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(CNN) -- Michelle Cottle, 38, of Westchester, New York, always dreamed of an elegant wedding.
Michelle Cottle and Jason Cohen held their wedding on a Saturday afternoon at a local mansion.
"I envisioned a large wedding, 200 guests... a big band sound, with the trumpets and a singer...the Frank Sinatra thing," she says.
But then Michelle pauses and laughs. "And then I started to find out how much that would cost."
Michelle and her fiancé, Jason Cohen, quickly realized that they had to make a choice: a down payment on a house or a dream wedding. For them, it was a no-brainer. The couple decided to keep their wedding budget to around $20,000. Watch how to cut costs »
That's no easy feat, especially considering the cost of a wedding in the New York City area is about $46,000 according to a survey by The Knot Wedding Network. More broadly, the cost of an average wedding -- not including the honeymoon -- is about $28,000.
But you can walk down the aisle without declaring bankruptcy. To rein in your bridal budget, consider your timing.
Instead of having a Saturday night wedding, Michelle and Jason opted for a Saturday afternoon barbeque at a local mansion.
There were red bandana napkins and burlap tablecloths. Guests ate pulled duck, barbeque chicken, hot dogs, crab cakes, baked beans and corn bread. The highlight of the evening: the ice cream sundae bar.
"I didn't want the wedding factory," says Michelle. "We wanted personal feelings and elegance without it costing too much."
Target where to save, where to splurge
You can save around 20 percent a person if you choose a Friday night, a Saturday afternoon or a Sunday wedding according to Divine Events Catering in Atlanta.
The most expensive part of a wedding is the reception. It's at least a third of your budget according to Michelle Preli, editor in chief of Brides.com, a bridal resource Web site. It's all about your priorities.
One of the biggest mistakes couples make in planning a wedding is not having a clear vision of their budget. That's the best way to prioritize what you'll spend money on, and where you can trim costs. There are options in every category, whether its invitations or flowers, says Preli. Spend less money and attention on things that aren't very important to you.
Michelle and Jason knew exactly where they would loosen the purse strings: photography. "That was one area we didn't want to scrimp on," says Michelle.
To make sure you're staying within your budget, check out the budget advisor at www.brides.com. You'll get an itemized breakdown of expenses for your wedding. And that will help you prioritize what's most important.
If you want the wedding to be more about dancing and energy, and not so much about sitting down and having a great meal, put more money toward the cocktail reception says Daniel Briones, president of the National Association of Catering Executives, a catering association. You don't need a four-course meal he says. You can get rid of the appetizer or just have a salad.
Alcohol is another wallet-drainer. But you can keep costs under control by offering a limited bar with beer and wine says Christa Vagnozzi, senior editor of theWeddingchannel.com. In addition to beer and wine, you can also serve a signature cocktail she says.
And skip the champagne toast says Briones.
"Most of your guests will already have a glass of wine in front of them," he says. If you have a wedding with 200 guests and you're serving a $50 bottle of champagne, you would save $2,000 right off the bat.
Rent the showy cake
A wedding cake can also cause sticker shock. On average, a cake costs about $700 according to The Knot survey. But you can cut this price in half without your guests even knowing.
Rent-a-Cake in Atlanta will rent you a tiered Styrofoam cake with icing on the outside, so it looks like the real thing. It'll cost you about $145 to rent the cake including set-up. There's a secret compartment in the back of the cake where you can hide a slice of angel food cake so guests think you're cutting into the real thing. Then you serve your guests a less expensive sheet cake that's hidden in the kitchen.
Check out other online cake rentals like cake.rental.com. But if staying local is what you want to do, ask your baker to create a fake layer or two in your cake.
And while it may seem insignificant, flowers alone can eat up 8 percent of your budget according to The Knot. To stay within your budget, stick with flowers that are in season and make sure you tell your florist what you can spend. It's not like you're going into a store and picking something off a shelf, says Preli. You're creating a relationship with a vendor.
That strategy worked for Michelle, who settled on Gerber Daisies for her wedding.
"When I went to the florist I said, 'look we're not mansion dwellers, we're apartment dwellers,'" says Michelle. "The florist really worked with me and steered me to less expensive flowers that were still elegant."
You may also consider getting your flowers from the wholesale market. Ask for recommendations from other brides on virtual message boards at www.brides.com or www.theweddingchannel.com. And do your homework. Check out the company with the Better Business Bureau and ask a lot of questions. You don't want to be unhappy when these flowers show up at your door says Vagnozzi.
On sale or for rent
Most brides dream about that perfect wedding gown. In fact, one in five brides say finding the perfect dress is the top priority, according to a survey by Conde Nast Bridal Media.
And you can find bargains if you know where to look. Save money at sample sales. Most sales take place in April/May for fall and winter dresses and October/November for spring and summer dresses, according to The Knot. Even department stores have discounted wedding dresses. Michelle got her dress at a 70 percent off sale at Filene's Basement.
"I had to commit to the dress early and it needed about $200 worth of work and $150 cleaning, but it was beautiful," she says.
And make sure you look at Web sites like eBay, www.PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com or www.WoreItOnce.com for gently used wedding dresses. If you want a designer handbag or jewelry for your big day, consider renting them at www.bagborroworsteal.com.
Even getting the word out about your wedding can be expensive. Cut costs on your invitations by leaving out all the extras like engraving or decorative linings. Decrease the number of enclosures you have. You can ask guests to e-mail you their replies. Check out online invitation outlets or create your own invites. Your local arts and crafts store will likely have a selection to choose from.
And although it took Michelle an entire year of planning, negotiating and tailoring her wedding dream, she says it was worth it. Despite the fact the couple came in at their budget, Michelle realized that all her work was worth something even more valuable.
"It helped me mature as a woman to come from the idea I had as a girl and as a young woman...to grow that idea up and accept certain limitations and embrace what WAS possible," she says.
The guests at her wedding said it was the best wedding they had ever been to. "They said it had a lot of us in it," Michelle says.
"At the end of the day, the thing that matters the most is that 'I do moment,'" says Preli. "That's what your guests will remember. That's what you can't pay for."
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Urban Terror
"Urban Terror™ is a free multiplayer first person shooter, it can be described as a Hollywood tactical shooter; somewhat realism based, but the motto is "fun over realism". This results in a very unique, enjoyable and addictive game." [1]
- 1 Installation
- 2 Mapping
- 3 Troubleshooting
- 4 External links
Urban Terror is now supported in the official repositories. Two packages should be installed: urbanterrorAUR and urbanterror-dataAUR[broken link: package not found].
Running Urban Terror in a second X server
You might want to run this game in an extra X server. To do that, create a new Bash script with that content and mark it as executable:
#!/bin/bash DISPLAY=:1.0 xinit /usr/bin/urbanterror $* -- :1
Now you can use
Ctrl+Alt+F7 to get to your first X server with your normal desktop, and
Ctrl+Alt+F8 to go back to your game.
Because the second X server is only running the game and the first X server with all your programs is backgrounded, performance should increase. In addition, it is much more convenient to switch X servers while in game to access other resources, rather than having to exit the game completely or
Alt+Tab out. Finally, it is useful if Urban Terror crashes. Simply
Ctrl+Alt+Backspace on the second X server to kill that X and all processes on that desktop will terminate as well.
Running Urban Terror in a single X server
If you log out from any X sessions if already started up and execute the file from e.g. tty1 (
Ctrl+Alt+F1) urbanterror is run on the first X Server (
Ctrl+Alt+F7). All terminal output is printed to tty1. This works for mostly every game not depending on a window manager.
How to create your own maps.
Prepare the game files
There are two ways, use the second one if you are low on disk space.
Extract your pk3s (recommended, ~1GB free disk space required)
To get something to work with, you need to extract Urban Terror's pk3 files to a new folder:
install -d ~/urtmapping/q3ut4 cd ~/urtmapping/q3ut4 bsdtar -x -f /opt/urbanterror/q3ut4/zpak000_assets.pk3 --exclude maps bsdtar -x -f /opt/urbanterror/q3ut4/zpak000.pk3
Or: Give GTKRadiant write access to the game folder (for single user machines)
GTKradiant creates a few own files inside game directory on creating a game profile. This means that you can own to the Urban Terror folder temporarily until these are created:
chown yourusername -R /opt/urbanterror
Then start GTKRadiant and configure the game profile (see below, just use
/opt/urbanterror as path). Close it afterwards and restrict access again with:
chown root -R /opt/urbanterror
Please note, that your user will own the newly created files until they get deleted (which is just what we want in this case).
