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Temple Israel of Staten Island, Randall Manor, is offering a new Memorial Wall on the east section of the sanctuary.
The wall will have space for both family panels and individual memorial plates in the community section. For the month of July, the purchase price of the family panels (not the individual memorial plates themselves) will be half-price. While reservations will be accepted until the wall is full, only reservations made on or before July 31 will be part of the initial design and be in place when the wall is mounted in the sanctuary.
Due to the design of the new wall, reservations must be made in consultation with a Ritual Committee member. For an appointment or information, call Jodi Siegel at 718-605-1998.
Shabbat services start at 8 p.m. tonight followed by the opportunity to visit with old friends and make new ones at Oneg.
Tomorrow, 10 a.m. Torah study will be led by Rabbi Michael D. Howald, followed by Shabbat morning services at 11 a.m. The temple is at 315 Forest Ave. For information, call 718-727-2231.
Staten Island synagogues are getting the word out about changes in services and other activities this summer.
Temple Emanu-El in Port Richmond has summer office hours of 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Because of vacations, call first before visiting. Temple Emanu-El does not publish the newsletter during July and August.
Congregants are invited to sponsor an Oneg or Kiddush. Friday services are at 8 p.m. followed by Oneg. Saturday's Shabbat services are at 9 a.m. followed by Kiddush.
Services also are held at 7:20 a.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Temple Emanu-El and Mondays and Thursdays at Congregation B'nai Jeshurun in West Brighton. Sunday morning services are at 9 a.m. at B'nai Jeshurun. B'nai Jeshurun holds Shabbat services at 8 p.m. on Fridays and at 9 a.m. on Saturdays and holiday mornings.
Temple Emanu-El is at 984 Post Ave. For information, call 718-442-5966. B'nai Jeshurun is at 275 Martling Ave. Call 718-981-5550 for information.


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Probably raided by ********** to try and get people to join.
was absolutely the most chaotic night ever.... we were being raided. in fact i dunno if i can come back due to poor modding....
see ya on **********
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My Friend Codes.... You got to ask me for them...
RETURNING CALL OF DUTY PLAYER (Wii)
Probably raided by ********** to try and get people to join.
Consider that the mod who did 99% (100%?) of the work to clean up the spam here on WiiChat is also a mod at **********... why would they create work for themselves?
And he can see IP addresses on both sites. If the spammers here were any users at **********, he could tell in about 2 seconds who was making his life hell. In fact, in the past we've already connected various spammers as all being the same person on different forums.
WiiChat has its own issues and doesn't need another forum to trigger spamfests. It had spam raids before ********** existed, but back then there were more mods/admins around to deal with them.
Originally Posted by Napalmbrain (Moderator)Originally Posted by FR. (Moderator)
Why you still here?
If your forum is so much better than here why stay?
see ya on **********No you wont.
Nothing personal. But I can't be arsed joining another mostly Wii forum.
But it is a rather childish way to get people to join a site and will probably end up with the site getting raided back witch will end up in a forum war.
So yes childish.
But not in a good way,
Spoiler Alert!@TNightsOfGaming - My inane prattle
But go ahead and ask Napalmbrain. He's the mod here who had to clean up everything. He can see IPs at both ends. Let him tell you himself if you don't believe me.
Originally Posted by Napalmbrain (Moderator)Originally Posted by FR. (Moderator)
Well I've checked, and the attackers don't seem to be anyone from **********. Of course I don't think they'd be the type of people to do that sort of crap.
I never add friend codes.
Originally Posted by AndThen?
All I've gotta say is a big thank you to Napalm for getting rid of all of the spam and whatnot so we can still have this forum running somewhat properly.
So, nice job.
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Damn, I missed it! How many spammers are we talking about?
And what do you mean we were being "raided"?

