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Update: Just finished this one! You can check it out here: http://www.cellesriaart.com/digital-gallery/
Here is yet another (of many works-in-progress) that I have been working on a lot lately and trying to finish. Still quite a lot of work I want to put into it - haven't completely decided what to do with the background yet or the cat-like creature. So far I am pretty happy with the way it is coming along, though there are a few things that I may change.
She is a humanoid alien ruler/leader/deity from another world which is very similar to Earth.
I know that in reality other alien life in the universe would probable be a lot more organic and different and perhaps mostly microbial on other terrestrial worlds but I find humanoid alien creatures beautiful and fascinating and this is fantasy so I had fun. Who knows perhaps there are humanoid creatures like this out there somewhere. Anything is possible! :)

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The Terrance Rogers Show Monday, September 19, 2011
September 19, 2011
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Our show is going to catch you by surprise. Terrance has a unique way of bringing not only world issues to the forefront, but everything from fashion, to entertainment, to what's hot and what's not on the big screen and in the music world. This show will make you not only laugh but will also touch your heart as Terrance discusses issues that kids deal with every day and will bring it to you through his own personal perspective. Terrance does not hold back, he lays it on the table and doesn't mind stirring it up. Catch The Terrance Rogers Show right here on the Voice America Kids Channel.


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LONGMONT — A man accused of causing a July 5 DUI wreck that left a 27-year-old woman badly injured and killed her unborn son was in Longmont United Hospital and reported in critical condition on Tuesday.
Gary Sheats, 52, was due to appear in Boulder District Court on Friday on two counts of vehicular assault, two counts of felony leaving the scene of an accident, two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence, one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence on a third offense, and careless driving.
Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett said he has not been notified about Sheats' hospitalization, but that the courts likely will accommodate his health condition by rescheduling his hearing.
Officers arrested Gary Sheats on the 1200 block of Winslow Circle on July 5, after a witness followed him from the crash at 17th Avenue and Pace Street.
Police believe Sheats was a driving a Dodge Durango west on 17th Avenue and turned left onto Pace Street in front of Heather Surovik's white Pontiac Grand Prix. Surovik, 27, was badly injured, and she lost a baby boy, named Brady Paul, who was due to be born within days. Surovik's mother, a passenger, also suffered minor injuries.
Sheats' father, Billy, told the Times-Call in July that his son suffered from lymphoma and had only months to live. It is not clear if the medical condition caused his hospitalization. Sheats has been out of jail on a $100,000 bond since August. He was living with his parents on the 1200 block of Winslow Circle while facing prosecution in the case.
Billy Sheats did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment about his son's condition.
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Starting August 1, a new Louisiana state law will require sex offenders to disclose their status on social networks. But in theory, that shouldn't be necessary: Facebook and other social networks' existing policies already forbid registered sex offenders from creating accounts.
"I don't want to leave in the hands of social network or Facebook administrators, 'Gee, I hope someone is telling the truth,'" State Rep. Jeff Thompson told CNN Tuesday. "This is another tool for prosecutors."
The new bill, formally known as Act 385, was signed into law by Gov. Bobby Jindal earlier this month.
"[A sex offender] shall include in his profile for the networking website an indication that he is a sex offender or child predator and shall include notice of the crime for which he was convicted, the jurisdiction of conviction, a description of his physical characteristics as required by this Section, and his residential address," the law states.
"The person shall ensure that this information is displayed in his profile for the networking website and that such information is visible to, or is able to be viewed by, other users and visitors of the networking website."
But if actual sex offenders do follow this law, it seems that they'd be asking Facebook to pull down their accounts pretty quickly. The new law comes on the heels of an overbroad state law that was struck down, and aimed to forbid sex offenders from using social media entirely.


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I think it deserves its own thread, because it's a very interesting point of discussion imo. Very rarely do you see so many changes from a winning side heading into a final. They were drastic changes to the team balance too!
Angelo Mathews (injured), Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath and Chamara Silva
Thisara Perera, Suraj Randiv, Nuwan Kulasekara and Chamara Kapugedera
Now obviously one was a forced change, but the rest was a deliberate tactical decision to face up against the Indians.
They obviously wanted more fire power in the middle and lower order, and decided that Silva and Herath weren't going to be the men for the job. Some thought going in with 5 batsman was going to severely weaken their batting, but in the end did it severely weaken their bowling?
Additionally, the decision to play Randiv, who wasn't even selected for the World Cup, ahead of Mendis, seemed like a move of a team who had no faith in their star spinner against India.
Playing two players who hadn't played the whole tournament was always going to be risky.
At the end of the day did it work in SL's favour, and did they perhaps score more runs than they would have because of Kulasekera, and especially, Perera? Or did it just result in their demise in giving India stead medium pace bowling, which the likes of Yuvraj and Dhoni love feasting on?


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Congratulations to Davis and Mustard who are now the No. 2 doubles team in the world.Drake/Korpinen *3-6 6-2 3-5 Davis/Mustard
Must break Mustard here, because you can't see Davis wilting on current form. Jojo gives the fourth seeds a look at 0-15, but almost shuts the gate as he and Davis move to 40-15 with some great teamwork. Their communication has been much better this set. Korpinen plays a clever lob to bring it back to 40-30, but Davis sets up a 5-3 lead by cracking a backhand volley past the outstretched arm of Drake.
Tension building now on Drake who has to serve to stay in the match.
Drake Korpinen 3-6 6-2 3-6 Davis/Mustard
He starts off well with a serve that Davis can't get back into play, but then allows them an avenue right into the game by stuffing up a backhand and sending it long. 15-15 quickly becomes 15-40 and sets up two championship points for Davis and Mustard! The first one is saved thanks to Korpinen at the net, but the second one sees an unforced error from Martti as he puts a volley straight into the tape and drops on their side to hand Davis and Mustard a second Grand Slam title!
1446: Big celebrations all round from the West CWLanders who have claimed back-to-back Grand Slam titles and now leap into the No. 2 spot in the world. Disappointing for Drake and Korpinen who fall just short of their first Grand Slam title, but no doubt they'll be back in the future.
1451: Chairman of Tennis Australia congratulates the two teams, and also the crowd who were on their best behaviour despite the disappointment of a large proportion. He says the Australian Open has a great imagine, and he doesn't want that shed by politics. He presents the chair umpire with a small token after his performance.
1452: The runners-up handed the runner-up trophy.
Korpinen on the loss: "Yes it is very disappointing, but we are confident we can come back and do better. Our best tennis was seen in the second set, but we could not carry it on."
Korpinen on the altercation with Davis: "It was in the heat of the moment. No hard feelings."
Drake on what it is like to lose a Grand Slam final: "You know it hurts. But we'll come back stronger and hopefully win Davis Cup match next week!"
Drake on the Davis Cup clash: "Five sets is completely different. I think we have more gas in the tank, and we now know more about these two".
1456: On a tight schedule here, but the champions are awarded their doubles trophy following a tremendous win.
Davis on the second win: "Obviously the last one was great because of where we won it, but every win is just as sweet. I think we're the number two team now, so that's great and makes every Grand Slam from now on easier."
Davis on calling Korpinen a prick: "Year Martti is right, it was in the heat of the moment. I disagreed with the chair umpire's decision, and Martti got involved as he had the right to."
Mustard on Davis Cup: "We're pretty confident going into that. We're 2-0 against these guys, and need to make it 3-0. The home crowd I think will also be a big benefit."
