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Neck injury to disable Bocanegra for at least three weeks.
Dempsey strike helps Fulham to another draw, 1-1 with West Ham.
Feilhaber's four goals (two winners) lead to pair of Aarhus victories.
Dempsey's first goal allows Fulham to draw 1-1 with Rovers.
Howard helps Everton pick up surprise point from Manchester United.
Villa beats Everton; Friedel bests Howard in meeting of American keepers.
Hahnemann, Howard meet; Everton, Wolves draw 1-1.
Altidore scores for Villareal, hopes it's his ticket to stay.
Adu is looking for team after Benfica cuts him loose.
Bocanegra moves across France to Saint Etienne.
Johnson strains hamstring with Aris in Greek playoffs.
Beasley bids farewell to Glasgow Rangers after late benching.
For Fulham, Dempsey set to become first U.S. player in European final.
Davies' desire to make World Cup team is dealt a blow.
Cherundolo, Hannover register big win 4-2 over Schalke.
Hahnemann posts another shutout for Wolves in 0-0 draw with Stoke.
Dempsey absent with thigh injury, Fulham makes Europa Cup semifinals.
Back in good graces, Adu makes rare start for victorious Aris.
Friedel, Aston Villa suffer 7-1 rout at hands of Chelsea.
Friedel, Aston Villa fade in English Premier League despite unbeaten streak.
After long layoff, Dempsey scores decisive goal, Fulham edges Juventus in Europa Cup.
Donovan's highly successful Everton tenure ends on quiet note.
Both succeeding in Greece, Johnson gets critical U.S. call, Adu does not.
'Player of Month' Donovan, Howard help Everton stun Chelsea, Man. United.
Americans Abroad
(Wednesday, October 27, 2010) - United States midfielder Maurice Edu had quite a week last week, playing key roles for Glasgow Rangers in two hugely important matches.
On Sunday, Rangers traveled across Glasgow to Celtic Park and defeated arch-rival Celtic 3-1 in this year's first Old Firm match to remain unbeaten (9-0-0, 27 points) and alone in first place in the Scottish Premier League. Edu went the distance.
Celtic is now 8-1-0 with 24 points.
Last Wednesday, Rangers hosted Valencia of Spain in an important European Champions League match and came away with a 1-1 draw at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow. Edu scored into both nets.
Rangers put pressure on the visitors almost from the opening whistle. In the 34th minute Vladimir Weiss whipped a corner kick into the penalty area and Edu rose above two defenders to send a firm header into the net for a 1-0 advantage.
Just before halftime, Edu was again fighting in the box when Valencia keeper César Sánchez Dominguez tried to punch a ball away. Instead of connecting with the ball, he hit Edu's head sending the American to the ground where he needed several minutes of treatment before he could resume.
The second half had just begun when Edu scored equalized the score by finding his own net. Trying to clear a free kick from Tino Costa, Edu instead sent it into his own goal.
"The first goal I didn't have time to celebrate because I took a knock on the head and was laid on the ground for a while," Edu told reporters after the match. "The own goal, I saw it late and the next thing I know it hit me and it was in. 'I was trying to mark the guy in front of me and it looked like he was going to get it and at the last minute it hit me. That was obviously disappointing, but we kept going and created more chances.''
In the English Premier League, U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard's mistake coast Everton a victory in a 1-1 draw at Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.
Three minutes after Everton had taken a 1-0 lead, Howard whiffed trying to clear Alan Hutton's cross. It went instead to Peter Crouch, who nodded the ball back along goal line for Rafael van der Vaart to blast it in from two feet.
Howard ended up with three saves.
U.S. keeper Brad Friedel suffered disappointment, playing solidly for Aston Villa, which could not finish numerous chances and dropped a 1-0 decision Saturday to Sunderland.
Friedel was only beaten by an own goal when teammate Richard Dunne steered Steed Malbranque's 25th-minute cross past Friedel to hand Sunderland its first Premier League victory in six attempts
American Brad Guzan, as usual, was Friedel's backup. American defender Eric Lichaj did not dress for Villa.
U.S. keeper Marcus Hahnemann also suffered through a disappointing day, turning in a strong effort to keep Wolverhampton Wanderers in the match against league-leading Chelsea, but coming out on the short end of a 2-0 score.
Unmarked Florent Malouda put Chelsea in front in the 23rd minute when he finished off a cross from Yury Zhirkov. Three good saves from Hahnemann kept things close, but in the 81st minute, Salomon Kalou slipped Michael Essien's pass under Hahnemann to add the insurance goal.
American Clint Dempsey played minutes on the front line for Fulham, a 2-1 loser Saturday to West Bromwich Albion. American forward Eddie Johnson dressed, but did not play for Fulham.
U.S. midfielder Stuart Holden once again started and played 90 minutes for Bolton Wanderers in a 1-1 draw Saturday with Wigan Athletic.
U.S. defender Jonathan Spector did not dress for West Ham United, which suffered a 2-1 loss Saturday to Newcastle United.
In the second-tier League Championship, American striker Conor Doyle dressed, but did not play for Derby County in a 2-0 victory over Millwall.
American defender Zak Whitbread has an injured calf and cannot play for Norwich City, which defeated Middlesbrough 1-0.
In the third-division League One Saturday, American defender Frank Simek and attacker Mike Grella went the distance Saturday for Carlisle United, which dropped a wild 4-3 decision to Charlton Athletic.
Down 3-0, Grella started a Carlisle comeback with his first goal of the season. Carlisle added two more to pull even, but the effort went to waste when Charlton came up with a last-minute winner.
In the German Bundesliga, U.S. defender Steve Cherundolo went the distance for Hannover 96, which defeated FC Cologne 2-1 Saturday. American midfielder DaMarcus Beasley dressed, but did not play for Hannover.
On Saturday, German-American midfielder Jermaine Jones played 90 minutes, earning a yellow card for Schalke, which tied 0-0 with Eintracht Frankfurt.
U.S. midfielder Ricardo Clark did not dress for Eintracht.
Last Wednesday, Jones went 75 minutes in Schalke's 3-1 Champions League triumph over Israel's Hapoel Tel Aviv.
U.S. midfielder Michael Bradley played 90 minutes and received a yellow card for Borussia Moenchengladbach, a 4-1 loser to Werder Bremen on Saturday.
German-American midfielder Daniel Williams dressed, but did not play for SC Freiburg, which fell 2-1 Saturday to Kaiserslautern.
In the 2.Bundesliga, American keeper David Yeldell had a quiet afternoon, making only one save in MSV Duisburg's 3-0 win Sunday over Karlsruhe.
Fellow American Luis Robles had the busier afternoon, making four saves in net for Karlsruhe.
American striker Kenny Cooper has a bad knee and is out of action for 1860 Munich and defender Amaechi Igwe has a ankle injury and is sidelined for FC Ingolstadt 04
In Belgium, U.S. midfielder Sacha Kljestan made his first start in a league match for RSC Anderlecht since August 21 and he went the distance in a 2-0 victory Sunday over KVC Westerlo. The league start was the result of a solid 90-minute performance victory over AEK Athens Thursday in the Europa League.
In Spain, U.S. striker Jozy Altidore dressed, but did not play for Villarreal in its 2-0 decision Sunday over Atletico Madrid.
In Italy, U.S. defender Oguchi Onyewu did not dress for AC Milan's Monday match against Napoli.
In France, Carlos Bocanegra has a neck injury is not available to St Etienne', which drew 1-1 Saturday with Caen.
In Greece, American midfielder Freddy Adu did not dress for Aris Thessaloniki, which lost 1-0 Sunday to Olympiakos.
In Denmark, U.S. defender Michael Parkhurst went 90 minutes and received a yellow card for FC Nordsjaelland, which dropped a 2-0 decision Sunday to Aalborg BK.
Aalborg has two injured Americans: forwards Marcus Tracy, who has a bad knee, and Chris Rolfe, suffering from an ailing hamstring.
In the second-tier Viasat Division, U.S. midfielder Benny Feilhaber played 51 minutes for AGF Aarhus in its 2-0 triumph Sunday over Skive.
In Sweden, American midfielder Alejandro Bedoya played 90 minutes for Orebro SK in its 1-1 draw Monday with Brommapojkarna.
American midfielder\defender Ryan Miller dressed, but did not play for Halmstads BK in its 2-1 loss Monday to AIK.
In Norway, American defender Clarence Goodson played 90 minutes for IK Start, which edged Stabaek IF 3-2 on Sunday. American defender Hunter Freeman is injured for Start.
American midfielder Mikkel Diskerud went the distance for Stabaek.
American keeper Steve Clark dressed, but did not play for Honefoss BK, which suffered a 4-1 loss Sunday to Stromsgodset..
