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Baba Sri Chand is the protector of innocent
seekers and is the holder of all yogic wisdom.
This album contains the chants Jai Sri Chander Deva & Ong Sri Sresti that were previously only available to a chosen few. They now emerge as a tool for deep transformation for all Yogis. As the Aquarian Age dawns upon us, the earth will be undergoing vast changes. Attuning to these sacred mantras will help to align you to a beautiful energy that will keep you elevated and able to serve your community in times of great need. Baba Siri Chand, the raj yogi, has given us a blessed gifts to help Mother Earth emerge into her new existence.
1. Adh Such Jugad Such Hai Bhay Such Nanak Hosi Bhay Such (31:35)
True in the beginning, True throughout the ages, True here and now. O Nanak, He shall forever be True.
2. Jai Sri Chander Deva (11:52)
Glory to the divine Baba Sri Chand.
3. Ong Sri Sresti Guru Nanak Sut Sri Mat Sri Chand Rikhiye Namaha (11:52)
To the highest
Guru Nanaks son
The blessed one
The great seer Sri Chand
To him I bow.
4. Baba Ji (11:43)
Wisdom of the Self
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Mary Lou Schumann, 82, of Botkins, died at 1:08 a.m. Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, at Wapakoneta Manor.
She was born July 26, 1930, in Celina, the daughter of Mary (Rupert) and Ralph McElroy, who preceded her in death. On Oct. 29, 1971, she married Melvin Schumann, and he survives in Botkins.
Also surviving are two children, Sheila Thompson, of Crystal River, Fla., and Barry Thompson, of Dunnellon, Fla.; a step-son, Barry (Sandy) Schumann, of Westerville; six grandchildren, Donna (John) Jenkins, of Seminole, Fla., Annamarie Thompson, of Baden, Pa., Preston Thompson, of Dunnellon, Fla., Eric Wendel, of Plano, Texas, Samuel Schumann, of Westerville, and Lilly Schumann, of Westerville; three great-grandchildren, Alex Jenkins, of Seminole, Fla., Angelina Jenkins, of Seminole Fla., and Robert Jenkins, Seminole, Fla., and a sister, Jerrilyn Temple, of Celina.
She was preceded in death by seven brothers, William McElroy, Robert McElroy, Henry McElroy, Leo McElroy, Ralph McElroy, Walter McElroy, and Edgar McElroy; and two sisters, Betty Bowersock and Patricia Swineford.
A homemaker, Mary Lou worked as a housekeeper for 21 years at Copeland Corp. in Sidney. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Botkins. She enjoyed taking trips and tours all over the world and visiting friends.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Botkins, with the Rev. Bob Carter officiating. Private burial of the cremated remains will be in the Loramie Valley Cemetery in Botkins.
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William C. Young, Sr., 60, of Punxsutawney, died Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, at Punxsutawney Area Hospital.
He was born Sept. 3, 1953, in Sewickley, a son of the late Joe J. and Anna Ruth (Waltman) Young.
On Feb. 3, 1973, he married the former Georgina Thompson. She survives.
Bill previously enjoyed being outdoors hunting and fishing.
He also enjoyed working on lawnmowers and weedeaters.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, William C. Young, Jr. and fiancée Jennifer Dotts; one grandson, Braden Thomas Young; Morgan Raup; two brothers, Donald Mercer and wife Brenda of Brockway,
and Allen Young and wife Donna of Big Run; three sisters, Edith Young of Punxsutawney, Marie Graff and husband Ray of Tonawanda, N.Y., and Robin Wyrziniak and husband Carol of Lackawanna, N.Y.; brother-in-law John Metzinger of Tonawanda, N.Y.; and two sisters-in-law, Dorothy Mercer of Tonawanda and Jackie Mercer of Punxsutawney.
He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Robert, Kenneth and Thomas Mercer and Joe J. Young Jr.; and a sister, Eleanor Metzinger.
Friends will be received from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, at Shumaker Funeral Home, Inc.
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Talk of the 'new Calvinists' or 'new Calvinism' abounds online these days, and the movement has elicited critiques in print in Austin Fischer's book Young, Restless, No Longer Reformed and in portions of Roger Olson's Against Calvinism. Yet, one new blog post on Calvin's Institutes – cast in the form of a break-up letter – is the most immediate occasion for the reflections offered here. Here are some loosely connected musings: one concerning the approach to the issues, one concerning theological issues themselves, one suggesting some practical ways forward for the curious. Continue reading
Punished Twice Over?
Having just characterized the two books For Calvinism and Against Calvinism as helpful introductions to the divergent perspectives on the doctrines of grace, I'll add a caveat: one possible weakness in these volumes is that Horton is given more space for positive articulation and less for polemical jabs at Arminianism while Olson is given more space for polemical jabs and less for constructive exposition.
Perhaps, then, one more attempt to identify a problem in Olson's case for Arminianism is permissible, this time with respect to the doctrine of the atonement. Olson naturally opposes the notion of particular redemption and then argues that general redemption or 'unlimited atonement' is compatible with the penal, substitutionary dimension of Christ's death. He offers an illustration:
Just one day after his inauguration, President Jimmy Carter…guaranteed a full pardon for all who resisted the draft during the Vietnam War by fleeing from the US into Canada or other countries. The moment he signed the executive order, every single draft exile was free to come home with the legal guarantee that he would not be prosecuted….Even though there was a blanket amnesty and pardon, however, many draft exiles chose to stay in Canada or other countries to which they fled. Some died without ever availing themselves of the opportunity to be home with family and friends again. The costly pardon did them no good because it had to be subjectively appropriated in order to be objectively enjoyed. Put another way, although the pardon was objectively theirs, in order to benefit from it they had to subjectively accept it. Many did not (Against Calvinism, p. 149).
Restoring God's Reputation?
I've been reading through Zondervan's two recent books by Michael Horton (For Calvinism) and Roger Olson (Against Calvinism), apt spokesmen for their respective views on the doctrines of grace. Both authors eschew attempts to find that (illusory) middle ground between Calvinism and Arminianism and provide very helpful introductions to the issues at hand.
Olson ardently presses the question of how the God of Calvinism can be the one whom John characterizes as 'love' in his first epistle (1 Jn 4:8, 16). Under the doctrine of predestination, the real question for Olson is not so much whether God could be just in unconditionally electing some and reprobating others but whether God could be said to act in love in so doing: if God could just as easily have unconditionally elected more, or indeed all, fallen persons and effectually called them to salvation, how is he love in choosing not to do so? An Arminian account, Olson writes, with its doctrine of conditional election, is better-positioned to uphold God's 'reputation' at this point.
This is certainly a pointed question for Reformed soteriology – and theology proper – but one that might be put to the Arminian view as well. In explicating the Arminian approach to divine sovereignty, Olson writes,
[L]et it be clearly understood that those who appeal to divine self-limitation and passive permission as the explanation for sin and evil in the omnipotent, creator God's world, do not say that God never manipulates historical circumstances to bring about his will. What God never does is cause evil. God may and no doubt sometimes does bring about some event by placing people in circumstances where he knows what they will freely do because he needs them to do that for his plan to be fulfilled. Such seemed to be the case with Jesus' crucifixion. Even then, however, it was not that God tempted or manipulated individuals to sin. Rather, he knew what events, such as the triumphal entry, would result in the crucifixion (Against Calvinism, p. 99).


