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In my previous text about Yemen, I wrote about how we in recent years have been able to watch this poor country slowly run out of its only significant export product - oil. While this is bad enough, it is not, unfortunately, the only problem facing Yemen. In this second and final text about Yemen, I describe the cavalcade of problems facing the country besides falling oil production and dwindling oil exports.
If Yemeni oil is running short, what else can a poor, overpopulated country with few natural resources export? Besides oil, the main exports have been agricultural products and cheap manpower to richer neighbors (who send money home, known as "remittance"). Since Yemen's problems are so numerous and large, this text could be very long. I have tried to keep the length down by listing some additional challenges that Yemen faces in bullets:
- The unemployment rate is between 20 and 40 percent. Despite this, a few thousand refugees from Somalia arrive every month. These refugees now amount to at least 150-200 000 persons and they further increasing competition for jobs, and, presumably, social tension.
- 20 years ago, a relatively large number of tourists visited Yemen. The numbers have declined and fell further when the Al-Qaeda began to attack tourists in 2007. Today, tourism has fallen by at least 90% compared to the peak years. Many of those who now visit the country are Yemenis living abroad traveling home to see their families.
- Yemen has high military expenditures and is fighting against Al-Qaeda in the east, separatists in the south and, especially, (possibly Iranian-backed) rebel clans in the north. The rebels in the north threaten to draw Saudi Arabia into an armed conflict. For Al-Qaeda, Yemen has become an important country (they thrive in collapsing states). For strategic and geopolitical reasons, the United States are also being drawn into Yemen, which may become "the next Afghanistan". 'An impoverished country that is strategically located on one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, Yemen has declared war on Al-Qaeda under pressure from Washington and Saudi Arabia. " In January this year, Obama said "So as president, I've made it a priority to strengthen our partnership with the Yemeni government".
- If Yemen advances from being a "failing state" to become a full-fledged "failed state" (they are currently in 18th place on the 'failed state index"), stability in the region will deteriorate further. With increased rebel, pirate and terrorist activities, it may be difficult for oil tankers and container ships to pass through one of the world's most important sea lanes (with Yemen in the north and the "failed state winner" Somalia in the south) on their way to the Suez. Needless to say, traveling around Africa is a long and costly detour.
- The country has a very high rate of malnutrition - over one third of the population is undernourished (which is comparable to the poorest countries in Africa). Nearly half of the children between two and five years old are undernourished and show signs of stunted growth:
"[The boy] is 18 months old and severely undernourished. In an effort to save his life, his parents traveled a long way to the therapeutic feeding centre here in Taez Town, leaving behind another seven children, all under the age of 15. […] The baby […] had hardly eaten in days. He looked miserable, with sunken eyes and a dry mouth. When [he] did not show signs of improvement, his desperate family – facing a huge hospital expense – took him home. "We decided to take him back to where he belongs and trust God for his salvation," said the boy's mother."
- In addition to oil, agriculture has been an important part of Yemen's economy. But deforestation, soil erosion and expanding deserts make it difficult to maintain production. However, the biggest problem is the dry climate and water scarcity which has been "resolved" by (illegal) drilling of new wells to pump up groundwater. Over time, traditional crops which do not need much rain have been replaced by fruits and vegetables requireing irrigation.
- 50 years ago, an estimated 50 000 people lived in the capital Sana'a. To provide today's two million inhabitants with water is an enormous challenge, not least because the city is located 2,000 meters above sea level. Sana'a's own groundwater is on the decline and is expected to run out completely in a few years. There have been talks about moving the capital as the situation is changing from bad to untenable.
- Did I mention the endemic corruption? The heavy administration? That the current President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been in office for more than 30 years (first in North Yemen and during the last 20 years in the united Yemen)? No? I may come back to that later ... if I get a small gift "under the table".
If you scrape on the surface, you will find many more other problems that could be highlighted. One historical example is how Yemen just two months after unification in 1990 bet on the wrong horse by supporting Iraq in the Gulf War - despite the fact that Kuwait and Saudi Arabia (until then) had provided important financial assistance to the country. As an effect of this gaffe, Saudi Arabia took the opportunity to expel almost one million Yemeni guest workers.
A contemporary example shows how several of the factors above interact. A camp with refugees from the unrest in the north houses 10 000 refugees. They people are poor and the children are undernourished. "Few of the displaced are used to washing regularly because water is scarce in Yemen, and few use toilets, preferring to leave waste in the open." This presents a problem when 10 000 people live close together and there are now fears of outbreaks of cholera in the camp.
In addition to geo-political and humanitarian problems that follow from reduced oil exports, a large and growing population, extreme poverty, internal strife and political instability, there is another major concern - perhaps the greatest of them all – which I would like to shed some light on, namely food and water.
"Yemen's water share per capita is less than 100 cubic meters a year, compared to the water poverty line of 1,000 cubic meters." World average is 2500 m3 of water per person per year.
There is a shortage of water in large parts of the Middle East, but poverty and lawlessness makes the problem more difficult to address in Yemen than in most other places. Unlike wealthier neighbors, Yemen can not afford to build desalination plants, and tribal flare-ups and civil unrest makes it dangerous for engineers and hydrologists to travel to many parts of the country. Even water purification is difficult in Yemen. Existing facilities are poorly managed and some priests "have declared the reuse of wastewater to be a violation of Islamic principles".
Wells are drying up and the price of water has quadrupled in less than five years. The government is trying to prevent farmers from drilling new wells to the (rapidly receding) underground aquifers, but has little power – especially far away from the capital. It is easy to see a vicious circle with water scarcity and rising violence as its two main components.
A special problem for Yemen in particular is the strong cultural position of the mildly narcotic plant qat (khat). Most Yemeni men (and some women and even children) chew qat daily (some men can chew qat for 5-10 hours or more per day - see the picture above). "By 4 in the afternoon, most men walking the streets of Sana'a are high, or about to get high." Since qat reduces appetite, it contributes to malnutrition. In 2007, the World Bank noted that
"Qat […] drains the family budget; has adverse health effects; negatively affects work performance and thus contributes to poverty. Weaning consumers from the qat habit will be difficult, because its production accounts for some 6 percent of GDP and 14 percent of total employment. Qat consumption requires around 10 percent of the household budget of all income groups, which comes at the expense of basic food, education and health."
I have seen other (official) reports that almost half (!) of the money in some households is spent on buying qat. In addition, qat is a very thirsty plant that grows better when it gets more water. Different data indicate that between one quarter and one half (!) of all the water in this dry and thirsty country is used for growing qat. The output of qat has been growing every year, not the least because it is an easy plant to grow and because farmers earn much more by growing qat than by growing food. According to some reports, qat cultivation has increased 10-fold between 1970 and 2000 and has continued to grow explosively during the last 10 years. Like so many other things, qat cultivation is interconnected with other problems in a seemingly insoluble cluster:
"Despite the danger, Yemen isn't about to go cold turkey anytime soon. Not only are most of the country's leaders landowners deeply involved in khat production, the leaf may be one of the few things still holding Yemen together. [...] "Khat plays a big role in keeping people calm, and keeping them off the streets. But it's also delaying change. It's hard to convince people to act now."
