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Item #: SCP-579
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-579 is currently in Site-62C, a compound located approximately 80 km from Site-██, the main site. Knowledge of the existence of this site has been deemed unnecessary for all non-essential personnel who are not involved in SCP-579's containment. Site consists of building housing SCP-579 and living quarters for containment staff. SCP-579 is encased in a 30 m x 30 m x 30 m unit made of [DATA EXPUNGED], in which SCP-579 is kept in permanent suspension through use of electromagnets. Site-██ is equipped with hardline to High Command through which all reports and notifications are to be made. Staff consists of two teams (each composed of 17 Level 1 Personnel, three level 2 Personnel, and one Level 4 Personnel) which are rotated bi-weekly.
All instruments are to be checked each half-hour to ensure their continued function. Changes in any measured attribute are to be immediately reported to High Command. Any instrument or electronic device registering more than 0.2% from its median range of function or displaying any errors or lapses in functioning will result in automatic execution of Action 326-Israfil. Routine reports to High Command are to be made hourly. If a report is not received within seven minutes of its scheduled time, Action 10-Israfil-A is to be executed.
Absolutely no action regarding SCP-579 other than those strictly outlined above is to be taken.
Description: [DATA EXPUNGED]
Addendum [579-001]:
Action 10-Israfil-A: Doors, windows, and other possible exits from Site-██ are to be sealed, preventing the transfer of personnel into or out of the site. Teams and resources required for Action 10-Israfil-B are to be readied and moved into position.
If reports are received by High Command at the correct time, or if instruments or electronic devices return to their normal state, High Command will issue an "All-Clear" statement. If such a statement is not received within seven minutes of the commencement of Action 10-Israfil-A, execute Action 10-Israfil-B. If at any time any instruments or electronic devices near SCP-579 begin to display significant errors or deviations from normal functioning, Action 10-Israfil-B must be executed immediately.
If an "All-Clear" statement is issued, at least 72 hours without further anomalies must pass before site can be unsealed and Action 10-Israfil-B teams may stand down.
Action 10-Israfil-B: Gateway of Site-62 (SCP-004) is to be destroyed. This must be done regardless of personnel or facilities remaining within the site. Remnants of the Gateway — or the gateway itself if destruction proves impossible — are to be contained in the same manner as SCP-579. High Command will then issue further instruction.
Addendum [579-002]:
In the event of a successful Action 10-Israfil-B, all sealed documents regarding SCP-579 are to be released to all personnel involved with the Action. Procedures as outlined within the documents are to be followed (along with contingency plans if necessary). Be aware that even with the successful execution of Action 10-Israfil-B, estimates place the occurrence of [DATA EXPUNGED] at 1 year or less.
If SCP-579 is mentioned, in any capacity, by SCP-███, any anti-Foundation or public groups, or [DATA EXPUNGED], it is recommended that Action 10-Israfil-A be executed as planned immediately.
In the event of an unsuccessful Action 10-Israfil-B, no further action will be necessary. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Addendum [579-TIMELINE]:
Event 0: SCP-579 is discovered. Point of Origin is [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 1: Initial assessment of SCP-579 is undertaken. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 2: SCP-579 is inadvertently removed from its point of origin. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 3: [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 4: [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 5: [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 6: [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 7: [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 8: SCP-579 is successfully contained. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 9: SCP-579 is moved to Site-04. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 10: Containment failed. Loss of Site-04. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 11: SCP-579 is successfully contained. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 12: SCP-579 is moved to Site-31. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 13: Containment failed. Loss of Site-31. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 14: SCP-579 is successfully contained. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 15: SCP-579 is moved to Site-26. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 16: Containment failed. Loss of Site-26. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 17: SCP-579 is successfully contained. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 18: Attempt is made to destroy SCP-579. Attempt failed. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 19: Attempt is made to destroy SCP-579. Attempt failed. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 20: Attempt is made to destroy SCP-579. Attempt failed. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 21: Attempt is made to destroy SCP-579. Attempt failed. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 22: Containment failed. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 23: [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 24: [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 25: SCP-579 is successfully contained. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 26: SCP-579 is transported to vicinity of Point of Origin. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 27: Attempted to return SCP-579 to point of origin. Attempt failed. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 28: Attempted to return SCP-579 to point of origin. Attempt failed. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 29: Attempted to return SCP-579 to point of origin. Attempt failed. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 30: Attempted to return SCP-579 to point of origin. Attempt failed, resulting in the loss of Point of Origin. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 31: Containment failed. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 32: [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 33: [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 34: [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 35: [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 36: SCP-579 is successfully contained. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 37: SCP-579 is moved to Site-██. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 38: SCP-579 undergoes previously unobserved changes, believed to involve [DATA EXPUNGED]. Containment holds, though this is determined not to be attributable to containment procedure. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 39: High Command issues lockdown on Site-██. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 40: Agent ███-█ formulates current containment plan. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 41: Site-62C is constructed. [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 42: SCP-579 is moved to Site-██ [DATA EXPUNGED]
Event 43: High Command seals all data not needed for containment of SCP-579. Termination of agents to prevent data leakage regarding SCP-579 is deemed unnecessary, as only 7 such agents remain. Said agents are retained as advisors should future events concerning SCP-579 occur. [DATA EXPUNGED]


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Body Language Lessons From Charismatic Men
The Secret To Becoming Charismatic
Page 1 of 2Your mouth isn't the only part of your body that talks. In fact, all those sounds that come out of your face may not mean nearly as much as the signals you send with the rest of your body. Your posture, your facial expression, hand gestures, even that thing you do with your eyebrows when you're nervous — all of these things communicate information to other people. When most guys think about being charismatic, they think about what they need to say to impress a woman, a boss or a client, but body language is just as important, if not more so. Guys need to think about the messages their body language is sending, which is why we've assembled this list of body language lessons from charismatic men.
Come readyProjecting positive body language starts long before you walk out the door. If you're worried about the way your pants fit or the way your hair looks, you'll come off as anxious and unfriendly. Wearing the right kind of clothes and taking care of your hair and skin will give you confidence, and you'll project that confidence immediately upon walking into the room, the same way George Clooney does.
Use social contactIf you've ever watched Bill Clinton in action, you've seen effective use of social contact. With the skill of a seasoned politician, Clinton is constantly patting people on the back and enthusiastically shaking hands. He radiates positive energy; he's both kinetic and magnetic. You can channel some of Clinton's legendary charisma by using social contact too. You don't want to be touchy-feely guy, but don't hesitate to shake hands or pat someone's back for a job well done.
SmileA smile might say more about you than just about any other aspect of your body language. That's why it's on our list of body language lessons from charismatic men. When onlookers see you smiling, they instantly know that you're comfortable, relaxed and having fun. Take a look at just about any picture of Oscar de la Hoya; the boxing great has a million-dollar smile. It's warm and infectious. He looks like a guy you want to hang out with. That's charisma.
Stand up straightStanding up straight is another essential element of powerful body language. Slouchers look tired and beaten down. Guys who stand tall look like winners, like Michael Jordan. Jordan has so much charisma, he's turned himself into a billion-dollar brand. He's arguably the most marketable human being in history. But you don't need to be 6'6" in order to stand tall, just keep your shoulders back and your chin up.
Keep your body openAnother important element of charismatic body language is keeping your body open. Essentially, that just means you don't want to put objects in between you and other people. For instance, don't stand facing the bar, stand facing away from the bar. Give people the opportunity to come up and meet you. Don't cross your arms; try not to hold your drink out in front of your chest. There's something subtly defensive about these postures. For an example, think of someone like Stephen Colbert. He's always animated, always engaging, always open — except to other people's ideas.