1500: So as the FR CWLanders celebrate a second Grand Slam title, that's where our coverage leaves us with just one match to play in the Season II Australian Open!


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This is the first of a couple day-by-day updates that I'll be doing during my trip to Philadelphia and San Francisco. I thought it would be cool to keep you guys up to date  on what I'm up to and what tees I'm wearing! If you want to check out the tee that I wore, just click on the orange links.
Arrival/Day 1 T-Shirt of Choice: Dance Party Massacre by Dance Party Massacre
The thing about flying from Hawaii to the east coast of the United States is that it takes a very, very  long time. It took us 5 hours to fly to from Honolulu to San Francisco and then 5 more hours to fly from San Francisco to Philadelphia. We left Honolulu at 6:45 am Saturday morning and arrived at our final destination at 1:00 am the next day. After an eventful "taxi ride" from the airport to the Loews Philadelphia Hotel and despite our hunger, we quickly … fell … asleep.
Day 2 T-Shirt of Choice: I've Just Developed A Theory That Proves I'm Not A Nerd by Made With Awesome
Despite an uneventful first day spent flying the friendly skies, our first full day in Philadelphia was action packed. We started the day at 9:00 am by walking from the Loews hotel to the Independence Visitor Center to pick up our tickets to tour Independence Hall. With a 10:20 am tour time, we had some time to spare, so we headed to Mrs. K's Koffee Shop for a classic diner breakfast. I had one of their specials, which consisted of pancakes, sausage and two eggs. Michelle had the same, minus the eggs. The pancakes were so good, fluffy and oh so tasty.
After breakfast, we rushed off to Independence Hall to make our 10:20 am tour time. We just made it. Actually, we were a minute late and the tour had already started. One of the park rangers (yes, it's a National History Park), had to usher us in to meet up with our tour. The tour was an interesting one with a lot of historical facts intertwined. The State House is where the dream of a free country of independent citizens materialized. Here, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were scribed. I was totally channeling the inner Benjamin Franklin in me.
From the Liberty Bell, we headed to the final resting spot of Benjamin Franklin at the Christ Church Burial Ground. We both tossed a penny onto his grave, as it was akin to tossing a coin in the Trevi Fountain. After we tossed our pennies, a worker came to collect the coins and we overheard him mention that they annually receive $4000 worth of pennies. Neat! When someone asked him why people tossed pennies versus other coins, another visitor recounted one of Benjamin Franklin's thoughts: A penny saved is a penny earned.
By this time, our hunger had been growing, so we set out for Jim's Steaks which is considered to be better than the famed Geno's and Pat's by many locals that I've spoken with. So to South Philly we went, in search for my first taste of a real Philly Cheesteak. I was excited. The line at Jim's was, as expected, very long. It took us about 20 minutes before we were able to place our order. Michelle and I shared a Philly Cheesesteak with Wiz and Mushrooms. I'm not the greatest onion fan, so we left that out. The restaurant was packed so we ended up standing and eating at one of the counters upstairs. The cheesesteak was amazingly good. The bread was soft and the cheese wiz was the perfect complement to the very tasty steak. I now know why Philly Cheesesteaks are world renown. They're so good!
And as if we needed more food, we then headed to Isgro's Pastries where they've been making cannolis for over 100 years. The bakery was filled with so many baked goodies that I almost went into a sugar shock before taking a bite into my cannoli! We ordered some cookies (Cherry Garcia, Rocky Road and Chocolate Chip Ricotta) and of course, two chocolate chip cannolis!
With no place to sit and enjoy our cannolis we decided that we'd make Reading Terminal our unofficial Isgro eating spot, as we had also gone to Chinatown. We'll be visiting Reading Terminal on another day for a more thorough visit. Today, we just needed a place to eat our cannolis! Once we devoured the cannolis we went straight to our hotel for some rest before dinner at Iron Chef Morimoto's restaurant. On a side note, while we were totally enjoying our delicious cannolis, an inquisitive wanderer stopped by, wondering where in Reading Terminal she could purchase the same cannoli. Unfortunately we had to tell her that we picked them up at Isgro's. She left sad. And without a cannoli.
Alright, you might think that with all the food we had up to this point, we would be quite stuffed. Rubbish! We were both so excited to dine at Morimoto, Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto's sleek namesake restaurant on 7th and Chesnut. The food did not disappoint. Michelle decided on the Morimoto tempura to start and the seafood toban yaki. I decided on the 7 course Morimoto omakase, the chef's choice multi-course tasting menu designed to allow you to experience the essence of Morimoto's menu. It was worth the 80 bucks because at the end of the day, I'm not a raw fish fan but somehow, Morimoto made me fall in love with raw fish. I left full and satisfied.
And finally, Michelle and I put together a little photo slideshow of our first full day in sunny Philadelphia! Enjoy. You can also check out these photos on my Flickr.


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The other week, the mayor of Logansport, IN created a gigantic reserved parking spot for himself after receiving a parking ticket.
But now it seems he's decided that move was childish and has turned it into a handicapped spot.
Mayor Ted Franklin received a parking ticket for leaving his "p***y magnet" yellow Corvette in a no parking zone outside the township building. The ticket was issued by AJ Rozzi, the former police chief. Coincidentally, Franklin had recently refused to hire Rozzi's son as a new member of the police force.
Franklin paid the $20 ticket and then had his own 400 square foot reserved parking space created, possibly as a way to stick it to Rozzi.
After attracting a lot of unwanted attention from national media, Franklin has now decided that it should be a handicapped spot instead. Not only did he find that he was getting even less work done because of all the phone calls and emails about the spot, but he said that it's time to "grow up" and start focusing on the "true needs [of the town] and stop playing the game."
Perhaps he realized that his duty is to serve the people of his town and not his own interests. What a thought.
(Hat tip to Bill!)
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Morneau's ninth-inning hit lifts Twins to victory
First baseman records three hits, including winner, to even series
BALTIMORE -- Despite a strong start at the plate in the Twins' first four games of the season, Justin Morneau entered Saturday's matchup against the Orioles without an RBI.
But Morneau waited to pick up his first RBI of the year at an opportune time, as he had three hits, including a go-ahead single in the ninth inning, to help lift the Twins to a 6-5 win against the Orioles on Saturday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Morneau's big hit came off Baltimore closer Jim Johnson with two out. It scored Aaron Hicks, who reached on an error by first baseman Chris Davis and advanced to second on a two-out walk from Josh Willingham.
"It was just fun to get on the board and start filling up those columns, but I'm still 15 RBIs behind [Orioles slugger Chris] Davis," Morneau said with a laugh. "It was a good win for us. The job [Josh] Roenicke did throwing the ball gave us a chance. And then we took advantage of an error late in the game, and so it was nice to be on the right side of that game."
Morneau had to be reminded that he's actually 16 RBIs behind Davis, who leads the Majors with 17 after picking up one on a bloop single in the fifth.
But the Twins kept Davis from homering for the first time this season, and Morneau said he'll take his one RBI, as it came off one of baseball's best closers from a year ago and improved the Twins to 3-2 on the season.
Morneau sent a 2-1 changeup from Johnson back up the middle, and Hicks scored his first big league run.
"It was a pretty good pitch to hit right over the plate," said Morneau, who is hitting .389 thus far. "I just tried to keep it simple and put a good swing on it and take my chances. So it's nice to get those and get the confidence going."
It made a winner out of Roenicke, who tossed three scoreless innings after taking over for starter Vance Worley. Closer Glen Perkins threw a scoreless ninth to pick up his first save of the season.
