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HILLSDALE � Armed with smiles and trays and dressed in bright yellow T-shirts, the Hillsdale Rotary Club worked at a local restaurant Thursday night with the intent to raise money and awareness of the Sandy Beach Restoration Project.
Organizer Mike Parney said the idea to work as servers, busboys, bartenders and even wash dishes, was an idea Olivia�s Chop House owner Wayne Babcock liked from the beginning.
Babcock said he was glad to help out the club since �Rotary does a lot of good in the community.�
A donation can was placed on the hostess desk and club members Bill and Janet Lee greeted guests at the door explaining the club�s fundraiser. Guest attendance was a little higher than on a normal Thursday night.
�The club came to me to do this,� Babcock said. �I get hit up for money all the time, but this was different. They wanted to be a part of it instead of getting a hand out.�
Eight members showed up for the first shift, meeting staff and filling in where needed. Working behind the bar was member Eric Macey who said he got the job since he is usually on the other side of the counter.
�They thought since I sit on that side I should know enough to do this,� Macey said while pouring a draft beer.
New member Michael Papesh said he was excited about participating in the club�s venture since he bussed tables while in college.
�I�m doing the 5 to 7 p.m. shift and it should be fun,� he said. �I like how Rotary is part of the community and that�s one of the things that attracted me to Rotary.�
Papesh joined the club in November after noticing all they�ve accomplished with the bike path and at Sandy Beach.
�This is my first project to be involved in and I�m looking forward to it,� he said.
Server Amy Teller, a restaurant employee, said the evening would be interesting and work a littler lighter, but having club members around would be a something they would all have fun with.
While serving entr�e platters to a table full of guests with another server, John Smith, Teller assured service would continue as smoothly as possible.
Babcock reported the club earned $503.70, 15 percent of total sales for the day.
�Once people got the initial idea of what was going on and got into it, it went well,� Babcock said. �It was a lot of fun for the staff and it broke up the routine. I definitely would do it again after seeing all the volunteers who came out to get involved.�
Parney said the event turned out to be a �win-win for everybody,� not only earning funds for the project, but also bringing greater awareness to Rotary�s plans for Sandy Beach.
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Superstar batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday became the first Indian sportsman to be honoured with membership of the Order of Australia.
Arts Minister Simon Crean conferred the award on the cricketer at a ceremony in Mumbai, Tendulkar's home city, after the honour was announced by Prime Minister Julia Gillard during her visit to India last month.
Tendulkar was recognised "for his service to Australia-India relations by promoting goodwill, friendship and sportsmanship through the sport of cricket", said a statement from the Australian consulate-general.
"Mr Tendulkar, as a member and former Captain of the Indian Cricket Team, has made an outstanding contribution to international cricket for more than 20 years," it said, describing his career as an "inspiration".
The 39-year-old batsmen is the world's leading scorer in both Test and one-day cricket and has compiled an unprecedented 100 international centuries.
West Indies batting star Brian Lara was also honoured with membership of the Order of Australia in 2009.
Two other Indians, former attorney-general Soli Sorabjee and Mother Teresa, have previously been awarded Australian honours.
Tendulkar's popularity in the country was cemented when legendary cricketer Don Bradman said he was reminded of his own batting after watching the Indian play.
Announcing his honour in New Delhi in October, Gillard said Tendulkar deserved the "special honour" because he was a "very special cricketer".
"Cricket is of course a great bond between Australia and India. We are both cricket-mad nations," she said.
India's Tendulkar awarded Australian honour
Superstar batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday became the first Indian sportsman to be honoured with membership of the Order of Australia.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The union representing journalists at Philadelphia's two major newspapers said Thursday that it will bargain a new contract to help prevent the troubled company from being liquidated.
Local Newspaper Guild leaders made the announcement after meeting with executives of Interstate General Media LLC, the group that owns The Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and the website Philly.com.
Interstate had threatened last week to liquidate or sell its assets unless it got new labor agreements with all 11 unions by Friday, according to the Guild.
Ten unions have been working without contracts since October; the current Guild contract expires next October. On Thursday, the Guild agreed to negotiate a new deal while keeping current provisions in force.
"We were convinced that they were seriously considering selling off parts of the company," said Guild acting president Howard Gensler, a Daily News gossip columnist. "Our sense was that if we agreed to come to the table, they would not pursue liquidation at this time."
The company declined to comment.
For years now, the newspaper industry has been savaged by rising costs and declining advertising revenue as readers increasingly consume news for free online.
The Philadelphia newspapers have recently endured especially tumultuous times, with five owners since 2006.
Interstate General Media, made up several powerful local business leaders, bought the cash-strapped newspapers and website in April for about $55 million. The purchase included a printing plant in suburban Philadelphia.
The new owners pledged patience and an extra $10 million for newsroom operations even as they conceded the company hadn't made money for years. They said overall revenue had dropped from about $500 million six years ago to half that, while costs had not declined nearly that much.
Shortly after taking over, the company asked Guild members for $8 million in wage and benefit concessions, but the union refused to reopen its contract. The Guild represents about 500 newsroom, advertising and circulation employees.
Union executive director Bill Ross said the company will lessen the $8 million demand when new bargaining begins Friday, though he did not offer a new figure.
If a new agreement cannot be reached or ratified, the existing contract stays in effect until its expiration nine months from now.
Teamsters Local 628 President John Laigaie said Thursday that his unit, which represents about 340 delivery drivers, security officers and building service workers, has reached a tentative agreement with Interstate that includes givebacks. Members plan to vote next week.
"The concessions we've made are really a reflection of what the business is right now," Laigaie said. "They've shown (us) the numbers, and they're not good."
The Guild and Teamsters are the papers' two largest unions. The status of negotiations with the other nine units was not immediately clear Thursday.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y.This year's finalists for an annual award created by Three Percent at the University of Rochester to recognize the best original translations of fiction and poetry from around the world were announced yesterday at a special reception at Idlewild Books in New York City.
"This is definitely the most diverse and interesting group of finalists yet," said Chad W. Post, director of Three Percent and Open Letter Books. "Writers from all over the world are represented here, as are a range of large and small publishers. It's great to see such a healthy mix of more 'known' authors along with some new voices. I think both panels did a great job identifying the best of the best of international literature published last year. One could use these lists as a primer for learning about contemporary world lit." Appearing on this year's fiction list is Jan Kjaerstad's The Discoverer, translated from the Norwegian by Barbara Haveland and published by Open Letter Books.
Introduction to Open Letter from Chad Post, Director of Open Letter and Three Percent
The Best Translated Book Award was created in 2007 by the University of Rochester's translation-centric Web site Three Percent and is awarded to the best original translations of fiction and poetry published the previous December to November. No retranslations or reprints are eligible for the award, the criteria for which consists of the quality of the original book itself, the artistry of the English translation, and the overall presentation by the publishing house.
According to Bowker and other sources, less than 3% of all books published in America are works translated into English. And in terms of just fiction and poetry, fewer than 350 original, never-before-translated titles came out in 2009. One of the goals of the award is to draw attention to the interesting and important titles that did make their way into English, and which can help expand the horizons of American readers and writers.
As Novey, the chair of the poetry committee, stated: "When poets translate and read poetry in translation, they infuse both their own poetry and that of poets writing all over the country with new energy and imagery and sounds. The more poetry we translate in this country, the more exciting our poetry will get."
Summaries of all 10 fiction finalists can be found on the Three Percent Web site (rochester.edu/threepercent), and each of the 10 poetry titles will be featured there starting on Monday, Feb. 22. The winners in both categories will be announced on March 10 at an event at Idlewild Books at 12 W. 19th St., New York; idlewildbooks.com.
This year's fiction judges are: Monica Carter (Skylight Books and Salonica World Lit); Scott Esposito (Conversational Reading and Center for the Art of Translation); Susan Harris (Words Without Borders); Annie Janusch (translator); Brandon Kennedy (Spoonbill & Sugartown); Bill Marx (PRI's The World: World Books); Michael Orthofer (Complete Review); Chad W. Post (Open Letter and Three Percent); and Jeff Waxman (Seminary Co-op and The Front Table).
