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Special feature: The case against John Ashcroft et al.
Airport travel these days is unpleasant, at best, but for a man with a bushy beard, bald head and the name Abdullah al-Kidd, it must be hell. Every time he travels "" within the U.S. or to and from Saudi Arabia, where he currently lives "" security agents pull him aside and ask a litany of questions. It's a hassle, but nothing close to the trauma he experienced on the afternoon in March 2003 when FBI agents arrested him at a ticket counter at Dulles International Airport and interrogated him for hours.
"It's not as bad as it used to be," he told me, "but it never stops." I met al-Kidd on February 14, in a conference room of Morrison & Foerster's law office in downtown Los Angeles "" and he was not what I expected. He had traveled from Saudi Arabia to tell the story of what happened to him in March 2003, when he was arrested as a material witness and detained for sixteen days in harsh conditions.
The timing of his trip in February was propitious: on March 2 the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in Abdullah al-Kidd v. John Ashcroft et al.
The basic facts are well known. A U.S. citizen born Lavoni T. Kidd in Wichita, Kansas, he was a star running back on University of Idaho's football team and converted to Islam before graduating. After the September 11 attacks, the FBI put him under surveillance as part of a broad anti-terrorism investigation that "" his lawyers claim "" was "allegedly aimed at Arab and Muslim men." Agents questioned him several times about his "activities" and association with Sami Omar al-Hussayen, a former co-worker who was eventually indicted for visa fraud and scheduled to go on trial. Then, six months passed without any contact from the FBI, and al-Kidd figured he was no longer a target. But on March 16, 2003, as he checked in for a flight to Saudi Arabia to continue his religious studies, FBI agents arrested him as a material witness in al-Hussayen's case. He was transferred on Con Air flights with convicted murderers and rapists, at gunpoint and in shackles and handcuffs, to prison facilities in three states. Strip searches were routine, but guards at one prison left him sitting naked without privacy for hours. At another prison, he was forced to sleep on the cement floor of a cell, next to a clogged toilet with overpowering stench. Another cell had a light left on 24-7, another was infested with ants.
Once released, he was still not free. Ordered to live with his in-laws in Nevada, he regularly reported to a probation officer and consented to unannounced home visits during the year he was under federal supervision. Having surrendered his passport, he couldn't leave the country, and his travel within the U.S. was limited to Nevada and three other states. In July 2004, he was fired from his job with a Las Vegas defense contractor, when al-Kidd claims, they learned of his arrest.
In the end, al-Kidd was never charged with a crime or called to testify at al-Hussayen's trial, which ended without a single conviction. John Ashcroft's position is that the case should be dismissed. In legal briefs, he claims to have adhered to the Constitution in applying the material witness law; moreover, he contends that, as a government official, he is protected from prosecution by absolute immunity. "A prosecutor's absolute immunity," the brief proposes, " is based on the same considerations that underlie the common-law immunities of judges and grand jurors acting within the scope of their duties."
Given Ashcroft's dismissive view and al-Kidd's treatment by the U.S. government, I expected to glean traces of anger or bitterness, or at least find a man who had become politicized. Instead, he was calm and polite, at times even humble. For his U.S. visit, he abandoned his long, flowing robe, and dressed conservatively in black pants and a green shirt and tie, his bald head and bushy beard a tribute to his deeply held religious beliefs.
"I've never been a big political person," he told me. "I never tried to fit into any political box." Still, he had to have opinions (some, I imagined, fairly strong) about the administration he contends illegally arrested and detained him. "What are your opinions about Bush and now . . . of Obama?" I asked, but before al-Kidd could answer, his lead ACLU attorney, Lee Gelernt, who sat in on the interview, jumped in. "He's not going to talk about any of that," said Gelernt, "he's just here to tell his story."
In 2004, al-Kidd described himself to a reporter as "anti-bin Laden, anti-Taliban, anti-suicide bombing, anti-terrorism."
Both men seemed tired, almost beleaguered, by the long day of media interviews "" and perhaps by the case itself, which has been an uphill climb to achieve what Ashcroft v. Iqbal could not. Coming on the heels of that case, whose facts the Court deemed insufficient and implausible to hold high-level officials personally accountable for their actions after the September 11 attacks, al-Kidd's challenge could be daunting, but Gelernt and al-Kidd appeared confident and optimistic.
They have surmounted the "implausibility" obstacles in Iqbal, they believe. "There are two critical components to our case," explained Gelernt. "One is that the government is not claiming that our allegations are implausible. Anyone who reviews our case can see that it's more than plausible that this was not simply about securing Mr. al-Kidd's testimony for a criminal trial. Another component is that Ashcroft adopted this extreme policy that caused Mr. al-Kidd's arrest "" and dozens of other individuals "" and they haven't challenged either as implausible. They're simply arguing that it's perfectly lawful for Ashcroft to have done that and in any event he should have immunity."
The favorable ruling by the United States Court of Appeals in September 2009 further buoyed their confidence. "To use a material witness statute pretextually, in order to investigate or pre-emptively detain suspects without probable cause," Judge Milan D. Smith Jr. wrote for the majority, "is to violate the Fourth Amendment, which bans unreasonable searches and seizures." Judge Smith went on to explain "that the government has the power to arrest and detain or restrict American citizens for months on end, in sometimes primitive conditions, not because there is evidence that they have committed a crime, but merely because the government wishes to investigate them for possible wrongdoing, or to prevent them from having contact with others in the outside world. We find this to be repugnant to the Constitution, and a painful reminder of some of the most ignominious chapters of our national history."
Excerpts from my interview with Abdullah al-Kidd can be found here.
Recommended Citation: Mary A. Fischer, Special feature: The case against John Ashcroft et al., SCOTUSblog (Feb. 28, 2011, 2:07 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2011/02/special-feature-the-case-against-john-ashcroft-et-al/


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Will there ever actually be a Blade Runner sequel? I would put my money on no, for all the same reasons you expect-- nobody actually wants it, the original is perfectly good, Harrison Ford is too cranky to consider it. Well, scratch that last one, actually. Somehow IGN got Ford to admit, in the midst of press rounds for Ender's Game , that he'd be game for the sequel. See it for yourself in this video:
"I truly admire Ridley as a man and as a director, and I would be very happy to engage with him again in the further telling of this story."
That sounds like classic press release language to me, meaning that Ford has figured out a way to address this question without actually committing to anything. Scott, on the other hand, has no problem chatting up the project, though he's been skeptical about Ford's participation in the past. Even with no commitment from Ford the project has been moving forward in bursts, and last May one of the five screenwriters of Green Lantern, Michael Green, was brought on to shepherd the script. If "Blade Runner 2, from the man who brought you Green Lantern" makes you a little nervous, maybe Ford's willingness to return can make you feel better… but then again, he's the guy who thought Paranoia was a good idea.
Again, I'm putting my money on Blade Runner 2 being one of those long-anticipated movies that never happens. Then again, I would have said the same thing about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Sometimes there are bad ideas that Harrison Ford decides to make possible, and Blade Runner 2 may have just become another one of them.

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DASH Diet
[Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension]
In addition to following the American Heart Association's (AHA) heart healthy diet recommendations (low-fat, high fiber diet with fruits and vegetables and plant-based protein), the DASH diet emphasizes a low sodium diet with adequate amounts of calcium, potassium and magnesium. This plan has been shown to lower blood pressure in as quickly as two weeks. Following this plan may also lower LDL (bad) cholesterol.
The Guidelines:
- 1500mg sodium [The AHA recommends this amount of sodium for ALL individuals]
- 4700mg potassium
- 1250mg calcium
- 500mg magnesium
How to lower sodium intake:
- Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables for snacks
- Cook from scratch and freeze leftovers
- Don't add salt to your food
- Eat out less often; ask servers how the food is prepared and ask for sauce on the side and/or no salt added
- Go easy on the condiments
- Rinse canned beans well
- Choose frozen/fresh over canned vegetables
- Limit frozen dinners or if you do have one on occasion, look for ones with less than 600mg sodium
- Read labels: aim for foods with no more than 300mg per serving (less than 150mg is even better)
Reducing your sodium intake is extremely important to lowering blood pressure, but the following nutrients have also been shown to play a role. Focus on eating a variety of fruits and vegetables daily (5 to 9 servings per day) as well as the other nutrient-dense foods below.
