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Human trafficking is one of the largest criminal industries in the world. It is also a rapidly growing problem in the United States. Each year, hundreds of thousands of men, women and children in America are subject to forced labor and sexual exploitation.
The Center for Leadership and Community Engagement (CLCE) is asking everyone to help survivors of human trafficking by donating care kit items Feb. 20 through March 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the SURC tabling area on the first floor.
Useful items to donate include: shampoo, conditioner, soap, lotion, shavers, cotton swabs, tampons, toothbrushes and toothpaste.
All collected items will go to Juneteenth Central Washington and the Genesis Project, both of which are organizations dedicated to helping survivors of human trafficking.
For more information contact the Center for Leadership and Community Engagement (CLCE) at 509-963-1850, email@example.com or www.cwu.edu/leadership-engage.


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Dear Lego,
We've just found out that you will no longer be supporting Lego fan conventions (suck as BrickCon, BrickWorld, etc.) with an 'official' booth presence nor will you be offering the Lego store discount previously provided to convention attendees.
Up until now, I've viewed the discount as a small token of appreciation for all of the time, effort and money that is invested in making these conventions happen. Conventions that ultimately promote your brand and inspire future generations of Lego builders, from kids to teens to adults.
Without this discount, my ability to purchase new elements for future public displays is severely hampered, and at this point I am planning on not purchasing any products from the Lego store at full price when I can just as easily pick most items up at other retail outlets when they go on sale at various points during the year.
Obviously, the money that I personally spend on your products doesn't matter when it comes to your bottom line, but I would like to think that I matter as an enthusiast, fan, promoter (all of my nieces now play with "Friends" Lego sets and that's all they wanted for Christmas), and finally as a person, to a company who has long held a reputation of great customer service and an appreciation for their fans.
Please don't ignore builders like me. Please restore TLG's involvement in Lego fan conventions.
Thank you,

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Senior Audit Manager - International Banking
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- £75000 - £80000 per annum + Flexible benefits
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- 20 Nov 2012
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Our client is proactively seeking to hire a Senior Audit Manager with specific comprehension of Credit Risk, Transaction Services, Corporate Finance and audit experience within a multifaceted Financial Services Business.
The integral part of the client's Group Internal Audit and Group Finance is providing executive management alongside opinions in respect to how the Group is managing risks. Accountabilities sought in the Senior Audit Manager with the aim of supporting the Group's standalone function include;
- Divestment and management of non-core assets,
- Comprehensive management of regulatory, operational, credit and market risk,
- Transaction Services audits,
- The ability to expertly identify inherent risks in the Groups activities,
- Applying best practice in conjunction with expert industry knowledge to effectively evaluate and assess mitigating controls,
- Managerial experience and team administration in delivering multi-location audits,
- Continuously updating specialist knowledge of direct risks faced by the business in conjunction with industry practices and regulatory affairs.
The role will be based inLondonand will encompass 50% travel. The remuneration on offer is circa £80,000 with exceptional benefits.
If you are an Auditor from a complex Financial Services business with expertise within Corporate Finance, Credit Risk and Transaction Services audit, apply immediately via the details below. A shortlist is being comprised the week of the 19th of November. NB: technical referrals are very much welcome.
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Pongo Teen Writing Project
The Pongo Publishing Teen Writing Project is a volunteer, nonprofit effort with Seattle teens who are in jail, on the streets, or in other ways leading difficult lives.
The project helps these young people express themselves through poetry and other forms of writing and publishes annual anthologies of their work. Here is a sample of the poems written in their workshops.
I wish someone had told me that life was like this,
and I thought I was not going to end up in here,
and it happened.
I wish someone had told me that love was like this,
and no lying, cheating, stealing, robbing and all that,
because it does not have to be like this.
I wish someone had told me that friends were like this,
they turn on you and get you in a lot of trouble,
and I wish I would have known that before I put myself in that predicament.
I wish someone had told me that I was a kid.
I wish that I can start my life over and do what I have to do to better myself.
I know these things are true because it happened all in my life,
and I experienced it, so I think it can be true.
I know these things are true, but still,
I wish someone had told me.
—written by a 16-year-old boy in juvenile detention
I wish I was a better child.
I wish I could take back all the times
I made my mom cry.
I wish I could take back all the times
I've hit my little sister.
I wish I had everything I wanted.
I wish I wasn't in Juvenile.
I wish I was still a virgin.
I wish my brother wasn't dead.
I wish my cousin was never born.
I wish that I wasn't a drug addict.
I wish I wasn't an alcoholic.
I wish I went to school when I was younger.
I wish I wasn't in a gang.
I wish there wasn't so many rules
in this world.
I wish my life was as good as I want it to be.
I wish I could take back all the times
I made my dad mad at me.
I wish I could take back
almost killing somebody.
I wish I was still young.
I wish I wouldn't have grown up so fast.
I wish for nothing else to happen to me.
And that's all I wish.
—written by a 15-year-old girl in juvenile detention
I feel alone
Like a deer that's just been born
But its mom died
Like the only flower
In a field
Like a pool of water
In the middle of the desert
I feel deserted
Like an open piece of candy on the shelf
That nobody wants to buy
Like a box of kittens
And I'm the last one in the litter to be picked
Like an un-ironed pair of pants
That nobody wants to wear
I feel the need for love
A squeeze of lemon in my glass of water
A breeze on a warm summer's eve
A whisper in my ear that tickles
—by a 16-year-old young woman in juvenile detention
Running away
When I was a kid that is all I did
Running away from a lot of things
Being raped by someone I knew who
Said he would kill me
Running away
I said no, and he punched me
So I gave up to take it
All I seen is blood, so I closed
My eyes until it was over
Running away
Because I didn't know the true meaning of love
Running away to drugs, weed to relieve my pain
Until I exploded
Running away is not how I want to
Deal with my situation
Now I want to change
When I am not running away
I will ask for help…..
—by a 16-year-old young woman in juvenile detention
He'd wonder why I sin so much.
He'd understand that I'm a whole man,
That I take care of myself.
He'd know the way things had gone. Bad.
My parents don't care about me.
He'd remember when I was very little. I was
Confused because I wasn't with my real
He'd know that I'm trying to change.
He'd know how hard it is to change. The people
I deal with are the people that raised me,
My friends. They've got me confused.
He'd want me to understand that life is better
Than I'm making it.
If God opened a new door for me,
It would lead me to my childhood again.
Then I could start all over with my life.
Be treated like a human. Not treated
As a thug.
—by a 16-year-old young man in juvenile detention