It is hard to finish these two texts about Yemen with a "happy chapter" about how everything, despite all the problems, will be fine in the end for the 25 million people living in the country today (or the 60 million who are "estimated" to live there in 2050 - how that could ever happen). The best I can think of is to point out that Yemen, as far as I know, has not been affected by AIDS – in contrast to many poor countries in Africa...
But even without AIDS, Yemen is a dry, overpopulated, poor and violent country that lives on borrowed time. It is difficult to see how even very generous loans and assistance could keep an increasing societal disintegration at bay even during the next few years. Likely effects of a societal disintegration are migration, famine, growing lawlessness and more. We can expect to read more about Yemen in the newspapers in the near future (just as there are reports today about trouble in and around Somalia). A foretaste of what's to come was given on Christmas Day, when the "underwear bomber" Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's failed attempt to blow up an American passenger plane put the perpetrator's Yemeni Al-Qaeda training in the spotlight.
Here is a recent text that does not really add much to my two texts about Yemen, but that still supports these texts by describing the interconnected problems of water, violence, qat, al-Qaeda and the fact that the Yemeni capital Sana'a may become a ghost town within a decade or two. "Yemeni water trader Mohammed al-Tawwa runs his diesel pumps day and night, but gets less and less from his well in Sana'a, which experts say could become the world's first capital city to run dry".
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(Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch tapped Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson, a close confidant with little experience on the business side of publishing, as Chief Executive of his new publishing company, which will retain the News Corp name.
Thomson's appointment coincided with several other announcements related to the impending publishing company spin-off, including the closing of The Daily, the heavily-hyped digital newspaper for Apple Inc's iPad, and the naming of other key executives.
News Corp did not disclose any financial details related to the spin off, such as how much cash and debt will be ascribed to the new publishing company, or appoint a board of directors.
Also absent from Monday's announcement was any mention of Lachlan Murdoch, Rupert's eldest son, who News Corp watchers and industry experts thought might be recruited back into the family business, given his previous success as publisher of the New York Post.
Gerard Baker, currently The Wall Street Journal's deputy editor in chief, will succeed Thomson as managing editor of the paper and editor in chief of its publisher Dow Jones & Co.
Thomson, who assumes the CEO role effective January 1, will now oversee a stable of assets that includes TV stations and newspapers in Australia, the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, the Times of London, as well as book publisher Harper Collins and a nascent education group.
His ascension comes at a difficult time for print media. Newspapers face tough challenges as advertisers look elsewhere and people increasingly prefer smartphones and tablets to ink and paper.
While Thomson, a native Australian, is a long time newspaper executive, including U.S. editor of the Financial Times and editor of the Times of London, his experience has been mostly in the newsroom.
Now, however, he will have to decide what to do with the financially struggling New York Post, whether to seek a merger partner for Harper Collins and if the new company will acquire U.S. newspapers that could come onto the market, such as the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune.
"The timing is interesting in that it comes out ahead of the finalization of Tribune coming out of bankruptcy," said Ken Doctor, an analyst with Outsell Research.
"If the new News Corp is going to be a bidder for the Los Angeles Times or the Chicago Tribune or other papers, to get this duck in a row and to get Thomson in place sets that up in a better way."
Despite Thomson's minimal experience dealing with analysts and investors, Evercore Partners analyst Alan Gould said that will not be a problem if he surrounds himself with strong financial managers.
Indeed, News Corp named former MGM Studios president Bedi Ajay Singh as the publishing unit's chief financial officer on Monday.
However, by keeping the News Corp name for the publishing company and by choosing Thomson, Murdoch is selecting a trusted editorial lieutenant to tend to the medium that played a leading role in building his empire and is closest to his heart.
"Many of you know that a belief in the power of the written word has been in my bones for my entire life," Murdoch, News Corp's chairman, wrote in a memo to employees obtained by Reuters.
"I witnessed the hunger people had for well-written, thoroughly observed stories ... stories that provide not just information, but insight. That hunger is alive and well today; my personal mission is to serve and satisfy the human need for insight as well as I possibly can."
The Daily, which made a splashy debut with a news conference at the Guggenheim museum in New York almost two years ago, will publish its last digital edition on December 15. But the brand will "live on in other channels," News Corp said in a statement.
The ambitious project - News Corp invested about $30 million - was a test to see if people would subscribe to a digital newspaper.
"We can and must make the business of news gathering and editing viable again," Murdoch said at the launch event for the digital newspaper in New York in February 2011. "We're entering a remarkable age of innovation and digital renaissance."
Jesse Angelo, founding editor of The Daily, will become publisher of the New York Post, while Greg Clayman, publisher of The Daily, will oversee the company's digital strategy.
Current New York Post publisher Paul Carlucci will now focus solely on the company's marketing arm, News America Marketing, as its chairman.
In addition to those appointments, News Corp also announced that Mike Darcey would lead its British newspaper arm, News International, after CEO Tom Mockridge said on Sunday he was leaving the company at the end of the year.
Mockridge's name was floated among media watchers as a potential candidate to lead the new publishing company.
Paul Cheesbrough was named chief technology officer of the new publishing company.
As previously announced, Murdoch will serve as chairman of both the publishing company and its larger and faster-growing entertainment unit, to be called Fox Group. Chase Carey will be president and chief operating officer of the Fox Group, while James Murdoch will continue as deputy chief operating officer.
In June, News Corp announced it would separate its publishing and entertainment assets in a process likely to occur by early summer.
News Corp shares were down 0.3 percent at $24.55 in afternoon trading on Monday.
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You can use renewably made hot water for your hydronic system—but designing for low water temperatures is critical to good performance.
Hydronic heating is the technology of moving heat using water. It has been used for decades in millions of North American homes, most of which have a gas-fired or oil-fired boiler as their hydronic heat source. Good hydronic design is also the "glue" that holds together renewable energy thermal systems that provide space heating and domestic hot water. In other words, pick a renewable heat source, do a good job with the underlying hydronics, and you'll likely be pleased with the results. Treat the hydronics as "whatever," and you're likely to be disappointed.
In the past, solar hydronic heating meant using solar collectors as sunny-day substitutes for conventional boilers or water heaters. Designers focused on the collectors, storage, and control aspects of the solar subsystem, but devoted little thought to a compatible means of distributing solar-derived heat within the building.
Most hydronic distribution was designed around high-temperature supply water. Residential systems commonly used fin-tube baseboard heaters with water temperatures sometimes exceeding 200°F.
