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In Washington on Monday, Hillary Clinton unveiled the State Department's 10th annual report on modern-day slavery, which evaluates the efforts of every nation to combat the crime. For the first time, State ranked the antislavery efforts of the U.S. alongside those of 174 other countries. The U.S. rated itself as being in full compliance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). But the report appears to have ignored a new congressional mandate to identify specific cases of countries whose diplomats allegedly harbored slaves within a few miles of Clinton's remarks even though it indicates that such cases exist.
The congressional mandate was prompted in part by the abuses of a Tanzanian diplomat named Alan Mzengi, who was Minister of Consular Affairs at his country's embassy in Washington. In a January 2008 ruling, a U.S. district court judge found that Mzengi and his wife forced a 20-year-old woman named Zipora Mazengo into domestic slavery in their six-bedroom Bethesda, Md., home. In her April 2007 lawsuit against the couple, Mazengo, by then 27, said that as soon as she arrived from Tanzania in June 2000, the diplomat confiscated her passport and her employment contract. For the next four years, Mazengo said, the Mzengis forced her to perform domestic work 112 hours per week for no pay. At night she shared a room with the Mzengis' infant, one of three children under her responsibility.
She claimed that the diplomat taunted her, his wife beat her, and both forbade her from leaving the home unaccompanied even when her sister was dying in Tanzania. Mazengo's ingrown toenails festered to the point where she could no longer wear shoes, yet the Mzengis denied her medical treatment for two years and forced her to shovel snow barefoot. When they finally allowed her emergency surgery, they ignored her doctor's orders and put her back to work the same day. Finally, in August 2004, Mazengo escaped with help from a customer of the Mzengis' side business, a catering service.
Mzengi's abuses outraged the late Congressman Tom Lantos, a California Democrat who himself was a survivor of forced labor as a young man. In 2007 he demanded that the Tanzanian diplomat "be kicked out of the country" by the State Department. Shortly thereafter, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) faulted State's insufficient response to some 42 domestic workers who between 2000 and 2008 had accused foreign diplomats of abuse on U.S. soil. The number of unknown cases, the GAO found, was likely much higher. The 1961 Vienna Convention shields diplomats and their families from many types of prosecution by their host countries, and some diplomats have used that status to intimidate their servants into silence about abuses.
Lantos, together with Representatives John Conyers and Howard Berman, added protections for the servants of diplomats to the 2008 reauthorization of the TVPA. This year, Congress used an appropriations bill to press State to go a step further, mandating that "the Secretary should include all trafficking cases involving [servants of diplomats] in the Trafficking in Persons annual report where a final civil judgment has been issued." This year's report omitted such cases.
Clinton's special adviser on human trafficking defended her record in pressing for greater protections for domestic servants of diplomats. "The Obama Administration has done more than any previous Administration to address the unique vulnerabilities of domestic workers to trafficking in persons," argued ambassador Luis CdeBaca, whose Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons drafts the report and who had previously, as a congressional staffer, worked to add protections for domestic workers to the reauthorized TVPA. He cited new State Department regulations and policies governing how foreign and U.S. diplomats treat domestic workers.
The annual report itself reflects the Administration's continuing shift toward a more balanced focus on both forced labor and sex trafficking. Though it named no single country guilty of such abuses on U.S. soil, the report featured a generic passage explaining that "worldwide, domestic workers employed by diplomats suffer abuses ranging from wage exploitation to trafficking offenses." Also, the U.S. country narrative reported that "there are cases of domestic workers, foreigners on [diplomatic servant] visas, being subjected to trafficking-related abuse by diplomats posted to the United States." Finally, though it made no mention of the Mzengi case, the department downgraded Tanzania as a whole in the report, finding that "understanding of what constitutes trafficking remained low among government officials."
But some see State Department elites resisting a push for greater accountability on the part of foreign diplomats. "The specialists who deal in bilateral relations would prefer to deal with it behind the scenes. That was not my position," says Mark Lagon, CdeBaca's predecessor as trafficking ambassador. Lagon, now a senior adviser to LexisNexis on corporate social responsibility, had pushed hard to highlight countries with abusive diplomats in the annual trafficking report. "Alleged strategic interests that some argue are the reason for downplaying the abuse of trafficking victims," Lagon says, "are generally a mirage."
Recently, the Administration appeared to have hardened its stance against such diplomatic abuse. Two weeks ago, State filed a legal opinion in an ongoing civil case alleging abuse by a Kuwaiti official, arguing that diplomats are protected under the Vienna Convention only when engaged in "official acts performed as a diplomat." In June 2009, a Manhattan federal judge, citing the same principle, rejected a claim of diplomatic immunity by Lauro L. Baja, the former Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations. A former employee is suing Baja, who twice served as president of the Security Council, for trafficking her to the U.S. and forcing her into unpaid domestic work. Baja has consistently denied wrongdoing.
But to date, State has not declared a moratorium on visas to servants of Tanzanian diplomats. Mazengo's lawyer, Martina Vandenberg, argued in a November 2009 letter to Clinton that the reauthorized TVPA requires such a suspension in a case in which a mission has failed to punish a diplomat who exploits his servants. (The Tanzanian embassy in Washington did not respond to requests for comment.)
In 2004, two months after she escaped, Mazengo sent a letter to the Tanzanian ambassador describing Mzengi's treatment of her as "less than human." The tone of the letter was courteous, respectful diplomatic but it ended on a defiant note. "I do have rights," she wrote, "and will not hesitate to pursue every available avenue at my disposal for the sake of justice." In January 2008, a federal judge awarded Mazengo more than $1 million in damages. Three months later, Mzengi returned to Tanzania without paying. He did not file notice of appeal, and attempts to reach his lawyer have elicited no response. To date, Mazengo has collected only the $2,000 her lawyers could garnish from Mzengi's American bank account. According to his former doctoral adviser at Howard University, Mzengi is currently an adviser to the President of Tanzania in Dar-es-Salaam. (Messages left with the Tanzanian President's office were not returned as of Monday.)
"I don't understand why they promoted him," says Mazengo, informed of Mzengi's new position. "The government of my country has done something wrong. They have moved on, but I cannot move on. I am still struggling to find justice."
With reporting by Lindsay Markel
E. Benjamin Skinner is a senior fellow at the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism of Brandeis University.


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Tony Grieg, Mark Taylor and Ian Smith have been arguing this morning during the coverage of the Aus v NZ test that home umpires should make a return to test cricket, and they're saying that the experiment of having "neutral" umpires has failed.
I think it's been prompted by the idea that Aleem Dar (who has rejected some close LBW calls) doesn't understand Australian pitches, and thinks the ball is going over the top (on an LBW call) when it isn't.
I'm inclined to disagree. Firstly, because I don't think that those arguing it would accept this rationale for subcontinental umpires umpiring in the subcontinent (and I disagree with one rule for some, and another for everybody else), and secondly, because the current arrangement is largely in place to offset "allegations" of national bias, as much as attempt to deal with the bias itself.
What are people's opinions on this?

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June 28, 2012
Get the FAQs on accreditation!
Columbus State is gearing up for the Quality Check-Up Visit which will be performed by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) in mid-September. Originally scheduled for April 2013, the Quality Check-Up Visit was moved to accommodate the accreditation schedule required by all AQIP-accredited schools. What will happen during the Quality Check-Up Visit? Who will be involved in the meetings? How can you participate? You can get answers to these questions and more on the FAQs page of the Accreditation website, online here.
Also online now—Board of Trustee agendas, minutes
The Columbus State Board of Trustees meeting agendas and meeting minutes have been moved from the Intranet to the Internet, to be fully viewable to audiences outside of the college. (Information on the Intranet can only be viewed when logged onto the college network.) The Board agendas and minutes can be found on the "About CSCC" menu, under Board of Trustees.
Three generations serving students
At Wayne Cocchi's recent retirement party, he was joined by the previous director of Disability Services, Linda Wetters, center, and the new director, Tiffany McClain, right. Cocchi is retired as of July 1, after serving as director from 1994-2012. He started at Columbus State in 1979. Wetters headed the department from 1979-1994. McClain takes over July 1!