Potassium rich foods: potatoes, banana, soybeans, apricots, sweet potato, lentils, spinach, zucchini, almonds, kidney beans, oranges, fat-free milk, low-fat yogurt, fish, wheat germ
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Magnesium rich foods: halibut, almonds, cashews, soybeans, spinach, whole wheat products, shredded wheat cereal, oatmeal, potatoes, peanuts, wheat bran, pumpkin seeds, low-fat yogurt, brown rice, lentils, avocado, kidney beans, wheat germ, banana, sunflower seeds, flaxseed
Calcium rich foods: fat-free milk, low-fat yogurt, collard greens, black strap molasses, calcium-fortified orange juice, turnip greens, tofu, tempeh, kale, soybeans, okra, bok choy, broccoli, tahini, almonds, fortified soy milk, wheat germ
For more information visit the DASH Diet.
DASH Yogurt Parfait
Yield: 1 parfait
Time: 5 minutes
- ½ cup wheat bran cereal
- 1 6oz container of vanilla non-fat Greek yogurt [better yet, plain yogurt – lower in sugar]
- ½ medium banana, sliced
- 1/8 cup sliced almonds
- 1 Tbsp chopped dried apricots
Place ¼ cup cereal in a small bowl; layer 3oz yogurt, ¼ banana, 1/16 cup almonds, ½ Tbsp apricots. Repeat.
Nutrition Stats: 300 calories, 5gm fat, 0.6gm saturated, 66mg sodium, 47gm carbohydrate, 9.5gm fiber, 27gm sugar, 22gm protein
Other ways to lower your blood pressure:
- Exercise at least 30-60 minutes 3-6 days per week
- Weight loss, if needed
- Caffeinated beverages can increase blood pressure, consume sparingly
- Quit smoking
- Practice stress management
- Increase fiber intake [fruits, vegetables, whole grains]


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Publication Archive
This archive contains all documents published by cep over the last few years:
cepAdhoc: Incisive comment on current EU policy issues.
cepPolicyBrief: Concise 4-page reviews of EU proposals (Regulations, Directives, Green Papers, White Papers, Communications) – including a brief summary and economic and legal assessments.
cepInput: Impulse to current discussions of EU policies.
cepStudy: Comprehensive examination of EU policy proposals affecting the economy.
The Commission explains how it wants to reform European company law and the legal framework for corporate governance.
In order to increase competition in the rail transport sector the European Commission proposes to open the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail and provide for a more strict separation between infrastructure managers and railway undertakings. For this, infrastructure managers and railway undertakings must be fundamentally legally distinct. Infrastructure managers that are part of a vertically integrated undertaking (VIU), when the proposed amendment comes into force, may, under strict conditions, be exempt from this requirement of institutional separation.
The Commission wants to combat tobacco consumption, particularly among young people, and for this purpose re-harmonise the rules on tobacco products.
The Commission is seeking to prevent banking crises, strengthen financial stability and ensure that taxpayers do not shoulder the burden of future banking crises by establishing a recovery and resolution regime for banks and investment firms. Part 1 of the CEP Policy Brief deals with recovery and resolution plans and with further crisis prevention measures.
The Commission is seeking to prevent banking crises, strengthen financial stability and ensure that taxpayers do not shoulder the burden of future banking crises by establishing a recovery and resolution regime for banks and investment firms.
Public and private projects "likely to have significant effects on the environment" must undergo an environmental impact assessment (EIA) prior to receiving consent. For the first time in over 25 years the Commission wants to revise Directive 2011/92/EU fundamentally in order to eliminate deficiencies and to adapt it to the modified political, legal and technical framework.
In its Communication, the European Commission evaluates EU policy for safeguarding water resources, identifies deficiencies and proposes possibilities for improvement. In particular, it calls for the metering of water consumption and water pricing based on the polluter pays principle. It also proposes that national authorities be obliged to use the best available techniques for industrial emissions permits as well as EU-wide uniform standards of consumption for water-related products.
The Commission wants the Member States to provide all young people between the ages of 15 and 24 with a guarantee that they will receive employment or training within four months of leaving school or losing a job.
The Commission extends the scope of the current directive by including direct selling of insurances. In the future, intermediaries have to disclose to clients the commission or any other remuneration they receive upon selling an insurance. Only those intermediaries abstaining from commissions can call themselves "independent".
The Commission announces measures to advance the completion of the internal energy market. For instance, it wishes to implement the Third Energy Package also through infringement proceedings. Moreover, it wishes to prevent Member States from applying capacity mechanisms as this would distort competition in the internal energy market.


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Silver is a superb choice in purchasing jewellery. The reason behind this really is that's relatively affordable when compared with gold or platinum, nevertheless its brilliant sheen continues to be very attractive. Silver complements almost any kind of clothing color or style. It's very versatile. The only real silver jewellery pieces which may be greater on price are individuals which are hand crafted. But hand crafted pieces might not have as nice of the finish due to this.
Silver is really a soft metal, therefore it should be combined with alloys to produce sturdy enough metal to create jewellery. Top quality silver ought to be .925 in wholesomeness. The dpi implies that in each and every 100 grams of silver, 92.5% from the jewellery is pure silver, as the remaining 7.5% consists of other metal alloys.
Silver necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings, anklets, charms and pins are for sale to very affordable prices. The silver could be combined with precious gemstones or a less expensive option with cubic zirconium in a variety of colors. Silver is the best complement to the jewel. Charm bracelets are specifically common in silver. For any more complete look consider investing in a silver jewellery set which includes matching earrings and pendant. These also are actually excellent affordable gifts that any girl want!
The alloys in silver respond to the environment around them and make tarnish with time. Therefore, silver jewellery requires regular cleaning. Many people use tooth paste to wash their silver jewellery. However, this isn't suggested as it can certainly contain sodium bicarbonate, that is too abrasive and can leave dull scratches. A phosphate free detergent is the greatest option for taking out the tarnish and keeping the silver jewellery in pristine condition. 3M Tarni-Shield Silver Polish is a great low abrasive cleaner. Most silver jewellery includes a lacquer to avoid tarnishing, however that coating will fade with time. Eventually your jewellery can look dull otherwise polished regularly. Any jewellery which has direct connection with the skin will probably tarnish more rapidly. The oils inside your skin will gradually put on lower the lacquer coating and then leave the jewellery dull and tarnished.
Overall, silver is an excellent choice for buying jewellery. It is a lot more affordable than other jewellery, without compromising the appearance or excellence of the pieces. Most commonly it is in fashion and certain to enhance whatever you are putting on. An easy silver pendant can liven up the most casual clothes. So, attempt to add for your silver jewellery collection today.


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2 Suggestions for the fragrance directory:
1- A 5 stars Rating, and a 5 stars Longevity for each review, exactly as the feature in the wardrobe.
So each review can show the individual results, and the fragrance can show the average results.
Ex: when i want to do a blind buy of a long-lasting fragrance, if a fragrance has 50+ reviews and the longevity is 4* or more, for sure its a long-laster!
2- The count of "I own" in the wardrobes, to each fragrance, showing in the directory.
I think its good tools, even more for the non-registered users.
What do you think my friends? And you Grant?
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Secure and convenient payment transactions at highly competitive rates designed to allow you to operate your business with peace of mind.
PCI 2.1 and EMV 4.2 Certified: Highly secure and provides the retailer with protection from obsolescence.
The Mobile Knowledge hosted, browser-based fleet management and dispatch system streamlines business processes and optimizes asset utilization.
FleetNet is an internet-based information portal offering lease managers, fleet owners, and owner/drivers a better way to manage their business.
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This heart healthy dish uses low fat cheese and a small amount of margarine.
Nutrition Facts
Ingredients and Preparation
- Wash chayotes and bring to a boil in water. Cover and boil at moderate heat for about 1 hour or until fork-tender.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Drain chayotes, remove cores and fibrous part under cores. Scoop out pulp, being careful not to break shells. Place shells on cookie sheet.
- Immediately mash pulp and mix with cheese, salt, and margarine.
- Stuff shells with the mixture. Sprinkle with bread crumbs.
- Bake for 30 minutes.


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Hack Week Projects
Moonlight Desklets
Moonlight is Novell's nascent open-source implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight framework for rapid, rich media application development. Moonlight was created during an epic hackathon that took place in the beginning of June, but certain components are already robust enough for use in broader contexts on the desktop.
Novell developer Everaldo Canuto came up with the idea of using Moonlight to build visually elaborate desktop widgets similar to gDesklets or the OS X Dashboard. During Hack Week, Everaldo's team produced an assortment of desktop widgets including a calendar, digital and analog clocks, a CPU monitor, a calculator, a video player, and an image slideshow display. The widgets, which are written with C# and XAML, can leverage desktop compositing support to provide translucency where available.
