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India is talking with JPMorgan Chase and others to gain entry to benchmark indexes for emerging market debt in hopes of attracting billions of dollars in investment, and may ease some restrictions on foreign inflows in order to do so, sources said.
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and other officials plan to meet next week in the United States with big fund managers that track such indexes including Pimco, Capital International, and Standard Life, one of the sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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To qualify for entry into the widely followed JP Morgan Government Bond Index—Emerging Markets, India needs to ease rules on registration, documentation, due diligence rules for the entry of foreign institutional investors (FIIs) in the Indian debt market, besides allowing them to invest more in the government debt, two sources said.
The sources declined to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter.
A finance ministry spokesman declined to comment.
(Read more: Pimco likes African debt, but doubt quality of some issuers)
With a wide current account gap and a weakened rupee, India wants to attract some of the billions of dollars managed passively by tracking global indexes. However, Indian restrictions limit foreign investment in onshore debt, which exclude it from indexes managed by JP Morgan and others.
India has been taking steps to ease investment rules but is also skittish about fully removing limits given worries about the volatility of global flows. Its credit rating also stands just one notch above junk status, although a downgrade would not disqualify it from an emerging market index.
Inclusion in popular government bond indexes could attract $20 billion to $40 billion in additional flows into India over a year, Standard Chartered Bank wrote in a report last month.
"This is kind of opening up the debt market completely, with all the good and bad that comes with it," said Dilip Parameswaran, head of Asia Credit Advisors, an independent fixed-income consultancy in Hong Kong.
"It won't solve its balance of payments problems immediately as both the government and the index providers need to finalise details and following which investors will have to readjust their portfolios," he said.
(Read more: Has Wal-Mart killed India FDI dream?)
Indian government bonds and the rupee gained after the Reuters report, with the benchmark 10-year bond yield falling 4 bps on the day to 8.42 percent.
The rupee rose to close at 61.39/40 per dollar on Thursday, strengthening from around 61.95 before the report.
In seeking index inclusion, India may modify rules to allow foreign institutions to invest more in government debt, now capped at $30 billion.
While India doesn't want to do away with caps entirely, it is considering further loosening rules that allow higher limits once investors reach 80 percent of the cap, one of the sources said.
Another source with a bank said Indian officials approached banks seeking feedback on what New Delhi can do to include its government bonds in indexes. While talks have shown progress, a final decision on timing and India's index weight is at least a couple of months away, the source said.
One obstacle to index inclusion is India's withholding tax on foreign investment in government debt.
Earlier this year India reduced withholding tax of as much as 20 percent on coupon payments to 5 percent. India argues that the effective rate is zero for the majority of investors covered under bilateral tax treaties with countries such as the United States and Singapore.
India last month eased rules to allow foreign institutions to invest in government bonds on an "on tap" basis, or without first requiring the purchase of debt limits. It is also in the process of easing registration and due diligence rules for foreign investors to buy government debt, one of the sources said.
(Read more: IMF says debt could crimp growth)
India's preference is to get into the JPMorgan index, one of the sources said, but authorities are also in touch with other index operators such as Barclays and Citigroup, sources said.
JP Morgan, Barclays and Citi declined to comment.
One of the sources said India hopes to reach an agreement with JPMorgan by the end of November.
Some $250 billion in global funds is invested tracking JP Morgan's Government Bond Index—Emerging Markets—Global Diversified, Standard Chartered Bank said.
Foreign holdings in Asian bond markets have swelled to record highs in recent months, reaching as high as 35 percent of outstanding debt in Indonesia, but in India foreign holdings account for just 4 percent, according to BNP Paribas.


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The Davy Lewis Band – trying to make it in a different Era
March 11, 2010
There are two challenges for musicians these days:
1) How do I make money? With illegal download websites all the rage, artists are struggling to make any profit off music sales.
2) How do I get myself known? This was always an issue but possibly easier to crack than the first problem.
There was much talk of 'the end of the music industry' a couple of years ago due to declining year on year album sales and revenues down 10-15% each year from 2002 – 2008. People are hunting for music online, and it's all too easy to download for free on illegal websites, such as limewire. Neasa has talked to us before about the new trend of free, and how people expect most things digital to be free, apart from when they get a super premium service which they are willing to pay a small fee for. (And the online newspaper paid for content debate is ongoing, with New York Times due to launch paid content in 2011.)
At the same time, Apple have just announced their ten billionth iTunes download, so perhaps the music industry isn't in the dire straits it feared it would be. And the public is still demonstrating a thirst for music, new and old. Concerts are selling out, and the number of music festivals is increasing every year – recession or no recession. Vantastival, for example is the new family music festival in County Louth launching Summer 2010.
So, (given that iTunes is alive and kicking and gigs and music festivals are on the increase), we need to then crack problem one. How? ONLINE! Facebook, twitter, MySpace, blogs, Facebook again etc. And any name and number can be found by the click of a mouse. Easy! Well, time will tell. My current project is the Davy Lewis Band. I'll let you know how I get on. Check out their music at: http://www.myspace.com/davylewismusic. And Hot Press review below. We are living in a different era (thank god for online!).

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Read this. I have been reading about such plans for decades (I read Ecotopia as a child), but have always regarded them as essentially impossible. Meanwhile, I don't have any better visions for a post-oil society, and I admire the courage of those who don't let the height of the mountain prevent them from starting to climb.
I'm going to attend Dana's meeting to establish a Carless Zone here in Portland this Friday. I wrote with a bunch of preliminary doubting questions, and got as good a reply as I could expect. Join us?
Along similar lines, the larger Portland area has a growing Oil Awareness group with regular meetings. I have yet to attend one, but that could change.


