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AUSTIN, Texas — Forty-five years after he was driven from the White House in despair and disrepute over Vietnam, four presidents and a raft of luminaries from the worlds of politics, sports and entertainment gathered here this week to honor Lyndon Baines Johnson at a three-day conference celebrating his role as godfather of the landmark law that made modern America: the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
It's a tribute long in coming for a president of peerless political talents and outsize flaws, whose transformative legacy was barely mentioned when Barack Obama claimed the Democratic nomination in Denver on August 27, 2008 — the very date that would have been Johnson's 100th birthday. A leader who was once anathema to elite opinion leaders has been lionized in a series of panels and tributes at his presidential library sponsored by such all-American brand names as Google, General Motors and Coca-Cola, and billed as "The Civil Rights Summit."
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Jimmy Carter kicked off the conference Tuesday, declaring that "too many people are at ease" with a black unemployment rate roughly double that for whites, and with schools that are still effectively segregated.
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"We're pretty much dormant now," Carter added in a conversation with the library's director, Mark K. Updegrove. "We accept self-congratulations about the wonderful 50th anniversary — which is wonderful — but we feel like Lyndon Johnson did it, and we don't have to do anything anymore."
Indeed, the conference highlighted two poignant paradoxes: This celebration of Johnson's achievement comes so late that few of the 36th president's contemporaries remain to raise a glass. His daughters, Lynda Bird and Luci Baines, sat proudly in the front row, near their children and grandchildren, and at one point read stirring excerpts from their father's speeches. But trusty steeds like Jack Valenti and Horace Busby are long gone, and Bill Moyers, arguably Johnson's senior surviving lieutenant, declined an invitation. Even Carter, now 89, had to confess, "I never had a chance to meet him. I was just a peanut farmer."
What's more, few, if any, of the dwindling handful of (mostly anonymous) legislative aides who actually helped pass the bill on Capitol Hill — sometimes in defiance of Johnson's own preferred tactics — were invited here to share in the credit, supplanted by celebrities and civil rights supporters from other spheres and eras who could be counted on to draw the media spotlight and donors, including Graham Nash, Billie Jean King, Tina Brown and David Robinson, the Hall of Fame center for the San Antonio Spurs who is now active in educational philanthropy.
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The assemblage was indisputably glossy. As evening came on Wednesday on a clear and breezy spring day, hundreds of invited ticket holders were already lining up for first-come, first-served seats to hear an address by Bill Clinton, who came to political consciousness amid the civil rights movement in Arkansas. Clinton was introduced by his old friend Vernon Jordan, the Washington super-lawyer and former president of the Urban League – who joined Johnson at his last public appearance, a civil rights conference in the same auditorium, in 1972.
"We're here because the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act made it possible for Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama to be president of the United States," said Clinton.
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Clinton was to be followed by Obama and George W. Bush, with the elder George Bush alone among the living occupants of the Oval Office unable to attend because of age and infirmity.
The conference's lineup aspired to counter Carter's lament that the civil rights movement was dormant, and to explore the Civil Rights Act's present-day legacy, with a discussion on gay rights featuring David Boies and Theodore B. Olson — the bipartisan legal team that won the California gay marriage case in the Supreme Court — and another on civil rights in sports featuring Bill Russell and Jim Brown. Russell, the NBA's pioneering black player, noted that when asked how he'd feel about having a gay teammate, his first question is always, "Can he play?"
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Three surviving powerhouses of the grass-roots movement — Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), former Atlanta Mayor and U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young and former NAACP Chairman Julian Bond – recalled their earliest days in the civil rights struggle, in student sit-ins, "freedom rides" and street action, sometimes drawing rueful laughter from the appreciative audience, as Bond did when he recalled trying to integrate the cafeteria at Atlanta's City Hall, which had a sign welcoming the public, only to be told by a city worker, "We don't mean it."
Lewis said the message he has for today's younger generation is, "You're just too quiet. You need to make some noise."