The desktop loading mechanism, a command-line utility called mopen, was developed by lead Mono developer Miguel de Icaza, who participated in Everaldo's project for Hack Week. In order to avoid the overhead of having a separate instance of the Mono virtual machine running for each individual desklet, the mopen command is designed to allow multiple desklets to run in the same Mono virtual machine instance, isolated by Application Domains.
We talked with Everaldo, who answered our questions about his project and told us more about Hack Week:
It seems like the Desklets written so far use C#. Are there plans to add support for other languages like JavaScript or Boo?
Currently any .NET language that can be compiled into a DLL can be used with. So you can use C#, Boo, IronPython, Nemerle, Visual Basic and more.
A new generation of scripting languages is being built on top of the Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR). When the DLR reaches the 1.0 status we will add support for these languages as well.
The major difference is that DLR-languages will be compiled on the fly without requiring a DLL to be available.
What do you think are the biggest challenges of working with Moonlight?
The challenges of working with it are not so much on the technical side, but in the way that it opens up new possibilities and types of applications. For me, adapting to these new possibilities and breaking with the old paradigms of how applications are done is hard. That's the biggest challenge as I see it.
How do you and the other desklet creators compensate for the absence of visual XAML design tools?
We are a bit limited on the design side without some visual design tools, but that's what happens when something new is developed. We compensate for that absence with creativity and a lot of XAML coding by hand.
I noticed a utility that converts SVG to XAML. Is most of the design work done with SVG programs?
The SVG-to-XAML utility was also developed during the Hack week by Andreia Gaita, and it can transform some existing SVG files (like the Tango clock and others), but most of the currently-available Desklets were written by hand, since the converter only became available halfway through the week.
There are also Desklets, like the "Ruler," that just use rectangles with some effects, so it was not necessary to use visual tools.
Is it challenging to write XAML by hand?
Coding XAML by hand is not very hard—its format is meant to be readable and easy to understand—but visual tools are certainly helpful. Alan McGovern (from BitSharp fame) is now working on the Moonlight Designer tool, so it will be much easier to make XAML files in the near future.
What do you think of Moonlight's potential on the desktop? Is it a good technology for rapid application development?
I think that both users and developers can gain a lot from the use of Moonlight; it can enrich the user experience and it is very good technology for rapid application development, especially when more designer tools become available.
Would you consider using Moonlight for other projects in the future?
It certainly has a lot of potential, and when I look at current desktop applications, I can't help but imagine how I could improve them using Moonlight. I will definitely want to use it in other projects in the future.
Have you enjoyed Hack Week?
Sure. Normally I have fun writing any kind of code, I just love developing applications. But in this specific case some of my friends have been tracking our job and they have made good and positive comments.
Also, it is the first time that I made something that my girlfriend can use, and she loves Desklets. I really enjoyed this week.
What do you think are the primary benefits of an initiative like Hack Week? What aspects of Hack Week do you like most as a developer?
Developers normally work with some pressure, people are always waiting for new releases with new features and sometimes it is hard to make things exactly like we want.
As a developer I really love to make programs like artists make movies and music. Just free your mind and see what you can get, this was Hack Week.
What aspects of Hack Week do you think are most beneficial to Novell and the open-source community?
Looking at all Hack Week projects, I can see that Novell has been improving its products. But this is not only for Novell—every open-source community has benefited from these improvements.
Hack Week was very transparent, and I see that as one of most positive points.
If Novell does another Hack Week, is there something that you would like to see done differently?
Hmm, hard question. Well, I would like to work with new people. I really love my team—they are the best—but I like to meet new people from different cultures.
A soccer game at the end of week would also be welcome.
Do you feel like you have been really productive during Hack Week?
Sure, not only me, but all of the team. If you take a look at the Idea Wiki, you can see that we have done more than what we expected.
Are there any other thoughts or opinions that you would like to share with Ars Technica's readers?
I see people that don't know Moonlight or XAML compare it to SVG. SVG is just a vector graphics format, but with XAML we can design user interfaces, make animations and much, much more. I like to define Moonlight as "Flash + Java applets + some other interesting things."
When I look at the list of current installed plug-ins in my browser, I just imagine that many can be replaced by Moonlight technologies. The Desklets are just the first Moonlight-based applications. I am sure that users will be impressed with what is coming up.
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Everaldo's project demonstrates the versatility of Moonlight and shows how it can be used in a broader variety of contexts outside the scope of web application development. After compiling the latest version of Moonlight from Novell's version control system, I tested various Desklets myself. Although it still takes a bit of effort to compile Moonlight and get all the dependencies installed, it works well enough to handle the Desklets well on my computer with Ubuntu 7.10. I was even able to make and test my own very simple experimental Desklet using XAML. As other distributions begin to package and ship Moonlight, it's likely that we will see Desklets and other Moonlight-based technologies gain broad adoption on the Linux desktop.


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Dylan Roberton gets a kick away from Fremantle in July.ST KILDA has made former Fremantle defender Dylan Roberton the latest delisted free agent signing, with the recruit boarding a plane to join the Saints at their altitude camp in Colorado. The Saints will lodge the paperwork today.
Roberton, 21, has been recruited to help up St Kilda's stocks of taller defenders, an area the Saints were unable to redress during the trade period when they sought to acquire Mitch Brown from West Coast.
He was signed at the expense of third-year player Nick Winmar, who was sacked with a year to run on his contract, much to the disappointment the AFL Players Association and his management. Winmar's only chance of continuing his career, having missed last week's national draft, is via the preseason or rookie draft.
Roberton, who is 191 centimetres, managed 10 games for the Dockers this year, for a career tally of 37 over three years. Roberton's move to the Saints will be a homecoming of sorts, given he played junior footy at a local club in Frankston, near St Kilda's Seaford base. Roberton has been training with the Saints.
Another former Docker, Nick Lower, is training with the Western Bulldogs, who could also snare him as a delisted free agent.
The Dockers had indicated they would redraft Lower, but as a delisted player he can cross to the club of his choice without having to go through the draft (the pre-season or rookie draft in this case). Lower, 25, would become a three club player if he joins the Dogs, having started at Port Adelaide.
St Kilda's signing of Roberton follows the signing as delisted free agents of former Geelong players Tom Gillies and Jonathan Simpkin, who signed with Melbourne and Hawthorn respectively.
While delisted players can join the club of their choice without passing through a draft, Collingwood will have to use the rookie draft to pick up its ruck recruit – and ruck coach – Ben Hudson, whom the club has recruited in a similar role to Greater Western Sydney's Dean Brogan, who doubled as a part-time coach and player for the Giants this year after returning from retirement.
The Pies delisted Peter Yagmoor yesterday but could redraft him as a rookie as well.
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KALUGA, Russia, December 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
On November 21 the town of Obninsk, near Moscow, hosted the 3rd innovation forum PHARMEVOLUTION: Localization of Pharmaceutical Production and Research in Russia - Practice, Trends and Prospects.
The forum brought together representatives from federal agencies, government-run development institutions, the leading world and Russian pharmaceutical companies, centers of innovation, territorial clusters and related associations and institutions of higher learning.
The future of the innovative pharmaceutical industry in Russia was discussed. Among other things the forum focused on the experience of forming territories of innovative development as the basis for systemic research into and production of advanced medications. The need was emphasized for expanding the potential of pharmaceutical clusters through cooperation with major international and Russian pharmaceutical companies, small innovative businesses and research centers. This combination of measures will help address the task of localizing pharmaceutical production in Russia more effectively.
At present the Kaluga pharmaceutical cluster manufactures over 50 medications. Investment in its development has exceeded six billion rubles. Deputy Governor Maxim Shereikin said in the course of the discussion drawing unique specialists into the industry and creating the necessary conditions for training skilled personnel in the region was the main strategic task.
On the sidelines of the forum the non-commercial partnership Kaluga Pharmaceutical Cluster signed a memorandum of cooperation with the innovative cluster Chemical Cluster Bavaria. The signatories believe this will help expand science and business ties between the affiliated businesses. Joint work will also speed up the commercialization of research into systemic pharmaceutical technologies, the use of nanotechnologies in the health service and the recycling and disposal of pharmaceutical production wastes.
Also, a memorandum of intent was signed with the OJSC Rostechnologies-Biotechprom to create in the Kaluga Region a major specialized logistic complex for the pharmaceutical industry. The Kaluga industrial cluster has plans for cooperation with the biotechnological incubator of the M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University with a view to implementing a number of projects and cooperating in education programs for the pharmaceutical industry.