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(Century 16) Recently, Sony Pictures Classics was sued by the rights holders of William Faulkner's work, who objected to Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" employing the slightly paraphrased quotation "The past is not dead. Actually, it's not even past." Last month, Sony prevailed, and eight days later, released Woody's latest, "Blue Jasmine," in which the words have changed but the song remains the same.
"I want the past past," says Jasmine. Fat chance of that. The haunted protagonist of "Blue Jasmine," played by Cate Blanchett, can't forget her bygone bliss and the horrifying loss of it. A Park Avenue socialite accustomed to quality time in the Hamptons and Martha's Vineyard, Jasmine has lost it all and landed on the San Franciscan doorstep of her working-class sister Ginger (Sally Hawkins), a good soul sorely tested by her long-absent sibling's out-of-touch demands.
Jasmine asks, "People reinvent themselves, don't they?" but what she craves is something more like reinstatement. She rejects a job opportunity in a dentist's office ("Jesus! It's too menial!") and thrills to the possibility of repeating history by attaching herself to a man for security, an unsettling theme for both sisters. Badly burned by her Bernie Madoff-esque husband, Hal (Alec Baldwin), Jasmine sees new possibilities with a sleek, well-appointed diplomat (Peter Sarsgaard).
Jasmine and Ginger were both adoptive sisters, but when Jasmine made her social-clambering escape, she never looked back, becoming accustomed not only to a certain lifestyle but to a fabulous selfishness, insulated by willful obliviousness. "When Jasmine doesn't want to know something," Ginger explains, "she has a habit of looking the other way." But Jasmine's fall has broken her, and that nervous breakdown has left her manic and prone to all-consuming flashbacks that Allen layers into the story with structural finesse, each memory plausibly triggered by a present moment.
Meanwhile, Ginger has a loving if somewhat boorish fiance in Chili (Bobby Cannavale), her own replacement for an ex-husband (Andrew Dice Clay's surprisingly resonant Augie). Naturally, Jasmine's dissatisfaction with anything she deems declasse (including, to her constant horror, herself) pits her against Chili, which contributes to Ginger's exploration of another romantic option: Louis C.K.'s middle-class sound engineer Al. While the story is awash in the various prevarications the characters inflict on each other, it's the ultimate, socially agreed-upon lie of class distinction that pervades "Blue Jasmine." (Unfortunately, Allen proves a bit dialect-deaf in casting San Francisco's working-class men, to a one, in the New York-mook mold.)
Certainly, "Blue Jasmine" is Allen's riff on "A Streetcar Named Desire" ("A Cable Car Named Desire"?), an impression only helped along by the casting of Blanchett, who played Blanche DuBois in an acclaimed 2009 production transplanted from Sydney to Brooklyn. Blanchett is a force of nature as Jasmine: the beating heart that keeps the conspicuously schematic picture alive and kicking, and a shoo-in for an Oscar nomination. Though "Blue Jasmine" is much more of a drama than a comedy, Blanchett's comic brio, in Jasmine's blithely imperious manner, magically complements her tragic mental fragility and self-defeating desperation.
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, language and sexual content. One hour, 38 minutes.
— Peter Canavese
2 Guns
(Century 16, Century 20) By not being instantly dismissible with a comparison to some other movie, "2 Guns" wins some audience goodwill right out of the gate. Yes, it's based on a graphic-novel series, but not a famous one, and while we've seen plenty of R-rated action buddy comedies before, the stream of amusing banter here comes with plotting that has a few good tricks in reserve.
Don't get me wrong. "2 Guns" is as glib as all get-out, and once the characters' hidden agendas are all out in the open, the film begins to feel pretty long-winded in taking care of its business of Mexican standoffs, explosions and demolition derbies. But the compensation of Denzel Washington, joined with surprising effectiveness to Mark Wahlberg, is not to be underestimated, and the release feeds into the zeitgeist of intense disillusionment with corrupt government institutions.
Washington and Wahlberg play wheeler-dealer Bobby "I Know a Guy" Beans and "junkyard dog" Michael "Stig" Stigman, a pair of dealers who — when stiffed by Mexican drug-cartel head Papi Greco (Edward James Olmos) — mutually agree to a compensatory savings-and-loan robbery. That scene partly plays out in the film's engagingly schtick-y opening sequence, which establishes a cool rapport between the stars and their characters before screenwriter Blake Masters (working from Steven Grant's comics) and director Baltasar Kormakur ("Contraband") roll back the clock for some context.
How the plot unfolds, and what the characters are really after, is best left unexplained here, but it does come to involve $43.125 million, and the sticky fingers of U.S. Naval Intelligence (in the person of James Marsden) and the CIA (repped by a drawling, creepy-comic Bill Paxton). The rot of corruption has disillusioned Bobby to the point where he continually insists to Stig, "There is no code," explaining why he has no "people" or "family." Of course, Stig just as insistently gravitates toward being both to Bobby, in true buddy-comedy tradition.
Bobby's cynicism extends to withholding commitment from co-worker-with-benefits Deb (Paula Patton), who may or may not be worthy of trust. Once it expends its big twists in the early going, "2 Guns" begins a decline into the familiar toward an ending that could be described, in style and substance, as predictable. But there's fun to be had getting there, mostly in the game playfulness of the leads and the pleasingly tart dialogue (Olmos, underplaying delightfully, gets the zinger "It's a free market ... not a free world").
With its truth-in-advertising title and movie-star charm, "2 Guns" will probably connect with audiences; if so, it's certainly sequel-ripe.
Rated R for violence throughout, language and brief nudity. One hour, 49 minutes.
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Breezy Unchained: Chris Brown Fires Shots At Fashionista Rappers & LA's "Racist" D.A. In Latest Twitter Spazz-Out
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booger sugar snortage negativity." Why he even has a publicist, no one knows, but it's clear he's furious about A) his community service being extended and B) fierce fashionista rapper A$AP Rocky likely smashing Rih-Rih (and wearing her clothes afterwards). Either way, things went LEFT quickly and we have it all here for you + Twitter reaction. Here's a photo gallery of "Beat em down" Brown's latest widly-emo Twitter spazz-out. Take a look.


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Mercy's New Hybrid Operating Room Features Leading-Edge Imaging Technology
Home » About Us » News » 2011 News » Mercy's New Hybrid Operating Room Features Leading-Edge Imaging Technology
November 30, 2011
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, a member of Catholic Health, continues to forge into the future of healthcare by becoming the first in the region to introduce a "hybrid" operating room (OR) featuring the Siemens Artis zee® biplane imaging system.
This new technology expands the hospital's diagnostic and treatment capabilities for vascular and neurovascular conditions, including stroke, aneurysms and peripheral vascular disease.
The advanced biplane imaging system found in the hybrid OR provides physicians with high-definition images of blood vessels and soft tissue, such as brain tissue, enabling them to obtain live, 3-D views of the patient's anatomy from any direction.
If necessary, the hybrid OR allows the clinical team to immediately shift from a diagnostic or interventional procedure to open surgery, with the scanning bed becoming an OR table in a moment's notice.
Gold Standard for Vascular and Neurovascular Care
"The Artis biplane technology housed in our hybrid operating room is the new gold standard for vascular and neurovascular care, enabling us to provide our patients with the most advanced care available," said C. J. Urlaub, president and CEO of Mercy Hospital of Buffalo. "It exemplifies our ongoing commitment to safe, high quality patient care, and gives us a new tool to save more lives."
The biplane imaging system features two advanced x-ray detectors that provide high-resolution images without distortion common with conventional x-ray techniques. This enables physicians to visualize interventional devices, such as guide wires, in precise detail from almost every angle.
Allows for Faster, More Comfortable Recoveries
"This is a large step forward for neurovascular care," said Lee Guterman, Ph.D., M.D., medical director of Stroke Services for Catholic Health. "This advanced technology expands minimally invasive treatment options and helps our patients achieve faster recoveries without the discomfort associated with traditional surgery."
Treatment of Aneurysms
"This new imaging equipment provides high resolution images that help guide placement of tiny catheters into the aneurysm. The high definition image quality enables safe filling of the aneurysm without opening the skull. In addition, 3D high definition of the blood vessels in the brain guide all minimally invasive blood vessel repairs," explained Dr. Guterman.
Treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease
Biplane imaging improves treatment for peripheral artery disease (PAD) by reconstructing the artery so the blockage is clearly visible.
"The hybrid OR and biplane technology adds a new dimension to treating vascular disease at Mercy Hospital," noted Julio Alvarez-Perez, M.D., a specialist in vascular/endovascular surgery. "It allows us to treat peripheral arterial disease in ways that will significantly improve patient outcomes."
"We are pleased to be at the forefront of this advanced technology," added Mercy surgeon Daniel Leary, MD. "These new medical tools continue to transform the minimally invasive arena, resulting in even better experiences for our patients."
