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Prez cautions against bid by any organ of state to overreach
Amid a war of words between the government and the opposition over the recent CAG reports, Pranab Mukherjee today cautioned that attempts by any organ of the State to overreach will unnecessarily lead to dissonance within the system.delhi Updated: Oct 08, 2012 16:12 IST
Amid a war of words between the government and the opposition over the recent CAG reports, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday cautioned that attempts by any organ of the State to overreach will unnecessarily lead to dissonance within the system.
Inaugurating the 26th Conference of Accountants General, Mukherjee lauded the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) for offering the helping hand to governments and local bodies in building up and enhancing skills in financial management.
He also expressed happiness that during the past years, CAG's audit has shifted from routine compliance audit to a more macro perspective.
"I must, however, stress that while redefining organisational roles and boundaries, all constitutional authorities need to adhere to the fine and calibrated system of checks and balances which forms the bedrock of our governance structures," Mukherjee said.
"Any attempt by any organ of the State to overreach will unnecessarily lead to dissonance within the system. It is, therefore, necessary that all constitutional authorities introspect on their respective roles," he said.
Addressing the gathering, Jagdambika Pal, Chairman of the Committee on Public Undertakings asked the CAG to refrain from commenting on policy decisions, which is the domain of the executive.
Pal, a Lok Sabha member of the Congress, said in discharge of its duties the CAG must respect certain boundaries.
Speaking on the occasion, Murli Manohar Joshi, chairman of the public accounts committee rued the attacks on the CAG by high functionaries of the government.
Joshi asked the President to give his wise counsel to get this "dangerous attack" stopped.
Mukherjee termed the CAG as an important part of the governance and accountability structures of the country.
Noting that governance has become much more complex during the past six decades, the President said public expenditure had increased manifold, newer delivery mechanisms have been thought of and brought in to reach services to the people.
"The thrust on developmental administration from a purely revenue earning and law and order centric administrative system represented a major paradigm shift," he said.
Observing that public audit was just one aspect of financial administration, Mukherjee stressed on the importance of introducing a robust internal control system in all spheres of government activity.
He said the Union ministry of finance was examining the report of the working group set up to strengthen 'Internal Audit Mechanisms' in Government.
"I am sure that the recommendations, once accepted by the government, will go a long way in making Internal Audit an effective tool of governance and internal control, thereby complementing the role of the CAG. All these are significant steps towards transparency and good financial administration," he said.
Mukherjee also asked the CAG to present its report in time to enable mid-course corrections in government programmes if required.
"Audit reports are essentially feedback on the many programmes undertaken by the government. The tone and timeliness of such feedback is, therefore, important," he said adding that it was thus important that CAG's reports are presented in time so as to enable mid-course corrections, if required.
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Issues and Ideas Forum, June 4, 2008
Listen to Expert Speakers Over Lunch
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is pleased to host monthly Issues & Ideas Forums in Lansing. These luncheons, which feature experts on a diverse array of subjects, offer a forum that enhances and broadens the policy debate to include theoretical and philosophical ideals — and suggestions for achieving them.
Legislators, staff, news media and other interested friends are cordially invited to the
"A Panel Discussion on Property Rights"
Alan Taylor
Dolores Michaels
Charlie Curtis
Rep. Jack Hoogendyk
Russ Harding
Director of the Property Rights Network
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
The Lansing Center
333 E. Michigan Avenue, Lansing
The Lansing Center is connected to the Radisson by a covered walkway.
Lunch is provided at no charge, with reservation.
Property rights in Michigan are being steadily eroded by overregulation. Through regulatory takings, government is restricting the use of property so severely that a commercial or residential lot can be rendered virtually useless. This is occurring with such frequency in Michigan that the Mackinac Center's Property Rights Network was formed to document regulatory abuses at both the state and local levels, as well as to equip Michigan residents to fight for their property rights.
The panel discussion will feature three Michigan property owners whose businesses have been negatively impacted by the actions of state and local governments. Alan Taylor, owner of high-tech medical devices manufacturer Hart Enterprises, said he may be forced to move his company to another state because the Department of Environmental Quality will not allow him to expand a parking lot on less than an acre of land that retains water for a few weeks every year.
Also participating will be Dolores Michaels, whose King of the Wind Farms has incurred hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees in battles with township officials and the DEQ; Charlie Curtis, whom the DEQ has prevented from developing a 1.1 acre parcel of commercially zoned land that is adjacent to a McDonald's Restaurant and a highway; and Rep. Jack Hoogendyk, Vice Chair of the House Government Operations Committee, who will bring a legislative perspective on protecting private property rights.
The luncheon begins promptly at noon. To make reservations for yourself and your guests, please call the Mackinac Center at 989-631-0900 by 5 p.m. on May 30.
The Purpose of the Issues & Ideas Forum
The nature of the legislative process is such that public policy debates are often framed by specific constituencies and political pragmatism rather than by sound principles. On occasion, these principles are most effectively conveyed by a single case study. By offering a forum for wide-ranging discussion, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy hopes to broaden the debate to include theoretical and philosophical ideals — and how to achieve them. The best interests of Michigan citizens can be served only when legislation incorporates our best understanding of legal, economic, psychological, moral and scientific principles.

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It's finals.
You've got way too much to do in a day, and the anxiety about exams or papers is throwing you off balance. You know that you should be exercising, eating right, and relaxing whenever possible, but there's just no time for that, right?
Wrong. This is the time to be mindful, said Michael Stonebreaker '98, Associate Director for Academic Advising and Programming. Stonebreaker leads the UC Hastings Meditation Group, which regularly meets twice a week during the school year, and which is offering additional finals week meditation sessions.
"Stress is inevitable in the law school environment, whether you are a student, staff or faculty," said Stonebreaker. "How you deal with and respond to that stress can be your choice."
At a recent meditation group meeting, Gina Maria Mele, a neurobiologist and mindfulness instructor took students and staff through a few practical 5-minute meditations. "Try to focus on a time when you were really happy, and get ahold of that feeling deep in your body," she encouraged the group, as everyone relaxed and closed their eyes.
Continually bringing attention back to that stored up feeling of happiness -- even just for five minutes -- can have huge benefits, especially for productivity, Mele said. "I can have 20 things on my to-do list for the day, and not think I can get even half of it done. But if I meditate in the morning, it calms my sympathetic nervous system, and I'm able to focus with much more effectiveness and get it all done. I wish I had these tools when I was in graduate school," she said.
Mele also emphasized that the brain is like a muscle that can get overworked and which needs rest, she explained. "Like athletes who train really hard and then take a week off from physical activity, we need to rest and recuperate our brains while preparing for exams or writing papers for long stretches," she said.
For the next week, students can also generate those warm fuzzy feelings by attending dog therapy sessions in the library (offered by the SPCA), getting a massage or joining a yoga class. Student Services is also offering nutritious study break snacks. Check the Events Listing for times and locations. Good luck!


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Landy Wang - Windows Memory Manager
So if the VMM is so smart, when will Internet Explorer NOT leak memory? One of the most aggravating things about IE is that it steadily expands to fill all available memory, degrading the system over time. This is true for IE7 and IE8 and is clearly observable in Task Manager. Exiting all instances of IE doesn't free it all and eventually the only solution is to reboot.


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The Koryak today. Credits
Koryak Dancer.
Dancing was an important part of Koryak social and religious life, and special costumes were created for this purpose. This man is wearing a reindeer skin coat ornamented with tassles and embroidered designs; the spots may represent stars. This garment may have belonged to an Aliutor shaman. Leggings and boots are decorated with Venetian trade beads.
Click in the left side of the picture for the previous culture, or on the right for the next mannequin.
|Cultural affinities between Native Siberians and Native Alaskans go far beyond the Bering Strait area. Anthropologists
have found striking parallels between the myths, rituals, and dwelling types of the Koryak - inhabitants of the Kamchatka Peninsula -
and those of Tlingit, Tsimshian, and other Native peoples of America's Northwest Coast.
The central figure of Koryak mythology is Big-Raven (Quikil or Quikinnaqu), who appears as the first man, the father and protector of the Koryak, as well as a powerful shaman and a supernatural being. As the Great Transformer of the world, Big-Raven presides at every shamanistic ceremony. Almost all Koryak myths and folktales deal with the life, travels, adventures, and tricks of Big-Raven and his family. About 80 percent of those episodes have parallels in the mythology of the Northwest Coast indigenous peoples.
These similarities have led researchers to seek ancient cultural connections or even a common origin for these peoples separated by the North Pacific. Koryak (as well as neighboring Itelmen and Chukchi) were once called "Americanoids" and were thought to be return migrants from America to Siberia, after the initial peopling of the New World.
Although this hypothesis lacks proof beyond similarities in myths and beliefs, Koryak-Northwest Coast affinities are still a key subject for research.


