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It seems US Sailing didn't have all the information before casting three votes for kitesurf course racing at the expense of windsurf racing for the 2016 Olympics. A more careful evaluation questions Dean Brenner's explanation for the U.S. votes at the ISAF Council.
1. No argument, kiteboarding is an exciting and rapidly growing area of the sport. However, US Sailing and ISAF voted for what is currently practiced by a very small percentage of kiteboarders - kiteboard course racing. That's like noticing all these skiers at the mountain and then choosing telemark racing as the Olympic discipline. Kite board racing uses very different equipment and skills than what you see at the beach. No doubt kiteboard racing is cutting edge and could one day evolve into an Olympic sport, but we're just not there yet. That's the point. There are estimates that at most 200-300 persons world-wide have been on a kite course board. This includes but a handful of juniors.
But let's look at the facts: 80 women from 37 countries competed in the RS:X World Championships. 12 women from 10 countries competed in the Kite Course Racing World Championships. Only two women were able to complete all the races at the Kite Course Worlds. Does this qualify as Olympic-ready for 2016?
There is currently no known active Youth Kite Course Racing. Compare that to 400 kids (age 16 and younger) who are expected at the Techno Windsurfing World Championships this summer.
2. According to Dean/US Sailing's justification, 'The infrastructure required will be minimal.' Agreed, infrastructure required for staging events is an important consideration. I wonder if US Sailing is aware that kitesurfing, due to safety concerns, is prohibited from many premier ISAF sailing venues:
In Sydney Harbour, site of the 2000 Olympics, kitesurfing is banned.
In Singapore, site of the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, kitesurfing in banned.
In Cyprus, site of the 2013 ISAF Youth Worlds, kitesurfing is banned.
In Lake Garda, Italy, site of the EUROSAF Olympic Regatta, kitesurfing is banned.
In the hospital after kitesurfing - Calling out U.S. Sailing to explain their Olympic vote - Nevin Sayre
On top of that, kitesurfers require the ability to change kite sizes if wind conditions change between races. The ISAF Kite Equipment Report glosses over basic logistics and says huge floating platforms could be built to launch from, or competitors can launch from support boats, or be shuttled to launch from outside beaches. That's minimal infrastructure????? There are very few venues without surrounding hazards where you can safely launch 140 kites to make a 9:00 AM start time in gusty, stormy conditions.
3. Dean's third reason, 'The potential exists to bring new countries to the sport of Olympic Sailing' is valid. And windsurfing has done exactly that with 54 countries competing in the Olympic Qualifying events, and more MNAs competing in Men's RS:X at the ISAF World Championships than any other class, including Laser. Does US Sailing/ISAF want to trade this success for a class that is not yet developed?
4. 'Kites can be sailed close to shore, increasing spectator possibilities.' Yes, just as easily as windsurfing. The only difference is, if the wind is on shore, all those ISAF spectators would have to be pushed back from the shoreline to avoid decapitation.
5. Dean goes on to rely on the ISAF Equipment Evaluation Report which barely addresses the critical concerns of safety. While it's true that kites have improved in safety, and expert kiters will take their own risks, what about the safety of juniors pursing the Olympic dream? You can't just hook a hot shot Opti sailor up to a kite and push him/her off the dock. There is zero pathway for kiting currently within US Sailing.
In his position as Olympic Sailing Chairman, Dean Brenner may not be concerned with further down the pyramid, but safety in the Olympic pipeline should be of paramount importance to US Sailing. Again I ask, what is US Sailing's plan to safely incorporate kitesurfing into Junior Sailing Programs, the Olympic Youth Development Team, Youth Worlds Team, the Junior Olympic events, and all the pathways that leads to the Olympics? What is US Sailing's plan to bring kitesurfing under its umbrella when insurance companies have deemed kitesurfing unsafe?
ISAF's own specialists in the Events Committee voted 17-2 in favor of trialing kitesurfing at ISAF events until it is proven Olympic-ready, and keeping RS:X as the Olympic Class for Men's and Women's in 2016. We call on U.S. Sailing and ISAF to evaluate the readiness of kitesurf racing for 2016 and the Olympic pipeline, question dubious claims in the ISAF Kite Evaluation Report, balance judgement against the world-wide success of windsurfing as an Olympic discipline, and perform a complete fair analysis before their vote in the November ISAF meeting.
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- In the fateful closing days of 1862, three weeks before Emancipation, the administration of Abraham Lincoln commissioned a code setting forth the laws of war for the armies of the United States. The code announced standards of civilized conduct in wartime concerning issues such as torture, prisoners of war, civilians, spies, and slaves. The code Lincoln approved ultimately shaped the course of the Civil War. And when the war was over, the same code reshaped warfare the world over. By the twentieth century, the 157 articles of Lincoln's code had become the basis of a new international law of war. European powers adopted the American code. International agreements like the Geneva Conventions incorporated and expanded it. In this pathbreaking and deeply original book, John Fabian Witt tells the hidden story of the laws of war in the first century of the United States-and of the extraordinary code that emerged from it to change the course of world history. Lincoln's Code is the haunting and inspiring story of an idea in American history: the idea that conduct in war can be regulated by law. For many, the very idea of a law for war has seemed like an oxymoron. But with sweep and vitality, Witt unfolds the story of the cast of characters who invented the modern laws of war. Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin championed Enlightenment rules for civilized warfare. James Madison went to war in 1812 to vindicate them. Indian conflicts challenged and distorted them. The Mexican War quietly revolutionized them. In the Civil War, Lincoln and a small band of now forgotten figures helped remake those same laws to support Emancipation and advance the Union war effort. Three decades later, a new generation of Americans went into a war of American empire in the Philippines equipped with the very rules Lincoln had laid down. In beautifully crafted prose, Witt brings to life the soldiers and the presidents, the war makers and the pacifists, the Indians and the slaves, the cynics, the utopians, and the pragmatists who struggled with enemies and with one another to shape the United States' vision of the laws of war. A narrative of expansive range and significance, Lincoln's Code depicts the drama of armed conflict and the anguish of human beings grappling with such vexing questions as whether prisoners could be executed; whether there were rules in Indian wars; whether military commissions could try unlawful combatants; whether torture might ever be justified; and whether slaves could be freed in wartime. The code Lincoln issued prohibited cruelty and the infliction of pain for its own sake but left room for vast destruction in the name of a just cause. It condoned the devastation inflicted in Sherman's march to the sea. Yet it also provided a moral foundation for Emancipation and insisted that doing the right thing in situations of grave crisis was indispensable to the legitimacy of modern armies. Witt's engrossing exploration of the dilemmas at the heart of the laws of war is a prehistory of our own era. Today the world once again confronts raging legal and moral controversy over the conduct of war. Lincoln's Code reveals that the controversies of the twenty-first century have roots going back to the beginnings of American history. In a time of heated controversy about the nation's conduct in wartime, Lincoln's Code is a compelling story of ideals under pressure and a landmark contribution to our understanding of the American experience.
