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Manchester United defender Chris Smalling has apologised for making an "ill thought-out and insensitive decision" after a picture emerged of him wearing what appeared to be a suicide bomber costume at a party.
The front page of Thursday's edition of The Sun showed the 24-year-old England international wearing a head dress and items resembling a mock circuit board, mobile phone and cables on his chest. He was also wearing bottles of the liqueur Jagermeister and the energy drink Red Bull.
A blend of the two drinks is known as a 'Jagerbomb' and Smalling's management company on Thursday morning insisted the player's outfit, worn at a private party, had simply been an "attempted comedy play" on the drink.
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He made just 16 Premier League appearances in his first season at Old Trafford after finding his route to the first team blocked by the centre-half pairing of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic.
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"I didn't realize this was going to be the most apocalyptic semester that has ever been," Charme told students at Rutgers-Camden University last week. "If you look at what's been going on in the world today as we're down to 30 days and counting, this has been a really good time. And remember that bad is good for the apocalyptically minded."
And he's not the only professor offering "end of the world" courses this semester, theoretically the last semester ever.
At Temple, associate professor Barry Vacker is teaching "Media, Culture, and the End of the World." Each week, students explore apocalyptic themes, such as nuclear war, zombies, viruses and germs, and global warming.
"We looked at why these ideas proliferate over time," he said, and how they provide "what if" scenarios to help guide human behavior. If nuclear material falls into the hands of terrorists, for example, a war could start.
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"We didn't put 2012 (in the course title) so that we always have the option of teaching the class again," Restall said, "in case the world doesn't end."
Despite the impending doom, students must study, produce projects and take finals.
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The courses proved wildly popular.
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Will Wekesa, 25, a psychology and nursing major from Sayreville, N.J., said he had seen all the apocalyptic movies.
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The Mayans never predicted the end of time; it's just a turning point in the calendar, Restall said.
But there's an apocalyptic anxiety in Western culture, going back many centuries, in which people react to the changes around them by predicting time will end, he said. The Internet has caused that speculation to boom.
"It isn't elsewhere that people are latching on to this," he said. "It's mostly the English-speaking world."
Brother Joseph Dougherty, a La Salle University religion professor teaching in the Philippines, promptly replied to a question about whether he knew of any "end of the world" courses there.
"The Philippines will not participate in the end of the world," he wrote, suggesting intervention by a higher authority — "an indult from the pope."
Restall noted that over time, there have been hundreds of scheduled doomsdays. In 1260, a friar in Italy cited the Book of Revelation. In 1843, a farmer in Vermont predicted the second coming. Then there was Y2K. And American Christian radio broadcaster Howard Camping predicted a fiery end would begin in May 2011.
And if nothing happens on Dec. 21, "people will immediately begin to move to the next date," Restall said, or philosophize that Dec. 21 is the beginning of a seven-year period that will bring about the end.
Students and faculty are making lighthearted plans for the fateful day. Several said they were attending "end of the world" parties.
"I'll probably call some friends and laugh with them," said Temple junior Samira Ford, 20, a broadcast major.
Gayle Cutler, who is auditing the Rutgers-Camden class, is booked on a flight to Israel — a ticket she bought before the semester started and she learned the significance of the date.
"If they're flying and there's no war, I will be going," said Cutler, a retired English teacher.
Charme said that whether people believe is the least important issue.
"What's more interesting to me is what are the reasons why people take on certain beliefs that may or may not be unusual," he said.
Every day, there's fresh material on the Internet, Charme said.
In class one day last week, he shared the latest: The "rapture index" had reached its highest level — 186. Billed as "the prophetic speedometer of end-time activity," the index considers 45 factors, such as moral standards, unemployment, drug abuse, earthquakes and "liberalism."
The Israeli conflict tipped up the anti-Semitism metric.
"What 186 really means we don't really know," Charme said, tongue-in-cheek, "other than that it's way, way, way worse than it's ever been before."
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Nov 1, 2003, 8:27 AM
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The books says that instead of focusing on sucess/failure in conventional terms I'm supposed to be focusing on learning and growing. But I can't get a picture in my head of what kind of learning he means. I come down from a route and ask myself what have I learned? and tend to come up with negative things like "that I suck" or "that I'm not very good at laybacking". I'm pretty sure that's not what he meant.
Occasionally I may learn to do a move in a new way or find an inventive gear placement, but not every route has a concrete learning experience on it. I'd love to hear some examples of how people feel that they learn and grow from climbing a route.
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I don't want to put words into Arno's mouth... so I'll go with what I get from his book. When he says you learn and grow from a route, he means technical skill, mental skill, strength, and knowledge. Everytime you take a climbing trip you learn something new... whether you realise it or not! That is unless you goto a crag and climb the same 5 routes every day (highly unlikely), but even if so, you probably will learn something new. Just like when you roadtrip, you are always learning, every minute of every stretch, every story that is told in the car, every time you turn the wrong way onto that one way street...
What Arno is good at, and I mean really good, is his posture and composure while climbing. Just seeing the dude in the presence while your climbing makes you feel like you've caught your second wind mentally. What he teaches is how not to be afraid while climbing, and I've climbed with some great climbers and never seen anyone like him. What a great guy.
If you want to get into trad climbing and you don't know much about it or you are a bit sketchy, take his "trad climbing class" or his "rock warriors way" class... the guy is a great teacher and will focus on things with you the whole day or days your climbing with him. You can talk to this guy, he is human.
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i seem to talk a lot, so bear with me and apologies for talking on every subject i see posted..........
what i have learned - ok, i'll go back to one of my test pieces - several actually.
when we were first doing specific climbs - my husband (dale) always got to the top. not just sometimes - always. and i felt inadequate and i felt like i sucked too. i played my card often - i'm older, i'm shorter, i'm tired, i'm this or that - but it essentially always ended up being - i suck compared to him. he is, after all, a foot taller and stronger and better and blahhh blahhhhh.
and then we got into arno's 2 day class and we had to get up this unbelievable climb for fall practice (actually a really good thing to just get out of the way right off the bat). i so wigged out and then i cried - and then i was embarrassed because i cried........i couldn't get as far as dale, i wigged out when i fell, i this or that......and arno asked me - so what have you learned here today?
i could have said exactly what you said - well, that i'm not as good as dale and i can't climb like him and i wimped out and i cried and - i just went on and it was negative.
he asked me - did you do anything at all that took you out of your comfort zone and put you into the risk zone (aka learning zone)?
sniff, sniff - i don't know........
if you went up and took the fall and trusted the equipment, trusted the belayer/partner - you learned trust; correct?
sniff......uh huh........
any time you get out of your comfort zone, you are learning -
ok.......you learn how to take proper falls. you learn that you can judge the fall sequence better. you learn that by trusting the system, you aren't going to deck. you learn to make judgments so you won't deck when you fall, etc.
