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A release Sunday from Oregon's athletic department, detailing the expansion of the Casanova Center:
Plans for the University of Oregon's expansion of the Len Casanova Center, as well as a new facility for the athletics department's women's soccer and lacrosse programs, were unveiled Sunday, with the state-of-the-art facilities designed to center around the creation of an operation center for football that will be unsurpassed in the country.
The expansion also will free space in existing facilities necessitated by the expansion of the Ducks' athletics department since the original Casanova Center was completed in 1991.
The entire project will be privately funded through the philanthropy of Phil and Penny Knight and will include no use of public, state or general university fund dollars. Construction is expected to get underway during the winter of 2011, with the anticipated completion targeted for the summer of 2013.
At the center of the project will be a 130,000-square-foot expansion of the athletics department's primary facility that houses the majority of department's administrative and coaches offices, meeting rooms, training and medical treatment facilities, as well as locker rooms for four intercollegiate athletics programs.
"The University of Oregon and UO Athletics are so fortunate to benefit from the continued generosity and vision of Phil and Penny Knight,'' the Ducks' Director of Athletics Rob Mullens said. "This project epitomizes a long line of world-class facilities that has enhanced the University, and will add to the support we offer all our student-athletes. We are also fortunate to have an exceptional team leading the planning phase of this important project. They have spent long hours putting this project together and along with our staff, donors and fans, will help us continue our current standard of success in the future."
Since the Casanova Center was completed almost two decades ago, the University's athletics department has increased its intercollegiate sports offerings with the beginning of intercollegiate competition in the sports of women's soccer (1996), women's lacrosse (2005), baseball (2009) and acrobatics and tumbling (2009-10). Oregon dropped its wrestling program following the 2007-08 season.
Featured in the expansion, which will wrap around the north and west sides of the Casanova Center, will be a new 25,000-square-foot weight room, an enhanced grass football practice field as well as the addition of two new synthetic turf practice fields, and a full-service dining facility available to all University athletes, students and staff.
The ground floor of the six-story facility will feature a lobby and reception area that will celebrate the proud history of the Ducks' football program, and will accentuate the achievements of past and present Oregon football coaches, individual players and teams.
At the heart of the facility is a centralized football operations center that will include nine dedicated football position meeting rooms, two team video theaters, offense and defense strategy rooms as well as a larger conference suite for the entire coaching staff. The centralized area will be flanked by office and locker facilities for coaches, staff and student-athletes. Additional amenities will include a players' lounge, a recruiting center to host prospective student-athletes, dedicated areas to accommodate professional scouts, a media interview room as well as an advanced video editing and distribution center.
A new outdoor courtyard and plaza to the west of the Casanova Center is designed in the center of the complex, uniting the expansion with the existing Cas Center and Moshofsky Center.
While the project will temporarily result in the displacement of 144 parking spaces from the Casanova Center parking lot, the expansion will include the addition of 206 spaces with the construction of a combination of underground and surface parking areas. That will result in an approximate increase of parking by a minimum of 60 vehicles over what currently exists.
The expansion of the Casanova Center also will result in the creation of a new stadium complex for the school's women's soccer and lacrosse programs, which will be located at the east end of Autzen Stadium and to the south of PK Park.
The championship-caliber facility will feature a formal entrance for the first time and accentuate the development of the Ducks' student-athletes, as well as provide an unequaled fan experience.
The new stadium will include separate coaches' offices and locker room suites for both programs, as well as a shared meeting room. Enhancing the student-athletes experience will be locker-room access in close proximity to the synthetic turf playing surface.
Amenities to the first-class facility for spectators will include a pre-game event village that will include ticketing, concessions and restrooms also accessible for tailgaters that will enhance the Ducks' fan experience during football game-day activities.
The synthetic playing surface also will allow for tented tailgating opportunities to take place inside the stadium during other athletics events.
Both facilities are designed to continue the University's commitment to sustainability as they will be built to exceed the Oregon State Energy Efficiency Design (SEED) standards.
The design of the exterior of the Casanova Center expansion is intended to incorporate the inspiration of the past with an eye on the future. Textured and layered tinted glass, complemented with triple-paned, ceramic-fitted insulating glass and advanced mechanical systems, are designed to promote a high level of energy conservation, while supporting the environment of efficiency within the structure.
The Casanova expansion is being designed by ZGF Architects in Portland, in collaboration with Firm 151 on the interiors, and Atelier Dreiseitl on landscape architecture. ZGF also designed the award-winning John E. Jaqua Academic Center for Student Athletes on the Oregon campus. The general contractor is Hoffman Construction, who performed in the same capacity at the Jaqua Center, as well as the Matthew Knight Arena, which is opening in January, 2011.
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The DLR Group has been selected to design the new women's soccer and lacrosse stadium.


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This fall, freshmen can expect to receive stainless-steel bottles in their welcome packs along with a map of the campuses' hydration stations where free, filtered water is available. Harvard, Princeton and Dartmouth College have all recently installed "water bottle-filling stations" or "hydration stations" to provide people on campus with access to filtered water and eliminate the need for disposable bottles. The University of Vermont is the latest to join the movement, announcing in January it would stop sales early next year.
In addition to the flat-out bans, a number of schools are reducing or restricting the sale of bottled water on campus. Cornell and Yale both have reduction campaigns in effect, and the University of Pennsylvania encourages administrative offices to use hydration stations rather than bottled water.
As you can image, the $22 billion retail packaged-water industry in the U.S. is not thrilled with this movement to ban plastic water bottles on college campuses. They've upped their marketing efforts in college towns, stating that bottled water is a safe, convenient product that is "one of the healthiest drinks on the shelf" and that its packaging is recyclable.
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Marvelous publishes Grasshopper's games in Japan, and the exec says this about that mysterious PS3 title: "If we do that [game] we might go bankrupt," Wada joked to game site Siliconera. "We are making it, but if we make everything then it's a little too risky."