Our final body language lessons from charismatic men...

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Thursday, February 11, 2010
Valentine Party with Laurie
36 comments:
Wow...I love the holiday cupboard. I don't know how you keep up with it, though.ReplyDelete
Hugs, andrea
I DO love the one I'm with:) He's the one snoozing on the sofa! Love all of your pretties, Debra. My favorite is the picture with the hankies. I have a thing for hankies too! Have a blessed evening dear Friend!ReplyDelete
Debra, it all looks so romantic and just waiting for the big day...Love that bird cage...Hope you have a GREAT VD girl...hugs and smiles Gl♥riaReplyDelete
this blessed me so much ... hope your day with your honey is special ..ReplyDelete
Debra... your valentines items are so sweet and pretty...I love them all....just the kind of things I enjoy also!ReplyDelete
I wanna come ! I love the wreath, the coco tin and the heart topiary is my fav..love the eye candy..thanks ~luluReplyDelete
Oh so cute Valentine's goodies! I love the hankies!!ReplyDelete
Hey Sweetie. Isn't that lefton dish and that candy box just the best! I love those. Well of course I love all of your goodies.ReplyDelete
Thank you for coming by and visiting me and always saying the most comforting things. It's been a rough day from the moment my eyes opened and you always make me feel better.
Warm hugs dear Debra....Tracy :)
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2010 at 9:08 PM
Oh, I love your post and what prettiness! Your rose heart wreath is so beautiful! Sweet little cross stitch.ReplyDelete
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2010 at 9:09 PM
Everything looks so pretty and romantic. I like the wreath on the bird cage. I laughed when you said the sweetie might have been taking a shower when she was eating her chocolates. Everything is beautiful. RosieReplyDelete
Hi Debra!ReplyDelete
Happy Valentines to you! Girl, you are so amazing how you decorate to the hilt for each holiday...love it all, but I'd need track shoes 7/24 to keep up with you! grin....Love that candy box the best! Have a wonderful day with you hubby on Sunday!
Oh your Common Ground was a nice place to visit. I have enjoyed it all. I will be back for more.ReplyDelete
Happy Valentine's Day to you!
Miss Debra-ReplyDelete
I decree you Valentine Queen.
You are the perfect choice, and special to all of us in blog land.
How cute that V'tine heart wreath is on the bird cage. I love your comment about eating the candy in the shower! That cocoa tin is sooo cute! I have a perpetual calendar identical to that. It was my daddy's, and he kept it on his desk at the bank. That lacy looking tray it's on is so pretty. Thank you so much for joining the party. laurieReplyDelete
Don't you just love candy boxes? I don't know if it's the heart shape or what, but they just speak to me. Just the box mind you. I need a 100 pieces of chocolate like I need a hole in my head.:)ReplyDelete
Wow...I want it all...your decorations are gorgeous. I adore the Valentine topiary...my favorite!ReplyDelete
The vintage Valentine on your header is darling...soooo you!
Happy Valentine's Day!
So much cuteness! You are a tough act to follow!ReplyDelete
Hey, I've eaten chocolate in the shower, don't knock it 'til you've tried it. ;-)
Love ya!
Debra, Love your Valentine decor. I just adore that Lefton cherub.ReplyDelete
Got a little sugar for you at my blog!ReplyDelete
That's beautiful!!! Lovely photos!ReplyDelete
I love the decor on your sideboard! That valentine wreath and the topiary are my faves! CindyReplyDelete
Glad to know that I am not the only person who changes with the seasons. I do not have a sideboard but I decorate my bakers rack with the seasons. You have so many pretty things. I have a big collection of hankies too and totally forgot to put some out this week. Just get so busy some times:) Who is Joan who will have a link tomorrow? Happy Valentine's day to you.ReplyDelete
Thanks for your response about Joan.ReplyDelete
Debra...I just love this post! You have so many wonderful valentine goodies. I especially like the old-fashioned chocolates box and the cocoa tin...guess that says something about me, lol!ReplyDelete
I love all of your vintage Valentine decor and the way you have it displayed! The brass calendar is really neat! And the little cherub/child in the beautiful heart ivy topiary is precious!ReplyDelete
Thanks for stopping in for a visit over at my blog! Happy Valentines to you and yours! ~Rhonda :)
All of your decorations are so beautiful, Debra! I love the birdcage, the cherub covered dish, and the topiary the best. See you at Joans!ReplyDelete
Have a great Valentine's Day!
You have so many vintagy things that all spell out L~O~V~E!! Wonderful post!
Happy Valentine's Day! :-)
What beautiful pictures!!! I especially love the bird cage. Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit at our blog, and for the sweet comments you made. I love your blog, and I'm going to join as a follower and add you to our blog list. Have a happy Valentines day.ReplyDelete
I feel so ashamed. I do good to decorate for Christmas and you do something special all the time. I am so not worthy!ReplyDelete
I'll have to love the one I'm with...he's all I got!
P.S. Maybe the shower was a way of saying thank you to her hubby for the candy!
Your vintage collections are just adorable!I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day!ReplyDelete
The cocoa tin is fabulous! And love those vintage hankies. Have a wonderful day. Blessings, tammyReplyDelete
Loooove your rose wreaths!! I am joining another St.Valentine's Party this week, sharing my collection of vintage Valentines...
Happy St. Valentine's Day and Happy Party!
What a sweet treat! Love truly lives in the details.ReplyDelete
Happy hearts day!
Oh what beautiful decorations. I just love it all. The heart shaped topiary's always catch my eye, and all of the wonderful vintage decorations are just fabulous. Everything is gorgeous. Hugs, MartyReplyDelete
OMG! I love your decorations! So pretty!ReplyDelete
And the way you have them all arranged...to die for!
Happy Valentine's Day!
How pretty are all your valentine's treasures - love the hearts and the vintage valentine's.ReplyDelete
I love hearing from you. Feel free to comment, big or small. Be sure and leave your name and blog if commenting under anonymous. Thanks friends


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Evolving Investment Management Regulation – Navigating Opposing Forces
Evolving Investment Management 2015
This report highlights the latest regulatory issues affecting the investment management industry on a global scale.
Investment managers are under strain due to the volume of new regulation. "Navigating opposing forces" reveals the apparent tug of war an asset manager feels when responding to policymakers. On one hand, policymakers in many parts of the world are encouraging the investment industry to help drive economic and growth agendas. Yet on the other hand, asset managers are facing tough new restrictions by regulators who see the increasing size of the industry as a potential systemic risk. KPMG believes investment managers can capitalize upon new opportunities within this paradoxical regulatory environment if they focus on some key areas.
There is a significant opportunity for the industry to capitalize on economic growth agendas. In Europe, the investment industry is primed to contribute to the European Commission's 'jobs and growth' agenda through the Capital Markets Union, which aims to bring some of the vibrancy of the US capital markets and reduce Europe's reliance on bank financing. Further, regulators are making changes to existing pension regulation and new products and tax-free saving accounts. The investment and fund management industry will benefit from more assets to manage and the opportunity to launch new fund-based retirement products.
While regulation is raising barriers in some areas, significant opportunities can be found through new fund passports that are encouraging cross-border investment. Meanwhile, technological opportunities to develop digital distribution channels are at odds with regulatory moves to restrict execution-only distributions. Many previously acceptable distribution practices are now unacceptable, and regulators are unrelenting in the drive for greater and better transparency of costs and charges.