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State Board Chair calls for development of $250 million Technology Fund to strengthen state's educational infrastructure
Illinois Schools Technology Fund redirects current funds to meet 21st century learning needs
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois State Board of Education Chairman Gery J. Chico called on the General Assembly to work with him to develop an Illinois Schools Technology Fund to meet the 21st century needs of students.
Chairman Chico proposes using remaining school construction funds as the initial startup for a $250 million technology fund. The State Board is in the process of putting together the Fiscal Year 2015 K-12 education budget request and the Chairman will ask Board members to make his proposal part of that request.
"We need to change from the textbook–driven classrooms and redirect to technology–based ones. We need to move from passive learning to active learning,†Chairman Chico said. "We know that technology drives our economy. If we do not give Illinois students the tools to learn in the 21st century we are setting up Illinois business for failure in the future.â€
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At the end of the past school year, the Illinois State Board Education partnered with Education SuperHighway, a not-for-profit whose mission it is to ensure all schools have access to quality technology, to perform online speed tests to determine the level of connectivity within Illinois school districts. Approximately 60 percent of school districts participated in the speed test with the results showing that of those participants, only 25 percent have the infrastructure necessary to participate in digital online learning and testing.
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I live in San Francisco and was at the race. I was glad every race Oracle won until the final, because the racing was absolutely incredible, and I wanted it to continue. But it's clear New Zealand came into the finals better prepared, and racing should be about the best competitor winning, not about opening the spending floodgates to gain an advantage. So good job to Jimmy Spithill and crew for sailing an excellent race in the end, but I feel for the New Zealand fans who saw the advantage of their superior preparation squandered. I hope the rules are streamlined before the next iteration to reduce the influence of big money.
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pocketpit wrote:Kimber (Doberman) has had an issue with struvite crystals for most of her life. Never had any UTI's (knock on wood) but the crystals persisted through any kind of food I've tried her on. I have not used prescription diets becuase I wasn't thrilled with the idea and wanted to see if there was another way around having to resort to them. She takes a cranberry supplement (capsules) and it makes a difference in her urine PH. It doesn't alleviate all of the crystals but she's down to none or just a few whenever I do UA's on her vs the enormous amounts she used to have before. Lukily for me she's an avid water drinker so that helps as well. Her urine stinks to high hell but I've never seen any bacteria in it on the microscope and I send out samples to the lab periodically just to be sure.
No dietary advise here, just wanted to add my experience in case it was at all helpful. If anyone has feedback on supplements with Vit C or D-Meth. in them working I'd love to hear it. I've considered adding the DM to her diet but the cranberry seems to work so I haven't toyed with it.
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The Timberwolves topped the Kevin Garnett-less Celtics 110-100 at Target Center Monday night.
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This is my favorite of the Radikon whites for reasons I cannot fully explain. I am of the belief that these, with exceptions, gain nothing from extended bottle aging I convinced RJ to bring out his last bottle. It showed OK, but a bit more loose than previous bottles. While still a very good drop, I've had better bottles.
2008 Foillard Morgon
When you are in the mood, nothing else will truly suffice. Again, this was not the best bottle of this I've had, a bit less overt fruityness (which was sort of what I was looking for) but still able to tickle all the right spots on my palate and even spine. If you don't like this, you really need to ask yourself if wine truly is your beverage of choice.
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- Iuli said...
Oslavje has always been my faovrite radikon white. I think it takes on a bit of honeyed character with age, with a softer more supple texture.
It's radikon's merlot i've been craving. Living in the neo facist state of PA, unspoofed merlot seems like a world away from me.
- September 7, 2010 at 8:33 AM
- Florida Jim said...
FWIW, we opened my '08 skin-fermented SB the other night for friends and it is about twice as good as the bottle we shared in Durham. It appears to be gaining both depth and length and was the Thunderbird bottle among some very upscale competition that night.
It also seems to be gaining color - why I have no idea.
Best, Jim
- September 8, 2010 at 10:59 AM
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The Radikon merlot can be amazing. I think I may have drank the last few bottle of the 1995 at Otto. They were only $90 or so.
Any way you can hold a bottle or two to have with me or sell me? I'm really curious to see what happens with that wine. I talk about it everywhere I go. Still holding the syrah. Just let me know when I can drink it.
- September 9, 2010 at 11:38 AM
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Drink the syrah cold - I mean it. Otherwise there's too much VA. The bottle you got is one of the "first offs" which means first off the bottling line and it got too much air.
And now is fine.
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Instead, he explained, "We need an infusion of players, productive players."
However, at the team's Holiday Party in Citi Field today, Alderson said he expects next year's team to look similar to last year's team, "with some exceptions."
To be fair, pitchers and catchers report two months from now - not tomorrow. Also, there is still the potential for trades to be made this winter and plenty of free-agents available to sign.
That said, I'm skeptical we'll get to root for a significantly better team than we did in 2012... and that is beyond frustrating and disappointing.
Interestingly, I've heard the Mets have a bit more money to spend this winter than has been reported.
The team opened up money in the budget by delaying payments to Jason Bay, as well as getting David Wright to defer 2013 dollars to later in his new deal, indicating Alderson may have up to $20 million available to him. However, it's up to him whether he spends it or not. The Mets know they need to be better, but he isn't being pressured by Ownership to win now at the expense of what's in the best interest of his long-term plan.
"We're not going to spend the money in mid-December just because we have it," Alderson said today, according to the same report. "We may spend it in January. We may spend it at some other time. We may not spend it. But the important thing is we have the flexibility to make a baseball decision about that rather than be constrained by sort of an artificial financial limitation."
In other words, as has always been the case with him, Alderson doesn't want future payrolls to be obstructed by lots of money in long-term deals to mediocre free agents.
For instance, in 2014, 2015, etc., David Wright and Jon Niese will get raises. Also, Alderson will need to explore long-term extensions and raises for Ike Davis, Ruben Tejada, Matt Harvey and other homegrown players, who at the very least will earn more through arbitration. And, since there will always be a need for low-risk, high-reward free agents to fill out the roster, I don't think he wants to limit his options by signing a so-so free agent to an over-valued deal this winter to get from 74 wins in 2012 to - say - 78 wins in 2013. It's not a big-enough bang for the buck, I guess, when compared to how the contract can complicate things down the road.