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The software found in the biplane imaging system creates detailed images of soft tissue similar to those generated by computed tomography (CT). Subsequently, this tool can save critical time by providing highly detailed anatomical images directly in the hybrid OR, reducing the need to move a patient for a diagnostic imaging study prior to the interventional procedure. Valuable time is also saved by eliminating the need to transfer the patient to an OR if open surgery is needed.
"The ability to convert the interventional room to an operating room is an exciting development in surgical services," said Sharon Kimaid, Mercy's Director of Perioperative Services. "The comfort, convenience and time savings by not having to transfer patients to different rooms for a diagnostic procedure or open surgery elevates the care we can offer."
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In addition to the hybrid OR, Mercy has opened a newly-constructed interventional radiology room featuring the Artis zee® single-plane imaging system which also provides physicians with highly detailed 3-D images of blood vessels during diagnostic and treatment procedures. The interventional radiology room is used for conducting angiogram examinations of coronary arteries, and other neurovascular and vascular procedures.
"The latest innovations found in these new imaging systems also have added comfort and safety features for our patients," said Gerald Joyce, MD, chairman, Department of Radiology at Mercy Hospital. "The low dose radiation and ergonomic design of the systems help us provide a more comfortable, faster and less stressful experience for our patients."


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CENTRAL bank governor Glenn Stevens is not surprised the federal budget will remain in deficit this financial year, but doubts this will have an impact on interest-rate settings.
But the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) boss says any rate decisions his board will need to take more generally will not be delayed because of the unusually long run-up to the federal election.
In his first appearance before a parliamentary committee since Treasurer Wayne Swan conceded defeat on bringing in a budget surplus in 2012/13, Mr Stevens said returning to the black was always going to be difficult to achieve.
"We found it more surprising to do a number of drastic things over the space of a very small number of months in order to meet the commitment," he told the house economics committee hearing in Canberra on Friday.
"Is it a surplus this year or next year is not a question of major importance in all honesty. The medium term is the important bit."
Mr Swan said in December that a surplus was "unlikely" owing to a further hit to revenues.
In the October mid-year budget review, the government had forecast a $1.1 billion surplus after a $43.7 billion deficit in 2011/12.
On Friday the treasurer told a conference that the surplus was now "delayed", but refused to say whether one would be achieved in 2013/14.
"I'll reveal the future pathway back to surplus in the budget forecasts, which are produced in May," he told reporters after his speech in Sydney.
Mr Stevens told the six-monthly hearing that when there is a shift in the budget position, the RBA has to consider whether it was because the government had decided to deliver a tax cut or increase spending that has caused the need to run a deficit.
"If they are running a larger deficit or smaller surplus because the economy is weaker ... that's telling you a different message about the economy," Mr Stevens said.
"The other one is telling you the economy is going to be stronger."
The three-hour grilling discovered there was some conflict over the treasurer demanding a $500 million dividend from the RBA for 2011/12.
Mr Stevens wanted to retain all of the bank's $1.1 billion earnings that year for the reserve pool, which has been depleted by the effects of a rising dollar.
"I believe the prudent and best course is to rebuild that reserve as quickly as we can but I am not subject to the other pressures that the government is," he said.
"They have a range of prudent considerations they have to make that extend far more broadly than the Reserve Bank and that is the treasurer's prerogative."
Mr Stevens' opening statement reiterated that the central bank has scope to cut the cash rate should the economy need it.
He said his board will be carrying out its job every month as usual in what is an unusually long run-up to the September 14 election.
"We'll continue to meet, and if interest rates need to be changed, then they have to be changed," Mr Stevens said.
The RBA board took the unprecedented decision during the 2007 election campaign to lift the cash rate.
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Polaris reinvents the wheel
New ATV wheels can be shot at by an AK47 and still do over 1,600 kilometres
Airless - or non-pneumatic - tyres aren't new. They've been developed and used in the military, as nothing sucks more than getting a flattie in the heat of battle. But now, thanks to a new civilian all-terrain vehicle, they're available to the public.
This is the Polaris Sportsman WV850 H.O, the first non-military vehicle to adopt airless 'TerrainArmor' tyres. They look awesome, but that pattern isn't for pimpin' style. It's a polymeric web which deforms like a normal tyre when going over rough stuff, for better traction and a (slightly) smoother ride. This web is then wrapped with a layer of rubber tread to give decent off-road grip.
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Education and Citizenship in East Africa, 1966-1967: Tanzania Sample (ICPSR 4073)
Principal Investigator(s): Prewitt, Kenneth, Columbia University
This study contains survey data from samples of primary and secondary school students in Tanzania in 1966 and 1967. The study focused on respondents' feelings toward the teacher and the educational system, trust in others, attitudes toward the political system, and conception of the relationship between the educational system and the economic and political systems. Several questions attempted to assess whether the students believed that an education would help them in the future with respect to employment, influencing the government, and being a good citizen. Background data such as age, race, religion, and education of parents were also collected.
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Born in 1933 to parents Ruth Sauer and William Royes in Manhattan, N.Y., Ruth received a high school diploma in business and worked as a secretary on Wall Street. She moved to Clarendon in 1953 when she married the love of her life, Thomas Elmo Oliphant Sr. The couple eventually settled in Russellville were Ruth worked for Allmon Mack and then Vance Title as an abstractor. After retiring, Ruth moved to La Porte, Texas, to live with her daughter and son-in-law.
Ruth was known for her sense of humor, her creativity and being a dedicated mother and grandma. She enjoyed playing cards, watching movies, painting and reading. From 2003 to 2008, Ruth spent time traveling abroad.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Thomas E. Oliphant Sr.; her son, Thomas Elmo Oliphant Jr.; brother, Bill Royes; and sister, Theadora (Dora) Oliphant.
She is survived by her daughter, Debbie and David Patterson of La Porte, Texas; daughter-in-law, Karen Oliphant of Russellville; grandchildren, Kari Oliphant Powers (Ritchie), Thomas Barrhett Oliphant (Lea Anne), Trina Joy Koslowski (Tim) and Jerod Wayne Patterson; great-grandchildren, Brock, Coltin, Triston, Nate, Ruthie and Kariawna; and sisters, Shirley Bestany of New York City, N.Y., and Sylvia Orsi of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; and countless friends and family across the globe.
The graveside service and burial will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, at East Point Cemetery near Russellville, by Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville. Visitation will be from 5-6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Kari Powers, Joy Koslowski, Jerod Patterson, Ritchie Powers, Brock Powers and Ray Gentry.
Honorary pallbearers are Barrhett Oliphant, Tim Koslowski, Michael McIntyre and Shawn McMenamin.
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The Des Moines Register has not endorsed a Republican Candidate for President since it endorsed Richard Nixon in 1972. After interviews with Barack Obama and Mitt Romney and much debate and consideration, the Des Moines Register Endorsed Mitt Romney.
The Register's Editorial stated, "Mitt Romney offers a fresh economic vision." The editorial stated,
American voters are deeply divided about this race. The Register's editorial board, as it should, had a vigorous debate over this endorsement. Our discussion repeatedly circled back to the nation's single most important challenge: pulling the economy out of the doldrums, getting more Americans back in the workforce in meaningful jobs with promising futures, and getting the federal government on a track to balance the budget in a bipartisan manner that the country demands.
Which candidate could forge the compromises in Congress to achieve these goals? When the question is framed in those terms, Mitt Romney emerges the stronger candidate.
The former governor and business executive has a strong record of achievement in both the private and the public sectors. He was an accomplished governor in a liberal state. He founded and ran a successful business that turned around failing companies. He successfully managed the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Romney has made rebuilding the economy his No. 1 campaign priority — and rightly so.
The editorial continued with their analysis of Mitt Romney's potential,
Consumers must feel more confident about their own economic futures to begin spending on the products and services that power the economy. A renewed sense of confidence will spark renewed investment by American companies. Industry will return to full production and hiring will begin again.
That should come with Mitt Romney in the White House.
There is not a lot of difference between the two candidates' short-term economic plans, as both are heavy on a promise of tax cuts for the middle class but short on details. Romney's plan, however, goes beyond helping the middle class with tax breaks.
Throughout the campaign, he has expressed faith in the private sector to fuel a more robust economic recovery if it has more confidence that the federal government will not be an obstacle. Romney has a strategy for job growth through tax and regulatory relief for small businesses, encouraging all forms of domestic energy production, education that prepares graduates with job skills, expanding foreign trade and reducing the burden of federal deficits.
That formula, coupled with his business acumen, should unlock this nation's economic potential.
The editorial concluded,
Barack Obama rocketed to the presidency from relative obscurity with a theme of hope and change. A different reality has marked his presidency. His record on the economy the past four years does not suggest he would lead in the direction the nation must go in the next four years.
Voters should give Mitt Romney a chance to correct the nation's fiscal course and to implode the partisan gridlock that has shackled Washington and the rest of America — with the understanding that he would face the same assessment in four years if he does not succeed.