the next day when we got on something else (after fall practice because it really does help to just get that out of the way first), we got on my "test piece." not a hard climb for most but it is very reachy and i am very short - if i stand very tall and elongate myself as much as i possibly can, i am right at 5 feet 3. dale is 6 feet, 3.5 inches -
he floated up this climb, reaches up, grabs that key move, sails up to the top - nothing to it.
i get to that key move and i heel hooked, i lunged, i fell, i did everything i could think of..........and then some and at that time i just could not make that one crucial move. but in going up to that point, while arno was hanging out - he reminded me that maybe i should work out different moves to get to the same place - what did my instincts tell me? and that one day, i'd probably get to the top but i would have to work out different scenerios to get there because i AM shorter but to trust in my own abilities and stop comparing myself to anybody else.
the rock isn't going to change and i am not going to grow - so what i have to do is work on different ways to climb the same climbs that dale climbs even with the difference in our height if i choose to continue climbing with him.
so we went out (as i stated in my posty). and i worked out the moves and found a different way that worked for me.......
what did i learn from the route? i learned that because it doesn't change, that i must.......i must change how i view it, and how i choose my ways of climbing it if my goal is indeed to reach the anchors. i learned that i am every bit as good a climber as dale - i just can't use the same sequence he uses. i have a different style, reach, method -
and i learned that once i actually did get to the top and clip in - it was over. i had achieved that goal and now it would be time to move on to other climbs. i learned that i can trust in my first instincts - where to put my hands or feet, that overgripping won't get me any higher than gripping just enough, that breathing while i climb keeps me calm and helps me to climb better. i learned that while everybody else is grabbing those beautiful buckets, that maybe i need to appreciate the intermediate holds and consider those MY buckets. i learned that i don't have that reach but i can get my hands in places and feet on things that a lot of people just can't - because OF my size.
i learned to appreciate me more, compare me less, stop being as negative - because when i'm negative i tend to talk myself down or out of it. i learned to enjoy the climb itself (route) more by expecting less out of it and more out of me.
i learned to stop saying i'll try because it usually is coupled with i can't next. i learned that all my planning and scenerios and working out the moves, all the sweat, checking for fall consequences for safety's sake WAS my victory and that clipping the anchors was bittersweet in comparison to actually climbing the route itself.
i learned to be less selfish, more focused, trust in the process of intuition, my partners, my abilities - i learned to trust in ME more from climbing that one particular route.
had i just climbed it the first time like dale had - i wouldn't have learned much - other than i could grab a bucket and go to the top without a problem.
but by NOT making it the first time, i learned to plan, dream, work it out - that when the first attempt didn't get it, the next might and so on and so on........and i learned that the ONLY time i have failed is when i sit down on the ground and don't even get on the route to start with.
nobody sucks......you don't, i don't.......you have good days, bad days, days you make it, days you don't but any time you have a chance to do this thing that you love - you have succeeded.
any time you go out and engage the rock itself, play, come home safe so you can plan another day out there - you have succeeded.
hope maybe some of this helps a little.
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Here's to short people!!! :D I'm 5'8" and while most people think that is average or a descent hieght I'd still have to say I'm at a disadvantage. I usually climb with people that are at least 6 foot tall. It used to be discouraging to me when one of my climbing partners would sail over a hard move because he could reach a better, more bomber hold then I could. After climbing for a few years now and climbing with several people who were 5'5" or shorter and could climb 12's even some 13's, you just learn from that. Alot of the 6 footer partners I have can't bring there knee to chest but I can, thus giving me an advantage in certain situations, alot of 6 footers can't get their fingers into that jam but I can. I could go on but the point is you learn to overcome your weaknesses. And that man, that is life.
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I come down from a route and ask myself what have I learned? and tend to come up with negative things like "that I suck" or "that I'm not very good at laybacking". I'm pretty sure that's not what he meant.
One thing I noticed immediately is a simple attitude thing. I have been working on my crack climbing skills, especially .75 (green) Camalot size. I would go out, find a green camalot size crack, thrash on it, come off and get really discouraged. The truth that I figured out was I DO have stuff to learn about this size crack which is WHY I'm getting on them in the first place! So now, rather than saying "I suck at them" I think "Here's a chance to work on them". I mean, OF COURSE I'm going to flail on them. If I didn't flail on them, I'd be on some other size that I DO flail on because I want to get better. So it's a matter of looking at the process for what it is. You're doing something difficult for YOU so that YOU will get better at it.
Saying "I suck" doesn't help. Saying "I suck at laybacks" is better at least in that you've identified what to work on. How about saying "Where's a long layback climb where I can thrash and whine so I can improve at them?" and then enjoying the process of working it out. Now THAT'S the goal. In short, give yourself a break.
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How about saying "Where's a long layback climb where I can thrash and whine so I can improve at them?" and then enjoying the process of working it out. Now THAT'S the goal. In short, give yourself a break.
But instead of whining while working on it, think positive thoughts...ask yourself questions like Arno mentions in the book..."How can I get through this?"..."Is there a different way to approach this move?"...etc. I bet you will work out the moves faster and better than you will if you are whining (creating negative thoughts, energy leaks).
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Here. Here. I'm 5'4" and one of my regular climbing partners is 6'4". Needless to say his Beta is almost useless most of the time.
Of course I can get most of my hand into "two finger" pockets, so it all comes out pretty even.
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I come down from a route and ask myself what have I learned? and tend to come up with negative things like "that I suck" or "that I'm not very good at laybacking". I'm pretty sure that's not what he meant.
I think this is exactly what he means. Well maybe not so negative though.
Instead of I suck at liebacks it should be I need to work on my liebacks.
Don't say I can't do it. Say what do I have to do to get it right.
And another thing to keep in mind is that more learning is achieved in failure not success. Not to say that if you flash a route you don't learn anything. I just think you learn more from the route you have to work and work and work...
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Don't listen to Shank... he's got to be at least 6'2", his beta is useless!!! :lol:
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Hi Dawn,
Thanks for starting this topic. I had something from this past weekend I wanted to share, and this thread is giving me an opportunity to share some thoughts.
As an aside, it's great that you're posting on this forum. I used to lurk, (never posted) on wreck.climbing and read your journal updates on a regular basis. Your website is definitely one of the reasons I became interested in trad climbing. I hope to travel to half the number of places you have already in your climbing career.I'd love to hear some examples of how people feel that they learn and grow from climbing a route.
Like other people, I'm still struggling with conflicting emotions regarding what one learns from an apparent failure, for instance, the inability to complete a route. This has been a source of frustration for me this past summer, as it's been my first season climbing on gear. Although I've sport climbed and bouldered for the last two years, nothing prepared me for the battle of nerves that comes with trad climbing.