The poetry judges are: Brandon Holmquest (poet, translator, editor of CALQUE); Jennifer Kronovet (poet, translator, editor of Circumference), Idra Novey (poet, translator, Executive Director of the Center for Literary Translation at Columbia University); Kevin Prufer (poet, academic, essayist, and co-editor of New European Poets); and Matthew Zapruder (poet, transaltor, academic, and co-editor of Wave Books).
The 10 fiction finalists are (in alphabetical order):
César Aira, Ghosts.
Translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews.
(Argentina, New Directions)
Gerbrand Bakker, The Twin.
Translated from the Dutch by David Colmer.
(Netherlands, Archipelago)
Ignácio de Loyola Brandão, Anonymous Celebrity.
Translated from the Portuguese by Nelson Vieira.
(Brazil, Dalkey Archive)
Hugo Claus, Wonder.
Translated from the Dutch by
Michael Henry Heim.
(Belgium, Archipelago)
Wolf Haas, The Weather Fifteen Years Ago.
Translated from the German by
Stephanie Gilardi and Thomas S. Hansen.
(Austria, Ariadne Press)
Gail Hareven, The Confessions of Noa Weber.
Translated from the Hebrew by Dalya Bilu.
(Israel, Melville House)
Jan Kjærstad, The Discoverer.
Translated from the Norwegian
by Barbara Haveland.
(Norway, Open Letter Books)
Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky, Memories of the Future.
Translated from the Russian by Joanne Turnbull.
(Russia, New York Review Books)
José Manuel Prieto, Rex.
Translated from the Spanish by Esther Allen.
(Cuba, Grove)
Robert Walser, The Tanners.
Translated from the German by Susan Bernofsky.
(Switzerland, New Directions)
The ten poetry finalists are (in alphabetical order):
Nicole Brossard, Selections.
Translated from the French by Guy Bennett, David
Dea, Barbara Godard, Pierre Joris, Robert Majzels,
Erin Moure, Jennifer Moxley, Lucille Nelson, Larry
Shouldice, Fred Wah, Lisa Weil, Anne-Marie Wheeler.
(Canada, University of California)
René Char, The Brittle Age and Returning Upland.
Translated from the French by Gustaf Sobin.
(France, Counterpath)
Mahmoud Darwish, If I Were Another.
Translated from the Arabic by Fady Joudah.
(Palestine, FSG)
Elena Fanailova, The Russian Version.
Translated from the Russian by
Genya Turovskaya and Stephanie Sandler.
(Russia, Ugly Duckling Presse)
Hiromi Ito, Killing Kanoko.
Translated from the Japanese by Jeffrey Angles.
(Japan, Action Books)
Marcelijus Martinaitis, KB: The Suspect.
Translated from the Lithuanian by Laima Vince.
(Lithuania, White Pine)
Heeduk Ra, Scale and Stairs.
Translated from the Korean by
Woo-Chung Kim and Christopher Merrill.
(Korea, White Pine)
Novica Tadic, Dark Things.
Translated from the Serbian by Charles Simic.
(Serbia, BOA Editions)
Liliana Ursu, Lightwall.
Translated from the Romanian by Sean Cotter.
(Romania, Zephyr Press)
Wei Ying-wu, In Such Hard Times.
Translated from the Chinese by Red Pine.
(China, Copper Canyon)
Information about these titles and all of the books on the fiction longlist, can be found online at Three Percent (www.rochester.edu/threepercent). For additional information about the award, panelists, or event, please contact Chad W. Post at 585.319.0823 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Mahalakshmi brings down Grandmaster Grover
Chennai - Woman FIDE Master M. Mahalakshmi, a student of Velammal Group of Schools, caused a big upset bringing down Grandmaster Sahaj Grover in an exciting Nimzo?Indian game in the Apollo Engineering College Commonwealth Chess Championship that began here Friday.
After a sedate start, Mahalakshmi went for a king?side assault that had the Delhi?based Grandmaster in trouble.
An exchange sacrifice in the 31st turn could not stem the queen, rook and bishop battery and Grover gave up, faced with a collapsing position after 41 moves.
Incidentally, Mahalakshmi had won the gold medal in the under?14 girls section last week in the World Youth Chess Championships at Maribor, Slovenia.
Meanwhile, top seeded Grandmaster Sergei Tiviakov of the Netherlands was off to a good start winning both his games as he shared the lead at 2.0 points with Grandmasters Oleksienko Mikhailo (Ukraine), Marat Dzhumaev (Uzbekistan), Lintchevski Daniil (Russia), S.P. Sethuraman, M.R. Venkatesh, M.R. Lalith Babu, S. Arun Prasad, R.R. Laxman (all India), International Master Oliver Dimakiling (Philippines) and Woman FIDE Master M. Mahalakshmi among others.
Newly crowned National Premier champion and International Master G. Akash (ELO 2404) suffered a stunning defeat in the hands of 16?year?old Madhurima Shekhar (ELO 1959).
The French game developed into an interesting tussle and Madhurima equalised quickly and the queenless middle?game slowly moved in her favour.
Giving up his rook for bishop on the 31st turn could not solve Akash's difficulties and faced with a mate, he resigned on 40th move.
A big win for the Delhi girl and good show from here, will help her to strike a norm.
Earlier, the first round packed a few surprises as sixth seeded Grandmaster Mark Paragua (ELO 2532) saved himself from an unpleasant position against Indian junior S. Rohit Vassan (ELO 1762).
The Closed Sicilian game saw the Grandmaster pressing for the initiative, even as Rohit hung on with the material thrown upon him.
An exchange sacrifice on the 40th move put the Indian on the front and Rohit found himself four pawns up for an exchange by move 51.
But a series of inaccurate moves saw Rohit conceding a draw holding wrong coloured bishop and a pawn, the queening square of which the Grandmaster had covered.
In another morning round upset, Adarsh Srivastava (ELO 1737) held International Master Shyam Sundar (ELO 2484) to a draw.
Round 2 results: (Indians unless specified): Sergei Tiviakov (Ned) 2 bt Harsha Bharathakoti 1, V Pranavananda 1 lost to Adly Ahmed (Egy) 2, B Adhiban 2 bt Sumit Grover 1,S Harini 1.5 drew with Lintchevski Daniil (Rus) 1.5, Oleksienko Mikhailo (Ukr) 2 bt S R Harikrishna 1, Marat Dzhumaev (Uzb) 2 bt Gajwa Ankit 1, Mulay Pratik 1 lost to M R Lalith Babu 2, S P Sethuraman 2 bt C Sai Vishwesh 1, K Gopalakrishnan 1 lost to M R Venkatesh 2, S Arun Prasad 2 bt Rohan Ahuja 1, R R Laxman 2 bt S Yogit, L N Ram Aravind 1 lost to Oliver Dimakiling (Phi) 2, M Mahalakshmi 2 bt Sahaj Grover 1, G Akash 1 lost to Madhurima Shekhar 2.
Round 1: Daniel Raja N lost to Sergei Tiviakov (Ned), Adly Ahmed (Egy) bt S Jayakumar, Vikash Kumar Dwivedi lost to B Adhiban, Linthevski Daniil (Rus) bt Teh De Juan (Mal), Aparna Raja lost to Oleksienko Mikhailo (Ukr), Mark Paragua (Phi) drew with Rohit Vassan S, Ding Tze How Dilwen (Mal) lost to Marat Dzhumaev (Uzb), M R Lalith Babu bt S S Dave, Rajaryan KUvelkar lost to SP Sethuraman, M R Venkatesh bt A Prathish.


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Two test strategies are used to test virtually all IC logic: automatic test pattern generation (ATPG) with test pattern compression and logic built-in self-test (BIST). This article will describe how ATPG and logic BIST work, explain the differences between them, and offer guidelines on when to use one, the other, or a mixture of both.
How Does ATPG Work?
To verify the correct fabrication of digital circuits, test engineers apply patterns from an external tester and observe the results. Larger designs need to use embedded compression to reduce the pattern volume and test time. Compression works by dividing the chip's scan chains into smaller balanced chains that are connected between a decompressor and a compactor (Fig. 1). The tester patterns are smaller by a couple orders of magnitude, and only a few primary I/Os need to be connected to the external tester.
