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What's happening to Sam's mailbag? Don't you realize that frustrated Bulls fans need you? Anyway, I'm sick of the accumulation of young "assets." It's time to use them and consolidate a little. How's this trade? Bulls send Ben Gordon, Andres Nocioni and Kryapa to Memphis for Gasol and Bulls send Duhon, Joe Smith and draft picks to Clippers for Maggette? I hate seeing Nocioni go but we really need low-post presence and a tall SG who can shoot and get to FT line. --Philip, Sydney, Australia
I'm back, baby! I'm not sure myself why this took so long. I don't think the internet guys are big fans of this column; I heard they thought it would be better to have a fan poll on how many saves Kerry Wood would have next season. I think this is how Ask Sam finally returned. One of the internet guys probably said something like: "Yeah, we'll run that thing again. Maybe when Scott Skiles gets fired." It could have been true. Anyway, since it's summer in Sydney you may have some heat stroke. Memphis has too many little guards already. The Clippers should deal Maggette, it would seem, as he's a free agent. But owner Don Sterling really likes him and I think they'll make an effort to resign him. And with Elton Brand coming back for one more season before he is a free agent, the Clippers could turn it around quickly. But I'm glad to have everyone around the world thinking trades with me.
Is Aaron Gray 30-40 minute/game person, or is poor mobility going to eventually catch up to him? With Gray and Noah's emergence, do you see any trade scenarios to relieve the logjam at center and power forward? --Todd, Homewood, Ill.
No, his lack of mobility makes him an ideal backup. And I don't quite see Noah's or Gray's emergence. Though I believe that will be Jim Boylan's mission for now.
Chris Wilcox wants a bigger role in Seattle, which means he probably wouldn't be against going to a better team like the Bulls. What do you think of Wilcox and what would be a reasonable trade? Also, I'm afraid Tyrus Thomas is going to be just as disappointing as Tyson Chandler. Could Tyrus be trade bait for someone like Wilcox? --Steve, Highland Park, Ill.
The Bulls might like to have Chandler now. Wilcox is a fine role player, but the Bulls have a team filled with players like him. If they begin making trades, it will be to fill missing spots, like perhaps a big shooting guard or a post player or someone who might draw a double team.
Why does the Chicago press and Bulls management give the living corpse with a bad attitude, Ben Wallace, a pass while analyzing the Bulls woes? He can barely reach the rim on one of his many missed dunks. He loafs down the court more than any other Bull. He doesn't need time outs because he takes them while the game is in progress. His FG and FT percentages are dead last in the NBA. He can no longer rebound except to tap them out like a volleyball player. He is constantly sulking and forces the team to play five against four most of the time, except for his one active game per week when like Count Dracula he arises from his casket to actually get involved. And yet, you seem to obsess over the most active and physically gifted, albiet young and immature athlete, Tyrus Thomas, to blame on the Bulls failures. --Jack Marr, Tucson, Ariz.
Ben's gotten his share of criticism, I believe, though we don't expect as much from him anymore than we did from Tyrus. We all knew Ben was on the way down. We just didn't know how fast. I assume the Bulls will try to move him if they can as he was brought here for a serious playoff run, not where the team is now.
We keep hearing about how the Bulls can't get a player like Kobe Bryant or Pau Gasol without giving up their best players. Then how is it Boston started off with one good player, Paul Pierce, then got Ray Allen without giving Pierce up? Then got Garnett without having to give up either Pierce or Allen? So why can't the Bulls say keep Deng, and get both Gasol and Bryant? Wouldn't that be the same thing, or am I missing something? --Allen, Chicago
Yes. Kevin McHale only works for two teams, Minnesota and Boston. The Ray Allen deal was a nice addition, but the Celtics might not be even a playoff team without Garnett. The Bulls were willing to offer a package of Deng, Tyson Chandler and the No. 2 overall pick in 2006. Minnesota would be in the playoff race now. The Lakers offered Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom, which is way better than what Minnesota got, I believe. Bryant was never going to be traded and Gasol is available. The Bulls have been somewhat conservative and seemed to have a core not worth breaking up. I think that has changed some. Credit the Celtics. They did it. After all, a lot of teams would like to have had Garnett, not just the Bulls.
I would like you to look back to the draft two years ago when Paxson drafted LaMarcus Aldrige then traded him for Tyrus Thomas. Knowing that the Bulls have a small backcourt and desperately needed inside scoring and rebounding, can you tell me what he was thinking? The great footwork that Aldridge possesses on the low post, the nice turn around jumpers and all around soft touch he possess, these are tools that must have been apparent during workouts. In comparison Thomas' height, skill set and level of maturity are nowhere close to Aldridge's ability. --Doug, New York
I believe he was thinking this was the next Amare Stoudemire. Remember, there were questions about Aldridge: His frame isn't big and he might not put on weight. He was called "soft" in college. There was a question whether he'd attack the basket or fade outside more like Channing Frye. Aldridge has proven better than expected. He was 1a for the Bulls. The felt they didn't have enough athletes and I think Paxson may have been swayed some by everyone saying he was too conservative with his picks and he needed to take a chance on someone with a high ceiling, a big time athlete who could develop. So it seemed to make sense at the time.
I normally do not agree with your views on basketball, but I would like to get your take on this question. Here is a trade idea: Ben Wallace, Ben Gordon and Kirk Hinrich for Jason Kidd. --Gman, Matteson, Ill.
It's the same thing the Bulls always say about my views on basketball. As for Kidd, several have suggested it, but you may have noticed Kidd in talking about being traded has mentioned LeBron James and Kobe Bryant. Not Luol Deng and Ben Gordon. I think the Nets would love to have Hinrich, but Kidd is toward the end of his career and the Nets roster now has more talent than the Bulls' would with that deal. Kidd can be very difficult in such a situation and wants a $20 million extension for a year. No chance.
As much as I like John Paxson as a fiery competitor, can you state the reasons why I don't think he has been a very good GM since 2003 (hint Andre Igudola, Al Jefferson, Josh Howard, LaMarcus Aldridge, Ben Wallace, trades of Eddy Curry, Tyson Chandler). --Brad, Chicago
Yes, the heat is going to be on Paxson now and he knows it. I didn't hear many complaints about him a year ago. Second guessing like this is pretty weak. Twenty-eight teams passed on Howard, including the model Spurs even after Tim Duncan asked them to take him. The Bulls got Deng over Iguodala and I'd still take that one. Jefferson was a high schooler and a reach and we'd seen enough of those kinds of picks. The point is Paxson made a lot of good picks and moves and no one gets them all right. Joe Dumars passed on Wade, Anthony and Bosh for Darko Milicic and Dumars is regarded as perhaps the best. Jerry West spent most of free agent money in Memphis on Brian Cardinal. Overall, Paxson has done well in turning this around. Now making that next step is tough.
If the '07 draft was re-done would there be any major changes? --Ed Pilolla, Los Angeles
Probably Yi. He looks like he's going to be a bigtime player and would go three or four. I'd still say Oden No. 1 even knowing what we do about him not playing this season.
How difficult could it be for the Bulls to get Joe Johnson from the Hawks? --Victor, Chicago
A. I had thought about that, too, especially with Johnson talking this summer about being unhappy and making noise about getting out of there and their losing so much money. But with a decent record so far and some young players improving, I'm hearing the Hawks looking to make deals to improve their core rather than lose perhaps their best player.
What kind of player would have the greater impact with the Bulls current roster, a true post player or a shooting guard with size? --John, Dayton, Ohio
I think the Bulls' priority now is size in the post. With Aaron Gray, even though he's not the ultimate answer, they've become to accept what kind of weapon that can be. Scott Skiles always resisted a post type game and now that he's gone I can see more movement in that direction.
I think that if given the same minutes, Nocioni and Deng would produce very comparable numbers. With Nocioni maybe even edging out Deng because Noc is the only guy on the team that knows how to get to the line consistently. It seems like if Deng scores 30 points he has to make 15 mid-range jumpers. Don't you think they should move Deng now before he gets the big contract and play Nocioni exclusively at small forward? --Jerry, Vernon Hills, Ill.