Cyber security
Cyber security is quickly climbing up the regulatory agenda and company boards should be asking key questions about cyber security policy and capability. In turn, firms can use the opportunity to analyze the data collected to improve areas such as operational efficiency and investment decision-making. KPMG warns that as risks are increasing in variety, volume and velocity, fund managers without the ability to analyze as well as make real-time decisions, risk falling behind and impacting fund performance.
The growing regulatory data requirements from initiatives such as the Common Reporting Standard and MiFID II are presenting firms with challenges. With increasing amounts of data being stored and processed, firms are under threat from the growing cyber-risk. Attacks can take advantage of complex trading technology and quickly cause disruption. Firms must use the opportunity before a major attack, to get ahead of these risks and the regulatory agenda.
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Among the other key areas under the lens of policymakers is the topic of conduct and culture. Regulators are intent on improving investment management culture. Firms are increasingly being required to oversee and actively monitor their counterparties, service providers and distributors; and they must also focus on internal governance and the security of client's assets. Indeed, a spotlight is shining on investment management remuneration and value for money.
This report is an important tool for investment managers to understand the regulatory dynamics shaping the industry on a global level. The industry must seize the opportunity to positively engage with regulators and focus on the fundamental purpose of the industry – linking enterprises seeking funds with helping people save and invest for the long-term in an uncertain world. In the current environment, firms must navigate opposing regulatory forces.
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The quadratic formula is one of the most important formulas that you will learn in Algebra and chances are that you have probably memorized it. But where does it come from When deriving the quadratic formula, we first start with a generic quadratic formula using coefficients a, b and c and then derive the formula by completing the square.
So hopefully by now you have seen and
are familiar with the quadratic
formula. Negative B plus or minus the square root
of B squared minus 4AC all over 2A.
You may have a song for it,
you may have some different way
of memorizing it but hopefully you've
seen it in some context.
What I want to do now is actually spend some
time and show you how this is actually derived.
So you know that it's not some crazy
formula that comes out of thin air.
Actually what ends up happening it's found
by completing the square with a general
quadratic using coefficients A, B
and C. So what we're going to
do is complete the square going to
the exact same process but instead
of doing numbers we're
going to have letters.
So the first thing we did when we were
completing the square is to move the
C over to the other side.
So we'll go ahead and do that.
X squared plus BX is
equal to negative C.
We then -- oops, why did I put a C there.
It should be X. Try that again. All right.
So we then factored out the coefficient
on our leading term.
So that means we take out the A.
Take out the A. This becomes X
squared. When we take out A from B, this is just
going to be left with B over AX and
then equals negative C.
You can always check this because when you
multiply that A back through we should
end up with B. Here A and
A cancels leaving us with B. So from
here our goal is to make this be
a perfect square.
And there's something that we have to
add in here which corresponds to this
blank spot we had here.
How we found that was by taking this middle
term and dividing it by 2. That's
what went right in this box.
So that ends up with B divided by 2A.
That term squared is what we
ended up adding over here.
So when we square B over 2A what we end
up is B squared over 4A squared.
Remember that we have to distribute
this coefficient in.
This A -- we're adding B squared over 4A
squared inside the parentheses, but
what we're really doing is adding an
A times that to that entire side.
So we added the B squared over
4A squared to this side.
Multiplying it by A. We have
to add it to the other side.
So that's plus B squared over 4A.
One of those As cancel when
we multiply it in.
All right.
So we have A times this quantity squared
is equal to negative C plus B squared
over 4A.
We now want to try to get our
square terms by itself.
In order to do that we need to divide
by A. Giving us X plus B over 2A
squared is equal to negative C over
A plus B squared over 4A squared.
So this A got distributed to both terms.
Leaving us right here.
So now we need to take the
square root of both sides.
The square root of a square is
just going to cancel out.
Let's go over here and write it up.
What we end up with then is
just the X plus B over 2A.
And that is going to be equal to plus or
minus the square root of this side.
Plus or minus square root of
negative CA plus B squared.
Over 4A squared.
All right.
Before I continue on, what I want to do is
actually combine things in this square
In order to combine things we
need a common denominator.
So common denominator in
this case is 4A squared.
So this term needs a 4A over 4A.
The left side stays the same.
X plus B over 2A is equal to plus or minus
square root of negative 4AC over
4A squared plus B squared
over 4A squared.
All right.
Solving for X what we have to do then
is subtract the B over 2A over.
X is equal to plus or minus this
giant ugly square root.
And for this one I'm actually
going to combine our terms.
We have our common denominator.
You can throw them together.
Negative 4AC plus B squared over 4A squared
and then we minus, make this a little
bit shorter, B over 2A.
All right.
We're almost there.
So what we have left is
this term right here.
We can distribute this radical to both
the numerator and the denominator.
I'm running out of room over here.
And lastly what we have to do is just
a little bit of rearranging.
We have plus or minus the square root,
negative 4 AC plus B squared.
We rearrange that and we end up with B
squared minus 4 AC, square root of 4
A squared is just 2A.
Where can I draw this in?
let's go over here.
What we end up with, I'm going to
take this term, put it first. Negative B
over 2A plus or minus taking the square
term writing it first B squared
minus 4AC square root of the 4A
squared is just 2A. All right.
Kind of ran out of room right here, but
hopefully you can see that we have a
common denominator.
So we can just throw that all together leaving
us with negative B plus or minus
the square root of B squared
minus 4AC all over 2A.
A lot of work but I wanted to take some time
and show you the quadratic formula is not some
mysterious formula. It's just found by completing a square
using the general quadratic of AX squared plus BX plus C.


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With this workbook, you can have a closer look at Colour Harmony Number 10 and see the Pablo pencils that support it.
Did you know that Caran d'Ache Pablo pencils have the same coloured pencils as Caran d'Ache Supracolor water soluble pencils? As such, this workbook can be used for Caran d'Ache Supracolor pencils as well.
You will see what this colour sub-relationship looks like on a Red Yellow Blue colour wheel, and see its colour temperature. As well, this 17 page pdf workbook includes completed and blank lists of the Caran d'Ache Pablo pencils which support this sub-relationship.
Product Number: PPP972-9
What's in the workbook?
In this pdf workbook, you will be provided with:
- an introduction to the monochromatic Violet colour sub-relationship, and its colour temperature;
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Olympic bronze may await Canada's Dylan Armstrong
Finished 4th in Beijing in 2008
Dylan Armstrong agonized over the bronze medal lost in Beijing — not only because he missed it by so little, but because he knew in his heart it was rightfully his.
The Canadian thrower is one step closer to getting that shot put bronze medal from the 2008 Beijing Games after Belarusian Andrei Mikhnevich received a lifetime ban for a doping violation.
"I worked hard for it, and I want it back," Armstrong told The Canadian Press in a phone interview.
The 32-year-old from Kamloops, B.C., missed a medal by less than a centimetre — about the width of a dime — at the 2008 Games.
And while nothing will replace that moment lost, Armstrong said "I just have to turn this whole thing around and turn it into a positive thing. Yes, it's unfortunate it happened that way. But it's still a medal coming my way so that's the most important thing.
"It's my country's medal too, we deserve it."
There have been times a frustrated Armstrong has wanted to scream out to the world about the drug cheats in his sport, he admitted — that night at Beijing's Bird's Nest Stadium notwithstanding.
"Especially when you know it's going on, and there's nothing you can do," the thrower said from Szcsecin, Poland, where he'll compete in a meet Saturday. "A lot of the general public doesn't really know what's going on in the whole game.