My friend, Freed, and I climbed last Saturday at Pitchoff Chimney Cliff in the Adirondacks. We originally intended to climb at the Web, but our project was soaking wet. With more than a few reservations, I racked up to lead "Roaches on the Wall" a mid level 5.10 that I had previously top-roped with several falls at the crux. "Roaches" is a 100 foot climb that cuts up a face climb, pulls a small roof, enters into a crack (crux) and then follows three discontonuous cracks up the headwall to the anchors.
I made it to the begining of the crux section and called for take, seriously pumped from hanging around too long and dicking in too much pro. I rested, got back on, placed a #5 Metolius Nut, and entered the crux section. I made a series of moves, too delicate to reverse, and realized that I couldn't move out of the stance I had gotten myself into. I was also unwilling to commit to the thin layback moves in the discontinuous crack that would get me past the crux. I told Freed I was going to fall. He gave me a good soft catch, so I wouldn't hit the roof. I sailed past my last piece, the nut below it, and the TCUs below the roof. I was a bit shaken.
I tried the sequence again, but couldn't commit or even visualize the moves when entering the crux. Not being able to reverse the moves to a decent rest, I called for a fall again. This time, I whipped past my last piece, the nut below that, the TCUs below the roof and the fixed pin below that. Previous to this, I had taken two "real" falls on gear, leading at my limit.
I lowered off, and walked up to set up a toprope. I was very, very dissappointed with myself, especially when I hit the moves first try on toprope. Later, I found myself torn between feeling good for making an effort, and bad for failing to get up the route on lead. Days later, sitting in my office, I felt the experience was a positive one. I wouldn't have been able to do this earlier this summer, and would probably be still moping... but, here's how I look at things:
This is one of four 5.10s on gear that I've tried leading from the ground up. I'm breaking into a new grade, and it isn't magically going to happen overnight. It's going to take time, and effort. What's more important, getting the send, or learning things that will enable you to climb more fluidly in the future and *enjoy* the route? What I learned:
1. I don't seem to be doubting my gear anymore. Freed said it best, "Well, from the falls you took today and last weekend, your gear doesn't seem to be much of an issue anymore." I realized afterwards that the quality of my placement never entered my mind. I simply has the normal, "Damn, I hate this" reaction I have when whipping onto a bolt. I wouldn't have gained that confidence if I had shot straight to the top.
2. I know what to work on next time. Little by little, I'm going to start coaxing myself to climb faster, and select specific exercies out of Arno's book to help me deal with my negative mental self talk while climbing.
3. Success or failure is irrelevant to whether or not you enjoyed the climb. When my Ego eventually shut up, during and after the climb, I realized that I enjoyed making all those moves, enjoyed placing that gear and enjoyed getting pumped.
4. I climbed past my comfort zone, and didn't yell for take... I willingly delayed, broke a habit and took a fall. That in itself was worth driving down for the day.
5. Sometimes, you're just not ready to do a series of new and foreign moves on lead. So what? Learn them on toprope, and then execute them on lead - in a variety of scenario - after you've built a foundation of trust and commitment.
6. I have a project for next season, something to measure my mental process. This excites me. The world is infinitley vast, and knowing that even something now familiar to me will provide an opportunity for growth makes me happy.
So, that's what I learned. I'm still dissapointed that I didn't make it to the top on lead, but I'm not beating myself up over it like I would have earlier this summer. Like I've said before, it's a strange feeling... I feel as if I should feel worse about this than I do, just from force of habit.
Hope this lengthy post helped. Good luck, Dawn!
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Witness, Witness, Witness...Ego, Ego, Ego...
There are two main things, in my opinion, that get in the way of climbing better: fear of falling and the ego. That damn ego of ours is always equating success with getting to the top or with being better than someone else. The Witness position is that part of ourselves that observes thoughts. If we can truly realize we are not our thoughts, then we gain some power over them, like not automatically acting them out or reacting to them.
Do we really value learning? As we sit by the computer it seems easy to say yes. But, when our ego doesn't get what it wants from a climb, do we really value learning? Or, are we allowing our ego to frustrate us? Frustration is a sign that we want something for nothing. The climb is challenging us at a certain level and we're not good enough yet to rise to that challenge. And, instead of improving US, we get frustrated, wanting the challenge to come down to our level. In order to begin learning and figuring out what we need to learn we must gain some perspective over our ego orientation because it DOES NOT value learning.
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We kicked off our Epcot Food & Wine Festival adventures with a special wine tasting given by Achaval Ferrer Winery of Mendoza, Argentina.
Achaval Ferrer produces low-yield wines, consistently rated in the 90+ in both Wine Advocate and Wine Spectator. They produce around 15,000 cases per year, 85% of which is exported (25% of that to the U.S.). The winery was launched 10 years ago by 5 friends and they purchased land near the Andes mountains with vines that average around 80 years old.
The winemaker takes an interesting tactic, spending more time with the wood in the barrels and in the field than worrying about the actual blends. In fact, the wine ferments in extremely warm temperatures in concrete vats for 5-6 days – other wineries take months, not days, before moving to the barrel.
We tried three wines at this tasting. Prices listed are what I call "Disney prices," so in many cases you'll want to drop $5-$10 from the cost of the bottle.
2009 Malbec Mendoza ($29.95): The winery specializes in Malbec. This one has a lot of big fruit on the nose, as well as violets. There are also a lot of big fruits up front on the palette. I found this wine to be a little hot, and the presenters mentioned that while it is drinkable now, it is a little young. Lay it down for at least a year, I think, and some of that alcohol hotness will burn off (14.5% abv). My rating:
2008 Quimera ($54.95): This blend is named for the mythical beast Chimera, which is a blend of different animals. This wine includes 40% malbec, 22% merlot, 20% cabernet sauvignon, 14% cabernet franc, and 4% petit verdot. Interestingly, the winemaker chose to blend this wine right after picking – no fermenting first. The petit verdot and the cabernet sauvignon lended a lot of structure to this wine, as well as a long finish. The middle of the palate though was all malbec. This wasn't my kind of wine – the fruit was just too big and I still felt like it was a little too hot for me. But if you love the big fruit monsters, you'll enjoy the Quimera. My rating:
2007 Finca Mirador ($142.95): The Finca Mirador is one of three separate single vineyard wines produced by Achaval Ferrer. Each one of these showcases malbec from a specific elevation, really emphasizing altitude, terroir, and soil. The Finca Mirador Malbec is grown at 2400 feet, and the other two single vineyard wines are grown at even higher elevations. This wine is pricey, but it tastes like it. I loved it. There was a lot of "dirt" in this wine, with dried cherries and dried fruits. There was a lot of complexity and structure to this wine, reminding me of a really wonderful bordeaux. My rating:
Achaval Ferrer is imported by TGIC. The rep was pretty sure you can pick it up at either The Party Source or Cork n Bottle.