So, what? How does he improve in 2013 enough to keep us entertained, satisfied, buying tickets and watching SNY, yet also keep his long-term options in tact?
At this point, I really don't know.
There is still the possibility the Mets end up keeping R.A. Dickey and trading Niese to the Blue Jays for a young hitter or two. However, I'm growing more and more skeptical that either deal will happen, meaning the pitching staff will be mostly the same. I also don't see how Cody Ross accepts just two years to play in Queens, when he's still seeking a three-year deal. And, Miguel Olivo is never the best answer to a baseball-related problem, meaning the lineup will be mostly the same.
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About 300 people lined the sidewalk off Eagle Rock Boulevard, spanning nearly three blocks of the thoroughfare, some even camped out four to five hours before doors opened at 7 p.m. at XIX Studios. Unfortunately, only a fraction of those in line were able to make it into the small apartment-sized garage where Little Dragon and artist Brian Butler set up a stage and ad hoc comic book store.
The free event was presented by Tumblr as part of Tumblr IRL, a program that aims to connect fans and some of the biggest pop culture influencers online and "In Real Life." The show came just a day after Little Dragon performed on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
"It was my first time seeing them live and it was really cool," said 35-year-old Kaomi Kishi of Long Beach. "They just all jammed out."
Little Dragon kicked off the show with its latest hit "Klapp Klapp" off the album "Nabuma Rubberband," which dropped just last week. The foursome then continued with about half a dozen other crowd favorites from the new album like "Pretty Girls" and "Paris," plus "Ritual Union" off the 2011 album of the same name all in front of a giant comic strip of the band created by Miami artist Brian Butler, who collaborated with the Little Dragon for his latest project, "Nabuma Comics."
The limited edition graphic novel was inspired by Little Dragon, who Butler met two years ago. The 27-year-old artist has been sketching at concerts for five years and met vocalist Yukimi Nagano during Ultra Music Fest.
"I had been super stoked on the band for like forever, but embarrassingly I didn't even recognize Yukimi as part of the band when I first met her," Butler said, laughing. "Then we stayed in touch. Yukimi and I have been trying to rock some projects together since and this is the first one to come to fruition."
"Nabuma Comics" is a story about the band members — Nagano, bassist Fredrik Wallin, Håkan Wirenstrand on the keyboards and drummer Erik Bodin — who get "trapped in this weird, surreal world that's actually Håkan's beard," Butler said, pointing to the corner stage where the band played underneath puffy strips of snow white felt material.
"The idea was to have them perform inside the beard and, in a way, perform inside the comic," he said.
After the nearly hour-long set, the band stayed a bit to sign autographs for fans who picked up Little Dragon merchandise and Butler's work. This was a chance for fans who didn't get to catch the performance — many of whom climbed atop cars and nearby building rooftops in an attempt to get a glimpse of the show — to meet the band up close.
London Battle and her friend Francesca Klein, both 18 years old of Long Beach, didn't get in for the show but said they were able to hear most of it from outside and were happy to get a copy of "Nabuma Comics."
"We saw the flashing lights and heard most of it out here," Klein said of the show.
"We were close enough to have an experience," Battle chimed in. "It was totally worth it."
By 10 p.m., Little Dragon was back out on the road heading to Bradley, Calif. The band, who performed just last month at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, is set to play May 26 at the annual music festival Lightning in a Bottle.
"See you soon," Nagano told the crowd. "We love L.A."


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THE DEVELOPMENT Holmhead Gardens, Cumnock is a new and prestigious development of thirty-five villas (twenty-nine detached and six semi-detached) offered by the local builder, âAuberne Homesâ, who are NHBC accredited. Situated in an elevated position, within the grounds of the old Holmhead Hospital, this development enjoys breathtaking views of the Ayrshire countryside and Afton hills. An attractive wooded location offering an air of tranquil, country living and woodland walks. THE CEDAR Part-Exchange available. The Cedar is a four bedroom semi-detached villa offering spacious and flexible family accommodation, with practical living in mind. On the ground floor, there is an impressive bay windowed lounge and large open plan kitchen/diner with French doors opening out to the rear garden. A utility room and separate WC complete the ground floor accommodation. The upper floor offers four, well-proportioned bedrooms (master with en-suite) and a family bathroom. All homes will be supplied with the latest, ultra fast fibre broadband. NB: Incentives may be available. Depending upon the stage of construction, an incoming purchaser may also have the potential opportunity to select a number of key internal fixtures and fittings. Please discuss with site representative. KEY FEATURES ⢠4 Bedrooms ⢠2 Bathrooms ⢠Large open plan kitchen/diner ⢠Spacious garden at rear ⢠Lots of natural light ⢠1,300 sq ft ⢠Help to buy available ⢠Energy efficient meeting latest building standards SPECIFICATIONS Kitchens High quality inspirational kitchen designs, with the choice of 13 different colours/finish. Stainless steel appliances to include fan oven, client choice of gas/electric hob with glass or stainless-steel splashback, extractor fan, one and a half bowl sink with designer tap. Choice of worktop and upstand. Utility Room High quality utility room designs, with the choice of 13 different colours/finish. Stainless steel single bowl with designer tap readily plumbed for appliances. Choice of worktop and upstand. Bathrooms, Shower Rooms, Ensuites and Guest Toilets White shower trays with chrome/glass enclosures and the choice of wet wall. Ideal Standard sanitary ware with designer Nabis mixer taps. Chrome towel rails to all bathrooms, shower rooms and toilet. Gas Central Heating A highly energy efficient mains gas central heating system with energy efficient combi boiler will provide heating and hot water. In keeping up with the latest technology, the heating system is controlled by the IT500BM Internet Thermostat, meaning you can program your heating from your pc or smartphone. Individual thermostat radiator valves (trvs) help to manage efficiency. All homes are insulated to the highest building control standards. Electrical All homes are fitted with electric push bell, downlighters to kitchen, bathrooms, ensuites and toilets where possible. Pendants to all other areas. Ample double sockets throughout and usb sockets fitted to kitchen, all bedrooms and living areas. TV point to all bedrooms and living areas, telephone point to living room and master bedroom. A smart meter is also fitted as standard to help improve energy efficiency. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors fitted as standard. Solar Panels Each home is fitted with smart, unobtrusive roof integrated solar panels providing you with an efficient level of solar energy. The Finishing touches White gloss contemporary skirtings and facings. White gloss internal doors with brushed/chrome door handles. Modern staircase, newels and handrails all finished in white gloss. Walls and ceilings painted white throughout. Brushed/chrome door stops where applicable. Fibre Optic Broadband All homes are fitted with the latest fibre optic broadband for your convenience. External The exterior of our homes comprises of dark grey slate roof tiles complimented with low maintenance white pvc soffits and facias and black pvc guttering and downpipes. Walls are a beige marble stone dry dash render with alba buff stonework. White double glazed pvc windows and white French doors lead to the rear garden. High security composite door to the front in either black or red, with 4 panels and 2 glazed fan lights for extra lighting. Outside Driveways are monoblocked in and each home has parking for a minimum of two/three cars depending on house type. Slabbed paths to front entrance. Rear garden is fully enclosed with a 6ft fence, slabbed patio area, turfed and landscaped with slabbed area for bins. Turfed and landscaped front garden completes the finish. Visitor parking is providing throughout the development. Common areas will be landscaped and managed by a factor. Additional information Optional extras are also available and can be discussed with our Sales Advisor at our Sales office at Holmhead Gardens, Cumnock. See our website or facebook page for opening times, or call our office on 01292 260999.