"Doping, it's in sport. There's obviously going to be those people willing to cheat for financial success, and financial rewards in those countries are quite big, you can pretty well be taken care of for life."
May also claim world indoor bronze
Armstrong first heard bronze was within his grasp in March when Mikhnevich was suspended after renewed tests from the 2005 world championships in Helsinki. It was the Belarusian's second doping offence, which comes with an automatic lifetime ban, effectively wiping out all his results past that time.
Still, Armstrong was thrilled when he was in the Amsterdam airport Thursday morning and read on Twitter that the Belarusian Athletics Federation had suspended the drug cheat.
"The wheels have started turning," said Armstrong, whose bronze would be Canada's first-ever Olympic medal in shot put.
"I'm extremely happy, it's been a little bit of a roller-coaster since March, just waiting and seeing what's going to develop. But I'm pretty delighted to see the IAAF [the world governing body for track and field] has really stepped up their testing and taken greater responsibility with this in trying to catch athletes. And not even the athletes, but federations that are involved in some of this.
"I'm just happy the IAAF and WADA is finally really starting to nail down these guys."
Armstrong is also in position for a 2010 world indoor championship bronze, since Mikhnevich took silver at that event while Armstrong finished fourth.
He'll likely get the world indoor medal first as it only needs rubber stamping from the IAAF. The Olympic bronze needs to go through both the IAAF and the International Olympic Committee.
Armstrong, who was ranked No. 1 in the world in 2011, said he's proud of the fact he can be a positive role model for other athletes — proof that competing clean can eventually pay off.
"You're going to get caught, and we're really seeing that in the world today," he said. "Some of these athletes who have taken that route, it's all coming back to haunt them now. It would not be a fun experience. It doesn't pay to cheat. Just train hard and be dedicated and really want it, and big things can come."
Armstrong back at full health
Charmaine Crooks, a five-time Olympian in track and field and member of the IOC's athletes commission, said the Belarusian's lifetime suspension renews the message about the need to remain strong against doping in sport.
"This is a clear message that the system is working," Crooks said. "This is a great day not only for Dylan Armstrong, but also for all of Canada to be able to celebrate in this upgrade in this medal."
Athletics Canada chairman Gordon Orlikow added: "We feel this is a vindication of everything we're supposed to be doing together."
Athletics Canada officials are unclear how soon Armstrong might receive his medal. It took nearly two-and-a-half years before Canadian cross-country skier Beckie Scott received her 2002 Olympic gold medal following the disqualification for doping of the gold and silver medallists.
American shot putter Adam Nelson however received the 2004 Olympic gold four months after the original Athens champion Yuriy Bilonog of Ukraine was caught in a re-test.
Armstrong, meanwhile, said he's finally at full health after he was plagued by an elbow injury last season, finishing a disappointing fifth at last summer's London Olympics.
"My mind is fresh and I feel really great," he said. "I took a lot of time off, probably the most time I've taken off in 15 years. Just went on a few vacations, relaxed and let my elbow heal. Things are starting to come around."
The six-foot-four thrower will compete next Wednesday at a meet outside Warsaw, then fly home for the Canadian championships in just over a week in Moncton.
Mikhnevich was one of six athletes caught in the re-test from 2005, and the IAAF and WADA have vowed to continue investigating past results. The other five athletes caught were Belarusian shot putter Nazdeya Ostapchuk, hammer throwers Ivan Tsikhan and Vadim Devyatovsky of Belarus, Russian hammer thrower Olga Kuzenkova, and Russian long jumper Tatyana Kotova.


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First Listen: Volcano Choir, 'Repave'
Volcano Choir, 'Repave'
As leader of Bon Iver, Justin Vernon has been extremely sparing with new material, releasing maybe two dozen songs in the six years he's been on the cultural radar. But it's hard not to goggle at the sheer quantity of his creative output in 2013 alone: He's released an album as the singer of a fine blues-rock band called The Shouting Matches, dropped vocals all over Kanye West's Yeezus, produced Blind Boys of Alabama's new record, and reissued a beloved early Sarah Siskind album on his own label. Yet another Vernon project, his second record as singer and lyricist for the experimental band Volcano Choir, comes out Sept. 3.
Titled Repave, it marks a fairly astounding leap forward for Volcano Choir, whose first album (2009's Unmap) layered fragments of Vernon's voice over the frequently abstract arrangements of the Milwaukee group Collections of Colonies of Bees. That record was oddly gorgeous and consistently mysterious, but it's a distant cousin to Repave, which fleshes out Volcano Choir's sound to late-period Bon Iverian proportions. If Vernon never releases another record under the name Bon Iver — and he's publicly suggested that that might be the case — more albums like Repave would render the issue largely irrelevant. It's that good.
In ambition and in quality, Repave sits closer on the spectrum to 2011's Bon Iver than it does to Unmap, and both of those records were terrific to begin with. Vernon's lyrics, while characteristically oblique, are largely decipherable here, as the players around him — guys he's admired since well before he broke through himself — work wonders in arrangements that swell and boom. Where it loses some of Unmap's dreamy, nonlinear ambiguity, Repave gains Bon Iver's tendency toward impeccably fussed-over majesty. As the grandiosity of "Byegone" gives way to the enchantingly delicate "Alaskans," it's clear that chunks of Repave could have been plopped into Bon Iver without seeming out of place.
Justin Vernon isn't the first unlikely rock star to express an uneasy relationship with Grammy-winning success; Kurt Cobain famously pined for the career of Sonic Youth, which made great, uncompromising music at a level of fame that allowed for a semblance of calm comfort. Thanks in part to a label eager to indulge his whims and side projects, Vernon has had a comparatively easy time whittling down expectations by singing lead in projects with lower-profile names. But make no mistake: The cast of marvelously talented musicians around him may have changed, but Repave is, for all intents and purposes, a Bon Iver record in Volcano Choir's clothing. Act accordingly.


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It is the weekend before the 114th running of the Boston Marathon (Monday, April 19), and most of the running world's eyes are sure to be affixed on Boston for the "world's oldest and most prestigious annual marathon". Before we tune in to Monday's Boston Marathon, shouldn't we reflect on some significant historical events that occurred on April 17th or 18th, like, for instance, Jennie Garth's marriage to Dan Clark (April 17, 1994), or the day the Phillies came back from a 12-1 deficit against the Chicago Cubs to win 18-16 in 10 innings on the strength of Mike Schmidt's 4 consecutive at bats with a home run (April 17, 1976 – that was for you Trail Goat), or the birthday of Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love (April 18, 1992), or, one of our favorites, the day that David Lee Roth was arrested in New York for purchasing marijuana for $10 (April 18, 1993). Nah, let's just run some ultras, and here are a few that you might choose from for the weekend of Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18.
We begin in Fruita, Colorado with the Desert R.A.T.S. Trailrunning Festival (5, 10, 25 and 50 mile trail races). This is a challenging course. The 25-mile race is a single loop connecting the desert trails of Kokopelli's and adjacent trails, with rolling elevations between 4,500 and 5,400 feet, and over 4,000 feet of climbing per loop. Five aid stations are located at about 5-mile intervals. The 50-mile race, of course, repeats the 25-mile course, but in the opposite direction. 50-milers must complete the first 25-mile loop in 6 and 1/2 hours, with an overall cut-off at 12 hours.
