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- Exercise has greatly improved my skin tone and color.
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American Idol's Ryan Seacrest and Fox have teamed up for a new reality show, called I Wanna Marry Harry, which sends 12 unsuspecting American women to the U.K. to compete for love, reports Good Day New York.
Which Harry are they talking about? There's One Direction's Harry Styles who is quite popular in the U.K. 1D's Harry has his hands full with all of his suitors and this time around, the focus is on His Royal Highness Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales, aka Prince Harry.
Needless to say, the Queen's grandson is not actually appearing on the show and it's lookalike Englishman Matthew Hicks the women are vying for. Hicks is not an aristocrat and just a typical English bloke. Prior to this gig, Hicks was being confused for the young prince left and right. The Southampton University alum told the school paper, "I got a fair amount of 'Harry' attention through uni but neither me or my mates took it very seriously, it was just a bit of a running joke."
When traveling abroad the attention became intense which inspired Hicks to post his picture on a lookalike website for possible part-time work. He was hired for a Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert in Geneva, signed on to appear in a promotional video for Ice Age 4 filmed in London and a few club promotions. In the interview with the school paper he mentions having a meeting about an upcoming "TV job in the pipeline." Oh dear.
Hicks is a natural blonde but chooses to die his hair ginger to keep up the lookalike biz.
Yes, the two men both have red hair (sort of). Yes, about the same height. Yes, about the same build. But really?
The women will be jetted off to England and all live in the same house in true reality style. In this case, it's an estate called Englefield House in Berkshire.
Good Day New York co-anchor Rosanna Scotto said, "I can't believe these women really thought he was him. They don't really look alike."
Yeah, we can't either.
Possibly the women just really wanted it to be true or just went along with the concept for an all expenses paid holiday to Berkshire.
We won't really know until the show airs on May 27 at 8pm EST on Fox.
Is this just plain cruel or good TV?
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Vanuatu Provident Fund Sacks Suspended Administrator
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, Jan. 23, 2013) – The board of Vanuatu's retirement fund has sacked its CEO, Anniva Tarilongi, five months after suspending her.
Her termination at the National Provident Fund follows a public outcry over high salaries last year when there were fears protests against her could lead to riots.
Mrs. Tarilongi was accused of drawing a monthly salary of US$7,500 while politicizing the organization with nepotism.
Our correspondent says she was first employed by Telecom Vanuatu Limited where she was known for recruiting close friends and paying them high salaries.
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The alliance will bring innovative digital solutions to Australian companies expanding globally and help China-based businesses enter new markets abroad.
KPMG International and Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, today announced plans to form a global alliance to provide digital transformation to businesses of all sizes and across multiple industries initially in Asia-Pacific and Europe. The alliance, announced at Alibaba's largest global customer and partner event, the Computing Conference 2018, is expected to roll out in Australia over 2019.
The alliance will focus on digital transformation, 'new retail', IT strategy consulting and cloud-based digital solutions. Alibaba's strong cloud computing and artificial intelligence capabilities, together with KPMG's global network, global enterprise solutions, business acumen and knowledge of global industries with many Fortune 1000 companies will complement each other in helping clients to expand into new markets. The aim is to build a strong global ecosystem with cloud services and infrastructure, particularly serving organisations with multi-cloud strategies including small- to medium-sized enterprises.
Moreover, the alliance will provide an avenue for KPMG clients in APAC and Europe seeking access to the China market to establish local cloud services from Alibaba Cloud.
As one of the world's leading global infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) providers, and China's largest provider of public cloud services, Alibaba Cloud will be the latest global cloud provider to join KPMG's alliance community, allowing KPMG to offer businesses with multi-cloud strategies a single, independent advisor for cloud- and platform-based digital services and solutions.
Simon Benson, KPMG Australia Head of Alliances commented: "We're very pleased to form an alliance with Alibaba Cloud as this relationship will further our commitment to help Australian clients address key transformation priorities in the areas of growth, innovation and operational efficiency. As Australian and Chinese businesses continue to embark on their cloud transformation strategies to address these challenges, they can feel confident that KPMG Australia and Alibaba Cloud teams together can address their specific needs for global, scalable, cloud-based digital solutions."
"Cloud services are in high demand for digital transformation, because its tasks require high-speed infrastructure changes and roll-outs. Digital initiatives involve numerous experiments and extensive research. Alibaba Cloud offers a wide range of services and solutions that allow users to roll out, flexibly adjust, and test the selected pull of digital initiatives very quickly and without wasting time on preparing and implementing the required infrastructure on-site," explains KPMG IT Advisory Partner in Russia and the CIS Timofey Khoroshev. "Alibaba Cloud is a feasible alternative for other existing market solutions. We can fully expect it to grow rapidly and outperform competitors in terms of functionality, and our clients will be getting the best of it."
Simon Hu, President of Alibaba Cloud said: "Alibaba Cloud is excited to drive innovations across different industries and businesses together with KPMG, and to address the ever-growing needs of high performance and secure cloud infrastructure. Through our alliance, we will help empower KPMG clients with cutting edge cloud technologies and experience to advance digital transformation in various verticals."
As part of the alliance, KPMG and Alibaba Cloud will form a global joint strategy team comprised of KPMG and Alibaba Cloud software and systems architects and engineers to develop cloud infrastructure solutions for clients expanding into new markets, with a focus on data security, regulatory compliance and seamless integration. KPMG specialists will receive training and certification in Alibaba Cloud enterprise internet architecture, cloud computing and security, big data, and robotic process automation (RPA).
Established in 2009, Alibaba Cloud (www.alibabacloud.com), the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, is among the world's top three IaaS providers according to Gartner, and the largest provider of public cloud services in China, according to IDC. Alibaba Cloud provides a comprehensive suite of cloud computing services to businesses worldwide, including merchants doing business on Alibaba Group marketplaces, startups, corporations and government organisations. Alibaba Cloud is the official Cloud Services Partner of the International Olympic Committee.
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Our house and kennels nestle into the base of Grinshill hill and we are surrounded by woods and fields - haven for cats and dogs alike. We started rescuing approximately 35 years ago, taking in stray, abused animals and generally helping people when they could no longer look after their animals for one reason or another. No matter how much space is made there is never enough room - we always have waiting lists for dogs & cats to be re-homed. Our aim is to rehabilitate and re-home all animals to suitable, caring homes.
All homes are checked before and after re-homing. All dogs and cats are vet checked, vaccinated, microchipped and neutered. As we are only small our animals all have individual love and attention and we never put a healthy animal down. We also offer sanctuary to those dogs and cats with severe trust issues, giving them a secure home where they can feel safe, and more importantly loved. We are limited to what we can do by the strength of our resources, both financial and human. We are short in both areas and are appealing for help. We need more people to help raise funds and carry out other voluntary tasks, such as 'dog walking', if you can spare a little of your time then your help would be most welcome.
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President Trump regularly says that his policy goals – an Obamacare repeal, an infrastructure bill, an overhaul of the tax code, a border wall, among others – will happen "soon," "very soon," "very, very soon," "in the coming weeks" or even "immediately."
This tendency is perhaps most prominent in Mr. Trump's descriptions of Republicans' efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare. Those efforts officially failed, for now, on Tuesday.
Below, in chronological order, is how Mr. Trump has described what would happen to Obamacare since his election:
The repetition of these phrases may be a verbal tic, or part of the branding and salesmanship that is associated with the Trump name. But it also reflects a sense of urgency – or impatience, depending on your view – that has become central to the tensions between Trump and Republican leaders in Congress.