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When you store critical business information in an Excel worksheet, you may at times need to allow more than one person to edit the data simultaneously. Excel normally doesn't allow multiple users to edit the same workbook, but you can get around this restriction using a shared workbook. Shared workbooks can be saved on your local network and accessed from Excel on the desktop, or they can be stored on Microsoft's SkyDrive, where users can edit in the Excel Web app.
Excel Desktop App
Open the workbook and make any final changes to the design and structure of the workbook so that it's ready for use. Once you share the document, you won't be able to add or change many features such as tables, drawings, cell merging, data validation and hyperlinks.
Select the "Review" tab and then click the "Share Workbook" command in the Changes section of the ribbon. The Share Workbook dialog box opens.
Check the box next to "Allow Changes by More Than One User at the Same Time."
Click "OK" to save the settings. Excel prompts you to save the workbook.
Save the workbook to a shared location on the network or on Microsoft's SkyDrive. When you open the shared workbook you can edit it just like normal. If you try to save a change that conflicts with a change already saved by another user, Excel alerts you to the conflict and gives you the option of either keeping the other change or using your own. Other users' changes won't appear in the workbook until you save the file.
Excel Web App
Open the workbook in the Excel desktop app and make any final changes to the design and structure of the workbook so that it's ready for use.
Save the workbook to Microsoft's SkyDrive. Click "File," Save As" and then "SkyDrive." Select a location and click "Save." You must be signed in to your Microsoft account.
Share the location of the workbook with the other users. Click "File," "Share" and then select a method for sharing. Click "Invite People" to send a link to other users via email. Alternatively, click "Get a Sharing Link," then click "Create a Link" next to "Edit Link" to display a URL.
Click on the link in the email or enter the URL into a browser to open the workbook in the Excel Web app. Multiple users can edit the workbook at the same time in their browsers by clicking the "Edit in Browser" command on the app's toolbar. The changes are saved immediately after you leave a cell. The app will not allow you to edit a workbook, however, if it is open in a desktop version of Excel.
- Information in this article applies to Excel 2013 and Excel 2010. It may vary slightly or significantly with other versions.
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As children, most of us are taught that we need to visit the dentist twice a year to ensure that our teeth, gums, and mouths remain healthy and to prevent decay and other oral health problems.
Unfortunately, many adults forget this lesson and neglect making regular visits to the dental office. In too many cases, this leads to tooth loss and other serious (and often costly) dental repairs.
What Happens During a Dental Exam?
During a dental examination, your dentist will check not only your teeth, but also the health of your entire mouth. The following procedures can be combined as part of a thorough dental examination:
Tooth Examination
Your dentist or hygienist will use a small mirror and a pick to inspect every tooth. The mirror helps your examiner be sure that the teeth are inspected from every angle, while the pick may be used to test the strength of your enamel, detect cavities, or to seek out fillings that may need to be replaced.
Periodontal examination
It is a little-known fact that most American adults suffer from some degree of periodontal (gum) disease. When caught in their earliest stages, most forms of gum disease are easily treatable, but when gum disease is allowed to progress, it may lead to tooth loss or even bone loss.
Your dentist will gently examine for gum discoloration, swelling, and "pockets," areas where the gums pull away from the teeth because of bacteria.
Oral cancer screening
The American Dental Association reports that only about one-half of patients diagnosed with oral cancer survive for more than five years. Oral cancer may appear as a white or red spot in the mouth, and may be very difficult to detect with the naked eye.
Some dentists employ the ViziLite® or VELscope® Cancer Screening system to detect cancer in its earliest stages, and if you feel you may be especially susceptible to this ailment, it would be a good idea to schedule an appointment with a dentist who features such cutting-edge technology.
Head and neck examination
Your dentist may palpate the glands in your neck, including the salivary glands found beneath your chin and jaw, to detect any abnormalities. Inspection of the skull where the jaw bones meet is also a part of this examination, as it may help your dentist diagnose TMJ disorder or other occlusal (bite) problems you may not be aware of.


