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The economic experience has not been the same for every club owner during the past four quarters. Some have experienced a profound loss in their club's financial stability, while others simply have been financially flat. A fortunate — and, no doubt, sharp — group of club owners has experienced growth over the past four quarters.
To maximize your club's return now, and when the economy begins its upward trend, you need to assess how your club does on these six elements:
Strong growth systems, both externally and internally. Does each salesperson at the club have a consistent, monthly, five-point, lead-generation plan (referral, group sales, community outreach, alumni and current lead wrap-up) for generating external leads for new membership sales? Does the club have goals for and a systematic way to get new members involved in non-dues revenue programs as they join? Is each non-dues revenue program run like a business with a business plan, sales plan, marketing plan, daily goals and accountability measures to insure goals are met? Is the staff that is responsible for selling these programs and services trained on how to sell them? Are the programs and services market/member driven?
Strong programming and facilities. Are the group and one-on-one programs at your club regularly updated? Are the programs you offer any different from what your competitors offer? Are your programs structured for specific results or are they more general in nature? Do you market your programs based on benefits and results, or do you market by price instead? How does the facility look physically, both internally and externally? If you have put off the fresh coat of paint or carpet cleaning, perhaps it is time to invest in that now so the club looks fresh to current members and new members alike when they are comparing you to your competitors. What small changes can you make that will have a big visual impact?
Strong differentiation. Have you done competitive analysis over the past three months to determine your club's uniqueness in the following areas to help attract and keep staff and members: facilities, programs, equipment, staff, services and the culture of your business? If you have not, do it today, and be objective on what is unique about you and your competitors.
If you can find at least three unique elements in the six areas mentioned above, then you are less vulnerable to competition and more ready to bounce back quickly. If you cannot find at least three elements, then you should be concerned about your sense of value in the marketplace.
Strong service systems in place. When it comes to hospitality, does the staff understand the difference between their primary and secondary purposes? For staff to be clear about the bigger picture of their roles, include the following sentence in every job description: To create and deepen relationships with members whom we know and do not yet know that will add value to their membership, enhance their sense of belonging and enhance their sense of community within the club. The secondary purpose for each position should be the actual task of that position.
Does management practice the principal of M&Ms (members and margins) in all decision-making? Long-term profitability does not come from cutting costs but will come in combination with serving members, serving staff and being innovative with services and products.
Does every staff person believe and behave with results, retention and revenue as their core values?
Assess these points objectively, and make the necessary changes that will allow you to capitalize on the recovery faster.
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Recently, a new device and platform called Facedeals created quite a bit of Minority Report buzz. The product, designed by integrated advertising industry RedPepper, is a camera put into retailers that scans consumers faces, identifies their Facebook profiles, checks them in, and can then offer discounts.
The natural reaction here is to cry privacy infringements: Facebook's face recognition feature has been criticized since its launch, and it's clear that users aren't quite comfortable with the technology yet. So it's a given that RedPepper's Facedeals has been met with quite a bit of privacy and identity fear-mongering.
RedPepper, which thinks of itself as "an ad agency by day and an invention lab by night," says that it's interested in "connecting the 'face' to Facebook." The company's CEO, Tim McMullen helped us answer some of the more pressing Facedeals questions.
Q: Is RedPepper working with Facebook on this project?
A: According to McMullen, while Facedeals is not affiliated with Facebook, the company is familiar with Facebook's guidelines for a device like this. So while in the future it's possible we could see this thing get off the ground with a little help with Facebook, at the moment the two are entirely independent.
Q: Would Facedeals be opt-in?
A: I can't stress enough how very much the answer to this questions is "yes." In order for Facedeals to scan and identify your likeness, you would need to download and install the app, and opt-in. McMullen also says that there's a double opt-in step to make sure no one who doesn't want to use Facedeals is.
Q: What happens with the images that Facedeals scans?
A: There was some hesitation when Facebook first launched its own face recognition technology that this meant we were heading toward a world where all you needed was a photo of someone, anyone, and that you could search and find identities by it. This made me ask RedPepper about what happens to the images that Facedeals is scanning and using. "Once a user has approved their likeness for matching purposes and it is stored in our database, we make no efforts to store additional information," McMullen says. "We have no intention of selling the database to third parties."
Q: Could this help Facebook Offers become the feature it just hasn't managed to be yet?
A: Alright, this one isn't very user-focused, but it's still relevant. Facebook shut down Deals, only to relaunch the effort with Offers, but it's been an area of struggle. McMullen points out that Facedeals will let retailers know, without question, what deals and offers are sticking and what isn't. It also means patrons aren't relying on hit or miss deal-a-day emails.
Q: When can we expect to see Facedeals in the flesh?
A: It's in product development and beta testing right now, and I'm told to check back in September when the iPhone 5 is released. I also asked for some under-the-hood details on how precisely Facedeals connects with Facebook and reads user images, but I'm told to check back when testing has been finalized.
And there you have it. Ultimately, you can expect Facedeals to hit a store near you within the near future, and you can also rest easy knowing it's opt-out and available via download only. It's still admittedly a very futuristic piece of augmented reality, and as such, it's going to take a lot of getting used to from consumers. Convincing the general population of its merits remains an uphill battle.


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South Korea is nearing a decision to buy some Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets, but will likely keep its options open for a limited purchase of Boeing Co's F-15, sources familiar with the country's fighter competition said on Wednesday.
South Korean officials could announce their plans as early as November to secure the funding needed to ensure initial deliveries of the F-35 in 2017, according to multiple sources who were not authorized to speak publicly. They cautioned that the decisions were not yet final, and an announcement could still be postponed if the decision-making process hits a snag.
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South Korea's fighter competition has been closely watched given its importance to Boeing, which is keen to extend its F-15 production line beyond 2016, and to Lockheed, which is trying to drive down the price of the F-35 by securing more buyers.
Boeing's new F-15 Silent Eagle model was the only bid that came in under South Korea's budget cap of 8.3 trillion won ($7.2 billion). However, Seoul last month rejected that offer and said it needed a fifth-generation warplane that is nearly invisible to enemy radar - a move widely seen as an endorsement of the F-35.