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Lefty allows one run over seven innings; Singleton drives in lone run
PHILADELPHIA -- Astros long reliever Jake Buchanan got Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard to hit the ball towards the right side of the infield and towards a defensive shift that had worked quite well in a couple of previous at-bats against the slugger.
This one rolled through into the outfield for a single, enabling Grady Sizemore to score from second base to send the Phillies to a 2-1 walk-off victory in a 15-inning marathon Tuesday night that lasted 5 hours, 5 minutes at Citizens Bank Park.
It was the Astros' longest game since a 4-2 win in 16 innings over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.
"That was a tough night," Astros manage Bo Porter said. "Obviously, offensively we couldn't get it going. I felt like we had some good pitches to hit and just didn't put good swings on them. We didn't really have too many scoring opportunities. Give their pitching staff credit."
The Phillies got seven strong innings from starter Kyle Kendrick, who allowed one run and five hits, and then had seven relievers combine to hold the Astros to one hit in eight innings. The Astros were held to six singles in 49 at-bats and struck out 17 times, including 14 times from the eighth inning until the end of the game.
"The bullpen was outstanding," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said. "And then Ryan Howard driving in both runs early and late. Some good defense out there and it was a good win."
Howard homered in the second inning for the only blemish against Astros starter Dallas Keuchel and went hitless in his next four at-bats, including a pair of double plays and a strikeout, before coming through in the 15th after the Astros intentionally walked Chase Utley.
"You want to go up there with a little chip on your shoulder," Howard said. "I thought the at-bat before was a little up. Two strikes, probably have to go after it a little bit. I was just trying to stay with my approach. So when they walked Chase, I wanted to get it done. I wanted to go out there and get it done."
Buchanan, who was moved back into the bullpen with Brad Peacock set to join the rotation Wednesday, threw three scoreless innings before getting himself in trouble by allowing a leadoff single to Sizemore in the 15th. Ben Revere moved him to second with a bunt, and he was still there with two outs when Howard came to the plate.
"I figured one I was going in, I was there for the long haul," Buchanan said. "Just tried to throw up zeros as long as possible and hopefully we could get a run there."
The only baserunner the Astros managed after the 10th inning came on a two-out walk to Marwin Gonzalez in the 12th. Phillies reliever Antonio Bastardo struck out six of the seven batters he faced in the 11th and 12th innings.
"You get into an extra-inning game it's one of those things where you're trying to do everything you can to push a run across and try to do everything you can to push a run across," Porter said. "I feel like our guys battled. Buchanan did a great job inning after inning, giving us a chance to come back up and score some runs. They were able to get us in the 15th."
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EPA regulations issued under Sections 601-607 of the Clean Air Act phase out the production and import of ozone-depleting substances (ODS), consistent with the schedules developed under the Montreal Protocol . The U.S. phaseout has operated by reducing in stages the amount of ODS that may be legally produced or imported into the U.S. The Parties to the Montreal Protocol have changed the phaseout schedule over time, through adjustments and amendments, and EPA has also accelerated the phaseout under its Clean Air Act authority. As the phasedown of virgin ODS continues, ODS uses will increasingly resort to reclaimed material or alternatives.
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Madonna drew controversy — nothing new in her world as she has been a magnet for it over the course of her entire career — at her MDNA tour opener in Tel Aviv. She caused a buzz for depicting French National Front leader Marine Le Pen with a swastika superimposed on her forehead.
Madge was seemingly suggesting that Le Pen is a Nazi. It's a dangerously loaded symbol that means a lot of things to a lot of people, especially in Israel! Now, Madge has been threatened with legal action by Le Pen if she keeps the image (which was projected onto screens during her performance of 'Nobody Knows Me'), when she reaches France.
Le Pen said she will sue the singer if she tries to execute the stunt again on French soil. According to The Daily Mail, Le Pen, 43, said, "We understand how old singers who need to get people talking about them go to such extremes."
Wow, Le Pen just verbally b—- slapped Madonna and called her "old." Madge is only 10 years older than Le Pen; she will turn 54 in August and still looks gorgeous. Also, Madonna has always been a cultural lightning rod, so this is not an "old" singer trying something "new" to generate interest. Madonna is always looking to ignite chatter and stir the pot.
Regardless, Le Pen continued, "If she does that in France, we'll be waiting." Yikes!
Madge is scheduled to play in Paris and on the Riveria in France next month. So she's been forewarned — sorta like her nemesis Lady Gaga, who dealt with threats from an extremist religious sect, which forced the cancellation of her sold out show in Indonesia.
For those not politically in-the-know, the National Front is a right wing party and the third biggest in France. Le Pen took over the presidency from her controversial father Jean-Marie Le Pen, who is a polarizing figure due to his history of being a holocaust denier and an anti-Semite, last year.
The party has been marred by anti-Semitic and racist associations, yet Madonna's swastika use reportedly offended its entire membership. "We are not a Nazi party, and object to being depicted as such," a source within the party said. "If you accuse the National Front of being anti-Semitic and racist then you accuse a fifth of the French people of being anti-Semitic and racist. If Madonna repeats this slur in France then she will certainly be taken to court."
The party's lawyer is reportedly looking into whether or not it would pursue legal action at this point.
While Le Pen has reportedly softened her party's extremist views, she has pledged to limit Muslim immigration and Islamic culture in her country, which could be what prompted Madonna to create the image that she did. One thing is for sure: She caused a lot of conversations about a hot button issue.
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Gwynn, Jr. was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies earlier this year and has had success in center field and in the lineup.
He has learned to show his respect and love for his Hall of Fame father off the field and not just on.
On Father's Day before yesterday's game, Gwynn Jr. called his father on the west coast to wish him a Happy Father's Day.