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This Can't Be Life by Shakara Cannon introduces us to Simone Jackson and her best friends, Talise and Stacey. Simone has overcome the devastating loss of her father when she was a young girl, an abusive relationship, and a terrible relationship with her emotionally distant mother. Still, she's haunted by terrifying dreams as repressed memories begin to bubble to the surface.
When Simone meets Deon, she's almost certain that she's met a man she can trust not to hurt her. Of course, nothing comes easily in This Can't Be Life. Our three main characters have to deal with a dangerous car accident, threats from shady characters, a stalker, and keeping the kinds of secrets that can get people killed.
There are a few character inconsistencies that I'm uncomfortable with. The most glaring of these is how at the beginning of the novel Simone seems to be a calm, almost hard-edged woman but as the book progresses she seems to cry at the drop of a hat. I may have misunderstood the character but I did find myself taken aback as it seemed Simone was almost constantly on the verge of tears toward the end of the book.
There are also a couple of loose sub-plots that I would have liked to see tied up or, at least moved forward. However, it is evident that Cannon intended This Can't Be Life to be part of a series of novels so I am confident that at least a couple of those sub-plots will emerge more fully in the sequel(s).
Cannon did resort to the old urban novel church standby. In this case, the girl who goes to church seems to get her life together, complete with her formerly agnostic fiancée getting "saved." Meanwhile, the gay man, Stacey, and Simone suffer in a variety of ways. I won't spoil the plot by telling what happens because despite the fact that Cannon uses the all too common church device, the story is highly entertaining and worth the read.
Cannon has put together a nicely crafted story with likable characters. The novel moves at a good clip keeping the reader interested and eagerly turning the page for more especially as the intensity swells toward the end of the book. I was quite disappointed to reach the end and I look forward to learning more about these characters in subsequent titles.
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This Can't Be Life centers around the lives of three close friends, Simone, a successful businesswoman, Talise, her best friend since childhood and their fellow co-worker and zany gay friend, Stacy, the comic relief of the group.
Simone has built a successful business that she shares with her friends, Talise and Stacy, who are hair designers. She loves a free-style life clubbing and enjoying life to the fullest. The last thing on her mind is a deep relationship with a man due to the abuse she suffered with her first love, Byron, a professional athlete fueled as well as dysfunctional relationship with her mother. A night on the town, puts her into the sights of the charming, NBA player, Deon, who walks into her heart unexpectedly.
Deon is a man on his mission himself, one who is looking for the family bond that he has with his own parents and not a groupie like most the women he has encountered. In order to keep him focus, he has a close relationship with a female friend, Nichelle and her son, Tyson. Nichelle and Deon are close but not lovers, however, Nichelle keeps a watchful eye on the women Deon hangs with. When he introduces her to Simone, whom he meets in a club, she gives him the thumbs up. Deon and Simone soon grow close and begin to open up to one another but things soon take a change with Byron learns of the two relationships and starts a scandalous lie that sends the relationship falling apart. Both Deon and Simone go their separate ways but their hearts still ponder for another despite their hurt.
Meanwhile, things take a romantic for Talise as well when she meets Malach, a doctor and professed atheist whom she later reluctantly develops a romantic crush. Even though Talise is disturbed by his beliefs, she has the confidence that her life will show change his beliefs about God. The affair escalates and soon Talise finds out she is pregnant and to her horror Malachi has an alcohol abuse problem, Talise is now faced with making one of the hardest decisions of her life which challenges her faith in God and the man she loves.
Stacy the flamboyant gay brother of the group all has relationship issues of his own. One of his clients husband he believes is stalking him and sending him sexual toys and hints of being in an relationship with him to Stacy dismay. Stacy does everything in his power to get to the truth and stop the harassment. In the process, he meets an entertainment mogul who is living life on the downlow. When Stacy catches his attention, he begins a secret affair, lavishing Stacy with gifts, Stacy begins fall too deep emotionally for him, even after Stacy finds out he is a married and lying cheat. When Stacy stalker gains more and more information about his life, Stacy realizes he is in more danger than he ever imagined.
As the three friends and Deon struggle to gain control of their emotions and love lives, tragedy and murder befalls them and no one life will ever be the same.
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Sounds like a good book. I am adding this to my TBR list.
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I tripped over this in my archives. I had forgotten all about this which was given to me by John Clayton in 2009. It's an interesting Forgotten Corner.
Lead and Coal Mining in Barnoldswick:
Agreement in Four Parts
1st January 1753: YAS Archives: MD335 series: single sheet/4 x A3
Thomas Lister esq. of Gisburn Park, Yorkshire
Danson Roundell of Marton, Yorkshire
William Bulcock gent of Barcroft, Lancashire
John Cockshutt gent of Park, Barnoldswick
Thomas Lister owns Dye House Farm in Barnoldswick tenanted by Widow Broughton.
Danson Roundell owns Higher Park Farm in Barnoldswick and a certain other farm and tenements there called Old Shops in the possession of Edmund Starkie as tenant.
William Bulcock owns Hey Farm in Barnoldswick with Henry Croasdale as tenant.
John Cockshutt has Lower Park Farm and Jackson's Tenement and lands called Lower Shaw Carrs in Barnoldswick in his own possession.
All four men severally and mutually agree to form a mutual bond of 130 shares between them whereby they will all combine within the profits of any sinking, digging for and getting of lead ore or coal on any of the above named farms, tenements and closes variously held by them whereby this will be in the interest of the majority amongst them.
Where coal and mineral workings are undertaken on any individual's land then the majority shall have the right of passage for themselves over said lands and also for their workers, agents, horses, carriages and customers during the term of 30 years for such of them as shall dig for, search for, get, smelt and carry away lead or coal out of or away from the said tenements etc. And to carry on such pits, drains, soughs, leats, sluices and other works for getting ore or coal without let or hindrance.
Lister is to have 10 parts (shares)
Roundell 40 parts
Bulcock 40 parts
Cockshutt 40 parts
Any damage caused by such works is to be recompensed by the others upon agreement or failing that by decision of John Parker esq, Richard Hebor esq, Samuel Swire esq, Bannister Walton esq, Robert Parker esq, James Foulds esq. and Robert Jackson gent.
Agreement witnessed by:
Robert Hartley
Jno. Barcroft
Barbara Baldwin.
J A Clayton
November 2009
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A New Hampshire man sentenced to 38 years in prison in Maine for killing his former fiancee is asking Maine's highest court for a new trial or acquittal.
A lawyer for Jason Twardus of Rochester, N.H., told the Supreme Judicial Court on Wednesday that the prosecution never shared evidence about possible alternate suspects in the killing of 30-year-old nursing student Kelly Gorham in 2007. The lawyer said more evidence of that emerged after trial.
The prosecutor countered that the evidence against Twardus was "overwhelming."
The court did not immediately rule.
Gorham was living in Alfred, Maine, when she disappeared. Her body was found a month later buried on property in northern New Hampshire owned by Twardus' father.
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If you remember Members Only jackets, big hair and the musical stylings of the Cars, A Flock of Seagulls, and Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, you'll appreciate this. Drew Barrymore threw friend and production partner Nancy Juvonen an '80s-themed birthday party at her house last week.
Sounds like it was more fun than a can of Diet Coke and a mouthful of Pop Rocks.
Guests were treated to prom-style photos upon their arrival. Here, Courtney Love shows off her prom finery, complete with the most important accessory: a date in a powder-blue tux and white bucks.
Jimmy Fallon, Ricki Lake, and D-Lister Kathy Griffin were among the guests who were treated to a loop of the Molly Ringwald classic Sixteen Candles, plus lots of '80s hair band music.
The decade that brought us The Cosby Show, parachute pants, Care Bears and the aforementioned hair bands also gave us a whole new wave of girl bands, some of which broke new ground by actually playing their own instruments. Here's an abbreviated list of some of my favorites of the time:
Baby-faced and glammed out, the future was so bright, she had to wear shades.
And for no reason whatsoever, here's Kristy McNichol sporting some '80s hair.
Feel free to add your own rich memories of great 80s girl singers and bands. Juice Newton, anyone?


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Early in training camp, it looked as though there would be no debate as to who would occupy the 5th wide receiver position. Adam Thielen was the best player in camp for the first two weeks, and his routes were (and still are) a thing of beauty.
Rodney Smith, who was considered in the mix at the beginning of the summer for the 5th spot, has reinserted himself into the race as of late.
The 2nd year receiver out of LSU went undrafted last year. He spent 5 weeks on the practice squad before moving to the active roster, but was only active for 4 games last year. Smith made noise last week when he caught the game-winning touchdown pass from Teddy Bridgewater against Arizona. In total, he caught 4 passes for 55 yards.
Thielen had a perfect chance to catch a touchdown himself on a beautiful pass from Bridgewater Saturday night, but dropped the ball. He caught 4 passes for 54 yards. So, apart from the bad drop in the end zone by Thielen, the two wide receivers had almost identical games in preseason week #2.
These two are fighting for roster spots, and both seem to have impressed coaches. At first, Thielen had an edge, but Smith has been on a surge, highlighted by his performance against Arizona.
There's also a distinct possibility that both Smith and Thielen could make the roster. The 6th wide receiver spot is not always a thing in the NFL, though. Norv Turner's 2013 Browns kept only 5 receivers. It is important to note, however, that the Browns carried 4 tight ends, which is unusual in the NFL. The possibility of a 6th spot is aided by the fact that Jerome Simpson will almost surely be facing a 3-game suspension to begin the season. It would be dicey to go into Week 1 with only 4 receivers. Also, the Vikings only have two tight ends who can make plays with the ball, and one of them, Chase Ford, is injured.
Right now, I believe Thielen has the upper hand on Rodney Smith. Thielen, an undrafted free agent out of Mankato State, has defied expectations this year. Beat writers and others in the twitterverse have been saying he has looked good since OTA's and minicamp. He might be the best route runner on the Vikings other than Greg Jennings. Thielen's hands are sure, even if that didn't show on Saturday evening.
Smith's size could be the difference maker, though. The Vikings list him at 6'5″, 200 lbs., as opposed to Thielen, who is 6'2″, 195 lbs. As he showed in the preseason comeback, Smith has the ability to catch deep passes and catch passes over defensive backs.
In the end, the decision will come down to what the Vikings want in their 5th wide receiver; a shifty guy who runs crisp routes and catches the ball well, or an athletic specimen with the ability to make a big play. I think both are to valuable to let go, and that the Vikings will keep both.


