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The Gospel of Life Ministries (GOL), Life Issues Institute, and Parliamentary Network for Critical Issues (PNCI) announce a new united effort to save the lives of unborn children from abortion and advance a culture of life worldwide. The Gospel of Life Ministries is integrating the work of the Parliamentary Network for Critical Issues (PNCI), previously a project of Life Issues Institute, into its mission to equip pro-life advocates to engage in the political process and ensure that elected and appointed officials uphold their obligations to protect life.
GOL and PNCI will synergize their efforts to promote respect for the inviolable dignity of life and help religious and elected leaders around the world defend laws and policies which recognize the sanctity of life when confronted by new unprecedented pro-abortion pressure.The head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Thoraya Ahmed Obaid recently said: "I believe that religion is the final frontier in our work to promote human rights, including the rights of women and the right to sexual and reproductive health."
The Gospel of Life Ministries and Parliamentary Network for Critical Issues will assist individuals of all faiths to uphold cherished religious and cultural beliefs against abortion and build pro-life coalitions in national capitals around the world to defend laws protecting the unborn.
Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Gospel of Life Ministries, welcomes the outreach of PNCI and sees great potential for advancing a culture of life. "We know that elected officials around the world who stand up for the protection of the unborn child can face intense pro-abortion pressure and ridicule. We hope to offer these defenders of life support, assistance, and encouragement through the work of the Parliamentary Network for Critical Issues and equip the faithful to exercise their responsibilities of faithful citizenship."
"Lawmakers serving in national governments around the world have been subjected to tremendous pro-abortion lobby efforts since it was determined at the Cairo population conference that the power to change policy on abortion rested in their hands," according to Marie Smith, Director of PNCI. "We are hopeful that with this new concerted outreach with the Gospel of Life Ministries we will be able to assist and encourage lawmakers globally to use their positions to advance laws and policies that save the lives of unborn children and help their mothers."
"I extend my heartfelt thanks to Life Issues Institute for its support over the past three years and look forward to a continued cooperation on behalf of the pre-born and their mothers."
Bradley Mattes, Executive Director of Life Issues Institute said, "PNCI has established an effective network with legislators, heads of state, ambassadors, ministers, religious leaders, and pro-life activists these past three years. We have been happy to assist their efforts. Now, I am pleased to see that PNCI is ready to expand its reach and I wish them great success."
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OTTEY-GILLINS Bernadine H, 58, resident of Poughkeepsie, NY entered into eternal rest Sat, Sept. 8, 2012 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. MEMORIAL SERVICES: 10am Sat, Sept. 15, at The Church of St. Marks (Episcopal), 1417 Union St, Brooklyn, NY 11213-4337 (between Brooklyn & Kingston Avenues). Church entrance is on Brooklyn Avenue between Eastern Parkway and Union Street. Rev Father Peter W.D. Bramble, Ph.D, Rector. Professional services entrusted to Rhodes Funeral Homes, Poughkeepsie. Call us anytime at 845-452-2894 or 845-452-6143.
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Arlene M. Aarons, age 77, of rural Sleepy Eye, died on Sunday, September 22, 2013, Gil-Mor Manor Nursing Home, Morgan.
Arlene M. Aarons, age 77, of rural Sleepy Eye, died on Sunday, September 22, 2013, Gil-Mor Manor Nursing Home, Morgan. Visitation will be on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye and will continue on Friday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church. Service will be held at the St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Evan, on Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. The clergy will be Pastor Rebecca Krogstad. Interment will be at the Brookville - Dannebod Cemetery, rural Sleepy Eye.
Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye. On line condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com.
Arlene Marietta was born on October 13, 1935 in Brookville Township the daughter of Arthur P. and Marretta (Jensen) Jensen. She attended District 51 Country School and later graduated from Morgan High School in 1953. She married Werner Aarons on October 1, 1955 at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Evan. The couple lived and farmed side by side for many years. They lived in Fairfax and Bird Island before returning to Sleepy Eye in 1990. Werner preceded her in death in September of 2011. Arlene enjoyed quilting, spoiling her pets, gardening and playing games. She was a member of the Gideon's, Grace Circle, Swedlanda and St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. Arlene loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.
Arlene is survived by her children, Calvin (Mary) Aarons of Bird Island, Kurt (Karen) Aarons of Nicollet, Timothy "Charlie" (Donna) Aarons of Maple Grove, Verna (Keith) Anderson of Maple Grove, Colette (Steven) Huiras of Springfield, Colleen (Russ) Danielson of Fairfax; 20 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; sisters, Mae Meyer of Springfield and Gloria Jensen-Meyer of Hesperia, Calif.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Werner; brother, Roger; and sister, Lorraine Potter.


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Cover Shot! is a regular feature here at the Café. I love discovering new covers, and when I find them, I like to share. More than anything else, I am consumed with the mystery that each new discovery represents. There is an allure to a beautiful cover. Will the story contained under the pages live up to promise of the gorgeous cover art?
I'm not too enamored with the dress, but I love the title font and graphic for The Elite by Kiera Cass. Are you reading this series? What do you think of this cover?
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Published triquarterly by the MIT Press, ARTMargins provides a forum for the discussion of postmodernism and post-colonialism, and their critiques; art and politics in transitional countries and regions; post-socialism and neo-liberalism; and the problem of global art and global art history.
Founded in 1999, ARTMargins Online publishes articles, interviews, essays, and reviews devoted to contemporary art. Unlike ARTMargins (print), ARTMargins Online has traditionally had a regional focus, central and Eastern Europe.


