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JLo: who's next
Like I said in the original post on Friday about the JLo/Marc Anthony break up – click here if you missed it – when Jennifer Lopez is done, she is DONE. She falls out of it fast, she gets over it even faster. In fact, we'll probably spend more time analysing her split than she will. She's too busy looking for love again.
So... what happened?
For those of you who've emailed, amazingly enough, this had nothing to do with the Church of Xenu. This had everything to do with the fact that she was feeling stifled, suffocated, that she was tired of Marc's management – of her time, of her feelings, of her relationships – and his paranoid suspicions. He loved that she's the JLo, that she's a massive star, he hates that she's the JLo, that she's a massive star, because in that way, he had to share her. Ultimately Jennifer Lopez will not be held down.
As you know, when it comes these matters, it's almost more intriguing to me how the strategy works as opposed to the sh-t that actually went down. Four separate sources have confirmed to me that Us Weekly had this exclusive ready to go as early as Tuesday of last week. Apparently when they approached Lopez's side for comment, she didn't even bother to deny it, but asked for a day or two to get organised and release a statement. I'm told that there was drama between the two sides that held it up – it appeared that Lopez was much more eager to get this out there than Marc, and in the end, allegedly, when Marc found out that Lopez was going to announce it through Us Weekly, he decided to beat her to it and ran to People Magazine which...
Supposedly they insist this is amicable and that they'll be able to remain civil while working on their new reality show Q'Viva! Really? When you can't even agree on which outlet to go through? It is amazing what people will endure for money, non? And what happens when JLo comes to set with her new boyfriend? Or Marc comes to rehearsal with his new beauty queen?
And who might that be?
With JLo it'll be a torrid affair. Hopefully someone like Gerard Butler, as my friend Laura worried the other day. Vile. I feel sick at the thought of it. But that doesn't mean it wouldn't be dirty and amazing...
Not as dirty and amazing as reader Maria C's truly INSPIRED suggestion:
JLo and Eminem.
He's even put it in a song before:
Cause if I ever stuck it to any singer in showbiz
it'd be Jennifer Lopez, and Puffy you know this! – Eminem, I'm Back
Write this down on your Gossip Wish List for the Gossip Genie. Come on. This is what I want for my birthday.
Thanks Maria!
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While they were extremely scant at first, more and more details are beginning to emerge as it relates to the Monday arrest of West Virginia running back Wendell Smallwood.
The Wilmington News Journal is reporting that Smallwood is facing extradition back to his home state of Delaware. After being extradited back to Delaware — that could happen as early as today — Smallwood will be charged with witness intimidation.
From the News Journal:
Smallwood tried to get a witness to recant statements implicating a friend of his charged with first-degree murder, Ivey said.
On multiple occasions in March and May 2013, Ivey said, Smallwood "called to try to get a witness to come and make a false statement to police recanting previous statements" that implicated Lloyd.
Smallwood was arrested by WVU police as an out-of-state fugitive. The Charleston Daily Mail's Mike Casazza tweeted that "Wilmington police and a rep from [the state's attorney general office] arrived in Morgantown Monday, interviewed Smallwood and executed [an] arrest warrant."
As far as the school's response to the developments, Smallwood is expected to be, at bare minimum, suspended indefinitely.
Smallwood's 221 yards were good for second on the team last year. That total is second to only Dreamius Smith's 494 yards among returning Mountaineers. He was expected to play an even bigger role in WVU's offense this season.
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The technology is in place, but the challenge is implementing telework with policies in manageable increments
With telework becoming a reality, agencies can effectively extend enterprise security technology already in place to ensure that data accessed through remote connections remains secure, said one industry advocate.
"The government is not going to have to spend a lot more," said Bobby Caudill, enterprise experience architect for Adobe Systems. "They are going to have to figure out how to leverage what they already have."
Networks and connections already are or can be well defended by traditional security products such as firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention, virtual private networks and access control. Individual devices also can be protected if their use on the network is known and managed, Caudill said. "The challenge is what to do with the information itself and the digital containers it is stored in."
That challenge remains basically the same whether the information is inside or outside of the enterprise. Cryptographic tools enabled by government smart ID cards with digital certificates and keys can handle most of this. What remains to be put into place are policies and controls for approved access and use.
The technology to manage data use is becoming more mature, but implementing it for outside users is not necessarily easy, Caudill said. That means implementing telework polices one bite as a time rather than trying to enable it wholesale in one step.
"The key is not trying to solve the entire problem in one fell swoop," he said. "You might not be able to allow the entire agency to do it immediately. But even 50 percent is better than zero percent."
A part of this approach is to ensure that all workers understand not only what options are available to them but what is expected of them in return. Not everyone will be able to do everything remotely all of the time. Workers need to know why some things need to be done in an office, or on certain types of platforms over certain types of connections.
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App Review: Leaf Trombone: World Stage by Smule
April 24, 2009 by Jeff
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Leaf Trombone by Smule is an app that turns your iPhone or iPod Touch into an instrument that you can take with you wherever you go. To play your trombone, you just touch the the square on your leaf trombone and drag it up or down to the desired note. You can also just touch the spot where you want the square to move to. If you touch near the top, the note will be higher and if you touch the bottom the note will be lower. There are two buttons on the side; a plus sign and a minus sign. These change the octave you are playing in up or down to give you a wider range on your instrument.
Playing with the instrument in free play mode this way is fun, but you can also use the app to learn to play songs with a little help. First, enter the play a song mode and choose your song. Here you can listen in to the song to make sure it is the one you want. Then, add the song to your favorites. When you go to play the song, the app will give you little leaf guidelines. The leaf guidelines are leaves that enter the screen subtly from the left side to let you know which notes are coming next. While you are playing in free play or play a song modes, a circular wheel spins and gives the beat for you to play along to.
Once you feel your skills with your trombone are worthy of recognition, you can record your playing and have it performed on the world stage. Three judges will listen to your performance, and at the end of it they will give you a number rating and pointers to help you improve. If you wish to perform on the world stage, you must have at least 2 leaf tokens. To earn leaf tokens, you need to judge other peoples performances on the world stage. All you do is listen to their song, give smiley face reactions, and give them a final ranking. There are prizes awarded for playing on the world stage 25 times, as well as for judging on the stage 100 times. If you don't have courage to perform either of tasks, you can simply observe other people and judges at work.
As you become a better performer and judge, you may even show up in the online rankings. This is a great instrument that is very easy to use. Leaf Trombone is definitely a well-executed app that is perfect for any person with or without musical talent. One of the best dollars I have ever spent in the App Store.
Leaf Trombone: World Stage is $0.99 in the iTunes App Store.
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Built Green makes great economic and environmental sense, but the public wasn't buying it - until now.
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Cheating. Messing around. Playing away. Whoring. Being a player.
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Ebihara Yuri to appear on a TV show with her twin sister
Model Ebihara Yuri and her younger twin sister Eri will be appearing on the January 8th broadcast of 'Star?Draft Kaigi 2-hour Special' (NTV 9:00pm~).
Yuri recently updated her official blog with an entry titled 'First?Twin Appearance on TV'. She reported, "I will be appearing on TV for the first time with my younger sister Eri ? We will be appearing on Star Draft Kaigi!', and uploaded a two-shot with her sister.
"Eri was a little nervous... Little by little, her tension became weird lol," she reflected on the recording. She also called out to her fans, "Please watch it?".
'Star?Draft'�is an audition program that aims to discover new stars. Comedian duo Cream Stew and Matsuko Deluxe serves as the MC.
Eri, who is a child body therapist, will introduce a "baby massage" on the 2-hour special. It's said that the "baby massage" allows parents and their children to build an even better relationship.
The Ebihara sisters have previously appeared together on fashion magazine 'CanCam' as well as Yuri's blog. Every time they appear together, they attract attention as the "beautiful twin sisters".
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A few weeks ago I mentioned how I've been looking for ways to incorporate USB into more of my projects. I've been looking at several "native" options. I also mentioned that there are several techniques for getting a virtual serial port either through a stock cable or building any of a variety of USB ports on the board (including one that fits in a 9-pin serial port socket).
