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TRENTON — Comedian Joel McHale has a new word to describe Gov. Chris Christie: "cool."
The star of TV's "Talk Soup" and "Community" hosted the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington in May and cracked his fair share of jokes at Christie's expense — most notably digging him over his weight and the George Washington Bridge scandal.
During an interview with the Huffington Post today, McHale said he was surprised that he drew some criticism in the media for knocking the Republican governor's size.
He also said Christie took it all in stride.
"He couldn't have been cooler afterwards," McHale told the website. "He was effusively cool. It was very cool and strange, and he couldn't have been nicer."
That's when he threw in another fat joke.
"He took pictures with my family," McHale said. "He ate one of my kid's hands. No ... he couldn't have been nicer."
In case you forgot, here are some of McHale's quips from the dinner:
• "I promise that tonight will be both amusing and over quickly. Just like Chris Christie' s presidential bid."
• "I got a lot of these tonight, so buckle up, Gov. Christie. Excuse me: Extender-buckle up."
• "Chris Christie is here. He is actually here. Tonight. Wow, sir, you are a glutton — for punishment."
Christie has long been considered a leading contender for the next Republican nomination for president. But some experts have wondered whether the bridge controversy — which caused some of his poll numbers to drop — will hurt his chances.
After the dinner, Christie said he wasn't bothered by McHale's cracks.
"Listen, I thought he was great, and that's exactly what I expected," he told Vanity Fair about McHale during the magazine's post-dinner party. "I thought he was really funny, and not just about me, but about everybody."