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Are there any pieces of software or web tools that will allow the input of qth and give pass data for ao-27 that shows transponder on passes only? I'm looking for a simple way to tell weather or not the pass (or portion thereof) is workable. Eric KG6KQT On 9/13/07, Patrick STODDARD <email@example.com> wrote: > > Hi Eric! > > > I just reviewed the pass prodictions for ao-27 on the amsat website. I > then > > followed the link to ao27.org. now I'm a bit confused. On ao27.orgthere > > is listed a TOPR schedule with little explanation of what TOPR is. It > > appears however that this causes the satellite to turn on and off it's > > transponder at various times. If this is the case how does one > determine > > usable passes? A satellite overhead without a functional transponder > is > > about as useless as mammaries on a bull! It seems it could be a source > of > > significant frustration if trying to work a pass only to find out the > sat > > had switched itself off! > > First of all, AO-27 is an old satellite - about 14 years old. Its > batteries, although > functional, aren't what they used to be. This satellite originally > had a non-ham > use along with its use as a ham FM cross-band repeater, but now it is > pretty much > just used by the hams. To keep from ruining what's left of the > batteries, the control > operators of that satellite (most of the time, just Michael N3UC) have > found a way > to keep it functional through this summer despite its age. Especially > when > considering that summertime is generally the "eclipse season", when > the satellite > is in darkness for a significant part of each orbit, not able to get > its batteries > fully charged to support full-time operations. > > Last year, the satellite was working through the winter into > springtime. In early > May 2006, it started to operate intermittently, and then stopped > working. At > that time, it was on as an FM repeater for 6 minutes per ascending pass > (from > South to North) over the Northern Hemisphere along with telemetry > transmissions > before and after the repeater time plus an additional telemetry > transmission on > descending passes (passes going from North to South). It stayed > silent until early this > year, and - after many weeks of testing and tweaking - and now it has been > on > for 7 minutes per daytime pass over the Northern Hemisphere. > > The TOPR (previously TEPR) scheduling determines when the satellite is on > and > in what configuration - analog repeater or digital telemtry > transmission, and the > power level. Most of the time the power level is "Med" (around > 500mW). For the > past couple of years, the FM repeater would come on after 20 seconds of > data > and then there would be another minute or so of data after the repeater > switches > off. Currently, the repeater switches on for 7 minutes once the > satellite reaches > approximately 28-29 degrees North latitude on any ascending pass (moving > from South to North) where the satellite is in daylight. The schedule > is uploaded > to the satellite, but the satellite's onboard clock runs a little fast. > > Officially, you can see AO-27's schedule for the upcoming 24 hours on this > page: > > http://www.ao27.org/AO27/listing.shtml > > My observations show that the schedule listed on this page is about 5-6 > minutes later than the actual times. There is a program you can download > and run on your computer (Java-based) that will do the same thing. It can > be found at: > > http://www.cs.rit.edu/~cjh9783/programs/satsched.php > > If you don't have a program to unpack RAR archives, I can e-mail the > AO-27 program to you in a ZIP archive. > > You can tell when the schedule was made from looking on the > http://www.ao27.org/ homepage. Look for the "TOPR Epoch" near the > middle of the page. The last time the schedule was updated was in > late June, so you can determine the approximate difference between > the satellite's onboard clock and the "real" time when looking at the > schedule. > > For my location, I have two possible AO-27 passes this afternoon according > to the pass-prediction utility on the AMSAT web site: 2137-2152 UTC, and > 2317-2331 UTC. The AO-27 Satellite Schedule program shows that, for those > passes, the repeater should be on for 7 minutes starting at 21:42:51 and > 23:23:40 UTC (before accounting for the satellite's clock discrepancy - > about > 40-60 seconds before these times). > > Is it frustrating that a satellite like this is only available for > only portions of > some passes? Sure. This has been the way AO-27 has operated for > many years, and despite those limitations there are usually good crowds > working the passes that cover most of North America. In my satellite log, > I > have made almost 25% of my 2800+ satellite contacts on AO-27, despite > its limitations and the fact it had been off for several months in 2006 > and > into the start of 2007. > > Good luck and 73! > > > > Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - Phoenix AZ > http://www.wd9ewk.net/ > _______________________________________________ Sent via email@example.com. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? 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The start of the 2014-2015 academic year marked the opening of Emmanuel College's Notre Dame Campus, located at 17 Highland Park Street in the historic Fort Hill/Highland Park neighborhood of Roxbury. After purchasing the property in 2012, the College converted the former home of the Society of St. Margaret's Convent into a center for programs related to its mission—retreats, reflection and prayer, spiritual direction, social justice and service learning.
A Living-Learning Community
The Notre Dame Campus houses around 30 upper-class students (as well as a Resident Assistant and a professional-on-call), who have committed to a different college campus experience—one that focuses on community service, social justice and a more reflective life, giving them a deeper sense of Emmanuel's mission and their role in the larger Boston community.
The Campus
The Notre Dame Campus is situated on 1.65 acres and includes four buildings, ranging from two to four stories and totaling 35,734 square feet. One of the four buildings is the William Lloyd Garrison House, the historic residence of the leader of Boston's anti-slavery cause. Built in the 1840s, this two-story Greek Revival structure is a National Historic Landmark. Additional features of the other buildings on the property include a chapel, library, conference center, residence space, dining/kitchen facilities, and meeting and office spaces, as well as amazing views of the Boston skyline.
A Return to the Neighborhood
The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur operated Notre Dame Academy on Washington Street, just a few short blocks from the site the Notre Dame Campus, from 1854 to 1965, when the school relocated to Hingham, Mass. Today, Notre Dame Street is situated adjacent to Washington Street, in recognition of the Sisters of Notre Dame's impact on the neighborhood. Expanding on this history, the College is developing partnerships to create programs of mutual benefit to the neighborhood.
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The merger of Creative Realities LLC, which has an operations facility in Fairfield, and Wireless Ronin Technologies Inc., is complete, the companies announced Thursday.
The marketing technology companies said in a joint news release that Creative Realities has merged into a subsidiary of Wireless Ronin. The combined company will be headquartered in New York, and has additional operations facilities in Minneapolis, Salt Lake City and Windsor, Ontario.
"We are very excited to have completed this merger and look forward to providing our customers, whether retailers, venue operators or brands, with the latest technologies to create better shopping experiences," Paul Price, the former CEO of Creative Realities and now CEO and director of the combined company, said in a prepared statement. "Collectively, with Wireless Ronin's cloud-based content management platform, Broadcast International's award-winning Managed Media Services platform and Creative Realities' full service approach, we now offer customers a one-stop, single source solution."
Wireless Ronin's merger with Broadcast International Inc. closed on Aug. 1.
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An insurance agent accused of running a prostitution operation in a small coastal town in Maine received 20 percent of the income under an arrangement with the Zumba fitness instructor who engaged in sex acts for money, prosecutors said in a sentencing memorandum filed Wednesday.
And email traffic between the two indicated paid sex acts continued even after police raided the instructor's dance studio, office and home in Kennebunk, the memo said.
The 80-20 split in income revealed for the first time a financial arrangement between Mark Strong and Alexis Wright. Wright is accused of making more than $150,000 from prostitution over an 18-month period. She is to stand trial in May.
Strong was convicted earlier this month of 12 counts of promotion of prostitution and a separate conspiracy count, and is to be sentenced Thursday. Prosecutors are seeking a 364-day jail term for Strong while the defense is asking for no more than 14 days in jail.
Prosecutors said Strong cultivated the relationship with Wright and controlled the operation, receiving Google calendar alerts for her appointments, recording encounters via video, reviewing Wright's ledgers, suggesting ways to maximize profits, and running clients' license plate numbers through the Department of Motor Vehicles database.
