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Location273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Theatre ConsultantAnne Minors Performance Consultants
Structural EngineerYolles, Barry Charnish
Electrical EngineerCrossey
Mechanical EngineerMerber
Landscape ArchitectJanet Rosenberg & Associates
Architectural LightingMartin Conboy Lighting Design
SignageBhandari and Plater Inc.
Consulting Heritage ArchitectGoldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd Architects
AcousticiansSound Space Design with Aercoustics Engineering Ltd
CostTurner & Townsend cm2r Inc.
AvEngineering Harmonics
Area190000.0 m2
Project Year2009
Text description provided by the architects. The new TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning is the final phase in the Master Plan to build a new home for Canada's premier music and arts educator, the Royal Conservatory. KPMB, under the direction of Marianne McKenna, has been working with the RCM to realize the vision set forth in the 1991 award winning Master Plan.
Academic Cultural Hybrid
The overall project involved the progressive restoration of McMaster Hall and the construction of a new TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning to create a unique hybrid of a teaching and rehearsal facility and destination concert venue with three major performance venues. The space between the historic and new building is enclosed to create a skylit pedestrian court linking the Bloor Street entrance to the Concert Hall and Lobby. The glass and steel structure of the new addition provides a dynamic counterpoint to the polychromatic facades of the heritage buildings.
Defining a New Cultural Precinct for Toronto
Urbanistically, the project occupies an important site in mid-town Toronto at the threshold of the University of Toronto's downtown campus and integrates Philosopher's Walk, a landscape pedestrian route that runs north and south linking Bloor Street to Hoskin Avenue. The design was strategically conceived to define a new cultural precinct for the City in concert with the transformation of the adjacent ROM and the expansion of the Gardiner Museum around the corner on Queen's Park.
Respecting Heritage
Although the new additions are substantive in scale and size, the siting, massing and articulation is deferential to the 19th century heritage buildings on Bloor Street which have housed the RCM since 1962. The emphasis on transparency and contemporary building systems create a dynamic counterpoint to the polychromatic masonry walls when encountered from Philosopher's Walk. KPMB was also involved in the restoration of the exterior heritage fabric and 240-seat Ettore Mazzoleni Hall.
Academic – Professional Conservatory
A key mandate was to maximize the capacity and flexibility for integrating new technology and adapting to changes and growth in programs. The new additions include 43 new teaching and practice studios, the renovation of Ihnatowycz Hall (1898) and a new 150-seat Conservatory Theatre, a rehearsal space designed to accommodate a range of functions, from special events to the Learning Through the Arts. In scale and proportion it replicates the acoustic quality and stage size of the main Koerner Concert Hall to prepare students for live performance.
Cultural Venue
In addition to Mazzoleni Hall and Conservatory Theatre, the project incorporates the 1,135-seat Michael and Sonja Koerner Concert Hall. Koerner Hall is the performance heart of the project, and will provide a premiere acoustical environment. Its undulating wood 'veil' integrated with the canopy above the stage define an iconic image for the RCM.
Overall, the TELUS Centre emphasizes the primacy of acoustics to directly support the RCM's educational mission to nurture a creative society.
Project Team: Marianne McKenna, Design Partner; Robert Sims Associate-in-Charge; Dave Smythe Project Architect; Meika McCunn, Project Architect; Carolyn Lee, Frances Lago, Dan Benson, Krista Clark, Bill Colaco, George Friedman, Ramon Janer, Erik Jensen, David Jesson (2006-7), John Mestito, Gary Yen, Robin Ramcharan, Rita Kiriakis, Lexi Kolt-Wagner, Scott Pomeroy, Olga Pushkar (2006), Mark Simpson, Jimmy Sun, Deborah Wang, Chris Wegner, Norm Li, Clare Radford


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At the start of this season, Dolphins receiver Mike Wallace was upset that he wasn't getting more passes thrown his way. Now Wallace is concerned that the Dolphins are passing too much.
Wallace told reporters this week that the Dolphins, who have 301 pass attempts and 95 rush attempts so far this season, need to be more balanced on offense.
"We have to be able to run the football to win games," Wallace said. "We're not going to win being one-dimensional, throwing the ball all day. You have to be able to run the football. Everybody knows we have to run the ball, so I know from my standpoint I'm going to block me a safety or two, try to block a cornerback or two, maybe even get a [weakside] linebacker every now and then."
Wallace may be right that the Dolphins need to run more, but the Dolphins also need Wallace to make more plays, as he hasn't had the kind of impact the Dolphins expected when they signed him to a five-year, $60 million contract in March. Although the Dolphins are paying him to be a No. 1 receiver, Wallace is fourth on the team in catches (22) and yards (281), and is averaging a career-low 12.8 yards a catch. The speedy Wallace is supposed to be a threat to stretch the field and beat opposing secondaries deep, but he has just one touchdown catch and just two catches of more than 20 yards.
If Wallace can make other teams respect the Dolphins' deep passing game, Miami's offense will have a lot more room to run.

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by Tyler Peck, sports information graduate assistant
INDIANAPOLIS - The Georgia College & State University's men's tennis team (14-3, 12-1 PBC) is ranked second in the latest NCAA Southeast Region Poll released Wednesday, April 22.
The Bobcats were in a two-way tie for first in the most recent ranking with Peach Belt Conference (PBC) rival, Armstrong Atlantic State University, before the Pirates won the PBC Tournament April 19.
The rankings are used to choose the teams that make the NCAA Tournament in May. The Southeast Region will send 12 teams to the tourney. The three conference championship tournament winners receive bids, leaving nine at-large selections chosen from the poll. AASU took the PBC Tournament title, with the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) playing its semifinal round Friday, April 24. Anderson University won the Conference Carolinas tournament title.
Georgia College awaits the selection for the NCAA Regional Tournaments, which will begin play May 7.
Visit www.GCSUBobcats.com to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame. The GCSU Department of Athletics sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, GCSU prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement.


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Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Or a woman you betrayed and sent to jail.
We pick up from last week with Dexter waking up in the middle of nowhere. Yup, Hannah's not over Dexter's betrayal, but what are her intentions? Although unable to go to the cops, Dexter has his own way of finding people and tracks his ex-lover down easily. Too easily. Who is the cat and who is the mouse?
Deb works on tracking Hannah from her job but Elway interrupts. She very rudely shuts him down. And Elway shows his dark side, slamming her for her ungracious manner. For the rest of the episode it's like a tennis match between the two. She borrows a GPS tracker to follow Dexter while politely warning Elway off. He, just as politely, insists his case. She comes back later to apologize (while she's watching Dexter's tracker. Could there be a bigger sign for how Dexter is getting in the way of her living a normal life?)
Oh, by the way, Quinn and Jamie are (maybe) moving in together. She wants to and he wants to get back at Angel. What could make for a better foundation for a loving relationship? Oh yeah, honesty.
Speaking of randomness, Masuka's daughter, Nikki, forgives him for his scheming background check and gets topless. There's a little more space in between the two scenes, but there's just as little reason. Maybe Showtime just needs to fill its quota of nudity. And it gives Masuka a reason to offer her a job in the lab.
Meanwhile, Zack Hamilton shows up at Dexter's door. Dexter starts the class – How to Survive Your Dark Passenger 101. Don't show up at my door. Get a cover life. Do this. Don't do this.
Dexter follows Hannah to a fancy club, but is stopped at the door. Using Hamilton (and his wealthy reputation) to get in the door, Dexter faces down Hannah. But her mysterious (and filthy rich) husband, Miles Kassner, cuts in. Apparently he knows far more than Dexter is comfortable with.