How Does Logic BIST Work?
Many designs need to be tested or retested in a system or board. For this, you need logic BIST (Fig. 2). A BIST engine is built inside the chip and requires only an access mechanism like the test access port (TAP) to start. When a device is powered on, BIST can also check that the logic is working properly before starting any functional tests.
BIST sends out test patterns generated by a pseudorandom pattern generator (PRPG) along scan chains and then collects the responses in a multiple-input signature register (MISR). The final content of the MISR is a signature that determines the pass/fail result. The signature is typically sent out via the TAP and then compared to a pre-calculated, or expected, signature.
Comparing ATPG And Logic BIST
Designs that require very low defects-per-million (DPM) such as those in the automotive space or medical field often specify logic BIST in addition to ATPG tests. Designs with less stringent DPM requirements may be tested with ATPG alone (see the table).
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On the design implementation side, logic BIST has more strict rules that must be followed, while the rules for ATPG are relatively straightforward. For example, any black-box module or non-scan instance is a source of an unknown value, which logic BIST cannot tolerate. During logic BIST, any unknown value in the circuit will corrupt test responses and result in an incorrect signature. These black-box, or non-scan, instances pose no problems to ATPG because deterministic patterns are used to target the faults. Thus, the impact on the designer is higher for BIST than for ATPG.
With the pseudorandom patterns used in logic BIST, there are sometimes faults that are difficult to observe and difficult to control. Testing can be improved by adding observe and control test points. Test points may not be necessary for ATPG testing, although in some cases they may help to reduce pattern volume (Fig. 3).
Regardless of your method of testing, multi-cycle paths and false paths in the functional design need to be identified and provided as input during test pattern generation. Typically, these are present in the functional design constraints file, which are read into a tool like Mentor Graphics' Tessent FastScan to create deterministic patterns. FastScan considers multi-cycle paths and false paths when creating patterns and masks any potential unknown states. To deal with multi-cycle and false paths in logic BIST, hardware circuitry can be automatically added by design for test tools on the source flop of a path to hold its value for the desired number of functional clock cycles.
Synchronous clock domains are treated in a similar manner for both logic BIST and ATPG methods. However, ATPG and logic BIST deal with asynchronous clocks differently. Cross-domain communication via asynchronous clocks may exist in the design, but do not necessarily affect functionality during normal operation. During test, though, this cross-communication may cause inaccurate results.
During ATPG, you can specify how to trigger the clocks. But in logic BIST, there is no mechanism to specify how the clocks are triggered. Logic BIST requires special circuitry to handle the source and destination flops. The source flop of a cross-domain clock is held at a constant scan-in value while the destination flop is allowed to capture and vice versa.
Figure 4 shows two flops in different asynchronous domains: CLKA and CLKB. The source flop on CLKA has a multiplexer (shown in dark blue) that holds the scan-in value when the destination flop on CLB captures. The signals CDx and CDy are "one-hot" decoded signals, meaning only one of the signals is active.
Another difference between ATPG and logic BIST is in the area of engineering change orders (ECOs). If an ECO results only in combinatorial logic changes, then with either ATPG or logic BIST, you only need to regenerate the patterns. If the ECO requires the addition of only a few functional flops, then the most straightforward way to handle the new flops with ATPG is to not test them, i.e., to mask them in the pattern. For logic BIST you would need to add circuitry to keep those flops in shift-only mode by holding the scanEnable line high.
Both ATPG and logic BIST can achieve the same level of diagnostic resolution. Mostly, the diagnostics for logic BIST designs are done offline after collecting information on failing signatures. For ATPG, the diagnostics can be done concurrently with production testing. A design implemented with both test techniques can use ATPG for online diagnostics to achieve the desired diagnostic resolution during production test.
Both ATPG and logic BIST support low-power shift, which is attractive for low-power and ultra-low-power design applications. In both cases, there are options to control the percentage of flops that toggle during pattern shift operations.
Differences In Pattern Application/Fault Coverage With ATPG And BIST
The goal of test is to attain maximum coverage using the fewest number of tester cycles. Fewer cycles means less test time and less use of tester memory to store patterns. Designs using ATPG scan patterns require multiple sets of patterns to target known fault models like stuck-at, transition, path delay, small delay, and cell-aware faults. Designs that use logic BIST have a single pattern set to target all types of faults in the circuit.
Logic BIST requires a large number of patterns (in the order of 64k to 150k) to be applied to achieve high stuck-at fault coverage. But the N-detect value, which denotes how many times a specific fault has been detected, is very high with logic BIST (typically 15 or higher), and the N-detect value is directly correlated to defect coverage.
With ATPG, a deterministic pattern set is used to target a specific fault, say, stuck-at or transition faults. These deterministic patterns can be tuned to specific design requirements and compacted and/or compressed. During ATPG, specific dynamic compaction may be used to achieve a smaller external pattern set..
High-transition fault coverage can be achieved with deterministic ATPG, but the patterns needed may be large. Some specific fault sets, like path delay and small delay defect, also can be targeted with ATPG deterministic patterns.
In ATPG, if a particular flop captures a wrong value due to stuck-at or at-speed transition failures, then just that flop can be masked, i.e., not compared. Hence, the fault coverage loss is not severe. In logic BIST, there is no way to mask a single flop. The entire chain between the PRPG and MISR must be masked. The resulting fault coverage can be calculated for the rest of the chains that do capture. The chain masking can be done on the output only or both at the input and output.
Automotive and medical designs are being tested with a combination of both pseudorandom logic BIST patterns and deterministic ATPG. With this hybrid test technique, you can use ATPG to achieve very low DPM and check for small delay, timing-aware, cell-aware, and path delay types of defects. Logic BIST allows the chip to be tested during burn-in and in system.
Because more designs are using a combination of both logic BIST and ATPG, EDA vendors now provide tools to reuse logic between ATPG embedded compression and logic BIST. Designs that require both ATPG compression and logic BIST can share the PRPG and compactor circuitry, reducing on-chip hardware cost of test. Hybrid testing can also achieve reduced test times by testing some cores with compressed patterns while running logic BIST on other cores in parallel.
Vidya Neerkundar obtained her MS in electrical engineering from Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, and now is a technical marketing engineer in the Silicon Test Solutions group at Mentor Graphics Corporation.


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The New York State Senate passed a measure formalizing same-sex marriage 33 to 29 in an evening vote on June 24, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat and a Catholic, signed it into law later that night. Unless it is delayed by legal challenges, the new law will take effect in late July. New York would then become the sixth state in the nation to permit same-sex marriage, which is currently legal in Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont, in addition to the District of Columbia. The New York bill, entitled the Marriage Equality Act, dictates that "a marriage that is otherwise valid shall be valid regardless of whether the parties to the marriage are of the same or different sex." The bill also directs that all other laws dealing with marriage or gender-specific subjects be reinterpreted to include two persons of the same sex who have obtained a marriage license.
In their response to the new law, the New York State bishops said that the true definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman "cannot change, though we realize that our beliefs about the nature of marriage will continue to be ridiculed and that some will even now attempt to enact government sanctions against churches and religious organizations that preach these timeless truths." Meanwhile, despite what they called a "sad moment in our state's history," the bishops will continue to work with Governor Cuomo and the legislature on behalf of the poor and vulnerable, the unborn and Catholic school parents, among others, said Dennis Poust, director of communications for the New York State Catholic Conference. "We can't afford to cut off relations with legislators or with the governor because we have other fights to fight," he said. "There are many more issues of grave concern to us. So we'll just get up and brush ourselves off and continue on."
On July 1 the U.S. Department of Justice filed a brief challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as the legal union of one man and one woman. In the coming months, the issue of same-sex marriage will also emerge in various court challenges to Proposition 8, the 2008 California referendum restricting marriage to D.O.M.A.'s definition. In November, residents of the state of Minnesota will be voting on a referendum on the legal status of same-sex unions and the definition of marriage.