But those high water temperatures were beyond what solar collectors could produce consistently. Sure, there was an occasional "perfect solar day" in winter when the storage tank got hot enough to heat a home during the following night. However, performance over a typical northern heating season was often disappointing. As a result, after investing thousands of dollars in collectors, storage tanks, and controls, many early systems spent much of their time distributing heat generated by conventional fuels rather than by the sun.
The North American heating industry has a tendency to focus on heat sources rather than overall heating systems. This mindset continues to limit the performance of not only solar thermal, but also heating systems supplied by sources such as geothermal heat pumps and wood-fired boilers.
All renewable heat sources yield better performance when combined with low-temperature distribution systems. To see why, take a look at the thermal performance characteristics of a solar collector and a geothermal water-to-water heat pump. The "Solar Collector" graph below shows how the thermal efficiency of a flat-plate solar collector is affected by the temperature of the fluid entering its absorber plate. On this typical sunny, midwinter day in the northern United States, the thermal efficiency of the collector drops rapidly with increasing inlet fluid temperature.
For example: If the fluid entering the collector is 90°F, the outdoor air temperature is 30°F, and the sun is bright (solar intensity is 250 Btu/hr./ft.2), the graph indicates that the fluid gathers about 56% of the solar energy striking the collector. However, if the entering fluid temperature is 160°F, while the other conditions remain unchanged, the collector's efficiency falls to 33%—a significant "penalty" when the collector operates at the higher inlet temperature. It's the result of greater heat loss from a collector to outside air, much like the increased heat loss associated with keeping your house at 75°F rather than 68°F.
The relationship between efficiency and the entering water's temperature also holds true for hydronic heat pumps. The "Heat Pump" graph shows a similar effect for a modern water-to-water geothermal heat pump operating with a constant earth-loop inlet temperature (at the condenser side of the heat pump) of 45°F.


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DENVER—A 33-year-old Denver man has been arrested on suspicion of negligent child abuse after police say his 1-year-old son was seriously injured when he fell from a moving car.
Police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez says the boy and an older sibling were riding in the car in the Green Valley Ranch area at about 9:30 p.m. Friday when one of the children apparently opened a back door and the boy fell out. The 1-year-old had been restrained in a car seat.
The Denver Post reports ( http://bit.ly/12bbpP5) the father, Ross Bobby McCoy, could also face charges of leaving the scene of an accident involving bodily injury and driving without a license. Police say he contacted them shortly after leaving the scene.
He was arrested in Aurora on Saturday.
It's unclear how fast the car was traveling.
Information from: The Denver Post, http://www.denverpost.com


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The Films of Garry Marshall
Young Doctors in Love
The Flamingo Kid
Nothing in Common
Beaches (April 24/05)
It seems fairly clear that one's ability to enjoy Beaches depends almost entirely on whether or not one can actually relate to the story, which revolves around the lifelong friendship between CC (Bette Midler) and Hillary (Barbara Hershey). The film is packed with predictable plot points and melodramatic performances, something that the average viewer will have a hard time overlooking. However, as a so-called "chick flick," there's no denying that the film works; it's well made and features an effectively tear-jerking conclusion, and it seems obvious that certain audiences will get a whole lot more out of it than others. The movie's been directed by Garry Marshall, who imbues the film with an expected lack of style and an unmistakable feeling of overlength. In terms of the latter, the movie goes on for at least a half hour too long and generally comes off like a rough cut (a problem that's exacerbated by Marshall's tendency to insert pauses after jokes and one-liners). Beaches is based on a novel by Iris Rainer Dart, and though I've not read it, it seems fairly clear that screenwriter Mary Agnes Donoghue has kept the majority of Dart's story intact. Because of this emphasis on the events in CC and Hillary's lives, periphery characters (including their husbands) are left sorely under-developed. This leaves most of the responsibility for the film's effectiveness on the shoulders of Midler and Hershey, though Midler does seem to receive the most screen time (this is in addition to the many songs by Midler on the film's soundtrack). Hershey, sporting a distracting pair of collagen-enhanced lips, gives a subtle, low-key performance that's surprisingly impressive - though the actress is often overshadowed by Midler's broad, larger-than-life persona. Having said that, Midler does a nice job of turning CC into more than just a blowhard, infusing the character with a certain amount of vulnerability and indecisiveness. Beaches just may be the ultimate "chick flick," and on that level, it undoubtedly works. Unfortunately, though, the film's just not that good - though it seems likely that viewers who are able to relate to CC and Hillary's friendship will find themselves able to overlook the movie's various flaws.
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Pretty Woman
Frankie and Johnny
Exit to Eden
Dear God
The Other Sister
Runaway Bride
The Princess Diaries (July 30/04)
It's not hard to figure out why The Princess Diaries was such a big hit. The film's premise - a gawky teenager discovers she's actually the Princess of a small country - represents the ultimate in wish fulfillment for young girls, and star Anne Hathaway undeniably makes for an engaging and charismatic heroine. But the film's overlong running time, combined with an abundance of unnecessary subplots, prevents The Princess Diaries from becoming anything more than a mildly entertaining showcase for Hathaway's obvious talent. The Princess Diaries has been directed by Garry Marshall, who's covered this sort of terrain before with Pretty Woman. The two films feature a crass heroine being transformed into a dignified and stylish woman, while Hector Elizondo is prominently featured in both as a sympathetic father figure. Marshall's predilection for the obvious is particularly noticeable this time around, exacerbated by a ridiculously inflated running time. All the clichés that one expects out of a story like this are here - gee, wonder if Hathaway's character will conquer that fear of public speaking? - but because the movie goes on much longer than it has any right to, it becomes exceedingly difficult to overlook the film's many trite moments. Yet there's an easy-going charm to The Princess Diaries that effectively makes it far less of an ordeal than one might suspect. Screenwriter Gina Wendkos peppers the story with a few surprisingly humorous sequences, while the supporting cast - which includes Heather Matarazzo and Caroline Goodall - tries their best with the material (Mandy Moore seems right at home in the cheese, though). The Princess Diaries could've been worse, I suppose, but the film really doesn't hold much appeal for those outside its target audience.