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STATE – Volunteers passionate about cleaner lakes, rivers and oceanfronts here in New Jersey, and around the world, are needed on Sept. 15 to assist in the planet's largest volunteer clean-up for waterway and ocean health.
New Jersey area volunteers are asked to take part in this world-class event by joining a confirmed clean-up effort, or coordinating their own, and registering by the Sept. 1 deadline. Individuals and groups — including township officials, residents, businesses and frequent visitors to the state ? can register at www.njclean.org.
Hosted locally by New Jersey Clean Community Council (NJCCC), the Ocean Conservancy's annual International Coastal Cleanup event has motivated 8.5 million people – including those from New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania – in more than 100 countries to cross nearly 300,000 miles to collect more than 144 million pounds of trash from the world's waterways since 1986.
In 2011, in the New Jersey area alone, 3,407 volunteers pulled 53,474 pounds of garbage along 104.88 miles of coast. Those successes are expected to multiply on Sept. 15, according to Sandy Huber, executive director, NJCCC.
"Already dozens of New Jersey's environmentally-aware mayors, county coordinators, community groups, and hundreds of individuals have responded to NJCCC's call-to-action to contribute to this high-profile event, with excitement and volunteerism building for this 26th annual clean-up much earlier than years prior," Huber reported. "But many more volunteers still are needed to make this day a milestone success."
The focus of International Coastal Clean-up Day is as much on inland and urban waterways as it is on New Jersey's shores, since a piece of trash dropped in Morristown, Trenton or elsewhere can end up in our ocean, Huber said: "We all are connected to this growing litter issue, and must take action, no matter where someone drops or sees trash in the New Jersey area."
Clean-up sites already confirmed for Sept. 15 and through October include Camden's waterfront, Laurence Harbor Beachfront in Old Bridge, beach and bay in Atlantic City and Brigantine, Belmar, Cape May Point. The expanding list of targeted sites can be accessed at the NJCCC's International Coast Clean-up website page. NJCCC will provide the official bags for trash and recyclables as well as gloves, data cards and other materials to registered volunteers.
Any groups interested in coordinating their own clean-up site as part of this high-profile event – or anytime during the year – should contact NJCCC; officials there will assist groups in gaining any required approvals from the local authorities.
More specific information and clean-up day guidelines for municipalities, team captains and volunteers also may be found at the NJCCC website.
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Color Traffic
In Color Traffic your job is to divert traffic in the order that the colors dictate. You will have road signs that will indicate to you what color cars should be driving on them. There will be arrows on another road sign that you will have to click to indicate whether you want the next car to go in a certain direction. Make sure you switch the arrow before the car hits the intersection. If you put the wrong color through, it will make your number go up. The goal is to get the numbers of each color to go down so you hit zero and can move to the next level. Good luck and have fun!
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My First Time with Another Malebymelsdad©
I was 21 years old, my sex life to that time had been miserable, I hadn't begun puberty until I was almost 16, by then of course, it was all I could think of, but getting any, was a different story.
It was the 1960's and the world hadn't yet reached the free love stage. The pill wasn't something everyone could get hold of and condoms took a lot of courage to purchase, with the result, girls weren't all that keen to take any risks. Well that's how it was in my part of the world anyway.
I recall dreaming about naked women, obsessing about being with a girl, but despite all attempts, it simply wasn't happening for me. I'd managed the odd grope, even one attempt at the ripe old age of 19, which was over before it started. You can imagine how frustrated I was.
One evening I'd driven into the City to pick up my girlfriend who'd been working late. I'd arrived early and was sitting in my car listening to the radio whilst I waited, when an older, very well dressed man, approached me. He asked directions and I tried to explain how to get to where he wanted to go, but it was a bit too complex, so as I was early and it wasn't that far, I offered to take him there.
He got into the car, he asked me what I was doing, I explained and he then started to ask me very personal questions about my girlfriend and myself. I looked at him, but being young and very naïve, I decided he was way too old for sex and thought he was just trying to be cool with the way the conversation was going, so I decided to humour him. I've reflected on that decision a lot, I guess when you're 21, anyone over 30 looks 60 and I suppose that was my first mistake.
The conversation went to lesbians, he told me a story about two lesbians licking each others butts, but to a young innocent person, with absolutely no real sexual experience, other than wanking, and dreaming, that story to me, at the time, was gross.
He then asked me if I went off. Thinking he wanted to know if I could fight and now becoming suspicious of him and where he'd asked me to take him, I answered yes, believing it would make him reconsider, if he was actually planning any kind of assault.
The next thing I knew, he'd put his hand on my crutch. I got a shock, but at the same time, my whole body became excited. My heart began to race, my mind started to become very worried, as I began to realise what was happening, but my sex starved cock betrayed any hope I had of convincing him I wasn't enjoying it. I feared being caught, being called a homo, yet I wanted him to continue.
I couldn't believe an old man would want to do this, yet I'd already reached a stage of excitement where I simply couldn't, and didn't, want him to stop, I wanted what he was doing so much. I searched for somewhere to stop, somewhere we couldn't be caught, but somewhere he could finish what he'd started with me.
I saw a dark alley, swung the car into it and stopped. The old man was loving my inability to do anything other than submit, he was saying things like "he's going to cum, he loves it" My mind was still racing, I was so confused, so excited, so ashamed, I didn't really know what to think, but I knew I wanted him to keep going.
I undid my jeans, pushed them to my knees, releasing my hard, throbbing, cock into his eager fist and thrilled to the feel of his soft skin on my now fully exposed hard on. This was to be my first time with anyone doing such a thing to me and I loved it.
He began to ask me if he could suck me, but fearing disease, I said no. He kept working my cock with his experienced fist so that I was absolutely, hopelessly his.
I knew it wasn't acceptable at the time, but there was no way I could stop him, I simply didn't want to. My heart was almost thumping itself out of my chest, I'd never been so aroused, I thrust my virgin cock into his fist, I thrilled to his touch, whilst at the same time, terrified someone would see us. What a dilemma. Ecstasy and the fear of hell, all at the same time.
It wasn't long before I could feel myself beginning to cum, he was desperate to put me in his mouth, but I was way too scared. What we were doing was bad enough, how could I explain a venereal disease, let alone getting it from a male. Remember, I was very naïve. Times were different then.
He wasn't pushy, he accepted my wishes and continued to almost melt me with his delicious attention to my bursting cock, and soon I began to explode. Oh my God! I came so very hard, he loved that I came, he was so excited, I was feeling thrilled, violated, fearful, shamed, excited all at the same time.
He began to say he was sorry, but, by then I'd become so afraid, so confused, by what I'd just done, I panicked and in my very confused state, pushed him from my car, before quickly driving away.
I'm 57 now and I've never had a bigger thrill since. I often recall it and always get hard when I do. I wish I'd had the wisdom I have today, back then. I'd have gone back to the same place the following night and willingly let him thrill me, again and again.
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Helterennet has start and finish in the center of Rauland, at the brink of Hardangervidda and extends 42 km in a fantastic skiing terrain.
The race is classic skiing.
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Records fall as Bisons score 27 runs, crush Syracuse
SYRACUSE — In an outburst unmatched in its 28 seasons of modern-era Triple-A baseball, the Buffalo Bisons rewrote their record book with a 27-9 romp past the Syracuse Chiefs om Thursday afternoon at NBT Bank Stadium.
Buffalo's modern era dates to 1985 and the Herd broke its record for runs (set in a 25-13 win over Rochester in 2004) and hits (26, in a 10-inning win at Indianapolis in 1985). The 18-run margin was two better than the previous record of 16 set last year in a 17-1 win over Toledo.
International League single-game marks go back only to 1973 and the league says it has no record of a team collecting more runs or hits in any game to that point.
The Bisons took advantage of a 19-mph wind blowing out to left field to compile the following roll call of individual accomplishments before a crowd of 3,214:
• St. Francis product Jim Negrych became the first Buffalo player to hit for the cycle since Justin Turner went 6 for 6 in the 2010 season finale at Rochester.
• Outfielder Moises Sierra went 6 for 6, joining Turner as the only 6-for-6 men in the modern era. Prior to Turner, no Buffalo player had six hits in a game since 1936.
• First baseman Luis Jimenez went 5 for 7 with a home run and eight RBIs, one shy of the franchise mark.
• Left fielder Ryan Langerhans pounded two homers and drove in six runs. Langerhans and Sierra tied the franchise mark by scoring five runs.
Negrych went 4 for 7 and raised his batting average to .515, which leads all of affiliated baseball. He tripled in the first, singled in the fourth, doubled in the fifth and completed his cycle with a home run in the sixth.
Sierra had three shots at a home run to also hit for the cycle but did not connect on any long balls.
Since 1995, only two IL teams – the 1997 Toledo Mud Hens and the 2007 Louisville Bats – have had two cycles in an entire year, let alone in a game.
The Bisons batted around four times, highlighted by a 10-run seventh that tied their modern-era mark for runs in an inning and turned a 13-9 game into a blowout.
Sierra had two singles in the inning, which also featured a two-run homer from Langerhans and a three-run shot by Jimenez.
Buffalo also had a five-run first and a five-run fourth, and a four-run ninth. Negrych led off the game with a triple to right and scored on a Sierra triple. Andy LaRoche added a two-run homer in the first.
Two-run singles by Jimenez and Josh Thole keyed the outburst in the fourth.
Manager Marty Brown earned his 246th career win with Buffalo, tying current New York Mets skipper Terry Collins for second on the franchise's list behind Brian Graham (253).
The Bisons raised their team batting average to .333 after collecting 29 hits on Thursday. They posted their first five-home run game since June 28, 2010 at Charlotte. Buffalo finished with 13 extra-base hits.
Reliever Bobby Korecky scooped up the win as he improved to 2-0. He allowed two runs and three hits over three innings.
The win completed a four-game series sweep on the road, Buffalo's first since 2004, the last time the Herd won the Governors' Cup as IL champions.
The Bisons hit the bus right after the game for a drive to Allentown, Pa., where they will start another four-gamer against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs tonight at 7 (Radio 1520 AM).
The next home game is Tuesday night at 6 against the defending IL champion Pawtucket Red Sox.


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Goodyear Tires Selected for 2013 Ford Fusion Models
The Ford Motor Company has selected tires from The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: GT) as key original equipment fitments for various models of the 2013 Ford Fusion.
The standard tire fitment for the all-new Fusion 'S' model is Goodyear's fuel-efficient tire, Assurance Fuel Max, in size 215/60R16. Other tire fitments for the exciting new Fusion include the Goodyear Eagle LS-2 in a 235/45R18 size – standard for the Fusion SE with Appearance Package and the Fusion Titanium, and optional for the Fusion SE Base and Luxury models.
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'I've been riding for a long time on this bicycle of mine. I've been coming now for 14 years with it. I only ride this bike. It helps me a lot this bicycle of mine. There where I go I ride my bike. I bought this bike at the shop where they sell old stuff, I found it there. I paid R75 for it - it was an old bike, but I'm still riding it. I love this bike... baie. I'm going to make turn in town now, then I'm going back to where I live. Then I can do some odd little jobs at home. But first I'll rest a bit - it's time to tjaila soon.'