Europe's Eurofighter also plans to bid again for the order, but the head of Europe's EADS acknowledged last month that the company faced a tough battle against its U.S. rivals.
South Korean officials have said they are examining a mixed procurement approach that could help Seoul maintain sufficient numbers of fighters in its fleet if the F-35 runs into further delays. They are also looking at scaling back the size of the order to 40 or 50 planes.
Analysts say Boeing is now offering Seoul a range of options for an upgraded F-15, instead of the more expensive Silent Eagle variant the company initially proposed, although the Silent Eagle version remains an option.
South Korean officials are under pressure to commit to at least some F-35 purchases soon, given their own budget deadlines, and the need to start buying certain "long-lead" materials needed for any jets that would be delivered in 2017.
However, Seoul may put off, at least for now, whether to buy a smaller number of F-15 variants, the sources said.
"South Korea will need to decide on a plan as soon as possible in order to secure (the project's) budget for next year," said one source with direct knowledge of a task force set up last month to review options for the delayed fighter jet buy.
U.S. officials say South Korea must make a commitment by the end of 2013 to secure a place in the ninth low-rate production contract for F-35 jets and ensure delivery of the first planes in 2017.
The Pentagon needs to include any South Korean jets in an advanced procurement contract for "long-lead" items, such as titanium parts, said a source familiar with the F-35 program.
Four additional sources familiar with the South Korean process told Reuters that they expected an announcement by early November. Two other sources expected a decision by year's end.
South Korea's parliament must put in place concrete acquisition plans by December to ensure funding for an initial batch of jets, which would have to be ordered in 2014.
Sources said South Korean officials were ordered to keep mum in order to prevent media scrutiny from swaying the discussions, after public pressure was seen to have played a part in Seoul's rejection in September of Boeing's bid to supply 60 warplanes.
Executives from Boeing, Lockheed and Europe's EADS are in South Korea ahead of the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition, which runs from October 29 to November 3, but the sources do not expect a decision during the show.
One of the sources said Seoul was expected to commit to buying F-35s without specifying an exact number, leaving open the possibility of a mixed fleet.
A second source said Seoul was still eyeing some F-15 orders to avoid a "fighter gap" if F-35 deliveries were delayed, and to address growing safety issues with its older F-4s and F-5s.
"Korea is concerned about quantity and (getting) capable aircraft delivered on time, which is why they are considering a mix, with some variant of the F-15," said the source.
While Seoul considers a new path, Boeing has begun to back away from the F-15 Silent Eagle model, focusing on other possible upgrades to create a more advanced, albeit less stealthy, plane, according to industry sources and analysts.
The company has scaled back the team that had been working on the Silent Eagle variant while it awaits instructions from Seoul and the defense ministry, industry sources said.
Richard Aboulafia, analyst with the Virginia-based Teal Group, said the Silent Eagle would have been essentially an "orphan plane" since there would have been only a very limited number of those planes in service.
Prospects for an even smaller order meant the plane's nonrecurring development costs would have to be spread over fewer planes, raising their overall cost, he said.
Asked about the quiet retreat from the Silent Eagle model, Boeing spokesman Conrad Chun said only, "We stand ready to work with Korea on a solution that best meets their requirements."
Lockheed said it would continue to support the U.S. government in its offer of the F-35 to South Korea. Officials at the Pentagon's F-35 program office said they were keeping a close eye on Seoul's interest in the F-35, but had no further details.
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The Library District participates in a non-contributory Defined Benefit Plan offered by the Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System (LAGERS). The Library District pays all required monthly contributions for each eligible employee who has completed six months of continual employment. Membership is based on 1,500 working hours over a 12-month period.
Every LAGERS member is said to be "vested" and eligible for a retirement benefit after the member has earned 60 months (5 years) of service credit with LAGERS. An employee may retire with full retirement benefits after (1) completing at least 5 years of credited service, and (2) attaining the normal retirement age of 60. Early retirement between the ages of 55 -60 with a reduced benefit is possible. Under a defined benefit plan the retirement benefit is payable for the lifetime of the member.
The retirement benefit is calculated using the employee's final average salary, which is based on the last thirty-six (36) consecutive month period of employment. LAGERS Benefit Program L-7 was adopted in January 2006.
Benefit Plans
Elected healthcare benefits end on the last day of the month. Retirees who are enrolled in the Library District's healthcare plans will have the opportunity to extend their coverage for up to 18 months under COBRA. Retirees pay the full premium plus a 2% administrative fee.
There is a sixty (60) day window for retirees to spend down their Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses or dependent care expenses.
Vacation Hours
The District will pay out accumulated annual leave up to 240 hours in accordance with Policy E544.
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Whate'er we leave to God, God does, And blesses us; The work we choose should be our own, God leaves alone. If with light head erect I sing, Though all the Muses lend their force, From my poor love of anything, The verse is weak and shallow as its source. But if with bended neck I grope Listening
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord, Massachusetts on July 12, 1817. He was introduced to the countryside at a young age, and this first contact with the natural world sparked a lifelong fascination. Although his family lived in relative poverty, subsisting on the income from their small pencil-making business, Thoreau was able to attend Harvard, where he gained an early reputation as an individualist. After graduating in 1837, he assisted his father with the family business and worked for several years as a schoolteacher.
In 1841, Thoreau was invited to live in the home of his neighbor, Ralph Waldo Emerson. There he began meeting with the group now known as the Transcendentalist Club, which included A. Bronson Alcott, Margaret Fuller, and George Ripley. Thoreau passed his time at the Emerson house writing essays and poems for the transcendentalist journal The Dial and doing odd jobs like gardening and mending fences. In 1845, he began building a small house on Emerson's land on the shore of Walden Pond, where he spent more than two years "living deep and sucking out all the marrow of life." His experiences there formed the basis for two books, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, and his masterpiece, Walden, which advocated a lifestyle of self-sufficiency and simplicity.