While the new couple leave, Dexter gives his second lesson: only kill those who deserve it, no matter how tempting. *cough*Miles*cough*
Dexter delves into Kassner's life, but Deb shows up to talk about the Hannah "problem" – but Dexter is no longer sure that Hannah is a problem. In fact, she seems more like a second chance at true love for Dexter, and Deb notices.
Deb goes to Vogel to flesh out a plan for how to handle Hannah. Vogel insists on trusting Dexter, but Deb wants to handle it through more legal channels. Can she just make up her mind? First she's a saint, then she's the sinner (who killed that assassin for jewels, remember?), and now she's the saint again?
Harrison barely says hi to Deb, but at the mention of Hannah, he seems all ears.
Hamilton shows up at Miami Homicide, demanding Quinn stop harassing him. Matthews not-so-politely obliges, sucking up to Hamilton (and his money). Dexter confronts Hamilton in the parking lot, but patiently explains to Hamilton the need to control his urges and be careful despite having lost the police tail.
Dexter stops to get gas and Kassner shows up, threat in hand. I'll ruin this. Beware of that. Blah blah blah. Plenty of people have threatened Dexter, and none are still standing, so all Dexter focuses on is Kassner's threat to Hannah.
Dexter meets Hannah at her old green house, confronting her about her recent life choices. But Hannah surprises him, telling him she'd wanted him to kill Miles but had a change of heart. She hadn't wanted to ruin the memory of their love, the love that she knew was all she ever would want, and so she'd kept silent. After all, there's a soul mate for everyone, including murdering psychopaths, so Dexter agrees, about the love part, but she runs away before they can seal it with a kiss.
Deb places the tracker on Dexter's car, nearly getting caught by Cassie. Turns out Cassie thought Dex wasn't interested, but she still is. Deb very clearly warns her off. She clearly doesn't like to share.
Vogel and Dexter talk out their plan for Hamilton and she impresses the importance of Dexter's role in Hamilton's life. He can't raise Hamilton as he himself was raised because Hamilton has already killed. Dex is worried, but as he leaves, he is ambushed by three large men. A gift from Kassner. It comes in two colors: black and blue. But once again he's more afraid for Hannah.
Hannah returns to Kassner on his ship, only to be confronted about her visit to Dexter. As he attempts to rape her after declaring his complete ownership of her, Dexter sneaks aboard the ship. But he's too late, and walks in to find the evil deed already done by Hannah. Really, it seems like self-defense given the whole "You're mine forever" speech but Dexter decides to clean up his way.
This time he takes Hannah along with him to dispose of the body. But who should be watching? Deb. Now who's the cat and who's the mouse? But Dexter is called to a crime scene at his apartment building before anyone can figure out what should happen next.
Dexter shows up to find Cassie dead. Dexter quickly comes to tie it to Hamilton, and he begins to question the wisdom of having two killers together – be it him and Hamilton or him and Hannah. But what he doesn't mention is his relationship with yet another killer – Deb. Perhaps no one gets a soul mate. *Insert dark scary music here*


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Through the metamorphic conversion of discarded paraphernalia given a second life, art created from materials otherwise destined for a landfill has turned waste into resource. In a conscious reflection of a recycled object's inherent value as a cultural statement, the fragmented disarray of salvaged goods conjoin as a reflection on the surplus of consumerism. Computer relics and plastic toys from the 1990's resurface as jarring, three-dimensional works that reestablish a value beyond their initial introduction as cultural commodities. Extending the life of goods long since forgotten, the immortalization of a wastefulness that continues to swell stands as not only a poignant reminder of the ecological decay resulting from our consumption, but the opportunity to revisit and remake otherwise quotidian, superfluous goods.
Working predominately, if not entirely, with upcycled goods, the following artists create stunning installation and sculptural works that are a visual whirlpool of texture, color and line.
Featured artists include Dominic Wilcox, Sarah Frost, Robert Bradford, Gabriel Dishaw and Elisabeth Higgins O'Conner.


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Lancaster native Mary Louise "Lou" Jurkowski is founder and chief executive officer of BJAC pa architecture firm in Charlotte and Raleigh.
Lancaster native Gregory Kramer was recently appointed as the new editorial manager of the Oxford Business Group (OBG), the global publishing, research and consulting firm, in Bahrain.
Bahrain is an island country in the Persian Gulf. It's neighbor to the west is Saudi Arabia.
In his new role, Kramer will coordinate the work carried out by OBG's research and editorial team for the group's forthcoming publication on the kingdom's economy, "The Report: Bahrain 2011."
KERSHAW – The folks at PaPa John's Christmas Tree Farm think there's no substitute for a live Christmas tree. And they believe getting it locally is the only way to get a truly fresh tree. But owner, John Mangum, said it goes far beyond a fresh tree.
For 22 years, he and his family have helped folks establish or carry on the old Christmas tradition of selecting and cutting their own tree right where it grows.
Open from Thanksgiving Day until Christmas, the farm attracts individuals and families from Charlotte to Camden, and all points between.
With its 125th anniversary less than three years away, Belk Inc. has launched an updated corporate identity that projects the company's restated mission "to satisfy the modern Southern lifestyle like no one else, so that our customers get the fashion they desire and the value they deserve."
A new graphics package will refresh the company's visual identity with a new corporate logo, color palette and tagline - Modern. Southern. Style. The new logo and tagline represent the first significant change in the company's brand identity since 1967.
Coldwell Banker United, Realtors has moved its Lancaster real estate office to 106 N. Woodland Drive.
The new office is located in the North Woodland Shopping Center, between the S.C. 9 Bypass and North Main Street, beside McDonald's.
Coldwell Banker United, Realtors sales associates serve the Lancaster, Indian Land, Kershaw, Heath Springs and Fort Lawn areas.
Carl Guidice is thrilled to be a part of Lancaster County.
Guidice, chief executive officer of Strategic Outsourcing Inc., a professional employer service, welcomed a large group of employees, guests and local and state officials at a ribbon-cutting for his company's new Indian Land headquarters Monday.
INDIAN LAND – After years of planning, a software company has broken ground for its new Indian Land headquarters.
Verian Technologies, a provider of software designed to help companies better manage their budgets and finances, began preparing the future location of its new building during the last week of October.
The Lancaster County Council of the Arts annual Dark Arts Draw and adult costume contest is this Friday at the Springs House, 201 W. Gay St., Lancaster.
The costume contest has three categories: Best Dressed Man, Best Dressed Woman and Best Dressed Couple.
The event starts at 5:30 p.m., with live music provided by jazz guitarist Ken Blinko. An exhibit featuring the "dark art" of various local and regional artists will be on display, and refreshments will be served.
Springs Memorial Hospital, as part of its commitment to a better patient experience, implemented the Vocera Communication System on Sept. 20.
The person-to-person communication system improves communication and processes for care providers, allowing them to spend more time at the patient's side.
KERSHAW – Diane Garrett of Romarco Minerals said she plans for her company to be in Kershaw for decades to come.
Romarco Minerals is drilling at Haile Gold Mine in Kershaw, and will soon begin construction of a laboratory. The 7,500-square-foot lab will house 12 employees, including a team of analytical technicians, said Jim Wickens, process manager for Haile Gold Mine.
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Rams Overpower Dolphins for Conference Win
Farmingdale State - 92, Mount Saint Vincent - 65
Riverdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's basketball team came home with a 92-65 conference victory over the College of Mount Saint Vincent on Wednesday night in Riverdale, N.Y. The Rams (12-7) improved to 11-3 in the Skyline with the win, while the Dolphins (13-7) fell to 8-7 in the conference.
In the first half, Farmingdale was able to build up a 13 point lead, 41-28, after hitting 7-of-14 three-pointers and holding Mount Saint Vincent to just 31-percent shooting. The Rams kept the pressure on in the second, outscoring the Dolphins by 14 to come home with the victory.