He watched sexual encounters live via Skype, not because he was a voyeur but because he was a businessman who was acting as Wright's protector, prosecutors said.
"Based on his sophisticated crime, his calculation in committing these crimes, his utter lack of remorse, the court should impose a sentence that gives fair warning that this type of criminal enterprise is not tolerated in Maine," the prosecutors wrote.
Strong, 57, of Thomaston, has acknowledged helping the 30-year-old Wright open her Kennebunk dance studio and having an affair with her. But he says he loaned her money that was repaid with interest, and that he didn't profit from prostitution.
Strong's lawyers previously asked the judge to invalidate 12 of the 13 counts against their client, arguing that prosecutors never spelled out specifically how Strong's actions promoted prostitution and that the charges overlap.
If the judge dismisses the counts, Strong should not be sentenced to jail at all, his lawyers argue. If all 13 counts stand, he should be sentenced only to 14 days in jail, they say.
Strong's attorneys described him as community leader, husband and father who had no previous criminal record and poses no threat to society.
"Mark Strong is loved by his family and friends, who describe him as unfailingly generous, thoughtful, and extremely remorseful for how his poor personal decisions — and the resultant criminal charges and publicity — have negatively and perhaps irreparably impacted those closest to him," attorney Dan Lilley wrote.
The case has drawn wide attention because of the scale of the operation and the number of alleged clients — more than 150 of them. People who've seen the list say some of Wright's clients were prominent.
Wright, who now lives in Wells, faces 106 counts, including prostitution, privacy violations, tax offenses and welfare fraud.
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BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian warplanes carried out airstrikes on rebels trying to storm a police academy outside Aleppo on Wednesday, activists said, while jihadi fighters battled government troops along a key supply road leading to the southeastern part of the city, activists said.
The latest fighting came as the new U.S. secretary of state said Washington is looking for more concrete ways to help the rebels in their fight to oust President Bashar Assad.
Aleppo, Syria's largest city and former commercial capital, became a key front in the country's civil war after rebels launched an offensive there in July 2012. In months of bloody street fighting, opposition fighters have slowly expanded the turf under their control, although the combat has left much of the city in ruins.
The police academy has recently emerged as a new front in the fight for the city, which is considered a major prize in the conflict. Activists say the government has turned the facility into a military base, using it to shell opposition areas in the countryside as well as rebel-held neighborhoods inside the city.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said clashes raged Wednesday around the complex.
"The rebels are still trying to storm the school, but they can't because the regime is carrying out airstrikes and bombarding rebel forces," Observatory director Rami Abdul-Rahman said.
He said at least six rebels were killed Wednesday, bringing the three-day death toll to 37 opposition fighters and more than 50 regime troops.
Another key front in the battle for control of Aleppo is the city's international airport. Rebels have been trying for months to seize the facility, and have made headway in recent weeks, overrunning checkpoints and capturing a military base charged with protecting the airport.
The government is desperate to hold onto the airport, which it has used in the past to fly in supplies to its troops bogged down in the city. However, the fighting has forced the government to close the airport to flights and try to send supplies and reinforcements overland.
Most of those reinforcements, including dozens of vehicles and thousands of troops, are now stuck in the city of Safira, southeast of Aleppo, according to Abdul-Rahman. Fighters from Jabhat al-Nusra, an Islamic extremist rebel group that the U.S. has designated a terrorist organization, have cut the road leading from Safira to the airport, and for weeks have battled troops along the road, preventing them from pushing north to the city to link up with government troops there.
The Observatory reported fierce clashes north of Safira on Wednesday, with both sides shelling each other with mortars and artillery.
The rebels have notched a number of strategic victories in recent weeks that appear to mark a shift in momentum in the nearly 2-year-old conflict, which the U.N. says has killed some 70,000 people. Already in control of much of the countryside in the northeast, the rebels have captured the nation's largest hydroelectric dam, a major oil field and two army bases.
They have also been peppering the center of Damascus with mortar shells as part of their effort to bring the fighting from the capital's rebel-held suburbs into the center of the city. On Wednesday, the Observatory said several mortar shells exploded near the military judiciary and the literature department of Damascus University.
Part of the rebel strategy appears to be to try to shatter the sense of normal life that Assad's regime has desperately tried to maintain in the capital, which has been insulated from much of the violence ravaging the rest of the country.
In Paris, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington is looking for more tangible ways to support Syria's rebels and bolster the Western-backed political opposition that would "accelerate the political transition that the Syrian people want and deserve."
So far, the U.S. has largely limited its assistance to funding for communications and other logistical equipment. A decision on whether to vastly increase the size and scope of aid — including pre-packaged meals and medical supplies — is expected by Thursday when Kerry will attend an international conference on Syria in Rome, officials in the U.S. and Europe said.
The Obama administration has not sent military equipment to the rebels, in part out of fears it could fall into the hands of Islamic militants who could use it for terrorist attacks.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the shift in strategy has not yet been finalized and still needs to be coordinated with European nations.
The civil war has forced hundreds of thousands of Syrians to flee their homes and seek shelter elsewhere inside the country or abroad.
Anmar Hmoud, a government spokesman for Syrian refugee affairs, said Wednesday new surge has seen around 3,000 refugees a day escaping across the border into the kingdom as fighting intensifies in southern Syria. The influx has pushed the total number in Jordan to nearly 420,000.
The U.N. says there are nearly 925,000 displaced Syrians scattered throughout the region.
Syria's state news agency said the Interior Ministry on Wednesday extended the validity of passports from six to 10 years, starting from January 2013. Syrians outside the country holding expired passports will be able to renew their documents for two years, SANA said.
The move appeared to meet a demand of Syria's exiled opposition leaders, who have pressed the government to renew passports of the hundreds of thousands of Syrians who have sought refuge abroad and now find their papers no longer valid, potentially trapping them outside the country.
The opposition is certain to monitor whether the order is indeed implemented at the embassy level, or whether it remains on paper only.
Associated Press writers Dale Gavlak in Amman, Jordan, and Matthew Lee in Paris contributed.


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By now, many of you are already looking forward to the Android 4.1 update for your device – but let's not forget that there are quite a few people still craving for a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0). Verizon's HTC Rezound owners are among those who still have not received the Android 4.0 update which was promised to them even before the handset hit the market last fall.
After a few misguided hopes of getting the update earlier in the year, it looks like HTC will be keeping its word by rolling out the Android 4.0 update before the end of July. The latest confirmation comes from HTC support, responding to an email from a concerned HTC Rezound owner.
