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Saga of the three conservation heroes
Risking her life for conservation
With her hands on her lap Nanda Devi Kuwar waits quietly and as her name is announced to recognize her bravery and courage, she walks slowly amid the echo of applause, holding her hands that are still recovering from injury.
On April 21, 2012, Nanda Devi was trying to prevent forest encroachment in Madhumalati Community Forest when she was brutally attacked by a gang involved in the encroachment. They cut her hands and tried to kill her. Despite the serious injury and risk to life, she selflessly continued to work for community forest conservation.
"The pain in my hands has reduced but I cannot work as I used to before. I am still dependent on others for everyday tasks like bathing and changing clothes," said Nanda. "I am happy to be recognized at the national level but the gravity of conservation issues at local level that I am fighting for daily is yet to be understood by my own community. We still have a long way to go but I am positive that people will understand the importance of conservation soon," added Nanda with determination.
Nanda Devi wakes up early in the morning to patrol the forest and talk to people about forest conservation and sustainable forest management. She is also fighting to ensure community forest users' rights to meet their needs. Despite the incident in the past, her courage and determination to work for forest conservation are still intact.
Mocked and ridiculed, but never abandoned hope
Durga Gole, 22, from Makwanpur, Churiyamai VDC was mocked and taunted by villagers for patrolling the forest and protecting local natural resources. "They used to demoralize and challenge me, telling me that they had cut trees to see whether I would dare to file a complaint to the police," reflected Durga. That was four years ago. Today things have changed in Churiyamai.
"My family used to be completely dependent on the forest for our livelihood. We cut trees and made alcohol for money to pay for our education and food. The entire local community was cutting trees and while it was lucrative, it had serious consequences for our forest," she said. "I was introduced to the idea of a sustainable future through conservation by WWF Nepal's Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) project. It helped me to question our community's way of life and made me realize the need to use our forest responsibly and conserve it. There has been no looking back since then."
Today, with a group of 23 women, Durga marches forward as the secretary of the 'All Women Anti-Poaching Unit' for regular patrolling of the Churiyamai Forest. She is currently also a youth leader in her community and is active in encouraging and mobilizing women's participation in conservation and anti-poaching activities. The unit coordinates with local officials to report illegal activities. They have also started microfinance cooperative to lend money to women interested in alternative livelihood options to reduce pressure on the forest.
"Today those who mocked and threatened me are working with me to conserve the forest. The community is not as dependent on the forest as before. I feel blessed and could not be happier," said Durga, a smile spreading across her face.
Breaking tradition for women's leadership
Ek Bahadur Budhathoki Magar is breaking with traditional thinking and is encouraging women into leadership positions in the Bhuwanisthan Chhipchhipe Community Forest in Gorkha. "Since women can manage their households and surroundings perfectly well, why should we doubt their leadership capability in managing our forests?" says Ek Bahadur. "By increasing the engagement of women, we ensure participatory forest management and improve our conservation efforts. However, while I have been trying hard to increase and promote female leadership, it has been difficult as they are mostly occupied with household chores," he added.
To attract women's participation, Ek Bahadur initiated a folk song competition on the theme 'Importance of women's leadership today'. "This proved to be a great way to generate awareness on women issues and boost their participation," he reflected.
When Ek Bahadur became the chairperson of Bhuwanisthan Chipchipe Community Forest Users Group four years ago, he immediately worked to change the gender ratio of the male-dominated executive committee. Today with his creative work, four out of 11 executive members are female. He smiles with a hint of satisfaction and says, "It is difficult to believe that we now even have a female vice-chairperson in our community forest users group."
By Pallavi Dhakal, Communications Officer, Hariyo Ban Program, WWF Nepal
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Ten days ago, as the nation focused attention on the hurricane nearing the Mississippi delta, another storm was brewing far upstream in St. Paul, Minnesota -- a storm far more dangerous, it turned out, but one by and large overlooked by the Fawning Corporate Media (FCM).
When I flew into St. Paul on Saturday evening, August 30, I encountered a din in local media about "preemptive strikes" on those already congregating there to demonstrate against the Iraq war and injustice against the poor in our country. St. Paul's Pioneer Press expressed surprise that "despite preemptive police searches" and arrests, a group calling itself "the RNC Welcoming Committee" was still intent on "disrupting the convention."
A headline screamed, "Preemptive Arrests of Protesters in Twin Cities." But it was the article's lead that hit home: "Borrowing from the Bush administration's 'preemptive war' playbook, police agencies in the Twin Cities have made 'preemptive strikes' against organizations planning to protest at the Republican National Convention."
In the following days I was to see, up close and personal, a massive and totally unnecessary display of ruthlessness.
What struck a bell was that this domestic application of the dubious doctrine of "preemption" was totally predictable-indeed, predicted by those courageous enough to speak out before the U.S. "preemptive" attack on Iraq. Ironically, it was FBI Special Agent Coleen Rowley, living in the St. Paul area, who warned of precisely that in her hard-hitting letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller three weeks before the attack on Iraq. [Text of Feb. 26, 2003 Letter, published March 6, 2003 in NY Times]
Confronting Mueller on a number of key issues (like "What is the FBI's evidence with respect to the claimed connection between al-Qaeda and Iraq?"), Rowley warned of the trickle-down effect of "the administration's new policy of 'preemptive strikes'":
"I believe it would be prudent to be on guard against the possibility that the looser 'preemptive strike' rationale being applied to situations abroad could migrate back home, fostering a more permissive attitude on the part of law enforcement officers in this country."
Rowley called Mueller's attention to the abuses of civil rights that had already occurred since 9/11, and pointedly warned "particular vigilance may be required to head off undue pressure (including subtle encouragement) to detain or 'round up' suspects."
Transforming the Police
While in St. Paul, I got in touch with Rowley, who has been politically active in the Twin City area, and asked for her reaction to St. Paul's version of preemption. This was hardly her first chance to say I-told-you-so, but she called no attention to her right-on prophesy five and a half years ago.
Shaking her head, Rowley simply bemoaned how easily the artificial stoking of fear had succeeded in causing the "otherwise wonderful community police officers of St. Paul to turn on their own peaceful citizens (the surreal insanity we witnessed during the RNC)." She added that, once the Feds, the fusion centers, the contractors get into the act, "all the rules go up in smoke."
The "preemption" began on Friday, August 29, well before the RNC began on Sept. 1.
An academic doing research on social movement organizations, who for several months has been observing the main protesters -- the RNC Welcoming Committee, the Coalition to March on the RNC and End the War, and the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign -- provided this account:
"On Friday evening the space in St. Paul that was being rented by the Welcoming Committee was raided by riot police, who knocked in the door with automatic weapons drawn, forced the 60-70 activists inside onto the floor, handcuffed them, then proceeded to confiscate all the banner-making supplies and movement literature.
"Over the course of several hours the cops interrogated, photographed, ran warrant checks, and eventually, released everyone one by one. Then they closed down the space for a code violation. The next morning a city code inspector arrived and found no basis for closing the space.
"Saturday morning was one of escalation and terror. The Ramsey County Sheriff Department, together with the St. Paul police, Homeland Security, and the FBI raided four private houses. At 8:00 AM, dozens of cops in SWAT gear broke down the door of one house where about a dozen activists were staying. They were awakened with rifle barrels in their faces and forced to lie face down for more than an hour.
"The cops stole all the computers and other electronic devices in the house, and core members of the Welcoming Committee sleeping there were arrested. It being a holiday weekend, those arrested for alleged crimes could not arrive in court until Wednesday, at the earliest. Thus, those trying to organize demonstrations will be in jail for the entire time the RNC is going on. Four other houses were raided and dozens of activists were detained."
The academic who wrote the report appealed to those concerned over "this enormous police over-kill" to contact the Twin Cities' mayors and demand an end to the "witch hunt." He added, "The people who were arrested were some of the gentlest, most dedicated activists I've ever met." A far cry from the "criminal enterprise" described by notorious Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher.
Nanette Echols, a resident of St. Paul who had been extending hospitality to the visiting protesters, insisted they had done nothing wrong. "In the place they raided on Friday night they were showing documentary movies to twenty-somethings in a clean, alcohol-free zone after dinner," she said.
Caving In to the Feds
The St. Paul City Council? Only one member had the courage to speak out -- Councilman Dave Thune, who was particularly enraged that Sheriff Fletcher took action within St. Paul city limits:
"This is not the way to start things off...I'm really ticked off...the city is perfectly capable of taking care of such things...This is all about free speech. It's what my father fought for in the war. To me this smacks of preemptive strike against free speech."
Thune objected in particular to Fletcher's deputies using battering rams to knock down doors, then entering with guns drawn, and forcing people to the ground, as they did on Friday night.
This was the unsettling backdrop as I flew into St. Paul on Saturday evening, to speak at the Masses at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church on Sunday morning.
On Monday, I joined some 10,000 on a peaceful march from the Capitol to the Berlin wall of fences and the "organs of public safety" arrayed before the RNC convention hall. On the fringes there was some property damage and further arrests. What violence there was bore the earmarks of provocation by the likes of Sheriff Fletcher and his Homeland Security, FBI, and, according to one well-sourced report, Blackwater buddies.
That's right. Agent provocateurs.
Primary targets of the repression were the alternative media, including any and all those who might have a camera to record the brutality -- as was successfully done at the RNC in New York four years ago. The manner in which Amy Goodman and the two producers of "Democracy Now!" were deliberately mistreated was clearly aimed to serve as a warning that the rules had indeed gone up in smoke -- the First Amendment be damned.
Tuesday evening, after speaking at the "Free Speech Zone," a fenced-off area surrounded by the organs of public safety, I joined the Poor People's march up to the fences before the RNC. I observed no violence at all; yet, the police/FBI/national guard/and who-knows-who-else decided they needed to clear the streets. My friends and I narrowly escaped being tear-gassed, pepper-sprayed, or worse. It was an overwhelming show of force -- not to protect, but to intimidate.
Palin Significance
After speaking at a conference at Concordia University in St. Paul on Wednesday, I was more eager to watch the Republican vice-presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, deliver her acceptance speech than to risk the tear gas and pepper spray.
The way she dissed community organizers was hard to take. But that would pale in significance, so to speak, compared to the way the governor of Alaska proceeded to ridicule the notion of reading people their rights. I had thought that despite the distance between Alaska and Washington, the reach of the U.S. Constitution and statutes extended that far.
Friends tell me I should not have been surprised. But, really! After the widespread kidnapping, torture, indefinite imprisonment, and our cowardly Congress' empowerment of the president to imprison sine die anyone he might designate an "enemy combatant" -- after all that...well, it seems to me that reading a person his/her rights takes on more, not less, importance.
Not to mention the massive repression then under way right outside the convention hall.
It was, it is, a scary juxtaposition. The following day Col. Ann Wright, other members of Code Pink, and I went to the jail to offer support to the young people who had been brutalized and then released. They had not been read their rights. Many were camped out on the sidewalk, refusing to leave until their friends still inside were also released.
Out of the jail came Jason, a well-built young man of about twenty years, who needed help in walking. We talked to Jason a while, and he showed us the seven, yes seven, taser wounds on his body. One, on his left buttock, had released considerable blood, creating a large stain on the seat of his pants.
The young protesters had some success in exposing infiltrators in their ranks. During confrontations, members of the Welcoming Committee, in particular, took copious photos of law enforcement officers and then memorized the faces. This tactic worked like a charm in one of the St. Paul parks, when a man who looked like a protester -- dark clothes, backpack, a bit disheveled-walked by.
One of the protesters recognized the man's face and searched through her camera until she found a photo of the man actually performing the raid on the Welcoming Committee's headquarters on Friday night. The young protesters asked the man, and two associates, to leave the park, at which point the three hustled into a nearby unmarked sedan.
The license plate, observed by a Pioneer Press reporter, traced back to the detective unit of the Hennepin County sheriff's office, according to the county's Central Mobile Equipment Division.
Protesters later drove two other men out of the day's planned march -- one because he was wearing brand-new tennis shoes. The two left without indicating whether they were with the organs of public safety.
So there is hope. Young people are smarter than old ones. It is a safe bet that in the coming weeks lots of unwelcome photos will be exposing various agents provocateurs, including over-the-hill flat-feet in unmarked cars, as well as young Republicans with unmarked tennis shoes. If those are the kind of "sources" upon which the police, FBI, etc. have been relying...well, that would be like having Shia reporting on Sunni, or vice versa.