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CLEVELAND — There's always something with the Yankees. When the Bombers arrived at Jacobs Field this afternoon, first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz had quite the run-in with a camera man. The photog was filming and walking with his back to Mientkiewicz, when he tripped and fell, landing on top of the first baseman's left ankle. Mientkiewicz rolled his ankle — which has been troublesome in the past — but he said he still plans on starting for the Yankees. Welcome to the postseason.
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Game 1 lineups:
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Derek Jeter, SS
Bobby Abreu, RF
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Jorge Posada, C
Hideki Matsui, DH
Robinson Cano, 2B
Melky Cabrera, CF
Doug Mientkiewicz, 1B
PITCHING: RHP Chien-Ming Wang
Grady Sizemore, CF
Asdrubal Cabrera, 2B
Travis Hafner, DH
Victor Martinez, C
Ryan Garko, 1B
Jhonny Peralta, SS
Kenny Lofton, LF
Franklin Gutierrez, RF
Casey Blake, 3B
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So was the photographer part of the Cleveland Press? lol
If we do re-sign Stairs, I hope we only sign him to 1 year not 2, even if it means we pay him more for the 1 year.
I agree with you sumner, I just read the article that Jordan had on Matt and was a little concerned that this might be for 2 years. I'd be more willing to give him a platoon role for one year then have him come off the bench for 2 (if you know what i mean). If I am the Jays and he insisted on 2 years then I hope they'd say thanks but no thanks. I'm fine with them giving him a small raise, but not 2 years.
Hey, I don't even mind if it's a large raise. There are two problems with two years, one-Stair's age and the fact this year was like a career year for him, and second, what happens to Lind?
The Rox are certainly exploiting the Phillies weak pen.
Are they ever on a roll.
The Rox are solid.
A-Rod is a ***.
2 years will not be a bad deal for stairs and Toronto he is just a bench player and it is apparent that he likes playing for a canadian team also this man is in great shape I would think the best shape of his life.
If the jays go after a shortstop don't worry about J.Mac he will be the best utility player money can buy and a great assett to the team.
What you forget is if we sign him for 2 years, Lind stays in AAA. On a 25 man roster we need:
5 starters
7 relievers
2 catchers
4 outfielders
4 infielders
That leaves us with 2 back up positions, which are generally infielders; so if we do sign Stairs for 2 years as the 3rd or 4th outfielder, Lind is on the outside looking in, unless we go with only 1 infielder in backup and that is likely risky.
The other problem is Travis Snider starts in Dunedin next year and will likely move to AA before the end of 2008 meaning AAA in 2009 and knocking on the door.
If he figures out defense faster, he'll be ready to come up faster and we'd sit with both Lind and Snider in AAA with no way to bring them up because Stairs clogs up the chain.
Tribe 3 evil empire 1. bottom of the first.
Go Tribe
I agree that a one year deal for Stairs is enough.I would only do 2 years with the understanding that the second year be a club option.Luv those Rox.They're the team on a roll going in. You never know what could happen.It would be great to see Indians knock out the Yanks too.
well so far the Tribe are lighting up Wang-let's hope it continues
What do you want the playoffs or turning the Jays into a minor league training center,Like you said 25 man roster so go with the players you know have a chance to get you there today.
go cle.
Actually 2 years wouldn't be all that bad . Thomas will be gone after next year and we could use Stairs as the DH for one heck of a lot less money
Rockies are hot …… GO INDIANSSSSSSSS
No thomas has a vesting option for the 3rd year if he hits a quantity of bats for years 1 and 2-and he's currently ahead of schedule, so we are looking at him for 3 years
Hey I like Stairs for 1 year, I just don't like him for 2.
Go Tribe
indigo is right unless Thomas has a great year stairs will be the DH.
No, Thomas's contract is vested if he makes a certain number of plate appearances, it has nothing to do with performance.
Hate to break it to ya, but Thomas' contract has an option for a 3rd year which is automatically picked up so long as he gets like 550 at bats next year.
Also, the camera man was a freelancer from Cleveland working for the YES network. He was promptly fired.
Oops, you beat me to it gsumner.
I think the Jays should sign Stairs for 1 year plus an option possibly with a buyout.
Start Lind in AAA, and have Stairs and Johnson platoon. If the platoon isn't working or someone gets hurt; bring Lind up.
Correction: his option vests if he gets 1000AB's 07,08 combined or 525 in 08 alone. He had 531AB's this year.
BTW he's also got a no-trade clause.
If he starts out like a dork they dont have to give him the at bats good by Thomas and what is the buyout clause if there is one.
Actually what it does is shows how stupid JP really is.
there is no buy out clause
Great game by the Indians defeating the evil empire.
Robert-I don't mind if there's an option on the 2nd year-as long as it's the Jays option and not Stairs.
Too bad about Jeiter and A-Rod going hitless in tonights game against the Tribe.
What's A-Rod now in post season, 2 for 30 something?
Looks good on them.
I am well aware of Thomas vested option for 2009 but the potential is still there to use Stairs..note I said potential. I read Cot's baseball contracts and I believe I posted the addy here for everyone to enjoy it.
Heck while we are at it, Pudge Rodriquez is a FA . Maybe Boras will give us a deal on him . Pudge is only 36 and JP wants a "seasoned" catcher…
Lot of walks in last night's game , both pitchers struggled but Sabathia came out on top . Yanks didn't capitalize on those walks . Tonight should be a good game with Pettitte and Carmona on the mound. Lets hope the tribe didn't use up all their runs last night .
Pudge has a good relationship with the owner who feels he has helped the franchise a lot and although isn't worth the 13 mill. will pick up his option. I'd be really surprised if Pudge became available.
Go Tribe
While your over that way, you should try to sneak over to East Lansing and watch the Spartans smoke the Wildcats.
Spartans 31
Wildcats 17
The comment about Pudge was stricting for entertainment. I would be surprised to see him leave Detroit
What I don't understand about that comment from JP is we have Sal Fasano and Robinson Diaz in AAA. You will remember Fasano as the guy who straighted out Halliday and Marcum and then was sent down because Abner liked Phillips better.
All Diaz has done in AAA is hit .338 and throw out .400 of the guys trying to steal on him. He had an injury late in the year and as a result couldn't be called up; but he's going to the AFL where I expect him to do well.
I think he's ready or will be by spring training and anything more he needs to learn could be taught here by Ernie, Zaun and Abner.
Why go out and sign another reclamation type catcher when there's already two options-spend the money elsewhere, call Diaz up and get him ready in 2008 to take over Zaun's position in 2009.
I agree with you . Fasano just had knee surgery so if he is done as a player ( I a not saying he is ), I think he would be a phenominal coach .
My point was about Riccardi's spending habits . Although Thomas did eventually produce last year , he was signed for too much money . Riccardi fell in love with Thomas' numbers and essentially bid against himself. There was no line up of teams beating the door down for Thomas. Its not like this team (the jay) have unlimited resources, so what they do have should be used wisely. I don't think Riccardi does that .
It would not surprise me to hear that Riccardi has approached Boras about Pudge . Detroit has until the end of the series to either pick up his option or buy him out for 3 mil. They may choose the latter and renegotiate a less expensive deal.
I agree with you, Fasano would be a phenomenal coach. If he's done as a player I hope the Jays keep him in the organization. I was amazed when he fixed Halliday and Marcum.
At the time, I rememeber asking myself, so who is the pitching coach for the Jays.
In our dire need for a catcher, who better to work with Thigpen and Diaz and get them ready.
Diaz is gonna be a good one-remember I said it first. lol


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BELLINGHAM �The School Committee on Tuesday night voted decisively to implement redistricting in the 2015-16 school year, saying the ambitious plan will cut costs and improve efficiency.
According to the proposal, the fourth grade will move into the middle school and the eighth grade will depart for the high school. In addition, the district will shutter Clara Macy Elementary School and turn the building over to the town.
The school board cited decreasing enrollment � nearly 14 percent over the last decade � and financial struggles as flash points for redistricting.
Closing Macy will save thousands of dollars in capital improvement, maintenance and transportation costs: in the first year of redistricting, the district expects to save more than $450,000.
All of the money saved will go back into the school system, school officials said.
"We are hoping to use the resources on an annual basis � to put the money back into the programs and buildings that are still with us," said Chairman Daniel Ranieri, who has continually defended redistricting against criticism from parents and teachers.
Plus, the committee said, the new format would have a positive effect on academic programs � such as fostering more collaboration among the elementary school teachers and better aligning the curricula.
"This isn�t solely financially driven," said Superintendent Edward Fleury.
Planning will start immediately. The district already has information from two studies conducted by an independent consulting firm to use as guides: One looked at enrollment, while the other examined the facilities.
It�s unknown how much the move will cost � it has been suggested that the middle school building may need new lockers � and how administrators and teachers will be redistributed among the remaining schools.
"We have not discussed any cuts at this point," Fleury said. "We need to look at classroom balance. Most of the teachers, most everyone, will be transferred to other buildings."
Also, the district�s curriculum director still has to work with administrators and teachers to hone the new expanded elementary program for fourth and fifth graders.
Board vice chairman Michael Carr said his decision to support redistricting was the hardest he has had to make in his two terms on the committee.
"If you look at the budget, the facilities, the enrollment, if you were in corporate America, this would be a no-brainer," Carr said. "But we�re not: We�re in education."
Edie Naylor, a teacher at Macy, spoke for the opposition, asking them to remember "how angry and upset they feel right now." Many of them believe that the committee made a hasty decision and should have spent more time studying other options.
And she challenged the committee to "put the money back into our schools" to increase the professional development budget and enrich the programming "to stop the exodus of students to private schools, charter schools and school choice districts."
"Prove us wrong," Naylor said.
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BELLINGHAM �The School Committee on Tuesday night voted decisively to implement redistricting in the 2015-16 school year, saying the ambitious plan will cut costs and improve efficiency.