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Security remains the key issue deterring enterprise users from making major investments in Wi-Fi, despite all the improvements over the past year. Whether real or perceived, the security risks of wireless LANs are still holding deployments back. Conscious of this, the Wi-Fi Alliance is trying to beef up standard security still further.
It has already agreed to a dual-layer security approach, with WPA2 (the brand name for the 802.11i standard) supporting advanced functions including AES encryption, while the more basic WPA – originally an interim standard en route to 802.11i – will be kept for devices that require less stringent security and lower costs, particularly in the consumer space.
Now the group intends, for WPA2, to enforce a higher level of encryption, reiterating a decision it tentatively made last autumn to require 64-character passwords. This move was in response to a spate of rogue access point attacks and new question marks over Wi-Fi's resistance to hackers.
It is even possible that the 'lite' version of WPA will be dropped later this year, making it compulsory even for consumer devices to support WPA2 in order to be certified as Wi-Fi compatible.
The risk of a very stringent requirement is that vendors at the budget end of the market bypass testing and certification altogether and so undermine the Wi-Fi Alliance's brand. Many consumers have been found to recognize generic terms such as wireless LAN, and individual brands such as Centrino, more than the term Wi-Fi, so it can be argued that Wi-Fi certification is not essential to success in the home market.
Craig Mathias, an analyst at Farpoint Group believes in keeping the two-tier system. "I don't think everyone will need AES. I also think higher level security of the 802.1x or VPN variety can effectively substitute for AES in many cases," he said. Throughout this year, the Alliance will be adding various strains of EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) to its testbed. As the Wi-Fi community seeks to instil confidence in its technologies,
WiMAX will face the same challenges once certified equipment starts to become available late this year. Although the 802.16 standards have far greater security functionality built into the base than Wi-Fi did, the perception of their safety will have to be high before they win the trust of enterprise and carrier users. Terabeam, which is developing WiMAX-ready equipment, is one company that believes there are significant security gaps to be filled in 802.16-2004. In particular, it claims WiMAX' authentication facilities are limited and its encryption method, DES 3, is less robust than AES. A combination of standards activity – particularly with an eye to government customers – and third party enhancements will be essential for commercial WiMAX products to pass the grade. Already, Intel has submitted proposals for incorporating AES into 802.16 too.
Authentication, based on X.509 digital certificates, is included in the media access control layer and gives every 802.16 customer transceiver its own built-in certificate, plus one for the manufacturer, allowing the base station to authorize the end user. Link privacy is implemented as part of another MAC sublayer, the privacy sublayer. It is based on the Privacy Key Management protocol that is part of the DOCSIS BPI+ specification.
As in other standards, many advances will come from individual vendors, whether enhancements that differentiate an individual product, or work that may be fed back into the standards process. One example is Airspan's work with Hifn, a specialist maker of security coprocessors. In December, Airspan said it would use its partner's 7955 coprocessor in its base stations as "a suitable encryption solution for IEEE 802.16-2004, that would also be able to support the evolving 802.16e standard".
The Hifn 7955 is designed for networking applications like virtual private networking (VPN) broadband routers, wireless access points, VPN edge router/gateways, firewall/VPN appliances, and other network and customer premise equipment. It accelerates a variety of IPsec and SSL/TLS protocols including DES, 3 DES, AES and public key. In addition to IPsec and SSL protocols, it also supports the temporal key integrity protocol (TKIP) and AES counter mode encryption.
Although WiMAX may be inherently more secure than its local area cousin, such enhancements will be important if its uptake is not to be delayed, like Wi-Fi's, by lack of user confidence. In the end, this will be a more important factor in the speed of adoption of 802.16 than the much publicized delays in equipment certification.
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hi,i didn't read this entire thread, because it's just soooooo long, but i was wondering, has anyone added up the totals and come up with an average life span?would also be interested to know if spayed/neutered rats lived longer.and i guess it would be interesting to know if pet store rats did not live as long as i would suspect.i've got my first five rats, three are young- 7 mos and under, and two are older, around 17 mosi hope the average is more than 2 yrs!! don't want to lose my grumpy ol girls so soon after getting them, although one of them does have a growth that i found a few days ago that she didn't have when i got her early last month
so does anyone know the average lifespan of well bred rats? Do they routinely get to 3 years? Has anyone got or has a rat who've gotten to 4 years? The only one I met was a petshop rat, but is that age reserved for the lucky few?
My post is probably buried in the thread, but I went through and took a random sampling of 250 rats from the life expectancy thread. The average came out to be approx 20 months of age (This includes both genders, spayed/neutered and not. However, I excluded any rats that died under the age of 1 month.)


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THE SPORTS DOCTOR- Rodeo, checkers... Give the little sports a try
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With baseball season entering its last trimester and football season right around the corner, it might be time to add a little spice to your life. Before Donovan McNabb's weekly performance has a chance to consume your every waking moment, get out there and do something a little different. It will do you good.
What could be more fun than watching a bunch of kids barrel race and wrestle steers to the ground? If you can stomach Pee Wee Bull Riding (fifth graders and younger), the Virginia High School and Junior Rodeo Associations are sure to entertain.
The VHSRA and VJRA combine as a non-profit organization designed to provide a safe environment for young cowgirls and cowboys to develop their rodeo skills. They hold clinics and workshops but also put on a heck of a good show. This fall you can catch them at Bunn's Mad Cow Arena in Dublin on September 18-19 or at the State Fair of Virginia in Richmond on October 2 and 3 (at 6pm and 2pm respectively). You might just see VHSRA Queen Bayley Johnson or Martha Angelone, who at a recent competition in Gillette, Wyoming, tied a goat in 9.108 seconds.
Speaking of fast, I'll be the first to admit I'm not. Fast, that is.