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Scouts awarding video games badges
In an interesting and very welcome move the two awards related to games are designed to help increase the Scouts knowledge and awareness of video games and their content.
The basic badges are awarded based on learning the ESRB ratings system, planning a gaming schedule that fits in with homework and household tasks and playing a game that has been approved by a parent or teacher.
The advanced badge encourages scouts to inform their parents of things like the ESRB ratings system and work with their parents to promote gaming as part of a balanced lifestyle and ensure that they are playing titles that are appropriate for their age group.
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The Detroit Red Wings managed to salvage a point out of yet another dreadful defensive performance in a 6-5 shootout loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, rallying from 4-1 and 5-2 deficits via a 45-shot effort. As your favorite blogger was a bit under the weather on Friday, here's a quick look back at the strange game, starting with a succinct Canadian Press recap:
October 31, Canadian Press :"We had a bunch of goals to start but unfortunately we didn't continue to play the same way we got those goals," [Oilers coach Pat Quinn] said. "Detroit's a pretty good team. You can't let them off the hook. We had some fear take over. They started checking and we didn't answer it. We got through it tonight, but it wasn't that pretty."The Oilers told the Edmonton Sun's Con Griwkowsky that they simply stopped playing after roaring out to a 4-1 lead:
Horcoff had a season-best three point game on his return to the first line after only two points in his previous 12 games.
"It was nice," Horcoff said. "Penner and Hemmer having been playing at such a level, it's been outstanding. I'd been trying to stay positive."
Darren Helm, Henrik Zetterberg, Todd Bertuzzi, Jonathan Ericsson and Patrick Eaves replied in regulation for the Red Wings (4-4-3), who have lost four of their last five games. Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard said it was tough to know whether to be glad his team came back the way they did, or upset they didn't get the win as a result.
"It's one of those give-and-take situations," he said. "It's one of those situations where you can be somewhat happy to battle back the way we did and steal a point but we still have to be disappointed with not getting the two points."
Detroit head coach Mike Babcock opted to focus primarily on the positives.
"It was very important for our team to battle back the way we did and show that kind of grit and determination," he said. "As a coach you have to question what they were doing at the start of the game. Overall, we shot ourselves in the foot there. But we challenged our team to respond and they did. It was a real good point from where we began with that terrible start."
For the Red Wings, however, their comeback included overcoming the loss of Valtteri Filppula, who suffered a broken left wrist. Filppula had this to say to the Free Press's Helene St. James:
October 30, Edmonton Sun: Khabibulin needed a bit of luck and he got it as the Wings clanged three shots off goalposts after they started coming alive late in the second period. But then, the shots started going in. The Wings got goals out of wingers Jonathan Erickson, Todd Bertuzzi and Patrick Eaves to send the game into overtime. The Red Wings outshot Edmonton 21-6 in the third period and 43-29 through regulation.
"I guess we just stopped playing," said defenceman Ladislav Smid. "We gave them too much room to skate. If you give guys like Zetterberg or Datsyuk too much room, at some point, they're going to score.
"We have to learn a lesson from this game. We can't play like that. When we're up four goals, we have to keep playing. We played pretty good hockey for two periods. I don't know what happened. I guess you could say we got scared to win. Thanks to Khabi in the shootout, we got the win."
Babcock agreed:
October 30, Detroit Free Press: Filppula was hurt in the second period of Thursday's 6-5 shootout loss at Edmonton when he was hit by Gilbert Brule.
"I feel terrible, but nothing I can do now," Filppula said.
"It's not good," Henrik Zetterberg added. "It's tough to lose a player and especially Fil, he plays a lot of minutes and plays in all situations, so it's a tough break for us."
General manager Ken Holland said the team would not be recalling anyone from the minors, as they have enough forwards to go around.
Filppula had five points over the last seven games, and had just taken over centering big wingers Todd Bertuzzi and Dan Cleary."We have to bear down and play even better," Nicklas Lidstrom said. "We have to play even better defensively and be more conscious in our own zone, especially when you're losing some of the forwards that are going to contribute offensively. Missing him, he's a very important part of our team."
As for the game itself...
October 31, Detroit Free Press: "That's a big blow, obviously," coach Mike Babcock said. "We're going to have to buckle down as a team and find a way. It doesn't matter about who's not here, it's about who is here. We're going to miss Fil, we understand that, you don't replace good players like that. The bottom line is, we've got to find a way to win games."
General manager Ken Holland said the team would not be recalling anyone from the minors as the Wings are flush with forwards. They demonstrated just how deep they are Thursday as they got goals not just from top forwards Henrik Zetterberg and Todd Bertuzzi but also fourth-liners Darren Helm and Patrick Eaves and third-pair defenseman Jonathan Ericsson.
The Wings got 45 shots on net, the third straight game they've topped 40 shots and reached five goals for a second straight game. But they made things difficult on themselves with atrocious turnovers the first 40 minutes.
"I think we're just being stubborn, trying to make that play when it's not there," captain Nicklas Lidstrom said. "And teams that we're playing against are back-checking so hard that they're taking everything away in the middle, so if you try to go across ice or through the middle, it's very hard. You're just putting yourself in a bad position where you've got to scramble all the time. It takes a lot of you when you're chasing from behind all the time instead of playing with the lead where you can play a little more relaxed. It's encouraging that we're coming back in a game like this but it's not good when we have starts the way we have in the last couple of games."
The opening story line mirrored that of the previous game, as the Wings coughed up a goal on the first shift and soon fell behind 2-0, as J-F Francois and Dustin Pennner took advantage of defensive breakdowns and Jimmy Howard being out of position to put the Oilers ahead by midway through the first period. Unlike at Vancouver, however, this night things just kept getting worse, as Ales Hemsky delivered a power play goal at 12:24 of first period.
"As a coach you've got to question what the heck you're doing at the start of the game," Babcock said. "We got down 2-0 the other night but we didn't think that had much to do with our energy level or how we played. Tonight we turned the puck over early. I thought that first power play goal was absolutely awful – anytime they seam you four times in a row like that, you're giving your goaltender no opportunity. So that was disturbing. All in all, we just shot ourselves in the foot and you can't win like that."
Lidstrom reiterated his frustration to the Detroit News's Chris McCosky:
October 30, Detroit News: "We are being very stubborn, trying to make that (pass out of the zone) when it's not there," captain Nick Lidstrom said. "The teams we are playing against backcheck so hard, they take everything away in the middle. So trying to go across ice or through the middle is very hard and we are too stubborn trying to make that pass."
Rafalski was a minus-three on the night and Ericsson had three giveaways. But credit the Oilers, too, for a ferocious forecheck early. Penner took Rafalski out of the play on the first two goals. He knocked him down behind the net on the first, then beat him to the puck to get his deflection on the second.
The fifth goal was a product of the Oilers' superior physicality as well. On a power play, the Oilers crashed to the net and refused to be cleared out. Neither Niklas Kronwall nor Lidstrom could move any bodies out and Shawn Horcoff eventually poked it in.
"We just decided that we can't play like that," Lidstrom said. "It's not going to work in the long run and it sure didn't work in the first two periods. You just put yourself in a bad position where you are behind all the time and scrambling all game. It takes a lot out of you.
"We have to really bear down now defensively, especially now with Fil out of the lineup."
And Babcock explained his rationale for not pulling Jimmy Howard in speaking to MLive.com's own Ansar Khan:
In terms of tangential storylines, the Edmonton Journal posted a quote-less recap, a slate of player grades, "Oilspills," two stories about Dustin Penner and his Olympic hopes, and defenseman Tyler Chorney; the Oilers' website posted quote-less recap; the Edmonton Sun posted a "game review," Terry Jones' ramble about Shawn Horcoff's play, and note about how Jimmy Howard perceives his role from the Edmonton Sun's Con Griwkowsky:
October 30, MLive.com: "I thought it wasn't going to do Ozzie any good (to come into the game) the way the game was going," Babcock said. "In the end, we challenged Howie and challenged the team to respond. I thought Howie made two good saves at the end (of overtime). Even in the shootout, he made a couple good saves."
Said Howard: "I was very thankful Babs stuck with me, and I wanted to show him I could battle through the adversity. I just wanted to give the guys the best possible chance of coming back and at least getting one point."
Darren Helm got the Red Wings on the scoreboard at 6:15 of the second period with his first goal in 29 regular-season games. He has six goals in the playoffs.
The Red Wings surrendered a goal in the first minute of play for the second game in a row when Jean Francois Jacques scored at the 42-second mark.
The Red Wings twice coughed up the puck in their own zone on the play, first by Brian Rafalski behind the net, then by Filppula, whose weak clearing attempt was kept in the zone. Jacques knocked in a bouncing puck in the crease after a shot by Brule.
The Oilers got goals by Dustin Penner and Hemsky on the power play 3:15 apart midway through the period.
"We're just being stubborn trying to make that play when it's not there," Lidstrom said of his team's turnovers. "Teams that we're playing against are back-checking so hard, they're taking everything away in the middle, so to try to go cross-ice or through the middle (with passes) is very hard."
October 30, Edmonton Sun: Last night's start was Howard's fifth appearance in the team's 11 starts. He's now had more appearances and ice time early this season than in any of his previous three NHL campaigns.The Edmonton Journal's Joanne Ireland spoke to the Wings about their roster turnover...
Wearing the winged wheel and playing on a team that lost Game 7 of last year's Stanley Cup championship is a different kind of burden for a young goalie.
"Very rarely do we get to see anybody's B game," said Howard. "Usually, when you play the Red Wings, everybody likes to size themselves up against us. We usually see everybody's best."
Howard has had to learn to be patient, but this may be his time to seize the moment.
"They groom us in Grand Rapids until we're ready," said Howard. "When we're ready, we're ready to contribute instead of getting thrown right into the fire. You learn the process of being a professional and being a black ace, and watching these guys in the playoffs has been really key."
October 30, Edmonton Journal: [W]hen the talk turns to the early struggles of the Red Wings and the theory is tossed out that the team is still reeling from its Game 7 defeat in the Stanley Cup championship, veteran forward Kris Draper begged to differ. So did Detroit head coach Mike Babcock.
Pierre LeBrun spoke to Shawn Horcoff and Darren Helm about up-and-down starts...
"Last year we were awful, but we won every game because we could score seven or five. We didn't engage even close to what we are now as far as playing hockey," Babcock said. "This reminds me more of my second year in Detroit when we came back from a road trip and were 3-4. If I'm not mistaken, we lost in Anahem, in San Jose and we came into Edmonton and lost here. We went home and it was the end of the world," he continued. "But we found a way to come back."
The Red Wings rolled into Edmonton with a record of 4-4-2 and an unfamiliar berth in 12th place in the Western Conference. The 2008 Stanley Cup champions, who watched Johan Franzen limp to the injured list with a knee injury just three games into the season, have scored just 30 goals and given up 35 but are also coming off a 5-4 win over the Canucks.
"This is probably the biggest turnover we've had in a while," Draper said. "We have a lot of guys who left via free agency and we had new guys coming in. It's an adjustment getting used to the system this hockey team plays. That might have something to do with it.
"We're never going to forget (the finish in 2009). We lost Game 7 in our own building. It was a chance to win another Stanley Cup, but I don't buy into the hangover theory. Look at our record and that's exactly what people are going to say but we've played some good games -- just not good enough to win. We just don't want to become one of those statistics, one of those teams that loses the Stanley Cup final, then doesn't get into the playoffs."
October 30, ESPN: The 22-year-old was a healthy scratch Tuesday night in Vancouver, as Red Wings coach Mike Babcock sent a clear message that Helm wasn't playing up to par so far.And MLive.com's own Ansar Khan spoke to Brad May about his role with the team:
"I wasn't playing like I wanted to and that was Babs taking me out and officially letting me know that I had to be better," Helm told us Thursday night. "I took it as a challenge. I wanted to respond."
Babcock's message was received loud and clear. Helm was by far the most noticeable Red Wing on Thursday night, at least from my TV screen vantage point, producing a goal and an assist and a plus-3 rating.
Helm, such a spark plug in the playoffs last season, came into this season with an assured job, one of the younger faces ready to step in for departing veterans. But Helm injured his clavicle early in training camp and missed the first four regular-season games. For any player, but especially a youngster, missing camp really puts you behind the 8-ball.
"Missing camp and missing the whole start, when you have to jump in like that, it's like everybody is warmed up and I'm just trying to figure out what's going on," said Helm. "It takes a little time to get the feel back of the game. It came along slowly, but it's pretty close to where I want it right now."
Helm's goal Thursday was the first regular-season tally of his NHL career, and yet he had already six goals over two playoff seasons. Strange, to say the least.
"It's still exciting for me, I don't score a whole lot of goals," said Helm. "I've had bigger goals in the playoffs, but at the same time, I'll take it for sure."
October 30, MLive.com: May, who signed with the Red Wings on Oct. 7, has given the team a much-needed element of toughness, holding accountable opponents who take liberties against the club's skilled players. He had been in three fights in five games heading into Thursday's game at Edmonton.
"You don't play the game as long as he has and (fill) the role he has unless you're real tough and you're real game and you're a great pro,'' Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "He's been absolutely low-maintenance. He's a great teammate. He's made our team better.''
Players appreciate having someone to watch their back. They also enjoy his pleasant personality.
"He's a great fit for our locker room,'' Dan Cleary said. "Knowing what he does on the ice is a good, calming factor for everybody, knowing teams aren't going to be able to take liberties on our good players and run around. It's a great element that has helped us in the past with Mac (Darren McCarty) and Downs (Aaron Downey).''
May has teamed with tough guys on many of his six previous clubs. In Buffalo, he played with Rob Ray, Matthew Barnaby and Bob Boughner. In Detroit, he realizes the onus is on him.
"It's nice to have a committee when you're doing it all the time,'' May said.
Photos: The Detroit News posted a 7-image gallery;
The Detroit Free Press posted an 11-image gallery;
The Edmonton Sun posted an 8-image gallery;
The Edmonton Journal posted 6 photos from the game in its "Oilers in October" gallery and five more in its recap;
And the Red Wings' and Oilers' websites posted 25-image and 49-image Flash galleries, respectively.
Highlights: NHL.com, ESPN (embedded in Pierre LeBrun's game report), and TSN posted highlight clips.
Post-game: TSN posted post-game clips of comments from the Oilers' and Red Wings' locker rooms, as well as a 1-on-1 with Patrick O'Sullivan;
The Oilers' website posted audio clips from O'Sullivan, Dustin Penner, Shawn Horcoff, J-F Jacques, and Oilers coach Pat Quinn;
And the Oilers' website also posted video clips of the Oilers' and Red Wings' post-game comments.