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Tokyo Journal columnist Masakatsu Mori is the former Chairman and Representative Director of Accenture Japan Ltd. He was with the organization for over 30 years and helped major clients like Sony, Toshiba, and Yamaha to remain globally competitive. He was President of the International University of Japan from 2011 to 2012 where he currently serves on the Board of Trustees. He is currently an Executive of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai), as well as Director of Sky Perfect JSAT Holdings and Stanley Electric.
As one of the measures of the Japan Revitalization Strategy approved by the Cabinet, the Corporate Governance Code was issued on June 1, 2015, a joint effort of the Financial Service Agency and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). Accordingly, TSE's listing rules and regulations were revised. Japan's initiatives for the corporate governance system have significantly accelerated in recent years.
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OAKLAND — Hundreds of East Bay residents from several cities surrounding Oakland's O. Co Coliseum spent Saturday night and early Sunday morning flooding local police with complaints about noise that traveled as far as San Leandro in one direction and Alameda in another.
Alameda police alone received an estimated 1,500 calls.
"It was a lot, a lot," Capt. Paul Rolleri said. The department also received some "nasty emails," he said.
The San Leandro Police Department issued a community alert stating that the calls were overwhelming the city's 911 system and asking callers to contact the Oakland Police Department.
The San Leandro department had to call in three extra dispatchers, Lt. Randy Brandt said.
The disturbance was unusual for the Coliseum.
But it was a black eye for the city of Oakland, which issued the sound permit for the outdoor rave, as well as for O.co Coliseum operator AEG, which took over management of the public facility July 1.
The "Beyond Wonderland" rave, a dance music festival featuring extensive light shows, theatrical performers and carnival rides, was held in the Coliseum complex's south parking lot. The show — produced by electronic dance music promoters Insomniac Events — was billed to run from 6 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday. At least 18,000 attended.
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Usually loud shows have to end by 12 a.m. but Oakland officials allowed the show to continue until 2 a.m. in exchange for cutting off the sale of alcohol at midnight, Deputy City Administrator Arturo Sanchez said.
The sound permits don't specify decibel levels, he said, but the noise should never become a nuisance.
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Oakland police were sent to the Coliseum but did not shut down the show despite the volume of complaints that may have numbered in the thousands.
Alameda County District 3 Supervisor Wilma Chan said she received calls from Alameda residents and could feel the vibrations from the rave in her Alameda home.
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Denver kid AnnaSophia Robb is making movies faster than you can say "Action!� She turns 13 on Dec. 8 and she's already has eight flickers in the can or in the works — with big names in bright lights.
We've written here before of her roles in "Because of Winn—Dixie� with Cicely Tyson and Dave Matthews; "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory� with Johnny Depp and "Samantha: An American Girl Holiday,� with Mia Farrow.
She has two new films coming out in February: "The Reaping� with Hilary Swank — a chiller about Satan. Robb has the lead in "A Bridge to Terabithia� with Josh Hutcherson. She recently finished filming "A West Texas Children's Story� in New Mexico with Val Kilmer, Matthew Modine and Lara Flynn Boyle. She's in Canada now filming "Ferris Wheel,� due next year with Charlize Theron, Dennis Hopper and Woody Harrelson. And "Jumper� is about to start shooting with Robb, Hayden Christensen and Samuel L. Jackson.
That's some bio for a 13-year-old.
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Colorado QBs say pro-set offense complicated but not overwhelming
BOULDER — I asked Colorado quarterbacks Nick Hirschman and Connor Wood about what senior linebacker Jon Major said after coach Jon Embree got fired. Major told me that the pro-set attack had to steep of a learning curve for the quarterbacks, meaning it was just too complicated.
The QBs appreciated Major's support after a 1-11 season but wouldn't come out and say it was too much to handle.
"It's a pro offense," Wood said. "That's why they call it a pro-style offense. The pros do it. The terminology is going to be a little more complicated than an easy spread when you have just one or two words and you have your play."
The offense really struggled and neither sophomores Hirschman nor Wood nor junior Jordan Webb, who started most of the year, had a handle on it. They finished 116th nationally in total offense (302.7 yards per game), 117th in scoring (17.8 points per game) and 119th in pass efficiency (102.61 rating).
"I think right when it first got installed, just the vernacular we were using was a lot more dense," Hirschman said. "We kind of lightened it up going into this year. Every offense has plays that are confusing."
Added Wood: "I can see how when you try to move fast, it's hard with some of the terminology. But it wasn't too bad."


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Double gold for Argentina in Chilean stop of South American Beach Volleyball Tour
Viña del Mar, Chile, February 9, 2014 – Argentine beach volleyball got a huge
boost on Sunday when teams in both genders topped the podium on the last day of
the second stop of the South American Beach Volleyball Tour in Viña del Mar.
In an earlier semifinal match, Gallay/Klug beat the best Uruguayan pair, Lucia Guigou/Eugenia Nieto 2-0 (21-12, 21-12). In the other semi-final, Brazilians Thais/Fabiola defeated Agudo-Brito from Venezuela.
In the men's competition Argentina's Ian Mehamed/Julian Azaad defeated Chilean cousins Marco and Esteban Grimalt 2-1 for the gold medal. The Argentine pair won the second stop of the Argentine National Beach Volleyball Tour in Cerrito and silver in Viña del Mar in 2013.
In the semifinals Ian Mehamed/Julian Azaad beat Uruguayan pair, Renzo Cairus/Nicolas Zanotta 2-0 (22-20, 21-19) while Chilean cousins Marco and Esteban Grimalt played a dazzling semi-final match to defeat Brazil's Allison Francioni/Gistavo Carvalhaes 18-16 in a tie-break.


