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By STEVE KARNOWSKI and ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two Americans who have been held in Iran for nearly two years on espionage charges were denied their day in court Wednesday when Iranian authorities delayed their trial without explanation, prolonging the agonizing uncertainty for the men and their families, who have been lobbying for their release.
Masoud Shafiei, the Iranian attorney for 28-year-olds Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, told The Associated Press that the two were not brought into court Wednesday for the resumption of their trial, as had been planned. He said Iranian officials gave no immediate explanation.
Bauer's fiancee Sarah Shourd, who was arrested with the two men in July 2009 along the Iraq-Iran border and allowed to return to the U.S. last year on bail, said she and the men's families are worried about their health and what the delay might mean.
"Things like this trial date (are) a huge buildup and we're devastated," Shourd, 32, told the AP by phone from California. "If it has that impact on us, it has to be a thousand times worse for Shane and Josh. One of the most painful things is just not being able to comfort Shane and Josh right now. None of us have any way to comfort them."
The families issued a joint statement reiterating their call for Iran to release the men.
"Today's development appears to be yet another example of the arbitrary treatment Shane and Josh have been subjected to for more than 21 months," they said. "The Iranian authorities continue to play games with their lives and the constant uncertainty and fear for Shane and Josh is ruining our lives as well."
Reached by phone at her home in Pine City, Minn., Bauer's mother, Cindy Hickey, used the word "devastation" to describe how she felt. "We were thirsting for a resolution."
No one aside from their captors has seen Bauer or Fattal since their trial started Feb. 6. The trial was scheduled to resume Wednesday, and family members were eager for even the slightest glimpse at how the two might be faring.
Fattal's mother, Laura Fattal, told the AP she got the news in a late-night call from the State Department. She said the families are becoming increasingly concerned.
"We need independent eyes (on them) and those independent eyes I want are my eyes," Laura Fattal said. "I want to see them home."
Fattal's brother, Alex Fattal, said they were "extraordinarily worried" about their health. "We know they've been on hunger strike in the past to get the most basic of human rights. ... We worry if they're alive. We try to block that out but we have very serious concerns about their health and their emotional well-being through all this."
Shafiei said he, too, was worried about his clients' health and the court's failure to hold the proceedings Wednesday.
"My clients are in custody of judiciary officials but they were not brought into court," he told the AP. "The trial date had been fixed a long time ago. There is no justification for the postponement."
The lawyer said he has not been allowed to see Bauer and Fattal since the trial started.
"I've demanded to be allowed to meet my clients several times," he said, adding that although his request for a meeting was never officially denied, the authorities "never let it happen."
Shourd and Bauer, who got engaged after their arrest, had been living together in Damascus, Syria, where Bauer was a freelance journalist and Shourd was an English teacher. Fattal, an environmental activist, went to visit them shortly before their trip to Iraq. Bauer is a native of Onamia, Minn., Shourd is from Oakland, Calif., and Fattal grew up in suburban Philadelphia. The three are graduates of the University of California at Berkeley, where they became friends.
The three say they were hiking in Iraq's northern Kurdish region and any crossing into Iran was inadvertent. They deny the espionage allegations.
Initially, Tehran accused the three Americans only of illegally crossing into Iran but later added espionage charges. Authorities have given few details to support the accusations.
Tehran's chief prosecutor, Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi, has claimed, without elaborating, that the Americans had "equipment and documents and received training."
Shourd was ordered back to Tehran for the trial by Iranian officials but declined to return.
The spying charges could bring a maximum sentence of 10 years.
The U.S. government has denied the charges against them and demanded their release. Their lengthy detention has added to tensions between the two nations over issues like Iran's disputed nuclear program.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Philo Dibble, the Obama administration's top diplomat on Iranian issues, expressed concern Wednesday at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee subcommittee hearing on human rights in Iran.
"We urge the Iranian government to promptly release Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal so that they may return to their families. ... We note that this morning the trial that was scheduled to resume today did not resume. We're not quite sure what that means but we hope it is a positive omen."
Dareini reported from Tehran. Associated Press writers Gretchen Ehlke in Milwaukee, Patrick Walters in Philadelphia and Matthew Lee in Washington contributed to this report.
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The online auction and shopping site eBay gave its search, product, and checkout pages a face-lift this week. But that's not all – eBay is the latest in a string of established tech companies looking to duplicate the success of Internet It-girl Pinterest, as is the case with MySpace and Facebook, as well as Groupon's wildly popular daily deals model like Google and Amazon.
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A Malibu Moon filly who worked a quarter mile in a bullet :21.3 on May 18, sold to Hall of Famer Bob Baffert for $390,000, to top the first session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training.
The filly ended up as the sale's second highest-priced juvenile, and #1 filly.
Bred by Bridlewood Farm and out of a daughter of Bridlewood's foundation mare North of Eden (Ire), the bay filly caused early fireworks at the sale, as she was catalogued as Hip number 5 in the two-day venue.
Already named Eden's Moon, the filly was far and away the top lot of the first session, selling for $110,000 more than the second highest-priced two-year-old. Bidding by phone, Baffert secured the filly on behalf of an unnamed client.
Eden's Moon is the second foal out of the Giant's Causeway mare Eden's Causeway, whose half-siblings include multi-millionaire champion Paradise Creek, millionaire Grade 1 winner Forbidden Apple, and near-millionaire Grade 1 winner Wild Event. Another half-sibling produced multi-millionaire champion David Junior ($4,116,358).
Baffert's on-site agent, Donato Lanni commented on the sale, "She's a well-bred filly by Malibu Moon and she worked well. She ticked all the boxes."
Malibu Moon is a Top 10 General Sire of 2011, with 14 stakes horses, five stakes winners and earners of well over $2,600,000 this year.


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Scientists Cleared of Misusing Global Warming Data 541
Hugh Pickens writes writes "The NY Times reports that an inquiry by the Commerce Department's inspector general has found no evidence that NOAA scientists manipulated climate data (reg. may be required) to buttress evidence in support of global warming after climate change skeptics contended that e-mail messages between climate scientists that were stolen and circulated on the Internet in late 2009 showed that scientists were manipulating or withholding information to advance the theory that the earth is warming as a result of human activity. 'None of the investigations have found any evidence to question the ethics of our scientists or raise doubts about NOAA's understanding of climate change science,' says Mary Glackin, the agency's deputy undersecretary for operations. The inquiry, requested last May by Senator James M. Inhofe, Republican of Oklahoma, who has challenged the science underlying human-induced climate change, comes at a critical moment for NOAA, as some newly empowered Republican House members seek to rein in the EPA's plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, often contending that the science underpinning global warming is flawed. Inhofe says the report (PDF) was far from a clean bill of health for the agency, and that contrary to its executive summary, showed that the scientists 'engaged in data manipulation.'"


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France joins list of U.S. allies angered by NSA's spying
WASHINGTON Joining a growing list of angry allies, France on Monday demanded an explanation of a report that the U.S. swept up 70 million French telephone records and text messages in its global surveillance net, even recording certain private conversations.