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pehawk wrote:Its killing me, not remembering who it was.
Had to be 1998, so I went back and looked at the roster, and there's no one with that name (what a LOADED roster...Erickson could put together a squad...for sure). I remember the chick, approaching for the kill and feeling insecure because I'm Irish and she was used to non-Irish.
Maybe it was Trey or even Carlester? My mind keeps saying the chick was from Carolina, but that entire era's a haze. Or, maybe it was a temporary player brought in, because I do remember they lived in a hotel.
On topic, it's Mili in my book.
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Rihanna has broken her silence after she was embroiled in a drug photo scandal at Coachella in April (12), denying allegations she was snorting cocaine off her bodyguard's head.
The We Found Love singer sparked controversy after sharing a snap of herself at the California music festival sitting on a security worker's shoulders and pouring a mystery substance onto his scalp.
But Rihanna is adamant she was rolling a marijuana joint and admits she was upset by insinuations she was dabbling with harder drugs.
She tells Vogue magazine, "They knew what it was. They knew it was marijuana. It was completely clear to them. I just thought it was uncalled for. I don't do cocaine. I don't like being associated with anything that's untrue."


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The company is emerging as a key content commissioner in the U.K. with a target of investing £600 million ($960 million) in British product by the end of 2014. And adding to its plate, the pay box is unveiling its own wholly owned distribution company.
What's unusual for BSkyB is that rather than starting a new business from scratch, the firm acquired U.K. boutique distributor-producer Parthenon for a reported £16 million ($27 million) and then rebranded it Sky Vision.
The move reunites BSkyB's content topper Sophie Turner Laing with Parthenon head Carl Hall. The pair first met at Hit Entertainment in the 1980s.
But why buy a sales company?
"The infrastructure that goes behind a distribution company is very complex, including rights systems and having the ability to manage someone else's assets in a highly effective way," explains Turner Laing.
"It is quite an unusual route for Sky to buy a relatively small company, but Parthenon has a very strong, almost boutique reputation. I know producers will feel they are being treated like royalty."
Even so, to succeed in a tough business in what is a difficult economy — and where U.K. distributor Target folded this year — requires a strong catalog and an accomplished sales team. Hall employs around 50 people, half of whom are sales personnel.
With BSkyB on board, expansion is in the pipeline and opening a U.S. office is an early priority.
Regarding the volume of content the fledgling sales house is unveiling at the Mipcom sales mart in Cannes, Turner Laing was unable to be specific. The market is a soft launch for Sky Vision; the real push occurs at next spring's MipTV.
Turner Laing and Hall emphasized the accent is on quality rather than quantity.
"This is not going to be a sausage factory," says Hall. "We are going to be a very producer-facing company."
Adds Turner Laing, "With our portfolio of channels at Sky, we are pretty much represented in every channel except children's. In the past, Parthenon (Sky Vision) has specialized in factual, especially natural history, but it is a bit of a myth to suggest that to be a successful distributor you need to have drama or comedy specialists on board.
"What you need are fantastic sales people who are terrier-like at getting the best deal possible."
It is too early to have a clear idea of which of Sky's commissioned shows the newcomer is representing, but the potential to distribute proven winners is obvious.
"Great shows will always find an international market," says Turner Laing.
Using other sales houses, BSkyB commissioned shows such as the thriller "Strike Back," which is co-produced with HBO and sold to 27 countries, including Canal Plus in France and ABC in Australia.
The quirky comedy "An Idiot Abroad" has sold to 22 countries, including the U.S. and Canada where it airs on Discovery.
U.K. producers who have worked for BSkyB praise the satcaster's way of doing business, but this could change if there is a compulsion to sign up with Sky Vision to get a show greenlit.
"Having our own distributor doesn't necessarily mean we will represent every show that comes in the door at Sky," says Turner Laing. "A lot of U.K. producers are already owned by sales companies. We are still open to ideas from absolutely everybody."
Synergies are planned between the new sales house and what is commissioned, including co-productions and pre-sales to spread the cost of production. Ultimately the hope is that revenue generated by Sky Vision will be reinvested to fund Sky's own shows and create more coin for commissioning.
For all its success as a TV firm (BSkyB sells broadband access and telephony, too), the paybox is a mature business and the rate of subscriber growth is slowing.
In looking for new sources of revenue, BSkyB's plan of having a distributor on board is likely to prove good business, further underscoring its growing reputation as a force in the content game.
With annual profits of £1.2 billion ($1.9 billion) and 10.3 million subscribers, the success of News Corp.'s pay TV platform BSkyB speaks for itself.


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By Steve Gorman and Dana Feldman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters staged boisterous but peaceful protests in Los Angeles and San Francisco late on Tuesday against the acquittal of a neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murdering unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin.
Police and civic leaders appealed for calm but braced for more unrest after nearly two dozen people were arrested in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area late on Monday in a second night of protests over a case that has captivated and polarized the U.S. public on race, gun and self-defense laws.
Protesters said they were angry at what they saw as a miscarriage of justice in the verdict reached on Saturday by Florida jurors who found George Zimmerman, the white-Hispanic man who shot Martin, not guilty of murder or manslaughter.
Public comments from one of the six jurors stoked anger further as they were widely regarded as too sympathetic toward Zimmerman, who said he acted in self-defense. He was accused of having singled out Martin as suspicious because he was black.
CNN said on Tuesday four other jurors released a statement distancing themselves from the juror's comments.
About 100 demonstrators, many of them holding placards bearing Martin's likeness, gathered in front of City Hall in downtown Los Angeles early in the evening chanting, "Your son, our son. We are all Trayvon" and "No justice, no peace."
"This is not just a protest. It's a movement for justice all across the country," organizer Eugene Puryear, 27, from Washington, D.C., shouted to the crowd. "We won't get off the streets until there's justice for Trayvon Martin."
Puryear told reporters the aim of the rallies in various cities was to tap into anger over the verdict and "to channel that into a mass movement to attack the root of the problem."
"Trayvon Martin can be a symbol for a movement that says, 'No more' to racist violence, 'no more' to oppression and exploitation," he said.
About eight miles away in the predominantly black Crenshaw District, scores of people assembled on Tuesday evening in a public park as a steady stream of passing motorists honked their horns in support. Police helicopters were overhead.
The scene was loud but peaceful, with police staying mostly on the sidelines while making their presence known.
"This is supposed to be a peaceful demonstration, and we should respect the wishes of Trayvon's mother and father because they said that they don't want any violence," said Lawrence Warren, who was at the park with members of his family in tow.
On Monday night, a crowd estimated by police to have numbered 150 went on a rampage blocks away from the park, setting trash on fire, smashing windows and assaulting a television news crew. Fourteen people were arrested, most of them accused of disobeying orders to disperse.
Mayor Eric Garcetti later called for members of the public to exercise restraint and to avoid letting "passions" sparked by the case "ignite this city." Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said officers would take a "much stricter posture".