Mr. Trump has mocked congressional Republicans as incompetent do-nothings. They have responded that he is simply impatient. "I think he had excessive expectations about how quickly things happen in the democratic process," Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, said after Republicans' previous failure to repeal the law.
Using a website called Factbase, we reviewed nearly all the president's remarks since his election, searching for references to specific time frames, like "soon" or "very soon" (a full list of such words is at the bottom of this article). Factbase transcribes, sorts and tags nearly every public statement made by President Trump – spanning official White House releases, speeches, interviews and even tweets.
Like most politicians, the president makes plenty of claims that are imprecise, mundane or not easily checkable. But many claims were very specific. Among more than 100 specific policy predictions Mr. Trump said would happen soon, we found that at least 75 percent of the time, they did not – or had not, as of this writing.
These kinds of promises occur across a broad range of topics and policies. For example, Mr. Trump has said his administration was "drawing documents now" to declare the opioid crisis a national emergency. Nearly seven weeks later, the paperwork has not been filed.
Here is how he has described the timing of several other policy goals since his election:
Most of these claims did not materialize. Obamacare has not been repealed; Mr. Trump has not released his taxes; no infrastructure bill has been introduced; tensions with North Korea have only escalated.
Not all Mr. Trump's promises were about specific policies or legislation.
Some of Mr. Trump's predictions have materialized, though not necessarily in their entirety.
On Sunday, Mr. Trump again addressed repealing the health care law. "Eventually, we'll win, whether it's now or later," he said. He then moved on to his next agenda item: tax reform.
"My primary focus, I must tell you – and has been from the beginning, as you can imagine – is taxes," he said.


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FRIDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new test can rapidly identify active tuberculosis in people who've had negative sputum tests, say European researchers.
In about half of all people with active TB, the disease-causing bacterium can't be identified using sputum tests. Because of this, new diagnostic tests are needed to help control the spread of TB, the researchers said.
"In this study, we showed that a differentiation between active pulmonary tuberculosis and [latent TB infection] is possible by the ELISpot test," Dr. Christoph Lange, principal investigator of the Tuberculosis Network European Trials group study, said in a news release from the American Thoracic Society.
The study included 347 people, including 71 with active pulmonary TB. In the 71, ELISpot results were positive in 65 cases (91.5 percent). An ELISpot test detects active TB by comparing the frequencies of TB-specific T-lymphocytes in the blood with those in the lung, with results in a day. Current testing can take several weeks to get results, according to background information in the news release.
The findings show that a positive ELISpot test result is highly indicative of active TB, whereas a negative result almost excludes active TB, Lange said.
The study is published in the Oct. 1 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
About one-third of the world's population is infected with the bacterium that causes TB, M. tuberculosis, but only 10 to 20 percent of those who are infected will develop active TB, according to the World Health Organization. Active TB is the seventh-leading cause of death worldwide.
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Earlham Institute researchers have created a machine learning platform to categorise lettuce crops using computer vision and aerial images. The platform, called AirSurf-Lettuce, is capable of scoring iceberg lettuces with high accuracy of greater than 98 per cent, according to the study.
The researchers conducted field trials at G's Growers, the second largest vegetable grower in the UK, based in Ely. Aerial imagery is used by crop researchers, growers and farmers to monitor crops during the growing season.
To extract meaningful information from large-scale aerial images collected from the field, high-throughput phenotypic analysis solutions are required, which not only produce high-quality measures of key crop traits, but also support farmers to make prompt and reliable crop management decisions.
The software includes measuring quantity, size and pinpointing location to help farmers harvest with precision and getting the crop to market in the most efficient way. Importantly, this technology can be applied to other crops, widening the scope for positive impact across the food chain.
Lettuce is big business, especially in East Anglia, with 122,000 tonnes produced in the UK each year. Up to 30 per cent of yield can be lost due to inefficiencies in the growing process as well as harvest strategies, which, if made up, could provide a significant economic boost.
It's very important that farmers and growers understand precisely when crops will become harvest-ready, so that they can set in motion the planning of logistics, trading and marketing their produce further along the chain.
Traditionally, however, measuring crops in fields has been very time-consuming and labour intensive, as well as prone to error; therefore novel AI solutions based on aerial images can provide a much more robust and effective method.
With these systems farmers can to track size distribution of lettuce in fields, which can only help in increasing the precision and effectiveness of farming practice, including harvest time.
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U.S. staffing companies employed an average of 3.13 million temporary and contract workers per week in the first quarter of 2015, up 5.5 precent from the same period in 2014, according to data released by the American Staffing Association. Despite harsh winter weather, average weekly employment from January through March increased across a majority of industry sectors.
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In May 2015, New York State's private sector job count grew by 47,400, or 0.6 percent, to 7,783,800, a record high, according to preliminary figures released today by the New York State Department of Labor. This was the state's largest monthly private sector job gain since September 2000. Since the beginning of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's administration, the state's economy has added 673,500 private sector jobs and experienced employment growth in 46 of the past 53 months. The statewide unemployment rate in New York was unchanged at 5.7 percent in May 2015, remaining at its lowest level since August 2008. New York City's unemployment rate decreased over the month from 6.5 percent to 6.4 percent.
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A joint report from Staffing Industry Analysts and ERE Media noted the median usage of non-employed workers by companies is 16 percent, but for the heaviest users nearly half their talent comes from non-employed workers. The report "Total Talent Management – Towards an Integrated Strategy for the Employed and Non-Employed Workforce," outlines a new holistic and proactive model for talent acquisition and management in today's environment where organizations increasingly utilize a wide range of talent types. The most common categories of non-employed workers were temporary workers and independent contractors, consultant, and freelancers.
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This is a fantastic product. Setup was easy & straight forward.I had Acer AMD Sempron before this, but that was not powerful enough to handle the video I tried to edit & produce. This AMD Turion is powerful. It starts quiclky and effortlessly. It takes only few seconds to get the system ready & running so you can start to work right away. And because it comes equiped with Windows Professional, networking set up is almost handled by the system.
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SIS Mirage 2 M760: Onboard (shared Memory) graphics card in the SIS M760 chipset. No DX9 and therefore no Aero (Vista / Windows 7) support. Not suited for 3D games.
These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
AMD Turion 64: This is a derivative of the Athlon 64 with SSE3 with nx storage protection, 32 and 64 bit support, integrated memory controller for PC3200 memory, mode for low capacity, HT800 and 2 variants ML with 35 Watt and MB with 25 Watt consumption. Regarding the consumption MT might be very similar to a Pentium M. The speed is moderate and approximately as fast as an Pentium M with equivalent clock speed.
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15-16 inch is a standard display size for laptops and offers the biggest variety of products.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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This weight is representative for typical laptops with a 14-16 inch display-diagonal.
Acer: The company was founded under the name of Multitech in Taiwan in 1976 and renamed to Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors and televisions. Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell also belong to the Group and sell their own laptops.
While Acer still had the third largest global market share in the notebook segment in 2008, it ranked 6th in 2016 with a market share of 6% after they had continuously lost market shares.
There are dozens of Acer laptop reviews per month, the ratings are average (as of 2016). Gateway, which has an own laptop line-up, has also belonged to the Acer Group since 2007.
84.5%: This rating should be considered to be average. This is because the proportion of notebooks which have a higher rating is approximately equal to the proportion which have a lower rating.
