Tolbert to Haarlem, so I haven't found my favourite running spot yet, but I always loved running cross-country through the fields. Running is a great way to just empty your head and enjoy the scenery."
How do you combine sports and your busy schedule?
"It can be pretty difficult at times. When I'm at home, I try to work out every day, and I'll always put on my workout gear if my hotel has a small gym or the location is good for running. Of course, it's not the end of the world to miss a workout, I just miss them when I do."
How has becoming a mother influenced your career as a model?
"It's a lot harder to be away from home, but it has made me more driven. The best thing is coming home to someone who runs into your arms and says 'I miss mummy'."
Your partner is a personal trainer, how did the two of you meet?
"I was fifteen when I first met him, and no, he wasn't my personal trainer. We met through a mutual friend."
Is he your personal trainer now?
"I prefer training on my own, but we tend to go to the gym together. I'll ask him whether I'm doing certain exercises properly and ask him for tips, which is ideal."
How did you get back in shape after giving birth? Any tips for new mums?
"Breastfeeding really helped me. I couldn't wait to get back to my workouts after giving birth but you need to wait at least six weeks, which I did. That way I could really focus on Lymée and enjoy just being a mother for a while. It's important to do something you really like, it can be something different each day: running, weight lifting or yoga."
You were recently featured in Vogue Netherlands with the Bugaboo Runner. What was it like shooting a campaign with your daughter?
"I loved it and so did Lymée! She always loves seeing my photos and she knows it mum's work so for her, it was really exciting to come to 'work' with me."
How did she like the Bugaboo Runner?
"We'd only just arrived on set when she said she wanted to sit in the runner. Once we got home, she only wanted to sit in the runner. This summer we're going to make the most of our new stroller."Do you think you'll be running together more often now?
"Definitely, especially when we start running to the beach. I think Lymée is going to love going fast!"
Stay tuned for more top tips from our Bugaboo Runners!
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Sparkling Fourth Quarter Propels Charge to Game One Victory over Skyforce
Owning the last 6 minutes helped the Canton Charge secure Game 1 of their NBADL Playoff series at home over the Sioux Falls Skyforce 99-86.
Most of the contest was played at arm's length with the spread between the two teams never more than 7 on either side. With 5:50 left, DeAndre Liggins made one of two free throws to pull the 'Force to within a point. Six straight fruitful Charge (1-0) possessions later with no suitable answer from the visitors put the game out of reach.
Two categories showed the respective strengths of the two ballclubs. Sioux Falls (0-1) is adept at forcing turnovers with the Charge committing 24 overall. Canton is an excellent rebounding squad and held a 52-23 advantage on the boards. In the fourth quarter alone, Canton's rebounding margin was 13-2. You also have to hand it to a Canton squad that goes 12-14 in the money quarter, holding Sioux Falls to 6-18 shooting in the final stanza.
A gold-clad throng of 2,875 at Canton Memorial Civic Center celebrated Shane Edwards' 29 points and 8 rebounds with a monster double-double from Arinze Onuaku of 21 points and 19 rebounds to boot. Sioux Falls top performers included Craig Smith (24 points), Tre Kelley (15 points) and DeAnde Liggins (10 points, 5 rebounds, 5 steals). One of Edward's buckets was a rugged reverse jam that you can see below.
Canton will need to win one game in enemy territory to advance to the second round with Sioux Falls sporting a 19-5 record at the Sanford Pentagon. Game 2 is Saturday night with a possible Game 3 set for Monday.


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A proud father's boast accompanies an image the U.S. secretary of state on Tuesday called "one of the most disturbing, stomach-turning, grotesque photographs ever displayed."
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(CNN) -- A proud father's boast accompanies an image the U.S. secretary of state on Tuesday called "one of the most disturbing, stomach-turning, grotesque photographs ever displayed."
"That's my boy," Khaled Sharrouf wrote on Twitter alongside a photo of his 7-year-old son using both hands to hold up a man's severed head.