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In the insatiable quest for natural resources, humans are searching further and deeper into the earth, threatening to unleash monsters thought to be long gone...
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Art : Eric Henninot, Milan Jovanovic
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I was so damn entertained I couldn't stop reading. The writing is bananas and the art is just plain awesome. This is like Jaws meets Heavy Metal comics. I hope they make more. Forces of Geek
Put simply this is the kind of comic to become utterly lost within and would be worthy of the term "unputdownable" if such a word existed. SciFiNow
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More than a third of people being reassessed for incapacity benefit have been found to be capable of some form of work, the Government has said.
Of almost 140,000 people reassessed between December 2011 and February 2012, 36% were found fit for work.
The Department for Work and Pensions said they will get help to move into employment through Jobcentre Plus and the Work Programme.
Employment minister Mark Hoban said: "The old incapacity benefit system condemned too many people to a life on benefits without any hope of ever going back to work. This was simply wrong.
"By reassessing everyone for employment and support allowance we can help thousands of people move from benefits and back into work if they are capable while giving unconditional support to those who need it.
"I am under no illusion, however, that many face a difficult journey back into employment and we know this may take time.
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- "Oil Exports and the Iranian Economy," with Kamiar Mohaddes and M. Hashem Pesaran, The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, December 2013, 53.3: 221-237.
- "Gender, Education, Family Structure, and the Allocation of Labor in Iran," with Parastoo Shajari, Middle East Development Journal, December 2012, 4.2.
- Veiled Employment: Islamism and a Political Economy of Women's Employment in Iran, with Roksana Bahramitash, Syracuse University Press, 2011.
- "Iranian Economy in the Twentieth Century: A Global Perspective," with M. Hashem Pesaran, Iranian Studies, 2009, 42.2: 177-211.
- Diversity in Economic Growth, with Gary McMahon and Lyn Squire in Gary McMahon, Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2009.
- "Is the World Flat? Differential Regulation of Domestic and Foreign-Owned Firms," with Elizabeth
Asiedu, The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2008, 48.2-3: 389-411.
- "Institutions, Infrastructure, and Economic Growth," with Maria Teresa Ramirez, Journal of Development Economics, vol. 70 (2003), 443– 477.
- "Ownership Structure in Foreign Direct Investment Projects," with Elizabeth Asiedu, Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 83 (2001), 647-662.
- "A Model of Efficiency Wages as a Signal of Firm Value," with L. Arvan, International Economic Review, vol. 34 (1993), 503-524.
- "Effort Observability and Worker Productivity: Towards an Explanation of Economic Dualism," with Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Economic Journal, vol. 99 (1989), 818-836.


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South Wales Police had contacted Interpol and the Indian authorities in an attempt to trace missing factory worker Alun Jones, from Maesteg.
The 49-year-old, who is divorced with one son, left his home on January 6 for a trip to the Trivandrum area of India but failed to board his return flight on January 21.
His family became increasingly concerned and contacted police.
A spokesman for South Wales Police said: "Mr Jones has contacted his family by telephone.
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The famously contrarian critic shouted out a few things.
Last night, at the 77th annual New York Film Critics Circle Awards, we asked Aaron Sorkin whether he'd ever gotten a review so withering that it brought tears to his eyes. "No one's ever made me cry," he said, then laughed and added, "Sometimes Armond White. Yeah. If I get a positive review from Armond, I think, Wait, what's happened?" That certainly didn't happen last year, when the famously contrarian film critic hosted the NYFCC ceremony and used the opportunity to further lacerate films and directors he didn't like, including the Sorkin-penned The Social Network. This year, White didn't have the hosting gig to make his opinions known, but he shouted out his opinions and non sequiturs from the crowd nevertheless, yelling "The Good Shepherd!" while Robert De Niro was speaking and shouting the name of the second black actress to be nominated for an Oscar — "Ethel Waters!" — twice while Viola Davis was on the stage. At least one star got White's love, though: After Brad Pitt went to take a smoke break accompanied by Sorkin, Angelina Jolie, and a big security detail, Armond White ran up to the group to introduce himself to the Moneyball actor.


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TRANMERE ROVERS manager Brian Little strongly defended his team's performance in the goalless draw at Barnsley in the face of angry criticism from a small number of travelling supporters.
Little (right) crossed the pitch to speak to the fans at the end of the Oakwell stalemate.
He said afterwards: "I was a little bit disappointed that a few supporters had a chew at me.
"It's the first time it has happened since a came here and perhaps it was to be expected at some stage.
"They were disappointed we had not won the game. I told them we are doing our best.
"The one thing they can't do is criticise our players for lack of effort. They gave it everything. If they want to criticise me for the tactics, then that's OK."
Rovers operated with just one striker on Saturday as Little deployed five players across the midfield to counter Barnsley's diamond formation.
Little said: "The tactics we worked on all week stood us in good stead. Overall, I was pleased with the performance.
"We were concerned about the way Barnsley play the diamond formation, changed things to counter it and stuck with it. I'm reasonably pleased with a point."
The result left Rovers with a record of three draws and one defeat on the road in League One against a 100% return of points from three games at Prenton Park.
Little added: "At the moment we are perhaps making too much about not winning an away game. We are after all unbeaten in six league games.
"We are not going to win the league in two months.
"I would like to think the majority of supporters believe we are going in the right direction. I can under-stand the frustration of some but if we have to do what we did today to get a result, then you just have to accept the bruises."
Rovers can claim a place in the top three tomorrow night if they win their game in hand against Oldham at Prenton Park.
Little said: "I think a lot of teams in this division would gladly swap places with us and I think a lot would gladly swap squads."
The manager picked out striker Calvin Zola for special praise and also had words of encouragement for youngster Steve Jennings, a surprise selection in mid-field.
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Boldly, Ed Snider will forever stand stoic and distinguished overlooking the empire he created — an iconic portrayal of a pioneer entrepreneur who exuded authority and resolve.
A statue commemorating the late Flyers founder and Comcast Spectacor chairman was unveiled Thursday, facing the southwest corner of Broad Street between the Wells Fargo Center and the previous location of The Spectrum, his two homes away from home.
"Not just the likeness but the character of Dad is so incredibly real in this sculpture that it's almost scary," Snider's oldest daughter Lindy Snider said. "You can see his focused and determined look and that drive in him, and we kids always called it 'The Eye.' And believe me, it was very scary."
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The ceremony was attended by an impressive list of dignitaries, including a long list of "Broad Street Bullies," Hockey Hall of Famers and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.
"He was a consummate ball of energy," Bettman said. "Ironically, his memory will stand here idly for us all to see and to remember because he was a man who was constantly, constantly in motion, and that's how I will always think of him and remember him."
Philadelphia will now remember him always in the perfect spot.
"Ed Snider was a visionary," Flyers president Paul Holmgren said. "What a fitting place for the Mr. Snider statue to be on this piece of property where he can overlook his building here, The Spectrum was behind him, and this area he envisioned — that he built for all of us."
For the city of Philadelphia, it has an equivalency to the Blarney Stone. Snider's family requested the inclusion of a Stanley Cup ring on Snider's finger so fans could pay tribute to the legendary owner by rubbing the ring as a good luck charm.
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Unintentionally, but certainly symbolic, Snider has his back turned to the direction of New York, home to the Rangers team he and so many of the players despised for decades.
"We all hated the Rangers in those days, probably still do," Bob Clarke said with a laugh. "It's a beautiful statue. It represents him so well, everything that he stood for and accomplished."
From Clarke to Bernie Parent hoisting the Stanley Cup, to Gary Dornhoefer's legendary goal in the 1973 Stanley Cup Playoffs to Kate Smith singing "God Bless America," all of those statues located throughout the sports complex wouldn't exist today if it wasn't for Snider's dogged determination to bring the game of hockey to the Delaware Valley in the 1960s.
Dillsburg, Pennsylvania's Chad Fisher commissioned the 1,300-pound bronze statue that stands on a three-foot granite base, and over the last seven weeks it became a labor of love, working endlessly seven days a week, 12 hours a day to ensure the project's completion.
"You're closing in and everything needs to be solidified and you've got to look over everything," Fisher said. "It gets very intense in the end."
Three and a half years ago, the 34-year-old Fisher unveiled his meticulous representation of former Flyers head coach Fred "The Fog" Shero located just outside XFINITY Live! right off Ed Snider Way. One man called upon to create a likeness of the two most influential figures in the 51-year history of the Flyers franchise.
"We had a chance to meet with Mr. Snider during the Fred Shero unveiling, and he was so gracious to my family and I, especially my kids," Fisher said. "This was more than just a statue. It was really a chance to do this for someone who meant something, not only to this city, but to me and my family. He really gave us our start."
For then general managers Clarke and Holmgren, who strived to bring "one more cup" to Snider, they know the chairman would be proud of the team current GM Ron Hextall has assembled behind an organizational approach that has been radically amended over the past few years.
"It's not only a terrific honor, but it's fitting and somehow it's comforting," Lindy Snider said. "There's no doubt in my mind that he's been watching over us all along anyway, and Paul, especially you. He wants a Stanley Cup, and the pressure's on and you're not off the hook."
And now there's a likeness of Mr. Snider that will forever serve as that constant reminder.