The endorsement was announced on Saturday. The Los Angeles Times responded,
Romney tweeted his appreciation for the paper's endorsement. "We need Iowa to help get America back on track. I am honored to have the @DMRegister's endorsement," he wrote.
The news of the endorsement broke Saturday while Romney was speaking to 15,000 supporters at a rally on a high school football field here, capping a three-event day stumping in Florida.
"America's going to win," Romney said. "We're going to make the change in November that will bring the real change that we need."
Optimism in Des Moines, Iowa, for Mitt Romney is a good thing for our nation.


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A growing number of states are trying to crack down on voter fraud by requiring photo identification at polling booths or by using a federal database to weed out immigrants.
The tactics have come under scrutiny in the run-up to the fall election season, in which President Barack Obama, a Democrat, and Republic candidate Mitt Romney are running neck and neck.
Democrats accuse Republicans of trying to make voting more difficult for the poor, black and Latino populations, which typically lean Democratic. Republicans say they're simply trying to enforce the law, and charge that Democrats are too lax on the issue.
In the past year or so, 10 states – Pennsylvania, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin -- have passed new laws requiring citizens to show photo ID before they vote, according to a study released this week by the Brennan Center for Justice in New York. While nine out of 10 Americans have valid ID cards, the proportion is much lower among African-Americans, Latinos and the elderly, the study asserted. Many have a hard time obtaining an ID because they have to rely on spotty public transportation to travel long distances to reach government offices. These offices are rarely open at nights or on weekends.
"It is wrong to enact laws to make it harder for some Americans to vote," Brennan Center president Michael Waldman said in a preface to the report.
In Pennsylvania, Democrats have fought that state's new law as politically motivated, NBC Philadelphia reported. They point to comments by Republican House Leader Mike Turzai, who claimed publicly that the changes would allow Romney to win the state.
In Texas, a new voter ID law has been challenged by the U.S. Justice Department, which claims the measure disproportionately affects minorities.
At the same time, several states have petitioned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use a federal database that contains information about immigrants who are in the country legally. The information, originally intended to identify immigrants who are eligible for public benefits, would be used by the states to remove from voter rolls those who are not naturalized citizens.
Florida, which has a large Latino immigrant population, led the charge on that front, successfully suing the DHS for access to the database, NBC Miami reported. Emboldened by Florida's win, several other states are pushing for access as well. They include Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Michigan and Ohio, all considered battleground states in the presidential election.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has come under fire from the Department of Justice for trying to purge non-citizens from the state's voter rolls. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 requires Florida to seek federal approval before making such changes. Scott has said the moves are meant to eliminate illegal voting, not to target minorities.


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Young's star shines anew
Nats' first baseman returns to greatness despite diabetes
By Becky Regan / MLB.com
SAN FRANCISCO -- Eight months ago, Dmitri Young wasn't thinking about playing in the All-Star Game. The game, and baseball in general, were the furthest things from his mind. Young was just worrying about making it to the next day. Long shot doesn't even begin to cover Young's selection to the 2007 National League All-Star team. Last November, the Nationals first baseman was laying in a hospital bed thinking every second could be his last, after he was told he had Type 2 diabetes. "They didn't know which way I would go. ... I felt I could go at any second," Young said. "If they had got me in 30 minutes later, I would have been gone." Young, 33, was in the Intensive Care Unit for four days. When he left he could barely walk and baseball, much less the All-Star Game, seemed a long way away. "All I could do was try. I didn't look too far up the road," Young said. On All-Star Monday, Young sat before a crowd, describing how he went from the lowest point in his career to the highest in just a matter of months. The lowest came last October, soon after the team that had let him go, Detroit, was playing in the World Series. At the time, Young didn't know he had diabetes, he just knew he should have been out there. "But looking back, my bat would have been worthless. My mind wasn't there," Young said. Maybe, but the warning signs of diabetes were there. The day the Tigers released Young, he had fallen asleep on a clubhouse couch, something that was happening a lot as a symptom of diabetes. When the disease was finally diagnosed in November, it answered so many questions and Young could finally start to rebuild his career. "A lot of people would just bury themselves and quit, but I didn't quit. Good people don't quit. Champions don't quit," said Young, an All-Star with the Tigers in 2003. Young started to rebuild working out with Nationals Minor Leaguers in Spring Training, where he remembered his love of baseball when he saw the enthusiasm in the young players.
He made the Nationals' Opening Day roster and has been building ever since. Young is batting .339 this season, and in May, he recorded hits in every game he played except three.Young said he can't explain how he's doing so well so soon. He's stopped trying to be a home run hitter, as is evident with eight this season, because home run hitters make "angry outs." "My dad always said, 'You don't want your kids to think you're a quitter,' " Young said. "I didn't quit on myself and my kids didn't see their dad being a quitter." Young received the All-Star news when he was riding in a cab to the stadium in Pittsburgh. He got a call from Nationals general manager Jim Bowden, the very man who gave Young a chance after so many had written him off. As soon as he got the news, Young called his three kids. It brought tears to his eyes to hear them yelling and jumping around. "When I called my kids, that's when it started to hit me, because everything I've done has been for them," Young said. Whatever the reason he did it, Young earned his way to the All-Star Game in every sense of the word. "Where I was at this time last year compared with where I am now, a lot of people say this is storybook type," Young said. "But the story's not over yet." When it does end, Young is thinking Forrest Whitaker would make a great Dmitri Young.
Becky Regan is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Minority Microbiology Mentor Newsletter - December 2016
The December issue of the Minority Microbiology Mentor has been published by the Committee on Microbiological Issues Impacting Minorities (CMIIM).
e-Public Policy Update – December 2016
The Office of Public Affairs has published the December issue of the e-Public Policy Update.
December 13, 2016 - Listening Session with the FDA Commissioner
Janet Shoemaker and Kimberly Walker from ASM participated in a listening session with FDA Commissioner Robert Califf on rare diseases.
December 2, 2016 - 21st Century Cures Bill Passes House
The 21st Century Cures Act passed the House of Representatives on November 30. It authorizes $4.8 billion over a ten year period for targeted initiatives at the NIH and $500 million for the FDA. The bill is expected to be voted on in the Senate the week of December 5. The Office of Public Affairs has prepared an analysis of the bill's provisions.
November 10, 2016 - ASM and PASCV Comment on Transplant Virus Testing
The ASM and Pan American Society for Clinical Virology (PASCV) comment on reclassification of tests for the measurement of virus DNA levels in transplant-associated infections.
October 26, 2016 - ASM Joins PEW, IDSA and BD in Breakpoints Letter to Senate HELP Committee
ASM, PEW, IDSA and BD sent a letter to Senate HELP Committee Chairman Alexander and Ranking Member Murray asking them to consider language to streamline the process for updating breakpoints as they work to finalize the 21st Century Cures innovation legislation.
October 17, 2016 - ASM, AMP and PASCV Express Concerns On New Molecular Test for Zika
The ASM, the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) and Pan American Society for Clinical Virology (PASCV) ask for data and clarification on the rRT-PCR assay for the testing of Zika, dengue and chikungunya viruses.
Clinical Microbiology Issues Update - October 2016
The October issue of the Clinical Microbiology Issues Update has been published by the Office of Public Affairs.
October 3, 2016 - White Paper on the Emergence of mcr-1 Plasmid-Mediated Colistin Resistance
The Committee on Laboratory Practices has developed a white paper to update members on colistin resistance and testing.
September 29, 2016 - Congress Passes Short-term Continuing Resolution and Funds Zika Response
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OCEAN CITY – With little to no mention of the proverbial gorilla in the room, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved Rick Laws' plans for a 64th Street hotel, despite knowledge that the town has already taken steps to condemn and seize the land.
Regardless, Laws, whose family owns the neighboring 64th Street Shopping Plaza including the Rick's Market business, got the nod of approval he was looking for by way of a unanimous vote from the Planning and Zoning Commission as members stuck to the project in front of them and rightfully paid no mind to the legal battle for the land between the town and the Laws family that appears to be inevitable at this point.
The Mayor and City Council passed an ordinance last month that would allow the town to move forward with condemnation for the 200 64th Street location, which was formerly the site of the old Slide-N-Ride amusement facility, to be used as an eventual expansion for the neighboring wastewater facility.
Town officials have contested that Laws' property is a necessary piece of the town's growing puzzle so to speak, and that although they have looked around, they claim there is simply no better option than the 64th Street bayfront parcel.
"The land is contiguous [to the current facility] and it's a vital part of our future," said City Manager Dennis Dare.
Laws had originally planned to use the site as a four-story student housing building but switched his plans to the current five-story 104 unit hotel facility, equipped with an outdoor pool and many amenities for potential guests.
There were murmurs throughout the town that perhaps Laws had changed the plans as a way to drive the cost up when a jury determined what the "highest and best use" of the land would be.