"Roenicke was a big story for us," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "What a super job. He threw some big innings. That was a big performance from him because we knew our bullpen was beat up."
Worley didn't factor into the decision after he labored through five innings. The right-hander gave up five runs -- four earned -- on 10 hits and a walk.
"I made some mistakes up in the zone and toward the end," Worley said. "It's how all the runs came in."
The Orioles took an early lead against Worley, scoring twice in the first inning. With runners on second and third, Adam Jones hit a soft tapper back to Worley, who threw to first, despite not having a play. Morneau couldn't hold on to the throw, which allowed both runs to score.
The Twins came back with a run in the second on a sacrifice fly from Brian Dozier before adding four runs in the third inning against Orioles starter Chris Tillman. Ryan Doumit brought home the first run with an RBI single before Trevor Plouffe plated another with a sacrifice fly. Chris Parmelee then blasted a two-run homer on a 3-0 fastball from Tillman for his first long ball of the year.
"I had the green light, and it was a pitch I could drive," said Parmelee, who also made a sliding catch in right field in the ninth. "So I just let it go."
But the lead didn't last long, with the Orioles scoring in the third on a bloop RBI single from Davis and two more in the fifth on a two-run single back up the middle by Jones with the bases loaded. Davis went 1-for-3, and while his home run streak ended at four games, he can tie a club record for consecutive games with RBIs on Sunday if he drives in another run.
"I wasn't actually thinking I need to hit a homer," Davis said. "My mindset was more 'Drive in runs.' Homers come and go, they come in bunches. On a cool night, the ball Parmelee hit was absolutely murdered. It was really the ball I thought that was a no-doubter."
It was a nice bounce-back win for the Twins, who were leading late against the Orioles on Friday only to see Davis hit a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning.
"We feel like we can play with anybody," Gardenhire said. "Tonight was a good win for us just to get back on the right track."


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Last year BookExpo America invited the public for the first time. But because the decision was made relatively late and Power Readers Day—the day when consumers can visit the fair, if they have an invitation and pay the admission fee—fell on a weekday, attendance was slight, with only 500 consumers attending. This year, BEA has made a number of tweaks to create a more consumer-friendly show, including moving Power Readers Day to the weekend and adding programming oriented toward readers.
As a result, the fair is anticipating quadrupling the number of so-called power readers to at least 2,000 on Saturday, June 1, according to Roger Bilheimer, public relations/special events director for BEA. That's in addition to the 7,500 retailers, booksellers, librarians, and other industry people who will also be at the show. Special programming includes author events like a talk by Neil Gaiman on "Why Fiction is Dangerous" and a talk by Jim Gaffigan on his new book, Dad Is Fat. Wally Lamb and Elizabeth Gilbert will speak on "Creating the Ultimate Book Club Experience," which will be followed by a wine-and-cheese mixer.
"Public attendance at BEA is a dream come true in this brave new world of publisher-reader relationships," says Jeff Seroy, senior v-p of publicity and marketing for Farrar, Straus and Giroux. "We're thrilled and grateful to the show organizers that we're able to meet with the readers of our books, to learn from them, share with them, and work with them to maximize their experience of our books and authors."
Macmillan is one of several publishers offering incentives directed at consumers. The first thousand to check in on Saturday will each receive a goody bag filled with a galley from each imprint (except Macmillan Kids and Palgrave). Representatives from a dozen publishers will also offer a "speed-dating session" where they will meet with groups of readers for brief periods of time and present book group titles from their fall/winter lists. Power readers can relax in a lounge of their own, which will have information on Indie Next lists and ABA stores. They can even purchase books in the lounge through the Ingram Home Direct shipping program.
While BEA is doing its best to grow the public presence, some New York City booksellers worry that it may not be enough. "My dream is to have families clamoring to get special tickets from booksellers to attend and people coming to New York City just to go to the show. I would love to see this all happening faster," says Chris Doeblin, owner of Book Culture in Morningside Heights, who is sending out 20,000 invitations. "I think 2013 will prove too timid a rollout again, but we're on the way."
If the public can help keep BEA vibrant, Rebel Bookseller author Andy Laties—manager of Bank Street Bookstore at Bank Street College, also in Morningside Heights—is eager to help get them to the show. Ever since Reed canceled Book Expo Canada in 2009 and rumors began circulating that BEA might merge with the American Library Association meeting, he has been concerned about bolstering attendance at BEA. "I definitely want to help the show survive," he says. "It would be great if it could be a successful show." Last year his store used the Power Reader Day invitations as bag stuffers, and he plans to do the same again this year, although he says that turning BEA into a consumer show could take a lot more changes than the ones slated for June.
Jessica Stockton Bagnulo, co-owner of Brooklyn's Greenlight Bookstore, says, "We did hear good things from customers who attended BEA last year. Anecdotally, an acquaintance who's not in the book industry was telling me she's so excited about going to BEA this year, since she wants to get a book signed by one of her favorite authors. She didn't even know that our store was helping to facilitate [by distributing invitations], so I think there is excitement on the consumer side. And Greenlight is glad to be part of that."
For BEA's Bilheimer, introducing consumers to the show expands the opportunity to explore and energize marketing possibilities. "In the final analysis," he says, "it's all about the buzz, which has always been at the heart and soul of BEA's mission."


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Serax and Pantone came together to edit this Collection of Bowls and Plates
Porcelain Bowls for a breakfast filled with famous Pantone colors
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In fact we love to collecting them ... We Love Colors!
To our delight Serax enjoys to create and edit products full of charm and character with Simple design and Beautiful materials
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'Bibi's Brain' Comes to Washington
Ron Dermer was a GOP operative. Now he's back as Israel's ambassador. Can he save this troubled relationship?
It was what AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, calls a mishpokhe moment, a frank exchange between family members.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) was attending a Nov. 20 meeting on Iran between pro-Israel lawmakers, and Ron Dermer, the fresh-off-the-tarmac ambassador from Tel Aviv. Unlike the "no daylight" pronouncements that usually characterize public pro-Israel appearances, these off-the-record exchanges—nicknamed mishpokhe from the Yiddish, Hebrew-derived word for "family"—are explicitly tough, intimate and as likely as any family encounter to engender tears and heartburn.
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Not all of the two dozen or so lawmakers attending the meeting in House Speaker John Boehner's suite of offices were Jewish, but that didn't stop Schiff from asking Dermer a hard Jew-to-Jew question: Was it a good idea for Israel to get between Congress and the Obama administration on the potential for a sanctions-for-nuclear rollback deal then brewing with the Iranians in Geneva?
At the time, Benjamin Netanyahu, the hard-charging Israeli prime minister, was already making his case that the nascent deal was a mistake of epic proportions. Dermer, summoned to the Hill to explain Israel's position, was peddling the same point, while avoiding his boss's incendiary rhetoric: By granting Iran a degree of sanctions relief in exchange for decreasing—but not eliminating—its uranium enrichment levels, Dermer argued, the major powers risked giving away something for nothing.
Schiff, according to a congressional staffer who was present, likened Israel to a "bull in a china shop," that was "inserting itself" between the White House and Congress. Then there was an awkward silence.
How Dermer handled the tense moment is emblematic of how he has transformed himself in the last two decades: from a Republican operative in the 1990s to Netanyahu's most trusted—and pugnacious—confidant and now to an expansive, glad-handing emissary, seemingly ready to embrace all comers.