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Article 13(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of appeal provides that "[a]ny amendment to a party's case after it has filed its grounds of appeal or reply may be admitted and considered at the Board's discretion. The discretion shall be exercised in view of inter alia the complexity of the new subject matter submitted, the current state of the proceedings and the need for procedural economy." In the present case the parties could not agree on whether the amendment was complex or not. Here is what the Board had to say:
[19] These auxiliary requests were filed one month before the oral proceedings (OPs) […]. Article 12(2) RPBA requires that the statement of grounds of appeal contains an appellant's complete case, setting out clearly and concisely the reasons why it is requested that the decision under appeal be reversed, amended or upheld, and specifying expressly all the facts, arguments and evidence relied on. While Article 12(1)(c) RPBA provides that appeal proceedings shall be based on, in addition to the grounds of appeal and reply, any communication sent by the Board and any answer thereto, this cannot mean that any new requests filed with such an answer are per se admissible since otherwise parties could withhold less preferred requests until after obtaining the Board's provisional opinion on more preferred requests, a tactic which would largely negate the function and value of provisional opinions.
[20] Article 12(4) RPBA requires the Board to take into account everything presented by the parties under Article 12(1) RPBA if and to the extent it relates to the case under appeal and meets the requirements in Article 12(2) RPBA, which includes the complete case requirement. Thus the Board is quite clearly not required to take into account anything which does not satisfy that requirement, such as requests which could have been filed with the statement of grounds of appeal but were not.
[21] This is complemented by Article 13(1) RPBA which requires that any amendment to a party's case after it has filed its grounds of appeal or reply - and a new set of claims with a new feature is clearly such an amendment - is admissible not as of right but at the Board's discretion, and that discretion is to be exercised in view of inter alia three criteria, namely the complexity of the new subject matter, the current state of the proceedings, and the need for procedural economy.
Further, Article 13(3) RPBA provides that amendments sought to be made after OPs have been arranged shall not be admitted if they raise issues which the Board or the other party or parties cannot reasonably be expected to deal with without adjournment of the oral proceedings.
[22] As for the criteria in Article 13(1) RPBA, the complexity of the new subject-matter is unsurprisingly the subject of substantial difference between the parties. The appellants argued that the addition of the feature of a bone tunnel was not technically complex - in the sense of technical complexity, that argument appears quite correct - and the feature was readily understandable.
[23] However, the Board cannot accept that the concept of "complexity" in Article 13(1) RPBA is confined merely to the technical content of a proposed amendment to a party's case. It must also extend to any procedural complexity the amendment would entail and, in this connection, the Board accepts that the Respondent's arguments carry considerable weight - the new feature in the present case is taken from the description, has never been relied on or even discussed previously at any stage of the opposition or appeal proceedings, and was not taken into account in any searches. At the very least the Respondent would want to conduct its own prior art searches and assess the results. Thus, as regards the complexity criteria, the Board finds the Respondent's arguments the more persuasive.
I find it difficult to believe that the drafters of the RPBA thought of procedural complexity when writing "complexity of the new subject matter submitted". This somewhat far-fetched interpretation is not needed as the list given in Article 13 is manifestly not intended to be exhaustive ("… in view of inter alia …").
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Improved experience for children and adults in visual field testing
This optometry device uses a technique that is more natural for the patient than current gold standard visual field tests for diagnosing ophthalmologic conditions, resulting in more comfortable experience for patients and thus accessible to a wider patient group, including young children.
- Device for measuring visual field defects
- Device for glaucoma diagnosis and monitoring
- Phase I trial data / Phase 1b / II trial data
- Priority filing stage
- Commercial licence and/or collaborative research
The measurement of visual field defects is used to diagnose various ophthalmologic conditions, from glaucoma to brain tumours, and in age groups ranging from small children to the elderly. However, there are several issues with current visual field tests that include a lack of patient compliance and inaccurate test results due to incorrect patient responses.
The technology developed by researchers at the University of Edinburgh overcomes the patient compliance issues observed with current devices by avoiding the need for uncomfortable head restraints and a requirement to gaze at one location for prolonged periods. The child mode contains animations to keep the interest of the child on the screen and uses their natural eye movement in response to the animation stimuli to measure their visual field.
The device was tested with glaucoma patients in a clinical study and in comparison to the current gold standard and which have shown encouraging results. Defects were also correctly identified by the test in the eyes of children with suspected visual field defects.
- Less demanding test for the patient; accessible to a wider range of patients
- An improved and more comfortable patient experience
- Device is smaller in size than projector based, current gold standard devices
- The test has the potential to be faster than the format of current visual field tests
- Technology has child mode for use in children
Murray, I.C., et al., A novel technique for automated static perimetry in children using eye tracking. Proceedings of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society July 2013, Japan.
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Production is back underway on Fast & Furious 7 after a hiatus following the tragic passing of star Paul Walker, and franchise staple Vin Diesel has shared a somewhat emotional new image from the set. Director James Wan (The Conjuring) and the producers have found a way to give Walker's character a fitting sendoff with the help of his brothers, Caleb and Cody Walker, who will act as stand-ins for scenes that were unfinished. In this new image, we see a strong embrace between Diesel's Dom Toretto and his sister Mia, played by Jordana Brewster. Of course, Mia and Walker's Brian O'Conner are the central couple at the heart of the Fast & Furious franchise, so it will be interesting to see how her character fits into the plan to conclude O'Conner's storyline.
Hit the jump to check out the new Fast & Furious 7 image. The film also stars Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson, Ronda Rousey, Tony Jaa, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lucas Black, John Brotherton, Djimon Hounsou, and Kurt Russell. Fast & Furious 7 opens in theaters on April 10, 2015.
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Saab was formed in 1945, where it grew over time to become an emblem of the finest in Swedish auto making. It began life as an aerospace company, building planes to fight in the war, but transitioned into auto making as the war drew to a close. Its most prominent model was the Saab 900, which sold nearly 1 million cars during its production run.
Today, Saab is an embattled company run by a Chinese consortium on the brink of bankruptcy, a far cry from the Saab of old, which demonstrated dominance of both the track and rally racing scenes. For those of us who prefer to look on the bright side of life, we offer this retrospective of Saab and its legacy.
Saab's First Racer Car
The first Saab race car wasn't really a project the company was interested in making. Rolf Mellde, one of the company's engineers, had created a concept for a two seater with an open top. He and a few colleagues built it without Saab's blessing in a barn about 40 miles from Trollhattan. It was characterized by its light weight body, its three-cylinder engine capable of a whopping 5,000 RPM for 60 HP. Its top speed was 120 miles an hour, and the engineers dubbed it the 94. Saab ended up calling it the Sonett, Swedish for "how neat it is," and used it to try and break into the American market that was hungry for sports car bodies. Changes to the rules of racing kept the Sonett on the sidelines. Only six were ever made, but they are beautiful examples of Swedish auto making.
The Saab 99
Saab's 99 model was their first with a turbocharged engine, and showed the power and efficiency of these types of engines. The original design called for a two-stroke engine, but engineers ultimately went with a four-stroke. Combined with a lower and wider suspension, the 99 handled quite well for its time and became a popular choice for sports cars. Mass Motorist from the UK argued that the 99 was a trendsetter, and they were right in a way. The turbo charging the 99 set as a standard was soon followed by others like BMW and Alfa Romeo.
Although the turbo-charged edition of the Saab 99 did not debut until 1978, at the time it was hailed as one of the greatest technological achievements to date. The car was also victorious in the International Swedish Rally in 1977 and 1979.