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The pictures you see here are my work from 5-6 years ago. I've thrown them all away and I've decided to start from square one in the understanding that something must be destroyed for it to have a chance to be rebuilt.
My photography is very personal to me, thus I'm not going to do anything commercial or client-based any time soon. At this stage, I'd like to explore different facets of my life and how that can be manifested in the beautiful medium that is photography. I do tend to lean towards fine art photography.
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Liz Purdy was honoured by the Amherst Bridge Adult Services Centre on Wednesday for 27 years of service to its clients.
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Liz Purdy is mobbed by clients at the Amherst Bridge Adult Services Centre. Purdy retired from the centre in May after 27 years of service. She was honoured by clients and staff and Wednesday.
AMHERST – To see the eyes of the clients at the Amherst Bridge Adult Services Centre light up when they see Liz Purdy is a testament to how much she's loved and missed by them.
Purdy was back in the place she worked for 27 years on Wednesday as staff and clients at the centre for mentally challenged adults honoured her for her commitment to the Amherst facility.
"We all miss you so much, I miss you. You were always there for us when we needed you and you were such a help to all of us," client Tim Bird said during the event that saw Purdy receive a token of appreciation from the centre.
Several clients feted Purdy with how she helped them over the years and they were quick to gather to give her a big hug for her years of service leading the laundry at the workshop.
"Liz was the one who developed the laundry into the success it is today," board member Doug Manzer said. "She was instrumental in its development and she was well-liked and respected by the clients and the customers."
Manzer said Purdy always treated the clients with respect and admiration and was "non-dictatorial" in how she worked with them.
"She was never one to say let's do it my way. She would always suggest we should do it this way or would you do it this way for me? She worked with the clients and they worked with her," Manzer said, adding she would work directly with the clients helping them complete their chores.
Manzer said Purdy spent countless hours working with the clients at the centre and after hours when she saw them in the community.
Purdy said she enjoyed every moment of her years at the workshop, including the last 24 when she ran the laundry.
"I have many fond memories and I will cherish every one of them and everyone I've worked with during my time here," Purdy said. "It's been a great time, I enjoyed every bit of it."
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Armed with fuzzed-out guitars and sweat equity to spare, the Old 97's are a shotgun marriage of the Georgia Satellites and the Clash.
In the 1990s, the Dallas-based quartet stood alongside the likes of Uncle Tupelo, Whiskeytown and the Drive-by Truckers at the vanguard of the blossoming alternative country movement. Onstage, they plugged in and powered through pedal-to-the-metal sets of three-chords-and-the-truth rock 'n' roll cut with twang.
In 2010, the Old 97's released their eighth studio album, "The Grand Theatre, Vol. 1"; they hashed out the songs, most of them composed by lead singer/guitarist Rhett Miller, at an old theater in Dallas. A second volume is expected this year.
The hard-touring band headlines Tipitina's on Thursday at the start of a swing through the southeast. Those Darlins open the show. Show time is 9 p.m.


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With this past years' 50th Anniversary celebrations of the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham, how has the city itself improved over those 50 years? While its only right all Americans should have had the same civil rights, how has Birmingham improved since civil rights for everyone was won?
There has been a loss of population, jobs and infrastructure over those 50 years with little improvement in sight. Just a few years ago, the city could not even afford proper lighting for it interstates. Mobile and Huntsville are both growing and on the verge of over taking Birmingham as Alabama's major city and all Birmingham can do is stay stuck in 1963 while those cities move ahead of it in every category.
While civil rights for individuals was/is the right thing to do, a more realistic and fair assessment of Birmingham is, how has this city itself faired since then instead of the usual hyperbole about those times. There is nothing wrong with remembering those times, as long as they do not blind one to Birmingham's present conditions and impede its growth and progress into the future.
So when is Birmingham's present leaders going to have this city surpassing the accomplishments of the pre-1963 leaders in areas where it really counts as the whole area depends on it?
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TUALATIN -- Sunset junior defender Taylor Coon has had a year to think about how agonizingly close her team came to winning the Class 6A girls soccer title. The memory of losing to Tualatin on a penalty kick in the final has festered.
So when the Apollos got some payback Tuesday with a 2-1 overtime win over the top-seeded and reigning champion Timberwolves in a second-round playoff game, she let off some steam.
"We were in it for revenge and to show that we were better than them, and that that PK in the final was a fluke," Coon said. "We should've won in the first place, in my opinion. We came out strong today and just showed them what we were made of."
Sophomore midfielder Alexann Bibo provided the game-winner by punching in a rebound in the eighth minute of the first overtime. The 16th-seeded Apollos (8-4-4) held Tualatin (12-2-2) scoreless through two overtimes to escape with the win and advance to play either West Linn or Clackamas in Saturday's quarterfinals.
"It's pretty much just awesome," senior defender Mary Grace Roselli said. "Obviously, it would've been more fun to do it in the championship game. It's too bad that a good team like them is out in the second round, but we're happy. It's kind of sweet revenge for us."
The Timberwolves had allowed six goals all season and only two in 12 matches against Oregon teams. But they surrendered a goal in the 43rd minute when Sunset junior Elly Williamson chipped a high bouncer past onrushing freshman goalkeeper Emily Anne Leonard to fall behind 1-0.
Tualatin pulled even in the 61st minute on freshman Corinne Togiai's 22nd goal of the season. But Bibo gave Sunset the final word, following a shot by junior Emmy Owens.
"The goalie punched it out, and it was right there, so I put it in," said Bibo, who made amends for missing a penalty kick in the first half. "It was just a matter of finishing."
Tualatin had scored 57 goals this season, second in Class 6A, but had difficulty organizing their offense against an Apollos back line led by Coon, the Metro League player of the year. Also, the Timberwolves lost a scoring chance in the first half when senior midfielder Kelsey Wagner misfired on a penalty kick.
"Every time, they just kicked the ball and we had to rebuild from our own 40," Tualatin coach Rossano Rocha said. "It wasn't like they were trying to connect and play soccer out of the back. They were just playing long ball out of there, which kind of cost us."
Coon said the Apollos have their eyes on the state title that got away last year.
"We were definitely the underdogs in this situation, but we never thought of ourselves as that," Coon said. "This was our biggest speed bump on the road to victory. Hopefully, we can take it from here."
-- Jerry Ulmer