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This song goes out to all the propositions out there
Excerpt of column by Patt Morrison in the LA Times, February 22, 2000
Political sing-alongs were as outdated as "Happy Days are Here Again," but now the California Voter Foundation has on its Web site an animated tune, "The Proposition Song," romping through every measure on the March 7 ballot, like:
"Prop Twelve is a bond act, it helps parks
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" Then Prop Thirteen--not that Thirteen; that was nineteen seventy-eight."
"It's the Proposition Song! Let's all be singing along! Cuz the ballot is too darn long!"
CVF founder Kim Alexander is the tunesmith and lyricist; the ditty will never get her into ASCAP, but it can be found at http://www.calvoter.org, tra la tra la.
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I understand why they're doing it -- but this change in the Smokey Bear slogan is troubling nonetheless.
Quick -- what was the old slogan?
You know the answer:
"Remember, only YOU can prevent forest fires."
I understand why they're doing it -- but this change in the Smokey Bear slogan is troubling nonetheless.
Quick -- what was the old slogan?
You know the answer:
"Remember, only YOU can prevent forest fires."
It was one of the great slogans in the history of American advertising. You had a loveable pitchman -- Smokey Bear; you had a national problem: forests catching on fire; you had a strong piece of good advice that put the responsibility on every U.S. citizen.
From newspaper ads to cartoon shorts at drive-in movie theaters (and even the cover of Newsweek), Smokey preached his message. Perfect phrase, perfect plea, perfect wording.
It has now been revised. The new Smokey Bear slogan is: "Only YOU can prevent wildfires." The reason is that "wildfires" is scarier and more descriptive than "forest fires." A forest fire sounds like something that happens hundreds of miles from you; a wildfire sounds like something racing in your direction so that it can kill you.
Studies indicated that the average adult didn't think he or she would or could ever start a wildfire. The old Smokey Bear campaign -- devised during World War II -- had evolved into something that most people considered to be directed at children. "Only YOU can prevent wildfires" sounds more adult than "Remember, only YOU can prevent forest fires."
One of the people responsible for the new slogan -- Brad B. McCormick -- was quoted as saying of the new Smokey campaign: "It's much grittier and darker."
Forest fires, with their smoke, have always had more than their share of grit and darkness, but this moves Smokey in a new direction. Smokey now differentiates between a "good fire" and a "bad fire," and talks about how starting controlled fires can reduce the danger of huge wildfires -- while, even if it is true, is a gigantic leap from the old Smokey. The old Smokey would shed a tear at the idea of someone dropping a match in the forest; the new Smokey is open to the idea of helpful fires.
It's all understandable. But what a new competitor to Smokey -- something called Reddy Squirrel -- is telling Americans ...
Well, you would think that what Reddy Squirrel is saying would put Smokey in a fighting mood.
Reddy Squirrel, created by the group Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics, tells this to Americans:
"No one can prevent forest fires."
This is quite a leap.
"Remember, only YOU can prevent forest fires" was like a call to vigilance -- a rallying cry to each citizen. Smokey was saying he needed our help.
But "No one can prevent forest fires"?
To be fair, there is a reason for those words. The message is: Be ready. We're fooling ourselves if we really think that, for all our good intentions, we can prevent forest fires. According to Reddy Squirrel, they're going to happen no matter what. So the best plan is to prepare for them -- they're coming, whether we want them or not.
Yet those words have a sour ring. During World War II, when Smokey was just getting started, another famous phrase was: "Loose lips sink ships." Meaning that if people talked too much about troop movements, the enemy might overhear.
Back then, someone might have come up with an alternate slogan -- "Loose lips don't sink ships, torpedoes do, so be ready" -- but the slogan would have been rejected. Americans liked the idea that if they worked on being quiet, they could save the lives of the troops. They liked the responsibility. The same way they liked the idea that they -- only they -- could prevent forest fires.
It was probably to be expected that in this new era Smokey Bear would not only change his tune, but get some younger competition, although no one would have predicted that the competition would come from a jaded squirrel.
Still, the squirrel's "No one can prevent forest fires" is a pretty downbeat message to be sending out. It is the forest-fire equivalent of: "You can't win." Which, while dark and gritty, doesn't exactly stir the human heart, never mind the heart of an old and endearing bear.
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I've been playing Poppy for a bit now, experimenting with all the builds for her and have been so impressed by this under-rated champion that I had to write a guide for her. Of all the builds that exist for Poppy, the AP build is by far the most fun and devastating to play. I know many Poppy players swear by their Crit or Tank build, but until you have at least tried the AP build you cannot ignore it.
Poppy has a unique play style compared to other champions. The goal of an anti-carry is to zone in on the threatening targets to your team and terminate them before they can cause any harm. I am speaking about all those squishes out there; Rhyze, Annie, Ashe, Master Yi, Janna, Soraka, etc.
I know what you are thinking, Poppy? Really? You better believe it. Many people will tell you that the best choice for an anti-carry is either Akali or Kassadin, with the ability to phase towards their target for the kill, but I guarantee you that Poppy can get the job done so much better. Not only will Poppy drop the target in mere seconds, but with her ultimate she will do it without becoming damaged and can then focus on other threats with her team. Diplomatic Immunity can arguably be called one of the most OP abilities in the game for just this reason.
One of the highest burst damage combos in the game.
Valiant Fighter makes Poppy tough to bring down.
Diplomatic Immunity prevents interference from other enemies.
Terrible farmer.
Heroic Charge can place you in a bad situation.
Relies on good teamwork in early game.
Valiant Fighter (Passive): Any damage dealt to Poppy that exceeds 10% of her current health is reduced by 50%. This does not reduce damage from structures.
No, this ability will not save you when you find yourself stuck between all 5 enemy champs. What it does do, is that it presents your target from beating you down with high amounts of damage before you can finish your job.
Devastating Blow (Q): Poppy crushes her opponent, dealing attack damage plus a flat amount and 8% of her target's max health as magic damage. The bonus damage cannot exceed a threshold based on rank.
This is the ability that will be producing the majority of your damage. The problem that you will find with it is the rather long cool down, making your damage come in short bursts rather than being a constant stream. We will want to reduce this cool down as much as possible with our runes, masteries and items to about 2-3s by the time we reach lvl18.
Paragon of Demacia (W): (Passive): Upon being hit or attacking an enemy, Poppy's armor and damage are increased for 5 seconds. This effect can stack 10 times. (Active): Poppy gains max stacks of Paragon of Demacia and her movement speed is increased for 5 seconds.
Always take at least one rank in this before you reach lvl6. This ability is great for retreating after a nuke or chasing down a target until you can get into range to charge.
Heroic Charge (E): Poppy charges at an enemy and carries them further. The initial impact deals a small amount of damage, and if they collide with terrain, her target will take a high amount of damage and be stunned.
In my experience, this ability is often poorly used. Part of playing Poppy is to know how to properly setup a charge in order to maximize your damage and stun your target. You do not want to rush your charge, line yourself properly before launching at your target.
Heroic Charge can also be used as a method to retreat from a bad situation. Charging at an enemy minion that is out of range from your enemy is almost as useful as Flash.
Diplomatic Immunity (R): Poppy focuses intently on a single target, dealing increased damage to them. Poppy is immune to any damage and abilities from enemies other than her target.
This ultimate is what makes Poppy the anti-carry that she is. Increasing your damage by 40% will make any squishy poop his pants. On top of that, you cannot be damaged or targeted by other enemies for 6s, more than enough time to get your job done.
This is also a great escape skill as well, and what I most often use it for. Instead of using this on your focus, use it on the enemy with the lowest attack damage, likely a tank, and high tail it out of there after you drop your focus.
Because of my play style, I tend to get the first rank at lvl6 and wait to get the last two ranks at lvl17 and lvl18.
Of all the summoner spells that work well with this build, my personal preference is for Exhaust and Ghost. Exhaust makes sure that your target can't get away if you were unable to kill them with your combo. Ghost is always great to have and I prefer it over Flash, which is also acceptable. Ghost plus Paragon of Demecia makes sure that no one can outrun you.
Ignite (Increased damage if used with Diplomatic Immunity)
The goal of these rune and masteries are to provide additional health and dodge for early game to survive and reduction of cool downs for late game for the shortest possible time for your cool down of Devastating Blow.
Out of the gate, grab a SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL and 2x HEALTH POTION. Poppy has a rather weak starting mana pool and the SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL helps out a lot to make sure you have enough mana available to Heroic Charge and Devastating Blow when needed in the early levels.
On your first trip back, you will want to have enough gold with you to upgrade your SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL into a SHEEN. The +20 AP on the SHEEN combined with the passive will give your Devastating Blow a noticeable oomph. If you were lucky enough to get an early kill or two, you should also try to buy your BOOTS OF SPEED.
Until now, this is the cookie-cutter of most all Poppy builds. Now, let's start down the path to the AP Poppy.
When choosing your boots, it is sometimes situational but the best choice is to upgrade into SORCERER'S SHOES. The MP on these boots will allow you to do almost true damage with your abilities, depending on the MR your enemies have.
Poppy has a good amount of survivability, and because of this I almost always pick up a MEJAI'S SOULSTEALER next. I like getting this earlier on, because with a good laning partner you can get a good couple of stacks going to beef up your AP for late game. Even if you can only manage to sustain 8-10 stacks, this is definitely worth the buy at only 1235 gold.
At this point in the game, you may find that you are struggling with gold; if that is the case I suggest you try to farm a bit. Poppy does really well with neutral creeps, and I highly suggest you kill them as often as possible. If you are not seeing the amount of gold that you need, though, I suggest the next item you purchase is the KAGE'S LUCKY PICK. You will need this later for the DEATHFIRE GRASP anyways.
At this point, you get to make a decision. You will likely be lvl11-lvl13 now. I usually always upgrade the SHEEN into a LICH BANE. LICH BANE is the bread and butter to this build and the shear amount of burst damage you will cause with your Devastating Blow is amazing. Your other option, which might be better if you had already purchased KAGE'S LUCKY PICK, is to make a DEATHFIRE GRASP. The active on the DEATHFIRE GRASP will become your opening ability when executing your burst combo, and like the LICH BANE, it is one of the primary items for this build.
Once you have both your LICH BANE and DEATHFIRE GRASP, the rest of the items become more situational. If you enemies are stack MR against you or you are just not making enough gold, grab a VOID STAFF. If you are having trouble with enemy casters, ABYSSAL SCEPTER. Melee DPS giving you trouble? Grab a THORNMAIL ARMOR. Feeling a little risqué and some money to spend? Try grabbing a HEXTECH GUNBLADE, which has a great active ability that is nice when Exhaust is still cooling down.
Rarely does a game go on beyond this point, but on those occasions that it does, I tend to look at some of these items.
Eventually, depending on how well I am doing and how much gold I have floating, I tend to try for a ZHONYA'S RING. The shear increase in AP from the ZHONYA'S RING will absolutely make your enemies cry when they see you at end game, easily bringing your AP total well over 500.
As mentioned before, your job as anti-carry is to drop threats quickly during a team fight. You will often find that you will need to initiated the fights, drop Diplomatic Immunity onto your target and then rush at them with the following combo DFG > Q > E. Most squishies will drop with just that but you may need to follow it up with an additional Q. I personally set my Devastating Blow up before I Heroic Charge, but that is up to you. Either way, the blow will happen after the charge.
Remember! If you are using Diplomatic Immunity on your focus for the increased damage, always use it BEFORE you fire your DFG. DI increases the damage from DFG, which is nice on targets with a larger health pool.