No. Nocioni, to me, still doesn't have a true position and remains very scattered on defense. Sure he plays with that fury, but Deng is far more skilled with a far greater ceiling. He's the keeper.
Do you think the Bulls should stay intact and hit the draft the upcoming season? Or should they trade the pick before the deadline, which will seem like a lottery pick by then, and trade Hinrich with either Deng or Gordon and get a proven star? --Nudi, Niles, Ill.
As we've seen, getting that so-called star isn't easy. Is Pau Gasol a star? Not really. Yes, Boston did it, but has Allen Iverson made that much difference in Denver? No. You don't trade the pick given their circumstances. I think they'll look into trading one of those guys for a piece that make sense.
The Bulls players always talk about how they need to outwork the other team, but I don't think they've taken that to the next logical step, which I think would be something similar to Nolan Richardson's 40 (48) minutes of hell? The difference in talent between the best and worst player on the Bulls isn't that big, especially compared to some of the other teams out there. I think this would allow them the ability to keep cycling players constantly, without suffering any real drop off. I know this stuff only seems to work in the college game, but could it be worth a shot? --Alex, Osaka, Japan
Ask Rick Pitino. I remember when he came to Boston and said they were going to press for 48 minutes and his players said they should have consulted with them first. Sorry, Rick, not even Bird and McHale walking through the door would get us to do that. You cannot do that in the pro game with the long season and some 100 games with playoffs. But we did think the Bulls depth would make up for their lack of a star, that they'd be able to outwork teams with, in effect, two units. But the lack of development of Sefolosha, Thomas and Noah ended that hope and was a big reason why the Bulls faltered and Skiles was let go.
Why doesn't Paxson get more heat for his screw up in the 2006 draft when he traded up and took Sefolosha instead of taking Ronnie Brewer? Look at how well Brewer has developed and how much more athletic he is. This would have also allowed them to trade Deng and have Brewer replace him. --Scott, Auroa, Ill.
The Jazz is still looking for that two guard, which is where Brewer mostly plays. I just watched Brewer get beat to the basket at the end when they lost to Boston the other night. He's OK, but I wouldn't give up on Sefolosha yet. His confidence clearly was shot under Skiles. Let's see if he can regain it first.
Why do the Bulls continue to play Ben Gordon over 30 minutes a game? He lacks passion on both ends and shows no improvement in his basketball IQ. It's almost as if the staff is letting him play with his mistakes in hopes to increase his trade value, but he's not helping the cause with his over-dribbling, bad passing, and erratic shooting. This takes away from Thabo's opportunities to become the next Pippen, and I don't care what the coaches say and how hard they are on him, the guy can pass, defend, and get to the hole and break his opponent down and has limitless potential. --Kenny, Berkeley, Calif.
Ben clearly has played better in his sixth-man role, even if he's not happy about it, or so he says. I believe the plan is eventually to get Sefolosha into the two guard role with Hinrich in a bigger backcourt. Skiles resisted that and I think new coach Boylan probably is on board with that at some point, though I think they'd like to get a few wins first to take the pressure off everyone.
I know you get pestered with trades all day, so lets add one more. Vince Carter. Yes he's making a ton of money but at least he gives that one guy who when you have drought he can make things happen. --Brian, Glendale Heights, Ill.
Now that is getting desperate. If you watched Vince all the time you'd see little defense and crazy shots, a player who can do spectacular things (though not as often anymore), but is just good enough for you to lose with. Ask the Nets. You can make a case they have three stars in Kidd, Carter and Jefferson who should rival Boston's and where are they?
Why not make use of this lost season to develop Joakim and Gray? --Yiusun, Singapore
They are not convinced the season's lost yet and if Kevin Garnett gets hurt and the Pistons players all get sick and....OK, the Bulls seem to have plenty of teams to climb over, but we should know by February whether it's a playoff run or evaluation time. It's too soon to give up the season.
Do you think Kobe will come here after the '09 season when he can opt out? --Matt Scheidler, Huntington, W.V.
No. This also gets lost in all this Kobe trade and free agent talk. Any team going for Kobe must be under the cap. If they are, the chances are they're not very good with such a small payroll. Plus, under cap rules, Bryant can make a maximum of about $16 million as a free agent. If he resigns with the Lakers he can make about $28 million. So what would you do? This has been the biggest non story ever. He's not going anywhere.
Do you still think that Hinrich is a starter or even worth keeping? At best he should come off the bench, or traded in a package for Gasol. --K.G. Anand, Naperville, Ill.
I'm not sure why Hinrich gets so much heat here. He's had a tough start this season and is not a classic point guard, but I still see maybe three point guards in the East I'd rather have: Kidd, Billups and perhaps Andre Miller. Arenas, sure, though he's more a shooting guard playing point. The Grizzlies don't need a point guard and don't want Hinrich. If you trade Hinrich, you better be able to find a point guard. Look at Cleveland, Boston, Atlanta, Charlotte, New York, Orlando. It's not easy.
I'm tired of hearing about Luol Deng being a future superstat. He doesn't command a double team on the floor and can't create his own shot! I can think of 10-15 players at his position with as much or more upside that I would like to have before him: Rudy Gay, Caron Butler, Rashard Lewis, Tayshaun Prince, Josh Howard, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Gerald Wallace, Josh Smith, Kevin Durant and the list goes on. What is this fascination with Deng, who at best is a complementary player with no star to complement? --Stan, Burnham, Ill.
Ouch. We may have overvalued him some here, but that's part of having some success. He's a good player who's young and has room to develop. So there's a chance, but, yes, he's not super athletic. He's a good piece to have and the right size for his position, something the Bulls don't have a lot of. I'm not sure the Bulls ever projected him as a super player, but you don't want to give up one of your best pieces.
With the Bulls' need for a big man with post skills and the Bobcats' inability to sign him to an extension, what are the chances and what would it take for the Bulls to land Emeka Okafor? --DeShaun Brown, Chicago
Maybe for Deng and Gordon, whom the Bulls couldn't sign? They'll eventually sign him. He's hardly a great post player. He's somewhat mechanical and lacks judgment based on his contract negotiations.
What's your take on trading Ben Wallace to the Lakers for Kwame Brown's expiring contract and Vladimir Radmanovic? --Steve, Portland, Ore.
I might do it. I think it's time for Ben and the Bulls to part company. Radmanovic has one more year than Wallace, but it still would be a good savings. But Ben's deal could put the Lakers in luxury tax territory and that might limit their interest. But I don't think the Bulls are into saving money now to get under the cap. I see them perhaps using Ben in a deal for players they can use now or next season.
I f things don't turn around wouldn't it be inevitable that Paxson is next to go considering his extreme conservative approach? --Carmen, Des Plaines, Ill.
No. I think Paxson is set for as long as he'd like to be here. He's passionate about the organization and brought it back from the ashes. Owner Jerry Reinsdorf values that and I expect Paxson to be with the Bulls as long as he wants to be.
What do you think of Dave Cowens as the new Bulls coach. It is so important that the Bulls develop these young big men that they need a guy who understands the game down in the post. --Ray Geiselman, Glasgow, Ken.
I'm not certain about Cowens, but the Bulls do need some big man influence. I know they talked to Skiles about bringing in a big man coach like Sidney Green or Cliff Ray, but Skiles resisted. I'm not fully sure why, but big men don't get as much chance to coach as do guards. But big men in the NBA like the comfort of big men coaches around. It's one change the Bulls need to look into.
I was shocked and saddened to see that coach Skiles had been fired. I'm a lifelong Bulls fan but didn't become a basketball fan until the 2002 season. I watched 80 percent of the Bulls games every season since then and found the last three seasons contained some of the most enjoyable sports memories in my life. I loved how you could tell the Bulls were constantly over matched in almost every way but would fight and fight till the very end. It seems that that is a trademark of a Skiles coached squad. And that was obviously missing this season. At least he showed me that over matched guys can win if they play basketball the right way and with heart. I'm grateful to have watched three years of that! One more thing, if everyone quit on him how much better does Noce look? There is no give up in that man when he steps on the court.M --Joseph, Homewood, Ill.