He'll need those newfound diplomatic skills, and then some, in the coming days; it is both his opportunity and his challenge to come to the job of Israeli ambassador to the United States at a moment when the rift over Iran has grown into a full-blown political crisis between two longtime partners. Can Dermer, dubbed " Bibi's Brain" by an American Jewish publication and "Bibi's Mirror" by an Israeli newspaper, reset the fraught relationship between Obama and Netanyahu?
The "yes, he can" argument goes something like this: No one knows Netanyahu better than Dermer, who is also one of the few Israelis to really understand the American political landscape. "Ron Dermer's significance now cannot be overrated," says Ari Shavit, a writer for the liberal Haaretz newspaper. "Prime Minister Netanyahu is probably the loneliest head of state one can imagine," Shavit told me. "There are very few people he truly trusts and appreciates, and Ron Dermer is one of them. If Washington plays it right and Dermer plays it right and they enable America and Israel to start a new page—a new dialogue in which leading American players will find a way to his heart and mind while he finds a way to their hearts and minds—it might be good news."
Among the White House's inner circle—Denis McDonough, Ben Rhodes—Dermer is a red flag."
The other view is that Dermer will entrench in Washington a bunker mentality that has isolated Netanyahu and helped perpetuate the breakdown in relations with Israel's closest and most important ally. "Among the White House's inner circle—Denis McDonough, Ben Rhodes—Dermer is a red flag," says Barak Ravid, Haaretz's political correspondent, referring respectively to the White House chief of staff and deputy national security adviser. "They see him as the guy who incited Congress and Jewish organizations against Obama."
It's a reputation that Dermer's defenders say is unfair—it does not take into account missteps by Obama and his team, and understates Netanyahu's determinative role in shaping relations with Washington. But it is a reputation that continues to dog Dermer nonetheless. When I asked about him, a Democratic source on the Hill who is close to Jewish groups blamed Dermer for distributing talking points on Iran, critical of the White House, to Republican members of Congress. Asked for evidence, the source said, "Who else?" In July, when Dermer's appointment was announced, a former Obama administration official told my news agency, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, that within the administration, Dermer was "seen as extremely political and as someone who has repeatedly gone to the press with negative stories."
"He's under a magnifying glass," Ravid says. "Anything that smells like Israeli intervention, Dermer is the central suspect."
Dermer's defenders acknowledge he has a hill to climb in overcoming the mistrust. They also note that some of the problems are endemic to the relationship. "It is a mixed bag," says a former diplomat who worked with Dermer when he was Netanyahu's top aide. "He's not as bad as the Israeli media make him out; he's not ruining the relations with the United States. But he was there when some of the problems were created. He was not just collateral damage."


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When it arrives next summer, the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 will be themost powerful and fastest production car ever produced by GeneralMotors, with performance enabled by a new, supercharged 6.2L LS9small-block V-8 engine.
Incorporating the engineering experience already found in the CorvetteZ06's LS7 engine and the new-for-2008 6.2L LS3 of the Corvette, GMPowertain is targeting 100 horsepower per liter for the LS9, or 620horsepower (462 kW), and approximately 595 lb.-ft. of torque (807 Nm);final SAE-certified power levels will be available in early March 2008.
It is, indeed, the ultimate small-block engine for the ultimateCorvette.
"When you experience the LS9 in the Corvette ZR1, the terms performanceand refinement take on a new meaning," said Tom Stephens, group vicepresident for GM Powertrain and Quality. "The LS9 demonstrates anoutstanding performance range, with smooth driveability at low speeds,and surprisingly fierce performance when the customer wants more power."
The enabler of the LS9's performance is a new, largepositive-displacement Roots-type supercharger - with a unique four-lobedesign - developed for the engine by Eaton. It is teamed with anintegrated charge cooling system that reduces inlet air temperature formaximum performance. The LS9 represents the first of several new,supercharged small-block engines that will be introduced in GM vehiclesin the near future, each using superchargers of similar design.
"The small-block V-8 once again demonstrates it boundless horsepowerpotential, versatile design and an architecture with proven quality,durability and reliability," said Stephens. "We haven't yet realized thesmall-block's performance potential."
Performance range
More than just its tremendous peak horsepower and torque numbers, thesupercharged LS9 makes big power at lower rpm and carries it in a widearc to 6,600 rpm. GM Powertrain testing shows the engine makesapproximately 300 horsepower (224 kW) at 3,000 rpm and nearly 320lb.-ft. of torque (434 Nm) at only 1,000 rpm. Torque tops 585 lb.-ft.(793 Nm) at about the 4,000-rpm mark, while horsepower peaks at 6,500rpm. The engine produces 90 percent of peak torque from 2,600 rpm to6,000 rpm.
Heavy-duty and lightweight reciprocating components enable the engine'sconfident high-rpm performance, while the large-displacement Eatonsupercharger pushes enough air to help the engine maintain power throughthe upper levels of the rpm band.
"The sixth-generation design of the supercharger expands the 'sweetzone' of the compressor's effectiveness, broadening it to help makepower lower in the rpm band," said Ron Meegan, assistant chief engineer."To put it simply, the low-end torque is amazing."
The LS9 is assembled by hand at GM's Performance Build Center, a unique,small-volume engine production facility in Wixom, Mich., that alsobuilds the Corvette Z06's LS7 engine and other high-performance GMproduction engines.
Cylinder block and reciprocating assembly details
The LS9's aluminum cylinder block features steel, six-bolt main bearingcaps, with enlarged vent windows in the second and third bulkheads forenhanced bay to bay breathing. Cast iron cylinder liners - measuring4.06 inches (103.25 mm) in bore diameter - are inserted in the aluminumblock and they are finish-bored and honed with a deck plate installed.The deck plate simulates the pressure and minute dimensional variancesapplied to the block when the cylinder heads are installed, ensuring ahigher degree of accuracy that promotes maximum cylinder head sealing,piston ring fit and overall engine performance.
Nestled inside the cylinder block is a forged steel crankshaft thatdelivers the LS9's 3.62-inch (92 mm) stroke. It features asmaller-diameter ignition-triggering reluctor wheel and a nine-boltflange - the outer face of the crankshaft on which the flywheel ismounted - that provides more clamping strength. Other non-supercharged6.2L engines, such as the base Corvette's LS3, have a six-bolt flange. Atorsional damper mounted to the front of the crankshaft features akeyway and friction washer, which also is designed to support theengine's high loads.
Attached to the crankshaft is a set of titanium connecting rods andforged aluminum pistons, which, when combined with the cylinder heads,delivers a 9.1:1 compression ratio. This combination is extremelydurable and lightweight, enabling the LS9's high-rpm capability.
Cylinder head details
The basic cylinder head design of the LS9 is similar to the L92-typehead found on the LS3 V-8, but it is cast with a premium A356T6 alloythat is better at handling the heat generated by the supercharged engine- particularly in the bridge area of the cylinder head, between theintake and exhaust valves.
In addition to the special aluminum alloy, each head is created with arotocast method. Also known as spin casting, the process involvespouring the molten alloy into a rotating mold. This makes for more evendistribution of the material and virtually eliminates porosity - airbubbles or pockets trapped in the casting - for a stronger finishedproduct.