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The case for Nick Foles
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The case for Nick Foles: This is why the Chiefs should make the trade
Why Nick Foles and not Alex Smith?
Foles makes sense for the Chiefs for a number of reasons. First and foremost is that there is a need -- the Chiefs need two new quarterbacks. The idea of drafting two new quarterbacks this off-season sounds great because we saw the Washington Redskins do that last year with Robert Griffin III and Kirk Cousins. But they knew that Griffin was going to start and they knew what kind of prospect they had on their hands. Cousins was/is an insurance policy (and a smart one).
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The other option that's been discussed quite a bit is to go after Alex Smith. Whether it's through a trade or waiting to see if he's released by San Francisco it really depends on what the Chiefs have budgeted for their quarterbacks next season. The cap is set to be somewhere in the neighborhood of $122 million next season. The Chiefs have roughly $14 million in space. Tyson Jackson is a $17.47 million cap hit as of today but only $2.5 million in dead money if he's cut.
The Chiefs would be saving $14.97 million on the cap by cutting Tyson Jackson. Matt Cassel is a $9.825 million cap hit if he's on the team next season without a restructure of his contract. But he's also $3.95 million of 'dead money' in 2013 if he's cut.
The issue with cutting Cassel and then going after Alex Smith is the money.
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Smith's current contract (which would be accompanying him if traded) shows him having a cap hit of $9.75 million next season. Add that to Cassel's 'dead money' hit of $3.95 million if cut and there's a cap hit of $13.7 million for one quarterback on your roster. The Chiefs can afford it but you don't want to be careless with your cap space or your contracts. Teams set budgets and I'd be surprised if the Chiefs want to expand their cap space that much for Alex Smith.
You'd have two young, developing QBs. I like those odds.
This is the reason I believe trading for Nick Foles is a very good plan. It wouldn't hurt you to cut Cassel and take the $3.95 million hit because Foles' is under contract through 2015 and his cap number never exceeds $816,000. Foles could be one of the two new quarterbacks that you bring in AND he has experience. You KNOW he could start right away if the other quarterback you drafted, whether it's No. 1 overall or somewhere down the line, isn't ready to play. You'd have two young, developing quarterbacks. I like those odds.
That's the longterm reasoning behind why I'd support a trade for Nick Foles. It opens up competition for two young quarterbacks and protects the Chiefs by knowing they have a guy who Reid believes in who could start right away.
Strengths: He can make all the throws
Foles has a very live arm and natural throwing ability. He can make all of the throws needed but I wouldn't call his arm-strength 'elite'. He excels on crossing patterns like slants and square-ins, plays that receivers are moving horizontally. He has the arm strength to get the ball firmly outside the numbers on out-routes. He's probably best on slant and post routes. The GIF above shows one of his slants in the Sunday Night Football game against the Cowboys. This is the first drive and first third down of the game.
I wouldn't call Foles a superb athlete at quarterback but he moves well enough to get out and around the pocket. With the Eagles offensive line as bad as it was Foles had to show an ability to maneuver around the pocket quite a bit last season. He tucks it and runs when he has to but whenever he gets outside the pocket he's still looking to throw the ball.
I wouldn't call Foles a superb athlete at QB but he moves well enough.
Foles likes to throw on the run and it's something he's very good at doing. He was very good at moving up in the pocket and delivering accurate passes across the middle of the field. Some of Foles' best plays last season were ones where initial read broke down and he had to throw on the run. He has some of that school-yard, run-around-and-make-a-play in him and it's something Chiefs fans didn't see with Matt Cassel and Brady Quinn last season.
Foles natural throwing ability is on display with the different arm angles he uses when throwing passes. He will drop-down and go almost side-arm or three quarters at times when throwing screens or in traffic under pressure. He improvises a lot when under pressure and on several cases would just flip or push it to a running back. He's very good at throwing passes to backs out of the backfield. It would seem like an obvious trait or skill that all quarterbacks should have but I never saw him once not lead a running back on a swing pass out of the backfield. Andy Reid likes to get his running backs involved in the passing game and Foles excels on those 'touch' throws. Getting the ball 'on-time and in-stride' would be beneficial to a player like Dexter McCluster for the Chiefs.
In this next clip you'll see Foles go through his first two progressions and then check to his outlet. Brent Celek across the middle is his first read, Jeremy Maclin running the post is his second and then he would automatically throw to his check down. But right after the snap you can see the outside linebacker quickly took that check down pass to LeSean McCoy away from him. Rather than just throwing the ball without looking (Cough...Cassel), which would have been an interception, Foles tucks and moves outside the pocket, keeps his eyes down field and Maclin makes a great decision to turn and get up-field. He then makes a fantastic catch on a nice ball down field on the run.
The game never looked too big or too fast for Foles. There were times he looked a little timid or that he was trying to avoid making mistakes. He was sacked 20 times in seven games and consistently had drives halted due to holding penalties on the offensive line. All of these things can pile up and affect your play but that didn't seem to be the case for Foles last season.
Weaknesses: Deep-ball accuracy, decision-making under pressure needs work
The biggest weakness I saw from Foles was on his deep-ball accuracy. Anytime he threw a Fly or Hitch-n-Go route it always seem to give him trouble. More often than not he actually overthrew his receiver on these vertical passes. The odd thing is that he actually threw Flag and Deep Post routes pretty well. It seems like he needs an angle on the routes to create some sort of depth for him when placing these balls down field.
This clip above shows an example of that deep ball accuracy that I'm talking about. Foles actually does a pretty good job of stepping around in the pocket to give him a clear lane to throw the football down the field. Jackson has a step on his defender and Foles leads him out of bounds. Saying someone isn't accurate down the field doesn't mean they're 7-8 yards off in their throw. The margin of error is so small on most plays that when you have an advantage like a receiver getting behind the defense you have to give him a chance to make a play. This is the kind of throw I consistently saw from Foles down the field on these fly routes. Just off one way or another.
Another weakness that I saw from Foles had to do with his footwork. He saw a lot of pressure in these seven games and so there were a number of plays to evaluate how he handled pressure in regards to his moving around the pocket. Foles would tend to drift while going through his progressions and manipulating the pocket at times. He would never reset his feet and that led to inaccurate passes like you see here above.
This isn't something that you'd see from Foles every time he saw pressure. This was the first game against the Washington Redskins where they came after him all game long. It was actually his first start. I can count on one hand how many times they sent less than five people after him during that game. This was on 3rd and 21.
Foles also needs to get better at going through his play-fakes. It got frustrating to watch after I noticed it the first time but he seems to just go through the motions on a running play when he'd carry out his fake. It's easy for a defender to tell when you don't have the ball and it's a little thing that could be very obvious to a defense.
Development: Consistently getting better
The most promising sign I saw from Foles was his maturation and development during the season. His first game against the Cowboys was a learning experience. The Cowboys defenders were hopping routes, jumping the snap count, showing multiple looks pre-snap. They were putting the pressure on Foles and he wasn't prepared for it. But even as Vick went down early in this game Foles showed some promise.
This game was tied 17-17 heading into the 4th quarter when the Cowboys returned a punt for a touchdown. On the very next drive an interception on a bobbled pass intended for DeSean Jackson. Brandon Carr took the tipped pass back for a touchdown. Just like that it was 31-17. Carr's interception came on a pass thrown behind Jackson and while he did have both hands on it while reaching back, it wasn't a good pass and kicked up into the air when Jackson couldn't secure it.
This is where you learn about a player's intestinal fortitude. On Foles next two drives he went 8-11 for 91 yards and one drive ended with a short rushing TD. The other drive stalled due to a 'illegal use of hands' penalty on the offensive line after having already picked up a couple of first downs.
Things were collapsing around the rookie quarterback in his first ever NFL game and he had enough fight to bounce back after a rough two minutes for the Eagles in crunch time.
The first game against Washington was about handling the blitz. The Redskins constantly sent pressure and got to Foles with four sacks in the game. He finished this game with no touchdowns and two interceptions while completing just 45 percent of his passes.
His next game against Carolina was interesting because he became very timid in throwing the ball down field. It was on Monday Night Football and his first of two primetime games in a row. I think he was expecting Carolina to blitz more often because that's what Washington had done and were successful the week before against him. He looked indecisive and would throw late to his second and third options. He completed 16-of-21 passes for just 119 yards and an interception.
By his third start, his second game against Dallas, he started to turn the corner. It was another primetime game against the Cowboys on Sunday Night Football. When Foles gets into a rhythm he's fun to watch and he got into a rhythm against the Cowboys on this night. He was calmly going through progressions in the pocket and moving around and making plays all over the field. There was a presence in the pocket that we hadn't consistently seen yet from Foles.
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His next game, his fourth start, against the Buccaneers I noticed it was the first time he'd react to defenses showing blitz by changing the play and communicating with his offensive lineman. This was at the beginning of the game and you could tell he was more comfortable with what he was doing. It was night and day different than what we had seen in that first game against the Cowboys. He was in control and 'looked the part'.
Predicting the future
I had a lot of people on twitter ask me about whether or not I feel as though Foles could be a 'Franchise QB' after having watched all of his games. It's a tough question to answer because everyone's definition of what that means is completely different. Same with the phrase 'elite QB'.
He's far from a perfect prospect right now.
Nick Foles showed development through seven games last season that was easily visible to where you'd think this guy has a chance. The game never looked too big for him and he looked very much in control of what he was doing the last three games of the season. But he's far from a perfect prospect right now. He needs to work on his footwork and accuracy on the deep ball for starters. But if you're looking for something to build on and to see enough to know someone has the opportunity to improve then you'd be happy with what you saw from Foles.
In Foles last four games he completed 61.4 percent of his passes for 1,157 yards with five touchdowns and two interceptions.
He can move around the pocket while keeping his eyes down field. Something I like about that WVU QB as well. He actually throws as accurate on the run on short/intermediate routes as he does when his feet get set. Quarterbacks must be able to throw shorter, dump-off, check-down routes from all different body angles accurately because a lot of times you're throwing those passes when you're getting blitzed with a guy in your face.
Foles will stand in the pocket and deliver a throw when it's needed. In this clip above it was 3rd and seven early in the 4th quarter against the Redskins with the Eagles trailing 27-13. They scored a touchdown two plays later to get them to within seven at 27-20. Foles next drive went 80 yards and stalled at the five yard line when time ran out. He got them in position to tie the game.
Foles can move around the pocket when a play starts to break down and make something happen. He did it several times at the most important times and gave the Eagles a chance to win in three different games they couldn't pull out.
Much has been made of his W/L record as a starter last year in Philadelphia. The Eagles had 4th quarter leads against Carolina and Dallas, were tied with Dallas in their other game and came within five yards of tying the Redskins to end their second game. Simply looking at the final score doesn't give you the whole story and context of what happened.
He bounced back and made plays.
From watching these games I can tell you that Foles did make some mistakes and those mistakes hurt the Eagles. But he also bounced back and made plays in those games to get the Eagles back into it. Many of which were on 3rd down. Those mistakes didn't define that game for him and that's a trait you can't see unless you sit down and watch the entire game. The situation never seemed to get the best of him or be too much for him and he played in some pretty big games for Philadelphia last season.
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The Chiefs need two new quarterbacks and if both of them are young, developing quarterbacks that Reid and company like then the Chiefs will be in a pretty good spot. Foles knows this offense and he knows the offensive coaching staff. That can't be understated.
I like that Foles struggled to start and then developed throughout the season. It shows coachability and you could see the maturation of a quarterback.
I'd be happy if he was in Kansas City next season to compete with a draft pick for the starting position.
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I wonder if this guy wrote an article titled 'The Case for Matt Cassel"
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I would MUCH rather have Foles than Alex Smith.
Foles is essentially a rookie in terms of development/upside, but has at least some game experience.
Alex Smith is what he is. Some think that's good enough, I don't.
Part of the reason I want to draft Geno or Tyler Wilson is because I think they have high upside and lots of room to grow.
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Protesters gather in front of Sen. Collins office after support of tax bill
PORTLAND (WGME) -- Protesters gathered outside Senator Susan Collins' offices in Portland after she announced her support for the GOP tax reform bill.
Within an hour of Senator Susan Collins' announcement, a group of protesters showed up outside of her office in downtown Portland, saying they were unhappy with her decision.
This was organized by Diane Russell and Mainers for Accountable Leadership.
Russell is a Democrat running for Maine governor in 2018.
She says that this tax reform bill has a horrifying impact on the elderly.
She's also very upset with what she's calling a massive tax cut for our nation's wealthiest.
She said Collins' support of the bill is a betrayal of Maine people.
"In these economic times, millionaires and billionaires should be giving to charity, especially this time of year, not asking for it from the government," Russell said. "And I'm really disappointed in Senator Susan Collins for supporting that and making sure the wealthiest among us take from the poorest among us."
Russell said she is hopeful that Collins will be watching the reactions of Mainers in the attempt to change her mind before she casts her vote.