Normally the only way I'd get near a 10-miler or a 10K would be if my husband (who's a natural runner) or my son (who's not even walking yet) decided to prove I'm the only slowpoke in the family. But when the Virginia 10 Miler gets started in late September, I'll be there. I'll be there because Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf will be there too.
The two venerable and legendary tennis giants are the guests of honor at the 37th annual Virginia 10-Miler, and Agassi will be giving a keynote address at E.C. Glass Civic Auditorium in Lynchburg at 6:30 on September 24. The pair will also be kicking off the Children's Run a little earlier (5:45 near Amazement Square) and having a meet-and-greet before the race. It's not every day that winners of 30-combined Grand Slam titles show up just down the road. Suffice to say it's a rare opportunity and one not to be missed, even though there's running involved.
Okay, you can run if you want to.
Less physically taxing but no less competitive is the 93rd Virginia Open Checkers Tournament, taking place September 17 and 18 in Bedford. I'm fortunate enough to be acquainted with checkers Master Ryan Pronk (yes, there are Masters and even Grandmasters in checkers) who assures me there's nothing funny about the tournament.
Being great at checkers requires dedication and at least five hours of daily study and practice. If you're an avid or just casual checkers player, Pronk implores you to remember that controlling the center of the board is imperative: never make your first move to the side.
In just another week or so, we'll be entering a month with the letter "r", which in Virginia means one thing and one thing only: it's oyster time. The 53rd Urbanna Oyster Festival may be a little ways off, but I'm telling you about it early so you can get your practice in. You're going to need it if you're going to beat Deborah Pratt for the title of Virginia State Oyster Shucking Champion.
Not only is Pratt a professional shucker and a repeat state champion (many times), but in 2008 her time of three minutes 23 seconds to shuck two dozen oysters was two minutes faster than the men's professional division winner. She's also a repeat National Champion, turning in a time of 3:26 in 2006 and an astounding 2:47 in 2005. Get your gloves ready– the festival runs November 5-6.
So when you get a little tired of watching the Yankees mark time until division playoffs or seeing Eli Manning try and try and try some more, don't despair. There are plenty of things to do, most of which thankfully don't involve watching Tim Tebow put his cap on juuuuust so.
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This was the moment, Peta looked at me just before leaving the room to use the test kit! I was somewhat indifferent at the time, strangely perhaps due to optimism, and that this "action" was mere formality. Peta returned shortly with a wry smile on her face, the smile grew bigger as we both realised the outcome. Peta was pregnant! This would be our first!
We had considered long before attempting to conceive, to get ourselves in to the right frame, both physically and spiritually. Having a child to us seemed an important step in our growth as a couple and much was to be considered for us to take on the responsibility for another, in making a family. Peta and I checked with the appropriate people to ensure we would get our health and nutrition in order (not to the point of obsession). This was undertaken approximately a year prior to our conception attempt.
After this time we decided when we would like to have a newborn considering the weather and our personal situations, once this was established a time was decided. We were both becoming very * clucky * with the idea of becoming a family and so the time to start trying was bought forward. This was because, well you know, it usually takes more then the one attempt to fall, so it seemed reasonable that we start a little earlier then planned.
After the " first" attempt, mind you, we have a positive response! A surprise of course, but we were overjoyed beyond words.
We had already chosen our Midwife and that we'd be having a homebirth! From what we'd researched this was for us the best option. As long as all the checks from our midwife came up positive it would be all systems go! Our first visit was at 8 weeks and our chosen Midwife was Claire Brassard a wonderful midwife and person. Everything was looking great and we maintained this wondrous disposition up until we got the news that Claire would be unable to attend. (Which is another story in itself).
Claire introduced us to Another Midwife whom would be able to assist us and we immediately felt a great repour with her. There exists a certain intimacy with homebirth and independent midwives, which makes the whole experience truly wonderful, and for fulling. Each visit is App 2hrs long and is very informal but very personal. The visits are held at both the midwives house and at our own home.
Peta throughout her pregnancy has been very well, no morning sickness. Our Midwife looks into our nutrition and also our phycology and offers assistance to maintain the best outcomes.
Peta swam twice a week up until about 30 weeks until the pool closed for winter and then she took up Yoga. And I was shown how to give massages which is very pleasurable for both parties.
We have both remained positive throughout the pregnancy and Peta has glowed from Day 1. The Baby was first felt move on New Years Eve at around 20 weeks and has continued to fascinate us since. The heart rate of the baby has been a constant 152 bpm and Peta's blood pressure averaging 120 over 70 with a resting heart rate of 60- 70bpm. Peta constantly amazes me with her seemingly effortless pregnancy.
Upon reflection everything has so far been very positive and I truly believe this to be due to all our efforts prior to actually conceiving, and then the maintenance throughout the pregnancy so far.
A good midwife is for us the main outside factor in achieving this situation, along with supportive friends and support people. Plenty of book reading and investigative research helps with making informed choices and brings empowerment to pregnancy and birthing.
Peta is 38 weeks at this very moment and all is well.
I hope to have some time after the birth to follow up on this wondrous event in our lives.
By excited father to be - Darren.
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I was very blessed to have Claire as my midwife nearly 16yrs ago- what a wonderful experience. I have no doubt that the midwife that Claire has referred you to will be just as caring, supportive and professional as Claire was. All the best, Di Ellis


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New York, April 5, 2012--Russian authorities must immediately investigate the attack on journalist Elena Milashina and ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice. Milashina is a special correspondent for the Moscow-based independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta as well as a contributor to CPJ.
Two men attacked Milashina and her friend, Freedom House representative Ella Asoyan, as they headed to the journalist's home in the Moscow suburb of Balashikha at around 12:30 a.m. this morning, Milashina wrote in a Facebook post. The attackers primarily targeted the journalist, repeatedly hitting her on the head, and stopped only when passersby intervened, the post said. The assailants took Milashina's money and stole Asoyan's laptop, and the journalist was later examined and diagnosed with a concussion, extensive bruising, and a broken tooth, Novaya Gazeta Managing Editor Sergei Sokolov told CPJ.