Police Commander Andrew Smith said minor infractions tolerated by police on Sunday and Monday, such as blocking traffic, would not be overlooked on Tuesday.
The LAPD's show of force would be "significantly above" the 300 to 350 officers present on Monday, he said. "The message is very clear: We expect everyone to act in a lawful manner."
Well after night fell, demonstrators in Los Angeles appeared to be heeding those warnings, though at one point, fireworks were set off about a block away from the park.
In San Francisco, about 150 people gathered at a rally that went off without incident on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on Tuesday evening.
About a third of the protesters wore hooded sweatshirts, or "hoodies," similar to the one Martin wore on the night of his death, and a single red sign popped up from the center of the crowd that read "Stand up for Justice." Some attendees held candles decorated with images of Martin's face.
Lynn Banks, 55, an account manager who attended the protest with her son, said Zimmerman's acquittal left her heartbroken.
"My first thought was there is no hope for my son coming up in this world," she said. "We pass a Zimmerman every day - a wannabe cop that has an issue with young black men."
In Oakland, across the bay from San Francisco, police arrested one person at a small protest, police spokesman Randy Wingate said.
About 250 protesters swarmed downtown streets of the city on Monday night, vandalizing cars and businesses and scrawling graffiti. Nine people were arrested.
No serious injuries were reported in either Oakland or Los Angeles on Monday, but officials urged organizers to keep further protests peaceful.
A statement signed by Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and other city officials called the death of Martin "a tragic event felt throughout the community," adding the city was committed to "supporting peaceful assembly and freedom of speech" following the "emotional" verdict.
Some Oakland residents on Tuesday criticized the city's police department for what they saw as a failure to prepare for demonstrations following the verdict.
"It didn't seem as if Oakland watched the trial," Evelyn Hogan-Jackson told the City Council. "I'm really tired of paying for your mistakes, of paying for your lack of planning."
Assistant Chief Paul Figueroa said Zimmerman's acquittal caught his department off guard on Saturday night and the police insufficiently staffed the protests on Sunday and Monday nights.
He said the city had its largest contingent of officers out on Tuesday night, and the interim police chief planned to meet with business leaders on Wednesday to discuss the situation.
"This violence is unacceptable," he said.
(Reporting and writing by Steve Gorman; additional reporting by Ronnie Cohen and Laila Kearney in San Francisco; Editing by Cynthia Johnston, David Brunnstrom, Tim Gaynor and Elizabeth Piper)


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Gibbs believe Busch can tune out Keselowski
Oct. 12, 2013
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — If Brad Keselowski is trying to play mind games with Kyle Busch in an effort to derail Busch's championship chances, Joe Gibbs doesn't believe his driver can be rattled on the race track.
An ongoing feud between Busch and Keselowski flared last week when contact between the two in a Nationwide Series race at Kansas caused Keselowski to spin. Keselowski, the defending Sprint Cup Series champion, has indicated he'll retaliate in a Cup race because only Busch is racing for the title this year.
Gibbs said before Saturday night's race at Charlotte Motor Speedway he tries not to get involved in driver feuds.
"I've always had the opinion what happens on the race track, drivers handle that," he said. "Obviously, you are there to support or talk to them, but it's pretty much up to the drivers."
But if Keselowski's intent is to get under Busch's skin, Gibbs doesn't believe it will work. Keselowski ran toward Busch's pit crew, pointing, after the Kansas spin, and the two have continued to trade barbs through media outlets.
"I think Kyle is an awful, awful good race car driver. If you watch his personality, I don't think he's afraid of many situations," Gibbs said. "I think he handles it pretty good. I've never seen him back off of anything, I'll put it that way."
Roger Penske, Keselowski's team owner, thinks it's much ado about nothing.
"I don't think we get anywhere by taking anybody out," Penske said. "There's always a lot of talk after these things. As far as I'm concerned, it was unfortunate what happened to us because it cost us points, but I'm going to let those guys work it out on the race track."
Joe Gibbs Racing and Penske Racing are racing for the Nationwide Series owner's championship. The accident at Kansas cut the Penske lead to five points, and Busch's win Friday night at Charlotte put JGR up by four points with three races remaining.
Gibbs noted that Keselowski should race Busch the same way Busch raced Keselowski last year during the Chase. The two first tangled at Watkins Glen when Keselowski spun Busch, and Busch never retaliated as Keselowski went on to win the Sprint Cup title.
Now Busch is in the Chase, Keselowski is not, and Gibbs believes Keselowski should race his driver clean.
"I think what happens when you stop and think about it, in almost every incident, there was an incident before that that probably had an effect," Gibbs said. "For instance, we are at Watkins Glen, we've got one lap to go, we're going to be in the Chase, that was a huge race for us, and hey, Brad hit Kyle from behind. Kyle, as bitter as that was, Kyle went the rest of the way and did not retaliate. So hopefully, you've got this incident, and you'd hope they'd wind up being in a similar situation now that the shoe is on the other foot."


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January 18, 2009
Using tech to connect my family thousands of miles away
I geeked out at Christmas, it's really no surprise. My my mum was here visiting us in Nashville, but my dad was back home in Toronto (near there) and my brother was in Switzerland (where he lives).
I've been using ooVoo for around a year now, I was one of the early beta testers of the popular multi-person video chat service (thanks Jaffe and Monty). With ooVoo you can get up to six people chatting at once, all within one window (picture the beginning of The Brady Bunch).
Another free web video service that I think is awesome is Ustream. With Ustream you can easily stream live from your iSight/web cam. Ustream enables a built in chat room, so viewers can interact with the host and other viewers.
I wanted to find a way that we could all enjoy Christmas together, even though we were thousands of miles apart. That's when I realized it could be done.
I shot an email to my dad and brother, Mike, with instructions on how they could take part in the festivities. The best part was that they would be able to watch my 2 and 3 year old kids as they discovered what Santa had left them, and would gradually rip through through the gift wrapping – live.
I set up one laptop on a chair facing the Christmas tree, this was my Ustream live machine. The other machine sat with ooVoo running, so we could see and chat with my brother and dad at the same time. It all worked out really well.


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Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:42:41 -0700
The Indianapolis Colts have waived OG Josh Beekman, OT Casey Bender, WR Joe Horn, RB Devin Moore, CB Chip Vaughn and QB Mike Hartline. LB Cody Glenn (undisclosed) and DB Mike Newton (undisclosed) were waived/injured.
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|Colts | Several sidelined by injury
Sat, 13 Aug 2011 23:02:11 -0700
Indianapolis Colts DL Jamaal Anderson (groin), TE Brody Eldridge (knee), WR Joe Horn (back), DL DeMario Pressley (hamstring), OL Jamey Richard (calf), LB Ernie Sims (appendectomy) and OL Jaimie Thomas (back) did not play in the preseason opener Saturday, Aug. 13, against the St. Louis Rams.
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|Colts | Nine absent from practice
Fri, 12 Aug 2011 07:25:04 -0700
Indianapolis Colts WR Joe Horn (back), OG Jamey Richard (calf), LB Ernie Sims (appendectomy), DT Fili Moala (foot), OG Jaimie Thomas (back), DE Jamaal Anderson (groin), DE Dwight Freeney (rest), DT DeMario Pressley (hamstring) and TE Brody Eldridge (knee) are not taking part in practice Friday, Aug. 12.