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When John Aitken`s sister was 9 years old, she was abducted by a stranger who drove her around for a while before getting scared and releasing her.
Aitken, a West Palm Beach native, has never forgotten that abduction 12 years ago. Wednesday he unveiled his new board game, which he hopes will keep other children and their parents from encountering the same fear his family went through.
Aitken`s game, Don`t Talk to Strangers, was born out of his sister`s experience and out of his efforts to find an easy and fun way to teach children rules to protect themselves from abductors.
``I`m trying to do something so other parents don`t have these memories in their lives,`` Aitken said during a news conference at the Hyatt Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach. ``The board game is designed to help stop child abductions.``
The game, geared toward children ages 2 to 12, features 112 true-or-false and yes-and-no questions about child safety. As many as six children can play at one time, Aitken said.
The object of the game is to be the first player to travel a path that winds through a neighborhood that includes a mall, a park, a school and even a ``9-11`` convenience store.
Children who answer questions incorrectly have to go back a space, and players who try to take a short cut also are penalized.
The game is being marketed through Aitken`s West Palm Beach company, Agent 9-1-1 Educational Products Inc.
Although he is battling red tape to have the game available at more major toy stores, the 33-year-old Aitken is distributing the game through FAO Schwarz on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach and through a Palm Springs children`s store.


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The Village of New Bremen owns and operates its own electrical distribution system established in 1908. There are over eighty municipally owned electric systems in Ohio, owned by the people that they serve. The Village is a member owner of American Municipal Power, a joint action agency that serves 7 states.
AMP contracts for and dispatches power for the Village from the following primary sources:
New York Power Authority (Niagara Falls)
AMP owns Hydroelectric Plants on the Ohio River
AMP JV-2 Peaking Generators at various locations around Ohio
AMP Gas Turbines at various locations around Ohio
Fremont combined-cycle natural gas plant
Prairie State, a state-of-the-art coal fired plant in west central Illinois
The system consists of two electrical substations and loop-type circuits which provide redundancy in order to increase reliability. Electrical power is delivered to the Village at 69,000 volts by the Dayton Power and Light Company. At the two Village Substations the voltage is reduced to 12,470/7200 volts for distribution around town to individual customer transformers. The peak system load of 13 mW usually occurs in July or August. Total energy sold per year is about 69,000,000 mWh.
In addition to retail electrical customers, the Electric Department also maintains traffic signals and street lights, and is heavily involved in the Village's extensive Christmas Lighting program. The Village staff includes five full-time, year round employees including Matt Krieg, Superintendent.
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Bianca is stuck in a small town and hopes to be united with her online love Brogan. With the help of a supermodel, Nev and Max are on the job, to find the Catfish in tonight's season 3 finale episode. Read on for the facts …
1. Bianca And Brogan Bond Over Body Modification
Ready for the #Catfish season finale tonight? pic.twitter.com/02ywK2M75I
— Catfish (@CatfishMTV) July 9, 2014
Bianca loves piercings, tattoos, gages, and more, making body modification a large part of her life. When Brogan Lynn Acaster added her on Facebook, the two bonded over their love of this lifestyle, along with similar tastes in music. They began their relationship on Facebook, but now they text all the time and talk on the phone. The two have never video-chatted.
When the guys do some digging, they find a blog called "An Ever-Growing Wonder," which is written by a girl named Chloe Acaster who actually turns out to be Chloe Purdon. When Bianca, Nev, and Max touch base with Chloe, Chloe was shocked to hear about what was going on.
But, when Nev calls up "Brogan", she tells him her name is actually Tia and she tells him to meet her in Iowa. "Tia" says she didn't come forward about who she really was because she was scared.
2. Growing Up In a Small Town Was Very Difficult for Bianca
Bianca had a very hard childhood. Growing up black and gay in a small southern town, Bianca dealt with a lot of criticism and she feels like she doesn't fit in, especially with all her piercings and tattoos. At age 14, Bianca came out and was faced with a lot of negativity. Parents even complained to the principal about her. Being a lesbian in Durham, North Carolina has been very stressful.
3. One Day "Brogan" Vanished With No Explanation
Bianca never felt the need to video chat or meet Brogan because she thought it might be awkward, but when she finally started becoming comfortable enough to make this kind of move, Brogan vanished. She deleted her Facebook account and stopped communicating with Bianca. Then, one day, Brogan returned as if nothing had happened and no time had passed. Fearful Bianca never asked Brogan about her disappearance, worrying that her questions might scare off Bianca.
When Nev and Max do some digging, they find that there's something not right with Brogan's photos. They even find out that one of the photos belongs to someone who was actually pregnant, but the photo was cropped to get rid of the belly in the pic … Perhaps, Brogan disappeared because she had a kid … ?
4. Bianca Is a Music Artist
Watch Bianca tonight on #catfish, good luck qt pic.twitter.com/ZBa9LkwGtc
— ɬⅰи∆™ (@T__bomb) July 9, 2014
Bianca is a musician who hopes to move out of North Carolina to the Seattle or Portland area so she can follow her dreams. She's hoping that Brogan will be a part of this life.
When Bianca finally meets the real Brogan, meaning Tia, she asks Tia why she made the profile. Tia admits to taking Chloe's photos from Tumblr and said that she just got addicted to the fake profile. One comment that the guys make is that Tia actually looks a lot like Brogan. Upon hearing that, Tia says she was actually about 300 pounds when she started making the profile. Tia also reveals that she does have true feelings for Bianca.
At least she seemed genuine! Right? #Catfish
— Catfish (@CatfishMTV) July 10, 2014
Tia reveals that there was a sexual assault that happened to her when she was 14 years old and she's suffered bullying just as Bianca has. She went into a depression, gained weight, and eventually became "Brogan."
5. Supermodel Selita Ebanks Helps Bianca Find Out the Truth About "Brogan"
On the season 3 finale of Catfish, Bianca gives hosts Nev and Max permission to bring along supermodel Selita Ebanks, who is a fan of the show. Ebanks has been a victim of fake online profiles, and catfish incidents herself. With the additional help of Ebanks, Bianca is able to get to the truth about her relationship with "Brogan."
In the beginning of the episode, Ebanks' friend David Spade ends up calling her while she's filming and it's a humorous moment.
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Bianca is gorgeous! !! Such a keeper. I would love to ask her out. Xoxo
I live in Durham nc and I would love to meet Bianca and just hang out and talk 😊
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Article first published as Nintendo 3DS Review: Kid Icarus: Uprising on Blogcritics.
Final Fantasy XIII-2, Mass Effect 3, Ninja Gaiden 3 and now, Palutena in Kid Icarus: Uprising is an impressive resume. It has been a busy year for Los Angeles actor Ali Hillis who does still find time outside of sound studios to do stage, television and film work. It is no less than a coup, winning and performing so many prominent roles in these new media blockbusters.
Kid Icarus: Uprising is surprisingly Nintendo's flagship game for their 3DS. It's surprising because, for many 3DS owners the Kid Icarus franchise has been a long forgotten NES title, with Mario and Zelda being much more recognizable series. The 3DS even after the price drop is still struggling to find its footing. The ambition of the game betrays how much Nintendo has riding on Kid Icarus: Uprising.
It has been about 25 years since the original Kid Icarus game for NES was released to mixed reviews, mostly due to uneven difficulty. That however, was fairly common for the earlier console generations' games. Kid Icarus: Uprising which in many ways feels like a Zelda, Kirby, Metroid mash-up, doesn't suffer from the same difficulty issues. Ironically, many of the original game's developers came from the Metroid team and Uprising is the product of Masashiro Sakurai, the creator of Kirby and Super Smash Bros.
Kid Icarus: Uprising is continues the story of the young angel, Pit aided by the Queen of Light, Palutena and for the most part, is a 3D action/adventure shooter, with some RPG elements. That may seem like a bit of everything, including the kitchen sink and it probably is. The 3DS game does include fully voiced levels, a good soundtrack and some amazing art. Unfortunately, the coding isn't quite able to keep up with all of that in full 3D Uprising often has frame rate issues.
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Referendums on the march - TGTE Condemns Violence to Suppress The Right To Decide in Catalonia
Catalan people responded to violence employed by Spanish Government with their most powerful weapon, their fundamental right to vote.BARCELONA, CATALONIA, October 6, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ --
This week the International Community witnessed another referendum conducted by a non-state entity in the face of opposition from the national state and the international powers. Below, please find a video.
As documented in the "Catalonia's Legitimate Right To Decide" publication, between 1905 and 1991, 52 sub-state entities held referendums in relation to independence. Since 1991 alone, 53 independence related referendums were held, of which 26 were held in opposition of the national state.
On October 1, 2017, Catalonia held a binding referendum on the issue of independence. The Catalonian people premised the referendum on their "right to decide" based on the civic and liberal conception and the Catalan Nation as demonstrated by the 2013 Resolution of the Catalan Parliament called "Declaration of Sovereignty and The Right To Decide of the People of Catalonia." The Resolution emphasized that the referendum is based on the principle of democracy. The Catalan people viewed the referendum as a legitimate exercise of equal dignity. The referendum is a manifestation of direct democracy as opposed to representative democracy.
The October 1st referendum was the culmination of concerted, vibrant and sustained action of the organized civil society and the Catalan media. The politicized civil society mobilized the Catalan people, the elites and the political leaders through marches and massive rallies under the slogan "We Are A Nation, We Have The Right To Decide" and political events. In addition to the massive demonstrations, referendums on independence were organized by the civil society in 552 towns in Catalonia between 2009 and 2011. In 2014, a non-binding referendum was held throughout Catalonia as "Participation Process."
The offer of more money and greater financial autonomy in return for giving up referendum made by the Spanish Economy Minister, Luis de Guindos, again demonstrates the fact that referendums as well as calls for referendum increase the bargaining power of the people. In addition, the call for referendum also gives a momentum to the people's political narrative and helps place them in the international radar.
Like with the Kurdistan Referendum, the Catalonia Referendum was also opposed by the national state and the international powers. Prior to the referendum, the U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the U.S. opposed an independence drive in Catalonia, and Spain should remain united. After the referendum, EU Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, issued a statement stating that Brussels must respect the decision of the Spanish Government and its Constitutional Court.
Madrid sent the national police to Catalonia, seized more than 2 million ballots, blocked schools and public places which were to be polling stations, and arrested leaders of the pro-independence movement. The Spanish Constitutional Court citing Article 2 of the Spain Constitution which states that "the country is indivisible" held that the referendum was illegal. The Catalan people responded to the above with their most powerful weapon, their fundamental right to vote.
It should be noted that unlike the Sri Lankan 1972 and 1978 Constitutions in which the Tamils never participated in the Constitutional making process nor gave their allegiance, the Catalan people had accepted the 1978 Spain Constitution. However, due to subsequent events, the Catalan people took the position that Spain's Constitution had neither legal validity nor a political legitimacy over them.
The Catalan referendum in which more than 2.2 Million people participated demonstrates that inserting words such as "indivisible" or "undivided" in Constitutions cannot put out the fire of freedom in the people. Catalonian President, Carles Puigdemont, said that he was willing to go to jail if it meant giving the Catalonia people a chance to decide their future.
Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) unequivocally condemns the violence employed by the Spanish Government to suppress the people's right to vote.
As stated by Professor David Phillips of Columbia University, a renowned practitioner in conflict resolution, in his remarks to TGTE in connection with the Catalonia Referendum, "violence is never the right response when people exercise their democratic rights, including their right to self-determination. Political dialogue is the only way to resolve competing demands."
It is heartening to see that violence has been condemned across the board. The Scottish Prime Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, Belgium's Prime Minister, Charles Michel, UK's Labor Party Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, have all condemned the violent tactics of the Spanish Government unequivocally.
The violence unleashed upon peaceful exercise of the right to decide has a profound impact. As one of the Catalonian voters observed, it was like a turning point, the moment the cord was finally cut. Gideon Rachman, a columnist in Financial Times, stated that "the weekend's events make it likely that Spain will ultimately have to allow a vote on Catalan Independence"
If we Tamils in the island of Sri Lanka are cognizant of the current international trend, if we realize that the freedom struggle really runs from bottom up and not from top down, and if we assert our individual right as well as the collective right of the Tamil Nation, "the right to decide", the days when Tamil Eelam joins the family of nation states are not far away.
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When listening to Slimer, it is easy to think that he just plays all the time, but that is not so. He first started playing in 2009 on a fake Yngwie Malmsteen stratocaster, which belonged to his uncle. His uncle Manny is a big guitar player himself, and he has sort of edged Slimer into it. Two weeks after he started playing Manny got him a mini strat.
He took off playing like he already knew how. In no time he was playing full songs, and now he can do almost anything. The part that baffles the mind is, he doesn`t play very often at all. He might pick it and play maybe once a week and sometimes two weeks will go by before he picks it up and plays, but he does it like it is no challenge. His uncle Manny says, that there are many times he will go jam with him, and it is just like he had never stopped. When he plays he prefers Melodic instrumental rock. He has been taking his shredding skills to a few places, he has played at the Coachella Valley arts and music festival and at the Stagecoach festival. Here in a few weeks he will be doing a school talent show along with a friend of his. He also just recently started playing with a band, and they call themselves Slimer and The Slobs. He gets a lot of his inspiration from Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, John Petrucci, and of coarse his uncle Manny.
Guitar is not the only thing Slimer excels in, he is awesome in sports. He plays soccer year round on all star teams, and he also took fifth in the state 400 meter in track, and he done this the day after a soccer tournament. Slimer is a person who is gifted, and just excels at what ever he does. When it comes to the guitar he really has a lot of fun playing and enjoys it very much. There are many great guitar players his age, but the difference is the time that they put into playing. Some people play everyday for hours, Slimer plays off and on and plays like he never puts it down. Slimer, just does not know how good he really is, and to think with this kind of ability, if he just doubled the amount of time playing, he would be better than most could only dream of. If he finds the love of playing, and plays on a daily biases, he could literally become one of the greatest guitar players ever. He truly is amazing. Slimer, your awesome dude!