The fallout prompted a phone call from President Barack Obama to President Francois Hollande and, the White House said, an acknowledgment by Obama that the episode raises "legitimate questions for our friends and allies." Hollande's office issued a statement afterward expressing "profound reprobation" over U.S. actions that it said intruded on the private lives of French citizens.
Spying among friendly countries is nothing new, but the sweep and scope of the National Security Agency program have raised indignation among those targeted – Germany, Mexico and Brazil among them.
To assuage the French and other allies, the Obama administration is pointing to a White House review of intelligence-gathering practices the president ordered in response to foreign and domestic criticism of U.S. surveillance operations.
That review, whose findings are expected in December, is similar to the audit of counterterrorism practices that led to new curbs on the use of drones earlier this year. It could recommend some new limits or greater accountability for electronic espionage by the NSA.
The report in Le Monde, co-written by Glenn Greenwald, who revealed the surveillance program based on leaks from former NSA analyst Edward Snowden, found that when certain phone numbers were used, conversations were automatically recorded. The surveillance operation also gathered text messages based on key words, Le Monde reported.
"This sort of practice between partners that invades privacy is totally unacceptable, and we have to make sure, very quickly, that this no longer happens," French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.
"We fully agree that we cooperate to fight terrorism. It is indispensable. But this does not justify that personal data of millions of our compatriots are snooped on," he said.
Obama called Hollande late Monday and made clear the U.S. government is reviewing its intelligence-gathering "so that we properly balance the legitimate security concerns of our citizens and allies with the privacy concerns that all people share," a White House statement said. The statement said some disclosures have "distorted our activities" while others prompted genuine concerns.
The revelations appeared as Secretary of State John Kerry was visiting Paris. Kerry, who likes to point out – sometimes in French – that France is the United States' oldest ally, tried to explain the spying.
"Our goal is always to try to find the right balance between protecting the security and the privacy of our citizens," Kerry said. "This work is going to continue, as well as our very close consultations with our friends here in France."
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1. Arrowhead 1
2. Wauk. South/Mukwonago 2
3. Cedarburg 3
4. Brookfield East 4
5. Men. Falls/Sussex Hamilton 5
6. Whitefish Bay 6
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Division 1: 1. Arrowhead, 2. Waukesha South/Mukwonago, 3. Cedarburg, 4. Middleton, 5. Verona, 6. Madison Memorial, 7. Germantown, 8. Menomonee Falls/Sussex Hamilton, 9. Pulaski, 10. Madison West.
Division 2: 1. Shorewood, 2. Milton, 3. Deforest, 4. Ashwaubenon, 5. Grafton, 6. Fort Atkinson, 7. Sturgeon Bay-Sevastopol, 8. McFarland, 9. New Berlin Eisehower, 10. Whitefish Bay.
SWIMMER OF THE WEEK: Samantha Senczyszyn, Grafton. The sophomore placed first in the 50-yard freestyle in 24.44 seconds and in the 100 breaststroke in 1 minute 5.35 seconds Saturday in the Cedarburg Invitational. Last year at Division 2 state, Senczyszyn finished second in the 100 breaststroke, just .01 of a second behind Catholic Memorial's Anna Meinholz. Both times were better than the state meet record (1:03.28), and Senczyszyn can't wait to swim it again since Meinholz graduated. "I really looking forward to it because I really want to beat her record," Senczyszyn said. "I'm just really excited to see if I can win this year."
TEAM OF THE WEEK: Cedarburg. The Bulldogs crushed the competition at their own invitational on Saturday, winning the eight-team meet by 209 points. Jessica Short, Katie Drabot, Daniella Peters and Kathryn Mohr won the first swim event of the day, the 200 medley relay, in 1:50.76. Mohr, Peters, Sydney Hallmark and Natalie Johnson claimed the 200 free relay in 1:42.03, and Short, Johnson, Mohr and Drabot finished the meet by winning the 400 free relay in 3:38.76. Johnson also took first in the 200 free (1:54.35) and the 500 free (5:06.88). Drabot's individual win came in the 200 individual medley (2:06.63), Peters took first in the 100 butterfly (1:01.15), Mohr finished first in the 100 free (55.19) and Short placed first in the 100 backstroke (58.40).
MIAZGA AN INSPIRATION: Tom Miazga, who was born with a form of cerebral palsy, is in his first season as assistant coach at Grafton.
Miazga, who has spastic diplegia, primarily uses a wheelchair to get around.
"I will normally use my chair while coaching practice, but I like to stand during meets just to stay involved," Miazga said. "And it works as a small strengthening tool, as I forget I am standing for two hours because I am so focused on the swims. I can already tell that by doing so, it has made a nice progression in my endurance while walking. Honestly though, I have used the chair for so long now, it doesn't even faze me. I usually don't think twice about it because it has been the only way I have known to get around."
In second grade, Steve Keller, the co-head coach of Ozaukee Aquatics, was one of Miazga's teachers.
Keller saw how uncomfortable recess was for Miazga. So Keller took Miazga "under his wing" and convinced him to try out for the swim club he had just started.
"I had always enjoyed being in the water, as my physical limitations only became a thought," Miazga said. "But when I started competitively swimming and training, I was able to hold my own and it quickly felt like cerebral palsy was just a label, not a marking."
Miazga hadn't seen Keller for some time until he ran into him as a freshman at Cedarburg.
"After not seeing him for a few years, I realized swimming could give me more than confidence, like it had given me when I was younger," Miazga said. "We had a long conversation, and before I knew it, I was adamant about joining the Cedarburg team."
During high school, Miazga also became a member of the United States Paralympic National Swim Team. Within a year, he was a six-time Parapan American medalist. The 2009 graduate won gold in the 100 backstroke.
Miazga, who swam for Saint Louis University his first two years of college, also competed at the Para Pan Pacific Championships in 2011. He finished with four medals, including a gold in the 100 backstroke. He even tried to qualify for the Olympics this past summer.
"The person I am today has been modeled by Steve's influence and I would have not become the swimmer I am today without him," Miazga said. "There is no doubt in my mind. I am humbled that my first 'labeled' coaching job is with Grafton. What excites me the most about coaching now is knowing I can get to be the influence that Steve was to me."
Brookfield Central Invitational, 4 p.m. Tuesday: Central, Brookfield East, West Allis, Muskego, Arrowhead, Waukesha South/Mukwonago, Whitnall and Brookfield Academy will participate.
West Bend East Invitational, 9:30 a.m. Saturday: Arrowhead, Brookfield Central, Brookfield East and Middleton highlight the field.
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I liked Ben Chu's article on why climate naysayers are failing (24 December). What many people tend to forget is that the warming story is not simply based on the air-temperature records of the Climate Research Unit of the University of East Anglia.