Raising Helen
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (December 16/04)
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement is almost identical to its predecessor in tone and quality - ensuring that fans will have little to complain about. Overlong and excessively mediocre, the film does admittedly feel like a natural extension of the original (which isn't necessarily a good thing, given the quality of that movie). Set three years after the events of The Princess Diaries, the film catches up with Mia (Anne Hathaway) just as she's graduating from college (where she's been taking courses designed to help her be a better Princess). Upon her return to Genovia, Mia learns that her grandmother (played by Julie Andrews) plans to abdicate the throne - leaving Mia first in line to become Queen. There's a hitch, however, in the form of an evil Count (played by John Rhys-Davies) who wishes to see his nephew Nicholas (Chris Pine) become ruler of Genovia. As a result, Mia finds herself forced to marry within 30 days - even though she's not currently dating anyone. The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement has been directed by Garry Marshall, who also helmed the original, and he imbues the movie with the same sort of uneven pacing and bland visual sense that accompanies all of his films. Generally speaking, about the only positive constant in Marshall's productions is the presence of Hector Elizondo - who reprises his role of bodyguard Joe here. Fortunately, the rest of the cast is equally good - with Hathaway a genuinely charismatic actress who clearly deserves better material than this. The storyline doesn't offer a whole lot of surprises, beginning with Mia's initial engagement to a stuffy British chap named Andrew Jacoby (Callum Blue, essentially playing the opposite of his Dead Like Me character). Because Andrew is a slightly dull nice guy, we know that their relationship isn't going to go anywhere. However, that Mia would find herself attracted to the sleazy charms of Nicholas is more of a contrivance than one can easily accept (the character seems to have been modeled after Archie Comics' Reggie). The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement is unapologetically aimed towards young girls, making this review virtually moot. The film is, at least, not completely boring, primarily thanks to some better-than-expected acting by the various performers (ie it could've been worse, much worse).
As befits a film helmed by Garry Marshall, Georgia Rule possesses few surprising plot twists and is generally about as stylish as a movie-of-the-week - and yet, despite a third act that goes on longer than necessary, it's ultimately difficult not to be drawn into the soap opera-ish exploits of the central characters. The story - which follows three generations of sassy women (Jane Fonda's Georgia, Felicity Huffman's Lilly, and Lindsay Lohan's Rachel) as they spend one particular summer revealing secrets and bonding - unfolds at a refreshingly deliberate pace, and there's certainly no denying that most of the film's characters eventually become compelling (albeit thoroughly archetypal) figures. Mark Andrus' screenplay is at turns frustratingly predictable and unexpectedly dark; there is, consequently, a schizophrenic vibe to the proceedings that's impossible to overlook, with the film's glossy atmosphere certainly at odds with some of the more bleak elements within the script (including a whole subplot revolving around the possibility that Lohan's character was molested by her step-father). Still, the three leads are quite effective (Dermot Mulroney, in a small but pivotal role as a local veterinarian, easily dominates his few scenes) and Marshall's bland sensibilities aren't quite as distracting as one might've feared, and there's little doubt that - gauged on its merits as a "chick flick" - Georgia Rule generally works.
Hollywood's answer to Love Actually, Valentine's Day follows more than a dozen characters as they weave in and out of each others' lives over the course of one particularly eventful instance of the eponymous holiday. There's little doubt that Valentine's Day benefits substantially from the cavalcade of stars assembled by director Garry Marshall, as the film's deficiencies - of which there admittedly many - are ultimately easy enough to overlook primarily thanks to the efforts of an impressively charismatic cast that includes Anne Hathaway, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Taylor Lautner, and Julia Roberts. It's just as clear that the emphasis on so many characters and storylines ensures that the movie suffers from a distinctly uneven sensibility, with the appeal of certain subplots outweighing others by a fairly large margin (ie Jamie Foxx's ongoing exploits as a sports reporter on the hunt for love represents an obvious low point within the proceedings). The stop-and-go momentum that ensues isn't quite as problematic as one might've feared, as the affecting nature of several of the movie's narrative threads proves impossible to resist - with the storyline revolving around Ashton Kutcher's recently-dumped florist providing the film with an unexpected emotional resonance. And while screenwriter Katherine Fugate's reliance on the various conventions of the romcom genre is almost comically blatant - ie one can't help but play a game of spot the cliche (there's the fake break-up, here comes the race to the airport, etc, etc) - Valentine's Day is, in the end, a breezy bit of escapist fare that's as watchable as it is romantic.
A fairly blatant attempt to duplicate the success of Valentine's Day, New Year's Eve explores the title holiday as seen through the eyes of many, many disparate characters - including a scrappy bike messenger (Zac Efron's Paul), a disillusioned hipster (Ashton Kutcher's Randy), a dying photojournalist (Robert De Niro's Stan), and a beleaguered chef (Katherine Heigl's Laura). It goes without saying, obviously, that New Year's Eve generally unfolds as one might've expected, with the lack of originality or innovation ensuring that the various storylines, for the most part, resolve themselves in a decidedly predictable manner - yet, to be fair, scripter Katherine Fugate does toss in a handful of surprises towards the end (eg Stan's unforeseen relationship with one of the central characters). Filmmaker Garry Marshall's head-scratching decision to employ an almost incongruously laid-back pace ultimately does wreak havoc on the movie's momentum, however, and there's little doubt that certain subplots fare a whole lot better than others - with Sarah Jessica Parker's pointless stint as a worried mother looking for her teenage daughter standing as an obvious low point within the proceedings. The rocky atmosphere undoubtedly diminishes New Year's Eve's overall impact, although, by that same token, it's awfully difficult to completely discount the pervasively affable feel that's been hard-wired into the film by Marshall and company - which ultimately cements the movie's place as a perfectly watchable (and consistently hackneyed) feel-good ensemble drama.
Garry Marshall's run of somewhat successful holiday-themed films comes to a definitive end with Mother's Day, as the movie, which predictably follows an assortment of characters in the buildup to the title occasion, suffers from a seriously bland and generic atmosphere that's compounded by an almost total lack of interesting subplots. This is despite an opening stretch that admittedly does hold some promise, with Marshall, working from Anya Kochoff, Matthew Walker, and Tom Hines' screenplay, offering up a series of somewhat intriguing figures and scenarios. (Jason Sudeikis as a grieving father of two young girls certainly seems like a can't-miss proposition, while Kate Hudson and Sarah Chalke are convincing as close siblings who are hiding big secrets from their parents.) It's the immediate inclusion of lackluster storylines that slowly-but-surely triggers Mother's Day's downfall, with the best and most potent example of this everything revolving around Jennifer Aniston's almost shockingly shrill soon-to-be-divorced character Sandy. (It really is remarkable just how terrible and annoying Aniston is here.) And although the movie has been sprinkled with a few decent sequences - Sudeikis' Bradley performing a karaoke version of "The Humpty Dance" is an obvious highlight - Mother's Day's growing lack of substance, coupled with an overall atmosphere of bottom-of-the-barrel mediocrity, effectively cements its full-on transformation into a fairly interminable piece of work.


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Plenty of names have been thrown around as possibilities for who will play Christian Grey in the upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey movie, but now it looks as though the list is being whittled down a bit.
Just last week, Channing Tatum made a comment about taking time off from acting, leading some to believe that means he won't land the Fifty Shades gig. And now, according to a new rumor, casting favorite Matt Bomer may lose Christian's role, and the reason is definitely a bit unexpected.
No, it's not because he's gay, which some think may hinder his chemistry with Anastasia Steele.
It's actually due to his age, because some think at 35, he's way too old to play Christian Grey. (You know, because 35 is so ancient and all.)