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Thanksgiving is a time for family and friends to come together and give thanks. It's the most celebrated (and most heavily traveled!) time of the year. Thanksgiving is a time to share, to give, and to be grateful for all that we have.
It's also a time to eat. The centerpiece of most Thanksgiving dinners is a turkey, surrounded by home cooked, delicious vegetables, dressings, condiments and pies.
In the spirit of the holiday, we've brought you a selection of our favorite recipes, as well as some information on the food that you'll be eating. We've also included links to other sites.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
What's wrong with the Turkey?
The traditional Thanksgiving turkey is different today than it was 50 years ago. Today, 99% of all turkeys raised in the U.S. are the "Broadbreasted White" variety, sometimes also called the "Large White."
These birds are raised in confinement in extremely crowded conditions on factory farms. G. They live in unnatural, uncomfortable conditions and are fed a steady diet of grain and supplements like antibiotics, rather than the grubs, bugs and grasses they would eat in nature.
They are raised this way because of their large, white meaty breast. The breasts of these turkeys are so large that they are unable to reproduce naturally. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, without artificial insemination performed by humans, this variety of bird would become extinct in just one generation.
Industrial turkeys are often injected with saline solution and vegetable oils to improve the taste and texture of the meat. These factory farmed birds tend to be dry and tasteless, so cooks have developed a variety of methods to try to improve the taste. Turkeys are now marinated, brined, deep fried and covered with syrups, spices and herbs.
What You Can Do
If you are tired of eating tasteless holiday meat, you have options. You can order a heritage Gturkey, or look for organic and/or sustainable birds at butchers, specialty shops and farmers markets around the country.
Heritage turkeys
There is a movement to reintroduce different varieties of turkeys to the public. Many of these birds originated in the United States. Groups like Slow Food USA and the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy are working to re-introduce genetically diversified varieties of animals, including turkeys, that were raised years ago. These animals are often called "heritage" breeds.
Heritage turkeys are raised outdoors, freely roam on pasture, and eat the varied diet nature intended them to eat, unlike most turkeys today that are raised indoors in confinement and are fed grains, fillers and supplements like antibiotics.
Whereas conventional supermarket turkeys can be tasteless and dry, heritage birds raised outdoors are juicy and succulent and taste the way a turkey is supposed to taste. Examples of heritage turkeys include:
- Beltsville Small White *
- Black
- Jersey Buff *
- Narragansett *
- Slate
- Standard Bronze *
- White Holland *
- White Midget *
(The * means the bird originated in North America.)
Not only do heritage turkeys taste better, they are genetically diverse, which is very important. The factory farmed Broadbreasted Whites, 99% of all turkeys, are genetically the same, which means an illness could spread through that breed and wipe them out. By raising genetically diverse turkeys, we are ensuring the survival of the species.
Heritage turkeys cost more money, but consumers rave about the great taste and say once you buy one, you can't go back to the tasteless white turkeys found in most supermarkets. One drawback to buying a heritage bird is that you must often order in advance. Many farmers only raise enough turkeys to cover the demand, so most consumers order their birds months in advance.
Organic and sustainable turkeys
If you aren't ready yet to buy a heritage turkey, or can't find one, your other option is to buy an organic and/or sustainable bird. An organic turkey is certified by the USDA and must be raised under strict guidelines – no antibiotics, no growth enhancers, only organic feed, and the animals must be given access to outdoors. The animals can be a heritage breed, or the more common Broadbreasted White.
Farmers who raise sustainable turkeys are not overseen by any group or agency, and have no legal guidelines to follow, although many exceed the USDA organic standards when raising their birds. Sustainable farmers look to preserve the land, treat their animals and workers humanely, and help support the local community. Sustainable turkeys can be a heritage breed, or can also be the Broadbreasted White.
What's the difference between a heritage, organic and sustainable turkey?
A heritage turkey has a specific set of genetic traits and was first raised years ago. Almost all heritage turkeys are near extinction, so efforts are underway to reintroduce them to the public. Even though there aren't legal or set guidelines for heritage animals, to be truly heritage the animal must have a specific set of genetic traits and be raised sustainably. And by the nature of their breed, it is almost impossible to raise heritage animals any other way than sustainably. The animals must be raised on pasture and be given room to carry out their natural behaviors. But if you are purchasing a heritage animal and want details on how the bird was raised, ask the farmer.
Organic and sustainable farmers raise all types of turkeys - some raise heritage breeds, but others raise the Broadbreasted Whites, the type of turkey found on factory farms. The difference is that these animals are treated humanely and are not subjected to the same conditions of confinement as on a factory farm.
What should I buy?
Finding the right type of turkey, or any type of meat, can be confusing. One thing to remember is that you should know where your bird came from. If the person selling you the turkey is not the farmer, they should at least be able to tell you its source. To find out how your animal was raised, ask the farmer.
Buy a Local Bird
To find a heritage, organic or sustainable turkey, visit the Eat Well Guide's Advanced Search page and search for heritage, organic and sustainable turkeys in your area.
More on Thanksgiving
The History of Thanksgiving
From the History Channel, a brief history of Thanksgiving, including what might and might not have really been served at the Thanksgiving meal in 1621, which is often credited as the first Thanksgiving feast, though there are differing stories about where Thanksgiving originated.


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Someone opened fire on rap star Rick Ross on Monday morning while he was driving with his girlfriend in Ft. Lauderdale.
Neither Ross or his girlfriend, Shateria L. Moragne-el, were injured. Ross crashed his car into a building while escaping the gunfire, according to TMZ. The suspect fled before police arrived.
According to local news reports, "dozens" of shots were fired at the Rolls-Royce vehicle around 5 a.m., none of which hit the car but instead struck several nearby buildings. Police said another vehicle pulled up next to Ross and someone opened fire.
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So, what does a river crossing, a sinking XJ, and naked dude have to do with a day of wheeling? -Not much if you know what your doing. Sadly, these guys didn't. Don't worry, the guys sans clothing is to far away too be any nuisance , and he doesn't remain in the picture long. But the clip is a reminder of what not to do, and great comic relief.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — British boy band One Direction and a U.S. musical group of the same name have reached an agreement that allows the U.K. group to continue use of the name.
The two groups issued a news release from London saying the California-based group will change its name to Uncharted Shores.
The release says both parties are pleased with the resolution.
The quintet of Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson came together in 2010 after trying out individually for the British version of "The X Factor." They've since become a sensation and their album "Up All Night" was the first by a U.K act to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 all-genre albums chart.


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I really agree with that! We have to wait and see if the movie goes more in to that, it was Edward he wanted really, and getting Bella was all part of his big GAME. I also think the same as other posters, about the mysteries behind him. You know what? He kinda reminds me of Sylar in Heroes? Going after Alice, and then Edward? Sorry if thats too off topic!Jazziscool wrote:The movie doesn't potray James correctly. The veiw him as an evil vampire who loves to kill Bella, who mocks her, who wants to torture her.
What it SHOULD be is, friendly to Bella, nothing against her, saying she's was at the wrong time, place, etc., but he just wants to fight with Edward. Kind of the same way Emmett loves fighting an irratated bear, but that doesn't mean he's evil and Edward is like Jame's "irratated grizzly"
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Atlantis heads for ISS with spare parts
Last shuttle blast of year
The last shuttle leaving Earth this year has come and gone, with Atlantis and its crew of six astronauts blasting off from Kennedy Space Center at 2:28 pm EST (7:28 pm GMT) on Monday.
Loaded with spare parts and supplies, space shuttle Atlantis is expected to dock with the International Space Station this Wednesday, beginning an 11-day mission to stock the orbiting outpost and swap crew.
After today, only five shuttle launches remain before the planned September 2010 retirement of the Space Shuttle fleet, ending three decades of activity. NASA is now focused on building up a reserve of spare parts to extend the lifetime of the ISS.
In a post-launch press conference, NASA officials called it a "picture-perfect" liftoff with no significant technical hitches and the morning's overcast weather in Florida clearing up in time for a good view of the shuttle's climb.
"Congratulations to the team. What a great way to start the mission," said Bill Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator for Space Operations.
The STS-129 mission is the fifth and last shuttle launch of the year – the most NASA has launched in a single year since 2002. The shuttle is carrying some 27,000 pounds (12,300 kilos) of gyroscopes, ammonia tanks, two nitrogen tank assemblies, and other equipment on its journey and will feature three spacewalks.
Astronauts will be preparing the ISS both inside and out for the STS-130 mission, during which the final US space station module, Tranquility, will be delivered. Originally, Tranquility was to be installed on the Earth-facing port of the ISS's Harmony node, but it was later decided it would fit better on the port side of Harmony. The switch means significant changes and rewiring to prepare for the assembly for the ISS crew.
Today's STS-129 mission is commanded by Charles Hobaugh and piloted by Barry Wilmore. Mission specialists aboard Atlantis are Robert Satcher, Mike Foreman, Randy Bresnik, and Leland Melvin. It's the first trip to space for Wilmore, Satcher, and Bresnik.
The mission will also return station crew member Nicole Stott to Earth. It is slated to be the final space shuttle crew rotation flight before the fleet's retirement. From then, it will be up to Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to ferry astronauts to and from the ISS.
To drum up public interest in space flight, NASA invited approximately 100 Twitter users for front-row seats of the Atlantis liftoff today. Gerstenmaier said he's already read some of the Tweets for the launch and calls the reaction "pretty amazing."
"They've captured the spirit and excitement we all feel — and managed to do it in very few characters," he said. ®
Story updated with post-launch press conference details.


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At The Home Depot, get all of the solutions you need for your molding and millwork needs. We are a premiere destination for the high quality products needed to get the home of your dreams. Express your own personal style with our wide variety of wood trim and decorative molding. Put the finishing touches on any window with our durable exterior window trim. In addition to having great curb appeal, exterior trim is also an important barrier against water getting into the walls of your home.
Interior molding adds elegance to the inside of your home. From baseboards to crown molding, add diverse moldings to your home that will show off your style as well as adding architectural interest. If more space is needed, try adding a glamorous spiral stair case. Spiral stairs are a great alternative to straight stairs and offer a unique classical look.
Whether you go with straight stairs or spiral, balusters are the bones of a any stair railing system. Available in a wide variety of finishes, iron balusters are made for interior stair construction and offer a classic design. No stair design is complete without the addition of the central pole, called newels. These poles support the handrail of a stair banister and inspire beauty while holding strong for the life of your stairs.
The Home Depot can help you decide which molding and millwork is best for your project. Come by and talk to our knowledgeable associates and let The Home Depot be the resource for anything you need.