Although Thoreau thought of himself primarily as a poet during his early years, he was later discouraged in this pursuit and gradually came to feel that poetry was too confining. It is as a prose writer that Thoreau made his most meaningful contributions, both as a stylist and as a philosopher. A tireless champion of the human spirit against the materialism and conformity that he saw as dominant in American culture, Thoreau's ideas about civil disobedience, as set forth in his 1849 essay, have influenced, among others, Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., and his mastery of prose style has been acknowledged by writers as disparate as Robert Louis Stevenson, Marcel Proust, Sinclair Lewis, and Henry Miller. Largely ignored in his own time, the self-styled "inspector of snowstorms and rainstorms" has emerged as one of America's greatest literary figures. Thoreau died of tuberculosis on May 6, 1862, in his native Concord.
Selected Bibliography
Poems of Nature (1895)
Collected Poems (1943)
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (1849)
Walden; Or, Life in the Woods (1854)
Excursions (1864)
Cape Cod (1865)
Letters to Various Persons (1865)
A Yankee in Canada, with Anti-Slavery and Reform Papers (1866)
The Correspondance of Henry David Thoreau (1958)
Thoreau's Literary Notebook (1840-1840) (1964)


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Let's be honest here, the only thing we really want to do in life is drive the little baggage carts at airports. Holy crap, here's one doing a massive burnout.
According to Modified Car Forums' video description, this thing got its electric drive swapped for a 253 Holden V8. It's hard for me to stress how much this burnout vid is like watching a dream come true.


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Open up Photoshop and create a new "800x80" image with a white background.
Use the Text tool to type the first word of your banner, i.e. mud.
We're going to be using, 70pt, Myriad Pro, Regular style, with Sharp Aliasing settings.
After you've done your first word, select the text tool and make sure in a new text layer you type the rest of your banner.
You should end up with this:
Now, hold ctrl+shift, and click on the "T" for each text layer, you should have selected each text item.
Open a new layer ontop of "kipz" and "mud".
Select the rectangular marquee tool, and while holding "alt" subtract the bottom of your selection so you end up with this:
Make sure your new layer is selected and hit "ctrl+A", also make sure your background/foreground are set to default.
Click out of your selection, and in the layer you created change the opacity to 30%, you should end up with this:
Right-click on "kipz" and use these settings in the Blending Options.
Now hit Gradient Overlay and have your color choice in mind, it should flow from light to dark, we'll be using these settings.
Right-click on "kipz" and select "copy layer style"
Then, right click on "mud" or your first text, and right-click, then select "paste layer style"
Get into the Blending Options for the layer you just pasted into, and go to gradient overlay.
You are now going to want to use different colors to contrast the second word, we'll be using these settings.
You should end up with this as your final result:
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This Friday, June 7 is National Doughnut (or Donut) Day! When I think of doughnuts, coffee automatically comes to mind too. Doughnuts and coffee are a classic pairing. There is nothing quite like taking a big bite of a decadent, chocolate glazed doughnut and washing it down with a sip of freshly brewed coffee, or dunking a cake doughnut into a cup of coffee for a breakfast treat!
Coffee is actually ingrained into the history of National Doughnut Day. This 76 year- old holiday started as a way to honor female Salvation Army volunteers, nicknamed "Doughnut Lassies", who traveled through the trenches during World War I to deliver doughnuts and coffee to physically and emotionally drained soldiers. Even the "Doughnut Lassies" knew doughnuts paired great with coffee!
I like to think that every type of doughnut goes with every type of coffee. I've never tasted a doughnut I didn't like with my coffee! However, flavor profiles and nuances in different types of coffee can pair well with certain types of doughnuts.
This fun cartoon from Saveur magazine gives suggestions on different types of coffee to try with your favorite doughnuts!
A maple bacon doughnut paired with a Brazilian single origin coffee sounds delightful with mixing flavor notes of "peanuttiness" from the coffee, and "sweet-salty" flavor of the doughnut. A jelly doughnut is one of my personal favorites, so tomorrow for National Doughnut day I may just have to try the suggested pairing of Jelly Doughnut and Cappucinno.
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From hair combs to iPhone cases to bracelets, members of Southington Public Library have a variety of items to create with the help of the new three-dimensional printer, which uses corn-starched-based plastic filament to mold objects.
"It is cool because it is environmentally-friendly," said Sue Smayda, the executive director of Southington Public Library.
Due to a portion of a $5,841 grant from the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain, the library purchased a Makerbot Replicator II printer, which can create more than multiple objects at the same time.
"This is a perfect combination of science, technology, engineering, art and math," Smayda said.
Once the printer starts creating the object with one layer, it gradually adds more layers until it has completed the project. The bigger the object, the more layers it requires, according to Smayda. The menu bar in front of the printer keeps track of the progress, indicating the percentage of the project's completion. Users can make one object in multiple pieces and then glue them together, such as the glass that Smayda made. The amount of time it takes to create each object ranges from 12 minutes to an hour.
"It is cutting-edge technology," Smayda said. "I like the combination of art and engineering."
For first-time users, Smayda recommends choosing objects located on the library's SD card, which contains a file of pre-tested objects that the printer will definitely create. The file contains objects including an iPhone case, a hair comb, a bracelet, a chain and other items. Users can slip the SD card directly into the printer, and select the object they wish to create. They must monitor the printer at all times during its operation, especially if a filament jam occurs.
Besides choosing files from the SD card, users can also create their own objects using three-dimensional software programs, including 3DTin and Thingiverse, all free of charge. Thingiverse is an online forum where users share digital designs. Prior to using these programs and the printer, library members must watch the YouTube instructional videos, located on the library's website.
"The 3D programs are challenging and fun," said Smayda, who used 3D Tin to create her glass.
Library member Mario Tito and his family used some object files on Thingiverse, including a "bendy" figure with articulated joints, a pen with his daughter's name built into it, and two Lego mini lightning bolts. The pen took the longest to make—with a total of one hour and 45 minutes.