Although the heads are based on the L92 design, they featureswirl-inducing wings that are cast into the intake ports. This improvesthe mixture motion of the pressurized air/fuel charge. The charge entersthe combustion chambers via titanium intake valves that measure 2.16inches (55 mm) in diameter. Spent gases exit the chambers through1.59-inch (40.4 mm) hollow stem sodium-filled exhaust valves. Thetitanium intake and sodium-filled exhaust valves are used for theirlightweight and high-rpm capability.
To ensure sealing of the pressurized engine, unique, four-layer steelhead gaskets are used with the LS9's heads.
Camshaft and valvetrain
The broad power band enabled by the LS9's large-displacementsupercharger allows it to make strong low-end torque and great high-rpmhorsepower, which allowed engineers to specify a camshaft with arelatively low lift of 0.555-inch (14.1 mm) for both the intake andexhaust valves. This low-overlap cam has lower lift and slowervalve-closing speeds than the Z06's 505-horsepower (377 kW) LS7, helpingthe LS9 - with its approximately 620 horsepower - deliver exemplary idleand low-speed driving qualities.
The camshaft actuates a valvetrain that includes many components,including the lifters, rocker arms and valve springs, of the LS3 engine.However, LS7 retainers are used to support the engine's high-rpmperformance.
Supercharger and charge cooler details
The LS9's R2300 supercharger is a sixth-generation design from Eaton,with a case that is specific to the Corvette application. Thesupercharger features a new four-lobe rotor design that promotes quieterand more efficient performance, while its large, 2.3-liter displacementensures adequate air volume at high rpm to support the engine'shigh-horsepower aspiration. Maximum boost pressure is 10.5 psi (0.72bar).
The supercharger is an engine-driven air pump that contains a pair oflong rotors that are twisted somewhat like pretzel sticks. As they spinaround each other, incoming air is squeezed between the rotors andpushed under pressure into the engine - forcing more air into the enginethan it could draw under "natural" aspiration. The rotors are driven bya pulley and belt that are connected to the engine's accessory drivesystem.
Because the pressurized air is hotter than naturally aspirated air, theLS9 employs a liquid-to-air charge cooling system to reduce inlet airtemperature after it exits the supercharger - reducing the inlet airtemperature by up to 60 degrees C (140 F). Cooler air is denser andallows the engine to make the most of its high-pressure air charge. Thecharge cooling system includes a dedicated coolant circuit with aremote-mounted pump and reservoir.
The design of the supercharger case and its integrated charge coolingsystem was driven by the space and dimensions afforded under theCorvette's hood. To that end, the charge cooler was designed as a "dualbrick" system, with a pair of low-profile heat exchangers mountedlongitudinally on either side of the supercharger. Coupled with thesupercharger itself, this integrated design mounts to the engine inplace of a conventional intake manifold and is only slightly taller thana non-supercharged 6.2L engine. The air inlet and rotor drive pulley arepositioned at the front of the supercharger.
Additional engine details
Oiling system: The LS9 uses a dry-sump oiling system that is similar indesign to the LS7's system, but features a higher-capacity pump toensure adequate oil pressure at the higher cornering loads the ZR1 iscapable of achieving. An oil-pan mounted oil cooler is integrated, too,along with piston-cooling oil squirters located in the cylinder block.The expanded performance envelope of the Corvette ZR1 required changesto the dry sump system also used in the Z06. System capacity isincreased and scavenge performance improved to meet the demands ofChevrolet's highest-performance sportscar.
Water pump: To compensate for the heavier load generated by thesupercharger drive system, an LS9-specific water pump with increasedbearing capacity is used.
Accessory drive system: In order to package the accessory drive systemin the Corvette's engine compartment, the supercharger drive wasintegrated into the main drive system. This required a wider 11-ribaccessory drive system to be used with the LS9 in order to support theload delivered by the supercharger.
Fuel system: The LS9 uses high-capacity 48-lb./hr. fuel injectors withcenter-feed fuel lines. The center feed system ensures even fuel flowbetween the cylinders with less noise. In order to ensure fuel systemperformance during low speed operation as well as under the extremeperformance requirements of wide open throttle (WOT), a dual pressurefuel system was developed. This system operates at 250 kPa at idle andlow speed, and ratchets up to 600 kPa at higher-speed and WOTconditions.
Throttle body: An 87-mm, single-bore throttle body is used to draw airinto the engine. It is electronically controlled.
Rocker covers / ignition coils: Unique rocker covers with new,direct-mount ignition coils are used. Other Gen IV engines, such as theLS3, feature coil packs mounted to a bracket. The LS9's direct-mountedcoils offer a cleaner appearance and a shorter lead between the coil andspark plug.
Beauty cover: A special engine cover is attached to the top of the LS9.It surrounds the intercooler, which is visible through a hood window,accenting the supercharger while simultaneously reducing noise. Thecover has "LS9 SUPERCHARGED" script on the left and right sides, alongwith a debossed Corvette crossed flags emblem on the front.
New six-speed manual transmission
The Corvette ZR1's LS9 engine is backed by a Tremec TR6060 six-speedmanual transmission, with a twin-disc clutch system. It is based on theproven T56 six-speed, but upgraded to handle the LS9's torque output anddelivers improved shift quality
The twin-disc clutch system provides exceptional clamping power, whilemaintaining an easy clutch effort. The system employs a pair of 260-mmdiscs, which spreads out the engine's torque load over a wider area,enabling tremendous clamping power to channel the LS9's torque. It alsodissipates heat better and extends the clutch life (in normal driving).
Thanks to comparatively small plates, the twin-disc system enablessimilar disc inertia to the Corvette Z06, which has a 290-mm single-discsystem, contributing to low shift effort and providing exceptionallysmooth engagement and light pedal effort. In fact, the more powerful ZR1has a pedal effort similar to the Z06.
ZR1-specific gearing in the transmission provides a steep first-gearratio that helps launch the car. The car's top speed is achieved insixth gear - a change from the fifth-gear top-speed run-outs in themanual-transmission Corvette and Corvette Z06. The gears also aredesigned to balance performance with refinement. The angles of the gearteeth are optimized to provide both strength and quietness.
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The Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System for the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas is one of four such warning systems coordinated by UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC-UNESCO). Tsunami warning systems must go hand in hand with awareness and preparedness of the general public. As part of this process, a Tsunami Information Centre (NEAMTIC) was established to provide information on warning systems, risks and good practices in respect of tsunamis and other sea-level related hazards for civil protection agencies, disaster management, decision makers, schools, industries in the coastal zone and the general public.
With the support of the European Commission, NEAMTIC developed educational material and activities to improve the preparedness of citizens, especially youth, and civil protection authorities. The main results of the project were presented to representatives of the European Commission, Member States and the European Parliament during a workshop in Brussels, Belgium, on 25 April 2013. The tools developed include an online course, games, guidelines, a video, case studies and posters. They will be made available on the NEAMTIC website and its virtual library in several languages, including Arabic and French.
The Mediterranean is the world's leading tourism destination, with a highly populated coastal zone, many industrial centres and some of the largest ports in the world. While rare, tsunamis rank among the most life-threatening of all natural disasters, and Europe lags behind in disaster preparedness when compared to other tsunami-prone regions. Through NEAMTIC, IOC-UNESCO is contributing to enhance the capacity of Member States to be equipped for such a risk in partnership with the Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (CEA), France; the National Observatory of Athens (NOA), Greece; the Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri Dipartimento della Protezione Civile (DPC), Italy; and the Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (FFCUL), Portugal.
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Psoriasis can be worrying, especially when you see your child struggle with itching or discomfort.