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Paterson, NJ, grocer sued by US Labor Department for child labor violations following accident involving 17-year-old worker
PATERSON, N.J. -- The U.S. Department of Labor has filed lawsuit against Mi Esquina Corp., doing business as Paterson grocer El Nuevo Bodegon, and company officer Angel Torres, for violations of the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The suit follows an investigation conducted by the department's Wage and Hour Division after a 17-year-old minor suffered the amputation of his right arm below the elbow when it was crushed by a meat grinder he was operating in the store.
Investigators found that the minor used, operated and handled a meat grinder, slicer and cutter daily as part of his job duties in the butcher section of the store, in violation of the FLSA's Hazardous Occupations Order No. 10. This order prohibits minors from operating power-driven meat processing machines such as meat slicers, saws and meat choppers, and also prohibits minors from cleaning the equipment, including the hand-washing of the disassembled machine parts.
Additionally, the investigation disclosed that the employer failed to maintain any records for the injured minor, including proof of age, as required by the law. The company was assessed a penalty of $40,350 for the violations and filed an exception, requesting a hearing.
The department's Child Labor Enhanced Penalty Program, as established under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, allows it to assess greater penalties in cases involving violations of child labor provisions that cause the death or serious injury of a minor.
"This minor suffered a life-changing injury because he was allowed to perform prohibited, hazardous jobs," said Joseph Petrecca, director of the Wage and Hour Division's Northern New Jersey District Office.
"Violations of child labor laws will not be tolerated. Employers who commit them will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. The severe injury suffered by this teenage boy is a reminder of what can happen when children are permitted to operate hazardous equipment, in violation of the law."
The suit has been filed with the department's Office of Administrative Law Judges. The FLSA establishes an 18-year-old minimum age for those nonagricultural occupations that the secretary of labor finds and declares to be particularly hazardous for 16- and 17-year-old minors, or detrimental to their health or well-being. These rules must be followed unless a specific exemption applies. More information on child labor rules can be found at http://youthrules.dol.gov/.
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As I recall, not a whole lot of work really got done on the first day of school, but as people trickle back in from vacations, film festivals and the like, things are starting to happen.
* THR blogger/reporter Borys Kits has been keeping busy over the long weekend. He reports that Nicolas Cage will be starring in an action/revenge film, and another action/revenge film, with cars and in 3-D, entitled "Drive Angry." Don't take the car, Nick, you'll kill yourself!!!!! (It's a reference to an old commercial that you may not be in the right age/geographic group to get, but Mr. Cage most certainly is.) Kits also reports that Steven Soderbergh will be entering the action game with martial artist Gina Carano. As if that's not enough, Kits also has a news story posted on a new documentary about Stanley Ann Dunham, Barack Obama's late mother who figured prominently in today's ever-so-controversial "work hard and stay in school" speech, to be directed by acclaimed Los Angeles-based indie filmmaker, Charles Burnett ("Killer of Sheep"). I actually have some very slight personal connections with the group behind this film, so this one has my extra attention.
* Fans of Shinya Tsukamoto's "Tetsuo" series should maybe brace for a disappointment.
* Anne Thompson summarizes the Telluride Film Festival in the time of recession. BTW, she has some very kind words for Nicolas Cage's performance in Werner Herzog's unauthorized Abel Ferrara homage (or something), "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans." After debacles like "The Wicker Man" (my nominee for worst remake of all time with one of the worst lead performances by a major star), Cage badly needs to at least give a well-regarded performance or two. He's a hugely talented performer — anyone remember "Leaving Las Vegas"? — but they all run the risk of sort of falling into themselves.
* I don't know how to work this in tastefully. Let's face it, most of what I talk about here is trivia — and then real life enters the picture and it's hard to know what to say or do. Anyhow, critic/cinephile blogger Noel Vera has more thoughts, and some affecting links, on the lives of 28 year-old Canadian-Filipino critic Alexis A. Tioseco and his partner, film journalist Nika Bohinc. Both of them were killed last week when they apparently surprised a burglar in their Manila home.
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It continues to mystify me that some people just don't seem to understand the idea that religious liberty is directly impacted by the HHS mandate that all insurance plans cover contraceptives (including abortion-causing drugs) and sterilization.
Let me try an analogy.
The status quo for health insurance prior to the health care law and the HHS mandate was very much like having an all-volunteer army. In that situation, if you supported the war, you were free to join and fight, to buy and sell war bonds, and to advocate for the war. If you didn't support the war, you could just stand aside and let others serve. You weren't forced to advocate for the war, tell anyone about where the recruiting stations were, or pay their expenses when they were flying over to the war zone. Yes, even those who oppose the war have to pay taxes, but the connection between them and the war expense was so remote as to be negligible.
In fact, if you joined the military but later developed moral scruples about the war, you could apply for a discharge as a conscientious objector. Indeed, even during times of national emergency, when there is a military draft, ample accommodation is given to conscientious objectors (e.g., the Amish) who cannot serve in conscience. Everybody understands that involuntarily enlisting those folks in the military is a terrible violation of their religious liberty. Of course, nobody is ever required to speak in favor of the war or buy war bonds, and nobody would ever suggest that the government could force them to do so.
Compare this now to the situation with the HHS mandate for contraception and sterilization coverage.
Prior to the mandate, it was just like the all-volunteer military. If you were an employer and you wanted to offer coverage for contraceptives, you were free to do so. If you were an employee who wanted contraceptives, you could either buy them yourself, work for a company whose insurance plan covered it, or obtain a private insurance policy that covered it. If you were an insurance company that wanted to provide that coverage, you were free to do so.
But, if you had objections to contraception, you also had lots of freedom to be a conscientious objector. If you were an employer and you didn't want to offer coverage, you didn't have to pay for it. Your employees could just go out and get them on their own. You didn't even have to tell your employees anything about contraceptives, where to get them, etc. If they wanted to know these things, they can look them up online. If you were an employee who didn't want anything to do with contraceptives, you could sign up for a policy that didn't cover them. And if you were an insurance company that didn't want to pay for them, you were free not to do so (in most states). In fact, even in the states that mandated contraceptive coverage, there were ways that employers and insurance companies could avoid it.
So, prior to the mandate, there was lots of freedom for everybody to act according to their consciences.
Under the mandate, though, all this freedom is lost. Employers will not only have to pay for contraceptives, they will have to tell their employees all about them — in other words, money will be pulled directly from their pockets to pay for this stuff, and words will be pulled out of their mouths to promote it. Individuals will have to obtain this insurance or have to pay a fine to the government (remember the individual mandate), whether they like it or not — so money will be pulled directly from their pockets to pay for this stuff for others. Insurance companies will also have to offer it — pay for it and promote it.
There is virtually no way out of this mandate — the mandate is very, very broad, and the "religious liberty" exemption is very, very narrow. Very few employers — and no individuals or insurance companies — will be able to claim conscientious objector status.
Think of how this will play out in the real world.
Imagine you're a religious sister, working in a home for unwed mothers. You firmly believe in the sacredness of human life and oppose contraception. Prior to the mandate, you could obtain health insurance or not, depending on how you and your religious community felt about the economics of the deal. If you did get coverage, you could shop around and find a policy that reflected your moral objections to contraception, abortion and sterilization. But now, under the mandate, you have to get an insurance policy or risk paying a fine to the government.
Surely, you can see the loss of religious freedom. This sister will have to pay for and promotes practices that are directly against her religious beliefs.
Now imagine that you're a Church. Imagine that you self-insure — in other words, you collect money from employees and put it in an account, pay some more yourself into that account, and you use that money to cover the medical expenses of the employees. Your own staff sets up this arrangement, issues and signs all the checks, tells the employees what services are covered or not, etc. Your HR department will tell all your employees all about the health care plan, including what is covered. Your HR department will issue fancy brochures with the name of your church all over it (and probably the signature of your bishop someplace in there), telling them what is covered.
I hope that you can see how this mandate will impact the freedom of speech and religion here — not only will the church be forced to directly pay for contraceptives, but church officials (including the bishop, ultimately) will be forced to tell employees that he will pay for their birth control pills or sterilization. That's a pretty huge impact on the religious liberty of that Church and it's employees.
So, we're basically in the situation of the conscientious objector/pacifist who not only is being forced to serve in the military, he's being forced to buy and sell war bonds, write pro-war propaganda, and help other soldiers do what he morally objects to.
Is there any wonder, then, that the Catholic and Orthodox bishops, leaders of many Jewish and Protestant organizations, members of Congress, state officials, and (at last count) over 200 professors, legal experts, pundits and intellectuals, along with millions of the faithful, have raised their voices in outrage over this mandate?


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The fair was held in conjunction with a six-month program run by the Sacramento County Office of Education and the California Department of Corrections.
Rosaline Sarente has been in the program for a week and is hopeful she can find a job when she graduates.
"It's helping us to be able to get some help and find places that will hire you now that we have a felony on our record," she says. "So, it's just good resources that you could get here and they really do help you. You know, if you're really serious about changing and getting what you need, you could get the help here."
Organizers say the six-month program has a recidivism rate of about 15 percent for graduates which is about one-fifth the state average for parolees.
The program helps parolees with substance abuse counseling, higher education, job placement, and vocational training.
Jason Conner was one of 260 parolees who attended the resource fair at Mather Field. He recently got a job after completing the program, but is hoping to find a better job through the resource fair.
"It's a lot of networking. You embrace a lot of good people," he says. "It keeps you around positiveness which is good for a person that's fresh out on parole. It just gives you a sense of encouragement."
The fair featured about 30 vendors who provided information about employment, education, and substance abuse treatment.
This was the first time the organizers had held such a fair in Sacramento. They say they hope to hold one every three months.