While the New York legislature included language that offered some protection to religious organizations—exemptions made public only in the last hours before the vote—its actual legal effect will have to be scrutinized. The last-minute amendment to the legislation exempts from liability members of the clergy who decline to perform same-sex weddings and protects any employee "being managed, directed or supervised by or in conjunction with a religious corporation, benevolent order or a not-for-profit corporation." It also says failure to provide same-sex ceremonies would not "result in any state or local government action to penalize, withhold benefits, or discriminate against such religious corporation, benevolent order, a not-for-profit corporation operated, supervised or controlled by a religious corporation."
Bishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage, said: "Marriage is a fundamental good that must be protected in every circumstance. Exemptions of any kind never justify redefining marriage." Bishop Cordileone said marriage as an institution "affirms the vital and unique importance to children of receiving care from both their mother and father together…. Making marriage law indifferent to the absence of either sex creates an institutional and cultural crisis with generational ramifications yet to be seen."


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The LTV Corporation
List of Deals
- 1972 exchange offer in the ratio of $400 principal amount of 7 1/2% convertible notes and $600 in cash for each $1,000 principal amount of 6 1/2% debentures
- 1981 offering of 4,000,000 shares of common stock
The LTV Corporation's roots lie in an electrical construction and engineering firm established by Jimmy Ling in 1947. In 1956 the Ling Electric Company merged with L.M. Electronics of California, and the name of the company was changed to Ling Electronics. The company's name was changed to Ling-Altec three years later, following a merger with Altec Electronics. The company merged with the Temco Electronics and Missile Company of Dallas the next year; the new company, Ling-Temco, became one of the first major defense companies to be founded after World War II. In 1961 the company merged with the Chance Vought Aircraft Company. Once again, the company's name was changed—to Ling-Temco-Vought.
Jimmy Ling's idea of what constituted a successful conglomerate was based on the notion that no division should account for more than 30 percent of the company's sales. In addition, concentration of the company's business in related fields was to be avoided at all costs. It was for that reason that the company became interested in Wilson Foods in 1966. Wilson's primary product was fresh meats, but it also operated two other businesses dependent upon animal byproducts: sporting goods and pharmaceuticals. Ling-Temco-Vought acquired Wilson Foods in 1967. At that time, Ling-Temco-Vought was listed number fourteen in the Fortune 500 ranking, with annual sales of over $1 billion. The company divided Wilson into three operating divisions: Wilson & Company (meat), Wilson Sporting Goods, and Wilson Pharmaceutical & Chemical. Shares of stock in the three divisions were sold to the public.
Ling-Temco-Vought's growth from 1965 to 1969 was impressive. In 1965 the company had total sales of $36 million. That figure had grown by more than 100 times, to $3.8 billion, in 1969. This growth was made possible through "redeployment," Ling's term for offering a minority share of a Ling-Temco-Vought division's stock to the public. Private investors would drive up the price of the stock under favorable market conditions. This provided the company with more collateral to support larger bank loans, which were, in turn, used to finance more takeovers. In 1968 the company acquired the Greatamerica Corporation, which was the parent company for Braniff Airways, National Car Rental, and a number of insurance companies. The company purchased a majority interest in the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation of Pittsburgh later that year. The company's numerous acquisitions led the U.S. Justice Department to initiate an antitrust investigation. The company avoided a federal lawsuit by selling Braniff and the Okonite division.
Ling-Temco-Vought's growth halted as the economy began to decline in 1969. The company was forced to divest itself of several divisions in order to generate enough cash to compensate for its growing debt. Despite such measures, at that time the company's stock was trading for $11, as opposed to its 1967 worth of $167 per share. The company gained new leadership in 1970, when it ousted Jimmy Ling from his position as chairman. The company's first goal to regain its financial footing was to dispose of its unprofitable divisions and remove all the others from public trading. Ling-Temco-Vought, which had until that time been more of an investment portfolio than a holding company, was to be converted into an operating company directly involved with its subsidiaries. In 1971 the company was renamed the LTV Corporation. Later that year, LTV acquired the remaining shares of Vought Aircraft from private investors. LTV's Vought division was subcontracted to manufacture tail sections for a number of aircraft. By the mid-1970s, however, Vought's ability to generate a consistent profit was undermined by the Pentagon when it eliminated Vought from several lucrative defense contracts.
By 1977 LTV was reduced to three principal lines of business: steel (Jones & Laughlin), meat packing (Wilson), and aerospace (Vought). All three divisions were suffering from the adverse conditions in their respective markets, and LTV lost $39 million on sales of $4.7 billion that year. At that time, the company purchased the Lykes Corporation of New Orleans. Lykes was the parent company of Continental-Emsco, a petroleum equipment supply and service company; the Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, a cargo shipping company; and Youngstown Sheet & Tube, a steel-finishing plant. The company believed that the Youngtown mill would benefit its own steel business. A new division, J&L Steel, was introduced upon completion of the merger.
In 1981 the company attempted to perform a similar expansion of its aerospace division. The takeover target was the Grumman Corporation. Grumman opposed the takeover, and the Federal Trade Commission imposed an injunction against further purchases of Grumman stock by LTV on the grounds that a merger of the two companies would be anticompetitive in the carrier-based aircraft field. Without the additional resources of Grumman, LTV's Vought division was forced to re-equip itself with new equipment in order to meet its fifteen-year $4 billion contract to produce a multiple launch rocket system for the Defense Department. It was a very costly investment and left LTV with liquidity problems at a very bad time. Also in 1981, LTV sold its Wilson subsidiary to generate cash. After selling Wilson, LTV was left with LTV Steel, LTV Aerospace & Defense, and LTV Energy Products.


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Every summer, tragic news of the death of a child left in a hot car bewilders parents and caregivers alike. This preventable tragedy is far too common—there have been seven hot car related deaths in 2012 alone—and the summer is far from over. For one Louisiana father whose 11-month-old son fell victim to this fate Monday, this already horrific accident could mean prosecution and possible jail time.
Plus: Hot Car Deaths on the Rise
It has been confirmed that the outside temperature reached upwards of 99 degrees, meaning that the inside of the car was significantly higher. The father didn't realize his mistake until the day care center called asking where his son was. He immediately rushed to his car and brought the child to a hospital where it was too late. In addition to living with the guilt of this accident, which certainly may be punishment enough, he might be placed behind bars.
Plus: One Mom's Tragic Story of Leaving Her Son in a Hot Car
According to the San Francisco State University Department of Geosciences, 80% of recorded "child vehicular hyperthermia deaths" are attributed to the child either "forgotten" by a caregiver, or the child playing in an unattended vehicle. The statistics speak for themselves, as most deaths are the unintentional result of a change in routine or an oversight gone wrong, not premeditated murder.
Plus: Is This a Solution for Hot Car Deaths?
This instance is not the first of this summer—and unfortunately it probably won't be the last—but it raises the important question of accountability in these types of horrifying accidents. It also serves as a reminder for how easily this can occur. Visit kidsandcars.org for safety and prevention tips.
How do you feel about leaving a child in the car, even for a quick errand? Should this father be held responsible for the accidental death of his child?


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Reform is not just a Tory issue
Reluctance to engage with the British conservatives in a debate over EU reform could represent a missed opportunity, for Europe and for science.
Last week, I attended a conference in London hosted by the think tank Open Europe. Billed as a Pan-European conference for EU reform, the event was dominated by conservative ministers from the UK and a handful from other EU member states.
The event began with a speech from UK chancellor George Osborne that epitomised the black and white nature under which the discussion on reform was initiated last January: "Reform, or we're out," he implied. But beyond this, I observed a nuanced debate between pro-reformers about the benefits and constraints of the EU and how it might do things better, with the majority supporting the UK staying in the EU.
To set things straight: I am not a conservative, I support the fundamental premise of the EU as an instrument of peace, economic progress and political reform, and I do not want the UK to leave the Union.
But I also see nothing wrong with a widely engaging debate on the changes—big or small—that could make the EU better, involving all political parties, even if the premise on which the debate was initiated might have ruffled some feathers.
Europe is not struggling because it is anti-competitive and anti-science, as George Osborne claimed, but because of the banking crisis. And whilst European research is not to blame, it has certainly felt the effects: as many as 11 member states have seen a decrease in their higher education funding of more than 5 per cent since 2008, according to the European University Association.