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The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission wants you to be in the know about a bridge makeover.
The commission is holding two open houses Wednesday on a construction project targeting the Easton- Phillipsburg Toll Bridge.
The first one was held at the Eastonian Suites Hotel.
The second is happening Wednesday night at the bridge's administration building on Broad Street in P-burg.
It goes until 8:00pm.
Plans call for repairing the bridge's deck, installing a drainage system, upgrading the toll plaza and fixing the concrete and masonry.
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Creating A standard in not easy. That said, I think it is safe to say at this point that Cabrillo is THE standard that everyone uses (or could easily adopt as THE standard). I have no doubt there was much gnashing of teeth, calls of conspiracy and all manner of bad things were said in creating ANY standard, not just Cabrillo. Take a look at Open XML for a recent example. It also seems to me that Cabrillo is flexible enough to be extended to meet specific needs. Identifying the transmitter in Multi-two comes to mind. At this point, I think any glaring problems with Cabrillo have largely been addressed - even more reason to offer it up as THE standard. As for paper logs, I do understand there are cases where that is what the participant has, and that is all they have. The question in my mind is - why is the contest sponsor responsible for creating an electronic document from paper logs? Will there be comments/corrections/notes/whatever of interest that will be lost in said conversion to an electronic format? Most certainly. At the same time, this data is not available in a pure data log. This information was never recorded, and is not available. Why should we expect this information with paper logs? Computers have been with us forever, and at this point in time I am having some trouble understanding why anyone would not have access to a computer/the ability to submit logs in an electronic format. Even if there was an elderly person who still did his/her logging on paper, they should be able to press a family member/friend/neighbour to type up their log prior to submitting it. Just asking the questions that are on everyones mind :-) Tom - VE3CX On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 8:42 PM, Ron Notarius W3WN <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > Ah, but that is one of the problems Tom. > > Cabrillo is A standard. But not THE standard. > > I seem to recall a lot of shouting when Cabrillo was announced, developed, > and finally introduced... and even improved. As I recall, there were a lot > of tempers flaring over the mere insinuation that Cabrillo was part of some > vast plot by the ARRL to somehow "take over" control of the contest > community... and so on and so forth ad infinitum ad nauseum. > > So what's the solution? I'm not certain. Undoubtably, some contests will > eventually choose to adopt one primary "standard" format, but allow some > "secondary" alternate ones... be it a format like ADIF, or a database > structure like an SQL or Access or dBase file, or a "standard" layout like a > spreadsheet format. Whatever, so long as the contest committee is > comfortable with file formats that their log checkers and log checking > software can deal with. > > And, BTW, how will you handle paper logs? _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list firstname.lastname@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
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Album Summary
- Roderick Williams (Bass Baritone)
- Makoto Sakurada (Tenor)
- Joanne Lunn (Soprano)
- Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin)
- Masamitsu San'nomiya (Oboe)
- Masamitsu San'nomiya (Oboe d'amore)
- Natsumi Wakamatsu (Viola d'amore)
- Hiroya Aoki
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Although two of the works on this disc were composed for weddings, they are completely different in character. Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten is a charming and gracious garland of recitatives and arias for soprano solo in which Spring, Flora, Apollo and Amor are all invoked in a blessing of the newly wedded couple and their union. The Quodlibet (Latin for 'what pleases') on the other hand, is an altogether unceremonious composition which was probably intended for a private function in Bach's own circle or family. All we have is a fragment of the work - in Bach's own hand - and the beginning and ending of the piece, including the title page, are missing. It is therefore not even certain that it is Bach's own work, but may have been a collaboration between several of the wedding guests. Compositions of this kind belong to a tradition which combines quotations from songs, toasts, market traders' calls, proverbs and puns, and were especially popular at weddings - where they frequently got out of hand! The third disc in Bach Collegium Japan's series of secular cantatas also includes a birthday cantata composed in the honour of Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen, Bach's employer during years 1717 - 23. Durchlauchtster Leopold ('Most illustrious Leopold') celebrates the 'propitious day' while extolling the ruler's 'excellent attributes' and 'princely renown'. Two duets in minuet form lend the work the character of a courtly serenade, which didn't stop Bach from reusing it, with a new text, as a church cantata a few years later. The name of the recipient of Schwingt freudig euch empor, another congratulatory cantata, is no longer known, but the text tells us that he was a teacher of high standing and of an advanced age. Once again Bach, who must have been attached to the work, reused it as a church cantata, but also, with the new title Steigt freudig in die Luft, as a birthday tribute to Charlotte Friederike of Anhalt-Köthen, the wife of Prince Leopold.
BBC Music Magazine, October 2013
Suzuki and his singers are at ease with this carefree Bach, introducing the Quodlibet with background babble, and singing with exaggerated nasal accents...[Lunn's] lyrical, sustained aria in BWV36c is glorious. Two further high points in BWV36c are a rustic bass dance-aria and the admirable oboes d'amore and strings of the opening choral movement.
Gramophone Magazine, September 2013
As ever, Suzuki and colleagues are excellent, their collective experience as Bach interpreters enabling them to gel as one. You feel you are ever safe in their hands; but if you think that simply means no surprises, listen to them cut loose in the lusty Wedding Quodlibet.
International Record Review, September 2013
I've never heard Suzuki and the Bach Collegium having so much fun...conjuring up all the merriment of slightly inebriated music-making (complete with plenty of sound effects). This is undoubtedly the most convincing and enjoyable performance of the Quodlibet, BVW524 I've heard.
MusicWeb International, 10th September 2013
Suzuki neither deserts seriousness for levity, nor makes something fey or whimsical of this somewhat lighter form of Bach's writing...The blend between sensitive instrumental playing and thoughtful yet never self-important singing is one of the strengths of these performances.
American Record Guide, January/February 2014
Joanne Lunn, soprano, is the star of this recording. She is the soloist in the "Wedding Cantata" Weichet Nur, Betrübte Schatten (202). She shares billing with Hiroya Aoki (countertenor), Makoto Sakurada (tenor), and Roderick Williams (baritone) in Durchlauchtster Leopold (173a) and Schwingt Freudig Euch Empor und Dringt BIS an die Sternen (36c). Lunn's most significant partner, is Masamitsu San'Nomiya, whose obbligato oboe d'amore adds subtle nuance to her arias, 'Weichet Nur, Betrübte Schatten' and 'Sich üben Im Lieben'. In the latter, a Gavotte, the oboe adds particularly to the dance-like spirit of the movement. San'Nomiya also plays the obbligato part in the tenor aria 'Die Liebe Führt Mit Sanften Schritte' in Schwinget Freudigt.
Recording information: The MS&AD Shirakawa Hall, Nagoya, Japan (07/2012).
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Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 53 - BWV 9, 97 & 177 / Hana Blazikova, soprano, Robin Blaze, counter-tenor, Gerd Turk, tenor, Peter kooij, bass
Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 55 - Freue dich, erloste Schar - Cantatas BWV 30, 69, 191 / Bach Collegium Japan, Suzuki
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Mozart: Symphonies, Vol. 12 (1788), nos 40 & 41 'Jupiter' / Adam Fischer, Danish Nat'l CO
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Works DetailsBach, Johann Sebastian : Durchlauchtster Leopold, serenata for 2 voices, flute, bassoon, strings & continuo, BWV 173a (BC G9)
- Performers: Joanne Lunn (Soprano); Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin)
- Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki
- Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan
- Running Time: 17 min. 14 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Cantata/Oratorio
- Written: 1717-1722
Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 202, "Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten" ("Wedding Cantata") BWV 202
- Performers: Joanne Lunn (Soprano); Masamitsu San'nomiya (Oboe); Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin)
- Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki
- Running Time: 18 min. 19 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: by 1730
Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 36c, "Schwingt freudig euch empor" BWV 36c
- Performers: Masamitsu San'nomiya (Oboe d'amore); Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin); Natsumi Wakamatsu (Viola d'amore); Hiroya Aoki; Roderick Williams (Bass Baritone); Makoto Sakurada (Tenor); Joanne Lunn (Soprano)
- Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki
- Running Time: 25 min. 41 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Cantata/Oratorio
- Written: 1725-1730
Bach, Johann Sebastian : Quodlibet, for chorus & continuo (incomplete), BWV 524 (BC H1)
- Performers: Makoto Sakurada (Tenor); Joanne Lunn (Soprano); Hiroya Aoki; Roderick Williams (Bass Baritone)
- Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki
- Running Time: 11 min. 19 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 10/20/1707


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Jackson County's two state senators were split on repealing Michigan's motorcycle helmet law.
The Michigan Senate approved the motorcycle helmet law repeal on Wednesday, sending it to Gov. Rick Snyder.
State Sen. Randy Richardville, R-Monroe, voted for the repeal. Richardville, who is Senate majority leader, was a co-sponsor of the measure.
State Sen. Mike Nofs, R-Battle Creek, a former police officer, voted against repealing the law.
In a November vote, Jackson County's two state representatives were also split on the legislation.
Rep. Mike Shirkey, R-Clark Lake, voted yes and Rep. Earl Poleski, R-Spring Arbor, voted against repealing the helmet law.