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|Colts | 15 UDFAs sign
Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:58:01 -0700
The Indianapolis Colts announced Friday, July 29, that they have signed 15 undrafted rookie free agents. The list includes P Travis Baltz (Maryland), DE David Bedford (South Florida), LB Chris Colasanti (Penn State), RB Darren Evans (Virginia Tech), WR David Gilreath (Wisconsin), QB Mike Hartline (Kentucky), WR Joe Horn (Ashland), OL Jake Kirkpatrick (TCU), S Joe Lefeged (Rutgers), TE Mike McNeill (Nebraska), WR Larrone Moore (Delaware State), LB Adrian Moten (Maryland), LB Kerry Neal (Notre Dame), DT Ollie Ogbu (Penn State) and RB Chad Spann (Northern Illinois).
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|Colts | Joe Horn added
Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:04:31 -0700
The Indianapolis Colts have signed undrafted rookie free-agent WR Joe Horn (Ashland).
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|Bengals | Scheduled to work out Joe Horn
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:43:18 -0700
The Cincinnati Bengals are scheduled to conduct a private workout with Ashland WR Joe Horn Thursday, April 14.
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|NFL | Joe Horn to participate in Pro Day
Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:40:06 -0800
Ashland University WR Joe Horn will be taking part in Ohio State's Pro Day.
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Animals Behind the Artwork - Muller's Mushroomtongue Salamander
Perhaps the most intensively studied natural area on Earth (1), Wytham Woods is situated in the heart of the Upper Thames Basin in Oxfordshire, England (2). Wytham Woods, also known as the Woods of Hazel (3), is a beautiful patchwork of deciduous woodland and grassland (4). The woods have been owned by the world-renowned University of Oxford since 1943 (2) and thus its diverse flora and fauna have been the subject of numerous studies (4).
The woods and grassland of Wytham cover two hills and range from altitudes of 60 to...
Perhaps the most intensively studied natural area on Earth (1), Wytham Woods is situated in the heart of the Upper Thames Basin in Oxfordshire, England (2). Wytham Woods, also known as the Woods of Hazel (3), is a beautiful patchwork of deciduous woodland and grassland (4). The woods have been owned by the world-renowned University of Oxford since 1943 (2) and thus its diverse flora and fauna have been the subject of numerous studies (4).
The woods and grassland of Wytham cover two hills and range from altitudes of 60 to 164 metres (5). The average monthly temperature at Wytham Woods is between 4 and 17 degrees Celsius, and 31 to 77 millimetres of rain falls each month (6).
The woodland at Wytham can be roughly divided into three areas: ancient, secondary and plantation woodlands (7). Ancient woodland, which is land that has had continuous woodland cover since 1600 (8) covers approximately one-third of Wytham (6). England currently has 350,000 hectares of ancient woodland, covering just 2.6 percent of its land (8), but these woodlands are the UK's richest sites for wildlife (9).
Secondary woodlands, which cover another third of the site (6), are areas which were once used for pasture or cultivation, but which have since been left to naturally return to woodland (4) (7).
The remaining areas are plantations – some of which have existed since the 19th century, but most are younger than 60 years old – and open grassland (6), which is situated mainly on the top of the hills (3). A variety of small spring-fed streams, ponds and marshy patches add to the rich diversity (3) (4).
Wytham Woods lies five kilometres north-west of the city of Oxford in England. The 415 hectares of woodland and grassland is nestled in a loop of the River Thames (3) (10).
Most of the site is one main block covering 386 hectares, with Bean Wood (18 hectares) attached to the southern edge through an area of scrub. Four smaller detached woods (Stroud Copse, Higgins Copse, Cammoor Copse and Stimpson's Copse), totalling 12 hectares, lie to the south and west of the main site (10).
Wytham Woods contains over 500 plant species (3). In the ancient and secondary woodlands, ash (Fraxinus excelsior), sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) are dominant trees (6) (11), while beech (Fagus sylvatica) and the magnificent pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) are widespread in the plantations (3) (7).
Throughout the woods, brambles (Rubus fruticosus) are common and stunning bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) may carpet the ground in spring, while bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) flourishes in areas that were formerly common land (4).
The mammal population of Wytham Woods includes fallow deer (Dama dama), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi) (3). Although roe deer occur in fairly low densities, numbers of fallow deer and muntjac have increased substantially since the 1970s, which has had a significant effect on the composition and abundance of trees and shrubs within the woods (6) (12).
Wytham Woods is also home to wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) (11) and bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) (13), and is noted for having the densest population of badgers (Meles meles) in the UK (14).
Birds which breed in Wytham Woods include the distinctive common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) (3), the much-studied great tit (Parus major) (15), and the red-breasted robin (Erithacus rubecula) (12).
It is also home to the tawny owl (Strix aluco) and barn owl (Tyto alba), which feed on the wood mice and bank voles (10) (13). Both of these owls, like many other birds found in Wytham, depend wholly or partly on dead or dying trees within the woodland for their nest sites (13).
Reptiles and amphibians
Smooth newts (Triturus vulgaris) and common frogs (Rana temporaria) may be spotted in the ponds within the woodlands, while grass snakes (Natrix natrix) and slow worms (Anguis fragilis) have been recorded from open areas (4).
The insect fauna of Wytham Woods is extremely diverse (3). This includes over 800 butterfly and moth species, such as the uncommon wood white butterfly (Leptidea sinapis), and around 900 species of beetle, 13 of which are nationally rare (3).
Around one third of all British spider species, about 200 species, occur in the woods (3), such as the agile, predatory wolf spider (Pardosa amentata) (16), as well as 700 species of bees, wasps and ants (3), including the yellow meadow ant (Lasius flavus) whose mounds dot Wytham's grasslands (4).
The greatest threat facing Wytham Woods, and indeed all UK woodland, is rapid climate change, which has the potential to greatly change the UK's wildlife and habitats (9). An increase in extreme events, such as storms, may be one consequence of climate change. This can affect the old trees of the wood, which may be blown over in such storms (6). Climate change can also result in increased grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis), which can seriously damage sycamore trees, and deer, which have a significant effect on the woodland, are favoured by mild winters. Milder winters may also facilitate an increase in various diseases (6).
Disease has greatly impacted Wytham Woods in the past, including the rabbit disease 'myxomatosis', which reached Wytham around 1955 and resulted in the extermination of the once common rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) (10). The impact on the woodland was significant: patches of open grassland became overgrown with scrub and the rabbit's predators, such as foxes, stoats and weasels, were all severely affected. Stoats virtually disappeared from Wytham and the weasel changed its hunting behaviour with some serious outcomes for some nesting birds. Although rabbit numbers have since recovered somewhat, they are still nowhere near as abundant as they were before the disease (10).
The tree diseases 'Dutch elm' and 'knopper gall' have also impacted the woods. As a result of Dutch elm disease, only little groups of small elms remain today, while knopper gall, which destroys acorns, has spread to Wytham's oaks (10).
