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Worth A Look this week: the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival comes to town; a two-day flood of blues and barbecue coming to Redwood City; Foothill Music Theatre puts on a Broadway classic.
Film: Jewish film festival
The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival returns to Palo Alto starting July 26 at the CineArts at Palo Alto Square with 27 films ranging from "The Secret Life of Uri Geller Psychic Spy?" to "The Village of Peace," a documentary portrait of African-Americans who left their home in Chicago in the late 1960s to form a thriving community and refer to themselves as African-Hebrew Israelites.
This film series explores the multifaceted experience of the Jewish diaspora in fiction and documentary. Follow the corn-fed tradition of American football through "Touchdown Israel," a film about the 11-team Israel Football League, or revisit the Golden Age of Yiddish cinema through the beautifully restored print of "Mamele," made for the film's 75th anniversary, starring Molly Picon, a Yiddish Mary Martin.
Additional films include "The Sturgeon Queens," "The Green Prince," "Regarding Susan Sontag," "Watchers of the Sky," "Run Boy Run," "Havana Curveball" and "Comedy Warriors, " a film about five severely injured Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who bring their life-altering experiences onstage, performing fiercely funny stand-up gold.
The Palo Alto screenings take place July 26-31 at CineArts at Palo Alto Square, 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Call 650-493-0128. General admission tickets are $14; students and seniors, $13. Complete schedules and information on festival passes and voucher packs are available at sfjff.org.
Music: Blues and BBQ
Get ready to boogie at the 9th annual Redwood City PAL Blues, Arts and BBQ Festival, coming to Courthouse Square in downtown Redwood City on July 25 and 26.
This two-day extravaganza features some of the Bay Area's finest blues musicians and finger-lickin'-good barbecue. Blues harmonica player Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers headline this year's event, which includes live music and a family area with an arcade for children in addition to food and beverages. Performers include Golden State Lone Star Revue with Anson Funderberg, Little Charlie Baty and Mark Hummel; Deeva and the Blazers; Chicago- and Memphis-style blues; blues belter Ms. Taylor P. Collins and her seven-piece band; Tebo, performing a tribute to legend Howlin Wolf; Danny Caron's Good Hands Organ Trio; Aki Kumar Blues Band; Rick Estrin and the Nightcats. The festival opens on Friday from 5 to 8:30 p.m. and runs through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City. Free. More information is available at redwoodcitypal.com/blues/.
Theater: Bali Ha'i
Rogers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific" takes center stage through Aug. 10 when the Foothill Music Theatre offers a three-week run of the award-winning classic musical.
Based on James A. Michener's 1927 Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Tales of the South Pacific," the musical features iconic hits including "Some Enchanted Evening," "Younger Than Springtime," "There Is Nothing Like a Dame," "Bali Ha'i" and "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair."
Just as relevant today as when it first thrilled audiences in 1949, "South Pacific" candidly explores racism and vividly captures the emotions of the war: intensity and boredom, optimism and desperation, and prejudice and acceptance.
Directed by Milissa Carey, with musical direction by Mark Hanson and choreography by Michael Ryken. Madison Genovese stars as "Nellie Forbush," and Daniel Cameron performs as "Emile de Becque." Bay Area opera singer Stephen Boisvert returns to Foothill in the role of "Luther Billis."
Look for City of Palo Alto's own Doug Brees, a city business analyst, in the role of Commander William Harbison of the U.S. Navy.
"South Pacific" runs through Aug. 10, Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. in the Smithwick Theatre, Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Tickets are $10-$28, and can be purchased online at FoothillMusicals.com or by calling 650-949-7360. Parking in student parking lots 1, 2, or 5 (use Lot 5 for no-stairs access) is $3.


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Sunday, June 20, 2010
White Oak Akashi Single Malt Aged 5 years
Akashi 5yo (right), with Akashi 8yo (centre) and Zoetrope Akashi (left)
Review by Nonjatta contributor - Dramtastic
White Oak Distillery SM Aged 5 Years. 45 per cent alcohol.
Nose: The colour is honey and the nose follows suit. Is this only 5 years old? No roughness at all! Also soft oak, tinned apricots, pear, treacle and fresh dough. Smooth and balanced.
Palate: Honey and treacle on crumpets, soft oak, pear, dough, nutmeg and ginger.
Finish: Nicely spicy, yet also creamy, with good length. Some mineral-like qualities and lingering.........lingering smoke. Where did that come from?
General Comment: Really fantastic for the age. This is a working distillery so I wish these guys all the best. From what I've tasted they have a big future if they can get their product out and don't go the way of the Dodo.
Extra note: I've had this bottle open now for a few days since writing this review and the smoke that revealed itself on the finish is now starting to on the nose as well. Shared this with my father in law, he wants a bottle next time I order from Japan!
Nonjatta note: Over the next few days I will update the page on the 2007 8-year-old bottling. The 8yo represented the start of Akashi's journey into premium single malts and I understand this 5-year-old will be the standard bottling from the distillery for the next few years, as they try to build up a older stock of whiskies (their previous focus on young whisky for cheaper blends means they do not have a large amount of older matured whisky). The other significant bottling from Akashi at the moment is the Zoetrope independent bottling, which I reviewed a few days ago. As Dramtastic indicates there is also an older bottling expected later this year, but that will be very limited.
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Wow what a colour! and for only 5 years.
I dont believe i am familliar with this brand but the design and colour have sold me, this will have to be my next purchase. And always good to support the smaller makers.
I just checked the prices on their website and for 2000Y its very reasonable.
- July 6, 2010 at 9:03 AM
Be careful of judging the colour from the photos. Not sure what light I took that photo in. Looking at it now, it is a straw colour. Also, the packaging does not say anything about being non-coloured (which does not mean it is).
- July 6, 2010 at 9:58 AM
- Niels V said...
I just bought a 12 year old Akashi at the Hanshin department store in Umeda, Osaka.
Taking it home to holland with me next week. I'll let you know what I think about it once I'm opening it :)
- January 4, 2011 at 10:37 PM
Look forward to it.
- January 5, 2011 at 11:44 AM
- Niels V said...
OK, yesterday I went to the Eigoshima distillery, which produces White Oak and Akashi whiskeys.
The total distillery/brewery is run by about 40 people.
3 of these kind people showed us around most of the complex.
The company works as follows:
In Winter and spring, they make Nihonchu (Sake) and Souchu, in Summer they make Whiskey and some liqueurs. In Autumn they bottle the wine from their Yamanashi wineries.
They have been around since 1898 and have had a distillery license for Whiskey since 1919.
Their actual Whiskey production started only in 1989. They used rather old stills at first, which have, 15 years ago been replaced by 2 nice straight stills.
The Holy Whisky you referred to on the Distillery place is no longer a brand of theirs and was one of the Whiskeys they imported instead of made themselves.
You can clearly see that the people involved with this company love their work, it comes back in all their spirits (At least the ones we go to taste).
Their Kami Take Daigino Nihonchu is great and smooth with a crisp and short finish. Their Mugi Souchu is of the same style.
But on to the important bit...
We got to taste their 5 year old and 12 year old as well as the directly distilled pre-cask whiskey.
The pre-cask stuff, 70% alcohol by volume strong (actually illegal in Japan, as the alcohol content may not be higher then 60%, but this bit of Whiskey was drained for test purposes) was rather dull, tasteless and tacky.
They just wanted us to taste it so we could taste the difference with their 5 and 12 year old malts.
I agree with dramtastic about the 5 year old. For me the finish was nice and short, which I like tremendously, as I tend to want to eat or drink other things after my Whiskey.
The 12 year old... well...