Tito said he felt amazed by what the printer could make, and hopes it will serve as a learning experience for anyone who uses the new medium.
"This printer at the library is a great opportunity to learn about what is essentially a new medium," Tito said. "That is a big hurdle. Just learning the aspects and properties of the printer is a big step to understanding the potential uses."
Hours of operation for the printer are Wednesdays from 6-8 p.m., Fridays from 2-4 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 2-4 p.m. Users must have a valid Southington Library card and must be age 13 or older. Children age 12 and under must have adult supervision. Users can reserve their time with the printer for a maximum of two sessions per calendar month up to 30 days in advance. The printer can be booked for two hours at a time, ending one hour before the library closes.
Building a hit with a new 3D printer at the library
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East Hampton Town police have been hard at work this week trying to uncover the identity of a headless body that washed up on the beach on Gardiner's Bay in Amagansett on Sunday.
A press release issued by the Town Police Department identified the body as that of a male of unknown ethnicity between 20 and 30 years old. It was discovered around noon between Big Albert's Landing beach and the Bell Estate by a man walking his dogs. Higher than usual tides had been observed in the area around that time, and the wind had been blowing strongly from the east.
First on the scene was the East Hampton Marine Bureau, which confirmed that the corpse was human. The Town Police Dive Team was then called in to search the area; a missing finger was discovered, and the body was sent for identification to the Suffolk Medical Examiner's office in Hauppauge.
The press release went on to characterize the body as "small in stature," with "no obvious signs of trauma."
When interviewed Tuesday, Town Police Chief Edward Ecker said the body was in the "very advanced stages of decomposition," and was missing the left leg from the knee on down.
"There's a lot of ship traffic in the Long Island Sound. It could be as simple as a boater that was lost. We just don't know yet," he said.
Police were working to pair the body up with a missing persons report, he said, but no one is currently reported as missing from any of the five East End towns. Further, he said, attempts to match the body found on Sunday with missing persons reports from a broader swath of territory, including coastal Connecticut and Rhode Island, have also so far proved fruitless.
One possibility is the disappearance on May 3 of Ward Wickens, a 33-year-old fisherman from Bear Point, Nova Scotia, who fell overboard from the ship Silver Angel about eight nautical miles south of Cape Sable Island, in the southwest of that province. Currents in the Gulf of Maine could conceivably have carried him toward the South Fork, helped along by strong east winds that were recorded for much of May.
When informed by a reporter of the details of the body found in Amagansett, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Barrington, N.S., began looking into a possible connection. Mr. Wickens roughly fits the description provided by the autopsy: He was within the estimated age range and possessed a slight build, at just under 5 feet 9 inches tall and around 150 pounds.
The chief took care to dismiss any connection to the string of corpses discovered near Jones Beach in Nassau County, some 100 miles to the west. Those, which have been attributed to a serial killer preying on prostitutes, have been found on a beach along the southern shore. Early reports that the body had been decapitated were incorrect, he said.
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Being directed to peer Eastward, the head of a lengthy infantry column is seen marching South on the distant road, this side of the River Wythern. The tail of the column is somewhere to the North, shrouded in dust and darkness. The deep monotone of a rhythmic marching chant floats across the air a quarter mile to reach the roof of the gatehouse.
Suddenly, a pinpoint of firelight streaks toward the column from the other side of the river. A great blossom of orange fire opens in the middle of the road, engulfing nearly a dozen ranks. Several moments later the muted 'whump' of the explosion reaches your ears, closely followed by the distant gutteral shouts of rallying troops. Half a hundred are left charred and blackened in the roadway.
The scrambling infantry wastes little time. They break off in sections and begin crossing the river in answer to the sonorous boom of commands which reach your ears a moment later. The water teems white in the starlight as scores enter it from the near bank. The midst of the river begins to glow with a dim green light, as though the waters are lit from beneath, and then a blinding flash of lightning slams down into the river among the struggling troops. Thunder cracks and rumbles over the ruins. The surface of the water has taken on a sluggish quality, and you realise it is choked with bodies.


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This coming Friday will mark the 74th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, the event that is widely viewed as the start of the Nazi Holocaust against the Jews. It is a particularly difficult memorial for Jewish survivors of the Holocaust.
Israel is today home to some 200,000 Holocaust survivors, but that number is dwindling fast as victims of one of the darkest chapters in human history succumb to old age.
More alarming is the realization that a staggering 35 percent of Holocaust survivors in Israel are living out their final years in poverty. This simply should not be, but Israel's cash-strapped government simply does not have the resources to remedy the situation.
That's where the generosity of both Jews and Christians who love Israel and want to bless those who have endured so much comes in.
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Can Financial Literacy Help Migrants Save on Remittance Costs?
In a new working paper published in the World Bank Working Paper Series, John Gibson, David McKenzie, and I look at exactly this question.
While much of migration policy has been focused on reducing costs of remittances and introducing new and inexpensive transmission channels, relatively little attention has been paid to educating customers on such benefits. After all, this could be pretty low hanging fruit – tell migrants about a cheaper way of remitting and they will switch.
With this thought in mind, we designed an information dissemination experiment for migrant workers in both Australia and New Zealand who had migrated from the Pacific Islands, East Asia, and Sri Lanka.


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Lennon: We need a miracle
Neil Lennon admits it will take a "minor miracle" for Celtic to overcome Juventus' three-goal lead in Wednesday night's Champions League last 16 clash in Turin.
The Hoops travelled to Italy with hope in their heart after a devastating 3-0 first leg defeat in Glasgow but are odds-on to exit the competition. The Parkhead boss is desperate for his side to win the game but knows that the margin required to take them through into the next round is probably asking too much from his players.
"It would be a tall order to win the tie 4-0 or 4-1 but we are capable of winning the game and that's what we would like to do," said Lennon. "If we win it would equal the club record (of wins in Europe in a season)."
He added: "Juventus are top of the league again and the draw could have been kinder to us but we want to close the gap on the scoreline and we will have to play at our optimum level to do that.