Office of Media Relations of Administration of the Governor of the region
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A good chunk of trades went down in the last 48 hours minutes before the trade deadline, but it's the deals that didn't get made that loom large. Josh Smith is still an Atlanta Hawk, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce are still Boston Celtics, Dwight Howard is still a Laker, Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap are still on the Jazz…you get the idea. Let's look at the winners and losers from the trade deadline.
Winner: Milwaukee Bucks
Acquiring J.J. Redick from Orlando will help Milwaukee's 24th ranked offensive efficiency and should lock up a playoff spot. That's a pretty good deal considering Milwaukee didn't have to part with any future draft picks. Acquiring Redick is a win-now move that has a slight chance of paying off later, especially if Monta Ellis opts out and Redick likes what he sees from Milwaukee these next few months.
Loser: J.J. Redick
Of course, Redick probably won't like what he sees — primarily because he won't see the ball. Redick has posted career highs in points per game and assists this season in an offense designed around him, but that won't happen with Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis chucking up shots all game. Going to a potential playoff team is a good thing, but there were so many other contenders (Chicago, Memphis, Denver) that likely could have boosted his value (and stats) much more.
Winner: Los Angeles Clippers
Sacrificing a good chunk of the future by trading Eric Bledsoe and DeAndre Jordan could have been disastrous. Simply by welcoming back Chauncey Billups and getting healthy, the Clippers improved as much as any of the contenders did at the deadline. Not making a panic trade was the right move.
Loser: Chicago Bulls
They didn't improve, and they didn't get under the tax. Accomplishing neither of those tasks is a pretty big failure — the Bulls couldn't afford to do nothing in either regard.


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=[[Gundabad|Mount Gundabad]], [[Moria|Khazad-dûm]], [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], [[Grey Mountains]], [[Iron Hills]], [[Blue Mountains]], [[Thorin's Halls]]
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'''Durin's Folk''' were the '''Longbeards''' (''[[Sigin-tarâg]]'' in [[Khuzdul]]), one of the seven kindreds of [[Dwarves]] whose leaders were from the [[House of Durin]]. Their first king was named [[Durin]], who was one of the seven [[Fathers of the Dwarves]].<ref name="Durin">{{App|Durin}}</ref>
'''Durin's Folk''' were the '''Longbeards''' (''[[Sigin-tarâg]]'' in [[Khuzdul]]), one of the seven kindreds of [[Dwarves]] whose leaders were from the [[House of Durin]]. Their first king was named [[Durin]], who was one of the seven [[Fathers of the Dwarves]].<ref name="Durin">{{App|Durin}}</ref>
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|"Longbeard king" by Warren Mahy
|General Information
|Other names
|Mount Gundabad, Khazad-dûm, Erebor, Grey Mountains, Iron Hills, Blue Mountains, Thorin's Halls
|Khuzdul, Westron
|Durin, Thorin, Balin, Dáin Ironfoot, Gimli
|Physical Description
|c. 250 years
|oldest of the Dwarven clans
Durin's Folk were the Longbeards (Sigin-tarâg in Khuzdul), one of the seven kindreds of Dwarves whose leaders were from the House of Durin. Their first king was named Durin, who was one of the seven Fathers of the Dwarves.[1]
First Age
In the deeps of time, the Fathers of the Dwarves awoke. Durin, who had slept alone at Mount Gundabad,[2] wandered south along the Misty Mountains until he came upon Azanulbizar. In the caves above Kheled-zâram, he founded the city of Khazad-dûm, the home of Durin's Folk. Durin lived there so long he became known as Durin the Deathless, yet in the end he died before the end of the First Age.[1]
The Dwarves of Khazad-dûm also colonized the Iron Hills, which became Durin's Folk's primary source of iron-ore.[3] The Dwarf-road of Mirkwood ran north-east to the Hills for the dwarf-traders and merchants between Khazad-dûm and the Hills.[4] Durin's Folk also considered the Grey Mountains, which lay between these two mansions, to be within their territory.[3]
When Men first migrated west into Rhovanion and Eriador, they encountered Durin's Folk. The Longbeards were the wisest and most farseeing of the seven kindreds and began dealing with Men, establishing an economy in which Men chiefly provided food in exchange for Dwarven work in building, road-construction, mining, and the crafting of tools and weapons. During this period the Longbeards adopted the speech of Men, keeping their own language to themselves.[2] Durin's Folk also battled against Morgoth's Orcs and allied themselves with those Men who settled between the Grey Mountains and Mirkwood, most of whom were associated with the House of Hador.[3]
Second Age
At the end of the First Age during the War of Wrath and the breaking of Thangorodrim, the ancient cities of Nogrod and Belegost in the Blue Mountains had been ruined. In the Second Age, about the year 40,[5] many Dwarves who lived in these cities left the destruction behind and came to Khazad-dûm, increasing its wealth and power.[1]
In 750, the Noldor established a new realm in Eregion. Being close to Khazad-dûm they established a friendship with Durin's Folk unlike any before between Elves and Dwarves. Although both peoples were enriched, eventually the Elves succumbed to the seduction of Sauron and forged the Rings of Power (the forging of these Rings began about 1500 and one was given to Durin III in Khazad-dûm[1]). In 1693 the War of the Elves and Sauron began. By 1697, Eregion was destroyed and the Dwarves briefly fought the forces of Sauron outside their western gate. This led to the gates of Khazad-dûm being shut.[5] During the Dark Years of Sauron's dominion, Durin's Folk remained enclosed in Khazad-dûm, which was unassailable from without. Its wealth remained unravished, but its people began to dwindle,[5] and communication between it and the Iron Hills was cut off.[6]
In the Battle of Dagorlad in 3434, Durin's Folk sent forces to fight alongside the Last Alliance of Elves and Men, and likely through the end of the War of the Last Alliance.[7]
Third Age
During the reign of Durin VI in the Third Age, the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm delved deeper and deeper for mithril, which had become increasingly harder to find. In 1980 however, they accidentally awoke a hidden Balrog that had fled from the coming of the Host of the West in the First Age, and killed King Durin VI. Finally in 1981 his son Náin I was also killed and all the people of Khazad-dûm were either destroyed or fled far away.[1]
Most of Durin's Folk escaped to the north where in 1999[8] Thráin I established a new capital within Erebor, becoming King under the Mountain. His son Thorin I left Erebor in 2210[8] and travelled further north to settle in the Grey Mountains where most of Durin's Folk had gone. For a time they prospered there for the mountains were rich.[1]
Unfortunately, there were dragons in the wastes north of the Grey Mountains, and in 2570 they began making war against the Longbeards. The conflict came to a climax in 2589 when King Dáin I[8] and his second son Frór were killed by a great cold-drake outside his halls.[1] Soon after, most of Durin's Folk left the Ered Mithrin with Grór, Dáin's third son, leading many followers to the Iron Hills in 2590.[8]
In the same year, Dáin's first son and heir, Thrór, with his uncle Borin and the remainder of the departing Longbeards, returned to Erebor. There they prospered, winning the friendship of all Men nearby, and trafficking in ore with their kin in the Iron Hills.[1] News of the wealth of Erebor spread and reached the dragons, and in 2770 Smaug suddenly descended upon the Mountain, and sacked it.[8] Although many Dwarves were killed, many escaped as well. Among them were King Thrór and his family who headed south into a long homeless wandering while most of the surviving Longbeards headed east to the Iron Hills.[1]
The followers of Thrór eventually settled in Dunland[1] where in 2790 Thrór left "to see what I can find."[8] With a companion, Nár, he came to the east gate of Khazad-dûm and entered as a returning heir. For days Nár waited in hiding outside until Thrór's body was tossed from the gates by the Orc-chieftain Azog, who told Nár to go warn his kin never to return to Moria. Nár went back to Thráin, Thrór's son to report what had happened. Now King and filled with anger, Thráin II sent word to all the houses of the Dwarves to prepare for war.[1]
By 2793 the Dwarves had mustered a great host. Durin's Folk and large forces from the other Houses were ready to launch a war of vengeance.[8] For six years, From Gundabad to the Gladden, they sacked and assaulted every Orc dwelling they could find. Defeating the Orcs through strength, matchless weapons, and burning anger.[1]
At last on a dark winter day in 2799 the Dwarf-host came to Azanulbizar[8] and found a great host of Orcs awaiting them. Undeterred, the Dwarves, led by Thráin II, made their assault, beginning the Battle of Azanulbizar. This final battle too the Dwarves won, but at great cost. In the end Azog was beheaded and Thrór was avenged, but the Dwarves could not take Khazad-dûm, for within still dwelt Durin's Bane.