PEAT, SMOKE! But not like a Ardbeg. It's more gentle, more balanced and then there is dark but creamy chocolate, the honey is still there to make it smooth, there is woodyness, of course, but also the sherry sweetness and still a touch of saltiness as well.
This should be no surprise as Eigashima is close to the Japanese coast. You can see the sea from the distillery.
They now export Akashi in small amounts to France and the UK.
If you are lucky enough to find a bottle, their 12 year old 0.5 litre bottle is a steal at 5250 yen.
Akashi 12 years old is now my new favourite Whiskey.
My only regret is that I can not take home more bottles due to customs regulations :(
To Dramtastic: Make sure you get a bottle of this awesome stuff.
- January 7, 2011 at 2:25 PM
Thanks for the really detailed comment, Niels V. Fascinating stuff!
- January 7, 2011 at 7:19 PM
I also tried their 12 year old single malt and I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. It's a most remarkable whisky, I had to apply some serious self control so as not to over do it and drink too much. I ordered the 5 year old single malt from the White Oak website and it was delivered late last night. I'll give it a shot after work today. By-the-way, their blended whisky priced at 1,050 yen (500 ml) is also excellent (IMHO).
If the links work, here are a couple of snapshots of my bottle of 12 year old.
Best regards,
Yokosuka, Japan
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Let's talk about these jeans.
As a self-professed denim lover, I find extreme joy in discovering new denim pieces and this pair of crossover pants just takes the cake. It has everything I want in a pair of jeans -- it's high rise, cropped, wide-legged, unique and super comfortable. I'm currently on the hunt for the perfect pair of 'mom' selvedge jeans that's actually flattering on the body. Not sure if this is even feasible but I will keep on searching. Wish me luck. Haha!
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John Mayer + Katy Perry May Be the Most Boring Couple Ever [PHOTO]
It looks as though Katy Perry is still on that disastrous trip-to-nowhere known as dating John Mayer. The on-again, off-again, on-again couple were spotted out on Tuesday night dining in New York City for Mayer's 35th birthday.
But anyone expecting drunken antics or a messy public break-up was sadly disappointed.
Perry, dressed in a demure flowered dress, and Mayer, who seems to be taking fashion tips from Blaine on 'Glee,' were joined by about a dozen friends and Mayer's dad Richard. The group had quite a lengthy celebration, but alas, there was no debauchery to be found.
"It was a very tame and civil," said an onlooker to Us Weekly. "They talked and laughed but nobody got crazy. Everyone looked like they were having fun. John seemed happy."
Scandalous. (Also an insider account that could've described anyone in the restaurant.)
Before birthday festivities began, though, the duo were together over the weekend for a number of events: He showed up during her private performance at Best Buy Theater, and then they went out for dinner and drinks.
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|March 2012
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Welcome to Oklahoma's eGovernment News Report. We hope you enjoy the monthly report providing you with up-to-date information on Oklahoma's eGovernment achievements.
New Orleans, LA –While attending the NAIC Spring 2012 National Meeting, Commissioner John D. Doak announced the creation of a new mobile phone App for the Oklahoma Insurance Department. "This App is the first ever of its kind for any insurance department and it will give Oklahoma companies, agents and consumers a new avenue in which to find resources and communicate needs," Doak stated.
The new mobile phone App offered by the Oklahoma Insurance Department will allow consumers to research companies and agents, making sure that they are licensed to do business in the state. The App will also allow agents to check their continuing education credits and make sure they are up to date on industry news.
"My administration has always striven to meet the needs of the citizens of Oklahoma and its insurance professionals and this new innovation takes us one step closer." stated Doak.
A highlighted feature of the new mobile phone App is the ability for consumers to download a home inventory program. This feature will allow citizens to create inventories of their possessions through photographs and assess estimated prices on those items in case of damage or theft.
The Oklahoma Insurance Department seeks ways to empower insurance consumers and make our office more accessible to the public. "I am happy that the OID can bring this App to the public and I look forward to hearing from people on this new avenue of communication."
View OID's New Mobile App at http://ok.gov/oid/mobile.html
Lt. Governor Lamb and Google Announce Oklahoma Launch of Online Tools for Returning Soldiers
Oklahoma City, OK—Oklahoma Lt. Governor Todd Lamb is joining with Google to announce the Oklahoma launch of Google for Veterans and Families, which is an online toolbox for veterans and returning soldiers. The announcement coincides with the return of Oklahoma's 45th Infantry from Afghanistan.
Googleforveterans.com is a website that was designed by the Google Veteran Network, the company's employee community of veterans, reservists, guardsman, family members and supporters, who have first-hand experience with the challenge of serving, coming home and transitioning into civilian life. The site includes tools such as Google's Resume Builder, a 3D Tour Builder, video transition tips and Vet Connect for Google +.
Google has established a veterans channel at www.youtube.com/veterans where individuals can share their thanks by video with veterans who have served—or are serving—our country both here at home and overseas. The videos are organized by state, which lets thankful Oklahomans communicate directly with Oklahoma vets, active-duty service men and women, and the soldiers of the 45th Infantry.
"I am proud to work with Google on this meaningful and thoughtful initiative to honor our service men and women, many of whom are far away from home," Lamb said. "In Oklahoma, we hold the highest respect and appreciation for our soldiers and officers who serve in the military. Our fellow Oklahomans who have volunteered to serve our country deserve our thanks for protecting our country."
Google opened a data center in Pryor, Oklahoma this past summer where several veterans are employed.
"Google is part of the community here and we want to thank the men and women of the 45th, and their families, for their sacrifices over the past year," commented Mike Wooten, operations manager at the facility. "We're glad we can leverage our technology to help members of the Oklahoma National Guard, and we hope all of the returning soldiers take advantage of the tools available through Google for Veterans and Families."
Commissioner John D. Doak Proudly Announces New Insurance Department Website
Oklahoma City, OK - Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak today revealed his department's newly updated website at www.oid.ok.gov. The Oklahoma Insurance Department's (OID) new site features a renewed template layout consistent with the recent Oklahoma Governor's website helping to provide a trusted experience for citizens and Oklahoma's insurance regulated entities since visitors will always know they are visiting an official government site.
"With our new website, we are aiming to connect further with the citizens of Oklahoma and our regulated entities because the Insurance Department has many valuable services we provide online," said Doak. "Many of those services are provided directly off our homepage."
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"Now that our new site is live, we look forward to continuing to provide the best service to the State of Oklahoma regarding insurance. Our staff is working hard on additional solutions to reach our consumers and regulated entities effectively," said Doak.
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Here's a story for those of you that are superstitious.
But then again, if you are, this may be exactly the type of story you want to avoid reading. Scared? Well maybe you should be: "Bad luck" on the road sure isn't anything that we want to contemplate.
CNBC actually compiled a list of "bad luck" cars based on info from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. You can read their report here: http://www.iihs.org/.
Smaller vehicles tend to dominate the list as you might expect but there are some solid reasons for that other than size.
We were surprised that the Dodge Avenger was there in 8th place. Perhaps that's because of its class-leading 283 horsepower V6 engine.
Apparently a lot of drivers can't handle a little power!
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A reader has just bought a 2005 Acura EL but - surprise surprise - there's no Owners' Manual in the glove box.
I don't know where Owners' Manuals go to die, but it seems very few used cars still have them. Is there a pile of mouldering dead trees somewhere?
Her dealership has so far been unable to help - while car makers generally keep making parts for cars for ten years or so, apparently they don't extend this policy to Owners' Manuals.
She can't even find one in computer-readable pdf form.
I know few car owners ever read their Owners' Manuals; here's one who wants to - and can't!
She could probably get by with a 2005 Honda Civic Owners' Manual because the EL is essentially a Civic dipped in gold.