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Thursday: son to Kristina Trautman and Michael Hakanson, Maddock.
Friday: son to Lindsay and Luis Coca III, Surrey; daughter to Jacqueline Miller, Minot; daughter to Kelly and Jeffrey Ruland, Minot; daughter to Shayla and Kevin McLeod, Minot; son to Natasha and Eric Thomas Dailey, Minot.
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We show that the far fields generated by a source inside or near a microparticle can be obtained readily by using the reciprocity theorem along with the internal or near fields generated by plane-wave illumination. This method is useful for solving problems for which the scattered fields generated with plane-wave illumination have already been obtained. We illustrate the method for the case of a homogeneous sphere and then apply it to the problem of emission from a dipole inside a sphere that is near a plane interface.
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So, what it is to be ruled under a ideological dictator?
Mass censorship? Check!
Attacks on un-believers (christians and gun owners)? Check!
Use of civilian morality monitors? Check!
Elimination of non-conforming businesses? Check!
Nope. This is not another in Brian's series in Mid-East dictators. This is the another in the new and ongoing series of our possible American Dictator. Newsbusters has found something that should have been widely reported but since it was stated and promised by the Obamassiah, it was covered up by the ever unbiased and honorable MSM. And, since the Obamassiah's words were spoken in San Francisco, then you know the media in SanFran made it front page news. (cough, cough)
So, what has the Obamassiah promised to do now that has the MSM covering his tail? He has promised to make the coal industry, and coal-fired electric generation plants in particular, go bankrupt due to his high punitive "global warming" taxes.
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What I've said is that we would put a cap and trade system in place that is as aggressive, if not more aggressive, than anybody else's out there.
I was the first to call for a 100% auction on the cap and trade system, which means that every unit of carbon or greenhouse gases emitted would be charged to the polluter. That will create a market in which whatever technologies are out there that are being presented, whatever power plants that are being built, that they would have to meet the rigors of that market and the ratcheted down caps that are being placed, imposed every year.
So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can; it's just that it will bankrupt them because they're going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that's being emitted.
That will also generate billions of dollars that we can invest in solar, wind, biodiesel and other alternative energy approaches.
You know, when I was asked earlier about the issue of coal, uh, you know — Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket. Even regardless of what I say about whether coal is good or bad. Because I'm capping greenhouse gases, coal power plants, you know, natural gas, you name it — whatever the plants were, whatever the industry was, uh, they would have to retrofit their operations. That will cost money. They will pass that money on to consumers.
If we can't make that argument persuasively enough, you — you, uh, can be Lyndon Johnson, you can be the master of Washington.
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"The Kitsap County Commissioners will decide next Monday whether to accept new rules governing sex entertainment businesses.The rules would prohibit sex entertainment stores from being located near schools, playgrounds and places of worship. The proposed regulations would also require the businesses to obtain a $1,162 license and lay out other guidelines.The restrictions were encouraged by Citizens for a Quality Community, a group formed in March of 1998.We are concerned about the harmful secondary effects of pornography in our community, said the groups president, David St. Martin. He listed crime, rape, sexual molestation of children, sexually transmitted diseases and the addictive nature of pornography as some of the harmful effects. The group wants to restrict adult businesses as much as possible. Personally, Id like to keep them out, St. Martin said, but thats not something the courts will allow.The courts require laws to focus on the secondary effects of adult businesses, without targeting indecent material that is constitutionally protected under the First Amendment.Nevertheless, sex entertainment industry workers said they felt unfairly targeted by the proposed regulations. St. Martin claims his group hasnt targeted any businesses specifically.Although the new rules would expand the definition of adult entertainment to include adult motels, arcades, sexual encounter centers and escort agencies, only three adult entertainment businesses have been identified in Kitsap County. Castle and Lovers Package in Silverdale offer books and sexually-oriented novelty items, while Silhouettes in Gorst hosts an adult cabaret. St. Martin said his group formed when Castle announced it was opening the Silverdale store.Other adult bookstores and an adult movie theater located in Bremerton are governed by that citys laws.Heather Jarrow, store manager of Castle, was at first troubled by the proposed county code. But she said the store wont need to change any policies if the proposed ordinance passes because it already conforms to the proposed rules.These really arent aimed toward us, Jarrow said. This is really more for the live entertainment industry and peek booths. This doesnt affect us right now, but eventually, it might. Jarrow said she plans to protest overly stringent requirements when the time comes.South Kitsap Ministerial Association president Rick Best said he and other pastors and community leaders have worked over the past few years to encourage the proposed adult entertainment ordinance changes.We stand against public exploitation of sexual acts where people pay money for perverted sexual experiences. Just because two consenting adults decide to do something does not make it moral or good for society, he said.Best said sexually-oriented businesses tear families apart, promote sexual addictions and sexual abuse on many levels. St. Martin said members of Citizens for a Quality Community feel that there is still more work to be done in combating the negative effects of pornography.But several adult book and novelty store workers believe many of the items they sell are innocuous and widely available. Some erotic books, for example, can also be found on the shelves of a local mainstream bookstore, and some of the massage lotion sold at a novelty shop can be found at Wal-Mart.Best and St. Martin say that is no excuse. They believe community standards should be elevated. We as a community need to look real hard at what we both allow--and by allowing, promote--in our county, Best said."
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(St. Mary-of-the-Woods)
Among the teaching religious orders that originated in France at the close of the Revolution was the Congregation of the Sisters of xxyyyk.htm">Providence of Ruillésur-Loir, founded in 1806 by M. Jacques-François Dujarié, Curé of Ruillé (Sarthe). The society had a struggling existence for several years, but was finally established with the collaboration of Joséphine Zoé du Roscoät, the first superior general. Mother du Roscoät was of an ancient noble Breton family and was renowned for her piety, charity, and zeal. Many followed her to Ruillé and the community prospered. Though the sisters devoted themselves to various works of mercy and charity, the instruction of youth was their primary object. They soon had schools not only throughout the diocese, but in distant countries also. In 1839 Rt. Rev. Simon-Gabriel Bruté, first Bishop of Vincennes, commissioned his vicar-general, Mgr de la Hailandière, to return to his native country to procure priests and religious teachers for his immense diocese. Scarcely had he arrived in France when the death of Bishop Bruté was announced, followed by the appointment of Mgr de la Hailandière as his successor. The newly-consecrated bishop obtained from Mother Mary a colony of religious for Indiana. Six sisters, under the leadership of Mother Theodore Guérin, a woman of exceptional qualifications and high spiritual attainments, reached their home in the New World, 22 Oct., 1840. Instead of being established in the episcopal city, as they had been led to expect, they were taken to a densely wooded country, where only the foundation of a building for them was completed; and they were obliged to find shelter in a neighbouring farmhouse, one room and a corn loft being at their disposal. After a few weeks the community obtained sole possession of this house, which then became the mother-house, called St. Mary-of-the-Woods. In the summer of 1841 the new building being completed, a boarding school was opened with seven pupils. In 1841 another member from the French mother-house arrived at St. Mary's, Irma Le Fer de la Motte, Sister St. Francis Xavier, who became mistress of novices.
The foundress showed her foresight and capacity for organization and administration, in an educational plan providing for the advanced studies and culture of the time. As early as 1846, a charter was granted by the State empowering the institution to confer academic honours and collegiate degrees. While the new foundation prospered, many sufferings and hardships were endured, arising from the rigours of the climate, poverty, isolation, a foreign language, troublesome subjects, and the like. The keenest trial of all was misunderstanding with the bishop. It lasted seven years. At the Seventh Council of Baltimore, the bishop placed his difficulties before the assembly and offered his resignation, at the same time strongly denouncing the Sisters of xxyyyk.htm">Providence. In 1847, just as he had informed Mother Theodore that he deposed her from her office as superior-general (in which she had, with his consent, been confirmed for life), released her from her vows, and dismissed her from her congregation, the Papal Brief appointing Bishop Bazin to the See of Vincennes was received from Rome. The death of Mother Theodore occurred 14 May, 1856, and so eminent was her holiness that preliminaries have been undertaken for introducing the cause of her beatification at Rome.
The sisters take simple vows. The postulantship, two months, is followed by a novitiate of two years, at the end of which vows are taken for three years, renewed then for five years, if the subject is satisfactory and desires to persevere. A year of second novitiate precedes the final and perpetual vows. This year, during which the nuns devote themselves entirely to the spiritual life, is passed at the mother-house. A course of normal training is carried on in connexion with the novitiate properly so called, and summer sessions are held during the vacation for all teachers who return to the mother-house for the annual retreat, The administrative faculty is an elective body comprising a superior-general and three assistants, a secretary, procuratrix, treasurer, and a general chapter. The rules and constitutions received final approval from the Holy See in 1887. Among prominent members of the order were: Sister St. Francis Xavier (Irma Le Fer de la Motte), born at St. Servan, Brittany, 16 April, 1818; died at St. Mary-of-the-Woods, 30 January, 1856, whose life has been published under the title "An Apostolic Woman ", and Sister M. Joseph (Elvire le Fer de la Motte), born at St. Servan, 16 February, 1825; died at St. Mary-of-the-Woods, 12 December, 1881, a sketch of whose life has been published in French. The sisters conduct parochial schools and academies in the Archdioceses of Baltimore, Boston, and Chicago ; in the Dioceses of Indianapolis, Ft. Wayne, Peoria, and Grand Rapids ; orphanages at Vincennes and Terre Haute; an industrial school at Indianapolis ; a college four miles west of Terre Haute. Statistics for 1910 are: 937 sisters ; 68 parochial schools ; 15 academies; 2 orphan asylums ; 1 industrial school ; 20,000 children.
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Peterson, the UNC Wilmington coach, was analyzing game film on George Mason last
week when he kept seeing No. 0 making impressive plays and moves.
asked my assistant: Who is this? Who in the world is this?" Peterson said.
coach got a live look Monday at Bryon Allen as the sophomore point guard led
the Patriots to a 67-61 win with 17 points, 13 in the second half that included
some important plays down the stretch.
"I like
his size," Peterson said of the 6-foot-3, 214-pounder. "He goes to the goal
strong. He made some big plays out there. He's under control. He runs the team.
It looks like everybody's listening to him.
been a big boost for them. Last week I was like, 'Where'd he come from?' He's
been a big help for them."
understandably wouldn't remember Allen from last season, when the player was a
little-used reserve who averaged 5.8 minutes a game with playing time
decreasing as the season continued. This season he's had ups and downs. While
he made some key shots and drives against UNCW, he also had no assists.
is getting better, slowly but surely," says Mason coach Paul Hewitt. "Obviously
no assists tonight, which was a combination of us not shooting the ball the way
we're used to shooting it and him needing to make better decisions. Obviously
he made some big plays at the end that helped us win."
Allen is making himself a fixture at the point, he's also part of an unusually
deep back court that includes freshman backup point Corey Edwards plus starters
Vertrail Vaughns and Andre Cornelius along with reserves Sherrod Wright and
Vaughn Gray. That's a six-player rotation and the hot hand on the perimeter
seems to change every game.
the Patriots struggled with 1-for-16 three-point shooting against the Seahawks,
Allen was there to finish fast breaks and drives or to hit pull up jumpers. The
game before, it was Wright scoring 22 in a win against Towson.
that it was Vaughn Gray," said Hewitt, referring to a 19-point performance
against James Madison.
coach likes having so many options in the backcourt, especially during the
current stretch of six games in 13 days: "We've talked about the importance of
the bench. When you go through a long season ... you need different people to
step up and play. If you're relying on the same guys every night, fatigue or
good defense can take them out. That's what good teams do."
also likes the depth: "Our backcourt is very talented. I feel we have the best
backcourt in the CAA. If guys are struggling any given night, it could be any
of our nights in the backcourt. Tonight happened to be my night. We stay
positive and push each other, stay positive with each other."
BETTER: Freshman post Erik Copes, who missed his fourth consecutive game, did a
workout this past Wednesday, his first on-court activity since his frightening
fall against Drexel that left him with a bruised back, shoulder and neck.
He said
that he was still sore after the workout. "I want to play (Wednesday at
Hofstra), but I'm not sure they'll let me play," he said.
ROUTINE: Coaches can struggle with deciding what to do for workouts prior to a
game. Hewitt has held walkthroughs but has sometimes canceled shooting to save
players' legs. Peterson surprised his team Monday by skipping a walkthrough at
the Patriot Center, giving them 45 minutes at the mall and then doing some film
work. The Seahawks shot 9-for-35 (.257) in the first half.
"I told
them after the game, we're not doing that anymore," he said of the mall trip.
"That's out the door."
wonders about the value of shooting sessions. He doesn't remember having them
at North Carolina, where he was a teammate of Michael Jordan and a member of
the 1982 NCAA title team.
guess at North Carolina you got some different ball players," he said. "You got
McDonald's All-Americans."
ON WIN STREAK: The Mason women's team (9-9, 3-4) is coming off a 71-58 win
against VCU, heading into Thursday's home game against Towson. VCU senior
Courtney Hurt was leading the country in rebounding but was held to five
rebounds, nearly seven under her average.
Moton, a three-time CAA player of the week including earning honors this past Monday,
continued her scoring and efficiency with 29 points on 12-for-14 shooting, a
school record percentage for 10 or more attempts.
said Mason coach Jeri Porter of the 5-6 senior guard. "She's really settled in.
She does a great job of picking her spots and staying within herself. And
really, really being comfortable with our system. And getting her shots in the
right spots. Not pressing, not trying to force anything. And it looks really,
really good."
had help from Amber Easter (20 points, nine rebounds), Janaa Pickard (10
points) and Rahneeka Saunders (nine assists).
"If we
can keep everyone playing on that level, there's a lot out there," Porter said.
"But we haven't seen it all at one time. These last two games, we're starting
to see it all."