We have records of bird, animal, plant and insect migration; of earlier frozen-river melt; of permafrost melt; of below-ground borehole temperature warming; of Arctic sea-ice melt; of Greenland and Antarctic ice melt at increasing rates; of sea-level rise; of ocean-temperature rise focused in the upper 700m.
And, of course, ice-core records show temperature increase since 1800, along with CO2 rise. No matter how much anyone might wish that these records did not exist or that they showed cooling rather than warming, they clearly show the opposite.
The world is warming whether we like it or not. And, again, whether we like it or not, the rate of change is gaining speed. We cannot relate it to the sun. The logical alternative is to relate it to greenhouse -gas increases, which we can measure and which increase at the same time.
Some who would deny that man has any effect on global warming point to the current dearth of sunspots. But the changes in energy caused by sunspot changes are known to be vanishingly small compared with the effects of greenhouse gases (it's basic physics; do the math).
To those who imagine that a sunspot minimum will make the Thames freeze, as happened in the Little Ice Age, my response is that we will have to wait until the next ice age, due in a further 20,000 years from now, to walk on a frozen Thames.
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A vote for Tories backs fox-hunting
I am very concerned to hear about the Tory intention to re-legalise fox-hunting and stag-hunting should they be returned to power (report, 26 December). Millions of people, including me, believe these forms of hunting are cruel and barbaric and have no place in a civilised society.
Surely the electorate accepts that this matter has now been settled and to reverse this legislation will only re-open the divisions which characterised the debate before the Bill finally became law in February 2005?
None of the claims of the Countryside Alliance – such as jobs being lost, and dogs having to be destroyed – appeared to be true. Not a single hunt in England or Wales has been disbanded, as far as I know, and life continues much the same as before, except that the right to "chase these animals to exhaustion before being ripped apart" has been removed.
Indeed, most hunts appear to have accepted the change to drag-hunting and this should surely be endorsed by the Tories if, as Cameron claims, they want us to believe that their party is changing.
Keith Darlington
Gants Hill, Essex
I am glad Gordon Brown is squaring up to the Tories over hunting. A vote for David Cameron is a vote to re-legalise the barbaric sport of hunting, and putative Tory voters should be aware of this.
Quietly and consistently, hunt monitors have continued to show to MPs their filmed evidence of the anarchy that surrounds hunting, and the film speaks for itself. The bullying of hunt monitors by hunt participants shown on film is appalling, and the film of foxes being chased and killed illustrates the level of contempt for the ban held by hunters determined to demonstrate that they are above the law.
If Labour does win the next election, it is more of less inevitable that the Hunting Act will not only be retained, but will be tightened to become properly effective. David Cameron would actually reward the present level of lawbreaking.
Penny Little
Great Haseley, Oxfordshire
Hilary Benn (Comment, 26 December) justifies his support for the ban on hunting, claiming three-quarters of the people support the ban. Presumably, adopting the same test, this means he is also in favour of bringing back hanging, a great deal more barbaric than fox-hunting, but which most of the population also support.
I oppose the death penalty, but support fox-hunting because, as a country lad by origin, I believe that the traditional way of controlling a vicious animal such as the fox, is a tradition worth continuing.
My late father-in-law, a farmer, a true countryman and certainly no toff, used to follow the hunt in his car. For the avoidance of doubt, I have only ever sat on a horse three times and, as far as I am concerned, that is three times too many.
John Charman
Birchington, Kent
Undoubtedly, Gordon Brown's views on fox-hunting are shared by many in our society opposed to cruelty but where does that leave the suffering of countless millions of fish, writhing and gasping their last on the decks of trawlers?
Will we be seeing the end of fish and chips and the banning of nutritious fish-fingers for our children?
Robert Vincent
Wildhern, Hampshire
Checking up on a cheque mystery
After the announcement by the banks that cheques were to be phased out by 2018 (letters, 26 December), I asked at the enquiry desk at my local branch for clarification on some of the issues raised in your letters page.
My request was noted and I was told I would receive a written answer in due course. I have just received a letter telling me that the bank hopes to have assembled the information needed to respond to my "complaint" in about four weeks.
Was no consideration given before the announcement to the implications for customers, both individuals and small organisations and charities? Surely a fact-sheet could have been made available in branches and electronically, or is that a procedure employed only when they are trying to sell us something?
Paul Hill
Harmston, Lincoln
Child literacy is a two-way street
E Jane Dickson ("You don't need to teach kids about advertising", 19 December) regards my call for "media literacy" in primary schools as an unnecessary "agenda-driven initiative" that normally literate children can pick up through their regular exposure to the media. But the example she raises of her son, who developed a "knack" (her word) to sort out bogus advertising, suggests a rather stunted notion of literacy.
Literacy is just as much about the capacity to produce as to consume forms of human expression. This is why we teach children to write as well as to read. Not only must they understand, they also must make themselves understandable. Given that most of the expressive content we receive today is mediated through digital means, children need to learn how digital images and texts are produced so that they can intelligently communicate through them in the future.
Steve Fuller
Professor of Sociology, University of Warwick, Coventry
The good news and the bad
The good news in 2009 included the efforts by the Irish Government to hold to account the Catholic Church for the many crimes of its employees over the decades when the Republic was a fiefdom of the Vatican. Most striking was the government's public rebuke to the Papacy for its failure to co-operate in enquiries.
The bad news in 2009 included the Pope's determination to gild the reputation of Pius XII, a move which has deeply disturbed Jews. Nor was that Pope any friend of wartime Britain. Mr Brown's invitation to the Pope to visit Britain in 2010 looks singularly ill-judged, even if it is meant to shore up the "core vote". Mr Cameron and Mr Clegg should say that if they end up as prime minister, they will withdraw the invitation.
Trevor Pateman
Brighton, East Sussex
Agribusiness and Africa's hunger
Mark Ashurst is right to say that any new Green Revolution to defeat hunger in Africa must be smallholder-led (Comment, 28 December). The best synonym for food security is livelihood security: any "solution" which ignores the need for the rural poor to feed themselves through their work on the land is doomed to failure.
But the greatest power in global agriculture is wielded by agribusiness. It is the agrochemical companies who urge African governments and aid agencies to buy into their biotech packages of seeds, fertilisers and pesticides which can leave small farmers dependent or indebted.
Corporate interests often lie behind the conversion of African farmland to horticulture exports, of which Ashurst quotes the success story of Kenya. Some small farmers do benefit but by running greater risks. What price the global market for Kenyan flowers if a double-dip recession hits the North?
Export crops need to be seen as an addition to local staples rather than a replacement. The default position in support to agriculture and rural employment in Africa must remain most small farmers growing most of the staple foods their domestic economies need.
Clive Robinson
Garstang, Lancashire
Who will defend our freedoms?
With the upcoming local and long-overdue national elections, how many other people struggle to see any ideological depth to, let alone difference in any of our main political parties?