Saab Reliability
Genuine Saab parts are built for safety and reliability are still widely available as aftermarket replacements. Every Saab is given the elk test, which is designed to simulate an elk coming from the woods and how the car reacts to the sudden movement. Saab has also recorded a database of over 6000 real-life accidents that have occurred with its cars, beginning with an accident in 1948.
Saabs are also built with a floor-mounted ignition to reduce the chances of a driver shattering his knee cap during an accident. This is also a nod to Saab's earlier work designing aircrafts. Saabs also have a reputation for being quite difficult to hot wire.
Saab is now owned by a Chinese consortium that isn't doing so well. It has definitely seen better days, and looks to be focusing its future on the production of electric vehicles. Saab's Phoenix model, unveiled in 2011, is a hybrid that runs a custom version of Google's Android operating system to power apps in the car. Saab still manufactures the 9-3, a luxury car with decent power under the hood.


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Worst game of the season. Killed by heavily depleted Pacers at home
Posted by Arsenalist on February 29, 2008
I want to puke. I just want to hurl and get this sick nauseating feeling out of my stomach. A home loss to the Pacers missing Jermaine O'Neal, Jamal Tinsley and Danny Granger to end the "easy" month of February at 7-5. Why are we surprised? We really shouldn't be, this is the most inconsistent team in the league, it fools people into thinking that they're good (just ask John Hollinger) when they're just a bad defensive team which exclusively relies on the jumper and has trouble maintaining effort across games. We're used to the dependency on the jumper, but the non-existing defensive effort can never be excused.
We might as well have had a gimp playing defense on Travis Diener, Troy Murphy or Mike Dunleavy because God knows that Jamario Moon, Jose Calderon and Anthony Parker can't guard them for shit. The perimeter defense was the worst that it has ever been. I don't recall a game where it was as bad. It was embarrassing to watch Murphy and Dunleavy get 3-pt play after play after blowing by our perimeter 3's (Parker/Moon/Graham) with ease. I can't stress this enough, they pulled their pants down, used the shiniest of vaselines and let it rip. There's really no other simpler way of putting this. They fucking killed us.
Let's get to tonight's key play and if you saw the game you know what it is. After Indiana was pummeling the Raptors by 16 midway through the third, the Raptors found some pride, played a little defense and went on a 15-0 run kick-started by Bargnani and Parker. We managed to cut the lead to one and got the ball back. That's when Jamario Fucking Moon managed to use his arm to clear out Kareem Rush while the ball was still in the backcourt. Turnover. Momentum gone. Indiana goes on a 10-2 run. Back to square one. Fuck. Moon has been playing D-League level basketball over the past little while, yeah he had a good game against the T'Wolves but he's not doing the job that he was hired to do. He doesn't play defense, that play where Dunleavy almost tore his ankle at the top of the three point line epitomized just exactly how bad his defense is. The guy can't keep his body-weight even and defenders are exploiting it. Plus, he's it's become super-easy for players to make him leave his feet. Horrible game by Moon. Just brutal.
For all the perceived depth on this squad, without Chris Bosh we're a lottery team. It's cool to shit on Bosh at times for not taking to the rim and finishing strong but take him out of the lineup and you get this. CB4 is our one and only shot blocking threat, once he's out of there it's open season for opposing 2/3's. The only reason our shit perimeter defense has gotten us this far is because once you come inside Chris Bosh is simply awesome on help defense. Mind you that the rotation behind him still sucks ass but at least he'll make the defender think twice before trying any funny shit.
After Bosh went down, we countered with Jose Calderon and TJ Ford playing a good chunk of the entire second quarter together. It's good to have them there at the same time for brief stretches but to play them the entire quarter is defensive suicide. I lost count how many times in the second quarter Diener had open lanes to the rim after catching the Raptors defense in transition. It was as if though the Raptors were playing transition defense the entire game. Nobody was dug in on defense at any time, we kinda wandered around, aimlessly switched on screen 'n rolls, tended to just pick up the player that was the most convenient for us and were three steps too slow. It made you nauseous.
Why Sam went with a lineup where Joey Graham is the 5 is unexplainable. The Pacers are playing small ball but that doesn't mean you have to comply We have Rasho and Brezec warming the bench, why not throw them in the game to rebound our misses and try to control the boards. Did Sam honestly think our 2/3's can outplay theirs? Dunleavy must've been licking his chops when he saw that we have absolutely no big man in there to even contest his shot once he waltzes past our perimeter D.
People wonder why the American media doesn't talk about the Raptors and respect them as they should. It's not because they're biased or prejudiced, they just know that come playoff time when it counts, we have no ammunition to compete. This team has serious, serious holes starting on the defensive end which are just itching to get exposed in the playoffs. But tonight what pissed me off even more was our non-existent effort. It was pathetic. Ughhh.
What did you think of Bargnani's performance? I liked it. He was 12-25 for 27 points and only 9 rebounds. I liked the way he played, he was aggressive, he was confident, he was driving, he was pulling up, unfortunately, he wasn't hot enough early to keep us in the game. He needs to find his offensive rhythm so he can be a little more consistent, it's games like these that might help him, with the playoffs coming and us being locked somewhere between the 4-6 seed, I say give him the green light so he can warm up and hopefully be a real contributor in the playoffs.
Anyway, to some up the night in two words. Fucking disgusting.
Sorry for the shit language.
* It's hard to sweep even a bad team but Indiana was there to be had.
* Jason Kapono is useless to us. He's about as useless as an asshole on your elbow. It doesn't matter if he plays with TJ Ford, Jose Calderon or fucking Bob Cousy, he can't help this team because he's too easy to cover and our coaching staff is too dumb to utilize him.
* Chuck, I don't believe your lying ass when you say you have that much trouble telling part Joey and Stephen Graham that you make the same mistake like 5 times. Here's a little hint that might help: THEY WEAR DIFFERENT UNIFORMS!! Also, did he just blame the lack of energy in the arena on the fucking weather?
* I'd even excuse the Raptors for allowing the Pacers to blow by them so easily on the perimeter if they at least took away the outside shot, but they didn't even do that. The Pacers made 12 three and countless 18 foot jumpers. I'm telling you this was the worst I've seen them play. Ever.
* We managed to crawl only 2 games over .500 in the softest part of the schedule by playing 7-5 ball. I don't even want to know what March will bring.
* Why am I shocked? I saw this coming. It's just that when it actually happens you can't believe it.
37 Responses to "Worst game of the season. Killed by heavily depleted Pacers at home"
February 29, 2008 at 10:34 pm
"The Pacers are playing small ball but that doesn't mean you have to comply We have Rasho and Brezec warming the bench, why not throw them in the game to rebound our misses and try to control the boards."
~How many other teams would have played a weak depleted lineup, by changing their own team/game–and why?
"What did you think of Bargnani's performance?"
~It was good, but it showed, that even against a "small ball" team, he doesn't play "big" (ie, as a PF, FC, or C)
"Jason Kapono is useless to us"
~Having Kapono with AP and Delfino (and even Jose) already here is redundant. Should be good trade bait come summer though. One of the teams in the West is going to blame their short comings on shooting, and we could get something out of it.
February 29, 2008 at 10:45 pm
So…I just got home from dinner and was about to snuggle up with a tall mug of camomile and an emery board and watch the game, when my eye caught the score on espn.com. I had to come here and get the word, cause I know you stop time and make a post seconds after the buzzer goes.
Here's the question: Knowing how bad it ends up, is it worth it to watch the game? Or is it going to make me want to get drunk on the liquor I don't have? Am I goign to wake up my neighbors with the flood of my man tears? How BAD is it?