If your application doesn't demand anything more sophisticated than a serial port, a USB to serial converter really isn't a bad option. Operating system support is widespread. The 9-pin adapter is a little pricey, but other chips and cables are inexpensive and readily available. You can also preserve any investment you already have in serial port-based software.
I had a project a few weeks ago that needed a large number of PWM channels controlled by some PC software. Since it is getting hard to find PCs with serial ports, I built a stock PIC board but replaced the 9-pin RS-232 connector with a USB adapter (the USB-DB9 from FTDI).[Click image to view at full size]
That was easy, but then I needed software to communicate with the board itself. Lately I've been experimenting with the Qt framework (Qt now has preliminary support for Android, but that's a topic for another blog). Qt provides a lot of abstractions, but serial ports aren't among them.
On the other hand, I had some code from a serial-controlled I/O interface handy that has parallel implementations for Linux and Windows, so I thought that would make a good fit for Qt, which is adept at handling multiple platforms. I've never been one to pass up a chance to steal code (especially my own), so I pulled a copy from the existing project and set about converting to work for this one. On the other hand, maybe I should have borrowed the code at http://is.gd/l9UCzR or http://is.gd/991kuP, but I figured it was better to use code I'd used before.
The original project was a C program, but it was simple enough to convert to C++ in case I wanted to use a Qt facilities. The code was simple enough that renaming the source files did the trick. The code has three files: a header, a Linux source file, and a Windows source file. Obviously, you only build one of the source files. The header is the same in either case.
Here's an excerpt from the header (you can find the entire project online here):
/** Open the GP3 serial port. * @param port The name of the port (varies by platform, e.g., COM1, /dev/cua0, etc.) * @return -1 for error */ int gp3openport(const char *port); // returns -1 for error /** Close the GP3 port. */ void gp3closeport(); /** Write a byte to the GP3. * This function blocks if the GP3 is not ready. * @param byte The byte to write * @return 1 for success */ int gp3write(int byte); // returns 1 for success /** Read a byte from the GP3. * This function blocks until a byte is received * @return Character or -1 in case of error */ unsigned int gp3read(void); // returns character or -1 for error
Simple enough functions: open, read, write, and close. I was mainly concerned with the Linux side for this project, but I did bring both source files into the new project. The Linux side sounds like it should be deceptively simple, right? Open some file in /dev and read and write from it.
It isn't quite that simple. First, you have to open a serial port in a certain way.
fd=open(lport,O_RDWR|O_NOCTTY|O_NDELAY); if (fd<0) { return -1; }
This opens the port for reading and writing and does not make the serial port into a controlling terminal (the O_NOCTTY flag). The O_NDELAY flag prevents some systems from waiting for a carrier detect line. The problem is, it also means reads and writes will return immediately. If you call a read, for example, and there's no data (yet) the call just returns and your program has to deal with that. If you don't mind just spinning and waiting, that's ok, but it makes it a lot harder to do smart things like time out.


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S'up bloggerverse (slang for the blogger universe as I've recently heard). I've finally taken some outfit photos in my new room with my fairy lights (which have since stopped working *sad face*) although what to do with myself as the self-timer flashes away is still an issue. These photos below make it painfully clear I don't know what to do with my arms, although I've found a great use for them recently as it turns out they make excellent watch holders.
I love my new wristwatch from Born Pretty, it's pretty quirky but not too overstated and tells the time by lighting up LED dots diagonally across the watch face, which alternate between a.m. and p.m. The wrist strap's made from pink rubber, which is surprisingly comfortable and sets quite a statement. It's awesome cuz it makes me feel like a spy / super trendy space cadet. And what would a space cadet be without her NASA tee? Which is another recent purchase of mine that I'm over the moon about (ooh space jokes, nobody saw that one coming ¬.¬)
I've never had an LED watch before, nor have I seen a design quite like this. It kind of has this retro vibe, like how people in the 60s though the future would look, which is what inspired my outfit today. If you're maybe looking for a new watch or even a gift for somebody else I'd definitely check out the Born Pretty website - they have a great range of affordable women's watches and a really cute selection of bracelet watch styles, so if you find something you like you can use my code LORNAC10 at the checkout to get 10% off, what a stellar deal! (okay I'll kill it with the space puns now).


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The newest official guardian of the French language has spoken: English, he says, is jumping the barricades and threatening the language of Moliere.
He should know. He is British — the first from his nation to become one of the 40 esteemed "immortals" of the Academie Francaise, the institution that has watched over the French language since 1635.
Is he a fox in the hen house — as one might think given the history of mutual disdain between England and France?
"No," Michael Edwards said. "Nor am I the Trojan Horse. I don't want to stir things up."
However, he just might.
Edwards, a Cambridge-educated poet, writer and translator married to a French woman, says that while he became a French citizen a decade ago, his British identity is "essential."
"I don't stop being British. No," he said in an interview this week in his office at the august College de France, where he holds a chair in the Study of Literary Creation in the English Language.
For example, he wonders why there are no French words to express certain concepts. One can descend in French, descendre, but one cannot ascendre, or ascend — as Edwards has to his illustrious seat.
The British academic, who will be 75 later this month, was voted into the Academie Francaise in February — on his third try, with his first candidacy in 2008. Becoming an "immortal," which takes lots of real-world networking, is for him something akin to entering the celestial realm of the gods of French literature.
"When I was a student, the Academie Francaise was a kind of unreal paradise in which lived people like Racine and La Fontaine and Voltaire and Hugo and Claudel and Valery."
It is unusual in the extreme for an outsider like Edwards to be elected to the elite French club — but not without precedent.
Another Anglo-Saxon, Julien Green, born in Paris to American parents and schooled in the French system, preceded Edwards at the Academie Francaise.
However, Edwards, born outside London, is the first member from Britain speaking French as an adopted language. However, he is not the only foreign-born member of the Academie Francaise.
In fact, one of them — Chinese-born Francois Cheng — encouraged Edwards to seek a seat. It took three tries and lots of networking to gain backers among the members ahead of this year's victory vote.
And while winning recognition from the French language elite was a battle for Edwards, there were no signs that French snobbery regarding his British origins played a role in the process.
Edwards chuckles when asked why he wanted to become a so-called immortal.
"It's like asking someone, why did you want to play in the World Cup," he said.
However, unlike owning the World Cup soccer trophy, becoming a member of the Academie Francaise is an honor that lasts for life. Immortals are only replaced when one of the 40 dies. The graying institution — where more than half of its members are over 75 and only five of them women — currently has four vacant seats.
Edwards will take Seat No. 31, replacing writer Jean Dutourd, in November. Then, he will don a gold-embroidered green suit and take up his ornamental sword in an elaborate ceremony, and deliver a lengthy speech — to be published word-for-word in some French newspapers.
However, this lover of Shakespeare already has some clear thoughts about the French language's biggest enemy: English, which has become the world's lingua franca.


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Sun Prairie- Jernice M. Rounds, age 71, passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at her daughter's home in Waunakee. She was born on February 17, 1941 in Clintonville, WI the daughter of Henry & Mildred (Boettcher) Voelz. She was a graduate of Pulaski High School. Jernice was united in marriage with Clark Rounds on February 10, 1968 in Bonduel and he preceded her in death on October 28, 2005. She has been a resident of Sun Prairie since 2002 and prior to that lived in Marshall for over 30 years. Jernice was a member of the Sun Prairie United Methodist Church. She had a heart of gold and enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren along with her many trips up north with her sisters. A great enjoyment in her life was cleaning for all of the families over the years.