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General Membership Endorsement Meeting
Monday, September 12, 2011
LGBT Center, 1800 Market Street, San Francisco, CA
August has been a very busy month for the Alice Political Action Committee (PAC), made up of Alice's Board of Directors, Emeritus Board, and any/all former Co-Chairs and Presidents of the Club from throughout the last 40 years. The PAC held two full Saturdays of interviews with the candidates for Mayor. Questionnaires were organized and completed. Further discussions were held. And after these activities, the Alice PAC has finalized recommendations for the November 8th citywide election. On Monday, September 12th, the full Alice membership will have the opportunity to weigh in on the recommendations from the Alice PAC. You can read up on any and all further information about the propositions and candidates via the San Francisco Elections Department and the Alice website for answers to our questionnaires.
Thanks goes to the Alice PAC for their months-long work in researching the candidates and issues and putting forward these recommendations. This is also the first year Alice has put forward a ranked-endorsement proposal for candidates, based on our new bylaws from earlier this year. Much discussion throughout this year has been had on determining the best course of action for the Alice endorsements and these recommendations reflect that year-long discussion within the club. We look forward to seeing you on September 12th for the full membership vote.
Alice PAC Recommendations for November 2011 Election
Rank Choice Endorsement
Rank 1: Dennis Herrera
Rank 2: Bevan Dufty
Rank 3: Ed Lee
District Attorney
Sole Endorsement – George Gascon
Sole Endorsement – Chris Cunnie
Ballot Measures
A – School Bonds YES
B – Road Repaving and Street Safety Bonds YES
C – City Retirement and Health Care Benefits YES
D – Retirement Benefits for City Employees NO
E – Amending or Repealing Legislative Initiative Ordinances and Declarations of Policy YES
F – Campaign Consultant Disclosure YES
G – Sales Tax YES
H – School District Student Assigment System NO


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LONDONDERRY, NH --A New Hampshire man rushing to get his pregnant wife to the hospital says he was given a state police escort, and then a speeding ticket. John Coughlin says he'll fight the ticket, but the state police say it was deserved.
Coughlin hit a speed of 102 mph on Sept. 18 as he rushed to a Manchester hospital with his wife.
When a trooper tried to stop them, the Coughlins called 911 and said the baby was coming. The trooper then turned the pursuit into a hospital escort.
WMUR-TV says baby Kyle was born six minutes after they reached the hospital.
The trooper congratulated Coughlin on the birth of his son and then handed him a ticket.
State Police Major Russell Conte says the trooper did the right thing, contending Coughlin put his wife, unborn child, himself and the public at risk.