Ancient woodland is the UK's richest site for wildlife and contains more threatened species than any other UK habitat, thus their conservation is of great importance (9). Much of the UK's ancient woodland has been lost or damaged by agriculture, development or planting of non-native conifers (9), making the preservation of Wytham's ancient woodland even more vital. Luckily, when Wytham Woods was given to the University of Oxford in 1943, the donor stipulated that every care should be taken to preserve the woods in their present state of natural beauty (3).
Action against climate change is clearly vital (9), while scientific research will help us predict and prepare for future climate change. The sustained, intensive ecological research at Wytham Woods will aid our understanding of how woodlands will respond to climate change and how to maximise the resilience of woodlands to changing weather patterns (2).
Wytham Woods may therefore not only be a place of great beauty and exceptionally rich flora and fauna (4) (10), but may also help secure the future of temperate woodlands around Europe.
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Wall Street's 'Short-Termism' Has It on the Wrong Side of the Trade
Society has become more long-term oriented than it's been in decades. Wall Street must adapt or be left behind.
Maybe it sounds counterintuitive to say we're long-term oriented when hedge funds are hustling for basis points, retail investors are looking for the short-term security of bonds and dividend stocks, the stock market is putting more weight on the current quarter than ever, and we see headlines like Goldman Sachs (GS) ending two-year contracts for investment banking analysts.
But that's just finance. Step away and look at the larger picture. Environmental concern is at an all-time high. Personal health, whether we're talking about smoking, obesity, or nutrition, continues to grow in consumer and political importance. Both political parties are arguing for their plans to rein in long-term entitlement costs, the deficit, and the debt. Conservatives are concerned about the long-term stability of the dollar and energy security. Liberals are concerned about the environment, education, and investment in our infrastructure.
Millennials, so far known as the rental generation, have been reluctant to make long-term commitments to traditional societal institutions like marriage, houses, and corporate employment. Part of this is high unemployment and lack of financial resources, but the other part is they're still figuring out how their longer-term values fit, or don't, into existing institutions, and would rather invest their resources into things with long-term benefits, like education, health, and relationships, while they work these problems out.
What's out of place in 2012? "Sex, drugs, and rock and roll," the ultimate short-term behavior. "Turn on, tune in, drop out." Agent orange and landmines. Photo galleries like this. Microwave dinners.
Wall Street was fortunate because for a long time, its institutions were more long-term oriented than society, and it profited by shortening its time horizon to adjust. Securitization. The rise of shareholder activists and corporate raiders. Increasing leverage. Decreasing regulation. The rise of hedge funds, day trading, and high frequency trading. Investment banks cashing out by going public. Treating employees like any other financial asset. Long-term, values-driven Millennials have no desire to be a part of such a world.
It's time to go the other way. Increasing long-term commitments to employees, employers, partners, and investments. Taking investment banks private. Investing in enterprises for the long term without sweating the short-term volatility. This isn't naive idealism, it's the strategy coming winners will employ.
In this light, I'm encouraged by the trend of recent tech IPOs having dictatorial control over their companies. I want Marissa Mayer running Yahoo (YHOO), not Dan Loeb. In the aggregate, it's a good thing that Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook (FB), Mark Pincus of Zynga (ZNGA), and Andrew Mason of Groupon (GRPN) don't have to answer to shareholders. Of course, if their employees don't buy into their vision, they'll leave. That's the way it should be.
A lot of existing firms won't thrive in this new world. They were way too successful the old way and will stubbornly hold onto their power, focusing on cost-cutting and squeezing employees while they hope things go back to the way things were. But there's an enormous opportunity for those visionary and patient enough to be a part of the coming landscape. This is the biggest theme in finance over the next 20 years.
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Safety through self-defense taught in ManchesterBy TIM BUCKLAND
New Hampshire Union Leader
November 20. 2013 2:05AM
MANCHESTER — Debbie Brown launched herself into the punching bag held by an instructor during Tuesday night's women's safety and self-defense class hosted by the Manchester Police Department.
She was a flurry of punches, kicks, elbows and knees. In her mind, the Manchester woman said, she was being attacked.
"I've never physically been attacked, thank goodness," Brown said. "But you've got to be prepared, right?"
Tuesday's session was so popular — about 100 women participated — that the Police Department had to turn away people trying to register with the promise that another class would be held early next year, said police Lt. Maureen Tessier, the department's spokeswoman.
"Because of the overwhelming response we got from people who were disappointed they couldn't make it this time," another class will be scheduled, she said.
The two-part class featured safety tips in one section and self-defense taught by The Training Session in the other.
The safety portion, hosted by Community Policing Officer Paul Rondeau, gave women several tips, including how to avoid a robbery attempt, what to do should they be the victim of domestic violence and how to make their cars and homes safer.
One example involved long-handled purses. Fifteen years ago, he said, officers would advise women to put the straps around their necks to thwart a would-be purse snatcher. No more, as the technique could inadvertently lead to a woman being wrestled to the ground by her neck, he said. Instead, purse handles should be held draped over a shoulder.
"There's nothing in here that is more important than your health and safety," Rondeau said, holding up a purse.
He also suggested keeping keys and money outside a purse to limit how much a purse snatcher could get.
The self-defense portion showed women techniques they can use quickly to ward off an attacker.
"I love to help women do this and start feeling better about themselves," said Christina Dow, co-owner of the Training Session, a Manchester self-defense and martial arts school. "We're here to learn about five or six moves — enough to get you away and get out of there."
Brown said she was happy she came to the session.
"It's extremely helpful," she said. "It's wonderful that they put this class together."


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Primarily focusing on the Treasury audits, the Audit Seniors will be involved in the audit methodology from start to finish, while the Audit Manager will be slightly more hands off with a higher level of exposure to the business.
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Is marketing a science or an art? According to Adobe's Jeff Allen, marketers need to make sure they have a foot firmly in both camps.
In a talk at Econsultancy's JUMP New York conference this morning, Allen said that within any given organisation it's likely that almost everyone will have an opinion on the marketing strategy.
So it's up to marketers to convince their colleagues that they are the experts in what they do and can use data to prove it.
In order to change the perception of marketers as "colour pickers", Allen highlighted five points that his audience should put on a checklist to make them more effective at proving their worth...
1. Become a data guru
Allen stated that marketers need to embark on a branding exercise so their colleagues associate what they do with science.
This can be achieved by utilising the data available and working out which metrics matter most to the business.
Think of it like the dashboard on your car. Do you know which metrics are the most important and need to be right there on the dashboard?
The next challenge is to work out how to move the needle on those metrics by using data-driven insights.
Marketers need to employ an effective attribution model so they know what contributed to positive results, as that's ultimately the only way to repeat a successful outcome.
2. Learn. Then document learning
Allen said that marketers need to get smarter around testing, so they can use data to negate gut feelings and hunches.
We've all been in meetings where we have to decide on which creative to go with. Then in walks the boss, and picks one and leaves. Even though you hate that one, you now have to use it.
If marketers have a culture of testing they can neutralise the "HIPPO" (highest paid person's opinion).
3. Become automatic
An effective way of altering people's opinion of marketing is to become predictable in the kind of result that is delivered to the business.