However, Laws has always argued that he changed the plans well before the town moved forward with condemnation proceedings and that he found that a student housing building would have been a risk too big to take in lieu of the economy and due to a thinning foreign work force in Ocean City. Laws repeatedly denied any attempts to drive up the property value.
As Zoning Administrator Blaine Smith outlined the hotel for the commission, he noted that coming into compliance with various issues with the student housing building could have also prompted the change.
"They ran into all kinds of problems and issues code wise with the employee housing building," said Smith. "Building, fire, and zoning departments all had different provisions they wanted put in there."
The gray area, according to Smith, is the definition of what a hotel is because "the law says that you have to operate under the definition of a hotel, which means you have to operate purely as a hotel and be occupied like a hotel."
Smith impressed the commission with Laws' plans, which see a lower density in the amount of units he applied for and a building coverage of only 15 percent of the entire lot. Smith also noted that Laws had reconfigured the number of suites and regular hotel rooms, adding rooms (now at 72) and shrinking the number of suites (down to 32).
"It's a low footprint as far as building coverage goes," said Smith. "For a residential hotel is one unit per 500 square feet of lot room, so they could have applied for 166 units rather than the 104 that they are applying for, so they are under density in that respect, which is good."
The commission seemed impressed with the proposed structure but more concerned with the paths that the visitors would take to the beach and sidewalk coverage than they were about wastewater treatment facilities and/or the best highest use for the building.
"If we are going to put 104 rooms and hundreds of people on that block now that you are going to put up a public structure, I want to make sure that we are handling the crowds and moving them in a safe and proper direction", said Chairman Pamela Buckley. "It's just too loosey goosey now."
Smith was the only one who mentioned the Mayor and City Council's wishes to condemn the property and he noted it to put on record that he had informed Laws of the potential loss he could take if he continues to move forward with his project.
"After the ordinance passed, I wrote a letter to Mr. Laws explaining to him that even though he's in his rights to do this, putting more money into design costs would be at his own risk," Smith said.


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LISA KEEN | Keen News Service
A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued an order Monday granting Yes on 8's request for a stay of Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. The appeals court panel also ordered, without being asked, that Yes on 8's appeal of Walker's ruling in Perry v. Schwarzenegger be addressed by the court on an expedited basis.
The panel said it would hear arguments on appeal during the week of Dec. 6, as well as arguments concerning whether Yes on 8 has legal standing to press the appeal.
The two-page order is a disappointment to many same-sex couples in California who were hoping that they would be able to obtain marriage licenses as soon as Judge Walker's stay expired — at 5 p.m. Pacific time on Wednesday.
"We are very gratified that the Ninth Circuit has recognized the importance and pressing nature of this case and the need to resolve it as quickly as possible by issuing this extremely expedited briefing schedule," said Ted Olson, one of the lead attorneys for plaintiffs challenging Proposition 8.
Olson, one of the most prominent conservative attorneys in the country, launched the high-profile challenge of California's voter-approved constitutional ban on same-sex marriage with liberal attorney icon David Boies. Walker, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for Northern California (San Francisco), heard three weeks of testimony by the plaintiffs and Proposition 8 supporters in January.
In a dramatic 136-page ruling on Aug. 4, Walker declared the same-sex marriage ban in the state constitution violates the U.S. Constitution's guarantees of equal protection and due process. Walker agreed to stay — or delay enforcement — of his decision until Aug. 18, giving the 9th Circuit time to decide whether to grant a more extended appeal.
Evan Wolfson, who was a lead attorney on the first same-sex marriage case — in Hawaii in 1996 — called the 9th Circuit panel's decision to continue Walker's stay "disappointing."
"But there are many twists in the road to justice," said Wolfson, "and we are encouraged by the court's setting a fast pace for the appeal, revealing that the judges understand how important a quick end to the exclusion from marriage is to gay couples, their loved ones, and all Americans who believe in equality under the law."
The 9th Circuit panel includes two Clinton appointees — Judges Sidney Thomas and Michael Hawkins — and one Reagan appointee, Edward Leavey.
The panel set Sept. 17 as the date Yes on 8's initial argument brief is due.
The response brief from the Ted Olson-David Boies legal team challenging Proposition 8 is due Oct. 18. And Yes on 8 may reply to plaintiffs' brief by Nov. 1.
Monday's order means the same-sex marriage ban will stay intact at least until December, when the 9th Circuit will hear arguments on both the issue of Yes on 8's standing to appeal and, perhaps, on the merits of Walker's decision.
Meanwhile, on the East Coast, where U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Tauro ruled — in two separate cases — July 9 that the ban on federal benefits to same-sex couples is unconstitutional, the clock is still ticking down the 60 days the U.S. Department of Justice has to appeal the decisions to the 1st Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.
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Ladybug Song
I'm a little lady bug, see my spots
I crawl around your garden and in your flower pots
I've got some wings that help me fly
And catch those aphids buzzing by!
We've made some fun Ladybug Crafts too.
Rock Ladybugs– A great summer craft!
Paper Plate Ladybug – great for little ones.
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One of the most controversial military espionage cases is about to take an interesting turn
At a hearing at Fort Meade, Maryland on Wednesday, David Coombs, attorney for U.S. private first class Bradley Manning, announced that his client was willing to enter a partial guilty plea.
I. A Plea -- But to What?
on his blog:
PFC Manning has offered to plead guilty to various offenses through a process known as "pleading by exceptions and substitutions." To clarify, PFC Manning is not pleading guilty to the specifications as charged by the Government. Rather, PFC Manning is attempting to accept responsibility for offenses that are encapsulated within, or are a subset of, the charged offenses. The Court will consider whether this is a permissible plea.
He adds:
[T]he Government does not need to agree to PFC Manning's plea; the Court simply has to determine that the plea is legally permissible.
Bradley Manning has been charged with 22 counts and faces the prospect of court martial and imprisonment. Mr. Manning is accused of leaking videos and tens of thousands of
field logs from Afghanistan and Iraq
. He also is accused of leaking
hundreds of thousands
State Department
cables, some of which were classified.
The leaks were released in scattershot fashion. Most of the information proved relatively uninteresting, although
tried to highlight a handful of cables and logs that it felt were incriminating.
PFC Bradley Manning is accused of masterminding the worst data breach in U.S. Military history. [Image Source: Facebook]
Some news outlets (namely
) have claimed that
militant fundamentalist groups
in Afghanistan used the leaked information in the field to
hunt down and execute U.S. allies
. Of course, such claims are inherently hard to validate, as the militants could easily have just made up the story as an excuse to kill someone they already were targeting.
II. Manning, Assange Face Legal Minefield Ahead
The maximum penalty the charges against PFC Manning could theoretically carry
would be the death penalty
, although prosecutors have indicated they will not seek the death penalty if the case goes to trial.
In interviews,
founder Julian Assange is accused of saying that those who allied themselves with U.S. forces are "traitors" and "
deserve to die
". Mr. Assange calls the quotes attributed to him by David Leigh -- an editor at England's most prestigious newspaper,
-- "lies" and accuses the world media and social networks of
a vast conspiracy
to villainize him.
Sources have claimed that Mr. Assange celebrated the fact that the leaks might cost the lives of U.S. allies.
Mr. Assange is currently holed up at the Ecuadorean London embassy, which is granting him temporary asylum while he fights extradition charges. He's currently under investigation by the
U.S. Department of Justice
(DOJ) who has sought to extradite him to testify before a grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia. It is believed that the DOJ may move to charge him under the U.S. Espionage Act of 1917 (see:
), however such an approach could raise serious free speech concerns.
Instead, Mr. Assange believes that U.S. prosecutors are pushing Mr. Manning to testify against him, directly linking him to the leaks so that he can instead be brought to trial on cybercrimes charges. Regarding PFC Manning, Mr. Assange
"[They're trying] to break him, to force him to testify against WikiLeaks and me."
Mr. Assange claims to expose global wrongdoing, however his site appears to be primarily fixated on embarrassing the U.S., with approximately 95 percent of its leaked documents involving the U.S.
Julian Assange has accused the U.S. government and global media of a grand conspiracy.
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does not reveal its funding sources. In a previous brief interview with Julian Assange, I asked him directly whether he could verify that his site is not funded by hostile nation states such as North Korea or Iran. He refused to offer any such promise, instead accusing the media of conspiring to discredit his work and warning me that there "will be consequences" for the questions I was asking.
III. Substitutions are Pretty Standard Fare in U.S. Military Court
Returning to PFC Manning's plea, it's unknown, exactly
PFC Manning plans to substitute in the charges, and which charges he plans to accept (deny). Past comments make it seem unlikely that PFC Manning would agree to implicate Mr. Assange, whom he expressed a fiery admiration for. However, faced with the prospect of hard prison time anything is possible.
Typically substitutions are designed as a way of pleading guilty to a lesser offense. For example
points to
a June ruling by the The
U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals
, in which an airman accused of using cocaine and other narcotics agreed to substitute (plead guilty to) vicodin abuse (a Schedule III drug), but except (deny guilt) of Percocet use (a Schedule II drug). The maneuver reduced his jail time, although the substituted offense still earned him a dishonorable discharge.