Skiles did a good job, but there is an expiration date on NBA coaches. It doesn't reflect well on the players, yes, except for Nocioni. It seems Wallace and Deng were the most vociferous anti-Skiles internally. Skiles has been around long enough to know it was inevitable. I believe it's why he seemed so mellow the day he was fired. His reputation remained in tact as it didn't quite reach the ugly stage. It's an indictment of players that even given the money they make and their positions, they cannot get past a deteriorating relationship with the coach. It suggests the Bulls aren't quite the hard working, good character, practice-even-when-you-don't-tell-them types that we believed they were. In 2005 when Larry Brown was spending the playoffs lobbying for a job in Cleveland, Pistons players were furious. But they never let it affect their games and went to the seventh game of the Finals. Almost to a man, they begged management not to bring back Brown for his disloyalty. Skiles is someone like Brown in that he cleans up your mess, but unless you make major changes, he doesn't wear well on the same guys. He'll be on the top of the list for every job that comes up and I assume he'll get offers from Philadelphia and maybe Miami, Cleveland, Atlanta or New Jersey.
The Jazz just traded Gordon Giricek. Would he have helped the Bulls? Sounds like they could have gotten him cheap. --Rich Brown, Moraga, Calif.
I doubt it. The Jazz kept looking for a big shooting guard to defend and even kicked him off the team a few weeks ago.
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Give us the definitive statement on what happened to and what is wrong with the team who looked so promising a year ago, with new picks to strengthen the team. What happened to this bunch? --Rene Trossman, Prague, Czech Republic
I picked them to win 50 games, so why ask me? We're all not fully sure and I do think they'll make a recovery of sorts. The question now is trying to find out about Noah, Thomas, Gray, Sefolosha, which management needs to do before the offseason, while Boylan wants to win and perhaps get the job. Gordon and Duhon are too small, which is one of the issues. Actually, being small all over the court has been overcome by hustle and hard work. The players took their feet off the pedal this season in deciding to shoot a bit more, some selfishness creeping in with money issues for Gordon and Deng. I think they're getting past that now, but at least they opened the eyes of management and I look for one major move for either a big guy who can play out of the post or a big guard. It's been painful, but this is Paxson's first time around with something like this and he's learning. I wouldn't give up quite yet.


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GOP gubernatorial nominee Bruce Rauner will speak at a Sangamon County Republican Foundation event in Springfield on April 8.
Rosemarie Long, who chairs the county Republican Party, said the first-ever recognition evening for major supporters of the foundation will be at the Sangamo Club. Drinda O�Connor is treasurer of the foundation, which provides support to local Republican efforts.
State GOP Chairman Jack Dorgan also will speak at the event, Long said.
A reception from 5 to 6:30 p.m. is for people who have given from $250 to $499 over a year, O�Connor said. The dinner, beginning at 6:30, is for people who have given $500 or more over a year.
The event is not a fundraiser for the Rauner campaign, Long said. O�Connor said people wanting to attend can call the foundation office at 523-0517.
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Africa's combination of urban, educated, unemployed youth and economies still dominated by a narrow range of commodities and the public sector has spurred many to call for structural shifts in production and employment as part of an inclusive growth strategy. A recent entry into the debate is the 2014 African Transformation Report, launched last week by the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET). As Homi's and Julie's post states, the depth, sophistication and pragmatism of the analysis are commendable. But if all the recommendations were implemented, what would they do for the employment prospects of today's African youth? Not much. They would barely affect the job prospects of 90 percent of young people entering the labor force in this decade.
In our paper Africa's Got Work to Do (a background paper for the recent World Bank report on youth employment in Sub-Saharan Africa), we used detailed country-level population and survey data to estimate where Africans are working today, and where the new jobs could come from over the next 10 years. We estimate that in 2010 only 11 million of the nearly 400 million people in the labor force worked at wage jobs in the industrial sector (mining, manufacturing and construction); note Figure 1. With a continuation of the recent high economic growth, this figure could rise to 23 million by 2020, but it would still amount to only 5% of the labor force. Even if Africa's low- and lower-middle-income countries aggressively pursued labor-intensive manufacturing and achieved a growth rate similar to Vietnam's over the past decade – what we call a "game-changer scenario" – only 7 million additional wage jobs would be created in a labor force of over half a billion.
Does this mean that the Africa Transformation Report recommendations are irrelevant? Of course not. Transformation is critical for Africa's economic future, and the Report's detailed and cross-cutting messages on domestic productivity, export competitiveness, and regional and global integration are a useful starting point for national strategies. But policy makers and stakeholders need to recognize that for the foreseeable future, an export-oriented transformation strategy will not be enough. Strategies for infrastructure and skills development need to raise the productivity of the 80% or more of the labor force not working in the transformative sectors, to ensure that growth includes them, and so that they can afford to feed, clothe, educate, and nurture their children to participate in the coming transformation.
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PASADENA, Calif. — Benedict Cumberbatch is shrugging off British newspaper criticism of his female co-star's nude scene in TV's latest season of "Sherlock."
It may be an effort to sell papers, he said, but it also helps the drama about a modern-day Holmes that will air its second season in the United States this May on PBS' "Masterpiece Mystery!"
"It's great publicity, isn't it?" Cumberbatch told the Television Critics Association on Thursday. "I think there's an awful lot of support for the way that we did it (the scene) and the taste that we did it with. And if it creates more interest in the program, thank you very much for that."
In this week's BBC-aired episode titled "A Scandal in Belgravia," Holmes has a close encounter with a whip-smart dominatrix, Irene Adler (Lara Pulver), who gets under his skin by flashing much of hers. Some detractors said the scene was too racy to air early in the evening, when children are more likely to be watching TV.
"It's not supposed to be a source of stimulation for the audience," Cumberbatch said. "It's supposed to throw his (Holmes') radar off, which is exactly what it does."
He played it coy on whether the hit series about Conan Doyle's great detective and sidekick Dr. Watson (Martin Freeman) will return for a third season. The actor has become a hot property with film credits including "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "War Horse."
During a Q&A by satellite from London, Cumberbatch pretended to seek legal counsel when asked if he would sign on for more "Sherlock." He also consulted another fictional lawyer when queried about his role in the forthcoming "Star Trek" sequel from filmmaker J.J. Abrams.
"I'm just getting my head around the fact it's happened. ... I'll give you my headline on it, which is, 'I'm over the moon.'"
Cumberbatch, who's going to the London premiere of "War Horse" this weekend, said Prince Charles also is expected to attend. "I work for him," the actor added," as ambassador for the Prince of Wales Trust that aids disadvantaged youth.


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FOX Business: Capitalism Lives Here
The Nasdaq plunged nearly 3% in what could be the technology-heavy index's worst day since 2012. Meanwhile, broader barometers tumbled close to 1%.
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Today's Markets
As of 3:25 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 137 points, or 0.83%, to 16435, the S&P 500 declined 20.4 points, or 1.1%, to 1868 and the Nasdaq Composite dipped 101 points, or 2.4%, to 4136.
The technology sector was by far the worst performer on Friday, with a handful of big stocks like Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) stumbling. Many other online stocks like Yelp (NYSE:YELP) and Pandora (NYSE:P) also fell sharply.
The economic sentiment on Wall Street is slowly shifting. Over the first two months of the year, the conversation revolved around harsh winter weather driving down jobs growth, construction, manufacturing and a slew of other sectors. However, economists are hoping the economy started warming up in March as the weather improved.
The Labor Department said the U.S. economy added 192,000 jobs in March, below the 200,000 jobs Wall Street anticipated. Job growth in the previous two months was also revised higher. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.7% from the month prior, analysts expected it to fall to 6.6%. The labor force participation rate, which gauges the proportion of the working-age population employed or seeking employment, rose to 63.2%, from 63% in February.