The ICS (Android 4.0) update will be released for the Rezound by the end of this month (July) with final pushes in August. HTC
What category do you fall into? Are you waiting patiently for Jelly Bean or are you hoping refreshing taste of Ice Cream Sandwich before the end of summer?


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 24th Jan 2009 10:58 UTC
Ever year, Linus Torvalds goes on vacation to Australia, during which he usually also visits linux.conf.au. During his stay this year he gave an interview to ComputerWorld, in which he talked about the success of point releases and the important topic of file systems in Linux, which is quite an active field today with ext4 and Btrfs. He also gave some insights into why he switched away from KDE, moving to GNOME instead, and he shares his thoughts on Windows 7.
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Paper Television
Released: 09-10-2006
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- Pile Of Gold
- Parentheses
- The Big U
- The Long List Of Girls
- Bonjour Jeune Fille
- Babay (Eat A Criiter, Feel Its Wrath)
- Eat Your Heart Up
- Pardon Me
- Fists Up
- True Affection
Fascinated with the physics of pop construction, The Blow makes music that holds a weightless gravity. Their songs are light enough to sail easily through the air, landing simultaneously on the turntable of a London DJ, in your mum's car stereo, and in the iPod of a middle schooler in study hall. However, they are somehow heavy enough to stick around, laying in your mind long after their new album, Paper Television, is over.
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The Dodgers sent right-handed pitcher Ryan O'Sullivan to Philadelphia today to complete the Joe Blanton trade.
I was a little surprised when I saw this news, but I guess it's not the worst trade. I was on board with the Blanton acquisition, but I thought it might take a little less than O'Sullivan to land.
O'Sullivan ranked as the Dodgers' 18th-best prospect in my midseason update. Baseball America had him ranked as the 23rd-best prospect in the organization.
O'Sullivan began the season with the Loons and pitched relatively well: 2.92 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 0.4 HR/9, 2.9 BB/9, 5.5 K/9. Since being promoted to the Quakes, he's pitched exclusively out of the bullpen: 3.57 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, 4.1 BB/9 and a 6.6 K/9. The only statistic he improve upon was his strikeout rate. He's an extreme groundball pitcher but will need to start missing more bats going forward.
The Phillies did well by landing a pitcher who at least has some talent for Blanton. Here's hoping he starts pitching better for the Dodgers down the stretch. His 8.23 ERA isn't going to get it done.
Friday, August 17, 2012
Dodgers complete Blanton trade by sending O'Sullivan to Philly
Posted by Dustin Nosler at 9:11 AM
Labels: Joe Blanton, Ryan O'Sullivan, Trades
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- AnonymousAugust 17, 2012 at 11:41 AM
relievers with a 6 k/9 in the minors don't tend to do well in the majorsReplyDelete
True, but I see O'Sullivan at least getting a chance to stick in the rotation before being relegated to bullpen duty.ReplyDelete
He's an extreme groundball pitcher. He doesn't need to get strikeouts to be successful, but it definitely helps.
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Violence against women is a pervasive problem worldwide, causing the deaths of more women between the ages of 19 and 44 than wars, cancer, or car accidents. In South Asia [1], gender violence is widespread and persists in many forms, as the statistics below demonstrate:
- Every week in Bangladesh [2], more than ten women suffer from an acid attack
- In India [3], 22 women are killed every day in dowry-related murders
- In Sri Lanka [4], 60 percent of women report having suffered physical abuse
- In Pakistan, more than 450 women and girls die every year in so-called "honor killings"
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While the World Bank is relatively new to the issue of gender violence, the 2012 World Development Report on Gender [11] shed light on the prevalence of the problem and its relationship to women's role in development. In South Asia, the World Bank is launching a new program aimed at improving its response to violence against women in the region, deepening our understanding of the underlying causes of violence against women, and testing approaches for prevention. However, violence against women is a complex problem requiring action at all levels of society.
In the spring, we asked young people from across the region to share their ideas through mail, SMS, and email on what it will take to end gender based violence in their countries [12]. We received over 1200 entries, including innovative ideas and impressive responses from both young women and young men. We subsequently held a panel discussion titled "Breaking the Silence [13]," with experts speaking out and sharing their experience and expertise on practical and policy approaches to addressing the issue of gender violence.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — With no signs of progress in U.S attempts to restart peace talks with Israel, the chief Palestinian negotiator said Tuesday that the West Bank government is ready to resume its campaign to join U.N. and other international bodies in order to prosecute Israel.
The remarks by Saeb Erekat came ahead of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's trip to the region next week for consultations. The trip will be the fifth to the area since Kerry took office early this year and promised to launch a fresh effort to restart negotiations.
Talks collapsed nearly five years ago over the issue of construction in Jewish settlements built in captured areas Palestinians claim for a future state. Palestinians say they will not talk until construction in settlements is stopped.
Israel says settlements, along with other core issues, should be resolved in peace talks and that negotiations should begin immediately.
The Palestinians claim the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip for their state. Israel captured the three areas in the 1967 Mideast war. Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005. The Palestinians say the pre-1967 lines should be the baseline for talks on a final border.
While Israel's current government rejects a return to the 1967 lines, the international community has overwhelmingly endorsed the Palestinian position. Last fall, the Palestinians won recognition in the U.N. General Assembly as a nonmember state in the territories captured by Israel in 1967.
This upgraded status, though largely symbolic, gave the Palestinians an upgraded diplomatic status that allows them access to key U.N. bodies. The move was condemned by the U.S and Israel, who viewed it as an attempt to bypass negotiations for an agreement.
A main Israeli concern is that the Palestinians will seek membership in the International Criminal Court, where they will press war crimes charges against Israel.
Kerry has urged both sides to avoid provocative measures, telling Israel to curtail settlement construction and the Palestinians to put their campaign for international recognition on hold.
Speaking to international diplomats Tuesday, Erekat blamed the Israelis for the lack of progress, citing Israel's refusal to accept the 1967 lines as the basis for talks. The Palestinians say the final border can be slightly modified through negotiated land swaps in order for Israel to keep some of its settlements. Two such proposals by previous Israeli governments failed to result in a peace accord.
"We want to negotiate. We have given Mr. Kerry our maps and answered him every question he asked," Erekat said.
He warned that the Palestinians' patience is wearing thin.
"We have the full right of our instrument of access to all U.N. agencies. And those who worry about international courts should stop committing crimes," he said. "It took us six months to prepare, but I can say now that all our instruments of accession are ready."
Israeli officials refused to comment on Erekat's threat.