She is survived by her children, Jesse (Julie) Rounds, Randolph, Jean (Scott) DeGolier, Waunakee, Mark (Gail) Rounds, Hartland and Jim (Theresa) Rounds, Portland, OR; her grandchildren, Jordan (Renee) Rounds, San Diego, Danielle (AJ) McKinney, Hawaii, Joshua (Mandi) Rounds, Oregon, WI, Nicolle (Robert) Ward, Sun Prairie, Dylan Rounds, Hartland, Jennah (Scott) Peachey, Washington, and Savannah Rounds, Hartland; her great-grandchildren, Brooklyn Rounds, Karson McKinney, Bryson Ward, Riglei McKinney Owen Rounds and Aubrie Peachey; her brothers, Kenneth (Alice) Voelz, Green Bay and Henry (Connie) Voelz, Wyoming; her sisters, Betty (George) Cole, Michigan, Marcella Kohn, Shawano and Donna (Roger) Braun, Seymour; her sister-in-law, Cecilia Voelz, Shawano; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Vernon and brothers-in-law, Roy & Willard.
A funeral service celebrating her life will be held on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. at the Cress Funeral Home, Sun Prairie. A visitation will be held on Saturday at the funeral home from 12:00 p.m. until the time of service. Burial will be held in Highland Memory Gardens, Cottage Grove.
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa.— Seeking to make amends for the Penn State child sex abuse scandal, the university said it has given more than $1.1 million in football bowl revenues to its new center for child abuse research and treatment.
The Center for the Protection of Children, started in the wake of child sex abuse allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, will offer treatment for abused children and a primary care clinic for foster kids. It also will sponsor research into the prevention, detection and treatment of abuse; offer training; provide advocacy; and collect data.
"We expect that the center will become a national leader in clinical care, research, education and direction of policy related to child abuse and neglect," Penn State President Rodney Erickson said in a statement Wednesday.
The funding is more than twice the amount that Penn State had promised in December. The university said higher-than-expected bowl revenues allowed it to give more. Penn State's share of Big Ten bowl proceeds totaled $2.6 million, of which $1.5 million has already been donated to the Pennsylvania Coalition against Rape, a group that operates rape crisis centers across the state.
The Center for the Protection of Children will be based at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital and bring together clinicians, scientists, legal scholars and educators. Its director, Dr. Andrea Taroli, said the project has an "ambitious agenda," and that the additional funding will help it get off the ground more quickly.
"I am very excited that Penn State has enabled the Center to have a solid foundation upon which to build," Taroli said.
The center could collaborate with other Penn State entities, including the law school and its Children's Advocacy Clinic, as well as the Children, Youth and Families Consortium. More than 400 faculty members from disciplines including human development, education and agriculture are involved in that effort.
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New iPhone causes frenzy at local stores
Gold sells out in minutes at Mall at Millenia
Apple fans across central Florida are scrambling to buy the new 5S and 5C models. Both went on sale Friday morning.
The long line at Mall at Millenia is proof that people will come out and do just about anything to get the new phone.
"I spent the night in the Target parking lot," said Nathan Estrada.
Estrada left his home in Melbourne late Thursday evening and slept across the street from the mall just to make it in time to be one of the first people in line.
The line wrapped around the mall before it even opened.
Some fans were even kicked off property overnight and had to wait in the line twice.
Along with the new operating system, iOS7, there are a few fan favorite changes.
"Being able to use your fingerprints and get in," said one fan.
"I wanted gold so that's what I got," said another person.
The Apple Store inside the mall ran out of gold phones within minutes, but die-hards weren't complaining, as long as they got one.


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More than 40 members of St. Bonaventure University's disaster relief group BonaResponds returned safely back to campus late Sunday evening after spending their weekend in disaster areas affected by Hurricane Sandy.
To view more photos from the trip, visit BonaReponds Facebook page athttp://www.facebook.com/#!/BonaResponds
The volunteers spent their weekend providing assistance to those in need in Rockaway Beach, Queens, including SBU senior Ryan Lazo, who writes here about his eternal gratitude to those from the SBU community who helped his family this past weekend.
Frankie Matuszak, a junior biology major, said BonaResponds was able to help more than a dozen families this weekend by providing flood relief efforts. He said relief involved moving all furniture out of the house and gutting it by removing all structural elements that could rot, such as wooden walls, floors, and insulation.
Matuszak said he typically volunteers locally with BonaResponds every weekend but this service trip was different because Hurricane Sandy also affected his hometown of Middletown, N.J.
Ledonna Peters, a sophomore theater major from Manhattan, also decided to go on this service trip, because the storm also hit close to home.
"I am extremely blessed that I was given the opportunity to go on this trip because the people were able to give us hope as much as we gave them," she said. "Seeing how devastated these areas were completely ripped my heart out and gave me the motivation and strength to work harder to get things done."
Peters said once her group of volunteers from BonaResponds arrived in Rockaway, they assisted the family of Ryan Lazo, a senior journalism and mass communication major at St. Bonaventure. His home was completely destroyed after Hurricane Sandy's floodwaters took over much of his house.
Other St. Bonaventure students are also coming together to assist their classmates affected by the disaster.
Sally O'Rourke, a senior journalism and mass communication major, and Tony Lee, an integrated marketing communications graduate student, put together a fund to help with the relief efforts for the Lazo family. They are collecting monetary donations as well as clothing for his family. For more information on how to donate or what items the Lazo family needs, visit: http://sbuforhurricanesandyvictims.tumblr.com/ For other St. Bonaventure University students like Emily Sorokes, an integrated marketing communications graduate student, it was about helping recent Bonaventure graduates and friends who were affected by the crisis.
"Some of my best friends and former roommates still live in Hoboken, N.J., and it made me really emotional seeing pictures of the city and hearing updates from them," she said. "(I needed) to go and support our Bona Family. We bleed brown, and the Bona family doesn't turn their backs on each other."
Peters said she hopes to continue to help with BonaResponds in the future with possible Thanksgiving and Christmas Break service trips to those affected areas.
Although upcoming trip schedules are not finalized, you can continue to follow the disaster relief efforts of BonaResponds on their website, www.bonaresponds.org, through their Facebook account, "BonaResponds," or by following the group on Twitter @bonaresponds.
"I hope more people will continue to join and offer their love, support and great attitudes to come out and help those who are devastated and hurt by Sandy," Peters said.
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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (Friday, January 25, 2013) – The Colorado Rapids have acquired forward Charles Eloundou, an 18-year-old attacking player and member of the Cameroonian National Team, in a special lottery held at Major League Soccer headquarters on Friday morning. Eloundou, currently with Cameroon ahead of their friendly match against Tanzania on February 6, will join the Rapids in the coming weeks.
"This is an exciting acquisition for the Rapids, getting a player who has attracted attention from top clubs in Europe," said Rapids Technical Director Paul Bravo. "He's got great pace, strength and skill, and at just 18 he's already in the set up for the full national team of Cameroon. We're looking forward to welcoming him into our squad."
One of the top young players in Africa, Eloundou was a star for the Cameroon U-20 National Team in 2012, scoring eight goals in seven matches during U-20 African Nations Cup qualifying. Those performances led him to be included with the full Cameroonian National Team for the Nehru Cup in India, where he played four matches. Eloundou joins the Rapids from Cameroonian first division club Unisport, where he scored nine goals in 20 matches last season. The forward originally made his debut for the Cameroon U-17 National Team in 2009 at just 14 years old, playing regularly with the side through 2011.
Eloundou was signed last week by Major League Soccer on a one-year loan with an option to buy from AS Fortuna in Cameroon. After being unable to secure a visa before the MLS Combine and SuperDraft, he was made eligible for MLS clubs in a special lottery, which the Rapids won over Real Salt Lake and D.C. United.
The Rapids will see their first competitive action of the 2013 preseason next week when they travel to Arizona to participate in the Desert Friendlies presented by Tucson FC, followed by the Las Vegas ProSoccer Challenge against Chivas USA on February 15.
Charles Eloundou
Full Name: Charles Bertrand Etoundi Eloundou
Number: TBD
Position: Forward
Born: December 4, 1994
Hometown: Yaoundé, Cameroon
Citizenship: Cameroon
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 155
Transaction: Acquired by the Rapids in an MLS lottery on January 25, 2013


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California's attorney general sued a major veterans charity on Thursday, accusing the officers and directors of engaging in self-dealing and fraudulent fundraising, and paying excessive compensation.