From Colorado we head to Lake Hughes, California and the 18th annual Leona Divide 50 Mile Run. The course has changed a bit this year from prior years with the addition of some scenic miles on the Pacific Crest Trail. The first 10 miles are run on groomed fireroads with some climbing. Next, runners connect up with the Pacific Crest Trail and run out to connect up with fire road 7N23. A hard right turn leads to 2.5 miles of solid downhill to the turn-around (at mile 29.5). Runners then head back up the fireroad and reconnect with the Pacific Crest Trail for a return trip to aid station #10 (mile 46.1), then it is down to the finish line.
This race has some rules, our favorite being "no whining or complaining please…if you are not happy for any reason find another race to do next year." In the 2009 edition, Benjamin Berkowitz (6:47:08) held on to beat Kevin Sullivan (6:49:09) by a mere 2 minutes. Krissy Moehl (7:25:37) took top honors for the women, with Michelle Barton (8:14:53) taking 2nd.
Finally, after a few weeks off, Pacific Coast Trail Runs brings us another one of their spectacular events, this one being the Skyline to the Sea Trail Run (Marathon and 50k). The popular Skyline to the Sea Trail runs from the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains at Saratoga Gap through Big Basin Redwoods State Park, the oldest State park in California (dating back to 1902), and ends at the Pacific Ocean at Waddell Beach, traveling through tall redwoods and high chaparral along the way. The course has about 3,000 feet of elevation gain and 5,580 feet of elevation loss. Leor Pantilat (3:38:05) and Caitlin Smith (4:17:54) were the top finishers from 2009.
There are several other events that might pique your interest this weekend, including the Ouachita Trail 50 (Little Rock, Arkansas), Ruth Anderson Ultras (San Francisco, California) and the WSU 100k (Pullman, Washington).
Anyone running on one of our featured races (or another one) – let us know, and have a great weekend!


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River Bank House was designed in 2009 by Balance Associates, covers an area of 3400 square feet and is located in Big Sky, Montana, USA.
"The River Bank House sits along the Gallatin River just outside Big Sky, Montana. The clients love to entertain, so the house was set up to create an open and casual atmosphere with a strong connection to the outdoors. The house is oriented toward the best view of the river while maintaining good solar orientation for taking advantage of solar heat gain in the winter and keeping out the hot summer sun. The large roof over the living room serves to shade large areas of glass in the summer, while geothermal heat pumps and high levels of insulation help keep it warm and energy efficient in the winter. In such an extreme climate the house was specifically designed to withstand both extremes of the temperature spectrum.
The house is separated into the main living area and the guest wing. The guest area is designed so that it can be shut off from the rest of the house when unoccupied and set back to a lower temperature when not in use. Additionally, the two wings of the house bend in order to capture the best views of the river and create a protected entry courtyard."
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Wind and water spent millions of years sculpting Bluff, Utah. It was first settled by Native Americans who were later joined by Mormon pioneers, and now it's the gateway to some of Utah's most famous rock formations and viewpoints. If its scenery looks like something you'd see in a movie, that's because dozens have been filmed there — but it's way better in person.
Book a room in one of the unique lodging properties in town, try the ribeye at Cottonwood Steakhouse, check out historic Bluff Fort and then be sure to make your way to these three places for photo ops, oohs and ahhs:
Muley Point
Coming from a group who's been to most of the iconic viewpoints in Utah, trust us when we say this might be the best. (We said might; please forgive us if you have a different favorite, because we probably love it, too.) Here's all you need to know: You can stand in one spot and see the San Juan River cutting goosenecks in the foreground, Monument Valley's gorgeous backside in the distant southwest and the edge of Valley of the Gods to the east. Check out the gallery below for a glimpse.
Directions from Bluff
BONUS PANORAMA: Check out Moki Dugway, just 2 miles southwest of the UT-261/Muley Point Road junction.
Valley of the Gods
If Monument Valley had a little brother (some might say a better looking, easier to get along with little brother) Valley of the Gods would be him. It's primarily a drive-through backcountry area that you can access via a 17 mile dirt and gravel road. Make sure you have plenty of gasoline, water and snacks as there are no services. Take your time and take a break to explore the surrounding backcountry.
Directions from Bluff
Monument Valley
This transplanted piece of Mars is home to giant red rock towers you've seen in a hundred movies waiting patiently while not nearly enough travelers gawk at their weird grandeur. Its minimalism is stunning, timeless and perfect. It's Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah." It's Kazimir Malevich's "White on White." It's a white t-shirt and jeans. Stop at the Navajo Tribal Park Visitor Center for info, guides and permits, then hike, ride or drive between East and West Mittens, Elephant Butte, The Three Sisters and Rain God Mesa. If you want to do more than just gawk, take a tour with a Navajo guide and learn about the ancient and modern inhabitants.
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Microsoft will limit sales of some editions of Windows 7 to systems with screens no larger than 10.2 inches running a low-powered single-core processor running no faster than 2GHz, TechARP.com said last week.
TechARP.com, a Malaysian site that has leaked information provided to computer makers by Microsoft in the past, reported that the company will restrict Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter for Small Notebook PC and Windows 7 Basic for Small Notebook PC to configurations that strictly define the netbook category.
Although Microsoft has detailed six Windows 7 versions it will ship later this year, including the entry-level Windows 7 Starter, it has said nothing about any edition dubbed as being for a "Small Notebook PC." However, company executives at times have talked about a special Windows 7 SKU for netbooks.
According to TechARP, Microsoft will sell the three editions only to OEMs for use on netbooks that have a 10.2-in. or smaller screen, no more than 1GB of memory, a hard disk drive of 250GB or less (or a solid-state drive no larger than 64GB) and a single-core processor no faster than 2GHz.
The processor must also be a power miser. To qualify for one of the Windows 7 editions, netbooks must use "single core processors that do not exceed 2 GHz frequency, and have a CPU thermal design power that is less than or equal to 15W, not including the graphics and chipset," TechARP said.
The requirements are similar to those Microsoft imposed on computer makers last year when it decided to extend Windows XP Home licensing to netbooks, which were called "ultra-low-cost PCs" (ULCPCs). At the time, Microsoft allowed larger screens — up to 12.1 inches — limited graphics to DirectX 9 or less, and didn't specify the power rating of the processor.
Microsoft will ship Windows 7 later this year, but it has not set prices or a launch date.


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AT&T is desperately trying to win regulatory approval for its proposed $39 billion merger with T-Mobile, but so far, things aren't going well for the carrier. Lawmakers, customers, and the CEO of Sprint are rising up against the deal. In response, AT&T is suing its own customers who have been trying to block the merger and has subtly threatened higher prices and lower quality service if the deal doesn't go through.
Today, the saga continues. Gizmodo has leaked a confidential document written by AT&T to the FCC explaining why the carrier will refuse to build out its LTE network to reach the entire country unless the merger with T-Mobile is approved. The document explains that, prior to the merger, AT&T's LTE plan was to cover 80 percent of the U.S. population with 4G LTE service and 97 percent with supercharged HSPA+ 3G service. Building the LTE network out to those remaining 17 percent was deemed too expensive, with a price tag of $3.8 billion.
Without the merger, AT&T plans to deploy 4G LTE service to 70 million people by the end of 2011, 170 million by the end of 2012, and 250 million by the end of 2013. If the T-Mobile deal goes through, they'll push it out to 97 percent of Americans within six years of the deal closing (2018, at the earliest).
According to the document, while AT&T's marketing department wanted the company to hit 97 percent of Americans with LTE, executives couldn't justify the large cost, especially considering how little they may see back in revenue from the rural population. However, should the T-Mobile deal go through, the plan would be entirely feasible and make economic sense, though no specific numbers were given on specifically how acquiring T-Mobile makes the rollout cheaper.