Farmingdale had four players in double figures for the night. Senior forward Jermaine Abraham (Brooklyn, N.Y./Wadleigh) finished with the games only double- double of 12 rebounds and 11 points. Junior guard Dyshaun Flournoy (Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood) had 17 points, senior guard John Dabney (Freeport, N.Y./Freeport) had 15 points, including 9-of-10 from the free throw line. Junior forward Robert Adon (New York, N.Y./A. Philip Randolph) totaled 13 points and junior forward Davon Henry (New York, N.Y./Wadleigh) pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds. Senior guard Keith Nandin (Queens, N.Y./St. Francis Prep) went 7-of-8 from the charity stripe and dished out a game-high five assists.
For Mount Saint Vincent, Dino Johnson scored a game-high 19 points.
The Rams will now host Mount Saint Mary College in another Skyline Conference match-up on Saturday, February 5th at 3:00 p.m.


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Gone. Another image of the sea from March 2010:
From the Huffington Post:
The drying up of the Aral Sea is one of the planet's most shocking disasters, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday, as he urged Central Asian leaders to step up efforts to solve the problem.The story of the Aral Sea is the sort of thing you want to point to when people argue that technology and human ingenuity will save us from our own self-inflicted crises. The Shrinkage started with the Soviet Union's plan to divert the Amu Darya and Syr Darya to grow a bunch of cotton in the middle of the desert. Hilariously, the Soviets knew the Sea would vanish as a result of this plan - but they did it anyway:
Once the world's fourth-largest lake, the sea has shrunk by 90 percent since the rivers that feed it were largely diverted in a Soviet project to boost cotton production in the arid region.
The shrunken sea has ruined the once-robust fishing economy and left fishing trawlers stranded in sandy wastelands, leaning over as if they dropped from the air. The sea's evaporation has left layers of highly salted sand, which winds can carry as far away as Scandinavia and Japan, and which plague local people with health troubles.
''It was part of the five-year plans, approved by the council of ministers and the Politburo,'' said Aleksandr Asarin, an expert at the Russian State Hydroproject Institute who angered his bosses by predicting, in 1964, that the sea was headed for catastrophe. ''Nobody on a lower level would dare to say a word contradicting those plans,'' he said, ''even if it was the fate of the Aral Sea.''Apparently Kazakhstan is working to revive what is now the North Aral Sea with some success. There's less hope for the southern sliver of the sea that remains. The water, already so salty as to have been rendered lifeless, continue to recede from the stranded fishing villages and rusting husks of Soviet-era fishing boats that used to subsist on the sea's bounty.


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A survey which looked at how connected today's youngsters are with the great outdoors turned up some interesting, albeit alarming, results.
It found, for example, that while most of those aged between five and 13 years have no trouble operating a DVD player (67 percent) or finding their way around the Internet (58 percent), only 19 percent can read a map and 55 percent can tie their shoelaces.
UK electricity provider npower published the findings of its survey of 1,000 British youngsters on Monday.
Ask the young people of Britain to search for clips on YouTube and 37 percent will oblige; ask them to repair a punctured bicycle tire and 87 percent will be left staring at you open-mouthed as if you've just spoken to them in a foreign language.
And what's this? Only 35 percent know how to make a cup of tea? Tea! The cornerstone of British society, no less. Now that really is shocking.
"The research indicates that today's youths have lost their sense of adventure and lack skills, which older generations take for granted," npower said of its findings.
The results also showed that 91 percent are unable to recognise different types of butterfly, 78 percent can't put up a tent and 43 percent cannot recall seeing stars in the last month. Tech-wise, they're doing just fine, with 43 percent able to use a smartphone and half able to comfortably use a games console like the Wii or Xbox.
"The latest figures are really shocking and I can't believe our young people are so ill-equipped when it comes to practical skills," survival expert Ray Mears said.
Mears continued, "When I was growing up, I was told 'You don't need equipment, you need knowledge to survive in the wild' and this is something that I truly believe. Simple skills like putting up a tent can teach you important lessons that can't be learned without doing them yourself. You learn how to work in a team and communicate with your peers; how to work under pressure and use logic and, most importantly, how to look after yourself and know your strengths."
In response to the survey's somewhat astonishing results, npower has teamed up with Mears to launch a Climate Cops SOS program designed to get young people excited about the outdoors. For the sake of Britain's youth, let's hope it works.
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Politics for DilettantesKawaii -- Wednesday, October 08, 2003 -- 10:08:43 PM
Apathetic? Uninformed? Don't even vote? Have your bread and want your circus?This thread is tagged: politics, republicans, democrats
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Yes, Weaver, I think that's true.
See, LB, we just formed a dilettante consensus.
And yet we don't care about it very much.
Well, I don't care only because neither of them ever struck *me* as a particularly nice guy. I may have odd standards, though.
I don't intended at all to be a safe place for the those of liberal tendencies and this isn't moderated, no one is going to be yanking any posts to protect sensitivities.
I never found Clinton or Bush to be particularly likeable or trustworthy. I don't think they are evil, but I don't sense the magic of their charisma.
edit: heh, Brigit. Me too.
Well, I don't care only because neither of them ever struck *me* as a particularly nice guy.
That's because neither one ever posted on TPW. But if they did, I'm pretty sure you would like them.
But you see the effect, don't you?
How do we they haven't posted? bushmaster may be Clinton incognito.
Goodness no. Nobody actually likes bushmaster, not even LB. Nor does anybody really despise him. He is completely in Jexter territory. Can't be Clinton.
I do see an effect, but I want it to be shrewd political prowess. Charisma makes it seem too much like they just got lucky.
edit: what good would it be to disguise yourself if everyone can tell who you are? Maybe he is Gore.
Ooh, that was funny.
Y'know. Someone could have mentioned that this was discussed a few weeks ago elsewhere.
I'm uninformed and didn't know it was discussed elsewhere.
I am a registered Democrat who votes, but I skim boring policy articles. I like to read nice little feature stories about the candidates' kids. I'm only partly kidding.
Welcome. I just saw in the enough already thread some posts about rabid antibushism.
I'm here, right-leaning lefty that I am.
I can't stand Bush. I'm a left-leaning lefty.
I jump between the far-right and far-left, depending on the issue. And I can't stand Bush. I know some people perceive him as a nice, upstanding, trustworthy guy, but for the life of me, I can't see it.
I took the political party quiz that's on the libertarian site, and came out 45% Dem, 45% Green. The other quiz pegged me as fiscally moderate and socially liberal. Knock me over with a feather; I thought I was moderate. I've voted for a few Republicans. I'm the most conservative person in my social group, except the mother of the Special Forces soldier. I guess I'm what passes for moderate in the SF Bay Area.
I try to read the propositions, but they confuse me by obscuring the interests, so I vote no.
I don't trust Bush instinctively, and I don't see the charisma. I'm a sucker for a good speaker; that's how Clinton sucked me in.
As of 1:30 Tuesday morning, I was waffling on who to vote for to replace Gray Davis.
I think Reagan was the original Teflon President, but Clinton took it to new heights.
Me neither, Catgirl.
I was thinking the same thing.
I am uninformed about politics because whenever I think I want to know about an issue, I feel like the only information I can access is slanted one way or another to such an extreme that I never get the sense that I have any fucking clue what really happened (or is happening). It makes me crazy, so I bury my head in the sand.


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Lots of people think Apple has to make a cheaper iPhone, to compete with Samsung for the lower-end of the market, now that the higher end is saturated.
Lots of people think Apple has to make a bigger iPhone, to compete with Samsung's Galaxy Note and Galaxy SIII, which have big screens and have sold millions of units.