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Wisdom from a proud liberal arts major: "Data scientists — if you're not preparing people for that, you're not preparing them for the future."
That English major, who graduated from the College of Holy Cross in 1973, returned to his alma mater to give a talk to the Worcester Economic Club tonight. William J. Teuber Jr., who became vice chairman of EMC Corp. in Hopkinton in 2006, said he believes the next hot job sector is for people who can make sense of large arrays of raw data. For example, data scientists, through predictive analytics, can help investors properly value a company as soon as information arrives.
Finance, sales and technology can be taught at the corporate level, Mr. Teuber said. He said it was the communication skills and comprehensive knowledge of a liberal arts education that made the difference for him; "My father raised me, but the Jesuits made me who I am," he said.
"Being able to write was instrumental to my advancement as an accountant," Mr. Teuber added.
EMC has had a lot to learn over the past two decades, he said. It emerged as a leading player in the information technology sector — "the stock of the decade in the 1990s," with share values rising from 25 cents to $110.
"We became more valuable than IBM at that time, and I learned a lot," said Mr. Teuber, who was EMC's chief financial officer from 1996 to 2006. "But I learned even more in 2001, 2002, 2003. … You learn so much more from the tough times."
One lesson: Never stop innovating.
Even as the tech bubble burst, EMC continued to spend about 12 percent of its revenues on research and development. It has also been willing to spend on acquisitions of smaller companies that augment its product line or allow access to emerging markets. Asked about how EMC manages a takeover, he stressed that the employees who built the acquired company are more important than that company's physical or intellectual properties.
"If you stamp out their culture and put in your culture, you're going to lose," Mr. Teuber said. "Every dollar you pay is for people. … If they don't want to work for EMC, we've got a problem."
When EMC takes over a company, Mr. Teuber said, it leaves the business largely intact, moving just one or a few key executives over "to inject some EMC DNA."
He said EMC has also made an effort to listen to its own employees. During the economic downturn, company executives asked employees to suggest cost-cutting measures. The top suggestion was pay cuts, to avert layoffs.
Mr. Teuber said it is still too early to tell whether a potential breakup of the eurozone or gridlock on Capitol Hill will prolong the economic recovery. He stated clearly, however, that any instability in taxes and regulations hurts the economy.
"Tell me what the rules are and I'll live by them," he said. "One thing businesses hate is uncertainty. … They're worried about the fact that we're just kicking the can down the road."


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Point guard who was a vocal leader and floor general for the Lady Tigers ... Overcome several injuries during her career and played through pain … Had a knack for taking charges on the defensive end … Played in 129 career games with 85 starts … Produced 19 of her 35 career double-figure scoring games in 2013-14 … Registered 30 games of five assists or better in her career ... Distributed 372 career assists which checked in 10th place all-time … Buried 137 career three-pointers which ranked seventh in program history.
Turned in a balanced 11.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game ... The 11.3 PPG enabled her to double her scoring output averages from her first three seasons in 2013-14 ... The 3.5 assists per game were 10th in the SEC rankings ... Provided 13 of her 19 games in double figures versus SEC opponents ... Her 91.5 percent effort at the foul line would have ranked first among the SEC leaders if she qualified for the league rankings ... Kenney's 39.2 three-point field goal percentage was third in the SEC and 45th nationally whereas 2.2 triples per game are good enough for fourth place on the SEC leaderboard ... Suffered a concussion in October and started 30 games in a row (Nov. 20-March 25) after coming off bench in LSU's first three games ... Picked up 11 points over 24 minutes at No. 4 Louisville (Nov. 14) ... Nailed three clutch triples against Michigan (Nov. 30) during the second half and helped LSU rally from an eight-point deficit ... Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds versus Indiana State (Dec. 3) ... Put together run of five straight games in double figures (Dec. 20-Jan. 9) ... Fired in 17 points highlighted by four three-pointers at North Carolina State (Dec. 20) ... Exploded for 22 points sparked by a career-best six triples versus Jackson State (Dec. 30) ... Started Tulane game (Jan. 5) with four consecutive three-balls and finished with 17 points ... Raised her averages to 12.6 points and 3.6 assists per game during SEC regular season play ... The 3.6 assists were tied for 8th whereas the 12.6 points were 25th on the SEC leaderboard ... Distributed a career-high 10 assists against Florida (Jan. 12) - last LSU player to accomplish that feat was Katherine Graham in 2009-10 ... Pumped in a career-best 30 points on 7-of-10 shooting at Missouri (Jan. 16) ... Sank a career-high tying six triples and a career-best 10 free throws during the Missouri game ... One of five players in the SEC to amass a 30-point scoring performance during a league game this season ... Last LSU player to record 30 points in a game was Allison Hightower during the 2009-10 season ... Secured 19 points and four steals versus Missouri (Feb. 6) ... Five of her six field goals were triples en route to 17 points at Georgia (Feb. 20) ... Garnered 21 points and a season's best five steals versus No. 10 Tennessee (Feb. 27) ... Compiled 16 points and four assists during LSU's SEC Tournament win over Alabama (March 6) ... Chipped in 11 points, seven rebounds and six assists during LSU's NCAA First Round win over Georgia Tech (March 23) ... Suffered a season-ending concussion in first half versus No. 7 West Virginia (March 25) during NCAA Second Round contest .
LSU's vocal leader who was tops on the team in assists with 137 … Averaged 4.3 assists per game, which ranked eighth in the SEC … Played in 32 games with 24 starts … Recorded at least five assists in 16 games … Suffered injuries to her knee, shin, head and foot during the year but still managed to play … Ranked fourth in the SEC in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.0) … Was also fourth in that category in SEC only games, dishing out 63 assists to only 30 turnovers … Produced 13 points in the season-opener against Wichita State (Nov. 11) ... Notched a then career high in assists with eight at Georgetown (Nov. 19) to go along with 11 points ... Tied a then career high and season high with eight assists at Florida International (Nov. 25) ... Tied a then career high in rebounds with seven while recording seven assists at Florida Gulf Coast (Dec. 28) ... Missed the Mississippi State game (Jan. 13) after injuring her left shoulder in practice ... Returned to action off the bench at No. 18 South Carolina (Jan. 17) and showed her toughness, scoring six points with five assists and a career-high two blocks while taking back-to-back charges in the first half ... Injured her left shin in a collision at the 5:43 mark in the second half at No. 4 Kentucky (Jan. 27) but returned and still managed to record five assists ... Played 21 minutes versus No. 14 Texas A&M (Feb. 4) before sustaining a left knee sprain with 16:49 remaining in the second half where she did not return ... In one of the most courageous efforts in recent LSU history, played 30 minutes and helped LSU rally from an 11-point deficit against No. 12 Tennessee (Feb. 7), just three days after spraining her left knee ... Dished out five assists, took two crucial charges, had two steals and scored four points against the Lady Vols ... Returned to the starting lineup and helped lead LSU past No. 9 Georgia (Feb. 10) with 11 points, five assists and a then career-high-tying six free throws ... Had the game of her career with a then career-best 22 points, 5-of-5 threes, two charges and 7-of-8 field goals to lead LSU to upset of No. 7 Kentucky (Feb. 24) ... Came off the bench in that game as she was questionable with a foot injury but continued to show her toughness, just days after the passing of her grandfather ... Scored eight points and dished out six assists before suffering a head injury with 44 seconds left in the game against No. 20 Green Bay in NCAA First Round (March 24) ... Did not play or dress in the NCAA Second Round game against No. 8 Penn State (March 26) … Returned to the court in the NCAA Regional semifinal against No. 6 California (March 30) and had six points off the bench.