Kerry has not set a formal deadline for reaching a framework for peace talks, but he has signaled that he will float a formal proposal in the coming weeks.
In a speech to American Jewish leaders in Washington on Monday, Kerry warned that time was running thin.
"Resolving this conflict for both sides can have far-reaching benefits that will be in everybody's interest. And the reverse is also true: Not resolving this will result in serious consequences for both," he said.
Echoing Kerry's warnings, the outgoing head of the Bank of Israel, Stanley Fischer, urged the government to do its utmost to pursue peace, saying the current state of conflict and heavy defense expenditures were hurting the economy. "We must also try to find other solutions, and try to achieve a peace agreement with our neighbors, including with the Palestinians," Fischer told a parliamentary committee.
The comments Monday were unusual because Fischer rarely wades into politics. Fischer, an internationally respected U.S.-educated economist, steps down this month after eight years as head of Israel's central bank.
Fischer criticized Israelis who say that there is no Palestinian partner for peace. "We must look for the partners for peace. Until we reach agreements, it will cost us more since we will need to reinforce our readiness," he said.
Fischer said Israel would benefit from a peace accord. "We must, therefore, find a way to act more proactively in order to stop the conflict that has continued here for far too long," he said.


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gretaboy wrote:Well, looked at my monthly stats this morning. I am averaging 1400-1700 k's a month, depending on how many days off I have. If I go hard I could potentially get to the 15k mark by the end of september or very early October. If I was able to achieve this, I am starting to think that maybe just maybe I could get to the 20k mark for commuting.
Especially with the weather warming up. Would mean a huge effort however, and I have been lacking in motivation the last two weeks to the point I have dropped back from a 100k roundtrip to now just doing the basic 90 k trip.
I was planning to include other exercise items into my life, but my riding OCD is starting to kick back in. If I do give it a crack, I will be pissed if I dont get to 20k however
A noble goal - go for it!
I'll keep plugging away at my current rate, not much more I can do at this point...


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COLUMBIA, SC (AP) - South Carolina's non-conference football games next year include a season opener against North Carolina and a first-ever matchup with state Football Championship Subdivision program Coastal Carolina.
The Gamecocks also head to Central Florida and close the year with their annual contest against rival Clemson. South Carolina announced the non-conference opponents Wednesday. It had earlier released its Southeastern Conference schedule.
The 2013 season starts at Williams-Brice Stadium on Aug. 31st against the Tar Heels, a team South Carolina has not hosted since 1990. After games with Georgia and Vanderbilt, the Gamecocks play at Central Florida on Sept. 28th.
South Carolina plays six straight SEC games after that before closing out the season at home against Coastal Carolina on Nov. 23rd and Clemson on Nov. 30th.
University of South Carolina 2013 Football Schedule (Game Times TBA):
August 31 NORTH CAROLINA
September 7 at Georgia*
September 14 VANDERBILT*
September 21 Open
September 28 at Central Florida
October 5 KENTUCKY*
October 12 at Arkansas*
October 19 at Tennessee*
October 26 at Missouri*
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November 9 Open
November 16 FLORIDA*
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Running POST
Each of the system boards (CPU/Memory boards and IB_SSC assembly) contains a flash PROM that provides storage for power-on self-test (POST) diagnostics. POST tests the following:
POST provides several diagnostic levels that can be selected using the OpenBoot PROM variable diag-level. In addition, the bootmode command enables the POST settings to be declared for the next system reboot.
There is a separate POST that runs on the SC, which can be controlled using the setupsc command.
This chapter includes the following topics:
The OpenBoot PROM enables you to set variables that configure how POST runs. These are described in the OpenBoot 4.x Command Reference Manual.
You can use the OpenBoot printenv command to display the current settings:
You can use the OpenBoot PROM setenv command to change the current setting of a variable:
For example, you can configure POST to run faster by using:
This has the same effect as using the SC command
bootmode skipdiag at the LOM prompt. The difference is that by using the OpenBoot command the settings remain permanent until you change them again.
Only system board initialization code is run. No testing is done. This is a very fast pass through POST.
All system board components are tested using few tests with few test patterns.
All system board components are tested with all tests and test patterns, except for memory and Ecache modules. For memory and Ecache modules, all locations are tested with multiple patterns. More extensive, time-consuming algorithms are not run at this level.
Runs all tests at the default level plus more exhaustive DRAM and SRAM test algorithms.
This is the same as mem1 with the addition of a DRAM test that does explicit compare operations of the DRAM data.
Test names status messages, and error messages are
The memory banks on a system board will be interleaved with each other.
The memory will be interleaved on all memory banks across all of the boards in the system.
The memory is mixed-size interleaving in order to gain optimal performance.
This parameter is the same as the OpenBoot PROM nvramrc? parameter. This parameter uses aliases that are stored in nvramrc.
The OpenBoot PROM executes the script stored in nvramrc if this parameter is set to true.
The OpenBoot PROM does not evaluate the script stored in nvramrc if this parameter is set to false.
If this value is true, the system boots automatically after POST has run.
If this parameter value is set to false, you will obtain the OpenBoot PROM ok prompt after POST runs, from which you must type a boot command to boot the Solaris Operating System.
Controls the behavior of the system after an externally initiated reset (XIR) as well as a red mode trap.
The OpenBoot PROM invokes sync. A core file is generated. If the invocation returns, the OpenBoot PROM performs a reboot.
The OpenBoot PROM prints a message describing the reset trap that triggered the error reset and passes control to the OpenBoot PROM ok prompt. The message describing the reset trap type is platform-specific.
The OpenBoot PROM firmware reboots the system. A core file is not generated. Rebooting a system occurs using the OpenBoot PROM settings for diag-device or boot-device, depending on the value of the OpenBoot PROM configuration variable diag-switch? If diag-switch? is set to true, the device names in diag-device will be the default for boot. If diag-switch? is set to false, the device names in boot-device will be the default for boot.
The default output from POST is similar to CODE EXAMPLE 6-1.
Testing CPU Boards ...
Loading the test table from board SB0 PROM 0 ...
{/N0/SB0/P0} Running CPU POR and Set Clocks
{/N0/SB0/P1} Running CPU POR and Set Clocks
{/N0/SB0/P2} Running CPU POR and Set Clocks
{/N0/SB0/P3} Running CPU POR and Set Clocks
{/N0/SB0/P0} @(#) lpost 5.13.0007 2002/07/18 12:45
{/N0/SB0/P2} @(#) lpost 5.13.0007 2002/07/18 12:45
{/N0/SB0/P1} @(#) lpost 5.13.0007 2002/07/18 12:45
{/N0/SB0/P0} Copyright 2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
{/N0/SB0/P0} Subtest: Setting Fireplane Config Registers
{/N0/SB0/P0} Subtest: Display CPU Version, frequency
{/N0/SB0/P0} Version register = 003e0015.21000507
{/N0/SB0/P0} Cpu/System ratio = 6, cpu actual frequency = 900
{/N0/SB0/P1} Copyright 2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
. . .