But if Matt does wind up being thrown out of the ring because of his age, doesn't that mean there are a few more seriously hot actors we can rule out as well? Because if Matt's too old, other dudes around his age have to be deemed the same; otherwise, it's just not fair.
Ok, so let's see who would wind up being eliminated if the age factor comes into play.
First and foremost, I guess we can kiss Alexander Skarsgard goodbye, because he's the ripe old age of 36. And what about Ian Somerhalder? Sure, he's a year younger than Matt at 34, but he's creepin' up there.
And then there's Ryan Gosling. At 32, by the time the film is made, he'll be in his mid-30s as well, so will that put him over the hill?
I'm going to go ahead and put it out there that all this age business really seems like a bunch of nonsense. Plenty of actors have taken on roles that are either much older or younger then they actually are in real life, so why should the Fifty Shades of Grey movie be any different?
And aside from that, whoever is cast as Christian probably should be a little bit older and more mature; otherwise, it may be hard for the audience to buy into him being in a dominant role. He has to have a commanding presence, and it may be a lot harder to achieve the right vibe with an actor who is much too young.
(Wouldn't you rather see Ana tied up by an older man?)
Do you think there should be an age limit on who is considered for Christian Grey's role?
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text: I tried to ask this in FS#946 but got this error below... Code: Completely unexpected exception: Address in mailbox given [---] does not comply with RFC 2822, 3.6.2. This should never happend, please inform Flyspray Developers So I was rather shocked to see there is no templates for reseller limits and also that the above feature request is over 3 1/2 years old. Has anyone got any suggestions how to make this happen? I mean, where do I start hacking to add this feature?


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The American Farm Bureau Federation has not endorsed eliminating direct payments from the 2011 or 2012 farm bill even though one of its largest state member organization – the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation - has voted to do so.
Although some have construed the action by the voting delegates of the Iowa Farm Bureau to mean a tacit endorsement by the national group, the AFBF is a long way from adopting its policy on the next farm law, a spokesman says.
The comments by Tara Smith, the AFBF's director of congressional relations, came at a farm policy session at the USA Rice Outlook Conference in Biloxi, Miss., Thursday. Smith was joined by Joe Outlaw, co-director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University; and Gary Adams, vice president for economics and policy analysis at the National Cotton Council.
"We're a grass roots organization, and we certainly have some states that have gone down that path," said Smith, referring to the vote by the Iowa Farm Bureau's delegate body. "We have other states that vehemently oppose going down that path."
The debate over direct payments, which account for about $5 billion a year in federal spending, has increasingly taken a north-south tone. Farmers in the Mid-South contend the direct payments are built into the collateral for their operating loans. Northern Corn Belt producers believe the payments would be better spent for county-based ACRE payments.
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"The beauty of being a grassroots organization is that farm policy issues work their way up the organization," said Smith. "We'll ultimately have a delegate body that will meet in Atlanta in January. They will decide as a whole what policies they want to be our priorities, and we'll move forward."
(The American Farm Bureau Federations Resolutions Committee is scheduled to meet in Washington to further analyze the organization's farm policy options next week.)
Both Smith and Outlaw presented slides showing the progression of the federal budget deficit over the last 20 years. Congress faces back-to-back years of huge deficits following a few years of budget surpluses in the late 1990s.
'Year of work'
"Basically, it's going to take a whole year's worth of work by everyone in the United States to pay what we owe other people," said Outlaw, who is considered by many observers to be one of the leading farm policy analysts in the nation.
All three of the speakers said they anticipate major efforts to reduce farm program spending in the 2012 farm bill even though, Outlaw said, "I think we can make a strong case that the people in agriculture have already given their share of deficit reduction."
"I think we're going to be under extreme budget pressure when we start the next farm bill," said Smith. "We have a lot of programs (38) that were included in the last farm bill that we don't have a budget after this year.
"We have deficit reduction task forces out there that are trying to cut money from farm programs. We've already seen other pieces of legislation dip into farm bill funds to pay for their programs. So I think the overarching theme of the next farm bill is going to be the budget constraints that we're going to be under."


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Until we find somewhere indoors to play this is as good as its going to get in winter.
Thanks to the barbecue crew who brought down supplies on Sunday to feed the masses. I think they made some cash from donations to fund doing it again next week which is great news. As the afternoon drew to a close people gathered round the grill and toasted marshmallow. Awww how sweet. After's the success of last weeks games, polo was again interrupted for a few rounds of PISUMO. As usual – great photos from Robb.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The MIT Engineers continued their perfect New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) tournament record and captured their 13th straight NEWMAC postseason title on Sunday afternoon. The top seeded Engineers beat #3 Coast Guard Academy 5-0 in a match that was played to decision at DuPont Tennis Courts.
MIT sophomore Larry Pang was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament. Pang paired with Curtis Wu to win at second doubles and collected the clinching point, a 6-3, 6-4 win over Chris Hoffman at fourth singles.
Edwin Zhang also had a strong championship match for MIT, winning in easy fashion 6-3, 6-0 at first singles and pairing with Andrew Cooper at third doubles. The pair was down 4-1 to Josh Fischer and Austin Dean but fought back and emerged with an 8-5 victory.
Matthew Skalak and Ken Van Tilburg also won at doubles, beating Greg Mitchell and Nick Martin 8-4 at the first spot. Skalak and Van Tilburg were each leading their contests in singles when the match was finished, as was Wu at fifth singles and Brian Oldfield, who was close to beating Austin Dean (6-1, 5-2) at third singles.
The Engineers finish their year with a 13-4 record and a perfect 5-0 conference mark. They will wait to hear if they are selected to participate in the NCAA team Championships in two weeks.
After upsetting Wheaton in their semifinal match to reach their first NEWMAC championship match in school history, Coast Guard Academy finishes their season with a 10-10 record.


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Since 1995, the Sun Valley Writers' Conference has brought together some of the nation's best-known writers, poets, filmmakers and philosophers to engage an audience in provocative and thoughtful conversations.
The event takes place over four days in August on the grounds and rooms of the Sun Valley Lodge and Sun Valley Inn.
Dialogue host Marcia Franklin has been a regular attendee. In 2011, she interviewed three authors at the conference.
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There are place in the sierras that only fill in from certain types of storms with the right type of snow. Those eastern winds can rip snow off a lot of the ski areas but also fill in some of the best couloirs in the backcountry Tahoe has to offer. When everything aligns perfectly I somehow come down with a nasty cold and cant go into work.
Days like today remind me of that but I am just not as knowledgable YET around the Bay.
What are some of those spots that you look at on your drive to work, run near on the weekends or think to yourself "only if the wind was strong enough from x direction..."?
I personally would love to kite at Taco Bell Beach(linda mar) someday. Between multiple breaks to choose from and the view it would be awesome.
ps, no need for the "oh I would tell you but i would need to kill you" comments.