Perhaps it would be easier for us if at least one party would commit to rolling back the numerous and serious encroachments of our personal and civil liberties. "All these [encroachments] represent an assault on ancient freedoms dearly won," as Shami Chakrabarti succinctly put it.
Which party will have the spine to defend those freedoms, to repel and indeed reverse this assault? We need and must demand policies that guarantee restoration in full. If none will commit to this, if none will defend our freedoms why would we vote for them?
Party leaders, there's the challenge; let us see if you have loyalty enough to your people to meet it. If these parties continue to fail us, is there time enough for a less-encumbered or new group to leapfrog the old parties by championing these fundamental principles that oddly most now seem to ignore?
Martin Wespestad
London SE22
Pic of the crop
Thank you for the stunning photos that have graced the front page of The Independent recently. The Amur tigers in the snow (30 December) were a rare treat. More please; we do miss the beautiful photography we used to enjoy in the broadsheet days. Surely there's still room?
Deborah Moss
Nuneaton, Warwickshire
On track
Tornado is a replica from a class of Pacific-type locomotives designed in the 1940s by A H Peppercorn ("Steam takes the strain", 27 December). "Pacific" denotes the wheel arrangement, four front bogie, six driving wheels and two trailing wheels, (4-6-2). Also "trains" are confused with "locomotives", and "train station" is really a "railway" station. And if anyone had blamed delays on the "wrong kind of snow" in the steam era, they would have been laughed out of court.
John Laurence
Boston, Lincolnshire
Catch-up Cambridge
It is disingenuous for anyone to suggest that the contributions to the modern world of either Oxford or Cambridge up to about 1830-40 (letters, 30 December) were anything other than incidental to their function as hybrid theological training-grounds and finishing-schools for rich young males. Both institutions began modernisation only after the foundation of what became Manchester and London Universities. They lagged these newer foundations shamefully in post-graduate places and research until the second half of the last century.
Dr Andrew Ruddle
Weybridge, Surrey
Changed days
Both my children were happily breast-fed in public places including shops, restaurants, art galleries, cathedrals, trains, aeroplanes and the summit of Scafell Pike (letters, 26 December). There were no complaints. Common sense in the choice of clothing, and discretion, meant almost no one realised what I was doing. Mark you, this was in the 1970s, so hippy smock-tops helped.
Susan Avery
Cop this lot
The letter from Ray Noyes (28 December) reminds me of a garbling from your paper over a pro-Palestinian protest in London this year, "An initially peaceful demonstration ended with protesters facing mounted riot police throwing missiles and smashing windows on Kensington High Street near the Israeli embassy". Those Met coppers are right little tinkers.
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Madoff's grip on reality does show signs of slipping. The 70-year-old financier, now a prisoner of his East Side penthouse, wore a weird smile when he was photographed shortly after his Dec. 12 arrest. He's also said to be taking a heavy dose of anti-anxiety medication.
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The Washington Demons put their best half of football together in a dominating Homecoming win over South Tama. In a game heard on KCII, South Tama looked like they got the early momentum when they recovered an on side kick to open the game, but on the first play from the line of scrimmage their running back fumbled and the Demons recovered. Washington started at mid-field and drove down to the twelve, when quarterback Jake Redlinger took in for the game's first touchdown. It was the first of three on the night for Redlinger.
Washington held South Tama to a punt and an 80-yard Parker Turner return for a touchdown was called back by a penalty. The Demons would score a touchdown on the drive with a thirty yard touchdown pass from Jake Redlinger to Brock Kimball.
The next touchdown was set up by a defensive tackle interception as the Demons Nate Kubik picked off a screen pass. Washington was up 21-0 and would go up 40-0 at halftime.
South Tama put up 20 points in the second half but all but one touchdown came on the Demons JV defense. Because of low numbers for South Tama, there won't be a JV game Monday and that also is likely why they kept their starters in the whole game last night. Washington won 47-20, with the win the Demons are now 4-3 overall and 3-2 in the district. South Tama falls to 1-4 in the district. The Demons next head on the road to face the defending state champs the Solon Spartans.
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Animalia | Chordata | Amphibia | Anura | Hylidae |
Scientific Name: | Exerodonta catracha |
Species Authority: | (Porras and Wilson, 1987) |
Taxonomic Notes: | This species was previously included in the genus Hyla but has recently been moved to the resurrected genus Exerodonta (Faivovich et al. 2005). |
Red List Category & Criteria: | Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) ver 3.1 |
Year Published: | 2004 |
Date Assessed: | 2004-04-30 |
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Assessor(s): | Gustavo Cruz, Larry David Wilson, Franklin Casteñeda |
Reviewer(s): | Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young) |
Justification: Listed as Endangered because its extent of occurrence is less than 5,000km2 and its area of occupancy is less than 500km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is a continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat in Honduras. |
Range Description: | This species occurs in the Sierra de Opalaca and the Sierra de Montecillos, Montana de La Sierra, in south-west Honduras, at 1,800-2,160m asl. |
Countries occurrence: | Native: Honduras |
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Population: | It is considered moderately common. | ||
Current Population Trend: | Decreasing | ||
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Habitat and Ecology: | It lives in arboreal bromeliads in lower montane moist forest, and breeds in ponds. |
Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
Major Threat(s): | The main threat to the species is deforestation primarily due to agricultural expansion (involving both crops and livestock), logging, and human settlement. |
Conservation Actions: | The range of this species includes the Reserva de la Biósfera Sierra de Montecillos. Expanded protection of the montane forests of Honduras is necessary. |
Citation: | Gustavo Cruz, Larry David Wilson, Franklin Casteñeda. 2004. Exerodonta catracha. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T55435A11311096. . Downloaded on 29 March 2017. |
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Weekly report: Week ending April 18, 2009
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From last week's plans:
Work on the next version of Transition2Did some design and some prototypingGive a talk on making the most of Sametime UnytePut together that guide for remote presentationsBunch of blog posts – still needs to be tidied upGet back into drawing stick figuresPerson, catExperiment with delegating illustration or animation.Delegated Twitter background design to some of the illustrators I added to my oDesk team.
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- Helped at a Web 2.0 brainstorming workshop at work
- Did a quarterly review
- Refined my processes for managing talks
- Fully funded my RRSP, yay!
- Learned how to play The Entertainer. Now working on Tolling Bells…
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Grayson Schools' Superintendent Dr. Elizabeth Thomas presented the board with the proposed 2009-10 budget, which included a smaller — $649,387 — reduction in state aid.
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Kobe considering practice debut Monday night
September 27th, 2010, 2:07 pm by KEVIN DING, OCREGISTER.COMEL SEGUNDO -- Kobe Bryant might make his debut in Lakers team practice Monday night, Phil Jackson said after the team's early practice.
Bryant, who is recovering from right knee surgery, agreed he might but was non-committal.
Jackson said Ron Artest is dealing with some hamstring soreness but is making it through practices, referring to Artest's situation as "suffering a little bit of the pangs of training camp."