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ROXBURY — A pair of incumbents held onto their Roxbury Board of Education seats in Tuesday's election, and will be joined by their running mate as they return to the board.
A ticket of former board member Chris Rogers, Fran Day and Gary DeFillippis came up short Tuesday, with Rogers and Day each getting about 12 percent of the vote, and DeFilippis getting about 15 percent.
The incumbents and
Alexander ran under the "Concerned Advocates for Roxbury's Education" or "CARE" ticket, which the Roxbury Register reported has a stated goal "to support the educational programs and activities for the students in the Roxbury schools."
It cited CARE ticket members saying the school district would need to create solid structures for teacher evaluation, be prepared for new standardized testing, focus on communication with families, be accountable to the community and control spending.
The losing ticket members had run under the Roxbury Taxpayers Education Association Members, or TEAM, banner. The group describes itself as a "nonprofit, nonpartisan, volunteer organization dedicated to reduce property taxes in Roxbury, improved educational quality in our schools and demand fiscal responsibility of our board." They criticized the CARE ticket members and the current board for losing money with an energy education program and firing cafeteria staff. They also said board members had conflicts of interest their. TEAM members advocated more transparency in school district governing, a zero-based budget process, cost cuts they said would not harm community members and ending certain student fees.
TEAM ticket member Rogers also served as campaign treasurer for independent Maureen Castriotta in her unsuccessful campaign to unseat Republican state Sen. Anthony Bucco.
The Roxbury Register, in an editorial, praised the current board and endorsed the incumbents.
"The school district is a coveted place to be in Roxbury. Its success stories are numerous and ever-growing," it said.


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Here is a list of our favorite restaurants in 2008, in no particular order.
Sushi is stunning at Aozora, where Chef Nelson Yip has created a Zen-like Japanese/European fusion restaurant. We loved the lobster bisque and filet mignon with jumbo shrimp over risotto. Desserts are kitchen-mades. (Aozora Japanese Restaurant, 407 Bloomfield Ave., Montclair, 973-233-9400, aozorafusion.com.)
Restaurant de Benito is one of the best in the state, but still a best-kept secret. Kitchen-made fettuccine with veal ragu is unforgettable; best dessert is the pignoli tart. Impressive wine list. You leave feeling the world is a better place. (Restaurant de Benito, 222 Galloping Hill Road, Union, 908-964-5850, dabenito.com.)
Next Door won't disappoint. This tiny storefront abuts its sister restaurant, the acclaimed Blu. Nothing fancy here, just a terrific price-to-quality ratio. Best bets: risotto with caramelized onions, fettuccini with mushrooms and garlic. Chef Zod Arifai again demonstrates his kitchen discipline and expectation for excellence. (Next Door, 556 Bloomfield Ave., Montclair, 973-744-3600, restaurantblu.com.)
Zafra is a tiny Cuban-Latino restaurant with no airs -- oilcloth on tables, chairs so close you'll elbow your neighbors. Best dinner is the roast pork; genuine, tender. Flan is dense and creamy, but the Uruguayan crepes with dolce de leche are the stuff of legend. Try the hot chocolates; owner Maricel Presilla is a chocolate expert. (Zafra, 301 Willow Ave., Hoboken, 201-610-9801, zafrakitchens.com.)
The menu at Basilico is overstuffed with classic Italian fine dining recipes. It's a romantic restaurant with old-school Continental service. Loved the cream of wild mushroom soup, lamb Bolognese and organic chicken. Pastry chef Donna Sardello could lure us back with her ricotta cheesecake alone. (Basilico, 324 Millburn Ave., Millburn, 973-379-7020, basilicomillburn.com.)
Exposed brick walls. Gloriously well-worn hardwood floors. A bustling bar, crowded tables. Polished yet authentic, 27 Mix is a small (35 seats), vibrant restaurant serving gourmet food with Southwestern influences. We'd recommend the grilled polenta smothered with mushrooms; also, the jerk spiced chicken breast. Desserts are made in house. (27 Mix, 27 Halsey St., Newark, 973-648-0643, 27mix.com.)
Camillo's Cafe has a clear philosophy -- passionate and authentic Italian cooking, with an emphasis on fresh ingredients. Our favorites: marinated artichokes wrapped in prosciutto; kitchen-made pappardelle with sweet sausage; a velvety filet mignon. (Camillo's Cafe, Princeton Shopping Center, 301 North Harrison St., Princeton, 609-252-0608, camilloscafe.net.)
Novita is a neighborhood restaurant with inventive dishes, friendly service and remarkably good food. Try the crab salad, a totally retro '50s appetizer loaded with creme fraiche. Pollo Florentine is robust, and the tasting menu is impressive (Novita Bistro & Lounge, 25 New St., Metuchen, 732-549-5306, novitanj.com.)
Chef Wayne B. Lyons offers white-tablecloth soul food at Soul Flavors. Food is friendly but also less blunt, with a delicate interplay of flavors and a fusion of cuisines. Plus great prices. Cornbread is sweet, buttery, with real kernels of corn. Desserts are exquisite. (Soul Flavors, 354 Grove St., Jersey City, 201-217-3004, soulflavors.com.)
Su serves vegetarian food in an almost meditative environment. Best dishes were the small plates. An artisan bread with aged gruyere and parmesan, plus an assortment of mushrooms, olives and sun-dried tomatoes, was light and simultaneously sweet and zesty. Grilled portobello mushroom caps were firm yet savory. Desserts, too, more than met expectations. (Su, 725 River Road, Unit 21, Edgewater, 201-840-7988, surestaurant.com.)
No jackets are required, but Luciano's, a cavernous Tuscan-style restaurant, evokes a more genteel time. Not a mediocre dish on the table. Menu includes many standards -- fried zucchini, mozzarella and roasted peppers, veal saltimbocca. A great place to bring family for a good white-tablecloth meal at reasonable prices. Desserts, too, are made with care. (Luciano's Ristorante & Lounge, 1579 Main St., Rahway 732-815-1200, lucianosristorante.com.)