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Alert 2008-51
Subject: Counterfeit Cashier's Checks
Date: December 12, 2008
Description: First Dakota National Bank
Counterfeit Cashier's Checks of First Dakota National Bank, Yankton, SD
To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks; All State Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Director, Office of Thrift Supervision; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsel; and All Examining Personnel
The above-named bank has reported that counterfeit cashier's checks issued in the bank's name and using a correct routing number of 091400486 are being presented for payment nationwide in connection with a lottery scam.
The counterfeit checks do not resemble the authentic items and may be identified by the following traits: the instruments are of unknown color, contain a dark scrolling border, and include the words "CASHIER'S CHECK" enclosed within a box in the top center portion of the check. The following security statement is contained within the top border: "HOLD DOCUMENT UP TO THE LIGHT TO VIEW TRUE WATERMARK." The bank's name and logo are printed in the lower-left portion of the check.
Items presented to date have been made payable in the amount of $4,150 and contain a remitter name of "Steven Kreycik."
The prize award winner notification correspondence accompanying the checks may contain the letterhead of "Hallmark Finance, Inc., 1290 Finch Ave., W., Suite 312, North York, Ontario, M3J 3K3." The recipient is informed of his or her winning status of a large dollar amount in the North American lottery sweepstakes drawing. The recipient is informed further that the enclosed check will be used to pay a one-time tax fee in order to release the money across the Canadian border and is further instructed to contact claim agent Peter White at (647) 830-4081 for additional instructions. Please note that this telephone number originates from Toronto, Ontario. The letter may be signed by Brian Ray, CEO Hallmark Finance, Inc.
Due to possible variations in the appearance of the bank's official items and differing scams associated with the counterfeit items, officials of First Dakota National Bank suggest they be contacted to verify authenticity of the bank's cashier's checks if received from an unknown or questionable source.
For additional information and guidance and to verify the authenticity of First Dakota National Bank's cashier's checks, please contact Laurie Wiedmeier, CDS Supervisor, First Dakota National Bank, PO Box 156, 225 Cedar, Yankton, SD 57078, by telephone at (605) 665-4931, or by fax at (605) 665-6403. In Laurie's absence, please contact Jack Steiner, Senior Vice President/Audit, at (605) 665-7529, by fax at (605) 665-4983, or via e-mail at [firstname.lastname@example.com].
Consumers who receive a counterfeit or fictitious item and associated material should file complaints with the following agencies, as appropriate:
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1. What's your name & Your Company Name: Jessica Perez, Sierra Rose Candle Company
2. Why did you decide to go into business? What was your motivation? How long have you been in business? This business actually started out as a hobby. I was tired of going to the store and buying candles only to get home and be extremely disappointed in the quality. Either they weren't strong enough or they just weren't very pretty to look at. Then one day it hit me, try making your own. After much practice I finally perfected my formula and I had all sorts of friends buying from me. So I eventually turned it into a small business. Sierra Rose Candle Company has been in business since September 2010.
3. What products do you make and sell? We sell candles, fragrance warmers and fragrance melts, foaming hand soaps, and body products.
4. What are your business goals? My business goals are to eventually open my own store here in San Antonio, Texas.
5. What are some products you use from Natures Garden; what are your favorite products from Natures Garden? 100% of our ingredients come from Natures Garden except for the containers we sell them in. We do not buy any of our ingredients from anyone or anywhere else.
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Nissan 350Z 2005-2008 18" x 8" Front Factory OEM Stock Wheel Rim 62455
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18" x 8",5 Lugs,5Spokes.
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(Weak comedy about redemption)
Eddie Murphy stars as an irritating, motor-mouthed executive for a book publisher who tries to land a book deal with a New Age guru, who sees through his selfishness and insincerity. After listening to Murphy's character, Jack, for much too long, both Dr. Sinja and the audience have had enough.
The doctor miraculously plants a tree in Jack's yard. For every word Jack utters, a leaf falls from the tree. When all the leaves are gone, it is good-bye Jack. We are then subjected to a long and tedious game of charades as Jack loses his frustrated wife, tries to communicate with a Starbucks employee, and tries to get his annoying assistant to help him close a deal on the guru's book.
There's a side story about Jack's mother (Ruby Dee) who is dealing with dementia and hints of Jack's anger at losing his father.
This is all a setup for the big redemption scene, where Jack is down to his last leaf and suddenly sees the light. It's not all about him, he discovers. The allegorical movie goes from annoying to melancholy without skipping a beat, as Jack discovers the truth about himself and finds redemption. Scrooge did it better.
A check on Google finds that the movie was shot in 2008 and has been gathering dust on the shelf, where it should have remained. Rated PG-13.