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The St. Louis Rams agreed to terms with CB Jeremy Caldwell, DL Matt Conrath, S Matt Daniels, OL T-Bob Hebert, P John Hekker, TE DeAngelo Peterson, DL Scott Smith, S Quinton Porter, WR Nick X. Johnson, TE Cory Harkey, QB Austin Davis, OT Joe Long, LB Sammy Ford, LB Alex Hoffman-Ellis, S Rodney McLeod, LS Travis Tripucka, FB Todd Anderson, LB Derrick Choice and RB Calvin Middleton.
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Cypress Semiconductor Corporation makes the processors and chips that go into computers, phones, and other integrated electronic devices. Cypress' product portfolio has two segments. First, there are commodity products for timing and communication - an example is a USB controller integrated into a mouse or a digital camera, allowing communication between the device and a computer. Cypress also sells newer programmable chips that can conduct multiple tasks at lower cost since they combine functionalities spread across multiple chips.[1] These newer devices can compute and communicate for devices such as mp3 players, laptop computers, and other household appliances. The majority of Cypress' revenues still come from the legacy business, although the company's focus is to develop the higher-margin programmable chip business.
While CY was a majority holder of SunPower (SPWRA), it completed a spin-off of the company in late 2008.[2]
From a manufacturing standpoint, the majority of Cypress' work is conducted in-house, with only a small portion outsourced to foundries, in contrast with many competitors such as QUALCOMM (QCOM) or Broadcom (BRCM) that have switched to "fabless" outsourcing to foundries. This leads to a higher cost structure for Cypress, since it must handle its own manufacturing. However, it also means it does not have to invest capital into designing processes and products that meet foundry requirements for outsourcing.
In 2009, CY incurred a net loss of $150.4 million on total revenues of $667.8 million. This represents a 47.2% reduction in net loss on a 12.8% decrease in revenues from 2008, when the company lost $284.9 million on revenues of $765.7 million.
The company is organized into three main segments and SunPower (a majority-owned subsidiary offering solar power products).
This segment makes general purpose timing products, USBs and programmable systems on chips (PsoCs). [5]
This segment makes data communications devices for wireless handsets and video systems. [6]
This segment offers SRAM memory and image sensors. [7]
This segment incorporates the operations of Cypress Envirosystems, AgigA Tech, Optical Navigation Systems, Chinese operations, and various corporate operations.[8]
Management has been attempting to shift the product mix of the semiconductor business towards programmable chips which can do the work of several non-programmable chips. For example, the Programmable System on a Chip system (PSoC) allows for as many as 100 functions on one chip, saving customers design time, space, power consumption, and system cost.[9] The Programmable Radio on a Chip system (PRoC) integrates PSoC with a wireless USB radio. As consumers demand more sophisticated devices, with better battery life and smaller size, manufacturers are turning to innovative products such as CY's to offer advanced capabilities in smaller devices. For example, many of Apple's iPod Nano's components are sourced from Cypress.[10] However, this market segment is still relatively immature and fragmented, and a number of other companies are offering competing integrated systems.
Semiconductors underpin many of the consumer electronics in the industrialized world. These range from smartphones and mp3 players, to smart appliances like newer TV's and laundry machines. This correlation with the macro-economy makes Cypress susceptible to economic boom and downturn. This is compounded by the significant capital expenditure required to create the product, as well as a short product life due to R&D making old parts obsolete. The vast majority of Cypress' semiconductor business are considered commodity products, with the exception of the PSoC business mentioned above, which accentuates the company's vulnerability to lower-priced competitors. For more information on semiconductor chips, see the Semiconductor Cyclicality article.
Rising prices of silicon have fueled a search for alternative materials in both the semiconductor and solar photovoltaic industries.[11] While there is no immediate alternative to silicon for semiconductors, thin-film's rise has fueled growth expectations for competitors such as First Solar (FSLR). Cypress' margins have not been significantly dented by the price inflation, but continued price inflation will put pressure to either hurt margins or raise prices.
The semiconductor market is crowded, with several specialty and commodity players. Competitors pursing a similar programmable chip strategy include Applied Micro Circuits (AMCC) and Altera (ALTR).


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Let the Lakers coaching search begin.
Mike D'Antoni's resignation was announced Wednesday, and already at least a dozen names are being danced about as candidates to be the Lakers' next coach on the carousel that has seen four in the last five years.
The Lakers expect to take their time with this hire, and that means former players, college coaches or an up-and-coming assistant all have a chance to become the next coach.
The one thing we know for sure is that Phil Jackson — now president of the New York Knicks — isn't available this time.
Here is a list of some of the coaches who are available, those who reportedly already have interest, darkhorse candidates and everyone in between.
Pluses: Coached Kentucky to the NCAA championship in 2012 and led it back to the title game last month, losing to Connecticut. He continues to win at Kentucky despite his rosters being depleted by players leaving early for the NBA draft each year. One report already has him with a scheduled interview. Impressive overall record at Memphis, Kentucky and UMass at 548-171.
Minuses: He's seemingly always at the center of one controversy or another, although there are fewer rules to break in pro basketball. Former player Rex Chapman already tweeted he was headed to the Lakers and took a lot of heat, so we'll all be apologizing to him if he was right all along. And it's so hard to say sorry.
Pluses: He knows how to win. There's that. Fisher was on five NBA title teams with the Lakers. He's still playing in the NBA for Oklahoma City and has a strong friendship with Kobe Bryant. At 39, he is young and if successful, could be a long-term solution for the Lakers.
Minuses: He has no head coaching experience, and giving him the keys to the Lakers would be an experiment. With four coaches in the last five years, the Lakers can't miss on their next hire.
Pluses: He's just 40, and already he has plenty of experience. He's won plenty at Iowa State, had the Cyclones in the Sweet 16 this year, and he's the former vice president of the Minnesota Timberwolves. He'd be a fresh start.
Minuses: He's a Midwest guy through and through. He works in Iowa coaching college basketball players, but what about dealing with a staredown from Bryant? Or when his own players critique him through media?
Pluses: Had a good thing going as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies. He had the Grizzlies in the Western Conference finals in 2013, but Memphis chose not to renew his contract. The Lakers could use a little winning like that, and he's reportedly interested. He had a 56-26 record in his final year, which is about the polar opposite of D'Antoni's last season.
Minuses: He's been out of coaching the last year. He doesn't have the best track record with the front office, and the Lakers already have enough drama.
Pluses: He knows how to deal with being unceremoniously fired after a playoff run in Denver that made him the NBA's coach of the year. Veteran coach that has seen it all and has more than 1,000 career victories. He won a franchise-record 57 games with a young team last year. He coached Carmelo Anthony.
Minuses: He looks like he's having an awful lot of fun as a broadcaster for ESPN and is pretty good at it.
Pluses: One of the best coaches of all-time and has guided Duke to four NCAA championships. He's coached superstars and the egos that come with them in the Olympics, and had raving reviews.
Minuses: He's never going to leave Duke.
Pluses: He's willing to go anywhere for experience. He's coaching CSKA Moscow and played in Europe. He's a former Lakers assistant coach, too. The Lakers have called him the "Phil Jackson of International Basketball," and any association with the Zen master is a good thing.
Minuses: Isn't well-known among fans and would be a tough sell to those who want to get back to winning championships and winning them now.
Pluses: Just won a national championship at Connecticut, thank you very much, in his second year. Would be the feel-good story of the year since he grew up in Compton.
Minuses: Word is that he's loyal to Connecticut and doesn't want to leave, but will listen. We haven't seen him coach with his own recruits; he won the title with Jim Calhoun's recruits.
Pluses: He's as well-known a quantity as you can get for the Lakers. He has a long history with the team as a player, assistant coach and assistant general manager. He most recently was an assistant coach. He coached Minnesota and Kevin Love for two years. Can you say Love as a Lakers free agent?
Minuses: He was just on D'Antoni's staff that was 27-55, and any and all associations with the worst losing season since the Lakers moved to Los Angeles is probably not in the cards.
Pluses: He wants the job badly. Seemingly minutes after the Lakers announced Mike D'Antoni's resignation, he said on Time Warner Cable that he's interested in the job. He's a former Laker who knows the tradition, history and city so well since he grew up here. Well-liked guy. He's coached three NBA teams and was the NBA coach of the year with New Orleans in 2008. Thoughts are he could use his relationship with Kyrie Irving to lure him via free agency.
Minuses: He's been passed over for Lakers openings before.
Pluses: There's reported mutual interest already. This would be more fun than the broadcast booth. Van Gundy has coached two stints at New York and one in Houston. If a veteran like him is willing to weather through another expected storm this season, that's a plus.
Minuses: He's been mentioned as a candidate for the Lakers with seemingly each open job, and it's never worked out before. He has a gig with much less pressure at ESPN than if he were in the middle of the pressure cooker that is Los Angeles with a losing Lakers team.
Pluses: If it doesn't work out with brother Jeff, this Van Gundy might be an option. He's coached Miami and Orlando. He had a .605 winning percentage in three years with Miami.
Minuses: Had a public feud with Dwight Howard, saying Howard wanted him fired and eventually Gundy was out. He also had a verbal scuffle with Shaquille O'Neal. Just imagine the shenanigans that could happen with Kobe Bryant.
Pluses: Already coached in Los Angeles for UCLA and the Clippers, so he's no stranger to the climate here. Had some of the most staying power in the business as a head coach and has learned to adjust since he's coached nine NBA teams. He's still in the business, coaching at SMU.
Minuses: He's 73, so he's not a longterm solution. He won one NBA title with Detroit in 2004, which is one more title than D'Antoni ever won.