Install a level editor
It might be possible to create Urban Terror maps with other level editors, such as netradiant for example. If you know how to do just that, please add it to the wiki.
ZeroRadiant (gtkradiant-svn)
Build and install both gtkradiant-svn and gtkradiant-gamepack-urt-svnAUR[broken link: archived in aur-mirror] from the AUR.
Start gtkradiant by either typing its name in a terminal or clicking the new menu entry. You will see a dialog, choose Urban Terror (standalone) in the drop-down list and
/home/you/urtmapping as engine directory (not q3ut4). Click OK in the next window and the editor should pop up.
Here is a nice guide that explains how to create your first map as well as some Urban Terror specific things you need to watch out for.
Test your map
Copy your compiled .bsp mapfile to
~/.urbanterror/q3ut4/maps and run:
urbanterror +set fs_game iourtmap +set sv_pure 0 +map ut4_yourmap
Fix urbanterror_ui.shader
Open up
~/urtmapping/q3ut4/scripts/urbanterror_ui.shader in your favorite editor and delete lines 29-55 (from /* to */), because gtkradiant will not recognize this part as a comment and would try to parse it.
Problems with libcurl
UrbanTerror may complain that it cannot autodownload missing files because the cURL library could not be loaded, even though the cURL package is installed. UrbanTerror expects the shared library file to be called libcurl.so.3, but Arch Linux currently uses libcurl.so.4.
To remedy this, start UrbanTerror with an additional parameter from a terminal emulator:
urbanterror +cl_curllib libcurl.so.4
no sound ??
maybe you are using alsa
export SDL_AUDIODRIVER=alsa
or maybe you are using the wrong device
emacs .asoundrc
maybe this will help..
cat /proc/asound/card*/id
External links
- Urban Terror homepage
- UT-Forums: Level Design Linklist
- Debian + GTKRadiant + Urban Terror HOW-TO
- UT-Forums: Urban Terror GTKRadiant Tutorial Please note that the example from this guide has no light and Urban Terror will just display black walls.

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Phone: 269-317-7178
Contact: Rachel Roach
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.gr-rescue.org
Territory Serviced: northwest Ohio, southwest Michigan, northeast Indiana and any area where there is a need
Organizational information:
Formed and incorporated in 2002, this 501(c)3 organization is insured.
Licensing complies with state requirements
Board and officers appointed
This program uses foster homes and boarding facilities when absolutely necessary
This program has written policies
This program works with goldens and golden mixes with some exceptions on mixes.
This program has tiered fees
They adopt out of the service territory
Requires a dog be returned if the owner cannot keep
Takes ownership of a dog upon intake
Requires a home visit before adoption approval
Follows up with adopters after placement
Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption
All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption
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Read the original article in the Portland Business Journal here.
Larry Remmers has joined Portland State University in the new position of executive director of the Center for Real Estate.
Remmers, former senior vice president for Wells Fargo Bank, started Jan. 1.
The Center for Real Estate formed in 2004 and offers master's degrees and graduate certificates in real estate development as well as an undergraduate degree in real estate finance. It is a joint venture of PSU's Nohad Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning and the School of Business Administration. The program is guided by 36 Portland real estate executives.
In his new post, Remmers will foster business relationships, raise money and develop all of the center's programs.
Prior to joining PSU, Remmers served as regional manager for Wells Fargo's Real Estate Banking Group in Portland and Seattle. He retired in July 2012. He holds a doctorate in history from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Remmers has served on the Center for Real Estate's executive committee as well as the boards of numerous nonprofits, including the Oregon Sports Authority Foundation, the Marylhurst University Board of Trustees and the University of Washington Runstad Center for real Estate Advisory Board.


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Five Penn State students in their respective areas of leadership have been honored with the 2013 John W. Oswald Award. Gizelle Studevent is the recipient in the field of athletics; John Hadlock, creative/performing arts; Kristin Winiarski, journalism; Rachel Chang, representing scholarship; and Bridgette Carrier, social services.
The John W. Oswald Award, established in 1983, annually recognizes graduating seniors who have provided outstanding leadership in at least one of several areas of activity at the University. The award consists of a medallion honoring John W. Oswald, president of the University from 1970 to 1983.
Gizelle Studevent is a crime, law and justice major from Chula Vista, Calif., and a member of the Lady Lions basketball team. Recalling the bullying about her Mexican heritage that had caused her to change high schools, she organized an anti-bullying program at Penn State called Penn State Athletes Take Action. Student-athletes from various sports go through weeks of training on anti-bullying messaging and then spread out into local middle schools, teaching students to be tolerant and respectful of other students who may be different than them.
"This anti-bullying program has been a phenomenal success in just its first year and will continue to live on after Gizelle graduates from Penn State," one nominator said. "Gizelle is a leader in every sense of the word."
Creative/Performing Arts
John Hadlock of Erie, Pa., is completing his bachelor's degree in English literature/creative writing at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. As vice president and then president of The Roundtable Society, he helped revive the almost-defunct club for English majors. Under his direction, the organization produced the literary journal Three Bad Names, brought back social events like The Evening of Dubious Taste and hosted student-run workshops. He also has served as editor-in-chief of the student-run literary magazine Refractions and taken a leadership role on the international literary journal Lake Effect.
"Since John's involvement," a nominator said, "The Roundtable Society has become a vital organization, contributing to a "sense of identity for the English and creative-writing majors."
Kristin Winiarski of Lower Burrell, Pa., graduated in December with bachelor's degree in public relations and economics from the College of Communications, serving as student marshal for the college during commencement. She served as sponsorship coordinator for the Schreyer Day of Service, team leader liaison for the FreshStart Day of Service and president of Peer Mentor for the College of Communications. She founded Paws of Friendship, which raises funds for and donates stuffed animals to children in orphanages and foster care. She also served as copy editor and advisory board member for the Penn State yearbook.
"Kristie is at her best when she's busy — and when she's knee-deep in a service project or two," a nominator said. "She's made Penn State a stronger community during her four-and-a-half years here."
Rachel Chang of Haverford, Pa., is a senior in the Schreyer Honors College at University Park, majoring in biology, with a 4.0 grade point average. She has served as a Leadership Jumpstart teaching assistant and as a Schreyer lead scholars assistant. As co-chair of the college's day of service, she coordinated service sites and activities for more than 100 students. Her freshman year, she and four other first-year students organized a music festival attended by more than 350 people, persevering even when a snowstorm delayed the event and then a power failure interrupted it. In 2012 the Schreyer Honors College presented her with its Scholar Involvement Award.
"I believe Rachel is destined to great achievements," one nominator said. "She has extraordinary time management skills, a solid foundation of self-reflection and continuous self-imposed challenges selected to improve herself and to give back to her community in meaningful ways."
Social Services
Bridgette Carrier of Pennington, N.J., is a kinesiology major in the Schreyer Honors College at University Park. As executive director of Penn State Homecoming in 2012, she supervised one of the largest student-run homecoming celebrations in the country, with a budget of more than $100,000 and 16 committees with 200 student members. She also served as president of PRIDE, the Penn State Sportsmanship Team, assisting in the creation of Code Blue, an athletic awards program designed to increase student attendance at non-revenue sporting events.
"She sought these roles out because she felt it was her duty to serve her community," a nominator said. "Bridgette understands that to be a leader is more than just delegating tasks to others; she sees leadership as a chance to contribute to the world around her."


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Detailed device tables, product documentation, design tools, and methodology support now available for Kintex mid-range and Virtex high-end 20nm UltraScale familiesSAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 10, 2013 — (PRNewswire) — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced availability of its 20nm All Programmable UltraScale™ portfolio with product documentation and Vivado® Design Suite support. Xilinx shipped its first 20nm silicon in early November 2013, continuing to execute on an aggressive UltraScale device rollout. These devices deliver an ASIC-class advantage with the industry's only ASIC-class programmable architecture coupled with the Vivado ASIC-strength design suite and UltraFast™ design methodology.
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The new Xilinx® UltraScale product portfolio extends Xilinx's market leading Kintex® and Virtex® FPGA and 3D IC families, based on the UltraScale architecture and the superior gate density of TSMC's 20SoC process. UltraScale devices enable 1.5x to 2x realizable system performance and integration, and consume up to half the power, relative to currently available solutions. These devices deliver next generation routing, ASIC-like clocking, and enhancements to logic and fabric to eliminate interconnect bottlenecks while supporting consistent device utilization of more than 90% without performance degradation.