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Other destinations
Queensland is a large, diverse state stretching over 1,730,648 sq km. Driving distances are long but doable if you plan carefully. There are 12 main highways but the coastal route is scenic and offers plenty of diversions.
Queensland is in the UTC+10 timezone. Unlike New South Wales to the south, it doesn't observe daylight saving, so set your watch one our back when you cross the border during summer.
Visitor Information Centres
Accredited Visitor Information Centres are available for visitor help and advice when travelling around Queensland. For a list of where to find these centres, Visit Tourism Queensland's Visitor Information Centres page.[2]
Get in
By plane
Most interstate travelers have the choice of flying to Queensland with Qantas[3], Virgin Australia [4] or Jetstar.[5] Flights to major towns are frequent and regional airports are dispersed throughout the state.
The main international airports are in Brisbane, Cairns and the Gold Coast.
Domestic airports with direct flights from interstate are at Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, the Fraser Coast and the Sunshine Coast.
Other airports in smaller towns in Queensland are served by indirect flights via one of the airports above.
Cairns Airport
Gold Coast Airport
Gold Coast Airport[11] is located on the Gold Coast Highway at Bilinga (close to Coolangatta) on the southern end of the Gold Coast, and is only minutes from the beach. Part of the runway actually extends into New South Wales.
Interstate Travel Times
By bus
There are a number of companies that operate bus services between cities and towns throughout Australia, and there are also interstate trains.
By car
Queensland's wide open spaces make it ideal for exploration by car. The roads are high quality and well-signed so getting here is easy.
Driving Times
The drive from Melbourne is ideally covered over two days (minimum), and Sydney to Brisbane can be driven in a day.
It is important to be realistic about the distances and travel times involved: for instance the trek from Mount Isa to Brisbane covers over 1800 km of road - which equates to about 22 hours of continuous driving. See Driving in Australia
If backpacking or on a tight budget, check to see if you can double up with other low-budget travellers who may be driving inter-state, or investigate car-hire places that sometimes offer deals charging less to return their stock to capital cities.
By rail
The Countrylink/XPT service from Sydney is at present the only interstate service. The trip from Sydney to Brisbane takes around 14 hours; the connecting journey from Sydney to Cairns takes a little less than two days if you choose not to break it up along the way.
The Brisbane XPT train runs once a day from Sydney's Central station to Brisbane's Roma Street. The train departs at 4:20pm in the afternoon, travels overnight and then arrives in Brisbane at 6:30am the following morning. You can also board the train at Strathfield or Hornsby station, at Broadmeadow in Newcastle or at one of stations along the way.
You can also travel to Brisbane during the day by catching Countrylink's Casino XPT train from Sydney Central station to Casino, then changing to a connecting bus. The bus takes you from Casino via the Gold Coast to Brisbane's Roma Street station. The whole journey takes fifteen and a half hours - of which only the final three hours are on the bus. The train departs Sydney Central station every day at 7:15am in the early morning, and the connecting bus arrives at Brisbane Roma Street station at 10:21pm late that same evening.
By boat
Interstate and International Cruise Liners regularly dock into Brisbane, and sail on to the Whitsundays, Cape York, Townsville, Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef.
Luxury cruises liners that regularly call into Brisbane include P&O Cruises[19], Carnival[20] and Oceania Cruises.[21]
Travel Times
Brisbane's cruise ship port is called Portside Wharf, a recent development located in Hamilton, 6km from the Brisbane CBD or about a 20 minute drive. Buses into town and ferries service the port regularly. It also houses a fresh produce market, riverside restaurants, cafés and eateries, boutiques and cinemas.
Portside Wharf[22] provides a handy shipping schedule.
Get around
By plane
Air travel in Queensland is easy to organize and commute. With international airports in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville and the Gold Coast, plus many regional and island airports, air travel is an efficient and reliable way to get around. Qantas, Virgin Australia and Jetstar and a number of smaller regional carriers.
By car
By train
Traveltrain Holidays[[23]] offers Australia's largest and most comprehensive network of long-distance trains, carrying more than half a million passengers each year. Its premium service, Queenslander Class on The Sunlander, was recently named one of the 'World's Top 25 Trains' and 'Australia's Best Rail Journey' by the Society of International Railway Travellers. The dedicated tourism arm of QR Limited (formerly Queensland Rail), Traveltrain Holidays offers a fleet of long-distance passenger trains connecting Brisbane to a host of holiday destinations throughout Queensland including Cairns, Townsville, the Whitsundays, Charleville and Longreach. Each of Queensland Rail's coastal, outback and tropical north services offer a unique travel experience.
Traveltrain Holidays packages its rail experiences with accommodation, fully-guided tours, cruises, flights and car hire. It operates travel centres throughout Queensland as well as a call centre.
Some of the services offered by Queensland Rail[[24]:
Most of these services depart from Brisbane's centrally located Transit Centre/Roma Street station.
By bus
By public transport
Getting around couldn't be easier with Queensland's extensive public transport network.
Most of South East Queensland is serviced by buses, trains and ferries on the TransLink network[[25]], which stretches from the southernmost part of the Gold Coast to the northern tips of the Sunshine Coast.
Visit TransLink's website[[26]] for timetable information, maps and a helpful Journey Planner to get a wide range of transport options. One TransLink ticket will take you wherever you need to go within the network.
In most regional centres, the qconnect initiative[[27]] connects public transport services; including buses, accessible taxis and community and subsidised transport. The site maintains a detailed list of Urban Bus Services [28] to be found in most regional areas.
Major Events
Queensland is host to a large range of events right across the state.
Some of the major Events in Queensland include;
Much of Queensland's income is still derived from agriculture, with different regions specializing in different produce. Famous examples include sugercane in the Whitsundays; peanuts for Kingaroy; mangoes for Bowen. Fresh local fish can also be found right along the coast, usually sold in "Fish & Chips" shops. Brisbane and surrounding areas like the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast are becoming very well known for quality restaurants, cafes and take-aways. Whether it's 5 star or fast food you are after there is no need to eat poor quality food in Queensland. With so much fresh food available, seek out boutique and independent operations with a focus on quality and freshness. You won't usually pay more than its worth. Demand for organic food is also growing, as is awareness of variations in peoples dietry preferences, so gluten and dairy intolerant or vegetarian/vegan eaters will often find that choices are available in most places, or can be prepared in the kitchens on request. Pub food in QLD is no longer just the sad old counter meal variety, if you find a fairly modern pub you'll find a fairly modern kitchen and while you can often still get lunch for $10, generally the low price won't be reflected in the quality. Breakfast is big in Brisbane and markets are particularly good places to go for a local brekkie. Alternatively, you'll find free and clean public BBQ's in lots of the public parks, so bring your own picnic along and enjoy QLD's gorgeous weather while you cook up your own true Aussie BBQ. To be fair to the other patrons, give the BBQ plate a wipe down after you've finished with some clean newspaper, and place your rubbish in bins provided.
How fresh can it get? Straight from the farmer to you is the latest trend and foodies throughout Queensland are loving the range and quality of local seasonal produce. It pays to get up early with the sun, pack plenty of extra bags and don't forget a cold pack in case some divine seafood or meat takes your fancy. Stroll around the stalls and chat to the farmers, once you get past the weather you'll discover a wealth of information about how to select, store and cook your purchases.
Dining & Eating Out
Queensland offers visitors some great locations for Dining and Eating. Australian cuisine blends fresh ingredients and uses European culinary traditions and the light touch of Asian seasoning. You'll taste some of the best food in the world and even the most discerning diner will be satisfied. With fresh barramundi, mud crab, exotic crocodile meat, mangoes and macadamia nuts.
From bargains at the markets to one-off creations at designer boutiques, there's a shopping sensation to satisfy. For elite high-fashion labels, beat a path to exclusive shopping precincts in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, and fabulous Noosa on the Sunshine Coast. There you'll find exclusive boutiques and fashion to die for! For the quirky and the vintage, you can't go past the markets of Tropical North Queensland and Brisbane. And if trawling through second hand shops for antiques and collectibles is your idea of the divine you won't be able to resist the quaint hinterland villages of South East Queensland Country.
Shopping Guide
There are a wide variety of quality products on offer in Australia at very competitive prices. When shopping, sightseeing or visiting theme parks on tours, remember you have a choice of where and when to shop. Shop around and compare prices and quality before you buy. As in other countries, some Australian business pay commissions to tour operators and tour guides to bring tour groups to their stores. In some instances the cost of these commissions may be passed on to you, the customer. While this does not necessarily mean prices will be higher than at other stores, you should have an opportunity to visit and buy from other outlets, so check your itinerary for free shopping time and ask for free time if none has been allocated. While you are in Australia you are covered by Australia's consumer protection laws, which require businesses to treat you fairly. All stores must obey these laws. Australia also has specific consumer protection measures for the tourism industry; most of Australia's States and Territories have legislation that requires travel agents, and can provide compensation to travellers should, for example, their travel agent go out of business. Your country also has similar laws that protect your consumer rights and govern the professional standards of travel wholesalers and retailers in your home country. If you are not satisfied with what you have purchased form them, you may wish to contact the relevant government authority for travel and tourism in your home country. Please visit the Office of Fair Trading.[30]
The local mass produced Queensland beer is "XXXX", known locally as 'fourex'. The most common glass measure is called a pot, so just about any pub in Queensland will server you a pot of fourex'.
Rum is also produced in Queensland at the central coast town of Bundaberg. It is creatively called Bundaberg Rum, or 'bundy'.
Wineries, Vineyards and Breweries
The burgeoning Queensland wine industry is one of the state's best kept secrets. Find a cellar door near you, or even a microbrewery to your taste. Queensland offers a gourmet paradise with delectable, award-winning wines, organic produce and fresh seafood. Follow a food and wine trail and you'll be sipping on a Chardonnay or rolling a Shiraz around your mouth on a grape-fuelled adventure.
Many accommodation options are available in Queensland for every traveller's budget. Whether you are looking for a plush five star resort or a cosy Bed & Breakfast thousands of hotels, B&B's, apartments, resorts and hostels are available to help you find the perfect place for your holiday.
The variety of accommodation available in Queensland is listed below:
Stay safe
Skin cancer is a serious health issue in Australia, and sunburn and sunstroke are related problems. Make sure you wear SPF 15+ sunscreen, a wide-brimmed hat and t-shirt or long sleeved shirt whenever you can in summer even on cloudy days. Particularly, protect children's skin between 10AM to 2PM, as the summer sun can cause a severe burn that will at best ruin your holiday, and at worst end in a trip to the local hospital. Many media outlets list the UV Index (sun factor) with the weather broadcast. In summer in Queensland expect that the UV Index will be extreme every day.
Get out
Queensland has many transit routes out of the state for visitors to explore the other areas of Australia. Many highways connect all major cities with most state airports servicing interstate flights.