With the war over the Dwarves dispersed. Dáin Ironfoot led his contingent of Longbeards back to the Iron Hills. Thráin II, with Thorin, Balin, Glóin, and others of their following returned to Dunland. Soon though they uprooted and wandered in Eriador until they established themselves in the northern Ered Luin beyond the Lune. There they prospered and their numbers slowly grew.[1]
Thráin II decided to return to Erebor in 2841 but as he travelled, he and his companions were pursued by Sauron's servants. One day in 2845 Thráin was captured and imprisoned in Dol Guldur. Eventually, in 2850, Gandalf found him and received the key to Erebor, but the last of the Seven Rings had been taken and Gandalf was unable to rescue the Dwarf.[8]
King Thorin II Oakenshield and his people continued to labor and traffic in the Ered Luin until one day Thorin sought and found Gandalf to solicit his counsel and aid in dealing with Smaug. Gandalf devised a plan for burglary, employing the service of Bilbo Baggins of the Shire. The plan succeeded and Smaug was slain, but in the subsequent Battle of Five Armies Thorin was killed. However his cousin Dáin Ironfoot, who led a contingent of Dwarves in the battle, entered Erebor and restored the Kingdom under the Mountain as King Dáin II.[1]
Durin's Folk grew strong in Erebor until during the War of the Ring their realm and that of the Kingdom of Dale were attacked by Sauron's northern forces. In the Battle of Dale in 3019 King Dáin II fell and thereafter the Mountain was besieged. Upon the news of Sauron's downfall, however, the besieged routed the army of Sauron and Dáin's son, Thorin Stonehelm became the King under the Mountain as Thorin III.[9] Eventually his descendant, Durin VII, would lead Durin's Folk back to Khazad-dûm .[10]
Also after the fall of Sauron, Gimli, the son of Glóin, brought some of Durin's Folk from Erebor south to Aglarond and there established a new Dwarf-realm. Gimli served as the Lord of the Glittering Caves.[1]
Historically, the term "Longbeards" is the supposed original name of the Lombards, but other than the name, there is no other significant similarities between the Lombards and the Durin's Folk.
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men", "Relations of the Longbeard Dwarves and Men", pp. 302-303
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men", "Notes", p. 323 (note 30)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Second Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men", "Relations of the Longbeard Dwarves and Men", p. 306
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Great Years"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "The Making of Appendix A": (iv) "Durin's Folk"
|Dwarven Clans
|Longbeards · Firebeards · Broadbeams · Ironfists · Stiffbeards · Blacklocks · Stonefoots · (Petty-dwarves)
|Kings of Durin's Folk
|Durin I* (Y.T.) · Durin II* · Durin III* (fl. S.A. 1600) · Durin IV* · Durin V* · Durin VI* (until T.A. 1980) · Náin I* (1980 - 1981) · Thráin I† (1981 - 2190) · Thorin I† (2190 - 2289) · Glóin (2289 - 2385) · Óin (2385 - 2488) · Náin II (2488 - 2585) · Dáin I (2585 - 2589) · Thrór† (2585 - 2790) · Thráin II (2790 - 2850) · Thorin II Oakenshield† (2850 - 2941) · Dáin II Ironfoot† (2941 - 3019) · Thorin III Stonehelm† (T.A. 3019 - Fourth Age) · Durin VII (Fourth Age)*
|* Kings of Khazad-dûm · † Kings under the Mountain


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Rare, genetic skin-eating disease afflicts Brazilian village
ARARAS, Brazil -- This is a village where the people melt away.
Tucked into the sunbaked rolling hills of Brazil's midwest, Araras is home to what is thought to be the largest single group of people suffering from a rare inherited skin disease known as xeroderma pigmentosum, or "XP."
Those with the disease are extremely sensitive to ultraviolet rays from sunlight and highly susceptible to skin cancers. It robs victims of the ability to repair the damage caused by the sun.
That's a particularly vexing burden in Araras, a tropical farming community where outdoor work is vital for survival.
"I was always exposed to the sun - working, planting and harvesting rice and caring for the cows," said Djalma Antonio Jardim, 38. "As the years passed my condition got worse."
Agriculture is no longer a real option for Jardim. He survives on a small government pension and meager earnings from an ice cream parlor he runs.
XP shows early signs that it has taken hold of its victims.
Jardim said he was just 9 when a large number of freckles and small lumps started appearing on his face, the tell-tale signs that experts say signal XP is present in children and call for measures to protect them against the sun.
Such precaution wasn't taken for Jardim, who now wears a large straw hat in an effort to protect his face. But it's helped little. He has undergone more than 50 surgeries to remove skin tumors.
In an effort to camouflage how the disease has eaten away the skin on his lips, nose, cheeks and eyes, Jardim wears a rudimentary orange-tinted mask, its stenciled-in right eyebrow not matching his bushy real one that remains.
Beyond skin damage and cancers, about one in five XP patients may also suffer from deafness, spastic muscles, poor coordination or developmental delays, according to the U.S.-based National Cancer Institute.
More than 20 people in this community of about 800 have XP. That's an incidence rate of about one in 40 people - far higher than the one in 1 million people in the United States who have it.
For years, nobody could tell Jardim or the others what was afflicting them.
"The doctors I went to said I had a blood disorder. Others said I had a skin problem. But none said I had a genetic disease," Jardim said. "It was only in 2010 that my disease was properly diagnosed."
Experts say Araras has such a high incidence rate because the village was founded by only a few families and several were carriers of the disease, so it was passed to future generations as villagers intermarried.
For instance, both of Jardim's parents were carriers of the defective gene that causes the disease, largely ensuring he would have it.
Gleice Francisca Machado, a village teacher whose 11-year-old son, Alison, has XP, has studied its history in the area and says she found cases of people having the disease going back 100 years. She has started an association that educates locals about XP and tries to get parents to take extra care for their children, even if they may not have outward signs of the illness themselves.
"The sun is our biggest enemy and those affected must change day for night in order live longer," Machado said. "Unfortunately, that is not possible."


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Jan. 11, 2007
SPOKANE, Wash. - Thursday night's hard-fought women's basketball thriller between Santa Clara and Gonzaga ended in heartbreak for the Broncos, as they dropped a 78-73 overtime decision at the McCarthy Athletic Center. Despite leading from the early moments of the contest, SCU couldn't hold off the Bulldog rally after getting into foul trouble late in the second half.
"It was a hostile environment we were in, and our leading scorers had off nights, but we still should have won the ballgame," said head coach Michelle Bento-Jackson. "Those were encouraging and positive things to look at, but the slippage that we had at crucial points of the game, you just can't have that in close games on the road."
The Broncos (9-8, 1-1) will conclude the trip Saturday afternoon with a 2 p.m. contest against the Portland Pilots at the Chiles Center.
Jen Gottschalk led the Bronco effort with a career-high 30 points, her second-straight career-best performance, and grabbed seven rebounds.
"Jen was unbelievable for us tonight, she literally had this team on her back," Bento-Jackson said. "Nothing was going to hold her back tonight, she carried us, and she did everything she could possibly do."
Ashley Gonnerman scored 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the floor while Anna Martin and Tracey Walker each added eight points. Santa Clara shot 51.8% (29-of-56) collectively, but 21 turnovers, which Gonzaga converted in 22 points on the night, were a deciding factor.
Stephanie Hawk scored 29 of her 33 points in the second half and overtime after being held to four points in the first half, while also grabbing a game-high 11 rebounds. Heather Bowman added 20 points and five rebounds.
Gonnerman scored the first eight points of the game for the Broncos, helping stake them to a quick 8-4 lead. Santa Clara's hot start, which saw them hit their first six shots from the floor on the way to a 56.0% shooting performance in the first half, helped keep Gonzaga from applying sufficient pressure on the defensive end, while on defense, Gottschalk, Gonnerman, and Kasey Monteith teamed up to limit Hawk's effectiveness.
Soon after a Gonnerman jumper gave SCU a 21-16 lead, Gonzaga head coach Kelly Graves was whistled for a technical foul at the 8:46 mark for overzealously questioning an official's call. Graves' technical, instead of waking up the Bulldogs, had the opposite effect, as Chandice Cronk hit one of the technical free throws and Gottschalk hit a three on the ensuing possession to put SCU up by nine at 25-16. Gonzaga would get to within four at 31-27 with just under four minutes to go in the half, but a quick five-point SCU burst helped carry the Broncos to a 36-28 halftime lead.