Jackson is having just one two-a-day workout in camp. He said there were two such days last camp and hasn't seen much positive come from working the players' bodies that hard.
"Veteran players," Jackson said. "It's negative returns, most of it."
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Transylvania County resident Chris Whitmire pulled off an upset in Tuesday's Republican primary for the N.C. House of Representatives District 113 seat, defeating incumbent Trudi Walend in a race that came down to the wire.
Transylvania County resident Chris Whitmire pulled off an upset in Tuesday's Republican primary for the N.C. House of Representatives District 113 seat, defeating incumbent Trudi Walend in a race that came down to the wire.
Whitmire will face Democrat George Alley in November's general election. He took 6,378 total votes, or 51 percent, to Walend's 6,119 votes, or 48.96 percent.
An overjoyed Whitmire said late Tuesday that he was "very excited" about his win.
"Most people just assumed that this was a race that was unwinnable and I had so many people helping me, on a shoestring budget, and that vast number of people helping me — that's why we won," he said.
"I owe a huge 'thank you' to the voters and the purpose for running is to stand up for the people of the mountains and to stand up for our needs and not the one size fits all mentality."
The contest proved to be one of the closest of the night in the region. In Transylvania County, Whitmire took 55.34 percent of the vote to Walend's 44.66 percent. In Henderson County, he garnered 48.45 percent, while Walend took 51.55 percent. Results from Polk County showed Whitmire with 44.48 percent and Walend with 55.52 percent.
Walend retired from the N.C. House of Representatives in 2009, saying she wanted to return to the mountains to spend time with her three grandchildren. When Gov. Beverly Perdue tapped N.C. Rep. David Guice, also a Brevard Republican, to run the state's probation system, Walend threw her hat in the ring to replace Guice. The N.C. House District 113 executive committee, made up of GOP leaders from the three counties, picked Walend at a special meeting in January.
Whitmire, who currently serves as Transylvania County Board of Education chairman, was also one of four nominees from Transylvania County for the position.
Whitmire said he appreciated the primary race being a "positive" race on both sides.
"I appreciate my opponent conducting a hard fought and very clean race that was focused on the issues," he said.
The results are unofficial until a canvass is completed on May 15.
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Editor's Note: In our latest Fireside Chat, Jeff Matheson sits down with Kevin Crowley, an emerging star in both the NLL and MLL. Kevin played box growing up, club ball in the MCLA and NCAA Division 1 lacrosse. The man knows his lax like few others! Look for more from Jeff, Matt Brascia and Chris Fox in the coming months, along with a HUGE announcement just down the line regarding box lacrosse!
Jeff: You played all of your minor and junior lacrosse in New Westminster the home of the wooden floor, what was that like?
Kevin Crowley: Its great growing up in such a huge lacrosse community, only someone who has put a Bellie jersey on can really understand the pride and tradition the city is known for.
Biggest Beauty on any of the New West Jr. Salmonbellies teams you were on and why?
Kevin Crowley: I would say Bubba Westwood. He was the type of guy who always made you laugh and you always wanted to be around.
You went to Simon Fraser University in 2007, did you plan to stay at SFU for four years of MCLA Lacrosse or was it a stepping-stone?
Kevin Crowley: At the time I wasn't sure where my lacrosse career would take me. But I can honestly say that year was one of the best years of lacrosse in my life. All the guys on the team were great, and we had a lot of fun on and off the field.
What is your favourite memory from SFU Lacrosse?
Kevin Crowley: Playing in the conference final against Oregon and hearing the Canadian National Anthem before the game. The whole team was belting it out
Would you consider yourself better at shot-gunning a beer or housing it out of a pint glass?
Kevin Crowley: I like to sit down with a good book and a glass of red.
You then moved on to Stony Brook would you say that this decision is the main reason you are where you are right now?
Kevin Crowley: Absolutely. I owe so much to Coach Sowell for giving me the opportunity to play in the NCAA and put me in a position where I could be successful.
Did you have any desire to leave Stony Brook before you completed your degree? Did anyone ask you to?
Kevin Crowley: There was a brief period after my first year that I thought about it. I'm glad I stayed though.
You had some pretty good individual and team success at Stony Brook what was your most fond memory from those four years?
Kevin Crowley: Hosting the NCAA quarterfinals against Virginia. Our run that season brought alumni out of the woodwork and fans that were local who hadn't been SB fans were jumping on our bandwagon.
How did having some other Canadian Beauties down there make that experience easier? Did you guys all live together? Did you have a copy of the most recent EA Sports NHL game in your x box at all times?
Kevin Crowley: Having Jordan McBride down there for four years really eased the transition. On top of that we had on field chemistry from playing together in previous seasons so I think that helped both of us be successful. All of the Canadians lived together and were best friends and yes we used to play EA's NHL.
How often did the Americans say 'Eh, aboot, or hoser' to you and giggle with originality?
Kevin Crowley: To be honest they got over that pretty quick. It's the young kids I teach when I run clinics who love throwing that out there.
If all of your equipment came from one Lacrosse brand, which one would it be?
Kevin Crowley: Hmm. I would make my own brand.
What was playing for team Canada like in the 2010 world championships in England?
Kevin Crowley: Awesome. I had the opportunity to play with guys I had looked up to my whole lacrosse career. Especially John Grant Jr. That was an unforgettable experience.
You were then selected first overall in the MLL draft by the Hamilton Nationals, how familiar were you with the MLL at the time? Had you ever seen a game live?
Kevin Crowley: Yep I watched a game or two on TSN prior to entering the league. The rule changes and overall style of play were tough to get used to coming out of college though.
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In your mind who is the best attack/midfield/lsm/longpole in the MLL?
Kevin Crowley: Brendan Mundorf – attack, Brodie Merrill – LSM/Long pole, Casey Powell – midfield
How was your first season playing in the WLA for the New Westminster Salmonbellies?
Kevin Crowley: It was great, unfortunately I couldn't get in as many games as I wanted due to work commitments out east, and obviously missing game 6 of our Langley series was tough. (New West lost in the western finals to Langley. Langley went on to lose to Brampton in the Mann Cup)
Outside of New West what player in the WLA would you not want to get in a tilly (fight) with?
Kevin Crowley: Paul Dawson
Best hands/hardest shot/best defender in the WLA?
Kevin Crowley: Best hands – Jeff Zywicki, Hardest Shot – Wade DeWolfe, Best defender – Brett Mydske (even though he likes to hold!).
You are then selected first overall by Philadelphia in the 2011 NLL Entry Draft. Already being the first overall pick twice, would you say you were well prepared heading into this draft?
Kevin Crowley: No, I think they were three totally different situations. It was nice to be able to attend the NLL draft unlike with the other drafts.
How's life in Philadelphia? Who are you living with? What are your thoughts going into the season with a team that finished at the bottom last year? Have you had the pleasure of meeting any of Philadelphia's Lacrosstitutes?