The suit seeks to remove the officers and recover $4.3 million that it claims was improperly diverted from Help Hospitalized Veterans. The charity in Winchester, Calif., was founded in 1971 to provide therapeutic arts and craft activities for patients receiving care in Veterans Affairs hospitals, military hospitals and state veterans homes, according to its website.
"What makes this case so egregious is our military servicemen and women are willing to sacrifice their lives for our country and for us as Americans, and when they are in need of help and support we should give it to them and not manipulate charitable people and then personally profit from them," state Attorney General Kamala D. Harris told The Associated Press.
The charity raised more than $108 million in contributions over the last three years, it said in tax filings and on its website, with 33.8 percent going toward its programs. The suit alleges that it filed "false and misleading" tax returns that inflated program expenses and reduced its actual fundraising costs to "less than 30 percent."
Afghan suicide bomber kills senior Army leader, 2 majors
Based on its reported fundraising, Help Hospitalized Veterans ranks among the top 1 percent of charities in the United States. The group once was endorsed by retired Gen. Tommy Franks, who later distanced himself from the charity.
At the same time, it has ranked for more than a decade at the bottom of lists by watchdog groups that rate nonprofit organizations based on their financial management and abilities to use most of their donations toward their causes. CharityWatch says about 35 percent of Help Hospitalized Veterans' funds go toward programs to aid veterans. The recommended standard is about 65 percent.
On a mission: Jogging across the US in name of veterans
The California lawsuit said the charity's president, Michael Lynch, received excessive compensation of $900,000.
The complaint said that former president Roger Chapin, who during a 2008 U.S. congressional hearing about his management of the charity called himself the "the most honest person in this room," retired the following year with a nearly $2 million pension plan. The suit alleges that the group's board members retroactively spiked Chapin's earnings to justify the inflated amount for his retirement.
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Chapin is also accused of diverting the charity's funds through a separate charity called Conquer Cancer and Alzheimer's Now.
Chapin was accused of paying himself more than $493,000 from the cancer charity. That charity received the money from American Target Advertising, a fund-raising firm run by conservative political fundraiser Richard Viguerie, who is not named in the suit.
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'It's surprising it's taken this long'
Viguerie, who is identified in the suit as Chapin's long-time friend, is said to have deposited funds into the account of Conquer Cancer and Alzheimer's Now from $800,000 that Help Hospitalized Veterans had lent ATA and was not repaid.
"It's surprising it's taken this long for something to happen with all the serious problems that were brought up in the (2008 congressional) hearing," said Daniel Borochoff of CharityWatch, which monitors the financial records of nonprofit groups. "What's more, this information did not filter down to donors."
But he added: "Mr. Chapin spun a complex web to confuse well-intentioned donors and make it difficult for regulators to untangle."
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Calls to Help Hospitalized Veterans and Lynch's office were not returned. Viguerie did not immediately respond to phone and email messages seeking comment. Reuters was unable to contact Chapin on Thursday evening.
Borochoff said the complaint sends a strong message to unscrupulous charities.
"It's about $2 billion that is raised on behalf of veterans charity, and unfortunately a lot of that's being wasted and not being used to help our veterans," Borochoff said. "It's really ludicrous what's going on. It's out of control, there's such great waste. It's a national disgrace that people are allowed to exploit veterans for their own personal financial benefit, or benefit of their company."
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According to Charity Navigator, a third of the 50 military veterans charities it evaluates rate poorly and 20 percent either got a zero for their financial management or a "donor advisory" tag, which indicates the organizations are being investigated by authorities.
That compares to 2 percent for other kinds of charities, said Ken Berger, the president of the Washington-based group that evaluates 5,500 charities.
Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Sweet Potato Bread & Pineapple Butter
Total TimePrep: 20 min. Bake: 50 min. + cooling
Makes1 loaf (16 slices) and 1 cup butter
- 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup mashed sweet potatoes
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, well drained
- In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. In a small bowl, combine the eggs, potatoes, oil and water. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
- Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.
- In a small bowl, combine butter and pineapple. Serve with bread.
Nutrition Facts1 slice: 271 calories, 14g fat (4g saturated fat), 41mg cholesterol, 181mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (23g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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Jun 23, 2015
Delicious and very moist. My family loved it. Instead of the pineapple butter, I mixed 8 oz. 1/3 less fat cream cheese (softened) and the can of pineapple drained. If mixture is too thick, just add a few drops of that pineapple juice to make it spreadable. Yummy!!!!!!!
Dec 20, 2014
Very, very good! Hubby is my critic on all new recipes. Says this is a keeper. Instead of 1/3 cup of water I used orange juice. Baking time was 1 hour 10 minutes in my oven. Very moist.
Nov 23, 2014
definitely a five star recipe. my family loved this. my dad actually made the comment that he'll "never eat banana bread again!" It was delicious! I think the pineapple butter would be great with other things, too.
Nov 5, 2014
Excellent bread! As another reviewer suggested I reduced the sugar to one cup. I substituted 1/4 teaspoon cloves and 1/4 teaspoon allspice for the nutmeg and added about a cup of walnuts. I didn't make the pineapple butter ... the bread is yummy, moist and sweet all on its own. I bake a lot of quick breads and this one will definitely be placed in the tried and true file!
Sep 22, 2014
Sounds real good. But I'm not a fan of the butter. What would the nutritionals be without it?You can't post a question without rating the recipe? I feel bad rating it since I haven't tried it, but that looks like the only way I can get my question posted
Apr 19, 2014
Couldn't stop picking off the delicious crusty pieces on top! I would recommend mixing a tablespoon of pineapple butter first to see if you'll like it. I found it to be overpowering, and the bread was too good to cover up the flavor.
Jan 15, 2014
This has become a year round favorite! Wonderful flavor and the pineapple butter makes it a special occasion!
Jul 9, 2013
This bread was very moist! I did make a couple of changes. I only used 1 cup of sugar and added some extra sweet potato that I had left over (1/2 cup more). I took this bread to a gathering and couldn't even sit down before I was asked about the recipe. It was gone pretty fast for someone coming late to the gathering. Have already made this 3 other times. It's a winner.
Nov 15, 2012
Very good bread, though I'm dubious about the pineapple butter and didn't make it--sounds too sweet to me
Nov 12, 2012
A keeper. Everybody loves when I make this


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Would that be an interesting platform for our community?
I'm asking for two reasons:
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The rare event of Venus' passage between sun and Earth was recorded on a commemorative white marble plaque, now in storage at the
National Park Service Archive in Jacksonville.
Welcome to our 450th
Welcome to the web pages of the 450 Corps, a citizen organization formed to begin planning for the 450th Anniversary of St. Augustine's founding in 2015. Its mission is to generate community interest, ideas for anniversary programs and projects, and potential sponsorships. The 450 Corps is designed to fold into a Federal 450th Commission, now making its way through Congress. We are a Florida non-profit corporation with Federal 501.c.3 status for tax-deductible contributions.
Visit Our Idea Vault
Visit the Vault to see ideas generated by our community so far - and vote on your favorites. For individuals and organizations, they may spark an interest or some ideas of your own. Potential sponsors should look to the opportunity to be highlighted for a weekend program, annual festival, web site, or for years to come as sponsor of a legacy project. At this point, money is no object - really! The best of ideas are sure to find a sponsor. Check back often as we begin to classify categories of ideas for programs and projects.
Read our Minutes
Review minutes of our 450 Corps meetings since Octber 2007, when we formed as a community organization to generate community interest, develop ideas for programs and projects, and encourage the establishment of a formal 450th Anniversary program. The 450 Corps is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 for the benefit of our upcoming three-year commemoration period, beginning in 2013 with the Quincentenary of Ponce de Leon's discovery of Florida and continuing through 2015, the 450th Anniversary of the founding of our Nation's Oldest City.
