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Terry White has four goals on the season (New York SportsBeat).
Live Statistics
Story Line
Harvard begins a stretch of three straight home games, as the Crimson hosts No. 20 Georgetown for a non-conference matchup at the Soldiers Field Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m. Harvard heads into the week 1-1 overall, while the Hoyas own a 2-1 mark.
Last Time Out
Alex White amassed a career-high four points on a goal and three assists, while Jeff Cohen, Terry White and Kevin Vaughan netted two scores a apiece, but the Crimson fell on the road at No. 5 Hofstra, 15-9, Saturday. Harry Krieger recorded five saves, while Matt Hull picked up six ground balls and Andrew Parchman won 12-of-22 faceoffs.
Scouting the Crimson
Harvard, which earned a 9-7 win at home against Canisius Feb. 26, is led offensively by Alex White who has five points (1-4-5). Dean Gibbons and Terry White share the team lead with four goals apiece.
Harvard has outshot opponents, 93-51, in its first two games, but trails in goals, 22-18. In net, goalkeeper Harry Krieger has made 14 saves and owns an 11.0 goals-against average.
Matt Hull has picked up eight ground balls, while Gibbons is second on the squad with seven. The Crimson has been successful on 33-of-38 clear attempts (.846).
Scouting the Hoyas
Three Georgetown players (Davey Emala, Travis Comeau and Zack Angel) netted hat tricks as the 20th-ranked Hoyas took down St. John's, 13-9, Saturday. Dan Hostetler collected a team-high six ground balls, while goalie Jack Davis stopped 14 shots.
With seven goals, Emala is the Hoyas' leading scorer, while Davis owns a 2-1 record in net with 32 saves on the season. Georgetown has capitalized on 7-of-14 man-up opportunities (.500).
Series History
Harvard and Georgetown have played twice, with the Hoyas winning both matchups in Washington, D.C. In 2009, the Hoyas emerged with a 9-8 victory in overtime, and Georgetown also earned a 13-12 victory last season.
Tewaaraton Award Watch List
Dean Gibbons was recently named to the 2011 Tewaaraton Award Watch List, as he was included among a list of the 50 best men's players in the nation. Gibbons, a co-captain of the Crimson, was one of eight Ivy League players to be honored on the watch list.
Around The Ivy League
In addition to Harvard's game against Georgetown today, Penn will visit North Carolina in a non-conference tilt.
Scoring Streak
Jeff Cohen has registered at least one point in all 27 games of his career, the ninth longest streak in the country. Cohen has amassed 81 points during that stretch (66-15-81), which began on Feb. 28, 2009.
Coming Up
Harvard will remain home to host Bellarmine Friday, March 11 and Holy Cross Tuesday, March 15. Both games will be played at the Soldiers Field Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium.


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Strategic Plan Featured in Springfield Paper
Chancellor at UIS espouses lofty goals
By DANIEL PIKE
Published Monday, March 27, 2006
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL, page 1
Richard Ringeisen, chancellor of the University of Illinois at Springfield, thinks the school has made major advances in the last five years – but its biggest jump may be yet to come.
For much of its history, UIS – founded as Sangamon State University in 1970 – was an upper-division transfer school. The adult- and commuter-heavy student body did little to foster a campus atmosphere, and UIS lacked a strong identity.
But that has changed. The addition in 2001 of the four-year, residential Capital Scholars honors program sparked student life. Couple that with a boom in campus construction – including multimillion-dollar projects such as University Hall and the upcoming recreation center – and UIS is a much different place than when Ringeisen arrived in April 2001.
UIS officially becomes a full four-year university this fall, when an expanded class of traditional freshmen will enroll. To mark that step, Ringeisen has announced what the school calls a "bold vision" – to become one of the top five small public liberal arts universities in the United States within the next decade. According to U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Colleges 2006" – one of the best-known annual college-ranking publications – some of the schools currently holding that distinction are St. Mary's College of Maryland, the University of Minnesota-Morris and the University of North Carolina-Asheville.
The initiative is part of UIS's new strategic plan – the first of its kind since 1992, when the school was still Sangamon State. The document, developed over more than a year by UIS faculty, administration, staff and students, calls for UIS to focus on six primary themes: academic excellence, enriching individual lives, making a difference in the world, strengthening campus culture, enrollment and retention, and resources and infrastructure.
"One of the most exciting things for me in my five years is looking now at how we're viewed even within the University of Illinois, compared to how we were viewed before," Ringeisen says. "It's very clear that this niche of being premier small public is very good for us."
In an interview last week, Ringeisen spoke about how the plans for UIS's future will – and won't – change life on campus.
(Portions of this interview have been edited.)
* Q: The goal is for UIS to become one of the "top five small public liberal arts universities" in the country. What exactly does that mean?
* A:There's a group of universities in the country that are called public liberal arts institutions, and by and large they're relatively smaller public schools. While they give people a good, broad general education in liberal arts, they have outstanding professional programs in business, education, public affairs or whatever. There's usually about one of these per state. So we're going to be small by intention.
* Q: How will you measure that?
* A:First of all, we sort of have to get on the radar. A lot of these national rating systems start with how your freshmen look. And since we haven't had freshmen very long, we haven't been badly rated or well rated – we haven't been rated at all.
It's a matter of just doing the good things that we outline in that strategic plan and other places: having our students be noticed, noticing our high-quality faculty, and having those things catch on and seeing that people know we're attracting ever better students and ever better faculty. It'll happen naturally if we keep our eyes on our major goal, which is academic excellence.
* Q: This is a dramatic departure from the original vision for Sangamon State. To what degree will the campus culture change?
* A:Sangamon State was dedicated to public affairs and good public citizenship. It's important to notice that one of the three major goals for UIS in the future is "making a difference in the world," which is a modern way of saying that very same thing. It's not that big of a break.
We haven't stopped doing those things that we did best as Sangamon State. We just decided a little more clearly what kind of institution we're going to be.
* Q: How will UIS go about achieving these goals?
* A:It all begins with academic excellence. We need to consciously work to have some of our students recognized in, say, the USA Today outstanding students, or the Fulbright fellowships and scholarships that students can win, or perhaps a Rhodes Scholar some day.
Our faculty (must) become better known – which is already happening in their own fields of study, as well as new fields. I believe one of our goals is to have a center for research into how online education works. The Emiquon (Field Station) project up on the Illinois River and the restoration of the wetlands – these kinds of things draw national attention, and that's how you start to make the ratings.
* Q: These are tight budget times for higher education. Do you foresee a need for increased funding?
* A:Well, now, that's a great question. (Laughs.)
We've had these bad budget times – probably what most people would say are the worst budget times for higher education in Illinois' history over the past five years – and yet all these things happened here at UIS: University Hall, the townhouses, the recreation center is going to be built, (we're) adding more freshmen next year. By next fall, 39 percent of our faculty will be in their first or second year. It's a phenomenal number of things.
More directly to your question, yes we (are analyzing) the resource needs to implement the strategic plan. It will take some money. Do we believe we can find the necessary funds? The answer to that is yes as well.
* Q: Any idea how much we're talking about?
* A:I think that probably … our annual budget would have to increase something on the order of $4 million.
The state must do its share. Even with all the budget cuts now, we have about a $20 million allocation from the state of Illinois. It would take a $400 million endowment to generate that much money annually. Our hope is the state will give us some incremental funding.
(Also), we in the administration will have to do our best to keep the budget tight. The faculty and staff have to work together to find more external funding (through) grants and contracts. We must have the support of private individuals – this institution is more dependent on community than any I've ever seen.
And our students and their families are going to have to do more to help pay for their education, there's no doubt about that.
* Q: Will Springfield and the larger UIS community – beyond students and employees -benefit?
* A: Something I've been saying since almost the first day I arrived on campus is that there's no great city without a great university, and there's no great university without a great city.
One thing everybody involved in economic development knows is that when you are trying to get new companies to come to town, better teachers, whoever you're trying to recruit, it's nice to say we have a first-class university here in Springfield. As we get better and better, it will make that sell easier for the city.
* Q: You have talked in the past about increasing the number of students living on campus. What is the goal in that regard?
* A: Right now, we have about 800 students living on campus. Overall, the strategic plan sets an enrollment of about 6,000 students (UIS's current enrollment is about 4,500), and that is not including completely online students. I think eventually we go to 2,000 or so residential students.
Plans are being made right now for the next residence hall and for how many more townhouses we'll be building.
* Q: How do you reassure transfer students that their interests are not being sacrificed for the sake of this plan?
* A: If you look at the goals of the strategic plan, they are not specific to when a student comes in. In fact, one of the things that's proposed is a program for first-year students. That part of the strategic plan specifically doesn't say "freshmen." It's talking about all students who are first-year at UIS. We hope to be a national model in the way you help students transition from high school or community colleges.
* Q: What advantages and disadvantages does UIS have in recruiting?
* A: You know the greatest one? I heard a student say this, and I've been using it all the time – "My faculty know who I am." That's a tremendous advantage for a public institution. This idea of being intentionally small is a big deal. It's a place where you can go and not only be educated, but have an effect on the institution.
If you look at the data on class size, or the number of classes over 50 students, things like that, we're clustered with the private institutions. Talk about a competitive advantage – tuition at UIS is about $6,000 for a full-time student. You're getting a $30,000 education for $6,000 at UIS, because that's about what the tuition is at comparable private institutions.
Then there's Lincoln. There's the state capital. This is the most vibrant state capital in the nation. What a wonderful, interesting place to go to college.
* Q: So you see UIS competing more against private schools than other state schools?
* A: If I look back in five years and see that we're competing on the national level with all kinds of schools, I'd like that.
An interesting thing has happened with transfer students the last few years, and it's that everybody wants them. Urbana's strategic plan calls for them to reach out more to community-college transfer students. What we need to remember is we've been doing this for 36 years, and we're probably the best in the state at transferring students in and seeing that they get their degrees.
* Q: You'll soon celebrate your fifth anniversary here. How close is UIS to what you envision, compared to what it was when you arrived?
* A: I sense we've really moved a long way in that direction. If you would have asked me five years ago where we might be in five years, I don't think I could have been much happier. Even on my bad days, to look around and see what has been accomplished and think about what can be accomplished in the future is pretty exciting.
Daniel Pike can be reached at 788-1532 or email@example.com.