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VERACRUZ, Mexico _ Brighitte Cuesta Sanchez answered the telephone the same day a local newspaper ran a front-page story that she was dead.
It was her mother checking on the 22-year-old sex worker, a local celebrity in blond extensions and black hot pants who drove a red Mini Cooper. The two laughed and called the paper for a correction. But that night Brighitte disappeared.
Two days later masked gunmen dumped her bound body along with 34 others on a central boulevard at rush hour. A banner claimed the dead were members of the Zeta cartel, eliminated by rivals.
The governor said most of the victims were convicted criminals. Federal prosecutors differed, saying only a handful had prior records, and loose if any ties to organized crime. Nearly three months later, none of the victims have been publicly identified.
Meanwhile, Brighitte's mom said her daughter's disappearance seemed like a kidnapping for ransom. She got a call from someone demanding the Mini Cooper.
This is a snapshot of Mexico five years after President Felipe Calderon launched his all-out assault on organized crime: Mass killings as cartels fight each other for territory and civilians caught in the violence; police unable to prevent the mayhem or to investigate the aftermath.
Just 10 days into his term, on Dec. 11, 2006, Calderon sent 6,500 troops to his home state of Michoacan to battle drug cartels. The government needed to act decisively, he said, to prevent organized crime from taking over the country.
Over the next five years, he deployed 45,000 troops, made major hits on the leadership of at least five cartels and spent nearly $46 billion fighting organized crime, his defining domestic policy.
Since then, chaos has exploded on the ground in once-quiet places across the country, including Veracruz. As authorities cracked down in one spot, violence moved to another. When cartel leaders were arrested, the gangs dissolved into more violent splinter groups fighting in areas where corrupt local authorities did not fight back.
The warring splinter groups have allowed two major cartels to take over most of the territory.
The death toll has grown from 2,000 in 2006 to more than 45,000 by many counts. Calderon says the government was reacting to violence that was already heating up among cartels, not the cause of it.
Meanwhile, drugs continue to flow into the United States. According to various U.S. drug reports, cultivation of marijuana and poppies is up. Mexico continues to be a source of 95 percent of all cocaine going into the United States and remains the primary foreign source of marijuana and methamphetamine.
One of main result of the five-year war is that Mexicans live with a new kind of fear.
"They're afraid when they leave their houses," said pollster Roy Campos, adding that one in six Mexicans knows someone killed by drug violence. "We no longer just watch it on television, we feel it."
Calderon's initial offensive was one-dimensional _ to send the military to destroy crops and labs, set up checkpoints and do searches and arrests. In January 2007, he outlined a five-point program that included sending soldiers to reinforce the federal police, increasing his security budget and asking the attorney general for a plan to improve security and prosecution of crime.
Five years later, Calderon has managed to build a large, vetted federal police force. But his main tool is to deploy them and the military to quell explosions of local violence. Programs to reform the courts and police have been anemic. A constitutional judicial reform passed in 2008 called for open trials, and established principles of innocence until proven guilty and cases built on evidence rather than confessions extracted by torture. But only one of 32 states has implemented the reform so far. Twenty-three, including Veracruz, are still in the initial phases.
Even Mexico's closest allies, who praise Calderon's efforts, say the government wasn't prepared for the chaos its policy created in the streets.
"I don't think they realized how difficult this undertaking would be," said one senior U.S. law enforcement official in Mexico, who couldn't be identified for security reasons. "I don't know if they thought that they would need the support of the state and local security apparatus. I think they probably thought they could do it with the feds and the military."
Calderon has said he needed to act to keep parts of Mexico from falling into the hands of the cartels. But some entire states were controlled by cartels, which benefited from a culture of corruption that dated back decades.
Under Mexico's 71 years of single-party rule, traffickers moved drugs and controlled certain states, often making alliances and truces with other cartels, as well as law enforcement and politicians, to do business.
The new attack on the cartels' leadership led to the break up of some of the gangs, triggering the creation of smaller groups vying to control local territory. Security rapidly deteriorated because police, long the purveyors of local organized crime in Mexico, were colluding with the cartels.
The rapid recruiting of foot soldiers for gang warfare created an increasingly vicious kind of criminal.
"It's the spontaneity of criminality in a state without laws," said Homero Aridjis, a Mexican poet, diplomat and environmentalist who grew up in Michoacan, where Calderon's war started. "This produced a new kind of Mexican, monsters, who people can't believe have the capacity to commit these atrocities."
Calderon used to say the spike in violence meant that gangs were on the run and that the government was winning. He dismissed the dead as criminals. Now he has changed course, emphasizing a need to take care of victims and reform courts, police and forces necessary for long-term security.
It has been a stubborn process.
Calderon, who leaves office in December 2012, has promised to leave a secure police force. To root out corruption, the federal government has been pushing an elaborate process for vetting all of Mexico's 460,000 police officers.
According to federal figures, only 16 percent have been vetted so far, and only 8 percent of the total passed the background checks and tests. In Veracruz, a state even Calderon conceded had been handed over to the Zetas, 14 percent of state police had been evaluated as of the end of the September, and 6 percent of municipal police. The number who passed was not available, but less than a month after the 35 bodies were dumped, authorities announced the firing of nearly 1,000 state police officers for failing their tests.
The federal government this year allotted $331 million (4.3 billion pesos) for 200 cities to train and re-equip municipal police forces. It suspended aid to 162 cities in July for not meeting the spending requirements, then changed course yet again, deciding to give most of the money back.
Governors in turn have complained that they lack the expertise to set up centers equipped to do polygraphs, background checks and other measures to ensure the integrity of their police forces.
Half of Mexico's 32 states still don't have an accredited evaluation center. One of three centers planned in Veracruz has been accredited.
Security analyst Eduardo Guerrero, who initially supported Calderon's attack on organized crime, now thinks the strategy was ill-conceived.
"They should have taken the first year to plan, to size up the enemy we're dealing with and to clean up the government itself, purge the elements linked to organized crime," Guerrero said.
Former Interior Secretary Francisco Blake Mora would not say if corruption was a factor when asked by The Associated Press why states are so resistant to the cleanup. He only said the process was slow, "but going in the right direction," and called on citizens to hold their local authorities accountable for making the proper changes.
Blake Mora died in a helicopter crash last month. The new secretary of the interior, Alejandro Poire, was unavailable for comment.
Long a grower and supplier of marijuana and opium poppies, Mexico has waged a drug war since at least 1948, when the government sent troops under the "Great Campaign" to destroy illegal crops.
Under Calderon's term, spending on security among the army, navy, federal police and attorney general's office has nearly doubled since 2007, totaling more than $46 billion (600 billion pesos) through next year. The $900 million spent so far by the U.S. under the Merida Initiative is but a small fraction.
About 45,000 troops have been deployed, plus several thousand more from the Navy infantry, or marines. More than 45,000 people have been killed by several counts, though the government stopped giving figures on drug war dead when they hit nearly 35,000 a year ago.
With each military and federal police crackdown, the violence moves to a new location. The breaking up of cartels and disruption in the balance of power has led to the growth of two major cartels, Sinaloa and the Zetas.
The Calderon government has made major hits on several cartels, most notably La Familia in Michoacan, the Beltran Leyva gang in central and southern Mexico and La Linea in Ciudad Juarez. It also has weakened the Gulf Cartel, which created the Zetas as its enforcement arm.
Veracruz is bearing the brunt of both: When the government cracked down on violence-plagued Tamaulipas, the state north of Veracruz that borders the U.S., the bloodshed moved to Veracruz.
The Zetas and Sinaloa now battle for the state.
The Zetas have arguably been the biggest beneficiaries of Calderon's assault on other cartels, metastasizing in little more than two years into one of Mexico's top criminal organizations. When the Zetas sought to expand into territory traditionally controlled by the powerful Sinaloa Cartel in the west, a splinter group aligned with Sinaloa called the New Generation arrived to terrorize the Zetas.
The 35 bodies dumped Sept. 20 were left with a warning note from the New Generation, a cartel aligned with Sinaloa, that it intended to rid Veracruz of the Zetas. Since then dozens more bodies have been found, including seven last week.
Now that marines heavily patrol Veracruz, authorities already see the conflict moving to Guadalajara, Mexico's second-largest city, home turf of the New Generation. Until now, it has been known for mariachis, tequila and colonial cobblestone streets.
Twenty-six bodies were left in three abandoned trucks there late last month in what many consider revenge for the 35 in Veracruz. The victims included a truck driver, a soft-drink vendor and a dental technician.
It is unclear what will happen to Mexico's drug war when Calderon leaves office a year from now. All the presumed candidates planning to run for president in 2012 promised to stop the violence and put the military back in its barracks. But to get there, none has proposed anything much different from what Calderon is already doing.
People try to carry on the everyday life of Veracruz, including the "Papaquis," street celebrations and competitions leading up to Carnival in February, one of Mexico's biggest fiestas. On a recent school day, a dozen girls in purple leotards twirled batons and danced to Reggaeton alongside a truck decorated with balloons. A young beauty queen waved to the crowd.
But life is not the same.
The marine raids have gotten out of control, said Ezequiel Guzman, president of the Mexican Hotel and Motel Association in Veracruz and Boca del Rio.
"Sometimes they violate human rights. In the last 20 days, they've entered eight hotels looking for people, making unreasonable searches," he said. "They scare the guests _ honest people."
A marine official in Veracruz, who couldn't be identified for security reasons, says his troops operate with the law.
The families of the victims don't want to talk about the body dumping. Not one person who came to retrieve their loved ones wanted to make a criminal complaint, said Gina Dominguez, spokeswoman for Gov. Javier Duarte.
Brighitte's mother had a small funeral for her transgender child, who was born Ivan Cuesta Sanchez and left high school to transform herself into a local star. She advertised on Facebook, made enough to drive a nice car and charged for media interviews _ one of which got more than 100,000 views on YouTube.
She is as much afraid and confused as grief-stricken.
"I don't want to give anymore information because of the way things are," she said from her apartment in a rough area of Veracruz as dozens of taxis drove by, lookouts for the drug dealers. "I don't want anything to happen to my family, my kids, my mother."
She has heard that the marines have Brighitte's Mini Cooper. But she doesn't intend to ask.
Associated Press writers E. Eduardo Castillo, Olga R. Rodriguez and Michael Weissenstein contributed to this report from Mexico City, and Mark Stevenson from Michoacan.