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The International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, Israel, kicked-off its 10th Annual International Conference on Counter-Terrorism on Sunday, September 12 with a 9-11 memorial ceremony held at the Performing Arts Center in Herzliya.
The actual anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center took place on the day before, on a Saturday—Shabbat—capping two days of Rosh HaShanah. The memorial ceremony had local singer, Lee Ganor, performing the American and Israeli anthems, and a speech by James B. Cunningham, US Ambassador to Israel, which you can watch in full below off footage I took from the audience.
Prior to the ceremony, philanthropist and President of the World Jewish Congress, Ronald S. Lauder, received a special award honoring the Guardians of ICT. IDC's School of Government is named after him. Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Strategic Affairs, and former Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen (Ret.) Moshe "Bogie" Ya'alon, gave the keynote address in which he outlined basic principles for combating terrorism today.
"We as a leadership have to convince the public that terror can be overcome," he said.
In his opening remarks, President of IDC Herzliya, Prof. Uriel Reichman, said: "We mourn today with the people of the United States the tragedy of 9-11. We know very well from our own experience how painful the loss of a family member in such a situation. The scars will be with the relatives for the rest of their lives. At the same time we salute the United States and cherish the values that country stands for, and because we cherish those values, we stand shoulder to shoulder in the fight against terrorism."
The conference on "Terrorism's Global Impact," has drawn about 1,000 participants from 53 countries representing governments, military, security, academia, and the private sector and is considered one of the leading meeting places for the exchange of ideas on counter-terrorism. Talk will focus on the threats of radical Islamic, concerns over a nuclear Iran, the radicalization of Turkey, and issues in international law. Click here to watch the conference live.
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B> in the Wall Street Journal
Following the lead of The Independent (twice), The Week and The Sun, the Wall Street Journal has given a nice hat tip to Blue & Green Tomorrow in a recent article about Barack Obama's second inauguration speech.
It's behind a paywall, but luckily, readers are able to see the B> mention for free.
Alex Blackburne
16 (more) years of global warming
The nice folks at Skeptical Science have written a handy article, accompanied by an equally handy video, that explains how human greenhouse gas emissions have continued to warm the planet over the past 16 years – despite recent claims that global warming has stalled.
The Daily Mail, The Telegraph and The Times were among those news outlets to write articles with this viewpoint, jumping on the back of Met Office figures that they interpreted to carry this line.
A piece by James Delingpole in The Daily Mail was promptly rebuffed by the Met Office, and after spending the day examining the evidence and collecting views for his eco audit blog, The Guardian's Leo Hickman similarly rejected the sceptic claims.
You can read the excellent Skeptical Science piece, and watch the video, here.
Alex Blackburne
BP exec uses Wikipedia to check Deepwater Horizon stats
In a story that seems too ridiculous to be true, a senior BP executive is alleged to have looked up the size of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on that trusted source, Wikipedia, rather than ask experts.
The source of this incredible claim isn't The Onion or even The Daily Mash; it is in fact Canadian newspaper, The Globe and Mail, which wrote:
According to allegations filed in a Louisiana court Thursday, [BP executive David] Rainey used information gleaned from the online encyclopedia to estimate that the Deepwater rig was leaking 5,000 barrels of oil a day. And he stuck to that figure, defending his calculation vigorously in public and before the US Congress despite calls from many others, including some BP engineers, that it was far too low. "We should be very cautious standing behind a 5,000 [barrels of oil per day (BOPD)] figure as our modelling shows that this well could be making anything up to 100,000 BOPD," one company engineer wrote in an internal e-mail to top executives on May 14, 2010, also part of the filings released Thursday.
Alex Blackburne
So what's wrong with the States?
A good question, and one that seems particularly apt on the eve of the presidential election.
Martin Varsavsky, chief executive of crowdsourced Wi-Fi network Fon, has written an excellent post on LinkedIn that attempts to answer it.
Have a read of it here, but as always, try to avoid digging too deep into the comments. Some are absurd, while others border on lunacy!
Alex Blackburne
The Guardian Rules of Flushing
It may seem like an obvious set of rules, but after uncovering some of the unusual things found in sewers across the UK, The Guardian has compiled a list of "10 things you should never flush down your toilet".
The items range from the unusual to the downright disgusting, with people flushing such things as human body parts ("most often fingers or even hands") and pets ("goldfish are most common, of course, but hamsters and gerbils are also seen") down the loo.
Half a Mini was also found in a London sewer, though Simon Evans of Thames Water reassured readers, saying, "Obviously that didn't get flushed down the toilet."
Alex Blackburne
The Independent writes about Blue & Green Tomorrow
After being called "a helpful site" by The Sun only last week (see micro-blog entry below), Blue & Green Tomorrow has received yet more national media coverage; this time from The Independent.
In a piece entitled A 'responsible and sustainable' home for your cash, the journalist Simon Read writes about our recently-published Guide to Sustainable Banking – a rundown of the best, ethical, sustainable and responsible banking alternatives in the UK – and includes quotes from Charity Bank's chairman, George Blunden.
And by all accounts, it's been a very popular article. The image below shows that the piece is, at the time of writing this micro-blog entry, the fourth most read piece on The Independent's website!
We'd like to sincerely thank The Independent for the coverage. After last week's National Ethical Investment Week, it appears that the mainstream media really is switching on to sustainable banking and investment. Long may it continue!
Alex Blackburne
Blue & Green Tomorrow called 'a helpful site' by The Sun
You might have seen yesterday an article in The Sun yesterday about ethical investment, cleverly titled Only way is ethics as a hat tip to the popular ITV reality show of a similar name.
But did you read the full article? If you did, you will have seen their "top tips for choosing an ethical investment" and a nice little mention for Blue & Green Tomorrow in the second bit of advice:
Needless to say, we're delighted. Hello to all our new readers!
Alex Blackburne
A beginner's guide to ethical investment
We've come across some really excellent and positive stuff during this year's National Ethical Investment Week, and for investors who perhaps haven't considered ethical, sustainable or responsible investment before, the following video by Citywire is a great place to start.
Watch it here.
Alex Blackburne
Michael Fish BASE jumping… surely not?
Of all the weird and wonderful things on the internet, a video of 68-year-old BBC weatherman Michael Fish BASE jumping off a building is up there with the most bizarre.
Fish, who's perhaps best known for playing down the threat of extremely high winds during a 1987 forecast, only for a hurricane to kill 18 people on the south coast less than 24 hours later, apparently took a literal leap of faith in aid of climate change.
And here it is…
But, and I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, the video is unfortunately a spoof. Fish didn't actually throw himself off that building, despite claiming the jump was real in an article for the Huffington Post.
Mustafa Khalili, multimedia news editor at the Guardian, Tweeted earlier, "We have decided to take down the Michael Fish video because it's a hoax. He doesn't actually jump!" but not before his publication had also seemingly been taken in by the apparent genuineness of Fish's stunt.
Meanwhile, Guardian journalist Leo Hickman Tweeted, "Guardian turned it down when approached as he didn't actually do base jump (we had to ask) and cos of blatant plug", referring to the eco-fashion firm behind the video.
Countless other sites have lauded Fish's bravery throughout the day, yet barely a handful appear to have taken the time to fact-check.
Even on first viewing, I was sceptical (he boasts, pompously). Call me a party-pooper, but I'm just here to bring you the facts. And the real fact is, the message he was trying to convey is one that absolutely needs to be conveyed.
"We've got to do something about [climate change] now", Fish says in the video. He's dead right. But pretending to BASE jump is perhaps the wrong way to go about it.
Alex Blackburne
Climate scepticism and conspiracy theorists: is there a link?
New research carried out by a group at the University of Western Australia has found that there might be a connection between individuals who question climate science, and those who believe conspiracy theories.
The study, called Motivated Rejection of Science, aims at looking at the motives and attitudes of the select group of people that object to the findings of 90% of climate scientists that are convinced climate change is largely happening because of human-caused pollution.
"It might seem odd to lump climate change – a scientific theory supported by thousands of peer-reviewed papers and hundreds of independent lines of evidence – with conspiracy theories like these", writes Adam Corner, a research associate at Cardiff University, in the Guardian.
"In a survey of more than 1,000 readers of websites related to climate change, people who agreed with free market economic principles and endorsed conspiracy theories were more likely to dispute that human-caused climate change was a reality."
He concludes, "Climate change is a scientific entity, but one given meaning through the social, political and economic lenses we view it through.
"The challenge of engaging with climate change sceptics is finding the lens that better fits their ideological views – not just shouting the science more loudly.
Alex Blackburne
Shell asks people to suggest ad slogans. Plan backfires…
Imagine the conversation:
Shell marketing director: We need a way of engaging with the public!
Shell marketing manager: How about an online ad campaign that gets people to suggest slogans?
Shell marketing director: But won't that just get abused by pesky environmentalists and internet trolls?
Shell marketing manager: Definitely not, no.
Shell marketing director: Fine, great idea. Let's run it!
At first glance, it looks as though the oil giant's latest attempt to reach out to the public appears to have failed miserably. Instead of attracting carefully-thought-out, inventive and usable slogans for an ad contest, it has seemingly attracted countless carefully-thought-out, inventive but certainly not usable ones.
But alas, it's not a failed marketing ploy, but a cleverly designed attack from Greenpeace.
We're not complaining though. Some of the suggestions are pure genius. Some are painfully true. Some of them had us in stitches. And here's some of our favourites…
Why not have a go yourself? We'd love to see your suggestions!
Alex Blackburne
Welcome to the Rest of Our Lives
Here's an excellent video by graphic artist, illustrator and animator, Peter Sinclair, who produces the Climate Denial Crock of the Week website.
Rather than me babble on about what it's about, I suggest you just take eight-and-a-half minutes to watch it.
Alex Blackburne
500,000 solar PV systems in Germany
Ever wondered, like me, what Germany's 500,000 solar PV systems would look like if they were placed in a neatly-designed animation that mapped their installation over a two-and-a-half year period between January 2009 and September 2011? You have?! Well today is your lucky day!
The following visualisation by Chris Davis and Alfredas Chmieliauskas provides you with an excellently detailed progression of the German solar market, from its relatively humble state in 2009, through to its almost overwhelming array of solar in 2011.
Germany, as B> has written about many times, is the undisputed world leader in solar technology installation. And if current trends continue, we might look back at this period as one of the game-changing times in the renewable energy uprising.
The heading of this piece is a not-so-subtle nod towards The Beatles' "4,000 holes in Blackburn, Lancashire" line from their 1967 hit, A Day in the Life. Not as catchy, I'll give you that, but congrats to those who got it before I had to explain.
Alex Blackburne
I'm handing over to Aaron Gray-Block, media relations specialist at Greenpeace International, for this micro-blog entry:
As the Arctic sea ice melts, the future of the region's wildlife such as its polar bears is increasingly under threat. In this haunting video, a lone homeless polar bear is seen wandering aimlessly through London's streets, waiting for the global movement to rise up and protect its home.
Set to a Radiohead soundtrack and narrated by actor Jude Law, the video forms part of Greenpeace's recently launched Save the Arctic campaign.
Individuals are encouraged to join the debate on Twitter: #savethearctic.
Emily Norton
New Guinness World Record for energy efficiency
Ever wondered what a Guinness World Record for energy efficiency would entail? Well, on June 14 2012, we saw one of the much sought after accolades awarded to the Vortex 550 EcoSmart hand-dryer.
The dryer, created by the British manufacturer SAVORTEX, achieved the world record for the most pairs of hands dried using 30 kilojoules (kJ)of energy.
After requiring participants to first submerge their hands completely in water, the efficiency challenge saw the dryer sufficiently dry four pairs of hands to less than 40% moisture, using only 30kJ of energy.
Typically hand-dryers use between 70kJ and 90kJ of power to dry just one pair of hands.
The British designed and manufactured dry1p in electricity.
Commenting on the new Guinness World Record title, Marco Frigatti, head of records, said, "Guinness World Records is continually innovating on the record titles that we recognise and we, like consumers and businesses around the world, are focused on sustainability and efficiency.
"This title tests the energy efficiency of hand dryers and reflects that advancing technology within the market. Guinness World Records aims to continue to expand the range of energy efficiency world records that we recognise."
Other energy efficiency-related records that are recognised by Guinness World Records include:
- Longest lasting AA alkaline battery: Panasonic's EVOLTA, which outperformed the batteries of other leading manufacturers by between 10% and 30% in January 2008.
- Most fuel efficient vehicle: the PAC-CAR II which can travel 100km on 0.01857 litres of petrol, and was created by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology for the Shell Eco Marathon on June 26 2005.
- Most energy efficient supermarket: J Sainsbury in Greenwich, London, which has, since its launch in 1999, had a utilities bill which is 50% less than typical supermarkets of equivalent size. Its energy efficiency is achieved through ground submersion to give natural insulation, natural lighting sources and wind-generated power.
Alex Blackburne
Revived US soap favours renewable energy over oil
So, who remembers Dallas? Not the Texan city, but the US soap opera from the '70s and '80s that followed the trials and tribulations of the Ewing family.
Older Blue & Green Tomorrow readers are bound to remember that the father of the family – J.R. – was an oil baron, and had become significantly wealthy on the back of this, at a time when the extraction of fossil fuels wasn't as unfavourable as it is now.
Dallas was decommissioned in 1991 but cable channel TNT announced in 2010 that it would be reviving the show this year, and today is the first episode of the new series.
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the renovated version, though, revolves around Christopher Ewing, J.R.'s nephew.
Set to be portrayed on screen by Desperate Housewives actor Jesse Metcalfe, Christopher it seems, has broken away from the Ewing family's allegiance to oil, and when we join the goings-on in 2012, has instead spent several years overseas in search of alternative energy sources.
"Every major oil company has research and development trying to find alternative energies, even in Texas", said Cynthia Cidre, the show's developer and showrunner. "It's completely relevant and central to the storyline."
Next week: Coronation Street's Kevin Webster is to re-brand his mechanic business as an electric car charging point. Or not.
Emily Norton
Accor Group's inspiring sustainability commitment
Accor provides around 40,000 new hotel rooms each year. The group is taking innovative action in a bid to ensure growth in the sustainability field is as healthy as the advancement of the business itself.
In launching its PLANET 21 strategy, Accor intrinsically links 21 commitments for sustainable business improvements, with targets to reduce CO2 emissions and energy consumption.
The program embraces a broad range of development issues such as carbon emissions, energy and water use and biodiversity, and tackles "quantitative objectives" to be met by 2015.
The Accor Group established it's environment department in 1994, and has since adopted pioneering programs, preserving ecosystems and reducing the environmental footprint of hotels, guests and employees alike.
Incentives for sustainable development are arguably the smartest investment opportunities in ensuring a healthy future for the planet that we live on.
Sophie Flak, executive vice president for sustainable development, relayed an ancient proverb: "We don't inherit the planet off our parents; we borrow it from our children."
Emily Norton
Green is the word…
Today marks the launch of London's Conference on Delivering Sustainable Theatres. Conference 12 looks at the sustainable design, development and operation of theatres in relation to environmental, economic and social disciplines.
Taking place in Stratford Circus, the topic being discussed at this week's conference is: 'Delivering sustainable theatres – the challenge of achieving the triple bottom line'. Environmental, social and economic impact, are pillars valued by the Theatres Trust, the national advisory public body for theatres.
In recent years, we have witnessed many a positive step towards achieving sustainability within the UK's theatre infrastructure. In 2008, the Mayor of London launched Green Theatre: Taking Action on Climate Change. We were also introduced to the Trust's own Ecovenue scheme, which supported the environmental performance of 48 London venues.
Blue & Green Tomorrow applauds efforts for a sustainable venue infrastructure. Part of the challenge in creating a sustainable platform for future generations, lies with such multifaceted approaches to environmental engineering, design and production.
Green, most certainly, is the word.
Emily Norton
Eurostar Ashden awards £30,000 to sustainable travel businesses
Of the 120 sustainable travel initiatives considered across the UK, Belgium and France to win the Eurostar Ashden Award for Sustainable Travel, Norfolk-based car sharing organisation Liftshare and the Belgian City of Ghent's cycling programme have come out on top.
Liftshare and the Ghent City Council will share the £30,000 prize to further their work in promoting sustainable travel.
Sarah Butler-Sloss, founder director of Ashden, said, "Liftshare's achievements are very impressive; with one in every 100 cars in the UK registered on the liftshare network a huge number of car miles have been saved, resulting in phenomenal carbon savings.
"The city of Ghent has made cycling safe, easy and pleasurable through its excellent cycling infrastructure, innovative marketing campaigns and well thought-through cycling support, from rentals and repairs at stations through to providing gloves for when it's cold."
Travelling sustainably is one of the most important things we can do as individuals to ensure that businesses promoting responsible alternatives are given the support they need to thrive. Additionally, the more we can reduce our carbon footprint by making use of innovative solutions the better.
For more information on sustainable travel, download our free Guide to Sustainable Tourism 2012.
Alex Blackburne
LinkedIn in password leak
Although not entirely on message, we'd just like to notify our visitors that millions of LinkedIn passwords have been leaked online.
Users are advised to change their passwords immediately so as to prohibit any unsolicited access to their accounts.
Some login details are in code, but it is feared that around 300,000 of the weaker ones may have already been cracked.
"Our team is currently looking into reports of stolen passwords. Stay tuned for more", said the professional network's Twitter page.
This is Blue & Green Tomorrow, just doing its public service duty.