This document is handcrafted for the FCC, which, along with the Obama administration, desperately wants to see the entire United States get access to broadband Internet. Believe it or not, there are still sections of the country stuck on dial-up connections. Compared to the price of rolling out wire to every rural home, wireless broadband is a more affordable way to connect some Americans to broadband. Unfortunately, we feel sorry for these Americans, as they'll have to pay extremely high prices for just a few gigabytes of broadband access–unless prices come down. Cable and DSL providers tend to offer unlimited or large 150-250GB data caps for cheaper prices than a 2-4GB smartphone data plan. And what about the 3 percent of people who aren't covered by AT&T's plan?
From the tone of the document, it sounds as if AT&T is the only 4G LTE provider that could provide the rural masses with mobile broadband. That isn't the case, as Verizon has already launched and is rapidly expanding its 4G LTE coverage. AT&T's network isn't yet online.
Editors' Recommendations
- T-Mobile's 5G and 4G LTE networks are nearly twice as fast as Verizon and AT&T
- LTE vs. 4G: The differences explained
- Mobvoi brings sleep tracking to the TicWatch Pro and TicWatch Pro 4G/LTE
- Will 5G fix America's rural broadband woes? We asked the experts
- 5G's promises are real, but like 4G LTE the full rollout will take time


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SACRAMENTO, CA—Claiming that it is "something every man deserves to do once," local resident Carl Hilland, 32, told reporters Monday that, before he dies, he would like to throw a good, clean punch to somebody's face.
"I want to make a guy's head snap back like in the movies," Hilland said. "All I want is the satisfaction of knowing that at one point in my life, I threw a straight right hand with complete balance and didn't look foolish doing it, and in a situation where my actions were completely justified."
"Pow," he added, punching the air. "I honestly don't think that's too much to ask."
Hilland, who is right-handed, characterized the ideal punch as "quick and clean," adding that he has no interest in throwing a "crazy" punch, such as an uppercut or a left hook. The husband and father of three also insisted that he is realistic in his expectations for the punch, and does not want to cause permanent damage or knock the victim out immediately. All he wants, Hillard said, is to throw the punch at an age when he will at least be able to "stun the guy a little."
"This isn't about cowardice, hysteria, or blind rage," Hilland said. "It's about me, as a man, getting the chance to act like a man for once in my life."
Hilland, who works as a group benefits consultant and characterizes himself as "pretty reserved," said that the approximately five punches he has thrown through the years don't count because of their nonviolent nature and social context. In each case, he was either hitting a friend in response to seeing a car with a burnt-out headlight or testing how much force he could generate with only a two-inch windup.
"I did punch a wall once," said Hilland, who admitted that he took little satisfaction in it. "First off, I was just trying to make a scene, and everyone knew it. And secondly, a little scuff mark isn't the same as seeing blood stream out of a guy's nose, which is what I think will happen if I really get all my weight behind it."
Added Hilland, attempting another air swing: "Boom."
Hilland said the primary obstacle he faces is that he is seldom, if ever, in a position to punch anyone. He has not been in an angry physical altercation since the fourth grade, and even during those years was impeded by an unspoken "no-face" rule during fights. As a result, almost all schoolyard clashes consisted of one contestant wrestling the other to the ground while administering a headlock.
"There was some whaling on people's backs, but it was all pretty sloppy," he said."And besides, a punch isn't really a punch unless you hit a person, then immediately shake your hand because the impact was surprisingly painful. Right?"
The best-case scenario, which Hilland outlined at length, would include throwing the defining blow while defending his wife when "lots of people are watching." However, in order to carry the necessary psychological weight, the situation "has to happen organically," Hilland said.
"I'm just going to go on with my day-to-day routine and be patient," Hilland added, though sources at his workplace noted that lately he seems to be escalating verbal disputes rather than defusing them. "I would even settle for hitting someone in the stomach, but it would have to be one of those body shots where they fall to the ground after gasping for air for a few seconds."
"No, forget that," he continued. "It has to be to the face."


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In a single, insightful stroke, Your Golf Travel Ltd has purchased the previously successful website, IfYouGolf.com from leading online travel and leisure retailer lastminute.com for an undisclosed sum.
This acquisition is key to the company's plan to relaunch this iconic golf community website in 2009, in an exciting commercial venture which will bring together Your Golf Travel's industry expertise and booking platform with lastminute.com's unique marketing vehicle.
"This is brilliant news for golfers everywhere," said Ross Marshall, Your Golf Travel's MD. "The new IfYouGolf.com site we create will build on its past successes and deliver a dynamic, revitalised online interactive information guide and community portal for golf travellers, worldwide. There'll be nothing like it."
Established in 2004 and now Europe's fastest-growing online golf travel company, Your Golf Travel.com has rapidly become one of the most innovative providers of discount golfing breaks and holidays, as well as tournament corporate hospitality in the global golfing sector, including US Masters, Ryder Cup and Open Championship.
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Pea Mole and Jicama on Fresh Figs
Jul 25th 2013
This is an amazing and simple recipe adapted from the bookLiving Cuisine by Renee Loux Underkoffler. Fresh, flavorful and zesty! Perfect for summer!
- 1 C cilantro
- 2- 2 1/2 C fresh peas
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1-2 Tbsp sacha inchi oil
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp Kalahari salt
- 1 jicama, peeled and sliced thin
- 1 C fresh figs
- Finely chop cilantro.
- Add to food processor with peas, lime juice and oil and pulse slightly.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Cut figs in half and spread a good amount of the mole on each fig slice and top with sliced jicama.
- Enjoy!
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Amping Up Job Training to Spur Kauai's Recovery
Except for college and graduate school, Jodee Crane has spent her whole life on Kauai and she can't remember when the job situation has been so bleak. She says there's desperation in their words as unemployed workers wonder what will happen when their benefits run out.
"If people have jobs, they're really appreciative," says Crane. "Even if they're unhappy, they're not going to leave because they know if they quit they can't just go easily find another one."
As a consultant for Crane Eye Care, her father's business in Lihue's Hana Kukui Center, she was swamped with applicants a month and a half ago when she sought a part-time medical billing clerk.
"I had close to 100 resumes and then I interviewed 14 people and went back and did second interviews. … I thought, 'Oh, my gosh, I wish I owned my own company because there were such over-qualified people applying.' They all seemed so great and I wished I could hire them all."
That's partly why the Cranes were the first Kauai employers to join a new statewide job training program called VIP – Volunteer Internship Program – aimed at getting unemployed people back to work with enhanced skills.
Sure, Kauai worries about where the new landfill is going and why the county is so far behind in infrastructure planning, but, for many, the biggest concern is where the next paycheck will come from.
Business economist Jack Suyderhoud, a professor at the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, says the Kauai economy is particularly vulnerable because of its deep dependence on tourism.
"I see Kauai as more of an open economy than the other islands," says Suyderhoud. "It's going to be more susceptible to inflow and outflow of capital and people. Because it's smaller, if something goes wrong in the economy there, it will have a larger relative impact."
Unemployment statistics show how badly the island has been hit by the visitor downturn and other events. March unemployment reached 9.3 percent, up from 9.1 percent in February and way up from Kauai's historically low unemployment rate of about 2 percent or 3 percent.
"Frequently, we've had the lowest unemployment in the state … and even the nation," says Bill Grier, manager for the Kauai Workforce Development Division of the state Department of Labor. "Now, in my 25 years here, it's the worst I've ever seen. It was a little worse after Iniki (in 1992), but it didn't last that long as we started to rebuild. But now it's been high for over a year."