Milashina works as an investigative journalist for Novaya Gazeta and frequently covers human rights violations, particularly in the dangerous North Caucasus region, as well as attacks and murders of local journalists. She has also contributed to CPJ, including a report on the lack of justice in the attack on Kommersant journalist Oleg Kashin and the murder of her mentor at Novaya Gazeta, Anna Politkovskaya.
"Russian authorities must investigate whether Elena Milashina was targeted because she investigated sensitive subjects, including human rights violations in the North Caucusus and the murder of her Novaya Gazeta colleagues," CPJ Program Coordinator Nina Ognianova said. "Both Milashina's work and the brutality of this attack point to the possibility that this was not a simple robbery. We call on authorities to do everything in their power to bring the perpetrators to justice."
Milashina and Asoyan waited an hour for the police to arrive at the scene, but finally left and went to the journalist's home, Novaya Gazeta reported. Milashina told the newspaper that she views the robbery with suspicion. "My friend was carrying two bags," she said. "One contained her laptop computer, the other one--money and personal papers. At first, they grabbed the bag containing her money, but she somehow was able to take it back. They did not even attempt to seize it again."
"It is appalling that police did not promptly respond to Milashina and Asoyan's call for help," Ognianova said. "We urge authorities to investigate the delayed police response and take appropriate steps."
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Happy New Year!
You're probably wondering why I'm greeting you with an expression usually reserved for midnight on January 1st.
I'm doing so because the Church's New Year, the "ecclesiastical New Year," begins on September 1st. Why? A few reasons.
In ancient Rome, the New Year was marked by a tax assessment by the Emperor, called an "Indication," which occurred annually on the first day of September. In nature, the completion of each year takes place at summer's end, with the harvest and gathering of the crops into storehouses, and we begin sowing of seed in the earth anew for the production of future crops in early fall. The Church also keeps festival on September 1st, beseeching God for fair weather, seasonable rains, and an abundance of the fruits of the earth.
In our parish, we have ended the summer liturgical feasts of Transfiguration and the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, and we have already celebrated the first major liturgical feast of the New Year, the Birth of the Theotokos. We will begin our church school program soon, and our theme this year will be "The Lord's Parables." We're also beginning choir rehearsals, welcoming new members, and learning some new music. My sermons for the next few weeks will comprise a series that will help us better understand our Sunday service, the Divine Liturgy.
Additionally, we'll be involved in two projects totally new to our parish. In October, we'll be submitting a grant proposal to The Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation that will enable us to assess the condition of our building from top to bottom. A grant award from The Connecticut Trust for this assessment would then allow us to submit applications for major projects in the future, perhaps major renovations that will help us better serve the wider community (Think: new industrial kitchen!). In December, we're going to welcome YES (Youth Equipped to Serve) to our parish, a ministry of FOCUS North America that is designed to provide local parishes and youth workers with the resources necessary to involve junior and senior high students in local community service and short-term missions projects.
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ORLEANS, France (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will keep its loose and growth-supportive monetary policy stance in place for "quite a long time", ECB executive board members said on Friday.
With the euro zone economy stuck in recession, the ECB cut its main refinancing rate to a record low of 0.5 percent and extended its provision of unlimited funds to banks by a year at its May policy meeting,
Inflation fell to a three-year low of 1.2 percent in April, allowing some room for maneuver.
The ECB's Joerg Asmussen told journalists in Berlin the bank's monetary policy would remain expansive for as long as needed.
His colleague Benoit Coeure hit a similar tone when speaking at a conference in Orleans in France, saying the ECB was committed to providing the euro zone with abundant liquidity for as long as necessary.
"We are saying that because we are well aware that rigidities and difficulties of transmission in the euro zone mean that the monetary policy will have to stay accommodative for quite a long time," Coeure said.
The ECB's record low interest rates do not reach euro zone countries evenly because funding costs for banks in the periphery are higher than in the euro zone's core countries. That makes it more expensive for households and companies to borrow.
ECB President Mario Draghi said last week the bank would monitor incoming data closely and would be ready to cut rates again, including the deposit rate currently at zero, which would mean it would charge banks to keep their money overnight.
Market talk that the ECB was checking with banks whether they would be prepared for such a step weighed on the euro against the dollar and German Bund future rose as much as 40 ticks to 145.71. <GVD/EUR>
Tech ECB had not immediate comment.
By charging banks for overnight deposits, the ECB would give banks with excess liquidity - mainly those in core countries - an incentive to start lending again to banks in the periphery, which are for now more reliant on the ECB for funding.
Italy's central bank governor, Ignazio Visco, would be in favor of negative deposit rates. He was quoted earlier this week as saying it would be an effective way to help the euro zone economy.
But the step could also backfire as banks might pass the costs on to their customers.
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Finance Committee: It's a 3.9% increase
The Carlton County Finance Committee is recommending county board approval of a 3.9 percent levy increase for the 2014 budget year starting January 1.
County Board Chair Bob Olean summed up the decision, "County government has been in a holding pattern since the economic downturn of 2008. Many departments have lost people to retirements and have not had the positions refilled. After years of salary freezes, the new contracts for 2013 and 2014 were settled on a total package of 4.04 percent COLA (cost of living adjustment). We could draw from fund balances and address the issue next year. Realistically, but also reluctantly, a levy increase is the prudent move to make."
Budget staff from the auditor's office were at the meeting of the Finance Committee to lay out the pros and cons of each possible budget choice. They explained that the 4.04 percent employee contract settlement for two years in reality was an increase of about 4 percent in the proposed new levy in real dollars. This left the county budget operating at current levels without considering any new staff or any new developing program needs. There was a 2.9 percent increase in the county levy last year with no salary increases.