"It is a fantastic game to play in. We may not be here again as a group, you are playing the champions of Italy who are a very good team so enjoy it. Enjoy the stadium, enjoy the atmosphere, don't be intimidated.
"Go and play, the pressure is really off so try to restore some respectability in the tie, play your football and win the game. So we have a lot to play for, there is a lot of incentives, however, to qualify would take a minor miracle."
Juventus coach Antonio Conte refused to admit that his side are as good as through to the quarter-finals for the first time since 2006.
"We've only played 90 (minutes) and we have another 90, plus maybe extra time and penalties, against a strong, proud team who will want to make amends for first leg," he said. "There is a quarter-final to be reached so we definitely won't underestimate this game.
"It's going to be a test for everybody, starting with me, then the players and the club. Certainly the first leg has given us a seriously good chance of reaching the next round, but in football, there are always surprises if you don't play with the right determination and concentration.
"Celtic are a very physical side and can create lots of problems from set-pieces. We've got to be fully focused because we want to go through and so we've got to give it everything."


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By Terry Patterson on April 08 2019 03:19:39
When you have two sofas or any larger seating arrangement, a big coffee table might seem like the obvious solution. But also consider a pair of matching coffee tables. They will keep the focus off one large piece of furniture and let your eye move around the room more easily. One classic coffee table size is 48 by 24 inches, so you can plan on that when thinking about your furniture arrangement. A large coffee table is often double that: 48 inches square.
Make sure the piece is stable and all the connections are secure. If you need to refinish the piece, ask the vendor precisely what it's made from, as this will help in the refinishing process. Another consideration is how it will sit on your floor or rug, and if it will damage those surfaces. Splintered table legs or rusty metal bases can scratch or stain the flooring. Secondhand stores sometimes leave those areas unrefinished, so be sure to check.
If you don't want the coffee table to be the focus of the room, choose one with a glass top and a finish that blends with others in the room, as in this example. This will keep the eye interested in all the items in the room, not just one layer of the design. Metal bases with glass tops are another good choice to keep rooms feeling open. They're also great when you have a special rug and don't want to block views of it. Keep your glass cleaner handy, though, as there is no way around fingerprints. Keep in mind that with most glass tops — if they are not inset — you'll see a green tint on the sides. You can order a speciality glass that doesn't have this tint, but it's more expensive.
A coffee table does a lot of work. It needs to hold books, magazines, drinks, food — even games on game night. You might want to put your feet up on it, or the kids might need a place for coloring. Plus it's usually smack dab in the middle of the room, where you can't miss it — so make sure it's a good one. Sculptural wood coffee tables tell their own story and can add a natural element and warmth to a room with multiple upholstered pieces.
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In 2012, reports circulated that Apple may ditch the Intel chips in iMacs and MacBooks for ARM-based processors similar to the ones used in iPads and iPhones. Those reports, however, were mere rumors and haven't been confirmed by Apple. Even so, one designer, Peter Zigich, believes that the company might go through with the switch and that many others will follow suit, which is why he created a concept design of a Mac Pro with an ARM architecture, instead of Intel.
Zigich believes that because ARM chips are smaller and more power-efficient than Intel chips, Mac Pros of the future could be a lot lighter, smaller, and more energy-efficient compared to the large ones available today. The concept design is peppered with ports, including USB 3.0, Thunderbolt, Ethernet, mic and speaker, and 3 PCI slots. Inside, there's enough room for four hard disks, six RAM chips, and eight ARM-based CPUs for max processing power.
The concept, however, isn't quite a runaway hit with the masses. Some comments on TechCrunch have likened it to "a pasteurizer or some kind of food lab equipment," a power backup, and an external hard drive housing. So we want to ask you: If you were an Apple designer, how would you design a Mac Pro with an ARM processor? Check out Zigich's blog for more images.
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Hope College Theatre will be performing "Under Milk Wood" by Dylan Thomas on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 18 and 19, and Wednesday-Saturday, March 2-5, at 8 p.m. in the DeWitt Center studio theatre.
"The work of certain writers cries out to be spoken aloud; the writings of Dylan Thomas fall into this category," said John Tammi, who is the production's director and a professor of theatre at Hope. "His language is sensual, energetic and delicious. His words are wonderful to say and a joy to hear. This is especially true of 'Under Milk Wood,' which he called 'a play for voices.'"
"Our cast will portray more than sixty characters as the play drifts through a small Welsh fishing village during the course of a night and a day. We get a glimpse of the entire community, both asleep and awake, and meet some very interesting, even eccentric, characters," Tammi said. "'Under Milk Wood' is reminiscent of Edgar Lee Masters' 'Spoon River Anthology' and Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town'; but, it is uniquely Welsh and uniquely Dylan Thomas."
The cast of "Under Milk Wood" includes sophomore Skyler Adams of Holland; junior Noah Busman of Scotia, N.Y.; sophomore Kelsey Colburn of Holland; sophomore Sophia Daly of Plymouth; freshman Alexa Duimstra of Appleton, Wis.; freshman Aaron Haecker of Winchester, Va.; senior Benjamin Hertel of Fennville; sophomore Haley Hodges of Hart; David James of the Hope English faculty; senior Cassie Niespodziewanski of Oak Brook, Ill.; junior AmberLyn Scheeringa of Schererville, Ind.; junior John Telfer of Western Springs, Ill.; junior Madison Tustin of Plainwell; junior Kara Williams of Saline; and freshman Allyson Womack of Libertyville, Ill.
Stage manager is junior Brittni Nowicki of West Bloomfield, and assistant stage manager is freshman Lauren Ezzo of Haslett. Niespodziewanski is dramaturg for the production, conducting historical and cultural research related to the play and its setting.
In addition to Tammi, faculty members working on the production team are Richard Smith, scenic designer; Michelle Bombe, costume designer; and Perry Landes, sound designer. Staff member Paul Anderson is the technical director, and staff member Darlene Christopher is the costume shop manager. Lighting designer is senior Ken Chamberlain of Metuchen, N.J.