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- Your name must match your driver's license or State ID and your phone bill.
- You must register and be approved to receive calls.
- The offender enrolls in the voice biometrics system and is eligible to make calls. The whole process can take 7-30 days depending on timing and resource availability.
I was approved to receive calls, but I have not received any. Why?
There are a number of reasons this may be occurring. Some include:
- the unit was on lockdown when he/she wanted to call you
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Can I add money to an Offender's Debit Account?
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My offender says that when he calls me the recording says my phone is restricted, why?
There are a couple of possibilities:
- The registration process may not be complete, to verify call 866 - 806 - 7804 (use option 1, 2, 0, 0) or visit website www.texasprisonphone.com/contact.asp.
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I only have a cell phone, how can I receive calls?
TDCJ now allows offenders to call post-paid cell phones. Please call the enrollment center if you wish to register a post-paid cell phone.
How many minutes does my offender have to use each month?
Offenders now have unlimited monthly minutes.
What happens if I reach the credit limit on my Direct Bill Account before my next bill arrives?
If you reach your credit limit and have not made a payment on your account, your phone number is blocked and offenders cannot call you. Simply contact CBS and make a payment and your line will be unblocked and ready for you to receive calls.
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What happens if I don't pay my Direct Bill Account invoice when it is due?
If you have a Direct Bill Account, your credit limit every month is $85.00 which will be increased to $200.00 after 90 days if the account is kept current and you have paid your invoices in full on time. If you only spend half of your credit limit on the calls you receive, you will be billed for that amount and you can continue to receive calls and spend up to your total credit limit.
You must pay your bill on or before the due date or your line will be blocked and your Direct Bill Account will be automatically converted to a Friend & Family Prepaid Account. You will not be able to receive calls until you pay the past due charges. And, all future calls you receive must be paid for in advance using your Friend & Family Prepaid Account.
What can I do to prevent calls from being blocked?
To ensure you can always receive calls, add more funds than you expect to use for the month. For example, make a payment higher than the minimum amount on the bill. If you don't use the minutes this month, you can use it next month. When the offender is released or you close your account, you can request a refund of all unused phone time in your CBS account. Note: Unused funds placed in an offender's account are refunded to the offender upon release.
Can I transfer funds from my other CBS account to my TDCJ account?
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Former college professor and avid weather observer Walter N. Dibbins of Massapequa died Feb. 1, 2010. He was 86. Mr. Dibbins was a 30-year member of the Long Island Weather Observers Club who had helped the groundhog see his shadow this year.
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Paris St. Germain eye Yohan Cabaye
Each day we'll bring you the very latest tabloid rumors as the biggest clubs around splash the cash to bolster their rosters. True or not, they're always entertaining…
Jack Wilshere was involved in an angry tunnel fracas as Arsenal's top four shoot-out with Everton erupted.
Spurs are making plans to replace Gareth Bale and have targeted £10 million Porto winger Christian Atsu and Hamburg's Heung-Min Son.
Newcastle will offer Liverpool £10million for Andy Carroll – two years after selling him to the Merseysiders for £35million.
QPR are starting their end-of-season sales – with Andy Johnson, Jay Bothroyd and Anton Ferdinand being offered around for quick deals.
Arsenal could be about to snap up 16-year-old Barcelona defender Julio Pleguezuelo.
Wolves striker Kevin Doyle is a summer target for Celtic.
Southampton are after QPR midfielder Esteban Granero.
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere was involved in a bitter half-time tunnel bust-up with Everton's Kevin Mirallas last night.
Samir Nasri and Yohan Cabaye are the latest Premier League stars being chased by PSG.
Relegated Premier League clubs will get around £60million in parachute payments – but QPR have already been forced to take out a £15million loan.
Tottenham goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes could return to PSV.
Manchester United are set to up their interest in Roma midfielder Erik Lamela after a scouting mission.
Gareth Barry is in line for a contract extension – but faces a pay cut to stay at Manchester City.
Arsenal and Everton were involved in a half-time tunnel brawl last night after Kevin Mirallas squirted water in Jack Wilshere's face.
Cardiff returned to the top flight for the first time in 51 years last night, sparking scenes of wild jubilation in South Wales.
Newcastle's Yohan Cabaye and Manchester City's Samir Nasri are targets for PSG.
Southampton are set to launch a bid for Cagliari winger Radja Nainggolan.
Fulham winger Kerim Frei is wanted by Galatasaray.
Swansea are keen on Tottenham winger Andros Townsend.
Chelsea believe they have found John Terry's successor and are closing in on a £20million deal for Vasco De Gama defender Dede.
PSG have hinted they will try to sign Manchester City's Samir Nasri and Newcastle's Yohan Cabaye in the summer.
Martin Jol would love to sign Frank Lampard but says he would get laughed at if Fulham made a move.
Newcastle will attempt to bring Andy Carroll back to St James' Park for just £7million this summer.
Manchester United midfielder Anderson could return to Porto this summer with the Portuguese club attempting to fund a summer move for the Brazilian.
Chelsea will meet officials of Bayer Leverkusen this week in an attempt to finally clinch a £20million deal for Andre Schurrle.
Arsenal will make a formal offer to Sunderland to sign their goalkeeper Simon Mignolet at the end of the season.
Newcastle will make another attempt to secure a cut-price deal for Andy Carroll as they seek to reinvigorate their squad.
QPR plan to introduce incentivised contracts for new players in the summer to overhaul their finances.