Substitutes and exceptions are fairly standard practice in military cases.
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Such hybrid pleas are described in the U.S. Military's 2012 Manual for Courts-Martial (
), which says that defendants can plead "not guilty to an offense as charged, but guilty of a named lesser included offense" and "not guilty of the exceptions, but guilty of the substitutions."
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major macro economic indicators (1)
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- Development and reconstruction programs agreed with donors
- Membership of several regional organisations (Association of Caribbean States, Organisation of American States, CARICOM, CARIFORUM)
- Extreme underdevelopment and poverty (ranked 163rd out of 188 in HDI)
- Extremely vulnerable to natural catastrophes (earthquakes, hurricanes, etc.)
- Fall-off in international aid since the 2010 earthquake (from 16.5% of GDP in 2011 to 5.6% in 2015)
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Risk assessment
Hurricane Matthew lowers already weak economic outlook
In 2016, there was a small uptick in Haitian growth. With slow growth and an uncertain political context, the outlook for growth in 2017 was further weakened by hurricane Matthew which struck the island on 4 October 2016. The human cost of this climatic catastrophe was extremely high, including more than 500 dead, 1.4 million people requiring emergency humanitarian aid and a re-emergence of the cholera epidemic that struck following the 2010 quake. The economic cost is equally disastrous for the island, with critical infrastructures and productive capacities destroyed in a part of the country that had barely recovered from the damaged inflicted by the 2010 earthquake, consecutive droughts and the falling off in external aid. Preliminary estimates put the cost of the damage at 1.9 billion dollars, almost 25% of GDP. The persistence of political uncertainty is slowing the flow of external donor aid and investment.
Following a sharp rise in 2016 with a leap in the cost of food products and the depreciation of the gourde, inflation is likely to increase in 2017. Prices of foodstuffs are expected to rise because of the damage caused to the plantations. On top of this, the depreciation will continue to lead to inflation in the cost of the imported goods that account for 70% of the basket
Twin deficits aggravated by the hurricane
As part of an IMF program, progress was being made in terms of budget consolidation with a sizeable reduction in the deficit during the 2015-2016 fiscal period. However, expenditure incurred on reconstruction will have a major impact on the deficit. Given the low level of government revenues, Haiti will need international aid for its reconstruction. Obtaining this financial support will however be problematic because of the ineffective management of the funds allocated in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake which creates reluctance among donors. In the weeks immediately after the hurricane, there was a failure within the international community to mobilise as it did in 2010. Assistance from Venezuela's Petrocaribe fund faded because of low oil and gas prices and the deterioration of the political situation in Venezuela. With the aim of continuing the efforts to improve the budget situation already achieved, the government has however made a commitment to maintain the deficit, excluding the hurricane, at 2.3% of GDP. The public debt is likely, despite this commitment, to rise rapidly.
The current account deficit is also set to widen as imports increase with the reconstruction. The destruction of part of the country's productive capacities will also impact on export revenues, which are already weak. The trade deficit will therefore be the main cause for the worsening of the current account balance. The 41.6 million dollar Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) from the IMF was granted to help mitigate any sudden deterioration in the current account. Remittances from Haitians working abroad, the leading positive contribution to the current account balance, are also expected to increase in 2016-2017.
The presidential elections have not relieved the political uncertainty
Rescheduled for 9 October 2016, as it turned out five days after hurricane Matthew struck, the presidential elections, the first round of which had been annulled in October 2015 following accusations of fraud, were finally held on 20 November 2016. Jovenel Moïse, chosen by the former Head of State, Michel Martelly, to succeed him as head of the Haitian Tèt Kale Party (PHTK), was declared the winner with 55.67% of the votes based on the preliminary results from the Provisional Electoral Council (PEC). The country was plunged into political uncertainty with the postponing of the elections, and despite the appointment of a transitional government to take over from Martelly in February 2016. The election of J. Moïse, already in the lead in the earlier annulled election, is not however expected to bring the political instability to an end. With the declaration of results only being signed by 6 of the 9 members of the Council, the results will undoubtedly be contested by the 26 candidates opposing J. Moïse. Demonstrations of violence sporadically struck in the streets of Port au Prince after the polls and the announcement of the results. With a turnout of just 21.7%, the legitimacy of J. Moïse is already being questioned. Moreover, M.Moise's plans to govern are blurry. The fragmentation of the Haitian political landscape is reflected by the segmentation of the Chamber of Deputies which would not provide a parliamentary majority for the new president who would then be blocked in implementing any socio-economic reforms. In responding to this instability, the mandate for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) has been extended again to facilitate the political transition process and the reconstruction. The Mission, unpopular among the population, is itself mired in controversy. In an already critical business climate (181st out of 190 in the World Bank's Doing Business 2017 survey), the political uncertainty remains a serious handicap.
In diplomatic terms, despite the degree of solidarity between the two countries on the island of Hispaniola following the devastation of the hurricane, relations with the Dominican Republic remain tense since the 2013 decision by the Dominican Constitutional Court to withdraw nationality from people born outside the country after 1929.
Last update: January 2017


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What is philosophy? What do philosophers do? Surprisingly, even philosophers ask these questions. It's not because they do not know what they are doing, but because asking questions is what philosophers do. 'Why is there something rather than nothing?', 'What is it to be good?', 'What is the nature of reality?' are some other philosophical questions.
Other disciplines ask similar questions. Theologians also ask why there is something and what goodness is. Physicists ask what reality really is. What sets philosophy apart from other disciplines is how it approaches these questions. It uses reason, rather than sacred texts or empirical experiment. In particular, philosophers employ the main form of reasoning - argumentation - when answering these questions.
The main goal of the Philosophy Department at EvCC is to equip students with the tools needed to evaluate the merit of many ideas and claims, whether found in daily life, in the study of another intellectual discipline, or in philosophy itself.


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Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Gabriel Gomez made a stop Wednesday in the SouthCoast, where the political newcomer talked issues with residents and business owners at a luncheon at White's of Westport sponsored by the Fall River Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Gabriel Gomez made a stop Wednesday in the SouthCoast, where the political newcomer talked issues with residents and business owners at a luncheon at White's of Westport sponsored by the Fall River Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
A former Navy pilot and Navy SEAL, who is a Harvard business graduate and longtime businessman, Gomez said he is often asked why — with such a great career and family — he would want to go to Washington, D.C.
"I tell them it's very simple: I want to serve," Gomez said. "... I want to make sure that my kids, your kids and everybody's kids have the same chance at achieving whatever is their American dream."
If the country stays on its current path — with $17 trillion in debt, and Washington's policies and regulations making for an unfriendly business environment — children may not have that same chance, Gomez said.
Gomez is facing U.S. Rep. Edward Markey, D-Malden, in a June 25 special election for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant after John Kerry's appointment as secretary of state.
Among the issues Gomez addressed was the need for term limits for the Senate and Congress.
"I think it's only fair, and I think it takes away having to worry about elections and having to worry about special interest groups. The longer you're down there, the longer you lose focus of why you were down there in the first place," Gomez said.
Gomez wants a cap of two terms for senators and three terms for representatives.
The SouthCoast, and Fall River in particular, has some of the state's worst unemployment figures, and Gomez was asked what he would do in Washington to direct jobs and employment opportunities to the region.
Gomez said that, because policies coming out of Washington hurt business, a bipartisan agreement to get a comprehensive tax reform must happen.
"You lower the corporate tax rate, those companies will have a lot more strength and they'll start investing, and they'll start hiring people and bring jobs back here that are technically not competitive because of the taxes that we have," Gomez said. "Those jobs are outsourced and shipped overseas. We need to bring back the jobs to New Bedford, to Fall River and to the SouthCoast."
Gomez said he wants to expand trade agreements so the region will have better opportunities to export its products.
"We have so many different products that we can manufacture here and goods to export," Gomez said.
Gomez stressed he was not beholden to any group and would put the people before partisan politics.
"There's a lot of issues I'm not in line with the Republican party, and I'll look at every issue through a lens. Is it fiscally responsible, and second — and equally important — is it in the right interest of the people of Massachusetts?" Gomez said.
Gomez said he's been constantly told he's up against the Democratic political machine.
"I tell them right away, Markey can have a political machine, but my machine is the people of Massachusetts. Irrespective of the party, I represent all people," Gomez said.
Among other issues Gomez touched on, he said that while he's Catholic and pro-life, he's not going to Washington to change the abortion laws. But he said he does not believe in late-term abortions and supports parental consent.
On gun laws, Gomez said he has a unique perspective on the issue, given his years of military service. Gomez said he will protect the Second Amendment, but he knows what happens when guns fall in the hands of the wrong people. He supports background checks and closing the gun-show loophole, and also advocates mental health background checks.