Tickets for "Under Milk Wood" are $10 for regular admission, $7 for senior citizens and Hope faculty and staff, and $5 for students, and are available at the ticket office in the main lobby of the DeVos Fieldhouse. The ticket office is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and may be called at (616) 395-7890.
The DeVos Fieldhouse is located at 222 Fairbanks Ave., between Ninth and 11th streets. The studio theatre is on the lower level of the DeWitt Center, which is located at 141 E. 12th St., on Columbia Avenue at 12th Street.


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Hamstard is the primary, and only, character in Parson's webcomic. Hamstard is a cynical, fat, foul-mouthed hamster that enjoys insulting the author, Parson, as much as anything else. The webcomic is cut-and-paste, so there is initially only a single image of Hamstard, with a second and third image coming later in the comic.
Hamstard was originally hosted at Hamstard.com, but an attack knocked it out. Erfwiki now hosts copies of all the published Hamstard comics, and eight previously unpublished ones. You can start reading here. Warning: Hamstard contains Coarse Language, Sexual References, and is just plain nasty. Parental discretion is advised.
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Thanks again for everyone that showed up for this weeks Monday night clinic. Like Ben said we had a great turnout and a huge turnout of pros. The women even got to play four holes with Paige, Catrina and Brittney. Please give me some feed back on what you think the future clinics should have in them and what you thought we could have done better. There were so many big arm pros I thought the distance demo would be fun.


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Frequently Asked Questions About HIV/AIDS (Part Two)
January 2010
What Are the Symptoms of AIDS?I am making the following recommendations to persons concerned about symptoms that they may be having.
I have seen a lot of people convincing themselves that they may have AIDS, based on their symptoms. Many people have tried to "match their symptoms" to that of acute viral syndrome and AIDS. Please do not do this! It's very easy to convince yourself you have HIV/AIDS based on symptoms, when in fact you may not even be infected.
I have personally seen many cases where a person convinced themselves that they had HIV (based on their symptoms), went through major stress and anxiety (for months or even years), and then turned up HIV negative six months or more after the exposure that they were concerned about. I'm trying to keep other people from going through the same unnecessary mental torment.
The only thing that symptoms tell you is -- if they do not go away, or if they get very severe -- that you need to see a doctor. That's all they tell you. Please do not diagnose yourself based on symptoms!
You will also note that nobody, not you, me, or anybody on the Internet or at any HIV/AIDS hotline, can tell you if your symptoms may be HIV-related, without having laboratory tests done. [Click here to see a list of hotlines.]
That said, let me review with you the symptoms of HIV/AIDS in detail.
The following information compares the symptoms of both recent HIV infection, and the symptoms due to AIDS. You will note that the symptoms of HIV/AIDS itself tend to be chronic, long-term and can occur over and over. This differs from the symptoms of recent HIV/AIDS infection, which are acute, only last for a week or two, and do not occur over and over.
When we're talking about AIDS symptoms, it's important to remember that there are actually two periods of time when one may show symptoms.
Within the first four to six weeks after infection, some people with HIV (up to 70%) show symptoms due to what's called acute HIV syndrome or acute viral syndrome (AVS). This occurs during your bodies initial response against the virus. During this time, a person may show symptoms that look exactly like the flu (headaches, body aches, fevers, fatigue, etc.). These symptoms do not appear as cold symptoms (coughing, sneezing, congestion, runny nose, etc.).
A rash is sometimes seen, primarily in the upper portion of the body. The rash may or may not itch, and can be raised. There is no such thing as an "HIV/AIDS rash," and if a rash is seen at all, it resembles rashes seen from many other skin conditions. All of the symptoms last for a week or two, then go away by themselves. They do not persist for many weeks or months.
In some people with acute HIV infection, the symptoms can be very severe. In other people with HIV, these symptoms may be very mild. In still other people with HIV, they may not show these symptoms at all. A person may, or may not, show positive on an HIV test during this period of time. I must strongly emphasize here that all of the symptoms of acute HIV infection look exactly like the symptoms of other illnesses, so having flu symptoms or a rash does not indicate HIV infection, in of itself. It is also important to remember that not all people will get acute viral syndrome, and in those that do get it, the severity can vary significantly from person to person. Because acute infection looks exactly like the symptoms of many other illnesses, nobody can tell you whether or not your symptoms are due to this syndrome. Only HIV testing can determine if a person has HIV or not.
I have had a lot of people come to me concerned about acute infection, and exactly when it occurs. Can it happen in the first hour after an exposure? The first day? The first week? The first month? The first year?
Because the symptoms of acute infection are so non-specific, it's difficult for anybody to determine the exact time that this syndrome occurs. The fact is, nobody can give you an exact time, since it can vary from person to person.
Also remember that during this time, a person may or may not test positive. This makes it even more difficult to determine if symptoms are related to acute HIV infection or not. All anybody can say is that the symptoms occur within the first month or so (that is, within the first four to six weeks) after infection. The symptoms usually last for a week or two, although this, too, can vary from person to person. They do not however last for many weeks or months. And these symptoms do not occur in all people; the estimate is about 70% of people get this syndrome. That's all anybody can say.
How soon you get any symptoms after an exposure is unimportant and irrelevant. What is important is that if you've been exposed to the virus, that you get tested, regardless of whether you have symptoms or not. And if your symptoms are persistent or very severe, it's important that you see a physician, regardless of what you think the cause may be.
In regard to the symptoms related to advanced HIV or AIDS, they don't usually begin until literally years after infection. Before that time, a person can look and feel totally healthy with no symptoms at all. As for the specific symptoms of AIDS, there are none. This is because AIDS is actually a group of diseases, and therefore you're dealing with literally dozens of different symptoms. Not everyone with AIDS has every disease and therefore not everyone has every symptom.
Every symptom of AIDS looks like the symptoms of other illnesses. There are no symptoms that are unique to AIDS. Symptoms can include severe weight loss, fevers, drenching night sweats, fatigue, purple-colored blotches on the skin, severe headaches, severe diarrhea -- the list goes on and on.