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Splat-F's Dan Frommer speculates:
The cost-size curve isn't straight in computer hardware, because miniaturization is also a cost factor.
- There is a point where making a MacBook bigger costs more, and a point where making an iPad smaller costs less. The 15-inch MacBook Pro costs more than the 13-inch, and the iPad mini costs less than the big iPad.
- But there is also a point where making an iPhone smaller costs more— in component efficiency, battery life, R&D, different materials, etc. That's one reason why the iPhone 5 costs (very roughly) about the same to build as an iPad mini, which is much larger.
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- Fiona Lloyd-Davies: I've spent my professional life recording the terrifying testimonies of rape survivors
- Men either won't talk about rape or never seem to have any answers, she says
- "I hope it serves to remind us all that there is nothing frivolous, funny or difficult to understand about rape."
Both sides of the Atlantic, from the furthest spectrum of politics, two men -- wannabe Republican Senator Todd Akin and, from the supposed British socialist left, Respect Party MP George Galloway -- seem to have lost touch with reality.
George Galloway, for those of you who may not have been closely following his every utterance (I'm with you there), has been defending WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange who is holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy behind the upmarket department store Harrods in central London after being granted asylum.
If only he could pop out and do a bit of shopping. Oops, of course, he can't. If he did he'd be picked up and extradited to Sweden for questioning over allegations of sexual assault.
I'm sorry if I sound flippant. I've spent my professional life recording the terrifying and brave testimonies of survivors of rape, war and genocide, as well as confronting shoulder-shrugging perpetrators to try to get their explanations of abuse and violence. Are we surprised that men in positions of power and influence have "inadvertently slipped up"? My quotes, not theirs.
Akin, for his part, gained international notoriety for suggesting that women could not become pregnant through rape.
It does seem surprising that Akin seems to have such a slim grasp of biology.
I'm assuming as a Republican he could afford a good education. Exactly how is a woman meant to "shut that whole thing down" to prevent a pregnancy from rape? Has it occurred to you Todd that, if we could "shut the whole thing down," there would be no need for birth control? Or does he think we're just not exercising "mind over matter." Let's try harder girls, you never know.
Galloway, during an extraordinary rant in defense of Julian Assange and the allegations of sexual abuse against him, seems to think "not everybody needs to be asked prior to each insertion." Incredible! And what a bizarre way to describe sexual intercourse. Fancy "an insertion" tonight darling?
You would have thought these two men have nothing in common but I guess misogynists make strange bedfellows. It's even more bizarre to me as a Brit as their comments come just weeks after the Olympics when more Team GB medals rested on women's chests than men's. Aren't we still in the whole "Hey girls, let's celebrate our great achievements" mode?
As a journalist and film maker who first talked to survivors about rape in hushed, dark corridors of refugee camps in Bosnia during the war 20 years ago, it sadly comes as no surprise.
I'm not sure that some men even recognize that rape happens at all. A fellow journalist told me of an attack she survived recently in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Two men armed with AK47s tried to rape her several times as part of an attack involving 10 armed men who threatened to kill her.
She's covered the Congo for many years and knew exactly what happens to women there -- if men can't use their penises they shove bayonets up women's vaginas, or sticks, shoes and even petrol which they then set on fire.
So the journalist made a conscious decision to be as submissive as possible. It worked to a certain extent; she wasn't physically hurt and the men, with their eyes popping out of their heads, presumably on drugs, didn't have erections. So the "insertion," as Galloway likes to call it, was pretty minimal. But most tellingly was when one of the men tried a second time. This time he asked her, "Are you enjoying this?"
"What could have been going through his mind?" she asked me. "Did he really think that any woman, threatened with death, forced to take her clothes off, pushed to the ground and then made to have sex, could be enjoying it?"
"I feel sorry for them," she said. "They are truly pathetic. Is this the only way they can get sex? And they can't even get an erection. Not even at the end of a gun!"
Rape has always left me with so many more questions than answers. And always to the men. But they either won't talk about it or never seem to have any answers.
During the Bosnian war I spoke to men who said they were forced to rape their daughters or face being killed. It's a terrible choice, no choice at all. Obviously.
But as a woman I ask myself, wouldn't it be better, braver, dare I say it, to die for your daughter than have to live with the knowledge that you defiled her in the most horrible way?
I've never been able to find an answer. Clearly both father and daughter were the victims, but I've still never understood how it was even physically possible. How did they ever get erections?
This has been a sad, pathetic week for these men. I hope that the majority of people are ashamed of both of them and voters exercise their democratic right and vote with their feet. A democrat in Missouri, maybe?
But most of all I hope it serves to remind us all that there is nothing frivolous, funny or difficult to understand about rape. No really does mean no. Any way you cut it. And yes, George Galloway, you do have to ask for every "insertion."


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Iowa lawmaker's show-me-the-birth-certificate bill makes dozen states viewing eligibility
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Iowa state Sen. Kent Sorenson (R-Indianola) has brought the number of states having presidential-ballot eligibility requirements introduced in the current state legislative sessions to an even dozen.
Sorenson's SF368 requires candidates for president or vice president to file a certified copy of their birth certificate along with their affadavit of candidacy. Both documents would be available for public inspection. The bill reads:
Filing of birth certificates – presidential and vice presidential candidates.
1. A candidate for president or vice president shall attach to and file with the affidavit of candidacy a copy of the candidate's birth certificate certified by the appropriate official in the candidate's state of birth. The certified copy shall be made part of the affidavit of candidacy and shall be made available for public inspection in the same manner as the affidavit of candidacy.
2. A candidate for president or vice president who does not comply with the requirements of this section shall not be eligible for placement on the ballot as a candidate for president or vice president anywhere in the state.
This bill provides that candidates for president and vice president shall file, along with their affidavit of candidacy, a certified copy of the candidate's birth certificate which shall be made available for public inspection in the same manner as the candidate's affidavit of candidacy. The bill further provides that a candidate for president or vice president who does not attach to the affidavit of candidacy a certified copy of the candidate's birth certificate shall not be eligible for placement on the ballot anywhere in the state.
Sorenson's bill, filed Wednesday, was assigned to a subcommittee Thursday, but was not cleared by the Senate's self-imposed funnel deadline Friday, reported the Iowa Independent.
While the bill is considered dead for this session, it could be resurrected in the next.
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WND has reported on the state-level efforts to ensure that candidates for the Oval Office meet the requirements established in the U.S. Constitution: a resident for 14 years, at least 35 years of age and a "natural born Citizen."
At least 11 other states have seen such requirements introduced in the current state legislative sessions, and in 10 of those states the plans still are alive. A committee vote in Montana tabled a proposal there.
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A long list of state lawmakers are marching forward on a number of legislative fronts to ensure candidates for president on their election ballots are eligible to hold the office.
State Rep. Mark Hatfield, R-Ga., is taking it one step further with his proposed eligibility requirement – making it illegal for an elector to cast a ballot for an unapproved candidate.
The state's Presidential Eligibility Assurance Act would specify, "It is unlawful for any presidential elector from this state to cast his or her electoral college vote for a candidate who is not approved by the Secretary of State as having submitted adequate evidence of eligibility. Any person who violates this Code section shall upon conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature."
Hatfield told WND that his new bill is similar to the plan he proposed at the end of last year's session but which was not submitted in time to advance. It, like many in other states, calls for assurances that "no person shall be eligible for placement on any ballot as a candidate for president or vice president unless the secretary of state shall have received and approved adequate evidence of such person's eligibility for election to such office."
The bill also specifies the evidence needed and authorizes "any elector of this state" to challenge the qualifications that a candidate would offer as proof. It calls for a long-form birth certificate that includes details of the candidate's birth, or "the candidate's birth records, adoption records, baptism records, Social Security records, medical records, school and college records, military records, and passport records."