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VENTURA, California – The MLS season may still be four months away from kicking off, but Vancouver Whitecaps FC are wasting no time preparing for their first match. Teitur Thordarson's men are currently in the midst of a two-week offseason mini-camp that will see them train in Oxnard, California, until December 9.
"More training definitely gives you better fitness," explained Thordarson. "But it also gives you the opportunity to work on all the other aspects of the game – technique, tactics, everything."
The Icelandic coach was keen to get a head start on the MLS season after seeing his USSF D-2 Pro League side benefit greatly from offseason training last year.
"I felt that the team was very fit at the start of last season," said Thordason. "I felt that we maintained good form all through the season and we didn't have so many up and downs."
The team concluded their first week of training with a 2-1 victory in a friendly match against Ventura County Fusion of the USL PDL.
"It was a great exercise for us because we have some new guys here with the chance to have a look at, so it was a great opportunity to test them out," said Thordarson.
Among those new players were a pair of the club's selections from the recent MLS Expansion Draft, as Jonathan Leathers and Shea Salinas were inserted into the starting XI.
Salinas made an immediate impression by setting up Terry Dunfield for the first goal just two minutes into the match. Leathers, meanwhile, played the entire match at right back.
"They really showed us things that we were hoping they would," said Thordarson.
The second week of training in Ventura County will be infused by the addition of U.S. international Jay DeMerit, who arrived on Friday.
"I know what Jay is good for, I have seen that on bigger arenas than training fields in California," said Thordarson of the team's first MLS signing. "There is nothing special that I'm looking for, I just want to get him in, get to know the players and for us to get to know him, and to get a good start."
While DeMerit may be in camp to ease into the team, many other players are still on trial trying to earn a spot on the roster. With only nine players signed on to play for the team so far, the battle for spots should be fierce.
"All of those who are not signed yet know that they will have to perform all the way through to make it because the competition is getting very tough," said Thordarson. "We are bringing in players from a high level, and they all know that they will have to do very well to get a place on the roster."
The club was given a day off on Friday, but will be back to their daily training regime on Saturday, with an intrasquad match scheduled for Sunday. They've also scheduled a rematch with the Fusion to be played on Wednesday.


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The Office of the Israeli Prime Minister has posted Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency. It is an interesting speech at whose heart lies the question of Iran:
I think that the development of nuclear weapons by Iran will be a pivot of history, will change the balance of power irrevocably in the world. When people with unlimited ambitions of aggression get unlimited weapons, what they believe are weapons of unlimited power, the demon is uncorked, and it's happened before.
Up to the point when they think that they've got the power to work out their mad designs, up to that point, they're careful, even though they can be quite aggressive and they are, they can use terror and they can use subterfuge and they can use many other acts of violence, but this is nothing compared to the point where they think they've assumed the critical mass of power necessary to carry out their fantasies. This is the greatest mistake of history – to assume that people will behave rationally when they're fundamentally irrational when you give them the power of mass death. Iran is seeking the power of mass death, and it's enough to see what they're doing now to realize what they'll do then. Because what they are doing now is conducting a worldwide web of terror – brazen, unabashed, across a dozen countries. That number is growing every day, with their henchman, Hezbollah – they've just been exposed in Bulgaria, but they're exposed everywhere. Governments know it, they know it, but they don't call it like it is, and I congratulate Bulgaria for doing so. You should congratulate them too. And in addition what they're doing, they're conducting a brazen campaign of cyber attacks against everyone – against Israel, against the United States.
This is the unseen attack, but it's felt and it will be felt more and more. And they're arming their tentacles, their poisoned tentacles of Hamas and Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah with tens of thousands of rockets and deadly weapons. They're threatening, I believe, not only the security of Israel but the security of every regime in the Middle East, and certainly the flow of oil from this region. And certainly their development of nuclear weapons will spark a nuclear arms race. It will make the Middle East a nuclear tinderbox. It will change the world. We've not seen anything like it. We've not seen since the advent of nuclear weapons a power that could contemplate using those weapons with happy abandon – they say so. Nobody has said so since the Cuban missile crisis, over a half a century ago. Nobody has said that.
They say it. They move forward. They're progressing. They're getting closer to the red line that I had set at the UN. They're building rapid centrifuges: that is centrifuges that enrich the uranium needed to make nuclear bombs at three times the pace so that they could cross that red line and get to a high enrichment to a sufficient amount of 90% enriched uranium within a much shorter time. They're doing all that. So far, they've not been stopped. And the sanctions themselves – even tougher sanctions – will not stop them.
Case in point, North Korea. Have tough sanctions stopped North Korea? No. And the fact that they produced a nuclear explosion reverberates everywhere in the Middle East, and especially in Iran. They say, "Where is the world? Where is the international community? Where is the tough response?" It's a question that everybody deserves to ask. Sanctions alone will not stop the nuclear program of Iran….