"The US economy continues to create jobs at a good but not great pace that we should be seeing this far into the recovery," Peter Boockvar, chief market analyst at The Lindsey Group, wrote in an e-mail to clients.
"It is good enough however for the Fed to continue its taper, especially again at month end, but not good enough we believe to get the 3%+ GDP growth rate that we all hope for."
Echoing that sentiment, Douglas Coté, chief market strategist at ING wrote in an e-mail that "this report is consistent with a slowly improving U.S. economy."
Elsewhere, food-delivery service GrubHub debuted on the New York Stock Exchange, with its shares soaring to $40 from its IPO price of $26.
In commodities, U.S. crude oil futures climbed $1.01, or 1%, to $101.31 a barrel. Wholesale New York Harbor gasoline rose 0.72% to $2.934 a gallon. Gold increased $14.30, or 1.1%, to $1,299 a troy ounce.


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Subject: Counterfeit Cashier's Checks
Date: June 10, 2013
Description: First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust
Counterfeit Cashier's Checks: First Mid-Illinois Bank and Trust
To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks and Federal Savings Associations; All State Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (Districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsels; and All Examining Personnel
The above-named bank has reported that counterfeit cashier's checks using a correct routing number of 071102076 are being presented for payment nationwide in connection with an Internet job opportunity scam posted on Craigslist.
The counterfeit checks resemble the authentic items but may be identified by the following: Counterfeit items contain the following security statement in the top border of the check: "THIS DOCUMENT HAS A COLORED BACKGROUND AND MICROPRINTING – THE REVERSE SIDE INCLUDES AN ARTIFICIAL WATERMARK." The abbreviated routing name contained in the top right corner of the checks is shown as "70-207711," and the bank logo might not be shaded in.
Counterfeit items presented to date contain a remitter name of Keith Hebert and are made payable in the amounts of either $2,550 or $2,880.
For additional information and guidance and to verify the authenticity of First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust's cashier's checks, please contact Branch Operations by mail at 1515 Charleston Avenue, Mattoon, IL 61938, by telephone at (877) 888-5629, by fax at (217) 235-0286, or via e-mail at email@example.com.
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Feb. 27, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Senior Sharon Prange was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Third Team. She became the first honoree for MIT in six years and the sixth in the program's history.
Prange posted a career-high 12 points per game, 7.9 rebounds per game, a .387 field goal percentage to go along with a .738 free throw percentage, 30 blocks, 29 steals, and 26 assists in her final campaign. She ranks among the top-10 at MIT in blocks in a season (30) and blocks in a career (46). A three-time NEWMAC Academic All-Conference selection in women's basketball, she is tied for second in the conference in blocks, ranks 10th in free throw percentage and rebounds, and is 13th in scoring.


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The storm hovering over the Rogue Valley set a rainfall record Thursday, caused minor flooding in Medford, and created dicey travel for motorists throughout the county.
The 1.67 inches of rain that dropped on Medford set a daily record, beating the previous 1.29 inches that dumped on the city in 1917, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Shad Keene.
"We beat the record and there's more rain to come," Keene said.
The downpour didn't stop Salud Mendez from cooking a pot of pozole on the back porch of her home off North Ross Lane in Medford.
Mendez prepared the meal as rain overwhelmed a drain pipe along the road and flooded her yard.
Sixteen-year-old Salvador Ortiz, who was at the home with Mendez on Thursday, said the property often floods in heavy rain, but this round was particularly bad.
"We'll be glad when it's over," Ortiz said.
Medford Public Works Director Cory Crebbin said the North Ross Lane area saw the only notable flooding during the day. He said crews were working to repair or possibly replace a drain pipe near the intersection of North Ross Lane and McAndrews Road.
The weather service predicts heavy rain will continue through Saturday, Keene said.
"By the time it's done, we could see 3 inches of rain in the Rogue Valley from this event," Keene said.
The storm rushed quickly over coastal areas, dropping about 3 inches in Curry County. The original forecast for the coast was around 8 inches.
But the storm hit the brakes as it moved inland, leaving it hanging directly over Jackson and Josephine counties, as well as Northern California, Keene said.
The Jackson County Sheriff's Department reported that wet roads contributed to several crashes on roads and highways throughout the region.
The agency warns motorists to slow down and to carry supplies such as cell phones and blankets in case their cars become immobile on rural roads.
Keene said the Rogue River and Bear Creek rose rapidly throughout Thursday, but neither was in immediate danger of flooding.
"There is some concern about ponding on roads and streets and some of the smaller creeks and streams overflowing their banks," Keene said.
Meanwhile, snow levels remained above the 5,000-foot mark, keeping the passes clear for travelers, Keene said.
Snow dumped on higher elevations, which is good news for resorts such as Mount Ashland. The mountain saw 14 inches of accumulation by Thursday afternoon, according to the resort's website.
Motorists are asked to check www.tripcheck.com for up-to-date travel conditions.
A wind advisory also remained in effect Thursday, with southeast winds up to 30 mph, along with 40-mph gusts. The highest wind speeds were near Ashland, weather officials said.
As the storm creeps out of the area, it could leave space for some sun to peek through the clouds on Sunday afternoon, Keene said.
"We could maybe see some sunshine on Sunday afternoon and into Monday," Keene said.
The storm will keep temperatures relatively warm in the valley, with highs into the 50s during the day and lows dipping into the 40s at night.
Reach reporter Chris Conrad at 541-776-4471 or email email@example.com.


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Assumptions On Census Records
In August of 2001 I completed a millennium project of mine when I transcribed the microfilm of the 1891 census for Queens County, New Brunswick, published it and posted it on the Queens County web site. The project was both a challenge and a rewarding experience, involving many hours bent over microfilm reading machines at the Canadian National Archives, and the additional work of putting the data on computer.
The first comprehensive Canadian census was completed in 1851. Those of 1891, 1901 and 1911 with Titus implications have been transcribed and are available on this site. The earlier records containing Titus entries are being worked on and will be posted to the site as they are completed.
All of the United States census records involving the Titus surname from 1790 until 1940 are transcribed and available on this site. An exception is the 1890 census which was destroyed and therefore was not available for transcription. Some other spellings of the name, such as Tytus and Titis, have been included. It was found that when the name Fitus was queried 784 names came up. Many of those were really Titus names that were misread by the indexer. The end result is that if researchers are unable to find the family they were searching for, it may be that either the family was enumerated under a different spelling, or the family was not enumerated at all. Some of these spelling variations have been indexed under Census Misspellings.
Now that the battle of getting the 1911 Canadian census released to the public has finally been won, many of our fellow researchers will be finding themselves involved in the process of doing what I did, or in the equally demanding job of attempting to read census images online. To those of you who are, or will be, involved in that exercise, I offer the following hints. More to the point, when you are using census transcriptions I suggest that you keep in the back of your mind, and guard against, the seven assumptions outlined below and interpret the data accordingly.
Assumption One. That all persons being enumerated told the truth to the enumerator. Many people, especially in the early era of census-taking, were suspicious of the basic government motives behind the census, and weren't especially motivated to answer fully and correctly. Also, many felt that there was nothing wrong with making a guess at the answers if they didn't know for sure.
Assumption Two. That the enumerators did not make mistakes and were able to interpret and spell correctly all the information that was given them. Keep in mind that a common practice among enumerators was to use a notebook to collect data in the field and then transfer the notes to census forms when they arrived home. Also take into consideration the fact that education systems, especially in rural areas, often did not reach the standards that we enjoy today. Occasionally the persons supplying the information were illiterate, and at times the enumeraters had only marginally better qualifications, and often less, than the people supplying the data. Census takers had to listen to the oral presentation of the data, accents and all, and then try to put the words on paper as they heard them. You will therefore find many exciting examples of innovative and creative spelling. I make a practice of recording them as I find them.