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How a 200-year-old invention illustrates the newest trend in high tech might not immediately seem clear. Until you scan it with an iPad.
That was the example used at the opening of the Boston-based IoT event LiveWorx, to demonstrate how physical products can be dissected to their digital cores and the resulting knowledge used to predict and resolve problems and improve designs.
Even for a bicycle.
The augmented display that lets a person with an iPad connect with sensors on a mountain bike can measure such things as steering angles, acceleration, fork displacement, and pedal speed. And it demonstrates how the Internet of Things is moving from collecting data through products including FitBits and Apple watches to acting on that data—and how the essential next incarnation of this fast-evolving movement will be the kinds of software that can help manufacturers do that.
"We need new technology platforms to enable this new reality," said Jim Heppelmann, CEO of PTC, which has been assembling ways to provide them.
PTC announced it has acquired ColdLight, whose Neuron platform uses artificial-intelligence technology to automate the analysis of data and detect and predict failures and prescribe solutions. The deal was valued at $105 million.
"We help organizations to prevent problems before they happen," Ryan Kaplan, ColdLight's founder and CEO, told attendees.
Neuron will be combined with the IoT platform developed by PTC subsidiary ThingWorx, which the company has also acquired, along with Axeda, in an 18-month, $500 million shopping spree to expand its reach into the Internet of Things.
Among other things, using information in this way can avert product failure and downtime and show designers how to make improvements, PTC said.
A bicycle "is a good model for how you can do this for many, many products," Heppelmann said. "Imagine the power of this concept if you were to project it onto a piece of a heavy equipment or onto an aircraft."
Today, he said, products often begin digitally in the design phase and are converted into physical versions.
"They've been very separate up to this point, and very little information about what's happening in the physical world ever makes it back into the digital world," Heppelmann said. "If you asked questions like, 'I wonder how it's being used, I wonder how it's working,' and you listen, it's just silence. Until something goes wrong."
He said the Internet of Things is leading to "a new reality where digital and physical contributions are distinct, but they're inseparable."
In this reality, said Heppelmann, "The thing has a voice and it wants to be heard."
The Internet of Things already has begun to let things speak, he said. The next step is to act on what they're saying.
"There's really a tremendous amount of information available to us now and there's huge value in understanding the usage data of that thing, the design," Heppelmann said.
PTC also announced a new product, ThingWorx Converge, a hub that makes data from the physical world shareable with companies' existing business systems; and a strategic partnership with Servicemax, which will use PTC technology to provide feedback from products to technicians working on them in the field.
He said: "When you put what we have together, we're in a position to set the standard for the way that service should be done."
The company used a mountain bike fitted out with sensors to demonstrate the process, ridden onto the stage by a helmeted Rick Bullotta, divisional vice president of product strategy and technology and a cofounder of ThingWorx.
That wasn't the only glitz at LiveWorx, which drew 2,300 people to Boston—up from 350 last year—and 5,000 more, in 91 countries, to its live stream.
A flying camera swooped above the audience and there was a conference "control room" behind a glass partition at the back of the stage in Boston's Hynes Convention Center.
"We've given this bicycle a voice," said Mike Campbell, executive vice president of the CAD segment at PTC.
Heppelmann said Coldlight's and other technology now will translate what it says.
"We need to analyze what is the message encoded in those sensor readings that tells us what's really going on," he said. "This is a level of enlightenment that IoT delivers back into the digital world."
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Wins, PRs come for Neuqua Valley
Neuqua Valley boys track coach Mike Kennedy provided his athletes a simple message for Thursday's Upstate Eight Conference meet at Elgin's Memorial Stadium.
"He told us, every race you go into, either you win or you PR, because you win either way," said Wildcats junior Zac Espinosa.
He achieved both in the 400-meter run, edging teammate Nick Rafacz while setting a personal record at 49.33 seconds.
Neuqua Valley did win either way, both in the Valley Division and among all 14 UEC teams. In the first year of a post-Lake Park UEC, the Wildcats earned a total of 131 points, a fair cushion over Waubonsie Valley's 109 and River Division winner Batavia's 103.
As the division races were scored, Neuqua beat Waubonsie 164-145 in the Valley and Batavia edged Geneva 160-156.
It might not always have been pretty for Neuqua, as when Matt Horsley lost control and crashed just shy of the finish line in pursuit of St. Charles North's Nathan Klair in the 3,200 relay. Yet that's the effort Kennedy's boys gave.
"We want to win," Espinoza said. "It's self motivating."
Neuqua racked up big points with Grayson Jenkins in the 3,200, Ty Moss and Connor Horn in the 800, Nick Bushelle in the 1,600, horizontal jumpers Noah Huepel and Austin Parks and pole vault winner Adam Peterson. The Wildcats ended on the track with a 1,600-meter relay win by Jeremy Stern, Moss, Rafacz and Espinosa.
Along with Geneva's Tim Roels, fastest in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes, Waubonsie Valley jumper James Travis was the other two-event winner. The Warriors' Tyler Kirkwood easily won the 110 hurdles, teammate Jeff Penny in third. Jon Harris nearly smacked some metal contraption deep in the discus sector, winning at 171 feet, 4 inches.
Heading strong fields in both long and triple jump, Travis set the challenge quickly, landing the winning 22-foot, 10-inch long jump on his second attempt and his triple of 47-1¼ on his first attempt. Parks was 2 feet behind, though Geneva's Justin Taormina crept up with a River-winning long jump of 21-7.
"It was a good meet, I put out some good distances," said Parks, who also won the UEC indoor triple jump. "It's been better than I've been doing. I've been scratching a bunch outdoors. It's nice to see the jumps go through."
Connor Oats, enjoying nice progression as sectionals approach, finished third in the 3,200 run for Metea Valley, which finished fifth in the Valley Division, but fifth overall on the frosh-soph level. Surprising Quinton Sanders placed fifth in high jump, at 6-1.
West Chicago's Andrew Zak, fifth in discus, was the first West Chicago athlete to score a point in the Upstate Eight outdoor meet after decades in the DuPage Valley. He was quickly followed by pole vaulters Nate Wesolek and James Kubik, second and fifth, respectively.
Wesolek didn't think it was much different from any other meet he's competed in. West Chicago coach Paul McLeland just wanted his squad to get the lay of the land.
"We've done pretty respectfully, got some personal bests," he said. "Now that we've been here I think it's good for the guys coming back, that they see what it's about in the Upstate Eight."
Bartlett and South Elgin tied for sixth overall with 39 points, and went 3-4 in the Valley Division; Streamwood, Larkin and Elgin placed fifth through seventh in the River.
Streamwood's Brian Adkins, a starting football cornerback as a sophomore, placed third in the River in long jump and second in triple jump, eclipsed on the last attempt of Geneva's Justin Nebel.
Larkin's sprint relays stood out, winning the 400 and 800 relays with the identical lineups of Jarelle Shipp, Aaron Campbell, Keiren McKenzie and Dante Bonds.
At last week's Kane County Meet, Shipp tweaked an ankle in the 400 relay, which scuttled the relays. He said he was ready in two days, and the whole outfit -- all four attending North Park University next fall -- looked more than ready by recording times of 43.25 seconds in the 400 relay, 1 minute, 3.51 seconds in the 800.
Bartlett's Daniel Danek, a weight man like his older brother George, placed second overall and in the River Division to Waubonsie Valley's Jon Harris in discus. Danek, who threw 150 feet, 11 inches, didn't match his 160-10 at the DuPage County Meet or the 159 footer at Bartlett's Flying Hawk, but he knows what to work on with throws coach Dan Morrison -- chin and chest up, higher release, more explosion.
"He thinks there's still more power in there, and there obviously is if I hit 160," said Danek, whose teammate, Pat Karys, placed fourth overall in the 110 hurdles as did Bryce Petty in the 100 dash. Another thrower, Dan Brainard, went 48-6½ to place second overall in shot put.
South Elgin's Kyle Kumerow, soon to join the Wisconsin-Whitewater track team, outlasted St. Charles North's quality high jump Erik Miller to win the overall title at 6 feet, 5 inches.
"He's set up for sectionals," said Storm coach Anthony LaRue.
Kumerow, keeping loose jamming to music on his headphones in between attempts, went straight past the 6-7 he cleared at the Kane County Meet to try 6-8. That didn't happen, but LaRue remained impressed with Kumerow, who also finished fourth in the Valley Division in triple jump.
"Hey, conference champ, he deserves it -- he's put in the work," LaRue coach said.
Geneva's Tim Roels, still carrying a little pain in his right hamstring, shrugged it off to twice defeat East Aurora speedster Desmond Gant.
Both attending Minnesota, where Gant will play football, Roels came from lane 6 to top Gant and Waubonsie Valley's Tony Durns. Later, Roels nipped the long-legged Gant by .01 seconds, 21.97 to 21.98. It's tough to beat a wide receiver with a head of steam for 200 yards.
"Definitely it's a little bit harder (than the 100) because he really comes up on you," Roels said. "Once he hits top speed he really goes. He's going to Minnesota also, so there's a little bit of Minnesota pride involved, too."
Geneva senior Jason D'Amico twice rallied to overcome shot put deficits against Waubonsie Valley's Jon Harris. After two scratches in the finals, D'Amico threw his personal-best, 50 feet, 11 inches to top Harris by less than 2 inches.
St. Charles East coach Chris Bosworth saw the dreadful sight of both Mo Flanigan and Jordan Duncan pulling hamstrings in the Saints' 400 relay. That affected not just that relay but the 100, 200 and the 800 relay.
"Those four events, it took the wind out of our sail, for the whole team. At least it's not sectionals," Bosworth said.
St. Charles North started strong by winning the 3,200 relay, with Jack Feeney, Steve Lewandowski, Chris Suda and Nathan Klair. Getting individual points by Feeney on the track, thrower Tom Lindholm and second-place high jumper Erik Miller, the North Stars scored points on "a lot of little stuff," coach Kevin Harrington said.
Batavia had a banner day featuring wins by Ryan Wieties in the 800, Chris Orlow in the 1,600 and Peyton Piron in the 300 hurdles.
Wieties, battling Neuqua Valley's Ty Moss, dove across the finish line to win by .2 seconds, at 1:56.51, and gain road rash from his left cheek to his left knee.
"I was just stuttering, and I had nothing left in the tank," said Wieties, though endurance his specialty, having run more than 1,000 miles since Jan. 1.
Piron's victory in the 300 hurdles, at 39.87, obviously pleased his father, Batavia coach Dennis Piron. Choppy steps over the first two hurdles had been Peyton's problem, but not on Thursday night.
"He finally hit the hurdles right," Dennis Piron said. "I love him, I'm so proud of him. He works hard."
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Pop! Knuckle-cracking noise finally explained
What do you get when you combine the "Wayne Gretzky of knuckle cracking" with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine? The answer to a very old question, it turns out.
By using MRI to video-record knuckle cracking in action, researchers have discovered that the unsettling "pop" made by cracking one's knuckles results from the rapid creation of a cavity in the fluid inside the joints.
"It's a little bit like forming a vacuum," study researcher Greg Kawchuk, a professor of rehabilitation medicine at the University of Alberta in Canada, said in a statement. "As the joint surfaces suddenly separate, there is no more fluid available to fill the increasing joint volume, so a cavity is created, and that event is what's associated with the sound." [See MRI Video of Knuckle Cracking in Real-Time]
To discover this tidbit of anatomical weirdness, Kawchuk and his colleagues dreamed up what they call the "pull my finger" study. Chiropractor Jerome Fryer, of Nanaimo, Canada, got the ball rolling when he approached Kawchuck with a new hypothesis explaining why knuckle cracking makes a popping sound. Over the decades, researchers have speculated that pulling apart the finger joints creates or collapses bubbles in the joint fluid, and that perhaps one or the other could explain the noise.