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February 19. 2014 6:50PM
State Fire Marshal J. William Degnan said with the recent heavy snow, and with rain and freezing rain in the forecast, there is a greater urgency to clear roofs of snow and ice.
A roof may collapse with little or no warning, and one common misconception is that only flat roofs are susceptible to collapse.
The following are a few of the warning signs that could indicate you have a danger of roof collapse. You should immediately evacuate the building and notify your local building official, fire department, or contact a structural engineer to determine if the building is safe.
· Sagging roof steel — visually deformed
· Severe or new roof leaks
· Cracked or split wood members
· Bends or ripples in metal supports
· Recent cracks in drywall or masonry
· Buckling of interior walls
· Creaking, cracking or popping sounds
Past fire investigations have determined that gas service to some buildings have been damaged due to heavy snow loads and snow sliding off of roofs onto gas meters and components. Also snow sliding off of roofs onto outside oil tanks has caused valves and filters to be broken off.
The State Fire Marshal urges all to clear roofs of excessive snow and ice buildup, being careful not to damage gas and oil service to the building; keep all chimneys and vents clear to prevent carbon monoxide from backing up into the building; and keep all exits clear of snow, so occupants can escape quickly if a fire, or other emergency, should occur.
Specific fire and building safety questions can be answered by local fire and building officials or by contacting the State Fire Marshal's Office at 223-4289.


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Diane Williams was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Safer Foundation in February 1996. The Safer Foundation is one of the nation's largest not-for-profit providers of employment placement and job readiness training exclusively targeting people with criminal records. Other educational and social services are provided in support of its employment programs. Under her leadership the Safer Foundation has incorporated the "What Works" principles adopting evidence-based program designs and evaluations. Under contract with the Illinois Department of Corrections, Safer manages two large adult transition centers with a total of 550 beds. University research acknowledges the success of these programs through low recidivism rates—Safer's employment program boasts a 25.8-percentage point differential when compared with the same year Illinois State prison releases.
Ms. Williams has an undergraduate degree in Education and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. She has over 20 years of management experience in the telecommunications industry. Since her appointment to the Safer Foundation, Ms. Williams has served in consulting roles for the U.S. Department of Labor, Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Council of State Governments Reentry Initiative and the National Treatment Plan Criminal Justice Workgroup of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. She is a member of the National Institute of Corrections Advisory Board, the Illinois Workforce Investment Board, the Governor's Statewide Task Force on Reentry, and is frequently called upon by The Urban Institute and other agencies to lead and participate in reentry programs and planning.


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A 30-year-old man accused of beating an Ecuadorean immigrant to death on a Brooklyn street was convicted on Monday of murder as a hate crime.
A jury in State Supreme Court in Brooklyn delivered the verdict around 9 p.m., after seven hours of deliberations. The decision came at the end of a two-week retrial of Keith Phoenix on charges stemming from the 2008 murder of José Sucuzhañay.
Mr. Phoenix faces life in prison. In his first trial, which ended in May, the jury was deadlocked because of a holdout juror.
Prosecutors said that Mr. Phoenix and an accomplice, Hakim Scott, attacked Mr. Sucuzhañay (pronounced suh-KOO-shen-y'eye) and his brother in December 2008 because they were Hispanic and because the suspects believed the brothers were gay.
José's brother, Romel Sucuzhañay, was slightly injured in the attack, on a street in Bushwick, near José Sucuzhañay's home. The brothers were walking home from a night of revelry, their arms around each other, when Mr. Phoenix took a bat from his trunk and repeatedly struck José.
After a trial last month, Mr. Scott was convicted of manslaughter but acquitted of more serious hate-crime charges.Continue reading the main story


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DENVER - Democrats struck down a Republican proposal to arm teachers with concealed guns Monday.
It was the first Republican attempt to respond to mass shootings in Aurora and an elementary school in Connecticut, and the first of many rounds of fights over gun control this year.
Monday's debate points to a culture clash at the Capitol that will make it difficult to achieve consensus as the Legislature tackles gun control for the first time since the 1999 Columbine High School massacre.
One side says the country has too many guns, while the other side says there are not enough.
Sen. Ted Harvey, R-Highlands Ranch, said gun-free zones at schools don't work, and teachers should be armed if they want to be.
"Gun free zones only work for those that are law-abiding citizens," Harvey said. "The criminals, the bad guys, they don't care. But they do know that the good guys don't have guns."
Harvey has school-age kids, and his wife is a teacher.
"My wife and my kids are sitting ducks," he said.
Harvey's Senate Bill 9 would have let school boards allow teachers to carry concealed weapons. It failed on a 3-2 vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Most of the two dozen witnesses testified in favor of arming teachers, but several opponents said guns don't increase safety.
Jean Grattet of the League of Women Voters said the United States has almost nine guns for every 10 people.
"This bill is based on the premise that more guns make us safe," Grattet said. "You would think we would be the safest nation in the world, but we aren't."
That irked Sen. Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud.
"What do you want them to do, run and hide? Honestly, is this really the logic we're going to apply?" Lundberg said. "Are you really meaning to say that citizens should not be trusted with weapons for defense, and we should be left with ballpoint pens and running and hiding?"
Meanwhile, Democrats sent conflicting signals Monday about when they will unveil their gun-control package.
Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, said Sunday that she was days away from introducing bills to ban high-capacity magazines and require background checks for private-party gun sales. Her district includes the Aurora theater where a gunman killed 12 people and injured around 70 last July.
But Senate President John Morse, a former police chief from El Paso County, said he wants to delay introduction of his party's gun bills for a few weeks.
He's looking for a comprehensive package on gun violence and not piecemeal reforms, he said Monday.
"Obviously the person with the most knowledge and experience and expertise in this area is me, and so I'm trying to figure out what can we do that would actually have an impact. How do we piece all of that together? And I'm just not there yet," Morse said.
But Morse said he's committed to finding a solution this year.
"There's not a magical solution. This is really hard," he said.


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NEW YORK (AP) — The television audience appears to have made its choice of serial killers. Fox's Joe Carroll beats NBC's Hannibal Lecter in viewer interest.
Last week's Nielsen Co. ratings make that clear. "The Following," the gruesome series that debuted on Fox in January, is a hit. With 7.8 million viewers, it was Fox's most popular program last week after "American Idol" and will be on the network's schedule for next season when that is unveiled next week.
Meanwhile, struggling NBC had a lot of hopes for "Hannibal," its tale of a better-known fictional serial killer, for its spring schedule. Last week's episode had only 2.6 million viewers, making it hard to believe the series will last into another season.
There may have been room for only one. Fox got "The Following" on the schedule sooner and lined up a big star in Kevin Bacon for a role in the series, and "Hannibal" was unable to catch up.
One NBC show that may be on the bubble is "Community," which had 2.7 million viewers last week. Between that comedy and two that have already finished the season, "Go On" and "Whitney," it's likely NBC will pick one or two of them to continue, said Bill Gorman of the website TV By the Numbers, which sets odds for renewals and cancellations.
Next week is an annual rite of spring for the networks, when it reveals fall schedule plans and hosts lavish parties in New York for advertisers and the intermediaries that buy commercial time.
CBS was the most popular broadcast network last week, averaging 9.2 million viewers in prime time. ABC had 6.7 million, Fox had 6 million, NBC had 5.6 million, Univision had 3.4 million, Telemundo had 1.6 million, the CW had 1.3 million and ION Television had 1.1 million.
TNT was the week's most popular cable network, averaging 2.9 million viewers in prime time. USA had 2.4 million, the Disney Channel had 2.3 million, Fox News Channel had 1.8 million and History had 1.7 million.
NBC's "Nightly News" topped the evening newscasts with an average of 7.9 million viewers. ABC's "World News" was second with 7.3 million and the "CBS Evening News" had 6.2 million viewers.
For the week of April 29-May 5, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: "NCIS," CBS, 18.29 million; The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 16.29 million; "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 13.45 million; "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 13.07 million; "Person of Interest," CBS, 12.96 million; "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 12.67 million; "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 12.12 million; "The Voice" (Tuesday), NBC, 11.84 million; "American Idol" (Thursday), Fox, 11.27 million; "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 11.26 million.
ABC and The Disney Channel are owned by The Walt Disney Co. CBS is owned by CBS Corp. NBC, USA and Telemundo are owned by Comcast's NBCUniversal. Fox and Fox News Channel are owned by News Corp. The CW is a joint venture of Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corp.re owned by News Corp. ION Television is owned by ION Media Networks. TNT is owned by Time Warner Inc. History is owned by the A&E Television Networks.