Reminder: College offices close at 4:30 p.m. July 3
College offices at the Columbus Campus will close at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 3 due to Red, White & Boom! activities downtown. Classes will be held as scheduled. Also, parking lot 32-S will be closed from 6 a.m. Tuesday, July 3 through 6 a.m. Thursday, July 5 to serve as a staging area for Columbus Police. The Parking Garage will also be closed from 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 3 through 6 a.m. Thursday, July 5.
Possible COTA strike requires planning
The union representing bus drivers at the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) has announced it intends to strike beginning Monday, July 2. While COTA administrators and the Transport Workers Union remain in negotiations it's unclear if a resolution will be made before the strike deadline.
What this means for students, staff and faculty at Columbus State: If you use COTA for transportation to and from the Columbus Campus there's a possibility the buses could stop rolling as early as this Monday. Now would be the best time to make alternate transportation arrangements in the event a strike takes place. It's possible a final decision won't be made until the weekend. Also, please note that COTA intends for Mainstream transportation to continue even in a strike. Mainstream is the service for people with disabilities.
For the latest information on the negotiations and whether a strike is called, you can link to the COTA website at www.cota.com.
Hear the Gospel Ensemble this weekend
The Gospel Vocal Ensemble will be very busy this weekend. On Friday, June 29, the Ensemble is the featured group for the downtown Summer Concert Series being held on the Statehouse lawn. The event is from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the Ohio Statehouse Web site (www.ohiostatehouse.org).
On Sunday, July 1, at 7:00 p.m., the Ensemble will sing backup to national talent, Deana Martin (daughter of legendary entertainer, the late Dean Martin). Ms. Martin will present a patriotic concert entitled, "Red, White, & Big Band." This is a ticketed event being held at the Grand Valley Dale Ballroom. The Gospel Vocal Ensemble is under the direction of Emma L. Easton.
Meet the SEaL team!
Earlier in the spring, the Student Activities Department became Student Engagement and Leadership (SEaL).
The new SEaL team includes (from left) Sabrina Ayers, office associate, Sarah Baker, assistant, Kimberly Rhyan, director, and Heather Borland, assistant director.
The team is busy developing additional leadership and service programs to be offered for the fall semester at Columbus State. SEaL oversees the Student Ambassador Program and the Columbus State Leadership Society, and they are currently planning the annual Collegiate Leadership Conference of Ohio, to be held November 9 and 10 at Columbus State. This year's focus will be on service, engagement and diversity.
Keep up with all the SEaL news on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/SEaLatCSCC.
Bicentennial service event kicks off August 25
If you've wanted to give back by volunteering but just haven't found the right time to begin, the Columbus Bicentennial folks have the perfect opportunity for you--the upcoming Columbus Volunteer Challenge, a bicentennial service event.
From Saturday, August 25 through Tuesday, September 11, the City of Columbus and United Way of Central Ohio, along with numerous community partners, will bring together as many as 20,000 community members to make a difference in central Ohio. Volunteers will have fun while working with and for community-minded neighbors and friends to help build a community that is more inspired, proud and engaged.
The final day is open to corporate volunteers, city employees, community volunteer groups and individuals to serve at nonprofit organizations throughout central Ohio. Join the caring power of our community and be a part of this unique and history making bicentennial event. More information can be found online here: www.columbusvolunteerchallenge.org.


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By Dave Wilson, BSU Office of University News
BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Four former outstanding student athletes, the basketball coach with the most wins in BSU history, a former director of athletics renowned for his ability to build a first-rate athletic program, and a sports writer for the region's largest daily newspaper who has covered Bridgewater teams for more than thirty years were honored at the annual Athletic Hall of Fame Induction and Banquet.
President Dana Mohler-Faria welcomed the audience of more than 300 to the Campus Center Ballroom by telling them "how very proud we are of the men and women whom we will honor this evening for they represent the best traditions of excellence which we all aspire to emulate."
Mike Storey, the veteran associate director of athletics and chairman of the committee which chooses inductees, served as master of ceremonies for the event. Dr. Mary Beth Lamb, director of athletics and recreation, brought greetings as well.
The "Crimson and White Award" was presented to Jim Fenton, sports writer for The Enterprise, who was introduced by Mr. Storey as "a long-time supporter and friend of the Bridgewater State University Department of Athletics who has been covering varsity sports at BSU since 1981."
The four alumni who were inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame were Lynne Bennett, a star of the field hockey team from 1981 to 1984; Craig Buckley, a two-time All-American wrestler at BSU from 2001 to 2004; Kelsey Collasius, a four-year starter on the Bears' volleyball team from 2004 to 2007; and Brenden Kavey, a football player described by Mr. Storey as "one of the top running backs in the history of BSU" during his years as a Bear, from 2002 to 2005.
Also inducted was Joe Farroba, who was introduced by Mr. Storey as "the all-time winningest coach in Bridgewater State University men's basketball history." To date, Mr. Farroba, now in his 22nd year, has compiled a record of 299 wins versus 256 losses.
John Harper, who spent 21 years as the director of athletics and recreation, beginning in 1991, was also inducted. "Under his leadership, the BSU athletics program flourished with highly competitive teams and dramatically upgraded facilities, including Alumni Park, the Tinsley Athletic Center, and Swenson Field," Mr. Storey said. During his years as director of athletics, Bridgewater won the coveted Smith Cup 11 times from the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference which goes annually to the top MASCAC program.


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Signing Up for and Managing SkyDrive in Office 2011 for Mac
SkyDrive offers online file storage and file sharing to Office 2011 for Mac users in exchange for being subjected to advertising. If you already have a Hotmail, Microsoft Messenger, or Windows Live account, you're already signed up and don't have to do anything more.
If you need to sign up, follow these steps:
Launch your favorite Office application and, with any file open (even a blank, new file will work), choose File→Share→Save to SkyDrive.
If you don't already have a Live ID, you're prompted to create one.
To create a new Live ID, click the Get a Live ID button.
Your Web browser (it must be Safari or Firefox) will take you to a page where you can sign up for a Windows Live ID, which lets you use SkyDrive. If your default browser is a different browser, then open Safari or Firefox and go to the SkyDrive site at http://skydrive.live.com.
The SkyDrive Web site is where you perform SkyDrive file management tasks such as creating folders and setting permissions for who can access those folders. You must access SkyDrive through your Safari or Firefox Web browser at http://skydrive.live.com. You can create Personal and Shared folders.
Here's an explanation of the options you can find in SkyDrive:
Folders: Click a folder to see its contents. Contents can be files or other folders.
New: Click to start a new, blank Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or OneNote file in an online Web application; you can also make a new folder.
Add Files: Displays your folders. Choose a folder to display a File dialog that lets you choose files in your Mac's Finder to upload into SkyDrive. Also, because SkyDrive is platform agnostic, you can upload files to your SkyDrive account from a Windows computer. SkyDrive thus is a great way to exchange files if you're on a multi-OS environment.
View synchronized folders:
If you've already synchronized at least one folder, SkyDrive displays a list of your folders.
If you have not synchronized any folders, SkyDrive displays a dialog that lets you download the Windows Live Sync application. Download the application (look for the Mac version) and then drag the application's icon into the Applications folder before running it. It will prompt you to specify a folder on your Mac as a shared folder. In Live Sync's preferences, select the check box to allow sharing with others.
Search documents: Off to the right is a search field that lets you search your SkyDrive documents.
Space available: Also off to the right is a space remaining indicator.


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Then her nasty alcoholic grandfather dies, her parents inherit his rickety inn and bar, and Mellie has hopes that 8th grade in a new town will be different...until she sees the drunken fairy. Oops, small person with wings. Suddenly, all her scientific, mathematical facts aren't so helpful. She has to deal with enchanted clocks, a really nasty illusion curse, the annoying boy next door, and lots and lots of Small persons with wings. Will she finally grow into the grandeur her mother has been promising her, or will she be useless and friendless Fairy Fat forever?
Things I loved about this book:
- I flipped it open at my desk to skim it and suddenly found I had read half of it. It was that enticing.