Gomez's visit to the SouthCoast came two days after U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. came to Boston to campaign and help raise cash for Gomez. A fellow Navy veteran and former presidential candidate, McCain told a rally at a VFW post in the city's Dorchester neighborhood that Gomez would be a bipartisan voice in the Senate.
Gomez also announced Wednesday he will participate in a debate sponsored by the SouthCoast Alliance and University of Massachusetts on June 19. There has been no response from Markey's campaign has yet to respond.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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Hi can anyone help identify this little Blighter very small,iam intriged by his legs lol,Thanks in advance.Sorry you may have to Zoom its so small
Heres a larger one!
The rather pale legs suggest a young spider but I don't know what sort - the shape looks about right for a lycosid (wolf spider) maybe??
Hi thanks for the Reply would this be Mum or Dad,or Neither lol.Thank You
Your latest one looks like a clubionid (e.g. Clubiona corticalis) or gnaphosid (e.g. Scotophaeus blackwalli). If it's adult then I think it's more likely to be female


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Robins beat freeze to go third
Swindon moved up to third in League One with a 2-0 victory over Shrewsbury but remain seven points behind Tranmere and Doncaster, who also won.
Last Updated: 19/01/13 7:30pm
Swindon made headlines off the pitch this week with the news the club is up for sale but it was business as usual on the pitch as Chris Martin opened the scoring from the penalty spot four minutes after half-time.
Andy Williams doubled the advantage four minutes later and it finished that way after Wes Foderingham saved Matthew Richards' penalty eight minutes from time.
Swindon remain seven points behind leaders Tranmere and second-placed Doncaster, who both won.
Tranmere put a dent in Brentford's automatic promotion hopes with a 2-1 victory at Griffin Park. Andy Robinson's penalty (42) gave the visitors the lead and, although Harlee Dean levelled (50), Adam McGurk popped up with the winner in the 66th minute.
Doncaster kept pace with Tranmere courtesy of a 2-0 victory over Leyton Orient in Brian Flynn's first game in permanent charge.
The former Wales Under-21 boss was appointed until the end of the season this week as a replacement for Dean Saunders and he watched as captain Rob Jones (19), who had been in joint temporary charge, and Chris Brown (53) netted the goals.
Coventry are outside the play-off places on goal difference only thanks to a dramatic 2-1 victory over Oldham.
Matt Smith thought he had earned a point for Oldham when he cancelled out Stephen Elliott's 61st-minute opener a minute from time but James Bailey won it for Coventry four minutes into injury time.
Eddie Howe's unbeaten league run in his second spell as Bournemouth manager was brought to an end after 18 matches as they slipped to a 3-1 defeat at Walsall.
Sam Mantom opened the scoring for the hosts in the 27th minute, and the lead was doubled from the penalty spot by Will Grigg just before half-time.
Brett Pitman pulled a goal back four minutes after the break and the Cherries were given extra hope when Febian Brandy was sent off in the 73rd minute but another penalty from Grigg (79) secured the points.
Sheffield United dropped a place to fifth after being held to a 1-1 draw by Notts County, Alan Judge heading in 10 minutes from time to cancel out Harry Maguire's early opener.


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'Olympics effect' boosts job market
The Olympic Games delivered a boost to Britain's jobs market after official figures showed another drop in unemployment as the part-time workforce soared.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the jobless total fell by 7,000 to 2.59 million in the quarter to July - an unemployment rate of 8.1% - after a big jump in the number of people in work, with London one of the biggest gainers after hosting the Games.
But the so-called "Olympics effect" masked a less rosy picture outside London, with some regions suffering hefty rises in unemployment. And experts fear there could be an Olympics hangover now that the temporary boost from London 2012 is over.
Figures show that outside London, unemployment rose by 23,000 in Yorkshire and Humber in the three months to July and by 16,000 in the West Midlands. Northern Ireland was also badly affected, with 10,000 more jobless in the quarter.
The ONS figures revealed that London accounted for 91,000 of the 236,000 rise in the number of people in work in the quarter to July, which is the largest quarterly rise for two years.
The total number of people now in work stands at 29.6 million.
There was also a big fall in those claiming jobseeker's allowance, down 15,000 between July and August to 1.57 million - the largest monthly fall since June 2010. London accounted for 5,500 of the fall in the so-called claimant count, providing further evidence of an Olympics boost.
Other figures revealed the number of part-time workers leapt by 134,000 to reach 8.12 million - the highest since records began in 1992. The number of Britons working part-time because they could not find a full-time job also hit a record high of 1.42 million.
Samuel Tombs at Capital Economics said while the headline drop in unemployment was encouraging, the detail of the ONS report showed a "less impressive picture". He added that other recent employment surveys suggested many of those taken on for the Olympics "will struggle to find work now that the Games have finished".
Unison general secretary Dave Prentis said the Government needed a long term plan of job creation to ease the UK's economic woes. He said: "For families suffering the misery of unemployment, any decrease will be welcome news, but it is clear when you look at the bigger economic picture that any talk of growth is premature."


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re: bresson - i'm not sure, but i think 'man escaped' wld prob be the brit consensus choice, maybe in france, too? the national film theatre in london's programme notes for 'l'argent' always used to claim that it was the best film ever by the best director, ever, and so... seems like 'pickpocket' is the american consensus pick, prob cos of schrader repping for it hard in 'transcendental style', tho i've always thought it was one of rb's less satisfying pics (relatively speaking, obv.) and of course, the correct ans. anyway is 'mouchette'...
― Ward Fowler, Thursday, 11 August 2011 11:15 (six years ago) Permalink
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― Erin Go! Bwaaaah!!! (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 11 August 2011 11:21 (six years ago) Permalink
Jesus God, what kind of maniac thinks Apocalypse Now is better than Raging Bull?
they're both flawed in interesting ways but I prefer AN's interesting ways.
― a 'catch-all', almost humorous, 'Jeez' quality (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 11 August 2011 11:23 (six years ago) Permalink
ha, ward, that all sounds right. think that's probably true of a man escaped, & it sorta ticks the right boxes to be considered his definitive pick - as spare as any of them, as serious and as singular.
ages since i've seen mouchette. i think i actually have kinda conflated it w/onibaba. & i still for the most part haven't seen his historical films ...
― bruce actual springsteen (schlump), Thursday, 11 August 2011 11:24 (six years ago) Permalink
Also: Antonioni's reputation has been more uneven than any other major director in these polls.
― a 'catch-all', almost humorous, 'Jeez' quality (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 11 August 2011 11:25 (six years ago) Permalink
fuck, been thinking too much about this so now i have to do one. these are the movies i'd want to give a push, even if they'd never make the top hundred
spirit of the beehivekiller of sheepmy neighbor totorokoyaanisqatsiplaytimedekalog seriesthe iron giantikiruthe seventh sealblade runner
that's 10 but wings of desire and russian ark and probably some more films are equal. gummo got a vote in 2002 and i might hypothetically vote for it in contrarian solidarity. or maybe i'd throw a vote to shawshank, which might be more contrarian in this context.
― Peepee Soaked Heckhole (zachlyon), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 22:22 (six years ago) Permalink
"semi-honest" tenScarface (1932)Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)Night and the City (1950)Vertigo (1958)Last Year at Marienbad (1961)Playtime (1967)Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985)Crumb (1994)Sin City (2005)
"strategy" tenSunrise (1927)The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)The Third Man (1949)Vertigo (1958)Last Year at Marienbad (1961)Playtime (1967)2001 (1968)Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)Taxi Driver (1976)Mulholland Dr. (2001)
― little mushroom person (abanana), Thursday, 18 August 2011 13:25 (six years ago) Permalink
i think i could be reasonably comfortable with a top 20, but a top ten is just brutal; everything that's an exemplar of great, well-executed narrative stuff gets pushed into 11 - 20 because i feel like the top ten should be populated by kinda sui generis weird stuff that's more about cinema as a medium (can't really explain this distinction, but something about montage & communication as priorities rather than narrative or performance).
― sweatpants life trajectory (schlump), Thursday, 18 August 2011 13:30 (six years ago) Permalink
is there any "action" movie that would ever have a shot at the top 25 or so? The Road Warrior?
― ryan, Thursday, 22 September 2011 14:55 (six years ago) Permalink
The Opening of Misty Beethoven
― michael assbender (Eric H.), Thursday, 22 September 2011 15:05 (six years ago) Permalink
battleship potemkin
― zvookster, Thursday, 22 September 2011 15:08 (six years ago) Permalink
seven samurai, duh!
― The sham nation of Israel should be destroyed. (Princess TamTam), Thursday, 22 September 2011 15:17 (six years ago) Permalink
Seven Samurai was tied for 9th last time in the directors' poll
Wages of Fear should get more votes.