Tallied a team-high 2.8 assists per game, which ranked 10th in the SEC ... Reached double figures in scoring six times and averaged 5.6 points per game … Assumed the point guard role following Destini Hughes' season-ending injury on Jan. 19 ... Played in 32 games with 31 starts ... In the season-opener at Wichita State (Nov. 14), scored 16 points with five rebounds, five assists and a 4-of-5 effort from three-point range ... Scored 13 points in the second half and rallied LSU from a five-point deficit midway through the second half ... Set a season-high in assists (7) against Northwestern (Nov. 22 )... Collected a career-high-tying five steals in 35 minutes against UCLA (Dec. 13) while scoring seven points ... Notched seven assists and scored 10 points -- the most by her since the season-opener -- in helping lead LSU past Ole Miss (Jan. 1) ... Suffered a concussion in the first minute of the game at No. 9 Tennessee (Jan. 19) after sustaining an elbow to the head ... Left at the 18:13 mark in the first half and did not return ... Missed the Arkansas (Jan. 22) and East Tennessee State (Jan. 24) games while recovering ... Outstanding defensive game against No. 5 Kentucky (Feb. 5), collecting game-highs in rebounds (6) and steals (4) to go along with nine points ... Started at Arkansas (Feb. 16) and suffered a hyper-extended right knee with 13:40 remaining in the second half ... Was helped off the floor and did not return ... Was a perfect 4-of-4 from the floor and 3-of-3 from three-point range for 11 points in start against Auburn (Feb. 19) ... Set a then career high making 6-of-6 from the free throw line and scoring 10 points in LSU upset over top seed Kentucky in SEC Tournament semifinals (March 3) … Scored 10 points in her first career NCAA Tournament game against San Diego State (March 18).
LSU's top freshman who played in all 32 games and posted 5.2 points per game and upped that to 5.6 points per contest in SEC games ... LSU's second-leading three-point shooter having drained 32-of-111 for 28.8 percent … Recorded six double-figure scoring games … Tossed in eight points in her debut at Northwestern (Nov. 14) … Buried three treys with 11 points against No. 5 Tennessee (Jan. 2) ... Put in 11 points off the bench against Alabama (Jan. 9) ... Fired in 17 points to help lead LSU past Mississippi State (Jan. 13) ... Tied an LSU freshman record for most three-pointers in an SEC game with five in a career-high 27 minutes against the Lady Bulldogs ... Tied the mark of Cornelia Gayden set twice during the 1992 season (at Tennessee, vs. Miss. State) ... Ignited a 7-0 run in the second half with back-to-back threes that put the game away ... Represented the most three-pointers by a freshman in a game since Gayden had five against Mississippi State on March 6, 1992 ... Tied that record two games later with 15 points and 5-of-9 threes in blowout win over Ole Miss (Jan. 20) … Earned a spot on the SEC Freshman Honor Roll for her outstanding efforts in the classroom.
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Points: 30; at Missouri ; Jan. 16, 2014
Rebounds: 11; Indiana State; Dec. 3, 2013
Field Goals: 7; three times; last: at Missouri; Jan. 16, 2014
FG Attempts: 14; No. 10 Tennessee; Feb. 27, 2014
3-Pt Field Goals: 6, twice; last: at Missouri; Jan. 16, 2014
3-Pt FG Attempts: 10; at Tulane; Jan. 5, 2014
Free Throws: 10; at Missouri ; Jan. 16, 2014
FT Attempts: 12; at Missouri ; Jan. 16, 2014
Assists: 10; Florida; Jan. 12, 2014
Steals: 5; three times; last: No. 10 Tennessee; Feb. 27, 2014
Blocks: 2; at No. 18 South Carolina; Jan. 17, 2013
Minutes: 39; Wichita State; Nov. 11, 2012
Rank Points Opponent (Date)
1, 30, Missouri (Jan. 16, 2014)
2, 22, Jackson State (Dec. 30, 2013)
2, 22, No. 7 Kentucky (Feb. 24, 2013)
4, 21, No. 10 Tennessee (Feb. 27, 2014)
5, 19, Missouri (Feb. 6, 2014)
6, 17, at Georgia (Feb. 20, 2014)
6, 17, at Tulane (Jan. 5, 2014)
6, 17, at North Carolina State (Dec. 20, 2013)
6, 17, at Mississippi State (Jan. 13, 2011)
10, 16, vs. Alabama (March 6, 2014)
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I don't know about you, but I haven't felt safe since Jack Bauer walked into the sunset on Fox's "24".
Sure, the show's creators have brought us another excellent program — maybe even better — with Showtime's "Homeland", but Claire Danes, er, Carrie Mathison, is crazy. I'm not so convinced she's going to be able to save us from total destruction the way Jack always did in 24. SHORT. HOURS.
So what has Bauer been doing in retirement?
In a Super Bowl-worthy commercial, Acer laptops has hired Kiefer Sutherland to go all CTU in a quest to make the best cupcakes.
The ad is filled with "car chases, explosions, the actor's trademark intense gravelly line delivery and … butter-cream frosting," writes AdWeek's David Gianastasio, who says the commercial was created by London-based Mother Advertising.
The commercial is supposed to be selling Acer's new Aspire 35 Ultrabook as a useful tool helping Sutherland pursue his secret dream.
"We all have our hidden passions," says the description on YouTube. "For Mr. Kiefer Sutherland this is something moist and fluffy."
Maybe. Seems to me the only thing moist and fluffy will be the face of the guy driving the cupcake truck after Jack Bauer is done pummeling him for recipe information.