The City of St. Augustine has assumed management of the city's 450th commemoration. Details on our Progress page.
The 450 Community Corps wants to hear from you. Send your thoughts and ideas to Corps Chair George Gardner.


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José Picayo
This recipe is a take on bibimbap, a Korean dish often made up of rice topped with vegetables, sliced meat, a fried egg, and hot sauce. Serve with ice-cold beer.
- Yield
- Makes 6 servings
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 3/4 teaspoon fleur de sel
- 1/2 teaspoon New Mexico chile powder
- 1 1/2 pounds New York strip steak, trimmed
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons Asian sesame oil, divided
- 2 green onions, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon sake or dry Sherry
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 1/2 pounds slender asparagus spears, trimmed
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil plus additional for brushing
- 6 large eggs
- 6 cups freshly cooked medium-grain white rice
- Korean hot pepper paste (kochujang)
- Kimchi
- Toast sesame seeds in small skillet over medium heat until golden brown, stirring often, about 3 minutes. Transfer sesame seeds to small bowl to cool. Grind sesame seeds, fleur de sel, and chile powder in mortar with pestle or in spice mill until about half of sesame seeds are finely ground. Return to same small bowl. DO AHEAD: Sesame salt can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and let stand at room temperature.
- Place steak in freezer 1 hour for easy slicing. Cut steak crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices. Whisk soy sauce, 2 tablespoons sesame oil, green onions, sugar, sake, and garlic in medium bowl. Toss steak in soy mixture. Let marinate at room temperature 30 minutes, tossing occasionally.
- Heat griddle or 2 heavy large skillets over medium-high heat. Toss asparagus with 2 teaspoons vegetable oil on large rimmed baking sheet. Sauté asparagus until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Return to rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle sesame salt over; drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoon sesame oil. Tent with foil to keep warm.
- Brush griddle with vegetable oil. Working in batches, grill steak until just browned, about 1 minute per side. Transfer to bowl; tent with foil to keep warm. Brush griddle with vegetable oil. Crack eggs onto hot griddle. Cook until whites are set but yolks are still runny, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Divide warm rice among bowls. Divide asparagus, then beef among bowls, placing atop rice. Top with fried egg. Serve with Korean hot pepper paste and kimchi.
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Fleur de sel and New Mexico chile powder are available at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores. Korean hot pepper paste (a mixture of miso and hot chiles) and kimchi (spicy pickled vegetables) are available at Korean markets and from koamart.com.
Per serving: 567.6 kcal calories, 31.7 % calories from fat, 20.4 g fat, 5.2 g saturated fat, 264.3 mg cholesterol, 55.6 g carbohydrates, 3.4 g dietary fiber, 8.2 g total sugars, 52.3 g net carbohydrates, 38.8 g protein


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16-year-old Helena Muffly wrote exactly 100 years ago today:
Friday, September 22, 1911: Had such an awful time this morning. Everything seemed to have something wrong about it. Decided to clear out this afternoon and have some peace, so I walked over to Ruthie's school and made her a visit.
Her middle-aged granddaughter's comments 100 years later:
Grandma didn't have school on this day. McEwensville High School was closed on both Thursday and Friday so students could attend the Milton Fair. She'd gone to the fair on Thursday—so she was at home on this Friday morning.
Did Grandma and her mother had a disagreement over what she should be doing? . . maybe washing the dishes vs. reading? . . . or doing the laundry vs. relaxing? . . . or . . .
I'm not sure exactly which school her sister Ruth taught at—but it probably was one of the one-room school houses near McEwensville. It seems odd that it was in session when the McEwensville School gave students the day off.


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Zivojin Rakocevic is the head of KIM, a Serbian-language radio station in Caglavica village, just outside Pristina. KIM broadcasts to the Serbian community across Kosovo: it is an island of intellectual debate and dialogue for younger Serbs, who feel stranded and isolated in rural communities like Caglavica. The team around Zivojin also publishes a monthly magazine called "Glas Juga" – Voice of the South.
Radio KIM started its broadcasts in December 2000, supported by the international community and donors like the United States, Great Britain, Canada, and Germany. Its programmes covers culture, musice and news.
For Zivojn Rakocevic, the political tensions between Serbs and Albanians are artificially created. He is deeply distrustful of nationalism on both sides.
"It would be completely crazy to believe that we cannot live together. When someone says that certain people, or certain groups cannot live together, then it is not normal. It borders on fascism. So this is a delusion. I think that we can only achieve integration in the Western Balkans with common action."
What Zivojn misses most in Caglavica are the libraries, the intellectual debate and city life in general. Pristina is only ten minutes away by car. For Zivojin, however, it feels like a different country. Many Serbs who now live in villages like Caglavica – like Zivojn himself – have been displaced from their homes in Pristina.
"After the war in 1999 I left Pristina. Out of 50,000 Serbs before the war, there are now only 70 left, and they are old. I miss it. I am now living in a rural area. I miss the urban spirit, the library, the cinema, my friends. I lost an entire world when I left Pristina. I know a guy who hasn't left his apartment for a year and a half. Three years ago, a guy came to my radio station from Pristina. He said, "Every Sunday I listen to your religious show with my wife and I pray at the same time, because I can't go to church." The church was burned down in March 2004, the day most Serbs left Pristina. There is no great possibility we will ever go back. I ask myself, what stops me from returning? I pass a road that connects Pristina with Skopje, and it is usual for people to draw their fingers across their throats in a threat to kill me. That is enough for me to know that I cannot go back, that my child can't go to kindergarten there".
Zivojin does not believe that Kosovo's independence can change the situation for the better:
"It is very simple: Kosovo cannot be independent. There is, how to put it, a smoke screen created by Albanian nationalists and extremists. They have power in their hands and would like to reign all their life. This is what they consider to be independence. But the people will go into the streets and celebrate on the day of independence. They will shoot into the air and they will be happy. Then they will go to bed and on the following morning they will wake up in a dependent Kosovo. And that will mean trouble. Already on the day of independence they will have no electricity and no water. They will have no freedom to travel and they will have [to face] the problem that there will be no cooperation in the region."
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COZIOL, R. et al. The Nature And Origin of Narrow Line AGN Activity in a Sample of Isolated SDSS Galaxies. Rev. mex. astron. astrofis [online]. 2011, vol.47, n.2, pp.361-383. ISSN 0185-1101.
We discuss the nature and origin of the nuclear activity observed in a sample of 292 SDSS narrow-emission-line galaxies, considered to have formed and evolved in isolation. The fraction of Narrow Line AGNs (NLAGNs) and Transition type Objects (TOs; a NLAGN with circumnuclear star formation) amounts to 64% of the galaxies. We verify that the probability for a galaxy to show an AGN characteristic increases with the bulge mass of the galaxy (Torres-Papaqui et al. 2011), and find evidence that this trend is really a by-product of the morphology, suggesting that the AGN phenomenon is intimately connected with the formation process of the galaxies. The NLAGNs in our sample are consistent with a scaled-down or powered-down versions of quasars and Broad Line AGNs.
Palavras-chave : galaxies [active]; galaxies [formation].


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Obama, Bush, Clinton to attend Mandela services
- Two services will be held%2C a large memorial service and a private burial.
- No word yet on whether Obama will attend just one%2C or both.
- George W. Bush%2C Bill Clinton will also travel to South Africa
President Obama will travel to South Africa next week to attend services for Nelson Mandela, the White House said Friday.
"President Obama and the First Lady will go to South Africa next week to pay their respects to the memory of Nelson Mandela and to participate in memorial events," said White House spokesman Jay Carney.
He did not say whether Obama would attend a large memorial service on Dec. 10 or a private burial service on Dec. 15, or both.
"We'll have further updates on timing and logistics as they become available," Carney said.
At least two former presidents -- George W. Bush and Bill Clinton -- will also fly to South Africa next week for Mandela memorials.