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For homeowners, hosting a movie shoot can mean extra cash and perks (meeting Ben Affleck)-but, as WSJ's Cecilie Rohwedder reports on Lunch Break, it doesn't always translate to a price bump. Photo: Getty Images.
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49ers' Brooks Fined $16,000 for Hit on Saints' QB Drew Brees
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks has been fined nearly $16,000 for his unnecessary roughness penalty on Drew Brees, according to a report on espn.com.
The controversial penalty came in the fourth quarter and negated and sack and a fumble. The Saints went on to tie the game on that possession on a field goal by Garrett Hartley.
Hartley's third field goal of the game was the winner for the Saints 23-20.
On NFL Monday Night Countdown one day later, former Baltimore Ravens' star Ray Lewis issued a scathing indictment of the league rules and offered to pay one half of Brooks' fine if one was levied.
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PopPace team was planning to open the 29th server called Ghost Pirate King for Tamer Saga at 6:00pm, December 13th GMT-8. In addition to the prepared gift packs and various thrilling online events, the development team behind Tamer Saga was willing to share some important tips with their new or devoted fans. Wish you good luck in game and enjoy the fun!
Generally speaking, a character's power is under the sway of its level, equipment, skills and even its companies such as pets or mounts. In Tamer Saga, players are allowed to enhance, upgrade and enchant their equipment. They can raise powerful pets and mounts to earn the additional attributes. The last but not the least, players should never forget to upgrade their skills (also called as spells in game).
By clicking the Spell button at the bottom of the game interface, players can view a character's all available spells. Once players meet the detailed requirements, they are able to learn and upgrade a spell. In Tamer Saga, spells can be divided into active spells above the spell interface and passive spells below it. Players have to upgrade their spells step by step. All level 40+ players who successfully upgrade their basic active spells to level 10 can select to learn another active spell from the two available branches. Of course, they can change the branch at any time. But the previous branch they learnt will be unlearnt and debased to level 0 again. Considering the money consumed to learn a spell, players should reasonably select a suitable branch.
All passive spells will be available after players reach level 41. However, the effects brought by passive spells can only be displayed in battles. Players can upgrade their passive spells to earn more buffs as well.
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Last chat before daylight savings time kicks in here in the US. Last week saw a very pawltry attendence. I can only assume that chat has taken a back seat to other priorities like deadbeat 70's reject concerts. Please come to chat assuming there are no '70's rejects playing in your town tonight. For those of you who may have forgotten, chat gets started around 9:30 PM for those of us on the east coast, 8:30 PM for those of you in Chicago and 9:30 in other parts of fly over country. I guess that means 6:30 PM on the left coast. If my calculations are correct everyone in NZ needs to join us at 3:30 PM Thursday and Australia at 1:30 PM on Thursday afternoon for those in Sydney and eastern Oz. It will be an ungodly 3:30 AM in Israel and Helsinki, 2:30 AM in Paris, and Berlin, and 1:30 AM in London. Of course it is all worth the sleep deprivation. Come in early and see who is here. Don't be late!!!!! (I hope I have the time changes down.If not, let me know!)
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A.J. Khubani founded TeleBrands in 1983, on a modest budget of $20,000. Today, it's clear that it paid off. TeleBrands does blockbuster business, selling such products as PastaBoat and Plaque Blast through direct response television infomercials.
TeleBrands is the dominant player in the "As Seen on TV" sales category. This is appropriate, since Khubani himself designed the ubiquitous "As Seen on TV" logo, according to Manish Israni, vice president of market research.
Today, its products are sold in such retail outlets as Wal-Mart and Target, a testament to their popularity. However, despite many successes, Israni conceded that TeleBrands hasn't always gotten it right.
"We passed on the Snuggie," he said. "A.J. and the rest of the team looked at it and said, 'This is silly, that's never going to work.' It ended up being a runaway success. But that happens in this business, you never know what's going to work."
Despite missing the mark occasionally, TeleBrands' formula has served it well over the years. Using approximate sales figures provided by the company, CNBC.com presents a list of its 10 best-selling products. Read ahead to find out what these "As Seen on TV" success stories are.
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Chris Martin of Coldplay Has Been Battling Tinnitus for Nearly a Decade
Chris Martin has come out as a long-time sufferer of tinnitus, a condition that causes ringing in the ears and painful earaches and headaches. The Coldplay frontman spoke for the first time about his ailment, which often afflicts those who repeatedly listen to loud music.
Martin told The Daily Mirror, "I've had tinnitus for about 10 years, but since I started protecting my ears it hasn't got any worse... Looking after your ears is unfortunately something you don't think about until there's a problem. I wish I'd thought about it earlier."
The singer said he believes his ears were affected long before he started performing with Coldplay, when he listened to blaring music as a teen. These days, he takes precautions while performing. "The band use molded filter plugs, or in-ear monitors," he said. "You can use industrial headphones but they look strange at a party."
The Mirror quoted a source close to Martin who said, "Chris suffered with terrible ringing in his ears and excruciating headaches. If he hadn't sought treatment, he might not be performing today." Martin said he does not expose his children to loud music.