Computer-generated facsimiles won't do.
"The candidate shall not attach certified or other copies of nonoriginal documents or records," the law requires.
It also requires affirmations that the candidate never was a citizen of another country and never had dual or multiple citizenships.
Also, residence addresses for the past 14 years "in the United States" are required.
"The secretary of state shall approve the evidence of eligibility as adequate or if the secretary of state finds reasonable cause to believe that any candidate does not meet the natural born citizenship, age, and residency requirements prescribed by Article II, Section 1 of the United States Constitution, the secretary of state shall not place such candidate's name on the ballot in this state."
Hatfield said he already has 94 signatures on the bill in a 180-member House where 91 votes are needed for passage.
"We're encouraged by the fact that we have enough votes already if it gets to the floor. We are cautiously optimistic we have the votes to pass it," he told WND.
The first hearing by a subcommittee on the issue was held today, and while a couple of small technical amendments were suggested, a vote could come within a day or two, he said.
It then would move on to the Senate, where Hatfield said he's already working with members who share concerns about the gap in the U.S. electoral process. Obama's election in 2008, he said, illustrated that there is no authority to require documentation of eligibility.
"My gut feeling is that the Senate will be receptive to the bill," he said.
Hatfield said his bill would not only address Obama's eligibility, but issues surrounding the eligibility of President Chester Arthur and candidates such as Michigan Gov. George Romney in the 1960s.
"This has been going on for some time on and off," he said. "And when Congress has not taken any steps for any enforcement mechanism, the Constitution gives states the power to control the manner in which electors are elected by the states."
He said by extension the Constitution gives states the authority to run their own elections.
Hatfield said when such a bill eventually becomes law, in Georgia or somewhere else, he expects the political process to continue as it has and candidates "will come in and submit their evidence of eligibility."
Georgia also has a previous proposal, HB37 by Rep. Bobby Franklin, that would demand birth-certificate documentation and give citizens standing to challenge the documentation.
That measure is pending in the House judiciary committee, according to the files at the National Conference of State Legislatures, which for the second straight year is tracking such plans.
Other states involved in the hunt for a solution include Arizona, Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.
With the exception of Montana, all of those plans are listed as moving forward, with assignments to committees or hearings. Here are the plans:
This is the one that could change the game. A plan in Arizona to require presidential candidates to prove their eligibility to occupy the Oval Office is approaching critical mass.
The proposal from state Rep. Judy Burges was issued with 16 members of the state Senate as co-sponsors. It needs only 16 votes in the Senate to pass. It has been moved to the House judiciary committee as well as the House rules committee.
In the House, there are 25 co-sponsors, with the need for only 31 votes for passage. Burges told WND that there were several chamber members who confirmed they support the plan and will vote for it but simply didn't wish to be listed as co-sponsors.
The proposal is highly specific and directly addresses the questions that have been raised by Barack Obama's occupancy of the White House. It says:
Within ten days after submittal of the names of the candidates, the national political party committee shall submit an affidavit of the presidential candidate in which the presidential candidate states the candidate's citizenship and age and shall append to the affidavit documents that prove that the candidate is a natural born citizen, prove the candidate's age and prove that the candidate meets the residency requirements for President of the United States as prescribed in article II, section 1, Constitution of the United States.
"I think every American should consider it of prime importance to ensure that all candidates for the highest elected position in our nation meet all constitutional requirements," Burges told WND.
The Arizona bill also requires attachments "which shall be sworn to under penalty of perjury," including "an original long form birth certificate that includes the date and place of birth, the names of the hospital and the attending physician and signatures of the witnesses in attendance."
It also requires testimony that the candidate "has not held dual or multiple citizenship and that the candidate's allegiance is solely to the United States of America."
"If both the candidate and the national political party committee for that candidate fail to submit and swear to the documents prescribed in this section, the secretary of state shall not place that presidential candidate's name on the ballot in this state," the plan explains.
The governor's office is occupied by Republican Jan Brewer, who has had no difficulty bringing direct challenges to Washington. In 2010, when lawmakers adopted provisions allowing state law-enforcement officers to enforce federal immigration law, the prompted an immediate court challenge by the federal government.
In Connecticut, SB291 has been referred to the joint committee on government administration and elections.
It would require "that candidates for president and vice-president provide their original birth certificates in order to be placed on the ballot."
That is needed to make sure the candidate "is a natural born United States citizen, prior to certifying that the candidate is qualified to appear on the ballot."
In Indiana it was Sen. Mike Delph who proposed SB114 to require candidates to provide a certified copy of their birth certificate and include an affirmation they meet the Constitution's requirements for the president.
The bill also has been assigned to committee.
It calls for the candidates "to certify that the candidate has the qualifications provided in Article 2, Section 1, Clause 5 of the Constitution" and accompany that certification with "a certified copy of the candidate's birth certificate, including any other documentation necessary to establish that the candidate meets the qualifications."
In also provides "that the election division may not certify the name of a nominee for president or vice president of the United States unless the election division has received a nominee's certification and documentation."
On his blog, commentator Gary Welsh observed that state law already requires the elections division to deny ballot access to unqualified candidates:
"However, it makes no provision for requiring candidates to furnish any evidence with their declaration of candidacy to indicate whether they are eligible to hold the office. Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution requires a person to be a natural born citizen, at least 35 years of age and have resided within the United States for at least 14 years in order to be eligible to be president. Under Delph's legislation, no major party candidate will be eligible for the Indiana presidential primary unless they file a declaration of candidacy attesting that he or she meets the constitutional eligibility requirements and furnish the state election's division with a certified copy of the candidate's birth certificate and any other evidence the Commission may require to establish the candidate satisfies the constitutional eligibility requirements."
He cited the "unprecedented" 2008 election, in which "the candidates nominated by both major parties for president had questions raised by citizens about their eligibility, which resulted in dozens of lawsuits being filed across the country. Sen. John McCain's birth in Panama where his father was serving his country in the Navy led to lawsuits being filed against his candidacy, while questions about the birthplace of Barack Obama resulted in even more lawsuits being filed challenging his eligibility."
"Obama furnished to Factcheck.org what was purported to be a certified copy of his birth certificate [the online certification of live birth], although questions lingered about his natural born status because his father was not a U.S. citizen and persistent Internet rumors that he was actually born in Kenya and not Hawaii as he claimed."
But he said the issue was that neither candidate was "required to furnish any election authority with any document such as a birth certificate."
He said, "After [Sen. John] McCain was nominated at the Republican National Convention, Republican officials filed with the elections division a certificate of nomination that attested both he and his vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, met the eligibility requirements set out in the U.S. Constitution. The certificate of nomination filed by Democratic Party officials for Obama and his running mate, Joe Biden, contained no similar attestation.
"Critics will no doubt poke fun at SB114 and label Delph and those who support it as 'birthers.' To them I say it is no more absurd than the documentary proof required under state law for persons seeking a driver's license, or requiring all registered voters to present a valid picture ID in order to cast a vote in person at an election. And it certainly is no more burdensome than evidence required of ordinary citizens in any number of transactions," he said.
On Welsh's blog, a forum participant wrote, "All I can say is he is the only president in my memory who has not only REFUSED to present medical records, tax records, birth records, college records, etc., but he has hired a battalion of lawyers who vigorously fight every effort to force him to. Why is he so secretive?"
Maine's LD34 requires candidates for public office to provide proof of citizenship. It's been assigned to a conference committee.
It states, "A candidate for nomination by primary election shall show proof of United States citizenship in the form of a certified copy of the candidate's birth certificate and the candidate's driver's license or other government-issued identification to the Secretary of State."