"Xilinx continues to lead in technology innovation and ground breaking product offerings that enable fastest time to market," said Moshe Gavrielov, president and CEO at Xilinx. "UltraScale devices bring our customers ASIC-class capabilities by coupling our UltraScale ASIC-class architecture with our Vivado ASIC-strength design suite and UltraFast methodology. The combination of these silicon and design solutions enable the fastest path to achieve significant systems differentiation for our customers, and enables a far superior alternative to ASICs and ASSPs."
"Our collaboration with Xilinx has resulted in the development and deployment of many new technologies and methodologies," said TSMC President and Co-CEO, Dr. Mark Liu. "With the introduction of the first 20nm UltraScale Architecture products, Xilinx and TSMC demonstrate how the synergy between silicon process and device architecture extracts maximum product performance and results in the highest system value."
Kintex UltraScale Family
The new Kintex® UltraScale™ FPGAs deliver up to 1.16M logic cells, 5,520 optimized DSP slices, 76 Mbits of BRAM, 16.3Gbps backplane-capable transceivers, PCIe® Gen3 hard blocks, integrated 100Gb/s Ethernet MAC and 150Gb/s Interlaken IP Cores, and DDR4 memory interfaces. Initially introduced as part of the 28nm Xilinx 7 series family, Kintex devices established the new mid-range category of best price-performance at the lowest power. Kintex UltraScale devices are designed to continue leadership in this category to meet the requirements for the growing number of key applications including:
- 8K/4K Super High Vision Displays and Equipment
- 256-channel Ultrasound
- 8X8 Mixed Mode LTE and WCDMA radio with smart beamforming
- 100G Traffic Management/NIC
- DOCSIS 3.1 CMTS equipment
Virtex UltraScale Family
Also setting new industry standards, the new Virtex® UltraScale™ devices provide unprecedented levels of performance, system integration and bandwidth on a single chip. The largest family member delivers 4.4M logic cells, 1,456 user I/Os, 48 x 16.3 Gb/s backplane-capable transceivers and 89 Mbits of Block RAM, breaking previous records by more than doubling Xilinx's industry's highest capacity Virtex-7 2000T device and delivering a staggering 50M equivalent ASIC gates. Virtex UltraScale devices include 28Gb/s backplane-capable and 33Gb/s chip-to-optics transceivers, in addition to integrated PCIe Gen3, 100Gb/s Ethernet MAC and 150Gb/s Interlaken IP cores, and DDR4 memory interfaces to support multi-hundred gigabit-per-second levels of system performance with smart processing at full line rates.
The system performance and capacity delivered with the Virtex UltraScale family makes these devices the logical choice for the most challenging applications such as:
- Single chip 400G MuxSAR
- 400G Transponder
- 400G MAC-to-Interlaken bridge
- Emulation and Prototyping
Xilinx® UltraScale™ devices provide the same performance of the logic fabric and key architectural blocks across the entire UltraScale portfolio, enabling a scalable and optimized architecture. Moreover, with footprint compatibility between families, Kintex UltraScale FPGAs provide a clear migration path to Virtex UltraScale devices. To learn what Xilinx Alliance Program members are saying about the new UltraScale products, read quotes below.
Xilinx UltraScale devices are sampling now. UltraScale devices are supported in the Vivado Design Suite 2013.4 release and full product documentation is now available at www.xilinx.com/kintex-ultrascale and www.xilinx.com/virtex-ultrascale. To learn more about the UltraScale architecture and to see a video of the industry's first 20nm silicon demonstrating 16.3Gbps over a backplane visit www.xilinx.com/ultrascale.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the world's leading provider of All Programmable FPGAs, SoCs, and 3D ICs. These industry-leading devices are coupled with a next-generation design environment and IP to serve a broad range of customer needs, from programmable logic to programmable systems integration. For more information, visit www.xilinx.com.
© Copyright 2013 Xilinx, Inc. Xilinx, the Xilinx logo, Artix, ISE, Kintex, Spartan, Virtex, Vivado, Zynq, and other designated brands included herein are trademarks of Xilinx in the United States and other countries. PCI, PCIe and PCI Express are trademarks of PCI-SIG and used under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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"As a Xilinx Alliance Member providing leading-edge OTN IP solutions, Aliathon has already demonstrated 100G OTL4.4 utilizing 4x27.95G optical transceivers in Xilinx® 7 series FPGAs. The UltraScale™ architecture and feature-set allows us to address next generation packet-optical requirements. We are actively porting our IP portfolio to Xilinx UltraScale to deliver these integrated solutions for our mutual customers."
Alan McDade, Commercial Director, Aliathon Ltd.
"Alpha Data is excited to feature off-the-shelf solutions based on the latest Xilinx UltraScale™ devices. Our next generation of rugged embedded and data center boards will have unprecedented throughput speed and performance. The enhanced features of UltraScale such as hardened PCIe® Gen3 and 100G EMAC blocks will provide leading edge solutions without compromising power efficiency."
Adam Smith, CEO, Alpha Data
"ADI's high-speed data converters combined with Xilinx's UltraScale™ FPGA platforms creates a compelling customer solution to drive advances in the simplified application of real-world signal processing solutions. ADI is supporting UltraScale with complete reference designs including HW, SW, HDL, Schematics, drivers and sample applications in the areas of high speed data acquisition, Motor Control, SDR, JESD204B and High Speed Converters."
Emre Onder, VP of Marketing, Analog Devices, Inc.
"As a Xilinx Premier Design Services Alliance Member, Fidus is often working on the leading edge of technology to accelerate new product development schedules for our OEM customers. We are extremely impressed with Xilinx's UltraScale™ architecture, coupled with the productivity provided by Vivado®, and see great opportunities for our clients to realize uniquely advanced systems with this technology in our primary markets of Wired Comms, Aerospace & Defense, Test & Measure, and Broadcast Video. And as a participant in Xilinx's UltraScale Early Access program, Fidus will be introducing a JESD204B prototyping solution concurrent with Xilinx's UltraScale platform rollout."
John Bobyn, VP Engineering, Fidus Systems, Inc.
"Helion has been a long-term established member of the Xilinx Alliance Program, providing highly optimized cryptography and loss-less compression IP for Xilinx customers worldwide. We are very impressed with Xilinx's UltraScale™ architecture. In particular, the new fabric performance will enable our already optimized solutions to run at even higher data rates and with fewer FPGA resources. Helion is committed to a broad rollout of our IP cores on Xilinx UltraScale in early 2014."
Graeme Durant, CEO, Helion Technology Limited
"Thanks to UltraScale™ performance increase, intoPIX can offer extremely compact UHDTV 4K/8K JPEG2000 IP-cores. UltraScale's low-power architecture combined with the new intoPIX TICO ultra-light visually lossless compression also brings the perfect solution to transport efficiently high quality video over IP."
Gael Rouvroy, CTO, intoPIX
"As a Xilinx Premier IP Alliance Member, Northwest Logic and Xilinx collaborate closely on connectivity solutions for Xilinx OEMs worldwide. The new clocking architecture is particularly impressive, and we appreciate the ease of migrating our IP from Kintex® UltraScale™ to Virtex® UltraScale in the same high-performance fabric. Northwest Logic is already working to release its DMA core and other IPs on Xilinx UltraScale, packaged for the Vivado IP Integrator flow, and we look forward to continued synergies with Xilinx."


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The Rev. Will D. Campbell, a Baptist minister and early white civil rights activist, as well as best-selling writer and folksy raconteur, died Monday in Nashville, Tenn. He was 88.
With a fiercely independent streak and sometimes prickly personality, Campbell used his powerful way with words to explore American racism, especially the contradiction inherent in Christian support for segregation across the South.
And he had his own contradictions, as well. A Southern Baptist who drank moonshine with the Catholic nuns he counted as his friends, Campbell was an equal-opportunity critic, castigating liberals as well as conservatives in his writing and preaching and storytelling.
His uncompromising theology — that "Mr. Jesus died for the bigots as well" as for their victims — sometimes put him at odds with liberals and some civil rights leaders who worked alongside him.
"If you're gonna love one, you've got to love them all,'' Campbell often said, and he became known for preaching to those who opposed integration as well as supporting those who worked to break down racial barriers.