Allen said that other teams are jealous of marketers as they have largest discretionary spend in the business, and get given money even if it's unsure what the result will be.
Therefore it's important to create reliable predictive models using historical data, which in turn requires the correct staff and tools to run statistical analysis and work out where the trends are.
Ultimately it's about becoming automated, so people know what they will get back – marketers need to be able to show upfront the return on dollars invested.
4. Master targeting
One of the most important weapons in the marketer's arsenal is segmentation.
By drilling down into customer data marketers can identify the segments that are most valuable to the business, often among demographics that hadn't previously been considered.
The more detailed information you have, the more detailed the segments become, which in turn will have a massive impact on your conversion rate.
5. Stay a marketer
Though digital marketing is increasingly data driven, Allen said it's important for people to remember that marketing is both a science and an art.
The most effective marketers find the perfect balance between being a scientist and a creative.
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MA Senate proposes outright gift ban
The leader of the Massachusetts State Senate has proposed legislation banning all gifts to doctors from pharmaceutical companies. If enacted, the move would make the state the first in the country to ban gifts outright.
"There's going to be a climate change, and there has to be a climate change; otherwise our healthcare reform will implode, just under the costs," said Therese Murrary, Massachusetts State Senate president, in published reports.
Murray's measure is part of a set of healthcare reforms filed in a bill that also includes requiring all doctors statewide to adopt electronic medical records by 2015, allowing patients to choose nurse practitioners as primary care providers, and forcing public reviews of any insurance company efforts to boost annual premiums by more than 7%.
The ban forbids the industry from giving doctors—their families or employees—gifts from drug companies. Gifts include payments, entertainment, meals, travel, honorariums, subscriptions, even a pen with a drug company logo.
The legislation would continue to permit distribution of drug samples to doctors for the exclusive use of their patients. Anyone who violates the ban could be fined $5,000, face two years imprisonment, or both, under the proposal.
Currently Minnesota and Vermont are the only states with mandatory physician gift reporting laws.
In Minnesota, legislators enacted a ban on gifts in excess of $50 from pharmaceutical companies. In Vermont, legislators have passed laws requiring pharmaceutical company representatives to disclose the dollar value of gifts over $25 to doctors.
Julie Corcoran, deputy vice president of PhRMA, told The Boston Globe that the industry's sales people are "highly educated and trained by their companies." The group opposes any ban, saying the pharmaceutical industry is already heavily regulated by the FDA."I'm not aware of any kind of evidence or studies that link promotional or marketing materials with the cost of healthcare," she said.


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When Marcy V. Johnson�s son Lanyia J. Johnson was only 13, he was hit in the back while watching television by a stray bullet that tore through the doorjamb of the family�s Worcester home.
Six years later, the family, including his older brother and twin sister, is working together to help Lanyia, who was left paralyzed from the waist down.
�He�s not able to walk, but he has very good spirits and a good foundation that keeps him going,� Ms. Johnson said of her son. �Emotionally, mentally, physically, we are trying to keep ourselves together.�
Ms. Johnson was a participant in a panel discussion on gun violence prevention at the Boys and Girls Club on Tainter Street yesterday, hosted by U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern, D-Worcester.
Among the panelists were John Rosenthal, president of Stop Handgun Violence; Worcester Police Chief Gary Gemme; Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz, who is part of Mayors Against Illegal Guns; and Dr. Michael Hirsh, surgeon-in-chief of the UMass Memorial Children�s Medical Center and acting commissioner of public health for Worcester.
Ms. Johnson told the audience of about 85 that the unnecessary violence that affected her family affects the whole community, and that it will take everyone getting involved to fight for change.
�This is a really overwhelming subject,� she said. �Our children are our future, and we need to protect them at all costs.�
To end the status quo and finally pass common-sense gun-control measures, the panelists said, all citizens will need to push for change and become activists to fight special interests and powerful gun lobbyists.
Mr. Rosenthal, a Boston developer as well as president of Stop Handgun Violence � a Boston-based, nonprofit organization that works to reduce and prevent injuries and deaths caused by firearms � said passing gun control laws shouldn�t be this hard.
In a nation in which federal regulations govern how toy guns and teddy bears are made, requiring background checks before the purchase of firearms designed to destroy soft tissue and kill as many as possible without reloading is not unreasonable, Mr. Rosenthal said.
Massachusetts is a model for federal gun-control measures, he said, with the lowest firearm fatality rate in the nation.
�We live in a democracy, but we�re losing it to special interests,� Mr. Rosenthal said. �Democracy is dead when it comes to gun control in Washington unless we get involved.�
In the wake of one mass killing after another, including the Virginia Tech massacre in which 32 people were shot and killed and the recent deaths of 26 in Newtown, Conn., including 20 children, he said Congress has done nothing.
�They said, �We�re not taking a vote on this � we have more important things to do,� � Mr. Rosenthal said. �Last I checked, the fiscal cliff and debt ceiling didn�t result in 87 deaths each day.�
Some of the laws in place to protect the gun industry are unfathomable, he said. As a legal gun owner, he said he can only get three rounds of ammunition for duck hunting to �protect the duck population,� yet criminals, the mentally ill and terrorist groups can buy 100-round clips designed to kill people.
These people are not allowed to fly in planes, but Congress said no background check is needed if they are on the suspected terrorist list and want to buy firearms, he said.
Those who oppose gun laws, Mr. Rosenthal said, argue that people need to have the same weapons that the military has � that they cannot trust government or law enforcement and that they need to be armed to the hilt to defend themselves against a renegade government. But, he said, the government has nuclear weapons, planes and tanks.
When one audience member compared the issue to what occurred in the tobacco industry and said lawsuits against tobacco manufacturers not only finally changed how people looked at smoking but also led the way for Congress to enact a number of laws that transformed the industry, Mr. Rosenthal said that cannot happen with the gun industry because Congress gave the gun industry immunity, so gun manufacturers can�t be sued.
�It would take a majority of Congress, but they can revoke it,� he said.
Mr. McGovern said one problem is that our society has a really short attention span, and as time passes after a tragedy, the issue is pushed to the back burner.
�Congress has done some really stupid things,� Mr. McGovern said, including making it easier to carry weapons across state lines and in state parks.
�We�ve done everything possible to make it easier for criminals and even terrorists to obtain guns in this country,� he said. �It is insane how far we�ve gone.�
But, he said, this is the year for change and the time is now for the gun-control debate to happen in Congress and a vote to happen.
He and the other panelists urged people to become activists and have Congress do what the nation�s founding fathers wanted it to do: Deliberate on these issues.
�We can change this,� Mr. McGovern said. �This is possible, but it requires everyone�s help of standing up to very powerful, well-funded special interests.�
Mr. McGovern said more discussions like Friday�s are necessary across the nation to educate those who are against tighter gun laws in order to enact federal legislation that will make a difference in gun violence prevention.
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Puddle Of Mudd rocker Wes Scantlin has protested his innocence following his arrest for public intoxication on Tuesday (04Sep12), insisting he was "completely sober" when he was handcuffed at a Texas airport.
The singer was escorted off a JetBlue plane bound for Los Angeles during an emergency stop at the Bergstrom International Airport in Austin after he reportedly quarrelled with a flight attendant while drunk.