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Rusty Wright Blues' "Cool Blues & Brews" concert on March 30 is a musical thank you to the band's fans, both loyal and new.
The 6:30 p.m. show will be at the Davison Country Club, 9512 E. Lippincott Road, the same place the band kicked off its drive to Memphis and last month's International Blues Challenge.
"We decided to do a follow-up concert before too much time had passed," said singer Laurie LaCross-Wright.
The band will be joined by one of Flint's top blues-rock bands, the Blue Hawaiians, and Detroit's Alligators.
Admission is $10 in advance from rustywrightblues.com or 810.235.6394 or $12 at the door.
The place was packed last January, which made viewing a bit of a problem, so the band is bringing in a stage and production, and the country club will have more seating available this time.
Though the band didn't win in Memphis, it did win over a lot of blues aficionados and entrepreneurs. They're lining up summer dates - the Oxford Hot Blues & BBQ Festival, Kalamazoo Blues Festival, Marquette Blues Festival and Owosso amphitheater are all firm - with a verbal agreement to play the St. John Blues Festival in the Virgin Islands.
The Davison show is also a test drive for a tour they want to take out on the road in the fall and winter.
"We have been talking to some of the blues societies around the state about bringing concerts to their area and pairing up with a regional act or two," LaCross-Wright says. "We're still in the early planning stages with that but we're inviting the blues societies to come see what we're talking about."
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BAY MINETTE, Alabama – The Bay Minette Public Library will hold a book signing for author Lloyd Albritton at 6 p.m. Sept. 24. Albritton is the author of "Baby Blue" and "The Albritton Letters". Following his talk, Albritton will be available to autograph copies of his books.
The program will be held in the library program room. The Bay Minette Public Library is at the intersect of Hall Avenue and West 2nd Street.
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With the federal government and the state of Louisiana in an epic battle over management of red-snapper stocks off the state's coast, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission took action Thursday to make the state more nimble in the fight.
The fisheries management board gave authority to Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Sec. Robert Barham to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service on its behalf if such action becomes necessary between now and the next commission meeting.
The action was a direct result of the federal government cutting down the red snapper season off the Louisiana coast to nine days, according to commission vice-chair Billy Broussard.
"In light of what has taken place, we feel that some of the decisions made were based on less than scientific data," he announced at the meeting. "We wanted to give authority to the secretary to file suit if he deems it necessary between now and our next commission meeting."
All commissioners in attendance -- Ronny Graham, Will Drost, Stephen Sagrera, Pat Manuel and Broussard -- voted in favor of the measure.