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text: Hello, I am experiencing an elusive problem with mod_fcgid (Fast-CGI) for Apache. In essence, Apache's access log contains intermittent 500 responses to which there is no clear pattern. After several hours of debugging and research, I have determined that the root cause is not a "bug", per se, nor is it a problem with my PHP scripts. Rather, it is a limitation inherent to mod_fcgid's PHP implementation. This issue surfaces on any system that uses mod_fcgid to execute PHP scripts because the module's default configuration values are set in a way that does not prevent it. I am somewhat surprised that more ISPConfig users have not noticed this. Then again, unless the server administrator is reviewing Apache's access log(s) carefully, the issue would likely go unnoticed. I noticed it only because I use logwatch, which sums each HTTP response code's occurrences over a given period of time. I began seeing several dozen 500 errors each day, none of which had corresponding entries in PHP's error log. This fact indicated that the problem was not with the PHP scripts. For those curious as to the exact nature of the issue, please see my posts at the following URLs: http://serverfault.com/questions/219922/fastcgi-and-apache-500-error-intermittently/442768 http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-users/201210.mbox/<[email protected]> One possible solution to the problem requires mod_fcgid's FcgidMaxRequestsPerProcess directive to be set to a value that is less than or equal to the value specified for the PHP_FCGI_MAX_REQUESTS environment variable (but greater than zero). I have several questions: 1.) How/where should one specify the configuration directive value for FcgidMaxRequestsPerProcess on a sever running ISPConfig? 2.) Do PHP_FCGI_MAX_REQUESTS and FcgidMaxRequestsPerProcess represent the same directive? 3.) When are the cgi/fcgi wrapper scripts regenerated? Are these scripts regenerated only when the values in System -> Sever Config -> example.com -> CGI [tab] are modified? I see that the PHP_FCGI_MAX_REQUESTS environment variable is defined (or overridden) in each site's Fast-CGI wrapper script (.php-fcgi-starter). I would prefer to define FcgidMaxRequestsPerProcess in much the same way (on a per-site basis). Should this directive be defined in the "Apache Directives" text area input field on the "Options" tab (of the Web Domain interface)? If the answer to question 2) above is "yes", then perhaps ISPConfig should be modified to define FcgidMaxRequestsPerProcess (using the value defined for "FastCGI max. Requests" within the GUI) within each virtual host's configuration. Perhaps these excerpts from the relevant documentation ( https://httpd.apache.org/mod_fcgid/mod/mod_fcgid.html#examples ) will shed some light on question 2): Configuration directives Code: # FcgidMaxRequestsPerProcess should be <= PHP_FCGI_MAX_REQUESTS # The example PHP wrapper script overrides the default PHP setting. FcgidMaxRequestsPerProcess 10000 # Uncomment the following line if cgi.fix_pathinfo is set to 1 in # php.ini: # FcgidFixPathinfo 1 Alias /phpapp/ /usr/local/phpapp/ <Location /phpapp/> AddHandler fcgid-script .php Options +ExecCGI FcgidWrapper /usr/local/bin/php-wrapper .php # Customize the next two directives for your requirements. Order allow,deny Allow from all </Location> PHP wrapper script - /usr/local/bin/php-wrapper Code: #!/bin/sh # Set desired PHP_FCGI_* environment variables. # Example: # PHP FastCGI processes exit after 500 requests by default. PHP_FCGI_MAX_REQUESTS=10000 export PHP_FCGI_MAX_REQUESTS # Replace with the path to your FastCGI-enabled PHP executable exec /usr/local/bin/php-cgi Thanks for any help here!


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Abstract GNU Art
A first for the Free Software Foundation, we now have abstract art of our mascot courtesy of Kursad Karatas. He provides an explanation of this work -
I just wanted to express "wisdom", the wisdom of knowledge, wisdom of love, wisdom of fertility, wisdom of humanity, wisdom of brotherhood. This is what we need and what I feel modern society currently lacks. There are a lot of great artists who have created great works for GNU (as shown on the art page), and I wanted to express an alternative reality, or alternative understanding of GNU.
I wanted to make a piece for GNU because I believe that information is universal, that no one person can own it. The sharing of information is a direct result of language, and language belongs to all of us. Not to one person, not to one corporation, not to one state, not to one colony, but to all of mankind. As you see the GNU holds his fingers in the sign for victory, because I know that one day information and thought will be free and we all will be victorious.
The cherries and apple symbolizes wisdom, the beard symbolizes a special kind of wisdom that comes from a journey of knowledge and beauty that no other person can take, and the GNU's eyes express a profound dedication. The blue background is simply freedom as in "birds".
This may not be the greatest work since I just focused on being honest while creating it. I tried to show and define the mind set of someone who seeks freedom of self and thought, and tries to be harmonious with the world. Well, that is what I tried, that does not necessarily mean I have achieved it. It is up to viewers to decide for themselves. :)
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Sophomore QB Matt O'Connell tied a school record with 35 completions and passed for 403 yards to lead the No. 7-ranked Tommies (2-0) to a 43-9 victory over UW-River Falls (0-2) in Saturday's college football play at UST's O'Shaughnessy Stadium in St. Paul.
The game lasted 3:15 on the watch and included 129 passes — 74 attempts alone by Falcon freshman QB Ryan Kusilek. UST rolled up 636 yards of offense and ran 96 plays with 34 first downs. The Toms built a 15-0 first-quarter lead and led 29-3 after three quarters.
UST won its ninth in a row at home and moved its regular-season win streak to 26 games.
O'Connell completed 35-of-52 passes for 403 yards with two TDs with two intercepted. It was UST's first 400-yard passing game out of 52 games of the Glenn Caruso era. he passed for 301 alone in the first two quarters. Aaron Terrell-Byrd broke a 75 yard TD run in the third quarter and finished with 120 yards on 11 rushes. Dan Ferrazzo had 10 catches for 148 yards. Ryan Toney had 69 rushing yards and TDs of 4 and 2 yards.
UWRF's Kusilek completed 39-of-74 passes for 342 yards and one TD. Jake Ryan and Nathan Bradnt each had nine receptions, with Brandt getting their lone touchdown from 10 yards out with 12:11 remaining.
The Tommie defense held the Falcons to minus 12 yards rushing and just 5-of-26 on third- and fourth-down conversions. Twelve different UST defenders had either a interception, sack, break up or tackle for loss.
St. Thomas won despite four turnovers, 10 penalties and two onside kicks that River Falls converted in the second half.
St. Thomas opens conference play next Saturday on the road against archrival St. John's.


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This beautiful, mountainous island nation is a little larger than Great Britain, with a varied climate not unlike that of the eastern United States. The main islands are situated from north to south - Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. Each island is mountainous with many volcanic peaks, some still very active. Honshu, the largest island, is especially mountainous with the largest mountain, Mount Fujiyama (often called Fuji), rising to over 12,000 feet. Some of these mountains remain snow-covered all year long.
The northern island, Hokkaido has a climate like the northeastern United States with frigid temperatures, limited sunshine and heavy snows in winter and a relatively short but warm summer. The southern islands, Shikoku and Kyushu, on the other hand, have a mild, almost subtropical climate similar to the Southeast Coast of the United States.
The four components that determine Japan's climate are the seasonal wind reversals of the Asian monsoon; the modifying effect of the surrounding water; the effect from varied, mountainous terrain; and the country's position in the path of many tropical storm systems during the summer and fall.
WINTERMost years, the winter monsoon regime begins by November. Winds blow off the continent carrying cold and dry polar air with them. In the short trip across the Sea of Japan, the cold air modifies and picks up moisture that is deposited on the islands, especially over the windward slopes. Snowfall of over 200 inches a year occurs in some locations on the northern islands. Elsewhere, winter is the driest season. Most of the precipitation comes from storms, which form from time-to-time along the leading edge of the polar air and bring general rains and mountain snows to the islands.
SPRINGSpring is the most pleasant season in Japan, not only for the beauty of the flowering trees, gardens and countryside, but also for the most delightful weather. Though spring showers are to be expected, the springs tend to be drier and sunnier than summer and fall, and temperatures are very pleasant even in the mountains.