Almost happy I haven't seen it. Like hearing your gf cheating without having the mental image to carry with you. Please, tell me to erase my PVR and move on.
ps. Dinner was delicious.
February 29, 2008 at 10:55 pm
Dinosty > Erase. Now. Please. :)
February 29, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Blaaaaaaaaa…….puuuuuuuukkkkkkeeeeee….#$#@@^#*&@^&*! I hear ya*!
Sam Mitchel was exploited HUGE!
El Mago FIRE is ~~ignigting~~
The Raptors 'Shit The Bed'
February 29, 2008 at 11:08 pm
"According to a team spokesman, Bosh tweaked his knee in Monday's victory at Indianapolis and felt sore again following Wednesday's home win over Minnesota. With the pain persisting, Bosh left Friday's game to prevent further injury."
CB4 played 41 min. vs Minn.
PapiJulio > LoL, be sure not to hit anything/anyone :)
Dinosty > Camomile? No green tea-peach-ginger?
February 29, 2008 at 11:17 pm
I gave up at the half, I could tell there was no run in them
what a joke.
just like I said on my post today, they can't win on friday night.
there have been some stinkers this year but that may of been the clincher.
I agree, use the bigs, don't adjust to other teams, they have to adjust to Toronto.
All in all a bad night, maybe a road trip will snap em back to reality.
I feel your pain Arsenalist……I really, really do.
Dinosity…..pass the booze.
February 29, 2008 at 11:28 pm
man am i glad i missed the first half. i don't think i could have stomached watching the raptors attempt small-ball. you can't play that game, unless your head coach is nelson, and your pg is a baron.
i'm usually more pissed off at performances like this, but i knew that hollinger article, with what was happening on the spread, couple with the pacers desire not to get swept would have added up to a tough game.
from what i saw, i think if bosh was healthy, its a raptor win, and i agree, this team is a lottery team without him.
my buddy works at the baton rouge by the skydome, and jamario moon and joey graham just walked in there at 1136pm. fyi yall!
there's a reason he was a d-league player. to be in the nba, you have play high quality ball for the whole season, not 50 some-odd ones. moon needs to remember what got him the starting role, and go back to that. he really has played himself out of a few million on his next contract.
February 29, 2008 at 11:32 pm
cuzzy > I wish I changed it as well. It did look promising at the start of the 2nd 1/2 … then the Moon shone :)
arsenalist > I agree dude. This Moon has just waned … start Rasho, or Primo. We did small ball, when not big ball? If we're gonna lose — lose "big".
March 1, 2008 at 12:38 am
Jamario should be in the second unit along with Kapono, TJ, Carlos. Period.
I advocated on our blog that Rasho/Bosh/Bargs/Parker/Jose should be our starters. I no longer care about perimeter guys blowing by Kapono or Bargs since they are doing it anyway. If Bosh/Rasho play half decent D, if someone blows by Andrea or Anthony, our 2 bigs should be able to collapse down to fill the lane.
We have to take advantage of Bargs' momentum. Sure, he fouled out, but he logged some good, quality minutes.
I guess all the Primoz boosters are now back to the dark corner where they are hugging the Bryan Colangelo bobbleheads close to their bosom as they rock back and forth.
Please, Mr. Embry…save us. (again)
March 1, 2008 at 1:37 am
fukin pisses me off how Raptors TV commentators keep giving the viewers the idea that we are a good team…we fukin suck… i have watched every game so far this season… but i hope we lose more games so that we make some changes… especially the coaching…. damn i hate chuck swirsky…fukin idiot
March 1, 2008 at 8:56 am
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March 1, 2008 at 9:00 am
This is why "I detached myself emotionally" from the Raptors about 6-8 weeks ago. Because I realized that this team is SOFTEST TEAM IN THE NBA… #30… and that Bryan has absolutely no plans to do anything about it… except go on radio and explain how EVERY move he's made is "the right move".
I also "switched sides" from admiring BC to supporting Sam 100%. Mitchell is the anti-thesis of the what you saw last night. Mitchell played hard and smart every night… and even harder and smarter after the game… in fluent French.
Also, blaming last night's loss on ONE FOUL called on Moon (my favorite player) is insane. Repeat insane :) After the game Smith and Jones repeatedly emphasized it was a questionable call. They also explained that Maurizio eats 16 hot dogs/game… because his REAL JOB is food taster for the Don.
You know… Andrea did look good last night… but I KNEW if I checked his +/- in the boxscore it would suck. Well, there it is -16… worst on the team. And Moon was -1 at only 22 minutes… but the rook is to blame.
There is only ONE solution. Take the softest 3-4 Raptors and trade them. Kapono and Bargs will always be 1A and 1B. Moon is soft. AP is soft. Jose is soft. We need to swing a MULTI-PLAYER TRADE to remake this team, focus on the next draft, and realize that we are still 2-3 years from contending… meaning Conference Finals.
Oh… and Roko does not play defence. Bryan will love him. Sam will get a few more gray hairs.
March 1, 2008 at 9:43 am
lol @ altraps
psychicspy: i think you can blame moon for putting himself into a situation where he got called for a questionable foul. dude doesn't post up all year, then in the midst of a run, he decides to aggressively post up? what the ass is that? he has impersonating a jump shooter all year, and all of a sudden he wants to do his rasheed impersonation? regardless of if he committed a foul or not, he was in a questionable position that killed a 15-0 run, but sparked a 10-2 pacers run. that has to count for something.
i agree with bargnanis +/-, but he also put up 27/9. calderon was a -10, with your thinking, calderon is also more to blame that moon. you also have to figure that a bad +/- is inevitable playing 40+ minutes.
i'm in for your solution though…give me ron artest or chris wilcox!
March 1, 2008 at 9:50 am
arsenalist > You'd think they'd move away from "this PG-that PG sucks" already. :)
March 1, 2008 at 10:53 am
Every team gets blown out by depleted teams once in a while. No reason to push the eject button yet. I think we seen our hopes of advancing past the 2nd round go up in flames last night after that REALLY, REALLY bad loss
Sam is still juggling the team around the VERY weak SF spot…. cough…cough…moon….cough…
Sam needs to be a better coach in times of desperation. He just lets the team go on auto pilot….come on Sam…. where is the IRON FIST?
Jamario must be giving Sam 'Fellatio' to not be benched…. but who can we put in? Kapono to start? We need Garbajosa to start here.
A Positive—> Click the 'Garbo' link http://www.nba.com/raptors/
Is anybody going to mention our 7'er played 40 minutes and showed no signs of being tired? I'm saying it…. Bargs is a BIG time player. He wants the balls Sooooo bad in crunch time. He's got the hunger! The learning 'Bell' curve is flatten out.
Kapono & Moon's stocks are crashing worse then 'Black Monday'.
Coach Papi's Line-up:
TJ, Parker, Strawberry Short Cake, Bosh, Barganai
Calderon, Delfino, Moon/Kapono, Hump/Graham, Rasho
If only we could get Strawberry Short Cake. She'd wouldn't pretend she can shoot!! Hurry GARBO….!
Moon Kapono Hump Graham–> are expendable… I'd trade all 4 for 1 good SF at this point!
PsychicSpy–> "SOFTEST TEAM IN THE NBA… #30… and that Bryan has absolutely no plans to do anything about it"
I know you hurt inside after the game like Paris Hilton after taken on the entire team but come on. BC probably knew no trade package could help this season, so lets just ride the wave…. errrrrr.. wake…. into next year when more options are available.
I'm going under a rock now… get me next season…..