Some of the changes being proposed by the reform campaign could benefit researchers significantly. At the London conference, participants played a game to reform the EU budget, suggesting how the allocations under the €1 trillion seven-year spending plan might be improved. The breakdown that won the prize of 'best budget' allocated nearly all of the money to cross-border R&D spending, with the remainder for cohesion in the poorest regions.
Such a swinging shift is unrealistic. But the underlying message is clear: many reformers want more spending on R&D.
Another major facet of the conservative's agenda is "more power to member states": allowing member states to make their own decisions on issues they are best placed to rule on. At present, MEPs and Brussels officials spend months ruling on directives that are then torn apart by opt-outs and alterations at the national level. So why not decide which issues should be European, and which should be national, without this messy in-between?
A debate about what constitutes a national issue and what constitutes an EU one could bring some much-needed clarity to Europe's policymaking. What's more, by leaving national issues at the national level, it would allow the Brussels institutions more time to focus on real Pan-European agendas—including the European Research Area.
Furthermore, engaging the conservatives in debate would allow their opponents to address a fundamental error in the right-wing argument: that is, trying to evaluate the EU against a perfect model of democracy, which national governments are even further from achieving. Idealism, rather than realism, has proved to be a highly effective weapon in the rhetoric heralding the failings of the EU, and it must be countered.
Some industries have grasped the opportunity to engage, with the British Bankers' Association calling for closer ties with Brussels, and the UK car industry voicing concern about an EU exit. And there have been murmurings amongst scientists and research organisations about the potential damage to Britain if it leaves the EU, given that the UK is one of the most successful recipients of European research funding.
But some politicians from outside the conservatives seem scared to join in the debate, for fear of being branded a Eurosceptic. Others are worried about agreeing to alterations to the EU treaties, in case they are opening the door to the abyss. And the remainder seem to be treating the conservative's campaign as they would a naughty child: ignore them, and they might shut up.
But let's have some faith in the strengths of the European project, and the widespread support on its fundamental reason for existing. Let's start a positive and forward-looking discussion on the Europe that we want to see in 20 years time. The EU is going to change regardless—so let's not leave it only to the conservatives to determine how.


text: The brain is the central organ of stress and adaptation to stress because it perceives and determines what is threatening, as well as the behavioral and physiological responses to the stressor. The adult, as well as developing brain, possess a remarkable ability to show structural and functional plasticity in response to stressful and other experiences, including neuronal replacement, dendritic remodeling, and synapse turnover. This is particularly evident in the hippocampus, where all three types of structural plasticity have been recognized and investigated, using a combination of morphological, molecular, pharmacological, electrophysiological and behavioral approaches. The amygdala and the prefrontal cortex, brain regions involved in anxiety and fear, mood, cognitive function and behavioral control, also show structural plasticity. Acute and chronic stress cause an imbalance of neural circuitry subserving cognition, decision making, anxiety and mood that can increase or decrease expression of those behaviors and behavioral states. In the short term, such as for increased fearful vigilance and anxiety in a threatening environment, these changes may be adaptive; but, if the danger passes and the behavioral state persists along with the changes in neural circuitry, such maladaptation may need intervention with a combination of pharmacological and behavioral therapies, as is the case for chronic or mood anxiety disorders. There are important sex differences in how the brain responds to stressors that are in urgent need of further exploration. Moreover, adverse early life experience, interacting with alleles of certain genes, produce lasting effects on brain and body via epigenetic mechanisms. While prevention is most important, the plasticity of the brain gives hope for therapies that take into consideration brain-body interactions.


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For San Antonio Spurs summer league Coach Becky Hammon, it all came naturally.
Her team was down a basket in the final seconds. She called a timeout, drew up a play and it almost worked. Guard Jarell Eddie had an open look, but he missed a three-point shot that would have tied the score against the New York Knicks' squad Saturday.
Hammon maintained a stoic demeanor for four quarters, leaving the bench only to call timeouts or offer words of encouragement. And then her first game as a head coach was over. It was also the first time a woman served as the head coach of an NBA summer league team.
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — He's the son of a deeply religious couple who defied communist repression to practice their faith. And if elected pope, Hungarian Cardinal Peter Erdo would be the second pontiff to come from eastern Europe — following in the footsteps of the late John Paul II, a Pole who left a great legacy helping to topple communism.
A cardinal since 2003, Erdo is known as an erudite scholar with a common touch. An expert on canon law and distinguished university theologian, he has also striven to forge close ties to the parish faithful.
Erdo regularly visits all his parishes, and established a city mission in Budapest to organize debates, concerts and performances designed to attract people back to the church. Hungary is a country where over half the 10 million citizens say they are Catholic, but only a fraction attends Mass.
"He is the kind of bishop who does not spend his time in his ... palace but instead takes his role as a teacher very seriously," said Balazs Schanda, dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences at Budapest's Pazmany Pater Catholic University.
EDITOR'S NOTE: As the Roman Catholic Church prepares to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI, The Associated Press is profiling key cardinals seen as "papabili" — contenders to the throne. In the secretive world of the Vatican, there is no way to know who is in the running, and history has yielded plenty of surprises. But these are the names that have come up time and again in speculation. Today: Peter Erdo
Erdo's homilies are posted on the website of the archdiocese, often on the same day he gives them at Mass. And as president of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences, the 60-year-old cardinal has also paid special attention to relations with the Jewish community and the Roma — or Gypsies — who are among Hungary's poorest and least educated people.
Erdo is the oldest of six siblings and has a twin brother, Pal. His parent tried to raise him in the Catholic faith at a time when people who practiced their religion faced persecution.
Many Catholics were discriminated against in the workplace; Erdo's father, a lawyer, was even barred from practicing his profession.
The cardinal has said that his parents were prepared to pay the price for their choice.
"They had made a grave and important decision: what is more important, religion or advancement in society?" Erdo said in a lengthy interview published in 2008. "They chose their faith."
Erdo's religious vocation came to him gradually.
He became an altar boy at the age of six and enjoyed the parochial activities at his local church but it wasn't until he was close to finishing high school that he seriously considered becoming a priest.
Before entering the seminary he was drafted into the army, serving for several months in the southern city of Nagyatad.
He was ordained on June 18, 1975, in Budapest, a week before his 23rd birthday, which at the time was the minimum age for becoming a priest.
His first assignment was as chaplain in the northern town of Dorog, an industrial area best known for its coal mines, which have since been closed down.
After doctoring in theology in Hungary, he studied canon law at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, where he obtained another doctorate in 1980, the same year he began his teaching career in Hungary.
Erdo, the only Hungarian to enter the conclave to elect the next pope, was named Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest in 2002.
He has taught and done research at several universities, including the Gregorian University in Rome, the University of California, Berkeley and the Catholic University in Buenos Aires, among others. He was rector of the Pazmany Peter Catholic University from 1998 to 2003.
Erdo speaks several languages, including Latin, German, Italian, Spanish and French and has taken lessons to improve his English.
Shortly before departing for the conclave in Rome, Erdo talked about the most important task facing the next pope.
"People have to be guided to Jesus Christ," Erdo told Hungarian state news agency MTI. "This is the big problem, the great challenge and the central task."


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Death Row (US - DVD R1)
Gabe's on lock down, and forced to watch another Kevin Van Hook movie...
There was only one survivor of the Isla del Roca prison riots, and his tale is one of terror and legend. Not deterred by this, a group of nubile twenty-somethings take a trip to the abandoned prison to shoot a documentary (using an itty bitty handheld camera). Meanwhile, a group of criminals stops in the prison to regroup and hide from the cops. Terrible events begin almost immediately as the deranged ghost inmates dispatch of the visitors in gory ways. Rinse and Repeat.
Watching a Kevin Van Hook movie is like watching a really bad impersonator who you can't help but root for in spite of an overwhelming desire to see him flattened by a Mack truck. He's seen enough movies and been on plenty of sets as a special effects guy to know what a movie is. He knows what a movie looks and sounds like, he probably even knows what a movie smells like, and he does his best to make one of his own. Van Hook's problem isn't one of not being able to practice his craft; his problem is that he doesn't have an imagination of his own. He's really good at remembering other movies, and makes good use of some of the better moments.