Scantlin is due to attend an arraignment hearing at an Austin court on 3 October (12), but the star is adamant he was not at fault and claims the drama erupted when he simply asked a steward if he could purchase a beer.
He tells TMZ.com, "All I know is I got on a plane, I took a nap for two-and-a-half hours, I woke up, felt like getting a beer and the guy (the flight attendant) got an attitude, and that was it man... It was this really weird, whole dilemma...
"I wasn't drinking, I was sober. I was arrested for being sober on an airplane trying to purchase... a beer. Police came along, cuffed me. I was completely, completely sober."
Scantlin also claims he was injured during his arrest and has shown off bruises he alleges were sustained when he was taken into custody.
He adds, "I don't know what they did man, it hurts. It's crazy, it was terrible."
The rocker is no stranger to the law - he pleaded guilty to felony cocaine possession in July (12) and was told by a judge to avoid all trouble for 18 months if he wanted his criminal record to stay clean.


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Dogs are more than man's best friend; they help us understanding better the genetic origin of diseases such as cancer, epilepsy, cardiovascular troubles or diabetes. Living in the same environment, humans and dogs suffer from the same diseases, but dogs' diseases are genetically a lot simpler.
Since January 2008 twenty veterinary schools from 12 European countries work together to collect DNA samples from purebred dogs; healthy or affected by similar diseases as human. We are currently collecting samples and will greatly appreciate your help (link)
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HOMELAND INSECURITY: Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway take on the forces of chaos in 'Get Smart.'
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Get Smart' proves again that Steve Carell is really a supporting actor
By Richard von Busack
AT THE supersecret intelligence agency Control, a yearning agent called Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) is finally kicked upstairs in the film version of the TV show Get Smart. He is a meek office drone compared to the large-and-in-charge Agent 23 (Dwayne Johnson) and the glamorous Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway). After an assault force destroys Control headquarters, Max goes in search of an evil agent called Siegfried (Terence Stamp). Even if he played a schlemiel, TV's Maxwell Smart had some steel in him. Don Adams was a Marine who had served on Guadalcanal and was a DI after the war. While one encyclopedia characterizes him as the William Powell type, Adams had a good deal of James Cagney in him. Anyone trying to be a secret agent, even a wacky one, should look like he could kill. In Get Smart's weakest moment, Carell tries to tell a fuzzy puppy at a pet store that the dog can't depend on him. This scene takes the comic cowardliness of a Woody Allen and drops it to a new level of spinelessness. Director, and I use the term loosely, Peter Segal (Naked Gun 33 1/3) retooled the part of Agent 86 for Carell. This Smart is a hopeless and easily injured nebbish, instead of a suave fumbler. Carell is one those character actors who get mistaken for leading men. And then he's cast in one flop after another until people finally realize that he is terrific in 20-minute doses (as in Little Miss Sunshine) and is a man-sized hole in the screen for a film's full running time. As Agent 99, Hathaway, a genuine movie star, does the more cinematic secret agent work—the karate and the vamping. She makes a glad sight in Barbara Feldon's own belted trench coats, false eyelashes and bell haircuts. You wish they could have turned this into a Modesty Blaise movie.
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No hope from the dark side. Stamp gives his most disinterested performance ever. Maybe he's underwhelmed by the villain's headquarters, which are like the dusty end of a BART station. Maybe Stamp was promised and denied a rich German accent, or rejected the same as too vaudevillian. Bernie Kopell, who originated the role, does get a quick cameo. Do you remember the time Kopell's Siegfried tried to induce a new global ice age by constructing a giant fan at the North Pole? Yes, the TV show was the TV show, and the movie is the movie, but the TV show is responsible for at least some of the attention this film will receive—a film in which Max gets called "Maxi-Pad" does the obligatory butt shot and vomits all over himself. Just how much Get Smart is a labor of commerce instead of spy-film love can be supposed by watching one scene: Max and 99 are sneaking into a mansion via a rat-infested sewer. Max complains that James Bond never had to do that kind of thing. So, director Segal and scriptwriters Tom Astle and Matt Ember, I ask you: Did any of you ever see a little movie called From Russia With Love?
GET SMART (PG-13; 110 min.), directed by Peter Segal, written by Tom Astle and Matt Ember, photographed by Dean Semler and starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway, opens June 20.
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Panasonic has announced a second, more premium, smartphone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Monday.
The Panasonic Eluga Power will feature a 5-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 1280 x 720, a dual-core Qualcomm S4 1.5GHz processor and run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
The new model will measure 136 x 70 x 9.6mm, weigh just 133g and, therefore, be 9.6mm thick even though it comes with an 1800mHa battery.
That battery, incidentally, will be able to reach 50 per cent charge in just 30 minutes, Panasonic says.
Like the Eluga announced earlier in the month, the new phone will be water and dustproof.
Other features include NFC connectivity and an 8-megapixel autofocus and 1080p Full HD video recording camera. It will have auto scene recognition and 8x digital zoom. Unlike the Eluga, there will be a front-facing camera for video calls.
Completing the package is 8GB of internal memory and a micro SD Card Slot supporting a further 32GB.
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Greg Marquis's new book, Truth and Honour: The Death of Richard Oland and the Trial of Dennis Oland, promises much but delivers less than much.
The book jacket blurb titillatingly hints at revelations to come, stating that the book offers "multiple perspectives and analysis," and that "Marquis meticulously explores the ultimate question, was Dennis Oland responsible for his father's death." The last chapter of the book is even provocatively entitled A Wrongful Conviction? Alas, you'll never know from reading Truth and Honour
Marquis competently and thoroughly explores all aspects of the grisly murder of one of New Brunswick's richest and most high-profile citizens, and offers a nuanced presentation of a case that devastated and captivated the province. However, he leaves it to readers to draw their own conclusions.
He diligently records how 69-year-old millionaire businessman Richard Oland died in a horrific after-hours assault at his office on a hot evening on July 6, 2011. His son, then 44, was the only suspect from day one of the police investigation — largely because he was the last known person to see his father alive. The Crown pointed to money problems as motive. Dennis and his wife Lisa's finances were in a poor state at the time and he was suspected of having gone to his father to ask for money. Turned down, he lost it and bludgeoned daddy to death.
Still, there were doubts it was a provable case cobbled together by the police and Crown. Dennis Oland, charged with second-degree murder, wasn't arrested until November 2013 and was tried and convicted in the fall of 2015. Until Richard's murder, the Olands had not known scandal. Moosehead Breweries was a respected employer. Its owners were pillars of the community and known for outstanding public service. Richard's older brother Derek, head of the family's global empire, is paying for his nephew's defence.
Marquis professes surprise at the outcome of the trial. Born and raised in Saint John, a seasoned courtroom observer and law professor at the University of New Brunswick, he said he was "thunderstruck" by a guilty verdict. He was preparing to write a book with an ending by acquittal. "I thought of a finding of not guilty" he told CTV news in an interview on the day of the decision.
The weak circumstantial evidence presented during the three-month trial followed by the judge's 200-page, two-day cautionary address to the jury had led him to think the case against Oland was one of reasonable doubt, he said.