Assumption Three. That all enumerators had perfectly clear handwriting, with each individual letter distinguishable and clearly presented. In most cases I have found the records of most counties are relatively easy to read, with a few exceptions. I provide question marks where I am unsure or confused. The film in some cases however, is a real ordeal to decipher. The material is is either very faded or the handwriting is difficult to interpret. I do the best I can in these cases, but have to make many guesses.
Assumption Four. That the paper that the information was written on was never subsequently torn or damaged, or had anything spilled on it, nor were any pages lost. Also, that the ink never faded, blotted or blotched.
Assumption Five. That the persons preparing and photographing the documents for microfilm always had the pages in perfect focus and with the proper light intensity. Remember that these are usually not the original documents we are working with, only photocopies of them.
Assumption Six. That the microfilm has not been damaged, scratched or otherwise mutilated over the years.
Assumption Seven. That you or I have made no mistakes in transcribing the data from the film.
So when you use the data, always keep the above assumptions in mind. The information contained in census records can provide a wonderful guide for your genealogical research. Don't, however, treat the material as gospel. Check it with the data on previous and subsequent census records. Perhaps you will find that "Ausker" really was Oscar, and you will even be able to figure out what the trade of "McAnik" was. Also, once you find something that appears ambiguous or unclear, go back and have a good look at the microfilm yourself. Good luck, and happy genealogical hunting!


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While federal student aid regulations dictate the process by which schools administer financial aid, they also allow CSUB to apply Professional Judgement in special circumstances to alter a student's budget and/or their data used in the calculation of their Expected Family Contribution (EFC) as warranted with proper documentation.
The request for consideration of a special circumstance is a type of appeal, in which the financial aid office's decision is final. Special Circumstances categories include:
Additional Expenses
A student can use this appeal to document expenses they have incurred beyond what has already been budgeted in their standard cost of attendance. Categories may include:
- Excessive transportation expenses due to commuting from outside of Bakersfield
- Uninsured medical, dental, or optical expenses
- Vehicle repair expenses for the car you use to commute to and from school
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Please complete the CSUB Cost of Attendance Adjustment Form and attach receipts.
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If a student and/or parent has experienced a situation that has altered their financial profile from that which is reflected on the current academic year's FAFSA, they may file an appeal by completing a CSUB Loss of Income Form. Categories may include:
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Please complete the CSUB Loss of Income Form and attach supporting documentation.
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Students who do not meet the federal definition of an independent student, but who meet one of the following extraordinary circumstances, my submit an appeal for a Dependency Override. Such overrides are determined on a case-by-case basis and require thorough documentation of the student's situation from the student as well as other family members, law enforcement officers, medical doctors, teachers, and/or clergy.
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Rubbini Leads After Two Races At Circolo Velico Audi Sailing Series Event No. 4
5 September 2008
The twelve teams competing on day one of the Santa Margherita Ligure edition of the Melges 32 2008 Audi Sailing Series were faced with tricky conditions for the first two races of the series. Racing started in an eleven knot southerly breeze with a three foot chop making good upwind speed a challenge for the helmsmen. The wind faded steadily during the day and had dropped away to almost nothing by the end of the second race forcing the race committee to send the fleet ashore without having sailed the final scheduled race.
Fausto Rubbini and his team aboard Thule made the best of the day, posting a 3,1, scoreline to top the overnight leader board. The overall regatta series leaders, Stefano & Massimo Leporarti's Kismet lie in second place this evening having convincingly won race one and placed fifth in race two. Third overall for the day with a second and a seventh is Claudio Recchi at the helm of Lorenzo Santini's Uka Uka. Carlo Alberini aboard Calvi Network, sailing with Italian 49er Olympic sailor Pietro Sibello as tactician and competing at his first Melges 32 event, had an impressive debut scoring an eighth and a second to sit in fourth overall.
At the start of race one much of the fleet was bunched towards the committee boat end allowing the Leporati brothers aboard Kismet and Fausto Rubbini on Thule to make clean starts at the pin end. At the windward mark Kismet rounded first with Thule close behind and Uka Uka in third. Kismet sailed the run almost perfectly, keeping a loose cover on the chasing pack and managing to extend their lead to over thirty seconds by the leeward gate. Behind them the fleet had compressed and all the teams had to gybe frequently in order to find a clean lane. Uka Uka and Thule simultaneously rounded opposite leeward marks with Francesco Martino's Pilot Italia and Savino Formentini's Bitipi hot on their heels. As the breeze began to fade, Kismet sailed two textbook legs to take a well deserved win in demanding conditions. Uka Uka and Thule took second and third respectively.
Race two got underway in eight to ten knots of wind and a still lumpy sea. At the top mark Luigi Melgari's Matrix just managed to sneak in on port ahead of Thule and Kismet. Matrix paid the penalty for a slow rounding, immediately being rolled by Thule who held this lead to the leeward marks. At the gate the race committee signalled a change of windward mark to allow for a significant left hand shift. Matrix rounded in second. Kismet in third was the only boat to choose the right hand mark. As the breeze continued to shift hard to the left the final positions were decided at the windward mark as the downwind had become a processional reach to the finish. Thule held their nerve to get to the weather in the lead and went on to win the race. Calvi Network were able to benefit most from the shift and moved from mid fleet up to second. Stefano di Properzio aboard Mataran also made a significant upwind gain to take third place.
After the fleet had finished, the pressure fell away rapidly and the race team made the sensible decision to send the fleet ashore for the day.
1.) Fausto Rubbini, Thule; 3-1 = 4
2.) Stefano et Massimo Leporati, Kismet; 1-5 = 6
3.) Claudio Recchi/Lorenzo Santini, Uka Uka Racing; 2-7 = 9
4.) Carlo Alberini, Calvi Network; 8-2 = 10
5.) Savino Formentini, Bitipi; 4-6 = 10
6.) Luigi Melegari, Matrix; 7-4 = 11
7.) Stefano Di Properizio, Mataran; 9-3 = 12
8.) Martino Francesco, Pilot Italia; 5-9 = 14
9.) Mauro Mocchegiani, Rush Diletta; 6-11 = 17
10.) Amaja de Lana, Lea; 11-8 = 19
11.) Morina Antonello, Sei Tu 32; 10-10 = 20
Racing at the Santa Margherita Ligure edition of the 2008 Audi Sailing Series continues on Saturday with at least three more races scheduled. The eight race series will conclude on Sunday.
As press releases, results and photos are made available, they will be posted online at the official web site of the International Melges 32 Class Association.
Melges Europe and the Melges 32 European Class are grateful for the continuing support of their title sponsor Audi.
For more information please contact, please contact Justin Chisholm, Melges Europe Press Officer on mobile at +44 7769 938722, or Skype: justinchis.


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- Zilnicki named Player of the Week, Eilers named Co-Pitcher of the Week -
New York, N.Y. - The Skyline Conference released the Spring weekly report #8 on Monday, April 22nd, including Player of the Week, Rookie of the Week, Pitcher of the Week, Honor Roll and Conference statistics.
Men's Tennis Update (10-1, 6-0 Skyline) - Full Report
The Rams closed out their conference schedule with an 8-1 win at Mount Saint Mary College to finish with a 6-0 Skyline record and clinch the #1 seed in the playoffs.
Senior Ryan Musalo (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) was named to the Skyline Player of the Week Honor Roll. Musalo was 2-0 at #2 singles and 1-1 in first doubles on the week. He earned a 6-4, 6-2 singles win versus MSMC and a 6-2, 7-6 (10-8) singles win over Baruch.
#1 Farmingdale State will host #4 NYU-Poly in the Skyline Semifinals on Thursday, April 25th at 4:30 p.m. The winner will square off against the winner of #2 Mount Saint Mary/#3 Purchase. The Championship game is set for Saturday, April 27th at the site of the highest remaining seed.
To view the complete men's tennis playoff bracket, click HERE.