- Mellie's weight is neither ignored nor made into the main issue of the book (except on the cover. God forbid publishers should show a stomach that's not svelte).
- No romance. When her new friend Timmo tries out a kiss, Mellie doesn't suddenly discover that he's really cute and the kiss, although awkward is wonderful....I love Mellie's reaction. Just. So. Perfect.
- Mellie is prickly. Mellie is tough. Mellie is growing into her grandeur. Mellie is my favorite character in a long time. Go Mellie!
- Okay, I love all those little fairy houses at the end. It's the fascination of the miniature! I wrote a paper on it! It was very scholarly!
ISBN: 9780803734715; Published January 2011 by Dial; Borrowed from the library; Purchased for the library


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North American Transborder Freight DataBTS released the Indexed Freight Flow Data: U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico, Trade by Mode. Indexed and nominal monthly data (beginning with 2004 data) can be found at the following interface:
QUERY DETAILED STATISTICS: June 2016 data are the most recent data. The next data release will be on Thursday, September 22, 2016. Export weights for land modes are not available.
Click here to download the documentation file(PDF)
The North American Transborder Freight Database, available since April 1993, contains freight flow data by commodity type and by mode of transportation (rail, truck, pipeline, air, vessel, and other) for U.S. exports to and imports from Canada and Mexico. The database includes two sets of tables; one is commodity based while the other provides geographic detail. The purpose of the database is to provide transportation information on North American trade flows. This type of information is being used to monitor freight flows and changes to these since the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by the United States, Canada and Mexico in December 1992 and its entry into force on January 1, 1994. The database is also being used for trade corridor studies, transportation infrastructure planning, marketing and logistics plans and other purposes. It allows users to analyze movement of merchandise by all land modes, waterborne vessels, and by air carriers.
Since 1993 the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration at the United States (U.S.) Department of Transportation (DOT) has contracted with Bureau of the Census (Census) at the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to provide previously unpublished transportation data by mode for U.S. import and export trade with Canada and Mexico. This dataset is referred to as the North American Transborder Freight Data, and begins with data for April 1993. Under the contract, Census processes and summarizes the data, and then provides two sets of data tables to BTS; one provides detailed transportation flows while the other is commodity based without as much transportation detail. A number of changes to improve the quality and usefulness of the data have occurred since the April dataset was first made available.
This description of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' North American Transborder Freight Database provides a general overview of the database, a background of organizational roles, and a brief discussion of sources and coverage. For additional information, including specific field definitions, users should refer to the data documentation for the relevant period of their interest.
Beginning with the 1997 data, the North American Transborder Freight Data represents official U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico for shipments that entered or exited the United States by surface modes of transport (other than air or maritime vessel). The data from April 1993 to December 1996 included official U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico by surface modes and transshipments that moved from a third country through Canada or Mexico to the United States or from the United States to a third country through Canada or Mexico. For this time period, it was not possible to separate transshipment activity from the official trade activity at the detailed level. Due to customer requests, BTS discontinued the inclusion of transshipment activity in the North American Transborder Freight Data beginning with the January 1997 data month. This allows customers to perform comparable trade analyses by mode of transportation.
The North American Transborder Freight Dataset is extracted from the Census Foreign Trade Statistics Program. Import and export data are captured from administrative records required by the Departments of Commerce and Treasury. Historically, these data were obtained from import and export paper documents that the U.S. Customs Service (Customs) collected at a port of entry or exit. However, an increasing amount of import and export statistical information is now being captured electronically.
- Imports
For imports from Canada and Mexico, over 96 percent of entries are collected electronically. U.S. imports of merchandise is compiled primarily from automated data submitted through the U.S. Customs' Automated Commercial System. Data are compiled also from import entry summary forms, warehouse withdrawal forms and Foreign Trade Zone documents as required by law to be filed with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Data on imports of electricity and natural gas from Canada are obtained from Canadian sources.
- Exports
U.S exports of merchandise are compiled primarily from the Automated Export System (AES), paper Shipper's Export Declarations (SEDs), and Canadian data provided by Statistics Canada. The United States is substituting Canadian import statistics for U.S. exports to Canada in accordance with a 1987 Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Census Bureau, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Canadian Customs, and Statistics Canada. This data exchange includes only U.S. exports destined for Canada and does not include shipments destined for third countries by routes passing through Canada.
Import and export data are a complete enumeration of documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and are not subject to sampling errors. However, while quality assurance procedures are performed at every stage of collection, processing, and tabulation, the data are still subject to several types of nonsampling errors. The most significant of these include reporting errors, undocumented shipments, timeliness, data capture errors, transiting goods, and underestimation of low-valued transactions.
The North American Transborder Freight Dataset is the best publicly available approximation for analyzing North American Transborder transportation flows. However, as was noted in previous sections, the North American Transborder Freight Data are a subset of these statistics. Users should be aware that trade data fields (such as value, commodity classification) are typically more rigorously reviewed than transportation data fields (i.e., mode of transportation and port of entry/exit). Users should also be aware that the use of foreign trade data to describe physical transportation flows might not be direct. For example, this dataset provides surface transportation information for individual Customs districts and ports on the northern and southern borders. However, because of filing procedures for trade documents, these ports may or may not reflect where goods physically crossed the border. This is because the filer of information may choose to file trade documents at one port while shipments actually enter or exit at another port.
Users should also note that the North American Transborder Freight Dataset represents Census' first attempt to disaggregate the various surface modes of transportation in U.S. foreign trade statistics. Since the dataset was first made available in April, it has gone through several refinements and improvements. When improbabilities and inconsistencies were found in the dataset, extensive analytical reviews were conducted, and improvements were made to the dataset based on these reviews. Therefore, the overall reliability of the dataset is generally very good. However, accuracy does vary by direction of trade and individual data field. For example, import data are generally more accurate than export data. This is primarily due to the fact that the Customs uses import documents for enforcement purposes while it performs no similar function for exports.
Time Series
The North American Transborder Freight Data is available in monthly detail for April through the present, although not all data elements currently available in the dataset were available beginning at that time. Prior to 1993, the Census Bureau only provided mode of transportation information for air, water and other. No detail was available for trade by surface mode of transportation. In response to growth in North American trade and the anticipated passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the U.S. Department of Transportation contracted with the Census Bureau to tabulate official trade statistics whereby the previous "other" category could be separated into individual surface modes for U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico. Today, North American freight transportation data are available for all modes of transportation.
Formats and Availability
BTS provides access to the data through an interactive searchable interface called North American Transborder Web. This allows users to create multivariable cross-tabulations on port, geography and commodity for all modes of transportation. Search results can be viewed online and then downloaded.
Additionally, the monthly and annual North American Transborder Freight Data can be downloaded in raw table formats. Users with a need to customize and manipulate these statistics for various purposes may choose to download these files instead of using the interactive searchable interface.
Because of the desire to offer the highest level of timeliness to customers, BTS releases the North American Transborder Freight Data online on a monthly schedule. For additional information contact the BTS Info Services at 800-853-1351 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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App Review: Coast Defense by Elene Kim
by Rob on
November 20, 2009
Filed under Daily App Reviews, Games
Coast Defense is an excellent twist on your typical castle defense style games. Similarly to other castle defense games you have one base that you must defend. However, in this game you are in a dugout to the side of the invading army and you "pick 'em off" one by one as they run across towards your base which is to the right of the screen. In a way, it reminds me of Normandy, however here we've got soldiers, jeeps, tanks, personnel carriers and helicopters that are trying to get to your base and destroy it.
You are in a bunker to the side of the invading army. As they enter the battlefield you pick them off one at a time, or depending on your chosen weapon you can get more than one. To the right is your base, which you must keep the invading army from reaching. If they reach your base they will open fire and your base's health will decline quickly. Each wave of attacks gets stronger and harder to kill. So, in the first wave it's just soldiers, then they add jeeps (?) then personnel carriers and so forth. Once you get into the high teens the waves have a lot of everything and you must be fast with your weapons and accurate with your shots.