But if you have any suggestions as to where she might find one, could you spare a moment to e-mail me - [email protected] - and I'll pass the information on to her?


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(August)In yet another troubling economic indicator, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rob a liquor store.Internationally, the big story is the Olympic games, which begin under a cloud of controversy when journalists in Beijing, who were promised unfettered Internet access by the Chinese government, discover that no matter what address they enter into their browsers, they wind up on Chairman Mao's Facebook page (he has 1.3 billion friends). But even the critics are blown away by the spectacular opening ceremony, which features the entire population of Asia performing the Electric Slide.The games themselves are dominated by swimmer Michael Phelps, who wins eight gold medals, thus putting himself on a sounder financial footing than the U.S. Treasury. China wins the gold-medal count, although critics charge that some of China's 11-year-old female gymnasts are under the minimum age of 16. Chinese officials refute this charge by noting, correctly, that they have tanks.Elsewhere abroad, war breaks out between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia and Abkhazia, serving as a stark reminder that, in an increasingly uncertain world, we, as Americans, have no idea where these places are.
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Recently spotted roaming the streets and shops of Paris, Jennifer Garner and her scruffy Argo husband, Ben Affleck have been packing on the PDA lately. And no wonder! This woman has birthed three (adorable) children and still has a killer body that is accentuated in all the right places with this gray Givenchy Peplum Pleat Insert Dress ($2,420). The flattering silhouette of the peplum rocked fall runways and seems to have staying power in the fashion world. Jennifer carried a Vince Camuto Louise Clutch ($168) that will seamlessly find itself in your wardrobe. Shop the chic look below!
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Photos: Algerian Hostage Survivors, Victims Return to Japan
A government plane carrying seven survivors and the bodies of the nine killed during the Algerian hostage crisis landed in Japan early Friday morning, more than a week after what may be the worst incident of terror to involve Japanese citizens in years.
After the plane touched down shortly before 7 a.m. Tokyo time, television footage showed the survivors being quickly taken away in vans covered by black umbrellas to shield their faces. At the airport, government officials, including Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, placed white flowers on the coffins and observed a moment of silence.


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Jaipur/New Delhi: Social scientist Ashis Nandy was Saturday booked for linking Dalits, tribals and backward classes to corruption, even as his remarks at the Jaipur Literature Festival drew condemnation from political parties like the BSP and RPI which demanded action against him.
Nandy said he was misunderstood, but Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati asked the Rajasthan government to take strong action against him, while Republican Party of India (RPI) chief Ramdas Athawale demanded that Nandy take back his comments.
There were also protests by Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Classes (OBC) groups outside the festival venue - the Diggi Palace.
Police said a first information report (FIR) was lodged against Nandy under the section 3(1) of the SC/ST Act, which was non-bailable and invited a 10-year jail term. The case was filed by a person identified as Ram Ratan Meena.
Festival director Sanjoy K. Roy was also booked, police said.
A police official at Jaipur`s Ashok Nagar police station, where the complaint was lodged, however, told IANS that they would first investigate the incident and then decide on any action.
Amid protests, police helped Nandy, who is in his late 70s, get out of the venue from a back door in the evening, a constable told IANS.
Addressing a press conference in the evening, Nandy told reporters he was misunderstood. "As should be clear, there was neither any intention nor any attempt to hurt any community," he said.
Roy said: "They have clarified their position and have understood that it was a misunderstanding. Controversies are easily created. Please be responsible."
However, the BSP did not accept the clarification.
Talking to media persons in Delhi, Mayawati said Nandy`s comments were wrong, baseless and unfortunate.
"Our party demands that the Rajasthan government should register a case and he should be sent to jail," she said.
She said the comments reflected a casteist mindset and were made as part of a thought-out conspiracy to defame people from these communities.
Mayawati said the organisers should also immediately "throw out" Nandy from the festival for his "castiest remarks".
Asked if the party will raise the issue in budget session of parliament, she said the party will take into account the steps taken by the state government, the organisers and the "kind of apology" tendered by Nandy.
Nandy stirred a row at a morning session, titled "Republic of Ideas", when he said: "It will be an undignified and vulgar statement. But the fact is that most of the corrupt come from the OBC, the Scheduled Castes and now increasingly STs. As long as it is the case, the Indian republic will survive."
"I will give an example. The state of least corruption is West Bengal. In the last 100 years, nobody from the backward classes and the SCs and STs have come anywhere near power in West Bengal. It is an absolutely clean state," Nandy said.
At the press conference, Nandy said he meant to endorse fellow panelist Tarun Tejpal`s statement that corruption in India was "an equalising force".
In a written statement, he said: "This is not what I meant or what I wanted to say. I endorsed the statement of Tarun Tejpal, editor of Tehelka, that corruption in India is an equalising force. I do believe that a zero corruption society in India will be a despotic society."
"I also said if people like me or Richard Sorabjee (one of the speakers) want to be corrupt, I shall possibly send his son to Harvard giving him a fellowship and he can send my daughter to Oxford. No one will think it to be corruption. Indeed, it will look like supporting talent."
"But when Dalits, tribals and the OBCs are corrupt, it looks very corrupt indeed," he added.
"However, this second corruption equalizes. It gives them access to their entitlements. And so, as long as this equation persists, I have hope for the republic."
Hoping this would end the matter, Nandy said he was sorry if some had misunderstood him. "As should be clear from this statement, there was neither any intention nor any attempt to hurt any community. If anyone is genuinely hurt, even if through misunderstanding, I am sorry about that, too."


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STEEL WORKERS PIECE together the structural framework for the new Chittenden Bank building going up on Route 7 South in Middlebury.
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July 23, 2007
By JOHN FLOWERS
MIDDLEBURY —Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center (PHCC) teachers have agreed to a one-year contract that will retroactively cover the recently concluded 2006-2007 school year, and they are now setting their sights on negotiating a longer-term pact.
Peter Ryersbach, chief negotiator for the Middlebury Union High School Teachers' Association (MUHSTA), said the recently ratified contract grants PHCC teachers a 4-percent wage increase for the past school year and maintains the status quo on health care benefits. Teachers now pay 10 percent of their health insurance premiums, with PHCC picking up the balance.
Teachers recently received, in a lump sum, their retroactive pay stemming from the agreement, according to PHCC board Chairwoman April Jin.
It was the teachers who approached the PHCC board about forging the one-year pact.
By MEGAN JAMES
BRANDON — Kerry Clifford had better things to do than go to that mammogram appointment 12 years ago. The Brandon resident had done it the year before and, like every time before that, the results showed she was healthy. Besides, she gave herself the occasional breast exam, and she had never felt any lumps.
So she called to reschedule.
But the results of that rescheduled appointment made her reevaluate once and for all the importance of regular check-ups. Her doctor showed her the mammogram and pointed out the beginnings of cancer.
"It was about the size of the tip of a pencil, but it had already set up what they call a spider web, the connection of little blood vessels, already growing," she said. "That appointment was almost a year to the day from my last mammogram. That's how quick it can be."
They cut out the cancer, put her on medication and four months later, found her cancer had moved into more organs, meaning she was in Stage Four, "which is not good," Clifford said.
MIDDLEBURY — After a life of globe trotting, the Rev. Marthinus Riekert had found spiritual contentment and geographic stability as pastor of the Congregational Church of Middlebury, which he joined in 2005.
But only two years into his tenure at the church, Riekert and his family have found a new calling that has them again packing their bags. The family, which hails from South Africa, will soon leave Middlebury to lead a church half way around the world, in New Zealand.
"It was a very difficult decision to make," Riekert said on Thursday. "It was taken with sadness and after a lot of deliberation and thinking."