The Missouri plan, HB283, by nearly two dozen sponsors, states certification for candidates "shall include proof of identity and proof of United States citizenship."
It's in the House elections committee and has been scheduled for a public hearing.
Under Montana's bill by Rep. Bob Wagner, candidates would have had to document their eligibility and also provide for protection for state taxpayers to prevent them from being billed for "unnecessary expense and litigation" involving the failure of 'federal election officials' to do their duty.
According to the NCSL database, the bill was defeated at the committee stage, and it's unknown if there are plans to resurrect it by attaching it to another bill, a routine procedure in some states.
"There should be no question after the fact as to the qualifications [of a president]," Wagner told WND. "The state of Montana needs to have [legal] grounds to sue for damages for the cost of litigation."
Wagner's legislation cited the Constitution's requirement that the president hold "natural born citizenship" and the fact that the "military sons and daughters of the people of Montana and all civil servants to the people of Montana are required by oath to defend and uphold the Constitution of the United States and Montana against enemies foreign and domestic."
But there are estimates of up to $2 million being spent on Obama's defense against eligibility lawsuits. There have been dozens of them, and some have been running for more than two years. So Wagner went a step beyond.
"Whereas, it would seem only right and just to positively certify eligibility for presidential and congressional office at the federal level; and whereas, it is apparent that the federal authority is negligent in the matter; therefore, the responsibility falls upon the state; and whereas, this act would safeguard the people of Montana from unnecessary expense and litigation and the possibility that federal election officials fail in their duty and would ensure that the State of Montana remains true to the Constitution," says his proposed legislation.
In Nebraska, with LB654, the certification for candidates would "include affidavits and supporting documentation."
The paperwork would need to document they meet the "eligibility requirements of Article II, Section 1, of the Constitution of the United States."
The plan, in committee now, requires an affidavit that says: "I was born a citizen of the United States of America and was subject exclusively to the jurisdiction of the United States of America, owing allegiance to no other country at the time of my birth."
In Oklahoma, SB91, also in committee, would require "proof of citizenship for certain candidates" and take the openness one step further, allowing public access.
It demands an "original" birth certificate issued by a state, the federal government, or documentation of a birth of a U.S. citizen abroad.
"Copies of these documents shall be made by the election board and kept available for public inspection pursuant to the Oklahoma Open Records Act."
At the request of a local tea-party group, Tennessee state Sen. Mae Beavers has filed a bill that would require presidential candidates to show an original birth certificate establishing constitutional eligibility for the office before getting on the ballot beginning in 2012.
Beavers told a local television station she said she wouldn't comment about whether or not she believes Obama meets the test because she has no personal knowledge about whether or not he can prove it. She said, however, this legislation would erase all concerns in future elections.
"We just want to make doubly sure in Tennessee if we put someone on the ballot, they are qualified to run," said Beavers.
A bill filed for the Texas Legislature by Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, would require candidates' documentation.
Berman's legislation, House Bill 295, is brief and simple. It would add to the state election code the provision: "The secretary of state may not certify the name of a candidate for president or vice-president unless the candidate has presented the candidate's original birth certificate indicating that the person is a natural-born United States citizen."
It includes an effective date of Sept. 1, 2011, in time for 2012 presidential campaigning.
State Rep. Leo Berman
Berman told WND he's seen neither evidence nor indication that Obama qualifies under the Constitution's requirement that a president be a "natural-born citizen."
"If the federal government is not going to vet these people, like they vetted John McCain, we'll do it in our state," he said.
He noted the Senate's investigation into McCain because of the Republican senator's birth in Panama to military parents.
New Hampshire last year adopted HB1245, but it requires only a statement under penalty of perjury that a candidate meets the qualification requirements of the U.S. Constitution, which is similar to what the political parties already state regarding their candidates.
In Pennsylvania, there has been excitement over the GOP majority of both houses of the state legislature as well as the governor's office. Assemblyman Daryl Metcalfe told WND he is working on a proposal that would demand documentation of constitutional eligibility.
He described it as a "problem" that there has been no established procedure for making sure that presidential candidates meet the Constitution's requirements for age, residency and being a natural-born citizen.
"We hope we would be able to pass this legislation and put it into law before the next session," he said.
At the time the Constitution was written, many analysts agree, a natural-born citizen was considered to be a citizen born of two citizen parents. If that indeed is correct, Obama never would have been qualified to be president, as he himself has confirmed his father was a Kenyan subject to the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom, making Obama a dual citizen with Kenyan and American parentage at his birth.
Other definitions regard a natural-born citizen to be a person born of citizen parents inside the nation.
There have been dozens of lawsuits and challenges over the fact that Obama's natural-born citizen status never has been documented. Critics argue the short-form certification of live birth his campaign posted online is not definitive because Hawaii's lax laws enabled families to report a birth without proof that the child was born in Hawaii.
The controversy stems from the Constitution, Article 2, Section 1, which states, "No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President."
The challenges to Obama's eligibility allege he does not qualify because he was not born in Hawaii in 1961 as he claims, or that he fails to qualify because he was a dual citizen, through his father, of the U.S. and the United Kingdom's Kenyan territory when he was born and the framers of the Constitution specifically excluded dual citizens from eligibility.
There are several cases still pending before the courts over Obama's eligibility. Those cases, however, almost all have been facing hurdles created by the courts' interpretation of "standing," meaning someone who is being or could be harmed by the situation. The courts have decided almost unanimously that an individual taxpayer faces no damages different from other taxpayers, therefore doesn't have standing. Judges even have ruled that other presidential candidates are in that position.
The result is that none of the court cases to date has reached the level of discovery, through which Obama's birth documentation could be brought into court.
Obama even continued to withhold the information during a court-martial of a military officer, Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin, who challenged his deployment orders on the grounds Obama may not be a legitimate president. Lakin was convicted and sent to prison.
A year ago, polls indicated that roughly half of American voters were aware of a dispute over Obama's eligibility. Recent polls, however, by organizations including CNN, show that roughly six in 10 American voters hold serious doubts that Obama is eligible under the Constitution's demands.
Orly Taitz, the California lawyer who has worked on a number of the highest-profile legal challenges to Obama, was encouraging residents of other states to get to work.
"We need eligibility bills filed in each and every state of the union … as it shows the regime that we are still the nation of law and the Constitution, that the Constitution matters and state representatives and senators are ready to fight for the rule of law. During the last election there were some 700 more Republican state assemblyman elected all over the country, as the nation is not willing to tolerate this assault on our rights and our Constitution any further," she said.
There also was, during the last Congress, Rep. Bill Posey's bill at the federal level.
Posey's H.R. 1503 stated:
"To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the principal campaign committee of a candidate for election to the office of President to include with the committee's statement of organization a copy of the candidate's birth certificate, together with such other documentation as may be necessary to establish that the candidate meets the qualifications for eligibility to the Office of President under the Constitution."
The bill also provided:
"Congress finds that under … the Constitution of the United States, in order to be eligible to serve as President, an individual must be a natural born citizen of the United States who has attained the age of 35 years and has been a resident within the United States for at least 14 years."
It had more than a dozen sponsors, and while it died at the end of the last Congress, there are hopes the GOP majority in the House this year will move such a plan forward.
There also is a petition, already signed by tens of thousands, to state
lawmakers asking them to make sure the next president of the United
States qualifies under the Constitution's eligibility requirements.
"What we need are hundreds of thousands of Americans endorsing this strategy on the petition – encouraging more action by state officials before the 2012 election. Imagine if just one or two states adopt such measures before 2012. Obama will be forced to comply with those state regulations or forgo any effort to get on the ballot for re-election. Can Obama run and win without getting on all 50 state ballots? I don't think so," said Joseph Farah, CEO of WND, who is behind the idea of the petition.