Men's Lacrosse Update (7-7, 4-2 Skyline) - Full Report
The men's lacrosse team finished the regular season with a 4-2 conference record and have clinched the #3 seed for the upcoming Skyline Conference Playoffs.
The #3 Rams will travel to #2 Kean in the semifinal round on Wednesday, April 24th at 7:00 p.m. The winner will face the winner of #1 Montclair State/#4 Richard Stockton in the Championship game on Saturday, April 27th at the home field of the highest remaining seed.
To view the complete men's lacrosse playoff bracket, click HERE.
Women's Lacrosse Update (14-2, 10-0 Skyline) - Full Report
The Rams went 3-0 this week, remaining undefeated in conference play and claiming the regular-season Skyline Title.
Named to the Skyline Honor Roll this week were sophomore Christy Thoden (Bayport, N.Y.) and freshman Kristen Ranaldo (Commack, N.Y.). Thoden compiled 17 points and added 10 ground balls, while also surpassing her own school record for caused turnovers in a season with 41 to date. Ranaldo added five points and six ground balls in her two games played for FSC this week.
Farmingdale State has home field advantage for the playoffs and will host the winner of #3 Kean/#5 Mount Saint Mary on Thursday, April 25th at 4:00 p.m. The winner of that game will play in the Championship game on Saturday, April 27th at the highest remaining seed.
To view the complete women's lacrosse playoff bracket, click HERE.
Baseball Update (24-10, 15-1 Skyline) - Full Report
This past week the baseball team posted a 5-1 mark with Skyline sweeps over Yeshiva and Purchase. The Rams split with 25th-ranked Shenandoah in a non-conference doubleheader on Sunday. Farmingdale State secured the #1 seed in the playoffs with their sweep of Purchase.
Senior outfielder David Zilnicki (Riverhead, N.Y.) was named Skyline Player of the Week and senior pitcher Anthony Eilers (Bay Shore, N.Y.) earned Co-Pitcher of the Week honors for Farmingdale State. Freshman infielder Jorge Ruiz (Shirley, N.Y.) was named to the Player of the Week Honor Roll.
Zilnicki batted .615 (8-for-13) with seven runs scored, nine stolen bases and five walks. He was 5-for-6 with three runs scored and five steals in a pair of wins (4-2, 4-0) versus Purchase. Zilnicki had two multi-hit performances on the week. Eilers tossed a four-hit shutout on April 20th as Farmingdale State earned a 4-0 win over Purchase. He fanned eight and issued just one walk as he improved to 3-2 on the season. Ruiz hit .417 with five runs scored over six games for the Rams.
The baseball team will play two non-conference games in the week leading up to the playoffs. Farmingdale State will travel to Baruch on Thursday, April 25th at 3:30 p.m. and play at Staten Island on Wednesday, May 1st at 7:00 p.m.
The Skyline Conference Playoffs will be played at Farmingdale State on May 3-5.
Softball Update (20-14, 10-4 Skyline) - Full Report
The Rams defeated John Jay last week with 11-2 and 9-1 victories. They are seeded #2 for the playoffs after finishing with a 10-4 Skyline record.
Named to the Skyline Honor Roll this week were freshman pitcher Renee Chicco (North Babylon, N.Y.) and junior shortstop Hillary Genova (Brentwood, N.Y.). Chicco earned her first win of the season, allowing just an unearned run on April 17th against John Jay, while Genova went 5-for-6 with 5 RBI in the doubleheader.
Top-seed NYU-Poly will host Skyline Playoffs (double-elimination) at Purchase College from Friday, April 26th - Sunday, April 28th. The Rams will face #3 Sage on Friday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. The winner will face the winner of #1 NYU-Poly/#4 St. Joe's on Saturday at 10:00 a.m., while the loser will play at 1:00 p.m. in an elimination game. The second elimination game will be played at 4:00 p.m. The Championship game is set for Sunday, April 28th at 11:00 a.m., with a game at 2:00 p.m., if necessary.
To view the complete softball playoff bracket, click HERE.
Men's Golf Update
The men's golf team won the five-team Old Westbury Invitational by 27 shots on Monday, April 15th at Southward Ho Country Club in Bay Shore, N.Y. Junior Adam Larkin (Bellmore, N.Y.) was the individual champion after a round of 75.
The Rams placed second out of nine teams at the Palamountain Invitational hosted by Skidmore College. Farmingdale State finished one stroke behind SUNY Delhi for the team championship. Larkin tied for second individually (75-74-149) and freshman Scott Sessions (Pleasantville, N.Y.) was tied for fourth place (77-73-150).
This week the men's golf team will travel to Island Hills Country Club in Sayville, N.Y. for the Long Island Intercollegiate Championship hosted by St. Joseph's College on Thursday, April 25th and Friday, April 26th.


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When Farzana Barekzai and her small band of female campaigners knock at the home of Ahmadin Pahlawan, he greets them and points to a poster of President Hamid Karzai above the door to assure them: His vote isn't changing.
Mr. Pahlawan didn't need convincing from the Karzai canvassers on a previous visit either, recalls Ms. Barekzai. Instead, the man with orange-dyed hair called the women of the house together and said, "You are going to vote for Karzai and these women will tell you why."
It's not uncommon for the male head of household to dictate a woman's vote – but neither is it universal.
"Not all families were like this. There were some families where women influenced husbands," says Barekzai. Besides, once in the voting booth, "it's only herself and her God."
Women's roles in the upcoming national elections highlight some of the gains – and many of the remaining challenges – facing Afghan women as the country has moved toward democracy.
"We have seen advancements in women's rights ... but what was agreed to and committed to has not been done," says Massouda Jalal, a former Minister of Women's Affairs. "A fundamental change has not happened in the national lives of women."
Progress for women
Considering that eight years ago Afghan women were not allowed to venture out alone, just participating at all in the elections process marks progress.
Now, two women candidates are among the 41 running for president in Thursday's vote. Neither has gained any traction, but the issue of women's participation came up as one of the questions during a TV debate Sunday night.
"Women should not be considered the second sex," said candidate Ramzan Bashardost. One local Kabul man, Bismallah Ahmadi, said after watching the debate at a restaurant that it was his favorite line of the evening.
On the campaign trail
On the campaign trail, both Karzai and candidate Ashraf Ghani have reached out to women voters with special women's rallies. Thousands attended Karzai's rally in Kabul Thursday in which he claimed credit for opening girls' schools. Karzai also appointed the country's first female governor as well as female ministers.
Several women after the rally said they appreciated the focus on education, but complained that the salaries for teachers – many of whom are women – aren't enough to put food on the table.
"If Karzai were not here, we would not have the freedom to say all these things, but if Karzai is reelected, we want to have him work on these things," says Shakila Mohammad.
Controversial marriage bill
Representative politics here hasn't always represented female freedoms.
In March, Karzai signed a marriage law bill for Afghanistan's Shiite minority that critics said essentially legalized marital rape. The pushback, both from the international community and Afghan women, forced Karzai to suspend enforcement.
But a revised version released last month appears little better, giving a husband the right to withhold food to a wife who refuses to have sex with him. Karzai then used a legislative loophole to pass the revision by decree.
More women in government?
For Ms. Jalal, the whole affair explains how the government is not "gender sensitive."
She had fought for years trying to pass a bill to protect women against domestic violence. Meanwhile, the Shiite marriage law sailed through parliament.
Most of the gains for women came early in the transition from Taliban rule, she says, and promises made internationally have since remained unfulfilled.
"This lack of political willingness can be solved if we have more women in the next government of Afghanistan," says Jalal, who argues that 50 percent of the positions should go to women.
A woman's style of campaigning
The women who go door-to-door for Karzai seem to talk less about what Karzai will do and instead tell personal anecdotes about how their lives are better than they were seven years ago under the Taliban.
One canvasser, Leeda Sadaat, convinced the manager of a Kabul hotel to switch allegiance from Mr. Ghani. Her list was practical – the drive from Kabul to the city of Shiberghan used to take 48 hours; now it's only nine. And when she was a refugee in Pakistan she had to pay for education, but when she came back to Afghanistan, it was free.