. . .
. . . <more POST ouput>
. . .
. . .
pci bootbus-controller pci
Probing /ssm@0,0/pci@18,700000 Device 1 Nothing there
Probing /ssm@0,0/pci@18,700000 Device 2 Nothing there
Probing /ssm@0,0/pci@18,700000 Device 3 ide disk cdrom
Probing /ssm@0,0/pci@18,600000 Device 1 Nothing there
Probing /ssm@0,0/pci@18,600000 Device 2 scsi disk tape scsi disk tape
pci pci
Probing /ssm@0,0/pci@19,700000 Device 1 Nothing there
Probing /ssm@0,0/pci@19,700000 Device 2 Nothing there
Probing /ssm@0,0/pci@19,700000 Device 3 Nothing there
Probing /ssm@0,0/pci@19,600000 Device 1 network
Probing /ssm@0,0/pci@19,600000 Device 2 network
Sun Fire V1280
OpenFirmware version 5.13.0007 (07/18/02 12:45)
Copyright 2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
SmartFirmware, Copyright (C) 1996-2001. All rights reserved.
16384 MB memory installed, Serial #9537054.
Ethernet address 8:0:xx:xx:xx:xx, Host ID: 80xxxxxx.
NOTICE: obp_main: Extended diagnostics are now switched on.
{0} ok
The SC bootmode command allows you to specify the boot configuration for the next system reboot only. This removes the necessity for taking the system down to the OpenBoot PROM to make these changes, for instance to the diag-level variable.
For example, use the following commands to force the highest level of POST tests to be run prior to the next reboot:
To force the lowest level of POST tests to be run prior to the next reboot, use:
If the system is not rebooted within 10 minutes of the bootmode command being issued, the bootmode setting is returned to normal and the previously-set values of diag-level and verbosity-level are applied.
For a fuller description of these commands, see the Sun Fire Entry-Level Midrange System Controller Command Reference Manual.
The SC power-on self-test is configured using the LOM setupsc command. This enables the SC POST level to be set to off, min or max. For a fuller description of this command, see the Sun Fire Entry-Level Midrange System Controller Command Reference Manual.
SC POST output appears only on the SC serial connection.
To set the SC POST diagnostic level default to min:
System Controller Configuration
SC POST diag Level [off]: min
Host Watchdog [enabled]:
Rocker Switch [enabled]:
Secure Mode [off]:
When SC POST diag-level is set to min you see the following output on the serial port whenever the SC is reset:
PSR = 0x044010e5
PCR = 0x04004000
SelfTest running at DiagLevel:0x20
SC Boot PROM Test
BootPROM CheckSum Test
IU Test
IU instruction set Test
Little endian access Test
FPU Test
FPU instruction set Test
SparcReferenceMMU Test
SRMMU TLB RAM Test
SRMMU TLB Read miss Test
SRMMU page probe Test
SRMMU segment probe Test
SRMMU region probe Test
SRMMU context probe Test
. . .
. . .
. . . <more SCPOST ouput>
. . .
. . .
Local I2C AT24C64 Test
EEPROM Device Test
performing eeprom sequential read
Local I2C PCF8591 Test
VOLT_AD Device Test
channel[00000001] Voltage(0x00000099) :1.49
channel[00000002] Voltage(0x0000009D) :3.37
channel[00000003] Voltage(0x0000009A) :5.1
channel[00000004] Voltage(0x00000000) :0.0
Local I2C LM75 Test
TEMP0(IIep) Device Test
Temparature : 24.50 Degree(C)
Local I2C LM75 Test
TEMP1(Rio) Device Test
Temparature : 23.50 Degree(C)
Local I2C LM75 Test
TEMP2(CBH) Device Test
Temparature : 32.0 Degree(C)
Local I2C PCF8574 Test
Sc CSR Device Test
Console Bus Hub Test
CBH Register Access Test
POST Complete.
Copyright © 2004, Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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Treasuries fell, with 10-year yields rising from the lowest level in two months, before a government report that economists said will show factory orders rebounded in February.
Benchmark yields climbed after slipping below their 100-day moving average. The Federal Reserve's gauge of inflation expectations dropped to the lowest level in a month before a government report this week that economists said will show the U.S. is adding jobs without driving wages higher. Fed Bank of Minneapolis President Narayana Kocherlakota will speak today on monetary policy.
"There has been a divide in the market between the recovery we see in the States versus global growth and European concerns, and that is keeping us near this level in yields," said Sean Murphy, a trader at Societe Generale SA in New York, one of the 21 primary dealers that trade with the Fed. "Everyone is waiting for the payroll number to give us some direction. Until then we will continue to chop around in this range -- the range as I see it is 1.85 to 2.09."
The 10-year yield rose three basis points, or 0.03 percentage point, to 1.86% at 9:31 a.m. New York time, according to Bloomberg Bond Trader prices. It earlier dropped to 1.82%, the lowest since Jan. 24, below the 100-day moving average at 1.83%. The 2% note due in February 2023 fell 7/32, or $2.19 per $1,000 face amount, to 101 9/32.
The 10-year yields will climb to 2.31% by year-end, according to a Bloomberg survey of economists.
Trading Volume
Treasuries due in a decade or more have been trading at almost the cheapest level in 19 months relative to global peers with comparable maturities, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch bond indexes. Yields on the Treasuries reached 57 basis points higher than those in an index of other sovereign debt on March 25, the most since August 2011, the data showed. The spread was 51 basis points yesterday.
Trading volume fell 31% yesterday to $165.3 billion, the lowest level since Dec. 31, according to ICAP Plc, the largest inter-dealer broker of U.S. government debt. It touched a 2013 high of $491 billion on Feb. 1. Average daily volume this year is $282.6 billion.
Factory orders rose 2.9% in February, after dropping 2% the previous month, according to a Bloomberg survey of economists before the Commerce Department data. A separate report today is forecast to show vehicles sales were little changed in March.
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Here's the question on everyone's lips: After learning the stunning news that we've been betrayed by the very institution we count on for social stability, how can we trust anything again?
Talk about being blindsided. These days, we're afraid, confused and cynical.