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The investigation continues into the cause of a fatal fire Monday morning on West Steuben Street in downtown Bath.
"We're looking at electrical issues," Steuben County Fire Inv. Joe Gerych said Tuesday.
One person was killed and another injured in the early-morning fire at a second-floor apartment above Sherwood's Wine & Liquor at 12 W. Steuben St.
The name of the victim has not been released pending notification of the next of kin, the Bath Village Police Dept. said Tuesday.
The survivor – an unidentified male – jumped out of a second-floor window after he awoke to flames and smoke, said Bath Fire Chief David Dowdle. The man was treated and released at Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital.
Three firefighters suffered minor injuries; one was treated and released at Ira Davenport.
The building, owned by Marleah Sherwood, sustained major fire damage to the upper floor and smoke and water damage to the first floor, Dowdle said.
Also responding to the scene were the Bath VA, Hammondsport, Kanona, Savona, Prattsburgh, Campbell, Cohocton, Avoca, Pulteney and Wayne fire departments as well as the Steuben County Office of Emergency Management and Bath Ambulance. Painted Post stood by in the Bath Station, East Campbell stood by in the Savona
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Winnipeg Jets' Kane going to KHL
Evander Kane is taking his hockey stick and heading overseas to play in the Kontinental Hockey League.
The Winnipeg Jets left winger, who signed a six-year contract extension with the Jets on Sept. 15, has agreed to join Dinamo Minsk of the KHL.
The 21-year-old Vancouver native is locked out with the rest of his NHL brethren, and he is the latest to head overseas to keep his game in shape.
Kane notched a career-high 30 goals and 27 assists last season in 74 games.
Kane will be teammates once again with Tim Stapleton, who played for the Jets last season but signed a contract with Minsk earlier this summer to continue his hockey career.


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By Ben Hayward | Spanish Football Writer
There are few finer defenders in world football than Sergio Ramos. The Sevilla-born stopper is a rarity in that, at the age of just 26, he has already excelled in two different playing positions for both Real Madrid and Spain. He is also one of one a handful of footballers to have featured in the starting XI of La Roja's three tournament triumphs in the last five years and is well on his way to achieving legendary status at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Strong and imposing in the air, technically adept on the ground, extremely fast and an excellent tackler, Ramos came to prominence as a full-back and made his name on the right side of the Blancos' defence, going on to become a world-class craftsman in that position, only to prove over the past 18 months that he is an ever better player at centre-back.
But he has a problem.
Ramos, although still young, has already received more red cards than any other player in the entire 111-year history of the club. The defender's dismissal in the Copa del Rey clash against Celta Vigo on Wednesday was his 15th sending off - 11 have come from two bookable offences and four from straight reds.
Ramos has since apologised on Twitter but was critical of his punishment and now needs to take time to reflect upon his actions, which have left Madrid desperately short of personnel as Pepe and Raul Albiol are both out injured. That means Jose Mourinho will be forced to field the previously out of favour Ricardo Carvalho alongside youngster Raphael Varane in the coming games. A promising partnership it may be, but it is hardly ideal.
Moreover, Ramos is far from a rugged centre-back forced to rely on dirty tricks to make up for other deficiencies. His only real weakness, in fact, is his discipline and alongside another notorious player like Pepe, Madrid's defence is reduced to a ticking time bomb in times of tension.
That has to change.
Pepe's moments of madness are well-documented, but the Portugal defender has managed to cut out some of the unsavoury aspects of his game this season. Now Ramos must do the same.
Sergio has already seen red twice against Barcelona, once for kicking out at Lionel Messi in 2010 and then following an alleged elbow on Sergio Busquets last year. The Andalusian is a no-nonsense defender but his unprecedented collection of reds suggests he needs to strike a balance between what is hard and what is fair. He would also do well to take a look at his angry attitude towards the officials themselves.
Some in Spain have blamed Mourinho for creating a hostile stance with referees, claiming that the ill feeling filters down to the players and gives them a grudge against the game's arbiters from the outset, but Ramos is a big boy now and has been picking up red cards on a consistent basis ever since 2005. Not everything should be pinned on his boss.
Ramos' red card against Celta left Madrid exposed and Mourinho's men needed two fine saves from Iker Casillas, at 3-2 on aggregate, to stay ahead in the tie. Next time they may not be so lucky.
The 26-year-old has never been dismissed for Spain in almost 100 appearances - perhaps he is more respectful and restrained when he represents his country - and this is the kind of attitude he must adopt at club level to avoid leaving his team in the lurch.
On a personal level, he can benefit too. Ramos can and should go down as one of the game's great defenders; he possesses all of the attributes to shine at the back for many more years to come and has already claimed a considerable number of titles for both club and country. It would be a real shame if poor discipline detracted from all of that.
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NH gasoline tax increase not happening soonBy GARRY RAYNO
State House Bureau
May 14. 2013 8:52PM
CONCORD — The Senate tax writing committee wants to put off any vote on a proposed 12-cent increase in the gasoline tax.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee voted 3-2 to send the bill to interim study, which would put off a vote on the bill until next session.
House Bill 617 passed the House 206-158 earlier this year and would increase the state's gasoline tax from 18 to 30 cents over three years and the diesel fuel tax by 12 cents over a six-year period.
The bill's prime sponsor House Public Works and Highways Committee Chair David Campbell, D-Nashua, said after the vote that the Senate still can act to fix the state's roads and bridges.
"The bill remains in the budget bill which also allows the House and Senate to address the necessary funding of NH's infrastructure this session," Campbell said.
But state transportation officials say they cannot begin to chip away at the growing list of red-listed bridges and deteriorating highways without an increase in the gasoline tax, which was last raised in 1991.
The state Department of Transportation estimates that the tax hike would raise $816 million over 10 years, and of that, $183 million would go to municipalities through block grant aid and state bridge and highway aid programs.
Ways and Means member and Senate Finance Committee Chair Sen. Chuck Morse, R-Salem, has said the gas tax increase is dead in the Senate. A sponsor of Senate Bill 152, which would legalize a casino in southern New Hampshire, Morse has said about $50 million annually for the state's share of casino profits would go to highway and bridges and finishing the I-93 expansion.
Morse and Ways and Means Chair Sen. Bob Odell, R-Lempster, voted against sending the bill to interim study, while Sens. Lou D'Allesandro, D-Manchester, Andrew Hosmer, D-Laconia, and Jim Rausch. R-Derry, voted to bring the bill back next year. Rausch chairs the Senate Transportation Committee.
The Senate could act on the interim study recommendation on HB 617 as early as next week.
Morse and Odell may push to have the bill killed by the Senate, or have it tabled instead.
If the bill is referred by the Senate, it will have to come back next session for a vote.


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Saturday, November 09, 2013
Piaf et Brassai
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Perfect rose et noir post.ReplyDelete
I remember Venice at night..magical as your shot.
Even I love Paris at night! And the Brassai photo of the umbrellas---perfection!ReplyDelete
Carol, how amusing to be reading this post while listening to an NPR segment about a Brazilian lady who's appeared in a production of Piaf. How amusing to have been entertained recently on the R train by a gentleman playing light jazzy tunes on the accordion, even singing a bit. (I'd not encountered this act before on my regular route.)ReplyDelete
Those recent rosy pastry posts were truly spectacular!
Thanks Frances for mentioning the NPR story on Bibi Ferreira! Well worth catching.Delete
- Vicki2:37 PM
Gorgeous post, Carol. Our French teacher taught her high school French classes through the artistry of Piaf and Montand. Decades later their voices and melodies are still inside my mind. She gave teenage girls the following advice:ReplyDelete
If your toes don't curl with the man you're with like they do when you hear Montand growl out a lyric he's the wrong guy. Piaf's regretting nothing was radical advice for the times. I modified it to regret what I have done, not what I haven't done. Still following my advice!
Very inspired last photo to close this one. Wonderful!
- Anonymous2:49 PM
Thank you for this! Love both artists. We were in Paris last week and I realized we would miss the Brassai exhibit and was SO disappointed. We of course also thought of you --and Bear -- as we traversed our favorite city and all its delights. If you are aware of any Brassai books from the exhibit, could you reply to this post?
Merci beaucoup and meilleurs voeux!
Patricia and Eric, MinneapolisReplies
Of course there is a catalog but there are many others on Brassai just as good I'm sure. They were all in the gift shop to browse...Delete
- Anonymous2:50 PM
Hello Carol:ReplyDelete
Lovely post as everyday. Just to drop you a line on Kiki de Montparnasse (and not de Montmartre). This model is being described in a book of the spaniard novelist Maxim Huerta. The books name is UNA TIENDA EN PARÍS (A SHOP IN PARIS). It tells a lovely story about a spaniard painter, a woman, moving to Paris, learning to live there. I recommend you to read it if it is already translated into English.
The real shop described in the book is called AMOR and it is located in the rue du Pont Louis Phillippe, near the Seine river..
Regards with my admiration from Spain.
Oh thank you Maribel for the correction and the book information!Delete
Big merci
Can't wait to see the Brassai exhibit! We tried to go today but it was raining and I had the kids with me and they couldn't take waiting in the rain. As for Kiki, she comes up in every expatriate memoir of Montparnasse in the 20s. Man Ray's model and lover, a party girl, and the author of her own memoir, with an introduction by Ernest HemingwayReplyDelete
I would sing I regret nothing for a bite of that dessert.ReplyDelete
Bonsoir chère amie,ReplyDelete
Une très jolie publication et un bel hommage à Edith Piaf...
Gros bisous
Very inspiring.. what a great talent she was...ReplyDelete