For most kids, psoriasis is limited to just a few patches that usually respond well to treatment. More serious cases might need more aggressive treatment. But the good news is that there are many options. If one treatment doesn't work, another probably will.
Psoriasis (suh-RYE-uh-sus) is a non-contagious disease that causes skin cells to build up on the surface of the skin, forming itchy red raised areas (plaques) and thick scales. It can appear anywhere on the body but is most commonly found on the scalp, knees, elbows, and torso.
Psoriasis is a long-lasting (chronic) condition that can get better or worse, seemingly at random. It may go away completely before suddenly reappearing.
For many kids, psoriasis is just a minor inconvenience; for others, though, it can be quite serious. Psoriasis can lead kids to feel self-conscious about their appearance. Sometimes that affects their emotions, and some kids may develop low self-esteem and even depression as a result.
Right now, there's no cure for psoriasis, but a number of good options are available to treat the symptoms. Lifestyle changes, such as maintaining a healthy diet and weight, also can help ease the symptoms.
Doctors aren't sure why people get psoriasis, but they do know how the disease works. White blood cells known as T lymphocytes or T cells are part of the immune system. They travel through the bloodstream fighting off bacteria, viruses, and other things that cause illnesses. When someone has psoriasis, however, T cells attack healthy skin as if they were trying to fight an infection or heal a wound.
Skin cells, which are made deep in the skin, normally take about a month to rise to the surface, where they die and are sloughed off. When psoriasis triggers T cells to attack healthy skin, the immune system responds by sending more blood to the area and making more skin cells and more white blood cells. This forces skin cells to rise to the surface in a few days instead of a month. The dead skin and white blood cells can't be shed quickly enough, and they build up on the surface of the skin as thick, red patches. As the skin cells die, they form silvery scales that eventually flake off.
Psoriasis isn't contagious. Some people inherit the genes that make them susceptible to having it. Many with psoriasis have an immediate family member who also has the disease.
Risk factors that can increase the chances of psoriasis outbreaks include:
People with psoriasis will most likely have one or more of these symptoms:
There are many different types of psoriasis that all have their own symptoms. Common types include:
Usually, diagnosis of psoriasis is fairly straightforward. The doctor will physically examine your child's skin, scalp, and nails and ask you and your child some questions. The doctor may ask if anyone in your family has psoriasis and if your child recently had an illness or started a new medication.
On rare occasions, the doctor may remove a skin sample (do a biopsy) to examine it more closely. A biopsy can tell the doctor whether it's psoriasis or another condition with similar symptoms.
There are lots of ways to treat psoriasis, and different things work for different people. Be sure to talk with a doctor to figure out what treatments work best for your child.
Psoriasis treatments fall into three categories:
A doctor might try one therapy and then switch to another, or recommend a combination of therapies. It's not always easy to find a therapy that works, and sometimes what works for a time will stop being effective. It's important to work closely with the doctor to stay on top of your child's treatment.
Besides following your doctor's advice, you can help your child by making healthy lifestyle choices:
Most psoriasis will respond well to treatment, but it's important to stay on top of it. If your child should apply an ointment twice a day, remind him or her to do so; if a little more sun is recommended, join your child for a daily walk. Your efforts, and your child's, will help control psoriasis symptoms.
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Finished with 67 goals, 51 assists and 100 steals ... Led the team in goals, assists and steals ... Named first team All-Southern Division by the CWPA ... Contributed 17 multi-goal games ... Tallied nine goals, including seven in a loss vs. Iona, at the Iona Invitational Feb. 4 to help the Crimson to a 1-1 record ... Named CWPA Southern Division Player of the Week Feb. 7 ... Scored four goals in a win over Bucknell, 14-5, Feb. 11 ... Had four goals, five assists and nine steals during wins over Villanova, 14-3, and Colorado State, 12-7, at the Princeton Invitational Feb. 12 ... Named to the CWPA Southern Division Player of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week Honor Rolls March 6 after scoring 10 times, adding six assists and contributing 15 steals during the Harvard Invitational ... Had five goals, three assists and six steals during a doubleheader against Cal Baptist and UC Irvine March 17 ... Named to the player of the week honor roll April 2 after having six goals, six assists and eight steals in a pair of Southern Division wins over Mercyhurst, 10-4, and George Washington, 18-12, March 31 ... Registered seven goals, five assists and 12 steals in three games to help Harvard to a third-place finish at the CWPA Southern Division Championship ... Named to the CWPA Eastern Championship All-Tournament Team.
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Team Captain ... Honorable mention All-America selection by the ACWPC ... CWPA Southern Division All-Conference first team ... Named "excellent" student-athlete by CWPA for finishing with a GPA between 3.41-3.70 ... Named CWPA Southern Division Defensive Player of the Week April 11 ... COOP Student-Athlete of the Week May 2 ... Led the team with 76 goals and 81 steals while finishing fifth with 20 assists ... Received Harvard's Most Valuable Player award ... Scored five times and grabbed two steals against Iona, then tallied three goals, two assists and three takeaways against Villanova Feb. 5 ... Found the back of the net four times and picked up four steals against Siena in the Marist Tournament Feb. 19 ... Notched five scores, grabbed five steals and dished an assist at Marist in the Marist Tournament Feb. 20 ... Put in five goals, collected two takeaways and handed out one helper against Brown Feb. 23 ... Scored on three occassions and took the ball away three times against Brown, then marked up five goals, four steals and an assist against Iona in the ECAC Championship Feb. 26 ... Had a season-high seven steals and added two goals at Santa Clara March 13 ... Tallied five scores and five takeaways against Wagner March 27 ... Found the back of the net three times, grabbed four steals and had an assist at Bucknell April 9 ... Scored four times, picked up two takeaways and one helper against Michigan April 10 ... Put in four goals, two assists and two steals against Brown April 20 ... Contributed three goals and four takeaways against Bucknell in the CWPA Eastern Championship April 30.
2010 (Sophomore):
ACWPC All-American Honorable Mention ... All-Northern Division first team ... Eastern Championship All-Tournament second team ... Lead the team with 67 goals on the season ... Harvard's Most Valuable Player Award recipient ... COOP Athlete of the Week (Feb. 8) … Tallied a hat trick in wins over Villanova (Feb. 6) and New York Athletic Club (Feb. 7) at Harvard Invitational … Scored four goals in win over Siena at Harvard Invitational (Feb. 6) … Turned in a five-goal performance n victory over Iona at Harvard Invitational (Feb. 7) ... Netted five goals against Iona at Princeton Invitational (Feb. 20) … Buried a goal and recorded 10 steals against Wagner at Princeton Invitational (Feb. 20) … Tallied a goal against No. 5 Michigan at Princeton Invitational (Feb. 21) … Notched a pair of goals against George Washington (Feb. 21) at Princeton Invitational ... Tallied four goals against Marist (Feb. 27) and Wagner (Feb. 27) at the ECAC Championships ... Recorded a hat-trick against Maryland at the Elite Eight (March 6) … Scored a goal against Princeton at the Elite Eight (March 6) … Buried six goals against Bucknell at the Elite Eight, including both of Harvard's overtime goals (March 7) … Named the CWPA Northern Division Player of the Week (March 8, March 22) ... Registered a hat-trick against Fresno Pacific and a goal against UC Davis (March 15) … Drew five ejections against San Jose State (March 17) ... Registered a hat trick in Harvard's win over No. 19 Cal State East Bay (March 19) … Scored three goals against No. 17 Pacific (March 20) … Tallied a goal against Cal State Monterey Bay (March 20) … Netted a goal against Marist (March 27) … Buried five goals and drew five kick outs against No. 11 Hartwick (April 10) … Potted a goal against Brown (April 14) … Notched a goal against No. 11 Hartwick (April 17) … Scored a pair of goals against Brown (April 18) ... Buried a marker against No. 7 Michigan at the Eastern Championship (April 30) ... Tallied a goal against Bucknell at the Eastern Championship (May 1) ... Netted a hat trick against Maryland at the Eastern Championship (May 2).