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The White House is making a big push to rally members of Congress and the American public behind President Barack Obama's plan for a U.S. military strike against Syria.
His administration says the government of Syrian President Bassar Assad used chemical weapons in an attack last month near Damascus, and that a strong U.S. response is needed to deter the future use of deadly chemicals.
Syria claims rebels carried out the Aug. 21 attack.
Obama's chief of staff, Denis McDonough, is set to make the White House's case during interviews on five Sunday talk shows.
Vice President Joe Biden plans to host a dinner Sunday night for a group of Senate Republicans. And lawmakers should expect more phone calls from top officials.
Obama is giving a national address Tuesday night.
Lingering doubts over Syria gas attack evidence
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. government insists it has the intelligence to prove Syrian government forces carried out a chemical weapons attack last month in a rebel-held suburb of Damascus, but so far it has not made public any concrete evidence.
The Obama administration says its assessment is based mainly on satellite and signal intelligence. But multiple requests to view the satellite imagery have been denied, as has a request by The Associated Press to see a transcript of communications allegedly ordering Syrian military personnel to prepare for a chemical weapons attack by readying gas masks.
Open-source evidence does provide clues about the attack, including videos of the rockets that analysts believe were likely used. U.S. officials yesterday released a compilation of videos showing victims, including children, exhibiting what appear to be symptoms of nerve gas poisoning.
Some experts say the size of the strike and the amount of toxic chemicals that appear to have been delivered make it doubtful that the rebels could have carried it out, a scenario that the Assad government and its ally Russia have aggressively pushed. But what's missing from the public record is direct proof, rather than circumstantial evidence, tying the attack to the regime.