An earlier petition had been directed at all controlling legal authorities at the federal level to address the concerns expressed by Americans, and it attracted more than half a million names.
For 18 months, Farah has been one of the few national figures who has steadfastly pushed the issue of eligibility, despite ridicule, name-calling and ostracism at the hands of most of his colleagues. To date, in addition to the earlier petition, he has:
- erected billboards around the country demanding, "Where's the birth certificate?":
- produced a 40-page special report on the subject;
- produced a 60-minute documentary video primer on the issue;
- manufactured yard and rally signs to bring attention to the topic;
- pledged to donate at least $15,000 to any hospital in Hawaii or anywhere else that provides proof Obama was born there and given you an opportunity to raise the amount;
- created a line of T-shirts you can wear to appearances by the president to raise visibility of the issue;
- created a fund to which you can donate to further the kind of investigative reporting into this matter only this company has performed over the last two years;
- launched a line of postcards you can use to keep the issue alive;
- distributed thousands of bumper stickers asking, "Where's the birth certificate?"
Farah says all those campaigns are continuing.
"Obama may be able to continue showing contempt for the Constitution and the rule of law for the next two years, as he has demonstrated his willingness to do in his first year in office," he wrote in a column. "However, a day of reckoning is coming. Even if only one significant state, with a sizable Electoral College count, decides a candidate for election or re-election has failed to prove his or her eligibility, that makes it nearly impossible for the candidate to win. It doesn't take all 50 states complying with the law to be effective."
If you are a member of the media and would like to interview Joseph Farah about this campaign, e-mail WND.


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- Jon Solberg is a seasoned fisherman from Minocqua. He braved the winter weather in January to catch this Northern. Jon used a tip-up with a shiner for bait and released the pike after capturing the moment.Matt Long from Tomahawk was fishing in December on an Onieda County lake. The 18-year old caught this Northern after a 10 minute fight. Matt used a jig pole with a 6 pound test line that was baited with a shiner. And Rhinelander's Jed Dart enjoys fishing year round. He caught a Northern on Thunder Lake using a sucker minnow. This beauty was 33 inches and 9 pounds and definitely worth keeping. On an earlier trip, the 11-year old reeled in a 22 inch large mouth bass on the same lake. The fish was released but the smile on Jed's face is priceless.
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Pedro Delgado, President of Ecuador's Central Bank and cousin of President Rafael Correa, resigned on December 19 after admitting that he had faked his economics degree.
He used the falsified degree 22 years earlier to gain access into the prestigious Central American Institute of Business Administration, where he received his MBA.
Enrique Herreria, a rival lawmaker, brought this information to light - as well as charges against Delgado that could carry a sentence between nine and 12 years.
However, Delgado has now disappeared. He went to visit relatives in Miami for Christmas, promising to return after New Years', but has failed to do so.
The U.S. government revoked Delgado's visa today after the Ecuadorean government asked for help bringing Delgado back to Quito for questioning.
The Globe and Mail reports that Delgado doesn't exactly have a pristine history:
...Mr. Delgado was no candidate for the central bankers' hall of fame. He came under fire for an allegedly improper loan to an Argentine citizen and for his purchase of a Miami house with another questionable loan. He has denied these and other accusations of illegal financial dealings with Iran.
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This is the first look and I have to be honest, the most striking thing here is the perfect tousled hair with overgrown bangs. It really adds a dose of swagger and attitude to the clothes. The pieces are all classics too, the perfect hooded navy toggle-coat, a blue button down shirt under a grey sweater tucked into plaid shorts. THATS A SCHOOL UNIFORM GUYS! But then... it's not? The boots seem to be inspired by their epic fall 09 boots that I am still CERTAIN I will get in my closet somehow.
The dress has such a bizarre silhouette, at first glance you might think it's too big for her and that its a little bit frumpy but it actually fits her perfectly. The drape in the skirt is beautiful and the curved seam at the waist creates an hourglass figure. It's definitely got a Marni vibe going on. And then you take that and layer it over a two-tone button down shirt. Because that's the obvious thing to do, of course.
Brown and blue is also one of my favorite combinations.
I feel like I say this anytime I review their collections but HOTDAMN Proenza Schouler, I want to live in your clothes!


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To ensure that children can continue having a healthy meal during the summer, the Mansfield ISD Student Nutrition Services is excited to continue its federally funded Summer Feeding Program.
Any child 18 years and younger can receive a FREE breakfast and lunch, and the child does not have to be enrolled in an MISD summer program to participate.
The programs runs until Aug. 3.
The free nutritious meals will include protein, grains, fruit, vegetables and milk. All children must select a fruit and/or vegetable, and all meals must be eaten on site. Adult meals are also available for purchase.
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Add another name to the New York Jets interview list.
According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, the Jets will interview former Chicago Bears general manager Jerry Angelo for their general manager position on Thursday.
Angelo served as the Bears general manager for 11 years before being fired following the 2011 season. If the Jets hired Angelo, it would be only his third different job since 1987. Angelo served as a director of player personnel from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1987-2000 before being named Bears general manager in 2001.
The Jets have also targeted Dolphins assistant G.M. Brian Gaine, Chargers director of player personnel Jimmy Raye, Giants director of college scouting Marc Ross and 49ers director of player personnel Tom Gamble.


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Getting Health Information Online
About five months ago, I woke up with a tickle in my throat. I didn't feel sick and my temperature was normal, but every time I swallowed, it felt as if a grain of sand were stuck somewhere near my tonsils. I looked in the mirror and said aah -- and to my surprise, I saw a row of six bumps on the back of my tongue.
I freaked.
Thought number one: I had contracted some bizarre STD of the mouth (even though I was in a long-term monogamous relationship). Thought number two: Oh my gosh, it must be throat cancer (although I hadn't touched a cigarette in ages).
I canceled my date with the stairclimber and headed straight for my computer, where I typed "bumps on tongue" into Google. I jabbed "enter" and 934,000 Web pages popped up. After clicking through message boards on which similarly freaked-out people had written in about the exact same problem, this is what I learned. According to the Internet, I had enlarged circumvallate papillae taste buds, a term used to describe bumps that form a small V where your tongue meets your throat and apparently swell from time to time for no good reason. I double-checked in the mirror to make certain that mine formed a V, and sure enough, they did. My heartbeat slowed and I decided I'd make it to the gym after all (and that I didn't have to waste my time or money on a doctor's appointment).
According to a study by Manhattan Research, a drug and health-care market-research company, 145.7 million Americans went online in 2008 for health-related reasons, and 70 percent of those surfers consulted the Internet for health information at least monthly.
Now the Web is expanding into new terrain: assessing not only your potential illnesses but also the physicians you pay to prescribe a cure. Just a few clicks and you're able to uncover some decent dirt on your doc -- his med-school track record, papers published, comments from peers. But as with online health advice, knowing which sites are reputable and which are based on rumor is key.
Finding the Right Doctor Online
Rule number one: Beware of biased sources. Many insurance companies won't list doctors who are out of their networks; online phone directories are often paid for by ads from the physicians they feature. Your better bet? "Start by going to the site for your state's licensing board, where you will see a listing of every person who has a legal right to practice medicine there," says David Donnersberger, MD, an assistant professor of medical law at Northwestern University, internist, and attorney. "Also, you should check to make sure any doctors you might go to are board-certified, meaning they have passed a battery of tests and meet the minimum requirements that allow them to specialize in a certain area of medicine."