"I always say that Will became the civil rights chaplain for the Ku Klux Klan,'' Bernard Lafayette, a Nashville civil rights leader and close friend of Campbell, told the Tennessean.
Beginning in 1962 with Race and the Renewal of the Church, Campbell wrote scores of books, including the 1977 National Book Award finalist, Brother to a Dragonfly, which is part autobiography, part elegy for his brother and part history of the civil rights movement.
Former President Jimmy Carter, a friend of Campbell, was quoted by the Tennessean as saying, "He used the force of his words and witness of his deeds to convey a healing message of reconciliation to any and all who heard him.''
His prose draws at times from William Faulkner and Mark Twain, even as it retained its own unique voice.
Campbell's civil rights activism, however, began even before his writing career.
In 1954, Campbell took a job as director of religious life at the University of Mississippi but quit two years later when his support of integration stirred hostility. Campbell then was hired as field director for the National Council of Churches and came into close contact with the organized civil rights movement.
In that position in 1957, Campbell helped escort black students integrating Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., and according to The New York Times, he was the only white person invited by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to the founding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
In 1963, he left the NCC to become director of the Committee of Southern Churchmen, which published the influential journal, Katallagete, a Greek word meaning "be reconciled.'' It was edited by James Y. Holloway of Berea College.
In addition to his civil rights activism, Campbell also was active in a host of other causes, including opposition to the war in Vietnam and the death penalty, and support of the draft resistance movement.
Like another towering figure of his generation, William Sloane Coffin, who inspired the character of the Rev. Scot Sloan in Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury cartoon, Campbell is the inspiration for cartoonist Doug Marlette's the Rev. Will B. Dunn in his Kudzu comic strip.
David E. Anderson is senior editor at RNS and has been covering religion and social issues for more than 30 years. Via RNS.
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Even at British indie's Noughties peak, it's doubtful anyone was crying out for a Christmas-themed side project from the lead singer of Editors and the drummer from Razorlight. Such is the perverse timeliness at which Smith & Burrows have chosen to unveil their collaboration, The Guardian couldn't resist titling its news story for their debut album's announcement 'Christmas treat or Halloween joke?'.
To answer the question, Funny Looking Angels is a yuletide treat and there's no mistaking it. Just as She & Him's Christmas album seemed like a perfect fit until you actually listened to its overly rigid schtick, the Smith & Burrows combination is supple and distinct in a way few would have imagined. That's not to say neither of the pair have ever written a decent tune before, but to casual onlookers both seem fairly stuck in their roles of morbid crooner and twee electro-pop champion.
In terms of reaffirming such stereotypes, opening the record with Smith on lead vocals delivering a colossal, organ-laced rendition of 'In The Bleak Midwinter' was perhaps not the best choice. Still as a mood piece, this white winter hymnal works well to tee up a picturesque scene of downbeat but highly melodic tracks. Though a direct Simon & Garfunkel comparison may be a bit much, the same emphasis on bittersweet harmonies and flexible song arrangements applies to an album of original tracks and well chosen covers.
Bar 'The Christmas Song' and its inimitable "chestnuts roasting on an open fire" cheer, most of the tracklisting for Funny Looking Angels is fairly obscure in its outlook. 'On & On' by Britpop footnote The Longpigs gets its scuzz entirely stripped away to reveal the crystalline ballad at its core. The cold synths and Afro-Caribbean drums of Black's 'Wonderful Life' are swapped for some delicate acoustic strumming and a pounding kick-drum beat. Even the title track, borrowed from cult Birmingham band Delta, is tinkered with in order to downplay its ramshackle twang and upscale the interlaced vocal hook at its core.
While this wealth of covers is impeccably executed for the most part, it does mean the number of self-penned offerings on show is regrettably slim, especially when you include the instrumental interlude 'Rosslyn'. This is a shame since 'As The Snowflakes Fall' and 'This Ain't New Jersey' capture the album's outlook of somber festiveness just as well as the tunes which have been drafted in to fill the songwriting gaps.
This dearth of original material may form the main sticking point for Funny Looking Angels but it also plants that tantalising seed of what might have been. Though few would have predicted this unlikely pairing and even less would have actively willed it to happen, the fact is that Smith & Burrows have forged a handsome partnership. The quiet clamour for a second record starts here.
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Scared straight
First of all, I feel bad for Manny Ramirez. We go way back to when we were young players, Manny in Cleveland and me in Minnesota. He was two years older, one of the young superstar guys. We always got along, had a good relationship. There was mutual respect.
He's one of those guys I've always respected, because I know how much work he's put into the game. He's one of the hardest workers in baseball, which is why this is so hard for me to understand. He's never been a guy to take the easy way.
People look at how he is on the field, carefree, having fun, a character, and they think, Manny, no way he works hard. What they don't realize is he's always been one of the hardest workers, hitting the weights before and after games, working out like crazy in the off-season. I remember when he was with the Red Sox and I was with the Twins, watching him in Spring Training in Fort Myers, Florida. He worked his butt off and studied the game. He's not just amazingly talented — he's smart. Players know that.
I hate that this happened to him. I can only imagine how much it's hurting him right now. He cares about the game, cares about his legacy. He's always been a great player, and now there's this shadow, like with Alex Rodriguez.
At the same time, it lets everybody know that the drug policy is serious. That's how strong it is. This is Manny Ramirez, one of the greats of the game. There's no covering up. Whatever it was, it was a banned substance, and it tells every player in the game that if you're doing something, you better be sure to clear it with your medical staff. Even if it's vitamin C, fish oil, whatever. If it's something new to your system, take it to them and have them clear it.
You've heard about being scared straight. Well, that's what we have here. Every player in the game, whoever you are, you've got to be careful about what you're putting in your body. That's a good thing. Awareness is always a good thing.
I understand how a lot of people are going to react to this. If you've got big-time guys like A-Rod, Manny Ramirez, Roger Clemens . . . what are other guys trying to do? They probably think we're cheating. There are more guys doing it the right way, respecting the game, than not. Some guys cheat — just like in the real world — but most of the guys in the game are playing clean. It's like the business world. You've got cheaters, doing anything they can to make money and climb the ladder, and you've got good people trying to do it the right way and be fair and responsible.
This is the real world here. Baseball is the real world, with real people. You're going to always have somebody trying to beat the system. People forget we're human. We're bound to make mistakes. But I want people, all of you, to understand that by far there are more guys doing it right than cheating. That's the truth.
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Nice to see an intelligent and well-thought out response from a major league baseball player.
Thanks for your insight, Torii.
Dear Mr. Hunter,
Thank you for your insight and thoughts… just when i was losing faith in players your blog made me rethink and realize that there are hard working people out there. Its disappointing when you are deceived like that though as a fan of the team or the game in general.
Well, best of luck to you (hope to see you in the all star game! lol i know its still early but seriously the angels would be a lot worse without you)
go angels!
Torii, why do you feel bad for Manny Ramirez? He either knowingly cheated the game or is just plain stupid, or both. And because of guys like him, Alex Rodriguez, and Roger Clemens, there is now a cloud of suspicion hanging over the heads of all MLB players, including clean players such as yourself. So he not only cheated the game, but he cheated you. Don't feel bad for Ramirez. He got what he deserved.
Torriiii,whats up.you are playing with fire,keep up the good work.i as a fan i love the hustle,the passion,and the excitement for every catch however the body takes its toll and you got to take care of your body the best way you can,i just hope you make the right choice.Well about Manny,he made a choice and now he will pay the consequences.I just think that all this could have being look up long ago,but the league is using every chance its got to use you as bait,i mean how long will this drag on,Move on if it was very common,then the majority took it,but it wasnt banned!!!So whats the point of bringing up a new name every year!!!Anyway i dont feel bad or sad about Manny,cause we are just fans and whatever you do its your own decision.So keep playing hard but take care of yourself. and may Edenheart and friends rest in peace,god bless you.Go Angels.
Manny didn't actually fail a test. His testosterone levels were so high, MLB looked into it and found enough evidence of him using hCG, they didn't need to have him fail a test to suspend him.
Apparently, among dopers, hCG would only be necessary for people who have been using steroids for a sustained period of time.
My question then becomes – How was he using steroids for a significant amount of time without being caught? Especially given the fact that he never actually failed a drug test. There is an obvious hole in the drug testing policy. I think everyone is missing the real story: he used PEDs and has never tested positive in tests. I think the powers to be of MLB are getting a free pass here.