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AUCKLAND, New Zealand - She came to Auckland talking about lifting the trophy, and that she did: Agnieszka Radwanska won her 11th WTA title - and first on the Australian continent - with a straight set victory over Yanina Wickmayer in the final of the International-level ASB Classic on Saturday.
Both players had grinding semifinal wins the day before, Radwanska beating Jamie Hampton in a pair of tie-breaks and Wickmayer finishing Mona Barthel off in a third set tie-break - but with the trophy on the line it was the No.1-seeded Radwanska who had more left in the tank, winning 11 points in a row early on in the first set to set the tone and eventually putting the No.3-seeded Wickmayer away, 64 64.
"It was a tough final but I'm glad I made it," Radwanska said afterwards. "Yesterday was so windy and then today was so hot, so the conditions were difficult this week, but I had a really good week anyway. I played five good matches without dropping a set so I think I'm ready for the Australian Open - I hope I can play some good tennis over the next few weeks, in Sydney as well as in Melbourne.
"I couldn't imagine I'd have this start to the year, so I'm just very happy."
And does Radwanska have any specific goals for the year's first Grand Slam? "This year I'm going to try and go one more step to the semifinals," the three-time Aussie Open quarterfinalist said.
Radwanska had never won a WTA title on the Australian continent, let alone reach a final there, but the trend has been broken and the World No.4 now has 11 WTA titles across the world: seven Premier titles (Eastbourne in 2008, Carlsbad, Tokyo and Beijing in 2011 and Dubai, Miami and Brussels in 2012) and four Internationals (Stockholm in 2007, Pattaya City and Istanbul in 2008 and Auckland in 2013).
Wickmayer was playing the Auckland final for the third time, having won the title in 2010 and finishing runner-up in 2011 (falling to Greta Arn in the final). She is now 3-6 in WTA finals in her career.