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The SURF 12M is ready for production and I was waiting to test the last prototype I got of the SURF (8M-5M) because I was not very happy with the last (8M & 5M) prototype I got few weeks ago. So now I am almost ready to put the SURF (8M and 5M) into production with the SURF 12M but I just need to do some small adjustments on the bridles.
So once they go into production it will take 5 to 8 weeks for the protection depending the factory.
Concerning the pricing will find out very soon.
One think I know for sure is that I don't want to let out of my sight my SURF (5-8-12) because I love their performance in the waves.


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Refunds should be issued on an ongoing basis.
A review of each meetings balance/refund due list should be a part of your weekly routine.
If a refund is due to an overpayment:
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Paneer Masala Mushroom Appetizers
Paneer masala is pan-fried paneer cheese simmered in a spicy, creamy sauce. It is amazing with plain basmati rice or hot naan. But instead of serving this dish the traditional way, I used it as a filling for mushrooms. The bold flavor of the curry sauce marries beautifully with the earthiness of the mushrooms; they make the most delicious fusion appetizers.
The idea for these cute appetizers was inspired by my aunt, Ma Mười. She told me the first time she tried Indian food years ago at a restaurant, she was served a lot of little metal tins filled with colorful sauces. After a while, she asked the waiter when her main meal was going to arrive. She thought they were condiments and didn't realize that was her entire meal.
These appetizers showcase the wonderful flavors of Indian cuisine for those who are not really familiar with this culture. I've prepared pizzas, "naaninis" and other fusion dishes with Indian toppings in the past. Indian cuisine is boldly flavored, so pairing it with simple and attractive presentation techniques is a low-risk strategy for producing delicious new dishes.
Yields: 8 servings1 (16-ounce) package paneer cheese (see tips), store-bought
¼ cup plain yogurt
1/3 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
½ teaspoons cumin seeds, slightly toasted
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1 (14.5-ounce) can tomato sauce
¼ teaspoon red chili powder
4 tablespoons caramelized onions (see tips)
1/8 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 pound white button mushrooms
1½ teaspoons salt
½ lemon
1 (2-inch) chunk Pecorino cheese, freshly grated
1 tablespoon cilantro, for garnish
Making paneer masala:
Cut the paneer cheese into ½-inch cubes, so they fit into the mushroom caps. Heat the vegetable oil in a pan. Add the cheese cubes and pan-fry until they're golden brown. Transfer to a paper towel, leaving as much oil as possible in the pan.
To the same pan, add the grated ginger, cumin seeds and yogurt, stirring frequently. Pour into a blender, add the caramelized onions and pulse until the sauce is smooth. Add the heavy cream for a smoother flow. Set aside.
Still using the same pan, add the tomato paste, the sauce from the blender, turmeric powder and about 1½ cups of water. Bring to a full boil then lower the heat to medium-high. Cover with a dome-shaped lid to enable the steam to fall back in the saucepan. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring often. Add tomato sauce and red chili powder. Season with 1½ teaspoons salt. Add the fried paneer. Lower the heat and cook for another 8-10 minutes until the sauce thickens.
Preparing the mushrooms: Stem the mushrooms, reserving the mushroom "hats". You can store the stem for future use, such as making broth.
Assembly time:
Preheat the oven to 375°F.
Spray a baking pan with oil. Drizzle the mushroom "hats" with a bit of vegetable oil. Toss well. Season with salt and pepper.
Stuff each mushroom with about 2-3 teaspoons of the paneer masala, creating a small mound.
Place the mushrooms onto the baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Open the oven, sprinkle the mushrooms with Pecorino cheese and bake for an additional 5-10 minutes.
Garnish with cilantro.
Bon appétit!
You could replace the paneer cheese with cubed tofu for healthier appetizers and omit the Pecorino cheese.
For a meat version, you could use chicken butter masala instead of paneer.
You can make your own paneeror buy it in any Indian store.
Reminder on how to caramelize onions: Heat about 4 tablespoons of oil in a non-stick pan. Add 2 thinly sliced onions. Cook over medium-low heat for about 10-15 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent the onion from burning, until the color is evenly golden brown. To save time, I often have already-caramelized onions on hand in the freezer. I suggest making them in advance in large batches and freezing them in small portions in ice cube trays.
For this appetizer recipe, count 45-50 mushrooms for 1 pound.
For more finger food recipes, check out this link.Published By: on June 10, 2013.


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Why did HaShem create Shabbos? He doesn't need rest!
The application of the verb 'resting' to God is one specific instance of the general problem of language that attributes actions or attributes to God. This general problem is the main topic of Part I of the Guide of the Perplexed. For the specific chapter of the Guide dealing with the verb 'to rest', see Part I, chapter 67.
In the chapter, the Rambam deals separately with the three pertinent verbs: va-yishbot, va-yannach, and va-yinnafash. For each, he suggests readings in which the meaning is not 'resting' in the sense of recovering from being tired.
'Va-yishbot' might mean ceasing from some activity, so, ceasing from the activity of creation. For 'va-yannach', the Rambam quotes Bereishit Rabbah parsha 10, which says it means 'caused to rest', i.e., He caused His world to have rest. He also suggests the possibility of it meaning that He caused the world to begin to exist in a stable way, as opposed the supernatural processes which had occurred during creation. For 'va-yinnafash', he sees it as meaning, 'He had His will fulfilled.'
He created shobbos for us to elevate us, not him!
I remember reading somewhere that Hashem only rested on the first shabbos, to show Adam how it was done. But on all subsequent shabbatot, He works hard keeping the world going.