Like Voodoo Moon and The Slayer (the other two Van Hook flicks I've caught), Death Row recycles its plot, images and characters from other films. I'm not going to bother citing examples because I'm sure you've already thought of six or seven based on the synopsis. The dialogue in all three of these films is so bad (and clichéd, don't forget clichéd) that it almost seems impossible. It's almost poignant. It's like someone dared Van Hook and his co-writer (that's right, this one took two guys working on it) to come up with the most banal wording in the history of screenwriting. Because my opinion on the film has already been made more or less obvious, I'll take some time to relay some of that awful dialogue.
"You've done nothing but huff and puff since I met you."
"Then maybe it's time I blew your house down. Woof."
"I've seen some things that are pretty hard to explain..."
"Genius, that's the understatement of the year."
"You get off on touching other people's buttons?"
"Only when they're as big as yours."
"I'm not feeling myself today"
"Yeah, I don't think you'll be feeling much of anyone else anytime soon."
On the 'not-so-bad-you'll-throw-up' side there is some really over the top gore here. It isn't a total loss. Dare I say Death Row (which by the way, is not to be confused with another horror film called Death Row that was made just after this one) is even spitefully entertaining? Is it worth watching such dreck for five or six gory kills? One robber is squeezed through the prison bars (cough Wishmaster II cough cough), another is diced in a license plate cutting machine, yet another is sliced in half by a fan.
There are a few funny cameos (Danny Trejo as a priest, not a prisoner, in a prison movie? Kind of genius, I'll admit), the girls are sexy (one even ends her life in her underwear), and the special effects are cheesy enough to charm a bit (though some of them are actually a bit impressive considering the budget). The actors really can't act beyond the dialogue, but they aren't terrible, at times Busey even seems to be enjoying himself. The film isn't (unfortunately) as unrelentingly bad as some of Uwe Boll's 'best' work, and it actually makes for a less entertaining film. It sounds funny, but Death Row isn't actually bad enough to garner your attention.
Apparently the old proverb is wrong, and you really can polish a chunk of excrement. Death Row, despite having next to no visual style its own, looks really good on DVD. The movie looks like it was filmed on some kind of non-film source, and almost has that weird 'soap opera' cleanness to it. Colours are vibrant and accurately produced, black levels are rich and deep, and the contrast is surprisingly soft. There's little or no grain, zero artefacts, and even compression issues like blocking and low level noise are few and far between. The real story is the detail level, which really shocked me considering the source material. This transfer comes far too close to reference level for my comfort, frankly.
The interesting thing about Death Row's Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack's shortcomings is that they almost all seem to lie in the original sound design. The flick's sound is sparse and thin. There is plenty of bass on the track, but a lot of sound effects and cues that could use the extra punch are without. The surround effects work, but are all too obvious considering how inactive the surround channels are overall. There's no subtlety to the sound design, it's either on or off. Dialogue is clear enough, and without distortion even when folks are screaming their heads off. The music is so average and forgettable I find myself unable to recall a single cue.
Extras start out with another Kevin Van Hook commentary track. Van Hook's utter seriousness on his Voodoo Moon track almost knocked my eyeballs outta my skull with rolling. His ego far exceeded the film's actual value. Here he still calls his work 'nice' a lot, and has little to no humour in his tone (though I have a feeling now that that's just the way he talks), but spends more time praising the performances and crew work. This time around the director is joined by two actors, Jamie Elle Mann (hot) and Scott Whyte (from Mighty Ducks 2). Van Hook still rules the commentary, as out actors don't really seem to have must interest in speaking.
'An Axe to Grind' is a brief making-of featurette, which was probably used to sell the film to distributors. All the actors lie through their teeth when they tell us that the script was so great they had to do the movie (admit guys, you needed the money), and Van Hook looks like he hasn't slept in a month. It's followed by another featurette about the making of the license plate cutting death. It's called 'License to Thrill', for no apparent reason. I'll admit it's a really good make-up.
There is a sole extended scene, which is erroneous plotting at a time when the film really needs to be getting to its finish. This is followed by a photo gallery and a conceptual art gallery, and the usual Anchor Bay horror release trailers (most of which are Van Hook productions).
Death Row isn't as unwatchably awful and insulting as Voodoo Moon, and it moves pretty briskly (one of the ultimate no-nos of bad horror is slow pace). The film isn't scary, or even remotely suspenseful, but there are worse ways to waste your time. I wouldn't recommend spending money on this, but if you get the chance to see it for free I say go for it.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Chris Johnson Member Join Date: October 2005 Location: United States Posts: 1,465
Kevin Van Hook is the next Uwe Boll.
unfiltered Member Join Date: January 2007 Location: Uganda Posts: 24
Chris Johnson wrote: Kevin Van Hook is the next Uwe Boll.
mikey mike Member Join Date: March 2006 Location: Yemen Posts: 256
wow legendary master actor Jake Busey and a half naked girl taking a shower? this is like the best movie ever. how could anyone possibly not like this masterpiece, how I ask
scottmck Contributor Join Date: April 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 393
It's weird... how come long-term horror fanatics are so devoted to their genre but when they get the chance to make their own, it's predictably a load of garbage? Same thing with the review of Boo I did a while back. You think they'd probably be the first ones onto an internet forum b***hing about the quality if someone else had made it.
Thembones Member Join Date: November 2005 Location: United States Posts: 287
Is this the same Kevin Van Hook that made that vampire movie Frost with Gary Busey?
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,719
Chris Johnson Member Join Date: October 2005 Location: United States Posts: 1,465
Kevin VanHook also did that really lame "The Fallen Ones" movie with Casper Van Dien too. I'm at the point where I'll just avoid whatever film has this guy's name on it.
krycek Member Join Date: December 2006 Location: United States Posts: 19
that guy in the second picture looks like Opie from the Opie & Anthony show
Worst Nightmare Senior Member Join Date: July 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 6,716
Did she drop her soap?
Interesting to see such actors go down the c**ppy c-grade route...
Interesting to see such actors go down the c**ppy c-grade route...
MattBelanger Member Join Date: March 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 29
Stacey Keach was so awesome on Titus, that all of his latter day sins are forgiven.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 6th March 2007
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Extras: Director/Star Commentary, "An Axe to Grid", "License to Thrill", Deleted Scene, Stills, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Kevin Van Hook
Cast: Jake Busey, Stacy Keach, Jamie Elle Mann,
Genre: Horror
Length: 90 minutes
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - If you need some last-minute items for Thanksgiving dinner, you'll likely be fighting the crowds at the grocery store to get them.
Dennis Marchi is a manager at Schnucks. He said if you need the Thanksgiving essentials, workers have places most items in plain view.
"So they don't have to look for it," Marchi said. "It's going to be right there at their location."
Marchi said come when it's the least crowded.
"The best time to come is in the morning and they can do their shopping. You can see here, the big items, celery, cranberries, brussel sprouts, those are the items that people are looking for," Marchi said. "We are still open for 24 hours and we are open tomorrow. So, if you forget something or have an extra party coming, we'll have the product."
He said there's no chance of them running out.
"We will have fresh product. We've got the turkeys, we've got fresh turkeys, we've got plenty of them," Marchi said. "We are very well-stocked so there will be no issue."
For shoppers in a hurry, Marchi said the store stocks pre-made pies for a quick grab.
"We have a variety of all kinds of pies. We have apple. We have cherry, peach, pumpkin, that's the great one, everybody wants to buy it," Marchi said. "We've got organic turkeys. People are really asking for those this year. We've got fresh turkey breasts. That's another one that people like so much. We've got just a variety of turkeys that they want and we have it."
One shopper said she came in to get a few items still left on her list.
"We are doing last minute shopping on just little stuff that we still need." Shelia Davis said. "[We are getting] just little odds and ends that we don't have. We knew it was going to be packed. Everybody's doing what we are doing."
Davis will have a house-full tomorrow and she wouldn't want it any other way.
"I have seven adult children and 27 grandkids and nine great-grand babies," Davis said.
Davis said after this last shopping trip she's got everything she needs for the perfect meal.
"I'm a down-home cooking woman so I've got everything ready to go," Davis said. "I just need to be home long enough to do it."