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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jose Quintana's wildness, coupled with C.J. Wilson's willingness to pitch deep into the game despite a flu bug, helped the Los Angeles Angels complete a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox and leave the South Siders with a sour end to a nine-game trip through Southern California.
The White Sox managed only three hits against Wilson in 7 1-3 innings on Sunday, two of them by Gordon Beckham, whose double-play grounder against Joe Smith ended an eighth-inning rally that produced Chicago's only runs in a 4-2 loss on Sunday.
Quintana (3-6) allowed four runs, seven hits and four walks in 4 1-3 innings and struck out four. It was the eighth time in the left-hander's 13 starts that he left a game with fewer than three runs of support, and he is 0-6 in those outings.
"It just seemed like Q was battling all the time with guys on base," manager Robin Ventura said after the Sox were swept in a three-game series for the first time this season. "I mean, he'll walk a few guys here and there, but today he was just falling behind and not really locating like he normally does."
Quintana escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first when he retired Josh Hamilton on a popup and struck out C.J. Cron. But Hamilton drove in the Angels' first run with a two-out double in the third, then made it 3-0 in the fifth with a bases-loaded two-run single after Quintana walked cleanup hitter David Freese. Cron followed with an RBI single that chased the left-hander.
Freese, who had never drawn more than two walks in any of his 507 previous regular-season games in the major leagues, got a free pass all four times up — all on full-count pitches. That tied a franchise record for walks in a nine-inning game, and was the first time it happened since May 18, 2013, when the White Sox walked Chris Iannetta four times.
"We worked a lot of walks today. Freese had the force field going today," Wilson said. "Anytime you put that much pressure on the starting pitcher and knock him out before the fifth inning, that's good."
The White Sox had the same idea regarding Wilson (7-5), but got the leadoff man on base only twice — and never had consecutive batters on until the left-hander departed.
"Wilson threw a great game. We didn't get anything going, and we were just flat," Ventura said. "We just couldn't get anybody on base. And when we did, he got a couple of double-play balls that really just took the life out of any kind of rally."
Chicago first baseman Jose Abreu started in the designated hitter role for the 10th time and was 0 for 4 with a pair of double-play grounders after striking out four times in Saturday night's 6-5 loss. A top contender for AL Rookie of the Year, he is 9 for 38 with four homers and 11 RBIs as a DH.
"I think we held him in check the whole series, but I think we just sort of got him at a bad time," Wilson said.
Wilson was charged with one run, struck out six, and was lifted after 107 pitches. Last Tuesday at Houston, he gave up five runs, six hits and five walks through 2 2-3 innings in a 7-2 loss.
The last time Wilson faced the White Sox was May 17, 2013, when he lost his second 3-0 decision to Chris Sale in a span of six days. Sale pitched on Saturday, taking a 5-0 lead into the eighth inning before giving up a grand slam to Mike Trout during a 6-run rally that put the Angels over the top.
"It would have been nice to get through the eighth today, but I knew they has a short leash on me — especially after what happened to Sale last night," Wilson said. "Sometimes you leave the starter in too long, and bad things happen."
Joe Smith relieved Wilson, giving up a double to pinch-hitter Alejandro De Aza, a run-scoring infield hit by pinch-hitter Conor Gillaspie and an RBI single by Adam Eaton before inducing Beckham's DP ball.
Ernesto Frieri got three outs for his 10th save.
NOTES: The White Sox, who began the day trailing AL Central-leading Detroit by four games, open a nine-game homestand Monday night with a four-game series against the Tigers. SS Alexei Ramirez leads the league with a .381 home batting average. ... Chicago LF Dayan Viciedo ended an 0 for 24 drought with a seventh-inning single. ... The White Sox began their all-California trip by losing two of three to San Diego, then taking two of three against the Dodgers.
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The Saharawis are ethnically mixed descendants of Berbers, Arabs, and Black Africans. They speak an Arabic dialect called Hassaniya and have practiced Sunni Islam since the late 7th century. The Saharawis come from 22 different tribes, although tribal affiliation has much less importance today than in previous centuries. Before the arrival of Spanish colonists, the Saharawis lived nomadic lives, travelling from central Mauritania to southern Morocco and into eastern Algeria. The majority, though, lived and herded camel and goats throughout the territory that today is known as the Western Sahara.
The Saharawis have always been fiercely independent. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, the nomads banded together to defend their homeland against exploratory expeditions by the Spanish and Portuguese. At the Conference of Berlin in 1884, Spain obtained a protectorate in the Saharawis' homeland that would eventually become known as the Spanish Sahara. Spanish colonization did not come easily, however, as the Saharawis' intimate knowledge of the desert allowed them to stage a lengthy resistance struggle. It was not until the 1930s that Spain, with the help of the French, was able to "pacify" the Saharawis and begin to formalize its control. In the 1950s, the Spanish discovered the Western Sahara's great phosphate wealth, and began to invest in infrastructure and administration in a colony that they had largely left vacant. To encourage Saharawis to work in the phosphate mines, the Spanish set up schools and cheap housing in some of the main Western Saharan cities close to the mines at Bou Craa. With these new opportunities, many Saharawis began to give up their nomadic lifestyles and settle in the cities. It was in these years that the first ideas of a Saharawi nation began to emerge. When Morocco's invasion in 1975 forced Spain's hasty withdrawal, the Saharawis continued their resistance; this time against the neighboring North African state. Thanks to their 35-year struggle for independence from Morocco, the Saharawis have a very highly developed sense of national identity that is based on the linking of a modern state with older Saharawi traditions. While most Saharawis today live a more sedentary lifestyle, there are still many that herd camel across the desert. Centuries-old nomadic games are still taught to the children. Traditional, unique clothing is still worn by Saharawis of all ages: a blue, robe-like dara'a and a black turban for the men, and colorful, full-body melfas for the women.
Perhaps the most important tradition in Saharawi culture is the process of making and drinking tea. Several times a day, Saharawi families, coworkers, and friends gather around a stove and tea pot to sip three rounds of sweetened green tea: the first bitter like life, the second smooth like death, and the third sweet like love. The whole process can take more than an hour, and Saharawis pride themselves on their abilities to make a great tea. In years past, tea was important for Saharawi nomads for hydration, passing the time in solitude, and sharing stories and news with passers-by or family members. Tea rituals by the Saharawis serve much the same purpose today, especially for those who live in the refugee camps.
Today, the Saharawis are split into a number of populations: those living under Moroccan occupation in the Western Sahara, those living in the refugee camps in Algeria, and those living abroad in countries like Mauritania, Spain, Italy, Norway, Cuba, and the United States. Saharawis have once again become nomads, only this time, their paths take them across the globe rather than across the desert; and their quest is for freedom, rather than water for their herds.
Coryright 2010, Organization For Statehood & Freedom


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Lau Islands
Lau Islands
Venture off the beaten track to experience a place that's utterly unspoiled and rich in unique culture, while still offering traditional Fijian hospitality.
Accommodation in the Lau Group consists of two simple guesthouses on Vanua Balavu and Lakeba islands, and the luxurious Vatuvara Resort on the northern Kaibu island, which has its own airstrip and chartered planes for guests.
Another way to visit is on a Captain Cook eleven-night Discovery Cruise which stops in at the Lau Group three times each year.
Being so isolated, the Lau Group is ideal for private yacht cruising, but make sure you've got the relevant permits and clearance first.
There are many stunning sites for swimming, snorkelling and diving throughout the island group, including the Bay of Islands in Vanua Balavu. Spectacular limestone caves can be found on Lakeba and Vanua Balavu Islands. Also on Vanua Balavu you can visit the small village of Lomaloma and the neighbouring village of Sawana, which was built by the Tongans who conquered the island in the 19th century.
Getting to Lau Group
Boats are the primary form of transport in Lau. Some of the larger islands have small airstrips, but there is no public transport.
Vanua Balavu, Lakeba and Cicia have airports for both charters and Fijian domestic flights.Transport in Lau Islands
Dining in Lau Group
It's best to come prepared when you visit the Lau Group. There are no restaurants and while village shops have some supplies, there are only small amounts of stock with little variety.Dining in Lau Islands


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In the large collection proposed by Nuovo Milano series, there is also room for large serving cutleries such as fork and knife, useful in important occasions. The sleek, rounded design that characterises all the objects of the collection gives the chopping fork a unique ergonomics; the design of the two prongs for holding meat is impeccable.
The Nuovo Milano service was designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1987 by revisiting a traditional cutlery model in a contemporary fashion. The objects of this series are characterised by soft and rounded shapes which are extremely pleasing to the touch like those of a stone smoothened by the sea. Nuovo Milano is one of the most complete services in the Alessi catalog, offering a selection of 26 different types of cutleries. It is made of stainless steel and created from Sottsass's desire to design all the objects necessary for a "Beautiful Table"; this collection of cutleries is a typical contemporary design, approved by XV Premio Compasso d'Oro.VIEW THE COMPLETE RANGE
Born in Innsbruck in 1917, he is known the world over as one of the initiators of the revolution in architecture and design which led away from the rigid functionalism of the years prior to and following the Second World War. A great and influential Maestro of Italian design, the energy of his language and the vitality of his colour and line contrast sharply with any intellectualism and rigidity. He dies in December 2007.