I do realize that you can admire a player for his hard work and talents. I look at so many Angel players and I am in awe of their talent. We look at you and we see your imperfections as well as your perfections. But, to knowingly CHEAT, that is unforgivable. It's sending a message out to the fans, to the children, that hard work and talent isn't enough. I always told my children, "if you work hard and bust yourself" you can achieve anything. I do believe that you Torii and many of the Angels are not Cheaters. I do believe that we see your hard work and talent. Thats why the fans 40,000+ attend all of your games. We all Believe in the power of Honest, Hard Working Players!!! GO TORII!!!
I thank you Torii for give us, the fans the hope that there are a lot of players out there doing things how they have to be done. I was an admirer of Manny but know I think that is going to change. I love the game, and I thank God for lettin' us have players just like you who gives his best every time without the help of anything else for your endurance and stamina. Thank you again and may God bless you and your family!
Torii you're the classiest MLB player without a doubt. I'm really glad to have you in an Angels uniform. You work just as hard on the field as you do off within the community.You give so much back, God bless you. Keep up the great work Gold Glove Machine! GO HALOS!
Mr. Hunter,
I'm a long-time fan of yours and am especially glad that you now put on an Angels uniform when you go to work! While I appreciate your support of Mr. Ramirez, you must take into account what we, the fans see. We see a player who seems to be more interested in making a fashion statement with his Samson-like locks and his ridiculously over-sized uniform, who has shown disrespect to fellow players, the ball club that employs him and ultimately to the fans…all of this BEFORE today's announcement. But just like any professional field, there are all types. I prefer to throw my support behind a player whose outward display acknowledges the good fortune and priviledge to play the best game in the world for a living. A player such as yourself. And while disappointed by today's revelation, I will continue to give every player in MLB the benefit of the doubt. I am and will always be a fan of baseball and won't allow this or similar incidents to turn me into a cynic. I have no doubt that for every Manny Ramirez, there's 50 Torii Hunters. (Well, there's really only ONE Torii Hunter, but you know what I mean!)
I understand how difficult it is for major league players every time this happens. Every time someone in my field does something stupid it makes the news and then everyone talks about how horrible everyone in my field is; we're lazy, we're not qualified, we're not committed. I would think there would be anger at players who bring you all down like that.
I have less respect for the players who claim they didn't know a substance was banned and you hit the reason right on the head. As an athlete your body is even more important to your livelihood than for most of us. You should check on everything before you put it in your body. There should be nothing going in there without being extremely careful about knowing exactly what it is, what it does, what it could be used for, and whether or not it is allowed.
If I'm caught putting anything illegal in my body, I lose my job and can never allowed to do it again anywhere else. Manny can live with his 50 games.
Hey Torii,
I really appreciate your blogs. You have great insight and I'm glad you display it through your blog. I do agree with you, that there are more clean guys than not. For those who think baseball is nothing but cheaters, you lead the group of the role models who work hard and play the game the right way. Thanks.
I was really excited when you became an Angel. I used to live by Anaheim, but now I live by Arlington, TX. I go to every Angels game when they play the Rangers in Arlington. So if you read this comment, watch out for me because I will be there May 15-17 with a sign that says:
I would like to meet you Torii Hunter
– Jordan V.
Hi Torii !
We all appreciate your honest appraisal of Manny. It is really pathetic that he worked so hard to achieve what he had and then be so ignorant to "supposedly" take erectile dysfunction meds without a waiver? Why would you put anything other than advil in your mouth without a waiver? Why would you risk your career, unless your dirty? and then put the blame of your dirt on the Dr.? AND that is not the first drug of choice to treat ED, but to treat gonad shrinkage after steriod use? I don't agree with the Manny show, look like a ball player, no hair, no baggie uniform, NO DRAMA! AROD & Manny are done…Act like our Torii ! a team player, professional who loves the game, and appreciates everyday what he has in his life! We are so happy you are an ANGEL!!! Your a rockstar Big TOR!!!!!
Kim H., HB
What up 'my ninja'? You are like a ninja out in center and are the class of this team. We love you Torri, not only do you say the right thing, you mean it.
Kenny K.
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Hey Torii …
I'm a huge fan of yours and I couldn't have been happier when we (the Angels) signed you to a long-term contract. That being said, this didn't "happen" to Manny, he did it to himself the same as any other players who chose that route. It makes me sick that baseball is in this state right now and getting so much bad PR because a percentage of its elite and fortunate, albeit hard-working, membership has made bad decisions, Manny being one of them. I understand the relationships you most certainly have with fellow players, but let's not tip-toe around what happened and who caused it. It's demeaning to the fans.
Thanks for listening. Take care and have a great season.
I don't know what banned substance Manny was taking and I don't know whether he knew what he was getting into or not. But I do respect the fact that he is taking responsibility for what happened. I haven't heard him throwing a temper tantrum over his suspension or anything else. Unlike many others in the game who've been caught cheating, he apologized immediately and is taking his punishment like a man.
I'm not a fan of Manny Ramirez, but I do admire that.
Hi Torii,
Sorry for the pain this news brings to you and your fellow players. It unfairly makes you all look bad. Just remember that there are fans who know better and will never doubt you. Your integrity is obvious to us all. You wear it on your sleeve.
I also take exception to your comment that "this happened to" Manny. He clearly did it to himself. I hate that it happened to you. And to me. And to fans of the game everywhere. Just when we're starting to get past this stuff, he has brought it back with a CURRENT violation. I only hope that this example will prove MLB is serious about removing it from the game by suspending such a big star.
I love Manny Ramirez as a ball player. And Barry Bonds and AROD too. And I still do. But they cheated and that tarnishes everything. They will forever have that asterisk by their names. I pray that this is the end of these heartbreaks and we never hear anything tying steroids to another great superstar like Pujols or Vladdy. I already know that will never happen with Vladdy though. He isn't capable of it. Doesn't need it. Wouldn't do it. I've never seen a more natural hitter.
Torii, nobody should feel more cheated than you and players like you that are absolute All-Star caliber but perhaps not SUPERSTAR caliber like Manny, Arod, Bonds, Clemens, et al. Their cheating set them on a level above and made your talents look less impressive. Every time one of them is exposed, your legacy improves. Keep up the amazing play. You guys are going all the way this season and I will openly mock anyone who thinks you can't still win the division after the hard-luck April you all endured. You might even be in first place again before Santana and Lackey even get back next week! You've carried this team with your leadership and talent. Thank you Torii.
Torii, I can respect where you are coming from. But I also have to take a lot of your statement with a grain of salt. Since the league suspended Manny for 50 games (that is a monstrous penalty – about a third of the season) then you must have concluded that the violation was severe. In a world so troubled with the problems we face today, we look up to you and fellow players to be our heros…our stars…our benchmark for goodness. I have been a fan of Manny's for a long time, and it troubles me to see someone at that level of the game tarnish a very illustrious career with a banned substance violation. As a favor to all of us fans, we ask the players to pay the game straight. Avoid the temptation to enahnce abilities artificially. We know the reasons players do it – money. But I think that the players also have an obligation to their fans to keep a clean image, and keep the bigger picture in mind as well.
Randy – "bummedinoc" (when the Angels self destructed last season). exposureperfect.com
Mr. Hunter, you say, "I hate that this happened to him. I can only imagine how much it's hurting him right now. He cares about the game, cares about his legacy. He's always been a great player, and now there's this shadow, like with Alex Rodriguez."
This didn't happen to Manny by mistake. It was a choice Manny made and now he's got to live with the consequences. The same goes for A-Rod. I cannot feel sorry for cheaters. They've forever tainted the game of baseball, along with managers and owners who turned a blind eye while fans cheered for more home runs. Mr. Selig should also be held responsible for letting PEDs get out of control to get more people in the stands and for the sake of making money.
Fans of baseball aren't stupid. They know their favorite players are probably cheating or have cheated in the past. It's just part of the game, now. Personally, I'll cheer louder for the next PED suspension-victim who actually acknowledges the charge and stands-up to say the drugging needs to stop, for the sake of our national pastime.