Commissioner Gary Peterson, the second commissioner on the committee, commented, "There is misinformation in the community that the State Legislature gave the county more money for this budget cycle. In fact, more program burdens have been moved onto the county's responsibility without all the necessary funding."
The county does have a positive fund balance currently. It was pointed out that these balances would fund county government at current levels for three and one-half to four months. This level of fund balances is considered adequate but not in excess according to the state auditor.
County Coordinator Dennis Genereau explained, "We need foresight and planning for the next five to 10 to 20 years. The delivery of county government services is changing dramatically. Not all county business can be done through the computer. Personal contact on the phone or over the counter in the county departments will still continue with a sizeable portion of county residents. Staff and therefore budgeted salaries will continue indefinitely. But the salaries must be competitive with those offered in other government services or in the private sector so that we can hire and hold onto able, qualified staff people."
He continued, "We need a human resources administrator to handle our personnel issues. It is long overdue. Money needs to be set aside for remodeling the current courthouse. It is the oldest courthouse in Minnesota without major remodeling work. Security concerns and infrastructure work with wiring, plumbing, etc. is long overdue. Some ask the question, 'Why do we spend so much money on the local court system?' We have no choice. The law requires us to provide these services. With planning we can make investments in the current courthouse and systematically work through these issues."
Genereau proposed an expanded role for the Finance Committee. "I see this as an implementation goal for 2014," he said. "Departments will be brought in to explain their needs and changing program each year with a look at a five-year plan. With the budget as a guide, staff or program additions will get their first airing in this committee before they are proposed to the board as a whole. Process, oversight, and planning is the goal. This proposal itself, of course, needs board approval."
County Engineer Mike Tardy commented, "Proposing new staff for those of us that have worked with budget and staffing needs for a long time is a sobering responsibility. Hiring someone and then having the responsibility of laying them off somewhere down the line is a painful process for both worker and supervisor. Let's not spend or not generate enough revenue so that we are forced to cut staff in the future. Nobody wants to be in that situation."
Commissioner Peterson went on to say, "Several of the surrounding counties have set a budget with a zero percent increase. In reality, they are drawing from budget reserves to do this. This will limit their choices to address future needs. This approach would do a disservice to the people of Carlton County."


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The Swon Brothers were familiar with the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital long before competing on 'The Voice' or signing a country record deal. Zach and Colton Swon say their mom has been a longtime supporter of the children's hospital. Still, visiting there for the first time was much different than what they expected.
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This week, Taste of Country pressed pause on coverage of all but the most pressing news stories in an effort to raise money for St. Jude. For 25 years, country radio, artists and record labels have helped raise more than $500 million, ensuring that no one ever pays a dime for treatment at St. Jude.
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The United Methodist Church has formally charged another clergyman for presiding at the same-sex wedding of his son.
A spokeswoman for the Rev. Thomas Ogletree says he'll be tried March 10 in Connecticut for violating the prohibition against officiating at gay weddings.
It's the latest church trial over the Methodist ban on same-sex marriage. Last month, Methodist pastor Frank Schaefer of Pennsylvania was defrocked after he officiated at his son's gay wedding. The church considers homosexuality "incompatible with Christian teaching."
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"I am upset and I am disappointed, but I'm not upset at people or at my collegues, or at the church people, I'm upset at the exclusionary policies that we have in place, and we must change those policies," said Schaefer after he was removed.
The 80-year-old Ogletree is a theologian, a former Yale Divinity School dean and part of the church's New York Conference. Some clergy complained after his son's wedding announcement appeared in The New York Times.
The church has 12.5 million members worldwide. It's the second-largest Protestant group in the U.S.


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Address: 12118 90th St.
Phone: 780-477-7896
Dinner for two: $50 (without liquor)
Hours: Closed Mondays
EDMONTON - That little, closely guarded Italian resto secret in Delton is secret no more. Any old time — lunch or dinner, weekday or weekend — it's wise to phone Café Amore in advance. The little cantina situated in a small, offset, aging strip of shops just north of 118th only takes reservations for six or more and the place is hopping.
It's a deserved success story that this town could use dozens more of. With decades of restaurant experience behind them, la famiglia Crudo have opened a humble-but-solid and agreeably boisterous cantina with no fanfare in an emerging working-class 'hood where some Italians and Portuguese still live. Those longtime residents have lately been joined by younger hipsters and their progeny migrating to the leafy and affordable environs around Alberta Avenue.
The Crudos built it; they keep it simple, fairly priced, welcoming, tasty, unpretentious and family friendly. We keep coming.
No menus here. If you're nearsighted like this one, you might not mind queuing up for a few minutes to peruse the blackboards. It's straight-ahead, stick-to-your-ribs fare all the way, heavy on the pasta and panini. Portions are huge, prices are low.
Bruschetta that's not made by yourself in season with homegrown tomatoes, basil and righteous toasted bread is often disappointing, but at $5.50, the Amore version is a perfect starter, surprisingly fresh. For 10 bucks, the daily changing pasta specials range from the Thursday all' amatriciana (our happy choice) to Friday's vongole to Monday's bolognese.
Your choice of short or long pasta and you'll be a contented, carbed-up cookie, sharing a generous house misto salad ($6) with a friend. Or not. There is a full line of panini available of the usual sort, and they are all satisfying, a perfect lunch.
The feature entree on our last outing among many was pasta tossed with mushrooms and fresh tomatoes in a rich, decadent truffle cream sauce ($17.95). The mussels ($14) are always good, and again, you are offered choices on the sauce, with the white wine variety generally starring. Wash it all down with a litre of house red or white ($26) or maybe a bottle of Moretti.