The start of the second half saw the Bronco lead get to nine at 41-32, but Hawk scored the next six Bulldog points to help pull to within three at 43-40. Hawk's 29 points in the second half single-handedly kept Gonzaga in the contest, as foul trouble forced SCU's Gonnerman and Gottschalk to the bench for stretches of the second half.
Santa Clara held onto its slim lead throughout much of the second half, holding off Bulldog rallies by twice getting out to six-point leads, once after Gonzaga pulled to within one at 56-55. But behind the play of Hawk, the Bulldogs eventually knotted things up at 67-67 with 2:17 to play.
Neither team scored the rest of the way to the final horn of regulation. Each team had its chances in the final minute, as Walker missed the front end of a one-and-one with 59 seconds to play, and Cronk's three-point attempt with 28 seconds left went in and out of the hoop. Finally, as time expired, Gonzaga, on the final possession of regulation, missed a pair of jumpers, the last by Bowman.
In the extra session, the Broncos took the first lead on Gottschalk's layup, but with 3:34 to play, she tallied her fifth foul of the game, as the Broncos lost their top scorer in the contest. Trailing 73-71 with 1:11 to play, the Broncos lost another factor, as Gonnerman picked up her fifth as well.
Bowman hit only one of the two free throws resulting from Gonnerman's foul, and Ashley Graham's driving layup left the Broncos down one with 57 seconds to play. After a Walker steal gave Santa Clara possession with 28 seconds left and the shot clock turned off, a left-handed layup from her hand failed to fall with 11 seconds to play, forcing SCU to foul. Two free throws from Hawk made it a three-point deficit, and a Bronco turnover on the inbound pass sealed the decision.


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Halos drop Hamilton's Texas homecoming
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Manager Mike Scioscia and Josh Hamilton agreed that it's much too soon to reach for panic buttons. That's for fans who live for today and don't care much about tomorrow or a week from Thursday.
"You can't dissect anyone's season in four games," Scioscia said, his Angels having fallen for the third time in four outings when a 3-2 decision was captured by the Rangers on Friday with some late offense at Rangers Ballpark.
Ian Kinsler's two-out opposite-field single off Scott Downs cashed in Craig Gentry with the decisive run in the bottom of the eighth inning. The big, loud crowd, numbering 48,845, let loose with some positive energy at last when Joe Nathan got the final three outs.
"I'll tell you one thing," Scioscia said. "They definitely showed some passion."
Much of it was directed at Hamilton in the form of boos and chants of an unkind nature. A superstar in the Lone Star State for five years, an American League Most Valuable Player who helped lift the franchise to previously unvisited heights, he's the enemy now in Angels attire -- and the folks who used to cheer him vented in no uncertain terms.
"It kind of hurts to think they'd turn on you," Hamilton said. "I still want to live here. Texas is home. Fans are fans. It's not going to stop me from signing autographs, putting scripture on everything."
Adrian Beltre's solo homer off Garrett Richards pulled the Rangers even in the seventh after Jason Vargas, in his Angels debut, had delivered 5 2/3 gritty innings.
Chris Iannetta, the Angels' hottest hitter, homered for the second time, in the third. Mike Trout doubled home a run for the lead in the fifth, after which the Angels did not advance a runner into scoring position against starter Derek Holland, reliever Tanner Scheppers and Nathan.
Downs' loss was his second. The veteran southpaw yielded a one-out single to Gentry, who stole second and raced home on Kinsler's second hit of the day. Hamilton couldn't reach Gentry's soft fly ball.
"The reason I didn't dive," Hamilton said, "is he's on third if I dive and don't catch it. I'd rather keep him at first. He's fast."
With better luck, Vargas would have been beaming in the aftermath. The tough-minded lefty used all of his guile and experience to hold the Rangers to a run on eight hits and two walks, striking out four.
"I felt like it was good," Vargas said. "We made some good [defensive] plays, and they dumped some balls in to put some pressure on us. You can rely on something you've experienced before to try to slow it down and don't let it get out of control."
Beltre, with an infield hit to show for three at-bats against the veteran, was happy to see Vargas depart.
"He's always tough on me," Beltre said. "He grinds your at-bats, in and out, changing speeds. He knows how to pitch. He's always tough."
Richards, who came on after Kevin Jepsen got the final out in the sixth, is a young right-hander with star-quality stuff. He just happened to err in location against a man who has spent his career launching pitches good and bad into the seats.
"Garrett didn't make many mistakes," Scioscia said, "but he made one, and Adrian didn't miss it. It was a fastball, middle in."
It was supposed to be down and away.
Holland was Vargas' match, holding the Angels to six hits and one walk with five strikeouts in his seven innings.
In the matchup that had fans lathered up, Holland struck out Hamilton in the second and fourth innings and later retired him on a line drive to right. In his final at-bat, in the ninth against Nathan, Hamilton flied to center.
"I had an idea what the Rangers, what Holland wanted to do," Hamilton said. "I was a little jumpy."
Hamilton settled down in his final two plate appearances and felt more like himself, but with nothing to show for it. Albert Pujols also was hitless, with a walk. Hamilton is now 1-for-16, Pujols 1-for-14. The team is hitting .219 with 13 runs in four games.
"There's nothing to overreact to," Scioscia said. "Albert's hit some shots, and Josh is trying to get his feet settled. We just haven't put together the offensive games this team's capable of, back to back."
Trout's two-out rocket off the wall in left in the fifth -- "too much top spin" to clear it, he said -- followed singles by Alberto Callaspo and Iannetta. But Callaspo, in a costly move, was picked off by deception, the Rangers aligned in anticipation of a bunt.
"Alberto got too aggressive and didn't react," Scioscia said.
The Rangers took the lead in the bottom of the second when Nelson Cruz doubled and scored after A.J. Pierzynski's drive down the right-field line bounded past Hamilton for a triple.
"I was playing it to ride around the wall like it normally does," Hamilton said. "It hit the one spot where it shoots back out."
It was that kind of day for Josh.
Showing his resolve, Vargas stranded Pierzynski at third. The Rangers' frustration then mounted, until Beltre unloaded and Kinsler took Downs the other way to win it.


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Kid Rock was in a Georgia court today to face a lawsuit accusing him and his entourage of serving up a beatdown in a Waffle House.
Jury selection finished Tuesday in the suit filed by Harlen Akins against Robert James Ritchie, better known as Kid Rock, and five members of his entourage. Akins claims the musician cursed at him during the early-morning fight in an Atlanta-area Waffle House in October 2007, and members of his posse beat Akins up and smashed his cell phone.
Kid Rock pleaded guilty in March 2008 to a misdemeanor charge of simple battery.
U.S. & World
The musician stopped at the restaurant following a performance in Atlanta. The fight reportedly broke out after Akins recognized a woman in Kid Rock's party and spoke to her
Selected Reading: KidRock.com, The Associated Press, Atlanta Journal-Constitution.


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Sci-tech fund pump opens Blighty branch
US tech-loving bank Silicon Valley has opened its first branch in the UK to offer cash and services to Britain's IT startups.
Silicon Valley Bank has $20bn in assets and will be targeting the tech, life science, private equity and venture capital industries in the UK.
Chancellor George Osborne reckoned the bank's move was "yet more proof that the UK is fast becoming the technology centre of Europe".
"The knowledge, expertise and dedication that Silicon Valley Bank brings to the ecosystem is another important step toward our objective to make the UK the best place to start and grow the great technology companies of the future," he said in a canned statement.
Silicon Valley Bank has been knocking around the UK since 2004 through its SVB Financial Group, so it already counts tech firms The Foundry, Shazam and Mimecast among its customers. Now that the bank has a branch in London, it will be working with venture firms including Index Ventures and Balderton Capital.
SVB has 27 offices in the US and six other international operations in China, India and Israel, all offering loans and banking services. Its US customers have included Cisco, Evernote, Mozilla and Pinterest and claims to be working with "more than 50 per cent of all venture capital-backed technology and life science companies" in the United States.
The bank has carved out a niche for itself by offering loans and services to startups, which don't usually have the sort of financial records a traditional bank looks for.
"Building on our credentials of supporting technology firms in the US, we are excited to be able to help the UK's entrepreneurs meet and exceed their ambitious goals," said Phil Cox, the bank's head of UK, Israel and India. ®
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The "National" Style Book - 1911
The first American mail order catalog appeared in 1872, when Aaron Montgomery Ward started distributing catalogs to rural areas. People who lived in rural America had few options for purchasing merchandise at that time. Clothes and supplies had to be purchased from local general stores. With the advent of mail order catalogs, consumers were given the freedom to purchase materials only found in metropolitan areas.