But in the end, Riekert said he could not ignore the appeals from a community of South African nationals who have relocated to Auckland, N.Z., in the wake of increasing violence in their native land. Riekert explained that South Africans are leaving their homeland by the thousands to escape crime that has become particularly violent in nature.
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Facebook announced its long-awaited job board this morning, ushering in a new era of online recruiting and, eventually, what's likely to be an important new source of revenue for the company. After a yearlong "Social Jobs Partnership" with the U.S. Department of Labor and other government agencies, the company released the Social Jobs Partnership application today, an interactive job board that aggregates 1.7 million openings from recruiting companies already working on the platform, including Work4 Labs, BranchOut, Jobvite, DirectEmployers and Monster.com.
Though a spokesperson for the company insists the announcement does not mean Facebook is entering the recruiting industry, that statement appears far-fetched given the capability of the application. The page allows users to search for jobs by location, industry and skill, apply to them directly through Facebook, and then share the jobs to their social network. Its developer partners also believe Facebook is making a clear statement of its intentions. "Facebook is launching a jobs page within Facebook," notes Stephane Le Viet, founder and CEO of Work4 Labs. "This is a very big disruption in a very large space."
The company's own blog post reveals some telling statistics about the potential for recruiting over the platform. According to Facebook, half of employers in the U.S. use the social network during their hiring process. Of those companies already using Facebook to engage with customers, 54 percent anticipate using it more heavily in their recruitment efforts in the future. Given those numbers, the lucrative nature of the recruitment industry and the success of companies like Work4 Labs—not to mention increasing pressure from battered shareholders—it appears likely that Facebook will seek monetize recruitment efforts at some point soon.
Le Viet surmises that the current application is just an early, lightweight version intended to test recruiting on the platform. It also serves to trigger a PR push letting the general public know that the social network is now a place to find jobs. A more robust version may eventually mean users will see more recruitment-related activity on their newsfeeds.
The Social Jobs Partnership was meant to serve as a consortium to guide the company's recruitment offering.
Given today's announcement, does November 14, 2012 mark the beginning of the end for LinkedIn? The varied demographics of Facebook certainly differ from LinkedIn's 175 million older, college-educated users. Le Viet's Work4 Labs acknowledges this reality, focusing on entry-level and hourly positions rather than the salaried openings for which LinkedIn provides candidates. And as Forbes contributor George Anders noted in a July cover story, LinkedIn Recruiter, the company's enterprise recruitment tool, is the company's core business. They have a three-year head start and a product with cachet among recruiters said to rival the Bloomberg terminal for traders. LinkedIn is also a trusted, professional brand created for the explicit purpose of business networking. Older employees may not feel comfortable mixing work with a social platform better known for party photos.
The sheer size of Facebook's user base however, means that the company can slice the population a number of different ways. Though only 22 percent of users are above the age of 45, that's still 220 million people–more than
LinkedIn's entire platform. And Facebook has already been shown to be highly effective in recruiting lower-skilled workers. A foothold in the lower end of the market could serve as a nice starting point for moving upstream and eating LinkedIn's business. The twenty-somethings who tend profiles on both LinkedIn and Facebook may not care where their next job comes from.
It is certain that traditional online job boards like Monster.com are on the way out. While Monster has seen its market share and stock price plummet in recent years, LinkedIn has soared and Facebook's developer partners–Work4 Labs, BranchOut and Jobvite–have raised tens of millions of dollars to pursue social graph-based recruiting models. The future of recruiting is decidedly social.
Though Forbes staffer Eric Savitz noted that the lockup agreement covering 777 million Facebook shares ended today, the company's stock is up nearly 8%.
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I saw Scott Andrews has been called up to the wales squad as well. First off congrats to him, but the fact no-one really seems to rate him on here might need reconsidering...
Based on his track record he is good when he plays...but he hardly ever plays. How many games has he had for Worcester - not many with England and injury combined. As others have said, I would rather we spent the £400k elsewhere. Or maybe £200k on a good centre and the same on a good winger?
Will Hurrell the Bristol centre has allegedly been signed by Edinburgh for next season. Would have been a good option for us.
No? We're way lighter at centre than we are anywhere else. RJvR would be an ideal signing for now.
9 is an issue assuming Khan is off (which isn't confirmed at all). A top level 3 would be ideal but I'd put it below centre.
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Every signing made by every other club will just demonstrate how bad we are at recruitment.
Any signing we do make (who isn't a superstar) will be met with "welcome but..." Showing how unimaginative we are when it come to signings
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That is what Wikipedia says about cycling. You probably know about the likes of Chris Froome and Peter Sagan.Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. Persons engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bikers", or less commonly, as "bicyclists". Apart from two-wheeled bicycles, "cycling" also includes the riding of unicycles, tricycles, quadracycles, recumbent and similar human-powered vehicles (HPVs).
I live in Flanders and most foreigners say our love for cycling is crazy here.
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Mark Barron, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Barron led the team with eight tackles, two for a loss as well as recording his first career interception in the Buccaneers' 38-10 win over the Kansas City Chiefs.
Josh Gordon, Cleveland Browns
Gordon had three receptions for 99 yards, which included a 71-yard touchdown in the Browns' 34-24 victory against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Robert Griffin III, Washington Redskins
Griffin completed 17 of 22 passes for 182 yards and one touchdown along with rushing for 138 yards and two scores on the ground to help push the Redskins past the Minnesota Vikings 38-26.
Ryan Tannehill, Miami Dolphins
Tannehill completed 21 of 29 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns as he helped lead the Dolphins to a victory over the St. Louis Rams 17-14.
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A decade ago, Eastman Kodak Co. and Xerox Corp. employed 38,750 area workers. Today that number has dropped by more than half, with the two biggest members of the traditional Big Three employing a total of 15,430 local workers.
The downsizing of Kodak and Xerox ranked No. 1 in a poll of Rochester Business Journal readers asked to choose the top business story of the decade.
Of the 548 respondents, 18 percent picked the employment drop at two of Rochester's largest employers over other choices that included the local impact of the global recession, the failure of the fast ferry, increasing health care costs, the closing of Midtown Plaza and the out-migration of young people.
Ranked second was the impact of state and local taxes, with 12 percent choosing that as the top local business story for the first decade of this century.
Kent Gardner, president and chief economist of the Center for Governmental Research Inc., said the decline of Kodak over the past 20 years is the area's top business story because it signaled the transition of the economy on so many levels, including the shift away from manufacturing, from analog to digital and from physical products to intellectual property.
"It so captures the way the American economy has transformed, and Rochester as well," Gardner said. "Companies that are successful now are those that do bring a unique idea and unique technical understanding to products and services."
While Gardner believes there will be continued job cuts at Kodak as the motion picture industry continues to change how it works and decreases its need for film, he said the greater emphasis on intellectual property can help the region, since firms including Bausch & Lomb Inc., Kodak and Xerox excel at research and development.
Xerox spokesman Bill McKee said the company's employment has been steady for the past year, with 6,896 local workers through the end of the third quarter.
Company leaders, including CEO Ursula Burns, have said they expect Rochester to continue to be a major base of employment and activity for the company. Xerox manufactures its iGen4 digital presses and Nuvera family of commercial printing presses in Webster, as well as a worldwide supply of emulsion aggregation toner, McKee said.
Kodak spokesman Christopher Veronda said Rochester remains Kodak's headquarters, noting that the firm has undertaken a three-year, multimillion-dollar project to renovate its Kodak Tower headquarters building. Rochester is home to Kodak's largest concentrations of manufacturing and research employees, he added.
"So Rochester will remain very important to Kodak's future, about which we are increasingly optimistic following a decade that saw a very difficult transformation to a digitally oriented company as the traditional photography market declined," Veronda said.