"I have influenced my husband and he will vote for Karzai, too," says Mrs. Sadaat, a computer operator.
Targeting women voters
Mostly, the women volunteers are not dispatched to talk to male voters. The precinct campaign directs male volunteers to reach out to influential people in the public square – in other words, men – while the women go out to the houses to influence those with private sway – the women.
Ten women volunteers work in Karzai's Precinct 8 office in Kabul. Each is assigned 50 homes to look after, paying multiple visits to each family. They especially pay a visit if they learn another candidate's workers have been courting one of the families on their list.
Gender separation seen in the campaign roles also plays out on the campaign trail. At a rally in Daikundi for Abdullah Abdullah, the men filled the bazaar, while women listened from a private square, hidden from view by sheets. A Karzai rally in a hotel ballroom kept the women sitting on the left and the men on the right.
But Karzai's Precinct 8 office happens to be headed up by a woman. Lailuma Naimzai, an obstetrician/gynecologist on leave to work for Karzai, manages a campaign team with male doctors, engineers, and businessmen working under her.
In the end, Dr. Naimzai wants what most Afghans – men and women – want.
"I want to bring some peace to the country," says Naimzai, explaining why she got into politics. "Karzai is a good person in that he brings peace, and brings a lot of clinics in the villages and hospitals to the city."


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Migrant journeys through educational system in England14 June, York
This one-day event is organised by the University of York Migration Network, and hosted by the Centre for Research on Education and Social Justice within the Department of Education, University of York. It is funded by the Research Centre for Social Sciences, University of York.
Between 1993 and 2014, the size of the foreign-born population in the UK increased from about 3.8 million to over 8.3 million. During the same period the number of foreign citizens increased from nearly 2 million to more than 5 million. Of these, a staggering figure of over 30% are children or youth.
Although universities and researchers have recently been turning their attention to the issue of access to higher education for forced migrants in particular, this problem is not new. Migrants resident in England face various barriers to securing a place at universities, and further problems preventing them from successfully completing degree programmes. Many of these problems are linked to their school experience – it is therefore important that young migrants are identified as a target group for participation and outreach activities in schools to help them eventually get in to, and succeed at universities.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) announced its 2006-07 Men's Academic All-America Team on Friday, and a total of seven Engineers were honored for their outstanding achievements in the classroom. Overall, 164 athletes met the minimum grade-point-average criteria of 3.2.
According to the ACWPC's standards, student-athletes' GPAs could be considered "Outstanding" (3.71-4.0), "Superior" (3.41-3.70) or "Excellent" (3.20-3.40). Among MIT athletes, junior Robert Truax and sophomore Forrest Funnell were recognized as "Outstanding," seniors Oliver Venn and David Dryjanski and sophomore Palmer Rosemond were labeled "Superior" and senior Phil Cassel and junior Morgan Laidlaw were honored as "Excellent."
"Managing a strenuous course load while participating in an intercollegiate sport is a very challenging task," said ACWPC Executive Director, Mike Lewis. "We are proud to see such a large number of athletes meet the criteria of a GPA of 3.2 and above. This is emblematic of water polo's tradition of supporting both academic and athletic prowess."


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The second goal came from the Crusaders when the Cobras went to make a clear out of the box and they accidentally scored on their own goal, giving the Crusaders a 2-0 lead
However the Cobras would fire back late in the first half with a goal from Dennis Gonzalez, which was assisted by Sean Maupin. Maupin and Gonzalez lead the breakaway when Maupin got pressured and gave Gonzalez as he knocked in past the keeper
After the half, Gabriel Altmayer scored, off another Duarte assist, in the 58th minute with a shot past the keeper, Joel Tyson. This gave the Crusaders a comfortable lead with 30 minutes remaining in the game
However the Cobras would not give up. In the 68th minute Dennis Gonzalez fired a bullet in the bottom left hand corner giving the keeper no chance to save the ball
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Okay enough about me, let me share with you these 2 dishes that I used to eat looooooooong time ago. I can't remember when I last eat these, probably before I got married...^_^"
Here's the 1st one.......Fried prickled radish with dried shrimps.
This is a very simple dish with diced prickled raddish, diced dried shrimps, diced chilli padi and sugar. That's all you need! Soaked the prickled raddish and dried shrimps before cook, and just panfry everything with alittle oil until fragnant.
The 2nd one is Steamed Chicken with Salted Fish.
Ingredients for this are chopped Chicken, diced Salted Fish, sliced mushrooms, sesame oil, alittle cornflour, alittle sugar, and alittle light Soy Sauce. Mix everything together and steam for 25 minutes. (depends the amount/size of chicken)


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Snow goose
|Snow goose
|C. c. caerulescens white morph
|Scientific classification
|C. caerulescens
|Binomial name
|Chen caerulescens
(Linnaeus, 1758)
|Snow goose range: Breeding range Wintering range
Anser caerulescens (but see text)
The snow goose (Chen caerulescens), also known as the blue goose, is a North American species of goose. Its name derives from the typically white plumage. The genus of this bird is disputed. The American Ornithologists' Union and BirdLife International place this species and the other "white geese" in the Chen genus,[2] while other authorities follow the traditional treatment of placing these species in the "gray goose" genus Anser.[3][4]
This goose breeds north of the timberline in Greenland, Canada, Alaska, and the northeastern tip of Siberia, and spends winters in warm parts of North America from southwestern British Columbia through parts of the United States to Mexico. They fly as far south as Texas and Mexico during winter, and return to nest on the Arctic tundra each spring.[5] It is a rare vagrant to Europe, but a frequent escape from collections and an occasional feral breeder. Snow geese are visitors to the British Isles where they are seen regularly among flocks of barnacle, Brent and Greenland white-fronted geese. There is also a feral population in Scotland from which many vagrant birds in Britain seem to derive.
In Central America, vagrants are frequently encountered during winter.[6]
The snow goose has two color plumage morphs, white (snow) or gray/blue (blue), thus the common description as "snows" and "blues." White-morph birds are white except for black wing tips, but blue-morph geese have bluish-grey plumage replacing the white except on the head, neck and tail tip. The immature blue phase is drab or slate-gray with little to no white on the head, neck, or belly. Both snow and blue phases have rose-red feet and legs, and pink bills with black tomia ("cutting edges"), giving them a black "grin patch." The colors are not as bright on the feet, legs, and bill of immature birds. The head can be stained rusty-brown from minerals in the soil where they feed. They are very vocal and can often be heard from more than a mile away.
White- and blue-morph birds interbreed and the offspring may be of either morph. These two colors of geese were once thought to be separate species; since they interbreed and are found together throughout their ranges, they are now considered two color phases of the same species. The color phases are genetically controlled. The dark phase results from a single dominant gene and the white phase is homozygous recessive. When choosing a mate, young birds will most often select a mate that resembles their parents' coloring. If the birds were hatched into a mixed pair, they will mate with either color phase.
The species is divided into two subspecies on the basis of size and geography. Size overlap has caused some to question the division.[5] The smaller subspecies, the lesser snow goose (C. c. caerulescens), lives from central northern Canada to the Bering Straits area. The lesser snow goose stands 64 to 79 cm (25 to 31 in) tall and weighs 2.05 to 2.7 kg (4.5 to 6.0 lb). The larger subspecies, the greater snow goose (C. c. atlanticus), nests in northeastern Canada. It averages about 3.2 kg (7.1 lb) and 79 cm (31 in), but can weigh up to 4.5 kg (9.9 lb). The wingspan for both subspecies ranges from 135 to 165 cm (53 to 65 in). Blue-morph birds are rare among the greater snow geese and among eastern populations of the lesser.
Long-term pair bonds are usually formed in the second year, although breeding does not usually start until the third year. Females are strongly philopatric, meaning they will return to the place they hatched to breed.