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We just can't give enough love to mobile payments as we watch the world move from cash to credit to cardless. Intuit is feeling the evolution too and created an infographic to explain just how much mobile payments are growing and where they'll be in 2015.
The two biggest payment players last year were obviously credit and debit cards, with a small, but rising mobile payments only making up 5 percent of purchases executed. But important to note is that as credit, debit and other forms of payment increase, cash exchange decreases. People have long trusted plastic to deliver their currency, so why not trade in the plastic for airwaves? Well, according to Intuit, people will do just that. Cash is expected to drop to just over $1 trillion changing hands in 2015, and alternate payments jumping up considerably to $2.7 trillion, hugely surpassing cash as a trusted method of payment.
Also important to keep in mind is the proliferation of smartphones themselves. Smartphones have permeated over 40 percent of mobile users, but more interesting is the fact that this is mirrored in business owners. 37 percent of entrepreneurs also work through the smartphone, creating a level playing field for people wanting to buy and sell over the phone.
Today, only one in four people are willing to whip out their iPhone or Android to buy goods. What's to blame? Security concerns top the charts at 64 percent, but an underlying reason is that 46 percent of people just see their phones as devices to call or e-mail people. Perhaps people have not yet adopted the device as a utilitarian device, and instead use it only for its base functions, and perhaps entertainment.
See the infographic for more information on the evolution of the mobile payment:
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Check out this perfect beginner exercise for isolating your butt, hips, and Legs (Thighs) and all your need is a wall and a ball.
Step 1
Starting Position: Place a stability ball against a wall and gently lean against it, positioning the top of the ball into the small of your back, but making contact with your tailbone, low- and mid-back. Your feet should be positioned 6 - 12" out in front of your body, feet hip-width apart with toes facing forward or turned out slightly.
Step 2
Pull your shoulders blades down and back. Do not allow your low back to pull away from the ball. Gently lean into the ball, as you shift your weight into your heels. Place your hands on the front of your thighs.
Step 3
Downward Phase: Inhale. Keep the tailbone, low and mid-back against the ball as you bend your knees, and begin to lower the body. Push back with your hips, allowing them to drop under the ball. The ball will glide down the wall with you as you lower your body toward the floor. Do not move the feet. Keep your knees lined up with your 2nd toe. Continue to lower yourself until challenged or until your thighs align parallel to the floor. Hold this position briefly.
Step 4
Upward Phase: Exhale and slowly push your body up away from the floor. Extend your hips to bring them back underneath your body. Continue pushing upward, returning to your starting position.
To help develop the foundations of good squatting form, emphasize dropping your hips down and slightly under the ball, and avoiding driving your knees down and forward.


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LEXINGTON, Ky. - Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had season-highs with 24 points and 19 rebounds to lead No. 3 Kentucky in a rough-and-tumble 69-62 victory over No. 4 Louisville on Saturday to extend the nation's longest home winning streak.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. - Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had season-highs with 24 points and 19 rebounds to lead No. 3 Kentucky in a rough-and-tumble 69-62 victory over No. 4 Louisville on Saturday to extend the nation's longest home winning streak.
Fellow freshman Anthony Davis added 18 points, all in the second half, for the Wildcats (13-1) in their annual in-state rivalry game that at times looked more like a free throw shooting contest with 52 fouls.
The Cardinals (12-2) only led at 2-0, but gave Kentucky all it could handle after rallying from an early 15-point deficit before tying it in the second half thanks to Russ Smith, who had a career-high 30 points.
But Kidd-Gilchrist's hustle and Davis' emergence proved to be the difference with rapper Jay-Z, actress Ashley Judd and nearly a dozen NBA scouts on hand.
Kentucky has won 44 straight at home, including 43 in a row at Rupp Arena, for the nation's longest streak ahead of Duke's 43. This one will be remembered after the teams came in with the highest combined ranking in history.
With the game tied at 40 early in the second half, Louisville had a chance to take its second lead but Peyton Siva never hit the rim on an 18-foot jumper.
Kentucky went on a 7-0 run from there, with Kidd-Gilchrist hitting one of two free throws and making a layup on another trip before Davis got to the line and made four free throws over two possessions to make it 47-40.
Davis blocked Chris Smith on one end, then cleaned up Kentucky's fast break on the other to give the Wildcats a 49-42 lead. His alley-oop slam from Doron Lamb made it 56-48 with 6:40 left.
The battles kept going after the whistle with Davis and Rakeem Buckles tangled up on an out-of-bounds play and Davis pleading for a foul.
On another one, Davis went flying into the crowd trying to make a save and landed on an older woman in the front row. Kidd-Gilchrist came over, screaming, "A.D.! A.D.!" with a smile on his face as he pulled his teammate back toward the court.
Kidd-Gilchrist's three-point play with 3:41 left gave the Wildcats a 61-50 lead, its first beyond double digits since the first half, and Kentucky was never seriously threatened for its third straight win in the series.
Gorgui Dieng, who entered the second half with one foul, picked up three in a span of 2:20 to head to the bench with 16:08 left, but seconds later, Kentucky coach John Calipari picked up a technical foul for his displeasure with the officiating.
Trailing 40-36, Smith hit a 3-pointer and was fouled by Kidd-Gilchrist. He converted it to tie the game with 15:21 left, but Louisville never got over the hump after also rallying from an 11-point deficit before losing against No. 12 Georgetown for its first loss on Wednesday.
Louisville freshman Chane Behanan was the first player to lose his cool in this emotionally-charged matchup of schools separated by 78 miles.
Behanan, recruited by both schools, had already picked up an early foul when he was called for a charge and assessed a technical for his reaction with 16:16 left in the first half.
Louisville opened with a 2-0 lead, but Darius Miller answered with a 3-pointer and Kidd-Gilchrist was the only Wildcat to make a field goal over the next 13:45 as Kentucky feasted at the foul line to build a 31-16 lead.
The only adversity early came when Davis crashed into Russ Smith to draw his second foul and then bowled into associate head coach Richard Pitino, son of coach Rick Pitino, on the Louisville bench midway through the first half.
Trailing by 15 points, Louisville's two Smiths mounted a 13-0 run.
Chris and Russ Smith, who aren't related, scored five points apiece in the spurt that cut it to 31-29 with 2:51 left. Louisville cut it to 34-33 exactly a minute later after a basket by Russ Smith, but Kyle Wiltjer's layup gave Kentucky a 36-33 lead at the half.
Louisville would tie it before 5 minutes passed in the second half, but never could mount a push to take control in one of the most hyped games since the 1983-84 season opener.
In that game, No. 2 Kentucky won over No. 6 Louisville, which marked the start of the annual matchup between the schools following the Cardinals' 1983 NCAA tournament win in overtime over the Wildcats in the regional finals.