George W. Bush's office confirmed that he will be flying to South Africa aboard Air Force One with Obama. Obama also invited Bush's father, former President George H.W. Bush, but the 89-year-old Bush will not be able to make such a long trip, his office said.
Clinton told CNN that he and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will also be traveling to South Africa.The other living ex-president -- Jimmy Carter -- may accompany Obama as well.
Details of the trip, including the dates, were still being worked out as of Friday night.
The services are included in a 10-day mourning period in South Africa, where Mandela waged a successful battle against the country's apartheid government and became its first black president.
Obama has directed that American flags be lowered to half-staff through Monday in honor of the freedom fighter who died Thursday at age 95.
Mandela "blessed us with tremendous grace and unbelievable courage," Obama said Friday during a ceremony to light the National Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C. "And we are all privileged to live in a world touched by his goodness."
In a brief eulogy on Thursday, Obama -- the first African-American president in U.S. history -- said that "I am one of the countless millions who drew inspiration from Nelson Mandela's life."
Obama issued a written proclamation saying that "the United States has lost a close friend, South Africa has lost an incomparable liberator, and the world has lost an inspiration for freedom, justice, and human dignity -- Nelson Mandela is no longer with us, he belongs to the ages."
Mandela "transformed South Africa -- and moved the entire world," Obama wrote. "His journey from a prisoner to a President embodied the promise that human beings -- and countries -- can change for the better."
The resolution said: "While we mourn his loss, we will forever honor Nelson Mandela's memory. He left behind a South Africa that is free."
Bill Clinton, who enjoyed a close relationship with Mandela, recalled on CNN meeting the South African leader for the first time at the 1992 Democratic National Convention in New York City. Hillary Clinton attended Mandela's inauguration as South Africa's president in 1994.
The former president said that Mandela taught him that "if you're in public life and you have public responsibilities, you cannot be free and effective unless you have no personal feelings of anger."
Clinton said Mandela was "a genuine friend to me and he was a really fine partner as president. So my whole family will be there (in South Africa). And we're looking forward to having the chance to say good-bye once last time."
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kirs10 wrote:Who do you like the least out of the Galacticus characters? I honestly don't like Heffner because I think he's boring. I hate to start this topic because I don't want to hurt Gemma. All of the characters are very important to the story. Everyone please be kind whilst posting your opinion!
jay chao wrote:i like heffner! he's awesome 'cause he plays video games. yay!
hmmm, it's kinda hard for me to reply to this topic, 'cause i like all the characters. xD but if i had to choose the character that i don't like quite as much as the others, that'd probably be... luke. sorry to all the rabid luke fans out there, but i've never really found the cute, innocent types to be terribly interesting. i still like him, though! he's so funny sometimes. xD
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Director of the Wolong Special Administrative Region in Wenchuan, China
How can we support the long-term welfare of the giant panda, one of the world's most beloved and endangered species?
Earthwatch researcher Professor Zhang Hemin is researching the reintroduction of captive giant pandas to the wild and the control of panda epidemic diseases.
Says Professor Zhang: "The giant panda, which is indigenous to China and one of our most beloved national treasures, is a highly endangered animal. According to the latest national survey in 2004, there are approximately 1,590 wild giant pandas left in the world."
After a 2008 earthquake devastated the Wolong area, Professor Zhang told the television program China Talk that he was reminded of the tenacity of his center's staff and their pandas: "Two thousand people were organized to save these national treasures - the giant pandas. Only one panda died and one was missing. We did our best. The whole process was filled with difficulties and it was very dangerous. But our staff not only saved their lives but also pacified them psychologically. [Now, the pandas] have returned to their state before the quake, both the physical and psychological aspects."
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What: Stopping by the 10-Day Cuisine Vegan Fusion Cuisine Cooking Immersion by Chef Mark Reinfeld
When: Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Where: Portland, OR
Why: A chance to meet a well-traveled and multi-talented chef
The Scoop: From romantic Paris to ancient and mysterious Machu Picchu to humble Portland, award-winning international chef and author Mark Reinfeld (founding chef of Blossoming Lotus Restaurant and winner of the VegNews Cookbook of the Year in 2005 for Vegan Fusion World Cuisine, co-authored with Bo Rinaldi), holds his Vegan Fusion 10-Day Cuisine Immersion course in alluring destinations the world over. When he opted for our rain-soaked city, I had the pleasure of finally meeting Mark when he invited me to come to one of his classes. As kind as he is talented, I watched in the background as he gently led his students through the culinary delights of the day, one of three days focused on raw food. When all was said and done, I dined like a queen indulging in sun-dried tomato herb flax crackers, raw un-stir fry with cauliflower rice, raw hot and sour soup, spicy cashews, and a jaw-dropping cashew cheese. Jamaican gingerade, the day's beverage, was a great accompaniment to the meal.
The amazing, totally raw meal!
Just when I thought it could not get any better, the students whipped up a decadent dessert of chocolate mousse (shh ... the secret ingredient is avocado!) topped with macadamia cream that put chocolate mousses I've enjoyed in the past to shame. Then there was the key lime ice cream with strawberry coulis topped with a walnut coconut date crumble. It took me to Nirvana and left me there.
As we were dining, the students spoke of why they took the course and their thoughts of the class that was ending the following day. All remarked how much they learned, how knowledgeable Mark is, and how this was some of the most delicious food experiences they had ever tasted. Some students were vegetarians and vegans, while others were totally new to this healthy and tasty world and excited about their new path. Students walked away not only with fond memories and world-class culinary skills, but also a personalized cookbook of everything prepared, a Vegan Fusion tote, apron, and a nice size professional portrait of Mark and all the students. They were sad their new little community was coming to an end, but excited about their future and looked forward to sharing their new dishes with friends and family.
Moi and Mark
I don't know about you, but I am already packing my bags for Machu Pichu for the 2012 immersion course and am counting the days until I eat that chocolate mousse again, this time while perched atop a mountain in the Andes some 8,000 feet above sea level, bearing witness to times gone by.


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As is our practice on Wednesday we will now sing O Canada.
House of Commons Hansard #64 of the 36th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was quebec.
House of Commons Hansard #64 of the 36th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was quebec.
2 p.m.
The Speaker
As is our practice on Wednesday we will now sing O Canada.
The Late Marcel PepinStatements By Members
2 p.m.
Yvon Charbonneau Liberal Anjou—Rivière-Des-Prairies, QC
Mr. Speaker, on March 6, Marcel Pepin, a giant of the contemporary trade union movement in Quebec, passed away.
Marcel Pepin began his union career in 1948. He was president of the CSN from 1965 to 1976 and also held the position of president of the World Confederation of Labour. He was, without a doubt, one of the most talented union leaders Quebec has ever produced. In his own way, Marcel Pepin was one of the key architects of Quebec's quiet revolution.
For close to 50 years, he energetically defended the principles of equity, justice and dignity on which our society is based. He had strong beliefs and never hesitated to take a stand on prevailing trends and practices. In short, Quebec has lost a great worker and a great trade unionist.
On behalf of all Canadians, I wish to pay tribute to Marcel Pepin for his great contribution to improved labour conditions and the progress of Quebec and Canadian society.
Human Resources DevelopmentStatements By Members
2 p.m.
Chuck Cadman Reform Surrey North, BC
Mr. Speaker, Canadians have seen only the tip of the HRDC financial mismanagement iceberg.
Last week the Surrey Aboriginal Cultural Society complained to me about mismanagement of HRDC funds. The Sto:Lo nation receives HRDC funds to provide services in Surrey. Its apparent failure to honour contractual obligations has left aboriginals living in Surrey without employment and training programs since 1998. The society is now considering legal action.
Previous to that a member of the B.C. Metis community and a former provincial Metis compliance officer came to me with complaints of waste and favouritism, for example, HRDC money for a university law course for a council director and a trip to India for the son of another director. The complainants want nothing less than a full forensic audit.
We know of 19 police investigations into the government's mismanagement. It could be 20 but the RCMP told the Metis that it lacked the resources to investigate. I hope the solicitor general is listening.