If you get overburdened with a particular wave you can call in an aerial bomb drop, providing you've purchased it prior to needing it. Or if you're really in trouble then there's a nuke that you can drop on the battleground (once again, providing you've purchased it). At the end of each wave you have the change to upgrade your base and buy new weapons and ammo. Some of the guns are not worth buying and I found that going straight to the M16 then to the M-60 worked best. While some of the other guns are more accurate, it's the rate of fire that matters most when you have several vehicles and soldiers running across the battlefield towards your base, trying to destroy it. Not to mention, shooting the M-60 in full auto mode is just more fun than a sniper gun, but that's just me.
I really like Coast Defense. The game provides excellent castle defense style gameplay but with some minor twists. Couple the cool gameplay with the $0.99 price point and Coast Defense is an easy recommendation, especially if you like castle defense or war style games.
What we liked: Gameplay was great!, fun and addicting.
What we didn't like: Nothing, really.


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A new art treat from my Creative Team - get ready! :)
Wild and delicate at the same time? Subtle and rough on one layout? Of course it's possible and incredibly inspiring when you follow Marta's advice and her video tutorial.
Another scrapbooking beauty for you to enjoy!
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Hello friends! It's Marta here today.
The day I sat down to create the layout I'd like to share today was cloudy and rainy here in Poland. What a cruel and cold summer... but hey! It's the best time to create and do some artistic experiments!
It's always better to stay at home when the weather is bad, right? So I decided to use this time creatively and here's my new scrapbooking piece.
What inspired me to create this project, was the picture of Tetiana Komarova that I've found on her Instagram account. You can see there my beautiful friend, Tetiana, and the super cool view of the beach and the stormy, wild sea in the background.
The picture really inspired me to create something wild and messy but also with an addition of some delicate accents and elements.
First of all, I've used Gesso, Light Paste (applied with a palette knife) and Impasto paints to create delicate texture and a watercolor effect on my project.
I used some water to create drips and stains of color.
Later on I've used Patina Pastes (without the Brass one this time) and applied them with a dry brush by lighty tapping the surface of my layout. It created a lovely sandy texture and added beautiful tones to my project.
I've added some adhesive canvas, tissue tape, gauze and paper elements from 7 Dots Studio Hazy Days collection to create the composition around the picture.
I've created checkered pattern applying Impasto paint through the 'Checker' stencil with a sponge.
It's such a cool way to apply color, it creates beautiful shading and it's very easy to control the placing and the amount of color you want to add.
The best part was painting the Melange Art Pebbles with Soft Satin Metallique Art Alchemy paint.
You just paint the flat part of every single pebble, let it dry - and voila! You have beautiful colorful cabochons, shining like opals!
I've adhered them to my project with 3D Matte Gel, just like the starfish and Art Stones.
I love to use White Gold Metallique Wax to make subtle accents on paper elements and the Art Stones - this trick adds an amazing shine to many of my projects.
In the video you will be able to take a closer look at how I apply Art Stones - I cover the empty spaces with 3D Matte Gel and fill them with Art Stones using a spoon - it's the easiest way! :)
Using this trick you'll be able to control the amount of Art Stones you want to add and not apply too many of them.Enjoy the video!
There are so many creative ways to spend rainy days!
For example - why not taking a closer look at your friends' Instagram or Facebook feeds and photos, maybe you will find something that inspires you to create (and touch your friend's heart)? :)
Happy creating to you all!
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Organization Makes Progress Defeating IEDs
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 6, 2007 - Improvised explosive devices are to the war in Iraq what artillery and mortars were to World War II, Korea and Vietnam -- the main troop killers, a retired general working to defeat the deadly devices said here yesterday.
Retired Army Gen. Montgomery Meigs, head of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, briefed media on progress in countering IEDs in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"IEDs are hybrid, idiosyncratic things that go off in surprising ways," Meigs said. "But all they are, are the enemy's fire system. The question is, 'How do we deal with this fire system?' And we spend a lot of time on that."
In previous wars, the enemy delivered artillery shells through guns. In Iraq, the enemy delivers the ordnance "through the labyrinth of structures in that society," Meigs said.
But the coalition is making progress against the improvised weapons. "We have gotten better at it, (and we) know more what our enemies are doing," Meigs said.
He added that his organization also has done a better job of finding appropriate technologies to counter these weapons.
Car bombs and IEDs are responsible for about 65 percent of the coalition casualties in Iraq, he said. More than 2,500 Americans have died as a result of hostile fire in Iraq, according to DoD officials.
But advances in defending against these weapons are working. The ratio of wounded to killed in Iraq is 9 to 1, Meigs said. In Vietnam, that ratio was 2 to 1, and in Korea it was 2.5 to 1.
Progress is also shown in the number of IEDs found and disarmed and the number of IEDs that go off but have no effect. The number of Americans being killed and wounded by the weapons has remained about the same, even though the enemy is planting far more of them, Meigs said. "The enemy is putting out four to five times the number of IEDs to cause one casualty that they did three and a half years ago," he said.
The number of attacks is going up because the opportunity is there. "It's very easy for a young, unemployed, angry male to collect $300 for setting out an IED and (video)taping it," Meigs said. "There's a lot of money on the street, so market factors also play a part."
Terrorists have built Internet sites that give step-by-step instructions in how to build and plant IEDs. Saddam Hussein bought millions of tons of ammunition and stashed it all over the country. All this makes it easy for enemies to "weaponize leftover ammunition," Meigs said.
The general said the best strategy is to attack the IED network. His organization helps fund that effort. Thirteen percent of the organization's $3.5 billion fiscal 2006 budget was dedicated to offensive operations. That number jumped to 31 percent of the budget in fiscal 2007, he said.
Meigs would not get specific about offensive actions his organization is funding. "It's the most sensitive part of what we do, and saying that would give (the enemy) an idea into our thinking, and they could counter it," he said.
Improving defensive capacity is also important. The Joint IED Defeat Organization is working on improvements to armor, hardening targets, and so on. The budget for defensive operations went from 78 percent in 2006 to 62 percent of the Joint IED Defeat Organization's budget in 2007.
Intelligence is at the heart of defeating the IED threat, and the Iraqi people are coming forward and giving intelligence on bomb makers in their neighborhoods. "My gut says more people are tired of the craziness and want to stop it," Meigs said.
The trend line in tips is very important, and it has constantly moved up. In September 2006, there were 4,250 tips. In October, that number rose to 7,467. In January 2007, 10,070 tips came in. "If that was a stock, you'd want to be in it," Meigs said.
The general said his organization is working to get ahead of the enemy's tactics. He said his analysts are able to look at intelligence on the bombs and see what is new and different and quickly get that information back to the war zone. His organization can recommend changes to tactics, techniques and procedures, but the ultimate decision on those has to come from the services training centers. "But we are wired into that," he said.
The organization will continue to work on defeating roadside bombs and will continue to refine intelligence collection and information distribution, Meigs said.
"If you want to stop artillery, you don't try to stop the artillery coming out of the sky, you go after the fires system," he said. "In conventional warfare during the Cold War, one of the advantages you wanted to take away from the enemy was the overbearing artillery advantage they had.
"The same is alive and well in this kind of warfare," he continued. "You have to go after the networks that make (and fund) this stuff."
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A Harvard University graduate, a current Alexander F. Hehmeyer Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Duke University, and the director of Triangle Institute for Security Studies (TISS), Peter D. Feaver is perhaps best known for his mission under President Bush as the special advisor for strategic planning and institutional reform on the National Security Council from 2005 to 2007.
The author of "Guarding the Guardians: Civilian Control of Nuclear Weapons in the United States" (Cornell University Press), he is an international relations expert and has long commented on issues pertaining to the Middle East and Iran.
In his recent commentary for Foreign Policy on recent post-election unrest in Iran and the inevitable intertwinement of Iran's turmoil with the disputed proposal of direct negotiations between Tehran and Washington, Feaver writes: "We want to create and deepen fissures within the Tehran regime — check that, we need those fissures — because that is the only plausible way that a diplomatic deal on the nuclear file could be struck."