I'm not referring to the U.S. government's sweeping surveillance program and data mining procedures because, as was noted on The Daily Show, that program only affects people who use the telephone or Internet. Here in New England, we're far more shocked by the Patriots' distressing decision to sign Tim Tebow, the Kim Kardashian of professional football, as both are famous for being famous, although no one knows exactly why.
What we do know, here in New England, is that we hate Tim Tebow. Him and his All-American, Christ-loving, broad-shouldered, aw-shucks appeal. Him and his farm-raised, clean-living, charity-loving, Heisman Trophy-winning wholesomeness. This is professional football, for the love of God. The Patriots couldn't sign a garden-variety sex offender or at least a serial spouse abuser? What, no steroid addicts were available?
The news had hardly leaked about the third-string quarterback before Facebook and Twitter exploded in an orgy of hand-wringing outrage, with people who barely shrug when their children develop SARS posting angry predictions that Tebow would get playing time only if Tom Brady's head was to suddenly fall off.
"I don't want to live on this planet anymore," tweeted one inconsolable fan.
Meanwhile, at Tuesday's mini-camp practice, Tebow greeted a crush of more than 50 media members with his typical fingernails-on-chalkboard rant:
"First and foremost I just want to thank the Patriots for giving me an opportunity," he said. "I'm very thankful. It's such an honor to be a Patriot and play for coach (Bill) Belichick and coach (Josh) McDaniels and learn under Tom (Brady) and be part of this great franchise and a part of a very successful franchise. I found that out first-hand, lost to them several times, so it's going to be a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to working hard every single day and getting a lot better and learning under some great people. ... Thank you all so much and God bless."
Who does this guy think he is? And listen to what Bill Belichick said about Tebow in 2010:
"My sense of Tim Tebow is that if you asked him to play nose (tackle), he'd play nose. I think he's the kind of kid where whatever you ask him to do, he'll do."
Ugh! What a prima donna.
Not everyone in New England hates Tebow, of course. A poster on Blue Mass Group named Daniel Moraff described his dismay when Bruins fans chanted "Tebow sucks" during a hockey game days before the Patriots hosted Tebow and the Broncos in the playoffs.
"I have never seen a player for another team get such a rise out of the Boston fans," he lamented. "My theory is Tim reminds many of us, including me, of our shortcomings, our past failings or where we failed to live up to our Judeo-Christian upbringing."
That's ridiculous. Just because we poke fun at the pious passer of pigskin doesn't mean that New England sports fans are a bunch of beer-swilling Philistines. Some of us drink gin. And just because Tebow insists on dragging God into football games he's too busy to care about (God, not Tebow), doesn't mean we shouldn't cut him some slack (Tebow, not God).
Besides, Belichick has indicated to reporters that he's already had enough of Tebowmania, and this is a coach who tolerates the press only slightly better than the Rev. Fred Phelps treats homosexuals on a good day. Asked if he would mind if Tebow drops to one knee after making a big play, Belichick snapped, "I've already talked enough about him."
But we haven't. Here in New England, despite our dismay, I suspect Tebow Time has only just begun.


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Great Mouse Detective: Mystery in the Mist Edition, The (US - DVD R1)
Gabe Powers checks in on the little door beneath Sherlock Holmes' estate...
On the night of a young mouse named Olivia's birthday, her toymaker father, Hiram, is kidnapped by a peg-legged bat. Olivia, whose mother is long dead, escapes unharmed, and journeys in search of Basil of Baker Street, the Great Mouse Detective (who, conveniently enough lives within Sherlock Holmes' walls). Lost looking for Basil's specific address, Olivia happens upon Dr. David Q. Dawson, who has just returned from a tour of military duty in Afghanistan (apparently British mice fought there too). Dawson agrees to help, and soon the travelers find Basil, who isn't particularly interested in their cause until he realizes it's likely intertwined with his on-going pursuit of his arch-enemy, the evil Professor Padraic Ratigan.
Though it was released in the heart of Disney animation's '70s and '80s downtime, I'll always reserve a soft spot for The Great Mouse Detective, which might be the first run Disney animation release I ever saw in theaters. It's been a long time since then, so I was really looking forward to a revisit. The revisit is, I'm afraid, mostly characterized as disappointing, as the film does mostly earn its status as a lesser cannon film, at least with regard to modern and classic era expectations. The production values are lacking, the pacing is rocky, the story isn't really fleshed out, the animation is a bit off, there are only three songs (one of which plays in the background on a phonograph), and the sound design is flat – all signs of a lower budget, and generally less interest from the studio. Without meaning to sound particularly dismissive, I've say the film looks more like it was made for the small screen, and does carry an air of anonymity. Apparently there's a good reason I don't really remember much of the film in terms of plot or imagery.
The animation is a little rough, but the character expression and movement is vintage Disney. The cell movements don't meld with the painted backgrounds, but the film certainly has a style apart from most of Disney's other films. This is a dark movie in tone and appearance (which is less surprising when one considers it was the follow-up to The Black Cauldron). The design team takes most of their major cues from classic Sherlock Holmes films, including darker, foggier compositions that pick up on the pseudo-gothic UK overcast used by many the Basil Rathbone films, and even the Hammer Horror version of Hound of the Baskervilles. The storyline doesn't really sustain itself for the feature runtime, but as a series of set pieces the movie fills the space beyond a TV special length satisfactorily enough. I'm particularly fond of Ratigan's Rube Goldberg deathtrap, but most viewers likely remember the climax, including a massive set of CG enhanced gears, which was a pretty big technical achievement for the time.
Amateur animation historians should probably be aware that nothing appears to have been censored from the film. The characters still get wasted on (drugged) ale, they still smoke cigarettes, pipes and cigars, and there's still a burlesque scene (I swear the lyric is 'I'll take off my clothes/Hey fellas/There's nothing I won't do/Just for you, but apparently the word is blues).
So here's the thing, I was prepping a laundry list of complaints about Disney not releasing The Great Mouse Detective on Blu-ray, but now that I'm actually watching the film I find it hard to believe this particular film would look much better in high definition. The print is pretty grainy, which makes me assume, based on Disney's usual treatment of their animation, that this is pretty much the film's natural state. I've not seen the original DVD release, so I cannot compare the grain, clarity, or colour quality, but based on the release's 'dump-like' quality I'm guessing the two transfers are pretty similar. Detail levels are sharp enough to see the grain in some of the background paintings, but the animation style really doesn't lend itself to high definition. The pen and ink edges are thick and black, and the cell paint is kind of blotchy, not to mention only single shaded. HD might have made for brighter colours, but The Great Mouse Detective is generally such a dark and foggy film it doesn't really matter.