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"Women were overcome." Marquis said. "It was hard to hear the judge. It was one of the few signs of emotion at this trial."
Oland's trial was the most publicized in New Brunswick history. What the trial judge called a "a family tragedy of Shakespearean proportions" gave Saint John an up-close look at what it's like to be the one per cent. Marquis concludes that, light on any direct evidence to link Oland to the crime, the Crown instead served up a heady cocktail of Richard's lavish lifestyle, world travel, yacht races, and a blonde mistress stirred with family dysfunction, garnished with a missing murder weapon and no witnesses.
Marquis, who teaches Canadian criminal justice history at the University of New Brunswick, leads readers through the case, from the discovery of the body to the conviction and sentencing of the defendant. Oland had a dream team of expensive defence lawyers that he compares to the O.J. Simpson trial, except for the ending. The spectacle that ended just before last Christmas shocked and divided the Saint John community.
Versed in case law and comparable cases in New Brunswick and across Canada, Marquis puts the Oland case in context and makes it readable by peppering his narrative with quotes from the media coverage as he explores the question: Was Dennis Oland responsible for the death of his father?
The book is a compendium of most, if not all, of the evidence presented to the court in the preliminary hearing and in the trial. Marquis's linear account details allegations of police incompetence with investigations ongoing. Embarrassing revelations by the judge were that one officer, not assigned to the investigation, walked through the crime scene twice in civilian clothes, hung about for several hours and then asked a fellow officer to cover him by lying about it. He says minimum standards involving the inspection and protection of blood and spatter evidence were lax at best, including repeated failure by officers to wear gloves when examining the scene and handling exhibits. The bathroom at Far End Corp. at 52 Canterbury St. was used by police for two days before it was swabbed for evidence.
In a Sept. 26 morning interview with Global TV to discuss Truth and Honour upon its release, he qualified his indecision about the verdict, saying, "I do not come down on either side. I want the reader to engage . . . think about what they think about the case."
This is not necessarily a good thing. Marquis sat through the entire trial and sifted through hundreds of articles in preparing the book. He is in a much better position to draw a conclusion than the reader. A subsequent interview, organized by Nimbus Publishing with the Chronicle Herald, was cancelled without explanation. Plans were also cancelled for an excerpt to be published in the newspaper. His publisher said that Marquis will be doing no more interviews about the book or the case — highly unusual for a new book.
Sentenced in February 2016 to life in prison, Oland is serving 10 years without parole. The Oland family and their friends, a large part of their Rothesay community, turned out to protest the conviction in large numbers and showered the Crown with letters maintaining Dennis Oland is a man of good character and he is innocent.
The conviction is being appealed and is scheduled in the Appeal Court of New Brunswick for Oct. 18-21. Two attempts to get Dennis Oland out on bail have failed and a third attempt is set to be heard before the Supreme Court on Oct. 31.
Asked by Global TV why the book is out now, before the Oland story is over, Marquis said his publisher wanted the book out "for the fall" and he has to get back to his "day job." All said, if you missed the press coverage of the case and want to find out what the fuss is about, Truth and Honour will serve you well.


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The primary mission of the Friends is raising money for merit scholarships for students of the ECU School of Theatre and Dance. These scholarships are critical in two very important ways. First, they provide aid to gifted and talented students during their academic careers. Second, they support recruiting the best and brightest new students to the School; making ECU their first choice.
Friends members also serve as an important support and advisory group for the School, the Playhouse, and Summer Theatre. They promote projects to increase community participation. They assist in the development of a regional audience. They create a welcoming environment for visiting guest artists. If you choose, you can be further involved by volunteering your time and talents to serve on the Board of Directors. You could assist with various committees such as Membership, Hospitality, the annual gala, or others. Some committees are year-round; others are active seasonally.
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In what passes as technology journalism, 3 months = 180° turn. (Why this particular author changed his heart, brain, spleen and testosterone level for this particular story is a matter for another day.) What is worrisome here is that such fickleness of opinion has become excruciatingly common in online journalism. It pays to shout, shout first, shout often, shout loud, shout different, but most familiarly, just shout.
Shouting sells. We've known this for a long time. If companies are daft enough to let their ad buyers talk them into spending money on those who shout the most, then publishers would be reckless to leave money on the table. Some publishers say they would like to steer their publications away from yellow journalism, but in a compensation system based solely on pageviews and clicks, they are beholden to a Romneyesque principle: "We're not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact-checkers."
It's far less important how one author feels about the iPhone 5 than the alarming fact that Slate let this author publish a 1,200-word essay about a device he hadn't used, nearly three months before it shipped. Why? Because shouting creates pageviews and clicks, and…well, there's nothing more to say: shouting sells. If this author or another wants to be in the game, sooner than later, he or she will have to start shouting, louder and louder.
Paradoxically, some of the most thoughtful people around work in journalism. And yet all efforts of transition from print-based to online publishing without reliance on pageviews and clicks have essentially flopped. The current crop ranges from VC-supported publicity outlets masquerading as online newsdailies to those whose contribution to civilization stop at copy-and-paste aggregation in a slide show.
While what's new may not be fully satisfying, there's no going back to the old either. Regardless, all around the world and especially in Europe there are calls to subsidize old print by taxing new tech:
Mind you, these aren't really calls to incentivize companies to create new models of service delivery online but to subsidize and sustain their existing operating structures during transition to an online regime that expects them to inevitably adopt, yes, pageview advertising for survival.
Nobody likes advertising, and yet we seem to be stuck with its corrupting effects on public discourse online. It corrupts news delivery, Facebook privacy, Twitter flow, Google search, Kindle reading and so on. There doesn't seem to be any way to make profits online, or often just survive, without pageviews and clicks, and all the shouting that entails.
Sadly, publishing is not the only industry suffering the ravages of transition to digital. We want better and cheaper telephony, faster and more ubiquitous Internet access, digitally efficient health care, on-demand online education, 21st century banking, always-available music, TV and movies…
We believe the future is fully digital, and the future is now. And yet experimenting with new digital models not based on advertising at a scale that matter have not been successful. Entrenched players spend hundreds of millions to maintain their regulatory moats and leverage their concentrated distribution power. In Canada, just three publishing groups own 54% of newspapers. If allowed to merge, Universal and EMI would control 51 of 2011's Billboard Hot 100 songs. Six Hollywood studios account for well over 3/4 of the market. AT&T and Verizon alone have over 440,000 employees. Predictably, the FCC remains the poster child of regulatory capture.
The un-digital camp is far from relinquishing their power. Models that can replace them aren't here. Advertising online has been corruptive of user privacy and editorial integrity. I'm afraid it'll be a miracle if the shouting subsides anytime soon.


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Facilities Seminars: Fireside Chat with the Log Whisperer, Oct. 29
October 22, 2012
Joolz Moorcroft, Log Whisperer and Manager of Urban Timberworks, will join us on campus to discuss his work on Holmes Hall, the importance of urban salvage and the embodied energy of all things! Please join us, share some refreshments and engage in fascinating conversation!
Monday October 29, 5:30 p.m.- Holmes Hall, Main Lounge