Local stores open on Thanksgiving Day:
- Cape Girardeau Walmart – open all day
- Cape Girardeau Schnucks – open until 6 p.m.
- Cape Girardeau Food Giant – open until 2 p.m.
- Sikeston Food Giant – open until 2 p.m.
- Poplar Bluff Country Mart – open until 10 p.m.
- Poplar Bluff Kroger – open until 4 p.m.
- Jackson County Mart – open until midnight
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"The OpenSolaris Operating System has many features well suited for embedded systems now and in the future. The kernel is fully preemptable and multithreaded, it provides real-time capabilities, and the modular architecture is highly configurable. Because of these advanced capabilities, we feel there are interesting opportunities to extend OpenSolaris to new platforms, such as the ARM architecture. Therefore, we have created this project to configure the OS/Net (ON) consolidation to meet the requirements of embedded systems and to port OpenSolaris to the ARM platform." The first release of the ARM port of OpenSolaris is now available. Installation notes are available.


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ROCHESTER — Rochester police used cruisers and a K9 unit to set up a perimeter along Northcoast Drive near Market Basket after reports came in Friday morning a man had been attacked with pepper spray and then robbed by a stranger he offered a ride.
According to a police press release, units responded to the area around 8:25 a.m. when notified of a strong-armed robbery. The victim told police he was "flagged down" by a man on Chestnut Hill Road in Farmington.
The suspect told the victim at that time his vehicle had gone off the road and he needed a ride.
Police say when the suspect exited the victim's vehicle on Northcoast Drive in the Lilac City, he sprayed the victim in the face with what was described as some kind of pepper spray like chemical mace and then fled the scene on foot with the victim's cell phone and money.
Sgt. Todd Pinkham said police were closing down their perimeter near the Silver Bell Mobile Home Park around 9:30 a.m., approximately one hour after the incident was called in. He said the victim at that time was also cleaning himself up from the chemicals sprayed as officials sought to clarify what happened.
The K9 unit at that time was unable to track an area where the suspect possibly got into a vehicle, according to a department press release, and initial reports said it appeared the suspect was headed toward Alton.
The suspect is described as a white male in his early to mid-20s, 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall with a medium build. He had a full beard that was neatly trimmed and was wearing blue jeans, white sneakers and a blue New England Patriots sweat shirt with a matching pompom hat. Police released a composite photo detailing what the suspect looked like.
Anyone with information about this crime is encouraged to contact the Rochester Police Department at 330-7127. Alternatively, calls can be made to the Rochester Crimeline at 335-6500. All calls to the Rochester Crimeline will remain confidential and rewards may be given for information leading to an arrest. Those with information can also text the Rochester Crimeline at Crimes (274637). In the body of the text, write TEXT4CASH followed by a tip.


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When you intend to buy new furniture for your home, the thought of buying furniture online is not the initial thing that involves your mind; somewhat, you try to determine other options for your furniture shopping. Unlike the old times, getting the furniture custom-made at home by a tuned carpenter is nearly the thing you want to go for, and going to each furniture store in your area to discover the best products and special discounts aren't practical alternatives.


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Drawing influence from a range of sources, including Abstract Expressionism and his African-American heritage, but hewing to none, Stanley Whitney produces abstract paintings focused on color. In inexhaustible variations, Whitney organizes blocks of colors into grids that fill the canvas. He likens his process to the call and response flow of traditional African-American music, explaining: "I start at the top and work down. That gets into call and response. One color calls forth another. Color dictates the structure, not the other way around."
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Did you know?
5-10% of all breast cancers are hereditary. That may not seem like a huge number, but think about it this way:
– According to a 2011-2012 Cancer.org research study, there are 2.6 million breast cancer survivors in North America. So simply put, up to 260,000 cases of breast cancer were heredity-linked. Doesn't seem like such a small percentage anymore.
Since the best treatment for breast cancer is early detection, here is what you can do to protect yourself:
1. Start digging through old photo albums and identifying some of the mystery faces.
2. Track down your family's ancestor tracker (if you have one) and get as much information from them as you can.
3. Find out how each of your family members has died in the last 4-5 generations (or as far back as you can go). Of those who died of cancer or other serious diseases, find out their age at diagnosis and death.
Now that you have some background information, how does this help you?
You should start getting tested 10 years prior to the earliest diagnosis date.
ex: If your great grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 45, you should book your first mammogram no later then your 35th birthday (for those with no history of breast cancer in their family the recommended age for mammograms is 40).
What is the BRCA (pronounced bra-ka) gene and how does it effect me?
Testing for the BRCA gene is a highly controversial issue that has been the source of many debates, even extending into TV programming, such as 90210.
The BRCA gene is a gene mutation that indicates a higher risk of breast cancer in women. It is hereditary and can be tested for. Websites like https://www.23andme.com/
can provide some information, but speaking with your doctor is always the best course of action.
The pros of getting tested:
– Catching the BRCA mutation early can give you the option to save your life.
– Knowing you have a higher risk of breast cancer will allow you to take the natural steps to improve your life and your health and give you a stronger reason to do so.
– Knowledge is power.
The cons:
– Not every carrier of the BRCA gene gets cancer and some women are doing unnecessary surgeries.
– Knowing you have a higher risk of breast cancer causes escalated stress and life-threatening fear.
So before you get tested make sure you know what you are getting into and how you plan to handle the information once it is in your hands. And remember: the only person who can make qualified decisions with this complex information is a physician. So take his/her opinion and don't hesitate to get another one.
Remember: Breast cancer can happen to everyone, but has a higher chance in some:
-Two red flags:
(1) Being of Eastern European descent, and/or
(2) having breast and ovarian cancer in your family history.
American Cancer Society. Breast Cancer Facts and Figures 2011-2012.


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We, the Heads of State and of Government of the Hemisphere, meeting in Lima, Peru at the VIII Summit of the Americas,
Underscoring that the prevention of and fight against corruption are fundamental to strengthening democracy and the rule of law in our States, and that corruption weakens democratic governance and citizens' trust in institutions, in addition to having a negative impact on the effective enjoyment of human rights and the sustainable development of the peoples of our Hemisphere as well as other regions of the world;
Reaffirming our commitment to anti-corruption treaties, such as the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and the Inter-American Convention against Corruption (IACAC);
Reaffirming also the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and our firm support for its implementation ; and
In keeping with our respective domestic legislation and the multilateral and bilateral treaties to which we are Party, as well as recognized principles such as respect for sovereignty and non-interference,
A. Reinforcement of Democratic Governance
1. Strengthening democratic institutions for the prevention of and fight against corruption in the Hemisphere, ensuring that the competent authorities have the necessary guarantees for the proper performance of their functions.
2. Strengthening judicial autonomy and independence, following applicable inter-American and universal standards on this matter, to promote respect for the rule of law and access to justice as well as to promote and encourage policies of integrity and transparency in the judicial system.
3. Promoting a hemispheric initiative to coordinate the efforts of competent regional and international organizations in the framework on the Inter-American Education Agenda focusing on civic education led by the Organization of American States (OAS), through the Inter-American Committee on Education (CIE), with the support of the Joint Summit Working Group (JSWG) and with respect for regional diversity.
4. Developing a culture of citizen participation and prevention of corruption with a view to strengthening democratic and civic values from early childhood and throughout life, by implementing teaching and learning programs at all levels of education, as well as ongoing education programs.
5. Promoting public awareness and citizen participation campaigns for the prevention of and participation in the fight against corruption and impunity, and on the tools available to address and combat corruption.
I suspect that Smedes' strict Calvinist upbringing might have predisposed him to distrust celebration. I think that those personal healings should not just be acknowledged, not just be warmly received, but there really should be flat-out rejoicing. Cut loose, revel in it, praise the Lord 'til you drop! It's the right instinct. Just so long as when we end the immediate rejoicing, we get down to our Christian duty to remember what context the healings take place in -- a hurting, crying, brutal, unhealed world, a world that Christ loved and died to heal. And we then stop and pray that God shows us how to be of service in Jesus' work of bring wholeness where there is suffering.