Feaver is one of those American pundits who explicitly favor the imposition of hard-hitting sanctions against Iran so as to persuade Tehran to halt its "nuclear ambitions". He adds in his Foreign Policy article: "Financial sanctions that activates business pressure on the regime and thereby deepens fissures within the political elite seemed to be our best shot at fissure-exacerbation."
In Prof. Feaver's view, the best diplomatic solution on Iran's nuclear standoff is to endow Tehran with "fig-leafs"; giving Iran some rhetorical concessions by admitting its "right" to develop nuclear energy emblematically and pressuring it to suspend its nuclear program for "some long period of time" concurrently.
In an interview with Foreign Policy Journal, Peter D. Feaver discusses these and other issues.
Kourosh Ziabari: Over the past thirty years, Iran and the U.S. have been embroiled in an unending conflict. Both sides accuse each other of plotting against their interests and threatening their security. Do you believe that the U.S. government has deliberately imposed pressures on Iran to dismantle the Islamic government and bring to power the governmental system it prefers?
Peter Feaver: For over thirty years, the United States has had several intractable disputes with the Iranian regime. The dispute concerns the regime's behavior, specifically its support for international terrorism, its pursuit of WMD, and its hostility towards Israel. The United States does not have a dispute with the Iranian people per se and the dispute with the Iranian regime is primarily about behavior. So if the regime were to change its behavior, successive U.S. governments from both the Republican and Democratic sides of the aisle have indicated that the United States would develop more fruitful and cordial relations with that regime.
Ziabari: So is it realistic to believe that Iran's nuclear program is ideologically a new battleground for the Iran-U.S. confrontation to persist and continue? Why, if the U.S. is concerned about the proliferation of nuclear weapons, doesn't it take any actions to disarm its Middle Eastern allies and empty their arsenals? Isn't it then right for Iran and the other non-aligned states around the world to cite this as the exercise of double standards by the U.S. government?
Feaver: The United States views the Iranian pursuit of a nuclear weapon to be substantially more destabilizing than the Israeli nuclear posture. President Obama has indicated that he would like to reinvigorate U.S. efforts at moving towards what is called the "global zero" option on nuclear weapons. However, until we reach that point, he has also indicated that the United States needs to preserve its nuclear option. I interpret that as meaning to say that if we ever do reach global zero, the United States would have to be the very last country to give up nuclear weapons. I suspect that the Obama team also thinks that Israel would likely have to be the second to last country to give up nuclear weapons.
Ziabari: Is there some special ideology behind that which the public isn't aware of? Why is there such a belief that Israel should be the second from last? Isn't it because of Israel's wide influence on the policy-making process in the U.S. corporate system?
Feaver: Most Americans, including, I believe, most of the key figures in the Obama Administration, understand that Israel faces acute security challenges. It confronts a persistent terrorist threat from well-armed groups that have powerful and rich state sponsors. It is surrounded by states that, with few exceptions, have refused repeated peace overtures and refused to establish normal relations. And some of the regimes of powerful states in the region have pledged themselves to the elimination of Israel. Consider, for example, Ahmadinejad's pledge to wipe Israel from the face of the map. Given such a security environment crowded with existential threats, and given the terrible history of the Holocaust, it is not reasonable to expect Israel to give up something that it sees as a vital deterrent before it has seen dramatic changes in the behavior and attitude of its neighborhood.
Ziabari: So, because of the bilateral disputes, do you think that the U.S. government should continue funding opposition groups in Iran whose main objective is to change the current regime? Won't it probably hinder the continuation of talks between Iran, EU and U.S.?
Feaver: The United States supports reformers throughout the world, including those who are working on behalf of the Iranian people to reform the Iranian political system. There can be a debate about tactics including the nature of that support, but there is no doubt that Americans support the Iranian people and understand their dissatisfaction with the current regime. The failure of the diplomatic track thus far is not due to U.S. support for reformers. It is due to the Iranian regime's refusal to negotiate in good faith. As relations with the Soviet Union during the Cold War demonstrated, the United States has often conducted negotiations even with hostile regimes while continuing its support for reformers.
Ziabari: Do you believe in the effectiveness of reconciliation between Iran and U.S.? How should a new set of negotiations between the two countries take place? President Obama has put aside the preconditions that the Bush administration had proclaimed as essential for the commencement of dialogue with Iran; conversely, Iran has put forth a set of agendas for the talks, such as the cessation of sanctions and support for Israel by the White House. The second agenda sounds idealistic and impractical; what about the sanctions? Will U.S. ease the tough sanctions against Iran in near future?
Feaver: The U.S. is interested in negotiations as a means toward the end of peacefully dismantling the Iranian nuclear program. The current Iranian regime has repeatedly signaled that it is unwilling to negotiate about the nuclear program. The United States believes it needs tough sanctions as leverage on the Iranian regime; without such leverage, why would Iran negotiate in good faith. Iran believes that it should negotiate only when there are no such sanctions or leverage in place.
Given all that, it is hard to have much optimism that negotiations will be fruitful. To the extent that there is any reason for optimism, there is this: the Iranian people have suffered for a long time at the hands of the Iranian regime and, of late, have expressed their dissatisfaction with the regime's behavior. Moreover, a civilization as old and great as Iran's does not need nuclear weapons or international terrorism to enjoy global respect and stature; if Iran gave up the ambition of a nuclear weapons program and abandoned its support of international terrorists, the benefits they would receive from the international community would be extensive and would reap untold benefits for the Iranian people. Thus, there is reason to hope that wise Iranian leaders would emerge who see these points and are willing to move Iran on to a better global trajectory.
Ziabari: The domestic proponents of President Ahmadinejad say that the same policy of tension easing and cooperation which you allude to was pursued during former President Khatami's administration, and that Iran halted uranium suspension for two years voluntarily, but no major changes took place, the sanctions remained in effect, and President Bush eventually labeled Iran as a part of the "Axis of Evil". What's your take on that?
Feaver: If the Iranian regime gave up its nuclear program, submitted to the full IAEA safeguards regime, came clean on its past behavior, and withdrew its support for international terrorism, I am confident that those steps would result in dramatic and long-lasting benefits. I am also confident that the Iranian regime has not taken those steps yet.
Ziabari: But Iran and the U.S. have long disputed a number of issues and the nuclear program is simply the newest of them. Iranians still feel uneasy about the U.S. involvement in the 1953 coup which toppled the democratic government of Dr. Mossadegh. Which steps should both sides take to compensate for the past acrimonies?
Feaver: It would be a mistake to begin with these historical grievances. The wiser course is to begin with the current and most urgent concerns, the regime's pursuit of nuclear weapons and the regime's support for international terrorism. Once those are addressed adequately, the historical grievances, and we must realize that both sides have historical grievances, can be more fruitfully engaged.
Ziabari: However, the Iranian President has made clear that he would not change his foreign policy over the next four years. What's the White House' agenda for this short-term future? Is Washington planning to continue pressuring Tehran through funding the opposition groups and pursuing the clandestine plan of toppling the Islamic system? What's your prediction about the future of Iran-U.S. relations under Ahmadinejad's government?
Feaver: As long as Ahmadinejad remains committed to walking further along the destructive path he has already walked, it is hard to see how Iran-U.S. relations can improve much. However, his path has so alienated Iran from the world, and the regime from the Iranian people. Iran's leaders need to see this and adjust their trajectory accordingly.
Ziabari: The U.S. has reportedly threatened Iran with a military strike and the idea that "all options are on the table"; meanwhile, the Iranian people whom you believe the U.S. government is trying to support and encourage for their peaceful movements are strongly opposed to another war as they have the bitter experience of the 8-year Iran-Iraq war waged by Saddam. Has the U.S. government come to the conclusion that such an option is contrary to the interests of Iranian people?
Feaver: I know of no influential American voice inside or outside of government who believes the military option is a good one. Everyone would prefer to resolve the nuclear issue and the support for terrorism issue peacefully through diplomacy. However, the military option probably needs to be on the table for diplomacy to have any chance of succeeding. Exercising the military option would be a tragedy for all concerned, including the Iranian people. But if this regime succeeds in its effort to build a nuclear arsenal, that would be a greater tragedy.