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Kaitlin and Brian met in 2005 while living in the same dorm at the University of Florida. The couple chose The Club at Grace Farms, a 17-acre horse farm in Jacksonville, as the venue of their nuptials.
Kaitlin wore a strapless Alfred Angelo gown and worked with seamstress Martha Shump to add a custom sash. Her bouquet was created to be loose and unstructured and included anemones, caramel antique roses, and lavender. Bouquets and boutonnieres were by Cypress Creative Floral Design. Bridesmaids donned navy Priscilla of Boston dresses purchased from Bella Bridesmaid in Jacksonville.
Kaitlin and Brian exchanged vows during a 5 p.m. ceremony held beneath a towering oak tree. Programs designed by the bride were displayed in a wooden box filled with split peas. The rose petals for the aisle were purchased from FiftyFlowers.
The festivities then moved to an open-air tent erected on one of the property's grass paddocks. Reception tables were decorated with burlap runners and heather, hydrangeas, and seeded eucalyptus arranged in a variety of vintage vessels sourced by the bride. Kaitlin also made the table runners and designed the reception flowers.
During dinner, guests helped themselves to an assortment of dishes from several food stations. The wedding cake by Classic Cakes featured strawberry and chocolate marble flavors and was decorated with fondant branches and fresh peonies.
For their first dance, the newlyweds chose "To Make You Feel My Love" by Mick McAuley and Winifred Horan, spun by a DJ from The Music Factory. The reception also included toasts by wedding party members as well as the parent dances (Kaitlin and her father chose Jimmy Buffett's "Delaney Talks to Statues.")
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Before the evening came to a close, the groom and his fraternity brothers surrounded Kaitlin and serenaded her with a fraternity song. "It was such a memorable way to end the night," recalls Kaitlin.
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Shakira Files Legal Docs Against Ex Who Wants $100 Million, Report
Shakira may be filthy rich, but she is not giving her longtime ex and agent Antonio de la Rúa one cent.
"The Voice" judge has filed legal documents against De la Rúa claiming he was already an international success when they met back in 2000, according to a new report from entertainment publication TMZ.
Shakira also claims that although he advised her on a few things, he was never officially her manager and there was never a contract stating that either.
As Fox News Latino reported back in September, a lawyer for the Colombian singer's ex-boyfriend says the pop superstar didn't leave his client any other option but to file a New York lawsuit to demand she pay him $100 million in compensation for managing her career. He'd been threatening to file the lawsuit for months.
William T. Reid IV said De la Rúa tried to talk to Shakira about what he's owed but she refused to even give him an audience.
Reid said Monday his client "didn't really want to do this."
De la Rúa is the son of former Argentine President Fernando de la Rúa. He dated Shakira for more than a decade, and they split in 2010. He filed the lawsuit Nov. 20.
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Sessions Court Judge Ainul Shahrin Mohamad meted out the sentence to Sahibil Bakar Osman who admitted to the three charges.
On the first count, Sahibil was jailed a year and fined RM50,000 or 12 months' jail for building the house at the Pulau Banggi and Pulau Balambangan First Class forest reserve in Kudat at 11.40am on May 4, this year.
The offence under Section 20(1)(b)(i) of the Forest Enactment 1968 carries a jail term of between a year and 20 years, and fine of up to RM500,000, on conviction.
On the second count, he was sentenced to another year's jail and fined RM50,000 in default 12 months' jail for planting crops at the same place and time.
Ainul ordered Sahibil to serve the jail sentence consecutively and referred to the Immigration Department after completing his jail sentence.
The court also ordered the house to be demolished by the Forestry Department.
Sahibil, who was not represented, begged for a light sentence to be imposed on him saying that he had family to support.
Pius added that Sahibil's act was a serious offence.
The court heard that a team of Monitoring Control, Evaluation and Enforcement from Kudat conducted a check at the area and found Sahibil who has no valid document, living at the house in the forest reserve.
Investigation revealed that Sahibil had built the house, planted crops as well as cut trees at the forest reserve. - Cynthia D Baga


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April Start
My brother and I had an excellent day sharing a rod a week ago on the Lower Water. The grannom were hatching in large numbers although the trout as usual were reluctant to show themselves this early in the season. However, in bright sunshine and clear water we managed to pick up close to a dozen fish with several to the dry fly, making this our best April start in a few years. We also missed a few but that is always the way with the first trip. Best flies were my brother's CDC & Elk grannom and the usual nymphs, small PTN in particular.
Attached few shots to brighten the blog.
All the best,
Well done blokes
I had a speculative stroll along the upper water last Thursday, and saw only one or two grannom and no fish – but plenty of heartening Spring wildlife: chiffchaffs, willow warbler, kingfisher, brimstones.
However I was entranced by the lovely new stiles and general river work. Well done blokes! And thank you.
April 2nd
In almost constant drizzle, or steady rain, things felt a bit grim on Thursday. But an hour on the river seemed worth a bit of discomfort and with some grannom about a suitable pattern soon delivered this feisty fish. Another better one followed, but sadly it came adrift, leaving a mangled fly and by now a pretty wet fisherman. Nice to have made a start at least.
April 1st
I noticed that there were a good few Members out today enjoying the sun, but also enduring the strong downstream wind!! I thought I was in for a good day when a small trout rose and took my fly on the River Cerne beat. But it was the only fish that I could find that was hungry for my dry fly!!
I did spot a few grannom hatching and this early display of Celandines, both hint to warmer times 🙂