March 1, 2008 at 11:22 am
Arsenalist: "The reason Moon's +/- is good because he played with Andrea the better part of the third and fourth quarter."
I checked the GameFlow… and though I'm not a great believer in ONE GAME +/- stats for obvious reasons… in good fun… I will proceed to destroy your assertion.
Except for the final 1:42 Moon played which was dead flat… Bargs was ALWAYS on the floor when Moon was on the floor. So while on the floor together for 20:08… they were both -1. That means when Bargs was on the floor WITHOUT Moon… he was -15.
Now why was Andrea -15 against the UNDERMANNED PACERS without Moon in 20 minutes. Because he is SOFT. Players routinely finish on him with no threat of physicality whatsoever. Bargs just jumps 4″ and love taps them for a free "and one". I have never seen a hard foul from Bargs. He could play his "game" while carrying a tray full of beer bottles… and not spill a drop.
March 1, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Come on guys…. + / – ?? Really? This has to be the worst stat ever introduced to this glorious game. Anybody who puts any value in that stat needs a headcheck. An allstar on a losing team who plays 35-40min a game may pour in 40pts and still have a -20. So he sucks? Wonder what Damon Stoudamires +/- was when he was here.
Speaking of ridiculous…RealGM?? Really? It is shocking that there is an immature pissing contest happening there, seen as most of the posters are 14 and live for whatever Cluck Jerksky tells them to do. Shocking indeed.
March 1, 2008 at 1:12 pm
PapiJulio – Kapono's stock is not falling. Everybody knows he's a great shooter and in the wrong situation with Sam as coach. He's going to be easy to trade in the summer despite his ridiculous salary.
Psychic's saying that Sam is the wrong coach for the Euro situation, I kinda agree because he preaches effort and defense which are both missing every other night. Either the players don't listen to him or they don't know how to maintain effort.
One word to sum up the game for the Raptors: Soft.
Raps have trouble focusing, they play better when they're on the road and facing a challenge which is weird.
March 1, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Also the only other games that were this bad were the Seattle and Milwaukee games, take your pick.
March 1, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Crank–> I agree Kapono is an AWESOME shooter. I point to Sam for the drop in stock. Why don't we set some picks to free-up Kapono. He only needs a quick pick and 1sec to shoot from anywhere. I know our PG rotation is still out-of-sync and Kapono relied on the PG to set him up. But…The problem is you can almost predict the plays the Sam is going to run. I'm just a regular 'Joe'. Could you imagine how obvious it is to a NBA player or Coach? Maybe Jay Triano should bench Sam when he's not preforming.
March 1, 2008 at 1:41 pm
RapsFan, mea culpa, I'm joining you on the Moon-hate-on. Beyond his risk-taking D, just seeing him wait…wait…wait… beyond the 3 point line before deciding what to do (and whatever it is, it ain't going strong to the basket) is beyond irritating.
Bargs has been 9 million times more aggressive than Moon of late; however, it PsychicSpy's Bizarroworld, Moon ("his favourite player") is not to blame while Bargs is "soft". What is more soft than a SF who is selected ***for the dunk contest, for fuck's sake*** who never initiates a drive to the basket, to, uh, dunk?
And last I checked, it was the SG/SFs that went off last night (Dunleavy, Rush), as per usual. Murphy was decent but Foster was nothing special. But so is Bargs is supposed to defend the post AND rush out and guard the 3-point line AND be the primary scoring option with Bosh out? My girlfriend, who rates players based on looks more than anything (hey, it's a way to get her to come to the games with me), numerous times has pointed out how glaringly clueless Moon looks out there on both O and D.
As PapiJulio says, Garbo is really missing in games like these, especially with Bosh out. But since Garbo is a Euro I guess it won't matter to PsychicSpy, any black dude from Jane & Finch would play more aggressive D, right?
March 1, 2008 at 4:14 pm
I ain't hangin' my hat on Garbo. I just sayin' he's something we have that could help without pulling a move… if he comes back ok. I never felt the urge to yell at Garbo when he played, but Moon changes my language to an 'R' rating almost every game lately. Garbo is smart & savvy. Something needed in times of desperation.
Does anyone know what happened to 'Raptorsnation.net'….I think it went down with the Raptors last night…..?
March 1, 2008 at 4:18 pm
"Moon's +/- be if Bargnani wasn't on the floor? It's a stupid stat and I can't be bothered to analyze that game flow anymore than I have to."
Arsenalist, thanks for your Concession Speech.
And jjdynomite deserves ONLY to be put on ignore for his juvenile racial slurs.
We would toughen up INSTANTLY if we went with Rasho/Brezec at C. Jack interviewed the Bobcats play-by-play man last week on radio. The guy said Brezec was a legit 12/7 because he had an "unstoppable" pick and pop thing going with Brevin Knight for 2 years. Primoz' 10-12 foot jumper is money. He can also legitimately guard bigs. He used Shaq as an example… said Shaq could not get his hook shot off over Brezec.
March 1, 2008 at 6:22 pm
khondors–> You are the 'All-Knowing' basketball god. I will always refer to your blog that's 100% right. We must all be crazy here…..wake up and come off your pedestal.
You mention 'civilised dialogue' yet you pick apart eveyones comments like we don't know anything. That's not civilised dialogue. It's being a hippocrate. Arsenalist doesn't hide behind his stats sheet to make a point. You can tell he's been a long time fan that understands the NBA game & 'team chemistry' very well. He goes out on a limb with little or NO stats. Just a gut feeling of what he thinks affects the game, I'm assumming. People know he's being REAL and not just looking to bash people opinions that could be built on….not totally ripping.
I don't search all over but this is one of the best blogs going for the Raptors. Don't puke all over the post, I already did. I've never blogged before this blog because people just bash each other like a bunch of kids with NO respect.
You'll probably get your feathers all ruffled after reading this, but what do you expect with the bashing you do, even if it is suttle.
I wasted enough time and space here on the issue…
March 3, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Khandor–> it's a healthy thing to disagree. It brings out more issues to discuss in the world of Raptors. I'd much rather come here that listen to 'NBA analysts' then listen to Chuck, Leo, Paul, Sherm, Eric & Jonesy take on a game without completely sugar coating everything. But come on…I know Jack Armstrong got an old raspy voice but he'd got good points compared to the rest of the bunch.
The weakness of the Raptors is getting out of control. It's becoming too easy to attack them from any angel now. I was starting to get use to 'not' being laughed at for being a Raptors Fan…. now I have to justify losses to Leaf Fans and tell them we aren't that bad….. right? I know were not that bad but the ship is sailing in the wrong direction.
I'm at work now….but I'm going back under my rock. It's going to be a bad close on a promising season. OOOhhh… the pain… how do the Bobcats whip us…..