Ziabari: Finally, do you see possible common ground for cooperation where Iran and the U.S. can jointly sit at a table to discuss? Now that President Obama has broadcast signals that he recognizes the current political system of Iran, especially in his Nowrouz greeting message, is it possible that the serious direct negotiations take place in the near future?
There are many potential areas of common ground. For one thing, the Iranian regime publicly claims that it is not seeking nuclear weapons and merely wants access to peaceful nuclear energy. There is common ground between those public statements and the position of the rest of the world, if the regime would simply accept the numerous proposals put forward by the P5+1 and others. Both sides also have an interest in seeing Iran fully integrated in the international economic and political system. That full participation is the big reward Iran would earn if it finally and verifiably abandoned its pursuit of nuclear weapons and its support for international terrorism.


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A Bahamian court has set a retrial date in the case of two men accused of conspiring to extort millions from John Travolta in the wake of his son's death.
Attorney Michael Perkins told Access Hollywood the retrial date has been set for September 6.
"It is our understanding that the Bahamian court has set the new trial for September 6th, 2010," Perkins, Travolta's lead counsel, said in an exclusive statement to Access. "The Travolta family remains committed to full cooperation with all law enforcement and prosecution authorities in both the Bahamas and the United States. No further comment is appropriate at this time in as much as Mr. Travolta and members of his staff remain as witnesses in these pending criminal proceedings."
As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, the previous case ended in a mistrial after a Bahamas government official announced the acquittal of Tarino Lightbourne and Pleasant Bridgewater before jury deliberations were finished.
Last fall, Travolta appeared in a Bahamas court to testify against the two men, who were accused of extortion following the death of the actor's son, Jett, during a Bahamas vacation at the beginning of 2009. Lightbourne is a paramedic who cared for Jett; Bridgewater is his lawyer. The pair pleaded not guilty to the charges, which include the allegation that they attempted to gain $25 million from Travolta.
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Holiday Brews
As the season turns, so does the weather, and of course, so do our beer preferences. For some, wintry brewery offerings make the long, cold months tolerable. Brewers design them as a means to capture the season with a warming and more formidable character, or with a bit of panache to pair with the fare and ambiance of this time of year.
There are plenty of styles that are a perfect match for cooler weather, doppelbock, wee heavy, Baltic porter, barley wine, imperial stout, old ale and Belgian dubbel among them. Most of those can be purchased year round, and wouldn't really be considered seasonal. On the other hand, holiday brews are a different animal altogether, giving the brewer an opportunity to experiment, put a twist on a classic style or create a unique brew altogether. This attitude captures perfectly the essence of homebrewing, and in many ways, so do holiday ales.
Holiday ales can be placed into one of two camps: unspiced and spiced. The former often play on a preference for sweetish, malty and fuller beers, a "winter warmer" approach. Spiced brews are based on familiar styles as often as not. The possibilities for homebrewers are many, and they draw upon any national tradition. Both winter warmers and spiced brews will benefit from at least a couple of months of conditioning and aging, as they are stronger than normal brews. This will also give the unusual combinations of flavors time to marry and mellow, so early fall is when you need to get busy.
Winter Warmers
Commercial versions are usually heralded as holiday, winter, Christmas, Noël or some other variation on the season, and generally share a personality reliant on malt flavors and reserved hop character. To avoid alcohol and hop bombs, 6 to 8 percent ABV and hop rates in the 30s will provide balance and more than enough room to play around.
If base malts are the backbone of a beer recipe, then character malts are the flair and nuance, and winter warmers are a great showcase for them. They range in color from amber to deep brown, the malty flavors from soft, honey sweetness to deep, rich caramel, to chocolate and raisin. The key is to settle on the type of winter warmer you want and choose the appropriate character malt.
If you can resist the urge to make a dark beer, use Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome as a template for a rich and creamy winter warmer that offers soft fruit, firm malt and caramel. A simple recipe of English pale ale malt, extract, or combination of the two, and a pound of medium crystal (60 L) or Caramunich® III malt will suffice. Tradition says to use English crystal, but Caramunich® will add a bit of malty depth to the recipe. Aim for an OG of 1.060 to 1.070, hop lightly at 30 to 35 IBU with East Kent Goldings, and ferment with an estery English ale yeast. It will compliment anything that holiday fare and festivity can dish up.
More common winter warmers are dark, and could best be described as in the camp of strong brown or old ale. These offer up the most complexity and are a study in malt nuance for the homebrewer. Fiddle with blends of crystal (sweetness, toffee), Munich, Caramunich® (toasted sweet maltiness, bready), biscuit (bready), cara-aroma, aromatic, melanoidin (intensely malty), special B (burnt sugar, raisin, molasses, figs), chocolate (nutty, cocoa, coffee) and black patent (roasty, espresso) for up to 20 percent of the grist. Munich malt as part of the base is also an excellent choice, as is a small measure of wheat or oats for mouthfeel and head retention. These brews pair nicely with roasted meats, spicy desserts and a crackling fire.
Belgian brewers also offer Christmas, or Noël ales, usually dark, and roughly in the dubbel or strong dark mold. Sweet, fruity and spicy, they are dessert in a chalice. Abbey yeast is notorious for throwing off esters, but also hints of cinnamon, anise, nutmeg and clove, making Belgian dubbel-inspired Christmas ale a prudent choice. The yeasty byproducts marry well with dark malts like aromatic, chocolate and special B, but also the toasted grain goodness of Munich malt.
Belgians have absolutely no problem using sugar in their recipes (and frankly, neither should anyone), so this would be a chance to add a raw sugar like turbinado, muscovado, piloncillo, jaggery or varietal honey. Ethnic and natural groceries sell some of these unusual unrefined sugars. They are quite complex in their own right, and beg for a home in strong dark Belgian ale.
For lighter-colored Noël brews, use light and medium crystal malt, as well as Munich for character. When selecting yeast, look carefully at the specs and pick one that suits you, since they are as different from each other as any other brewing ingredient, and may not be comfortable fermenting in the cooler temperatures that fall will bring. Try tweaking your favorite saison recipe into a winter specialty.
Spiced Ales
Fall brings the first wave of spiced seasonals, usually in the form of pumpkin ale, followed closely by holiday ales. Too often, these brews are so heavily spiced that there is little evidence of beer beneath them. When constructing spiced ale recipes, it pays to put a fair amount of thought into both the selection and dosage: many a holiday ale has been rendered undrinkable by overzealous additions. An ounce of dried, or two ounces of fresh spice goes a long way in a five-gallon batch of beer.
Fresh ingredients are always best, and usually cheaper. Natural foods markets carry bulk spices, and these can be purchased and handled just before adding to the wort. Ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, star anise, clove, coriander and juniper berries, all great considerations for holiday ale, can be purchased whole, allowing the brewer the opportunity to crush, grind or grate right before use. This will help retain essential oils and aromatics greatly. Extracts are acceptable substitutes, vanilla especially, but again, are more expensive and less aromatic than whole. Fresh orange or zest is used in mulled cider, but it is also an excellent choice for spiced ale.
Spiced ales know no boundaries as far as commercial brews are concerned, but most seem to be based on dark beers like old, brown, amber ale or porter recipes as a foundation.
Spiced ales are also a great place to show a little flair with sugar additions. Jaggery, piloncillo or turbinado sugar and their hints of molasses marry well with anise and cinnamon, not to mention special B malt. Orange blossom honey is perfect for boosting the warmth and spirit of a recipe, but also lends the herbal citrus notes that are found in other holiday ciders and desserts.
Holiday ales are good an opportunity as any to put your brewing mettle to the test and talent on display at your wintry soirees. There are a few checks and balances, but the only creative limits are your own.


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NORFOLK, Va. – The VCU and Old Dominion rivalry is the best in the Commonwealth of Virginia and one of the most underrated in the country. Neither team had swept the regular season series since 2004.
That streak ended on Saturday afternoon when VCU fought their way to a thrilling 68-64 victory over the Monarchs at a sold out Ted Constant Convocation Center. It was the second straight win in Norfolk for the Rams, marking the first time since 2003-2004 when VCU won back-to-back games at the Convocation Center.