Catalogs provided consumers with a way to individualize purchases in the privacy of their homes. With the success of Montgomery Ward, and later Sears, other mail order business came to be. In 1888, the National Cloak and Suit Company opened to address the clothing needs of women. With the flagship store in New York City, the National executives decided to create a mail order arm of the business to provide consumers in rural areas a greater selection of clothing options. Many consider National to be the first mail order clothing store.
National valued customer service to a level that many retailers did not at the time. Adopting the Marshall Field expression "the customer is always right," National guaranteed satisfaction of their merchandise by refunding the purchase price and paying for the return shipping to any unsatisfied customers.
By the 1920s, National Cloak and Suit Company had changed its name to National Bellas Hess, but their dedication to mail order and customer service continued to the 1970s when the company ceased to exist. Even with the business being defunct, the company name continues to be known due to a 1967 Supreme Court case.
National Bellas Hess had left New York City to relocate in Kansas City. In 1966, the state of Illinois required that all National Bellas Hess mail order sales include sales and use tax. A year later, the case had made it to the Supreme Court where they decided in favor of National Bellas Hess stating that sales and use tax can only be collected from sales made by companies with a physical presence in the state. With no National Bellas Hess stores located in Illinois, taxes did not have to be added to orders. This ruling became extremely important with the rise in Internet sales where the ruling still applies.
The University of Southern Mississippi Special Collections owns the March 1911 "National" Style Book published by the National Cloak & Suit Company. This 224-page catalog contains images and prices for a variety of clothing options for women and children. The Made-to-Measure "National" suit was one of the signature items.
In addition to Made-to-Measure articles, the National Cloak & Suit Company sold ready-made clothing. The most popular items were shirtwaists of which they offered twenty-six pages of options. Other ready-made items include hats, scarf-veils, belts, neckwear, and corset covers. A handful of pages for children's clothing were included with no clothing for men.
To view the National Cloak & Suit Company catalog, visit Special Collections in McCain Library & Archives room 305. The book can be found at SPCOL TT500 .N268 1911. For information about this book or other items in Special Collections, contact the Special Collections reference desk at 601.266.4345 or Ask-a-Librarian. To see more Items of the Month, click here.
Sources Consulted:
Schultz, Ray. "The Ballad of Bellas Hess." MultiChannel Merchant. February 18, 2011.
Cherry, Robin. Catalog: An Illustrated History of Mail-Order Shopping. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2008.
Johns, W.H. "The Rise of the National Cloak and Suit Company." Printer's Ink. 90.1 (1915): 84-88.
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
A video documentary on education research for grade 5-12 educators; 1 twenty-minute video program and guide
1. A Private Universe
This video brings into sharp focus the dilemma facing all educators: Why don't even the brightest students truly grasp basic science concepts? Interviews are held with high school students and Ivy League graduates asking them to explain what causes the seasons and the phases of the moon. Even the brightest students in the class have false ideas based on enduring misconceptions that traditional instructional methods cannot overcome.
2. Matt Schneps and Phil Sadler
The creators of A Private Universe describe their motivation for making the film.
3. Irwin Shapiro
The former head of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reminisces about his role in getting Harvard to sign off on the film.
4. Joseph Novak
A Cornell University science education professor tells how misconceptions research grew from a study on the efficacy of auditory learning.
5. Bassam Shakhashiri
The head of the NSF Education Directorate, which funded A Private Universe in 1981, used the film to rebuild federal support for science education.
6. Joel Mintzes
The science education research director for the follow-on series Minds of Our Own discusses the research base for
A Private Universe.
7. James Wandersee
A professor of science education at Louisiana State Univ. explains that the focus on science facts over understanding leads to misconceptions.
8. Heather Mars Talk
Heather Mars, the middle schooler in A Private Universe, recalls the reaction to the video and her subsequent experiences in education.
9. Heather Mars Q and A
10. A Private Universe 20 Years Later
A session about the making of A Private Universe, with remarks from the creators, education leaders, and Heather, the former middle schooler featured in the film.
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BlackSoul is a third person survival horror adventure game with an intriguing story that takes place somewhere in the English countryside: people have been turned into psychotic killers by an unknown infection and you must try to help Ava and Sean survive in the quarantined area and find out the truth about the infection. You won't spend all your time on a killing spree, but you'll need to solve many puzzles which will challenge you. System Requirements CPU: 2.8Ghz dual core or better RAM: 2Gb or more Graphics Card: 512Mb with OpenGL 3.0 support or better ( Intel chipsets not supported; low budget cards might not work ) HDD: 2.9Gb of free space OS: Windows XP, Vista and 7 TIME: at least 14 hours of free time PS: launch both BSConfig.exe and BlackSoul.exe as administrator if you are running the game under Windows Vista or 7
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The BMW X6 may go down in history as one of automobiledom's greatest curiosities, but for now the model continues to offer customers a uniquely styled luxury SUV. The X6 rides on the same platform as the X5, but receives a radically raked roofline and bulging fenders for a sporty, imposing stance.
The 2014 BMW X6 is offered in three models, including the xDrive35i, xDrive50i, and over-the-top X6 M. All-wheel drive is standard on all models, and BMW's turbocharged 3.0-liter I-6 producing 300 hp and 300 lb-ft of torque serves as the base engine. If more power is needed, the xDrive50i's twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 provides 400 hp and 450 lb-ft. If that's not enough, the superlative X6 M's version of the twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 pumps out 555 hp and 500 lb-ft. An eight-speed automatic transmission comes standard in xDrive35i and xDrive50i models, while a six-speed sport automatic gearbox with paddle shifters is the only transmission offered on the X6 M. The xDrive35i's EPA fuel economy rating rises slightly to 17/24 mpg city/highway for 2014, as do ratings for the xDrive50i and X6 M — which stand at 14/21 mpg and 13/17 mpg, respectively.
The X6 looks the part of a sporty SUV, and it also has the performance to back up that image. An X6 xDrive35i scooted to 60 mph in 5.9 seconds in our tests, while an X6 M reached the same speed in 4.0 seconds flat — impressive when you consider they weigh upwards of 5000 pounds. Despite good acceleration, the X6 isn't as thrilling in the turns. We said in a review of the X6 M, "Unless pressed aggressively, which we never recommend on public roads, the X6 M's chassis doesn't offer many cornering solutions beyond understeer."
Inside, BMW claims 25.6 cubic-feet behind the rear seats, with a total of 59.7 cubic-feet available with the seats folded down. However, the raked roofline may complicate things when loading taller cargo. Space is also limited when it comes to passengers, as the X6 seats four — one less than its X5 sibling. Nevada leather upholstery comes standard, as does BMW's iDrive infotainment system, which receives updates for 2014. Automatic climate control, Bluetooth, heated front seats, front and rear parking sensors, and push-button start are also standard. A navigation system is available on xDrive35i models, and standard on xDrive50i and X6 M models.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Angie's List
We are at the point now where we need to get quotes for the work upstairs. We have asked around and gotten a few referrals, but it wasn't enough. So, we decided to consult Angie's List.
I wonder if any of you have ever used this resource? If so, we'd be interested to hear about your experiences.
It's a national site, so many of you could use it in your area. They have a Quick Tour on the site that kind of gives you the low down. I know many of us are DIYers but there are times when you need outside help! ...except for Gary of course :o)
This week Steve contacted 5 general contractors with "A" reviews on Angie's List. We got 3 return calls within 2 days and 3 appointments set. I think this is pretty darn good compared to past experience. Maybe it's because this is a pretty good sized job.
I'll let you know how it goes...
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- Anne said...
I used Angie's List to find someone to repair some flashing on our roof, and it was quite helpful. I felt pretty safe with our choice and they did a great job. (I think!)
- The Old Man said...
We use Angie's List all the time, and so far, we've done very well with it, but I can't stress enough how important it is to trust your gut feeling after you meet with someone you get from the list--even if they come very highly recommended. I had one guy come through who was all A's on Angie's List, and he just gave me a weird vibe--a friend wound up using him, and he was a total nightmare.
Also, don't just go with the highest graded person--be sure to check the folks with only a few reports that are good.
-The Old Man
- StuccoHouse said...
I joined AL when I first bought my new house. Very mixed luck with them. I found a couple of contractors that I liked, but also had some very poor experiences. Its kind of a funny story to tell now, but I had a plumber that stalked me for a few months - never posted a comment for fear that it would start things up again. AL did not respond when I told them of my scary experience - so this guy has no bad comments :-/. Like a previous poster said, trust your gut & get/call references. I let my membership lapse and have been doing fine with a mix of referrals from friends/family and checking the BBB online. I think I am better now at knowing which questions to ask.