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But when the dust settled, North Brunswick remained undefeated and J.P. Stevens, despite another valiant effort, dropped another heartbreaker.
North Brunswick received 11 kills from Rohan Chittella, six kills from Brandon Shamy and Jon Lin set up Imran Fayazi for the game-winning point to seal the second set as the Middlesex County team escaped with a 25-14, 37-35 victory over the J.P. Stevens today in Edison.
The second set is the highest-scoring individual set this season.
"It was crazy. A pretty intense second set," said North Brunswick coach Jim Biolsi, whose team, No. 10 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, improved to 5-0.
"It was really close the first half of that set," Biolsi said. "We pulled ahead by a few points, but they came back and tied it around 20-20. From there it was point for point. We each had a handful of opportunities serving for match point. A lot of first-ball kills. Serve, pass, kill. No long rallies."
Jalen Sorrell had a team-high seven kills and Tyler Uckar and Steven Qiou added six kills apiece for J.P. Stevens, which drops to 1-8. Mike Wang had 10 digs and Matthew Lee had 22 assists for the Edison school.
"Our libero, Sneh Shah had all five of his service aces in that second set, I think," Biolsi said. "He really got on a run."
Jon Lin finished with 21 assists for North Brunswick, the final to Fayazi to close out the longest running set of the season.


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I only drink one small cup a day, but I can't help but feel like it raises my stress levels just a bit all day. Also after the high of a cup there's a slight low where I feel a little blue.
But I freaking love that one cup a day, and for an hour or so I feel awesome. I can't give it up for more than a week.
I know that if I gave it up my energy and moods would be more stable, my chronic stress would be lowered, and i'd probably eat a bit less too since sometimes I feel like I indulge a bit to calm myself.
Idk man, have any of you people givin up coffee long term? How does it feel?


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Immigration reform has been thrust back into our society, by the government's own preposterous antidote. President Obama should remember these people are "illegal" in country. They need to be expelled to their own countries and then reapply lawfully. Anything more desirable would be unfair and contrary to our laws, a horrible mistake.
The morons in Washington cannot be serious about giving free citizenship to up to 20 million illegal aliens. Many cannot speak English and most are unemployed. Are the citizens of this nation supposed to "change" because of Washington's inability to cope with persistent problems and the inexcusable blunders they conjure up and never seem to solve? Washington people can converse daily about this illegality, but without swift and decisive acts of opposition, they will all contribute to the end of this nation, socially, financially and economically speaking.
We the people cannot and will not tolerate our laws to be shattered without repercussions to supporters, both Republican and Democrat, of this heinous abomination of impending injustice.
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Keanu Reeves ("The Matrix") stars in this sci-fi romantic drama about a space traveler who awakens 90 years before reaching his destination at a distant colony and rouses a female passenger to avoid a lonely death among the stars. Over the course of the following years, love begins to blossom in the cold vacuum of space. Directed by Brian Kirk ("Game of Thrones").
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Rep. Joe Wilson
Mr. Speaker, according to a recent CBS News article, when the President in 2008 was on the campaign trail, he blasted his primary opponent, Hillary Clinton, for supporting an individual mandate. Less than two years later, however, when the President lobbied the liberal-controlled Congress to pass the government healthcare takeover bill, he told legislators the individual mandate ``was an essential part'' of the takeover.
Almost every poll conducted across this country reveals the same result: an overwhelming number of Americans believe the individual mandate found in ObamaCare is unconstitutional and a chipping away of individual liberty. The Gadsden Flag of South Carolina is correct: Don't Tread on Me.
The United States government should not require all of its citizens to buy insurance or push any other mandates that will limit freedoms. It is past the time for our nation to support legislation for real healthcare reform as developed by Congressman Tom Price that will guarantee these rights every American deserves.
In conclusion, God Bless our troops and we will never forget September 11th in the global war on terrorism.
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One of the initial keynote addresses really caught my attention. The title, Cultivating Healthy Food Traditions, set the stage for this year's gathering, because referred to the efforts supermarket nutritionists are making every day. We all came away revitalized with messages that varied from trends to marketing to business sense, with a focus on new products and wellness. Some of the takeaways were:
- Social media has changed the speed of information delivery. Coupons, nutrition information and misinformation are a click away and even mobile. Get with it, team with someone who can, or get out of the way!
- What was old is new again — and even trendy. Basic foods and simple ingredients rule.
- Interpretations are evolving. Processed foods don't always mean "bad." They can have nutrition, convenience and value, including canned foods, dried fruit, yogurt and fermented foods. "Health" has evolved into a focus on quality of life!
- Fun, authenticity or being "real" and sustainability need to be considered in our messages, as we provide our customers with experiences that bring them closer to their nutrition goals.
The keynote, and all the events at the symposium this year, gave us supermarket dietitians a new sense of purpose. We're refreshed, revitalized and more than ready to meet the challenges of our customers… So watch out!
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A man who stole a motorcycle used it to bilk a Northampton County woman out of $140, officials said.
Christopher C. Ridgeway is being sought on charges of receiving stolen property and theft by deception in connection with using a motorcycle he stole Monday in Bethlehem as collateral Tuesday to get money from Margret Schenewolf, of the 200 block of Canal Road, Williams Township, ostensibly to buy a bus ticket to see his ailing sister in Virginia, officials said.
The motorcycle was stolen from Reinaldo Figueroa, they noted.
Ridgeway first approached Schenewolf's neighbor, Daniel McNamara, around 10 a.m. Tuesday to ask for help in getting his disabled red 1981 Suzuki 650 Cruiser running, so he could go to Roanoke where his sister was hospitalized with a stroke, officials said.
When McNamara couldn't help, he contacted Schenewolf and her boyfriend, James McCowan, officials said.
Schenewolf eventually agreed to loan Ridgeway $140, after he offered to leave his motorcycle as collateral, they said.
McCowan got the money for Ridgeway using Schenewolf's bank card, but Ridgeway disappeared after McCowan drove him to the Easton bus terminal to buy a ticket, even though he was supposed to return to Schenewolf's home to wait until it was time to leave, officials said.
Ridgeway, 43, whose last known address was 415 Front St., Easton, was described as having an earring in each ear, facial hair from his lower lip to his chin, a sunken face, a black-and-blue right eye, and tattoos on his arms and across the back of his neck.


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Penn State isn't the only school making calls to different coaches.
Other programs are searching for coaches to fill open vacancies and Penn State's assistants have been on the receiving end of a number of those calls.
Interim head coach Tom Bradley met with reporters on Tuesday, and in a video interview posted on Penn State's athletics website, he said other programs have reached out to his staff about open jobs.
"A lot of us have been contacted by other schools," Bradley said. "I'm not naive enough to think they haven't. I think we've got a good coaching staff here and people would be foolish not to call and contact them."
Bradley said Penn State won't name its own new head coach until after the bowl game.
Along with Bradley, three of Penn State's assistants – Ron Vanderlinden, Larry Johnson and Jay Paterno – interviewed for the Penn State head coaching job. The Patriot-News' David Jones reported both Johnson and Vanderlinden have said they would be satisfied remaining on-staff under an outside hire.