Not only are major leaguers working hard everyday to stay in the game, but they've worked hard their whole lives just to get there. Reading Zack Hamples' book 'Watching Baseball Smarter' helped me to remember that. As a baseball fan, and in life, it is so easy to make snap judgements and condemn others without taking things into consideration or seeing the full picture. Let him who is free of sin cast the first stone. Manny did wrong and is now paying for it regardless of any comment I or anyone else makes. Who am I to make demeaning remarks about him? I think my time would be better spent wishing him well and praying for him. I also completely agree with Baseball being the real world. There is always bad…and good! It is true for every country, every organization, every group of people, and each individual person. If there wasn't anything at all wrong with Baseball it would be because a) we're blissfully ignorant or b) we're in heaven. There is nothing wrong with acknowledging the bad in the world- but if one spends too much time and energy doing that, one misses out on all of the good. Thank you Torii, I very much appreciate your positive and thoughtful entry on this subject.
As a former player I whole heartedly agree with Tori. There are far more guys playing the game the right way than not. What is appearing to be evident is that more and more stars of the game are the ones who seem to be cheating the most. We are seeing a list of all stars and future hall of famers starting to appear. As a player who never used performance enhancers, I myself wonder what kind of player I may have been with a lil help. I do believe that with the new testing standards for steroids that if you cheat you will be caught. Just ask Manny. The two problems that need to be addressed now as the game moves forward is finding an adequate test for HGH, as I believe there is no way of detecting elevated amounts without blood samples, and a better testing program for amphetamines, which is a far bigger problem now than steroids. I, however, feel sorry for no one that gets caught. I played my entire career in the steroid era, and played it the right way. I strongly believe that other players who are playing the right way would feel the same. An even playing field needs to be created for those who chose not to break the rules. Unfortunately life is not fair, in baseball, and many other respects. All you have to do is look at the shape the economy is in. Many laws and rules have been broken to make the rich a whole lot richer, while the every day hard working sixty year old has to go back to work because they lost half of their retirement because of greedy CEOs and Advisors. All we can do is try an make our voice heard and do the right thing, and hopefully people will follow. Nice blog Tori. I plan on keeping up with your post. Hope this adds a lil insight as well.
hey torii,
Im a yanks fan but a fan of baseball first. Found your blog by accident but ive admired your talent for years. Much respect as you are a class act , but one thing i dont get is how are more players not angered by this? i mean if talents like A-rod and Manny are doing it , it must feel like such an uphill battle for everyone else. Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to do this blog. Would love to hear more from you about the subject.
O.k., I'm sorry but I've been a baseball fan for 35 years now, since I was a pre-teen. Anytime I see someone either defend or try to get sympathy for someone who cheated the game and us fans, I start then questioning if that player is doing the same thing. I think of the guy in Triple AAA who didn't cheat, who never got a shot at the majors because some scumbag with less talent took a shortcut. I think if you players were sincere, you would convince the players union to allow the release of the 100+ names who were caught. Remember cheating isn't a mistake, it's a decision.
Mr Hunter…I'm 61, a lifelong baseball fan and a faithful Texas Rangers follower. Your comments are classy. They do you service….they do your team service and they do baseball service. Thanks for making them!


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As you know, I have been looking at things that "lift my heart, open my mind and take my breath away" and the Banana Glam O Rama Fashion Show at City Hall did all those things and more!
I am intimidated to even take a stab at recording it, out of fear that I am not doing it justice, but I can't resist your plea so here goes:
As Jackie Hardy commented, from the moment the lights dimmed and the music started, there was a palpable feeling that we had been transported to Broadway.
And then the first set of gorgeous women glided onto the stage looking like a 30's Hollywood extravaganza come to life.
The production values were incredible: everyone and everything looked and sounded stunningly gorgeous against the dramatic backdrop of City Hall's Kyrouz Auditorium. (And the silhouettes underneath the "Build not for today alone, but for tomorrow as well" quote were astounding!)
As a producer/director, Richard Leonard channeled Florenz Ziegfeld and Busby Berkeley; as a performer, he channeled Maurice Chevalier and Nelson Eddy. Most importantly, he added his own inimitable flair and essential Richard Leonard-ness to all of the above and gave us the show of a lifetime!
Each routine was masterpiece: from Carmen Miranda to Marilyn Monroe & Jane Russell to (yes!) Tom Jones…and all points in between.
It was a perfect mix of costumes, beauty, talent, humor, music, history and culture.
A special shout out to my sissy, Elise, whom many thought was a dancer by the way she moved so gracefully across the stage. She epitomized 30s glamour and as Sue Ferhmann said (looking striking and elegant herself in a classic tuxedo), it doesn't hurt when you look like Elise!
And to Maggie Rosa's very apt assessment that this event was a celebration of 2 Gloucester icons: Richard Leonard and City Hall, I add a third: Margi Green's legs! Her already popular Relax and Lengthen stretching classes at the Arts & Wellness Center (222 Eastern Ave.) will now have waiting lists I'm sure!
I could go on and on (but I won't!)…instead I will just leave you with this point: my daughters, who were mesmerized for the entire performance (although my younger daughter did cover her eyes with her program duringTom Jones's gyrations!), were so inspired that they promptly acted out their own version of the spectacular Sisters act they had just witnessed (nuns (!) singing the song made famous by Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen in White Christmas). As event visionary and organizer Kathy Slifer put it, "that's what it's all about!"


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YELLOWKNIFER: Wednesday November 9, 2011
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"Puppy dies after being left in garbage bin"
Excerpt: Northern News Services: by Laura Busch
" A dying puppy found in a garbage bin outside of a downtown bar last week was euthanized Monday evening at Great Slave Animal Hospital."
Named Olive, this 8 to 10 week old female husky cross was found near death, after being found "curled up in the corner (of the garbage)." The pups whimpers were heard outside the Raven Pub located in Yellowknife and a passerby came to her rescue.
Veterinary Assistant Jenna McCrendle stated that it was possible that Olive had also suffered internal damage from some form of physical trauma, possibly a kick or other trauma. Olive was unable to ingest food or water and was incapable of moving on her own.
Olive who was seriously anemic met a humane death Monday, due only to the fact that Chris Blais took her to the GSAH. It had been a freind of Chris's who had found the pup and Chris upon seeing her took her himself to the hospital. Had this young man not taken this action, Olive's suffering would have continued. Special thanks must also go to Chris's friend who found the pup and took her home with him.
A second pup was also turned in to the GSAH on Friday and was suffering from a "large abscess on his lower jaw". "Teddy Ruxpin" as he was named, has been treated, is doing well and is now ready for adoption.
Puppies, dogs, cats and kittens across the NWT continue to be neglected, discarded, thrown out in the trash despite the new NWT Dog Act which came into effect Spring 2011. The new Dog Act is supposed to protect Dogs Only….obviously legislation is not worth the paper it is written on when incidents such as this continue to happen. There is no protection whatsoever for felines or any other neglected pet in the NWT. A Comprehensive Animal Protection Act, one which I have been fighting for over three years now, MUST be implemented. Named 'Best Place to Abuse Animals' by the Animal Legal Defense Fund for three consecutive years, this recent incident of "Olive" and "Teddy Ruxpin" reinforces this dubious distinction.
Today, it is, with windchill -20 celcius which translates into -52 farenheit. Knowing that there are likely many more discarded pups, dogs, cats and kittens 'out there' left to freeze and starve to death not only breaks my own heart, but it breaks the heart and enrages anyone who actually has a conscience.
Out of the three major cases of Animal Cruelty in the NT during 2010 – 2011 there has only been two successful prosecutions made in the NWT , both of which were in Yellowknife this past Spring. Well known Yellowknife musician Lloyd Thrasher received a jail term for the stabbing death of "Garlic" the tiny Chinese Pug which he stole out of Vanessa Baron's vehicle: https://giftofloki.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/garlic-the-chinese-pug-brutally-stabbed-in-yellowknife-nt-january-2011-gets-some-form-of-justice/ and the second case involved "Yuki", the sole surviving puppy rescued when RCMP were called to investigate a mother dog who had just given birth to puppies was reported dead with her pups in a yard. Mother and pups were found frozen to death. The mother had been pushed out into sub-zero temperatures by her owner when she went into labor. "Yuki" did survive but suffered frostbite and lost part of her tiny nose. Additional dogs were found on very short chains and in a neglected state:
The third case brought before the courts and which took over a year to finally go to trial was the Hobson case involving 109 dogs, in Hay River, three of which were immediately humanely euthanized by attending veterinarians from Alberta who participated in the property raid on May 29, 2010. Five charges were laid in this case.