The photo, since removed from Twitter, was reportedly taken in Raqqa, a Syrian city in the stranglehold of Islamic State (IS) militants, where the Australian father has taken his young family to join the fight.
Condemnation has been swift and on Tuesday included scathing criticism from Australia's most senior Islamic cleric, Grand Mufti Ibrahim Abu Mohamed.
"It is utterly deplorable for extremists to use Islam as a cover for their crimes and atrocities," Mohamed said in a statement to CNN from the Australian National Imams Council.
"Their misguided actions do not represent the overwhelming majority of Muslims who emulate the pure teachings of Islam such as justice, mercy and freedom."
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the image underscored "the degree which ISIL (now Islamic State) is so far beyond the pale with respect to any standard that we judge even terrorist groups."
"That child should be in school; that child should be out learning about the future; that child should be playing with other kids, not holding a severed head and out in the field of combat," he said.
Kerry spoke at a news conference with Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, who also presented the image as evidence of the increasing threat of "homegrown terrorists."
"There are a significant number of Australian citizens who are taking part in activities in Iraq and parts of Syria: extremist activities, terrorist activities," Bishop said.
"Our fear is that they will return home to Australia as hardened homegrown terrorists and seek to continue their work here in Australia."
Who is Khaled Sharrouf?
Born in Australia in February 1981, Sharrouf is the son of Lebanese parents who had a violent relationship with his father and spent most of his youth in and out of local courts.
Details of Sharrouf's troubled teenage years were revealed in court documents from his sentencing in the New South Wales Supreme Court in 2009 on terror-related charges.
According to the documents, Sharrouf was expelled from school in Year 9 for violent conduct and "was soon drawn into bad company."
He appeared before the courts on a number of minor charges between 1995 and 1998, when he was also regularly taking amphetamines, LSD and ecstasy. The drugs were likely to have been a "significant factor" in the emergence of schizophrenia, the documents said.
Sydney attack plot
Sharrouf worked as a laborer in the building industry for a time but survived mostly on a disability support pension until his arrest in November 2005 on terror-related charges.
He was one of nine alleged terrorists detained after a series of raids on homes and businesses as part of Operation Pandanus, an investigation into plans to bring holy war to Australia.
Sharrouf pleaded guilty to possessing batteries and clocks knowing that they were going to be used to make explosives for a terrorist act. However, Sharrouf's hearing was delayed after he was found to be unfit to stand trial due to mental illness.
In November 2007, a court-appointed specialist said he was suffering an "acute exacerbation of the illness schizophrenia." He was put on medication, and in early 2009, it was deemed he had made a "remarkable recovery."
Sharrouf was sentenced to five years and three months in prison. However, as he'd already served most of that time while awaiting trial, he was released from prison after just three weeks.
'A chance for a fresh start'
During the sentencing, the court heard an affidavit from his wife, Tara Nettleton, who said she and Khaled had talked about what they wanted to do once he was released from prison. At the time, the couple had four children.
"He often tells me how sad he feels that he has missed out on so much of his children's life and that he can't wait to be able to return home so that he can have a chance to make up to his children all the time that was missed and get to know them again," the statement said.
"We often talk about moving out to the country and living on a farm so that we get away from everything and get the chance to have a fresh start," Nettleton added.
It's not clear what Nettleton thinks of her husband's decision to take their children to Syria. However, her estranged father, Peter Nettleton, said he was devastated by the image of his grandson holding a head.
"I'm scared for the children," he told News Corp. "What life are they going to have now?"
Was Sharrouf further radicalized in prison?
Less than five years after his release from prison, it's clear that Sharrouf has not abandoned the ideology that saw him jailed.
If anything, his time in prison has further radicalized him, according to Clarke Jones, an expert from the Australian National University who is writing a book on the radicalization of inmates.
"The way we incarcerate terrorists -- the labels we put on terrorists -- we tend to isolate them and segregate them. But sometimes it's better to incorporate these types of individuals with other inmates.
"If you isolate them and segregate them, it tends to give them time to think and strengthen their cause, strengthens their ideologies. So I think this time in prison made him worse," he said.