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 22 September 2011 15:18 (six years ago) Permalink
Seven Samurai is a total duh, of course. I guess i was fixated on a particular post-70s idea of an action movie.
― ryan, Thursday, 22 September 2011 15:27 (six years ago) Permalink
Any post-70s movie getting into S&S is sort of a quixotic proposal.
― michael assbender (Eric H.), Thursday, 22 September 2011 15:47 (six years ago) Permalink
guys, the sight and sound poll has just become officially irrelevant. we are finally getting The New Canon.
― Gukbe, Thursday, 22 September 2011 19:46 (six years ago) Permalink
i think we might've touched on this upthread, but isn't one of the perks of anticipating 2012 the 'changed viewing landscape' & you know celebrating that we live during the third act of kiarostami's career, with everything that means about recent films entering the canon?
― 347.239.9791 stench hotline (schlump), Thursday, 22 September 2011 23:05 (six years ago) Permalink
Question for Eric, Morbs, etc. If you had to pick one film post 1989 to vote for in S&S, which would it be? What about post 1999?
― polyphonic, Thursday, 22 September 2011 23:09 (six years ago) Permalink
I wouldn't give up on Raging Bull yet in terms of a (barely) post-'70s film. It tied for 6th in the directors' poll last time; probably its biggest obstacle in gaining further ground this time would be Scorsese's mediocre output the past 10 years.
― clemenza, Thursday, 22 September 2011 23:36 (six years ago) Permalink
i think i'd probably take issue with the idea that it totally works that way, but more immediately you're forgetting that this poll will be conducted post-hugo
― 347.239.9791 stench hotline (schlump), Thursday, 22 September 2011 23:39 (six years ago) Permalink
Hugo will likely trigger a major re-evaluation of Scorsese's entire filmography...I can see where a mediocre decade could cut both ways. Maybe all the recent mediocrity makes Scorsese's earlier films stand out all that much more; but I also think there's a general loss of enthusiasm about someone when they play out the string, and that that can impact how you feel about the earlier work. I can think of musicians where it's worked one way with me, and others where it's gone the other way.
― clemenza, Thursday, 22 September 2011 23:50 (six years ago) Permalink
that GQ piece is vile.
― ryan, Friday, 23 September 2011 02:09 (six years ago) Permalink
if Sight and Sound isn't gonna honour movies post-1986, someone has to. I'm glad she's there, not giving a shit about Rules of the Game.
― Gukbe, Friday, 23 September 2011 02:17 (six years ago) Permalink
I wouldn't give up on Raging Bull yet in terms of a (barely) post-'70s film.
Yeah, not counting Raging Bull placing as a victory for post-'70s movies, Biskand.
― michael assbender (Eric H.), Friday, 23 September 2011 03:17 (six years ago) Permalink
Don't know if I'll get a ballot -- maybe they already went out -- and I'm too flibbertygibbet really to be much cop at these kinds of anti-historical monumentalisation, as the S&S peeps know, but I should totally rep for The Thing if I do.
Also Sir Henry at Rawlinson End.
― mark s, Friday, 23 September 2011 12:09 (six years ago) Permalink
Any ilxors get invited to participate? I promise not to (admit to) be(ing) jealous.
Respectively, Showgirls or Eyes Wide Shut and Inland Empire, probably.
― Eric H., Thursday, 15 March 2012 20:28 (five years ago) Permalink
first thoughts:
A Moment of Innocence
Mulholland Dr.
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 15 March 2012 20:30 (five years ago) Permalink
Recent films I'd back for all-time best: the Lynches, The Tree of Life and Être et avoir.
― Soggy Cheeseburgers (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 15 March 2012 20:51 (five years ago) Permalink
Être et avoir
English title: Come At Me Bro
― Eric H., Thursday, 15 March 2012 21:21 (five years ago) Permalink
Wow, that completely changes the tone of the film!
― Soggy Cheeseburgers (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 15 March 2012 21:24 (five years ago) Permalink
'double life of veronique,' 'my neighbor totoro'
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 15 March 2012 22:51 (five years ago) Permalink
lots of otm already. i can't really remember what 2002 included but i'd imagine that this poll will canonise a bunch of iranian stuff, maybe some slow Asian stuff like Hou.
― john-claude van donne (schlump), Friday, 16 March 2012 11:46 (five years ago) Permalink
when i think about post 89 films id vote for i get a little embarrassed at how conventional my taste is, but id vote for:
The Thin Red LineA.I.Eyes Wide ShutZodiacIn the Mood for Lovemaybe Flowers in Shanghai?
trying to remember some more Euro or artier stuff but my mind's a-blank...
― ryan, Friday, 16 March 2012 19:25 (five years ago) Permalink
alternates to my two above wd be Close Up and Munich
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Friday, 16 March 2012 19:34 (five years ago) Permalink
i think part of my problem is that some of the movies post-89 that are real touchstones for me (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring, uh, springs to mind) aren't exactly what I'd call flawless masterpieces.
― ryan, Friday, 16 March 2012 19:42 (five years ago) Permalink
fantastic mr. fox, a scene at the sea, 35 shots of rum, the portuguese nun, through the olive trees...
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Monday, 26 March 2012 20:58 (five years ago) Permalink
more: giliap, take care of your scarf tatiana (or maybe ariel), looking for mushrooms, black rain
probably lots of others
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Monday, 26 March 2012 21:04 (five years ago) Permalink
ok more: nouvelle vague, commingled containers, long day closes, spirited away, the thin red line...
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Monday, 26 March 2012 21:06 (five years ago) Permalink
er giliap is 1975, i meant songs from the second floor
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Monday, 26 March 2012 21:07 (five years ago) Permalink
chungking express, heat, the blade, god knows what else
so many to pick from
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Monday, 26 March 2012 21:09 (five years ago) Permalink
Of the films you guys have listed, how close do you think they'd come to actually making your real ballots? Not even close? Kinda close?
― polyphonic, Monday, 26 March 2012 21:22 (five years ago) Permalink
a scene at the sea
this is such a rad movie!!
― Lamp, Monday, 26 March 2012 21:22 (five years ago) Permalink
My post-'89 picks:
My Own Private IdahoCarlos
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 26 March 2012 21:25 (five years ago) Permalink
If I had an actual, real ballot, I'd list Zodiac for sure. I'd probably do something I never do, which is try to be mindful of the poll's lineage and pass over Spellbound as too subjective a pick. (I realize Zodiac's pushing it.)
― clemenza, Monday, 26 March 2012 21:29 (five years ago) Permalink
i'd throw 'an angel at my table' in there, but i'm inclined to put it in pretty much any movie list i make.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Tuesday, 27 March 2012 06:29 (five years ago) Permalink
yeah that one. i love that movie.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 27 March 2012 06:33 (five years ago) Permalink
Of recent vintage, would be tempted by Wong, but not sure which. In the Mood, Happy Together, Fallen Angels, he's the kind of guy (maybe like Tarkovsky too) where lack of a consensus "masterpiece" could keep him off a list like this.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 27 March 2012 07:00 (five years ago) Permalink
I stress the unity of the two films because later this year the British film magazine Sight & Sound will have its once-a-decade poll of film critics to find the ten best films ever made. It's a game, of course, yet the poll has become a cultural standard because Citizen Kane has won five times now since 1962 and must be considered favorite to win again.
Fair enough, if that's what people think, but maybe it leaves cinema looking a little passé if our dominant film is 71 years old. Has nothing come along as great since then, not even with all the technical plushness? But the editor of Sight & Sound, Nick James, has advised the electorate that every vote must go to an individual film. You can pick The Godfather and Part II but not as the two halves of one work. I regret that because I think it misses a quality in the work, and diminishes the chances of the total Godfather being voted best film—I'll guess it's the most likely threat to Kane.
― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 11:17 (five years ago) Permalink
Boo hoo.
The "total" Godfather now seems to willfully exclude Part III.
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 11:34 (five years ago) Permalink


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Aaa, Soraya, you talk too much. AKA your inbox is full and I can't send you my lovely revised review.
And Cambridge? I live in the States and I know what that is (and the only other college I know from abroad is Oxford lol). That's impressive, Alex! And Dinny, engineering? I wanted to be an engineer when I was nine…not sure what I want to do now. Unlike you oldies (not really) I'm still in ninth grade, unsure what that is for you guys. Something like year ten. Ah well…someone can translate =D
And the nicest thing about home…being fourteen I'm kind of stuck there for the next four years with little siblings trying to delete my stories. But I still like it and I can't imagine not having one. My mother is a fantastic cook, so her food for one. This computer, since it has all my files?
And Alex, lol. You can be Alex, and the other Alex can be Deathlex so we have no confusion (just kidding just kidding just kidding!)
And I totally missed SPEW while the boards were down. I kind of went into MNFF withdrawal, although I managed to start writing a new story while it was down, so that's good. You should all review, especially Soraya since she's betaing it.
That's all that I missed, I think. LOL.