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W-G sweeps Perry in NWCC match
From staff reports
The Waynesfield-Goshen Tigers climbed over the .500 mark in conference play Thursday with a 3-0 sweep of the winless Perry Commodores in Northwest Central Conference varsity volleyball play in Lima.
The Tigers won Thursday by scores of 25-12, 25-18 and 25-18.
With the win, W-G moved to 2-8 overall and to 2-1 in NWCC matches.
"We played well tonight and played like a team," W-G varsity coach Caitlin Klima said Thursday.
For the Tigers, statistically, Linda-Carol Spencer and Chelsea Spencer each tallied four service points and four digs.
Sydney Buffenbarger had seven assists, while Emily Patton totaled three blocks.
W-G will next play Saturday in a non-league match against the Fairlawn Jets in Sidney.
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The Masters: Scott tops Cabrera in playoff
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Golf has been known to open gaping wounds in even its best practitioners, gashes no amount of sutures can close. Adam Scott bears the scars, long and jagged. Last summer, he led the British Open by four shots with four holes to play, and closed with four consecutive bogeys. He lost by one.
What, though, of the pain of an entire nation? There isn't an Australian who approaches the lead at the Masters who isn't asked about the heroes who came here, and failed, occasionally in excruciating fashion. Paging Greg Norman.
All of those emotions and characters entered the whirlpool that became the final hour of the final day of the 77th Masters. Scott's failures, Australia's failures, Norman's shadow, they all stood over a putt on the 10th green, unforgettable drama in the immediate past, an untold future for the man holding that ridiculous broomstick of a putter in the immediate future.
"I wasn't comfortable looking down there," Scott said.
Get comfortable now. When Scott's 12-foot putt settled squarely into the bottom of the cup, and all the indignities of the past – personal and patriotic – melted away. He thrust both hands to the sky, bent his back for emphasis and screamed through the raindrops. With that putt to beat Angel Cabrera in one of the best playoffs in the history of Augusta National Golf Club, Scott won the first major of his career and the first Masters for Australia – two accomplishments that had long been expected, but never realized.
"I'm a proud Australian," Scott said, "and I hope this sits really well back at home."
There's no question of that. Norman, of course, was a hero to Australians of Scott's generation, the reason so many took up the sport. But for all his talent and flair, he is defined by his tragedies here. In 1986, he bogeyed the 72nd hole, and lost by a shot to Jack Nicklaus. The following year, he was left at the side of the 11th green as Larry Mize chipped in for birdie, improbably ending their playoff. And in 1996, the worst: A six-shot lead on Sunday morning that somehow turned into a five-shot loss to Nick Faldo by Sunday night.
"He inspired a nation of golfers, anyone near to my age, older and younger," Scott said. "He was the best player in the world. He was an icon in Australia. Everything about the way he handled himself was incredible to have as a role model."
It took time to whittle the field down to the two characters who sorted it out.
Brandt Snedeker was on the cusp of salvaging a gutsy par at the 10th, one that would have pulled him within a shot of the lead, and he missed a two-foot downhill putt. He three-putted 11, and never recovered en route to 75 and a tie for sixth.
Tiger Woods, he of the two-stroke penalty and nagging controversy from Friday's second round, didn't have such a punch-in-the-gut moment, but instead died in dribs and drabs. He fell out of contention with two bogeys in a four-hole stretch on the front side, and couldn't claw back to truly apply pressure on the back. He finished four back, tied for fourth.
So it was left to Cabrera and Scott, each of whom had moments when it appeared he would gift-wrap it for others – Cabrera, when he somehow put his approach at the 13th into Rae's Creek, even though he was holding a one-shot lead, and Scott when he slid by an eminently makeable birdie putt at the 16th, a stroke that seemed destined to add to his scars.
But by the time they were done, there were no goats. Scott, playing in the penultimate group, came to the 18th green tied with Cabrera, a group behind, at 8 under. He faced a putt of just outside 20 feet, the putt any competitor here knows has won so many previous Masters.
"It's time for me to step up and see how much I want this," Scott said he thought to himself, and the guttural scream he unleashed when it fell in the hole showed just how much. He led by one.
Cabrera, in the fairway right then, saw the putt, heard the roar, watched the celebration. And he responded. His approach checked up all of 2½ feet from the pin. It was on.
Only beautiful golf remained. On the first playoff hole, the 18th again, both players fell short of the green. Both hit superlative chips. Both made par, and turned to the 10th.
"Going down the 10th fairway, it was almost deafening," Scott said. And when Scott followed Cabrera's exceptional approach shot with his own splendid response, Cabrera turned to Scott and gave him a thumbs-up. Scott responded in kind, respect – and even fun – somehow surfacing in the tension.
From there, only the putts remained.