President Obama made job creation a cornerstone of his national stimulus plan. The state's VIP aims to take a similar path: creating jobs through training and internships and getting the unemployed back into the workforce permanently.
"Without job creation, the economy is not going to recover," Grier says. "That's the lynchpin for the whole thing. Until we get people back to work and reduce unemployment, there's not going to be any recovery."
State and local governments should not try to counter recessions or overheated economies, Suyderhoud says. "Here's why: They have balanced-budget requirements and they can't just go out and borrow or print money (like the federal government can). Secondly, there are large leakage effects. That is to say, any benefit from expansionary policy such as tax cuts by state and local governments will leak out of the local economy due to spending on goods and services made elsewhere."
By contrast, he says, training people to match labor needs is always a good idea. "Expanding the human capital base – the knowledge of the workforce through education and training – certainly helps, especially if targeted at local labor market needs and opportunities."
But, Suyderhoud stresses, the unemployed must be trained in skills that match the needs of employers. "Sometimes they get trained on something and there's no job for them afterward. That's why you want to work with employers since they're the ones who know the needs."
Within the first two weeks, 11 employers had signed up for the VIP program on Kauai. The employers must provide training for interns, though not wages, because most are receiving unemployment benefits.
Mason Chock, who heads Leadership Kauai, immediately committed his agency to hiring two interns and sees the program as a win-win for businesses and the unemployed.
"Imagine being out of work: You're depressed and you start to lose your skills. And you're not part of something. This is really important."
Chock says his nonprofit needs help and his interns have sales and marketing experience.
"Because of the skill sets they come with, we're looking at them to assist with some of our marketing and fundraising needs. We also want to include them in our programs to build their leadership skills, so we'll help their skill building. We're building leaders to serve the community. It's professional development but also community development. That's why the VIP program fits well for us."
According to the Hawaii Department of Labor, the program also aims to reduce the state's unemployment costs, which are funded by businesses' unemployment insurance premiums. Those premiums soared by an average of more than 500 percent this year, but the fewer unemployed there are in Hawaii, the more local businesses will eventually save on those premiums.
Unemployment insurance compensation already costs the state about $30 million a month for the approximately 20,000 people statewide who are looking for work, said Ryan Markham, a spokesman for the Labor Department. The state pays for the first 26 weeks of unemployment benefits, while the federal government foots the tab for subsequent weeks.
"Even if the interns under the VIP program aren't hired permanently," says Markham, "the studies have all shown that if you keep people connected to the workforce, the quicker they will get back to work."
That has helped Lana Spencer, a single mother with two teenage daughters who lost her job Feb. 1 when the time-share business she worked for began laying off employees as sales slowed. "I was actually gathering the data for the corporate office to determine who would be let go," says Spencer. "It was sad. I tried in the beginning to be very positive, saying, 'I learned a lot and I'll move along to something better,' but as month one and then month two went by and nothing, it was getting really frustrating. It was very difficult to stay positive."
Spencer's tax refund carried her through by helping pay rent and she immediately cut all the extras – movies, dinners out, even buying the fund-raising shirts her daughters' soccer clubs were selling. That extra $10 could pay for dinner at home, she says.
"I went through every emotion you can think of – at first, 'Oh, it's going to be OK,' and then, 'No, it's not fair,' and then, 'Oh, my gosh, what am I going to do, nobody's calling me back.' … There's a feeling of being lost … where do I go from here?"
Like many people, Spencer has a modest safety net. While both her parents offered help, they were struggling, too. Her father had been laid off from his job managing a fishing lodge in Alaska because bookings plummeted, and her mother and stepfather, a land and home appraiser, had also lost income as the housing market fell.
On Kauai, when people apply for unemployment benefits, they're also referred to the Workwise Kauai office for employment help. It's mandatory for anyone receiving unemployment to join the job search system by registering on the Hire Net Hawaii Web site. (The benefit for job hunters is that employers can also register, which gives them the opportunity to keep tabs on active resumes of those seeking employment.)
"We aren't hiring right now, we're fully staffed, but we saw this program and saw it as an opportunity," says Jodee Crane at Crane Eye Care. "It helps the community, but also, there's always turnover so it helps us to have someone we've already worked with. Even if it's three months down the road, we can call them up and we have this great candidate."
The program benefits job hunters by giving them a "foot in the door," notes one state worker, enabling them to test a different industry to see if it's right for them.
That's how Spencer was linked to VIP and landed an internship with Leadership Kauai. Almost exactly three months after being laid off, she walked into her new office.
"I'm just excited to be doing something after not doing something for several months," she said. "It's a great feeling to know I'm going to be productive."
The state intends to keep the program in place through December and then reassess its progress. It's modeled after a successful program that saved the state of Georgia almost 60 percent on its unemployment insurance costs, says Grier. "Certainly the idea is to reduce the numbers on unemployment. The best scenario is that after the tryout period, the employee will start a new job."
Grier feels the program is already working as a number of placements had been made just in the first few weeks.
"It's looking like a real good idea to help both businesses and job seekers," he says. "It's kind of a 'try me' program that gives the job seeker a chance to experiment with a job occupation they wouldn't have tried. It's for anyone who wants an opportunity – with the state providing a cushion."
Volunteer Internship Program
For more information on the VIP internship and training program, go to
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Movie sequels can be tricky things. Sometimes, movie number two is better than the original, but sequels can threaten to undermine the self-contained perfection of the first film. That's ultimately why we never saw a sequel to E.T.: The Extraterrestrial, although that doesn't mean Steven Spielberg never thought about it. His 1982 treatment for the E.T. sequel would have brought evil aliens into the mix.
In 1982, Spielberg and E.T. writer Melissa Mathison wrote a nine-page treatment of E.T. II: Nocturnal Fears, which is available online. Set a few months after the events of the original movie, the sequel would have followed Elliott, Gertie, and Michael, who formed an intense bond as a result of their experiences with E.T., but have become obsessed with the idea that their alien pal might return. Dr. Keys, the government agent from the original film, is dating their mom and, influenced by E.T.'s goodness, has decided to pursue a career in medicine. However, the next aliens to land on Earth aren't E.T.'s benevolent folk, but their mutant enemies:
The aliens onboard are EVIL. They have landed on Earth in response to distress signals designating its present coordinates. These aliens are searching for a stranded extraterrestrial named Zrek, who is sending a call for 'Help.'
The evil creatures are carnivorous. Their leader, Korel, commands his crew to disperse into the forest to acquire food. As the squat aliens leave the gangplank, each one emits a hypnotic hum which has a paralyzing effect on the surrounding wildlife. These creatures are an albino fraction (mutation) of the same civilization E.T. belongs to. The two separate groups have been at war for decades!
Yeeeeah. Not exactly the simple and magical story we fell in love with. Fortunately, in an interview with the American Film Institute, Spielberg acknowledged the perils of making a second E.T. movie:
Sequels can be very dangerous because they compromise your truth as an artist. I think a sequel to E.T. would do nothing but rob the original of its virginity. People only remember the latest episode, while the pilot tarnishes.
'E.T.' 30th Anniversary: The Sequel That Never Was and Three Decades of Cameos [Hollywood.com via Slice of SciFi]


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Peppermint popcorn balls is fun holiday for for the whole family. Similar to Rice Krispies Treats, these kernels are glued together with melted marshmallows and butter. Crushed candy canes impart the peppermint candy while a few dots of red food coloring add a festive colorful touch.