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The responsibility for the recent events ("Nation's Shame", December 31) in Ayo-dhya rests completely with the Government. The whole country is now paying for the lapses of the Government. Dehradun a.c. sharma
For a section of modern, educated Hindus, honour seems to be worth only the stones, bricks and dust of the Babri Masjid. It is impossible to justify their behaviour. They have debased not just themselves but all of Hinduism. Bangalore mohammed fazlulla
I had never thought it possible for me to experience a feeling of such deep shame at being a Hindu and thereby being associated with the mob at Ayodhya. After this, how can we Indians ever make any claims to being an oasis of religious tolerance and social enlightenment? Hollywood, US jayan kaimal
While fully understanding the pain and outrage felt by the Muslim community, I appeal to them to see the shameful event for what it really is: the result of provocation and mismanagement by self-serving politicians and religious leaders. To every Indian Muslim I say this is not the time for mindless revenge. They should make it their mission to j oin the mainstream. It is in their hands alone to save their nation from disaster. Hong Kong braham singh
As a citizen of India, I join my countrymen in condemning the destruction of the Babri Masjid by those who believe that might is right. India stands diminished before history and the world by this one act of vandalism. The wreckers of the shrine have dealt a mortal blow to the integrity of the judicial process, the rule of law and the Constitution. New Delhi upendra baxi
I am a Hindu and am deeply anguished at the way some fanatics of my faith have insulted Islam. My humble suggestion to Imam Abdullah Bukhari is: ask all Muslims of this country to donate Re 1 at their nearest mosque and use the money collected to buy land and build a fine Ram temple near the site of the demolished mosque. On the gate, a slab should be put up saying: "This is Islam's charity for Hindu bigotry." Address not given s. dasgupta
Just banning a few militant religious organisations of the two communities is not enough. Political leaders must impress upon the people the need for coexistence and tolerance of other religions. Ranchi s.k. tripathi
It is not a question of religious fervour or political convictions that has motivated the bjp to violate the Constitution and the secular principles of the nation. Instead it is merely a question of a desperate party wanting to exploit Hindu sentiments to come to power at the Centre. Bombay vivek n. gour
This is an appeal to all concerned with the Ayodhya dispute: let us construct a medical institute at the disputed site and call it the Ram-Rahim Institute of Medical Sciences. That would be a unique monument to communal harmony. New Delhi navneet dhawan
Hinduism prospered in India for centuries without the Ram temple or the bjp. The modern 'defenders of faith' have only lowered its dignity. Bangalore g. edward david
You have reported that "Doordarshan was the only television network with footage of kar sevaks atop the Babri Masjid-the bbc and other video camera units only had pre-assault coverage" (Teletalk, December 31). That is grossly untrue. Newstrack not only has footage of kar sevaks on the dome, but also of the process of demolition, rehearsals, mutiny, the security forces leaving, and the aftermath of violence in different states. New Delhi madhu trehan Executive Producer, Newstrack
Once again we have failed to take essential steps to bring the culprits of the securities scam to book ("Bluff, Bluster and Blame", December 15). As in the Bofors case, bluff, bluster and deflecting blame have become part of the investigation process. Unless drastic steps are taken to hasten the probe, the country will be up against many such scams in the future. Coimbatore c.k. subramaniam
The journalists in Bombay boycotted an important function honouring Jawa-harlal Nehru to register their protest against the police attack on the press ("Blowing up in Bombay", December 15). However, when Karam Singh, a photographer with the Chandigarh-based Tribune group of newspapers, was recently injured by some bjp workers, no journalists' association there came out to condemn the action, nor was any party function boycotted. Chandigarh narinder singh
In our feature "Degrees of Deceit" (December 15, 1992), the Schiller International University was mentioned as one of the universities whose degrees could be acquired in India. It was reported that M/s Campus Abroad, a local counselling agency in Madras, allegedly sold and provided these degrees. It was also stated that such universities existed only in brochures.
On further verification, we find that Schiller International University is an established American University having a regular faculty. It is duly recognised by the Accrediting Commission of Independent College and Schools, Washington. It offers regular courses of study. Further, the Bachelor Degrees require a minimum regular study of four years and the Graduate Degrees an additional minimum regular study of one year plus a period of stay at the University for both the Bachelor and Graduate Degrees. We regret the dismay and embarrassment caused to the Schiller International University, members of its staff and its students and its alumni by the publication of the report.
The Indian cricket team needs to brush up its game in order to perform to world-class standards ("Tougher Than We Thought", December 15). It requires new talent too. A former Test captain once criticised Anil Kumble's inclusion in the team and wondered what he was doing playing cricket at all. I feel that former Test cricketers can contribute by scouting for and encouraging young talent instead of cramping their enthusiasm. Ontario, Canada s.p. chandarvarkar
The Central and state governments should enact a law that makes the use of disposable needles and syringes mandatory in all hospitals and clinics of the country ("The Indian Face of AIDS'', November 30). In government hospitals, disposable syringes and needles are still a novelty. Madras R.s. sridhar
We should not make the same mistake that was made in the US during the 70s; aids is not restricted to homosexuals, prostitutes or haemophiliacs but is a deadly disease that can affect any one of us. The message in India, as it is in the US, should be 'Safe sex' or 'No sex' and 'Prevention is better than cure'. Providence, US parvez sultan
Your argument ("A Golden Opportunity", November 30) that Akali leaders who exploit militancy have to be politically involved by the Government is objectionable. It is tantamount to saying that the sympathisers of terrorists in the Akali Dal are indispensable and that Punjab is virtually under terrorist rule. Balangir, Orissa jaykrishna sahu
The castration of an innocent person shows we have reached a stage where common people are more scared of the police than of criminals ("A Barbaric Blow", November 30). We need someone to keep an eye on the police to check such activity. Dhanbad r.k. asthana
Police atrocities are common and the Indian police department is the biggest enemy of the people. I believe the main reason is the faulty selection criteria for recruiting people entering the force. Goa DINESH R. MANERKAR
What Khomeini was to Iran, L.K. Advani is to India. But Advani won't succeed in propagating fanaticism. Yeddumajlaram, f.w. naziya Andhra Pradesh
The building of a country is more important than the construction of a temple, however holy it might be. Indore . ananth srinivas
I was disgusted to read about the Indian Olympic Association elections. The huge amount of money that both Kalmadi and Adityan spent on securing victory, could have been spent on coaching our athletes. Patna jitendra mohan pandey
By discarding old traditions and the honour of the units to check collective insubordination, the army top brass have put the loyalty of the Sikh, Rajput, Jat and Dogra regiments in question. Bidar j.s. narula


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Some Advice on Evangelism
This is part one of a two-part Pastor's Perspective. Look for part two in next week's First Epistle.
All Christians ought to share the gospel with those around them, if for no other reason than that we are called to love our neighbors, and what kind of love is it that helps with lesser, temporal needs while assiduously ignoring the greatest and eternal need—the need for Christ? Neighbor-love means, among other things loving the lost with the good news about Jesus. But suppose for a moment that the imperative of evangelism is something you embrace. You believe you must pray and work for opportunities to share the gospel within the context of your own calling and vocation in life, among your unique circle of friends and relations and colleagues. But you nevertheless feel ill equipped to speak for your Lord. How do I do it? Where to start? What do I say? What follows is simply a few random thoughts by way of reply. I claim no special authority for any of them, but they are offered here in the hope that they be of use in helping us overcome the fear-factor, understand our true calling in this area of evangelism, and then to get busy spreading the good news!
1. Know the gospel clearly. Many things are said to be evangelism that aren't. They are good and useful and important. Building a relationship with a non-Christian isn't evangelism. Telling your testimony isn't evangelism. Evangelism is the communication of the evangel, the good news about Jesus for the salvation of sinners. It is the gospel that is the power of God unto salvation for all who believe (Rom. 1:16). So, we need to have a clear grasp of the good news. That, of course, means we need to understand the bad news. It won't do to say "Jesus loves you" or "Christ died for you" and think we have shared the gospel. Those statements only make sense, in all their jaw dropping glory, because of our lost, helpless, and guilty condition as sinners before the gaze of a holy and just God. Get the bad news right and then get the good news right. The gospel isn't, "believe in Jesus and you will be saved." That is the implication of the gospel; the "so what?" that the gospel now demands. The gospel itself, narrowly understood, is not a demand but a declaration. It is the statement of the great fact of what has been done for sinners in the obedience and blood of Jesus Christ. We are to proclaim the unsearchable riches of Christ. We are to know nothing but Jesus Christ and him crucified. We are to tell people about Jesus—who he is, what he did, and what he came to accomplish. We must offer Jesus to sinners and tell them he purchased forgiveness for all who trust him. Then,after we have explained the gospel indicative, the declaration of fact, we must press the gospel imperative, the demand to repent and believe. There are various resources available to help us get the gospel right. Greg Gilbert has written a short and very accessible book titled, "What is the Gospel?" that I'd strongly recommend. A useful and very easy to learn method for sharing the gospel in outline form is called, "Two Ways to Live" produced by Matthias Media1.