In an identical poll of 12 Rochester Business Journal editorial department staffers, the growing importance of the University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology topped the list with 33 percent. That was followed by 25 percent voting for the closure of Midtown Plaza and plans for redeveloping the site.
The growing importance of UR and RIT ranked sixth in the readers' tally, getting 8 percent of the vote. Midtown ranked eighth with 5 percent of the vote.
While readers chose the drop in local employment at Kodak and Xerox as the top story, some noted on the bright side the rise of academic institutions such as UR and RIT.
"The stunning reductions in our core businesses would not have been believed if anyone had predicted it in 1999," wrote Rochester City Councilman Dana Miller. "The only bright spot in the decade has been the explosive growth and importance of the U of R and RIT as drivers for economic development."
Clifford Jacobson of Rochester-based WebHomeUSA.com said the emergence of UR and RIT as dominant employers and drivers of the economy was the top business story of the decade.
"The (UR) and RIT are also the driving forces behind innovation and entrepreneurship, which are the future of the Rochester area," Jacobson wrote.
Mark Zupan, dean of the UR Simon Graduate School of Business, said readers' choice of the top local business story did not surprise him but showed that negative news tends to get the headlines and people's attention.
Missing from the majority of the picks were choices that supported what Zupan called "the overall resilience of the past decade," seen in growth among small to midsize businesses. He pointed to companies such as Paetec Holding Corp., Paychex Inc. and Constellation Brands Inc., which have grown in the past decade.
"There has been an upside as well," he said.
Readers echoed Zupan's comments on the lack of positive news choices.
"I say this somewhat wishfully thinking that we need to promote the positive aspects of the Rochester business community, not continue harping on the negative, which is somewhat the trend of all of the other options," wrote Hutch Hutchison of In T'Hutch Ltd.
Wegmans Food Markets Inc., for example, has been featured in a number of business publications for its growth and has earned kudos as one of the best companies to work for and one of the most innovative grocery companies in the world, Hutchison added.
"Wegmans-how do you live without it?" he wrote.
The growth of Wegmans garnered 3 percent of readers' votes as the top story.
Zupan said growth will be possible in small to midsize businesses and even in the bigger firms such as Kodak and Xerox if steps are taken to rein in state and local taxes.
Gov. David Paterson and the state Legislature approved a 2009-10 budget that included an $8 billion increase in taxes and fees and an $11 billion increase in spending. Such taxes are hurting businesses of all sizes and inhibit their ability to compete in a global economy, Zupan said.
Readers agreed.
"The onerous tax base, which has gone far beyond what anyone would have thought to be reasonable at the beginning of this decade, will surely serve to ruin the prospects of this area for many decades to come," wrote Joe Fabetes. "The sad fact is that at the rate we are going, 10 years from now we will be wishing for this level of taxation."
Michael Hanna of H.P. Neun Co. Inc. agreed that taxes and fees at the state and national levels have a negative impact on local firms' ability to compete. Government must reduce spending to avoid creating an even worse environment, he said.
People must keep the pressure on for tax reform and approach the issue with common sense, Zupan said.
"We have faced challenges before and have prevailed," he said. "We need to keep pushing."
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A judge is expected to issue a ruling Monday on whether yoga is a religious practice that shouldn't be allowed to be taught in public schools.
An attorney representing a family bent out of shape over the public school program in the beach city of Encinitas filed a lawsuit in February to stop the district-wide classes. In the lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court, attorney Dean Broyles argued that the twice weekly, 30-minute classes are inherently religious, in violation of the separation between church and state.
Judge John S. Meyer is expected to issue his ruling in the case that went to trial.
The Encinitas Union School District is believed to be the first in the country to have full-time yoga teachers at every one of its schools. The lessons are funded by a $533,000, three-year grant from the Jois Foundation, a nonprofit group that promotes Asthanga yoga.
The plaintiffs are Stephen and Jennifer Sedlock and their children, who are students in the district.
Superintendent Timothy B. Baird said since the district started the classes at its nine schools in January, teachers and parents have noticed students are calmer, using the breathing practices to release stress before tests.
"We're not teaching religion," he told The Associated Press. "We teach a very mainstream physical fitness program that happens to incorporate yoga into it."
Broyles said his clients are not seeking monetary damages but are asking the court to intervene and suspend the program.
The lawsuit notes Harvard-educated religious studies professor Candy Gunther Brown found the district's program is pervasively religious, having its roots in Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist and metaphysical beliefs and practices.
Children who have opted out of the program have been harassed and bullied, the plaintiffs say.
Yoga is now taught at public schools from the rural mountains of West Virginia to the bustling streets of Brooklyn as a way to ease stress in today's pressure-packed world where even kindergartners say they feel tense about keeping up with their busy schedules. But most classes are part of an after-school program, or are offered only at a few schools or by some teachers in a district.
The Jois Foundation says it believes the program will become a national model to help schools teach students life skills.
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Remember my mention of conflict over secular yoga in the classroom? Sounds like I'm not alone.
While I can't speak to whether or not the yoga used with these students has religious roots, I can identify with the observation by teachers that students were calmer and using breathing exercises on their own during tests. I've seen the same in my classroom.
Regardless of whether people support the use of yoga when identified as yoga, there is a clear need for quiet reflection, stillness, stretching, and breathing in the classroom. Kindergarteners should not report feeling stressed. Neither should the fourth and fifth graders in my room. Obviously this points to even larger systematic concerns in how we're teaching our kids in high-pressure environments, but at least the non-religious elements of yoga help to alleviate some of the stress.
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Card game casts spell on comics store owner
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It was never Kelly Akagi's intention to make Magic: The Gathering cards a main attraction in his Pinole comics shop. When the game was initially released in 1993, he adamantly ignored the advice of his distributors, who encouraged him to invest in the game.
"It was only when my son Aaron asked that I brought it in and started selling. Card games don't last that long!" Akagi says, still impressed by the longevity and creativity of Magic, a wizard-versus-wizard card game that employs spells, characters, enchantments and sorceries to kill off the other opponents.
It has been almost 20 years, and Akagi's business - Comic Cards Etc. - is now hosting Magic tournaments every Friday and Saturday. The quirky shop - colorful and appealing while filled with oddball collection items - caters to a diverse group of players who range from children 7 and older to teachers, programmers, information technology people, and even someone who helped make fixes for the Hubble telescope.
Magic tournaments can be found everywhere - from pizza parlors and sports shops to schools and libraries - but to find one that has the eclectic decor and energy of Akagi's shop is rare. And although Target and Costco carry the cards, in Pinole, the local players are loyal to Akagi, whose store serves as an enclave for young teens and adults to indulge in a hobby that many people resist and make fun of, particularly at school.
In a way, the shop weeds out the kids who are trouble.
"If a kid is bad, they don't stick around," Akagi says, "so the kids that are 'geeks' get to hang around and play. I have seen games that have lasted for hours where there has been no verbal communication."
Building friendships
Sometimes the same student will come every day for weeks. Others come here during the summer, spending almost every day building close friendships with Akagi and their peers while escaping the persecution and judgments of others.
One regular, Ryan Barrett, has been coming to this shop since the early years, when he was a student at Pinole Middle School. He rummages through boxes of cards and reminisces about his family and that first meeting.
"How long has it been, Kelly? I can't even remember."
Barrett, now a teacher at Pinole High School, has developed a strong friendship with Akagi, following him to his new location in Historic Old Town Pinole when he moved from the original location near the high school.
After flipping through a catalog of Magic card release dates, Barrett finally agrees on 1995 as the year they met.
The shop itself is small and homey. The walls are lined with comic books of every kind. A long table sits near the back with people clustered around, looking at cards and discussing their validity. Cases hold odd trinkets, including paintball guns and pieces, Star Wars figures, action figures, and boxes of cards, from collection cards to game cards.