SUMMERSummer tends to be cloudier than the spring. During the summer monsoon, the winds turn from off-the-continent to off-the-sea. With the onset of the monsoon, heavy rains can occur in the southern islands. Later on in the summer, tropical storms and typhoons, moving from the South China Sea or the Western Tropical Pacific increase the threat of heavy rains and sometimes damaging winds. In between these bigger systems, sultry and even oppressive summer weather prevails in the major cities like Tokyo. Relief can be found in the higher elevations, which are popular retreats during the heat of summer.
FALLStorms from the Tropics are the main concern in the early fall through October even as the air cools. By the end of October the temperatures are already down 20 degrees (F) from the summer peak. By November, the Tropics begin to quiet down and the winter monsoon season begins.
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Visitors may use library materials on-site, but borrowing privileges are restricted to the SMC community or students, faculty, or staff from other colleges with which the library has reciprocal borrowing agreements.
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What Web Browsers Will Look Like Next
The Web browser is being reinvented, with companies from Google to small startups adding new features such as the ability to synch across devices, Jessica Lessin reports. Photo: Google.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Travis McCall has been appointed as the head coach for the Coker College softball team, Dr. Lynn Griffin, vice president for athletics and facilities, announced today.
"We are very excited to have Travis take the helm of our softball program," said Griffin. "He has an impressive track record and an incredible knowledge for the game. Travis will continue to build upon the success that the softball program has experienced for the last 23 years."
"I'm extremely excited about the opportunity to be the next softball coach at Coker College," said McCall. "I would like to thank President Wyatt and Dr. Griffin for giving me an opportunity to be part of the Coker family."
McCall takes over the program from legendary coach David Hanna who announced his retirement effective June 30.
"Coker softball has great tradition and I'm looking forward to building upon that success as we move forward into a new era of Cobra softball," added McCall. "I'm committed to getting this program back to where it belongs, competing for championships on a consistent basis."
McCall comes to Coker after serving as the assistant coach at King University for the past three seasons, amassing more than 94 wins. Under his tutelage, 15 Tornado players earned all-conference honors, and 11 were named academic all-conference. Additionally, he helped guide the Tornado to a Conference Carolinas regular season title (2013), a Conference Carolinas Tournament title (2012) and two Conference Carolinas Tournament championship game appearances (2012, 2014).
McCall has assisted King in becoming one of the top hitting and pitching teams in Conference Carolinas during his three years. In 2014 the Tornado ranked in the top five in 13 statistical categories, including being fourth in runs (169), third in hits (350), first in doubles (64), fourth in home runs (18), fourth in runs batted in (143) and fourth in total bases (472). On the defensive side of the ball the Tornado were first in strikeouts (296), second in ERA (2.42) and second in shutouts (8).
In addition to the 15 all-conference performers, McCall has coached two-time Conference Carolinas Pitcher of the Year and two-time Daktronics All-Southeast Region selection Hannah Light.
Prior to his arrival at King, McCall served as the assistant coach at Columbus State University from 2010-2011. He helped guide the Cougars to a record of 37-16, a 16-win improvement from their previous season. CSU finished third in the Peach Belt Conference and advanced to the conference tournament.
McCall was a four-year letter winner for the University of West Georgia baseball team and a member of the Gulf South Conference Academic Honor Roll. He received his Bachelor of Science in Sports Management in 2008 and received his Master of Business Administration in 2009, both from the University of West Georgia.


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Letra de la canción
\"- Asshole\"
Immortal Technique:
Ha ha ha
I'm obnoxious, motherfucker can't you tell
Run through Little Havannah yelling: 'Viva Fidel'
Jerking off at the sheets when I stay at hotels
Drinking bacardi at AA meetings, smoking a L
I'm broke as hell my attitude is no good
Like working for white people after watching rosewood
Swallow mecenary, I don't care how I get richer
Like American companies that did business with Hitler
Get the picture nigga, I'm the best of both worlds
Without the hidden camera, and the 12 year old girl
At stage at your basics, you aren't half the man that I am
I throw your gang sign up, and then I'll spit on my hand
Give me a hundred grand, give me your watch, give me your chain
That's your girl, bitch get over here, give me some brain
I'll bust of on her face, and right after the segment
She'll propably rub it in her pussy, trying to get herself pregnant
I said it I meant it, that's the way I deal with enemies
Like pro lifers, that support the death penalty
And don't talk about war, when niggaz know that your pus
A fucking hypocrite draft charger like George Bush
Don't push me nigga, 'cause I'm close to the edge
And I'll jump of with a rope that's wrapped around your head
Send a death feedaz to my ex on valentines day
The safety's off nigga, so get the fuck out my way
Obnoxious nigga, murderous lyrics
I know that you hear it
Now that I'm getting closer and closer I know that you feel it
Your eating off rap, and I hope you choke on your gimmick
Niggaz said hip hop was dead but I awoken the spirit
We're taking it, back in the day to the golden age
When wack motherfuckers used to get thrown off stage
Immortal Technique, I made this the bump in your ride
Or burn it off the internet, and bump it outside
Nigga, we keeping it live, we keeping it live
We keeping it live, we keeping it live
Burn it off the fucking internet, and bump it outside
Yeah nigga
Look motherfucker, my words damage an slaughter
A raging alcoholic like the presidents daughters
Disgusting flows like third world country tap water
But before I hit the border, someone give me a quarter
'Cause I'm a prank call, cop shot just for kicks
Payback for every time that they called me a spit
And Porturigan chicks told me that I fuck like I'm loco
And dominiquin women call me the 'Rompe Todo'
They call me 'Assioso' I'd rather get fired than quit
I get unemployment, you work and we making the same shit
How dare you niggaz critise the way that I spit
You coffee shop revolutionary son of a bitch
But you know what the fuck I think is just pathetic and gay
When niggaz speculate what the fuck 'Pac would say
You don't know shit, about a dead mans perspective
And talking shit will get your neckbone disconnected
Disrespected niggaz don't show no love
Why you trying to be hardcore, you fucking homo-thug
And don't be sensitive and angry at the shit that I wrote
'cause if you can take a fucking dick, you can take a joke
I choke your friends in front of you, to prove that you fallen off
And you won't do shit about it, like the church during the holocaust
Kalashnikov machine gun flow that I fire
Obnoxious until they shoot me on the day I retire
Daaamn homie, in high school I beat the shit out of you and your man homie
Your girl want to blow me and don't even know me
She lonely and she thinks your a phony
I take a piss on a development deal from Sony, or Def Jam
'cause your like all of the rest man
This ain't a verse it's shit talk at the end of the song
And you can suck a dick if you think I ended it wrong
Fuck you and I'm gone, ha ha ha
Piece to the strong hope, EO dub
Word-A-Mouf, Forbidden Chapters
IAK niggaz, westpoe killing you slow
The plaig I murder a show, you don't even know
Harlem! - Wauw!
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