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text: Ed and all Many thanks for the information from many of you. I realize I will need a preamp. For now I will be content to see what I can hear. As you can guess once I can copy signals I will want to join in. That will require at very least mounting the amp at the antenna and a sequencer. I have seen W0LMD' web site as well as several others. I want to start out slow, before I "lose it". 73 Bob W7LRD -- "if this were easy, everyone would be doing it" -------------- Original message -------------- From: Edward Cole <kl7uw at acsalaska.net> > Domenico, > > You said it well. I forgot to mention that polarity sense will > reverse upon reflection at the dish surface, so the feed sense should > be Rx=RHCP; Tx=LHCP. In other discussions about using a patch for > eme, concern has been about sidelobe performance and high power > rating of the patch if full QRO eme is considered. Up to 200w it > probably is OK. > > I assumed that Bob was savy enough about microwave weak-signals to > know that on eme a preamp is not a luxury but an absolute > necessity. LMR-400 would be fine for connection from the preamp to > the receiver in the shack, if at least 15-dB net gain is left after > the cable loss is subtracted. More gain is desirable if the receiver > NF is high. A preamp of 0.3 dBNF is standard at 1296 for eme. > > I have a WD5AGO two-stage preamp with 0.30dBNF and 31-dBgain bought > from Radio Astronomy Supply. > > 73 Ed - KL7UW > > At 05:54 PM 8/5/2008, i8cvs wrote: > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Edward Cole" > >To: ; "AMSAT-BB" > >Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 8:24 AM > >Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: brain picking time > > > >At 04:35 PM 8/4/2008, w7lrd at comcast.net wrote: > > > > >Next question- which probably would be more aimed at a EME bb. I > > >have a 12 foot TVRO I am building a patch feed for 1296, and feed it > > >through 50 feet of LMR400 to my IC-1271A. I want to see if I am > > >able to "hear" EME signals. Of course if I am able to, you can > > >guess what my next effort will be. This will be a cheapie effort as > > >I am only using stuff I already have. I do have a KJ6KO L band 70 watt > >amp. > > >73 Bob W7LRD > > >Seattle > > > > > Bob, > > > > > > Is your patch feed circular polar? EME on 1296 is RHCP in transmit > > > and LHCP in receive. > > > >Hi Ed, KL7UW > > > >It is best to specify to Bob that on 1296 MHz the dish in transmit must > >radiate RHCP in direction of the moon so that the patch or any other > >feed must radiate LCHP in direction of the surface of the dish. > > > > > The switch of polarity sense is due to the fact > > > that reflection at the moon reverses the sense of polarization. > > > >OK > >So that on receiving the wave coming from the moon is received LHCP > >over the surface of the dish but the dish reverse by reflection the signal > >in direction of the feed that must be made RHCP polarized on receiving. > > > >In addition a TVRO dish works well with a patch feed if the F/D ratio of > >the dish is ranging from 0.35 to 0.45 > > > > > might be difficult to achieve with a patch feed. > > > >W0LMD make a patch feed for RHCP and LHCP but never I tested it > > > >Since the target of Bob is to see if he is able to only "hear" EME signals > >at 1296 MHz without to complicate his life I suggest at the very beginning > >to build only a patch feed RHCP polarized. > > > >To receive a 1296 EME signal with a 12 foot TVRO and a IC-1271A > >it is strictly necessary to connect directly to the patch connector a low > >noise preamplifier with a NF in the order of 0.5 dB > > > >Since the gain of a low noise EME preamplifier for 1296 MHz is > >in the order of 30 dB or more then 50 feet of LMR400 connected from > >the output of the preamplifier up to the input of the IC-1271A will not > >deteriorate the overall NF of the system that will be only a little bit > >higher than 0.5 dB > > > > > 73 Ed - KL7UW > > > >73" de > > > >i8CVS Domenico >


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The MIT women's basketball team equaled its longest winning streak since the 2002-03 season when it defeated Simmons College, 55-47, for its fourth consecutive victory on Friday night. With the win, the Engineers improved to 6-4 on the year.
The early stages of the game were a back-and-forth affair as it featured three ties and a pair of lead changes. Midway through the frame, three consecutive jumpers by MIT's Samia Mahjub turned a 13-11 deficit into a 17-11 advantage. A three-pointer by Kimberly Soo Hoo capped the pivotal run that put the Engineers ahead for good. The Sharks capitalized with a bucket on their next possession, but that was a close as it would get for the hosts during the half as MIT went into the break with a 28-21 lead.
The Engineers opened the second stanza with five straight points for their largest margin of the night (33-21). Simmons answered with a 15-4 run that brought it within one (37-36) at the 11:47 mark. After over two minutes of scoreless play, MIT tallied 10 unanswered points with six straight coming from Sally Simpson. The Sharks narrowed the gap to five (47-42) with four minutes remaining, but a trey from Clara Yuan ended the late rally as the Engineers closed the game from the charity stripe.
Mahjub tallied 12 points, nine rebounds, and three steals while Cheryl Kwinn grabbed a game-high 13 boards. Yuan and Soo Hoo each notched nine points as Yuan collected six steals. Alice Yeh totaled eight points and three assists while Simpson picked up five steals.


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Long game pays off for Hull
Hull have had an offer accepted for West Brom striker Shane Long and have been given permission to begin talks with the player.
The Tigers confirmed the club record signing of fellow forward Nikica Jelavic from Everton on Wednesday and less than 24 hours later made a breakthrough in their long-term pursuit of Long.
Jelavic cost an initial £6.5million rising to £7.5million should Hull stay in the Barclays Premier League, and Republic of Ireland international Long would cost them around £7million in a similarly-structured deal.
The 26-year-old has six months remaining on his current Baggies deal, with the club retaining an option of an extra year.
But Albion's sporting director Richard Garlick said the decision to accept Hull's offer came after attempts to pin Long down to a new contract proved unsuccessful.
He told the club's official website: "We began talking to Shane about a new contract last spring and, during the ongoing negotiations, we made him two offers which would have significantly increased his salary.
"However, despite our best endeavours, Shane has declined to sign a new contract.
"Shane effectively only has 18 months left on his deal and with him no closer to accepting our terms and then Hull making an acceptable offer, we felt it was in the club's best interests to accept the bid."
Long was close to joining Steve Bruce's side in September when a private jet was chartered to fly him from the Republic of Ireland's international camp to Hull's training ground.
A move seemed imminent only for West Brom to pull the plug when their own pursuit of Romelu Lukaku fell through.
Long, who is understood to be of interest to other teams in the Premier League including Stoke, now has a decision to make.
Last week his pregnant wife Kayleah suggested he would be staying with West Brom, tweeting: ''Not going anywhere! Told Shane happy here & with baby on way it not worth the stress when still in contract! He agreed?? #happydays.''
Bruce, who was able to persuade Jelavic to swap Goodison Park for the KC Stadium, must now convince Long to join him.