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Your Subsidy Is My Incentive
We've taken a look at government spending in a few different ways lately, including the posts 50 Years Of Government Spending, In 1 Graph in May, and, more recently, Dissecting Federal Spending With An Eye On Cuts.
Now the folks over at Pew Charitable Trusts — a warren of data, analysis and insight — are giving a glimpse of the spending through another prism: subsidies.
Pew's Subsidyscope project says it "aims to raise public awareness about the role of federal subsidies in the economy." On Tuesday, it released data looking at the subsidies received by nine sectors of the economy: agriculture, education, energy, health, housing, national defense, natural resources and environment, science and technology (including space), and transportation.
The total? Some $823 billion in grants, $460 billion in tax breaks, and $113 billion in no-competition contracts — for one year, according to Tuesday's report.
The latest numbers show, for example, that in fiscal 2009 the federal government spent $504 per household on "direct expenditures" for housing — housing assistance grants, government housing contracts, etc.
But the government spent $1,581 per household, or $185 billion in 2009, on 13 distinct "tax expenditures" — aka tax breaks — including the mortgage-interest deduction ($79.4 billion) and a capital-gains break for those selling their homes ($23.5 billion).
"Subsidy" is a powerful word, of course. Technically, it just means the government is picking up part of the cost for something (and by extension, not for other things).
But aside from economists and journalists, it's often used with a bit of a sneer. After all, one person's incentive is another person's subsidy.
The mortgage interest deduction — one of the biggest and most popular on the federal books — is an incentive for homeownership and encourages people to put down roots in their communities.
Or maybe it's a subsidy for people who buy their homes, as well as the banking and housing industry — a subsidy that renters don't get.
Same with health care, at $4,728 per household in direct expenditures (think Medicare and Medicaid) and $1,598 in tax expenditures — most of which came from not taxing the premiums employers pay for workplace health insurance.
If you listen to our show regularly and this is all beginning to sound familiar, it should: One of the big reasons our No-Brainer Economic Platform panel came out swinging against tax breaks (including the mortgage-interest deduction and tax breaks for health insurance) is that they quickly become entrenched, and gum up the tax code with all kinds of conflicting and costly incentives and subsidies.


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Israeli and US scientists say comatose former prime minister Ariel Sharon showed "significant brain activity" in an MRI scan, responding to pictures of his family seven years after a stroke left him unconscious.
Ben Gurion University, in the southern Israeli town of Beersheva, said its neuroscientists, an expert from the city's Soroka hospital and Professor Martin Monti from the University of California, Los Angeles ran two hours of pioneering tests on the former prime minister.
"Ariel Sharon, presumed to be in a vegetative state since 2006 due to brain haemorrhage, was scanned to assess the extent and quality of his brain processing using methods recently developed by Professor Monti and collaborators," it said.
"Scientists showed Mr Sharon pictures of his family, made him listen to his son's voice, and used tactile stimulation to assess to what extent his brain responded to external stimuli," it said in a statement.
"To their surprise, significant brain activity was observed in each test in specific brain regions, indicating appropriate processing of these (stimuli)."
Sharon, 84, was taken from Tel Aviv's Tel Hashomer hospital, where he has lain since 2006 to Soroka for MRI scans on Thursday and returned to Tel Aviv later the same day, Soroka said.
He was admitted to the world-renowned Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem after suffering a massive stroke on January 4, 2006. Four months later, he was moved to Tel Hashomer, where he has remained in a serious but stable condition.
The Ben Gurion statement said results of tests to assess his level of consciousness were "subtle and not as strong".
"Information from the external world is being transferred to the appropriate parts of Mr Sharon's brain," it quoted Monti as saying. "However, the evidence does not as clearly indicate whether Mr Sharon is consciously perceiving this information."


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Those asymmetrically inclined Canadians who build the T-Rex trike are offering their creation to Londoners this week. They're hoping to win over Brits to their lightning-quick Kawasaki-powered trike, which they say can hit 60 mph in 3.3 seconds. The three-wheeler is powered by a 187-hp 1400 cc bike engine, inserted into a tubular chassis frame, with a carbon-fiber body dropped overhead. We'd imagine the lil' bugger will go over big in certain circles, like among the suicidal idle rich.
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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/gzsjsl/handbook_of) has announced the addition of the "Handbook of Metastatic Breast Cancer" book to their offering.
About one third of women diagnosed with breast cancer will develop metastatic disease and subsequently die from their advanced breast cancer. Recent developments with novel systemic drugs, palliative surgical techniques and diagnostic imaging have given hope for the treatment of patients whose breast cancer has spread beyond its primary tumour.
Written by a team from leading cancer centres in Europe, including the UK's Royal Marsden Hospital, the Handbook of Metastatic Breast Cancer, Second Edition provides advanced scientific information and guidance on clinical problems associated with metastatic breast cancer.
Highlights of the Second Edition include:
- New chapters on specialist treatment options, gene expression signatures, biomarkers, and specialist support services for patients and their families
- Significant updates to chapters discussing systemic treatments for breast cancer, including endocrine therapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapies, and bisphosphonates
- Up-to-date information on diagnostic imaging and tumour assessment, including positron emission tomography and computed tomography
- Up-to-date information on local treatment options for neurological, thoracic, orthopaedic, and hepatic complications
This handbook will be a practical and comprehensive resource for medical and clinical oncologists, breast surgeons and radiologists, as well as neurosurgeons, clinical scientists, orthopaedic and thoracic surgeons.
Key Topics Covered:
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3.Targeting ER positive metastatic breast cancer
4.Targeting HER2+ and Trastuzumab Resistant metastatic breast cancer
5.Targeting Triple Negative Sporadic and hereditary BRCA related metastatic Breast Cancer
6.Chemotherapy and metastatic breast cancer
7.Bisphosphonates and their role in metastatic breast cancer
8.Targeting Angiogenesis in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Section II - Imaging and Response Assessment
9.Imaging in the management of metastatic breast cancer
10.Positron emission tomography/computed tomography in metastatic breast cancer
11.Novel biomarker approaches for improving therapeutic strategies in metastatic breast cancer
Section III - Local Treatment Options
12.Palliative radiotherapy in the management of metastatic breast cancer
13.Management of neurological complications in metastatic breast cancer
14.Thoracic complications
15.Orthopaedic complications
16.Thermal ablation of hepatic metastases
17.Palliative Care and Metastatic Breast Cancer
18.Specialist Support Services and Information Needs for Patients
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Obama the abortion extremist
If NARAL has a man of the year award, it should go to Todd Akin.
Not only did the newly minted Missouri Senate candidate express his position on abortion in the most discrediting way possible, he threatens Republican hopes to take the Senate. By throwing away a winnable seat, he could preserve a Democratic majority that will sooner desecrate the American flag on the Senate floor than restrict abortion in any manner.
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Predictably, the Akin flap has created a feeding frenzy. In recent days, the national political debate has seemingly telescoped down to the question of whether abortion should be legal in cases of rape and incest. The Republican platform is silent on these exceptions, while Paul Ryan opposes them, stoking Democratic attacks and media analysis about the renewal of the fabled "war on women."
The Democrats and the press habitually travel in a pack, but never more so than when a social or cultural issue is involved, especially one touching on sexual morality. Then, it's not a matter of mere partisanship or a rooting interest. It's personal.
From a strictly down-the-middle, neutral perspective, if one side of a debate is "extreme," the opposite and countervailing side is equally "extreme." It would never even occur to the media to apply this standard to abortion. Under the guise of upholding abortion rights, Barack Obama could favor denying legal protection to babies after they are born and the press wouldn't bat an eyelash. In fact—he did.
In the Illinois legislature, he opposed the "Born-Alive Infants Protection Act" three times. The bill recognized babies born after attempted abortions as persons and required doctors to give them care. Obama's stalwart opposition to the bill came up during the 2008 campaign, and his team responded with a farrago of obfuscation and distortions.
The bill was supposedly redundant. Except it wasn't. Protections for infants who survived abortions were shot through with loopholes, which is why the bill was offered in the first place. (Abortion doctors were leaving infants to die without any care.) The bill was supposedly a threat to abortion rights. Except it wasn't. Obama opposed a version that stipulated it didn't affect the legal status of infants still in the womb.
About a year after his final vote against the bill, Obama gave his famous 2004 Democratic convention speech extolling post-partisan moderation. But he couldn't even bring himself to protect infants brutalized and utterly alone in some medical facility taking what might be only a few fragile breaths on this Earth. Some moderation. The federal version of the bill that he opposed in Illinois passed the U.S. Senate unanimously. Some post-partisanship.
President Obama is an extremist on abortion. He has never supported any meaningful restriction on it, and never will.
He opposed a partial-birth abortion bill in Illinois, even as the federal version passed the House with 282 votes and the Senate with 64 votes and was signed into law by President Bush in 2003. He arrived in the U.S. Senate in time to denounce the Supreme Court's ruling upholding the ban.
In 2007, he told the Planned Parenthood Action Fund that his first act as president would be signing the Freedom of Choice Act. The act would enshrine in federal law a right to abortion more far-reaching than in Roe v. Wade and eliminate basically all federal and state-level restrictions on abortion. This isn't a point its supporters contest; it's one they brag about. The National Organization for Women says it would "sweep away hundreds of anti-abortion laws [and] policies."