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An Avondale woman Tuesday (Sept. 2) dropped her challenge to Angel Varnado's qualifications to run for the 24th Judicial District Court's Division G seat. Renita Caston Johns, 49, sued Varnado Friday, claiming the former prosecutor had not lived in Jefferson Parish for a year before the Nov. 4 election.
As such, Johns wanted Varnado booted from the race to replace Judge Robert Pitre, who is forced to retire at year's end because of his age. In court Tuesday morning, Johns' attorney Elaine Appleberry told 24th Judicial District Judge Stephen Enright that she was satisfied with the evidence showing that Varnado does, in fact, meet the qualifications to run for judge.
Appleberry dismissed the challenge "with prejudice," meaning Johns cannot resurrect the lawsuit. Varnado, who appeared with her campaign manager and attorney Jackie Maloney, said she met Johns for the first time Tuesday.
Varnado, an Avondale native who lives in Gretna, blamed one of her two opponents for the challenge. She declined to say whether she believes Adrian Adams of Harvey or Terri Miles of Marrero was behind it.
"This action, which I am sure was initiated by my opposition, is just another attempt to deprive the citizens of being able to exercise their right to vote for the candidate of their choice," Varnado said. "When I first began to discuss running for this seat, I was told time and time again that I was 'barking up the wrong tree,' meaning the political powers to be had already determined that the seat should go to my opponent. I didn't' let those scare tactics stop my candidacy, and I certainly wasn't going to let this frivolous suit deter it as well."
Voters in western portions of West Jefferson, southern Kenner and a piece of Metairie will decide the race. The subdistrict was created in 2012, so that African-American voters are in the majority and to enhance the likelihood that a third black judge is elected to the predominantly white bench at the Jefferson Parish Courthouse in Gretna. A runoff, if needed, will be in December.


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Fire investigators believe a fire Tuesday at a vacant house on Midland Avenue was intentionally set.
"We ruled out all accidental causes so we're looking at an intentionally set fire," said Syracuse Fire Department Lt. Joseph Galloway, a fire investigator.
The fire at 1702 Midland Ave, Syracuse was reported at 3:03 p.m. Galloway said it was a vacant 2½-story house and the fire began in the front first-floor area. Most of the fire was knocked down in about 15 minutes. About 27 firefighters fought the fire. There were no injuries, Galloway said.
The investigation of the fire is continuing.


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Steven Koonin explains why our energy sector must change
There are compelling reasons to improve our energy system – to make it more accessible, affordable and reliable, and to reduce its environmental impact. But energy change is often sluggish, especially as investing in energy infrastructure is expensive. A single power plant is a multi-billion dollar investment with a lifetime of decades.
Governments, citizens, private industry and NGOs all have different interests when it comes to energy. And since the consumer cannot distinguish among products from different sources, suppliers see incumbency as a considerable advantage.
Many cite the Manhattan Project and "Moon Shot" as potential models for how government could help transform the energy sector. However, those projects had a single focus, were funded entirely by the government and had little impact on the daily lives of citizens. For energy transformation, we need not only scientific innovation, but also large-scale deployment.
In nations where free enterprise and market systems dominate, transformation will be achieved only with the participation of private industry. To make the necessary investments, industry must balance several decades of return against a multitude of risks. Those risks, combined with the size of capital required and the commoditization of power and fuels, make technical conservatism the norm.
Venture capital has both the inclination and the capacity for high-risk, high-reward investment. But it does not have the funds or business model required for the scale of deployment – or duration of investment – required for true change.
Governments can mitigate the risk to investment in new energy technologies. Loan guarantees and tax credits reduce capital risk for technologies that are nearly ready for investment by large corporations. Government can also reduce capital risk by investing in research and technology development.
Blurring the line between government-funded research and industry can mitigate technology risk. The US Department of Energy has several projects in this area, including the Energy Frontier Research Centers, Energy Innovation Hubs and Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. Government assets in computer simulation and test beds can also be used to demonstrate new technologies.
Transformation of our energy system is both necessary and difficult. To succeed, we must acknowledge that its scale presents unique challenges that require industry participation, and the need to shape government policies according to the risk-reward calculations at the core of the private sector.
Read the Energy Vision 2013 Energy transitions: Past and Future Report
Author: Steven Koonin is Director of the Center for Urban Science and Progress at New York University and was a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Energy Security 2008
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Every month we take a look at the numbers analysts are given by NPD Group, an analyst company that lets us see into just how well consoles and software are doing in North America. Unlike Japan, these numbers are not released freely and every week, instead we have to rely on what analysts with access to the numbers say every month.
This month's numbers have the Wii U placed at 70k for the month, with an analyst confirming that the Wii U and Wii combined sold less than 100k units together. The Nintendo 3DS managed to sell 159k units during the month of March. To put that into perspective with the competition, the Xbox One managed to sell 311k units, which is surprisingly low given that Titanfall launched in March and Microsoft offered several bundles that effectively dropped the price the console. Overall the best selling console of the month was the PlayStation 4, as said by Sony themselves.
With NPD numbers we don't get a look at software numbers either, but rather their rankings for the month. Titanfall took the top spot for the month of March, while the PS4 exclusive inFamous: Second Son managed to claim the second spot. From there, multi-platform releases iron out the rest of March. Only two games with Wii U versions remain in the top then and those are likely not due to their Wii U software alone.
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Joyanna Silberg • Friday Morning
There are few clinical experiences as disconcerting and heartbreaking as sitting with a traumatized child experiencing dissociation. What do you do when a child or teenager seems frozen or dazed, hears illusory voices, and seems to have lost any connection to his or her customary identity? This comprehensive workshop will provide not just the theoretical and developmental background to understand the phenomenon of childhood dissociation, but also the specific tools and strategies needed to help these clients heal. You'll learn the EDUCATE model, an approach that leads patients step-by-step from psychoeducation through affect regulation to trauma processing. You'll leave with a better understanding of how to approach dissociative symptomatology in young people to promote healthy development and self-awareness.
Joyanna Silberg, Ph.D., consulting psychologist at Sheppard Pratt Health System, is the author of The Child Survivor: Healing Developmental Trauma and Dissociation. She's the past president of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation


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*Forgot it was Friday*
Wii got our realese earlyer this week
Either we're having a quite long delay, or in line with Nintendo's policies of hating Europe and making ridiculous arbitrary decisions, this week for our Virtual Console update we get... nothing! Which I wouldn't put past them, even at xmas.
I never add friend codes.
Originally Posted by AndThen?
*Forgot it was Friday*
Wii got our realese earlyer this week
Spoiler Alert!@TNightsOfGaming - My inane prattle
So, one game?
Um... Don't you guys remember? They gave you VC games early this week (Darkprinny said it above, I'll say it again). Yes, the game industry as a whole seems to neglect Europe. Which is sad. Games like Resident Evil Outbreak were offline in Europe.


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MANGALORE : Activists of a Hindu organization, in a case of mistaken identity,
thrashed a Hindu youth seated next to a young lady in a bus, after concluding that he was
a Muslim, at Pumpwell in the city on the night of September 21. Tuesday.
It is learnt, the young woman from Manipur, had arrived at the Karavali Circle bus stand
at Pumpwell to board a Bangalore bound bus. A classmate of her who happens to be a
Muslim had also accompanied her and had helped her with her luggage.
Meanwhile, the Hindu organizations which gathered news that a Muslim youth was
accompanying a Hindu girl, followed the two who were unaware of the same. When
the organization was busy gathering its members, the Muslim youth had left the place
after helping the woman. Meanwhile around 12 Hindu activists boarded the bus and took
everyone unawares when they caught hold of a Hindu youth who was found seated next
to the girl, beat him up black and blue and did not hear him despite him pleading that he
had nothing to do with the woman. The youth who was badly bruised was admitted to a
hospital by locals. Meanwhile, the police who arrived at the scene also reportedly did not
bother about the young man who was injured.
However locals revealed that the assailants were members of a Hindu organization.
A resident of a nearby Dalit colony also said "The men who were in the group were
the ones who were instigating violence in the name of religion and were Bhajrangdal
Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh who confirmed that such an incident has
taken place, said so far no one has lodged any complaint. Even the young woman, he
said, had left for Bangalore and that the police were trying to contact her and get her
lodge a complaint.
Sharan Pumpwell, District President of Bhajrangdal when contacted clarified by saying "
Our organization has nothing to do with the incident."