2. Love your neighbor. While loving your neighbor and building friendships isn't itself evangelism, as I said above, it is an important context for evangelism. Properly understood, evangelism shouldn't be an exercise in "cold calling" strangers and trying to pressure them into "making a decision." It should be the natural communication of what is most precious in your life to your friends who, if you have invested yourself well in their lives will care about you enough to respect what matters most to you, even if they disagree. If our friends care most passionately about sports or their children or their careers they will naturally and voluntarily share that passion with you. We ought to take that as permission to do the same and share naturally and without aggression, but winsomely and cheerfully, what matters most to us. People are not evangelistic "targets," but they are men and women made in the image of God with dignity and beauty and worth, lost and in need of a Savior. We need to take time to get to know our community, our neighbors, our colleagues. Be intentional about building relationships, and in the context of the varied ways in which you will care for them, tell them about your Jesus.
1 See their excellent website which walks through the Two Ways to Live presentation very well: http://www.matthiasmedia.com.au/2wtl/ A simple search of the Matthias Media website (The US site is http://www.matthiasmedia.com/index.php) will take you to many other outstanding evangelism resources, including Christianity Explored and even a Two Ways to Live app for your smartphone, to help guide you through the presentation of the gospel.


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The first ceramic poppy was "planted" at the Tower of London on August 5 and the last one entered the ground yesterday to commemorate Remembrace Day; today they started being harvested.
The amazing installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, created by ceramic artist Paul Cummins, has captured the imagination of more than four million people who visited the Tower of London to see the 888,246 poppies turn the moat blood red.
Although part of the installation has been extended – the Weeping Willow and Wave segments will now remain until the end of November – today volunteers started removing the poppies from the east London location.
These beautiful images show volunteers carefully removing the first load of poppies, loading them up, and taking off the stalks so they can be packed and sent to their future homes.
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Super Bowl XLIV, By The Numerals
RENEE MONTAGNE, host:
Now let's get another view of the big game. This is Super Bowl 44, or as the NFL likes to put it, Super Bowl XLIV. Football has a fondness for Roman numerals, and so does our commentator Frank Deford.
FRANK DEFORD: While baseball is the sport most identified and submerged by numbers, the Super Bowl as a game has always been mightily number conscious since the first day it took on that Roman numeral affectation 44, or shall we say quadraginta quattuor years ago. Super Bowl numbers are invariably large, huge, monstrous, spectacular. It's always more people watching, more dollars paid, more of everything. The Super Bowl may be many things. Less is more it is not. So let us look at some intriguing Super Bowl numbers in this year of duo milia decem.
We begin, simply, with unus. Should Peyton Manning lead the Colts to victory, he will absolutely have surpassed Tom Brady as the number one quarterback of this generation. Already Manning is being unanimously celebrated as the most cerebral quarterback of all time. Next, novem. This is really an amazing statistic that's been generally overlooked. For the last nine years, nine different teams have represented the National Conference in the Super Bowl. What are the odds that in any 16-entity tournament nine different winners in a row would appear? And none of them, by the way, are the Dallas Cowboys, America's team, but 20th century limited.
That leads us to quinque semis, which is what Indianapolis is now favored by, five and a half points. The line started lower, at three and four, but it's moved up significantly, at least in large part because the Colts' American Football Conference is so much stronger.
The AFC has, in fact, won five of the last six Super Bowls. Nine NFC champions in a row may be celebrated as parity by a league that worships at that altar, but where bets are placed, parity equals mediocrity. The AFC seems to be as dominant in the National Football League as the American League is in baseball or the Western Conference is in the NBA. And finally, 51 to 49. Oh, please, I so seldom get the opportunity to speak as Caesar did, so let me try and say it, quinquaginta unus to undequinquaginta. Thank you.
Yes, a Nielsen poll actually purports to say that 51 percent of viewers prefer the Super Bowl commercials to the football. That is so much nonsense, it gives polling a bad name. In fact, I'm a little tired of the hoopla that is annually made over Super Bowl commercials. They're just like so many azaleas at the Masters. Let's stop fussing over them. They're like the Cowboys, yesterday's fashion.
The truth is, football on television only gets more and more popular. The Super Bowl is football, and the commercials and the halftime show are mere bagatelles. When in Rome, whatever. When in America, football on television.
MONTAGNE: And when it's Wednesday, we hear from commentator Frank Deford.
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Apart from this, SI arranges one-two events each month for our scholarship holders. Examples of events that have been offered to our scholarship holders are workshops and seminars organized together with Swedish companies/NGOs, as well as study visits to for example the Swedish Parliament and science parks around Sweden. Several of our events are for both current scholarship holders and our alumni, providing network opportunities between the networks.
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Saturday, June 12, 2010
My, How Time Flies
Back in August of 1987, my sister Lisa and her husband Dan brought home their first child, a 5 pound lump of baby boy that they named Joseph Daniel. This morning, I watched my nephew Joseph Daniel Witterstaetter receive his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Electronic Media from the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. I couldn't have been prouder if he had been my own son. This is Joey with his beautiful girlfriend Allison.
This is Joey smooching his beautiful girlfriend Allison.
This is Joey and his brother Tommy. Tommy graduated from Oak Hills High School last week and will be a freshman (on scholarship, woohoo!) at The College of Mount St. Joseph in the Fall.
And these are the proud parents, my sister Lisa and brother-in-law Dan.
It always makes my heart so happy when my nieces and nephews ask me to be a part of the important occasions in their lives. I go to soccer games, baseball games, school plays, watch Claire cheer for the football team, and I almost went to Claire's dance recital, but I gave my ticket to another niece who was visiting from out of town. The oldest of the 9 nieces and nephews is Jeffrey. He's 38. The oldest niece is his sister Amanda. She turned 35 just yesterday. They're the children of my deceased sister Judy and brother-in-law Bob. Bob was in the military. He made a career of the Air Force. They lived all over the country, so I hardly got to do anything with Jeff and Amy when they were younger, but they knew--and still know--how much I love them. Boone is out of school now and working. Stacey (Jeff's wife who I think of as a "real" niece) has her own business. Claire (age 8), Brandon (age 10), and Brandon's sister Meredith (age 7) are growing older and taller by the minute. There are still many more events to go to.
Still a lot of time to fly.......
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- AnonymousJune 14, 2010 at 8:06 AM
Love this. Being an aunt is the best! All yeses, no no. Congrats to the new grad and may you always be surrounded by your families' love.ReplyDelete
What handsome young men! You have every right to be proud of them. Congratulations to both graduates. What a wonderful family you have my friend.ReplyDelete
You are so right, time flies! My granddaughter Sidney will begin 8th grade this coming school year, and it seems like it was just yesterday when she was entering kindergarten. They grow up in the blink of an eye.
Hey, how was your sleep study? Any results?
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