Kevin Crowley: Philly's been good outside of getting my car towed. Anytime you move to a new city or area there's a transition period you go through. I'm looking forward to the season though I think we've made some changes that are going to turn the franchise around. Hopefully I can play well enough to catch the attention of some of the girls in Philadelphia.
Only being 6'5 are you nervous that your lack of size may be an issue heading into the NLL season?
Kevin Crowley: I honestly feel small compared to Westy (Drew Westervelt) and Daws (Dan Dawson) on the right side.
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"I knew I had to get the hole shot and then ride smart. The track was really slick and rough," said Lewis. "I thought about it on the way down here, I really owed Mark a lot and I've dedicated Daytona to him this year."
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Weidman was feeling the pressure and made a couple of mistakes, but held on for his best GNC finish on a singles bike. Halbert was a close third with Coolbeth a solid fourth.
2011 Rookie of the Year, Brad Baker debuted his Werner-Springsteen Kawasaki as he made a last lap pass on Bryan Smith (American Harley-Davidson / Oasis Homes) for fifth.
Montgomeryville Cycle Center Lucas Oils' Jared Mees bounced his way to seventh as 2012 Rookie of the Year candidate, Briar Bauman brought his Rod Lake / Browns Cycle Kawasaki home eighth with A&J Racing's Mikey Rush and Vans Yamaha's Jethro Halbert rounding out the top ten.
Earlier in the night the AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com Pro Singles main was also led wire to wire, but Fun Mart Power Brokers' Gerit Callies had to weather numerous restarts to accomplish it though. "All the restarts were killing me, but I was able to keep getting good starts and then I just held on," said Callies repeating a Daytona win from last year.
There was a great race over second as Bell Helmets / Technic's Hayden Gillim shadowed A&J Racing Team's Ales Wood for 15 of the 16 lap main. Pole sitter Gillim was able to wedge his way by on the last lap as Wood opened the door slightly and Gillim charged through.
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He's 10 years old.
He's 15 1/2 years old now (!) Amazing...
Duke (and his sire Baron)
He's almost 5.
Thanks for your interest.
He does have a slight cataract on his left eye but overall his vision is good but slightly diminished and his hearing is also somewhat diminished..but good...15 years is tremendously old for larger breed dogs. The oldest Weim I ever had prior to this was 12.
He has arthiritis in his hips and walks slowly and stiffly. I give him an aspirin twice a day when I feed him..Occasionally I give him a steroid if he seems particularly slow and tentative.
Weimaraners are the only breed I've owned since I was in my 20's..I usually have 2 at a time and have had 3 in the past. These three are numbers 7, 8 and 9.
and I just noticed that picture was from almost 4 years ago...but he still looks good...
I have had better results for arthritis in older dogs with Ibuprofen.
Rimadyl is the most effective stuff I've found but it is expensive.
Thanks for the link. I THINK I've used that in the past...Can't remember...I never even considered Ibuprofen. My vet told me long ago that plain aspirin was good so I just stuck with that.
I have used Metacam..a liquid NSAID for arthritis in dogs... but it gets somewhat expensive on a daily regimen.


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Deschamps vows France will take attack to SpainBy JEROME PUGMIRE , Associated Press
Mar. 25, 2013 2:32 PM ET
PARIS (AP) — France plans to attack Spain in their World Cup qualifier on Tuesday even though a draw at home would be enough to keep it in the ascendancy with three qualifiers left to play. A draw will maintain the hosts' two-point lead at the top of Group I and keep the pressure on the Spanish, who slipped to a surprise 1-1 home draw with Finland when France beat visiting Georgia 3-1 on Friday. "We won't play for a draw, but if finishes as a draw we'll take that," France coach Didier Deschamps said Monday. "I always prepare my team for a win. You must show your strengths." France's attacks are likely to come on the break against a team renowned for its masterful ability to keep possession for long spells and batter opponents into submission. "I don't think there's any point fighting for possession of the ball. But when we get it we'll have to use it well and force them to defend," Deschamps said. "Respecting them doesn't mean having fear." The role of France winger Franck Ribery could be crucial against a defense which has failed to defend a 1-0 lead in its past two home games, including a 1-1 draw against France in October when Ribery set up Olivier Giroud's last-gasp equalizer. With Spain right back Alvaro Arbeloa caught out of position for Finland's equalizer — and given that the last two goals Spain has conceded have stemmed from rapid attacks down that flank — Deschamps will be looking to exploit Ribery's pace and skill. "Franck is an important player for us," Deschamps said. "Of course we have a player who can make the difference on the left." The match sold out weeks ago and the notoriously difficult Stade de France crowd will be crucial as France seeks to open up a five-point lead in qualifying. The 80,000 crowd often get on the players' backs, like when they roundly jeered striker Karim Benzema after he missed several chances against Georgia. "It will be a passionate game to experience and everyone will want to contribute," France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris said. "We expect to suffer but we know we can cause them problems." Spain will edge closer to a playoff place if it fails to win. When it won its third straight major title at last year's European Championship, such a scenario seemed totally inconceivable. "We will stick to our way of playing," Spain defender Sergio Ramos said Monday through an interpreter. "We're not going to change now." Following a run of 24 straight wins in qualifying games dating back to 2007, a mini-slump of two consecutive draws has led to early whispers that its dominant grip on world football may finally be loosening. "We have a lot of faith in our ability," Spain coach Vicente del Bosque said. France even dominated Spain in the second half last October. But Deschamps thinks the draw against Finland was more to do with poor finishing than how the visitors played — even though Spain again surrendered an equalizer by defending lazily. "Spain will come here with the same intentions they had before the Finland game," Deschamps said. "Whether they're playing at home or away they try and control the game." There are signs of tension in Spain's camp, however. The way it conceded the equalizer to Finland led to a heated row between Real Madrid's Arbeloa and Barcelona center back Gerard Pique as club tensions resurfaced. Pique reproached Arbeloa for allowing a cross from the left that Teemu Pukki scored from. Arbeloa shouted back at Pique, who then told him to shut up. While Spain needs to get its composure back, France continues to support Benzema, who has not scored in his 11 games for France and managed only three in his past 23 internationals. "Doubting Benzema's quality is folly. Whether it's for Real Madrid or France he's an exceptional player," said Ramos, a club teammate. "I will have to concentrate all the time because if you forget him for one second it's a goal." © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. |


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Here is the ultimate explanation of the brain for everyone who thinks: a guide to how the brain works, how our brains came to operate the way they do, and, most important, how to use your precious gray matter to its full capacity.
The brain, according to current research, is not some kind of automatic machine that works independently of its user. In fact, the circuitry of the brain actually changes according to how one uses it. Our brains are continuously developing new capacities and refinements—or losing them, depending upon how we use them. Gerald Hüther takes us on a fascinating tour of the brain's development—from one-celled organisms to worms, moles, apes, and on to us humans—showing how we truly are what we think: our behavior directly affects our brain capacity. And the behavior that promotes the fullest development of the brain is behavior that balances emotion and intellect, dependence and autonomy, openness and focus, and ultimately expresses itself in such virtues as truthfulness, considerateness, sincerity, humility, and love.