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SOURCE: STMicroelectronics
July 16, 2012 09:32 ET
Chip Maker Shares Scientists' Delight, as Developer of Unique Sensors and Regulators for Instruments Used to Hunt Down Higgs Boson at 125GeV
Chip Maker Shares Scientists' Delight, as Developer of Unique Sensors and Regulators for Instruments Used to Hunt Down Higgs Boson at 125GeV
GENEVA--(Marketwire - Jul 16, 2012) - Following news from CERN on July 4 announcing success in the long search for the Higgs boson, STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, congratulates the multinational team responsible for the discovery.
ST has supplied electronic components developed specifically to meet the needs of both instruments used in CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to search for the Higgs boson: the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) and the ATLAS detector. "This has been a multinational effort, involving many thousands of people, to build the equipment, collect and process data, and validate the results," said Carmelo Papa, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial and Multisegment Sector at STMicroelectronics. "It has been rewarding for ST to have played a part, however small, in this important project revealing crucial truths about the nature of the universe and ourselves."
For the CMS, a particle detector observing how collisions between protons convert energy into particles of finite mass and hence providing a glimpse of how matter came into existence after the Big Bang, ST has supplied many thousands of silicon sensors since 2002. Special requirements of these sensors included extremely high accuracy at die sizes around 100 times larger than a conventional semiconductor die. ST was able to produce sensors of the required purity, leveraging its high-quality in-house fabrication processes.
For the ATLAS detector, ST developed unique radiation-hardened positive and negative voltage regulators to be used in the liquid argon calorimeter electronics, the pixel detector, transition-radiation tracking detector, and other sub-systems. ST received a 2006 ATLAS Supplier Award for producing the regulators after ATLAS scientists found no existing devices capable of delivering sufficient current reliably when exposed to very high levels of radiation. The same technology has been used by ST to support the satellite and aerospace segments for several years. In addition to the voltage regulators, ST has supplied over 40,000 rad-hard diodes to ATLAS.
Background to the project:
Results presented by the CMS and ATLAS teams on July 4 appear to be a new particle consistent with a Higgs boson, having a mass of around 125 GeV. Validation of the results suggests there is only a one in 3.5 million chance that the observation is the result of a statistical fluke, rather than the existence of a real particle.
The existence of a Higgs boson (as the quantum particle associated with the Higgs field, in the same way the photon is the quantum particle associated with an electromagnetic field) was predicted in the 1960s by the theoretical physicist Peter Higgs. The Higgs field and boson are key aspects of a mechanism developed by scientists to explain observations that challenge the Standard Model of particle physics, which is today's most accurate theory describing the fundamental particles making up all matter in the universe and the effects of the Electromagnetic, Weak and Strong forces acting on them.
Earlier experiments in the LHC have confirmed the Standard Model to within 1%, but the Higgs boson has remained unseen until now. "This is a historical milestone, but only the beginning," said CERN Director General Rolf Heuer, concluding that this was a global effort and a global success, with global implications for the future.
About STMicroelectronics
ST is a global leader in the semiconductor market serving customers across the spectrum of sense and power technologies and multimedia convergence applications. From energy management and savings to trust and data security, from healthcare and wellness to smart consumer devices, in the home, car and office, at work and at play, ST is found everywhere microelectronics make a positive and innovative contribution to people's life. By getting more from technology to get more from life, ST stands for life.augmented.
In 2011, the Company's net revenues were $9.73 billion. Further information on ST can be found at www.st.com.
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We continue to look for ways to get involved during earnings season. If you are trying to do the same, this list might be a helpful starting point, writes the staff at Kapitall.com.
We started with a list of stocks expected to report earnings this week. We then screened for bullish short trends, with significant decreases in shares shorted month-over-month. We were left with the three stocks listed below.
But why the bullish short trends? We went further to look for fundamental catalysts for these companies.
Analyst ratings sourced from Zacks Investment Research.
Do you think these stocks will outperform like short sellers expect? Use this list as a starting point for your own analysis.
1. Abiomed Inc. (ABMD): Engages in the research, development, and sale of medical devices that provide circulatory support to acute heart failure patients across the continuum of care in heart recovery. Market cap at $547.45M, most recent closing price at $13.80.
Shares shorted have decreased from 8.59M to 7.61M over the last month, a decrease, which represents about 2.82% of the company's float of 34.72M shares. Days to cover ratio at 7.02 days. The company is expected to report earnings on February 6, 2013.
Investors are now focusing on any new information on management's progress towards submitting the Pre-Market Approval (PMA) application for its miniature heart pump. The product will have to go through a more rigorous process at the FDA, versus the less 510K clearance approval.
2. Atmel Corporation (ATML): Designs, develops, manufactures, and markets a range of semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) products. Market cap at $2.97B, most recent closing price at $6.75.
Shares shorted have decreased from 19.58M to 14.82M over the last month, a decrease, which represents about 1.13% of the company's float of 420.79M shares. Days to cover ratio at 2.53 days. The company is expected to report earnings on February 6, 2013.
Atmel recently announced that the company has laid off 200 workers due to "weak economic conditions."
The stock is trading around $6.85 versus its 52-week range of $4.37-$10.74, down 30% in the past one-year. The company has ample liquidity with $287 million in cash, and $309 million in current liabilities. Maybe the short sellers expect the end of bad news for the company.
3. DeVry, Inc. (DV): Provides educational services worldwide. Market cap at $1.53B, most recent closing price at $24.19.
Shares shorted have decreased from 7.07M to 6.45M over the last month, a decrease, which represents about 1.09% of the company's float of 56.81M shares. Days to cover ratio at 7.29 days. The company is expected to report earnings on February 6, 2013.
The top holders of the stock remain FMR, LLC, Ariel Investments, and BAMCO, Inc. One of the competitors of the company is New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU), which reported a loss of $0.06 versus consensus of loss of $0.04. The company was most hurt by the higher selling and marketing costs that have pressured the company's bottom line. DeVry's bottom line is also on watch by analysts. The mean target price on DeVry is $26, with the lowest price target at $22.
(Short data sourced from Yahoo! Finance, all other data sourced from Finviz.)
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Random House
656 pages
Product Description
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
 San Francisco Chronicle • Newsweek/The Daily Beast • The Seattle Times • The Economist • Kansas City Star • BookPage