Tinnitus can cause severe hearing damage and even deafness if left untreated. Martin is speaking out as he gets involved with Action on Hearing Loss, a U.K. organization that aims to prevent and treat hearing loss. Rapper Plan B and '80s pop singer Gary Numan, sufferers of tinnitus themselves, are also involved in the campaign.


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Mondays are always the hardest, Hamza El Soghier and DJ Kajo are there to change that for you!
Head to CJC every Monday in March to witness and vote on all 4 Knockout Rounds of Hey DJ competition! Things are heating up with the third round. In teams of 2, Mohamed Fattah and Hatem Zahran under the mentorship of A-Squared, will play against Ahmed Alaa and Emery Swelam under the mentorship of Misty. Who will spin your head with their best beats? That's what you'll be voting for !
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Flip LB Video Premiere Photos
Check out some photos from the Flip "West Side Story" premiere that we had in Long Beach last Friday night. The venue was packed by 9pm and the good vibes were definitely flowing… By the end of the premiere the homies were hyped and that led into an epic after party at the Red Room bar with all of our friends and family. Big THANK YOU to Vitamin Water for sponsoring the event, thanks to the Red Room for letting us get wild and thanks to everyone that made it out to the premiere. Long Beach represent! …For more coverage of the night check out ConcreteDisciples.com (photos courtesy of MRZ).
The venue pre-premiere.
Photos courtesy of Anthony Acosta. Thanks homie!
Old tymers were in attendance too…
Homemade Vato tshirt.
Louie Sr. made it out in full force.
The Acosta's.
Collin Provost, Jared Hager (of the infamous Hager Bros.) and a friend.
LB dog hangin' loose at the premiere.
Tony Karr.
MRZ from Concrete Disciples.
Luan and his girl.
Crowd shots. Packed.
Ewan & Luan.
Geoff & Matt.
Heavy Metal Chuck went home with a super limited edition Corn Dog print… 1 of 1.
This was the point in the night when it started getting wild style…
Rune & Choi from Volcom.
Today's party is tomorrow's mess.
After party at the Red Room!
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Signaling System Number 7
SS7 (Signaling System Number 7) is the network control signaling protocol utilized by the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) services framework. ISDN control information for call handling and network management is carried by SS7. SS7 is a large and complex network designed to provide low latency and to have redundancy in many network elements. The SS7 control-signaling network consists of signaling points, signaling links and signaling transfer points. Signaling links or SS7 links interconnect signaling points. Signaling points (SSP) use signaling to transmit and receive control information. A signaling point that has the ability to transfer signaling messages from one link to another at level 3 (SS7 level 3 will be described in detail later) is a Single Transfer Point (STP). There is a fourth entity, the Service Control Point (SCP), which acts as a database for the SS7 network. The STP queries the SCP to locate the destination of the calls. The design of the SS7 protocol is such that it is independent of the underlying message transport network. The design of the signaling network is very important in that it will directly impact the availability of the overall system. In general, the network will be designed to provide redundancy for signaling links and for STPs. Figure 1 shows a basic SS7 network.
Figure 1: SS7 Signaling Endpoints in a Switched-Circuit Network
A typical call can be illustrated using Figure 1. User A goes off-hook in New York and begins dialing. User A is calling User C in San Francisco. The dialed digits are transmitted across the local loop connection to a local switch that has signal point functionality (SSP). The local switch translates the digits and determines the call is not local to itself. The local switch will use its signal point functionality to signal into the SS7 network to a Signal Transfer Point (STP). The STP queries a SCP to locate the destination local switch. The STP signals to the destination local switch to alert it of the incoming call. The destination local switch rings the phone of User C. User C answers and the two local switches signal across the SS7 network and determine the bearer path through the PSTN. Once the path is setup the call begins. When either user goes on hook, the network signals the other end to tear down the bearer path and the call is terminated. The worldwide SS7 network is divided into national and international levels.This allows the numbering plans and administration to be separated.


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Rosa Parks Circle Ice Skating To Start November 30th
A fun-filled evening for the family is planned for November 30th to kick off the holiday season in Rosa Parks Circle. A few of downtown's most popular holiday events (the GRAM Tree Lighting, the opening of Rosa Parks Circle Ice Rink, and the free horse-drawn carriage rides) will be combined to make it into an event to truly kick off the holiday season in Grand Rapids.
A ceremony, scheduled to start at 5:30pm, will culminate with the lighting of the Holiday Tree on the Grand Rapids Arts Museum's Wege Plaza.Art Museum Board President Mitchell Watt will welcome everyone to the ceremony and introduce the key participants. Then, Mayor George Heartwell will welcome the crowd, and announce the official opening of the Rosa Parks Circle Ice Rink. There will also be a special season-opening skating performance by figure skater Kimberly Scott. After that, GRAM Director and CEO Dana Friis-Hansen will pull the switch to light the tree! The ceremony will conclude at 5:45pm.
It's free to attend the outdoor Tree Lighting Ceremony! Indoors, admission to GRAM is $5 after 5pm; free for Members. The Museum is open until 9pm.
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Common ground exists despite clash between PA City Council, the EDC
John Beard might be gone from the Port Arthur City Council, but that doesn't mean there was no excitement at the Tuesday, May 29, meeting.
And the fireworks didn't come from the newly elected Willie "Bae" Lewis occupying the District 5 seat Beard had occupied the last nine years. Instead, it was his colleague to the right, Bob Williamson, recently re-elected to his third and final term on the Port Arthur City Council, who took the brunt of criticism from Port Arthur EDC board president Roosevelt Petry Jr. during his five minute speech to the council after a long Memorial Day holiday weekend.
"It was the citizens' decision – approximately 15 years ago – who voted to have an economic development corporation in this city, not certain council members' decision, so I would ask that the council respect the citizens' decision," said Petry, who was at times animated and other times monotone during his speech to the council.Petry, 49, owner of GP Industrial Contractors Inc., which is located in Port Arthur, argued that members of the City Council were badmouthing the EDC and yet hadn't attended any EDC meetings.
He declined to mention members by name, but said he has a problem with the negativity aimed at the EDC and indicated it to the Council.
"Some of you have lied to the community, some of you have made statements that are untrue, some of you have tried to put fear in the voters, and some of you have basically misrepresented the facts," said Petry before being stopped by Port Arthur Mayor Bobbie Prince.
After a short exchange with the city attorney and Prince, Petry challenged the members of the council to attend an EDC meeting and start working together to move Port Arthur forward, not before, of course, telling the members of the City Council how he thought the EDC board and the City Council stacked up against one another."Our overall board is more qualified than this council as a whole, and I'll say it front of everybody in here." said Petry. "And we've done more for this city. The EDC has given money to the city – many times. But nobody wants to talk about that."