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Over the past three years, the world has witnessed a surge of nonviolent resistance movements. Pictures of huge demonstrations in public squares have become a staple of international news broadcasts, and Time named "the protester" as its Person of the Year for 2011. These days, it seems that at any given moment, thousands of people are mobilizing for change somewhere in the world.
But these movements have varied widely in terms of their duration, their success, their ability to remain nonviolent, and their cost in terms of human life. Building on years of intermittent protests and strikes, Tunisians toppled Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, the dictator who had ruled their country for 23 years, after a sustained period of 28 days of protests beginning in December 2010. Between 300 and 320 Tunisians civilians died in the upheaval, all of them killed by police or security forces. Weeks later, Egyptians ended Hosni Mubarak's three-decade reign after a decade of lower-level opposition and civil resistance culminated in 18 days of nonviolent mass demonstrations -- but Mubarak's security forces killed around 900 people in the process. In Libya, scattered protests against Muammar al-Qaddafi that began in February 2011 quickly became an armed rebellion. NATO soon intervened militarily, and within nine months, Qaddafi was dead and his regime demolished, but between 10,000 and 30,000 Libyans, according to various estimates, had lost their lives. In Syria, Bashar al-Assad brutally cracked down on mostly nonviolent demonstrations against his rule between March and August 2011, killing thousands and setting in motion a civil war that has since resulted in over 150,000 deaths and the displacement of around nine million people. Most recently, in February, Ukrainians ousted President Viktor Yanukovych after three months of mass civil resistance and occasionally violent protests. Around 100 Ukrainian protesters died during the clashes between demonstrators and riot police -- fewer than in most of the confrontations of the Arab Spring in 2011. But Russia's response to Yanukovych's overthrow -- seizing the Ukrainian territory of Crimea and attempting to destabilize the eastern parts of Ukraine --
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Spine-ripping showdown ends up all gooey
A shock elimination is imminent - and we're not talking about the PM.
The Sudden Death hype started early. As early as Monday when K.Rudd was spotted on MKR spitting out mango and prawn tarts. Listen babes, I'm talking about reality TV. I'm not suggesting that Channel Seven could broadcast the alleged Labor Party spill as a 90-minute My Kitchen Rules cook off, but seriously babes. Babes, our leaders may as well battle it out in the kitchen because, babes, they haven't exactly achieved much in the rest of the House this week have they?
"Bring on Sudden Death, molls," Rudd's fellow Queenslander Jake says as the MKR kitchen lights flicker on and we're transported, somewhat vertiginously, back to Kitchen HQ for one couple's last supper.
Unlike another prominent South Australian, the Cupcake Queens can rest easy knowing that they are safe for another week as this elimination means all eyes are on #TeamQld v #TeamVic. Banana Benders Jake and Elle and the Real Housewives of Frankston, Angela and Milena, will face off in the Mediterranean.
When I say "Mediterranean", a more accurate description would be "Tasmania", as tonight's production brief called for simple food. The teams, which are on-edge because the angry Irish judge with dirty hair is back, get to work on various dishes containing veal, octopus, duck, John Dory, pears and a chocolate cake.
As Manu reels off some new cooking cliches he's recently picked up, it gives the viewer time to notice how ridiculous the product placement in this show has become. Shiny-haired Jake and Elle appear to be sponsored by the haircare aisle at Coles, while Angela and Milena are sporting the latest in discount false eyelashes (you'll find them at the check-out near the chewing gum).
This is the Real Housewives' second appearance in Sudden Death. They were told by their husbands not to return home unless they won. No pressure. "Tonight is all about youth verses experience," Pete says with a rather daring reference to the ladies' age, who both raise their "youthful" brows skywards.
With 90 minutes to produce the entree, the Housewives get cracking by handling octopus faeces and working on a dish Angela learned from a lovely Greek lady called Helen a few years ago. No word yet if Helen is from Troy or Torquay. The dish in question involves boiling the baby squid and serving it with a potato salad.
The girls have got all the popular flavours covered tonight. "We want to do other things than just beautiful, authentic Italian cooking – tonight we've got Greece in, the Middle East in and we've got Italian."
Elle and Jake are heading to Italy also and will be bringing back vitello tonnato. Jake is in charge while Elle is off busy trying not to scramble the icecream for their dessert, which according to the format of this show, should be served sometime this month.
The veal is so sensitive, poor Jake is left to count the milliseconds as it boils just enough to be brown on the outside but still pink on the inside. He then performs a culinary bris only to discover his tuna-flavoured mayo dressing is "too thick and can't be squirted from the squeeze-bottle". If your mind isn't already in the gutter, he then screams, "This squeeze bottle is driving me nuts! I'm just going to have to spoon it out and spray it all over it."
"Don't do that Jake, it looks so messy and unprofessional," Elle cries, lifting the tone of the segment.
Some cross-bench bitchiness simmers over, with Jake telling the Housewives he's cooking better Italian than they ever could. He quickly diffuses the situation by patronising them and calling them "darling".
Time is up and the frayed nerves are already starting to show, especially during garnish time. Angela hates chives, while Jake's "micro herbs" are MIA.
Both dishes are deemed delicious by all the judges. The angry Irish judge with dirty hair even likes them, mainly the potatoes. "I do like my potatoes," he says.
"To be sure, to be sure," Manu whispers and high-fives himself.
Once the table has been cleared, it's time to meet the world's most beautiful duck.
As Jake and Elle get to work on whipping up a fennel salad and frying some John Dory fillets, the Housewives are busy stuffing ducks with Middle Eastern herbs and spices and using the adjective "beautiful" to describe the dish.
As Melina appears to cover the birds in cinnamon, the Cupcake Queens chime in, cooing, "oh there's a lot of love being rubbed into that duck", as Ashlee and Sophia scowl, pout and roll their eyes.
"I love ripping the spines out of ducks," Melina says as the camera pans back to Ashlee and Sophia.
"Eww, it tastes like Christmas ham," they of "babes" fame say as they shovel it into their foul mouths. Over at the next table, the judges ignore the hate and rave about the "beautiful, ambitious pink duck with gorgeous flavours".
With mains done it's time for sweets. For one team it will mean sweet success, for the other it will mean sweet sorrow – this is Sudden Death after all.
The chocolate molten cakes with coffee and fig icecream that Elle has been working on since 1986 are still causing her stress. She needs them to be firm enough to stand on their own, yet soft and gooey enough on the inside to be palatable. She's a clever cookie isn't she? Surely they'll get bonus points for interpreting the Liberal Party's election campaign via baked goods.
Meanwhile, the Housewives are aiming to core, poach and bake pears in world-record time to ensure their poached pears stuffed with fig and walnut and vanilla bean icecream will be ready in time to be critiqued.
After the final 10 seconds are counted down, we are escorted back to the serving area for judgment time. Too much garlic and firm pears have let the Housewives down: their score is 37 out of 60.
The only thing holding strong in Elle and Jake's corner before their judgment is Jake's Astro Boy hairstyle. While the adjudicators avoid discussing the chocolate cake dessert, they say they enjoyed their non-offensive veal and John Dorey dishes.
While it appears they may be pulling an Anna Wintour by just ignoring how bad it was, the angry Irish judge with dirty hair caves first, just like the cake. Out pours oodles of praise for the "exquisite, decadent and cakey" dish. All the others follow suit and deliver a score of 50 out of 60.
Much to Ashlee and Sophia's pleasure, they say "see ya" to the Housewives while Elle and Jake promise to continue showing Australia that young people can cook.
Next week the remaining teams will cook again, but with a tight budget, something which also happens to be the next big event on the political calendar.
Jenna Clarke is fashion and lifestyle writer/editor with Fairfax Media.