On February 14, 1989, Valentine's Day, Salman Rushdie was telephoned by a BBC journalist and told that he had been "sentenced to death" by the Ayatollah Khomeini. For the first time he heard the word fatwa. His crime? To have written a novel called The Satanic Verses, which was accused of being "against Islam, the Prophet and the Quran."

 So begins the extraordinary story of how a writer was forced underground, moving from house to house, with the constant presence of an armed police protection team. He was asked to choose an alias that the police could call him by. He thought of writers he loved and combinations of their names; then it came to him: Conrad and Chekhov—Joseph Anton.

 How do a writer and his family live with the threat of murder for more than nine years? How does he go on working? How does he fall in and out of love? How does despair shape his thoughts and actions, how and why does he stumble, how does he learn to fight back? In this remarkable memoir Rushdie tells that story for the first time; the story of one of the crucial battles, in our time, for freedom of speech. He talks about the sometimes grim, sometimes comic realities of living with armed policemen, and of the close bonds he formed with his protectors; of his struggle for support and understanding from governments, intelligence chiefs, publishers, journalists, and fellow writers; and of how he regained his freedom.

 It is a book of exceptional frankness and honesty, compelling, provocative, moving, and of vital importance. Because what happened to Salman Rushdie was the first act of a drama that is still unfolding somewhere in the world every day.

Praise for Joseph Anton

"A harrowing, deeply felt and revealing document: an autobiographical mirror of the big, philosophical preoccupations that have animated Mr. Rushdie's work throughout his career."—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

 "A splendid book, the finest . . . memoir to cross my desk in many a year."—Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post

 "Thoughtful and astute . . . an important book."—USA Today

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 "A thriller, an epic, a political essay, a love story, an ode to liberty."—Le Point (France)

 "Action-packed . . . in a literary class by itself . . . Like Isherwood, Rushdie's eye is a camera lens —firmly placed in one perspective and never out of focus."—Los Angeles Review of Books

 "Unflinchingly honest . . . an engrossing, exciting, revealing and often shocking book."—de Volkskrant (The Netherlands)

 "One of the best memoirs you may ever read."—DNA (India)

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Dear Graduates and Post-Graduates,
This is your new employer. We are an Indian company, a bank, a consulting firm, a multinational corporation, a public sector utility and everything in between. We are the givers of your paycheck, of the brand name you covet, of the references you will rely on for years to come and of the training that will shape your professional path.
Millions of you have recently graduated or will graduate over the next few weeks. Many of you are probably feeling quite proud - you've landed your first job, discussions around salaries and job titles are over, and you're ready to contribute.
Today, we regret to inform you that you are spoiled. You are spoiled by the "India growth story"; by an illusion that the Indian education system is capable of producing the talent that we, your companies, most crave; by the imbalance of demand and supply for real talent; by the deceleration of economic growth in the mature West; and by the law of large numbers in India, which creates pockets of highly skilled people who are justly feted but ultimately make up less than 10 percent of all of you.
So why this letter, and why should you read on? Well, because based on collective experience of hiring and developing young people like you over the years, some truths have become apparent. This is a guide for you and the 15- to 20-year-olds following in your footsteps - the next productive generation of our country. Read on to understand what your employers really want and how your ability to match these wants can enrich you professionally.
There are five key attributes employers typically seek and, in fact, will value more and more in the future. Unfortunately, these are often lacking in you and your colleagues.
1.You speak and write English fluently: We know this is rarely the case. Even graduates from better-known institutions can be hard to understand.
Exhibit No. 1: Below is an actual excerpt from a resume we received from a "highly qualified and educated" person. This is the applicant's "objective statement:"
"To be a part of an organization wherein I could cherish my erudite dexterity to learn the nitigrities of consulting"
Huh? Anyone know what that means? We certainly don't.
And in spoken English, the outcomes are no better. Whether it is a strong mother tongue influence, or a belief (mistakenly) that the faster one speaks the more mastery one has, there is much room for improvement. Well over half of the pre-screened résumés lack the English ability to effectively communicate in business.
So the onus, dear reader, is on you - to develop comprehensive English skills, both written and oral.
2. You are good at problem solving, thinking outside the box, seeking new ways of doing things: Hard to find. Too often, there is a tendency to simply wait for detailed instructions and then execute the tasks - not come up with creative suggestions or alternatives.
Exhibit No. 2: I was speaking with a colleague of mine who is a chartered accountant from Britain and a senior professional. I asked him why the pass percentage in the Indian chartered accountant exam was so low and why it was perceived as such a difficult exam.
Interestingly (and he hires dozens of Indian chartered accountants each year), his take is as follows: the Indian exam is no harder than the British exam. Both focus on the application of concepts, but since the Indian education system is so rote-memorization oriented, Indian students have a much more difficult time passing it than their British counterparts.
Problem-solving abilities, which are rarely taught in our schooling system, are understandably weak among India's graduates, even though India is the home of the famous "jugadu," the inveterate problem solver who uses what's on hand to find a solution. Let's translate this intrinsic ability to the workforce.
3. You ask questions, engage deeply and question hierarchy: How we wish!
Exhibit No. 3: Consistently, managers say that newly graduated hires are too passive, that they are order-takers and that they are too hesitant to ask questions. "Why can't they pick up the phone and call when they do not understand something?" is a commonly asked question.
You are also unduly impressed by titles and perceived hierarchy. While there is a strong cultural bias of deference and subservience to titles in India, it is as much your responsibility as it is ours to challenge this view.
4. You take responsibility for your career and for your learning and invest in new skills: Many of you feel that once you have got the requisite degree, you can go into cruise control. The desire to learn new tools and techniques and new sector knowledge disappears. And we are talking about you 25- to 30-year-olds - typically the age when inquisitiveness and hunger for knowledge in the workplace is at its peak.
Exhibit No. 4: Recently, our new hires were clamoring for training. Much effort went into creating a learning path, outlining specific courses (online, self-study) for each team. With much fanfare, an e-mail was sent to the entire team outlining the courses.
How many took the trainings? Less than 15 percent. How many actually read the e-mail? Less than 20 percent.
The desire to be spoon-fed, to be directed down a straight and narrow path with each career step neatly laid out, is leading you toward extinction, just like the dinosaurs. Your career starts and ends with you. Our role, as your employer, is to ensure you have the tools, resources and opportunities you need to be successful. The rest is up to you.
5. You are professional and ethical: Everyone loves to be considered a professional. But when you exhibit behavior like job hopping every year, demanding double-digit pay increases for no increase in ability, accepting job offers and not appearing on the first day, taking one company's offer letter to shop around to another company for more money - well, don't expect to be treated like a professional.
Similarly, stretching yourself to work longer hours when needed, feeling vested in the success of your employer, being ethical about expense claims and leaves and vacation time are all part of being a consummate professional. Such behavior is not ingrained in new graduates, we have found, and has to be developed.
So what can we conclude, young graduates?
My message is a call to action: Be aware of these five attributes, don't expect the gravy train to run forever, and don't assume your education will take care of you. Rather, invest in yourself - in language skills, in thirst for knowledge, in true professionalism and, finally, in thinking creatively and non-hierarchically. This will hold you in good stead in our knowledge economy and help lay a strong foundation for the next productive generation that follows you.
Together, I hope we, your employer, and you, the employee, can forge an enduring partnership.