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Apple Butter - A Gift and a Great Example of Community Involvement
I found out about a neat thing today through an apple butter gift!
Yesterday I received a fairly good sized mason jar of apple butter as a late Christmas gift. I currently am working in a doctors office and this sweet elderly woman, having a hard time walking even, had a big brown bag with her. She had brought a jar for the doctor and myself as a gift. I was so touched. She got the biggest smile, and it reminded me of days gone by, and I thought of my grandmother and family when I was a child.
After a bit of talking about the apple butter, I realized she was part of a really neat community experience. It turns out, she lives somewhat in the country, and her church was built in 1835! It is an old, beautiful church. They have 2 days every year dedicated to the hard work of making apple butter outdoors.
They typically choose two days in September when it turns out that most of the people can make the event. On day one, they ask people to bring a paring knife and a bowl. They are told to arrive early if they can, and then proceed to core and peel and section the apples that day. After this, they make the sauce, to be cooked the next day. They need a lot of people because there is just so much work to do. The community time together, and the working together makes it a joy however. This is my experience also, and if you have ever done anything like this, you will know what I mean.
On day two they are asked to bring a lawn chair. This is where it gets really interesting,as they get out 6 or so very large copper lined kettles. If I am not mistaken, I thought she told me they were approximately 30 gallons each! They need to have big paddle stirrers, because the pots are just so big. At this point I just got a big smile on my face, trying to picture this event outdoors with people milling about. I am sure the aroma of the apples and spices were in the air!
This sweet old woman told me that the recipe is trusted and very old, just like the tradition. She is very old herself, and said many of the old timers that came faithfully every year have since passed away. Nonetheless they are trying to keep this amazing tradition alive out in the beautiful country.
What touched me most I think besides the gift itself, is the community involvement in what seems to be a pretty big job! A fun job, producing apple butter for people, to buy or give away. Its that hard, grunt labor that gets a neat job done. One can imagine that there isn't anything quite like the tired smiles at the end of a long day like this.
So, you can imagine that this humble, and literally sweet gift meant all the more to me! It was so sweet to see how she talked about the event with a humble pride. There is a sticker on the front saying what it is, and the name of the church. I wanted to write about it, to never forget about this neat community that cares about each other and gets a big job done. It seems like one would be transported back in time, to be outdoors cooking apple butter for hours on end.
The result, was a lot of apple butter! She said that she believed it to be 638 quarts total this last time. I was so impressed. She told me of their other big events in the year, like a sausage and potato pancake dinner. They also have a beef and chicken dinner another time. They are all community events. It was just very heartwarming to hear of it all.
This morning, I sampled the apple butter on toast. It was amazingly delicious! Smelled like apple pie, and was just so good.


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10 Reasons You Should Invest in Switching to Online Purchase Orders
Purchase orders (POs) have been playing an important role in controlling business purchases throughout the world for decades, and as technology has advanced, POs have evolved too, with online POs now becoming best practice.
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text: Staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight clarified certain Frequently Asked Questions recently issued by the Division regarding Form CPO-PQR (click here to access the relevant FAQ). CPOs are required to file this form on a quarterly basis with the National Futures Association if they have $1.5 billion in aggregated assets under management as of the close of business on any day during the quarter, or annually if otherwise (NFA Form PQR must be filed by CPOs of all sizes on a quarterly basis; click here for details). The CFTC form requires disclosure of specified information regarding the CPO and each of its pools. Among other things, the FAQ indicated that parallel managed accounts must be aggregated with the pool with the largest assets under management to which the parallel accounts relate. However, staff agreed to defer this requirement until the reporting period ending December 31, 2016. The staff's clarification is dated February 25, 2016.


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I think everyone has their own philosophy about what BDSM is – beyond the make up of the acronym and the what/how-tos of those things. I know I have touched on my own philosophy in discreet ways, related to my thoughts on Dominance and submission, things like that. I thought it might be a good time to give a more holistic philosophy, though, on what BDSM is, in my world view anyway.
Why Philosophy Matters
It is fine to dabble in things, to have a brushing interest or want to pick out things to help flavor and spice the rest of your life. We do that with all sorts of things. When we have those passing interests and light fancies, however, we rarely take the time to think on what is happening with those aspects we take away. When we do, when we begin to examine meanings behind things, then we show and seek a deeper interest and understanding. Whether you call yourself a lifestyler, a kinkster, a fetishist, or just someone interested in it, that drive to seek deeper into BDSM is, to me, what makes it more than just a passing fad.
Dark Reflections
BDSM is a reflection of the world around us.
Every day of your life, you engage in power exchange. In these exchanges we give and receive power in different ways. Some of them are the result of relationships we consciously entered. We hired an employee and became their boss. We accepted employment and became an employee. We agreed to a relationship or a marriage. Others are exchanges we did not agree to, but found ourselves in. Even as adults, our parents still have some authority over us.
Often times we engage in power exchanges because we are socialized to. For many women, the choice "I will submit to him" is not a choice to submit, but whom to submit to. They choose their husbands and submit to them because they were raised to believe that a woman should submit to her husband. There is no choice in giving the power, only the socialization that says, "this is how it is." The opposite happens with men. They do not say, "I will dominate her" because they want to dominate, but because they have been socialized to believe that is their role. The choice is in who, not in taking power. Sometimes life changes can make these exchanges shift. The submissive wife suddenly finds herself the breadwinner in the household. The husband, laid off from his job, takes on the burden of caring for the family while she takes on extra hours. The "wifely" duties she once performed for him, cooking, cleaning, and household chores, he takes on. Suddenly the decisions about money and how it is spent become primarily hers. Her schedule dictates the holidays and weekends, not his.
When we live a structured life, shifts in how power is exchanged can cause upheaval. When one partner decides the exchange of power naturally taking place is not to their liking, they will buck. If the other is not prepared, or does not want to give back power, a struggle ensues. The same can happen when the partner taking power no longer wants to take as much. A man finds the burden of accepting his submissive wife too much. He craves release from the stress and pressures of "manhood". It happens in marriage, in work places, with family interactions. Any place where power exchange takes place can see these upheavals.
BDSM allows us to engage in power exchange in a different way. We cannot negotiate how power is exchanged at work. The social designs of the office set how power moves. In a Dynamic, however, we negotiate everything. We decide what power we want to give and take. We decide how much and how far that power can go. We set limits. We express desires. We put into place safe words and signals that indicate when an exchange has reached or surpassed its limits. We set rules and protocols that define how that exchange of power will flow. All of the things we cannot control in the outside world is under complete control in the Dynamic. Our choice to give or receive that power is an outlet for us, a way to explore, to understand, and sometimes to let go.
Bondage and Discipline, Sadism and Masochism, are also reflections of the world we live in.
How often do we bind ourselves to things because society and our lives dictate it. We bind ourselves to commitments, to objects. We are born bound to people – our parents and siblings – whether we want those types of people in our lives or not. So many things in this world bind us with little choice from us on whether they can. So it is no wonder, then, that we find release by giving ourselves willingly to be bound up. We gain perspective on the rigidity and chaos of our lives through Discipline. We gain release for our choices and circumstances through therapeutic punishments.Those binding and punishing see the same structures and releases making sense for them as well.
How much of ourselves do we give, just to keep things going? How much do we take from others who exhaust themselves to please us? Sadistic and masochistic tendencies can come from a lot of places, but they are also reflections of the way the world treats us. How little the world cares about your struggles. How insignificant is the plight of one employee in the face of the hundreds around him? The world is cruel and it is cold. The giving and taking of pain is more than just sensual and sexual pleasures. It is a reflection of what we endure in our lives, what we sometimes give. Only we are willing partners, giving and taking. We beg for the pain and cruelty that we shun from the world because it gives us perspective and release. And we give it for the very same reason.
At its heart, that is BDSM. Whatever the specifics of what we do, this is what lies beneath the skin, waiting for us to understand when we are ready to peel away the layers of vinyl, leather, and latex.