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Cost of living increases by just 1.4 percent
The Local · 2 Apr 2013, 15:41
Published: 02 Apr 2013 15:41 GMT+02:00
- Economist: 'No eurozone inflation risk' (07 Oct 12)
- 'ECB must buy bonds to prevent German inflation' (29 Aug 12)
- A beer costs three minutes' work - like 1991 (25 Jul 12)
The cost of living in Germany increased by 1.4 percent on a 12-month basis last month, down from 1.5 percent in February, the federal statistics office Destatis calculated in preliminary data.
On a monthly basis, the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.5 percent in March from February.
The last time the annual inflation rate was lower was in December 2010, when it was just 1.3 percent.
Using the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), the ECB's inflation yardstick, the rate of inflation in Germany stood at 1.8 percent in March, unchanged from February, Destatis said.
The ECB defines price stability as increases in HICP of close to but just below 2.0 percent.
Preliminary inflation data are calculated using consumer price data for six of Germany's 16 federal states.
Final data, based on statistics for all 16 states, are scheduled to be published on April 11.


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Before we get started, let me explain that I understand that "great" is a relative term. Over their short franchise history, the Texans have had very few players that one could describe as truly great.
Nomenclature aside, the Texans have had several players over their history that had solid careers and made an impact on the franchise in their time in Houston. For some, their time in Houston was just another stop in their long career. For others, their time in Houston represented an opportunity to grow with a franchise that was still in its relative infancy. Many of those same players were given a chance in Houston they had never been given before.
In a topic that could surely be debated for hours on end, here are my top ten players in the history of the Texans franchise.


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Two-Start Pitcher Notes – Week of 7/29
Hey everyone,
Here's this week's version of my two-start pitcher notes. And as always, be sure to check out our podcast when it becomes available later this afternoon. Longtime friend of the 411, Joe Sheehan, joins Cory in studio and Rotowire's Derek Van Riper is our phone guest.
Yovani Gallardo (@CHC, vs. WAS)
Coming off his latest blowup on Thursday, it's pretty obvious that Gallardo cannot be trusted right now regardless of the opponent. I'm not saying that you should drop him, but even though these matchups sound decent, he needs some bench time. Yovani's velocity has been down all season, his strikeout rate is down and both his ERA and WHIP are horrible. Maybe he turns it around next week, but in a 12-team mixed league, I just don't think he's worth the risk. In a 15-team mixed or an NL-only, yeah, you might as well throw him out there. It's not like the waiver wire will be full of great options.
Ricky Nolasco (vs. NYY, @ CHC)
Although Nolasco's strikeout rate is nothing special, he's been fairly effective and consistent this season, which is no small accomplishment for a guy who hasn't pitched to a sub-4.00 ERA since 2008. He gets a pair of extremely appealing matchups next week, as he'll be at home to face the anemic Yankees' lineup and then goes up against a Cubs team that is in the midst of tearing apart their roster. Pitch with confidence.
Ian Kennedy (@TB, @BOS)
I was a big time Kennedy supporter heading into this season but my patience is running on empty. At this point, he's definitely droppable in 12-team mixed leagues, and there's no way I'd pitch him next week, maybe outside of NL-only formats, as these matchups are flat-out terrible. Investing so heavily in Kennedy (I own him in four leagues) was without question my biggest draft day mistake of 2013.
Felix Doubront (vs. SEA, vs. ARI)
Slowly but surely, after an erratic start to the season, Doubront is getting his act together. We're talking six quality starts in his last seven outings to go along with a healthy dose of strikeouts. Spotty control from time to time always seems to plague Doubront, but next week is as good a time as any to pitch him. The Diamondbacks' offense isn't much better than mid-tier, the Mariners' lineup is sub-par, and Doubront's home ERA is nearly a half-run lower than his road mark. Sounds good to me!
Jeremy Hefner (@MIA, vs. KC)
I picked up Hefner in Mixed Tout just in time for that blowup against the Phillies, so it's tough for me to think objectively here being that I'm still very annoyed with him. But if you don't feel OK about pitching him next week, there's really no reason why he should still be on your roster. The vs. KC start is a tad risky being that the Royals have been hitting better of late, but the Marlins remain an ideal team to pick on, even with the additions of Yelich and Marisnick. Oh yeah, and Hefner's ERA in two starts vs. the Marlins this year is 1.93. Pitch.
Bud Norris (@BAL, @MIN)
There's a decent chance that Norris will get traded within the next week, so this blurb might be all for naught. I'll keep it short and simple. The @BAL start has disaster written all over it while the @MIN outing, although looking good on paper, isn't really that great being that Norris' road ERA is almost three runs higher than his ERA at home. Outside of AL-only leagues, stay away!
Zach McAllister (vs. CHW, @MIA)
McAllister's overall season numbers are far from inspiring, but he hasn't had many particularly poor performances either. He's 3-2 with a 2.87 ERA and 1.17 WHIP at home this year and the White Sox offense is middle of the road at best. And the Marlins are, well, the Marlins. McAllister makes for a sneaky good play in deeper leagues.
Edwin Jackson (vs. MIL, vs. LAD)
E-Jax is back! Well, not entirely, but he's allowed three earned runs or less in each of his last four starts and appears to be putting his early-season struggles behind him. In a daily format, I might pitch him for the vs. MIL start but would definitely sit him against the Dodgers. When looking at the week as a whole, I think that the vs. LAD start is too dangerous to justify using him at home against the Brewers. In mixed leagues, I'm playing it safe and ditching.