Magic posters adorn the walls, and character cards are lined up to be inspected and bought, either by the case or individually. There is even an old arcade game that never runs, but still adds to the antique feel. On the back wall, an older television is constantly playing movies old and new from Akagi's collection of nearly 200 DVDs and videocassettes.
Growing up on comics
Growing up in Berkeley, Akagi was not much of an athlete. He tried gymnastics for a few years and karate, playing sports like paintball and pickle, but for the most part growing up on comics. He was looking through their pages and following the intricate story lines before he could even read.
"My brother didn't believe me when I asked him for a new one," Akagi says. "He asked me to explain each panel exactly, so I did."
After that, his older brothers encouraged Akagi by constantly providing comics for him.
As an adult, he started working at Federal Express, but when injuries prevented him from continuing, his wife, Catherine, turned to him jokingly and said, "If you are going to open a store, do it now or I never want to hear about it again!" Shortly after, Comic Cards Etc. was born, and Akagi was the happy owner.
Even as the shop has grown, Akagi maintains personal relationships with most everyone who walks through his doors. He always greets people by name.
'It's like my shop now'
One familiar customer, Richard Lopez, is burly, tall, and covered in tattoos. Spider-Man, Superman, and characters from some of the most beloved comics and movies cover his arms. He points to his arm with Spider-Man clutching tendrils of webbing, saying: "This is my Marvel side. It still needs work."
Lopez found the shop in February, and when he came in, he instantly hit it off with Akagi. "It seems like it's been forever. It's like my shop now." Lopez says. "You come in and just feel welcome."
Lopez lingers in the store even after purchasing a pile of about 20 comic books. "I don't want to miss anything good," he says, promising to be back soon after he finally exits.
As far as Magic goes, Akagi started playing the game two years after it came out, but admits it is more off and on now.
"It's like playing video games," he says. "Eventually I have to quit playing for a while so I can get work done."
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Lt. Gen. John Kelly, who lost son to war, says U.S. largely unaware of sacrifice
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Before he addressed the crowd that had assembled in the St. Louis Hyatt Regency ballroom last November, Lt. Gen. John F. Kelly had one request. "Please don't mention my son," he asked the Marine Corps officer introducing him.
Four days earlier, 2nd Lt. Robert M. Kelly , 29, had stepped on a land mine while leading a platoon of Marines in southern Afghanistan. He was killed instantly.
Without once referring to his son's death, the general delivered a passionate and at times angry speech about the military's sacrifices and its troops' growing sense of isolation from society.
"Their struggle is your struggle," he told the ballroom crowd of former Marines and local business people. "If anyone thinks you can somehow thank them for their service and not support the cause for which they fight - our country - these people are lying to themselves. . . . More important, they are slighting our warriors and mocking their commitment to this nation."
Kelly is the most senior U.S. military officer to lose a son or daughter in Iraq or Afghanistan. He was giving voice to a growing concern among soldiers and Marines: The American public is largely unaware of the price its military pays to fight the United States' distant conflicts. Less than 1 percent of the population serves in uniform at a time when the country is engaged in one of the longest periods of sustained combat in its history.
President Obama devoted only six sentences to the war in Afghanistan in his State of the Union address in January. The 25-second standing ovation that lawmakers lavished on the troops lasted almost as long as the president's war remarks.
Kelly has largely shunned public attention since his speech and his son's death. He discussed his speech and his son to provide insight into the lives and the burdens of military families.
"We are only one of 5,500 American families who have suffered the loss of a child in this war," he said in an e-mail. "The death of my boy simply cannot be made to seem any more tragic than the others."
On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said he had nominated Kelly to be his senior military assistant, a powerful position by virtue of its minute-by-minute proximity to the Pentagon chief. He would serve as a key liaison between the defense secretary and the top brass.
As in many military families, Kelly's two sons followed their father into the Marine Corps. The three Kelly men have participated in 11 combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade.
As one retired Marine Corps general noted in a condolence letter to Kelly a few days after his son's death: "Service to and sacrifice for the nation have become a legacy affair for a relatively small number of families."
'Living on luck'
A few days after graduating from Florida State University in 2003, Robert Kelly surprised his family by enlisting in the Marine Corps. His elder brother, John, had joined as an officer two years earlier. Their father was leading Marines in Iraq.


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The Mount Vernon Independent School District will hold a public meeting to discuss the results of the Districts 2007-08 Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) on October 15, 2009 at 6:00 PM in the Board Room of the Mount Vernon Administration Building at 501 Highway 37 S, Mount Vernon, Texas.
This public meeting will occur during the school board's regular October meeting which was moved from October 12 to October 15.
MVISD continues to maintain a rating of SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT by receiving a perfect score of 75 out of a possible 85 for this years rating which is based on records for the 2007-2008 school year. The state financial accountability system, FIRST, measures a school district's fiscal achievements using 24 criteria or indicators.
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There are so many tools now available to help you make your own infographic, and this post shares information on ten tools that will help you visually represent data. For each tool a short description is provided as well as a visual. The tools discussed are: Visual.ly, Dipity, Easel.ly, Venngage, Infogr.am, Tableau Public, Photo Stats (for iPhone), What About Me? (create an infographic about your digital life), Gliffy, and Piktochart.
Ten great tools that will allow you to create (or have your students create) infographics for this school year!
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Our travels through the city's food world for Urban Diner continued over the past 2 weeks capturing Vancouver's bartenders and their cocktails. Some of the tasty drinks (yes, I had to sample a few) were brand new, only to be found on cocktail programs as of this week, while others are tried and true. My editor, Paul, titled the column "The Rebirth of Cocktail Cool" and these bartenders didn't disappoint.
Some of the shots are above; you can see more photos and Part 1 of the column on Urban Diner here, and Part 2 here. And if you feel so inclined after trying one of the yummy beverages featured, head down to the according bar (being sure to say hello to the cocktail's creator) and leave a comment below the column to tell everyone about it!
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No. 80,813
K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 8-1001(c) is analyzed and applied.
Appeal from Pawnee District Court; J. BYRON MEEKS, judge. Opinion filed December 11, 1998. Affirmed.
B.A. Lightfoot, of Jetmore, for the appellant.
Heidi L. Beeson, assistant county attorney, and John M. Settle, county attorney, for the appellee.
Before RULON, P.J., PIERRON and MARQUARDT, JJ.
PIERRON, J.: Nola L. Beam appeals her conviction for driving while under the influence of alcohol pursuant to K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 8-1567(a)(2). She filed a motion to suppress evidence of a blood test because the hospital required her to sign an additional consent or waiver in order for the blood to be drawn. The motion was denied. The blood test results showed Beam's blood alcohol concentration was .15. Beam argues the hospital's consent was contrary to K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 8-1001(c) and the evidence should be suppressed. We disagree.
After listing the individuals who can withdraw blood for a blood alcohol test, 8-1001(c) provides:
"When presented with a written statement by a law enforcement officer directing blood to be withdrawn from a person who has tentatively agreed to allow the withdrawal of blood under this section, the person authorized herein to withdraw blood and the medical care facility where blood is withdrawn may rely on such a statement as evidence that the person has consented to the medical procedure used and shall not require the person to sign any additional consent or waiver form. In such a case, the person authorized to withdraw the blood and the medical care facility shall not be liable in any action alleging lack of consent or lack of informed consent. No person authorized by this subsection to withdraw blood, nor any person assisting in the performance of a blood test nor any medical care facility where blood is withdrawn or tested that had been directed by any law enforcement officer to withdraw or test blood, shall be liable in any civil or criminal action when the act is performed in a reasonable manner according to generally accepted medical practices in the community where performed."