Wednesday, a day after the City Council meeting, Williamson said he didn't appreciate Petry lashing out at the council the way he did, and said that most of Petry's vitriol stems from a comment Williamson made to a Port Arthur News reporter opining that the EDC had "lost focus" and "needs to be overhauled."
Williamson felt after an initial leak from the Mercer Report (an outside consultant's evaluation of the city) indicated that the EDC needed to be abolished, outside influence from prominent members of the community and the EDC encouraged the Mercer Group to amend its findings and instead encourage the EDC to change its strategy of recruiting new business.
"You can't sit in the office anymore and wait for someone to walk in" said Williamson. "You have to go out and recruit and be active and do those things that EDCs are put together for. Well, our EDC really doesn't know what those things are."
Williamson said he's been discouraged by what he's seen from the EDC – including, as he puts it, no record of early bookkeeping and questions as to what businesses the EDC has really brought in and the practices used by the board to how select businesses to receive EDC funding. The retired Port Arthur cop said he's canvassing EDC financial records and has talked to several interested parties regarding EDC practices, and he plans on unveiling all of the information into what the EDC has been doing, and he said he'd like to have it ready in the next month.
"There's a lot of stuff there, and I'm looking though it all," said Williamson, who said if he's going to be called out, he's ready to challenge back.
Despite the Williamson's contention, Petry said he stands by the job he's done in the three years he's been a part of the Port Arthur EDC and is committed to the EDC and the City Council working together to improve the Port Arthur economy while adding jobs to the city.
While he's curious about the sudden timing and what Williamson expects to find in the EDC's financials – "We're audited by the same people as the city, and the City Council approves our budget and everything we do," Petry pointed out – the longtime Port Arthur businessman said he won't be bogged down by rhetoric nor deterred from the path he and the EDC are on to improving Port Arthur.
"This isn't about individuals; it's about doing what's right for Port Arthur," said Petry.


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Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora has expressed an interest in returning to the team in 2013, but he'll have a chance to talk to any other team in the league before making any decisions about what uniform to wear.
Jenny Vrentas of the Newark Star-Ledger reports that Umenyiora's contract for the 2013 season voided at 4 p.m. ET on Thursday, making Umenyiora an unrestricted free agent. Because Umenyiora is not being released, he's not free to sign with another team until free agency opens on March 12.
Although Umenyiora said he'd be down to stay with the only team he's ever played for in the NFL, it seems like an unlikely development. The Giants aren't blessed with a ton of cap space, which explains why they've spent this week releasing several veteran contributors, and Umenyiora will likely be able to land a bigger deal with a team that doesn't already have two well-regarded starting defensive ends.
Umenyiora was healthy for the entire 2012 season, but posted just six sacks after dropping the quarterback nine times in only nine games during the 2011 season. Still, he has 75 sacks in his career and those numbers are sure to entice more than one team into trying to land Umenyiora for their defensive line this offseason.


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When 15-year-old Manual Arts High School student Chennel Green started this competition, she was receiving D's and F's in her classes. She and roughly three-quarters of her peers were deemed by the California Department of Education as performing "far below basic" or "below basic" in math and language arts on a standardized state test.
This evening, Green and her team face another motivated team of South Los Angeles students in the Thinkfinity Bowl Championship at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center at 4718 W. Washington Blvd. The event is open to the public, starting with a 5 p.m. reception.
The Thinkfinity Bowl Championship is the culmination of a 16-week academic competition for upper elementary, middle and high school youth in South Los Angeles. A coalition of local community organizations, including Brotherhood Crusade, the EXPO Center and the African American Unity Center, is behind the program. Funding is provided through a $75,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon.
Organizations fielding teams in the Thinkfinity Bowl League include the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks EXPO Center; the Young Center for Academic and Cultural Enrichment; Horace Mann Junior High School; A-MAN (African American Male Achievers Network and International Science Discovery and Learning Center); African American Unity Center Supplemental Educational Services program, and Brotherhood Crusade Gang Reduction and Youth Development Program. Collectively, the teams represent various middle and high schools in South Los Angeles, including Foshay Middle School, Obama Middle School, Audubon Middle School, Frederick Douglas High School, Manual Arts High School, Jordan High School, Fremont High School, Inglewood High School, and Horace Mann Junior High School.
The Thinkfinity Bowl combines a traditional college bowl format with team debate. College bowl teams consist of two opposing teams of five players each. These teams are asked questions about math, science, technology, history, English language, arts, music, sports and entertainment, with an emphasis on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). In team debate, two teams of four players each debate a specific topic selected from a short list of topics. One team argues in favor of a topic sentence, while the other team opposes it.
"In addition to providing the fun and excitement of competition, the Thinkfinity Bowl challenges our youth to be the best that they can be in every aspect of life," said Charisse Bremond, executive director of the African American Unity Center. "This community partnership with Verizon is allowing our youth to develop skills that will serve them well for life and create lasting relationships with positive, success-motivated peers."
Verizon's online educational tool, Thinkfinity.org, is the source of all subject matter content for the competition. Thinkfinity.org provides thousands of free educational resources to teachers, parents and students to use in and out of the classroom. Teams in the competition use the website's resources for study and practice.
Tim McCallion, Verizon's West region president, said, "Providing children with technologically based educational tools such as Thinkfinity and the Thinkfinity Bowl program has long been a core pillar of the Verizon Foundation. Such investment in these youth will reap great returns for their future and our community."
Manual Arts High School student Chennel Green said, "This competition has given me the confidence to dream big and has made learning fun." And it's paying off: Green made honor roll recently.
About African American Unity Center
The African American Unity Center is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1991 to provide social and human service programs to South Los Angeles residents.
About Brotherhood Crusade
The Brotherhood Crusade is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit institution founded in 1968 to provide necessary resources, program services and a voice of advocacy to traditionally underserved communities. Their mission is to remove and/or help individuals overcome the barriers that deter their pursuit of success and facilitate opportunities for a better quality of life, by promoting health and wellness, enhancing educational opportunities, cultivating economic growth and building community agencies and institutions.