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NaviOX is the add-on for adding security and navigation to your OpenXava applications. A new version of NaviOX has been released recently. This version is maintenance version with fixes and some new features such as:
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Whiskey Reverb chosen to represent Niagara Falls in Hard Rock's global battle of the bands competition
Hard Rock International called on aspiring musicians around the globe to rock out for a chance at stardom through this year's Hard Rock Rising global battle of the bands competition - and they responded. More than 12,000 entries, 390,000 fan votes, and 941 competing bands later, Whiskey Reverb is now one step closer to having their dream come true. Following several battle rounds against some of Western New York's top talent, Whiskey Reverb will now move on to the global voting round and vie for the opportunity of a lifetime - a world tour in six renowned cities arranged by Hard Rock International - including a spot on the bill at the Hard Rock Calling festival in London; an album and music video produced through Hard Rock Records; and new music equipment and gear valued at $10,000.
Whiskey Reverb is calling on Western New York fans to show their support. Whiskey Reverb, along with 95 other winning bands from around the world that took the top spot in their respective cities, will battle it out during the final online fan vote. Starting April 22 at 10 a.m. EST, fans will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite band, while downloading free tracks from any band of their choice. The top 25 bands, as determined by total votes, will move on to the final round, where a panel of music industry professionals, including Steven Van Zandt of the E Street Band, Live Nation Senior Vice President of Music Toby Leighton-Pope, Hard Rock International's Head of Music and Artist Relations John Kirkpatrick, and Hard Rock Records co-heads of A&R, James Buell and Blake Smith, will evaluate the bands and select the grand prize winner and two runner-up bands.
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It looks like tomorrow won't come for "The Tomorrow People" on the CW. The network has canceled the freshman drama along with "Star-Crossed" and "The Carrie Diaries."
"The Tomorrow People," a remake of the '60s sci-fi drama about a group of paranormal humans fighting for survival, struggled to impress on the ratings front despite the first half of its season benefiting from an "Arrow" lead-in. The series from executive producers Julie Plec ("The Vampire Diaries," "The Originals") and Greg Berlanti ("Arrow"), averaged a 0.6 in the 18-49 demo and 1.5 million total viewers.
The freshman series was moved to Mondays the second half of its run, paired with "Star-Crossed." The lovestruck story about a group of aliens integrating with humans, whimpered in the ratings with a 0.3 rating in the young adults demo.
Meanwhile, sophomore teen soap "The Carrie Diaries" didn't quite make the fashionable entrance CW might have liked. The series, which found traction in DVR and online viewing, was moved from Mondays to Fridays with its fall launch, and couldn't find its footing no matter how well-heeled its star was.


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What Movie Should Be Turned into a Theme Park Attraction?
Inspired by news about a new Paramount Pictures-branded theme park planned for England, with rides and attractions reportedly to be based on Star Trek, Mission: Impossible and Transformers, we're wondering what other movies would make for great roller coasters or even entire vacation destinations of their own. For example, as long as fans regularly visit Astoria, Oregon, to see the shooting locations from The Goonies, Warner Bros. should just build an enormous amusement park complete with a giant pirate ship, cave mazes, "booty traps" and water slides. Maybe even a ride where you sit on a little girl's bicycle attached to a speeding convertible. Oh, and there's actors dressed up in big-head Sloth costumes!
That's my dream park, the first I thought of, and, as it turns out, already something visualized for a kid's school project as well as the number-one choice in a Born For Geekdom list that also names Beauty and the Beast, Lord of the Rings and Hook as possibilities. So yeah, someone needs to really get on that soon. I'll do the truffle shuffle if I have to, to get in.
Another movie that deserves its own park is actually 22+ movies: the James Bond series. The franchise has spawned rides in the past, but if Harry Potter can have a place all his own, certainly 007 should. And it too would obviously be in the U.K. Finally, something positive could come out of Moonraker, as that disliked installment would inspire plenty of fun attractions. Also, wouldn't it be neat if the whole thing was adults only? They could make it sexier and have a shooting range, a casino, bars aplenty and an Aston Martin test drive "ride" (but not after you hit those bars).
As for movies that just deserve rides, while the Total Recall remake isn't very popular it does feature a thrilling-looking hover car chase sequence, which used practical effects that could be adapted for something that would be safer yet still fun for tourists (watch this video).
Another singular attraction that I could go for would be based on Time Bandits and involve a "time travel" maze through different significant points of history. Actually, just take the satirical concept of "Oliver Stone Land" from The Ben Stiller Show and make a genuine Terry Gilliam World, because perhaps aside from Tideland I'd love to see all his films get their own "lands." Once again, like the 007 theme park, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Land is reserved for the grown-ups.
What movie should get a theme park or theme park attraction?
To kick things off, here are some responses received so far via Twitter:
@thefilmcynic Hostel.
— Cameron Domino C.(@BattlinMurdock) October 8, 2012
@thefilmcynic Hostel.
@thefilmcynic Another Year.
— William Goss (@williambgoss) October 8, 2012
@thefilmcynic Another Year.
@thefilmcynic The Big Lebowski, Big Fish, or The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
— The ShowRoom Cinema (@TheShowRoomAP) October 8, 2012
@thefilmcynic The Big Lebowski, Big Fish, or The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
@thefilmcynic GREMLINS 2. I want a real-life Clamp Tower under siege and an appearance from Hulk Hogan incorporated.
— Brandon Rohwer (@brandonRohwer) October 8, 2012
@thefilmcynic GREMLINS 2. I want a real-life Clamp Tower under siege and an appearance from Hulk Hogan incorporated.
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