The Minister of Human Resources Development is aware of both complaints, so why is there no investigation?
Tara Leigh SloanStatements By Members
2 p.m.
Reg Alcock Liberal Winnipeg South, MB
Mr. Speaker, the Canadian national swim team lost one of its leading members this weekend as Canadian Tara Leigh Sloan succumbed to serious head injuries suffered in a car accident on March 3. She died on March 11 at Foothills Hospital in Calgary. She had been en route to visit her grandmother in Swift Current, Saskatchewan when her car left the road.
Twenty years old, she was a national team member for four years and is currently the Canadian short course record holder in the 100 metre breaststroke. She was a five time national champion and won 17 international medals.
She competed in the Pan Am Games in Winnipeg last summer, placing eighth in the 200 metre breaststroke. She was currently training and preparing the Canadian Olympic qualifying trials which are in late May in Montreal, with a dream of qualifying for the Olympics. She was a member of the University of Calgary swim club and was coached by Mike Blondal.
She is survived by her parents Gayle and Fred Sloan. Our condolences go out to them.
Quebec Finance Minister's BudgetStatements By Members
2 p.m.
Guy St-Julien Liberal Abitibi, QC
Mr. Speaker, Bernard Landry wrote that Quebec's budget reflected the strong increase of 16.3% in federal transfer payments in 2000-2001.
This probably means that he will cash the money set aside in the trust put in place by the Liberal member for LaSalle-Émard, the federal Minister of Finance, for Quebec's share of the CHST, thus helping to maintain the growth in federal transfer revenues for Quebecers.
In its recent February 28 budget, the federal government announced a $2.5 billion increase in Canada. In the case of Quebec, this translates into a $600 million increase in its share of federal funding.
With these extra amounts, Quebec can expect the trust to provide several additional millions of dollars for the health needs of Quebecers.
Human GenomeStatements By Members
2 p.m.
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Mr. Speaker, within the next few months the ability of our species to guide its own destiny will progress significantly as the first draft of the human genome is published.
In essence the human species will have drawn the first map of its genetic makeup. The sequencing of our genome and of the genome of other species will revolutionize our world.
Basic scientific knowledge such as is contained in the periodic table, such as the laws of physics, and such as the human genome belong to all of humankind, not just to a select few.
Yesterday the British prime minister and the U.S. president stated their views that no one should be allowed exclusive ownership of information about the human genome. They affirmed that such information belongs to all. They are right. I congratulate them for taking this position and encourage the Government of Canada to do the same.
Weyburn Fowl SupperStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Roy H. Bailey Reform Souris—Moose Mountain, SK
Mr. Speaker, I am proud to announce to you, to the House and indeed to all of Canada that the city of Weyburn has now received recognition that can be found in the Guinness Book of Records .
Part of the autumn tradition of western Canada is for groups to hold fowl suppers. This tradition is carried on by church groups as well as charitable organizations to raise funds for community causes.
The Weyburn Performing Arts Society on October 10, 1999 set a new record for the world's largest fowl supper with 1,641 people attending.
Weyburn is known for many things, for its hospitality, its cleanliness and having the largest inland grain facilities in Canada. And now, thanks to the community and the support of the performing arts society, it is known throughout the world for this event.
Congratulations to the hundreds of volunteers who in true western spirit volunteered to make this record possible.
Quebec Finance Minister's BudgetStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Yvan Loubier Bloc Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC
Mr. Speaker, yesterday, Bernard Landry, the Quebec Minister of Finance, delivered his budget for 2000-2001.
Speaking on my own behalf, as well as that of my colleagues of the Bloc Quebecois, I would like to congratulate him for this budget, which gives Quebecers what they had hoped for.
Quebec's budget, with its more limited resources, includes investments in health and in education that are far greater than those announced in the last federal budget. What is more, the tax cuts announced by Minister Landry are immediate, and 33% higher than those announced for Quebec by the federal government.
Yesterday's Landry budget demonstrates one thing: if Quebecers had total control over the $31 billion in taxes they send to Ottawa every year, the Government of Quebec would clearly be more efficient in managing it according to its real needs and aspirations. That is what Quebec sovereignty is all about.
Air CadetsStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Gary Pillitteri Liberal Niagara Falls, ON
Mr. Speaker, I would like to welcome on behalf of my colleagues from the Niagara region the 35 young people from the Royal Canadian Air Cadets 126th Optimist Squadron who are visiting the national capital region. They are here today in parliament.
The aim of the air cadet program is to promote in our youth the attributes of good citizenship. Our cadets have recently completed studies on the Canadian government and democratic society. Today their visit to Canada's parliament will reinforce the training they have received in this area.
Each year more than 55,000 young Canadians participate in the nationwide cadet movement, an important part of Canada's defence team. I would like to take this opportunity to reflect the feeling of our entire community and thank the cadet movement for the highly commendable work they carry out on behalf of the community.
AgricultureStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Rick Casson Reform Lethbridge, AB
Mr. Speaker, on February 24 the federal government shortchanged Alberta producers because the agriculture minister did not feel that their politicians had lobbied hard enough.
Yesterday the Alberta government showed it cared more about helping farmers than about playing political games like the Liberal government. In direct contrast to this government, which cares more about cheap photo opportunities than helping farmers, Alberta agriculture minister Ty Lund announced $145 million in new funding for struggling Alberta farmers and demanded Ottawa contribute its fair share.
The federal government must take this opportunity to demonstrate fairness and equality to farmers in all provinces. It can start by responding to Alberta's challenge and contributing its $103 million share.
The Liberals need to realize that farm income problems do not stop at provincial borders. They need to immediately reform farm safety net programs to ensure the long term success of agriculture in this country and eliminate the need for these emergency programs.
It is time the agriculture minister stood up for farmers and quit being a pawn—
AgricultureStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
The Speaker
The hon. member for Mississauga West.
Citizenship And ImmigrationStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Steve Mahoney Liberal Mississauga West, ON
Mr. Speaker, last week I travelled with the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and the member for Compton—Stanstead to Nairobi, Kenya to meet with staff working with refugees and visa applicants. These people work long and emotionally draining hours. They risk their lives. This is a very dangerous part of the world.
Kate O'Brien interviews refugees in a camp in the Sahara desert. Security requirements are very serious. Kate is at risk every day. Michel Dupuis interviewed one woman who had seen her husband and son murdered and endured two months in prison where she was tortured and raped.
Keith Swinton, Christopher Hazel, Lynda Bowler, Michel Dupuis and Kate O'Brien give hope and new life to people who could well be dead.
Our High Commissioner, Gerry Campbell, leads a team of true heroes along with Bob Orr and Dr. Jeremy Brown. On behalf of all Canadians I want to thank them for their dedication and their bravery.
Rendez-Vous With Our French-Canadian HeritageStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Raymonde Folco Liberal Laval West, QC
Mr. Speaker, I wish to draw hon. member's attention today to Rendez-vous with our French-Canadian Heritage in connection with International Francophonie Day. It is an opportunity for all francophones and francophiles in Canada to express their love of the French language and culture. This celebration of the French fact in our country is clear evidence of the vitality of the Francophonie.
Rendez-vous with our French-Canadian Heritage is a showcase not only of our francophone heritage, but also of a dynamic Francophonie in which strong ties are increasingly being forged.
This year's theme, "Notre francophonie en personne", is an invitation to acquaint or reacquaint ourselves with those instrumental in the expansion of the Francophonie.
Royal Oak Giant MinesStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Pat Martin NDP Winnipeg Centre, MB
Mr. Speaker, the history of the Royal Oak Giant mines in Yellowknife has been nothing short of tragic in every sense of the word. It has been an unfortunate legacy of bad management and a poisonous and hostile labour relations environment that resulted in nine people being killed. A whole community was torn apart.
Royal Oak went bankrupt in 1999. The new owner has paid no severance pay and now to add insult to injury the pensioners who worked at Giant mines are having their pensions slashed.