Interpretation of a statute is a question of law upon which this court has unlimited review. See State v. Lewis, 263 Kan. 843, 847, 953 P.2d 1016 (1998).
The district court's interpretation of 8-1001(c) is correct. The court found the consent form used at the hospital and the consent provided for in 8-1001(c) "are to protect the hospital, not the defendant." K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 8-1001(c) does not create a right or remedy for the defendant. Rather, it provides for the protection from civil or criminal liability of persons or medical care facilities that withdraw blood from a defendant accused of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In any event, Beam executed the hospital's consent form and therefore consented to the blood test.
Furthermore, 8-1001(c) is not mandatory in the manner argued by Beam. She extracts certain portions of the statute, without considering the statute as a whole, in order to contend that hospitals shall never request additional consent when they can rely on the officer's statements. K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 8-1001(c) permits the persons or medical care facilities withdrawing the blood to rely on the officer's statement that the defendant has consented to the blood test and therefore they need not obtain additional consent. K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 8-1001(c) does not require that the persons or medical care facilities dispense with additional consent, only that it is not necessary. The statute directs that civil or criminal liability will not attach if the consent is dispensed with due to the officer's statements.


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Amanda Seyfried has opened up about the difficulties of dating Dominic Cooper, insisting she hated knowing the British actor was shooting romantic scenes with female co-stars while they were apart.
The "Les Miserables" actress began a relationship with Cooper after they played a couple in 2008 movie musical "Mamma Mia!," but they were often in different countries due to their busy work schedules.
Seyfried admits it was torture knowing Cooper was getting close to his female cast mates, and she still has her suspicions about rumors he cheated on her with Irish actress Ruth Negga, who is now his girlfriend.
In a candid chat with magazine Allure, Seyfried explains, "That was hard, knowing he's going to make out with Keira Knightley or the girl he's now dating (Negga). I was in Ireland and the Daily Mail article came out and he was caught with his co-star.
"To this day, he says it never happened, but now they're dating. You know what I mean? He is one of my closest friends still, but that is what's hard about dating an actor."
Cooper was first linked to Negga after they appeared together in West End play "Phaedra" in 2009.


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Ex-Auburn hoops player pleads not guilty on charges accusing him of conspiring to fix a game
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Former Auburn basketball player Varez Ward pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he conspired to fix a 2012 game that his team lost to Arkansas.
During a brief arraignment hearing in federal court, Ward stood quietly as his attorney announced the plea. U.S. Magistrate Judge Wallace Capel Jr. set a July 22 trial date for Ward.
An FBI investigation resulted in a grand jury indicting Ward. He was arrested Monday on charges of bribery related to a sports contest and conspiracy counts that accuse him of trying to fix the point spread in Auburn's Southeastern Conference game against Arkansas on Jan. 25, 2012. Ward came off the bench in that game but crumpled to the floor after playing only 19 seconds with an apparent leg injury. Arkansas won 56-53.
Ward was suspended before a Feb. 25, 2012, game, also against Arkansas, and didn't play for the Tigers again.
Ward, a 6'2" guard, averaged nine points per and started 17 games in his only season at Auburn. He'd played two seasons for Texas before transferring to Auburn.
Federal prosecutors are accusing Ward of attempting to recruit other Auburn players to help fix the game and offering to pay other players for their help.
One of Ward's attorneys, Everett Wess of Birmingham, said the indictment is unusual because a conspiracy involves two or more people, but the indictment names no one else. Wess said he has not yet seen the prosecution's evidence and doesn't know if there is a cooperating witness.
"We plan to talk to coaches, teammates and friends and learn as much as we can about this case," he said.
Ward, who is free on bond, made no statements in court or to the news media as he left the courthouse. He wore a dark blue shirt and blue striped tie to the hearing, but neither was the shade of Auburn blue.
Ward is no longer attending Auburn. He is living in his hometown of Montgomery and looking at other schools, with the hope of returning to basketball, but he is not working, defense attorney Reginald McDaniel said.
If convicted, Ward faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
U.S. Attorney George Beck said Tuesday that Auburn University officials cooperated fully with the investigation, and Auburn issued a statement saying it notified the FBI, NCAA, and SEC immediately after learning of the matter last year.


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Friday, December 16
Good morning, TexMessagers. Miss the 2 billionth GOP debate? Our Washington bureau chief Rick Dunham has the story on Perry Presidential.
The Bowl Championship Series bashers are back.
Texas Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, is joining Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., in forming the Congressional Collegiate Sports Caucus, which they said would seek to address pressing issues facing the college-sports industry — among them the current system used to determine college football's national champion.
Additionally, Barton is introducing legislation to strip BCS of its right to market a national championship game unless the participants are determined through a playoff system instead of the current computerized ranking system. It's similar to what he introduced a few years ago.
Said Barton, a Texas A&M University graduate, in a statement: "College athletics has transformed over the past several years into a billion-dollar business, and its reach far exceeds the campuses where it is played. Many of these colleges are publicly funded, and we need to make sure taxpayer dollars are being used properly. Letting computers decide which schools will play for a national championship and reap the financial rewards goes against everything fair competition stands for."
As the Associated Press reported, BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock said that coaches and athletes prefer the current system over a tournament. The AP also said Hancock added that higher education officials, and not politicians, are best fit to determine how the system works.
Barton added: "But the issues facing college sports go far beyond the football field; recent stories about sex scandals and poor graduation rates show we are failing student athletes' at the most basic level. I am pleased to join Congressman Cohen in an effort to make sure the honor of our favorite college sports and the students who play them is preserved."
Most recently, a sexual abuse scandal involving former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, who now faces more than three dozen counts of child molestation, led to the resignation of longtime head coach Joe Paterno.
Other scandals have plagued college football recently. Ohio State University Buckeyes head coach Jim Tressel resigned this year amid allegations he lied about and then covered up his players' transgressions. And the University of Southern California Trojans were stripped of their 2004 national title this year over improper-benefits violations involving its star running back Reggie Bush (who also previously had lost his Heisman Trophy).
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★ Perry admits his aching back was worse than public knew
★ Report: Story of decorated Marine who backed Perry may have been embellished
★ Rick Perry vows to remain in the race through Florida
★ Rick Perry wins Texas Monthly's Bum Steer Award
★ New poll shows new GOP leader in Iowa
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Our popular "Tweets of the Day" feature has moved. You will now be able to read "Tweets of the Day" as a stand-alone feature every afternoon on Texas on the Potomac. Check out yesterday's "Tweets of the Day" here.
Reader Comment of the Day
In response to our story on Rick Perry winning Texas Monthly's Bum Steer Award, reader Tom Oliva wrote:
"Finally Rick you have won something as a presidential hopeful. I feel your umbilical cord slowly slipping and creaking away from Texas also. Well at least 'W' is happy. Perry makes him look like Leonardo Davinci."
Texas Watch
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★ Friday, Dec. 16: If all goes as planned (though it never really does), Congress will adjourn for the holidays. But controversy rages over a bill that will fund the government when the current funding measure runs out. We'll see if lawmakers burn the midnight oil on the 16th, as they have numerous times before when recess was supposed to begin.
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The word "church" would conjure images of people, not buildings.
Your plans for the year would be limited only by your creativity, not your available funds. You'd have a plan for what happens after you're gone (a plan that could be implemented tomorrow).
You'd worry more about getting things right than being right. You'd know that every decision you make along the way has far-reaching implications for the work. Missionaries think about the long-term strategic consequences of decisions like establishing elders too soon, dividing up families for Bible study, and growing one large church vs. starting several smaller ones.