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Re: New builds of ViEmu for VS, Word&Outlook and SQL available
I have uploaded new builds of each of the three ViEmu's with some small fixes and improvements. In all cases, it's necessary to uninstall previous versions before installing the new ones:
Issues common to ViEmu/SQL and ViEmu/VS:
- v$ wasn't represented well when using VS selection for visual mode
- ESC now removes the status message in normal mode
- InternalUndoGroup() improved to obtain better performance (only slowed down in some installations)
- Pasting a multiline block in a read-only file will now only warn once
ViEmu/SQL 2.0.59 (http://www.viemu.com/ViEmuSQL-2.0.59.msi):
- One installer path had a double backslash, it could cause problems in some installations
- EULA updated to reflect the per-user license type (you could stay with the previous license, but this is just less restrictive)
- :run command to execute the current SQL query
ViEmu/VS 2.0.59 (http://www.viemu.com/ViEmuVS-2.0.59.msi):
- Resharper compatibility extended to Resharper 2.5
- EULA updated to reflect the per-user license type (you could stay with the previous license, but this is just less restrictive)
ViEmu/Word+Outlook 1.0.3 (http://www.viemu.com/ViEmuWO-1.0.3.msi): [Ed: overrided by 1.0.7 - http://forums.ngedit.com/viewtopic.php?id=178]
- Same installer path double-backslash problem as in ViEmu/SQL fixed (runtime is the same as in 1.0.2)
The priorities now for the next few days/weeks are the following:
(1) Prepare a new version of ViEmu/Word+Outlook fixing the 10 or so issues I have been informed about by early users.
Even with a lot of testing, a 1.0 is always a 1.0
(2) Prepare ViEmu/VS and ViEmu/SQL 2.1 with the outstanding problems fixed, as reported by users
After this, I'd like to get back to working in my upcoming text editor, which will in some way be a "standalone ViEmu", and hopefully a very nice text editor too.
Let me know about any other problem that comes up.
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If you're an avid Desperate Housewives watcher, you know that Eva Longoria's character, Gabrielle Solis, is currently tangled in a heart-wrenching storyline involving a past hospital baby switch. Gabby's daughter Juanita is not biologically hers, but is the "anchor baby" of an undocumented Mexican couple who are now on the run with Gabby's biological daughter (whom they raised from birth). We have yet to see where this plot is headed, but according to US law, Juanita could be taken to Mexico if her bio parents are deported.
In real life Longoria has been very vocal about immigration issues, and it appears that the writers are helping her use the show to bring attention to the serious plight undocumented children face. The actress has also recently donned the executive producer hat for the upcoming documentary "Harvest," a film exposing the exploitation of migrant children who pick produce on American farms at sub-poverty wages.
"We won't take a shirt made in China by a child, but yet in our own country 25% of the food we eat is harvested by a child…Over 500,000 kids are working in the fields and 80 to 90 percent are American children. We have these mixed-nationality families…How does immigration reform address those kinds of families?" -Eva
This morning Longoria joined a group of Latino leaders in addressing a letter to the leadership of the US Senate urging them to pass the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act). If passed, the legislation would provide a path to citizenship for children who were brought illegally to the United States by their parents.
December 16, 2010
Dear Senators Reid and McConnell:
As Latino leaders in government, business, entertainment, and sports, we urge members of Congress to support the "Development, Relief, and Education of Alien Minors (DREAM) Act." This modest and sensible piece of legislation would allow young people who were brought to the United States by their parents at a very young age to pursue higher education or serve in the military.
These students are success stories in their communities, serving as student body presidents, star athletes, and performers, graduating often with honors from schools in their hometowns. Our country benefits immensely from the talent and drive to succeed that they demonstrate. They want the chance to go on to college or serve in the military to continue giving back to the only country they have ever called home.
We know from a recently released study that the students covered under the "DREAM Act" will contribute at least one trillion dollars to the American economy over the course of their lifetimes. Moreover, according to the Congressional Budget Office, enacting the "DREAM Act" would reduce the deficit by $1.4 billion dollars over ten years. The intangible benefits of investing in these students' futures, however, are immeasurable.
America cannot afford to lose another generation of young people who stand to contribute to its economic and social prosperity. The beneficiaries of the "DREAM Act" are our future teachers, nurses, and engineers. The U.S. has invested in the education of many of these individuals since kindergarten, and it is only fitting that we enable them to serve and contribute, allowing our nation to reap the benefits. The Latino community is counting on Congress to come together and show its support for the future of these young people and the nation.
Luis Castillo
Linda Chavez
The Honorable Henry G. Cisneros
Maria Contreras-Sweet
Emilio Estefan
America Ferrera
The Honorable Carlos Gutierrez
Eva Longoria
Monica Lozano
Janet Murguía
The Honorable Federico F. Peña
The Honorable Bill Richardson
Lionel Sosa
Solomon D. Trujillo
The Honorable Antonio Villaraigosa


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Имя актрисы: Adria Rae, Cassidy Klein
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Adria and Cassidy are really bored. It's the summertime, and both of their families think that the girls are a bad influence on each other. Until Cassidy has the idea of sneaking into the neighbor's house and having some fun while he is out. He's a hot European businessman and is never home. While they are checking out his awesome property, he comes back unexpectedly, finding the girls being intimate in his bedroom. These naughty little troublemakers are going to be punished. More than they could every imagine.
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(Reposted from 2/13/13 MediaPost article by Karen Herman with permission)
In time for Valentine's Day, the Archive of American Television opens its vault to find out what our interviewees had to say about some of TV's classic relationships:
Writer Sam Denoff on "That Girl" – Here were these two people who were in love, which made the show work. People remember more about Donald and Ann Marie than all the things that she got into, which is the secret of all the great shows. "All in the Family," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "The Honeymooners," "I Love Lucy" were all love stories….
I don't think any episode mentioned, "Shall we do it?" It wasn't if they did or didn't — it wasn't important.
There was a responsibility to each other that made for the comedy. "I want to do something, but will he or she be mad?" That's why marriage works, because it's a comedy.
Actress Jean Stapleton on "All in the Family" — On the surface, Archie was that incredible, ignorant bigot — but Edith saw more than that. Edith was in love with this man. We had some tender moments that were dramatized, perhaps more off-camera…The whole substance of their marriage is something that was probably very sweet.
Actress Tyne Daly on keeping it real with Mary Beth Lacey's husband on "Cagney & Lacey" — We weren't beautiful, and we weren't invested in being beautiful…. It was an idealized marriage, but it was a blue-collar marriage. They weren't the folks on The Hill, they were the folks on the couch. And they conflicted nicely. They fought fair.