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Chanel's Fall 2013 ready-to-wear collection was a study in how to be a global brand. Start by putting on the largest production of Paris Fashion Week, complete with a glowing globe dotted with your store locations spinning in the middle of the Grand Palais. Then line up a celeb-packed front row, including Jessica Chastain and Frank Ocean. And finally, send out a strong collection that capitalizes on the DNA of the brand while hitting all the right notes for the season. Jackets had the de rigeur rounded shoulder and boxy shape, while high hemlines skimmed the leather of thigh high boots. Footwear took on a tough edge with chains strewn across the front, and there were endless varieties of the iconic Chanel bag — some familiar, some brand-new. Based on this collection, we might see some new dots on that globe come next season. Click through to see the full Chanel 2013 collection.


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The 2013 Dodge Charger demonstrates that one doesn't always have to make compromises. The five-passenger Charger fits the bill as both a comfortable family sedan or as a high-performance sport sedan in SRT trim especially. Just because you've grown up and started a family doesn't mean you have to give up your boy-racer antics, and with more power on tap for certain Ralleye models and an aggressive exterior appearance, especially in the special edition Black Top and Daytona models, you definitely won't have to behind the wheel of the Charger.
During our 2012 Motor Trend Car of the Year competition, judges gushed about the Charger's new eight-speed automatic transmission and just how much of an impact it had on the car's personality, transmitting more smoothly the 292 to 300 hp produced by the Charger's 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6, depending on configuration. Although it looks large and in charge, the Charger also achieves respectable fuel economy figures thanks to the eight-speed. Models equipped with that gearbox achieve 19/31 city/highway for rear-drive models, while all-wheel drive models achieve 18/27 mpg. Meanwhile, a five-speed automatic continues to be paired with the beefier Hemi engines, a 370-hp 5.7-liter V-8 or the 470-hp 6.7-liter V-8 that comes in the Charger SRT8. In the future, we hope the eight-speed becomes available across the range.
With a roomy cabin, a host of standard equipment, and sumptuous appointments, the Charger becomes an even more viable option for the family man with its 2013 IIHS Top Safety Pick designation. All-wheel-drive has also become an option for 2013 with the exception of the SRT model.
New for 2013
The 2013 Charger is available with an AWD Sport model, as well as in special edition Black Top and Daytona appearance packages. The SRT model is now available with launch control. The UConnect navigation system has been upgraded with enhanced 3-D images and route guidance graphics. New exterior paint colors include Billet Silver Metallic, Clear Coat, Copperhead Pearl Coat, Granite Crystal Pearl Coat, Jazz Pearl Coat, and Phantom Black Tri-Coat.
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I am not a particularly brave or noble person. But like every other parent I know, I possess an unwavering certainty that I would lay down my life for my children.
Yet we parents also know that we can't always protect our kids from danger, a fact that was brought into heartbreaking relief by the recent school shootings in Connecticut that robbed 20 children of their lives.
Just a day later, that realization was driven home yet again when shots rang out at Fashion Island. Although no one was seriously injured, the incident was another reminder that brutality knows no boundaries; the innocence of a first-grade class and the joy of holiday shopping can be swept away in one monstrous act of horror.
Even as we mourn together, each of us must find our own way to work through the myriad of feelings we experience in the face of such tragedy. The thought of Christmas and Hanukkah gifts lying unopened is almost more than we can bear, yet we know we must somehow summon the will to live with the unlivable, understand the incomprehensible, and appreciate beauty in a world that is too often ugly and unforgiving.
For me, the effort to find a spark of hope amid the madness lies in the astonishing bravery and composure shown by the teachers, administrators and first-responders in Connecticut. It is in the image of a principal rushing toward the bullets in a final act of self-sacrifice; the stories of teachers who calmed their students, sometimes using their own bodies as shields, and in recognition of a community banding together to comfort its own.
Every day we entrust others with the care of our children, for we know we can't do it all alone. We send our kids off with a prayer that their caregivers will take their charge with the upmost gravity, that they will defend our children just as we would. The adults in charge at Sandy Hook Elementary did just that, in some cases at the cost of their own lives.
Thankfully, the vast majority of us will never be put to that test. But each of us has in our lives armies of everyday heroes who help us watch over that which is most precious to us and to whom we owe an immeasurable debt.
This has led me to realize in the past few days that I too seldom take the time to thank in proper and sincere fashion all the many people who have helped me raise my kids. They include teachers who have inspired my sons to learn; doctors who've returned late-night calls; police, firefighters and lifeguards who stand ready to rush toward danger without hesitation; and friends and neighbors who gladly lend a helping hand.
It's people like an elementary school teacher who kindly gave my son extra time to clean his desk while patiently dispersing advice and encouragement, and our longtime pediatrician who made the effort to get to know my boys, committing to memory important details of their lives. It's the middle-school teacher who volunteers to photograph school events and launches charity drives for his fellow military reservists, and the school-based police officer who seeks out troubled kids before they go off the rails.
Just one day before the shootings I was reminded of the immense value of a caring teacher. I shared a brief, friendly conversation with one of my son's instructors, a woman with a reputation for exacting standards. I came away feeling that she was driven by a deep commitment to her students, and I was profoundly grateful.
That gratitude should also extend to the Newport-Mesa school board and administrators. I have often criticized the district leadership, and no doubt will do so again. But not today.
Today they deserve thanks because just four days after the school shootings, the board put together a special meeting to address school safety and asked police and school officials to weigh in. Despite the somber theme, the discussion was refreshingly substantive.
Particularly interesting were reports by Costa Mesa Police Chief Tom Gazsi and David McGill, deputy chief of the Newport Beach Police Department, who talked about ongoing training for "active shooter" events. Since the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado, tactics for these types of incidents have changed considerably, they said, and methods continue to be refined and updated.
"You'll never know about the things we've prevented," McGill said.
Some of the ideas floated during the meeting were impracticable, even potentially dangerous (armed teachers, panic buttons in every classroom). Other suggestions were rooted in common sense (identification badges for all employees, visible entry points, security cameras, returning school resource officers to Costa Mesa, functioning locks). Each question was met with a reasoned response, and the board promised to revisit the subject in the new year.
Whatever safety enhancements result from this effort, we all know that ultimately we will never be able to keep our children completely secure, even in the familiar warmth of our own homes.
But surely we can take some comfort in knowing that we live in a community that values the welfare of our children first and foremost. In this season of giving, I can think of no greater gift.
Happy holidays to all.
PATRICE APODACA is a Newport-Mesa public school parent and former Los Angeles Times staff writer. She is also a regular contributor to Orange Coast magazine. She lives in Newport Beach.


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Current clients and employers looking to find benefit solutions for their employees.
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We are looking for a 'business' type theme.
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IUCN Director General Julia Marton-Lefèvre has been awarded the Hungarian Pro Natura Award for her efforts to protect the environment and promote sustainable development.