The pasta pescadore — at $25 the priciest dish on the board by far and big enough for two — was ordered for reviewing purposes. It's a feast all right, with king crab legs, jumbo prawns mussels, baby shrimp and clams in light tomato sauce set atop a veritable Mount Etna of pasta. Nothing against any of it particularly — although the appeal of frozen king crab legs has always eluded me — but it all seems a bit much and a tad on the overdone side, seafood wise.
Other minor complaints is the offered parmigiana for topping, which seems suspiciously like the old Kraft foot powder type, and mediocre bread no cantina back in the boot would dare serve, a local problem. The tiramisu ($6.50) and espressos were just fine.
It's an upper of a place to be, this — always fun in a jumbled, kitschy rec room of a cantina with Rat Pack pix on the wall, along with mandolins, pictures of the old country, Chianti bottles, stapled birthday photos … whatever. Service is uniformly prompt, cheerful and professional, and it often seems as if you've stumbled onto party time in a Calabrian village.
By now it should be obvious. Café Amore is an Edmonton gem. You have to go. And be patient. It will be rewarded.


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Best Meals 2012: Valter Scarbolo's Frasca (Lauzacco, province of Udine, April).
Valter Scarbolo makes wines in Grave and so there was no way for me to include him in the Colli Orientali del Friuli 2012 blogger project itinerary. But there was no way that I was coming to Friuli without spending an evening with him at his amazing Frasca. I'll have to recount our conversation on Pinot Grigio and his 1995 trip — his first — to the U.S. in another post when I have more time. In the meantime, here's what we ate…
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Rosa di Gorizia (Rose of Gorizia), a radicchio cultivar unique to Gorizia that resembles a rose.
White asparagus is in season. Valter served it raw, thinly sliced, dressed with extra-virgin olive oil and accompanied by delicately marinated goose breast. "It had to be extremely fresh," he said, "to serve it raw like this."
Riso nero Venere (black Venus rice) is a hybrid of Asian and Italian cultivars and, besides being delicious, is purported to have health-enhancing properties. Valter makes his with formadi frant, the truly unique, piquant cheese made from discarded and otherwise imperfect cheese — an ingredient that appears repeatedly in his cooking.
I asked Valter to show me the rice uncooked.
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NCAA championship to be a tale of two backcourts
ARLINGTON, Texas — Shabazz Napier was overwhelmed. The UConn freshman took the court in Houston for the national title game against Butler and says he got swallowed by the magnitude of the moment.
Then a defensive pest tasked with getting the ball to Kemba Walker, Napier was young and wide eyed, and it showed. He made 1 of 6 shots in the game and turned the ball over three times.
"I kind of let the moment get to me," Napier recalled Sunday. "A lot of guys put me in my place."
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Napier, who has carried UConn through large stretches of this improbable postseason run, hopes to be on the other end of that narrative in Monday's national title game against Kentucky at AT&T Stadium. He and backcourt mate Ryan Boatright, a junior, will face Kentucky's freshmen backcourt of the Harrison twins in a pivotal matchup of formidable guards.
Andrew and Aaron Harrison, who grew up just a few hours south in Richmond, Texas, know that Mnonday night will be stage unlike any they have seen.
"It's going to be tough," Andrew Harrison said about sleeping Sunday night. "I'll have to take some Benadryl."
All four featured guards already have left their imprint on this topsy-turvy NCAA tournament. Napier, at times, has looked like a clone of Walker, whose tournament performance in 2011 was not expected to be duplicated for years to come … until Napier has looked the part this postseason.
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"I'd be stupid not to emulate him," Napier said. "A lot of what I do is what he did. I'm not going to shy away from the comparisons."
Boatright has been a stalwart defender, chasing Michigan State's Keith Appling in the East Regional final and on Saturday hounding Florida's three-point marksman Michael Frazier coming off screens.
Napier said Boatwright is always a great competitor, even when he is the smallest guy on the court. He even got a rebound over Florida's robust Patric Young, Napier said.
As a defender, Boatright said his main objective is to irritate his man, adding that, "I know going into the game if I can make him uncomfortable and irritate him or get him fatigued, he makes mistakes."
When the story of Kentucky's uneven, yet resurgent 2013-14 performance is written, Andrew Harrison will play a major role. His play as a facilitator has helped save Kentucky's much anticipated season. As coach John Calipari has preached "less is more" with his team, Harrison has listened. He has shared the ball particularly well in the postseason, averaging two more assists per game.
And all Aaron Harrison has done is – with one national title game remaining – leave an indelible mark in the annals of NCAA tournament lore. After shooting 30% from three-point range during the regular season, he has made more than 50% of his shots beyond the arc in the postseason.
No one will soon forget the 25-foot, game-winning three-pointer he sank with 5.7 seconds remaining against Wisconsin on Saturday night, which was the third consecutive game in which he has made a critical three-pointer in the final minute.
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"The biggest thing is, he's not afraid to miss," Calipari said. "He's okay with it. He is comfortable in his own skin. He knows how hard he's worked."
Napier said hopefully the game won't come down to a last shot by Aaron Harrison. If it does, he said, "We're going to make sure we move him away from that left side where he's been knocking down that shot consistently. He has that clutch gene everyone's talking about."
Napier said Kentucky creates a lot of disruption with its size in the backcourt. Napier is 6-foot-1, Boatright is 6-0. The Harrison twins are 6-6.
When asked about UConn's quickness advantage in the backcourt, Napier said he didn't buy into that notion, adding, "The Harrisons are as quick as we are. When you are young, you have (fast) feet."
Napier remains the most important and potent offensive player in the game. He scored just 12 points and took just six shots from the field on Saturday, but he knew how to manage the game. He said Sunday that he has learned that a particular game does not always require him to score in bunches.
He's the elder statesman in the compelling backcourt matchup Monday night, playing his final collegiate game against two elite freshman guards who have their first taste of what a national championship game is all about.