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Nerve cells use chemicals known as neurotransmitters to send rapid signals to neighboring nerve cells. A common neurotransmitter in the brain is glutamate. There is ample evidence, however, that excessive glutamate in the brain is toxic to nerve cells, and excessive glutamate may contribute to Alzheimer pathology.
Chien-liang Glenn Lin, Ph.D., and colleagues are studying one of the mechanisms by which the brain removes glutamate and prevents it from causing nerve cell death. This mechanism is a protein (EAAT2) known as a glutamate transporter. EAAT2 resides in the cell membrane of other cells in the brain known as glial cells, which support many aspects of brain function. Dysfunction of EAAT2 is thought to be an important cause of glutamate toxicity in Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Lin and colleagues have identified drug candidates that increase the expression of EAAT2, possibly restoring it to normal function. They now plan to test whether these drugs can restore the ability of glial cells to remove glutamate from the brain, and reduce nerve cell death in rats that exhibit Alzheimer-like pathology. These studies may identify drug candidates for reducing or halting the development of glutamate toxicity and Alzheimer pathology in the brain.


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There was one primary rule given to players who settled in for a demo of Sega's upcoming game "Alien: Isolation": Do not try to kill the alien.
"Alien: Isolation," due this October for most major consoles, takes its inspiration directly from Ridley Scott's 1979 landmark space film, which introduced audiences to the menacing, H.R. Giger-designed creature. The ultimate goal of the game, its writers and designers say, is simply to stay one step ahead of the monster, which cannot be outrun or eliminated.
"What we have thought throughout the project is that this is an homage to the original movie, where the alien is unstoppable," said Will Porter, one of the writers on the game being developed by Creative Assembly. "The alien is death. From that, that's where the game play comes from. That's where the tension comes from. It gives it a different feeling from everything else out there."
On display at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), which runs through Thursday at the Los Angeles Convention Center, "Alien: Isolation" dials down on the action and the gadgets that dominate most blockbuster games.
Set 15 years after the events of "Alien" and decades before those of James Cameron's 1986 film "Aliens," the game centers on Amanda Ripley, the daughter of the character made famous by actress Sigourney Weaver in the film series, who finds herself tangling with an alien aboard a decommissioned space station.
"When the game starts, no one knows about the alien or how the alien works," said Porter. "Basically, Amanda has searched most of her life for answers about what happened to her mother aboard the [spaceship] Nostromo and has always come up empty."
In writing Amanda, who learns of the alien only after tracking down the Nostromo's flight recorder, Porter and the team used Weaver's character as a guide.
Creating a back story for Amanda has been a "refreshing" task, said Porter, in part because she's an overlooked part of the "Alien" lore. She's also the rare female lead in a mainstream video game.
"It's great to be writing someone who's a no-nonsense, surge-ahead, bloody-minded female character," he said. "The traits that we see in Amanda are very much the traits you see in her mother in the original movie. Fans will see those mirrors. I don't think anyone would be disappointed in the way we're portraying Amanda. She's an emotionally powerful heroine, but we're putting her in a situation where she is physically under-powered in the face of the alien, as is everyone."
In a short demo shown to journalists in advance of E3 in May, Amanda was let loose in a medical bay aboard a space station. To find a way out, she had to dodge a handful of thieves who were raiding the station for supplies, but also restore power. The latter task, however, instantly draws the alien to Amanda's location.
Lurking in the shadows was generally the safest tactic — though not always a viable strategy — as Amanda is outfitted with little more than a motion tracker, a rather large handmade-feeling device (the game's technology aims to mirror that of the '79 film). She can find items to use around the medical bay — including a flame thrower — but sometimes she's forced to break equipment to distract the alien.
But Porter noted that the creature won't be fooled for long.
"The alien will see and anticipate the different tactics that you use, so you cannot rely on one single way," he said. "You can't distract, distract, distract, because it will get the measure of you sooner or later."
In short, it's a long way removed from the action-heavy "Alien: Colonial Marines," the poorly received "Alien" game developed by "Borderlands" creator Gearbox Software and published by Sega last year.
"A pulse rifle is not going to come anywhere near this project," Porter said. "There is no automated turret sequence. This is not that kind of game. There is a such a degree of separation between us and the other games. In a lot of people's heads, the James Cameron, Vietnam-in-space angle was more instantly transferable into the way video games are, but there's plenty of different sorts of video games."
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I'm so happy to introduce you to our first He Said/She Said post!
Three times a month, my hubby and I will tackle tough issues and perspectives…me from a woman's point of view and my hubby from a man's.
We're going to go easy today and just introduce each other. [Next week, we're starting a multi-part series on Lust and Your Marriage]
You guys already know me pretty well, but I thought the best way to tell you about my hubby was for you to read the letter he gave me for my special box on our fifteenth anniversary a couple of weeks ago:
Dear Kristen,
2 young adults
1 college
1 plan – HIS plan
6 months from first date to wedding day
2000 dollars to our name
17 jobs – bank teller/teacher, youth/children's pastor, sandwich deliverer, nutrisystem, ABQ youth/children's pastor, church janitor, aventis, youth pastor, tutor, lawn mower, pds flunkie, forest, pds editor, blogger
7 houses – athens, benton, albuquerque, rio rancho, sunrise, sterling ridge, where we live today
9 cars – toyota, isuzu, mazda, villager, rabbit, chevy truck, saturn, volkswagon, pontiac
11 pets – navy, bear, bailey, snoopy, katie, zorro, zoee, alice, marshmallow, ike, sasha
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1 child we wanted
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200 antique stores
30 school programs
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66 books of the bible
19 children's birthdays
20 + trips to the emergency room
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1500 wake ups in the middle of the night
14 lost teeth
218 sick days
10 million blissful memories
50 hours of video tape
8039 photos snapped
9 visits from santa
1 commitment
1 incredible woman that i fall in love with everyday, over and over. 1 girl to laugh with, to love, to hold to share. 1 God that binds us together and keeps us focused when our vision blurs. 1 amazing life relationship that many yearn to experience. 15 years past.
an class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">God willing many years to seize and live to the fullest.
I love you,
Your husband.
Oh, yeah, but I cut him off a little because he started to tell you how I wake him up when I can't sleep–


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MISENHEIMER, N.C. - Another women's tennis match for Pfeiffer University turned into another 5-4 win as the Lady Falcons snuck past Catawba College on Tuesday afternoon at the Knapp Tennis Center. Pfeiffer stays unbeaten at 3-0 in the spring while the Lady Indians fall to 0-3.
Beginning the afternoon in doubles, Patty Dominquez and Alena Krutkina took an 8-2 win at number one doubles over Kasia Zielinski and Vanessa Silva. Catawba's Steffi Cook and Candace Hall defeated Maddy Billeter and Jonnell Carpenter 8-3 in the second doubles position while Catie Thomas and Chelsi Haefele put Pfeiffer up 2-1 in the match with an 8-2 win at number three doubles over Maggie McKee and Jennifer Dameron.
After the doubles matches put Pfeiffer up one, both teams would split the six singles matches allowing for the Lady Falcons one point win. Krutkina and Dominguez took straight set wins at number one and two, respectively while Thomas pulled out an individual win at number four, not dropping a game. Cook and Dameron put all straight-setters at three and six singles while McKee needed a third-set tiebreaker 13-11 to defeat Pfeiffer's Carpenter.
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A pair of games decided by five points or fewer and two upsets led an exciting first day at the Vandalia Holiday Tourmnament on Wednesday.
No. 3 Vandalia went 1-1 on the day, beating ninth-seeded St. Anthony, 70-65, before being upset by No. 6 Shelbyville, 55-42 in the final game of the night.
Shelbyville had earlier lost to No. 2 Maroa-Forsyth, 60-56, but M-F was upset by No. 7 Altamont, 55-44, later in the day.
That left Maroa-Forsyth, Vandalia and Shelbyville all 1-1 in Pool B. Altamont leads the pool, with a 1-0 record, and St. Anthony is 0-1.
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