2009 (Freshman):
Named CWPA Northern Division Rookie of the Year ... Tabbed to CWPA All-Northern Division First Team ... Honored as Rookie of the Tournament at Eastern Championship and selected to All-Tournament Team ... Selected Harvard's Rookie of the Year ... Tallied a game-high five goals and collected five streals in career debut against NYAC (Feb. 14); Netted a score later in the day against No. 8 Michigan ... Scored four goals the following day against Siena (Feb. 15) ... Named CWPA Northern Division Rookie of the Week (Feb. 16) ... Scored four times against Villanova and once against Princeton (Feb. 21) ... Tallied a hat trick against George Washington and Bucknell (Feb. 22) ... Scored four goals against Maryland and Bucknell (Feb. 28); drew five ejections against the Bison ... Had a goal and drew three ejections against Princeton (March 1) ... Scored in win at Sonoma State (March 22) ... Tallied team-high four goals at Pacific (March 24) ... Had eight goals in doubleheader against UC Santa Cruz and UC Davis, including six tallies against the Banana Slugs (March 26) ... Scored a career-high 10 goals against Cal State Monterey Bay (March 27); was named Northern Division Player of the Week and COOP Student-Athlete of the Week for effort ... Had five goals against Brown and a hat trick against Hartwick (April 4) ... Tallied a hat trick against Connecticut College and scored twice against Utica (April 5) ... Scored two goals and had three kickouts drawn against Brown (April 11) ... Netted three goals, had two kickouts drawn, handed out two assists and made two steals against Hartwick and tallied a goal against Brown at Northern Division Championship (April 18) ... Found the back of the net four times against Utica at Northern Division Championship (April 19) ... Scored against Hartwick at Eastern Championship (April 24) ... Had two goals, two ejections drawn and three steals against Indiana at Easterns (April 25) ... Tallied the game-winning goal against Bucknell at Eastern Championship (April 26).
High School:
Earned 12 varsity letters at Santa Catalina High, including four each in water polo, swimming and basketball ... Four-year starter in water polo ... Captained water polo and basketball squads ... All-American honorable mention in 2007 in water polo ... USA Water Polo Academic All-American as senior ... MTAL/CCS Most Valuable Player in 2005, 2006 and 2007 ... All-League first team on four occasions ... First team All-Section once and was selected to the second team twice ... CCS Scholar-Athlete of teh Year in 2008 ... Led water polo and basketball teams to league titles ... Cum Laude Society member ... Gold Chord recipient.
Sister, Sarah Kennifer '02, played water polo at Harvard ... Sister, Katherine Kennifer, was a water polo player at Notre Dame, graduating in 2005.


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Edward Snowden, the former government contractor behind one of the biggest national-security leaks in American history, says he will fight any extradition attempts by the U.S. University of Hong Kong Law Professor Simon Young explains what possible options Mr. Snowden faces.
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... the ... I had rights ... and has told local media that he plans to stay in Hong Kong but whether or not is allowed to stay is a different matter I'm Deborah con joining me now ... is professor signing the aam from Hong Kong University's law department ... as a out of this life not ... impossible for Hong Kong to directly access battle ... to extradite two at ... Edwards said and then ... because I would be in agreement that would have to be made between on the Tyne and the U S directly so what are his options here in Hong Kong and use the crude to ... the pre statement because ... there is an agreement between Hong Kong in the United States for surrender road rather than ... extradition that essentially means the same thing ... so that that is an option is the surrender request comes in ... but we're still waiting to request now ... so if the US does indeed make a surrender our request what is likely to happen ... Willie we go through many steps into the system so it could well ... be a process that takes months if not years ... and tied in with that is was higher than process that could be happening ... at the same time or one after the the ... at KNF presumably she's here on and visitors in the SAS said oh I mean if he if he falls into a gray area EDP's actually ... I mean what what would be the next step for him to take in order to be legally here in Hong Kong pass ... that date ... probably will will happen this season will expire ... at that point in time that he can make an ... asylum claim ... based on ... fear of persecution on political grounds ... and I will have to make its way through the system ... that's complicated by a loophole that we handle all rate now and then after a ... decision in March by a quarter final deal ... the government has yet to stabilize the new system ... I'm at the same time due to be a surrender request comes in ... the now will go through our court system first ... and if the court say that that he can be surrendered ... then it's all Milly for Chief Executive Antony decision ... ok and now I'm ... at from your point of view from the legal perspective the fact that ... he has now um ... excuse to add to the U S government and actually hacking at me in here in Hong Kong and as was mainland China ... says that throw any different light onto his case ... well we still know all the circumstances these are simply statements to the needy and see me ... the ... document said that he claims to have ... I'm so it's very ... difficult to see exactly ... how this might impact ... on the ... extradition request would be based on ... only the initial disclosure and any subsequent disclosures he makes of the ... the the confidential ... secret information it's not supposed to disclose ... I'm of the asylum claim ... it is claimed ... so one can't really assess fully now ... because one has to see what the prospects of him having a fair trial ... in the United States the prospects that he might be mistreated ... it used to be returned to us ... I'm and that that the that the extent to which ... the U S authorities that the size of this process ... at KNF Sai Danny and past cases we can look to enter any insight as to ... how I'm a bit Mia Mr. stand we'll be EU treated it as if the US does indeed ... um bring forth a surrender requests ... still it'd be nice to render a cases between Hong Kong and the United States ... however I believe this will be the first one that has ... sent a strong political ... aspect to enforce the probably the only one that is being watched so many people around the world ... so it's a baby quite an interesting case that ... as it makes its way through the courts include is no precedent ... in Hong Kong itself ... on all courts are ... of course look very closely to the tune of elements ... in the UK and other common law jurisdictions don't know who the other presents around the world ... from which it draws its own press ... and cake thanks Fran that's professor signing and training us from Hong Kong University ... for more on that star a pink added Avista dot com I'm Deborah con ...


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Blair Colsey and Jessi Ryan are pleased to announce their engagement to be married Sept. 21, 2013, at the Dove House in Lafayette.
Jessi is the daughter of Laura Stafford of Grand Junction and Mike Ryan and Dorothy King of Berthoud.
She is a graduate of Berthoud High School and Colorado State University. She works as an account manager on the healthrisk management team at IMA Corporation in downtown Denver.
Blair is the son of Margaret and Brian Greene of Longmont and Alan and Virginia Colsey of Valley Cottage, N.Y. He is a graduate of Longmont High School, Colorado State University, and St. Thomas Aquinas College. He works on the corporate finance team at Crocs in Niwot.
They will honeymoon in Europe and make their home in Thornton.


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For a lot of "24" fans, the ridiculous Katee Sackhoff character just had to go. Jack Bauer finally finished her off with a pistol in last night's episode as millions silently cheered from their couch.
While Dana Walsh is a talented actress, her CTU mole on the show was widely criticized and had the show's creators on the defensive.