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God doesn't have to suffer. God just
it, and is committed to it because of love. God suffers the way of a lover being wronged, the way of a father awaiting his lost son. The experience of what we experience when we suffer, first heartbeat to last. Even that last heartbeat, even in its lastness. But only once it has beat its last is it ready for a new beginning. We know this because that's how it was for Jesus.
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No one knows why anyone, Christian or non-Christian, has to go through
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"Don't look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you'll know you're dead." ------ Tennessee Williams , in the London * Observer *, 1958.
Starting the 2018-2019 academic year, SYA will accept applications from highly-qualified rising sophomores who are interested in attending any of SYA's four schools in China, France, Italy or Spain for their sophomore year. Candidates must exhibit exceptionally strong academic skills and be prepared to learn in an intimate academic environment. SYA Sophomore Scholars will receive additional program support and be subject to guidelines appropriate for their age group.
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Yes, all SYA Sophomore Scholars must be at least 15-years-old by the day of departure.
The positives are many. Studies have shown that younger students are more receptive to language than older students. Students who attend SYA as a sophomore will return prepared to complete junior and senior years at their home schools, allowing them to participate in school traditions and go through the college process with their peers. Having two more years of high school also allows for students to complete course requirements which may not be offered at SYA and to apply for leadership positions at their sending school.
Sophomores will receive additional orientation support both before departure and after arrival. They will be in the same advisory group which will address with them topics more pertinent to their age group. They will not be placed with other seniors in English class. Host family placement will be with a family able to provide structure and support during the days and weekends. The curfew for sophomores will be earlier than for juniors and seniors. In addition, sophomores will not be permitted to travel independently overnight.
Not necessarily. It is important for all students enrolling at SYA to sit with their home school advisor to review the graduation requirements and create a plan for fitting them all into their four-year schedule. Options for a student who needs to take a course not offered by SYA are to either take the course over the summer or take the course online.
All SYA students are welcome to stay with their host family during the entire nine months of the program. As stated above, Sophomore Scholars will be placed with a host family able to provide support and structure during times when SYA is not in session. Sophomore Scholars, while not able to travel overnight with friends, may certainly travel with their own U.S. families should they plan to go over and visit. SYA faculty will also plan an optional, supervised trip during both vacations.
In addition to the regular application, all SYA Sophomore Scholar Program applicants will need to supply an additional recommendation from a dean, coach, or mentor who knows the student well and can speak to their social and emotional development. Both the applicant and his/her parent(s) will also need to be interviewed by SYA staff.
SYA will accept a limited number of highly-qualified Sophomore Scholars; however, we do not set aside a specific number of places. The enrollment each year will vary depending on the makeup of the applicant pool.
Yes, we would be happy to get you – or your parents – in touch with a student (or his/her parents) who attended SYA as a sophomore. Keep in mind, however, that this has not be common practice, so the list of referrals will be quite small.
Yes, all students are eligible to apply for financial aid and will be considered for any of our scholarship awards.
A "low-tech", more economical method of ballistic ranging was first developed for the Centurion and was also used by Chieftain gunners. It involved a modified 12.7 mm (0.5 in) machine gun to find the range by firing successive bursts in a precise pattern to calculate the trajectory. The gunner had to pick the corresponding mark appropriate to the type of gun ammunition to be fired, laying it on the target. The range of the target was so determined with a high degree of accuracy, also having the advantage of considering trunnion tilt and crosswinds.
However, it could disclose the position of the tank prematurely. Although simple and robust, it took a substantial time and precious time. This was not such a disadvantage at that time, as the / and especially the had long reload and traverse times. In the 1980s it appeared as a "B-plan" in case of a failure of the other systems, as much faster and more precise electronic ballistics computers prevailed. Both the gunner and commander had a firing switch for the gun, while the commander had an override.
The Chieftain remained front-line in British service until 1996 and its development went through 12 different marks and some additional submarks. Outside an updated infrared/white light searchlight online with the gun for target illumination, the FCS evolved to a laser rangefinder. A digital computer was soon introduced to automatically set up the ballistic solution, preparing the respective offset laying for each target. There were also minor electronics or protection upgrades (new NBC lining), improved classified armor, Thermal Observation and Gunnery Sight improved or upgraded to the Challenger I level. However, most of the evolution was aimed at solving the mobility issue, calling an upgraded powerplant.
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This was a testbed for the Chobham armour. The hull glacis and sides, the turret, were entirely new, and this version formed the basis for the next generation of MBTs, the Challenger 1.
This was an armed recovery and repair vehicle.
The bridge-layer version (designated n°8 to N°12 bridge) equipped with a scissors-type bridge. A Close Support Bridge System was also tested. The AVLB Mk 6 was a Chieftain Mk 1/4 converted with mountings for FWMP and fitted with additional armour.
The main combat engineering vehicle, developed by Vickers for and used by the Royal British engineers. The Mk.2 had a dozer blade, or a mine plough.
This SPAAG was a twin-gun anti-aircraft version, with a Marconi Series 400 radar and swiss Oerlikon 35 mm autocannons. None was exported.
It was another SPAAG prototype, with a flat-plate turret, multi-angle front, tapering bustle, and a Twin barrel, 30mm, with multi-perforated muzzle-brakes.
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The Chieftain, like the Centurion before, was largely exported to the Middle East, but failed to be adopted by any country within NATO, choosing the German leopard instead. The Chieftain was proven in combat and showed adaptability to upgrades such as overall improvement or for local modifications on the export market. A new commander's cupola was devised, an uprated engine introduced and additional equipment added to make the Mk 3 variant. The final definitive Chieftain production model became the Mk 5 and these added NBC protection units at the turret bustle as well as further uprated engines.
An agreement was cancelled by the British Government in 1969, despite the efforts already put into the local adaptations of the tank for IDF, including the use of an improved hull-down firing capability which served the Israeli Centurions so well in 1967. However this development served as a blueprint for the creation of the
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, led by General Israel Tal, largely involved in the local Chieftain project.
The first main export variant was the Khalid Shir (Lion) also known as the 40302PJ for Jordan, which included the running gear of the Challenger Mk.I he Jordanian Shir 1 comprised 274 tropicalized tanks which were delivered from 1980 to 1985.
The FV4030/1 (Mark V 3P) was exported, then the Shir 2 (FV4030/3) which was a Jordanian Shir 1 (FV4030/2) upgraded at Leeds for Iran, with a reworked rear which allowed to mount the more recent Rolls Royce CV8 engine of the Challenger. The Shir 2 was basically an improvement of the Chieftain Mk.V built exclusively for Iran, which still remains today in first line service.
These were upgraded locally as the Mobarez package. Other variants of the Chieftain were sold to Iran from 1975 to 1979, with 707 Mark 3P and 5P, 125-189 FV-4030-1, 41 ARV and 14 AVLB being delivered before the revolution.
The Iranian Chieftain was used extensively in the Iran–Iraq War of 1980-88 apparently with mixed results resulting mostly of engine breakdowns. In early 1981 the Iranian Chieftains and
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About 50-75 Chieftains (ex-Kuwaitis) were in service with the Iraqi Army in 1990. They were later upgraded to Khalid-level (4030P2J) with Air-conditioning and reinforced armour, plus improved night vision. Their fate in 2001 is not known.
Kuwait (267 from 1976 to 1995). The Kuwaiti 35th Armored Brigade saw heavy action at the Battle of the Bridges, against some elements of the Iraqi Hammurabi and Medina divisions. After crippling losses, they had to withdrew over the Saudi border and a total of 136 tanks were captured by Iraq. Apparently only 7 tanks managed to survive the war.
Oman took delivery of 27 Chieftains Vs, later upgraded to the Qayd Al Ardh standard fitted with L20 sight and Type 520 laser rangefinder. All these are still in first line service.
The Challenger was planned in 1985 to replace the Chieftain, but was largely based on the Chieftain FV4030/4, cancelled Iranian Shir 2 and late Chieftain 800, 900, 1000 and 2000. Technological improvements were mostly new electronic and numeric device and range-finders, communication system, ammunition loading, updated armour and a much more powerful Rolls-Royce engine.
The latter provided a much needed greater speed, although the mechanical gear train and hull were basically unchanged since the Chieftain. The first tanks were delivered in 1990.
The Chieftain MBT on Wikipedia
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