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Trenton Librarian Suspended..by New Boss
Former Acting Public Library Director Irene Percelli, a resident of Mays Landing, has been suspended by new director Scott Hughes, because she lives outside of the city, contrary to residency requirements. Percelli had said she feared board members erroneously thought she leaked information to the press about the hubbub over controversial "street-lit[erature]" urban books being bought by the library.
She said Hughes suspended her "because I'm not a resident of Trenton. He said he was instructed to do it by the board, that he only works for the board, and does what they tell him." Story from The Trentonian.
poor reporting
Would it really have been too much trouble to say how long she had worked there prior to becoming acting director? If she didn't work there before becoming acting director why would she still be there anyway? If she did work there prior, then why wasn't it an issue then?
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Actually your not being an arse. The two times this has happened I was offered both jobs. My opinion is the board/director will soon find out exactly how good of a errors and ommissions policy they have.
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That article also stated that her husband had been receiving cancer treatments during the year and had just passed away on August 31st. To me, a bit more time could be granted since she has just lost her husband. I can't really see much point in having her look for a new place to live while trying to cope with her recent loss. It hasn't even been two months since her husband passed away. The board could have more compassion.
Re:Signs of a Dysfunctional Library Here
First, the word dysfunctional is annoying psychobabble.
Second, perhaps it is on order and their catalog may not include on order titles (some libraries do so patrons can reserve it before it arrives).
Third, not ordering everything on the NYT best seller list is indicitative of just that and nothing more. The LOC does not have State of Denial... either. (Although LOC has O'Reilly's book.)
Not that I equate Trenton's Library with the LOC, but to say, because a library does not hold this title or that title, it is somehow substandard is juvenile and insulting to the profession. Your grasp of collection development, library budgets, and interlibrary loan is keenly evident by its absence. When you can get every book that every patron in every library could ever possibly want, or when you understand why that is not possible then please feel free to pontificate.
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Not to be an arse, but do you get those jobs after you tell them you'll consider it?
Signs of a Dysfunctional Library Here
The Trenton Public Library has NO copies of the New York Times number one non-fiction best seller "State of Denial" and only one copy of number two "Culture Warrior" as a branch location.
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I'd have to try them on this one. Residency requirements routinely are stricken down. The classic test case was in regards to a city fireman who lived in a different municipality. Since the fireman was able to meet the required response time where he lived was irrelevant as a position requirement. What possible portion of her job description would be negatively impacted by not living in the same town as the library. I've had interviews and employers who wanted me to live in the same municipality/county. Whenever I've been confronted with this I state I'll consider it.
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I'm not a fan of residency requirements either, but if you take a job that has one, you need to follow it. From the Trenton Times article I linked to in a different comment, it seems that she was hired knowing she had a year to move to Trenton (which is the grace period I have seen in ads for the Trenton public library). It is a good question about how well the requirements were enforced before though (and if they have tried to enforce them on others in the past). I don't have any answer to that, but I know people who have worked for Trenton public in the past and they mentioned they had to live in Trenton.
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True but there is a thing called 'past precedence' that I think would apply if she had always worked there. Did they try and enforce it because she became acting director? Did she agree because she hoped to become full director? I think this would shed some light on whether or not this is all politically motivated as it is implied in the article.
Just for full disclosure I'm not a fan of residency requirements, they're an unnecessary burden and a turn-off when looking for job applicants.
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The article in the Trenton Times http://www.nj.com/news/times/regional/index.ssf?/
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There really is very little information in this article. But, that said, it is clear from the article that she doesn't meet the residency requirements and that she doesn't deny it. In fact, she confirms she knew it was an issue. She is quoted as saying that she "asked them for an extension on residency until the end of the year. I wasn't told no." Not being told no doesn't mean yes, especially if you are asking for an exception to a rule. I remember seeing the job ad for the director position and it was pretty obvious that you had to live in the city. I live near Trenton, NJ, and it isn't hard to find a place to live in the city (and despite what people may think, Trenton has some nice areas).
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There is not much information about what controversial books the Acting Director bought, and frankly how involved in buying the books is the director? There is also little information about the controversey.
That said, the woman was give an extension in March to find a place in the city. It is October and 2/3 of that is over. Find an apartment how freaking hard can it be. Go home on weekends until your family can move with you.
For all that it matters she could have set up a Maplethorpe exhibit in the lobby, if they suspended her for not living in the city when the job requires that you live in the city it seems the most appropriate response would be to
If she can't see if there is (and if so what it says) any handwriting on the wall about whatever nonsense book controversey then she is in a sad state. One should know if one's bosses want you out the door, if someone is that oblivious, perhaps they should be out the door.
Remember too that the director, or Acting Director, or Assistant acting sub-director for directing, works for the board. The board is the boss. If they want only books with blue covers you buy books with only blue covers.
Now, professionalism would require that as librarians we say no to book buying decisions made by non-professionals but since people will work for ten bucks an hour, and library schools crank out more librarians than could ever be gainfully employed in the field we have lost the clout that other professionals have. Ask a CPA to fudge the books - no way and good luck finding another, ask a physician for a medical excuse to cover the week you took off and went to Vegas, hardly. Ask a librarian to buy only 'Christian' books - can we walk away in a huff, tell them that is stupid because it does not fully represent what patrons want? Nope because there would be a stack of CVs on the board's desk and a line of new grads at the door in the morning.
Librarians made the bed now they don't want to sleep in it.
Yeah, yeah.... she wants to serve the people of Trenton, change the library from what it was 30 years ago.... BFD. Maybe the people of Trenton like the library and express that through the board. Librarianship is not a crusade for peace, justice and the (sorry Rosie) American Way!. It is a 9-5, put your time in collect your check and if on the off chance you are able to effect minor change be happy.


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