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Andersen, Birgitte (2011) Intellectual property rights. In: Chadwick, R. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics (Second Edition). Elsevier, pp. 737-743. ISBN 9780123739322.Full text not available from this repository.
Intellectual property right is an intellectual property (IP) someone has the right to claim due to moral and economic rationales. Focusing on the 'rules of the game' embedded in the current IPR regimes (mostly based upon strong and exclusive IPR law and strong IPR enforcement worldwide) and the 'play of the game' of firms and individuals in rival competition to capture the return from their IP, this article describes the critical debate on the rationales and performance of our IPR regimes at various levels (global, nations, firms, the individual, etc.). The importance of both moral and economic considerations in reaching both societal and corporate objectives or benefits is highlighted as a matter of equal concern.
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[Pickathon founder Zale Schoenborn will be stopping by OregonLive for a live chat at 11 a.m. Thursday.]
Envy Pickathon its challenges. What began as a small celebration of roots music among friends celebrates its 15th anniversary Aug. 2-4 at Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley. It does so with a higher profile, bigger acts and more amenities -- while striving to maintain its original charms.
That's no easy line to walk, in part because it means raising ticket prices, which Pickathon did. A weekend pass will cost $260 this year, up from $190 last year. That didn't make much of an impact on the regulars.
Monday night, Pickathon sent an email to anyone who purchased tickets a year ago offering first crack at 2013. They sold 20 percent of their 3,500 tickets -- and that was without a hint of who would be playing.
Wednesday, they announced the lineup and put the rest of the tickets on sale. Feist and Andrew Bird headline a 42-act festival that covers all the bases, not just the dusty pickers the name suggests.
"Rock 'n' roll has never been something we're afraid of," Pickathon co-founder Zale Schoenborn said. "Labels and third rails that have been associated with people's notions of the music we must or mustn't have, we're all too happy to prove those notions wrong."
There is dusty, woodsy, folksy. Sure. Festival favorite Breathe Owl Breathe returns. The Devil Makes Three, the Lone Bellow, Wayne Hancock, Dale Watson, Tift Merritt, Foghorn Stringband and Caleb Klauder Country Band all fit the broad definition of roots. There are more like them, too.
There isn't anyone else on the bill like Shabazz Palaces, the bass-heavy hip-hop collective from Seattle.
Spoon frontman Britt Daniel's new band Divine Fits leads a rock lineup that includes Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside, the Felice Brothers, King Tuff, Foxygen and Parquet Courts. This will be a louder Pickathon.
Lady is the nearly-impossible-to-Google duo of Terri Walker and Nicole Wray. Walker has released four R&B records in England, and Wray has been featured on singles by Missy Elliott, the Black Keys and Kid Cudi. They'll be backed by soul man Lee Fields' band, the Expressions.
Last year, Vieux Farka Toure had to cancel because of unrest in his home country of Mali. So they scheduled him again.
The sounds are expanding -- faster than the festival. This year's Sasquatch Music Festival sold out in less than 90 minutes. The Gorge Amphitheater in Eastern Washington can hold roughly 27,500 people a day. Pickathon could host four times more people, Schoenborn said, and doing so would only raise costs 20 to 30 percent.
That's how you make money. But Pickathon's not ready to go big. So they decided to raise ticket prices, try to make sure loyal customers got first crack at tickets, and hope the atmosphere holds.
"The best we can do is try to do the right thing and be straight up with people in terms of impact," Schoenborn said. "It's interesting being at 15 years and having all of these things you've built up clicking, but one of our challenges is becoming sustainable for the next 10 years.
"It's a great problem to have."
See the full lineup after the promo video:
2013 Pickathon lineup: Feist, Andrew Bird, Divine Fits, The Devil Makes, ThreeKurt Vile & The Violators, Sharon Van Etten, Shabazz Palaces, Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside, Vieux Farka Touré, Howe Gelb, Lady, The Felice Brothers, Tift Merritt, The Lone Bellow, Dale Watson, Foxygen, Wayne Hancock, Marco Benevento, Ginny Hawker, Parquet Courts, King Tuff, Breathe Owl Breathe, Lake Street Dive, Dirk Powell, Lightning Dust, Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole, JD McPherson, White Fence, Shinyribs, Yellowbirds, Foghorn Stringband, Shakey Graves, Caleb Klauder Country Band, Brad Folk & The Bluegrass Playboys, I Draw Slow, Leo Randeau, Malcolm Holcombe, Pure Bathing Culture, Sturgill Simpson, Old Light, The Cactus Blossoms, Pharis & Jason Romeo, Pickathon Squaredance with Caller Caroline Oakley
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Wildlife artist Gerald Putt, of Boiling Springs, Cumberland County, has won the 2012 Nevada Duck Stamp Art Contest.
His painting of an American wigeon gliding across the water was selected by a panel of seven judges as the best among 18 entries from seven states in the annual contest, sponsored by the Nevada Waterfowl Association and sanctioned by the Nevada Department of Wildlife.
(For a look at the artist in action on the floor of the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show, where each year he produces art for the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association scholarship auction, check out this previous post on www.pennlive.com.)
Putt, a perennial winner in state-level contests – nine times in Pennsylvania, five in North Carolina, three in Illinois and once in Colorado, is very familiar with the subject of this year's Nevada contest.
The wigeon was the subject of his first win in the Pennsylvania duck stamp contest, back in 1991.
The wigeon is a medium-sized duck, larger than a teal but smaller than a pintail. It can be distinguished from other dabblers by its round head, short neck and small black-tipped bill.
The breeding male (drake) has an iridescent mask of green feathers from its eyes to the back of its head, and a white colored cap running from the crown of its head to its bill. The white patch gives the wigeon its other common name of baldpate, meaning bald-headed.
Their breast and sides are pinkish-brown with a white underbelly.
"The colors and patterns make them a very handsome species," said Putt. "My very first duck stamp win was with a pair of wigeons."
Putt, who placed third in last year's contest in Nevada, also had some advice for other artists who might fall short in contests such as this.
He said, "Persistence pays off. Don't give up just because you don't win in the first couple tries. Small steps are sometimes the only way to improvement. But I don't get discouraged by a few stumbles along the way. I've always said an artist cannot rest on one's laurels but must strive to improve with each and every painting."
Putt also noted, "It's a very proud feeling of accomplishment. Just knowing you're the one who has won the competition for this year, feels great. I like competition in just about anything. Even if I lose, I try and try to get better at whatever the contest."
All of the winning entries can be viewed on the NDOW website at www.ndow.org/wild/stamp/.
Putt's winning entry will grace Nevada's 2012-2013 state duck stamp, which sells for $10 and is required to be purchased by any person who hunts migratory birds in Nevada. Stamps can also be purchased by collectors and the general public to support Nevada wildlife and habitat conservation efforts.
A limited number of prints may also be issued, and are available for fundraising for wildlife-related and other conservation organizations.


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(Memphis, TN/September 17, 2009) The law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, announces the selection of this year's recipients of the Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship Program: Jalil D. Dozier of North Carolina Central University School of Law, Denetra N. Hartzog of Cumberland School of Law at Samford University and Stephanie M. Nowak of the University of Tulsa College of Law.
Mr. Dozier, who holds an undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University, served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Michael L. Rankin of the District of Columbia Superior Court, and was a legislative intern for the North Carolina House of Representatives. Ms. Hartzog graduated summa cum laude from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and has worked for law firms as a summer associate and legal secretary. Ms. Nowak, a graduate of Montana State University, clerked for the Tulsa County District Attorney's Office and served as judicial assistant and deputy court clerk for the 18th District Court in Bozeman, Montana.
The three recipients were selected from almost 80 applicants from law schools across the country, such as Boston University School of Law, George Washington University Law School, Wake Forest University School of Law and William & Mary School of Law.
The Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship Program, which was established in 2008, awards scholarships annually to diverse law school students who have completed their first year of law school. Baker Donelson awards each recipient a salaried second year summer associate position in one of the Firm's offices. Mr. Dozier will work in the Firm's Knoxville office, Ms. Hartzog will work in the Firm's Birmingham office and Ms. Nowak will work in the Firm's Nashville office. After the completion of the summer associate position, the Firm then awards each recipient a $10,000 scholarship during the student's third year of law school.
"We're pleased to have another stellar group of recipients for our Diversity Scholarship Program this year," said Mark A. Baugh, Chair of Baker Donelson's Diversity Committee. "Like last year, we had many outstanding applicants, which tells us there is a genuine need for this type of program. Baker Donelson is proud to continue to offer greater opportunities to minorities and women interested in the legal profession, not only through our Diversity Scholarship but other programs within our overall Diversity Initiative."
In addition to launching the scholarship program in 2008, Baker Donelson also began a program to reach out to diverse undergraduate students to help them achieve their goal of entering the legal field. "Bringing Diversity to Our Businesses" is designed to develop a pipeline that increases the number of minority and female students who go to law school. The outreach program partners with strategically identified colleges and universities to focus on enhancing awareness of the accessibility and attainability of attending law school and practicing law through ongoing mentoring relationships that encourage and educate minority and female college students who have an interest in the legal profession.
According to Mr. Baugh, initiatives such as the scholarship and outreach programs are necessary to address the declining numbers of women and minorities entering the legal profession. "For a while now, law firms across the country have been focusing on the recruitment, retention and advancement of women and minority attorneys, but you also have to address the need to increase the number of diverse students who choose law as a profession and create better opportunities for diverse students in both college and law school," said Mr. Baugh. "We're committed to an effort that goes beyond the usual programs and has a real impact on bringing attorneys of diverse backgrounds to our profession."
Baker Donelson continues to expand its diversity program through efforts such as inclusion training that focuses on the importance of recognizing and accepting the value of diverse backgrounds and perspectives. From December 2008 through April 2009, the training was implemented across the Firm's 15 offices and was mandatory for its more than 1,000 employees. Mr. Baugh notes, "As a firm, we not only value diversity, we believe it is vital for us to provide the best service to our clients. The inclusion training highlighted the importance of diverse perspectives based on all types of differences, such as age, religion, race, gender and economic status."
Since the launch of its Diversity Initiative in 2002, Baker Donelson's diverse attorney population and the number of diverse shareholders have more than quadrupled, far outpacing the Firm's overall growth. The recruitment and retention of female attorneys and the representation of women in leadership positions at the Firm have all improved as well. And diverse student participation in Baker Donelson's summer associate program has grown steadily: 22% of the Firm's 2009 summer associates were minority, up from 18% in 2008 and 14% in 2007.
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Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's divorce announcement created an entirely new term for describing a break up. They are "consciously uncoupling," which sounds slightly less devastating than the big D-word.
Slate now has a Gwyneth relationship status generator. Now you can find out how Gwyneth Paltrow would describe your relationship.
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We put our relationship statuses through the Gwyneth generator, and here's how Gwyneth "described" our relationships:
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First. I do not know if this is at all possible to do, but I wanted to see if someone could do it.
This is is what I want: http://imgur.com/RIzPF
* Server gets internet connection with existing wifi
* Connects 2 printers, 1 scanner and 1 external drive with usb
* Creates a new wireless network with differend ssid
This is the computer that will be used: http://www.cnet.com/laptops/dell-xps-m1210/4505-3121_7-31899187.html
It is wiped for data now. The harddrive has been upgraded with a much faster one and max memory for a 32bit cpu.
I would prefer using Ubuntu for this project, since I know this best. This will of course have to be done remotely and I will be here to assist with any tasks that cannot be done via ssl or other.
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The Hunterdon County YMCA will host a Fitness Fun Day and Open House on Saturday, Sept. 13, 1-4 p.m. at the Deer Path Branch, 144 West Woodschurch Road, Flemington.
This free fitness event will offer activities for the whole family including kids and adult fitness classes, an outdoor group cycling ride, pool activities, wellness workshops, rock climbing wall, and fitness challenges.
The event will feature the grand opening ceremony of the Y's new Healthy Living Studio.
This new studio, within the Deer Path Branch, Flemington facility, will provide space for Personal Training Sessions, new Youth Fitness Classes for 7-12 year-olds, and will allow for facilitation of the Y's Signature Programs LiveStrong at the YMCA for cancer survivors and YMCA Diabetes Prevention.
YMCA staff members will be available for tours of the facility and to answer questions. Guests that join the Y during the Open House will receive a Fresh Start Family Fitness package, up to a $200 value, and will be able to take advantage of the September Pay the Day membership promotion.
For more information, call 908-782-1030 or visit hcymca.org.