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Mid Morning Masters Team
This team is meant for adults who are looking to learn the sport of rowing in a team environment. This team will be comprised of a diverse group of men and women of all ages (21+) and backgrounds and will meet two days a week. The team is perfect for those who have begun in our Winter Rowing League. In addition, we welcome people who have some rowing experience but would like to improve their technical skills in a structured environment. The team is currently practicing so please come and check it out! Contact info is below.
Practice Schedule
The practice schedule while the team is on the water is:
Water Practices ( April – November)
The team meets at Washington's Landing for all practices.
Tuesday morning at 9:30-11:30 am
Thursday morning at 9:30-11:30 am
We expect to be on the water through November. The team will continue to practice through the winter-we just move inside. Team members will also be given a chance to move to either the Evening Mixed Masters or Men's or Women's Masters teams at the end of the water season.
Winter Practices (December – March) – same day and time, but at the Millvale Training Center for practice in the indoor tanks and on the ergs.
Other Info about the Team
The team will decide together whether they travel to any races and compete. The focus of the team will be to learn the sport properly and therefore be able to jump to the more experienced teams that much more easily. Rowing two times per week will allow team members to progress as rowers rather quickly. Practices are not mandatory. Do remember that the more often you are able to attend, the faster your skills will develop for yourself and the team! In addition to rowing instruction, there will be a strong focus on water safety and equipment handling.
To Join
New members are welcome to join our workouts on a trial basis. In addition to the fees outlined, team members will pay separately for personal travel expenses and entry and related fees for any regattas in which they choose to participate. Everyone will be allowed three to four practices before they have to commit with any memberships. Once an individual decides to join the team, they must pay Three Rivers Rowing membership fees.
If you choose to join, you will become a member of one of the top boathouses in the nation. Three Rivers Rowing won the first annual USRowing Club of the Year Award in 2002, 2010 and again in 2013 and owns not just one, but TWO of the nicest community boathouses in the nation.
Members of the Masters rowing teams are required to:
1. Have some rowing/racing experience
2. Be a dues-paying member of TRRA, $460
3. Love to Row
Additional Details
Directions to the Lambert Boathouse on Washington's Landing
Directions to the Millvale Training Center
Please contact Bruce Cooper, captain of the Mid-Morning Masters team, for further information about membership cost.


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Do you know who you are? This may sound like a strange question, but in reality many Christians don't understand their true identity. As a result, they struggle to live godly lives and can't understand why they feel so defeated. Temptations and sinful habits seem overwhelming and impossible to overcome. As they cycle in and out of failure, they're left wondering, "Is this what the Christian life is supposed to be?"
Much of this confusion and defeat comes from an inaccurate understanding of who we are in Christ. So let's consider what God's Word says about us. Our salvation experience is an amazing event that changes everything in our lives even though we can't always feel it. We're no longer what we used to be and will never revert back to that old condition. According to 2 Corinthians 5:17, "If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come."
This same concept of newness is found throughout the New Testament in phrases like the new covenant, a new and living way, new life, new self, and born again. This is not merely a remodel of our old life before Christ. God isn't in the process of patching up the old so it's better than before. Our old sin nature can never be reformed or renewed.
So what exactly has been made new? Obviously, it's not our bodies. Each year we get older, and the signs of aging become more obvious with each birthday. Jesus told Nicodemus that one must be "born again" to see the kingdom of God (John 3:3). Then, in verse 6, He clarifies that this is a spiritual rebirth by saying, "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit."
Before our salvation, we were alive physically but dead spiritually. We had no ability to reach out to God or save ourselves. The problem started with Adam. When he sinned, the entire human race came into bondage to sin and death (Rom. 5:12). The only remedy for this dire condition is to be born again spiritually. And that's exactly what happens at the moment of salvation.
Before our salvation, we were alive physically but dead spiritually.
We are made spiritually alive by the Holy Spirit who comes to indwell us. Our old self has been crucified with Christ, and its power over us is broken (Rom. 6:6). We are no longer slaves of sin because we have a new Master who, through His indwelling Spirit, empowers us to obey Him. We've been given a new self that is fashioned in the likeness of God and "has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth" (Eph. 4:24).
What about our problem with sin? If we're new creations with new natures, why do we still struggle with temptation and sin? Although our spirits were made alive at salvation, our bodies are still in their fallen condition. The apostle Paul said in Romans 7:18, "I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh." He describes this struggle with sin as a war between our flesh and our mind (Rom. 7:22-23). So how are we to overcome sin and live according to our new life?
The victory comes through a renewed mind. Paul tells us to lay aside the old self, be renewed in the spirit of our mind, and put on the new self, which iscreated in God's likeness (Eph. 4:22-24). We aren't renewing our thinking in order to become new, but because we are new. Becoming a new creation was an instantaneous event that happened at the moment of salvation when we were forgiven and justified. But the renewal of our minds is a process of sanctification whereby we are increasingly transformed into Christlikeness.
Now we are called to dress according to our new identity in Christ. We must stop wearing the rotten, filthy garments of our former lifestyle because they are no longer fitting for the new self, whom God created in righteousness. In fact, we are told to consider ourselves dead to evil practices and attitudes such as immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, greed, anger, wrath, malice, slander, and all kinds of abusive speech (Col. 3:5-10).
Instead we are to "put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts" (Rom. 13:14). We need to begin seeing ourselves as new creations clothed in Christ's robes of righteousness, which display holiness, compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forbearance, forgiveness, love, peace, and gratitude (Col. 3:12-16).
Since Christ lives within us, it's only fitting to wear His clothes. If we cover ourselves in old, corrupted rags from our past lives, how will anyone be able to see Christ in us? Not only do we look no different from the world around us, but we dishonor our Lord and Savior.
It's our responsibility as Christians to allow the Holy Spirit to transform us through His Word. Each time we read or hear the Scriptures, our minds are renewed in the ways of God and our spirits are refreshed to obey Him. When it seems like the world is bombarding us with temptations, let's go back to the Word and once again clothe ourselves with Christ.
Prayerfully yours,
Charles F. Stanley


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ANN ARBOR, Mich.—A University of Michigan research team led by Physics Professor Roberto Merlin, will receive a combined total of $5 million over the next five years to support an interdisciplinary research project on negative refraction. The group of physicists, electrical engineers, materials scientists, chemists and biologists from five universities will explore methods to produce new synthetic materials that can refract, or bend, light waves "backwards". The other Michigan team members are Physics Professor Stephen Forrest, Materials Science & Engineering Professors Rachel Goldman, and Jinsang Kim.
The phrase "negative refraction" describes the property of a material that refracts light in the opposite direction of substances found in nature. Refraction is a well-known phenomenon of light and other electromagnetic radiation. In essence, it is observed as light bending as it passes from one medium to another. Stick your finger into an aquarium and you will see that the finger in the water does not appear to line up with the rest of your hand because light waves bend as they leave the water and go through the glass side and air before reaching your eye.
Since this negative refraction was first predicted in the 1960s, scientists have debated whether it exists, and have struggled to definitively demonstrate this property. In recent years, some of these obstacles have been overcome and scientists, including those at the UM, are developing new methods for creating "smart, self-assembling" polymers, organic thin films, and semiconductor materials with the desired negative refraction characteristics.
One goal of this research is to create materials that can perform as a lens without needing the curved surfaces found in traditional lenses. It has been predicted that materials with negative refraction can image objects that are significantly smaller than the wavelength of light. Although this is an impossible task for common materials, this may be achieved by the development of negative refraction media. Over the course of this project, the interdisciplinary team of researchers intends to improve upon existing materials exhibiting negative refraction at microwave frequencies and show the way toward the creation of a new class of devices with a broader range of applications.
The negative refraction project is one of 30 in the nation to be funded by the Department of Defense (DoD) in fiscal year 2006 under the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) program. In all, $150 million will be spent by the 30 research projects over five years. The MURI program is designed to address large multidisciplinary topic areas representing exceptional opportunities for future DoD applications and technology options. The awards will provide long-term support for research, graduate students and laboratory instrumentation development that supports specific science and engineering research themes vital to national defense.
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