Twenty-three pups were seized and taken to the Municipally owned Hay River Animal Shelter where volunteers cared for them for two and a half months. The other 83 dogs were left on the property of the accused in the care of the accused and it was publically stated that Municipal officials would be monitoring the dogs care. Mid August 2010 22 of the seized pups were ordered destroyed by the Municipal Authorities despite offers to assist in the relocation of these pups aged between 2 and 12 months had been made numerous times. The one surviving pup LOKI who escaped the shelter twice in June, remains a stray and has been cared for by myself personally since last October. LOKI also receives food from many of my own neighbors, and has thus far eluded all attempts being made by the By Law Officer to capture him. It must be noted that the method by which the 22 puppies were destroyed remains a big secret to which no one, not even the Animal Alliance of Canada, can get answers.
Despite the evidence provided and the testimonies, in this case the courts dropped numerous charges and in the end the verdict was Not Guilty.
In 2008 the Behchoko case whereby 44 sled dogs owned by a reknown Dene artist Archie Beaulieu had to be humanely put down due to severe neglect resulted in charges under the Federal Criminal Code, however the courts stayed these charges and these 44 neglected dogs did not get the Justice they deserved.
Again in Behchoko six puppies were found in a town dumpster with their tiny throats slashed, again in sub-zero temperatures. Taken to the GSAH only one of these pups survived. No charges were ever laid in this case.
The Pokiak case in Tuktoyatuk is also another perfect example whereby sled dogs met with neglect, death and the failure of authorities to prosecute or to seize the two surviving sled dogs, despite all attempts made by the BDRSPCA as well as PETA.
The new NWT Dog Act is merely the First Step, it is not the Comprehensive Animal Protection Act which I have been fighting for, but it is a Victory and it also is a historical event in the NWT. The motion did carry in the Legislative Assembly to continue working towards the Comprehensive Animal Protection Act, a good thing one would say, however until such time as cases of Animal Neglect/Cruelty are successfully prosecuted, until such time as very real educational programs are put in place to change the apparent mindset of so many towards 'disposable' animals; until such time as spay/neuter blitzes are set in place; until such time as qualified highly trained Animal Cruelty Investigators are established within the NWT; until such time as needed animal shelter facilities are built and supported not only by volunteers and resident donations but also the Territorial Government; until such time as there is an expansion of much needed veterinary services within the NWT……..puppies, dogs, cats and kittens will continue to be subjected to prolonged suffering, starvation, freezing to death, slashing of throats and gunshot:
With the Territorial Elections now over and GNWT Officials now back to work, it is time to once again put pressure on this government to fulfill the motion carried in the 16th Session to continue working towards a Comprehensive Animal Protection Act, one without the current potentially deadly loophole that was opposed by MLA's and so many NWT residents.


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Record low interest rates and huge bond buying programs have been in place for the best part of a decade, but is the impact of quantitative easing (QE) on markets subsiding?
In recent years markets have been dominated by two key trends:
- Extensive QE by the major Western central banks which has inflated the prices of many assets.
- The more cyclically-exposed areas of markets languishing because global growth has not been strong enough to sustain their performance.
To some extent we are suffering from QE fatigue. Recently, for example, the Bank of Japan moved to negative interest rates. Consequently, the market rallied for a couple of days, but went straight back down again.
We reduced risk in our multi-asset portfolios last year because we think that some of the beneficiaries of QE are looking quite tired.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Sunday Democrats are "fixated" on an Indiana U.S. Senate candidate's remarks on rape and should "get over it."
In an appearance on ABC's "This Week," Gingrich said "virtually every Catholic and every fundamentalist in the country" agrees with the comment by Republican Senate nominee Richard Mourdock, who said during a candidates' debate last week "even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something God intended to happen."
He said Mourdock "immediately issued a clarification saying he was referring to the act of conception, and he condemned rape."
"Now, this seems to be fixated by the Democrats, but the radical on abortion is [President Barack] Obama, who as a state senator voted three times in favor of allowing doctors to kill babies in the eighth and ninth month who were born, having survived late-term abortion," Gingrich said.
Obama has said he voted against so-called born-alive infant bills in the Illinois state Senate because they would have undermined abortion rights.
"Every candidate I know, every decent American I know condemns rape," Gingrich said. "OK, so why can't people like [Obama deputy campaign manager] Stephanie Cutter get over it? We all condemn rape."
Gingrich also said the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, attacks and Hurricane Sandy will weigh down Obama's campaign.
He said Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta refused to obey Obama's order to get aid to the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi -- and he believes that will hurt the president's campaign for re-election.
"If the president is telling the truth and he actually instructed his assistants to get aid to Benghazi, we're now being told that the secretary of defense canceled that," said Gingrich, who was a candidate this year for the Republican president nomination that eventually went to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
"And I think these kind of things all drag down the Obama campaign. You'll notice he's canceling his trips over the hurricane. He did not cancel his trips over Benghazi. And so you have to wonder, between Benghazi, the price of gasoline, and unemployment, just how much burden the president's going to carry into this last week."
Gingrich said he's certain Romney will win both the popular and electoral votes.
"... I think it's very unlikely he can win a significant popular victory vote and not carry the Electoral College," Gingrich said.


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A Dallas judge unveiled three possible sites, two in Dallas and one in Grand Prairie, that could temporarily house about 2,000 children who entered the U.S. illegally without their parents, amid a dramatic spike in border crossings by undocumented children that has overwhelmed officials.
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins detailed preliminary plans for housing the children at a briefing Thursday, citing three possible housing sites: Hulcy Middle School in Dallas, Parkland Hospital building 2420 in the 2400 block of Butler Street in Dallas and the Lamar School in Grand Prairie.
"Here in North Texas, we don't turn our back on children," Jenkins said. "This is about compassionate care of children."
None of the three proposed sites is currently in use, and they all must be vetted by the federal government before children can be housed there.
Jenkins said he expected the children to start arriving by the end of the month.
If housed in one of the sites, immigrant youth would not be allowed to leave the Dallas County housing locations, and services would be provided on-site.
Jenkins said more sites could be added, too, and community input will be considered. "One of the key components of the vetting process is to hear from the community," Jenkins said.
"I think we're North Texans, and part of the reason for making this decision was by faith," he continued. "And it wasn't just faith in God. It's faith in the people standing behind me, and it's faith in our community."
Jenkins has repeatedly dismissed his critics and said his aim is to help the children.
"I don't think North Texas will turn its back on children. Anytime you have 7 million people, there are going to be some people that are upset," he said. "But this is about compassionate care of children, and I think as a community we're going to be able to stand together and be proud that we have done what's right for these children."
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More than 52,000 unaccompanied children have been apprehended since October. Three-fourths of them are from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, and many say they are fleeing pervasive gang violence and crushing poverty.
Jenkins said the issue is helping children in need – not immigration – and he added that the federal government will pay the full cost.
NBC 5's Ken Kalthoff and Reginald Hardwick contributed to this report.


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Last night, I received a phone call filled with exciting news from a close friend to GLAAD, Second Lieutenant Sandy Tsao. Sandy is a Chinese American woman and army officer based out of St. Louis, Missouri. Sandy originally reached out to me last January as a result of her brave decision to come out as gay. At the same time, Sandy also sent a heartfelt letter to President Obama urging him to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT).
Today is Chinese New Year day. I hope it will bring good fortune to you and your newly elected office. Today is also the day I inform my chain of command of who I am. One of the seven army values is integrity. It means choosing to do the right thing no matter what the consequences may be. As a Christian, this also means living an honest life.In closing, she wrote:
We have the best military in the world and I would like to continue to be part of it. My mother can tell you it is my dream to serve our country. I have fought and overcome many barriers to arrive at the point I am at today. This is the only battle I fear I may lose. Even if it is too late for me, I do hope, Mr. President, that you will help us to win the war against prejudice so that future generations will continue to work together and fight for our freedoms regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin or sexual orientation.