Church planting would be more than just starting a church and being its pastor; it would entail discipling indigenous leaders and pastoring through them.
You'd exegete your cultural context, not consume it. What you learn would inform what you do, because indigeneity would be a goal of your work.
You would love your city, but never quite feel comfortable in it. Something would always remind you that you are a stranger, pilgrim, and at best, an acceptable outsider.
Your church would understand that it's only a part of what God is doing around the world. There's a lot to learn from believers of other times and in other contexts. Global involvement cannot wait until local work is mature.
Your team would spend more time listening to the Holy Spirit than listening to you.
Your family's active involvement would be vital to your ministry. Missionaries, at least the ones that last, include their spouse and children in building redemptive relationships.
The people you're ministering to would have your mobile phone number. The real one.
Your stories would be current, first-person, and self-depreciating.
You would be keenly aware of the depth of your inadequacy, the dangers of the spiritual reality, and the blessing of God's gracious provision.
You should become a missionary.
Tuesday, July 5
If you thought like a missionary...
5 comments:
- sattler said...
I like the list - especially the pilgrim assumptions. Why is it though, that we assume the missionary has a spouse? The greatest missionary was single.
- 5:06 AM, July 06, 2011
- Aussie John said...
That's information we all should have been helped to understand at the beginning of our Christian journey 50 years ago!
Hope some of the denominational "experts" take note!
- 3:49 PM, July 06, 2011
- GuyMuse said...
Sattler and John,
Much of what Ernest writes are easier said than done, but nonetheless worthy challenges we aspire to in our lives.
- 5:34 PM, July 06, 2011
- Strider said...
I agree wholeheartedly with all but one of these. My favorite is
Your team would spend more time listening to the Holy Spirit than listening to you.
I laughed out loud when I read it and hope and trust it is true on our team. The one I can't do however, is the mobile phone number. I don't have a mobile phone.
- 11:13 PM, July 11, 2011
- GuyMuse said...
There is a tension between "listening together to the Holy Spirit" and what each of us hears. But I agree with Ernest that we need to spend more time together seeking the Lord on issues instead of just talking and going round and round.
- 10:51 AM, July 13, 2011


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| Aug. 18, 2002 (TV premiere)
Sep. 3, 2002 (Home video release)
|82 minutes
|David Gumpel
|Written by
|Jim Lewis & Joseph Mazzarino (screenplay), Jim Lewis (story)
|Joe Carroll & Peter Thom (score)
|Jim Henson Productions, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Kermit's Swamp Years premiered on the Starz Channel on August 18, 2002 and was quickly followed by a broad video and DVD release on September 3, 2002. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Jim Henson Home Entertainment and taped on location in Naples, Florida, and at the Disney MGM Studios.
Bookended by an adult Kermit the Frog, the film tells the story of how he, as a youngster, ventured out of the swamp for the first time, along with his friends Goggles and Croaker. The movie includes several original songs.
The story follows Kermit as he is followed by an evil schoolteacher and his assistant that want to catch the frogs to use in a high school science class.
There is a blooper reel at the end of the movie during the credits, backed by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes' rock version of "Rainbow Connection."
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- Human Cast
- John Hostetter as Dr. Hugo Krassman
- Kelly Collins Lintz as Mary
- William Bookston as Wilson
- Cree Summer as the voice of Pilgrim, Kermit's Mom, star
- Christian Kebbel as young Jim Henson
- Joe (pig) as himself
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- Kermit / Young Kermit, Croaker, Goggles, Blotch, Pilgrim, Horace D'Fly, Jack Rabbit, Vicki (snake), Arnie the Alligator, Kermit's Mom, Roy, Chico, Young Statler and Waldorf
- Background Characters
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- Joe the Armadillo in A Behind the Scenes Look at Kermit's Swamp Years
- Blooper Reel
- On the Set with Kermit
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YORK, PA - York College is proud to announce that women's basketball standout Brittany Hicks (Dover, Pa./York Catholic) has been named the Spartan Athlete of the Week for the week ending January 26, 2014.
Hicks led the nationally ranked Spartans to a pair of wins for the week. In the Wednesday win over Frostburg State, Hicks played in just 20 minutes as she poured in 14 points, grabbed nine rebounds, dished out three assists and had a steal against the Bobcats. Hicks was 6-for-9 from the floor and 2-for-3 from the free throw line.
In the come-from-behind victory over Mary Washington, Hicks was fantastic as the senior All-American poured in a game-high 22 points with 15 rebounds in her ninth double-double of the year. Hicks was 7-for-14 from the floor including a career-high 3-for-3 from three. She also went 5-for-6 from the free throw line in the Spartans' 17th victory of the year.
For the week, Hicks averaged 18 points and 12 rebounds per game as she shot 56.5% from the floor and 77.8% (7-for-9) from the free throw line.
It is the second time this year that Hicks has earned the institutional honor as she was named the December 9 Athlete of the Week.
Hicks is the daughter of Tim and Nancy Mihalko and is a biology major.


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Dragonair has welcomed the reappointment of Dr Marvin Cheung Kin-tung as Chairman of Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK), and at the same time expressed its thanks to Mr Stanley Hui who will step down as AAHK Chief Executive Officer next year.
Commenting on Dr Cheung's reappointment for one more year with effect from 1 June 2014, Dragonair CEO Patrick Yeung said: "We are pleased that the AAHK has opted for continuity by reappointing Dr Cheung into the Chairman role. This is particularly important at a time when planning for the third runway at Hong Kong International Airport is set to reach a critical stage.
"A third runway is crucial to the long-term development of Hong Kong as an international aviation hub and I believe that Dr Cheung is the right man to lead the AAHK through the immediate challenges ahead," Mr Yeung said.
At the same time as confirming Dr Cheung's reappointment, the AAHK announced that Stanley Hui will step down as CEO from July 2014.
"Mr Hui has been a key player in the local aviation industry for many years and he has made an invaluable contribution to the development of our home hub. We wish him all the best for the future," Mr Yeung said.


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Nikon's brave new camera range has been bolstered by the daddy of the bunch, the Nikon 1 V1, a mirrorless tough "digital camera system" that combines high-end technologies with a tidy waistline and compact aspirations.
Like its also newly launched stablemate, the Nikon 1 J1, the Advanced Camera with Interchangeable Lens (A-CIL) V1 is a departure for Nikon, one of the most respected DSLR and film camera manufacturers in the world. However, there's so much tech crammed into its small, light body that it can still command a place in a prosumer's kit bag.
The presence of a HD viewfinder is a sure indication that Nikon has finally embraced mirrorless technology, although it matches that with its 10.1-megapixel CX-format (13.2 x 8.8mm) CMOS sensor, promising to deliver in low light situations.
There's also Full HD video recording on board, which can shoot at both 30 and 60fps depending on your tastes, and there's a mode to shoot continuous stills at 60 frames per second, if you keep your finger on the shutter button.
Two interesting features also run across the range; Motion Snapshot and Smart Photo Selector.
The first simultaneously records a slow motion movie and a still image and then combines them, offering up a moving photo. While the second takes 20 high resolution images when trying to shoot motion, automatically chooses and stores the best five, then displays the best on the LCD screen. The camera itself makes instant judgements based on facial expressions, composition and focus. It's an interesting idea, and one that Pocket-lint can't wait to try out.
Naturally, the other major selling point for the Nikon 1 range is the ability to use the company's new 1-mount interchangeable lenses. Four are available from launch, although one comes with the camera, depending on what kit you choose. The Nikon 1 V1 can also be enhanced with a proprietary external flash.
The Nikon 1 V1 will be available in the UK from 20 October 2011, and starts at £829.99 for the 10-30mm kit. It will be available in either black or white.