Never having checked out my own doc online, I was curious. I went to medicalboard.georgia.gov and typed in the last name of my physician in Atlanta. The Web site informed me that his license was up-to-date (though I discovered there was another doctor in that city with the same last name who had let his expire). Next, I wanted to verify my MD's board certification. I typed in www.abms.org for the American Board of Medical Specialties and registered by entering my e-mail and creating a password (there's no charge). Then I typed in my doctor's name and city and happily confirmed that he's a certified generalist in my state -- not that I was surprised, but it was still nice to know I hadn't been seeing some quack for the past five years.
I was interested to find out what more subjective Web sites -- like the ones where patients rate the doctors they've seen -- would say about my physician. But previous experience with the unreliable nature of sites on which other customers recommend hotels or movies they like made me hesitant -- for good reason, as it turns out. "If a Web site wants you to enter detailed demographic data before sharing any information, that's a red flag -- be wary," Dr. Donnersberger says. "Those are typically profit-making sites that will offer you only the doctor's name and address, which you can get for free anyway from the Yellow Pages. Then they'll start suggesting unrelated services [like personal trainers and health spas] in your area, because those companies are paying them."
I started my search with vitals.com, a free site that provides information and credentials for more than 700,000 active U.S. doctors and also allows you to search by symptom so you can locate experts who specialize in your condition. I found my physician's name, next to which it said he was board-certified (knew that!) and that he'd gone to a top-notch medical school. His photo popped up, as well as his address, phone number, and hospital affiliation, but no patient had rated him yet. So I did, filling out a survey that scored him from poor to excellent on a number of factors, including bedside manner, waiting-room time, ease of getting an appointment, and his follow-up after the visit. Now his patient rating is four stars (the best), thanks to me.
But what I really wanted to know was what other people thought, so I tried a different site: healthgrades.com. For $12.95, the site offers patient reviews, a background check, and the scoop on any malpractice suits. But I was looking for something that was free, so I declined.
Another site, ratemds.com, came up high on the search engine I used, so I checked it out. Ratemds.com boasts a database of more than 150,000 doctors, largely assembled from reader reviews. Pay dirt! My doctor had been rated by his patients. His score? An emoticon smiley face -- code for punctual, helpful, and knowledgeable.
I happened to agree with this rating, but given the nature of consumer-driven Web sites, it's best to use the information for general guidance (although anyone with consistently poor ratings should probably be avoided) and save the final judgment for your own experience. "A lot of patients who actually take the time to write reviews are going to be disgruntled," Dr. Donnersberger points out. "As in any business, you rarely hear from the happy consumers."
Keeping Your Health Records Online
Once you've found the right doc, you can use the Internet to expedite the care you get by keeping your health records and a journal of your daily health and fitness routine online and updating them regularly.
"There are major benefits to recording and reviewing your health habits," says Paul Keckley, PhD, executive director of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, a research company that studies health-care trends. People tend to stick to a plan when they record their day-to-day regimen, he points out, whether it's detailing a workout session, what they eat, or which pills they've taken. "It's part of the notion that if you go to the trouble of writing down how you treat your body, you tend to make more right choices for yourself."
In addition, Keckley says, "research suggests that people who use online records are more likely to be their own advocate when talking to their doctor about treatments. By having access to their files, they learn more about their condition and are better informed." Currently, 38 percent of doctors' offices use electronic health records, up 10 percent from three years ago.
So where do you go to start creating your own? Most major insurance companies are developing tools on their Web sites that will help customers organize medical information electronically. Alternatively, if your doctor does keep e-files, ask for a link and password to your records that allows you to have all your test results, past hospital visits, pharmacy information, and administrative records at your fingertips.
Another option: Web sites that let you maintain your own records. "Some companies, like Microsoft, have free software you can download to organize your health information," Keckley says. You can also go to myPHR.com, a free site sponsored by the American Health Information Management Association, a nonprofit health-advocacy group, and follow a step-by-step process for creating an e-record.
The most important step is protecting your personal information. "Start with your own computer and network," says Robert Siciliano, founder and CEO of IDTheftSecurity.com in Boston. "Make sure your virus protection, spyware removal, and firewalls are all running properly and are up-to-date." Most programs will automatically update information when you start up your computer, but you can also periodically check the home pages for whichever brands you use to see if there are any new software packages. If you're on a wireless connection, create a password (you'll be prompted by your computer when you set up the router). "Use a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters as well as numbers -- this makes it less likely to be hacked," Siciliano says.
The bottom line: Online medical records is the way of the future. And though software companies are constantly improving their security programs, it's ultimately up to you to be sure your information is safe. "It's the people who say, 'It can't happen to me' that worry me most," Siciliano says. "Because, I promise you, if you don't stay current with your software protection, it can and it will happen to you."
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These Web sites make managing your health easier than ever.
In the New York City area (with plans to expand), ZocDoc lets you make appointments with doctors or dentists just by going online. Like OpenTable.com for foodies, it allows you to create "reservations" with a doctor and take advantage of last-minute cancellations.
Launched in the summer of 2008, American Well offers virtual doctor visits -- the ability to talk with a clinician, even a specialist, in real time, 24 hours a day. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Hawaii was the first to pick up the service; in early 2009, other major insurance companies are expected to offer it as well.
Like Facebook for health care, iMedix is a community-based Web site that allows you to create a profile and add whatever health issues interest you. Then you can chat with other members who share the same concerns. Is it normal to have bad monthly cramps at age 30? Are there any great home remedies for fighting a migraine? Post your question and be prepared for answers, stat.
This consumer-health search engine lets you narrow your inquiries with a filter to find clinical trials related to a topic that interests you, as well as the latest studies in academic journals.
Originally published in FITNESS magazine, March 2009.


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Watched this last week and thought I would share it with others who may have missed it. One of the thought processes in my job and any emergency service en route to a call is 'What are we going to find when we get there?'
This moment of contemplation enables us to ready ourselves mentally, and sometimes physically, for what we are going to encounter. Sometimes we expect the worst…and when we get there its nothing. Other times we expect nothing untoward…and the shit hits the fan, sometimes in huge lumps!
But when you are actually already on scene and then the unexpected happens…it can hit you like a brick! You have not had that moment to prepare and you now rely on your instincts and gut reaction. I have been in a similar situation some years ago standing on the motorway dealing with one incident when another far worse one occurred right in front of me.
The Police and Highways Agency did well in the circumstances, and hats off to the members of public who helped.
I was a bit disappointed that we did not really find out the reasons for what happened or if it was drug related or if they were charged properly. The 'uninjured' sister seemed unconcerned about her twin, her overall attitude being highly anti-police, anti-social and just plain weird. I remember that the arrested sister got 'one day in jail'! for 'Assault Police Officer'.
Spare a thought for the lorry driver who got caught up in all this mayhem!
WARNING! There is the occasional swear word in the film. (No shit!)


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Child Murdered By Their Father Following HUGE Divorce Error
A seven-year-old girl was murdered by her estranged dad after a lawyer accidentally sent him the address of the safe house where she was living.
Yasser Alromisse gunned down his daughter Mary Slipstone on her doorstep as she stood next to her mother, Lyndsey.
The UK newspaper The Sun reported that the two had moved from their home in the seaside town of Brighton to a safe house in East Sussex, but Alromisse, 46 had managed to track them down.
He killed Mary on September 11, 2014.
A case review of the order found that her Egyptian-born father had been given the secret address in divorce papers just months earlier.
Police didn't follow up with Lyndsey Slipstone after she alerted them that hey may know the address.
According to the report, her call was passed on to the wrong police team, and the offers ended up doing nothing.
However, the investigation into the murder found that there was no way they could prove Alromisse had seen the papers.
The report states '' "It has not been possible to establish exactly when and how he found out where Child P was living.
"There is no evidence that any professional was aware of this activity, nor did he make any threat to harm Child P or give any indication that he might do so.
"The review has concluded that no professional working with the family could have prevented him acting as he did."