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My Expat Network 点评
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While some VPN services market themselves as being suitable for a plethora of different uses, My Expat Network is clear in it's purpose: it's a service intended to help expats living abroad watch TV services from their old home countries. Unusually, the service is clearly split into two alternative services, one for UK access and one for the USA.
My Expat Network doesn't pretend to be "all things to all people," and support leaves much to be desired. However, it gets the basics right and performance is decent.
While some people use VPN services for anonymity or to bypass censorship, it's fair to say that probably the most common use is to access streaming media services from other countries. My Expat Network is quite upfront about this and markets its service purely as a means of accessing foreign TV services.
While it's fair to say that there are other services that do more, and others that do the same in a slightly more refined way, this doesn't change the fact that My Expat Network does what it sets out to do perfectly well. If it meets your requirements, it deserves a slot on your shortlist.
Packages & Pricing
As stated above, My Expat Network has a slightly unusual approach to selling its VPN package. Essentially, the UK and USA services are marketed and sold separately.
It's important to point this out, as many competing services sell all-in services with access to VPN servers in multiple countries for one price.
Prices vary slightly depending on the service you choose:
The UK service, as shown above, costs £5 per month for PC / Mac access OR tablet / mobile access. Alternatively, you can pay £7 per month for access from any device.
The prices for the US service are slightly different:
The US service is cheaper (when taking into account exchange rates) at $5 per month for PC / Mac access or $6.50 per month for access from any device. There is no "mobile / tablet only" option for the USA service.
The difference is real life cost due to the exchange rate seems a little unfair. At current exchange rates, the total annual cost of the "all-in" US service works out to $78. The UK service works out to the equivalent of $128. This doesn't seem quite fair.
My Expat Network don't offer any free trials of their services, however they do state in their FAQs that a one-month money-back guarantee is available if there are problems with the service.
For the purposes of this review, we decided to subscribe to (and concentrate on) the UK-based service.
Customer Service
My Expat Network handle their customer support via an outsourced Zendesk platform. This is a ticket-based helpdesk system. Although 24/7/365 support isn't advertised, the provider states that they will reply to queries on the "same day."
We sent a query to the support department to test their response, but a reply only came about 36-hours later, not quite meeting the "same day" promise.
My Expat Network do offer one rather novel service: the ability to request that one of their staff members install the software for you via a remote connection. The service costs £25 and must be requested via the support ticketing system.
Being techies ourselves, we didn't avail ourselves of this service, but it could be useful to those timid of technology. The price compares favourably to what it would cost to call in a private IT professional.
My Expat Network do not offer any telephone support.
Security and Privacy
We found it challenging to find detailed technical information on how My Expat Network actually works. We eventually found information on the protocols used when we clicked through to subscribe. The service uses OpenVPN on computers and L2TP/IPSec on mobile devices.
We browsed through the FAQs and "Instruction Guides" sections, but found nothing about encryption levels. We then turned to the "Helpdesk and Support" section:
Unfortunately, searching for words like "encryption" only revealed discussion of "encrypted tunnels" but didn't tell us exact details, such as whether these are 128 or 256-bit.
Privacy information was a little more clear. The privacy policy states that the company logs connection details and bandwidth utilisation but that "no other form of monitoring is permitted." This doesn't actually reveal whether logs are maintained, so those obsessed with privacy may wish to gain some further clarification.
The process
So that we could test both desktop and mobile services, we decided to subscribe to the UK VPN Multi-use service at £7 per month. This allows you to use the service on up to three devices at once.
All of My Expat Network's payment processing is handled by PayPal:
Clicking the "Subscribe Multi-Use" button took us directly to PayPal. Rather than paying by card, we set up a recurring monthly subscription using our existing PayPal funds.
As soon as our payment was complete, we were given a username and password (whilst still within PayPal's system). We had previously been advised to note this down. We also received a confirmation email from PayPal.
Unusually, we weren't redirected straight back to the providers web page. We instead went back to that browser tab manually, where we were able to enter our new username and password into a login box.
Installation and Configuration
We decided to use a Mac running OS X Mountain Lion for our testing, so chose the Mac OSX option on the login box (shown above).
When we clicked the "Login" button, we expected to be taken to a customer area, but instead a .ZIP installation file began to download. We referred to the Mac instructions to see what to do next.
Essentially, all we had to do was unzip the file we had downloaded and drag the application (.app) file to our Mac's "Applications" folder. We then had to enter our system password to "change ownership" of the file.
Having done this, a new connectivity icon appeared in our Mac's menu bar:
Getting to this point was relatively straightforward and well-documented. While the process could be made more user friendly for novices, we have seen worse combinations of setup steps and instructions.
We clicked on our new menu item and selected "Connect MyExpatNetwork." Connection was almost instantaneous. After connecting, we checked our IP address, which was now located in the south of England. We browsed to a popular UK-based streaming media site and were instantly able to access region-locked content.
We had a quick look in the "VPN Details" menu. This primarily allowed us to make cosmetic changes to the VPN software and access log files – we were not able to access any significant encryption or protocol settings.
Connection speeds and reliability
As usual, we carried out some speed tests in order to assess the performance of the My Expat Network Service. First we used Speedtest.net to perform a test whilst disconnected to get a benchmark download speed figure:
This download speed of just under 5Mbps was fairly typical for this particular test location. Next, we connected using the VPN client software and ran the test again:
This was very pleasing result, with the download speed only dropping by under 0.5Mbps as a result of being connected to the VPN.
As we were only testing the UK-based My Expat Network service, this was the only desktop test we could complete.
My Expat Network only provide client software for Windows PCs and Apple Macs, but the service's compatibility list is significantly more broad:
As well as also supporting Linux, My Expat Network provide manual setup devices for all a wide range of mobile devices including Windows Mobile, which most providers ignore. They also provide router-level support for those using Sabai branded VPN routers.
We decided to use the manual setup instructions to put My Expat Network to the test on an iPhone 4S.
My Expat Network on the iPhone
Setting up My Expat Network on an iOS device essentially involves manually configuring a new VPN connection via the device's setup screens.
The process is reasonably well documented, with screenshot instructions. Once again, we've seen simpler setup procedures with better instructions, but seen far worse too.
We followed the process as described, at one point having to refer back to the username and password we were given during PayPal signup. After doing this, we had a new L2TP VPN connection to My Expat Network, which connected first time, albeit somewhat slowly.
We decided to run a couple of speedtests whilst connected via 3G – both to look at the performance overhead and to confirm that the service works over a cellular connection.
First we ran a test with the VPN disconnected:
Then we ran a second test whilst connected to My Expat Network's UK-based L2TP server:
This test result wasn't quite as impressive as what we'd seen on the Mac; the L2TP connection reduced our mobile download speed by about 1.5Mbps. This was an average but acceptable result.
Customer Area
Most VPN service providers offer a login-protected customer area. My Expat Network doesn't do so and, in fact, even supplies password details via PayPal's payment system.
The only logon-protected part of the site is used to trigger the download of the VPN client software, which is pre-configured for each customer and pre-populated with passwords and configuration settings.
While we would quite like to see an area that centralizes billing details, support requests and account information, the slightly unusual way that My Expat Network does things works well enough – and the pre-configured client software is a big plus point for novice users.
We liked
- Simple, focussed product
- Good download performance on our Mac
- Pre-configured client software
We weren't so sure about
- Split UK and US services
- Cluttered website
- Support query not answered within promised timescale
We hated
- Pricing disparity between UK and US versions
My Expat Network isn't the slickest VPN service we've come across, but it does its job pretty well. Everything works, technically-speaking, and performance is either very good (desktop) or the acceptable end of average (mobile).
It is a shame about the pricing disparity between the UK and USA versions of the solution, especially when many VPN products offer access to servers in both (and sometimes more) countries for one price. It was also disappointing to hear nothing but "radio silence" from the support department. Even so, this solution did nothing else to significantly annoy us while we reviewed it, so we walked away with a reasonably positive impression.