The award was granted by the Hungarian Ministry for Rural Development, a Member of IUCN.
"I feel extremely proud to have been offered this prestigious award by my homeland Hungary," says Julia Marton-Lefèvre. "Preserving the natural environment is of paramount importance to the well-being of all humanity. With the current unprecedented rates of biodiversity loss, I hope that more and more people join our efforts to save our planet's natural realm."
Prior to taking on the role of IUCN Director General in 2007, Julia Marton-Lefèvre was involved in directing a number of international organizations. Among others, she played a prominent role in the management of the LEAD program, the objective of which was to prepare leaders from around the world to take on challenges related to sustainable development.
As Executive Director of the International Council for Science, Julia Marton-Lefèvre worked to promote scientific activities for the benefit of humanity. IUCN Director General was also the Rector of the University of Peace, an organization established by the United Nations General Assembly.
Julia Marton-Lefèvre received the Pro Natura Award at a ceremony that took place last week in the Hungarian Parliament. During the event, Hungary's State Secretary for Environmental Affairs Zoltán Illés emphasized the fact that her efforts to conserve the environment have had a strong impact on the development of environmental protection and nature conservation in Hungary.


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The narrator is a young half-Native American, half-White, woman named Mary. She comes back to her South Florida island home of Toliquilah after a three year absence. She is drawn back to try to find out who murdered her childhood love, a Native American named Joe Tompica. Her first unsettling discovery is that the investigating officer on the murder was Jimmy Cusler, a high school enemy to both her and Joe. She is afraid that he actually murdered Joe...


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Hughes has big plans for Sidwell
Fulham manager Mark Hughes wants Steve Sidwell to rejuvenate his career at Craven Cottage and bring drive to the midfield after apparently capturing him from under the noses of Premier League rivals.
Sidwell is set to sign for Fulham from Aston Villa in a long-term deal understood to be around £3.5million after passing a medical on Friday afternoon. But Hughes insisted there was no way Damien Duff would be allowed to leave the club in the January transfer window.
"We are just waiting for a little bit of documentation. He has passed his medical, no problems there. It's just ticking all the boxes really," said Hughes.
"He is a player I have admired for some time. We moved quickly when we felt there was a possibility that we might lose Steve.
"This was his first choice. He is a young man who wants to get back on track, start playing football again. He has a good reputation in the game, well admired, a box-to-box player who can get you a goal. He'll be fine for us.
"His family are based around here but it is not a lifestyle choice. He wants to be part of what we are doing here. He wants to get his career back on track."
There is no chance of Sidwell playing in the FA Cup against League One side Peterborough on Saturday but Duff is likely to be in the side and Hughes issued a hands-off warning to clubs such as Blackburn who have shown interest.
"He's not available," Hughes said. "He's very much part of what we are doing. Allowing a player of the quality of Damien Duff to leave would be bad management. I'm not about to do that."


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Ricciardo will equal Vettel in qualifying - Webber
Mark Webber is expecting his replacement at Red Bull, Daniel Ricciardo, to give Sebastian Vettel a hard time in qualifying this year.
Ricciardo joined the team from Toro Rosso over the winter after Webber decided to quit Formula One for sportscars. Webber only beat Vettel in qualifying on two occasions in their final year as team-mates, but he believes Ricciardo has the ability to equal the four-time champion over the course of the season.
"He'll go well," Webber said in an interview for the March issue of Motor Sport magazine. "I think he'll give Seb a real hard time in qualifying - it'll be 50:50 in the first year, I reckon.
"I took a few off Seb last year - and the blown floor is gone now. I think Daniel will be fine, and it certainly won't hurt him that he's come through the Red Bull system. I just hope he gets better starts than I did!"
Webber made clear that he holds Vettel's driving ability in high regard, but believes Ferrari's Fernando Alonso is still the best racer in F1.
"I always thought Fernando was the best, and I still do - on Sundays. On one lap, though, I think Seb's got him covered - and I'm talking in terms of preparation, not just pace. Fernando's had a lot of poles in his time, but probably age has come into it - you lose a little bit. In the race, though, he's got more strings to his bow than anyone else, and he's relentless.
"Seb's strengths, as we know, are escaping at the start, and running in clean air - when you get these things in clean air now, it's a whole other story, in terms of tyres and so on. He's like a computer, isn't he? His only weakness was always fast corners."


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Subject: Counterfeit Cashier's Checks
Date: May 30, 2007
Description: Shamrock Bank, N.A.
Counterfeit Cashier's Checks of Shamrock Bank, N.A., Coalgate, Oklahoma
To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks; All State Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Director, Office of Thrift Supervision; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsel; and All Examining Personnel
The above-named bank has reported that counterfeit cashier's checks issued in the bank's name and using a correct routing number of 103101547 are being presented for payment nationwide in connection with a lottery scam as well as an insurance settlement scam.
The counterfeit checks are similar to the authentic checks but may be identified by the following: the instruments are brown in color, contain a nonbank telephone number of "(306) 880-1809" under the bank's name and logo in the upper-left portion of the check, and include the words "CHECK NO." preceding the check serial number in the upper-right corner of the item. The words "Authorized Signature" appear below the signature line in the lower-right section of the instrument. The counterfeit items do not contain remitter information.
Items presented to date have been made payable in the amount of $1,998.00, contain a 6-digit serial number beginning with the series 118, and have been dated 5/19/07. Due to possible variations of appearance, it is suggested that officials of Shamrock Bank, N.A. be contacted to verify authenticity of the bank's cashier's checks if received from an unknown or questionable source.
Correspondence accompanying the counterfeit checks may contain the letterhead of "Romega International Lotto, 8756 LeBeau Strasse S.V. Amsterdam, Netherlands." The letter alerts the recipient that he or she is the winner of an unclaimed prize and instructs the recipient to contact the international claim agent at (204) 951-5689 (a Canadian telephone number) prior to a specific date. The letter further states that the enclosed check is to be used to pay for taxes and service charges, which are to be paid prior to the release of the cash prize. The letter may be signed by "Peter Kane, President."
For additional information and guidance and to verify the authenticity of Shamrock Bank, N.A.'s cashier's checks, please contact Kathryn Ivey, Vice President, Legal Department, PO Box 267, Coalgate, OK 74538, by telephone at (580) 927-2311, by fax at (580) 927-3322, or via e-mail at [firstname.lastname@example.com].
Consumers who receive a counterfeit or fictitious item and associated material should file complaints with the following agencies, as appropriate:
Additional information concerning this matter that you believe should be brought to the attention of the OCC may be forwarded to:
E-mail: email@example.com
For additional information regarding other types of financial fraud, please visit the OCC's anti-fraud resource at: https://www.occ.gov/topics/consumer-protection/fraud-resources/index-fraud-resources.html.
Richard C. Stearns
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