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I like fast cars and so too, it would seem, does GlaxoSmithKline's CEO Andrew Witty because the company is embarking on a long-term strategic partnership with the McLaren group, which is best known for its Formula 1 racing cars. The phrase "best of British" springs to mind and both companies seem extremely proud of the partnership.
The aim for GSK? Applying McLaren's engineering and technical expertise to production lines to reduce breakdowns and improve costs, amongst other things.A state-of-the-art facility planned for 2013 called The McLaren GSK Centre for Applied Performance will allow scientists, engineers, and technologists from both camps to share ideas and collaborate on innovative, dynamic, and exciting joint working projects.
The R&D organization will examine whether real-time monitoring technologies can be applied to human studies. Meanwhile, the GSK Consumer Healthcare business will work with McLaren's "Mission Control" unit to enable faster responses to competitor activity and customer needs.
Some might say that it smacks of a marketing stunt, but which pharma company wouldn't want to be associated with such a fast-paced, exciting, technologically advanced, continually improving world?
What next? Sanofi and Red Bull Racing? The race to the checkered flag is on!
Rich Whitworth is an editor of Pharmaceutical Technology.


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A Huntsville man charged with multiple offenses in Indiana involving a Burmese ethnic minority group had unrelated charges in Madison County dismissed Monday, clearing the way for his expected extradition to Indianapolis.
Danny William Cherry, 31, is currently in the Madison County Jail.
A Madison County District judge Tuesday dismissed charges against Cherry which included first-degree stalking and terroristic threats. The charges stemmed from alleged harassment of a UAH student. Cherry, who was arrested on the charges March 25, had a preliminary hearing last week. District Judge Claude Hundley ruled Monday there was not sufficient evidence presented at that hearing to send the case to a Madison County grand jury.
Indiana law enforcement officials have placed a detainer hold on Cherry and he is expected to be transported to Indiana at some point to face nearly 40 charges in connection with harassment of members of Indianapolis' Chin community.
The charges range from attempted murder to child exploitation to gun charges, the Indianapolis Star reported. Cherry allegedly harassed members of the Chin community, an ethnic group which hails from northwestern Burma. The Star reports Cherry apparently made contact with community members via Facebook and may have posed as a Chin community teen.
Cherry acted as his own attorney in Madison County in 2012 on charges of arson and assault and won an acquittal.


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Past coverage:
• Judge considered for EMU presidency
• EMU to begin private interviews for president's job
• EMU committee reviews applicants for president
• EMU casts wide net in seach for next president
• EMU plans ad campaign to attract its next leader
• Complete coverage of John Fallon's firing
By GEOFF LARCOM
The Ann Arbor News
The list of candidates for Eastern Michigan University's presidency has been whittled down and sent on to the Board of Regents.
Board members will now decide who to invite to campus for a series of public forums, the search committee announced Monday.
Only the names of the finalists will be made public - and that likely won't occur until next month.
However, sources recently confirmed to The News that one candidate under consideration was Washtenaw County Circuit Judge Don Shelton, an EMU alumnus and former regent.
Regent Jim Stapleton, co-chair of the search committee, said Monday that he wouldn't discuss whether Shelton remains a candidate. The committee has not commented on candidates throughout the search process, which began last fall.
Shelton could not be reached by The News Monday.
Stapleton said the 12-member advisory committee met with candidates last weekend and narrowed down the list. He would not say how many finalists will meet with the Board of Regents. The regents will conduct personal interviews and meet the candidates at dinner or a long lunch, Stapleton said.
After that, the search will become public, Stapleton said. Depending on how well candidates fare before the regents, some or all of them will go on to meet members of the campus in five public forums for faculty, students, senior administrators, community members and union members.
People can attend any forum, which likely will last 90 minutes, but they're organized to enable various groups to focus on certain questions, Stapleton said.
After the forums, the Board of Regents will make the final decision, Stapleton said.
Stapleton said regents want to see how candidates handle themselves in the forums, which are as important as their interaction with the search committee and the board.
"Clearly, EMU's next leader needs to be a communicator and collaborator ... " Stapleton said. "We think that's a very important step."
Stapleton said the committee is on track to meet its goal of picking a president by the end of April and ensuring the person is in place when school resumes next fall.
EMU has been without a president since last July, when John Fallon was fired during the fallout of EMU's botched handling of information in a slaying on campus. Provost Don Loppnow is serving as executive vice president and EMU's interim leader.
"We are communicating as much as we can about this," Stapleton said of the search process. "We understand its importance to everyone."
Geoff Larcom can be reached at 734-994-6838 or email@example.com.


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Big news for GeoEye (Nasdaq: GEOY ) investors! Yesterday, the photographer from outer space announced that it has inked a multiyear contract with Mitsubishi, as a result of which Mitsubishi's Japan Space Imaging will [ ... ] "collect and sell Earth imagery and related products from the GeoEye-1 satellite."
Um, wait a minute
Wondering what's missing between those brackets up above, are you? Well, pardon the pun, but "good eye." The missing words there would be "continue to." As in, GeoEye already has a decade-long history of selling its satellite images through Mitsubishi. In other words, yesterday's news wasn't news at all -- just confirmation that this relationship remains intact.
So why did GeoEye's stock leap nearly 9% on the announcement? That probably comes comes from investors not reading the press release quite carefully enough. Don't blame the company, though. CEO Matthew O'Connell said it plain as day: "GeoEye is delighted to be extending its 10-year business relationship with Mitsubishi Corporation." [Emphasis added.] Unless there were serious doubts that Mitsubishi would extend its contract with GeoEye -- and I'm aware of none -- it seems to me that the 9% jump was unjustified.
Or at least not justified by the news, per se. There is still the little matter of valuation to consider. You see, uncertainty as to when GeoEye will get its new GeoEye-1 satellite in the air continues to weigh heavily on this stock. The continued hemming and hawing by Boeing (NYSE: BA ) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT ) , who are responsible for putting GeoEye-1 in orbit, and the fact that the satellite is still in testing at a General Dynamics (NYSE: GD ) facility, have GeoEye's stock trading at an obvious discount.
Foolish takeaway
Even after yesterday's price spike, we're looking at is a company expected to grow its earnings at 20% per year (in the estimation of the single analyst who follows the stock), yet priced at just 10 times trailing earnings, and 14 times free cash flow. By any measure, that seems a conservative price, and in this Fool's opinion, it's a much better reason to buy the stock than yesterday's piece of non-news news.


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Results tagged ' LSU '
7/18 Cubs sign No. 2 pick
The Cubs added another LSU Tiger to the team. On Saturday, the Cubs announced they have signed second-round pick DJ LeMahieu, an infielder who helped lead LSU to the 2009 College World Series championship. LeMahieu will join the Mesa Rookie team, and, when ready, move up to Class A Boise. A right-handed hitter, LeMahieu batted .350 with 57 runs, 13 doubles, four triples, five homers and 43 RBIs in his sophomore year for the Tigers. He led the team in batting average and hits.
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Motion control to be 'essential' to PS3
Chatting merrily with GI.biz at E3, new Sony Computer Entertainment Europe boss Andrew House has said that motion-sensing will become an 'essential' part of the PS3 package.
He used the word 'essential' to describe the new wand-based system that will make Wii-like motion control possible on the console.
"But the PlayStation 3 is also one of the best Blu-ray players around for high-definition movies and that almost gets lost in the mix," he enthused.
"That gives it an enormous sense of longevity, people want the best if they are buying into high-definition entertainment from a television standpoint or from a movie standpoint. That's an inherently long lifecycle and it helps bolster the traditional gaming lifecycle as well."
More from House as we get it.
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- ZombiU PS4 and Xbox One port reportedly in the works
- Mike Bithell's Volume to be released this August
- Gearbox's new shooter Battleborn gets a pre-E3 trailer
- Steam Controller launches in October, Steam Machines arrive in November
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A woman sustained minor injuries in a car accident this morning at the intersection of Harrison and Bergen Avenues in Jersey City, according to photographer for The Jersey Journal Joe Shine, who was at the scene.
The accident happened at around 11:28 a.m. this morning, according to police radio transmissions.
The woman was fading in and out of consciousness as a result of her injuries, the transmissions stated.
Emergency responders removed the injured woman from her Nissan Quest minivan, placed her on a stretcher and stabilized her head position before taking her to the Jersey City Medical Center.
The Jersey City Police Department did not respond immediately when asked for information about the accident.