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The NAACP's Jersey City chapter will hold a general membership meeting tonight at 7 p.m. The meeting will take place at Emmanuel Pentecostal Church, located at 47 Kearney Ave. For more information, contact branch secretary Bertha L. Ford at (201) 240-7538, or at the branch office, 153 Martin Luther King Drive.
The Young Adult Group of St. Aloysius Parish is sponsoring Theology on Tap at Baja Mexican Bar and Grill located at 117 Montgomery St. The event is "a casual gathering for Young Adults in a comfortable setting to discuss about their faith and issues affecting them," said officials. The topic of discussion will be "Are you ready for the change?" and will be led by Fr. Joseph D'Amico. The event begins at 7:30 p.m.


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Chris Spielman has a history with the state of Michigan.
A former All-Pro inside linebacker with the Detroit Lions, Spielman was a fan favorite from 1988-1995. And, a former All-American at Ohio State, Spielman was considered to be an enemy in Ann Arbor before entering the NFL Draft in 1988.
Now, the former linebacker spends his time as a television color analyst with ESPN and ABC. He'll be providing the color commentary for Michigan's appearance against Kansas State in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl on Dec. 28 in Tempe, Ariz.
And, during a recent interview with AwfulAnnouncing.com, Spielman gave his take on why Michigan has struggled so much this season -- and most of it fell in the lap of head coach Brady Hoke.
"(The bowl game is) very important for them, and I know a lot of people are restless for Coach Hoke," Spielman told the site. "They just have to figure some things out. They really struggled against MSU and Nebraska offensively, then they got back on track against Ohio State. He can get it turned around, and they have to get it turned around.
"They get 4 or 5 star kids every year, they've got to start playing like 4 or 5 star kids every year. They gotta get those kids to play and that's the coaches' job."
Spielman, of course, has a point when it comes to recruiting rankings.
Michigan's 2012 recruiting class -- Hoke's first full-calender group at Michigan -- featured 10 4-star players (per Rivals.com) and two five-star talents. His 2013 class featured 16 4-star players and one five-star.
Of course, the remaining members 2012 class is currently on the roster as either true sophomores or redshirt freshmen and the 2013 players are currently true freshmen.
Spielman will join Sean McDonough and Shannon Spake on ESPN's broadcast of the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, which kicks off at 10:15 p.m. Saturday.
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There is this one fellow named Jeremiah and this other fellow named Big Ox. The two of them are 'backwoods' types with a sense of humor. They have turned their skills and funny into a business that involves pranking people. It is their goal to not just have a business, but to make it a successful one. We assume that a television show, at least in part, gets them there. What we really want to know though is what these pranks of theirs look like. One assumes we'll find out tonight.
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BAY MINETTE, Ala. -- Baldwin County Revenue Commissioner-elect Teddy J. Faust Jr. will be sworn in Thursday after more than a year of waiting.
Faust replaces Phil Nix, who leaves after serving 24 years in that position and tax collector.
Faust won the 2008 Republican primary for revenue commissioner and faced no other opposition. But by law Nix stayed on until Oct. 1.
The change comes after two years of turmoil over property appraisals in Baldwin County. Tax valuation notices sent out in August 2007 sparked appeals involving nearly 22,000 parcels.
So far this year, about 3,500 appeals of tax appraisals have been filed, with a deadline of Oct. 4.
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WILBRAHAM - A foot chase involving a K-9 unit early Tuesday morning led to the latest in a series of arrests of a 33-year-old Springfield man on stolen vehicle and drug charges.
The suspect, Tregg L. Barney, of 18 Queensbury Dr. in Springfield, was charged in his most recent brush with the law with receiving a stolen motor vehicle, possession of a class "C" substance (crack cocaine) and vehicle violations.
According to a press release issued by Wilbraham Police Capt. Raymond J. Kallaugher, the chase began at approximately 1:26 a.m. Tuesday when Officer Michael Cygan observed a vehicle committing a violation in the area of Ridge Rd. The operator refused to stop when Cygan attempted to pull the vehicle over.
During the ensuing pursuit, Cygan learned the vehicle had been reported stolen.
The suspect's route followed Monson Rd. to Glendale Rd. and ended on the dead-end spur of Stonington Dr., where he abandoned the vehicle. Wilbraham and Hampden officers established a perimeter, Kallaugher said, and called in the K-9 team of Officer Joseph Brewer and his partner "Charon."
Charon led officers Cygan and Brewer back to Glendale Rd., where Hampden police had stopped a suspect. Cygan identified the man, Tregg Barney, as the suspect he'd initially observed in the stolen vehicle. At that point, Barney was taken into custody.
Kallaugher said further investigation revealed the vehicle had been stolen from a Sylvan Dr. address in Wilbraham on December 13, 2010. The vehicle was returned to its owner.
The arrest marks Barney's second stolen vehicle charge in the past 6 months, and his second drug charge in the past 18 months.
State police Trooper Keller Williams arrested Barney in September, 2010 after spotting him driving a stolen truck on State St. in Springfield. Barney was charged with receiving a stolen vehicle, resisting arrest and operating a motor vehicle without a license in connection with that incident.
In August, 2009, abc40 reported that Springfield police arrested Barney and Westfield resident Michael Martins after watching the pair engage in a drug deal on Florence St. near the Brookings School. Barney was charged with possession of crack cocaine, possession of Percocets and possession of Suboxone.
Dispositions for Barney's two previous cases were not immediately available Wednesday morning -- we'll update this post with that information as soon as we can.


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By KARISSA YZERMAN-GLEASON
Herberg Middle School
Recently I went to see one of the saddest, yet best movies ever. The film is "The Fault In Our Stars," rated PG-13. I fell in love with "Fault," months before the movie came out, after reading the book, on which it is based, by John Green.
The main character of the story is a 17-year-old girl named Hazel Grace Lancaster. Hazel has had cancer since age 13, making her life a daily struggle against the terminal disease.
Her mother makes her attend a cancer support group, to give a little more interest to Hazel's life. There she meets Augustus Waters, and Hazel's life story begins to change.
"Fault" portrays life's hope and beauty, and much more from the novel. Actors Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort are perfect as Hazel and Augustus, enacting their lives and the message of the story.
I highly recommend "The Fault in Our Stars." It is a great movie! But, don't forget to read the book as well!


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The eighth-ranked Hillsdale College volleyball team fell to No. 1-ranked Cal State San Bernadino, 25-19, 23-25, 22-25, 25-20, 15-6 in the national semifinals of the NCAA Division II Tournament at San Bernadino, Calif., on Friday night.
Hillsdale closed out its season with a record of 31-3, while Cal State San Bernadino advances to the final with a record of 32-0.
Clara Leuthhueser and Lauren Grover had 12 kills apiece for Hillsdale. Apryl Schmucker had 41 assists, and Morgan Podkul had 17 digs for the Chargers.