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DC and Marvel are prepared to battle it out in movie theaters during coming years, with Man of Steel paving the way for Justice League against Marvel's Avengers. It's not hard to see that each studio has, to this point, taken a very different approach to adapting their comic book heroes, but with Iron Man 3 delivering humor over the more serious comic book source material, we've come to wonder: how serious is too serious for superhero movies? And where have the studios planted their flags on the matter?
Rather than simply distinguishing between 'serious' and 'funny' entries in Marvel and DC's offerings, we believe the differences go much deeper than tone or believability, and make up two extremely distinct approaches to not only adapting comic book characters, but laying the foundations of a shared movie universe.
Although some claim otherwise, we're not entirely convinced that writers on each studio's side approach the issue of adapting comic book heroes by first deciding whether their movie will be depressing, or hilarious. Even so, comic book films to date can be filed into two rough categories, and how 'funny' a story or character can be is just the tip of the iceberg.
Read on for our extensive breakdown, or jump to any one section via the links below. You can also VOTE IN OUR POLL found on the last page of the article:
- The Marvel Approach (This Page)
- Marvel: Fantasy Fun over Seriousness
- The DC Approach (so far)
- DC: Characters over Escapism
The Marvel Approach
Let's start with Marvel: a world where fantasy is the norm, and fantastic things happen, albeit with serious implications. Iron Man actually had quite a serious plot to begin with - terrorist kidnapping, the death of a close friend, and a call to defend those who had been victimized. However, by the film's finale (Tony facing off against his mechanized-suit-wearing friend and partner), it was clear that Jon Favreau had chosen to cast off drama in favor of adventure.
Iron Man 2 picked up right where its predecessor left off, skipping over the serious in favor of maintaining tone. Whether it was a drunken Tony fighting his best friend - set to some thumping club music and played for laughs - or the infection slowly killing Tony being cured by S.H.I.E.L.D. in a heartbeat, the overall message was clear: Tony doesn't have to deal with issues the way real people do. And that, dear reader, is what's known as 'escapism.'
Sure, fans complained at the time that Favreau had once again ignored the landmark "Demon in a Bottle" comic story (following Stark's descent into alcoholism) for a quicker, shallower take on the idea of chemical dependence and self-destruction. But with hindsight, it's easy to see that the world of Iron Man 2 wasn't one designed to accurately portray - or pay respect to - addiction.
Sure, addiction was hinted at in the film, along with Tony's father's own dependence on alcohol, glimpsed in a brief home video. Since Tony's world wasn't meant to be seen as the real one in any meaningful way, dealing with such a heavy-hitting issue would have broken the escapism, and seemed out of place among the film's more "comic booky" tone.
In many ways, consistency is more important for success than the specific story or degree of believability decided upon; it doesn't matter how serious a comic book movie the director chooses to make, so long as they stick to the decision (*cough*Green Lantern*cough*).
That's why adapting any comic book story into a film, let alone an annualized franchise is so difficult. Any comic fan knows that for the most part, comic books don't offer an accurate reflection of reality - not superhero books, anyway. There are commonalities, but with parallel universes, magic in surplus, and invading armies bent on exterminating the human race a monthly occurrence, the superhero genre is fiction through and through.


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Women?s Tennis Player of the Week ? No. 5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Zalina Nazarova of Brenau (Ga.) has been named NAIA National Women's Tennis Player of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Nazarova was selected based on her performances from April 8 – 14 and was chosen out of a pool of conference/independent/unaffiliated group player of the week selections.
The junior native of Nalchik, Russia, went unbeaten in No. 4 singles and No. 2 doubles on the week and helped the Golden Tigers take down two ranked teams. On April 9, Nazarova secured two of three points for Brenau in a 6-3 loss to No. 3 Auburn Montgomery. She won her singles match, 6-4, 6-1, against Fernanda Vargas and won in No. 2 doubles, 8-2.
The next day, Nazarova helped Brenau take down then-No. 20 Lee (Tenn.), 9-0. Nazarova was victorious in her singles match, 6-0, 6-1, and in doubles, 8-0. The winning ways continued for Nazarova against then-No. 24 SCAD Atlanta (Ga.), claiming victory in singles, 6-2, 6-0. In her doubles match, Nazarova came away with a 9-8 victory.
With the perfect week, Nazarova has not lost a match, singles or doubles, since March 24 when she lost in No. 4 singles and No. 1 doubles to NCAA Division I Alabama-Birmingham.
The next women's tennis Player of the Week will be announced on April 24.
Nominees: Neesha Thirumalaichalvam, Cumberlands (Ky.); Alyssa Fuentes, Davenport (Mich.); Jacy Jahn, Morningside (Iowa); Stephanie Perez, Indiana Tech; Natalia Krier, Belhaven (Miss.); Montseratt Elizondo, Ashford (Iowa); Serephine Buchmann, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Nhatalia Ocampo, Warner (Fla.); Tatum McMaHon, Tennessee Wesleyan; Agnese Rozite, Mobile (Ala.); Adelaide Wood, Northwood (Fla.); Katherine Ternent, Nebraska Wesleyan; Haley Porter, Southwestern (Kan.); Tonya Walters, Lee (Tenn.); Chanel Cunningham, Auburn Montgomery (Ala.); Brion Flowers, Xavier (La.).
2013 Composite Award Winners
Week 1 (March 20): Jade Curtis, Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)
Week 2 (March 27): Hui-I Huang, Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
Week 3 (April 3): Olivia West, Xavier (La.)
Week 4 (April 10): Livia Blasque, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
Week 5 (April 17): Zalina Nazarova, Brenau (Ga.)


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BuddyRoadhouse Paradise Pup is an almost certain stop for the tour on Saturday, February 23rd. My only hesitation lies in the small size of PP's building and the traditionally long lines. I don't want to see 15 to 20 of my friends shivering outside in Chicago's late winter weather waiting for a cheeseburger, then have no place to sit and eat it. I'm going to try to negotiate a "private audience" with the Pupsters in hopes of taking over the joint for a short period of time.
BuddyRoadhouse If you're still hungry after the day I'm planning, I will come along just to watch you eat a pizza at Barnaby's.
BuddyRoadhouse Dang, I had two eyeball places picked out: one serves 'em deep fried, the other specializes in seven different kinds of pickled eyeballs. Served on a bed of kohlrabi. It's like you're looking over my shoulder. Buddy
chicagostyledog Buddy Roadhouse's speech to the Contingent encouraging the early morning take over of Paradise Pup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep-xgd_eETE