"I'm really proud of the way our guys battled and made the plays they needed to in order to get the win," Head Coach Shaka Smart said. "I give a lot of credit to Old Dominion and how tough they were on the boards, particularly in the second half. They were really good in their zone today, which gave us some problems, but our guys showed resolve and we had several guys step up and make big time plays late in the game."
The game lived up to the hype with it being a one-possession game for the final 6:30 of the contest. Old Dominion held a three-point lead as the game entered the final minute, but senior Bradford Burgess drilled a trey of his own to tie the game with 52 seconds remaining.
HAVOC took over on the next ODU possession as sophomore Juvonte Reddic ran through a Monarch pass and fed junior Darius Theus for an old-fashioned three-point play and a 64-61 lead for the Black & Gold. ODU's Trian Illiadis missed a three-pointer next time down the court, Theus grabbed the rebound and was fouled. The Portsmouth, Va. native stepped up and knocked down both free-throws to extend the lead to 66-61. Illiadis would hit a trey for ODU, but freshman Briante Weber followed by knocking down free-throws of his own to seal the thrilling 68-64 victory.
"I was just trying to do what I needed to do to help my team win," Weber said. "It means a lot to be able to do it down here, where I grow up and help my team come away with a victory."
The victory is the 11th straight for the Black & Gold who improve to 22-5 on the year. It's the longest winning streak since 1984-85.
"We just have to stay focused on what we can control," Theus said. "There are so many other factors that happen during a game, but you can only control so much. If we stay focused on those things, we'll always have a chance to win. That's what we've been able to do for the past few weeks."
Burgess was phenomenal once again for the Rams with a game-high 24 points on 6-of-12 shooting, including 5-of-9 from beyond the arc. He also added six rebounds and a career-high five steals on the afternoon. Theus was the other player in double-figures for VCU with 14 points, including a 5-of-5 performance from the charity stripe.
"We know we're the leaders of this team, but we've shown that on any given night a different guy can step up for us. Tonight just happened to be Darius and my's turn," Burgess said.
Behind a raucous crowd, the Monarchs jumped out to a 12-point lead after Donte Hill connected on a three-pointer to give ODU a 26-14 with 7:24 remaining in the first stanza.
The next 16 seconds changed the tide of the game with a bucket from Reddic, two free-throws by Burgess, a steal from Burgess, a trey from Burgess, a steal by Troy Daniels and a trey by Daniels equaled a 10-0 run and momentum had switched sides.
ODU would push their lead back to seven, but that's the highest it would get the rest of the way as VCU clawed back within 36-33 at halftime.
The second half would be a defensive battle with VCU's halfcourt toughness making the difference as the Monarchs missed their first 17 field goal attempts, which allowed the Rams to roll off a 12-1 run and take an eight-point lead, 45-37, with 11:09 remaining.
Kent Bazemore would spark an ODU run that brought the Monarchs within three and set-up the thrilling final minutes of VCU's victory.
The Rams finished with 11 steals on the day, marking the 15th time this year that they reached double-digits in that category. VCU remains the nation's leader in total steals with 278 on the season.
VCU will remain on the road with another tough test on Tuesday evening in Fairfax against George Mason. Game time on Comcast SportsNet is set for 9 p.m.


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As not much happens currently on FW forum, I would submit something quite out of topic here. It has some distant relation with MyGesture Editor in some way. As an illustration of what a FingerWorks product could have been thanks to a flawed software.
As a plain peripheral addict, I could not resist to acquire "The world's most advanced mouse". Ok, this is how they call it at Logitech.
And it is something you can agree with indeed.
Yes - BUT - unlike FingerWorks, they had no Westerman for their software and it shows. Like FW as well, they offer a forum for their customers, but unlike FW, they just ignore any question you ask there. No resource for that! Customers can wait logi$ can't.
This is why I am pleased to introduce my last burst of anger against what can divert people from humanity in favour of higher cause.
You know that!
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But hardware guys at Logitech are not the one to blame...
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Starboard Still Playing Activist in Office Depot, Urges Mexican Deal
Office Depot's largest shareholder Starboard Value LP wants the company to explore the offer the office-supply company got for its joint-venture in Mexico.
The activist has apparently not been soothed by the company's agreed-upon transformative merger with OfficeMax, though it still hasn't commented on the deal itself.
Office Depot last week confirmed it had received an offer from its partner in Mexico, Grupo Gigante, to buy the supply company's half of their joint venture, Office Depot de Mexico. The offer was worth $690 million and is set to expire Thursday.
While the Office Depot board considered the offer, its strategic review concluded with its agreed-upon deal to buy OfficeMax, an all-stock offer that valued its rival at $1.2 billion. Office Depot says it would now need OfficeMax's approval for any Mexican deal.


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Adoption drive: 22 Dec (Sun), 1pm to 5pm JCube Level 5 JStage 2 Jurong East Central 1 Singapore 609731
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"China in Your Hand" is a song by British band T'Pau, released from their album Bridge of Spies. A re-recorded version was released as a single in October 1987, spending five weeks at number 1 in the UK and is arguably the song for which the group is best known in their native Britain, though their debut single "Heart and Soul" was a much bigger hit in the United States. "China in Your Hand" was the 600th song to top the UK charts, and kept George Harrison's "Got My Mind Set on You" from hitting the top spot.
The song's lyrics refer to the novel Frankenstein and its author Mary Shelley.
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Selling's reputation as a 'black art' will change as more companies apply analytics to the sales process, writes Guest Contributor Thomas H. Davenport. "Selling is how most companies make money, and management teams are always very interested in how salespeople are doing," he writes. It's only a matter of time before sales becomes "one of the most important domains for Big Data and analytics."


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Humidity and warm temperatures are sticking around Monday in South Florida as muggy conditions continue.
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When we have time, we at Deadspin like to read (and also sometimes write) books. These are the books we read and wrote this year that we think would make a great, last-minute gift for any literate people you might know, or even as a special treat for yourself.
Pulphead, by John Jeremiah Sullivan
One paragraph, chosen more or less at random, from John Jeremiah Sullivan's Pulphead: "People hate these [reality] shows, but their hatred smacks of denial. It's all there, all the old American grotesques, the test-tube babies of Whitman and Poe, a great gauntlet of doubtless eyes, big mouths spewing fantastic catchphrase fountains of impenetrable self-justification, muttering dark prayers, calling on God to strike down those who would fuck with their money, their cash, and always knowing, always preaching. Using weird phrases that nobody uses, except everybody uses them now. Constantly talking about 'goals.' Throwing carbonic acid on our castmates because they used our special cup and then calling our mom to say, in a baby voice, 'People don't get me here.' Walking around half-naked with a butcher knife behind our backs. Telling it like it is, y'all (what-what). And never passive-aggressive, no. Saying it straight to your face. But crying … My God, there have been more tears shed on reality TV than by all the war widows of the world. Are we so raw? It must be so. There are simply too many of them—too many shows and too many people on the shows—for them not to be revealing something endemic. This is us, a people of savage sentimentality, weeping and lifting weights." Go buy this book now.
The Marriage Plot, by Jeffrey Eugenides
The Marriage Plot is perfect for you if you're not far removed from that phase in your life where you have no idea of your own purpose and read too much to compensate for it. Much of the novel takes place at Brown University in the early 1980s, which seems to me the best time to attend college—after campuses went co-ed, and before everyone had a cellphone and a laptop—modern yet peaceful. There was a big ol' stir over a character in the novel resembling David Foster Wallace, which, I suppose, made some people like the book more and made others distrust it. But you're wasting your time thinking about the book that way: the novel is a splendid discourse on reading and love, and that's what you want to curl up with, isn't it?
Whore Of Akron, by Scott Raab
Scott Raab is a brutally honest, often hilarious writer and Cleveland sports fan who has written a book about the possibly fruitless search for LeBron James's soul. Along the way, though, Raab takes down himself—his addictions, his neuroses, his insecurities—as much as he does LeBron.
The Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach
This is one of those buzzy first novels, and with good reason—it's sprawling and airy and welcoming and baroque. It's nominally about baseball and a star shortstop with Steve Blass Disease, but really it's about love, in the way that these things are. Plus, it's chock full of allusions to Moby Dick and Marcus Aurelius's Meditations to indulge your inner English student.
The Postmortal, by Drew Magary
You love Drew, and so do we. There aren't too many foul-mouthed, caps-lock-filled rants in here, nor are there drunken hookup failures, but the novel is better off without them. In its place there is one man's sarcastic sensibility, a dystopia, death, and love.
Momofuku Milk Bar Cookbook, by Christina Tosi
Awesome design and photography and some of the most important fat-ass recipes you will ever come across—pretzel ice cream pie, chocolate chip cake with coffee frosting, hazelnut brittle, and crack pie. Get this for the friend who recently had a new layer of sealant applied to his molars.
Flip Flop Fly Ball, by Craig Robinson
Craig Robinson's dazzling collection of baseball infographics is the rare gift that both the casual fan and the diehard will love. The British graphic artist's synthesis of data and aesthetics is as seamless and beautiful as that of its subject.
Bossypants, by Tina Fey
Not everyone should write a memoir, and so Tina Fey didn't, really. Bossypants is a brief look into the mind of sketch television's smartest lady. Much of the book reads like an extended, more anecdotal version of Molly Lambert's own manifesto, "Can't Be Tamed," which makes it a perfect gift for the woman you hope will take over the world one day.
Beijing Welcomes You, by Tom Scocca
One concept of autoethnography considers the approach to inquiry like a love triangle between you, where you were, and where you are. In Beijing Welcomes You, Deadspin's Scocca finds himself in Beijing during the run-up to the 2008 Summer Games, when the city is undergoing such rapid social, cultural, and physical change that Scocca's forced to recalibrate his own sense-making ability. (He, too, undergoes significant change with the birth of his first child.) But the reason you want to gift this book is its depictions of China trying to understand and embrace the Western attitude about sports, from cheerleading to shameless self-promotion. These are the especially funny parts of the book, and there are a lot of them. Things are rarely clear in pollution-plagued Beijing, but Scocca observes and writes with a clarity that speaks for itself.
3D Sports Blast!, featuring captions by Emma Carmichael
If you know a kid who likes picture books, then the kid will love a 3D picture book with giant photos of monster trucks and hang gliders. 3D Sports Blast!, a Sports Illustrated Kids book, has 3D photography by David E. Klutho and very competent captions written by our own Emma Carmichael. Each book comes with its own pair of 3D glasses, which are great for both viewing 3D photographs and for giggling in when you're stoned.
Grantland Quarterly
Our review copy must have gotten lost in the mail, so we haven't been able to read it yet—but we're sure that Grantland's Quarterly is great. The very first issue promises to include "the best sports writing from the website," along with plenty of other new material (including baseball cards!) from Simmons & Co. The cover also alleges to "look and feel like you're holding a basketball." Alternatively, you could just buy one of these instead.


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RE/MAX Southern Shores sells homes at Socastee, SC
Socastee is located between Highway 17 Business and the Highway 17 By-pass near Route 544 along the Grand Strand near the Myrtle Beach city limits. It was listed among Money magazine's Top 100 "Best Places to Live in the U.S." in 2007. Just northwest of Myrtle Beach, Socastee is known as a quiet community filled with history. Socastee was home to a 1781 battle between American and British troops. Less than a century later, the town was established as a profitable center for turpentine and tar production. The main part of town also included a saw mill, grist mill and cotton gin. That original area is now preserved as the Socastee Historic District.
Socastee, SC is a popular place to settle with an easy commute across the Intracoastal Waterway to other parts of the Grand Strand. There is a wide variety of Socastee real estate available. Home shoppers can find Socastee condos, historic Socastee homes and even Socastee waterfront properties. In general, Socastee real estate is relatively affordable when compared to other parts of the Grand Strand. Socastee homes are also a good investment, alongside the scenic Intracoastal Waterway and only a short distance from all the area's major tourist attractions. The Yacht Basin and River Walk Park are favorite spots for boating enthusiasts.
Since Socastee is situated alongside the Intracoastal Waterway, there are both waterfront and water view Socastee condos available. These are an especially affordable way to achieve coastal living in a peaceful, scenic and historic area. Socastee foreclosures and short sales can be a great deal when you have an experienced realtor, like one from RE/MAX Southern Shores, who specializes in distressed properties, to guide you through the buying process. It can be tough to know where to look for these deals, but you can start right here at the RE/MAX Southern Shores website to find the latest information about properties, like these in Brandy Mill, in the Socastee area.
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Welcome to the residential search page for Socastee, SC Real Estate, where you can find highly qualified and trained RE/MAX Southern Shores agents and all the Socastee area properties for sale! RE/MAX Southern Shores is the #1 selling real estate agency on the Grand Strand; no agency can serve your needs better than RE/Max Southern Shores! Take a look at this great Intracoastal Waterway home in Socastee! Wouldn't you love to call this home?
On this page you can input your specific needs to search Socastee in particular or Myrtle Beach real estate in general to find the perfect property for you. RE/MAX Southern Shores professionals know the Socastee and Myrtle Beach real estate market as well as all property from Southport, North Carolina to Georgetown, South Carolina.
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Our Most Holy Redeemer. John Dando Seddings. 1888. 24 Exmouth Market, Islington, London EC1R. [Click on images to enlarge them.] According to the church's own elegant and informative website, which has some interesting early photographs, "The Church of Our Most Holy Redeemer is built on the site of Spa Fields Chapel, also known as Lady Huntingdon's Chapel, which was an offshoot of the Methodist Church. The parish had been a mission district of St Phillip Granville Square with the Mission formerly in Wilmington Square." It further explains,
The church was built like so many other Anglo-Catholic missions according to the ideals of the Oxford Movement, and like some of its Gothic Revival counterparts was intended to rise up cliff-like and remind the whole neighbourhood of its presence. One is reminded particularly of St Columba Haggerston and St Peter Vauxhall, two other outstanding buildings in poor neighbourhoods like Clerkenwell was at that time. The church felt that the poorest neighbourhoods should get the best churches.
In other words, the late-nineteenth-century High Churchman who commissioned this church acted much like early Christians who built on or over the foundations of Roman temples, or the Muslims who turned a great Cathedral in Constantinople into a great mosque in Instanbul — they replaced what they took to be a false religion with what they took to be a true one. In this case, the High Church Anglicans replaced an evangelical movement that had originated inside the Church of England that emphasized the Bible, preaching, and emotional conversion with an equally controversial movement that instead emphasized sacrements, church hierarchy, and reviving religious exercises and other practices lost when the Anglican Church separated from the Church of Rome.
As the site points out, Sedding designed Holy Redeemer "in the Italianate style . . . [that] represented a complete departure from the Gothic Revival style prevalent at that time. Sedding's original design included frescoes but these never materialised. Henry Wilson later extended the church beyond the baldachino and added the Clergy House and hall buildings, but Sedding's original interior design, which was a cross within a square similar to churches built by Christopher Wren, is still discernable today." One may point out that the choice of an Italianate design when many suspected the adherents of the Oxford Movement of being covert Roman Catholics — a suspicion great aggravated after John Henry Newman's defection to the Church of Rome — made clear that this building represented the opposite of Evangelical Anglicanism, Methodism, and nonconforming denominations. Choosing an Italianate style, in other words, nailed one's colors to the mast for all to see, and in doing so it represents a radical departure from major Tractarian churches, such as the earlier All Saints, Margaret Street (1859) by William Butterfield.
Left: A plaque on the outside of the church. Right: The baldachino at the crossing through which one can see the altar.
A view of the interior of Our Most Holy Redeemer with light streaming in through the windows.
"History" Our Most Holy Redeemer. Web. 24 October 2011.
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I saw Romeo & Juliet and it was terrific. I have gone to see the Princeton Rep Shakespeare Festival in the park for 3 years now.
From July 15th - August 8th they will have "Much Ado About Nothing". The performances are from Thursday to Sunday. Performances are free - but they ask for a $10 donation.
Has anyone else gone to it and what have your thoughts been?