Hüther's user's-manual approach is humorous and engaging, with a minimum of technical language, yet the book's message is profound: the fundamental nature of our brains and nervous systems naturally leads to our continued growth in intelligence and humanity.
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FSU Chamber Choir and University Chorale to Host Spring Concert
The highlight of the concert is the performance of "The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass," featuring the University Chorale led by a bluegrass band and soloists, by noted American composer Carol Barnett. A meet-the-composer session with Barnett begins at 2:30 p.m. before the performance.
A longtime presence on the Minnesota music scene, Barnett is a charter member of the American Composers Forum and a graduate of the University of Minnesota, where she studied composition with Dominick Argento and Paul Fetler, piano with Bernard Weiser, and flute with Emil J. Niosi. She was composer-in-residence with the Dale Warland Singers from 1992 to 2001, and currently teaches at Augsburg College in Minneapolis.
Barnett's music has been called audacious and engaging. Her varied catalog includes works for solo voice, piano, chorus, diverse chamber ensembles, orchestra and wind ensemble. She was awarded the 2003 Nancy Van de Vate International Prize for Opera for her chamber opera, Snow, and Meeting at Seneca Falls was featured at the 2006 Diversity Festival in Red Wing, Minn.
The Chamber Choir performance will include the sacred works "Agnus Dei", the choral arrangement of Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings", "O Domine" by Thomas Jennefelt, and "Lamentations of Jeremiah" by Z. Randall Stroope. The secular selections include Eric Whitacre's "A Boy and A Girl and Animal Crackers" and Eleanor Daley's beautiful composition "Grandmother Moon." The text is by Mary Louise Martin, a Mi'kmag poet, who currently lives on a small island in British Columbia.
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Inland Catholics welcomed Pope Francisâ remarks that gay priests should not be marginalized, with one parishioner saying they are another âbreath of fresh airâ from the pontiff, who also said women should have a greater role in the church.
âIf someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?â the pope said during an interview with reporters Monday, July 29, while flying aboard his plane from Brazil to Rome.
The comments marked yet another dramatic shift in tone from his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.
Lori Buroker, 49, a Catholic from Riverside, said Francisâ humility, his emphasis on highlighting the struggles of the poor and now his comments about homosexuality make him a pope to whom people can relate.
âAs pope, he should be with the common person, the person who is persecuted the most,â Buroker said. âThatâs what Jesus did. If your whole purpose in life is to emulate Jesus â" thatâs what heâs doing.â
Pope Francisâ remarks will not change church teaching. The Vatican has long said homosexuality is not a sin, but sexual acts between people of the same gender are. The pope reiterated that distinction in the interview Monday.
But the comments are a major departure from Benedictâs doctrinaire approach to the matter, said Jeffrey Siker, a professor of theological studies at Loyola Marymount University, a Catholic institution in Los Angeles.
In 2005, Pope Benedict said men with âdeep-seated homosexual tendenciesâ shouldnât be priests. He called homosexuality an âobjective disorderâ when he was a cardinal overseeing church doctrine in 1986.
Benedict, Siker said, âfelt like an academic as a pope. Francis is a pastor.â
Siker, who has written extensively on homosexuality in the Catholic Church, said the popeâs remarks on sexual orientation certainly send a signal.
âIf I were gay and saw this statement, Iâd say that this is a change in the right direction and a relaxation,â Siker said. âIt indicates an openness.â
John Andrews, spokesman for the Diocese of San Bernardino, said Francisâ comments were in keeping with his high-profile visits to slums, prisons and other places where marginalized people live.
âHe seems in just a few months to be making a priority of reminding us as Catholics that we are to accept and reach out to all people who are on the margins: the poor, the incarcerated, homosexuals or people of different ethnic backgrounds â" that we are all one,â Andrews said. âWe are to share Christâs love with everyone.â
Bill LaMarche, a Calimesa man who helped found the Palm Springs chapter of the gay Catholic group Dignity, said he wants the church to reverse its teaching that same-gender relations are sinful.
But LaMarche, 56, who is in a 19-year relationship with his husband, David Valenzuela, said that because of internal Vatican politics and the Catholic Churchâs slow pace of change, âI donât think the pope could go any further as far as full acceptance.â


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Time Conquers All
We are TCA and we are looking for you! We are experts in ELO, DM, DT, and Survivor and if you want some advice we are happy to help you!
If you're looking to increase your collection size or just make some clintz we are the guild for you! Many of us are veterans of Urban Rivals and we love to meet new players who are like us. We have lovely events with great prizes so if a friendly guild war or lotto event is your cup of tea, come by for a simple visit or a long stay. We Don't ask anything of you so what do you have to loose?
Time hasn't conquered us yet so come check us out!
Time Conquers All
Check out the latest event going on in TCA, by Packrat-TCA, one of the original co-founders of the guild and one of the most generous guys in the whole game.
TCA - Happy Labor Day
Become a part of time!
I do want to point out two things before you apply-
To join the Labor day event, you had to have been a TCA member prior to the event starting but this is an example of some of the events we have throughout the year.
Please read the TCA requirements before you apply. If you are close then send me a message and we can discuss. If you are not close then please keep working at it and apply when you are closer. Thank you
Join, TCA is still awesome
And is still recruiting
Amazing guild.
Time Conquers All Earlier in this thread, we had stated many reasons to join TCA.
Look at our guild list. We have many players experienced in all aspects of UR. We are over 100 members but we are like a small guild in that we are friendly, active on the boards and some great chats. The staff is always open for suggestions and questions Our guild is a level 26 so we have Great bonuses. Interesting events. Come and visit to see what you think.
We do choose our new members carefully but TCA is worth it. If you qualify, join or visit today. If you are not sure if you qualify then message me and we can discuss.
We are level 27 with a lot of bonuses. If you qualify, come visit TCA soon. Message me directly with any questions.
You want to make a difference in a guild. Join TCA today!
You are active in UR,
Active on the Boards
Discuss strategy or just keep it light.
Fun events
Want to play on a champions team
We have the benefits of a large guild with a small guild feel.
We welcome suggestions and new ideas.
Join us while you can!!!
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Listening is an essential, yet often overlooked aspect of business communication. Entrepreneurs and senior executives are naturally filled with ideas, and it's our nature to want to share those ideas with others. But great leaders over time learn to talk less and listen more. There are many benefits of listening. Listening allows the executive to:1. Better understand customer and employee needs. By listening to what your team thinks, without your own agenda, you'll be able to understand what they want and need.2. Help stakeholders feel heard. When people believe that their voices are being heard, it makes them more committed to the mission at hand. Everybody wants to feel heard and valued. Even if you never use a single idea your staff or Board share with you, they'll feel better about you and the organization just from your listening.3. Gain a better understanding of what's really going at your organization. Sometimes the only way to get insight is to sit back and focus on paying attention. The higher up in your organization you are, the more important this is.4. Get access to new ideas and perspectives. Who knows—the intern or woman in the mailroom just may have an idea for your next product line that you've never thought of.