Producer Aaron Spelling on "Starsky and Hutch"– We said many times, it was the first heterosexual [all-male] love affair on television. Paul Michael Glaser's character loved hamburgers, all that jazz, and David Soul liked French food. They disagreed about everything, but they were really terrific together. It was their relationship more than the cases. It had lots of humor in it. It wasn't just car chases.
Actress Isabel Sanford on the love between "The Jeffersons" — Louise kept George in tow. That's how it lasted that long. George really loved Louise. He was hotheaded, but he listened to her. Whether he thought he had the last word or not, she had the last word. That's how that marriage lasted as long as it did. Nobody would put up with George like Louise!
Actress Suzanne Pleshette on the mature love of "The Bob Newhart Show"– Bob and Emily Hartley were a unique couple, something that had never been on television. First, we were a married couple who loved each other. We did not denigrate each other. We were partners; we were equals. We were smart and both working. There were no children to teach us lessons. Howard, our next-door neighbor, was our child, in effect.
We were obviously sexual. I'm very demonstrative, [and] Bob hates that [but] he was obliged to endure it, and that became something wonderful about our relationship.
Creator Phil Rosenthal on why "Everybody Loves Raymond," including Debra — People say Debra's so mean to him. But we always felt [that] she's justified, she has every right to yell at him. She's doing it all, and she doesn't get a break.
When we analyze it, what does keep a couple together? I think what… keeps us with that other person more than anything, is not the physical; it's the common sense of humor. It's that you laugh at what I say and I laugh at what you do and we both find the same things funny….
I feel like it's never really mentioned, but Debra loves Ray because he's fun…. Comedy's conflict — but every once in a while, he makes her laugh. And you get it.
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Sen. Cornyn shills for oil and gas industry, proposes gutting endangered species protections
Amendment would further politicize landmark wildlife conservation lawWASHINGTON, D.C. (06/08/2011) -
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) offered an amendment yesterday to the Economic Development Administration reauthorization bill that would prevent a single species, the imperiled sand dune lizard, from being protected under the Endangered Species Act.
The following is a statement from Rodger Schlickeisen, president of Defenders of Wildlife:
"Exempting a single species from the Endangered Species Act, America's pre-eminent wildlife conservation law, undermines our nation's commitment to good stewardship. It also discards fundamental scientific principles that have successfully saved many imperiled plants and animals from extinction. This amendment, if passed, would truly destroy the Endangered Species Act by encouraging Congress to block protections for any species it finds inconvenient to save.
"We cannot allow Sen. Cornyn or any of his anti-environment, pro-oil colleagues to go back on America's promise to preserve the web of life that sustains us all. Congress does not get to play Noah and decide which animals deserve a spot on the Ark and which ones do not.
"It's ironic that Sen. Cornyn accuses the Obama administration of playing dirty politics when he's the one trying to skirt a long-standing scientific process for protecting endangered species, simply to cater to his wealthy political donors from the oil and gas industry. Pandering to Big Oil on something that is not going to have a significant effect on the oil industry is politicking at its worst. Trying to save America's wildlife from extinction, on the other hand, is one of our nation's noblest commitments to future generations of Americans.
"Further, any attempt to equate the sand dune lizard with the gray wolf, as Sen. Cornyn's staff has tried to do, is just ridiculous. Substituting politics for sound science was wrong for the wolf, and it's doubly wrong for the sand dune lizard, which no one believes is a recovered species. If we don't protect what little habitat remains, the species will be gone forever."Background:
The sand dune lizard has been a candidate for federal protections since 2001, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the species as endangered in December 2010. The sand dune lizard inhabits only 14 percent of its historic range in Texas as a result of the destruction of its shinnery oak habitat by oil and gas development, agriculture and off-road vehicle use.
Learn more about why protections are needed for the sand dune lizard
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WASHINGTON – Declaring that the nation is stronger "after years of grueling recession," President Obama advocated an array of modest second-term initiatives Tuesday night that he said wouldn't bust the federal budget.
There were no sweeping new initiatives. In a one-hour speech that weighed in at a hefty 6,600 words, the president focused at length on domestic issues, including gun control, voting rights, education, immigration and economic development.
"Nothing I'm proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime. It's not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth," Obama said.
The president addressed global issues, including climate change and some of the national security challenges that may well come to define his second term. To applause, Obama formally announced an expedited U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan that will roughly halve the remaining force, a reduction of 34,000 troops.


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PRINCETON — Four Princeton residents have thrown their hats in the ring for two open seats on the Princeton City Council.
The two commissioner seats will be filled at the April 9, 2013, consolidated election. The two open commissioner seats are currently held by Terry Madsen and Bob Warren. The filing period for candidates ended at 5 p.m. Monday.
On Tuesday, Deputy Clerk Peggy Carr said Madsen, Warren, Paul Breseman and Raymond M. Mabry have all filed their candidate packets for next spring's election. A total of seven candidate packets were taken out, but only four packets were returned.
With only four candidates for the two positions, no primary will be needed, Carr said. If there were more than four people filing for each open council seat, a primary would have been held in February. Princeton is on a different, earlier election process schedule than most other communities because Princeton is a managerial form of government with a non-partisan election.
The two Princeton City Council seats are among an estimated 70 village board trustee/commissioner/aldermen positions which will be decided in Bureau County at the April 2013 election. In addition, throughout the county, there are 20 mayoral positions, 10 city/village clerk positions, one city treasurer, and numerous public library board and school board positions up for election in April. The filing period for those candidates is between Dec. 17 and 24.
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Up until this point God has been a kindly God, but when God asks you to do something a particular way, that is a Commandment. Breaking God's commandments makes God an angry God.
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The Cowboys signed two defensive linemen last week, but they are already in the market for more.
Defensive end Cameron Sheffield is out for a couple of weeks with a groin injury and defensive tackle Ike Igbinosun is sidelined by an ankle injury, adding to the injury woes on the defensive line that also include the loss of Tyrone Crawford for the season and Jay Ratliff and Anthony Spencer for shorter periods of time. That led the team to work out three defensive players on Tuesday.
Eric Bakhtiari played five games for the Niners last season and three games for the Titans in 2009 with stops on various other rosters scattered in between and is the best-known of the trio. He was mostly a special teamer in San Francisco and was listed on the roster as a linebacker, but the fact that he's a healthy body might be enough to overcome a lack of positional fit. Defensive tackle Toby Jackson, who went undrafted in the recent Supplemental Draft, and defensive tackle Bobby Skinner were the other two players working out.
Guard Rokevious Watkins, a 2012 fifth-round pick who was released by the Rams last week after showing up to camp overweight, also worked out for the Cowboys.