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The report of the IKA Executive Secretary to the ISAF Windsurfing & Kiteboarding Committee has been published below.
The focus of the activities of the International Kiteboarding Association in 2010 has been on growing membership and participation in all parts of the worlds.
The number of National Class Associations has grown to 25 in 2010, with another 15 in the pipeline of becoming members in the very near future as soon as all formalities have been completed. In a lot more nations the activities of kiteboarding are governed by the respective ISAF MNA directly without a national class association, these countries are not included in the above numbers.
A special focus has been on the development of continental tours, resulting in the realization of an European tour with 5 events held in 2010 and an Asian tour with 6 events to be held in the 2010/2011 winter period.
Especially the Asian tour has attracted many competitors from so called "emerging nations" in south east Asia and has led to the formation of several national fleets and inception of National Class Associations.
The European Tour has seen 168 competitors from 14 countries competing, while the Asian tour attracted 197 competitors from 31 nations (including surrounding areas like Oceania). The youngest competitor was 13 years old, the oldest 58 years.
The class racing world championship unfortunately has been overshaded by the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjalla, making it impossible for almost all European competitors and everybody traveling through Europe from Asia and Africa to take part.
There are active fleets now in 66 countries of the world; the application to become an ISAF international class has listed 35 active national fleets end of 2008, which means an increase of 80 % over the past two years.
The development of the class certainly aims for a further expansion to other parts of the world with continental tours and championships planned in Africa and the Americas.
Another goal to achieve is to introduce Kiteboard racing to the Olympic Games – with the latest equipment the wind range for the Olympic Games is not an issue anymore. Furthermore, Kiteboarding attracts sailors and spectator target groups especially in the 15-35 years range and is very media attractive. The equipment is also low-cost, making it affordable especially for emerging nations to develop national fleets, and with a zero-step-pathway from youth to senior competitor (there is no need for different equipment for different age, size and weights) costs are further reduced and confidence in equipment choice is given.
Finally, the development of the "Experimental Kiteboarding Competition Rules" has let into a new version of Appendix BB to the Racing Rules of Sailing with the input from many active competitors and race officers around the world and we expect to have the kite specific changes to the Racing Rules of Sailing surely finalized before the next major edition of the RRS coming out in 2013.
A last minute addition is worth to be made: as of October 13, 2010, kiteboards are the fastest sailing vessels again. Not less than 5 kiteboarders have broken the 50 knots barrier now, with 3 of them beating the pre-existing outright speed sailing world record of trimaran Hydroptere.
Alexandre Caizergues (FRA) outperformed the old record of 51.36 knots average speed over 500 m by almost 3 knots – the biggest single margin in speedsailing history so far.
The speedsailing outright world record – subject to WSSRC ratification – now stands at 54.10 knots, which equals 100.19 km/h.


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The Legend of Zelda is one of the greatest series in videogame history, with nearly every game being a classic in its own right. So, mostly just to get the internet really upset about something, we asked you to vote for your favorite Zelda game of all time. And after nearly 200,000 votes (you can see the full results here), you (well, a bunch of people who voted, which may or may not include you) have decided the top 10 games in the Legend of Zelda series, which has done pretty well for a series starring a kid who never speaks and doesn't even have his name in the title. So take a break from trying to figure out how the new Link to the Past game will affect the Zelda Timeline and read about the top 10 Zelda games of all-time.
Somewhat narrowly beating out the Oracle games (also developed by Capcom), comes the Honey, I Shrunk the Link entry of the Zelda series, The Minish Cap. The basic twist of the game was Link could put on a hat that turned him into an ant-sized hero as he went around searching for medallion halves and doing somersaults as he rolled around Hyrule.
The game is notable for being the first entirely new Zelda game produced for the Game Boy Advance, and one of the few Zelda games to be developed by someone other than Nintendo. Other than that, The Minish Cap is mostly just a colorful and well-made entry in the Zelda series with some solid puzzle-solving, although a Rick Moranis cameo would have been totally welcome.
The idea of a multiplayer Zelda title was once simply a fool's dream the Zelda series was meant to be played alone, with your only companions being a bunch of junk food and an NPC fairy that wouldn't shut up. Then Four Swords came around allowing four GBA's to connect and play out an adventure with four multi-colored Links battling through randomly-designed dungeons.
The result is one of the most unique games in Zelda history (a series not particularly well-known for really unique entries) since you HAD to have at least one other player to play the game. Granted, this version also came with A Link to the Past, so that helps sweeten the deal, but the Four Swords portion is probably the most interesting, if only because it gave GBA owners a reason to have a link cable other than Pokemon battles.
The original, the first, the Legend of Zelda that started it all (well, unless you're real into the Zelda Timeline, in which case this game is actually one of the last in the series). While not as deep or complex as later games, the groundwork is all beautifully laid out here. And it can't be underplayed how unbelievably huge this game was at the time it was one of the first games to have actual save files on the cartridge. Imagine having to start this game over EVERY TIME you played it. On top of that, the gold cartridge was a pretty neat feature.
All that being said, one thing that is very notable about this game was how hard it was (both figuratively AND literally, since it could take a lot of whacks against a table while you blew into it and prayed to god to make it work). The game doesn't hold your hand at all some creepy old man who lives in a cave gives you a sword and you're on your own. No directions of how to navigate the maze-like environment, no helpful hints about how to use your items, and and no explanation about how the hell you're supposed to know which part of a wall to blow up.
Then again, no companions were screaming in your ear all the time either, so maybe it evens out.


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Disk biz Overland bleeds more cash - bah, only a flesh wound!
Storage array maker still thinks it's invincible
Another quarter for Overland Storage, and another big loss as revenue slides year-on-year.
The struggling tape and disk array vendor hopes its scale-out clustered NAS, branded the SnapScale, can turn its fortunes around - along with damages it'll possibly get from BDT and other tape biz if it wins a patent-infringement court case.
So, to the numbers. If you are of a faint or vulnerable disposition then look away now.
Revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2013, which ended 31 December, were $12.6m, 17 per cent less than the year-ago period, but 8 per cent up on the first quarter. Don't get your hopes up: look at the chart and you will see Overland typically has a second quarter bounce at this time of year followed by a fall. It's a seasonal thing.
How to turn eight-figure sales dollars into a seven-figure loss
There was a net loss of $4.3m, the same as a year ago, and $600,000 less than the first quarter. There is some good news: product revenues grew and the company transitioned towards being more of a branded product supplier than a pure OEM, and it moved into a growth phase. But we'll have to wait and see if this is a typically seasonal quarter, as before, or one that will be a platform for further growth.
Overland also scored $14.5m in extra funding through private placements of its securities. The cash will be used to keep Overland afloat. "The company intends to use the net proceeds from these offerings for general corporate purposes, which may include, among others, working capital needs and capital expenditures," we're told.
If we look at Overland's cash and equivalents total over the past few quarters we can see it is in danger of simply running out of dosh:
- Financial year 2012
- 1st quarter: $9.5 million
- 2nd quarter: $7.7 million
- 3rd quarter: $13.4 million
- 4th quarter: $10.5 million
- Financial year 2013
- 1st quarter: $7.2 million
- 2nd quarter: $3.2 million - oops!
That $14.5m will come in very handy. Without it, the third quarter could have seen the company become a cash-free zone.
The storage biz is running educational roadshows for its channel partners in the US this month with a focus on scale-out storage - how to actually sell its SnapScale X2 clustered sale-out NAS products in other words. The product has been strengthened with a RapidRebuild feature that recovers data quicker by only rebuilding the blocks used on a drive. It shortens the rebuild time for higher capacity drives, such as 4TB nearline SATA disk.
Undoubtedly Overland has product strengths. Are they good enough for its channel to capitalise on them? That is the big question. As Monty Python's Black Knight character might say of Overland's sales dip: "Only a flesh wound!" ®
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Infants and children who have regular contact (such as living in the
same house) with someone who has active (infectious)
tuberculosis (TB) have an increased risk of becoming
infected. It is extremely rare for a fetus to become infected before
immune systems quickly produce the tiny capsules
(tubercles) that surround and wall off (encapsulate) TB-causing bacteria in the
lungs. This process may cause extensive lung damage. Often a TB infection in
infants quickly becomes active TB. In infants, it is also common for the
disease to affect other parts of the body in addition to the lungs. Therefore,
an infant who is found to have a TB infection needs to be treated as soon as
possible. TB usually does not spread outside the lungs in older children unless
they have weakened immune systems.
Children who have active TB who complete an entire course of
treatment usually recover fully.
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