To draw attention to the plight of these workers at Giant mines, Mary Kosta is on her 16th day of a hunger strike. She is putting her own health at risk to fight for justice for these workers, workers that the government has turned its back on.
The Government of Canada played a role in both the bankruptcy and the subsequent purchase of Giant mines. The Government of Canada failed to defend the interests of the workers and pensioners. The Government of Canada now has it within its power to end the long and tragic history that is Giant mines.
Will it act and act now to make these workers whole and to represent their interests before the interests of—
Bill C-20Statements By Members
March 15th, 2000 / 2:10 p.m.
Daniel Turp Bloc Beauharnois—Salaberry, QC
Mr. Speaker, over the past few days, the members of the Bloc Quebecois rose 401 times in defence of Quebec. Four hundred times we stood up to block the undemocratic attack of the Liberal government against Quebec. Four hundred times we stood as a block in defence of Quebec democracy.
At the same time, the members of the government majority voted 400 times in favour of a law intended to limit Quebec's right to alone decide its future, 400 times they confirmed their complicity in this unprecedented attack on Quebec.
All the more serious is the fact that these 400 votes mark an irremediable break between Quebec and Canada. Historians will note that the members from Quebec largely opposed this bill, while the members from Canada supported it.
Bill C-20 will join the 1982 Constitution. It will have no legitimacy in the eyes of Quebecers, who, whatever happens—
Bill C-20Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
The Speaker
The hon. member for Beauséjour—Petitcodiac.
Fête Nationale Des AcadiensStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Angela Vautour NDP Beauséjour—Petitcodiac, NB
Mr. Speaker, I would underscore today this government's lack of respect for the country's Acadians.
It is an insult to find that, for the second consecutive year, the Fête nationale des Acadiens is not acknowledged on the Canadian Heritage 2000 calendar. And yet, in 1999, Acadie hosted the francophone summit, and the Acadian flag was flown everywhere.
The Prime Minister campaigned among these same Acadians, who gave him their support, and today he is refusing to recognize them.
While this government is trying to convince Quebecers to stay in our country, it continues to show a lack of respect for the Acadians of this country. That is unacceptable.
I demand that the Minister of Canadian Heritage recognize the Fête nationale des Acadiens of this country and that she make a public apology. This government forgets that the Acadians helped build this country.
August 15 is the date of the Fête nationale des Acadiens of this country.
Human Resources DevelopmentOral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Deborah Grey Reform Edmonton North, AB
Mr. Speaker, we have obtained documents that show HRDC officials regularly flaunted the Financial Administration Act and Treasury Board guidelines because their political masters interfered. Departmental questions and answers were prepared in response to the fallout of this damning internal audit. Staff said "We were told to be flexible and responsive and not to lapse funds. Now we are being told we have to obey the Financial Administration Act and Treasury Board guidelines". How inconvenient.
Why was this government operating for years outside the law?
Human Resources DevelopmentOral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
The Speaker
I would urge members today to please choose their words very carefully.
Human Resources DevelopmentOral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Brant Ontario
Jane Stewart LiberalMinister of Human Resources Development
Mr. Speaker, as is becoming usual, I categorically reject the allegation made by the hon. member.
Those members are not interested in dealing with facts, so let us review them again. We received an internal audit which said that we could improve our administrative practices with regard to grants and contributions. I asked for a tough response. We are now implementing that response.
I am glad to say that as of yesterday we closed the 37 accounts that we were reviewing as a result of the audit. Of the overpayments identified, the majority has been collected, and $600 is yet outstanding.
Human Resources DevelopmentOral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Deborah Grey Reform Edmonton North, AB
Mr. Speaker, she is not out of the crisis yet because very recently her own employees have resented the fact that she continues to blame anybody but herself. In fact, they have resorted to taking out radio ads to defend themselves.
They were told to play with the rules. They were told not to pay attention to details like the law. Breaking the Financial Administration Act carries with it a five year prison term, but in HRDC it had become routine.
What laws will the minister and the government not break for their own political gain?
Human Resources DevelopmentOral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Brant Ontario
Jane Stewart LiberalMinister of Human Resources Development
Mr. Speaker, we do not break the law.
Human Resources DevelopmentOral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Deborah Grey Reform Edmonton North, AB
Mr. Speaker, that is one girl's opinion. I would like to quote from her own employees.
Human Resources DevelopmentOral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Some hon. members
Oh, oh.
Human Resources DevelopmentOral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
The Speaker
Order, please. I would prefer, my colleagues, if we called each other by our regular titles.


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TECHNIQUES FOR EFFICIENT CLOUD MODELING, SIMULATION AND RENDERING by Bei Wang A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Ful¯llment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Electrical Engineering) May 2008 Copyright 2008 Bei Wang
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|Realistic cloud simulation and rending find applications in many 3D applications such as high-quality 3D film production and realistic 3D flight simulation. However, the infinite variation in the cloud shape and appearance make cloud simulation and rendering a challenge in termsof complexity and realisticity. The major focus of this work is on efficient and realistic cloud simulation. We adopt a similarity approach to describe the characteristics of simple fluid flow without rigorously solving the governing PDEs. Based on the similarity solution of turbulent thermals, plumes and vortex rings in stable stratified fluids or unstable environments, we propose three methods for cloud simulation and modeling.; First, a two-stage cloud simulation method is proposed to model the cloud formation process. At the first stage, instead of solving PDEs for the velocity profile, cloud formation is obtained using a lower level building block; namely, particle simulation. New attributes of particles are incorporated to meet the modeling requirement, {\em e.g.,} the condensation time and density of particles. For particle motion, the characteristics of the convective process is captured by the thermal similarity solution consistent with the governing Navier-Stoke equation. At the second stage, we consider the process of being condensed into the visible water droplet. The voxel is used to store the water vapor density and the water droplet density. Due to the release of latent heat, we choose to have a small scale convective process. Finally, the cloud droplet density is rendered using a two-pass rendering method and multiple scattering to result in the high albedo property of the cloud.; Then, a decoupling cloud simulation method that divides three spatial dimension into independent horizontal and vertical dimensions is proposed. With the assumption that the radial profiles at all heights are similar, we choose several key frame layers only for actual 2D calculation, interpolate other layers from them and add some turbulence. Along the horizontal dimension, the movement is driven by heat difference. This virtual temperature difference results in a different water vapor distribution. To model the cloud formation from a plume, we assume that the water phase change occurs at its late development stage, where the plume spreading between levels of buoyancy vanishes and the vertical velocity is equal to zero. At such a stage, the water vapor will be sufficiently accumulated to experience the water phase transition. The 2D cloud layer is then simulated by the Navier-Stoke equations. Besides the momentum equation coming from the virtual temperature difference, one more force term is introduced in our model, i.e. the Coriolis force. Finally, water droplets are rendered using a 3D texture rendering technique. By separating the horizontal and vertical couplings in the traditional 3D simulation, we can reduce the computational cost yet capture the essential characteristicsof the cumulus cloud.; Finally, we introduce a novel hierarchical cloud simulation method. The general shape and movement of clouds in the simulation model are governed by the similarity of thermals. Furthermore, their relative position to the camera is calculated. If they are not hidden by other thermals or they are in the boundary of a cloud, we turn on thermal's inner motion which behave as a weak vortex ring. We simulate thermal's interior dynamics using the axis-symmetric flow, which provides a simple scheme to determine the velocity at any arbitrary location inside the flow. With the axis-symmetric flow, we adopt the Lagrangian approach for thermal's interior motion, where a bunch of water droplet particles inside the thermal are updated at each time-step, generating the desired cloud detail structure. Furthermore, we consider the phase transition with a simplified strategy. With the entrainment mass whose coefficients are chosen by users, we can increase the water droplet's density, thus its size and transparency for rendering. A method for cloud formation due to the latent heat release from the condensation is also considered.
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|TECHNIQUES FOR EFFICIENT CLOUD MODELING, SIMULATION AND RENDERING by Bei Wang A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Ful¯llment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Electrical Engineering) May 2008 Copyright 2008 Bei Wang