Walsh told EW.com that she didn't realize her character was causing such a violent reaction among fans of the show as it heads along on its final season. "I learned a long time ago not to read (the feedback)," she says. "It's counterproductive to doing your job."
"I respect the fans and I respect their opinions, but it's sad that they're not happy when it's the last season."
The loss of Katee Sackoff will make it a lot easier to be happy. Because what good is Jack Bauer saving the world if this character still lives in it?


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Changer of Days (US edition, 2004) was originally published as Changer of Days, Volume 2 (Australian edition, 2002).
The child Anghara Kir Hama was forced to flee the kingdom she rightfully ruled, escaping the murderous wrath of her brother, the usurper, who would see her dead to secure the throne. But her years spent in a strange desert land - honing the miraculous power called Sight - have forever changed the young queen. And now it is time to claim what is hers.
But treachery greets Anghara upon her return to a realm suffering under the cruelty of the bloodthirsty tyrant Sif. In the dungeons of her enemy, she awaits an inevitable death, robbed of the gift that set her apart from all others. Yet those who have sworn to defend her will not rest until their cherished queen is safe, including one whose noble heart belongs to her alone. For young Anghara's remarkable destiny is greater than crowns and countries -- greater even than the fearsome Old Gods who must stand down to make way for the Changer of Days.
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Alma Alexander is the pen name of the fantasy author Alma A. Hromic (born 1963).
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Quink is a drawing medium to love! It makes a rich black,
washes grey-blue when watered down and bleeds a very faint orange at the edges. Above is a drawing I did of a Rasmussen shirt. Sadly not of my own invention, but a fun exercise for quink anyhow.
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The dimensioning of intake and exhaust systems can play a role in boosting engine output
We hope you'll devote some time to read and digest this month's column. It could not only help you win races but foster a broader understanding of some engine-related technology that can help pave the way to such successes.
Also, spend a few minutes studying the illustrations accompanying this text. Both deal with how the dimensioning of intake and exhaust systems can play a role in boosting engine output; notably volumetric efficiency or torque. After all, it's the placement and application of torque boosts in an engine's overall power output and rpm range that can help win races…if properly applied to gearing, track length and race conditions.
The first illustration deals with the dimensioning of intake manifold runner section areas in passages of unequal length. Since we know that inherently short runners "tune" to a higher engine speed that longer ones, this first concept suggests using larger section areas in short runners to boost torque at an rpm already higher than longer runners. And, similarly, using smaller section areas in longer runners can help boost torque at lower engine speeds. We'll get into some sample calculations a bit later in this column. In the main, it doesn't matter whether you're dealing with an inline manifold design (as the example shows) or a V-type design for which a single 4V carburetor (throttle body or air valve) that is centrally located on the manifold, the "shorter runner"/"longer runner" concept still holds.
In the second illustration, the notion is presented that it's possible to further enhance torque boost placement by linking exhaust header pipe section areas in a fashion that ties smaller primary pipes to correspondingly small intake manifold section areas. You'll note that larger primary pipes are joined to cylinders being fed by equally larger manifold runner section areas. Because of the relationship that exists between intake and exhaust manifold section areas, mean flow velocity similarities in each, and how volumetric efficiency (essentially torque) is affected by these variables, it's possible to use these relationships in a constructive and fairly predictable way.
At the time development work was being conducted that led to the obtainment of these two U.S. Patents, some exploratory testing showed the potential for including valve events as part of the torque boosting package of intake and exhaust manifolds. And, in fact, a couple of sample cams were produced to validate the concept. The idea eventually found its way into race-only applications. For multiple reasons, this part of the project was never reduced to Edelbrock practice or production, but the manifolds were. For example, some of you may recall the Edelbrock Victor 4+4, single 4V manifold. That design incorporated a larger section area in the shorter runners (4, 6, 3, and 5) and a smaller section area for the longer runners (1, 7, 2, and 8). This particular manifold benefitted from the construction of a header set utilizing smaller primary pipe sections paired with the longer runner cylinders and larger primary pipe sections connected to the shorter runner cylinders. Two "V4s" if you will, as depicted in the second Patent shown.
By itself, and discounting the so-called "5-7" effect of two adjacent runner/cylinder combinations engaged simultaneously in their intake cycles, this manifold tended to broaden and flatten the overall torque curve; the result of two torque boosts occurring at the two difference runner section engine speed points.
But before we get into some of the math behind all this, let's mention a recent addition to the overall concept. Very recently, Comp Cams introduced its "4-Pattern" camshaft that utilizes two different intake and two different exhaust lobes, intended to equalize airflow between the short and long runners of a V-type, single carburetor/throttle body/air valve configuration. You can visit their website for particulars. Based on their engine dyno results, power increased throughout the rpm range for the engine tested.
Returning to the idea of how you may be able to modify an intake manifold or build a set of headers that incorporate the runner/primary pipe section area concept, let's examine a simplified example. While the actual dimensional modeling process is more complex than the little equation we'll share (and have done so in the past), the essence of the process still applies.
Beginning with the intake manifold, the issue of taper often becomes a subject of discussion. It's not the purpose of this particular column to debate the merits of taper, but we'll note that neither of the two Patents previously referenced involved the concept, particularly in the intake manifold cited. We'll set this aside with only the comment that data at the time suggested there were benefits to have as much of the air/fuel charge mass moving at or near the same level of net kinetic energy to optimize v.e. at peak torque. But we digress.
If your subject intake manifold, and this is likely the case, has a larger runner entry than exit, you can compromise a section area by averaging the two and labeling it the "mean" cross-section area. For our purposes, that'll be OK. The volume (in cu. In.) of one cylinder will also be used. Next, you'll need to determine where in the torque range you'd like the intake manifold to provide a boost in v.e., based on the influence of section area. If you have a dyno sheet, even though the indicated torque peak includes a combination of the intake and exhaust manifold (header) boost rpm, you can decide where (either slightly higher or lower than the indicated peak) you'd like the boost. Let's say the dyno sheet indicates peak torque at 5,500 rpm and you want a boost at 5,700, based on track length or how you've geared the car, for example.
So here are the intake system variables: average runner section area, torque boost rpm, and cylinder volume. The little equation is as follows:
Torque boost rpm = [(runner section area) x (88,200)] / (cylinder volume).
This same equation can be used to perform exhaust header calculations, substituting primary pipe section area for manifold runner section area. Also, since this is a balanced equation, you can perform some simple algebraic transpositions and solve for a section area that is required for a pre-determined torque boost rpm or determine at what torque boost rpm requires the specific section area (intake or exhaust) you plan using.
Taking this one step further, you can also either match the torque boost rpm for both intake and exhaust systems (for the greatest boost at the same rpm) or broaden the boost rpm curve by choosing different but closely compared boost rpm points, using different section areas (intake and exhaust).
Using this approach and returning to our example where we'd like to boost torque (either with the exhaust or intake system) to occur at 5,700 rpm, we'll need to calculate a section area that equates to this engine speed. If our engine displaces 350 cu. in., one cylinder's volume is 43.75 cu. in. Since we know at what rpm we want the boost, we manipulate the equation to solve for the required section area as follows:
Runner section area = [(5700 rpm) x (43.75 cu. in.)] / 88,200 = 2.83 sq. in.
Note that this section area could be present in the intake manifold or exhaust header (or both), depending upon the magnitude of the results we'd like to achieve. And the same method can be used if you decide to build a two-sized primary pipe header or modify your intake manifold to contemplate the short vs. long runner approach. Actually, we're still trying to figure out long division.