Sandy - Thanks for the wonderful and thoughtful letter. It is because of outstanding Americans like you that I committed to changing our current policy. Although it will take some time to complete (partly because it needs Congressional action) I intend to fulfill my commitment. -- Barack Obama.Sandy and I have spent the past few months sharing her story in the media so others know about the unfortunate reality facing gay, lesbian and bisexual citizens in the armed forces. We began sharing her story with Asian Pacific Islander media, mainly because of their growing interest for more LGBT stories. We had also shared her story with mainstream media outlets, but received no response. I initially pitched her story to Audrey, a magazine reaching more than 10,000 Asian American women across the country. The World Journal, a Chinese language daily newspaper reaching nearly 350,000 readers. The reporter immediately interviewed Sandy and subsequently wrote a feature piece on DADT and its impact on openly gay, lesbian and bisexual service members. Sandy's last day in the army is May 19. She is being forced to leave the military, another service member discharged under the DADT policy. Right now, she is preparing to rejoin everyday life as a civilian. But even though Sandy is sad to leave her dream job, she hopes her story will contribute to repealing the military ban. Sandy is even more encouraged by President Obama's personal promise to allow others like her to serve openly in the military with pride and dignity. Joe. My. God recently found the White House Web site had revised its language on President Obama's commitment to lift the ban for openly gay, lesbian and bisexual Americans from serving in the military. While the story of revised White House Web site language may fall out of the news cycle, we can be sure that DADT will continue to capture the media spotlight. The advocacy, reports and media coverage surrounding the ban have only expanded the public debate, scrutinizing the reasons and rationale for delaying the day when openly lesbian, gay and bisexual people can serve in the military. The President's personal reply extends beyond Sandy and her story. It's a powerful message to the American people that one day everyone will be able to serve their country free from the fear of being discharged simply because of their sexual orientation. However, as the President's note alludes to, the timeline to fulfill that commitment remains unknown. My work with Sandy is one example from many that highlights the very reason why we need GLAAD's Asian Pacific Islander Media Program. Whether we are providing a media training for LGBT community leaders from Mainland China to pitching a Seoul-based newspaper a hate crimes story, my work aims to harness the power of media with cultural competency. GLAAD's commitment to the Asian Pacific Islander community and other communities of color is united by a simple belief that we must bring all of our experiences to the table when engaging in meaningful debate for fairness and equality. Below, you can watch a clip from The Rachel Maddow Show which followed the story of the White House Website revising its DADT language:
Related Blog CoverageJoe. My. God:
- White house fixes DADT Language on website, "repeal" replaces "change"
- White house restores LGBT rights promises on website (but changes DADT wording from "repeal" to "change"
- White house shrinks LGBT rights commitments list on official site
- Disrespecting the troops, one thousand officers at a time
- Obama hits pause on the repeal DADT button
- Robert Gates wants to "push" DADT repeal "down the road a little bit"


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Robert Gates, the US Secretary of Defense, just said that Obama has authorized the use of of Predator Drones in Libya against Gaddafi's forces. In fact, the first mission of the Predator Drones in Libya had taken place earlier today.
They've already used drones for gathering intelligence in Libya, but sending in Drones armed with Hellfire missiles would mark a significant growth in our country's contribution to the now NATO led effort in Libya. These unmanned predator drones pack a punch but more importantly mean that by sending these drones, we're not sending our troops there. Hopefully, that won't change. [Washington Post]


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Whether you need that unparalleled sound at home, in the studio or for live performance, the Yamaha CLP-635 will not let you down. Yamaha has worked extremely hard to give you a digital piano that looks, sounds and feels as real as a grand piano thanks to new and improved modelling technology.
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Christopher Willis will conduct the performance of Don Giovanni on Tuesday 21 February.This is due to Constantinos Carydis being ill.
Christopher has been a member of The Royal Opera's music staff since 1985 and prior to this was a member of the music staff at Glyndebourne. He has been closely involved in the preparation of new works with both The Royal Opera and Royal Ballet, including works by Harrison Birtwistle, Oliver Knussen and Thomas Adès. He was Musical Director for City of Birmingham Touring Opera's The Two Widows, creating a chamber reduction of the orchestral parts of piano and string quartet, and has conducted Paul Bunyan, Stiffelio, Eugene Onegin, The Tsarina's Slippers and Rigoletto for The Royal Opera.


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You've never been to MN. *ahem* Let me know when you want to visit! :)
I AM surprised you've never visited my beloved home state, but I have to admit it wasn't until I was in college that I visited Iowa.
I spent 6 years in MI and never got to MN. I hear you. I've got a pretty impressive map too. And I've got a couple of those damn "pocket" states that I haven't visited that are surrounded by ones I have. How does that happen? Ha ha!
Turns out I've been to all but 9 states -- and two of them are Iowa and Minnesota!
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I'm going to have to check that map thing out, what fun. Although I can't really remember what states I have been to as most of my travelling was in my youth in the backseat with mom and dad.
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by Brodie Merrill | Twitter | World Championship Tickets
Below is an edited version of a column from the July 2014 issue of Lacrosse Magazine, a benefit of membership in US Lacrosse.
It has been an interesting evolution for lacrosse in Canada since we first won the gold medal in 1978. The game has grown, and the landscape of lacrosse has changed dramatically. More players are playing high-level field lacrosse, and the knowledge and understanding of the field game has increased.
It doesn't take very long to spot a Canadian playing in an NCAA game: high pocket, smooth skills, two-handed cradle, and unorthodox dodges that rarely involve switching hands.
As much as the game is changing in our country and resembling a more Americanized version of lacrosse, the roots of the Canadian game still exist. If you examine the 1978 team and the 2014 team, you likely will see more similarities than differences.
When I reflect on my early days in the game, I never would have imagined playing for the national team. It wasn't a goal of mine because it didn't seem realistic. The opportunity to play and win a gold medal for my country was surreal, and is a highlight of my lacrosse career.
In Montreal, like most parts of Canada, organized lacrosse didn't really exist, and if it did, it was hard to find. This all changed when my family moved to the small town of Orangeville, Ontario, which is about an hour north of Toronto.
Lacrosse is a big part of the culture and community there. You played hockey in the winter and lacrosse in the summer. That's how it goes for most Canadian lacrosse players. We joke that most National Lacrosse League players are just failed hockey players.
Hockey definitely has an underlying influence on Canadian lacrosse. The combination between physicality and skill translates well to lacrosse, and the two sports share a lot of the same unspoken rules or "code." Being unselfish, sticking up for your teammates, playing an honest, blue-collar game is the Canadian way for both hockey and lacrosse.
When American lacrosse players are playing summer club, Canadians are competing in intense box seasons. Field lacrosse was a foreign concept for my friends and me.
It wasn't until an older player in our town, Chris Sanderson, a Canadian lacrosse legend, ventured off to play at Virginia that I started understanding field lacrosse and the opportunities that existed in the NCAA. Chris encouraged my best friend, Kyle Miller, and me to tryout for the under-19 national team.
Because a background in box lacrosse translates well to the offensive side of the ball in field lacrosse, Kyle and I knew we would never make the team as an attackman or midfielder. Kyle decided to play goalie, and I decided to pick up a long pole. We both were fortunate to earn a spot on the team. It was an eye-opening experience, playing against young U.S. stars like Conor Gill and Kevin Cassese. It exposed us to the level we needed to reach to compete at the next level of field lacrosse.
It has been amazing to witness first hand how field lacrosse has changed in Canada. In my time growing up playing field lacrosse, it was not uncommon to see a goalie in full box equipment. We basically looked at field lacrosse as box lacrosse on a bigger surface. If you asked a Canadian lacrosse player which game they prefer, the majority would say box.
Box lacrosse is our game and remains our competitive advantage. It's the reason why we are able to compete with the U.S. on the international stage, while having a significantly smaller membership.
It is a special experience to be a part of the Canadian national team. I've been fortunate to experience it with my older brother as well as some of my closest friends. Lacrosse in Canada is a pretty tight-knit community, so when the national team is formed, there is a high comfort level and familiarity with your teammates and coaches.
Moving forward, we are carrying the legacy of two very influential Canadian lacrosse players: Sanderson and Miller. Both went to incredible lengths to fulfill their dream of representing our country. Sadly, both passed away in the last two years after extended battles with cancer.
In 2008, Sanderson was given nine to 12 months to live, but played in the 2010 FIL World Championship, and was named to the All-World Team. Miller was diagnosed with cancer during his junior year at Cornell, and fought off the disease to be one of our goalies in 2006, along with Chris.
Some of my best memories with the national team involve Kyle and Chris, so it will be emotional to go through this experience without them. I still remember sitting in the dorms in Ontario with them after we won the gold in 2006. The noise from the game and celebration had gone away and we were able to quietly digest what had just happened and really enjoy the moment together. The national program meant so much to Chris and Kyle, and what they accomplished for Canadian Lacrosse will be a big source of inspiration.
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