Generally the symptoms tend to last for many weeks or months at a time, and do not go away by themselves (not without treatment). They can also recur over and over. Notice how this differs from the symptoms of acute HIV infection, which only lasts for a week or two, and does not recur over and over. AIDS symptoms are ongoing and can be very severe. AIDS-related symptoms do not begin until an average of 10 years after infection. You can have HIV and even full-blown AIDS and have no symptoms at all!
Generally speaking, if you have any symptoms that last for more than one to two weeks and do not go away, or if you have any symptoms that are very severe, always seek medical attention, regardless of what you think the problem is. You can't assume any symptom is HIV/AIDS related until you get laboratory tests. Remember, every symptom related to HIV/AIDS looks like the symptoms of other illnesses. Therefore symptoms alone cannot determine whether a person has HIV or not. Nobody can tell you whether or not your symptoms are due to HIV/AIDS, without getting tested. That's why laboratory testing is so important.
This article was provided by Rick Sowadsky, M.S.P.H..


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LA based artist Jeff Soto recounts his 2011.
2011.... Man, what a year. So much good and bad! So much change and self discovery. This year will stand out I think. I didn't travel as much as 2010, which was a good thing. I was home much more, got to spend a lot of time with my kids. Some highlights:
• Our 2 year old broke her leg. It was tough, but she adapted and was hobbling around on her pink cast. Jennifer and I felt like crying (and probably did) everyday. It was a pretty dark part of the year for us.
• I started teaching college art (part time- one class per semester). It has been one of the most humbling "projects" I've worked on. I can't believe the amount of work it added to my schedule. I like it, though it kills me to have to give bad grades. Sometimes the most talented kids have the worst work ethic. I decided to keep teaching one class per semester.
• My kids continue to grow up. It kills me.
• I feel like I developed further as an artist, mainly I'm getting a handle on screenprinting with it's strengths and limitations. I'm still trying to push it, learn more, and make not only posters for bands but pieces of art.
• With art making, I'm continuing to find myself. I tried changing things up with oils, it was tough and it's a medium I need to revisit. I'm back in that same place I arrive each year, where I don't know what the fuck I'm doing with my art. But that's good. That's when the random accidents happen and it sparks a whole series.
• My daughter became a 1st grader!! What?!?!
• In September I went to France for the first time. Can't wait to go back, had a great time! I don't know why, but it peaked my interest in graffiti and vandalism just a little.
• I think Jennifer came into her own as a cook. Maybe this is not newsworthy, but I enjoyed chili, various soups, dishes and good, healthy homecooked food to eat throughout the year.
• I moved to a new studio, which has been a HUGE change for me.It was a good change, it's kept me very productive being around all these guys.
• In November our grandma passed away. It was a sad time for the family and we're still dealing. It brought us a little closer together I think. RIP Grandma Marian!
• My grandma passing coincided with a lot of love from my fans as I sold over 700 prints in November. It was an emotional time, such a mix of feelings. It was a real ordeal getting that many prints out in a three week span.I have the best fans on the planet.
• Much more in the works for 2012..... here's some pics from the year past. I am too lazy to put them in order...
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For as long as I can remember now, I've always used an eyeshadow base or primer.
Something a bit sticky, a bit wet, a bit greasy as a base…it doesn't feel right to me at all to just put eyeshadow on a lid.
I am addicted, therefore to buying eyeshadow primers! Ask me, I bet I've tried it…
My latest addiction is this Coffret D'or Eye base which comes in two shades: 01 – Sheer White and 02 – Sheer Beige.
They say:
An Eye Makeup Base that improves eye area coverage to deliver a bright and smooth surface for long-lasting coloration.
I love getting new make up and cracking it open. I prefer getting brand new make up in packaging and I'd pay more for something thats boxed rather than unboxed…
Yet it'd take be 3 seconds to throw that box away. Why?!
Here is the base – comes in a small square silver case:
The base is a firm textured, slightly greasy, shiny, shimmer white.
It feels very much like lot of sheer cream eyeshadows you can buy – there's no stickiness to it (I do like a stick eyeshadow base), its more lightly greasy, so to speak.
Want to see it on my eye?
Well first, you get a swatch….Here it is…sheer white. Its quite shimmery in real life, but also sheer.
My gut instinct was to go for the beige because it suits my skintone but I just wanted to see what the white one is like.
The answer is – its very pretty, quite youthful and adds a really lovely base and soft shimmer to your eyeshadow.
Applied on its own:
Note: My lashes have a life of their own at the moment.
And here it is with eyeshadow on top. See how the soft white shimmer pushes through – I love this with a bold shadow on top:
The purple eyeshadow in question (Lavshuca) is already pigmented, sure, but this base really brings out the colour.
I also thought the softness to the eyeshadow base/primer wasn't too heavy – even all over my lid, it didn't make my eyes pop too much or look too googly:
On the other eye, the is the eyeshadow with no base – as you can see the effect is a lot softer and less vivid.
But wait Cecil! There's a problem!
Yes there is. It creases. At the end of the day – in fact by mid day, I have a nice little powder eyeshadow build up in my crease.
Even with a thin layer, this base fails to keep me crease free…in fact, I don't even think it was trying in the first place.
So what is there for? Like Cheryl Cole, its just there to add prettiness.
If you need a bona fide primer, this is not it.
P.S. Its quite nice as a face highlighter
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A few weeks ago I got a lovely little note from Kelly of Kellyssima on Etsy. She offered to send me something from her shop, and after looking around I couldn't resist! All of her little treasures fit in so well with jewelry I already had!
I was tempted to go with something like my rose earrings and necklace I already had but that's the thing--I already had something similar! Everything there has a really delicate, lovely, vintage feel that fits in nicely with what I think I'm going for style-wise. I've been wearing earrings with much more regularity lately, and so I chose the Rose Colored Glasses style.
I've enjoyed wearing them to work so much latley, I'm sure you'll see them popping up here and there! Thanks so much, Kelly!