"If he has severe psychological conditions, he needs treatment; he's a sick individual."
It's unclear why Sharrouf has chosen to take his young family to a war zone, but Jones says that if he was doing it to win support, he's likely to have failed.
"For some reason, he thinks that getting his son to hold up a head is going to attract people to his cause. I actually think it's going to have a negative effect. I think it's going to deter some of those who might have wanted to demonstrate their faith to a religion," he said.
The-CNN-Wire: By Hilary Whiteman, CNN's Jessica King and Aliza Kassim contributed to this report.
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MPR2007-02: Winter 2008
The latest privatization initiatives, controversies and news from around the Great Lake State.
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You will notice that the format for this edition of Michigan Privatization Report has been revised. Around the State is not only our most popular feature, there are so many privatization initiatives to report on that we felt compelled to expand this section. We are still committed to in-depth privatization articles and essays — as you will find in the rest of this issue.
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Nvidia GPU Technology Conference The Rise of Fermi
Today at Nvidia's GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, California the company released details on its upcoming architecture codenamed "Fermi." This GPU is a step away from the current GT200 core and is designed from the ground up as a computational engine. That does not mean that it won't perform as a graphics core in any way. No, what this means is that the parallel computing power of Nvidia's GPUs is being used more and more for tasks that are closely associated with supercomputers. The ability to reduce the time it takes to complete computational tasks as well as reduce the power and cost footprints by using the GPU's power make their use that much more attractive. Let me throw out a number, three billion, that's the number of transistors this new architecture will carry. This architecture will carry up to 512 Cuda cores organized into 16 Streaming Multiprocessors with 32 cores each, a 4x improvement over the current generation hardware. The GPU features a 384-bit memory interface divided up into six 64-bit partitions supporting up to 6GB of GDDR5 memory. Each Streaming Multiprocessor will carry 64KB of shared configurable L1 cache and 768KB of L3 cache.
The specification sheet below shows the specifications of Fermi as it compares to the last two generations of Nvidia's graphics processors.
Currently, there has not been any mention of clock speeds but after looking at the specs this card will be a monster on specs alone. Whether that holds true is up for speculation until we see Fermi live and in person. No claims have been made as to the gaming performance delivered but during the keynote speech today Jen-Hsun Huang showed that the Fermi architecture will be 8x faster in double precision performance over the GT200. The keynote speech was the highlight of the day as Jen-Hsun Huang spoke about the current and future applications for GPU computing and how it will change the supercomputing landscape. Jen-Hsen Haung brought forth some of the current companies that are using GPU computing and described the impact of GPU computing on their application. The Oakbridge National Laboratory, Adobe, Techniscan and RTT were represented. Techniscan uses GPU computing to help with the detection of breast tissue tumors through it scanning technology. The power of the GPU reduces the time to view the results from over an hour on a four CPU cluster to less than thirty minutes with two Tesla GPUs. RTT uses the Tesla GPU to render a finished vehicle and its parts in intimate detail. Notice the picture below with the tire and how the light plays on the rendered rim (the picture in picture is the baseline). iRay uses cloud computing to render complex images with ray tracing in seconds instead of hours. Notice the shadowing and how the light interacts with the rest of the picture. All pretty amazing stuff.
The conference is for the most part dedicated to the individuals who are writing the coding for GPU computing and the firsts that Fermi brings along to help the cause with ECC memory, the use of the new floating point standard IEEE 754-2008, a new cached memory hierarchy and C++. With all the GPU computing talk, the gamer is not lost with Fermi with DirectX 11 support, advanced PhysX effects, ray tracing and 3DStereo Vision. Kind of takes the big selling point of DX11 out of the red team's arsenal. I'll leave you with a few pictures of the Fermi / GT300 graphics card in its Tesla dress but have no fear as Fermi variants will be in the Tesla, Quadro and GeForce series. Have a gander at the latest from Nvidia, Fermi!
In a press conference after the keynote speech it was acknowledged that there is silicon "in house" and the Fermi architecture should be available in the next few months! I can't wait!


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