- Jocelyn said...
Thanks for the comments- good advice on trusting our gut!
Stucco House- how awful- I am sorry that happened and how terribly disconcerting that AL didn't address the issue. Having had my own experiences with stalking- I understand how distressing that can be.
- Chuck said...
Since you are in Chicago you also have access to the Franklin Report (http://www.franklinreport.com). They are a third party that takes homeowners reviews and compiles them and they create their own reviews based on that. Great resource and well respected here in New York. Good luck.
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My last successful login was the other day (I can't remember what date it was). But I do remember that I use the site well last time, rented two videos (the first two of Andrew Martin shows) and watched the first chapter successfully, played with two games and watched several of my buddies and chatted with them in the game. The next day, when I tried to login, the black page greeted me since then.
The other day, I upgraded my FF to the latest version but I can't see no problem there, because I'm using chrome. And, afaik, there are no other changes in my system. (And I can't test it with another account.. are we allowed to make another one in this case?) It's the same symptom when I use FF and Safari.
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The wind farm, just south of the Texas Panhandle, will be made up of four medium-wind ECO110 3MW turbines and 25 ECO122 2.7MW low-wind turbines.
Following the completion of financing for the project, work is expected to begin in mid-2014, with commissioning due in 2015.
As well as installing the turbines, Alstom will provide operations and maintenance services at the wind farm for ten years.
Tri Global said that since the agreement was struck before 31 December, the project has reached a "safe harbour" in terms of qualifying for the production tax credit.
At the start of the year, the chance to qualify for the subsidy by starting "physical work of a significant nature" at the site or at a supplier's factory, or by spending 5% of total capital, expired, making reaching this threshold key to the financial viability of many projects.


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Hundred people on 25 stationary bicycles pedalled hard in the Delhi heat to 'Switch-on the Sun'. It was World Environment Day and a first of its kind bike-a-thon to show that the people of Delhi want renewable energy to power their homes. It was an exemplary example of people power.
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This Red Hot Challenger Is A Labor Of Love
What sparked my interest in cars? It goes back to when I was 15 years old and driving my brother's Nova at 110 mph, and I didn't have a license. My first musclecar was a '69 Chevelle SS convertible with a 350-horse 396. I owned it about 6 years, and did a partial restoration on it. I was able to work with the body shop at obtaining all the replacement/restoration parts myself. That experience kind of whet my appetite.
While I was happy with the Chevelle, I could not justify doing a total restoration on the car. I was ready for a challenging project. I asked my longtime friend and mentor Ron Martin if he thought I could handle a project of this magnitude. He believed I could. So in 2000, the Chevelle went up for sale.
The search for the right project took me to the Mopar Nats and Chryslers at Carlisle for 3-plus years. I had narrowed my search to an E-Body. In my opinion, E-Bodies look somewhat feminine and not as squared-up and masculine as B-Bodies. after being disappointed at what I saw for sale at Carlisle and the Nats, I just kept looking. I was advised that above all else, do not compromise on the body. I had to hold out for a rust-free car. Finally, I found a car for sale on eBay, (a lot of the parts also came from there). The car was in Los Angeles, California, and had not run in several years. It looked restorable, and the deal was made. The car was owned by Sage Stallone. (yes, Sylvester's son who used it as a loaner car for movie set employees.) The car didn't run and was missing valve covers and some other accessories. It was a 318 car with A/C and was originally dark tan metallic with a vinyl roof and tan interior. All I cared about was that the body had no rust. It certainly did have its share of dents, but the body was good enough to work with. I had full intentions of replacing the interior and engine anyway.
The car was transported from Los Angeles and arrived August 20, 2000. I couldn't wait to take it apart! I started on it the day it arrived, and had it completely disassembled by the end of October by working weekends at Jerry's Custom Cars in Clearwater, Florida. Here I was, putting who knows how much money into this car, and I had never even driven it yet. The only thing that worked on the car were the lights. As the car was taken apart, I labeled and bagged everything and placed them in storage containers. Jerry's shop quickly became my second home. I photographed everything (or drew pictures on note pads) from the interior disassembly to the bumpers brackets for reference when it came time to put it back together. That was one of the best things I ever did. The last thing to be removed from the car before it went to the body shop was the front and back glass, engine, and transmission-all of which were going to be replaced.
The car was sent to Superior Auto Body in Pinellas Park, Florida, in early 2001. It was bead blasted inside and out prior to priming and block sanding. I did have to replace one front fender and the hood. I ordered a fender from Jackie Stephens at Stephens Performance, and the hood came from Goodmark. All the suspension was removed, and the parts were either replaced or rebuilt, then refinished. Year One was my major supplier and labeled me Ms. Hemi. Ron Vallario at Superior Auto Body did a fantastic job with the paint and body. The depth and finish of the paint are incredible. I took the side-window glass home, polished it, and cleaned all the mechanisms. Ron helped me locate a N.O.S. tinted back glass from Muscle City Glass. We had searched for over two and a half years for that glass.
The car was trailered back to Jerry's, so I could start reassembly in July 2001. That is when it really got to be fun. I personally replaced each and every part I could by myself before I would ask for any assistance. I also had to not be intimidated in a garage where I was the only female. That at times was tough, but also a blessing. Where else can a girl get at least six opinions on any given day about how she should do something?
The next item on the agenda was to obtain a new crate motor from Koller Dodge in Naperville, Illinois. The new 426 Hemi came with chrome valve covers that were replaced with correct '70s black wrinkle finish pieces. The engine sat in the crate for the next two years before it was ready to be installed. I sent the steering gearbox to Steer & Gear to be built into a close-ratio unit. I also sent the wiper motor and the matched set of Hemi carbs that I bought from G & D Muscle Car Parts to Jerry at Concourse Creations for refinishing. I sent all the stainless trim to Gale McFarland in Seminole, Florida, for polishing, and the dash pad went to Just Dashes in California. The grille and aluminum trim went to Alltrin in Portland, Oregon, who did a fantastic job. The chrome was redone by Classic Chrome in Clearwater, Florida. The 8 3/4 rearend was delivered to Alan's Gear works in Clearwater, Florida, to be rebuilt with 3.91 gears and a Sure Grip center section. I ordered the transmission-a Pro Street version for a big-block with a 10-inch converter with a 3,400 stall-from Paul Forte of Turbo Action in Jacksonville, Florida. the bucket seats were changed out to a bench setup and A.J. at Street Seats in Hudson, Florida, reupholstered them in leather with the Hemi logo that I had digitized and monogrammed.
I am proud to say that I did not have any paint chip mishaps in the restoration process. First, I started with the rear taillights, wiring, and so on, and moved forward to the firewall wiring and wiper motor. From there, I worked my way to the interior dash frame/harness and glove box. I then installed the dash pad and instrumentation. Jerry Douglas from Jerry's Custom Cars in Clearwater handled the Vintage Air Super Cooler A/C system. he and Ron converted the factory vacuum controls to electrical, which was something I insisted on. I wanted the car to have a stock appearance. Since Hemi cars were never optioned with A/C, I enlisted the help of Bob Rodgers and Ron Martin at Xtreme Billet to fabricate a billet mounting bracket, spacers, and adjusters needed to accommodate the air compressor and locate it under the alternator. This addition required no other modification than two pulleys from March Performance. A/C is an absolute must when living in Florida. Xtreme Billet also tooled a billet speaker grille for the dash, as I was unable to find one that was not cracked or warped, and when painted, it looks just like an original. Jerry also handled installing my power brakes, brake lines, and fuel lines for me. I then worked on the exterior trim pieces, tires, grille, headlights, and insulated the floor and interior panels prior to installing the carpet. I used Rallye wheels from Year One. the dual exhaust system is from tti and installed by David Ogle of A- I Exhaust in Seminole, Florida.
The restoration took 3 years and 53 days. the goal was to be ready for the annual Mopar show at Garlits in Ocala in 2003. We fired the car for the first time on October 22, 2003. We made it to Ocala and I placed second in my class. I am proud of that, and I have to say it is the most significant, labor-intensive accomplishment of my life. One of the main reasons I did this project was to show that a professional woman could do such a thing and still be a "lady." I also love a challenge. The car turned out to be just what I wanted it to be. Most people have no idea just how much is involved in doing a total restoration. It's like a big jigsaw puzzle with the pleasure of finding all the right components, not just getting to the finish. I have learned some really neat tricks from the best of the best. I'd love to build another one. I also have to thank so many special people for helping me along the way. Now I am going to enjoy having it in my garage and driving it occasionally to a car show.