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How to Shut Down Your Laptop with Windows 7
To shut down your laptop safely, you must log off Windows 7 properly. Windows lets you log off normally, or by hibernating, sleeping, restarting, or switching users.
When you're done working, don't simply turn off your laptop at the power source — unless you have to because of a computer malfunction. Windows might not start up properly the next time you turn it on if you don't follow the proper shutdown procedure.
To properly turn off your laptop, choose Start and then click the Shut Down button. (Simply press the power button later to turn it back on.) Or you can click the arrow to the right of the Shut Down button and choose one of the following from the menu that appears:
Hibernate: If you prefer to stop your laptop running but not turn the power off, choose this option (or simply close the lid of your laptop) to put your laptop into hibernate mode, which saves power while preserving any open documents or programs. When you want to use your laptop again, just open the lid.
Sleep: If you're going away for a while but don't want to have to go through the whole booting-up sequence (complete with Windows 7 music) when you return, you don't have to turn off your laptop. Just select the Sleep command instead to put your laptop into a kind of sleeping state where the screen goes black and the fan shuts down.
When you get back, just click your mouse button or press Enter — or, in some cases (especially on some laptops), press the Power button; your laptop springs to life, and whatever programs and documents you had open are still open. Hibernate is similar to Sleep modes but saves more power.
Restart: If you want to reboot (restart Windows), choose this option after closing programs and documents (if you can).
If your laptop freezes up for some reason, you can turn it off in a couple of ways. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete twice in a row (the preferred method), or press the power button on your CPU and hold it until the laptop shuts down.


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Candy alert! Candy alert!
As I mentioned in a previous column, chocolate in moderation is good for you – reducing heart attacks and stroke. Quite a few of you shouted hooray! Finally something good we can sink our teeth into.
But as you know, a lot of candy is simply manufactured wasted calories with no health benefits. Now there's a twist to that argument – black licorice twists, to be precise.
I know. I know many of you don't like the black, chewy stuff. My girlfriend in high school, Becky, was that way. When we went to the movies, I bought "Good and Plenty" and she bought juju bees. She never wanted to share.
Recently, however, I found that this candy connection may have affected one of my favorite patients. He had end stage heart failure, necessitating a ton of diuretics and loads of potassium. To our dismay, no matter what we did his potassium would go up one day and down the next. Hard to control and dangerous, too.
What I didn't know was that every other day he'd go and buy two pounds of good black licorice. By the time his wife drove him home, he had consumed one of the bags, and by that evening another bag. I know that's a ton of licorice, but he was a husky (does anyone still use that word?) guy.
We didn't understand then that licorice was a major part of the puzzle.
Here's what the Food and Drug Administration says: If you're 40 or older and eat just two ounces of real black licorice day after day, your potassium level may drop through the floor. Our friend was eating 32 ounces in a day.
Low potassium can cause heart rhythm problems (bad), heart failure and a precipitous drop in blood pressure.
The compound in "real" licorice that gives it its flavor and does this is "glycyrrhizin," derived from licorice root. Licorice root is in lots of folk remedies from Turkey, Persia and India as a cure for heartburn, sore throats, coughs and colds.
Cheap black licorice, however, doesn't cause this problem because it is "artificially" flavored with anise oil.
My spin: If you're a licorice aficionado and are on a diuretic, have heart problems or problems controlling your blood pressure, be smart. An ounce here, an ounce there and you're fine – but don't pork out. Like all things, moderation might be the key. Oh and by the way, red licorice is safe – it's not made with licorice root.
Dr. Zorba Paster is a family physician, professor, author and broadcast journalist. He hosts a radio call-in show at 3 p.m. Saturdays on WBFO-FM 88.7.