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HOLLAND – Milan sophomore diver Taylor Hosein likes the big stage. After finishing fourth at the state finals as a freshman, Hosein found herself back at the finals again this fall, and she didn't disappoint.
Hosein recorded a career-best 425.60 points at the Division 3 state finals on Saturday at the Holland Aquatic Center to claim state champion honors, as well as the Division 3 Diver of the Year award.
"It feels great to end the season with my best performance, and I am honored to be a state champion," Hosein said. "It's a great accomplishment to win the Diver of the Year award as well, and that just makes this whole experience that much sweeter."
Hosein credits her friendship with senior diver Haley Feeman, who finished third on Saturday with a score of 381, as a big factor in her success in her young diving career.
"Haley is my best friend, and she's been like a big sister to me since I started diving," Hosein said. "She's been able to teach me a lot of things that you can't really learn unless you have experience, and I'm grateful that she's been able to share all of that with me. We are each other's biggest fans, and we just want to help each other get better."
Hosein's coach Robin Love believes the sky is the limit for Hosein's career.
"I've had six years of experience as a diving coach, and she has by far the most potential of any high school diver I have ever seen," Love said. "She hasn't even reached her peak yet, and she is very naturally gifted with the tools to be a great diver.
"She has great technique, foot placement, body control, and her entries are so clean that she barely makes a splash when she gets to the water. That is the last thing that the judges see, so when you finish strong and really stick the landing, it goes a long way in improving your score.
Love had a feeling Hosein would perform well in her second appearance at the state finals, but he didn't expect a career-best performance for the young diver.
"She's always calm under pressure, and she's competed in a lot of big tournaments both locally and nationally, so the moment wasn't too big for her," Love said. "She had a 20-point lead heading into the final round, so it would have taken a disaster for her not to win. I'm just happy to see all her hard work pay off with a state championship."
What else can a sophomore state champion work on?
According to coach Love, it starts and ends at practice.
"Sometimes she has too much fun at practice," Love said with a laugh. "Now that she's set the bar so high, she has to maintain that level of performance for the next two years. She can expand her skill set with more difficult dives, and try and challenge herself more."
Expect to hear from the Milan diving team in 2014, as the Big Reds bring back both Hosein and freshman diver Becky Novack, who finished 14th on Saturday with a score of 324.14.
"We just want to continue to get better after each event," Hosein said. "We know what we are capable of doing, and now we just have to keep pushing ourselves. There are a lot of good divers at this level, and the competition is only going to get better.
"We can't assume that we'll be able to do it again, so we'll have to go out and earn it."
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A move to Wigan would probably be good business all round as he might find some heart playing for his home town club.
Gleeson on form is an awesome player he just ain't showing it for us.
We all are aware of the Rumours Arch. Cullen has not acted to sort this Cancer within Warrington. Right at the top of the Chopping block should be Eddie's hero Lee Briers. Eddie should perhaps check a few things out. GFor me however, I'm more interested in the performance on the pitch and Briers and Gleeson consistently fail to hit the mark.


text: These lunch meetings are irritating the fuck out of me. I understand wanting a simple order and so ordering the same damn thing all around. Fried chicken ain't gonna cut it, especially not from the place that uses exclusively cottonseed oil. A wimpy little hamburger that's more bun than meat ain't gonna cut it. Sandwiches with more bread than anything else ain't gonna cut it. Seriously folks. I'm not doing this to be funny, and you know I won't eat wheat or fried food. Just order me a damned pathetic iceberg salad and we'll call it even. This "let's pick something and have it be a surprise" is bullshit.


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New York University Shanghai has denied that the extension of its application deadline for the 2013 school year is due to insufficient candidates.
NYU Shanghai is the first institution of higher education jointly established by China and the United States. It was officially founded last month, and on Monday it announced its enrollment plan.
According to the plan, NYU Shanghai will welcome its first 300 students next year from across the world. Among them, 151 will be from the Chinese mainland.
The first 151 students will come from the country's 10 provinces and municipalities, including the Yangtze River delta region, Beijing, Sichuan, Henan and Shandong provinces, it said.
So far, the deadline for Chinese mainland students has been extended from Jan 1, to Jan 15, 2013, sparking rumors that the school might fear they will not receive enough applicants by Jan 1.
The school claims the extension is to offer students more time, the Shanghai-based Oriental Morning Post reported on Tuesday.
According to NYU Shanghai, the university will comprehensively assess each applicant, and Chinese mainland students will also be required to summit the scores of their national college entrance exams.


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When will it end?
Freezing rain and ice pellets have changed to steady snow in Amherst and Cumberland County.
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Freezing rain and ice pellets have changed to steady snow in Amherst and Cumberland County. Plows have been busy keeping roads open and clearing snow from parking lots like the Amherst Town Square Mall.
AMHERST – Today's weather is no April Fool's joke.
Winter is maintaining its tight grip on northern Nova Scotia as rain and freezing rain have switched to snow and strong winds creating near whiteout conditions.
"This is all from the same system that has been around here since Sunday," Environment Canada meteorologist Tracy Talbot said. "It's really moving slowly south of Nova Scotia."
Up to another five centimetres of snow is forecast to fall over Cumberland County with winds gusting up to 60 km/h our of the northeast.
The wind and snow forced the cancellation of all schools in the Chignecto-Central Regional School Board, while NSCC campuses in Amherst and Springhill were also closed Tuesday.
Maggie's Place was closed for the day along with several dentists' offices, arenas in Amherst and Springhill, Amherst town hall, the E.D. Fullerton Municipal Building in Upper Nappan, CANSA and Service Nova Scotia.
GOVRC in Springhill and the Bridge Adult Service Centre in Amherst, all branches of the Cumberland Public Libraries and several businesses and banks also closed early.
Access Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Geomatics Centre in Amherst have also closed for the day.
Talbot weather conditions should improve starting Wednesday as the system moves south of Newfoundland.
Sunny skies, with flurries and showers, are expected Thursday and Friday with showers on Saturday as a system moves through northern New Brunswick.
"I don't want to say this will be the last of the snow because I'm afraid I'll jinx it, but we're always hoping this will be it," she said. "Later on in the weekend we could be getting another system passing north of us. Hopefully that'll be mostly rain."


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On Thursday, March 7, Insight Financial Services will host a "live" webinar for professional women titled "Women and Money: The Wealth Factors" featuring Angie Hollerich, CEP, CCA.
Hollerich is an award-winning financial educator, author and former certified financial planner. Her engaging presentation will identify the internal and external obstacles women are confronted with when it comes to financial planning, as well as provide strategies for overcoming those challenges. Following the presentation attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a Q&A session.
March's program includes a free catered lunch. The program will start promptly at 11:45a.m. at multiple locations including Flemington, Somerville, and Holmdel, New Jersey. This program is the fourth in a series held the first Thursday of every month through April 2013. It is open to all women of the community and their guests free of charge, however, reservations are required. If you are interested in attending, please call 908-483-9643.