But can you actually measure how well you're listening? For my recent book, Likeable Business, I had the honor of talking with Verne Harnish, the founder of Young Entrepreneurs Organization (now EO), the author of Mastering the Rockefeller Habits, and one of the great business leaders of our time.
Of the 11 principles of a likeable business, he believes listening is far and away the most important. Verne told me he's seen a direct correlation between the experience level of listeners and their ability to listen. He's even used data to prove this, tracking time spent listening by young entrepreneurs compared with time spent listening by more senior entrepreneurs.
As leaders mature, two specific key performance indicators (KPIs) can be used in any important meeting with a customer, supplier or internal team:
First, measure the number of minutes you spend listening compared to talking. Use this to calculate the Listening-to-Talking Ratio (LTR). As you mature, you'll see a rise in your LTR, or ratio of minutes listening to minutes talking.
Second, measure the ratio of questions you ask versus answers you give. The more questions you ask, the better you're listening. Try starting a meeting with a question or two and then committing to going a certain amount of time without speaking at all. My first silent meeting was several months ago, and it was amazing how much I learned from my business development team and about what our strengths and weaknesses were, in just 45 minutes of listening.
If you're serious about improving your listening, you've got to measure it. Obviously, it'll take an administrative assistant or intern to track these KPIs, so that you can focus on the meetings at hand—and on listening. But you'll find this is a worthwhile experiment, and over time, you will be able to increase your listening capacity.
Verne left me with a lasting analogy: Every time a leader talks rather than listens to his or her team, he or she is creating monkeys, destined to carry out orders rather than to create, innovate, and problem-solve on their own. The more you talk, the more monkeys you get on your back. The more you shut up and listen, the fewer monkeys.
Do you consider yourself a good listener? Why or why not?
Dave Kerpen is the co-founder and CEO of Likeable, an award-winning social media agency, and author of New York Times Bestseller, Likeable Social Media and the new book Likeable Business. He is a member of the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) , an invite-only nonprofit organization comprised of the world's most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses via live video chats, an expert content library and email lessons.
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National News Study: Uninsured Don't Get Needed Health Care; Delayed Diagnoses, Premature Deaths ResultMay 22, 2002 The lack of health insurance in America leads to delayed diagnoses, life-threatening complications and, ultimately, 18,000 premature deaths each year, according to a report released Tuesday by the Institute of Medicine. In the first comprehensive study of the medical consequences of going without insurance, researchers commissioned by the National Academy of Sciences found that "being uninsured for even a year appears to diminish a person's general health."
Adapted from:Many of the 30 million working Americans without health insurance belatedly discover serious illnesses such as cancer, diabetes, hypertension and HIV. Others may go their entire lives without receiving treatment for mental illness, high cholesterol, arthritis or asthma, the authors found. The vast majority of uninsured Americans go without health care until an illness becomes too serious to ignore. After a detailed analysis of 130 studies on the uninsured, the researchers estimated that a lack of insurance translates annually into 360 to 600 premature breast cancer deaths, 1,200 to 1,400 deaths among HIV-infected adults, and 1,400 premature deaths due to under-treated hypertension. Committee member Reed Tuckson, a senior vice president with United Health Group, called the results "a major American problem" and "a tragedy of numbers." Because uninsured persons are less likely to receive common cancer screening tests such as mammograms, Pap smears and colon exams, they die sooner than people without insurance. And patients without insurance are less likely to be admitted to a hospital and more likely to receive fewer services. "Often one of the first pieces of information obtained" in the emergency room is insurance status, said committee member John Ayanian, a health policy expert at Harvard Medical School. Of the nearly 40 million Americans without insurance, about 30 million are adults ages 18 to 65. Nearly 85 percent of uninsured adults work, or live in a family in which someone works. Washington Post 05.22.02; Ceci Connolly This article was provided by CDC National Prevention Information Network. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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Samurai Jack Intro - Remake Latino
Samurai Jack Opening remake by latin animators
4.42 / 5.00 6,094 ViewsWell finally after 1 year of working on this, im finally able to share to newgrounds my latest and currently best creation.
this will not be possible without the help of tomfulp, because at first the filesize of the swf was 46mb, and tom was kind enough to optimize and reduce the size of my file, he was doing a job i was supposed to be doing, and he helped me change the audio of my work to avoid copyright issues. So Thank you Tom Fulp! Long live you and Newgrounds :D
anyways. I also wanna thank my family, my friends and my girlfriend for supporting me with this.
And lastly i dedicate this work to my grandmother who is fighting cancer. Beat that cancer's ass grandma!
anyways.. i hope you enjoy the product of my blood sweat and tears.. without further adue, Demigods ladies and gentlemen. :D
also theres a secret charcter in the intro. if you found him then your freaking awesome
Dang son! Front page!! well this is my first time so forgive me for my joy. Im very happy for the fp i feel like my year of work finally paid off.
all i can say is thank you to the people who is watching my animations, to you guys who are supporting me. Most of all thank you Tom Fulp for helping me out with this. I wouldnt be able to share my work to people. if it wasnt for you
Also thanks for the comments guys :D
i'd do the same if he did that to my brothers i'd go all goku on him
the reason why he landed the final blow was because
a) he killed his brothers and sisters
b)he really hate spammers
Truly wonderful
I love how this is all put together. Truly a great work. ^_^
P.S: I'LL DO ANYTHING TO HAVE SEX WITH SHOCK-DINGO'S VOICE. B-but just his voice, though. Not much else. (unless he's int- JUST KIDDING <3)


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Last Night's Dinner/ today's Lunch
40minutes to make. 10-12 serves. 142 calories per serve. For lunch add a toasted pita.
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 large red onion, chopped
3 Orange kumara, diced
1 large carrot, cut in half lengthways then sliced across
1 stalk celery, sliced
1/2 red capsicum, diced
400g bag Pams thaw and serve frozen shrimps
4 tomatoes, chopped
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 Continental vegetable 'stock pot'
400g tin Craigs chickpeas, drained
1 tablespoon of Gourmet herbs coriander (in a tube)
3 tablespoons of Natural peanut butter- I used chantal crunchy from Pak n Save
2 teaspoons mild curry powder
2. Add the carrot,celery and capsicum. Cover and cook for 3 minutes stirring occasionally.
3. Add the frozen shrimpsand cook for about 5minutes (until they go white).
4. Stir in the tomatoes and tomato paste and a cup of hot water from the kettle.
5. Add the chick peas and coriander. Add the stock and another cup of boiled water.
6. Put the peanut butter in a bowl and stir in 1/3 cup of hot water then blend in the curry
powder. Add to the soup.
7. Stir well to mix it in. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
One cup equals one serve.
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