Snow geese often nest in colonies. Nesting usually begins at the end of May or during the first few days of June, depending on snow conditions. The female selects a nest site and builds the nest on an area of high ground. The nest is a shallow depression lined with plant material and may be reused from year to year. After the female lays the first of 3 to 5 eggs, she lines the nest with down. The female incubates for 22 to 25 days, and the young leave the nest within a few hours of hatching.
The young feed themselves, but are protected by both parents. After 42 to 50 days they can fly, but they remain with their family until they are 2 to 3 years old.
Where snow geese and Ross's geese breed together, as at La Pérouse, they hybridize at times, and hybrids are fertile. Rare hybrids with the greater white-fronted goose, Canada goose, and cackling goose have been observed.[5]
The breeding population of the lesser snow goose exceeds 5 million birds, an increase of more than 300% since the mid-1970s. The population is increasing at a rate of more than 5% per year. Non-breeding geese (juveniles or adults that fail to nest successfully) are not included in this estimate, so the total number of geese is even higher. Lesser snow goose population indices are the highest they have been since population records have been kept, and evidence suggests that large breeding populations are spreading to previously untouched sections of the Hudson Bay coastline.
Snow geese breed from late May to mid August, but they leave their nesting areas and spend more than half the year on their migration to-and-from warmer wintering areas. During spring migration, large flocks of snow geese fly very high along narrow corridors, more than 3,000 mi (4,800 km) from traditional wintering areas to the tundra.
The lesser snow goose travels through the Central Flyway, across some of the richest farmland in America. Traditionally, the geese wintered in coastal marsh areas where they used their short but very strong bills to dig the roots of marsh grasses for dinner. The first transition was to rice fields, where the geese could graze on weeds and eat the grain left behind by the combine. A decade later the geese had mastered field feeding and had diversified into wheat, corn, sorghum and practically any other field grain they encountered. The geese had also begun to graze in fall-seeded grain fields, especially winter wheat. Snow Geese now feed in grain fields as soon as they reach the prairies in September, and they continue to use agricultural fields until they leave the prairies in April and May on their way to Arctic breeding areas.
Many biologists think the shift in winter feeding has led to the over-abundance of geese. Winter may be the time of year that sets the upper limit to goose populations. Now, the abundance of waste agricultural grain has provided snow geese with excellent forage and has improved the survival of wintering geese. The national wildlife refuges bought to protect habitat also help to increase survival. Therefore, more geese are returning to the Arctic to breed each spring. Those returning geese are in much better physical condition than was the case when geese did not use agricultural grain but foraged in marshland.
In March 2015, 2,000 snow geese were killed in northern Idaho from an avian cholera epidemic while flying their spring migration to northern Canada.[7]
Outside of the nesting season, they usually feed in flocks. In winter, snow geese feed on left-over grain in fields. They migrate in large flocks, often visiting traditional stopover habitats in spectacular numbers. Snow geese frequently travel and feed alongside greater white-fronted geese; in contrast, the two tend to avoid travelling and feeding alongside Canada geese, which are often heavier birds.[citation needed]
The population of greater snow geese was in decline at the beginning of the 20th century, but has now recovered to sustainable levels. Snow geese in North America have increased to the point where the tundra breeding areas in the Arctic and the saltmarsh wintering grounds are both becoming severely degraded,[8] and this affects other species using the same habitat.
Major nest predators include Arctic foxes and skuas.[9] The biggest threat occurs during the first couple of weeks after the eggs are laid and then after hatching. The eggs and young chicks are vulnerable to these predators, but adults are generally safe. They have been seen nesting near snowy owl nests, which is likely a solution to predation. Their nesting success was much lower when snowy owls were absent, leading scientists to believe that the owls, since they are predatory, were capable of keeping competing predators away from the nests. A similar association as with the owls has been noted between geese and rough-legged hawks.[9] Additional predators at the nest have reportedly included wolves, coyotes and all three North American bear species.[10][11] Few predators regularly prey on snow geese outside of the nesting season, but bald eagles (as well as possibly golden eagles) will readily attack wintering geese.[11]
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Chen caerulescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Chen caerulescens". ITIS.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Ogilvie, Malcolm A.; Young, Steve (2002). Wildfowl of the World. London: New Holland Publishers. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-84330-328-2.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Kear, Janet (2005). Ducks, Geese and Swans. 1. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 297. ISBN 978-0-19-861008-3.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Mowbray, Thomas B.; Fred, Cooke; Barbara, Ganter (2000). "Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)". In Poole, A. The Birds of North America Online. Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 10 April 2009.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Herrera, Néstor; Rivera, Roberto; Ibarra Portillo, Ricardo; Rodríguez, Wilfredo (2006). "Nuevos registros para la avifauna de El Salvador" (PDF). Boletín de la Sociedad Antioqueña de Ornitología (in Spanish with English abstract). 16 (2): 1–19. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ Coakley, Amber (3 March 2009). "Duck Duck Goose – Snow Goose". Birders Lounge.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers at line 47: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Further reading
- Johnson, Mike (16 July 1997). "The snow goose population problem". Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chen caerulescens.
|Wikispecies has information related to: Chen caerulescens
- Snow Goose Species Account – Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- The Nature Conservancy's Species profile: Snow Goose Learn more about the conservation of these geese
- Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens – USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
- Snow Goose on Avibase
- Song of the North Wind: A Story of the Snow Goose by Paul A. Johnsgard (1974, rev. 2009)
- Snow goose videos, photos, and sounds at the Internet Bird Collection
- Snow goose photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
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Pads propel PC market growth
Q1 shipments jump matched by tablet numbers
World PC'n'pad shipments were up seven per cent during Q1 2011, market watcher Canalys said today. And, interestingly, seven per cent of the devices counted were tablets.
Shipments made during the quarter topped 88.6m units, up from 82.8m in Q1 2010. Some 6.4m tablets shipped during the quarter, higher than the unit increase. It's hard to conclude, then, that the industry's growth didn't come largely from tablets alone.
Given the seasonal nature of the business, you'd expect fewer shipments in the year's first quarter than the final quarter of the previous year. Canalys pegs Q4 2010 PC volumes at 105.8m units - 19.4 per cent higher than the following quarter's total - but Q4 2010 was also up 19.2 per cent up year on year.
In short, growing confidence in the improving world economy wasn't strong enough to lift the market as much as the Christmas Spirit had.
But these are vendor shipments, and they were hindered by overstocked retail channels in the US and Europe. Punters and businesses - the latter in particular, hence the rise of Dell - will have bought more than these numbers suggest.
This seasonal shift knocked Apple, for one. In Q4 2010, it was third in the table, according to Canalys, but this time round slipped into fourth, swapping places with Dell. HP once again topped the chart, with Acer again achieving second place.
Lenovo retained its fifth-place ranking.
Their shares: HP (16.6 per cent), Acer (12.8), Dell (11.3), Apple (9.5) and Lenovo (9.2). Acer maintained its share of the market exactly, on a sequential basis, as did Lenovo. Dell gained a little - it was at 10.8 per cent in Q4 - but HP and Apple fell, from 17.7 per cent and 10.8 per cent, respectively.
Year on year, all five increase their market shares - Apple in particular. In Q1 2010, its global market share was just 3.5 per cent.
Such is the power of the 'Pad.
Perhaps the moral of the story is that it should have shipped the iPad 2 sooner. iPad sales were down 31 per cent in the quarter, in part thanks to strong sales in Q4 2010 but also because World+Dog was reporting the new version's Q1 introduction, and the quarter was done before the iPad 2 was shipping in volume.
Still, it's the tablet's year. "As the iPad 2 and its competitors continue to roll out, we expect pad sales to propel PC market growth for the rest of the year," said Canalys Analyst Tim Coulling.
Coulling added that Canalys' survey of tablet users reveals that they are not buying such products merely to consume media, but run a much broader array of app types, a pattern that "reinforces the pad's role as a general-purpose computing device, and much more than just a consumption device
"The pad represents a real threat to PC and consumer electronics vendors, as it is capable of replacing devices in a range of other categories."