Please have a visit over at the Kellyssima Etsy Shop to check out all the other little goodies :)


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Shoppers often fret about what they perceive is the ever-rising costs for the goods they need to buy each day. This year, however, they have at least one holiday blessing to be thankful for: the cost of a turkey dinner and all the trimmings has risen only slightly from last year.
According to the American Farm Bureau Federation's survey, turkey dinner and all the fixings will cost about $49.48, or just 28 cents more than it did last year.
Last year, consumers were hit with one of the biggest price increases for traditional Thanksgiving trimmings in years, after poor weather shrank the size of U.S. crops.
This year, the star of the Thanksgiving feast—the turkey—is the main reason for the marginally higher cost. Had it not been for increases in the price of the turkey, the cost of the dinner may actually have been lower.
"Most Americans will pay about the same as last year at the grocery store for a turkey and all the trimmings," said John Anderson, the deputy chief economist at the AFBF. "A slight increase in demand for turkey is responsible for the moderate price increase our shoppers reported for the bird."
Please click ahead to see how the costs break down per item. All costs are based on prices collected by 155 volunteer shoppers in 35 states, who are asked to hunt for the least expensive prices, but not take advantage of any promotional coupons or other purchase deals.
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Gospel, jazz, blues, rhythm and blues, soul music, and hip-hop are the result of an ever-evolving African-American musical journey that has produced unique musical forms and traditions. The Museum will celebrate this legacy on Saturday, February 18, with the Global Weekends program The African-American Musical Mosaic, which will include performances by the Harlem Quartet, First Corinthian Baptist Church Choir, Charles Mack, Sandra Reaves-Phillips, and a special collaboration between Darryl "DMC" McDaniels of the hip-hop group Run-DMC and the IMPACT Repertory Theatre choir. In this video, DMC shares what performing at the Museum's event means to him.
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Coming later this month from Fuhu Inc, the company behind the wildly popular Nabi line of kids' learning tablets, the Nabi XD is a 10.1-inch Tegra 3 Android tablet with near field communication technology and a style so distinctive I don't really care that it's aimed at tweenyboppers.
Is a little colour too much to ask? That a splash of red around the edges of the latest Nabi device to hit the market so completely marks it as aimed at the younger generation is a sad statement about the tablet market in general. Keep that in mind, Apple, Microsoft, Asus and Amazon — the next tablet I buy will be pink. The rest is up to you.
As for the Nabi XD here, it's got enough power to put it in the same league with the most popular Android tablets out there. It's sporting a Nvidia Tegra 3 4-PLUS-1 quad-core processor (with an extra core that helps push battery life up to 10 hours between charges), a 10.1-inch IPS 1366x768 HD touch screen, and it's running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. It can run any Android game out there, and do so beautifully.
That sexy tech is topped off by Rightware's Kanzi 3D user interface, which consists of a tiled arrangement of widgets that can automatically update according to user-defined rules. For instance, say you want news and educational stuff to show up there in the morning, and games to appear in the evening. You can do that. Say you only want to play the THD version of Horn when you're within the state of Oklahoma. You can do that too. You can define the home screen you want, and when you want it. I want to play with it!
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New York, February 2, 2009--The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes a Cairo appeals court decision to strike down a one-year jail term against four editors, but condemns that the conviction stands for criticizing President Hosni Mubarak and his top aides.
On Saturday, appellate court judge Mohamed Samir struck down a one-year jail-term given in September 2007 to four editors for "publishing false information likely to disturb public order." However, the court upheld a 20,000 Egyptian pound (US$3,540) fine against Ibrahim Eissa of the daily Al-Dustour, Adel Hamouda of the weekly Al-Fajr, Wael el-Abrashi, former editor of Sawt Al-Umma, and Abdel Halim Kandil, former editor of the weekly Al Karama.
"We are relieved that the prison terms have finally been struck down," said
Mohamed Abdel Dayem, CPJ's Middle East and
The court upheld what numerous Egyptian lawyers and reporters have told CPJ is a politically motivated conviction that opened the floodgates to more judicial harassment and punishment of critical journalists. "This ruling does not take us by surprise," said Essam Eissa, lawyer for Al-Dustour and Sawt al-Umma. "We have gotten used to seeing Egyptian courts overthrow jail terms while upholding fines in similar cases. The two members of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) who filed the case have no qualification whatsoever to do so." He said they are planning to challenge the ruling in criminal court and then in the Court of Cassation.
Abdelhalim Kandil, who is currently editor of Sawt al-Umma, was abducted and stripped of his clothes in 2004 by unidentified men for what he believes were his critical opinions, told CPJ that nearly 90 cases for defamation have been filed against him over the past five years. One of the last cases was filed in 2008 by Ahmed Ezz, an influential businessman and figure of the ruling NDP, the People's Assembly, which is the lower chamber of Parliament, and a close friend of the president's son, Gamal Mubarak.
Kandil said the ruling on the editors' case sets a dangerous precedent. "Anybody
now can take a critical journalist to court," he said. "It has nothing to do
with the basic rules of the judiciary or the law. I was found guilty simply because
I wrote an opinion piece in which I said that the man who is really ruling
Like Kandil, Eissa is among the most judicially harassed journalists in the country. In September, an appeals court sentenced him to six months in prison for disseminating "false news" about Mubarak's health. He was granted a presidential pardon in October. In the latest issue of CPJ's publication Dangerous Assignments, Eissa said that the "regime's willingness to accept the media has regressed" and that there is no room for journalistic expression when reporters are threatened "with 32 articles in the penal code and the press regulation law."
The legal action came after the editors published articles denouncing Mubarak for verbally attacking the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah. They also criticized several high-level officials Gamal Mubarak, who, despite officials denials, is believed to be the 80-year-old president's heir apparent, The Associated Press reported.
The lower court rejected a defamation charge, but found the editors guilty under
article 188 of the penal code. The court handed down the maximum sentence
stipulated, one year in prison, and also the maximum fine. The lower court's decision
came amid rising attacks on journalists and widespread concern about the future
of freedom of expression in the country. The verdict was passed a few months
after CPJ designated