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Lisa Bell is no stranger to the Central Florida market.
She has been here since 2007, covering the big stories that impact our community. Lisa was promoted to News 6 evening news co-anchor, sitting next to Matt Austin, in May 2014. Lisa got her first taste of news during a chance meeting her freshman year at the University of Idaho. She was giving a speech about the Boys and Girls Club and was approached afterward by the News Director of the CBS affiliate in her hometown of Lewiston, Idaho. Lisa was asked to become the station's weather girl, to which she responded, "I know nothing about the weather."
And the rest, they say, is history. Her love of news eventually landed her as a reporter in Pensacola, where she covered Hurricane Ivan in 2004 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. She also flew with the Navy's elite Blue Angels, which Lisa says was a thrilling adventure until the pilot successfully caused her to blackout several times. Since 2007, Lisa has called Central Florida her home.
She has covered several life-changing events, from the end of the shuttle era, to tropical storms, to the Casey Anthony trial. Away from work, she enjoys spending time at the beach, hiking and kayaking through Wekiwa State park, walking around any of Central Florida's beautiful lakes and traveling to new destinations. She lives in Orlando with her husband and son and her two four-legged friends, Coco and Kiwi.
You can watch anchor Lisa weekdays at 4 p.m., 5p.m., 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. on News 6. Follow Lisa Bell on Twitter or on Facebook.
Favorite Restaurant: Chez Vincent in Winter Park
Favorite Food: Avocado
Favorite Quote: "Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny."
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Two and a half years ago, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert guaranteed that the Cavs would win an NBA title without LeBron James before James would win one with the Miami Heat. On Wednesday, he made his first conciliatory gesture since James left the Cavs for South Florida in 2010.
"Cleveland Cavaliers young talent makes our future very bright," Gilbert tweeted Wednesday afternoon. "Clearly, LeBron's is as well. Time for everyone to focus on the road ahead."
Days after James announced he would take his talents to South Beach in an infamous television special on ESPN, Gilbert released a statement on the team's website calling James' decision "a cowardly betrayal." The statement was typed in comic sans, a font normally reserved for elementary school bulletins. He also made the aforementioned championship guarantee, which failed to materialize.
But with James able to opt out of the last two years of his Heat contract next season, Gilbert may be sensing an opportunity to rebuild the bridges he burned in 2010 and maybe bring James back to Cleveland.
James has declined all questions about a return to Cleveland as of late. Last spring, though, James said it would be "great" to play in Cleveland again, but he and Gilbert still had differences to work out. Consider this Gilbert's attempt at a first step.
That was far from the most bizarre thing to happen to James on Wednesday. The Heat came back from a 27-point deficit to preserve its 24-game winning streak, only 9 wins away from the NBA record 33 games set by the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers.
Gilbert was not the only person in Cleveland going out of his way to be nice to James in hopes of a 2014 reunion. A Cavs fan rushed onto the court during the fourth quarter wearing a T-shirt that said: "We Miss You, 2014 Come Back."
"He said he missed me and come back, please," James said after the game. He patted the fan on his head as security whisked him away "I wasn't worried. There are metal detectors here, so we were OK. I embraced it."
Before the game even started, James discovered a leak in the Quicken Loans Arena that took nearly an hour to repair. An oily substance had leaked from the scoreboard onto the court.
"This was one of the most bizarre, unique days of my life with everything that happened," James said. "It also was one of the best comebacks I've ever been a part of."


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As defined by the most important document of the internet age, the Ten Commandments are "a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship". This weekend we want to know what rules you hold sacred when it comes to the ethics and worship of all things automotive.
What rules or principles have you set forth for yourself over a lifetime of car obsession? What ethics guide your vehicular lust? What are your automotive commandments?
My personal automotive code is as follows—
1)Thou shall own a GNX before thou dies. If thou's bank account does not allow for such a purchase, thou shall instead build a GNX clone from a Grand National with a fire breathing turbo-six underneath the hood.
2)Thou shall drive and enjoy Camaros with no deference to tired mullet jokes or shoddy build quality.
3)Thou shall honor thy first car, even if it is the sentence of eternal project car hell, by pledging a lifetime of ownership.
4)Thou shall avoid the slushbox* and the beige. *exceptions will be made in the case of the aforementioned first car and select others
5)Thou shall not leave the earth without someday risking roadside fire to drive every Italian exotic thou has desired since childhood.
6)Thou shall not purchase another extremely rusty International Harvester product.
7)Thou shall spend time in the garage, behind the wheel or out chasing the next object of automotive desire instead of sitting at car shows or bickering in internet car forums.
What are your automotive commandments?


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Status of the Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2010
18-10-2010 Statement
United Nations, General Assembly, 65th session, Sixth Committee, items 82 of the agenda, statement by the ICRC, New York, 18 October 2010.
Status of the Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
33 years ago the international community adopted Protocols I and II, and five years ago Protocol III additional to the 1949 Geneva Conventions. While the Geneva Conventions have been universally ratified, there are 170 States party to Additional Protocol I, 165 to Additional Protocol II and 53 to Additional Protocol III. The ICRC welcomes this sustained progress in the participation of States in the Additional Protocols, which form part of the very foundation of international humanitarian law. It encourages States which have not yet done so to ratify the Protocols as soon as possible in order to enhance the protection of victims of armed conflicts, wherever they may be.
The protection of victims of armed conflicts is also enhanced by the adoption of new treaties aiming at preventing or mitigating the humanitarian consequences of armed conflict. For instance, in adopting the Convention on cluster munitions, which entered into force in August 2010, States have taken a major step towards ending the suffering caused by these weapons. This illustrates the adaptability of international humanitarian law to the practical realities on the ground.
The international community should indeed develop international humanitarian law whenever necessary in order to address contemporary legal and humanitarian challenges. The ICRC will continue, in accordance with its mandate, to consider any development of international humanitarian treaty law that could contribute to the protection of victims of armed conflicts.
In that respect, the ICRC has conducted a comprehensive internal study during two years to identify areas of potential development in international humanitarian law. In that study, the ICRC assesses the humanitarian concerns arising in today's armed conflicts, in particular non-international armed conflicts, with a view to addressing possible gaps or weaknesses in current treaty and customary law. Overall, the study concluded that international humanitarian law remains an appropriate framework for regulating the behaviour of parties to armed conflicts. If the core rules of international humanitarian law were properly respected by the parties concerned, most current humanitarian issues in conflict would not exist.
However, the study also showed that international humanitarian law, in its current state, does not always offer fully satisfactory solutions to all specific humanitarian needs observed on the ground. Four main areas are of particular concern:
- the protection of persons deprived of liberty, especially in non-international armed conflicts;
- mechanisms of control for the respect of international humanitarian law and reparations to victims of violations;
- the protection of internally displaced persons; and
- the protection of the natural environment.
The ICRC's President in Geneva provided details of this work on September 21, 2010, in an official statement distributed to Permanent Missions and available on the ICRC website. The ICRC would now like to open a dialogue with States and other interested parties on any follow-up to the conclusions of its study. Comments or suggestions, in terms of substance and process, will be gratefully received. The ICRC is particularly interested in knowing to what extent States and other stakeholders agree with our reading of the humanitarian issues before us and the related challenges for humanitarian law.
The ICRC mandate also includes working for a better understanding of international humanitarian law. For example, the ICRC launched in August 2010 a new Database on customary international humanitarian law, which, thanks to its regular updates, provides a means of following the application and interpretation of the law. The ICRC study on customary international humanitarian law has been used as a legal reference by the ICRC, by States, by the United Nations as well as by international and national tribunals; it has now been made available on the internet.
Another example is the ICRC's 2009 publication of its Interpretive Guidance on the notion of direct participation in hostilities. In its extensive humanitarian field work, the ICRC has witnessed how the unclear distinction between civilian and military functions and the increasing involvement of civilians in military operations have caused confusion as to who is a legitimate military target and who must be protected against direct attack. Therefore, the ICRC Interpretive Guidance provides the ICRC's own recommendations on how to interpret provisions of international humanitarian law on the notion of direct participation in hostilities. While the Interpretive Guidance is not legally binding, the ICRC hopes that it will be used by States, non-State armed groups, practitioners and academics alike and that, ultimately, it will help better protect the civilian population from the dangers of warfare.
One other initiative to better address contemporary challenges was the 2008 Montreux document on private military and security companies. This was the fruit of an initiative launched cooperatively by the Swiss government and the ICRC, in consultation with experts from government, civil society and the private military and security industry. The Montreux document reaffirms the obligation on States to ensure that private military and security companies operating in armed conflicts comply with international humanitarian and human rights law.
These initiatives demonstrate the continued dynamism of international humanitarian law. But humanitarian law can only meet its objective of protection of victims of armed conflicts when it is respected and when there is a political will to apply it.
Mr. Chairman,
Lack of respect for applicable rules is the principal cause of suffering during armed conflicts.
Today, it is worth recalling that States have the obligation under various treaties to harmonize their domestic legal framework and practice with humanitarian law. They can do so by adopting a wide range of national implementation measures, including legislation and administrative measures, drawing up military manuals and proper training within the armed and security forces. As always, the ICRC, as well as national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, stand ready to assist them in their endeavours in this respect.
Moreover, States party to Protocol I additional to the Geneva Conventions should also be encouraged to make the declaration under its Article 90 and to consider making use, where appropriate, of the services of the International Fact-Finding Commission.
Compliance with international humanitarian law and other humanitarian concerns will certainly be discussed between States represented here and the International Red Cross and Red Cross Movement at the November 2011 International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. This major humanitarian meeting will further explore new challenges and trends observed in contemporary armed conflicts and other situations of violence.
Finally, Mr. Chairman, the ICRC wishes to express its appreciation to the Member States who submitted national reports in accordance with resolution A/RES/63/125, and to the Office of Legal Affairs which prepared the Secretary-General's Report. The ICRC would encourage Member States to consider how the reporting process every two years could be strengthened.
Certainly it is desirable that the greatest number of States submit reports. The ICRC stands ready to work with interested Member States and the Secretariat to review the reporting process and make recommendations, for example through the introduction of suggested reporting criteria or a voluntary reporting form or template to facilitate preparation and compilation of national reports.
Thank you Mr. Chairman.