Peppermint Popcorn Balls
Courtesy of Orville Redenbacher's
PAM® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
1/2 cup Orville Redenbacher's® Gourmet® Popping Corn
5 cups miniature marshmallows, divided
5 tablespoons butter, divided
2 teaspoons peppermint extract, divided
4 drops pink gel food coloring, divided
1-1/3 cups crushed peppermint candy, divided
Crushed peppermint candy for garnish, optional
Step 1: Spray large bowl, rubber spatula and piece of waxed paper with cooking spray; set aside. Pop kernel corn according to package directions. Remove all unpopped kernels and place half of popped corn (about 8 cups) in bowl.
Step 2: Place 2-1/2 cups marshmallows and 2-1/2 tablespoons butter in microwave-safe bowl; microwave on HIGH 45 seconds or until marshmallows melt and mixture blends together smoothly when stirred. Stir in 1 teaspoon extract and 2 drops gel food coloring.
Step 3: Pour marshmallow mixture over popped corn in bowl. Toss with rubber spatula to coat.
Step 4: Add 2/3 cup crushed candy and stir to combine. Divide mixture and shape into 6 balls. Place on waxed paper.
Step 5: Repeat above steps with remaining popped corn, marshmallows, butter, extract, food coloring and candy.
Step 6: Sprinkle crushed candy on top of popcorn balls before serving, if desired.
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- Affordable purchase price
- Very good print quality
- Toner can be expensive
Our Verdict
A low price tag and good performance make this printer appealing, but its standard-size toner is pricey.
Best Prices Today: 2150cdn
The Dell 2150cdn color laser printer looks like a business bargain. Its low $400 (as of February 25, 2011) purchase price buys you good performance and some expandability. Higher-volume offices should note, however, that the 2150cdn's toner costs range from just average to expensive.
Dark, sharp-edged, and monolithic, the 2150cdn has a no-nonsense look that reflects its features. Standard paper handling includes a 250-sheet paper cassette, a manual-feed slot, a 150-sheet top output bin, and automatic duplexing (two-sided printing). Dell sells an optional second 250-sheet paper cassette for $150. The printer comes with 256MB of RAM (upgradable to 768MB) and carries a one-year warranty. Toner cartridges are easy to reach via a side panel, and the entire front of the printer folds down for easy access to paper jams (with removal of the drum). The control panel's two-line LCD and small cluster of buttons are simple to use, and the LCD's messages, while curt, are only occasionally confusing.
The 2150cdn provides middling speed. In tests, plain-text pages printed at 15.1 pages per minute on the PC and 13.7 ppm on the Mac. A half-page photo on the PC printed at 2.8 ppm at default settings and 1.24 ppm at finer settings. A full-page, high-resolution photo printed on the Mac exited at an underwhelming 0.8 ppm.
Although we liked the output quality from the 2150cdn, we had to work hard to achieve it. Our test model suffered color-registration problems: The colors weren't lining up, resulting in fuzzy or off-kilter images. The printer's own automated registration-adjustment tool was unable to correct the issue. Several tedious rounds with the manual registration controls were necessary to set things right. (Notably, we ran into the same issue with the nearly identical Xerox Phaser 6500DN.) Once we tweaked the settings, color graphics looked realistic and mostly crisp, with just a little fuzziness in finer details. Text was nearly impeccable.
Workgroups considering the 2150cdn should note that two sizes of toner cartridges are available. The standard-size, 1200-page cartridges are very expensive: The $60 black cartridge comes to 5 cents per page, while each $80 color (cyan, magenta, yellow) is 6.7 cents per page. A four-color page would cost 25 cents. The high-yield cartridges include a $100, 3000-page black (3.3 cents per page) and $99, 2500-page colors (4 cents apiece per page), which work out to 15.3 cents for a four-color page. These prices are about average.
The Dell 2150cdn offers a decent serving of workgroup-printing capabilities for a temptingly low purchase price. You won't get a break on the toner pricing, unfortunately. A model in about the same price range, with cheaper consumables, is the Brother HL-4570CDW.


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Salt Lake City, UT (SportsNetwork.com) - Alec Burks notched 26 points in a reserve role to help the Utah Jazz edge the Philadelphia 76ers, 105-100, from EnergySolutions Arena.
Gordon Hayward stuffed the stat sheet with 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in Utah's third straight win heading into All-Star weekend. Marvin Williams tallied 13 points with a season-high 14 rebounds, while Enes Kanter and Richard Jefferson both contributed 12 points in the triumph.
"It wasn't our best game, execution-wise. But we had enough resiliency to win the ballgame," said Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin.
Burks and Hayward shot a combined 24-of-26 from the free throw line, while the Sixers made 18-of-23 as a team. Utah's reserves outscored Philadelphia's, 56-10.
"The bench struggled. We were outscored 56-10. We get down 14, I brought the starters back in before I normally do," said Sixers coach Brett Brown.
All five Philly starters reached double figures, with Evan Turner's 21 points leading the way in a losing effort. Thaddeus Young and Michael Carter-Williams each netted 19 and Spencer Hawes scored 16 with 11 boards.
Kanter scored four straight as part of a 6-0 Utah run late in the first quarter, breaking a 16-16 draw. The Jazz owned a 31-22 edge after 12 minutes and never trailed the rest of the way.
It was 56-48 at halftime and 60-50 early in the third quarter, but a furious Sixers rally tied it at 66-apiece with 3:53 to play in the frame. Philly mustered just three Young foul shots over the remainder of the period, as the Jazz regained a 78-69 margin.
The lead ballooned to 14 on Jefferson's steal and breakaway slam less than two minutes into the fourth. Another Philly rally, which Carter-Williams capped with a jumper and three-point play, tied the score at 91-all with 2:10 to play.
Once again, the Sixers' offense went cold. Burks made consecutive layups plus a free throw around a Turner missed jumper. Hawes then missed two straight and Burks added two more foul shots with a minute to play.
James Anderson, who scored 15 points on five 3-pointers, made three triples in the final 18.9 seconds, but it wasn't enough as Williams and Hayward both sank a pair at the charity stripe in the last 11 seconds to secure the outcome.
Game Notes
Jazz center Derrick Favors (right hip) left the contest after just 5:49 and did not return ... Utah shot just 3-of-16 from the arc ... Philly backup point guard Tony Wroten was held scoreless for the first time this season.


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CRS: DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT, P.L. 105-304: SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS, November 10, 1998
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Title: DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT, P.L. 105-304: SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
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Author(s): Dorothy Schrader, American Law Division
Date: November 10, 1998
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- The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, P.L. 105-304, was enacted October 28, 1998 by passage of H.R. 2281. The Act amends and updates the Copyright Act, title 17 U.S.C. with respect to use of copyrighted works on the Internet and in other digital, electronic contexts. Title I implements two new intellectual property treaties (the World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty and the World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms Treaty), to which the Senate gave its advice and consent to ratification on October 21, 1998. Title II establishes certain exemptions form copyright liability for online service and access providers. Title III exempts computer maintenance and repair companies from copyright liability for the reproduction of computer programs that occurs by mere activation of the computer. Title IV contains miscellaneous provisions relating to ephemeral recordings of digital broadcasts; exemptions for preservation activities of libraries and archives; new compulsory licenses to make ephemeral recordings of, and to transmit, digital sound recordings; the assumption of contractual obligations relating to motion picture collective bargaining agreements; and the rank and authority of the Register of Copyrights and the rank of the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks. Title V creates federal design protection for vessel hulls, which is sunset after 2 years. This report summarizes and analyzes the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
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