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How do you say Halloween? Does the "hallow" part of the word rhyme with "shallow" or with "hollow". This is an important issue in the Bennett household. (And I don't care what the dictionary says. What do you say?)
CoolGui says:
Well I'm a southerner... The way I say it rhymes with "shallow". Both sound correct to me, however. My wife is from Seattle and I think she says it the same as me.
spincycle` says:
hollow...as in empty...just like my bucket is going to be come 31 Oct.
CoolGui says:
I just realized that some people probably say shallow and hollow the same way? :)
linuxbitch says:
I say potato. We say it like 'shallow' here in East Ohio/Western PA. Of course, we talk like this - http://noolmusic.com/videos/pants_nat_donnie_iris.php
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Save the Date for MG Regional Educational Gatherings
Save the date for the upcoming 2018 Extension Master Gardener Regional Education Gatherings being held this fall at sites across the state. In the northeast region, the event will be held on October 11 at Proctor (St. Louis County).
Get information about best plants and gardening practices for Minnesota lawns, landscapes, and gardens.


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The art of making money from art
On the web page of UK-based The Fine Art Fund Group, the tagline reads; "The value of a Canaletto will never go down to zero, it will never do an Enron or a Marconi". The catchy phrase was coined by the company's CEO Philip Hoffman, a pioneer in the business of making money from art. The fund was the first of its kind, and has continued to occupy a leading position on the art investment market.
The Fine Art Fund has partnered with Emirates NBD, one of the UAE's largest banks, in an attempt to attract high net worth individuals in the Gulf to invest in art. But this is not an entirely new thing. According to Hoffman, "art advisers have been around worldwide for hundreds of years. The difference now is that we are the first international advisers taking a professional approach. The past has seen a Middle East where collectors were poorly advised by middle men that lacked both integrity and professionalism."
Peder Isacson at auctioneer Sotheby's follows a similar line of thought and talks of a natural link between the banking industry and the art world. "At Sotheby's, we have had relations with major banks since the 1980s. For example, we had a connection at Dresdner Bank, a contact that eventually led to the sell of a Giacometti for $104m in 2010." The sculpture was previously part of Dresdner's corporate collection.
Philip Hoffman is optimistic about the future. For one, his business is thriving with a huge number of accounts coming in from the Middle East. He mentions Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi as the two places to keep an extra eye on in the coming years. And with the wave of new museums across the Gulf, interest for the region's art market is set to grow significantly. The real potential lies in Arab art itself, according to Hoffman. Local artists see their paintings sell for hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars, and companies such as The Fine Art Fund establish funds dedicated solely to Islamic Art. "Middle Eastern art is relatively inexpensive, it is opportunistic, and set to bring in large returns."


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Lauren Stell (pictured) and Silvia Betancourt were named to the Big South All-Conference second team, while Maddie Boone was named to the all-freshman team and Karen Blocker receieved all-academic team honors.
Heading into the 2011 Big South Women's Soccer Championship on Thursday, a quartet of Liberty Lady Flames received all-conference honors this afternoon, as announced by the conference office.
Two Liberty players were tabbed to the second team – midfielder Silvia Betancourt and forward/defender Lauren Stell. Freshman Maddie Boone was named to the all-freshman team and goalkeeper Karen Blocker earned a spot on this year's all-academic team.
Betancourt was one of three Lady Flames to have four goals on the season. The San Jose, Costa Rica native also chipped in two assists during the 2011 campaign. Two of the senior's four goals were game-winners against Coastal Carolina (1-0, Sept. 29) and Charleston Southern (3-1, Oct. 1). Betancourt enters Thursday's contest third all-time on Liberty's career goals list with 23 and tied for second with Amy Oberlin in career points with 54.
Switching from defense to attack, Stell proved to be a contributor on both ends of the field in 2011. The Exton, Pa., native led the Lady Flames in assists with four. The junior also netted goals during Liberty's 2-1 victory over George Washington as well as the Lady Flames' 2-1 comeback win over VMI.
Boone, who appeared in all 18 contests for the Lady Flames, was credited with the game-winning assist against Coastal Carolina, finding Betancourt in the 74th minute, who finished on the play for the 1-0 final. The freshman also chipped in assists in contests against Winthrop and Radford.
After missing the entire 2010 season due to injury, Blocker returned to the lineup this season, earning Big South Defensive Player of the Week Honors on Sept. 7. On Sept. 23, she recorded her 200th career save and is currently third all-time in the Liberty record books with 242 saves. Blocker also has 11 career shutouts, placing her second on Liberty's career shutouts list in front of former teammate Ashley Nyholt (2007-10). In addition to her accomplishments on the field this season, Blocker is also a three-time Big South Presidential Honor Roll member.
Betancourt, Stell, Boone and Blocker and the rest of the Lady Flames enter the 2011 Big South Championship as the No. 5 seed, taking on No. 4 High Point. Game time at Blackbaud Stadium in Charleston, S.C. is slated for 11:30 a.m.
2011 Big South Conference Women's Soccer Award Winners
First-Team All-Conference F: Courtney Durbin, Sr., Winthrop F: Krystyna Freda, Fr., Winthrop F: Ashley Clark, Fr. Campbell F: Pirjo Leppikangas, Sr., Campbell MF: Kelli Joline, Soph., High Point MF: Kirsty Meyer, R-Jr., Campbell MF: Leilani Halkiotis, Sr., UNC Asheville MF: Allie Vandewater, Jr., Winthrop D: Tyler Drake, Soph., Radford * D: Janay Whittaker, Jr., High Point D: Taylor Brown, Jr., Campbell D: Casey Bolduc, Sr., Charleston Southern GK: Che' Brown, Soph., Radford
Second-Team All-Conference F: Silvia Betancourt, Sr., Liberty F: Dawn Rollyson, Sr., Gardner-Webb F: Julie Ruh'e, Soph., Radford F: Toni Lashley, Soph., Charleston Southern MF: Becca Hemby, Soph., High Point MF: Megan Curan, Fr., Gardner-Webb MF: Katie Taber, Sr., High Point MF: Sarah Strand, Sr., VMI D: Megan Pritts, Soph., Winthrop D: Sammy Vercellino, Soph., High Point D: Lauren Stell, Jr., Liberty D: Alyssa Clark, Soph., Coastal Carolina GK: Andrea Ritchie, Sr., High Point
All-Freshman Team Krystyna Freda, F, Winthrop * Ashley Clark, F, Campbell * Maddie Boone, MF, Liberty * Jacky Kessler, F, High Point Stephanie Herb, D, Radford Ashley Herndon, D, Winthrop Stephanie Hand, D, Charleston Southern Megan Curan, MF, Gardner-Webb Kara Nay, MF, Radford Kaitlyn Eckert, F, UNC Asheville Gracie Boswell, F, Presbyterian College
All-Academic Team Taylor Brown, Campbell Allison Lewis, Charleston Southern Jessie Benchley, Coastal Carolina Megan Tremblay, Gardner-Webb Brielle Spencer, High Point Karen Blocker, Liberty Emily Boggus, Presbyterian College Megan Rhodes, Radford Hannah Jeske, UNC Asheville Simone Jimenez, VMI Rachel Webster, Winthrop
Attacking Player of the Year Courtney Durbin, F, Sr., Winthrop
Defensive Player of the Year Tyler Drake, D, Soph., Radford
Freshman of the Year Krystyna Freda, F, Winthrop
Coach of the Year Ben Sohrabi, Radford
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Brielle Spencer, High Point
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30mm depth behind lens. Either bond them in or make a simple U bracket to hold them in place.
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If Chad Johnson's Olympic-break struggles in the AHL have given Rangers management second thoughts about going the rest of the way with the rookie as Henrik Lundqvist's backup, general manager Glen Sather claimed veteran understudy Alex Auld off re-entry waivers today.
The 29 year-old Auld, who was put on re-entry yesterday by Dallas, went 9-6-3 with a 3.00 goals against average and an .894 save percentage for the Stars before becoming expendable with the acquisition of Kari Lehtonen.
Auld, who has played for six teams in the last five seasons, carries a $500,000 full-season salary cap. The Blueshirts, who had approximately $1.2 million of space available, gain some room by exchanging Johnson's $850,000 contract for Auld's.
Johnson is 1-2-1 with a 2.35 GAA and .919 save percentage for the Blueshirts. But the 23-year-old went 0-4 with a 6.85 GAA and .780 save percentage last week for Hartford, where he is scheduled to play this weekend.
The Rangers, who have 20 games remaining in the season that re-opens Tuesday in Ottawa, had the eighth claim in the waiver process.