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That's also more than half the number needed. To trigger an election, the group has to collect at least 540,208 signatures. It seems safe to say they'll reach that goal, especially with dedicated volunteers like blogger BattiestGrrl, who has made it a personal goal to collect 1,000 signatures herself and has challenged friends to do the same. Presumably, they're even closer today to the necessary number than they were Monday, but I'm not sure how much closer. I put in a request for the updated number of signatures, but haven't heard back yet. As soon as they do hit their target, officials will determine the election date, which could possibly be as early as March 27.
It's important to keep in mind, though, that a signature to allow the recall election to go forward is still very different than a vote to actually recall the governor. I still think he'll withstand the opposition's best effort. The removal of a governor before the expiration of his term is no easily accomplished feat. In fact, just two gubernatorial recall elections in history have been successful — the efforts to recall California Gov. Gray Davis in 2003 and North Dakota Gov. Lynn Frazier in 1921.
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BOSTON -- Voters convincingly backed a state law that allows marijuana to be used by people with debilitating medical conditions such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. Yet many communities now appear hesitant to open their borders to facilities where the drug would be legally cultivated and sold.
Dozens of cities and towns have approved or are considering temporary moratoriums on medical marijuana outlets while others are drafting zoning rules to restrict where dispensaries can be located.
Moratoriums are in place in many communities where last November's ballot question passed by wide margins. In Sheffield, for example, 71 percent of voters endorsed medical marijuana; in Ipswich, just under two-thirds of voters approved it.
The local roadblocks worry patients who are waiting for access to the drug.
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Attorney General Martha Coakley ruled this year that towns could not ban dispensaries outright but may impose moratoriums or zoning restrictions. To date, Coakley has certified about 80 town moratoriums. A number of cities that aren't required to get Coakley's approval have also imposed moratoriums.
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Commentary: A good question for Mr. Bush
The year 2008 ended dismally enough without a parting apologia from the Bushes.
In recent days, besides fretting over where their retirement funds may have flown or when the axe will fall on them at work, Americans have been subjected to our soon-to-be ex-president opining that perhaps his administration has not been as disastrous as most people think.
First Lady Laura Bush and Condoleezza Rice, secretary of state, also went on TV to defend their man. Rice said that historians continuously revise their estimation of former presidents and that in, say, 50 years Bush may be more highly regarded.
Watch out, James Buchanan, W isn't even dead and supporters are making the case that he's only the 42rd worst president.
As for George W. Bush himself, he told Charles Gibson of ABC News recently that his sole regret is that he wasn't given better intelligence about Saddam Hussein's weapons stockpile.
That may rank aside the "Mission Accomplished" banner and his "heckuva job" salutation to FEMA chief Michael Brown as among the most ironic utterances of this administration. It's widely understood that the White House ignored or suppressed intelligence about Iraqi weaponry.
Bush would be better off not drawing attention to his record. Even his few notable achievements, such as increasing U.S. aid to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa, serve to remind us of all that went badly – or undone – the past eight years.
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And Bush's only regret is that he didn't have better intelligence about Iraq? He's like the man who murders his parents then asks for mercy on grounds that he's an orphan.
The president's self-defense takes me back to Nov. 17, 1973, when, as a young editor, I heard Richard Nixon proclaim, "I'm not a crook" before the Associated Press Managing Editors annual meeting at Disney World.
Earlier we had been told Nixon, embattled over the Watergate scandal, would accept questions from APME members but not from the Washington press corps, whose members were corralled to the side of the room. For good reason, Nixon didn't want to field questions from reporters who closely followed constantly changing developments in the biggest public scandal in decades.
His strategy worked. APME President Dick Smyser, a Tennessee publisher, stepped to the microphone and asked Nixon about the heavy demands on his high office. "To what extent do you think this explains possibly how something like Watergate can occur?" Smyser asked.
Nixon slammed that softball. He talked about everything but Watergate -- the Vietnam War, his trips to China, even his personal finances -- before concluding: "People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook."
Less than nine months later and facing almost certain impeachment, Nixon would resign in disgrace.
The morning following Nixon's appearance at Disney World, someone asked Abe Rosenthal, then managing editor of The New York Times, what he would have asked of Nixon had he been given the opportunity.
Rosenthal, who would have made a credible Old Testament prophet, thought for a moment, then ticked off the names of a dozen or so administration officials who by then had been suspended, indicted or resigned.
Rosenthal paused a moment, then asked in a thunderous tone, "How in the name of God, Mr. President, did this happen?"
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