The film's lower budget, and pre-digital era design leads to one of the less busy Dolby Digital 5.1 revamps in digital Disney release history. The aural basis is most obviously a stereo surround, and the remixes best touch is the proper centering of the vocal elements. The music appears to have been mixed from separate tracks, and is the major stereo element. The music does feature a presence in the center channel as well, especially the clarinet solos, but the change-over is kind of off during the sing-along moments, which somewhat awkwardly toss the vocals performances in the center without any instrumental accompaniment (the instruments are all moved to the stereo channels). There are maybe two instances of the central vocals bleeding out into the stereo channels for a second, but it's rare enough to ignore. The scene were all the wind-up toys are turned on as a distraction features a fair amount of surround channel involvement, but overall the production features a mostly frontal mix, and there generally isn't a lot of ambience on the track. Effects are usually very pointed, and specific to on-screen action.
This new release of The Great Mouse Detective, dubbed the 'Mystery in the Mist' edition, is pretty clearly a dump made with aims to cash-in on the release of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes. I cannot really compare the image or sound quality, but the new extras don't appear (according to specs) much of an upgrade, if any at all. Things start with 'So You Think You can Sleuth' (4:40) a very brief look at the history of private detectives. It's so quick it barely counts even as a featurette, but it's interesting enough to garner at least a half hour version, minus the 'game' aspects (the history part takes about two minutes). The new extras are completed with ads for Blu-ray, Digital File, and other Disney releases. The old extras include 'The Making of The Great Mouse Detective' (7:50), an EPK (likely aired on the Disney Channel) that barely registers as informative. There's a little bit of behind-the-scenes interview with the animators, the producers, the song writers, and some of the actors. Things are wrapped-up with a sing-a-long version of 'The World's Greatest Criminal Mind' (2:00).
The Great Mouse Detective isn't as charming or memorable as I'd like to think it is, but it features a stylistic dark side few Disney animation films have ever bothered achieving. It's likely that the bleak visuals, and darker edged storytelling weren't what 1986 animation audiences were looking for, which partially explains why the other 1986 period mouse movie, Don Bluth's An American Tale, was the year's bigger box office success (the fact that Bluth's movie is just generally better certainly helped). This re-release has little to offer in terms of new extras, but the A/V quality seems to stand up, based on assumptions I've made about the condition of the source material.
Review by Gabriel Powers
All ages admitted
Disc Details
Release Date: 13th April 2010
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.77:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles: English and Spanish
Extras: So You Think You can Sleuth, The Making of The Great Mouse Detective, The World's Greatest Criminal Mind Sing-a-Long
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Ron Clements, Burny Mattinson
Cast: Vincent Price, Basil Rathbone, Melissa Manchester, Barrie Ingham
Genre: Animation
Length: 77 minutes
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Critics of the legislation include members of Congress, the media, and the governments of competing agricultural countries that claim it is not compliant with World Trade Organization rules, the Mississippi farmer/ginner told attendees of the 2003 Beltwide Cotton Conferences at Nashville, Tenn.
"Most of the congressional criticism is coming from members who want to see more restrictive payment limits," he says, "and they're looking for a legislative vehicle to amend those provisions."
The spate of negative publicity – ranging from the Wall Street Journalto many major metropolitan newspapers and the leading TV news shows – "has been both constant and unfair in its characterization of the cotton program," Hood says. It has been fed further by the Environmental Working Group's "damaging misinformation" through a Website listing all farm program payments.
The Council has been working diligently to head off any further restrictions on program benefits, he says, and will redouble efforts as Congress begins its appropriations process this month.
Hood says the Council has joined other farm, commodity, bank, and manufacturer organizations to urge congressional support for emergency disaster assistance for crop and livestock producers for the losses in 2001 and 2002.
"Our goal has been to persuade Congress to provide this assistance on a truly emergency basis, must as other disaster assistance is provided for losses due to severe storms, without requiring offsets."
And he says, "We're doing everything possible to put a firewall between disaster assistance and farm program spending. We're particularly concerned about offsets that would be achieved through more restrictive payment limits or reductions in payments authorized in the new farm law."
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The council has conducted educational tours for key congressional and Natural Resources Conservation Service staff to provide assistance in their development of the new Conservation Security Program.
The role of research, education, and technology will be increasingly important in helping growers to achieve production and processing profitability, he says, noting that the council has worked to secure government approval for transgenic varieties and to insure that resulting cotton and cottonseed products aren't saddled with marketing restrictions.
Trade issues have taken on added importance in recent months, Hood notes, in keeping with the Bush Administration's strong emphasis on trade liberalization.
More than 3,000 cotton producers, researchers, Extension personnel, consultants, agribusiness representatives, and other industry personnel attend the Beltwide conferences.


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Posted 30 October 2013. PMN Crop News.
Dow AgroSciences Advancing Novel Insect-Resistant Soybean Trait
First to express two Bt proteins, will provide broadest pest-control offering on market
Source: Dow AgroSciences Press Release. www.dowagro.com
Indianapolis, Indiana (October 4, 2013)--Soybean farmers can look forward to a new solution to protect their crops thanks to a novel insect-resistant trait being developed by Dow AgroSciences. Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company announces it is advancing an insect-resistant trait that, when commercialized, will provide soybean farmers with the broadest spectrum for insect control against lepidopteran pests. The company's insect-resistant soybean trait is the first to be submitted for approvals that expresses two Bt proteins.
This will provide broader in-plant protection of lepidopteran pests, as well as improve sustainability of the technology compared to other soybean technologies being advanced in the market with only one Bt protein. Extensive research has shown that the company's trait provides broad in-plant protection against lepidopteran pests such as fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), soybean looper (Pseudoplusia includens), velvetbean caterpillar (Anticarsia gemmatalis), soybean podworm (Helicoverpa gelotopoeon), and tobacco budworm (Heliothis virescens) as well as Rachiplusia nu.
Submitted to regulatory authorities for approval in key soybean countries as part of the global authorization process, the trait is initially targeted for commercialization in South America. Brazil represents the largest opportunity where insect pressure results in significant yield loss every year. Argentina soybean farmers also face significant impact to their soybean yields due to insects. The company plans to broadly license the technology to regional seed companies in these countries to provide wide access for farmers.
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Pending regulatory approvals, the trait package is expected to be available in elite and high- yielding soybean varieties for the Brazilian and Argentinean markets in the next three to five years.


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A line-up of Toyota and Lexus hybrid vehicles are featured at the Environmental Media Awards (EMA) held at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif. Toyota has been a sponsor of the Environmental Media Awards for over a decade.
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